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September 29, 1936 – June 18, 2022
Margaret Giglio Gaudet, 85, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at 8:53 PM. Born September 29, 1936, she was a native and resident of Thibodaux, LA.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2022, from 8:30 AM until service time at Saint Genevieve Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11:00 AM at the church with burial following in Saint Joseph Cemetery.
She is survived by her daughters, Mrs. Mark (Cathy) Ordoyne, Mrs. Randy (Margaret) Teeter, Mrs. Foye (Joan Ellen) Lirette; grandchildren, Christopher Ordoyne, Victoria Ordoyne Thomas, Ashley Teeter Foret, Michelle Teeter Folse, John Lirette, Joseph Lirette; step-grandchildren, Foye Lirette, Jr.; great-grandchildren, Annabelle Thomas, Olivia Foret, Hunter “Teddy” Thomas, Caroline Foret, June Ordoyne, Aubrey Folse, Jasper Lirette, Emersyn Folse; brother, Charles Giglio (Jean); sisters, JoAnn Giglio Campo and Valarie Giglio Guidroz (Finn).
She is preceded in death by her husband, Eno John Gaudet, Jr.; son, Kenneth Gaudet; parents, Joseph Charles Giglio and Katherine Marisco Giglio; sister, Sandra Giglio.
She enjoyed music, singing, the New Orleans Saints, Hallmark movies, and her Italian heritage. She was a past member and President of both the Thibodaux Music Club and the American Business Woman’s Association. She sang in the St. Charles Borromeo church choir and assisted in numerous Saint Joseph Italian altars in both Thibodaux and Houma throughout the years. She was the co-owner of Beau Coup de presents gift shop in downtown Thibodaux. She loved traveling with her husband, visiting with her family and friends, cooking, eating, and playing cards. She never met a stranger and made friends everywhere she went. Her family will miss her dearly, especially her stories, her laughter and her pizelle cookies.
The family would like to thank the staff of Lafourche Home for the Aged for their compassionate care in the last years as well as the staff of Notre Dame Hospice.
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THE VILLAGES – Joseph Francis Correira, 77, died Sunday June 12, 2022. Joe (AKA, Brother, Uncle Joey, Dad, Poppa, Tio José, Mr. Joe), was born in Fall River, Mass. on September 16, 1944. He was the youngest of 5 children. He attended Sacred Heart Grammar School, then served in the United States Air Force right out of Coyle high school. The Air Force sent him to Yale to learn Chinese, and they even sent him to The Philippines. After leaving the Air Force, he enrolled in Bristol Community College and then got his Bachelor of Arts at UMass at Amherst. Upon leaving UMass in 1970, he continued to serve his country for 30 years as an Intelligence Communicator for the United States Department of State, which took him, his wife Carol and son Christopher, around the globe to live in Morocco, Sudan, Italy, and Bahrain allowing opportunities to visit England, France, Portugal, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, The Vatican, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Sudan, Kenya, Zambia, Egypt, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Canada. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2640233793780/gary-michael-gray | 2022-06-20T15:58:46Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2640233793780/gary-michael-gray | false | 2 |
25,751 Vehicles Fined Over Traffic Rules Violation
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published June 20, 2022 | 08:12 PM
The Islamabad Traffic Police has imposed fine on 25,751 vehicles during the current year for hampering smooth flow of traffic and involvement in overloading
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Jun, 2022 ) :The Islamabad Traffic Police has imposed fine on 25,751 vehicles during the current year for hampering smooth flow of traffic and involvement in overloading.
The Islamabad Police spokesman said that efforts were underway to ensure smooth traffic flow in the city and added that cooperation of road users was crucial to overcome traffic related problems.
He said Islamabad Police had been directed to ensure smooth flow of traffic at IJP road, Srinagar (Kashmir) Highway and Islamabad expressway and take strict action against those creating inconvenience for the road users.
While reviewing the overall performance report about traffic related issues, Islamabad Police (Traffic Division) directed the departments concerned to depute special squads at Islamabad Expressway, IJP road, Srinagar (Kashmir) Highway and other important boulevards to ensure smooth traffic flow there.
He said that complaints about any inconvenience to people could be lodged with Traffic Division Helpline 1915 or 051-9261992-93, which would be addressed promptly.
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As we work our way towards the start of Florida State Seminoles football season, Tomahawk Nation is taking the time to break down the Seminoles schedule. This week, a look at last year’s conference surprise breakout team, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
The most surprising team in college football for 2021 was probably the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (maybe they’re not the top of your list, but they certainly belong on the medal stand.) The Deacs rattled off 8 straight to open the season, including a victory against the Florida State Seminoles, before splitting each of their final six contests. One of those games was a loss to the Pitt Panthers in the ACC Championship Game.
When they meet this season, FSU will try to avoid its first three game losing streak to Wake Forest since 2006-2008 and it won’t be easy as WF again returns a ton of their starters, most notably wide receiver A.T. Perry who is garnering some pre-season All-American buzz already. That’ll make Dave Clawson’s group experienced and confident after already showing their ability to compete at a high level.
Opponent: Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Date: Saturday, Oct. 1
Time: TBD
Last matchup: Sept. 18, 2021 - Loss 35-14
Wake Forest Demon Deacons: Team Preview
2021 record: 11-3, ACC Atlantic Division Champions
Names to Know
Junior Wide Receiver A.T. Perry
- 71 receptions, 1,293 yards, 15 TDs, 18.2 yards per reception
Junior Quarterback Sam Hartman
- 4,228 yards, 39 TDs, 14 INTs, 58.9% completion percentage; 363 rushing yards and 11 TDs
Junior Defensive Lineman Rondell Bothroyd
- 36 solo tackles, 8 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries
Sophomore Wide Receiver/Returner Taylor Morin
- 43 receptions, 621 yards, 5 TDs; 9.4 yards per punt return; 18.9 yards per kickoff return
Florida State Seminoles vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction
Best case
Florida State enters this game off a really strong first month that reinvigorates the fanbase, and potentially the TV partners, getting a big crowd in Doak for this one. FSU’s ball control and the crowd help keep Hartman, Perry and the Wake Forest offense off their game and potentially off the field as much as possible letting Florida State to grind out a lower scoring contest against Wake. FSU will likely need to score to win this one because Wake’s explosiveness in the return game and Perry’s big play ability allow them to strike at any point, but converting long drives into touchdowns when they have the ball and a few stops could be enough to give FSU a two-possession win.
Worst Case
This one seems pretty clear as a worse case. Wake Forest arrives in Tallahassee and simply lights up the scoreboard every time they touch it. Perry is one of the top receivers in the sport. If the Noles secondary can’t find a way to slow him down and get pressure on Hartman, FSU could fall behind in a hurry and that is not a winning position for this team. That is a recipe for a route and one that is probably closer to a realistic possibility than many fans would think on Wake Forest’s name brand alone.
Realistic
Wake didn’t run away from FSU last season and I expect a solid first month from this team. Even if it isn’t a 4-0 start, I expect better energy around the program than there was after last year’s JSU debacle. A strong crowd in Doak is enough to rattle the Deacs and help FSU establish their game early and keep it in their style of play. I’m expecting a one-possession game in that scenario and while I trust Hartman and the Wake experience more than FSU at this point, a healthy crowd could be enough to push the Noles over that hump. | https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-football-fsu-seminoles/2022/6/20/23171996/schedule-preview-wake-forest-dave-clawson-2022-sam-hartman-at-perry-demon-deacons | 2022-06-20T16:03:26Z | https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-football-fsu-seminoles/2022/6/20/23171996/schedule-preview-wake-forest-dave-clawson-2022-sam-hartman-at-perry-demon-deacons | true | 1 |
The Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) has invited applications to the Common Eligibility Test (CET) for Group C posts in over 100 departments. The HSSC CET Recruitment is being done to fill nearly 26,000 vacancies for Group C posts in the departments of the commission, boards, corporations, and universities, boards, corporations, and universities.
Here’s how to apply for HSSC CET recruitment 2022
Step 1: Go to the official website.
Step 2: Click on the link ‘HSSC CET registration’ displayed on the homepage
Step 3: Register yourself on the portal first then fill out the application form
Step 4: Enter all the required details and upload the documents in the correct size
Step 5: Pay the application fee through online modes available and submit the application
Step 6: Download and the application form and take a printout of the same for future reference.
Candidates must ensure that the required documents are uploaded in the mentioned size provided by the commission. In case there is an error then the application form will not be accepted.
Last Date for applying
The last date to apply for the HSSC CET recruitment 2022 is July 8. Candidates can submit the application fee for the HSSC CET in online modes such as credit card, debit card and net banking till July 13.
As per the official notice, the applicants who have already registered can update or edit their existing application form. However, after July 8, there will be no further chance for registration or editing forms. | https://www.cnbctv18.com/news/haryana-ssc-cet-recruitment--how-to-apply-for-26000-jobs-and-last-date-13877972.htm/amp | 2022-06-20T16:04:43Z | https://www.cnbctv18.com/news/haryana-ssc-cet-recruitment--how-to-apply-for-26000-jobs-and-last-date-13877972.htm/amp | true | 2 |
Telemus Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Starbucks Co. (NASDAQ:SBUX – Get Rating) by 5.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,911 shares of the coffee company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,070 shares during the quarter. Telemus Capital LLC’s holdings in Starbucks were worth $1,993,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. PYA Waltman Capital LLC bought a new stake in Starbucks in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Rational Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Starbucks by 141.4% during the 4th quarter. Rational Advisors LLC now owns 210 shares of the coffee company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the period. Guardian Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Starbucks during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Steward Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Starbucks during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Finally, Delos Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Starbucks during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.21% of the company’s stock.
SBUX opened at $71.87 on Monday. Starbucks Co. has a 1-year low of $68.39 and a 1-year high of $126.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $82.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.27, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a 50 day moving average of $76.00 and a 200-day moving average of $90.40.
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 13th were given a $0.49 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 12th. This represents a $1.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.73%. Starbucks’s dividend payout ratio is 52.55%.
Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Guggenheim cut their price objective on Starbucks from $95.00 to $87.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 13th. MKM Partners dropped their target price on Starbucks from $105.00 to $98.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 4th. UBS Group dropped their target price on Starbucks from $105.00 to $86.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 25th. Citigroup dropped their target price on Starbucks from $91.00 to $76.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 4th. Finally, BTIG Research dropped their target price on Starbucks from $130.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 20th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Starbucks has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $102.72.
In other news, CEO Howard D. Schultz bought 137,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 10th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $72.67 per share, for a total transaction of $9,992,125.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now owns 19,534,460 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,419,569,208.20. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Howard D. Schultz bought 72,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $68.85 per share, with a total value of $4,991,625.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 19,606,960 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,349,939,196. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Starbucks Profile (Get Rating)
Starbucks Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a roaster, marketer, and retailer of specialty coffee worldwide. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Channel Development. Its stores offer coffee and tea beverages, roasted whole beans and ground coffees, single serve products, and ready-to-drink beverages; and various food products, such as pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and lunch items.
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FINA, the world governing body for swimming, has voted to effectively ban transgender women from participating in women's swimming competitions.
The vote — with 71.5% approval at the FINA Extraordinary General Congress 2022 in Budapest — was the latest salvo in an ongoing fight over whether trans athletes should compete according to their gender identity or their sex assigned at birth.
"We have to protect the rights of our athletes to compete, but we also have to protect competitive fairness at our events, especially the women's category at FINA competitions," FINA's president, Husain Al-Musallam, said in a statement.
Under the policy, transgender women must show that "they have not experienced any part of male puberty beyond Tanner Stage 2 or before age 12, whichever is later," a move that effectively eliminates their eligibility to compete in the women's category. Tanner Stages describe the physical changes people undergo during puberty.
FINA said it was necessary to use sex and sex-linked traits to determine eligibility criteria because of the "performance gap" that appears between males and females during puberty.
"Without eligibility standards based on biological sex or sex-linked traits, we are very unlikely to see biological females in finals, on podiums, or in championship positions; and in sports and events involving collisions and projectiles, biological female athletes would be at greater risk of injury," the policy reads.
The group said it devised the policy in consultation with athletic, scientific and legal experts.
The announcement was met with swift criticism from some transgender advocacy groups.
Anne Lieberman, director of policy and programs at Athlete Ally, an organization that advocates for LGBTQI+ equality in sports, called the policy "discriminatory, harmful, unscientific" and contrary to International Olympic Committee guidance.
"The eligibility criteria for the women's category as it is laid out in the policy police the bodies of all women, and will not be enforceable without seriously violating the privacy and human rights of any athlete looking to compete in the women's category," Lieberman said.
The Human Rights Campaign said the decision was a "blatant attack on transgender athletes who have worked to comply with longstanding policies that have allowed them to participate for years without issue."
Last year, the International Olympic Committee released new guidance allowing individual sports to set guidelines and moving away from eligibility based on testosterone levels.
A debate over fairness and inclusion in swimming and other sports has been ongoing after a record-breaking season from swimmer Lia Thomas. The transgender University of Pennsylvania swimmer has been accused of having an unfair advantage competing in the women's category.
A number of Republican governors in states including South Carolina, Oklahoma and Arizona have recently signed laws requiring transgender athletes in public schools to compete according to the sex listed on their birth certificates.
FINA said it may also develop an "open" category in future swimming competitions for people who don't meet the criteria for either the men's or women's events.
"FINA will always welcome every athlete. The creation of an open category will mean that everybody has the opportunity to compete at an elite level," Al-Musallam added.
A spokesperson for Al-Musallam told The Associated Press there are currently no transgender women in levels of elite swimming competition.
The new policy takes effect on Monday.
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Ireland has been recalled as the El Dorado of western Europe for the quality and quantity of goldwork during the Bronze Age.
The comment came as the first six of 10 cases of potential treasure were considered at Belfast Coroner’s Court.
They were the first treasure trove inquests to be heard in several years due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Items considered included a Bronze Age gold ring, a sleeve fastener, flat axes, an Agnus Dei pendant and medieval silver coins – all found by people using metal detectors with the permission of the landowner.
The final hearing of the day heard how Christopher Martin found the sleeve fastener around seven inches under the surface while using a metal detector in a field close to Narrow Water in Co Down on September 8, 2019.
It has been dated to around 3,000 years old, estimated to have been made between 950-800BC.
The item was described as “relatively small”, around 3cms in length, consisting of a semi-circular bow at either end, with a curved fastener.
Greer Ramsey, curator of archaeology at National Museums Northern Ireland, said it was a piece of prehistoric Bronze Age gold jewellery.
He described the gold content as 83%, with 12% silver and 4% copper.
“This is really, really good quality gold,” he said.
“There are probably in the region of 100 sleeves fasteners from Ireland, and it is an exclusively Irish type, we’re not finding these objects on the continent.
“The goldsmiths in Ireland had a good reputation for producing high quality gold work. Ireland at one stage was called the El Dorado of western Europe because of the quality and quantity of the gold work.
“The term sleeve fastener is an antiquarian term, and became more popular in the 1960s. The idea was that it maybe acted perhaps like a cufflink, used to go through two slits and hold the cloak closed together, but we don’t know exactly how it worked.”
Coroner Anne-Louise Toal described it as a very beautiful piece, and declared it as treasure.
Earlier, three lots of items found by another metal detector enthusiast, Ryan Shiels, were declared to be treasure.
He described how it has been a hobby for him for around six years, usually going out three days a week weather permitting.
On April 3, 2019, he found a piece of a Bronze Age gold ring in a field close to the Co Down coast just south of Downpatrick.
On April 10, in the same field, he found 12 medieval silver coins.
And when he returned to the same field on April 15, he found more silver coins.
He also found four axes in the townland of Corbally, Co Down on March 5, 2020 and February 18, 2022.
Mr Ramsey described the broken piece of the gold ring as like a broken section of a polo mint, adding it was analysed as 69% gold, 24% silver and 4% copper.
He said it was dated to around 1290-104BC and may potentially have been hair rings, as seen on wigs on Egyptian tombs or an earring or nose ring.
The axes were also dated to the Bronze Age.
Of the other items, Mr Ramsey said the 21 silver coins include 15 silver pennies marked with Edward II and six silver groats with Edward III. He said they dated between 1279-1377.
He said why coins were buried remains a matter of speculation, perhaps buried at times of trouble in times before banks.
He described Anglo-Norman settlement in the area, with a 12th century motte, and two medieval tower houses.
Meanwhile, the Agnus Dei pendant was found in Lisnamallard, Co Fermanagh on November 13, 2018.
Mr Ramsey described it as around 3cms in diameter bearing the symbol of the lamb of God, and likely to have been intended to be worn on a chain or piece of leather around the neck.
He said it was measured as having a silver content of around 89%, adding it was probably made around the 15th or the 16th century.
“Agnus Dei pendants were originally designed to hold the wax from what are known as pastoral candles… the candles symbolised the light of Christ and they were lit at Easter on Holy Saturday and extinguished on Easter Sunday. The wax was believed to hold some kind of symbolism and power,” he said.
“The pendant is intended to be sealed but when you shake it now it rattles a little bit so we are guessing the internal contents are part of the dried wax.
“Perhaps this was a pendant belonging to a pilgrim who was travelling to St Patrick’s Purgatory in Lough Derg, Co Donegal.”
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LONDON (AP) — The last British governor of Hong Kong said Monday that Beijing's crackdown on civil liberties in the former British colony has been “a lot worse” than he expected.
Chris Patten, who led Britain's last government in Hong Kong before the city was returned to Chinese rule in 1997, said it was “heartbreaking” to see the situation in the city as he launched a new book to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the handover on July 1.
“I thought there was a prospect that (China) would keep its word, and I’m sorry that it hasn’t,” he said in London. “I just find it intensely difficult. I do believe that Hong Kong is a great city, I hope it will be a great city again.”
But he added that he wasn’t hopeful. “I’ll believe that things are changing when some of those who’ve gone into exile in the last few years start to want to go back to China, to Hong Kong,” he told The Associated Press. “And that isn’t happening at the moment.”
Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule in 1997 under a “one country, two systems” principle that was supposed to preserve for 50 years its civil liberties — including freedom of speech and assembly — not found elsewhere on mainland China.
But Beijing has intensified its crackdown on the city in recent years. Since authorities introduced a wide-ranging national security law in 2020, dissenting media have been shut down and over 150 people have been arrested on suspicion of offences including subversion, secession, terrorism and foreign collusion to intervene in the city’s affairs.
Reflecting on his time in the city and what happened after the British left, Patten said that “by and large, Hong Kong remained pretty much the same” for a decade after the handover until Xi came to power.
He said “(Chinese President Xi Jinping) and his goons” were terrified by anti-government protests in Hong Kong, and that he was surprised and distressed by the extent to which Beijing disregarded the Sino-British Joint Declaration, the treaty that set the conditions of Hong Kong's handover to Chinese rule.
“I’m surprised that Xi Jinping has taken steps which are I think so, so bad for China’s medium and long term interests, not only in managing the economy, but also in managing China’s soft power around the world ... which is dissipating very rapidly,” Patten said.
Patten described as “ludicrous” how authorities in Hong Kong are reportedly planning to introduce new school textbooks claiming the city was never a British colony.
He joked that his new book, a collection of his diary entries during his time as governor from 1992 to 1997, show that “I do exist and I'm not a figment of my imagination."
“You can bury the scholars, but you can’t bury the history,” he said. | https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/Hong-Kong-s-last-UK-governor-says-crackdowns-17253280.php | 2022-06-20T16:10:44Z | https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/Hong-Kong-s-last-UK-governor-says-crackdowns-17253280.php | false | 11 |
The trial of former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode could not go on at the Federal High Court Abuja on Monday due to the absence of his lead counsel, Mr Ahmed Raji, SAN.At the resumed hearing, the Prosecution Counsel, Mr Farouk Abdullah told the court that the business of the matter was for continuation of trial to allow the defence team cross examine the third prosecution witness.
“The witness is in court and with the permission of the court, we are ready to proceed,” Abdullah said.However, Fani-Kayode’s counsel, Mr Zakari Garba who was holding brief for Raji informed the court that they received information only on Friday that the matter had been slated for hearing on Monday.He said that moreover, Raji who was the lead counsel wanted to cross examine the witness himself to ensure that the justice of the case was served.“I confirm that the matter is for continuation of trial for the cross examination of the third prosecution witness but we got to know of the date for today’s hearing only on Friday.“When we reached the defendant on Sunday, he said he was in Zamfara and had to come in today out of respect for the court.“Also when we communicated the date to the lead counsel, he indicated that he wants to cross examine the witness himself but he is not available as he is out of town.”The counsel said that the case was a sensitive criminal matter adding that it would not serve the interest of justice for the defendant to be foreclosed from cross examining the witness.Garba prayed the court for an adjournment to enable Raji appear in court and cross examine the witness himself.Abdullah opposed the application for an adjournment saying that Raji was not in court when the third prosecution witness gave his testimony so it was untenable for the defence to base it’s application for adjournment on that ground.He also said the the law had gone past a situation where a counsel would insist on cross examining a witness personally.
He held that should the defence insist on not going on with the business of the day, it would appear they were not ready to cross examine the witness and should be foreclosed.In a ruling, the trial judge, Justice John Tsoho said that the court’s records showed that Raji was the lead counsel in the case having participated in the case before and cross examined the second prosecution witness. ” The court refrains from foreclosing the defence from cross examining the witness,” the judge said.He adjourned the matter untill Oct. 26 for the defence to cross examine the third prosecution witness.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Fani-Kayode was docked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a five count charge bordering on money laundering and criminal breach of trust.He allegedly collected N26 million from the Office of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki and using same for media campaign, contrary to Section 15 (2) (b) of the Money Laundering Act.He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was admitted to bail in the sum of N50 million and one surety in like sum.(NAN) | https://newsdiaryonline.com/alleged-n26m-fraud-absence-of-lead-counsel-stalls-fani-kayodes-trial/ | 2022-06-20T16:10:49Z | https://newsdiaryonline.com/alleged-n26m-fraud-absence-of-lead-counsel-stalls-fani-kayodes-trial/ | false | 3 |
Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc. NE decreased its position in shares of Constellium SE (NYSE:CSTM – Get Rating) by 1.8% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 114,220 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 2,150 shares during the quarter. Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc. NE’s holdings in Constellium were worth $2,056,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dark Forest Capital Management LP raised its holdings in Constellium by 225.7% during the 3rd quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP now owns 1,329 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 921 shares during the last quarter. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. bought a new stake in shares of Constellium in the 4th quarter valued at $76,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Constellium by 29.0% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 14,592 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $261,000 after acquiring an additional 3,278 shares in the last quarter. Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Constellium in the 4th quarter valued at $306,000. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Constellium in the 4th quarter valued at $361,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.54% of the company’s stock.
CSTM has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of Constellium from $22.00 to $25.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 28th. Benchmark boosted their price target on shares of Constellium from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 24th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Constellium from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $24.17.
Constellium (NYSE:CSTM – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 27th. The industrial products company reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.74. Constellium had a return on equity of 100.02% and a net margin of 5.76%. The business had revenue of $1.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.88 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.15 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 47.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect that Constellium SE will post 1.56 EPS for the current year.
Constellium Profile (Get Rating)
Constellium SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of specialty rolled and extruded aluminum products for the packaging, aerospace, and automotive end-markets. The company operates through three segments: Packaging & Automotive Rolled Products, Aerospace & Transportation, and Automotive Structures & Industry.
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SUMMER OF DISCONTENT
Commuter hell: Are you affected by the train strikes?
Have you managed to find alternative forms of public transport or are you back to WFH this week?
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About 40,000 RMT union members are walking out this week in what is being billed as the largest strike since the 1980s. The industrial action on June 21, 23 and 25 will affect commuters across the country.
The strike is part of a dispute over proposed job losses and the disruption is expected to last all week. In London the travel chaos will be made even worse when more than 10,000 London Underground workers join the walkout on Tuesday.
Have you been affected by the strike, either as a rail worker or as a rail user? Are you able to work from home? If not, how are you coping with the disruption? We want to hear about your experiences this week.
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It is slowly turning into the transfer saga of the summer, but all indications seem to figure that Robert Lewandowski is Barcelona bound. Despite the fact that Bayern Munich may be reluctant to sell and Javier Tebas himself tried to nix the deal, Barcelona may get their man.
According to AS in Spain, Barcelona as a club held a member meeting last Thursday in which the “socios” voted to sell image and television rights of the club that will bring an influx of cash. These extra funds will help Barcelona out in the coming transfer market, of which Robert Lewandowski is the club’s main target.
Here is the final offer Barcelona is willing to make to get Robert Lewandowski, it covers everything Bayern Munich want in an initial offer and should have LaLiga’s approval.
Barcelona’s latest Robert Lewandowski offer
According to AS, Barcelona will offer Bayern Munich the sum of 40 million euros plus 10 million add-ons. While Bayern Munich have been hesitant to sell, Lewandowski himself has expressed his desire to continue his career elsewhere.
Bayern Munich have been linked to Liverpool midfielder Sadio Mané, with the announcement of the signing being reported as imminent. This signing, when announced, can alleviate a possible backlash from fans of a Lewandowski transfer.
Still only 33, Lewandowski is one of the world’s best strikers, at Bayern Munich he scored 238 league goals in 253 games. Before that at Borussia Dortmund he scored 74 goals in 131 games. On the Polish national team, Lewandowski has an impressive 76 goals in 132 caps and will be one of the key figures for his nation at the 2022 World Cup. | https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/xavi-and-barcelona-have-one-more-idea-to-land-robert-lewandowski-according-to-report-20220620-0002.html | 2022-06-20T16:21:22Z | https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/xavi-and-barcelona-have-one-more-idea-to-land-robert-lewandowski-according-to-report-20220620-0002.html | false | 1 |
Finance Of America Companies (NYSE:FOA – Get Rating) and Guild (NYSE:GHLD – Get Rating) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Finance Of America Companies and Guild, as reported by MarketBeat.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Finance Of America Companies and Guild’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Guild has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Finance Of America Companies. Finance Of America Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Guild, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Finance Of America Companies and Guild’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
9.3% of Guild shares are held by institutional investors. 78.0% of Guild shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
Finance Of America Companies has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guild has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Guild beats Finance Of America Companies on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
Finance Of America Companies Company Profile (Get Rating)
Finance of America Companies Inc. operates a consumer lending platform in the United States. The company operates through: Mortgage Originations, Reverse Originations, Commercial Originations, Lender Services, and Portfolio Management segments. It provides residential mortgage loans to the government sponsored entities; government-insured agricultural lending solutions to farmers; product development, loan securitization, loan sales, risk management, asset management, and servicing oversight services to enterprise and third-party funds; and ancillary business services, title agency and title insurance services, mortgage servicing rights valuation and trade brokerage, transactional fulfillment services, mortgage loan third party review or due diligence services, and appraisal and capital management services to residential mortgage, student lending, and commercial lending industry customers. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Irving, Texas.
Guild Company Profile (Get Rating)
Guild Holdings Company, a mortgage company, originates, sells, and services residential mortgage loans in the United States. The company operates approximately 260 branches with licenses in 49 states. It originates residential mortgages through retail and correspondent channels. The company was incorporated in 1960 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked two churches in rural northwestern Nigeria on Sunday, killing three people, witnesses and a state official said, weeks after a similar attack in the West African nation left 40 worshippers dead.
The attack in Kajuru area of Kaduna State targeted four villages, resulting in the abduction of unspecified number of residents and the destruction of houses before the assailants managed to escape, locals said.
It wasn’t immediately clear who was behind the attack on the Kaduna churches. Much of Nigeria has struggled with security issues, with Kaduna as one of the worst-hit states. At least 32 people were killed in the Kajuru area last week in an attack that lasted for hours across four villages.
Worshippers were attending the church service at the Maranatha Baptist Church and at St. Moses Catholic Church in Rubu community of Kaduna on Sunday morning when “they (the assailants) just came and surrounded the churches” both located in the same area, said Usman Danladi, who lives nearby.
“Before they (worshippers) noticed, they were already terrorizing them; some began attacking inside the church then others proceeded to other areas,” Danladi said. He added that “most of the victims kidnapped are from the Baptist (church) while the three killed were Catholics.”
The Kaduna state government confirmed the three deaths by bandits who “stormed the villages on motorcycles, beginning from Ungwan Fada, and moving into Ungwan Turawa, before Ungwan Makama and then Rubu.” Security patrols are being conducted in the general area” as investigations proceed, according to Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna commissioner for security.
The Christian Association of Nigeria condemned Sunday’s attacks and said churches in Nigeria have become “targets” of armed groups.
“It is very unfortunate that when we are yet to come out of the mourning of those killed in Owo two Sundays ago, another one has happened in Kaduna,” Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, the association’s spokesman, told The Associated Press. “It has become a recurring decimal.”
Many of the attacks targeting rural areas in Nigeria’s troubled northern region are similar. The motorcycle-riding gunmen often arrive in hundreds in areas where Nigeria’s security forces are outnumbered and outgunned. It usually takes months for the police to make arrests and authorities have identified the attackers as mostly young herdsmen from the Fulani tribe caught up in Nigeria’s pastoral conflict between host communities and herdsmen over limited access to water and land. | https://www.mystateline.com/news/international/two-nigeria-churches-attacked-worshippers-killed-abducted/ | 2022-06-20T16:24:14Z | https://www.mystateline.com/news/international/two-nigeria-churches-attacked-worshippers-killed-abducted/ | false | 25 |
The Chicks are apologizing to fans after having to cut a show short.
On Sunday night, the country trio took the stage at Ruoff Music Center in Indianapolis, but after performing for just 30 minutes, they left the stage and ended the concert, WTHR reported.
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Afterward, the group shared a statement on social media, apologizing to fans and promising to return to the stage in Indianapolis in the future.
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— The Chicks (@thechicks) June 20, 2022
While the Chicks did not explain what led to their leaving the stage, comments on Instagram alluded to lead singer Natalie Maines having vocal issues.
“My heart broke when Natalie fought back tears. We will be waiting – these Indiana allergies get me every year and I’ve lived here for six years,” one fan said.
Another added, “We could tell you were really struggling! Those cotton trees get the best of us all!!”
On Twitter, a fan shared a video from the concert, in which Maines tells the crowd, “You’ll all get tickets, I promise.” Before attempting to sing another song, she added, “Waiting for the shot to kick in… not a shot of alcohol, a shot of steroids.”
Finally, she says, “I’m so sorry, I just can’t pull it off.”
READ MORE: Kelly Clarkson Covers The Chicks’ ‘Gaslighter’
Fans remained incredible supportive throughout, cheering Maines on, and took to Instagram to share their love and support.
“Flew in from Charlotte to see you ladies. Even though the show ended early, you still delivered 6 incredible songs,” a fan wrote on Instagram. “We ❤️ you and support you and look forward to seeing you in Charlotte in July. Feel better, Natalie.”
Someone else in the comments said, “The joy on your faces during those fist two songs were such an inspiration. bummed the show was cut short, but Nat, your vox is priority #1. the chix are the s**t.” | https://etcanada.com/news/907148/the-chicks-end-indianapolis-concert-after-just-30-minutes-we-could-not-give-you-the-show-you-deserved/ | 2022-06-20T16:25:45Z | https://etcanada.com/news/907148/the-chicks-end-indianapolis-concert-after-just-30-minutes-we-could-not-give-you-the-show-you-deserved/ | false | 1 |
Police investigating after woman arrives at Mississippi ER suffering from multiple gunshot wounds
Published 6:25 am Sunday, June 19, 2022
Police are investigating after a woman arrived at a Mississippi emergency room suffering from multiple gunshot wounds Saturday evening.
The Warren County Sheriff’s Office has released information about a shooting that occurred Saturday evening.
At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, the sheriff’s office was notified that a 26-year-old female had arrived at Merit Health River Region in a private vehicle, and that the woman was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The injuries were described to investigators as non-life-threatening.
The sheriff’s office is currently looking for the shooter, a female whom the victim was able to identify.
The victim said that the shooting occurred at Autumn Oak Townhomes in the 4900 block of Halls Ferry Road during an argument.
Due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, further information could not be released by the Warren County Sheriff’s Office at the time of this report. | https://m.magnoliastatelive.com/2022/06/19/police-investigating-after-woman-arrives-at-mississippi-er-suffering-from-multiple-gunshot-wounds/ | 2022-06-20T16:27:38Z | https://m.magnoliastatelive.com/2022/06/19/police-investigating-after-woman-arrives-at-mississippi-er-suffering-from-multiple-gunshot-wounds/ | false | null |
States With the Most Used Public Libraries
Public libraries are one of a community’s anchor institutions, a source of pride, a place for reflection, and a quiet refuge from the sometimes chaotic outside world. Americans visited public libraries 1.3 billion times in 2018. More than 172 million Americans have library cards. And more than 99% of libraries offer free internet access. (Museums are essential community assets, too. Here's a look at the can’t-miss museum in every state .)
But libraries have been under siege for years, facing challenges including online access to books and resources, budgetary pressures, and, of late, the pandemic. They are trying to stay relevant by shifting to digital services and delivery models to speed access to materials, improving the experience of visitors and becoming more efficient. (Among the many treasures libraries offer are works by the most influential Black authors of the 20th century .)
Attitudes about libraries and the library experience vary from state to state. To determine the states with the best/most used libraries, 24/7 Tempo reviewed data from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent U.S. government agency. Each state’s libraries were ranked on an index of the number of outlets, visits, youth and young adult programs, paid staff, books, and files and collections per capita for the year 2019. The institute’s data was collected from about 9,000 public libraries with approximately 17,000 individual public library outlets (main libraries, branches, and bookmobiles).
Click here to see the best states for public libraries
Northeastern and Midwestern states account for most of America’s best library systems, with Vermont, Kansas, Iowa, Ohio, and Maine doing the best job of providing books, materials, outlets, and more to their residents.
Conversely, The South accounts for nearly all of the states with the worst access to libraries and their services and materials - except for the absolute worst state of all for libraries, which is Arizona.
50. Arizona
> Index score: 0.10
> Libraries and book mobiles: 2.1 per 100,000 (the fewest)
> Visits: 2.1 per person (the lowest)
> Total books and documents: 7,632,129, or 0.7 per person (the fewest)
> Population in the Arizona service area: 11,332,976
49. Georgia
> Index score: 0.39
> Libraries and book mobiles: 3.8 per 100,000 (9th fewest)
> Visits: 2.4 per person (3rd lowest)
> Total books and documents: 15,817,114, or 1.5 per person (5th fewest)
> Population in the Georgia service area: 10,766,121
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48. Texas
> Index score: 0.48
> Libraries and book mobiles: 3.4 per 100,000 (5th fewest)
> Visits: 2.5 per person (5th lowest)
> Total books and documents: 36,611,607, or 1.4 per person (4th fewest)
> Population in the Texas service area: 26,435,056
47. Nevada
> Index score: 0.54
> Libraries and book mobiles: 2.9 per 100,000 (3rd fewest)
> Visits: 3.1 per person (14th lowest)
> Total books and documents: 3,688,336, or 1.2 per person (2nd fewest)
> Population in the Nevada service area: 3,056,542
46. Hawaii
> Index score: 0.59
> Libraries and book mobiles: 3.7 per 100,000 (8th fewest)
> Visits: 2.4 per person (4th lowest)
> Total books and documents: 2,895,611, or 2.0 per person (19th fewest)
> Population in the Hawaii service area: 1,420,593
45. Mississippi
> Index score: 0.60
> Libraries and book mobiles: 7.8 per 100,000 (18th most)
> Visits: 2.3 per person (2nd lowest)
> Total books and documents: 5,464,245, or 1.8 per person (14th fewest)
> Population in the Mississippi service area: 3,005,673
44. Florida
> Index score: 0.67
> Libraries and book mobiles: 2.6 per 100,000 (2nd fewest)
> Visits: 2.9 per person (11th lowest)
> Total books and documents: 26,035,166, or 1.2 per person (3rd fewest)
> Population in the Florida service area: 21,503,969
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43. North Carolina
> Index score: 0.79
> Libraries and book mobiles: 4.0 per 100,000 (10th fewest)
> Visits: 2.9 per person (8th lowest)
> Total books and documents: 15,426,176, or 1.5 per person (6th fewest)
> Population in the North Carolina service area: 10,401,960
42. South Carolina
> Index score: 0.82
> Libraries and book mobiles: 5.0 per 100,000 (16th fewest)
> Visits: 2.9 per person (10th lowest)
> Total books and documents: 8,483,320, or 1.8 per person (15th fewest)
> Population in the South Carolina service area: 4,652,360
41. California
> Index score: 0.84
> Libraries and book mobiles: 3.1 per 100,000 (4th fewest)
> Visits: 3.7 per person (21st lowest)
> Total books and documents: 60,245,875, or 1.5 per person (8th fewest)
> Population in the California service area: 39,911,441
40. Alabama
> Index score: 0.97
> Libraries and book mobiles: 6.3 per 100,000 (25th fewest)
> Visits: 3.0 per person (12th lowest)
> Total books and documents: 8,693,533, or 1.8 per person (13th fewest)
> Population in the Alabama service area: 4,874,747
39. Tennessee
> Index score: 1.03
> Libraries and book mobiles: 4.3 per 100,000 (11th fewest)
> Visits: 2.7 per person (7th lowest)
> Total books and documents: 10,883,669, or 1.6 per person (10th fewest)
> Population in the Tennessee service area: 6,600,484
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38. Delaware
> Index score: 1.10
> Libraries and book mobiles: 3.6 per 100,000 (7th fewest)
> Visits: 4.2 per person (25th highest)
> Total books and documents: 1,452,621, or 1.5 per person (7th fewest)
> Population in the Delaware service area: 967,974
37. Maryland
> Index score: 1.17
> Libraries and book mobiles: 3.5 per 100,000 (6th fewest)
> Visits: 4.1 per person (25th lowest)
> Total books and documents: 10,076,618, or 1.7 per person (11th fewest)
> Population in the Maryland service area: 6,016,447
36. Minnesota
> Index score: 1.17
> Libraries and book mobiles: 6.1 per 100,000 (23rd fewest)
> Visits: 3.7 per person (20th lowest)
> Total books and documents: 13,474,520, or 2.3 per person (25th most)
> Population in the Minnesota service area: 5,965,664
35. Pennsylvania
> Index score: 1.27
> Libraries and book mobiles: 5.2 per 100,000 (19th fewest)
> Visits: 3.2 per person (16th lowest)
> Total books and documents: 23,930,321, or 1.9 per person (18th fewest)
> Population in the Pennsylvania service area: 12,446,590
34. South Dakota
> Index score: 1.31
> Libraries and book mobiles: 11.4 per 100,000 (11th most)
> Visits: 2.9 per person (9th lowest)
> Total books and documents: 2,767,347, or 2.2 per person (23rd fewest)
> Population in the South Dakota service area: 1,270,281
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33. Arkansas
> Index score: 1.34
> Libraries and book mobiles: 8.0 per 100,000 (16th most)
> Visits: 3.2 per person (15th lowest)
> Total books and documents: 5,897,291, or 2.0 per person (20th fewest)
> Population in the Arkansas service area: 2,891,314
32. Washington
> Index score: 1.34
> Libraries and book mobiles: 5.1 per 100,000 (17th fewest)
> Visits: 4.8 per person (15th highest)
> Total books and documents: 11,857,230, or 1.6 per person (9th fewest)
> Population in the Washington service area: 7,436,699
31. Virginia
> Index score: 1.35
> Libraries and book mobiles: 4.6 per 100,000 (13th fewest)
> Visits: 4.0 per person (22nd lowest)
> Total books and documents: 15,399,727, or 1.8 per person (16th fewest)
> Population in the Virginia service area: 8,403,629
30. Oklahoma
> Index score: 1.41
> Libraries and book mobiles: 6.8 per 100,000 (23rd most)
> Visits: 4.1 per person (23rd lowest)
> Total books and documents: 6,152,180, or 1.9 per person (17th fewest)
> Population in the Oklahoma service area: 3,244,166
29. Rhode Island
> Index score: 1.49
> Libraries and book mobiles: 5.1 per 100,000 (18th fewest)
> Visits: 3.6 per person (19th lowest)
> Total books and documents: 3,144,045, or 2.2 per person (24th fewest)
> Population in the Rhode Island service area: 1,424,662
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28. Utah
> Index score: 1.59
> Libraries and book mobiles: 4.4 per 100,000 (12th fewest)
> Visits: 4.8 per person (17th highest)
> Total books and documents: 6,358,748, or 2.1 per person (22nd fewest)
> Population in the Utah service area: 3,096,581
27. Louisiana
> Index score: 1.59
> Libraries and book mobiles: 7.9 per 100,000 (17th most)
> Visits: 3.5 per person (17th lowest)
> Total books and documents: 11,417,466, or 2.5 per person (23rd most)
> Population in the Louisiana service area: 4,609,199
26. Kentucky
> Index score: 1.62
> Libraries and book mobiles: 6.2 per 100,000 (24th fewest)
> Visits: 3.6 per person (18th lowest)
> Total books and documents: 9,143,825, or 2.0 per person (21st fewest)
> Population in the Kentucky service area: 4,461,272
25. Michigan
> Index score: 1.70
> Libraries and book mobiles: 6.6 per 100,000 (25th most)
> Visits: 4.4 per person (23rd highest)
> Total books and documents: 25,927,628, or 2.6 per person (21st most)
> Population in the Michigan service area: 9,850,649
24. New Mexico
> Index score: 1.72
> Libraries and book mobiles: 8.4 per 100,000 (14th most)
> Visits: 4.5 per person (20th highest)
> Total books and documents: 4,072,650, or 2.7 per person (19th most)
> Population in the New Mexico service area: 1,501,042
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23. Colorado
> Index score: 1.78
> Libraries and book mobiles: 4.9 per 100,000 (15th fewest)
> Visits: 5.2 per person (8th highest)
> Total books and documents: 9,485,445, or 1.7 per person (12th fewest)
> Population in the Colorado service area: 5,662,210
22. New Jersey
> Index score: 1.81
> Libraries and book mobiles: 4.8 per 100,000 (14th fewest)
> Visits: 4.5 per person (22nd highest)
> Total books and documents: 25,058,134, or 2.7 per person (20th most)
> Population in the New Jersey service area: 9,404,597
21. Missouri
> Index score: 1.87
> Libraries and book mobiles: 7.1 per 100,000 (20th most)
> Visits: 4.4 per person (24th highest)
> Total books and documents: 15,462,067, or 2.8 per person (17th most)
> Population in the Missouri service area: 5,463,832
20. Connecticut
> Index score: 1.90
> Libraries and book mobiles: 5.6 per 100,000 (21st fewest)
> Visits: 4.6 per person (19th highest)
> Total books and documents: 13,114,727, or 3.0 per person (16th most)
> Population in the Connecticut service area: 4,349,902
19. North Dakota
> Index score: 1.91
> Libraries and book mobiles: 14.3 per 100,000 (8th most)
> Visits: 3.0 per person (13th lowest)
> Total books and documents: 2,118,987, or 3.1 per person (14th most)
> Population in the North Dakota service area: 684,668
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18. Oregon
> Index score: 1.95
> Libraries and book mobiles: 5.9 per 100,000 (22nd fewest)
> Visits: 5.1 per person (11th highest)
> Total books and documents: 8,729,458, or 2.3 per person (25th fewest)
> Population in the Oregon service area: 3,878,377
17. Montana
> Index score: 2.05
> Libraries and book mobiles: 12.6 per 100,000 (10th most)
> Visits: 4.1 per person (24th lowest)
> Total books and documents: 2,411,720, or 2.4 per person (24th most)
> Population in the Montana service area: 988,533
16. New York
> Index score: 2.21
> Libraries and book mobiles: 5.5 per 100,000 (20th fewest)
> Visits: 4.9 per person (14th highest)
> Total books and documents: 64,494,140, or 3.3 per person (11th most)
> Population in the New York service area: 19,563,197
15. Indiana
> Index score: 2.27
> Libraries and book mobiles: 7.2 per 100,000 (19th most)
> Visits: 4.9 per person (13th highest)
> Total books and documents: 21,183,322, or 3.4 per person (10th most)
> Population in the Indiana service area: 6,207,854
14. Illinois
> Index score: 2.36
> Libraries and book mobiles: 6.8 per 100,000 (22nd most)
> Visits: 5.2 per person (9th highest)
> Total books and documents: 38,460,088, or 3.3 per person (13th most)
> Population in the Illinois service area: 11,730,170
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13. Idaho
> Index score: 2.37
> Libraries and book mobiles: 10.8 per 100,000 (12th most)
> Visits: 5.5 per person (4th highest)
> Total books and documents: 4,238,484, or 2.8 per person (18th most)
> Population in the Idaho service area: 1,506,630
12. West Virginia
> Index score: 2.40
> Libraries and book mobiles: 9.7 per 100,000 (13th most)
> Visits: 2.5 per person (6th lowest)
> Total books and documents: 4,735,712, or 2.6 per person (22nd most)
> Population in the West Virginia service area: 1,852,994
11. Alaska
> Index score: 2.60
> Libraries and book mobiles: 14.8 per 100,000 (7th most)
> Visits: 4.8 per person (16th highest)
> Total books and documents: 2,232,659, or 3.4 per person (9th most)
> Population in the Alaska service area: 649,334
10. Massachusetts
> Index score: 2.75
> Libraries and book mobiles: 6.9 per 100,000 (21st most)
> Visits: 5.8 per person (2nd highest)
> Total books and documents: 28,936,651, or 4.2 per person (3rd most)
> Population in the Massachusetts service area: 6,816,486
9. Nebraska
> Index score: 2.75
> Libraries and book mobiles: 17.0 per 100,000 (4th most)
> Visits: 4.5 per person (21st highest)
> Total books and documents: 5,595,647, or 3.5 per person (7th most)
> Population in the Nebraska service area: 1,591,793
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8. Wisconsin
> Index score: 2.92
> Libraries and book mobiles: 8.0 per 100,000 (15th most)
> Visits: 5.0 per person (12th highest)
> Total books and documents: 17,776,511, or 3.0 per person (15th most)
> Population in the Wisconsin service area: 5,843,443
7. Wyoming
> Index score: 3.11
> Libraries and book mobiles: 13.5 per 100,000 (9th most)
> Visits: 5.4 per person (5th highest)
> Total books and documents: 2,247,490, or 3.9 per person (4th most)
> Population in the Wyoming service area: 577,737
6. New Hampshire
> Index score: 3.34
> Libraries and book mobiles: 15.6 per 100,000 (5th most)
> Visits: 4.6 per person (18th highest)
> Total books and documents: 5,548,739, or 3.8 per person (5th most)
> Population in the New Hampshire service area: 1,476,655
5. Maine
> Index score: 3.42
> Libraries and book mobiles: 19.9 per 100,000 (2nd most)
> Visits: 5.1 per person (10th highest)
> Total books and documents: 6,094,863, or 4.6 per person (the most)
> Population in the Maine service area: 1,311,255
4. Ohio
> Index score: 3.45
> Libraries and book mobiles: 6.7 per 100,000 (24th most)
> Visits: 5.9 per person (the highest)
> Total books and documents: 37,946,591, or 3.3 per person (12th most)
> Population in the Ohio service area: 11,510,799
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3. Iowa
> Index score: 3.68
> Libraries and book mobiles: 18.4 per 100,000 (3rd most)
> Visits: 5.3 per person (7th highest)
> Total books and documents: 11,602,054, or 3.7 per person (6th most)
> Population in the Iowa service area: 3,095,494
2. Kansas
> Index score: 4.18
> Libraries and book mobiles: 15.1 per 100,000 (6th most)
> Visits: 5.4 per person (6th highest)
> Total books and documents: 8,659,726, or 3.4 per person (8th most)
> Population in the Kansas service area: 2,510,916
1. Vermont
> Index score: 4.27
> Libraries and book mobiles: 30.1 per 100,000 (the most)
> Visits: 5.5 per person (3rd highest)
> Total books and documents: 2,922,933, or 4.6 per person (2nd most)
> Population in the Vermont service area: 631,386
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Three times a year, rural mail carriers traveling the backroads of Nebraska keep track of turkeys.
They log the number of birds they see, note the number of miles they drove and send the information back to biologists at the state Game and Parks Commission.
Last July, more than 370 carriers in most of the state’s 93 counties participated, totaling turkeys over the course of four days and 156,000 miles. They repeated the process in October and April.
The commission has relied on the carriers to count turkeys — and partridge, bobwhite quail, pheasants and rabbits — since the 1940s.
“It’s a really useful tool,” said Luke Meduna, the commission’s big game program manager. “It’s really good data.”
And it’s been telling Meduna and his staff the story of a sharp decline in the state’s turkey population, which is down 45% since its peak years of 2008 to 2010.
But it’s not just the network of rural mail carriers noticing the drop-off. Hunters are seeing it, too.
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In fall 2014, nearly 70% of permit-holders were successful in their hunts; last year, that number fell to 46%.
In post-season surveys, the commission asked hunters if they would hunt turkeys again in Nebraska after their 2021 experiences. Of the 441 who responded, 7% said no, and a few gave their reasons:
“We don't see enough of them to spend the money on the license,” one wrote. “From 10 years back the turkey population is abysmal.”
And: “No birds makes it not a good use of my free time.”
And: “The population needs to rebound before we hunt anymore.”
Because of the decline, Meduna and his staff recommended restrictions to the 2023 spring and fall turkey hunts, including smaller bag and permit limits and a shortened fall season.
Specifically, they suggested the commission cut six weeks out of the fall season, and lower the bag limit from two birds to one. For the spring season, they recommended cutting the permit limit from three to two.
Meduna projected the changes to the fall season alone would cut the harvest by up to 40% — from 2,529 turkeys last year to an estimated 1,500 in 2023.
By comparison, hunters in Nebraska killed more than 7,000 birds during the fall 2014 season.
After Meduna and his staff recommended the restrictions, he heard from about a dozen hunters, he said.
None of them opposed the changes. “In fact, a fair number have said we’re not going far enough.”
And at their meeting Friday in Lexington, Game and Parks Commissioners said the same thing — and voted against the proposed changes.
“They rejected our staff recommendations on the premise we weren’t doing enough to minimize the impact on the turkey population,” Meduna said after the meeting.
Commissioners asked for a revised plan that would further reduce the fall hen harvest, and minimize the impact of the spring season, he said.
He plans to have something ready for the commission’s August meeting.
Where the birds went
Meduna couldn’t point to a single source of the population decline, but he had a few guesses.
First, though, he pointed to the high-water years — the late 2000s — when turkeys were flourishing in Nebraska. “There were literally turkeys everywhere. In town, and things like that.”
That was likely an artificial high, driven by ideal nesting conditions, their instinct to produce as many offspring as possible and a decline in predators.
“Turkeys can produce a lot of young in a hurry, and that was probably part of it. We had a series of good years where the numbers overshot the normal carrying capacity and what the habitat can support.”
The boom also appeared in the wake of the West Nile Virus, which had cut the number of great horned owls, a key turkey predator.
But the owls bounced back. And the number of coyotes — another predator — has increased, after it was reduced by mange several years ago. Raccoons, which attack the nests to prey on chicks, are a threat, too.
At the same time, turkeys are losing land, Meduna said. Old timber is aging and red cedar is invading. And when commodity prices rise, producers are inclined to plant where they haven’t planted before.
“We’ve seen a lot of what was historically marginal farmland be converted back to row crops,” he said. “Peripheral turkey habitat has gone back to being farmed.”
Still, those are all just theories, he said. To get harder evidence of what’s happening with Nebraska’s turkeys, the commission is planning a three-year research study with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Georgia.
This winter, they plan to place song meters in the trees of two western Nebraska study sites, allowing them to record the rate and intensity of gobbling and correlate that to the breeding and nesting seasons. That will help show, among other things, the impact of the hunting season on gobbling, an important part of the turkey breeding cycle.
They will also install 120 GPS collars on turkeys — 60 at each site — to study the survival of toms and hens, their habitat selection and nest survival.
Lion, otter seasons approved
Commissioners on Friday did approve another mountain lion hunting season in the Pine Ridge region.
The 2023 season will be similar to 2022, with a limit of four animals and a sublimit of two females. But the commission will lower the number of lottery permits from 320 to 200 to try to increase the length of the season and boost hunter satisfaction, the agency said in a news release.
The commission estimated the Pine Ridge’s mountain lion population at 33 animals.
And commissioners also approved the state’s second-ever regulated river otter trapping season, from Nov. 1 to Feb. 28 — or until 125 otters are harvested.
Gone from the state for decades, river otters were reintroduced in the 1980s and have since thrived; the commission removed them from the endangered species list in 2020 after their numbers topped 2,000 and they’d spread across the state.
Last year, the state announced its inaugural otter season, with 78 trapped.
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Coca-Cola HBC AG (LON:CCH – Get Rating) insider Zoran Bogdanovic purchased 227 shares of Coca-Cola HBC stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 17th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,799 ($21.84) per share, with a total value of £4,083.73 ($4,956.58).
Zoran Bogdanovic also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, May 17th, Zoran Bogdanovic purchased 218 shares of Coca-Cola HBC stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,799 ($21.84) per share, with a total value of £3,921.82 ($4,760.07).
- On Tuesday, April 19th, Zoran Bogdanovic purchased 2,159 shares of Coca-Cola HBC stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,581 ($19.19) per share, with a total value of £34,133.79 ($41,429.53).
- On Wednesday, March 30th, Zoran Bogdanovic sold 4,065 shares of Coca-Cola HBC stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,646 ($19.98), for a total transaction of £66,909.90 ($81,211.19).
Shares of LON:CCH traded down GBX 23.50 ($0.29) on Monday, hitting GBX 1,806.50 ($21.93). The stock had a trading volume of 510,348 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,117,846. Coca-Cola HBC AG has a twelve month low of GBX 1,403.50 ($17.03) and a twelve month high of GBX 2,809.60 ($34.10). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 94.24, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.26. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 1,677.03 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 2,017.25. The company has a market capitalization of £6.62 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38.
A number of research firms have recently issued reports on CCH. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a GBX 3,000 ($36.41) price target on shares of Coca-Cola HBC in a research report on Thursday, February 24th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,000 ($24.27) price objective on shares of Coca-Cola HBC in a research report on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,585 ($31.38) price objective on shares of Coca-Cola HBC in a research report on Monday, May 9th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “equal weight” rating on shares of Coca-Cola HBC in a research report on Wednesday, May 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 1,900 ($23.06) price target on shares of Coca-Cola HBC in a research report on Friday, May 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 2,237 ($27.15).
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A group of investors is agitating for change at a London-listed investment vehicle managed by shareholder activist Trian Fund Management LP, arguing that the company has deviated from its original purpose when it went public nearly four years ago.
The group, made up of
Invesco Ltd.
IVZ 0.94%
, Janus Henderson Investors UK Ltd., Pelham Capital Ltd. and Global Value Fund, said Monday it is calling on the company’s board to convene an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders and swap out current directors.
The campaign is a rare instance of an activist investor playbook being aimed at one of its highest profile practitioners.
Nelson Peltz,
who co-founded Trian Fund Management, often takes stakes in companies, demands board seats and agitates for strategy changes that will result in big dividends for shareholders, including his firm. In 2017 he launched a campaign against consumer goods giant
Procter & Gamble Co.
that at the time was the biggest and most-expensive proxy fight in history.
The investors in London-listed
Trian Investors 1 Ltd.
are hoping to “achieve an acceptable standard of governance and restore the trust and confidence of the independent shareholders,” they said in an announcement outlining their complaints.
The fund has a market capitalization of about $350 million, which is below the roughly $500 million net asset value the company calculated as of May 31. The fund’s investments include shares in consumer products company
Unilever PLC,
a recent target of Mr. Peltz’s firm. Unilever said it would appoint Mr. Peltz to its board last month.
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In a securities filing Monday, Trian Investors 1 said its board believes it acted responsibly and is reviewing investors’ request to hold a meeting and rejigger the board. The company said the board welcomes input and views from all stakeholders. A subsidiary of Trian Fund Management serves as the investment manager for the listed fund.
Trian is getting a taste of its own medicine from Invesco and Janus Henderson, two asset management companies in which Trian holds stakes.
When Trian Investors 1 first listed in London in September 2018, its plan was to invest in one under-performing listed company, usher in changes, exit the investment and return capital to shareholders. Last year, the investment manager and the company’s board proposed changes to the investment policy. Trian would be able to own several investments at the same time; buy majority stakes; buy stakes in private companies; and revinest capital after an exit instead of distributing profits to shareholders.
The proposals passed 52% to 48% last June. The investors say the proposals only squeaked through because funds owned by Trian, together with investment bank
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
, owned nearly 29% of the company at the time and voted in favor. The investors say Jefferies had a conflict of interest owing to its relationship with Trian.
A spokesperson for Jefferies couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
The investors want to remove three directors on the board and nominate an independent director and a director representing the group in their place, in addition to convening an extraordinary general meeting.
The investors claim Trian had a conflict of interest because of financial benefits that it could allegedly capture as a result of the investment policy changes. Investors say the company’s board should have considered how the policy changes would affect investors who want to exit and must now sell shares at a “significant discount” to the company’s underlying net asset value.
Aegon Asset Management UK PLC also supports the resolutions. Those seeking change represent about 44% of the fund’s voting shares.
Since its first trading day, the fund is up about 13%, though it is down more than 20% so far this year. On Monday, the shares slipped around 2%. The shares are thinly traded, and there have been long stretches this year where no shares traded hands.
Mr. Peltz isn’t the first shareholder activist to face rumblings from his own U.K. investors.
Dan Loeb’s
listed London vehicle was also the subject of attacks from shareholder activists who wanted to narrow the discount at which the shares traded to their underlying net asset value. Global Value Fund also took part in that campaign.
The fund ultimately agreed to appoint an independent director the shareholders proposed and they ended their campaign.
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June 20 (UPI) -- Kenya Moore says her Real Housewives of Atlanta co-star Marlo Hampton is "not capable of being a friend."
The 51-year-old actress and television personality slammed Hampton during Sunday's episode of Watch What Happens Live following Hampton's rant about her and Kandi Burruss.
In the June 12 episode of RHOA, Hampton called Burruss a "ho" and claimed she slept with "everybody for free" during a conversation with Shereé Whitfield. Hampton also called Moore a "video ho" and said she "went through every rapper in America and didn't get a ring."
Whitfield, who was upset with Burruss for not reaching out amid her issues with Tyrone Gilliams, agreed with Hampton's remarks.
On WWHL, fans asked Moore why she doesn't think Hampton and Burruss have don't have a friendship.
"I just don't think they were ever really friends," Moore said. "Honestly, I just don't think Marlo is capable of being a friend. I just think she's just too dishonest, too fake, too phony. She's not capable of being a friend."
Burruss appeared to address the drama on Twitter following the June 12 episode.
"If someone shows you who they are believe them ... because they talking about me more than they talking about their own stories and businesses #RHOA," she wrote.
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TerraUSD (UST) traded down 26% against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 12:00 PM E.T. on June 20th. One TerraUSD coin can now be bought for $0.0641 or 0.00000217 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Over the last seven days, TerraUSD has traded 26.9% lower against the U.S. dollar. TerraUSD has a market capitalization of $723.03 million and $129.58 million worth of TerraUSD was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.
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Florida Deputies in Big Trouble After Investigation Reveals What They Did After Bob Saget Was Found Dead
Just in case you needed to lose more faith in humanity today, an investigative report revealed two sheriff’s deputies were disciplined for sharing news about comedian Bob Saget’s death before his family was notified.
According to a Fox News report Sunday, Orange County, Florida, deputies Emiliano Silva and Steven Reed both texted news about the “Full House” star’s passing before his loved ones even knew he was gone.
Saget died on Jan. 9 in an Orlando hotel room after a performance.
Authorities concluded head trauma killed the actor and comedian, The Associated Press reported, with the fractures around Saget’s eye sockets and brain bleeding potentially caused by hitting the back of his head on “something hard, covered by something soft,” like the carpeted floor of his hotel room.
According to the New York Post, Saget also had COVID-19 at the time.
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Saget had been found unresponsive after he failed to check out of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Jan. 9 and his family had asked for a well-being check on the 65-year-old.
However, between the time when Saget was found unresponsive and his family was informed he had passed, Silva — one of the first officers on the scene — sent a text message to his brother, telling him the comedian was dead, Fox reported.
His brother, rather unwisely, decided to tweet the news that Saget had died.
About 40 minutes later, someone showed the deputy a screenshot of the tweet, according to the report.
“He had urged his brother to delete the tweet, but by that time, several media outlets had begun to ask about Saget’s death,” Fox News noted.
Meanwhile, Reed had been informed of the death by another colleague and texted two of his neighbors, who had been to one of Saget’s recent shows.
That text, again, came before Saget’s family had been notified — although it was unclear whether the neighbor publicized the news.
However, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said they were flooded with inquiries from the media about Saget’s death before his wife, Kelly Rizzo, was informed.
The report said the two deputies violated the sheriff department’s information-sharing policies and had accepted disciplinary agreements via what’s known as the “Discipline Dispute Resolution Process.”
Those agreements weren’t shared with the media, however.
News of the investigation broke on the same day Saget’s daughter Lara went viral for sharing a heartfelt tribute to her dad on Instagram for Father’s Day.
“My dad wasn’t just my dad, he was my best friend,” she wrote. “He wore his heart. He didn’t hide it; he wasn’t afraid of love.”
“I have noticed how scary it can be to love that big, to open so fully. It can be easier to be angry, fearful, negative.,” she added. “Maybe because love has an infinite quality, it is boundless.”
“My dad simply wanted to share laughter and love with this world.”
And these two deputies, apparently, couldn’t wait to share his death with the world. Nice work. Let’s hope the coincidental timing of these two stories reminds everyone — in particular these two callous law-enforcement officers — that behind every celebrity lies a human life worthy of enough dignity and respect that their family doesn’t have to risk discovering that they’ve passed on because of someone’s careless, ill-considered, unfeeling tweet.
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WASHINGTON — Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Sunday they may subpoena former Vice President Mike Pence and are waiting to hear from Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, about her role in the illegal plot to overturn the 2020 election.
Lawmakers indicated they will release more evidence about Donald Trump's alleged effort to defraud supporters by fundraising off false claims of a stolen presidential election. They also pledged to provide pertinent material to the Justice Department by the end of the month for its criminal investigation. The department complained in a letter last week that the committee was complicating its investigation by not sharing transcripts from its 1,000 interviews.
“We’re not taking anything off the table in terms of witnesses who have not yet testified,” said Rep. Adam Schiff, who described a Pence subpoena as “certainly a possibility.”
“We would still, I think, like to have several high-profile people come before our committee,” said Schiff, D-Calif.
For example, the committee has been able to document most of Trump’s end of his call to Pence on the morning of the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, when the then-president made his final plea for Pence to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s victory when Pence presided over the Electoral College count in Congress. Members have not yet documented directly what Pence said in response.
The committee chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., recently said the committee was still “engaging” with Pence’s lawyers, while also suggesting it may not be necessary for him to appear because of testimony from many of Pence's closest aides.
Committee members also hope to learn more about Ginni Thomas' own effort to keep Trump in office and the potential conflicts of interest posed on her husband as a result on Jan. 6 cases that come before the Supreme Court.
Republican state Rep. Rusty Bowers, the Arizona House speaker, is scheduled to testify at the committee's hearing Tuesday focusing on state officials who were contacted by Trump and the White House as Trump tried to overturn the results. Bowers is likely to be asked about emails he received from Thomas urging him and other state officials to set aside Biden's 2020 win and choose their own set of electors.
“We have questions for her and we may have questions for him as well,” said Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.
Thomas has publicly indicated that she “can't wait” to appear before the committee after receiving their request by letter last week.
Along with emailing Arizona officials, Thomas, who attended a rally Trump held just before the Capitol riot, also had written to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in the weeks after the election encouraging him to work to overturn Biden’s victory. Emails recently obtained by the committee also show Thomas had email communications with John Eastman, the lawyer who played a key role on behalf of Trump in efforts to pressure Pence to overturn the election.
“I think the committee will be interested, in among other things, whether this was discussed with Justice Thomas, given that he was ruling on cases impacting whether we would get some of this information,” Schiff said.
This past January, Thomas was the lone member of the court who supported a bid by Trump to withhold documents from the Jan 6. committee.
Lofgren said the committee would release additional evidence it has gathered on the “big rip off," in which the committee alleges Trump may have committed fraud by fundraising by making a false claim the election was stolen.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., said that in the end, the public will have a clear picture of a “failure of the oath" by Trump.
“I think what we’re presenting before the American people certainly would rise to a level of criminal involvement by a president,” he said.
Kinzinger also said that he and his family have received threats because of his role on the committee. He spoke of his concern that “there's violence in the future. ... And until we get a grip on telling people the truth, we can’t expect any differently.”
Schiff appeared on CNN's “State of the Union,” Lofgren was on CBS' “Face the Nation” and Kinzinger spoke on ABC's “This Week.” | https://www.gmtoday.com/news/national/jan-6-committee-setting-its-sights-on-pence-ginni-thomas/article_f9f88054-f08b-11ec-a7f3-8b2cff3e6d04.html | 2022-06-20T16:53:05Z | https://www.gmtoday.com/news/national/jan-6-committee-setting-its-sights-on-pence-ginni-thomas/article_f9f88054-f08b-11ec-a7f3-8b2cff3e6d04.html | false | 49 |
Cynthia Harrison
Published 9:55 am Monday, June 20, 2022
Oct. 05, 1960 – June 14, 2022
NATCHEZ – Services for Cynthia Harrison, 61, of Natchez who died Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Natchez will be 2 p.m. Monday, June 20, 2022, at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery with Kevin Campbell officiating.
Burial will follow under the direction of Laird Funeral Home
Visitation will be from noon until 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 20, 2022, at Laird Funeral Home.
Ms. Harrison was born Oct. 05, 1960, in Natchez, MS the daughter of Emmett Hugh Harrison and Alice McMahon.
She was a member of Jefferson Street United Methodist Church.
Ms. Harrison was preceded in death by her grandfather, Archie O. McMahon; grandmother, Edith Murrell Ragan McMahon; brothers, Ronald J. Good and Patrick F. Good and father, Emmett Hugh Harrison.
Survivors include her mother, Alice McMahon Hammett; son, Colton G. Freeman; daughter, Joni D. Freeman; brother, Roland J. Good; aunts, Rebecca Ragan and Linda McMahon Sudbeck; grandchildren, Jeremy Beach, Tiffani Freeman, Phoenix Floyd, Serenity McKnight, Trinity Green and Elijah Washington.
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The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has been made aware that social grant beneficiaries are being deceived to change their Sassa cards to take a certain unknown bank card.
The scammers claim to be working for Sassa and advise clients to open an account with a certain bank by instilling fear that the gold Sassa card will not have money by the end of June 2022.
Sassa assures all social grant beneficiaries that the Sassa card will continue to work until the agency officially communicates otherwise. Beneficiaries can use their Sassa gold card to withdraw their grant in retail outlets such as: Pick & Pay, Checkers, Shoprite, Boxer or USave and all bank ATMs in South Africa.
If there are any changes on the grant payment SASSA will inform beneficiaries through all available channels and also through stakeholder engagements.
Beneficiaries are urged to report fraudsters to the nearest police station or contact the Sassa customer help desk at (013) 754 – 9439/9428 or toll free number at 0800 60 10 11. | https://it-online.co.za/2022/06/20/scammers-go-after-sassa-beneficiaries/ | 2022-06-20T16:58:04Z | https://it-online.co.za/2022/06/20/scammers-go-after-sassa-beneficiaries/ | false | 2 |
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S. Korean Hwang Sun-woo wins silver at world swimming championships
By Yoo Jee-ho
SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean teen swimmer Hwang Sun-woo has captured the silver medal in the men's 200m freestyle at the world championships, becoming only the second swimmer from the country to reach a podium at the biennial event.
Hwang finished his race in 1:44.47 at the FINA World Championships in Budapest on Monday (local time) for his first career long course world championships medal. It was a new South Korean record and Hwang's new personal best.
He finished 1.26 seconds behind the champion, David Popovici of Romania (1:43.21). Tom Dean of Britain won the bronze medal in 1:44.98.
Hwang, 19, is the second South Korean swimmer to grab a world championships medal, joining Park Tae-hwan, who grabbed the 400m freestyle titles in 2007 and 2011, and the 200m freestyle bronze medal in 2007.
Hwang arrived in Budapest owning the eighth-fastest time in the 200m freestyle this year with 1:45.79.
He matched that time in the heats to rank second overall. Then Hwang touched the pad in 1:45.46 in the semifinals and advanced to the final with the third-best time.
In the final, Hwang joined some exclusive company as just the fourth Asian swimmer to stand on the 200m freestyle podium at the worlds: Park; Sun Yang of China, the 2017 and 2019 champion and 2015 silver medalist; and Katsuhiro Matsumoto of Japan, the 2019 silver medalist.
In December last year, Hwang won the short course world title in the 200m freestyle race held in a 25m pool.
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Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper is on the verge of signing a new long-term contract with the club, ahead of the start of the new Premier League season.
The Reds' head coach has been in the hot seat at the City Ground for less than a year but has made a major impact in that time. Forest sat at the bottom of the Championship table when he was appointed back in September last year, but he turned the season around as Forest climbed the table to earn a place in the play-offs.
A penalty shootout win in the semi-final against Sheffield United set up the Wembley showpiece final against Huddersfield last month. A first half own goal from Levi Colwill saw Forest return to the Premier League for the first time in 23 years.
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Cooper currently has one year left on his contract at the City Ground, but reports last week claimed that the head coach had been offered a new three-year deal with the club. The Reds boss has been in Athens for a holiday with his family, but has also used the trip to hold contract talks with owner Evangelos Marinakis.
NottinghamshireLive understands that an agreement for Cooper to extend his contract at the club is close. It’s news that will come as a huge boost to the club going into the new season.
Ahead of the start of the Premier League season, Cooper outlined his ambitions for the club. “The players deserve the opportunity to be in the Premier League and there’s no doubt we deserved to get promoted,” he said.
“I’m really proud of the football club and we’ve reminded the world how big and how special this club is. We’ve been desperate for something like this and over the past eight or nine months we’ve built a really strong connection with the supporters.” | https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/nottingham-forest-steve-cooper-contract-7230972 | 2022-06-20T17:05:21Z | https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/nottingham-forest-steve-cooper-contract-7230972 | true | 1 |
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Tax Codes – Understanding Them In Order To Avoid Paying The Wrong Taxes
When you part with your hard-earned savings to pay your taxes, are you convinced that you are paying the right amounts? Or do you suspect that you may be paying more than what you should? Understanding your tax code and knowing what it means give you a sigh of relief that you are indeed paying what is due the government.
What is a tax code?
The computation of income tax may seem complicated if you do not have a clear understanding of your assigned code. Your code is composed of numbers and letters issued by the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to your employer. It is used to determine the right amount of income tax that your employer will deduct from your salary each month. Some tax codes would look like these: 434L, 323P, 456V, K345, DO, NT, BR, and OT.
What do the numbers mean?
The numbers represent your tax allowance or the total amount allowed to be deducted from your total income for the year. Your tax allowance is derived by using the following formula:
Tax allowance = Number X 10 + 9
To illustrate, a code of 434L means that you are entitled to a tax allowance of 4,349 that can be deducted from your income for the year to arrive at your taxable income. Thus, if you have earned 30,000 for the year, your income that is subject to tax would be 25,651.
What do the letters mean?
The letters indicate certain conditions why you have to pay certain amounts that are different from what others are paying. Let’s take a look at some of the letters and what they mean:
L – This is the most common code that refers to basic personal allowances.
P – This applies to people with ages between 65 and 74 who are eligible for full personal allowances.
Y – This is for people who are more than 75 years old and eligible for full personal allowances.
K – This means that the amount of allowances is less than the amount of deductions.
T – This indicates that there are things that need to be reviewed by the appropriate Inspector of Taxes.
BR – This stands for basic rate and this means that your total income will be subject to the basic tax rate for the current year but you will not be entitled to personal allowances.
NT – This is used when no amount is to be deducted from your income or pension.
D0 – This indicates that you have to pay at a higher rate like 40% because of a second job or pension.
D1 – This means that you have to pay at a higher rate like 50% for multiple income or pension.
Virtually every citizen in the UK is eligible for a personal allowance, which entitles them to a corresponding tax free income. Earnings above the tax free income are subject to the basic tax rate up to a certain limit while higher earnings are subject to higher taxes according to the income brackets set by the HMRC. Thus, knowing how your tax code as determined by HMRC is important to be able to know if the government is imposing the right amount of assessment on you.
Finance
Common Car Accident Injuries
Car accidents are a part of modern living and can happen to anyone at just about anytime. Many car accidents are minor, with the car suffering more scrapes and bumps than any of the passengers, but the risk of injury is real for anyone on the road.
The most common injuries sustained in car accidents are to the neck and back. Whiplash is the most common and occurs when the head is suddenly or violently thrust forward and then backward when a car is rear-ended. The neck hyper extends and the delicate tendons and muscles can be damaged even at speeds as low as 15 mph. Symptoms of whiplash include swelling, neck pain, tenderness in the back of the neck, muscles spasms in the side or back of the neck, difficulty moving the head and neck, headache, and shooting pain from the neck down the arms. The neck can also be sprained, strained, or fractured and produce similar symptoms. Back pain is also a common injury and symptoms like pain and soreness may indicate a more serious injury.
Legs, knees, hands, arms, and heads are also susceptible to injuries as they may come into contact with hard surfaces during the collision. A concussion is also common in collisions where the head strikes a hard object and victims need to be closely monitored if this is the case. Concussions can get worse over time, and a doctor can instruct you on signs to look for. Any body part can get bruised or cut.
It is always important to seek medical care after a car accident if you feel pain or stiffness, even if it doesn’t appear right away. You may be in shock or get a rush of adrenaline right after the accident and not realize you have an injury. Imaging tests like x-rays can show if there are any fractures, but more expensive tests like an MRI or CT scan will be needed to show soft tissue damage. If the injury is relatively mild, rest may be the best cure. A doctor can prescribe medicine like muscles relaxers and painkillers to allow the damaged muscles to relax and you get some rest. For more severe injuries, physical therapy may be needed after a period of rest to regain strength and mobility. Muscles and tendons that are damaged may take a while to heal and it is important to follow the advice of the doctor to heal properly.
Finance
Interdependence – How the Systems of the Human Body Perfectly Exemplify It
Interdependence means being dependent on each other. In effect, the human body consists of a number of interacting ‘systems’ which are the skeleton and the muscular, nervous, endocrine, circulatory, cardiovascular, respiratory, lymphatic, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Within these systems one also finds organs which work in unison.
Skeleton
The body depends on the skeleton’s rigid framework for support and the internal organs count on it for protection while the muscles use the skeleton for anchorage.
Muscles
There are three types of muscular movements: skeletal, smooth, and cardiac.
Skeletal movement, initiated by the nervous system, is assured by the muscles attached to the skeleton. The digestive system, the bladder and blood vessels rely on the smooth muscle and the heart functions with the cardiac muscle.
The nervous system
The brain and the spinal cord which comprise the central nervous system (CNS) bank on sense organs (eyes, nose, and ears) to send them signals which they integrate.
Endocrine and circulatory systems
The endocrine system composed of glands (hypothalamus, pituitary, and thyroid), pancreas, kidney, ovaries (female only), testes (male only), adrenal, parathyroid, pineal body and brain secrete hormones directly into the circulatory system to be carried in the bloodstream towards appropriate tissues.
Cardiovascular system
The heart counts on the arteries through which it pumps out the blood in the blood vessels. The lungs supply the blood oxygen and the guts nutrients which the blood carries to all cells in the body.
The cardiovascular system also relies on the blood to remove waste products from the cells; then tissues and the kidneys excrete them as urine and the lungs as carbon dioxide. The heart bets on the veins to carry deoxygenated blood to it. (It is interesting to note that the whole circuit lasts only about one minute.)
Respiratory system
Human respiration turns to muscle reflex that makes the diaphragm and internal intercostal muscles to contract. As volume increases in the chest cavity, the air pressure inside it drops. Air then rushes in through the nose, down the trachea, and into the lungs, making the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide to take place.
Lymphatic and circulatory systems
Lymph vessels, lymph nodes, and its lymphoid organs (the spleen and the tonsils) remove excess fluid from the body’s tissues and return it to the circulatory system. (Note that this helps to fight infection.)
Digestive and urinary systems
The mouth is the beginning of the digestive tract. As one goes down, one finds the salivary glands, epiglottis, oesophagus, liver, stomach, gall-bladder, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, appendix, rectum, and the anus.
In the mouth one finds the teeth which take care of biting and chewing and the tongue which shapes food into a readily swallowed bolus.
The windpipe depends on the epiglottis, a flap of cartilage at the root of the tongue, to become depressed during swallowing and cover it.
Apart from the mouth, the digestive tract includes the oesophagus (which links the throat to the stomach), stomach, small and large intestines (the lower parts of the alimentary canal from the end of the stomach to the anus), rectum (the final excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal).
Through a system of ducts, the digestive tract is connected to the salivary glands (which secrete liquid into the mouth to ensure lubrication, aid chewing and swallowing, and facilitate digestion), the gall bladder (which stores bile after it is secreted by the liver and before it is released into the intestine) and the pancreas (which provides bile and enzymes to aid digestion), and to the liver, which help to metabolize food products into a form that can be stored, for example, as fat and proteins. In the large intestine, undigested food is solidified into faeces which will be excreted via the anus.
Urinary system
The kidneys filter blood to form urine by which waste products will be excreted. Ureters carry the urine to the bladder which stores it for discharge. For this to happen, the bladder contracts, the bladder and urethral outlets (sphincters) relax, and the urine is expelled. (Note that a woman’s bladder is smaller and lower in the pelvis than a man’s, and her urethra is about one-fifth the length of a man’s.
Reproductive system
The reproductive organs produce sex cells (ova in the female’s ovaries, spermatozoa in the male’s testes), which ensure fertilization of an ovum through sexual intercourse. Then the uterus (womb) receives the ovum. (This provides a safe environment for the developing foetus during the 9-month gestation period.)
Lesson for humanity
We find that while each of the systems of the body and the various organs have specific roles to play in the body, they don’t work in isolation. When a system or organ finishes its work, it relies on the others to continue from where it left off. This also depends on others to carry on the work. This interdependence helps the body to work in perfect harmony and assure its survival.
Is there a lesson here for families, people, communities, nations, and continents to learn to cooperate with each other for the good of the world? Your answer is as good as mine.
Finance
Life Long Learning – The Quest For Knowledge, Or the Stimulation of Growth?
“Why are we here?”
“To discuss education.”
“Who wants to talk about that? Everything has already been said.”
“Very little has happened.”
“So why are you here?”
“To discuss the waste of children’s lives. Every child grows up in school. He spends 10 to 20 years in that environment. He is there when he is most open to new experience and least burdened by the practical responsibilities of existence. And the results are very meager. Something is wrong with the whole operation.”
“That’s easy enough to say. What would you change?”
“I would emphasis education for growth rather than for knowledge.” (Mann 1972).
From the moment we come into this world and take our first breath, learning is instinctive. As we grow, the world around us unfolds and new experiences ranging from intrigue and excitement, disappointment and fear, wet our appetites and feed our desire for more learning. As we grow older, life delivers a remarkable variety of complications and challenges and places us in environments over which we have little or no control. It is partly the way in which we fail; cope; conquer; or progress and learn that shapes our development. The society in which we live and the support we have available through our network of parental; family; peers; teachers; and mentors also facilitates our growth. Life long learning in a learning society is an aspiration which, as we will see later, is sadly not available to all, but those who grasp it, regardless of the constraints in which they live, win the opportunity to reach their full potential.
“Does some reader say, why should you touch this incident? And I answer, I have a library now of about three thousand volumes…; but in that first purchase lay the spark of a fire which has not yet gone down to the white ashes, the passion which grew with my growth, to read all the books in the early years I could lay my hands on, and in this wise prepare me in some fashion for the work I must do in the ministry…. I see myself in the far away time and cottage reading, as I may truly say in my case, for dear life. (Robert Collyer b.1823)
Rose (2001) is seeking to demonstrate that the power of reading at such an early age sustained Robert Collyer through his childhood, into his working years as a minister and the hunger remained in retirement. The catalyst? Simply the moment when, as a child labourer in a linen factory, he chose to pick up his first book, ‘The History of Whittington and his Cat’. This would suggest a strong argument to place the responsibility for lifelong learning in the hands of the individual, regardless of their circumstances. However, an opposite view is eloquently put by Paulo Freire, a Brazilian educator and political philosopher, who was born into poverty.
“I didn’t understand anything because of my hunger. I wasn’t dumb. It wasn’t lack of interest. My social condition didn’t allow me to have an education. Experience showed me once again the relationship between social class and knowledge.”
The twentieth Century has heard many debates calling for education to be freely accessible to all citizens as an integral lifelong process. (Yeaxlee, 1920, 25). As we will discuss later, however, the issue of class status can have a significant impact on the individual’s opportunity to reach their full potential.
Field (2000), identifies that the debates concerning lifelong learning took on a global perspective when educational representatives of the inter governmental bodies of the United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) commissioned Edgar Faure, the former French Prime Minister to produce a report entitled ‘Learning to be’ in 1972. This was the start of transformational reform in education in many European countries. The report highlighted that education should be structured in such a way that it is made easily available for all individuals, for their whole life and that this would mean addressing social concerns of health, culture, environmental considerations and inclusion.
At the beginning of this essay, two educational issues were contrasted. The quest for knowledge, or the stimulation of growth? However, over the last thirty years a third element has crept in and clouded the direction and conclusions that our first two speakers may have followed. The impact of competition. The OECD began to influence a view that education should be tailored in terms of human capital, linking the need for governments to invest in life long education with the output being the creation of a workforce, sufficiently skilled to deliver economic prosperity. If the economy prospers, so will the individual.
The European Commissions white paper on education in 1994, highlighted the threats and opportunities of globalization, rapid and unprecedented development in information technology and science and the increasing role of Japan, U.S.A. and China in the world economy.
“Preparation for life in tomorrow’s world cannot be satisfied by once-and-for-all acquisition of knowledge and know-how….. All measures must therefore necessarily be based on the concept of developing, generalizing and systematizing lifelong learning and continuing training” (CEC 1994, p16, 136)
Another white paper produced by the Commission of The European Communities identifies that internationalization of trade and information technology will have major consequences for the skills needed in the global economy. The future and competitiveness of individual countries and indeed, collectives such as Europe, will become increasingly uncertain if they are unable to upskill the population.
“Europe is faced with a situation in which its success in terms of economic growth is not matched by an equal capacity to create jobs” (EC 1996 p5).
Lifelong learning is seen as the answer to the problem. Programmes such as Leonardo da Vinci, Socrates and Erasmus are designed to deliver inclusive educational policies and create opportunities for all areas of society to embark on the learning journey.
The UK Government white paper on Further Education, published in March 2006, accepted the main recommendation from the Foster report ‘to help gain the skills and qualifications for employability’. It also stated, however, that ‘this strong focus on economic impact does not come at the expense of social inclusion and equality of opportunity – the two reinforce one another’.
Coffield (2007) holds the view that Further Education in the UK has been driven to deliver only the former, to the cost of the latter. In his article ‘Are we on the right Road?’, Coffield highlights the positive improvements to education under the labour government, but then goes on to challenge the short-termism of their policies and the precarious journey the UK is currently taking which, without a change of culture, has only a slim chance of success.
Certainly the current UK government has done more than any other in terms of placing education higher in the agenda, by virtually doubling funding to the Learning Skills Council from £5.5 Billion in 2001-02 to £11.4 Billion 2007-08. This has engendered a diverse and flexible education system, responsive to educational needs and demands, allowing local innovation and second chances for the disaffected, with significant provision in FE from level 1 to 3. There are a number of excellent partnership programmes with employers and a network of Sector Skills Councils which meet the majority of employers’ current and future needs. There are reported high levels of satisfaction amongst student faculties and there is good career mobility. There is also a marked improvement in the provision and use of adult and community education, helping to increase social cohesion. Fundamentally there is a wealth of knowledge, enthusiasm, passion and desire in the teaching profession which has delivered all of the above.
On the downside, however, there are real concerns being voiced from many quarters that the UK educational policies are underwritten by one sole overriding objective that, in order to maintain our competitiveness and prosperity in the world economy, the population must be ‘given the skills and qualifications for employability’. The UK is performing badly in compulsory education, ranking 24th out of 28 OECD Countries, with a participation of 76% of 17 year olds and 23,000 children leaving school in 2006 without a single GCSE. With the emphasis on the need for employable qualifications and schools being league tabled to deliver, systems of testing knowledge and performance goals, rather than learning growth in schools, are leading to lower levels of self esteem and reducing levels of effort by the less successful students (Black et al 2002). At present 56% of 16 year olds are leaving school with 5 good GCSE’s. That means that 44% are leaving falling short of the recognised benchmark that has been established to reach the minimum standard necessary for employability, or indeed further hierarchal learning in Higher Education. However, a good plumber does not have to know algebra or the works of Shakespeare, so one could argue that the percentage leaving with 5 good GCSE’s has little relevance to the standards of employability except for those entering white collar employment. We don’t need all our dustmen to have 5 GCSE’s. If they did, perhaps they would be doing something else. Education only fails when an individual is cleaning a toilet, who has the capacity to be a rocket scientist. Coffield reports that:
“Educational policy continues to be based on three underlying and damaging assumptions: first, that ‘our future depends on our skills (Foster); second, that in all matters concerning vocational education and the skills strategy it is appropriate ‘to put employers in the driving seat’; and third, that market competition is essential to make providers efficient and responsive. All three of these assumptions have been roundly criticised for almost 30 years, but they continue to appear”
Looking at these three issues in turn, in 2005, Tony Blair claimed ‘A Country such as Britain in the 21st Century will succeed or fail by how it develops its human capital’. But this rather short sighted, one dimensional, liberalist view is driving education more down the road of exclusion, rather than inclusion, because it has the effect of measuring the validity and success of education only by its results. The increasing emphasis on delivery is causing pressures that are having a detrimental effect on the overall education system, which is evidenced by our standing in the OECD community. Even where the output is good, graduates in recent years have faced increasing competition from well educated and professionally trained graduates from countries such as China, India and as recent as Poland and are falling short of the standards they have attained. Coffield is scathing in his assessment of the treatment of teachers and the teaching profession, but perhaps the change of view from Tony Blair ‘We will ensure that the workforce can implement what they are asked to do’, to the view expressed by Gordon Brown, ‘To build trust, we must also listen more, hear more and learn more’, will result in more engagement of the teaching profession and more teacher and student led improvements in UK education over the coming months.
On the second issue of workplace learning and the role of employers, The Times Educational Supplement recently reported that ‘Employers have failed to back the Governments drive for a better skilled workforce’. Employers have demonstrated that they do not want the responsibility by failing, in the main, to train their workers. Perhaps this is because there is a greater demand at present for unskilled labour and employers in the UK now have the luxury of the overseas graduate market to pick and choose the best candidates. Furthermore, a survey of adult education participation produced in May 2007 by Niace, the national organisation for adult learning, reports:
“With 500,000 fewer adults in study now, compared with a year ago, the survey suggests the Train to Gain scheme, which compensates employers for money spent improving the basic skills of the workforce, is missing the mark.”
Looking at one of the UK’s largest business operations, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, there is no overall corporate strategy to support the Governments initiatives, whether they fall under the guise of Train to Gain, Skills for Life or the 14-19 agenda. There is no work taking place at present to look at supporting the Business and Finance Diplomas due to be launched in 2008. Internally, training is left to local managers who are responsible for improving the performance of their staff, developing their skills and preparing individuals for future roles and responsibilities. With a lack of central co-ordination, this unfortunately results in huge differentiation in the quality of ‘local’ training and no synergy within the company. Hence it would be difficult to see how this organisation, which consists of approximately 30 different companies worldwide, (some of whom have Investors in People status and others who do not) could become engaged with Government sponsorship without a more centralised, co-ordinated approach. To its credit, the Bank does offer employees a vast range of training support schemes, both internally and in support of external qualifications such as MBA’s and degrees, but this is on the premise that individuals take responsibility for their own development and apply for the schemes that are available. The mantra ‘if it’s to be it’s up to me’ applies to the upskilling of the workforce in this organisation.
Large companies like the Royal Bank of Scotland have no real incentive to further the education of their employees; by paying well they will always get the best candidates available in the market place and the competition for progress within the company will ensure that the individual takes responsibility for their own development.
More is certainly asked of us now than ever before, with targets to achieve, efficiency measures, tight deadlines, high reported levels of stress, longer working hours and understaffing. As employers relentlessly seek to outperform their competitors and drive short term results, they appear to have put aside the investment in training and placed the onus on the individual to develop themselves in their own time. I would argue that this complacency has filtered through to large numbers of employees, who have not sought to develop themselves, often using the excuse of not having sufficient time to do so. Could the distractions of multi-media, internet, game consol’s and addictive, repetitive, non-educational television be to blame? Has the welfare state encouraged people not to strive for an education as they know that they will be looked after even if unemployable?
“If there is learning, there is also non-learning. People often fail to learn, or actively resist learning…. Consider the smokers… If there is education, there is also mis-education.” (Foley, 2004).
To gain more buy in from UK employers and employees, perhaps the Government should reconsider leaving the question of lifelong learning and training in the workplace to the sole discretion and complacency of employers. In this respect, they could take a leaf out of the book of the French government, who operate two tax exemption schemes; the apprenticeship tax (0.5% of payroll) for initial training and the training tax (1.5% of payroll among enterprises having ten or more employees, 0.15% among those having less), used primarily to finance lifelong learning of enterprise staff. The focus has shifted from general education and cultural development of staff towards continuous education and training for employment. All companies benefit in proportion to the number of employees they have. The scheme has led to increased training expenditures that surpass the total amount of taxes paid by enterprises.
The third point regarding the need for competition to make providers efficient and responsive, by it’s own inference, directs educational establishments towards being seen as successful educational providers. This perception can easily be manipulated by selecting only those candidates with the potential and motivation to succeed. Thus we have a legacy of schools expelling poor performing students to avoid an adverse effect on their league table results and Grammar schools and Universities operating strict selection criteria that ‘guarantees’ their success, often leaving Further Education to pick up the pieces. All the time league tables measure knowledge attainment rather than learning growth, this element of elitism in education is creating the legacy of widening the gap between the learning have’s and the learning have not’s,
The point is argued more strongly by Paulo Friere whose Pedagogy of the Oppressed is currently one of the most quoted educational texts (especially in Latin America, Africa and Asia).
Submerged in reality, the oppressed cannot perceive clearly the order which serves the interest of the oppressors whose image they have internalized. Chafing under the restrictions of this order, they often manifest a type of horizontal violence, striking out at their comrades for the pettiest of reasons; the oppressed feel an irresistible attraction toward the oppressor and his way of life. Sharing this way of life becomes an overpowering aspiration. In their alienation, the oppressed want at any cost to resemble the oppressor, to imitate him, to follow him. This phenomena is especially prevalent in the middle class oppressed, who yearn to be equal to the eminent men of the upper class. Self-depreciation is another characteristic of the oppressed, which derives from their internalization of the opinion the oppressors hold of them. So often they hear that they are good for nothing, know nothing and are incapable of learning anything that they are sick, lazy and unproductive, that in the end they become convinced of their own unfitness.”
This opens the question as to whether the class societies in which we live have been founded as a form of eco-system, whereby those at the top of the food chain, ie the upper class and some elements of the middle classes, can only exist comfortably as long as there are lower classes to serve their needs. Someone needs to be there to collect the rubbish and deliver the harvest. Disney eloquently demonstrated this type of society in the film ‘Bugs Life’. Williamson (1998) quotes Salman Rushdie in this respect:
“Those who do not have the power of the story that dominates their lives – power to retell it, rethink it, deconstruct it, joke about it, and change it as times change – truly are powerless because they cannot think new thoughts”
Freire puts it in his own omniscient style:
“There is another fundamental dimension on the theory of oppressive action, which is as old as oppression itself. As the oppressor minority subordinates and dominates the majority, it must also divide it and keep it divided in order to remain in power. The minority cannot permit itself the luxury of tolerating the unification of the people, which would undoubtedly signify a serious threat to their own hegemony. Accordingly the oppressors halt any method (including violence) any action, which in even incipient fashion could awaken the oppressed to the need for unity. Concepts such as unity, organisation, and struggle are immediately labelled as dangerous to the oppressors for their realisation is necessary to actions of liberation.”
Today this is a global issue and surprisingly little has changed in peoples attitudes since the 18th Century which saw many examples of the unease felt by the educational middle classes, who according to Rose (2001) ‘found something profoundly menacing in the efforts of working people to educate themselves and write for themselves’. How true this remains in many countries in the world today and indeed, one could argue, in the very fabric of our current state education system. Do we really cater for all and do all we can to widen participation and include the lower classes? Class culture is still a feature in British society as well as on a world-wide scale, creating inequality, eroding self confidence, holding people back and depressing the further development of society.
Returning to Friere, however, he identifies that within each person lies an instinctive hunger and desire to better themselves and it is this overriding factor that links the issue of lifelong learning back to every learner and keeps the debate alive. To those that overcome all the obstacles, the world can become their oyster. Employment can certainly be one motivating factor to get people to make the most of educational opportunities, particularly those who are open to exploring future prospects and gaining new skills and qualifications that will enhance their lifestyle, self worth and identity. Coare and Thompson (1996) have collated a series of diaries from learners which explain that:
“a tentative first try at adult education has awakened a hunger for learning which may be fired by the thrill of mental and physical stimulation and new skills, or by the companionship and pleasure of learning as a group.”
Lifelong learning, however, is not just limited to the world of schools, colleges, universities and the workplace. It goes much deeper and broader into the fabric of society.
“One of the strongest themes to emerge from the diaries is that lifelong learning requires a deep routed learning culture – embedded in institutions and workplaces, in homes and communities and in our hearts and minds – which will support people to overcome the obstacles preventing access to, or participation in, adult education.”
Coare and Thompson include the story of Sue Townsend, who encapsulates my generation when she paints a picture of a 15 year old who couldn’t wait to leave school and become a sophisticated adult with huge dreams of living a comfortable, fulfilling life. Then hitting the ground of reality with the legacy of no qualifications; a resultant low paid job; an attempt to make up for lost time with night school; abandoned when falling in love and later in life feeling the pull of further/higher education:
“I sometimes think that learning is wasted on the young. They are contained in these places called schools at exactly the wrong time. Their bodies and minds are too fidgety to concentrate on things like demography of Bolivia. It’s adults who benefit most from education…. We actually enjoy the learning. We are motivated. I know many people whose lives have been completely changed since they became an adult learner. From those who have learnt basic literacy skills, to others who have taken degree courses. Its an extremely harsh world out there. Jobs are going, more computers are coming. But the people who are studying Cantonese at night school are, I would say, in with a chance.”
The issue of lifelong learning dominates discussion and debate concerning the foundation and direction of continuous education from the cradle to the grave. What’s needed is a solid partnership between citizens, teachers, employers and government bodies, nationally and globally for all parties to be fully engaged in and take ownership of educational opportunities that further the development of growth first, knowledge second, put aside the obstacles of class and harness the benefits of competition.
The challenge facing education today is arguably not too dis-similar to the challenges faced by the UK National health service – the more investment, effort and advance that is made, the quicker the speed of intellectualisation, development, global demand and human need. Thus the dichotomy in the question – is the learning gap closing or widening? Williamson (1998) quotes Richard Hoggart who noted that we now live in a society:
“whose members are insufficiently educated for its complexities, educated only to the level at which they may be exploited”
However, the demand and desire of humanity for humanisation and the thirst for knowledge and growth, keeps the educational debate alive and it is through this debate that people develop new views and learn more about themselves in the world. The more we know, the more we realise we don’t know and the greater our desire to grow. So much can be done to stimulate and widen peoples desire to learn and grow and break down the barriers that exclude people from learning. However, as Williamson (1998) puts it, closing the gap between the learning rich and the learning poor will need to:
“Lead to fundamental changes in the organisation of society itself and its structures of inequality and power. New opportunities for learning presuppose a new kind of society to sustain them and the political will to open them up. The challenge for political leaders is to have the courage to work for these ends, knowing beforehand that they cannot predetermine what use people will make of their new found knowledge and ideas.”
This represents an exciting thought for those who may feel stifled and “oppressed”, ie. all of us ants, but perhaps too scary a journey for the grasshoppers in power to take. What is very exciting about lifelong learning, however, is that somewhere in the world right now, a youngster is about to pick up their first book and young minded 85 year old is about to log on to a PC for the first time in their life.
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Stolen bulldozer used in attempted murder case, investigators say
NEWBERRY, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) – A man in South Carolina is accused of aiming a stolen bulldozer at a house as an act of revenge, according to investigators.
Deputies with the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office found a bulldozer on top of a shed with the tracks still moving on the morning of June 9.
They were able to get on top of the vehicle and take it out of gear before turning it off, WIS reported.
Deputies said the bulldozer was stolen from a nearby construction site.
The sheriff’s office said the vehicle was aimed towards the house, causing damage to the side porch, carport and a block shed at the rear of the property.
Investigators determined this was an act of revenge for allegations made in a previous case.
“This was a very dangerous and costly act of vengeance that could have cost the life of the person inside the house or someone traveling on Jollystreet Road in the early morning darkness,” Sheriff Lee Foster said.
Robert Robarge was arrested Friday and charged with attempted murder, malicious injury to property and grand larceny.
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CHICAGO, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tagore Technology Inc., a pioneer of high-power GaN-based RF switches, today announced the introduction of Ultra-Low-Noise Amplifiers (LNA) and companion Linear Power Amplifier (PA) Driver. The family of devices is tunable from 100MHz to 5GHz and operates from 2.7 V to 5 V supply. These devices are well-suited for a broad range of applications including 5G infrastructure and high-performance Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service (SDARS).
The TL0374J and TL0375J are Ultra-Low Noise Figure LNAs utilizing an advanced pHEMT Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) process technology. The TL0374J is optimized for below 3GHz frequency bands and the TL0375J is optimized for above 3GHz frequency bands. Ultra-Low Noise Figure LNAs offer a noise figure of 0.35dB and Gain of 18dB with adjustable bias current through an external resistor. The TP0310K is a Linear PA driver with Gain of 17dB, OP1dB of 27dBm and OIP3 of 39dBm at 2GHz.
Klaus Buehring, Tagore Technology's Chief Sales and Marketing officer said: "The new Ultra-Low Noise Amplifier and Linear PA driver device deliver a very low NF, high Linearity and good gain required for high performance receivers such as 5G infrastructure and SDARS. Our applications team has developed custom tuning for broad range of application at 5V/60mA and 3V/30mA bias for common cellular band frequencies which can be adopted by our customers."
The ultra-Low Noise Amplifiers are available in a 2x2 DFN package and the Linear PA Driver is available in a compact 3 x 3 mm QFN package. Samples and evaluation boards are available now for all devices. Datasheets are available at tagoretech.com. For samples and pricing information please contact Tagore Technology's Sales representative at rfgan@tagoretech.com
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Expectations are high as Defence Minister Anita Anand prepares to unveil the federal government’s plans to upgrade North America’s aging defences, whose importance has only grown in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The announcement at an Ontario air force base on Monday morning comes amid numerous warnings from U.S. and Canadian military officials and experts about the state of Norad, the shared early-warning defence network that’s badly showing its age.
Anand has been promising a robust package of investments for upgrading the system, which was first established in the 1950s and is responsible for detecting incoming airborne and maritime threats to North America, including missiles and aircraft.
Those promises were reiterated earlier this month when Anand and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Norad headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., though neither offered any specific details at that time.
The Liberal government has only said that some of the $8 billion in new military funding in April’s federal budget will be spent on Norad, which is expected to include a new long-range radar system capable of detecting threats coming over the Arctic.
Anand also said last month that the government was weighing whether Canada should finally join the U.S. in actively defending against intercontinental ballistic missiles, after Ottawa famously opted out of the controversial program in 2005.
Yet all of that to this point has been largely talk from the Canadian side as the U.S. has pressed ahead on several fronts — including with new missile interceptors and artificial intelligence to merge data from a variety of different sources to detect an attack.
Anand has instead said discussions have lingered on the threat of long-range missiles and the importance of four key principles: situational awareness, command and control, research and development and an understanding of potential threats to North America.
There have been questions about how much the entire effort will cost. Most experts predict the price tag will be in the billions, with Canada on the hook for 40 per cent of the total.
The lack of concrete Canadian action has not gone unnoticed in Washington, said University of Manitoba associate professor Andrea Charron, one of Canada’s top experts on Norad. That is especially true in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“They need Canada to do certain things,” Charron said. “And whereas before they could be patient and say: ‘Okay, it’ll come,’ I think they’re at the end of their patience.”
That growing impatience has been illustrated by several high-level visits by U.S. officials to Ottawa, Charron said, as well as during congressional hearings in Washington.
When asked about Canada’s involvement in continental defence during one such hearing in March, Norad’s commander, U.S. Gen. Glen VanHerck, said Ottawa was “in the decision-making process,” adding: “I look forward to seeing what they come up with.”
VanHerck had previously said during a visit to the Canadian capital in November that he was awaiting political direction on Norad modernization, including what to do with a string of 1980s-era radars in Canada’s Arctic known as the North Warning System.
Last summer, then-defence minister Harjit Sajjan and U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin issued a statement in which they committed to several priority areas, including maintaining the North Warning System until a new long-range radar system can be built.
Canadian defence firms were briefed earlier this year about plans to build an over-the-horizon system that could detect threats approaching North American cities from over the Arctic. The radar, to be based in southern Canada, is expected to cost $1 billion.
Retired general Tom Lawson, who was Norad’s deputy commander before serving as Canada’s chief of the defence staff from 2012-15, said replacing the North Warning System is one of several areas of continental defence in need of investment.
But at this point in time, he said, any movement would be welcome after so many years of talk.
“If we get an announcement that adds $1 billion or $2 billion in investment over the coming five years, I’m a happy man.”
—Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press
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New Delhi :The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of the Coaching terminal for sub-urban traffic at Naganahalli Railway Station that will be developed at a cost of over Rs 480 crore at a public function at Maharaja’s College Ground, Mysuru today. The Coaching terminal will also have a MEMU shed and will decongest the existing Mysuru Yard, facilitating the running of more MEMU train services and long-distance trains from Mysuru, improving both connectivity and tourism potential of the region. This will benefit the daily commuters as well as those travelling to long-distance destinations.
During the programme, the Prime Minister also dedicated to the nation the ‘Centre of Excellence for persons with communication disorders’ at the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH). It is equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories and facilities for the diagnosis, assessment and rehabilitation of persons with communication disorders.
Governor of Karnataka, Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot, Chief Minister Shri Basavaraj Bommai, and Union Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi were among those present on the occasion.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said Karnataka is a state where both the economic and spiritual prosperity of the country are seen together. “Karnataka is a perfect example of how we can realize the resolutions of the 21st century by enriching our ancient culture”, he said.
This land, said the Prime Minister, has given many great personalities like Nalwadi Krishna Wodeyar, Sir M Visvesvaraya, and Rashtrakavi Kuvempu to the country. Such personalities have contributed significantly to India’s heritage and development. The Prime Minister said that the ‘Double Engine’ Government is working with full energy to connect common people with a life of basic amenities and dignity and taking forward the vision of these great personalities.
The Prime Minister recalled that earlier efforts for welfare were limited to a very selected segment. He noted that in the schemes made by his government in the last 8 years, priority was given to the spirit that they should touch and reach all the sections of the society and also all the sectors. On one hand, we have given incentives to the youth under the start-up policy, on the other hand, we are also giving money to the farmers from PM Kisan Samman Nidhi (56 lakh small farmers of Karnataka got more than 10000 crore rupees in their account), he said. By initiatives like the One Nation One Ration Card, these schemes are now covering all over India. More than 4.25 crore poor people of Karnataka have been getting free rations for the last more than two years. Under Ayushman, more than 29 lakh poor patients received free treatment from the state. The Prime Minister, who interacted with the beneficiaries before the event, expressed satisfaction that every paisa of the government is filling people with confidence.
The Prime Minister said that in the last 8 years the government has empowered social justice through effective last-mile delivery. Through efforts for saturation of welfare schemes, the belief of getting benefits without discrimination and leakage has strengthened among the common citizens of India. He said that his government is constantly making efforts to minimize the dependence of our disabled companions on others. So in our currency, new features have been added for the convenience of the Divyangs in the coins. Courses related to the education of differently-abled are being enriched across the country. Sugamya Bharat is making transport and offices accessible to them. He invited the startup ecosystem to work for finding solutions to the problems of the Divyang people. To help the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) in making Divyang human resources a key partner in the nation’s progress, the ‘Centre of Excellence for persons with communication disorders’ has been dedicated to the nation today.
The Prime Minister noted that in the last 8 years, the central government has sanctioned about 70 thousand crore rupees for 5000 kilometres of national highways in Karnataka. Today, the foundation stone of national highway projects worth more than Rs 7,000 crore has been laid in Bangalore. He said that the double engine government is working to quickly complete the projects for the ease of living of the people.
The Prime Minister informed that compared to the average of 800 crore rupees that were allocated for railways in Karnataka before 2014, this year 7000 crore rupees have been allocated for this and work is going on railways projects worth rupees 34000 crore in the state. Compared to the electrification of just 16 km of railway line in 10 years prior to 2014, the Prime Minister pointed out, the 1600 km rail line has been electrified in the last 8 years. The Prime Minister concluded that the blessing of the people of Karnataka will keep inspiring the Double-engine government to work tirelessly for the development of the state. | https://orissadiary.com/pm-launches-development-initiatives-in-mysuru-karnataka/ | 2022-06-20T17:11:45Z | https://orissadiary.com/pm-launches-development-initiatives-in-mysuru-karnataka/ | true | 3 |
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PITTSBURGH, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a protective barrier between a fisherman's thumb and palm and sharp hooks, fish teeth and spines," said an inventor, from Bakersfield, Calif., "so I invented CHANCE'S THUMB GUARD. My design could help to prevent injuries to the thumb and hand while fishing."
The invention protects the angler's thumb when removing a catch from his line. In doing so, it prevents the thumb from being jabbed by a hook or bitten by a fish. As a result, it enhances safety and it helps to reduce pain and discomfort. The invention features a lightweight and flexible design that is easy to wear and use so it is ideal for fishing enthusiasts. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Fresno sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-FMB-911, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — The unsettled future of golf was in the surest of hands over the final four tantalizing hours of the U.S. Open.
The sport, almost always at its best when major titles are at stake, went on a wild ride courtesy of Matt Fitzpatrick and Will Zalatoris, two 20-somethings trying to win their first major titles but playing like they’d been doing this for years.
There were ties, lead changes and enough momentum shifts to make an NBA crowd edgy. There was tension. In the end, it was a career-defining shot from a fairway bunker that left Fitzpatrick holding the trophy — and a putt missed by a whisker that left Zalatoris holding his head in his hands in agony after yet another excruciating close call at a major.
“When they show the highlights of future U.S. Opens, that’s one that’s going to be shown because that was just incredible,” Zalatoris said.
He was speaking of the shot Fitzpatrick hit from the fairway bunker on No. 18 while leading by one. It was a 9-iron from 156 yards. The shot elevated out of the sand, and had enough juice to clear the gaping bunker guarding the green. It came to rest 18 feet above the hole.
Fitzpatrick got down in two putts to wrap up his round of 2-under 68 and a tournament of 6-under 274.
But not until Zalatoris’ 14-foot putt to tie stopped a millimeter to the left of the cup — a miss that sent him buckling to the ground and gave him his third second-place finish in only seven starts at the majors — was the tournament over.
With tears welling in his eyes, Fitzpatrick’s caddie, Billy Foster, kissed the 18th flag; it was his first major, too, after four decades in the business.
Then, suddenly, golf’s biggest debate wasn’t about the future of the breakaway LIV Tour, or the stability of the PGA Tour, or how that tour will punish those who have dared to defect. Instead, as Zalatoris suggested, it’s about where Fitzpatrick’s bunker shot might fit in the pantheon of the greatest shots executed under major-championship pressure.
“It’s one of the best shots I ever hit, no doubt about it” Fitzpatrick said.
That the shot, and the day, came at one of golf’s most hallowed shrines only felt right. The Country Club outside of Boston is where Frances Ouimet knocked off one of the game’s greats, Harry Vardon, in a 1913 upset that helped put golf on the map in the United States.
Curtis Strange won the last U.S. Open here in 1988. Justin Leonard made a long putt to lift the U.S. to its Ryder Cup victory here in 1999.
Some thought the U.S. Open had simply outgrown the course, and the property, but the USGA decided to take a chance on the hilly, craggy, windswept layout filled with blind shots and crooked fairways everywhere.
The Country Club delivered. So did Fitzpatrick and Zalatoris, with supporting help from Scottie Scheffler, the top-ranked Masters champion who tied for second with Zalatoris. Most of his best shots over the weekend came on the front nine.
Scheffler was watching near the 18th green when Zalatoris’ birdie putt missed by less than an inch.
“When it was two feet out, I was like, ‘Oh, yeah, that one’s in,’ and for some reason it went off to the left,” Scheffler said. “It’s one of those deals. You’ve got to get the breaks.”
On this day, Fitzpatrick got the biggest breaks. There was none bigger than on the 15th tee box when he and Zalatoris were tied and facing a blind shot over a hill on the 500-yard par-4.
Fitzpatrick hit a massive block; Zalatoris’ miss wasn’t as far off line. But Fitzpatrick’s ball landed in an area trampled down by the fans. Zalatoris was in thick, lush grass. Fitzpatrick made birdie and Zalatoris made bogey. It was a two-shot swing that, ultimately, Zalatoris couldn’t overcome.
“We’re walking down and he goes, ‘I barely miss the fairway and I’ve got a horrible lie and he misses it by 30 yards and he’s OK,’” said Zalatoris’ caddie, Ryan Goble. “But Matt played great. And yeah, it was a great experience. So you just say, ‘Yeah, we’ll get him next time.’”
For Fitzpatrick, this win bookends with his title at the 2013 U.S. Amateur, also at The Country Club. He became the second person to win both the U.S. Open and Amateur at the same place. The other: Jack Nicklaus in 1961 and 1972 at Pebble Beach.
After the victory, Nicklaus called Fitzpatrick to congratulate him on his victory. Fitzpatrick, though, spoke of a different phone call from The Bear — the one he received after his victory at the member-member tournament at Nicklaus’ place in Florida, The Bear’s Club.
“He said ”Finally, congratulations for winning in the States,'” Fitzpatrick said.
Nicklaus was razzing him. Before that, all of Fitzpatrick’s seven professional wins had come on the European Tour.
This time, the call from Nicklaus was no joke. Finally, Fitzpatrick has an official win in the United States — and the biggest one at that.
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SysGroup plc (LON:SYS) is an award-winning provider of managed IT services, cyber security, cloud hosting and IT consultancy. The Group offers investors an attractive business model with high recurring revenue and a diversified customer base. SysGroup is competitively well positioned to benefit from sector trends and is investing in sales capacity to take advantage of cross-selling opportunities and a recovering market. In addition, the company has opportunities to make highly accretive acquisitions and its shares trade at depressed multiples that we believe do not reflect the company’s strong fundamentals.
¨ Financials: In the year to 31 March 2022 revenue declined 18.7% to £14.7m due to customers temporarily delaying IT refresh programs and scaling back contract sizes through the pandemic. However, most of this impacted lower margin Value Added Resale revenues rather than core Managed IT Services revenue, leading to only a 15.1% decline in gross profit to £8.9m. Managed IT Services revenue declined 10.5% to £12.8m and earned a 66.3% gross margin, whilst Value Added Resale (VAR) revenue declined 49.8% to £1.9m, at a 21.5% gross margin. Good cost control and the realisation of headcount synergies from prior acquisitions meant that adj. EBITDA decreased by only 3.4% to £2.8m and adj. PBT decreased 2.4% to £2.0m. Strong cash conversion (88% of adj. EBITDA to adj. CFO) led net cash (excl. leases) to grow to £3.3m at 31 March 2022.
¨ High revenue reliability: SysGroup has high revenue visibility (87.1% recurring revenue in FY22, supported mostly by contracts with a typical 36 month life at inception) and high cash conversion (88% in FY22). In addition, SysGroup has diverse industry exposure (largest sector is only 10% of revenue) and low customer concentration (c. 6% in FY22, with a target of <5% going forward).
¨ Forecasts: We forecast a 39.0% increase in revenue to £20.5m in FY23, driven by the post-Covid recovery in SysGroup’s existing business and two acquisitions made in April 2022. A structural shift in revenue mix (due to acquisitions and the recovery in VAR) means we expect gross margin to decrease to 55.0%, with absolute gross profit increasing 26.5%. Adj. EBITDA increases 18.9% to £3.3m in FY23 in our forecasts, accounting for some cost inflation and strategic hires. We expect FY23 closing net debt to be £3.1m (ex. leases), reflecting M&A outflows and conservatively recognising £3.1m of contingent consideration as debt. We expect this net debt balance to quickly reduce as SysGroup achieves 80-90% EBITDA to cash conversion with minimal required capex, notwithstanding further M&A. The high cash generation and banking facilities provide the firepower for future acquisitions that are not explicitly included in Zeus forecasts, but provide upside earnings potential.
¨ Undervalued: Shares trade at 4.8x FY23 EV / EBITDA compared to a peer average of 7.3x, which is not reflective of the Group’s attractive growth opportunities or cash generation, in our view. The average of our valuation estimates (peer mean EV/EBITDA, DCF, regression analysis) gives an estimate of 60.1p per share, or 126.8% upside to today’s price. In the long term, we believe the company could reach £50m in revenue and 30% EBITDA margins, with the scale provided by acquisitions and organic growth. Valuing this long-term potential EBITDA (£15m) at sector mean multiples (7.3x) indicates an enterprise value in excess of £100m.
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MILAN: Matteo Berrettini is quietly confident he can win Wimbledon after retaining his Queen's Club title over the weekend to join an elite group of players and continue an impressive return from injury.
World number 11 Berrettini defeated Serbia's Filip Krajinovic 7-5, 6-4 in Sunday's final of the warm-up event for the grass court Grand Slam to claim his second straight title in London, a week after beating Andy Murray to the honours in Stuttgart.
The 26-year-old Italian lost to Novak Djokovic in last year's Wimbledon final and is keen to go one better this year after bouncing back from a near three-month injury lay-off to win two tournaments in a row.
“I don’t know if I’m the favourite as Novak and Rafa (Nadal) are always there; Rafa has already won two Slams and no-one expected him to win in Australia,“ said Berrettini in an interview with Sky Sport Italia broadcast on Monday.
“I don’t feel like I’m the favourite but I know I can do it, I can’t pull the wool over people’s eyes. My aim is to have a big tournament at Wimbledon and I hope it will be two intense weeks.”
Sunday's victory meant Berrettini joined John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Boris Becker, Ivan Lendl, Lleyton Hewitt, Andy Roddick and Murray as the only players in the Open era to win back-to-back Queen's titles.
Before his two recent wins Berrettini had gone through a difficult few months, dropping out in Acapulco with abdominal problems in February and then missing the entire European clay court swing following hand surgery.
“After a really good week in Stuttgart it would have been easy to not exactly take my foot off the gas but let my problems overwhelm me,“ he said.
“Instead I found the right energy levels and to win such a prestigious tournament is really very special.”
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By Madame Pamita — Written on Jun 20, 2022
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We all have big dreams, some of which might seem impossible to achieve at the outset.
If you are in the process of trying to manifest your biggest dreams of love, success, happiness, or abundance and don't know where to start, here's a hint: nothing is impossible when you learn how to manifest, and regularly practice the good habits that go along with that.
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If one of my clients is committed to setting goals and making their dreams come true, I advise them to adopt three habits to truly transform their lives.
The keyword here is habits. These are not things that you can do just once and see a change. You have a goal and, now, you reach for it.
If you want to become a manifesting master, you have to commit to doing these things daily. Making these positive changes part of your routine will plant the seeds for real transformation in your life.
Give your new manifestation habits at least thirty days to take hold and you'll see a really dramatic difference. Although many of my clients start to experience manifestations in days or even hours, some bigger manifestations may take some time.
If you don't see dramatic results immediately, don't give up on your personal goals. Keep it up for at least a month and you will definitely see the positive effect that these manifesting secrets can have on your life.
Happy people know that it takes patience to achieve what they truly want.
With that, here's how to manifest your dreams and goals in life.
Here are three habits the happiest people practice daily:
1. They state positive affirmations out loud
Telling yourself the story that you want to hear versus a negative reality of what is going on will get the manifesting ball rolling.
Affirmations are spoken words that create beliefs, and beliefs then create our reality. Think about this: if you are constantly thinking "I'll never be rich", how likely is it that you'll be wealthy?
The first step you need to take is to recognize your negative thoughts and then come up with a positive affirmation that is both true and the thing that you want to manifest. State it in the positive and in the present tense.
If you are feeling poor, saying "I want to be prosperous" is a good first step but saying "Abundance flows to me easily" is infinitely more powerful.
If you're feeling lonely, you could say, "I will fall in love someday" but it would be even better to say, "My true love and I meet at the perfect timing."
It's not enough just to think these affirmations, you need to say them out loud to break the cycle of negative thinking and replace those negative beliefs that you're holding with strong powerful ones. Only then will you live a truly happy life.
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State your affirmations out loud every day as you're getting ready to start your day and you will start to see real shifts in your life with more and more goodness coming your way.
2. They write in a gratitude journal
A gratitude journal is a book where you write down what you're grateful for and the positive intentions that you have for the future.
The process is simple. In the morning or evening, sit down with your journal and write two pages. On the first page, write down what you're grateful for in your life right now.
For example, "I love my amazing friends" or "I'm so happy that I have a good job."
On the second page, write your gratitude intentions, and the things that you want in your life. The secret to this is to write them as if they are already here.
For example, if you want to start a successful business, write "I am so thankful for my prosperous new business." The process of writing this in the present tense powerfully sets your manifestation in motion.
Doing this on a daily basis will spark amazing positive things coming your way and you'll love looking back through your journal at the things that you have since manifested that were once merely wishes and dreams.
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3. They speak in the positive
This last one is sometimes the most difficult habit to adopt. Many times, we get in the habit of complaining about things going wrong in our lives to others.
Somehow, this complaining (and the comfort that we get when we complain to our friends and family) makes us feel closer to our loved ones.
However, when we speak about our lives in the negative to others, we are merely solidifying the things that we are complaining about and activating getting more of those negative things.
Check yourself. Are you complaining about not having enough money, love, or success? Whenever you catch yourself doing this, stop yourself and tell the story in a different way.
For example, if you're saying, "I keep going on dates with complete losers", stop yourself and take the story in a different direction.
You could add something like, "I may not be clicking with the people I'm meeting now, but it's helping me to figure out what's important to me. They may not be right for me, but if I keep going, I will really increase my chances of meeting someone that I do connect with."
Bonus habit: Play the "As If" game
If you really want to amp up your manifesting abilities, then I recommend playing the "As If" game with a positive-thinking friend.
It's simple to do. Just get together with a friend and have a conversation where you pretend "as if" your life is the exact way you want it to be. Imagine that you want to write a book, but haven't started.
Your conversation may sound something like this:
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Friend: Hey! I heard you wrote a book.
You: Yes! It's amazing! I wrote that fantasy novel I've always wanted to write.
Friend: That's awesome!
You: Yes, it was a really pleasant experience, writing. The words just flowed out of me so easily. My editor was so helpful and kind. And you're not going to believe this...
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Friend: What?
You: It's out now and it's debuted at #1 in the New York Times Bestseller list.
Friend: Whoa!
You: Not only that, but I've gotten contacted by a couple of movie studios who want to buy the rights to the book and turn it into a feature film.
Friend: That's amazing!
And on and on you two will go, sharing your biggest dreams as if they are already here. You will giggle with delight as you tell the story of your manifestations back and forth to each other and be in the perfect place to open up your manifestations coming to you quickly.
Finding happiness requires a commitment to doing these three good habits, every day.
I love it when my clients take these habits to heart and come back to tell me about the beautiful things that they have manifested. You can do it too!
Make these three (plus one) habits part of your daily life and you will be delighted as you manifest good thing after good thing and make your life the amazing adventure it was meant to be.
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,(Bloomberg) -- The Netherlands will allow more power production from coal-fired plants to help ensure natural-gas security, joining other European countries in turning to the heavily polluting fossil fuel to stave off any potential energy shortages.
The Cabinet will immediately change a law that forces coal-fired power stations to operate at maximum 35% of their capacity in order to limit carbon-dioxide emissions, Climate and Energy Minister Rob Jetten said during a press conference Monday in The Hague.
“Without additional measures, it is no longer guaranteed that we, in Europe and the Netherlands, will be able to fill the gas storage facilities sufficiently in preparation for the winter,” Jetten said.
The plan comes amid similar moves by the German and Austrian governments, which also revived coal plant production in respond to a cut in Russian gas supplies. The measures came after Moscow slashed deliveries on its main gas link to Europe.
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The increasing use of high-yield leveraged products has exacerbated the rout in the US$247 billion decentralised finance (DeFi) industry, as fear gripped cryptocurrency traders and sent the market into its biggest shakeout since 2018, said the founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Three Arrows Capital, a US$10 billion cryptocurrency hedge fund in Singapore, was the latest to fall victim to the market rout, being liquidated by multiple exchanges after failing to meet margin calls amid a crash in the prices of virtual currencies. Bitcoin , the biggest virtual currency, plunged below US$20,000 on Monday, the lowest in 18 months, while the prices of other coins tumbled across the board. “Compared to the last bear market in 2018, we are seeing more liquidity issues that tend to cascade across the market, affecting even larger players in the industry,” said Zhao Changpeng, founder and chief executive of Binance , speaking from France in an interview with South China Morning Post . “This is due to the growth of DeFi staking and lending products.” Binance, which recently set up its headquarters in Dubai, is “not the primary trading venue” for Three Arrows, and abstained from extending the failed hedge fund a large credit line, said Zhao, known simply as “CZ” among the world’s cryptocurrency traders. Nonetheless, many of these firms have approached Binance for rescue, he said without elaborating. There were a total of US$879 million of liquidations this recent weekend, according to data compiled by Coinglass. The crash in the cryptocurrency market underscores how the fundamental principle of DeFi – the pursuit of higher yields to disrupt and replace traditional banks – has been upended, as global central banks ended the era of cheap money with ever bigger increases in interest rates to stem inflation. DeFi represents an ecosystem of web applications and e-wallets which leverage on the public blockchain’s smart contracts to execute preset terms and conditions. With US$247 billion total capital locked at the end of last year according to blockchain analytic firm Elliptic, DeFi sought to replace the need for a centralised financial intermediaries such as banks and exchanges, and even central banks. Hong Kong goes on risk footing after 75-point interest rate hike Babel Finance in Hong Kong suspended clients’ withdrawals last Friday, citing “unusual liquidity pressures.” The troubles began in early June, when Celsius Network, based in New Jersey’s Hoboken area, said it was suspending all withdrawals, transfers and asset swaps by clients. The platform had staked US$500 million of its clients’ ether – the second-largest cryptocurrency after bitcoin – on Lido Finance’s DeFi project to seek returns of between 6 per cent and 8 per cent. When the price of the staked ether (stETH) plunged, Celsius was unable to convert back to ether – there was not enough liquidity in the market to enable its exit without sustaining losses – to meet its customers’ redemptions. Similarly, Three Arrows made bets on a pair of algorithmic stable coins, which are completely unrelated to underlying assets, unlike other stable coins that are tied to financial instruments government-issued fiat money, or a commodity. The value of the pair, TerraUSD and Luna, have crashed to zero from their US$60 billion peak at one point in May. Binance previously enabled users to stake, or lend TerraUSD and Luna to a third-party lending platform, promising yields of nearly 20 per cent. “It’s a lot clearer to us, in hindsight, that the Terra project was very mismanaged,” Zhao said. “Going forward, we would look at the operational risks of new projects in detail when we vet them for listing.” The market’s rout will not dent cryptocurrency’s role as a store of value because it will play a key role in the future of Web 3 , the next iteration of the web based on decentralisation and blockchain, Zhao said. China’s share of bitcoin trades plummets after cryptocurrency crackdown “As a global player in the cryptocurrency sector, we want to help traditional businesses to move on to Web 3 , and help entrepreneurs to innovate new products” based on the blockchain, non fungible tokens and cryptocurrencies, he said. That is why Binance will continue to seek out acquisition opportunities. Last month, Forbes Global Media confirmed that it was shelving a plan to merge with Magnum Opus Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to buy the publisher of the Forbes magazine, which was originally aiming for a New York listing with a US$630 million valuation. Binance had originally earmarked US$200 million investment into the combined entity before the SPAC plan was called off. Binance will continue to make minority investments into Forbes as the deal is being restructured, Zhao said. One potential change that Binance could help bring to Forbe s, if an agreement is reached, is to issue non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of news articles that could be tradeable on an exchange. Subscription per article can also be paid in cryptocurrencies, he said. The Post is spinning off its own NFT project called Artifacts Lab to turn material from the newspaper’s century-old archives into tradeable NFTs. “In the decentralised web, there will be a new business model using decentralised currencies,” Zhao said. | https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3182373/fear-grips-cryptocurrency-traders-and-magnifies-global?utm_source=rss_feed | 2022-06-20T17:27:14Z | https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3182373/fear-grips-cryptocurrency-traders-and-magnifies-global?utm_source=rss_feed | false | 1 |
PARIS, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ekinops (Euronext Paris - FR0011466069 – EKI), a leading network access and virtualization specialist, today announced that Ekinops SD-WAN Xpress has successfully passed the certification tests to join the Microsoft 365 Networking Partner Program (NPP). Enterprise users of SD-WAN Xpress will now benefit from an improved network Quality of Experience that enhances their connectivity to Microsoft 365 applications.
"Empowering our customers' digital transformation is at the core of what we do," says Sylvain Quartier, Vice President of Marketing and Product Strategy for Access at Ekinops. "Deepening our partnership with Microsoft means we are enabling customers and users to achieve optimal connectivity to Microsoft 365 locally and directly."
Ekinops' simple SD-WAN solution, SD-WAN Xpress, a proven, simple to deploy, true multi-tier, multi-tenant, one-box solution, is available on any OneOS6-enabled hardware platform. Leveraging OneOS6, Ekinops' user-friendly modular software solution, customers can access built-in services that can be activated remotely and on demand, improving network automation and programmability.
With Ekinops SD-WAN Xpress, Enterprise IT teams can easily identify which applications are used to develop network management policies that improve the user experience without compromising security. This includes unintrusive and secure Microsoft 365 (and other Microsoft services) traffic analysis to unlock an optimized Quality of Service for enterprises.
"We're thrilled to welcome Ekinops into the Networking Partner Program for Microsoft 365," said Scott Schnoll, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft. "Ekinops is a valued partner that is focused on helping Microsoft 365 customers implement the Microsoft 365 network connectivity principles. Microsoft only recommends Networking Partner Program member solutions for connectivity to Microsoft 365."
NPP validation adds to the growing collaboration between the two companies, including the recent Microsoft Teams certification for Ekinops SBC (session border controller) solutions.
To learn more about Ekinops' partnership with Microsoft or its SD-WAN solutions, check out the solution brief here: https://www.ekinops.com/products-services/products/compose/sd-wan/sd-wan-xpress.
Learn more about the Microsoft NPP: https://cloudpartners.transform.microsoft.com/m365networkingpartners
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Man charged with murder in connection with Sumter County stabbing
SUMTER COUNTY (WACH) - A Sumter County man faces murder charges in connection with a stabbing in Rembert. It happened at a home on the 7000...
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Poland’s Maciej Rybus will not be considered for selection at this year’s World Cup after the defender signed for another Russian club, the Polish Footbal Assocaition has confirmed.
While most foreign players have left Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine, 32-year-old left back Rybus, who has played 66 times for Poland, moved to Spartak Moscow this month after a five-year spell with local rivals Lokomotiv.
Poland is a staunch ally of Kyiv and has been one of Ukraine’s biggest financial supporters since the 24 February invasion, which Moscow describes as a “special operation”.
“The coach of the Polish national team, Czeslaw Michniewicz, talked to Maciej Rybus, who was currently staying in Poland, after the training camp of the national team ended last week,” the PZPN said in a statement.
“The coach informed the player that due to his current club situation, he would not be called up for the September training camp of the national team and would not be considered for the team that would go to the World Cup in Qatar.”
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Wanted felon arrested after allegedly assaulting officer with bear spray in Fairfield
FAIRFIELD -- A wanted felon was arrested in Fairfield over the weekend after he allegedly assaulted an officer with bear spray.
According to Fairfield police, John Rogers, 29, was stopped by an officer around 9:45 p.m. Saturday as Rogers rode his bicycle on the 4400 block of Central Way.
Rogers, a Fairfield resident, was uncooperative and confrontational, and tried to ride away while spraying bear spray at the officer, police said.
The officer used his Taser, but police said in a release that it was unsuccessful, and the two struggled for about five minutes before other officers arrived and took Rogers into custody.
He was found to have a converted nail gun that could allegedly fire a .22 caliber round like a pistol, a weapon known to police as a "zip gun." He had 40 additional rounds in his backpack, police said.
Rogers is a felon who was already wanted in Solano County on two outstanding felony charges. He was booked into Solano County jail on suspicion of eight felony counts.
The officer's injuries were described as "limited."
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Srinagar: General Manager of Daily Aftab Newspaper, Ghulam Nabi, passed away on Monday. Nabi, who served the newspaper for more than four decades, breathed his last after brief illness this evening at SMHS Hospital, family sources said.
Kashmir Reader team extended condolences to the bereaved as well as entire Aftab family and beseech Almighty Allah to rest the departed soul in peace and give forbearance to the bereaved family to bear the loss. | https://kashmirreader.com/2022/06/20/general-manager-of-daily-aftab-ghulam-nabi-passes-away/ | 2022-06-20T17:31:36Z | https://kashmirreader.com/2022/06/20/general-manager-of-daily-aftab-ghulam-nabi-passes-away/ | false | null |
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Summer is days away, with heatwaves expected over the weekend and beyond, but what's the best way of keeping your lawn healthy through the heat?
Lawn care experts Greensleeves has provided eight simple, but essential tips to follow to ensure grass is green and healthy throughout the coming months, making your garden the perfect place to host parties and BBQs.
Pre-Party:
Weeds
Take time out to remove any weeds and spray the grass with lawn-safe weedkiller.
Removing pesky weeds can instantly smarten a lawn up, plus taking out any unwanted plants will stop the grass having to compete for light, water and nutrients, making it look as healthy as possible during the party and putting it in better stead to grow back afterwards.
Mow
Mow the lawn around three-five days before a party, then the day before for the ultimate finish.
The weekend before, give the grass a trim, so any grass clippings have the chance to settle so they won’t spoil any guest’s clothing. Then by cutting it the day before, it will all be an even length and look in great condition for the main event.
Easy Clean-Up
Set up bins around the garden to avoid any litter. Old food from the barbecue such as bones and oil can affect and damage the grass. Plus, any heavy or large items like plates and cups could crush and cover grass from the sun, which will decrease its chances of growing back quickly afterwards.
Keep It Dry
Although rain is unavoidable, refrain from watering your lawn before the party as footfall could turn it into a mud bath. Keep the grass as dry as possible to prevent furniture from sinking into it, and to stop the garden from being destroyed.
Post-Party:
Aerate
Once you’ve had a party, remove any gazebos and garden furniture, take a garden fork and create a set of holes every few feet.
This will allow any areas that have been compacted through footprints or weight, to take in air, water and nutrients.
Reseed
Depending on the condition of the lawn, pick a seed that most suits its state. If the grass has been completely killed, you will need to buy lawn feed or seeds to start from scratch.
If it’s discoloured, you will need to condition the lawn to bring back the rich, green, healthy appearance. Follow the instructions of the product and apply to the holes made with the fork.
Water
Keep it hydrated throughout the next few weeks. As we get further into the summer, the hotter temperatures will dry the grass out, which could keep the colour brown.
Water new seed consistently, once or twice per day until new grass sprouts grow through, but if fertilizing wait a few hours until the garden is dry first.
If possible, avoid using the grass. Any new grass seedlings can be easily damaged, so it’s important to let them breathe until they are standing at a strong two-three inches tall. | https://www.biggleswadetoday.co.uk/read-this/8-simple-tips-to-follow-to-have-the-perfect-garden-this-summer-3737364 | 2022-06-20T17:33:24Z | https://www.biggleswadetoday.co.uk/read-this/8-simple-tips-to-follow-to-have-the-perfect-garden-this-summer-3737364 | true | 11 |
Stolen bulldozer used in attempted murder case, investigators say
NEWBERRY, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) – A man in South Carolina is accused of aiming a stolen bulldozer at a house as an act of revenge, according to investigators.
Deputies with the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office found a bulldozer on top of a shed with the tracks still moving on the morning of June 9.
They were able to get on top of the vehicle and take it out of gear before turning it off, WIS reported.
Deputies said the bulldozer was stolen from a nearby construction site.
The sheriff’s office said the vehicle was aimed towards the house, causing damage to the side porch, carport and a block shed at the rear of the property.
Investigators determined this was an act of revenge for allegations made in a previous case.
“This was a very dangerous and costly act of vengeance that could have cost the life of the person inside the house or someone traveling on Jollystreet Road in the early morning darkness,” Sheriff Lee Foster said.
Robert Robarge was arrested Friday and charged with attempted murder, malicious injury to property and grand larceny.
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Jennifer Lopez uses gender-neutral pronouns for her teen
Published: Jun. 20, 2022 at 12:01 PM CDT|Updated: 34 minutes ago
(CNN) - Jennifer Lopez is getting praised for introducing one of her 14-year-old twins with gender-neutral pronouns at a recent performance.
The singer introduced Emme Maribel Muniz using “they” and “them” after taking the stage at the Los Angeles Dodgers’ ‘Blue Diamond’ Gala.
Lopez and Emme, who was carrying a rainbow microphone, sang Christina Perri’s hit, “A Thousand Years.”
The pair previously made headlines for performing together when Lopez co-headlined the Super Bowl halftime show in 2020.
Lopez shares Emme and twin brother Max with her ex-husband, actor and singer Marc Anthony.
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EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Giggs STEPS DOWN as Wales boss while awaiting trial for assaulting his ex-girlfriend with former Man United winger keen to avoid disrupting his country's preparation for their first World Cup appearance since 1958
- Ryan Giggs does not want his situation to act as distraction for the World Cup
- He remains determined to clear his name and strenuously denies the charges
- Click here for all the latest World Cup 2022 news and updates
Ryan Giggs is to step down as Wales manager.
The Manchester United legend – who temporarily left the role after being charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend – is to announce his decision in the coming days, as revealed by Mail+.
Talks with FAW officials have been ongoing, with Giggs pushing to finalise the move following the country's qualification for the World Cup under interim boss Rob Page earlier this month.
Sources close to the Welsh camp have disclosed that the 48-year-old – who strenuously denies the charges and who initially stepped down following the allegations in November 2020 - has decided to bring closure to the situation following the delay of his court case.
Giggs does not want his situation to act as a distraction as his country prepares for its first appearance in a World Cup finals since 1958.
He remains determined to clear his name, but given proceedings are now unlikely to take place until August, he feels that now is the time for clarification, sources in Wales have said.
Man United legend Ryan Giggs is to step down as Wales manager, Sportsmail can reveal
He is pushing to finalise the move following the country's qualification for the World Cup under interim boss Rob Page
Giggs does not want his situation to act as a distraction as his country prepares for its first appearance in a World Cup finals since 1958
Giggs's trial was adjourned for close to seven months to August 8 following a backlog of cases at Manchester Crown Court.
He is accused of causing his ex actual bodily harm at his home in Worsley, Greater Manchester, in November 2020 and using coercive behaviour towards her. He has also been accused of assaulting his ex's sister. Giggs denies all the allegations.
Following qualification Page revealed his contract with Wales had been extended but Giggs's pending move will remove any confusion over the situation.
Read the full story on the Mail+ by clicking HERE.
Giggs' nascent managerial career showed early promise and he would not rule out a return to management in the future if he clears his name
And with what he managed to achieve in his near three-year stint as manager of his country, it is no surprise he wants more of the action if he manages to clear his name.
His nascent managerial career came after a glittering time on the pitch as a player, winning 13 Premier League titles, two Champions League trophies, four FA Cups and three League Cups.
But the start to his managerial career was not so plain sailing. It began in topsy-turvy circumstances, appointed as United's interim player-manager at the back end of the 2013-14 season following the sacking of the unsuccessful David Moyes in April 2014.
Ryan Giggs was in charge of Man United for four games in 2014 as an interim player-manager
He was in charge for four games before being named an assistant to incoming boss Louis van Gaal, winning half of those fixtures following 4-0 and 3-1 victories against Norwich and Hull City.
Those wins came either side of a 1-0 defeat by Sunderland at Old Trafford, before the Red Devils secured a 1-1 draw away at Southampton on the final day of the season.
Having had a taste of what victories as manager could bring though, Giggs felt the time was right to hand up his boots at the age of 40.
And he made an immediate impression on experienced Dutchman van Gaal, who publicly anointed Giggs as his successor after just a year into his two-year deal at Old Trafford.
He was then appointed as an assistant at Old Trafford to Dutchman Louis van Gaal
During his caretaker spell, Giggs was praised for giving debuts to youngsters James Wilson and Tom Lawrence and his willingness to give youth a chance had seen him gain favour with those who wanted to see him appointed on a full-time basis.
However, United chose against taking a chance on the yet untested and unproven Giggs, instead appointing Jose Mourinho, Giggs announced his departure from the club in July 2016.
Having enjoyed two decades under the guidance of the great Sir Alex Ferguson as a player and then working on tactics and philosophy with van Gaal, Giggs felt an opportunity to show his worth was not too far away.
Less than two years later, that chance arose when his national team - who he had won 64 caps for as a player - came calling and duly appointed him as head coach on a four-year contract in January 2018.
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MILAN (AP) — By Monday's fourth and final day of Milan Fashion Week menswear previews for next spring and summer, designers seemed to have understood the assignment.
Looks appeared more weather appropriate than on the weekend, as soaring temperatures provided a reminder that warm-weather dressing can mean covered, but in a relaxed way that accommodates elegance and playfulness.
Highlights from Monday’s shows:
GIORGIO ARMANI DEFENDS ELEGANCE
Against the onslaught of streetwear and dressing down, Giorgio Armani is defending elegance in all seasons.
The 87-year-old designer’s Spring-Summer 2023 collection mixes classics with more unusual iterations, as the fashion world demands. Proffering elegance is increasingly a lonely job.
“I don’t know when we will feel the loss of the man who moves through life with this refinement,’’ the designer said after the show.
For his main line, Armani focused on casual, relaxed suits, for day or evening. There was movement in the loose trousers and jackets, but also in the graphic repeating prints that create the effect of waves. Print on print looks are insistently modern.
“It is true that it is nice to see a man dressed well in a suit. But it is also nice to see evolution of fashion. Bring on the basics, I have always done them in my life. It is also true that (the market) demands novelty,’’ Armani said.
On that front, Armani created tunic-length tops. Jackets and shirts have a sheen rarely seen in menswear. A well-tied foulard substitutes a shirt under an open jacket. A scarf creates a sweeping effect on top of a white suit.
The color palate was rooted in the seaside white and navy combo, melting into shimmering shades of blue and gray before exploding into combinations of purple, pink and seafoam green.
The shoe of the season is an unfussy espadrille, substituting the sneaker of recent seasons, and which Armani himself wore, showing them off with an ironic laugh. Caps had no brim, all the better to show off the face.
“Acceptable. Credible. More assured,’’ Armani said summing up the collection.
GUCCI UNVEILS HAHAHA COLLECTION
Alessandro Michele teamed up with Harry Styles for a between-season collection that infuses tailoring with adolescent joy. The collection is titled “HaHaHa,” tapping a sense of joy, and also the expression of their initials: Harry and Alessandro.
“In truth it was easier for him to play with me to create clothes, than for me to sing with him,’’ Michele joked with reporters at a preview for the collection inside a Milan vintage store.
Harry Styles was just embarking on his solo career when Michele exploded into the fashion world proposing what was a new era of gender-fluid dressing, looks that immediately appealed to Styles. Michele said the singer incorporated one of his debut pieces as Gucci creative director into his wardrobe as he was breaking out from “One Direction.”
The relationship has grown over the years and takes flight in frequent exchanges of fashion inspiration over Whatsapp.
“At times, Whatsapp becomes a mood board,’’ Michele said. Though two decades apart in age, the two have found common ground in fashion: Michele says Styles restored a sort of adolescent glee, while Styles has matured into more tailored looks. The dual influences are present in the new collection.
The pair created a series of endearing block prints against gingham, featuring the collection’s mascot, a grumpy teddy bear, as well as a munching squirrel, and a sheep and cherry combination. Gucci styles tailored suit jackets from the prints, and paired them with colorful, wide-legged trousers or distressed jeans. The prints are repeated on pajamas, while patches inject whimsy onto knitwear or a ribbed white tank. Accessories include an updated Jackie Bag covered with grommets.
Mixed on the racks of the vintage store, the Gucci HaHaHa collection was often hard to distinguish from the stock.
“It is a great compliment to me that it is confused with vintage,’’ Michele said. “Vintage means well-made.”
JOEONE PERFECTS THE SUMMER TROUSERS
French designer Louis-Gabriele Nouchi understood the assignment, creating easy to wear yet distinctive summer looks for Chinese brand Joeone built around trousers.
Nouchi’s designs combined Chinese draping with athletic hiking pants, including piping and secret utility pockets.
A print of the Chinese landscape “A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains” by Wang Ximeng, featuring bold brush strokes of blue, green and ochre, created the season’s motif. Details from the painting appeared as a graphic print on a pair of wide-legged trousers, but also in patterns more subtly printed on jeans.
Shirtless models strode around the sunny courtyard of Milan’s Sforzesco castle, the bare torso displaying how the trousers rested perfectly on the waist.
“You have to wear the clothes to see the comfort. Pants are the most difficult piece to do in the men's wardrobe to be honest,’’ Nouchi said. “They have to be functional, they have to be comfortable. They really give you the tone of the silhouette, I feel, more than the jacket.’’ | https://www.bigrapidsnews.com/entertainment/article/Gucci-unveils-HaHaHa-collaboration-with-Harry-17253453.php | 2022-06-20T17:40:00Z | https://www.bigrapidsnews.com/entertainment/article/Gucci-unveils-HaHaHa-collaboration-with-Harry-17253453.php | true | 37 |
Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan had given three options to the party rank and file a couple of weeks ago, when he addressed them at the party office in Mangalagiri. He told them that the party has three options before it ahead of the 2024 general elections.
The first option was that the Jana Sena with the BJP forming the government. The second option was to have an alliance with BJP and TDP and the three parties forming the government. The third option was to go alone in the elections and form the government all alone.
He seems to have tried to lobby with the BJP leadership to take the TDP along to defeat the ruling YSR Congress. In fact, he had offered to work for the reunion of the TDP and BJP to ensure that the anti-incumbency vote is not divided. Accordingly, he must have tried browsing the issue with the BJP leaders and failed to get a positive response.
Sources say that the BJP is not interested in defeating Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy at this point of time. The top leadership of the BJP is in favour of defeating the TDP and thus taking its leaders. This would help the BJP to strengthen its base in the state and get ready for the 2029 general elections.
This strategy of the BJP must have irked Pawan Kalyan to announce that the Jana Sena would go alone in the next elections. The Jana Sena chief said that the party would have an alliance only with the people and not with any party. He made this statement in Prakasam district on Sunday to the surprise of everyone.
The other reason for Pawan Kalyan to say that there would be no alliance is to give a warning to the TDP, which has been indifferent to him since the success of the party’s Mahanadu in Ongole in the month of May. The success of the Mahanadu had changed the approach of the TDP leaders from top to bottom and most of them are confident of returning to power in the 2024 elections all alone.
This changed attitude of the TDP leaders could have been the other reason for the Jana Sena chief to make the announcement. Whatever could be the reason, it is for sure that the Jana Sena would lose heavily if it goes alone for the election. It would also prove that Pawan Kalyan had failed to bring the opposition parties together and ensure that the anti-incumbency vote is not split. | https://www.telugu360.com/why-did-pawan-choose-the-third-option/ | 2022-06-20T17:40:31Z | https://www.telugu360.com/why-did-pawan-choose-the-third-option/ | true | 1 |
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 but is continuing to work from home while experiencing mild symptoms.
Cooper's office released a statement saying that he has begun taking the antiviral pill Paxlovid to treat the virus. The statement said that he has been vaccinated and has had two booster shots. The governor said that he believes the shots helped ensure he's only having mild symptoms.
The governor plans to work from home and follow the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for isolating.
"I'm feeling fine. Thanks to vaccinations and boosters, my symptoms are very mild," Cooper said in the news release. "I'm eager to get to work this week and I'm already doing it from home through phone calls and video conferencing." | https://www.startribune.com/north-carolina-gov-roy-cooper-tests-positive-for-covid-19/600183689/ | 2022-06-20T17:40:36Z | https://www.startribune.com/north-carolina-gov-roy-cooper-tests-positive-for-covid-19/600183689/ | false | null |
(The Hill) – Democrats are fighting tooth and nail to hold onto their ultra-narrow Senate majority this year in a midterm election cycle that has several of the party’s most vulnerable incumbents facing voters amid rising inflation and surging gas prices.
Republicans need to net just one new seat this year to reclaim control of the upper chamber. Still, Democrats are more optimistic about their chances of holding their Senate majority than they are their House majority, and are eyeing several opportunities to flip GOP-held seats.
Here are the seven Senate seats most likely to flip in November:
Pennsylvania
Sen. Pat Toomey’s (R-Pa.) retirement and President Biden’s narrow victory in the Keystone State in 2020 have transformed Pennsylvania into perhaps the most competitive battleground of the midterm elections, offering Democrats one of few opportunities this year to take control of a GOP-held Senate seat.
Democrats have coalesced around Lt. Gov John Fetterman’s Senate bid. He easily won the party’s nomination last month, beating out his main rival Rep. Conor Lamb (D-Pa.) by a 32-point margin.
Former President Trump’s endorsed candidate, celebrity physician Mehmet Oz, clinched the Republican nomination, but only after a recount. Ultimately, he defeated his top primary opponent, former hedge fund CEO David McCormick, by fewer than 1,000 votes.
The race between Fetterman and Oz is still in its infancy, but a USA Today Network/Suffolk University poll released this week showed the Democratic lieutenant governor leading by a 9-point margin. But Fetterman and his party are facing a difficult political environment this year, and there’s still time for Oz to solidify his support among Republican voters.
Georgia
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) pulled off a major victory last year, beating out former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) in a hotly contested runoff election that helped Democrats reclaim the Senate majority.
Holding onto his seat this year, however, is likely to prove more challenging. Democrats are up against strong political headwinds nationally and his Republican rival, former football star Herschel Walker, faced little serious opposition in the state’s May 24 Senate primary.
Both parties are already spending heavily to win the Senate seat in Georgia, and early polling in the general election suggests an ultra-tight race. A survey from Eastern Carolina University released this week showed Warnock and Walker tied at 46 percent.
Warnock has a major financial advantage in the race; his latest federal filing shows him with nearly $23 million in the bank to Walker’s $7.1 million. But Georgia’s status as a political battleground is still relatively new, and Republicans believe that the state stands a good chance of swinging back in their direction this November.
Nevada
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) is set to face off against former state Attorney General Adam Laxalt in November after the Trump-endorsed candidate clinched the GOP nomination this week.
While Cortez Masto is an adept campaigner in her own right – she’s a former chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) and a political mentee of the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) – she’s also facing a tough environment in a state that in many ways epitomizes some of the biggest challenges facing Democrats this year.
Nevada has some of the highest gas prices in the country and the state’s economy – which depends heavily on tourism – took a hit as the COVID-19 pandemic prompted shutdowns of hotels, bars and restaurants.
At the same time, the Senate race in Nevada is expected to test Democrats’ resilience among Latino voters, who make up a significant share of the state’s electorate. While those voters have long been a key Democratic constituency, there have been signs in recent years that that may be starting to change.
Arizona
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) narrowly ousted former Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) in a 2020 special election, winning a Senate seat that hadn’t been held by a Democrat in more than 50 years.
Now, he’s running for his first full term in the upper chamber. And while he has the fundraising chops and personal narrative of a top-tier candidate, he’s facing voters in a much different political environment than he did two years ago.
Of course, Kelly has the advantage of incumbency and isn’t facing any primary opposition. Meanwhile, half a dozen Republicans are vying for their party’s Senate nomination, including state Attorney General Mark Brnovich, businessman Jim Lamon and venture capitalist Blake Masters, who scored Trump’s endorsement earlier this month.
But despite the fact that Democrats currently hold both of Arizona’s Senate seats, the state is far from a Democratic stronghold. Early polling shows Kelly outperforming his top Republican challengers in hypothetical head-to-head matchups. Still, a tough political climate for Democrats and a motivated GOP voter base this fall could turn the tables on him.
Wisconsin
Outside of Pennsylvania, the Senate race in Wisconsin is one of Democrats’ best chances of flipping a Republican-held seat.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is vying for a third term in the Senate despite previously pledging to only serve two terms. He’s also a universally despised figure among Democrats, who are hoping that his penchant for controversy can help propel them to victory in November.
The Wisconsin primaries are still nearly two months away, but the top candidates vying for the Democratic Senate nomination are Lt. Gov Mandela Barnes, state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski, Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry and Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson.
Of course, while Johnson is a polarizing figure nationally, he’s shown an ability to make it through tough elections before, defeating former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) twice, in 2010 and 2016.
New Hampshire
On the surface, New Hampshire is the Senate battleground that offers Democrats perhaps their best chance of holding a seat. Biden carried the state in 2020 by a 7-point margin after Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) narrowly ousted incumbent Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) four years earlier.
Republicans were also dealt a blow last year when Gov. Chris Sununu (R) opted against a Senate bid, leaving a crowded primary field to duke it out for the nomination. Among the Republicans running are state Senate President Chuck Morse, former Londonderry town manager Kevin Smith and retired Army Brig. Gen. Don Bolduc.
Nevertheless, Hassan won her last election by only about 1,000 votes and, like Democrats across the country, is facing a challenging political environment in a state that has a penchant to swing between parties.
One advantage she has, however, is time. The New Hampshire primaries won’t be held until mid-September, meaning it will be months before Republicans will know who their nominee is.
North Carolina
North Carolina may be a perennial battleground, but Democrats have had a tough go of it in the state in recent years. Trump carried it twice and Democrats were dealt a frustrating defeat in 2016 when their Senate nominee Cal Cunningham lost to Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) following embarrassing revelations of an extramarital affair.
This year, however, no candidate will have the incumbent advantage that Tillis had. Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) is not seeking reelection. Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.), whom Trump endorsed last year, emerged from the state’s May 17 GOP primary, while former state Supreme Court Justice Cheri Beasley (D-N.C.) easily clinched the Democratic nod.
Democrats see Beasley as an ideal pick for the seat. If elected, she would be the first Black U.S. senator from North Carolina. And she’s won statewide races before.
But flipping Burr’s seat won’t be easy. Republicans have largely rallied around Budd as their nominee and he has the backing of GOP power players, including the conservative Club for Growth, which spent millions of dollars to boost him in the primary. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/the-seven-senate-seats-most-likely-to-flip-in-2022/ | 2022-06-20T17:41:09Z | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/the-seven-senate-seats-most-likely-to-flip-in-2022/ | true | 20 |
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Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan house: The Brassic actress and former TOWIE star have sparked fan concern with their latest update
Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan are so close to moving into their dream Essex mansion - but their fans are a little concerned after their most recent update.
WOW: Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan's master bedroom could be a hotel suite
Taking to their home account @wrightyhome the couple shared an amazing transformation video showing their driveway when it was a building site and now when it's been beautifully paved.
WATCH: Inside Mark Wright's jaw-dropping home gym
The before and after video is totally mind blowing but as well as many followers being impressed by the incredible improvement, some fans expressed their concerns over the potential for weeds growing through their immaculate driveway.
The driveway sparked a reaction from fans
"Good luck weeding that in a year's time," warned one. "Looks great but be warned those weeds will find their way in between those bricks," wrote another.
The couple are planning to have a huge swimming pool
Others stuck to praising the work calling it a "dream home" and branding it "beautiful".
READ: Why Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright are being so secretive about home renovation
RELATED: Michelle Keegan reveals details of exciting new life in Sydney
Their vast Georgian-style mansion has been two years in the making, and it's certainly going to be worth the wait.
The Brassic actress and former TOWIE star have given fans sneak peeks into some of the rooms inside and they have fully showcased their impressive home gym.
The finished room looks amazing with herringbone flooring, a mirror that covers the main wall and four windows that feature beige blinds which automatically open and close. Very. Fancy.
Other swanky features at the new property include a massive outdoor swimming pool, a sauna in their bathroom and a private cinema room.
The project was approved back in 2020
Fans have seemingly been most impressed by the exterior plans which include the mammoth pool complete with in-water loungers.
"Our garden means the world to us, and we love the outdoors," the couple explained as they shared plans of what the back garden will look like, adding: "Absolutely blown away and cannot wait to see it come to life!"
While the building work has been going on, it's reported that Mark and Michelle have been residing with Mark's mum Carol, but it looks like move day could be edging closer – watch this space!
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Macron’s centrist alliance Ensemble! came first in Sunday’s second round of legislative elections, securing 245 out of a total of 577, according to final results released by the French interior ministry — more than any other political party.
However, it still fell short of the 289 seat threshold for an absolute majority in the National Assembly, France’s lower house.
Leftist coalition New Ecological and Social People’s Union (NUPES), a pan-left coalition led by far-left figure Jean-Luc M?lenchon, came in second with 131 seats, according to the interior ministry’s results.
That would make NUPES the main opposition force in the country, though the coalition is expected to be divided on some issues once in parliament.
“The collapse of the presidential party is total, and no majority is presented,” M?lenchon said earlier in the evening, remarking on preliminary results.
“We have achieved the political objective that we had set ourselves, in less than a month, to bring down the one who, with such arrogance, had twisted the arm of the whole country, who had been elected without knowing what for.”
On the other end of the political spectrum, Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party meanwhile won a record 89 seats, putting it in third place.
“This group will be by far the largest in our political history,” said Le Pen, who was also re-elected as MP.
Both Pen’s and M?lenchon’s performances are the latest indication the Macron presides over a deeply divided country — where the French public are turning to the extreme right and left to voice their dissatisfaction with the status quo.
‘An unprecedented situation’
Macron, who won a second term in presidential elections in April, will now become the first sitting French president to not win a parliamentary majority since a 2000 electoral reform.
He now enters an unknown territory of negotiation and compromise, after five years of undisputed control, where his coalition is expected to try and form alliances with other political parties, including reaching out to the traditional right, which came fourth on Sunday.
France could be thrown into political paralysis if he fails to make alliances. But it could also mean Macron will struggle to pass his legislative agenda, including an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age, along with deeper European Union integration.
Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire called the outcome a “democratic shock,” Reuters reports, adding that if the other blocs failed to cooperate it “would block our capacity to reform and protect the French.”
“This is an unprecedented situation,” said French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, referring to the new “configuration” of power among rival parties resulting from the vote. “Never before has the National Assembly experienced such a configuration under the Fifth Republic.”
“As of tomorrow, we will work on building an action-oriented majority, there is no alternative to that coalition to guarantee our country stability and enact the necessary reforms,” she said.
Just like in the first round of the election earlier in June, the vote on Sunday was marked by a low voter turnout, with abstention over 53%.
The results are a noted
departure from the large mandate Macron was given in the last 2017 elections. His top-down governing style, which Macron described as a
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Taliban release several British citizens held in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have released several British citizens who were detained in Afghanistan after an agreement was reached between the two countries, Taliban and U.K. officials said Monday.
The detainees were released Sunday following a series of meetings between Afghan and British officials, said Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban government, in a statement.
“A number of British nationals were released, who were arrested about six months ago for violating the laws and traditions of the Afghan people,” he said.
Mujahid didn’t say what laws the U.K. citizens had broken or elaborate on why they had been detained. The statement said all of them pledged to respect the laws of Afghanistan, the traditions and culture of the Afghan people and not to violate them again.
The identities of the British citizens were not released by either government but the Frontline Club, a journalists’ club in London that campaigned for former BBC cameraman Peter Jouvenal’s release, said he was among the five who were freed.
Former BBC journalist David Loyn also said in a tweet: “Peter Jouvenal has been released from captivity in Afghanistan after more than six months.
“His family have requested privacy at this time, and have expressed gratitude to the Foreign Office who have worked tirelessly to secure the release.”
A statement from the British government in February had said there were a number of British nationals in Taliban custody. Although the government refused to release their identities, Hassina Syed, Jouvenal’s wife, told The Associated Press that the former freelance cameraman turned businessman was taken on Dec. 13.
“We welcome and appreciate the release by the current administration of Afghanistan of five British nationals who were detained in Afghanistan,” said a statement Monday from Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
There was no report on the fate of an American citizen who was also detained by the Taliban. U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN’s “State of the Union” earlier this year that Washington was “actively working” to get the American released from Taliban custody. He refused to say more at the time, citing the “sensitivity of it.”
The British statement said British nationals had no role in the U.K. government’s work in Afghanistan and traveled to the country against the U.K. government’s travel advice. “This was a mistake” it said.
“On behalf of the families of the British nationals, we express their apologies for any breach of Afghan culture, customs or laws, and offer their assurance of future good conduct,” the statement by the U.K. government added.
Jouvenal’s wife, Syed, an Afghan, had said her husband was in Afghanistan investigating business opportunities, including investment in lithium mining. Afghanistan is rich in lithium, a key component of energy-storage batteries. He was traveling alone and not associated with the other detainees, she said.
Jouvenal had worked as a freelance cameraman during the 1980s Soviet invasion in Afghanistan and followed the country through its many wars. He married Syed and they have three daughters.
Jouvenal, who speaks both Pashto and Dari, Afghanistan’s two official languages, had held several meetings with the Taliban’s mining ministry before being detained in December, Syed said, including with the minister. Until his detention, Syed said, Jouvenal had been careful to stay in regular contact with the Taliban authorities to ensure that they were aware of his activities and movements.
In the mid 2000s, Jouvenal owed and operated the Gandamak Restaurant and guest house in the Afghan capital, which had become well known among the many journalists who traveled to Afghanistan during the U.S.-led invasion that toppled the Taliban government in 2001.
Since seizin power in mid-August last year, the Taliban have imposed harsh edicts in Afghanistan, harking back to their repressive rule during the late 1990s. They have restricted freedoms and rights of women, who are now barred from going to school beyond the sixth grade, and minorities. The country has plunged into an unprecedented crisis, hurtling toward an economic meltdown as famine and hunger loom.
According to people with direct knowledge of the men who were held in Taliban custody, at least two of the detainees were apparently in Afghanistan to secretly evacuate Afghan nationals. The people with direct knowledge spoke to the AP earlier this year on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the talks.
The Taliban have made it clear that Afghans without proper documents would not be allowed to leave the country.
Syed said she feared her husband may have gotten caught up in a Taliban investigation into attempts to secretly transfer Afghan nationals out of the country.
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Associated Press writer Jill Lawless in London contributed.
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Shots for tots: COVID vaccinations start for little US kids
Little Fletcher Pack woke up Monday morning and asked: “Is today vaccine day?”
For the 3-year-old from Lexington, South Carolina, the answer was yes.
The nation’s infants, toddlers and preschoolers are finally getting their chance at COVID-19 vaccination as the U.S. rolls out shots for tots this week. Shipments arrived in some locations over the weekend and some spots, including a Walgreens in South Carolina and another in New York City, opened up appointments for Monday.
Fletcher’s mother said that once her son is fully vaccinated, he can finally go bowling and visit the nearby children’s museum.
“He’s never really played with another kid inside before,” McKenzie Pack said. “This will be a really big change for our family.”
She began seeking an appointment last week as U.S. regulators took steps to OK the vaccines for kids 6 months to 5 years old.
“It’s just relief,” said Pack. “With this vaccine, that’ll be his best shot at going back to normal and having a normal childhood.”
The Food and Drug Administration greenlighted the Moderna and Pfizer kid shot s on Friday and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended them Saturday. In the U.S., COVID-19 vaccines were first tested and given in late 2020 to health care workers and older adults. Teens and school-age kids were added last year.
“This is certainly an exciting moment in what has become a very long campaign to vaccinate people against COVID-19,”said Dr. Matthew Harris, an emergency room pediatrician at Northwell Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New York.
Many parents have been anxiously awaiting the rollout, and Harris said shots for his own 9-month-old are a “matter of when, not if.’’
Roughly 18 million youngsters under 5 are eligible.
“It’s just a huge step toward normalcy,’’ said Dr. Debra Langlois, pediatrician at University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
“We’re two-plus years into this pandemic and there’s things that my 4-year-old has never been able to do,’’ Langlois said.
The family skipped a trip to Disneyland and a popular Michigan vacation island because the ferry ride to Mackinac Island would mean mingling with unmasked passengers.
President Joe Biden, public health authorities and pediatricians hailed the moment. But they also acknowledged that getting some parents on board may be a challenge given disappointing vaccination rates — about 30% — in school-age kids.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and American Medical Association were among physician groups that encouraged doctors and families to get young children vaccinated.
The CDC advises vaccination even for those who already had COVID-19 to protect against reinfection, and says it is OK to get other vaccines at the same time. For the littlest kids, there’s Pfizer’s three-shot series or Moderna’s two shots.
In New York’s largely Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights, Dr. Juan Tapia Mendoza’s clinic has ordered 300 doses of the tot-sized vaccines. He said he needs educational materials that directly address misinformation spreading among parents.
His approach will be to tell parents “if they were my kids, I would vaccinate them.”
“Because the virus is still around. A lot of people are still dying because of coronavirus Kids do get infected and some kids get severely affected and nobody wants to see a child very sick.”
Some hospitals planned vaccination events later this week. Chicago is among locations that offer COVID-19 shots in people’s homes and planned to open registration this week for home appointments for infants and other young children, said Maribel Chavez-Torres, a deputy commission for the city’s Department of Public Health.
Dr. Pam Zeitland, director of pediatric medicine at National Jewish Health in Denver, recommends parents get their kids vaccinated as soon as possible.
“Some parents are afraid that the younger the child, the more vulnerable they might be to vaccine side effects,’’ Zeitland said, but that’s not what Pfizer and Moderna studies found. Side effects were similar to what is seen with other childhood vaccines — fever, irritability and fatigue.
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AP Medical Writer Carla K. Johnson contributed.
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Plumas Bancorp honored among best-in-class banking institutions
Plumas Bancorp, the holding company of Plumas Bank, announced several recognitions by leading financial investment companies who evaluate the performance of financial institutions nationwide. The honors are awarded based on key performance indicators that signal positive value to potential investors and indicate an institution’s ability to deliver consistent...
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(The Hill) – Missouri Senate candidate Eric Greitens (R) is facing criticism after he released a new video urging his supporters to go “RINO hunting.”
The Missouri Republican shared a 38-second video on Twitter where he touts his past as a Navy SEAL and is seen breaking into a house while going what he calls “RINO hunting.”
“The RINO feeds on corruption and is marked by the stripes of cowardice. … There’s no bagging limit, no tagging limit, and it doesn’t expire until we save our country,” he says in the video.
Greitens, who is seen holding a long shotgun for the duration of the video, is surrounded by men in U.S. armed forces camouflage uniforms. He also urged his supporters to join the “MAGA crew” and to get a “RINO hunting permit” after he rushed into an empty house while his crew tossed in a flash grenade.
He shared the video with a caption Monday that said, “we are sick and tired of the Republicans in Name Only surrendering to Joe Biden & the radical Left.”
Greitens, who calls himself a conservative and an “outsider,” faced swift retaliation on social media for alluding to hunting humans in the video.
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) took to Twitter to denounce the video and said that “this type of fa[s]cist messaging needs to stop. It only encourages political violence.”
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas)also said on Twitter that “this is sociopathic.” He added that Greitens was “going to get someone killed.”
The Hill has reached out to Greitens’s campaign office for comment.
The former Missouri governor who was forced to resign in 2018 after allegations of campaign finance violations and sexual assault of a woman he was dating surfaced. He announced he would run for the seat left open by the upcoming retirement of GOP Sen. Roy Blunt (Mo.).
Greitens has also been accused of abusing his ex-wife Sheena Greitens, who said that her ex-husband grew physically violent with her and her children.
She shared disturbing details including that Eric Greitens bought a gun, hid it from his family and threatened to kill himself if his then-wife did not provide “specific public political support” prior to his resignation.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) previously said that Greitens should drop out of the Missouri race after the allegations of abuse came to light. “If you hit a woman or a child, you belong in handcuffs, not the United States Senate,” Hawley tweeted. “It’s time for Eric Greitens to leave this race.”
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — East Africa’s leaders have responded to the threat of war between Rwanda and Congo by instructing a new regional force to deploy in eastern Congo and ordering an immediate cease-fire.
A statement after the meeting in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, didn't give details on the date of deployment of the force or its composition. Congo had welcomed the force’s presence but not neighboring Rwanda’s participation. The presidents of both countries attended Monday.
The regional heads of state adopted “for immediate implementation” the status of forces agreement, concept of operations and rules of engagement, the statement said. The heads of state told the force to cooperate with Congolese forces to stabilize the region.
There was no direct mention of Rwanda, which Congo has accused of supporting the M23 rebel group that has carried out renewed attacks in recent months. The statement noted the “presence of foreign negative elements” as a critical issue. Rwanda has long denied supporting the M23 rebels, who captured a key town in eastern Congo last week.
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Friday accused Rwanda of trying to occupy his country’s land for its vast mineral wealth, hours after Rwanda said a Congolese soldier had crossed the border and begun shooting at Rwandan security forces and civilians before being shot dead.
Congo’s president has also called on international leaders, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, to step up the pressure on Rwanda when it hosts the Commonwealth summit this week.
Each side has accused the other of incursions. Congo now seeks to suspend all agreements with Rwanda. Rwanda’s state minister for foreign affairs in charge of East African matters, Manasseh Nshuti, has said dialogue “is the solution” to the issues.
Dynamics in eastern Congo “were already strained” by Congo and neighboring Uganda carrying out a joint operation there against another rebel group, the Allied Democratic Forces, according to a new report by the U.N. panel of experts on Congo. Both Uganda and Rwanda have long been accused of backing rebels and pursuing some of the region’s rich mineral wealth, including gold. | https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/East-African-leaders-send-regional-force-to-17253490.php | 2022-06-20T17:47:11Z | https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/East-African-leaders-send-regional-force-to-17253490.php | true | 15 |
Oaks winner could take on the colts at the Curragh on Saturday
Aidan O’Brien has not ruled out the possibility of Tuesday taking on the colts in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh on Saturday.
Winner of the Cazoo Oaks at Epsom on June 3, the day she actually turned three, if the daughter of Galileo runs she will be attempting to become the first filly to win Ireland’s premier Classic since the Frankie Dettori-ridden Balanchine in 1994.
Her victory in the Oaks was the fifth run of her career, but her third Classic, having finished placed in both the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket and the Irish equivalent.
O’Brien, who does not appear to have a standout Irish Derby contender among his colts this season, will be looking for a 15th win in the race this weekend.
“It’s possible we could supplement Tuesday,” O’Brien told the PA news agency.
“I’ve very possible, but we’ll decide in the morning.”
O’Brien enjoyed another successful Royal Ascot last week, once again being crowned leading trainer at the meeting during five days which saw him land his 900th Group or Graded race. He also moved within one of Sir Michael Stoute as the leading trainer at the showpiece fixture with his 81st winner.
Tuesday’s Oaks form took a boost on Sunday when the Hollie Doyle-ridden Nashwa, third at Epsom, dropped down in distance to win the French Oaks at Chantilly.
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Holidaymakers who were trapped on the other side of a flight from Bristol to Cyprus have said you have to ‘take the rough with the smooth’ after being forced to extend their stay in a five star hotel decked out with king-size beds and hot tubs.
Devon Live reported how a flight from Bristol Airport to Paphos was cancelled, leaving passengers stranded in both Bristol and the plane’s return flight from Paphos on Saturday, June 18. The flight did eventually take off, taking TUI customers to Paphos on 9am on Sunday, landing at 2pm with the plane making a quick return to Bristol at around 2.30pm.
Passengers on the original flight from Bristol to Paphos were put in a hotel overnight in Cardiff. One anonymous passenger said she arrived at the airport at 10am with her family for her flight scheduled at 1.35pm. The flight was then delayed till 2.36pm, the 3pm, then again moved to 4.20pm, before being rescheduled for earlier this morning.
Passengers in Bristol reported that they were only drip-fed information and nobody from TUI was on hand to help. TUI explained, in a text message to passengers that the flight was halted “due to operational disruption”. It added: “Hotel accommodation and transport is currently being sourced with our ground handling agents.”
In Paphos, passengers arrived at the airport shortly after 5pm UK time for their evening flight, only to find out that it was cancelled. Their flight eventually landed at 9pm on Sunday, June 19.
In an email to those stranded TUI stated: “Firstly, we would like to apologise for the delay to your flight and the disappointment it has caused. We completely understand how frustrating this can be and we appreciate your patience. If you are covered by your holiday insurance and would like to pursue a claim, the following information will help you.”
Passengers will also be able to claim £350 as well as £150 in vouchers from TUI.
Three coach-loads of passengers were told on arrival to the airport they would not be flying and a coach transfer was hastily arranged to take them to the five-star Azia Resort. Those on the cancelled TOM6677 flight were treated to full board status, including meals and soft drinks. Some passengers said their new hotel rooms for the evening included a hot tub and king size beds.
Jonathan Kesselman who was part of a wedding party travelling home to Tiverton said: “It was a bit of a worry when we first found out, but when we found out we were staying in a five star hotel, it was quite pleasing.
“We were looked after very quickly by TUI and we found out exactly what was happening as soon as we got to the airport. We got off the coach and arrived to very pleasant surroundings at our hotel, with lovely food and a great swimming pool and was able to enjoy another day of sunshine in Cyprus. We also got to enjoy a magic show that evening. What more could one want?
“I am glad it wasn’t me stuck on the other end. It’s a selfish point of view, as it was a great extension to our holiday. I could have easily stayed for another couple of days as I had enough pants.
“None of us were looking out for the extra compensation, we didn’t need it, but it will help pay towards my next cruise in October.
“It was out of the control of TUI, things do happen, and you must take the rough with the smooth. We are lucky to have got the smooth, those back in Bristol got the rough, so it’s all swings and roundabouts.”
Tom Lindus another who was part of the wedding group added: “I wasn’t that fussed about being stuck in Cyprus because I was enjoying the sunshine. I was quite happy about being moved to a five star hotel, I don’t know about everyone else, although it did mean I had to spend extra money on buying the beer.
“These things happen, but I think TUI looked after us well, and now I’m looking forward to getting the compensation. It is lucky that it is the other way around for us and that we were stranded in Paphos rather than the other way around as I would have been fuming, but we just turned out to be the lucky ones. Karma will probably catch up with us and the next time we fly out will probably get sent back home.” | https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-tui-passengers-stranded-five-7230977 | 2022-06-20T17:48:37Z | https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-tui-passengers-stranded-five-7230977 | false | 1 |
Nanaimo is the first city in Canada to receive Rogers Communications’ new 3500 MHz 5G cellular system as the company begins deploying its new high-speed service.
Rogers announced, in a press release, the high-speed service went live Wednesday, June 15, and the company will continue switching on the service across Canada, including Vancouver and other urban centres as well as multiple rural areas.
The 3500 MHz band increases 5G network data capacity and will boost speed to enable Rogers to offer new service possibilities, such as augmented reality and machine learning, smart homes, vehicles and cities for consumers and business customers, the company said.
“Today’s deployment builds on our foundational 5G investment in low-band 600 MHz spectrum, so we can usher in a new era of mobile and fixed wireless broadband that will create jobs, fuel innovation and keep our economy competitive,” said Tony Staffieri, Rogers Communications president and CEO, in the release.
Rogers said it has already demonstrated one of the system’s capabilities at an NHL hockey game where fans in the arena watched the game in the arena while wearing augmented reality glasses. Other benefits noted in the press release include remote diagnostic capabilities for the health-care sector to provide real-time images and X-rays to health-care providers working in ambulances, for example, or the ability for port authorities to remotely control autonomous haulage vehicles to improve safety.
The company says its 3500 MHz spectrum will provide increased capacity and more reliable services for customers with wireless home internet, and will benefit operations for commercial enterprises, universities, and public-sector customers operating private wireless networks.
“The speed and capacity of 5G, coupled with our rapidly expanding network footprints, offers endless possibilities for consumers and business users, from smart homes, vehicles and cities, to augmented reality and machine learning and we’re eager to deliver these benefits to Canadians no matter where they may live,” said Jorge Fernandes, Rogers Communications chief technology officer, in the press release.
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Tyman plc (LON:TYMN – Get Rating) reached a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as GBX 244 ($2.96) and last traded at GBX 246 ($2.99), with a volume of 577875 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 259 ($3.14).
Separately, Berenberg Bank lowered their target price on Tyman from GBX 500 ($6.07) to GBX 420 ($5.10) and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 10th.
The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 285.13 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 335.79. The company has a market cap of £482.75 million and a P/E ratio of 10.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 42.27, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 2.19.
Tyman Company Profile (LON:TYMN)
Tyman plc supplies engineered fenestration components and access solutions to the construction industry. The company designs and manufactures products that enhance the comfort, sustainability, security, safety, and aesthetics of residential homes and commercial buildings. It operates through three divisions: Tyman North America, Tyman UK & Ireland, and Tyman International.
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More than 80 brand new homes have been put up for sale at a housing development in Staffordshire. Persimmon Homes has launched the third phase of properties at the Udall Grange development on Eccleshall Road, in Stone.
Work started on phase three in February this year – and the first of 82 new homes are now available to people to buy. The new homes join the existing 264 properties which were built at the site during phases one and two.
Persimmon is building a total of 478 houses at the Udall Grange development. Phase three will see a mix of three, four and five-bedroom homes built at the site - with prices starting at £271,950, reports BusinessLive.
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David Greengrass, sales director designate for Persimmon Homes West Midlands, said: "This site launched four years ago, and we've seen consistently strong sales ever since. We're delighted to be able to release the first phase three homes onto the market, which is a huge boost from house hunters in Stone.
"We've seen the demand is high in this area after the success of phase one and two. We're expecting these properties to sell very quickly indeed.
"We have something for everyone. This ranges from first-time buyers making that exciting step onto the property ladder, to professionals, downsizers and families."
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Shots for tots: COVID vaccinations start for little US kids
Little Fletcher Pack woke up Monday morning and asked: “Is today vaccine day?”
For the 3-year-old from Lexington, South Carolina, the answer was yes.
The nation’s infants, toddlers and preschoolers are finally getting their chance at COVID-19 vaccination as the U.S. rolls out shots for tots this week. Shipments arrived in some locations over the weekend and some spots, including a Walgreens in South Carolina and another in New York City, opened up appointments for Monday.
Fletcher’s mother said that once her son is fully vaccinated, he can finally go bowling and visit the nearby children’s museum.
“He’s never really played with another kid inside before,” McKenzie Pack said. “This will be a really big change for our family.”
She began seeking an appointment last week as U.S. regulators took steps to OK the vaccines for kids 6 months to 5 years old.
“It’s just relief,” said Pack. “With this vaccine, that’ll be his best shot at going back to normal and having a normal childhood.”
The Food and Drug Administration greenlighted the Moderna and Pfizer kid shot s on Friday and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended them Saturday. In the U.S., COVID-19 vaccines were first tested and given in late 2020 to health care workers and older adults. Teens and school-age kids were added last year.
“This is certainly an exciting moment in what has become a very long campaign to vaccinate people against COVID-19,”said Dr. Matthew Harris, an emergency room pediatrician at Northwell Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New York.
Many parents have been anxiously awaiting the rollout, and Harris said shots for his own 9-month-old are a “matter of when, not if.’’
Roughly 18 million youngsters under 5 are eligible.
“It’s just a huge step toward normalcy,’’ said Dr. Debra Langlois, pediatrician at University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
“We’re two-plus years into this pandemic and there’s things that my 4-year-old has never been able to do,’’ Langlois said.
The family skipped a trip to Disneyland and a popular Michigan vacation island because the ferry ride to Mackinac Island would mean mingling with unmasked passengers.
President Joe Biden, public health authorities and pediatricians hailed the moment. But they also acknowledged that getting some parents on board may be a challenge given disappointing vaccination rates — about 30% — in school-age kids.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and American Medical Association were among physician groups that encouraged doctors and families to get young children vaccinated.
The CDC advises vaccination even for those who already had COVID-19 to protect against reinfection, and says it is OK to get other vaccines at the same time. For the littlest kids, there’s Pfizer’s three-shot series or Moderna’s two shots.
In New York’s largely Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights, Dr. Juan Tapia Mendoza’s clinic has ordered 300 doses of the tot-sized vaccines. He said he needs educational materials that directly address misinformation spreading among parents.
His approach will be to tell parents “if they were my kids, I would vaccinate them.”
“Because the virus is still around. A lot of people are still dying because of coronavirus Kids do get infected and some kids get severely affected and nobody wants to see a child very sick.”
Some hospitals planned vaccination events later this week. Chicago is among locations that offer COVID-19 shots in people’s homes and planned to open registration this week for home appointments for infants and other young children, said Maribel Chavez-Torres, a deputy commission for the city’s Department of Public Health.
Dr. Pam Zeitland, director of pediatric medicine at National Jewish Health in Denver, recommends parents get their kids vaccinated as soon as possible.
“Some parents are afraid that the younger the child, the more vulnerable they might be to vaccine side effects,’’ Zeitland said, but that’s not what Pfizer and Moderna studies found. Side effects were similar to what is seen with other childhood vaccines — fever, irritability and fatigue.
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Which high-end office chair is best?
Whether you’re working from home or commuting to the office, chances are you’re going to need a high-quality office chair. Luxury, executive and management chairs are a step above the rest, but they aren’t exclusively for bosses anymore. Some are downright affordable.
High-end office chairs come in many forms, including traditional and modern. The top-of-the-line Duorest Alpha Executive Ergonomic Office Chair is an excellent example of a less-traditional and more ergonomic model.
What to know before you buy a high-end office chair
Size
By and large, high-end executive office chairs are larger than the everyday variety. In most cases, executive chairs are high-back, providing more space to sit back and relax so you don’t hunch over the desk. The seats are typically wider as well, ensuring you don’t have to be slender to enjoy it. Many companies offer “big and tall” models as well for the larger-statured.
Comfort and support
Another upgrade area with higher-end office chairs is in the padding and support. Cushy headrests and armrests are standard, as well as extra lumbar support. Some are also built for maximum ergonomic benefits, providing spinal stability and helping to prevent chronic discomfort. If you want even more comfort, look out for memory foam padding in the seat, back and armrests.
Materials
Generally speaking, luxury chairs are much more well-padded. In addition to plush memory foam cushioning, many high-end and executive office chairs use genuine bonded leather. Other ergonomic models feature a breathable mesh backing and seat.
What to look for in a quality high-end office chair
Adjustability
Many high-end chairs are limited in their adjustability due to their more formal design. However, some are worth the extra dough just for their physical customization. Adjustable headrests, armrests and seat height are just a few ways you can make your office chair a better fit.
Special features
There are many special features to look out for in a high-end office chair. Some come with a reclining or rocking function, tension adjustment, adjustable or extra lumbar padding, maybe even a recliner-style footrest.
Ease of assembly
One of the downsides to purchasing a high-end office chair is the assembly, which may be a bit more complicated than a standard chair. However, most manufacturers provide more than enough instructions and supplies to make it easier. In some cases, your chair might assemble easily without sacrificing durability. Most offer expert assembly for an additional price in a pinch, which might be a worthwhile investment to enhance your chair’s longevity.
How much you can expect to spend on a high-end office chair
Luxury and executive office chairs tend to cost $200-$600, but the most indulgent can exceed $1,000.
High-end office chair FAQ
Are there any eco-friendly high-end office chairs?
A. Yes, several, including the WorkPro Quantum 9000, use various eco-standards that make their production better for the environment.
Is faux leather or genuine bonded leather better?
A. Faux or PU leather is more durable than bonded leather, which has a shorter lifespan. It’s also cheaper and less prone to cracking and scratches. Real leather is another good option for feel and longevity.
What’s the best high-end office chair to buy?
Top high-end office chair
Duorest Alpha Executive Ergonomic Office Chair
What you need to know: This ergonomically designed chair is Duorest’s premium chair, offering top-tier support and posture protection, making it ideal for long days of seated work. What it lacks in visual appeal, it makes up for with physical benefits.
What you’ll love: This chair boasts 3D backrests, maximum adjustability in the armrests and headrest and a cool mesh seat.
What you should consider: It lacks the sophisticated look of other high-end chairs.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top high-end office chair for the money
STARSPACE High Back Leather Executive Chair
What you need to know: For a simple and elegant executive chair, this model offers everything you need for comfort and support at a bargain price.
What you’ll love: Ergonomic design, adjustable seat height, flip-up armrests and high-quality construction set this budget chair apart.
What you should consider: The chair may be difficult to assemble.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
WorkPro Quantum 9000 Mesh Series High-Back Executive Chair
What you need to know: This ergonomic executive chair might not be as formal as others. It makes up for its looks with its supportive features.
What you’ll love: A breathable mesh seat and back and added adjustability are just a couple of this highly-rated chair’s features.
What you should consider: The headrest sits forward a bit too much.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
La-Z-Boy Winston Bonded Leather Executive Chair
What you need to know: If you think La-Z-Boy’s recliners are comfortable, this executive chair brings high-quality comfort to the office — sophistication meets support.
What you’ll love: You’ll enjoy a supportive headrest, lumbar support and cushy, comfortable padding and luxurious bonded leather upholstery.
What you should consider: Some users report an excessive forward lean.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Bowthy Big and Tall Executive Office Chair
What you need to know: Built for the larger of stature, this chair is as luxurious as it is sturdy, offering added support and comfort that smaller chairs can’t match.
What you’ll love: This chair features adjustable lumbar support, high-density memory foam, a well-padded headrest and armrests and a breathable backrest.
What you should consider: As luxurious as the chair is, it’s for people looking for more space to fit and support their body type.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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SpaceX employees slam Elon Musk's behavior in 'public sphere'
E mployees from SpaceX aren't happy with how their boss is behaving in public.
The employees blasted Elon Musk's behavior in public and on Twitter as a distraction from the company and its goals.
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“Elon’s behavior in the public sphere is a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment for us, particularly in recent weeks,” the employees wrote in a letter, according to a copy reviewed by the Verge . “As our CEO and most prominent spokesperson, Elon is seen as the face of SpaceX — every Tweet that Elon sends is a de facto public statement by the company. It is critical to make clear to our teams and to our potential talent pool that his messaging does not reflect our work, our mission, or our values.”
The letter claims that employees “across the spectra of gender, ethnicity, seniority, and technical roles have collaborated on” its content, although it remains uncertain how many employees were involved in its creation. It also claims that the company has failed to live up to its "no a**hole" policy and its zero-tolerance sexual harassment policy. The letter goes on to ask SpaceX to "publicly address and condemn Elon’s harmful Twitter behavior," to "hold all leadership equally accountable" for bad conduct, and to "clearly define what exactly is intended by SpaceX's 'no-a**hole' and 'zero tolerance' policies and enforce them consistently."
It is unclear how many people signed the document, although it generated more than 100 supportive comments in the chat.
SpaceX's "no a**hole" policy is a work policy that stops people from interrupting or shutting down conversations internally, according to SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell. This policy allegedly encourages workers to "listen harder" and to "embrace the ideas of your fellow workers."
The letter's remarks arrive nearly a month after Insider reported the company paid a flight attendant $250,000 to settle sexual misconduct allegations against Musk. Musk denies these claims, calling the report "utterly untrue" and an attempt to stop his acquisition of Twitter.
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Musk's Twitter conduct has been a point of tension in the past. While the billionaire has used his account to stop people from threatening other accounts, he has also used it for seemingly juvenile tweets and memes. Musk's Twitter account has also played an integral part in the marketing of his companies, including Tesla and SpaceX.
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'The support was unbelievable' - Leinster Rugby scrum-half comes out as gay
Leinster Rugby scrum-half Nick McCarthy has spoken publicly for the first time about his sexuality and announced in a statement this afternoon (Monday 20) that he was gay.
In an interview with leinsterruby.ie, McCarthy spoke about how he struggled with coming out for a while and how it was starting to impact on him and his happiness, adding that he was struggling so much that he contemplated leaving rugby, agonising over his future and unsure if he could ever come out.
"I suppose because it’s not really ‘a thing’. It’s not common for a male athlete to come out in sport, nevermind professional rugby, and it’s probably something that I didn’t want to believe or accept myself either.
"I needed to accept being gay myself before I could address it with others.
"I have great friends in rugby but I didn’t know how they would take it.
"My experience, since coming out though has been entirely positive. I have realised that anyone who cares about you, just wants you to be happy.
"I spoke to Leo (Cullen) and Stuart (Lancaster) last November and the support that I got from them straight away was unbelievable. They helped and guided me over the months that followed so that I felt more comfortable to come out to the group.
Speaking to leinsterrugby.ie head coach Leo Cullen shared his admiration for McCarthy and offered his and the club’s full support to the 27-year-old after his decision to speak publicly about his sexuality for the first time.
“Nick told us a while ago and the main thing when I talked to him first, was that it was great that he was able to talk openly to us.
“Nick is a brilliant individual and we are supportive of him. That’s the most important bit for me. We want to make sure that all our guys are able to maximise their ability and be able to bring all of themselves to Leinster Rugby while they are here.
| Scrum-half Nick McCarthy has spoken publicly for the first time about his sexuality.
— Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) June 20, 2022
He now hopes that sharing his experience will be encouraging and provide hope to others.
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“To be at your best you need to make sure you are working hard but also it’s about being yourself and it’s important you’re not battling against being yourself. So doing what’s in your heart, I guess, so we are pleased that Nick has been able to come out with this news so he can start being more comfortable just being himself.”
Cullen also spoke about his belief that McCarthy can now offer hope and that he can be a role model to others.
“Nick has definitely had a battle going on in the back of his mind, and I’m sure there are other young people going through something similar.
“He will be an amazing role model to people because he’s a great person in the group. He’s very popular in the squad.
“We just want what’s best for Nick but he’s going to be an amazing role model, we hope, to lots of young people out there.”
Ahead of his departure to New Zealand with Ireland, Leinster Rugby club captain Johnny Sexton also offered his full support to his teammate.
“I've known Nick since his time in the Academy so to hear him talk to us so openly about his struggles has been tough but we are now just delighted for Nick and that he can be himself.
“We talk about looking after our brothers a lot in here and the last few months has been about that, looking out for Nick. And that will continue.
“By speaking openly about his sexuality, Nick will be a role model for others and we couldn't be prouder of him.”
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The new rape allegations against Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis sound pretty horrific. His attorney has proclaimed his innocence, but it remains to be seen whether this new accusation will become part of the director’s narrative that he has been targeted in the past with false sexual assault allegations because he spoke out against the Church of Scientology.
As reported by the Daily Beast and other outlets, Haggis was in southern Italy for a film festival when a British woman alleged to police that she was “raped for days” by the director in a hotel room and then abandoned at an airport and given money to fly home. The local prosecutor’s office said a hospital examination showed that the woman “suffered repeated non-consenting sexual assaults” including one so violent she was “forced to seek medical attention.”
Haggis, 69, was taken into custody, then released on house arrest at his hotel, his Italian lawyer, Michele Laforgia, confirmed to the media. His first court date is Thursday, the Daily Beast said. Laforgia also said that Haggis is “completely innocent and we hope for the maximum speed of all the necessary investigations to clarify the matter.”
These new allegations come more than four years after four women separately accused Haggis of sexual assault, including rape, in encounters that took place between 1996 and 2015. These allegations were made late in 2017 and early 2018, and came amid the growing #MeToo movement of women speaking out about powerful men in Hollywood, politics, the media and other industries.
The allegations also came in the years after Haggis became one of the most outspoken defectors and critics of the controversial Church of Scientology and its alleged abuses. He left the organization in 2009 after three decades of membership and after he won Oscars for directing the 2005 best-picture winner, “Crash,” and writing 2004 best picture, “Million Dollar Baby.”
His defection became the subject of “The Apostate,’ a major New Yorker story in 2011 by author Lawrence Wright. Haggis also was a leading source for Wright’s 2013 book, “Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief,” and the 2015 HBO documentary, also called “Going Clear.”
Haggis’ first accuser is publicist Haleigh Breest, who filed a lawsuit against the director in December 2017, accusing him of raping her in a New York apartment following a premiere, the Daily Beast reported at the time. Breest said she filed her lawsuit after Haggis gave an interview to The Guardian, condemning producer Harvey Weinstein as “a predator” and calling Hollywood “a sexist town.”
Three more women subsequently came forward to tell the Associated Press about encounters with Haggis that took place between 1996 and 2015, in which he tried to force himself on them. Two said they escaped; one woman says he raped her.
Before Breest filed her lawsuit, Haggis countersued, claiming Breest was trying to extort him for $9 million after what he said was a “friendly and at times flirtatious” relationship, the Daily Beast reported. At that time, his attorney said, “He didn’t rape anybody.”
In January 2018, Haggis received backing from Leah Remini, the actor and leading Scientology critic who hosted the Emmy Award-winning A&E series, “Scientology and the Aftermath.” She and her co-host, Mike Rinder, released a lengthy statement defending Haggis, and suggesting that he was the target of retaliation for speaking out.
“Paul Haggis deserves, based on his record as a gentleman and humanitarian, to be judged when all the evidence has been taken under penalty of perjury in a court of law,” they wrote in an open letter posted to Rinder’s blog. They said that Scientology expects members to reveal deeply personal information, which the organization will use “against anyone who departs Scientology and speaks their mind.”
They also raised concerns about “those who accuse without going to law enforcement” or who “make accusations to the media anonymously.”
In a statement to Newsweek at the time, the Church of Scientology denied Remini and Rinder’s claim that the church had anything to do with the allegations against Haggis.
“Leah Remini, Paul Haggis and Mike Rinder have predictably thrown up a reprehensible smokescreen to turn horrific sexual assault and rape allegations made against Haggis by four women into a bigoted attack about their former religion,” the statement read, in part. The church also denied any connections to the accusers or to their attorneys.
In the new case against Haggis, the woman has spoken to police, “formalized her complaint and cited circumstances which were subsequently looked into for confirmation by investigators.” the Hollywood Reporter said. After Haggis left the woman at the airport, she was found “cowering” in a corner by a flight attendant who immediately alerted authorities, the Daily Beast reported. “She was destroyed,” the attendant told police, the Daily Beast said, citing initial investigative documents.
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Sunderland will be ball number 33 in the pot for The Carabao Cup Round One draw. The draw for the competition will take place live on Sky Sports News at 2:30pm on Thursday 23 June.
The Black Cats were one of the surprise packages in the competition last season, reaching the Quarter Final but were beaten 5-1 by Arsenal at the Emirates. Championship, League One and League Two sides will make up the 35 ties in the First Round, including Stockport County and Grimsby Town who won promotion from the National League.
Burnley and Watford will join the competition in the Second Round alongside the Premier League Clubs that are not competing in Europe. The remaining Premier League clubs will join the competition in Round Three.
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Fixtures for the Carabao Cup First Round will take place on the week commencing 8 August. The first two rounds of the competition are regionalised into north and south.
Alex Neil's side could face two of the lowest ranked sides in the competition based on last year's standings, with newly promoted Grimsby Town and Stockport County in the northern section of the draw after winning promotion from the National League.
Northern section number for first round
- Accrington Stanley
- Barnsely
- Barrow
- Blackburn Rovers
- Blackpool
- Bolton Wanderers
- Bradford City
- Burton Albion
- Carlisle United
- Crewe
- Derby County
- Doncaster Rovers
- Fleetwood Town
- Grimsby Town
- Harrogate Town
- Hartlepool United
- Huddersfield Town
- Hull City
- Lincoln City
- Mansfield Town
- Middlesbrough
- Morecambe
- Port Vale
- Preston North End
- Rochdale
- Rotherham United
- Salford City
- Sheffield United
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Shrewsbury Town
- Stockport County
- Stoke City
- Sunderland
- Tranmere Rovers
- West Bromwich Albion
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Ryan Giggs will step down as Wales boss following their qualification for the World Cup.
The Welshman will announce his decision in the coming days following talks with the FAW. He had temporarily removed himself from the role after being charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend - although he firmly denies the allegations and is determined to clear his name.
However the date of his trial has been pushed back until August and Giggs feels his ongoing legal battle would be an unnecessary distraction in the build-up to the World Cup in Qatar this winter, reports the Daily Mail. Giggs remains a close friend of Robert Page, who has filled the void after he stepped down.
Wales qualified for a first World Cup since 1958 after they beat Ukraine 1-0 recently in Cardiff. Giggs' trial was adjourned for almost to seven months to August 8 due to a backlog of cases at Manchester Crown Court.
The former Manchester United player is accused of causing his ex actual bodily harm back in November 2020 as well as using coercive behaviour towards her. He has also faced allegations of assaulting his ex’s sister - all of which he denies.
After leading Wales to qualification Page announced that his contract with Wales had been extended and he is now poised to lead them into the global event after the country made recent appearances at the last two European Championships.
Page dedicated the win over Ukraine to the late Gary Speed, who previously led Wales: "I said in the build up, Gary Speed started this 12 years ago. I want to dedicate this to Gary. He started the culture 12 years ago, there was a difference, there was a change. The environment completely changed and I've inherited that. Chris Coleman took it on and took it to another level. I've inherited the group."
Wales will be in a group with England come the World Cup with the USA and Iran also their opponents. The Welsh will open their tournament with a game against the Americans on November 21.
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Dr Adam Perchard's BATHTIME FOR BRITAIN Embarks on Tour
The tour kicks off in July 2022.
Wash away the last of the pandemic blues with a non-stop parade of big hits, belly laughs, and booming vocals from queer cabaret legend Dr Adam Perchard as the world premiere of their fabulous new show Dr Adam Perchard's BATHTIME FOR BRITAIN heads off on tour.
The 2022/23 tour will sashay into the Swan Theatre, Worcester (7 July), Ironworks Studios, Brighton (26 August), The Princess Royal Centre for Performing Arts, Guernsey (2 September), Theatre Royal Winchester (8 September), Aberystwyth Arts Centre (11 November) and Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield (23 January) and Epstein Theatre, Liverpool (16 March). Further tour dates will be announced. A shorter version of the show will be performed at The National Theatre's River Stage on 16 July 2022, as part of The Glory's weekend takeover.
Cabaret icon Dr Adam Perchard lost all of their work almost overnight when the pandemic hit. Broken-hearted, they had to leave their wild, hedonistic London life and move back to their parents' farmhouse in Jersey. As a teenager, Adam spent hours singing in their bathroom, dreaming of a life on stage. Now, that life they had built was gone, and here they were again. Adam walked back into the bathroom, took a deep breath, and started to sing. After posting videos of some of these bathtime songs online, Adam quickly became a sensation on the locked-down island. Jersey Arts Centre spotted them, and commissioned a live show. Everything snowballed from there. Adam has been able to step through their bathroom mirror back into the life they dreamed of - one epic pop hit at a time!
David Bowie, Kate Bush, Queen and Whitney are among the host of stars given a glow-up in Dr Adam Perchard's life-affirming journey through the imagination. Swings, showers of rose petals, camp deities, dancing cakes, and enough rhinestones to clad the Millennium Dome... all add up to one joyful realisation: that sometimes it can take a lockdown to unlock you.
Dr Adam Perchard is a critically acclaimed, and proudly nonbinary, singer, comedian, playwright and poet. They've performed at The National Theatre, London Coliseum, Soho Theatre, Hackney Empire and on Channel 4. They were the lead writer and performer of hit queer comedy trio SEX SHELLS, and starred in Jonny Woo's All-Star Brexit and The Courtney Act Show. A trained opera singer armed with a handy PhD in postcolonial literature and the ability to make a cloak out of anything, they're a London nightlife legend, hosting notorious parties like The Men Who Fell To Earth.
Dr Adam Perchard's BATHTIME FOR BRITAIN is a wild night on the tiles for all party-lovers, pop-enthusiasts, theatre luvvies, comedy connoisseurs and members of the LGBT+ rainbow family. A hot, foamy mixture of live singing, sassy story-telling, witty re-writes and Liberace-level costumery, this heart-warming extravaganza will leave you screaming for more.
Tour Dates
The Swan Theatre, Worcester (7 July) on sale now
https://worcestertheatres.co.uk/swan-theatre/whats-on/bathtime-for-britain
Ironworks Studios, Brighton (26 August) on sale now
https://www.ironworks-studios.co.uk/26-august-dr-adam-perchards-bathtime-for-britain
The Princess Royal Centre for Performing Arts, Guernsey (2 September) on sale now
https://www.guernseytickets.gg
Theatre Royal Winchester (8 September) on sale soon
https://www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Aberystwyth Arts Centre (11 November) on sale soon
https://www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk
2023
Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield (23 January) on sale from 3 August
Epstein Theatre, Liverpool (16 March) on sale now
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Continental Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:CTTAY – Get Rating) and Holley (NYSE:HLLY – Get Rating) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Continental Aktiengesellschaft and Holley’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
0.0% of Continental Aktiengesellschaft shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.4% of Holley shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Continental Aktiengesellschaft and Holley’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Continental Aktiengesellschaft has higher revenue and earnings than Holley.
Volatility & Risk
Continental Aktiengesellschaft has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Holley has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Continental Aktiengesellschaft and Holley, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Continental Aktiengesellschaft presently has a consensus price target of $65.00, indicating a potential upside of 780.76%. Holley has a consensus price target of $15.05, indicating a potential upside of 48.72%. Given Continental Aktiengesellschaft’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Continental Aktiengesellschaft is more favorable than Holley.
Summary
Holley beats Continental Aktiengesellschaft on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
Continental Aktiengesellschaft Company Profile (Get Rating)
Continental Aktiengesellschaft, a technology company, offers intelligent solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic, and transportation worldwide. It operates through four sectors: Automotive, Tires, ContiTech, and Contract Manufacturing. The company offers safety, brake, chassis, motion, and motion control systems; solutions for assisted and automated driving; and audio and camera solutions for the vehicle interior, as well as intelligent information and communication technology solutions. It also provides tires for cars, trucks, buses, two-wheel and specialist vehicles, bicycles, and motor vehicles, as well as digital tire monitoring and management systems. In addition, the company develops and manufactures cross-material, environmentally friendly, and intelligent products and systems for automotive, railway engineering, mining, agriculture, and other industries, as well as provides contract manufacturing services. It sells its products through 944 company owned tire outlets and approximately 5,200 franchise locations The company was formerly known as Continental-Caoutchouc- und Gutta-Percha Compagnie. Continental Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Hanover, Germany.
Holley Company Profile (Get Rating)
Holley Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets automotive aftermarket products for car and truck enthusiasts in the United States, Canada, Europe, and China. The company's products include carburetors, fuel pumps, fuel injection systems, nitrous oxide injection systems, superchargers, exhaust headers, mufflers, distributors, ignition components, engine tuners, automotive performance plumbing products, and exhaust products as well as shifters, converters, transmission kits, transmissions, tuners, and automotive software. It also offers wheels, chassis and suspension products, helmets, head and neck restraints, seat belts, firesuits, and electronic control and monitoring systems. The company sells its products under the Holley, Holley EFI, APR, MSD, Flowmaster, Powerteq, Accel, and Simpson brands to retailers directly, as well as through distributors and online channel. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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How Brad Stevens can get the Celtics back to the NBA Finals this offseason
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Forsberg: How Brad Stevens can get the C's back to the Finals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
When Brad Stevens was surprisingly elevated to president of basketball operations a year ago, he had a hulking to-do list. He plowed his way through it: Hiring a coach, trading a hobbled veteran with hopes of future flexibility, filling out a roster, and signing a pair of key extensions.
The season arrived and Stevens didn’t stop tinkering until he had crafted a championship-caliber roster around the homegrown core he inherited.
This summer, the to-do list is far shorter and yet the decisions that Stevens makes could play a monster role in whether the Celtics are back in the Finals next June, and just how long they stay a legitimate title contender.
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The good news for Stevens is that he got his work done early and, if he desires, the core of this team is in place for the foreseeable future. His biggest challenge: Not overreacting with a team that was a little more than four minutes away from a 3-1 Finals lead while understanding the urgency to add talent given how daunting a beefed-up Eastern Conference will complicate simply getting back to that championship stage.
The end of Boston’s Finals run spotlighted the need for more bench talent. Celtics ownership must be willing to wade a fair amount into the luxury tax in order to give this team the talent necessary to make another spirited run at Banner 18.
The offseason starts, in earnest, with Thursday’s NBA Draft. It’s a quick turnaround to free agency and the actual start of the offseason.
That’s not a lot of downtime for a team that logged 110 games over the past nine months. But the sour taste of letting a title slip through their fingers ought to motivate everyone in the Celtics organization to do their part in getting the team over the last hurdle.
And it starts with Stevens.
Making draft night moves?
The Celtics will enter Thursday’s pick-a-palooza with only the No. 53 selection after dealing away their 2022 first-rounder in the trade that delivered Derrick White at the deadline. The likelihood that Boston finds anyone at that spot that might contribute to a championship-caliber team any time in the next three years seems minimal, so, if they stick at 53, take a flyer on an overseas stash or someone that might be willing to sign a two-way deal and call it a night.
The bigger question is whether there’s a move that might allow Boston to shuffle higher in the draft should there be a desirable talent, particularly early in the second round (though indications were, last year, the price was still a bit prohibitive in those spots). If you think there’s a Herb Jones or Ayo Dosunmu type still on the board in this year’s draft, players with more upside than you’ll find at No. 53 and whose skill sets are obvious matches for your desired style of play, maybe it’s worth a splurge, particularly if you trust your scouting.
With that in mind ...
What's the plan with Aaron Nesmith?
The second-year swingman can win you over in a hurry with his hustle and grit but the fact of the matter is he’s shooting 31.8 percent on 3-pointers through 1,243 regular-season minutes and, if the Celtics make a splashy move to add a wing talent this summer, his role is murky at best.
So before you even get to the point of pondering his fourth-year option, would it be worthwhile to explore if there’s an interested team with an early second-round pick who might be willing to take a swing on a player that’s still only 22 years old but needs more consistent time to develop? The Celtics would be selling low after using the 14th pick in 2020 on Nesmith but it might be beneficial for the team just in terms of potential savings going from Nesmith’s $3.8 million deal (with a $5.6 million option looming in 2023-24) to a non-guaranteed second-round salary.
The big offseason swing(s)
We’re operating with the idea that Boston will bring back the core of its team in Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, Robert Williams, Al Horford, Grant Williams, Payton Pritchard, and White. That’s a hefty $136 million commitment for what’s basically just the front half of your 17-man roster. With Nesmith and Daniel Theis ($8.7 million next season) also on the books, the Celtics are just about at the tax line before filling out their bench.
The Celtics will have two primary means of adding talent this offseason: The taxpayer midlevel exception ($6.4 million) and a bevy of trade exceptions headlined by a $17.1 million TPE created by dealing away Evan Fournier last summer (Boston has until July 18 to use that exception).
Go sort contracts by size HERE and dream. The Celtics can offer salary cap relief and future draft assets in the quest for anyone below that $17.1 million number. You call Toronto about O.G. Anunoby, maybe you phone the Clippers just to make sure they’re committed long-term to Norman Powell, maybe you phone Portland after they took on Joe Ingles. Duncan Robinson fits in the exception but Miami might need his salary for any grander trades that Pat Riley might be dreaming about.
The name that ought to come up most often: Atlanta’s Kevin Huerter. Like White, he’s under contract deep into the future and his combination of size and shooting would complement this core well, while filling two of Boston’s biggest areas of need. He’d be one of the team’s weakest defenders but he’s more serviceable on that end than, say, a Robinson type.
Keep in mind that the contracts of Theis and Nesmith leave open some possibilities of deals that don’t involve just taking on a huge chunk of salary but would likely come with a greater draft asset cost.
One other thing to note here: If the Celtics were willing to move Al Horford’s final-year salary, it opens the door to a much larger offseason splurge (and brings into play names like Bradley Beal). That said, Horford likely cemented his spot here with his play this past season, the Celtics still need his veteran presence, and the cost to splurge on a Beal type will be far more prohibitive than adding a lower-tier salary with the Fournier TPE.
The Jaylen Brown extension
We won’t spend much time here because it seems so unlikely. Brown is eligible for another extension on October 1. After taking a decent discount on a four-year extension in 2019, it seems unlikely that Brown would leave money on the table because Boston can only offer a 120 percent increase on his final year salary at this point. A much more lucrative payday awaits after the 2023-24 season and Boston can still pay him max money at that point. The Celtics should offer the extension and not be offended when he doesn’t take it.
The Grant Williams extension
Much like Williams III last summer, Williams -- the lone remaining player from that 2019 draft class -- is extension eligible this summer. After his exploits in helping to wear down Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo during the early rounds of Boston’s playoff run, Williams seemed to be positioning himself for a nice payday. His role and consistency eroded a bit in the final two rounds.
If the Celtics believe Williams is part of the road map to filling Horford’s role after his departure -- or even just a high-level bench player with this core -- then it might be worthwhile to engage with the target being a deal in the neighborhood of Williams III’s pact last year (though Williams will likely push to make a bit more, if only for not having the injury history early in his career). The Celtics can always push this decision further down the road if the sides are too far apart this summer.
Filling out the bench
The Celtics can trigger Sam Hauser’s second-year option at a minimum salary after elevating him to the parent roster last season. He could be part of the equation in adding bench shooting. Boston can also consider bringing aboard overseas stashes in Yam Madar and Juhann Begarin. The question becomes, if the Celtics are going to add a backup ball-handler this offseason then does it make sense to pluck Madar when he’d be behind Smart, White, Pritchard, and any offseason addition on the ball-handling depth chart?
Last we saw Begarin, he was extremely raw but had the frame and athleticism to someday be a two-way wing. The same question lingers: Would he benefit more from another season overseas with heightened reps as opposed to being a depth option who bounces to Maine while eating up a year of his first NBA contract.
The better news for Boston is that it should be easier able to attract ring-chasing veterans who might take a minimum salary to be a depth option. The balance there is simply making sure it’s players that don’t need minutes when Udoka is committed to leaning heaviest on his core (though bodies that can drive down minute totals for Tatum, Brown, Horford, and Co. seem important after the way Boston limped to the finish line in the Finals).
Filling needs
Boston’s biggest need can be distilled down to this: More talent. Even if you’re bullish that White, Williams, and Pritchard will be better next year, their Finals struggles amplify the need for at least one more impact player to take stress off the core of this team.
There will be those that scream that the Celtics must consider trading Smart and finding a pass-first point guard. This ignores the fact that Smart spent the second half of the year quarterbacking the NBA’s best offense. The Celtics could certainly benefit from a high-level playmaker off the bench who can steady the offense, but he needs to be versatile enough to impact the game in other ways when sharing the floor with White and Pritchard.
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Boston might need to be most aggressive in determining what happens next at the 4 spot. Horford was a revelation at age 35 but the team can’t count on that production over the course of another long season. Horford does so many little things that it’s hard to find a younger replacement to target but that player must be able to hold down the back line and let Williams III roam and maximize defensive efficiency.
The Celtics could benefit from some additional size on the wing. There just wasn’t anyone who could consistently take that baton from the Jays in the postseason, adding to their workload, particularly when the rest of Boston’s bench struggled.
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Dan Evans gives inside scoop on Andy Murray injury latest after pre-Wimbledon scare
DAN EVANS has already hit with Andy Murray after the three-time Grand Slam champion got injured.
Dan Evans has given an update on Andy Murray’s fitness after practising with the former world No 1 at the All England Club. Murray was forced to withdraw from Queen’s when he suffered an ab injury in the Stuttgart final but has been back on the practice court under the watchful eye of Ivan Lendl after reuniting with his former coach.
Murray pulled out of Queen’s last week after a scan confirmed he had suffered an abdominal strain during his Stuttgart final against Matteo Berrettini. And Evans was the Italian’s next casualty as he lost to him in the opening round at Queen’s, with the British No 2 making up for it by getting some practise in at the All England Club.
“I hit with Andy so it was pretty familiar surroundings,” the world No 3 said of his hit at SW19. “It was nice to see everybody. I've not seen those guys for a little while. I saw Ivan, obviously, the fitness trainer and all his team. I obviously didn't see him at Surbiton or since Madrid. It was nice to see everybody again and have a good practice.”
While Evans admitted he didn’t discuss the world No 51’s injury with him, he explained that Murray looked good in their session. “I mean I thought he was playing pretty well. I'm not going to comment on if he thinks he's playing well but he played well against me,” he said.
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“I'm not sure how the injury is. It's not something we spoke about. He seemed fine when we practised but, obviously, I can't be sure. It was a good practice, good fun.” Murray also linked back up with former coach Lendl following the Miami Open this year, where he skipped most of the clay season and underwent a training block to prepare for the grass.
Touching on their third partnership together, Evans said: “I think he's happy to have Ivan back and it looks like it's really working. They were smiling, the pair of them.” Fellow Brit Cam Norrie also backed his compatriot to be one of the guys to beat at Wimbledon despite his injury struggles.
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The British No 1 said: “He obviously loves the grass so for me I think he is going to be very tough to beat at Wimbledon, always is. I have a lot of respect for him and in the last couple of years I think he would probably like to do a little bit better, results-wise, and I think it's a lot of respect for him to keep going and he is not really thinking or caring too much about what other people think.
“He's just going out there, taking care of his business and keep attacking every week and keep going for it and he is starting to get rewarded, especially in Stuttgart. A little bit unlucky there in the final to pick up a little injury. But he has made two finals already this year and he is going into Wimby with a week's rest and a week's practice and he's going to be tough to beat and looking forward to seeing how he goes.” | https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1628486/Andy-Murray-Dan-Evans-Wimbledon-Stuttgart-injury-update-tennis-news | 2022-06-20T18:07:07Z | https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1628486/Andy-Murray-Dan-Evans-Wimbledon-Stuttgart-injury-update-tennis-news | false | 1 |
Shots for tots: COVID vaccinations start for little US kids
Little Fletcher Pack woke up Monday morning and asked: “Is today vaccine day?”
For the 3-year-old from Lexington, South Carolina, the answer was yes.
The nation’s infants, toddlers and preschoolers are finally getting their chance at COVID-19 vaccination as the U.S. rolls out shots for tots this week. Shipments arrived in some locations over the weekend and some spots, including a Walgreens in South Carolina and another in New York City, opened up appointments for Monday.
Fletcher’s mother said that once her son is fully vaccinated, he can finally go bowling and visit the nearby children’s museum.
“He’s never really played with another kid inside before,” McKenzie Pack said. “This will be a really big change for our family.”
She began seeking an appointment last week as U.S. regulators took steps to OK the vaccines for kids 6 months to 5 years old.
“It’s just relief,” said Pack. “With this vaccine, that’ll be his best shot at going back to normal and having a normal childhood.”
The Food and Drug Administration greenlighted the Moderna and Pfizer kid shot s on Friday and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended them Saturday. In the U.S., COVID-19 vaccines were first tested and given in late 2020 to health care workers and older adults. Teens and school-age kids were added last year.
“This is certainly an exciting moment in what has become a very long campaign to vaccinate people against COVID-19,”said Dr. Matthew Harris, an emergency room pediatrician at Northwell Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New York.
Many parents have been anxiously awaiting the rollout, and Harris said shots for his own 9-month-old are a “matter of when, not if.’’
Roughly 18 million youngsters under 5 are eligible.
“It’s just a huge step toward normalcy,’’ said Dr. Debra Langlois, pediatrician at University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
“We’re two-plus years into this pandemic and there’s things that my 4-year-old has never been able to do,’’ Langlois said.
The family skipped a trip to Disneyland and a popular Michigan vacation island because the ferry ride to Mackinac Island would mean mingling with unmasked passengers.
President Joe Biden, public health authorities and pediatricians hailed the moment. But they also acknowledged that getting some parents on board may be a challenge given disappointing vaccination rates — about 30% — in school-age kids.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and American Medical Association were among physician groups that encouraged doctors and families to get young children vaccinated.
The CDC advises vaccination even for those who already had COVID-19 to protect against reinfection, and says it is OK to get other vaccines at the same time. For the littlest kids, there’s Pfizer’s three-shot series or Moderna’s two shots.
In New York’s largely Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights, Dr. Juan Tapia Mendoza’s clinic has ordered 300 doses of the tot-sized vaccines. He said he needs educational materials that directly address misinformation spreading among parents.
His approach will be to tell parents “if they were my kids, I would vaccinate them.”
“Because the virus is still around. A lot of people are still dying because of coronavirus Kids do get infected and some kids get severely affected and nobody wants to see a child very sick.”
Some hospitals planned vaccination events later this week. Chicago is among locations that offer COVID-19 shots in people’s homes and planned to open registration this week for home appointments for infants and other young children, said Maribel Chavez-Torres, a deputy commission for the city’s Department of Public Health.
Dr. Pam Zeitland, director of pediatric medicine at National Jewish Health in Denver, recommends parents get their kids vaccinated as soon as possible.
“Some parents are afraid that the younger the child, the more vulnerable they might be to vaccine side effects,’’ Zeitland said, but that’s not what Pfizer and Moderna studies found. Side effects were similar to what is seen with other childhood vaccines — fever, irritability and fatigue.
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Which antibacterial body washes are best?
Many body washes on the market are designed to clean the skin well, but not all are specifically crafted to reduce the number of bacteria on your skin. Body odor can occur when the bacteria on your skin’s surface multiply and feeds off of your sweat. Antibacterial wash formulas target odor-causing bacteria on your feet and the rest of your body.
Different formulas will contain an assortment of natural and chemical ingredients that help your body get rid of sweat buildup, bacterial infections, body odor and other skin issues you may have. For instance, if you want a soap that helps you combat skin acne and works well on your sensitive skin without the use of harsh chemicals or fragrances, then Olay Body Wash with Hyaluronic Acid will be a good fit for you. Check out Purely Northwest Antifungal Tea Tree Oil Body Wash if you’re looking for the top pick.
What to consider before trying an antibacterial wash
Skin sensitivity
Depending on the unique skin type you were inherited and various external factors, your skin will naturally be sensitive to different products you use. Soaps that contain heavy moisturizing agents and oil-based formulas can cause you to develop acne or clogged pores on different parts of your skin; avoid these products if you are prone to have more oily skin. Alternatively, if you have a drier complexion, you should use these types of products so that your body doesn’t get dry or flaky.
Skin conditions
If you suffer from any mild to severe skin condition such as eczema or psoriasis, you will want to use gentle non-drying washes that don’t contain artificial scents or sulfates. Although sulfates are a group of cleansers that help make soap suds up, the foaming action can cause skin irritation and dryness. Make sure to check each label closely for any ingredients that could exacerbate any of your skin conditions.
Despite some exfoliating washes helping clear out the buildup of sebum on the skin, others can cause micro-tears on anyone who has a strong case of acne on their skin. If you have clogged pores on your skin’s surface, make sure you look for washes that contain salicylic or glycolic acid instead. These chemicals are much gentler on the skin regardless of their condition.
Ingredients
Body washes containing natural ingredients such as lavender, oatmeal and aloe will be a great choice for sensitive skin since these mixtures usually clean well and are also gentle. Organic formulas are natural products grown with the use of pesticides, meaning fewer chemicals will come into contact with your skin when you take a bath or shower.
Some washes are soap-free, which means certain chemicals are removed and replaced with synthetic alternatives. Even though these products work just as well as any other type, the artificial ingredients can still cause skin irritation. When testing out different ones, always make sure to do a spot test on a small patch of your skin beforehand to determine if you will have an allergic reaction to the formula.
How much you can expect to spend on antibacterial washes
Washes can be reasonably inexpensive to expensive depending on which brand and ingredients you are looking for. Most will roughly be $2-$5 for an individual bar, while some can range from $3-$17 depending on the bottle size.
Antibacterial Washes FAQ
Q. Are antibacterial liquid washes better than antibacterial bars of soap?
A. When you’re browsing for a new body wash, you will notice that brands offer a bottled and bar soap option for a specific formula. Although more additives are added to the bottled edition, both kinds will still perform well regardless.
Q. Can an antibacterial body wash cause skin irritation?
A. Despite antibacterial formulas being designed to prevent the spread of germs, most will have other ingredients that ensure the formula will be balanced and non-harmful when being used. However, certain skin conditions, if severe, can still flare up despite this and should be managed with the use of other skincare products aside from soap.
Q. Do antibacterial body washes make skin dry?
A. Some products can be more on the heavy-duty side in performance, so they can cause your skin to become drier with frequent use. Taking this into account, some brands have added hydrating extracts to their formulas to counteract any dryness you may experience.
Q. Are antibacterial soaps safe to use on your face?
A. Several brands include organic and natural ingredients in their formulas that help balance out harsher chemicals they may contain. Make sure to read each product’s label to ensure you can use it on your face and body.
The best antibacterial washes
Best of the best
Purely Northwest Antifungal Tea Tree Oil Body Wash
What you need to know: You can use this choice anywhere on your body and is formulated with 100% essential oils.
What you’ll love: This is a popular choice amongst parents who have kids in contact sports, thanks to its antifungal properties. The wash also serves as a shampoo that can alleviate dry scalp and can help keep acne at bay by reducing bacteria buildup.
What you should consider: Allergic reactions can occur on very sensitive skin.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best bargain wash
Dial Antibacterial Deodorant Soap
What you need to know: This option offers long-lasting antibacterial deodorant protection.
What you’ll love: The soap creates a moisture-rich lather that has all-day odor protection and features a nice fresh fragrance. Also available in a great value pack at an affordable price.
What you should consider: Some scents are known to be strong smelling.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best natural wash
Natural Riches Extra Strength Tea Tree Oil Body Wash
What you need to know: This option is great at soothing skin rashes and inflammation.
What you’ll love: It’s formulated with a potent combination of tea tree oil, coconut, eucalyptus extracts, vitamins A, B2, D and more. It works as an effective defense against harmful microbes that can stay on the surface of your skin.
What you should consider: The powerful blend of ingredients can be too strong for some skin types.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best everyday wash
Fieldworks Organic All Natural Body Wash Soap
What you need to know: It’s known as the best moisturizing soap on the market.
What you’ll love: This “body brick” doesn’t contain harsh chemicals and is great at moisturizing due to the inclusion of bentonite clay in its formula. The brand’s Hose Off wash is also a good antibacterial option worth trying.
What you should consider: It can be smaller than other brand’s bars of soap.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best antifungal wash
Daily Remedy Tea Tree Oil Body Wash
What you need to know: This option smells great and is powerful enough to eliminate body odors and other skin conditions.
What you’ll love: Features a gentle cleansing formula that doesn’t damage skin despite its potency. It can be used by men and women who have a variety of skin types.
What you should consider: The bottles sizes aren’t true to size.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best hypoallergenic wash
Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Body Wash for Dry Skin
What you need to know: This is a trusted brand and product for sensitive skin.
What you’ll love: It’s infused with soothing oatmeal extracts and rich emollients that aid in replenishing and nourishing dry skin. You will notice a notable difference in skin health after a few uses.
What you should consider: It can have a slippery texture.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best exfoliating wash
Olay Cleansing & Nourishing + Hyaluronic Acid Body Wash
What you need to know: The formula is completely cruelty-free and doesn’t have any chemical irritants. The hyaluronic acid is also gentle on acne-prone skin.
What you’ll love: This fast-absorbing formula doesn’t contain harsh ingredients usually found in exfoliants such as walnut shells and alcohol. It also works well for all skin types and doesn’t require a lot of product to be effective.
What you should consider: Although effective at getting rid of impurities on your skin and body odor, it isn’t as great at treating skin fungi.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best hydrating wash
Dove Body Wash With Shea Butter
What you need to know: Available in a variety pack of scents and works well on sensitive skin.
What you’ll love: It’s crafted with shea butter and coconut oil that deeply moisturizes your skin. The addition of pistachio cream also makes skin soft and smooth to the touch.
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Sara Duterte, the daughter of the outgoing populist president of the Philippines, took her oath Sunday as vice president following a landslide electoral victory she clinched despite her father’s human rights record that saw thousands of drug suspects gunned down.
The inauguration in their southern hometown of Davao, where she’s the outgoing mayor, comes two weeks before she assumes office on June 30 as specified in the Philippine Constitution. President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Duterte’s running mate, will take his oath in Manila on June 30.
“I’m not the best or the most intelligent person in the Philippines and the world but nobody can beat the toughness of my heart as a Filipino,” Duterte, who wore a green traditional gown, said in a speech after she took her oath before a Supreme Court associate justice, her hand resting on a Bible held by her mother.
“The voice of 32.2 million Filipinos was loud and clear — with the message to serve our motherland,” Duterte said, referring to the votes she got, to an applause from thousands of supporters.
Fondly called by supporters as “Inday Sara,” the mother of three called for national unity and devotion to God and asked Filipinos to emulate the patriotism of the country’s national hero Jose Rizal. She cited longstanding social ills facing Filipino children, including poverty, broken families, illegal drugs, bullying and online misinformation and asked parents to ingrain in them the values of integrity, discipline, respect for others and compassion.
President Rodrigo Duterte, 77, led the VIPs in the heavily guarded ceremony at a public square near city hall in the port city of Davao, where he had also served as a mayor starting in the late 1980s. His family, hailing from a modest middle-class background, built a formidable political dynasty in the restive southern region long troubled by communist and Muslim insurgencies and violent political rivalries.
Duterte’s presidency has been marked by a brutal anti-drugs campaign that has left thousands of mostly petty suspects shot dead by police or vigilantes. The drug killings are being investigated by the International Criminal Court as a possible crime against humanity.
The electoral triumphs of Sara Duterte and Marcos Jr. have alarmed left-wing and human rights groups because of their failure to acknowledge the massive human rights atrocities that took place under their fathers, including late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte campaigned on a vague platform of national unity without clearly addressing activists’ calls for them to take steps to prosecute the elder Duterte when he retires from politics.
One of the president’s sons, Sebastian Duterte, will succeed his sister as Davao mayor, and another son, Paolo Duterte, won a seat in the House of Representatives in the May 9 elections. The outgoing president’s late father was a former Davao governor.
Philippine elections have long been dominated by politicians belonging to the same bloodlines. At least 250 political families have monopolized power across the country, although such dynasties are prohibited under the constitution. Congress — long controlled by members of powerful clans targeted by the constitutional ban — has failed to pass the law needed to define and enforce the provision.
While Sara Duterte, 44, refused calls by her father and supporters to seek the presidency, she has not ruled out a future run. She topped pre-elections surveys for the president last year and won with a huge margin like Marcos Jr.
Aside from the vice president, she has agreed to serve as education secretary, although there were talks that her initial preference was to head the Department of National Defense, a traditional springboard to the presidency.
Still, the education portfolio would provide her first national political platform, especially with plans to resume physical classes soon after the country was hit hard by two years of coronavirus pandemic outbreaks and lockdowns.
She thanked her Davao supporters on Saturday and said she decided to hold her inauguration in one of the country’s most developed cities to show her pride as a southern provincial politician who rose to a top national post.
Duterte finished a medical course and originally wanted to become a doctor but later took up law and was prevailed upon to enter politics starting in 2007, when she was elected as Davao vice mayor and mayor three years later.
In 2011, she drew national attention when she was caught on video punching and assaulting a court sheriff who was helping lead a police demolition of a shanty community despite her plea for a brief deferment. The court official sustained a black eye and face injuries and was taken by her bodyguards to a hospital.
Despite her public feuds with her father, Sara Duterte had her hair shaved a year before the 2016 elections as a show of support for his candidacy.
He won the single six-year mandate by a huge margin on an audacious but failed promise to eradicate illegal drugs and corruption in three to six months and constant public threats to kill drug dealers. | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/dutertes-daughter-takes-oath-as-philippine-vice-president/ | 2022-06-20T18:14:54Z | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/dutertes-daughter-takes-oath-as-philippine-vice-president/ | false | 35 |
3 men dead after small boat overturns in storm on Texas lake
ALLEN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say three men died after their small boat overturned on a North Texas lake during a strong storm over the weekend. The Collin County sheriff’s office says the boat overturned in Lake Lavon on Saturday night. Authorities say there were four men aboard the boat and one was able to hold on to a tree and call for help. Texas Game Wardens rescued the man holding on to the tree and learned that the other three boaters had disappeared, leading to a search by water and air of the lake about 40 miles northeast of Dallas. Authorities say one man’s body was recovered early Sunday, another was recovered Sunday evening and the third was found Monday. | https://ktvz.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/06/20/3-men-dead-after-small-boat-overturns-in-storm-on-texas-lake/ | 2022-06-20T18:17:23Z | https://ktvz.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/06/20/3-men-dead-after-small-boat-overturns-in-storm-on-texas-lake/ | true | null |
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s top diplomat began the open jostling to win the 2024 nomination of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena party on Monday.
Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard offered his WhatsApp number for comments from the public Monday, and on Sunday he said he would start touring the country to build support.
López Obrador can’t run for a second term, but given that the Morena party was built around him, whoever the president supports would get the party’s nomination.
There are several contenders, but there won’t be any primary vote: the party will hold an internal survey to name the nominee. In the past, contenders have raised doubts about the accuracy and impartiality of the party's surveys.
Also in the running are Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum and Interior Secretary Adán López.
Ebrard’s political career has been dented by problems with a subway line built when he was the mayor of Mexico City.
A section of the currently-closed elevated subway line collapsed in 2021, killing 26 people. Investigations showed that construction defects played a key role in the collapse. | https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Mexican-diplomat-starts-jostling-for-2024-17253472.php | 2022-06-20T18:18:37Z | https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Mexican-diplomat-starts-jostling-for-2024-17253472.php | true | 34 |
ORLANDO, Fla. – Yarnell Sampson, alongside his attorney Benjamin Crump, held a news conference Monday following the release of his son’s autopsy report.
Sampson’s 14-year-old son, Tyre, was visiting Orlando on spring break when he fell from a thrill ride at ICON Park in March.
The autopsy revealed that the teen was nearly 100 pounds over the ride’s weight limit. It also ruled Sampson’s death an accident and his cause of death as blunt force trauma.
Sampson said yesterday, Father’s Day, was especially painful without his son.
Related: Teen who fatally fell from Orlando drop tower nearly 100 pounds over limit: autopsy report | Parents: Son’s death on Florida ride could’ve been prevented
A state investigation found the operator of the ride made manual adjustments -- resulting in the ride not being safe.
In April, Sampson’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the theme park and ride manufacturer. The family said it believes more could have been done and that the operator failed to post warnings about proper height and weight restrictions.
On Monday, the father demanded that ICON Park tear down the Orlando FreeFall ride.
“The goal is is to get 25,000 signed petitions to get this ride taken down,” said Yarnell Sampson, who spoke alongside his lawyer, Ben Crump. “What my wish is — I would like to have a permanent memorial here for my son stating that he had passed away and his legacy will live on and give proper respect to the dead that needs it.”
Sampson said he is fearful this might happen again.
“I guarantee, you open that ride again, somebody else gonna’ die,” Yarnell Sampson said. “It should never be operational at all.”
Crump and Yarnell Sampson were also joined by state Rep. Geraldine Thompson, D-Orlando, who plans to introduce the “Tyre Sampson bill” to the Florida Legislature.
“We’re still working on the bill that will be filed the very first day of the next legislative session,” Thompson said. “This bill that will be introduced will take into account the safety records of any company that wants to operate a ride of this nature.”
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Nanaimo is the first city in Canada to receive Rogers Communications’ new 3500 MHz 5G cellular system as the company begins deploying its new high-speed service.
Rogers announced, in a press release, the high-speed service went live Wednesday, June 15, and the company will continue switching on the service across Canada, including Vancouver and other urban centres as well as multiple rural areas.
The 3500 MHz band increases 5G network data capacity and will boost speed to enable Rogers to offer new service possibilities, such as augmented reality and machine learning, smart homes, vehicles and cities for consumers and business customers, the company said.
“Today’s deployment builds on our foundational 5G investment in low-band 600 MHz spectrum, so we can usher in a new era of mobile and fixed wireless broadband that will create jobs, fuel innovation and keep our economy competitive,” said Tony Staffieri, Rogers Communications president and CEO, in the release.
Rogers said it has already demonstrated one of the system’s capabilities at an NHL hockey game where fans in the arena watched the game in the arena while wearing augmented reality glasses. Other benefits noted in the press release include remote diagnostic capabilities for the health-care sector to provide real-time images and X-rays to health-care providers working in ambulances, for example, or the ability for port authorities to remotely control autonomous haulage vehicles to improve safety.
The company says its 3500 MHz spectrum will provide increased capacity and more reliable services for customers with wireless home internet, and will benefit operations for commercial enterprises, universities, and public-sector customers operating private wireless networks.
“The speed and capacity of 5G, coupled with our rapidly expanding network footprints, offers endless possibilities for consumers and business users, from smart homes, vehicles and cities, to augmented reality and machine learning and we’re eager to deliver these benefits to Canadians no matter where they may live,” said Jorge Fernandes, Rogers Communications chief technology officer, in the press release.
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West Ham seal £30m Aguerd transfer - but who is the ex-Rennes defender?
West Ham have spent big on Nayef Aguerd as David Moyes secured the centre-half reinforcement he has been after for some time, with the Morocco international completing a move to east London from Rennes.
The 26-year-old defender has spent the last four seasons in France, with his stock rising considerably in that time.
A new challenge in the Premier League is now set to be taken on, with Aguerd ready to slot straight into the fold at the London Stadium.
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How much have West Ham spent on Nayef Aguerd?
The Hammers have invested heavily in Aguerd’s current ability and potential for future growth.
Moyes has been able to convince his board that £30 million ($37m) is money well spent on the highly-rated Moroccan. He will wear No 27 for the Hammers.
Aguerd's arrival will add important depth to West Ham’s defensive ranks as they ready themselves for a 2022-23 campaign which will include more continental competition.
A seventh-place finish last season sealed Europa Conference League qualification, with Moyes having said of his desire to get more bodies on board: “The truth is, I’ve probably been looking forward six months to a year.
"How can I grow it a little bit better and stronger. I’ve been at it all the time and I’ve never stopped thinking about the future and growing the club.”
With Aguerd acquired, West Ham may now listen to offers for Issa Diop, with the 25-year-old Frenchman – who sparked talk of interest from Manchester United before suffering a dip in form – entering the final 12 months of his contract.
Who is new West Ham signing Nayef Aguerd?
Aguerd is a left-footed centre-half, and is considered to be an ideal long-term replacement for Angelo Ogbonna in the Hammers’ ranks.
Across 31 appearances in Ligue 1 last season, he averaged one interception, one tackle and 4.1 clearances per game while also winning 3.1 aerial duels.
He has won 25 caps for Morocco and was an ever-present during their run to the last eight of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations.
Aguerd also figured in both of his country’s play-off matches against Congo DR as they booked tickets to the World Cup finals in Qatar. | https://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/west-ham-30m-aguerd-transfer/bltc0c5090c19150cb6 | 2022-06-20T18:30:19Z | https://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/west-ham-30m-aguerd-transfer/bltc0c5090c19150cb6 | true | 11 |
Storm star Sue Bird drops bombshell WNBA retirement announcement
Seattle Storm superstar Sue Bird has enjoyed a prolific career in the WNBA, but it seems this will be her final go-around in the league. The 41-year-old took to Twitter on Thursday to announce her decision to retire from basketball at the conclusion of the 2022 WNBA season. I’ve decided this...
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Abrams tries to flip script on guns and crime in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) - As Republicans nationwide gear up to attack Democrats with tough-on-crime platforms this fall, Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams is making guns a central focus of her race for governor, seeking to turn crime into a liability for incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp's reelection bid.
Abrams made tightening Georgia's gun laws a big part of a public safety plan she released Thursday, proposing to reverse multiple laws that Georgia Republicans have enacted since 2014 loosening restrictions on who can carry a gun and where.
The Democrat is also trying to exploit divides on how government should fight crime, arguing Kemp and Republicans have reverted to a failed lock-'em-up approach, abandoning a previous bipartisan push to focus on less punitive approaches.
Republican Attorney General Chris Carr, one of Kemp's closest allies, said it is "absolutely false" that Republicans have abandoned reform efforts, saying the GOP pushed through a mental health bill this year, supports diverting nonviolent offenders and wants to do more on drug addiction.
But he said Democrats are wrong to reject a Kemp strategy that has focused on cracking down on gangs, giving bonuses to police officers and creating a special state unit that focuses on crime and street racing in urban areas.
Carr said Democrats "fundamentally are more interested in protecting violent criminals than they are vulnerable communities."
This combination of 2022 and 2021 photos shows Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, left, and gubernatorial Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams. As Republicans nationwide gear up to attack Democrats with tough-on-crime platforms in the fall of 2022, Democrat Abrams is making guns a central focus of her race for governor, seeking to turn crime into a liability for incumbent Republican Kemp's reelection bid. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Strengthening gun restrictions is an issue that resonates with Democratic voters and could sway suburban white women and other swing voters at a time when the country is still in shock from mass shootings at an upstate New York supermarket and Texas school. Those and other shootings have added fresh urgency to a seemingly stalemated national debate over guns, with some congressional Republicans signaling a willingness for at least small compromises.
Democrats are betting that voters are "at a breaking point," as Georgia Democratic state Rep. Shea Roberts puts it, over Republicans' decisions to expand access to guns.
In 2014, Georgia lawmakers decreed people could carry guns into additional places, including bars, churches and even up to the security checkpoint at the airport. In 2017, they added college campuses to the list. And Kemp this year pushed through a law that abolished the requirement for people to have permits to carry concealed weapons in public. That fulfilled a pledge Kemp had made when he ran for governor in 2018 with provocative ads, including one where he pointed a gun at an actor playing a suitor to one of Kemp's daughters.
Roberts unseated a Republican lawmaker in an affluent Atlanta district in 2020, saying she was motivated to run after her daughter described an active shooter drill at school two weeks before the 2018 school massacre in Parkland, Florida.
"Things have only gotten worse since then," Roberts said.
Abrams wants universal background checks for private gun sales, red flag legislation to let guns be taken away from those who pose a danger to themselves and others, and to block someone who has had a gun removed under a protective order from buying another one.
Polling showed even many Republican-leaning voters felt Kemp and GOP state lawmakers went too far in making it legal to carry concealed guns without a permit, said University of Georgia political scientist Charles Bullock.
"It was not a tremendously popular idea even among Republican voters," Bullock said. "Arguably the legislature was listening only to the hardest of hardcore Republicans, and not where the average Republicans were on some of those issues."
But even if Abrams wins, she´s likely to face Republican majorities resistant to her proposals in Georgia´s legislature. Those majorities are backed by vocal groups opposed to any compromise.
"The people who really believe in their rights are going to believe in their rights, regardless," said Jerry Henry, executive director of the Georgia gun rights group GA2A.
Henry said he doubts Republicans would be willing to tighten Georgia's laws. Such proposals would be viable only if Abrams "drags a whole bunch of Democrats into the General Assembly with her," Henry said. "And I´m not even sure all the Democrats will go along with her."
Carr says Abrams and his opponent for attorney general, Democrat Jen Jordan, have misread how Georgians feel about guns and protecting themselves from crime.
"They are out of touch with where Georgians are," Carr said. "It is a fundamental human need to be safe and secure."
Abrams wants to reconstitute a criminal justice reform council that authored multiple reforms when Republican Nathan Deal was governor. Sara Totonchi, policy director for the Abrams campaign, said Abrams would direct the group to "take a hard look at violent crime, why it happens and what we can do to address it at the source."
Abrams proposes intervening in schools and with families to prevent violence and expanding job training and opportunities. She wants to convert some low-level traffic and drug crimes into civil offenses. And she wants a "clean slate" law that would automatically clear criminal records if someone doesn't reoffend in a set period of time.
Republican National Committee spokesperson Garrison Douglas derided the clean slate proposal as "felony-b-gone," saying it was further proof that Abrams is soft on crime. Republicans have already been attacking Abrams for being a board member of the Seattle-based Marguerite Casey Foundation, saying the group is in favor of defunding or abolishing the police.
Kemp, in turn, is under Democratic attack for taking $50,000 in campaign contributions from Daniel Defense, the Georgia-based company that made the rifle used in the Uvalde, Texas, school attack.
Abrams' crime plan is the third in a series of aggressive moves aimed at turning the tables on issues Kemp has championed. After Kemp extended a temporary gas tax holiday into July, Abrams called on Kemp to extend it for the rest of the year. Kemp delivered on a signature $5,000 pay raise for teachers; Abrams responded by calling for an additional $11,000 average raise for teachers.
The question, Bullock said, is whether guns and other social issues will motivate voters in a campaign where Republicans will likely focus on the economy, with Kemp taking credit for economic development projects while the GOP hammers Democrats over inflation.
Because Kemp is now an incumbent in his electoral rematch with Abrams, "she arguably has a more challenging task this time than she did four years ago," Bullock said. "So she´s got to try to neutralize with issues that might overcome the economic message the governor´s going to be pushing."
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Bynum reported from Savannah, Georgia.
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This month got off to a busy start. Last week, however, was so quiet that there was not even content for a Bleeding Edge article! This week is not quite as sparse. As already reported, the last concert of the month at the Center for New Music will be taking place this coming Sunday evening with a jazz performance by the Marta Sanchez Quintet.
That leaves only one other event for this week, which will be the next installment of Jazz at the Make-Out Room, since tomorrow, June 21, will be the third Tuesday of this month. This month’s program will consist of two sets, each somewhat less than an hour in duration. Both sets will be trio improvisations, but the instrumentation for the first will be more than a little out of the ordinary. The 7 p.m. set will be performed by Raffi Garabedian on saxophone, Ben Goldberg on clarinet, and Dany Lubin-Laden on trombone. The second set at 8 p.m. will be performed by the Levitator Trio with rhythm provided by Safa Shokrai on bass and Kjell Nordeson on drums, both backing up Mark Clifford on vibraphone.
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Creditcoin (CTC) traded 2.7% higher against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 13:00 PM ET on June 20th. In the last week, Creditcoin has traded down 13.5% against the dollar. One Creditcoin coin can now be purchased for approximately $0.29 or 0.00001420 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. Creditcoin has a market cap of $59.76 million and $2.07 million worth of Creditcoin was traded on exchanges in the last day.
Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed in the last day:
- Unitech (UTC) traded 0.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.01 or 0.00004956 BTC.
- Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) traded 4.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $20,334.30 or 1.00157511 BTC.
- Cosmos (ATOM) traded up 5.7% against the dollar and now trades at $6.80 or 0.00033496 BTC.
- dForce USD (USX) traded down 1.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.99 or 0.00004856 BTC.
- Function X (FX) traded up 5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.17 or 0.00000819 BTC.
- Venus (XVS) traded up 17.9% against the dollar and now trades at $4.96 or 0.00024412 BTC.
- mStable USD (MUSD) traded 0.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004924 BTC.
- Nestree (EGG) traded down 1.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0119 or 0.00000058 BTC.
- Redd (RDD) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.0011 or 0.00000008 BTC.
- Phantasma (SOUL) traded up 4.8% against the dollar and now trades at $0.22 or 0.00001089 BTC.
Creditcoin Profile
According to CryptoCompare, “Creditcoin is a decentralized credit network that aims to make the bridge between investors and fundraisers. The platform will allow miners (investors) to earn the platform tokens by providing capital to clients, on the other hand, the clients will raise capital by paying Creditcoin to the miners. As the whitepaper reads: “An investment in the Creditcoin network will start by matching offers from investors and fundraisers. A fundraiser will post seeking an amount, interest rate, and collateral. Additionally, the fundraiser will add some amount of Creditcoin to the offer. If is there an investor with matching conditions, the fundraiser and the investor announce the deal to the Creditcoin network. The system verifies the deal's completion by confirming the exchange of collateral and investment. Once validated, the system sends the CreditCoin attached to the investment to the investor.” Furthermore, miners will be able to select credit history parameters to be protected against various risk models. “
Buying and Selling Creditcoin
It is usually not presently possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Creditcoin directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade Creditcoin should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Gemini, Coinbase or Changelly. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Creditcoin using one of the exchanges listed above.
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The New York Yankees have been unbelievably good this year. Both their pitching and hitting have come together to create one of the best teams that ever was. They now have a record of 49-17, which makes them by far the best team in all of baseball.
The Toronto Blue Jays, meanwhile, have been holding their own. The Jays went 9-0 to start June and quickly surpassed the Tampa Bay Rays to gain control of the second spot in the American League East. The Jays and Yankees met this weekend at Rogers Centre in Toronto to determine the true kings of the division.
"The cleanest pimp job by a Yankee this season" - Talkin' Yanks
The New York Yankees rolled into Toronto and did not take any prisoners. The Yankees pummelled the Jays' rotation-hopeful pitcher Ross Stripling. The Bombers took Stripling for five hits over 3.2 innings.
The Yankees went on to win that game by a score of 12-3. The Yankees also pummeled Rookie of the Year candidate Alek Manoah and steamrolled the Blue Jays 4-0 on Saturday.
On Sunday, the Yankees were eager to complete the series sweep on the road against the second-placed team in their division. Starting for the Blue Jays was right-handed pitcher Yusei Kikuchi. Kikuchi came into this game having given up seven earned runs in his last 4.2 innings started, and was eager to come up strong against this notoriously stacked Yankees lineup.
Unfortunately for Kikuchi, he surrendered the first run in the form of a solo bomb to Gleyber Torres. It did not take long for former Toronto Blue Jay Josh Donaldson to get in on the action with a two-run shot in the third inning that put the New York Yankees up by a score of 3-2.
Upon rounding the bases and crossing home plate, Donaldson proceeded to be congratulated by his teammates. After high-fiving Joey Gallo and Giancarlo Stanton, Donaldson could be heard clearly shouting, "Give me that f*****g s**t!" as he entered the Yankees dugout.
""Give me that f*****g s**t!" - Talkin' Baseball
Unfortunately, the Yankees would blow a lead after a pair of late home runs and fall to the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 10-9. | https://www.sportskeeda.com/baseball/news-give-f-g-s-t-new-york-yankees-josh-donaldson-caught-mic-celebrating-home-run-former-team | 2022-06-20T18:45:41Z | https://www.sportskeeda.com/baseball/news-give-f-g-s-t-new-york-yankees-josh-donaldson-caught-mic-celebrating-home-run-former-team | true | 1 |
Young child in critical condition after hurt in Goldsboro drive-by shooting, police say
Raleigh, N.C. — A young child was shot in the stomach in Goldsboro Thursday afternoon during...
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PITTSBURGH, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "We wanted to create a video game console that would engage players by making them feel that they are actually in the game," said one of two inventors, from West Palm Beach, Fla., "so we invented the GAMING TV/ CONSOLE. Our design could offer a virtual reality gaming experience without the hassle of wearing a VR headset."
The invention provides an innovative gaming console for video game enthusiasts. In doing so, it offers a more immersive and engaging experience for the gamer. As a result, it could enhance fun and entertainment and it could encourage gamers to be more active while playing video games. The invention features a unique design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households and video game enthusiasts.
The original design was submitted to the Fort Lauderdale sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-FJK-159, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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