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EVOLVEDMD AND ROVICARE ANNOUNCE COLLABORATION TO TRANSFORM PATIENT CARE COORDINATION
PHOENIX, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Committed to achieving efficiency, transparency, and increased patient satisfaction, Phoenix-based Rovicare, a leading care management company, is proud to announce its new partnership with leading behavioral health integration company evolvedMD. Through this collaboration, Rovicare's innovative cloud-based medical software will support and enhance evolvedMD's services to drive improved outcomes for both patients and providers.
"The past several years has challenged us as healthcare professionals to reimagine healthcare so we can improve access and better serve patients. Rovicare is doing its part with its digital platform to streamline processes, communication, and care," said Pankaj (PJ) Likhmania, CEO of Rovicare. "Knowing that integrated care is the future, we're thrilled to support evolvedMD's services with our technology so we can collaboratively reimagine the healthcare experience for all."
evolvedMD's Care Coordination team, a key component in the company's enhanced Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model, will leverage Rovicare's digital platform to help manage its patients' journeys through the care continuum. The software will enable the Care Coordination team to improve SDOH outreach and connection, increase access to critical resources and services, and ultimately provide value-based care.
"Rovicare's commitment to removing barriers and streamlining care coordination to create lasting value aligns with our mission to reimagine behavioral health," said Dr. Ruth Nutting, Director of Clinical Programs at evolvedMD. "Our Care Coordination team has done exceptional work over the years serving our patients, and I'm confident that Rovicare's innovative technology will put us on a faster track to realizing that mission while helping us better align to value-based care."
evolvedMD will begin its transition to using Rovicare's digital platform to better serve both patients and providers in the coming weeks. For more information, please visit evolvedMD.com to learn how your primary care practice can integrate behavioral health services.
Launched in 2017, evolvedMD is leading the integration of behavioral health services in modern primary care. Uniquely upfront and ongoing, our distinctive model places behavioral health specialists onsite within a practice. evolvedMD offers an economically viable and better way to integrate behavioral health that ultimately drives improved patient outcomes.
Rovicare is a digital platform that automates patient transitions and care coordination. Rovicare engages all stakeholders throughout a patient's care journey along the care continuum and drastically improves patient outcomes and their experience. Rovicare addresses bottlenecks and inefficiencies that lead to delayed access to care, patient dissatisfaction, avoidable readmissions, and poor partner accountability—all of which lead to increased costs, missed revenue opportunities for providers, and potentially detrimental outcomes for patients. Rovicare's mission is to reduce overall healthcare costs, make care more accessible to more people, and increase the quality of care for all patients. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Rovicare is used by healthcare organizations across the United States spanning medical, behavioral, social determinants of health, ancillary services, technology-based services, and beyond.
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SOUTHERN FIRST BANK OPENS NEW HEADQUARTERS IN GREENVILLE, SC
GREENVILLE, S.C., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern First Bank, one of the fastest-growing banks in the Southeast, is excited to announce the opening of its new corporate headquarters at 6 Verdae Boulevard in Greenville, S.C. This landmark project makes a bold and visionary statement about the future of Southern First and that collaboration and company culture matter. The building is an investment in Southern First's clients and team members and a testament to the bank's continued organic growth.
The five-story, 107,000 square foot building, sits on ~7 acres at the intersection of Laurens Road and Verdae Boulevard, an area that will see continued growth and development as a major mixed-use community hub in the Upstate. Home to Southern First's critical Operations and Support teams, the project also houses the bank's flagship retail banking office, featuring collaboration areas and modern meeting spaces that foster the bank's relationship first approach to banking. On the exterior, clients have access to industry-leading technology at Southern First's new drive-thru experience featuring Interactive Teller Machines (ITMs). These 24-hour deposit-ready ATMs are equipped for video banking with live tellers, allowing clients to conduct more transaction types and receive personal assistance immediately. In the first-floor lobby, Southern First has partnered with homegrown Greenville business, Southern Pressed Juicery, who will serve a menu of cold-pressed juices, smoothies, and handcrafted food items to the public.
The architecture throughout the building is designed to enhance team dynamics and community engagement. The building represents the bank's continued commitment to creating outstanding experiences for clients, associates, and the community.
"Southern First Bank was founded in Greenville over 22 years ago. We are excited to celebrate the opening of our new headquarters as this investment is a message to the community and throughout the Southeast that our team is committed to strong relationships, progressive technology, and a servant heart culture. We will continue to grow one client at a time and look forward to continuing this journey for the next 22 + years," stated Art Seaver, CEO of Southern First.
Southern First Bancshares, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina is a registered bank holding company incorporated under the laws of South Carolina. The company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Southern First Bank, one of the fastest growing banks in the Southeast. Southern First Bank has been providing financial services since 1999 and now operates in 12 locations in the Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston markets of South Carolina as well as the Charlotte, Triangle, and Triad regions of North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia. Southern First Bancshares has consolidated assets of approximately $3.1 billion and its common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "SFST." More information can be found at www.southernfirst.com.
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Like an old war horse that's heard a bugle, Arthur Scargill returns to the picket line... aged 84: RICHARD PENDLEBURY reports on a blast from the past
At 84 years of age, he is of course older and frailer than in his firebrand, government-toppling, pomp. But Arthur Scargill is still militant – and still on the picket line.
As Britain’s railway network was paralysed yesterday by the RMT’s national strike, the most famous and feared hard-Left union leader in living memory emerged from a reclusive retirement.
Rather like an old war horse that has heard a bugle.
The former president of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) was wearing the same cap – or an identical replacement – to the one he wore when he was arrested almost 40 years ago at the infamous First Battle of Orgreave.
That was a violent melee between thousands of police and pickets that took place at the height of the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike, which the NUM ultimately lost.
During yesterday’s appearance at Wakefield railway station – where a by-election takes place tomorrow – he was holding the hand of three-year-old Jennifer Finn, the daughter of a local RMT official, and appeared rather less confrontational than most will remember him.
But the circumstances were still frustrating to the millions who could not travel because of the industrial action.
Former president of the National Union of Mineworkers Arthur Scargill joined members of the RMT union on the picket line outside Wakefield Railway Station today
Hours earlier, in his capacity as ‘leader’ of the Socialist Labour Party (SLP), Scargill had issued a personal statement in which he called for what amounted to a general strike.
‘I call on all Trade Unions to take Industrial Action in support of the RMT in its strikes for an increase in pay and in its defence of its members who are threatened will [sic] the loss of hundreds of jobs as Rail Operators and the Tory Government plan to reject not only RMT’’s legitimate claim for a wage increase but plan to outlaw strike action in those sectors it deems necessary.’
A one time Young Communist, Scargill, as the leader of the Yorkshire NUM, had instigated the miners’ strike that led to the electoral defeat of Edward Heath’s Tory government in 1974. He became president of the NUM in 1982 and a collision course with the then-Conservative administration of Margaret Thatcher was inevitable.
When in 1984 the government announced the impending closure of 20 pits deemed to be uneconomic, Scargill acted. But he made two important errors, according to his many critics.
The first was to fail to ballot the NUM’s membership to see if there was a democratic majority in favour of industrial action.
From 1982 to 2002 Scargill was president of the NUM. Here he is pictured being arrested on the picket line at Orgreave during the miner's strike
This led to splits within the movement and bitter recrimination. The strike was seen as Scargill’s rather than the miners’.
The second was his decision to begin action in the summer, when demand for coal was at its lowest.
His use of so-called ‘flying pickets’ – bussing in miners to picket workplaces other than their own – saw a number of huge and violent confrontations with massed police at pitheads. Among the most famous were those that took place at Orgreave coking plant near Sheffield in May and June 1984.
It was there that Scargill was photographed being led away by police wearing the cap he appeared to be sporting yesterday. It bore the logo of the UMWA – the United Mine Workers of America and the slogan ‘safety first’.
At Orgreave Scargill said: ‘There have been scenes of almost unbelievable brutality … reminiscent of a Latin American police state.’
But the following year the strike ended in failure – when the members were allowed to ballot and voted to return to work – but with everlasting bitterness and division in mining communities.
During the course of the strike, three men were killed – two on the picket lines and a taxi-driver who was driving a coal miner, who had crossed the picket lines, to work.
Scargill continued as NUM leader until 2002. Thereafter his relationship with the union soured, as he was accused by members of living a luxury lifestyle on NUM funds.
He founded the tiny SLP in 1996 after leaving the Labour Party and has remained its figurehead ever since.
A fierce and long-time Brexiteer, Scargill attacked his old friend and ally Jeremy Corbyn, then Labour leader, for suggesting that the UK became part of an EU customs union.
He has said that Brexit would allow the UK to reopen coal mines and cotton mills. In the 2019 general election, the SLP fielded only one candidate who gained less than 500 votes.
Scargill was divorced from his activist wife Anne in 2001. In 2016 it was reported that the grandfather of two was living in a three-bedroom detached country house in Yorkshire owned by his daughter, Margaret.
But he also owned a £2million three-bedroom flat in London’s Barbican development that he had bought for half its value in 2014 under the ‘right to buy’ scheme introduced by his arch nemesis Mrs Thatcher.
Chris Kitchen, national secretary of the NUM, said at the time that Mr Scargill’s purchase was ‘deeply hypocritical’.
‘There is his public image as a socialist and a trade unionist that Arthur likes to portray, but the reality is he is a capitalist,’ he said. ‘If the man hated Thatcher that much, you would think that he would refuse to take the flat on principle.’
An increasingly marginal figure, Scargill’s legacy has in recent years been revisited in television dramas. In the 2019 series three of The Crown he was played by Irish actor David Wilmot.
The current BBC crime drama hit Sherwood also draws on the fallout from ‘Scargill’s strike’.
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DALLAS, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP (BAL) is pleased to announced that three of its attorneys have been elected to leadership positions at the American Immigration Lawyers Association. AILA is the primary industry group that supports U.S. immigration attorneys and law firms of all sizes.
BAL Partner Jeff Joseph will serve as Second Vice President for the 2022-23 term and BAL Partner Maggie Murphy has been re-elected to AILA's Board of Governors for a three-year term. Additionally, BAL Senior Associate Tiffany Martinez, of the firm's San Francisco office, has been elected Chair of AILA's Northern California chapter and as such will also serve on the Board of Governors for one year.
Jeff leads the firm's Denver office and has over two decades of experience in immigration law, including an impressive litigation record. With deep roots in the Denver area, Jeff is well-known for his leadership in the immigration legal community, serving as a past Chair of the Colorado Chapter, as a past elected director on the AILA National Board of Governors, and on numerous national committees, most recently serving as AILA's Treasurer last term.
"I'm thrilled to serve as Second Vice President and I'm ready to go to work for all our members by ensuring that we better utilize technology and reinvent how we prepare for changes so we can continue fighting for immigrants as we face new challenges in this complex environment," Jeff said.
Maggie leads BAL's Austin office and has been a member of AILA for over 18 years serving on various membership and conference planning committees, as former Chair of the Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma Chapter, and as the Board liaison to the Department of Labor and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field office operations committees this past year. She will serve her second term as an elected director of AILA's Board of Governors.
"I'm honored to serve this organization and to continue helping AILA members get access to resources that empower them to serve their clients, foster their own well-being, and grow their practices," said Maggie.
"These attorneys are elite practitioners who will lend their considerable talents to AILA," said BAL Managing Partner Jeremy Fudge. "Just as it is our mission as a firm to make a positive difference in people's lives, Jeff, Maggie and Tiffany will make a positive difference for AILA members, their professional lives and the businesses and people they serve."
BAL, the world's leading corporate immigration law firm, is singularly focused on meeting the immigration challenges of corporate clients around the world in ways that make immigration more strategic and enable businesses to be more successful. Established in 1980, BAL has consistently provided immigration expertise, people-centered client services, and leading technology innovation. BAL's Cobalt® digital immigration services platform won the 2020 CODiE Award for Best Legal Tech Product, the prestigious CIO100 award for Innovative Use of Intelligent Automation in Immigration Services, and Legalweek's Most Innovative Law Firm Operations Team of 2021. In 2018, BAL entered into a first-of-its-kind strategic alliance with Deloitte U.K. to create the world's first global immigration service delivery model. BAL has ranked #1 on multiple industry rankings for diversity, equity and inclusion, including #1 on the Diversity Scorecard by The American Lawyer (2020 and 2021), Law360's Diversity Snapshot (2020 and 2021), and the #1 Law Firm for Women according to the National Law Journal (2019, 2020 and 2021). BAL and its leaders are highly ranked in every major legal publication, including Best Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, and Who's Who Legal. See website for details: https://www.bal.com
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BUDAPEST – Hungary’s Kristóf Milák thrilled home fans by lowering his own world record in the men’s 200 butterfly at the swimming world championships on Tuesday, when American swimmers claimed another three gold medals.
The 22-year-old Milák produced a stunning swim to clock 1 minute, 50.34 seconds and earn Hungary its first gold medal of the competition.
“Now it hurts a lot, I don’t feel my legs,” said Milák, who shaved 0.39 seconds off the previous record he set at the last worlds. “I think I pushed a bit harder over the first 100 meters, that’s why it was so painful at the end but I really wanted this world record, wanted it more than anything.”
Milák was 3.03 quicker than Léon Marchand, who improved on the French record he set in the semifinals. Japan’s Tomoru Honda was third.
The 20-year-old Marchand later set another national record of 1:55.75 as he was fastest in the semifinals of the men’s 200 individual medley.
“Two great times today!” Marchand said.
American swimmer Bobby Finke also set a national record of 7:39.36 as he produced a sizzling finish to win the first gold of the evening in the men’s 800 freestyle.
Ukrainian swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk looked headed for victory but Finke, who was fourth going into the last 50 meters, swam it in only 25.93 seconds to overtake both Romanchuk and Germany’s Florian Wellbrock for the victory.
“I was just thinking in my head it is just a 50 left. It is only like 26 seconds of pain and if I can pull off a win, it is worth it. I’ll settle through the pain,” Finke said.
Third-place Romanchuk finished just 0.69 seconds behind. He nearly didn't make it to Budapest and spoke afterward about his father fighting in Ukraine.
China’s Yang Junxuan won the women’s 200 freestyle, clocking 1:54.92 to finish just ahead of Australia’s Mollie O’Callaghan, who claimed her first individual medal at a worlds. Another Chinese swimmer, Tang Muhan, was third.
Nic Fink then took advantage of Adam Peaty’s injury-enforced absence to win the men’s 50 breaststroke in an American record of 26.45 seconds, edging Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi and American compatriot Michael Andrew.
“I didn’t see anything over the last five meters,” Fink said.
Fink later claimed his second gold of the night by helping American teammates Hunter Armstrong, Torri Huske and Claire Curzan to victory in the mixed 4x100 medley relay ahead of the Australian and Dutch teams.
It was the 10th gold for the United States at this worlds, where American swimmers have also claimed three silver and nine bronze.
Up-and-coming Romanian star David Popovici set a junior world record in the semifinals of the men’s 100 freestyle – 47.13 seconds – though he rued defending champion Caeleb Dressel’s surprise late absence.
It’s unclear what’s ailing Dressel and if he’ll be able to take part in 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly races later in the worlds.
Another rising star, 15-year-old Canadian Summer McIntosh, was fastest with a junior world record of 2:05.79 in the semifinals of the women’s 200 butterfly.
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Muslim clerics shower him \ her with prayers and she later showered them with money.
A viral video on social media has shown Muslim clerics praying at the housewarming ceremony of the controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky.
In the video from the event on Sunday, Bobrisky was seated and fully clad in female Yoruba traditional attire, surrounded by Muslim clerics who sat on the floor and offered Islamic prayers.
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Summer reading for kids, teens, adults; registration starts today
Summer reading programs are back at Arlington’s libraries with fun activities and reading suggestions for kids, teens, and adults. Registration for all ages opens Saturday, June 18. Children aged 0-14 are also invited to the Kids Summer Reading Kickoff Party in the Children’s Room and adjacent garden patio on Saturday from...
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Is Pontiff About to Step Down? Pope Issues Unheard-of Orders as Unusual Meetings Erupt in Vatican
Rumors that Pope Francis is considering stepping down have been swirling in recent months, but several unusual developments over the past few days have intensified those rumblings.
First, the 85-year-old pontiff last week canceled a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan planned for July, citing knee pain, according to the U.K. Daily Mail. And he has scheduled a consistory for late August to officially install 21 new cardinals, who were announced at the end of May. August is typically a vacation month for the Vatican.
In naming the new cardinals, Francis passed over San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, but elevated San Diego Bishop Robert W. McElroy. The two prelates have taken opposing stands on permitting Catholic politicians who support abortion rights to receive Communion, with Cordileone in May making headlines by officially barring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from the sacrament in his jurisdiction.
Sixteen of the new cardinals, including McElroy, are under the age of 80, and are eligible under church rules to vote on Francis’ successor, the Daily Mail noted.
Additionally, Francis is scheduled to will travel to the Italian city of L’Aquila on Aug. 28 where he will visit the tomb of “Celestine V, who was the first pope to have resigned from the papacy, in the 13th century,” the Daily Mail reported. Current Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI also visited the tomb before he resigned in 2013, opening the way for Francis’ election.
Francis has ongoing issues with knee pain and has used a wheelchair in public appearances since May, after he had colon surgery, as Fox News reported at the time.
The Mail, citing various Italian media outlets, reported that during a meeting of bishops last month, Francis mentioned his knee pain and allegedly joked, “Rather than operate, I’ll resign.”
Francis also suffers from sciatic nerve pain, the Daily Mail reported. And during his childhood, one of his lungs was partially removed.
Rumors of the pope’s resignation began to circulate last summer after news broke that he would undergo colon surgery.
Although it’s not impossible for a pope to resign, it’s extremely rare. In 2013, when then-Pope Benedict announced his stunning decision to resign due to his failing health, it was the first a pontiff had stepped down since Celestine V in 1294. (For context, Celestine V was a hermit before being elected pope amid a deadlock in Rome. His papacy lasted only five months before he quit. He was canonized as a saint in 1313.)
Speaking to reporters the following year, Francis said that if his own health were to limit his ability to perform his duties, he would consider resignation as well.
According to Time magazine, during a March 2015 interview with Mexican news outlet Televisa, Francis, then 78, said, “I have the feeling that my pontificate will be brief: four or five years; I do not know, even two or three. Two have already passed. It is a somewhat vague sensation.”
There are conflicting signals on social media.
Journalist Megyn Kelly, who happened to be visiting the Vatican with her family on Monday, gave a brief report about what she called “unusual activity.” Kelly said, “Inside the Vatican moments ago, we saw a ton of cardinals which our guide tells us is highly unusual. … There’s a lot of buzz going on right here.”
Unusual activity at the Vatican as reports break that Pope Francis may be about to resign. (And we are there!) pic.twitter.com/P2AetNECH1
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) June 20, 2022
On the other hand, CatholicVote.org, an American advocacy group, says those rumors are “untrue. At least imminently. If he were to do so before the upcoming consistory, none of his new appointments would be made a Cardinal.”
For what it’s worth, our sources tell us the “pope is resigning” rumors are untrue. At least imminently. If he were to do so before the upcoming consistory, none of his new appointments would be made a Cardinal.
— CatholicVote.org (@CatholicVote) June 20, 2022
Despite the speculation, the French media outlet Agence France-Presse on Monday reported a source saying, “In the pope’s entourage, the majority of people don’t really believe in the possibility of a resignation.”
AFP also spoke to Vatican expert Marco Politi who said rumors are common inside the Roman Curia, the governing body of the Catholic Church.
“These rumors are encouraged by the pope’s opponents who are only eager to see Francis leave,” he told AFP.
“At this stage, it is a question of being realistic and not alarmist.”
He added that it was ‘hard to imagine’ Francis, who has seen his share of controversy, would resign while a synod of bishops, which opened in October 2021, was in progress.
According to the Daily Mail, the synod is “a study of the Church – an initiative meaningful to Francis that is intended to study how the Church moves forward in a more inclusive way – [that’s] ongoing, due to complete in 2023.”
To critics, Francis is considered to have been pushing the church to the left — after his predecessors, Benedict and John Paul II, were known for staunchly conservative positions.
He famously asked, “Who am I to judge?” in response to a question about homosexuality in 2013 — which was widely, if inaccurately, taken as permissiveness toward a gay lifestyle. He has made comments that were taken as being supportive of civil unions for gay partnerships.
Outside his role in the church itself, Francis was publicly antagonistic to the Trump administration and its goal of reining in illegal immigration to the U.S. and construction of a southern border wall. He has also been seen as too sympathetic to “climate change” alarmists.
Francis has also drawn criticism for his statements in international affairs. Most recently, he came under fire for saying NATO was partly to blame for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In an interview published by an Italian newspaper June 14, according to CNN, he indicated that the invasion was “perhaps in some way either provoked or not prevented” by NATO countries.
Francis said he had spoken with an unnamed “head of state” prior to the February invasion who said NATO’s expansion into Eastern Europe was worrisome.
“I asked him why, and he replied: ‘They are barking at the gates of Russia. And they do not understand that the Russians are imperial and do not allow any foreign power to approach them,'” Francis said, according to CNN.
John Roskam, executive director of the Institute of Public Affairs, an Australian think tank, told Sky News Australia last week that “no good” can come from Pope Francis “playing politics.”
“He is trying to play to a left-wing crowd, he’s trying to play to an international crowd that thinks there is fault on both sides,” Roskam said.
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Geoffrey Rush and Benicio Del Toro will be honored with career awards at the 56th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF), running July 1-9 against the backdrop of the picturesque Czech Republic spa town.
Australian actor Rush will receive the festival’s Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema.
The King’s Speech, for which Rush won a BAFTA and was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe, Quills and Shine will screen in the festival as part of the homage to the actor.
Del Toro will be honoured with the KVIFF President’s Award, celebrating actors, directors, and producers who have made a fundamental contribution to the development of film and cinema.
The homage will also include screenings of Del Toro’s 1995 international breakthrough film The Usual Suspects and Traffic, for which he won an Oscar as well as a Golden Globe, BAFTA and Silver Bear at the Berlinale in 2001.
Rush and Del Toro will receive their awards during the closing night ceremony.
“We are honored and delighted that two extraordinary actors we have been deeply admiring for many years accepted our invitation to come to Karlovy Vary,” said KVIFF’s president Jiří Bartoška.
This year’s edition will showcase 160 feature-length and short films across 13 sections, with 34 films being presented in world premiere.
In other KVIFF news, the festival also unveiled the members of all its key juries.
The main jury for its Crystal Globe competition comprises Argentinian film producer Benjamin Domenech, German filmmaker Jan-Ole Gerster, Polish distributor and festival organiser Roman Gutek, international sales agent and producer Fiorella Moretti and Danish film editor and screenwriter Molly Malene Stensgaard.
The jury for its new Proxima competition, replacing the former East of the West contest, features Filipino producer Bianca Balbuena, Icelandic documentarist Yrsa Roca Fannberg, Czech music journalist, filmmaker and writer Pavel Klusák, US distributor Michael Rosenberg and Ukrainian film director Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy
KVIFF Juries List In Full:
Crystal Globe Jury
- Benjamin Domenech
- Jan-Ole Gerster
- Roman Gutek
- Fiorella Moretti
- Molly Malene Stensgaard
Proxima Jury
- Bianca Balbuena
- Yrsa Roca Fannberg
- Pavel Klusák
- Michael Rosenberg
- Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy
FIPRESCI Jury
- Nada Azhari Gillon
- Britt Sørensen
- Adam Kruk
- Gulnara Abikeyeva
- Rasha Hosny
- Marek Čermák
Ecumenical Jury
- Annette Gjerde Hansen
- Veronika Lišková
- Théo Péporté
Europa Cinemas Label Jury
- Edit Csenki
- Leena Närekangas
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NASA is shutting down the systems of the Voyager probes this year, Scientific American reported.
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The probes are flagging after 45 years — the move is a way of keeping them going up until 2030.
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Voyager 1 and 2 launched in 1977 have made it further than any other object made by humans.
The epic interstellar journeys of NASA’s acclaimed Voyager probes are due to come to an end as the agency starts switching off their systems, Scientific American reported.
The probes launched 45 years ago, in 1977, and have pushed the boundaries of space exploration ever since. They are further away from Earth than any other manmade object, a record that will likely stay unbroken for decades.
The decision to reduce power on the probes is meant to extend their lifespan a few more years, taking them to around 2030, per Scientific American.
“We’ve done 10 times the warranty on the darn things,” Ralph McNutt, a physicist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory told the outlet, referring to the initial projections that their mission would last four years.
The probes are powered by radioactive plutonium, which has kept the tiny on-board computers running for decades on end.
The energy in the system is decreasing by about 4 watts a year, per Scientific American, requiring energy use to be cut.
“If everything goes really well, maybe we can get the missions extended into the 2030s. It just depends on the power. That’s the limiting point,” said Spilker.
The probes’ primary purpose was to fly by Jupiter and Saturn, a mission that they soon fulfilled. Then they just kept going, sending back images of our solar system and beaming home readings from deep space.
In 1990, Voyager 1 took the iconic “pale blue dot” composite picture, a view of Earth taken 3.7 billion miles away from our sun.
More striking pictures taken by the probes are seen in the video below.
In 1998, Voyager 1 became the farthest human-made object in space — 6.5 billion miles from Earth.
The probes are now 12 and 14.5 billion miles away from Earth and counting, according to a live tracker from NASA.
That is beyond what is generally considered to be the limits of our solar system. Voyager 1 reached “interstellar space” in 2012, Voyager 2 in 2018, the first human objects to do so in history.
The instrument’s hard-wired electronics have survived the test of time remarkably well, in spite of its age.
The primitive computers onboard the probes don’t require much power. All of the data collected by the instruments on Voyager is stored on an eight-track tape recorded and sent to earth using a machine that uses up about as much power as a refrigerator light bulb, per Scientific American.
They have “less memory than the key fob that opens your car door,” Linda Spilker, a planetary scientist from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, told Scientific American.
As energy onboard is dwindling, NASA is going to have to decide which instruments will get the power.
After 2030, Voyager will likely lose its ability to communicate with Earth. But that doesn’t necessarily mean its mission will be over.
They both carry a “golden record,” a 12-inch, gold-plated record that carries information about Earth.
This includes 115 images, greetings in 55 different languages, sounds including wind, rain, and the human heartbeat, and 90 minutes of music.
It will be about another 20,000 years before the probes pass the nearest star, Proxima centauri, with this time capsule of human life per Scientific American.
Read the original article on Business Insider | https://www.thehamdenjournal.com/world/nasa-is-starting-to-shut-down-the-voyager-probes-which-launched-in-1977-and-made-it-deeper-into-space-than-anything-since/231314/ | 2022-06-21T21:51:35Z | https://www.thehamdenjournal.com/world/nasa-is-starting-to-shut-down-the-voyager-probes-which-launched-in-1977-and-made-it-deeper-into-space-than-anything-since/231314/ | true | 4 |
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Jan. 6 committee subpoenas never-before-seen documentary footage of Trump and his inner circle
The Jan. 6 committee sent a subpoena last week requiring British filmmaker Alex Holder to submit never-before-seen documentary footage of the events of Jan. 6, former President Donald Trump, and members of Trump's inner circle to the committee, Politico reported Tuesday.
Holder had been working on a documentary series on the 2020 election called Unprecedented, which is set to be released as a three-part series on an unidentified streaming platform this summer.
"We understand," Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) wrote in the subpoena, "you have raw footage depicting the January 6th attack and of President Trump and others discussing the November 2020 presidential election results."
The scheduled attached to the subpoena required Holder to produce any raw footage taken in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6; any raw footage "pertaining to discussions of election fraud or election integrity" in the 2020 presidential election; and any raw footage of interviews conducted with then-President Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump, Jared Kushner, or then-Vice President Mike Pence from Sept. 2020 through the present.
Trump's allies were reportedly blindsided by the news, with one former Trump 2020 campaign official messaging Rolling Stone, "What the f--k is this?" after seeing the Politico story.
The committee plans to interview Holder on Thursday. | https://theweek.com/jan-6-committee/1014562/jan-6-committee-subpoenas-never-before-seen-documentary-footage-of-trump | 2022-06-21T21:54:27Z | https://theweek.com/jan-6-committee/1014562/jan-6-committee-subpoenas-never-before-seen-documentary-footage-of-trump | false | 1 |
Around the world, landmines kill and injure thousands of people a year, most of them civilians. The Biden administration is restricting their use and continuing to help countries clear minefields.
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Around the world, landmines kill and injure thousands of people a year, most of them civilians. The Biden administration is restricting their use and continuing to help countries clear minefields.
Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.kyuk.org/2022-06-21/activists-say-the-biden-administrations-latest-landmine-restrictions-arent-enough | 2022-06-21T21:56:28Z | https://www.kyuk.org/2022-06-21/activists-say-the-biden-administrations-latest-landmine-restrictions-arent-enough | false | null |
When Zach Huelsing and Jon Lehman started dating long-distance in 2007, the lonely drives on the highway to see each other soon became tedious.
So they began taking the side roads, winding their way between Chicago and downstate Illinois, and taking photos from blink-and-you-miss-them towns.
"Just to show what we had seen on these journeys," Jon says.
Within a few years, they had amassed a decent trove of images focused on the buildings, signs and symbols in the towns they passed through, and they decided to start a catalog. And so, the Rural Indexing Project was created.
Fast forward another decade, and the pastime-turned-passion has grown to now include more than 50,000 photos from nearly 1,500 municipalities in 28 states.
"We'd spend 10-11 hours in the car, all day long, and travel from town to town. And I guess we started to see patterns develop," Jon says.
Those patterns are a central part of the Rural Indexing Project.
Because when they upload each photo to the catalog, they don't just list it as "grocery store, North Dakota" — they assign keywords like the materials used, the institution type, the architectural elements, and words on buildings. Basically, any kind of social marker they find relevant.
That meticulous indexing allows them to then compare images over time and location; like how a post office looks in, say, Douglas, Nebraska versus Ophir, Colorado.
It's also allowed them to bust a few myths and maybe even their own misconceptions about modern rural America.
"It's been interesting to have been working on this project over the course of ... so many politically divergent presidential administrations, for instance," Jon said. "We started out in the Obama years, sort of with the idea that, was this going to be rural America's last hurrah? And that's clearly not proven to be the case."
Still, the data does show rural America is slowly shrinking. Folks are leaving small towns, and cities are expanding with new homes and shops to accommodate surging populations.
In the face of this, Jon and Zach's project has picked up on a trend: there aren't many new buildings in the smallest towns. Instead, the old ones find a new purpose.
Take Rob's Locker and Catering in Gary, South Dakota — population 297 (give or take). This, in Jon's estimation, is a sign of something that rural America can teach the cities.
"So many of the images that are propagated from rural parts of the country focus on decay or on destruction or abandonment, and we're very interested in the ways that buildings, in particular, continue to serve and continue to be adapted in ways that meet the needs of communities," he said.
"I think we can actually learn some lessons ... the stories that our photographs tell are stories of adaptive reuse."
It's no accident they find these themes fascinating. Zach trained as an architect and has a background in anthropology. Jon has a background in urban planning.
They pause at the suggestion their photos could be interpreted as nostalgic. That's not their intention, and they are not in the business of myth-making.
Instead, they go to lengths to present a neutral image, waiting for pedestrians and cars to leave the frame and taking the photos front-on and eye level. This is an exercise in documentation, rather than an artistic endeavor.
Jon and Zach say they've had to explain themselves to some skeptical locals over the years, but for the most part they have been welcomed.
"People are protective about their communities and wonder who these strangers are who rolled into the town, and are showing interest in their community," Zach said. "Because I think that is a little abnormal these days, to be honest with you."
"There is that skepticism ... but then most people, once we explain what we're doing, they're interested or they actually want to tell us about historical sites that they know nearby."
As the project grows, Jon and Zach are becoming increasingly preoccupied with another thought. Zach struggles for a moment to attach an emotion to it, but eventually settles on "unease."
"We consider this project to be on stolen land," Zach says. "The vast territory we have been documenting was until recently solely inhabited by native peoples who became victims of forced relocation and genocide, allowing the settlements we photograph to be erected.'
"It's fascinating to document how architectural and cultural trends are deployed across the country, but we've seen that widespread disinvestment — as well as patterns of renovation and repurposing — add to an already palpable sense of impermanence."
What the future of these towns looks like, then, is a looming question. But as the Rural Indexing Project expands, it's one that Zach and Jon may be uniquely placed to answer.
You can follow the Rural Indexing Project on its website, on Twitter and on Instagram.
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Danny Care admits it is a 'dream come true' to be back in the England set-up after three years in the international wilderness - and the scrum-half insists he's better than ever at the age of 35!
- Danny Care has revealed his excitement at returning to the England fold aged 35
- The veteran scrum-half has been called up for the upcoming tour of Australia
- And Care has insisted he is better now than when he was last a Test match player
Danny Care declared his shock England return a 'dream come true' and then sent a clear message to Eddie Jones by insisting he is better now than when he was last a Test player.
Veteran Harlequins scrum-half Care was part of head coach Jones' 36-man party who departed on Tuesday for Australia and a crunch three-Test series against the Wallabies.
Care, 35, is set to feature in his first international since November 2018 Down Under. He appeared off the bench as England were hammered 52-21 by the Barbarians in a non-capped clash last Sunday.
Danny Care (pictured) has revealed his excitement at returning to the England fold aged 35
Veteran Harlequins star Care also sent a clear message to national team boss Eddie Jones (pictured) by insisting he is better now than when he was last a Test player back in late 2018
He said: 'The whole week has been a dream come true. It's something you think will never happen again. I've just tried to enjoy it and love every second. When you've been in it like I was for quite a while, you appreciate you're playing for England.
'When you can't do that any more and can't get back in, it makes you want it even more. I don't know how long it's going to last, but one thing that I'll do is make sure I give it my all. Any opportunity I get I'll try to take it.
'I definitely think I'm a better player now than I was four years ago, even three years ago. The main thing I've been trying to focus on is enjoyment. It frees me up when I'm not thinking about things too much. That's my type of game. When I overthink stuff, I don't play my best rugby.'
A coffee with Jones was the start of the scrum-half's international return and Care is now set to play a crucial role against Australia.
Ben Youngs is not part of the tour following the tragic death of sister-in-law Tiffany, who was married to Ben's brother Tom, the former England hooker. Harry Randall and the uncapped Jack van Poortvliet are the other two scrum-halves.
Care has been in fine form for his club in the Premiership, helping them win last year's title
But neither possesses the international nous of Care or the form which has made him the standout player in his position in the Gallagher Premiership for each of the last two seasons.
'He (Jones) texted me around April and I thought I'd shoot my shot and see what happens. I had nothing to lose,' said Care, who has 84 caps.
'We met for a coffee. He was complimentary about how I was playing, so I was happy with that. I laid it on the line and said I'd give anything to have another chance and help the team.
'I think I can. The dream would be to help the lads win a few games in Australia.'
Care is one of 10 players in the current England squad who claimed an impressive 3-0 series win on the last tour of Australia in 2016. He is back in the international picture alongside No 8 Billy Vunipola and eight uncapped rookies.
The 35-year-old injected pace and urgency into England's attack when he came on as a substitute in a damaging 52-21 loss against the Barbarians at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday
England's journey to the first Test against Australia in Perth on July 2 began on Tuesday as the squad departed on four separate flights, with the players in business class.
Travel scheduling problems in the wake of the pandemic meant England were unable to get all their players and staff on the same plane.
'When you go to Australia you have to be brave,' said Care. 'You have to try to win the game. It's a place where you're not particularly liked, which is great. I think the young lads will really enjoy that.
'It's a great opportunity to develop a relationship which will hopefully put us in good stead for the autumn and the Six Nations and hopefully the World Cup.
'Going to places like Australia, hostile environments, and trying to get a win will be really beneficial for some of these young boys.' | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-10939509/Danny-Care-dream-England-set-three-years-wilderness.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-06-21T21:57:30Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-10939509/Danny-Care-dream-England-set-three-years-wilderness.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true | 2 |
B.C. honey bee keepers are reporting a loss of 32 per cent of their colonies from through the winter – higher than a typical year, according to a survey published by the province.
While some colony loss is to be expected, this year’s losses are about 20 per cent more than what beekeepers say they would be happy or satisfied with, the voluntary survey completed by both professional and hobbyists found.
The survey received a strong volume of responses from Vancouver Island, Fraser Valley and Okanagan, with beekeepers in those areas reporting similar levels of losses. Beekeepers from northwestern B.C. reported higher average losses than the rest of the province, however, the data from the region is more inconsistent.
For Jeff Lee, he and his wife saw a loss of about 30 per cent at their business, Honey Bee Zen Apiaries in Creston.
“If I had 10 per cent [losses], I would be happy, 15 is still good too,” Lee said.
There are competing perspectives on the cause of this year’s colony loss. According to professor Leonard Foster from the University of British Columbia: “it’s complicated.”
Foster, who studies colony loss as part of the UBC’s BeeHIVE Research Cluster, suspects that weather patterns will play an increasingly significant role in colony loss.
He is careful to note that “there isn’t a direct relationship between any single extreme weather event” and colony loss, and that broader climate trends are more indicative than any individual storm or heat dome.
The varroa mite is a pest that beekeepers often cite as the cause of their losses. The mite originated in Asia and carries viruses that can be deadly for Canadian honeybees, which are usually from Europe or Oceania.
In 2018, Lee and his wife reported losses nearing 90 per cent because they did not appropriately prepare their colonies for the mites in time. Since then, they have begun treating their bees in August, which is generally enough to carry their colonies through the winter.
Towards the end of the winter, Lee’s colonies seemed to have fared well. He tracked his losses at 10 per cent at the end of February and 15 per cent at the end of March.
However, the bees that beekeepers maintain over the summer are not the same ones that they keep over the winter.
Winter bees have a life cycle of approximately six months while summer bees are much shorter, at about six weeks.
Once spring arrives, winter bees tend to have enough life leftover to begin preparing for the first batch of summer bees. However, this year, an unseasonably cold spring meant that the winter bees could not go about their preparations as they ordinarily would. This change caused a spike in losses.
Lee suspects that the cold spring (as well as the warm fall from last year) threw off his mite treatment timeline and resulted in a greater loss to the pests than in a typical year.
Since their losses in 2018, Lee and his wife have found new ways to address colony loss. Instead of simply enduring the losses or going out and buying entirely new colonies from abroad to replace their old ones, the couple now focuses on building their own colonies by only buying new queen bees and redistributing their current bees.
The process is lengthier than simply buying replacements, but is more cost-effective, according to Lee.
“We’ve got a good business model so we’re able to survive these things.” | https://www.coastmountainnews.com/news/b-c-honey-bee-keepers-lost-32-of-colonies-over-winter-which-is-higher-than-normal/ | 2022-06-21T22:02:49Z | https://www.coastmountainnews.com/news/b-c-honey-bee-keepers-lost-32-of-colonies-over-winter-which-is-higher-than-normal/ | true | 15 |
The plot thickens! The Summer I Turned Pretty made quite a splash with its debut on Prime Video — and Belly’s (Lola Tung) love triangle with brothers Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) is only going to get even more complicated in season 2.
Ahead of the season 1 premiere, which aired in June 2022, creator and showrunner Jenny Han broke down her attempts to adapt the book series into a TV show.
“I approached it like, What do I think are the most important elements of the story to keep? And what do the fans care the most about? I am able to pull from all the emails, letters, and comments I’ve seen over the years from fans, so that’s how we looked at this adaptation,” she told Collider. “What do the original fans care most about?”
Han added: “And then, also for me, what’s going to be most like fun and exciting to explore? Because I think as a writer, you have to feel like you’re doing something new in a way, too. That it’s not going to be just the exact same thing, but what’s the new approach? And how do I make this feel fresh?”
According to the author, getting to incorporate Taylor Swift‘s music into season 1 was one of her favorite additions. “Fans of the books have asked me over the years if there could be Taylor [Swift] music and I always of course wanted it, but I can’t promise anything because it’s like not up to me,” she explained to The Wrap that same month. “But that was the most joyous part for me was able to give the fans that gift because I knew what it would mean to them as well.”
At the time, Han also gushed about getting to see Hung bring Belly to life in her own way. “I really wanted to find actors that felt real and natural and fresh. There’s a feeling of discovery about that. The linchpin was going to be Belly because everything hangs around her,” the Virginia native shared with Variety in June 2022. “She’s the main character and so it was the most important that we found our right Belly.”
For the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before author, the newcomer brought a much-needed perspective to her lead character. “Lola had this freshness to her. She was still 18 when we cast her and she turned 18 on the show, but I think it’s really hard to manufacture a kind of innocence or newness to things,” she continued. “This is our first part and she had never done it before. There’s so many meta elements to that — to Belly’s big summer and Lola’s big summer.”
Tung, for her part, also opened up about her introduction to The Summer I Turned Pretty franchise.
“I was a fan of Jenny, a little bit. I hadn’t read The Summer I Turned Pretty until I booked the role, but I was a fan of the To All The Boys movies and I did often Netflix party them with my friends because they were so wonderful,” the New York native detailed to Seventeen magazine in June 2022. “It’s unbelievable, I can’t believe [I’m part of The Summer I Turned Pretty]. Jenny’s also the best, so it’s really wonderful and wild that I’ve formed that relationship with her too.”
Scroll down for everything we know about season 2 of The Summer I Turned Pretty: | https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-everything-to-know/ | 2022-06-21T22:04:20Z | https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-everything-to-know/ | false | 1 |
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(The Hill) – Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum on Tuesday said that witnesses testifying before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol are laying out a “huge, stunning and clear moment” showing a lack of evidence to support former President Trump’s claims of an unfair election in 2020.
MacCallum said Democrats on the committee are likely to use division among Republicans about whether to believe Trump’s claims about the election as a political tool in the coming midterm and presidential contests.
“It will be extremely useful in coming campaigns, especially the presidential, when you look back at what we have in terms of the Mike Pence part of all of this,” MacCallum said. “So it is a political discussion. It is very compelling and the lack of evidence is the huge, stunning, clear moment here where these people are saying look I supported you, please give me something to work with, and it simply doesn’t materialize.”
MacCallum’s comments came during Fox’s live continuous coverage of the committee’s fourth public hearing on Tuesday.
During Tuesday’s hearing, Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers (R) told lawmakers that he repeatedly pressed Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal lawyer, to prove claims of election fraud after the 2020 election, and said that Giuliani failed to produce any evidence.
“My recollection, he said, ‘We’ve got lots of theories, we just don’t have the evidence,’” Bowers said.
The theme of Tuesday’s hearing is the pressure campaign that Trump and his top aides put on state and local officials to help them overturn the results of the election. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/fox-anchor-jan-6-witnesses-outlining-huge-stunning-clear-lack-of-voter-fraud-evidence/ | 2022-06-21T22:07:31Z | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/fox-anchor-jan-6-witnesses-outlining-huge-stunning-clear-lack-of-voter-fraud-evidence/ | true | 18 |
Ashish Valentine joined NPR as its second-ever Reflect America fellow and is now a production assistant at All Things Considered. As well as producing the daily show and sometimes reporting stories himself, his job is to help the network's coverage better represent the perspectives of marginalized communities. | https://www.kuaf.com/npr-news/npr-news/2022-06-21/unpacking-the-latest-jan-6-hearings | 2022-06-21T22:08:27Z | https://www.kuaf.com/npr-news/npr-news/2022-06-21/unpacking-the-latest-jan-6-hearings | false | null |
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Two Canadians — one of them sought by Interpol — have been found dead of knife wounds in Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Playa del Carmen, the state prosecutor’s office said Tuesday.
Prosecutors in Quintana Roo state, also home to resorts like Cancun and Tulum, said the man and the woman were found dead Monday at a hotel or condominium in the troubled resort, and a third person was reported injured.
There was no immediate information on their names or hometowns. “Global Affairs Canada is aware of the death of two Canadian citizens in Mexico,” the ministry said in a statement.
But prosecutors confirmed the male victim was on an Interpol wanted list for fraud charges.
Playa del Carmen has been hit by several instances of violence involving foreigners, most recently in January, when two Canadians were killed at a local resort, apparently because of debts between international drug and weapons trafficking gangs.
In March, police in Playa del Carmen found the bodies of four men dumped near a housing development. The fact the bodies were left together in the shrubs beside an access road suggested a gangland-style killing.
There have been a series of brazen acts of violence elsewhere along Mexico’s resort-studded Mayan Riviera coast, the crown jewel of the country’s tourism industry.
In November, a shootout on the beach of Puerto Morelos, just north of Playa del Carmen, left two suspected drug dealers dead. Authorities said some 15 gunmen were from a gang that apparently disputed control of drug sales there.
In late October, farther south in the laid-back destination of Tulum, two tourists — one a California travel blogger born in India and the other German — were caught in the apparent crossfire of rival drug dealers and killed. | https://globalnews.ca/news/8937415/canadians-dead-mexico-resort/ | 2022-06-21T22:17:34Z | https://globalnews.ca/news/8937415/canadians-dead-mexico-resort/ | false | 23 |
Takeaways from fourth day of Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot hearings
By Richard Cowan and Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON, June 21 (Reuters) - The fourth day of the hearings about the U.S. Congress on the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol by former President Donald Trump's supporters featured testimony by election officials from the states of Arizona and Georgia.
Here are five takeaways from the fourth of the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Jan. 6's hearings this month:
TRUMP CLAIM REJECTED
About an hour before the hearing started, Trump in a statement attacked Arizona Speaker of the House Rusty Bowers, a Republican who had been a Trump backer in the 2020 election. Trump lost Arizona to Biden.
Trump said that during a November phone call, Bowers "told me that the election was rigged and that I won Arizona."
Bowers, speaking in forceful tones, rebutted Trump's statement.
"I did have a conversation with the president. That certainly isn't it," Bowers told the committee. "Anyone, anywhere, anytime who said that I said the election was rigged, that would not be true."
GIULIANI: THEORIES BUT NO EVIDENCE
Bowers also recounted attempts to get state legislators to hold public hearings into fraudulent voting.
Bowers said that during a meeting with officials in Phoenix after Biden was certified winning Arizona, Trump lawyer Rudolph Giuliani said, "We've got lots of theories, we just don't have the evidence" to prove election fraud.
An attorney for Giuliani did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
"I did not feel that the evidence, in its absence, merited a hearing and I didn't want to be used as a pawn," Bowers testified. He added, "You're asking me to do something against my oath and I will not break my oath," he said he told Giuliani.
At another point in the hearing, the committee played video of Giuliani saying Trump's camp had proof of illegal immigrants and dead people casting ballots in Arizona.
Witnesses said they never received evidence backing up those allegations.
ELECTION WORKER TARGETED
Wandrea ArShaye "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, told the committee she faced repeated threats after Trump and his associates accused her of participating in a cover-up of the "stolen" election.
"A lot of threats, wishing death upon me, telling me that I'll be in jail with my mother ... Be glad it's 2020 and not 1920. ... A lot of them (the threats) were racist. A lot of them were just hateful," Moss said.
She said Trump used her name 18 times on a call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. "I felt horrible. I felt like it was all my fault," she said. She regretted having decided to be an elections worker.
TRUMP CRIMES?
One outstanding question is whether the select committee after the hearings will recommend criminal charges against Trump for his role in the events leading up to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
In Tuesday's hearing, the committee expanded its case about possible criminal activity, such as conspiracy to defraud.
It presented testimony from Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel, who recounted a conversation with Trump.
McDaniel said Trump mostly turned the call over to John Eastman, a Trump adviser, who talked about the importance of the RNC helping the campaign gather "contingent electors" in states where Trump was challenging results. Committee members have characterized them as "fake" slates of electors.
"I think more just helping them reach out and assemble them, but my understanding is the campaign did take the lead and we just were helping them in that role," McDaniel said in describing the RNC's role on behalf of Trump.
Representative Adam Schiff, a Democratic member of the panel, quoted federal judge David Carter as saying Trump likely violated multiple federal laws, including conspiracy to defraud the United States.
DELIVERING FAKE ELECTORS?
The committee showed texts from an aide to Republican Senator Ron Johnson to an aide to then-Vice President Mike Pence saying that the senator wanted to hand-deliver a fake elector certificate to Pence.
Asked for a comment, Johnson spokesperson Alexa Henning referred to a tweet she wrote:
"The senator had no involvement in the creation of an alternate slate of electors and had no foreknowledge that it was going to be delivered to our office," Henning said on Twitter.
U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson, chairperson of the Jan. 6 committee, said "pressuring public servants into betraying their oath was a fundamental part of the playbook" to secure a Trump victory. (Reporting by Richard Cowan, Patricia Zengerle, Doina Chiacu, Rose Horowitch and Karen Freifeld; Editing by Scott Malone and Cynthia Osterman) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-10939685/Takeaways-fourth-day-Jan-6-U-S-Capitol-riot-hearings.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-06-21T22:19:07Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-10939685/Takeaways-fourth-day-Jan-6-U-S-Capitol-riot-hearings.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false | 7 |
Carolina Rental Homes Launches Website for Monthly Home Rentals
/EIN News/ -- Graham, North Carolina, June 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Carolina Rental Homes, a company based in Graham, NC, has recently launched a website offering month to month rentals in North Carolina to serve families that are relocating and need a temporary place of residence, including those who require monthly home leases. The goal is to connect those who are in need of long-term rentals in North Carolina with fully-furnished homes. Mark Poteat, owner of Carolina Rental Homes, is already a superhost on Airbnb. Thus, even though Carolina Rental Homes is intended for those in need of relocation assistance, corporate housing, and other temporary housing solutions, each home is completely equipped for both families that require long-term accommodations and business travelers with short-term rental needs. They have homes for rent in various places in North Carolina, including Asheboro, Burlington, Chapel Hill, Elon, Graham.
Mark Poteat says, “If you’re looking for a top-notch rental home in North Carolina, you’ve come to the right place. At Carolina Rental Homes, we strive to provide an exceptional experience for guests with all kinds of needs. Our homes come with everything you need for a comfortable short to long-term stay. We are caring hosts who live in the area and are happy to share tips on favorite places to eat and fun things to do. We will be available throughout your stay via email, phone, and text.”
Mark Poteat is a lifetime resident of Chapel Hill, and he truly loves the people and the weather of North Carolina. His mother worked at the UNC library while his father worked at the UNC Hospital. He had owned and operated a landscaping company for 30 years and then began purchasing rental houses. After providing traditional rental properties for a few years, he decided to start offering houses for rent using the Airbnb format.
There are a number of reasons why the homes for rent being offered by Carolina Rental Homes stand out among other similar offerings in the area. First of all, these are fully stocked homes that go well beyond basic furnishings, such as a computer desk, washer/dryer, smart TVs, Wi-Fi, outdoor grills, coffee makers/Kuerigs, dining table, and more. In addition, these homes are pet and baby friendly. They feature pack ‘n play travel cribs and high chairs for kids. Many of the homes also have fenced-in backyards, which are suitable for pets.
Mark Poteat has earned hundreds of highly positive reviews as an Airbnb Superhost. For instance, in one of the most recent reviews, Sonya from Washington DC said, “My family and I enjoyed our stay at this home. The home has all the essentials, very clean and closely located to everything. Communication and responsiveness was excellent!”
Carolina Rental Homes is locally owned and operated by Mark Poteat, a native of North Carolina. The company has a portfolio of fully-furnished rental properties across the state of North Carolina. And while they provide vacation or short-term rental as an Airbnb Superhost, the primary function of the Carolina Rental Homes brand and website is to offer long-term rentals. They are also looking to develop partnerships with real estate agents/brokers, insurance companies, and others that help with relocation assistance. These types of companies/people often want to help their clients in finding “relocation housing.” Relocation housing may be required by a certain family because of house fires and other disasters or in-between moves from one place to another.
Mark Poteat says, “If you only need accommodations for a few days, browse our listings on Airbnb. If you’re in need of corporate or relocation housing, please contact us through this site. We offer month-to-month rentals with flexible lease terms, perfect for your temporary housing needs. No matter what you’re in the market for, we have properties across North Carolina that can suit your needs. Plus, our staff speaks both English and Spanish and we’re always here if you need anything.”
Those who are in need a rental home in North Carolina can check out the Carolina Rental Homes website at https://carolinarentalhomes.com/, or contact them on the phone or through email.
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NBA Finals: A Dynasty Reborn in Golden State?
The Celtics did everything they could to try to force this series back to San Francisco, but Stephen Curry and the Warriors had the last laugh...
fanrecap.comThe Celtics did everything they could to try to force this series back to San Francisco, but Stephen Curry and the Warriors had the last laugh...
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Southern California could see monsoon showers, dry lightning starting tonight
Southern California's mountains and high deserts could see monsoon showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night into Wednesday.
Temperatures cooled slightly across Southern California, but clouds are expected to increase overnight and bring a chance of isolated thunderstorms. While any amount of moisture is needed, monsoonal storms also bring the possibility of dry lightning igniting a wildfire.
Any precipitation that does fall is expected to be above 10,000 feet, so Southern California's mountains and high deserts have the best chance of seeing any rainfall, according to the National Weather Service.
In the event of dry lightning, forecasters say anyone who hears thunder is close enough to get struck, so they should immediately seek shelter indoors.
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Another Maine man who entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 is facing federal charges, officials said Tuesday.
Todd Tilley, 61, of South Paris, was arrested without incident Tuesday, the FBI said. It was not known if he had an attorney.
He's charged with entering a restricted building, disorderly conduct in a restricted building, disorderly conduct in the U.S. Capitol, and parading, demonstrating or picketing in the Capitol.
He's one of a handful of Mainers among more than 800 people who’ve been arrested in the riot. More than 300 have pleaded guilty to crimes ranging from low-level misdemeanors to felony seditious conspiracy. | https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Maine-man-charged-with-entering-US-Capitol-on-Jan-17256353.php | 2022-06-21T22:29:33Z | https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Maine-man-charged-with-entering-US-Capitol-on-Jan-17256353.php | false | null |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten years ago, the Texas Republican Party used its platform to oppose teaching critical thinking in schools. In 2014, it declared homosexuality a chosen behavior contrary to God and endorsed “reparative therapy” to reverse it. By 2020, the party was ready to remind the world that “Texas retains the right to secede from the United States.”
But now the GOP platform in the country’s largest red state — long an ideological wish list that even the most conservative Texans knew was mostly filled with pipe dreams that would never become policy — has broken new ground in its push to the far right.
Approved by 5,000-plus party delegates last weekend in Houston during the party’s biennial convention, the new platform brands President Joe Biden an “acting” commander-in-chief who was never “legitimately elected.”
It may not matter who the president is, though, since the platform takes previous language about secession much farther — urging the Republican-controlled legislature to put the question of leaving the United States to voters next year.
The platform also says homosexuality is “an abnormal lifestyle choice” and rejects bipartisan legislation in Congress seeking to raise the minimum age to buy assault weapons from 18 to 21, saying Texans under 21 are “most likely to be victims of violent crime and thus most likely to need to defend themselves.”
Though non-binding, the platform illustrates just how far Texas Republicans have moved to the right in the past decade — from championing tea party ideals in 2012 to endorsing former President Donald Trump’s continued lies about nonexistent widespread fraud costing him an election he actually lost by more than 7 million votes.
“The platform reflects the direction that party activists believe the party should take,” said Matt Mackowiak, a Republican strategist based in the Texas capital of Austin. He said that, rather than deciding elections or dictating legislative action, the platform is more relevant as a signal of “where primary voters are and what they care about.”
Mackowiak said items like considering succession won’t be taken seriously, but “Trump’s policy agenda is here to stay.” He said that, as the former president continues to question 2020 election results, he will continue to find a receptive audience in the Texas GOP.
“Are people really in doubt that Republicans have concerns about how the election was conducted?” Mackowiak asked.
Matt Rinaldi, a former state lawmaker who now chairs the Texas GOP, said state Republicans “rightly have no faith in the 2020 election results and we don’t care how many times the elites tell us we have to.”
“We refuse to let Democrats rig the elections in 2022 or 2024,” Rinaldi said in a statement.
Democrats haven’t rigged anything. An Associated Press r eview of every potential case of voter fraud in the six battleground states disputed by Trump has found fewer than 475 — a number that would have made no difference in the 2020 presidential election.
Meanwhile, Texas’ 2020 election was a romp even by the standards of Republicans who have dominated the state for decades. The party’s candidates topped Democrats in key congressional and statehouse races as Trump easily carried its electoral votes.
But that didn’t stop the former president from praising the party’s 2022 platform, posting Tuesday: “Look at the “Great State of Texas and their powerful Republican Party Platform on the 2020 Presidential Election Fraud.”
“Such courage,” he wrote, “but that’s why Texas is Texas.”
Trump was cheering language declaring, “We reject the certified results of the 2020 presidential election, and we hold that acting President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was not legitimately elected.” That was a departure from as recently as 2014, when the Texas GOP platform questioned Barack Obama’s “commitment to citizens’ constitutional rights,” but at least recognized him as president.
This year’s platform also says that “Texas retains the right to secede from the United States, and the Texas Legislature should be called upon to pass a referendum consistent thereto.”
Ed Espinoza, executive director of the advocacy organization Progress Texas, said some of the adherence to open discriminatory language might have receded if not for the rise of Trump — who has demonstrated “he could double down on the crazy and not suffer a consequence yet.”
“Normally what happens is, when there’s crazy in a party, people try to soften it,” said Espinoza, former Western States Director of the Democratic National Committee. “In this case, they saw it worked for Trump so they think it’ll work for them.”
Texas was an independent republic for nearly a decade until 1845. With the coronavirus pandemic raging, the 2020 Texas Republican Party convention was held virtually and degenerated into a leadership struggle. But it also featured platform language declaring, “Texas retains the right to secede from the United States should a future president and congress change our political system from a constitutional republic to another system.”
That caveat about governmental system was dropped in the 2022 edition, which seeks a referendum for voters “to determine whether or not” their state “should reassert its status as an independent nation.”
Texas’ rightward push was clear in ways beyond the party platform. Delegates booed Republican Sen. John Cornyn — who has held his seat for 20 years and got more 2020 votes statewide than Trump did — for working on bipartisan legislation seeking to impose modest limits on guns. Those efforts began following last month’s mass shooting in the Texas town of Uvalde, which killed 19 elementary students and two teachers.
Still, such state convention outbursts also aren’t new. Republican Gov. Rick Perry was booed in 2012 for praising fellow GOPer and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who was then locked in a primary battle for an open Senate seat with Ted Cruz. Some delegates also in the past walked out of a speech by then-Republican Texas House Speaker Joe Straus.
“It shows you how much QAnon may not be an outlier in the Republican Party,” Espinoza said. “Some people are very susceptible to conspiracy theory, and that appears to be a higher percentage the deeper you go into the Republican Party of Texas.” | https://www.kron4.com/news/politics/ap-politics/texas-gops-swing-to-far-right-cemented-with-party-platform/ | 2022-06-21T22:30:07Z | https://www.kron4.com/news/politics/ap-politics/texas-gops-swing-to-far-right-cemented-with-party-platform/ | true | 31 |
Effective: 2022-06-21 15:33:00 EDT Expires: 2022-06-23 01:45:00 EDT Urgency: Unknown Severity: Unknown Certainty: Unknown Target Area: Scott; Washington AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TOMORROW NIGHT The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has issued a Code Orange Health Advisory for the Tri-Cities area...in effect until midnight EDT tomorrow night. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Ozone means ground level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. The general public is not likely to be affected. Active children and adults, and people with a respiratory disease such as Asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. For additional information...visit the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation site at http://www.tennessee.gov/environment. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2639998342203/severe-thunderstorm-warning-issued-for-breathitt-elliott-floyd-johnson-knott-magoffin-morgan-by-nws | 2022-06-21T22:33:55Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2639998342203/severe-thunderstorm-warning-issued-for-breathitt-elliott-floyd-johnson-knott-magoffin-morgan-by-nws | true | null |
Singer-guitarist Art Alexakis had been in bands prior to forming Everclear in Portland, OR in 1992. Since those bands hadn’t caught on, Alexakis thought of Everclear as his final shot.
“Everclear was going to be my last band,” he says via phone from a Lubbock, TX tour stop.
Everclear brings its 30th anniversary tour to Mentor Civic Amphitheater on Tuesday, July 12. “I started with a couple of younger guys. I didn’t know what we had. You hear something recorded, and it didn’t do it justice. When I had a chance to record for $400 for trade, I did it not with the idea of making record but to see what we had. We came out of it, and it sounded like a record. I knew there was something there. I could be objective and put on my record guy hat and knew there was something there.”
The band was accepted into South By Southwest and started getting better local gigs. It recorded its first album,
World of Noise, for Tim Kerr Records.
Even though
World of Noise put Everclear on the musical map, it went out of print in 1999. After recently discovering the original tapes, Alexakis is re-releasing the album to coincide with the band’s anniversary tour.
“It’s got six bonus tracks on it, two that had never been released before,” Alexakis says of the deluxe reissue. “It’s got 18 songs total. It’s on iTunes and Spotify for the first time. It will come out on the vinyl but just the original 12 songs, and we’ll just do a colored vinyl 45 with the bonus tracks that will go inside.”
To promote the reissue and tour, Alexakis hooked up with old friend Matt Pinfield, the former host of MTV’s
120 Minutes, to record a multi-part video series that provides an overview of the band’s career.
“I’ve known Matt since 1993 or 1994 when our first tour,” says Alexakis. “He was a music director in New Jersey. We’ve been friends ever since. We both are very open about our sobriety and recovery. We’re bonded like that as well. When this came up, and I told him we were doing it, he said he wanted to talk to me about it and put it on the Internet. I wouldn’t have done it with anyone but Matt. It was going to be five minutes, but there was so much to talk about. We started scripting out ideas, and we did it. I’m really proud of it.”
The band caught the attention of Capitol Records, who signed and put out
Sparkle and Fade, its major label debut. After working with only a few hundred dollars on its first album, the band now had a budget of more than $100,000. The album stumbled out of the gate when the punk-y “Heroin Girl” didn’t catch fire.
“That’s what people did. They put out something hard and then followed it with something poppier,” Alexakis explains, alluding to the album’s second, more successful single, “Santa Monica.” “In 12 markets 'Heroin Girl' played in, it went crazy. Some markets wouldn’t add it because of the word 'heroin.'"
The band’s follow-up album,
So Much for the Afterglow, would become Everclear’s biggest hit, but a record label exec deserves at least some credit for its success. He advised Alexakis to go back to the drawing board after he heard it for the first time.
“We did everything you were supposed to do,” says Alexakis of the initial sessions. “We went to mix it in January of 1997. I remember when I was doing it, I wasn’t sure what I had. I played it over the phone to my AR guy. He said it was an okay record. He said it wasn’t great and wouldn’t give me the career I deserved. It was harsh. I was like, ’Okay.’ I licked my wounds and just stayed in New York in a hotel for about two weeks, walking around watching movies and reading books and writing down ideas to add production to songs. When I finally had written two or three new songs, including ‘So Much for the Afterglow’ and ‘One Hit Wonder,’ I got that
World of Noise-attitude back. It might not sound like it music-wise, but I had that fire in my belly again.”
Alexakis told the label that Andy Wallace (Rage Against the Machine, Foo Fighters, Slipknot) needed to mix the album, including the new songs he'd recorded. He wanted Wallace to give it "that big sound." It turned out to be the right call.
“It became our biggest selling album,” says Alexakis.
Since it celebrates the band's 30th anniversary, the current tour will provide an overview of the band’s career, and Alexakis doesn't mind catering to his fanbase.
“We’re doing songs from just about every record,” says Alexakis. “It’s fun. We do a lot from
World of Noise and fan favorites. There are lots of fan favorites and all the hits. We always play the hits. I hate it when bands don’t. It’s a really great set.” | https://www.clevescene.com/music/in-advance-of-upcoming-show-at-mentor-civic-amphitheater-everclears-art-alexakis-talks-about-the-bands-modest-beginnings-39149060 | 2022-06-21T22:34:04Z | https://www.clevescene.com/music/in-advance-of-upcoming-show-at-mentor-civic-amphitheater-everclears-art-alexakis-talks-about-the-bands-modest-beginnings-39149060 | true | 1 |
The BOVESPA Index is down 168.17 points or 0.17% today to 99684.50
--Down 10 of the past 12 trading days
--Off 23.77% from its record close of 130776.27 hit Monday, June 7, 2021
--A new 52-week low
--Lowest closing value since Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020
--Off 23.03% from its 52-week high of 129513.62 hit Thursday, June 24, 2021
--Down 22.59% from 52 weeks ago
--Off 18.00% from its 2022 closing high of 121570.15 hit Friday, April 1, 2022
--Month-to-date it is down 10.48%
--Year-to-date it is down 5137.94 points or 4.90%
Source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
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Greg Okotie celebrated his second Father’s Day over the weekend.
Greg’s wife and MAFS star Deonna McNeill took time to shower Greg with love on the special holiday.
Deonna also gave followers insight into the behind-the-scenes of getting the perfect photo of Greg and their son Declan.
Deonna McNeill says she couldn’t have asked for a better partner than Greg Okotie
Deonna McNeill took to Instagram to share precious photos of Greg and son Declan.
In the post’s first photo, Greg holds Declan up on his shoulders, and Declan smiles at the camera while placing his hands on Greg’s head.
The second photo in the post featured a more candid snapshot as Greg held Declan. Declan appeared mid-laugh as he playfully pushed Greg’s face.
Deonna captioned the post, “Happy Father’s Day to Declan’s dada!!”
Deonna also suggests the first photo in the post was the “Instagram” version and the second photo was “reality,” writing, “Instagram vs reality, we took 30 photos before we got this winner lol. Love you @gregokotie I couldn’t have asked for a better partner in parenthood. #fathersday #daddystwin #photobloopers #dadlife #akpesirigoodlife #akpesiri #fatherandson.”
Married at First Sight stars wish Greg Okotie a Happy Father’s Day
Deonna wasn’t the only MAFS star to wish Greg a happy Father’s Day.
Married at First Sight Season 1 star Jamie Otis commented on Declan, “He’s getting so big!!! Absolutely precious! Happy Father’s Day Greg!”
Married at First Sight Season 12 star, Briana Myles commented, “Awwww that’s the sweetest picture! Happy Father’s Day Greg!”
Former MAFS expert Dr. Viviana commented with a red heart emoji, and Shawniece Jackson wrote, “happy Father’s Day Greg!”
Married at First Sight returns in July
Deonna and Greg have managed to be one of the rare success stories from the Married at First Sight franchise.
The series is preparing to enter its 15th season and hopes to pair even more lasting couples.
Some significant changes are coming when Married at First Sight returns, including the show taking place on the West Coast for the first time.
This upcoming season will also feature all-new experts that are replacing Dr. Viviana.
Dr. Viviana is leaving the show to pursue other projects and will be replaced by Dr. Pia Holec and Hollywood producer, author, and ex of Meagan Good, Devon Franklin.
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A broke heiress has been blocked from inheriting her father's whopping £7million fortune because she doesn't have a job.
Clare Brown from Sydney, Australia is now contesting her father's will in court, arguing that his condition on the funds is unrealistic.
The former private school girl says she's living off welfare payments with her wife Lauren and their one-year-old daughter.
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Clare had been receiving a AU$500-a-week (£284) allowance from her successful stock broker father Chris, while also gaining government benefits, but she says he "kept cutting her off".
When Chris died in January he left Clare AU$12m (£6.82m) on the conditions that she get a job or contribute something to society.
She claims that she is unable to work as she has Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Pleading on Aussie news show A Current Affair today (June 21) she said: "Give me what is rightfully mine. I am suffering.
"Can you please stop with the whole 'me getting a job'. It's not happening. I am broke constantly and can't do anything about it."
The mum-of-one, who claimed she was "financially abused" by her dad, went on: "I understand why these people want me to be a functioning member of society, however, you have to look at my diagnosis and realise that is not going to happen.
"I am not going to learn how to drive because I have ADHD. I have the attention span of a gnat."
Clare has also been diagnosed with high-functioning autism.
Lauren said her wife struggles with everyday tasks, adding that they have a checklist of basic reminders including ones to eat.
Lauren said: "She doesn't have an executive function in the head. Our cats would not get fed, they would starve - because she would not remember that they need to eat."
However, her family allege the conditions are an excuse.
"One clause was to get a job. The second clause was to contribute something to society. Tick those two boxes and access all the money you like," Clare's cousin Jimmy said.
"We'd like her to get a job and contribute to society. Instead of her agreeing to her dead dad's wishes, she turned around and sued her trust.
"We are at our wits end. We have done nothing but love Clare."
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Clare's single entry on her CV is previous part-time work at Autism Australia. She also worked as a barista but for less than an hour.
Clare, who has an National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) carer, said cuts mean it is harder to get work as employers are less willing to "give people a chance".
When asked if she wants a job she said "yes and no", adding that she may be able to get one if her NDIS funding increases.
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Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said he believes the country can get through the summer wave of Covid infections without the need to bring in fresh restrictions.
Mr Varadkar made the comment after the chief executive of the HSE, Paul Reid, said they are considering making a recommendation to Government to make masks mandatory in some settings.
Mr Reid and Colm Henry, the chief clinical officer of the HSE, have both raised concerns about the recent rise in Covid-19 cases.
Dr Henry said he is “very concerned” about the spike in the number of people in hospital with the virus.
As of yesterday morning (Monday June 20), there were 606 people in hospital with Covid-19.
Mr Varadkar said: “As always, the case will be guided by public health advice on these.
“The current advice from the CMO (chief medical officer) is that we don’t need to extend the mask mandate, that we continue to encourage it in healthcare settings and obviously on public transport as well, but not that it would be legally mandatory.
“We are seeing a summer wave of infections, over 600 people in hospital today who are positive Covid but half of them would be in hospital anyway.
“But nonetheless, it is an increase. And I think we will get over this summer wave without the need to impose any new restrictions, but obviously we will be guided by public health advice in that regard.”
Dr Henry said the rise in infections is being driven by a sub-type of the Omicron variant.
He told RTE’s Today with Claire Byrne said that while the variant is more transmissible, it does not appear to be more virulent.
“While hospitalisations are going up, we are seeing ICU numbers steady which is of some assurance,” he added.
“Those who previously had immunity from previous variants, be they Delta or otherwise, can get infected again but they are much less likely to get seriously ill.”
He also urged the public to get vaccinated, saying the “harsh reality” was that over half of those in hospital with Covid did not receive their booster jab.
He also said that over a third were not vaccinated.
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Pit bull abandoned at park to become service dog
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) – An abandoned dog in Colorado now has a new purpose in life: helping those who served the country. It’s all because of a veteran who refused to ignore him.
Bruno the pit bull hasn’t had it easy.
Late at night, Air Force veteran Carl Anderson saw a car drop Bruno off in the park across from his house.
“I couldn’t believe someone would just come up to a park and push their dog out of a car and leave him,” he said.
Come morning, Bruno was still in the same spot, so Anderson went and checked on him.
“He was pretty confused and scared at the time,” he said.
After calling authorities and giving them a description of the car, officers were able to track down the owners and charge them with cruelty to animals, a criminal misdemeanor.
The criminal case meant Bruno was sent to the shelter at the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak region.
“They do great things,” Anderson said. “They do the best they can but there’s just so much out there, they can’t save every dog. And he wasn’t doing real well in the kennels there.
With a little help, Bruno was transferred to a local rescue. Now, he’s back by Anderson’s side.
“My family’s already falling in love with him, so it won’t be easy passing him on,” Anderson said.
Anderson and his family are fostering Bruno while he gets ready to join the non-profit Victory Service Dogs, which trains dogs to become service animals and pairing them with a veteran who needs one.
“From whatever life he left behind unwillingly to helping make someone else’s life better,” Anderson said.
It’ll be a new leash on life for Bruno, as he lays on the porch instead of being left in the park.
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Families flock to Rady Children’s Hospital for under-5 COVID vaccine kick-off
Parents have been waiting for two years to inoculate their kids against the virus
From a therapy dog to live accordion music, the adults tried hard Tuesday morning at Rady Children’s Hospital to calm and distract as the first wave of kids younger than 5 years of age arrived to receive their first doses of coronavirus vaccine.
Four-year-old Tessa Hamilton came with her dad, Lawrence Hamilton Lawson, who was carrying a wrapped present and a promise that she could open it after a quick stick in her upper arm.
An early gift for her fifth birthday, which is coming up on Saturday, the Moana doll inside the box was appreciated, but the shot got little more than a quick wince.
How was it?
“It hurt,” she said with a shrug, her mind already focusing on a new goal, the new children’s museum in downtown San Diego, a location that has been off-limits for about half her life.
Karen Hamilton, Tessa’s mom, said her child has yearned to visit the popular destination for months, but the family held back, wanting to make sure that she had some protection before heading out to public destinations.
“We’ve been working very hard to keep her safe for the past two years, and this will protect her from severe illness and hospitalization,” Hamilton said.
“We are just excited for her to get to be around other kids without being as nervous about her getting sick or her getting other people sick,” her dad added.
Starting at 7 a.m. Tuesday, a line formed at Rady’s main vaccination clinic, with parents eager to have their kids under age 5 get their vaccination journeys started after such a long wait. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its formal recommendation for this group last week, estimated to include 207,723 kids in San Diego County.
Among the early arrivals at Rady Tuesday was Eve Lanham of Rancho Penasquitos and 3-year-old daughter, Sienna.
The visit was Sienna’s second encounter with COVID-19 shots. She participated in the Moderna clinical trial, receiving two shots in recent months, both of which were saline solution rather than an active vaccine, the family found out a few days ago.
Confirmation of her suspicions that her daughter was in the placebo group left Lanham with an urgency to get the vaccine as quickly as possible, but not with a feeling of frustration that the previous visits to the doctor were wasted. Even though Sienna ended up getting two shots that didn’t get her vaccination course started early, and also underwent a large blood draw as part of the trial, the effort, she said, seemed very worth it.
“It was our turn to contribute to the cause, and I’m proud of her,” Eve Lanham said.
Unlike previous approvals for adults and adolescents, federal approval arrived simultaneously for both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in kids aged 6 months to 4 years. Moderna, though, includes two shots, one less than for Pfizer, and that difference seemed to appeal to many of the 500 people scheduled to get initial shots at Rady Tuesday.
While one fewer shot surely had something to do with it, Lanham noted that the shorter course for Moderna is the only one that allows a child who starts now to achieve something close to full immunity by the time the next school year starts.
While the crowd that arrived for vaccination at Rady Tuesday was eager to get the process underway, they likely are not a representative sample of the public. Many were in technical fields well-versed with reading medical studies or were directly connected to a medical field or at least friends with someone in medicine.
A college professor, Karen Hamilton said that she was most impressed, not necessarily by reading vaccine trial results for herself, but by watching the actions of those who know best. Pediatricians she knows, she said, have been open about wanting to be first in line to get their kids under 5 vaccinated.
“To me, that’s just proof that they know it’s safe and that it’s going to protect,” Hamilton said. “I don’t know more than a doctor, so if a pediatrician’s going to be first, then I’ll be second in line.”
Rady officials said they had about 7,000 doses on hand and would be doing the bulk of vaccination work at the main clinic at the hospital. Doctors offices are also receiving doses directly, with both Sharp HealthCare and Kaiser Permanente indicating that affiliated pediatricians are making vaccination appointments with their existing patients.
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Agnipath is a good reform, with bad public perception. The State must fix this
In hindsight, we all become wiser. And yet, taking a step back to ponder over the unpleasant welcome that Agnipath — a seemingly a good scheme — received could be instructive.
It is not usual for service chiefs to accompany the defence minister to make an announcement in a press briefing on an administrative matter. Perhaps it was expected that hearing from the chiefs will find better acceptance. And yet, it did not.
Armed personnel hurried to assure future candidates that Agnipath would impact the combat efficiency of the armed forces positively after suitably tailoring the training curriculum. Veterans explained to the media the pros and cons of the scheme. While the current chiefs looked at the scheme from the prism of military implementation, veterans — with the benefit of experience in service as well as time spent at the grassroots — had a wider perspective. Many suggested tweaking the scheme to make it more lucrative.
The political intent was to provide military training to a wider base of India’s youth and fill vacancies in the armed forces with those who show adaptability, and create a pool of disciplined and educated youth for an Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India). This would, in turn, be beneficial for the economy, as well-trained and disciplined individuals would display a greater degree of commitment towards their country and lead it towards a $5-trillion economy.
These were the two objectives: One, to create a younger force, and two, to develop a disciplined youth that would be available for employment.
It is the second objective that did not cut any ice with young people, many of whom go to expensive coaching institutions (particularly in the Hindi belt) to train for a secure, pensionable job in the forces. With pensions removed, the precariousness after the four years — of tough medical fitness standards, examinations, rigorous military training, and dedicated service — angered young aspirants. Further, the government’s commitment to ensure preference in employment for the demobilised youth in the government or public sector units was inadequate.
The other objective, to cut down the pension bill and allocate larger sums for capital acquisition and modernisation, is also noble. But what stands out about the scheme, despite its pros, is the lack of commitment to, and guaranteed assurance of, employment after return, in a country reeling from a pandemic, with poor employment prospects.
Political objectives require political solutions, through the pronouncement and implementation of policies. This is perhaps why it was important for the raksha mantri (defence minister) to be seen with the service chiefs and veterans. Over the last few days, the government has declared a slew of such policies – reservation in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), the state police forces (many state governments are pitching in to ensure priority hiring, since the police falls under the state government), the Assam Rifles, the merchant navy, public sector undertakings, banks, and even perhaps, the private sector. This will assist in a smooth transition to civil employment. But would it have worked better if these measures preceded the declaration of the scheme? Maybe.
The situation in the country today, with unemployment as a crucial issue and government jobs considered attractive to the youth, political decisions and government policies go a long way. The government must, however, ensure that as the scheme is rolled out for India’s aspiring youth, the armed forces-civil employment transition is given the highest priority. Making the transition to a second career attractive, but conditional to a few years in the armed forces, is imperative.
The government must start with a change in perception. Altering the narrative to get them to see the benefits is a way forward. The “first, serve in the military, and then, face uncertain employment” approach has led to resentment that must be addressed.
In the recent past, it has been observed that any far-reaching transformation proposed by the government is often opposed — and violently. This has not only caused great inconvenience to citizens and massive losses to the country, but has also created an adverse impression of India in the global order. The time has come to fix the narrative.
Former Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha is former Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
The views expressed are personal
In hindsight, we all become wiser. And yet, taking a step back to ponder over the unpleasant welcome that Agnipath — a seemingly a good scheme — received could be instructive.
It is not usual for service chiefs to accompany the defence minister to make an announcement in a press briefing on an administrative matter. Perhaps it was expected that hearing from the chiefs will find better acceptance. And yet, it did not.
Armed personnel hurried to assure future candidates that Agnipath would impact the combat efficiency of the armed forces positively after suitably tailoring the training curriculum. Veterans explained to the media the pros and cons of the scheme. While the current chiefs looked at the scheme from the prism of military implementation, veterans — with the benefit of experience in service as well as time spent at the grassroots — had a wider perspective. Many suggested tweaking the scheme to make it more lucrative.
The political intent was to provide military training to a wider base of India’s youth and fill vacancies in the armed forces with those who show adaptability, and create a pool of disciplined and educated youth for an Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India). This would, in turn, be beneficial for the economy, as well-trained and disciplined individuals would display a greater degree of commitment towards their country and lead it towards a $5-trillion economy.
These were the two objectives: One, to create a younger force, and two, to develop a disciplined youth that would be available for employment.
It is the second objective that did not cut any ice with young people, many of whom go to expensive coaching institutions (particularly in the Hindi belt) to train for a secure, pensionable job in the forces. With pensions removed, the precariousness after the four years — of tough medical fitness standards, examinations, rigorous military training, and dedicated service — angered young aspirants. Further, the government’s commitment to ensure preference in employment for the demobilised youth in the government or public sector units was inadequate.
The other objective, to cut down the pension bill and allocate larger sums for capital acquisition and modernisation, is also noble. But what stands out about the scheme, despite its pros, is the lack of commitment to, and guaranteed assurance of, employment after return, in a country reeling from a pandemic, with poor employment prospects.
Political objectives require political solutions, through the pronouncement and implementation of policies. This is perhaps why it was important for the raksha mantri (defence minister) to be seen with the service chiefs and veterans. Over the last few days, the government has declared a slew of such policies – reservation in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), the state police forces (many state governments are pitching in to ensure priority hiring, since the police falls under the state government), the Assam Rifles, the merchant navy, public sector undertakings, banks, and even perhaps, the private sector. This will assist in a smooth transition to civil employment. But would it have worked better if these measures preceded the declaration of the scheme? Maybe.
The situation in the country today, with unemployment as a crucial issue and government jobs considered attractive to the youth, political decisions and government policies go a long way. The government must, however, ensure that as the scheme is rolled out for India’s aspiring youth, the armed forces-civil employment transition is given the highest priority. Making the transition to a second career attractive, but conditional to a few years in the armed forces, is imperative.
The government must start with a change in perception. Altering the narrative to get them to see the benefits is a way forward. The “first, serve in the military, and then, face uncertain employment” approach has led to resentment that must be addressed.
In the recent past, it has been observed that any far-reaching transformation proposed by the government is often opposed — and violently. This has not only caused great inconvenience to citizens and massive losses to the country, but has also created an adverse impression of India in the global order. The time has come to fix the narrative.
Former Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha is former Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
The views expressed are personal | https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/agnipath-is-a-good-reform-with-bad-public-perception-the-state-must-fix-this-now-101655826226286-amp.html | 2022-06-21T22:48:29Z | https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/agnipath-is-a-good-reform-with-bad-public-perception-the-state-must-fix-this-now-101655826226286-amp.html | true | 2 |
Climate and Us | An inequitable status quo remains in climate action
- The Bonn climate conference was a ring fight with no winners, with India's proposal on “loss and damage” not making it to the agenda for COP27. The inequity in action, from one climate conference to the next, persists.
The Bonn climate conference did not inspire hope for strong climate action at the upcoming COP 27 in Egypt's Sharm El Sheikh. What happened at Bonn? From my conversations with independent researchers, civil society observers and negotiators, Bonn was once again a ring fight with no winners.
The proposal by India and other developing countries that a loss and damage finance facility be established to compensate vulnerable countries for the losses caused by climate disasters, did not make it to the agenda for negotiations at the upcoming COP27.
“Loss and damage” is a general term used in United Nations (UN) climate negotiations to refer to the consequences of the climate crisis that go beyond what people can adapt to, says the World Resources Institute. These consequences include slow-onset events such as sea-level rise, desertification, glacial retreat, land degradation, ocean acidification and salinization.
The Group of 77 and China wrote to UNFCCC executive secretary Patricia Espinosa on June 13 proposing that funding arrangements for loss and damage be included in the COP 27 agenda. But rich countries particularly Switzerland, the EU and the US opposed the call for any such facility and discussions were stalled thereafter. G77 countries wanted to introduce an agenda item for the subsidiary body for implementation titled Matters relating to the Glasgow Dialogue on Loss and Damage. This was to push for formal decisions on substantive discussions on loss and damage. Developed countries opposed this and to the discussion of any other matter related to establishing funding arrangements for loss and damage, explained Diego Pacheco, Bolivia’s chief negotiator.
There was a fight on the issue of global stock-take also which is scheduled for 2023. The Paris Agreement established a process of global stock-take to assess collective progress towards achieving the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement as of 2023 and every five years thereafter.
We have not progressed much and there will be intense strife on who has done or has not done anything. At the closing plenary of the technical dialogue on the global stock-take held in Bonn, several developing countries and their groupings stressed the importance of taking into account equity considerations in assessing the collective progress of parties in implementing the goals of the Paris Agreement.
“Many of them emphasized the need to address the equitable access to the carbon budget to limit temperature rise under the Paris Agreement while taking into account the historical emissions of developed countries. Equity and just transitions were stressed as overarching considerations for developing countries in scaling up ambition in mitigation,” the Third World Network, an international research and advocacy organisation that observes developments at climate and World Trade Organization negotiations said. The fight on global stock-take processes will be fierce at COP27.
Issues of climate finance, adaptation, and mitigation also continue to remain unaddressed. During Bonn, a side event discussion was organised by the Third World Network where India also participated.
Richa Sharma, the lead negotiator for India, said the Glasgow climate pact of COP26 adopted last November is mitigation-centric, unlike the provisions of the Paris Agreement which lays equal emphasis on adaptation and mitigation of climate crisis, and that COP 27 will have to regain the balance. For developing countries, historical emissions have been significantly low in per capita terms and hence, they are suffering the impacts of climate change disproportionately. Developed countries with higher per capita gross domestic product (GDP) have the better adaptive capacity, and hence, developing countries are also talking of achieving rapid, sustainable development which allows them to build resilience for their people, she said. There are now loud calls for a clear definition of climate finance and a new finance goal, much larger than the $100 billion goal that was to be delivered by 2020, which remains unmet.
South African negotiator, Zaheer Fakir, said there is a critical need for a common definition of climate finance to ensure common accounting which is still under discussion. “Without provision of finance, terminologies such as ambition, tipping point and urgent climate action do not matter,” he said at Bonn. He referred to the findings of the first ‘Needs Determination Report’ (of the UNFCCC’s Standing Committee on Finance) which shows only 30% of the needs of developing countries have cost between $5 trillion to $11 trillion, which dwarfs the $100 billion goal.
With all these unresolved issues COP27 will see a tense start. But after COP26 in Glasgow, geopolitical tensions have also derailed climate action in many parts of the world. The REN21’s renewables 2022 global status report released last week said bluntly that there is no energy transition happening globally. A spike in energy prices in the second half of 2021, followed by the Ukraine crisis early this year, contributed to an unprecedented global energy crisis and commodity shock, the report said, which led governments to implement short-term measures to diversify fossil fuel import sources, ramp up domestic production and subsidise energy use.
“This situation has exposed the world to ever more pressing climate disasters as well as to geopolitical and economic threats,” the report said.
Over the past year, China has announced plans to increase coal production by 300 million tonnes (equivalent to 7% of current levels), the US has seen a boom in new fracking and drilling projects, and the European Union has initiated a series of short-term measures to diversify gas imports, most of which have benefited the fossil fuel industry.
According to a report by the International Institute of Sustainable Development titled Mapping India’s Energy Policy 2022 in fiscal 2022, India gave 9 times more subsidies for coal, oil, and gas than for clean energy. However, overall, fossil fuel subsidies have also fallen 72% since 2014. For renewable energy, subsidies have fallen 59% since fiscal 2018, while for electric vehicles they have grown 205%. Support remains low compared to ambition.
Take, for example, Life Insurance Corporation’s initial public offering (IPO) crisis last month. There has been a $17 billion wipeout in market value for Life Insurance Corporation of India's public offerings this year. Their offerings plunged 29% since its May 17 debut, and India’s biggest-ever IPO now ranks second in terms of market capitalisation loss since listing, according to data compiled by Bloomberg released on June 13.
According to a researcher who is studying LIC’s investments and investments of several other global and Indian insurers, Indian insurance companies are still heavily exposed to carbon-intensive industries through their investment portfolios. LIC, the country’s largest asset manager, is highly exposed to financial risks arising from the transition to a low-carbon economy, with 21% of its equity portfolio invested in carbon-intensive industries. In comparison, just 0.11% of LIC’s portfolio is invested in the renewable energy sector
Ahead of LIC’s public offering, climate transition risks for its investments were disclosed in its Draft Red-herring Prospectus (DRHP), which revealed that as of January 2022, LIC had invested $25.8 billion in carbon-intensive industries, accounting for 21% of its total equity holdings portfolio. It currently has no publicly-available investment policies covering climate change, nor were climate transition risks recognised in its DRHP, despite some recognition that exposure to natural catastrophes is a material climate risk.
From the climate crisis to air pollution, from questions of the development-environment tradeoffs to India’s voice in international negotiations on the environment, HT’s Jayashree Nandi brings her deep domain knowledge in a weekly column
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DETROIT (WXYZ0 — Destiny Heard-Lindsey said all she wanted was her abusive ex-boyfriend to leave her alone.
"The only thing I can think of is if he kills me, I can't go to court to say what he's done," the 27-year-old Warren woman said Tuesday.
Destiny reached out to 7 Action News in hopes that viewers could help Detroit Police locate him.
"I'm one of those women who never said a lot or did too much, but now I'm so tired.. and now I need help," she said.
Abuse, physical and emotional, was nothing new in the couple's on and off-again relationship.
But in April, after an assault with a vehicle that she did not report to police, Destiny said she'd had enough and repeatedly told the man to leave her alone.
But several weeks ago, on Memorial Day, Destiny was inside a party store with a friend in the area of Livernois and the Lodge freeway, when she said her 24-year-old ex-boyfriend came in and assaulted her in an attack that was captured on store surveillance video.
"He instantly socks me in my face and I start to bleed out," she said, describing the attack, adding that the amount of blood made it difficult to call 911.
Destiny said she ran to the back of the store but he found her and began kicking her in the head.
The man was able to flee the location before police arrived, but Destiny said he continued to threaten her and her family over the phone.
Detroit Police submitted a warrant for the man's arrest and secured charges of Domestic Violence and robbery because the man allegedly stole Destiny's purse when he fled the location.
She was getting nervous and said she hoped Detroit Police would be able to locate the man before he could do anything else.
Then on Wednesday, June 15, just past midnight as Destiny was walking up to a friend's house in Detroit, she saw a car driving by slowly. A man exited the vehicle wearing a mask, but Destiny said she could easily recognize that it was her ex.
She said she tried to run but an injury to her leg from April's assault made it difficult to move fast.
And on the friend's porch, Destiny said her ex-boyfriend rushed her, pushing her to the ground and firing several shots, one bullet striking her in the leg and shattering a bone.
She said he ran back to the vehicle while continuing to fire shots.
Destiny said that had her friend not pulled her off the porch and into the house, she may have been shot again.
"He's got an extensive criminal history with a lot of domestic violence issues in the past," said Detroit Police 12th Precinct Commander Kurt Worboys who talked to Action News Tuesday.
Commander Worboys said a warrant request, seeking charges against Destiny's ex-boyfriend for the shooting at her friend's house was just submitted to prosecutors.
Then, in the middle of our interview, Worboys' cell phone rang. It was a sergeant from his Special Operations unit, advising him that they had just arrested Destiny's ex-boyfriend.
"We had an idea where he was. It was hard getting eyes on him but we were finally able to get him into custody just now," Worboys said.
Destiny cried when she heard he was finally under arrest.
"I'm just thankful and thank everybody who been out there looking for him, risking their life, possibly, to find him. I'm just thankful." | https://www.wxyz.com/news/region/detroit/woman-terrorized-by-ex-boyfriend-assaulted-then-shot-as-detroit-police-searched-for-him | 2022-06-21T22:56:33Z | https://www.wxyz.com/news/region/detroit/woman-terrorized-by-ex-boyfriend-assaulted-then-shot-as-detroit-police-searched-for-him | true | 2 |
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors decided not to pursue the rest of their criminal case against Michael Avenatti, clearing the way for the brash lawyer who represented porn actress Stormy Daniels in legal battles against Donald Trump to be sentenced for a third and perhaps final time.
In a Tuesday filing with the U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California, prosecutors said they expect to dismiss the remaining 31 charges against Avenatti after his Sept. 19 sentencing on five other charges.
Prosecutors said the sentencing by U.S. District Judge James Selna would address "the full scope of defendant's criminal conduct" and "obviate the need for a trial."
Avenatti, 51, pleaded guilty on June 16 to four counts of wire fraud and one count of obstructing the Internal Revenue Service, hoping to avoid a fourth criminal trial.
The charges carry a maximum 83 years in prison, though Avenatti would likely get far less.
Avenatti has been representing himself though he is not a criminal lawyer.
He already faces five years behind bars after being convicted in February of embezzling nearly $300,000 in book proceeds from Daniels, and in 2020 for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike Inc.
A trial on 10 of the 36 California counts ended in a mistrial last August.
"His long legal journey is nearing the end," Dean Steward, a lawyer advising Avenatti on his defense, said in a statement.
Avenatti has been in prison since February, though he is appealing his conviction in the Nike case, and filed a notice of appeal of his sentence in the Daniels case. Those cases were tried in Manhattan.
While representing Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, Avenatti became a fixture on cable TV news, criticizing Trump and flirting with his own presidential run.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Lisa Shumaker) | https://denvergazette.com/news/nation-world/michael-avenattis-remaining-criminal-charges-to-be-dropped-after-guilty-plea/article_25bd95c2-be93-50ef-a2af-100e7a43dc54.html | 2022-06-21T22:56:57Z | https://denvergazette.com/news/nation-world/michael-avenattis-remaining-criminal-charges-to-be-dropped-after-guilty-plea/article_25bd95c2-be93-50ef-a2af-100e7a43dc54.html | true | 6 |
"Sometimes you get persuaded when you don't have enough insight or even enough courage to stand up for what you believe in"
Before he was Martin Sheen, he was Ramon Estevez.
The "Apocalypse Now" actor got candid during an interview with Closer Weekly and admitted he regretted changing his name in order to advance his acting career.
"That's one of my regrets. I never changed my name officially," he admitted. "It's still Ramon Estévez on my birth certificate."
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View Story"I never changed my name officially. It's on my marriage license, my passport, driver's license," the 81-year-old said.
"Sometimes you get persuaded when you don't have enough insight or even enough courage to stand up for what you believe in, and you pay for it later," Sheen told the publication. "But, of course, I'm only speaking for myself."
Martin also revealed that when his son Emilio Estevez wanted to follow in his footsteps to pursue acting, the veteran star was relieved that Emilio had decided to keep his original name.
"The only influence I had on Emilio was to keep his name," he said. "When he started out, his agent was advising him to change his name to Sheen and he wouldn't do it. And I thank God he didn't."
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View StoryAlthough Estevez didn't follow through with his name change, Martin is also father to "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen who took on the Sheen stage name. His real name is Carlos Estevez.
Martin may have been supportive of his children's acting careers, but he confessed that he had a harder time getting his parents onboard with his chosen line of work.
"You couldn't blame him," he said. "Both my parents were immigrants. My father was from Spain, and my mother was from Ireland. My real name is Ramon Estevez."
Sheen continued, "My father was very practical. He was a factory worker for most of his adult life, and he wanted me to go to college and improve my chances of making a better living than he did. We had some very, very painful confrontations about it." | https://toofab.com/2022/06/21/martin-sheen-regrets-changing-his-name-for-acting-career/ | 2022-06-21T22:57:56Z | https://toofab.com/2022/06/21/martin-sheen-regrets-changing-his-name-for-acting-career/ | true | 1 |
A B.C. group called Keep the RCMP in Surrey says it is filing a formal complaint with the National NewsMedia Council against the Surrey-based Indo-Canadian VOICE newspaper for an opinion piece it published June 14, 2022 referring to a “disgraceful rowdy demonstration” by “a group of old white people.”
“Absolutely we’re going to make a formal complaint,” said Paul Daynes, a spokesman for KTRIS. “What it does is it refers in a derogatory way to an identifiable group within our community which we think is totally inappropriate and wrong and if it was applied to any other community group they would have equal grounds for feeling equally outraged.”
The article appeared under the headline, “ME THINKS! CBC report on McCallum’s feet not being visible on video footage is very interesting.”
The NNC is a media watchdog based in Toronto, comprised of 15 directors and was established in 2015 to “promote ethical practices within the news media industry.” It is an amalgamation of former press councils in B.C., Atlantic Canada, Manitoba, and Ontario.
The sentence in the VOICE’s piece the campaign is particularly concerned about reads: “The disgraceful rowdy demonstration in Surrey City Council recently by a group of old white people supporting the RCMP vividly shows how low this group can stoop and just how desperate they are.”
Rattan Mall, editor of the VOICE, said he wrote the opinion piece.
“I’m just mentioning facts, that’s what the video showed. If they were brown people I would have written brown people. I don’t hesitate to write whatever it is. I mean when South Asians commit crimes I’m the first one to put up, ‘South Asian caught,’” Mall said.
“I have no qualms about identifying them as South Asian or Vietnamese or white or whatever,” he added. “If it’s brown people I would have written that. I don’t hesitate to lash out at South Asians when they kind of misbehave or act like stupid guys.”
“I mean, if they’re white, they’re white, if they’re brown they’re brown.”
tom.zytaruk@surreynowleader.com
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'Lightyear' low on fuel as dinosaurs hold grip atop box office
A lackluster Lightyear (NYSE:DIS) debut meant the film couldn't quite buzz to the top, falling behind some still-powerful dinosaurs as Jurassic World Dominion (NASDAQ:CMCSA) held its lead for a second straight week.
The Jurassic World sequel lost 59% of its opening-weekend business, but still landed at $59M in domestic gross. That was better than a relatively light Pixar opening, as Lightyear drew about $50.6M despite opening on over 4,000 screens.
That's not shabby, but expectations were high for the first Pixar theatrical release in two years. International tickets aren't adding a lot to that total: another $33.6 million, to bring its worldwide total to $84.2 million so far.
Jurassic World Dominion, meanwhile, has hit a cumulative domestic total of $249.8M, and it's even stronger internationally, leading to a worldwide cumulative gross of $622.2M.
It turns out the most important part of Top Gun: Maverick (NASDAQ:PARA) (NASDAQ:PARAA) may be the legs. Riding on strong word of mouth from audiences and positive critical reviews, the Tom Cruise film shed only 15% of business from last week, meaning its fourth week in theaters ended up with another $44M tacked on.
That means it's extending its lead as 2022's top film, hitting $466.2M in cumulative domestic gross an and impressive $887.6 million worldwide.
Rounding out the weekend top five, a pair of Disney (DIS) films: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was fourth-best with $4.4 million, and The Bob's Burgers Movie landed in fifth with $1.2 million. Such "older" films are getting crowded out of space, though, with the top three films appearing on more than 4,000 screens each.
Cinema tickers: AMC Entertainment (AMC); Cineworld (OTCPK:CNNWF); Cinemark (CNK); (IMAX); Marcus (MCS); Reading International (RDI); Cineplex (OTCPK:CPXGF); National CineMedia (NCMI). | https://seekingalpha.com/news/3850529-lightyear-low-on-fuel-as-dinosaurs-hold-grip-atop-box-office | 2022-06-21T23:00:59Z | https://seekingalpha.com/news/3850529-lightyear-low-on-fuel-as-dinosaurs-hold-grip-atop-box-office | true | 1 |
1. Kris Kristofferson traces his roots back to Sweden, where his grandparents on his father’s side originated.
2. While attending Pomona College, he experienced his first ever claim-to-fame an appearance in Sports Illustrated for his achievements in rugby, football, and track and field.
3. He was stationed in West Germany as a member of the 8th Infantry Division while serving in the U.S. Army in the 1960s. After his service, he was offered an assignment to teach literature at West Point, which he turned down to pursue a career in music. His family cut off ties with him after this decision, as both his father and grandfather had made careers out of military service.
4. While working as a janitor at a recording studio in Nashville, he met June Carter Cash. Kristofferson gave her a mixtape that he asked her to give to Johnny, which he ultimately ignored. In order to get Johnny Cash‘s attention, Kris Kristofferson landed a helicopter in his yard. It worked.
5. Kris later joined Cash as a member of the super group “The Highwaymen.” The Highwaymen were an American country music supergroup, composed of four of country music’s biggest artists who pioneered the outlaw country subgenre: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson. Between 1985 and 1995, the group recorded three major label albums as The Highwaymen. The group produced three chart singles, including the number one “Highwayman” song in 1985.
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A new trading day began on June 17, 2022, with Vacasa Inc. (NASDAQ: VCSA) stock priced at $2.63, up 10.69% from the previous day of trading. During the day, the shares moved up to $3.005 and dropped to $2.60 before settling in for the closing price of $2.62. VCSA’s price has ranged from $2.42 to $11.00 over the past 52 weeks.
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Meanwhile, its annual earnings per share averaged -400.00%. With a float of $80.87 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $214.94 million.
Let’s look at the performance matrix of the company that is accounted for 8200 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is +17.02, operating margin of -14.10, and the pretax margin is -17.30.
Vacasa Inc. (VCSA) Insider Updates
As we move forward, let’s examine how large-scale investors are investing in this stock of the Software – Application Industry. The insider ownership of Vacasa Inc. is 0.40%, while institutional ownership is 80.50%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Jun 15, was worth 1,385,600. In this transaction Director of this company bought 500,000 shares at a rate of $2.77, taking the stock ownership to the 1,590,659 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Jun 08, when Company’s Director sold 36,286 for $3.75, making the entire transaction worth $136,072. This insider now owns 4,054,589 shares in total.
Vacasa Inc. (VCSA) Performance Highlights and Predictions
In its latest quarterly report, released on 3/30/2022, the company reported earnings of -$0.13 per share, which was $0.1 higher than the consensus estimate of $0.26. In terms of return on equity, this company recorded -19.55% in contrast with 50.0% return on Investment (trailing twelve months). This company achieved a net margin of -15.98. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.07 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -400.00% per share during the next fiscal year.
Vacasa Inc. (NASDAQ: VCSA) Trading Performance Indicators
Here are Vacasa Inc.’s current performance indicators. According to the last quarter’s results, the stock had a quick ratio of 1.00. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.12.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -0.19, a number that is poised to hit -0.20 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach -0.44 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Vacasa Inc. (VCSA)
Vacasa Inc. (NASDAQ: VCSA) saw its 5-day average volume 2.1 million, a positive change from its year-to-date volume of 0.98 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 18.67%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.42.
During the past 100 days, Vacasa Inc.’s (VCSA) raw stochastic average was set at 6.90%, which indicates a significant decrease from 20.96% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 107.87% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 99.00% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $3.07 in the near term. At $3.24, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $3.48. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $2.66, it is likely to go to the next support level at $2.43. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $2.26.
Vacasa Inc. (NASDAQ: VCSA) Key Stats
With a market capitalization of 1.12 billion, the company has a total of 435,386K Shares Outstanding. Currently, annual sales are 889,060 K while annual income is -142,030 K. The company’s previous quarter sales were 247,260 K while its latest quarter income was -28,080 K. | https://newsdaemon.com/2022/06/21/no-matter-how-cynical-the-overall-market-is-vacasa-inc-vcsa-performance-over-the-last-week-is-recorded-0-68/ | 2022-06-21T23:02:07Z | https://newsdaemon.com/2022/06/21/no-matter-how-cynical-the-overall-market-is-vacasa-inc-vcsa-performance-over-the-last-week-is-recorded-0-68/ | true | 6580 |
Starbucks introduces new summer beverages and food items
SEATTLE - Starbucks is adding new items to its summer menu Tuesday, including two cold drinks and two food items.
The Pineapple Passionfruit Starbucks Refreshers® beverage features tropical flavors of pineapple and passion fruit, shaken with real diced pineapple pieces and ice. Add coconut milk to the beverage to create the new Paradise Drink Starbucks Refreshers® beverage for a nondairy, creamy alternative.
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Customers can also order the Chicken, Maple Butter and Egg Sandwich, which includes chicken, fluffy eggs and a maple butter spread on a toasted oat biscuit roll.
Another new item is the Cookies & Cream Cake Pop, which combines chocolate cake with sandwich cookie buttercream and cookie bits, dipped in white chocolate coating and finished with dark chocolate cookie crumbs.
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Customers can also find a new selection of summer-inspired reusable drinkware at Starbucks stores this summer. | https://www.foxla.com/news/starbucks-introduces-new-summer-beverages-and-more | 2022-06-21T23:03:07Z | https://www.foxla.com/news/starbucks-introduces-new-summer-beverages-and-more | true | 11 |
Getting a new tattoo isn’t only about looking cool (or making a decision you’ll regret years later)—it could also save your life. At least, that’s the idea behind a new electronic tattoo that can continuously and unobtrusively measure your blood pressure.
In a paper published Monday in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, a team from the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University developed a device that can attach to the skin of the wrist and be worn comfortably for up to 24 hours. It can continuously monitor blood pressure with incredible accuracy potentially helping diagnose arising issues and inform the treatment of patients with serious heart conditions. Researchers hope that it will pave the way for a blood pressure monitor that doesn’t require a cuff device like a traditional armband.
“Blood pressure is an important metric,” Roozbeh Jafari, a professor of biomedical engineering at Texas A&M and co-author of the study, told The Daily Beast. “It gives us a holistic view of the entire cardiovascular system. But if you want to measure it, just one or a few measurements a day isn’t enough, and cuff-based solutions are inconvenient, uncomfortable, and impractical.
In fact, when it comes to the world of blood pressure monitoring, having a cuffless device is the “holy grail,” Jafari said. That’s because cuffed devices are often uncomfortable to wear, and heart monitoring products like smartwatches also tend to move around the wrist too much to be able to provide accurate data.
That’s why the Texas team turned to graphene—a material similar to graphite pencils—to create a tattoo that can be applied directly over a person’s arteries in their wrists. Not only is it incredibly durable, but it’s also the thinnest material in the world. This makes it perfect to be used in an e-tattoo as it allows the wearer to not even feel it on their skin.
It’s also applied exactly like a temporary tattoo: A piece of paper is placed over the spot on your wrist, which is then dabbed with a small amount of water. After a few seconds, the paper is removed, and voila—you have a slick new cyberpunk tattoo. Unfortunately, though, it’s not quite enough to measure your heart rate yet.
“We have these circuits that we need to connect to the skin to get the information about the blood pressure,” Kaan Sel, an electrical and computer engineering researcher at Texas A&M and co-author of the study, told The Daily Beast. “The tattoo is the interface. Once the tattoos are transferred, it gives that reliable and long-term connection with the skin.”
The circuits lead to a small box of electronics that transmits the information to a computer, which uses machine learning to produce the biometric data. The whole system works by sending an electrical current into the skin of your arm that allows it to detect changes in the volume of the arteries in your arm, i.e., changes in blood pressure.
“You have blood that pumps through the arteries,” Dmitry Kireev, a bioelectronics researcher at UT at Austin and co-author of the study, told The Daily Beast. “This will change the volume of the arteries and this is what we pick up.”
Mind you, that’s just a prototype. The team hopes to further refine the system so it can be adapted to smartwatches, to allow for much more accurate blood pressure readings. That would represent a massive improvement over current smartwatch tech that relies on an optical system to detect your heart rate—which is problematic for a number of reasons.
For one, the optical system is based on the light reflection off your skin “but that light only penetrates so much,” Sel said. Those with darker skin tones also have a notoriously more difficult time with those systems.
The e-tattoo could lay the groundwork for a commercial cuff-less blood pressure monitor that’ll allow the patients to be able to detect and send vital biometric data to their doctors without having to be tethered to a cumbersome machine. This data can include things like “muscle contractions, hydration, tissue composition changes, or even breathing,” according to Sel. | https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-electronic-tattoo-can-measure-your-blood-pressure-better-than-a-smartwatch?source=articles&via=rss | 2022-06-21T23:04:41Z | https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-electronic-tattoo-can-measure-your-blood-pressure-better-than-a-smartwatch?source=articles&via=rss | false | 2 |
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Louisiana auditor, coastal protection agency disagree on extent of monitoring for federal funds
(The Center Square) — The Louisiana Legislative Auditor contends the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is not complying with requirements to monitor federal funds it disperses, though agency officials disagree with that assessment. Louisiana Legislative Auditor Mike Waguespack issued an audit report last week that examined CPRA finances,...
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Review: 'Lightyear' a solid ride, if never challenging itself to go beyond infinity
(WXYZ) — Tom Santilli is a respected journalist and member of the Critics Choice Association, Detroit Film Critics Society and Online Film Critics Society since 2010. Tom is the Executive Producer and co-host of the syndicated TV show, "Movie Show Plus," which has been on the air for 20+ years in...
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FLORENCE, S.C. -- The Florence Family YMCA will soon start registration for fall soccer camps.
Preschool soccer camp, for boys and girls at age 3, will be on Saturdays from Sept. 10 through Oct. 15. Members pay $26, non-members $44. Registration July 11 through Aug. 7, and there's a $10 late fee.
Registration for youth soccer camp is also July 11 through Aug. 7, this one for boys and girls ages 4-13. Members pay $41, and non-members $59, and this camp will last Aug. 16 through Oct. 15.
For more information, please call (843) 665-1234. | https://scnow.com/sports/high-school/registration-starts-july-11-for-florence-family-ymca-youth-soccer-camps/article_a82a382c-f1a7-11ec-85b6-b3535e6577e0.html | 2022-06-21T23:12:19Z | https://scnow.com/sports/high-school/registration-starts-july-11-for-florence-family-ymca-youth-soccer-camps/article_a82a382c-f1a7-11ec-85b6-b3535e6577e0.html | false | null |
The DWP put my cancer-suffering dad through hell – now we’re trying to stop it happening to others
A SCOTS dad who was 'put through hell' by the DWP after he was diagnosed with an incurable blood cancer has started a petition to stop others from being treated the same way.
Paul Swain, 55, was told he had multiple myeloma in February last year which has since spread to his kidney and bowel.
The dad, from Haddington, East Lothian, was diagnosed just five years after his 30-year-old son, James, died from the disease in 2016.
Since there is no cure for the cancer, he is currently going through ten months of chemo which he hopes will give him some more time.
Previously, we told how Paul was being forced to choose between his cancer treatment or being able to work after he was refused financial help because his illness 'didn't affect his life enough'.
Paul previously told how he was refused benefits from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).
Paul, who also has cytoma tumour in his back, submitted a claim to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in March 2021.
But he was denied any benefits because his cancer 'doesn't affect his life enough'.
We told how the self-employed cleaner felt he was now having to consider stopping his treatment and go back to work in order to help make ends meet.
His devastated family hit out at the DWP after hospital staff warned him that he can't return to work because of his condition.
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And they have now launched a petition to help change how cancer patients are treated within the department when applying for financial aid.
After feeling the DWP put Paul 'through hell', they want to prevent others for going through the same thing that their family did.
The petition, which already has over 300 signatures, has been submitted to the Scottish Parliament.
It reads: "We are calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to create a separate department within Social Security Scotland that will fast track Adult Disability Payment (ADP) applications for people with a cancer diagnosis whilst they are undergoing treatment."
It adds: "The most difficult and challenging time for a family is when you undergo treatment and are unable to work.
"There have been many examples under the current system when people undergoing treatment do not receive their PIP at a time when they need it most.
"I want to ensure that the principles of being treated with dignity, fairness and respect are being applied to people and that they are able to access ADP during their treatment when they most need support."
Paul told the Scottish Sun that the process needs to be "less stressful" for cancer patients.
He said: "Plasmacytoma was the lump on my back that the 20 treatments of radical radiotherapy got rid of.
"During the radiotherapy it was very painful and uncomfortable and I needed injections to stop being sick, a kidney biopsy, biopsy of the plasmacytoma and a bone marrow biopsy of my hip, during my treatment.
"So obviously it affected my life to a significant degree.
"It has now developed into multiple myloma, near the bowel and on the kidney, and will shorten my life.
"The petition was to highlight the need for a separate department within PIP to deal with cancer patients.
"Specifically to speed it up and make it less stressful for patients and offer them more help.
"National figures show 1 in 2 people will contract some kind of cancer in their life.
"That's 33 million in the UK."
His daughter Joanne Davidson, 34, added the family have come together to fight to get the policy changed for other families going through the same thing.
She said: "Even though this story is about what’s happening with my dad, we are just trying to get something changed with the DWP in order for all cancer patients to be fast tracked and as stress free as possible for them.
"My dad doesn’t want this to be all about him as there’s hundreds of other people going through the same situation as he is.
"As a family we are fighting to get this changed for all cancer patient, so that they don't have this fight to get the PIP payment just like he has and still is".
Paul's wife Wendy added: "Anything highlighting the fact the cancer suffers are going through the same.
"The petition went up in front of the committee and they are meant to be writing to that department to discuss if a person gets radio or chemo it does effect their lives.
"It is a very intrusive treatment which means these people should get help."
The DWP revealed that the chemotherapy and recent treatment weren’t factored into their original decision.
They added that they advised another application based on the fact that Paul's health has deteriorated.
He has since applied again and the newer claim is currently being assessed against his current circumstances.
A DWP spokesperson said: “Our thoughts are with Mr Swain at this difficult time.
“The decision on Mr Swain’s original PIP claim was recently upheld by the tribunal at the appeal stage and that appeal could only consider Mr Swain’s health at the time of the claim.
“Sadly, Mr Swain’s health has since deteriorated and we encouraged him to make a new claim based on his condition now, which he has submitted.
"That claim is currently being processed.”
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LP Building Solutions (LP) (NYSE: LPX) today announced an agreement with Pacific Woodtech to acquire LP's Engineered Wood Products (EWP) business for $210 million. The acquisition includes LP's laminated veneer lumber and I-joist manufacturing facilities in Wilmington, North Carolina; Red Bluff, California; and Golden, British Columbia, Canada, associated timber license assets, and the SolidStart® brand. The completion of this transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory reviews and is expected to occur in the third quarter of 2022.
"We believe that Pacific Woodtech is well positioned to invest in and grow the SolidStart brand, and its acquisition of LP's EWP business marks another important step in LP's ongoing strategic transformation," said LP Chair and Chief Executive Officer Brad Southern. "We will work with Pacific Woodtech to ensure a smooth transition for our EWP employees, customers, and suppliers. I want to express my sincere thanks to the entire EWP team for their patience and professionalism throughout this process. I wish them all the best moving forward."
"Adding the EWP facilities in Golden, Wilmington, and Red Bluff to Pacific Woodtech's existing EWP business propels our company to new growth," said Pacific Woodtech President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Enright. "We aim to drive positive change at the cutting edge of engineered wood products, and this acquisition will provide a more streamlined and focused EWP resource for the industry. We are committed to making this a seamless transition, one that allows for the retention and care of current employees, clients, and suppliers and strengthens our position as a leading force in the EWP market going forward."
LP's financial adviser is UBS Investment Bank. LP's legal advisers are Troutman Pepper and Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP.
As a leader in high-performance building solutions, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP Building Solutions, NYSE: LPX) manufactures engineered wood building products that meet the demands of builders, remodelers, and homeowners worldwide. LP's extensive offerings include innovative and dependable building products and accessories, such as siding solutions (LP® SmartSide® Trim & Siding, LP® SmartSide® ExpertFinish® Trim & Siding, LP BuilderSeries® Lap Siding, and LP® Outdoor Building Solutions®), LP Structural Solutions (LP® TechShield® Radiant Barrier, LP WeatherLogic® Air & Water Barrier, LP Legacy® Premium Sub-Flooring, and LP® FlameBlock® Fire-Rated Sheathing, LP NovaCore™ Thermal Insulated Sheathing, and more), LP® TopNotch® Sub-Flooring, and oriented strand board (OSB). In addition to product solutions, LP provides industry-leading customer service and warranties. Since its founding in 1972, LP has been Building a Better World™ by helping customers construct beautiful, durable homes while our shareholders build lasting value. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, LP operates 25 plants across the U.S., Canada, Chile, and Brazil. For more information, visit LPCorp.com.
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Indigenous peoples affiliated with Western have created six teaching modules instructors can use to share Indigenous knowledge and worldviews in their classrooms.
Called learning bundles – an homage to traditional Indigenous bundles that contain Indigenous teachings and medicines – they are intended to enrich and Indigenize the curriculum at Western.
“We carry these gifts of knowledge, and we want to share them so instructors can share Indigenous perspectives in an ethical way,” said teaching fellow Candace Brunette-Debassige, co-ordinator of the project and a professor in the Faculty of Education.
Work towards this digital repository of resources started three years ago, as Brunette-Debassige and the Office of Indigenous Initiatives team “recognized there were huge gaps across the curriculum,” she said.
Each bundle – which can be taught in any course in any department and faculty – is equivalent to about three hours of teaching time and follows one of six themes:
- Indigenous land and place
- Indigenous women and resilience
- Indigenous storytelling and media
- Orientation to Indigenous knowledge
- Indigenous leadership
- Indigenous and Black solidarities
Collectively, the bundles are called Maatookiiying gaa-miinigoowiziying (sharing our gifts).
Through them, instructors and students are invited to gather and learn and begin to understand Indigenous ways of knowing, their connection to the land, the interwoven relationships among place and people.
“We want to build community around this,” Brunette-Debassige said.
The development team included more than 40 people: lead collaborators, knowledge-holders, students, artists, Elders and Indigenous community members.
It also drew in support from the Office of Indigenous Initiatives, the Centre for Teaching and Learning and Western Technology Services.
Western instructors are invited to register to access bundles to embed into their courses, and be supported through an orientation session and optional community of practice for the 2022-23 academic year.
Each bundle includes a list of learning outcomes; a presentation; a half-hour conversational visit with an Indigenous Elder, Knowledge-Holder or specialist in the area; recommended teaching prompts; instructional strategies; academic readings; and recommended assignments assessments and relevant resources.
“I hope instructors coming into this will be open to developing a relationship with Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous ways of knowing – a reciprocity that is deep and meaningful,” said Brunette-Debassige.
The plan is to keep adding new bundles with different themes.
Erica Neeganagwedgin, who developed the Indigenous and Black Solidarities Bundle, said she wants people to learn with more than just their minds.
“I want them to connect with the content, to connect with their hearts, and I hope when students see this bundle, it will impact how they feel and believe and perceive.”
They will question whose voices have been centred and whose histories have been prioritized and why. Her bundle, specific to the Indigenous Peoples and Black context in Canada, includes historical and current perspectives.
In London, Ont., and surrounding areas for example, Indigenous people protected enslaved Black people who were running for their lives in the early- and mid-1800s.
“I hope they will ask themselves, ‘How did I not know this before?’”
Neeganagwedgin is also a professor of critical policy, equity and leadership studies in Western’s Faculty of Education.
“Having the opportunity to talk about these things is important. There’s not a lot out there because people who are Indigenous and Black have been on the margins, coming from two groups that have been systematically targeted and oppressed.”
The bundles, she said, have big themes of identity, relationship, erasure, resistance and solidarity.
“Indigenous curriculum is wholistic. It’s multi-faceted and it’s sacred. All these voices have come together to build these bundles, and their spirit is in it,” Neeganagwedgin said.
The new Indigenous curriculum is part of Western’s continuing work to decolonize and embed Indigenous learning into education and practices. At the core of this initiative is the planned, brand new Indigenous Learning Space, set to open on September 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — In a six to three decision, the Supreme Court held that private religious schools have a right to state tuition programs.
“What this case does is it further shuts the door on religious discrimination,” First Liberty Attorney Lea Patterson said.
Before today, the state of Maine paid the tuition for some students, as long as they weren’t religious schools. Patterson says that rule violated the First amendment.
“It’s that religious exclusion that the supreme court held is penalizing religion,” Patterson said.
Patterson says the newly issued opinion will prevent discrimination.
“The state’s not choosing where that money goes, it’s based on the parent’s choice and the state really has no interest in excluding religious participants from that program. That’s the real discrimination going on there,” Patterson said.
But some organizations believe the decision blurs the lines between church and state, and is part of a larger movement.
“To weaponize religious freedom, to misuse it and to turn it into a form of conservative white Christian privilege,” Americans United CEO Rachel Laser said.
Laser is disappointed by the ruling because she says the religious schools are the ones that discriminate.
“They won’t admit LGBTQ kids, kids with LGBTQ parents, they expel kids that won’t renounce their LGBTQ identity and seek conversion therapy, and they teach against the Muslim religion,” Laser said.
Mary Kusler, National Education Association Center for Advocacy and Political Action Senior Director says the ruling will hurt students.
“It is going to drain resources out of our schools that need it the most. Our schools engage with every student no matter what their background is,” Kusler said.
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GREENVILLE, S.C. — One of the most influential coaches in Furman golf history, a recent standout Paladin linkster, and a football quarterback who helped engineer one of the greatest seasons in school history highlight Furman University’s Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2022, it was announced today.
Heralded women’s golf coach Mic Potter will be joined by acclaimed women’s golfer Taylor Totland ‘17, and decorated football quarterback Billy Napier ‘03 in enshrinement ceremonies on a date, location, and time to be announced.
“We are honored to announce the 2022 Furman University Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2022,” said Director of Athletics Jason Donnelly. “This heralded class represents the extraordinary achievements of our alumni, student-athletes, and coaches and is the highest honor a Furman Paladin can achieve. Congratulations to the inductees, their teammates and families. We look forward to celebrating and honoring them.”
Potter, who directed Furman’s women’s golf program from 1983-2005, coached the Paladins to 16 NCAA Tournament appearances, including a national runner-up finish in 1987. Furman’s NCAA worksheet during his tenure included six top-10 finishes and 12 top-15 slates, as well as NCAA regional qualifications every year beginning in 1993 when the format was established. An eight-time Southern Conference Coach of the Year selection, he directed Furman to 36 tournament titles and was instrumental in the growth of the Furman LPGA Pro-Am. Potter’s impressive list of former Paladin players, which includes 16 All-Americans and 12 Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) alumnae, is headlined by Dottie Pepper, a 17-time LPGA Tour winner. His coaching success continued at the University of Alabama, where he directed the Crimson Tide to the 2012 NCAA National Championship and was named 2018 WGCA National Coach of the Year.
Totland was instrumental in putting the Furman women’s golf program back on the national stage, earning honorable mention All-America honors three times in her career. The first player in SoCon history to post top three finishes four times at the league championships, she was only the ninth four-time All-SoCon selection in the history of the league. As a sophomore, she qualified as an individual for the 2015 NCAA Championship after tying for fifth at the NCAA East Regional and went on to record three top-25 regional finishes in her career. She placed among the top 25 twice at the NCAA Championships and achieved a 39th-place national ranking her senior season. A native of Tinton Falls, N.J., and 2015 Edna Harness Furman Female Athlete of the Year, she led the Paladins to three SoCon Championships and ranks third all-time with a 73.34 stroke average over 125 rounds during her four-year career.
Napier fashioned an outstanding football career that encompassed two SoCon Championships, highlighted by the 2001 campaign that saw Furman post a 12-3 record, league title, and NCAA I-AA (FCS) national runner-up finish. In that 2001 season Napier engineered one of the notable victories in program history, connecting on all 12 pass attempts for 159 yards and a touchdown in a 24-17 triumph over Georgia Southern in the I-AA playoff semifinals, halting the Eagles’ 39-game home winning streak while representing their first home playoff loss in 28 games. A two-time All-SoCon selection who ranks among Furman’s best in many passing and total offense categories, the Chatsworth, Ga., native began his coaching career in 2004, making several stops on the way to earning his first head coaching assignment at Louisiana in 2017, where he won four Sun Belt West Division Championships, including two outright league titles. He was named head coach at Florida on Nov. 28, 2021.
MIC POTTER — Women’s Golf Head Coach (1983-2005)…spent 23 years as the Furman women’s golf head coach…also served for 10 of those years as Director of Intercollegiate Golf and played a key role in the growth of the highly successful Furman LPGA Pro-Am…guided FU to 16 NCAA Championship appearances…led Furman to six top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships, including a runner-up finish in 1987…Furman finished among the top 15 at the NCAA Championships 12 times under Potter’s direction…coached Furman to an NCAA regional each year of his tenure, dating back to 1993, the first season in which the regional format was established…eight-time SoCon Coach of the year selection…coached Furman to 36 tournament titles…leads all active women’s golf coaches with 63 total victories…under his tutelage, Furman won 11 SoCon Championships from the tournament’s inception in 1994 through the 2005 season…his former players have collectively amassed approximately 100 seasons on the LPGA tour…coached Dottie Pepper, who went on to win 17 LPGA events in her 20-year career…also coached Furman’s LPGA players Caroline Peek, Ashli Price-Bunch, Diana D’Alessio, Joan Delk, Sara Ann Timms-McGetrick, Denise Baldwin-Kileen, Jen Hanna, Maggie Will, Brandi Jackson, Sara Johnson-Sargent, Kathleen Ekey, and Jenny Suh…Furman players earned 16 WGCA All-American citations under his direction…seven of Potter’s players were voted the Edna Hartness Furman Female Athlete of the Year…coached 10 SoCon individual champions, 12 SoCon Players of the Year, four SoCon Freshmen of the Year, and 38 All-SoCon selections…inducted into the Women’s Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1994…coached Caroline Peek, the 1992, 1993, and 1994 NCAA long-drive champion, and the 1994 SoCon Female Athlete of the Year…left Furman to become the head women’s golf coach at Alabama…led the Crimson Tide to a national championship in 2012…at Alabama, coached the 2015 NCAA individual champion, Emma Talley…voted the 2018 WGCA National Coach of the Year, the second selection of his career…six-time SEC Coach of the Year.
TAYLOR TOTLAND — Women’s Golf (2014-17)…four-year letterwinner…earned an All-American honorable mention citation from the WGCA in 2015…also garnered GolfWeek All-America honorable mention accolades in both 2015 and 2017…competed in three NCAA regionals and three NCAA Championships…qualified as an individual for the 2015 NCAA Championship after tying for fifth at the NCAA East Regional…recorded three top-25 NCAA regional finishes…tied for 20th at the 2016 NCAA Championships and tied for 24th at the 2017 NCAA Championships…ranked 39th in Golfstat rankings as a senior…became only the ninth four-time All-SoCon selection in the history of the league…was the first player in SoCon history to finish among the top three individuals four times at the league championships, a feat that only has been accomplished one other time…2015 SoCon Player of the Year…2015 SoCon Individual Champion…2014 SoCon Freshman of the Year…2017 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Champion…2105 Edna Hartness Furman Female Athlete of the Year…member of SoCon 100th Anniversary Team…member of three SoCon Championship teams…won individual medalist honors at the 2014 Lady Paladin Invitational…ranks third all-time with a 73.34 stroke average over 125 rounds during her four-year career…as a senior, totaled 16 rounds at par or better and recorded five top-10 finishes in 11 tournaments.
BILLY NAPIER — Football (1999-02)…quarterback…four-year letterman, two-year starter…saw action in 37 games and made 24 starts…two-time All-SoCon selection (2001 & ‘02)….member of three SoCon championship teams (1999, ‘00, ‘01) and Paladin squads that made four playoff appearances (1999-02) and posted a 38-13 overall record and 26-6 league slate…passed for 1,772 yards and 10 touchdowns in his first season as a starter in 2001, helping Furman to a 12-3 season, SoCon title, and NCAA I-AA (FCS) national runner-up finish… threw two TD passes in 28-22 win over 5th-ranked Appalachian State (2001) and helped rally Furman from 20-7 third quarter deficit to beat Western Kentucky, 24-20, in first round playoff game (2001)…completed 12×12 passes (FU record) for 159 yards and TD in 24-17 road semifinal playoff win over Georgia Southern (2001), snapping the Eagles’ 39-game home winning streak and marking Georgia Southern’s first home playoff loss in 28-game history…elected captain by teammates in 2002…set Furman single game pass efficiency standard (411.08) by completing 8×10 passes for 237 yards, 4 TDs vs. Elon (2002)…in a driving rainstorm on mud-caked field, engineered 11-play, 74-yard TD drive to beat Wofford, 23-21, in Spartanburg with a 7-yard TD pass with 29 seconds to go (2002)…win secured playoff berth for FU…career rankings: 4,756 yards (6th/FU), 28 touchdowns (8th/FU), 64.8 completion percentage (1st/FU), 147.15 passing efficiency (4th/FU)…still holds four school records…began coaching career post-Furman, with stops at Clemson (2003-04; 2006-10), S.C. State (2005), Alabama (2011/analyst), Colorado State (2012), Alabama (2013-16), Arizona State (2017)…began head coaching career at Louisiana (2017-21), where he won four Sun Belt West Division Championships, including two outright league titles…named head coach at Florida on Nov. 28, 2021. | https://www.wspa.com/sports/college-sports/napier-among-furman-hall-selectees/ | 2022-06-21T23:36:04Z | https://www.wspa.com/sports/college-sports/napier-among-furman-hall-selectees/ | true | 2 |
8am: Sources in Panjshir province say the Taliban arrested a civilian and then shot him dead. The incident took place on Tuesday morning (June 21th) in Pawat village, Khenj district. According to sources, the victim’s name was Faizullah and he was busy digging in the so-called Emerald Mountains. Faizullah was first detained and then shot on the roadside by Taliban forces as he was walking from the mountains to his house. Click here to read more (external link).
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The U.S. government has condemned recent demeaning comments from prominent Indian political staffers about the Prophet Muhammad that have led to tensions in the region.
The Department of State spokesperson Ned Price said Thursday that the U.S. declared as reprehensible the comments made by key employees of India’s ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, against the prophet's youngest wife.
“We have condemned the offensive comments made by two BJP officials,” Price said in a recent press conference.
Price’s comments come in response to a question posed by Pakistani journalist Jahanzaib Ali; Ali noted that there is a rise of Islamophobia in India, and the houses of Muslim protesters, who protested against the demeaning comments, were being bulldozed. Ali characterized the present situation as “hate crimes committed by the Indian government against Muslims and other minorities.”
Price underscored the mutual commitment of the United States and India toward human rights and values.
“We regularly engage with the Indian government at senior levels on human rights concerns, including freedom of religion or belief. We encourage India to promote respect for human rights,” said Price.
Price also quoted U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken when he visited New Delhi in July last year. Price mentioned that the Indian people and the American people believe in the same values of human dignity, human respect, equality of opportunity, and the freedom of religion or belief.
“These are fundamental tenets, these are fundamental values within any democracy,” he said, “and we speak up for them around the world.”
A few weeks ago, two BJP spokespeople in India made comments about Prophet Muhammad on air, offending the Muslim community in India and abroad. Many Gulf nations, like Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia responded with counter condemnations and summoned Indian envoys.
The BJP-led Indian government had suspended spokespeople Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal from their positions and officially declared that the party ideology does not support their remarks.
"We are glad to see that the party publicly condemned those comments," Price said.
Although Price’s statements signal a mutual commitment of both the countries toward humanitarian issues, the U.S. is yet to introduce a wide social drive for promotion of religious inclusivity in India.
To date, the U.S. Agency for International Development has not funded projects for empowerment and inclusion of minority religions in its existing programs.
The latest intervention came from the U.S. Institute of Peace, which works in 87 countries and is responsible for providing guidance and resources to reduce conflict. It was involved in studying the new citizenship laws that the Indian government passed in 2019, which many deemed to be discriminating toward Muslims.
Prothoma Rai Chaudhuri, who teaches political science in St. Xavier’s College in Kolkata, India, is of the opinion that multiculturalism in India always has existed because of a platform of benign tolerance, but there are some people and institutions that lack principles.
“The progressive worsening of intercommunity harmony in contemporary India, manifested openly by the forces promoted and protected by the Hindu right, has altered the latent Islamophobia into a legitimate form of violence and hatred towards the Muslims in the state and destabilized decades of norms of coexistence,” she said. "Derogatory remarks about Islam, unconstitutional laws, everyday acts of oppression, covert processes of influenced administration, manipulated delivery of injustice, etc., are all forms of this practice."
Chaudhuri also added that the best practices of democracy seem to be lost as of now and opined that India would do well to learn from the forms of political reconciliation in place in states like Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway and Sweden.
“Difficult to the point of being impossible but worth a thought,” Chaudhuri said.
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World's largest 6500 kg/day Hydrogen Refuelling Station (HRS) approved and under construction in Melbourne's West
MELBOURNE, Australia, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hydrogen Fuels Australia (H2FA) and CLARA Energy, a developer of a large scale green hydrogen production facility in Tarcutta NSW, have agreed to plan and build a green hydrogen distribution network along the Hume Highway corridor, worth $600 million, with the first hydrogen refuelling station scheduled to open in 2025.
The two Australian-based hydrogen companies have signed an MOU to fast-track their joint development of up to five hydrogen refuelling stations between Melbourne and Sydney.
CLARA Energy is already well advanced with planning to start operations by 2025 of one of the world's largest green hydrogen production facilities in Tarcutta NSW (halfway between Melbourne and Sydney). H2FA is currently constructing their own large-scale hydrogen refuelling station (HRS) in Truganina, in the heart of Melbourne's largest warehousing and distribution region. Initially, H2FA's 5-hectare site will produce 60-90 kg of green hydrogen from its own 640 kw solar array using a Green Hydrogen Systems A/S (CPH: GREENH) Electrolyser. Permits are in place to ramp up to a refuelling capability of up to 6,500 kg per day, making it one of the largest HRS in the world.
The two companies are collaborating on the large-scale hydrogen project in Tarcutta, NSW, whereby CLARA Energy will be developing production capacity at scale, and H2FA will act as distributor and station operator. The facilities will support freight and logistics companies transitioning their fleets from diesel to hydrogen. Each diesel truck replaced with a hydrogen alternative will abate approximately 2.4 ton of CO2 on a Melbourne to Sydney return journey, demonstrating how transitioning diesel trucks to hydrogen offers a major decarbonisation opportunity for Australia.
The companies are planning to build additional green hydrogen refuelling stations in Epping and Seymour in Victoria, plus another in the Southern Highlands of NSW and a major refuelling station in Sydney. This will complete Australia's first Hume Highway green hydrogen refuelling network.
The agreement between CLARA Energy and H2FA comes as the Victorian, NSW and Queensland governments announced a tripartite Hydrogen Highway strategy to create hydrogen refuelling stations along the main arterial roads along the East Coast of Australia, to facilitate a smooth transition from diesel to green hydrogen transport in the coming decades.
CLARA Energy CEO Nick Cleary: "Creating a green hydrogen production and distribution network along the Hume Highway can help the whole hydrogen industry become viable in Australia. We know the Hume is the busiest truck route in Australia and once the major logistics companies know there will be guaranteed supply of hydrogen at a commercially viable price, it will provide even greater confidence to accelerate the transition of their fleets.''
H2FA Managing Director Francesco Ceravolo: "What this partnership aims to create, for the first time in Australia, is to deliver green hydrogen production and distribution at scale. We believe green hydrogen is necessary to decarbonise heavy freight and ultimately lead to the complete displacement of diesel for green hydrogen."
The CLARA Energy project located on the Hume Highway at Tarcutta in NSW will have the capacity in stage one to produce approximately 25,000 kg per day of green hydrogen at a price competitive with diesel. Stage one will provide adequate green hydrogen supply for approximately 200 heavy haulage trucks running between Sydney and Melbourne daily. The project's two subsequent stages should bring total daily production to at least 100,000 kg per day, enough green hydrogen to support 800 heavy haulage trucks and abating more than 57,000 tonnes of CO2 produced by diesel engines.
The cost of the first stage of the Tarcutta project, which includes a major solar PV installation and the use of electrolysers to convert water into hydrogen and oxygen, will be approximately $500 million.
CLARA Energy and H2FA are already in discussions with truck fleet operators regarding their plans to transition their diesel fleets to new green hydrogen powered trucks. Having new hydrogen refuelling infrastructure completed in time for their arrival is critical for Australia's decarbonisation pledges.
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CLARA Energy's vision is to bring renewable energy to market at scale. To achieve its vision CLARA Energy is building numerous integrated green hydrogen production facilities. Providing green hydrogen for the transport sector, gas blending into the domestic market and MoU's already signed to supply the Asia export market. CLARA Energy will have its Hume Highway facility operating by 2025 with other projects becoming operational shortly after. CLARA Energy also just completed a detailed report, with its technical partner Arcadis (AMS: ARCAD), to decarbonise the new Inland Rail, and rail sector in Australia generally.
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Hydrogen Fuels Australia is an industry pioneer in the development of next generation modular hydrogen production and integrated refuelling facilities based in Melbourne, Australia. For more information, visit: www.hydrogenfuelsaustralia.com
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This next month is heating up — and we're not just talking about the weather. On 22nd June, Venus, the Planet of Love, will officially enter the chatty, sociable sign of Gemini, marking the start of a flirty girl winter. Trust us: it's going to be a fun one. "When the Planet of Pleasure is in the sign of the twins, it rejoices in the possibility of variety," says Narayana Montúfar, senior astrologer for Astrology.com and author of Moon Signs: Unlock Your Inner Luminary Power. "During the time Venus was in Taurus, we focused on quality over quantity — but now, all we want to do is have some good ‘ol summer fun!"
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Gemini is, in fact, the social butterfly of the zodiac, so all of those friendly qualities will be infused into everything Venus rules: love, pleasure, social connections, and creativity — especially love. "Singles will mingle and will even serial date, as the vibe is more about playing the field than playing for keeps for the next three weeks," says Montúfar.
Lisa Stardust, astrologer, and author of The Love Deck, says that this energy will also make its way to those looking for a partner as we'll take an intellectual approach to relationships, meaning that we'll be attracted to those who are funny, smart, and less emotional. "We are thinking with our brain rather than our hearts, due to the airy nature of the planet," she says.
For those already coupled up, the vibes will be a bit different. "Mental stimulation will be key during this time, as Gemini’s influence brings a cerebral quality to all relationships. Foreplay begins at the dinner table over a fun debate," Montúfar says, "Sexting will also be the name of the game, as Venus in Gemini just loves using words to get warmed up and excited!"
But we'll also be taking a second look at our intellectual compatibility with our partners and deciding whether or not it's up to our standards. "It is a time when one might question their bond based on what they have in common with their partner, as Venus in Gemini focuses on whether we are compatible with our significant ones on an intellectual level," says Iva Naskova, astrologer at the Nebula app.
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On 14th July, Venus squares Neptune in Pisces. "While this can be the most romantic of aspects, it can equally represent illusion, delusion, and confusion," says Leslie Hale, psychic astrologer at Keen.com. "To get the most from this transit don’t take things too seriously, especially if this represents an early or initial meeting. If this is the case you could leave feeling confused, or you could put more into the situation than actually exists." This might not be the best day for a first date, but even if you decide to defy the cosmos, you should be fine — just remember to take Hale's advice and take things easy.
Montúfar says that trickiest part of this month happens between 10th July and 16th July, which is when Venus forms a trine with Saturn along with the previously mentioned square with Neptune. In all, it'll be a pretty confusing, brain-foggy time. "On one side, we will crave commitment, but the truth is that we will not be seeing things clearly," she says. "Instead of acting on an impulse, it’s better to wait for the urge to commit to pass, as doing so could only create more drama once the rose-coloured glasses come off. Since both planets Venus will be activating, Saturn and Neptune, will be retrograde at this time, this combination could also mean romantic dramas from the past coming back for closure."
Overall, the summer of love is just beginning — and although there are a few topsy-turvy transits along the way, the truth is that Venus in Gemini is all about being flirty, social, and flexing your intellectual charm to your lovers (both committed and new). In other words, prepare to have some fun. | https://www.refinery29.com/en-au/2022/06/11021427/venus-in-gemini-june-2022-meaning-effects | 2022-06-21T23:54:40Z | https://www.refinery29.com/en-au/2022/06/11021427/venus-in-gemini-june-2022-meaning-effects | true | 4 |
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Heather and Norm have had their share of disagreements. Their separation seven years ago and the ensuing custody battle were contentious. But over the years, the pair has found a way to weather disputes cordially. They've made big decisions together and checked in regularly about their two kids, now ages 9 and 11.
But the rhythm of give and take they so carefully cultivated came to an abrupt end last fall, when it came time to decide whether to vaccinate their kids against COVID-19 — Heather was for it; Norm was against. (WHYY News has withheld their last names to protect the privacy of their children.)
In Pennsylvania, decisions about children's health must be made jointly by parents with shared legal custody, so the dispute went to court. And Heather and Norm weren't the only ones who couldn't come to an agreement on their own. In the months since the vaccine was approved for children, family court judges across the commonwealth have seen skyrocketing numbers of similar cases: divorced parents who can't agree on what to do.
When parents can't decide
Heather and Norm had a nasty divorce — they both say so. Drawn-out court battles and arguments that bled onto social media lasted years after their initial separation. But once the dust settled, somewhat miraculously they found they agreed on a lot.
"If someone would have told me in the middle of the divorce that sometime in the future, you and your ex-wife are going to be able to just call each other on the phone and have a chat, I would have said no way," said Norm. "That is totally impossible."
The two parents even created similar environments for their kids to grow up in, at least superficially.
On a bucolic 3-acre lot in Montgomery County, Penn., Heather runs a small farm where she grows rare botanicals that she supplies to local restaurants, plus a veggie garden for her family. She keeps bees and a meticulously designed, rustic chic home.
Her ex-husband lives about 20 minutes away, just across the Chester County line, where he spends much of his time in a barn behind his house growing rare mushrooms, which he also sells to local restaurants. The area where Norm does paperwork in the barn smells vaguely of nag champa, and a slender copy of the Tao Te Ching is nestled between invoices on his desk.
Both park big pickup trucks in their driveways. Both have massive trampolines for their kids to jump on.
When the pandemic started, Heather and Norm adjusted nimbly to accommodate virtual school for the kids. Soon, though, they agreed that the arrangement was taking a toll on both children, especially their son, who is older. Usually a good student, he was getting frustrated by electronic assignments, and turning in homework late or not at all. He started developing an irrational fear that a tornado was going to hit, said Heather. Both parents agreed it would benefit their children's mental health to be back among classmates as soon as that was an option.
Heather was nervous about the kids being in school before they were eligible to be vaccinated, but she assured herself that the time was coming soon, and that when it did, it would be a no-brainer.
"It gave a sense of control about all of the things that have been uncontrollable for the past two years," she said of the vaccines.
But Norm had a different calculus.
The fact that serious cases of COVID-19 were less common among kids made him feel as if his children being unvaccinated was relatively risk-free. On the flip side, Norm reasoned, the vaccines are very new, meaning there isn't data on possible side effects years or decades out. And while he acknowledged that the number of cases of initial serious side effects was hard to pinpoint, he didn't want to take any chances.
"If there's any risk whatsoever, [then] that greatly outweighs the risk of not getting them vaccinated," he said.
It's important to note that COVID-19 is not risk-free for children. During the omicron wave, young children who were not yet eligible for vaccination were five times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID than when the delta variant was more prominent. The majority of those children had no underlying conditions.
Still, children hospitalized with COVID represent a small proportion of hospitalizations, and just over 1,000 children under 18 have died of COVID since the pandemic began.
To demonstrate that his position was, in fact, a result of calculated risk and not political ideology, Norm pointed out that he made the choice to get vaccinated himself. As a 45-year-old, he figured, the potential benefits of being vaccinated outweighed the risks.
"It makes sense for me," he said. "But again, in my mind it does not make sense for a 9- and 11-year-old healthy child."
Their disagreement about whether to vaccinate their kids was not Heather and Norm's first pandemic dispute, but it was the most alarming to Heather. Earlier, she had heard from her kids that their dad encouraged them not to wear masks. (Norm said he believes that most cloth and surgical masks aren't effective at preventing transmission of SARS-CoV-2, so unless kids are going to wear N95s, masks are not worth it.) Heather was concerned by this, but also knew co-parenting is an exercise in choosing battles. She was unsettled, but ultimately figured it was behavior she couldn't influence.
"My bubble isn't just my four-person household," she said, referring to her kids and her partner. "It extends to another household that I don't have much input into or control over."
The vaccination issue was different though. It felt more fundamental to the kids' safety and well-being. Heather tried to reason and plead with Norm. She tried analogies. It was like letting them ride in a car without a seatbelt, she argued.
"Let's wait and let them play in traffic and see if they get hit by a car, not everyone dies from that," she offered, provocatively.
The two had been unable to come to an agreement by the beginning of November, when the Food and Drug Administration authorized the Pfizer vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds.
Heather said she thought dozens of times about just going ahead and getting her kids vaccinated. The omicron wave and the holidays were on the horizon. Once it was done, there would be no undoing it.
But it wasn't quite so simple.
Like most divorced parents, Heather and Norm share legal custody of their children. That means they must make decisions together in three main areas: school, health and religion. If parents can't come to an agreement on their own, often a mediator is brought in. If a mediator can't resolve the issue, it could go to a hearing.
If one parent were to act alone by vaccinating their kids, or enrolling them in a new school against the other parent's wishes, it would be considered a violation of the custody agreement. That parent would technically be in contempt of court.
There is a range of consequences for such a violation, but it's akin to points on a driver's license, or a mark on your permanent record. Too many strikes could lead a judge to make a broad decision about whether that parent deserves custody of the children at all. Not wanting to risk a demerit, Heather decided to take the matter through formal legal channels, in family court.
A mediator would not resolve the matter, and passed it along to a judge. Heather anxiously awaited a hearing date.
In the meantime, the kids' unvaccinated status severely hampered their lives, she said. They were sent home from school to quarantine a number of times because of COVID exposures, while their vaccinated classmates were allowed to remain in class if they tested negative. The family was uninvited to a trip with friends because that family preferred everyone to be vaccinated.
The holidays came and went. A hearing date was scheduled for February.
Vaccine custody cases are on the rise
Heather and Norm are among hundreds of divorced Pennsylvania parents bringing similar cases to court. Hillary Moonay, a family law attorney at Obermeyer Law in Bucks County, Penn., who represents families in custody cases, said her firm has seen a surge in custody cases dealing with all sorts of COVID disputes.
Early in the pandemic, it was about whether parents were taking appropriate masking precautions or with whom a child should stay if a parent was exposed, she said. But once the vaccines were approved for minors, things really took off.
"I've been doing this for 25 years, and in that time frame, I've probably seen two to three cases related to disputes over children getting vaccines," said Moonay.
Now, she estimates that her family law firm, which has roughly 20 attorneys and offices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Delaware, sees at least one case like this per week.
The scope of judges' decisions in these cases can vary widely, said Moonay. A narrow ruling would grant one parent decision-making power solely on the issue of COVID vaccines. But if a judge felt one parent's position skewed so far outside the best interest of the child, the judge could determine that parent should not have any decision-making power going forward. Moonay said she has seen both outcomes, but that one thing is certain: These disputes feel more high-stakes and more intense than other cases.
"Parents have much stronger feelings about it than they do over a lot of other custody issues," she said.
In her experience, Moonay said, judges tend to lean heavily on the medical advice of pediatricians and look at the children's vaccination history in making their decisions. If none of that contradicts the notion that the child should take the vaccine, the judge is likely to recommend it. And, she said, judges are on the lookout for signs that one parent's position may be politically motivated.
"In some cases, we have the evidence to show that because parents have posted things on social media or have spoken out at school board meetings to show that maybe their position is more than what it looks like in court," she said.
In Heather's case, the children's pediatrician did not provide a letter recommending that the kids get vaccinated. The Kimberton Clinic, which describes itself as practicing holistic medicine, offered a note that neither child had any health reasons not to receive the COVID vaccine, but that it would not recommend it outright. Instead, the clinic simply stated that it hewed to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, which recommends that healthy children be vaccinated.
That made Heather's case a bit harder. Her lawyer argued that the kids had had their other vaccinations and were missing out on school and other social activities because they weren't vaccinated against COVID-19.
Norm represented himself in court. He said he couldn't afford a lawyer. He attempted to admit a range of evidence backing his case, but the judge refused some of it.
"That was something that definitely didn't go the way that I thought it was going to go," Norm said.
He had brought along pieces penned by vaccine-skeptical doctors, such as Marty Makary, arguing that COVID vaccines for kids had more risks than benefits. In the end, the judge admitted data Norm brought from the VAERS database maintained by the CDC, to which anyone can anonymously submit adverse vaccine side effects. He was also able to submit several Johns Hopkins studies looking into the effect of the vaccines on the menstrual cycles of women and girls.
Norm also noted that being pro-vaccine was a new position for Heather. In the past, she had been the one worried about vaccines, and had placed the kids on a delayed vaccine schedule when they were little because she was worried about potential long-term consequences. After their separation, Norm had them vaccinated right away.
Now, they've switched positions. Norm said he's changed his mind because the COVID-19 vaccine doesn't have a proven track record like the other vaccines recommended for school-age children do. Heather said her calculus shifted due to the urgency of the pandemic — plus, she has a decade of motherhood under her belt.
In her closing remarks, the judge said it was clear both parents cared very much about their children's well-being, they just had different ideas of how to achieve it. She said she didn't take these cases lightly.
The parents waited days for the judge to issue a decision. Heather said she was a nervous wreck, genuinely unsure about which way the chips would fall.
It's not clear how much of Heather and Norm's complex history or the evidence they submitted was taken into account. In the end, the judge issued a simple order outlining the decision, with no explanation:
Heather would be granted decision-making authority on the matter of COVID-19 vaccination, but nothing else. She made appointments as soon as she got the order.
"It's relieving news," said Heather. "I didn't think it was going to take over three months and close to $10,000. But here we are."
The battle for their hearts and minds
It wasn't an unambiguous win for Heather, though. The whole process took a toll on the kids. The push and pull between their mom and dad had made them skeptical of vaccines, and resentful of her. She had kept them in the loop the whole time: updated them that she and their father couldn't agree, and that the decision was being made by a judge. She broke the news to them separately.
"My son is really sweet," Heather recalled. "He curled up next to me on the couch and just sort of looked like, 'Well, OK.' He was very accepting, and it was very much his personality."
Her daughter, on the other hand, did not take the news as well.
"She just looked at me and then looked out the window and said, 'No, I'm not doing that.'"
According to Heather, that's a function of her daughter's personality, too. But it's also the result, Heather thought, of her daughter being told she didn't have to do anything to her body that she didn't want to.
"I had to stress in that moment, like, actually, sweetheart, you're 9. Yes, you are," Heather said.
It hurt to feel like her daughter had turned against her, but at the same time, that's part of parenting, Heather said.
"You make difficult decisions to protect your kids all the time," she said. "You disappoint them."
Norm was also disappointed by the decision.
"It didn't make sense to me when we started the conversation; at this point, it makes even less sense to me," he said, noting that omicron infections had ebbed substantially, and that it was possible a new vaccine could be needed to target a future variant. Recent research also indicates that with omicron the Pfizer vaccine was much less effective in 5- to 11-year-olds than originally anticipated.
Still, Norm said, he had been careful to navigate the conflict without alienating his kids from their mother. He remains committed to that after the decision, as well.
"You read any book about divorce or co-parenting, and it's always in bold caps-lock letters, 'Do not disparage the other parent in front of the kids,'" said Norm. "So I've been very, very cognizant of that from the beginning."
Heather said she's set the same ground rule about Norm. But she does worry how this experience will affect her kids in the long term.
"How does that frame their critical thinking going forward? Do they then live in a limbo where they really never know what's right?" she said she wonders. As a mother, she considers it her job to give her kids a moral compass.
"That's hard when their hearts and minds get a little weaponized against what I believe to be a medically sound decision for them," Heather said.
Norm is more confident that the experience will be a net positive for the kids. He said he thinks it will teach them to navigate conflict and accept differing opinions.
Heather took both children to get their first doses in early March. She hadn't told them where they were going, and when they arrived at the pharmacy, she said, they felt ambushed and angry with her. She shrugged it off. Sometimes, she figured, this is just a mom's job.
After the shots, which were painless and quick, her kids stuffed their pockets full of Dum Dums, and Heather took them to Chipotle. It may not have been exactly the celebratory moment she'd imagined, but as she watched them eagerly dig into their quesadillas, she felt that, for the first time in two years, she could finally exhale.
This story comes from NPR's health reporting partnership with WHYY and KHN (Kaiser Health News).
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A controversial proposal by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to prod more homeless people into mental health treatment is making its way through the Legislature, despite deep misgivings from lawmakers struggling to address a problem that reaches every corner of the state.
Legislators are worried that there isn’t enough guaranteed staffing or housing for the program to succeed while forcing vulnerable individuals into court-ordered services against their will. Even so, the bill unanimously cleared the Senate last month, and passed out of the Assembly judiciary committee Tuesday, one of several stops before being voted on by the full chamber.
But the proposal also received its first no vote and members frustrated by the status quo emphasized how critical that all pieces — housing, services, trained staff, heartfelt support — be in place for the program to work.
“I know that we all agree that the current system is broken and failing. You can walk outside of this building and go a few blocks ... and see those failures every single day,” said Assemblymember Matt Haney, a Democrat who lives in San Francisco's Tenderloin district, where open drug use and homeless people experiencing severe mental health breakdowns are common sights.
“We are in desperate need of a paradigm shift," he said at Tuesday's judiciary hearing.
Newsom, a Democrat and former mayor of San Francisco, has made homelessness a priority of his administration, dedicating billions of dollars to convert motels into housing and pitching in to clear encampments. He proposed spending $2 billion this year to create more treatment beds and in March, he proposed setting up special mental health courts in every county to link services to homeless individuals with schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders.
Nearly a quarter of California’s estimated 161,000 unhoused residents have a severe mental illness. They pinball among jails, emergency rooms, temporary psychiatric holds and the streets until they're arrested for a minor crime and brought before a judge who can order them into a long-term treatment plan.
Newsom said his proposal allows family members, emergency dispatchers and others to refer the person for help, and preferably before the person commits a crime. He has said it's not compassionate to let distressed people deteriorate on the streets.
“CARE Court is about meeting people where they are and acting with compassion to support the thousands of Californians living on our streets that are hardest to reach, but who need our help the most," he said in a statement applauding the bill's advancement.
Newsom has said the goal is for the person to voluntarily accept services, but the legislation could result in forced treatment, which alarms civil liberties advocates. It does not guarantee housing or provide dedicated funding, and comes at a time when psychologists and other behavioral health specialists are in high demand. Critics of the legislation also say that forced treatment will fail.
“In no way should there be a forced situation where you’re shoving needles into people or forcing them to take medication, that’s where you get into people who resent it and regret it and they go down a spiral of self-medication or any other number of issues,” said Eric Harris, public policy director at Disability Rights California, which opposes the bill.
Assemblymember Ash Kalra, a Democrat from San Jose, voted against the proposal on Tuesday, agreeing with critics who say judicial courts are a scary place for unhoused people and that more money should go to the organizations already doing the hard, intensive and slow-moving work of convincing people to seek services.
A legislative analysis provided to the Judiciary committee raised serious concerns with the proposal.
It strongly recommended that people not be ordered into the court program until housing and services are guaranteed and that counties not implement the program until the infrastructure is in place. Counties should not be sanctioned or fined by the state until it has resources in place and funding for voluntary, community-based programs should not be reduced to support the new program, according to the analysis. | https://www.manisteenews.com/news/article/CA-governor-s-mental-health-court-plan-advances-17256513.php | 2022-06-22T00:06:18Z | https://www.manisteenews.com/news/article/CA-governor-s-mental-health-court-plan-advances-17256513.php | true | 25 |
Union MoS, LG participate in IYD at Dal Lake
*Ladakh LG for making Yoga part of daily life
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU/SRINAGAR/LEH, June 21: On the eighth International Day of Yoga, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh performed yoga at Suchetgarh Border. The event was organised by the Survey of India (SoI) on behalf of the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
While highlighting this year’s theme of IYD, ‘Yoga for Humanity’, Dr Jitendra Singh thanked the PM for initiating the International Yoga Day and for harnessing this Indian wisdom for peace and prosperity of the Humanity. He also said that Yoga Day is a symbolic celebration of our everyday commitment to performing Yoga in our everyday lives. “2014 was a milestone for India as this year the proposal to observe June 21 as the International Yoga Day was accepted by the United Nations due to the effort of PM Shri Narendra Modi, and this has led to the celebration of the Yoga Day every year on June 21,” he added.
In Srinagar, Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Kapil Moreshwar Patil and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha along with hundreds of people participated in the International Day of Yoga celebrations at the iconic Dal Lake.
Speaking on the occasion, Kapil Moreshwar Patil appealed everyone to adopt Yoga and practice Yoga exercises on regular basis for mental, emotional and physical health and well-being. “Yoga represents the noble and ancient knowledge of health science and it generates physical as well as spiritual energy in a person and helps in removing diseases from the body”, he said.
Lt Governor urged all to embrace Yoga as an integral part of life for holistic approach to health and well-being ‘Yoga For Humanity’ theme for this year emphasizes the message of universal brotherhood in trying times. This invaluable gift to humanity is being used as a therapeutic intervention for various disorders and bringing equilibrium of body, mind and intellect, said the Lt Governor.
“All the Aasanas we perform in yoga, in reality, are not just related to the body, they are not just physical exercises, but reflect our ability to live in the moment, he said, adding “when humanity was battling with the Covid pandemic, doctors, researches and health experts across the world, in unison, recommended and appealed people to follow Yoga practices”.
“Let’s build resilience against diseases, promote self-care to maintain perfect harmony between the body and mind, and bring people closer to each other by adopting Yoga as an integral part of life”, he added.
Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary while speaking on the occasion also highlighted the benefits of practice of Yoga in our daily life. Mandeep Kaur, Commissioner/Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj department delivered the welcome address.
In Leh, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh R K Mathur advised the people of Ladakh to practise Yoga and let it become a part of their daily lives. He was speaking during the 8th International Day of Yoga organised by UT Administration in collaboration with Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre (MIMC) at the Astroturf Football Ground near Spituk in which more than 2,000 people, including students and Government officials, participated.
LG stressed the need to make Yoga a part of daily life and not celebrate it for just one day as practising yoga gives peace, health and happiness. He and other guests performed various Yoga Asanas taught by Yoga experts from Patanjali Yoga Institute in Haridwar and volunteers from Nehru Yuva Kendra.
Earlier, Founder, MIMC, Ven Sanghasena, welcomed the guests to the event.
Former Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Dr Kiran Bedi; Member of Parliament from Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal; Advisor Umang Narula; Ambassador of Myanmar, Moe Chaw Aung; Ambassador of Mongolia, Ganbold Dambajav; Minister for Water, Tourism, Culture, Arts & Languages, Government of Delhi, Rajendra Pal Gautham and several officers of the UT of Ladakh were among those present on the occasion. | https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/yoga-day-accepted-by-un-due-to-efforts-of-pm-dr-jitendra/ | 2022-06-22T00:10:37Z | https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/yoga-day-accepted-by-un-due-to-efforts-of-pm-dr-jitendra/ | false | 1 |
Chewy’s annual Blue Box sales event starts today
Chewy is the online pet store that strives to offer the best pet products along with the best service. When you order something from this one-stop-shop, it arrives in a branded blue box that proudly proclaims “chewy.com where pet lovers shop.”
Every year, the company has one massive sales event with discounts available in every department. Some deals are as deep as 50% off. Chewy’s Blue Box Event takes place over multiple days and has so many opportunities for savings that you can truly benefit from a guide that helps you get the most out of this money-saving extravaganza.
A brief history of Chewy
Chewy was founded 11 years ago in June 2011 by Ryan Cohen and Michael Day. Reportedly, Cohen was considering launching an online jewelry business when he realized that shopping for pet supplies could be inconvenient even though he enjoyed the personal attention and service he received at his local pet store. At that moment, he decided there was a need for an online pet store that offered the same level of service he received at his neighborhood pet shop. He created a company called Mr. Chewy in Dania Beach, Florida, intending to be “the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents (and partners), everywhere.”
Just six short years later, Chewy was acquired by PetSmart for $3.35 billion. And two years after that, the company raised $1 billion when it went public.
Besides offering items from over 2,000 popular brands, the company has experts available all day and night to answer customers’ questions. And, for peace of mind, Chewy has a 100% unconditional satisfaction guaranteed policy on every order. The company isn’t focused on getting customers to make a one-time purchase. Instead, the goal is to turn them into lifelong clients through exceptional service.
What is the Blue Box Event?
The Blue Box Event is a site-wide sales event that encompasses every aspect of Chewy. While not every item is on sale, you can find many deals across all categories, including dog deals, cat deals, bird deals, small pet deals, fish deals, horse deals, farm animal deals and reptile deals. And it’s not just toys and accessories, such as pet strollers. You can get discounts on pet food, pet trackers, gift cards, pharmacy services and more.
The sales have already begun. And they are slated to run for a total of four days. To stay up on the latest news, consider bookmarking this page to revisit as more deals are added throughout the event.
Ways to save
During the Blue Box Event, there are more ways to save than just getting a deep discount. For instance, if you purchase $75 worth of select products, Chewy will give you a free $25 e-gift card.
Another way to get free money is to spend just $49 on select pharmacy items to get a free $30 e-gift card. This deal is only available on your first pharmacy order.
If you have products you will be reordering, signing up for Chewy’s autoship program will save you 40% on your first order (up to $20 off) and 5% on all future orders. If you decide that autoship is not right for you, you can cancel your subscription anytime.
How much is shipping?
Unlike Prime Day, you do not need to be a member to get great shipping deals from Chewy. In fact, as long as you spend over $49 on a single order, you get free one to three-day shipping.
Top deals of Chewy’s Blue Box Event
Embark Breed Identification and Health Condition Identification DNA Test for Dogs
This comprehensive DNA test for your dog uses a genotyping platform created with Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. Besides screening more than 350 dog breeds, it tests for over 210 genetic health risks.
Sold by Chewy
Advantage II Flea Spot Treatment for Cats
This veterinarian-recommended flea spot treatment begins working within 12 hours and can kill fleas at all life stages. It can break the life cycle to help prevent re-infestation. The waterproof formula lasts for up to four weeks, even after bathing.
Sold by Chewy
Star Wars The Mandalorian Grogu Covered Cat and Dog Bed
Star Wars fans will love this item. The cave-style bed gives your dog or cat the perfect hideaway for napping. It features soft padding on all sides and a removable cushion. The cushion is machine washable, while the bed can be spot cleaned for convenience.
Sold by Chewy
SmartBones SmartSticks Peanut Butter Chews Dog Treats
These treats are made with real ingredients, such as chicken and vegetables. They are 100% rawhide free, highly digestible and long-lasting. The chews are enriched with vitamins and minerals to provide greater health benefits for your dog.
Sold by Chewy
Frisco Fetch Squeaking Colorful Tennis Ball Dog Toy
What dog doesn’t love to play fetch? These three colorful balls have a built-in squeaker that excites your pup for playtime. Playing fetch reduces boredom, which may make your dog better behaved while providing essential exercise.
Sold by Chewy
Frisco 2-in-1 Laser and LED Light Cat Toy
Cats love lasers. It lets them flaunt their pouncing skills and provides exercise and mental stimulation. This model has three modes: pulse, strobe and steady on. Purchase includes three replacement batteries so you can play for a long, long time.
Sold by Chewy
Wellness Soft Puppy Bites Lamb and Salmon Recipe Grain-Free Dog Treats
These soft treats are specially formulated for dogs under one year old. They are made with all-natural ingredients and no meat by-products, wheat, corn or dairy. They are also free from artificial flavors and colors and provide a natural source of Omega 3 and DHA.
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on June 22)
Looming economic woes
People taking the brunt of triple shocks
The deteriorating economic and financial situation can be compared to an approaching perfect storm. People have already begun to bear the brunt of triple shocks ― runaway inflation, higher interest rates, and the weakening local currency. Their pains are likely to become acuter as the economic outlook is getting bleaker amid concerns about a global recession.
No indicator can better reflect the hardship than the so-called misery index which jumped to 8.4 last month, the highest figure for any May in the last 21 years. The index is calculated by adding the consumer inflation rate (5.4 percent) to the unemployment rate (3 percent). The higher inflation rate was attributed to the Russian war in Ukraine which has caused a steep rise in energy and food prices coupled with global supply chain disruptions. Global monetary tightening is adding fuel to the fire.
The U.S Federal Reserve is expected to take a more aggressive stance after raising its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points last week. This will put more pressure on the Bank of Korea (BOK) to follow suit after it hiked its key rate five times to 1.75 percent since last August. Thus, it will be inevitable for borrowers to shoulder a greater interest payment burden.
The rapid depreciation of the Korean won against the U.S. dollar is also another cause for concern. Consumers are forced to endure the rising cost of living as the country has to pay more for imported goods and materials due to the weakening won.
People's excruciating pain was summed up in words uttered by President Yoon Suk-yeol. "The people are holding on to their last breath," Yoon said Monday. He instructed officials to come up with measures to protect the poor and vulnerable from deepening economic and financial difficulties.
The instruction came after the cost of living index shot up by 6.7 percent in May, much higher than the overall inflation rate. The mortgage interest rates have also surged to as high as 7 percent. Financial authorities need to persuade banks to cut their interest margins to help financially-strapped debtors ease their interest payment burdens.
Most of all, the government should take proper steps to reduce the household debt which totaled 1,859 trillion won ($1.4 trillion) in March. The debt, which accounts for 104.3 percent of the country's GDP, has emerged as a ticking financial bomb. A possible burst of asset bubbles could lead to a financial system meltdown and an economic crisis.
Yet, preventing such woes is easier said than done. On Sunday, the government decided to cut the fuel tax by 37 percent, higher than the current 30 percent. However, the additional cut is not sufficient at all to curb inflation. That's why the finance ministry plans to cut the maximum corporate tax rate to 22 percent from 25 percent and push for deregulation to revitalize the economy.
But the Yoon administration finds it difficult to get approval from the National Assembly for such measures. The Assembly is in limbo due to the political deadlock between the ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK). We urge the rival parties to move toward bipartisanship to prevent a brewing economic and financial crisis.
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(URGENT) Nuri rocket's performance verification satellite reaches orbit: gov't | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220622000700320 | 2022-06-22T00:18:23Z | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220622000700320 | true | 2 |
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Some Oregon business groups are suing over the state’s new job site rules mandating that employers take steps to protect workers from extreme heat and wildfire smoke.
Regulations adopted by the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division mandate that employers act once the temperature or air quality reaches a certain threshold. The heat rules took effect June 15, while the wildfire smoke rules start July 1.
Oregon Manufacturers and Commerce, Associated Oregon Loggers Inc. and the Oregon Forest & Industries Council are seeking an injunction to stop the state from enforcing the rules, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. Together the groups represent over 1,000 Oregon companies and 50 forestland owners.
They filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Medford last week.
The groups allege several provisions are too vague to be fairly enforced and that the state’s workplace safety agency overstepped its statutory authority by adopting them.
The groups also contend the wildfire smoke rules don’t give employers a method for determining what percentage of the pollutants in the air at a worksite are caused by wildfire smoke versus other factors, which the groups say makes it impossible for employers to know when the rules go into effect.
They further say requiring employers to pay workers during heat illness prevention breaks oversteps state authority.
Shaun Jillions, executive director for Oregon Manufacturers and Commerce, said the state needs to work with employers to craft new rules that will protect workers and businesses.
A spokesperson for Oregon OSHA did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the newspaper.
Worker advocates, who for years lobbied for the protections, have praised the new rules.
The heat rules require employers to provide shaded areas, water and rest breaks. They also require employers to develop heat prevention plans and protect workers from heat in agricultural labor housing, among other measures.
The wildfire smoke rules say employers must provide smoke danger training, make respirators available as the air quality reaches unhealthy levels or require workers to wear respirators if air quality levels spike above “very unhealthy” levels on the Air Quality Index.
The federal government does not have similar rules, although it is developing heat regulations. Several states have adopted their own heat standards, including Washington and California.
Oregon adopted temporary emergency rules to protect workers from extreme heat and wildfire smoke last year after workers across the state were exposed to harsh conditions during unprecedented heat in June 2021 and wildfires in September 2020.
At least two workers died from heat-related illnesses after working through blistering heat last year. They were among nearly 100 people across Oregon who died during last year’s heat wave as temperatures reached a record-breaking 116 degrees Fahrenheit (46.7 C) in Portland.
Gov. Kate Brown directed Oregon OSHA and the Oregon Health Authority to develop standards to protect employees from excessive heat and wildfire smoke in 2020 as part of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change. | https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Business-groups-sue-over-heat-and-smoke-worker-17256637.php | 2022-06-22T00:19:40Z | https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Business-groups-sue-over-heat-and-smoke-worker-17256637.php | true | 10 |
HONOLULU (KHON) — Ryan Kaji was only three years old when his parents started their YouTube channel in 2015. Back then, his parents recorded Ryan on their cellphone just to keep their own parents updated on their family adventures.
Fast forward to 2022, Ryan is now a 10-year-old millionaire living in Honolulu.
“We had no idea Ryan’s videos were going to be such a big hit, and we’ve been putting out fun videos ever since!” said Shion Kaji, Ryan’s dad. “It’s so much fun getting to film videos as a family.”
Ryan has twin sisters, Emma and Kate, who he loves to play with. They’ve already made appearances in his YouTube videos, which have a demographic of kids and parents.
When Ryan’s family first started making videos, their YouTube channel was called “Ryan ToysReview.” Ryan would open boxes and review the toys. It didn’t take long for a video to go viral, and within months, the number of subscribers kept going up. The Kajis soon quit their day jobs.
“With the success of the channel, we both decided to pursue Ryan’s World full-time to build the channel and brand even further!” said Loann Kaji, Ryan’s mom. “I think my teaching skills were a natural fit for the channel in creating kids’ educational and science content.”
Loann used to be a high school chemistry teacher, and Shion was a structural engineer. They think Ryan’s channel is so popular because of his positive attitude, and he makes kids feel welcome, as if they are on actual playdates with him. Ryan calls his fans his friends.
“Back in the day when YouTube was fresh and new, we didn’t have the camera technology and equipment we have today,” said Shion. “We think that our authenticity is what led us to having such a loyal following, and we are so lucky our amazing viewers enjoy our content for how it is and how we are growing as a family with the new adventures we share with them!”
Today, “Ryan’s World” has over 32 million subscribers, with 10 total YouTube channels. The videos, which average over a million views, offer a variety of content, including science experiments, skits, family challenges, cartoon animations and more.
“We have been spending much less time filming videos,” said Shion. “We have a production studio called Sunlight Entertainment, which allows us to help streamline the workflow around Ryan’s World and start minimizing Ryan’s on-camera participation.”
With Ryan-hosted videos that use animated characters, such as Gus the Gummy Gator and Combo Panda, his on-camera appearance isn’t required. This allows the family to create more stories that still reach kids and their families.
“Even as Ryan gets older, the universe that Sunlight Entertainment created will continue to provide our audience with the same type of content they love!” said Shion. “Right now, Ryan enjoys learning about space, science and coding. He also loves playing video games, and I love playing video games with him, too.”
While he has many interests, Shion shared that Ryan has thought about being a comedian when he grows up. With the way things are going, he certainly has time to decide. Ryan is at the top of the highest-paid YouTube stars list, and beyond that, he gets income from his consumer products line and the “Ryan’s Mystery Playdate” show on Nickelodeon. The earnings go to Ryan and the kids’ college and savings funds.
And when they’re not filming, the family likes to spend time together. On a typical day, they go on hikes or play at the beach. They moved to Hawaii last year to be in a place that allows them to get a lot of exercise and movement, as well as the opportunity to explore new places.
If you’re thinking about following in their footsteps, Shion has this advice to share: “Always stay true to who you are and put family first! That has been our family mantra throughout this entire YouTube journey. Most importantly, make sure you’re having fun.”
To keep up with Ryan and his family, click here. | https://cw39.com/cw39/meet-the-10-year-old-who-became-a-millionaire-thanks-to-youtube-and-toys/ | 2022-06-22T00:27:00Z | https://cw39.com/cw39/meet-the-10-year-old-who-became-a-millionaire-thanks-to-youtube-and-toys/ | false | 33 |
As top EU diplomats met in Luxembourg on Monday, the bloc's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, warned of the risk of famine, particularly in Africa, should Ukraine's efforts to export wheat be further thwarted.
"The problem comes from the Russian blockade of Ukrainian grain," Borrell told EU foreign ministers — making it clear once again who he believes is to blame for the looming global grain crisis.
According to UN agencies, about 20 million tons of grain are currently stored in Ukrainian silos. "Millions of tons of wheat are being blocked," Borrell said. "Millions of people will not be able to eat this wheat. The war will have dramatic consequences for the world." He again urged Russia's government to end the blockade.
'World is starving'
The EU and UN are working on a solution — a kind of safe corridor to be negotiated with Russia and Ukraine for ships transporting grain mainly from Odessa through the Black Sea.
Borrell told DW that he is confident the UN can reach an agreement. "I hope that no one will be able to resist the pressure of the international community," he said, adding that anything else is "unthinkable."
"One cannot imagine millions of tons of wheat blocked in Ukraine while the rest of the world is starving," he said. "That is a real war crime." Borrell said that was something Russia will be held accountable for. "You can't use hunger as a weapon," he said.
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, blames sanctions against Russia. The Kremlin also claims that Russian exports of grain and fertilizers are no longer possible.
It is the war that that is responsible for price hikes and the scarcity of energy and food, Borrell said, insistent that "it is not the European sanctions which are creating this crisis — our sanctions don't target food, don't target fertilizer. Anyone who wants to buy Russian food or fertilizers can do so: There are not obstacles, they can buy, transport and get insurance."
Diplomats seek solutions
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia would allow wheat exports from Ukrainian ports. Ukraine, meanwhile, accuses Russia of stealing wheat from regions where fighting is taking place and areas that are occupied — and shipping it to Russia. Turkey, which borders the Black Sea and, under maritime law, guarantees free passage from there to the Mediterranean Sea, has offered to mediate. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said leaders were working on a solution that would not require clearing sea mines from Ukrainian ports.
The European Union is considering sending European warships to protect grain transports — a highly unlikely scenario, according to EU diplomats, because military confrontation with Russia's navy must be avoided. There has been intense discussion, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told DW in Luxembourg. "Of course the challenges are huge, but they are in such a brutal area: They are insanely difficult in all areas," she said. "That's why it's important to look at all options."
Baerbock said Germany would hosting an international conference on food security and grain exports from Ukraine in Berlin on Friday. Several ministers have already confirmed their attendance. Over the weekend, G7 countries are set to address the issue at a summit in Elmau Castle in the Bavarian Alps. The German government, along with Poland and Romania, is continuing its efforts to increase the export of grain from Ukraine by rail, Baerbock said. Usually, 90% of the wheat would be transported by ship and only 10% by land.
Clearly, Baerbock said, not all of the grain would make it out, but she said even a small percentage could help alleviate the global challenges. First, however, she said rail lines would have to be "upgraded" and corresponding freight cars would have to be found. Ukraine's rail network operates on a different gauge than Poland's and Romania's, so trains have to be transferred to other chassis or goods reloaded at the borders.
Wheat exports have dropped from 6 million tons a month before the war to about 2 million tons. Storage capacity for the new crop of winter wheat has been severely impacted by Russia's bombardment, according to Ukrainian Deputy Agriculture Minister Markian Dmytrasevych. The US and EU are working on setting up makeshift grain silos on the borders with Poland and Romania for future harvests. The grain would be transported by truck or train to EU ports, US President Joe Biden announced last week. Experts estimate that the laborious route will contribute to a sharp rise in the already skyrocketing wheat prices.
This article was originally written in German. | https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4577141 | 2022-06-22T00:27:18Z | https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4577141 | true | 2 |
Updated June 21, 2022 at 7:35 PM ET
A top Texas law enforcement official said that there were enough armed police officers wearing body armor to stop the late May shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, three minutes after it began.
But instead, it took about an hour and 14 minutes from when officers arrived at the school to when they breached the door and ended the standoff with the gunman.
That was according to Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, who spoke to state officials during a Texas Senate committee hearing on Tuesday.
Within the first 3 minutes of the attack, there were at least nine officers out in the hallway, he said. There were at least two armed with rifles and a body shield, McCraw said. They also had bulletproof vests.
"The officers had weapons, the children had none. The officers had body armor, the children had none. The officers had training, the subject had none," McCraw said.
He added that law enforcement officers on scene searched for a master key to the classroom but never actually tried to open the door. That is until officers ultimately confronted the shooter more than an hour after the attack began. He believes the door was likely unlocked the entire time.
McCraw called the police response to the shooting an "abject failure" and said it was "antithetical" to the lessons learned about active shooter situations since the shooting at Columbine High School in 1999.
The doors at Robb Elementary also did not or could not be locked from the inside. This allowed the gunman easy access into the school.
The information McCraw shared during his testimony in front of Texas lawmakers gave details of several failures with law enforcement's actions on May 24 at Robb Elementary. It also demonstrated a major shift from the early narrative promoted by police shortly after the attack.
The Texas Department of Public Safety is one of several agencies investigating the attack.
In particular, McCraw criticized the on-scene commander for waiting to confront the shooter rather than breaching the classroom where he was hiding as soon as possible.
Authorities have said school district police chief Pete Arredondo, who treated the shooting as a barricade situation rather than an active shooter, caused delays in the police response. As McCraw was testifying, Arredondo was speaking with a Texas House committee behind closed doors.
State Sen. Paul Bettencourt criticized Arredondo during the hearing. He said, "I challenge this chief to come testify in public as to what happened here. Don't go hide in the House and talk privately. Come to the Senate, where the public and Texans can ask these questions!"
McCraw indicated during his testimony that Arredondo could have transferred command of the shooting scene to another law enforcement agency, like Texas Department of Public Safety, but chose not to.
Security failures at Robb Elementary
The door to the classroom the shooter entered was not secured, McCraw said, in part because of a malfunctioning strike plate. The classroom doors could not be locked from the inside, he said.
McCraw added that the outside door the shooter used to enter the school was unlocked.
He added that the handheld radios used by law enforcement officers — other than those used by the Border Patrol — did not work inside Robb Elementary School. He noted that the school's four-foot perimeter fence failed to stop the shooter from entering campus grounds.
McCraw did share praise to the teachers and staff at the elementary school for quickly initiating active shooter protocols when the attack began.
More details on the gunman are shared
McCraw also provided more information on the gunman, Salvador Ramos, who died after officers stormed into the classroom.
Ramos, a high school dropout, once attended Robb Elementary School for one year. He attended fourth grade there.
McCraw shared that of the nearly 700 people interviewed as a part of the investigation into the shooting, at least half a dozen (including one of Ramos' teachers) said they feared him. But they did not report their fears and concerns to police before the shooting.
In the months leading up to the shooting, Ramos made several weapons-related purchases online, including rounds of ammunition. After being rebuffed by a family member earlier in the year when he asked for them to buy him a gun, he finally bought two of them on May 16 when he turned 18.
He was able to buy his firearms and rounds of ammunition after saving money over a long period time doing odd jobs and working in the fast food industry, according to McCraw. At the time of the shooting, he was not working.
On the day of the May 24 shooting, Ramos was communicating with a teen from Germany about his plans to shoot his grandmother. Ramos shot his grandmother in the face, McCraw said.
Ramos then returned to message the teen again to say what he did and to say he was going to shoot up an elementary school, according to McCraw.
The grandmother ran to her neighbor's house and that neighbor then called 911. In that time, Ramos took her truck (despite not having a driver's license) and took off toward the school.
She has since lost her jaw, but is now in good condition, McCraw said.
McCraw said when the Uvalde district attorney's office gives permission, the Texas Department of Public Safety will release all police body camera footage, as well as school and funeral home surveillance footage.
However, it's unclear when, or if, that information will be released.
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Which home audio CD player is best?
In today’s fast-moving streaming-first world, it can be hard to comprehend still using physical music media. What many people don’t realize is that you pay in audio quality in order to stream anything you want. That’s why some people prefer to use CDs and even record players, at least in the comfort of their own home.
The best home audio CD player is the Yamaha CD-S1000BL Natural Sound Super Audio CD Player. It separates the power supply for each function to limit feedback in your music.
What to know before you buy a home audio CD player
Home audio CD player types
There are a few types of home audio CD player.
- Single players hold one CD at a time. They have the fewest components, meaning they’re less prone to mechanical failure and have more subtle internal vibrations. They offer the best possible sound quality as a result.
- Changer players hold multiple CDs and can freely swap among them. They usually hold at least five or six discs, but the largest can hold hundreds. With all of the extra parts required to have this functionality, they’re more likely to need repairs and have more internal vibrations. They have lesser sound quality as a result.
- Universal players play multiple types of disc-based media. The most common are DVD and Blu-ray players that can play CDs. Most video game consoles with disk drives also can play CDs. These players emphasize video quality over sound and so have the worst audio-only quality.
Compatible formats
The “CD” in home audio CD players says that it plays compact discs, but compact discs store different formats of audio that not all CD players can read. Every CD player can play standard CDs with most also playing CD-R/RW discs (CDs you record on to make mixtapes). Premium players can also play high-definition and super audio CDs.
Some CD players can also play MP3 and Windows media player files off your phone or a thumb drive.
What to look for in a quality home audio CD player
Modes
Basic home audio CD players have a play, pause, skip and stop function. Better single players can automatically repeat a song or the whole CD. Better changer players can shuffle song selection or let you choose your song order from all of your CDs.
Remote
Some home audio CD players come with remotes so you can control them without getting out of bed or off the couch.
Headphone jack
Some home audio CD players have headphone jacks so you can listen to your music without disturbing anyone. Keep in mind that the highest quality speakers will always outperform the highest quality headphones.
Anti-skipping
The best home audio CD players have anti-skipping measures to prevent any disruption in your playback caused by sudden strong vibrations. Look for these if you like to throw dance parties or live near a fault line.
How much you can expect to spend on a home audio CD player
Anything less than $100 is considered a budget player, with some costing as little as $20. The average player costs $150-$500. The best players typically start around $500 and can easily cost more than $1,000.
Home audio CD player FAQ
Do I need a speaker to use a home audio CD player?
A. You might, depending on what CD player you get. The more expensive the CD player, the more likely you are to need a speaker. This is because built-in speakers cause high vibration in the CD player, which adversely affects the quality of the sound. Low-cost players almost always have a built-in speaker to be as good a deal as possible.
Do I need an amplifier with my home audio CD player?
A. Not necessarily. An amplifier does what the name suggests and boosts the signal — it doesn’t improve its quality. You only need one if the signal’s destination — let’s say a set of speakers — isn’t getting a powerful enough signal from your CD player to output your music.
What’s the best home audio CD player to buy?
Top home audio CD player
Yamaha CD-S1000BL Natural Sound Super Audio CD Player
What you need to know: It’s hard to find a more premium player than this.
What you’ll love: It can play standard and super audio CDs and uses a differential digital-to-analog converter for precision and high dynamic range. The tray uses Yamaha’s Silent Loader system to eliminate all sound and increase durability. Its feet are height-adjustable and solid steel to dampen vibrations.
What you should consider: A few consumers disliked the small display. Others reported it to run hot, especially if used for long stretches. It only holds one CD.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top home audio CD player for the money
Denon DCD-600NE Compact CD Player
What you need to know: You don’t have to spend thousands to have high-quality sound.
What you’ll love: It can play CD, CD-R/RW, MP3 and Windows media files and it uses insulators and dampeners to prevent as much vibration and interference as possible. It uses a special processing system that can restore some of the information lost during digital recording.
What you should consider: It works best when paired with Denon’s audio amplifier. There’s no headphone jack and the remote can’t eject the CD.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Wrcibo Wall Mountable CD Player
What you need to know: This is perfect for those who stream first but have a handful of CDs.
What you’ll love: You can connect any Bluetooth-capable device or use the 3.5-millimeter auxiliary cable jack or USB port to use its speaker for your digital music collection. It can also pick up FM radio signals. It can play CD and CD-R/RW formats.
What you should consider: A few purchasers had issues with the player turning itself on. Others had issues with the remote failing to be read.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Baked smashed potatoes a crispy comfort food without deep frying
If you have extra time, you can cook crispy potatoes without deep frying.
All it takes – riffing off the "po-ta-toes" scene in the movie "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" – is to boil 'em, smash 'em and bake 'em on a sheet pan.
This preparation is often called smashed potatoes because they are not completely pulverized, riced or whipped like mashed potatoes.
As opposed to mushy, mashed potatoes in a rabbit stew extolled by Samwise Gamgee in "The Two Towers," smashed potatoes are a rustic dish with a crispy exterior and fluffy interior.
They can be seasoned basically with salt and pepper and finished with butter, or jazzed up with other spices and topping. The recipe below features garlic seasoning and Parmesan cheese.
The dish starts with small potatoes, sometimes called new potatoes. That term refers to not a specific spud variety but an age. New potatoes are dug early in the harvesting season, or before maturity.
Some people think new potatoes taste slightly sweeter. I just think they taste better.
Any variety can be made into smashed potatoes, but I recommend red potatoes. During the two-step cooking process that starts with boiling the potatoes and then crisping them in the oven, the red variety hits the perfect texture balance between soft and still having some body.
Smashed potatoes are like a grown-up side dish to have with meatloaf, steak or roasted or fried chicken.
Local produce
Locally grown potatoes and other produce are available at the Abilene Farmers Market. It is open 7 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at the Frontier Texas! overflow parking lot, North First and Mesquite streets.
Vendors also sell plants, jams, jellies, eggs, beef, pork, chicken, baked goods, pecans, honey, soaps and lotions.
Local produce and meat also are available at Denton Valley Farms, 8750 County Road 224, Clyde. For the summer, hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays.
Both markets update their Facebook accounts regularly with product availability.
Heat and high winds in the late spring have delayed some harvests this year, so be flexible with your menu planning.
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Smashed Potatoes
Ingredients
1 1/2 to 2 pounds red or yellow new potatoes (about the size of plums or golf balls)
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Granulated garlic
1/4-1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
Directions
1. Rinse and scrub the potatoes clean, keeping the skin intact as much as possible. Use a paring knife to cut out pits or crevices.
2. Put potatoes in a pot and cover with water (about 1/2 to 1 inch under water). Add about a tablespoon of salt to the water and turn heat to high. Bring to a boil and then lower heat to medium high. Cook until a fork can slip easily into a potato, about 20 to 25 minutes, depending on the size of the potatoes. Drain potatoes in a large colander and let cool about 5 minutes.
3. While potatoes are cooking, heat oven to 425 degrees.
4. Pat potatoes dry (less moisture will improve their crispiness during roasting). Place evenly on sheet pan. Season with salt and pepper to taste and toss with olive oil on sheet pan, evenly coating the potatoes and the baking sheet in the process.
5. Use a potato masher, back of metal serving spoon or bottom of a sturdy cup to press potatoes to about 1/3- to 1/2-inch thickness for smashed potatoes. Lightly season on top with garlic.
6. Bake for 10 minutes, then remove from oven. Sprinkle a few pinches of Parmesan on each potato. Return sheet pan to oven and bake about 15 more minutes, until potatoes are crispy on the edges and bottom. Serve immediately, with butter on the side for extra indulgence. Yields about 4-6 servings.
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NBA Finals viewership up 24 percent over 2021
The Nielsen company says the NBA Finals series between two stories franchises reached 24% more viewers than the 2021 Finals
Nearly 14 million people watched the Golden State Warriors win its fourth NBA championship since 2015 by beating the Boston Celtics in the sixth game of their series.
The series that matched the NBA's most current dynasty against the one with the most championships overall averaged 12.3 million viewers, which was 24% more than the 2021 series between Milwaukee and Phoenix, the Nielsen company said.
As is typical, the series built in audience as it went on, with the 13.99 million people who watched the final game nearly a million more than the audience for any other game, Nielsen said.
The first game of hockey's Stanley Cup Finals between Colorado and Tampa Bay was seen by 4.2 million people last week.
Each of these sports events was seen on ABC, allowing the network to dominate the weekly ratings race. ABC averaged 5 million viewers in prime time last week, CBS averaged 2.8 million, NBC averaged 2.6 million, Fox had 1.5 million, Univision had 1.1 million, Telemundo had 940,000 and Ion Television had 900,000.
Fox News Channel topped cable networks with an average of 2.15 million viewers. MSNBC had 1.37 million, HGTV had 927,000, Discovery had 779,000 and TLC had 750,000.
ABC's “World News Tonight” won the evening news ratings race with an average of 7.2 million viewers. NBC's “Nightly News” had 6.4 million viewers and the “CBS Evening News” had 4.7 million.
For the week of June 13-19, the top 20 prime-time programs, their networks and viewerships:
1. NBA Finals Game 6: Golden State at Boston, ABC, 13.99 million.
2. NBA Finals Game 5: Boston at Golden State, ABC, 13.02 million.
3. “America's Got Talent,” NBC, 6.21 million.
4. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 5.58 million.
5. “60 Minutes” (Sunday, 8 p.m.), CBS, 4.7 million.
6. Stanley Cup Finals Game 1: Tampa Bay at Colorado, ABC, 4.2 million.
7. “The Price is Right 50th Anniversary,” CBS, 4.02 million.
8. “NBA Countdown” (Thursday), ABC, 4 million.
9. “FBI,” CBS, 3.81 million.
10. Stanley Cup Finals Game 2: Tampa Bay at Colorado, ABC, 3.75 million.
11. “America's Funniest Home Videos,” ABC, 3.68 million.
12. “Stanley Cup Pregame” (Wednesday), ABC, 3.65 million.
13. “NBA Countdown” (Monday), ABC, 3.61 million.
14. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 3.52 million.
15. “NCIS,” CBS, 3.37 million.
16. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (Tuesday), Fox News, 3.27 million.
17. “The Neighborhood,” CBS, 3.26 million.
18. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (Monday), Fox News, 3.2 million.
19. “FBI: Most Wanted,” CBS, 3.184 million.
20. “FBI: International,” CBS, 3.176 million.
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Blizzard today began to take pre-orders for the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, Dragonflight, which is set to be released sometime before the end of the year—and players have a handful of options.
With three digital editions of the game to buy, there are a plethora of perks and cosmetics depending on which version of the game you buy. There is a Base, Heroic, and Epic edition of the game, and they cost $49.99, $69.99, and $89.99, respectively. These digital pre-orders can be placed on Blizzard’s battle.net store.
Additionally, there is a physical Epic edition Collector’s Set that players can pre-order from the Blizzard gear shop for $129.99. Along with the digital Epic edition of Dragonflight, the Collector’s Set comes with a hardback art book, five Dragonflight pins, and an Alexstrasza mouse pad that come in a box covered with artwork that’s thematic to the expansion.
Here’s everything that comes with the World of Warcraft: Dragonflight pre-orders.
Base edition
This pre-order is the most basic that you can get. It will make it so that once Dragonflight comes out, you’ll be able to immediately step into the expansion’s content, which includes new zones in the Dragon Isles as well as a new playable race, Dracthyr, which can only be played as a new class in the game called Evokers.
Dracthyr will be available during a pre-patch for the game, so pre-ordering the expansion will allow you to get a head start on preparing your Evoker for the launch of Dragonflight.
The only perk players get outside of expansion content is a Drakks pet. The pet will only be available to players who pre-purchase the game, so if you wait until Dragonflight’s release to get the game, you’ll miss out on it.
Heroic edition
Along with getting everything that you’d get from the Base edition, this pre-order will get you a level-60 character boost, Tangled Dreamweaver flying mount, and a Murkastrasza pet.
While this edition is $20 more than the Base edition, it can be viewed as significantly better value. Level-60 character boosts cost $60 if purchased individually, and expansion pre-orders are typically the only time that players can get them at a discounted rate.
Even if you aren’t interested in the cosmetic elements of the Heroic edition, it could be worthwhile if you’re interested in having another level-60 character. The boost is also the ideal way for players who didn’t play Shadowlands to skip the pre-Dragonflight leveling process and jump straight into the Dragon Isles.
Epic edition
Along with having all the contents of the Heroic edition, this will give players the Timewalker’s Hearthstone effect, 30 days of game time, and a handful of transmog cosmetics.
For the back-slot transmog, players will get five color variants for the Wings of Awakening. They will also get a head-slot transmog that is Sindragosa’s crown, Diadem of the Spell-Keeper.
This version of the game is another $20 more expensive than the Heroic edition, and the cost of a month of game time is around $15. If you don’t care about any of the cosmetics involved in the various editions of the expansion, this edition of the game will not net you any more value than the Heroic edition. The Epic edition of Dragonflight is definitely geared more toward attracting the most cosmetic-driven players. | https://dotesports.com/news/everything-that-comes-with-world-of-warcraft-dragonflight-pre-orders | 2022-06-22T00:40:26Z | https://dotesports.com/news/everything-that-comes-with-world-of-warcraft-dragonflight-pre-orders | true | 1 |
NexGen Energy Ltd. ("NexGen" or the "Company") (TSX: NXE) (NYSE: NXE) announces that that in consideration of the ongoing COVID environment, the Company will be providing a webcast facility in addition to the previously announced teleconference facility. NexGen strongly encourages participants to follow the conduct of the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") via these facilities.
A presentation by Leigh Curyer, Chief Executive Officer, will follow the formal portion of the AGM, after which a question-and-answer session will be held. Participants of the webcast and teleconference facilities will be able to participate in the question-and-answer session following the formal part of the AGM and presentation.
Webcast and Conference Call Details
NexGen will host a webcast and conference call for the AGM and management presentation on Thursday, June 23, 2022 , at 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) .
Webcast Url:
https://produceredition.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1550103&tp_key=c99fd7fe0f
Conference dial-in: Toronto: 416-764-8659
Vancouver : 778-383-7413
North American Toll Free: 1-888-664-6392
International Toll Free: Australia 1800076068 / Hong Kong 800962712
Conference ID: 31698720
To join the webcast, please copy the following link to your browser 5 – 10 minutes before the AGM start time, where you will be directed to join the webcast:
NexGen encourages shareholders to read the meeting materials, which have been filed on SEDAR ( www.sedar.com ) and are available on the Company's website at nexgenenergy.ca
Shareholder Information and Questions
NexGen shareholders who have questions about the Management Information Circular, or require assistance with voting their shares can contact the Company's proxy solicitation agent, Laurel Hill Advisory Group:
Laurel Hill Advisory Group
North America Toll Free : 1-877-452-7184
Outside North America : 1-416-304-0211
Email: assistance@laurelhill.com
About NexGen
NexGen is a British Columbia corporation focused on the development of the Rook I Project located in the southwestern Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada, into production. The Rook I Project is supported by a NI 43-101 compliant Feasibility Study which outlines elite environmental performance as well as industry leading economics. Rook I hosts the Arrow Deposit that hosts Measured Mineral Resources of 209.6 M lbs of U 3 O 8 contained in 2.18 M tonnes grading 4.35% U 3 O 8 , Indicated Mineral Resources of 47.1 M lbs of U 3 O 8 contained in 1.57 M tonnes grading 1.36% U 3 O 8 , and Inferred Mineral Resources of 80.7 M lbs of U 3 O 8 contained in 4.40 M tonnes grading 0.83% U 3 O 8 .
NexGen has a highly experienced team of uranium industry professionals with a successful track record in the discovery of uranium deposits and in developing projects through discovery to production. The Company is the recipient of the 2018 PDAC Bill Dennis Award for Canadian mineral discovery and the 2019 PDAC Environmental and Social Responsibility Award.
Technical Disclosure
All technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Anthony ( Tony) George , P.Eng., NexGen's Chief Project Officer, a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101.
A technical report in respect of the FS is filed on SEDAR ( www.sedar.com ) and EDGAR ( www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml ) and is available for review on NexGen Energy's website ( www.nexgenenergy.ca ).
Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors
This news release includes Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources classification terms that comply with reporting standards in Canada and the Mineral Reserves and the Mineral Resources estimates are made in accordance with NI 43-101. NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators that establishes standards for all public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects. These standards differ from the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") set by the SEC's rules that are applicable to domestic United States reporting companies. Consequently, Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources information included in this news release is not comparable to similar information that would generally be disclosed by domestic U.S. reporting companies subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of the SEC Accordingly, information concerning mineral deposits set forth herein may not be comparable with information made public by companies that report in accordance with U.S. standards.
Forward-Looking Information
The information contained herein contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable United States securities laws and regulations and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. "Forward-looking information" includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates, the 2021 Arrow Deposit, Rook I Project and estimates of uranium production, grade and long-term average uranium prices, anticipated effects of completed drill results on the Rook I Project, planned work programs, completion of further site investigations and engineering work to support basic engineering of the project and expected outcomes. Generally, but not always, forward-looking information and statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", or "believes" or the negative connotation thereof or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved" or the negative connotation thereof. Statements relating to "mineral resources" are deemed to be forward-looking information, as they involve the implied assessment that, based on certain estimates and assumptions, the mineral resources described can be profitably produced in the future.
Forward-looking information and statements are based on the then current expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates and forecasts about NexGen's business and the industry and markets in which it operates. Forward-looking information and statements are made based upon numerous assumptions, including among others, that the mineral reserve and resources estimates and the key assumptions and parameters on which such estimates are based are as set out in this news release and the technical report for the property , the results of planned exploration activities are as anticipated, the price and market supply of uranium, the cost of planned exploration activities, that financing will be available if and when needed and on reasonable terms, that third party contractors, equipment, supplies and governmental and other approvals required to conduct NexGen's planned exploration activities will be available on reasonable terms and in a timely manner and that general business and economic conditions will not change in a material adverse manner. Although the assumptions made by the Company in providing forward looking information or making forward looking statements are considered reasonable by management at the time, there can be no assurance that such assumptions will prove to be accurate in the future.
Forward-looking information and statements also involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, performances and achievements of NexGen to differ materially from any projections of results, performances and achievements of NexGen expressed or implied by such forward-looking information or statements, including, among others, the existence of negative operating cash flow and dependence on third party financing, uncertainty of the availability of additional financing, the risk that pending assay results will not confirm previously announced preliminary results, conclusions of economic valuations, the risk that actual results of exploration activities will be different than anticipated, the cost of labour, equipment or materials will increase more than expected, that the future price of uranium will decline or otherwise not rise to an economic level, the appeal of alternate sources of energy to uranium-produced energy, that the Canadian dollar will strengthen against the U.S. dollar, that mineral resources and reserves are not as estimated, that actual costs or actual results of reclamation activities are greater than expected, that changes in project parameters and plans continue to be refined and may result in increased costs, of unexpected variations in mineral resources and reserves, grade or recovery rates or other risks generally associated with mining, unanticipated delays in obtaining governmental, regulatory or First Nations approvals, risks related to First Nations title and consultation, reliance upon key management and other personnel, deficiencies in the Company's title to its properties, uninsurable risks, failure to manage conflicts of interest, failure to obtain or maintain required permits and licences, risks related to changes in laws, regulations, policy and public perception, as well as those factors or other risks as more fully described in NexGen's Annual Information Form dated February 25, 2022 filed with the securities commissions of all of the provinces of Canada except Quebec and in NexGen's 40-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and Edgar at www.sec.gov .
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information or statements or implied by forward-looking information or statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information or statements due to the inherent uncertainty thereof.
There can be no assurance that forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or reissue forward-looking information as a result of new information or events except as required by applicable securities laws .
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These "We Need an American Girl Doll" Memes Will Make You Cry With Laughter
Jun. 21 2022, Published 4:34 p.m. ET
It's time to kick the "Morbin' Time" and Wordle memes to the curb because a brand-new meme format is currently taking the internet by storm. Created by American Girl doll Instagram meme page @hellicity_merriman, the meme template allows people to sarcastically encourage American Girl to create a specific type of doll.
From an American Girl doll who fell off the Mayflower in 1620 to one who lost both her hands working in a textile mill to another whose father started the Great Fire of London, there's plenty of absurdity for everyone to appreciate.
We've rounded up some of our favorite "We need an American Girl Doll" memes — check them out below!
We’ve all done this, don’t lie!
There's truly nothing better than eating shredded cheese straight out of the bag. Trust us — it's good for the soul.
It's giving Shiv Roy in 'Succession.'
If anyone needs this American Girl doll, it's Shiv Roy from Succession. The poor girl got completely screwed over in the Season 3 finale not only by her father, but by her sweet husband as well (#TeamTom all the way, sorry!)
'A Midsummer Night's Dream' will forever be our fave.
English majors (aka us) deserve the representation!
We took plenty of Shakespeare-centric classes in college, and the fixation grew overtime until we literally spent all of our free time re-reading A Midsummer Night's Dream and obsessing over Christian Bale as Demetrius in the 1999 film adaptation.
This red swimsuit had every teenage girl in a chokehold.
We don't know about you, but every girl in our high school reposted this viral swimsuit photo on Instagram as if their lives would change overnight. Honestly, did anyone even win this giveaway?! If so, let us know because we're just dying to know.
But, like ... who ended up winning the Danimals sweepstakes?!
Besides the viral red swimsuit, the biggest mystery of all just so happens to be the Danimals sweepstakes — who ended up winning and hanging out with Dylan and Cole Sprouse?! Maybe the American Girl doll will bring us clarity on the situation.
This is oddly specific, but we get it.
We genuinely have no words, but the American Girl doll version of this very, and we mean very, specific story that gets worse with every new scenario. And, based on the replies, it seems others have experienced something similar ... is everyone OK?!
The lion, the witch, and the audacity of this man!
OK, obviously they meant Paul Revere's midnight ride, but it still made us laugh!
We feel personally attacked.
This American Girl doll fits a targeted demographic, and we're a part of it. Come on. What teenage girl didn't hope one of the members of One Direction, specifically Harry Styles, would notice them in the crowd?! We all wanted that fanfic moment.
We were today years old when we learned about the Kentucky meat shower.
Although we didn't know what the Kentucky meat shower was prior to this meme, we desperately need American Girl to start selling this doll as soon as possible. In all honesty, her existence would change our life for the better.
The great clown panic of 2016 will be in history textbooks one day.
There's nothing like waking up for school and seeing a killer clown Twitter account threatening to take over your campus! It was truly a terrifying time, but thankfully we all survived what felt like a total fever dream. | https://www.distractify.com/p/we-need-an-american-doll-memes | 2022-06-22T00:44:16Z | https://www.distractify.com/p/we-need-an-american-doll-memes | true | 1 |
Southwest Notes: Mavs, Dragic, Rockets, Pelicans, Spurs
The Mavericks intend to explore the possibility of signing veteran guard Goran Dragic in free agency this offseason, sources tell Marc Stein (Twitter link). Dragic and the Mavericks have frequently been linked in the past, in large part due to Luka Doncic‘s presence in Dallas. Doncic and Dragic, who are both...
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Citation
Humagain P, Singleton P. J. Transp. Land Use 2021; 14(1): 1341-1360.
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(Copyright © 2021, The author(s), Publisher University of Minnesota, Center for Transportation Studies)
DOI
10.5198/jtlu.2021.2112
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Abstract
In this study, we advanced pedestrian travel monitoring using a novel data source: pedestrian push-button presses obtained from archived traffic signal controller logs at more than 1,500 signalized intersections in Utah over one year. The purposes of this study were to: (1) quantify pedestrian activity patterns; (2) create factor groups and expansion/adjustment factors from these temporal patterns; and (3) explore relationships between patterns and spatial characteristics. Using empirical clustering, we classified signals into five groups, based on normalized hourly/weekly counts (each hour's proportion of weekly totals, or the inverse of the expansion factors), and three clusters with similar monthly adjustment factors. We also used multinomial logit models to identify spatial characteristics (land use, built environment, socio-economic characteristics, and climatic regions) associated with different temporal patterns. For example, we found that signals near schools were much more likely to have bimodal daily peak hours and lower pedestrian activity during out-of-school months. Despite these good results, our hourly/weekday patterns differed less than in past research, highlighting the limits of existing infrastructure for capturing all kinds of activity patterns. Nevertheless, we demonstrated that signals with push-button data are a useful supplement to existing permanent counters within a broader pedestrian traffic monitoring program.
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Pupusas: five peculiar facts that perhaps you did not know
Pupusas are recognized in Salvadoran gastronomy as an exceptional typical dish. In this sense, we share some little-known data
Pupusas are considered one of the exceptional typical dishes in El Salvador, which both Salvadorans and foreigners fall in love with, as they are prepared with ingredients for all tastes. The traditional specialty in pupusas are the scrambles, of cheese, beans with cheese, pork rinds, cheese with loroco and squash.
However, the ingenuity in the culinary art of the compatriots has expanded the recipe book of this delicious typical food and has created the variety with a touch of flavor with ingredients, such as edible herbs, chicken and even seafood.
Any Salvadoran knows that pupusas are made with corn or rice dough and are accompanied by tomato sauce and tanning; however, surely many do not know the following curiosities about this delicious dish. We tell you:
1- Origin
The first reference to the origin of this dish dates back to 1570 in a text by Fray Bernandino de Sahagún who came to America with the Spanish; in his writings he tells about the existence of a cooked dough, which was mixed with meat and beans.
From that date until now, the acceptance of pupusas is indisputable, diners usually accompany them with coffee, chocolate or soft drinks. The approximate nutritional value of each pupusa is 350 calories and according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) it is an essential part of the basic diet of salvadorans.
2- In the eastern zone they are served in a different way
The pupuserías of San Miguel and La Unión substitute the traditional tomato sauce and tanning with vinegar that accompany this delicious dish for black sauce and sweet tomato sauce (known as Ketchup) and tanning with mayonnaise.
These accompaniments are so popular that in the case of San Miguel they have become a symbol of the gastronomy of the department. Carrots and onions are also added to the curtido with mayonnaise, which give it a unique flavor; although in the rest of the country the one prepared with vinegar is preferred.
Also read: Pupusas are the best dish in all of Latin America, highlights Forbes magazine
3- They have their day
By legislative decree, every second Sunday of November the National Day of the Pupusa is celebrated; The celebration is big, during the day different activities are carried out in the most recognized pupusdromes of the country.
Parades, live music, pupusa eating contests, the fastest pupusera and the largest pupusa in the world, are part of this party. For you to celebrate it in a big way, nothing better than enjoying the flavor that you like the most.
It may interest you: Pupusas de yuca, a peculiar typical dish from Nahuizalco
4- They are not only corn or rice
In the municipality of Nahuizalco, Sonsonate, the typical dish is the delicious pupusas made from yucca dough, accompanied by tanning and tomato sauce.
For those who like yuca and texture, already combined with different ingredients such as beans, cheese or pork rinds, they are delicious; and they are special because they do not carry fat. The process itself prevents them from having fat, and that makes them more exquisite.
5-Beyond the borders
From presidents to singers, here is a list of the most emblematic diners who have tasted the delicious pupusas: Thalía, Barack Obama, Eugenio Derbez, chef Anthony Bourdain. They have been delighted with the delicious taste. To this is added that various influencers worldwide have been conquered by the pupusas.
Even the musical film, winner of 6 Oscars in 2017, has a scene where the actors Emma Stone and Ryan Gossling are sitting in the Salvadoran food joint Sarita’s Pupusería, which gained great notoriety after appearing in the film. | https://d1softballnews.com/pupusas-five-peculiar-facts-that-perhaps-you-did-not-know/ | 2022-06-22T00:58:13Z | https://d1softballnews.com/pupusas-five-peculiar-facts-that-perhaps-you-did-not-know/ | true | 2 |
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is standardizing procedures for rubbing baseballs and their removal from humidors in an effort to establish more consistency amid complaints about slickness that followed the crackdown on sticky substances.
MLB has been working on standards over the course of the season in response to feedback from players and sent a memorandum outlining the changes on Tuesday to general managers, assistant GMs and clubhouse managers. Titled “Updates to Baseball Storage & Handling,” a copy of the memo was obtained by The Associated Press.
Scrutiny of baseball preparation — a minimum 13 dozen are readied for each game — has increased in recent years. Use of a humidor, began by Colorado in 2002, expanded to Arizona in 2019, three additional teams in 2020, then a total of 10 last year and all 30 this season.
MLB is mandating a ball be stored in a humidor for at least 14 days before game use, and ball storage must be recorded by the home team’s gameday compliance monitor and then certified in a signed form by the clubhouse manager.
“All baseballs projected to be used in a specific game must be mudded within three hours of all other baseballs being used in that game, and must be mudded on the same day that they are going to be used,” the memo states. “Baseballs should not be out of the humidor for more than two hours at any point prior to first pitch, and if it will take club staff longer than two hours, the baseballs should be pulled out of the humidor in smaller batches.”
The memo followed review of video of each team’s rubbing procedures.
MLB is instructing that “each club staff member involved in the process should apply mud in a uniform manner ensuring the same mud-to-water ratio is applied to each ball. Rubbing mud should be applied to each baseball for at least 30 seconds, ensuring that mud is rubbed thoroughly and consistently into the entire leather surface of the ball.”
After rubbing, balls are to be put back in Rawlings boxes, with dividers between each, and returned to the humidor until the home team’s gameday compliance monitors gets them for game use. In an effort to reduce time in ball bags, balls are to be taken from the humidor 15-30 minutes before the scheduled start, and then no more than 96 balls at a time.
When needed, up to 96 more balls may be taken from the humidor, and they should not be mixed in bags with balls from the earlier bunch. A bag must be cleaned with a damp cloth and then a dry cloth before it is used “to make sure there is no excess residue, dust or moisture.”
Following a crackdown on use of sticky substances as grip aides last June 21, New York Mets pitcher Chris Bassitt complained about the baseballs in April and Los Angeles Angels pitcher Michael Lorenzen last weekend after a pitch he threw hit Seattle’s Justin Upton in the head.
Bassitt was angry after Mets batters were hit by pitches 19 times in their first 20 games. Mets batters were hit 50 times entering Tuesday, on pace to finish with 117 — which would break the record of 105 set by Cincinnati last season.
Yet overall, hit batters are averaging 0.40 per team per game, down from 0.43 last year and 0.46 during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, which was the most since a record high 0.47 in 1899.
MLB has tested tacky ball prototypes at last year’s Arizona Fall League briefly this season at the Double-A Texas and Southern Leagues.
Commissioner Rob Manfred was pleased with the impact of the crackdown on sticky substances. Speaking at last year’s All-Star Game, he called it “a step along the road to a return to a more entertaining form of baseball.”
“The process has already shown very promising effects in terms of the play of the game on the field,” he said. “Batting average, slugging percentage, all those offensive categories have improved. Strikeouts are down, base on balls are down. We have not seen any material increase in players being hit by pitches. Those are all huge positives for us.”
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Photos: Iowa rower Jaecee Hall creates clothing brand to empower female athletes
June 21, 2022
University of Iowa rower Jaecee Hall created her own shirt in late March to wear to practice after being unable to find clothing that empowered female athletes. After a few teammates expressed interest, she created her own brand and sold the first shirt in May. Since then, she’s sold around 300 items.
“Various barriers and obstacles are thrown in front of all female athletes,” Hall said. “Regardless of those barriers, we female athletes are unbreakable.” | https://dailyiowan.com/2022/06/21/photos-iowa-rower-jaecee-hall-creates-clothing-brand-to-empower-female-athletes/ | 2022-06-22T01:01:52Z | https://dailyiowan.com/2022/06/21/photos-iowa-rower-jaecee-hall-creates-clothing-brand-to-empower-female-athletes/ | true | null |
Did You Know This Delicious American Icon Calls Saratoga Home?
It has graced the menus of resort kitchens, greasy spoon diners, corner delis, and even Burger King for a while. It is not just a culinary icon; it is an American icon. It is the Club Sandwich. Surely you know the Club. Double decker delicious delight of toasted bread,...
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX: ASM) (NYSE American: ASM) (FSE: GV6), ("Avino" or "the Company") is pleased to report that at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders ("AGM") of the Company held on June 21, 2022, all resolutions proposed to shareholders were duly passed. 46,064,231 common shares of the Company, representing approximately 39.25% of the Company's issued and outstanding common shares as at the record date were voted.
The following briefly describes the matters voted upon and the outcome of the votes at the meeting:
1. Setting the Number of Directors at Four
According to proxies received and a vote conducted by a show of hands, the resolution regarding the setting of the number of Directors at four was passed as follows:
2. Election of Directors
According to proxies received and a vote conducted by a show of hands, the following directors were elected to the board of directors of the Company as follows:
3. Appointment and Remuneration of Auditors
According to proxies received and a vote conducted by a show of hands, the resolution regarding the appointment and remuneration of Manning Elliott LLP as the Company's auditors was passed as follows:
The Board of Directors appreciate the support of our shareholders.
Appointment of Peter Bojtos to Chairman of the Board
Mr. Peter Bojtos has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Avino effective immediately. Peter has been a member of Avino's Board of Directors since June 2018. He is a Professional Engineer and Geologist with over 50 years of worldwide experience in the mining industry. He has an extensive background in corporate management and financing, as well as in all facets of the industry from exploration through the feasibility study stage to mine construction, operations and decommissioning.
Peter graduated from the University of Leicester, England in 1972, following which he worked at open-pit iron-ore and underground base-metal and uranium mines in West Africa, the United States and Canada. Following that, he worked in Toronto for Kerr Addison Mines Ltd., a Noranda Group company, in increasingly senior management and officer positions for 12 years. Following several years as CEO of various mining companies operating in the USA, Central and South America, from 1996 Peter has acted as Independent Director of numerous exploration and mining companies operating globally. In addition, he has also led a number of companies in recent years such as President of Pembridge Resources PLC that in 2019 acquired the Minto Copper Mine in Yukon.
"I am delighted to welcome Peter Bojtos as Chairman of the Board," said David Wolfin, President and CEO. "Peter's wealth of experience from every stage of mining and extensive leadership expertise will continue to be invaluable as we move forward in growth."
"In addition, we would like to say thank you to Gary Robertson, who has retired as Avino's Chairman of the Board of Directors after 12 years, and a member of the Board for 17 years. The entire team at Avino will miss his insight and conversations, and we wish Gary and his family all the best following his retirement."
"Lastly, we have great confidence in the future of Avino. Through the acquisition of La Preciosa from Coeur Mining, we had several key people join our team and they bring their unique experiences. We have the assets and, more importantly, the people to continue the path to achieving our goal of becoming an intermediate sized producer."
About Avino
Avino is primarily a silver producer from its wholly owned Avino Mine near Durango, Mexico. The Company's silver, gold and copper production remains unhedged. The Company's mission and strategy is to create shareholder value through its focus on profitable organic growth at the historic Avino Property and the strategic acquisition of mineral exploration and mining properties. We are committed to managing all business activities in a safe, environmentally responsible, and cost-effective manner, while contributing to the well-being of the communities in which we operate. We encourage you to connect with us on Twitter at @Avino and on LinkedIn at Avino Silver & Gold Mines. To view the Avino Mine VRIFY tour, please click here.
On Behalf of the Board
"David Wolfin"
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David Wolfin
President & CEO
Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd.
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- The two companies signed the Memorandum of Understanding to establish Joint Venture in Hanoi, Vietnam… full-scale promotion of Smart City Project in Vietnam
- Plan to develop a decision support system based on internal and external creation data and a new business model including Starlake City operation and management
- Expectations for developing innovative business models based on Smart City standardization and open innovation platform
SEOUL, South Korea, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud delivery platform company, Bespin Global(https://bespinglobal.com, CEO HanJoo Lee) announced on June 21st that its Vietnamese subsidiary - Bespin Global Vietnam and a local subsidiary of Daewoo Engineering & Construction - THT Development Company plan to establish 'Smart City Operation Joint Venture' within this year and promote the Smart City project in Vietnam at full-scale.
Bespin Global Vietnam and THT Development recently signed the Memorandum of Understanding for the establishment of a 'Smart City Operation Joint Venture' at the 'Integrated Command & Control Center' in Starlake City in Hanoi, Vietnam. The signing ceremony took place with the participation of key stakeholders from both companies including Hoon Park, a Co-Founder and President of Asia and Europe of Bespin Global, Ted Kim, General Manager of Bespin Global Vietnam, Seung Han, Senior Vice President of Daewoo E&C and An Kuk-jin, General Director of Daewoo E&C THT Development.
The joint venture, which will be established with the cooperation of the two companies, will be in charge of the operation and management of data-based Smart City in Starlake City, Hanoi, Vietnam in the future. In addition, it will focus on establishing a decision support system and developing a new business model based on various element technology data generated within the Smart City. Element technology data refers to the technology applied to each element and the data generated from the technology so that the capabilities of Smart City can be properly implemented. It includes autonomous driving, smart energy, smart grid(intelligent power grid system), air quality measurement and water quality management system, AR/VR-based construction learning system, BIM(Building Information Management) system, smart construction using drones, apartment, villa, office, and green area operation and management(O&M) and etc.
In addition to the data generated in the Starlake City, it will continue to create new values based on data generated from various business activities such as collaboration with Smart City element technology startups and tech companies that will attract joint ventures, cooperation projects with both Korean and Vietnamese government agencies and major Vietnamese infrastructure companies and Smart City related projects developed by Joint Ventures.
Through this agreement, Bespin Global will be able to secure the long-term operation and investment foundation of the Smart City data integrated management platform. In addition, while enhancing Smart City platform development and operation capabilities, it plans to commercialize and expand Smart City businesses in Vietnam in the future. THT Development has the ability and experience to manage Smart City operations and will expand and support New City business projects based on this in the future.
The two companies announced that they plan to build close mutual cooperation based on their core capabilities and technologies. Bespin Global focuses on establishment of Business Strategy and Platform for Vietnam Smart City 2.0, building an Open Innovation Platform for Smart City, attracting a variety of Smart City Element Tech Companies, establishment and operation of data-based Smart City operation and management system, empowering Smart City data integration management platform, and building a cloud-based foundation based on its Cloud and digital transformation expertise.
TH Development not only actively introduces a data-based Smart City operation system in Starlake City, Hanoi, but also fosters Starlake City as a POC demonstration complex that reviews and applies various Smart City element technologies. In addition, it plans to make efforts to actively provide joint ventures and partners with opportunities to participate in various projects.
Seung Han, Senior Vice President of Daewoo E&C said, " With the signing of this agreement and the establishment of a joint venture, we have taken the first step toward creating a data-based Smart City beyond the Smart City stage that reflects some of the existing element technologies. He added that "We will do our best to establish 'Smart City Operation Joint Venture' and lead related projects successfully to become a best practice for the Smart City standard model that generates substantial profits, and Daewoo Engineering & Construction will serve as a priming water for the expansion of the smart city industry, a new future food."
Hoon Park, a Co-Founder and President of Asia and Europe of Bespin Global said, "Through this agreement, Bespin Global's goal is not only to operate and manage Smart City data, but also to help digital native startups and tech companies enter the Smart City data platform and continue to create a convergence business model" and stressed that "as the data platform is the basis for implementing Smart City element technology and solutions, we will lead the future of cities and infrastructure with Bespin Global's digital transformation expertise."
Meanwhile, Starlake City is a new city development project independently created by Daewoo Engineering & Construction in the central area of Hanoi, Vietnam. Bespin Global Vietnam and THT Development jointly developed and operated a Smart City Data Integration Management Platform (THT-BESPIN SMART CITY HUB) last year, and recently signed an MOU with Hanoi Electric Power Corporation to introduce a pilot infrastructure applied with AMI in Starlake City.
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Leaked audio revealed that TikTok data of US users was accessed repeatedly in China, report says
- TikTok US user data was accessed by engineers at its Chinese parent company for at least four months, BuzzFeed News reports.
- The outlet reported the data was accessed repeatedly from China, based on leaked audio.
- It could raise fresh privacy concerns for TikTok, which has already been under government scrutiny.
TikTok data on its US users has been repeatedly accessed by China-based employees of the social platform's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, according to audio from over 80 internal TikTok meetings obtained by BuzzFeed News .
Based on the leaked audio, BuzzFeed News reported that:
- Engineers in China had access to the US user data at least between September 2021 and January 2022.
- US-based TikTok employees did not know how to — and did not have permission to — access the data, and relied on staff in China to do so.
A spokesperson provided a statement to BuzzFeed News in response to its story.
"We know we're among the most scrutinized platforms from a security standpoint, and we aim to remove any doubt about the security of US user data," the spokesperson told BuzzFeed. "That's why we hire experts in their fields, continually work to validate our security standards, and bring in reputable, independent third parties to test our defenses."
In a statement provided to Insider, a spokesperson said:
"As we've publicly stated, we've brought in world class internal and external security experts to help us strengthen our data security efforts. This is standard industry practice given the complexity of data security challenges. In May, we created a new in-house department, U.S. Data Security (USDS), with US-based leadership, to provide a greater level of focus and governance on US data security. The creation of this organization is part of our ongoing effort and commitment to strengthen our data protection policies and protocols, further protect our users, and build confidence in our systems and controls."
One director at TikTok referred to a ByteDance engineer as a "Master Admin" who "has access to everything" on the audio, according to BuzzFeed News.
On Friday, the same day that BuzzFeed News published its report, TikTok announcement that "100% of US user traffic is being routed to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure," rather than being stored in its own data centers in the US and Singapore.
Last year, consultants were brought in to TikTok to help with data migration and review the flow of data from TikTok to ByteDance's internal tools, according to BuzzFeed News.
"I feel like with these tools, there's some backdoor to access user data in almost all of them, which is exhausting," one consultant told TikTok employees, according to BuzzFeed News.
The BuzzFeed News report is sure to raise fresh privacy and national-security concerns that have been on the radar of both former President Trump and President Biden, as the Chinese government has recently cracked down on local tech companies like ByteDance.
As TikTok grew into a social-media juggernaut in 2020, Trump set a deadline of September 20 that year for ByteDance to find a US buyer for the platform. If it didn't, Trump's order would have banned new app downloads in the US and updates for existing users. On November 12, the Trump administration would have targeted the app's functionality.
But after potential deals with Microsoft and Oracle fell through, the deadlines passed without action by the US government.
And earlier this year, the Biden Administration proposed new rules that would give the US government more oversight over apps that could be a national-security risk, including TikTok.
Read more over at BuzzFeed News.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022 9:07 pm
By Nehru Odeh
There is something unique about Prince Gafar Aminu Akanni, FCA, the 28th Chairman of ICAN, Lagos Mainland District Society. Aside from the fact that he has blue blood, being the great-grandson of the 33rd Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Salau Akanni Aminu, he is accounting personified.
And it was for his sense of professionalism and giant strides that his family, friends and big names in the accounting profession converged on Airport Hotel, Ikeja Lagos, on Saturday 18 June 2022 to witness his investiture as the 28th Chairman of ICAN Lagos Mainland District Society and inauguration of the Executive Committee for the 2022/23 Chairmanship year. A very significant feature of the investiture is the presence of the Chairman’s aged father, Prince (Alhaji) Surajudeen Akanni Aminu as well as other distinguished guests..
It was indeed a day of celebration, music, goodwill messages and show of love. It was also a day of networking and affirmation of commitment to ICAN and the accounting profession. The huge gathering that witnessed the investiture showed not just the spirit of camaraderie and unity of members of the accounting profession in Lagos Mainland district but also their sense of professionalism.
The Immediate Past Chairman of the district, Dr Kenneth Okpala FCA, who was there with his wife, attested to this spirit of camaraderie that has become a hallmark of the district in his welcome address when he said: “You are welcome to the inauguration of exco of prospects. I call it exco of prospects because this present exco is filled with men of consequence, men that are devoid of tribe, men that will recognise the next man as a brother or sister to work together to break the yoke of ethnicity.”
Delivering the keynote address, the President, Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria, Mallam Tijani Musa Isa, FCA, who was represented by the past Chairman of Chairmen, Mr Emmanuel Nwaobodo, congratulated the Lagos Mainland District, which according to him, has been a forerunner in many aspects, a flagship of districts and a trailblazer since inception.
“Let me remind that our institute has come a very long way, the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria. We have weathered the years, we have weathered the storms, we have weathered everything. And I must say that we have come of age and we are waxing on.
“Therefore I like to appreciate the efforts of district societies, LMDS inclusive, in trying to mobilize our members all over the nation. As you are all aware, the district societies are clusters of our members in different states and cities, whereby our members are privileged to be together, to interact, to network, to share ideas, to cherish and experience the hallmark of our institute.
“And we are proud that the Lagos Mainland District Society has continued to fly the flag of the institute in their area of influence. To uphold the tenet of our institute and to make the district a haven of learning.”
The ICAN President also congratulated the Chairman and his exco, wishing them the best and assuring them that the institute will always be there for them as they have always been there for the district over the years. He also charged the new Chairman and his exco to raise the bar of performance and build on the efforts, labours and dreams of their predecessors.
After the new Chairman had taken the oath of allegiance, the President of ICAN, represented by Nwaobodo, presented the insignia of office to him. The Chairman then performed his first public assignment by inaugurating the 2022/23 Executive Committee.
In his acceptance speech, Akanni, who graced the occasion with his wife, Mrs Zainab Yemisi Akanni, welcomed the guests to his investiture as the 28th Chairman and the inauguration of the 2022/23 Executive Committee of the district. “We are highly honoured by your presence and wish to thank you all attending this event despite your tight schedules. We appreciate the sacrifices you have made and will remain indelible in our hearts,” he said.
Akanni then presented what he called the “deliverables” that the new administration will embark upon in the 2022/23 chairmanship year. And they include: Professionalism and Capacity Building, LMDS Building Project, LMDS Workshop, Annual Accountants’ Conference, Presidential Visits, Catch-them-young, Charity, Welfare of Members, Courtesy Visit, Membership Drive and Office/Staff Welfare and Training.
The President, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, CITN, Mr Adesina Adedayo, in his goodwill message, was full of praise for Akanni who he described as a thoroughbred professional. “There is something unique about him. He is a gentleman. He is a professional. He is a well-bred one. In fact when there were reading his profile, I was asking how he has been able to remain ageless. He is looking younger and younger. In short far younger than his age. And I realize that the secret must be the home front,” he said.
Another distinguished guest, Mrs Sylvia Halim, while extolling Akanni’s virtues went down memory lane as she said she had always known that he (Akanni) would not only excel in his profession but wold also go far in other fields of endeavour.
“This is someone I worked with. You will hardly hear his voice. But when others are going up and down, doing one thing or the other, I used to wonder and I said to myself ‘one day this guy is going to grow up to be the governor of his State, Secretary to the Federal Government or the Accountant General of this country.’
“When I saw this invitation, I said no matter where it is holding I have to be there. He is one person that has my heart. He is a very good person. He is composed. The way he presents anything to you in any situation take it because you are getting just the way it is,” Halim said.
Okpala, the Immediate Past Chairman, who had earlier presented the summary of the district’s activities for the 2021/22 chairmanship year in his welcome address described Akanni as a gentleman.
“One thing about Gafar is that he is objective and truthful. He doesn’t like cheating. If he knows that something that is supposed to go to the right is going to the left, he will not agree. He is a wonderful brother. I wish him well.” Okapala noted.
Asked how he felt being made the 28th Chairman of the Lagos Mainland District Society, Akanni said: “I feel elated. I feel great to have been elected and trusted as Chairman of Lagos Mainland. It is a thing of joy and I pray and hope that I sustain the legacies of our forefathers, the past Chairmen of our district.”
Akanni also said he is on a familiar turf and well equipped to face the challenges of chairmanship. I have been in the exco for about 10 years. So I won’t say it is a burden because I have actually gone through various Chairmen. I have learnt through them. And I am going to put them into use,” Akanni, who has been a chartered accountant for over 15 years, said.
Any regrets being a chartered accountant? Akanni was unequivocal: “Certainly it is ICAN that made me who I am today. So there is no regrets about it. And I am happy to have been an accountant. Even I have a son who is also a chartered accountant. So that will tell you that I really love the profession,” he maintained.
Akanni was born on 5 February 1969 into the family of Prince (Alhaji) Sarajudeen and Alhaja Sherifat Akanni Aminu of Olubadan’s Compound, Yemetu Adeoyo in Ibadan. He is the great-grandson of the 33rd Olubadan of Ibadan Land, Oba Salau Akanni Aminu.
He had both his elementary and secondary education in Lagos, after which he obtained his BSc and MBA degrees at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State and Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife respectively. He is a member of several professional bodies in Nigeria.
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Local EmergeOrtho Practice Changes Name
EmergeOrtho Wilmington is now EmergeOrtho Coastal Region, a name change that aims to better reflect the community the medical provider serves, according to a press release. “It recognizes that our care extends well beyond the city of Wilmington and New Hanover County, and into Brunswick, Onslow and Pender counties,” said...
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Want to be in a TV Show? —Extras are Needed in New Orleans
If you have been dreaming of being an extra in a Disney TV show then this is your chance.
According to a press release, Central Casting out of New Orleans is currently looking for extras for a Disney+ TV and 20th Television show.
The show will be filming in the New Orleans area from late June through the month of August. The company is currently looking for people 18 and older to play the roles of high school students.
The show that is being filmed is called “The Crossover.” This show is based on the bestselling novel written by Kwame Alexander.
According to Google, “The Crossover is a story of family, love, dedication, and loss. It is about growing up and becoming a teenager, and all the trials and tribulations that go along with it.”
While the company is looking for people of a specific age there will be opportunities for minors and adults to work on set in the upcoming weeks.
Extras who are chosen for the film will be paid $140 for a 12- hour day with a $50 Covid-19 test fee. The extras will also be provided lunch if they are on set for more than six hours at a time.
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Germany will have to increase the burning of coal for electricity production, because of the cut in gas supplies from Russia, economy minister Robert Habeck announced, despite his Greem party's policy favoring green energy and eliminating fossil fuel.
Russian gas company Gazprom announced last week that it was reducing supplies through the North Stream 1 pipeline supposedly for technical reasons, saying there had been delays in the repair of compressor turbines by the German company Siemens Energy.
Germany has come under intense criticism in the past, particularly from the United States, for its reliance on cheap Russian energy sources, which Washington has always seen as a security risk for Europe.
To reduce gas consumption, less gas must be used to generate electricity. Coal-fired power plants will have to be used more instead, the Economy Ministry said in a statement.
Habeck also admitted more gas had to be pumped into storage facilities. Otherwise, it will be really tight in winter. Currently gas storage facilities in Germany are around 57% full.
Habeck felt disappointed about the need to appeal to more coal to produce electricity, but described the current situation as serious. ”That's bitter, but it's simply necessary in this situation to lower gas usage,'' he said. The coalition government has made it its goal to make German energy production coal-free by 2030.
Habeck has proposed putting a cap on domestic heating, and the government also wants to set up a gas auction model this summer to prop the saving of gas by industry. Under the scheme, industrial customers who can do without gas will reduce their consumption in exchange for financial compensation.
The gas saved will then be put into storage.
The government is also planning an additional credit line of €15 billion via the state bank KfW to enable the German gas market area manager Trading Hub Europe to buy gas to fill the storage facilities.
Meanwhile another junior party in the government coalition, the neoliberal Free Democrats (FDP), has also called for Germany to reconsider its 2017 ban on unconventional fracking amid the supply problems.
Fracking is a process for extracting oil and gas from shale rock using chemicals and pressure considered by many environmentalists as extremely damaging to nature.
But FDP's parliamentary director Torsten Herbst said openly that such objections were no longer relevant. As scientific studies show, under modern security standards fracking causes no relevant environmental damage, he underlined.
Referring to the fact that Germany intends to import fracking gas from the US, he said that those in favor of the move could not oppose the promotion of safe fracking in Germany.
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — It’s one of the United States’ few enduring alliances in an often-turbulent Latin America, one built around a decades-long partnership combating the nation’s drug cartels.
But Gustavo Petro’s election as Colombia’s first leftist president is likely to test the U.S.’ special relationship with a major non-NATO ally like never before.
During the hard fought contest, Petro, a former guerrilla, took aim at forced coca eradication and extradition — centerpieces of the U.S.-backed drug war — as well as a free trade agreement with the U.S. he blames for impoverishing Colombian farmers
It remains to be seen whether he can implement his progressive agenda amid a fractured congress and opposition from powerful elites.
But just his promise of sweeping change in a country that has long been a bulwark of regional stability has many in Washington on edge — even if tracks the left’s resurgence throughout Latin America and was embraced by millions of Colombians fed up with enormous inequality and social injustice.
“Our combined efforts to combat transnational crime are over,” said Kevin Whitaker, a retired U.S. diplomat who served as ambassador in Bogota from 2014 to 2019. “There’s no doubt that he’s going about this in a very different manner.”
But while Whitaker is skeptical of Petro’s motives and effectiveness as a leader, he said he couldn’t be in more agreement with his campaign’s overarching focus: boosting the presence of the state, not just security forces, in the long-neglected countryside.
“If he is able to explain his plan to the U.S., and bridge the deep urban-rural divide that has long been Colombia’s biggest challenge, then it doesn’t have to be a conflictive relationship,” said Whitaker.
The U.S. helped Colombia pull back from the brink in 1999 with the launch of Plan Colombia to counter drug trafficking and the guerrillas who funded their insurgency through the transport of cocaine. Since then, successive Republican and Democratic administrations have provided more than $13 billion in military and economic assistance to Colombia — vastly more than any other country in Latin America.
Petro, 62, during the campaign criticized the linchpins of that bipartisan strategy.
On extradition, he said his government would prioritize truth-telling and compensation for the victims of powerful criminal groups rather than sending capos to the U.S. to face justice. Every year, under special presidential order, Colombia extradites dozens of drug traffickers charged in the U.S.
He also attacked the forced eradication of coca — the base ingredient of cocaine — for criminalizing otherwise law-abiding peasants and proving ineffective in reining in a record harvest. Instead, he would favor expanding crop substitution programs that provide credit, training and land rights to rural farmers.
All of Petro’s goals, however admirable, face huge obstacles.
In the U.S., a large bureaucracy consisting of hundreds of federal law enforcement agents has built up around close cooperation that will be difficult to unwind, says Whitaker.
Petro is also likely to face stiff resistance from inside the Colombian armed forces, whose influence has expanded greatly on the back of U.S. assistance and training.
Then there are the criminals themselves, who are unlikely to stand by idly if their profits are threatened. Despite being enshrined in a 2016 peace accord with the country’s largest rebel groups, voluntary crop substitution accounted for less than 1% of the 130,147 hectares of coca fields eradicated in 2020 — a sign of just how tenuous the state’s presence remains outside urban centers.
“A significant dialing back of the security component would strengthen the hands of the criminal actors and would be a point of friction with the U.S.,” said Cynthia Arnson, a fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington and a longtime observer of Colombia.
In other areas, such as trade and Venezuela, Petro could also clash with the U.S. His campaign platform calls for the creation of “smart tariffs” to protect Colombia’s countryside from agricultural imports allowed under a decade old free trade agreement with the U.S.
On Venezuela, he would re-establish relations with Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government — a move likely to anger many Republicans in Congress and unsettle the nearly 2 million Venezuelan migrants who have sought refuge in Colombia.
So far, Petro has avoided fueling any discord. In a 40-minute victory speech, he didn’t mention the drug war once and his only reference to the U.S. was a call for dialogue to jointly address climate change — a priority for the Biden administration.
“It’s time to sit down with the United States and talk about what it means the fact that they, like no other country in the Americas, are the source of greenhouse gases that we absorb in our Amazonian jungle,” he said.
The U.S. has been similarly restrained, touting the fact that Petro’s victory came on the 200th anniversary of the day Colombia became the first former Spanish colony to be recognized as an independent state by the U.S.
On Tuesday, President Biden spoke with Petro, congratulating him and Vice President Francia Marquez — a prominent environmental activist — on their election. During the call, Biden underscored his interest in strengthening bilateral cooperation on climate change, health security and implementation of the peace accord, according to the White House.
“President Biden also welcomed the opportunity to discuss bilateral security and counternarcotics cooperation,” the White House said in a statement.
But while Petro, a former senator and mayor of the capital, Bogota, has been a fixture of politics for decades, the U.S. has had only limited contact with him over the years.
That in part reflects what, until recently, had been the limited prospects for the left in the socially conservative country. But the 2016 peace deal lifted many activists’ fears and breathed life into new demands by younger Colombians less burdened by the bloody conflict. Petro, after losing the 2018 presidential contest, then skillfully rode the wave of discontent, benefiting from protests during the pandemic that paralyzed the outgoing conservative government of Iván Duque and laid bare the consequences of inequality worse than any other country in Latin America except Brazil.
During Petro’s slow rise, U.S. officials described him alternately as a radical “populist” in the mold of the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, according to a 2006 secret U.S. Embassy cable published by pro-transparency group Wikileaks, or “pragmatic,” according to another report sent two years later.
Whichever leadership style he embraces as president remains to be seen. But Petro has already made clear that in contrast with his predecessors, he’s likely to look less to Washington and seek closer ties with fellow leftists in places such as Mexico, Chile and Argentina.
Biden’s longtime aide on Latin America has also in the past taken some pointed shots at Petro. During the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, Juan Gonzalez, now the National Security Council’s senior director for the Western Hemisphere, compared Petro’s apparent support for Biden to former KKK leader David Duke’s endorsement of Trump.
“To be clear, Biden does not know or care about Gustavo Petro’s opinion,” said Gonzalez, who at the time was trying to defuse the Trump campaign’s strategy among Latino voters in Florida of comparing Biden to Chavez or Cuba’s Fidel Castro.
The opportunity for the U.S. to influence the direction of his government has also been limited by the departure earlier this month of Ambassador Philip Goldberg to take up his new assignment in South Korea. The Biden administration has yet to nominate a replacement.
“It’s beyond disappointing that the Biden team has not nominated an ambassador to shepherd U.S. policy through this critical transition period,” said John Feeley, a former U.S. ambassador to Panama who also served as a diplomat in Colombia during the hunt for Medellin cartel boss Pablo Escobar in the 1990s. “They can’t blame Republican obstructionism in the Senate for this one and they would do well to announce a nominee ASAP.”
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Mother sentenced to 10 years for death of baby found in college restroom
HIRAM, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) - The mother of a baby who was found dead in the trash at a college in Ohio in 2019 was sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Tuesday.
Portage County court records show that Breyona Reddick previously pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, WOIO reports. The Cleveland woman was initially indicted on charges that included aggravated murder and felonious assault.
According to investigators, cleaning crews at Hiram College, located in Hiram, first found the newborn in a garbage bag inside a bathroom at the Whitcomb residence hall in October 2019.
Reddick was eventually identified as both the baby’s mother and the suspect who abandoned the baby at the college.
Hiram police said the baby boy was alive when he was born.
Reddick spoke at her sentencing, calling the decision to abandon the baby a “lapse in judgement.”
In January 2022, Reddick said she gave birth to another child.
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