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Senate confirms Michelle Childs to DC appeals court
WASHINGTON (AP/WCSC) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of South Carolina jurist Michelle Childs to sit on the federal court typically seen as a proving ground for the nation’s highest bench.
Senators approved Childs’ nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 17-5 earlier this year to advance her nomination.
Childs has been a federal judge on South Carolina’s District Court for more than a decade.
Sen. Lindsey Graham released a statement Tuesday night after her confirmation:
I am very pleased that Judge Michelle Childs from South Carolina received a strong bipartisan vote to become a judge on the DC Circuit.
Judge Childs is an extremely talented lawyer and has proven to be a fair-minded judge. She has wide and deep support from all corners of the South Carolina legal community. She will be a great addition to the DC Circuit Court. She has lived an exceptional life and is a true role model for young people looking to pursue a career in law.
Senator Scott and I appreciate the bipartisan support from our Senate colleagues and wish Judge Childs well on this new chapter in her life.
Earlier this year, she was on a shortlist of candidates being considered by President Joe Biden for a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, given the pending retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer. South Carolina’s two Republican senators, Graham and Tim Scott, came out in support of Childs for the role.
“She didn’t go to Harvard or Yale, I think that’s a plus,” Graham said. “I told [Biden] if you nominate Michelle Childs, she’ll be in the liberal camp for sure, but she has a hell of a story and she’s somebody, I think, that could bring the Senate together and probably get more than 60 votes.”
But Biden picked Ketanji Brown Jackson, instead, to become the court’s first Black female jurist.
“As a fellow South Carolinian and the product of some of America’s finest public schools, I believe Judge Michelle Childs would have been an excellent nominee to our nation’s highest court,” Scott said in a statement.
Childs earned her Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina in 1991. She served as a U.S. District Court Judge for South Carolina since 2010 and previously served as a state trial court judge on the S.C. Circuit Court from 2006 to 2010.
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Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District officials on Monday, July 18 put off consideration of a contract with Planned Parenthood to operate a health clinic at John Glenn High School in Norwalk but that didn’t prevent more than 100 ant-abortion activists from gathering at the meeting to protest the idea.
The contract, which was to have been part of an unspecified grant from Los Angeles County, called for services relating to “reproductive health,” but neither abortion or gender reassignment were included in the proposal.
District officials before the meeting put out a statement saying discussion of the proposal would be postponed.
“We chose not to move forward at this point in time,” Superintendent John Lopez said during a break in the meeting.
Lopez added that “unless he hears otherwise, I don’t plan on bringing this back.”
The district declined to provide any more information on Tuesday, Christopher Hargraves, Norwalk-La Mirada spokesman, said in an email.
Calls on Tuesday seeking comment from Planned ParenthoodLA were not returned.
More than 30 angry anti-abortion activists, many from outside the district including one from Arizona, gathered outside the board room, some carrying signs.
One sign said: “If Planned Parenthood comes to Norwalk, my child will not enroll.”
Due to COVID restrictions, only about 30 people were allowed into the meeting. All who wanted to speak were allowed to share their views. Loud speakers were placed outside allowing people to listen to the meeting.
“I think so many people are fired up by this,” Ryan Heath, an attorney from Arizona, told the board. “I went through the agreement and I was pretty upset with the language,” Heath said.
The agreement called for, according to the propposal:
- Physical examinations relevant to the reproductive health system;
- Diagnosis and treatment of illness associated with reproductive health, including sexually transmitted diseases;
- iPrescription and/or dispensing of pharmaceuticals related to reproductive health, including contraceptives and antibiotics; and
- Insertion of non-surgical long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCS) including, without limitation, IUDs.
Opponents of the clinic took credit for the contract not moving forward Tuesday.
“Had it not been for local groups, this district would have approved Planned Parenthood coming onto John Glenn High School with a five-year contract,” Becky Walter said. “I don’t want a Planned Parenthood in our high school.” | https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2022/07/19/norwalk-la-mirada-puts-off-vote-on-proposal-for-planned-parenthood-clinic-at-john-glenn-high/ | 2022-07-20T02:20:27Z | https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2022/07/19/norwalk-la-mirada-puts-off-vote-on-proposal-for-planned-parenthood-clinic-at-john-glenn-high/ | false | 4 |
Commonwealth Games: Australian swimmer Isaac Cooper ruled out over 'use of medication'
By Tiffanie Turnbull
BBC News, Sydney
- Published
Australian swimmer and Commonwealth Games gold medal favourite Isaac Cooper has been ruled out of the competition for disciplinary reasons.
The 18-year-old will not compete "following some wellbeing challenges, including the use of medication", Swimming Australia announced.
He will also be sent home from a training camp in France.
Cooper was the top ranked backstroker due to compete at the Games in Birmingham, which start on 28 July.
Along with the 50m and 100m backstroke events, he was set to line up for the 50m butterfly and 50m freestyle races.
In a statement, Swimming Australia said it is "vigilant" in making sure athletes uphold the highest standards and behaviours when representing Australia.
"He has acknowledged his mistakes and accepted the consequences, and Swimming Australia will continue to support him," it said.
"The welfare of our athletes remains our absolute priority."
Cooper made his Olympic debut in Tokyo last year, finishing 12th in the 100m backstroke and winning a bronze medal as part of the mixed 4x100m medley relay team.
At the Fina World Championships in Budapest last month, he finished eighth in the 50m backstroke and 12th in the 100m - behind swimmers from countries outside the Commonwealth.
He also won a silver medal as part of the Australian mixed medley relay team.
Tim Disken - a Paralympic gold medallist in the 100m freestyle S9 - has also been ruled out of the Games, due a setback in his recovery from a recent surgery.
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Wendy Martenson and Steven Dreyer have their picture taken next to one of the horse statues at San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition’s Two Stepping Under the Stars fundraising event held at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Guests having a good timeline dancing during San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition’s Two Stepping Under the Stars fundraising event held at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Channing Houle, 2, left, and Finley Spicijaric, 2, give a huge before leaving at San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition’s Two Stepping Under the Stars fundraising event held at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
A guest wears patriotic western hat during San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition’s Two Stepping Under the Stars fundraising event held at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Hundreds of attendees joined in for free line dancing lessons during San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition’s Two Stepping Under the Stars fundraising event held at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
The Orange County Sheriff’s Mounted Color Guard head toward the stage for the National Anthem during San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition’s Two Stepping Under the Stars fundraising event held at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Ezra Blu Caballero, 7 months, being held by Zach Summers during San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition’s Two Stepping Under the Stars fundraising event held at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Sarah and Amos from the Kelly Boyz Band giving free western dance lessons from on stage to a large turnout of attendees during San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition’s Two Stepping Under the Stars fundraising event held at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Guests during free line dancing lessons at San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition’s Two Stepping Under the Stars fundraising event held at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Dave Scribner eyes a western style hat at the Silent Auction during San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition’s Two Stepping Under the Stars fundraising event held at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Joslyn Larter, 14, has a tattoo painted on her arm at the annual Two Stepping Under the Stars fundraising event hosted by The San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition at The Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Emma Sitzmann, 9, followed by her sister Nora, 7, and cousin Owen Sinang, 6, have fun sliding down a grassy hill during the Two Stepping Under the Stars fundraising event hosted by The San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition at The Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
The Kelly Boyz Band performed for a large turnout of eager western dancers during San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition’s annual Two Stepping Under the Stars fundraising event held at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Youngsters having a good time while waiting on line to enter one of the several Bounce Houses in the kid’s Fun Zone at San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition’s annual Two Stepping Under the Stars fundraising event held at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Denise Frame watches as her daughter Audrey, 3, has her face and arm painted during San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition’s annual Two Stepping Under the Stars fundraising event held at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
The Kelly Boyz Band performed for a large turnout of eager western dancers during San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition’s annual Two Stepping Under the Stars fundraising event held at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
The Kelly Boyz Band during their performance at the San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition’s Two Stepping Under the Stars fundraising event held at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Shannon Valdez, left, and Katie Rankell order drinks at the “Saloon” during the Two Stepping Under the Stars fundraising event hosted by The San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition at The Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Lisa Holman gets beers for customers at the “Saloon” during the Two Stepping Under the Stars fundraising event hosted by The San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition at The Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
San Juan Capistrano was Two Stepping Under the Stars on Saturday to raise money for charitable projects in the local equestrian community.
This was the 20th year – after a two-year pandemic hiatus – the San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition hosted the popular fundraiser, which featured plenty to eat, music by the Kelly Boyz and line dancing at The Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park. | https://www.ocregister.com/2022/07/19/two-stepping-to-fundraise-for-equestrian-programs/ | 2022-07-20T02:21:38Z | https://www.ocregister.com/2022/07/19/two-stepping-to-fundraise-for-equestrian-programs/ | true | 1 |
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All Blacks media manager Jo Malcolm has set the record straight on why coach Ian Foster didn't attend a press conference on Sunday following the side's series loss to Ireland in Wellington on Saturday night.
In a post on professional networking site LinkedIn, Malcolm said she made the choice not to put Foster up for media as he is a "human" first.
"I decided not to demand that All Blacks head coach Ian Foster front late on Sunday morning. Not him," she said.
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"I felt he needed a day or so to work out what he wanted to say and not just be a punching bag for the media, who, let's be clear, wanted blood."
She said while fans deserve to know what's going on, Foster is "a human being who I wanted to protect."
"Ian Foster and Sam Cane have been bagged so much in the media, I felt they needed a little space to think. My bad? Hindsight? I'll take that hit. I am here to look after people as well as do comms."
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Foster's coaching has come under heavy scrutiny as he now has the lowest win percentage of any professional era All Blacks coach.
He was summoned for a discussion with NZR chief executive Mark Robinson, who called the series loss "not acceptable," on how improvements could be made ahead of the Rugby Championship.
Robinson is expected to report to an NZR board meeting on Wednesday.
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A review, which is standard procedure following a series, is to be conducted.
Malcolm also referenced tennis star Naomi Osaka, saying she understood why Osaka chose not to attend press conferences.
Osaka did not front the media at the 2021 French Open to protect her mental health and wellbeing.
"It's brutal when you loose (sic) and yes tough questions need to be asked," she said.
Malcolm, who spent more than a decade as a journalist, and teaches journalism, said "we are all human beings" and that journalists should be "a human first."
She said in the wake of the series loss she is "loosing (sic) faith in people's ability to be journalists, PR people AND be humans."
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Malcolm's human-first approach is what reviewers in various sports have been calling for.
The review into New Zealand cycling – which was established following the suspected suicide of Olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore - found an emphasis on result and medals over athletes as human beings is detrimental to their mental health and wellbeing.
Malcolm asked for people to "think before you join the media in a massive pile on."
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(LEAD) S. Korea downgraded to Tier 2 in annual U.S. human trafficking report
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WASHINGTON/SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. State Department on Tuesday downgraded South Korea in its annual human trafficking report by a tier for the first time in two decades, citing insufficient efforts in tackling related crimes and protecting victims.
South Korea was placed on Tier 2 in the 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report, down from the highest classification of Tier 1 the country had maintained since 2002, along with 132 other nations, including Japan, Norway and Switzerland.
The document classifies 188 nations into four tiers -- Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 2 "watchlist" and Tier 3 -- in terms of actions in preventing trafficking, protecting victims and prosecuting traffickers.
"The government initiated fewer prosecutions than in 2020, did not take steps to address longstanding concerns that government officials penalized foreign sex trafficking victims for unlawful acts traffickers compelled them to commit, and sometimes deported victims without providing them adequate services or investigating traffickers," the report read.
It added, "Despite reports of the prevalence of labor trafficking among migrant workers in Korea, especially in Korea's fishing fleet, the government did not report identifying any foreign forced labor victims."
In response, South Korea's foreign ministry vowed more efforts to combat human trafficking in cooperation with other related government agencies.
Meanwhile, North Korea remained in the lowest category of Tier 3 for the 20th straight year, along with 21 other countries, including China and Russia.
"There was a government policy or pattern of human trafficking in prison camps as part of an established system of political repression, in labor training centers, in the mass mobilizations of adults and children, and through its imposition of forced labor conditions on DPRK overseas workers," the document said, referring to North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. "The government used proceeds from state-sponsored forced labor to fund government functions, as well as other illicit activity."
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Hornets' Miles Bridges Charged with Felony Domestic Violence, Child Abuse
July 20, 2022Warning: Article contains graphic allegations of domestic violence.
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon has announced charges against NBA forward Miles Bridges, who was previously arrested for felony domestic violence June 29 after an alleged physical altercation with his wife, Mychelle Johnson.
Specifically, Bridges has been charged with "one felony count of injuring a child's parent and two felony counts of child abuse under circumstances or conditions likely to cause great bodily injury or death," per Gascon's statement. He was released on $130,000 bond after his arrest.
"Domestic violence creates physical, mental and emotional trauma that has a lasting impact on survivors," Gascon said.
"Children who witness family violence are especially vulnerable and the impact on them is immeasurable. Mr. Bridges will be held accountable for his actions and our Bureau of Victim Services will support the survivors through this difficult process."
Johnson provided multiple images in a since-deleted Instagram post that showed bruises on her body as well as hospital paperwork that outlined injuries including a concussion, fracture of the nasal bone, rib contusion, neck muscle strain and bruises.
Johnson's full comments were posted alongside a video of their son saying "daddy choked mommy."
Jelani Scott of Sports Illustrated provided the transcript:
"I hate that it has come to this but I can't be silent anymore. I've allowed someone to destroy my home, abuse me in every way possible and traumatize our kids for life. I have nothing to prove to the world, but I won't allow anyone who could do something so horrible to have no remorse and paint a picture of something I'm not. I won't allow the people around him to continue to silence me and continue to lie to protect this person. It's unethical, it's immoral, it's truly SICK. It hurts my heart because I've always had hope, and so much love and as scary as this is for me to do it's time I stand up for myself. I won't be silent to protect others anymore because I value myself and my kids more than anyone's 'image.'
"A fracture nose, wrist, torn eardrum, torn muscles in my neck from being choked until I went to sleep and a severe concussion. I don't need sympathy, I just don't want this happening to anyone else, I just want this person to get help, my kids deserve better. That's all i want. It hurts, everything hurts, this situation hurts, most importantly I'm scared and hurting for my kids who were witness to everything. Please respect my families privacy and stop with the disgusting rumors and allegations."
Per TMZ Sports, Johnson told law enforcement that she and Bridges got into an argument on June 28 that turned physical. Bridges left the area on that day but turned himself in to authorities June 29.
He is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday.
Bridges played the first four seasons of his career with the Charlotte Hornets, who released a statement after news of his arrest.
“The Charlotte Hornets are aware of the situation involving Miles Bridges," the statement read. "We are in the process of gathering additional information. We will have no further comment at this time."
They extended a qualifying offer to Bridges, a restricted free agent, in late June before news of the arrest broke. Per longtime NBA reporter Marc Stein, the Hornets did not pull that offer before the July 13 deadline. | https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10042650-hornets-miles-bridges-charged-with-felony-domestic-violence-child-abuse | 2022-07-20T02:31:40Z | https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10042650-hornets-miles-bridges-charged-with-felony-domestic-violence-child-abuse | false | 1 |
The Australian share market has rallied this morning following a strong lead from Wall Street as several leading US corporations reported better-than-expected earnings.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 111.6 points to a three-week high of 6,761.2 at noon on Wednesday, a gain of 1.68 per cent. The broader All Ordinaries was up 121.2 points, or 1.77 per cent, to 6,874.2.
Every sector was up this morning after strong earnings reports from Netflix, Halliburton and Hasbro led to a 2.8 per cent gain for the S&P500 and a 3.1 per cent climb for the NASDAQ.
Tech stocks were up 4.1 per cent, putting the sector on pace for its best day this month. Xero had climbed 5.6 per cent, Wisetech Global rose 6.2 per cent and Computershare was up 2.7 per cent.
Megaport had soared 20.6 per cent after the Brisbane tech company announced it had delivered its first profitable quarter in June as revenue grew 10 per cent to $30.6 million.
The heavyweight mining sector was up 2.4 per cent, with BHP rising 1.5 per cent, Rio Tinto up 2.0 per cent and Fortescue adding 3.5 per cent as iron ore prices edged higher.
Northern Star was up 1.4 per cent after the goldminer reported it had met full-year production and cost guidance despite labour and inflation pressures that elevated in the fourth quarter.
The big banks were higher, except for ANZ which remained in a trading halt. Macquarie had risen 3.9 per cent and Westpac, CBA and NAB were all up a little more than one per cent.
Coalminer Whitehaven was up another 2.7 per cent to hit a fresh all-time high as coal prices continued to rise.
Bubs Australia was up 7.5 per cent after reporting fourth-quarter gross revenue of $48.1 million, more than the infant formula maker made in all of fiscal 2021. Over 540,000 tins of Bubs formula has been air-shipped into the USA since May, funded by the US government to relieve critical shortages.
The Aussie dollar meanwhile had risen against its US counterpart, buying 69 US cents, from 68.60 US cents at Tuesday's close. It didn't react as Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe gave a hawkish speech on Wednesday morning. | https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/markets/asx-up-17pct-at-noon-on-great-us-earnings-c-7583496 | 2022-07-20T02:35:43Z | https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/markets/asx-up-17pct-at-noon-on-great-us-earnings-c-7583496 | false | 2 |
After much hype and fanfare, Carl Pei’s Nothing unveiled its first smartphone – the Nothing Phone (1). The hype around the phone might be slowing down, but it is still doing the rounds on the internet but not for a good reason this time. Apparently, a handful of Nothing Phone (1) buyers across the internet on Twitter, Reddit and other forums are facing issues with their units, especially with the display.
Some Nothing Phone (1) buyers complain about the ‘green tint’ on their units. Several users shared images of their Nothing Phone (1) with a green tint on display. The green tint is one of the most common issues with the AMOLED panels, and several smartphones previously have been victims of this. One of the buyers in India replaced their faulty unit, but the second unit was also displaying the same issue.
We can hope Nothing to fix this tinting issue with software as previously several manufacturers have done this, so it should not be a big task. Or replacing the units is also an option. But we would have to see how Nothing will tackle this issue.
That is not all – some users are also reporting dead pixels around the front camera – which is an issue similar to what we have seen with the Pixel 6 series. One such buyer contacted Flipkart support and got their unit replaced, but we are not sure of what happened with their replacement unit.
Last but not the least, users have also complained about moisture under the rear camera module despite having an IP53 rating, while others have noticed particles of dust under the rear panel.
We did not face any of these issues with our Nothing Phone (1) unit yet, so the issue does not seem widespread. But the open sales are yet to begin, so we might have to wait and see if these issues will persist with those units.
There is no official word either from the company or its founder, but the company’s support handle on Twitter has acknowledged the issue and even got in touch with the buyers who have been facing these issues. However, for a quicker resolution, it is advised to contact the store and get a replacement.
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregonians will decide in November whether people wanting to purchase a gun will first have to qualify for a permit, after one of the strictest gun-control measures in the nation landed on the ballot.
“I was thrilled to hear the news and thankful for the 1,600 volunteers, of all ages” the Rev. Mark Knutson, a chief petitioner of the initiative, said Tuesday.
Secretary of State Shemia Fagan’s elections division determined on Monday that the gun-safety campaign delivered enough verified signatures of registered voters to put Initiative 17 on the ballot for the Nov. 8 election.
Election officials said 131,671 signatures were validated, more than the minimum 112,080 that were needed.
Knutson said he was heading to the world track championships in Eugene, Oregon, when he learned the news by phone. The pastor of a Lutheran church in Portland, Knutson said he responded with a prayer “for those who’ve been affected by gun violence in this nation, especially Buffalo, Uvalde and Highland Park, recently.”
The phenomenon of mass shootings created “a surge of volunteers” to gather signatures, Knutson said.
“We didn’t go out seeking more volunteers because they came to us,” he said.
And it inspired more voters to sign the petition.
“I signed it to keep our kids safe, because something needs to change,” Raevahnna Richardson said after she signed it last month. “I have a kid that’s going to be in first grade this upcoming season, and I don’t want her to have to be scared at school.”
The measure would ban large capacity magazines over 10 rounds — except for current owners, law enforcement and the military — and require a permit to purchase any gun. To qualify for a permit, an applicant would need to complete an approved firearm safety course, pay a fee, provide personal information, submit to fingerprinting and photographing and pass a criminal background check.
The state police would create a firearms database. Applicants would apply for the permit from the local police chief, county sheriff or their designees.
The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action has denounced the initiative, saying on its website that “these anti-gun citizens are coming after YOU, the law-abiding firearm owners of Oregon, and YOUR guns.”
Oregon appears to be the only state in America with a gun safety initiative underway for the 2022 election, according to Sean Holihan, state legislative director for Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence. | https://fox2now.com/news/national/ap-us-news/gun-control-measure-will-be-on-oregons-fall-ballot/ | 2022-07-20T02:53:37Z | https://fox2now.com/news/national/ap-us-news/gun-control-measure-will-be-on-oregons-fall-ballot/ | false | 33 |
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BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military has laid landmines that have killed and injured people in and around villages in Kayah, a conflict-affected region near the border with Thailand, Amnesty International said Wednesday.
The human rights groups said its researchers who visited the region found that landmines laid around people’s homes and churches have killed at least 20 people and maimed many other civilians.
The researchers interviewed villagers in an area where the army has been fighting ethnic Karenni armed groups after the military seized power from Myanmar's elected government in February 2021.
Various international agreements including the 1997 Ottawa Convention ban the use of antipersonnel mines with the intention of eliminating weapons that have killed and maimed thousands of people around the world, often long after hostilities have ended.
“The Myanmar military’s use of landmines is abhorrent and cruel. At a time when the world has overwhelmingly banned these inherently indiscriminate weapons, the military has placed them in people’s yards, homes, and even stairwells, as well as around a church,” Matt Wells, Amnesty International’s Crisis Response deputy director for thematic issues, said in a statement.
Amnesty’s report said landmines have been deployed in at least 20 villages in Kayah. The report backed earlier allegations made by ethnic groups.
The Karenni Human Rights Group earlier this month also accused army forces of planting landmines in villages and settlements in Kayah state.
Last month, the United Nations Children's Fund reported that landmines and unexploded ordnance had maimed or killed children in many regions of the country, with the largest number of casualties in Shan state in northeastern Myanmar.
Apart from the immediate danger, planting landmines can prevent people who flee violence from returning to their homes and fields, Amnesty International noted.
It said that ethnic armed groups were warning residents to be aware of the risks.
“The military appears to be systematically laying landmines near where it is based as well as in areas from which it retreats," it said.
Myanmar has been mired in violence and civil unrest since the military ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, triggering widespread peaceful protests that were put down with lethal force by the army and police. The nonviolent opposition has since turned into armed resistance, and the country has slipped into what some U.N. experts characterize as a civil war.
Amnesty International has also accused Myanmar’s military of carrying out widespread atrocities in the eastern part of the country that constitute war crimes and probably crimes against humanity, saying that civilians from the Karen and Karenni ethnic minorities have been the targets of unlawful killing, arbitrary detention and forcible displacement. | https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Amnesty-Intl-says-Myanmar-army-has-laid-landmines-17316101.php | 2022-07-20T02:54:37Z | https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Amnesty-Intl-says-Myanmar-army-has-laid-landmines-17316101.php | false | 33 |
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A well-known Louisville businessman known for his catchy ads and jingles has passed away.
Charlie Wilson, the owner of Charlie Wilson’s Appliance & TV, passed away on Tuesday.
He first opened his Louisville store in 1953 at Preston Street and Eastern Parkway. He moved it to New Albany in 1955, moving again nearly two decades later to West Market Street.
The appliance store would become a mainstay in downtown Louisville until 2015 when it moved for the last time to Clarksville, Indiana.
WHAS11 News last spoke to Wilson in 2016 about his long career.
“I look forward to coming into work every day and the last sixty years,” he said.
Wilson grew up in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky and would drop out of high school to join the U.S. Navy at 17-years-old. He would go on to Western Kentucky University and would graduate with a bachelor’s degree in English and biology in 1949.
Wilson worked for Armour meats, the Yellow Pages and a dairy delivery man before getting into sales.
He was known for helping people get the appliances they wanted with good deals.
The Charlie Wilson’s Appliance & TV is still operated by family.
Wilson was 96-years-old.
Funeral arrangements are still pending.
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Former Nine Line Apparel manager and presidential candidate dead after apparent murder-suicide
This is a developing story.
Around 5 p.m. on July 12, Savannah Police discovered the body of 28-year-old Madalyn Coulter in a red Toyota Highlander in the parking lot of the Double Tree Hotel on Yvette J. Hagins Drive near the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. Dead from a gunshot wound, Coulter had been reported missing hours earlier.
The man ultimately suspected of her murder, 41-year-old Zachary Scalf, had been found dead hours earlier from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in his car, parked in the lot of Nine Line Apparel on Fort Argyle Road, where both Coulter and Scalf worked together from 2018 to 2020.
Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport and Savannah Police released details of the suspected murder-suicide today, one week after their deaths. Both were U.S. Army veterans. He in the infantry and she as a healthcare specialist, according to their LinkedIn pages.
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Both had left Nine Line Apparel's employ. In June of this year, Scalf, who ran as an independent for the U.S. Presidency in 2020, had returned to Texas and worked as a brand manager for holster company Versacarry. Coulter served as a sales representative for the tactical gear manufacturer Blue Force Gear since November 2020.
Earlier Tuesday, broadcast station WJCL News posted a video message to YouTube that Scalf made soon after Coulter's shooting, alluding to his struggles with mental health.
The Veterans Crisis Line is available 24/7/365 for veterans struggling with mental health or contemplating suicide by calling 988 and pressing 1, or texting 838255.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Moscow did not see any desire from Ukraine to fulfil the terms of what he described as a preliminary peace deal agreed to in March.
Putin, speaking to reporters in televised comments after a visit to Iran, said Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were offering to mediate between Russia and Ukraine, which Moscow's forces invaded in late February.
There was no immediate response from the Ukrainian government to Putin's remarks in the early hours of Wednesday.
Putin, asked about a possible meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Kyiv had not stuck to the terms of a preliminary peace deal he said had been "practically achieved" in March.
"The final result of course depends on the willingness of the contracting parties to implement the agreements that were reached. Today we see the powers in Kyiv have no such desire."
Negotiations took place in March, with both sides making proposals but without a breakthrough. At the time, Zelenskyy said only a concrete result from the talks could be trusted.
Putin met Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Tuesday, deepening ties between the two countries who are both under Western sanctions.
During the visit to Iran, Putin also met Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to discuss a deal that would resume Ukraine's Black Sea grain exports, now blockaded by Russia.
Russia was ready to facilitate Ukrainian grain exports by the Black Sea, but also wanted the remaining curbs on Russian grain exports to be removed, said Putin, who was shown by Rossiya state TV answering questions from media at the end of his visit to Iran.
On Tuesday the Russian leader had said that not all the issues had been resolved yet on grain shipments, "but the fact that there is movement is already good."
It was Putin's first in-person meeting with a NATO leader since Russian troops invaded and was a pointed message to the West about Russian plans to forge closer strategic ties with Iran, China and India to help offset Western sanctions imposed over the invasion.
Russia is Isolated
The trip shows how isolated Russia has become, said White House national security spokesman John Kirby.
Kirby also said the United States was preparing to unveil another weapons package for Ukraine. Citing US intelligence, he accused Russia of laying the groundwork to annex Ukrainian territory.
The Kremlin has said there is no time limit to a conflict it calls a "special military operation" to ensure its own security. Ukraine and the West condemn it as an unprovoked war of aggression against its neighbour.
Russia was trying to "drag" Ukraine into a protracted conflict into the winter, Zelenskyy's chief of staff Andriy Yermak said in a magazine interview published on Tuesday.
"It is very important for us not to enter the winter. After winter, when the Russians will have more time to dig in, it will certainly be more difficult" for any Ukrainian counter-offensive, Yermak said.
More than two weeks have passed since Russia's last major territorial gain - capturing the eastern Ukrainian city of Lysychansk. But in a now familiar pattern, Russian missiles slammed into targets across Ukraine on Tuesday.
Ukraine's air force said in a Facebook post that it had shot down a Russian fighter jet with a missile over Nova Kakhovka, to the east of the city of Kherson, which is occupied by Moscow's forces. Reuters could not immediately verify the Ukrainian account.
Gas Exports
As the war drags on, concerns that Russia may halt supplies of natural gas to Europe have risen.
In response, the European Union is considering a voluntary 15 percent cut in natural gas use by its member states beginning next month, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing EU diplomats.
Brussels is expected to publish plans on Wednesday for how the 27 EU members can reduce gas use. The exact number for the reduction target was not specified in a draft document of the plan seen by Reuters.
Kremlin-controlled energy giant Gazprom was ready to fulfil its obligations on gas exports, Putin said, and was not to blame for a reduction in gas transit capacity, including shutting down one of the routes via Ukraine to Europe by Kyiv.
(Edited by : Sangam Singh)
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Revolution Medicines Announces Pricing of Upsized $230.0 Million Public Offering of Common Stock
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Revolution Medicines, Inc. (Nasdaq: RVMD), a clinical-stage oncology company developing targeted therapies for RAS-addicted cancers, today announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 11,500,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $20.00 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions. All of the shares of common stock are being offered by Revolution Medicines. In addition, Revolution Medicines has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,725,000 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by Revolution Medicines, are expected to be $230.0 million, excluding any exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. The offering is expected to close on July 22, 2022, subject to customary closing conditions.
J.P. Morgan, Cowen and Guggenheim Securities are acting as the joint book-running managers for the proposed offering.
A shelf registration statement relating to these securities was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2021, and automatically became effective upon filing. This offering is being made solely by means of a prospectus. A copy of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to this offering, when available, may be obtained by contacting: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, by telephone at (866) 803-9204 or by email at prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com; Cowen and Company, LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY, 11717, Attn: Prospectus Department, by telephone at (833) 297-2926 or by email at PostSaleManualRequests@broadridge.com; or Guggenheim Securities, LLC, Attn: Equity Syndicate Department, 330 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10017, by telephone at (212) 518-9544, or by email at GSEquityProspectusDelivery@guggenheimpartners.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
About Revolution Medicines, Inc.
Revolution Medicines is a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing novel targeted therapies for RAS-addicted cancers. The company’s R&D pipeline comprises RAS(ON) Inhibitors designed to suppress diverse oncogenic variants of RAS proteins, and RAS Companion Inhibitors for use in combination treatment strategies.
Forward Looking Statements
To the extent that statements contained in this press release are not descriptions of historical facts regarding Revolution Medicines, they are forward-looking statements reflecting the current beliefs and expectations of management made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the expected completion and timing of closing of the public offering. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks and uncertainties related to market conditions and the satisfaction of closing conditions related to the public offering. Such forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties that relate to future events, and the actual results could differ significantly from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Revolution Medicines undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties relating to Revolution Medicines’ business in general, see the prospectus supplement related to the public offering and Revolution Medicines’ current and future reports filed with the SEC, including its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on May 9, 2022.
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre accused governors of border states of using migrants as a “political tool” by bussing them to liberal cities at Tuesday’s briefing.
ABC White House correspondent Karen Travers asked about requests for resources potentially provided by the federal government to help local governments, namely New York City and Washington D.C., mitigate the impact of the increase in migrants and asylum seekers being shipped to their cities. Jean-Pierre said the White House has been in continuous communication with the offices of Democratic Mayors Muriel Bowser of Washington D.C. and Eric Adams of New York City.
Travers then asked if the White House has reached out to governors to ask them not to bus migrants to these cities.
“We’ve been in constant communication and contact with governors just across the country. I don’t have anything specific to migrants being shipped to other states,” she said. “This has come up before, and we believe it’s shameful that some governors are using migrants as a political tool, as a political play, when we should be making sure that we’re doing everything that we can to help folks who are coming into this process in a legal way and making sure that we do this in a safe way and respectful way. And I think it is shameful that that is happening.”
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Migrants were bussed to D.C. under the orders of Republican Govs. Greg Abbott of Texas and Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona to push President Joe Biden’s administration to “more immediately address the needs” of the migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The first bus sent by Texas dropped off 24 migrants in near the Fox News bureau April 13, then 14 more were dropped off the following day. A third bus reportedly dropped off 30 migrants. (RELATED: Abbott’s Migrant Buses To DC Are Dropping Migrants Off In States Along The Way, NGO Head Says)
A group of migrants shipped to the nation’s capital said in May that they planned to head to New York, Florida, Kentucky and Maine. They were assisted by faith-based charities, notably Catholic Charities USA, who helped them make arrangements for their travel destinations. As of May, Texas said it had bused a total of 922 migrants to the nation’s capital.
Abbott’s plan came in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initially planning to reverse Title 42, a Trump-era COVID-19 protocol allowing for the expulsion of 1.7 million migrants. The Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection planned for a massive surge of migrants following the policy’s reversal.
Homeless shelters in Washington, D.C., have reportedly grown overwhelmed by the number of migrants being bussed to the city. Bowser expressed fears that the migrants will be “tricked” into being shipped to the city.
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Six men have been arrested over their alleged involvement in an international syndicate importing drugs into NSW after police say they found 125 kilograms of cocaine, worth $50 million, in the base of an industrial generator.
The discovery came as a result of a joint police investigation into the syndicate between Australian and British police enforcement agencies.
As part of their investigation, NSW Police went to a property in Cawdor, in Sydney’s south-west, on Tuesday afternoon.
During the operation, a Mercedes van and Pantech truck drove from the property and travelled along the M7 before police tried to stop the vehicles near Horsley Park.
Police allege the driver of the truck rammed multiple police cars before a short pursuit after the vehicles began.
Both drivers were eventually stopped by police. The driver and passenger of the truck, men aged 29 and 32, and the driver of the van, a 29-year-old man, were arrested and taken to local police stations.
Later in the evening, detectives executed a search warrant at a property in Lane Cove and a number of items were seized. Police also seized both vehicles involved in the pursuit.
The three men were charged with an array of offences, including the importation of a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug and participating in criminal group activity. They will all face court on Wednesday.
Across the globe, officers from Britain’s national crime agency executed a number of warrants in Rayleigh and South Ockendon in Essex, and Feltham in west London, on Tuesday.
A 29-year-old man was arrested in Wickford, Essex, while a 43-year-old man was arrested at Much Hadham, Hertfordshire. A 42-year-old man was arrested in Romford, Essex.
“All were held on suspicion of conspiracy to export a controlled drug and are now being questioned by NCA officers,” a statement from NSW Police said.
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David and Victoria Beckham's youngest son Cruz Beckham has taken relationship with girlfriend Tana Holding to the next level by taking her on their family summer holiday
Things appear to be going well for Cruz Beckham and his new girlfriend Tana Holding. The young couple have joined his parents, Victoria and David Beckham, on their family holiday in the Amalfi Coast.
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During a sun-soaked boat trip on Monday, the 17-year-old was seen packing on the PDA with his blonde love as they kicked back off the coast of Neranoa, Italy. They were also joined by his younger sister Harper.
WATCH: Cruz Beckham enjoys weekend with girlfriend at Cotswolds home
Cruz rocked a black oversized Eminem T-shirt which he teamed with white shorts, while Tana opted for a pale blue linen playsuit. The teenager split from his former girlfriend Bliss Chapman in March but was spotted on a date in London looking very loved up with Tana back in May.
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Cruz and Bliss - daughter of model Rosemary Ferguson, a friend of his mum Victoria - dated for around 18 months before ending their relationship.
Cruz with his new girlfriend Tana © Goff Photos
It seems Cruz and his new partner are spending as much time together as they can, with Tana appearing to join Cruz at his parents' £6million countryside estate in Chipping Norton last month.
While Cruz is clearly loved-up, so is his eldest brother, Brooklyn Beckham, who married Nicola Peltz in a luxury Palm Beach wedding in April. Unfortunately, their other brother Romeo appears to have parted ways from his girlfriend of three years, Mia Regan.
Things appear to be going from strength to strength
The former couple, who recently parted ways, went 'Instagram official' in September 2019 when the model took to her social page to wish her boyfriend a happy 17th birthday - they had actually begun dating months prior.
They had seemed head-over-heels in love with rumours of an engagement even swirling around the couple. But speculation of their split began earlier this month when fans noticed that the football star had deleted all photographs and mentions of Mia from his Instagram page.
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Hrithik Roshan and Saba Azad are said to be dating for a while now. Rumours of the two being together started doing the rounds when they were spotted walking hand-in-hand while stepping out of a restaurant in Mumbai. They almost made their relationship official by appearing together at Karan Johar’s 50th birthday celebration.
Recently, rumours were rife that Hrithik and Saba were planning to take their relationship to the next level by getting hitched soon. However, a new report in IndiaToday.in suggests that the couple is not in hurry to tie the knot.
A source informed IndiaToday.in, “Hrithik Roshan and Saba Azad are in a happy relationship. They spend a lot of time together and are also seen going on holidays. Saba is on very cordial and good terms with Sussanne and has also grown close to Hrithik’s kids. However, Saba and Hrithik are in no rush to get married. They take it each day as it comes. They are enjoying their time together right now. They are figuring out if they want to get married."
Meanwhile, Hrithik Roshan and Saba Azad recently jetted off to London to spend some quality time away from the hustle and bustle of the showbiz world. Last week, Saba Azad shared a sneak peek of their romantic date at a Jazz club. Going by the post, it seems that the two had a gala evening together.
Hrithik Roshan was previously married to Sussanne Khan. After being married for about 14 years, the couple called it quits and filed for divorce in 2013, which was finalised by the court in November 2014.
The ex-couple has always maintained that they separated amicably via mutual decision. Hrihtik and Sussanne share two kids, Hrehaan who was born in 2006, and Hridhaan who they welcomed in 2008. After the mutual separation, the ex-couple seems to have moved on in their lives. While Hrithik Roshan is rumoured to be dating Saba Azad, Khan is apparently in a relationship with Arslan Goni.
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The Shelbourne and Pear streets branch of the Bank of Montreal reopened Tuesday morning (July 19) for the first time since the fatal heist last month.
The bank remained closed following an apparent robbery attempt June 28 that left two suspects dead and six members of the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team – three each from the Saanich and Victoria police departments – injured from gunshot wounds.
As a gesture of appreciation to those officers, BMO Bank of Montreal made a donation to the Saanich and Victoria Police Association.
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A Sesame Street-themed amusement park has apologized and promised more training for its employees after a video showing a costumed character waving off two 6-year-old Black girls during a parade went viral online.
The nine-second video, posted to Instagram on Saturday by Jodi Brown, the mother of one of the girls, showed the character Rosita high-fiving a white child and woman, then gesturing “no” and walking away from the two girls who had their arms stretched out for a hug and high-five during the parade at Sesame Place in Langhorne, outside Philadelphia.
“I will never step foot in @sesameplace ever again,” Brown said online.
The family’s lawyer, B’Ivory LaMarr, told the Associated Press on Tuesday that the family is appalled and disturbed by the incident and “the injuries propagated to their children.”
In an initial statement Sunday, Sesame Place said the park and its employees stand for “inclusivity and equality in all forms.” The statement also noted that performers sometimes miss requests for hugs because the costumes they wear make it difficult to see at lower levels.
“The Rosita performer did not intentionally ignore the girls and is devastated by the misunderstanding,” the statement said.
However, many people expressed outrage online and some called for a boycott of the amusement park.
The park issued a second statement Monday, apologizing again and promising that it was “taking action to do better.” Among those efforts would be inclusivity training for employees.
Both statements and the video triggered a stark response on social media, which LaMarr said helped shed a light on “the existence of these issues.”
“A lot of African Americans tend to become very passive because we unfortunately are accustomed to dealing with this type of racism in various spaces,” he said.
Sesame Place has been the official “Sesame Street” theme park for more than four decades. It opened in 1980.
“You would expect a reputable organization the one as well revered as Sesame Street and Sesame Place to stand on those principles and values in which they portray,” LaMarr said. “Instead, what this family saw was a company that comes out and they’re very dismissive of the harms that were caused.”
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Astrology is more popular and more accessible than ever.
Nowadays, people joke about Mercury being in retrograde, and it's a somewhat common thing for a person to be asked at any given time what their rising and sun signs. There are zodiac memes all over Twitter and Instagram accounts that post about different signs' different personality traits.
The bottom line is: Astrology is making a comeback, and it’s making a lot of money.
One report from market research firm IBISWorld showed that Americans spent $2.2 billion a year on “mystical services.” This includes all things astrology, like palm and tarot card readings, astrology apps and more. Revenue for astrology apps grew to nearly $40 million in 2019 — a 64% increase from the year before.
The app CoStar raised $15 million from investors last April. The app provides personalized horoscopes and lets users connect with friends. It's attracting millions of users without any real marketing.
Other apps seeing success are The Pattern, known for helping navigate relationships, and Sanctuary, where you can receive one-on-one monthly chats with an astrologer. These apps have been attracting more attention from investors, which wasn’t an area they’d typically put their money behind until recent years.
While the business of astrology is new, studying the stars to try to predict the future definitely isn't.
The concept of astrology was born in second millennium BCE when Babylonians looked at the stars to predict things like weather — not quite the horoscopes we see today. Western astrology with the 12 zodiac signs emerged in the late second century BCE in the Mediterranean region. By the 18th century, the studies of astrology and astronomy were split, and astrology was put to the side. Then in the early 20th century, psychology astrology, which led to personality trait interpretations, was introduced.
So, astrology has always been around, but it’s experienced spikes in popularity. Last time this occurred was in the '60s and '70s during the New Age Movement. After that, horoscopes could be seen in the back of magazines, but astrology was somewhat in the background. With the popularity of the internet and social media, it’s really taken off and become even more accessible.
Kay Taylor, the president of the Organization of Professional Astrology, has been attending astrology conferences for years and says there was once a time when astrologists were worried about the future of their profession.
"The organizations began to teach and have conferences in the '70s, but it was still kind of quiet," Taylor said. "I would say that in the conferences in the early 2000, all of us who are more on the older side were looking around and saying, 'Where are the young people? Like, who's going to replace us? How can we find them?'" Now... the Northwest Conference, which is the Northwest Northwest Astrological Conference, is in Seattle every year. Last year sold out — 500 people registered, and over half of them were brand new to the Norwalk conference and had never been to a conference before. That's very unusual."
Recent years have also given rise to the celebrity astrologist — people like Chani Nicholas, who also has her own app and a popular book, and Aliza Kelly, who hosts a few different astrology shows and segments.
There’s also a smaller group of astrology entrepreneurs who started to see a huge boom in business during the pandemic. Astrologers are partnering with businesses and doing brand deals like working with lingerie companies to help customers find items based on their zodiac sign.
"In the past, there were certainly some astrologers who were financially successful," Taylor said. "I mean, I have supported myself and my family as a single mother since the very beginning. So, it was possible to make a living, and many astrologers made a living, but most of us... we were operating out of the back bedroom of our house or doing readings at the kitchen table. Now if you study astrology enough that you are competent and you set up your website and your social media accounts — yeah, you can be very successful with astrology."
A Pew poll shows that almost 30% of Americans believe in astrology. Just to note, this isn't to say astrology is a science, and there’s no evidence that someone’s zodiac sign actually correlates to personality. But, it does inform real-life decisions.
A Lending Tree survey found that 1 in 5 adults have made financial decisions based on their horoscope, but astrology experts say it’s important to do your research on these different resources that can help guide you.
"There are many different kinds of astrologers and many different calibers, and not just everybody is a good astrologer," Taylor said. "If I have a certain fear about this direction of astrology and becoming so popular and widespread is that bad astrology can do a lot of harm."
A study from 1982 conducted by psychologist Graham Tyson showed that people often turn to astrology when they’re stressed, and people are pretty stressed today. According to the American Psychological Association since 2014, millennials have been the most stressed generation.
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A West Virginia woman awoke from a two-year coma and said it was her brother who attacked her and left her unconscious. Shortly after, authorities arrested the man.Wanda Palmer was found unconscious back in June 2020 "with a serious head injury" at her Ravenswood, West Virginia home. Her injuries left law enforcement to believe she was attacked by someone with a hatchet or a machete, due to the massive head trauma she suffered. She spent two years in a nursing home while in a coma while investigators tried to figure out who attacked her. Finally, on June 27th, Palmer woke from her coma and started to speak. On July 12th, she was visited by authorities and told them that it was her brother, Daniel Palmer, who attacked her. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2666935497318/medicaid-oversight-may-have-cost-new-yorkers-nearly-300-million | 2022-07-20T03:36:32Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2666935497318/medicaid-oversight-may-have-cost-new-yorkers-nearly-300-million | true | null |
WASHINGTON — For most of the major carbon-polluting nations, promising to fight climate change is a lot easier than actually doing it. In the United States, President Joe Biden has learned that the hard way.
Among the 10 biggest carbon emitters, only the European Union has enacted polices close to or consistent with international goals of limiting warming to just a few more tenths of a degrees, according to scientists and experts who track climate action in countries.
But Europe, which is broiling through a record-smashing heat wave and hosting climate talks this week, also faces a short-term winter energy crunch, which could cause the continent to backtrack a tad and push other nations into longer, dirtier energy deals, experts said.
“Even if Europe meets all of its climate goals and the rest of us don’t, we all lose,” said Kate Larsen, head of international energy and climate for the research firm Rhodium Group. Emissions of heat-trapping gases don’t stop at national borders, nor does the extreme weather that’s being felt throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
“It’s a grim outlook. There’s no getting away from it, I’m afraid,” said climate scientist Bill Hare, CEO of Climate Analytics. His group joined with the New Climate Institute to create the Climate Action Tracker, which analyzes nations’ climate targets and policies compared to the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement.
The tracker describes as “insufficient” the policies and actions of the world’s top two carbon polluters, China and the U.S., as well as Japan, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. It calls Russia and South Korea’s polices “highly insufficient,” and Iran comes in as “critically insufficient.” Hare says No. 3 emitter India “remains an enigma.”
“We are losing ground against ambitious goals” such as keeping global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) or 1.5 Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times, said veteran international climate negotiator Nigel Purvis of Climate Advisers. The world has already warmed 1.1 degrees (2 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times.
Seven years ago, when almost all the nations of the world were preparing for what would become the Paris climate agreement, “it was all about ambition and setting ambitious targets,” Larsen said. “Now we are transitioning into a new phase that’s really about implementation ... I don’t think the international community knows how to do implementation.”
Other nations and the United Nations can pressure countries to set goals, but enacting laws and rules is a tougher sell. While Europe has been successful with “a long history of implementing and ratcheting up existing policies,” Larsen said, that’s not the case in the United States. The U.S. is on path to cut emissions by 24% to 35% below 2005 levels by 2030, far shy of the nation’s pledge to reduce emissions by 50% to 52% in that time, according to a new analysis by Rhodium Group.
Biden is running low on options, said Larsen, a report co-author. Congress — specifically key Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia — is balking on the president’s climate-fighting legislation, and the Supreme Court curbed power plant regulations.
Congressional action “was a big window of opportunity that would have allowed us to be on track to our goal,” Larsen said. A second window is available in “the suite of federal regulations that the Biden administration plans to release.”
“These are the two big deciders of whether the U.S. will meet its target, and one we have largely failed on. So in that sense, it is a big miss because these opportunities don’t come along very often,” she said.
“The U.S. can get close” to reaching its goal, but it’s not close yet, Larsen said. Whether that happens “depends on the next three to 18 months of what the administration does.”
Other nations, particularly China, look at what the U.S. is doing to fight climate change and are reluctant to ratchet up their efforts if America isn’t doing much, Purvis and Hare said.
At the urging of activists and some Democrats, the Biden administration is considering declaring a national emergency because of climate change and using special powers to cut carbon pollution from power plants and vehicles. Calling it an emergency is not enough; what matters is the actions that follow, Purvis said.
Biden could put a moratorium on federal lands and water. He could reinstate a ban on U.S. oil exports. He could move up spending on wind and solar. But all are subject to a conservative Supreme Court.
“The big question is where can Biden go with executive orders and how convincing is that going to be to other leaders?” Hare said.
Elsewhere in the world, “the Russian energy crisis has definitely been a major setback,” Hare said. It’s a short-term problem for Europe, and it’s even loosened some of their rules, but “their long-term policy framework is very robust, and this might help them double down on alternative energy,” Larsen said.
But the panic over natural gas has other countries, specifically in Africa, jumping onto the bandwagon of liquified natural gas, which still emits carbon. The pivot to LNG has added 15% to 20% to the amount that the world uses, Hare said.
While there is a risk Europe might add infrastructure for natural gas that will be hard to abandon, it looks like the Russian invasion of Ukraine strengthened Europe’s resolve to reduce Russia’s energy influence and get off fossil fuels, Purvis said.
There are other places where weaning the world off carbon looks more possible. A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency found the cost of electricity last year from onshore wind fell by 15%, offshore wind by 13% and solar panels by 13% compared to 2020.
Meanwhile, electric vehicle sales in America are rising, and the time when they could hit “escape velocity” and really make a difference is on the horizon, Larsen said. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/most-major-nations-lag-in-acting-on-climate-fighting-goals/article_2b547568-07b6-11ed-90d9-0b5512628b2c.html | 2022-07-20T03:43:02Z | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/most-major-nations-lag-in-acting-on-climate-fighting-goals/article_2b547568-07b6-11ed-90d9-0b5512628b2c.html | true | 32 |
WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 19, 2022
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1004 PM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
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At 1003 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
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SOURCE...Automated weather equipment. At 948 PM CDT, automated
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IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
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Locations impacted include...
Texline.
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If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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Best light pollution filters for telescopes
These astronomy accessories will help you get more out of your observing if you live close to bright city lights.
If you live in or close to a city, you’ll know how much energy our society wastes by shining light into the night sky.
This is known as light pollution and it drastically affects our view of deep-sky objects, making things like nebulae virtually invisible through a telescope.
Thankfully, there is help at hand for astronomers in the form of light pollution filters.
These can partially compensate for the obliterating orange glow of light pollution by improving contrast.
What types of light pollution filter are there?
Light pollution can be tackled using two different filter types: broadband light pollution filters and an ultra high contrast or narrowband OIII filter.
Broadband light pollution filters attenuate the wavelengths of light associated with older mercury vapour and low pressure sodium lighting.
Available from Orion, Baader and Sky-Watcher, these do an excellent job at improving contrast, although they all dim the overall view.
Luckily this is not such a problem for lunar and planetary observation as the objects are already very bright.
Another approach is to increase the contrast of objects you wish to observe by selecting the specific wavelengths you want to focus on.
An ultra high contrast or narrowband OIII filter can be very effective on emission objects like nebulae.
Below we've tested a selection of light pollution filters that will help you get more out of your observing if you life close to the bright lights of towns and cities.
How we tested our light pollution filters
We carried out our tests of light pollution filters by observing the Orion Nebula in an area with bad light pollution caused by a nearby industrial estate.
After screwing the light pollution filters into the backs of 1.25-inch fit 26mm and 10mm eyepieces, we used them with a 3-inch ED refractor and a 10-inch Newtonian reflector.
We then looked at how well they suppressed the background glow of the light pollution and how adept they were at bringing out a selection of deep-sky objects.
6 of the best light pollution filters
Sky-Watcher UHC Filter
This filter performs quite well considering its low price, and during our testing we found it produced a good, dark background sky and we were able to observe a reasonable amount of nebulosity in the Orion Nebula.
A blue-green tint is evident in the field of view and the stars appeared slightly dimmer than they did with, for example, the Baader filter we’ve reviewed further down in this article, but we could still see M43, even using the 10mm eyepiece. To sum up, this filter performed well at reducing the effects of light pollution.
Lumicon UHC Filter
Lumicon’s UHC Filter gives a strong hint of blue-green colouration to the overall view. However, this is worth it for the extra detail we could see in the Orion Nebula with both the 26mm and 10mm eyepieces.
The filter produces a dark background, yet still shows M43 (part of the Orion Nebula) slightly better than the rest. Even the view of the open star cluster M41 below the star Sirius seemed to be improved, with the stars now standing out better against the background sky.
Orion UltraBlock Narrowband Filter
The Orion UltraBlock Narrowband filter dims the view of all objects slightly, just like the rest on test, but it manages to retain more of the Orion Nebula and brings out detail in M43, part of the Orion Nebula complex. It gives a good dark background with a characteristic blue-green hue, but stars still stand out well.
Even star clusters benefit in heavily light polluted areas. This is a very good filter that does a sterling job of freeing nebulae from the clutches of light pollution.
Baader UHC-S L-Booster Filter
This Baader light pollution filter gives a slight hint of red to the blue-green tint that is normally seen in this type of filter, while the background sky isn’t quite as dark when compared with the EHC filter we’ve reviewed further down in our list.
However, this particular filter still allows a good amount of detail to be seen in nebulae and it also produces slightly brighter stars. We also noted that the faint nebulosity around M43 was easy to see, so dim deep-sky objects benefit from this filter.
Burgess Optical Broadband Nebula Filter
Despite being the cheapest model we tested during our exploration of the best light pollution filters, the Burgess Optical Broadband Nebula Filter still manages to give reasonable views of the Orion Nebula. The background sky isn’t quite as dark as we would have liked, but the green-blue hint is also not as overpowering as colours in the other filters.
M43 is just visible with the 10mm eyepiece, but we didn’t feel that it could reveal as much of the nebula as some of the other filters on test. However, it does a reasonable job for the price.
Orion Optics EHC Photo Visual Filter
Orion Optics’s EHC filter has the lowest profile of the filters in this series of reviews. It reduces the background glow significantly, but it also dims the view slightly, especially with nebulous objects.
However, while the outskirts of the Orion Nebula suffered, it brought out the brighter main section with the 26mm eyepiece, and detail was still evident using the 10mm eyepiece. Our test showed that the filter clearly helped curtail the effects of orange glow.
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Paul Money is an experienced astronomer, BBC Sky at Night Magazine's Reviews Editor and author of the annual stargazing guide Nightscenes.
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Mississippi women's health clinic drops challenge of state's near-ban on abortions
JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi abortion clinic that was at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade ended a lawsuit Tuesday in which it had sought to block the state from enforcing a law that bans most abortions.
Jackson Women's Health Organization dropped its litigation a day after clinic owner Diane Derzis told The Associated Press that she sold the facility and had no intention to reopen it, even if a state court allowed her to do so.
"If the clinic is not in a position to reopen in Mississippi, it no longer has a basis to pursue this case in the courts," Rob McDuff, a Mississippi Center for Justice attorney who was among those representing the clinic, said in a statement. Derzis said the clinic’s furniture and equipment have been moved to a new abortion clinic she will open soon in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Court battles over access to abortion are playing out in multiple states following the Supreme Court's June 24 ruling, which gave states the authority to set their own laws on abortion. On Tuesday, West Virginia’s only abortion clinic resumed scheduling patients for abortions, after a judge ruled in its favor. And new restrictions on some abortions were in effect in Indiana after a judge lifted a hold on them.
FILE - View of the Jackson Women's Health Organization in Jackson, Mississippi on July 6, 2022. (SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
The Mississippi clinic — best known as the Pink House because of its bright paint job — stopped offering medication-induced and surgical abortions July 6, the day before Mississippi enacted a law that bans most abortions. Mississippi was one of several states with a trigger law that went into effect after the Supreme Court ruling.
The Mississippi trigger law, passed in 2007, says abortion is legal only if the pregnant woman’s life is in danger or if a pregnancy is caused by a rape reported to law enforcement. It does not have an exception for pregnancies caused by incest.
On July 5, a state court judge rejected a request by the clinic's attorneys to block the trigger law from taking effect. The clinic appealed the ruling to the state Supreme Court, citing a 1998 ruling that said the state constitution invokes a right to privacy that "includes an implied right to choose whether or not to have an abortion."
Because the clinic is dropping its lawsuit, the Mississippi Supreme Court will not issue a new ruling.
In West Virginia, Women's Health Center began scheduling patients for abortions for as early as next week after a judge on Monday blocked enforcement of the state’s 150-year-old abortion ban. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Tuesday that his office had filed a motion to the state Supreme Court asking for a stay to keep the ban in place while his office proceeds with an appeal.
"We believe it’s critical to file for an immediate stay in light of this flawed decision and seek this emergency measure to prevent immediate loss of precious life," he said in a statement, adding that when "life is in jeopardy, no effort can be spared to protect it."
West Virginia's law, dating back to the 1800s, makes performing or obtaining an abortion a felony punishable by up to a decade in prison. It provides an exception for cases in which a pregnant person’s life is at risk. Women's Health Center argued in court that the law was void because it had not been enforced in more than 50 years, and has been superseded by modern laws, including a 2015 law that allows the procedure until the 20th week of pregnancy.
Katie Quiñonez, Women's Health Center's executive director, called the judge's decision to block the law "a sigh of relief." The clinic has been posting on social media and is sending out information in an emailed newsletter to let people know they can once again schedule abortions.
But Quiñonez said operations won’t simply go back to the way they were before the clinic had to shut down. She said the staff has been telling patients: "It’s a moving target, things could change."
In Indiana, a law that bans abortions based on gender, race or disability was in effect Tuesday, a day after a federal judge lifted an order that blocked its enforcement. The law includes a ban on abortions sought because a fetus has a genetic abnormality such as Down syndrome. It was adopted by Indiana’s Republican-dominated Legislature in 2016 and signed by then-Gov. Mike Pence. The law allows doctors who perform abortions in such cases to be sued for wrongful death.
Another federal judge has lifted similar blocks on abortion restrictions in recent weeks. The Indiana Legislature is expected to take action on additional abortion restrictions during a special session that starts Monday.
Meanwhile, an Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio took the first step Tuesday toward suing Indiana’s attorney general for defamation. Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist who gave the girl a medication-induced abortion on June 30, filed a tort claim notice over what she says were false statements made about her and her work. The notice starts a 90-day period for the state to settle.
After the girl's abortion was in the news, Attorney General Todd Rokita told Fox News that he would investigate if Bernard violated any laws, though he made no specific allegations of wrongdoing.
A 27-year-old man was charged last week in Columbus, Ohio, with raping the girl.
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Willingham reported from Charleston, West Virginia. Associated Press writers Tom Davies and Arleigh Rodgers in Indianapolis contributed to this report.
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Carnival in Jamaica may be over for the 2022 season, but for Novalie Indira Perry – who opted for a Carnival-themed B-Day bash – it’s a time to ring in a new milestone: the big 5-0.
Perry is a Brooklyn-based entertainment lawyer and the mother of American singer Justine Skye (short for Skyers).
She is also the daughter of US Ambassador to Jamaica Noah Nickolas “Nick” Perry, the first person born in Jamaica, confirmed by the US Senate to be the Ambassador to Jamaica.
Naturally, Perry, a daughter of Rock soil, tapped Jamaican costume designer Simone Michelle to actualize her birthday wishes with a specially designed costume and invited family and friends to party with her at the Skylark Negril Beach Resort in Negril, Westmoreland.
L: Perry dances to sweet soca music at her birthday party at Skylark Negril Beach Resort in Negril, Westmoreland. R: Justine Skye (R) and her clothing designer friend Raven Tracy took selfies before heading to the party. (Photos: via Instagram)
Skye, who was decked out in matching miSim costumes along with her mom and clothing designer friend Raven Tracy, left this sweet message on her mom’s Instagram feed, wishing her a Happy Birthday, with love.
“Happy Birthday to my beautiful forever young mom @supanovaesq! You make 50 look phenomenal. All her friends and family came out to Jamaica to celebrate her and it’s been such a beautiful thing to witness. You are so loved and I hope if there ever was a doubt in life, that you feel it on this day, in this moment! Thank you for being my rock through it all. I LOVE YOU!
It is not clear whether Ambassador Nick Perry was in attendance, but apparent that ‘SupaNova’ is well-connected.
She invited several celebrity friends to party on The Rock, including Married to Medicine reality star Quad Webb Lunceford; Marcello “Cool” Antonio Valenzano, from the record-production and songwriting duo Cool & Dre; model and South Florida realtor Jazzma Kendrick; Def Jam Recordings Executive Vice-President Latrice Burnett, DJ Trauma, and more.
Last May, when Ambassador Perry was sworn in as the US Ambassador to Jamaica, ‘SupaNova’ was by her father’s side along with her brother Nikolas and their mother Joyce.
Nick Perry was born and raised in Jamaica, the fourth of five sons in a family of eleven children. He completed his secondary education at Kingston College, where he attended on a full scholarship.
He worked for the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union before departing for the United States in the summer of 1971.
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Table of content
1 Study Coverage
1.1 Ski Helmets Product Introduction
1.2 Market by Type
1.2.1 Global Ski Helmets Market Size Growth Rate by Type, 2017 VS 2021 VS 2028
1.2.2 PC Shell
1.2.3 ABS Shell
1.3 Market by Application
1.3.1 Global Ski Helmets Market Size Growth Rate by Application, 2017 VS 2021 VS 2028
1.3.2 Skiing Athletes
1.3.3 Skiers
1.3.4 Other
1.4 Study Objectives
1.5 Years Considered
2 Executive Summary
2.1 Global Ski Helmets Sales Estimates and Forecasts 2017-2028
2.2 Global Ski Helmets Revenue Estimates and Forecasts 2017-2028
2.3 Global Ski Helmets Revenue by Region: 2017 VS 2021 VS 2028
2.4 Global Ski Helmets Sales by Region
2.4.1 Global Ski Helmets Sales by Region (2017-2022)
2.4.2 Global Sales Ski Helmets by Region (2023-2028)
2.5 Global Ski Helmets Revenue by Region
2.5.1 Global Ski Helmets Revenue by Region (2017-2022)
2.5.2 Global Ski Helmets Revenue by Region (2023-2028)
2.6 North America
2.7 Europe
2.8 Asia-Pacific
2.9 Latin America
2.10 Middle East & Africa
3 Competition by Manufacturers
3.1 Global Ski Helmets Sales by Manufacturers
3.1.1 Global Top Ski Helmets Manufacturers by Sales (2017-2022)
3.1.2 Global Ski Helmets Sales Market Share by Manufacturers (2017-2022)
3.1.3 Global Top 10 and Top 5 Largest Manufacturers of Ski Helmets in 2021
3.2 Global Ski He
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People itching to dine out are waiting longer than ever for reservations
Desires to be out in the world are butting up against labor shortages and soaring inflation, Yelp's latest economic report shows. So far, those desires are still winning.
Why it matters: What the pandemic took away is back in full-force as consumers make up for lost time.
State of play: Diners in the second quarter booked reservations further in advance than ever, according to Yelp data going back to 2018.
- The average time between when a reservation was made on Yelp and the actual reservation date increased 14% from the same period last year to 3.3 days.
- Compared to the second quarter of 2019, that's a 40% jump.
- Wait times also increased to 35 minutes in June — up from 16 minutes in 2020 and 22 minutes in 2021, based on the median time from the Yelp Waitlist service.
At the same time, inflation has started to curb appetites for splurging and has changed business behavior.
- The share of all searches on Yelp using the inexpensive “$” filter increased by 7% from the first quarter of last year.
- The share of the highest “$$$$” filter decreased by 12%.
Meanwhile, mentions of inflation shot up 38% within reviews of more casual restaurants, while they increased 164% in those for street fairs and festivals.
- Also worth nothing — for the first time ever, consumers mentioned “shrinkflation” in Yelp reviews.
- The term — describing when portions get smaller for the same amount of money — showed up most commonly in reviews for restaurants serving more affordable dishes like hot dogs, hamburgers and pizza, followed by seafood restaurants, Italian and Chinese food.
Yes, but: Interest in high-priced restaurants is still higher than in 2019.
- Searches using the “$$$$” filter are up 55% from the pre-pandemic year, while “$” filter searches are down 24%.
Our thought bubble: People are still looking to treat themselves to nice experiences with excess savings built up during the pandemic.
The bottom line: "While inflation has forced consumers to adjust their spending habits, overall Yelp data indicates consumer intent to spend also remains strong," Pria Mudan, Yelp Data Science Leader, tells Axios. | https://www.axios.com/2022/07/20/people-itching-to-dine-out-are-waiting-longer-than-ever-for-reservations | 2022-07-20T04:28:48Z | https://www.axios.com/2022/07/20/people-itching-to-dine-out-are-waiting-longer-than-ever-for-reservations | false | 1 |
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh delivered good news to her war-torn country Tuesday night with a silver-medal performance at world championships.
The 20-year-old cleared 2.02 meters (6 feet, 7 1/2 inches) to add the outdoor silver to the indoor world title she won in March, shortly after she escaped her hometown of Dnipro, which had come under attack by Russia.
It took Mahuchikh one more attempt to clear 2.02 than Australia's Eleanor Patterson, who hit a career high in winning the gold.
Mahuchikh laid on the mat for a few seconds and put her hands over her face after missing her final attempt to go ahead at 2.04 (6-8 1/2), but this hardly felt like a disappointment.
She is one of 22 Ukrainian athletes in Eugene this week for the championships, all of whom have been training far from home — some in Portugal, others in Spain, and Mahuchikh most recently in California after stops in Serbia, Germany and Turkey.
Her teammate, Iryna Gerashchenko, finished fourth — a spectacular comeback given her plight after bombs started falling in Kyiv. After sheltering in her parents' basement for about a week, she left without spikes and trained for a time in tennis shoes.
And Mahuchikh's silver came the night after Ukrainian Andriy Protsenko, who was trapped for nearly six weeks in his hometown of Kherson, which is under Russian occupation, won bronze in the men's high jump.
“It made me realize that anything is possible,” said Ukrainian hurdler Anna Ryzhykova, who finished second in her preliminary heat shortly before Mahuchikh took to the field. “He trained one month in an occupied city where he was risking his life. It's amazing.”
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The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to $555 million ahead of Tuesday’s drawing, making it the fifth largest in the lottery’s history.
Strong ticket sales helped push the prize to its historical rank, which is about $317 million in cash, according to the lottery’s website.
The winning numbers were 2, 31, 32, 37, 70 plus the gold Mega Ball 25, according to the lottery’s website. The next drawing will be on Friday, July 22.
The jackpot had been $480 million last Friday, the 10th largest in Mega Millions’ history at about $276 million in cash.
A $20 million jackpot was won on April 15, and since then there have been more than 15.5 million winning tickets at all prize levels, including 25 worth $1 million or more, according to the lottery.
Three other jackpots have been won this year – a $426 million prize in California on January 28, a $128 million jackpot in New York on March 8, and $110 million in Minnesota on April 12. | https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/19/us/mega-millions-jackpot-tuesday/index.html | 2022-07-20T04:34:08Z | https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/19/us/mega-millions-jackpot-tuesday/index.html | false | 1 |
Türkiye’s 150,000 historical artifacts waiting to return
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There are 150,000 of Türkiye’s historical artifacts abroad, said Yaşar Yılmaz, who traces the artifacts smuggled abroad in his book “Anadolu’nun Gözyaşları” (Tears of Anatolia), adding that Türkiye should prepare files and request the return of its artifacts with a long-term program.
Most of our artifacts are in Germany, France, Austria, the U.K., and the U.S., according to Yılmaz.
“Many of our artifacts that the British took from the ancient city of Xsanthos in Antalya in the 1840s are exhibited in the British Museum in London.”
“Meanwhile, Germans have been digging Bergama [district of the western province of İzmir], since 1864,” Yılmaz said.
“After the huge Pergamonmuseum [Bergama Museum] was established in Berlin, the Austrians opened a museum in Vienna, which is filled with the artifacts they took from Ephesus, and named it the Ephesos Museum,” said Yılmaz, underlining that anything could be an artifact from a small vase to the market gate of Miletus - one of the most important Ionian cities, which is about 33 meters wide and 16 meters high.
In the period when the republic was newly established, the ministry urged the U.S., who took artifacts from the western province of Manisa’s Salihli district, that they would not be able to get an excavation permit again unless they returned the artifacts, according to Yılmaz.
“We must regain the self-confidence of those years,” Yılmaz added.
Yılmaz said that a commission was established in 2017 with the efforts of a group of Turkish parliament members who read his book and were impressed. With the joint decision of four parties, he was invited to the commission which investigates the artifacts taken abroad.
“The most important reason for the indifference toward our historical artifacts is that the history of our region is limited in students’ history books.”
“We are the last link of the chain of people living in this region since Göbeklitepe [the Neolithic archaeological site in the southwestern province of Şanlıurfa], so we are the heirs of historical monuments,” he said.
I also informed the commission that the history books need to be corrected, so that we will not be total strangers to historical artifacts and our compatriots Homer and Herodotus who lived in Anatolia, the expert said.
“First of all, we should raise the awareness of our own people.”
“Along with all robbed countries, especially China, Italy, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, and Greece, a new international regulation should be drawn up to facilitate the return of artifacts,” said Yılmaz, adding that short-term requests do not ensure that any of our artifacts are returned.
Historical artifacts are important because they are all unique, handmade and unique, he said, reiterating that a hand-sized marble sculpture found by a woman digging her field in Akhisar and exchanged for a pair of slippers was sold for $24 million at an auction in the U.S.
A total of 2,712 historical artifacts were returned to Türkiye, to the land where they belong, between 2011 and 2021, according to data given by a senior official.
Finally, the Eros Head, discovered 140 years ago and taken to England from Türkiye, was put in its place at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum as a result of the initiatives of the Culture and Tourism Ministry. The artifact, which was brought to Türkiye on June 10, was reunited with the historical Sidamara Sarcophagus to which it belonged. | https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkiyes-150-000-historical-artifacts-waiting-to-return-175454 | 2022-07-20T04:36:52Z | https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkiyes-150-000-historical-artifacts-waiting-to-return-175454 | false | 1 |
The Audacy Listening Party with Lizzo: A 'Special' look at her new album
We’re incredibly blessed to be joined by Lizzo today to celebrate the release of her brand new album, Special , with an Audacy Listening Party hosted by Julia dedicated to all of the new songs and many stories that inspired her latest effort.
LISTEN NOW: Audacy's 'Special' Listening Party with Lizzo
First up, Julia just had to ask about Lizzo ’s -- count ‘em -- six Emmy nominations for her Amazon series Watch Out For The Big Grrrls . With her album about to drop, hearing the Emmys news was overwhelming, to say the least. “I was like, ‘Oh God, I don’t think I can handle all of this!’ It feels like a big celebration and… I’m goin’ to the Emmys, bi***!”
“I’ve been working on ‘Special’ for three years… it’s changed a lot,” Lizzo explains, given that passage of time included both pre and post pandemic vibes. “I’ve written like three different albums, and I thought I had it every single time. “I was like, ‘This is it! This is the hit!’ And my label was like, ‘keep going… that’s not it b****!’ I’m so glad I was patient with myself, because you can’t rush greatness.”
Lizzo - Special tracklist
The Sign
About Damn Time
Grrrls
2 Be Loved
I Love You Bitch
Special
Break Up Twice
Everybody’s Gay
Naked
Birthday Girl
If You Love Me
Coldplay
Looking at the list of songs on Special , the closing track “Coldplay” stands out as a very intimate song for Julia. “Everyone knows who Coldplay is, they’re an incredible band,” Lizzo explains. “They have a song called, ‘Yellow’ ... and I was on a trip with somebody special , and I was singing that song. I was so emotional, and I went and wrote a song inspired by a moment.” She says singer Chris Martin heard it and gave his approval, rather, “gave me his blessing. It’s a big deal,” she admits.
Lizzo tripped up when mentioning Martin, revealing again her obsession with actor Chris Evans . “Man, don’t get me started on Chris Evans. He was supposed to play piano on the album," she laughs. "So, when he hears the piano, just know that could’ve been you, Chris!”
Speaking of the success of her hit single “ About Damn Time,” Lizzo admits her “expectations were low,” because if it "doesn’t go number one, it’s gonna hurt your feelings.” Her self-worth, however “was high.” Lizzo adds, “this was literally the last song on the album, and I wrote it in February of 2022. Like, it just happened, and I turned in my album in March. People were like, ‘This is the one!'”
“I love it," she says. "I mean, I love all my babies, my songs. I write them, I produce them, I sing them, I live them. So, they’re all mine, I love them equally.” Seeing the impact of “About Damn Time,” however, has been “incredible" for her. “I was like, ‘oh you cute!' You’re the cute baby now. You go stand in front!”
The true test of a bona fide hit though, is whether or not it’s Kidz Bop -able. Lizzo says she could see the “cinnamon roll” verse getting its chance, but that second verse is going to need some work. She offered up some lyrical replacements, although we think her 5% on that one isn’t looking so certain.
Sealing the Beastie Boys sample for her latest single, “Grrrls,” proved to be the right move too. “It’s pretty cool,” she says. “It’s like top 10 copyright of all time -- the ‘Girls’ sample -- and the Beastie Boys cleared it. I feel like a boss, they believed in me. They could’ve easily said, ’No, hell no!’ I have a song called ‘Boys’ … so I felt like I had to make a song called ‘Girls,’ duh! It’s part two!”
Moving steadily along through the album, the track “2 Be Loved,” Lizzo says, “is an ode to self-love. It really is, because it’s like, you do the gritty work of looking in the mirror and seeing yourself for who you really are and accepting that person. And not just accepting that person, but loving that person. Then you step out in the real world and it’s like, ‘OK, now y’all gotta love me.!’ … It’s time to be loved back, you know, by the world and by people. This song is about that scary moment where you’re stepping outside that comfort zone of self-love, and you’re like, ‘Am I ready to be loved?’”
“I think self-love is a journey; I think love is a journey. Relationships are work and it’s not a destination,” Lizzo adds. “You don’t just get there and you’re like ‘everything’s great.’ We’ve all been through it; you live and you learn. You have good days and bad days, and this was just one of those days where I was like, ‘What am I gonna do?!!’”
The record’s title track, “Special,” she feels, “is a love letter, it really is! I feel like this whole album is a love letter, in parts, to different people; my friends, my family, my mmMmm, myself, the world, my fans -- the Lizzbians. ‘Everybody’s Gay,’ haven’t you heard the song? -- and so, ‘Special’ I think summed it up beautifully. Like, in case nobody told you today, you’re special.”
“I needed it,” Lizzo admits. “I wrote it when I needed it the most. I dropped ‘Rumors’ and had received a lot of, you know, mean comments on the Internet. I was like, ‘whoa!’ I’ve never been, post- “Truth Hurts” Lizzo, exposed to that kind of trolling. It’s OK, girl I signed up for it, I’m famous. It’s all good. But I wrote the song to help myself so that maybe others can help themselves when they’re feeling it… This song is like a suit of armor you can put on to remind yourself how ‘Special’ and amazing you are.”
Don't forget, Lizzo is coming to a city near you on her Special Tour kicking off on September 23 in Sunrise, FL, and running through November 18 in Los Angeles! Latto will be performing as the supporting act throughout the trek.
Get in the mood now with all of Lizzo’s faves, personally programmed and hand-selected featuring the tracks that the "Turth Hurts" singer constantly has on repeat. From Chole X Halle hits to Drake deep cuts, Lizzo Loves You offers a wide variety of music that has consistently inspired the GRAMMY-winning artist. Only on Audacy!
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Should you get a sleep sack or a swaddle for your baby?
Babies shouldn’t sleep with loose bedding in their cribs until at least 12 months of age, according to the American Association of Pediatrics. Without loose blankets, you have two main options to keep your child warm while they sleep — swaddles or sleep sacks.
Swaddles wrap infants up tightly to help them sleep more soundly but are only suitable for young babies who can’t yet roll over on their own. Sleep sacks are like wearable sleeping bags for babies that allow them to stretch out and are suitable for a wider age range.
Swaddle
Traditionally, swaddles are thin blankets that you wrap and secure around a baby in a particular way to keep them snug. However, many modern swaddles have a fastening system to make life easier, and eliminate the chance of securing the swaddle blanket incorrectly and having it come loose.
Swaddles secure the arms, which can help newborns sleep more soundly. Depending on the type of swaddle you opt for, they can cost anywhere between $5 and $15 a piece. For more information, check out the guide to swaddles at BestReviews.
Swaddle pros
Newborns have a reflex called the Moro reflex that causes them to jerk their arms and can lead to them waking themselves up. Because swaddles secure the arms, they can help young babies sleep sounder for longer. The light pressure from a swaddle blanket also mimics the feeling of being held and can help babies feel safer and calmer. This means that some parents find that their newborn babies who aren’t good sleepers are more likely to fall asleep and stay asleep when swaddled. On top of this, basic swaddle blankets are extremely affordable, which is great for parents on a budget.
Swaddle cons
Once babies are able to roll over by themselves, swaddles are no longer safe as babies may need the use of their arms to roll themselves back into a safe position. As such, you can only use swaddles on babies up to around 2 months old. It can also be tricky to learn how to secure traditional swaddle blankets, especially if you have a wriggly baby. Additionally, some babies simply don’t like being swaddled.
Best swaddles
This pack of three swaddles have straps to secure them, making them easier to use than standard swaddle blankets. They’re made from 100% cotton, which is breathable and allows for better temperature regulation.
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Babebay Baby Muslin Swaddle Blanket
These simple muslin swaddle blankets are great for parents who want to swaddle the old-fashioned way. They’re lightweight and breathable so your baby won’t get too hot at night.
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Easy-to-use swaddles available in a range of colors and prints with an organic cotton option. They’re well-made and crafted from soft 100% cotton.
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Sleep sack
A sleep sack is effectively a wearable sleeping bag for babies. It’s similar to a vest or romper at the top, with either long sleeves or arm holes, while the bottom is a loose sack with room for babies to stretch out.
Sleep sacks are easy to put on babies and are closed with a zipper either down the front or around the side. They’re suitable to use from birth all the way up to around 18-24 months. These are more expensive than swaddles, costing roughly $10-$30 each.
Sleep sack pros
Sleep sacks are safe to use because they’re designed in a way where there’s no chance of the sack covering a baby’s face or a baby getting tangled up in a sleep sack. It’s essentially a romper with a sleeping bag bottom. Since sleep sacks keep babies’ arms free, they can keep on using them once they’re able to roll over, unlike swaddles. In fact, babies can wear them up to 18 to 24 months, depending on the sizing. Some newborns prefer having their arms free while they sleep and don’t like to be swaddled at all. In this case, a sleep sack is a far superior option and can be used for newborns as well as babies who are a little older. There’s no learning curve when it comes to sleep sacks either. They’re extremely easy to put on and take off, and they also allow easy access when you need to do a diaper change in the middle of the night.
Sleep sack cons
Sleep sacks aren’t one-size-fits-all, so you’ll need to keep buying larger sacks as your baby grows for as long as you want to keep using them. You won’t necessarily notice improved sleep using a sleep sack compared to a swaddle as they don’t suppress babies’ startle reflex or exert light pressure the way that swaddles do.
Best sleep sacks
Burt’s Bees Baby Baby Beekeeper Wearable Blanket
A cute sleeveless sleep sack made from 100% cotton that’s perfect for mild nights. You can choose from three sizes to fit babies up to 18 months and a wide range of colors and prints, so you’ll find something for most little ones.
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Simple Joys by Carter’s Baby Wearable Blankets
Made from a soft, cozy microfleece material and with long sleeves, these sleep sacks are great for when the weather’s cold. They come in three sizes to fit babies up to 9 months and come two to a pack, offering excellent value for money.
Where to buy: Sold at Amazon
The Zen Sack is a sleep sack with a twist — on the chest of the sack is a gently weighted area that works in a similar way to a swaddle applying light pressure to soothe babies and help them sleep better.
Where to buy: Sold at Amazon
Should you get a swaddle or a sleep sack?
Swaddles and sleep sacks each have their good points and bad points. If you’re buying for a newborn, it’s worth trying out swaddles. Some newborns love them and sleep much better when swaddled, which is excellent news for sleep-deprived caregivers. Older babies shouldn’t be swaddled, in which case sleep sacks are a safe alternative to loose blankets, which shouldn’t be used for babies under 12 months old. Whichever you opt for, we’d recommend buying a couple to try before stocking up, just in case the baby isn’t a fan.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Night" game were:
2-5-4-5, FIREBALL: 5
(two, five, four, five; FIREBALL: five)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Night" game were:
2-5-4-5, FIREBALL: 5
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As infections during the worldwide COVID pandemic have waxed and waned, and as vaccinations and new treatments for COVID infection have been introduced, employers have begun to see a substantial increase in the number of employees that have returned to work. That, in turn, has caused many employers to re-evaluate their COVID testing protocols to determine who may return to the office and when.
Earlier in the pandemic, the EEOC permitted such testing of on-site employees without any need for an employer to show a particular need for testing or any obvious workplace threat. Employers were free to require employees to test as frequently as they wished in an effort to create a workplace that was free from COVID infection and could do so without running afoul of the Americans With Disabilities Act's restrictions upon medical examinations of employees. At the time, the EEOC permitted employers greater deference given the uncertainties associated with the ongoing pandemic.
But on July 11, 2022, the EEOC issued new guidance that restricted employers' ability to test at will. In revised guidance issued that day, the EEOC revoked the prior guidance, indicating that in order to test employees at this point in the pandemic, employers must show that the need for a negative COVID test is "job-related and consistent with business necessity"—the same standard that is applicable for other medical testing of employees under the ADA.
The EEOC goes on in the guidance to explain that the "business necessity" standard will be met when it is consistent with CDC, FDA, or state/local public health guidance current at the time of testing. In addition, an employer can make an individual determination that testing is a "business necessity" based on the relevant facts and circumstances that exist at the time the testing protocol is executed. Those considerations include:
- the level of community transmission,
- the vaccination status of employees,
- the accuracy and speed of processing the tests,
- the degree to which breakthrough infections are possible for vaccinated employees,
- the ease of transmissibility of the current variants,
- the possible severity of illness from the current variant,
- what types of contacts employees may have with others in the workplace or elsewhere that they are required to work in (e.g., working with medically vulnerable individuals), and
- the potential impact on operations if an employee enters the workplace with COVID.
The EEOC revised other aspects of its guidance as well. It reversed its prior position regarding whether an employer may require antibody testing before permitting employees to re-enter the workplace, citing new CDC guidance that explained that antibody testing may not show whether an employee has a current infection, nor establish that an employee is immune to infection and, as such, does not meet the ADA's "business necessity" exception for medical examinations. Rather, viral screening tests must be used to determine infection status under the circumstances described above.
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Parenting tips: Here's how parents can help children in developing motor skills
Motor development tends to not only involve physical activities but even the child’s brain and motor skills help connect the child to new experiences. So, when a pre-schooler learns how to jump or even kick a ball, it allows him/her to play sports with other kids and learn new skills and social activities.
The first five years are crucial for the development of children. Moreover, the development is seen in the areas such as a motor (physical), communication and language, cognitive and social and emotional. To know more about the importance of motor skills and physical development in children and how parents can help and pay attention to child’s health, we got an expert on board to spill the beans.
What exactly is motor development?
In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Tushar Parikh, Consultant Neonatologist and Paediatrician at Motherhood Hospital in Pune's Kharadi, explained, “It means the physical growth and strengthening of the baby's bones and muscles, and helping him/her to move. Did you know? Motor development can be classified into two categories- the first is the fine motor and the second is the gross motor.”
He elaborated, “Fine motor skills are small movements in the hands, wrists, fingers, feet, toes, lips and tongue. Gross motor skills will allow one to develop muscles that enable babies to hold up their heads, sit and crawl and then walk, run, jump and skip. The development begins from the inner body, along with the head, neck, arms and legs and then moves to the outer body such as hands, feet, fingers, and toes.”
Why child needs motor skills?
According to Dr Tushar Parikh, a child needs motor skills to move and do his/her tasks independently, to develop cognitive, speech and sensory development, to enhance confidence and independence, achieve developmental milestones and even prevent early motor delays and conditions that can hamper one’s development. He pointed out, “Parents will have to work on the motor skills on a daily basis.”
Tips for parents:
Talking about the right time for the baby to develop motor skills, Dr Tushar Parikh said, “It will be imperative for parents to see that the child develops skills as soon as he/she begins to move. You will have to encourage children to keep moving, try and hold things, jump and play on a daily basis.”
Advising how parents can help their children, he suggested, “Place the baby on his/her tummy, and help him/her reach for a toy. You will have to note the baby’s actions and efforts to do so. Do not panic if the baby falls. Try to place a mat or a rug so that the baby doesn't get hurt. Keep the toy on the couch for the child to stretch toward when he/she starts to stand. Make sure to encourage the child to walk, and visit playgrounds and the garden. This will be helpful in the overall growth and development of the child.” | https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/relationships/parenting-tips-here-s-how-parents-can-help-children-in-developing-motor-skills-101658285742291.html | 2022-07-20T05:06:32Z | https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/relationships/parenting-tips-here-s-how-parents-can-help-children-in-developing-motor-skills-101658285742291.html | true | 2 |
Paramount has announced a few updates to its release calendar, delaying upcoming projects like its “A Quiet Place” entry and the John Krasinski-directed “IF” by a few months.
“A Quiet Place: Day One,” which had previously been untitled, will hit theaters on March 8, 2024. The Michael Sarnoski-directed horror film had been set to bow on Sept. 22, 2023.
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Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller and John Krasinski serve as producers on the film, while Allyson Seeger serves as an executive producer. Plot details on the sequel remain under wraps, though the newly announced title suggests a prequel of sorts to the post-apocalyptic series.
The studio’s upcoming film “IF,” directed by John Krasinski and starring Ryan Reynolds. The production has set a new release date of May 24, 2024, after previously being set for Nov. 17, 2023. Krasinski also stars in the film, while the supporting cast includes names such as Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Cailey Fleming, Louis Gossett Jr., Fiona Shaw, Alan S. Kim and Steve Carell
Along with starring in and being credited as the sole writer and producer on “IF,” Krasinski also serves as producer, alongside Reynolds and Allyson Seeger. George Dewey and Alexa Ginsburg serve as executive producers.
“The Tiger’s Apprentice,” a feature adaptation of Laurence Yep’s fantasy novel of the same name, will open a few weeks later than originally scheduled. The film will release on Jan. 19, 2024, as opposed to its original date of December 20, 2023.
The Raman Hui-directed animated feature carries a voice cast that includes Henry Golding, Lucy Liu, Brandon Soo Hoo, Sandra Oh, Michelle Yeoh, Leah Lewis, Kheng Hua Tan, Bowen Yang, Sherry Cola, Deborah S. Craig, Jo Koy and Greta Lee. Yong Duk Jhun and Paul Watling are credited as co-directors.
Jane Startz, Sandra Rabins and Bob Persichetti serve as producers on “The Tiger’s Apprentice,” while Kane Lee, Brian Oliver, Bradley J. Fischer and Valerii An serve as executive producers.
Paramount is handling North American distribution for “Laal Singh Chaddha,” an upcoming Hindi-language film starring Aamir Khan. The film is a remake of 1994’s true blue classic “Forrest Gump,” starring Tom Hanks. Paramount has dated a release for “Laal Singh Chaddha” on Aug. 11.
Speaking of 1990s best picture winners, Paramount has elected to bump its upcoming 25th anniversary release of James Cameron’s “Titanic” by a few months, moving the wide release from Oct. 21 to Feb. 10, 2023.
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Local residents were left fuming at the weekend after back-to-back queues of cars were parked on yellow lines, blocking pavements and front doors of homes on Straiton Place.
Crowds flocked to the popular beauty spot during the heatwave on Monday causing a surge in demand for parking near the promenade which has sparked safety fears.
Councillor Kate Campbell said parking got so bad that vehicles were forced to drive around each other on pavements.
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Cars were crammed in all the way down streets near the beach and right to the bottom of Kings Road with worried locals posting photos on social media warning that it was impossible for vehicles to turn.
Lorries were spotted reversing all the way up the road and emergency vehicles were struggling to gain access, it was claimed.
The problems continued on Tuesday afternoon as local group Spokes Porty urged visitors not to come by car and warning the area is ‘overrun by illegally parked vehicles causing a danger to life.’
Portobello is one of the capital’s busiest spots during the summer with locals and tourists.
Since the start of the pandemic and restrictions on travel during lockdowns, visitor numbers have soared at weekends and on hot days.
But parking problems spiralled over the weekend and continued into Tuesday with reports of coaches parked on streets blocking off front doors to homes.
Councillor Campbell requested additional parking enforcement last week, ahead of the heatwave forecast and was assured this would be arranged.
Now the SNP councillor has written to transport convener Scott Arthur describing the current situation as ‘unacceptable’ and a blight on the lives of residents.
Ms Campbell said: “The parking on streets near the beach is horrendous. It has always been an issue but since lockdown visitors have gone up significantly and no infrastructure is in place to cope with it. I’ve been contacted by people fed up with cars parking along pavements and forcing pedestrians onto roads. Streets near the shore have been mobbed with cars as drivers want to park near the beach. It gets so bad cars end up driving round each other on pavements.
"Some people told me they won’t let their kids leave the tenement stair. It’s very dangerous.
"I was assured enforcement would be increased. But this morning I had to call a coach company after a bus parked right up on the pavement cutting off many people’s access to their tenement flats.
"We need to see people being fined to make them think twice. But to properly deal with this problem in the long run, the council needs to work with the local community to look at options whether it’s one way streets or controlled parking zones. I hope we will also see more intervention from the police, where cars or other vehicles are parked dangerously.
"It has been going on a while now and has to be addressed. It is making travelling on these streets by walking or wheeling dangerous, and it is now impacting on residents’ safety in their homes."
Councillor Scott Arthur, transport and environment convener, said: “There is no doubt the sunny weather we’ve seen this week leads to lots of people flocking to our parks, and beauty spots like the Pentland Hills and Portobello. It’s great that so many people want to enjoy all that’s on offer, but the influx of visitors can, of course, put pressure on areas like this.
“I want to minimize disruption to residents and keep our roads and pavements safe. In Portobello specifically, I have asked the Council to undertake extra visits to deter inconsiderate and dangerous parking. Unfortunately, many of the streets there are unrestricted so the Council can’t carry out enforcement, but I would urge people to report any irresponsible driving to the police. The case for the much-awaited pavement parking ban has never been stronger.
“This weather, and the boost in people out enjoying the sun, can put an extra strain on our services which are delivered within limited resources, and we also must rely on the public to take responsibility by disposing of litter at the next available bin, taking care with BBQs and, of course, parking and driving safely – or ideally consider taking the bus, walking or cycling to the park or beach if possible. That way we can all enjoy our summer together.
“Lastly, I would like to thank the waste, parks and traffic teams for all the work they are doing to keep us safe throughout the heatwave. Their job is difficult all year round, but this heat makes it far more difficult. In the coming months I hope to consider carefully any mismatch between the resources available to these teams, and public expectations of service delivery. This must, however, be done within the anticipated Scottish Government cut to Edinburgh’s budget.” | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/councillor-demands-crackdown-on-appalling-and-dangerous-parking-in-portobello-3774641 | 2022-07-20T05:08:51Z | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/councillor-demands-crackdown-on-appalling-and-dangerous-parking-in-portobello-3774641 | false | 1 |
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Boris Johnson, who is set to leave the post of UK Prime Minister in September, claimed that the opposition, Labour Party as well as the so-called “deep state” would try to rejoin the European Union (EU) once he vacates the office. While the ruling Conservative Party MPs are contesting to replace Johnson in full swing and former UK chancellor Rushi Sunika is leading the race, the embattled PM averred on Monday that him leaving Downing Street “is the end of Brexit”. Johnson’s rise in Britain can be significantly credited to his government’s efforts of carrying out Britain’s exit from the EU.
Johnson also won a confidence vote in the House of Commons on Monday which ensured that he will stay in office until the Tories name his successor on September 5. Notably, the vote was called by the UK government itself as a response to the Labour Party's motion to censure Johnson.
Ahead of the vote, the UK PM said, "Some people will say as I leave office that this is the end of Brexit… and the leader of the opposition and the deep state will prevail in its plot to haul us back into alignment with the EU as a prelude to our eventual return," according to The Independent report.
“We on this side of the House will prove them wrong, won’t we?” he continued while questioning the Tory MPs.
The phrase “deep state” was first popularised by US President Donald Trump who used it to refer to the bureaucrats, diplomats, and intelligence operatives among others who control the government while remaining unelected themselves. Meanwhile, Johnson named Starmer, the Scottish independence movement and the Liberal Democrats in the so-called “deep state”. However, as per media reports, he did not point fingers at any perceived culprits within the civil service.
While Labour leader Keir Starmer campaigned in 2019 to overturn the 2016 referendum to leave the EU, he pledged earlier this month not to attempt to bring the UK back to the bloc. Even though he called the repercussions of Brexit “catastrophic”, he pledged that he would “make it work”. However, Johnson remained sceptical and said, "Be in no doubt, if he were ever to come to power with his hopeless coalition of Liberal Democrats and Scottish nationalists, he [Starmer] would try to do so again at the drop of a hat."
But responding to Johnson’s remarks, the Labour leader said, “The delusion is never-ending…What a relief for the country that they finally got round to sacking him,” as per the report. | https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/uk-news/boris-johnson-claims-plot-by-deep-state-to-rejoin-eu-says-there-will-be-end-of-brexit-articleshow.html | 2022-07-20T05:09:20Z | https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/uk-news/boris-johnson-claims-plot-by-deep-state-to-rejoin-eu-says-there-will-be-end-of-brexit-articleshow.html | false | 1 |
(NEXSTAR) – A micrometeoroid caused “significant uncorrectable damage” to NASA’s $10 billion James Webb Telescope, a new report explains. While experts say the impact was small, it has prompted further investigation.
At 21 feet, Webb’s gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror is the biggest and most sensitive ever sent into space. It’s comprised of 18 segments, one of which was smacked by the bigger than anticipated micrometeoroid in May. Micrometeoroids are fragments of asteroids that are usually smaller than a grain of sand, according to NASA.
At the time, Paul Geithner, technical deputy project manager at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center explained it was known that Webb would have to survive the harsh environment of space, including micrometeoroids.
In a newly released report, Webb’s commissioning team said that while the mirrors and sunshields on the telescope are “expected to slowly degrade from micrometeoroid impacts,” the impact to one specific segment, known as C3, “exceeded prelaunch expectations of damage for a single micrometeoroid.”
Despite this, Webb’s team has determined the overall impact on the telescope is small. Engineers were able to realign Webb’s segments to adjust for the micrometeoroid’s damage.
Webb has been hit by at least six micrometeoroids since its December launch, equal to roughly one impact per month, matching expectations, according to their report. The damage to C3, however, has engineers investigating whether the impact was rare, meaning it could happen once every few years, or if Webb is “more susceptible to damage by micrometeoroids than pre-launch modeling predicted.”
They are now working to determine how other micrometeoroids could impact Webb’s mirrors, how many of these asteroid fragments there are, and whether the telescope should be adjusted to spend less time pointing toward orbital motion, where it may be at greater risk of being struck by a micrometeoroid.
Depending on its fuel usage, and expected degradation to the telescope, Webb could survive for more than 20 years, according to engineers. It launched into space in December from French Guiana in South America and reached its lookout point 1 million miles from Earth in January. Then the lengthy process began to align the mirrors, get the infrared detectors cold enough to operate and calibrate the science instruments, all protected by a sunshade the size of a tennis court that keeps the telescope cool.
Webb’s first images, which gave us the deepest view into both time and distance that we’ve ever seen, were released last week. With one exception, the latest images showed parts of the universe seen by other telescopes. But Webb’s sheer power, distant location off Earth and use of the infrared light spectrum showed them in new light.
The plan is to use the telescope to peer back so far that scientists will get a glimpse of the early days of the universe about 13.7 billion years ago and zoom in on closer cosmic objects, even our own solar system, with sharper focus.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/national/webb-telescope-suffered-uncorrectable-damage-in-micrometeoroid-hit-nasa-report-says/ | 2022-07-20T05:12:22Z | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/national/webb-telescope-suffered-uncorrectable-damage-in-micrometeoroid-hit-nasa-report-says/ | false | 35 |
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow had not seen any desire from Kyiv to fulfil what he described as a preliminary peace deal agreed to in March to end the war in Ukraine, where Russian bombardment continued.
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* There was no immediate response from the Ukrainian government to Putin's remarks. Talks did take place in March but no apparent breakthrough was made.
* Putin held talks with the Iranian Supreme Leader in Tehran, his first trip outside the former Soviet Union since the February invasion of Ukraine.
* The two countries need to co-operate to stay vigilant against "Western deception", the Iranian leader told Putin.
* The White House said, citing intelligence, that Russia was seeking to annex Ukrainian territory by installing proxy officials and establishing the rouble as the currency in Russian-controlled parts of eastern Ukraine.
* Olena Zelenska, the wife of the Ukrainian president, met with U.S. President Joe Biden and his wife Jill in Washington.
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* Ukraine's general staff reported widespread shelling and attacks in various areas of the country.
* At least one person was killed in a Russian missile strike on the centre of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, authorities said.
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* Putin met with Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports from the Black Sea - currently blockaded by Russia forces.
* The European Commission plans to publish on Wednesday a target for EU countries to cut their gas demand ahead of winter and could make it legally binding if necessary.
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"I called my daughter and she says that Maksym is not picking up the phone. He must have been knocked off then," said Valentina, 70, whose son-in-law Maksym was critically injured in a Russian missile strike on the city of Kramatorsk.
(Compiled by Mark Heinrich, Rosalba O'Brien and Michael Perry) | https://denvergazette.com/news/nation-world/ukraine-and-russia-what-you-need-to-know-right-now/article_94a350ea-620f-5f0a-8c69-a7b8c24a719b.html | 2022-07-20T05:14:25Z | https://denvergazette.com/news/nation-world/ukraine-and-russia-what-you-need-to-know-right-now/article_94a350ea-620f-5f0a-8c69-a7b8c24a719b.html | true | 2 |
Raytheon Technologies selected by the Department of Energy to test hydrogen and ammonia as clean power fuel sources
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy for two research and development projects to test the use of hydrogen and ammonia as effective, zero-carbon options for electricity generation.
"These projects are the latest examples of how we're partnering with the Department of Energy to innovate the technologies that will power a cleaner, more sustainable future," said Andreas Roelofs, director of the Raytheon Technology Research Center, the company's central advanced research and development innovation hub in East Hartford, Connecticut.
Under the first project, Raytheon Technologies will validate the capacity to operate Mitsubishi Power Aero's FT4000® gas turbine unit using hydrogen and hydrogen blends as fuel sources. The FT4000® is a land-based variant of Pratt & Whitney's PW4000™ turbofan aircraft engine.
"Hydrogen has an important role to play in enabling the aviation industry's pathway to net zero emissions, and we are focused on developing technologies to maximize the potential opportunities that this zero-carbon fuel source provides," said Geoff Hunt, senior vice president for Engineering and Technology at Pratt & Whitney.
The hydrogen fuel test will complement other work occurring in another development project called the Hydrogen Steam Injected, Inter-Cooled Turbine Engine (HySIITE) project. HySIITE, also supported by the Energy Department, is a Pratt & Whitney-led effort to develop hydrogen-fueled propulsion technology applicable to single-aisle commercial aircraft.
Raytheon Technologies will work with the University of Connecticut School of Engineering on the second Energy Department project to focus on the use of ammonia – which is composed of mostly hydrogen – as a zero-carbon fuel for power-generating turbines. Using ammonia presents several advantages including a pre-existing production and transportation infrastructure that requires much less refrigeration in comparison to hydrogen, and the ability to easily store it as a liquid.
About Raytheon Technologies
Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. With four industry-leading businesses ― Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defense ― the company delivers solutions that push the boundaries in avionics, cybersecurity, directed energy, electric propulsion, hypersonics and quantum physics. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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Eden Prairie Office Space Landlord Announces Reduced Lease Rates
/EIN News/ -- Eden Prairie, July 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eden Prairie, Minnesota -
Sandman Structural Engineers (SSE), a structural engineering company located in Minnesota, has recently announced reduced rental rates for the remaining office space vacancies located in their owner occupied, and recently renovated office building in Eden Prairie. They currently have spaces available at the newly reduced rate of $18.00 per square foot gross. This office space property is know as Crosstown Woods and is located at 10125 Crosstown Circle, Eden Prairie, MN 55344.
The property was previously family owned for several years prior to SSE purchasing the building in August of 2021. SSE is also a tenant in the building, located on the 3rd floor.
Shortly after purchasing the property SSE set out to make some significant updates to the building. ”Those looking for office space options for lease in todays market are looking for nice space at a good value,” says Kurt Sandman the president of SSE, and ownership partner in the building. “We wanted to create a fresh look, which led us to do a complete remodel of the interior common areas including a complete facelift of the hallways and restrooms, along with the addition of a new glass-wall conference room on the 2nd floor. We then extended the improvements to the exterior of the building by creating a large outdoor patio seating area for tenants to enjoy,” Sawyer adds.
The property currently has office spaces available for lease in the 900-8,000 square foot size range. The options vary in size and configuration. Custom buildouts are also available. The property also has underground parking available.
For additional details regarding leasing an office space at the Crosstown Woods location, contact the leasing agent:
Eli Russell
JGM Properties
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612-290-1037
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Point-to-point cameras are coming to WA roads – but don’t bother memorising where they are
A three-month trial of mobile point-to-point speed cameras aims to cut the number of West Australian drivers speeding, using their phones and not wearing seatbelts.
The only fixed point-to-point cameras already in use are along Forrest Highway in the South West, with the new mobile cameras set to be deployed in undisclosed locations within a 200-kilometre radius of Perth.
Road Safety Minister Paul Papalia announced the beginning of the trial on Wednesday and said the cameras were the first of their kind in Australia.
“Because they are point-to-point and come in pairs, we’re able to detect average speed over a set distance ... people won’t know where the cameras are, they won’t know where the second camera is,” he said.
No fines will be handed out to lead-footed drivers during the trial, but Papalia said if the cameras spotted anything “egregious” it could be investigated by police.
“We’ve seen new camera technology result in promising reductions in fatalities in other states, and I am proud to build on this and take the lead in safety camera technology with this trial,” Papalia said.
“With more than 70 per cent of the road fatalities this year occurring in regional areas, a key focus of the trial is testing the safety cameras on a range of regional roads, particularly those where people have sadly lost their lives.”
Papalia said 166 people died on WA roads last year and a further 1587 were seriously injured, with speed and inattention two of the leading contributing factors. Of those who died or were seriously injured, 85 were not wearing a seatbelt.
He said the cameras would help build knowledge about where more enforcement might be needed and where they will be most effectively deployed in future.
“Post-trial, we then have to move to legislate to change the laws to enable the use of these cameras to penalise people,” he said.
WA road safety commissioner Adrian Warner said the presence of more cameras and the fear of getting caught was “the most powerful driver of good behaviour.”
“We can’t have police everywhere, they have other things to do, and these cameras are a very efficient and effective way of creating deterrence,” he said.
Acusensus is the company which designed the cameras and its managing director Alexander Jannink said they were a “sophisticated version of a speed camera.”
“It will detect the speeds using radar of every single vehicle going past, record the licence plate, and also take a really clear photograph of each vehicle and then an artificial intelligence system analyses that,” he said.
“If the driver is using their phone, or is not wearing the seatbelt then an encrypted evidence package is generated and sent through to the authorities.
“If they are found to be fully compliant then that package is deleted.”
WA Police State Traffic Commander Mike Bell said the cameras were “the first time in the world where all these capabilities have been put together into one.”
“It is great that WA is leading the way and I am really keen to see what the outcome of this trial is,” he said. | https://www.smh.com.au/national/western-australia/point-to-point-cameras-are-coming-to-wa-roads-but-don-t-bother-memorising-where-they-are-20220720-p5b331.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national | 2022-07-20T05:23:05Z | https://www.smh.com.au/national/western-australia/point-to-point-cameras-are-coming-to-wa-roads-but-don-t-bother-memorising-where-they-are-20220720-p5b331.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national | false | 8 |
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), yesterday blamed the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, for the delay in resolving the issues between the Federal Government and the university lecturers, resulting in the five month old strike. President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, who stated this at a news conference in Abuja, said that the contentious issues would have been resolved and the strike called off long ago if not for the “overzealousness” of the Minister of Labour and Employment.
Osodeke alleged that Ngige hijacked the negotiation process from the Federal Ministry of Education, even when some progress was being recorded towards resolving the strike. He also accused the minister of taking upon himself the role of the chief negotiator, even after he had admitted that he was not the employer of the university teachers and advised the union to march to the Federal Ministry of Education with their grievances. He said: “The Ministry of Labour and Employment is principally expected to apprehend disputes between employers and employees with a view to settling such disputes.
“The Ministry, normally, should await reports of disputes by either side of the disputes for settlement. “When the Minister apprehends a dispute, he/she must communicate to the parties or their representatives his or her proposal for theresolutionof thedispute.” | https://www.newtelegraphng.com/asuu-blame-ngige-for-prolonged-nationwide-strike/ | 2022-07-20T05:27:18Z | https://www.newtelegraphng.com/asuu-blame-ngige-for-prolonged-nationwide-strike/ | true | 1 |
Jamie Redknapp shared a heartwarming image of himself and his youngest son enjoying the hottest day in the UK’s history as the nation cooked on Tuesday.
As thermometers hit 40C for the first time on these shores, 49-year-old Redknapp took a dip in the paddling pool with eight-month-old Raphael to cool off.
Now married to Swedish model Frida Andersson, with whom he tied the knot last October, Raphael is Jamie’s third child having previously had two boys – Charley, 17, and 13-year-old Beau – with former wife Louise Redknapp.
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The tanned former Liverpool, Tottenham and England star, who began his media career in 2004, played the role of doting dad as he smiled at the camera, with his little one producing a cheeky grin right on cue.
Sharing the snap, Jamie wrote: “Stay cool out there guys.”
The post had been liked around 10,000 times and fans flocked to the comment section to share their reaction.
One person responded: "This is the cutest picture ever."
A second person wrote: "This is a mood," while a third penned: "Daddy son goals!"
Jamie's wife Frida now has a grand total of five children after she and ex-husband, American hedge fund manager, Jonathan Lourie had three boys and a girl.
In an interview with Fabulous, stepmum Frida said she was worried about Jamie’s eldest lad Charley leaving home, saying: “It’s really on my mind. I know I mustn’t stand in his way and I’ve got to encourage him all the way.”
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Jamie turned 49 late last month and Frida shared snaps of them both on Instagram enjoying the sun on a yacht.
Another photo she put up, showed Jamie lying on the floor next to Raphael.
“Happy Birthday Sötnos (sweetheart),” she wrote. “What a smashing guy you are, inside out.
“Cool, super funny, silly, handsome, kind, an amazing daddy to your three boys and the best husband! Love you lots! Have the best day.”
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SINGAPORE, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amber Group remains committed to the overall growth of its business following a successful USD$200 million Temasek-led Series B+ round announced earlier this year. Valued at USD$3 billion, Amber Group operates from a position of strength amid volatilities in the global market. In recent weeks, the company has made significant moves to bolster business resilience and safeguard investors' assets and trust in the company.
Amid ongoing market uncertainty, Amber Group reiterated its commitment to democratizing financial opportunity through a landmark five-year partnership agreement with leading football club Atlético de Madrid. In addition to being the Official Global and Main Partner of Atlético de Madrid starting from the 2022/2023 season, Amber Group is the exclusive Official Digital Wealth and Digital Lifestyle Partner of Atlético de Madrid.
WhaleFin, the company's flagship digital asset platform, serves as the preferred digital asset gateway for Atlético de Madrid's fans, with its logo featured on the front of Atlético de Madrid's football kits this season. Amber Group also has exclusive rights to establish 'Atletiverse', a virtual space co-created by Atlético de Madrid and Amber Group's Web3 platform Openverse. Fans can expect one-of-a-kind fan experiences, and engage with like-minded fans from all over the world in the metaverse.
WhaleFin will also partner with the Atlético de Madrid Foundation to support public education campaigns around sustainability and conservation, and fund key initiatives and research projects in the region.
The partnership agreement was commemorated in a ceremony to kickstart the new football season at the Metropolitan Stadium, Madrid on Sunday, 17 July. For a recap of the ceremony and an exclusive look into 'Atletiverse', you may view it here.
Amber Group announced that it had secured comprehensive insurance coverage for its wallet infrastructure from A-rated insurance provider Arch Syndicate 2012 of Lloyd's of London and insurtech firm OneDegree. This is additionally supported by a multi-year reinsurance partnership with Munich Re. The company is set to continue building out a comprehensive global insurance plan that aggregates to over USD$100 million in coverage, protecting digital assets held in its wallet infrastructure on behalf of clients.
Amber Group acquired Celera Markets Limited, a fully licensed financial group by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong. The acquisition represents a significant milestone for Amber Group as it continues to strengthen its product portfolio, bridging the gap between traditional and digital finance globally. Through this acquisition, Amber Group has secured five types of SFC licence - Type 1, 2, 4, 5 and 9 - which allows the company to carry out a broad range of services that include advising on and dealing in securities and futures contracts as well as providing asset management services.
Amber Group ranked among the top 5, recording a >90 score in the financial services category of the risk-scoring metric by Risktrail, the crypto-focused AML platform of blockchain analytics firm Hoptrail. Based on a select number of key criteria, that includes the number of licensing and registrations worldwide, Amber Group was found to have exceeded its industry peers with 12 regulatory licences, including the licenses in HK, registrations with the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), the U.S. Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN), the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and Japan Financial Services Agency (JFSA), and a member of the Swiss Financial Services Standards Association (VQF). This reflects the company's lasting commitment to compliance, security, and most importantly, investor protection as it strives to continue building trust and confidence in digital assets.
Amber Group is proud to welcome Benjamin Bai as its Chief Legal Officer. Having won numerous prestigious accolades such as the World's Top 300 IP Strategists and World's 50 Most Influential People in IP 2020, Benjamin brings over 25 years of unparalleled experience and knowledge in legal and compliance to Amber Group. A former Vice President and Chief IP and International Litigation Counsel at Ant Group, Benjamin's wealth of experience spanned roles having led a global team to secure the largest blockchain patent filings and grants globally as well as focusing on high-stake IP litigation and licensing for international law firms such as Jones Day and Allen & Overy.
Amber Group most recently rolled out an NFT function on WhaleFin, in an update to its flagship digital asset platform. The latest function integrates the functionality of NFTs as digital assets on WhaleFin, and enables users to easily deposit, withdraw, and display their NFTs on the app.
Amber Group is a leading digital asset platform operating globally with offices in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The firm provides a full range of digital asset services spanning investing, financing, and trading. Amber Group is backed by prominent investors including Sequoia, Temasek, Paradigm, Tiger Global, Dragonfly, Pantera, Coinbase Ventures, and Blockchain.com.
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When Sylvester Stallone publicly insulted Bruce Willis for leaving ‘Expendables 3’
Superstars Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis They have been some of the highest paid actors in Hollywood. Both action stars who often appear on the big screen performing heroic deeds to save people from all kinds of evil … even together. Although their relationship has sometimes not been ideal…
Both action stars teamed up for the blockbuster franchise ‘The Expendables’ in 2010., film also starred other action stars like Jason Statham, Jet Li and Dolph Lundgren. The first installment – they’re shooting the fourth now, and that’s all we know about it – centered around a team of muscular guys and became an immediate box-office hit.
In the first two installments of the action franchise, Bruce Willis, now retired from movies due to illness, played the role of the mysterious CIA agent Mr. When the actor was approached for The Expendables 3 in 2013, rumors suggest he was offered $3 million for just four days of work. However, the actor demanded 4 million dollars and left the project when his cache was not met. Sylvester Stallone wasted no time finding a replacement for Willis. Various names were speculated, but Stallone recruited Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford, then shared the news on Twitter as well.
After Ford signed on in August 2013, Stallone tweeted: “WILLIS OUT… HARRISON FORD IN!!!!” The actor then followed up with another cracking tweet from his former partner: “Greedy and lazy… A SURE FORMULA FOR CAREER FAILURE.”
Bruce Willis, now just 65 years old and one of the great transformations in the history of cinema, reacted to Sylvester Stallone’s tweet at the time. He told Express: “Explosions are one of the most boring parts of my job. When you’ve seen a few fireballs, it’s not exciting anymore. Some of my audience enjoys explosions, but to be honest, I find them a bit boring.” Willis then discussed the tax side of negotiations, saying that the genre has a reputation for making a lot of money. He said: “I’ve worked on all kinds of movies, but the action ones are the ones that generate the most income. I like to earn a lot of moneybut I do all kinds: small productions, megaprojects, medium, even science fiction”.
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Dan Cox wins Republican nomination for Maryland governor, Democratic race too close to call
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- Daniel L. CoxAmerican politician
- Donald Trump45th President of the United States
- Kelly M. SchulzAmerican politician
- Larry HoganAmerican politician
- Peter FranchotAmerican politician
BALTIMORE — Del. Dan Cox defeated former state Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz to win the Republican nomination for governor in a competitive race that pit two sides of the GOP against each other.
Cox, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, was leading Schulz, who Republican Gov. Larry Hogan had supported as his hand-picked successor, 56% to 40% when The Associated Press called the race slightly after 11 p.m.
In the Democratic primary, early voting numbers and initial batches of in-person votes from Tuesday’s primary day showed former nonprofit leader Wes Moore leading the crowded nine-person field, followed by former U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez and state Comptroller Peter Franchot. The Associated Press had not called that race, for which a large pool of still uncounted mail-in ballots could make the difference.
Schulz spoke to her supporters at an event in Annapolis shortly around 10:30 p.m., urging caution before the race had been called.
“As all of you know, right now, we are behind in this race, but it is not over,” Schulz said. “The fact is that all of the votes won’t be counted until Thursday. We knew this. We knew this going into today.”
She added, “In America, and in Maryland, we count every vote. Every single one of them.”
At least 385,000 voters had cast ballots before polls opened — either during in-person early voting or by returning mail-in ballots, according to the State Board of Elections.
But election officials cannot open the hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots until 10 a.m. Thursday. That’s the start of the period under state law in which those envelopes can be opened and the ballots scanned. It’s a process that will take days, and in some cases weeks, as local election boards handle an influx of such ballots, which became popular during the pandemic.
The Democratic candidates and their supporters were bracing for a lengthy wait but also projecting confidence Tuesday night.
“While we believe in counting every vote, I can tell you because of the hard work of everybody here, we are excited for all those votes to be counted. Because when those votes are counted, we feel very good about where we’re going to be,” Moore said.
As of 11:15 p.m., Moore led with 37% compared to Perez’s 27% and Franchot’s 20%.
Former U.S. Department of Education Secretary John B. King, who was among the leading fundraisers and spenders in the Democratic field, conceded at his election night party. Former Clinton White House official Jon Baron also dropped out, acknowledging he will not be the nominee.
“Sadly, at this point, it will not be us,” King said over Facebook Live at 10 p.m.
In another contested race — the 1st Congressional District Democratic primary — former state Del. Heather Mizeur defeated former Foreign Service Officer R. David Harden to face Republican incumbent Andy Harris in November. Mizeur led Harden 69% to 31% with more than half of precincts reporting as of 11 p.m.
‘Patience is key’
The governor’s race, the highest-profile contest facing voters this year, culminated in an unusually large field of well-funded candidates who boasted significant political resumes.
Together they spent millions getting their messages out to voters — focusing on rising crime, the economy and education for more than a year while abortion, guns and the environment became focal points in the final weeks after new U.S. Supreme Court rulings.
By the time polls closed Tuesday, candidates were surrounding themselves with supporters and staff, waiting eagerly to see if their work would pay off.
Moore, a first-time candidate who became the premier fundraiser and attraction for endorsements among Maryland Democrats, was in Baltimore, where supporters were eating hors d’oeuvres while MSNBC played on a projector.
“I’m thinking tonight, without counting the mail-in ballots and things like that, I think we’re going to leave out of here feeling pretty good,” Moore supporter Daniel Jordan, 65, of Upper Marlboro, said at the candidate’s primary night party at R. House in Remington.
Jordan, who said his wife has known Moore for years, said he supported Moore partially because of his career experience, particularly in the nonprofit world and in the military.
Supporters of Perez, a former Democratic National Committee chairman and Montgomery County councilman in addition to his time in the Obama administration, packed a sweaty rooftop of a Bethesda sports bar an hour after polls closed.
Travis Sneed, the brother-in-law of Shannon Sneed, Perez’s running mate, said he feels positive about the eventual outcome, despite the wait for returns.
“Patience is key. I think they’ll push through,” Travis Sneed said of the anticipated day or weeklong wait for election returns. “I’m treating it like my stocks. I don’t look every day.”
At Franchot’s event in Bowie, supporters were gathered around a television showing returns while the four-term state official mingled with the crowd.
Julian Min, a Baltimore Police Department homicide detective and Franchot supporter at the candidate’s party, said he’d volunteered for Franchot and appreciated how the comptroller sought input from the Asian American community, including the Korean Society of Baltimore. Min is the president of that group.
“He’s just out there,” Min, 50, said of Franchot’s approach to campaigning. “He came to us.”
Cox, whose grassroots campaign was primarily run by him and his family members, was in Frederick County, both his and Schulz’s hometown, while she was in Annapolis.
At a fire and rescue company meeting hall in Emmitsburg, Cox thanked former President Donald Trump as he told a crowd of several hundred supporters that he was winning an hour after the polls closed and returns showed him ahead, 52% to 44%. Cox, who was endorsed by Trump, has embraced election fraud theories spread by Trump in 2020.
Kevin Olkowski, 23, a graduate student in accounting at Towson University, said at Schulz’s party that neither campaign did a good job in getting through to people that there was an election in the middle of the summer.
”I know people within the last week or two that didn’t have a clue who was running for governor,” Olkowski said.
Voters head to the polls
All the candidates had spent the day talking to voters at polling locations, where signs pointed to potentially lower turnout than in past years.
Foot traffic was light at many polling places, although voters like Joel Evans, a Randallstown resident and student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, said they were eager to cast ballots in person, instead of by mail.
Evans cast his ballot at Liberty Senior Center in Randallstown.
“Voting in person is more important than just mailing in because when you come in, people are seeing you vote. It’s not behind closed doors,” Evans, 21, said. “If people see you do it, then they will most likely do it, as well.”
Issues, including abortion rights and education, motivated some voters who arrived early Tuesday at polling places. Dawn Fuller, 57, a government contractor and Catonsville resident, said abortion rights were at the forefront of her mind. Though access to abortions appears secure in Maryland, she remained concerned about laws restricting them elsewhere as she cast her ballot at Woodbridge Elementary School.
“You don’t really know,” Fuller said. “I mean, unless you go out and vote for the people you think will stop doing that stuff.”
Also at Liberty Senior Center in Randallstown, Nadia Ankrah, a 33-year-old nurse and Randallstown resident, said her main concern this primary season was school safety, specifically school shootings.
“You don’t want to take your child to school and then be afraid, wonder, ‘Are they going to come back?’” Ankrah said.
At some polling locations, a shortage of election judges delayed their scheduled 7 a.m. openings or kept them understaffed throughout the day. Local elections directors warned for weeks that the primary — delayed by legal challenges to redistricting — was pushed into prime vacation time, thereby limiting their ability to recruit poll workers.
“It’s one of those situations where, ‘We told you so,’” said Baltimore City Elections Director Armstead Jones. “Everybody is short.”
Harford County Elections Director Stephanie Taylor said the county was more than 150 judges short of its goal of 742. Some polling sites were understaffed, but none was prevented from greeting voters, she said.
In Carroll County, some judges quit just hours ahead of precincts opening, though with a relatively low turnout, precincts were staffed adequately, said Katherine Berry, the county’s election director.
Nikki Charlson, deputy administrator for the State Board of Elections, said the number of locations that had delays was “not a lot.”
Despite the challenges of administering this year’s primary, it was still a smooth process for most voters.
Bonnie Rice, an 84-year-old Linthicum resident who said her priority as a Republican voter was tax increases, voted at a new polling site because of redistricting. She said it was easier to cast her ballot than it had been in years.
“There was no line, and then they had someone waiting at the door for me,” Rice said.
How many people voted?
Official turnout numbers will not be known for days, though political observers had predicted lower-than-usual numbers because of the delayed primary and because fewer people showed up for early voting compared to previous years.
During the last gubernatorial election, in 2018, 29% of Democrats and 22% of Republicans turned out in a primary in which Hogan was unopposed for his party’s nomination for a second term and Democrats had a competitive intraparty race to go up against him. Two years later, when the presidential election headlined the ballot, 42% of Maryland voters showed up for the primary.
This year, about 4.8% of the nearly 3.8 million eligible voters cast ballots during early voting. That was fewer than the 6.2% of voters who turned out for the same period in 2018, though some attributed the decline to the newfound interest in mail-in voting.
More than 500,000 voters requested mail-in ballots this year — far above the mere 30,000 who voted by mail ballot in 2018.
More than 200,000 of those ballots were received by local boards of election by the end of the day Monday, according to state data. Not all of the remaining mail ballots will be returned, but those that are postmarked by July 19 and received by July 29 will be counted.
And with huge swaths of voters telling pollsters they remained undecided as voting began, those mail-in ballots could make all the difference.
As the returns eventually come in, political observers are expecting the winning Democrat to garner as little as 30% of the vote — a factor of such a sprawling group of candidates where nobody had been able to pull away with a significant lead.
Only one major candidate, former Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker, dropped out after the filing deadline in April. His name remained on the ballot for Democratic voters, and early returns showed he had pulled in around 4% of the vote, which was more than other major candidates like King, Baron and former Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler.
Baker was the runner-up in the same race four years ago. He garnered nearly 172,000 votes — 29.3% — to Democratic nominee Ben Jealous’ almost 232,000 votes, or 39.6%.
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(Baltimore Sun reporters Hannah Gaskill, Christine Condon, Darcy Costello, Jean Marbella, Lilly Price, Jeff Barker, Caitlyn Freeman and Baltimore Sun Media reporters Dan Belson and Jason Fontelieu contributed to this article.)
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Tipton County Resident Pleads Guilty to Theft
Covington, Tennessee - The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to Adam Wade Kelley pleading guilty Monday to theft. Kelley, 45, was sentenced to eight years supervised probation.
Honorable Judge Blake Neill ordered Kelley to pay $273,963.22 in restitution to the state before entering the plea and to forfeit $9,037.78 of seized funds.
Kelley pleaded guilty to theft of property over $60,000. This charge stemmed from his failure to remit sales tax collected from customers at Wyatt Earp’s Steak House.
“The Department of Revenue has always been committed to making sure Tennessee’s tax laws and procedures are applied uniformly to ensure fairness,” Revenue Commissioner David Gerregano said. “We can never allow individuals engaged in fraudulent tax activity to have a competitive advantage over honest Tennesseans.”
The Department pursued the criminal case in cooperation with District Attorney Mark Davidson’s office. Citizens who suspect violations of Tennessee's revenue laws should call the toll-free tax fraud hot line at (800) FRAUDTX (372-8389).
The Department of Revenue is responsible for the administration of state tax laws and motor vehicle title and registration laws and the collection of taxes and fees associated with those laws. The department collects about 87 percent of total state revenue. During the 2020 fiscal year, it collected $15.1 billion in state taxes and fees and more than $3.2 billion in taxes and fees for local governments. To learn more about the department, visit www.tn.gov/revenue.
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Owusu Bempah says Akufo-Addo not listening to God
Owusu Bempah reveals strained relationship with President
Owusu Bempah says Ghana is gone to IMF because President is not listening
Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah has disclosed that he no longer has a close relationship with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo because the president is no longer listening to God.
In an interview posted on the YouTube channel of RTV Ghana, the preacher known as ‘The Nation’s Prophet,’ is heard lamenting how Akufo-Addo’s countenance towards matters of God has dipped.
Asked whether he was mistaken to have backed the President spiritually in his days in opposition, Bempah insisted that he did what was told to him by God at the time.
He likened his current relationship with the president to that of Saul and Samuel in the Bible, positing that he was Samuel – a man simply directed by God to anoint His chosen one. Whiles Akufo-Addo was Saul – the chosen one who disobeyed God and was visited with hard times.
“Samuel was asked to anoint Saul to become president, things did not go well, things went rough and that was because Saul became stubborn and was not listening to God and Samuel, so Samuel distanced himself from Saul.
“When Samuel tried to intervene at a point, God asked him to stay off because Saul had showed disobedience and so I see that the pure heart Akufo-Addo for which God chose him, has changed.
“He doesn’t listen to God anymore, and the prayers that clergymen used to say for him, he doesn’t allow it any longer. So, if you like him to Saul, it is the same thing, Samuel was only instructed by God to anoint Saul because he was God’s own choice,” he stressed.
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'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect' to premiere on Prime Video
There is no update yet regarding the streaming of the films Hindi and English version.Rocketry The Nambi Effect is produced by Tricolour Films and Varghese Moolan Pictures.
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Actor R Madhavan's directorial debut ''Rocketry: The Nambi Effect'' is set to have its digital premiere on Prime Video on July 26, the streamer announced on Wednesday. The biographical drama, based on the life of Nambi Narayanan, a former scientist and aerospace engineer of the Indian Space Research Organisation, released theatrically on July 1.
''Rocketry'' was headlined by Madhavan, who had also written and produced the film.
On Prime Video, the film will be available in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.
Madhavan said he is thrilled to see how the film would be received on the streaming platform.
''Essaying this role and helming this incredible story of Nambi sir was very crucial, and I’m glad that we will be able to reach many more households to inspire, enlighten and entertain through Amazon Prime Video,'' he added. The film's Tamil version had south star Suriya in a guest appearance, while its Hindi version featured Shah Rukh Khan in the same role. There is no update yet regarding the streaming of the film's Hindi and English version.
''Rocketry: The Nambi Effect'' is produced by Tricolour Films and Varghese Moolan Pictures.
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Plenty remains unsettled when it comes to the Detroit Lions’ depth chart heading into the 2022 season.
Much of this will be settled in the upcoming weeks, as the Lions are set to begin training camp on Wednesday, July 27.
The Lions have to sort out starters at certain positions, while finding reliable depth options in areas where a starter is entrenched.
From afar, this makes for an intriguing preseason slate.
The Lions will be featured on the HBO show, “Hard Knocks”, which chronicles a team’s day-to-day activities during training camp. With so many position battles, the show is certain to feature plenty of drama and competition.
Here’s a ranking (from least to most important) of the upcoming position battles that will shake out during the Lions’ training camp and preseason schedule.
KICKER
Riley Patterson was a blessing in disguise for the Lions. After joining the team in Week 10, he finished the year perfect on extra points while missing just one field goal over the season’s final seven games.
Despite this reliability, the Lions brought back Austin Seibert to once again compete for the job. Seibert was claimed off waivers after the preseason and finished 10-of-12 before undergoing surgery and missing the remainder of the season.
Though Patterson was dependable, he missed his only attempt from 50-plus yards in 2021. Seibert, meanwhile, went 1-for-2.
Last season, the Lions were in a similar predicament with competing kickers Randy Bullock and Zane Gonzalez. Both were cut after the preseason, with Seibert being claimed off waivers later. It’s unlikely that this competition will end with both kickers being out of a job, but a leader is far from decided.
NO. 3 RUNNING BACK
Detroit has two established starters in D’Andre Swift and Jamaal Williams. Both will get their share of touches while helping quarterback Jared Goff both on the ground and through the air. There’s no doubts about the pecking order at the top of this position’s depth chart.
However, the third contributor at the position remains up in the air. Detroit has options that contributed last year, though none ran away from the pack at the spot. Craig Reynolds, Godwin Igwebuike and Jermar Jefferson all saw time in the backfield but produced mixed results.
Reynolds was a story to behold last year, famously meeting many of his teammates in the huddle during the Lions’ first preseason game. Eventually, he caught on with the practice squad before making the roster late in the season and producing a 112-yard game on the ground in a win over Arizona. He finished the 2021 campaign with 230 yards on 55 carries, good for a solid 4.2 yards per rush attempt.
Igwebuike served as a return man last season and showed versatility out of the backfield but dealt with fumble issues that could plague him in his quest to win the job. Jefferson, meanwhile, may have the inside track as a 2021 seventh-round pick.
A dark horse candidate is 2022 undrafted free agent Greg Bell. An injury suffered in the pre-draft process hurt his stock, but some believe he is skilled enough to have a fighting chance at making the roster.
Deliberation aside, this is truly an open race between four players who have their specific skills. In a pinch, a player like Igwebuike who can contribute in several ways may have the upper hand.
BACKUP TIGHT END
Much like the running back position, the Lions have an established starter at tight end in T.J. Hockenson. Heading into a contract year, Hockenson is certainly a player to monitor.
However, there is legitimate intrigue as to who will serve as the backup to the Iowa product. Last year, Detroit leaned on undrafted free agent Brock Wright and 25-year-old Shane Zylstra in the latter stages of the season.
Both Wright and Zylstra are back and will contend for the spot. In the offseason, Detroit added free agents Garrett Griffin and Devin Funchess to compete for the job as well.
Griffin is a blocking tight end who played for the New Orleans Saints during Campbell’s time as the tight ends coach there, so he may have an advantage. Funchess, meanwhile, is a converted receiver who hasn’t played in an NFL game since 2019.
This competition seems wide open, as there’s little to call upon in terms of experience. It’s worth mentioning that fullback Jason Cabinda could also see time at this position, so Detroit may prioritize keeping the best blocker of this group.
STARTING LINEBACKER
Head coach Dan Campbell called the ongoing competition for the starting linebacker spots, “a bloodbath.” He made it clear that the team would feel good about the players left standing at the end of the competition.
Right now, veteran Alex Anzalone has an inside track at one of the two available positions due to his experience with defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn’s scheme from a season ago. He started all 14 games he played in during the 2021 campaign, and amassed a total of 78 tackles. He also recorded a sack and interception each.
Recent free agent signing Chris Board began his career with the Baltimore Ravens as predominately a special teamer but saw his role on defense increase each year. He could help replace Jalen Reeves-Maybin, who is off to Houston, and earn a starting role.
Two young options at the position are second-year backer Derrick Barnes and rookie Malcolm Rodriguez. Barnes struggled in pass coverage a season ago but is a player that Campbell and company would love to see succeed. Rodriguez, meanwhile, is undersized and could start the year at the bottom.
There’s also Jarrad Davis, who is back in Detroit after a season with the New York Jets. He will compete for the job, but there is belief that he could have more success playing in an edge-rushing role.
Other potential candidates include Anthony Pittman, Josh Woods and Shaun Dion Hamilton.
BACKUP QUARTERBACK
There’s no question that Goff will be back in the saddle for a second year as the Lions’ starter behind center. His future beyond 2022 is hinged on his performance this season, but his job is safe for the coming year.
Behind him, Detroit has questions. Tim Boyle and David Blough were both re-signed in the offseason and will duel for the backup job. Boyle missed the first half of the season after suffering an injury in the 2021 preseason finale but reclaimed the backup spot when he returned.
With Goff sidelined for three games last year, Boyle was the one who got the chance to start. He struggled in his three starts, throwing three touchdowns against six interceptions. Blough has had an opportunity, starting five games in 2019 with former starter Matthew Stafford sidelined.
The Purdue product went winless in his five starts. Because of the lack of proven success, it’s clear that this is an open race. Boyle has tantalizing arm strength that likely gives him the edge but he will need to show more consistency if he wants to lock up the position.
STARTING CORNERBACK
Amani Oruwariye will start at cornerback on one side of the Lions’ defense. Opposite him? That’s where it becomes uncertain.
Jeff Okudah is among the top storylines heading into the 2022 season. Once the third overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, he hasn’t lived up to expectations. Injuries have been tough to overcome, as he’s played in a total of 10 games over his first two professional seasons.
Okudah will compete with Will Harris and recent free agent acquisition Mike Hughes among others. Though he has a chance to win the outside job, a move to slot corner could also be beneficial for the former Ohio State star.
Hughes is among the most experienced options in the defensive back room, having played four seasons and a total of 41 games. The Lions are hoping for him to be an immediate contributor in some capacity.
Harris, meanwhile, is a hybrid safety-corner who raised eyebrows with his performance at the latter position late in the season. His versatility is viewed as an asset to the defense.
Okudah will have plenty of chances to win the job, but Detroit will certainly evaluate other options. Time is running out for the former top pick, so his performance in training camp is paramount to his future.
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Gators get an early offer in on this rising 2024 power forward
Local power forward prospect Sammie Yeanay added the Gators to his offer sheet when the team made their interest in him official with an offer on Thursday. If this bit of news slipped below your radar, don’t worry too much. Yeanay is presently unranked by the 247Sports national board, it’s very early in the 2024 recruiting cycle, and I have yet to spell his name correctly on the first try.
This isn’t the first time Yeanay has popped up in Gators news. He took an unofficial visit on campus in late June, hosted by associate head coach Carlin Hartman and incoming transfer Alex Fudge. He’s familiar with the Gainesville area already, being an attendee of The Rock School, just a 20-minute drive from the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
Nonetheless, it’s still important for the player and staff to get a feel for each other in person and show off athletic facilities. Evidently, it went well, with the offer coming just two weeks later.
Yeanay’s length is the first thing that stands out about him. He’s listed as having a 6-foot-7.5-inch frame, and as you can see in his recruiting pictures above, he’s not just a rail. That physicality has earned him some notice, and Prep Hoops recently ranked him as the second-best player in the state.
With the Gators’ offer in hand, he can boast a pretty good offer list for such an early phase in the 2024 cycle. In addition to Florida, he also has offers from ‘Bama and Texas Tech, which are impressive offers to pull down for a non-five-star prospect who is over two years away from playing his first college game.
Keep an eye on Yeanay. He’s not a star yet, but he’s local and on the rise. Those are the ingredients for a future fan favorite if he winds up wearing Orange and Blue.
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Here's why Omicron variant is highly transmissible, New study finds out
6 min read . Updated: 20 Jul 2022, 08:39 AM ISTThe study published in the journal 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences' (PNAS) on July 19, suggests that Omicron mutations increase the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 virus-like particles and decrease antibody neutralisation. | https://www.livemint.com/news/world/heres-why-omicron-variant-is-highly-transmissible-new-study-finds-out-11658284616232.html | 2022-07-20T06:17:06Z | https://www.livemint.com/news/world/heres-why-omicron-variant-is-highly-transmissible-new-study-finds-out-11658284616232.html | true | null |
Early Trading Has Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) on the Move for July 19
Equities Staff Follow |Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (NYSE:SHO) is active in pre-market trading today, July 19, with shares gaining 7.59% from the last closing price.
The stock is down 14.66% year-to-date and posted 4.71% higher over the last 5 days.
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Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. is a lodging real estate investment trust ('REIT') that as of the date of this release has interests in 17 hotels comprised of 9,017 rooms. Sunstone's business is to acquire, own, asset manage and renovate or reposition hotels considered to be Long-Term Relevant Real Estate®, the majority of which are operated under nationally recognized brands, such as Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt.
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BERLIN, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fraugster, a payment intelligence company which is the first player to offer compliance, chargeback protection, risk management solutions and credit scoring via one AI platform and one integration, today announced the publication of its first Payment Intelligence Report 2022. This provides insight into key Compliance, Fraud Risk and Revenue Uplift trends in the market. Information from 60B data points and 80M individual transactions in 2021 were analyzed by the Fraugster team. Findings highlight the latest fraud tactics being deployed against Payment Service Providers (PSPs), Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) suppliers and Merchants in Travel, Physical and Digital Goods, challenges and opportunities for BNPL players, chargeback trends, popular fraud types, PSD2 impacts, and future trends for 2022 and beyond.
Research highlights:
Fraud attack findings
- 109% Increase in Identity fraud
- 70% rise in Gift Card fraud
- 52% Increase in Account Takeover (ATO ) attacks
Checkout/Basket facts
- Average Order Value by Vertical: BNPL €146, Travel €580, Physical Goods: €147, Digital Goods €20
- Preferred shopping times based on the number of orders
Sanction information
- Top sanctioned countries: Russia, Iran, Syria and North Korea
- Total AML fines in 2021 amounted to € 2.5B, with over 80 institutions being fined.
Chargeback data
- 46% of the total chargebacks were filed within a span of 60 days
- 15% (pre-pandemic) to over 50% (pandemic peak) increase in angry chargebacks
- Average chargeback by value by vertical: Travel € 710, Gaming: €25, Fashion: €220
- Total cost of chargeback to the merchant is 2.9x the value of chargebacks
BNPL snapshot
- Bad debts as a percentage of total outstanding debt for Credit Cards stood only at 5.30% compared to an estimated 9.55% for Buy Now Pay Later providers.
- 62% growth of new user group adopting BNPL (18-24 age bracket)
3DS data
- 20-50% of a merchant's transaction flow is redirected to frictionless 3DS
- Decrease in Issuer declines post 3DS, compensates for customer drop-offs, therefore, balancing overall acceptance rate.
Vertical quick dives
- Airlines lost over €6.5B to fraud in 2021, which is equivalent to the global average cost of 24,000 flight tickets with fraud losses amounting to 1.5% of total global airline revenue.
- Total direct fraud losses for digital goods (consisting of gaming, gambling and gift cards) amounted to €3.58B in 2021, with over €13.72B worth of genuine transactions lost due to false positives.
- Fashion had the highest percentage contribution to revenue i.e., 28%, followed by home and living (22%), electronics (19%), food and personal care (18%) and furniture (13%). Nearly €69.65 B from the total revenue for physical goods was lost to fraud in 2021.
Christian Mangold, Fraugster CEO says "We are excited to publish the first edition of our Payment Intelligence Report 2022. By researching our own data we gleaned information about Compliance, Fraud Risk and Revenue Uplift that will enable us to make adjustments where required to ensure that our merchants can minimize fraud and maximize revenues."
To view the complete Payment Intelligence Report 2022, please click here.
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Fraugster is a Berlin based payments intelligence company that helps the e-commerce ecosystem to minimize fraud and maximize revenue by making smarter real-time business decisions. We help our customers solve multiple use cases by giving them access to various, interoperable products via one integration.
Fraugster has developed one of the most accurate AI fraud prevention solutions on the market and is backed by some of Europe's most reputable deeptech investors from Earlybird to Speedinvest, CommerzVentures and Munich Re Ventures. Further information can be found at https://www.fraugster.com/
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Barr & Trump's soiled reputations
By PeraclesPlease on Sun, 03/20/2022 - 2:48am |Elie Honing leads with Barr's embarrassing, corrupt and revealing texts:
https://cafe.com/elies-note/note-from-elie-bill-barrs-revisionist-bs/
And then there's Barr's dishonest book promotion tour:
Trump immediately declares Barr stupid, which is one way he always gives his accomplices more cred - by criticizing them the must be honest. But no, both Barr and Trump are lying, self-serving shits. As is Bolton, but at least he served more of a purpose. Wait for Pompeo to get going. Who else?
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Lincoln Project people still trying to do their part, I see:
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 1:19pm
The Bulwark's stance on the two laid out clear as a bell:
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 2:38pm
^ got to admit , can't get it out of my mind that if a black guy or an Antifa radical was arrested like that, being told to strip to his undies, we'd never hear the end of the humiliating racist bastard cops thing. (Though I will acknowledge that his tribe is probably bitching a blue streak on the internet somewhere about it, after all they are big players in victim olympics and "ACAB" too.)
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 6:53pm
this article on the first Jan. 6 trial makes clear how much work and time it takes to collect evidence and defend challenged charges if the defense lawyers are good ones
and that's for someone who was actually on the Capitol grounds. Throw in a pandemic delaying things.
You can't "lock em up" based on accusations in the media or by opposing politicians, that's not the way our system works. If people have the money to pay lawyers and the stamina to have charges hanging over their head while they are challenged, they might just be able to do that to the end of their lives. (Those without the money and/or stamina take the plea deal.)
Yeah, reputation is the thing that is the punishment in the meantime, justly or not. (Hence the common line once an accused is exonerated "where does xxx go to get their reputation back?")
Just sayin'
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/09/2022 - 10:53am
so Merrick Garland finally addresses those NCD-types:
I guess it all depends what your definition of "urgent" is. There's legal system "urgent", and then there's lynch-em-now we-all-know-they're-enemies-and-criminals "urgent", with which it's likely you lose the case....
by artappraiser on Thu, 03/10/2022 - 11:57am
now here's where I as a taxpayer would support some defunding of "police"
by artappraiser on Sat, 03/12/2022 - 12:29pm
It's all Pence's fault. (Perhaps wishing what he calls "the people" would have actually been successful at hanging him?)
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/16/2022 - 7:10pm
she clearly thinks they will not select him as candidate, just using him as a cash cow -
Maggie Haberman also retweeted -
by artappraiser on Mon, 03/21/2022 - 10:01pm
John Dean says (found retweeted by that evil supporter of law and order and policing, Peter Moskos)
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/23/2022 - 7:51pm
Opinion: Forget what you heard. The DOJ’s Jan. 6 probe is moving at a good pace.
By Randall D. Eliason Contributing columnist @ WashingtonPost.com, today at 3:20 p.m. EDT
For months, critics of the Justice Department’s investigation into the events of Jan. 6, 2021, have complained that prosecutors appeared to be focusing only on the rioters at the Capitol and not on higher-level targets. Then this week, we learned that over the past two months prosecutors have issued subpoenas to a number of individuals involved in planning, funding and executing the “Save America” rally, including people close to then-President Donald Trump. The response from the critics has been a mixture of professed relief that something is finally happening and continued complaints that the entire process is still moving too slowly.
I think these critics continue to have it wrong. All indications are that the Justice Department is pursuing this massive, unprecedented investigation methodically and aggressively. I’d argue that the progress has been impressively fast. And now, a little more than a year into the investigation, things are unfolding at an increasingly rapid clip.
There are hard truths behind the old saying about the wheels of justice grinding slowly. Large criminal investigations such as this involve the painstaking process of gathering massive amounts of evidence, assembling successful cases against lower-level participants, persuading them to cooperate, and using that to build progressively more serious cases against higher-level actors. Many of these steps involve reluctant defendants, defense attorneys, judges and court calendars, and they take time.
All indications are that the Jan. 6 investigation is following this classic “up the ladder” model. Initially, we heard primarily about the prosecutions of hundreds of individual rioters. More recently, larger conspiracy indictments of members of the militia groups the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys brought more serious charges against individuals who played key roles in planning the assault on the Capitol. And now we have news of grand jury subpoenas directed at even higher-level targets, providing additional evidence of the investigative work that is going on out of public view. These are all signs of a large, complex investigation proceeding about as we should expect.
Hopes for fast action at the very top of the ladder were raised this week when U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, hearing a civil case involving efforts to obtain emails from former Trump attorney John Eastman, ruled that it was “more likely than not” Trump himself had committed crimes attempting to overturn the election. I’ve seen even some lawyers suggest that the Justice Department could now simply take the judge’s ruling to the grand jury and get an indictment next week. But that’s not how any of this works.
Sure, getting an indictment is relatively easy if that’s your only goal; the standard is only probable cause. But prosecutors may seek an indictment only if they believe they have evidence that would likely convince a unanimous jury of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in a trial where that evidence would be subject to challenge and witnesses subject to cross-examination.
Convincing a judge in a civil hearing that a crime “more likely than not” occurred is a walk in the park compared with convicting a defendant at trial. No competent prosecutor would claim that Carter’s ruling means they now have enough to indict. And Carter relied only on information already publicly available, not on some new bombshell evidence. So while his finding was noteworthy, it provides no basis for the Justice Department to abandon its methodical investigation and suddenly rush to indict [....]
by artappraiser on Fri, 04/01/2022 - 5:57pm
Opinion: Trump’s lies are failing in Georgia. That’s good news for all of us.
By Greg Sargent Columnist @WashingtonPost.com, today at 11:15 a.m. EDT
We’re at a hinge point in our politics: In the coming weeks, we will get a clearer sense of the influence that Donald Trump wields over GOP primaries. Nowhere is this more pressing than in Georgia, where Trump has staked a great deal on his endorsements of a slate of Trumpist candidates who are challenging establishment Republican incumbents.
Trump’s candidates may be in trouble, and some observers are interpreting as a sign of his weakening hold on the GOP. But something else is on the ballot, too: Whether running on a vow to subvert future election losses by any means necessary will be a political winner for Republicans going forward.
In a new report on the Georgia primaries, NPR finds that Republicans in the state have little confidence that Trump’s candidate for governor will prevail. Trump has endorsed former senator David Perdue, who is running a primary challenge to sitting Gov. Brian Kemp.
Trump endorsed Perdue for the express reason that Kemp refused to help Trump steal the 2020 election. But Perdue “lags behind Kemp in fundraising and polling,” reports NPR, and Georgia Republicans say Kemp appears likely to hang on.
That’s because Kemp is still seen as conservative, due to things like his opposition to covid-19 mandates and his support for Georgia’s voter suppression law. Republican voters appear to think Kemp delivered for them, despite refusing to irredeemably corrupt himself on Trump’s behalf. Indeed, as Josh Kraushaar reports, Perdue is trailing Kemp even though most GOP voters do know Trump endorsed him, a clear sign his 2020 lies may be falling flat.
If Perdue loses, it will be a comeuppance for one of the sleaziest political hustlers we’ve seen in some time. Perdue’s argument basically amounts to pitching himself as more willing than Kemp to debase himself and corrupt our democracy for the Trumpist cause [....]
by artappraiser on Fri, 04/01/2022 - 6:07pm
Trump gets attention for saying he lost election
BY KELSEY CAROLAN - 04/05/22 3:53 PM ET
If he keeps doing it, that would be his greatest flip-flop yet, YUGE!
by artappraiser on Tue, 04/05/2022 - 6:48pm
I figure she feels she's got to do something like this because if he ever gets some power back, it's off to Putin's gulag for her:
by artappraiser on Thu, 04/07/2022 - 8:45pm
strikes me as: I wannabe like Trump
is more about role model than politics
by artappraiser on Sat, 04/09/2022 - 12:37pm
legal eagle Colin Kalmbacher at "Law & Crime" reporting:
by artappraiser on Sat, 04/09/2022 - 8:10pm
Piers gave The Sun an "exclusive" with a bit more juicy stuff:
by artappraiser on Thu, 04/21/2022 - 3:09am
‘I’ve Had It With This Guy’: G.O.P. Leaders Privately Blasted Trump After Jan. 6
In the days after the attack, Representative Kevin McCarthy planned to tell Mr. Trump to resign. Senator Mitch McConnell told allies impeachment was warranted. But their fury faded fast.
By Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin April 21, 2022, 5:01 a.m. ET
In the days after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building, the two top Republicans in Congress, Representative Kevin McCarthy and Senator Mitch McConnell, told associates they believed President Trump was responsible for inciting the deadly riot and vowed to drive him from politics. Mr. McCarthy went so far as to say he would push Mr. Trump to resign immediately: “I’ve had it with this guy,” he told a group of Republican leaders.
But within weeks both men backed off an all-out fight with Mr. Trump because they feared retribution from him and his political movement. Their drive to act faded fast as it became clear it would mean difficult votes that would put them at odds with most of their colleagues.
“I didn’t get to be leader by voting with five people in the conference,” Mr. McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, told a friend.
The confidential expressions of outrage from Mr. McCarthy and Mr. McConnell, which have not been previously reported, illustrate the immense gulf between what Republican leaders say privately about Mr. Trump and their public deference to a man whose hold on the party has gone virtually unchallenged for half a decade.
The leaders’ swift retreat in January 2021 represented a capitulation at a moment of extraordinary political weakness for Mr. Trump — perhaps the last and best chance for mainstream Republicans to reclaim control of their party from a leader who had stoked an insurrection against American democracy itself.
This account of the private discussions among Republican leaders in the days after the Jan. 6 attack is adapted from a new book, “This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for America’s Future,” which draws on hundreds of interviews with lawmakers and officials, and contemporaneous records of pivotal moments in the 2020 presidential campaign.
Mr. McConnell’s office declined to comment. Mark Bednar, a spokesman for Mr. McCarthy, denied that the Republican leader told colleagues he would push Mr. Trump to leave office. “McCarthy never said he’d call Trump to say he should resign,” Mr. Bednar said.
No one embodies the stark accommodation to Mr. Trump more than Mr. McCarthy, a 57-year-old Californian who has long had his sights set on becoming speaker of the House. In public after Jan. 6, Mr. McCarthy issued a careful rebuke of Mr. Trump, saying that he “bears responsibility” for the mob that tried to stop Congress from officially certifying the president’s loss. But he declined to condemn him in sterner language.
In private, Mr. McCarthy went much further.
On a phone call with several other top House Republicans on Jan. 8, Mr. McCarthy said Mr. Trump’s conduct on Jan. 6 had been “atrocious and totally wrong.” He faulted the president for “inciting people” to attack the Capitol, saying that Mr. Trump’s remarks at a rally on the National Mall that day were “not right by any shape or any form.”
During that conversation, Mr. McCarthy inquired about the mechanism for invoking the 25th Amendment — the process whereby the vice president and members of the cabinet can remove a president from office — before concluding that was not a viable option. Mr. McCarthy, who was among those who objected to the election results, was uncertain and indecisive, fretting that the Democratic drive to impeach Mr. Trump would “put more fuel on the fire” of the country’s divisions.
But Mr. McCarthy’s resolve seemed to harden as the gravity of the attack — and the potential political fallout for his party — sank in. Two members of Mr. Trump’s cabinet had quit their posts after the attack and several moderate Republican governors had called for the president’s resignation. Video clips of the riot kept surfacing online, making the raw brutality of the attack ever more vivid in the public mind.
On Jan. 10, Mr. McCarthy spoke again with the leadership team and this time he had a plan in mind.
The Democrats were driving hard at an impeachment resolution, Mr. McCarthy said, and they would have the votes to pass it. Now he planned to call Mr. Trump and tell him it was time for him to go.
“What he did is unacceptable. Nobody can defend that and nobody should defend it,” he told the group.
Mr. McCarthy said he would tell Mr. Trump of the impeachment resolution: “I think this will pass, and it would be my recommendation you should resign.”
McCarthy contemplated a total break with Mr. Trump and his most extreme supporters.
During the same Jan. 10 conversation when he said he would call on Mr. Trump to resign, Mr. McCarthy told other G.O.P. leaders he wished the big tech companies would strip some Republican lawmakers of their social media accounts, as Twitter and Facebook had done with Mr. Trump. Members such as Lauren Boebert of Colorado had done so much to stoke paranoia about the 2020 election and made offensive comments online about the Capitol attack.
“We can’t put up with that,” Mr. McCarthy said, adding, “Can’t they take their Twitter accounts away, too?”
Mr. McCarthy “never said that particular members should be removed from Twitter,” Mr. Bednar said.
Other Republican leaders in the House agreed with Mr. McCarthy that the president’s behavior deserved swift punishment. Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the second-ranking House Republican, said on one call that it was time for the G.O.P. to contemplate a “post-Trump Republican House,” while Representative Tom Emmer of Minnesota, the head of the party’s House campaign committee, suggested censuring Mr. Trump.
Yet none of the men followed through on their tough talk in those private conversations.
In the following days, Mr. McCarthy heard from some Republican lawmakers who advised against confronting Mr. Trump. In one group conversation, Representative Bill Johnson of Ohio cautioned that conservative voters back home “go ballistic” in response to criticism of Mr. Trump, demanding that Republicans instead train their denunciations on Democrats, such as Hillary Clinton and Hunter Biden [....]
by artappraiser on Thu, 04/21/2022 - 6:48am
meanwhile Trump keeping himself busy tonight digging holes at a Heritage conference (retweeted by Rick Wilson)
by artappraiser on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 12:33am
Trump will think they picked those two just to piss him off.
by artappraiser on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 1:11am
Trumpies vs. Desantis fans on culture wars? not exactly a pretty look for the GOP -
by artappraiser on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 5:18pm
^ note NBC title: Jan. 6 revelations will 'blow the roof off the House,' Rep. Jamie Raskin says. The Jan. 6 committee plans to hold hearings in June and aims to have a report out about their investigation by the end of the summer or early fall, Raskin said.
by artappraiser on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 10:34pm
Donald Trump held in contempt for not complying with New York subpoena
Twitter events, 15 minutes ago, lots of coverage at link
On Monday, New York Judge Arthur F. Engoron held former president Donald Trump in contempt for failing to comply with a subpoena related to state attorney general Letitia James' investigation into the Trump Organization. Trump was ordered to turn over materials sought by James and will be fined $10,000 per day until he does so, according to The New York Times.
by artappraiser on Mon, 04/25/2022 - 1:23pm
here's the beginning of the NYT article; I note it could be a nothingburger once again if his lawyers do a good job of handling it
By Jonah E. Bromwich, Ben Protess and William K. Rashbaum
April 25, 2022Updated 1:24 p.m. ET
A New York judge on Monday held Donald J. Trump in contempt of court for failing to turn over documents to the state’s attorney general, an extraordinary rebuke of the former president.
The judge, Arthur F. Engoron, ordered Mr. Trump to comply with a subpoena seeking records and assessed a fine of $10,000 per day until he satisfied the court’s requirements. In essence, the judge concluded that Mr. Trump had failed to cooperate with the attorney general, Letitia James, and follow the court’s orders.
“Mr. Trump: I know you take your business seriously, and I take mine seriously,” said Justice Engoron of State Supreme Court in Manhattan, before he held Mr. Trump in contempt and banged his gavel.
Lawyers for Mr. Trump had argued that they conducted a thorough search for the records being sought by investigators and found no new documents to provide. But Justice Engoron decided that Mr. Trump’s lawyers had not provided sufficient detail about how they searched for records.
The contempt order could be short lived. If Alina Habba, one of Mr. Trump’s lawyers, files a sworn statement detailing every step that was taken to locate potential documents, the judge might be satisfied, lawyers close to the case said. Ms. Habba said after the hearing ended that she intended to file such a statement, potentially by the end of the day.
Ms. Habba also said she intended to appeal the ruling.
At the hearing, Justice Engoron objected to an earlier statement from Mr. Trump’s lawyers regarding their efforts to search for documents, calling it “woefully insufficient” and “boilerplate.”
It failed, he said, to outline “what, who, where, when and how any search was conducted.”
The ruling — and Justice Engoron’s comments — represent a significant victory for Ms. James, whose office is conducting a civil investigation into whether Mr. Trump falsely inflated the value of his assets in annual financial statements.
In January, Ms. James, [....]
by artappraiser on Mon, 04/25/2022 - 1:35pm
CNN exclusive - Mark Meadows’ 2,319 text messages reveal Trump’s inner circle communications before and after January 6
by artappraiser on Mon, 04/25/2022 - 1:40pm
If you made her up as a character for a fictional product, no one would believe it. Too simplistic, pure ditz, only knows how to ape or mime the narrative and when in trouble with that makes ridiculous shit up like about space lasers, Jews and wildfires. Nearly the whole GOP caucus is embarrassed of her and wish she would go away and that's really saying something! She is like those people still going to Trump rallies wearing T-shirts with Jackie O and Lady Di, thinking they are still alive, not smart enough to even get Qanon conspiracies straight, she represents those Trump fans that Mary Trump describes her uncle as despising and looking down on. Lauren Brobert is light years street smart/savvier than her but sometimes gets carried away acting childishly goofy in a sandbox with Margerie, same for Gaetz. What boggles my mind is what the voters must be like in her district to send her to the House for them--is it all a joke to them, is that it?
I'll stop now
by artappraiser on Mon, 04/25/2022 - 9:43pm
there's a new nickname for Trump trending on Twitter: "Velveeta Voldemort"
by artappraiser on Tue, 04/26/2022 - 6:49pm
FWIW #DementiaDon currently trending on Twitter, stemming from reaction to his Nebraska rally
by artappraiser on Mon, 05/02/2022 - 3:41am
as a reminder, a list of others in his cabinet who complained similarly by Sept. 2018
‘Idiot,’ ‘Dope,’ ‘Moron’: How Trump’s aides have insulted the boss
by artappraiser on Thu, 05/05/2022 - 10:01pm
One of the ugliest right-wing lies about Jan. 6 is imploding. By Greg Sargent @ WashingtonPost.com. Today at 11:13 a.m. ET. Is an excellent summary, including links to all the recent finds/scoops by NYTimes, re: FBI, Epps. etc.
by artappraiser on Fri, 05/06/2022 - 2:02pm
having some fun pointing out Trump grifting, chapter 2,926:
by artappraiser on Sat, 05/07/2022 - 6:42pm
leaked emails from Trump's lawyer show blueprint for 2024 coup - Greg Sargent @ WaPo -
by artappraiser on Thu, 05/12/2022 - 12:01am
amazingly blatant, at least Leona only voiced the tax quote privately
by artappraiser on Fri, 06/10/2022 - 2:20pm
and the genius The Donald thought he could manipulate Bob:
by artappraiser on Tue, 06/07/2022 - 7:49pm
Funny that you put Trump and Barr on equal footing here but we learn tonight that Ivanka thinks Barr is far more trustworthy than dear old dad.
by artappraiser on Thu, 06/09/2022 - 10:45pm
The former president, responding to videotaped testimony played at the Jan. 6 hearing, said Ivanka Trump had been “checked out” and was not involved in studying the election results.
By Maggie Haberman @NYTimes.com
by artappraiser on Tue, 06/14/2022 - 5:55am
ratings! yuge!
and making that joke made me think: bodes well for Liz Cheney's future in politics?
by artappraiser on Fri, 06/10/2022 - 6:20pm
Lincoln Project going with playing up how Trump was okay with Pence being killed or whatever:
by artappraiser on Thu, 06/16/2022 - 10:17pm
Nearly 6 In 10 Americans Want Trump Charged For Insurrection: Poll
The ABC News/Ipsos poll also found that 60% of those surveyed believed the House select committee is conducting a "fair and impartial" investigation.
@ HuffPost, Jun 19, 2022, 07:30 PM EDT
by artappraiser on Mon, 06/20/2022 - 9:44pm
a reminder that Kanye West's publicist was a major part of harassing the now famous Ruby Freeman
So much for the 'black community' thing.
How many ways does one have to point out that everything is not about racism before people stop it?
by artappraiser on Wed, 06/22/2022 - 4:55am
a dozen Feds raid Jeffrey Clark's home pre-dawn while he stands outside in his pajamas
by artappraiser on Thu, 06/23/2022 - 3:01pm
actually DOJ subpoenas galore today, mass quantities of subpoenas about fake electors allover the country
by artappraiser on Thu, 06/23/2022 - 11:27pm
the pertinent excerpt from Seth Abramson (groaning mega-thread, ready to crash):
by artappraiser on Thu, 06/23/2022 - 4:48pm
Grifting as bad as the worst televangelists of the past:
by artappraiser on Sun, 06/26/2022 - 6:17pm
btw, Ali Alexander wanted very much to testify in public to the Jan. 6 committee but they denied him. And nobody knows who the surprise witness Tues. will be:
by artappraiser on Tue, 06/28/2022 - 12:44am
Interesting side discussion to above on the Secret Service:
finally, great point that the word "secret" has a meaning
by artappraiser on Tue, 06/28/2022 - 4:39pm
"who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to an ongoing investigation"
I suspect we often don't hear more because of the underlined! Any decent lawyer would tell their client that loose lips sink ships, STFU.
by artappraiser on Fri, 07/01/2022 - 5:51pm
Ah, interesting here, Maggie is basically saying here that Hutchinson was not a source of hers for all the leaks she got during the Trump presidency, that others were but are not as brave:
by artappraiser on Tue, 06/28/2022 - 5:52pm
WOW Rep. Nadler to House Judiciary Twitter account on Twitter:
I found that because I saw this quote tweet:
by artappraiser on Tue, 06/28/2022 - 7:51pm
How the Jan. 6 panel's star witness drew a roadmap for Trump’s culpability
Cassidy Hutchinson wasn’t a household name before Tuesday, but it seems unlikely she’ll remain in obscurity after her testimony.
By KYLE CHENEY and NICHOLAS WU @ Politico.com, 06/28/2022 06:14 PM EDT
The Jan. 6 select committee made a big bet on Cassidy Hutchinson. She delivered on Tuesday — and then some.
With what may prove the most damning testimony about a sitting president’s actions in American history, the former right hand of ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows stitched together every element of the panel’s case against Donald Trump. The Capitol riot committee has painted the former president’s potential criminal culpability for his effort to overturn the election in stark hues: investigators have portrayed Trump fuming atop an increasingly conspiracy-addled West Wing and working to corrupt the peaceful transfer of power at any cost.
Yet it was their sixth hearing that most clearly cast Trump as a uniquely pernicious force, thanks to a soft-spoken but bell-clear witness [....]
edit to add:
Law and Order | Opinion | Did Cassidy Hutchinson Just Hand the Jan. 6 Committee Its ‘Smoking Gun’?
Donald Trump’s determination to lead his armed followers to march on the Capitol demonstrates the state of mind necessary to prove crimes such as incitement and obstruction.
by RENATO MARIOTTI @ Politico Magazine, 06/28/2022 07:11 PM EDT Renato Mariotti is the Legal Affairs Columnist for POLITICO Magazine. He is a former federal prosecutor and host of the “On Topic” podcast.
Anyone who has paid attention during Donald Trump’s presidency knows that “explosive” revelations don’t always mean that legal consequences will follow. But Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony Tuesday actually moved the ball forward significantly toward a potential criminal prosecution of the former president.
Up until today, the most damning evidence we’ve seen publicly has been the actions of the crooked lawyers advising Trump, like John Eastman, Rudy Giuliani and Jeffrey Clark. I’ve previously written that they are the “weak link” for Trump because they made false statements to the government and face potential charges connected to those false statements. DOJ often charges false statements, and they are straightforward cases to prove.
But what makes today’s testimony from Hutchinson, an aide to former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, different is that it included damning testimony that gives us a window into Trump’s state of mind that would be admissible in court against Trump. Hutchinson was present for conversations involving the president on Jan. 6 in which he clearly announced his disregard for potential violence by his supporters, and she heard firsthand from people who described the president’s fury at being told he could not lead his followers on their march to the Capitol where the presidential vote was to be certified.
As I’ve explained previously, it could be difficult to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump had the “corrupt” state of mind needed to convict him, for example, of obstructing an official proceeding.
In addition, a prosecution of Trump for inciting violence would face a serious First Amendment hurdle [....]
by artappraiser on Tue, 06/28/2022 - 8:31pm
interesting that the Committee tweeted a clip of Kinzinger on Colbert's show
by artappraiser on Tue, 07/05/2022 - 10:24pm
Well it takes one to know a much worse one. I definitely thought that the quote was in the spirit of the title of your thread. They all thought he coulda been a contender and he turned out to be such an incredible gobsmacking village idiot. I think of Rex Tillerson as another example of the syndrome - what was he even thinking taking that job?
by artappraiser on Sun, 07/10/2022 - 1:01pm
At this rate, there's a danger of running out of people he approves of:
by artappraiser on Sun, 07/10/2022 - 10:21pm
excellent point by Marcie:
calling them white supremacist never really did sit right with me. Sure, there are some but it's inaccurate, doesn't get you to the truth and full understanding. Oathkeepers especially have more of a libertarian extremist thing going on.
by artappraiser on Tue, 07/12/2022 - 10:05am
GUEST ESSAY: I Was Betrayed by President Trump
By Aquilino Gonell @ NYTimes.com, July 10, 2022
Mr. Gonell is a sergeant in the Capitol Police and was injured during the Jan. 6 riot.
by artappraiser on Mon, 07/11/2022 - 9:46pm
Black cop who shot white rioter in country saddled by systemic racism
...cleared of wrongdoing by the Justice Department and the Capitol Police. In announcing its decision not to charge him, the Justice Department said in April that investigators had examined video, physical evidence from the scene, autopsy results and statements from the officer involved, as well as other officers and witnesses....
by artappraiser on Thu, 07/14/2022 - 2:09pm
that is so interesting, as Barr suggested about PA, and then the Roll Call study
Beyond Pennsylvania, a statistical analysis from Roll Call found that Trump underperformed the average GOP candidate in other states such as Georgia, Florida, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin.
these are important swing states or swingy ones at the very least SO the question for me is WHY DOES TRUMP and his fans have such a hold on so many in the GOP, why are so many so afraid to go against him? He's literally a loser! At the bottom of the party, not at the top, but so many still treat him like a leader.
by artappraiser on Fri, 07/15/2022 - 1:40am
For both the #ACAB crew and the1/6 gang -
not to mention the Amerika haters and a special reminder for all of you who were making the presumption on 1/6 that they were welcoming protesters because they were white Trump supporters (note #goodtrouble in his twitter handle description)
by artappraiser on Sat, 07/16/2022 - 3:01pm
Needed to be said. Sick of the hypocrisy about rioting. He didn't use the "cry of the unheard" excuse, though he could have. The 1/6 rioters at least had an ideology about being cheated and a goal to rectify that beyond than just looting the local designer sneaker store
by artappraiser on Sun, 07/17/2022 - 1:36am
copying NYTimes' Ray Epps story here so I can delete it from the InTheNews menu
by artappraiser on Wed, 07/20/2022 - 12:35am | http://www.dagblog.com/comment/318901 | 2022-07-20T06:26:52Z | http://www.dagblog.com/comment/318901 | true | 372 |
Some of these underrated movies may be worth a rewatch.
Films that become instantly popular upon release are often superhits. But there are others that are hailed as classics only years after they premiere by the same viewers and critics who had not appreciated them earlier. These are counted among the most underrated movies of all time.
One reason could be that when the film hit the theatres, society might not have been ready to understand such plots and themes, or an equally excellent film resonated more with audiences and gained critical praise. Thus, it is important to note that the term ‘underrated’ does not necessarily include every movie that failed to garner appreciation from critics or did not do well at the box office.
Additionally, what defines a ‘badly made’ movie is something very different from that of an ‘underrated’ film. This is because the former might still seem terrible if watched years after its release, which has more to do with, say, below-average performances by the cast, direction or storyline than with audiences’ or critics’ perception of the movie, among other things. Therefore, underrated films can be categorised as those with storylines that were lauded by critics and audiences for acting and filming much after their release.
What makes for a hit film?
Movies by well-known directors are also among the all-time underrated movies. Moreover, at times, audiences find it difficult to connect with the characters that actors portray on screen, even though they have won laurels on the awards circuit for their powerful performances in the films.
It is not about genre either. For instance, the high-octane action film Wheelman (2017), starring Frank Grillo, and the fantastical The Fountain (2006), in which Hugh Jackman plays a man on a quest for eternal life, are considered underrated films alongside the poignant German movie Wings of Desire (1987). The reason is that the first two could not please critics or fans or both. And even if they managed to win over them, the ‘one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles’ — as the great South Korean director Bong Joon-ho famously remarked in 2020 — hampered Wings of Desire‘s reach.
While the BAFTA winner is one of the highest-rated films of all time, it is City of Angels (1998), the critically panned English film inspired by it, that not only did better business but is widely known to date as well. A reason behind this is that City of Angels starred two of the biggest superstars of the 1990s — Meg Ryan and Nicolas Cage.
It is no secret that many films have become famous on the back of superstars, production value and deft marketing strategies. At the same time, there is an array of films that fall into the underrated movies category despite having good stories and performances for reasons ranging from lack of marketing and language to the inability of the audience to understand them at the time of their release.
Here is a diverse selection of all-time underrated movies to watch
Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953)
The French slapstick comedy is a simple story of a clumsy man named Monsieur Hulot (Jacques Tati) whose hilarious antics cause pandemonium at a seaside resort where he is spending his holidays.
The film technically has no dialogue and just background noises. It is, therefore, more along the lines of Charlie Chaplin films. And this is one of the major reasons why Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday is a very underrated movie.
The film was a commercial and critical success of its time, and Tati, along with Henri Marquet, received a nomination for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay at the 28th Academy Awards in 1956 for the film. It was followed by three sequels featuring the character Hulot.
Yet, the film is not as widely known to international audiences as Charlie Chaplin movies or even Mr. Bean.
Mississippi Masala (1991)
The world is still struggling to make love acceptable in all its beautiful forms. Mississippi Masala is, therefore, a poignant reminder that not much has changed in the three decades since.
One of the most romantic underrated films ever, Mississippi Masala revolves around an Indian-origin girl, Mina (Sarita Choudhury), and an African-American man, Demetrius (Denzel Washington) as they struggle to make people around them accept their love. The problem they face primarily comes from Mina’s family, who cannot forget the pains they had to endure when they were forced to leave their home country, Uganda, by the dictator Idi Amin during the ethnic expulsion of Asians in 1972.
Its theme of forced migration and interracial romance appealed to critics, who gave it an overwhelmingly good reception. But the Mira Nair directorial failed to get an equally powerful response from audiences, and yet, decades later, it holds an esteemed place in the hearts of progressives.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
The epic war film received 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, at the 76th Academy Awards in 2004. However, it was completely overshadowed by one movie which ruled all films that year — The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
This makes Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World one of the most significantly overlooked Hollywood movies of the 2000s.
Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the story revolves around the pursuit of a French war vessel in the waters of South America by an intrepid British captain named Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe) despite the risks to his crew and the damage to his own ship.
Crowe was on a roll when this film hit the screens. Just two years before this, he garnered worldwide fame with his lead role in Gladiator and won the Academy Award for best actor for his incredible performance. And a year before Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, the actor delivered an Academy Award-nominated performance in A Beautiful Mind (2001).
Jennifer’s Body (2009)
Jennifer’s Body didn’t perform well at the box office and failed to impress most critics at the time of its release. However, it has since gained cult status and is now not only counted among one of the best in the horror genre but also a feminist classic.
The titular character, Jennifer (Megan Fox), is a popular high-school girl who turns into a bloodthirsty entity after being possessed by a demon. As Jennifer goes on killing all males in the school, her best friend, Needy (Amanda Seyfried), must stop her. In the process, Needy discovers the shocking truth behind how Jennifer was possessed.
According to revisionists, the film marks Fox’s best performance ever. It is considered one of the most unusual movies to watch because of its off-the-mark marketing, which highlighted it as a campy teen flick. This belied the underlying significance of Jennifer’s Body as an important feminist story.
Speak (2004)
Speak is another great film that finds a place among lesser-known Hollywood movies. Based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Laurie Halse Anderson, it is about a young girl who stops speaking after a traumatic incident.
Melinda (Kristen Stewart) is shunned by her friends at high school for calling the police on a popular summer party. No one tries to understand the horrible truth that forced Melinda to call the cops. As the plot progresses, her parents, too, fail to understand what their daughter is troubled with. As she struggles from within, Melinda takes to art. She eventually gains the confidence to deal with the incident and the people connected to it.
Stewart showcases her brilliant acting abilities, something that was overshadowed by the Twilight franchise (2008-2012) even though the vampire films made her internationally famous. What is remarkable, however, is that Speak got an overwhelming positive reception from critics at major film festivals in the US, including Sundance Film Festival and Woodstock Film Festival, but was never screened in theatres. Perhaps, this is why it is a lesser-known film, making it one of the most underrated gems of the 2000s.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
The Western anthology film directed by the illustrious Coen brothers had a limited theatrical release and was primarily streamed on Netflix. It is one of the finest hidden gems on Netflix and, though critically appreciated, is relatively lesser known despite having an ensemble cast of famous actors. These include Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Liam Neeson, Harry Melling, Tom Waits, Zoe Kazan, Tyne Daly, and Brendan Gleeson.
The film gets its title from the first of the six storylines which revolve around a singing gunman who apparently cannot be beaten in a duel.
Other stories in the film include a tale of a young cowboy whose luck runs out and an old gold prospector who gets lucky. But among its most heartbreaking stories is the one titled Meal Ticket, which showcases the harsh realities of life in the Wild West through the fate of a performing man without arms and legs.
The six short stories in the whole movie are not connected in any way except for the setting.
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
When the film hit the theatres, some critics were particularly appalled that it deviated from Alexandre Dumas’ acclaimed 1844 French novel of the same name. Others, who received the film slightly more positively, labelled it merely watchable. This was one reason why the film didn’t actually fare well at the box office.
However, critical and fan reception has since changed and many are of the opinion that it is a gorgeous film where action, performance, dialogues and cinematography, all come together quite well. Even director Kevin Reynolds’ change in the source material is now appreciated.
Except for some changes, the plot largely follows the original novel. Edmond Dantès (Jim Caviezel) is framed by the deceptive Fernand Mondego (Guy Pearce) for an offence he did not commit and is imprisoned in the formidable Château d’If. As he loses hope, Dantès encounters a fellow prisoner, Abbé Faria (Richard Harris), who changes his fate and prepares him for vengeance.
Suspiria (2018)
The supernatural horror is a remake of the 1977 Italian film of the same name by Dario Argento. It is about a young American woman, Susanna (Dakota Johnson) who arrives in West Germany to attend a dance school. Unbeknownst to her, the dance school is actually a coven of witches.
Apart from the overall horror ethos, the film is noteworthy for Tilda Swinton’s performance as three different characters — the school’s artistic director Madame Blanc, an ageing witch Mother Helena Markos and the psychotherapist Dr. Josef Klemperer.
Yet, while critical reception was divided, Suspiria was a disaster at the box office. It also failed to impress Argento, who directed the original.
“It did not excite me, it betrayed the spirit of the original film: there is no fear, there is no music. The film has not satisfied me so much,” the ace Italian filmmaker said on Rai Radio 1 programme Un Giorno da Pecora. But at the same time, Argento added that the film is “refined.”
The views of critics have taken a more positive turn in recent years. For instance, in March 2022, Brian Eggert of Deep Focus Review said that Suspiria “belongs among the pantheon of great horror remakes” and even compared director Luca Guadagnino to horror masters such as David Cronenberg and John Carpenter.
What If (2013)
Set in Toronto, Canada, the film, which is also known by its other title — The F Word, is a beautiful romance about a young man, Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe), who falls in love with a woman, Chantry (Zoe Kazan), who is already in a relationship. The film also stars Adam Driver in an important role.
Even though critics gave it a thumbs up, the film was a flop. One reason was the low expectations from it, principally because the story is formulaic. And What If followed Kill Your Darlings and Horns — two unsuccessful films starring Radcliffe that were released the same year. As for Driver, he was still an upcoming star.
But going by critical reception, including the more recent ones, What If succeeds in showing the struggle to find love of people with average looks and average lives. Perhaps this is why it is one of the most underrated romantic films ever.
(Main and Featured images: IMDb)
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Serena Williams will play in next month’s Cincinnati Open WTA tournament as she builds towards a possible US Open appearance, organizers said on Tuesday.
The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, who last week was named in the field for next month’s Canadian Open, joins a star-studded field for the hardcourt tournament.
Williams, winner of the tournament in 2014 and 2015, entered the tournament using her protected ranking.
The former World No 1 - who played her first singles match in a year during a first round defeat at Wimbledon last month - is stepping up her comeback ahead of the US Open next month.
Joining her in the field for the August 13-21 tournament in Cincinnati will be World No 1 Iga Swiatek and former champions including Victoria Azarenka, Madison Keys, Garbine Muguruza and Karolina Pliskova.
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, four-time major champion Naomi Osaka and reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu are also in the line-up.
The men’s draw meanwhile includes newly minted Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic, but unless the Serbian star changes his stance over refusing to take the Covid-19 vaccine, he will not be allowed to enter the country.
Current US regulations forbid entry to the country by non-vaccinated foreign visitors, and Djokovic has previously said he has no plans to back down from his stance.
Earlier this month he acknowledged he was unlikely to play in the United States unless entry requirements changed.
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Investors will have their eyes on the Bank of Japan during Thursday’s policy meeting as the yen keeps melting while the inflation peak is nowhere in sight yet, making everyone wonder how long the central bank will stick with its outlier stance. Besides a tweak in quarterly projections, however, policymakers may not move the needle, maintaining a super accommodative policy once again, and therefore leaving the yen under the US dollar’s command.
BoJ remains the dovish outlier
The freefall in the yen broke past 139.00 against the US dollar last week for the first time since 1998 in the wake of a hotter-than-expected US inflation. The nasty data instantly stoked bets for an extraordinary 100 bps rate hike by the Fed following a similar shocking increase from the Bank of Canada, adding more fuel to the dollar rally. But Fed officials immediately played down that scenario, shifting the odds back to a 75bps rate hike for July, and therefore preventing the dollar from crawling up to 140.00.
Meanwhile, in a parallel universe, the BoJ is still stubbornly refusing to enter the tightening club, even though the ECB’s hawkish shift and the SNB’s surprise 50-bps rate increase last month put it out of sync with its global counterparts. Also, the latest commentary from BoJ’s chief Kuroda during his quarterly meeting with the central bank’s branch managers last week, came as a reminder that there are no plans for a radical shift and nor will the option of a more stimulative policy leave the table.
Fundamentals don’t call for policy change yet
On the one hand, the BoJ faces no urgency to alter its strategy since the nationwide core CPI inflation, which was muted for more than a decade, has barely surpassed its 2.0% target in May, while a new update on Thursday is expected to reveal a slight increase to 2.2% in June. In addition, inflation expectations have deviated little from current CPI readings, moving only up to 2.4% in the second quarter.
Apparently, consumers may face higher prices in the coming months as imported goods prices surged at a record pace of 46.3% in June from a year earlier in the face of a sinking yen. Usually, Japanese businesses change price tags at the start of each quarter; therefore, July’s CPI release may experience a pickup given that the economy heavily depends on fuel imports, whose costs may not easily slow down because of the ongoing war in Ukraine. That would justify a pickup in the central bank’s inflation projections.
Other indicators are not hinting a swift change in policy either. The latest data releases for May have been rather gloomy, showing household spending tumbling for the third consecutive month. chip shortages worsened from China’s lockdowns weighed on car sales, and wage growth remained subdued.
Although constantly missing expectations over the past five months, exports kept growing at double digits in May, remaining the highest since 2018. Moreover, despite the depreciation in the yen over the previous months, imports expanded at the fastest pace since the 1980s, elevating the trade deficit to the highest since 2014. June’s figures will probably show a stronger expansion in exports on Wednesday and a soft downturn in imports.
A potential hawkish tweak
The yield curve control is becoming tougher to maintain as every time US rate expectations boost global bond yields, it forces the central bank to buy a bulk amount of Japanese government bonds, which it otherwise would not obtain.
Nevertheless, with the economy still operating below its pre-pandemic levels and inflation, not justifying an immediate policy response yet, the central bank is expected to stick to its guns for another month. Perhaps that will make more time for thinking as the recession risk is still under examination and could come to the yen’s rescue without cost if it becomes reality. Hence, unless the tough yield curve control stresses the need for a shift, the only hawkish adjustment this week could be a switch to a more data-dependent approach.
USD/JPY
If the central bank places the future of its decade-long accommodative policy subject to data consideration, signaling a potential end to the stimulus era in the foreseeable future, dollar/yen may stretch this week’s decline towards its 20-day simple moving average (SMA) at 136.45. A steeper decline could pivot around the support trendline and the 50-day SMA at 133.00, keeping the broad uptrend intact.
Otherwise, if the BoJ repeats the same story and sentiment over the US economy becomes brighter, the 140.00 mark will come back under the spotlight near the resistance line. A step higher from here may target the 142.00 psychological mark.
Overall, the next few months could be critical. The devastating death of Abenomics’s father, who had still potent influence within the expansionary fiscal policy despite his resignation and was a firm supporter of Kuroda, could reduce commitment to ultra-loose policies. Although backing BoJ’s policy thinking, the current prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has sought to distance himself from Abe’s economic legacy while gaining more popularity. | https://www.actionforex.com/contributors/fundamental-analysis/454455-will-the-bank-of-japan-tweak-its-policy-after-yens-freefall/ | 2022-07-20T06:44:09Z | https://www.actionforex.com/contributors/fundamental-analysis/454455-will-the-bank-of-japan-tweak-its-policy-after-yens-freefall/ | false | 1 |
Market Mover: Forum Energy (FET) Rises at Midday July 18
Equities Staff Follow |Today Forum Energy Technologies Inc (NYSE: FET) is trading 6.27% higher.
The latest price, as of 11:55:03 est, was $18.48. Forum Energy has climbed $1.08 in trading today.
6,482 shares have exchanged hands.
As of the previous close, Forum Energy has a YTD change of 7.29%. The company is set to release earnings on 2022-08-04.
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IN what turned out to be an engrossing fourth day’s play at Galle, the Pakistan camp would be the happier side at stumps as they ended up on 222-3, still needing 120 runs to overhaul the target. Abdullah Shafique was the star performer for the tourists, remaining unbeaten on 112.
After a below par show in the first two sessions, the pressure was on Sri Lanka’s spinners in the evening session to make the breakthroughs. To their credit, the spin trio of Prabath Jayasuriya, Maheesh Theekshana and Ramesh Mendis hung in there by keeping it relatively tight in the last session. But they could pick up only one scalp, although it turned out to be an important one, that of Babar Azam (55).
Through the course of the session, the spin trio did come close to picking up the wicket of Shafique as well. In the very first over after the break, the ball fell in front of the fielder stationed at forward short leg, with Shafique having a narrow escape.
Brief scores: Sri Lanka 222 and 337 (Dinesh Chandimal 94*, Kusal Mendis 76; Mohammad Nawaz 5-88) lead Pakistan 218 and 222/3 (Abdullah Shafique 112*; Prabath Jayasuriya 2-89) by 119 runs
Jayasuriya and Theekshana combined to beat the opener a few times. The off-spinner’s carrom ball in particular seemed to be troubling Shafique a bit. Eventually, in the 72nd over, Shafique completed a well-measured hundred with a double of Theekshana.
Just when it felt as if Pakistan would end the day with both the set batters at the crease, Babar was done in by a delivery from Jayasuriya that hit the foot-holes to turn and rattle the timber. Shafique, in the company of Mohammad Rizwan, negotiated the last few overs and will resume the innings tomorrow.
The day had started with Sri Lanka finding themselves in a strong position on a track that is assisting the spinners. Even though Dinesh Chandimal (94 not out) couldn’t complete his century, his innings had helped the home side to set a sizeable target of 342. Pakistan’s openers – Imam-ul-Haq and Shafique – had also looked tentative in the early exchanges.
Shafique and Imam then looked to play with more intent, bringing out the lofted shot, flick and the occasional cut and drive to collect crucial runs while facing the spinners and Rajitha. In the afternoon, Sri Lanka did pick up two wickets but couldn’t stem the run flow.
Imam was stumped on the back of some sharp glove-work by Niroshan Dickwella while Azhar Ali was caught at slip off Jayasuriya for six. Jayasuriya then bowled a few dragged-down deliveries as the in-form Babar chased in by cracking a few pulls.
Pakistan would fancy their chances of taking a 1-0 lead. Meanwhile, the hosts would hope the odd ball would kick/bite a little more with the second new ball, helping the spinners to set the tone on the last day. (Cricbuzz)
SRI LANKA 1st innings 222
PAKISTAN 1st innings 218
SRI LANKA 2nd innings 337
PAKISTAN 2nd innings
Abdullah Shafique not out 112
Imam ul-Haq stp. Niroshan Dickwella b Ramesh Mendis 35
Azhar Ali c Dhananjaya de Silva b Prabath Jayasuriya 6
Babar Azam b Prabath Jayasuriya 55
Mohammad Rizwan not out 7
Extras: (b-4, lb-3) 7
Total: (three wkts, 85.0 overs) 222
Fall of wickets: 1-87, 2-104, 3-205.
Bowling: Kasun Rajitha 9-2-18-0, Prabath Jayasuriya 35-6-89-2, Ramesh Mendis 26-0-76- 1, Maheesh Theekshana 11-2-29-0. | https://guyanachronicle.com/2022/07/20/shafiques-unbeaten-112-drives-pakistan-in-run-chase/ | 2022-07-20T06:46:18Z | https://guyanachronicle.com/2022/07/20/shafiques-unbeaten-112-drives-pakistan-in-run-chase/ | true | 1 |
The charismatic Alabama rapper Flo Milli put out her debut mixtape, Ho, Why Is You Here ?, in 2020 — it landed our best rap albums list and led us to name her one of the best new artists from that year. She’s taken her time following it up. Flo Milli has put out a few stray singles over the past couple years, and now she’s finally ready to release her first proper album, You Still Here, Ho ?, which will be out next week. It’ll include previously shared tracks “Ice Baby,” “PBC,” and last month’s “Conceited.” Today, she’s released another new song, the raunchy and hypnotic “No Face.” Check it out below.
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ACTION ON GUNS: In the wake of a July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park that left seven people dead and dozens more injured, Gov. JB Pritzker is calling for a ban at both the state and national levels on military-style assault rifles and high-capacity magazines.
The governor made those calls on national cable television and at the White House in recent days.
“While I support an assault weapon and high-capacity magazine ban at the state level, we urgently need federal regulation on the weapons of war and high-capacity magazines that are used only for mass murder,” Pritzker said in a statement released last week. “Illinois is not an island, and even with some of the strictest gun laws in the nation, our state is only as safe as the state with the weakest laws — many of which border Illinois.”
The weapon used in the Highland Park shooting has been identified as a Smith and Wesson M&P 15, a semi-automatic rifle that holds 30-round magazines of 5.56mm ammunition. The alleged shooter, Robert Crimo III, reportedly used three such magazines during his attack on a Fourth of July parade, firing off more than 80 shots in a matter of just a few minutes.
Although the letters “M&P” stand for “Military & Police,” it and others like it have been widely available to civilians at sporting goods stores throughout the country.
The weapon used in Highland Park is also similar to guns used in other recent mass shootings, including the May 24 shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead, and the May 14 shooting at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store that killed 10 people.
All those weapons are modeled after the Colt AR-15, a semi-automatic version of a rifle originally designed for the military.
On Monday, Pritzker and Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering were at the White House for an event with President Joe Biden marking the recent signing of the Safer Communities Act, the first significant federal law addressing gun violence in nearly 30 years.
Later in the day, Pritzker appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union,” and he repeated his call for additional measures to control gun violence, including strengthening red flag laws and state and federal assault weapons bans.
Gun rights advocates, on the other hand, argue that eliminating one type of gun from society will not address the underlying causes of gun violence.
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NEW IDPH DIRECTOR: IIllinois will soon have a new Department of Public Health director after Gov. JB Pritzker announced announced an appointment this week.
Dr. Sameer Vohra, a Springfield pediatrician, will still need approval from the state Senate to become the permanent replacement for former Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike, who retired as the state’s health director to lead Sinai Health System, a nonprofit safety net hospital.
Until then he will serve in an “acting” capacity.
Vohra is a general pediatrician who holds degrees in law and public policy, with a recent focus on improving health outcomes in central and southern Illinois, according to the governor’s office. He serves as an associate professor of pediatrics at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, where he received his medical doctorate.
Vohra said in a news release he was humbled by the announcement.
“Gov. Pritzker, along with the dedicated staff of IDPH, have served our state admirably during the COVID-19 pandemic,” he said. “I am honored to lead this agency into the future, continuing to keep us safe from emerging illnesses, supporting our public health workers, and promoting wellness in every community across Illinois.”
Vohra’s job, which will officially begin Aug. 1, comes with a salary of $185,673. At that time, he will replace Amaal Tokars, an Ezike deputy who has been filling the post since the former director’s departure. She’ll remain an assistant director.
Vohra completed a residency in pediatrics and a Master of Arts in public policy at the University of Chicago, and has a juris doctorate from SIU School of Law, where he graduated first in his class. He completed his undergraduate studies at Northwestern University.
“Dr. Vohra is accomplished in every sense of the word,” Pritzker said in a statement announcing the appointment. “His experience and education transcend sectors and fields, bringing a well-rounded perspective to this agency. As a leader in state and national health policy, I have absolute confidence in Dr. Vohra’s ability to continue shaping a stronger IDPH for the 21st century.”
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EXECUTIVE ORDER: Gov. JB Pritzker continued to scale back the scope of his executive orders related to a COVID-19 disaster declaration that has been ongoing in 30-day periods since March 2020.
His latest executive order, issued Tuesday, July 12, decreased the level of testing required for unvaccinated health care workers.
Unvaccinated workers at skilled nursing facilities, homes for the developmentally disabled and other long-term care facilities will be required to test weekly only when COVID-19 transmission levels are at a moderate level, and twice weekly at substantial or high levels as classified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Testing is not required where transmission levels are low, according to the governor’s order.
For hospitals and other facilities, weekly testing is required where transmission levels are high, while no testing is required in areas of lower transmission.
As of Thursday, the COVID-19 transmission level, a metric based on new cases per 100,000 individuals over the previous seven days, was high in all of the state's 102 counties, according to the CDC. The level was only considered "low" in 1.4 percent of the entire U.S.
The latest executive order does not reissue vaccine mandates for emergency services personnel or higher education employees or students.
Mandates will remain in place at K-12 schools and day cares.
Pritzker’s latest disaster declaration runs through July 24, and he noted in a June 30 interview with Capitol News Illinois he plans to continue to issue the orders while ramping down their scope.
“We have significantly reduced the number of things that fall under our executive orders with regard to COVID,” he said. “In fact, if you look back every month, a little bit less, a little bit less, we're ramping down things. Some of them are hugely important to keep people safe even now. And we're not entirely out of the pandemic. So, we want to make sure that we're helping people as we ramp down the executive orders. Most importantly, what we've done has worked, we've kept thousands of people alive, who otherwise would have passed away.”
There were 1,342 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Tuesday night, up about 200-300 from the same time last month but still far off the pandemic highs of January, when more than 7,000 Illinoisans were hospitalized. COVID-19 patients occupied 150 intensive care unit beds, also far below pandemic highs when more than 1,200 ICU beds were occupied by COVID-19 patients.
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ABORTION SERVICES: Planned Parenthood affiliates in Illinois and Wisconsin said Thursday they have formed a partnership to expand services at an abortion clinic in Waukegan to help serve residents of Wisconsin, where abortion services are now banned.
That announcement came three weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide. Once the court rendered that decision, a Wisconsin law dating back to 1849 that criminalizes abortion automatically went back into effect.
“We opened the Waukegan Health Center in 2020 in anticipation of this moment,” Jennifer Welch, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Illinois, said during a virtual news conference. “We expected that Wisconsin would cease access to abortion care as soon as Roe fell, so we were prepared to give Wisconsin patients the care they needed.”
Under the arrangement, patients can still go to one of four clinics in Wisconsin to receive care before and after the procedure. But several Wisconsin clinicians, nurses and other staff travel to the Waukegan clinic to expand capacity at that health center and other clinics in Illinois through telehealth.
Tanya Atkinson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, said her organization had anticipated the overturning of Roe v. Wade for years and had been working for the past several months to build partnerships with providers in other states.
According to the Guttmacher Institute, an organization that supports abortion rights, even after the original Roe v. Wade decision, Wisconsin imposed a number of restrictions on the procedure.
Those included a 24-hour waiting period and state-directed counseling that included information designed to discourage a patient from having an abortion, a prohibition against the use of telemedicine to administer abortion medications; and a requirement for parental consent to perform an abortion on a minor, among others.
Illinois, by contrast, imposes virtually no legal restrictions on access to abortion services. A 2019 law known as the Reproductive Health Act declares access to abortion services a “fundamental right” under Illinois law. And last year, lawmakers repealed what was known as the Parental Notice of Abortion Act, requiring parents of minors seeking abortions to be notified before the procedure could be performed.
Because of that, many Wisconsin residents seeking abortions went to out-of-state providers, including those in Illinois. But Kristen Schultz, chief strategy and operations officer at the Illinois affiliate, said that since Roe v. Wade was overturned on June 24, there has been a 10-fold increase in the number of Wisconsin residents coming to Illinois for abortion services.
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DCFS DEATH: I’Kera Hill, 3, died of malnutrition and dehydration at a Carbondale hospital on June 22, 2022, according to the child endangerment charges filed in Jackson County against her parents, Isaac Hill and Katrina Simelton Hill.
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services confirmed last week that the agency had contact with the 3-year-old and her family, although it has not yet released a timeline of the most recent contact.
Since prosecutors and judges are barred from discussing the details of juvenile cases received from DCFS, the agency’s timeline generally provides the only public disclosure of the actions taken to protect children who had contact with the state agency.
The Illinois State Police are investigating I’Kera’s death with the help of their Child Death Investigation Task Force. ISP notified DCFS of the investigation, and an autopsy was conducted in Bloomington the day after I’Kera’s death.
Last week, Jackson County Coroner Thomas Kupferer released I’Kera’s name, but declined to release a preliminary cause of death or any information related to the case, citing the pending criminal case against the parents.
They remain in the Jackson County Jail on $250,000 bail.
I’Kera’s obituary noted she was survived by 17 brothers and sisters. An obituary for another child of Isaac and Katrina Hill who died in 2015 noted the children lived in several places throughout southern Illinois, southeastern Missouri and northern Kentucky.
Capitol News Illinois reviewed documents which showed the Hill family was involved with the Illinois DCFS as early as 2012 when Isaac was charged with aggravated battery of a child for beating a boy with an extension cord on March 26, 2012.
On June 1, 2012, he pleaded guilty to the aggravated battery of a child charge and was sentenced to two years of probation and required to follow the directives of DCFS and to attend domestic violence counseling and parenting classes.
Katrina Hill requested and was granted a court order of protection against Isaac in Massac County on May 11, 2012.
But she requested the order be dismissed in August 2012 after she was charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, mob action and obstructing justice, which were later dismissed.
In July 2014, the Jackson County court sought to revoke Isaac Hill’s probation for failing to comply with the terms. A month later, he agreed to complete domestic violence classes, extend his probation for six months and was put on a payment plan of $25 per month to settle the court costs and fees. There was no mention of complying with the directives of DCFS in the new order extending Hill’s probation.
The Hills’ daughter Ka’lisha Isa’nique Hill was born on July 1, 2014.
She was six months old when her parents divorced in Alexander County. Four months later, on May 20, 2015, Ka’lisha died at the age of 10 months in Marion, according to an obituary. Isaac Hill was still on probation for abusing his son at the time.
Death certificates are closed in Illinois, and Williamson County Coroner Mike “Junior” Burke did not respond to calls and emails for comment, so the cause of Ka’lisha’s death isn’t clear.
Isaac Hill was discharged from probation on child abuse charges on July 30, 2015.
Despite the divorce a year earlier, court records showed the couple reconnected and landed back in court.
In 2017, Katrina Hill again asked an Alexander County judge for an order to keep her ex-husband away. While there is no record that order was issued, the couple again reconciled.
Two years later, I’Kera was born.
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ELECTRIC VEHICLES COORDINATOR: Included in the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act energy reform which passed last year was a requirement that the state hire an electric vehicles coordinator within the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
On July 1, Megha Lakhchaura was appointed to that role at a salary of $180,000 annually. She’ll lead the state’s push to put 1 million EVs on state roads by 2030 through a number of incentives in state law and the rollout of expanded charging infrastructure.
She previously served since 2018 as the director of policy in North America for EVBox, an electric vehicle supply equipment company based in Amsterdam. Prior to that she was policy director for the rooftop solar and battery storage provider Sunrun Inc., and was a public utilities regulatory analyst for the California Public Utilities Commission.
Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service covering state government that is distributed to more than 400 newspapers statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. | https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Capitol-Recap-17315526.php | 2022-07-20T06:57:22Z | https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Capitol-Recap-17315526.php | true | 4 |
Two former police officers are scheduled to face a judge Wednesday on suspicion of kidnapping a woman while illegally working as bounty hunters.Rodger Jeffrey Corbett, 49, of Corona, and Kevin Andrew Pederson, 34, of Fullerton, were scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on three felony counts each of kidnapping, false imprisonment by violence, menace, fraud or deceit, and an enhancement with firearm in the commission of a felony.An investigation was launched by the state Department of Insurance after social media video surfaced of the two men misidentified as undercover police officers, trying to find a person who missed court appearances. Investigators... | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2669779440820/akron-mayor-intends-to-lift-city-curfew-implemented-following-police-shooting-of-jayland-walker | 2022-07-20T07:01:38Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2669779440820/akron-mayor-intends-to-lift-city-curfew-implemented-following-police-shooting-of-jayland-walker | true | null |
Keith Carter: Ole Miss CHAMPIONS. NOW. capital campaign now likely to come in at ‘$150-170 million range.’
Significant renovations to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium were among the future projects announced by Ole Miss when it launched its CHAMPIONS. NOW. capital campaign in December.
Those renovations, however, have been put on the back burner, as reiterated by Ole Miss athletics director Keith Carter in an interview with the Rebel Yell Hotline.
The university had originally intended to allocate millions in overhauling the west and north sides of the stadium in what Ole Miss described as “the most ambitious and game-changing” face-lift to VHS “in decades.”
But outside factors, including inflation not seen in the United States in 40 years, and supply chain issues, have halted the project in its tracks.
Carter confirmed the first announced project of the campaign — an overhaul of the Manning Center, the indoor practice facility and multi-use development for Ole Miss football — remains on schedule.
“There were outside variables that made us kind of rethink where we were with that project,” Carter said. “Some of those are very tangible when you look at interest rates, when you look at construction costs, when you look at supply chain issues that are happening.
“We just didn’t feel like it made a lot of sense to tie ourselves down on a 25-year bond issue on something that was going to be hard to pay for, honestly.”
Also contributing to the VHS delay is the rise in costs for name, image and likeness.
The university cannot directly pay players, as per NCAA rules, but Carter said NIL has been one of, if not the most dominating issue for Ole Miss donors.
“You look at all those practical variables, and then you’ve got NIL, too,” Carter said. “I know our development officers as they go out and talk to donors about giving, there’s always an NIL conversation in that conversation.
“Just taking a step back. The stadium project is going to be a really, really good one. We’re not totally abandoning it. But we certainly wanted to make sure we’re being fiscally responsible. Right now, it just didn’t make sense. We’ll put it on the shelf and keep going with the other projects.”
CHAMPIONS. NOW. was established to vastly improve Ole Miss athletics facilities.
Additional goals included raising the standard for the school’s level of competitiveness and success within the SEC and nationally.
In its mission statement at launch, Ole Miss wrote, “it is more important than ever that we continue to build outstanding facilities to help attract and retain the best student-athletes and coaches. The SEC is growing, and our members are evolving and getting better. To keep pace with our conference peers and rise within the ranks, we must continually commit to building great facilities.”
Other announced projects were the Ole Miss golf complex, softball stadium, soccer stadium and Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field.
Ole Miss baseball, of course, went on to win the program’s first-ever national championship last month.
“Obviously, the Manning Center is rolling,” Carter said. “That project is right on schedule and will be ready about this time next year for everyone to move back in. Softball is way down the line, too, on that design and moving forward there, as are soccer, golf and baseball. Excited about those.
“More than likely, our $350 million campaign likely comes into the $150-170 million range.”
Carter said Ole Miss will soon “start honing in” on what the phased approach to baseball will look like.
Expanded seating is atop the priority list, especially after Ole Miss again sold out season tickets last season, well before its thrilling run in the postseason, when the Rebels won 10 of their 11 games.
They swept Oklahoma in the championship round of the College World Series in Omaha.
“Right now, we’ll just keep pushing forward with the sequence we talked about before,” Carter said. “We obviously understand that now there’s a lot of people wondering if we’d expedite the baseball process, and we may look at doing that, but we’re probably going to look at doing the baseball in more of a phased approach where we do it by priority and in stages.”
Also on the agenda is a contract extension for head baseball coach Mike Bianco.
Carter said negotiations are ongoing, even as Bianco has spent the last few weeks leading Team USA to a bronze medal. Ole Miss shortstop Jacob Gonzalez and pitcher Hunter Elliott participated.
“We’re certainly working with coach’s representation right now to get him a contract that locks him in as long as he wants to be here,” he said. “That’s going to be the clear message. We’ll put the terms out at some point, but coach ‘B’ is our coach.
“He’s had an unbelievably consistent career. Finally busted through the door, won a national championship. He’s going to be our guy.” | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2669862492631/keith-carter-ole-miss-champions-now-capital-campaign-now-likely-to-come-in-at-150-170-million-range | 2022-07-20T07:07:33Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2669862492631/keith-carter-ole-miss-champions-now-capital-campaign-now-likely-to-come-in-at-150-170-million-range | true | 1 |
Keywords Studios plc's (LON:KWS) Stock Has Shown Weakness Lately But Financial Prospects Look Decent: Is The Market Wrong?
With its stock down 8.1% over the past three months, it is easy to disregard Keywords Studios (LON:KWS). But if you pay close attention, you might find that its key financial indicators look quite decent, which could mean that the stock could potentially rise in the long-term given how markets usually reward more resilient long-term fundamentals. In this article, we decided to focus on Keywords Studios' ROE.
Return on Equity or ROE is a test of how effectively a company is growing its value and managing investors’ money. In short, ROE shows the profit each dollar generates with respect to its shareholder investments.
Check out our latest analysis for Keywords Studios
How Do You Calculate Return On Equity?
ROE can be calculated by using the formula:
Return on Equity = Net Profit (from continuing operations) ÷ Shareholders' Equity
So, based on the above formula, the ROE for Keywords Studios is:
7.2% = €34m ÷ €472m (Based on the trailing twelve months to December 2021).
The 'return' is the income the business earned over the last year. That means that for every £1 worth of shareholders' equity, the company generated £0.07 in profit.
What Has ROE Got To Do With Earnings Growth?
We have already established that ROE serves as an efficient profit-generating gauge for a company's future earnings. Depending on how much of these profits the company reinvests or "retains", and how effectively it does so, we are then able to assess a company’s earnings growth potential. Assuming everything else remains unchanged, the higher the ROE and profit retention, the higher the growth rate of a company compared to companies that don't necessarily bear these characteristics.
Keywords Studios' Earnings Growth And 7.2% ROE
When you first look at it, Keywords Studios' ROE doesn't look that attractive. We then compared the company's ROE to the broader industry and were disappointed to see that the ROE is lower than the industry average of 9.2%. In spite of this, Keywords Studios was able to grow its net income considerably, at a rate of 32% in the last five years. We reckon that there could be other factors at play here. For example, it is possible that the company's management has made some good strategic decisions, or that the company has a low payout ratio.
Next, on comparing with the industry net income growth, we found that Keywords Studios' growth is quite high when compared to the industry average growth of 26% in the same period, which is great to see.
The basis for attaching value to a company is, to a great extent, tied to its earnings growth. The investor should try to establish if the expected growth or decline in earnings, whichever the case may be, is priced in. This then helps them determine if the stock is placed for a bright or bleak future. One good indicator of expected earnings growth is the P/E ratio which determines the price the market is willing to pay for a stock based on its earnings prospects. So, you may want to check if Keywords Studios is trading on a high P/E or a low P/E, relative to its industry.
Is Keywords Studios Making Efficient Use Of Its Profits?
Keywords Studios has a really low three-year median payout ratio of 4.0%, meaning that it has the remaining 96% left over to reinvest into its business. So it seems like the management is reinvesting profits heavily to grow its business and this reflects in its earnings growth number.
Besides, Keywords Studios has been paying dividends over a period of eight years. This shows that the company is committed to sharing profits with its shareholders. Existing analyst estimates suggest that the company's future payout ratio is expected to drop to 2.5% over the next three years. The fact that the company's ROE is expected to rise to 13% over the same period is explained by the drop in the payout ratio.
Summary
Overall, we feel that Keywords Studios certainly does have some positive factors to consider. Even in spite of the low rate of return, the company has posted impressive earnings growth as a result of reinvesting heavily into its business. With that said, the latest industry analyst forecasts reveal that the company's earnings growth is expected to slow down. To know more about the company's future earnings growth forecasts take a look at this free report on analyst forecasts for the company to find out more.
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Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen has stirred up a new wave of popularity with the worldwide release of Jujutsu Kaisen 0. MAPPA's incredible effort into the animation sparked an undying interest in its new fans. As the story has progressed, however, this new wave of fans has been rooting for several Jujutsu characters to have their own relationships.
While some ships might even surprise an average fan, the support that these ships have gathered collectively is phenomenal, to say the least. For example, shipping Gojo with Geto is one of the most popular in the current state of anime. Other ships like Itadori and Sukuna have also amassed massive support, but it does not make any sense.
So follow along as we list the five ships in Jujutsu Kaisen that we are glad never happened (and five that are perfect!)
5 ships in Jujutsu Kaisen that make no sense
1) Maki and Mai
Maki and Mai didn't really have a wonderful and loving childhood together. Mai had to endure her s*xist and unforgiving Zen'in household from a very early age by herself as Maki decided to leave her duties to the clan behind.
This directly resulted in the resentment Mai has for Maki and due to the difference in philosophies, this ship is not really a match made in heaven, even when they are twins.
2) Gojo and Nanami
Differences in personality were particularly apparent when it came to Gojo and Nanami. Gojo's chaotic and goofy personality clashed with Nanami's calculated and no-nonsense character and as a result, their friendship remained complicated. Nanami mentioned that even though he trusts Gojo, he does not respect him.
However, these differences in personality were perceived differently by a lot of fans who thought that it was a que for them to take their relationship to the next level, even when it barely made sense.
3) Mahito and Junpei
Honestly, one may find it difficult to understand why Junpei and Mahito are being shipped since the latter single-handedly destroyed the young boy's life. Mahito toyed with Junpei's vulnerabilities and killed his mother, before eventually killing Junpei himself.
Mahito enjoyed torturing innocents and Junpei was simply another toy to trigger his amusement. This accounted for one of the most cursed ships ever in Jujutsu Kaisen.
4) Gojo and Geto
Shippers frantically looked for deep connections and they certainly reeled that in when they found out that Gojo and Geto were classmates and even close friends. Sadly, the former had to take Geto out as their ideologies did not match and Geto chose to become a Curse-user.
Regardless of the past, Geto and Gojo would not make sense considering their ideologies and perceptions are polar opposites now, which would not make it work to be fair.
5) Itadori Yuji and Aoi Todo
It was a very intense moment when Todo had his first interaction with Yuji. The tension was quickly uplifted when it was revealed that both of them have the same taste in women. Their bond is similar to the one between brothers in arms.
Expecting them to be shipped was quite natural, as events like them fighting together and sharing a bond have been shown in the anime. Their brother-like bond must not be ruined as it's quite special in its own way.
5 ships in Jujutsu Kaisen that actually make sense
1) Gojo and Utahime
These students turned to teachers at Jujutsu Tech together and had a lot of time to get to know each other. The same contrasting personality was observed between Gojo and Utahima. Their polar dynamics portrayed their relationship as cute and filled with potential by a majority of Jujutsu Kaisen fans.
2) Nobara and Megumi
Before Itadori joined Jujutsu Tech, Nobara and Megumi did spend a lot of time working together as students. They also share quite a lot of traits with each other, which has compelled fans to come to the conclusion that they really do have the same vibe.
Adding to it, Megumi's wish to find a romantic partner with an unshakable personality has made fans ask the question, "Why doesn't he have a look at Nobara?"
3) Miwa and Muta
The man behind Mechamaru, Muta, was not blessed with proper health conditions which left him no choice but to attend Jujutsu Tech remotely. His connections with the outside world were extremely limited and he could perceive the world from his robot's point of view.
Thus, his loneliness kicked in very often and he really wanted to enjoy his time with his friends in person, especially Miwa. She was one of the few people Muta held out hope for. Muta's undeniable affection towards Miwa made them one of the best ships in the Jujutsu Kaisen lore.
4) Nobara and Maki
Nobara clearly enjoyed Maki's company as they would go out to eat and shop together. Nobara also looked up to Maki for her intense desire to get tougher and become better at her job.
As they spent more and more time together at the academy, Nobara also mentioned that she thinks that Maki is way prettier than her twin-sister Mai, boosting her self-confidence. Overall, their affectionate attitude towards each other makes them one of the best ships in the current state of the anime.
5) Itadori and Nobara
Itadori's relationship with Nobara really stood out as the most wholesome ship in Jusutsu Kaisen. Itadori did not care about her gender and treated her as if they were bros.
The nature of their relationship is quite a breath of fresh air in the Shounen anime/manga scene. They are close and chill with each other without letting each other catch feelings.
They were also partners in crime and shenanigans, leaving fans wanting to watch them be their cute selves.
Final thoughts
Leaping forward with Jujutsu Kaisen 0, the franchise has a lot more potential. As the story progresses forward, fans will continue their dedicated work to ship characters and create the hype this masterpiece of an anime truly deserves.
Q. Are you excited for Jujutsu Kaisen: Season 2?
Yes!
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Nick Cannon, 41, confirmed he is expecting his eighth child in January. It is also reported he is expecting his ninth, making it hard not to wonder what his ex-wife, Mariah Carey, 52, and the mother of his first two children, 11-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe, thinks of his busy baby-making schedule. Fortunately, a source close to the Queen of Christmas filled HollywoodLife in on exactly that. “Mariah has been very tight-lipped when it comes to her feelings about Nick’s love life because she doesn’t even want to go there. Nick can do what Nick wants to do and as long as he is always there for Monroe and Moroccan, Mariah will continue to keep her opinion about his personal life to herself,” the source told HL EXCLUSIVELY, adding that Mariah moved on from their split “a long time ago.” | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2670009812542/see-britney-spears-transform-baby-one-more-time-into-sultry-slow-jam | 2022-07-20T07:12:31Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2670009812542/see-britney-spears-transform-baby-one-more-time-into-sultry-slow-jam | false | null |
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Netflix lost subscribers for the second consecutive quarter, this time dropping 970,000, it announced Tuesday. The streaming company had forecast a loss of 2 million, but the Los Angeles Times reports the release of a new season of Stranger Things in two parts—the first half released May 27 and the second half released July 1, forcing people to subscribe for at least two months in order to watch episodes right away—helped. Netflix expects to add a million subscribers in the third quarter; last year in this quarter, it grew by 4.4 million. Even so, the New York Times says the company is likely breathing "a sigh of relief" at the second-quarter results, and CNN says the streaming service has "stop[ped] the bleeding." In a sign of investor relief, shares jumped in after-hours trading Tuesday.
Netflix's revenue was $7.97 billion in the second quarter and its net income was $1.4 billion, up 8.6% and $1.35 billion from a year earlier, respectively. It has been laying off hundreds of workers in an effort to cut costs in recent months as its stock price has plummeted. Netflix Co-CEO Reed Hastings called the second-quarter numbers "less bad results" than expected. In addition to adding a cheaper, ad-supported subscription tier, Netflix says it will crack down further on password-sharing. It's testing options in Latin America including an option to add an extra member to an account, or to pay $3 per month to "add a home." (Read more Netflix stories.) | https://www.newser.com/story/323152/netflix-reports-less-bad-results-than-expected.html | 2022-07-20T07:14:52Z | https://www.newser.com/story/323152/netflix-reports-less-bad-results-than-expected.html | true | 1 |
ONE of Marrar Football Netball Club's most popular members joined an exclusive group at the Bombers on Saturday.
Carroll ran out for her 250th game for the club in Marrar's 39-24 C grade loss to Charles Sturt University on Saturday.
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She joins an exclusive list of netballers to reach the mark.
"It is pretty special," Carroll said.
"I've always played out at Marrar, it is a second family."
Carroll said she enjoyed the occasion despite running into a strong Bushsows outfit.
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"It was good. We didn't get the win but CSU have always got tough netball teams and they're on top of the ladder in C grade so unfortunately we didn't get the win," she said.
"Hopefully we can get them in finals."
Carroll, who plays either centre court or wing attack, reached the mark just a few days shy of her 27th birthday.
She started out in the juniors at Marrar and can't believe she's already reached 250.
"It doesn't feel like that. It's a lot but it doesn't feel like I've played that many," she said.
Carroll said the highlight of her 250 games were the early days in the team the club dubbed the 'baby Bombers'.
"Definitely the baby Bombers grand finals. We played in three grand finals, missed two and got one," Carroll said.
"Just the whole juniors days where teams would help us because we were so short and young, they would come and play for us and get some goals because we would never score.
"They were the highlights."
Meantime, Northern Jets consolidated their position in the Farrer League A grade top five with a 48-41 victory over Barellan on Saturday.
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Temora kept their minor premiership hopes alive with a 73-53 win over fourth-placed Coleambally, while East Wagga-Kooringal enjoyed a 54-32 win over The Rock-Yerong Creek.
CSU also defeated Marrar 67-26.
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BRADY E. CLEVELAND, 27, of 1310 Mayfair Drive, Apt. 10, Janesville, misdemeanor operating while intoxicated third offense, 44 days jail with Huber and two years probation. Charges of misdemeanor operating with prohibited blood alcohol content third offense and misdemeanor bail jumping dismissed but read into court record.
NIHTHANYL J. DELANEY, 19, of 755 Trat St., Whitewater, misdemeanor criminal damage to property, misdemeanor disorderly conduct and misdemeanor bail jumping, 45 days jail. Charges of misdemeanor battery, three counts misdemeanor disorderly conduct, misdemeanor resisting an officer and two counts misdemeanor bail jumping dismissed but read into court record.
GERALD E. DOYLE JR., 40, of 1115 Laurel Ave., Janesville, misdemeanor hit and run and misdemeanor operating while under the influence second offense, 20 days jail with Huber. Charges of misdemeanor operating with prohibited blood alcohol content second offense and misdemeanor operating while revoked dismissed but read into court record.
LUKAS H. ELLS, 27, of 815 Johnson St., Janesville, misdemeanor operating while intoxicated second offense, two months jail with Huber. Charges of misdemeanor operating with prohibited blood alcohol content second offense and misdemeanor operating while revoked dismissed but read into court record.
JENNIFER L. GORNIAK, 40, of 97 Falling Creek Circle, Janesville, misdemeanor criminal damage to property, misdemeanor disorderly conduct and two counts misdemeanor bail jumping, two years probation. Charges of two counts felony bail jumping, misdemeanor criminal damage to property and misdemeanor criminal trespass to dwelling dismissed but read into court record.
JACOB J. JOHNSON, 31, of 3537 E. Thomas St., Milton, misdemeanor possess drug paraphernalia, one year probation. Charge of misdemeanor obstructing an officer and misdemeanor possess drug paraphernalia dismissed but read into court record.
ALEXANDRA A. KJELL, 26, of 2531 S. River Road, Janesville, felony operating while intoxicated sixth offense, 18 months prison and three years extended supervision. Charges of felony vehicle operator flee/elude officer and misdemeanor operating while revoked dismissed but read into court record.
STEVEN K. MORGENSON, 44, of 222 Longwood Drive, Janesville, two counts misdemeanor disorderly conduct and misdemeanor resisting or obstructing an officer, two years probation.
JONTAE PEGEESE, 24, of 200 W. Main St., Albany, misdemeanor disorderly conduct, one year probation.
DOUGLAS M. SCHUH, 39, of P.O. Box 214, Milton, charge of misdemeanor operating while revoked dismissed but read into court record.
BENJAMIN A. SIME, 38, of 2558 W. Deer Path Trail, Janesville, misdemeanor fraud/innkeeper, etc.-nonpayment, misdemeanor credit card-theft by acquisition and misdemeanor bail jumping, two years probation. Charges of misdemeanor retail theft and misdemeanor bail jumping dismissed but read into court record.
VERNELL STEVENSON, 42, of P.O. Box 8051, Janesville, misdemeanor battery, three months jail. Charge of misdemeanor disorderly conduct dismissed but read into court record.
GREGORY C. WEBSTER JR., 39, of 2021 Hubbard St., Janesville, misdemeanor credit card-theft by acquisition and misdemeanor credit card-fraudulent use, two years probation.
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JOSE DE JESUS ACEVEDO, 29, of 7255 Lawton Ave., Lake Geneva, misdemeanor disorderly conduct, one year probation.
MICHAEL R. FESENMAIER, 62, of 825 William Ave., Lake Geneva, charge of misdemeanor bail jumping dismissed but read into court record.
ERNESTO T. HEPKER, 36, of 307 S. Church St., Unit C, Elkhorn, misdemeanor operating while intoxicated third offense and misdemeanor operating with prohibited blood alcohol content third offense, 15 days jail and 18 months probation.
JAMES M. THERRIEN, 44, of 1380 W. Main St., 111, Whitewater, felony possession of methamphetamine, three months jail and three years probation. Charge of possess drug paraphernalia dismissed but read into court record. | https://www.gazettextra.com/news/public_record/court-listings-for-july-11-17-2022/article_ca026be8-0770-11ed-b82a-6f9764454b9c.html | 2022-07-20T07:17:55Z | https://www.gazettextra.com/news/public_record/court-listings-for-july-11-17-2022/article_ca026be8-0770-11ed-b82a-6f9764454b9c.html | false | 2 |
But are we booking holidays in bad faith? According to the Global Peace Index (GPI) there are many long-maligned destinations that don't deserve bad reputations. Similarly some favourite holiday destinations have recently become a less safe bet.
The GPI is an annual review that measures the general 'peacefulness' of countries. It is compiled using research from the University of Otago's Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies and a data-driven approach to rank over 160 destinations on social safety and security.
Incarceration rates, homicides, internal conflict and perceptions of criminality are not normally the defining criteria of a holiday destination - but they are among the 23 data points that the GPI has been using to compile their yearly report since 2008.
It's no surprise that since 2021 global peacefulness has slid 0.3 per cent, with pandemics and otherworldly woes affecting the safety and wellbeing of destinations.
Within this ranking there are islands of peace that have remained at the top of the index.
Ranking countries on a scale of 1 "safest" to 5 "least safe", the top space hasn't changed since the records began but New Zealand is rising in the ranks.
Despite travel turmoil and the pandemic disruption, New Zealand has climbed into second place on the list with a score of 1.253.
"New Zealand remains the most peaceful country in the region and the second most peaceful country overall in the 2022 GPI," said the report, although this is a fall in overall score since 2018. The country drops to 16th on the list for societal safety.
For those planning holidays to Egypt and Saudi Arabia, there is good news, with those countries among those seeing the most improvement to their 'peacefulness' score.
"Predictably, the largest regional deterioration in peacefulness was Russia and Eurasia, followed by North America," said the summary.
The executive report said that improvements were slow and incremental compared to the biggest falls, which were harder to predict, "highlighting that countries tend to deteriorate much faster than they improve."
Europe is the most peaceful region in the world, where seven of the ten countries most peaceful countries are located.
Here are the 10 safest countries to visit:
10. Canada Score: 1.33
Despite sharing a border with the United States the North American country scores a full 1.11 above their larger neighbour. In spite of a dip during the pandemic, and an increase in reported hate crimes, the score has improved.
9. Czech Republic Score: 1.329
The Czech Republic scores exceedingly well, especially on petty crime. Despite having a large tourism industry, crimes like pick-pocketing are not an issue in urban centres like Prague.
8. Ireland Score: 1.326
Ireland jumped three places this year. A happy, welcoming attitude and prospering economy helped the country ride out pandemic blips. It's a full 0.3 points clear of its closest neighbours in the UK and continental Europe.
7. Switzerland Score: 1.323
The Helvetians missed out on a place in the top 10 in 2020. Extremely low crime rates and income per capita, keep social safety score high. In spite of this the country scored shockingly with regards to militarisation, as one of the largest weapons exporters, something that has increased since the beginning of the year.
6. Austria Score: 1.317
Austria remains in the top ten despite a large fall in rankings. Domestic terror and recent incidents have dragged down Vienna in the safe countries list, despite good relations with neighbours.
5. Slovenia Score: 1.315
At the end of the Alps, Slovenia first found its way into the top ten in 2020, with the low cost of living, crime and risk of violence rates. Its happy peaceful disposition has served it well, as Slovenia has emerged on the tourism radar with its castles and lakes offering plenty for international visitors.
Since emerging from a dictatorship in 1974, Portugal has emerged as a beacon of political stability in Europe, scoring highly for contentment. Despite economic wobbles during the Eurozone financial crisis (falling to 18th most peaceful in 2014) the Mediterranean nation has stabilised and become a top destination for tourists and more than a few retirees from Eurozone countries.
3. Denmark Score: 1.256
Pragmatism, a well functioning government and economic equality are the building blocks for peace in the country that gave us Lego. It's also one of the few countries in the study where women are more satisfied with standards of living and feel safer than men.
2. New Zealand Score: 1.253
In spite of some disruption to social peace and an increase in military spending, New Zealand remains one of the most peaceful places on the planet. The extremely low index of threat of international conflict and (comparatively) peaceful pandemic response has kept New Zealand in the top two, just behind the all-time most peaceful nation…
1. Iceland Score: 1.1
"Iceland remains the most peaceful country in the world, a position it has held since 2008," read the report which has given the North Atlantic the crown of the world's safest country since records began. Virtually zero spending on defence and international conflict has meant it is a country with few enemies. Although it has seen disruption from a boom-and-bust tourism economy and pandemic disruption, the population of just 366,500 might be the smallest, safest and most welcoming island in the world. | https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-national/safest-countries-world-new-zealand-climbs-second | 2022-07-20T07:23:49Z | https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-national/safest-countries-world-new-zealand-climbs-second | true | 4 |
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Stay or go? Italy’s premier to brief Parliament on crisis
ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi was deciding Wednesday whether to confirm his resignation or reconsider appeals to rebuild his parliamentary majority after the populist 5-Star Movement triggered a crisis in the government by withholding its support.
Draghi was delivering a speech before the upper chamber of Parliament on Wednesday morning that was expected to lay out his assessment of the situation after days of chaotic behind-the-scenes meetings among Italy’s political leaders, appeals for Draghi to stay on and continued fracturing within the 5-Stars.
There was no clarity on how the day would play out: After Draghi speaks to the Senate, lawmakers will have the chance to reply and Draghi the chance to respond. Will he dig in and confirm his resignation? Or will he stay on and lead Italy until the natural close of the legislature’s five-year term and elections in the spring?
Watching over the scene from the presidential palace on the Quirinale Hill is President Sergio Mattarella, who ultimately can decide whether to accept Draghi’s resignation if it is offered again, ask him or someone else to try to govern until the spring vote or dissolve Parliament now and trigger early elections as soon as September.
Mattarella had tapped Draghi in 2021 to form a government of national unity, grouping parties from the right, left and the 5-Stars to guide Italy through its economic reboot following the pandemic and enact reforms necessary to implement some 200 billion euros in European Union recovery funds.
The uneasy coalition worked for a while but Draghi offered his resignation last week after the 5-Star lawmakers, the biggest vote-getters in 2018 general elections, boycotted a confidence vote. The trigger was their opposition to a trash incinerator for Rome contained in the bill, but their beef with Draghi’s government went well beyond that.
Five-Star leader Giuseppe Conte, who complained his forces had been humiliated and ignored by other coalition parties, delivered a nine-point set of demands for Draghi to embrace, including the 5-Stars’ flagship pledge of a basic income and minimum salary.
Draghi had long insisted he would never head a second government or one without the 5-Stars, and said flatly last week that he wouldn’t govern by ultimatum.
But Draghi technically won the confidence vote, appears to still have the numbers to govern and has been under pressure to reconsider both inside and out of Italy, especially since the 5-Stars have continued to fracture over the crisis.
Political leaders, mayors, doctors’ associations and ordinary citizens have urged him to stay on at such a crucial time, with soaring inflation and energy prices, a war in Ukraine and implementation of the EU recovery funds.
Former Premier Mario Monti, who himself was tapped to lead Italy in a moment of crisis, appealed to Draghi’s ego, saying the internationally respected former European Central Bank chief would irrevocably harm his legacy if he abandoned Italy now.
“Draghi’s bitterness over the petty games played by various parties is completely understandable,” Monti wrote on the front page of Corriere della Sera. But he warned that Draghi “would show a lack of respect to the country and its citizens” if he followed through and stepped down.
By NICOLE WINFIELD
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India Extended Concessional Loans of Over 12.3 Billion Dollars To Africa: Jaishankar At CII EXIM Bank Conclave
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar speaking at the 17th CII EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa growth partnership said that India has extended concessional loans of over 12.3 billion dollars to Africa.
"Being a trusted partner in the journey of socio-economic development, India has extended concessional loans of over 12.3 billion dollars to Africa. We've completed 197 projects so far, 65 more are currently under execution & 81 are at the pre-execution stage," said Jaishankar.
He also highlighted that India has granted USD 700 million of grant assistance.
"Our development projects in various sectors such as drinking water schemes to irrigation, rural-solar electrification, power plants, transmission lines, cement, sugar and textile factories, technology parks, railway infrastructure etc. have generated local employment and changed the life of many people in Africa," said the EAM.
Jaishankar also informed about various development works done by India in African countries like Gambia, Zambia, Mauritius, Namibia and South Sudan.
"In Gambia, India has constructed the National Assembly building and undertaken projects in water supply, agriculture and food-processing," said Jaishankar.
"In Zambia, India has been involved in important hydropower projects, erection of pre-fabricated health posts and in the supply of vehicles. In Mauritius, our recent notable project includes metro express, the new Supreme Court and social-housing," he added.
He underscored the focus on training and education in Africa to create new opportunities for cooperation.
"In Namibia, a new centre of excellence in IT has just become operational, whereas, in South Sudan as with so many other African partners, we are focussing on training and education and welcome new opportunities for cooperation," said Jaishankar.
He further stressed the cooperation between India and African countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"During the COVID-19 pandemic, India continued its engagement with Africa by focussing more on the virtual format. The 15th and 16th editions of CII-EXIM Bank Africa Conclave were accordingly held in that mode. We tried to make real difference in continent's ability to cope with the pandemic. 32 African countries received 150 tonnes of medical assistance from India. Many of them also utilized 'Made in India' vaccines, received directly or otherwise from us," said Jaishankar.
A wide-ranging and detailed agenda was deliberated upon during the course of the day ranging from higher education or skilled development, building stronger financial partnerships or strengthening value-chains in agriculture and food processing.
"These are all significant sectors of cooperation between us and had created a buzz among the India-Africa business community, said Jaishankar.
India and Africa have long-standing, historic trade and economic linkages - whether it is commerce, culture or mobility. There are truly historical linkages that give a contemporary partnership a strong sense of comfort.
"It is only natural that during the 20th century - India should support African countries in the quest to attain independence and fight against apartheid," said the EAM.
Africa plays an important role in India's foreign policy outlook, reflected in the expanding diplomatic footprint that today covers 43 African countries.
"It is our ability to take these goals forward that defines the rebalancing that the world is currently undergoing. During the last 8 years, there is also stepped up engagement with the continent recording 36 high-level visits from India and more than 100 similar ones from Africa," said Jaishankar.
Development partnership is the primacy of India's Africa policy due to post-colonial reconstruction. This has been the centre-piece of the India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) that first commenced in 2008.
Since then, the IAFS Summit has expanded very significantly. Particularly, after 2015 the engagements have intensified, which underlines Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal commitment to greater equity and sustainable development.
"The current Indian approach to our cooperation was enunciated by him in Kampala in July 2018," added Jaishankar. | http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2022/07/india-extended-concessional-loans-of.html | 2022-07-20T07:27:59Z | http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2022/07/india-extended-concessional-loans-of.html | true | 2 |
I hate winter
The north of the country is switching to Yellow alert now. Is the heatwave over?
m too young to remember the 1976 heatwave. But as a climate scientist, Im tired of hearing about why it means we shouldnt take the climate crisis seriously. 1976 was undeniably a hot summer. A really hot summer, in fact. Temperatures topped 32C (89.6F) somewhere in the UK for 15 days on the trot, climbing to a maximum of 35.9C on 3 July. But in many ways it was nothing like the heatwave were enduring right now.In 1976, the UK was an anomalous red blob of unusual heat on a map of distinctly normal summer temperatures. Contrast that to July 2022, and there are few places on Earth where temperatures are not considerably above average. What makes 2022 a lot worse than 1976 is not just the temperature itself which will be 4-5C higher than in 1976 if the forecasts are accurate but how large an area is currently feeling the heat. Parts of Spain, Portugal, France and Italy have been baking in 40C-plus heat for days on end. Combined with extremely dry conditions, the heat has triggered wildfires and forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes.Conservative MP John Hayes slammed those taking precautions against the heat here in the UK as snowflakes and cowards. This is ridiculous; the kind of temperatures we are currently experiencing are nothing to be complacent or derisive about. Extreme heat kills. For example, the deadly European heatwave of 2003 cost 70,000 lives across the continent, more than 2,000 in England, and hit the most vulnerable in society the hardest. The heat was so crippling in France that mortuaries ran out of space to store the bodies of those killed by the extreme temperatures. Tragically, this heatwave may follow suit, according to a former government chief scientific adviser, Sir David King, who has predicted there could be up to 10,000 excess deaths associated with this heatwave.And lets remember that this is far from the first heatwave of the year. Weve already seen a brutal spring heatwave in India and Pakistan. Over two months in south Asia the mercury soared to nearly 50C. Temperatures in India were the highest in 122 years of record-keeping. A rapid attribution study which detects the fingerprint of human activity in extreme events found that the south Asian heatwave was made 30 times more likely by global heating, and was at least 1C hotter than it otherwise would have been. The heat caused deaths, power failures, fires and crop losses across India and Pakistan. And as with many extreme events, it was the most marginalised people who suffered the most.Climate breakdown is increasing the intensity, duration and frequency of extreme heat events. And where global heating is concerned, were ahead of schedule: 40C heat was predicted for the UK of the 2050s, not the 2020s. So far weve warmed our planet by 1.1C on average, meaning every hot spell is already starting from a warmer normal. In fact, the UK Met Office recently revised its definition of a heatwave to account for this. A heatwave is declared when maximum temperatures exceed a regionally specific threshold for three consecutive days. For south-east England that used to be 27C. Now its 28C.And this record-breaking year is just one in a series of record-breaking years. Nine of the top 10 hottest UK days on record have been since 1990. And 1976 isnt the odd one out in that list: it doesnt even make the cut. July 2022 will now top the list, with an unprecedented 40C or 41C predicted and the first red weather warning for heat in UK history. But while 2022 might be a year of firsts, it probably wont hold its records for long. In the UK, 30C-odd heatwaves like that of 1976 are now 30 times more likely to occur than if we hadnt changed our climate. And analysis from the Met Office suggests that 40C heatwaves like this one may happen every 15 years or so by the end of the century.The only way to avoid these sorts of extreme events becoming the norm is to level up the ambition of our climate policies and deliver on our existing pledges. So as much as it may be tempting, 1976 isnt an excuse to dismiss this weeks heatwave as just another natural event. Theres no hiding from the truth: were changing our climate, and weve got to do more about it.
I love winter! It going dark by 4pm is brilliant.Love summer, too!! This hot snap has been superb; more please!And autumn!!!I find spring a bit 'meh'.Just wish we'd get proper seasons - hot, sunny, dry summers; cold, snowy winters.
My mental health suffers. 16 hours of dark kills me
If he retires I'll eat my fucking cock.
Great anti climax for those expecting jizzihno....
What's this heatwave people are on about? We've got thunder, lighting and rain in London right now.
And we're back to gale force winds again 😡Hanging baskets are back inside, the sunflowers are on the floor instead of upright and the BBQ had been rolled off the patio and was on its side on the garden. My spuds that were just starting to recover and get some leaves again are once more battered and bedraggled.We've got them forecast again tomorrow then 2 days of calm and then gales again on Sunday!!I can cope with the rain and I can cope with the cold but these winds can fuck right off!! | https://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=186918.msg18424274 | 2022-07-20T07:32:59Z | https://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=186918.msg18424274 | false | 2 |
Riley, Espinal, Anderson, Cronenworth Added to All-Star Game
Due to substitutions, Atlanta, Toronto and L.A. each have another All Star.
As certain MLB stars decline to participate in the All-Star game next week, other players are being added as substitutions ahead of the event.
First, José Altuve , who was named the starter at second base for the American League, will not participate. That means Guardians second baseman Andrés Giménez will now start at the position, and Blue Jays second baseman Santiago Espinal will replace Altuve on the roster.
Espinal is in the middle of a solid season for Toronto, hitting .271 with six home runs and 37 RBIs.
After getting snubbed for the All-Star game, Braves third baseman Austin Riley will make the team anyway, replacing Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado . Riley’s having a career year for Atlanta with 26 home runs and 60 RBIs to go along with a .913 OPS, and will head to his first All-Star Game next week.
Dodgers starter Tyler Anderson is set to replace Giants starter Carlos Rodón for the National League. A seven-year veteran, Anderson makes his first All-Star appearance thanks to a 2.96 ERA in 17 games for Los Angeles. He will the fifth Dodgers player selected as the team hosts the game at Dodger Stadium.
Finally, Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth will replace the Marlins’ Jazz Chisholm on the roster, with Jeff McNeil of the Mets entering the starting lineup. Cronenworth has nine home runs and 49 RBIs this season.
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NARVA, Estonia (AP) — For weeks Natalya Zadoyanova had lost contact with her younger brother Dmitriy, who was trapped in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol.
Russian forces had bombed the orphanage where he worked, and he was huddling with dozens of others in the freezing basement of a building without doors and windows. When she next heard from him, he was in tears.
“I’m alive,” he told her. “I’m in Russia.”
Dmitriy Zadoyanov was facing the next chapter of devastation for the people of Mariupol and other occupied cities: Forcible transfers to Russia, the very nation that killed their neighbors and shelled their hometowns almost into oblivion.
Nearly 2 million Ukrainians refugees have been sent to Russia, according to both Ukrainian and Russian officials. Ukraine portrays these journeys as forced transfers to enemy soil, which is considered a war crime. Russia calls them humanitarian evacuations of war victims who already speak Russian and are grateful for a new home.
An Associated Press investigation based on dozens of interviews has found that while the picture is more nuanced than the Ukrainian government suggests, many refugees are indeed forced to embark on a surreal trip into Russia, subjected along the way to human rights abuses, stripped of documents and left confused and lost about where they are.
The abuses start not with a gun to the head, but with a poisoned choice: Die in Ukraine or live in Russia. Those who leave go through a series of what are known as filtration points, where treatment ranges from interrogation and strip searches to being yanked aside and never seen again. Refugees told the AP of an old woman who died in the cold, her body swollen, and an evacuee beaten so severely that her back was covered in bruises.
Those who “pass” the filtrations are invited to live in Russia, and often promised a payment of about 10,000 rubles ($170) that they may or may not get. Sometimes their Ukrainian passports are taken away, and the chance of Russian citizenship is offered instead. And sometimes, they are pressured to sign documents denouncing the Ukrainian government and military.
Those with no money or contacts in Russia — the majority, by most accounts — can only go where they are sent, eastward, even to the sub-Arctic. More than 1,000 are as far away as Khabarovsk and Vladivostok, a 10-day train journey to the edge of the Pacific Ocean, according to people the AP spoke with who saw multiple trains arrive over the weeks of the war.
However, the AP investigation also found signs of clear dissent within Russia to the government narrative that Ukrainians are being rescued from Nazis. Almost all the refugees the AP interviewed spoke gratefully about Russians who quietly helped them escape through a clandestine network, retrieving documents, finding shelter, buying train and bus fare, exchanging Ukrainian hryvnia for Russian rubles and even lugging the makeshift baggage that holds all that remains of their pre-war lives.
The investigation is the most extensive to date on the transfers, based on interviews with 36 Ukrainians mostly from Mariupol who left for Russia, including 11 still there and others in Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Georgia, Ireland, Germany and Norway. The AP also drew on interviews with Russian underground volunteers, video footage, Russian legal documents and Russian state media.
The story of Zadoyanov, 32, is typical. Exhausted and hungry in the basement in Mariupol, he finally accepted the idea of evacuation. The Russians told him he could board a bus to either Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine or Rostov-on-Don in Russia.
They lied. The buses went only to Russia.
Along the way, Russian authorities searched his phone and interrogated him on why he was baptized and whether he had sexual feelings toward a boy in the camp. A man from Russian state television wanted to bring him to Moscow and pay him to denigrate the Ukrainians, an offer he declined. People with video cameras also asked arriving children to talk about how Ukraine was bombarding its own citizens.
“It was 100 percent a tactical pressure,” Zadoyanov said. “Why children? Because it is much easier to manipulate them."
Then he, five children and four women were taken to the train station and told their destination would be Nizhny Novgorod, even deeper into Russia, 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) from the Ukrainian border. From the train, Zadoyanov called his sister Natalya in Poland. Her panic rose.
Get off the train, she told him. Now.
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A DELIBERATE STRATEGY
The transfer of hundreds of thousands of people from Ukraine is part of a deliberate and systemic strategy, laid out in Russian government documents.
An “emergency mass order” describes the “distribution” of 100,000 Ukrainians to some of the most remote and impoverished regions of Russia. None was to be sent to the capital, Moscow.
The AP verified through interviews with refugees, media reports and official statements that Ukrainians have received temporary accommodation in more than two dozen Russian cities and localities, and were even taken to an unused chemical plant in the Bashkortistan region, 150 kilometres (100 miles) from the nearest major town. One refugee, Bohdan Honcharov, told the AP that about 50 Ukrainians he traveled with were sent to Siberia, so far away that they effectively disappeared with little chance of escape.
A Ukrainian woman also said her elderly parents from Mariupol were sent to Russia and told to move to Vladivostok, at the other end of the country. Russian border authorities did not let her father out of Russia because he still had Soviet citizenship from the old times, along with Ukrainian residency documents.
Many Ukrainians stay in Russia because while they are technically free to leave, they have nowhere to go, no money, no documents or no way to cross the distances in a sprawling country twice the size of the United States. Some fear that if they return, Ukraine will prosecute them for going to the enemy — a fear encouraged by Russian officials.
Others speak Russian, with family there and ties that they feel are stronger even than their links to Ukraine. One woman told the AP that her husband was Russian and she felt more welcome in Russia.
Lyudmila Bolbad’s family walked out of Mariupol and ended up in Taganrog in Russia. The family speaks Russian, and the city of Khabarovsk, nearly 10,000 kilometers from Ukraine, was offering jobs, special payments for moving to the Far East and eventual Russian citizenship. With nothing left to lose, they took the 9-day train trip across some of the world’s most deserted territory to a city far closer to Japan than Ukraine.
Bolbad and her husband found work in a local factory, much as she was doing in the Azovstal steel mill back in Mariupol. Little else has gone as they’d hoped.
They handed over their Ukrainian passports in exchange for promises of Russian citizenship without hesitation, only to discover that landlords would not rent to Ukrainians without a valid identity document. The promised payments to buy a home are slow to come, and they are stranded with hundreds of others from Mariupol in a rundown hotel with barely edible food. But Bolbad plans to stay in Russia, and thinks Ukraine would label her a traitor if she went back.
“Now we are here ... we’re trying to return to a normal life somehow, to encourage ourselves to start our life from scratch,” she said. “If you survived (the war), you deserve it and need to move forward, not stop.”
Russia’s reasons for deporting Ukrainians are not entirely clear, according to Oleksandra Matviichuk, the head of the Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine. One goal appears to be to use the refugees in propaganda to sell Russians on the Ukraine war by pressuring them to testify against Ukraine.
“(Ukrainians in) the Russian Federation are extremely vulnerable,” she said. “Russia tries to use these people in a quasi-legal war against Ukraine to collect some testimonies from people who have no right to say no because they are afraid for their safety.”
The deportation of local civilians from occupied territories also clears the way for Russians to replace them with loyalists, as was the case in Crimea, Matviichuk said. And Russia may want Russian-speaking Ukrainians to populate its own isolated regions with depressed economies.
Ivan Zavrazhnov describes the terror of being in Russia and not knowing where he would wind up. A producer for a pro-Ukrainian television network in Mariupol, he made it through filtration only because officials never bothered to plug in his dead cell phone. He managed to escape, and ended up on the docked ferry Isabelle in the city of Narva in Estonia with about 2,000 other Ukrainians, nearly all of whom left Russia.
“This is some kind of incomprehensible lottery – who decides where and what,” he said. “You understand that you are going, as it were, into the mouth of a bear ... an aggressor state, and you end up on this territory. ... I did not have the feeling that I was safe in Russia.”
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STOPPED FOR FILTRATION
Refugees on the way to Russia are interrogated at multiple stops, in what both Russians and Ukrainians call “filtration.” Each time, some are weeded out.
They are fingerprinted and photographed, which the Ukrainian government calls the collection of biological information. Some are stripped of their clothing, and those with tattoos, wounds or bruises from munitions come under special scrutiny. Phones are confiscated and sometimes connected to computers, raising fears that tracking software is installed.
The Kovalevskiy family left Mariupol after eating cold scraps of food in an unlit basement and watching sores fester on their unwashed skin. At their first filtration, they held their breaths and thought fearfully of the photo and video the eldest daughter had transferred from her phone to a flash drive hidden among their belongings.
It never crossed her mind to delete her contacts. When a Russian soldier searched her phone, he stopped at the one listed as “Commander” and pulled her aside.
She explained that the “commander” was not a military connection but the head of the youth camp where she worked for two years. The explanation was satisfactory — this time. But they did not know how many more times they would be interrogated — Human Rights Watch has identified 14 filtration points in Ukrainian territory controlled by Russian forces.
The next stop was Vynohradne, named for its vineyards but now one of the mass grave sites established by Russia for Mariupol's thousands of dead. The tent there was freezing and suffocatingly crowded, and the smell of rotting flesh clung to their nostrils. An old woman died overnight in the minus 9-degree (15 degrees Fahrenheit) temperatures, her body swelling.
The mother, Viktoria Kovalevska, peered outside to the tent next door and saw a wooden crate that a soldier had dropped to the ground. Inside were severed limbs.
Finally, the family reached the Russian city of Taganrog. When questioned by Russian officials about why they had left their hometown, the mother could no longer restrain herself.
“We did not leave; we were deported,” she replied testily. “We were loaded into cars by the military and taken away.”
Dozens of people from Mariupol were then given free train passage to two Russian cities: Volgograd, about 600 kilometers (370 miles) to the east, or Penza, twice as far.
“You go where you’re told,” they heard.
The Kovalevskiy family was among the lucky ones – they made it through the filtrations.
At an interrogation in Donetsk, a Mariupol policewoman was blindfolded and taken to Yolonevska, she told the AP. There, she saw military personnel and civilians taken for reasons that ranged from taking photographs of military equipment to running down the street in a panic. Some were beaten, and one woman's back was covered with bruises. She heard others died.
She was blindfolded again, handcuffed and taken to the Rostov region in Russia. She asked where they were going. “Somewhere,” they said, and ordered her to be silent.
She was told that evacuees in Russia would be seen as traitors and get a prison term of 10 years if they returned to Ukraine. She was finally set free in a prisoner exchange, and found her way back to Ukraine anyway.
“They psychologically influence people,” she said. “Many of the detainees who are released are simply afraid to return to Ukraine after hearing such stories.”
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IDENTITIES IN QUESTION
The Ukrainian refugees in Russia sometimes lose their identities along with their homes.
Some leave their Ukrainian documents behind. Others have their Ukrainian passports confiscated and are offered Russian citizenship or refugee status. Many end up in limbo without paperwork, and only 55,502 have received temporary asylum, according to Russia’s human rights ombudsman, Tatiana Moskalkova. The others have uncertain legal standing in a country where they are often seen as the enemy.
Along with giving up their own documents, Ukrainian refugees are sometimes pressured to sign papers holding the Ukrainian government or military responsible for the war.
Eighty-year-old Valentina Bondarenko still doesn’t know what she signed. When soldiers in white armbands burst into the Mariupol basement, she climbed out of the window, kicking over the cup holding her dentures.
She was taken with a few other elderly women on a bus through filtration in three Ukrainian towns, and then to Taganrog in Russia. Her next stop, she was told, would be Perm, 2,100 kilometers (1,300 miles) away.
There were only enough Ukrainian passengers that day to fill four of the train’s 10 cars. So the train was cancelled. She ended up in a town near the Georgia border that her family had never heard of, in a dormitory with 50 others from Mariupol.
She called her adult children still in Ukraine, coughing every few minutes. They were frantic. Increasingly distraught, Bondarenko asked migration officials how she could get out.
“There’s only one way open, which is to apply for Russian citizenship, submit an application, receive all the documents and when you get your passport you can go wherever you want,” they told her.
They asked everyone with Ukrainian passports to hand them over to start the process. So she did. Then came a residency application and a document that an official would not let her examine.
“There’s nothing to read here, and we’re running late,” he told her.
“What is written here?” Bondarenko persisted.
“Everything we talked about,” came the reply. She signed. Her passport was returned to her a few days later.
Many evacuees don’t realize they have the right to refuse to sign documents and the right to leave Russia, according to Tanya Lokshina, author of an upcoming Human Rights Watch report on forced deportations. HRW and the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties documented multiple cases where Ukrainians like Bondarenko were pressured into signing paperwork, including documents accusing Ukraine’s military of war crimes.
“When you are there and they have the power and you’re basically in their hands, you don’t know what’s going to happen,” Lokshina said. “So many people sign just because they are afraid.”
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ANGELS WHO CAME FROM HEAVEN
For Ukrainians trying to escape, help often comes from an unexpected source: Russians.
On a recent day in Estonia, a Russian tattoo artist easily hefted the suitcases of a Mariupol family into the trunk of a waiting car. The matriarch sat in front, seemingly oblivious to the car’s Russian license plates or unsurprised at underground help from another Russian.
The tattoo artist, who asked that his name be withheld because he still lives in Russia, was the last in a chain of volunteers that stretched 1,900 kilometers (1,100 miles) from Taganrog and Rostov to Narva, the Estonian border town. He boards in St. Petersburg a couple of times a week to accompany refugees to Finland and sometimes Estonia. There is always at least one Ukrainian family that needs an extra pair of strong arms, if nothing else.
“They are disoriented. ... You need to meet them at one station and take them to another station, because otherwise people get lost,” he said. “It’s clear they’re not psychologically equipped.”
He said Russians involved in helping Ukrainians leave know each other only through Telegram, nearly all keeping anonymous “because everyone is afraid of some kind of persecution.” Some of the loose groups are set up with chatbots to protect identities.
“I can’t stop it,” he said of the war and the forcible transfers of Ukrainians to Russia. “This is what I can do. ... Shooting at people, this is normal in the 21st century, with old Soviet pieces of iron? This is utter nonsense.”
The volunteers face a slew of challenges. Those in Penza in Russia shut down their efforts because of anonymous threats that included slashed tires, the Russian symbol Z painted in white on a windshield and graffiti on doors and gates calling them the likes of “Ukro-Nazi” helpers.
Another Russian volunteer, who also communicated with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said they faced logistical and bureaucratic hurdles thrown up by the Russian government, such as travel documents lost or taken by administrators.
“They had organizational problems, but they created an amazing chain to help Ukrainian refugees,” she wrote in a message to AP.
Leaving Russia is still often dependent on luck and an official’s whims. Some Russian border guards let people through with just their Ukrainian national identity; others insist upon an international passport. In at least one case, a family wasn’t allowed to travel without a Russian passport. Armed men search the refugees in a final “filtration” and disembark a passenger or two.
For Zadoyanov, Bondarenko, Kovalevska and many others, the lifeline out of Russia was Russians.
After talking with his sister Natalya, Zadoyanov got off the train to Nizhny Novgorod. Natalya Zadoyanova found local people through church contacts inside Russia to take her brother and the others away from the station. They ended up at a church where they got food, shelter and eventually the first steps in finding a way out of Russia. Zadoyanov is now in the country of Georgia.
For Bondarenko, the elderly woman from Mariupol who signed unknown papers, her children in Ukraine found volunteers to help. One arrived at Bondarenko’s dormitory and demanded her release, saying the law protected a refugee’s freedom of movement. He took her to a hotel, with the room pre-paid for two nights. The third night, she stayed at the home he shared with his Ukrainian wife.
The couple bought her sneakers, clothes and food for the trip to come.
“We are against the war, against Putin,” they told her.
In St. Petersburg, another volunteer met her at the train, took her to his apartment for the night and helped her get to the bus station.
“At the Russian border, no matter what, do not tell them you want to return to Ukraine,” he warned her. “Say you are going to Estonia to visit family.”
It took about 90 minutes to pass the Russian side of the border. At one point, guards checked passports. Bondarenko’s noted Mariupol as her hometown, and they pulled her aside and asked what her destination was.
“I won’t lie. I want to return to Ukraine, to my children,” she answered, torn between defiance and fear. She was asked to wait and imagined the worst.
She didn’t know it, but she was already in Estonia. The guard returned with a giant smile and an even bigger box filled with food and water.
Bondarenko finally joined her children in the western Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod on May 20, having paid nothing for a 4,300-kilometer (2,600-mile) journey organized from start to finish by volunteers.
Viktoria Kovalevska persuaded a bus driver at a detention center in Russia to hide the family on board.
“We sat like mice. ... I closed the curtains,” she said.
After about an hour, the driver said, “Let’s go.” When the family emerged from their hiding spot in Rostov, two taxis arrived for them and their bags. They were given hot soup and a way to finally wash their stained, charred clothes, and stayed up until 3 a.m. doing laundry.
Train tickets materialized to St. Petersburg, where other volunteers bought a suitcase to replace their fraying bags. Then it was a near-seamless trip to Estonia. Kovalevska warned her daughters to say nothing when they were roughly asked at the crossing why they wanted to leave Russia.
“You can get a bullet in the forehead and not tell the whole truth about what happened, or you can wait and later say everything as it was,” she told the girls.
The whole journey took four days.
Her memories of Mariupol are a nightmare — the torso of a woman in the street, her daughter stepping in human brains smeared on the ground, the hunger and cold that she feared would kill them more painfully than bombs. But her memories of Russia are laced with the unexpected, surreptitious kindness they received from Russian volunteers.
“I would love to say their names,” said Kovalevska, her face lighting up. “And I would tell them all, you are like angels who came from heaven and sheltered us with your wings. ... Because there was no hope. None.”
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Sanjay Raut quotes Premchand says betrayal is easiest way out
Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday tweeted a picture of him holding hands with former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and tweeted a couple of lines of Premchand which says the easiest thing in life is to betray your own people.
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Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday tweeted a picture of him holding hands with former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and tweeted a couple of lines of Premchand which says the easiest thing in life is to betray your own people. Raut has been summoned today for questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case.
On Tuesday 12 of the 19 Sena members in the Lok Sabha met Speaker Om Birla seeking to replace Thackeray loyalist Vinayak Raut as the floor leader of the House. Acting on the representation, Birla has recognized Rahul Shewale as the leader of the party in the Lok Sabha. Birla also recognized Bhawna Gawli as the party's chief whip. There are two instances on the basis of which the Speaker made the decision.
"We are the internet process of the party and there is no split in the party. Shiv Sena is Shiv Sena. The party was angry with our leader Vinayak Raut. He was not supportive at all and that's why we have demanded to replace him," Shewale said. Raut yesterday tweeted chief minister Eknath Shinde's faction as "snakes".
"Learn the skill of crushing the fun too.....Do not leave the forest because of the fear of snakes... Jai Maharashtra!!," tweeted MP Raut on Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, Raut had last been questioned on July 1 by the ED for about 10 hours and his reply was recorded under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). This was the second time that the ED has issued a summons to Raut after the Shive Sena leader failed to appear in his first summons due to the then political crisis in Maharashtra.
After his questioning, Raut said he would cooperate with the central agency. "It is our duty to go in front of the central agencies if they have any doubt in their minds so that people do not have any doubt in their minds about us. We were questioned for 10 hours and we gave full co-operation," Raut told reporters outside the ED office. In April this year, the ED had attached immovable properties worth Rs 11.15 crore, including a flat at Dadar, held by Sanjay Raut's wife Varsha, and eight land parcels at Kihim near Alibag, jointly held by the latter with Swapna Patkar, in connection with the redevelopment scam.
Swapna is the wife of Sujit Patkar, a close associate of the Sena leader. The federal agency said its investigation revealed that around Rs 100 crore was transferred from the real estate company, HDIL, to the account of Pravin Raut, who in turn diverted part of these funds to various accounts of his close associates, family members, and business entities. Praveen Raut has been a director in an infrastructure company called Guruashish constructions and is stated to be a subsidiary of the HDIL (Housing Development Infrastructure Limited), an accused in the case. Pravin Raut was arrested in the past by the Maharashtra police's economic offenses wing.
The federal agency has also been probing the Rs 4,300 crore PMC Bank money laundering case against Sanjay Raut's wife Varsha Raut who was questioned last year under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) by the central probe agency. The agency is probing her role in the alleged bank loan scam with regard to the transfer of Rs 55 lakh funds by the wife of an accused in the case, Pravin Raut, apart from some other transactions.
Last year, the ED had also attached Pravin Raut's assets worth Rs 72 crore in this case and questioned him and his wife Madhuri Raut. The agency had alleged that Pravin Raut had "siphoned off" funds worth Rs 95 crore from the scam-hit bank in the garb of a loan, out of which he paid Rs 1.6 crore to his wife Madhuri Raut who subsequently transferred Rs 55 lakh in two tranches to Varsha Raut, wife of Sanjay Raut, as "interest-free loan."
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- J Schwan is retiring as CEO of global digital transformation consultancy Kin + Carta
- Board appoints Kelly Manthey, Group Chief Executive of Kin + Carta Americas, to role
- Moves are effective from Kin + Carta year-end, 1 August
LONDON, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kin + Carta, the London Stock Exchange listed digital transformation consultancy, announced today that CEO J Schwan is retiring from the role at the end of July. He will be succeeded by Kelly Manthey, Group Chief Executive of Kin + Carta Americas, from 1st August 2022.
The changes also see Chris Kutsor, Kin + Carta's chief financial officer, take on the additional role of chief operating officer. The rest of the leadership group, consisting of chief strategy officer Richard Neish, and Europe group chief executive David Tuck, remains in place.
The moves are part of a planned succession strategy that sees the global consultancy build on its three-year transformation as the consultancy enters an ambitious growth phase, profitably scaling both organically and through acquisition.
Manthey will take over from Schwan to ensure a seamless execution of the growth strategy, using her operational expertise to drive global scale. She has been in the business of digital transformation for 25 years, with a career that has spanned every role in the business.
Heading up Kin + Carta's Americas region, Manthey has been instrumental in building a growth-minded business with a strong, diverse and progressive culture. The region now accounts for 70% of Kin + Carta's revenue, growing from 400 people when Manthey was appointed as Americas Group Chief Executive, to 1100 today.
She has led Kin + Carta's Americas business as it earned accolades including Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators, Consulting Magazine's Best Large Firms to Work For and Fortune Magazine's Best Places to Work. She has been recognised in The Consulting Report's Top 25 Women Leaders in IT Services, Crain's Chicago Business Tech 50, and is an active advocate for inclusion, diversity and raising the visibility of women in the technology sector.
Her career includes serving as CEO of Solstice, the agency Schwan founded in 2001. Solstice was acquired by St Ives in 2015, and added to its diverse portfolio of digital marketing services agencies. Schwan took over as St Ives CEO in August 2018 and spearheaded its transformation into Kin + Carta, restructuring the legacy portfolio of businesses into a single firm with a common mission of "building a world that works better for everyone."
Schwan has led the consolidation of operations into two core trading regions (Americas and Europe), a globally aligned suite of services that solve the most business-critical digital transformation problems and a culture with social responsibility built into its core. In 2021, Kin + Carta became the first certified B Corporation on the London Stock Exchange and the first publicly traded company in its sector to achieve the certification. The business has also seen a significant acquisition drive including; Spire Digital, Cascade Data Labs, Loop, Melon Group (including Frakton), and Octain AI.
Schwan more than doubled the market capitalization of the company during his four-year tenure as CEO, returning over 115% in total shareholder return, putting Kin + Carta's performance in the top 3% of the FTSE All Share. The company has posted an outlook of 49% growth for FY22.
John Kerr, Chairman, commented: "Kin + Carta is unrecognisable from 2018 when J took over as CEO, a period that delivered total shareholder return (TSR) of 115%. With sterling support from Kelly and Chris among others, J has been the architect of this transformation, and on behalf of the Board, I would like to thank him for his dedication and contribution. J has successfully steered the business through this period of unparalleled change as he shaped a growing pure-play digital transformation consultancy with purpose at the heart of the business.
"The Board is delighted to appoint Kelly Manthey as J's successor. Kelly has been alongside J since 2006, including the evolution of Kin + Carta as Group Chief Executive for the Americas since August 2018. During that time, Kelly has been instrumental in profitably scaling the Americas business, including organic revenue growth of over 110% in addition to four acquisitions in the world's largest and fastest paced digital transformation market. This next phase of Kin + Carta will be defined by continued growth and we are confident and excited that the profitable growth that Kelly has successfully executed in the Americas, evident in the strength of this trading update, will be replicated at a global scale."
J Schwan, said: "Kin + Carta's transformation is now complete and a new, exciting growth chapter is underway. I'm incredibly proud to have played a role in building Kin + Carta and I'm delighted to be handing leadership to Kelly who has been central to our progress. After a fulfilling and rewarding 25-year journey it's time for me to retire from consulting and look at pursuing projects in different domains. I will continue to be a happy and supportive advisor, shareholder and advocate for Kin + Carta during this next exciting phase of growth. I wish Kelly and the business every success as the company scales and I'd like to thank my colleagues for their hard work, drive and belief.
Manthey added: "I am honoured to lead the next chapter of Kin + Carta's growth story as we scale globally, building on strong foundations, with an excellent leadership group, bound by a commitment to using business as a force for good. I am excited to continue serving our valued clients, shareholders and the fantastic Kin + Carta team as we build a world that works better for everyone."
The Board proposes to appoint Manthey as CEO, and to the Kin + Carta Board, effective from 01 August 2022 when she will assume responsibility for the delivery of FY23. Schwan will continue in his current position until this date and will remain with Kin + Carta as a special adviser for six months thereafter to assist with the transition.
About Kin + Carta:
Kin + Carta is a global digital transformation consultancy committed to working alongside our clients to build a world that works better for everyone.
Our 2,000 strategists, engineers and creatives around the world bring the connective power of technology, data and experience to the world's most influential companies, helping them to accelerate their digital roadmap, rapidly innovate, modernize their systems, enable their teams and optimize for continued growth.
As a Certified B Corp, our triple bottom line focus on people, the planet, and profit is at the core of everything we do.
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CASTALOOP USA Expands Cargo Handling Operations to U.S. Inland Waterways with new Lemont (IL) Terminal
MONTREAL, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - CASTALOOP USA, Inc., a subsidiary of LOGISTEC Stevedoring Inc., announced the opening of a new terminal operation located in Lemont (IL). CASTALOOP USA, Inc. will provide bulk, break-bulk, and project cargo heavy lift customers with seamless marine and cargo handling services on the Illinois River at mile marker 300, connecting to the Mississippi River System and its tributaries.
"By expanding our network of terminal operations at the heart of the USA, we envision to provide a new alternative for the Midwest River system customers to reach new markets while maintaining the trusted cargo care they have grown accustomed to receive throughout our facilities, in support of a strong global supply chain." said Philip O'Brien, President of CASTALOOP USA, Inc.
The Lemont (IL) terminal is strategically located to serve markets in the greater Chicago area with barge-to-truck services, and easily accessed through the interstate highway network. Offering over 13 acres of outdoor storage and 65,000 square feet of indoor warehousing, suitable for steel, non-ferrous metals, forest products, super sacks and palletized goods, customers will benefit from CASTALOOP USA, Inc.'s commodity-specific cargo handling expertise. The terminal is a central direct link to global markets through the river system.
"Our operations are up and running at Lemont with the recent handling of steel pipe destined for the oil and gas market in the southern USA," explained Mike Taylor, CASTALOOP USA, Inc.'s General Manager at Lemont. "The terminal has available capacity, and we are ready to work with customers to get their products to market safely and efficiently."
About LOGISTEC CorporationCASTALOOP USA, Inc. is a subsidiary of LOGISTEC Stevedoring Inc. and part of LOGISTEC Corporation, which is based in Montréal (QC) and provides specialized services to the marine community and industrial companies in the areas of bulk, break-bulk and container cargo handling in 53 ports and 79 terminals located in North America. LOGISTEC also offers marine transportation services geared primarily to the Arctic coastal trade as well as marine agency services to shipowners and operators serving the Canadian market. Furthermore, the Company operates in the environmental industry where it provides services to industrial, municipal and other governmental customers for the renewal of underground water mains, dredging, dewatering, contaminated soils and materials management, site remediation, risk assessment, and manufacturing of fluid transportation products.
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Toni Braxton took to Instagram to give us style goals in an animal print look that we have to add to our summer wardrobe!
Taking to the platform, the legendary singer posed to perfection while rocking a Sergio Hudson animal print dress that fit her like a glove. The flowy summer dress featured a deep v neckline and a matching waist belt. The paired the look with matching jewlery and wore her hair in a straight down hairstyle with a middle part to frame both sides of her face.
She wore the look while spending time in Vegas and shared a photo dump of her effortless style on her Instagram page with her 4.1 million followers. “Photo Dump Vegas Edition #Cosmoprofbeauty” she captioned the look before tagging her glam squad. Check it out below.
“My babbbbbbbbyyyyyy I LOVEEEEE YOUUUUU #LibraGang,” one of the beauty’s followers wrote underneath the fashionable pic while another commented, “Ohmgheee Toniii”
She looks so good! What do you think about Toni’s fashionable look?
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The BBC will broadcast a live TV debate next week for the final two Tory leadership candidates.
The broadcaster confirmed that all remaining candidates in the race have agreed to take part in the debate if they make it to the final two.
The debate will take place in front of an audience of between 80 and 100 people and will be hosted in Stoke-on-Trent.
After Kemi Badenoch was knocked out of the running on Tuesday 19 July, only Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss are left in the race to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister in September.
The Tory leadership contenders have already gone head-to-head in two leadership debates, but the third was cancelled on Monday morning after Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak pulled out.
The first debate was held last Friday on Channel 4, followed by a second on ITV on Sunday. The third debate - which was scheduled for Tuesday on Sky News - was cancelled after Ms Truss and Mr Sunak pulled out.
When are the Tory leadership TV debates?
BBC One will air the final debate on Monday 25 July. Those at home can also tune into BBC Radio 5 Live, where the debate will be simulcast. Coverage will also continue after the debate.
The first leadership debate was aired on Channel 4 on Friday night, hosted by Krishnan Guru-Murthy.
The second debate aired on Sunday 17 July, hosted by newscaster Julie Etchingham.
What time will the TV debates be shown?
The final debate will be shown at 9pm.
The debate on Sunday evening was broadcast at 7pm on ITV, and ran for around an hour.
Although scheduled for Tuesday 19 July at 8pm, the third debate has now been cancelled. The news comes after Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss both pulled out of the event.
The one-hour live debate was set to be hosted by Kay Burley, with the participating candidates facing questions from a virtual studio audience.
What have the networks said about the debates?
Jonathan Munro, the interim director of BBC News and Current Affairs, said: "We're delighted to be offering BBC audiences the chance to be part of this pivotal moment in politics and hear, first hand, from the final two candidates as they compete to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister."
Louisa Compton, Channel 4’s head of news and current affairs, said the network was "thrilled" the candidates had agreed to take part in Channel 4’s leadership debate and answer questions from voters around the UK.
"This debate will be essential viewing for those wanting to know more about our next prime minister and what she or he stand for."
Michael Jermey, ITV’s director of news and current affairs said: "Television debates at important elections help voters engage with politics.
"ITV has been the home of some of the biggest political debates over the past decade. Sunday’s debate will be an important event as the country’s next prime minister is chosen."
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Australian metro commercial radio ad revenue rises
Ad revenue for Australian metropolitan commercial radio stations increased 8.8 percent in the June 2022 quarter compared to the same quarter in 2021, latest figures show.
The industry body Commercial Radio Australia said revenue totalled A$190.855 million (almost US$$130 million), up from A$175.431 million recorded a year earlier. The data was compiled by Milton Data.
The quarter results continued the steady rebound in ad revenue over the last financial year, which saw a 9.3 percent increase for the 12 months ending June 2022 compared to the same period one year earlier.
Melbourne’s revenue was up 12.5 percent, Perth revenues grew by 9.9 percent, Sydney was up 8.2 percent, Brisbane was up 4.3 percent and Adelaide was 3.4 percent higher.
CRA Chief Executive Officer Ford Ennals said the consistent growth in revenues reflected consumer habits returning to pre-pandemic days resulting in renewed advertiser confidence.
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