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SEATTLE (AP)Justin Verlander became the major leagues’ first 13-game winner, striking out nine and topping 99 mph in his final inning to lead the Houston Astros over the Seattle Mariners 3-1 on Saturday.
Verlander (13-3) allowed four hits in seven innings to win his fifth straight start. He retired 15 straight before Carlos Santana’s seven-inning homer.
Bryan Abreu got three straight outs to finish the four-hitter for his second big league save.
Kyle Tucker and Yuli Gurriel hit RBI doubles in the fourth off Logan Gilbert (10-4) to help the Astros to their fourth consecutive win and send Seattle to its second straight loss after a 14-game winning streak.
BLUE JAYS 4, RED SOX 1
BOSTON (AP) – Alek Manoah (11-4) allowed one run and six hits in six innings as he lowered his ERA to 2.24 and sent Boston to its eighth loss in nine games.
Toronto got seven hits a day after pounding out 29 in a 28-5 romp and improved to 9-3 against the Red Sox this year. The Blue Jays are 3 1/2 games ahead of Boston for the AL’s final wild-card spot.
Jordan Romano pitched a scoreless ninth for his league-leading 21st save.
Santiago Espinal and George Springer hit RBI singles off Kutter Crawford (2-3) in a three-run third, and Alejandro Kirk had a sacrifice fly.
Boston put All-Star third baseman Rafael Devers on the 10-day injured list because of right hamstring inflammation.
GUARDIANS 7, WHITE SOX 4
CHICAGO (AP) – Pinch-hitter Josh Naylor singled in a run off Liam Hendriks (1-3) to break a 4-4 tie in a three-run ninth of a doubleheader opener, and Cleveland matched a season high with its fifth straight win.
Steven Kwan had three hits and Jose Ramirez drove in two runs with a pair of sacrifice flies. Amed Rosario had two hits and two RBIs.
Trevor Stephan (4-3) got four outs, and Emmanuel Clase pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 20th save.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
5-4-2
(five, four, two)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
5-4-2
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the "Pick Four-Evening" game were:
8-5-1-3, Fireball: 3
(eight, five, one, three; Fireball: three)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the "Pick Four-Evening" game were:
8-5-1-3, Fireball: 3
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We like it when government makes government easy to understand. And the state’s task force coming up with a health care plan for people who bounce in and out of health care coverage has made it easier.
Staff prepared a series of questions and answers. There’s little you can do to simplify the jargon of Medicaid waivers but the q-n-a format sure makes the policy issues much more accessible to the public. You can see it here: tinyurl.com/ORBridgeqna.
The state task force is trying to come up with a program to cover about 55,000 people who fall into a health care gap. Their employment status may change and suddenly they go on or off health care, being it the Oregon Health Plan or private insurance.
The lack of continuity of health coverage can mean they are less likely to get regular preventive care or health care when they should be getting it.
The q-n-a marches through what is known about the population, what some of the policy options are and the implications for the state budget. But it puts it altogether in an easier to digest format. Why don’t state committees do this more often? We hope they will.
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Kate McKinnon revealed why she left Saturday Night Live after a decade at the iconic sketch series, and she summed it up rather simply: she was tired.
The 38-year-old actress and comedian appeared on Live With Kelly and Ryan earlier this week and she revealed it had always been her dream to be on SNL. That being said, McKinnon said she knew she had to make the hard decision and, in the end, time proved it was time to walk away.
"I thought about it for a very long time, and it was very, very hard," she said. "All I ever wanted to do in my whole life was be on Saturday Night Live. So, I did, I loved it, I had the best decade, and then I was just like, my body was tired, and I felt like it was time."
Back in May, ET learned that McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney would not be returning for season 48. McKinnon and Bryant both joined SNL in 2012, while Mooney was cast on the series the following year.
In the final episode of the season, McKinnon appeared as her recurring character Colleen Rafferty, a woman who has been frequently abducted by aliens and then interrogated by government agents.
Joined by Cecily Strong and host Natasha Lyonne as fellow abductees, the trio answer questions from two agents -- played by the departing Bryant and longtime castmember Mikey Day. The "Close Encounters" series of sketches was made famous back in Season 41, when the sketch featured host Ryan Gosling, and McKinnon's flawless performance as Rafferty made him break down into fits of laughter throughout nearly the entire sketch.
As for what's next for McKinnon, at the very least she knows what she won't be doing on Saturday nights, and that's watching her TV family continue their thing on NBC.
"I don't know that I can watch the show yet because it's just too emo because I miss everyone so much. I mean, it's my family," she said. "It's a little ... it's too emo. So, I think I'm just going to tape The Bachelorette and watch it."
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(Credit: TikTok) Chinese man executed for killing wife Photograph:( Agencies )
In September 2020, a dejected Lu went to his ex-wife’s house, doused her with petrol and set her on fire while she was livestreaming on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok
A Chinese man, who was convicted of setting his ex-wife ablaze and killing her during a livestream, was executed by court order in southwestern Sichuan province.
According to the Supreme People's court order, Tang Lu was executed on Saturday after being given the death penalty for the intentional homicide in October 2021 that had drawn national outrage.
The Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture Intermediate People's Court said in a short statement that the crime was extremely cruel, and Lu deserved the most severe punishment, reports Mirror newspaper.
Lu and his wife Lamu were separated in June 2020 after eleven years together. Both worked as influencers on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok.
According to a previous statement from the court, Lu was not willing to get a divorce and repeatedly tried to restore the marriage, but Lamu rejected the idea.
In September 2020, a dejected Lu went to his ex-wife’s house, doused her with petrol and set her on fire while she was livestreaming on Douyin. The 30-year-old woman, who was known online as Lhamo, died of injuries a few weeks later.
Lamu had around 75,000 followers on Douyin where she used to share her life, showing off the Sichuan countryside. She was ethnically Tibetan and often wore traditional Tibetan clothing in the videos.
Lamu’s case drew national headlines a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech at a UN conference where he talked about the protection of women’s rights and interests saying that it “must become a national commitment”.
Her case then stirred heated discussions over domestic violence.
Hashtags including #LhamoAct, calling for laws allowing victims of abuse an automatic divorce, spread across the internet.
The social media star’s sister had told the Paper, an official media outlet based in Shanghai, that her sister faced domestic abuse for years and that is why she decided to divorce him.
(With inputs from agencies)
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901 FC earns 1-1 draw on road at Indy Eleven
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Coming off their toughest loss of the season to Louisville FC at home, Memphis 901 FC scored a single point with a 1-1 draw on the road at Indy Eleven on Saturday night.
Memphis remains in third place in the Eastern Conference, upping their point total to 39 on the season.
Indy, who had been shut out in five straight matches coming into the game, struck first with a goal from Solman Asante in the ninth minute.
901 FC evened the game in the 23rd minute when a perfectly timed through ball found Rece Buckmaster in the box, who then found Phillip Goodrum who tapped the ball in for his team-leading 13th goal of the season.
It was a defensive slugfest the rest of the way, with neither team finding the back of the net again.
901 FC will now have 10 days off before taking on New York Red Bulls II on Wednesday, August 3.
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Scottish Ministers have been under pressure to be more transparent around their dealings with GFG Alliance following the collapse of the firm’s largest financer, Greensill Capital, last year.
Two conditions – the grid connection of a hydroplant and a new aluminium factory or billet plant – were key conditions of the deal, with GFG Alliance claiming both remain “firmly on track”.
GFG Alliance have interests in several Scottish assets including at the aluminium smelter at Lochaber and the Dalzell steelworks, with the Scottish Government’s involvement central in the deals to take over the plants.
In 2016, ministers agreed a £586m guarantee with Liberty Steel, a subsidiary of GFG Alliance which guaranteed 25 years of power purchases by the smelter from the nearby hydroplant, with the guarantee funding the purchase of the aluminium smelter.
The government stated earlier this year the remaining exposure sits at £284m with 20 years of the guarantee left to run.
Heavily redacted freedom of information disclosures show the minister for business, trade, tourism and enterprise, Ivan McKee, met with the chief executive of GFG Alliance, Sanjeev Gupta, four times in the last year.
All of the meetings have centred on GFG Alliance’s involvement in Scottish businesses, focusing mostly on the steel plant at Dalzell and the aluminium smelter at Lochaber, Fort William.
Concerns have been raised by Mr McKee about the potential impact of the ongoing refinancing and restructuring of the wider GFG Alliance group on future investment at the smelter.
A key aspect of the original agreement between the government and GFG Alliance was the construction of an alloy wheels plant, dropped as they became unfeasible following the “decline of the UK automotive industry”.
In September last year, planning permission was granted for the replacement for this project, an aluminium recycling plant, or billet plant, with an investment of £94m and significant upgrades of the nearby Corpach port.
This, meeting minutes show, will “double capacity” and “bring in recycling to capitalise on the UK exporting all its scrap” at the Lochaber plant.
However the plans appear to be stuck pending a further resolution to the wider problems affecting the wider GFG Alliance group.
Notes of a meeting on October 25 states that Mr Gupta “reiterated his commitment” but warned of a redacted issue relating to the billet plant.
The minutes add: “GFG is working on a bespoke solution that will be presented to Scottish Government when ready.”
Months later, minutes of a meeting between Mr McKee and Mr Gupta held on January 24 note that while GFG is “fully committed to the investments at Lochaber...the conclusion of global refinancing is required to make material progress of the downstream project”.
In further redacted notes, there is also reference to a “potential significant land transaction”, with Mr Gupta stating the priority is currently “on concluding refinancing to support project investment”.
Following a phone call meeting between the two men on March 24, redactions make progress difficult to assess however Mr Gupta is said to have noted “GFG’s desire to continue progress on delivery of the billet plant through further [redacted]”.
Minutes of a guarantee management meeting, held with advisers from Deloitte, PR firm Teneo, and members of the government and GFG Alliance, raise further questions about the ability of GFG to pay for the billet plant’s construction, which may have an increased budget.
They state: “The Billet Plant will need [redacted] Capex to progress.
"[Redacted] asked about approval for this figure given the increase on the original estimate (budget was £[redacted]). [Redacted] stated this would be for senior GFG management to respond on.”
Central to the original guarantee was the requirement to fully connect the hydroplant at the smelter to the grid.
This is critical to avoid the electricity produced at the hydroplant “stranded” and unable to be sold to market, and it is not clear whether the work will be completed before the ‘longstop date’ of the guarantee agreement – when conditions must be met by both parties and the deal completed.
Without a full grid connection, the ability of ministers to claw back any money lost or to have a profitable asset on their books should GFG Alliance collapse and the plant and smelter fall into public hands would be difficult and potentially require significant investment.
Publicly available information suggests that the grid connection at the site is partially upgraded to be able to export around 28MW of energy, around a third of the plant’s total possible output.
A full grid connection was viewed in the original agreement as necessary to enable the government to “reduce guarantee exposure in the future”.
Both the Scottish Government and GFG Alliance said work was ongoing at the site to fully connect the grid, with GFG claiming it would be completed later this year.
Disclosures also show that public statements about an investment of £275m by GFG Alliance, made in an opinion piece in the Scotland on Sunday in January by the company’s chief transformation officer, Jeff Kabel referred to “contribution to the economy” instead of “traditional investment”.
Despite concerns around whether conditions of the deal between GFG Alliance and the Scottish Government has been fully met, the Scottish Government refused to release any details about the payments due to it from the conglomerate.
It claimed releasing any information on the value, due date, received date, and whether the payment was the correct amount would create substantial prejudice to commercial interests of GFG Alliance.
The government has spent £800,000 in last year and £1.6m overall on consultancy advice from the giant firm Deloitte since they were hired in 2017, replacing the original consultants on the guarantee, EY.
A GFG Alliance spokesperson said: “ALVANCE is undertaking enhancements to upgrade the Lochaber plant’s connection to the grid, planned for completion in the fourth quarter of 2022.
"The Lochaber smelter is performing profitably despite the impact of high energy prices and our plans to nearly double capacity on site with a new recycling and billet casting plant remain firmly on track.
"As plans to expand progress, with the project already in front-end design and engineering, this will drive further spend in the local and national economy, and enable us to target rising demand for Lochaber’s low carbon aluminium.
"We will continue to invest to improve productivity, upgrade existing facilities and safeguard jobs for the long term”
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Redpanda Earth (REDPANDA) traded 1% higher against the dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 23:00 PM ET on July 23rd. Redpanda Earth has a total market cap of $371,319.55 and $101,636.00 worth of Redpanda Earth was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last week, Redpanda Earth has traded down 14.9% against the dollar. One Redpanda Earth coin can now be bought for approximately $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges.
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Margot Robbie will be among the former stars returning to Ramsay Street for the Neighbours finale.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
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(five, seven, twelve, twenty-five, twenty-eight)
Estimated jackpot: $25,000
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
05-07-12-25-28
(five, seven, twelve, twenty-five, twenty-eight)
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BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Scott Piercy shot a 7-under 64 on Friday at TPC Twin Cities to take a three-stroke lead in the 3M Open.
Piercy had a 13-under 129 total. The four-time PGA Tour winner opened with a 65 on Thursday in windy conditions.
Emiliano Grillo was second after a 65. Callum Tarren had a 63 to reach 8 under and Tony Finau (68) was 7 under with Robert Streb (67), Tom Hoge (68), Sungjae Im (70) and Doug Ghim (68).
Starting his afternoon round on the back nine, Piercy birdied the first four holes. He added birdies on No. 2, 6 and 7 coming home to extend his lead and made a 10-footer for par on the par-3 eighth.
“It’s been a little bit since I’ve played like I feel like I should play,” said Piercy, who had missed four of his last six cuts. “To kind of prove it to myself again, I know it’s in there, it’s just like, okay, how do we get it out of me.
“There’s a lot of business to take care of this weekend, but to come out the first two days and do what I did gives me a lot of confidence going into the weekend.”
The 43-year-old Piercy, at 138th place in the FedEx Cup standings with only the top 125 making the playoffs and keeping full PGA Tour status, needs a strong finish over the final three weeks of the PGA Tour season.
“I’ve been out here a long time, I know what I need to do,” he said. “Just wishing I’d have done it earlier in the season.”
Grillo eagled the par-5 6th.
“Obviously that one on 6, it’s a big plus to steal two and it’s a hole that’s kind of hard to get in two, so solid day,” Grillo said.
Tarren was a stroke off the 3M Open tournament record.
“I hit every green today, so I had so many chances,” Tarren said. “I actually missed probably four or five inside 10 feet, so it could have been ridiculous.”
Unaware he was close to the scoring record, the Englishman birdied 15 and 17 and narrowly missed a 46-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th.
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Jennifer Lynn Lopez turned 53 on Sunday. American actor, singer, songwriter and composer Lopez was born on July 24, 1969 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, to Lupe Lopez, a teacher, and David Lopez, a computer technician. Her family has a Puerto Rican descent.
As a child, Jennifer Lopez loved music and the film industry intrigued her. At the age of five, Lopez began taking singing and dancing lessons. After high school, she briefly worked in a law office and left home to become an actress when at age 18.
Her first television break came in 1990 when she was cast as one of the 'Fly Girls' dancers, who appeared on the comedy show in Living Color. In 1995, she landed her first major film My Family but her career really took off when she portrayed late Tejana singer Selena in the movie Selena (1997). Soon, she became the highest-paid Latina actress in the history of Hollywood.
While proving her mettle as an actress, she also found success in the music industry with a series of hit pop albums. Her first album, 'On the 6', sold more than eight million copies worldwide and her second, 'J.Lo' sold more than 270,000 copies in its first week itself.
Over the years, Lopez has delivered several hit tracks.
Recently, Lopez sang at the US Presidential inauguration of Joe Biden.
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On her 53rd birth anniversary, here's a rundown of Jennifer Lopez's most iconic songs:
If You Had My Love: The song was part of 'On the 6', released in 1999. This turned out to be one of the most successful tracks of the album.
Waiting For Tonight: This was another hit track from Jennifer Lopez’s first album. The dance song instantly became a party favourite in the US. It soon caught on in other nations as well.
I’m Real: The song 'I’m Real' from J.Lo (2001) became a massive hit. Jennifer Lopez’s outfit in the video, a Juicy Couture tracksuit, has become one of her most popular looks. For this song, she teamed up with American rapper Ja Rule. A few years ago, Lopez revealed that they had shot the music video in one day.
Love Don’t Cost A Thing: This song, also from the second album, remains one of the singer’s most recognisable hits. Her beach look from the music video received much attention.
Jenny from the Block: This song was part of her 2002 album 'This Is Me'. The video of the song features her future husband Ben Affleck. Back then, the two were dating. This song is probably the most synonymous with Jennifer Lopez.
Ain’t It Funny: While the original version of the song received appreciation from music lovers, it’s the remix version that really created ripples. The revamped version of 'Ain’t It Funny' remained at the top of the Billboard charts for six weeks in 2002. For the remix, she collaborated with rappers Caddillac Tah and Ja Rule.
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Get Right: This famous track from her fourth studio album, 'Rebirth', spread the magic of her pop dance songs yet again. Released in 2005, the song made it into every party playlist.
What Did You Do: Originally released in Spanish in 2007, the song was written and produced by her ex-husband Marc Anthony. A Spanish version, 'Que Hiciste', made it to the Billboard Hot 100 list. She performed the song on American Idol, becoming the first artist to ever perform a Spanish song on the reality TV show.
On The Floor: She recorded this song for her seventh studio album, 'Love?' (2011). It features rapper Pitbull. The song has been remade in a few other languages, including Spanish. In fact, it became the most popular track of 2011 in countries such as Austria, Finland, Germany, Spain and Switzerland. It sold over eight million copies worldwide in 2011, becoming the best-selling single of that year by a female artist.
Dance Again: This 2012 song was released a year after her divorce from Marc Anthony. It gives the message of living life to the fullest. It inspired the title of her ‘Dance Again’ world tour and also a corresponding HBO documentary.
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'I believed in myself even after the third throw': Neeraj Chopra's 1st reaction after winning historic silver at Worlds
Neeraj Chopra created history on Sunday as he secured India's only second medal at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, as he bagged a silver medal in the men's javelin final. The Tokyo Olympic gold medallist managed to register a 88.13m throw in his fourth attempt which helped him get a podium finish and also win India's second medal in the World Championships in 29 years, after Anju Bobby George's bronze medal in 2003.
Reveling in his World Championships heroics, Neeraj stated, “I'm feeling really great today to have won a silver medal for the country. Next year again, we have the World Championships and the aim will be to do better there. A big thanks to SAI, the federation and the government who have supported us and given us a foreign coach and sent us abroad for training. I hope in every sport, we keep getting support and we make more progress".
The 24-year-old also explained that the conditions at the venue 'were not good' and the 'wind speed was too high'. He also went on to laud gold medallist Anderson Peters and lauded his 'huge effort'. "While conditions were not good and the wind speed was too high, I was confident I would perform well. I am satisfied with the result, I am happy I was able to win a medal for my country. It might have looked easy but Anderson must have put in a huge effort to cross 90 metres. He is world lead this year, throwing very good throws, several above 90 meters. I am happy he has worked so hard. This is good for me too, I have good competition", he said.
"I didn't feel pressured by the fact that I am an Olympic champion. I believed in myself even after the third throw. I made a comeback and won silver, it felt good. I will try to change the colour of the medal next time", he further added.
Also, India's second participant Rohit Yadav finished 10th in the javelin throw final with a best throw of 78.62m. Meanwhile with his podium finish, Neeraj will be aiming to enter the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG) on a strong note and challenge for gold in Birmingham. | https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/feels-great-to-have-won-silver-for-the-country-neeraj-chopra-s-1st-reaction-after-memorable-performance-at-worlds-101658638091982-amp.html | 2022-07-24T05:40:44Z | https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/feels-great-to-have-won-silver-for-the-country-neeraj-chopra-s-1st-reaction-after-memorable-performance-at-worlds-101658638091982-amp.html | false | 3 |
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I thought hypnosis could help me lose weight. It turned out to be a disaster
Desperate for a shift in mindset, Laura Hampson booked a session with a weight loss hypnotherapist. It didn’t go exactly as planned
Picture a candle flame flickering,” the man on the other side of the room tells me. We’re in a small office just off a busy street. The blinds are drawn and I am relaxed into a therapist-style chair. My eyes are closed. I am desperately trying to picture that flame. As hard as I try to see the flicker, though, it just isn’t happening.
Hypnotherapy was never something I had considered for weight loss. I have been overweight most of my life, and I’ve tried time and again to embrace body positivity. But with my wedding coming up later this year, I wanted to feel like the best version of myself on the day – which for me would be a stone or two lighter than I currently am.
Calorie counting had worked to a point. I was exercising more than ever before. But nothing seemed to be shifting. Panicked, I was willing to try anything. Maybe a change in mindset would help? I found a hypnotherapist on Google who had several five-star reviews and promised results that you could feel immediately. Some previous patients claimed that he had “completely changed their lives”. Others said that the pounds fell off after a single session. Maybe this could be the magic cure-all I had been waiting for?
It isn’t my first rodeo with alternative practices. Last year I spoke to a psychic just after my grandmother had passed away, and the experience gave me and my family the closure we so desperately needed. Hypnotherapy had worked for my father, too. It made him kick a 20-year smoking habit, so I thought: why not? Perhaps it will work for me, too. The several hundred pound price was the thing that stopped me booking it immediately. It was more than my monthly rent, and more than I could feasibly afford. Especially with the wedding on the horizon. But desperate times call for desperate measures, so after re-reading the glowing reviews I went ahead and booked.
It’s a blustery Monday afternoon in March when I arrive at the hypnotherapist’s offices. He greets me with a megawatt smile that wouldn’t look out of place on a toothpaste advert. As the session gets underway, my hopes are high. For the first hour, at least. We speak about my childhood. My relationship with food. My relationship with myself. Hardly surface level stuff. He promises we will tap into these subjects further when we get to the “crux” of the session.
I explain to him that what I’m hoping to get out of this is a shift in mindset. I feel like something isn’t wired properly in my brain (a feeling backed by countless studies that have found that overweight or obese people have hormones that can rewire the part of their brain that regulates appetite). So maybe, I think, he’ll be able to tinker with this in a metaphorical sense and sort it out for me.
My first red flag should be how he speaks to me. He has the tone of a car salesman. It feels like he’s selling me something instead of genuinely caring about my reasons for being here. This feeling of uncertainty is compounded when he finds out that I’m a journalist and wants to know whether I’d review the session. Not exactly the best start for someone who is supposedly about to change my life.
Before the session, the only experience I’d had with hypnotherapy was what I’d seen on TV. I imagined him clicking his fingers and making me drop into a deep sleep. On a call with him prior to meeting in person, he told me this would not happen. Instead, he said that some people close their eyes and “wake up” an hour and a half later, feeling completely transformed. Others, he said, go into a deep state somewhere between consciousness and unconsciousness.
The second red flag came as the hypnotherapy session began. While I didn’t expect to go straight into a dream state, I also didn’t expect steel drum sounds to start emanating through the room. The therapist’s voice drops four octaves. I instantly feel both ridiculous and uncomfortable. He begins to get me to picture everything from flames to a bright white light. I knew hypnotherapy would be a bit “woo-woo”, but perhaps the word “clinical” made me think there would be some sort of certified method attached. Forty minutes in and I realise I am just a woman in a dark room, listening to a man spew nonsense in my general direction.
So I do the only thing I can think of. I open my eyes and ask if I could be excused to go to the loo. I need to get out of this room and take a minute. Looking at myself in the bathroom mirror, I have to laugh. Have I just been scammed? Or, more pertinently, am I in the middle of being scammed? I think back on what’s just happened. It felt like nothing more than the end of a yoga class. You know the bit where you lie down and listen to the calming music while your teacher chants over it?
“I don’t think this is working for me,” I say when I return to the room. I entertain the thought of doing a runner, but ghosting my weight loss hypnotherapist isn’t high on my list of life achievements, unfortunately. I explain to him that I’m not feeling anything, and that focusing on the flame or the bright white light is going to do nothing to stop me eating that extra piece of cake.
We try a different approach. He gets me to imagine myself as a child, and think about what I would say to her and what she would say to me. It’s sweet, but again not exactly what I had signed up for.
Perhaps I’m expecting too much, perhaps I’m expecting a miracle even. After trying to lose weight consistently for two decades – I was first taken to a dietician at eight years old – I just wanted someone that could help make the process easier. It’s a shortcut I was willing to gamble on, but one that, ultimately, didn’t pay off. The session ends abruptly. He promises to send me follow-up notes (that I would later discover were more or less a rip off of The Secret). I try to avoid eye contact, out of fear that daggers (or worse, tears) might come bursting out.
“I think I’ve just been scammed,” I message my partner as I leave the office, eager to tell him about the ridiculous afternoon I’d just experienced. As I rattle off a voice note and walk towards my train, I decide to pick up a chocolate bar from M&S that I’ve been craving. As I eat it, with no guilt at all – hey, it’s delicious – I realise I don’t need a miracle or some man in a dark office to tell me what to do. All I need is more belief in myself, and I was never going to find it there.
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Chart of the week – Gold
Potential short to medium-term recovery for Gold
Short-term technical analysis (1 to 3 weeks)
(click to enlarge chart)Time-stamped: 24 Jul 2022 at 11:30am SGT
Source: CMC Markets
- The 4-month downtrend of Gold (Cash) that recorded a loss of -19% from its 8 March 2022 swing high of 2,070 to its recent low of 1,680 printed on 21 July 2022 has reached a potential key inflection zone of 1,670/1,640 which may lead to short to medium-term recovery based on integrated technical analysis (graphical, momentum, Elliot Wave/fractals)
- Recent price actions have staged a rebound of +3.4% from its 21 July 2022 low of 1,680. Watch the 1,670 key long-term pivotal support for potential further up move towards the next resistance at 1,780 with a maximum limit at 1,810 (former support congestion zone of 15 June/29 June 2022 & the upper boundary of the medium-term descending channel from 8 March 2022 high).
- On the other hand, a break with a daily close below 1,670 invalidates the recovery scenario for another drop towards the lower limit of the long-term pivotal support at 1,640.
- Positive elements; the 1,670/1,640 key pivot support is defined by a confluence of elements (major ascending trendline from August 2018 low, the lower boundary of a major sideways range configuration in place since August 2020 all-time high), weekly bullish “Hammer” candlestick formed right above the 1,670/1,640 key pivotal support, bullish short-term momentum (4-hour RSI has staged a bullish breakout from its key corresponding resistance at the 47% level with a prior bullish divergence signal flashed out on 21 July 2022 at its oversold region & its current momentum reading has not reached an extreme overbought level of 79% where price actions may face the risk of a bearish reversal).
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Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed is one of the most anticipated games coming from the game studio during the July 2020 Xbox Games Showcase, though it was only briefly introduced through a short trailer. Despite the lack of news surrounding the much-anticipated Skyrim-like game, we do have some answers to many gamers’ most pressing questions. Here is everything we know about Avowed as of now.
When Does Avowed Release? Avowed Release Date, Leaks, and Everything We Know
Currently, there is no release date for Avowed. However, Windows Central, another gaming website, claims that the game is in “pre-production” and that it is inching closer “towards a playable alpha state.” We should not expect anything until halfway through 2023 and onward.
Where is the Trailer for Avowed?
Here is the trailer that was showcased at the Xbox Games Showcase.
In the trailer, we got a brief glimpse into the game as it takes place in Eora, the same world as Obsidian’s Pillars of Eternity series.
There is no clear timetable on when Avowed takes place in the Pillars of Eternity series. Fans have noticed glyphs on the sword in the video that is written in Aedyran, which is the fictitious language used in the series.
Is Avowed an Xbox Exclusive?
According to Avowed’s website, you will be able to play the game on Xbox Series X, Xbox Game Pass, and Windows 10, meaning there is a great chance that it will not be held back to just console. However, it will mean Playstation and Nintendo fans may miss out on this much-anticipated release.
When Will There be More Information on Avowed?
Microsoft has not shown anything else on the game since July 2020, so we are also eagerly looking forward to information about Avowed. If we are to see any more information on the game, it will likely surface through Xbox’s showcases.
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli troops and special forces engaged in an hours-long gun battle with armed Palestinians in the occupied West Bank Sunday, Israeli police said, killing at least two Palestinians, according to the Palestinian rescue service.
Police said the battle deep inside the city of Nablus erupted during an arrest raid, when armed men barricaded themselves inside the suspect’s home. Police said “a number” of armed Palestinians were killed, without specifying, and said no Israeli forces were wounded.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said the two men were killed in clashes with the military in Nablus and identified them as Aboud Sobh, 29, and Muhammad Al-Azizi, 22.
The military said a violent protest broke out as troops were operating in Nablus, with protesters hurling explosive devices at soldiers and opening fire at them. The soldiers fired back, the military said.
The military was continuing to operate in another area of the West Bank, where another brief exchange of fire took place.
Israeli forces have been carrying out near-daily raids in the West Bank for months, in a bid to quell a spate of attacks by Palestinians on Israelis that has since subsided.
The military has faced resistance during some of those raids, which in several instances have turned deadly.
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Bengaluru: Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras help traffic police collect more than Rs 21 cr fine
ANPR cameras have helped police find violators in 3.9 lakh active cases and collect penalties totaling more than Rs 21 crore from them. In essence, over the aforementioned time, ANPR cameras assisted law enforcement in recovering unpaid penalties in about 2,765 traffic cases daily.
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Up till July 19, the cameras helped police find violators in 3.9 lakh active cases and collect penalties totaling more than Rs 21 crore from them. In essence, over the aforementioned time, ANPR cameras assisted law enforcement in recovering unpaid penalties in about 2,765 traffic cases daily.
The ANPR database receives all information on automobiles for which penalties are still outstanding. This database preparation also involves the transport department. A traffic police officer at the intersection will be informed and the offending vehicle will be recognised when it passes through a junction equipped with an ANPR camera. In actuality, the cameras do send photographs of the licence plate to the police officers' smartphones.
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ANPR cameras, according to joint commissioner of police (traffic) BR Ravikanthe Gowda, also identify stolen cars and those with suspect licence plates, particularly those involving tampering with registration numbers.
“We won’t stop vehicles for document checks now. However, we will flag them down in three situations: If an ANPR camera finds pending cases for traffic violations, if the rider or driver is seen breaking traffic rules, and during special drives against drunk driving,” he said.
According to a senior police official, ANPR cameras will soon be put all throughout the state.
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“We have been instructed not to stop vehicles for document checks. A couple of cops who stopped vehicles without any valid reason have been suspended. Now, ANPR cameras, which have been successful in Bengaluru, will gradually be extended to other cities and towns of the state. We are working with the transport department to extend the facility,” he said.
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Researchers develop N95-like face mask, can capture and deactivate COVID spike protein
In the study published in the journal Communications Materials, the team developed the membrane, which was fabricated through an existing collaboration with a large-scale membrane manufacturer. The study reports that the membrane provided a protection factor above the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's standard for N95 masks, meaning that it could filter at least 95 per cent of airborne particles.
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SARS-CoV-2 is covered in spike proteins, which allow the virus to enter host cells once in the body. The team developed a membrane which includes proteolytic enzymes that attach to the protein spikes and deactivate them.
"This new material can filter out the virus like the N95 mask does, but also includes antiviral enzymes that completely deactivate it. This innovation is another layer of protection against SARS-CoV-2 that can help prevent the virus from spreading," said Professor Dibakar Bhattacharyya from the College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky.
"It's promising to develop new products that can protect against SARS-CoV-2 and a number of other human pathogenic viruses," he added.
In the study published in the journal Communications Materials, the team developed the membrane, which was fabricated through an existing collaboration with a large-scale membrane manufacturer.
It was then tested using SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins that were immobilised on synthetic particles. Not only could the material filter out coronavirus-sized aerosols, but it was also able to destroy the spike proteins within 30 seconds of contact.
The study reports that the membrane provided a protection factor above the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's standard for N95 masks, meaning that it could filter at least 95 per cent of airborne particles.
"These membranes have been proven to be a promising system of advancement toward the new generation of respiratory face masks and enclosed-environment filters that can significantly reduce coronavirus transmission by virus protein deactivation and enhanced aerosol particle capture," the study said.
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Chattogram University has expelled two students with alleged links to the sexual harassment of a female student.
They are Md Azim, a second-year history student at the university, and Nurul Afsar Babu, a second-year anthropology student.
The decision came at a meeting led by Vice-Chancellor Shireen Akhter, said Proctor Robiul Hasan Bhuiyan on Saturday.
At the same time, the university banned six individuals from the campus in connection with the incident that took place on Sunday night.
“We’ve taken disciplinary actions against the two arrestees. We will recommend the National University take measures against the rest of the people as they are from that university.”
The meeting brought up several recommendations which will be gradually implemented, he said.
Meanwhile, police arrested a fifth suspect over the incident.
RAB-7 spokesman Mahfuzur Rahman said the youth, identified as Saiful, was detained from the port city's Bahaddarhat area on Saturday. Saiful was not a student of Chattogram University, he added.
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PENCE, Alice
Alice Huffman Pence, age 82, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia after a long battle with an illness. She was born November 21, 1939 to Wiley and Henrietta Huffman in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Alice had been a resident of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida for over 20 years until she moved back to Atlanta in 2022 to be closer to her family. She loved the Lord and was a member of Good News United Methodist Church in Florida where she was involved in serving the community for many years. Prior to that she lived in Stone Mountain, Georgia for 20 years where she was a member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. She was married to the love of her life, Lester Marshall Pence for almost 60 years before he passed away in 2017. They were blessed with 3 loving daughters; 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. While raising her children, Alice obtained her bachelors degree from Georgia State University and proceeded to complete law school in Atlanta while working as a paralegal. She had a passion for a good education and was known to enjoy debating around the dinner table.
Alice devoted her life to caring for the people she loved and surrounded herself with her family and her Boston Terriers.The happiest times for her were when her grandchildren came to visit in Florida when she could spoil them with pancakes, hugs, and lots of love. She had a passion for nature and traveled much of the country sightseeing and visiting family. She was a beautiful person inside and out and would always find the best in people. She was kind and appreciative of all those whose paths she crossed and made everyone she touched feel special. She had a laugh that would light up the room and always found a smile even in tough situations.
Alice was preceded in death by her husband, Lester; her parents, Wiley and Henrietta; her sisters, Janet and Marcia; and her brother, Charles.
She is survived by three daughters, Lisa Byers; and husband, Mike of Hot Springs, Arkansas; Donna Cartee and husband, Jim of Atlanta, Georgia; and Laura Weakland and husband, Ken of South Lyon, Michigan; her sister, Nancy Early; her sister, Libbie Armstrong and husband Wayne; and her sister, Susan Kirtley and husband, Doug; and her sister-in-law, Deanna Gochenour; her 8 grandchildren, Joe Byers and wife Megan, Caleb Byers and wife, Ashley, Justin Cartee and wife Jennifer, Christina Sanford and husband, Stuart, Jack Cartee, Ashlea Fortune and husband Blake, Jacob and Brent Weakland; and 8 great grandchildren, Katelyn Byers, Paxton Byers, Emory Byers, Lennox Byers, Hollis Mae Byers, Dash Sanford, Jackson Cartee and Ella Cartee.
A Celebration of Life is planned for September 17 in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida with more details to follow.
She will be deeply missed by her family who loved her tremendously and remembered for her kind and gentle heart.
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The DGCA conducted several spot checks earlier this month owing to reports of several instances in the country where flights were diverted citing safety as well as operational issues
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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has begun a two month long special audit of airlines following its spot checks revealed that insufficient and unqualified engineering personnel are certifying carriers' planes before their departure, according to news agency PTI report.
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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has begun a two month long special audit of airlines following its spot checks revealed that insufficient and unqualified engineering personnel are certifying carriers' planes before their departure, according to news agency PTI report.
Additionally, the two month long special audit will focus on availability of "sufficient, suitably qualified and experienced" manpower, duty time limitations, availability of current maintenance data for all types of aircraft, adequacy of aircraft turn-around time during transit and "multiple MEL releases," as per the order, which has been accessed by PTI. Notably, "MEL", which is the minimum equipment list, refers to an aircraft that is permitted to fly with certain inoperative equipment for a specific period of time, until the repairs are done, the report further stated.
Additionally, the two month long special audit will focus on availability of "sufficient, suitably qualified and experienced" manpower, duty time limitations, availability of current maintenance data for all types of aircraft, adequacy of aircraft turn-around time during transit and "multiple MEL releases," as per the order, which has been accessed by PTI. Notably, "MEL", which is the minimum equipment list, refers to an aircraft that is permitted to fly with certain inoperative equipment for a specific period of time, until the repairs are done, the report further stated.
This development comes in the wake of the DGCA conducting several spot checks earlier this month owing to reports of several instances in the country where flights were diverted citing safety as well as operational issues. The DGCA advised on July 18 that all aircraft at base and transit stations shall be released by certifying staff holding a licence with appropriate authorization by their organization, officials said.
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This development comes in the wake of the DGCA conducting several spot checks earlier this month owing to reports of several instances in the country where flights were diverted citing safety as well as operational issues. The DGCA advised on July 18 that all aircraft at base and transit stations shall be released by certifying staff holding a licence with appropriate authorization by their organization, officials said.
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According to news agency ANI report, the spot checks carried out by DGCA teams indicated the improper identification of the cause of a reported defect, increasing trend of minimum equipment list (MEL) releases and non-availability of required certifying staff to cater to multiple scheduled arrivals/ departures in a short interval.
According to news agency ANI report, the spot checks carried out by DGCA teams indicated the improper identification of the cause of a reported defect, increasing trend of minimum equipment list (MEL) releases and non-availability of required certifying staff to cater to multiple scheduled arrivals/ departures in a short interval.
The DGCA said, "it is also seen that airlines are resorting to frequent one-off authorisation to Category A certifying staff at transit stations which is not in line with existing regulatory provisions. Keeping the above in view, it has been decided that all aircraft at base and transit stations shall be released by certifying staff holding Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (AME) Category B1/B2 licence with appropriate authorization by their organization."
The DGCA said, "it is also seen that airlines are resorting to frequent one-off authorisation to Category A certifying staff at transit stations which is not in line with existing regulatory provisions. Keeping the above in view, it has been decided that all aircraft at base and transit stations shall be released by certifying staff holding Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (AME) Category B1/B2 licence with appropriate authorization by their organization."
The DGCA further notified that, "the airlines are therefore advised to position certifying staff (AME Category B1/B2 licence) at all base and transit stations including the availability of required tools and equipment. Alternatively, you may opt for sending the certifying staff on flight duties. The compliance with the above shall be ensured by July 28, 2022, under intimation to their office."
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The DGCA further notified that, "the airlines are therefore advised to position certifying staff (AME Category B1/B2 licence) at all base and transit stations including the availability of required tools and equipment. Alternatively, you may opt for sending the certifying staff on flight duties. The compliance with the above shall be ensured by July 28, 2022, under intimation to their office." | https://www.livemint.com/news/india/dgca-begins-2-month-long-special-audit-of-airlines-amid-repeated-technical-snags-report/amp-11658639363631.html | 2022-07-24T06:51:20Z | https://www.livemint.com/news/india/dgca-begins-2-month-long-special-audit-of-airlines-amid-repeated-technical-snags-report/amp-11658639363631.html | false | 1 |
NEW DELHI: Neeraj Chopra broke into a smile after his fourth round throw of 88.13m. The tension was somewhat eased after he moved into the provisional podium place in second position following his best throw of the men’s javelin throw final in Eugene, US.
While a nation was asleep, the reigning Olympic champion created history after becoming the first ever Indian athlete to win a silver at the World athletics championships with his best effort of 88.13m on early Sunday morning (India time) to etch his name in the record books. He, however, failed in his endeavour to become the first javelin thrower after Norwegian track and field great Andreas Thorkildsen to hold both the Olympics and World Championships titles at the same time. Thorkildsen had achieved the feat at the Berlin edition of the Worlds meet.
However, it was Grenadian Anderson Peters who took away the honours after effortlessly throwing the spear to a 90m mark thrice to clinch the gold. Anderson, the reigning World champion, saved the best for his last, launching the spear to a distance of 90.54m in his sixth and final attempt. Before coming to the Worlds, he had a personal best of 93.07m at the Doha Diamond League. In the final, Anderson had a series of 90.21m, 90.46m, 87.21m, 88.11m, 85.83m, 90.54m.
Neeraj had fouled his first attempt after stepping over the scratch line and had them come up with a below-par effort of 82.39m in his second. He improved it further to 86.37m in his next attempt but was still out of the medal contention at the fourth place in the 12-man final. The reigning CWG and Asian Games champion calmed down his frayed nerves and threw the spear to a distance of 88.13m to move into second position behind Anderson.
Tokyo Olympics silver medallist, Jakub Vadlejch from Czech Republic who was in the race for a silver-finish before Neeraj’s 88.13m effort dislodged him to the third, came up with an 83.48m in his fourth attempt to drop down the pack. His best throw till then was an 88.09m. Neeraj tried to catch up with Anderson in his final two attempts, but fouled them after failing to achieve the desired distance. Vadlejch settled for bronze to complete the podium line-up. Another Indian, Rohit Yadav, finished 10th among 12 finalists with his best throw of 78.72m.
In the qualification on Friday, Neeraj had booked his place in the final with an impressive throw of 88.39m in his very first attempt. Neeraj’s only effort in Eugene was the third best-ever of his career after his personal best distance of 89.94m at the Wanda Diamond League in Stockholm and an equally sensational 89.30m at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku.
This was the first time Neeraj has made the Worlds final. In his debut outing at the 2017 Worlds in London, he had failed to qualify for the final round. He couldn’t clear the automatic qualification mark of 83m, with his best throw recorded being 82.26m. Neeraj had missed the 2019 Worlds in Doha after failing to recover from elbow surgery. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/neeraj-chopra-creates-history-becomes-first-indian-ever-to-win-silver-at-world-athletics-championships/articleshow/93084403.cms | 2022-07-24T06:56:19Z | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/neeraj-chopra-creates-history-becomes-first-indian-ever-to-win-silver-at-world-athletics-championships/articleshow/93084403.cms | false | 1 |
The Mercenaries mode for Resident Evil: Village’s upcoming Winters’ Expansion has received a trailer, featuring a playable Lady Dimitrescu.
Announced last month, the Winters’ Expansion is adding a ton of new features and content to Resident Evil: Village. The biggest addition to the expansion is the Shadows of Rose story content, which continues the story of Rose Winters 16 years after the events of the base game. Rose is struggling with her powers, pushing her to seek out the Megamycete in an attempt to find a way to break free from her curse.
New story content aside, the expansion will also bring a ‘Mercenaries: Additional Orders’ mode which allows the player to play as three different characters in their own unique side missions. The playable characters are Chris Redfield, Karl Heisenberg and the ever-popular Lady Dimitrescu.
The trailer shows snippets of how each of the characters will play. Chris, of course, utilises his large arsenal of weapons to fight the undead and can be seen wielding an assault rifle and chucking grenades at hordes of enemies. Heisenberg is a melee-focused character, wielding his dangerous hammer and sending enemies flying with every swing. Finally, Lady Dimetrescu throws spells at a distance but also moves closer to slash at enemies with her talons. The game mode is described as an arcade-like shooter, so expect plenty of action.
The Winters’ Expansion also adds a third-person mode to the campaign of the base game, a homage to past Resident Evil titles.
The Winters’ Expansion releases later this year on October 28.
In other news, Ghost Recon: Frontline and Splinter Cell VR along with two unannounced titles have been cancelled by Ubisoft. The rationale provided for these cancellations is “sizeable cost optimisation.” | https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/gaming-news/resident-evil-village-dlc-trailer-showcases-playable-lady-dimtrescu-3275522 | 2022-07-24T07:07:29Z | https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/gaming-news/resident-evil-village-dlc-trailer-showcases-playable-lady-dimtrescu-3275522 | true | 3 |
Dubuque City Council members this week will examine a consultant’s proposal to build a sports and entertainment center in the Port of Dubuque.
City of Dubuque staff will present the results of a feasibility study examining what such a complex could look like and cost, which could be as much as $161 million.
City Council members will discuss the matter during a work session on Monday, July 25.
The city funded the feasibility study with an Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Technical Assistance Grant. Consultants Vita Nuova and The Sports Facilities Companies met with city officials, economic development and tourism leaders, construction and design firms and major philanthropic funders in Dubuque and gathered input from community members.
The study found a need for indoor sports facilities both for community members and to host traveling sports tournaments.
Mayor Brad Cavanagh told the Telegraph Herald he regularly hears calls for an indoor sports facility.
“The idea of having some sort of indoor sports facility, for more youth sports especially, is one of the ones I hear most from people, so I’m glad we’re going to be having this conversation,” he said.
City Economic Development Director Jill Connors said the grant was not tied to a specific project but that the sports center quickly was identified as a need that could be filled.
“(Consultants) asked us what sort of use they should be studying,” she said. “In our jobs, we hear all the time, ‘We need something for the sports. We need something for the ball tournaments.’ We asked the consultants, ‘Were it to work financially, what would the city have to put into the deal?’”
The consultants developed two different concepts for the facility — one focused chiefly on sports and another that also would incorporate arts and entertainment space. The complex would be located on a 12-acre lot just north of East Fifth Street in the Port of Dubuque.
Both concepts include a 118,000-square-foot indoor field that could be used for both soccer and softball; a 110,000-square-foot collection of courts for basketball, futsal and wrestling; a 200-key hotel; a 70,000-square-foot “restaurant row;” a 30,000-square-foot sports entertainment center; and a 7,500-square-foot clubhouse.
The consultants estimate construction of a facility at that scale would cost $161 million. To help fund the project, the study identifies an opportunity for $25.8 million in federal historic preservation tax credits, $29 million in state historic preservation tax credits and $41.4 million in new market tax credits. Revenues and profits for the facility also could help offset costs.
Connors said the cost estimates were built assuming current construction costs, that the city would want the full buildout and that the city would have no partner in developing the projects.
“If we want something half that size because that’s the right price for us, we can manipulate that,” she said. “That would change the numbers. The tax credits, too, will depend on the type of facility we built, if and when we get to that point. It’s also very likely that we would need partners on this.”
Council Member Katy Wethal represents Ward 4, in which the lot being considered for the facility is located. She said she had a lot of questions about the project and would have to look closely at the financial impact of such a facility.
“I get a lot of questions on entertainment facilities and how that impacts the long-term debt reduction strategy the city has worked so hard on,” she said. “How does the growth serve our citizens? How can our children enjoy that space? How can adults enjoy that space? How do we ensure equity and inclusivity are part of that?”
However, Wethal said she could see a lot of good coming from such a facility.
“That is a space where the people who need those resources the most are,” she said. “I wonder if this is a place where we can work with partners in the community on child care to see if this fits into that conversation. It could transform neighborhoods and give kids the opportunity to be part of things that can be really enriching.”
The lot under consideration was selected for multiple reasons. First, the Brownfields grant required that the city look at areas with “real or perceived” contamination due to prior industrial activity, according to Connors. The study also identified a need for indoor recreation space near downtown and the North End.
Various community leaders have eyed this particular lot for other large projects in the past, such as a dog park, a new facility for the Dubuque Community YMCA/YWCA and a minor league baseball stadium.
Cavanagh said an indoor sports center would fit with the cohesive development the city has envisioned for the Port of Dubuque. Still, Connors said a similar facility could fit elsewhere in the community.
Space to accommodate traveling youth sports tournaments also has been a reason listed to renovate the city’s Five Flags Center. City Council members are expected this fall to discuss options to improve the facility after the council opted not to go forward with a March referendum asking residents to approve the city borrowing up to $92 million to build a new Five Flags.
Cavanagh said a prospective new sports center would not negate needs at Five Flags Center.
“If we want to be the city (we’re striving to be), one ready for growth and to draw people in, we need a Five Flags that is an event center and we need to do more to attract this sports piece,” he said. “I don’t necessarily see those two locations as needing to be the same.” | https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/tri-state/article_52aeac2d-40f8-5cd2-9f97-d8716c3a3989.html | 2022-07-24T07:16:25Z | https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/tri-state/article_52aeac2d-40f8-5cd2-9f97-d8716c3a3989.html | false | 1 |
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Emma Raducanu could soon face devastating rankings drop as post-US Open struggles go on
EMMA RADUCANU could fall down the tennis rankings over the next few months.
Emma Raducanu could dramatically drop as far as 96th in the world rankings after a challenging year in the 12 months since her incredible US Open triumph. The 19-year-old has suffered from several injuries and has endured some inconsistent form in 2022.
Raducanu now faces a tough couple of months as she seeks to defend her ranking points and remain among the world’s top players. Her victory at Flushing Meadows last September contributed to a remarkable rise up the rankings, where Raducanu now finds herself 10th.
But tennis’ rankings system works on rolling 12-month periods and the Bromley-based sensation could lose 2040 points before she returns to the stage of her only Grand Slam success. Raducanu has 2717 ranking points, earned largely thanks to her win a year ago.
Losing 2040 points would see Raducanu drop to just 667 and could mean she falls as low as 97th in the world rankings. It would culminate a difficult year for the British No 1, and it could become even worse if her form does not improve.
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That is because she is also defending points from her run to the quarter-finals of the ITF $100,000 event in Pennsylvania in August 2021 and her progress to the final of the WTA125 event in Chicago a week later. A failure to defend those points will see her drop to No. 123.
But Raducanu could also claim some fresh points when she makes her debut at the Citi Open in Washington, before playing in the Canadian and Cincinnati Masters events. There is the opportunity to claim 1000 ranking points at each tournament.
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Raducanu recently shut down suggestions that she is struggling with the pressure placed on her shoulders since her US Open win. Responding to a question by a journalist, she said earlier in July: “There’s no pressure. Like, why is there any pressure? I’m still 19. Like, it’s a joke. I literally won a Slam.
“Yes, I have had attention. But I’m a Slam champion, so no one’s going to take that away from me.
“If anything, the pressure is on those who haven’t done that. Going back to New York, it’s going to be cool because I have got a lot of experiences playing on big courts, playing with people in the stadium, playing with the spotlight on you.
“I don’t mind that. I mean, for me, everything is learning. I’m embracing every single moment that is thrown at me.” | https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1645007/Emma-Raducanu-rankings-drop-US-Open-tennis-news | 2022-07-24T07:24:13Z | https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1645007/Emma-Raducanu-rankings-drop-US-Open-tennis-news | false | 1 |
Clue Taylor Swift on “Jeopardy!” Three contestants were left stumped on Wednesday night’s show.
Contestant Matt Mierswa picked up a clue in the “Title That Completes the Rhyme” category for $400, and it just happened. Must be Swift-related.
“And I was like oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, you gotta stop, can’t you step on my gown?” Host Ken Jennings reads a clue card.
“I really wish it was Johnny [Gilbert] Reading these,” Jennings responded when Mierswa couldn’t answer. “It’s ‘You Need to Come Down’ by Taylor Swift.”
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Fans immediately jumped on Twitter and complained about not recognizing the contestants One of Swift’s most popular songs.
“None of the dangerous contestants got a Taylor Swift clue, shut down the whole show,” one user wrote.
“Everybody who gets on #Jeopardy obviously has a crown in my book, but I can’t calm down when there’s a triple stumper Taylor Swift clue,” added another.
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“A way no one knows?!?!?” A user said.
However, not everyone watching from home knows the correct answer.
“Wow @May be dangerous A “small” category with complete rhyme. I’m too old to get a question too @taylorswift13,” one user wrote.
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Along Telluride’s main street, Colorado Avenue, you might not look twice at the brick and white-trimmed building that blends together with its commercial and residential neighbors.
This is called the Mahr Building, standing in the place of the old San Miguel Valley Bank. A legend was born here.
It was the morning of June 24, 1889. Matt Warner held a gun to the bank’s teller while Robert LeRoy Parker stashed the money. Parker would take another name later: Butch Cassidy. This was his first robbery.
And this is but one story told along Colorado Avenue, this National Historic Landmark District that is one of the most postcard-perfect places in all of the West.
Deep in the San Juan Mountains, Telluride is a wonder in both natural and urban senses. The Victorian architecture preserved from the days of mining now houses the kind of designer brands and restaurants that please the rich and famous. They come for the ski resort, those destination slopes that backdrop the town.
After gold and silver in the late 1800s, the most precious resource today is powder in the winter. Telluride is no less busy in the summer, when the breathtaking hills turn green as they surely appeared that June day in 1889.
Don’t take to Colorado Avenue with the ill intents of Butch Cassidy. But you’ll surely leave as happy as him.
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Telluride Trappings and Toggery calls itself the town’s longest-standing store, established in 1972. The founders were said to start their enterprise “under the assumption that even cowboys and hippie ski bums needed a place to buy clothes.” Now, by its own account, the store has “expanded its repertoire to accommodate Telluride’s larger and more sophisticated clientele.”
That’s a clientele represented at Society Telluride; friends shop global brands with Champagne in hand. Alpen Schatz, meaning Alpine Treasures, showcases the European elegance that broadly defines Colorado Avenue. The aim is “to bring you the magical traditions of the Alps directly to your home,” with handicrafts including Swiss dog collars.
The lavish culture is seen, too, in the high-end jewelry and art at Elinoff & Co. More luxury at Overland Sheepskin Co., with an impressive array of leather and fur accessories.
Sublime is among Colorado Avenue boutiques stocking the latest and greatest in women’s fashion. Down to Earth offers something more casual and Bohemian, while Black Bear Trading Co. goes for Western wear.
Hook is a must-visit, true to its name with an eccentric display of wall hooks. The chocolate bars are just as well-known around town, as is the hot sauce.
Between the Covers is the cozy, independent bookstore on the main drag. This is as much a reading town as it is a music town, as exemplified by the acoustic and electric guitars at Telluride Music Co.
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On Colorado Avenue, you can’t go wrong any time of the day at Butcher + Baker. It’s bowls, burritos and pastries for breakfast, and comforts like the fried green tomato burger for lunch. Just off the main drag is a name known around the world: Baked in Telluride, an emporium of bagels and doughnuts and afternoon pizza and sandwiches.
Speaking of pizza, if you’re unfamiliar with Detroit-style — rectangular, thick, crispy edges — allow Brown Dog to introduce you. The favorite is the 3-1-3, a white pie with salami, ricotta, red chiles, sweet peppers, basil, arugula and Parmesan.
It’s Mexican like you’ve never had it at La Cocina de Luz, specializing in vegetarian and vegan dishes made with organic ingredients. Also check out the juice bar and freshly churned ice cream. The surprises continue on the patio, where Caravan serves beloved Middle Eastern fare out of a trailer.
One head-turning building along the main street is the historic New Sheridan Hotel, home to Chop House Restaurant. Spoil yourself with some surf and turf, or simply belly up to the bar and enjoy the local, old-school vibe.
For elevated finds, look to The National; it was an editor’s pick of Ski Magazine last year, noted for “an ever-changing menu of creative contemporary American.” Also picked was 221 South Oak, a block off Colorado Avenue. Expensive plates featuring lamb, short ribs, duck and trout at last check.
Cheap margaritas and global beers have been the calling card at Last Dollar Saloon. Also on the main street is The Tunnel, a modernized speakeasy that has required a password. Off Colorado is another bar that aims to transport you: There, where you pick a spirit and house-made jam mixture.
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A visit to Bridal Veil Falls is unforgettable — albeit crowded. The state’s tallest free-falling waterfall is reached by driving Colorado Avenue to the east end of the box canyon; decide on the trek via road or trail.
For a closer break from downtown, take a stroll around Town Park. When it’s not consumed by a festival, it’s a quiet, scenic, stream-side space for picnics and sports on a variety of fields and courts.
Another must-do is the gondola ride from downtown. Have the camera ready on the way up to Mountain Village.
Check the listings for shows at the Sheridan Opera House and the Michael D. Palm Theatre.
Colorado Avenue is quite the scene during annual, colorful happenings. Among them: the Mushroom Festival (Aug. 17-21) and Blues and Brews Festival (Sept. 15-18). | https://gazette.com/life/outdoors/telluride-a-feast-for-the-shopper-eater-and-sightseer-main-street-colorado/article_5bc33f70-06c8-11ed-aea6-1feb36cdb3f1.html | 2022-07-24T07:34:52Z | https://gazette.com/life/outdoors/telluride-a-feast-for-the-shopper-eater-and-sightseer-main-street-colorado/article_5bc33f70-06c8-11ed-aea6-1feb36cdb3f1.html | true | 2 |
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Chinese military has become significantly more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years, the top U.S. military officer said during a trip to the Indo-Pacific that included a stop Sunday in Indonesia.
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the number of intercepts by Chinese aircraft and ships in the Pacific region with U.S. and other partner forces has increased significantly over that time, and the number of unsafe interactions has risen by similar proportions.
“The message is the Chinese military, in the air and at sea, have become significantly more and noticeably more aggressive in this particular region,” said Milley, who recently asked his staff to compile details about interactions between China and the U.S. and others in the region.
His comments came as the U.S. redoubles its efforts to strengthen its relationships with Pacific nations as a counterbalance to China, which is trying to expand its presence and influence in the region. The Biden administration considers China its “pacing threat" and America's primary long-term security challenge.
Milley's trip to the region is sharply focused on the China threat. He will attend a meeting of Indo-Pacific chiefs of defense this week in Sydney, Australia, where key topics will be China's escalating military growth and the need to maintain a free, open and peaceful Pacific.
U.S. military officials have also raised alarms about the possibility that China could invade Taiwan, the democratic, self-ruled island that Beijing views as a breakaway province. China has stepped up its military provocations against Taiwan as it looks to intimidate it into unifying with the communist mainland.
U.S. military officials have said Beijing wants to be ready to make a move on the island by 2027. The U.S. remains Taiwan’s chief ally and supplier of defense weapons. U.S. law requires the government to treat all threats to the island as matters of “grave concern,” but remains ambiguous on whether the U.S. military would defend Taiwan if it were attacked by China.
China’s top military officer, Gen. Li Zuocheng told Milley in a July 7 call that Beijing had “no room for compromise” on issues such as Taiwan. He said he told Milley that the U.S. must “cease U.S.-Taiwan military collusion and avoid impacting China-U.S. ties and stability in the Taiwan Strait."
The U.S. and others are also worried that a recent security agreement that Beijing signed in April with the Solomon Islands could lead to the establishment of a Chinese naval base in the South Pacific. The U.S. and Australia have told the Solomon Islands that hosting a Chinese military base would not be tolerated.
“This is an area in which China is trying to do outreach for their own purposes. And again, this is concerning because China is not doing it just for benign reasons,” Milley told reporters traveling with him. “They’re trying to expand their influence throughout the region. And that has potential consequences that are not necessarily favorable to our allies and partners in the region."
Milley's visit to Indonesia is the first by a U.S. joint chiefs chairman since Adm. Mike Mullen in 2008. But U.S. leaders have crisscrossed the Asia-Pacific in recent months, including high-profile visits by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
The Biden administration has been taking steps to expand its military and security relationship with Indo-Pacific nations as part of a campaign to build a stronger network of alliances in China’s backyard and counter China's growing influence.
Milley declined to provide specific numbers of unsafe Chinese interactions with U.S. and allied aircraft and ships. But Austin, in a speech in Singapore last month, referred to an “alarming increase" in the number of unsafe intercepts by People's Liberation Army aircraft and vessels.
Austin specifically pointed to a February incident where a PLA navy ship directed a laser at an Australian P-8 maritime patrol aircraft. But there have been a number of others. A surveillance aircraft controlled by Canada was recently intercepted by a Chinese fighter in international airspace. And U.S. ships are routinely dogged by Chinese aircraft and vessels during transits, particularly around manmade islands claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea.
Milley said there have been Chinese intercepts with Japan, Canada, Australia, Philippines and Vietnam. They all, he said, have seen a “statistically significant” increase in intercepts, and the number of unsafe incidents has increased by an “equal proportion.”
Milley, who will meet with Gen. Andika Perkasa, chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces, said Pacific nations like Indonesia want the U.S. military involved and engaged in the region.
“We want to work with them to develop interoperability and modernize our militaries collectively," Milley said, in order to ensure they can "meet whatever challenge that China poses.”
He said Indonesia is strategically critical to the region, and has long been a key U.S. partner.
Earlier this year, the U.S approved a $13.9 billion sale of advanced fighter jets to Indonesia. And in Jakarta last December, Blinken signed agreements for enhanced joint naval exercises between the U.S. and Indonesia.
China has condemned U.S. efforts to expand its outreach in the region, accusing America of trying to build an “Asian NATO.” During a speech in Singapore, Austin rejected that claim. "We do not seek a new Cold War, an Asian NATO or a region split into hostile blocs,” he said. | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Milley-China-more-aggressive-dangerous-to-US-17325229.php | 2022-07-24T07:37:16Z | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Milley-China-more-aggressive-dangerous-to-US-17325229.php | true | 39 |
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TueWhen Georgia Stanway was 15 years old and needed shooting practice, she enlisted her mother in goaltending. Since there was no alternative, Joan Stanway put on a pair of gloves and stepped between the goalposts, which had been specially installed in the family’s backyard garden in Cumbria.
As a former athlete who competed for Great Britain at the Youth Olympic Games, Joanna thought she could do it, but was soon overwhelmed by her daughter’s incredible speed at long-distance throws.
Joanna soon admitted that she was “trying to dodge the ball, not save it,” and the next morning complained that she “was covered in bruises.”
In a very different context, Spain goalkeeper Sandra Paños experienced a similar sense of helplessness when a 22-yard Stanway rocket burned the tips of her outstretched fingers during Wednesday night’s Euro 2022 quarter-finals at Brighton’s Amex Stadium.
There was extra time when the 23-year-old from Barrow-in-Furness secured England’s 2-1 win which secured them a place in Tuesday’s semi-final against Sweden or Belgium at Sheffield United’s Bramall Lane.
The goal will take a valuable place in the already extensive collection of decisive strikes from the attacking midfielder recently signed by Bayern Munich and often described by the term coined by Alan Partridge as having a right foot “like a traction engine”.
As befits a teenager who idolizes Newcastle and England center Alan Shearer (the Stanway family are big Newcastle fans), she spent her early years at Blackburn’s academy as a striker.
She currently plays as a central midfielder for England, but it wasn’t until she moved to Manchester City at the age of 16 that Stanway sank deeper. While her current favorite role is a tenth behind the centre-forward, that place in Wigman’s team has been filled by Chelsea’s brilliant attacking playmaker Fran Kirby, forcing Stanway to play slightly out of position in the heart of the Liones’ engine room.
This is not difficult for a player endowed with such vivacity and enthusiasm that, watching her run at the defenders, it is easy to imagine that she is set in motion by some internal clockwork. “Georgia has so much energy that you just wind it up before the game and let it go like a clockwork toy,” Manchester City manager Gareth Taylor once remarked.
When representatives of Bayern Munich, one of the brightest stars in the European women’s football firmament, scouted Stanway at City last season, they could be forgiven for double-dealing when Taylor avoided an injury crisis by fielding his tiny 5-foot firefighter. feet 4 inches in various far fields. positions.
Typically, Stanway handled most of them, even impressing at right-back – well outside her comfort zone – while her City and England friend Lucy Bronze recovered from knee surgery. “I would play in goal if I had to,” Stanway joked.
The only issue that extends to some extent to her current assignment with England has been Stanway’s tendency to concede too many fouls and occasionally throw herself into reckless tackles. “I really like fighting and I can be a little nasty,” admits the typical selfless “team player” who grew up playing with the boys at Barrow’s Strawberry Fields recreation ground.
Phil Neville, Wigman’s predecessor as permanent England manager, believes the experience has served her well. “I said to Georgia, ‘Imagine you’re in a park in Cumbria, playing with friends and having fun,'” he says. “That’s when Georgia is at its best.”
Stanway doesn’t mind. “I feel most at ease when I play with a smile,” she says. “I’m happy when the ball moves smoothly and I play freely and run at people and hit.”
Growing up with three brothers, she also showed a talent for cricket as a child, but gave it up when her free time became increasingly consumed by training with Blackburn or the four-hour round trip to east Lancashire from Barrow in her parents’ car.
Former Manchester City manager Nick Cushing, the New York City interim manager, signed Stanway after the then teenager scored 35 goals in 15 games for Blackburn’s seniors.
“Georgia’s work ethic was incredible and her drive to create and score goals was unmatched,” says Cushing. “But she just loves to play football.”
Wednesday night’s winner, not to mention a lucrative move to Bayern, justified all of the Stanway family’s sacrifices. Yet success is unlikely to come to a woman’s long-term relationship with Toulouse rugby league full-back Ollie Ashall-Bottom.
While in England, the couple share a house in Widnes, Cheshire, where they got hooked on fishing during quarantine. “For only the second time, Georgia caught the biggest fish ever,” Eshall-Bott said. “She’s so competitive in everything she does.”
However, there is also a more wistful, domestic side to the midfielder who, despite having traveled extensively abroad, describes the Lake District as “my favorite place in the world” and loves nothing better than “messing around at home”.
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The Minnesota Twins didn't need one of the standouts in the All-Star Game to record a victory in their first game since the break. They'll look for a two-game sweep against the host Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
Outfielder Byron Buxton, who homered for the American League on Tuesday, received a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right knee on Wednesday. Buxton, who has been battling knee tendinitis much of the season, is expected to sit out on Sunday but should return early next week.
"We wanted to take advantage of some of those (off) days," manager Rocco Baldelli said. "We also wanted him to be able to also play in that All-Star Game, too, which is a very, very special moment for any player, especially your first."
The Twins cruised to an 8-4 win without him on Saturday. They had 11 hits, including three from fellow first-time All-Star Luis Arraez.
"A lot of good ABs, and when you win a lot of at-bats, you've got a good chance of winning the game, and that's what I think happened," Baldelli said.
Sonny Gray (4-3, 3.71 ERA) will start for the Twins on Sunday. In three July starts, Gray has allowed 14 runs in 13 1/3 innings. In his last outing, he gave up six runs and nine hits in 3 2/3 innings to the Chicago White Sox on July 14.
Earlier, Gray delivered his best start of the season against the Tigers. On May 24, he held them scoreless in seven innings while recording a season-high 10 strikeouts.
In seven career appearances against Detroit, six of them as a starter, Gray is 3-1 with a 2.63 ERA.
Rony Garcia (3-2, 4.28 ERA) will start the second game of the abbreviated series for Detroit. Garcia will be making his first appearance since being placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 30, with right shoulder soreness.
Garcia will take the starting spot vacated by Beau Brieske, who went on the injured list this week with right forearm soreness. Drew Hutchison, who was originally listed as Sunday's starter, will instead pitch the opener of a three-game series against San Diego on Monday.
Garcia made his most recent start on June 29, when he held host San Francisco to one run in five innings.
He faced Minnesota twice within a one-week span in late May. He gave up two runs in four innings the first time around, then was battered for six runs in five innings in the rematch. Overall, he has made five career appearances against Minnesota, going 0-1 with a 9.26 ERA. The other three appearances were as a reliever.
The Tigers gave up three runs in the seventh inning and three more in the eighth on Saturday, in part because of some sloppy defense. They committed two errors, one in each inning, and only half of Minnesota's runs were earned.
Detroit was down 8-1 before scoring three runs in the eighth.
"I don't like the way the game went at all," manager A.J. Hinch said. "I'm glad we hung in there ... and they had to use some (bullpen), but we didn't do great. The middle part of the game I thought we handled fine. It felt really good once we cut the lead to 2-1, and then things fell apart."
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The middle aisle of both Aldi and Lidl is popular with shoppers keen to find a bargain on anything from children's toys to summer essentials.
Whether it’s Aldi’s Specialbuys or Lidl’s Middle of Lidl, the latest offers are always worth checking out and there are some fantastic buys from Sunday, July 24.
Let's take a look at some of the items you can buy this week.
Aldi Specialbuys
This Sunday at Aldi you can treat the kids to some new toys of their favourite characters from Harry Potter to Disney and you can find some DIY must-haves too.
Get a furry fuss-free friend with the Lightyear Sox Interactive Pet Toy by Disney. Sox is Buzz Lightyears' best companion and the adorable interactive toy is perfect for anyone that loves the Toy Story franchise. Plus it's super cuddly and you can get it now for £22.99 via Aldi.
Treat the little astronaut in your life to the Lightyear XL-07 Spacecraft from the hit Disney film 'Lightyear'. This toy will let their imaginations run wild as they imagine going to hyperspace as they embark on an unlimited space adventure with the Buzz Lightyear. You can get it now for £9.99 via Aldi.
If you're in need of some new tools then Aldi has some great bargains for you with the Chainsaw 20/40V Battery & Charger at the top of the list. You'll be able to tame your garden, cut back bushes, and trim trees to have the perfect garden with this premium chainsaw. You can get it now for £101.97 via Aldi.
Keep the lawn looking its best with the Ferrex Cordless Lawn Mower. The battery-operated tool is hassle-free with a 45 litres collection box and makes cutting grass easy peasy. You can get it now for just £99.99 via Aldi.
Lidl Middle Aisle:
This weekend at Lidl you can grab all must-have toys from Lego to remote control cars.
If you have someone in your life that loves Lego then look no further as Lidl has three sets to choose from. With the choice of Frozen, Batman or Fantasy Forest creatures to choose from. The suitable age does depend on the product but you can get them now for £11.99 per set via Lidl.
Store your Lego in one handy space with the Lego Storage Brick that comes in a range of colours. The box keeps the traditional look of a Lego square and is the perfect way to brighten up any room. You can buy a set of two now for £22.99.
Have hours of fun with the Playtive Remote Controlled Car that has a powerful electric motor for speed. Plus it can even be driven upside down. The remote control has a 30-metre range with a three-year warranty. You can get it now for £17.99 via Lidl.
Run around the garden enjoying some fun with the Nerf Super Soakers with a choice of the Torrent or Piranha. The Torrent creates vertical floods so you can soak your opponents. Whilst the Piranha is great for surprise attacks with its compact design. You can get them for £6.99 each now via Lidl.
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Odessa, Ukraine. On Saturday, a series of explosions hit one of the country’s most important ports in Odessa, in southern Ukraine, less than 24 hours after an agreement was signed to ensure the transit of millions of tons of grain through the Black Sea routes.
The strikes risk undermining a deal brokered by the UN and Turkey to ease the shipment of Ukrainian grain before the deal can go into effect. The deal was seen as critical to bolstering global supplies after a sharp drop in Ukrainian grain exports raised fears of food shortages in poorer countries.
Ukraine’s southern military command said on Saturday that Russian troops fired four Kalibr cruise missiles at Odessa, Ukraine’s largest port. “Two missiles were shot down by air defense forces, two hit port infrastructure facilities,” the message posted on the Facebook page says.
Officials said that for the first time since the beginning of the war, the port in Odessa had come under fire.
Condemnation from Ukraine was swift. Oleg Nikolenko, a spokesman for the country’s foreign ministry, said on Facebook that Russian President Vladimir V. Putin “spit in the face” of UN Secretary General António Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a result of the strikes. after they “made great efforts to reach this agreement”.
A deputy spokesman for the UN secretary-general condemned the strikes, saying in a statement that full implementation of the agreement was “essential”.
There were no comments from the Kremlin. The attack came a day before the Russian foreign minister was due to begin his tour of Africa, where he is expected to try to shift the blame for the food shortage to the West.
The blast from the rockets that hit the port could be felt for miles, though it was not clear exactly where they hit. A huge port stretches for miles along the Black Sea coast in Odessa, and tall silver grain silos are clustered in several different locations.
It is not clear which targets were hit or if any grain infrastructure was hit. Russia may not have technically violated the deal, according to a senior UN official, as it has not pledged to avoid attacks on parts of Ukrainian ports not directly used for grain exports. If there were military installations nearby, Russia may have been trying to exploit a loophole.
However, the damage has been significant and Mykola Solsky, the country’s agriculture minister, said the strikes would affect Ukraine’s efforts to export grain.
“If you attack a port, you attack everything,” he said in a telephone interview. “You use the same infrastructure for oil, for grain. It affects everything, no matter what you’re in.”
Mr. Solsky added that some of the destroyed infrastructure was “important to handle all imports,” but said Ukraine would act as if the grain deal was still in place.
“We understand that we still have a war with Russia,” he said. “Our agreement was with the United Nations and Turkey, not with Russia.”
Adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko said that as a result of Russian strikes, 10 explosions occurred in Odessa, and strikes on the port caused a fire.
“This is how Russia fulfills its obligations to ensure the safe export of Ukrainian grain,” he wrote in his public channel on the Telegram app. “Now not only the West, but also China and other countries that Putin counted on to ease the pressure of sanctions know that Putin cannot be trusted one iota, not one iota,” he added.
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Exclusive: Senator Rick Scott took the White House and fellow Republicans to task Thursday for proposing to give billions in taxpayer money to profitable high-tech companies as part of President Biden’s plan to boost the US semiconductor industry.
Scott, a member of the GOP Senate leadership, told Fox News Digital that the $252 billion legislation is not the only one being negotiated. Exacerbating inflationBut little more than a gift to big businessmen.
“I agree with Sen. [Bernie] “If we’re going to invest the dollars, Sanders said, we have to come back,” Scott, R-Fla., said.
“Other than making inflation worse, this legislation has no return for American taxpayers.”
‘Serious national security threat’: Congress could give US chip makers billions to compete with China
Billed as a tool to counter China’s dominance in cyber technology and computer chips, the semiconductor bill initially had a price tag of $52 billion. In recent days, the bill has grown to include an additional $200 billion for research and development.
Companies getting paid to produce computer chips have some safeguards to ensure they actually need it, Scott said. The Florida Republican also argued that there are no explanations for what companies are supposed to produce after making billions in taxpayer money.
“A company like Intel — which made $20 billion last year and their CEO made $180 million — [they’re] We’re going to get $3 (billion) to $4 billion to build something, but we haven’t specified exactly what it is,” Scott said. “They have no obligation to build the technology we need, but they get the money and the tax credit anyway.”
Republicans are divided over legislative barrels over the main China bill
The semiconductor bill is a top priority for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y. Schumer initially approved sweeping measures last year to counter Chinese dominance. The bill died after the House and Senate failed to reach a compromise and Republicans voiced opposition.
Instead, Democrats removed the most popular sections and put them in a stand-alone bill. The measure passed a procedural vote in the Senate this week, with 16 Republicans voting in favor.
Scott said the process used to create the bill was flawed because Democratic leaders chose to bypass the committee process and put the legislation directly on the floor.
“Moves like this show why this country is $30 trillion in debt,” the senator said.
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Proponents of the bill have long argued that it would increase America’s competitive advantage against China when it comes to computer chips and other prime technology. In particular, the White House has come forward to frame the bill as a boon to national security.
The Biden administration, meanwhile, pushed hard for the bill’s passage. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo recently said the issue is a “serious national security threat” because military equipment relies on computer chips made overseas.
“It’s a major national security imperative. Right now, as I said before, we buy all these types of chips from Taiwan,” Raimondo recently told the PBS NewsHour. “We don’t make these things in America. Yet we need them in military equipment, in hospital pacemakers, in cars.”
Scott argued that the law does nothing to prohibit chip makers from continuing to do business in China.
“They say it’s an anti-China move, but I can’t find it anywhere in the bill,” he said. | https://printveela.com/rick-scott-blasts-computer-chip-bill-as-gift-to-big-tech-no-returns-just-inflation/ | 2022-07-24T08:03:56Z | https://printveela.com/rick-scott-blasts-computer-chip-bill-as-gift-to-big-tech-no-returns-just-inflation/ | false | 1 |
Stock analysts at StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Pro-Dex (NASDAQ:PDEX – Get Rating) in a research note issued on Sunday. The brokerage set a “hold” rating on the medical instruments supplier’s stock.
Separately, Ascendiant Capital Markets decreased their price target on shares of Pro-Dex to $30.00 and set a “na” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 16th.
Pro-Dex Price Performance
Shares of PDEX opened at $16.12 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $58.35 million, a P/E ratio of 18.53 and a beta of 1.07. Pro-Dex has a twelve month low of $12.40 and a twelve month high of $32.00. The company has a 50 day moving average of $15.72 and a 200-day moving average of $17.51. The company has a quick ratio of 2.10, a current ratio of 3.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pro-Dex
Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in PDEX. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Pro-Dex by 5.8% in the 1st quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,923 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $197,000 after buying an additional 650 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Pro-Dex by 59.2% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 20,863 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $345,000 after buying an additional 7,762 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LSV Asset Management boosted its holdings in shares of Pro-Dex by 13.9% in the 1st quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 35,581 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $588,000 after buying an additional 4,346 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.73% of the company’s stock.
About Pro-Dex
Pro-Dex, Inc designs, develops, and manufactures powered surgical instruments for medical device original equipment manufacturers worldwide. The company offers autoclavable, battery-powered and electric, and multi-function surgical drivers and shavers that are primarily used in the orthopedic, thoracic, and craniomaxillofacial markets.
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Airline Akasa Air will launch its commercial flight operations on August 7 by operating its first service on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route using a Boeing 737 Max aircraft, the new airline company informed on Friday. The airline released a statement stating that it has opened ticket sales on 28 weekly flights it will be operating on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route from August 7, as well as on 28 weekly flights it will operating on the Bengaluru-Kochi route from August 13, as per PTI.
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The carrier will launch commercial operations with two 737 Max aircraft. Boeing has delivered one Max plane and the second one's delivery is scheduled to take place later this month.
Praveen Iyer, Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Akasa Air, said, “We kick-start operations with flights between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, with the brand-new Boeing 737 Max aircraft. We will adopt a phased approach to support our network expansion plans, progressively connecting more cities, as we add two aircraft to our fleet each month, in our first year," he added.
On July 7, Akasa Air got its airline licence from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). With the DGCA giving its green light to Max planes in August 2021, Akasa Air signed a deal with Boeing on November 26 last year to purchase 72 Max aircraft
Following the government’s initiative to usher in a new era of digitisation, Akasa Air is the first airline whose end-to-end AOC process was conducted using the government’s progressive eGCA digital platform. The process concluded with the airline has successfully conducted a number of proving flights under the supervision of the country’s aviation regulator.
Commenting on the significant milestone, Vinay Dube, founder and chief executive officer, Akasa Air, said, “We are extremely thankful to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the DGCA for their constructive guidance, active support and the highest levels of efficiency throughout the AOC process. We now look forward to opening our flights for sale, leading to the start of commercial operations by late July. This will begin our journey towards building India’s greenest, most dependable, and most affordable airline”.
The airline had launched the first look of its crew uniform on Monday, July 4, and said the airline will focus on providing the best possible comfort over their busy flight schedules. Akasa Air received the first delivery of the Boeing 737 Max Aircraft in India on June 21.
#AkasaCrewLook | Comfortable, Eco-Friendly & Fun.
— Akasa Air (@AkasaAir) July 4, 2022
Presenting the all-new Akasa Air crew uniforms designed to keep our organisation’s core value of putting the comfort of our employees and the environment first. Read More: https://t.co/aAmFbywJIa pic.twitter.com/T9jmztMNb7
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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday that it doesn’t matter where President Biden contracted COVID-19, and the most important thing is that he is fully vaccinated and doubled up.
Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday morning and is experiencing mild symptoms, including a runny nose, occasional dry cough and fatigue, the White House said.
White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha was asked by reporters at the press conference where Biden contracted the virus. After Jha says he doesn’t know, Jean-Pierre interjects to say it doesn’t matter.
“Look, I don’t think it matters, okay? I think we’re ready for this moment,” she said.
“I think what Dr. Jha just said is important. If you look at where we were a year and a half ago, this is a president who, when he went in, one of his first priorities was a comprehensive plan to vaccinate our people,” she continued. “So now we’re looking forward to today, with more people getting closer to living more normal lives, with vaccines available.
President Biden tests positive for Covid-19
“And as Dr. Jha said, if you haven’t been vaccinated, please do,” she added. “If you don’t get a boost, please do. These are the treatments that will keep you safe. And what’s important here is to make sure we keep working. And the good thing is the president, again, is vaccinated and doubly boosted.”
The president began treatment with the drug paxlovid, which is currently authorized to treat “mild-to-moderate COVID-19.” Antiviral medicine has been proven to curb the worst effects of the disease, according to the FDA, for people at risk of progressing to severe COVID-19 who show positive results of a direct viral test.
Biden’s latest previous test for COVID-19 was Tuesday, when he tested negative, the White House said.
Biden flew to Massachusetts on Air Force One with top administration officials, along with Massachusetts Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren and Reps. The announcement came a day after traveling with Jake Auchincloss and Bill Keating.
President Biden’s official Twitter account later tweeted a photo of him sitting at his desk with a pen in hand, ignoring some papers.
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“People, I’m doing great. Thank you for your concern,” the President said in the message. “Called Senator Casey, Congressman Cartwright and Mayor Cagnetti (and my Scranton cousins!) to express my regrets for missing our event today. Busy!”
First Lady Jill Biden told reporters that she has tested negative for COVID-19 and will keep her schedule Thursday in line with CDC guidelines.
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Biden's Approval Rating Hits a New Low, Fueled by Democrats Jumping Ship
President Joe Biden’s approval ratings have taken yet another dive.
Only 36 percent of Americans now approve of the job that Biden is doing, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll published Wednesday.
This new rating is down from the previous low of 38 percent approval the president had in June and the 40 percent he had at the end of that month.
Significantly, Biden’s approval ratings declined even among Democrats.
Last month, 84 percent of Democrats approved of the president, but now only 75 percent now approve of him.
“Nearly one in five Democrats (18 percent) disapproves of how Biden is doing his job, an increase since the last poll when he had a negative score of 11 percent among this group,” the poll report aid.
Younger Democrats are particularly unhappy with Biden, according to a separate Quinnipiac University poll published Wednesday.
“Fully 94 percent of Democrats under 30 years old preferred ‘someone else’ in the Times poll. And some Democrats might believe, on a strictly pragmatic level, that Biden isn’t their strongest potential hopeful,” The Washington Post reported on the Quinnipiac poll.
“But part of it is also a very real degree of Democratic disillusionment with both Biden’s performance and the state of affairs on his watch. They don’t hate Biden, but they don’t love him, either, and they don’t see the results they had hoped for,” the Post added.
It is remarkable for a president’s own political party to be so disapproving.
“For context, Donald Trump’s approval within his party when he was president was never that low in the poll,” NPR reported on the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
Overall, while Democrats are becoming more discontent with Biden, only a very small part of Americans even strongly approve of the president, according to the survey.
Americans are nearly four times as likely to strongly disapprove of Biden (43 percent) than to strongly approve of him (only 11 percent).
Meanwhile, Republicans and independents are even more disapproving of the president.
A mere 5 percent of Republicans and 28 percent of independents approve of Biden, NPR reported on the poll data.
The telephone survey of 1,160 adults was conducted July 11-17. It included 1,020 registered voters, for whom the results are statistically significant within plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.
If Biden cannot get his approval numbers up, especially among members of his own political party, his chances of being re-elected in 2024 will be dim.
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The Kern County Public Health Services Department has announced that two confirmed cases of West Nile virus have been reported in Kern County residents.
The announcement came Friday. According to Bakersfield.com, statewide total sits at five cases this year as of Friday, according to data from the California Department of Public Health, with one case each in Kings, Stanislaus and Yolo counties.
Kern County also identified one additional asymptomatic infection during the course of a blood donation. Health officials say a confirmed case requires a positive laboratory result and symptomatic illness.
Mosquitoes spread the West Nile virus, which is particularly common in the summer and early fall. | https://www.knzr.com/west-nile-virus-detected-in-kern-county/ | 2022-07-24T08:19:08Z | https://www.knzr.com/west-nile-virus-detected-in-kern-county/ | false | null |
I[b]n the run-up to the 2023 general elections, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders are intensifying efforts to appease Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike and other aggrieved members of the party.
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Sunday Sun gathered that in the last three days, party leaders have held series of meetings on how best to resolve the issues arising from the nomination of Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as the PDP 2023 vice presidential candidate.
The opposition party has been enmeshed in crisis since the emergence of Okowa as Atiku Abubakar’s running mate as the nomination did not gone down well with Wike’s supporters.
Consequently, the Rivers State governor, as well as Governors Samuel Ortom, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Okezie Ikpeazu and Seyi Makinde of Benue, Enugu, Abia and Oyo states respectively, and their loyalists have stayed away from PDP functions.
Also, some party stakeholders, it was gathered, started shopping for a replacement of the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, over alleged bias in the processes leading to the emergence of the party’s presidential candidate and the running mate. Regardless, Ayu, through his spokesman, Simon Imobo-Tswam, has consistently denied the allegation.
Multiple sources told Sunday Sun, yesterday, following Atiku’s return from his foreign trip, party leaders have intensified efforts to pacify the Wike camp, as well as others, who have one grievance or another against the party.
A source at the PDP National Secretariat told Sunday Sun that concerned party leaders met in Abuja on Thursday and Friday last week, to fashion out the best way to resolve the crisis in the party.
However, the source noted that Wike’s loyalists are still insisting on the replacement of Ayu as party chairman ahead of the 2023 polls.
“They (stakeholders) meet on Thursday, Friday and this was to find the best way to reconcile all the differences. However, those people are insisting that Ayu must go,” the source stated.
The source said the party’s recent victory in Osun governorship election poll was being used for bargaining by Ayu’s supporters.
According to him[b], “Osun victory has strengthened the hands of Ayu as his supporters are using it as bargaining chips.»[/b]
He expressed optimism that very soon all the issues will be resolved.
Another source, who is close to one of the PDP governors, confirmed to Sunday Sun that efforts to resolve all the issues in the party have reached advanced stage.
He stated that the peace process will either be led by Atiku or any of the other top leaders of the party as PDP stakeholders opposed to Ayu at the moment would not be disposed to any peace panel set up by the party chairman.
The source noted that barring any last minute change, Atiku will meet with the Rivers State governor any moment from now.
According to him, the Benue State governor is the intermediary between Atiku and Wike.
“Ortom is acting as the go-between Atiku and Wike. And Wike is ready to talk with the party candidate. Things are no longer as bad as people think. It was very bad at the beginning. Because Atiku was behaving as if he has gotten the presidency already. But things are being sorted out. Hopefully, soon all the issues will be resolved.”
When contacted, Atiku’s media aide, Paul Ibe, confirmed to Sunday Sun that efforts to resolve all the issues in the party have been activated.
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Be outraged or be happy about Jim Harbaugh's anti-abortion stance, he'll keep being Jim Harbaugh
Back in April, Jim Harbaugh invited Colin Kaepernick to serve as an “honorary captain” for the University of Michigan spring football game.
Kaepernick addressed the Wolverines team, flipped the pregame coin and then at halftime, right in the middle of Michigan Stadium, conducted a rare public passing workout in an effort to catch the eye of NFL scouts.
Harbaugh’s action was well received by a certain segment of the public and not well received by a different segment of the public.
Harbaugh didn’t care.
This week, Jim Harbaugh spoke at an anti-abortion fundraiser in Plymouth, Michigan called "Plymouth Right to Life" ahead of what is likely to be a heated state ballot campaign concerning the issue this fall.
Harbaugh’s action was well received by a certain segment of the public and not well received by a different segment of the public.
Harbaugh didn’t care.
Harbaugh doesn’t care about much, of course. This is a multi-millionaire former NFL star who proudly as a coach wore nothing but Walmart khakis for years, even after it became a running insult and his wife tried to throw his collection out.
He’s complicated. He’s contradictory. He’s a work in progress. He believes passionately about things and then sometimes changes his tone, if not his mind.
He is, most likely, a lot more representative of most Americans than whatever part of the political spectrum is shouting for him to just shut up and coach on any given day.
To be clear, Harbaugh deserves almost any response he gets for wading into various issues. He is free to express his opinion and in turn everyone is free to react to that opinion. Sometimes it can win you new supporters. Sometimes you lose them. That’s the deal. For every action there is a reaction.
Credit Harbaugh for this, however. He chooses to stand up and speak up on what he finds important. He isn’t scared. He isn’t quiet. And he isn’t part of any set political team. He will not walk in lockstep with anyone. He doesn’t mind angering those who previously praised him or pleasing those who previously attacked him.
“What kind of person are you if you don’t fight tooth and nail for what you stand for?” Harbaugh said this week. “You get to change hearts by fighting for what you stand for.”
Harbaugh is all over the map. Consider his relationship with Kaepernick, who he coached to a Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers.
Harbaugh was coaching Michigan in 2016, when Kaepernick began sitting and then taking a knee during the pregame national anthem to protest inequality. Harbaugh initially said he “didn’t respect” the protest and noted “his method of action [is what] I take exception to.”
Yet despite his vocal opposition to the kneeling, he continued to privately and publicly support his old player and through the years openly pushed for NFL teams to sign him. He even reportedly wanted to one day hire Kaepernick as a quarterback coach. And Kaepernick apparently holds no ill feelings.
“Phenomenal person,” Kaepernick told Detroit’s WXYZ during the spring game. “Phenomenal man.”
And Kaepernick understood the significance of spring game opportunity, not to mention his old coach's willingness to endure criticism for it.
“It shows who Coach Harbaugh is,” Kaepernick said. “He does this for me. He’s someone that is gonna fight for you. His relationship with you goes beyond just football. He loves you as a person.”
The nuanced Kaepernick support is just part of it.
He’s praised Donald Trump — “the thing I like about Donald Trump is he’s not afraid to fight the establishment.”
He’s ripped Donald Trump — for everything from calling on Kaepernick to be fired after kneeling (“ridiculous … he should check the constitution”) to a possible defunding of a federal legal aid program that helps poor defendants.
He attended a Hillary Clinton rally in Ann Arbor during the 2016 campaign. He was a guest of President Obama for a State of the Union address. He once worked with Michelle Obama on an education initiative.
As a coach for the 49ers he enthusiastically said gay players were welcome on the team, which was somewhat controversial at the time. Before that, at Stanford, he said he aspired to set up a safe culture for gay athletes to come out and thrive.
He took his Wolverine team to the Vatican, enjoyed an audience with the Pope and has publicly participated in a non-denominational “Pray it Forward” campaign.
In the summer of 2020, he marched in a protest following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police. He walked alongside many of his players and coaches, some of whom carried “Black Lives Matter” signs.
Was this courageous or controversial? Maybe it shouldn’t be, but Harbaugh’s presence — as a high-profile, white college football coach — was significant enough that no less than Barack Obama publicly praised him.
“That’s not something that was happening five to six years ago,” Obama said at the time. “Although, I know [Jim]. And he’s been on the right side of this issue for quite some time.”
All of the above were very popular with some people and very unpopular with others.
And then vice versa.
This is Harbaugh and this is also a huge swath of America. Polling consistently shows there abortion-rights Republicans and anti-abortion Democrats, no matter what cable news, social media or profiting political hacks want you to believe.
There is a segment of Americans who like this, but not that, who support this, but not that, who, more than anything, reject the concept they are only allowed to think one way on every single issue or be condemned.
In 2019, Harbaugh was ripped by some on social media for congratulating Michigan donor and Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross for winning a football honor. The problem? Ross had just held a fundraiser for Trump.
“Zealots,” Harbaugh said. “We’ve got zealots on all sides of the aisle these days.”
You can agree with Harbaugh on everything, nothing or some of the things, but you have to acknowledge he’s willing to take heat from everyone.
Today, he’s getting praised and bashed. Tomorrow he’ll be getting bashed and praised.
The fans and critics will switch sides.
Harbaugh will be Harbaugh; unabashed as ever.
This article originally appeared on Yahoo Sports at https://sports.yahoo.com/be-outraged-or-be-happy-about-jim-harbaughs-anti-abortion-stance-hell-keep-being-jim-harbaugh-214055066.html | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2674426466025/be-outraged-or-be-happy-about-jim-harbaugh-s-anti-abortion-stance-he-ll-keep-being-jim-harbaugh | 2022-07-24T08:21:42Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2674426466025/be-outraged-or-be-happy-about-jim-harbaugh-s-anti-abortion-stance-he-ll-keep-being-jim-harbaugh | false | 11 |
Busch gets antsy for contract resolution with Gibbs, Toyota
Published 10:19 pm Saturday, July 23, 2022
By DAN GELSTON
AP Sports Writer
LONG POND, Pa. — Kyle Busch pulled a yellow M&M’s polo over another shirt before he walked onto the stage to celebrate o ne more victory as a team owner in the NASCAR Truck Series.
He’s antsy for a fashion makeover — in the form of new sponsor merchandise — for 2023.
Busch is down to his final months wearing the M&M’s gear until the shirt gets tossed aside like an old Snickers wrapper. The wait for a new deal with Joe Gibbs Racing dragged on into Pocono Raceway with the two-time Cup champion seemingly no closer to a contract resolution.
M&M Mars, which has sponsored Busch since he joined the Gibbs organization in 2008, is out of NASCAR at the end of the season. Much like a bite into some crispy M&M’s, Busch, JGR and Toyota are feeling the crunch.
“We’re all working as hard as we can, obviously, and the goal hasn’t changed,” Busch said Saturday. “And that goal is for me to be able to continue at Joe Gibbs Racing with Toyota and to have that chance to continue to race for wins and race for championships.”
Thanks to signage around the track, Busch couldn’t ignore what he was losing at the end of the season. Yes, his No. 18 Toyota boasts the familiar candy paint scheme, but Sunday’s Cup race is titled the M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400 and its logo took over the flagstand. Mars Wrigley’s offices and its plant in Hackettstown, New Jersey, are less than an hour’s drive east of Pocono Raceway.
Busch also has to worry about the future of KBM, a wildly successful Truck Series program run out of a 77,000-square-foot corporate headquarters in Mooresville.
“That weighs on me a lot. We’ve got 50-something employees,” at KBM, Busch said. “It’s important for me to continue to keep all of them in mind and all their families and stuff to make sure we get something done that keeps all of that going. It’s a topic point of mine to keep that as much as we can and to keep that place flourishing.”
Gibbs made contract talks sound grim last weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, saying “I’m surprised at this point that we haven’t been able to get that finished.” Toyota’s optimism also has fizzled. TRD President David Wilson told NBC Sports this week, “We’re in a bad place right now” and unspecified contingency plans had been considered.
NASCAR President Steve Phelps said he didn’t necessarily find it troubling that so late in the season one of the great drivers in the sport can’t land the sponsorship that infuses teams with the big payday largely needed to operate.
“We obviously want Kyle in the race car,” he said. “We want Kyle to stay at Joe Gibbs Racing to the degree that Kyle and coach and the organization can figure that out. He’s a tremendous talent, obviously first-ballot Hall of Famer. We want Kyle around for another decade or however long he wants to race in NASCAR.”
The 37-year-old Busch has 222 wins across NASCAR’s three national series and is the only active Cup driver with multiple championships. Busch has just one win this season, which earned him a playoff spot secured headed into Pocono.
“The best thing right now is to go out there and show everybody that you can still do it, that you can still win, that you can still be competitive,” Busch said.
Meanwhile, big brother Kurt, the 2004 Cup champion, continues to drop hints that next season at 23XI Racing will be his last in NASCAR. Kurt Busch, though, said Saturday “there’s no real game plan just yet” on when he planned to retire.
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Paris Goodnight: The smells of July are upon us
Published 12:00 am Sunday, July 24, 2022
Some of the smells of July aren’t easy to describe, but I caught a whiff just the other day that reminded me of something from my childhood.
It wasn’t necessarily the best thing that’s ever tickled my nostrils, but whatever it was brought back memories of a stringer full of fish caught with my grandmother at old Carl Cline’s farm pond near Rimertown.
I probably haven’t smelled that particular aroma of bass and bream ready to be fried up in years, if not decades. I’ve done plenty of fishing since then, but not much from farm ponds because you’ve got to know somebody who has one or be among those lucky few who have their own.
That’s not to say I haven’t been lucky enough to enjoy plenty of amazing fishing adventures over the years — from brook trout fishing in Vermont to casting for spottail bass around Charleston, South Carolina, with a former Post staffer who ended up there — but nothing compares to those early fishing trips as a boy.
I always thought the richest man in the world is likely someone who could go fishing anytime he wanted, because even some of those tech billionaires probably have responsibilities that keep them from just sneaking off down the lane to wet a hook whenever they jolly well want to.
I don’t know exactly what it was that prompted my memories of such smells, but it was so strong it seemed like just yesterday when I was out enjoying the carefree summer days with my Grandma Connie while my grandfather went off to the cattle sale not far down the road at Rimertown. I always enjoyed the fishing adventure better, but if I got to go along to see what the heifers were selling for (“They ain’t bringing nothing” was usually my grandfather’s take on the prices at the auction), my favorite part was the hot dog lunch at the little restaurant building just behind the main cattle barn.
I doubt I’ll ever enjoy a hot dog and cold drink more than that, though the taste of another ice cold drink I sampled for the first time as a teenager was maybe a close second. Nothing tastes quite the same as that first crackle of such a cold drink that I’ll just call Southern Comfort, which is what I would tell my mom we called Cheerwine if she asked. That wasn’t exactly what we were drinking ice cold, but if my mom is looking down from above and reading the columns I have in the Post, I don’t want her frowning on me for letting such a thing touch my lips since she certainly wouldn’t approve.
After sampling any number of cold drinks since, I’ve come to the realization that nothing will compare to the first swallow and that taste is something that can’t be repeated, maybe like a first kiss. Come to think of it, I can remember the taste of that first cold drink more than I can remember a first kiss anyway. Wonder what that says about me?
I think it may be because all the other things I’ve tasted through the years have helped dull the senses. Maybe that just comes with age and is what prompts us to try new things just in case something else will jump out and match some of those early tastes that thrilled the senses.
July also has some sights — like Fourth of July fireworks— and sounds that are unique. Have you ever listened to the song of the July fly as my dad used to call cicadas?
It sings so loudly in the summertime it can make your teeth chatter, and is a harbinger of all things hot.
But back to that smell of fresh fish that prompted all this. It was nothing bad I can assure you. And nowhere near like the unpleasantness of walking inside and taking a sniff that let’s you know right away a dog has left something behind that’s not what you want to discover — and knowing it will have to be cleaned up promptly before the whole house smells worse than any leftover fish parts ever could.
Paris Goodnight is editor of the Salisbury Post. | https://www.salisburypost.com/2022/07/24/paris-goodnight-the-smells-of-july-are-upon-us/ | 2022-07-24T08:29:04Z | https://www.salisburypost.com/2022/07/24/paris-goodnight-the-smells-of-july-are-upon-us/ | false | 1 |
Kurung Kumey (Arunachal Pradesh) [India] July 24 (ANI): One more construction labourer who went missing last week was rescued on Saturday evening in the forest nearby Furak river in Arunachal Pradesh's Kurung Kumey district.
Earlier on the day, seven out of 19 labourers were rescued who went missing in Arunachal Pradesh.
The rescued labourer was found in a very critical condition and thus was rushed to district hospital Koloriang along with two other rescued labourers, as per District Commissioner Kurung Kumey Koloriang, Nighee Bengia.
Five out of eight people were airlifted by an Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper and then taken to Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) in Naharlagun town of Assam, as their condition was serious and required health treatment.
The IAF chopper conducted the search and rescue operation for several hours but could not succeed due to bad weather conditions.
According to the statements issued by the rescued labourers, four people died on the way and two other people fell in the river. However, the rescue teams did not recover any bodies and the teams will continue to search until all 19 construction labourers are rescued or recovered.
Meanwhile, the teams of SDRF, local police and local rescue teams are camping at Damin under the constant supervision of the Superintendent of Police (SP) Kurung Kumey District and the District Commissioner is supervising the search and rescue operation.
All 19 are missing since July 5 from the project site and the body of one labourer was found in a nearby river.
"They were BRO labourers. Generally, labourers from Assam and other parts of the country aren't used to staying in hilly regions, so they (19 labourers) might have fled, but one body was found. Police trying to establish whether it belongs to that group or is a different case," said BJP MP Tapir Gao.
"The road project is under BRO. I would like to make it clear Indo-China border is very far from Damin (in Kurung Kumey) so it's within Arunachal Pradesh very much...Police and government are trying to establish detailed information on how much is true," added the Arunachal Pradesh MP Kurung Kumey district, state BJP.
Damin is about 130 km from Koloriang and the construction site is another 15 km from Damin. The LAC with China is about 80 km from Damin, the last administrative circle in that area, officials said. (ANI) | https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/one-more-construction-labourer-rescued-in-arunachal-pradesh-forest-11-still-missing20220724134614/ | 2022-07-24T08:31:05Z | https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/one-more-construction-labourer-rescued-in-arunachal-pradesh-forest-11-still-missing20220724134614/ | false | 2 |
‘I don't believe Messi's chapter at Barcelona is over’ – Laporta longing to bring Argentine back to Camp Nou
Lionel Messi returning to Barcelona remains a distinct possibility in the eyes of Joan Laporta, with the Blaugrana president claiming that the Argentine’s historic “chapter” at Camp Nou is not yet finished. For now, a seven-time Ballon d’Or winner finds himself on the books of Paris Saint-Germain, having made a move to France as a free agent in the summer of 2021.
Financial difficulties for La Liga giants meant that a contract could not be offered to an all-time great back then, but Barca have worked hard to generate much-needed funds and a retracing of steps to Catalunya for a legendary figure may yet be arranged.
Will Lionel Messi sign for Barcelona again?
The mercurial 35-year-old still has a year left to run on his contract at PSG, while a 12-month extension to 2024 is being speculated on, but Laporta has told ESPN when asked if a South American superstar could return to Barcelona: “Messi has been everything.
“For Barca, he has possibly been the best player in history, the most efficient, only comparable to Johan Cruyff in the history of Barca.
“But it had to happen one day, we had to make a decision as a consequence of the legacy we had received, the institution is above players and coaches.
“I don't believe Messi's chapter at Barcelona is over. And I believe it is our responsibility to make sure that chapter is still open, that it hasn't closed.
“To have a moment to do it how it should have been done so that he may have a much more splendid ending than what he had.”
Can Barcelona make a move for Lionel Messi happen?
Any deal for Messi will not be easy, as he is now tied to the reigning Ligue 1 champions and is not getting any younger, but Laporta believes that Barca “owe” it to former fan favourite to put things right.
He added: “Do I feel like I owe him one? Yes.
“Morally, as the president of Barcelona, I think I did what needed to be done. But also as Barcelona's president, and personally, I believe I owe him one.”
Messi previously hit 672 goals for Barca through 778 appearances, helping them to 10 La Liga titles and four Champions League crowns while collecting a record-setting haul of Golden Balls on a personal level.
His first season at PSG did not play out as planned, with the target found just 11 times, but it remains to be seen whether an emotional return to a spiritual home in Spain can be put in place.
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Suspect arrested after shooting left one dead at entrance to a shopping center parking lot
FARMINGTON – Farmington police have released very little information about a homicide that occurred around 6:23 p.m. Saturday near Plaza Ctr. and East Main Street at the entrance to a busy shopping center.
The Farmington Police Department posted on its Facebook page that “multiple shots were fired” and a suspect was arrested after police pursued a vehicle that fled the scene.
Police did not identify the person who was killed in the incident, or any of the circumstances around the shooting. The suspect also was not identified.
Police said two people were in the vehicle with the suspect when it was stopped. An updated statement at 8:35 p.m. said witnesses were being interviewed.
Police officers on the scene referred questions to department spokesperson Georgette Allen. As of midnight no new information had been released.
Plaza Ctr. is the name of the short street that runs between a restaurant and the Safeway gas station on East Main Street, terminating in the parking lot serving the Safeway supermarket on East Main Street and other businesses.
Police and personnel from the Office of the Medical Investigator (OMI) were on the scene late Saturday night and were expected to be there well past midnight.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Police ask anyone with information to call the Farmington Police Department’s Detective Tip Hotline at 599-1068. | https://www.daily-times.com/story/news/crime/2022/07/24/suspect-arrested-after-shooting-that-left-one-dead-in-farmington/65381177007/ | 2022-07-24T08:45:12Z | https://www.daily-times.com/story/news/crime/2022/07/24/suspect-arrested-after-shooting-that-left-one-dead-in-farmington/65381177007/ | true | 2 |
China plans three-tier data strategy for companies to avoid US delistings: FT
China plans to sort US-listed Chinese companies based on the sensitivity of the data they hold in an attempt to stop US regulators from delisting hundreds of firms, groups, the Financial Times said on Saturday.
The three-tier system aims to bring Chinese companies into compliance with US rules that would require public companies to let regulators inspect their audit files, the FT said, citing
four unnamed people with knowledge of the situation.
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The three broad categories include companies with non-sensitive data, sensitive data and secretive data, the newspaper said.
Washington has long demanded complete access to the books of US-listed Chinese companies, but Beijing, citing national security concerns, bars foreign inspection of working papers from local accounting firms.
Reuters reported in March that Chinese regulators had asked some of the country's US-listed firms, including Alibaba, Baidu, and JD.com, to prepare for more audit disclosures.
In April Reuters reported China and US regulators were discussing operational details of an audit deal that Beijing hoped to sign this year to keep Chinese companies listed on US exchanges.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration dropped Nicaragua from a list of countries that can ship sugar to the United State at low import tax rates as the U.S. intensifies economic pressure on the authoritarian government of president Daniel Ortega.
The U.S. hands out sugar import quotas annually by country and imposes relatively modest levies on shipments that come in below the cutoff.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative put out a list late Wednesday allocating quotas to 39 countries from Argentina to Zimbabwe for just over 1.1 million metric tons for raw sugar cane. The quotas cover the budget year 2023, which starts Oct. 1. Nicaragua, which got a quota of more than 22,000 metric tons in budget year 2022, was excluded from the 2023 list.
Nicaragua last year exported $83.5 million worth of sugar to the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The administration has been considering ways to turn up the heat on the Nicaraguan government, which last year held what the U.S. considered daily show trails against antigovernment activists ahead of the fall elections. His likely opponents locked out of the contest, Ortega easily won a fourth straight term. | https://www.midfloridanewspapers.com/highlands_news-sun/business/turning-up-heat-us-targets-nicaraguan-sugar-imports/article_57b1e5e4-091b-11ed-ab54-9fe6878d0080.html | 2022-07-24T08:51:49Z | https://www.midfloridanewspapers.com/highlands_news-sun/business/turning-up-heat-us-targets-nicaraguan-sugar-imports/article_57b1e5e4-091b-11ed-ab54-9fe6878d0080.html | true | 15 |
WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, July 24, 2022
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...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Heat index values in the upper 90s to lower 100s expected.
* WHERE...The Hudson River Valley and the central and southern
Taconics in eastern New York, and northwestern Connecticut.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses to occur.
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children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
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possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
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rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Heat index values of 95 to 100 expected.
* WHERE...In Vermont, Eastern Windham County. In New York,
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* WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening.
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It has been two long years since the crafty members of Tomaree Breast Cancer Support Group have been able to get together and sew.
So it was with a lot of laughter and chatting, punctated by the whir of sewing machines, that the group of 14 ladies were able to gather in a Salamander Bay home recently to make underarm pillows and shoulder bags for breast cancer patients.
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The group makes about 120 satin pillows a year, which are gifted to the McGrath Foundation and given to those who seek assistance from Tomaree Breast Cancer Support Group.
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, support group members continued to make the pillows and covers for drainage bags but individually at home.
"We lost that socialisation aspect that we've come to enjoy when we weren't able to sew together during the pandemic," long-time group member and former president, Judy Watton, said.
"Some of our members aren't as active as they used to be and the sewing days were a way that they could still be involved, and enjoy that social aspect of it. The camaraderie. It has been really nice to get everyone together again."
The group makes about 40 pillows, also referred to as comfort cushions, at a time, three times a year.
During the June sewing day, there were five ladies on sewing machines, one on an overlocker, and the rest were stuffing the pillows and sewing the last gap closed.
The majority of the pillows are pink - the colour synonymous with breast cancer. But they are also made, on request, in other colours for male breast cancer patients.
The satin pillows are designed to provide relief by keeping a breast cancer patient's arm away from their body. They are also made with high quality stuffing, so as to not irritate the skin or wounds.
The latest lot of 40 pillows, created at the end of June, have been sent to McGrath Foundation nurses on the Central Coast.
When they are given to patients through the breast cancer support group, they come with a note with an attached bag filled with lavender.
The note reads: "This pillow can be tucked under your arm to support you when you sleep. It can be used to protect you from the pressure of a seat belt or it can be worn under clothing when you go shopping to protect you from accidental bumps. It also makes a lovely neck pillow when you travel, or you may just want to cuddle it like a teddy bear".
Members have been making the cushions for as long as the support group has been running - 20 years. That equates to about 2400 pillows created in the past two decades.
While the group supports breast cancer patients living on the Tomaree Peninsula, their pillows are sent far and wide.
"A lot of us know people, friends and family, overseas who have been diagnosed with breast cancer," Mrs Watton said. "Our pillows have been sent all over the world. We've had people say that they absolutely love them, that they provide a lot of comfort and relief and that they continued to use them after their treatment."
The pillows are not the only thing the group's crafty members make. They also create satin bags that go over the shoulder, which fit drainage bags, and "bouncing boobies" - otherwise known as knitted breast prothesis.
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It is in addition to other services the group provides including: driving patients to cancer-related medical appointments in the Newcastle and Maitland areas; house cleaning, lawn mowing and child minding at the discretion of the committee; providing wigs, scarves, 'bouncing boobies' and underarm cushions; telephone and face-to-face support and; monthly morning teas to network with other patients.
A not-for-profit organisation, the Tomaree Breast Cancer Support Group relies on fundraising and donations to be able to provide its services.
Its next major fundraiser, one of two it traditionally holds a year, will be the In the Pink Breakfast at Nelson Bay Bowling Club on Wednesday, October 19. It will be the group's first breakfast since 2019.
Ticket sales are expected to open in September.
For more information on the breast cancer support group, to volunteer, donate or to access its services, go to tomareebreastcancersupport.com.au or phone president Sarah Smith on 0431 864 778.
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Princess Diana 's brother has linked his sister's infamous Panorama interview with the car crash that killed her.
Earl Spencer said it was two years to the day between when he first met Martin Bashir and when Diana died in a car accident in Paris with "no Royal Protection Officers on hand, having chosen to dispense with the services of those who she should have been able to trust implicitly with her safety".
He has even suggested Mr Bashir's notorious 1995 interview set Diana "on a course where she was without due protection".
"The agonising lies that she was told by the BBC before their cameras finally rolled ensured that she came into that Panorama interview with a very skewed and false view of the situation she was in, having been lied to repeatedly," he wrote for the Mail on Sunday.
"This led to her speaking in a way that set her on a course where she was without due protection when she needed it most.
"All those responsible must be held to account."
Earl Spencer said he was groomed by the disgraced BBC journalist and claims Mr Bashir deceived him over three weeks to get close to Diana.
The BBC last week issued a public apology to Prince Charles, William and Harry over the scandal.
The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry's former nanny received a payout from the BBC over "false and malicious" allegations used to obtain the 1995 Panorama interview with the Princess of Wales.
Alexandra Pettifer, better known as Tiggy Legge-Bourke, appeared at the High Court in London for a public apology from the broadcaster over "fabricated" allegations she had an affair with the Prince of Wales.
The broadcaster had claimed the dalliance had taken place while Mrs Pettifer was working as Prince Charles' personal assistant, in 1995.
Her solicitor Louise Prince told the court that the allegations caused "serious personal consequences for all concerned".
In a statement issued on Tuesday morning, Mrs Pettifer herself said she was "disappointed that it needed legal action" for the BBC to recognise the harm she was subjected to, adding that there was still "so much" about the making of the programme that was yet to be explained.
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York County's do-it-all football star will take Division I talents to New York City
Andrew Osmun understands why some people might think he'll be a fish out of water.
After all, he was initially a little worried about that, too.
A rising senior at Spring Grove High School, Osmun announced his verbal commitment to Fordham University Tuesday. Fordham is a private Jesuit school located in the Bronx.
A kid from Spring Grove going to school in New York City?
"I'm not gonna lie. I was skeptical," Osmun said about his first visit to campus. "Spring Grove is not exactly the biggest metropolitan area. But (Fordham) was nothing like I thought it would be. The campus is separate from the rest of the city and a normal campus.
"I still love the country and nature, but I want to change it up and get a different experience."
A Division I FCS program, Fordham competes in the Patriot League ― one of the most prestigious academic conferences in the country after the Ivy League. The Rams are coming off a 6-5 season but have made the FCS playoffs three times in the past nine years.
Osmun said he was recruited by the Rams as a safety and will focus on defense in college. However, he's made name for himself in York County by playing everything from quarterback to receiver to kicker and punter for Spring Grove.
In the first half of the season opener against Waynesboro, he broke three ribs and punctured a lung. He was out for five weeks before returning to help Spring Grove finish 10-2 and win multiple playoff games for the first time in program history. In his first game back against powerhouse Central York, Osmun caught a 30-yard pass on the first play of the game.
"I was a little nervous, but on that first series they threw me a fade and when I landed, it didn't hurt," he said. "After that, I was like, 'I'm back.' It was more mental than anything. I had never been hurt before. I had never missed a game."
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At 6-foot-1 and 200 pounds with a 40-yard dash time of 4.5 seconds, Osmun has the size and speed to dish out and absorb physical contact on both sides of the ball. But while he prides himself on his toughness, he learned last season that he's not indestructible.
Osmun thinks his injury might have affected his recruitment.
He received his first Division I FCS scholarship offer from Valparaiso University last June, but his recruitment cooled off after that. He received interest from a number of schools over the past year but didn't get a second offer until St. Francis extended one in May.
After attending a camp at Fordham at the end of June, Osmun said he was offered a full ride by the coaching staff. A second visit to the school a few weeks ago confirmed to him that it was the right fit.
He said he wanted to make his decision before the fall so he wouldn't be distracted during his senior season. He plans to study business and potentially major in marketing.
"I get really stressed about this stuff," he said about the pressures of recruitment. "I met the coaches and players at Fordham and got to see everything around campus and loved it. I thought: 'Why wait?' (The recruiting process) was pretty frustrating at times but once I got the offer from Fordham, I knew everything worked out like it was supposed to."
A versatile and unselfish leader
Osmun burst on the YAIAA scene in 2019 when he started at quarterback as a freshman ― a rare feat for a player at a Class 5A school.
As a senior, he might not play that exact role.
Osmun is a dual-threat quarterback who uses his legs as much as his arm. When he was injured last season, the Rockets turned to sophomore Cowan Ruhland, who is more of a traditional passer. When Osmun returned, he took some snaps at quarterback but also lined up at running back and receiver ― a way for the team to use his diverse skillset while keeping the consistency it developed with Ruhland. In seven and a half games, Osmun rushed for 366 yards, passed for 203, caught for 124 and accounted for nine total touchdowns.
While the Rockets have a new head coach with Will Thompson taking over for Kyle Sprenkle , they might follow a similar plan this fall.
"We'd like him to be a skill player and line up at receiver but also play a little quarterback," Thompson said. "He's been pretty eager and open to new things whether he's asked to play running back, receiver or center. He does whatever is asked of him."
Another reason Thompson wants Osmun to play a versatile role on offense is that he doesn't plan to take him off the field on defense or special teams ― where he might be the league's best kicker and punter. Even the best-conditioned players need a rest at some point, so Osmun will likely rotate in on offense.
Osmun hasn't complained about the situation, echoing his coach's words and saying he'll be "a lineman if needed."
Thompson added his senior star has a strong relationship with Ruhland ― often joking with the rising junior about the video game Clash of Clans . The coach remarked that there is no "arch rival" situation between the two.
"He's one of my good friends," Osmun said about Ruhland. "I really don't have a preferred spot. I will be on the field most of the time anyway."
While previously one of the team's leaders, Osmun has needed to take a bigger role in that area following the graduation of a large senior class that included his brother, star linebacker Darien Osmun, and 2,000-yard running back Zyree Brooks. He said the biggest difference has been learning how to be a teacher to the team's underclassmen.
He's also served as a "sounding board" to his team's new head coach.
"I can ask him for suggestions or bounce ideas off him to get a pulse of things," said Thompson, who previously coached Francis Scott Key in Carroll County, Maryland. "He's great at rallying the guys because guys look up to him whether they're freshmen or seniors. We're gonna have to give him breaks on offense because he's one of those kids who goes so hard he doesn't want to tell you if he's feeling tired. He wants to please his teammates and his coaches."
A year after his team enjoyed historic success, Osmun wants to show his teammates that replicating it will be possible but not if they get complacent.
"We can't let last year go to our head too much because nobody cares anymore," Osmun said. "We are practicing like we haven't won a game yet."
Matt Allibone is a sports reporter for GameTimePA. He can be reached at 717-881-8221, mallibone@ydr.com or on Twitter at @bad2theallibone.
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Israeli forces kill two gunmen in W.Bank clash, strike boat off Gaza
By Ali Sawafta
NABLUS, West Bank, July 24 (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed two Palestinian fighters in a pre-dawn clash in the occupied West Bank on Sunday and, off the coast of the Gaza Strip, attacked a fishing boat accused of smuggling in Hamas supplies from Egypt after its two crewmen escaped.
The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades militant group claimed the two Palestinians slain at a house in Nablus as its members. The Palestinian Health Ministry said six others were wounded.
Israeli security forces on an apparent arrest raid outside the house of a wanted suspect came under fire by gunmen and "responded with live fire and other means until neutralising the terrorists inside the house and on its roof," police said.
A neighbour, Naser Estitya, 60, said he heard gunshots from inside the house before the Israelis fired at the house. "They were calling the name of one person, asking him to surrender," he said.
Photos from the scene showed part of the wall at the top floor had been destroyed.
"Another crime committed by the occupation forces in the old city of #Nablus, where martyrs have fallen and many wounded," Hussein al-Sheikh, a senior Palestinian official, said on Twitter. "We strongly condemn this crime, and we hold the occupation responsibility for its repercussions."
U.S.-brokered peace talks aimed at establishing a Palestinian state in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza collapsed in 2014 and have shown no sign of revival.
Israeli forces have stepped up raids in recent months in the West Bank after men from the area carried out deadly street attacks in Israel. The Western-backed Palestinian Authority regularly condemns such incursions.
Separately, the Palestinian fishermen's union said two crew members dove into Mediterranean waters and swam to safety before the Israeli navy fired on their boat. A picture circulated on social media showed black smoke rising close to the Gaza coast.
A military spokesperson said the vessel had come from Egypt and strayed from Israel's maritime cordon on Gaza, which is ruled by Hamas Islamists. The navy fired on the boat after it did not heed orders to stop, the military said, adding that it carried unspecified supplies for Hamas.
Nizar Ayyash, chairman of the fishermen union, described the two crewmen as fishermen, telling Reuters: "The boat was completely burnt and destroyed, I think it may have sunk but fishermen on board jumped and swam to the shore. It wasn´t the first time they made such allegations and at the end these allegations proved baseless." (Additional reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi in Gaza and Maayan Lubell in Jerusalem; Editing by William Mallard and Hugh Lawson) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11043387/Israeli-forces-kill-two-gunmen-W-Bank-clash-strike-boat-Gaza.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-24T09:14:14Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11043387/Israeli-forces-kill-two-gunmen-W-Bank-clash-strike-boat-Gaza.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false | 4 |
Credit Suisse Group lowered shares of WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC – Get Rating) from a neutral rating to an underperform rating in a report issued on Wednesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. They currently have $98.00 price objective on the utilities provider’s stock, down from their previous price objective of $108.00.
Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on WEC. Barclays reduced their price target on WEC Energy Group from $108.00 to $104.00 and set an equal weight rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 18th. Mizuho reduced their price target on WEC Energy Group from $107.00 to $93.00 and set a neutral rating on the stock in a report on Friday, June 17th. StockNews.com began coverage on WEC Energy Group in a report on Thursday, March 31st. They set a hold rating on the stock. Finally, Bank of America upgraded WEC Energy Group from a neutral rating to a buy rating and set a $109.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, May 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $101.60.
WEC Energy Group Stock Up 1.7 %
WEC stock opened at $97.86 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The company has a market cap of $30.87 billion, a PE ratio of 22.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.62 and a beta of 0.29. WEC Energy Group has a 52 week low of $86.84 and a 52 week high of $108.39. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $100.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $98.10.
WEC Energy Group Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 12th will be given a dividend of $0.7275 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 11th. This represents a $2.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.97%. WEC Energy Group’s payout ratio is presently 67.83%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other WEC Energy Group news, Director Ulice Payne, Jr. sold 750 shares of WEC Energy Group stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.21, for a total value of $78,907.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 22,303 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,346,498.63. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In other news, Director Ulice Payne, Jr. sold 750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.21, for a total transaction of $78,907.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 22,303 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,346,498.63. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Charles R. Matthews sold 10,666 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.63, for a total transaction of $1,115,983.58. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,146 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $224,535.98. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 49,821 shares of company stock worth $5,189,283. 0.34% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On WEC Energy Group
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WEC. AE Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in WEC Energy Group by 24.4% during the fourth quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 14,796 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,436,000 after purchasing an additional 2,905 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in WEC Energy Group by 16.7% during the fourth quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 18,111 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,758,000 after purchasing an additional 2,598 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new position in WEC Energy Group during the fourth quarter worth about $72,000. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in WEC Energy Group by 22.5% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,728 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $265,000 after purchasing an additional 501 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strs Ohio boosted its stake in WEC Energy Group by 2,882.7% in the fourth quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 411,731 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $39,966,000 after acquiring an additional 397,927 shares during the last quarter. 73.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
WEC Energy Group Company Profile
WEC Energy Group, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides regulated natural gas and electricity, and renewable and nonregulated renewable energy services in the United States. The company operates through six segments: Wisconsin, Illinois, Other States, Electric Transmission, Non-Utility Energy Infrastructure, and Corporate and Other.
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The 2022 Women’s Tour de France (known officially as the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift) gets underway on Sunday, July 24, marking the first time in a long time (more below) that women will have a chance to compete in an elite, multi-day cycling race across France.
See below for On Her Turf’s full guide to the 2022 Women’s Tour de France, which includes history of the event, details on how to watch (TV/streaming), course info, and more. This guide will continue to be updated throughout the competition.
How to watch the 2022 Women’s Tour de France
NBC Sports will provide coverage of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift for viewers in the United States. All eight stages will stream on Peacock. Additional encore coverage will also air on CNBC. A full TV/streaming schedule can be found below.
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2022 Tour de France Femmes – Stage Details
As the (Men’s) Tour de France comes to a close on Sunday in Paris, stage one of the women’s race will begin at the Eiffel Tower. In total, the 2022 Tour de France Femmes race will include eight stages, covering 1,029 kilometers (639 miles).
The eight-day race program had to receive an exemption from cycling’s international federation (UCI) as the organization’s regulations state women’s World Tour races should be a maximum of six days with a maximum individual stage length of 160 kilometers.
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History of the Women’s Tour de France
While 2022 welcomes the inaugural Tour de France Femmes, it isn’t the first time an event like this has been staged. Here’s an abridged history of previous Women’s Tour de France attempts.
- 1955: The first women’s Tour de France was held as a one-off event and contested separately from the men’s event.
- 1984: After failing to qualify for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics — the first Olympic Games to include women’s cycling — American Marianne Martin won the first official women’s Tour de France. It was an 18-day race that was held at the same time — and on the same, but shortened, courses — as the men’s event. The event was organized by the Société du Tour de France, which later became part of the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO).
- 1985-1989: The women’s Tour de France continued to be held alongside the men’s race. Italy’s Maria Canins won in 1985 and 1986, before France’s Jeannie Longo claimed three straight titles. After 1989, event organizers decided to drop the women’s event from the Tour de France program.
- 1990-1993: Without sanctioning from Tour de France organizers, a new women’s race was created and held separately from the men’s event.
- 1992-2009: French Journalist Pierre Boue launched the Tour Cycliste Féminin in 1992. After ASO claimed trademark infringement in 1998, the race’s name changed to the “Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale.” This version of the race also had its fair share of challenges with funding, logistics, and media coverage. The final Grande Boucle in 2009 was the shortest of them all, just four stages and 306 kilometers.
- 2013: Emma Pooley, Kathryn Bertine, Marianne Vos, and Chrissie Wellington submitted a petition to Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme demanding that women be allowed to race the Tour de France. “While many women’s sports face battles of inequity, road cycling remains one of the worst offenders: fewer race opportunities, no televised coverage, shorter distances, and therefore salary and prize money inequity,” the petition read.
- 2014-2021: In response to the petition, ASO created “La Course by Le Tour de France.” Between 2014 and 2021, it was held as either a one- or two-day race, but it often felt more like a token gesture than a competitive event.
- June 2021: ASO announced that the inaugural Tour de France Femmes avec Swift, an eight-stage race, would debut in 2022.
2022 Women’s Tour de France Teams
A total of 24 teams will compete in 2022 Women’s Tour de France. That includes the 14 UCI Women’s WorldTeams, plus the three best 2021 UCI Women’s Continental teams and seven invitational teams.
UCI Women’s WorldTeams:
- Canyon / / SRAM Racing (GER)
- EF Education – Tibco – SVB (USA)
- FDJ Nouvelle – Aquitaine Futuroscope (FRA)
- Human Powered Health (USA)
- Liv Racing Xstra (NED)
- Movistar Team Women (ESP)
- Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad (SUI)
- Team BikeExchange – Jayco (AUS)
- Team DSM (NED)
- Team Jumbo – Visma (NED)
- Team SD Worx (NED)
- Trek – Segafredo (USA)
- UAE Team ADQ (UAE)
- Uno-X Pro Cycling Team (NOR)
Three best 2021 UCI Women’s Continental teams:
- Ceratizit – WNT Pro Cycling Team (GER)
- Parkhotel Valkenburg (NED)
- Valcar – Travel & Service (ITA)
Invited teams:
- AG Insurance – NXTG Team (NED)
- Arkéa Pro Cycling Team (FRA)
- Cofidis Women Team (FRA)
- Le Col Wahoo (GBR)
- Plantur – Pura (BEL)
- Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime (FRA)
- St Michel – Auber 93 (FRA)
2022 Tour de France Femmes Prize Money
The total prize pot is €250,000 euros (approx. $262,437 USD). The winner of the overall classification will receive €50,000 euros (approx. $52,487 USD).
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By Roy Ward
Police are seeking help to find registered sex offender Kor Beyong after he allegedly failed to appear in court or report to police when required.
Assistant Commissioner Simon Gilbert said on Sunday that Beyong had four warrants for his arrest and the 30-year-old was known to spend time around Melbourne’s CBD, Carlton, North Melbourne and the Sunshine and Footscray areas.
He said Beyong was put on the sex offenders registry in 2013 after being convicted of a 2011 indecent assault against a woman near a public transport location, and he also had a history of drug and dishonesty offences.
Gilbert said people were urged not to approach Beyong and instead to let police arrest him.
Police said Beyong’s missed court appearance last week was over an alleged dishonesty offence. He was last seen on July 15 when he was released from a short term in custody on unrelated matters.
Police describe Beyong as being of African appearance, 170 centimetres tall, with a slim build and black braided hair, which is sometimes dyed blonde.
He has three tattoos on his right arm, including a heart and a crucifix with a heart. On his left arm is a tattoo of the word “familiar”.
“If anyone knows where he might be staying or thinks they know where he’s putting his head down, we would ask them to contact Crime Stoppers on 000 or crimestoppers.com.au,” Gilbert said.
“If Mr Beyong or his friends see this, we would urge him to present himself to a police station immediately and have these matters resolved.”
Gilbert said Beyong had a week to report to police to list his living arrangements following his release from custody on July 15, and that week expired last Friday.
“He does have an extensive criminal history, but I don’t suggest that he’s dangerous by any stretch of the imagination,” he said. “However, given the fact that he has been avoiding apprehension to this date, we’re seeking the public’s assistance and we are asking that no one goes near him and just contact 000. We’re better equipped to respond to seeing him and arresting him.”
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Marvel Phase 5 to end with 'Thunderbolts' release in 2014
Keven Feige during Marvel Studio's jam-packed panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday revealed that a 'Thunderbolts' film will close the MCU's Phase 5, with a release date set for July 26, 2024.
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Keven Feige during Marvel Studio's jam-packed panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday revealed that a 'Thunderbolts' film will close the MCU's Phase 5, with a release date set for July 26, 2024. According to Variety, the news of this project being developed first broke last month, with Jake Schreier on board. Eric Pearson, who penned Marvel's 'Black Widow', is attached to write the script, with Feige producing.
Created by writer Kurt Busiek and artist Mark Bagley, the 'Thunderbolts' made their comic debut in a 1997 issue of 'The Incredible Hulk', before being launched into their self-titled own comic book later that year. Originally presented as a team of heroes banding together after the Avengers were declared dead, a twist revealed that they were actually a supervillain team in disguise, attempting to conquer the world. Over the years, the team has gone through various iterations, but they're always the more nefarious members of the Marvel Universe.
Several MCU characters have the potential to pop up in the 'Thunderbolts' film. The first and most famous leader of the group was Baron Zemo, played in the MCU by Daniel Bruhl. Other members of the 'Thunderbolts' over the course of their history include Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Abomination (Tim Roth), John Walker (Wyatt Russell) and Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko).
Even some heroic characters, like Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) or Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), have been a part of the team at different points of its history, as per Variety. (ANI)
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Do you ever feel like your personal life is becoming inseparable from your social media presence? Or maybe it’s social media invading your personal boundaries?
This is one of the topics of discussion at the upcoming, Make Good Things Happen, Makers in Business Online Symposium from 5 – 6 August.
ArtsHub spoke with Make Good Things Happen co-founder Renee Baker, and three makers who shared their insights.
Q: How much of your personal life makes up your brand and creative practice?
A: I am my brand
Kirsten Devitt began her home based craft business in 2009. She is now the owner and designer of homewares brand Each To Own (@eachtoown) in Brisbane, Keep-oh and Small Works Gallery.
Devitt offered: ’It’s hard to separate your personality from your brand when you are a maker. Everything that you create is intrinsically you putting yourself out there.’
She continued that ’however, you can control how much or how little you show of your personal life. I try to show who the person behind my brand is in an honest and not overly-curated way.’
Renee Baker differs slightly. She said: ’Honestly, I’ve always kept my personal life very personal!
‘I think if anyone was to critique the @mgth.com.au Instagram account they would ask to see more of my personality. I tend to share more personal details like my interests, hobbies etc with members of our community in a 1:1 way.’
On the other hand, for Amy Clarke, founder of feminist apparel brand Confetti Rebels (@confetti_rebels), and Thailand-born web developer turned candle maker Waan Pivasiri (@youmeandbones), these two aspects of their lives are closely interlinked.
Clarke said: ‘It’s really hard [to separate] as my brand IS ME. Every product I create resonates strongly with me, hence why I am so passionate about what I do.’
Pivasiri agreed: ’I started making candles in the shapes I wanted in my own home. My branding and social media revolves around my personality as well.’
Q. What are your tips on maintaining personal boundaries on social media?
A: Stay in charge, and unplug
Baker advised: ’As someone who mentors makers on this very thing, my suggestion is first to remember that you’re the one who is in charge of what you share.
‘It helps to create a document that outlines your boundaries and what you’re comfortable sharing. For example, maybe you’re happy to share a photo of your child, but never in school uniform and always with their permission. Having the boundaries written down as part of your brand guidelines helps you keep them,’ she added.
Pivasiri gave an example, saying that ’I’m very friendly with my followers and supporters and am happy for a little chat, but I do not answer any business questions at night and I advise people to email me for any business related questions.’
Sometimes just putting away the phone can be a mindful exercise. Clarke added: ‘Give yourself permission to unplug from social media content. Whether you are the poster or viewer it is important to log off.’
Put a firm hand up to people who do not bring positivity and empathy to you and your followers.
Kirsten Devitt
In Devitt’s view, creating authenticity around your online presence is more important than trying to generate more content or likes.
She said: ’I find that people do identify with, and appreciate, vulnerability more than staged/styled personas. Be you and be honest, and you will find inspiring connections and a loyal customer base.’
If there are any interactions that is out of your comfort zone, ’a quick DM asking for politeness and kindness, or for them to go and find something more fulfilling for themselves elsewhere is totally acceptable,’ Devitt added.
Q. What’s the one thing you wish you’d knew before you started?
A: Planning without compromising authenticity
Trying to keep up with the latest trends can be difficult, Pivasiri advised: ’Staying relevant on social media is actually trickier than I thought it would be. I suggest planning your week or month so you have something to post every day/ every couple of days.’
Clarke’s advice also emphasises authenticity. She offered: ’Stop posting for everyone else! Post for you, and your art, and your business. That way authenticity will shine through!’
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Devitt added to keep true to yourself. ’Swim strongly in your own lane, only lifting your head to cheer others on or to collaborate. If you don’t feel like doing either of those things then stick to doing the things that nurture you.’
What Devitt found is that ‘scrolling a million little squares on a comparison drive will only take you to places that diminish your creative spirit’.
Baker concluded: ’Remind yourself that you’re an artist/maker first, not a content creator. Likes don’t necessarily equal sales.
‘If you’re feeling disheartened by the process, it’s time to step away from the feed and get back into the studio doing what you love.’
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Marvel Studios unveiled the first trailer for “ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ” — set to “No Woman No Cry” — to fans at Comic-Con on Saturday in San Diego.
It was just one part of the massive Hall H presentation, which also included first-looks at “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and new information about Phase 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which will conclude with two Avengers movies in 2025: “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” and “Avengers: Secret Wars.”
“ Black Panther: Wakanda Foreve r” director Ryan Coogler was on site in San Diego to preview the highly anticipated film, which is due to arrive in theaters on Nov. 11 and serve as the conclusion to Phase 4. Coogler paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman, who died in August 2020.
“The impact that he made on this industry will be felt forever,” Coogler said.
After the massive success of “Black Panther” in 2018, plans for a sequel were quickly set into motion. But those were altered after Boseman’s unexpected death from colon cancer. The studio said it would not recast Boseman’s role of T’Challa. but very little has come out about the film in the years since. Production wrapped in March after several delays, one of which was due to an injury sustained by Letitia Wright, who plays T’Challa’s brainy sister Shuri. Also returning are Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke and Angela Bassett, but not Daniel Kaluuya, whose “Nope” schedule conflicted.
Phase 5, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige said, will kick off in February with “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and conclude with “Thunderbolts” in July 2024. The new “Blade,” starring Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali, also got a release date of Nov. 3, 2023, and “Captain America and the New World Order,” featuring Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson, will hit theaters on May 3, 2024.
The “Guardians of the Galaxy” will also come to an end in the midst of Phase 5 in May. Director James Gunn showed up in San Diego to confirm that “Vol. 3” would be the last for the space rogues. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillian and Dave Bautista are all returning for the film. New cast members include Will Poulter, as Guardians adversary Adam Warlock, and Maria Bakalova.
Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors and director Peyton Reed made the trip to San Diego to show some footage from “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.”
Phase 6 will launch with a new “Fantastic Four” movie on Nov. 8, 2024, and finish with “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty,” set for May 2, 2025, followed by “Avengers: Secret Wars,” on Nov. 7, 2025.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve has a delicate job in front of it — pumping the brakes on the economy in such a masterful way that it achieves what is known as a "soft landing."
Basically, the central bank is trying to curb demand and bring prices under control without tipping the economy into recession.
But cracking down on sky-high inflation is already turning out to be a tough task. The Fed's top policymakers later this week are expected to raise interest rates for the fourth time in five months. They have moved more aggressively than expected at the beginning of the year.
Fed chair Jerome Powell has recently suggested that a "softish" landing for the economy is possible.
But history suggests achieving that perfect landing is easier said than done.
So, what exactly is a soft landing?
Like a pilot gently landing an airplane, it takes a deft touch on the throttle to avoid an economic stall.
"The Fed slows the economy down by raising interest rates, which cuts spending," says Princeton economist Alan Blinder. "If you do too much of that, you're going to get a recession."
Blinder was vice chairman at the Federal Reserve in the 1990s, when the central bank engineered the perfect "soft landing." Between 1994 and early 1995, the Fed raised its benchmark interest rate from 3% to 6%. While economic growth did slow down, GDP never shrank and the job market remained strong, with unemployment actually declining.
What's the Fed's track record?
Oftentimes, however, the landing for the economy is bumpy.
"We've had 13 or 14 recessions since World War II, and more than two-thirds of those recessions were caused by the Fed raising the interest rate faster than the economy can handle," University of Chicago economist Austan Goolsbee told Weekend Edition Sunday.
And many forecasters worry that in its effort to control today's high inflation, the Fed could tip the economy into recession.
But Blinder is somewhat more optimistic, using history as a guide. He's looked closely at the 11 periods between 1965 and 2020 in which the Fed raised interest rates. While the perfect soft landing happened only once, the economic fallout in six of the other cycles was limited with little or no decline in GDP and only a modest rise in unemployment.
"The moral of the story to me was, softish landings are not as rare as was thought," Blinder says.
Five other periods of interest rate hikes were followed by severe recessions. But in three of those cases, Blinder argues the central bank wasn't even trying for a soft landing — including the draconian rate hikes under former Fed chairman Paul Volcker in the late 1970s and early '80s when he was wrestling with inflation in the double digits.
Two other recessions were arguably unrelated to the Fed's actions, including the pandemic downturn of 2020.
"In addition to skill," Blinder says, "you need to be lucky."
What's working against the Fed right now?
The Fed is facing some severe crosswinds, which make its job of curbing inflation more difficult. The pandemic combined with Russia's invasion of Ukraine have caused severe supply disruptions, which are driving up prices.
Powell says he still sees a path to a soft landing. But he acknowledges, it's not entirely under the central bank's control.
"It's not getting easier," Powell told reporters last month. "It's getting more challenging because of these external forces."
Some unemployment can be tolerated by the economy, but painful for those that lose jobs
One of the main things the central bank has going for it is a strong job market currently, so a modest uptick in unemployment might be more tolerable than it would under other circumstances.
Powell has said if the cost of curbing inflation is a half-percentage point increase in unemployment — from June's rate of 3.6% to 4.1% — he would consider that a successful outcome, and a softish landing.
"We don't seek to put people out of work," Powell said. "But we also think that you really cannot have the kind of labor market we want without price stability."
Blinder agrees, noting that the unemployment rate soared above 10% during Volcker's deliberately hard landing of the early 1980s.
"Those are kind of horrific unemployment rates," Blinder says. "And I certainly don't believe that the Powell Fed, first of all, has to do anything like that or wants to do anything like that."
Blinder cautioned, however, any increase in unemployment is painful for the people affected.
"To the people that lose their jobs," he said, "this is not soft at all."
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Free Fire MAX is a premium battle royal title designed and developed by Garena. It offers an excellent survival experience mixed with dynamics like immersive weapons, maps, skins, and emotes.
The developers release lots of amazing emotes in events and other updates with amazing animations and actions. Some of them are labeled as legendary as they have magnificent actions and players love to use them.
Players love to collect these legendary emotes and make their profiles and inventories look cooler than other players.
Free Fire MAX: Indexing the most legendary emotes in the OB35 version
5) Flower of Love
Flower of Love is a sweet emote that players can use among their friends and teammates. Its action includes the character taking out an animated rose flower and bending on his knees, and proposing someone.
The emote was first released in the Valentine's Top-Up event in 2019. Since then, it has been released various times in the Free Fire MAX. Players can expect the emote to return to the upcoming Valentine's event in the game.
The emote description in the game states:
"Make love, not war."
4) I'm Rich
The I'm Rich emote was released in the Garena X Money Heist collaboration in 2020. Developers released lots of amazing outfits, weapon skins, and great emotes in the collaboration event. The "I'm Rich" variant was greatly popular among players for its animation.
When they uses the emote, a bed made of money appears and the character makes some funny moves that are very eye-catching. Players were able to purchase the emote from the in-game store at a fixed price in diamonds.
The emote description in the game states:
"The greatest heist means the greatest payday!"
3) Booyah!
Booyah is one of the rarest emotes in the collection. It has an impressive action where the character imitates the winner's celebration. Upon using it, the "BOOYAH!" font comes into the air and the character does the victory action with his hand raised in towards the font.
The emote's description in the game states:
"The Desire of every survivor!"
2) Eat my dust
The second-best entry on the list of legendary emotes in Free Fire MAX is the Eat My Dust emote. It has one of the coolest animations in the title. Upon using it, the character sits on an animated cool car skin and shows some dance moves.
Eat My Dust was recently made available in Emote Party, where it was introduced as the grand prize for the event. It was first released in a top-up event where players were able to equip the emote for free by purchasing a top-up of a certain amount of diamonds.
1) FFWC Throne Emote
The FFWC Throne emote is the ultimate fan-favorite on the list. It was was launched during the Free Fire World Cup event held in 2019, and was instantly loved by players as it offered very cool animations.
Free Fire MAX's developers have also made it available in the emote party and other events in the game. It shows the action of the character building a red-and-gold throne and sitting on it like a victorius king.
The in-game description for the emote reads:
"I am the only Champion."
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Taking spotlight, Ukraine first lady pleads for more US arms
WASHINGTON — (AP) — Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska long has made clear she has no personal craving for the spotlight. Yet on Wednesday, she stood in the U.S. Capitol and made the case for more U.S. air defense systems to block Russian missiles.
She showed America’s most powerful lawmakers stark images of the toll of Russian bombardment of cities on Ukraine’s children – a blood-splattered baby stroller, a small crumpled body.
For Zelenska, spouse of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the appearance capped a week in Washington that marked some of her highest-profile appearances of the five-month war. The visit was also one of the first times most Americans have laid eyes on her.
“We want no more airstrikes. No more missile strikes,” Zelenska told Republicans and Democrats Wednesday, as an overhead screen displayed the war's youngest victims. “Is this too much to ask for?”
Zelenska, speaking to an audience that included House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, appeared in the same congressional auditorium where her husband drew standing ovations from lawmakers three weeks into Russia's invasion. Her husband had spoken by video.
Zelenskyy has won praise from supporters for staying in Kyiv since Russia attacked, speaking nightly by video address. Zelenska and the couple's two children, meanwhile, went into hiding away from Zelenskyy for security reasons over the first two months of the war.
Zelenska worked as a scriptwriter for her husband, a comedian and actor before he won the presidency in 2019. They married in 2003.
Speaking to “Vogue” magazine the same year her husband was elected, Zelenska said she herself by nature was no teller of jokes, and “a non-public person.”
But as first lady, “I found for myself arguments in favor of publicity. One of them is the opportunity to draw people’s attention to important social issues,” Zelenska said then.
A visit by Jill Biden to western Ukraine in May, when the two first ladies spoke privately and sat alongside displaced children living at a school, marked the start of Zelenska's emergence from her wartime seclusion. Ukrainian officials said it was Jill Biden who invited Zelenska to come to Washington.
The Ukrainian first lady in Washington has spoken — largely away from reporters — with Jill Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Agency for International Development head Samantha Power and others.
She received a blue and yellow bouquet of sunflowers and hydrangea from Joe Biden on arrival at the White House for her meeting with the U.S. first lady.
Until Wednesday's appearance before lawmakers, accounts of Zelenska's conversations with U.S. officials this week focused on the need for mental health care for Ukrainians dealing with the trauma of the war, and a U.S. offer of rehabilitation assistance for children who've lost limbs in the war — humanitarian causes, not strategic or tactical.
But Zelenska also noted in a tweet she had talked with Vice President Kamala Harris's husband, Doug Emhoff, at the White House Tuesday on how "to turn the ‘soft’ power of the first spouses into a powerful and effective tool.”
Her blunt description to lawmakers of the deaths of children turned that soft power into a blunt and forceful instrument.
She showed photographs of a smiling, paint-smeared 4-year-old girl, Liza Dmytrieva, whom the first lady had happened to meet before Christmas.
The screen next showed an overturned baby carriage with blood caking on the sidewalk beneath it, after an airstrike killed the girl and badly injured her mother last week.
“Our family represents the whole world for us, and we do everything to preserve it,” Zelenska said. “We cry when we cannot save it. And we remain completely broken when our world is destroyed by war.”
Another photo showed a girl in a pink headband, shot by Russian soldiers with her family as they tried to flee, and who screamed and cried for two hours in their car before dying herself, Zelenska said.
Another showed three generations — grandmother, mother, baby daughter — killed by a Russian airstrike in the port city of Odesa, Zelenska told lawmakers. Yet another showed a 3-year-old boy, learning how to use a prosthetic limb after another airstrike.
Zelenska noted in passing Wednesday the humanitarian needs of the war. “Maybe you expected from me to speak on those topics,” she told lawmakers, through an interpreter. “But how can I talk on all that when an unprovoked war is being waged on our country?”
Lawmakers and others gave her standing ovations before her speech. But the photos on the screen had some shaking their heads at the scenes. The unsparing account and her direct appeal to lawmakers for more arms, especially more air-defense systems, echoed her husband's calls throughout the war for more weapons from the U.S. and other allies.
The daily hammering on the U.S. for more support has been effective, but as the war grinds on could risk resentment from government leaders, who as of the start of June have committed $4.6 billion in security assistance for Ukraine.
“We've seen from Ukrainian leadership their courage but also their no-nonsense direct appeal and laying out the brutal mentality of Mr. Putin,” Sen. Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat, said as lawmakers walked out.
Pelosi spoke before Zelenska's address to describe U.S. lawmakers as “strong supporters of the Ukrainian people and admirers” of Zelenskyy's and Zelenska's leadership.
In his nightly video address in Ukraine on the event of his wife's speech, Zelenskyy said she would be speaking to lawmakers “on behalf of all Ukrainian mothers, all Ukrainian women, and it will be an important address.”
In Kyiv this week, some Ukrainians said they had been following her U.S. visit.
“I treat her with great respect,” said one, Larysa Logvinova, 63, adding, “Oh, I’m going to cry now.”
“She’s the best,” Logvinova said. “She is fragile, intelligent, and says the right things. As for her visit to the USA, I am very positive about it. And I hope that the result of her mission will be that Ukraine will receive additional aid."
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Arhirova reported from Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Davina McCall gives fans a glimpse of sensational bikini body after Turkish massage
DAVINA MCCALL has been parading her sensational bikini body during a sun-drenched getaway in Turkey this week.
Davina McCall treats fans to a bikini shot in Turkey
Davina McCall recently headed to Turkey with Tui, and was keen to show off her bikini body in leopard print while she was there
Davina McCall, 54, flaunted her athletic figure as she posed in a leopard print bikini for her 1.5 million followers, while sun umbrellas were visible in the background.
The bubbly presenter admitted that she had spent "hours" on creating an outfits reel for her followers, before joking that she'd "lost the will to live".
However any technical struggles weren't obvious from her photos, in which she looked the picture of wellness and elegance.
She later switched to a maxi dress in the same leopard print pattern, plus a white linen outfit which she paired with a straw hat.
Davina, who recently grieved the loss of her Alzheimer's sufferer father, seemed to be taking the opportunity to rest, heal and recuperate on her idyllic Turkish getaway.
The fitness expert indulged in paddleboarding, yoga and a cookery class, plus, as the photos demonstrate, she even visited a traditional hammam.
Davina McCall soaks up the sunshine
Davina McCall slipped on this leopard print number and a straw hat to shield her from the sun as she posed for her latest batch of photos
Davina McCall in a flirty sumnmer outfit
Davina McCall wowed in white linen with a loose-fitting tunic top paired with matching shorts
Davina McCall takes a wellness break
Davina McCall took time out on a Turkish holiday after the sad death of her father recently, aged 77, and has been enjoying candle-lit baths to relax and recuperate while processing her grief
Davina McCall loves leopard print
Davina McCall switched from a leopard print bikini to a floaty maxi dress in almost exactly the same print
Davina McCall in the pool
Davina McCall has been posting photos of her toned bikini body throughout her trip
Davina McCall's holiday activities
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Two ideal desserts for rapid weight loss plus three to avoid due to hidden 'sugar' content
WEIGHT LOSS and dessert may seem mutually exclusive, but slimmers can certainly have both. Doctor Michael Mosley shared the ideal pudding for dieters.
Dr Michael Mosley discusses low carb meals
Doctor Michael Mosley is a weight loss guru who pioneered the Very Fast 800 and the New 5:2 Diet. He advocates for rapid weight loss through a moderately low-carb Mediterranean diet.
Weight loss isn't exactly synonymous with dessert, but it doesn't mean slimmers must totally restrict themselves when losing weight.
Dieters can still enjoy the occasional sweet treat when following a low-carb Mediterranean diet.
Slimmers are encouraged to cut right down on sugar when following any of Doctor Michael's rapid weight loss diets.
The Fast 800 official website reads: "Reduce your intake of sugar, sugary treats, drinks and desserts."
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So, reaching for decadent cakes and indulgent chocolate biscuits may be a no go in order to see real results.
Instead, Doctor Michael suggested that dieters should opt for a few squares of dark chocolate.
Contrary to popular belief, alcohol is not totally out of the question either.
The Fast 800 official website reads: "Research shows that resveratrol, a compound present in red wine (as well as in blueberries, cranberries and cocoa, can contribute to the health benefits of the Mediterranean Diet.
"So, if you would like to complement your recipes with the occasional glass of red or piece of dark chocolate, you can.
"Just be mindful on fasting days as the calories can be significant."
On the Very Fast 800 Diet, slimmers have an allowance of 800 calories per day.
On the New 5:2 Diet, slimmers should limit their calorie intake to 800 calories just two days per week, not restricting their calories the rest of the time.
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Fruit is also a great dessert for those who want to lose weight.
However, Doctor Michael warned against some particularly sweet ones.
The official website reads: "Enjoy berries, apples and pears, which have less sugar than sweet, tropical fruits such as mango, pineapple and melon."
As for non-desserts, the Mediterranean Diet is high in unsaturated fats, proteins and vegetables.
The expert hails eggs as a fantastic fat loss food, as they are versatile and are "delicious" with other nutritious foods such as greens and smoked salmon.
Doctor Michael also recommended stocking up on lots of colourful vegetables, from "dark leafy greens to bright red tomatoes".
Fats are not the enemy, according to the weight loss guru, with olive oil and oily fish celebrated.
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A passenger on an overnight rail service from Scotland to London said he woke up to find the train had not even left Glasgow, where he boarded, and he had expected to sleep through a 345-mile journey.
The Caledonian Sleeper train which shuttles between London and Scotland and Jim Metcalfe, who has been using the service for 15 years, posted on social media about the “bizarre” experience on Wednesday (20 July) morning.
“In 15 years of using this train, and through many bizarre twists and turns, this has to be strangest yet,” he tweeted. “Wake up, and the train never left Glasgow. It was just sat here all night, and now we have been thrown off it at 5.30am in the wrong city.”
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The Glasgow-London stretch usually lasts seven and a half hours through the night and passengers can board from 10pm on the evening of departure and stay on board until 7.30am the next morning.
“Cal Sleeper tweeted that the service was on last night, let people board, and just left us sitting here all night. They let everyone get in and go to sleep, and just left us here. I’m travelling for work. It’s hard to even know what to say …”
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Constance Wu felt "really fortunate" to work with Chris Pratt on 'The Terminal List'.
The 40-year-old actress admitted it was "hard" going back to set for the first time after her and Ryan Kattner's daughter was born in August 2020 because she missed her baby so much, so she was thankful she could discuss the subject with her co-star - who has son Jack, nine, with ex-wife Anna Faris, and daughters Lyla, 23 months, and Eloise, two months, with spouse Katherine Schwarzenegger - because he was going through a similar situation.
She told the Hollywood Reporter: “My first day on set was hard.
“I missed my baby. It was the hardest day to stay at work because it was so emotional, something so many moms go through on their first day back at work.
"[Chris] has another newborn now, but around the same time back then, Katherine and I had our babies around the same time. Talk about someone who really understood what I was going through — Chris was so supportive and kind and caring on set. I’m really fortunate to have had him as my partner."
The 'Crazy Rich Asians' star believes parenthood has impacted every aspect of her life, including the choices she makes in her career but she doesn't think she's lost herself along the way.
She said: “I actually feel like I’m more myself than I’ve ever been because [motherhood] really makes you enjoy the present moment rather than always hustling to be someone or get somewhere or do something.
“You get to enjoy your daughter trying a strawberry for the first time and truly it’s beautiful.”
Before having her child, Constance previously admitted she loves her work so much, she goes to acing classed in her free time.
She said: "I love what I do. It’s more fun for me than going to a party. When I have a day off, I go to acting class. I’m there with all the other actors who are struggling and waiting tables and trying to become actors, just because it’s fun. It’s where I feel most free." | https://www.film-news.co.uk/news/UK/95117/Constance-Wu-grateful-Chris-Pratt-was-so-supportive | 2022-07-24T10:31:56Z | https://www.film-news.co.uk/news/UK/95117/Constance-Wu-grateful-Chris-Pratt-was-so-supportive | true | 2 |
With MLB Draft Dust Cleared, Arkansas Stands at No. 1 in SEC in Impressive Stat
After more than 12 total hours of draft picks spread across three days, Dave Van Horn finally has a little more clarity on what his Arkansas baseball roster will look like in 2023. The veteran coach saw nine current players get selected during the 20-round event, which gave the...
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German automotive supplier Schaeffler to buy Ewellix for $594 mln
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FRANKFURT, July 24 (Reuters) - German automotive supplier Schaeffler (SHA_p.DE) has agreed to buy Sweden's Ewellix Group from investment company Triton for about 582 million euros ($594 million), it said on Sunday.
Schaeffler said the purchase continues the expansion of its industrial division and is expected to lift earnings in 2024.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 24. The next meeting of the Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan Joint Intergovernmental Commission will be held in Tashkent in early August, Trend reports.
On 24 July, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made a phone call to President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
The President of Azerbaijan once again thanked for the hospitality shown to him and the members of delegation during the state visit and invited the President of Uzbekistan to pay an official visit to Azerbaijan. The invitation was accepted with gratitude.
The heads of state noted with satisfaction that all agreements reached during the visit of the President of Azerbaijan are being implemented. They emphasized that despite the fact that a month has passed since the visit, an agreement was reached regarding the expansion of cooperation as part of reciprocal visits of heads of relevant state bodies related to trade, industry, energy, agriculture, and transport.
It was noted that the next meeting of the Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan Joint Intergovernmental Commission and trilateral meetings of the ministers of foreign affairs, economy and transport of Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Turkiye will be held in Tashkent in early August. | https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/3624626.html | 2022-07-24T10:43:00Z | https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/3624626.html | false | 1 |
NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 17.7 million viewers watched Thursday night’s hearing of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The Nielsen Company said that is second to the 20 million who saw the first committee hearing on June 9, the only other one of the eight sessions held in prime time.
Ten networks aired this past week’s hearing live, down from the 11 that showed the June 9 session. The conservative network Newsmax dropped out this time.
The six daytime hearings average 11.2 million viewers, with a peak audience of 13.2 million on June 28, when ex-White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified about former President Donald Trump’s behavior.
An estimated 13.6 million of Thursday’s viewers, or 77 percent, were age 55 and older, Nielsen said. Only 705,000 viewers were 18 to 34.
MSNBC said the 4.7 million people who watched its coverage represented the network’s biggest prime-time audience since the night of the event that the committee is investigating.
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Agricultural theft continues to wreak havoc for many farmers in Hawaii.
For example, three alleged thieves were arrested for a June 9 incident and charged with stealing 200 pounds of lychee from OK Farms in Hilo. On June 26 two people, one of whom was among the OK Farms suspects, were arrested for stealing $260 worth of tropical evergreen mangosteen fruit from Sunshine Farms in nearby Papaikou.
And on Oahu on July 1, about $10,000 worth of special fencing to help prevent dry-vegetation fires was stolen in the night from Kaala Farm in Waianae.
The recent incidents represent just a snapshot of a chronic issue for Hawaii farmers.
“Every year we have ag theft, and every single year they get away. And this was one of the first years they got caught,” said Kea Keolanui, spokesperson for OK Farms and the daughter of the farm owner.
Many Hawaii farmers operate on slim profit margins and face numerous challenges to grow their operations. Difficulties accessing land and labor as well as high production and shipping costs are among the most well-known, but agricultural crimes are also a common complaint.
While incidents are often not reported to police, about 14% of the state’s farms did report some kind of agricultural crime in 2019, including about 25% on Oahu and 15% on Hawaii island, according to a 2020 publication by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and state Department of Agriculture based on surveys of Hawaii farmers.
Eric Enos, co-founder of Kaala Farm, said the stolen panels were from a fence still under construction. The 1.5-mile fencing was supposed to connect to a fence at the Waianae Kai Forest Preserve.
“It was almost done. We contracted a local contractor. … That morning, it was almost finished, and he said, ‘Hey, a whole section of your fence is just gone,’” Enos said. The fencing would help the farm raise sheep, which eat dry grass and prevent the spread of wildfires. Enos said the effort was prompted by the 2018 wildfires in Waianae and Makaha that ended up burning some 9,000 acres of land.
The thieves have yet to be caught, and the stolen panels haven’t been recovered.
The total cost and losses from agricultural crimes in Hawaii in 2018, according to the USDA publication, was an estimated $14.4 million, or 10% of that year’s total estimated net farm income in Hawaii. Theft of farm commodities, property and equipment accounted for about $2.6 million in costs for Hawaii farms that year, and vandalism added about another $500,000. Most of the costs — about $11.2 million — came from security costs to prevent theft and vandalism.
Despite those security costs, which include the installation of cameras and alarms, prevention remains difficult. Even when suspects are caught, a prohibitive amount of evidence is often required to successfully prosecute them.
“It’s hard to prosecute … because law enforcement is so busy, and by the time they come the people are gone, or you can’t identify these guys,” said Randy Cabral, president of the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation. “And you’ve got to prove that they took from your farm.”
Agricultural crime losses, as a result, are often viewed as a cost of doing business.
A state DOA program in 2020 funded by the state Legislature found that a “major problem” with agricultural crimes is that farmers aren’t reporting them.
The program, which focused on Hawaii island and examined the effectiveness of agricultural crime prosecution, described a sense of hopelessness amongst farmers when it comes to crime.
“… (T)here is a possibility that victims are given the impression that the crime lacks importance by law enforcement, such as when the responding officer takes a report but does not report back to the victim thereafter,” the report said.
But going forward, the report said, there needs to be collaboration between farmers and local law enforcement agencies to prevent crimes, and both should have a better understanding of how the other operates.
Many say the enforcement of existing laws could help keep agricultural theft down.
In Hawaii, anyone who sells agricultural commodities weighing more than 200 pounds or have a value of more than $100 is required to have an ownership and movement certificate, which can establish a paper trail for produce.
But those forms are not always checked by businesses.
“Regular enforcement of form use would reduce sales of stolen produce to wholesalers, restaurants, and supermarkets,” the report said. “Businesses that do not use the form are reportedly the easiest places to sell stolen produce.”
Farmers markets and roadside sellers also provide markets for stolen farm goods, Keolanui said.
“If there wasn’t a market for (stolen goods) … the problem would be lesser,” she said. “The problem would be people stealing for their own use, like taking lychee and taking produce because they’re hungry and they need food. That kind of theft will always be here … but it’s not the big problem.”
In the meantime, both OK Farms and Kaala Farm have appealed to the community to help with the issue.
Kaala Farm reported the theft of its fencing on its Instagram account, which has more than 2,200 followers. Later that day, it received and posted a video of a pickup truck with what appeared to be the stolen panels.
“That’s why we did the social media thing and blasted it out, and that’s when we got the footage,” Enos said.
Keolanui said she was motivated to report the lychee theft to make an example of the thieves and hopefully encourage farmers and consumers alike to demand to know the legitimacy of their food.
“That’s the bottom line — knowing where your food is coming from,” Keolanui said. “If your farmers market vendor tells you, ‘I don’t know,’ do you really want to buy from them?” | https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/07/24/hawaii-news/agricultural-theft-costing-hawaii-farmers/ | 2022-07-24T10:46:52Z | https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/07/24/hawaii-news/agricultural-theft-costing-hawaii-farmers/ | false | 1 |
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VW's CEO Diess ousted after tumultuous tenure, Porsche's Blume to succeed
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- Porsche CEO Blume to take helm at Volkswagen from 1 September
- Porsche, Piech families were behind move - sources
- Diess ousted after multiple clashes with unions on strategy
Porsche Chief Executive Oliver Blume will take over from Herbert Diess as CEO of Volkswagen, the carmaker said on Friday, after a supervisory board vote forced Diess to step down from his four-year tenure following a series of missteps over strategy and communication style.
Sources with knowledge of the matter said the Porsche and Piech families, who own over half the voting rights and a 31.4% equity stake in Volkswagen, pressed for a change at the helm.
"Diess was incorrigible. He significantly changed Volkswagen – for the better. But his communication was miserable," one source said, asking not to be named.
Blume will take over from 1 September, keeping his position as CEO of Porsche alongside his news responsibilities – "including in the event of a possible IPO", a statement said.
The 54-year-old has held numerous roles around the Volkswagen empire, from trainee at Audi to production chief at the Wolfsburg headquarters to head of production and logistics at Porsche from 2009 and CEO from 2013.
His latest challenge is spearheading the company's effort to list on the stock market as it shores up funding to shift to electric-driven sports cars.
The dual role leading both companies could "make a bad governance situation worse," analyst Daniel Roeska of Bernstein Research warned. "We do not think investors will like the CEO-dilution... especially if the IPO was supposed to create greater independence from the Volkswagen Group," he said.
Volkswagen executives have pegged a possible IPO of Porsche in the fourth quarter as a means to fund its makeover as an electrification-oriented carmaker spanning software, batteries and cars, though poor market conditions mean a listing could bring in billions less than originally hoped.
"I know Blume always also pushed for the IPO. So don't think they'll reverse the decision," a source close to preparations for the listings said.
Diess' ousting was also linked to his troubles leading the carmaker's software unit Cariad, a source with knowledge of the matter said, set up on his watch but far exceeding its budget and years behind on goals to launch a new software platform.
Diess' future at Volkswagen has been in doubt on multiple occasions, most recently in autumn last year after he stated a mismanaged transition to electrification could cost the carmaker over 30,000 jobs. He was also lambasted for his frequent public warnings that Volkswagen was falling behind Tesla.
While Diess was seen as taking an investor-led approach, cutting costs and focusing on electrification, the instability over his leadership eventually weighed on Volkswagen's market value which has been on a downward spiral since early 2021.
Workers' council chief Daniela Cavallo had warned that support for the extension of Diess' contract would depend on whether he could keep Volkswagen at the forefront of Europe's car industry.
Joerg Hofmann, president of Germany's most powerful union IG Metall and deputy chairman of Volkswagen's supervisory board, said: "The dynamics of change in the automotive industry are enormous... The decisions taken today will allow us to keep up the pace and exploit the lead we have carved out."
In Europe, Volkswagen is ahead on electric vehicle (EV) sales with roughly 25% market share compared with Tesla's 13%.
But whether it will remain in first place is unclear, with its production times for an EV currently three times longer than Tesla's and a new electric-only factory not set to open until 2026.
Listing the carmaker's achievements this year so far in a LinkedIn post on Friday before the announcement of his departure, Diess said: "After a really stressful first half of 2022 many of us are looking forward to a well-deserved summer break."
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Russia says missiles sank Ukrainian warship in Odessa port strikes
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Russia said Sunday that its missile barrage on a Ukrainian port key to a freshly-inked grain export deal had targeted military infrastructure at the facility, after the attack sparked an outcry from Ukraine and its allies.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced Saturday's strike on the Odessa port -- that came just one day after the warring sides struck a deal to resume exports blocked by the conflict -- as "Russian barbarism".
Turkey helped broker the accord and said after the double cruise missile attacks that it had received assurances from Moscow that Russian forces were not responsible.
But Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman appeared to roll back on that denial Sunday, saying the strikes had destroyed a Ukrainian warship.
"Kalibr missiles destroyed military infrastructure in the port of Odessa, with a high-precision strike," Maria Zakharova said in a statement on social media, claiming a "patrol boat" had been sunk.
The port attack has thrown into doubt the milestone agreement aimed at relieving a global food crisis that was hammered out over months of negotiations and signed in Istanbul.
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Zelensky said the strikes on Odessa showed Moscow could not be trusted to keep its promises and that dialogue with Moscow was becoming increasingly untenable.
"This apparent Russian barbarism brings us even closer to obtaining the very weapons we need for our victory," Zelensky said in a late-night address to the nation.
Under the deal brokered by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and United Nations chief Antonio Guterres, Odessa is one of three designated export hubs.
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Ukrainian officials said grain was being stored in the port at the time of the strike, although the food stocks did not appear to have been hit.
Guterres -- who presided over the signing ceremony Friday -- "unequivocally" condemned the attack. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the "reprehensible" strikes showed Russia's disregard for its commitments.
The United States "strongly condemned" the attack, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken saying it "casts serious doubt on the credibility of Russia's commitment to yesterday's deal".
Until Zakharova's claims Sunday, there was no response from Moscow, but Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said Russia had denied carrying out the attack.
"The Russians told us that they had absolutely nothing to do with this attack" he told state news agency Anadolu.
The Odessa region's governor, Maksym Marchenko, said the strikes left people wounded and damaged port infrastructure in Odessa, without specifying the number or severity of the injuries.
The first major accord between the countries since Russia's February invasion of Ukraine aims to ease the "acute hunger" the UN says an additional 47 million people are facing because of the war.
Ukraine at the signing warned it would conduct "an immediate military response" should Russia violate the accord and attack its ships or stage an incursion around its ports.
Zelensky said responsibility for enforcing the deal fell to the UN, which along with Turkey is a co-guarantor of the agreement. Turkey said it was committed to the accord after the attack.
The deal includes points on running Ukrainian grain ships along safe corridors that avoid known mines in the Black Sea.
Huge quantities of wheat and other grain have been blocked in Ukrainian ports by Russian warships and the mines Kyiv laid to avert a feared amphibious assault.
Zelensky has said around 20 million tonnes of produce from last year's harvest and the current crop would be exported under the agreement, estimating the value of Ukraine's grain stocks at around $10 billion.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said he expected the deal to start "in the next few days" although diplomats expect grain to only start fully flowing by mid-August.
The agreement in Istanbul has brought little reprieve on the battlefield where Russian forces were carrying out bombardments across the sprawling front line over the weekend, Ukraine's presidency said Sunday.
It said among attacks in the industrial east and south, four Russian cruise missiles Saturday had hit residential areas in the southern city of Mykolaiv, injuring five people, including a teenager.
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Aizawl, Apr 18 (PTI) At least 16 more pigs died of African Swine Fever in Mizoram with the toll due to the disease rising to 770 in the state in a little over two months, an official said.
At least 124 pigs have been culled to prevent the spread of the infection since February this year, he said.
“Besides, 205 pigs have died due to suspected African Swine Fever. At least 17 villages in Aizawl, Champhai, Lunglei and Saitual districts have been affected due to the outbreak,” animal husbandry and veterinary department joint director Dr Lalhmingthanga said.
The state government is making efforts to prevent the spread of the pig disease as per the 'National Action Plan for Control, Containment and Eradication of African Swine Fever, he said.
Mizoram has already banned the import of pigs and pork products from other states after ASF cases broke out this year.
Altogether 33,417 pigs had died due to the outbreak of ASF last year, causing monetary losses to the tune of Rs 60.82 crore.
The infectious disease was reported for the first time in the state in March last year. PTI COR BDC BDC
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Lucy Bronze insists England remain ‘very level-headed’ as they prepare for their Euro 2022 semi-final against Sweden on Tuesday.
Sarina Wiegman’s side have been in blistering form during the tournament, scoring 14 goals in the group stages without conceding before knocking out the highly-fancied Spain in the quarter-finals.
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But preparing to play in her fourth successive major tournament semi-final, Bronze is yet to claim silverware with her country, and it’s no surprise that the Barcelona full-back is refusing to get carried away.
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"We're the favourites and the hosts, but as a team we're very level-headed and we're not focusing on a final or lifting a trophy just yet,” the 30-year-old told the BBC.
The 2-1 defeat by eventual champions the United States in 2019 left Bronze in tears on the pitch at full-time.
"It probably hit me a lot harder than other people," she said.
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"When you're in the best form of your life, that's when you feel like it is your time. That taught me more than anything else has - even when you invest, things can always go wrong.
"It's probably why I'm a lot more cool now. I've been at those very high heights and still been knocked down. It's a feeling that I don't particularly enjoy being reminded about but it's something I learned a lot from.
'Not so much of a worry!' - England fan confident of facing Sweden or Belgium
"I'm lucky enough to have experienced semi-finals, unlucky enough to have experienced defeat.
"So far things have been a little different from previous tournaments but psychologically we've always been prepared to be at the top.
"A lot of players are used to being in winning teams now more than ever. There are a lot more of those processes that our players are now used to."
Sweden, the world number two side, will undoubtedly be a firm test of England’s credentials but Bronze is aware it is another “huge opportunity” for the Lionnesses.
"England's always been my biggest focus and during my entire career I've wanted to lift a trophy for England," she added.
She also believes England's squad depth will make a difference.
"I've been lucky enough to be in some very strong England squads, but the depth we have [now], the level we can train at, is incredible," she said.
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