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WEATHER EYE
Outbreaks of rain are not enough to stop this dry spell
This has been a desperately dry month for the UK — the driest July so far in England since 1911. For many farmers and gardeners these are anxious times as lawns and fields turn yellow and although some rain is in the forecast for many parched areas it will not be enough to make much difference.
The problem has been the Azores High, a large block of high pressure that often sits over the Azores sub-tropical islands in the Atlantic. For a lot of this summer the Azores High has stretched over much of the UK, especially southern areas, bringing warm and dry conditions. The rain that has fallen has tended to come in occasional bursts, especially towards the northwest. Many of the rain-bearing weather | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/outbreaks-of-rain-are-not-enough-to-stop-this-dry-spell-mt2szdjd6 | 2022-07-29T01:13:45Z | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/outbreaks-of-rain-are-not-enough-to-stop-this-dry-spell-mt2szdjd6 | false | null |
BY DAVID SUSUVE
Papua New Guinea weightlifter Dika Toua is confident of bringing home a medal.
Toua will be in action at the Commonwealth Games’ in the 53kg category at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
The sport of weightlifting will commence its competition this Saturday (July 30).
“My aim is to do my best and hopefully win a medal, that is the number one priority going into this competition,” said Toua.
“Whether I win silver or a gold medal, it doesn’t matter, the biggest thing is winning and making my family and the nation proud of my achievement,” she said.
Toua and Morea Baru have being preparing under international coach Paul Coffa since February this year.
“With her impressive performance at the Mini Pacific Games in Saipan and her induction into the weightlifting Hall of Fame, this should be enough motivation to drive the Hanuabada native to rewrite history again.
Attending her sixth Commonwealth Games, the current Pacific Games champion is of the view that she is ready to compete with the rest of the world’s best lifters.
Toua is excited to make the most out of her experience.
She said: “I want to be able to show the hard work I’ve put on the platform.
The goal is to make the opener lifts for both snatch and clean and jerk, and put on a good show.
“It’s been a long road and I want to thank the people who’ve helped me especially my major sponsor Trukai Industry Limited, the Government of PNG, and a few others who have supported me come this far,” she said.
PNG Weightlifting Federation president Sir John Dawanicura said he is confident in Toua and Morea Baru in the 61kg category.
Dawanicura knows that both lifters are capable and can compete at such international level as they look to better that record in preparation for the Olympic Games in 2024.
Meanwhile, Weightlifting is the only sport for PNG who has being consistent in winning medals at the Commonwealth Games level, starting in 2015 where they won two gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in Scotland.
The sport has also won one gold and two silver medals at the 2018 Gold Coast Games. | https://postcourier.com.pg/toua-hopeful-of-snatching-a-medal/ | 2022-07-29T01:16:10Z | https://postcourier.com.pg/toua-hopeful-of-snatching-a-medal/ | true | 1 |
Life Sciences Investor Genoa Ventures Raises $84 Million Second Fund
Firm invests in agriculture, diagnostics and other sectors outside drug development
Venture firm Genoa Ventures has topped its fundraising goal for its second fund, raising $84 million to invest in diagnostics, agriculture and other life sciences sectors outside drug development.
Healthcare venture capital fundraising has jumped in recent years, largely because venture firms, drawn to emerging treatments such as gene editing and cell and gene therapy, have rounded up larger pools to invest in drug-development companies. U.S. healthcare venture capitalists secured $28.3 billion in 2021, a record total, surpassing... | https://www.wsj.com/articles/life-sciences-investor-genoa-ventures-raises-84-million-second-fund-11659050376 | 2022-07-29T01:17:12Z | https://www.wsj.com/articles/life-sciences-investor-genoa-ventures-raises-84-million-second-fund-11659050376 | true | null |
St Vincent and the Grenadines government announced on Thursday that vaccination will not be required for employment with the port authority, the police force, and the rest of the public sector, but that spacing, masking, sanitation, and vaccine advocacy will continue.
A hundred percent vaccination requirement remains for health care workers, according to Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves.
Teachers at learning institutions will no longer be required to vaccinate 100 percent against COVID-19 under a new regime recommended by the Chief Medical Officer.
Nevertheless, he clarified that the offer is not a reinstatement of teachers, and interested applicants would have to apply.
According to Gonsalves, the Ministry of Education and the Chief Personnel will announce soon the period within which applications will be accepted in order to staff schools for next year.
A layered approach of masking, regular testing, sanitization, spacing, and ventilation will be enforced for the unvaccinated employees, according to the Prime Minister. | https://www.stvincenttimes.com/svg-covid-vaccine-no-longer-required-for-work-in-the-public-service/ | 2022-07-29T01:19:00Z | https://www.stvincenttimes.com/svg-covid-vaccine-no-longer-required-for-work-in-the-public-service/ | false | 1 |
In the current Tory leadership contest, the environment is hardly featuring – and there is a reason why. A recent poll of Conservative Party members – who choose our next prime minister – showed that only 4 per cent thought climate change was important. Reacting to this, the Conservative MP and chairman of the all-party parliamentary group for the environment, Chris Skidmore, put it down to one thing – age – saying: “They would say that, because when you cast the question as net zero by 2050, probably 90 per cent of them will be dead.”
But while Tory members, who are on average quite elderly, are uninterested in the future of the planet, it is certainly not true for all older people. Recent climate protests have seen pensioners enduring physical discomfort, arrests and court. Some are even willing to risk prison.
So why are these over-sixties taking to the streets for a future that they will never see?
For Judy Bruce, 83, a former biology teacher from Reading, it’s imperative that her generation leads the fight against climate change because they have least to lose. “I supported Greenpeace in the 70s, but felt the government pretty much fixed the ozone layer issue,” she says. “I vaguely expected the same would happen with carbon emissions.
“But after Extinction Rebellion erupted in 2019, I used lockdown to educate myself on what is really happening and was horrified.
“The facts are incontrovertible: humans, especially Westerners, are living a lifestyle which has led to greenhouse gas emissions and the destruction of living systems. We are heading for disaster, literally wiping out four billion years of evolution by 100 years of carelessness.”
Ms Bruce joined Insulate Britain, which demands better insulation for houses in the UK, and Just Stop Oil, which demands no more new oil and gas projects. Her first foray into real activism came in September 2021 with the obstruction of the M25, where she helped to placate angry drivers. This was then followed by more road-blocking in and around London, and six arrests. She is now awaiting a High Court hearing in November, charged with creating a public nuisance for obstructing Upper Thames Street in London in October 2021.
‘I’m a good person to be arrested’
She says: “I didn’t find blocking the M25 scary because we did it as a team. But the prospect of this court case is scary as I shall be representing myself. Obviously, at my age, I would much rather be in my garden. But this type of action is necessary to get media and public attention so the government will act. I have my health and no dependants, so I’m a good person to be arrested.”
Ms Bruce says that many activists are older, perhaps because they can remember nature as it was. “The countryside in Berkshire when I was growing up was far more beautiful than today, with such diversity of plants and insects, birds and bats,” she adds. “So many younger people now live in towns and cities. People have forgotten how we depend on nature for our own health and survival.”
It was this sense of “being able to be arrested” that was the catalyst for Jonathan Lee, 69, of Prestatyn, Denbighshire, to take up activism too. In April 2019, his daughter was present at the large-scale Shut Down London protest and phoned him to say he was “arrestable and needed” – so he went along.
Although he did not end up in custody, Jonathan subsequently joined Extinction Rebellion, becoming heavily involved with the administrative and organisational side of things. He says: “We are a labyrinth movement and there is a lot to manage. My role isn’t sexy but it’s vitally important.”
Mr Lee, who retired from the hospitality trade in 2016, says all older people should care. “My generation has lived in a golden age of no war and privilege,” he says. “But my wife and I have 11 grandchildren and I know I can’t guarantee that same future for them. Their very existence is challenged, and this isn’t just in the UK, but especially the global south.”
Mr Lee also believes older activists play an important role in shedding the image of the “layabout hippie on benefits”.
And he says those who are retired often have skills that are useful. He says: “I have used my management and life skills. I take things in my stride and can be realistic. Perhaps younger people don’t want to think about climate change or death, but we older lot can cope with that.
“Sometimes I wonder what I’m doing working so hard when I’m retired. But I wouldn’t be able to look my grandchildren in the eye if I did nothing.”
‘It is the Government that is criminal’
Kate Griffith, 66, from Much Wenlock, Shropshire, has also been inspired to get involved with activism by her two grandchildren – and future generations. She has been attending political marches for decades, but only became involved in climate activism in 2019. So far, she has been arrested three times, once for blocking a road outside the Bank of England in October 2019, and twice with Just Stop Oil in April this year.
At the latest incident, she was held in a cell for 16 hours, which she found “upsetting” not because of being incarcerated, but because of fears the activism won’t ultimately change the course of government policy.
Ms Griffith says: “I have two young grandchildren and I can’t imagine what the world will be like when they are my age. I am from a family of judges. It’s not my nature to break law. But I – like many – are desperate.”
A current Samaritan’s volunteer, she says that the Government has reneged on its commitments to stop issuing new licences for oil drilling and still uses taxpayers’ money to subsidise fossil fuels.
Griffith adds that “all people – whatever their age” should care about the issue, and that being older can be a valuable weapon in the fight against climate change.
“I think my life-skills have helped,” she adds. “I’m very good at making placards and costumes.
“Mainly though, as I’m older, I don’t have job or mortgage or need a good credit rating so I am OK getting a criminal record. I don’t want to do this, but I think my next step is to sign up for prison.“It is the Government that is criminal here. They are not protecting us – and they know it.” | https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/why-elderly-climate-protesters-are-ultimate-activists-1762628 | 2022-07-29T01:22:51Z | https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/why-elderly-climate-protesters-are-ultimate-activists-1762628 | false | 1 |
Belarusian dissidents based in Britain face being targeted by the country’s security services after its pro-Kremlin dictator declared a London-based pro-democracy group a “national security” risk, i can reveal.
The Professional Union of Belarusians in Britain (PUBB), a campaign group whose members include City workers and other highly qualified workers, was last week accused of unspecified “extremist activities” and formally banned in an edict issued by the Belarusian KGB.
The group has been a prominent but peaceful voice in Britain campaigning against the totalitarian regime of Alexander Lukashenko, a key ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin who launched a vicious crackdown on his own population in 2020 after rigged elections.
Mr Lukashenko, who has openly referred to himself as “Europe’s last dictator”, and his cronies have been previously accused of seeking to reach beyond their east European fiefdom, which borders Ukraine and Russia, to intimidate or persecute prominent dissidents.
Belarusian agents were suspected of involvement in the murder last year of Vitaliy Shishov, a leading anti-regime activist who was found hanging in a park in Kyiv after disappearing, while the Minsk authorities were responsible for the notorious forced landing of a Ryanair flight last May to allow the arrest of another dissident.
A UK law enforcement source told i that any attempts at violence in Britain by Belarusian agents were believed to be unlikely but that acts to intimidate dissidents either in the UK or via relatives still in Belarus could not be ruled out. It is understood that police are monitoring developments.
The source said: “It is solidly in the playbook of a regime like Belarus to seek to intimidate opponents whether at home or abroad. There might be a meeting in the street, or a ‘friendly warning’ in an unsolicited phone call or email. Family members at home can receive a visit with the intent that a message be passed on. Anyone fearing for their safety should contact police.”
The source added that it was “no mistake” that, despite the fall of the Soviet Union, the Belarusian security services continue to be called the State Security Committee or KGB.
PUBB insisted that it is undaunted by the ban and its work, which includes efforts to encourage UK companies to boycott Belarus and fundraising for Belarusian soldiers in Ukraine fighting against Kremlin troops, will continue. It is understood by i that a close relative in Belarus of one member of the organisation was recently visited by police who asked when the person might be returning home.
In a statement, PUBB declared itself “deeply honoured” to be placed on the Belarusian KGB list of proscribed bodies. It said: It is rather ironic that such an ‘extremist’ designation… comes from the illegitimate junta in Minsk which has been rigging the elections, terrorising and brutalising its own people, hijacking and lending full support to Russia’s illegal and brutal slaughter of our Ukrainian brothers and sisters.”
The banning order accuses PUBB of seeking to harm Belarusian national security through unspecified activity on its website and social media pages. The Belarusian embassy in London did not immediately respond to a request from i to explain which actions its government considered to be “extremist”.
Anti-Lukashenko dissidents based abroad have highlighted a number of threatening or malicious tactics used by the regime beyond its borders. They include the issuing of Interpol “red notice” or extradition requests against individuals, as happened to an activist in Slovenia recently, and the denial or delay of passport extensions or renewals.
The Belarusian regime has gone out of its ways to serve as Moscow’s most faithful ally in the Ukraine war, with Mr Lukashenko last week giving an interview in which he said Kyiv must accept the loss of territory seized by Russian forces and negotiate a peace.
Minsk has been accused of allowing its territory to be used by Kremlin troops to fire rockets into Ukraine – a claimed denied by Mr Lukashenko, who at the same time has said he supports the Kremlin’s war aims and wants his country to be included in any peace deal to end the conflict. | https://inews.co.uk/news/uk-belarus-dissidents-targeted-kgb-putin-ally-lukashenko-1764422 | 2022-07-29T01:25:32Z | https://inews.co.uk/news/uk-belarus-dissidents-targeted-kgb-putin-ally-lukashenko-1764422 | false | 1 |
Biden and China’s Xi Jinping WILL meet ‘face to face’ once aides negotiate a time
Biden and China’s Xi Jinping WILL meet ‘face to face’ once aides negotiate for a while as the two leaders have a ‘direct’ talk about Taiwan in talks after Pelosi’s ‘playing with fire’ threat on Pelosi
- Joe Biden will arrange a face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping
- Comes after fifth leaders talk since Biden took office
- The president posted a picture on his Twitter of the two-hour conversation on Thursday
- The discussion comes at a time when tensions in the region over Taiwan are mounting and China is becoming a greater threat to the West.
President Joe Biden plans to meet “face to face” with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a future date, a senior government official said Thursday after a fifth phone call between the two leaders.
The call comes at a time of deep tensions between the US and China, with Beijing warning of a possible visit to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and China lining up with Russia even amid Moscow’s war against Ukraine.
“President Biden has consistently emphasized the importance of maintaining open lines of communication to ensure that the United States and China manage our differences and work together in areas of shared interest. This call was part of our ongoing efforts to do just that. They also discussed the value of face-to-face meetings and agreed that their teams would follow up to find a mutually acceptable time,” said a senior official who briefed reporters.
The official declined to comment on Pelosi’s anticipated trip, which has not been officially announced, but has come with a harsh warning from Beijing.
President Joe Biden posted an image to his Twitter on Thursday morning of a two-hour conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping — the fifth between the two since Biden took office.
Chinese state media released some excerpts from the call, including Xi telling Biden, “Whoever plays with fire will only be burned. I hope the American side can see this clearly.”
When asked to verify whether this statement was an escalation of tensions, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre returned and declined to comment.
“They had a very direct conversation. They’ve known each other for a while. President Biden has known President Xi for about four decades,” Karine said during her daily briefing on Thursday.
Jean-Pierre went on if the call helped to ease tensions, reiterating that the call was “straightforward”, but declined to comment further.
She said what was addressed in the call was “the need to resolve US citizens who are wrongfully detained” in China “as well as longstanding human rights concerns”.
The US official on the call continued on Thursday about the meeting, telling reporters that the conversation was “substantive” as well as “in-depth” and “candid.”
The official used standard diplomatic language to describe the tensions in Taiwan.
‘In Taiwan he had a direct and honest conversation. President Biden reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to our one-China policy, guided by the Taiwan Relations Act, three joint communiqués and the six assurances. maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait,” the official said.
The official also responded to the “playing with fire” rule by saying, “I’m not going to go into characterizing the PRC’s stance on things. I leave that to them. I will note that President Xi used similar language in the conversation the two of us had in November.”
Chinese state media said Xi said during the call that he strongly opposes Taiwan’s independence and interference from outside forces.
On the other hand, during the two-hour conversation, Biden said the US stance on the issue has not changed, according to a White House read from the long-distance meeting.
On Taiwan, President Biden underlined that United States policies have not changed and the United States strongly opposes unilateral attempts to change the status quo or undermine peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. according to the reading.
Taiwan’s 23 million people live under the constant threat of invasion from authoritarian China, which considers the island its territory and has vowed to one day take it, by force if necessary. | https://whatsnew2day.com/biden-and-chinas-xi-jinping-will-meet-face-to-face-once-aides-negotiate-a-time/ | 2022-07-29T01:27:22Z | https://whatsnew2day.com/biden-and-chinas-xi-jinping-will-meet-face-to-face-once-aides-negotiate-a-time/ | false | 1 |
“Sweet Caroline” is ringing out in stadiums, pubs and living rooms across the nation once more this summer on the back of England Women’s run to the Euro 2022 final.
Neil Diamond’s classic rose to prominence last year when the men’s team reached the final of their own Euros, where they ultimately suffered penalty heartbreak against Italy.
With the women’s team hoping to go one further against Sweden at Wembley on Sunday, here’s everything you know about how “Sweet Caroline” became an unlikely football anthem.
Why is ‘Sweet Caroline’ a football song?
“Sweet Caroline” has a long association with sport, particularly in the United States.
The Boston Red Sox baseball team, for example, play it at every home game – a tradition dating back to 1997.
It is said the stadium DJ first played it in honour of a baby girl named Caroline, who had just been born to a member of team staff.
The tradition caught on and became a regular fixture at Fenway Park – and these days is also played by the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, among others.
In the UK, the song is popular at football clubs including Aston Villa and Chelsea and will often be played over the stadium speaker after wins.
England cricket fans sing it from the stands, while it is also a long-standing favourite at boxing matches.
At last year’s men’s Euros, “Sweet Caroline” soared to prominence after Wembley DJ Tony Parry made the decision to play it after England’s win over Germany, when it went down a storm.
He told TalkSport: “I was going to play ‘Vindaloo’, but went with my gut. Even the German fans were belting it out in the end. It’s a song that all fans can enjoy.
“The match director said in my in-ear: ‘The world’s been closed for 18 months… let ’em have it’.”
Its popularity is very simple: it is a fun song to belt out in a group, with fans adding “so good, so good, so good” to the middle of the chorus.
Harry Kane was left speechless by the chants after the Germany win, while Gareth Southgate told the post-match press conference: “You can’t beat a bit of ‘Sweet Caroline’!”
The song’s status as an England football anthem has been reinforced with vengeance during England women’s run to the Euro 2022 final, with fans belting it out in emotional scenes following the semi-final demolition of Sweden.
Ahead of the tournament the teams’s head coach Sarina Wiegman, who hails from the Netherlands, joked that she needed to learn the words to Neil Diamond’s classic in an interview with TalkSport.
When asked if she had a grasp on the lyrics Wiegman replied: “No, not totally… sorry! I knew the song, but I have to practice a little more. I’m too focused on football.”
What are the lyrics to ‘Sweet Caroline’?
Where it began, I can’t begin to knowing
But then I know it’s growing strong
Was in the spring
And spring became the summer
Who’d have believed you’d come along
Hands, touching hands
Reaching out, touching me, touching you
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I’ve been inclined
To believe they never would
But now I
Look at the night and it don’t seem so lonely
We filled it up with only two
And when I hurt
Hurting runs off my shoulders
How can I hurt when holding you
One, touching one
Reaching out, touching me, touching you
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I’ve been inclined
To believe they never would
Oh no, no
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
Sweet Caroline
I believe they never could
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good | https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/sweet-caroline-football-song-why-neil-diamond-how-england-anthem-lyrics-1764035 | 2022-07-29T01:27:31Z | https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/sweet-caroline-football-song-why-neil-diamond-how-england-anthem-lyrics-1764035 | false | 1 |
South Dakotans needed Tim Giago’s voice.
The award-winning Native American journalist passed away in Rapid City Sunday at age 88. With that, an extraordinary life journey came to an end.
It was not always an easy life, and the path was sometimes contentious and combative, which was exactly the point of Giago’s journey.
He spent more than four decades as a South Dakota journalist, founding several newspapers that gave what he saw as an under-served Native American population coverage of the issues that directly impacted their lives.
He also served as a voice for Native Americans in this state and well beyond. His words and writings were born from experience.
For example, he wrote often of his time growing up in a Catholic boarding school on the Pine Ridge Reservation. It reflected a broader issue in Indian Country that remains unresolved to this day. By coincidence, at the moment Giago passed away, Pope Francis was in Canada to address that very same issue with indigenous tribes in that country and offering a formal apology. It was an issue Giago was dedicated to and was still addressing up to his death.
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He also broke the mold for journalism in this state. According to a story in the Rapid City Journal, Giago wrote that he had been a reporter at the Journal when he got into the business and was frustrated by the limitations. “I was bothered by the fact that although I had been born and raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, I was seldom given an opportunity to do news stories about the people of the reservation,” he recalled in a 2005 article.
That led to the founding of The Lakota Times in 1981, the first independent, non-tribal affiliated, Native newspaper in the country, according to the Black Hills Pioneer. The Times morphed into Indian Country Today in 1992. He later founded the Lakota Journal and Native Sun News Today.
Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender said Sunday, “Tim was the first to provide newspapers where Native Americans could express and share their opinions, to provide stories on important events and issues, and to feature Native traditions, culture and ideas.”
Giago was also a syndicated columnist who reached a national audience, and he was an author and poet.
In so many ways, he opened minds and opened eyes.
Besides providing a Native American voice to the generally white palette of South Dakota journalism, Giago also trained Native Americans for the journalism field. Through this, he broadened the journalistic vision in this state.
For some, Giago was not always an easy read. His views could be passionate and at times controversial, in more ways than one. Some white readers may have been put off by his frank views on race relations in this state. Meanwhile, when Giago wrote, years after the event, that the American Indian Movement was to blame for the violence during the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation, his newspaper office was vandalized and firebombed, according to The Associated Press.
During his journey, he also challenged the state to forego Columbus Day and instead celebrate Native American Day, he criticized the use of Native American imagery as team mascots, he exposed the practice by banks bordering on Native land of “redlining” — charging Native Americans much higher interest rates than non-Natives were charged — and on and on.
A crusader to the last, Giago brought a perspective to South Dakota journalism that will never be forgotten. Neither will his impact on the Native American population he served or the state he influenced. His passing is a deep loss, but his legacy will stay with us for a long time to come. | https://siouxcityjournal.com/opinion/other-voices-giago-s-passing-a-loss-for-south-dakota/article_8b4489ef-f506-564a-b0b0-bb12cf58d2ec.html | 2022-07-29T01:36:28Z | https://siouxcityjournal.com/opinion/other-voices-giago-s-passing-a-loss-for-south-dakota/article_8b4489ef-f506-564a-b0b0-bb12cf58d2ec.html | true | 2 |
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin warned Thursday that a possible prisoner swap with the United States involving American basketball star Brittney Griner needs to be negotiated quietly without fanfare.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Washington had offered Russia a deal that would bring home Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan. A person familiar with the matter said the U.S. government proposed trading convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for Whelan and Griner.
Asked about the U.S. offer, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov replied that prisoner swaps were typically negotiated discreetly behind the scenes.
“We know that such issues are discussed without any such release of information,” Peskov told reporters during a conference call. “Normally, the public learns about it when the agreements are already implemented.”
He emphasized that “no agreements have been finalized” and refused to provide further details.
In a separate statement, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Russian and U.S. officials have conducted negotiations about possible prisoner exchanges and “there has been no concrete result yet.”
“We proceed from the assumption that interests of both parties should be taken into account during the negotiations,” Zakharova said.
Blinken’s comments marked the first time the U.S. government publicly revealed any concrete action it has taken to secure Griner’s release. The two-time Olympic gold medalist and player for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury was arrested at a Moscow airport in mid-February when inspectors found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage.
In a sharp reversal of previous policy, Blinken said he expects to speak with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss the proposed prisoner deal and other matters. It would be their first phone call since before Russia sent its troops into Ukraine.
Russia has for years expressed interest in the release of Bout, a Russian arms dealer once labeled the “Merchant of Death.” He was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2012 on charges that he schemed to illegally sell millions of dollars in weapons.
Griner’s trial on drug charges started in a court outside Moscow this month, and she testified Wednesday that she didn’t know how the cartridges ended up in her bag but that she had a doctor’s recommendation to use cannabis to treat career-related pain.
The 31-year-old has pleaded guilty but said she had no criminal intent in bringing the cartridges to Russia and packed in haste for her return to play in a Russian basketball league during the WNBA’s offseason. She faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of transporting drugs.
On Wednesday, Griner testified that a language interpreter translated only a fraction of what was being said while she was detained at Moscow’s airport and that officials told her to sign documents, but “no one explained any of it to me.”
Griner also said that besides the poor translation, she received no explanation of her rights or access to a lawyer during the initial hours of her detention. She said she used a translation app on her phone to communicate with a customs officer.
Her arrest came at a time of heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington ahead of Russia sending troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24. Griner’s five months of detention have raised strong criticism among teammates and supporters in the United States.
The Biden administration has faced political pressure to free Griner and other Americans whom the U.S. has declared to be “wrongfully detained” — a designation sharply rejected by Russian officials.
Whelan, a corporate security executive from Michigan, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage charges in 2020. He and his family have vigorously asserted his innocence. The U.S. government has denounced the charges as false.
Washington has long resisted prisoner swaps out of concern that they could encourage additional hostage-taking and promote false equivalency between a wrongfully detained American and a foreign national regarded as justly convicted.
In April, however, the government struck a deal to trade U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed for jailed Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko.
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Matthew Lee and Eric Tucker in Washington contributed to this report. | https://fox4kc.com/news/international/ap-international/kremlin-poker-faced-on-us-swap-offer-to-free-griner-whelan/ | 2022-07-29T01:39:54Z | https://fox4kc.com/news/international/ap-international/kremlin-poker-faced-on-us-swap-offer-to-free-griner-whelan/ | true | 34 |
Candace Cameron Bure's Daughter Rips JoJo Siwa, 'Grow Up'
Candace Cameron Bure Vs. JoJo Siwa Daughter Rips JoJo ... Photo Snub's No Biggie, Grow Up!!!
7/28/2022 5:53 PM PT
Candace Cameron Bure's daughter is not letting go of her famous mother's beef with JoJo Siwa ... she's defending mom and clapping back at JoJo, essentially telling her to stop acting like a child.
In a since-deleted Instagram Story posted on her account Thursday, Natasha Bure ripped JoJo, saying ... "Respectfully, someone saying 'no' to taking a photo with you is not a 'rough experience.' This generation is so sensitive and has no backbone."
Natasha didn't stop there, telling JoJo ... "There are bigger issues in this world than this. Grow up."
The Candace and JoJo beef started earlier this month when Siwa put the "Fuller House" actress on blast, calling her the "rudest celebrity" she's ever met ... a grudge brewing for several years over a photo snub.
JoJo later explained she was 11 years old when she asked Candace for a photo at a "Fuller House" premiere and got denied, only to watch CCB take pics with others. JoJo called the snub a "bad experience."
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Candace tried to ease tensions with JoJo this week, claiming the two hashed out the incident and put it behind them, framing it as a learning experience for all.
But now, Candace's daughter is reviving the feud.
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HONG KONG (AP) — A falling video screen struck and injured two dancers on the concert stage as Cantopop band Mirror was performing Thursday night in Hong Kong.
Video clips circulated on social media showed Mirror members Anson Lo and Edan Lui performing with a dozen dancers when one of several suspended LED screens crashed down on the stage.
The falling screen appeared to directly hit one dancer on the head and body before toppling onto another performer as the audience screamed in horror. The rest of the performers on stage rushed to help those hit by the screen, the videos showed.
Police said the two male dancers were conscious when they were sent to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Local media reported the hospital said one of the dancers was in serious condition while the other was stable.
Police said three audience members were also taken to the hospital, one who felt unwell and two others in a state of shock, but they required no medical treatment.
The concert was halted after the incident, which occurred during Mirror’s fourth of 12 scheduled concerts at Hong Kong Coliseum.
At Tuesday's concert, band member Frankie Lui appeared to lose his footing and fall off the edge of the stage while giving a speech, according to clips on social media.
An online petition about safety issues of Mirror concerts was launched the same night and has garnered thousands of signatures. The petition urged organizers to ensure safety for Mirror and its dancers and refrain from using unnecessary stage mechanisms or raised platforms.
Viu, the company that created and manages Mirror, did not respond to an emailed request for comment.
The 12-member band has skyrocketed in popularity in Hong Kong and has been credited with the revival of Cantopop.
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson's contract negotiations are lingering into training camp, and the Baltimore quarterback says at a certain point, it could be time to put those talks aside.
“There’s probably going to be a cutoff at some point, yes,” Jackson said Thursday.
The latest update from the Ravens' star quarterback wasn't exactly earth shattering: Yes, negotiations are ongoing. No, he wasn't going to publicize details about topics such as guaranteed money. Yes, he thinks a deal will eventually get done, and yes, he hopes that will be before the season.
The most significant takeaway was probably the fact that Jackson seems willing to put a deadline on negotiations. That's not a huge shock — contract talks during the season can be a distraction — but it suggests that if the Ravens don't reach a long-term deal with him soon, this saga could stretch into next offseason.
“I get to talk to both sides, and both sides are very motivated to get the job done,” coach John Harbaugh said. “So, I feel like that’s kind of where it’s at.”
This season is Jackson's fifth-year option, and it's surprising that his contract status remains so uncertain. Josh Allen, another star quarterback drafted the same year as Jackson, signed his big extension last offseason. Kyler Murray received one earlier this month, and he was drafted a year after Jackson.
Still, the fact that this negotiation is going differently doesn't mean it needs to cause drama.
“If Lamar is not concerned about the contract, nobody should be concerned about the contract," receiver Rashod Bateman said. "That’s not up to us. We’re going to let whoever handles that handle it. We’re just going to play football. That’s what we’re called here to do, and that’s what we’re going to focus on.”
The franchise tag means the Ravens don't have to worry too much about losing Jackson after this season, and neither side has shown any significant acrimony publicly. Jackson missed voluntary OTAs but was in attendance for mandatory minicamp, and he was on the field for the start of training camp this week.
“I want to win, at the end of the day. I just want to be great,” he said. "I just want to work with my brothers, at the end of the day. I don’t want to leave them out there hanging. That’s not me. That’s never been me.”
Jackson sounds comfortable with the fact that the negotiations between him and the team have generally been kept private.
“I don’t like people in my business at all. It’s my business," he said. "If I wanted it out there, I’d put it out there myself, if anything.”
KOLAR'S SURGERY
Harbaugh said TE Charlie Kolar is having sports hernia surgery next week. The Ravens drafted Kolar in the fourth round this year out of Iowa State.
“He actually had a sports hernia in college and had a surgery. They’re going to redo that one as well,” Harbaugh said. "It’s just something that’s not too much different than Rashod Bateman last year, who had the lingering issue coming from college. So, we’ll get it cleaned up now. Would have loved to have gotten it cleaned up earlier, but we didn’t have it really earlier. I think he felt like he could manage it, but it’s gotten to the point where it needs to be fixed.”
Bateman missed the first five games last season.
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Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas sued the city on Thursday, July 28, over the decision to suspend his pay and benefits following his indictment in a federal corruption case.
The lawsuit names City Controller Ron Galperin and alleges that Galperin’s decision was “unauthorized, unlawful and politicized.” It seeks a ruling to strike down the decision as unlawful, along with attorneys’ fees.
Ridley-Thomas was suspended from the council last October after his indictment. The lawsuit claims that Galperin acted unilaterally to cut Ridley-Thomas’ pay and did so to help his campaign for state controller. Galperin finished fifth in the field of six.
Chelsea Lucktenberg, Galperin’s director of communications, declined comment Thursday, citing pending litigation. But in a statement after suspending Ridley-Thomas’ pay last year, Galperin said he “could not use city money to pay the salary of an elected official facing federal bribery and fraud charges who is now legally unable to do his job.”
“Mark Ridley-Thomas is no longer empowered to carry out the duties and responsibilities for which he was elected, and he can no longer be present to effectively serve his constituents or represent their interests at City Hall,” Galperin said at the time.
Rob Wilcox, the director of community engagement and outreach for the City Attorney’s Office, did not immediately respond to a request for comment but told the Los Angeles Times the city’s lawyers would review the lawsuit. The Times was first to report the lawsuit.
Ridley-Thomas and former dean of the USC School of Social Work Marilyn Flynn were charged in a 20-count indictment alleging a secret deal in which Ridley-Thomas — when he was a member of the county Board of Supervisors —agreed to steer county money to the university in return for admitting his son Sebastian Ridley-Thomas into graduate school with a full-tuition scholarship and a paid professorship.
Flynn allegedly arranged to funnel a $100,000 donation from Ridley-Thomas’ campaign funds through the university to a nonprofit organization to be operated by his son, a former member of the Assembly. The donation prompted an investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles that remains open, prosecutors said.
In exchange, the indictment contends, Ridley-Thomas supported county contracts involving the School of Social Work, including lucrative deals to provide services to the county Department of Children and Family Services and Probation Department, as well as an amendment to a contract with the Department of Mental Health that would bring the school millions of dollars in new revenue.
Both defendants have strongly denied any wrongdoing and promised that evidence will clear their names.
Ridley-Thomas’ trial was delayed until November earlier this month.
Herb Wesson, who was appointed the temporary replacement to represent the 10th District for Ridley-Thomas in February, was blocked by a Superior Court judge last week from performing any council functions.
The decision by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mary Strobel effectively blocks Wesson from representing the district, although it did not formally remove him from the post.
The ruling marked the second time Strobel has issued a restraining order against Wesson’s service on the council. On Feb. 24, Strobel sided with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California’s challenge to Wesson’s appointment, issuing a temporary restraining order that blocked him from serving.
But she later vacated the order and declined to issue a preliminary injunction, saying that procedurally, the SCLC needed to obtain permission from the state Attorney General’s Office to proceed with its legal challenge.
According to the appointment, Wesson is supposed to hold the position through Dec. 31 unless Ridley-Thomas is acquitted or the charges against him are dropped.
Galperin also cut off Wesson’s pay last week after the judge’s decision, The Times reported. | https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2022/07/28/mark-ridley-thomas-sues-to-restore-pay-after-suspension-from-la-city-council/ | 2022-07-29T01:45:30Z | https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2022/07/28/mark-ridley-thomas-sues-to-restore-pay-after-suspension-from-la-city-council/ | false | 8 |
Punjab cabinet approves Custom Milling Policy for 2022-23 kharif season
Chandigarh : The Punjab cabinet on Thursday gave nod to “The Punjab Custom Milling Policy for kharif 2022-23” for converting the procured paddy into custom milled rice and delivery of the same to Food Corporation of India (FCI) through rice mills of the state.
A decision to this effect was taken by the council of ministers headed by chief minister Bhagwant Mann in its meeting here. This policy has been prepared for getting the paddy procured by state procurement agencies (Pungrain, Markfed, Punsup and PSWC) converted into custom milled rice and its delivery into central pool. As per the policy, the rice mills will be linked to the procurement centres in time as per the purchase centre allotment list issued by the department and the paddy will be stored at the eligible rice mills as per their entitlement and agreement executed between the state agencies and the rice millers.
After the meeting, Mann said the government has brought transparency by using technology to track the delivery and storage of custom milled rice. “It will be a digital policy. GPS will be fitted in trucks carrying paddy, photos taken and their timings recorded to track their movement. Trucks will be allowed into shellers only if their data and timings match,” he told reporters after the meeting.
The kharif marketing season (KMS) 2022-23 will start from October 1, 2022, and the procurement of paddy will be completed by November 30. The paddy so procured will be stored in eligible rice mills situated in the state. The policy stipulates that the rice millers will deliver the due rice of paddy stored up to March 31, 2023.
PSPCL action plan on distribution system gets nod
The cabinet also approved action plan of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) for adoption and implementation of ‘Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme’ (RDSS). The implementation of RDSS will strengthen the distribution system, improve the operational efficiency and financial viability of PSPCL as well as quality and reliability of power supply to consumers. This action plan worth ₹25,237 crore includes works pertaining to distribution infrastructure, metering and information technology.
The cabinet also gave its consent to ink MoU with Nudge Life Skills Foundation (NLSF) for a period of 27 months. It will help in providing direct feedback and support to the administrative departments, thereby enabling them to steer systems reforms through departmental or sub-departmental initiatives in area of technological integration, process innovation, data management, collaborations, strengthen programs and others.
Nod to relaxation in quality norms for moong procurement
Also, ex-facto approval was given to relax the quality norms fixed by Government of India for purchase of moong (green gram) so that Markfed, the state nodal agency, is able to procure more and more Moong at minimum support price (MSP) of ₹7,225 per quintal with relaxed norms under the state pool. The farmers whose produce does not meet the relaxed quality parameters and have to, therefore, sell it in the open market till July 31, 2022, will be paid up to maximum ₹1,000 difference per quintal. The State Disaster Mitigation Fund (SDMF) was also approved.
Special remission for life convicts
The cabinet also gave approval for sending the case of special remission to convicts/ life convicts confined in jails of Punjab to commemorate 400th parkash purab of Guru Teg Bahadur. It also gave consent for sending the case for seeking special remission and release of the convicts confined in the jails of state on August 15, 2022, to commemorate the 75th Independence Day of India being celebrated as ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. After the nod of the state cabinet under Article 163 of the Constitution of India, these special remission cases will be submitted to Punjab governor under Article 161 of the Indian constitution.
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Mohali MC’s own building not equipped to fight fire
While the Mohali municipal corporation has been dragging its feet in ensuring fire safety arrangements at residential and commercial buildings in the city, it itself is also sitting on a tinderbox. An audit carried out by the civic body has found glaring violations of fire-safety norms at its building in Sector 68. Apart from handling the city's civic affairs, the corporation also caters to over 1,000 visitors at the five-storey building everyday.
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Chandigarh man caught with 10 gm heroin gets six-year jail
Observing that numerous households have been ruined due to the drug menace, a local court has awarded a Sector-27 resident six years of rigorous imprisonment for possessing heroin. According to the prosecution, the police had laid a naka near Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26, on December 18, 2018. In the evening, police noticed Kumar's walking away suspiciously on noticing the naka. The man revealed his name as Anil Kumar, who lived in Sector 27-C.
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Shamlat land meant for gaushala being exploited for commercial gains: Punjab to HC
The shamlat land in Balongi, meant for a gaushala only, is being exploited for commercial gains by a Mohali society, headed by former health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu, the Punjab government has told the Punjab and Haryana high court. High court had stayed the lease cancellation earlier this month. The gaushala is being run on 10 acres in Balongi by former Congress cabinet minister Balbir Singh Sidhu's trust.
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The work on removing the second lot of 7.67 metric tonnes of legacy waste at the Dadumajra landfill is likely to start soon. In its second attempt at allotting the work, the municipal corporation on Thursday opened the financial bids, in which three firms were in the running, and Aakanksha Enterprises submitted the lowest bid of ₹79.68 crore. The estimated cost of the project is around ₹67 crore.
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Hand, foot & mouth disease spreading tentacles in Chandigarh tricity
The highly contagious hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is spreading fast in the tricity, with as many as 24 confirmed cases being reported in a week. According to the data shared by the respective health departments on Thursday, at least 15 confirmed infections of HFMD have been reported in Panchkula within a week, followed by eight in Mohali and one in Chandigarh. | https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-cabinet-approves-custom-milling-policy-for-2022-23-kharif-season-101659038446418.html | 2022-07-29T01:48:02Z | https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-cabinet-approves-custom-milling-policy-for-2022-23-kharif-season-101659038446418.html | false | 1 |
On Wednesday, Microsoft released the new Windows 11 Build 22621.317 (KB5015885) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11, version 22H2. There are no big highlights or features to expect from the build, but it comes with a bunch of fixes for different issues. Here they are:
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NEWFANE — A cattle controversy continues to stir at the ASHA animal sanctuary on Coomer Road.
The dispute revolves around a cow and a steer that wandered onto the property weeks ago.
A neighboring farmer, Scott Gregson, says the animals are his.
The sanctuary's owner, Tracy Murphy, says she's not giving the animals to Gregson unless he can show her proof that he actually owns them.
Murphy's attorney agrees.
“Before we can talk about what can be done with these cattle, we need to see proof of ownership,” said Matthew Albert, Murphy’s pro-bono legal counsel, who is also the founder of Against All Oddz Animal Alliance in Darien Center. “That’s a threshold issue, and I reiterated numerous times that before I could even conceive of advising my client to give these cattle to this individual, I need to see proof of ownership to make sure that they are going to their rightful owner. I haven’t been shown that."
Gregson declined comment when contacted by the Union-Sun & Journal.
The dispute started on July 16 when Murphy reported to the Niagara County SPCA that the she found the cattle on her property.
Gregson, from nearby McKee Road, later came forward saying that the cattle belonged to his family, and that his kids were caring for the cattle for a 4-H program.
Murphy and Gregson spoke with one another on July 22. They discussed what needed to be done for the cattle to be handed back to Gregson, with Murphy insisting he'd need to show her proof of ownership. Murphy contends that when the cattle first arrived on the property, they ate hay that belonged to the sanctuary and left manure on her driveway. She believes she deserves compensation for damages and boarding costs.
On July 25, Gregson visited the animal sanctuary with members of his family and state troopers and asked for the cattle to be returned to him. Murphy refused on the grounds that the police would need a warrant, and that Gregson would need to have documentation proving that he is the rightful owner of the cattle. She then asked them to leave. To date, Gregson has not provided any proof of ownership.
The SPCA's Executive Director Amy Lewis said Murphy asked her agency for help in determining who owned the animals. The SPCA is no longer involved in the case. Lewis said the agency deals primarily with animal cruelty, not ownership disputes. Lewis added that she doesn’t believe the cattle are in any danger at the sanctuary.
“I know that (Murphy) really cares about her animals and tries to do the best for them, so I don’t think that there’s any danger there," Lewis said.
Murphy, who is still in possession of the cattle, wants to continue to keep them at the sanctuary, which encourages a vegan lifestyle. Murphy said she's concerned about the cattle being at risk of slaughter, even if Gregson is their legal owner.
Albert, the attorney representing Murphy, said she is willing to buy the cattle, even above market price, and would discuss waiving the fees incurred from property damage and boarding. But Gregson would still need to provide documentation that he is the rightful owner.
“They would have to prove that he owns these animals, and then we would be willing to waive the boarding costs and make Gregson whole by paying him the market value of the animals to sign them over to us,” said Murphy. “We’re trying to be reasonable, this isn’t something that we have to do, it’s something that we’re willing to do to keep the animals safe so they never have to go to slaughter.”
Murphy also said that she would not give up the cattle unless the police come back with a warrant.
“Right now, they’re under the protection of Asha’s Animal Sanctuary until they come out here with a warrant to seize the animals,” Murphy said.
Several weeks ago, it was reported that the ASHA sanctuary owed $12,000 on veterinary expenses, which needed to be paid by the end of July. This week, Murphy said, the debt stands closer to $10,000 after some donations. Albert said that while he hasn’t seen the sanctuary's financial records, it would still likely try to raise money to buy the cattle, if necessary.
“There are others who are sympathetic to her plight and would be willing to help raise funds,” Albert said.
Information is also in dispute as to whether the cattle had tags on their ears, and if those tags might have been removed. Murphy deferred questions about ear tags to Albert, who said he hasn’t seen the cattle since he began advising Murphy.
The issue has generated interest from other farmers and residents in the area.
Protesters who are supporting Gregson gathered just outside the sanctuary's property line on Wednesday. Members of the group have placed signs on Coomer Road, with one likening the sanctuary owner's actions to "cattle rustling." | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/rescuing-or-rustling-at-asha-animal-sanctuary/article_9aa01ab0-0e0c-11ed-98d6-57474c51c9b2.html | 2022-07-29T01:52:13Z | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/rescuing-or-rustling-at-asha-animal-sanctuary/article_9aa01ab0-0e0c-11ed-98d6-57474c51c9b2.html | false | 1 |
The fight for retirees of Delphi Corp to receive full benefits continues, but there’s now hope the battle may soon be over.
“We did work and we worked hard and we played by the rules,” said Bruce Gump who worked for Delphi Corp. for 33 years.
READ MORE: Convenience Store Woes, Inflation Hitting Every IndustryGump is now retired and has been in a 13 year fight to get his full pension.
“The bottom line to it is that none of this was necessary.”
The battle began during the 2009 recession which led GM to file for bankruptcy.
Delphi–an auto parts supplier and subsidiary of GM–was also affected and pensions for Gump and more than 20,000 others were cut by as much as 70 percent.
Gump said the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) terminated the pensions during GMs bankruptcy proceedings.
He said it was an unfair process.
READ MORE: Michigan Supreme Court Bars Automatic Life Sentences For 18-Year-Olds“They felt we had no leverage. We couldn’t fight back. We’re too small and too weak,” he said.
We reached out to PBGC but the company declined to comment.
For Gump, he now has renewed faith he and others will get what they’re owed.
That’s because earlier this week, a bill to restore their benefits was passed in the U.S House of Representatives.
It’s called the Susan Muffley Act.
Gump is hopeful the Senate will pass it by the end of the year.
MORE NEWS: MSP Conducting Speed Enforcement On Southfield Freeway“It’s just a matter of being fair about it,” he said. “And it’s something we expect from our government all the time. It just didn’t happen in this case. And, you know, now we’ve got to get it fixed. | https://cwdetroit.cbslocal.com/2022/07/28/we-worked-hard-retirees-of-delphi-corp-continue-to-fight-for-benefits/ | 2022-07-29T01:52:25Z | https://cwdetroit.cbslocal.com/2022/07/28/we-worked-hard-retirees-of-delphi-corp-continue-to-fight-for-benefits/ | false | 2 |
Amid news that TBS has canceled its incisive news satire series Full Frontal with Samantha Bee after seven seasons, it's worth pointing out one thing: I have never felt Bee has gotten the respect or opportunities she should have in TV.
(Full disclosure: I was interviewed for a Full Frontal segment a while ago, poking fun at the idea that Trump and Republicans might devise some sort of fraudulent "October surprise" news story to hobble Joe Biden and Democrats going into the 2020 elections.)
Starting with her 2003 debut on The Daily Show – where she joined the program as its only female correspondent and became its longest-serving correspondent by the time she left in 2014 – Bee has broken a lot of ground in the news satire game.
At the time, I thought she seemed a promising candidate to take over the show when then-host Jon Stewart left in 2015 (much as I love Trevor Noah, who has done an amazing job as Stewart's successor and the current host, recasting it for a different generation of news parody consumer). Bee herself has said "it was awful" when Comedy Central made it plain she was never in the running to follow Stewart.
And while it was wonderful to see Bee get her own show in 2015 – becoming the most prominent woman to host a late-night talk show series, while spinning off impactful projects like her Not the White House Correspondents Dinner — in recent years, TBS hasn't seemed to know what to do with Full Frontal, moving its time slots around enough that even fans might struggle to keep up.
So it wasn't entirely shocking when Warner Bros. Discovery – a new company formed when Discovery merged with TBS' parent company WarnerMedia earlier this year — decided to cancel Full Frontal. The company had already halted development of new scripted projects for TNT and TBS, pulling the critically acclaimed comedy Chad hours before its second season debut.
The channel's statement on Full Frontal pretty much pins the decision on larger corporate priorities, not the show's ratings or performance. "As we continue to shape our new programming strategy, we've made some difficult, business-based decisions," read a statement given to me by a TBS spokesperson. "We ... thank Sam, and the rest of the Emmy-nominated team for their groundbreaking work."
But the fact that Full Frontal's cancellation is about a bigger issue, doesn't remove the sting of seeing the most prominent female voice in late night unceremoniously removed from TV, at least for now (fingers crossed Bee lands at a new platform which values her show more than TBS ultimately did.)
And her show isn't the only late-night program to give up the ghost in recent years.
Growing instability in late night TV
Showtime's rollicking late night interview show featuring the Bodega Boys, Desus and Mero, is dissolving – reportedly, because the program's two hosts have decided to work separately. James Corden will leave his post on CBS' The Late Late Show next year. And when NBC canceled its ultra-late night show last year – A Little Late with Lilly Singh, which aired at 1:37 a.m. – it didn't even replace the program with new original programming.
It seems the space for original content in late night TV is slowly shrinking. And it's happening just as women and people of color are getting real opportunities to join the party.
In a way, this is yet another story of online platforms eating away at legacy media. The young, college-age viewers who once made successes of white guy hosts like David Letterman, Conan O'Brien and Jon Stewart are now glued to Tik Tok, Instagram and YouTube; current late night hosts carve up their shows for distribution through platforms which may draw nearly as many views online as viewers on broadcast TV or cable channels.
(Even the term "late night TV" feels a bit anachronistic, given how fans can now watch pieces of the shows online whenever they choose.)
Small wonder that CBS has already signaled its intention to experiment a bit with the Late Late Show's time slot after Corden leaves. But this ambivalence about late night comes just as new talents like Amber Ruffin, Sam Jay, Ziwe, Michael Che and Charlamagne tha God are getting their own shots to reinvent the form in a more inclusive way.
Cynics may believe the genre is already on its way out. But as a critic who watched Letterman re-invent the TV talk show by subverting it — much in the same way Jon Stewart revitalized the news parody show — I'm convinced there's still life in the old form. Particularly as women and people of color fill a larger space in the genre.
Gauging the future of late night TV
Some tantalizing questions remain. As women's rights become a greater issue for the midterm elections, will Bee land another topical show on a different platform, or utilize her talents as a producer and her production company to create something else? Will CBS try to fill Corden's time slot with a talent who can balance popularity on the broadcast network and online, or will it focus on finding someone who can reinvent the form altogether?
And can a talent like Amber Ruffin – whose show for NBC's streaming service Peacock has turned her into arguably the most successful new voice in late night – find wider exposure for her program somewhere on cable or broadcast TV?
My fingers are crossed that Bee, an Emmy award-winning host, lands well. But it's also important for the industry to recognize and preserve opportunities for the next generation of late night TV talent likely to expand the genre through reinvention and inclusiveness.
If only they get the chance.
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50-year-old police constable dies by suicide in Pune
A 50-year-old police constable died by suicide at his house in Loni Kalbhor on Thursday.
On Wednesday, he returned home from work and went to sleep. “He must have taken the extreme step during the night. No suicide note was recovered,” said officials from Loni Kalbhor police station.
Police said, a few months ago, his daughter-in-law died by suicide and her parents had lodged a complaint against him at Hadapsar police station. On July 27, there was a hearing in court regarding the case. Police suspect, he took the extreme step in frustration related to the court case.
Help is a call away
Pune-based NGO - Connecting - works towards providing support to those in emotional distress using the philosophy of mindfulness based active listening, thereby preventing suicide. Helpline numbers: 1800-209-4353 (toll free) and 9922001122 all days, 12 pm to 8 pm. Walk-in facility: 12 pm to 5 pm, Monday – Saturday. Email: connectingngo@gmail.com
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Mohali MC’s own building not equipped to fight fire
While the Mohali municipal corporation has been dragging its feet in ensuring fire safety arrangements at residential and commercial buildings in the city, it itself is also sitting on a tinderbox. An audit carried out by the civic body has found glaring violations of fire-safety norms at its building in Sector 68. Apart from handling the city's civic affairs, the corporation also caters to over 1,000 visitors at the five-storey building everyday.
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Chandigarh man caught with 10 gm heroin gets six-year jail
Observing that numerous households have been ruined due to the drug menace, a local court has awarded a Sector-27 resident six years of rigorous imprisonment for possessing heroin. According to the prosecution, the police had laid a naka near Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26, on December 18, 2018. In the evening, police noticed Kumar's walking away suspiciously on noticing the naka. The man revealed his name as Anil Kumar, who lived in Sector 27-C.
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Shamlat land meant for gaushala being exploited for commercial gains: Punjab to HC
The shamlat land in Balongi, meant for a gaushala only, is being exploited for commercial gains by a Mohali society, headed by former health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu, the Punjab government has told the Punjab and Haryana high court. High court had stayed the lease cancellation earlier this month. The gaushala is being run on 10 acres in Balongi by former Congress cabinet minister Balbir Singh Sidhu's trust.
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The work on removing the second lot of 7.67 metric tonnes of legacy waste at the Dadumajra landfill is likely to start soon. In its second attempt at allotting the work, the municipal corporation on Thursday opened the financial bids, in which three firms were in the running, and Aakanksha Enterprises submitted the lowest bid of ₹79.68 crore. The estimated cost of the project is around ₹67 crore.
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Hand, foot & mouth disease spreading tentacles in Chandigarh tricity
The highly contagious hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is spreading fast in the tricity, with as many as 24 confirmed cases being reported in a week. According to the data shared by the respective health departments on Thursday, at least 15 confirmed infections of HFMD have been reported in Panchkula within a week, followed by eight in Mohali and one in Chandigarh. | https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/50yearold-police-constable-dies-by-suicide-in-pune-101659020078214.html | 2022-07-29T02:05:55Z | https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/50yearold-police-constable-dies-by-suicide-in-pune-101659020078214.html | false | 8 |
Meta Platforms says it will no longer pay U.S. news organizations to have their material appear in Facebook’s News Tab as it reallocates resources in the face of the economic downturn and changing user behavior.
The company said Thursday that most people “do not come to Facebook for news, and as a business it doesn’t make sense to over invest in areas that don’t align with user preferences.”
Meta, then called Facebook, launched the partnerships in 2019. The “News Tab” section in the Facebook mobile app only displays headlines — and nothing else — from The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, BuzzFeed News, Business Insider, NBC, USA Today and the Los Angeles Times, among others. The company did not say how much it was paying the news organizations, but reports put it in the millions of dollars for large outlets such as The Wall Street Journal.
The Associated Press did not participate in the initiative.
At the time the program launched, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told the AP that he saw “an opportunity to set up new long-term, stable financial relationships with publishers.”
But Meta, which is based in Menlo Park, California, said in a statement Thursday that a “lot has changed since we signed deals three years ago to test bringing additional news links to Facebook News in the U.S.”
On Wednesday, Meta Platforms Inc. posted its first revenue decline in its history and forecast weak results for the current quarter as well.
Meta does not pay for news content that outlets post on its platform. The News Tab deals, the company said Thursday, were for “incremental content, e.g., ensuring that we had access to more of their article links and that we were including a range of topic areas at launch.”
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The Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals on Wednesday unanimously approved requests for special use permits to operate tourist homes at two separate locations in Sperryville.
The application of Tao Sun and Ziming Yang to rent an existing dwelling on nearly 13 acres of land zoned agricultural at 32 Old Hollow Rd. to lodgers received the most attention from the board because of complaints about outbuildings, camper vehicles and portable toilets on the property placed by a previous owner.
Those concerns were discussed previously during the Rappahannock County Planning Commission’s consideration of the application. Christine Smith, a Sperryville resident and the Piedmont District representative on the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, raised them again on Wednesday during the public hearing prior to the BZA vote.
Smith said complaints began emerging in summer 2020, and that it took until late 2021 for them to be addressed. They were “no fault of the current owners,” she stressed, but asked that the BZA consider the special use permit request carefully in the interest of ensuring “a harmonious community.”
The supervisor asked that the BZA consider placing a ban on any events held on the property and limit the number of people that could come onto the property, except for the lodgers. She also suggested having the permit expire in 2024, which the board did not adopt.
That was a step too far for BZA memberBill Tieckelmann who posed the hypothetical question “suppose they (the applicants) had children who want to get married [on the property]. I don’t think we can restrict so drastically.”
BZA Chair Ron Makela suggested that one condition on the permit bars use of an auxiliary building by renters using the property. The applicants had proposed allowing renters to use the building for recreational purposes. Makela’s suggested restriction was included in the list of conditions the BZA ultimately approved. The applicants can use the auxiliary building for their personal use only.
Conditions set were:
Lodging limited to six people.
Use of accessory building by renters is expressly prohibited, a change from the Planning Commission’s recommendation that it could be used but for recreational purposes only
Outdoor lighting must be directed downward.
No unattended pets (Changed from the Planning Commission’s wording of “no unrestrained pets”).
Maintain existing vegetation/tree buffer with adjoining neighbors.
No amplified music or excessive noise after 10 p.m.
House rules reflect special use permit conditions.
Outdoor fires must be contained and controlled. (Planning Commission recommended no outdoor fires).
No discharging of firearms.
No food service provided to renters.
Permit terminates upon sale or transfer of property.
No special events.
Maintain phone, landline or broadband in case of emergency.
The applicants will have a management company in Culpeper caring for the property since they won’t be onsite continuously. Makela suggested they consider using a management company based in Rappahannock for a quicker response to any problem, but the suggestion wasn’t made a condition.
The planning commission had recommended approval of the application by a 5-2 vote with two members absent at its June meeting.
The second special use permit application moved more swiftly toward unanimous approval. Sarah Meservey, owner of Off the Grid in Sperryville, sought to use a three-bedroom dwelling on 8.6 acres at 23 Parkway Ln. for tourist lodging. The property is zoned commercial, but where the house sits is zoned rural residential. The request was previously considered by the Planning Commission and forwarded to the BZA without a recommendation.
The applicant was present at the BZA meeting and there were no comments from the public.
County staff recommended a limit of six lodgers and that no food service be provided.
The BZA added conditions that the permit terminates with the sale or transfer of the property; outdoor lights must be downshielded; amplified music or noise after 10 p.m. is prohibited; outdoor fires must be maintained and contained; firearms cannot be discharged; special events are prohibited; and maintaining of phone, landline or internet service is prohibited.
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Pope in Canada honors grandparents after Indigenous apology
EDMONTON, Alberta — (AP) — Pope Francis celebrated his first big Mass in Canada on Tuesday as reverberations echoed from his historic apology for the Catholic Church's role in severing generations of Indigenous family ties by participating in Canada's "catastrophic" residential school system.
Some 50,000 people filled Commonwealth Stadium and a smaller nearby venue for the Mass. They cheered as Francis arrived in a popemobile and looped around the track, stopping occasionally to kiss babies as Indigenous hand drums thumped.
But emotions were still raw a day after Francis visited a former residential school in Maskwacis to apologize for the “evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous peoples.”
Phil Fontaine, former chief of the Assembly of First Nations and a residential school survivor, urged the crowd to forgive in remarks delivered before Francis arrived: “We will never achieve healing and reconciliation without forgiveness,” he said. “We will never forget, but we must forgive.”
Negative reviews also came in. Murray Sinclair, the First Nations chairman of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, welcomed the apology but said Tuesday that it didn’t go far enough in acknowledging the papacy’s own role in justifying European colonial expansion and the hierarchy's endorsement of Canada’s assimilation policy.
Francis didn't dwell on the apology or the church's fraught history during the Mass, which fell on the Feast of St. Anne, the grandmother of Jesus and a figure of veneration for Canadian Catholics and Indigenous Catholics in particular. Due to knee problems, the 85-year-old pontiff celebrated the Mass from a seated position behind the altar.
In his homily, Francis urged young people to appreciate the wisdom and experience of their grandparents as fundamental to their very being, and to treasure those lessons to build a better future.
“Thanks to our grandparents, we received a caress from the history that preceded us: We learned that goodness, tender love and wisdom are the solid roots of humanity,” he said. “We are children because we are grandchildren.”
Francis has long lauded the role of grandmothers in passing the faith onto younger generations, citing his own experience with his grandmother, Rosa, while growing up in Buenos Aires, Argentina. For several months Francis has delivered weekly catechism lessons on the need to treasure grandparental wisdom and not discard them as part of today’s “culture of waste.”
Francis' message had resonance in Canada, given that families were torn apart by the church-enforced government policy of forcible assimilation.
More than 150,000 Native children in Canada were taken from their homes and made to attend government-funded Christian schools from the 19th century until the 1970s in an effort to isolate them from the influence of their families and culture. The aim was to Christianize and assimilate them into mainstream society, which previous Canadian governments considered superior.
In his first event in Canada, Francis on Monday blasted the residential schools as a “disastrous error” that did “catastrophic” harm. At the site of a former school in Maskwacis, he apologized for and vowed further investigation and steps to promote healing.
Sinclair, who is also a former senator, said Francis’ apology “left a deep hole” by placing blame on individual members of the church and failing to acknowledging the church’s institutional role in the schools.
“It is important to underscore that the church was not just an agent of the state, nor simply a participant in government policy, but was a lead co-author of the darkest chapters in the history of this land,” Sinclair said in a statement.
Sinclair cited church decrees and doctrines that led directly to “cultural genocide” of Indigenous peoples by underpinning colonial policy and the Doctrine of Discovery, a 19th-century international legal concept has been understood to justify colonial seizure of land and resources by European powers.
“In many instances, it was not just a collaboration, but an instigation,” Sinclair said of the residential schools.
Tuesday's Mass was notable for the lack of Indigenous representation in the service: Aside from some music before Francis arrived, there were no Indigenous hymns or prayers, despite the significant Indigenous presence among the faithful. Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith thanked the pope for coming in four Native languages as well as French, but the service was otherwise celebrated in English.
For Lorna Lindley, a survivor of the Kamloops residential school in British Columbia, where the first presumed unmarked graves were discovered last year, the day was difficult. She said she was there to honor her late parents, who were taken to a residential school at age 5 in a cattle truck.
“For myself it’s really heavy,” Lindley said. “It’s hard. No matter how many times you apologize, it doesn’t take away the hurt and pain.”
Indigenous community leaders, for their part, urged Francis to make good on his pledge to continue the path of reconciliation with concrete action: turning over church records on Indigenous children who died at schools, funding therapeutic programs for survivors and facilitating investigations of those responsible for the abuses.
Gerald Antoine, Dene national and AFN regional chief, said he was grateful for the attention Francis’ visit and apology has brought to the history that his own family experienced, validating it for the world to see.
“I feel really good about our family. Because our family got uprooted, displaced and relocated,” he said in the stadium. “This is what our people have been saying. Nobody ever cared to listen. This is a very special moment. ... The world is seeing we are telling the truth.”
Francis’ ode to grandparents was to continue later Tuesday at one of North America’s most popular pilgrimage sites, Lac Ste. Anne, considered a place of healing where the faithful come and wade into the lake. Francis was to preside over a liturgy of the word service there and bless its waters.
Alberta health authorities recently issued a blue-green algae bloom advisory for the lake, however, warning visitors to avoid contact with the blooms and refrain from wading where they are visible.
Francis' has said his six-day visit, which also will take him to Quebec City and northern Iqaluit, Nunavut, is a "penitential pilgrimage" to atone for the Catholic Church's role in the residential school system. It fulfills a key recommendation of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which sought a papal apology to be delivered on Canadian soil.
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I just returned home from a trip to the Gulf to assist the Mississippi Farm Bureau in celebrating 100 years of service in the state. It was refreshing to visit with the folks that I got to hang out with. When you get to sit down and discuss raising mules as a kid with 80-year-old Bobby Moody, whose dad was one of the premiere mule breeders back in the day, how could a trip get any better?
(However, as with every good trip, the best part was making it home to Nebraska just in time to see Landri show her Hereford steer at the Sherman County Fair.)
Of all of the amazing new people I met on the Mississippi trip, it was the Sunday morning worship message from cowboy Pastor Jeff Easterling that really touched me. For the invocation to begin the message, he thanked God for the “tough times that we are currently living in so that we may see more clearly the light of God.”
It immediately made me think of cattle grazing wheat. Largely unrecognized by today’s world is the fact that when cattle graze they stress the plant and it is the best thing that could ever happen to the plant. The greater the stress, the more the wheat plant sends its roots deeper to ensure its livelihood. We need to run our roots deeper right now to deal with all the stresses we are facing.
The second thing that he said that really sent my mind spinning was “a new level of freedom requires a new level of discipline.” I have never given that any direct thought but nothing could be truer than that. In the history of mankind, no people's citizenry has ever experienced this level of freedom. With this level of freedom upon us, it is extremely easy to take for granted every sacrifice that made it happen. We must stop taking this freedom for granted because it is going to cost us exactly that in the end.
The two statements made by Pastor Easterling are not unrelated. When we go through some rough times it makes us think about what is really important. It is essential that to continue to ride the freedom train without a ticket we fight for what generations before us were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for.
The Mississippi Farm Bureau boasts that it has never started a meeting in its 100 years of gathering without prayer. I think that pretty much sums up the true success this organization has enjoyed. It is not hard to see that when the word of God is suppressed it leads to the challenges we now face. If we in the agricultural community cannot lead the charge in thanking God for these resources that we manage to improve human lives, then who is going to?
It is clear to me that the comforts of the day lead to complacency, which leads to shortages of freedom. No more powerful words have graced my ears and awareness at a function than those of Pastor Easterling when he said and repeated “a new level of freedom requires a new level of discipline.”
Those words fell on welcoming ears the same weekend as the United States celebrates the Day of the American Cowboy. No cowboy has ever been in a spot where he didn’t question the very freedom he has as a God-fearing, resource stewarding American citizen. The real question is how many of us are willing to step up to be part of the solution so we can pass that freedom to the next generation of citizens of the United States of America?
Editor’s note: The views expressed here are the author’s own and do not represent the views of High Plains Journal. Trent Loos is a sixth generation United States farmer, host of the daily radio show, Loos Tales, and founder of Faces of Agriculture, a non-profit organization putting the human element back into the production of food. Get more information at www.LoosTales.com, or email Trent at trentloos@gmail.com. | https://www.hpj.com/opinion/through-stress-comes-light-of-truth/article_ab9abc88-0ec2-11ed-a4f7-9390ee13a1c0.html | 2022-07-29T02:16:22Z | https://www.hpj.com/opinion/through-stress-comes-light-of-truth/article_ab9abc88-0ec2-11ed-a4f7-9390ee13a1c0.html | false | 1 |
Fiber and DOCSIS 4.0 Buildouts and Significant CPE Refreshes Fuel Spending
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a newly published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center industries, predicts that sales of PON equipment for fiber-to-the-home deployments, cable broadband access equipment, and fixed wireless CPE will all increase from 2022 to 2026, as service providers look to expand both the reach of their fixed broadband services to customers' homes as well as the quality and reliability of those services within their homes.
"We've made significant upward revisions to our long-term broadband and home networking forecast, said Jeff Heynen, Vice President at Dell'Oro Group. "Fiber infrastructure buildouts are resulting in more new subscribers and more CPE with advanced Wi-Fi technologies as service providers look to differentiate their services in increasingly crowded markets," added Heynen.
Additional highlights from the Broadband Access & Home Networking 5-Year Forecast Report:
- PON equipment revenue is expected to grow from $9.3 B in 2021 to $13.6 B in 2026, driven largely by XGS-PON deployments in North America, EMEA, and CALA.
- Revenue for Fixed Wireless CPE is expected to reach $5.1 B by 2026, led by shipments of 5G sub-6GHz and 5G Millimeter Wave units.
- Revenue for Cable Distributed Access Equipment (Virtual CCAP, Remote PHY Devices, Remote MACPHY Devices, and Remote OLTs) is expected to reach nearly $1.3 M by 2026, as operators ramp their DOCSIS 4.0 and fiber deployments.
The Dell'Oro Group Broadband Access & Home Networking 5-Year Forecast Report provides a complete overview of the Broadband Access market with tables covering manufacturers' revenue, average selling prices, and port/unit shipments for Cable, DSL, PON, and Fixed Wireless equipment. Covered equipment includes Converged Cable Access Platforms (CCAP), Distributed Access Architectures (DAA), DSL Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs), PON Optical Line Terminals (OLTs), Customer Premises Equipment ([CPE] for Cable, DSL, PON, Fixed Wireless), along with Residential WLAN Equipment, including Mesh Routers. For more information about the report, please contact dgsales@delloro.com.
Dell'Oro Group is a market research firm that specializes in strategic competitive analysis in the telecommunications, enterprise networks, data center infrastructure, and network security markets. Our firm provides in-depth quantitative data and qualitative analysis to facilitate critical, fact-based business decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.delloro.com.
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Fiber and DOCSIS 4.0 Buildouts and Significant CPE Refreshes Fuel Spending
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a newly published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center industries, predicts that sales of PON equipment for fiber-to-the-home deployments, cable broadband access equipment, and fixed wireless CPE will all increase from 2022 to 2026, as service providers look to expand both the reach of their fixed broadband services to customers' homes as well as the quality and reliability of those services within their homes.
"We've made significant upward revisions to our long-term broadband and home networking forecast, said Jeff Heynen, Vice President at Dell'Oro Group. "Fiber infrastructure buildouts are resulting in more new subscribers and more CPE with advanced Wi-Fi technologies as service providers look to differentiate their services in increasingly crowded markets," added Heynen.
Additional highlights from the Broadband Access & Home Networking 5-Year Forecast Report:
- PON equipment revenue is expected to grow from $9.3 B in 2021 to $13.6 B in 2026, driven largely by XGS-PON deployments in North America, EMEA, and CALA.
- Revenue for Fixed Wireless CPE is expected to reach $5.1 B by 2026, led by shipments of 5G sub-6GHz and 5G Millimeter Wave units.
- Revenue for Cable Distributed Access Equipment (Virtual CCAP, Remote PHY Devices, Remote MACPHY Devices, and Remote OLTs) is expected to reach nearly $1.3 M by 2026, as operators ramp their DOCSIS 4.0 and fiber deployments.
The Dell'Oro Group Broadband Access & Home Networking 5-Year Forecast Report provides a complete overview of the Broadband Access market with tables covering manufacturers' revenue, average selling prices, and port/unit shipments for Cable, DSL, PON, and Fixed Wireless equipment. Covered equipment includes Converged Cable Access Platforms (CCAP), Distributed Access Architectures (DAA), DSL Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs), PON Optical Line Terminals (OLTs), Customer Premises Equipment ([CPE] for Cable, DSL, PON, Fixed Wireless), along with Residential WLAN Equipment, including Mesh Routers. For more information about the report, please contact dgsales@delloro.com.
Dell'Oro Group is a market research firm that specializes in strategic competitive analysis in the telecommunications, enterprise networks, data center infrastructure, and network security markets. Our firm provides in-depth quantitative data and qualitative analysis to facilitate critical, fact-based business decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.delloro.com.
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Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney are due to find out who has won their High Court libel battle in the “Wagatha Christie” case.
In a viral social media post in October 2019, Mrs Rooney, 36, said she had carried out a “sting operation” and accused Mrs Vardy, 40, of leaking “false stories” about her private life to the press.
The wife of former England star Wayne Rooney publicly claimed Mrs Vardy’s account was the source behind three fake stories she had posted on her private Instagram account.
Mrs Vardy, who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, denied leaking the stories and sued her fellow footballer’s wife for libel, while Mrs Rooney defended the claim on the basis her post was “substantially true”.
After a highly-publicised libel trial in May, judge Mrs Justice Steyn is now due to publish her ruling on Friday.
Over seven days in courtroom number 13 at the Royal Courts of Justice, the two footballers’ wives each gave evidence as revelations from the case made daily headlines across the British press.
During the trial, Mrs Rooney’s barrister David Sherborne argued that Mrs Vardy had a “habitual and established practice” of leaking information about those she knew – through her friend and former agent Caroline Watt – to The Sun newspaper.
Discussing Mrs Rooney’s viral “reveal” post, her barrister added: “It is what she believed at the time… and it is what she believes even more so now that we have got to the end of the case.”
However, Hugh Tomlinson QC, for Mrs Vardy, said Mrs Rooney had “failed to produce any evidence” that Mrs Vardy had “regularly and frequently abused her status as a trusted follower” of her private Instagram account by passing on information from it to The Sun.
Mr Tomlinson said the libel battle was a “very simple case” when “one clears away the conspiracy theories”.
He added: “Mrs Vardy’s case is and always has been that she did not leak the information nor did she authorise anyone else to leak.
“She does not know to this day what happened. She does not know where this information came from.”
The barrister added that Mrs Vardy suffered “very serious harm to her reputation” as a result of Mrs Rooney’s post.
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Guest post by: Dana Hamlin, Archivist at Waltham Public Library
This post is part of a series written by members of the Internet Archive’s Community Webs program. Community Webs advances the capacity for community-focused memory organizations to build web and digital archives documenting local histories and underrepresented voices. For more information, visit communitywebs.archive-it.org/
What is an archivist to do when items of public record, which have been systematically added to publicly accessible collections for over a century, suddenly turn from paper into bits and bytes that disappear from the web, or even get stuck behind paywalls? Like many in my profession, I’ve been grappling with this question for a while. Having no real training in digital archiving and facing this quandary as a lone arranger, it’s sometimes hard to keep that grappling from turning into low-key panicking that my inaction has been causing information to be lost forever.
Imagine my excitement, then, when I learned about the Community Webs program – access to and training for Archive-It, collaboration with the Internet Archive, and a network of others like me to bounce ideas off and get inspiration from? Yes please! With the blessing of my boss, I applied right away and my library joined the program in April 2021.
(This might be a good point for a quick introduction. I work as the archivist/local history librarian at the Waltham Public Library (WPL) in Waltham, Massachusetts. Waltham is a city about 10 miles west of Boston, and is home to an ethnically and economically diverse population of just over 62,000 people. The WPL is a fully-funded community hub, fostering a healthy democratic society by providing a wealth of current informational, educational, and recreational resources free of charge to all members of the community. The library is known throughout the area for its knowledgeable and friendly staff, welcoming and safe environment, accessibility, convenience, current technology, and helpful assistance.)
I eagerly dove into the program and used our first web-archive collection – Waltham Public Library – as a testing ground, a place to gain familiarity with both Archive-It and the whole process of web archiving. I’ve been trying to capture content that aligns with the material found in the library’s analog records – annual reports, policies, announcements, event flyers, records from our Friends group, etc. – by doing a weekly crawl of the library website, our Friends website, and the library’s Twitter feed. For the most part this collection has been thankfully pretty straightforward.
Our largest collection so far is COVID-19 in Waltham, which makes up a portion of the library’s very first born-digital archival collection. That collection began in April 2020, when the WPL (like most other places) was closed to help “flatten the curve.” A month or two prior, as the pandemic was building steam, I had become fascinated with the 1918 influenza. A poke through our archives for the topic had been disappointing, as there wasn’t too much beyond a couple of newspaper clippings, brief mentions in the library trustees’ minutes, and a few pages in the records of the local nurses’ association. I was hoping to put together a better picture of what it was like to live in Waltham during the flu, perhaps to give myself a glimpse of what I could expect in the coming weeks (heh… how naïve I was).
I put out a call via the library’s social media for those who lived, worked, and/or went to school in Waltham to share their stories, hoping to build the kind of collection I wanted and failed to find from 1918. There was an initial rush of Google Form submissions, a handful of photos, and one video, and then nothing. I was pleased we had received some materials, but still wanted to paint a broader picture of Waltham under Covid. Enter Community Webs! For the past several months I’ve been working to collect retroactively what I was hoping to capture at the time – news articles, videos, the city website, information from the schools, and so on. While it’s not as comprehensive as it might have been if I’d been able to gather it all as it happened, I’ve been able to save over 500 GB of data that will help those in the future to better imagine what it was like to live in Waltham during Covid.
Finally, related to the quandary in the first paragraph of this post, our most complicated collection is the Waltham News Tribune. The WPL has microfilm copies of the paper going back to its earliest iteration in the 1860s, and part of my job has been to collect each issue and send yearly batches to a vendor for microfilming. However, as of this past May, the publisher has moved the paper entirely online, with some content requiring a paid subscription to view. The WPL has a subscription so that we can continue to provide free access to our patrons, but what happens to our archive of back issues? Does it just stop abruptly in May 2022, even as time and local news continue to march on? As it is, our microfilm is heavily used, especially since the paper’s offices burned down in 1999, making ours the only existing archive.
Thanks to web archiving, we’re able to continue to fulfill our unofficial role as the repository for the city newspaper, at least in theory. In practice, I look at the daily crawls of the digital edition of the paper and can’t help but see that it is no longer the type of local news we’ve been archiving for over a century. The corporate publisher of the paper has consolidated ours with those from several other local cities and towns, and has sacrificed true local news coverage for more generic topics, many of which aren’t even related specifically to Massachusetts. This is a problem that sits well outside of my archives wheelhouse, but at least I feel I can do my due diligence by capturing what local news does trickle through.
I’ve had a slower go of web archiving than I’d like so far, thanks to several months of parental leave in 2021 and a very packed part-time work schedule. Nevertheless, I’ve been chipping away at our collections and planning for more, with an eye to add more diverse voices than those that make up much of our analog collections. I’m grateful for the encouragement and help I’ve received from Community Webs staff and peers, and want to give a special shout-out to the Archive-It folks who hold office hours to assist us with technical issues! This really is a fantastic program, and I’m so glad my library is part of it. | http://blog.archive.org/2022/07/27/web-archiving-to-the-rescue/ | 2022-07-29T02:26:36Z | http://blog.archive.org/2022/07/27/web-archiving-to-the-rescue/ | false | 2 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — What started as a $4 trillion effort during President Joe Biden’s first months in office to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems has ended up a much slimmer, but not unsubstantial, compromise package of inflation-fighting health care, climate change and deficit reduction strategies that appears headed toward quick votes in Congress.
Lawmakers are poring over the $739 billion proposal struck by two top negotiators, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and holdout Sen. Joe Manchin, the conservative West Virginia Democrat who rejected Biden’s earlier drafts but surprised colleagues late Wednesday with a new one.
What’s in, and out, of the Democrats’ 725-page “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” as it stands now:
LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS
Launching a long-sought goal, the bill would allow the Medicare program to negotiate prescription drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, saving the federal government some $288 billion over the 10-year budget window.
Those new revenues would be put back into lower costs for seniors on medications, including a $2,000 out-of-pocket cap for older adults buying prescriptions from pharmacies.
Money would also be used to provide free vaccinations for seniors, who now are among the few not guaranteed free access, according to a summary document.
HELP PAY FOR HEALTH INSURANCE
The bill would extend the subsidies provided during the COVID-19 pandemic to help some Americans who buy health insurance on their own.
Under earlier pandemic relief, the extra help was set to expire this year. But the bill would allow the assistance to keep going for three more years, lowering insurance premiums for people who are purchasing their own health care policies.
‘SINGLE BIGGEST INVESTMENT IN CLIMATE CHANGE IN U.S. HISTORY’
The bill would invest $369 billion over the decade in climate change-fighting strategies including investments in renewable energy production and tax rebates for consumers to buy new or used electric vehicles.
It’s broken down to include $60 billion for a clean energy manufacturing tax credit and $30 billion for a production tax credit for wind and solar, seen as ways to boost and support the industries that can help curb the country’s dependence on fossil fuels.
For consumers, there are tax breaks as incentives to go green. One is a 10-year consumer tax credit for renewable energy investments in wind and solar. There are tax breaks for buying electric vehicles, including a $4,000 tax credit for purchase of used electric vehicles and $7,500 for new ones.
In all, Democrats believe the strategy could put the country on a path to cut greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030, and “would represent the single biggest climate investment in U.S. history, by far.”
HOW TO PAY FOR ALL OF THIS?
The biggest revenue-raiser in the bill is a new 15% minimum tax on corporations that earn more than $1 billion in annual profits.
It’s a way to clamp down on some 200 U.S. companies that avoid paying the standard 21% corporate tax rate, including some that end up paying no taxes at all.
The new corporate minimum tax would kick in after the 2022 tax year and raise some $313 billion over the decade.
Money is also raised by boosting the IRS to go after tax cheats. The bill proposes an $80 billion investment in taxpayer services, enforcement and modernization, which is projected to raise $203 billion in new revenue — a net gain of $124 billion over the decade.
The bill sticks with Biden’s original pledge not to raise taxes on families or businesses making less than $400,000 a year.
The lower drug prices for seniors are paid for with savings from Medicare’s negotiations with the drug companies.
EXTRA MONEY TO PAY DOWN DEFICITS
With $739 billion in new revenue and some $433 billion in new investments, the bill promises to put the difference toward deficit reduction.
Federal deficits have spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic when federal spending soared and tax revenues fell as the nation’s economy churned through shutdowns, closed offices and other massive changes.
The nation has seen deficits rise and fall in recent years. But overall federal budgeting is on an unsustainable path, according to the Congressional Budget Office, which put out a new report this week on long-term projections.
WHAT’S LEFT BEHIND
This latest package after 18 months of start-stop negotiations leaves behind many of Biden’s more ambitious goals.
While Congress did pass a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill of highway, broadband and other investments that Biden signed into law last year, the president’s and the party’s other priorities have slipped away.
Among them, a continuation of a $300 monthly child tax credit that was sending money directly to families during the pandemic and is believed to have widely reduced child poverty.
Also gone, for now, are plans for free pre-kindergarten and free community college, as well as the nation’s first paid family leave program that would have provided up to $4,000 a month for births, deaths and other pivotal needs.
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When the Petersham Bowling Club’s new board of directors decided to ditch their poker machines in 2007, they were told it couldn’t be done. The business model relied on the money reliably delivered by the pokies, ClubsNSW advised at the time; what they really needed to do was upgrade them.
Fifteen years later, the PBC is still there, still profitable and still pokies-free, and this weekend the inner west institution celebrates its 125th birthday – older than the Australian federation.
“We’re the alternate model where you go, ‘You can survive’,” says club president George Catsi, who is also a lifelong Sydney writer, performer and arts academic. “They all point to us now [and say], ‘But Petersham did it’.”
The club is known not just for surviving in an era when so many bowling clubs have bitten the dust, but for defeating two of Sydney’s seemingly unstoppable giants: poker machines and property developers.
Faced with plummeting membership and financial ruin in the mid-2000s, the club’s board twice attempted to flog the site for development.
The first proposal would have demolished the club, built 17 townhouses on the top green and reconstructed the club where the lower green was, with a new green on the roof. It was rejected by council as over-development.
“The Petersham Bowlo is an inner west icon ... It was locals who fought to keep the club in community hands where it has thrived.”
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is the local MP
Two years later, the increasingly desperate board tried again with a plan to lease the lower green to Eddy Groves’ now-defunct ABC Learning for a childcare centre.
“Bowling clubs are a favourite for developers because they’re usually f---ed and on the way out,” then board member Paul Wade told the Herald at the time. “No one bowls here any more because they’re all dead. The place is empty most days.”
When that idea was also defeated, the board members who pitched it resigned en masse, and a new board was elected, including Catsi as president. He’s now on his second stint after a break.
The new board consisted of enthusiastic locals who had never bowled before and had minimal hospitality experience; Catsi once worked at a bar in London.
“We had a lawyer, a landscape architect, a teacher – we were a motley bunch,” he says. “We had our first board meeting and went ‘Geez, what have we done? What do we do?’”
One of their first acts was to switch off the poker machines at the wall and sell their licences. This was a controversial move at the time, especially among bowling clubs, but these days plenty of Sydney venues have forgone pokies – especially in the inner west.
The club was “loud and proud” about ditching the machines, and it worked. “We saw a bounce in the business where people were coming from out of area,” Catsi says. “They were telling us, ‘We’re coming to you because we want to go to a club with no poker machines’.”
Anthony Albanese, the local federal MP, released a statement in 2016 marking 10 years since the club went pokies-free. The now prime minister said the PBC’s birthday was an opportunity to celebrate both the venue and the people who love it.
“The Petersham Bowlo is an inner west icon. It has lasted for 125 years because it is sustained by passionate volunteers, members and supporters,” he told the Herald.
“It was locals who fought to keep the club in community hands where it has thrived. It is more than just a great place to get a beer: it’s where local bands get discovered and a hub of Petersham community life.”
Bowls NSW spokesman Billy Johnson said there were now about 470 registered bowling clubs in NSW – down from about 850 decades ago – with 45,000 members. He said clubs were looking to modernise the game and diversify their revenue streams after a tumultuous few years of COVID, floods and poor weather.
“We’ve had a decline in membership but we’ve been pleasantly surprised with how clubs have recovered post-COVID,” Johnson said.
Some clubs such as The Greens in North Sydney – which is blessed with stunning harbour views – have reinvented themselves with the times. Others opted for the path Petersham rejected – for example the 130-year-old Waverley Bowling Club, which is due to reopen next year after being redeveloped by Mirvac along with 55 luxury apartments for older people.
Balmain Bowling Club, the state’s oldest, says it will reopen in October, having been closed for more than a year. It amalgamated with St Johns Park Bowling Club in 2020, but a statement on the club’s website warns it “continues to experience substantial financial losses”.
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Will there be a ‘Prison School’ season 2 or is it canceled?
Viewers around the world watched the first season of Prison School back in 2015 where they were introduced to Kiyoshi Fujino and his four friends: Takehito Morokuzu, Reiji Andou, Jouji Nezu, and Shingo Wakamoto. The five boys made headlines as they were the first boys to be admitted to Hachimitsu Academy, a once all-girls’ academy that is amongst the hardest to get into, as well as one of the strictest in all of Tokyo.
The academy still uses draconian laws, which means that even if you do something slightly wrong, you are punished by serving time in the school’s prison. After committing the crime of voyeurism in the school’s bathroom area, the boys are faced with a choice: either be expelled from the school, or serve a month within the school prison. The boys decide on doing time in the prison where they immediately begin plotting their escape.
Will a second season of Prison School take place?
So far there has been no announcements of a second season, however there has also been no indications that Prison School is going to be cancelled.
As is the case with some anime shows, there are long breaks that can take place between seasons, so the fact that nobody has outright cancelled the show should at least be seen as positive news.
What could take place in the second season?
One of the many fan theories out there is that season two of Prison School could focus on how the boys would adjust to their new surroundings and whether they could conform to the strict rules. Another theory is that the series could focus on the other characters in the school prison and what they would do if they were released.
Season one of Prison School concluded with many cliffhangers that left fans asking many questions. The fact that there were so many cliffhangers should indicate that the writers at least have some sort of thought about continuing the series. | https://wegotthiscovered.com/anime/will-there-be-a-prison-school-season-2-or-is-it-canceled/ | 2022-07-29T02:44:00Z | https://wegotthiscovered.com/anime/will-there-be-a-prison-school-season-2-or-is-it-canceled/ | false | 1 |
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NEW DELHI: Former JNU student Umar Khalid on Thursday told Delhi high court that mere membership of a WhatsApp group cannot make him criminally liable when nothing objectionable has been attributed to him.
“Is it illegal to be a member of a WhatsApp group unless you commit any illegality?” his counsel submitted before a bench of justices Siddharth Mridul and Rajnish Bhatnagar while seeking bail in a UAPA case.
Khalid’s counsel said out of five WhatsApp groups cited by the prosecution, he was a member of two groups in which he also remained silent and posted only four messages in one of the groups.
“The fact that I was part of two WhatsApp groups out of five cited against me in which I remained silent cannot make me criminally liable. I am not saying there was anything criminal in those groups,” the counsel said.
“I am not an administrator, I am merely a member of the group. Admins are someone else. There was nothing else objectionable attributed to me. If someone else has said something, that cannot be put at my door,” the counsel argued, objecting to the prosecution’s charge of conspiracy against Khalid merely on the basis of membership of a WhatsApp group.
When the court asked about the allegations placed at Khalid’s door, the counsel said, “Silent whisper. There is no direct act attributed to me, except for the speech.”
HC had earlier questioned Khalid over certain “objectionable” words against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech in Amravati on February 21, 2020.
Khalid was arrested on September 13, 2020 and has been in custody since then. Delhi Police has opposed his bail plea, saying the narratives sought to be created by Khalid cannot be looked into as his defence at this stage and that the trial court refused to release him by a well-reasoned order which suffers from no illegality.
Besides Khalid, activist Khalid Saifi, JNU students Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita, Jamia coordination committee members Safoora Zargar, former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and several others have also been booked under the stringent law in the case.
HC will hear the prosecution when it takes up the matter next week.
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Financial Sense Advisors Inc. trimmed its stake in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE – Get Rating) by 89.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 9,041 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 78,969 shares during the period. NextEra Energy comprises 0.3% of Financial Sense Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. Financial Sense Advisors Inc.’s holdings in NextEra Energy were worth $766,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. HCR Wealth Advisors lifted its position in NextEra Energy by 0.9% during the first quarter. HCR Wealth Advisors now owns 49,821 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $4,220,000 after acquiring an additional 436 shares during the last quarter. Jackson Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in NextEra Energy by 59.9% during the first quarter. Jackson Wealth Management LLC now owns 115,774 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $9,807,000 after acquiring an additional 43,380 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in NextEra Energy by 2.5% during the first quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 40,989 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,472,000 after acquiring an additional 1,017 shares during the last quarter. Dowling & Yahnke LLC lifted its position in NextEra Energy by 6.6% during the first quarter. Dowling & Yahnke LLC now owns 6,502 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $551,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in NextEra Energy by 34.0% during the first quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 166,195 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $14,078,000 after acquiring an additional 42,148 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.89% of the company’s stock.
NextEra Energy Stock Performance
NYSE:NEE opened at $85.69 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $77.01 and its 200-day moving average price is $77.99. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. The company has a market cap of $168.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 61.36, a P/E/G ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 0.45. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a twelve month low of $67.22 and a twelve month high of $93.73.
NextEra Energy Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 31st were given a dividend of $0.425 per share. This represents a $1.70 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 27th. NextEra Energy’s payout ratio is currently 129.77%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
NEE has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of NextEra Energy from $79.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 21st. Evercore ISI restated a “hold” rating and set a $90.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Friday, April 22nd. TheStreet upgraded shares of NextEra Energy from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating in a research note on Friday, July 22nd. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $91.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Friday, July 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $102.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, April 18th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NextEra Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $88.33.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, CEO John W. Ketchum acquired 12,909 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 1st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $78.33 per share, for a total transaction of $1,011,161.97. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 132,894 shares in the company, valued at $10,409,587.02. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In related news, CEO John W. Ketchum purchased 12,909 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 1st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $78.33 per share, for a total transaction of $1,011,161.97. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 132,894 shares in the company, valued at $10,409,587.02. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Kirk S. Hachigian purchased 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 3rd. The shares were bought at an average price of $70.19 per share, with a total value of $701,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 5,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $350,950. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.43% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
NextEra Energy Profile
NextEra Energy, Inc, through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America. The company generates electricity through wind, solar, nuclear, coal, and natural gas facilities. It also develops, constructs, and operates long-term contracted assets that consists of clean energy solutions, such as renewable generation facilities, battery storage projects, and electric transmission facilities; sells energy commodities; and owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electric generation facilities in wholesale energy markets.
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With the NFL Draft less than two weeks away, general manager Bruce Allen met with reporters on Saturday to discuss the Redskins' approach and if the lockout has impacted the team's preparations.
"I think the draft process is pretty standard," Allen said. "[The lockout] really hasn't changed the way we evaluate the players."
Some have speculated that since free agency won't precede the NFL Draft this year, it could force teams to over-reach for prospects to address positions of need.
Allen said the Redskins' approach will be to trust their draft board.
"A lot of people talked, in previous years, 'Go by the draft board, go by the rating. Don't try to over-reach for a player,'" Allen said. "Obviously if you think someone is going to go, you might have to take him a half-round higher than you project.
"We're going to follow our draft board. I think that's the safest way to do it. If it's a position where we feel we have a need, then that'll work even better for us."
The Redskins hold the No. 10 pick in the first round. In the second round, they have the ninth selection, or the No. 41 pick.
With the Redskins lacking third- and fourth-round picks, Allen suggested the team could opt to trade down in the first or second rounds to acquire more picks.
"We have eight choices for this draft and we have an opportunity to do well in the later rounds," Allen said. "Could there be trades to acquire new picks? It's possible."
Trades in the top 12 picks of the draft have been less frequent in recent years, however.
"I think there are some interesting prospects at positions that might attract other teams," Allen said. "And there are some players – once we finalize our board – if we have rated at a certain grade and feel we have to move, then we'll also consider that. I haven't seen much movement the last several years, though."
Allen said the deepest positions in the draft centered on the offensive and defensive lines.
What about quarterbacks, a position that the Redskins may focus on during the draft?
"Very good," he said. "You know, it's interesting, with quarterbacks – and we've visited with several of the top quarterbacks – it depends on what team you go to and what time."
The Redskins have visited with Auburn quarterback Cam Newton, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner who led the Tigers to the National Championship last season.
"He did very well," Allen said of Newton. "He is obviously very talented and deserves the Heisman Trophy."
Allen said that the Redskins have not made a decision on the status of quarterback Donovan McNabb or defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth.
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Vivek Agnihotri reacts to FIR against Ranveer Singh for nude photoshoot: ‘Getting attention without any reason’
Ranveer Singh’s nude photoshoot became national news after multiple FIRs were filed against the actor for posing without clothes in a recent photoshoot. Now, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has reacted to a police complaint against the actor and termed it ‘very stupid’. Calling it an ‘amusing case’, the filmmaker questioned how the ‘sentiment of women is being hurt’ by Ranveer’s nude pictures. Read more: Swara Bhasker calls FIR on Ranveer Singh over nude photoshoot ‘foolishness’
After Ranveer Singh’s pictures from his Paper magazine cover photoshoot dropped on July 21, reactions started pouring in from all quarters. While some praised the actor for being ‘brave’, others criticised him for baring it all. Moreover, two separate FIRs were filed with Mumbai Police against Ranveer for obscenity and hurting sentiments. One of the complaints stated that the actor had hurt the sentiments of women and insulted their modesty through his nude photographs.
Reacting to the complaint, Vivek told Aaj Tak in a recent interview, “It is a very stupid FIR. This is such an amusing case, which is getting attention without any reason. It is written in the FIR that the sentiment of women is being hurt. Now tell me, when there are so many nude pictures of women, does it hurt the sentiments of men? This is such a stupid argument.”
The filmmaker, whose recent film The Kashmir Files was one of the biggest hits of 2022, further defended Ranveer for choosing to do a nude photoshoot and said that the human body was the ‘most beautiful creation of God’. Vivek added that there’s nothing wrong with a nude photoshoot, and people getting offended by it display ‘very conservative thinking’, something the filmmaker does not support.
“Human bodies have always been appreciated in our culture. I would say that the human body is the most beautiful creation of God. What’s wrong with that? I do not like such things. It shows very conservative thinking which I do not support,” Vivek said.
Earlier, actor Swara Bhasker had called the FIR against Ranveer over his nude photoshoot ‘foolishness’. Quoting a tweet about the charges filed against Ranveer in the case, Swara had written, “Unbelievable foolishness and unemployment is rampant in our country!” A few days ago, Swara had also reacted to the debate around Ranveer’s pictures, and tweeted, “Daily cases of injustice & oppression in India, but sure.. our outrage is reserved for @RanveerOfficial’s photos! I mean, seriously… don’t like it, don’t look at it! Not your cup of tea, don’t drink it! But don’t ‘thopo (impose)’ your preferences on us! And no, this isn’t a moral issue!” | https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/vivek-agnihotri-reacts-to-fir-against-ranveer-singh-for-nude-photoshoot-very-stupid-101658978492527.html | 2022-07-29T03:01:45Z | https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/vivek-agnihotri-reacts-to-fir-against-ranveer-singh-for-nude-photoshoot-very-stupid-101658978492527.html | true | 2 |
Amazon on Thursday reported its second-consecutive quarterly loss but its revenue topped Wall Street expectations, sending its stock sharply higher.
The Seattle-based e-commerce giant also said it is making progress in controlling some of the excess costs from its massive expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amazon lost $2.03 billion, or 20 cents per share, in the three-month period ended June 30, driven by a $3.9 billion write-down of the value of its stock investment in electric vehicle start-up Rivian Automotive.
That compared to a profit of $7.78 billion a year ago. It posted a loss of $3.84 billion in this year's first quarter, its first quarterly loss since 2015, which was also marked by a large Rivian write-down. Analysts had been expecting a 12-cent profit in the latest quarter, according to FactSet.
But Wall Street was cheered by Amazon's $121.2 billion in revenue, topping expectations of $119 billion. The results came as the company attempts to navigate shifting consumer demand and higher costs, while curtailing the glut of warehouses it acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shares in Amazon.com Inc. rose almost 14% in after-hours trading.
CEO Andy Jassy said in a statement that Amazon is seeing its revenue accelerate as it invests in its Prime membership and offers more benefits to members, such as its recent deal to give free access to meal delivery service Grubhub for a year.
Subscription services have grown 10% compared to the prior year. Some analysts estimate the company generated roughly $4.6 billion in revenue during its Prime Day shopping event, which it held during the second quarter last year but moved to the third in 2022. Amazon noted sales have also been dampened by foreign exchange rate fluctuations.
"Against this context, Amazon's performance is reasonable enough — but it is still a very long way from the stellar numbers Amazon usually produces," said Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData.
Jassy noted the company continues to feel inflationary pressure from higher energy and transportation costs, but it's been making progress controlling expenses related to its fulfillment network.
Between 2019 and 2021, Amazon nearly doubled the number of warehouses and data centers it leased and owned to keep up with rising consumer demand. But as consumers shifted their habits, Amazon found itself with too many workers and too much space, which added billions in extra costs. The company has been subleasing some of its warehouses, ending some of its leases and deferring construction on others to deal with the problem.
Amazon's Chief Financial Officer Brian Olsavsky said during a media call Thursday the company is slowing down its expansion plans for this year and the next to better align with customer demand. He said the company is also planning to shift capital investments towards its cloud-computing unit AWS.
Amazon's retail operations both internationally and in North America reported operating losses, showing the company is suffering the same fate as Walmart and Target, Saunders said. Costs are outpacing sales and growth, though Amazon can dip into other profit pools — like AWS — to protect its overall performance, he said.
AWS, which is facing increasing competition from Microsoft Azure, earned $19.74 billion in revenue, a 33% jump from last year. While Amazon's advertising unit, another burgeoning moneymaker, pulled in $8.76 billion, an 18% increase from last year.
On the labor side, Amazon has been able to reduced its headcount through attrition and staffing levels were more in-line with demand, Olsavsky said. The company had 1.52 million employees by the end of June, down 6.1% from the first quarter. The performance of the broader economy is expected to shape its hiring plans moving forward.
"I don't think you'll see us hiring at the same pace we did over the last year, or in last few years," Olsavsky said, adding the company will continue to hire targeted positions for profitable units, like its advertising business and AWS.
Despite Wall Street's celebration, the e-commerce and tech giant's revenue growth still landed at a relatively sluggish 7%, about the same as the first quarter of this year and its slowest in about two decades. It comes as the pandemic-induced consumer reliance on online shopping dies down and Americans are shifting their spending habits away from things like home improvements towards traveling and eating out.
Consumers and businesses are also feeling the weight of surging inflation, which is at its highest in 40 years. Faced with rising costs of food and gas, Americans have dialed back purchases on discretionary items, forcing Walmart, Target and other retailers with extra inventory to offer more discounts on items like electronics. Though Olsavsky said inflation hasn't cooled down demand.
"We saw demand increase during the quarter and had a very strong June," he said.
Olsavsky also noted third-party sellers represented 57% of total units sold on Amazon during the quarter, the highest in the company's history.
Amazon is expecting to post between $125 billion and $130 billion in revenue for the third quarter, a growth of 13% to 17% compared to the same period a year ago. Analysts are expecting $126.49 billion, according to FactSet.
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Hubble is back! Despite over 28 years in service, it continues to provide us with incredible science and spectacular images. After it went into “safe mode” on October 5, a team of engineers and experts have worked tirelessly for three weeks to make sure the space telescope is operational again. And their hard work has paid off.
On October 27, Hubble turned its eye to a small patch of sky in the constellation of Pegasus. It snapped a field of star-forming galaxies 11 billion light-years away, when the universe was at its most active with respect to newborn stars.
"This has been an incredible saga, built upon the heroic efforts of the Hubble team," Hubble senior project scientist Jennifer Wiseman, from NASA Goddard, said in a statement. "Thanks to this work, the Hubble Space Telescope is back to full science capability that will benefit the astronomical community and the public for years to come."
To turn and lock onto a target, Hubble uses gyroscopes. It has six of them, but two have failed since the last servicing mission in 2009. In early October, one of the gyroscopes began spinning at a higher rate than expected, which pushed the telescope into safe mode. Without a backup gyroscope, the team would need to consider alternative approaches to guarantee the longevity of the telescope. It is possible to operate the space observatory with a single gyroscope, but it would significantly limit the targets it can study.
The space telescope team was all over it. Some experts were working on the problem at hand to see if there was a way to solve it, while others focused on what the one-gyro mode would look like. They didn’t know if they could recover the misbehaving one and thus had to be prepared. While the work on the one-gyro will be useful one day, they were able to fix the problem remotely.
"Many team members made personal sacrifices to work long shifts and off-shifts to ensure the health and safety of the observatory, while identifying a path forward that was both safe and effective," said Hubble's Project Manager, Pat Crouse. "The recovery of the gyro is not only vital for the life expectancy of the observatory, but Hubble is most productive in three-gyro mode, and extending this historic period of productivity is a main objective for the mission. Hubble will continue to make amazing discoveries when it is time to operate in one-gyro mode, but due to the tremendous effort and determination of the mission team, now is not the time." | https://www.iflscience.com/hubble-s-first-picture-after-coming-out-of-safe-mode-50769 | 2022-07-29T03:04:23Z | https://www.iflscience.com/hubble-s-first-picture-after-coming-out-of-safe-mode-50769 | true | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds trade outfielder Tyler Naquin to New York Mets for two minor leaguers
With five days remaining until Tuesday's trade deadline, the Cincinnati Reds made their first deadline deal.
The Reds sent outfielder Tyler Naquin and Triple-A reliever Phillip Diehl, a Cincinnati native and Moeller grad, to the New York Mets for two minor league players, a source confirmed to The Enquirer.
Naquin, who homered in Thursday's 7-6 loss to the Miami Marlins, is a free agent at the end of the season. He was hitting .246 with seven homers, 12 doubles and 33 RBI in 56 games.
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He signed with the Reds before the 2021 season on a minor-league deal, but he quickly earned his way into the lineup as a guy who hit well against right-handed pitching. Injuries plagued him during his five seasons in Cleveland, but he played a career-high 127 games last year while batting .270 with 19 homers, 24 doubles and 70 RBI.
Naquin, a 31-year-old right fielder, missed a month this year with a hamstring strain. He's owed about $1.3 million for the remainder of this season.
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The left-handed Diehl made five relief appearances with the Reds this year. He allowed seven hits and eight runs in 5 2/3 innings (11.12 ERA). He had a 4.24 ERA in 25 appearances at Triple-A Louisville.
In return, the Reds received 19-year-old right-hander Jose Acuna and 18-year-old second baseman Hector Rodriguez from the Mets.
Acuna has a 3.16 ERA in 25 2/3 innings between rookie-ball and Low-A with 36 strikeouts and seven walks. Rodriguez is hitting .356 between the same two levels with four doubles, four triples, three homers and 16 RBI in 26 games. Rodriguez has stolen 12 bases in 15 attempts, and he's drawn six walks to nine strikeouts.
This is likely just the start for the Reds, who will be sellers at the deadline with arguably the most to sell. Luis Castillo is considered the best pitcher available on the trade market with Tyler Mahle one tier below him. Brandon Drury, Donovan Solano and Tommy Pham are other position players in the last year of their contracts. | https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2022/07/28/cincinnati-reds-trade-tyler-naquin-mets-minor-leaguers/10139443002/ | 2022-07-29T03:07:24Z | https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2022/07/28/cincinnati-reds-trade-tyler-naquin-mets-minor-leaguers/10139443002/ | false | 1 |
TAIPEI, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cell Envision, a startup based in Taiwan, has developed an SACA Monitoring System that can improve patient survival rates facing the dangers of cancer, together with enhancements in reproductive medicine. The company recently participated at the VivaTech 2022 event in Paris, France showing off their product to other startups and leaders and demonstrating the company's innovative cancer prediction technology.
While the effectiveness of cancer treatment will vary from one individual to another, with generally higher overall recurrence rates, it is important for patients to understand their conditions and what can be done as a treatment. The Cell Envision SACA system actively monitors the probability of recurrence, giving patients the chance of seeking active treatment early and increasing their chances of beating the disease.
The SACA system, which utilizes a variety of technology including a Nonfixable Live-cell Staining Microdialysis Chip and Patient-Derive Explants Platform used for profiling, allows for more efficient response assessment and selection for cancer immunotherapy.
The use of multi-omics analytical modules makes it easier to detect somatic mutation profiles, put together comprehensive immune profiling, and even produce cell therapy predictions that can be accurate for most pieces of information. When it comes to capturing a specific target cell, the use of these systems makes the process a much more efficient one.
The features of the Cell Envision SACA monitoring system include:
- Liquid biopsy - Only 2ml of blood is needed for analysis
- Simultaneous analysis of multiple cancer cell types - Circulating tumor cancer cells, cancer cell clusters, immune cells and cancer cell conjugated, and more can be analysed
- High accuracy - The predicted success rate is 8 times higher than that of CEA or CA 199 monitoring alone
- Ease of use - Cancer cells can be isolated to the genetic testing platform
Pushing the boundaries of biotech, Cell Envision aims to accelerate the discovery of identification and pathogenesis in reproductive medicine and oncology by revealing the functional biology of every patient cell, and the SACA system monitors will help pave the way.
With patents approved in the United States, China, and Taiwan, Cell Envision hopes to deliver even more positive results in the biotech field. The company has recently closed its angel funding round, and will look to new territories like Europe and the United States following its presence in Asia.
Together with the support of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), the company is in a great position to innovate further, and bring even more benefits to those in the medical field as well as patients around the world.
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We are the first commercial Patient-Derived Explants (PDEs) platform used for profiling the response assessment and selection to cancer immunotherapy by developed of the single cell functional multi-omics analytical modules with SACA monitoring system. Cellenvision is accelerating the discovery of identification & pathogenesis in oncology by revealing the true functional biology of every patient cell.
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have been enjoying a luxurious stay in Paris on their honeymoon and made sure their children were included in all their plans
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are undoubtedly living it up and thriving in Paris as they celebrate their long-awaited – and twenty years in the making – nuptials, and it seems their children are having just as much fun.
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The couple have fans gushing and fawning over their honeymoon non-stop, especially since it was revealed that they included their children into the mix as well.
While the two lovebirds have certainly had some time to themselves and some extra special and romantic dinners, Seraphina and Violet, along with Max and Emme have had their fair share of exciting plans.
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They kicked off their epic vacation with a boat cruise on Saturday, 23 July riding along the Seine on Petrus III, a stunning yacht from 1953, and pictures see the kids bonding with one another and having the best time.
Plus, while Ben has certainly showered his new wife with plenty of love and attention, he has also made sure to spend some quality time with his daughter as well.
On Monday, Seraphina, 13, was spotted enjoying lunch with her father in Cyril Lignac's Aux Prés, a bistro in the Left Bank's St. Germain neighborhood. From there, they continued their Parisian outing with a stop at the iconic Sennelier Art Store, a shop famous for having been Pablo Picasso's preferred shop to get his painting materials.
Their vacation started with a cruise down the Seine aboard a luxury yacht
Meanwhile, Jen took her own teen twins shopping around the city, after which she treated herself to her own epic shopping expedition, having not one but two appointments at Hermès.
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Afterwards, they all continued shopping together, stopping by Sephora, Micromania – a popular video game store – and at La Samaritaine department store.
The honeymoon has proved more than anything just how well the two families get along
Ben and Jen were sure to have their children take in the culture as well, and visited the famous L'Orangerie Museum afterwards.
They finished off their busy day with a dinner at the beloved Brasserie Lipp, and as if their day hadn't been busy enough, they went to an entirely different spot for dessert, Le Flore en l'Île, where they surely enjoyed some of their crêpes and artisanal ice cream.
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Mercury Marine and Alliant Energy announce solar array in Fond du Lac County
FOND DU LAC COUNTY (WLUK) -- A solar energy project is coming to eastern Fond du Lac County. Mercury Marine says it's partnering with Alliant Energy to build a 5-megawatt, 32-acre solar array on privately-owned land south of...
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There are several positions as a Paraprofessional open with FSCD25. You can view available positions HERE.
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THE BRAKE: Why ‘Automobility’ Is About So Much More Than Automobiles
Car culture is all around us. But is it really just about vehicles, roads, motorists and violent commercials on TV, or is it is a political system as deeply entrenched in cultures around the world as our governments, economic systems, and structures of oppression?. On this episode of the...
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Days after soaring into San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H to preview the “Game of Thrones” prequel, the “House of the Dragon” cast re-assembled for the series’ world premiere at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on Wednesday night.
Set nearly 200 years before the events of the mega-hit HBO series, “House of the Dragon” focuses on the Targaryen dynasty in all their dysfunction — and with all their dragons.
With 17 winged creatures appearing in the first season alone, many of the actors spent a considerable amount of time pretending to fly. Matt Smith, who stars as Prince Daemon Targaryen, told Variety that riding the mechanical buck that mimicked a dragon was “good fun.”
“You’re on a remote control, and someone’s there moving it around, and then they fire a load of wind and rain at you,” he quipped. “Beats working for a living.”
But the sword fighting proved a little more dangerous. At Comic-Con, his co-star Fabien Frankel (Ser Criston Cole) admitted he accidentally “axed” Smith in the face during a rehearsal.
“I really regret saying this because I’ve been asked if I severely injured him,” Frankel said when reminded about the revelation. “But I did feel at the time, ‘God of all the people that I could have possibly axed in the face, Matt was the worst one.’ I was ready for them to go, ‘Matt Smith, is it? You’re out the show.’”
Smith had no hard feelings about the accident though, saying: “He chinned me, but it was alright. I lived to fight another day.”
There are a few less swords involved in Olivia Cooke’s portrayal of Alicent Hightower (save for one infamous catspaw dagger seen in the trailers), but her character’s storyline still cuts deep. The relationship between Alicent and Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) is integral to the show’s plot, as the series chronicles their friendship as young women (with Alicent portrayed by Emily Carey and Rhaenyra by Milly Alcock) and the mayhem that breaks out when Rhaenyra’s claim to the Iron Thorne is challenged, leading to a civil war known to fans as the Dance of the Dragons.
“It’s these two women who who are so much stronger together but the patriarchy has driven a wedge between them. And they are used as political pawns throughout their lives when really they are so much more,” Cook teased, explaining what intrigued her about the story arc. “They realize that as the series goes on, they have power and strength and determination, but the men around them are just so set on watching the world burn around them for legacy.”
Legacy is a big buzzword when it comes to “Game of Thrones,” and given that “House of the Dragon” has to follow the success of both George R. R. Martin’s book series and the pop culture juggernaut that was the Emmy-winning HBO show, there’s quite a bit of pressure.
Steve Toussaint (Lord Corlys Velaryon) noted the relief he felt in Hall H witnessing fans’ excitement first hand.
“It was overwhelming. From the minute the show was announced, there was a lot of anticipation and a lot of people going, ‘I hope they do a good job,'” Toussaint explained. “So finally, to be able to actually be surrounded by a generally a supportive embrace — people just going, ‘I can’t wait to see it, I know it’s going to be great.’ It’s still quite nerve wracking, but … we’re proud of what we’ve done, and I think people are gonna like it.”
With nods to “Thrones” like banners bearing the House Targaryen sigil adorning the walkway to the after party, as well as a bronzed dragon skull at the entrance to the museum, HBO gave guests a tiny taste of the production design the cast and crew experienced on set.
However, missing from the group — which also included stars Paddy Considine, Eve Best, Rhys Ifans and Gavin Spokes, and co-showrunners Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik –was “Game of Thrones” author Martin. Before the screening began, HBO and HBO Max’s chief content officer Casey Bloys told the audience that Martin, who also serves as co-creator and EP on “House of the Dragon,” was unable to attend the event after testing positive for COVID-19.
Back on the carpet, co-showrunner Condal reflected on being the “chosen one” whom Martin entrusted to adapt “Fire and Blood,” which has been his passion project.
“It’s a lot to process. I mean, it’s a huge responsibility,” Condal shared. “I deeply love George as as a man, as a writer, as a creator. I love his world. That’s why I ended up here. I came here as a fan; I was hired because I was a fan.”
But while he effectively “asked for this” assignment,” the creator admits, “I don’t think I knew what I was really getting myself into.”
Overall, though, being invested as a fan first had its advantages, as Condal endeavored to make the series he “would have wanted to see if I was just sitting on my couch tuning in” and he feels the team has succeeded in doing just that.
For his part, Sapochnik is one of the most successful alumni of the original “Game of Thrones” series, having earned two Primetime Emmys as an executive producer and director on the show, with the latter award won in 2016 for his epic “Battle of the Bastards” episode.
While Sapochnik will direct three of the new show’s episodes, fans shouldn’t expect any more battle scenes from the filmmaker. “I’m retired from doing battles, I’m afraid,” he confirmed, before sharing the advice he gave to the directors who helmed the more bombastic scenes. “Don’t go big for the sake of bigger,” he advised. “If you do a battle, make sure it’s got a story and make sure it’s for a character’s purpose. Otherwise there’s no point in doing a battle.”
In short, Sapochnik’s advice to the other filmmakers joining the franchise: “Don’t fuck it up.”
“House of the Dragon” debuts Aug. 21 on HBO and HBO Max.
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Former British Ambassador to the US, Sir Christopher Meyer, dies aged 78
His death was confirmed by current Ambassador Karen Pierce on Twitter following a report in the Daily Mail.
Former British Ambassador to the United States Sir Christopher Meyer has died aged 78.
Sir Christopher’s death was confirmed by current Ambassador Karen Pierce on Twitter following a report in the Daily Mail.
He served in the post for six years from 1997, and had previously been press secretary to Conservative prime minister John Major between 1994 and 1996.
Ms Pierce wrote that he was “a great diplomat and a great character”.
“All our thoughts are with Catherine and his family,” she added.
Sir Christopher released his memoirs, DC Confidential, in 2005 recounting his time as Ambassador.
It included sharp criticism of former prime minister Tony Blair for his handling of the period leading up to the Iraq War.
The Daily Mail reported Sir Christopher suffered a stroke while on holiday with his wife in the French Alps.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the "Pick Three-Evening" game were:
9-1-0, Fireball: 7
(nine, one, zero; Fireball: seven)
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9-1-0, Fireball: 7
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Man accused of stealing over $11K worth of gas in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5/Gray News) - A man is accused of stealing over 2,500 gallons of gas, according to an arrest report from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
According to police, Terrible Herbst corporate security notified authorities of a diesel fuel shortage at the company’s gas station in Jean near State Route 161.
Terrible Herbst corporate reported they were missing 684 gallons of diesel on July 20, valued at $3,146. The company stated they were also missing 1,818 gallons of diesel on July 21 that was valued at $8,385.
The company told police that the door to open one of its pumps was pried open and a Pulsar device was observed inside.
LVMPD says a Pulsar device is used to alter the computer so it doesn’t track the correct amount of fuel that’s being dispensed. “This allows the suspect to pump fuel and not be charged the full and correct amount for it,” police wrote in the arrest report.
Security footage showed three vehicles pumping fuel at a specific fuel pump for long periods of time. The security company sent a photo to police that showed a white box truck nearby.
“[Detective] having worked on similar cases, immediately noticed the vehicle to be involved in other fuel thefts around the Las Vegas Valley, and knew it to be used in other fuel thefts across Nevada and may have also been used in fuel thefts in Arizona,” Las Vegas police said in the report.
The report indicates that security called police to alert them of the possible active fuel theft when the white box truck pulled up to the same pump and began fueling.
Police arrived at the scene and spoke with the suspect, identified as Miguel Fernandez-Alvarez, who admitted to authorities that he owned the truck and had installed large fuel cells in the vehicle in order to collect fuel.
The report also states that Fernandez-Alvarez was in possession of a key FOB that controlled the Pulsar device installed on the pump.
Fernandez-Alvarez is currently facing charges of felony use/access/interference computers and disregard for safety.
According to police, he “opened a vehicle designed outside the manufactured designs and standards to store and transport a flammable and hazardous liquid, diesel fuel, with disregard for public safety measures, and the fact that he had inside of his truck multiple containers carrying hundreds of gallons of fuel which was not stored to DOT standards.”
The report notes that additional charges will be filed for the theft of the fuel in the amount constituting a felony when Terrible Herbst can produce the exact amount of fuel that was pumped out by Fernandez-Alvarez while he was using the Pulsar device on July 23.
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ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate convicted of killing his former girlfriend decades ago was executed Thursday night despite pleas from the victim’s family to spare his life.
Joe Nathan James Jr. received a lethal injection at a south Alabama prison after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his request for a stay.
James was convicted and sentenced to death in the 1994 shooting death of Faith Hall, 26, in Birmingham. Hall’s daughters have said they would rather James serve life in prison, but Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said Wednesday that she planned to let the execution proceed.
Prosecutors said James briefly dated Hall and he became obsessed after she rejected him, stalking and harassing her for months before killing her. On Aug. 15, 1994, after Hall had been out shopping with a friend, James forced his way inside the friend’s apartment, pulled a gun from his waistband and shot Hall three times, according to court documents.
A Jefferson County jury first convicted James of capital murder in 1996 and voted to recommend the death penalty, which a judge imposed. The conviction was overturned when a state appeals court ruled a judge had wrongly admitted some police reports into evidence. James was retried and again sentenced to death in 1999, when jurors rejected defense claims that he was under emotional duress at the time of the shooting.
The execution began a few minutes after 9 p.m. CDT following a nearly three-hour delay that the state did not immediately explain. James did not open his eyes or any show visible movements before the execution began. He did not move or speak when the warden asked if he had any final words. His breathing slowed until it was not visible and he was pronounced dead at 9:27 p.m.
Hall’s two daughters, who were 3 and 6 when their mother was killed, had said recently that they would rather James serve life in prison. The family members not attend the execution.
“Today is a tragic day for our family. We are having to relive the hurt that this caused us many years ago,” the statement issued through state Rep. Juandalynn Givan’s office read. Givan was a friend of Hall’s.
“We hoped the state wouldn’t take a life simply because a life was taken and we have forgiven Mr. Joe Nathan James Jr. for his atrocities toward our family. … We pray that God allows us to find healing after today and that one day our criminal justice system will listen to the cries of families like ours even if it goes against what the state wishes,” the family’s statement read.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said she would not intervene. In a statement Thursday night, Ivey said she deeply considers the feelings of the victim’s family and loved ones, but “must always fulfill our responsibility to the law, to public safety and to justice.”
“Faith Hall, the victim of repetitive harassment, serious threats and ultimately, cold-blooded murder, was taken from this earth far too soon at the hands of Joe Nathan James, Jr. Now, after two convictions, a unanimous jury decision and nearly three decades on death row, Mr. James has been executed for capital murder, and justice has been served for Faith Hall.
She said the execution sends an,” unmistakable message was sent that Alabama stands with victims of domestic violence.”
James acted as his own attorney in his bid to stop his execution, mailing handwritten lawsuits and appeal notices to the courts from death row. A lawyer filed the latest appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court on his behalf Wednesday. But the request for a stay was rejected about 30 minutes before the execution was set to begin.
James asked justices for a stay, noting the opposition of Hall’s family and arguing that Alabama did not give inmates adequate notice of their right to select an alternate execution method. He also argued that Ivey’s refusal violates religious freedom laws because the Koran and the Bible “place the concept of forgiveness paramount in this situation.”
The state argued that James waited too late to begin trying to postpone his execution and “should not be rewarded for his transparent attempt to game the system.”
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In 1998, as nations around the world agreed to cut carbon emissions through the Kyoto Protocol, America’s fossil fuel companies plotted their response, including an aggressive strategy to inject doubt into the public debate.
“Victory,” according to the American Petroleum Institute’s memo, “will be achieved when average citizens ‘understand’ (recognize) uncertainties in climate science… Unless ‘climate change’ becomes a non-issue… there may be no moment when we can declare victory.”
The memo, later leaked to The New York Times that year, went on to outline how fossil fuel companies could manipulate journalists and the broader public by muddying the evidence, by playing up “both sides” of the debate and by portraying those seeking to reduce emissions as “out of touch with reality.”
Nearly 25 years later, the reality of a changing climate is now clear to most Americans, as heatwaves and wildfires, rising sea levels and extreme storms become more common.
Last week, President Joe Biden announced moves intended to expand offshore wind, though he stopped short of declaring a national climate emergency. A Supreme Court ruling last month limited the federal government’s ability to regulate carbon emissions from power plants, meaning it will be up to a divided Congress to pass any meaningful limits on emissions.
Even as surveys show the public generally has become more concerned about climate change, a sizeable number of Americans have become even more distrustful of the scientific consensus.
“The tragedy of this is that all over social media, you can see tens of millions of Americans who think scientists are lying, even about things that have been proven for decades,” said Naomi Oreskes, a historian of science at Harvard University who has written about the history of climate change disinformation. “They’ve been persuaded by decades of disinformation. The denial is really, really deep.”
And persistent. Just last month, even with record heat in London, raging wildfires in Alaska and historic flooding in Australia, the Science and Environmental Policy Project, a pro-fossil fuel think tank, said all the scientists had it wrong.
“There is no climate crisis,” the group wrote in its newsletter.
Years before COVID-19 set off a wave of misinformation, or former President Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election helped spur an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, fossil fuel companies spent big in an effort to undermine support for emissions reductions.
Now, even as those same companies promote investments in renewable energy, the legacy of all that climate disinformation remains.
It’s also contributed to a broader skepticism of scientists, scientific institutions and the media that report on them, a distrust reflected by doubts about vaccines or pandemic-era public health measures like masks and quarantines.
“It was the opening of a Pandora’s Box of disinformation that has proven hard to control,” said Dave Anderson of the Energy and Policy Institute, an organization that has criticized oil and coal companies for withholding what they knew about the risks of climate change.
Starting in the 1980s and 1990s, as public awareness of climate change grew, fossil fuel companies poured millions of dollars into public relations campaigns denouncing the accumulating evidence supporting the idea of climate change. They funded supposedly independent think tanks that cherrypicked the science and promoted fringe views designed to make it look like there were two legitimate sides to the dispute.
Since then, the approach has softened as the impact of climate change has become more apparent. Now, fossil fuel companies are more likely to play up their supposedly pro-environmental record, touting renewables like solar and wind or initiatives designed to improve energy efficiency or offset carbon emissions.
Aggressive approaches to address climate change are now dismissed not on scientific grounds but on economic ones. Fossil fuel companies talk about lost jobs or higher energy prices — without mentioning the cost of doing nothing, said Ben Franta, an attorney, author and Stanford University researcher who tracks fossil fuel disinformation.
“We are living within an extended multi-decade campaign executed by the fossil fuel industry,” Franta said. “The debate (over climate change) was manufactured by the fossil fuel industry in the 1990s, and we are living with that history right now.”
The impact of that history is reflected in public opinion surveys that show a growing gap between Republicans and other Americans when it comes to views on climate change.
While the percentage of overall Americans who say they’re concerned about climate change has risen, Republicans are increasingly skeptical. Last year, Gallup found that 32% of self-identified Republicans said they accepted the scientific consensus that pollution from humans is driving climate change, down from 52% in 2003.
By comparison, the percentage of self-identified Democrats that say they accept that human activities are leading to climate change increased from 68 to 88 over the same time period.
Fossil fuel companies deny any intent to mislead the American public and point to investments in renewable energy as evidence that they take climate change seriously.
ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods told members of Congress last fall that his company “has long acknowledged the reality and risks of climate change, and it has devoted significant resources to addressing those risks.” ExxonMobil’s public claims about climate change, he said, “are and have always been truthful, fact-based … and consistent” with mainstream science.
Asked about its role in spreading climate misinformation, a spokesman for the Southern Company pointed to recent expansions in renewable energy and initiatives meant to offset carbon emissions.
The 1998 “victory memo” laying out the industry’s strategy was created by the American Petroleum Institute. In a statement emailed to The Associated Press, API spokesperson Christina Noel said the oil industry is working to reduce emissions while also ensuring access to reliable, affordable energy.
“That’s exactly what our industry has been focused on for decades,” Noel said. “Any suggestion to the contrary is false.”
The 1998 memo is one of several documents cited by climate activists and some Democratic lawmakers who say they could be used to hold them legally responsible for misleading ratepayers, investors or the general public.
“It’s time for these companies to answer for the harm they have caused,” said Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California.
Republicans, however, have said Democrats want to focus on climate misinformation to distract from failed environmental policies that are driving up gas and energy costs. | https://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news/us-politics/climate-disinformation-leaves-lasting-mark-as-world-heats/ | 2022-07-29T03:56:16Z | https://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news/us-politics/climate-disinformation-leaves-lasting-mark-as-world-heats/ | false | 38 |
The Rapid City Sliders continued to roll at the Babe Ruth 15u Midwest Regional with a 14-4 win over the Buckley Bombers (Colo.) on Thursday at McKeague Field.
The Sliders racked up 14 runs on 12 hits and took advantage of three Bombers errors. The Bombers scored four runs on three hits and three Sliders errors.
Mason Brooks picked up the win as the starter in five innings of work. He allowed four runs (three earned) on three hits with three walks and eight strikeouts.
Zander Polk suffered the loss as the starter in two innings of work. He allowed eight runs (all earned) on six hits with four walks and three strikeouts.
Eight Sliders recorded at leas one hit. Ethan Wilson led the way at the plate and went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and one run.
The Sliders return to action at 3:30 p.m. Friday against the Missouri Marlins at McKeague Field.
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Otter Tail Central defeated the Rapid City Playmakers 16-3 in 5 1/2 innings on Thursday night at McKeague Field in the Babe Ruth 15u Midwest Regional.
Otter Tail scored 16 runs on 10 hits and four Rapid City errors. The Playmakers tallied three runs on eight hits and took advantage of one Central error.
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T. Vallette led the way at the plate for the Playmakers and finished 3 for 3 with all three runs.
Rapid City returns to action at 6:30 p.m. Friday against the Buckley Bombers (Colo.) at McKeague Field. | https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/rapid-city-sliders-run-rule-buckley-bombers-at-babe-ruth-midwest-regional/article_43d414f0-fac1-5629-a880-a8ec03173e96.html | 2022-07-29T03:56:17Z | https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/rapid-city-sliders-run-rule-buckley-bombers-at-babe-ruth-midwest-regional/article_43d414f0-fac1-5629-a880-a8ec03173e96.html | false | 1 |
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Night" game were:
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Night" game were:
0-5-3-2, WB: 6
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ATMORE, Ala. — Alabama inmate has been executed for 1994 murder of former girlfriend despite pleas from victim's family to spare him.
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Charges dropped against Lesotho ex-PM Thabane over murder of estranged wife
MASERU, July 26 (Reuters) - Lesotho's director of public prosecutions on Tuesday dropped the charges against former prime minister Thomas Thabane and his wife Maesaiah Thabane over the murder of his estranged wife in a case that shocked the country five years ago.
The duo were charged with the murder of Lipolelo Thabane, who was shot dead near her home in the capital Maseru days before he was sworn in as premier in June 2017. read more
Maesaiah Thabane, 44, and the former premier, now 83, were both present in the High Court on Tuesday when a lawyer representing the director of public prosecutions said the charges against them were dropped due to the inability to locate critical witnesses in the matter.
They have both denied involvement in the killing.
Police allege that Maesaiah was not present at the shooting but had hired eight assassins to kill Lipolelo, who was going through a messy divorce at the time of her death.
The high-profile case garnered widespread attention, ultimately leading to Thabane's resignation as prime minister due to political pressure in 2020.
Reporting by Marafeale Mohloboli; Editing by Bhargav Acharya and Angus MacSwan
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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — At least three civilians and 15 soldiers have been killed in separate attacks in central Mali, the army said, the latest round of attacks as insecurity worsens in the West African nation.
Two attacks Wednesday targeted Mali army positions in the center of the country, and the army fought back killing at least 48 assailants, said army spokesman Col. Souleymane Dembele.
“Malian Armed Forces repelled terrorist attacks targeting positions in Sévaré, Sokolo and Kalumba early this Wednesday,” he said in a statement. The soldiers killed include “six dead in Sokolo” and “12 dead, including 3 civilians, in Kalumba, in the Nara region,” the statement said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but they bear the mark of jihadi groups linked to al-Qaida which are present in those areas and whose local leader, Amadou Koufa, sent a message a few weeks ago urging his fighters to intensify attacks against the Malian army.
The attacks in central Mali come days after the attack on Mali’s largest military base, Kati, just 15 kilometers (9 miles) outside the capital, Bamako, in which at least one person was killed.
Since a coup in 2020 in which democratically-elected President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was overthrown, Mali has been ruled by a military junta, led by Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, who has had himself appointed president. The military regime has said it will govern in the transitional period until elections are held in 2024.
In recent weeks the junta has reduced the presence of foreign troops assisting its fight against extremist rebels. The government withdrew Mali from the G5 Sahel alliance, composed of five neighboring countries working together to battle jihadi violence, and asked a French and European military force fighting extremists to leave the country.
Attacks have circled the capital as the French military, in Mali since 2013, withdraws. Mali has enlisted support from the Russian mercenary outfit, the Wagner Group. | https://www.wvnstv.com/news/world/attacks-in-central-mali-kill-3-civilians-15-soldiers/ | 2022-07-29T04:07:26Z | https://www.wvnstv.com/news/world/attacks-in-central-mali-kill-3-civilians-15-soldiers/ | true | 40 |
Manu Ginobili says he's staying with Spurs
SAN ANTONIO -- Manu Ginobili is sticking around to see if the San Antonio Spurs can get back to the top.
Ginobili tweeted Wednesday that he is staying with the team he has helped win three NBA titles and nearly a fourth last month.
The Argentine star writes: "Thrilled to announce that as I always hoped, I'm gonna stay with the @Spurs for two more years."
Ginobili, who turns 36 this month, battled injuries during the season and said he would think about retirement after the playoffs. But he helped the Spurs come within 28 seconds of the championship before falling to the Miami Heat in seven games, and his return ensures the longtime Big Three that includes Tim Duncan and Tony Parker will be in place next season. | https://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/manu-ginobili-says-he-s-staying-with-spurs-u75546 | 2022-07-29T04:07:42Z | https://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/manu-ginobili-says-he-s-staying-with-spurs-u75546 | false | 1 |
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Uvalde elementary school principal placed on paid administrative leave
( The Hill ) — An attorney for the principal of the Uvalde, Texas, school that was the scene of a mass shooting in May confirmed that the official had been placed on paid administrative leave.
Attorney Ricardo Cedillo confirmed in a statement to The Hill that his client, Robb Elementary School Principal Mandy Gutierrez, was placed on paid leave by Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Hal Harrell on Monday.
The details regarding her suspension were not immediately clear.
Harrell announced last month that the Uvalde school district police chief, Pete Arredondo, would be placed on administrative leave, noting in a statement “the lack of clarity that remains and the unknown timing of when I will receive the results of the investigations.”
Uvalde parents call for firings at emotional school board meeting: ‘You need to clean house’Arredondo and the law enforcement community were criticized for their response to the mass shooting in May that left 19 children and two adults dead at Robb Elementary School and later helped prompt national gun reform legislation.
A Texas House investigative committee offered a report earlier this month that detailed a series of errors that would factor into the response to the mass shooting, including a “void in leadership” over the lack of an incident commander.
“This was an essential duty he had assigned to himself in the plan mentioned above, yet it was not effectively performed by anyone,” the report said, referring to Arredondo.
“The void of leadership could have contributed to the loss of life as injured victims waited over an hour for help, and the attacker continued to sporadically fire his weapon,” it added.
The Hill has reached out to the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District for comment.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A $1.1 billion lottery prize will be on the line Friday night as numbers are drawn for the Mega Millions game.
The giant jackpot is the nation's third-largest prize and is the result of 29 consecutive drawings without anyone matching all of the game's six numbers. That last time someone hit the Mega Millions jackpot was April 15.
Before rushing out to spend $2 on a ticket, keep in mind that the odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are a staggering 1 in 302.5 million.
The $1.1 billion prize is for players who get their winnings through an annuity, paid annually over 29 years. Nearly all winners take the cash option, which for Friday’s drawing is an estimated $648.2 million.
If no one wins the jackpot Friday night, the prize will grow even larger ahead of the next drawing Tuesday night. | https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Drawing-nears-for-1-1-billion-Mega-Millions-17337325.php | 2022-07-29T04:20:38Z | https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Drawing-nears-for-1-1-billion-Mega-Millions-17337325.php | true | 20 |
Two pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were killed after a MiG-21 fighter aircraft crashed near Barmer in Rajasthan during a training sortie on Thursday, 28 July.
A court of enquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.
Nicknamed 'the flying coffin,' the MiG-21 aircraft has a poor safety record.
In 2021 alone, five MiG-21s crashed in India resulting in the deaths of three pilots.
Wing Commander Harshit Sinha died after the MiG-21 aircraft he was piloting crashed in Jaisalmer during a training sortie in December 2021.
28-year-old Squadron Leader Abhishek Choudhary was killed when his MiG-21 'Bison' crashed in May 2021 after taking off from the Suratgarh airbase in Rajasthan.
On 17 March 2021, Group Captain Ashish Gupta was killed when his MiG-21 crashed after taking off from the Gwalior airbase.
Two other crashes involving MiG-21 'Bison' were seen on 5 January and 25 August in the same year.
Why, then, is the Indian Air Force not doing away with the (in)famous aircraft which, more often than not, is in the news for all the wrong reasons?
'The Flying Coffin': MiG-21 Background Check
The Soviet-origin jets were first introduced by the air force in 1963 to increase its combat ability during the Cold War. Over the years, as they gained the reputation of being the backbone of the air force, they also earned names like "widow maker" or "flying coffin" because of their accident-prone nature.
According to a report by the Times of India, more than 400 MiG-21s have crashed since 1971-72, killing over 200 pilots and another 50 people on the ground.
In 2012, former Defense Minister AK Antony had said in Parliament that more than half of the 872 MiG aircraft purchased from Russia had crashed. Due to which, more than 200 persons, including 171 pilots, 39 civilians, and eight other services’ personnel, had lost their lives.
Even the Soviets Don't Use It Anymore; Why Do We?
The Soviet Air Force – credited with designing the aircraft – removed it from service in the year 1985. By then, countries ranging from the United States to Vietnam had inducted the aircraft into its air forces. After 1985, however, Bangladesh and Afghanistan removed it from service.
As for India, the aircraft was inducted into the air force in the '60s and completed their retirement period in the mid-1990s. Despite this, they are still being upgraded.
In October 2014, the air force chief had said that India's security is threatened by the delay in removing the old aircraft from service because some part of the fleet was outdated.
Experts believe that the absence of any more fighter jets in the Indian Air Force for a long time is also one of the reasons for the accidents. For a long time, with the inclusion of no new fighter jets in the air force, the entire burden was on the MiG-21.
A BBC report had also stated that pilots have been complaining that some models of the MiG aircraft land very fast and the design of the cockpit windows is such that the pilot cannot see the runway properly.
Further, being a single-engine aircraft means it is always under threat. The chance of a plane crash increases when a bird collides with it or the engine fails.
Is There an Alternative?
In the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s, supersonic MiG-21 fighter jets were being used to train pilots due to delays in the induction of advanced jet fighters into the air force.
Air Vice Marshal (Retired) Sunil Nanodkar said, "Was there any other option other than this (MiG aircraft)? To protect your skies, you must have a certain number of combat aircrafts, but there was a lot of delay in the induction of other fighter jets into the Air Force over the years.”
He further added that even though 36 Rafale jets were included in the air force, their number is still less compared to the requirements.
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(CNN)The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday has risen to $1.1 billion, the second-largest in the 20-year history of the game, according to a news release.
The cash value option of Friday's jackpot is $648.2 million.
In October of 2018, a winning ticket was sold in South Carolina for a record $1.537 billion. That remains the world's largest lottery prize won on a single ticket, according to the release.
Mega Millions jackpots start at $20 million and grow based on game sales and interest rates. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 303 million, the release said.
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Of console war we have lived through it and although the nostalgics of that period still exist, probably to confirm their biases, we are living a very quiet period from this point of view, especially at Microsoft. Phil Spencer does not stop sending messages of love and brotherhood towards the competition, things unthinkable until a few years ago.
Microsoft’s gaming direction in the period Xbox 360, it was in fact very different, even trying to feed the console war towards Sony. This is confirmed by the former executive of the Redmond company Peter Moorethrough his podcast “My Other Passion”:
“We encouraged the console war, not to create divisions, but to challenge, and when I say challenge I mean the one between Microsoft and Sony. If Microsoft hadn’t changed course after Xbox, after the ‘red rings of death’, the market would be a poorer place and you wouldn’t have the competition that you have today.“.
As mentioned, the current direction is very different and most of the public also has a different awareness of the market. Of course, there is still the hard core of diehards who believe they have bought the only right and perfect console in this world and that nothing else should exist. You have to be patient.
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Here are the best hospitals in Texas and Austin, ranked by US News
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Rankings from U.S. News are out on the best hospitals in Texas. Three Austin hospitals made the top 26.
The top hospital in the state is Houston Methodist Hospital, but St. David’s Medical Center in central Austin came in at No. 8.
VIDEO: Central Texans dazzled by late night fireball sightingsAscension Seton Medical Center Austin tied for the ninth spot alongside Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center and CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler.
St. David’s South Austin Medical Center tied for No. 21 with Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth and University Medical Center.
As far as ranking by metro area, St. David’s Medical Center is considered the No. 1 hospital in Austin.
How St. David’s HealthCare will staff 3 new hospitals as part of $1B expansionHere’s a full list of the hospital rankings in Texas U.S. News.
Texas has one hospital that made the top 20 nationwide — Houston Methodist Hospital, which came in at No. 15. The top hospital in the entire country, according to U.S. News, is Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
‘Horrifying’ wait times for state hospital beds, official saysU.S. News explained the hospitals are ranked based off their performance in different specialties like cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, geriatrics and psychiatry. Different procedures and conditions are weighed as well, including back surgery, heart bypass surgery, diabetes and kidney failure.
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Apple Music has announced the latest featured artiste in its ‘Up Next’ artiste development programme in Nigeria, is Afrobeats singer-songwriter, Majeeed (real name Ekeh Chiaka Joseph).
“My music is an expression of my reality and experiences of many topics that are not discussed enough. Being Up Next on Apple Music is a dream come true and has given me the zeal and opportunity to strive even further because now I know a lot of people are listening and connecting to my story,” he tells Apple Music.
Majeeed’s sound is rooted in Afrobeats and speaks frankly about the realities of day-to-day life, intended to motivate, inspire and heal. Having established himself as a prolific songwriter, working with lauded artists like Tiwa Savage, Seyi Shay and Zuchu, Majeeed independently released his breakthrough single “TIME” (2021) to much acclaim.
His debut EP, Bitter Sweet (2022), released through Dream Empire Music and available to stream on Apple Music, is a six-track exploration of a toxic relationship that relays universal themes of disconnection and misunderstandings, spearheaded by the dancefloor-rooted lead single “Yawa No Dey End”.
As the newest ‘Up Next’ act to be spotlighted in Nigeria, Majeeed will be featured across Apple Music’s Nigeria’s Up Next playlist. The curated ‘Up Next’ playlist features a dynamic class of new and emerging artistes, thoughtfully hand-picked by Apple Music editors from around the world. The playlist is genre agnostic and represents a line-up of artists our global editors are passionate about and eager to expose to a larger audience.
Majeeed joins Khaid, Ninety, Young Jonn, T.I Blaze, Browny Pondis, Ajebo Hustlers, Jaido P, Wavy The Creator and SGaWD as Apple Music’s growing stable of Up Next Artists from Nigeria.
The vast global ‘Up Next’ roster of past talent includes Grammy-nominated and critically lauded talent like 6lack, Daniel Caesar, H.E.R., Greta Van Fleet, Khalid, Amy Shark, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Claudio, Sigrid, Mr Eazi, Stefflon Don, Bad Bunny, Juice WLRD, Bazzi, Jax Jones, NCT 127, Summer Walker, Tierra Whack, Dean Lewis, Pink Sweat$, Koffee, Megan Thee Stallion, Burna Boy, Clairo, Lunay, Jessie Reyez, Orville Peck, Victoria Monét, Ingrid Andress, Conan Gray, Don Toliver, Rema, BENEE, Holly Humberstone, Natanael Cano, Giveon, beabadoobee, Arlo Parks, Tate McRae, Foushee and Tems.
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Trip.com and Ctrip celebrate the return of travel by announcing their strategic partnership with Hylink Digital
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LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hylink Digital (Hylink), a 30-year award-winning full-service global agency, was announced as the official strategic partner of Trip.com and Ctrip for the Americas (North and South America). This marks the first of its kind between an advertising agency and an international online travel agency.
As tourism returns, destination marketers, travel brands and travel marketers can expect not only more value from their existing services, but also better rates and exclusive access to inventory and content creation through this partnership.
“We have always had a deep relationship with Hylink, and this particular partnership is very timely as global travel resumes. We anticipate seeing a full recovery within the global travel center,” says Edison Chen, General Manager of Trip.com and Ctrip Partnerships.
In this historic year for travel, it is evident that the travel industry is changing, and the future of travel will look like partnerships like this one. “Trip.com’s business model works across all industries that intersect with travel, be it travel tourism, destination marketing, travel retail, healthcare, education, or travel brands,” says Humphrey Ho, Managing Partner, Americas at Hylink Digital.
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TONOPAH, Nev. (AP) — The Nye County Commission is used to dealing with all sorts of hot-button controversies.
Water rights, livestock rules and marijuana licenses are among the many local dramas that consume the time of the five commissioners in this vast swath of rural and deeply Republican Nevada. Last spring, it was something new: voting machines.
For months, conspiracy theories fueled on social media by those repeating lies about former President Donald Trump’s loss in 2020 inflamed public suspicions about whether election results could be trusted. In response, the commission put a remarkable item on its agenda: Ditch the county’s voting machines and instead count every vote on every ballot — more than 20,000 in a typical general election — entirely by hand.
Commissioners called a parade of witnesses, including three from out of state who insisted voting machines could be hacked and votes flipped without leaving a trace. They said no county could be certain their machines weren't accessible via the internet and open to tampering by nefarious actors.
It was all just too much for Sam Merlino, a Republican who has spent more than two decades administering elections as the county’s clerk. She simply felt outgunned.
“It just made me feel helpless,” she said in a recent interview from her office in Tonopah, an old silver mining town surrounded by hills of rock and sagebrush about halfway between Las Vegas and Reno.
She defended the system's checks and balances that ensure an accurate vote tally, but was bombarded with technical jargon and theories unlike any she'd ever heard. “I couldn’t do anything but just sit and listen,” she said.
When the county commission voted unanimously to recommend hand-counting ballots — even though there was no evidence of any tampering — she decided she’d had enough and submitted her resignation. Merlino will step down next week and leave the administration of elections in a county the size of New Hampshire to a new clerk; the most likely candidate to succeed her is someone who has promoted voting machine conspiracy theories and falsely contends that Trump actually won the 2020 election.
Merlino’s departure and Nye County’s plans to scrap voting machines and hand-count every ballot open a window into the real-world consequences of unfounded conspiracy theories that have spread across the country since Trump’s defeat. The moves also raise questions about how local elections will be run when overseen by people who are skeptical of the process.
A network of people peddling conspiracy theories about the security of voting machines has hop-scotched the country for more than a year, spinning elaborate yarns involving Venezuelan software, the Chinese Communist Party and offshore servers. They have tried to persuade state and local officials to do just what Nye County is attempting.
While no state has taken the same step, their efforts find fertile ground in conservative parts of the U.S. such as Nye County, where suspicions of government run deep. Already this year, some rural county boards have threatened to refuse to certify the results of their primary elections, even without evidence of problems.
Nye County, the country's third largest by area, stretches from the strip malls on the outer margins of Las Vegas through desolate rangelands where cattle graze and the military trains pilots and practices missile-firing and bomb drops.
Conspiracy theories have long found an audience in the county. It’s home to part of Area 51, the once-secret U.S. Air Force base that draws alien enthusiasts and UFO hunters. During public comment at county commission meetings, residents reference Infowars’ Alex Jones, who has peddled fake conspiracy theories about the Newtown, Connecticut, school massacre. In Pahrump, the county’s most populous town, a plaque on a park bench honors the late radio host and conspiracy theorist Art Bell, who lived here until his death in 2018.
Its voters are unrelentingly Republican. In 2018, they chose a Republican brothel owner over a Democrat in a statehouse race — even though the brothel owner had died weeks earlier.
Trump won Nye County by more than 40 percentage points among the 25,427 ballots cast in November 2020. That margin, however, has done nothing to stifle the spread of conspiracy theories about voter fraud and ballot tampering.
At a recent Republican Party event and county commission meeting, many brought up stories they had heard involving QR codes, half-inserted USB drives and foreign hackers infiltrating machines manufactured by Dominion Voting Systems.
No evidence has surfaced to prove any of the theories, yet they continue to spread in Nye County Facebook groups.
Merlino recalled when an error on a sample ballot ballooned on social media into a full-blown corruption conspiracy theory about the printing company’s financial ties: “Just like anything, once a rumor starts or once something is out there, people feed on it,” she said.
County commissioners say they are obligated to take action as a way to re-establish trust in elections, a concern that fed into their vote to recommend hand-counting ballots in the upcoming November election rather than use tabulating machines.
Election experts are skeptical that hand-counting is doable anywhere except in the tiniest counties; Nye County has about 31,500 registered voters. They say the potential for human error is far greater than running ballots through a tabulator and auditing the results afterward to ensure accuracy.
“It’s a very bad idea, and everyone from the most conservative election officials to the most liberal will testify to that,” said David Becker, the executive director of the Center for Election Innovation & Research, a nonprofit that works on election procedures.
A lengthy hand-counting process could spark a political crisis in the state, a perennial presidential battleground and one of six states where Trump disputed his 2020 loss. It's not clear what would happen if just one of Nevada’s 17 counties fails to finish counting votes within the seven-day timeframe required under state law, or declines to certify the results.
The secretary of state's office has said hand-counting could conflict with state law and has scheduled hearings in August to discuss regulations for any county planning to attempt it.
Supporters of the move are undaunted. At a dimly lit Mexican restaurant in Pahrump, an hour’s drive from Las Vegas, activists attending a recent Nye County “GOP Unity” event attributed support for hand-counting to what they claimed were unexplained irregularities and suspicions about election tampering.
“You just don’t know 100%,” said Leo Blundo, a Nye County commissioner who voted against certifying the results from the June primary after he lost his reelection bid.
Pahrump Republican Tina Trenner said cutting voting off from electrical sources could help ease skepticism about election results.
“They could be hacked. Something as simple as a phone with a hotspot in it, sitting up on the counter, can suddenly make those machines available on the internet,” she said.
The push to hand-count ballots also has won support from at least one prominent Nevada Republican — Jim Marchant, the GOP nominee for secretary of state, the office that oversees elections. He has participated in rallies and other events around the country promoting the falsehood that Trump actually won the 2020 election.
“If we get out en masse and vote, we’ll overwhelm the system so that any mechanisms they have in place to manipulate the system will be negated,” he told applauding Republicans in Pahrump, without specifying who he feared would manipulate the election.
Marchant repeated a promise he made to the Nye County Commission months earlier, when the clerk said hand-counting ballots would require a substantial number of people. Marchant told The Associated Press he could provide as many members of his “election integrity” movement from Nevada and elsewhere as necessary to help with the process.
In a stump speech, Marchant said he was eager to work with Mark Kampf, the winner of the Republican Party primary in the Nye County clerk’s race. Kampf’s platform included replacing voting machines with hand-counting.
In one debate, Kampf, an accountant and corporate auditor, insisted Trump won the 2020 election. He told voters he was concerned that an interstate voter roll maintenance system could be a ploy from billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros. He warned about the misuse of ballot drop boxes, citing the film “2000 Mules." Experts say it uses flawed analysis of cellphone data and drop box surveillance footage to cast doubt on the results of the 2020 election.
Kampf, who is expected to be appointed to replace Merlino in August, declined to comment for this story. He told the commission at its July meeting that he planned to emphasize voter education to restore trust in elections.
That may prove a tall task in a community that remains spellbound by Trump’s ongoing insistence that he was the true winner.
The degree to which distrust has entrenched itself worries Merlino, whose own efforts to educate have done little to sway her neighbors.
After a mostly quiet tenure, the self-described “personal responsibility Republican" said she has been sickened to witness fictions and falsehoods taking root in her county and politicizing the work of her fellow election workers in Nevada.
Merlino's office has been inundated with public records requests from people looking for evidence of fraud or tampering. County residents who deny the results of the 2020 presidential election without evidence yell at her and her staff while in line to vote. Myths of stolen elections have even estranged her from members of her own family, including one to whom she hasn’t spoken in over six months.
On top of all that, the commission's move toward hand-counting convinced her it was time to step down.
“I don’t think it can be done,” she said. “If they want to give it a go, that’s why I’m giving them the opportunity to do it.”
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The Darkfade looks more like an electric shaver than a typical flashlight, and that's because it's built to be unlike other flashlights out there. With a fresh shape and an easier interface for finding just the right brightness, the new torch looks to be something of a Flashlight 2.0. Hold it comfortably in your hand or clip it to your pack strap and get just the right amount of light exactly where it's needed.
Designer, maker, YouTuber and Kickstarter Giaco Di Muro created the Darkfade out of discontent with the flashlight status quo. Among his gripes was a less-than-comfortable grip position that involves constantly bending your wrist down just to point light straight ahead. A right-angle flashlight, on the other hand, ends up requiring an upward tilt of the wrist. So Di Muro found a comfortable medium, creating a 45-degree head that allows for a more ergonomic position, keeping the wrist relaxed while the beam is directed forward.
Whether or not that position proves more comfortable in the field will ultimately depend on the user and task. I can already see myself constantly fighting against pointing the flashlight like a standard torch while getting used to the alternative design – I don't find a regular straight-barrel flashlight to be particularly uncomfortable or in need of re-angling.
Darkfade does claim the position is an advantage beyond the hand, as the light will shine in your field of vision if you lay it down on a table or point down toward your hands if hung on a chest strap. But again, how helpful the angling is will depend on what exactly you're using it for.
Di Muro was also sick of the process of punching through multiple brightness settings only to end up back at the beginning having to do it all over again. So he set out to create a more intuitive, quicker-reacting brightness adjustment. Skipping over the touch panel brightness adjuster we've seen in the past, he opted for something even quicker and simpler: motion control. Users need only press down on the torch's single button and turn their wrist as if they were adjusting a physical dimmer dial, quickly brightening the beam until it looks just right. Let go of the button and it's locked in.
Di Muro aims for runtimes of 1.5 hours on max to 10+ hours on the lowest brightness level.
The Darkfade uses a beaded-face lens with a collection of more than 200 micro lenses, a design that Di Muro claims smooths out the light emitted from the Samsung LH351D LED to create a more uniform beam. The company lists a beam distance of 125 m (410 ft) and a peak intensity of 3,800 candela.
It features built-in charging hardware and a USB port for charging from virtually any USB-C cable. Rather than the specific charger some lights require, users should be able to plug it in with the phone charger they carry everywhere. The flashlight can also run directly from an external power pack. The 18650 lithium-ion battery is meant to be readily replaced with a standard 18650, and charge protection is built into the light itself.
The Darkfade torch is modular, too, using a design inspired by gun rails. So far, there are two different clips that secure to the rails, but plans call for more options in the future and the release of 3D files for makers to create their own accessories.
Di Muro is raising funding on Kickstarter now, offering the IPX8-waterproof Darkfade at pledge levels starting at €129 (approx. US$132), including worldwide shipping. If everything moves along swimmingly, the first pledgers will be lighting up the night with their Darkfade torches beginning in April 2023. The campaign has raced past its $15,000 goal, hitting nearly $140,000 in a matter of days. It has 42 days left to go.
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MINDEN — Dan Wilson has been walking a tightrope of sorts in his six years of coaching American Legion baseball in Minden.
Like any small community with a limited pool of athletes, attitudes in the Highway 6 town — population 3,000 — have been largely closed off to the idea of baseball being something more than a summertime activity.
And it’s no surprise. Baseball isn’t offered as a spring sport at Minden High School, which generally boasts a strong track and field program.
But, with the addition of a third class in baseball in 2023 by the Nebraska Schools Activities Association, Minden, theoretically, could field a team in the future.
That all remains to be discussed and fought over.
Wilson, who teaches and coaches at C.L. Jones Middle School, would certainly have an argument in supplementing a team when that time comes after what he’s done with the Post 94 American Legion team in his six years leading it.
Participation numbers are way up, Minden is winning games, and, most notably, the Post 94 seniors just qualified for their first state tournament in 47 years.
So, maybe it’s time for a change in stance on baseball in Minden.
“Baseball is taking off in the Minden and Axtell areas,” said Wilson, a Ralston native who moved out west from the Omaha metro in 2016 when his wife took a speech pathologist position at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
“We have multi-sport athletes in every school around here and it was really just getting them to buy into (the idea) that baseball was just like a high school sport. It wasn’t something to do for fun; it was something to come out and compete.”
And there is something to play for: a state title.
That’s what Minden (15-8) will have a chance to chase in Broken Bow, beginning this weekend. The Class B tournament kicks off Saturday morning.
Post 94 will open at 3 p.m. against the host team. It’ll be the third time they’ll have played Broken Bow in a span of six days. The first meeting was an 8-0 rout, but the second — for the Area 6 title on Tuesday — was much more “Minden-style baseball,” said Wilson, whose team fell 8-5 in Gothenburg.
“It was one of those games either team deserved to win,” he said.
The third time, Wilson hopes, is the one where his team does win.
It would further cement the Minden baseball legacy of nine seniors who helped build what Wilson envisioned.
“We went from having about 12 or 13 kids (total) to about 16 or 17 kids on each team,” the coach said. “We’ve got 30-40 kids out playing baseball every year.”
Admittedly, not all are baseball players. But some are. Like Carter Harsin, who Wilson expects to play the sport at the next level despite having all-around talents on the football field, basketball court and track.
The team’s catcher, Harsin leads Post 94 in batting average at .403 with 31 hits, including a team-high seven doubles.
“He’s also been one of our top pitchers; he’s been our closer the last couple of weeks,” Wilson said of Harsin, who carries a 3.45 earned run average and a 3-0 win-loss record on the mound. “He’s just really good.”
Calvin Johnson, who represents Axtell, is committed to play baseball at Western Nebraska Community College. He leads the team with 33 stolen bases this summer.
“Every year since I’ve been here we’ve had somebody go and play baseball at the next level,” Wilson said.
Minden was the top seed in the area tournament but had to battle through the losers bracket last week to reach the final. Once there, though, their spot at state was already clinched thanks to Broken Bow automatically earning a berth as the host.
“The boys knew with what our area looked like, with Broken Bow hosting state, we were hoping they’d be with us,” Wilson said. “We knew with our staff we’d have a chance to make a run at state and it just worked out for us.”
Wilson credited the pitching staff for surviving and advancing to the program’s first state tourney since 1975.
Led by Ashton Hawkins’ 2.63 ERA, Post 94 has a stable of arms ready to go.
“We’ve got our Nos. 1, 2 and 3 starters that we count on all the time, but we’ve also got six guys who are not afraid to go in the game and take on a challenge,” Wilson said.
Post 94 has been on the cusp of a state tournament the last few years, finishing a game or two short of qualifying. It just so turned out this was the team to break through the barrier.
“You don’t go to state very often,” Wilson said, “so this is kind of a neat deal.”
2022 roster
Carter Harsin, Jasper Birkestrand, Jamey Birkestrand, Rylan Holsten, Bradley Smolik, Evan Smith, Brennan Runge, David Smolik, Ethan Morgan, Lucas Epperson, Austin Lutkemeier, Cal Johnson, Ashton Hawkins, Nolan Reed, Tony Amer, Jose Ciprion, Cade Harsin, Jake Halverson. Coaches: Dan Wilson, Brent Harsin, Jeff Halvorsen, Greg Smolik.
Class B seniors state tournament first-round matchups
9 a.m. Saturday — Waverly vs. Lakeview
noon — Valparaiso vs. Ogalalla
3 p.m. — Broken Bow vs. Minden
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The Boston Red Sox have had a hellish time in the month of July, but they’re still focused on turning things around to make a postseason push.
Xander Bogaerts was the hero in Boston’s 4-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians, scoring the game-winning run with his three-run shot in the sixth inning. Following the game he made sure to make his feelings known on a potential playoff push.
“We’ve been through a lot this year,” Bogaerts told NESN’s Jahmai Webster, as seen on the network’s postgame coverage. “We went through a lot in the beginning. We’re going through a lot right now. We’ve had our good times, and we’ve had our bad times and I feel in the end, this is a really special group.
“Everyone wants to stay together, no one wants to separate, but those decisions aren’t up to us. But the only way we can help that a little bit is to continue to win games and now every game matters. I had a huge, huge swing, and I couldn’t have asked for a better time than that.
“So, hopefully we keep winning games, make it harder on (the front office) and keep everyone together. We’re getting help by the way, guys are coming off the (injured list) we’ll be good.”
With the unofficial captain’s stance official, all that’s left now is time to wait to see how the Red Sox approach the Aug. 2 trade deadline. As Bogaerts said, help is on the way.
Here are more notes from Thursday’s Red Sox-Guardians game:
— Bogaerts’ sixth-inning home run came at a perfect time, allowing the Red Sox to take the lead and potentially help the shortstop find his power game at the plate. Manager Alex Cora spoke about the swing postgame.
“That was a huge swing for us,” Cora said, as seen on NESN’s postgame coverage. “We haven’t had one of those in a while and it’s like we were able to breathe.
— Kutter Crawford continued his stretch of solid outings, going 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run on three hits. Bogaerts and Cora both praised the young righty following the game.
“He’s been really solid,” Bogaerts said. “Apart for a couple of hiccups in the beginning (of the season) — he was in the bullpen in a different role, probably unfamiliar role for him… once he’s a starter he’s able to use (his pitches).”
“It’s good stuff in the zone, in the strike zone,” Cora said. “Changing speeds, using the curveball. A lot different than early in the season. Early in the season it was fastballs up, breaking balls down in a new role. It wasn’t working, and for him to go down and work with (Triple-a pitching coach Paul Abbott) and pitch and get back to who he is, it’s good to see… He was really good for us tonight.”
— Bobby Dalbec hit an RBI single in the 7th inning to extend Boston’s lead. He has six RBIs in his last two games and 11 RBIs in his last 17 games, according to Red Sox communications assistant Raleigh Clark.
— Alex Verdugo went 2-for-4 and scored a run on Thursday, recording multiple hits for the fourth time in his last six games. He is batting .375 (9-for-24) over that span, according to Clark.
— The Red Sox honored WEEI’s Joe Castiglione before the game for 40 years of service as the radio voice of the team.
— The Red Sox will welcome the Milwaukee Brewers to Fenway Park on Friday night, opening up a three-game series. First pitch is scheduled at 7:10 p.m. ET, and you can watch the game on NESN 360 following an hour of pregame coverage. | https://nesn.com/2022/07/red-sox-notes-boston-looking-to-stay-strong-with-deadline-approaching/ | 2022-07-29T05:01:31Z | https://nesn.com/2022/07/red-sox-notes-boston-looking-to-stay-strong-with-deadline-approaching/ | true | 1 |
Penn Yan Community Band to play Courthouse Concert Aug. 3
PENN YAN — The Penn Yan Community Band will entertain and delight us with its concert band sound of heart and soul. Concert #7 of the Yates Concert Series on the Courthouse Lawn will be held on Aug. 3 at 6:30 pm. The venue for this concert is the old courthouse...
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Red Arrows and raging bulls rumbled around Alexander Stadium on Thursday night as a Commonwealth Games that many claim faces a continuing fight to retain its relevance amped up the volume and belted a bold declaration of its intent to preserve its voice.
Against a Brummie musical backdrop ranging from Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi to eighties new wavers Duran Duran, the first Games to be staged in England since Manchester in 2002 arrived amid a deafening chorus of calls for change both on and off the track.
Nick Rhodes and John Taylor formed Duran Duran as the house band for the Rum Runner nightclub on Broad Street in 1978, the same year Edmonton in Alberta staged the 13th edition of the Games, controversially boycotted by Nigeria and Uganda over New Zealand’s continued sporting dialogue with apartheid-era South Africa.
Just like the creaking sexagenarians who brought the ceremony to a rousing close, the Commonwealth Games has had more than its fair share of hits and misses since; problems made all the more palpable since the Gold Coast in 2018 by the respective decisions of Barbados and Jamaica to remove the Queen as their head of state.
Yet the tiresome narratives of relevance and relative mediocrity which trail after the Games like aerobatic jet plumes obscure a central point that the Birmingham 2022 opening ceremony exhibited with such eloquence: the so-called ‘Friendly’ Games is better placed than ever to confirm its status as a real catalyst for change.
For once, the ceremony’s storyline, of a group of young athletes exploring the city’s struggles and successes in search of a brighter future, struck an obvious chord.
Sexagenarians excepted, Birmingham is a young city, with almost 40 per cent of its population under the age of 25, and from the stadium’s street art-inspired backdrop to the rousing call for the rights of all girls to education from 25-year-old activist Malala Yousafzai, it felt like a night designed to cut through to its most precious demographic.
Kids will clutch tickets to venues like the NEC and the Birmingham Arena in the next 10 days, or watch the action unfolding on television, entirely unconcerned that split times are a shadow of those seen at the recent World Championships, or that gymnastics apparatus scores compare unfavourably with the towering decimals recorded in Tokyo.
Superstars still sprinkle the schedules, but the Commonwealth Games is as much about those athletes from tiny atolls who have worked just as fervently to earn their place on the start line alongside their heroes. It is the kind of sporting diversity that makes these Games irresistibly – even anachronistically – unique.
The Commonwealth Games has also positioned itself to lead the way on different kinds of diversity. Birmingham will be the first Games to award more medals to women than men, and it will also feature an unprecedented degree of integration between disabled and non-disabled athletes.
As the ceremony drew to a close, Tom Daley proudly emerged flanked by Pride flags as one of six final torch-bearers to enter the stadium, each of whom represented a different cause or under-represented minority that is closest to their heart.
If it was a deliberate ploy by organisers to brashly extricate themselves from the corporate hand-wringing that accompanied similar challenges in Tokyo, then it was one entirely in keeping with the zesty and forward-thinking mood of the ceremony, and one to be roundly applauded.
In an increasingly jam-packed sporting calendar, the fight for attention has never been greater. With the mighty Lionesses preparing to pounce this weekend, even England’s netball and women’s hockey stars face stiff competition as they embark on quests to replicate their recent successes.
The absence of Dina Asher-Smith through injury is an obvious blow for Games organisers, but newly-crowned 1500m world champion Jake Wightman, clad in Scotland’s colours, will bring plenty of star quality to a track programme which will conversely feature its usual array of much-lapped middle-distancers.
Adam Peaty, part-way through his self-appointed quest to become the greatest breaststroke swimmer of all time, will share the pool at Sandwell Aquatics Centre with the latest incarnations of Eric The Eels, straight from achieving qualification standards in 20-metre hotel pools in their homelands.
Beach volleyball players from nations whose sand is being lapped away with global warming, lawns bowlers from islands whose inhabitants boast of being direct descendants of Bounty Mutineers, road cyclists who – if history is to be repeated – seem bound to find themselves haplessly entangled within Spaghetti Junction.
All will be equally welcome at a Games that should be seen as a 10-day diversion from the problems that afflict a far greater portion of the world than the 72 Commonwealth federations represented in Birmingham.
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AZ woman arrested for setting man on fire, causing apartment blaze, police say
MESA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5/Gray News) - A woman is now facing felony charges after police say she killed a man by pouring gasoline and lighting him on fire, which led to a blaze at an apartment last month.
Officers say 40-year-old Stephanie Williams was arrested on Tuesday evening.
Arizona’s Family reports, on June 8, firefighters were called out to a fire and explosion at an apartment at Arizona Golf Resort, near Broadway and Power roads.
When firefighters arrived, they found Wallace Robinson covered in third-degree burns that covered over 60% of his body.
Investigators said he was placed in a medically-induced coma, but died on June 25, more than two weeks after the fire.
Williams was also taken to the hospital with burns on her hands, arms, face and legs and was also put into a medically-induced coma.
Court documents say while Williams was being transported to the hospital, she kept saying, “I had to do it. He was going to kill me.”
Firefighters began investigating the cause of the fire. According to court paperwork, firefighters found it started on the bed where Robinson was lying naked.
Detectives say Williams doused him with gasoline and lit him on fire. The smell of gas was found in the apartment, Williams’ car, gloves, mattress pad and burned fabric.
A gas can also was found hidden behind a bush near another apartment, which is where Williams ran to get help, investigators said.
Firefighters say since both were the only ones in the room where the fire started, they determined Williams lit Robinson on fire due to his injuries.
The investigation also found there were several domestic violence calls over two years, with several leading up to the fire.
Court documents say in one incident, Robinson told police Williams lit a rug on fire in the room.
However, investigators said Williams told officers Robinson squirted lighter fluid on her and lit her on fire, even though she had no injuries.
As Williams woke up from a medical coma, police were able to talk to her on Tuesday.
Court documents say Williams told police she remembered being on fire and breaking a window to escape. She also recalled a woman pouring water on her and riding in the ambulance to the hospital.
However, she told officers she didn’t remember when gas was poured on Robinson and lit him on fire.
After police interviewed her, she attempted to leave the hospital in the middle of the night, but was arrested.
Williams was booked on one count of first-degree murder and one count of arson.
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BEIJING, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- De Rucci Healthy Sleep Co., Ltd. (001323.SZ), as the collector of global healthy sleep resources, has advertised a poster on the China Screen at New York City's Times Square recently, appreciating the supports of consumers over years. De Rucci Healthy Sleep Co., Ltd. is known by committing to the research of healthy sleep for 18 years, and this is the first officially external communication since DeRucci listed on the stock market.
DeRucci considers "Delight Consumers" to be the serving proposition and "Make People Sleep Better" to be the company's mission. It is an enterprise which is always consistent with consumers. Therefore, DeRucci invited a consumer representative to join the listing ceremony, and conveyed the gratitude to consumers in many cities around the world.
After listed successfully, the years of achievements in DeRucci products, service and the culture of healthy sleep start to surface, and attract more attention of the world. The "smart megafactory" in China integrates with automatic intelligent equipment and industrial process, with the intelligent management platform, which can make precisely consumer-designed products. The T10 AI mattress can accommodate itself intelligently and monitor people sleep status, which has set a high standard for the whole industry. In terms of culture, DeRucci has persevered in the Global Cultural Tour of Healthy Sleep for 14 years. The Global Cultural Tour of Healthy Sleep has already been to 18 countries and 53 cities, where they experienced the culture of healthy sleep with consumers.
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DETROIT (AP) — The surprise deal by Senate Democrats on a slimmed-down bill to support families, boost infrastructure and fight climate change also is likely to jump-start sales of electric vehicles.
The measure agreed to by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and holdout Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia would give EV buyers a $7,500 tax credit starting next year, through the end of 2032. There’s also a new $4,000 credit for those buying used EVs, a move to help the middle class go electric.
But as things often go in Washington, there are a bunch of strings and asterisks.
To be eligible, the electric vehicle has to be assembled in North America, and there are limits on annual income for buyers. There also are caps on the sticker prices of new EVs — $80,000 for pickups, SUVs and vans, and $55,000 for other vehicles — and a $25,000 limit on the price of used electric vehicles.
Still, even with the restrictions, the credits should help stimulate electric vehicle sales, which already are rising as automakers introduce more models in different sizes and price ranges, said Jessica Caldwell, an analyst for Edmunds.com.
“The tax credits for electric vehicles in the bill will benefit consumers and cut costs for low- and middle-income families,” the Sierra Club said of the measure, which still must be approved by both chambers. “We're hoping for swift adoption."
For the first half of this year, electric vehicles accounted for about 5% of U.S. new vehicle sales, with 46 models on sale. S&P Global Mobility expects that to hit 8% next year, 15% by 2025, and 37% by 2030.
At present, many new EVs, including two of sales leader Tesla’s four models, wouldn’t be eligible for the credits because they're priced higher than the bill's limits, Caldwell said. But the number of eligible vehicles will grow as automakers roll out more mainstream EVs during the next few years, she said.
“I would imagine that these price brackets will become a lot more realistic in the coming years when you probably have more vehicles that fall within these parameters,” Caldwell said.
Several automakers, including Ford and Hyundai, already have them in the $40,000s, and General Motors next year plans to start selling a small Chevrolet SUV for about $30,000 with about 300 miles of range per charge.
Also, there aren’t many used EVs priced under $25,000 yet, and those that are mainly are older, with lower ranges per charge, Caldwell said, noting that a 5-year-old Chevrolet Bolt small electric car — one of the lowest-priced EVs on the road — is likely to cost more than $25,000.
“It seems like that is something that should potentially be revisited for it to make more sense given today’s market,” she said.
To get the credit, buyers of new EVs can’t have modified adjusted gross incomes of more than $300,000 per year if filing joint tax returns, $225,000 for a head of household, and $150,000 for all taxpayers not in the first two categories.
For used EVs, income limits are $150,000 if filing a joint return, $112,500 for a head of household, and $75,000 for others not in the first two categories.
The bill also removes caps on the number of tax credits each manufacturer can offer. General Motors, Tesla and Toyota all have exceeded the cap and can’t offer any credits now under a previous measure. But other manufacturers still offer them.
Also, more than half the value of battery components have to be manufactured or assembled in North America to get the full credit. And at least 40% of the minerals used in batteries must come from either the U.S. or a country with which it has a free trade agreement. Those percentages increase gradually over the years, and minerals recycled from used batteries in North America also qualify.
Credits would also go to buyers of hydrogen fuel cell and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Plug-ins can travel on electric power alone for several miles before the gas-electric hybrid powertrain kicks in.
The EV tax credits are much smaller than several Democratic legislators from automaking states had proposed earlier. Gone are extra credits for EVs made in the U.S. by union workers. | https://www.darientimes.com/news/article/Senate-deal-should-make-it-easier-to-buy-electric-17337379.php | 2022-07-29T05:39:52Z | https://www.darientimes.com/news/article/Senate-deal-should-make-it-easier-to-buy-electric-17337379.php | false | 50 |
Priyanka Chopra drops candid pictures with Diljit Dosanjh, Lilly Singh; says, 'When your people are in town...'
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DETROIT (AP) — The surprise deal by Senate Democrats on a slimmed-down bill to support families, boost infrastructure and fight climate change also is likely to jump-start sales of electric vehicles.
The measure agreed to by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and holdout Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia would give EV buyers a $7,500 tax credit starting next year, through the end of 2032. There’s also a new $4,000 credit for those buying used EVs, a move to help the middle class go electric.
But as things often go in Washington, there are a bunch of strings and asterisks.
To be eligible, the electric vehicle has to be assembled in North America, and there are limits on annual income for buyers. There also are caps on the sticker prices of new EVs — $80,000 for pickups, SUVs and vans, and $55,000 for other vehicles — and a $25,000 limit on the price of used electric vehicles.
Still, even with the restrictions, the credits should help stimulate electric vehicle sales, which already are rising as automakers introduce more models in different sizes and price ranges, said Jessica Caldwell, an analyst for Edmunds.com.
“The tax credits for electric vehicles in the bill will benefit consumers and cut costs for low- and middle-income families,” the Sierra Club said of the measure, which still must be approved by both chambers. “We're hoping for swift adoption."
For the first half of this year, electric vehicles accounted for about 5% of U.S. new vehicle sales, with 46 models on sale. S&P Global Mobility expects that to hit 8% next year, 15% by 2025, and 37% by 2030.
At present, many new EVs, including two of sales leader Tesla’s four models, wouldn’t be eligible for the credits because they're priced higher than the bill's limits, Caldwell said. But the number of eligible vehicles will grow as automakers roll out more mainstream EVs during the next few years, she said.
“I would imagine that these price brackets will become a lot more realistic in the coming years when you probably have more vehicles that fall within these parameters,” Caldwell said.
Several automakers, including Ford and Hyundai, already have them in the $40,000s, and General Motors next year plans to start selling a small Chevrolet SUV for about $30,000 with about 300 miles of range per charge.
Also, there aren’t many used EVs priced under $25,000 yet, and those that are mainly are older, with lower ranges per charge, Caldwell said, noting that a 5-year-old Chevrolet Bolt small electric car — one of the lowest-priced EVs on the road — is likely to cost more than $25,000.
“It seems like that is something that should potentially be revisited for it to make more sense given today’s market,” she said.
To get the credit, buyers of new EVs can’t have modified adjusted gross incomes of more than $300,000 per year if filing joint tax returns, $225,000 for a head of household, and $150,000 for all taxpayers not in the first two categories.
For used EVs, income limits are $150,000 if filing a joint return, $112,500 for a head of household, and $75,000 for others not in the first two categories.
The bill also removes caps on the number of tax credits each manufacturer can offer. General Motors, Tesla and Toyota all have exceeded the cap and can’t offer any credits now under a previous measure. But other manufacturers still offer them.
Also, more than half the value of battery components have to be manufactured or assembled in North America to get the full credit. And at least 40% of the minerals used in batteries must come from either the U.S. or a country with which it has a free trade agreement. Those percentages increase gradually over the years, and minerals recycled from used batteries in North America also qualify.
Credits would also go to buyers of hydrogen fuel cell and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Plug-ins can travel on electric power alone for several miles before the gas-electric hybrid powertrain kicks in.
The EV tax credits are much smaller than several Democratic legislators from automaking states had proposed earlier. Gone are extra credits for EVs made in the U.S. by union workers. | https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Senate-deal-should-make-it-easier-to-buy-electric-17337379.php | 2022-07-29T05:43:44Z | https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Senate-deal-should-make-it-easier-to-buy-electric-17337379.php | true | 50 |
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Cars crashed into tires and other garbage piled on a highway in the northern Netherlands in the early hours of Thursday, police said, as protests by radical farmers against government plans to rein in nitrogen emissions continued.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte branded the protests “unacceptable.”
Police in the northern province of Friesland said nobody was injured when several cars were involved in an accident caused by dumped garbage, but warned motorists to be alert to “extremely dangerous situations” caused by the farmers’ protest actions.
A handful of new protests took place overnight, including farmers burning hay bales near a major highway, despite police and security authorities appealing to farmers Wednesday to halt the dumping.
“Protesting is a fundamental right and as long as it stays within the limits of the law, a lot is possible,” the emergency services said in a joint statement. But they said the latest actions “seriously endanger road safety and can lead to life-threatening situations for road users.”
In a sign of the increasingly radicalized farmer protests, cleanup operations have been hampered by intimidation of contractors hired to clear roads and by the presence of asbestos in some of the piles of debris dumped on roads.
“Wilfully endangering others, damaging our infrastructure and threatening people who help clean up is beyond all limits,” Rutte said in a tweet.
“These life-threatening actions must stop. There are plenty of other ways to express your dissatisfaction within the law. Most farmers do that,” he added.
The farmers are angry at government targets for reining in emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia that they say threaten to decimate the farming industry and their way of life.
The ruling coalition wants to cut emissions of pollutants by 50% nationwide by 2030 to improve soil, air and water quality in an EU nation known for its intensive farming practices. It has called on provincial authorities to draw up plans to reduce emissions and earmarked an extra 24.3 billion euros ($24.6 billion) to fund the changes. | https://myfox8.com/international/ap-international/cars-hit-tires-dumped-on-dutch-highway-amid-farmer-protests/ | 2022-07-29T05:51:26Z | https://myfox8.com/international/ap-international/cars-hit-tires-dumped-on-dutch-highway-amid-farmer-protests/ | false | 35 |
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What’s With The Chatter Linking Bruins To Nazem Kadri?
While the Boston Bruins and their fans wait on decisions from centers Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci, they’re suddenly being linked to unrestricted free agent center Nazem Kadri who as of early Thursday evening remained unsigned himself.
The Boston Bruins were one of seven teams listed by ESPN NHL insider Greg Wyshynski that the longtime Bruins nemesis could sign with before the 2022-23 regular season begins. Here’s what Wysh had to say on that possibility:
‘If we’re to believe the notion that Kadri is waiting for a team to clear space for his arrival, then the Bruins have to remain on the radar because he’s a potential fit as a center and a perfect fit as a pain in the posterior.
Patrice Bergeron’s return to the team would slot him at the No. 1 center spot. The Bruins have had discussions with David Krejci about a return to the club, one season after he left to play in the Czech Extraliga. Then there’s Charlie Coyle and Pavel Zacha in the middle, too, not to mention players like Jack Studnicka looking for ice time.
Finding room for Kadri would be difficult if Krejci returns as expected. Heck, finding money for either of them would still necessitate finding a taker for someone like Nick Foligno ($3.8 million AAV for one more season).
But Kadri adds a snarl and swagger that the Bruins lack outside of Brad Marchand. As dependable as Krejci is as a point-producing center — especially in the postseason — there are elements to Kadri’s game that Boston could really use in a No. 2.’
As you can see, there’s plenty of if’s in there and as stated, two of the biggest if’s there are what Bergeron and Krejci will do and when. The biggest if though, regardless of what the two longtime Boston Bruins centers decide to do, is where is Bruins general manager Don Sweeney going to find the cap space he’ll need. Per our friends at PuckPedia, the Boston Bruins had $2.3 million in cap space as of Thursday night. Clearly that’s not enough to even sign one of Bergeron or Krejci on a team-friendly, incentive-laden, one-year contract that Sweeney admitted he was pushing for earlier this month.
“Yeah, we’ll probably be a little more tilted, look at the performance side of things,” Sweeney said following the first day of free agency on July 13.
In that same press conference, Sweeney also said flat out that he wouldn’t be aggressive in trying to sign top UFA’s like Nazem Kadri.
“No, we’re not being aggressive,” Sweeney said when asked if they were in on any big name UFA’s at that point. “We’ve got a little bit of view to the back end, given a couple of our injuries, if something presents itself there. Some teams have asked about some of our players, so we’re staying in talks in that regard, so we’re not aggressively in the marketplace at this point.”
Numerous texts and phone calls by Boston Hockey Now to various and trusted NHL sources Thursday did not indicate anything had changed on that front. For now it’s status quo as the Bruins and their fans continue to wait on pins and needles for answers from Bergeron and Krejci.
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Midday Report: Denbury - New (DEN) Gains on July 28
Equities Staff Follow |Shares of Denbury Inc. - New (NYSE: DEN) rose 9.84% Thursday.
As of 11:52:22 est, Denbury - New is currently sitting at $69.66 and has moved $6.26 per share in trading so far.
Denbury - New has moved 2.32% over the last 30 days and has moved YTD 16.92% based on the most recent close.
The company anticipates its next earnings on 2022-08-04.
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Andy Truscott makes the jump from The Grand to the Delaware Division of the Arts
The Delaware Division of the Arts (DDOA) recently welcomed a new marketing and communications program officer. Andy Truscott moves into the position after five years as associate director of marketing at The Grand Opera House in Wilmington. He explains why he made the jump. “I think as I was...
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A Bollywood action movie is filled with power-packed stunt sequences and polished combat scenes that sometimes demand moviegoers to leave any ounce of expectation or logic behind a credible plotline. For years, Indian audiences enjoyed watching scenes that utterly defy logic without questioning the storyline but as time changed, so did the taste of audiences.
Now, as cinemagoers look back in time, they have a good laugh at some of the bizarre content that was created back in the 90s. Recently, one such scene that caught the attention of netizens featured in the 1996 actioner Sapoot, starring Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty in the lead roles. The emotional scene in question sees the two superstars as brothers who are trying to save the life of their sister. When she falls from a tall building, they try to rescue her by holding her hands. Unfortunately, her hands slip from their grasp, and the two brothers had to watch her fall off the building.
With no resort left for rescue, both Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty shout “statue.”, a game that the siblings played since childhood, but in the real world that doesn’t stop or avert the disaster. In the end, the sister dies on the ground after the deadly fall. The creator of the film aimed at evoking emotions by using the game that was dear to the siblings, however, it now appears as a laughing stock to the netizens.
A Twitter user namely Gina Kholkar recently shared the logic-defying scene on the micro-blogging site and it viral in no time. Watch the clip here:
Exactly why I still have cable in my house! pic.twitter.com/XbzeLT3Gzu
— Gina Kholkar (@BabaJogeshwari) July 23, 2022
The viral clip has garnered a thunderous response by netizens, while some made fun of it, many also defended the movie scene. A user wrote, “For a moment I expected ‘statue’ spell will work.”
For a moment I expected “statue” spell will work.
— Sudna (@sudna007) July 23, 2022
Another added, “We actually had to endure this nonsense.”
We actually had to endure this nonsense 😄
— Savera Sidhu (@SavKaur13) July 23, 2022
A Twitter user also took a sly dig at the scene and suggested an alternative word that might have helped them save their sibling. The user said, “They should have tried ‘pause’, maybe. I am sure she took the statue thing a little more literally given that she was clearly under distress and hence may have misconstrued.”
They should have tried ‘pause’, may be. I am sure she took the statue thing a little more literally given that she was clearly under distress & hence may have misconstrued.
— पंडित (@tarakpandit) July 24, 2022
Meanwhile, an ardent fan also defended the clip saying, “I didn’t watch this movie. But, it seems these siblings used to play the statue game when they were kids. As a last resort, they had no choice but to utter this word when there were no hopes. It’s mere emotional, not logical. The criticism is harsh, without understanding context.”
I didn't watch this movie. But, it seems these siblings used to play the statue game when they were kids. As a last resort they had no choice but to utter this word when there were no hopes. It's mere emotional, not logical.
The criticism is harsh, without understanding context.
— Chulbul Panda 🐼 (@LOLPramukh) July 28, 2022
Check out a few more responses to the viral movie scene below:
You all will not understand the intensity of this scene….how brother thought that even a statue can safe her sister
— ANUP SINGH (@ANUPSIN85987290) July 27, 2022
Meanwhile Newton pic.twitter.com/VeD2OrJ8Cl
— प्रह्लाद پرہلاد Prahlad (@Upa_Pradhanji) July 23, 2022
Damn she broke the rule.
— Godzilla (@BabaGodzillaJi) July 23, 2022
The viral video has garnered over one thousand likes on Twitter. Talking about Sapoot, the plot of the film revolves around the life of two brothers (played by Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty) who are left heartbroken after the heinous murder of their father. To avenge the brutal assassination, they plan to bring down the deadly gangster who’s responsible for their father’s demise.
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Politics
Xi Jinping warns Joe Biden against ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan during call between US and Chinese presidents
Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned his US counterpart Joe Biden against ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan amid growing fears that US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit the island claimed by China.
Key points:
- Xi stressed that China firmly opposes Taiwan independence and interference from outside forces
- Mr Biden said the United States strongly opposes efforts to undermine peace in the Taiwan Strait
- It was the fifth call between the two leaders
Chinese state media said Mr. Xi told Mr. Biden during their fifth call as leaders that the United States should uphold the “one China principle” and stressed that China s strongly opposed Taiwan independence and interference from outside forces.
Beijing has issued growing warnings of repercussions if Ms Pelosivisit Taiwan, who says she faces growing military and economic threats from China.
A visit by the Speaker of the House would be a dramatic, but not unprecedented, demonstration of American support for the island.
“Those who play with fire will only get burned,” Chinese media quoted Mr. Xi as saying to Mr. Biden.
“[We]I hope the American side can see this clearly.”
China has given few clues about the specific responses it might make if Ms. Pelosi, a longtime critic of Beijing, particularly on human rights issues, makes the trip.
The White House said that during the two-hour phone call, the leaders “discussed a series of important issues for the bilateral relationship and other regional and global issues, and instructed their teams to continue to follow the conversation, in particular to fight against climate change and health security”.
They also said that Mr. Biden had told Mr. Xi that US policy on Taiwan had not changed and that the United States strongly opposed unilateral efforts to change the status quo or undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
Basically, however, U.S. officials said they saw the swap as another chance to manage competition between the world’s two largest economies, whose ties have been increasingly clouded by tensions over ruled Taiwan. democratically, which Mr. Xi has vowed to reunite with the mainland, by force. if necessary.
Washington has no official relations with Taiwan and follows a “one China policy” which diplomatically recognizes Beijing, not Taipei.
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But he is obligated by US law to provide the island with the means to defend itself, and pressure is mounting in Congress for more explicit support.
“Keep the lines of communication open”
“It’s about keeping the lines of communication open with the Chinese president, one of the most important bilateral relationships we have, not just in this region but around the world, because it touches so much,” he said. the White House national security spokesperson. John Kirby told reporters before the call.
A person briefed on the planning of the call said the Biden administration believes leader-to-leader engagement is the best way to reduce tensions over Taiwan.
Some analysts believe Mr Xi also has an interest in avoiding escalation as he seeks an unprecedented third term at a congress of the ruling Chinese Communist Party later this year.
When Mr Biden last spoke with Mr Xi in March, he warned of the “consequences” if Beijing provided material support for Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The US government does not believe the red line was crossed in the months that followed.
Pelosi’s potential visit is a hot topic
Taiwan has complained over the past two years about increasing Chinese military maneuvers aimed at forcing Taipei to accept Beijing’s sovereignty.
Just before Thursday’s call between Mr. Xi and Mr. Biden, the Taiwanese military said it fired flares to warn a drone that “peeked” at a strategically located and heavily fortified island near from the Chinese coast and was possibly probing its defences.
The White House reiterated that its “one China” policy had not changed despite speculation about a possible trip by Ms Pelosi, which the President has yet to confirm.
The last time a USHouse speaker visited Taiwan was in 1997, and as an equal branch of government, the US executive has little control over congressional travel.
China has grown more powerful militarily and economically since then, and some analysts fear such a visit at a time of strained ties could spark a crisis in the 100-mile-long Taiwan Strait waterway separating China and Taiwan.
Mr Kirby said the administration had been in contact with Ms Pelosi’s office to ensure she had “all the context” she needed to make decisions about her trip.
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A sessions court in Ahmedabad is likely to pass its order on Friday on the bail applications of activist Teesta Setalvad and former DGP R B Sreekumar arrested for allegedly fabricating documents to frame innocent people in the 2002 riots cases.
Additional principal judge D D Thakkar is likely to pronounce the order on the bail pleas. On Thursday, the court had deferred its order in the case till Friday, which it did for the second time this week. The two accused have denied the charges. The government has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the case.
Apart from Setalvad and Sreekumar, former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt is also an accused in the case and has been arrested. The trio has been arrested by the crime branch, which had filed a first information report (FIR) against them under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 194 (giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction for capital offence).
In its affidavit, the SIT has alleged that they were part of a larger conspiracy carried out at the behest of late Congress leader Ahmed Patel to destabilise the then Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Narendra Modi. It has alleged that Setalvad was paid Rs 30 lakh at Patel’s behest soon after the Godhra train burning incident of 2002. Sreekumar was a “disgruntled government officer” who “abused the process for damning the elected representatives, bureaucracy and police administration of the whole state of Gujarat for ulterior purposes”, the SIT claimed.
The FIR against Setalvad, Sreekumar and Bhatt was registered after the Supreme Court last month dismissed the plea filed by Zakia Jafri, widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed during the 2002 Gujarat riots. Her plea had alleged a “larger conspiracy” behind the post-Godhra riots.
On February 8, 2012, the SIT filed a closure report giving a clean chit to Prime Minister Modi and 63 others, including senior government officials, saying there was “no prosecutable evidence” against them. The top court on June 24 this year upheld the SIT’s clean chit to Modi and 63 others.
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New contactless gesture recognition system by KaiKuTek to fundamentally change the way we interact with the world
TAIPEI, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A wholly-owned subsidiary of JMicron Technology Crop. (https://www.jmicron.com/), Taiwanese startup, KaiKuTeK Inc. (https://www.kaikutek.com), is revolutionizing a post-pandemic world with a game-changing innovation that meets the needs of a low-touch economy. KaiKuTeK has unveiled the world's first contactless gesture recognition system at CES 2022.
Dubbed K60168, KaiKuTeK's approaches for human-machine interaction promises a cost-effective, intuitive, and versatile solution to be used in various devices that require physical human interaction.
Compared to traditional human-machine interface systems that utilize physical buttons and touch sensors, K60168 reduces the need for physical interaction for convenience and an improved user experience.
K60168 is a system-on-chip (SoC) solution integrating 60 GHz millimeter-wave radar, antennas, and artificial intelligence accelerators. Key advantages of using millimeter-wave radar technology for gesture recognition include quick response time and higher recognition accuracy.
Revolutionizing human-machine interaction
KaiKuTeK's innovative solution is an industry first. It achieves top-tier functionality for device manufacturers through an advanced AiP (antenna-in-package) design with fewer external BOM (bill of materials).
The K60168's dedicated radar DSP and custom AI accelerator touts high resolutions, low power consumption, low production cost, and smaller form-factor, which is especially crucial for compact end products.
The unique solution of KaiKuTeK promises many real-world consumer product applications, including smart watch, AR glass, smart home, and more — directly impacting and benefiting consumers' lives no matter where they are around the world.
S. Tony Lin, Vice Present of Sales and Marketing of KaiKuTek, said: "This innovative solution will make the future more reality. The K60168 will, for the first time, enables a new world of AI-enabled machine user interaction applicable to any field, from gaming to automotive, avionics or the home.
We believe we are initiating millimetre-wave gesture recognition solutions and look forward to working with industry partners to unveil more dynamic, life-changing solutions beyond CES 2022."
K60168 abilities:
- Provide users with a more intuitive, convenient, and innovative experience;
- Reduce risks of contact and transmission of pathogens such as COVID-19, and
- Reduce operational difficulties caused by traditional human-machine interfaces (e.g. physical buttons);
- Fast function switching for devices used in the metaverse (such as VR/AR gloves).
KaiKuTeK has collaborated with industry partners in the design-win stage, such as KYM, WLINK, and GreenIdeas, to develop K60168-enabled consumer products.
KaiKuTeK's exhibition at CES 2022 demonstrated the functionality of K60168 in several end-products. Including wearables like headsets and TWS (True Wireless Stereo) and AIoT devices (artificial intelligence of things) such as a smart light bar and a smart parking meter system, among others.
K60168 reached mass production in Q42020 — a testament to strong market demand.
KaiKuTek has showcased their solution at the TTA Pavilion at Booth 61423 and 61837 in Sands — Hall G, Eureka Park, Las Vegas Convention Center.
About KaiKuTeK
Based in Taipei, Taiwan, KaiKuTeK Inc. was established in December 2017 and acquired by JMicron Technology Corp. (https://www.jmicron.com/) in December 2020. The company was one of the top 37 Taiwanese Machine Learning Companies and Startups of 2021 and has represented the Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA) at VivaTech 2021, MWC 2021, and Hello Tomorrow 2021.
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Nina Dobrev and Shay Mitchell put on leggy displays as they lead the glamour at the opening of Louis Vuitton's '200 Trunks, 200 Visionaries' exhibition in Beverly Hills
Nina Dobrev and Shay Mitchell led the glamour at the opening of Louis Vuitton's latest exhibition at the luxury brand's Beverly Hills flagship store on Rodeo Drive.
Titled '200 Trunks, 200 Visionaries: The Exhibition,' the new installment is in celebration of 'the bicentennial of Louis Vuitton's founder's birth.'
For the occasion, Dobrev showed off her long legs in black high-waisted gingham shorts and a pair of patent leather stilettos with a chrome cap-toe.
Arrivals: Nina Dobrev and Shay Mitchell led the glamour at the opening of Louis Vuitton's latest exhibition at the luxury brand's Beverly Hills flagship store on Rodeo Drive. Titled '200 Trunks, 200 Visionaries: The Exhibition,' the new installment is in celebration of 'the bicentennial of Louis Vuitton's founder's birth'
The Vampire Diaries star, 33, tucked a black and white Louis Vuitton sweater top into the waistband of her shorts.
Giving her look a bold pop of color, Dobrev carried her essentials in a bubblegum pink clutch.
Her dark brown hair was styled in a low bun with pieces left out to frame her face.
Mitchell also put on a leggy display in a classic black mini skirt styled with a red and black form-fitting sweater.
Leggy: For the occasion, Dobrev showed off her long legs in black high-waisted gingham shorts and a pair of patent leather stilettos with a chrome cap-toe
Chic: The Vampire Diaries star, 33, tucked a black and white Louis Vuitton sweater top into the waistband of her shorts
It had Louis Vuitton's iconic moniker printed on the chest and convenient thumb hole sleeves.
The Pretty Little Liars actress, 35, had a silver pillowed purse with gold hardware and leather details tucked under her arm as she posed.
She added height to her petite frame in a pair of black ankle boots which, like Dobrev's, had edgy chrome toes.
Classic: Mitchell also put on a leggy display in a classic black mini skirt styled with a red and black form-fitting sweater
Details: It had Louis Vuitton's iconic moniker printed on the chest and convenient thumb hole sleeves.
Mitchell's hair was slicked back into a bun and she fastened a pair of silver drop earrings to her ears for the star-studded evening.
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe's daughter Ava Phillippe strutted her stuff in a pair of leather sandals that climbed up her ankles and a bizarre crushed velvet vest.
The 22-year-old influencer layered her unique outerwear over a white tank top tucked into a pair of black high-waisted shorts.
Unique: Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe's daughter Ava Phillippe strutted her stuff in a pair of leather sandals that climbed up her ankles and a bizarre crushed velvet vest
Closet staples: The 22-year-old influencer layered her unique outerwear over a white tank top tucked into a pair of black high-waisted shorts. Her long blonde hair was parted down the middle and flowed down her chest in wavy strands
Pop of color: Ava rocked a bold red lip but kept the rest of her makeup minimal
Her long blonde hair was parted down the middle and flowed down her chest in wavy strands.
Ava rocked a bold red lip but kept the rest of her makeup minimal.
Jurnee Smollett flashed her enviably toned tummy in a pair of white trousers with exaggerated hips.
The actress paired the pants with a white crop top and an oversized black vest with coattails.
Ab fab: Jurnee Smollett flashed her enviably toned tummy in a pair of white trousers with exaggerated hips. The actress paired the pants with a white crop top and an oversized black vest with coattails
Samara Weaving also bared her sculpted midriff in a kaki crop top with short bell sleeves and a pair of matching pinup-style shorts.
The Ready Or Not star, 30, wore her sandy blonde hair straight and tucked her essentials away in a bright yellow Louis Vuitton purse.
Iris Apatow let her inner fashionista shine in a white pleated skirt and a super cropped black top with similar sleeves to Weaving's.
The daughter of Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann, 19, strolled the event's royal blue carpet in a pair of black patent leather Mary Jane heels.
Stylish coord: Samara Weaving also bared her sculpted midriff in a kaki crop top with short bell sleeves and a pair of matching pinup-style shorts
Fashionista: Iris Apatow let her inner fashionista shine in a white pleated skirt and a super cropped black top with similar sleeves to Weaving's. The daughter of Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann, 19, strolled the event's royal blue carpet in a pair of black patent leather Mary Jane heels
Jaden Smith oozed confidence in a floral button-up shirt and low-rise denim jeans that were slightly oversized.
The Karate Kid star slipped his feet into a pair of white sneakers and carried a piece of brown Louis Vuitton luggage with him.
Kaitlyn Dever took the plunge as she went shirtless beneath a knee-length patterned vest and black tapered trousers.
Floral: Jaden Smith oozed confidence in a floral button-up shirt and low-rise denim jeans that were slightly oversized. The Karate Kid star slipped his feet into a pair of white sneakers and carried a piece of brown Louis Vuitton luggage with him
Diverse looks: Kaitlyn Dever took the plunge as she went shirtless beneath a knee-length patterned vest and black tapered trousers. Meanwhile, Maria Bakalova leaned into her sporty side by rocking a green Louis Vuitton letterman-style jacket and a pair of flared denim jeans that hugged her curves
Effortless: Ava DuVernay looked effortlessly chic as she posed in a structured beige jacket lined in silky fabric featuring Louis Vuitton's iconic moniker
The Booksmart star, 25, completed her fashion-forward look with some patent leather platforms and a box-like black leather clutch.
Maria Bakalova leaned into her sporty side by rocking a green Louis Vuitton letterman-style jacket and a pair of flared denim jeans that hugged her curves.
Ava DuVernay looked effortlessly chic as she posed in a structured beige jacket lined in silky fabric featuring Louis Vuitton's iconic moniker.
Party time! Once the red carpet wrapped, the stars headed inside the store to celebrate; Shay Mitchell pictured
The acclaimed director threw on some black tapered trousers and a plain white tee to complete the look.
As part of Louis Vuitton's '200 TRUNKS, 200 VISIONARIES: THE EXHIBITION,' the outside of the brand's Beverly Hills store has a 'façade that makes reference to the first Maison's trunk motif.
'The dynamic exhibit offers a stage for the imaginative trunks created by 200 visionaries,' according to Louis Vuitton's Instagram.
The display will be available to see from July 29 to September 6 on LA's famed Rodeo Drive, which is lined with luxury stores.
Exhibit: As part of Louis Vuitton's '200 TRUNKS, 200 VISIONARIES: THE EXHIBITION,' the outside of the brand's Beverly Hills store has a 'façade that makes reference to the first Maison's trunk motif; Ava DuVernay, Jurnee Smollett and Alexandra Mandelkorn pictured
Dynamic: 'The dynamic exhibit offers a stage for the imaginative trunks created by 200 visionaries,' according to Louis Vuitton's Instagram; Madeleine Arthur and Maria Bakalova pictured | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11060671/Nina-Dobrev-Shay-Mitchell-opening-Louis-Vuittons-exhibition-Beverly-Hills.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-29T06:07:39Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11060671/Nina-Dobrev-Shay-Mitchell-opening-Louis-Vuittons-exhibition-Beverly-Hills.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true | 2 |
Trump defends decision to host Saudi-backed golf tournament
Former President Donald Trump Thursday defended a decision to host a Saudi-backed golf tournament at his New Jersey course. CBS News national correspondent Nikki Battiste reported from Bedminster. Then, Herb Scribner, reporter for Axios, discussed the controversy plaguing LIV Golf. | https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-defends-saudi-backed-golf-tournament/ | 2022-07-29T06:10:09Z | https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-defends-saudi-backed-golf-tournament/ | false | null |
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