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Carlton coach Michael Voss has mounted a vigorous defence of captain Patrick Cripps, who is certain to come under scrutiny by the match review officer after a heavy collision with Callum Ah Chee that left the Brisbane Lions player with concussion.
In the second quarter, Cripps’ feet left the ground as he tried to contest a mark with Ah Chee, who was substituted out of the game.
Voss, who played the game famously hard when he captained the Lions to three premierships, said the collision represented “a good contest”.
“The umpire probably told the story; he didn’t pay a free kick, did he? So clearly he felt the arms were out and it was evenly contested,” Voss said.
“Clearly, when you have not a lot of time to adjust in those circumstances, it made for a difficult contest. It was one I’m sure will get looked at.
“But from what I’ve seen, the arms were outstretched, it was a pretty even contest, and there’s microseconds in it. If we’re asking players to make decisions in microseconds, I don’t think the game enables that.”
Voss said the fact that Ah Chee was concussed should not lead to a decision based purely on the outcome.
“I don’t think he [Cripps] is there to cradle a person to the ground, is he? It was unfortunate, we hope he’s OK, clearly we have empathy on that side of things,” Voss said.
“But we’ve also got to respect that the game’s going to be evenly contested, and that looked like an even contest to me.”
Voss was pleased with his side’s last-quarter fightback, with the Blues kicking eight goals in the final term after managing just four in the previous three, but said “when the game was on the line, clearly we weren’t up for that battle”.
“It was important to close out that game the way that we did,” Voss said. “It came down to a couple of centre-square bounces, and we weren’t able to win them, and that was probably the story of the night. When it got into the contest, we just weren’t able to hold it in for long enough.”
The Blues face Melbourne and Collingwood in the final two weeks of the home and away season, and likely need to win at least one to ensure their position in the top eight – possibly without their skipper.
Voss was undaunted. “I think we’ve got to embrace where we are at,” he said. “We’re all about what’s in front of us. They are games to look forward to.”
“We are playing in games that matter. This is an important phase in the development of our group. We need that exposure.
“We are going to the MCG next week against Melbourne; it will be a big game. The Collingwood game is already being spoken about. So we are getting exposure to those games and there can only be growth off the back of them.”
The Brisbane Lions blew a 42-point lead against Richmond last week, and had a 57-point lead whittled back to 15 in the final quarter before steadying.
“I chose to focus on the first half last week, and I think this week I’ll be choosing to focus on the first three quarters,” coach Chris Fagan said.
“There was a lot of doom and gloom about our second half last week, but I thought our first half was the best we played, and I thought our first three quarters tonight was even better than last week.”
“I thought in the first three quarters we just played a magnificent brand of footy. Offensively, defensively and in the contest, we just did everything right.
“It was disappointing to have that last quarter, but I guess it’s a good reminder of what can happen if you get a bit too adventurous with your ball movement and maybe drop off a little bit defensively.”
The Lions will lose Ah Chee for at least 12 days under concussion protocols, while key defender Marcus Adams will be assessed after a heavy collision with Charlie Curnow in the last quarter.
Carlton’s Jack Martin was substituted out with calf tightness, a recurring issue for the dynamic forward this year. He will be assessed early in the week.
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Harry Redknapp says the Premier League is ‘wide open’ this season and has named the five teams he believes can win the title.
Potential title contenders Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham all kick-started their campaigns with victories – beating Everton, Crystal Palace and Southampton respectively – while defending champions Manchester City begin their title defence on Sunday against West Ham.
Last season’s runners-up Liverpool dropped two points at Fulham but came from behind twice to at least avoid defeat against the newly-promoted west Londoners.
Redknapp has backed Jurgen Klopp’s side to win the Premier League this season but says four other teams – Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal – should also be viewed as title contenders.
The former Premier League boss is less optimistic about Manchester United’s chances, insisting Erik ten Hag still needs ‘three or four’ new signings to mount a title challenge.
‘I’ve just got a feeling it will be Liverpool this year,’ Redknapp said on GB News. ‘It was so close last season, it came down to one point.
‘I think Liverpool could edge it. They are two fantastic teams and even though Real Madrid won the Champions League, I still believe Man City and Liverpool are the two best teams in the world.
‘There’s nothing between them really but I just favour Liverpool.’
Asked if any other teams could be in the mix, Redknapp added: ‘I think Spurs look strong. They’re going to get a lot closer this year.
‘I fancy Tottenham to finish third, and then it’s Chelsea, Arsenal. But I think any of that top five could win [the Premier League].
‘I’m waiting to see who Chelsea bring in, that’s really going to be the key for them. They have made a couple of signings, there’s two or three more top players that keep getting mentioned with Chelsea.
‘If they get their men, I think they are going to be very good again this year, so it’s going to be a great league, I really do think it’s wide open this year.
‘Looking at Manchester United, they are still three or four players away from really challenging.’
Redknapp also gave his verdict on Bournemouth’s chances of avoiding relegation back to the Championship.
The 75-year-old made more than 100 appearances for Bournemouth in the 1970s before taking charge of the club for almost a decade at the start of his managerial career.
‘Hopefully we can survive,’ Redknapp said. ‘They did great last year getting up but Scott [Parker] has got it all on this year to keep them in the division, for sure.
‘We bought one or two players… but we haven’t spent a lot and you see Nottingham Forest are having a real go, full credit to them.
‘Bournemouth have got every chance of staying up, but I do think it’s going to be a tough one.
‘If Scott can keep Bournemouth up, he won’t have many better achievements in his career over how ever many years he is in management. He’s got it all on to do it this year, for sure.’
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Shift in war’s front seen as ships cleared to leave Ukraine
Four more ships carrying agricultural cargo held up by the war in Ukraine received authorization Sunday to leave the country’s Black Sea coast as analysts warned that Russia was moving troops and equipment in the direction of the ports to stave off a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
The body overseeing an international deal intended to get some 20 millions of grain out of Ukraine and to feed millions of impoverished people who are going hungry in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia said the loaded vessels were cleared to depart from Chornomorsk and Odesa.
Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations signed agreements last month to create a sea channel that would allow cargo ships to travel safely out of ports that Russia’s military had blockaded and through waters that Ukraine’s military had mined. Implementation of the deal, which is in effect for four months, has proceeded slowly since the first ship embarked last Monday.
For the last four months of the war, Russia has concentrated on capturing the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, where pro-Moscow separatists have controlled some territory as self-proclaimed republics for eight years. Russian forces have made gradual headway in the region bordering Russia while launching missile and rocket attacks to curtail the movements of Ukrainian fighters elsewhere.
Over the past day, five civilians were killed in Russian and separatist firing on cities in the Donetsk region, the part of Donbas still under Ukrainian control, the regional governor, Serhiy Haidai, reported. He and Ukrainian government officials repeatedly have urged civilians to evacuate the province.
In a weekend analysis, Britain’s Defense Ministry said the Russian invasion that started Feb. 24 “is about to enter a new phase” in which the fighting shifting would shift west and south to a roughly 350-kilometer (217-mile) front line that extends from near the city of Zaporizhzhia to Russian-occupied Kherson.
Kherson, located on the Dnieper River near its mouth with the Black Sea, came under Russian control early in the war and Ukrainian officials have vowed to retake it. Kherson is located 227 kilometers (141 miles) from Odesa, home to Ukraine’s biggest port, so the conflict escalating there could have repercussions for the international grain deal.
The city of Mykolaiv, an important shipbuilding center that comes under daily rocketing from Russian forces, is even closer to Odesa. The Mykolaiv region’s governor, Vitaliy Kim, said an industrial facility on the regional capital’s outskirts came under fire early Sunday.
On Saturday, Russian forces launched airstrikes, fired artillery and redistributed other weaponry as part of attempts to defend their positions in occupied areas, according to the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington think tank.
Citing local Ukrainian officials, the institute said the Russians “are continuing to accumulate large quantities of military equipment” in a town across the Dnieper River from Kherson. The preparations appeared designed to defend logistics routes to the city and to establish defensive positions on the river’s left bank, the think tank said.
Ukrainian officials were initially skeptical of a grain export deal, citing suspicions that Moscow would try to exploit shipping activity to mass troops offshore or to send long-range missiles from the Black Sea, as it has done multiple times during the war. The agreements approved last month call for ships to leave Ukraine under military escort and to undergo inspections.
Under the agreements, ships leaving Ukraine are inspected by teams made up of officials from the three countries and the U.N. to make sure they carry only grain, fertilizer or food and not any other commodities. Inbound vessels are checked to ensure they are not carrying weapons.
The Joint Coordination Center, which is responsible for managing the deal, said three cargo ships that left Friday were expected to pass through Turkey’s Bosporus Strait on Sunday after clearing inspections. The Panama-flagged Navi Star, which is carrying 33,000 tons of grain to Ireland, completed its inspection and was preparing to sail.
The Turkish-flagged Polarnet, which was headed for Turkey, and the Maltese-flagged Rojen, bound for the United Kingdom were waiting to be checked. The ships carried over 25,000 tons of corn between them, were waiting to be checked. T
The Joint Coordination Center said three of the carriers cleared to leave Ukraine on Sunday – the Glory, the Star Helena and the Riva Wind, all flagged in the Marshall Islands – were transporting more than 171,000 tons of corn combined. The Glory is destined for Istanbul, the Star Helena to Nantong in China and the Riva Wind to Turkey’s Iskenderun port on the Mediterranean.
The fourth ship cleared for departure, the Liberia-flagged tanker Mustafa Necati is carrying more than 6,600 tons of sunflower oil to Monopoli, Italy.
The center also authorized the first inbound ship under the agreement, saying the Liberia-flagged Osprey S would head Monday to Ukraine’s Chornomorsk port. Marine traffic tracking sites showed the ship north of the Black Sea entrance to the Bosporus, where ships have waited for inspection teams to board.
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Andrew Wilks contributed reporting from Istanbul.
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This version has been corrected to show the four new ships to receive authorization were cleared to depart Sunday, not Monday.
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Carlton coach Michael Voss has mounted a vigorous defence of captain Patrick Cripps, who is certain to come under scrutiny by the match review officer after a heavy collision with Callum Ah Chee that left the Brisbane Lions player with concussion.
In the second quarter, Cripps’ feet left the ground as he tried to contest a mark with Ah Chee, who was substituted out of the game.
Voss, who played the game famously hard when he captained the Lions to three premierships, said the collision represented “a good contest”.
“The umpire probably told the story; he didn’t pay a free kick, did he? So clearly he felt the arms were out and it was evenly contested,” Voss said.
“Clearly, when you have not a lot of time to adjust in those circumstances, it made for a difficult contest. It was one I’m sure will get looked at.
“But from what I’ve seen, the arms were outstretched, it was a pretty even contest, and there’s microseconds in it. If we’re asking players to make decisions in microseconds, I don’t think the game enables that.”
Voss said the fact that Ah Chee was concussed should not lead to a decision based purely on the outcome.
“I don’t think he [Cripps] is there to cradle a person to the ground, is he? It was unfortunate, we hope he’s OK, clearly we have empathy on that side of things,” Voss said.
“But we’ve also got to respect that the game’s going to be evenly contested, and that looked like an even contest to me.”
Voss was pleased with his side’s last-quarter fightback, with the Blues kicking eight goals in the final term after managing just four in the previous three, but said “when the game was on the line, clearly we weren’t up for that battle”.
“It was important to close out that game the way that we did,” Voss said. “It came down to a couple of centre-square bounces, and we weren’t able to win them, and that was probably the story of the night. When it got into the contest, we just weren’t able to hold it in for long enough.”
The Blues face Melbourne and Collingwood in the final two weeks of the home and away season, and likely need to win at least one to ensure their position in the top eight – possibly without their skipper.
Voss was undaunted. “I think we’ve got to embrace where we are at,” he said. “We’re all about what’s in front of us. They are games to look forward to.”
“We are playing in games that matter. This is an important phase in the development of our group. We need that exposure.
“We are going to the MCG next week against Melbourne; it will be a big game. The Collingwood game is already being spoken about. So we are getting exposure to those games and there can only be growth off the back of them.”
The Brisbane Lions blew a 42-point lead against Richmond last week, and had a 57-point lead whittled back to 15 in the final quarter before steadying.
“I chose to focus on the first half last week, and I think this week I’ll be choosing to focus on the first three quarters,” coach Chris Fagan said.
“There was a lot of doom and gloom about our second half last week, but I thought our first half was the best we played, and I thought our first three quarters tonight was even better than last week.”
“I thought in the first three quarters we just played a magnificent brand of footy. Offensively, defensively and in the contest, we just did everything right.
“It was disappointing to have that last quarter, but I guess it’s a good reminder of what can happen if you get a bit too adventurous with your ball movement and maybe drop off a little bit defensively.”
The Lions will lose Ah Chee for at least 12 days under concussion protocols, while key defender Marcus Adams will be assessed after a heavy collision with Charlie Curnow in the last quarter.
Carlton’s Jack Martin was substituted out with calf tightness, a recurring issue for the dynamic forward this year. He will be assessed early in the week.
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Fulham have taken a swipe at Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp after he complained of a dry pitch following a disappointing day for his side on Saturday. The Premier League newcomers' Twitter account posted a picture of the pitch being fully covered by sprinklers ahead of the match in response to the German's comments.
The Craven Cottage turf looking absolutely lush yesterday. 💦#FFC pic.twitter.com/9QEc20kGeM
— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) August 7, 2022
A Darwin Nunez goal and assist either side of a Mitrovic penalty eventually saw the spoils shared on the opening day of the Premier League season.
What did Klopp say about Fulham's pitch?
The Liverpool boss was extremely damning of his side, telling BT Sport: "The best thing about the game is the result. A really bad game.
"How can that happen? The attitude was not right in the beginning. We tried to react after 15 minutes. The pitch was dry, stuff like this. Really difficult.
"The result is fine, we don't deserve more than that but the performance is massively improvable."
What excuses has Klopp made in the past?
Klopp is known for having a moan when results don't quite go his way. The weather features prominently in this, with the wind, the snow and even the heat having been blamed previously.
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NQV Media continue the rollout of their ‘Girls Feels’ series with second instalment ‘Girls Feels: Forces of Nature’. Following on from ‘Girls Feels: Into the Blue’, this collection consists of five shorts from directors from Italy, France and the Netherlands. The theme that runs through this collection if the societal pressures that keep young women’s wants, bodies and desires under wraps, and there’s a hint of the fantastical about some of these stories too.
Opening the collection is Laura Samani’s ‘The Sleeping Saint’, which takes the viewer straight into a fantastical tale. 12-year-old Giacomina is chosen as the guardian of Saint Achillea’s statue for the annual procession but she’s thrown a curveball when her friend Silene is found in a state of paralysis. The short skirts the line between fantasy and reality, and it has shades of Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ about it. For me, it’s not the strongest of the shorts here and I think it could prove divisive for audiences.
Sticking with the fantastical, Mael Le Mée’s ‘Aurore’ is a tale of sexual exploration for a young girl who is coming of age. Rather it be a straightforward tale though, ‘Aurore’ moves into fantasy as the titular character finds that she has powers that allow her to feel through the bodies of other people. Tensions escalate as she explores her sexual interests and while the short has some interesting ideas, I found it a little too bonkers to be able to take completely seriously.
The standout moment on this release is ‘Miss Chazelles’ by Thomas Vernay, which tells the story of two beauty pageant rivals who are far more interested in their burgeoning feelings for one another than they are winning a pageant. With tensions flaring between their families, the two girls are pitted against one another and as they become closer, those around them do everything they can to keep them apart. It’s a classic forbidden love story but it’s so well acted and directed that you can’t help but engage with it.
The other two shorts on the collection are ‘Grand Tour’ by Floor Houwink ten Cate and ‘Kaolin’ by Corentin Lemetayer Le Brize. ‘Grand Tour’ was one of the more forgettable moments, focusing on a 16-year-old girl who travels to an island to meet the first love of her life while ‘Koalin’ is a surprisingly heart-warming story about a wheel-chair bound little girl who wants to take part in the Grand Prix des Kaolins. The latter short has plenty of heart and some touching scenes as the determined girl battles her father to make her wishes come true.
‘Girls Feels: Forces of Nature’ isn’t quite as strong as the first instalment for me. It has its moments but overall I didn’t engage with this collection as strongly. I feel ‘Girls Feels: Into the Blue’ benefitted from a really strong thread that brought the four shorts together but that was lacking here. These films are all worthy of your time, and perhaps you’ll get more out of them than I did, but I hope the third instalment ‘Girls Feels: Skin Deep’ has a greater depth.
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WFO SEATTLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, August 8, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
407 AM PDT Sun Aug 7 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...Hot conditions with temperatures in the mid 80s to mid
90s expected. This will pose a moderate risk of heat-related
illness.
* WHERE...Southwest Interior, Tacoma Area, Hood Canal Area,
Lower Chehalis Valley Area, East Puget Sound Lowlands,
Bellevue and Vicinity, Seattle and Vicinity and Bremerton and
Vicinity.
* WHEN...From noon Sunday to 9 PM PDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Heat will increase the risk of heat-related
illnesses for those who are sensitive to heat, especially
those without effective cooling or adequate hydration.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The warmest temperatures will be inland,
away from the water and over the interior south of Tacoma.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
For sheltering information and other human services in your area,
dial 2 1 1 during business hours or visit wa211.org anytime.
MONDAY BELOW 2000 FEET...
illness below 2000 feet.
* WHERE...West Slopes North Cascades and Passes, West Slopes
North Central Cascades and Passes and West Slopes South
Central Cascades and Passes.
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As Gregg County rolls into summer’s midpoint, it looks and feels like one big pile of kindling — dry as bone and a spark away from bursting into flames.
Pop-up wildfires have kept emergency crews scrambling during the past weeks, stretching resources.
The good news is none of those fires in the Longview area have caused significant property damage or injuries. The bad news is Northeast Texas probably hasn’t seen the worst of it.
The stage is set for severe drought conditions — and wildfire danger — to worsen.
“August is climatologically Texas’ driest and hottest month,” said Sean Dugan, wildland urban interface coordinator for the Texas A&M Forest Service. “As a product of that, it is when our wildfire danger is at its most extreme. We will most likely see elevated to extreme conditions in the coming weeks.”
He added that the forest service responded to 392 fires that burned about 50,000 acres in July, which is “way above our normal average.”
We’re about a month away from Labor Day weekend, which in 2011 was when Northeast Texas went up in flames. Wildfires scorched more than 50,000 acres of land in the region, destroyed dozens of homes and killed two Gladewater residents — a mother and her toddler daughter.
No one wants that type of destruction and loss again, and it’s vital for community members to do everything they can to prevent wildfires.
The data is eye-opening.
As of Friday, Gregg County registered 739 on the Keetch-Byram Index, a scale used to measure wildfire potential. The index maxes out at 800.
In addition, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported Friday that 57 percent of Gregg County is in extreme drought; 38 percent in severe drought; and 5 percent in moderate drought. Those percentages were zero a year ago.
And the Longview area is about 9 inches below normal on rainfall for the year, according to the National Weather Service in Shreveport.
All of those factors are a recipe for a disaster.
Take precautions as you camp, grill or otherwise enjoy the East Texas outdoors.
Of the state’s 254 counties, 225 are under a burn ban, including all of Northeast Texas. That means residents should avoid any type of burning in unincorporated areas.
The Texas A&M Forest Service also offers these safety tips:
Avoid parking or driving in grass when possible;
Stay on designated roads and trails;
Park on asphalt when parking on the side of the road;
Keep a water source near at all times (hose, bucket or wet rags) near campfires;
Never leave a grill unattended as wind gusts may blow embers into dry vegetation, potentially starting a fire;
Ensure grills are kept clean of excess grease to prevent flare-ups;
Place grills in an open space away from tall or dry grass, shrubs, woodpiles or other flammable materials as well as underneath a tree or on a wooden patio deck; and
After grilling is finished, allow time for the coals to completely cool.
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Respect for the flag
Frank T. Pool is absolutely right in his assertion that a tattered American flag is disrespectful to our country (for which the flag stands), and that flag should be taken down and disposed of in a quiet, respectful manner (column, Aug. 2). It should not be used for a rag.
Many times I have done what he has done — asked people or businesses to remove a tattered flag. Most recently, a home in Big Sandy was flying red and white ribbons on their flagpole, and I taped a note on their mailbox asking them to replace their flag. They did.
East Texas wind is not kind to flags, but I have learned how to reinforce the free end of a flag so that it lasts longer. Anyone with a sewing machine can do this: Just turn up the free end of the flag another half-inch or so, and with white thread sew another seam and reinforce it several times, including using zig-zag.
From the ground this extra seam is not visible, and it will effectively double the life of the flag on the pole.
“And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.”
— Carol H. Blair, Gladewater | https://www.news-journal.com/opinion/letter-respect-for-the-flag/article_d581a05c-1408-11ed-aada-43691dd67693.html | 2022-08-07T12:15:15Z | https://www.news-journal.com/opinion/letter-respect-for-the-flag/article_d581a05c-1408-11ed-aada-43691dd67693.html | true | 1 |
A fire broke out at the store of the kitchen in Puri's Jagannath temple, officials said on Sunday. The fire was spotted late on Saturday night inside 'Sara Ghara' where kitchen materials, including utensils, used for cooking the Mahaprasad are stored, they said.
The temple employees doused the blaze with the help of fire services personnel, they added. No one was injured in the incident, officials said.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, they added. | https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/fire-at-kitchen-store-of-puris-jagannath-temple-8972861.html | 2022-08-07T12:16:02Z | https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/fire-at-kitchen-store-of-puris-jagannath-temple-8972861.html | false | null |
In the 1960s and '70s, the United Kingdom received a wave of Indian-origin migrants from African countries who came to be described as ‘twice migrants’.
These were the East African Asians whose forefathers had come from South Asia to British colonies like Kenya, Uganda, Mauritius, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia to work as indentured labourers, traders, or civil servants.
Some of the most prominent and successful Indian-origin politicians in the UK, including Rishi Sunak, belong to the ‘twice migrants’ families.
As British colonies in Africa gained independence, resentment grew among the native population against the South Asians (overwhelmingly Punjabis and Gujaratis) who had a large share in trade and employment. The ‘Africanization’ drive took different forms in different countries – restricting access to state resources, blatant discrimination, and deportations at short notice – making it imperative for them to leave. Many returned to India, but there was a substantial section which saw the UK as the better option for them for two reasons: they held British citizenship, and they had little or no contact with the land of their forefathers.
Around the same period Britain was tightening up its migration policies. Previously, anyone who lived in the British Empire got UK citizenship under the British National Act of 1948. This facilitated the migration of people from the Indian sub-continent to aid the post-war reconstruction. But laws were changed in the 1960s which made it difficult for commonwealth citizens to migrate to the UK. However, these changes did not affect the white commonwealth citizens who continued to move freely to the UK.
Against all such odds, East African Asians sought resettlement in the United Kingdom. Parts of London and towns and cities in Midlands like Leicester became popular hubs for them. But it was never easy. The Leicester council placed advertisements in newspapers in Uganda discouraging migration to Leicester citing shortage of homes and places in schools, which was a subtle form of racism. Though they were well-educated and ran successful businesses, in the UK the migrants had to start life afresh with low-paying and menial jobs. The ‘twice migrants’ lost their material belongings in Africa and their sense of belonging to India got further diluted.
Sunak’s maternal grandmother, Sraksha, grew up in rural Tanzania and had married Raghubir Berry, a railway engineer, who worked as a tax official in Kampala. His mother Usha was born in Tanzania, but it was Sraksha who first came to the UK followed by the rest of the family. Sunak’s father Yashvir was born in Kenya, and his Punjabi forefathers hailed from Gujranwala. Thus Sunak’s parents who studied in the UK, and his grandparents were ‘twice migrants’, whose initial struggles paved the way for Sunak to reach the political height that he has.
Suella Braverman, who was eliminated from the Tory leadership contest, and her cabinet colleagues, Priti Patel and Shailesh Vara are also ‘twice migrants’. Braverman, who is the Attorney General, was born and brought up in England to parents who had moved to Africa from India. Her father, with roots in Goa, moved to the UK from Kenya, while her mother, with Tamil ancestry, was born in Mauritius. Vara, who studied law in the UK, came to England in the early 1960s as a toddler, having been born in Uganda to Gujarati origin parents. He is the Northern Ireland secretary in Johnson’s cabinet.
Similarly, home secretary Priti Patel, who is popular among the Tory right wing, was born in London to parents who migrated from Uganda. Her paternal grandparents had moved from Gujarat to Uganda where they ran a grocery store. When her parents came to the UK, they established and managed a chain of newsagents. Priti Patel has been a cabinet minister for several years and is likely to continue in her role as home secretary when Sunak or Liz Truss replaces Johnson as Tory leader and UK prime minister in September 2022.
Former Labour MP Keith Vaz who represented Leicester East from 1987 to 2019 was born in Aden to Goan-origin parents who came to the UK in the 1960s. Vaz was chairman of the influential Home Affairs Select Committee. He is famous for getting Bollywood stars in his constituency, and remains an influential figure in British Asian affairs. His sister Valerie Vaz has been a Labour MP since 2010, and represents one of the most politically successful ‘twice migrant’ families.
In the case of Sunak, his marriage to Akshata, daughter of Infosys-founder N.R. Narayan Murthy, has given an extra zing to his India connection, while Patel’s appointment by David Cameron as Indian diaspora champion way back in 2013, along with her good relationship with the Narendra Modi government, has made her one of the most prominent Indian-origin British politicians.
The British government has made the most of the ‘twice migrant’ UK politician. Lord Dolar Popat, who came to England in his teens from Uganda, was made the Trade Envoy to Rwanda and Uganda in 2016. Another Kenya-born, raised in Uganda, Punjabi-origin Tory peer is Lord Sheikh who promotes the Conservative party among the ethnic minorities. Lord Gadhia, an investment banker and prominent Tory donor was born in Uganda to Gujarati origin parents; he made his fortune in the UK.
The success of the ‘twice migrants’, however, must not take away from the prominent individuals who came to the UK from India or were born in the UK to parents who migrated from India. London deputy mayor Rajesh Agrawal, cabinet minister Alok Sharma, Labour MPs Virendra Sharma and Tan Dhesi, and Conservative MP Claire Coutinho are some examples.
In the medley of British politics, the distinction between the ‘twice migrants’ and the migrants has been subsumed by their links to India. But it is important to remember that the journey and success of the ‘twice migrants’ is a convoluted by-product of the British Empire. And Sunak, who took oath as an MP on the Gita, is in the race to be Prime Minister of a country which is yet to elect a South Asian to this top job. | https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world/rishi-sunaks-rise-in-the-british-political-establishment-is-testament-to-the-tenacity-of-the-twice-migrants-8972881.html | 2022-08-07T12:18:42Z | https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world/rishi-sunaks-rise-in-the-british-political-establishment-is-testament-to-the-tenacity-of-the-twice-migrants-8972881.html | false | 2 |
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Aura's birthday parties are usually a blast, and this year her friends from all around the galaxy were in attendance. They had chosen the ideal gift to honour their inspirational friend, Captain Fantastic, and his wonder dog, Winston. Doctor Zob, Captain Fantastic's arch-nemesis, was adamant that the two would not return home with any birthday cake.
The rocketship was set for liftoff on the launch pad. As soon as Captain Fantastic completed loading the lengthy birthday gift for Princess Aura, it was ready to go. "That's it, Winston," he murmured, stroking his trusty canine companion on the head. I think it's now simply a matter of returning the wrapping paper. unwrapping the present and heading for the hanger while untangling himself from a mess of super-sticky tape
Captain Fantastic took off into the space hangar with a joyous yelp from Winston. At first, Winston believed he spotted someone walking away from their rocket ship when he returned to the ship.
Is that Dr. Zob in the picture?
Later, on board, everything worked as it should. All that was left for Captain Fantastic and Winston to do was get strapped in and take off.
Whenever Captain Fantastic returned to outer space, he would smile broadly as he said, "5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off, and away we go." Winston, on the other hand, today just emitted a little whimper; what was Doctor Zobup up to?
On Doctor Zob's massive black spacecraft, on the other hand, there was only belly-aching laughter, the type that can only come from the lips of a wicked genius.
I wish you the best of luck. Captain Fantastic
"Roaring in our rocket, flying incredibly quickly, being in a spaceship is a blast! blast!" The crews of both spacecraft currently playing Captain Fantastic crooned.
His spooky chant rang out as he sailed the gloomy Zob ship:
"My ruthless machine is now plugged in."
I know Captain Fluster is going to freak out.
His rocket will be guided to the Crazy Comet Cluster using a magnetic force.
Winston, it won't be long now. It's just a short trip to the next star for Princes Aura's planet. " Captain Fantastic described the situation. In the distance, Winston could see brilliant planets and blazing suns as they whizzed by in the direction of the window.
"WahWahWah". With a flash of the red warning light and a rapid turn of the spacecraft, the peaceful hum of the spaceship was abruptly interrupted.
"Oh no!" screamed Captain Marvel. "We're heading in the wrong direction." Winston was horrified to see where they were heading as he glanced at the screen.
The yellow rocket ship was now on its way to the Crazy Comet Cluster, the wackiest spot in the universe. "Many red comets were swarming around the beautiful yellow sun, and they would hunt a starship for hours if it went too near."
As Winston let out a bark, he took off towards the aft of the boat. "Don't worry, buddy," Captain Fantastic assured him. As he began punching buttons and wrangling with the spaceship's steering wheel, he said, "It will be OK...I hope."
His brow was dripping with sweat, and his eyes were widening into two crescents of fear.
Winston was more interested in finding whatever Doctor Zob had concealed aboard their spacecraft than he was in being terrified. Why were they in such a predicament? Winston had no idea.
Dr. Zob's starship was seen lurking in the shadows of a small green moon. Watching the captain's ship sail towards the Crazy Comet Cluster, he broke out into a huge grin of contentment. Another sinister chuckle reverberated throughout the ship's shiny cockpit.
Winston smelled the foul odour of where Doctor Zob had been and realized they were running low on time the moment he saw it. Located immediately below the main computer, it seemed to be a tiny, flashing LED box. That was it, was it not? Doctor Zob had used one of his mischief devices to send the yellow rocket in the incorrect direction.
With lightning speed, Winston took the box from his hands and tipped it over the Space Particle Accelerator Machine, where it fell to the floor (SPAM for short). He then used his paws to send the gadget back to Dr. Zob's spacecraft, which was only a few feet away. What do you think of these strange comets? 'pondered Winston.
Meanwhile, Captain Fantastic was still hammering and twisting and pressing all he had in him on the bridge when the spacecraft abruptly reversed course and went back to Princess Aura's planet. Winston came bounding in with a delighted bark. As I said, "With the Captain around, a solution will be found."
A pleased bark from Winston signaled his intention to settle down for the duration of the trip with his favorite chew toy.
As Princess Aura unwrapped her birthday gift, Captain Fantastic and Winston were hugging and high-fiving each other.
Some heavens defy gravity! She exclaimed, "Cool!" as several insane comets chased a disgruntled Doctor Zob through the sky. | https://original.newsbreak.com/@malek-sherif-1599576/2691375457970-fiction-wonderful-captain-story | 2022-08-07T12:22:08Z | https://original.newsbreak.com/@malek-sherif-1599576/2691375457970-fiction-wonderful-captain-story | false | 1 |
Prudent Man Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE:OVV – Get Rating) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 5,527 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $299,000.
Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. UMB Bank N A MO acquired a new stake in shares of Ovintiv during the fourth quarter worth $39,000. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ovintiv by 211.8% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after purchasing an additional 826 shares during the period. Tobam acquired a new stake in shares of Ovintiv during the first quarter worth $77,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise lifted its holdings in Ovintiv by 135.6% in the first quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise now owns 1,885 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,000 after acquiring an additional 1,085 shares during the period. Finally, Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators lifted its holdings in Ovintiv by 58.8% in the fourth quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 2,382 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,000 after acquiring an additional 882 shares during the period. 76.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Activity
In other news, Director Howard John Mayson sold 550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.28, for a total value of $32,054.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 27,003 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,573,734.84. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In related news, Director Thomas G. Ricks sold 19,231 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.50, for a total transaction of $1,144,244.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 116,269 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,918,005.50. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Howard John Mayson sold 550 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.28, for a total value of $32,054.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 27,003 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,573,734.84. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 29,785 shares of company stock worth $1,676,509. 1.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
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Ovintiv Stock Performance
Shares of OVV opened at $47.82 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $48.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $47.65. Ovintiv Inc. has a 52-week low of $21.92 and a 52-week high of $63.30. The firm has a market cap of $12.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.84, a PEG ratio of 0.12 and a beta of 3.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02.
Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV – Get Rating) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 9th. The company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.54 by ($0.37). Ovintiv had a net margin of 22.42% and a return on equity of 65.58%. The business had revenue of $1.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.42 billion. Analysts forecast that Ovintiv Inc. will post 9.97 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Ovintiv Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 15th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 14th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.09%.
About Ovintiv
Ovintiv Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, production, and marketing of natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids. It operates through USA Operations, Canadian Operations, and Market Optimization segments. The company's principal assets include Permian in west Texas and Anadarko in west-central Oklahoma; and Montney in northeast British Columbia and northwest Alberta.
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The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 24th. Investors of record on Friday, August 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 11th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.49%. WestRock’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.57%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
WestRock announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Thursday, May 5th that authorizes the company to buyback 25,000,000 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the basic materials company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.
Institutional Trading of WestRock
Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in WestRock during the 1st quarter worth about $29,000. Miller Investment Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of WestRock in the 1st quarter valued at about $217,000. Bridgefront Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of WestRock by 18.7% in the 1st quarter. Bridgefront Capital LLC now owns 5,368 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $252,000 after acquiring an additional 844 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of WestRock in the 1st quarter valued at about $279,000. Finally, Forum Financial Management LP raised its holdings in shares of WestRock by 9.8% in the 1st quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 7,410 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $348,000 after acquiring an additional 663 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.42% of the company’s stock.
About WestRock
WestRock Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides fiber-based paper and packaging solutions in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. It operates through two segments, Corrugated Packaging and Consumer Packaging. The Corrugated Packaging segment produces containerboards, corrugated sheets, corrugated packaging, and preprinted linerboards to consumer and industrial products manufacturers, and corrugated box manufacturers.
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On-air challenge: Every answer today is a well-known U.S. city or town that has a two-word name. I'm going to give you rhymes for the respective parts. You name the places.
Ex. Lodge Kitty, Kan. --> DODGE CITY
1. Calm Things, Cal.
2. Fertile Speech, S.C.
3. Quaker Sites, Ohio
4. Blue Raven, Conn.
5. Short Chain, Ind.
6. Quart Buyers, Fla.
7. Thin Shawls, Ida.
8. Make Snarls, La.
9. Star Barber, Me.
10. Rattle Squeak, Mich.
11. Fine Stuff, Ark.
12. Hand Function, Colo.
13. Ain't Proud, Minn.
14. Swell Lasso, Tex.
15. Great Knowledge, Pa.
Last week's challenge: Name a famous person in American television — 6 letters in the first name, 4 letters in the last. Switch the last letter of the first name with the first letter of the last. Then reverse the order of the two modified names. You'll get a phrase meaning "almost typical." What is it?
Challenge answer: Norman Lear
Winner: Hannah Wilson of Chicago, Illinois
Challenge:
This is the start of a two-week creative challenge. The object is to write a sentence using only the letters of any particular U.S. state. You can pick the state and repeat letters as often as necessary. For example:
NEW YORK --> No one knew we were ornery.
WASHINGTON --> Sighting a ghost tonight was astonishing.
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By Amy Richter
What does it mean to be family? What do we mean when we say we are part of a church family or God’s family? What about when the interests of our family conflict with other things that pull on us, demand our time and energy and attention? What does love require of us? This morning, we have two readings that focus on family, and on untying and tying the ties that bind us together as family.
In 2004, the BBC reported that an 80-year-old retired teacher of Greek and Latin in Italy was seeking adoption. Widowed for 14 years and lonely, Giorgio Angelozzi placed an ad in an Italian newspaper, searching for a family willing to adopt him as a grandparent. Angelozzi was inundated with responses from throughout Italy, and from as far away as New Zealand, including from many parents who hoped that Angelozzi could teach Greek and Latin to their children; this elderly man could be useful to them. Angelozzi also offered to contribute €500 per month to the family that would take him in.
Angelozzi chose the Riva family, near Milan, saying that the mother had a melodious voice that reminded him of his wife’s voice. The Rivas said they hoped the elderly man would fill a gap for their children, whose grandfather had died.
It would be a sweet story if this is where it ended: a lonely old man with a new family to love, a family with a new grandfather.
About a year later, Angelozzi was in the news again. The family had never really bonded. Angelozzi was authoritarian, and the teenage children were more interested in computer games than spending time with the old man. He had irritating habits. He followed the mother around all day. He stuck chewing gum under the furniture.
He did pay the €500 once, but he ran up a large bill with the family dentist, after the Rivas had already paid for new glasses, and an operation. When the Rivas told Angelozzi he would have to settle things with the dentist, he skipped town. The Italian police found him in an old people’s home in Milan, and discovered a history of fraud, theft, bitterness, and alienation from his blood family.
Angelozzi died after being in a coma for six weeks. There had been no flowers, no cards, no phone calls, and not a single relative came to visit, or to claim his body after his death. A reporter found a sister of Angelozzi’s and informed her that her brother had died. She seemed relieved. But the Riva family asked the local authorities to organize a funeral for Angelozzi and said they would pay their last respects. The mother, Marlena, said, “How can we ask God for forgiveness for our sins one day, if we do not pardon [Angelozzi]?”[1]
In today’s gospel lesson, Jesus says some harsh words related to family. “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters … cannot be my disciple.” Tough words. Jesus says, “love your enemies,” but “hate your own family members”?
Jesus’ word for hate is closer in meaning to “detach from.” He’s not talking about hatred as we think of it, in which to feel hatred we have to tend to it, keep it alive. If we don’t put energy into fueling hatred, it may lessen into ambivalence. It may even be healed.
Jesus isn’t talking about fueling a destructive emotional bond. He’s talking about detachment, the ability to look at something for what it is and to see it with proper perspective. And Jesus says, one who holds relationships of any kind in higher esteem than one’s relationship with God cannot be Jesus’ disciple. Whoever isn’t willing to give up, well, everything, cannot be Jesus’ disciples.
The idea of cutting a branch off the family tree may come as welcome news, especially if your family tree is producing a lot of nuts. George Burns once said, “Happiness is having a large, loving, close-knit family, in another city.”
But even with good relationships, Jesus wants them all to be subordinate to our relationship with God. What does God want for your children? Raise them with God’s desires in mind. What does God want for your spouse? Live in such a way that your marriage serves God. What does God want from you? Don’t use your family as a reason not to tend to your spiritual life.
What’s more, through baptism, through calling us together to be his brothers and sisters, children of God, Jesus makes a new family. Even when our earthly blood families fail us, we are part of a larger, eternal family. Even when we need to detach from people who raised us, even when, to be faithful to God, we need to unknot the ties that would bind us, we find ourselves tied to a larger family, parented by a God who will not fail us, will always love us, who cares for us, always and forever. When we have failed those we love, when we let down our own kith and kin, we find ourselves held within a fellowship of forgiveness, members of a family whose very purpose is reconciliation.
That is great news! But lest we stop here, and pause for a Hallmark moment and go no deeper, we have to hear our second lesson for today, in which we see up close how hard it can be to live as a member of this Christ-centered family.
In his Letter to Philemon, a book in the New Testament we heard almost in its entirety this morning, Paul challenges Philemon to do something he probably does not want to do.[2] That is, to take back his runaway slave, Onesimus, not as a slave, but as a brother; to receive him, not as property over which he has legal rights, but as a human being, and a living member of the family of which Philemon too is a part — the family of Jesus Christ.
Here’s the situation. Paul is in prison, once again, for preaching the good news of Jesus Christ, probably in Ephesus on the coast of modern Turkey. About 100 miles inland is the town of Colossae, where one of the leaders of the church is a man named Philemon, who had become a member of Christ’s family, the Church, through Paul’s preaching.
Philemon, like many householders of his day, had slaves. One of his slaves is named Onesimus, which means Useful, but as it’s turned out, Onesimus has been far from useful to Philemon. He’s run away. He may also have stolen from Philemon as part of his getaway.
Onesimus has gone off to Ephesus, where now he too has heard the gospel preached by Paul, and has now become a Christian.
Both Philemon and Onesimus are part of the family of Christ. Both are brothers in this new family. One, Philemon, is a person with the law and the power of tradition behind him. The other, Onesimus, has no voice, no place of appeal, few rights. Both are now members of the same family, a family big enough to embrace them both. But what does that look like, really?
Listen to how Paul works for reconciliation. Paul appeals to everything that binds Philemon to him. They are old friends. They are partners in the gospel. Philemon owes his new life, his eternal life to Paul, whose preaching has set Philemon free from his old life to the new life of love in Christ.
But Paul also appeals to everything that binds Onesimus, the slave, to Paul. Onesimus has become like a son, like his own heart, to Paul. He would love to keep Onesimus with him, but he knows that if he does, it will cause a rift, a split in the family tree between Paul and Philemon.
Reconciliation is costly, and Paul bears the cost in himself. He says to Philemon, “If you consider me as your partner, welcome him back as you welcome me. If he has wronged you in any way, charge it to me. I’ll pay you back.” But, more, Paul asks Philemon to forgo what is his right by law: to punish Onesimus, even by death if he wants. Instead, do what he should as a brother in Christ, receive Onesimus back, not as a slave, but as the brother he has become.
Paul is so smart. This was not a private letter sent for Philemon’s eyes only. The letter is addressed to the church that meets at Philemon’s house. This is a letter sent to be read aloud to all who gather in Christ’s name in Philemon’s home. And Paul ends the letter by telling Philemon to prepare a guest room for him.[3] When Paul gets out of prison, he wants to come check and see how this whole family thing is working out. Are they truly behaving as the family of Christ? He looks forward to coming and seeing for himself.
This whole family of Christ thing is beautiful, but hard. It must have been hard for Onesimus to go back, clutching this letter from Paul to his brothers and sisters at Philemon’s house, and to take the risk that Philemon would say no. It must have been hard for Philemon to swallow his pride, to let go of his legal rights and pay attention to God’s higher law of love, to extend his hand, not to punish, but to reach out to a brother.
Jesus knew about extending his hands. One of our prayers says he stretched his arms wide on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of his saving embrace. And yes, that means that we, brothers and sisters of Jesus, are to reach out with that same reconciling love that Christ shows us.
What did Philemon do? The Bible doesn’t say. But we do have a letter from a bishop named Ignatius, written sometime before 108, who wrote to the church at Ephesus: “In God’s name, I have received your whole number in the person of Onesimus, whose love is indescribable, and who is your bishop.”
In Christ, we have all received adoption as children of God. We are all made one family in Christ, with enough love and forgiveness for all of us, to know, to share, to show.
The Rev. Amy Richter is interim rector of All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Frederick, Md.
[1] “The rise and fall of ‘Il nonno,’” Sophie Arie, The Guardian, November 19, 2005; “Senior ‘adoption’ sours in Italy,” Sophie Arie, The Christian Science Monitor, June 22, 2005.
[2] Learn more about Philemon in Luke Timothy Johnson, The Writings of the New Testament (Fortress Press, 2010). Insights for this sermon also come from a sermon by N.T. Wright, “Philemon Then and Now,” preached at Westminster Abbey, September 9, 2001.
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Entertainment of Sunday, 7 August 2022
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Internet users have expressed their opinions on the mounting of billboards in town by actress Tracey Boakye and her husband, Frank Badu Ntiamoah, thanking Ghanaians and all well-wishers for the support and love they exhibited during their much-talked-about wedding.
On Saturday, August 6, 2022, actress Tracey Boakye published a photo of their billboard on a highway on her official Instagram page and said the structure was to appreciate the support and love Ghanaians showed her during her special moment.
For her caption, she wrote, “Wherever you see any of these billboards, it’s to say thank you, from my husband, @badufrank, and I. We say God bless you.”
The reactions from Ghanaians were of mixed feelings. Whereas a select few shared in the joy of the newly wedded couple, the majority of netizens who commented on the post wondered what the actress would do should their marriage hit rock bottom.
Popular among the comments was a user asking the couple to remember to erect similar billboards to announce their breakup should their marriage go south.
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The Connecticut Public Utility Regulatory Authority’s (PURA) incentives to promote the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at businesses and homes throughout the state have thus far proven effective, according to a recent webinar hosted by Eversource and United Illuminating. The rebate program, which offers to cover up to 100% of the cost of purchasing and installing charging facilities at business, public attractions and both single-family and multifamily properties still have openings, but they are going fast.
Marriott Dowden, the webinar’s host and a customer programs and product manager specializing in energy at Eversource, noted that the demand was likely to stay high.
“From our perspective, it’s not so much whether you should be installing EV capacity at your workplace or retail businesses, it’s more of when you should be installing,” he said. “I think most people realize that the EV industry is really growing; it’s outpacing internal combustion engine sales.”
The PURA program is designed to encourage the sale of between 150,000 and 250,000 electric vehicles by 2025, in part by helping install EV chargers across the state to boost convenience and ease range anxiety.
The program makes $500 rebates available for installing an intermediate level charger at single-family homes either by landlords or homeowners, which could help defray an upgrade and improve future home values. For multifamily dwellings and public destinations like retail sites, the state will offer up to $20,000 to cover the cost of at least two ports, with designated underserved communities allowed to take up to $40,000. Workplaces that install at least four ports for the use of employees have the same incentive structure.
Dowden noted that these incentives are based on a “per site” basis and not a per-structure basis. That means for a parking garage, the same incentive could be applied for chargers on each floor of the structure, or a retail location might apply for funds to cover both charging for customers and employees provided that they are physically separated.
Businesses that install chargers may choose to provide access to the charging facilities as a free amenity, or charge a fee based on any number of systems. Many of the companies that sell the chargers will also provide means for business owners to decide how power is distributed at EV charging stations.
However, the section of the program which provided up to $150,000 in funding for the installation of Direct Current Fast Chargers (DCFC) is already fully subscribed, according to Jake Buckman, the project manager for Vehicle Implementation at Eversource.
“People have applied to receive incentives for our DC fast chargers, and we have met the state’s goal for the first phase of this three-year window within about seven months of the program opening,” he said.
DCFCs, or Level 3 chargers, use a different architecture and charging protocol to deliver far more electricity to a battery than Level 2 chargers. They can charge an electric vehicle to 80% from empty in about half an hour, which makes them a good solution for electric delivery trucks and other fleet vehicles. However, they are considerably more expensive, and the speed comes at the cost of lower efficiency and causing batteries to have shorter operational lives.
Buckman added that the two organizations are working with PURA to make more funds available specifically for this part of the program, but in the meanwhile, those interested in taking part in the program are advised to sign up for a waiting list. | https://westfaironline.com/151398/connecticuts-electric-vehicle-charger-installation-program-scores-a-hit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=connecticuts-electric-vehicle-charger-installation-program-scores-a-hit | 2022-08-07T13:16:12Z | https://westfaironline.com/151398/connecticuts-electric-vehicle-charger-installation-program-scores-a-hit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=connecticuts-electric-vehicle-charger-installation-program-scores-a-hit | true | 1 |
Adnan Sami says 'Alvida' to sweet temptations, asks celebs to join him
By IANS | Published: August 7, 2022 06:21 PM2022-08-07T18:21:03+5:302022-08-07T18:25:15+5:30
Mumbai, Aug 7 Singer-composer Adnan Sami, who is enjoying the positive response to his latest track "Alvida", recently ...
Mumbai, Aug 7 Singer-composer Adnan Sami, who is enjoying the positive response to his latest track "Alvida", recently bid farewell to his sugar rushes. The "Teri Yaad Aati Hai" hitmaker has given up on desserts.
Via an Instagram reel, he bid goodbye to his favourite Baklava cheesecake while the song "Alvida" played in the background.
Interestingly he has also nominated some of his industry friends like Salman Khan, Sonu Nigam, Mini Mathur and Shaan to participate in the same and take the challenge forward to which these celebrities have dropped their comments.
Sonu Nigam commented: "Hahahaha, I know how many other loves of your life you have said Alvida to reach where you are, to be what you are Incredibly proud of you."
Mini Mathur's comment read: "I am to say Alvida to resolutions that take me away from what I truly enjoy....Dinners at your place for once."
In an earlier social media activity too, Adnan had stirred a pot when he said 'Alvida' to Instagram as he archived all content and left nothing on his feed except a post that read, "Alvida".
Sami hails from Pakistan but was raised and educated in the UK. It was in 2016 that he acquired Indian citizenship. He has been awarded the Padma Shri for his contribution to music. His most notable instrument is the piano.
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To Honour Puneeth Rajkumar, Prakash Raj Donates Free Ambulance 'Appu Xpress' For Poor And Needy
Fondly called Appu, Puneeth Rajkumar had a massive fan following. Not only was he a great actor, but he was also a strong supporter of social causes and rarely spoke of his philanthropic activities.
To honour the late actor who sudden and untimely passing left a deep void in the hearts of man, actor Prakash Raj has donated a free ambulance that will serve the poor and the needy.
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Prakash Raj has donated the ambulance to Mission Hospital in Mysore.
The ambulance has been named Appu Xpress after Puneeth Rajkumar and will serve the poor and the needy free of cost. He has also made the announcement about the same on Twitter.
“”APPU Xpress “” donated a free ambulance for the needy in memory of our dear #puneethrajkumar .. a #prakashrajfoundation initiative.. the joy of giving back to life .. pic.twitter.com/HI57F9wwZl
— Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) August 6, 2022
Earlier, a road was also named after Rajkumar in Bengaluru as a tribute to him.
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had announced a 12-kilometre stretch of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) between Nayandahalli Junction and Vega City Mall Junction on Bannerghatta Road to be named after him. The road is called Sri Puneeth Rajkumar Road.
Puneeth Rajkumar will be honoured with Karnataka Ratna award posthumously, the state government has announced.
"We have decided to present the award to late Puneeth Rajkumar on November 1," Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommmai was quoted as saying.
Puneeth Rajkumar had died of a heart attack. His wife penned a heart-wrenching note, in which she wrote, "The untimely death of Sri Puneeth Rajkumar has been shocking not only to the family but also to the entire state of Karnataka. It is hard to imagine the extent of pain this loss would have brought on you, the fans who made him the ‘Power Star’. Despite the pain that you have gone through, you have not lost your calm and not let any unpleasant incidents occur, ensuring a respectful farewell to Puneeth Rajkumar".
"It is with a heavy heart that I acknowledge the condolences from millions; not only cinephiles but people of all ages from India and abroad alike. I am in tears when I see thousands of you follow your dear Appu's path and register for eye donation. He will live on in these good deeds that you do by keeping him as an ideal and also in the zeal that his memory inspires in you. On behalf of our entire family, heartfelt gratitude to all the fans and every individual for your love and support."
Puneeth Rajkumar died at the age of 46.
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Fulham have taken a swipe at Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp after he complained of a dry pitch following a disappointing day for his side on Saturday. The Premier League newcomers' Twitter account posted a picture of the pitch being fully covered by sprinklers ahead of the match in response to the German's comments.
The Craven Cottage turf looking absolutely lush yesterday. 💦#FFC pic.twitter.com/9QEc20kGeM
— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) August 7, 2022
A Darwin Nunez goal and assist either side of a Mitrovic penalty eventually saw the spoils shared on the opening day of the Premier League season.
What did Klopp say about Fulham's pitch?
The Liverpool boss was extremely damning of his side, telling BT Sport: "The best thing about the game is the result. A really bad game.
"How can that happen? The attitude was not right in the beginning. We tried to react after 15 minutes. The pitch was dry, stuff like this. Really difficult.
"The result is fine, we don't deserve more than that but the performance is massively improvable."
What excuses has Klopp made in the past?
Klopp is known for having a moan when results don't quite go his way. The weather features prominently in this, with the wind, the snow and even the heat having been blamed previously.
He also claimed that his goalkeeper Alisson had suffered from 'cold feet' in a defeat against Manchester City in 2021 during which the Brazilian made two costly errors, and even blamed the size of the stadium when visiting Real Madrid in the Champions League in 2021. | https://www.goal.com/en-qa/news/fulham-swipe-liverpool-boss-klopp-dry-pitch-complaint/bltd2ed6a9533412c42 | 2022-08-07T13:26:31Z | https://www.goal.com/en-qa/news/fulham-swipe-liverpool-boss-klopp-dry-pitch-complaint/bltd2ed6a9533412c42 | true | 13 |
Pavel Sivakov: I’d be up for Vuelta a España GC challenge
French rider back in the mix after taking first GC win since 2019 at Vuelta a Burgos.
Pavel Sivakov (Ineos Grenadiers) claimed his first stage race title in three years at the Vuelta a Burgos on Saturday and is now hoping to use that form and confidence to potentially mount a GC challenge at the Vuelta a España later this month.
Sivakov was not on the Ineos Grenadiers long-list for the Vuelta a España until recently but second place in San Sebastian, coupled with his result in Burgos, has thrown the French rider into the mix.
“In the next few days I’ll know more about that but hopefully I’ll be there,” Sivakov told VeloNews on the phone during a brief Sunday morning call.
Also read: Vuelta a España: Will Ineos Grenadiers back experience or youth with Rodríguez, Hayter and Plapp in contention?
Ineos is likely to announce its eight rider roster for the Vuelta in the coming week with Richard Carapaz, Carlos Rodriguez, Luke Plapp and Ethan Hayter all set to earn spots. Sivakov was 16th at the Giro d’Italia earlier this year while working for Carapaz but he does have a top-ten in a grand tour to his name, courtesy of a ninth place in the 2019 Vuelta.
“I’d like to be there but we’ll see what the team decides. Personally we have to speak with the team about the plans and goals for the race but personally I’m in really good shape and I would be up for the GC,” he said.
“Also the course suits me well this year with not that many super steep finishes. There are a few but mostly the long climbs are more rolling and suiting my capabilities. We’ll know more in the next few days.”
Few have ever doubted Sivakov’s natural ability on the bike but he has suffered from numerous crashes, illnesses and bad luck over the years. His last GC win before Burgos came at the 2019 Tour of Poland but his form in the second half of this season has seen him reach something close to his best level.
“It’s been a really long time since I’ve won, so it’s been a hard few years but it feels really good to be back on the first step of the podium.”
“This year I had a few setbacks with illnesses, like a few riders did, but honestly I was feeling good going into races like Catalunya and races like this but every time I would get an illness or a few set back and I think that going through the Giro I was on a good level but I can’t say that I was at my best shape. I wasn’t 100 per cent and the weight wasn’t where I wanted it to be. Obviously for a guy like me it matters for me on the higher climbs but over the summer I had a really good camp with the team in Andorra and it gave me a clear run, and finally some good results.”
The win in Burgos not only builds on Sivakov’s palmares but also his growing confidence. His second place behind Remco Evenepoel in San Sebastian at the end of July was just the starting point.
“It’s really good for confidence. I was going into San Sebastian and I was hoping for a good result. I knew the shape was quite good but behind Remco I don’t think that there was more that we could have done. It felt like a win for the confidence and then going into Burgos we had a few cards to play,” Sivakov told VeloNews.
“On stage 3 I went on the long breakaway and that’s where I won the GC. On the final stage I wanted to be up there fighting for the stage win and while I missed a bit it was still a good day.” | https://www.velonews.com/events/vuelta-a-espana/pavel-sivakov-id-be-up-for-vuelta-a-espana-gc-challenge/ | 2022-08-07T13:29:08Z | https://www.velonews.com/events/vuelta-a-espana/pavel-sivakov-id-be-up-for-vuelta-a-espana-gc-challenge/ | true | 1 |
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine women’s team sustained its rise while the men’s team stumbled in the eighth round of the 44th Chess Olympiad on Saturday, August 6, in Chennai, India.
The Filipinas bested the higher-ranked Slovenians, 2.5-1.5, behind Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna and Woman International Master Jan Jodilyn Fronda to share 17th to 27th places among 161 teams in the women’s division.
Frayna thwarted IM Laura Umuk while Fronda tamed WIM Zalah Urh for the decisive points as WIM Kylen Joy Mordido drew with WIM Teja Vidic on board 4.
WIM Marie Antoinette San Diego bowed to Lara Janzelj on board 3.
Following their 3.5-0.5 rout of the Bolivians in round 7, the Filipinas climbed to 11 points as against the 15 points of solo leader India and the 14 points of Georgia.
After back-to-back draws against higher-rated Israel and Poland, the Filipinos yielded to the Greeks, 1.5-2.5, and shared 35th to 57 places among 187 teams in the Open division.
New York-based GM Mark Paragua, who shocked 2021 World Cup winner Jan-Krzysztof Duda in round 7, drew with Dimitrios Mastrovasilis on board 1 and so did GM John Paul Gomez and IM Paulo Bersamina against Athanasios Mastrovasilis and Hristos Banikas on board 3 and 4, respectively.
Arizona-based GM Rogelio Barcenillas, however, lost to Nikolaos Theodorou on board 2 as the Filipinos remained at 10 points.
Armenia paces the Open division with 15 points, followed by India 2, which rocked the tournament with a 3-1 conquest of the all-Super GM Team USA.
GM D. Gukesh kept his perfect run at the expense of Fabiano Caruana on board 1 while GM Raunak Sadhwani stunned Leinier Dominguez on board 4.
Levon Aronian and Philippine-born Wesley So were held to draws by Nihal Saril and R. Praggnanandhaa on board 2 and 3.
The Filipinos face the 24th-seeded Georgians in the ninth round on Sunday.
Team captain GM Eugene Torre will be fielding Paragua against GM Baadur Jobava, Gomez against Mikhel Mchellishvili, Laylo against Luka Paichadze, and Bersamina against Levan Pantsulaia.
The Filipinas, captained by GM Jayson Gonzales, will clash with the 12th-ranked Hungarians. Frayna will return against GM Tranh Tranh Hoang and WGM Traa Gara while WFM Shania Mae Mendoza will battle IM Szidonia Lazarne. Mordido takes on WIM Zsoka Gaal on board 4. – Rappler.com
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The prosecutor seeking to sentence Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz to death let the facts speak for themselves as he presented his case: terrifying witness accounts; heartrending statements from parents and spouses; chilling surveillance videos; gruesome autopsy and crime scene photos; and, as a capstone, Thursday’s jury walk-through of the three-story building where it happened, bloodstains and Valentine’s Day cards still clinging to the floors.
Lead prosecutor Mike Satz, the 80-year-old former Broward County state attorney, then rested his case against the defendant who murdered 14 students and three staff members at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018.
Cruz's attorneys repeatedly objected that Satz's case went beyond what was legally allowable or necessary and was aimed primarily at inflaming the jurors' emotions — objections that were denied by Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer.
There was never any doubt Satz would be able to prove the killings were “cold, calculated and premeditated,” that Cruz's actions were “heinous, atrocious or cruel” and “created a great risk to many persons ” and four other aggravating circumstances listed in Florida law that make him eligible for a possible death sentence. But Satz also had to give them heft as they must, in the jurors' unanimous opinion, “outweigh” the mitigating factors the defense will soon present.
“I didn't think there were any surprises, but what surprises could there have been?” said Bob Jarvis, a law professor at Nova Southeastern University in suburban Fort Lauderdale. “The jurors knew walking in what Cruz had done. ... The question that kept running through my mind was, ‘Was it too much?’”
“He did a fantastic job,” said David S. Weinstein, a Miami criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor. “He has built a case that I think has given the jury more than enough to find these aggravating factors and was not over-the-top at all.”
After a one-week break, the sides will spend a week without the jury arguing before Judge Scherer over what evidence Cruz's defense can present about how his birth mother's drinking and drug abuse during pregnancy affected his brain and whether defects can be seen on scans.
Jennifer Zedalis, a University of Florida law professor, said such arguments over fetal alcohol syndrome scans go back 20 years.
“Brain scans, MRIs, we can learn from them — the argument will be over whether the evidence reaches a the standard of relevance and reliability to be permitted,” Zedalis said. She said if the evidence’s admissibility is borderline, she would expect the judge to side with Cruz’s lawyers as appellate courts have said “a defendant on trial for his life deserves wide latitude.”
Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty in October to 17 counts of first-degree murder; the trial is only to decide whether the former Stoneman Douglas student is sentenced to death or life without parole. Once they begin deliberating, likely several weeks from now, the jury will take separate votes for each victim. For each death sentence, the jury must be unanimous or the sentence for that victim is life.
After Scherer rules, lead defense attorney Melisa McNeill is expected to give her opening statement Aug. 22 and then she and her team will present their case.
“That's when the trial really begins,” Jarvis said.
Instead, they are expected to focus on his life, starting with his birth mother's addictions; his severe emotional and behavioral problems that began in preschool and the holes in his treatment; his adoptive father's death when he was 5; his adoptive mother's death three months before the shootings; his alleged sexual abuse at the hands of a “trusted peer”; that he was an immature 19-year-old; and the bullying he endured from his brother and his brother's friends.
McNeill and her team are unlikely to downplay the severity of Cruz's actions — they have conceded in court several times that the murders were horrible and wiped away tears during some parents' statements about their dead child.
The defense will argue, “If you send him to death, you are ignoring all of that and that is just wrong,” Jarvis said.
Weinstein said the defense has a tough task. The jurors all swore they could vote for either death or life, based on the evidence. Even if the defense can prove some mitigating factors, he said, it will be difficult for those to outweigh 17 people murdered in cold blood.
“I don't think you can paint a picture of Cruz as sympathetic, that he's not as bad as what the prosecution has said,” Jarvis said. “Instead, they have to show that he is a victim, that he fell through the cracks, that society failed him from the outset. ...Society created this monster and failed to stop this monster."
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CHRISTIANSBURG — Kayla Lynn Raines on Thursday pleaded guilty to drug distribution and other charges, winding up a case that included authorities’ tracking 70 pounds of marijuana from Northern Virginia to Montgomery County.
Raines, 29, of Christiansburg, was the last of four people arrested in the case to resolve her charges. In Montgomery County Circuit Court, Raines pleaded guilty to possessing more than five pounds of marijuana with the intent to distribute it, and with contributing to the delinquency of a minor – the latter charge tied to the presence of her 18-year-old son during the marijuana’s delivery.
Other charges were dropped in a plea agreement and Judge Mike Fleenor imposed the agreement’s recommended sentence of a total of 10 years behind bars, with the entire sentence suspended. Raines is to be supervised by the probation office for five years, Fleenor said, and must complete parenting classes. She is barred from using marijuana or any THC-containing substance, can have no abusive contact with her son, and must forfeit a vehicle that investigators said was involved in the drug transactions, the judge added.
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Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Rachel Shrader said Thursday that Raines was the girlfriend of Tomas Alenayehu Keno, 31, of Radford, who was selling marijuana that he obtained from Northern Virginia. A search of Raines’ phone found messages that showed she was helping arrange sales, but Keno was the principal dealer, Shrader said.
Defense attorney Rob Dean of Roanoke said that he did not object to Shrader’s summary of the prosecution case.
According to Shrader’s summary, and to prosecution statements at an earlier hearing, Raines and Keno were arrested April 14, 2021, along with Samson Desalegne Alemu, then 31, of Springfield, and Natnael Kifle Yilma, then 20, of Herndon.
Investigators had been watching Keno’s drug sales and Christiansburg police moved in after Alemu delivered marijuana to him. Officers found 66 pounds of marijuana in the vehicle Alemu drove, then parked in the townhouse’s garage, and another four pounds in the townhouse. They also found $31,000 in Raines’ dresser, though she said that she did not know how it got there. Amid the money was $200 that police identified as bills used in a controlled drug buy from Keno.
Alemu was convicted this year of possessing more than five pounds of marijuana with the intent to distribute it and was sentenced to serve a year in prison. Yilma was found guilty of improperly carrying a concealed weapon and was sentenced to serve 40 days behind bars.
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there The crisis between China and Taiwan, seen from Europe, may raise some question marks. It is normal, in general we are not aware of the causes of all the geopolitical tensions in the world. Here, but these days the situation in the East seems to be getting glowing.
Two facts in particular complicated the issue: the first was the trip by Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, to Taiwan, which was followed by the kind of military test of force by China that was behind the definition of military exercise It actually simulated a naval blockade or invasion of a country separated by a strip of sea.
Ten years of stress
He who stands between China and Taiwan. It is enough just to mention the official names of these countries to understand that their history is intertwined: the first is the People’s Republic of China while the history of the Second Republic of China, the same name taken by China in 1912. At the end of the imperial domination that lasted for about two thousand years.
Obviously, we cannot summarize the whole story here, but we can say that at one point there were two factions opposed to controlling all of China: on the one hand Mao Zedong and the Communist Party, on the other hand Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang (or Nationalist Party). The confrontation saw the victory of the first and the birth of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, but the second escaped to Formosa (the main island of Taiwan), taking with it Chinese gold reserves and part of the aviation and navy. Here the Republic of China was born with its own government, a fairly prosperous economy, and in fact the official language is the same as the People’s Republic of China.
From that moment on, the two realities claimed the role of legitimate rulers of all of China (even if Taiwan in recent years has taken a different direction, more focused on its own autonomy).
The role of the United States of America
As often happens in these matters, alliances have arisen more or less clearly over the years that have brought Taiwan into the American sphere of influence. The USA in particular, and especially in the fifties and sixties of the last century, economically supported the state of the island of Formosa. Not only that: The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 committed the United States to supplying weapons and other items useful for self-defense to the island nation, although in reality it does not officially recognize it as the legitimate government of all of China (including the mainland). Currently, only 14 countries (geopolitically non-primary) recognize Taiwan as a state, and therefore do not have official relations with China.
So it should come as no surprise that Pelosi’s trip made so much fanfare that it is a symbol of a bond that China doesn’t like at all; Even on the Internet, this visit provoked great resentment from those who espouse Xi Jinping’s nationalist orientation.
internal political reasons
Finally, there are domestic political reasons: China is not having a particularly happy moment. The economy is less complex than it has been in past years and is still going on Close Because of Covid19 is draining the population. It is therefore necessary to divert attention elsewhere, creating a sense of unity towards the enemy’s common symbols: it is no coincidence that Xi Jinping raised the “will of one billion four hundred million Chinese” in reference to the Taiwan question.
Some have noted that Chinese propaganda often talks about the country’s reunification, but in fact Taiwan has never been part of the state formed by Mao Zedong: in this sense, it would be more than an invasion.
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StockNews.com downgraded shares of Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG – Get Rating) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note published on Wednesday.
Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Credit Suisse Group assumed coverage on Public Service Enterprise Group in a research report on Monday, April 25th. They set a neutral rating and a $76.00 price objective for the company. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Public Service Enterprise Group from $82.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock an overweight rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 12th. Mizuho reduced their price target on Public Service Enterprise Group from $73.00 to $68.00 and set a buy rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 12th. Barclays reduced their price target on Public Service Enterprise Group from $75.00 to $66.00 and set an equal weight rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Public Service Enterprise Group from $83.00 to $82.00 and set an overweight rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of Moderate Buy and an average price target of $70.36.
Public Service Enterprise Group Stock Up 0.0 %
Shares of Public Service Enterprise Group stock opened at $64.74 on Wednesday. Public Service Enterprise Group has a 1 year low of $58.19 and a 1 year high of $75.61. The business has a 50-day moving average of $63.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $66.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 0.78.
Public Service Enterprise Group Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.54 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 8th. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.34%. Public Service Enterprise Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -110.20%.
Insider Transactions at Public Service Enterprise Group
In other news, CEO Ralph Izzo sold 9,883 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.15, for a total transaction of $633,994.45. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 447,656 shares in the company, valued at $28,717,132.40. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In other news, CEO Ralph Izzo sold 9,883 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.15, for a total transaction of $633,994.45. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 447,656 shares in the company, valued at $28,717,132.40. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO Ralph A. Larossa sold 1,054 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.76, for a total value of $69,311.04. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 61,259 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,028,391.84. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 32,357 shares of company stock worth $2,133,525. Company insiders own 0.55% of the company’s stock.
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A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PEG. Bromfield Sneider Wealth Advisors bought a new position in Public Service Enterprise Group during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Tcwp LLC bought a new position in Public Service Enterprise Group during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc. GA ADV bought a new position in Public Service Enterprise Group during the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. Covestor Ltd bought a new position in Public Service Enterprise Group during the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Elmwood Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in Public Service Enterprise Group during the 4th quarter worth $33,000. Institutional investors own 70.82% of the company’s stock.
About Public Service Enterprise Group
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company primarily in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States. It operates through two segments, PSE&G and PSEG Power. The PSE&G segment transmits electricity; distributes electricity and gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers, as well as invests in solar generation projects, and energy efficiency and related programs; and offers appliance services and repairs.
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SILVERSTONE (England): Italian Francesco Bagnaia won the British Grand Prix for Ducati on Sunday to pick up where he left off before
MotoGP's summer break.
Spaniard Maverick Vinales had to settle for second for Aprilia, 0.426 seconds behind after a thrilling battle over the closing laps, while Australian Jack Miller was third on the other factory Ducati.
"I think this is the best win I ever had," said Bagnaia, who went into MotoGP's break with a win in the Dutch TT in Assen and has now won four times this season.
Yamaha's reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo finished only eighth, after serving a long lap penalty, but increased his championship lead over Aprilia's
Aleix Espargaro to 22 points after 12 of 20 rounds. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/racing/top-stories/motogp-bagnaia-beats-vinales-to-win-british-gp-for-ducati/articleshow/93411645.cms | 2022-08-07T14:01:05Z | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/racing/top-stories/motogp-bagnaia-beats-vinales-to-win-british-gp-for-ducati/articleshow/93411645.cms | false | null |
In the past two years, law enforcement has been needed to quell two skirmishes during basketball games between Harker Heights and Copperas Cove in the latter school’s gym.
One of the Killeen Independent School District investigative reports, which KISD released to the Herald after a lengthy open-records request struggle, sheds light on an incident that involved a Harker Heights coach in 2021.
According to the findings of an investigation conducted by Killeen ISD, the incident occurred toward the end of a junior varsity basketball game between the Knights and Bulldawgs in Copperas Cove on Feb. 9, 2021.
Testimony from several witnesses throughout the course of the investigation paint a picture of the incident beginning with a “questionable call” leading to a Harker Heights player receiving a technical foul and the JV coach, who resigned on May 28, 2021, voicing his displeasure and ultimately being ejected from the game.
While gathering his belongings from the bench, testimony indicated that Copperas Cove fans engaged in a verbal spat with the coach. A Harker Heights player attempted to forcibly remove the coach from the gym into the foyer area, but the coach continually attempted to get out of the player’s grip, according to the investigation.
Upon attempting to re-enter the gym, the coach was confronted by two deputies from the Coryell County Sheriff’s Office, who were providing security at the game.
A quarrel with the deputies resulted in them taking action to get the coach on the ground, according to the report. Several people attempted to calm the coach down, including one of the deputies who would not let him up until he was calm, the report showed.
Reports indicated that while the coach was on the ground, the Copperas Cove ISD athletic director firmly asked the coach to leave the school’s property.
Once free, the coach reportedly held his hands behind his back pleading with deputies to handcuff him and arrest him. The deputies refused and told him he was free to leave the premises but also said he if refused, he would be arrested. Testimony in the report indicated that the coach feared there would be repercussions if he got up but eventually calmed down and got up and left on his own accord.
According to the report, it was determined by investigators that the coach believed the actions by the deputies were aggressive and racially driven. The coach told a lieutenant with the Sheriff’s Department that deputies acted “without provocation.”
Killeen ISD investigators determined, however, that the coach falsified his statements of the events to the lieutenant.
“There is video evidence as well as corroborated witness statements that (he) failed to perform his duties in a professional manner,” according to the KISD report, which was put together by Charles “Chuck” Kelley, the district’s director of investigations.
Killeen ISD officials said the Coryell County sheriff wanted to charge the coach with two criminal charges but decided against it.
As a result of the investigation, which determined that the coach violated multiple district standards of behavior, he was placed on administrative leave by KISD. He remained on administrative leave until his resignation on May 28, 2021. The coach tendered his resignation with the district a month prior on April 28, 2021.
Tensions between the schools reached a head again in January, when a physical altercation between players ensued toward the end of a game Heights led handily. January’s altercation resulted in a double forfeiture of the contest and multiple players on both teams receiving season-ending suspensions. | https://kdhnews.com/news/local/kisd-report-sheds-light-on-2021-incident-at-basketball-game-in-cove/article_0d43edac-15ac-11ed-8954-9b214ea1bf6b.html | 2022-08-07T14:02:00Z | https://kdhnews.com/news/local/kisd-report-sheds-light-on-2021-incident-at-basketball-game-in-cove/article_0d43edac-15ac-11ed-8954-9b214ea1bf6b.html | false | 1 |
WGEM Sports At Ten: Saturday (August 6th) Keokuk Cyclist Races Across America; TNT Kartways Hosts Vintage Race; Gems Take Down The Bees
WGEM SPORTS AT TEN
Published: Aug. 6, 2022 at 10:51 PM CDT|Updated: 10 hours ago
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GEMS 9
BEES 2
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RANGERS 8
WHITE SOX 0
CARDINALS 1
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BALTIMORE (AP) — On a day the Orioles welcomed Eddie Murray, Brooks Robinson and Mike Mussina back to the ballpark, Baltimore’s less heralded 2022 team thrilled the home crowd again.
Ryan McKenna hit a two-run double in the fifth inning, and the Orioles won their fifth straight game, 6-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
The Orioles celebrated the 30th anniversary of Camden Yards with a pregame ceremony that included Murray and Mussina, and Robinson and Murray addressed the team before the game. McKenna, Jorge Mateo and Austin Voth aren’t household names like that Hall of Fame trio — but they helped add some more present-year excitement to all the nostalgia.
“When there’s 40,000 fans out there and they’re showing up, yeah, it’s definitely a playoff atmosphere,” Voth said. “That fuels us as players for sure.”
Oneil Cruz hit a two-run homer for Pittsburgh in the fourth to cut an early Baltimore lead to one, but McKenna came through as a pinch-hitter the following inning, putting the Orioles up 5-2 with a big two-out hit to left.
Baltimore has now won 21 of its last 28 games and is one game out of the last wild card in the American League. The Orioles (56-51) have already reached their highest win total in five years.
Voth (2-1) allowed three runs and six hits in five-plus innings for Baltimore, and the bullpen handled the final 12 outs.
JT Brubaker (2-10) allowed three runs and eight hits in four innings.
“Fought fastball command, especially the first two innings,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. “Threw a ton of pitches in the second and was just in the middle of the plate.”
Terrin Vavra opened the scoring with a run-scoring single in the first, and the Orioles added two more in the second on an RBI single by Mateo and a run-scoring double by Brett Phillips.
Ke’Bryan Hayes hit an RBI single for the Pirates to make it 5-3 in the sixth. Cedric Mullins hit a sacrifice fly for the Orioles in the seventh.
Pittsburgh brought the tying run to the plate in the eighth after the first two batters reached base, but Mateo, Baltimore’s shortstop, went diving to his left to start a sparkling double play on a sharp grounder by Hayes.
The Orioles are 5 for 28 with runners in scoring position over the past two games, which shows how consistently they’ve put men on base. They haven’t paid a price for leaving many of them on.
Umpire Carlos Torres (illness) was out, leaving the crew with three people until replacement Alex Tosi arrived a few batters in.
WELCOME BACK
Murray, whose 500th homer came at Camden Yards in 1996, was asked what he thought of the ballpark’s new wall in left field, which has been pushed back this year.
“Still hit it over,” he said matter-of-factly.
The attendance of 41,086 was the biggest of the year at the ballpark, aside from opening day.
“It’s awesome,” McKenna said. “The support that we feel when we’re on the field when there’s that many people in the stands is incredible. They’re a big part of it.”
DIFFERENT STORY
Pittsburgh won Game 7 of the World Series at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium in 1971 and 1979, but the Pirates are just 1-11 in their occasional visits to Camden Yards.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Orioles: OF Austin Hays (side) missed a third straight game, but manager Brandon Hyde said he could be ready in the next couple days.
UP NEXT
Baltimore tries for a three-game sweep with Spenser Watkins (4-1) on the mound against Pittsburgh’s Bryse Wilson (1-6) on Sunday.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The prosecutor seeking to sentence Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz to death let the facts speak for themselves as he presented his case: terrifying witness accounts; heartrending statements from parents and spouses; chilling surveillance videos; gruesome autopsy and crime scene photos; and, as a capstone, Thursday’s jury walk-through of the three-story building where it happened, bloodstains and Valentine’s Day cards still clinging to the floors.
Lead prosecutor Mike Satz, the 80-year-old former Broward County state attorney, then rested his case against the defendant who murdered 14 students and three staff members at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018.
Cruz's attorneys repeatedly objected that Satz's case went beyond what was legally allowable or necessary and was aimed primarily at inflaming the jurors' emotions — objections that were denied by Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer.
There was never any doubt Satz would be able to prove the killings were “cold, calculated and premeditated,” that Cruz's actions were “heinous, atrocious or cruel” and “created a great risk to many persons ” and four other aggravating circumstances listed in Florida law that make him eligible for a possible death sentence. But Satz also had to give them heft as they must, in the jurors' unanimous opinion, “outweigh” the mitigating factors the defense will soon present.
“I didn't think there were any surprises, but what surprises could there have been?” said Bob Jarvis, a law professor at Nova Southeastern University in suburban Fort Lauderdale. “The jurors knew walking in what Cruz had done. ... The question that kept running through my mind was, ‘Was it too much?’”
“He did a fantastic job,” said David S. Weinstein, a Miami criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor. “He has built a case that I think has given the jury more than enough to find these aggravating factors and was not over-the-top at all.”
After a one-week break, the sides will spend a week without the jury arguing before Judge Scherer over what evidence Cruz's defense can present about how his birth mother's drinking and drug abuse during pregnancy affected his brain and whether defects can be seen on scans.
Jennifer Zedalis, a University of Florida law professor, said such arguments over fetal alcohol syndrome scans go back 20 years.
“Brain scans, MRIs, we can learn from them — the argument will be over whether the evidence reaches a the standard of relevance and reliability to be permitted,” Zedalis said. She said if the evidence’s admissibility is borderline, she would expect the judge to side with Cruz’s lawyers as appellate courts have said “a defendant on trial for his life deserves wide latitude.”
Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty in October to 17 counts of first-degree murder; the trial is only to decide whether the former Stoneman Douglas student is sentenced to death or life without parole. Once they begin deliberating, likely several weeks from now, the jury will take separate votes for each victim. For each death sentence, the jury must be unanimous or the sentence for that victim is life.
After Scherer rules, lead defense attorney Melisa McNeill is expected to give her opening statement Aug. 22 and then she and her team will present their case.
“That's when the trial really begins,” Jarvis said.
Instead, they are expected to focus on his life, starting with his birth mother's addictions; his severe emotional and behavioral problems that began in preschool and the holes in his treatment; his adoptive father's death when he was 5; his adoptive mother's death three months before the shootings; his alleged sexual abuse at the hands of a “trusted peer”; that he was an immature 19-year-old; and the bullying he endured from his brother and his brother's friends.
McNeill and her team are unlikely to downplay the severity of Cruz's actions — they have conceded in court several times that the murders were horrible and wiped away tears during some parents' statements about their dead child.
The defense will argue, “If you send him to death, you are ignoring all of that and that is just wrong,” Jarvis said.
Weinstein said the defense has a tough task. The jurors all swore they could vote for either death or life, based on the evidence. Even if the defense can prove some mitigating factors, he said, it will be difficult for those to outweigh 17 people murdered in cold blood.
“I don't think you can paint a picture of Cruz as sympathetic, that he's not as bad as what the prosecution has said,” Jarvis said. “Instead, they have to show that he is a victim, that he fell through the cracks, that society failed him from the outset. ...Society created this monster and failed to stop this monster."
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CHUBYNS'KE, Kyiv Oblast — Natalia Popova has found a new purpose in life: Rescuing wild animals and pets from the devastation wrought by the war in Ukraine.
“They are my life,” says the 50-year-old, stroking a light-furred lioness like a kitten. From inside an enclosure, the animal rejoices at the attention, lying on her back and stretching her paws up toward her caretaker.
Popova, in cooperation with the animal protection group UA Animals, has already saved more than 300 animals from the war; 200 of them went abroad and 100 found new homes in western Ukraine, which is considered safer. Many of them were wild animals who were kept as pets at private homes before their owners fled Russian shelling and missiles.
Popova’s shelter in the Kyiv region village of Chubynske now houses 133 animals. It's a broad menagerie, including 13 lions, a leopard, a tiger, three deer, wolves, foxes, raccoons and roe deer, as well as domesticated animals like horses, donkeys, goats, rabbits, dogs, cats and birds.
The animals awaiting evacuation to Poland were rescued from hot spots such as eastern Ukraine's Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, which see daily bombardments and active fighting. The Ukrainian soldiers who let Popova know when animals near the front lines need help joke that she has many lives, like a cat.
“No one wants to go there. Everyone is afraid. I am also scared, but I go anyway,” she said.
Often she is trembling in the car on her way to rescue another wild animal.
“I feel very sorry for them. I can imagine the stress animals are under because of the war, and no one can help them,” Popova said.
In most cases, she knows nothing about the animals she rescues, neither their names and ages nor their owners.
“Animals don’t introduce themselves when they come to us,” she joked.
For the first months of the war, Popova drove to war hot spots alone, but a couple from UA Animals recently offered to transport and help her.
“Our record is an evacuation in 16 minutes, when we saved a lion between Kramatorsk and Sloviansk,” Popova said. An economist by education with no formal veterinary experience, she administered anesthesia on the lion because the animal had to be put to sleep before it could be transported.
Popova says she has always been very attached to animals. In kindergarten, she built houses for worms and talked to birds. In 1999, she opened the first private horse club in Ukraine. But it wasn't until four years ago that she saved her first lion.
An organization against slaughterhouses approached her with a request for help saving a lion with a broken spine. She did not know how she could help because her expertise was in horses. But when she saw a photo of the big cat, Popova could not resist.
She built an enclosure and took in the lion the next morning, paying the owner. Later, Popova created a social media page titled “Help the Lioness,” and people began to write asking for help saving other wild animals.
Yana, the first lioness she rescued, has become a family member since she could not find a new home due to a disability. Popova took care of her until she died two weeks ago.
The shelter is just a temporary stop for the animals. Popova rehabilitates them and then looks for new homes for them. She feels a special connection with each big cat, but says she does not mind letting them go.
“I love them, and I understand that I do not have the resources to provide them with the comfortable life they deserve,” says Popova.
At first, she bankrolled the shelter with her own funds from the horse business. But since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, the horse business has not been profitable. With more than $14,000 a month needed to keep animals healthy and fed, she has turned to borrowing, and seen her debt grow to $200,000.
She gets some money from UA Animals and from donations, but worries about how to keep everything together have kept her up at night.
“But I will still borrow money, go to hot spots and save animals. I can’t say no to them,” she said.
Popova sends all her animals to the Poznań Zoo in Poland, which helps her evacuate them and find them new homes. Some animals have already been transported to Spain, France and South Africa. Her next project is sending 12 lions to Poland this week.
With no end to the fighting in sight, Popova knows she will still be needed.
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Amaia, Rozalén, Izal, C.Tangana or Loquillo lead the return of a Sonorama that turns 25
An edition that will also take more than 150 groups and artists to the Burgos town of Aranda de Duero between August 10 and 14, such as Rufus T. Firefly, La MODA, Coque Malla, Dorian, Los Secretos, Rulo y la Contrabanda, Fuel Fandando, Russian Ladilla or Mikel Erentxun.
Over five days and on nine stages, music, gastronomy, Ribera del Duero wine tourism and live humor will once again forge the personality of this festival which, despite becoming a symbol of music ‘ indie’ over the course of a quarter of a century, has transcended labels to become an inescapable reference in all Spanish festivals.
Thus, on Wednesday, August 10, Ciudad Jara will lead a poster that will feature on that first day of the festival -in which its traditional costume party will take place- with Álvaro Suite, Arnau Griso, Luis Brea, Olimpia, Santero and the boys and DJs Filo and Ziry.
THURSDAY 11
The Thursday 11 It will be the turn of Rozalén, Belako, Celtas Cortos, Coque Malla, Egon Soda, Future Islands, Jeanette, Los Secretos, Pole, Rulo y la Contrabanda, Bizarro Love Triangle, We are not Dj’s, Alis, Chill Chicos, Chucho, Ciclonautas , Dani Pastor, the humor of David Puerto, Def Con Dos, Binary Diagnosis, Digital 21 with Stefan Osldal, the direct comics of David Suárez and Jorge Yorya, Doctor Explosión, Duque, EME Dj, Fillide, Gara Durán, Gloves, Inerttes , Innmir, Jack Bisonte, Javi Torres & Zag, Jota Pop, Kano Dj, Kora, Los Estanques, Los Gandules, MDA, Mercromina, Morning Drivers, Niños Lucha, Patricia Espejo’s humorous show, Pico y Pala Dj’s, Queralt Lahoz, Ralphie Choo, Sienna, Trapece and Whiskey Caravan.
FRIDAY 12
The friday the 12th Izal, in what has already become their farewell tour as a group indefinitely, will star in the musical proposals of the third day of Sonorama, in which Ángel Stanich, Dancetería, Delaossa, Elyella, Emir Kusturika & The No will also participate. Smoking Orchestra -a band led by the famous Serbian film director that gives it its name-, Mikel Erentxun, Nil Moliner and Shinova.
They will also perform that day on the different stages of the festival Ainda, Airbag, Amable, Angel Pop, Barry B and Friends, Black Tag Dj’s, Bulego, Polish Chancellor, Cápsula, Digital 21, Don Gonzalo, Drea, Emlan, Eva Ryjlen, Farrustel & La Farrulata, Ginebras, Guacamayo Dj’s, Izaro, Julieta 21, Kronno Zomber, Les Castizos, Los Invaders, Maren, María Yfeu, Nickzzy, Olivia, Pantocrator, Paulo Podestá, Pon un Kachi, Seiurte, Side Chick, Soy Emilia, Suzuki, Tardeo, The Excitements, The Gulps, Tiger and Diamond, Tommy 3 bullets, Urtain, Vega, Veintiuno, Zea Mays and Zirrosis.
The humor that day will be served by Agustín Durán, Grison, Isaac F. Corrales, Don Fluor, Álex Fidalgo with his podcast ‘What you say’ and Virginia Riezu.
SATURDAY 13
On Saturday the 13th, the day on which the festival’s 25th anniversary concert will be held, it will bring together some of the highlights of this Sonorama Ribera 2022, with C.Tangana, Amaia, Arde Bogotá, Barry B, Funzo & Baby Loud, Joe Crepúsculo, Kodaline, La MODA, Russian Ladilla, Manuel Vilas, Recycled J, Rufus T. Firefly, Your other pretty, Billy Flamingos, Carmen 113, Chico Blanco, Comandante Twin, Cosmen, Budú Chronometer, Daniless, The incredible step, The hat of the grandfather, Liars, Give me poison, Gotelé, Guacamayo Dj’s, Happening, Hickeys, La Probetta Rock School, María Guadaña, Miel, Mori, Mula, Nando Costa Dj and Fran Second, Nunatak, Oscarmina, Pablo Lesuit, Paul Alone, Peje, Peredius, Rocío Sáiz, Rusowsky, Sala Rem Dj’s Set, Say yes Dj, Sara Hebe, Serial Killerz, She’s a Star Dj, Sola Dj’s, St Woods, Suu, The Royal Flash, Umami, Vega Almohalla, Volver and Yarea.
Humor on Saturday will be represented by Car de Lorenzo, the Gente 2000 podcast, Iggy Rubin, Maldito Bollo Drama, Paula Púa and Rancius Dj Set -a show after which the comedian Héctor de Miguel performs-.
SUNDAY 14
The protagonist of the last day of Sonorama will be, on Sunday the 14th, the mythical Barcelona rocker José María Sanz, better known as Loquillo, who will put the finishing touch to a day in which such prominent names as Dani Fernández, Dorian, Fuel Fandango will also perform. , The Blue House, The Border, Lao Ra, You’re Not Going To Like It, Rayden or Sexy Zebras.
That last day will also pass through the stages of Aranda de Duero Ainoa Buitrago, Amatria, Badlands, Bauer, Cachorros, Cano, Capitán Corchea, Chica Sobresalto, Claudia Halley, Cora Yako, Dada2, Green Silly Parrots, Guacamayo Dj’s, Hit La Rosa, Hoonine, Jenny & The Mexicats, JM&JA Sound Systems, Julio Ruiz, Karavana, La Plazuela, Ley Dj, Lucía Tacchetti, Mediocre Dj, Molina Molina, Niña Polaca, Ortiga, Petit Pop, Pol 3.14, Rock Nights, Rojuu Samuraï, Shego, Seven of Spades, S-Serrano, Sugarcrush, Superframe, The Prussians, The Southnormales, Tomaccos, Valira, Vermouth, and Zabriskie.
The Humor Stage will feature on Sunday the presence of Ana Bravo, Dani Fez, Jaime Caravaca, the La Pija and La Quinqui podcast, Marco Antonio and Nadin Din. ACCESSIBILITY
On this 25th anniversary, the festival will have different accessibility measures in the venue, while the concerts by Dani Fernández, Dorian, Izal, Jeanette, La Casa Azul, La MODA, Mikel Erentxun, Rozalén, Rufus T. Firefly and Shinova They will also perform in sign language, thanks to the collaboration of the Music For All Foundation and the Aransbur association from Burgos.
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NPR's Alina Selyukh talks with pro-climber Tommy Caldwell about how a warming climate is changing the outdoor sport and making it even more dangerous.
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Alembic Pharmaceuticals (₹672.65)
Hits 52-week low
The stock of Alembic Pharmaceuticals has largely been tracing a sideways trend since August last year. But the price action had been indicating a bearish bias since it has been forming lower highs within the broad range of ₹700-820. Last week, the bears gained momentum and they dragged the stock below the support of ₹700. This has considerably increased the chances of the stock falling further. The scrip will most likely depreciate to ₹580 over the medium term.
But before that, the stock might see a corrective rally which can lift the price to ₹725. Therefore, traders can go short on Alembic Pharmaceuticals at the current level of ₹672.65 and add more shorts when price moves up to ₹725. Place stop-loss at ₹765. When price falls below ₹620, tighten the stop-loss to ₹660. Exit the shorts at ₹580.
PVR (₹2,110.85)
Registers record high
The stock of PVR has been on a rally since the beginning of this year. A couple of weeks ago, it rallied past the previous high of ₹2,086.6, opening the door for further strengthening. The volume is on a rise for the past few weeks along with the rally, indicating a strong up-move. While there is a likelihood for the stock to see a dip to ₹2,000, we expect the stock to resume the uptrend and touch ₹2,500 over the medium term.
Therefore, traders can consider initiating fresh long positions at the current level of about ₹2,111 and accumulate more when price dips to ₹2,000. Place stop-loss at ₹1,860. When the price rallies past ₹2,300, revise the stop-loss to ₹2,150. Tighten it further to ₹2,250 when price is above ₹2,400. Liquidate all your longs when the stock touches ₹2,500.
SBI Life Insurance (₹1,266.65)
Sees a fresh break out
The stock of SBI Life Insurance, which was in a sideways crawl since August last year, broke out of the range last week. That is, the scrip, which was trading within ₹1,040 and ₹1,200 saw a decisive break out of the range. Thus, we expect the stock to appreciate from the current level and rally to ₹1,450 by the end of this year. Nevertheless, as with any breakout, the stock could see a corrective dip to test the resistance-turned-support of ₹1,200 before crossing over ₹1,300.
Given the above factors, one can consider going long on the stock at the current level of ₹1,266 and add more longs when price drops to ₹1,200. Keep initial stop-loss at ₹1,150. When the stock touches ₹1,350, revise the stop-loss upwards to ₹1,280. Book all your positions when price moves up to ₹1,450.
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DNIPRO, Ukraine — Outside a morgue in the central eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, a scene plays out all day, every day.
Coffin lids are brought out and leaned against a wall, along with large crosses and flowers. The coffins soon follow, the pale face of a dead soldier sometimes visible inside. They're slid inside a waiting van; the lids put on.
This is where Oleg Repnoy's journey begins. He's a volunteer for Evacuation 200, an organization that returns dead Ukrainian soldiers — or their remains — to their families.
"My job is to accompany these heroes on their last trip home," he says.
Since fighting began on Feb. 24, no one could keep up with the number of casualties, he says. So this special volunteer unit was created to help.
The former interior designer with the blue-eyed gaze has spent the past five months crisscrossing Ukraine with his precious cargo. The 55-year-old says he feels like he is helping in the fight.
"My work is important because I'm also taking care of all the bureaucracy and paperwork for families in grief and they are grateful," he says. "But you need to have strong mental health to do this job."
While President Volodymir Zelenskyy has said up to 200 soldiers a day could be losing their lives in the war with Russia, the exact number of Ukrainian casualties has been a preciously guarded government secret. Operations like this one give a glimpse into the true toll.
On the day NPR meets Repnoy, he's holding a soldier's paperwork. It has a number: 3,249. That's the number of dead since Feb. 24 in this morgue alone. This operation is playing out in morgues all over the country.
Repnoy is setting out for a small village several hours south of Dnipro, closer to the front lines. He's carrying two coffins with the remains of soldiers killed in early May, only recently recovered.
There's no air conditioning in the cab of the van. It's a hot day and he rolls down the window and smokes. He says sometimes he feels guilty bringing the young soldiers home.
"One day I drove the body of a very young guy born in 2002 and I thought, 'that young guy is dead and I'm much older than him and I'm alive.' It seems so unfair," he says.
But he says the families are never resentful, and always grateful to him when he arrives.
Out on the road, the vast Ukrainian plains stretch as far as the eye can see. There are shimmering wheat fields on one side, bright-yellow sunflowers on the other.
Repnoy listens to music and thinks about the soldiers he's carrying and the land he's crisscrossing. He says he's traveled extensively in his country and thought he knew it well.
"But when I started delivering dead soldiers, I began to think about how beautiful our country is," he says. "I just never imagined I'd discover my country going from morgue to morgue."
On the side of his white van — which was once used to deliver flowers — the number 200 is written in black. The name of this operation, Evacuation 200, is military jargon for the transport of dead soldiers.
The term made its way into public consciousness in the 1980s, when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union and Soviet soldiers' bodies were brought home from the war in Afghanistan. Each body in its zinc coffin was said to weigh around 200 kilograms — about 440 pounds.
When Repnoy stops for gas, people know what cargo he's carrying. Olga Bereza, 44, looks over as she fills her tank. But she doesn't feel reverence for the dead, she says.
"Honestly?" she asks. "We feel only hate. When the war came into our home and our people are being killed, right now we can feel only hatred, unfortunately."
When Repnoy pulls into the village of Apostolove, members of the soldiers' regiment are waiting to meet the coffins. They slide them out of the van one by one, along with the flags and the flowers and the crosses, readying them for their upcoming funerals.
One of the dead soldiers is 47-year-old Andriy Bilay, who is from Apostolove. His 70-year-old mother, Vira Bilay, has been waiting for him.
She says the last time she spoke with Andriy was on May 7, when he told her he was going on a special operation. She pulls a large photo of her boy out of a plastic bag and cries as she talks about him.
"He worked for the railroad and everyone loved him," she says.
Bilay says her son was furious about the invasion and was on the front lines within days.
There were also foreign soldiers fighting for Ukraine stationed here in the village, says Bilay, and she took care of them.
"They didn't speak Ukrainian but I used Google Translate and I brought them food. Borsch, pancakes, homemade dumplings — I fed the foreign soldiers. But," she cries, "who took care of my son?"
Asked if she has a message for the world, she wails:
"People, please don't fight, it is heartbreaking. It's very painful. Don't kill each other!"
There's a World War II tank in her village, a monument bearing the inscription: "To the combatants of the Soviet army, liberators of the town of Apostolove, February 1944. From its grateful citizens."
Those citizens aren't grateful to the Russian army now, but there are no plans to take the monument down.
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Notes, Observations From Tennessee's First Padded Practice of Fall Camp
Tennessee hit the practice field early on Sunday morning for their first padded practice of preseason camp. The Vols are working towards an important scrimmage on Tuesday that will go a long ways in setting the depth chart. Below are Volunteer Country's notes and observations from the media viewing period.
Fundamental Focus
Yesterday and again today, Tennessee focused fundamentals in the media viewing period, especially with tackling as the Vols work towards Tuesday's scrimmage. The DBs emphasized wrapping up in the open field early on this. The turnover circuit continues to get more intense by the day as the coaching staff is really emphasizing perfection during this period.
Ekeler Energy
Mike Ekeler is full of energy, but with full pads coming on today, he was full of life. He made a line straight for Byron Young and Roman Harrison during stretches to let them know they better be ready to go when things got going. He was very focal during his group period as well.
Demanding More of James Pearce
James Pearce has a chance to be a factor for the Vols as 2022 goes on, and today, the coaching staff was demanding more of him. He has some of the quickest feet that I have seen for a player his size in a long time, but the staff is now demanding excellence as they work towards Tuesday's scrimmage. Pearce will have his opportunities to get after the passer and prove that he has a rotational spot as a freshman. So it is important they get him up to speed in a hurry.
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Limited Participants
As we noted on Saturday morning, Jerome Carvin worked out on the side. This morning he went through stretches but was not in full pads. It does not appear to be anything serious with him at this point, though. Christian Charles and Labruzza remain in non-contact jerseys. One new name to note today was Bru McCoy. He was dressed in full pads, but after the transition from the indoor to the practice field, he was getting stretched and working out with the trainers. He didn't appear to be in any obvious pain, but he did not go through routes on air, so we will continue to monitor this for the time being. Kamal Hadden was still not participating, at least from what I was able to see. Veteran RB Lyn-J Dixon is still getting acclimated, so he was not in full pads today. He was still in shells, but he should be good to go into full pads in the next couple of days.
Routes on Air
We were not allowed to film this period today as the Vols worked deeper concepts. Out of respect for what the coaching staff asked of not filming, we will not talk about what specific routes they ran, but the chemistry looked solid during the session, and I didn't see a ball hit the turf. I continue to like what I see from Ramel Keyton, Jalin Hyatt and Walker Merrill. Alex Golesh praised Merrill before the start of camp, and he does appear to have the potential to be a swing man for the Vols. He has worked in the slot and out wide at times. Squirrel White, Kaleb Webb and Chas Nimrod all continue to have a solid start to their time at Tennessee as well.
OL Work
Tennessee's offensive line worked different combinations today and I did see Darnell Wright back on the left side at one point. It is not surprising as Glen Elarbee has always left open the combination of working guys at different spots. Whoever loses the battle for the second tackle spot is going to have to be a swing guy for the Vols OL, so it makes since to cross train them. I am not ready to read too much into that at this point. We should know more coming out of the scrimmage.
LB Depth
Brian Jean-Mary talked about this earlier in the week, and I paid closer attention to it today. I felt like Pak Garland had a few good reps as well as Elijah Herring. The Vols were barely two deep at the position last year, but it certainly feels like they have more to work with in 2022. Aaron Beasley and Jeremy Banks are still pacing the way here. Beasley looks much better now that he is healthier. | https://www.si.com/college/tennessee/football/notes-observations-from-tennessees-first-padded-practice-of-fall-camp | 2022-08-07T14:16:01Z | https://www.si.com/college/tennessee/football/notes-observations-from-tennessees-first-padded-practice-of-fall-camp | false | 2 |
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B. Riley Financial (NASDAQ:RILY) is a diversified financial services firm that I've pitched as a good buy at various points in the past.
The company generates revenue from investment banking and capital markets advisory services as well as small cap equity research, wealth management, restructuring advising, retail liquidation, real estate advising, fixed income advising, ownership of several retail brands and communications companies, and its own investment book.
RILY was a huge winner in 2021, as low corporate bond yields and a red-hot equity market produced ample opportunities for the company to offer its investment banking services. But this year, as the stock market has swooned and bond yields have surged, RILY's core capital markets advisory business has pulled back.
Most recently, investors witnessed this disturbing press release concerning RILY's second quarter 2022 earnings:
Negative $4.36 per share in earnings? This is obviously a very bad sign, if it accurately reflects RILY's profitability. If RILY is generating deeply negative earnings and burning cash, the company won't survive for long - to mention nothing about the $4 per share annual dividend!
Luckily, the above negative EPS number does not accurately reflect RILY's financial situation or results. Rather, it is a result of accounting measurements surrounding its equity and debt investment portfolio that severely skew its results.
So, let's dive into RILY's second quarter results to assess the company's prospects as well as the safety of its 7.2%-yielding dividend.
As briefly mentioned above, RILY has its own investment book of publicly traded equities, corporate bonds, and other investments. When a public company owns a portfolio of stocks and bonds, the shift in market value of these securities needs to be accounted for in order to come to an accurate valuation of the company as a whole.
Hence we find that though RILY's operating revenue and EBITDA have held up even after the boom times of 2021 passed, "investment" revenue and EBITDA have turned negative as the market values of its stocks and bonds have fallen this year.
The "investment" segment refers to (mostly unrealized) gains or losses on RILY's investments and loans based on fair value adjustments. It also includes trading income or losses, but trading is relatively small compared to the big swings in value of its investment portfolio.
As CEO Bryant Riley explained on the Q2 2022 conference call, these downward fair value adjustments "are mostly unrealized and correlate to market contraction." In other words, they do not indicate weakness in RILY's performance in particular so much as weakness in the performance of the stock and bond markets generally.
As you can see in the image below, the bulk of the decline in fair market value of securities came from RILY's equities portfolio. Secondarily, a decline in the fair market value of RILY's corporate bond portfolio likewise added to RILY's unrealized investment losses.
While total debt did tick up by 2% and total cash & investments declined 12.2% from Q1 to Q2, it's important to note that total cash, marketable securities, and other investments on the balance sheet still exceed total debt by $61.5 million.
In other words, even assigning zero value whatsoever to the financial services segment (RILY's core revenue generator!), shareholders would still come out with $61.5 million, or about $2.19 per share, of value in a total liquidation scenario. As recently as the end of 2021, RILY's liquidation value was above $21.50 - again without assigning any value at all to the financial services part of the business.
What's more, after two consecutive quarters of negative earnings, note that total debt has only risen 4.1%.
Here's a clearer breakdown of RILY's investment assets:
When combining RILY's cash position, marketable securities, and other investments, the company has no net debt. It is impressive to see a company with no net debt generate the kind of operating EBITDA that RILY does.
Revenue from RILY's core financial services business segment, which includes investment banking, financial consulting, and real estate advisory services, did decline from $266.1 million in Q2 2021 to $200.9 million in Q2 2022. The bulk of that decline in services revenue came from the Capital Markets segment, which saw services and fees revenue roughly half from Q2 2021.
This should not be surprising, given that financial conditions for capital markets were significantly worse in the second quarter of this year than they were in the second quarter of last year. Public companies are not issuing as much equity because stock prices are lower. Nor are they issuing as much debt because interest rates are much higher.
From the beginning of the year through the end of June, the S&P 500 (SPY) shed 20% of its value, while BBB corporate interest rates roughly doubled from just over 2.5% to over 5%.
This environment was obviously not conducive to heavy capital markets activity!
But the second quarter may have marked the bottom for capital markets, as the Federal Reserve has shown some signs of being close to a pivot and the stock market has rebounded. Riley commented on the conference call:
Being able to generate the operating results that we did during another quarter without capital markets is extremely gratifying for us. And since quarter end, we have recovered some of the investment losses that we reported as the market has come back a bit.
RILY's $1 per share quarterly dividend amounted to a little over $28 million in the second quarter.
Omitting the unrealized investment losses, I calculate RILY's Q2 operating income to be around $76 million. Taking out $31.7 million in corporate-level interest expense, I then get to $44.3 million of profit before taxes. Because of investment losses and other tax deductions, RILY will have no income taxes due for the second quarter.
Thus, I estimate that RILY's cash profit in the second quarter to be around $44 million, which is more than enough to cover the $28 million dividend while leaving about $16 million available to invest in whatever investment opportunities RILY's management team deems most attractive.
That includes stock buybacks, in which RILY has been engaging all year. Weighted average diluted shares outstanding fell from 28.67 million in Q2 2021 to 28.05 million in Q2 2022.
What's more, as RILY continues to build up its less cyclical business segments, it should continue to generate a foundation of stable, recurring cash flow to support the dividend. Here's Bryant Riley from the Q2 conference call:
The relative contribution from our less cyclical and less episodic businesses have meaningfully grown with the entire Riley platform generating $366 million of operating EBITDA over the trailing 12 months compared to $114 million of operating EBITDA in 2019. With increasing contributions from less cyclical and less episodic businesses exceeding the capital needed to support our dividend, we continue to have flexibility to invest across our businesses. To that end, we are pleased to deliver our shareholders $1 dividend for the quarter.
What's more, if and when capital markets become more friendly, RILY's cash profit generation and dividend both have ample upside. It is important to remember that bear markets, such as the one we are in now, only occur about 5% of the time. The other 95% of the time, bull markets reign. And during those times, RILY should thrive.
Here's Riley again:
Looking ahead, we are encouraged by the opportunity to increase that dividend [as] capital markets return and become more normalized and they will normalize. We have seen cycles like this many times over the course of B. Riley's 25-year history and each time we have come out on the other side [more] strongly than before.
RILY is one of my favorite financial stocks, not least of which because founder and CEO Bryant Riley has a huge amount of skin in the game. The vast majority of Riley's wealth (not to mention his name!) is tied up in RILY, and his leadership has proven skillful as the firm has gobbled up numerous other financial services companies in order to form the diversified company RILY is today.
Complicated accounting creates a somewhat misleading picture, causing investors to perceive at first glance that RILY is losing money and burning cash - that it isn't profitable at all. While operating income for RILY's core revenue generation business is certainly lower this year than it was last year, the business is still profitable.
The headline negative earnings number is a result of fair market value declines in RILY's securities portfolio, but that does not necessarily represent a permanent loss. Just as with your own investment portfolio, a paper (unrealized) loss on a stock or bond holding does not represent a real loss unless it is realized by selling it at a price lower than one's cost basis.
The dividend remains safe for now, although market conditions could certainly worsen from here enough to threaten the $1 per share quarterly payout.
As such, RILY and its 7.2% dividend yield look attractive for the income investor willing to accept somewhat above-average risk.
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Residents on this state line have built their industry, economy and lives around the South Platte River. But as an intense and widespread drought digs into the High Plains, flows have decreased.
Unwilling to leave things to chance, Nebraska has taken action by invoking the fine print of a century-old water compact between the two states — and sparking new tension in the process.
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts in April signed legislation that, within the terms of the compact, would allow Nebraska to build a canal in Colorado to siphon water off the South Platte River.
In response, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis described the plan as a "costly and misguided political stunt."
But it's a conflict climatologists say could play out more often as drought expands in the West and Central US, draining water supplies and exacerbating strains between urban growth and agriculture.
"We go through droughts every 20 years or so, but nothing of this magnitude," said Tom Cech, former co-director of the One World One Water Center at Metropolitan State University in Denver. "We are in for a wave of water rights battles through the West. This is the driest it has been in 1,200 years."
Who has the right?
The South Platte River runs from the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, through Denver, and courses northeast alongside I-76 toward Nebraska. Along the way, the city gives way to miles of farms and ranches on both sides of the Colorado-Nebraska border.
But much of that land is now brown.
Concerns about how much water -- or how little -- is flowing down the South Platte led Ricketts to announce the $500 million plan to build a canal on Colorado land to funnel water into a Nebraska reservoir system during the non-irrigation months in the fall and winter.
"Without this compact and our ability to enforce our rights, we will see the dramatic impact upon our state," Ricketts said in an April press conference, pointing to Colorado's ever-growing population and its estimate of nearly $10 billion for 282 new projects along the South Platte. "Should all the long-term goals be affected, they would reduce the amount of water flows coming to the state of Nebraska by 90%."
That rationale raised eyebrows in Colorado.
"The fact is, many of those projects are not necessarily going to come to fruition," Kevin Rein, Colorado's state engineer and director of the Colorado Division of Water Resources, told CNN, noting that the state curtails usage based on water-rights seniority to ensure that Nebraska still gets the water it has the right to.
"In the 99-year history of the compact, we have complied with those provisions of the compact," Rein said. "They are getting what they agreed to."
Despite the population growth in Denver, Rein said, the amount of water used has decreased because of conservation efforts. However, the state acknowledges future expansion could impact supplies.
"Development along the South Platte River could begin to diminish flows as they travel down the river toward the lower section of the river and ultimately Nebraska," Rein said.
At the same time, building a canal would have an impact on Colorado water rights, Rein said. But overall, he believes the compact is good for Colorado.
"It's really two states getting along," he explained. "What we have is good for farmers in Colorado and good for farmers in Nebraska in that region that are part of a community and work together. And they're the ones that could be impacted."
The South Platte River Compact allows Nebraska 500 cubic feet of water per second — with some conditions — in the fall and winter between October 15 and April 1.
However, during the irrigation season in the spring and summer, from April 1 and October 15, Nebraska's allotment drops to 120 cubic feet per second.
Critically, though, the compact permits Nebraska to build a canal on Colorado land to divert water from the South Platte "for irrigation of lands in Nebraska" and "grants Nebraska and its citizens the right to acquire by purchase, prescription, or the exercise of eminent domain" any land necessary to build and maintain the canal.
Nebraska's legislature so far has approved $53.5 million for the Perkins County Canal Project Fund for "design, engineering, permitting and options to purchase land." The state said it has also hired an independent consulting firm to do a cost and timeline analysis. The study is expected to be presented to Nebraska's legislature before the end of the year.
Caught in the middle of this political tug-of-war are the farmers, ranchers and their communities built around the South Platte in eastern Colorado and western Nebraska — many of whom were surprised to hear of Nebraska's plans for the canal.
'Nobody wants to lose any of their property'
History can be found all around Julesburg, Colorado. There's the Pony Express Trail and Fort Sedgwick, which was immortalized in the 1990 movie "Dances with Wolves."
For Jay Goddard, a banker and fifth-generation rancher in this corner of Colorado, history literally stretches across his land.
Goddard's ranch bears a two-and-a-half-mile scar from when Nebraska began — but never finished — digging a Perkins County canal more than a century ago.
"Well, obviously, nobody wants to lose any of their property," Goddard told CNN while walking along the remainder of the ditch, with the interstate highway and Nebraska visible in the distance. The ground on his ranch is dry and brittle. "There's usually water standing in some of these lagoons and they're completely dry right now."
He's also concerned about the impacts of the canal on the overall health of the river.
"I hope it doesn't knock down the flow during the wintertime. We have a lot of hunters that come to this area. We have a lot of good wildlife — whether geese, turkey, deer and ducks — that come through on a migration and so I'm worried that it will dry up the river at the wrong time," Goddard said.
Not only would that hurt Julesburg's tourism and economy, but it would also impact its neighbors' businesses as well. Goddard explained that the border is porous, with many — like him — having operations in both states.
"I want to make sure that my [agriculture] producers and the folks that bank on our [agriculture] lending side are taken care of well on both sides of the line," Goddard said.
Just on the other side in Nebraska, farmer Darrel Armstrong sees the issue as less about Nebraska versus Colorado and more a battle of "agriculture against urban."
"We feel that in a lot of the agreements that have been made that [rural areas are] coming up short," Armstrong said to CNN. "The people who are upholding the agreements had nothing to do with making the agreements."
According to Cech, the population expansion in the High Plains was enabled by the agriculture industry.
"If you don't have irrigation in Colorado -- in the West -- all you're going to grow is probably prickly pear cactus and sagebrush," Cech said. "Water is key to that economic growth, not only in Colorado or Western Nebraska, but in California and the West in general."
As the drought lingers, which Armstrong called, "very devastating," the tougher the conditions for his business. "We are looking at potentially zero production on our dry land crops without water," he said.
He agrees with Goddard that the South Platte needs to be protected.
"The South Platte basically is the lifeblood to our surface aquifer and so we need to somehow keep the South Platte running," Armstrong said. "We're seeing less and less come down the river from what we had in the past."
Lawsuits could delay Nebraska from moving forward with its canal project. But for now, on these farms and ranches, there are more questions than answers.
"What can they do for me to make sure that it's not disrupting my production, but also my other producers in this area?" rancher Goddard wondered.
It's just beginning of a new era of water wars in an age of unprecedented climate change as rivers dry up and desperation flows.
"Human nature is our biggest barrier, I believe, in trying to manage water in the West," Cech said.
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On August 7, Gustavo Petro assumes as president of Colombia. It will not be a simple transfer of the presidential band, but the beginning of an era that Colombia has not known. On June 19, in the second round of elections, the Colombian people elected a left-wing president for the first time in their history.
Gustavo Petro, candidate for the Historical Pact, prevailed at the polls. Colombian citizens spoke and his will was heard loud and clear. This is how the long struggle to initiate, in Colombia, the changes of the progressive wave that today holds the destiny of Latin America and the Caribbean in its hands triumphed.
This is how the “pink tide” arrives in Colombia. The social protests that took place in 2019 and 2020 undoubtedly fueled this turn to the left, paving the way for a government focused on its people, particularly in those sectors that are most unprotected. This is the space in which the governments represented by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Gustavo Petro coincide. We are sure that a close and fruitful dialogue will be opened for the benefit of our societies.
We are sure that a close and fruitful dialogue will be opened for the benefit of our societies.
Petro —a tireless fighter, bearer of social democratic values, with whom I met when we were both mayors of the capitals of our countries— stands as a leader who, faced with the most pressing needs of his people, will seek to change the destiny of a country of 50 millions of inhabitants. Like Mexico, Colombia is a nation with an ancient cultural wealth, but it suffers from inequities. The economic model is exhausted and the new government is committed to reversing the damage through profound social change.
There is no doubt that, with the arrival of Petro —a passionate reader, with a revolutionary soul since his early years as a student— a period of hope opens for the Colombian people. The change is already visible with the inclusion of diversity. All the social corners of Colombia have been included in the next government. On the other hand, the forthcoming resumption of relations with Venezuela will have its first positive effects on the communities that live on both sides of the border.
Mexico and Colombia —multicultural nations, possessors of ancestral customs and traditions— commemorated in 2021 the Bicentennial of the friendship between the two and share an interest in continuing the consolidation of one of the most innovative integration processes —the Pacific Alliance—. They also agree on the importance of strengthening cultural ties, which has been demonstrated with the opening of four offices of the Fondo de Cultura Económica in Bogotá and Medellín. Likewise, the strong links between the two States are evidenced by air connectivity, whose number of direct frequencies has increased notably and which positions Colombia as the country with the most direct air frequencies between Mexico and a Latin American country.
Like Mexico, Colombia is a nation with an ancient cultural wealth, but it suffers from inequities.
Mexico will observe with respect the resumption of the Peace process that is taking place in this country, being certain that it will contribute to the consolidation of a fairer and more prosperous country. We will renew alliances and work hand in hand to make the Latin American region a truly integrated space in which the leaders of each of its nations promote new development models that privilege people over all interests.
As a corollary: the inauguration of the new Petro government occurs 74 years after the famous “Bogotazo”. On April 9, 1948, the presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaytán was assassinated. That bullet changed the course of Colombian history. The doors to social transformation were closed; the doors of violence were opened and, later, to the armed conflict. Finally, what was not obtained in the armed conflict, was achieved with the vote.
Mexico wishes the greatest success to the government headed by Gustavo Petro and endorses its friendship and solidarity with the Republic of Colombia.
MARCELO EBRARD C.
*SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF MEXICO
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Manchester United booed off at half-time against Brighton on Erik ten Hag debut
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Manchester United's players went off with boos ringing in their ears after going 2-0 down to Brighton in Erik ten Hag's first game
Manchester United's players were booed off at half-time by their own fans after Erik ten Hag's tenure endured a disastrous opening 45 minutes at Old Trafford on Sunday.
The match was supposed to mark the start of an exciting new era for United under the former Ajax coach, who was appointed in April to take over from interim boss Ralf Rangnick.
But United, with Cristiano Ronaldo left out of the XI amid speculation he will leave the club this summer, produced a slipshod performance in the first half and went in two goals down to Brighton.
Graham Potter's side had lost two key players this summer in Yves Bissouma and Marc Cucurella, but Pascal Gross struck twice - after half an hour and then on 39 minutes - to give the Seagulls a healthy lead at the interval.
United's fans made their frustrations clear at the whistle as the home side left the pitch to a chorus of boos and Ten Hag will now be well aware - if he was not already - at the size of the job ahead of him at Old Trafford.
Ten Hag, having left Ronaldo on the bench initially, sent on the Portuguese for Fred after 53 minutes in attempt to find a way back into the game.
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The Indian women’s hockey team received a rousing welcome back to the Games Village from their male counterparts after winning bronze as they defeated got a 1-1 (2-1 Shootout) win over New Zealand in the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games on Sunday.
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In the regulation time, Salima Tete (29′) scored the winning goal for India, only for Olivia Merry (60′) to score a late goal for New Zealand and push the match to a shootout. Savita made three sensational saves in the shootout, while Sonika and Navneet Kaur struck past the Kiwi goalkeeper Grace O’Hanlon as India pulled off a thrilling win. With the bronze medal, Indian women’s hockey team ended their 16-year wait for a medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Navneet Kaur created a chance for India to get a shot on target but New Zealand kept their composure and cleared the ball. A counter-attacking move was set up Rose Tynan as she struck a shot towards Alex Lukin in front of the goal. But the ball just went wide and the Kiwis missed the opportunity to score. Salima Tete broke the shackles and found the back of the nets with a reverse hit as India entered halftime with a 1-0 lead. Olivia Merry scored from a penalty stroke in the final seconds of the regulation time to push the match to a shootout
Megan Hull scored from New Zealand’s first attempt in the Shootout, while Sangita Kumari missed India’s first attempt. Savita pulled off a great save as she denied Ralph Hope. Sonika levelled the score line at the Shootout as she struck past Grace O’Hanlon. Rose Tynan struck the side netting, but Navneet Kaur struck past Grace as India took a 2-1 lead in the Shootout. With Katie Doar and Olivia Shannon missing for the Kiwis, India went on to the win the match in thrilling fashion to claim the Bbonze medal.
The Indian men’s hockey team defeated South Africa 3-2 in their semi-final and will take on Australia in the gold medal match.
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MUIRFIELD, Scotland (AP) — Ashleigh Buhai surged into a five-shot lead at the Women’s British Open after shooting a 7-under 64 in the third round on Saturday.
Now she just has to find a way to finish off for her first major victory.
The South African also led this tournament in 2019 at Woburn after the second round but finished fifth, her best result at a major.
Buhai is in a much stronger position at Muirfield after a round that included eight birdies before a lone bogey on the last hole, giving her a 14-under total of 199.
Five of those birdies came on the first seven holes but perhaps the most impressive was on the par-5 17th, when she chipped in from off the green after hitting her tee shot into the rough.
It was the best round of the week despite the wind picking up to blow stronger gusts than during the first two days.
“To be able to shoot that score in those conditions, you have to be able to pat yourself on the back, so much so that I thought I was 6 under, not 7,” Buhai said. “So, I was 8 under playing the last, which I think I have to look back, is probably one of the best rounds of golf I’ve ever played.”
Hinako Shibuno of Japan (66) and second-round leader In Gee Chun of South Korea (70) were tied for second. Seven-time major winner Inbee Park and Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden were another two shots back.
Buhai has three victories on the European Tour but has never won an LPGA Tour event. But she’s never had a five-shot lead going into the final round, either.
She’s doing her best not to look too far ahead, though.
“I’m most proud of the way I just stayed focused and calm (today). That’s all I try to control. I wasn’t thinking of the outcome,” Buhai said. “I only saw a leaderboard for the first time I think when I was on 12, no, 13. And then I just said to myself, ‘OK, that’s fine, you’re in a good spot. Check back in with yourself now and concentrate on what you’re trying to do.’”
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Shufro Rose & Co. LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cannae Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNNE – Get Rating) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 15,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $359,000.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Great Lakes Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Cannae by 65.2% during the first quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 135,150 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,233,000 after acquiring an additional 53,339 shares in the last quarter. IndexIQ Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Cannae by 53.8% during the first quarter. IndexIQ Advisors LLC now owns 16,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $392,000 after acquiring an additional 5,736 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Cannae by 50.2% during the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 324,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,768,000 after acquiring an additional 108,548 shares in the last quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. raised its stake in shares of Cannae by 3.7% during the first quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 12,380 shares of the company’s stock valued at $868,000 after acquiring an additional 441 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Cannae by 20.3% during the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 134,826 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,225,000 after acquiring an additional 22,729 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.51% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Oppenheimer cut their price objective on shares of Cannae from $41.00 to $36.00 in a report on Tuesday, May 10th.
Cannae Stock Up 3.8 %
Cannae (NYSE:CNNE – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 9th. The company reported ($2.88) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.20) by ($2.68). Cannae had a negative net margin of 40.87% and a negative return on equity of 8.92%. The business had revenue of $167.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $193.00 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($2.55) earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that Cannae Holdings, Inc. will post -2.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Cannae news, Director Cannae Holdings, Inc. sold 7,871,685 shares of Cannae stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.81, for a total value of $108,707,969.85. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 80,406,356 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,110,411,776.36. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 7,959,929 shares of company stock valued at $109,675,055. 5.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Cannae Company Profile
Cannae Holdings, Inc is a principal investment firm. The firm primarily invests in restaurants, technology enabled healthcare services, financial services and more. It takes both minority and majority stakes. Cannae Holdings, Inc is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The community of Gumbani outside Malamulele in Limpopo is reeling in shock following the death of two people who were coming from a local tavern in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Police in Limpopo says they are investigating one case of murder and another of culpable homicide. A 13-year-old girl was knocked down by a mini bus taxi and a 23-year-old man was allegedly assaulted and stabbed to death.
Witnesses say Nhlamulo Baloyi was assaulted and stabbed to death, allegedly by unknown patrons, following a brawl at a tavern in Gumbani outside Malamulele. The fight broke out on the early hours of Sunday, as the outlet was about to close.
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Baloyi is a resident at a nearby village, but he was renting a room at Gumbani as he was a grade ten learner at the local high school. One of the residents who stay next to the tavern, Khensani Macevele says Baloyi was a close friend of her son, and he rented a room at her house.
Macevele says the suspects also stabbed her during the altercation that happened outside her house.
“They also stabbed me and broke my windows. I just wish that the one suspect that we could recognise will point police towards his accomplice so that they can all be arrested so the deceased’s family may have closure. They left their son in my care and now he has been killed,” said Macevele.
A mini bus driver was also injured during the altercations. While the driver was leaving the scene to seek medical attention at a nearby health center, he allegedly knocked down a thirteen-year-old girl. The teenage girl died on the scene. Limpopo transport spokesperson, Tidimalo Chuene confirms the incident.
Chuene says, “A thirteen year old died after being knocked down by a minibus taxi in the early hours of Sunday the 7th of August on road D4 at Gumani village in Vhembe district. Possible cause is cited as pedestrian being on the road such a loss of life is heart-breaking and as a department we send our condolences to the bereaved family.”
The local headman, Ndhuna Hasani Siyani says he is concerned about how liquor outlets operate in the community.
“We are terrified that the incident might happen again as the deceased were coming from a tavern at two in the morning and the tavern is still operating as normal,” added Hasani Siyani.
Police spokesperson, Motlafela Mojapelo says they have opened a case of murder and another of culpable homicide. The family of the thirteen-year-old was not available to comment.
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The growth of Maverick Viñalesstep by step, it also continues in England. The Spanish Aprilia rider was third at Assen and today, on the Silverstone track, the former Suzuki and Yamaha rider climbed a step, reaching according to behind Pecco Bagnaia. After struggling in the first laps, slowed at the start by an unfortunate contact with Fabio Quaratararo, the Spaniard staged a second half of the race as a phenomenon, climbing up to second place and ending up behind Bagnaia in the last three laps.
The Iberian centaur also managed to carry out an attack on the Ducati rider on the penultimate lap, but he skilfully crossed the line. Then, in the last lap, a couple of imperfect corners by Viñales himself allowed Bagnaia to save those tenths that earned him the victory. After the race, to the microphones of Sky Sport MotoGP, the mood of the Aprilia # 12 was however very positive. Satisfaction for the second consecutive podium prevails by far, rather than regret for a near-miss success.
“I am happy, very happy – declared the Catalan – it is important to do these results in a row and have even more confidence. In the end I was at the limit with the tires. The important thing is to be able to improve. Victory? I thought I could do it – He admitted – but Pecco was very intelligent and closed the door well. Maybe if he had left it open for me I would have tried again on the last lap. I am happy for Aprilia. Seeing that we are on the podium with strength and after a comeback is nice. In the final part of the race I think we were the fastest of all. In the end the bike was very good. I can’t wait for Austria to arrive. Today I didn’t have the top speed of other races – he then concluded, explaining his apparent shyness in the braking phase – I was holding back a bit for the final. Maybe I’ve waited a little too long. I like Austria a lot, we can be strong on every track. We are happy and we really want to continue like this “concluded Viñales.
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DNIPRO, Ukraine — Outside a morgue in the central eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, a scene plays out all day, every day.
Coffin lids are brought out and leaned against a wall, along with large crosses and flowers. The coffins soon follow, the pale face of a dead soldier sometimes visible inside. They're slid inside a waiting van; the lids put on.
This is where Oleg Repnoy's journey begins. He's a volunteer for Evacuation 200, an organization that returns dead Ukrainian soldiers — or their remains — to their families.
"My job is to accompany these heroes on their last trip home," he says.
Since fighting began on Feb. 24, no one could keep up with the number of casualties, he says. So this special volunteer unit was created to help.
The former interior designer with the blue-eyed gaze has spent the past five months crisscrossing Ukraine with his precious cargo. The 55-year-old says he feels like he is helping in the fight.
"My work is important because I'm also taking care of all the bureaucracy and paperwork for families in grief and they are grateful," he says. "But you need to have strong mental health to do this job."
While President Volodymir Zelenskyy has said up to 200 soldiers a day could be losing their lives in the war with Russia, the exact number of Ukrainian casualties has been a preciously guarded government secret. Operations like this one give a glimpse into the true toll.
On the day NPR meets Repnoy, he's holding a soldier's paperwork. It has a number: 3,249. That's the number of dead since Feb. 24 in this morgue alone. This operation is playing out in morgues all over the country.
Repnoy is setting out for a small village several hours south of Dnipro, closer to the front lines. He's carrying two coffins with the remains of soldiers killed in early May, only recently recovered.
There's no air conditioning in the cab of the van. It's a hot day and he rolls down the window and smokes. He says sometimes he feels guilty bringing the young soldiers home.
"One day I drove the body of a very young guy born in 2002 and I thought, 'that young guy is dead and I'm much older than him and I'm alive.' It seems so unfair," he says.
But he says the families are never resentful, and always grateful to him when he arrives.
Out on the road, the vast Ukrainian plains stretch as far as the eye can see. There are shimmering wheat fields on one side, bright-yellow sunflowers on the other.
Repnoy listens to music and thinks about the soldiers he's carrying and the land he's crisscrossing. He says he's traveled extensively in his country and thought he knew it well.
"But when I started delivering dead soldiers, I began to think about how beautiful our country is," he says. "I just never imagined I'd discover my country going from morgue to morgue."
On the side of his white van — which was once used to deliver flowers — the number 200 is written in black. The name of this operation, Evacuation 200, is military jargon for the transport of dead soldiers.
The term made its way into public consciousness in the 1980s, when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union and Soviet soldiers' bodies were brought home from the war in Afghanistan. Each body in its zinc coffin was said to weigh around 200 kilograms — about 440 pounds.
When Repnoy stops for gas, people know what cargo he's carrying. Olga Bereza, 44, looks over as she fills her tank. But she doesn't feel reverence for the dead, she says.
"Honestly?" she asks. "We feel only hate. When the war came into our home and our people are being killed, right now we can feel only hatred, unfortunately."
When Repnoy pulls into the village of Apostolove, members of the soldiers' regiment are waiting to meet the coffins. They slide them out of the van one by one, along with the flags and the flowers and the crosses, readying them for their upcoming funerals.
One of the dead soldiers is 47-year-old Andriy Bilay, who is from Apostolove. His 70-year-old mother, Vira Bilay, has been waiting for him.
She says the last time she spoke with Andriy was on May 7, when he told her he was going on a special operation. She pulls a large photo of her boy out of a plastic bag and cries as she talks about him.
"He worked for the railroad and everyone loved him," she says.
Bilay says her son was furious about the invasion and was on the front lines within days.
There were also foreign soldiers fighting for Ukraine stationed here in the village, says Bilay, and she took care of them.
"They didn't speak Ukrainian but I used Google Translate and I brought them food. Borsch, pancakes, homemade dumplings — I fed the foreign soldiers. But," she cries, "who took care of my son?"
Asked if she has a message for the world, she wails:
"People, please don't fight, it is heartbreaking. It's very painful. Don't kill each other!"
There's a World War II tank in her village, a monument bearing the inscription: "To the combatants of the Soviet army, liberators of the town of Apostolove, February 1944. From its grateful citizens."
Those citizens aren't grateful to the Russian army now, but there are no plans to take the monument down.
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RESEARCHERS at the University College Cork (UCC) School of Food and Nutritional Sciences are looking for volunteers to help them conduct research into how to develop dietary guidelines that will help to protect health, as well as reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The ‘My Planet Diet” is a 12-week nutrition study that offers participants an opportunity to improve their health while following a planet-friendly diet.
The study will also look at whether these guidelines can provide people with the sufficient nutrients they require, in comparison to a healthy diet that does not take environmental impact into account.
Researchers are seeking healthy adults aged 18-64 who eat meat most days to participate in the 12-week study with benefits including feedback on their existing diet and tailored nutritional advice from a qualified nutritionist. They will also be provided with personalised resources and recipes along the way.
Professor Mairead Kiely, Head, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, UCC, and Principal Investigator of the study said:
"This study will allow us to create a diet that is healthier for people, and healthier for the planet," she added.
To help inform the study, the researchers will collect information on participants’ dietary intake, analyse nutrient levels in their urine and blood, and take measurements such as weight, height, and blood pressure.
The study is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine. The information collected will be used to inform policymakers and support the development of sustainable dietary guidelines.
This study is a collaboration between University College Cork, University College Dublin, and Queen’s University, Belfast and is part of an all-island project on Sustainable Healthy Diets, funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine and DAERA in Northern Ireland and led by Teagasc Ashtown.
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Wade went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double and an additional run scored in a 7-3 win over the Athletics.
Wade took advantage of one of MLB's weakest starting pitchers in Adam Oller to rack up a couple of extra-base hits, including his fourth home run of the season. He now has 16 RBI. Wade had a miserable July, slashing .154/.279/.346 and spending an increasing amount of time on the bench, so he will need to build on his performance by handling the bat well against higher-quality pitchers if he hopes to force his way back into the starting lineup more regularly.
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(The Hill) – Tensions simmered on the Senate floor early Sunday as members clashed during an overnight voting marathon over a proposal offered by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to restore the party’s expanded child tax credit.
Sanders offered an amendment to revive the expanded credit, which lapsed late last year, as part of Democrats’ sprawling tax, health care and climate bill, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act. But the Vermont independent was the only one to support the revision, as it ultimately failed in a 1-97 vote.
The vote came as the Senate hunkered down for an hours-long vote-a-rama, one of the last key hurdles Democrats have to clear to secure passage for their mammoth bill. During the often grueling, drawn-out voting session, any senator has the chance to force a floor vote on an amendment.
In floor remarks ahead of the vote on Sunday, Sanders said the amendment sought to bring back a temporary expansion to the credit that was passed in the American Rescue Plan, a sweeping coronavirus relief package Democrats passed last year.
“Pathetically, the United States has the highest child poverty rate of almost any major country on Earth, and it is especially high among young people of color,” Sanders said. “This is the wealthiest nation on Earth, we should not have the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any country.”
“The American Rescue Plan included a $300 a month child tax credit which ended up lowering the child poverty rate in America by over 40 percent,” Sanders added, noting his amendment would restore the expanded for four years and “be fully paid for by restoring the top corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent.”
The move by Sanders drew immediate pushback from Democrats ahead of the amendment vote, who expressed support for the child tax credit provision by itself but emphasized that they could not support the change in an effort to protect the final passage of the full package.
“Sen. Sanders is right, the child tax credit is one of the most important things this body did. It brought down the child poverty rate by 40 percent almost immediately,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who has long advocated for a renewal of the expanded credit. But he urged colleagues against voting for the amendment to avoid bringing “the bill down.”
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) sounded a similar note, vowing to work with his colleagues on advancing the provision but arguing that it should not be moved in the climate, taxes and health care bill.
“We have to fight to make this enhanced child tax credit permanent and that’s what I will do with people on both sides of the aisle. But this does not advance that cause because we could lose the underlying bill and therefore, we should vote against the amendment,” the Colorado Democrat said.
But Sanders appeared unsatisfied with his colleagues’ positions. He shot back at Brown, asking why passing the amendment or allowing 48 Democrats to vote for it would tank the bill.
The Ohio Democrat pointed to the tenuous nature of passing legislation through budget reconciliation in an evenly split Senate, which requires all Democrats to sign on to the bill for it to clear the chamber. If the amendment were added to the bill, it could put final passage in jeopardy by dissuading a member from supporting the overall legislation.
Ahead of the weekend’s marathon debate, a number of Democrats vowed to vote against any amendments brought to the floor — even if they agree with the premise of the change — to preserve the chances of the bill passing.
“The arrangement in this is, all 50 Democrats support this. We know every single Republican has voted against the child tax credit not once last March but twice, but we know that this is a fragile arrangement and we’ve got to pass it, as much as I’d like to do it, as would Sen. Bennet,” Brown said.
At the end of his remarks, the senator could be heard saying, “Come on, Bernie.”
The amendment was one of several ambitious proposals Sanders brought up early Sunday, all of which were overwhelmingly defeated. He brought them up hours after criticizing Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act for not going far enough on key issues like health care, child care and housing.
Sanders also offered measures aimed at ensuring Medicare pays no more for prescription drugs than the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and expanding Medicare coverage to include dental, oral, hearing and vision benefits as potential changes to the package.
The VA-related revision failed in a vote of 1-99, with Sanders being the sole member who voted in favor. The Medicare expansion change Sanders offered failed 3-97, after Sens. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), who is facing a tough reelection campaign in November, and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) joined the Vermont progressive in voting for it.
Sanders also introduced an amendment to establish a Civilian Climate Corps, though the amendment failed in a 1-98 vote
The amendments from Sanders came as no surprise, as the senator has repeatedly voiced frustration with the Inflation Reduction Act, which is drastically scaled down from the Democrats’ earlier Build Back Better Act (BBB) that the Vermont senator pushed hard to pass last year.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced a deal with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on the smaller bill in late July, months after talks around the larger plan fell apart due to opposition from the West Virginia centrist.
In remarks ahead of the vote-a-rama on Saturday, Sanders aired a list of complaints with the slimmed-down bill, which he said “does not address the reality that we have more income and wealth inequality today than at any time in the last hundred years.”
“This bill does nothing to address the systemic dysfunctionality of the American health care system,” he also said, while also criticizing the bill for not doing more to address the nation’s child poverty rates or the “major housing crisis.” | https://www.ksnt.com/news/national/come-on-bernie-dems-clash-on-senate-floor-over-sanders-child-tax-credit-proposal/ | 2022-08-07T15:28:45Z | https://www.ksnt.com/news/national/come-on-bernie-dems-clash-on-senate-floor-over-sanders-child-tax-credit-proposal/ | true | 23 |
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Live briefing: Russia and Ukraine are accusing one another of shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, the Zaporizhzhia plant, triggering fears of an international nuclear crisis. https://t.co/GOk6s1nN6p
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Roma and Shakhtar Donetsk meet in a Club Friendly. This game will take place at Stadio Olimpico in Roma. The Italians want to show that they are in good form by winning an international game at home. Here is all the detailed information about this Club Friendly game including how to watch it on TV or Live Stream in your country.
Roma drew a game against Nice and then won one on July 30 against Tottenham on the road in what has been one of the biggest wins for them in the preseason. They will play the first Serie A game on August 14 against Salernitana.
Shakhtar Donetsk continue to play in Europe despite the hard time their country is going through. They drew a recent game against Utrecht 2-2 on the road, they also lost one against Ajax 1-3.
Roma vs Shakhtar Donetsk: Kick-Off Time
Roma and Shakhtar Donetsk play for a Club Friendly on Sunday, August 7 at Stadio Olimpico in Roma. The home team knows that winning this game would be beneficial before the start of the local league’s regular season, while the visitors want to continue showing that nothing can stop them.
Australia: 4:45 AM (August 8)
Botswana: 8:45 PM
Brazil: 3:45 PM
Burundi: 8:45 PM
Cameroon: 7:45 PM
Canada: 2:45 PM
Ethiopia: 9:45 PM
Gambia: 6:45 PM
Germany: 8:45 PM
Ghana: 6:45 PM
Ireland: 7:45 PM
Kenya: 9:45 PM
Latvia: 9:45 PM
Liberia: 6:45 PM
Liechtenstein: 8:45 PM
Malawi: 8:45 PM
Mauritius: 10:45 PM
Mexico: 1:45 PM
Namibia: 8:45 PM
Nigeria: 7:45 PM
Portugal: 7:45 PM
Rwanda: 8:45 PM
South Africa: 8:45 PM
Sudan: 8:45 PM
Tanzania: 9:45 PM
Uganda: 9:45 PM
United Kingdom: 7:45 PM
United States: 2:45 PM
Zambia: 8:45 PM
Zimbabwe: 8:45 PM
Roma vs Shakhtar Donetsk: TV Channel and Live Streaming
Brunei: Astro Go
Italy: DAZN
Malaysia: Astro Go, Astro Supersport 5
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Kolkata: Akshay Kumar Mishra, the CISF jawan who opened fire at his colleagues on Saturday at the Indian Museum in Kolkata has been sent to 14-day police custody.
After being produced before the Bankshall Court by Kolkata Police, the court ordered 14-day police custody to Mishra.
According to Kolkata Police sources, apart from deceased CISF jawan Ranjit Kumar Sarangi, Mishra had targeted a total of four colleagues.
“Mishra during quizzing had said that he was being heckled by his colleagues for the last couple of months for which he had targeted four of them. Mishra claimed that out of distress he had attacked the other jawans. He also mentioned that he didn’t get sufficient leaves after his father’s death and was also unhappy with his current posting,” said the police sources, adding that after the firing Mishra was hiding at Barrack 4 and also tried to commit suicide.
It has also been learnt that several other jawans who were present at the spot had hid behind the trees and some even jumped in a local water body.
The police sources also added that they will further quiz the accused to bring out more information.
It may be noted that Kolkata Police has named this as ‘Operation Mojo’ which means ‘Magic’.
Forensic team went to the Indian Museum on Sunday to examine the spot.
On the other hand, injured jawan Subir Ghosh was discharged from hospital.
Meanwhile, according to the primary report of the autopsy of the deceased jawan, Sarangi had sustained five bullet injuries out of which two were stuck inside his body.
“Amidst almost 15 rounds of firing, five bullets were found in Sarangi’s body. Three bullets passed through his body while two were stuck inside his body,” said the SSKM hospital sources.
After the autopsy, Sarangi’s body along with his family members were being taken to Odisha and a guard of honor is likely to be given to Sarangi before cremation.
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Suspended Falcons WR Calvin Ridley Provides Mental Health Update
We haven't heard much from Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley over the past 12 months or so.
After playing in just five games last season, Ridley stepped away from the team to address some mental health issues.
While away from the team, Ridley placed bets on the Falcons ... an absolute no-no for any player currently in the league.
The information of Ridley's betting surfaced earlier this spring and he was suspended for the entire 2022 campaign, the final year of his contract.
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Since his suspension, Ridley has maintained a relatively low profile, but he took to Twitter to address his followers Sunday morning.
He announced that he was going to visit his family in Guyana soon and that he was "doing great."
Given Ridley's mental health struggles over the past year, it's good to see that he feels that he is in a better place. Perhaps an extended absence away from football is giving him an opportunity to heal.
It's possible that if he weren't suspended, Ridley would be working towards a return to the football field this season. Instead, his betting suspension puts into doubt whether Ridley will wear a Falcons jersey again.
Ridley, a 2018 first-round pick, is in the fifth and final year of his rookie deal and will seek a new contract next offseason. His market is questionable, and perhaps the Falcons may be interested in a reunion. But for now, the team is focused on getting ready for the regular season with rookie Drake London leading the way as the top wideout. | https://www.si.com/nfl/falcons/news/atlanta-calvin-ridley-suspension-mental-health-update-twitter | 2022-08-07T15:50:50Z | https://www.si.com/nfl/falcons/news/atlanta-calvin-ridley-suspension-mental-health-update-twitter | true | 1 |
Wynn Bullock
Wynn Bullock was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1902. Bullock was originally trained to become a vocalist in New York City and toured with Irving Berlin’s Music Box Revue. While in Europe, he came across artists such as Cezanne, Man Ray, and Lazlo Moholy-Nagy, and subsequently took a different creative path. Bullock said: “my first ambition was to become a concert singer…. but interpreting others’ creative work did not satisfy my own creative impulses and so I turned to photography.”
In 1938, Wynn attended the Los Angeles Art Center School and only three years later his work was shown at LACMA in a solo exhibition. He began experimenting with the darkroom process of solarization, where some areas of the photograph are exposed to light, creating interesting ranges in contrast. Much of Bullock’s work was inspired by Edward Weston; they shared a similar aesthetic of isolated macro shots of seemingly ordinary objects, conveying a much deeper, mathematical beauty of nature.
Bullock’s photographs “Let There Be Light” and “Child in Forest” gained prominent attention when they were picked by Edward Steichen to show in the 1955 Family of Man exhibition at MoMA and the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C.. Both pictures stood out to audiences and by the end of the decade, Bullock was published worldwide and honored with a medal from the Salon of International Photography in 1957.
In the 1960s, Bullock took a creative turn and experimented with colorful abstractions, a stark divergence from his highly contrasted black and white photography. Later in the decade and into the 70s, Bullock expanded his role into other fields. He became a trustee and chairman of the exhibition committee at Friends of Photography in Carmel, California. He also taught advanced photography courses at the Chicago Institute of Design, as well as a guest instructor at Ansel Adam’s Yosemite workshop.
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Parents, 6-year-old killed at Iowa state park were shot, stabbed, strangled: autopsy
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IOWA ( WHO-TV ) – An autopsy released Thursday revealed the causes of death for three family members who were killed at an eastern Iowa state park last month, as well as for the man believed to have killed them.
The bodies of the Cedar Falls, Iowa family were found at the Maquoketa Caves State Park on July 22 ; their deaths have been ruled homicides.
Tyler Schmidt, 42, was killed by a gunshot wound and “multiple sharp force injuries,” according to an Iowa Dept. of Public Safety news release. Sarah Schmidt, 42, died of multiple sharp force injuries, and 6-year-old Lula Schmidt died from a gunshot wound and strangulation.
Investigators previously said a fourth family member, 9-year-old Arlo Schmidt, survived the attack without physical injury. As of Thursday, it wasn’t clear whether or not he was in the tent when the deadly attack happened.
The cause of death for 23-year-old Anthony Sherwin, of LaVista, Nebraska, who the department said killed the Schmidts, was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Investigators found Sherwin’s body in a wooded area outside of the campground.
The DCI is continuing its investigation into the deaths, but said in the release, “However, the known facts and circumstances, and all evidence collected to this point, substantiate Sherwin was the perpetrator of the homicides and acted alone.”
No other information was released by the DCI.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Black man face-down on the ground was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Michigan police officer, the violent climax of a traffic stop, brief foot chase and struggle over a stun gun, according to videos of the April 4 incident.
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Dear W.C.,
My ex-husband has been very supportive of my son and I for the past 14 years. Two months ago he was in a devastating car accident that has left him unable to provide any more financial support. He is presently in a rehab facility working hard to regain his mobility and will not be able to go back to his job for months. This has not only been emotionally difficult, as we are still good friends and he is a wonderful father, but also financially difficult. I am not able to pay our utilities or car payment this month after taking our son to the dentist and paying for a necessary car repair. These are things my ex-husband would have paid for in the past. I do work full-time, but I do not earn enough to pay for any additional expenses outside of our basic needs, rent, utilities and food. I just started a second job that will help our budget going forward, but it will be impossible to catch up from this.
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Losing a source of income, either due to injury, illness, job loss or loss of child support, is devastating for most budgets, but especially for single mothers with children. When you need this income to cover all your expenses, it makes it impossible to keep up when any source of income comes to a halt.
I called the woman to learn more about her situation. She did not have long to talk as she was in between her two jobs and needed to leave soon for her second job. We spoke briefly and made an appointment to speak the following day. It was reassuring knowing the woman was working hard and doing what she could to help make ends meet.
The next day I called at the arranged time, and she was able to talk in depth. I learned about her 14-year-old son and the great relationship she had maintained with his father, her ex-husband. She said, “We are good as co-parents and friends.” It was uplifting hearing what a caring father and generous man he is. The woman admitted she had grown reliant on his help with any additional bills that had come up, including car repairs, and expenses for their son and stated she would not let that happen again as this had been a very difficult lesson to learn. Now that he was no longer able to help, the woman was doing what she could to get by. The problem was she was already too far behind in two important areas — car payments for the car she needed to maintain her jobs and their utility bill. When we reviewed these expenses, it was easy to see she could never catch up from these debts on her own. The risk of losing her car was too great.
We went over her newly revised budget, one she had put together after securing her second job. She knew with the present state of rentals and car prices she was terrified of losing these assets. I assured her we would help her get back on her feet since I could see she was making a real effort to help herself. With those assurances she began to cry tears of relief. She was first and foremost a loving mother who cared about her son’s well-being and she knew that well-being included her maintaining her employment and keeping the electric on in their apartment.
The mother shared the many ways she had tried to cut back in their budget, including her skipping meals and leaving the air-conditioning off when her son was not at home. We talked about the importance of her maintaining her own health, especially since her son’s father still had a long road ahead of him in terms of his health and recovery. She realized how she had been endangering her health and reassured me she would not endanger her health in those ways going forward.
Thanks to our assistance in paying her overdue utilities, two car payments and providing gift cards for food, school supplies and gas, this mother and son can maintain their new budget. It will be a difficult few months yet for this family, as the ex-husband continues to improve, but the mother has made a commitment to keep working both jobs to maintain their independence. We together have made sure this mother has the transportation needed to get to those jobs, electric utilities connected and enough food for both she and her son. Our assistance was the assurance that was needed to keep them from future homelessness, hunger and job loss.
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In the US, a Radio Host who Denied the Shooting at the Sandy Hook School was Sentenced to Pay Millions in Damages
A conspiracy theorist will have to pay million in damages for spreading false claims. The court sentenced today the popular denialist in the United States Alex Jones.
In 2012, the founder of the right-wing media outlet InfoWars said on air that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was staged and the victims were actually actors. It was one of the worst mass murders in the United States, with the deaths of 20 children and six adults. The compensation will be paid to the parents of one of the victims - 6-year-old Jesse Lewis.
On December 14, 2012 At Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, a young man burst in armed with a rifle. He killed 20 children and six staff members. He only stopped when he heard police sirens and decided to end his life. The tragedy in "Sandy Hook" shook the entirety of America.
In Austin, Texas, local radio host Alex Jones gained popularity with his conspiracy theories. Among them, that natural disasters such as tornadoes and floods are artificially created by the government as weapons. The line was crossed when he declared on the air of his Internet program "Infowars" that there was no shooting at Sandy Hook. He calls it a conspiracy by the mainstream media, who, with the help of actors, want to use the occasion to tighten gun control.
His followers have been systematically harassing the parents of some of the murdered children for years. They even make death threats and call them liars. One of the families is suing for 0 million. In the courtroom, the mother of murdered 6-year-old Jesse looked at Jones and told him, "I'm a real mother. And my son existed." The radio host remained silent.
From the bench, Jones admitted that at the time he was convinced the shooting was staged, but now knows it actually happened.
"It's true, especially after meeting the parents, I now know it's 100% true. I said it yesterday on the radio. But the media keeps repeating how I deny the shooting. They won't let me take back my words. They just want me to be the man from Sandy Hook," said Alex Jones.
The family's lawyer described the outcome of the case as a victory for the truth.
"This trial sends a message to all the people of the world, to all the media, not just Alex Jones, but to everyone, that you can't do this to people. You can't ruin their lives, you can't push lies that you know are lies, so you can benefit," said Mark Bankston.
A week ago, Jones' company declared bankruptcy, although there is evidence that it makes about 0,000 a day selling gun accessories and survival gear.
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How does that old saying go? Ah, yes. It’s cheaper to keep her. Or him.
After a very public back and forth, and perhaps some loose lips by his own brother, rapper Xzibit has been ordered to pay $6000 a month in spousal support to his estranged wife Krista Joiner. In addition, he’ll be forking over $125,000 in legal fees, plus another $50,000 to a forensic accountant to look through his finances, according to HipHopDx.
Yes, Xzibit has to pay the man looking through his books for funny money.
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The truly wild thing about this entire ordeal, however, is that this is chump change in relation to the more expensive breakups in recent years!
Continue scrolling to see who really paid the piper after their relationships went down the toilet.
Most Expensive Celebrity Splits: Xzibit, Dr. Dre, Bill Gates and More was originally published on wzakcleveland.com
1. Dr. Dre and Nicole Young
Source:GettyAfter 24 years of marriage, and a legal battle that spanned more than a year-and-a-half, Dr. Dre was ordered to pay $100 million to his ex-wife Nicole Young. The Doc had to forfeit the payments in just two installments. Sheesh.
2. Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee Simmons
Source:GettyEntrepreneur and activist Russell Simmons split with his model wife in 2006. He was ordered to pay $40,000 a month in child support for their two daughters. They remained friends, that is until Simmons accused Lee of fraud and stock stealing to pay the legal fees for her current husband, Tim Leissner. Kimora has since filed a countersuit.
3. Bill and Melinda Gates
Source:GettyBill and Melinda Gates divorced in May of 2021 after being married for 27 years. At the time of their divorce, the founder of Microsoft had a net worth of $131 billion, and reports say that Melinda could’ve been awarded $76 billion.
4. Michael Jordan and Juanita Vanoy
Source:GettyThe basketball GOAT married his first wife Juanita Vanoy in 1989. The pair finally split after 17 years of marriage and 6 NBA championships. At the time its said Juanita’s payout was among the costliest in history – $168 million.
5. Madonna and Guy Ritchie
Source:GettyLadies aren’t the only ones getting paid after failed marriages. At one point in time, Madonna was the most famous person on Earth. Her 2008 split from Guy Ritchie reportedly cost her between $76 and $92 million.
6. Jeff and Macenzie Bezos
Source:GettyWe all know Jeff Bezos. Or at least, we’ve all sent him some money. The founder and CEO of Amazon, who was announced as the richest man in the world in 2018, paid out $36 billion in his divorce. This ironically made Mackenzie one of the richest women in the world in the process.
7. Xzibit and Krista Joiner
Source:GettyWe already mentioned how Xzibit has been ordered to pay $125,000 to Joiner’s legal fees, then another cool $50,000 for a ‘forensic accountant’. The Alkoholik rapper will also be saddled with $6,000 a month in child and spousal support payments.
8. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard
Source:GettyThis one was messy. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were married for just 15 months before calling it quits. Heard filed the divorce in 2016. She was initially awarded $7 million in spousal support after the former couple pointed fingers at each other in court for alleged domestic abuse. But earlier this year Depp won a defamation suit against Heard, and she was ruled to pay more than $10 million.
9. Donald Trump and Ivana Trump
Source:GettyDecades before he turned into one of the vilest presidents in American history, Donald Trump cheated on his first wife Ivana Trump with his eventual second wife. The settlement was reportedly estimated at $25 million.
10. Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren
Source:GettyAfter 6 years of marriage, two children and a very public cheating scandal, Tiger was ordered to pay his ex-wife Elin a sum of $100 million.
11. Nas and Kelis
Source:GettyNas and Kelis met at a Diddy, well back then he was still Puff Daddy, afterparty back in 2002. She filed for divorce in 2009. In October of 2020, a report claimed Nas owed more than $40,000 in back child support and more than $40,000 in back spousal support. | https://wiznation.com/playlist/most-expensive-celebrity-splits-xzibit-dr-dre-bill-gates-and-more/ | 2022-08-07T16:01:12Z | https://wiznation.com/playlist/most-expensive-celebrity-splits-xzibit-dr-dre-bill-gates-and-more/ | true | 18 |
Plans detailed for NYC bus terminal's $10 billion makeover
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s iconic bus terminal, often held up as a forlorn reminder of the seedier elements of the city’s past, could be transformed into a state-of-the-art facility by 2031 under plans detailed Thursday.
It could cost as much as $10 billion to overhaul the 72-year-old Port Authority Bus Terminal, with plans for a new terminal on the site of the existing one. The design calls for an adjacent staging and storage area for buses when they aren’t in use, and for this staging area to be used to continue transit operations while the old terminal is demolished in stages.
About 3.5 acres of public green space would eventually cover up an enclosed ramp system connecting the terminal to the Lincoln Tunnel.
About $3 billion for the bus terminal project will come from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s capital budget, said Richard Cotton, the authority’s executive director. The authority will seek federal dollars, and it also plans to sell the air rights to four proposed towers to help pay for the new terminal. Cotton added that the project will be built on Port Authority land and won’t require the taking of private property.
Architectural designs for the project will be handled by a joint venture comprising the London-based firm Foster + Partners and Chicago-based A. Epstein and Sons International, the Port Authority announced.
The bus staging area would alleviate congestion and pollution from intercity buses idling as they wait to pick up passengers on the street, and accommodate buses that originate in New Jersey which currently park in on-street lots or drive back out through the congested Lincoln Tunnel before returning to Manhattan for the afternoon commute.
“This design will get intercity buses off our streets, create park space and greatly improve the street level experience for the neighborhood,” said Rep. Jerry Nadler, a fierce opponent of earlier plans that would have relocated the terminal a block west in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood.
A similar Manhattan megaproject, the multibillion-dollar redevelopment of the aging Penn Station rail hub, has drawn criticism from neighbors over its plans for new commercial and residential buildings around the station.
Over the years, the bus terminal has been held up as a symbol of New York’s grittiness. A statue of Ralph Kramden, the wisecracking bus driver from the 1950s show “The Honeymooners,” stands outside its main entrance, and the area provided an apt backdrop for “Midnight Cowboy,” the 1969 film that delved into the underworld of hustlers and addicts.
It has also been the butt of jokes for its leaky ceilings, faulty air conditioners, dirty rest rooms and frequent delays. Cotton on Thursday called the terminal “outdated, undersized and completely ill-designed for the number of people who want to use it.”
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Gaza City: Israel on Sunday agreed to an Egyptian proposed truce with Palestinian militants in Gaza after three days of intense conflict, an Egyptian source said.
The negotiations raise hopes that Egypt could help broker a deal to end the worst fighting in Gaza since an 11-day war last year.
Since Friday, Israel has carried out heavy aerial and artillery bombardment in Gaza, with the militants firing hundreds of rockets in retaliation.
At least 31 Palestinians have been killed including six children, and 275 people have been wounded since Friday, health authorities said in the enclave where several buildings were reduced to rubble.
Two Israelis have been wounded by shrapnel, and others forced to shelter from a barrage of rockets fired from Gaza.
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said officials were talking with both sides "around the clock" to ease the violence. A security source in Cairo said that Israel "has accepted" a ceasefire, adding that Cairo was waiting for the Palestinian response.
A source from Islamic Jihad said that "discussions are underway at the highest levels towards calm", but warned that "the resistance will not stop if the occupation's (Israel) aggression and crimes do not stop". | https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/israel-agrees-proposed-gaza-truce-palestinians-say-talks-ongoing-1.1659884157490 | 2022-08-07T16:14:53Z | https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/israel-agrees-proposed-gaza-truce-palestinians-say-talks-ongoing-1.1659884157490 | true | 1 |
Centre, states discuss steps to reduce edible oil imports
5 min read . 09:03 PM IST- In the seventh meeting of the governing council of NITI Aayog, states stressed on the need for effective minimum support price for pulses and edible oil
NEW DELHI :Centre and states on Sunday discussed steps needed to reduce the import dependence on edible oil and to diversify crops amid acute water stress in parts of the country.
NEW DELHI :Centre and states on Sunday discussed steps needed to reduce the import dependence on edible oil and to diversify crops amid acute water stress in parts of the country.
In the seventh meeting of the governing council of NITI Aayog chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, states stressed on the need for effective minimum support price (MSP) for pulses and edible oil, said Ramesh Chand, member, agriculture at NITI Aayog.
In the seventh meeting of the governing council of NITI Aayog chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, states stressed on the need for effective minimum support price (MSP) for pulses and edible oil, said Ramesh Chand, member, agriculture at NITI Aayog.
He added that during the meeting, the prime minister explained the need for agriculture diversification and the need for self-sufficiency in edible oils. Prime minister mentioned that India is importing edible oil worth ₹1 trillion and the country is meeting nearly half of its total demand of edible oil from imports.
Chand said that states shared their experiences about how they are diversifying crops, especially those states where there is stress on natural resources and water. States also shared information about what kind of incentives they give to farmer to shift the crop pattern.
States also raised matters of their concern. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan demanded at the meeting that the legislation on subjects in the Concurrent List of the Constitution should be initiated only after adequate consultation with the states and that the Centre should desist from legislation in the items in the State List, Vijayan said in a statement after the meeting. The Kerala chief minister also drew demanded a review of the imposition of GST on essential items and requested to continue the GST compensation to states for another five years, the statement said.
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik urged the Centre to give Odisha special focus and funds for disaster proofing as the state is impacted almost every year by natural disasters, news agency ANI reported.
Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao boycotted the meeting, an incident that NITI Aayog described as “unfortunate."
“Also, states made suggestions that if they are helped in a particular way, they can go for diversification in a much faster manner... Overall impression was that states are already working on both crop diversification and also for achieving self-sufficiency… Mainly the demand which came was that MSP in the case of pulses and edible oils need to be made more effective," he said.
Talking of pulses, Ramesh Chand said that production of pulses in the country has improved substantively in the past five to six years and the country.
“We are exporting little bit pulses also and we are importing some pulses. In the case of pulses, we are now deficit only in Masoor and to some extent in Arhar. In the other kind of pulses, we are very close to self-sufficiency," he said, adding that in case of pulses India’s import dependence is less than 7-8%.
The discussion on crop diversification is significant given that there is severe water stress in some of the states. In 2019, Modi had launched a scheme to conserve groundwater in seven states facing acute water shortage and had urged farmers to opt for less water-intensive crops, moving away from crops like sugarcane.
The Atal Jal Yojana seeks to benefit Maharashtra, Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat where ground water situation is very worrisome.
The topics discussed during the governing council meeting were crop diversification and achieving self-sufficiency in pulses, oilseeds and other agri-commodities, implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) in school and higher education and urban governance.
A statement from NITI Aayog said that during meeting, the prime minister highlighted the importance of the subjects in the agenda, especially the need for India to focus on modernized agriculture, animal husbandry, and food processing to become self-sufficient and a global leader in the agriculture sector.
Modi said rapid urbanization can become India’s strength instead of weakness by leveraging technology to ensure ease of living, transparent service delivery, and improvement in the quality of life for every citizen of urban India.
He also spoke about India’s G20 presidency in 2023 and called it a unique opportunity to show the world that "India is not just Delhi and it is every state and union territory of the country".
Speaking about this, the union minister of external affairs, S. Jaishankar, said: “The G20 Presidency presents a great opportunity and a great responsibility. For the first time in the history of G20, India will host the G20 meetings over the year, not only in Delhi, but in every State and Union Territory."
While highlighting several initiatives undertaken to boost learning outcomes, capacity-building of teachers, and skilling, union minister of education, Dharmendra Pradhan requested further support of the states for the successful implementation of the national education policy.
In his closing remarks, the prime minister said states must focus on reducing imports, increasing exports and identifying opportunities for the same in every state.
Modi said that even though GST collection has improved, India has a higher potential. “Increasing GST collection requires collective action by the Centre and states. It is crucial for strengthening our economic position and becoming a $5 trillion economy," he said.
The meeting held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan Cultural Centre is the first in-person meeting of the policy thinktank’s governing council since July 2019. NITI Aayog governing council meetings are significant given that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and state chief ministers interact in these meetings on issues of national importance, such as attaining self-sufficiency in key sectors. The meeting aims to build synergies towards Centre-state collaboration. | https://www.livemint.com/economy/centre-states-discuss-steps-to-reduce-edible-oil-imports/amp-11659885850117.html | 2022-08-07T16:21:25Z | https://www.livemint.com/economy/centre-states-discuss-steps-to-reduce-edible-oil-imports/amp-11659885850117.html | false | 1 |
Two Additional Ships Picking Up Grain in Russia
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Harvest Commodities' ship, M/V Riva Wind, has departed from the Port of Odessa, Ukraine with 50,000 tons of grain, and the second ship, M/V Arizona, has left the Port of Chornomorsk, Ukraine with 55,000 tons of grain. The grain belongs to a joint venture between Harvest Commodities SA and Indonesia's Arsari Group. The joint venture is through PT Comexindo International.
The ships are among the first commercial shipments from Odessa since the outbreak of conflict on 24th February 2022. Their safe passage was made possible as a result of the tireless efforts and agreement between the United States, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish and Indonesian governments, as well as the United Nations.
"I would like to congratulate the collaboration among the leadership of the United States, Russia, Ukraine, Indonesia and Türkiye (formerly known as Turkey) for finding enough common ground so that they have an aligned vision to alleviate the global food shortage," said Gaurav Srivastava, Chairman of Harvest Commodities SA. "I hope this can be a first step toward deescalation of the conflict"
"I also especially want to thank the captains and crews of both ships, who have been waiting on their ships since February 2022 in Ukraine. Getting the ships out of the Odessa Harbour, which has been heavily mined, is an act of great bravery and skill." The ships are headed for Türkiye (formerly known as Turkey).
Also, two additional ships are picking up grain owned by Harvest Commodities from Novorossiysk, Russia — the M/V Shark with 25,000 tons of grain and the M/V Bronco with 10,000 tons of grain.
Mr. Srivastava said, "Given the fact that Indonesia is the president of the G20, Arsari Chairman Hashim Djojohadikusumo and I share a common vision to support the initiative for the food program both from Russia and Ukraine. We are honoured to be doing this work together."
This is the first of many shipments where the joint venture PT Comexindo International purchases grain from Russian and Ukrainian farmers and sells it to international buyers.
Harvest Commodities SA is an international merchant and distributor of agricultural product focused on matching supply and demand, managing the supply chain, and creating value through personalized logistics, financial, and risk mitigation services. It has operations in Los Angeles, USA/Moscow, Russia,Kyviv, Ukraine/Geneva, Switzerland/Jakarta, Indonesia
PT Comexindo International, formerly known as PT Prima Comexindo, a member of Arsari Group, has been active in international trading since 1986, especially in countries including Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, the former Yugoslavia, Africa and Southeast Asia.
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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:
So a number of arrests in Sri Lanka, and the government there has named an Islamist militant group it believes carried out yesterday's attacks. For more on that group, we called on NPR's Lauren Frayer. She reports on South Asia from Mumbai.
LAUREN FRAYER, BYLINE: So Sri Lanka's health minister came out of an emergency government meeting and named this group, calling it the National Thawahij (ph) or Thawahid Jaman (ph). We couldn't quite understand how he pronounced it. But he called it a local domestic Muslim group.
It's not a famous group. It's not a household name. It did first make headlines for vandalizing Buddhist statues. It was reportedly involved in some clashes two years ago near where one of the church bombings was yesterday.
CORNISH: But vandalizing statues is very different from the scale of the attack that we saw this weekend.
FRAYER: Right. I mean, what we saw was spectacular coordinated attacks. And Sri Lanka's Cabinet spokesman said, this couldn't have been done without international help. He said this was not confined to a local Sri Lankan group. I mean, look at the targeting of churches. Your thoughts immediately go to al-Qaida or ISIS, these, you know, big global extremist networks. We don't have a claim of responsibility here to help us decipher this.
CORNISH: We're seeing some reporting that the government may have had some forewarning about these attacks but that word never got out. What more have you learned?
FRAYER: So that's what many politicians coming out of this emergency meeting today said, that there were warnings about this local Muslim group weeks in advance, but that they weren't raised to the highest level of government and that the prime minister was not made aware of those threats.
The prime minister himself seemed pretty angry. He called the security response to those warnings inadequate. That may be why officials have been able to say pretty quickly that all the suicide bombers were Sri Lankan nationals. They may have had some clue as to who these people are - were beforehand.
CORNISH: All right. Lauren, let's step back for a moment. When most of us think of Sri Lanka, maybe we know the long civil war that finally ended about a decade ago, but that civil war did not involve Christians. Is that right?
FRAYER: So that conflict was started with a separatist insurgency by ethnic Tamils. It was a secular conflict. Ethnic minority Tamils - mostly Hindu - were fighting for independence from ethnic Sinhalese Buddhists, who make up the majority of the country - around 70 percent of Sri Lanka. It was a bloody 26-year civil war. There were many tens of thousands of people killed. But as you said, it ended a decade ago.
Sri Lanka was just about to celebrate 10 years of peace. At the height of this conflict, there were bombings like this. They did happen in the capital Colombo at shopping malls, hotels popular with tourists. But violence like this has not been the norm for a long while.
CORNISH: Similarly, the Muslim community - is there any connection there in terms of violent groups?
FRAYER: There's really been no history of violent Muslim extremism in Sri Lanka. And so if this is a Muslim extremist attack, it would be unprecedented. I mean, this is - this illustrates the ethnic and religious makeup of Sri Lanka. As I said, it's a majority Buddhist country, about 70 percent. But it has significant Hindu, Muslim and Christian minorities.
And the interesting thing about the Christian community, which seems to be targeted with these bombings at churches on Easter Sunday, is that the Christian community really straddled the conflict during the civil war. You have Christians who are ethnic Tamils. You also have Christians who are ethnic Sinhalese. So they really were sort of outside and kind of a group that could have bridged the conflict and did.
Today, we saw, you know, funerals are under way for these victims. And we saw the funeral for a 13-year-old girl. Her father is a Muslim, and her mother is Catholic. And that just shows you the kind of mixed families Sri Lanka has.
CORNISH: That's NPR's Lauren Frayer in Mumbai, India. Lauren, thanks for your help.
FRAYER: You're welcome. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | https://www.wamc.org/2019-04-22/the-latest-on-the-easter-sunday-terrorist-attacks-in-sri-lanka | 2022-08-07T16:28:00Z | https://www.wamc.org/2019-04-22/the-latest-on-the-easter-sunday-terrorist-attacks-in-sri-lanka | false | 1 |
Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you can still listen with the Bandcamp playlist at the bottom of the page.
With the release of In League With Dragons, The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle is fully 18 albums — not to mention numerous EPs, several side projects, a high-profile podcast series and a pair of novels — into a career spanning more than a quarter-century. With nothing left to prove, he's found more than ever to say, as recent recordings dive headlong into the specificity-rich worlds of underground wrestling (2015's Beat the Champ) and outcast subcultures (2017's Goths).
If you're looking to shorthand the concept around which In League With Dragons revolves, you could say this is Darnielle's album about Dungeons & Dragons; about role-playing games and the byzantine mythologies that help animate them. (He did, after all, announce the project in a live-streamed event at the headquarters of D&D's publisher, Wizards of the Coast.) But In League With Dragons' conceptual reach sprawls significantly farther than gaming.
Darnielle's own press statement describes the subgenre on display as "dragon noir," and he begins a lengthy rundown of In League With Dragons with the words, "This album began as a rock opera about a besieged seaside community called Riversend ruled by a benevolent wizard." But Darnielle's greatest gifts lie in his ability to pick apart more earthbound human frailties, and the songs on In League With Dragons operate accordingly. In "Doc Gooden," for example, a washed-up baseball player looks back in bitterness as he dreams of a comeback, while the jaunty "Waylon Jennings Live!" finds its narrator drunk at a casino, "right where God intended me to be."
All of which is to say that there's a lot to unpack here, from the crime-scene viscera of "Cadaver Sniffing Dog" to the mass pleas for mercy in "Clemency for the Wizard King," and it all unfolds amid arrangements more polished and ambitious than early Mountain Goats fans could have ever imagined. It makes perfect sense when you think about it: If you're going to make an album-length tribute to fantastical, fictional worlds, you'd best not make it simple.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.wamc.org/2019-04-22/the-mountain-goats-in-league-with-dragons-ventures-beyond-the-dungeon | 2022-08-07T16:28:06Z | https://www.wamc.org/2019-04-22/the-mountain-goats-in-league-with-dragons-ventures-beyond-the-dungeon | true | 1 |
Williamsport, Pa. — All students in the Williamsport school district will be eligible for free breakfast and lunch, officials announced on Friday.
By participating in the Community Eligibility Provision Program, the district will be able to offer free meals to all students during the 2022-2023 school year.
Families of students enrolled in, and who attend district schools, are able to benefit from the program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, without having to pay a fee or submit a meal application. However, households with children participating in the program will be asked to complete a Household Income Information Survey.
“Receiving free meals will not rely upon families returning the survey,” said Business Administrator Wanda Erb. “But it will be important to collect these survey results, as funding to support this program is based on documented need.”
Free meals will be comprised of lean proteins, healthy whole grains, and fresh fruit and vegetables. Á la carte items, add-ons, and snacks will remain available for purchase. District families can expect to receive information on the program when students return to school on Aug. 29.
For more information on the program or for directions on how to fill out the survey, visit www.wasd.org/foodservices. | https://www.northcentralpa.com/education/wasd-students-to-receive-free-meals/article_6f8c6696-14ef-11ed-8f57-97e2b93aa792.html | 2022-08-07T16:29:16Z | https://www.northcentralpa.com/education/wasd-students-to-receive-free-meals/article_6f8c6696-14ef-11ed-8f57-97e2b93aa792.html | true | 2 |
Ycash (YEC) traded down 2.9% against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 12:00 PM Eastern on August 7th. During the last week, Ycash has traded 17.9% higher against the dollar. Ycash has a market cap of $1.26 million and $433.00 worth of Ycash was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Ycash coin can currently be bought for $0.0990 or 0.00000429 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges.
Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours:
- Zcash (ZEC) traded up 6.9% against the dollar and now trades at $72.32 or 0.00313613 BTC.
- Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded 1.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $28.83 or 0.00125033 BTC.
- Horizen (ZEN) traded 2.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $19.41 or 0.00084190 BTC.
- Pirate Chain (ARRR) traded 2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.52 or 0.00002259 BTC.
- Alchemy Pay (ACH) traded up 0.6% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0161 or 0.00000070 BTC.
- Komodo (KMD) traded 2.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.31 or 0.00001364 BTC.
- Bitcoin Private (BTCP) traded down 14.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.67 or 0.00002889 BTC.
- BitcoinZ (BTCZ) traded 0.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0002 or 0.00000001 BTC.
- TENT (TENT) traded down 0.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0488 or 0.00000212 BTC.
- Flux (FLX) traded down 0.3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0776 or 0.00000337 BTC.
Ycash Coin Profile
Ycash (CRYPTO:YEC) is a coin. Its genesis date was April 11th, 2019. Ycash’s total supply is 12,738,619 coins. Ycash’s official Twitter account is @YcashFoundation and its Facebook page is accessible here. Ycash’s official message board is medium.com/@YcashFoundation. The Reddit community for Ycash is https://reddit.com/r/ycashtalk and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. Ycash’s official website is www.ycash.xyz.
Ycash Coin Trading
It is usually not currently possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ycash directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Ycash should first buy Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Gemini, GDAX or Changelly. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to buy Ycash using one of the aforementioned exchanges.
Receive News & Updates for Ycash Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and updates for Ycash and related cryptocurrencies with MarketBeat.com's FREE CryptoBeat newsletter. | https://www.wkrb13.com/2022/08/07/ycash-trading-up-17-9-this-week-yec.html | 2022-08-07T16:41:37Z | https://www.wkrb13.com/2022/08/07/ycash-trading-up-17-9-this-week-yec.html | false | 189 |
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BOSTON – Following the Department of Revenue’s release of June 2022 collections on Thursday, the Executive Office for Administration and Finance announced that the Commonwealth will end Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) with a $1.9 billion surplus, according to preliminary figures. This surplus accounts for $3 billion in automatic tax refunds required under Chapter 62F of the Massachusetts General Laws, $1.4 billion in statutory transfers, including capital gains transfers to the Stabilization Fund, and approximately $800 million in supplemental funding appropriated in FY22.
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A new millionaire lives among us, New Hampshire. It happened on Friday, July 29, when a customer in Salem hit pay dirt at a Market Basket, according to Seacoast Current. The jackpot ticket sold just outside of Chicago was worth a whopping $1.28 billion. Anyone else hoping it winds up... | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2693737064475/new-hampshire-food-pantries-struggle-with-rising-costs-growing-demand | 2022-08-07T16:45:54Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2693737064475/new-hampshire-food-pantries-struggle-with-rising-costs-growing-demand | false | 1 |
Ayodhya City Mayor Rishikesh Upadhyay, sitting MLA from the district’s Sadar constituency Ved Prakash Gupta and former legislator from Milkipur constituency Gorakhnath Baba are among the 40 persons named by the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) as “illegal colonisers” of land plots and building infrastructure in such land.
The list, released on Saturday, is signed by Ajay Bharti, Lekhpal, Ayodhya Development Authority. ADA Vice Chairman Vishal Singh Sunday told news agency Press Trust of India, “The list of 40 people who illegally bought land and got construction work done in the authority area was released Saturday night.”
When contacted, Singh told The Indian Express, “Enquiry has to be conducted about persons behind. List is premature and has been purposefully leaked, it seems. It’s wrong.”
Gupta and Upadhyay were among more than a dozen buyers of land parcels investigated by The Indian Express on December 24 last year. They included local MLAs, close relatives of bureaucrats who have or were serving in Ayodhya then, and local revenue officials whose job was to authenticate land transactions.
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The Indian Express investigation in December last on politicians and kin of officials who bought land in Ayodhya after the Supreme Court verdict clearing construction of Ram Temple. While Gupta’s nephew Tarun Mittal bought 5,174 sq m in Barhata Manjha on November 21, 2019, for Rs 1.15 crore, on December 29, 2020, he bought 14,860 sq m in next-door Maheshpur (Gonda) across the river Saryu, nearly 5 km from the temple site, for Rs 4 crore. Upadhyay had bought 1,480 sq m on September 18, 2019, for Rs 30 lakh.
The Uttar Pradesh government had set up a one-member committee to inquire into the land transactions by public representatives and government officials, but the findings of the report submitted to the government in January this year, are not yet in public domain.
When contacted, Ved Prakash Gupta said, “The Lekhpal has no power to issue such a list. I have no role in any land deals.” City Mayor Upadhyay said, “Such lists are released after proper investigation only. We have no role in any such illegal land deals.”
A week ago, on July 31, Ayodhya MP Lallu Singh, also from the BJP, had written to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath demanding a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the illegal sale and purchase of land by land-mafia in areas from Jamthara to Golaghat in Ayodhya which are among doob kshetra (submerged areas). In his letter, he said, “Such is the influence of the land-mafia that in connivance with officials/ employees posted earlier, by forging documents and by misleading people, land was listed in their names. Business of land-mafia is flourishing on the lands between Jamthara Ghat and Golaghat.” Singh declined to comment when contacted.
There was a rush to purchase land in Ayodhya particularly after the November 9, 2019, verdict of the Supreme Court. The Ayodhya Development Authority had in July end demolished construction undertaken by buyers of small land pieces in Majha Jamthara area.
Sources told The Indian Express that the report submitted by the one-man committee following The Indian Express investigation is with the Department of Revenue. An application under the RTI Act, seeking a copy of the inquiry report has not elicited a response. A second appeal is pending for hearing with the UP State Information Commission.
- The Indian Express website has been rated GREEN for its credibility and trustworthiness by Newsguard, a global service that rates news sources for their journalistic standards. | https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/ayodhya-mla-mayor-district-land-authority-list-illegal-land-owners-8076874/ | 2022-08-07T16:57:31Z | https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/ayodhya-mla-mayor-district-land-authority-list-illegal-land-owners-8076874/ | false | 1 |
Cred (LBA) traded up 6.2% against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 12:00 PM E.T. on August 7th. One Cred coin can currently be bought for about $0.0014 or 0.00000006 BTC on popular exchanges. Cred has a total market cap of $1.42 million and approximately $102,276.00 worth of Cred was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Over the last seven days, Cred has traded 6% higher against the U.S. dollar.
Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over the last 24 hours:
- BITCOIN ADDITIONAL (BTCA) traded 0.7% lower against the dollar and now trades at $23,060.65 or 1.00000000 BTC.
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004337 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded up 5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded 0% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004335 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded down 0.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.91 or 0.00003956 BTC.
- Mammoth (MMT) traded 19.7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.01 or 0.00004364 BTC.
- yOUcash (YOUC) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $0.51 or 0.00002217 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded 0.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $30.61 or 0.00132735 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded down 0.4% against the dollar and now trades at $7.85 or 0.00034034 BTC.
- Geegoopuzzle (GGP) traded 1.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $15.52 or 0.00067320 BTC.
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Cred (CRYPTO:LBA) is a coin. It launched on April 12th, 2018. Cred’s total supply is 1,000,000,000 coins and its circulating supply is 990,410,205 coins. Cred’s official website is www.mycred.io. Cred’s official Twitter account is @LibraCredit and its Facebook page is accessible here. The Reddit community for Cred is /r/Libra_Credit and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here.
Buying and Selling Cred
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It's been another busy day in Brum as thousands have streamed into the city centre to soak up the Commonwealth Games atmosphere. A lot of attention has been around Centenary Square and the Raging Bull.
But there's also been a great buzz at the Smithfield site and in Victoria Square too, where people have been enjoying all the sporting action sitting in deckchairs in the glorious sunshine. And this was the place to be this afternoon (Sunday August 7) at the moment the women's England hockey team won the gold medal by beating Australia.
The entire square was packed from the Town Hall and Council House and way back up into Chamberlain Square near the Museum and Art Gallery. And everyone was watching with bated breath to see the final result.
Read more : Be quick if you want to see the Raging Bull move for the very last time
At the moment of victory, the crowd went wild, cheering and clapping with pride at another great result for a women's team, just a week after the Lionesses won the Euros. See the moment as it unfolds in our video above.
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There were scenes of Raging Bull mania in the city yesterday with tens of thousands of people crowding in Centenary Square to take photos and videos of the 30ft mechanical moving structure. Organisers have announced that the bull will move for the final time at 6pm on Monday ahead of the closing ceremony. After this point, it will remain static in Centenary Square until the end of September.
A Jamaican carnival atmosphere filled the square and the area around Bullring yesterday too, with steelpan drums, singing and dancing. This is part of the Birmingham Festival that has filled both the city centre and different suburbs every day of the Games.
In Victoria Square there have been sunrise stretches, playtime discos with Games mascot Perry the Bull, virtual high speed Piing Play games and live music from up-and-coming artists on the Fountain Stage.
By the time the closing ceremony begins at the Alexander Stadium tomorrow (Monday August 8), 1,875 medals will have been handed out to athletes placing first, second or third in the 283 medal events. The ceremony will be televised on BBC One from 8pm until 10pm.
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Lawyer confident Mystikal will be cleared on rape charge
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The attorney who represented Mystikal on rape and kidnapping charges that were dropped in late 2020 said Thursday that he is once more representing the 51-year-old rapper — and is confident that he will again be cleared.
“I think there’s zero chance this goes to trial,” Joel Pearce said as he drove back to Shreveport from the Ascension Parish jail in Gonzales, where he met with Michael Tyler.
Tyler, who served six years in prison after pleading guilty in 2003 to sexual battery, was arrested Sunday on charges accusing him of raping and choking a woman at his home Saturday.
Pearce represented him in December 2020, when prosecutors in northwest Louisiana’s Caddo Parish dropped rape and kidnapping charges that had kept him jailed for 18 months
On Tuesday, Tyler was denied bond at what is called a “72-hour hearing.”
State District Judge Steven Tureau said evidence against the rapper, his past history and the victim’s fears met the standard for holding him without bail
“There was no evidence given on my client’s part,” Pearce said. He said he will request a full bond hearing at which evidence can be presented.
Defense attorney Roy Maughan Jr., who had asked for $250,000 bond, told The Advocate after Tuesday’s hearing that Tyler probably wouldn’t appeal the bond ruling.
Maughan is no longer on the case, Pearce said. He said he is working with Timothy Yazbeck of New Orleans, who worked with him on the Caddo Parish case.
He said he will also ask for what’s called a preliminary examination. Tyler “hasn’t been indicted, so we get to test the state’s case. It’s a little mini-trial,” Pearce said.
Mystikal, who grew up in New Orleans and now lives in Prairieville, is accused of attacking the woman, taking her keys and holding her against her will, according to an arrest warrant.
“He never threatened her, never choked her,” Pearce said.
Sheriff’s Detective Garrett Keith testified that the woman went to Tyler’s home Saturday night to talk about alleged financial commitments he had made to her.
According to the detective, Tyler’s behavior reportedly changed abruptly after he went into the bathroom and returned: He accused her of stealing cash, choked her and pulled out her hair.
Keith also said she had many cuts and bruises.
“I want to see the actual medical report,” Pearce said.
He said he also will be looking for a protective order that Tyler told him he was granted against the woman about eight years ago. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2693718547256/lawyer-confident-mystikal-will-be-cleared-on-rape-charge | 2022-08-07T17:27:08Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2693718547256/lawyer-confident-mystikal-will-be-cleared-on-rape-charge | true | 63 |
A Belfast businesswoman who launched a makeup brand four years ago has hailed the support of local people for believing in their vision.
Clair Gunning-Stitt left her job at a major company to follow her own personal dreams of owning a business. She launched Oh My Glam in July 2018 with a makeup range of 30 products, which has grown to be loved by Irish makeup artists, young people and celebrities across the globe.
Speaking to Belfast Live, Clair admitted that it has taken a lot of hard work to get Oh My Glam to where it is today - and that hard work isn't slowing down any time soon, with big plans in place for the months ahead.
Read more: NI woman's lockdown business goes viral on TikTok
She said: "I worked for a large company for 16 years as a sales director and they were closing their Belfast office so I decided that I would leave because I would have had to move to England to commute. My son was only five at the time, so I just couldn't do that.
"Through my work, I had met a lot of people and made a lot of good contacts. Myself and my current business partner were trading here and there and would have made products for other people. A lot of what we were making was cosmetics, and we seemed to be quite good at it.
"Obviously being a female and interested in cosmetics, I sort of strung onto that, so I sat down with my business partner one day and said 'let's do this ourselves'. We looked at the market and we wanted to try and see if we could bring something that was on-trend and affordable. We wanted to create a makeup brand that people wanted in their makeup bags.
"We came up with Oh My Glam and it was 18 months in the making. We didn't go out and dabble on one or two products, we got a full range of 30 products straight to market and launched in July 2018. From there it has just taken off."
Oh My Glam has now worked alongside LMD (Louise McDonnell) and Just Julie (Julie Doherty) and celebrities across the globe have been wearing their products. The products range from lip kits to eye-shadow sets and face powders.
Clair, who is 50, says she is blown away by the loyalty of her customers, who will buy almost anything they release and on the day of release too. The team behind the scenes want to bring affordable and excellent quality makeup to the homes of creatives across the world.
"We are four-years-old now and doing well with lots of big things coming," Clair added.
"We have a massive project coming in September and hopefully that will see us in a lot more stores. Before Covid, our focus was to get into local retailers and then everything changed.
"I have a son who is now 12. I am an old mum at 50 and working 24/7. I am a workaholic, I had my son on the Tuesday by c-section and I was in the office the following week. That's my work ethos, it is very strong.
"We are just so delighted to have a strong group of people who follow everything we do. They will literally go out and buy anything that we release. The people that have supported us have been nothing short of amazing.
"The Northern Irish and Southern Irish people are some of the most loyal customers that you could get. They truly are and they love to show support when they can.
"I am not going lie, it is challenging. Some days you may wish you were in a 9-5 job, but I wouldn't change it. I love the thrill of it and people have an illusion that I am successful. I am successful some days, and others I am not. It really is about getting that balance, and when you fail, you stand up and try again."
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AVON LAKE, Ohio
Theft: Lear Road
A man reported his motorcycle stolen on July 27. The motorcycle had been disabled for about a week and was parked at a business. The business owner reported it had been removed on July 25 by two men and thought one of them was the owner.
Criminal damaging: Moorewood Avenue
A resident reported being involved in a traffic altercation that resulted in the windshield and hood of his car being damaged on July 24.
Traffic complaint: Miller Road
On July 27, a Norfolk and Southern train blocked Miller Road for over two hours. The company was charged with obstruction of roads by railroads.
Criminal damaging: Belmar Boulevard
On July 28, a resident reported his car was damaged.
OVI: Lake Road
On July 29, police stopped a driver who hit a street sign. The driver was cited for operating under the influence and arrested.
Property damage: Electric Boulevard
A woman reported her car window was shattered as she drove by Blesser Park on August 2.
Theft: Walker Road
On July 14, a woman reported her car was broken into and her purse stolen while parked outside Burn Boot Camp.
Drunk driving: Redwood Boulevard
On July 16, an officers stopped a driver for speeding and a traffic violation. The driver was arrested and charged with drunk driving.
Theft: Beachdale Drive
A man reported on July 18 that he paid a contractor to do work on his home and never received the services. Police attempted to contact the contractor to no avail.
Suspicious activity: Lear Road
On July 20, a resident reported his car was egged and suspected his son or his son’s friend. The complainant will ask his neighbor to review her security camera to see if it captured anyone in his yard or driveway.
Assault: Lake Road
A man reported being assaulted on July 20.
OVI: Walker Road
On July 21, a woman reported that an erratic driver almost hit her car as it turned onto Walker Road from Parkside Drive. The vehicle was allegedly all over the road almost striking other vehicles. The vehicle was stopped after it pulled into the Speedway parking lot. The driver was arrested on charges of operating under the influence and driving under an OVI suspension.
Stolen vehicle: Jaycox Road
On July 22, a man reported his car stolen from the driveway. | https://www.cleveland.com/community/2022/08/mans-motorcycle-stolen-from-business-avon-lake-police-blotter.html | 2022-08-07T17:31:42Z | https://www.cleveland.com/community/2022/08/mans-motorcycle-stolen-from-business-avon-lake-police-blotter.html | true | 1 |
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