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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, who is on an official visit to the country, have held a one-on-one meeting.
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Looking for somewhere to go for dinner this Good Friday?
Want to steer away from mom’s fish sticks?
Nothing about Lent says Friday dinner shouldn’t delight. Check out these Hamilton restaurants open and ready to serve up everything from gluten free at Hammerheads to your favourite seafood at world renowned Shakespeare’s.
- Hammerhead’s, on Ottawa Street is 100 per cent gluten free and they’re on for the big show Friday. Order online for pick up, everything from oysters, calamari to your traditional fish and chips. Hours are 12 to 8 p.m. Closed on Sunday and Monday. Don’t forget the house-made tartar sauce. hammerheadsonottawa.com
- The Ship, 23 Augusta St. Sit down or take out, you can order up a little Erie Southern Fried Catfish and Chips or some Erie Perch and Chips for around $18. Hours are 12 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Don’t forget a splash of Clam Strips to start you off. theship.ca
- Shakespeare’s, 181 Main St. E. Add a little grace and beauty with some fine seafood dining this Friday. The dining room is open and there’s no better ambience. Open for lunch on Fridays from 12 to 2 p.m. and 5 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. shakespeares.ca
- Did you say Sushi on Fennell? Don’t wait, they sell out early on a regular Friday. Order a tray or single serving of Classic Maki. A medium party tray holds 64 pieces and will run you around $70. Open 2 to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Pick up or delivery available. Located on Hamilton’s east Mountain, 669 Fennell Ave. E. 905-389-9669
- The 447 Wing, 3210 Homestead Dr., Mount Hope. Open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Closed on Sundays. 289-280-0157 | https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2022/04/14/fish-and-chips-hamilton-good-friday.html | 2022-04-14T13:53:25Z | https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2022/04/14/fish-and-chips-hamilton-good-friday.html | false | 1 |
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A charter school bus company that operates in Washington state has settled a complaint over safety violations with state regulators.
The Utilities and Transportation Commission announced a $198,000 settlement with Ohio-based First Student Inc. in a news release.
The agreement came after staff filed a complaint in February, finding “new and repeated safety violations.” The company operates throughout the country, including Pierce and Thurston counties, Seattle and Vashon Island, the News Tribune reported.
The company admitted to 396 safety violations and agreed to pay $188,000, according to the release. Only $68,000 is due immediately. The remaining $120,000 will be suspended for three years and waived if the company doesn't repeat any violations during that period.
First Student also agreed to pay a previously suspended $10,000 penalty for repeated violations. The UTC fined the company $23,700 in 2019 but suspended $10,000 on the condition it met certain criteria and did not commit violations for two years.
Scott Gulbransen, a First Student spokesperson, said the company has been focused on fixing all violations and most of them were addressed in February.
“We very much appreciate the work we were able to do with the UTC and remain committed to the safety of all of those we transport in the area,” Gulbransen said. | https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/Charter-school-bus-company-to-pay-fine-for-safety-17080348.php | 2022-04-14T13:54:34Z | https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/Charter-school-bus-company-to-pay-fine-for-safety-17080348.php | true | 14 |
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The big idea
Customers spent more buying stuff from companies that engaged in corporate social responsibility than those that didn’t – as long as those do-gooder efforts actually addressed damage the businesses caused.
That’s the main takeaway of a new studyIconducted with three fellow marketing scholars.
Corporate social responsibility refers to voluntary efforts to improve society and protect the environment.
My colleagues and I tracked what happened following the announcements of 80 initiatives, such as social service donations and switching to plant-based plastics, tied to 55 brands. The companies made packaged goods, ranging from razors to ketchup.
We compared their sales with the sales of similar brands that didn’t announce such initiatives at that time. Our data began one year before and ended one year after that news broke. We controlled for other factors, such as prices, advertising budgets and negative press coverage.
We then grouped these efforts into three categories.
We used used the term “correcting actions” to refer to companies that tried to make up for harmful past environmental or social practices by changing related operations, such as by reducing their carbon emissions. “Compensating actions” entail a company’s donating money to offset the damages it caused but not altering its operations. And “cultivating actions” involve a business’s making a donation or getting employees to volunteer for programs that have nothing to do with its core business or its past harmful practices.
Sales rose by an average of 1% during the year after announcing correcting actions and 3% for compensating ones. The cultivating actions unrelated to a company’s own operations had the opposite effect: Sales fell an average of 3.5%.
We then conducted laboratory experiments with 507 people. They received background information about brands we made up that had made correcting, compensating or cultivating actions. We asked them to rate how likely they would be to buy those products.
We found consumers perceive corporate social responsibility initiatives differently depending on how sincere they perceive the companies to be. Because they view cultivating efforts as less sincere, people are more likely to purchase stuff from brands doing corrective and compensating actions.
Why it matters
As consumers grow more aware of the harm the private sector can do, companies have more incentives to engage in corporate social responsibility.
That’s perhaps why Fortune 500 companies alone spend roughly US$20 billion per year on these efforts. At the same time, the consequences of many corporate operations, which may include pollution or meager pay for workers in low-income countries with weak labor laws, are often passed on to society.
We believe our study is one of the first to cross-reference sales data with corporate social responsibility initiatives to see whether these actions affect consumer behavior.
Our findings suggest that when companies engage in acts of corporate social responsibility, they should choose actions that are related to the harm caused by their core business operations. They should also take care in communicating their goals and emphasizing accountability – particularly related to environmental issues.
What still isn’t known
We focused strictly on consumers. Figuring out whether employees, shareholders and the public respond differently to corporate social responsibility actions that are tied to correcting, compensating or cultivating efforts is important too.
What’s next
I’m currently conducting a related study with two other colleagues that compares how shareholders and Twitter followers respond differently to corporate social responsibility efforts. Those future findings may further illuminate what socially responsible acts mean for a company’s bottom line.
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This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here: https://theconversation.com/corporate-do-gooder-efforts-can-boost-sales-as-long-as-theyre-tied-to-corporate-harm-179813. | https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Corporate-do-gooder-efforts-can-boost-sales-as-17080413.php | 2022-04-14T13:55:24Z | https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Corporate-do-gooder-efforts-can-boost-sales-as-17080413.php | false | 15 |
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The number of coronavirus cases and deaths in Africa have dropped to their lowest levels since the pandemic began, marking the longest decline yet seen in the disease, according to the World Health Organization.
In a statement on Thursday, the U.N. health agency said COVID-19 infections due to the omicron surge had “tanked” from a peak of more than 308,000 weekly cases to fewer than 20,000 last week. Cases and deaths fell by 29% and 37% respectively in the last week; deaths decreased to 239 from the previous week.
“This low level of infection has not been seen since April 2020 in the early stages of the pandemic in Africa,” WHO said, noting that no country in the region is currently seeing an increase of COVID-19 cases.
The agency warned, however, that with winter approaching for Southern Hemisphere countries, “there is a high risk of another wave of new infections.” The coronavirus spreads more easily in cooler temperatures when people are more likely to gather in larger numbers indoors.
“With the virus still circulating, the risk of new and potentially more deadly variants emerging remains, and the pandemic control measures are pivotal to effective response to a surge in infections,” said Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO's Africa director.
Earlier this week, WHO said scientists in Botswana and South Africa have detected new forms of the omicron variant, labeled as BA.4 and BA.5, but aren’t sure yet if they might be more transmissible or dangerous.
To date, the new versions of omicron have been detected in four people in Botswana and 23 people in South Africa. Beyond Africa, scientists have confirmed cases in Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the United Kingdom. WHO said there was so far no evidence the new sub-variants spread any differently than the original omicron variant.
Despite repeated warnings from WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus that the coronavirus would devastate Africa, the continent has been among the least affected by the pandemic.
In an analysis released last week, WHO estimated that up to 65% of people in Africa have been infected with the coronavirus and said unlike many other regions, most people infected on the continent didn't show any symptoms.
Scientists at WHO and elsewhere have speculated that factors including Africa's young population, the lower incidence of chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes and warmer weather, may have helped it avoid a bigger wave of disease. Still, some countries have seen significant increases in the numbers of unexplained deaths, suggesting authorities were missing numerous COVID-19 cases.
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Follow AP’s coverage of the pandemic at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic | https://www.darientimes.com/news/article/WHO-COVID-cases-deaths-in-Africa-drop-to-lowest-17080358.php | 2022-04-14T14:00:55Z | https://www.darientimes.com/news/article/WHO-COVID-cases-deaths-in-Africa-drop-to-lowest-17080358.php | true | 38 |
8X8 PROTOCOL (EXE) traded 3.5% higher against the dollar during the one day period ending at 9:00 AM ET on April 14th. One 8X8 PROTOCOL coin can currently be bought for $0.0021 or 0.00000005 BTC on major exchanges. Over the last seven days, 8X8 PROTOCOL has traded down 13.4% against the dollar. 8X8 PROTOCOL has a total market cap of $638,787.69 and approximately $10,673.00 worth of 8X8 PROTOCOL was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.
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- Hive (HIVE) traded up 3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.94 or 0.00002278 BTC.
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Gazza – How to watch Paul Gascoigne documentary: Start time, TV channel and live stream free
THE story of Paul Gascoigne's life will be told in a new BBC documentary - Gazza - this week.
In it, fans will learn about the brilliance of the England legend and his troubles off the pitch, as well as a childhood trauma which scars him to this day.
Of the documentary, Gazza says: "This is the real story of my time in football - the good and the bad of who I am - and what really happened around me."
What time is the Paul Gascoigne documentary on?
The Paul Gascoigne documentary is a two-part series.
Part One is live on Wednesday, April 13 at 9pm.
The second part will be broadcast at the same time on Wednesday, April 20.
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What TV channel is 'Gazza' on and can I live stream it free?
Both episodes of the Gazza documentary are live on BBC Two.
To stream it live, head to the BBC iPlayer. The documentary will remain available on the iPlayer after its original broadcast.
BBC services are free for all UK viewers with a TV licence.
What has Paul Gascoigne said about the documentary?
Paul Gascoigne spoke openly in the documentary about how he loved being in the public eye, but was troubled by the scale of the media attention of his family.
He said: "Opening shops, switching on the London lights, recording Fog on the Tyne, doing adverts… I enjoyed every minute of it and I was still performing on the pitch.
"At the time people - or parts of the press anyway - criticised me and said I was doing too much, but my football was as good then as it ever was."
"The press would follow us and our family and it was difficult to go out and about sometimes with constantly being followed by sometimes hundreds of cameras.
"A lot of the stories the press would print weren't true; and they'd make stuff up about me and that would then cause me problems."
Asked what he hoped viewers would take from the documentary, Gazza said: "Hopefully they'll take away from it, the great times I had.
"There's a lot that wasn't good or perfect.
"But when it comes to the past, you can't change it and have to take the bad with the good things that you've done, and the good things I would repeat in a heartbeat." | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2569073682015/gazza-how-to-watch-paul-gascoigne-documentary-start-time-tv-channel-and-live-stream-free | 2022-04-14T14:14:02Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2569073682015/gazza-how-to-watch-paul-gascoigne-documentary-start-time-tv-channel-and-live-stream-free | false | 5 |
I like writing – whether it will last on a physical page, if people look beyond its contents – and so am quite happy sharing links or reading comments here in Worddile Blipfolio and on FaceSpace… where comments here can get missed (as Wordflare is less public) you might have a slightly broader reach posting in F-space. So just go there when the words (like many more to share over these days in the UK; you guys get a long one), Charges have been filed against a man accused of killing his wife in Buena Vista Township on Saturday, April 9.
32-year-old Margaret Welch was shot to death at a home at 1726 Prospect St. A 22-year-old man was also shot, though his wounds were non-life threatening. Police say Welch’s husband, 41-year-old Deandre Welch, is responsible for the murder.
Welch is charged with several felonies, including open murder, third offense felony firearm, assault with intent to murder, carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, carrying a concealed weapon, a felon in possession of a firearm charge and third-degree fleeing and eluding police and others. He’s being held at the Saginaw County Jail. | https://www.wsgw.com/man-arraigned-in-buena-vista-shooting-death-of-wife/ | 2022-04-14T14:14:21Z | https://www.wsgw.com/man-arraigned-in-buena-vista-shooting-death-of-wife/ | false | 1 |
NEW YORK (AP) — Before he was working with Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Amy Winehouse and many others, Mark Ronson was a teen DJ in 1990s downtown New York, a place and time he will look back on in an upcoming book.
The Oscar and Grammy-winning producer and songwriter has a deal with Grand Central Publishing for “93 ‘Til Infinity," scheduled for 2023. Ronson says he will write a combination memoir-DJ study-New York celebration, centering the narrative on favorite venues and events.
“Before smartphones hit the dancefloor and bottle service & VIP banquettes shrunk the club, in the 90’s people stayed all night in the same place to dance, hustle, politic, and party like no one was watching — ascending hip hop moguls, artists, hustlers, models, posers, dancers and hard-working 9 to 5’ers all rubbing shoulders with each other," Ronson said in a statement Thursday.
“At that moment, New York was still the center of the music game and in the land of Biggie, Wu-Tang and Tribe, we celebrated them every night. More importantly, this era also happened to be the most exciting time in my life. “ | https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/entertainment/article/Mark-Ronson-will-remember-the-DJ-life-in-upcoming-17080412.php | 2022-04-14T14:15:55Z | https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/entertainment/article/Mark-Ronson-will-remember-the-DJ-life-in-upcoming-17080412.php | false | 33 |
Abbott Elementary spoilers follow.
Abbott Elementary wrapped up its first season this week, as second-grade teacher Janine Teagues broke up with her long-term boyfriend Tariq Temple as he wanted to pursue his rap career, while Barbara Howard considered retirement. And they that thought the most stressful part of a zoo trip would be the kids.
Janine actress and the show's creator Quinta Brunson has spoken to Entertainment Weekly about how the season 1 finale sets up a (greenlit) second run that will focus more on the personal lives of the teachers.
Speaking about the big breakup, Brunson teased that it's not the end of Tariq just yet, saying: "I don't want to give anything away, but I feel like we will be seeing more of Tariq in the future. I do think that they are broken up and things are over... But I don't think you've seen the last of him.
Related: Has Disney+ stopped free trials in the UK in 2022?
"We're going to get into our writers room and talk about it, but to me, Janine is now on a journey of finding herself. She's been with this person for years. 10 years. And for the first time, she is a single adult, and now she has space to discover what that means."
"I don't feel like she's going to hop into anything immediately with Gregory," she added. "Gregory is also, he just made the decision to stay at Abbott to be a full-time teacher. He has that to worry about — what that means for him, what that looks like, making that kind of commitment.
"So I think right now, these are two individuals who are growing up, and we'll continue to see them meet in the middle of that growing up during the second season... I'm excited to explore Janine's growth. I'm excited to have some things thrown at her that were thrown at me when I was 25 and single."
Speaking about some of the other characters, Brunson specifically mentioned wanting to explore how Barbara would react with non-binary kids in her class, how Lisa would try and support her while manager divorce, and how Jacob will deal with whatever the writers can think to throw at him in school.
Related: Rosie Jones confirms new TV show after Casualty exit
"I'm excited to watch Barbara," she explained. "What does it look like when kids are coming into your class who identify as they/them for Barbara and older women who may not be used to that? Things like that.
"How is she going to grow from that? She has to grow too for this new world. "
Abbott Elementary airs on ABC in the US, and is available on Disney+ in multiple territories. A UK release has not been announced yet. | https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a39722933/abbott-elementary-season-2-tease/ | 2022-04-14T14:15:56Z | https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a39722933/abbott-elementary-season-2-tease/ | true | 1 |
- By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press
North Korea's most famous and distinctive state TV anchor, Ri Chun Hi, has announced the country's major new events for decades, including nuclear and missile tests and the death of a leader. She became the topic of the official North Korean media herself on Thursday after leader Kim Jong Un gave her a luxurious residence and asked her to continue to serve as the voice of his ruling Workers’ Party. Experts say Kim is providing special treatment to elite North Koreans such as Ri, who is about 79 years old, to boost their loyalty as he grapples with the pandemic, a troubled economy and a stalemate in nuclear diplomacy with the United States.
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In “Roar,” there is no such thing as subtlety.
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NEW YORK — In “Three Tall Women,” the great playwright Edward Albee identified what he called the “360-degree view.” It happens, he said, in your 40s or 50s, when you’re old enough to understand the folly of youth and still young enough to see and feel the agonizing decline of the generation…
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They needed an actor to play a younger version of Albus Dumbledore.
The following are Thursday’s television listings for the local PBS stations:
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A Connecticut museum says it's been promised an “unprecedented” private collection of European and American art. It includes works from such well-known painters as Pablo Picasso, Mary Cassatt, Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper and Andrew Wyeth. It also has sculptors Henry Moore and Alberto Giacometti. An anonymous Greenwich couple is making the bequest to the Bruce Museum. It includes 70 works including paintings, sculpture, watercolors, drawings, prints and photographs. It marks the largest gift of art in the museum’s 112-year history. The collection includes Hopper’s Two Comedians, the artist’s last work. It depicts the painter his wife Josephine dressed as clowns on stage.
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Filmmaker Cary Joji Fukunaga, best known for directing the James Bond movie "No Time to Die," "Jane Eyre" and the TV show "True Detective," is on the ground chronicling the war on Ukraine.
- Karu F. Daniels - New York Daily News (TNS)
The guitar Kurt Cobain played in Nirvana’s iconic “Smells Like Teen Spirit” music video over 30 years ago is headed to the auction block.
- Christi Carras - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Beloved comedian and voice actor Gilbert Gottfried was diagnosed with a heart condition before his death, his longtime friend and publicist Glenn Schwartz said.
- AP
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. has pleaded guilty to one count of forcible touching in a protracted criminal case accusing the Oscar-winning “Jerry Maguire” star of violating three different women at various Manhattan night spots in 2018 and 2019. The single guilty plea came Wednesday, nearly three years after Gooding's arrest in the case that saw several delays as his lawyers sought to get the charges reduced or dismissed. Gooding pleaded guilty to an allegation that he forcibly touched a woman inappropriately at the LAVO New York nightclub in 2018.
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Helen Mirren has nothing but rave reviews for her experiences working with Bruce Willis.
- Lilly Price - The Baltimore Sun (TNS)
BALTIMORE — Rap star Megan Thee Stallion is riding into town in May for the Preakness Stakes horse race.
- Nardine Saad - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
A temporary restraining order against "Justice League" star Ezra Miller has been dropped by a couple in Hawaii, scrubbing one of a handful of criminal proceedings "The Flash" star has been involved in as of late.
- Christi Carras - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Splish splash, Jennifer Lopez was taking a bath when Ben Affleck asked for her hand in marriage — again.
- Charlie Vargas - The Orange County Register (TNS)
ANAHEIM, Calif. — In recent years, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has experimented with virtual scavenger hunts and augmented reality. This spring, the event will not only spotlight the next big thing in music but also one of the hottest tech trends, bringing NFTs to center sta…
- George Varga - The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS)
SAN DIEGO — Eddie Vedder, Stevie Nicks and Pink will headline the 2022 edition of Ohana Festival, the three-day bayside music festival Vedder founded six years ago at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point.
- Tracy Brown - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Arthur Harrow wants his followers to speak three languages. He might want to find a new Mandarin teacher first.
- Peter Sblendorio - New York Daily News (TNS)
NEW YORK — The actor who plays the parrot Iago in Broadway’s “Aladdin” remembered the magic of meeting Gilbert Gottfried as the Disney stage musical dedicated Tuesday night’s performance to the late comedian.
- Peter Sblendorio - New York Daily News (TNS)
Queen’s rousing “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Journey’s uplifting “Don’t Stop Believin’” and Alicia Keys’ decorated debut album each struck a chord with the Library of Congress, which included the classic works in its latest entries to the National Recording Registry.
- Peter Sblendorio - New York Daily News (TNS)
NEW YORK — Pamela Anderson smiled and held a bouquet of roses after making her much-anticipated Broadway debut with Tuesday’s performance in “Chicago.”
- Mark Meszoros - The News-Herald (Willoughby, Ohio) (TNS)
It’s time to acknowledge that something is missing from the Wizarding World.
- By BEN FINLEY - Associated Press
Attorneys for Amber Heard are zeroing in on Johnny Depp's drug and alcohol use as they defend her against Depp's libel allegations. A lawyer for Heard resumed his cross-examination of Depp’s sister, Christi Dembrowski, on Wednesday. He brought up a 2014 text exchange between Heard and Dembrowski in which Heard remarked, “JD is on a bender.” Dembrowski, however, said she did not believe that Depp had a problem with drugs or alcohol. Depp is suing Heard for libel in Virginia after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post that referred to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” Depp says the article indirectly defames him. He denies abusing her. | https://www.thederrick.com/news/entertainment/blondie/article_02b23eea-30d7-548e-b6a6-760ad14712e4.html | 2022-04-14T14:16:17Z | https://www.thederrick.com/news/entertainment/blondie/article_02b23eea-30d7-548e-b6a6-760ad14712e4.html | true | 10 |
An infant died on Tuesday in the suburbs of Augusta, Georgia, after being attacked by a dog.Serenity Garnett, seven months old, was staying with her great-grandmother Migdelia Guadalupe, in the city of Martinez, when a dog belonging to the owners of the home where Ms Guadalupe rented a room began to bite.Both Serenity and Ms Guadalupe were taken to the AU Medical Center for treatment, where the baby died and her great-grandmother required stitches.Rosalie Rivera, the grandmother of Serenity and daughter of Ms Guadalupe, described the child as “the happiest thing that has happened to this family in a long... | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2569074759212/petition-demand-justice-for-breeze-the-emaciated-pit-bull-found-covered-in-feces | 2022-04-14T14:17:05Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2569074759212/petition-demand-justice-for-breeze-the-emaciated-pit-bull-found-covered-in-feces | false | null |
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Shares of Rakuten Group, Inc. (OTCMKTS:RKUNY – Get Rating) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $7.32 and last traded at $7.38, with a volume of 73717 shares. The stock had previously closed at $7.49.
Separately, Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Rakuten Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 6th.
The stock’s fifty day moving average is $8.10 and its 200 day moving average is $9.40.
Rakuten Group, Inc offers internet services in Japan and internationally. It operates through three segments: Internet Services, FinTech, and Mobile segments. The Internet Services segment operates Rakuten Ichiba, an internet shopping mall; Rakuten Travel, online travel and reservation website; Rakuten Rewards, a membership-based online cashback site; Rakuten Fashion, a fashion mail order site; Rakuten Books, an online book, CD, and DVD stores; Rakuten 24 daily necessities sales service; Rakuten Seiyu Netsuper, an online grocery delivery service; Rakuten Bic, an electronics e-commerce site; Rakuten Rebates, a point-back service; Rakuma, a consumer-to-consumer mobile e-commerce app; Rakuten Super Logistics, a distribution and fulfillment services; Rakuten Drone, Drone/UGV delivery service; Rakuten Gora, an online golf course reservations; and Rakuten Marketing that provides performance marketing services.
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TPM Reader SB, like virtually everyone else who wrote in this morning, is all in with TPM Reader JB’s “Punch Them in the Nose” …
In response to the letter from JB, re: “Punch Them In the Nose”: this is exactly right, it’s beyond right, and Democrats and liberals in positions of power and influence ignore these words at the peril of our democracy. Every point JB made, in particular tying Putin and Putin’s Russia to the Republican Party, is not just factually correct but existentially necessary. The rest of the world is watching us, especially Western Europeans who have extensive experience with fascism, authoritarianism, and autocracy, and they see precisely what’s going on in the U.S., and they are watching to see whether or not Democrats and Americans rise to the occasion. We have a Chamberlain wing of the Democratic Party, mostly consultants and so-called “moderates,” that has a risk averse chokehold on Democratic political culture and praxis that permeates the entire political structure, but it goes beyond that. | https://talkingpointsmemo.website/edblog/you-all-agree-it-seems?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-all-agree-it-seems | 2022-04-14T14:40:32Z | https://talkingpointsmemo.website/edblog/you-all-agree-it-seems?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-all-agree-it-seems | true | 1 |
Duality Advisers LP purchased a new stake in shares of Simmons First National Co. (NASDAQ:SFNC – Get Rating) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 34,968 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $1,034,000.
Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SFNC. TAP Consulting LLC bought a new position in shares of Simmons First National in the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. Marshall Wace North America L.P. bought a new position in shares of Simmons First National in the 1st quarter worth approximately $59,000. Strs Ohio lifted its stake in shares of Simmons First National by 900.0% in the 4th quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 4,000 shares of the bank’s stock worth $118,000 after purchasing an additional 3,600 shares during the period. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in shares of Simmons First National in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $123,000. Finally, Teton Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Simmons First National in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $200,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.70% of the company’s stock.
Shares of NASDAQ SFNC opened at $25.30 on Thursday. Simmons First National Co. has a 1 year low of $24.76 and a 1 year high of $32.76. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $27.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $29.28. The company has a market cap of $2.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.24 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.69.
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 15th were issued a $0.19 dividend. This is a positive change from Simmons First National’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 14th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.00%. Simmons First National’s payout ratio is presently 30.77%.
A number of research firms have commented on SFNC. StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Simmons First National in a research note on Thursday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Simmons First National from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $30.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 1st.
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Simmons First National Corporation operates as the holding company for Simmons Bank that provides banking and other financial products and services to individuals and businesses. It offers checking, savings, and time deposits; consumer, real estate, and commercial loans; agricultural finance, equipment, and small business administration lending; trust and fiduciary services; credit cards; investment management products; insurance products; and securities and investment services.
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In an appearance on ESPN’s NBA Countdown last night, Adrian Wojnarowski hinted at a crucial addition to the Celtics playoff roster earlier than many had expected.
“The possibility I’m told is very real that Robert Williams could return in this first round series against the Nets. Now, Game 6 would fall on one month from his left knee meniscus surgery back on March 30th and the thought from the very beginning was because of the nature of this meniscus surgery that he could be back even within that one-month timetable. He’s continued to progress, he’s met all his benchmarks I’m told, and there’s a real possibility for Boston.”
That tracks with the guarded optimism that the Celtics have held with a potential Timelord return in Round 1. Initially, the timeline was set at four to six weeks which would have pegged his return somewhere in the conference semifinals if Boston were to advance, but it sounds like they’ve kept the door open for the chance of an earlier return. Yesterday after practice, head coach Ime Udoka was cagey/vague updating Williams’ recovery.
“He’s looking good and in good spirits, like I’ve said from Day One. Just attacking the rehab process and getting out on the court, getting some shooting drills and touch work,” Udoka said. “We’re happy with the progress, but at the same time, it’s going to take time. Like I mentioned, probably, it’s going to be a full series without him. That’s what we’re looking at in doing.”
“Touch work” could suggest that Williams has started some light contact drills on his road to recovery and while it might just be a slip of the tongue, Udoka did slip in a “probably” when suggesting that they would be an entire round without him.
When Williams initially had the surgery, Udoka mentioned that there was a big difference between “sewing up” the tendon which would lead to a much longer recovery vs. cutting out the tear which the medical staff opted for, ensuring long term and potential short term success. | https://www.celticsblog.com/2022/4/14/23024837/woj-theres-a-very-real-possibility-robert-williams-returns-in-round-1-boston-celtics-brooklyn-nets | 2022-04-14T14:45:37Z | https://www.celticsblog.com/2022/4/14/23024837/woj-theres-a-very-real-possibility-robert-williams-returns-in-round-1-boston-celtics-brooklyn-nets | false | 1 |
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The Ghana Culture Forum (GCF) has called on government to consider the establishment of a national arts gallery.
According to GCF, such a facility would preserve the artistry and intellectual works of artists for posterity.
Nana Otuo Owoahene Acheampong, General Secretary of the Forum, who spoke to the Ghana News Agency, bemoaned how the country had lost out on legendary arts works of Amon Kotei, Kofi Antubam, and continues to miss out on arts works from the younger generation.
“I am a visual artist, but we do not have an art gallery to showcase the work of legendary Ghanaians like Kofi Antubam, Amon Kotei,” he said.
He said the arts gallery was one of the infrastructural investments government ought to put up to help promote the industry value chain activities through exhibition, and promotion.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in the 2022 State of the Nation Address (SONA), said the creative art industry had great potential, and that government would unleash that through education and skills training.
“The Creative Arts Senior High School, in Kwadaso, whose construction is currently 70 per cent complete, will serve as a beacon for many young and talented people seeking a fulfilling career in this field,” the President said.
Nana Otuo Owoahene Acheampong lauded the establishment of the school, saying it would “bridge the gap.”
He, however, suggested that government puts up at least one complex training centre in all the 16 regions to train budding and industry players in the various domains – film, arts, sculpture, and music, among others.
“As it stands now, everybody in the industry is trying to find a way to equip him or herself, therefore, proper accredited institutions should be established, capacity building programmes and seminars should be in place for members,” he added.
Nana Otuo Owoahene Acheampong also appealed to the government to support the industry with credit facilities.
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Judge sentences Hartsville man to 40 years for execution-style murder over Facebook post
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (WMBF) – A Facebook post led to a man being sentenced to four decades in prison.
A jury convicted 22-year-old Dabry James on Wednesday for the murder of Floyd Stewart Jr. in February 2020. He was also convicted of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, unlawful possession of a handgun and grand larceny.
Investigators said Stewart had confronted James about a Facebook post by James at East Park Apartments on Lange Court. They said when Stewart turned to leave after the confrontation, James pulled out a gun and show Stewart in the back of the head.
Stewart fell to the ground and then James stood over him and shot the victim four more times in the head, according to investigators.
James then stole Stewart’s car and drove away from the scene. He was later captured by local law enforcement with the help of the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force.
“The actions of Dabry James are a cancer that must be removed from society,” said Assistant Solicitor Monty Bell during the sentencing portion of the trial. “This happened in broad daylight. Children were getting off the school bus within sight of the victim’s body.”
Bell asked the judge to sentence James to life in prison.
Judge Michael Nettles ended up sentencing James to 40 years.
“I’m glad that justice has been served. And that the family finally has justice. This senseless violence will not be tolerated,” Bell stated after the sentencing.
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PH Army’s IED detection, clearing capabilities get boost
The Philippine Army (PA)’s capability to detect and clear mines or improvised explosive device (IED) got a much-needed boost after it received two vehicle-mounted mine detectors (VMMD) early this month.
In a statement Wednesday, Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad said the two VMMDs will be deployed to the 525th Engineer Combat Battalion, the humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) unit of the 51st Engineer Brigade.
“The up-armored and modified tractors will be deployed to conduct mine detection and clearing operations,” he added. The two VMMDs were formally given to the PA last April 9.
“The new assets, which are acquired through a government-to-government deal between the Philippines and the UK (United Kingdom), are part of the Horizon 2 (2018 to 2022) projects under the Revised AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) Modernization Program,” Trinidad said.
Among the other recently acquired big-ticket projects for the PA under Horizon 2 are the Armor Division’s armored mortar carriers and the Artillery Regiment’s ATMOS 155mm self-propelled howitzer.
Two more VMMDs are to be delivered to the PA by July 2023.
PA chief Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. earlier said his thrust will be to ensure that Filipino soldiers are given the resources, equipment and skills that would help propel the Army towards modernization and achieving its vision to be world-class by 2028.
Resources include the necessary equipment, aside from the enhancement of skills of the soldiers so that they are prepared for the challenges of neutralizing threats.
Source: Philippines News Agency | https://www.philippinesnewsgazette.com/ph-armys-ied-detection-clearing-capabilities-get-boost/ | 2022-04-14T14:56:36Z | https://www.philippinesnewsgazette.com/ph-armys-ied-detection-clearing-capabilities-get-boost/ | true | 1 |
Citation
Johnson AM, Smith DL. J. Psychosoc. Nurs. Ment. Health Serv. 2022; ePub(ePub): ePub.
Copyright
(Copyright © 2022, Healio)
DOI
10.3928/02793695-20220325-02
PMID
35412874
Abstract
Suicide, as the third leading cause of death among individuals aged 15 to 24 years, is substantially more frequent in non-metropolitan/rural counties, where college/university students may be at particular risk; however, little is known about risk and protective factors and prevention strategies specific to this population. The current integrated review was completed to explore such factors and evidence-based interventions. A systematic literature search was performed, guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement and using computerized databases, for studies published from 2008 to 2021; nine met inclusion criteria. Data were classified into subgroups, which included risk and protective factors for suicidality, stressors and risk factors for psychological distress, and barriers to psychological help-seeking. Key findings included depression as a risk factor, religiosity as a protective factor, decreased social support as a stressor, and various barriers to help-seeking. No evidence-based interventions for this population have been identified in the literature. Research is needed to explore evidence-based interventions for rural college/university students. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, xx(xx), xx-xx.].
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Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE:LPG – Get Rating)’s share price reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $15.68 and last traded at $15.44, with a volume of 344906 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $15.37.
Separately, StockNews.com started coverage on shares of Dorian LPG in a research note on Thursday, March 31st. They issued a “hold” rating for the company.
The business’s 50-day moving average price is $13.77 and its 200 day moving average price is $13.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $624.18 million, a PE ratio of 8.50 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a current ratio of 2.29.
In other news, CFO Theodore B. Young sold 12,500 shares of Dorian LPG stock in a transaction on Friday, April 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.37, for a total transaction of $192,125.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 110,576 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,699,553.12. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Thomas Jason Coleman sold 100,000 shares of Dorian LPG stock in a transaction on Friday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.40, for a total transaction of $1,540,000.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 3,112,240 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $47,928,496. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 538,700 shares of company stock valued at $7,940,419 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 28.60% of the company’s stock.
A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of LPG. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Dorian LPG during the fourth quarter valued at about $83,000. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System bought a new position in shares of Dorian LPG during the third quarter valued at about $132,000. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new position in shares of Dorian LPG during the third quarter valued at about $137,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new position in shares of Dorian LPG during the third quarter valued at about $138,000. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of Dorian LPG by 22.3% during the third quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 12,577 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $156,000 after acquiring an additional 2,291 shares during the last quarter. 73.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Dorian LPG Company Profile (NYSE:LPG)
Dorian LPG Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) through its LPG tankers worldwide. The company owns and operates very large gas carriers (VLGCs). As of May 19, 2021, its fleet consisted of twenty-three VLGCs. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
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Starbucks workers win streak of union elections, with no sign of slowing
Worker organizing at Starbucks is on fire. What started with one store in Buffalo has swiftly spread to other locations across the country.
Twenty stores have now unionized, including four so far this week in unanimous votes. The union has lost only once, when one of the first three stores in Buffalo to organize voted down the union back in December. More than 200 Starbucks stores have sought elections, with more added every day.
The return of Howard Schultz to Starbucks as interim CEO on April 4 hasn't slowed the movement, despite his appeal to employees, known as partners at Starbucks, to trust him — not a union — to make things right for them.
"My job in coming back to Starbucks is to ensure the fact that we... reimagine a new Starbucks with our partners at the center of it all, as a pro-partner company, as a company that does not need someone in between us and our people," Schultz told employees at a town-hall style meeting on his first day back.
But more and more workers at Starbucks believe otherwise. They say a worker-led union is exactly what they need to have a seat at the table.
Starbucks workers were originally drawn to the company because of its culture
Starbucks has long prided itself on being a standout employer. Indeed, the generous benefits and socially progressive culture are a big part of what drew Tim Swicord, Gailyn Berg, Megan Gaydos and Claire Picciano to find jobs with the company in Springfield, Virginia. Their Starbucks store is voting this week on whether to organize.
"The way that they treated their employees and also the work environment that I witnessed — it seemed very engaging and fun," says Swicord, a high school senior who sought out Starbucks for a part-time job last year.
"I wanted to go to college for free," says Picciano, a barista trainer who has worked at Starbucks part-time for three-and-a half years while also working toward a bachelor's degree in health sciences, thanks to Starbucks. The company offers free college tuition through an online program at Arizona State University, a perk Berg and Gaydos have also enjoyed.
Berg, who joined four years ago and is now a shift supervisor, says they love Starbucks, or at least, loved it before.
"Definitely, I felt that they had lived up to the culture, the promises of the culture that they had made," they say.
But in the pandemic, the goodwill faded fast. And all four of the Springfield workers eventually became convinced that they would be better off with a union. It started in January, a month after a Starbucks store in Buffalo won a successful union drive. What started out as a casual, almost jokey conversation quickly turned serious, says Swicord. "We just started to think, 'Hey, this is something we should really do as a store.'"
Starbucks' anti-union campaign has riled the workers
Swicord became one of the organizers. He also became a target of Starbucks' anti-union campaign. At a closed-door meeting with his store manager and the district manager, he says he was warned that unionizing was a gamble, that the employees risked losing their benefits and that he in particular risked losing out on a promotion.
"To me, it did not feel like a conversation," he says.
Swicord says Starbucks has carried out other union-busting activities as well. After their store filed for a union vote, their schedule was taken down from the wall in the back room, and when it was reposted, their hours had been cut. Five new employees were suddenly brought on, but Picciano, the store's barista trainer, says she was not allowed to train the new hires.
"Those partners were shipped to other stores to be trained," she says.
Starbucks denies engaging in illegal anti-union activities, including at other stores where worker organizers have been fired. Starbucks says the workers in question were fired for violating company policies.
Tensions at the Springfield store date to early in the pandemic
The mistrust the four Springfield workers feel toward Starbucks dates to the onset of the pandemic. In those scary first days, Berg felt Starbucks was slow to respond, but soon after, their store was among those Starbucks closed for six weeks, with pay. During that time, the staff got together on Zoom to brainstorm ideas for how to keep safe. Along with their store manager, they decided to place a table and a tent at the door. Customers could place orders on the Starbucks app and pick up their drinks outside.
They were quickly overruled.
Citing food safety issues, their district manager told them their plan was inappropriate, and that customers had to be able to come into the store.
"That was definitely a rough first couple of weeks when we were first getting used to what Starbucks corporate wanted us to look like and deciding if it was actually safe enough," says Berg.
In fact, Starbucks took a number of steps to help employees through that time. For 30 days, they paid workers regardless of whether they went to work or not, for whatever reason. They gave 14 days of paid time off to workers exposed to or diagnosed with COVID. They expanded child care benefits and, for a couple of months, paid workers $3 more per hour in hazard pay.
But increasingly, the employees felt voiceless over the challenges they faced at work. Confrontations with customers over masks. Coworkers calling out sick, with no one to replace them.
"'I'm just so stressed out. We need more help,'" Picciano remembers telling her manager at the time.
Pandemic benefits were cut as company reported record sales
For Gaydos, a barista, a low point came last fall when Starbucks phased out one of its pandemic benefits. Employees had been allowed one free food item and one beverage every day, from any store, even if they weren't working that day. Gaydos says they were told the company couldn't afford the benefit anymore.
"And then it came out that we had record-breaking sales, and that the CEO at the time, Kevin Johnson, was going to receive a 40 percent raise," says Gaydos.
Starbucks notes that it has replaced some pandemic benefits with others as the pandemic has evolved. For example, twice a quarter, workers can now take five days' paid leave if they need to isolate due to COVID.
The company also points to raises it has announced for store employees. By summer 2022, Starbucks says all workers will earn at least $15 an hour.
The Springfield workers are not impressed.
"Starbucks is boasting about raising everyone to $15 an hour, but that was ten years ago that we needed that," says shift supervisor Berg.
What workers want: more money and more of a say
If their store votes to unionize this week, the Springfield workers have a long list of demands they will bring to the bargaining table.
"Of course a raise — that's our very first one," says Berg.
They also want consistency in their schedules and in how many hours they are allotted each week.
The baristas want customers to be able to tip on the credit card readers in the stores and to be able to tip more easily on the mobile app. They also want Starbucks to supplement the tips, seeing as many people don't tip because the prices are so high.
"It is not our fault that Starbucks keeps increasing the cost of everything to the point where it's the most expensive cup of coffee you've ever had," says Picciano.
Berg has a bigger ask in mind: a larger store. The store now is too small for the amount of traffic they get, Berg says, and workers have suffered injuries while restocking because many items are high up on shelves.
Above all, the workers want a say in how things are done at their store. They want their voices heard.
"All of us would be happy to give this company everything we had if we were also treated the same way back," says Picciano.
On Thursday, the workers hope to become the 21st Starbucks store to join the national union Workers United.
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SANTA TECLA, El Salvador (AP) — A day after the bloodletting — 62 gang killings that convulsed El Salvador — the crackdown began.
Before dawn on Sunday, March 27, just hours after congress approved a state of emergency, heavily armed police and soldiers entered the packed, gang-controlled neighborhood of San Jose El Pino.
Freed from having to explain an arrest or grant access to a lawyer, they went door to door, dragging out young men. They established a perimeter with barbed wire barricades where they controlled who entered and who left, demanding identification and searching everyone.
President Nayib Bukele has responded to the surge in gang killings with mass arrests in poor neighborhoods like San Jose El Pino, each day posting the growing arrest total and photos of tattooed men. The highly publicized roundups are not the result of police investigations into the murders in late March, but propel a tough-on-crime narrative that critics are calling “punitive populism.”
In just over two weeks, more than 10,000 alleged gang members have been arrested — a huge number for a small country of 6.5 million people. They can be held for 15 days without charges, one of the measures decried by international human rights groups and the U.S. government.
“They came in with everything,” said 36-year-old Héctor Fernandez on his way to his factory job on a recent morning. “Whoever didn’t open the door, they knocked it down. They were looking for the guys. I think they took almost all of them, but others managed to get out.”
Critics say the mass arrests are more show than substance. They note that amid all of the chest-thumping rhetoric and slickly produced videos of roughly handled prisoners, authorities are not talking about the investigations or arrests of those suspected of actual involvement in the March 26 killings. But many Salvadorans are pleased to see action against gangs that have long-terrorized their communities.
“It’s for everyone’s safety,” Fernandez said, nervously looking around to see if anyone was watching. He said he minds his own business and hasn’t had trouble with the Mara Salvatrucha, the gang that controls his neighborhood. “I leave, (police and soldiers) search me. I go to work, come back in the evening, they search me. I pass and go home.”
Bukele, a highly popular master of social media, has filled his platforms with photos of handcuffed and bloodied gang members, orders to his security cabinet and attaboys from his supporters. At the same time, he has lashed out at human rights organizations and international agencies critical of some measures.
“If we don’t rid our country of this cancer now, then when will we ever do it?” Bukele said to a parade ground of soldiers — and the world — in a video he released last week. “We will go and find them wherever they are. Regardless of who protests. Regardless of how angry the international community gets.”
Gangs control swaths of territory through brutality and fear. They’ve driven thousands to emigrate to save their own lives or the lives of their children who are forcibly recruited. Their power is strongest in El Salvador’s poorest neighborhoods where the state has long been absent. They are a drain on the economy, extorting money from even the lowest earners and forcing businesses that can’t or won’t pay to close.
The wave of violence at the end of March — it stretched across the country and its victims included a municipal maintenance worker, a taxi driver, a farmer– demanded a government response. Bukele chose a state of emergency provided for in the constitution.
But El Salvador’s security forces and justice system had the legal tools to investigate and prosecute those involved in the killings without the suspension of fundamental rights, critics say. What they did not have was the carte blanche that has yielded the media spectacle of the past two weeks, starring Bukele as savior-in-chief.
“There are a lot of doubts about whether the measures that Bukele’s government has taken to confront the wave of murders are really aimed at investigating the crimes and responding to the victims,” said Leonor Arteaga, a Salvadoran who is program director at the Due Process of Law Foundation in Washington.
Instead, she said, it seems Bukele is using the situation “to advance his authoritarian plans and in his intention to control all critical voices and squash any dissident.”
Bukele’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
Abraham Ábrego, director of the strategic litigation program at Cristosal, a non-governmental organization in El Salvador, said his group was working to document arbitrary arrests and other abuses.
Bukele has shown himself to be masterful at building and controlling narratives, he said. “There is a term that we use called ‘punitive populism,’ which is using the state’s powers of criminal persecution to show strength, to show toughness,” Ábrego said.
On Tuesday, the head of a national police union said some high-ranking police officials had pressured officers to make false statements justifying some arrests to meet arrest quotas, including in a small remote town with no gang presence.
Omar Serrano, vice rector at Central American University José Simeón Cañas, said that like previous administrations, the president has opted for a more militarized approach to dealing with the gangs.
“This is not going to solve the country’s serious problems,” Serrano said. The government line is that the problem of the gangs is one of national security, “when deep down it is a social problem.”
After the congress approved the state of emergency, Bukele returned to lawmakers multiple times for changes to the country’s criminal code. Among other things, they lengthened sentences, reduced the age of criminal responsibility to 12 and established prison sentences of 10 to 15 years for journalists who disseminate gang messages that could cause anxiety or panic among the people.
He had already ordered his head of prisons to keep all gang members confined to their cells 24 hours a day and to reduce their meals to twice daily. “Message for the gangs: because of your actions, now your ‘homeboys’ will not be able to see a ray of sunlight,” Bukele wrote on Twitter.
Human Rights Watch, the international advocacy organization that Bukele has taken to mocking as “Homeboys Rights Watch,” said the government had overreached.
“The Salvadoran government should adopt rights-respecting measures to protect people from heinous gang violence, dismantle these groups, and bring those responsible for crimes to justice,” said Juan Pappier, senior Americas researcher at Human Rights Watch. “Instead, Bukele’s government has enacted overbroad, harshly punitive laws that undermine the fundamental rights of all Salvadorans.”
But Salvadorans seem to be ambivalent about the crackdown. In a leafy park in front of Santa Tecla’s municipal market and short distance from San Jose El Pino, Adela Maravilla Ceballos walked with her groceries on a recent morning.
“It’s good what they’re doing, they took long enough,” the 52-year-old homemaker said. “These guys don’t understand anything else. Who is going to be against security? Only the criminals.”
Still, some of the images had bothered her. Her two sons went to the United States years ago looking for better opportunities.
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Clarification on Rubis Energy Kenya
Following media articles regarding Rubis Energy in Kenya, the Group provides the following clarification to the market on the situation of its subsidiary in Kenya.
Functioning of the fuel distribution market in Kenya. The market in Kenya is regulated both in terms of supply and in terms of price regulation for the residential clients. The supply of the oil market is centralised for all operators who rely on common import logistics. In terms of the price regulation, there is a price template setting prices at service stations, reviewed every 15th of the month. Faced with the strong and rapid increase in the price of petroleum products internationally, the Kenyan government has decided to limit the sale prices at service stations and to subsidize the price differential to the petrol distributors.
Temporary oil shortage. Rapid oil price surge has led to the increase in the amount of the government subsidies and extended delays of their payments to the distributors. As a result, the dynamics of supply and demand have led to increasing stock-outs, particularly in the stations of independent Kenyan distributors, increasing the pressure on international distributors like Rubis.
Rubis Energy Kenya is making its best efforts to supply the market and is fully transparent with the authorities. It has not increased its export sales to the detriment of the Kenyan market.
The current situation does not call into question the Group's development objectives in this country. It is recalled that Rubis is present in Kenya and East Africa since 2019 following the acquisition of KenolKobil and that East Africa contributes 7% of the Group EBIT 2021. Jean-Christian Bergeron as CEO of our East African affiliates has implemented the roadmap to develop Rubis' presence in this territory. This roadmap includes the modernization and upgrading of the entire service station network to Rubis brand, as well as a focus on the development of non-fuel activities and the compliance of the group's HSE standards. To date, the progress of this program is in line with our forecasts with more than 200 service stations already upgraded, including 140 in Kenya (out of total ca 400 service stations in East Africa).
For information, the CEO of Rubis Energy Kenya joined the head office in Paris to make a complete point on the situation of the subsidiary.
About Rubis
Created in 1990, Rubis is an independent French operator in the energy sector, listed on Euronext Paris and recognised on the market for its know-how and the quality of its services. The Group specialises in the distribution of energy and bitumen from supply to end customer in over 40 countries through a network of more than 1,000 service stations, a range of liquefied gases, aviation and marine fuels, lubricants, etc.
The Group's mission is to provide regular and reliable access to energy for the greatest number of people to meet their essential needs for mobility, cooking and heating, as well as to supply the energy required for the operation of industry and professionals.
With over 4,000 employees in three geographical zones (Africa/Indian Ocean, the Caribbean and Europe), the Group operates as a decentralised organisation which enables it to better address local issues.
Aware of the key contribution of its sector in the fight against climate change, Rubis has published its 2022-2025 CSR Roadmap and announced a 30% reduction in its CO2 emissions by 2030. Rubis is also a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact.
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AEW's rising star Wheeler Yuta shared a story about his time on the road with former GCW Champion Nick Gage.
The two used to be travel buddies back when Yuta was competing on the independent circuit.
Speaking on AEW's unrestricted podcast, the current ROH Pure Champion recalled his first time traveling with Gage. He shared a story about how Gage used to hype himself up by watching videos of people confessing about committing murders.
"I do remember the first time I rode with him. I had met him just a few times. He wasn’t feeling well so he was kind of quiet throughout the ride. Then we get about 30 minutes away from the building and he wanted to amp himself up, he wanted to get hyped up. He was like, what do you do to get hyped up? I look over and he’s watching videos of people confessing to murderers. He’s like, ‘Out there. I’m a killer. I’m a killer Yuta." - (H/T - Wrestlingnews.co)
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Wheeler Yuta is rising to stardom in AEW
Wheeler Yuta has made quite a mark in AEW in recent months. The former Best Friends member is currently the ROH Pure Champion and the newest addition to William Regal's Blackpool Combat Club.
Yuta has had many incredible in-ring performances against the likes of Bryan Danielson and Jon Moxley, especially in his third encounter with the latter, where he took Moxley to the limit. Yuta's performance earned the respect of William Regal as well as a spot in the Blackpool Combat Club.
The upstart seems to have found his calling in All Elite Wrestling as he joins Moxley and Danielson in a dominant faction. Yuta has shown tremendous potential and can achieve many great things with the BCC by his side.
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JERSEY CITY, N.J., April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the United States, announced its commitment to donate another 300,000 pounds of food to Catholic Charities of New York/ Feeding Our Neighbors. His Eminence Cardinal Dolan helped to distribute bags filled with Goya products and supplies to families in need at St. Jerome's HANDS Community Center in the Bronx and offered a special blessing on Holy Thursday.
"During a time of crisis, inflation, and looming food shortages, the Goya family has worked courageously and tirelessly to provide nourishing food to those in need around the Country and around the globe. We are grateful to have our work and to have a purpose to rise every morning for God, our families and our Nation. As a result, throughout the year and especially during this Holy Season, we are proud to present the gift of the fruits of our labor to families in need serviced by Catholic Charities," said Bob Unanue, President and CEO of Goya Foods.
The past few years have had a devastating impact on the health and economic security of families in New York's most vulnerable communities. Goya has been a supporter of Catholic Charities/ Feeding our Neighbors campaign for the past six years, donating a total of over 1.8 million pounds of food to people throughout New York City.
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Founded in 1936, Goya Foods, Inc. is America's largest Hispanic-owned food company, and has established itself as the leader in Latin American food and condiments. Goya manufactures, packages, and distributes over 2,500 high-quality food products from Spain, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America. Goya products have their roots in the culinary traditions of Hispanic communities around the world. The combination of authentic ingredients, robust seasonings and convenient preparation makes Goya products ideal for every taste and every table. For more information on Goya Foods, please visit www.goya.com.
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Firearms police raid homes and close busy road through Derbyshire village after 'threats to kill'
Police firearms officers raided two homes in a Derbyshire village this morning and arrested a man on suspicion of ‘threats to kill’.
The A6007 was closed while police executed the warrants in Loscoe, in the Amber Valley.
Derbyshire Constabulary has reassured residents there is no threat to the general public in relation to the incident.
A force spokesperson said: “Firearms officers conducted two warrants in Loscoe this morning (14 April).
“Two addresses on the A6007, High Street, were searched and a man in is his 30s was arrested on suspicion of threats to kill.
"He remains in police custody at this time.
“The road was closed for a short while in order to allow for the safe execution of the warrants.
"There is no threat to the general public in relation to the alleged offences,” the spokesperson added. | https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/firearms-police-raid-homes-and-close-busy-road-through-derbyshire-village-after-threats-to-kill-3655294 | 2022-04-14T15:11:00Z | https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/firearms-police-raid-homes-and-close-busy-road-through-derbyshire-village-after-threats-to-kill-3655294 | true | null |
The World Health Organization and the Biden administration are both saying that COVID-19 remains a public health emergency, even as global deaths from the virus have reached the lowest levels since March 2020.
Both the WHO and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services first declared COVID-19 a public health emergency in January 2020. More than two years later, the pandemic situation has improved, but global health experts believe the virus is still a major health threat.
More needs to be done before the WHO can lift this designation, the organization's Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday during a press conference.
"Some countries are still witnessing serious spikes in cases, which is putting pressure on hospitals. And our ability to monitor trends is compromised as testing has significantly reduced," he said.
Under a public health emergency declaration issued by the WHO, a committee was formed and dedicated to tackling the virus. They were given the power to form formal health recommendations to prevent further spread of the disease.
That COVID-19 emergency committee will decide when to lift the emergency declaration. It's unclear when that may happen, but the group will consider the level of international effort to contain the virus as well as data on infection rates to decide on when to end the global health emergency.
Globally, 22,336 deaths from COVID-19 were recorded last week, according to WHO data. That's the lowest count since the week of March 30, 2020.
Tedros said this decision from the WHO's COVID-19 emergency committee stems from the still-high infection rate in some areas of Europe and China.
He said COVID is still evolving to new strains that remain a concern.
"This virus has over time become more transmissible and it remains deadly especially for the unprotected and unvaccinated that don't have access to health care and antivirals," he said.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced on Tuesday the extension of the nation's own, separate public health emergency declaration for COVID-19 for 90 days.
This allows for federal funding to be used for tests, vaccines, and certain treatments for people covered by Medicare and Medicaid health insurance programs. Private insurers were also required to cover all costs associated with COVID tests and vaccines thanks to public health emergency funding. This would change once the health declaration is lifted in the U.S.
The Biden administration on Wednesday also announced the extension of the nationwide face mask requirement for public transit for another 15 days from when it was scheduled to expire. Travelers will still need to mask up in airports, planes, buses, trains and at transit hubs until at least May 3.
The decision was made in response to the increasing spread of the omicron subvariant in the U.S. The nation has seen an uptick in the 7-day moving average of cases.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will keep this mandate in place "in order to assess the potential impact the rise of cases has on severe disease, including hospitalizations and deaths, and health care system capacity," according to an agency spokesperson.
The U.S. is averaging about 29,000 reported new COVID cases and 452 new deaths daily, according to the CDC.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.wvpe.org/npr-news/2022-04-13/covid-remains-a-public-health-emergency-for-now-the-who-and-biden-administration-say | 2022-04-14T15:11:30Z | https://www.wvpe.org/npr-news/2022-04-13/covid-remains-a-public-health-emergency-for-now-the-who-and-biden-administration-say | false | 28 |
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Ukraine's southern military command said on Thursday that it hit the Russian warship Moskva with a Neptune missile on Wednesday, causing significant damage, and that the ship had started sinking.
The southern military command said in a Facebook post that a fire had started after the strike. It said that Russian rescue ships were then hampered by ammunition exploding on board as well as bad weather that had caused the Moskva to start sinking.
Reuters was unable to verify the Ukrainian southern military command's statement.
(Reporting by Natalia Zinets, writing by Max Hunder) | https://www.zawya.com/en/special-coverage/russia-ukraine-crisis/ukraine-military-says-it-hit-russian-warship-moskva-with-missile-odbdc4dk | 2022-04-14T15:17:26Z | https://www.zawya.com/en/special-coverage/russia-ukraine-crisis/ukraine-military-says-it-hit-russian-warship-moskva-with-missile-odbdc4dk | false | null |
Girl, 17, Hospitalized In Northwest Baltimore Shooting, Police Say
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 17-year-old girl was hospitalized early Monday following a shooting in northwest Baltimore, authorities said.
Officers were on patrol about 2:48 a.m. when they were called to a shooting in the 3300 block of Gwynns Falls Parkway, Baltimore Police said.
Upon arrival, officers found the shooting victim who was taken to a hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening, police said.
Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call police at 410-396-2466 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2569072969421/girl-17-hospitalized-in-northwest-baltimore-shooting-police-say | 2022-04-14T15:18:39Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2569072969421/girl-17-hospitalized-in-northwest-baltimore-shooting-police-say | true | null |
Wells Fargo (WFC) Q1 Earnings Surpass Estimates
Wells Fargo (WFC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.88 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.81 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.05 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 8.64%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this biggest U.S. mortgage lender would post earnings of $1.09 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.38, delivering a surprise of 26.61%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times.
Wells Fargo
The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call.
Wells Fargo shares have added about 1.2% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's decline of -6.7%.
What's Next for Wells Fargo?
While Wells Fargo has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock?
There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.
Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.
Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Wells Fargo: mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $0.99 on $18.26 billion in revenues for the coming quarter and $4.02 on $73.86 billion in revenues for the current fiscal year.
Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Banks - Major Regional is currently in the top 39% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.
One other stock from the same industry, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), is yet to report results for the quarter ended March 2022. The results are expected to be released on April 19.
This company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.70 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -24.7%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 3.3% higher over the last 30 days to the current level.
Fifth Third Bancorp's revenues are expected to be $1.93 billion, up 0.1% from the year-ago quarter.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has been told to immediately resign over his alleged failure to address the issues of killings, kidnappings and general insecurity in the country.
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) in a statement by its Director, Publicity and Advocacy, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, said the Nigerian constitution allows the President to step down if he can’t solve the challenges confronting the country.
“The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari does not appear to have answers to the challenges of security to which we are exposed. We cannot continue to live and die under the dictates of killers, kidnappers, rapists and sundry criminal groups that have deprived us of our rights to live in peace and security.
“Our constitution has provisions for leaders to voluntarily step down if they are challenged by personal reasons or they prove incapable of leading.
“It is now time for President Buhari to seriously consider that option, since his leadership has proved spectacularly incapable of providing security over Nigerians. Our Forum is aware of the weight of this advice, and it is also aware that we cannot continue to live under these conditions until 2023 when President Buhari’s term ends.
“Killers and other criminals appear to have sensed a paralyzing vacuum at the highest levels of leadership, and they grow more confident and acquire more competence in subverting the State and our security.
“Nigerians have shed enough tears and blood without appropriate response from those with responsibilities to protect us.” | https://www.sunnewsonline.com/insecurity-resign-immediately-northern-elders-tell-buhari/ | 2022-04-14T15:20:40Z | https://www.sunnewsonline.com/insecurity-resign-immediately-northern-elders-tell-buhari/ | false | 3 |
Begin your reading of this article by considering this sequence of numbers.
Which is the odd one out?
1. 14
2. 40
3. 68
4. 96
As you weigh your choices, your brain’s doing a couple of things. It’s reading each number, viewing the list of options, performing calculations, and keeping the result in mind, all while performing more calculations until it solves the problem. This temporary storage of information necessary to complete a cognitive task is a general definition of working memory—and it’s deeply important in business presentations.
How so? If you think about the mental calculations required to reach the right answer in the above exercise (as you probably discovered, it’s B), they’re no different than what you’re asking audience members to do: view a set of items and keep those items in mind long enough to reach a conclusion. Some people equate working memory with short-term memory, but there’s a subtle difference. Short-term memory involves storing information without manipulating it. Working memory implies you’re doing something with the information in the moment. If someone gives you a list of 10 U.S. presidents and asks you to memorize the names and recite them, that’s short-term storage. If they ask you to recite those names in alphabetical order, however, that’s working memory.
Similarly, when you’re presenting information to your audience members, you’re not simply asking them to remember what you shared. You’re also asking them to keep your main idea in mind, understand it, picture it in the context of their business, attend to specific items, plan for the future, and more. All these tasks require working memory. So how can you take advantage of working memory in a meaningful, effective way during your next presentation? Here are three ideas backed by cognitive science:
1. Manage interferences
If too many items in your presentation are similar, you’ll introduce interference—a working memory killer. Imagine slides in a presentation with pictures on the left and text on the right, and the format appears in most slides. After a while, the information blends together.
Interference can be proactive (meaning items from previous presentations were too similar to yours) or retroactive (meaning items the audience encounters after meeting with you are too similar). Retroactive interference is important because people typically associate forgetting with the passage of time, but forgetting is also impacted by events that happen after you meet with someone.
How can you counteract interference? Clarify what must be remembered over the long term and help people’s working memory keep that information alive by making it distinct. Imagine you have a deck with a set of three ideas people must remember displayed in three columns in a slide. Reserve that three-column design only for those takeaways. Then, repeat this distinct information multiple times to refresh people’s working memory. New items override old items in working memory approximately every 30 seconds. With that, consider including a lot of repetition to keep working memory strong.
2. Group together materials to boost working memory
Let’s say an important message you want others to remember has 12 components. Instead of trying to get your audience to remember 12 independent concepts, group them into three or four sections. That gives listeners a higher chance of remembering some items with precision.
This is useful because working memory is a form of cognitive workload; when you task people too much, they’ll look elsewhere for something easier to process. So present your content in a way that allows for chunking, which caters to working memory.
You can “chunk up” (create generic groups) or “chunk down” (get specific). If you’re giving a presentation on your company’s data analytics solution, you might create three generic groups, saying, “Our solution includes visual analytics, advanced analytics, and streaming analytics.” To be more specific, you might say, “Our solution includes dashboards, machine learning, and real-time analytics.” Deciding to chunk up or down depends on whether it’s important for your audience to see the bigger picture or discover deeper structures.
3. Link new concepts to the familiar
The scientific community is currently considering this formula for working memory: attention + long-term memory = working memory. This equation assumes that if you’re holding something in your mind to solve a cognitive task, you must pay attention to it and tap into your long-term memory.
Therefore, you have something new to offer your audience and want to help their working memory, use techniques that attract attention (for instance, bold color, movement, size, and position). Then, connect the new items to concepts that already exist in people’s long-term memory.
Let’s say you present a complex cloud infrastructure with multiple components. You gray out most components and display some with bright colors, orienting people’s attention. Simultaneously, you use a metaphor, mentioning that other solutions on the market are like scaffolding—they take listeners to the next level, but are not strong enough to build a foundation. Your solution can be. This strategy directs attention automatically and taps into long-term memory (a visual companion of scaffolding, building, and foundation), allowing your listeners’ brains enough resources to pay attention to other elements, too.
When sharing content with people, you’re asking them to perceive, store, recall, and reproduce information. Their overall cognitive capacity is limited by working memory capacity, which suffers even more with distractions. In virtual environments rife with distractions, then, it’s critical to help your audience’s working memory using the guidelines above.
Carmen Simon, Ph.D., is a cognitive neuroscientist and chief science officer at Corporate Visions and B2B DecisionLabs. An entrepreneur and keynote speaker, Dr. Simon has created an approach to creating messages that are easy to process and difficult to forget. | https://www.fastcompany.com/90740890/3-ways-to-grab-listener-attention-when-presenting-according-to-science?partner=feedburner&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feedburner+fastcompany&utm_content=feedburner | 2022-04-14T15:21:52Z | https://www.fastcompany.com/90740890/3-ways-to-grab-listener-attention-when-presenting-according-to-science?partner=feedburner&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feedburner+fastcompany&utm_content=feedburner | true | 2 |
Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh on Thursday said the government has not arrived at a decision yet on supplying eggs in mid-day meals to the government school children in the primary and secondary classes. We have not decided. We will let you know only after taking a decision, Nagesh told PTI.
The Minister said the government has not received the requisite feedback. We did not take any decision because we did not get the feedback, he said. According to him, the feedback from the rural areas is a must before launching the project. The government has been mulling over increasing the protein intake of children to overcome malnutrition among the economically weaker section of society.
The scheme was started in seven districts of the State and the government is mulling to expand it to the other districts. But, there was opposition from certain quarters, which prevented the government from going ahead. Some religious institutions have opposed it, said sources in the Education Department.
Read all the Latest News , Breaking News and IPL 2022 Live Updates here. | https://www.news18.com/news/education-career/feedback-to-roll-out-eggs-for-govt-school-children-awaited-karnataka-minister-4984291.html | 2022-04-14T15:23:08Z | https://www.news18.com/news/education-career/feedback-to-roll-out-eggs-for-govt-school-children-awaited-karnataka-minister-4984291.html | false | 2 |
Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s tussle in Toronto from Vogs, NBCSW, AP, NoVa Caps, and be sure to swing by our SB Nation pals over at Pension Plan Puppets for lots of extra vowels in words and the view from behind enemy lines.
- Comparing the greatest goal-scorer of all time to some punk kid who plays in Toronto. [NHL]
- Scoring his first goal of the season was most definitely the second-best thing to happen to Matt Irwin this week. [NBCSW]
- The Metropolitan Division is starting to take shape... [Canes Country]
- ...but don’t call the race just yet, because the Caps are still chasing that third spot - one of many playoff races to keep an eye on down the stretch. [Yahoo! Canada]
- Which of the three most likely playoff matchups is the most favorable for the Caps? (Plus some other stuff about teams who aren’t the Caps.) [NHL]
- The Caps may have their sights set on the playoffs, but they need to focus on the nine games remaining in the regular season first. [NBCSW]
- A few leftovers from Tuesday night’s big win over the Flyers. [Caps, S&S, RMNB]
- The legendary program at Fort Dupont, led by the equally legendary Neal Henderson, is a recipient of the Caps’ new Capital Impact Fund grant. Congrats!! [Caps]
- The Caps’ goaltending duo has been much discussed this season... but they may not be a duo after this season. [THN]
- Get to know more about VA’s own Joe Snively (who was back on the ice earlier this week!) [Northern Virginia Magazine]
- Finally, happy 59th birthday to Paul MacDermid, and happy 55th to Alain Cote! | https://www.japersrink.com/2022/4/14/23024627/thursday-caps-clips-capitals-leafs-game-day | 2022-04-14T15:23:22Z | https://www.japersrink.com/2022/4/14/23024627/thursday-caps-clips-capitals-leafs-game-day | true | 1 |
Meta is throwing billions of dollars into building out the metaverse as the future of social networking but in the near term, the tech giant is looking toward the power of messaging to connect users in a more personal way. On that front, the company today introduced its plans for a significant update to its WhatsApp messaging app that will allow users to now not only connect privately with friends and family, as before, but also participate in larger discussion groups, called Communities. These groups aim to serve as a more feature-rich replacement for people’s larger group chats with added support for tools like file-sharing, 32-person group calls, emoji reactions, as well as admin tools and moderation controls, among other things.
The feature has been under development for some time as the next big iteration for the WhatsApp platform, meant to capitalize on the app’s existing end-to-end encryption as well as users’ growing desire to join private communities outside of larger social platforms, like Facebook.
In particular, Communities could present a challenge to other messaging apps like Telegram — which has recently become a prominent player in communications related to the Russia-Ukraine war — in addition to other private messaging platforms, like iMessage or Signal, as well as apps like GroupMe, Band, Remind and others used to communicate with groups.
“It’s been clear for a while that the way we communicate online is changing,” wrote Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, announcing the news in a post on his public Facebook profile. “Most of us use social networks and feeds to discover interesting content and stay updated. But for a deeper level of interaction, messaging has become the center of our digital lives. It’s more intimate and private, and with encryption it’s more secure too,” he added.
The feature may initially lead to some comparisons with Facebook Groups, a more private networking tool on Facebook that now reaches 1.8 billion users on a monthly basis, per Facebook’s most recent public data. Similar to Groups, WhatsApp Communities would allow organizations, clubs, or schools to create networks for their members to interact and share news and updates. And like Facebook Groups recently added, Communities also support the ability to host sub-groups.
For example, a volunteer organization could create a sub-group discussion for those involved with a particular project, like a food drive. A parents group could host sub-groups based on their kids’ ages. A school could include sub-groups for different grades or extracurricular activities. A club could host sub-groups dedicated to planning their various events and activities. And so on.
But while Facebook Groups may see some overlap with WhatsApp Communities, the two are not designed for the same purpose. Facebook’s product is often used by larger, otherwise disconnected strangers who share a common interest. WhatsApp Communities, meanwhile, focus on more private and personal groups — including those where members may already be connected in other ways, including in the real world.
Explains Head of WhatsApp Will Cathcart of the difference, “we’re phone number-based.”
“When you’re interacting with people on WhatsApp, there’s a necessary comfort with exchanging your phone number with them. So that points towards communities where you know these people in real life,” he says. “Maybe you don’t have every phone number of every parent in your kid’s class, but you’re comfortable interacting with them in that way.”
In Communities, users will also be able to see the phone numbers of the others who participate in the sub-groups with them, or when they engage with each other one-on-one. This makes the product feel more personal than something like Facebook Groups.
Another key differentiator between Communities and Facebook Groups is that the latter includes groups that are public or discoverable on the platform. WhatsApp Communities are neither. The company says it will not allow users to search for or discover Communities on its service. You have to be invited to the groups to join them.
To get started with Communities, admins will be able to link a pre-existing group chat to the new feature or create a new group from scratch. WhatsApp believes there are already a large number of group chats that will easily make the transition to the more structured Communities when the feature launches.
“We don’t have a precise number, but when you talk to people in a lot of the countries where WhatsApp is popular, it is really prevalent that people are not, at this point, just using WhatsApp to talk to their family or their friends,” says Cathcart. “They’re using it to talk to their boss and co-workers. They’re using it if they have kids in schools.”
“What we’re doing now is starting to build for organizational use cases with intention,” he says.
Admin tools come to messaging
To grow their groups, admins can add members to Communities individually or they can share an invite link. Helpfully, for clubs and other groups where members come and go, admins have the power to remove individual members from a Community as needed.
Plus, only admins will have the power to share announcements to all Community members through the main announcement group (as it’s called), which will initially support “several thousands” of users. Community members are only able to chat in the smaller groups the admins have created or approved.
WhatsApp will also limit forwards — a way to send messages that often leads to the spread of misinformation and spam. In Communities, messages that have already been forwarded will only be able to be forwarded to one group at a time, rather the current forward limit of five.
This, along with subgroups, could address the problem of overload that happens today in many group chats where important information gets missed amid the chatter and irrelevant content.
Communities additionally bring other group management tools to messaging, including the ability for group admins to moderate the content. Admins will be able to remove errant or problematic messages or media from everyone’s chat. They’ll also be able to share files up to 2 GB to help groups collaborate and share information. And Communities will be able to host voice calls with up to 32 people for those times when it’s easier to talk live rather than text, the company says.
Users, too, will have control over being added to Communities. In WhatsApp’s settings, users can already decide who can add them to a group chat; now those same settings will apply to Communities, too. Users can report abuse, block accounts, and leave Communities when they no longer wish to participate. In Communities, users can silently leave a group, which doesn’t notify the other users as in traditional WhatsApp chats.
While WhatsApp promotes its end-to-end encryption as another reason to use the new discussions feature, the company still has to overcome user hesitancy due to issues regarding its latest attempt at updating its privacy policies. The company faced backlash over its hard-to-understand policy update last year, which is still being examined by some markets’ anti-competition authorities and regulatory bodies, including in the EU and India.
Cathcart says after WhatsApp added more clarity to its policy, a “large, overwhelming percentage of the user base” accepted the update. Anyone who refused just isn’t able to use the new functionality related to businesses. Communities, he notes, won’t require another policy update at this time.
“This fits very closely with what we’ve been doing before. And from a data perspective, this is all end-to-encrypted on the communications — [it] works very similar to how groups have worked,” he says.
The new feature is not live today. It’s initially being launched into a limited test with select communities to gain further feedback ahead of a public rollout. WhatsApp has not said when the feature will reach the wider public, but notes some of Communities’ new functionality –like reactions, file-sharing, and 32-person calls — will roll out sooner. | https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/14/whatsapp-to-launch-communities-more-structured-groups-chats-with-admin-controls/ | 2022-04-14T15:24:03Z | https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/14/whatsapp-to-launch-communities-more-structured-groups-chats-with-admin-controls/ | false | 3 |
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The rising prevalence of women’s chronic health disorder is one of the significant factors influencing the market growth.
SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA , April 14, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The latest and updated research report on the Global women’s health market covers a comprehensive overview of the Women’s Health market, future economic condition, competitive landscape mapping, supply and demand trends, and production and consumption analysis. The report also covers the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Women’s Health market. The pandemic has dynamically affected all aspects of life on a global scale along with drastic changes in the economy and market conditions. The report covers the currently fluctuating market scenario along with present and future assessment of the COVID-19 impact. The report encompasses the historical data, company overview, financial standing, and necessary information about the new and key players of the market.
The rising prevalence of women’s chronic health disorder is one of the significant factors influencing the market growth.
Women’s Health Market Size – USD 9.51 Billion in 2019, Market Growth – CAGR of 12.5%, Market Trends –Surging demand for female contraceptives
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COVID-19 Impact Analysis:
This report is the latest document encompassing the massive changes that took place in the Women’s Health market following the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has drastically affected the global economic landscape, thereby disrupting the operating mechanism of the Women’s Health market. The severe global crisis has prompted organizations to efficiently respond to the rapidly shifting business environment. Therefore, the report fully covers the profound impact of COVID-19 on this industry, with a special focus on the affected industry segments. However, the market is expected to regain momentum in the post-COVID-19 era. The report also offers an initial and future impact assessment of the pandemic on the Women’s Health industry. Hence, the vital COVID-19 insights offered by the report are expected to help organizations manage their businesses effectively in extreme economic uncertainties.
This section of the report is solely targeted at readers looking to select the most appropriate and lucrative segments of the Women’s Health sector in a strategic manner. The segmental analysis also helps companies interested in this sector make optimal business decisions and achieve their desired goals.
The women’s healthcare market is experiencing high demand attributable to a growing demand for devices (intrauterine devices, vaginal rings, and implants) and drugs (Prolia, Evista, Xgeva, Mirena, and Zometa, among others) in applications comprising contraceptives, postmenopausal osteoporosis, hormonal infertility, menopause, endometriosis, and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), among others.
Increasing investments in femtech would give the players in the industry many growth opportunities, thus boosting the women’s health market over the forecast period. Novel femtech such as wearable tools for recording and controlling the health of patients are likely to propel women’s health market demand in the upcoming years. Firms engaged in the production of mobile apps associated with menstruation and or fertility-tracking comprise, Clue, Glow, DOT, Eve, and Cycles, among others
Key participants include Merck Co., Allergan, Bayer AG, Novartis AG, Pfizer, Amgen, Lupin Limited, Johnson Johnson Services Inc., Agile Therapeutics, and Apothecus Pharmaceutical Corporation, among others.
By product type, devices held a substantial women’s health market share in 2019. The introduction of minimally invasive methods has escalated the demand for several surgical procedures amid the women population. Also, a growing trend among female patients’ towards technologically advanced techniques for treatment is the causative of market growth. Besides, it provides various other prospective benefits comprising prolonged prospects for education and women empowerment, along with maintaining a healthy population and economic growth of nations
By application, hormonal infertility is projected to grow at the fastest rate of 13.6% in the forecast period. High levels of FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) in female blood may decrease the chances of conceiving. Also, abnormal estradiol, a kind of estrogen hormone, levels may reduce the possibility of success in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Emergen Research has segmented the global women’s health market on the basis of product type, application, end-users, and region:
Product Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion; 2017-2027)
Devices
Drugs
Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion; 2017-2027)
Contraceptives
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Hormonal Infertility
Menopause
Endometriosis
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Others
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End Users Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion; 2017-2027)
Hospitals Clinics
Obstetrics Gynecology Centers
Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Research Institutes
Others
By end-users, research institutes are projected to grow at the fastest rate in the forecast period. Various research institutes such as the Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) undertake several research activities to improve the health of women, especially reproductive health. Academic research institutes carry out many R&D activities to develop novel drugs and devices, which would fuel the market growth in the upcoming years.
The women’s health market in the North America American region, in terms of revenue, contributed to the largest market share in 2019, attributed to the growing prevalence of women-related diseases aimed at enhancing the quality of life on promoting wellbeing and safet
Highlights of the TOC:
Report Overview
1.1 Research Scope
1.2 Key Women’s Health market segments
1.3 Major players
1.4 Market analysis by product
1.5 Market analysis by application
1.6 Report timeline
Global Growth Trends
2.1 Global Women’s Health market size
2.2 Latest Women’s Health market trends
2.3 Key growth trends
3. Competitive Landscape
3.1 Global Women’s Health market key players
3.2 Global Women’s Health size by manufacturers
3.3 Products of major players
3.4 Entry barriers in the Women’s Health market
3.5 Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic alliances
Key Points of Women’s Health Market:
Extensive coverage of the analysis of the Women’s Health market
Key insights into the regional spread of the industry in key geographies
Radical insights into the vital market trends; both current and emerging trends, and factors influencing the growth of the market
Comprehensive coverage of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the overall growth of the Women’s Health market
Complete data about the key manufacturers and vendors in the Women’s Health market
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EU Kills Last Opportunity For Weapons Exports To Russia - Reports
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published April 14, 2022 | 06:50 PM
BRUSSELS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 14th April, 2022) The fifth package of EU sanctions imposed on Russia over its special military operation in Ukraine has killed the last opportunity for the bloc to supply weapons to the country, Belgian broadcaster RTBF reported on Thursday.
According to the broadcaster, a special item provided for weapons sales to Russia despite the 2014 sanctions if it fell within the framework contracts concluded before the introduction of a ban. After the start of Russia's special military operation, Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland harshly criticized the provision, leading to its nullification in the fifth package of EU sanctions.
According to the European Commission, EU weapons deliveries to Russia amounted to 39 million Euros ($42 million) in 2021.
The largest suppliers were France and Germany.
�On February 24, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine after the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk appealed for help in defending themselves against Ukrainian forces. Western countries and their allies responded by imposing comprehensive sanctions against Russia.
The European Union has also vowed to reduce its dependency on Russian energy. Last week, the bloc announced the fifth package of anti-Russian sanctions, which included a ban on imports of coal and other solid fossil fuels that serve as important sources of revenue for Russia.
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Robert "Bob" Jack Powell passed away peacefully at home on November 21, 2020. He was born February 27, 1934 to William and Edna Powell in St. Joseph, Mo., moving to the local area when he was two. Bob graduated from Kelso High School in 1953 and received a degree in math and chemistry from Linfield College. He retired from Longview Fibre Company after 30 + years in their lab. Bob was preceded in death by his parents and two siblings. He is survived by his wife, Charlene and a blended family of six children, ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. At Bob's request, no service will be held. Burial will take place at a later date. | https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tdn/name/robert-powell-obituary?id=12861117 | 2022-04-14T15:28:18Z | https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tdn/name/robert-powell-obituary?id=12861117 | false | null |
NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of arts organizations is distributing more than $4 million in aid to nonprofits around the U.S. that have sustained losses during the pandemic.
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- Capital from the Netherland's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy and other organizations will be used to build 200 startups, scale up production, create new applications for photonic chips and develop infrastructure and talent
- Photonic chips enable the creation of devices that are substantially faster, cheaper to produce, and use considerably less electricity
- Development of photonic tech will tackle societal challenges such as sustainability, create a new industry, and open the door to a huge range of new applications including quantum computing
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PhotonDelta, a cross-border ecosystem of photonic chip technology organizations, has, subject to conditions*, secured €1.1 billion in public and private investment to transform the Netherlands into the leader of the next generation of semiconductors.
The investment includes €470 million of funding obtained through the National Growth Fund, while the rest is co-invested by various partners and stakeholders. It is part of the Dutch Government's national plan to cement and expand the country's position as a world leader in integrated photonics.
The programme will run for six years and will enable PhotonDelta and its partners to further invest in photonic startups and scaleups, expand production and research facilities, attract and train talent, drive adoption, and develop a world-class design library. By 2030, PhotonDelta aims to have created an ecosystem with hundreds of companies, serving customers worldwide and a wafer production capacity of 100,000+ per year.
Photonic chips, also called photonic integrated circuits (PICs), integrate photonic functions into microchips to create smaller, faster and more energy-efficient devices. PICs can process and transmit data much more effectively than their electronic counterparts. Just like with traditional chips, the production process is carried out using automatic wafer-scale technology. This allows the chips to be mass-produced, reducing costs.
Crucially, PICs can overcome the expected limit to Moore's Law and will also help tackle energy sustainability issues. PICs are currently used in the data and telecom industry to reduce the energy consumption per bit and increase speeds. With data and internet use expected to be around 10% of global electricity consumption by 2027, PICs provide a powerful way to limit the impact on the climate. Photonic circuits will also soon play an important role for innovative sensors that can be mass-produced, leading to earlier diagnostics of diseases, safe autonomous vehicles and infrastructure, and more efficient food production.
Ewit Roos, CEO at PhotonDelta, said: "This investment is a game-changer. It will make the Netherlands the home of the next generation of semiconductors which will have a profound impact.
"The ongoing chip shortage highlights the pressing need to create its own production capabilities for strategic technologies. We will now be able to support hundreds of startups, researchers, producers and innovators to boost this industry that will be as impactful as the introduction of microelectronics a few decades ago.
"The Netherlands is considered a pioneer in the development of PIC technology, and thanks to the continuous support from the Dutch government, we have been able to build a full supply-chain around it that is globally recognised as a hotspot for photonic integration.
"Photonic chips are one of the most important technological breakthroughs of the last decade. Not only do they allow for the creation of devices that are faster, cheaper, more powerful and greener - they also enable radical new innovations like affordable point-of-care diagnostics or quantum computing to become a reality."
The PhotonDelta proposal has been submitted by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs & Climate Policy in close collaboration with Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), University of Twente (UT), Delft University of Technology (TUD), Holst Centre, TNO, IMEC, PITC, CITC, Holst Centre, OnePlanet, Smart Photonics,Lionix International, Effect Photonics, MantiSpectra, PhotonFirst, Phix, and Bright Photonics.
The PhotonDelta ecosystem currently consists of 26 companies, 11 technology partners and 12 R&D partners. The organization has jointly invested €171 million in promising photonics companies including Smart Photonics, PhotonsFirst, Surfix, MicroAlign, Solmates and Effect Photonics.
More information is available here: https://www.photondelta.com/mediakit/ ;
*Conditions include:
- Strategic partnership with a foundry agreed
- Research activity connected with applications of technology
- Ongoing evaluation of PhotonDelta's ecosystem
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Easter egg huntBROOKVILLE — Calvary Church of the Nazarene will hold an Easter egg hunt Saturday, April 16, at 10 a.m. Children ages 2 to 12 years are invited to hunt for more than 1,200 eggs, with many prizes to be awarded. Everyone is welcome. The church is located at 110 Evans Street, across from the Masonic Hall.
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Top 10 By Country
Weekly Top 10 lists of the most watched TV and films in countries around the world.
Films
Kuwait
Some territories are included in the countries list for convenience.
April 4 - April 10, 2022
Top titles in Kuwait from April 4 - April 10, 2022 are also popular in other countries around the world.
Includes countries and territories that have a “Top 10 Row” on Netflix. Countries are grouped by regions defined by the United Nations Statistics Division.
Men in Black: International
Top 10 in Films in 10 countries on Netflix
In Africa:
#1 Egypt•KenyaIn Asia:
#1 Bahrain•#1 Jordan•#1 Kuwait•#1 Lebanon•Oman•#1 Qatar•#1 Saudi Arabia•United Arab EmiratesDasvi
Top 10 in Films in 12 countries on Netflix
In Africa:
#1 MauritiusIn Asia:
Bahrain•#1 Bangladesh•#1 India•Kuwait•#1 Maldives•#1 Oman•#1 Pakistan•Qatar•Singapore•Sri Lanka•#1 United Arab EmiratesThe Ninth Gate
Top 10 in Films in 9 countries on Netflix
In Africa:
EgyptIn Asia:
Bahrain•Jordan•Kuwait•Lebanon•Oman•Qatar•Saudi Arabia•United Arab EmiratesFurioza
Top 10 in Films in 74 countries on Netflix
In The Americas:
Argentina•Bahamas•Bolivia•#1 Brazil•Chile•Colombia•Costa Rica•Dominican Republic•Ecuador•El Salvador•#1 Guadeloupe•Guatemala•Honduras•Jamaica•#1 Martinique•Mexico•Nicaragua•Panama•Paraguay•Peru•Trinidad and Tobago•Uruguay•VenezuelaIn Europe:
Austria•#1 Belgium•Bulgaria•#1 Croatia•#1 Czech Republic•Denmark•Estonia•Finland•#1 France•Germany•#1 Greece•Hungary•Iceland•Ireland•Italy•Latvia•#1 Lithuania•#1 Luxembourg•Malta•Netherlands•Norway•Poland•Portugal•Romania•#1 Serbia•#1 Slovakia•Slovenia•#1 Spain•Sweden•Switzerland•#1 UkraineIn Africa:
Kenya•Mauritius•#1 Morocco•Nigeria•#1 Réunion•South AfricaIn Asia:
Bahrain•#1 Cyprus•Indonesia•Israel•Jordan•Kuwait•Lebanon•Oman•Philippines•Qatar•Saudi Arabia•Turkey•United Arab EmiratesIn Oceania:
#1 New CaledoniaThe In Between
Top 10 in Films in 82 countries on Netflix
In The Americas:
Argentina•#1 Bahamas•#1 Bolivia•Brazil•Canada•#1 Chile•#1 Colombia•#1 Costa Rica•#1 Dominican Republic•#1 Ecuador•#1 El Salvador•Guadeloupe•#1 Guatemala•#1 Honduras•#1 Jamaica•Martinique•#1 Mexico•#1 Nicaragua•#1 Panama•#1 Paraguay•#1 Peru•#1 Trinidad and Tobago•Uruguay•#1 VenezuelaIn Europe:
#1 Austria•Belgium•#1 Bulgaria•Croatia•Czech Republic•Denmark•Estonia•Finland•France•#1 Germany•Greece•#1 Hungary•Iceland•Ireland•Italy•#1 Latvia•Lithuania•Luxembourg•#1 Malta•Netherlands•Norway•Poland•#1 Portugal•Romania•Serbia•Slovakia•#1 Slovenia•Spain•Sweden•#1 Switzerland•Ukraine•United KingdomIn Africa:
Egypt•Kenya•Mauritius•Morocco•Nigeria•Réunion•#1 South AfricaIn Asia:
Bahrain•Cyprus•Indonesia•Israel•Jordan•Kuwait•Lebanon•Maldives•Oman•Philippines•Qatar•Saudi Arabia•Sri Lanka•Thailand•Turkey•United Arab EmiratesIn Oceania:
Australia•New Caledonia•New ZealandEtharkkum Thunindhavan
Top 10 in Films in 11 countries on Netflix
In Africa:
MauritiusIn Asia:
Bahrain•India•Kuwait•#1 Malaysia•Maldives•Oman•Qatar•Singapore•#1 Sri Lanka•United Arab EmiratesYaksha: Ruthless Operations
Top 10 in Films in 45 countries on Netflix
In The Americas:
Bahamas•Brazil•Chile•Colombia•Dominican Republic•El Salvador•Guadeloupe•Honduras•Jamaica•Martinique•Nicaragua•Panama•Paraguay•Peru•Trinidad and Tobago•VenezuelaIn Europe:
Greece•Luxembourg•Portugal•Romania•SwitzerlandIn Africa:
Kenya•Mauritius•Morocco•Nigeria•RéunionIn Asia:
Bahrain•Cyprus•Hong Kong•Indonesia•Israel•Japan•Kuwait•Malaysia•Oman•Philippines•Qatar•Saudi Arabia•#1 Singapore•#1 South Korea•#1 Taiwan•Thailand•United Arab Emirates•#1 VietnamIn Oceania:
New CaledoniaThe Bubble
Top 10 in Films in 46 countries on Netflix
In The Americas:
Bahamas•Canada•Trinidad and Tobago•United StatesIn Europe:
Austria•Belgium•Bulgaria•Croatia•Czech Republic•Denmark•Estonia•Finland•Germany•Hungary•Iceland•Latvia•Lithuania•Luxembourg•Malta•Norway•Portugal•Serbia•Slovakia•Slovenia•Sweden•Switzerland•Ukraine•United KingdomIn Africa:
Egypt•Kenya•Mauritius•Nigeria•South AfricaIn Asia:
Bahrain•Cyprus•Hong Kong•Israel•Jordan•Kuwait•Malaysia•Singapore•Taiwan•Thailand•United Arab EmiratesIn Oceania:
Australia•New ZealandMethodology
Every Tuesday, we publish four global Top 10 lists for films and TV: Film (English), TV (English), Film (Non-English), and TV (Non-English). These lists rank titles based on weekly hours viewed: the total number of hours that our members around the world watched each title from Monday to Sunday of the previous week.
We consider each season of a series and each film on their own, so you might see both Stranger Things seasons 2 and 3 in the Top 10. Because titles sometimes move in and out of the Top 10, we also show the total number of weeks that a season of a series or film has spent on the list.
To give you a sense of what people are watching around the world, we also publish Top 10 lists for nearly 100 countries and territories (the same locations where there are Top 10 rows on Netflix). Country lists are also ranked based on hours viewed, but don’t show country-level viewing directly.
Finally, we provide a list of the Top 10 most popular Netflix films and TV (branded Netflix in any country) in each of the four categories based on the hours that each title was viewed during its first 28 days. For titles that are Netflix branded in some countries but not others, we still include all of the hours viewed.
All of the weekly lists and weeks in the Top 10 on the site start from June 28, 2021.
Weekly reporting is rounded to 10,000 to account for any fluctuations in internet connectivity around the world.
We engaged EY – an independent accounting firm – to review the weekly lists from July 6, 2021 to January 4, 2022. See report here.
We consider each season of a series and each film on their own, so you might see both Stranger Things seasons 2 and 3 in the Top 10. Because titles sometimes move in and out of the Top 10, we also show the total number of weeks that a season of a series or film has spent on the list.
To give you a sense of what people are watching around the world, we also publish Top 10 lists for nearly 100 countries and territories (the same locations where there are Top 10 rows on Netflix). Country lists are also ranked based on hours viewed, but don’t show country-level viewing directly.
Finally, we provide a list of the Top 10 most popular Netflix films and TV (branded Netflix in any country) in each of the four categories based on the hours that each title was viewed during its first 28 days. For titles that are Netflix branded in some countries but not others, we still include all of the hours viewed.
All of the weekly lists and weeks in the Top 10 on the site start from June 28, 2021.
Weekly reporting is rounded to 10,000 to account for any fluctuations in internet connectivity around the world.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators will soon begin cracking down on vaping companies using a now-closed loophole, including a line of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes that have become teenagers' top choice.
Under a law taking effect Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration can regulate e-cigarettes and similar products that use synthetic nicotine.
The action targets Puff Bar and several other vaping companies that recently switched their formulas to laboratory-made nicotine to skirt FDA oversight.
The change "allows FDA to protect the public health from the harms of tobacco products, regardless of the source of nicotine,” the agency said in a statement Wednesday. Companies must register with the FDA and submit their products for review within 30 days.
Puff Bar did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.
The FDA’s action does not automatically ban Puff Bar and similar products. Instead it brings them under the same regulatory scheme as older e-cigarettes that derived their nicotine from tobacco.
“The synthetic nicotine products do not necessarily just disappear on their own,” Robin Koval, chief executive of the Truth Initiative, an advocacy group that runs anti-tobacco ads. “The FDA will have to decide how they want to enforce the law and hopefully they will.”
The FDA has been reviewing applications for an array of vaping devices, formulas and flavors — rejecting more than 1 million, usually because of their potential appeal to youngsters. Anti-tobacco advocates hope the agency will quickly do the same for any applications submitted by Puff Bar and other manufacturers.
Nicotine, the chemical the makes smoking and vaping addictive, occurs naturally in tobacco plants.
The 2009 law that first gave the FDA oversight of cigarettes and related products only referred to tobacco-based nicotine. That left an opening for artificial nicotine, which is being used in e-cigarette liquids, nicotine pouches and other products.
Last month, Congress passed language clarifying that the FDA can regulate any form of nicotine, regardless of the source.
After appearing in 2019, Puff Bar has grown to become the most popular e-cigarette among teenagers, by far, sold in flavors like blueberry, strawberry banana and mango. Under FDA pressure, the company said it was halting sales in 2020, pulling its disposable vaping devices out of convenience stores, gas stations and vape shops.
Last February, the company announced a “fresh launch” of its colorful devices using synthetic nicotine. In marketing language, the company said its products "do not contain tobacco or anything derived from tobacco.” That put Puff Bar in a legal gray area, because federal, state and local restrictions nearly always apply to tobacco-based products, not nicotine itself.
Stanford researchers last year found synthetic nicotine products for sale via online platforms that prohibit tobacco sales, such as Amazon, eBay and Target. Under the new law, synthetic nicotine will be subject to the same federal age limit and sales restrictions as other tobacco products.
Using synthetic nicotine is not a new idea. Tobacco companies experimented with chemically derived nicotine as early as the 1960s, but deemed it too expensive for mass production. Manufacturing advances in recent years finally made it a viable alternative to tobacco-derived nicotine.
A large government survey last year showed Puff Bar had leapfrogged over better-known brands to become the top choice among high schoolers who vape. Juul — which is widely blamed for initially sparking the teen vaping trend — was the fourth most popular brand.
In 2020, the FDA restricted flavors in cartridge-based e-cigarettes like Juul to just menthol and tobacco, which are generally preferred by adults. But the flavor ban didn’t apply to disposable e-cigarettes like Puff Bar and other types of vaping devices.
Anti-tobacco groups worry that the FDA is always one or two steps behind whichever products are making inroads among kids.
“The lesson we can all take away from this is that when the FDA’s actions are incomplete and happen after the fact — which has often been the case with e-cigarettes — you will always be playing whack-a-mole and catch-up,” said Koval.
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Why Lancashire schools are being warned it might not be a happy Easter for some of the chicks they have just helped hatch
The boss of a North West bird rescue centre is urging Lancashire primary schools to think twice next spring before hatching chicks in the classroom.
While generations of children have been captivated by witnessing new life born next to their desks, Stephanie Williams wants teachers to look beyond that wide-eyed wonder and consider what can happen to the fledglings once they leave the care of the kids.
She says that her Bolton-based Every Feather and Wildlife Rescue is being contacted by an increasing number of schools every year - in places including Chorley and Preston - because of concern that the male birds might not have much of a future after they are returned to the firms that supply the everything-you-need hatching service of eggs, incubator and collection of the fluffy offspring once they are a couple of weeks old.
“These kinds of projects are recommended on some of the [school] syllabuses, but the problem is that…the cockerels tend to be killed almost instantly at a few days old, just because nobody wants them.
“Some companies dispatch them straight away, although some will give them to bird centres. But there has been an increase in awareness amongst teachers [about what might happen] and so they are asking us to take them in.
“We always want to say yes, but we struggle rehoming them, because people don't want cockerels in a residential area.
“Also, when we agree to take them, we are actually making it easier for the schools to do it again next year because they don't see any repercussions - and, of course, it’s a big relief for the companies because they don't have to deal with them either,” Stephanie added.
She has so far accepted around a dozen cockerels from schools this year, with more on the way.
Although hens are more easily rehomed - for egg-laying or breeding purposes - Stephanie is encouraging teachers to think about alternatives to classroom-based hatching projects, which “may not be as cute and cuddly”, but will allow children to learn the same lessons.
Every Feather trailed a live nesting webcam in 2020 to enable children to see chicks hatching in the wild.
Stephanie says that such a set-up would also protect the newborn birds from over-exuberant handling by children, which has resulted in her taking in birds that have been left accidentally injured or disbaled.
The Local Democracy Reporting Service attempted to contact two Lancashire-based firms offering school hatching kits in order to see how they handled the problem of unwanted cockerels.
One did not respond, while another - previously based in Pilling - advised that it had stopped providing hatching and similar services to schools, both because of the pandemic and also as a result of schools having less money to spend on such projects.
However, Paul Murphy, who had run the company, said that it would be unfair to tar all hatching ventures with the same brush.
“When we did it, we were quite fortunate in that a lot of the parents - because we are quite a rural area - took all the hens and the cockerels home as a job lot.
“We always offered them to the parents first, rather than the schools giving them back to us. But when we did take them back, I had a friend who reared them and took them to auction later in life.
“And the kids did get plenty out of the projects - it was fantastic for some of the inner city children, in particular, who had never seen anything like [an animal being born],” Paul said.
A company not based in Lancashire - and which provides hatching services across much of the country - notes on its website that the fact that many male birds are “destined ‘for the pot’” makes a good discussion topic in the classroom. It also stresses that cockerels deserve to live rich lives until that point.
However, for Stephanie, the fear is that such life is too often snuffed out within days of it having begun.
“Children are getting attached to these cute little yellow chicks - but then they have no idea what happens to them afterwards.
“I have a cockerell of my own and I absolutely love it, because they have such personalities.
“They are really good to have with a flock of chickens, because they are very protective - and a lot of the reason they crow is to warn of a threat. But if you have neighbours, then a 6am wake-up call is not what they want.” | https://www.burnleyexpress.net/education/why-lancashire-schools-are-being-warned-it-might-not-be-a-happy-easter-for-some-of-the-chicks-they-have-just-helped-hatch-3655255 | 2022-04-14T15:37:00Z | https://www.burnleyexpress.net/education/why-lancashire-schools-are-being-warned-it-might-not-be-a-happy-easter-for-some-of-the-chicks-they-have-just-helped-hatch-3655255 | false | 5 |
Russian authorities have accused Ukrainian forces of launching air strikes on the Russian region of Bryansk which borders with Ukraine, the latest in a series of allegations of cross-border attacks by Kyiv on Russian territory.
Russia’s Investigative Committee alleged that two Ukrainian military helicopters entered Russia’s air space on Thursday and, “moving at low altitude, acting deliberately, they carried out at least six air strikes on residential buildings in the village of Klimovo,” about 11 kilometers away from the Russian border.
It said at least six houses in the village were damaged and seven people, including a toddler, sustained injuries. The Investigative Committee has launched a probe into the attack.
Earlier on Thursday, Russia’s state security service, or the FSB, also accused Ukrainian forces of firing mortars at a border post in the Bryansk region on Wednesday.
The reports could not be independently verified. Earlier this month, Ukraine’s top security officials denied that Kyiv was behind an air strike on an oil depot in the Russian city of Belgorod, 35 miles from the border.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— Ukrainian forces say they struck and seriously damaged Russian flagship
— Pressure on US to give Ukraine more intelligence on Russia
— UN says Ukraine war threatens to devastate many poor nations
— Ukraine’s detention of oligarch close to Putin angers Moscow
— Polish, Baltic presidents visit Ukraine in show of support
— Go to https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukrainefor more coverage
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron declined to use the term “genocide” to describe Russia’s Ukraine war, arguing against an “escalation of words.”
Asked about the use of the term by U.S. President Joe Biden, Macron said “the word genocide must be spelled out by jurists, not by politicians.”
Speaking on French radio France Bleu, Macron said he spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday and will speak again with him later that day. He said he will do “everything to end this war and stay by the Ukrainians’ side.”
Macron previously denounced “war crimes” in Ukraine and France sent magistrates and police officers to help the International Criminal Court, which opened an investigation.
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GENEVA — The international Red Cross says it’s rolling out its largest-ever cash assistance program to help more than 2 million people in Ukraine or who have fled abroad cope with the fallout from Russia’s invasion.
Nicole Robicheau, spokeswoman of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, said Thursday the organization plans to distribute “well over 100 million” Swiss francs — about $106 million –- to people affected by Russia’s seven-week-old war in Ukraine.
Humanitarian groups like the IFRC have recently touted the effectiveness of cash assistance programs for people in places hit by events like natural disasters, drought, famine and conflict, as a way to “allow people to decide what they need” and “put money back into the local economy,” Robicheau said by phone.
The program aims to help some 360,000 people inside Ukraine and many more in countries of refuge.
IFRC says it and national Red Cross organizations have already helped over 1 million people with items like blankets, food, mats and kitchen equipment.
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MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Western countries’ attempts to phase out Russian gas imports will have a negative impact on their economies.
Speaking Thursday, Putin said European attempts to find alternatives to Russian gas shipments will be “quite painful for the initiators of such policies.”
He argued that “there is simply no reasonable replacement for it in Europe now.”
Putin noted that “supplies from other countries that could be sent to Europe, primarily from the United States, would cost consumers many times more.” He added it would “affect people’s standard of living and the competitiveness of the European economy.”
The European Union is dependent on Russia for 40% of its natural gas and 25% of its oil.
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PARIS — France’s government says it has frozen 33 properties on the French Riviera, Paris and elsewhere that belong to Russian oligarchs targeted for sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
The Finance Ministry this week published an updated list of Russian-owned properties that have been frozen in France, including a luxury chateau overlooking the Mediterranean on the Cap d’Antibes that reportedly belonged to sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
Together, the 33 properties are estimated to be worth more than half a billion euros. Unlike property that is seized or confiscated, frozen properties still belong to their owners and they can continue living in them. But they cannot be sold or rented out.
The total value of Russian assets frozen or seized in France is now approaching 24 billion euros, with the bulk of that being nearly 23 billion euros in frozen financial assets for the Russian central bank. Aside from financial assets and properties, French authorities have also frozen or seized three yachts and four transport ships, and frozen six helicopters and three artworks.
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LVIV, Ukraine — Russia’s Defense Ministry says the fire at the Moskva cruiser, the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, has been contained. It says the vessel remains afloat and will be towed to the port.
The ministry said in a statement Thursday that there is no open fire at the ship anymore and explosions of the ammunitions have ceased. “The main missile weapons were not damaged,” the statement read.
Ukrainian officials claimed however that the ship has sunk, saying it’s a “resounding slap in the face” to Moscow’s forces. The conflicting accounts couldn’t be immediately reconciled.
Oleksiy Arestovych, adviser to Ukrainian president’s office, said in a Facebook post that 510 crew were onboard the Moskva cruiser as it sank in the Black Sea, following serious damage from a Ukrainian missile strike.
Military analyst Oleg Zhdanov said the damaging of the Moskva significantly raises the morale of Ukrainian forces on the eve of a new wave of Russian offensive in the Donbas.
In the early hours of Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry said the ship sustained “serious damage” after its ammunition detonated “as the result of a fire.” The ministry did not ascribe the fire to a missile strike.
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LONDON — Ireland’s foreign minister is in Kyiv, the latest in a string of senior European politicians to make the trip to show support for Ukraine’s fight against Russian invasion.
The Irish government says Simon Coveney, who is also defense minister, is meeting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov.
Ireland has sent Ukraine 20 million euros ($22 million) in humanitarian aid and 33 million euros ($36 million) in non-lethal military assistance.
It is also a strong backer of Ukraine’s bid to join the European Union, and the government said Coveney would discuss how Ireland can “assist Ukraine in its application for EU candidate status.”
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BERLIN — German authorities say they have seized a massive superyacht in Hamburg after determining that it belongs to the sister of Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov.
The Federal Criminal Police Office said Wednesday that, after “extensive investigations” and despite “offshore concealment,” it had been able to determine that the owner is Gulbakhor Ismailova, Usmanov’s sister.
Superyacht Dilbar was launched in 2016 at a reported cost of more than $648 million.
The German police office said German authorities worked in Brussels to ensure that European Union sanctions applied to the owner. It says the yacht can no longer be sold, rented, or loaded.
The United States and EU last month announced economic sanctions against Usmanov, a metals magnate, over his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin and in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine.
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PRAGUE — Three Czech lawmakers from Parliament’s upper house, the Senate, are visiting Kyiv together with their counterparts from Poland. Led by speaker Milos Vystrcil, they were invited by Ruslan Stefanchuk, chairman of Ukraine’s unicameral parliament Verkhovna Rada.
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UNITED NATIONS — A U.N. task force is warning in a new report that Russia’s war against Ukraine threatens to devastate the economies of many developing countries that are now facing even higher food and energy costs and increasingly difficult financial conditions.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched the report Wednesday stressing that the war is “supercharging” a crisis in food, energy and finance in poorer countries that were already struggling to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and a lack of access to adequate funding for their economic recovery.
Rebeca Grynspan, secretary-general of the U.N. agency promoting trade and development who coordinated the task force, said 107 countries have “severe exposure” to at least one dimension of the food, energy and finance crisis and 69 countries are severely exposed to all three and face “very difficult financial conditions with no fiscal space, and with no external financing to cushion the blow.”
The report urges countries to ensure a steady flow of food and energy through open markets, and it calls on international financial institutions to do everything possible to ensure more liquidity immediately.
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ODESA, Ukraine — In the Odesa region of Ukraine, Gov. Maksym Marchenko says forces have struck the Russian guided-missile cruiser Moskva with two missiles and caused “serious damage.”
Moskva is the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the ship was damaged Wednesday, but not that it was hit by Ukraine.
The Ministry says ammunition on board detonated as a result of a fire whose causes “were being established,” and the Moskva’s entire crew was evacuated. The cruiser typically has about 500 on board.
Odesa is Ukraine’s biggest port.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he’s “sincerely thankful” to the U.S. for the new round of $800 million in military assistance.
In his daily late-night address to the nation, Zelenskyy also said he was thankful for Wednesday’s visit by the presidents of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia.
He said those leaders “have helped us from the first day, those who did not hesitate to give us weapons, those who did not doubt whether to impose sanctions.”
In his telephone conversation with U.S. President Joe Biden, Zelenskyy said they discussed the new weapons shipment, even tougher sanctions against Russia and efforts to bring to justice those Russian soldiers who committed war crimes in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy also said work was continuing to clear tens of thousands of unexploded shells, mines and tripwires that were left behind in northern Ukraine by the retreating Russians.
He urged people returning to their homes in those towns to be wary of any unfamiliar object and report it to the police. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/live-updates-russia-ukraine-war-3/ | 2022-04-14T15:37:52Z | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/live-updates-russia-ukraine-war-3/ | true | 19 |
Plenty of us decided to welcome new four-legged friends into our homes in the last couple of years – according to Kennel Club figures dog ownership soared by nearly eight percent – and post-lockdown demand for puppies remains high.
There are a whopping 221 different breeds of pedigree dog to choose from, alongside numerous crossbreeds, so there’s plenty of thinking to do before you select your family’s latest addition.
There’s even academic guidance to seek out, with Psychologist Stanley Coren’s book ‘The Intelligence of Dogs’ ranking breeds by instincts, obedience, and the ability to adapt.
But some people find being around some dogs impossible due to an allergic reactions to their hair, which can cause sneezing, streaming eyes and even a skin rash.
Breeds of dog that shed lots of hair can be particularly bad for people with this type of sensitivity.
Lucky there also a number of hypoallergenic breeds that shed very little hair, meaning nobody has to miss out on owning a dog if they want to.
Here are the 10 best and worst breeds of dog for those with allergies.
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ODOT kicks off National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio Department of Transportation is recognizing today as the start of National Work Zone Safety Week. The yearly campaign serves to remind drivers to use caution when passing through road construction areas. Matt Bruning with ODOT says around 4,700 accidents happened in Ohio...
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Natalie McGarry used group’s cash to ‘cover own expenses’, trial told
An accountant who was trying to get to the bottom of a pro-independence group’s finances has told a court an ex-SNP MP used cash raised for the organisation “to cover her own expenses”.
Elizabeth Young, who helped Women for Independence, told Glasgow Sheriff Court on Thursday that there were concerns around the finances when she started at the campaign group, which grew when she tried to get information from Natalie McGarry.
Ms Young, 37, said: “I saw the pattern. As funds ran low there would be a lodgement of funds from women for indy, by PayPal or cheque, sent. It was being deposited to cover her own personal expenses.
“Funds ran low, some more money would come in. Obviously that was a warning.”
McGarry faces two counts of embezzlement, which she denies.
The 40-year-old is accused of embezzling £4,661.02 from the Glasgow Regional Association of the SNP between April 9, 2014 and August 10, 2015, and also of embezzling £21,000 between April 26, 2013 and November 30, 2015 while she was treasurer of Women for Independence.
Ms Young told the court she had asked for information about where money had been spent for months, with the 14-strong jury being shown copies of emails between her, McGarry, and other members of the campaign organisation.
After McGarry was elected to serve Glasgow East in May 2015, the court was told, Ms Young was asked around to the then MP’s home and was told it would be an opportunity to discuss the accounts.
But, she told the court, when she arrived there was another guest there.
Ms Young said: “When we were there I think that was the first time I had some concerns. Natalie had a story about, I think her partner had taken a bank card and had no money, and asked the other guest to pay for shopping to make dinner with.
“It stuck in my mind as a bit of a strange thing to happen. It seemed an odd event to invite people around for dinner then asking them if they would pay for it.”
McGarry sat in the dock and listened as chartered accountant Ms Young explained to Sheriff Tom Hughes and the jury that in November 2015, Women for Independence contacted the police about what had been uncovered.
Ms Young told the court there was a 40% gap between what the group had collected and what had been spent.
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Kurdistan Region commemorates 34th anniversary of Anfal in Garmiyan
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – In the late 1980s, thousands of Kurdish civilians were displaced from their villages at the hands of the former Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein and taken to notorious prison camps before they were massacred.
The Anfal Campaign resulted in the killings of at least 180,000 civilians, including women and children, by the former Iraqi regime. Only a small fraction of the mass graves, primarily located in the southern Iraqi provinces, have been unearthed over 30 years later.
Every year on Apr. 14, people across the Kurdistan Region commemorate the Anfal genocide. On that day in 1988, the Anfal genocide began in Garmiyan. That mass-murder campaign largely took place in the rural areas of Kalar and Chamchamal towns.
Thousands of civilians from the Garmiyan area were taken to Topzawa military base and prison camp in Kirkuk province in large military trucks. The women and children were systematically segregated from the male inmates before being taken to Nogra Salman camp in Samawa in the harsh southern desert of Iraq near the border with Saudi Arabia.
Feyli Kurds were the first victims taken to that camp in the early 1980s. Many Iraqi opposition figures to the regime were also imprisoned there.
The camp's notorious name is still associated with some of the worst atrocities committed by the former Iraqi regime.
Survivors, victims' relatives, and activists visited the camp on Thursday to commemorate the tragedy.
Last October, the Iraqi government attempted to restore the Topzawa camp in Kirkuk as an active military base again. However, it was prevented from doing so following a strong backlash from activists and residents in the area.
Per the Iraqi 2005 constitution, the Iraqi state is obligated to compensate the victims and survivors of the genocides and atrocities of the former regime.
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Urban Meyer on If He Didn’t Know Who Aaron Donald Was: ‘That’s So Silly’
Urban Meyer’s short-lived stint coaching the Jaguars was filled with both on-field and off-field drama that eventually resulted in his firing after several reports detailed his actions behind the scenes. One of the more embarrassing storylines came from The Athletic in March when it was reported that the coach didn’t even know who Aaron Donald was.
During an interview on the The Tim May Podcast, Urban Meyer was directly asked if he actually knew who Aaron Donald was. His comments can be heard here at the 29:00 minute mark.
“I’ve heard some silly things in my life,” he said “You shouldn’t even address something like that it’s so silly.”
At the time, it didn’t seem so silly. In the same article, details of Meyer’s “toxic” environment in Jacksonville were reported. Meyer made it commonplace to insult, belittle and threaten both his assistant coaches and players with termination, per The Athletic. In the midst of his team’s disappointing 2–11 run under his guidance, Meyer didn’t even know who the star Rams player was.
“Who’s this 99 guy on the Rams?” Meyer asked one staffer during the season, according to The Athletic. “I’m hearing he might be a problem for us.”
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Before this report, Meyer’s start to the Jacksonville job was anything but good. Among the first public issues that arose for him during the season came when a video went viral of Meyer dancing at a bar with a woman who was not his wife in an Ohio restaurant after a Week 4 loss to the Bengals. He was eventually fired in December shortly after it surfaced that he kicked Jacksonville kicker Josh Lambo.
Even if Meyer knew who Donald was, there’s just too much to ignore on his time in Jacksonville and the NFL.
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GLASTONBURY, Conn., April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cronin, a leading full-service, fully independent marketing agency, has hired Jim Johnson, a 20+ year industry veteran, to expand the agency's digital offering.
"Jim joining the agency further builds on the capabilities and services we offer our clients," said Mia Walters, SVP Digital & Agency Operations. "His enterprise-level experience and product development knowledge will be a driving force in the agency's continued growth and focus on delivering best-in-class digital experiences for all of our clients."
Johnson brings a wealth of digital experience to Cronin with leadership roles at agencies including Monigle and Ogilvy as well as digital product management experience at OneReach.ai, Local Matters, Ernst & Young, and Capella Education. Johnson holds a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University.
"In this new role, I aim to provide a collaborative shoulder-to-shoulder co-creation process with our clients," said Johnson. "We want to build our digital service capabilities that are focused on reusable frameworks and tooling with a product-focused mindset that is tailored and extensible. Cronin will continue to provide best-in-class design and development, enabling the best user experience to solve business objectives and user goals."
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Oakland Athletics vs. Tampa Bay Rays Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time
Cole Irvin will try to shut down Randy Arozarena and company when the Oakland Athletics play the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday at 1:10 PM ET, at Tropicana Field.
Rays vs. Athletics Live Streaming and TV Channel
- Game Day: Thursday, April 14, 2022
- Game Time: 1:10 PM ET
- TV: NBC Sports Networks
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Rays vs. Athletics Batting Stats
- The Rays' .243 batting average ranked 14th in the league.
- Last season the Rays scored the second-most runs in baseball (857 total, 5.3 per game).
- Last year the Rays ranked 10th in the league with a .321 on-base percentage.
- The Athletics' .238 batting average ranked 21st in the league last season.
- The Athletics scored 743 runs last season, which ranked 10th in MLB.
- The Athletics had an on-base percentage of .317 last season, which ranked 14th in the league.
Rays Impact Players
- Brandon Lowe slugged 39 home runs and collected 99 RBI last season while batting .247.
- Arozarena posted a .274 average with 69 RBI.
- Yandy Diaz finished last season with 13 home runs, 64 RBI and a batting average of .256.
- Manuel Margot hit .254 with an OBP of .313 and a slugging percentage of .382.
Athletics Impact Players
- Jed Lowrie finished last season with a .245 average and 69 RBI.
- Tony Kemp collected 92 hits, posted an OBP of .382 and a .418 SLG.
- Elvis Andrus finished last season with three home runs, 37 RBI and a batting average of .243.
- Sean Murphy hit .216 with an OBP of .306 and a slugging percentage of .405.
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Easter is on its way, and this year it’s returning with some in person events.
It’s a complete difference from Easter in 2020, when churches and communities were more distanced.
Saturday, April 15, the Mount Vernon Fire Department will kick off the weekend with the group’s annual pancake breakfast. The breakfast helps the department raise funds for additional gear or training.
The Mount Vernon Easter Egg Dash will also be returning Saturday at Mount Vernon High School Track (rain location is Mount Vernon Middle School). After one year where the event was canceled, and the distanced Easter Egg hunt last year at Mount Vernon Middle School, there’s going to be eggs to be hunted by different age groups, that will probably disappear in just a few minutes.
Lisbon’s relaunching its own unique Easter Egg hunt. They’ve worked with the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development group as to not directly compete with that hunt, but offer something the community has asked them to provide once again.
All of these events come about because of the work of dedicated volunteers and helpers to make them reality, of planning behind the scenes well before they happen. Again, it’s something we should promote. | https://www.eastcentraliowanews.com/mvlsun/sun-editorial-easter-is-this-weekend-community-celebrations-return/article_135f5bed-95b3-57fc-920e-d9b76128b8d0.html | 2022-04-14T15:47:03Z | https://www.eastcentraliowanews.com/mvlsun/sun-editorial-easter-is-this-weekend-community-celebrations-return/article_135f5bed-95b3-57fc-920e-d9b76128b8d0.html | false | 1 |
The Makowski brothers have always relished the natural beauty of their hometown and are now building an attraction that looks to emphasize it to visitors and locals.
The Land of Natura — a five-phase, 150-acre, $60 million development described by the three owners (Adam, Rich and Dave) as a “natural adventure park” — will feature a carved-out lake with an adjacent small, man-made mountain. The 40-acre first phase, which will include a “canopy tour” through part of the park, will open this summer.
Currently under construction, the new attraction will be located along the Lower Dells of the Wisconsin River close to downtown Wisconsin Dells on Grand Cambrian Drive (soon to be renamed Natura Drive) slightly west of Wisconsin Highway 16.
“Our whole lives we grew up here, living 40-some years here and second generation,” said Dave Makowski.
The brothers emphasized how they wanted to bring their family history of living in the Dells area to their newest development.
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“It’s based on where the fun comes naturally,” said Rich Makowski.
The entire attraction will take between three to five years to complete and will feature enough material to be open year-round by its completion, including many indoor activities, the brothers said.
Natura Treescape Resort, Hot Rocks restaurant, and The VUE are all owned by the Makowskis and located in the city. Visitors to The Land of Natura will receive preferred overnight rates at the resort properties, including Aloha Beach Resort, located in Lake Delton.
Bluff outcroppings, woodlands, marsh, prairie, rock formations and rolling topography all make up the large parcel of land where The Land of Natura will be located, fronting 2,000 feet of the Wisconsin River that will have boat docks.
The carved-out lake — dubbed Lake Wisconsin Dells — will be a 5-acre body of water filtered naturally by plants and beneficial bacteria and have no chlorine. It will be 20 feet deep in the middle and will feature “America’s Largest Floating Waterpark,” according to a March release from Natura Destinations and the attraction’s website.
A large assortment of inflatables and slides ranging from 100 feet to 150 feet off of Mt. Natura — the 60-feet-high mountain adjacent to Lake Wisconsin Dells — will make up the waterpark built on the lake, as well as a forest-themed splash pad with a dump bucket that “looks like a ladybug with leaves,” according to the release. Lake Wisconsin Dells will also feature a sand beach and volleyball court along with a walking path and backyard games.
“What we’re doing is creating basically this natural playground as an attraction,” Adam Makowski said. “That’s why we called it The Land of Natura adventure park.”
An 1,100-foot, self-guided canopy tour will take guests through the wooded area near the river on the south end of the park. Bridges and walkways suspended off the ground will run from tree to tree with themed platforms to blend in.
“It takes you through the treetops at basically 20-30 feet up in the air through the forest,” Adam Makowski said.
A similar attraction is located between two trees at Natura Treescape Resort, which also features a small pond with a natural filtration system as well as a mini slide into the pond. | https://www.wiscnews.com/community/juneaucountystartimes/new-attraction-set-to-provide-dells-locals-tourists-with-natural-adventure-park/article_20c45029-456b-55f1-91aa-7f6a0c3d8545.html | 2022-04-14T15:48:41Z | https://www.wiscnews.com/community/juneaucountystartimes/new-attraction-set-to-provide-dells-locals-tourists-with-natural-adventure-park/article_20c45029-456b-55f1-91aa-7f6a0c3d8545.html | true | 2 |
Midday Report: Maravai LifeSciences (MRVI) Trades Higher April 13
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As of the previous close, Maravai LifeSciences has a YTD change of 13.29%. The company expects its next earnings on 2022-05-09.
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E-cigs using synthetic nicotine come under FDA oversight
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators will soon begin cracking down on vaping companies using a now-closed loophole, including a line of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes that have become teenagers’ top choice.
Under a law taking effect Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration can regulate e-cigarettes and similar products that use synthetic nicotine.
The action targets Puff Bar and several other vaping companies that recently switched their formulas to laboratory-made nicotine to skirt FDA oversight.
The change “allows FDA to protect the public health from the harms of tobacco products, regardless of the source of nicotine,” the agency said in a statement Wednesday. Companies must register with the FDA and submit their products for review within 30 days.
Puff Bar did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.
The FDA’s action does not automatically ban Puff Bar and similar products. Instead it brings them under the same regulatory scheme as older e-cigarettes that derived their nicotine from tobacco.
“The synthetic nicotine products do not necessarily just disappear on their own,” Robin Koval, chief executive of the Truth Initiative, an advocacy group that runs anti-tobacco ads. “The FDA will have to decide how they want to enforce the law and hopefully they will.”
The FDA has been reviewing applications for an array of vaping devices, formulas and flavors — rejecting more than 1 million, usually because of their potential appeal to youngsters. Anti-tobacco advocates hope the agency will quickly do the same for any applications submitted by Puff Bar and other manufacturers.
Nicotine, the chemical the makes smoking and vaping addictive, occurs naturally in tobacco plants.
The 2009 law that first gave the FDA oversight of cigarettes and related products only referred to tobacco-based nicotine. That left an opening for artificial nicotine, which is being used in e-cigarette liquids, nicotine pouches and other products.
Last month, Congress passed language clarifying that the FDA can regulate any form of nicotine, regardless of the source.
After appearing in 2019, Puff Bar has grown to become the most popular e-cigarette among teenagers, by far, sold in flavors like blueberry, strawberry banana and mango. Under FDA pressure, the company said it was halting sales in 2020, pulling its disposable vaping devices out of convenience stores, gas stations and vape shops.
Last February, the company announced a “fresh launch” of its colorful devices using synthetic nicotine. In marketing language, the company said its products “do not contain tobacco or anything derived from tobacco.” That put Puff Bar in a legal gray area, because federal, state and local restrictions nearly always apply to tobacco-based products, not nicotine itself.
Stanford researchers last year found synthetic nicotine products for sale via online platforms that prohibit tobacco sales, such as Amazon, eBay and Target. Under the new law, synthetic nicotine will be subject to the same federal age limit and sales restrictions as other tobacco products.
Using synthetic nicotine is not a new idea. Tobacco companies experimented with chemically derived nicotine as early as the 1960s, but deemed it too expensive for mass production. Manufacturing advances in recent years finally made it a viable alternative to tobacco-derived nicotine.
A large government survey last year showed Puff Bar had leapfrogged over better-known brands to become the top choice among high schoolers who vape. Juul — which is widely blamed for initially sparking the teen vaping trend — was the fourth most popular brand.
In 2020, the FDA restricted flavors in cartridge-based e-cigarettes like Juul to just menthol and tobacco, which are generally preferred by adults. But the flavor ban didn’t apply to disposable e-cigarettes like Puff Bar and other types of vaping devices.
Anti-tobacco groups worry that the FDA is always one or two steps behind whichever products are making inroads among kids.
“The lesson we can all take away from this is that when the FDA’s actions are incomplete and happen after the fact — which has often been the case with e-cigarettes — you will always be playing whack-a-mole and catch-up,” said Koval.
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How Knee Deep Brewing Company in Placer County is raising awareness for people with autism
How Knee Deep Brewing Company in Placer County is raising awareness for people with autism
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Catherine Tate warns 'cancel culture is waging war on comedy' as she calls for common sense to prevail in 'touch paper' climate where jokes are 'willfully misconstrued'
- Award-winning actress and comedian shared her dismay at 'cancel culture'
- Tate, 53, warned comedy was volatile and jokes are often 'willfully misconstrued'
- Comedian urged people to use common sense and recognise certain situations
Award-winning actress and comedian Catherine Tate has warned cancel culture is waging a 'war on comedy' and called on common sense to prevail.
The writer, 53, said modern-day comedy is like 'touch paper' and that jokes are 'willfully misconstrued'.
Tate is arguably best known for her 'Am I bovvered?' character Lauren Cooper, a troubled teen offering a tongue-in-cheek representation of Britain's 'chav' era.
She told the BBC's Headliners podcast that she believes comedy is a way for people to connect and that 'everyone should have the mickey taken out of them' sometimes'.
During that 30-minute interview, the comedian said people needed to be able to use common sense and recognise situations where you are 'just having a laugh'.
Tate added: 'I think you can't help but second guess yourself: we are in a climate where it's like touch paper at the moment.
'Things can be, and often are, willfully misconstrued. I don't think there should be a war on jokes, I don't think there should be a war on comedy - I don't think should be a war on culture.
'But most people know the guidelines between common sense and the hypersensitivity that can surround a lot of debate at the moment.
'It's everyone's turn at some point to have the mickey taken out of them, and that's OK.'
Comedian Catherine Tate, 53, said modern-day comedy is like 'touch paper' and that jokes are 'willfully misconstrued'
The mother-of-one added her comedy had 'never intended to offend' but, due to the subjectivity of comedy, she is not 'in control' of that.
'Comedy is subjective,' she said. 'It's in the eye of the person who's belly-laughing and I appreciate that.
'But I do stuff that I think is funny, it's never intended to offend but, of course, you can't be in control of that.
'I'm just saying it's often a bonding thing. That doesn't mean anyone has licence to go out and say things that are cruel and awful to people, that's a different thing.
'I am just making people laugh. I think it's right to push things beyond where we're told it's OK to laugh.
Tate is arguably best known for her 'Am I bovvered?' character Lauren Cooper, a troubled teen offering a tongue-in-cheek representation of Britain's 'chav' era
'Laughing is an involuntary action. You can't start telling people [when] to stop laughing.'
Her comments come just months after fellow comic Jimmy Carr faced an enormous public backlash for a joke he made about the deaths of members of the travelling community during the Holocaust.
During a segment of his comedy Netflix special 'His Dark Material', Carr said: 'When people talk about the Holocaust…' at which the audience gasped and he looked down at them, nodding.
The 49-year-old continued: 'When people talk about the Holocaust, they talk about the tragedy and horror of six million Jewish lives being lost to the Nazi war machine.
'But they never mention the thousands of Gypsies that were killed by the Nazis.
'No one ever wants to talk about that, because no one ever wants to talk about the positives.'
The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust said his comments were 'hateful', and fellow celebrities lined up to criticise him, including his friend and fellow comedian David Baddiel and the author Sir Philip Pullman.
But cancel-culture critics blasted the corrosive effect 'cancelling' Mr Carr would have on 'free speech'.
Tate's BBC sketch series The Catherine Tate Show, which debuted in 2004 and ran until 2007 and was nominated for seven BAFTA awards and one International Emmy Award.
Her latest project, The Nan Movie, sees Nan (Tate) go on a road trip as she tries to repair her relationship with her estranged sister Nell (Katherine Parkinson) after it emerges Nell is dying.
Catherine's role of Nan is based on the popular character from her BBC Two sketch show which ran for three series from 2004 to 2006, along with four BBC One spin-offs, the Catherine Tate's Nan specials, which aired between 2009 and 2015. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10718965/Catherine-Tate-claims-cancel-culture-waging-war-comedy-calls-common-sense-prevail.html | 2022-04-14T16:00:09Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10718965/Catherine-Tate-claims-cancel-culture-waging-war-comedy-calls-common-sense-prevail.html | true | 3 |
'I may have to rethink my employment if that actually happens': Woke Twitter staff slam Elon Musk's $41billion offer for social media giant
- Musk, 50, insisted that his bid was his 'best and final offer', adding that 'if it is not accepted, I would need to reconsider my position as a shareholder'
- Haraldur Thorleifsson, a Twitter team lead who has criticized Musk in the past despite having 'made me a lot of money,' merely said 'just go to therapy dude'
- Miguel Barreto, a senior software engineer, went even further, saying 'I may have to rethink my employment if that actually happens'
- Menotti Minutillo, a privacy engineer, joked 'first day of my PTO'
- Ian Brown, a former employee, wrote: 'Every clown out there thinks they can drive the clown car better than the clowns currently behind the wheel.'
- Celebrities, particularly conservatives, were all the more positive about the potential takeover
While many Twitter users celebrated Elon Musk's $41billion hostile takeover attempt of the social media giant, the company's often progressive workforce bemoaned the potential buyout.
Twitter confirmed on Thursday that it had received the offer, saying in a statement: 'The Twitter Board of Directors will carefully review the proposal to determine the course of action that it believes is in the best interest of the Company and all Twitter stockholders.'
Musk, 50, insisted that his bid was his 'best and final offer', adding that 'if it is not accepted, I would need to reconsider my position as a shareholder,' a regulatory filing showed.
His offer price of $54.20 per share represents a 38 percent premium to the closing price of Twitter's stock on April 1, the last trading day before the Tesla CEO publicly revealed his 9.2 percent stake in the company, sending the stock popping.
The offer figure also includes the digits '420,' a reference to marijuana that Musk frequently jokes about.
Haraldur Thorleifsson, a Twitter team lead who has criticized Musk in the past despite having 'made me a lot of money,' merely said 'just go to therapy dude' in response to the news.
Miguel Barreto, a senior software engineer, went even further, saying 'I may have to rethink my employment if that actually happens.'
Menotti Minutillo, a privacy engineer, joked 'first day of my PTO' before adding more seriously: 'It is important to make deliberate space for folks to talk about extraordinary events - leaders, don't be afraid to address the clown in the room.'
While many Twitter users celebrated Elon Musk's $41billion hostile takeover attempt of the social media giant, the company's often progressive workforce bemoaned the potential buyout
Ian Brown, a former Twitter employee, put it more succinctly: 'Every clown out there thinks they can drive the clown car better than the clowns currently behind the wheel.'
Celebrities, particularly conservatives, were all the more positive about the potential takeover.
Sebastian Gorka, a former advisor to President Donald Trump, wrote that 'Elon is the G.O.A.T.' which stands for 'greatest of all time.'
Barstool CEO Dave Portnoy added: 'So Elon offered 41 billion to buy all of twitter. Now the Board decides if they want to sell it to him? It’s a no brainer offer and they’d all make a s--t ton. The only reason to say no is cause they don’t like him right?'
Even liberal comedian Michael Ian Black saw the positives, writing: 'Honestly, let Elon destroy Twitter - he'd be doing me a favor.'
Last week, after news broke of the Tesla CEO's $3billion investment in the platform, employees took to Twitter issuing messages of both serious uneasiness and mockery.
'Good morning to our new overlord!' Lara Cohen, the company's Global Head of Partners, tweeted.
Company researcher Matt DeMichiel shared a meme featuring rapper Drake that seemingly implied Musk would move the company's focus from growth, product innovation and sustainability to ways to further financial success.
The billionaire, who initially filed a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosure document intended for passive shareholders, filed a second form Tuesday indicating that he invested in the platform with the goal to evoke change.
The new filing, which was obtained by DailyMail.com, revealed Musk began purchasing Twitter stock on January 31 and continued to buy shares during every trading session through April 1.
Twitter announced that Musk would hold a seat on the company's board of directors until the platform's 2024 annual shareholders meeting.
Twitter employees are voicing their concerns after Elon Musk vowed to make 'significant improvements' to the social media platform as a company board member and majority shareholder, admitting his investment in the company was not passive
In exchange, Musk - either alone or as a member of a group - is not allowed to push his stake in the company past 14.9 percent during the duration of his board membership and for 90 days after, according to Tuesday's SEC filing.
However, Twitter employees appeared worried about company operations and values now that Musk seemingly holds significant weight in the company.
Michael Sayman, a company product lead, took to the platform to share a meme allegedly depicting the next company board meeting.
The post featured a group attending a meeting with Wario, the antagonist in Nintendo's Mario series, sitting at the head table. The meme was captioned: 'Twitter's next board meeting'.
DeMichiel, who shared the Drake meme, also responded to a commenter asking if employees were required to include Musk on all work-related communications.
He answered: 'That and all email signatures have to link to Tesla's website.'
Although most responses featured targeted sarcasm, EJ Samson, a member of the platform's marketing team, issued a more neutral response, questioning Musk's role at the company.
Retweeting a poll the SpaceX CEO had posted asking if users wanted an edit button, Samson replied, via meme: 'What is happening?'
Lara Cohen, the company's Global Head of Partners, compared Musk to a feudal lord
Company researcher Matt DeMichiel shared a meme featuring rapper Drake that seemingly implied Musk would move the company's focus from growth, product innovation and sustainability to ways to further financial success
DeMichiel also responded to a commenter asking if employees were required to include Musk on all work-related communications
Haraldur Thorleifsson, a Twitter team lead, referenced how Musk's stake and board membership prompted a surge in the company's stock value
Michael Sayman, a company product lead, compared Musk to Wario, the antagonist in Nintendo's Mario series
EJ Samson, a member of the platform's marketing team, seemingly questioned Musk's role at the company
Twitter stocks have surged since mid-March when Musk purchased his stake
Musk issued several polls to his millions of followers on the social media platform on Saturday.
The outspoken Tesla CEO, known for his social media antics, initially asked if he should transform the company's Silicon Valley headquarters into a homeless shelter, before suggesting the removal of the letter 'w' in Twitter.
In the first post, Musk - who purchased a 9.2 percent stake in the social media giant earlier this week and was subsequently named to the company's board of directors - seemingly took aim at the company's lax remote working policies, saying he came up with the plan 'since no one shows up anyway.'
So far, the results of the 24-hour poll, posted at 9:30 PM ET by the billionaire businessman, suggests overwhelming support for the prospective undertaking - with 91.1 percent of more than 923,459 respondents voting in favor of the plan.
The second tweet about deleting 'w' saw Musk give two options without no as an answer, with 55.8 percent saying 'yes' and 44.2 percent 'of course' of 445,158 votes to-date.
It comes weeks after Twitter brass - who offered staffers the option of working from home 'forever' during the pandemic - reopened its offices March 15, with remote work remaining an option for staffers.
In the first post, Musk seemingly took aim at the company's lax remote working policies, saying he came up with the plan 'since no one shows up anyway.' So far, 91.1 percent of 923,459 respondents voted in favor of the plan
The second tweet about deleting 'w' saw Musk give two options without no as an answer, with 55.8 percent saying 'yes' and 44.2 percent 'of course' of 445,158 votes to-date
Musk became the company's majority shareholder this week after it was revealed he purchased a 9.2 percent stake in the social media giant earlier this week and was subsequently named to the company's board of directors
'It’s been almost two years since we closed our offices and travel and I’m excited to announce that we’re ready to fully open up business travel and all our offices around the world!' Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal wrote in a note to employees posted to Twitter March 3.
'Business travel is back effective immediately, and office openings will start on March 15,' the exec wrote.
In the statement, Agrawal, who was promoted to CEO of the San Francisco-based company in November, said that he would be honoring a policy put in place by former head exec Jack Dorsey during the early days of the pandemic, that said staffers could work remotely 'forever' if they wanted to.
'Our top priority since the beginning of the pandemic has been to keep you all safe and this will continue,' Agrawal wrote.
'Now we are returning to a stage where you’re living your lives, adjusting to local health guidelines, and deciding what works best for you.
'So, the decisions about where you work, whether you feel safe travelling for business, and what events you attend, should be yours,' the exec added, in a sentence this time set in bold.
'As we open back up, our approach remains the same,' Agrawal, 37, went on.
'Wherever you feel most productive and creative is where you will work and that include working from home full-time forever,' the CEO wrote, in another bolded sentence.
'Office every day? That works too. Some days in the office, some days from home? Of course.'
Agrawal, however, warned that 'distributed working will be much, much harder' and said 'there will be lots of challenges' amid the new policy.
Agrawal went on to tout the advantages of having staffers in the same physical space, where they can experience the 'company culture,' and said that visits to the office will 'bring that culture to life in such a powerful way.'
The CEO then provided a signoff that seemed hopeful of staffers' desire to return to in-person work.
'I look forward to seeing you all back at the office or perhaps at an event, somewhere in your home city, or mine?'
'Cant' wait... Parag.'
The post from Muck comes weeks after Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announced the company would be reopening its offices March 15, with remote work remaining an option for staffers. During the pandemic, the company offered staffers the option of working from home 'forever'
In the statement, Agrawal, who was promoted to CEO of the San Francisco-based company in November, said he would be honoring a policy put in place by former head exec Jack Dorsey during the early days of the pandemic that allowed staffers to work remotely indefinitely
More than a month later, as Silicon Valley's tech workers are starting to filter back to the office as Covid-19 cases plummet, it looks as if the CEO's faith in staffers' desire to return to work in-person was misplaced - something new board member Musk seemed to hone in on with his evidently mocking post.
Google, for instance, told employees last month that it would begin requiring employees to return in person at least three days a week - a policy that went into effect this past week
Apple similarly announced that by April 11, employees will have to work from the office at least one day a week.
Twitter, meanwhile, has not issued any in-person requirements for its staffers - a decision Musk seemingly panned in his post.
Staffers at the San Francisco-headquarter company now have the option to come into the office - a policy Musk seemingly took aim at with the Saturday poll. Pictured is Twitters San Francisco office last summer
Prior to posting the poll, Musk also suggested further changes to Twitter's business models in a series of tweets suggesting tweaks to the platform's premium Blue service, including a cheaper subscription price, banning ads and offering the option to pay in cryptocurrency.
The service, which offers users access to additional features, like an undo button and ad-free news articles, currently costs $2.99 a month.
'Price should probably be ~$2/month, but paid 12 months up front & account doesn't get checkmark for 60 days (watch for credit card chargebacks) & suspended with no refund if used for scam/spam,' Musk wrote Saturday.
'And no ads,' the South African mogul added. 'The power of corporations to dictate policy is greatly enhanced if Twitter depends on advertising money to survive.'
Musk also declared that 'Everyone who signs up for Twitter Blue (ie pays $3/month) should get an authentication checkmark.'
Prior to posting the poll, Musk also suggested further changes to Twitter's business models in a series of tweets suggesting tweaks to the platform's premium Blue service, including a cheaper subscription price, banning ads and offering the option to pay in cryptocurrency
Despite the fact that Twitter claims policy decisions are not determined by board members or shareholders, millions of investors flocked to Twitter's stock after Musk disclosed his 9.2 percent stake in the company.
The stock became the most bought U.S. stock by retail investors on Monday, surging 27 percent in value.
Stock prices rose by more than three percent, to 50.98, on Tuesday after news of Musk's board appointment. The stock was trading at around 39 on Friday.
However, Wall Street analysts allege the Musk-fueled buzz around Twitter is a 'bit extreme,' given that the platform's fundamentals and challenges 'remain broadly the same'.
Jeffries equity analyst Brent Thill told Fox Business the stock's gain was a 'potential overreaction given the unclear rationale behind Musk's $3.7B investment.'
Bernstein analysts Mark Shmulik and Toni Sacconaghi Jr. told the news outlet they believe Musk's interest in Twitter was 'mainly personal and nothing more than a potential distraction.'
'We view the interest as a potential distraction for Musk and TSLA shareholders, given that Musk is arguably already overcommitted, and his fervor for the topic of censorship/free speech is high,' the pair reportedly wrote their clients Tuesday.
'The magnitude of the pre-market stock move speaks volumes of an investor base eager for any positive jolt, as the stock was previously around IPO levels. Some investors are certainly hoping for a sale, but we believe the stock move is likely an overreaction for this broadly speculative possibility.'
Musk has developed a loyal following of investors who stuck with his company Tesla Inc for most of the past decade while it was still struggling to streamline production of electric cars and make them affordable. Tesla is now among the world's most valuable companies with a market capitalization of more than $1 trillion.
Musk, who is also behind other ventures such as rocket maker SpaceX, is the world's richest person with a net worth pegged by Forbes at $290billion.
The entrepreneur's popularity with retail investors was one of the reasons why Twitter agreed this week to offer him a seat on its board of directors, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Musk and Twitter did not respond to requests for comment.
Musk initially filed a 13G ownership disclosure document with the SEC on Tuesday, which is reserved for passive shareholders. Later, following the announcement of his board seat, Musk filed a 13D form (pictured), confirming his intentions to be active in Twitter’s business
The 13D filing, which was obtained by DailyMail.com, revealed that Musk began purchasing Twitter stock at the end of January and continued to do until April 1
News of Musk's board seat came amid allegations he broke SEC rules after missing the ownership-disclosure deadline for his stake in Twitter.
According to an SEC 13G filing obtained by DailyMail.com Tuesday, Musk purchased 73.5 million shares of the platform on March 14, worth about $3billion. A SEC 13G filing is reserved for passive investors.
Tax experts argued the SpaceX CEO had left himself open to penalties of up to $207,183 after he failed to submit the ownership acquisition disclosure late within 10 days of acquiring 5 percent of the company, as required by U.S. securities law.
Musk should have disclosed his shares by March 24 but didn't sign the filing until 21 days after his purchase. He also failed to include a certification indicating he didn't acquire his stake in Twitter to change or influence control of the company, as is typically done when filing a 13G report, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Instead of including the certification in his form, Musk simply wrote: 'Not applicable'.
His largest purchase occurred on February 7 when he acquired more than 4.8 million shares, worth approximately $176million.
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It’s never early to start training.
WNBA star Candace Parker posted a pair of videos Tuesday featuring her and her son, Airr, whom she shares with wife Anna Petrakova, working out.
“March Madness was a little different this year.... #WorkingMomsBeLike #Goosey @petrarulove we should occasionally call him Airr I guess so he knows his actual name,” she captioned a pair of videos on Instagram.
In the first clip, she counts down while playfully encouraging Airr, whom they call Goose, to do squats as he moves around on a blanket in his blue onesie while whimpering.
“Hold it, Goose. I know it’s hard,” Parker says.
She then keeps the session going by lifting him up and down from a sitting position before helping him do sit-ups.
In the second video, Parker jogs around the room while pushing Airr in a stroller as he appears to sleep, as she encourages the person behind the camera to remain quiet. All the while, Parker does a few stretches and exercises of her own while wearing a shirt that reads "Goose Whisperer."
“Busy mom with fussy child,” we hear someone say off camera.
Parker, who plays for the Chicago Sky and has daughter Lailaa, 12, with former NBA player Shelden Williams, announced on Instagram in February that she and Petrakova had welcomed Airr, their first child together.
“Airr Larry Petrakov Parker 2-11-22,” Parker, 35, gushed in her caption. “We are in absolute love and utter appreciation that Goose chose us. Welcome to the fam SON.”
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The stage has been set. Preparations for the 2022 NBA Playoffs have officially begun for the Memphis Grizzlies, now that their first round opponent is known. The Minnesota Timberwolves see themselves as a rival with the Grizzlies. Two young teams, two underappreciated head coaches, two markets that tend to fly under the national NBA radar, plus a splash of Patrick Beverley feeling slighted by Memphis after the trade that sent him from the Grizzlies to Minnesota in exchange for Jarrett Culver (and his expiring contract that Memphis did not opt in to). There’s tension there, and tension plus passion and hunger often leads to a fun postseason series.
But this article isn’t just about the Minnesota Timberwolves. Because no disrespect to them, but they are the #7 seed in the Western Conference Playoffs. The Grizzlies are #2, and 10 regular season games better, than Minnesota, even with Memphis being without Ja Morant for 24 of the 82 games this season. While a Timberwolves upset is possible, it is improbable. The record, the sharks out in Vegas (Memphis is a -330 series favorite, only behind the Bucks at -1000 among currently established series), your eyes if you’ve watched this team smash records all season long...the Grizzlies are, and should be, heavily favored to win.
They don’t play the games in casinos or betting apps, however. Memphis still needs to perform. Assuming they do - as they have for 75% of the season - at a championship level, the Grizzlies are about to embark on their first playoff run of this era. But it will take some remarkable contributions for that to come to be, starting with this weekend.
Here is the number that will play a massive role in what the Grizzlies will be able to do this postseason.
24
The picture above is the most recent photograph in our system here at SB Nation/GBB that features both Dillon Brooks and Ja Morant in uniform actively participating in a basketball game for the Memphis Grizzlies. It is from this past November. The several pictures that came after were of them in street clothes, specifically Dillon. Brooks has only played in 885 minutes this season - his fewest since the 2018-2019 campaign - and there’s no denying the tenacity and energy he brings to this Memphis Grizzlies roster. It translated last postseason as well - across 7 games last year (2 play-in, 5 playoffs) Dillon scored 23.8 points per game on 47.8% shooting (only 29.6% from three however) while also snagging 4.3 rebounds and dishing out 2.4 assists per game.
This was done all while maintaining an important role as a defensive force of nature, trying to check the at-times-uncheckable Donovan Mitchell. And Mitchell is admittedly a tough cover for Dillon - undersized guards that are quick and have a good handle are hard for the 6’7” Brooks to hang with.
But the two main wings Minnesota has, Anthony Edwards and D’Angelo Russell, are 6’4” and not quite the combination of quick/explosive/elite ball handlers that Mitchell is. And neither of them have had to deal with the defensive energy or offensive usage of Brooks this season - Dillon missed all four games with Minnesota, a season series that split 2-2.
That’s not to say Dillon is perfect, or even the X-Factor in this series in particular. Brooks can take too many shots at times, and his shooting attempts will often mean less efficient or out of rhythm opportunities that lead to wasted offense for a team that can’t afford it. We mentioned how he struggles in spots defensively as well - Edwards is an elite athlete, and Russell has a bag of skills at his disposal offensively. They may not combine it all like Mitchell does (for now - Edwards is young) but they can lead Brooks to foul trouble and limited impact in their own right.
But it is to say that his presence solves some problems in this series specifically and beyond.
Dillon Brooks can let Ja Morant hide more defensively. Ziaire Williams didn’t shy away from tough defensive assignments when he started. But with Brooks back in the fold, Dillon will take the biggest threat offensively as determined by the coaching staff on the perimeter, meaning Desmond Bane can take whichever of Edwards or Russell that Dillon doesn’t draw the assignment for, or Patrick Beverley (if Memphis wants to make things tougher for Minnesota in transition defense if PatBev is trying to stick Morant). Ziaire got out of place at times and missed rotations. That’s unlikely to occur with Dillon.
As long as foul trouble can be avoided (he throughout his career has had issues with being too physical at the point of attack) Memphis should be much better defensively against Minnesota and others. Opposing offenses score 4.4 less points per game with Brooks on the floor - 82nd percentile this season - and he’s hovered right around that number his entire career. The Timberwolves haven’t had to deal with that level of defensive production from the Grizzlies yet this season. That’s about to change.
Dillon Brooks can help the halfcourt offense. Brooks is more than capable of creating his own shot off the dribble. Dillon (in admittedly limited action, almost 900 minutes) was only assisted on 54% of his made shots this season, placing him in the 86th percentile among wings. For comparison’s sake, Ziaire Williams has had 88% of his buckets assisted this season. That means Ziaire was far more dependent on creation of passing from others around him than Dillon will be, and this creativity will enable Brooks to impact defensive sets from the Timberwolves.
With the emergence of Desmond Bane - who was just a role player last year but is a Most Improved Player candidate now - that gives the Grizzlies three perimeter players in the starting lineup that can all make their own offense, plus the unicorn Jaren Jackson Jr. who is no slouch off the dribble in his own right. Last season Memphis scored 5.7 points more per 100 possessions with Brooks on the floor, and this year the number is 3.7. No offense to Ziaire Williams, but DB is a superior player at this stage of their respective careers. That ability to use size and strength, along with body positioning and a stronger-than-expected penetration handle, will do wonders for the Memphis halfcourt offense. They’re 2.4 points per 100 possessions in the halfcourt with him on the floor. With Ziaire, the number is only 1.6. That .8 can make the difference between winning and losing a series over the span of several games.
Dillon Brooks will bring confident energy. Former Memphis Grizzlies guard Patrick Beverley (does it count if he never played for the team? Maybe not) has been a nearly perfect fit for the Timberwolves. In terms of actually playing basketball Beverley is maybe the 4th or 5th best guard on their roster - his 24.5% assist percentage this season seems to be an outlier compared to most of his career, and he still turns the ball over at a relatively high rate while not shooting as well as others on Minnesota’s roster.
But his defensive audacity is noted for its physicality, and the mentality the team has taken on coinciding with Beverley’s arrival is not a coincidence. He deserves credit for that. Brooks will also be able to reestablish that intensity for the Grizzlies and match the reckless confidence that the Timberwolves will surely be brandishing. DB will surely not shy away from any confrontations or big spots in games. He will take on the toughest assignments. He will hold himself and his teammates accountable. While this is Ja Morant’s team, Dillon Brooks throughout the last three years has made and taken moments of impact.
The sample size is large enough to tell us that will continue for this series and probably beyond.
There are many reasons Dillon Brooks’ presence will mean so much for a Grizzlies team that didn’t have him much this season. He enables the Grizzlies to be the best version of themselves rotation wise, with Ziaire Williams in a specific reserve role and players like Tyus Jones being able to anchor 2nd units instead of starting ones. He lightens the load of Ja Morant on both ends of the floor, and if he’s willing to continue his passing renaissance (his 14.7% assist percentage is easily the best of his career, as is his career-low 8.2% turnover percentage) that will only further maximize the improvement of the likes of Desmond Bane and De’Anthony Melton as scorers/shooters.
But beyond all the basketball realities, he makes the Memphis Grizzlies whole again. Multiple times throughout this new era of Grizzlies basketball Dillon Brooks has been given credit for bring a spiritual leader of sorts, someone whose unconquerable belief in himself can at times appear selfish, but more often than not is setting things up for Memphis to be in a position to make winning plays. As he returns to form, ensuring that he plays within himself will be vital. His energy will be most welcome on the defensive end - things do not need to be forced offensively. But Dillon is savvy and sees what the Grizzlies need both outside and in the game - and has the experience and skill needed alongside that self-confidence to make all the difference in the series ahead.
Without Dillon Brooks, these Grizzlies would be in for a hell of a fight with the Timberwolves.
With Dillon Brooks?
Minnesota, and the Western Conference’s best, are in for a hell of a fight from Memphis.
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Report highlights the company's clean energy goals; diversity, equity and inclusion strategy; human rights commitment; and ESG governance
ALLENTOWN, Pa., April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) published its annual Sustainability Report today, highlighting the company's progress and approach on a wide range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives, including its clean energy goals; diversity, equity and inclusion strategy; human rights commitment and ESG governance.
In addition to providing an overview of PPL's strategy and governance approach to key issues, the report includes a comprehensive record of PPL's 2021 performance in advancing a transition to a cleaner energy future; supporting communities; attracting and retaining a diverse, talented workforce; and providing long-term value to customers and shareowners.
"The past year was transformational for PPL Corporation as we took significant steps to strategically reposition our company for the future, while making progress on our environmental, social and governance strategy and performance," said Vincent Sorgi, president and chief executive officer of PPL Corporation. "This report tracks our progress as we pursue a long-term strategy that seeks to create value for all stakeholders. PPL has set goals and commitments to address climate change; make the grid more reliable and resilient; boost diversity, equity and inclusion; and make a long-term, positive impact in the communities we serve."
As highlighted in the report, PPL's 2021 ESG accomplishments included:
- Clean Energy – We set a new goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, with interim reduction targets of 70% by 2035 and 80% by 2040, and we are committing to not burn unabated coal by 2050. We have also added ESG metrics as a performance measurement to long-term executive compensation.
- Innovation – We are deeply involved in industry efforts focused on advancing research in several key technology areas, including joining Energy Impact Partners' global investment platform, serving as an anchor sponsor of the Low Carbon Resources Initiative and launching an innovative partnership with the University of Kentucky's Center for Applied Research to study the capture of carbon dioxide emissions at natural gas combined cycle power plants.
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – We are dedicated to making a long-lasting impact through enterprise-wide DEI commitments. In 2021, we increased ethnic and racial diversity in senior leadership by 5% and women in senior leadership by 14%. We recently created a chief diversity officer position to lead these efforts across the company.
- Human Rights Commitment – We have published a Human Rights Policy Statement to affirm our commitment to promote, protect and support internationally recognized human rights principles.
- Governance – We have added corporate political contributions to the oversight function of the board's Governance, Nominating and Sustainability Committee (GNSC), the body responsible for overseeing PPL's sustainability strategy and ESG practices and positions. Our transparent disclosure has earned a trendsetter ranking by the CPA-Zicklin Index, which benchmarks the political disclosure and accountability policies and practices of leading U.S. public companies.
PPL's 2021 sustainability report is available online at www.pplsustainability.com.
PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL), based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a leading U.S. energy company focused on providing electricity and natural gas safely, reliably and affordably to 2.5 million customers in the U.S. PPL's high-performing, award-winning utilities are addressing energy challenges head-on by building smarter, more resilient and more dynamic power grids and advancing sustainable energy solutions. For more information, visit www.pplweb.com.
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Pew poll: Being Black is central to sense of identity for most Black Americans
By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN
Black adults in America are nearly 40 points more likely than the general population to say that their racial background is central to the way they think about themselves, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center, and how Black Americans view their racial identity affects their sense of connection with the Black community locally, in the US and around the world.
Overall, 76% of Black adults say that being Black is extremely (54%) or very (22%) important to how they think about themselves. Majorities across demographic and political subsets of the Black population feel this way.
“Whether Black people were born in the United States or outside of it, whether Black people identified as Black alone, Hispanic, or multiracial in addition to being Black, or whether they were younger or older… across all of those intersections, the idea that being Black was very or extremely important to how Black Americans view themselves, that was a very consistent finding for us,” said Kiana Cox, a research associate at the Pew Research Center and an author of the report.
Although majorities across subsets of the Black population consider being Black central to their identity, there is some variation. Among those who are Black and do not have Hispanic heritage, 78% consider being Black deeply important to their identity, dropping to 58% among Black people with Hispanic heritage and 57% among people who are Black and multiracial. Black women (80%) are more likely to consider their Blackness important to identity than Black men (72%), and older Black adults are more likely than younger generations to say that being Black is extremely or very important to how they think about themselves (63% among those ages 18 to 29, compared with 76% among 30- to 49-year-olds, 80% among those ages 50 to 64 and 83% among those ages 65 or older). There’s also a partisan divide, with Black Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents (82%) more likely to see Black identity as central than are Black Republicans and Republican-leaners (58%).
Asked more generally about the importance of racial background, 71% of Black adults called it extremely or very important to their identity, compared with just 32% who said the same among all adults. Black adults are also considerably more apt than the overall public to say that their ancestry, gender, sexuality and religion are deeply important to their identity. Among the general public, the only attribute out of eight tested to be considered deeply important to identity by a majority was “the country where you were born” (55% felt that way), whereas a majority of Black adults also rated ancestry (65%), gender (65%), religion (59%), sexuality (58%) and “the location where you currently live” (52%) at that level of importance.
Those who hold their Blackness as central to identity are more likely than other Black adults to see commonalities with different subgroups of the Black population, and to see what happens to Black people in their communities, throughout the US, and around the world as affecting them personally.
All told, 52% of Black adults said that most or all things that happen to Black people in the United States affect what happens in their own lives, while about 4 in 10 said the same about what happens to Black people in their local community (43%) or around the world (41%). Those who said being Black was extremely or very important to their identity were far more likely than those who considered it less important to feel personally affected by things that happen to Black people in the US (62% vs. 21%), in their community (50% vs. 17%) and around the world (48% vs. 18%).
Asked to rate how much they have in common with different subsets of the Black community, 54% of Black Americans say they have everything or most things in common with Black people born in the United States, while just 17% feel the same about Black people born outside the US. More feel significant commonalities with Black people who are poor (34%) than with those who are wealthy (12%), and just 14% feel they have everything or most things in common with Black people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer.
One thing that stood out to Cox in the poll, she said, was “the resiliency of the family as a source of information for both personal history and racial history.” Nearly 80% of Black Americans say they’ve spoken to relatives to learn about their family history, far exceeding the share who’d tried to learn more through online research (34%) or by using a mail-in DNA service (15%).
About half of Black adults say they consider themselves extremely or very informed about the history of Black people in the United States (51%), with another 37% saying they are somewhat informed and just 11% saying they feel less informed than that about Black history. Those who feel at least a little bit informed are more likely to say they learned most of what they know from family and friends (43%) than from media (30%), the internet (27%), their K-12 school (23%) or their college or university, if they attended one (24%).
Nearly 6 in 10 Black adults in the US say that their ancestors were enslaved either in America or in another country (57%), but 34% say they are not sure whether any of their ancestors were enslaved.
The Pew Research Center survey was conducted online October 4-17 among a randomly selected sample of 6,513 adults drawn from panels originally recruited using probability-based methods, including a sample of 3,912 Black adults. Results among Black adults have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points; the error margin is larger for subgroups.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has called Russia’s war on Ukraine a genocide and accused Vladimir Putin of committing war crimes. But his administration has struggled with how much intelligence it is willing to give the Ukrainian forces that are trying to stop the Russian leader.
Since the war began in late February, the Biden administration has made multiple changes to a classified directive that governs what U.S. agencies are supposed to share with Ukraine. Much of what the United States collects is shared; some is not. Where the line is drawn depends on protecting the sources and methods of the intelligence, but also trying to limit the risk of escalation with a nuclear-armed Russia.
The latest changes occurred last week when U.S. intelligence officials lifted some geographic limits on the transfer of actionable information — the kind of information used in minute-by-minute decisions on the battlefield. According to several people familiar with the issue who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss classified matters, officials removed language that had caused delays and meant limits on specific locations of targets in parts of eastern Ukraine.
The shifts in the intelligence rules reflect the administration's changing calculations of what Putin might consider escalatory. The U.S. is also trying to step up support to Ukrainian forces that have surprised much of the world in how they have held back Russia but remain undermanned and outgunned. The Pentagon this week also announced $800 million in new military assistance that could include more powerful weapons and defensive equipment.
Some people familiar with the directive say there is ambiguity about the new limits. One question is whether the U.S. would delay or limit information about a possible Russian target in areas internationally recognized as Ukrainian territory but that Moscow or its proxies controlled before the war, including the Crimean Peninsula and parts of the Donbas. U.S. personnel have at times limited intelligence that they believed Ukrainian forces could use to retake previously lost territory.
The directive still limits information given to Ukrainians about forces in Russia or neighboring Belarus, where Russian forces have staged and previously attacked from Ukraine’s north.
“We are intensely sharing timely intelligence with the Ukrainians to help them defend themselves throughout their country, including in areas held by Russia before the 2022 invasion,” said one U.S. intelligence official who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the classified directive. The Wall Street Journal first reported the directive had been changed.
Another U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters said the administration was “providing detailed, timely intelligence to the Ukrainians on a range of fronts.”
A letter sent Monday by Republicans on the Senate Intelligence Committee — after the new guidance — urges Avril Haines, the director of national intelligence, to “proactively share intelligence with the Ukrainians to help them protect, defend, and retake every inch of Ukraine’s sovereign territory, which includes Crimea and the Donbas.”
The senators said they “remain deeply concerned that not enough is being done to share critical intelligence that would assist the Ukrainians as Russian forces move to secure territory in the southern and eastern parts of the country.”
Unlike a Feb. 9 letter to Biden urging intelligence sharing “to the fullest extent possible," Democrats on the committee did not join this week's letter, reflecting apparent divisions in how members view the administration's current guidance.
The White House insists it is providing information in line with Ukraine's current goals. Analysts say the war is shifting from a conflict fought across the country to a stronger focus on the southern and eastern parts of Ukraine that Russia has seized or attacked recently. One expected point of focus is the strategic port city of Mariupol, whose mayor says more than 10,000 civilians have been killed in the Russian siege.
In addition to its own intelligence capabilities, Ukraine relies on U.S. and Western support to help it plan and repel attacks. Before and during the war, the U.S. has publicly and privately shared intelligence about what it believes are Putin’s battle plans in the hopes of undercutting Russia and building support for a forceful Western response.
Lawmakers from both parties have spoken broadly about the limits since the Russian invasion.
Rep. Adam Smith, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said in a television interview in March that the White House was holding back some real-time intelligence “because that steps over the line to making us participating in the war.” A spokesperson for Smith, D-Wash., declined an interview request Wednesday.
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., on March 1 accused the White House of delaying intelligence due to “overly-lawyered processes," adding that “information about where an invading Russian tank was 12 hours ago does squat to prevent civilian bloodshed.”
The directive has been changed to limit delays, officials said. The latest update, according to one intelligence official, is intended to give U.S. officers “added clarity” allowing for faster and more fulsome cooperation with Ukraine.
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., asked Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last week if the U.S. was giving Ukraine intelligence to carry out operations in Crimea or parts of the Donbas previously controlled by Russian proxies.
“We want to make sure that’s clear to our force, and so updated guidance that goes out today will make sure that’s clear,” Austin said, adding: “Certainly the current guidance was not clear in that regard, so we’ll make sure it’s clear.”
Ohio Rep. Mike Turner, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, late last month asked Gen. Tod Wolters, the supreme NATO commander for Europe, whether he was satisfied with the speed of information getting to Ukraine.
“Congressman, I’m comfortable, but I want it to speed up," Wolters said. "And I always will say that even if it occurs in one second, I want it tomorrow to be in a half a second.”
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LaPorta reported from Wilmington, North Carolina. | https://www.trumbulltimes.com/news/article/Pressure-on-US-to-give-Ukraine-more-intelligence-17080686.php | 2022-04-14T16:09:52Z | https://www.trumbulltimes.com/news/article/Pressure-on-US-to-give-Ukraine-more-intelligence-17080686.php | false | 41 |
I tried but I am tired: After a cryptic note, Sasural Simar Ka actress Nikki Sharma deletes all posts
Actress Nikki Sharma, who has been part of well-liked tv reveals like Sasural Simar Ka and Brahmarakshas 2 shocked her followers by sharing a cryptic observe. Everyone was additional shocked when she deleted all her posts from social media and wrote, “I tried but I am tired, I want to be free from my own thoughts now.”
While netizens have been nonetheless attempting to determine issues her co-star Abhishek Bhalerao overestimated issues by tweeting about Nikki’s submit and saying that he has been attempting to succeed in her however hadn’t been capable of.
In a now-deleted tweet, Bhalerao expressed his issues writing, “My co-actress from a television present Sasural Simar Ka deleted all posts and that message is on the Instagram story for over three hours now. I attempted to get to her from all methods attainable from electronic mail and mutuals too however was not capable of attain out. I believed for too lengthy if I ought to escalate this or not however.”
In another deleted Twitter post by the actor, he tagged the official Twitter handles of Dipika Kakar and Dheeraj and wrote: “I am sitting on the thought if it will be taking it too far by involving cops. I am tweeting it here and tagging other fellow actors and actresses who have worked together to help her by somehow reaching out to her.”
Actress Suzanne Bernert retweeted Bhalerao’s submit and wrote, “Nikki Sharma’s Instagram gone and an ominous Instagram submit. Praying that the whole lot is alright.”
Later, it was informed that Nikki has been feeling down but she is fine and will not do anything untoward, reports ETimes.
Back in 2020, Nikki opened up about her journey and how she made it to popular shows. “I used to be only a younger woman after I started my journey. I began out by being a part of a expertise present the place Sonali Bendre ma’am was the decide. I had gone fairly far forward within the competitors, earlier than I acquired eradicated and simply earlier than I left the present, Sonali ma’am met me and instructed me that I ought to strive appearing on tv. I took her recommendation severely and took the plunge,” Nikki told IANS.
“However, the preliminary journey was a bit tough. But I nonetheless managed to be taught quite a bit, particularly after I discovered myself exploring completely different form of roles. I must say that she truly satisfied me to enterprise into appearing and with out her recommendation, I would not be right here right now,” added the actress.
While her friends were aware that she would step into acting or modelling, it was quite a task to convince her parents.
“Coming from a robust tutorial background, I needed to actually persuade them to let me audition for reveals and that is what made me realise my love for showbiz. I acquired my appearing break in 2015 and there’s no trying again now. Acting has all the time been my ardour and I’ve learnt it reside on units by working with among the greatest names and I would not have finished it any completely different,” stated the actress. | https://thewall.fyi/i-tried-but-i-am-tired-after-a-cryptic-note-sasural-simar-ka-actress-nikki-sharma-deletes-all-posts/ | 2022-04-14T16:10:03Z | https://thewall.fyi/i-tried-but-i-am-tired-after-a-cryptic-note-sasural-simar-ka-actress-nikki-sharma-deletes-all-posts/ | true | 1 |
India, Malaysia vow to deepen ties, intensify cooperation in various fields
India and Malaysia on Tuesday reviewed the complete gamut of
bilateral relations and hoped for quicker revival of ties within the
post-Covid interval, making an allowance for the shared dedication of
either side to additional intensify cooperation in a variety of
areas, Trend studies
citing Business Standard.
The two nations vowed to deepen ties on the fifth Foreign Office
Consultations at Putrajaya, Malaysia, that had been co-chaired by
Saurabh Kumar, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, and
Amran Bin Mohamed Zin, Deputy Secretary General for Bilateral
Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia.
During his Malaysia go to, the secretary (east) additionally paid a
courtesy name on Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah and
exchanged views on India-Malaysia bilateral ties.
Reviewing the multi-faceted relations between India and Malaysia
in the course of the Foreign Office Consultations, either side expressed their
want to advance the general bilateral relations throughout the
framework of the Enhanced Strategic Partnership of 2015, the
Ministry of External Affairs stated in a press release.
The Foreign Office Consultations supplied a possibility to
assessment the complete gamut of bilateral relations and change views
on modern regional and international problems with mutual curiosity, it
stated.
Both sides expressed satisfaction on the rising financial and
business ties and expressed the hope for quicker revival of
relations in post-Covid interval, making an allowance for the shared
dedication of either side to additional intensify cooperation in a large
vary of areas, the assertion stated.
The two sides agreed to work for reactivating the bilateral
mechanisms in numerous sectors and for presenting the outcomes to
the following ministerial degree Joint Commission Meeting to be held on
mutually handy dates.
As this yr marks 65 years of multinational of diplomatic
relations, either side additionally agreed to carry commemorative occasions in a
befitting method each in India and Malaysia.
It was agreed to carry the following international workplace consultations at a
mutually handy date in New Delhi. | https://thewall.fyi/india-malaysia-vow-to-deepen-ties-intensify-cooperation-in-various-fields/ | 2022-04-14T16:10:41Z | https://thewall.fyi/india-malaysia-vow-to-deepen-ties-intensify-cooperation-in-various-fields/ | false | 1 |
Around the Area: Calendar of events for week of April 14-21
THURSDAY
April 14
PONTIAC
Noon-3 p.m. — St. Mary's Food Pantry, 401 E. Water St., is open to Livingston County residents from noon to 3 p.m. for inside pickup. 815-844 3663.
PONTIAC
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Salvation Army Food Pantry is open for inside patronage.
PONTIAC
6 p.m. — Livingston County Board meets, Historic Courthouse.
BASEBALL
Pontiac at Ottawa; Prairie Central vs. Rantoul; Dwight at Midland
SOFTBALL
Prairie Central vs. Rantoul; Dwight at Midland
FRIDAY
April 15
PONTIAC
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Salvation Army Food Pantry is open for inside patronage.
PONTIAC
9-11 a.m. — First Baptist Church Food Pantry patrons now may enter the food pantry and receive their items. Those who are not vaccinated are asked to wear a mask and maintain social distancing.
SATURDAY
April 16
PONTIAC
10 a.m.-Noon — Livingston County Food Pantry will be open — drive-thru only.
CHENOA
7:30 p.m. — A joint St. Joseph, Chenoa/St. Mary, Lexington Easter Vigil Mass will be held at St. Joseph Church in Chenoa at 7:30 p.m. The Mass will be featuring internationally acclaimed baritone John Payonk and the voices of the Illinois Wesleyan Collegiate Choir, under the direction of Dr. F. Scott Ferguson. Expected duration is 80 minutes. Plan to arrive no later than 7:15 p.m. to insure seating. The wearing of masks is optional for all attendees. All are welcome.
BASEBALL
Pontiac at Maroa-Forsyth; Prairie Central at Herscher; Dwight vs. Ridgeview
SOFTBALL
Pontiac at Marengo
MONDAY
April 18
PONTIAC
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Salvation Army Food Pantry is open for inside patronage.
PONTIAC
Noon-2 p.m. — Christian Fellowship of Pontiac Food Pantry open, 715 W. Lincoln Ave.
FAIRBURY
7 p.m. — A closed meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous will be held at 7 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fairbury. Call Dan at 815-573-2372 with questions.
PONTIAC
7 p.m. — Pontiac City Council meets at Eagle Theater.
BASEBALL
Pontiac vs. Olympia; Prairie Central vs. St. Joseph-Ogden
SOFTBALL
Pontiac vs. Olympia; Prairie Central vs. St. Joseph-Ogden
TUESDAY
April 19
PONTIAC
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Salvation Army Food Pantry is open for inside patronage.
FORREST
3 p.m. — Wiggle Worms story hour at 3 p.m. for children K-2nd grade at the Forrest Public Library.
BASEBALL
Pontiac vs. Mahomet-Seymour; Dwight at Woodland
SOFTBALL
Dwight at Woodland
TRACK
Livingston County Open at PTHS
WEDNESDAY
April 20
PONTIAC
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Salvation Army Food Pantry is open for inside patronage.
FORREST
10 a.m. — Rise and Shine story time at 10 a.m. at the Forrest Public Library.
PONTIAC
1-3 p.m. — First Baptist Church Food Pantry patrons now may enter the food pantry and receive their items. Those who are not vaccinated are asked to wear a mask and maintain social distancing.
PONTIAC
1-3 p.m. — Livingston County Food Pantry will be open — drive-thru only.
FAIRBURY
6 p.m. — Fairbury City Council meets at City Hall.
PONTIAC
7 p.m. — Wednesday Hour of Prayer at First Presbyterian Church of Pontiac.
BASEBALL
Dwight at Reed-Custer
SOFTBALL
Dwight at Newark
THURSDAY
April 21
PONTIAC
Noon-3 p.m. — St. Mary's Food Pantry, 401 E. Water St., is open to Livingston County residents from noon to 3 p.m. for inside pickup. 815-844 3663.
PONTIAC
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Salvation Army Food Pantry is open for inside patronage.
FAIRBURY
7 p.m. — Prairie Central School Board meets, Prairie Central High School.
BASEBALL
Pontiac at St. Joseph-Ogden; Prairie Central at Streator; Dwight vs. Woodland
SOFTBALL
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The Central government on Thursday approved 61 out of 67 applications that have an investment potential of over Rs 19,000 crore under the PLI scheme for textiles.
Textiles Secretary Upendra Prasad Singh said, "Out of the 67 applications, 61 have been approved for the Production-linked Incentive (PLI) scheme in textiles. As much as Rs 19,077 crore is to be invested by the 61 applicants in India."
The projected turnover is Rs 18,4917 crore over a period of 5 years and the employment generation is estimated at 2.40 lakh, he said.
"We expect the actual turnover will be more as these applicants will be manufacturing non-notified products as well, but PLI benefits will not be extended for those," Singh said.
He said the PLI scheme was on manmade fibres and technical textiles. "India is the largest producer of cotton. Our aim to reach $100 billion export target for textiles," he said, adding that manmade fibre and technical textiles are the two major contributors because of India's advantage and global demand. The window of application was open for 2 months.
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The Textiles Secretary added that a fairly good number of states have been covered in the scheme. "Out of the 61 approved applicants, 8 are from Uttar Pradesh, 7 are from Andhra Pradesh and 15 are from Gujarat," he said.
He added that in terms of investment, there are 13 companies, which included Trident Ltd, Shahi exports Pvt Ltd. The highest investment is by Goa Glass Fibre which will invest Rs1654cr. Trident will invest 1609 crore and MCPI will put in Rs1383 crore.
The government will conduct quarterly monitoring of investment and turnover committed by the companies under their applications, he said.
Talking about high import duty of cotton, he said it was not giving importers an advantage. "So, we decided to reduce the duty, after consultations with the Department of Revenue and Agriculture," he said.
Import duty removal will have a salutary impact on cooling off the high cotton prices, he added. "Earlier, the import duty included 5 percent BCD and 5 percent AIDC and 0.5 percent of agri cess was applicable on cotton," he said.
He also said they have received proposals from 13 states to develop 17 dedicated textile parks.
He said the outlay for PLI was of Rs 10,683 crore outlay was there for PLI, but the incentive outgo is of Rs 6,600 crore. "With the remaining budget, we intend to float PLI 2.0. We plan to use this money for apparel industry in the future," he said adding that there are seven companies that have global partners. | https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/government-approves-61-applications-under-pli-scheme-for-textiles-13157732.htm | 2022-04-14T16:11:52Z | https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/government-approves-61-applications-under-pli-scheme-for-textiles-13157732.htm | false | 2 |
Ontario is reporting 1,392 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, and 177 in intensive care.
That’s compared with 1,332 hospitalizations and 182 people in ICUs the previous day.
The province recorded 20 more deaths from the virus today, and says three more deaths that occurred more than a month ago have been added to the total count.
Another 4,589 new infections are reported today, but access to PCR testing is restricted.
The scientific director of Ontario’s panel of COVID-19 advisers has said wastewater surveillance suggests the province is seeing between 100,000 and 120,000 new cases each day.
About 19 per cent of Ontario’s long-term care homes are currently reporting an active COVID-19 outbreak.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 14, 2022. | https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/04/14/ontario-reports-1392-people-in-hospital-with-covid-19-and-177-in-icu.html | 2022-04-14T16:14:58Z | https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/04/14/ontario-reports-1392-people-in-hospital-with-covid-19-and-177-in-icu.html | false | null |
Mahindra Hikes Prices By 2.5% From April 14
Mahindra says that costs of its fashions have elevated within the vary of Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 63,000
Mahindra has turn into the most recent carmaker to hike costs within the month of April 2022. The carmaker introduced that efficient April 14, the costs of all its vehicles and SUVs could be hiked by 2.5%. The carmaker stated that this is able to entail a hike of between ₹ 10,000 and ₹ 63,000 relying on the mannequin and variant. The firm stated that the value hike is owing to rising costs of uncooked supplies necessitating measures to partially offset the fee.
In a press release, the carmaker stated, “The price revision is the result of continuous increase in prices of key commodities such as steel, aluminium, palladium, etc. The company has taken necessary initiatives to partially offset the unprecedented hike in commodity prices to absorb the impact, passing a minimal percentage of cost increase to customers through a price revision.”
Also learn: By 2030, 50% Of Passenger Cars Sold In India Will Be EVs, Says Mahindra MD & CEO Anish Shah
Mahindra joins Maruti Suzuki, Toyota, Audi and BMW on the record of producers mountaineering costs from April. While Toyota, BMW and Audi costs with impact from April 1 by mounted percentages, Maruti Suzuki didn’t reveal any quantum of hike in costs.
Also learn: Auto Sales March 2022: Mahindra’s Passenger Vehicle Sales Grow 65% YoY, At 27,603 Units
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In the approaching months, Mahindra is anticipated to launch some new fashions in India together with the long-awaited new Scorpio. The all-electric XUV300 – showcased as an idea on the final Auto Expo – is anticipated to observe by the tip of the present monetary yr.
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Albert Pujols' Wife Deidra Gives Update Post-Brain Surgery, Mum On Divorce
Apr. 14 2022, Published 11:46 a.m. ET
Former Los Angeles Dodgers player Albert Pujols’ wife, Deidra Pujols, is speaking out for the first time since having a brain tumor removed.
Deidra's life has been a rollercoaster for the past year. She learned about her tumor in October and had to deal with her husband filing for divorce after 22 years of marriage only days after her surgery.
In recent videos posted by the MLB player's soon-to-be ex-wife, she told her nearly 60k followers, "I just wanted to pop on real quick because I got so many of you direct messaging me asking how my recovery is going."
"Today is officially two weeks from my surgery date and things are going amazing," she continued. "I have more energy and feel stronger today and slowly getting back to some normalcy and routine."
She goes on to reveal that she has even gone back to work while still "doing what I need to be doing to take care of my healing and my wellbeing."
The current Cardinals player listed “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split. He is also asking for joint legal and physical custody of their three children.
Albert completely avoided checking the boxes to indicate whether he was willing to pay Deidra spousal support and the documents do not note whether or not they signed a prenuptial agreement before getting married.
Deidra has yet to speak publicly about the ongoing divorce. | https://radaronline.com/p/albert-pujols-wife-deidra-post-surgery-update-impending-divorce/ | 2022-04-14T16:21:40Z | https://radaronline.com/p/albert-pujols-wife-deidra-post-surgery-update-impending-divorce/ | false | 1 |
Michigan Cop Fatally Shoots Black Man In The Head During Traffic Stop
A Michigan police officer is under fire for the killing of a Black man during a traffic stop on April 4, according to CNN.
Patrick Lyoya, 26, was killed outside a house in Grand Rapids, Michigan, AP News reports.
Police Chief Eric Winstrom said the department is withholding the officer’s identity unless criminal charges are filed.
Video of the incident details the scuffle between the officer and Lyoya.
Authorities said the officer instructed Lyoya to pull over because he did not have the correct registration. In the video, Lyoya is seen getting out of his vehicle to speak to the officer who commands him to return to his car.
“Get back in the car…dude, I’m stopping ya, do you have a license? Do you have a license?” the officer asks in the video.
“For what?” Lyoya replies.
“I’m stopping ya, do you have a license? Do you have a driver’s license, do you speak English?” the officer inquires.
After confirming that he speaks English, Lyoya tells the officer his license is in his vehicle. He then goes to the driver’s side front door, talks with the unidentified passenger, closes his door and walks to the front of his car.
“No, no, no, stop, stop,” the officer is heard saying off camera and places his hands on Lyoya’s shoulder and back.
Lyoya takes off running before the officer stops him on a nearby lawn and yells at him.
The officer’s body camera shows Lyoya grabbing the Taser in the officer’s hand, and halfway through the struggle, the officer’s body camera is turned off. Authorities, however, can not tell if it was intentional or by the pressure of the scuffle, The New York Times reports.
However, video from the officer’s patrol car, a doorbell security system, and a witness’s mobile phone capture the altercation from different vantage points.
The officer is heard yelling, “Let go of the Taser,” before fatally shooting Lyoya in the head and back, CNN reports.
The Michigan Police Department is investigating the incident.
Michigan State Police said the county prosecutor will determine if charges will be filed after completing their investigation and turning over evidence.
Kent County Prosecuting Attorney Christopher Becker requested that the public remain patient.
“The Michigan State Police independent investigation into the incident is not complete. This is an extremely critical incident, and one that everyone involved in the investigation is taking very seriously,” Becker said on Wednesday in a statement, according to CNN.
“…while the videos released today are an important piece of evidence, they are not all of the evidence… By law, we are required to review all available evidence before we consider whether charges should be filed, and if so, what appropriate charges should be,” he added.
Lyoya’s family, whom immigrated to the United States from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2014, retained civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump. Their attorney is now demanding that the officer be terminated and that criminal charges be filed against him.
“The video clearly shows that this was an unnecessary, excessive, and fatal use of force against an unarmed Black man who was confused by the encounter and terrified for his life,” Crump said.
Grand Rapids police have a strained relationship with its Black residents.
The police have faced scrutiny for excessive force, specifically against Black people, who comprise 18% of the population, AP News reports.
A 2020 survey revealed that Black residents have less confidence and trust in the Grand Rapids police than the other residents, The New York Times reports.
“We’ve constantly, constantly been talking about the harassment and the brutality that’s done right here,” Cle Jackson, the president of the Greater Grand Rapids N.A.A.C.P., said in a news conference when the video was released. | https://news.yahoo.com/michigan-cop-fatally-shoots-black-145302302.html | 2022-04-14T16:24:28Z | https://news.yahoo.com/michigan-cop-fatally-shoots-black-145302302.html | false | 1 |
The Pawtocol Pet Fund Will Deliver 100% of the Cryptocurrency Raised Directly to Rescues and Shelters in Need
AVENTURA, Fla., April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Pawtocol, creator of blockchain-powered solutions that improve the lives of pets and pet owners, today announced the creation of the Pawtocol Pet Fund, the world's first blockchain-powered fund exclusively dedicated to helping animal rescues and shelters. Unlike other cryptocurrency funds or donation platforms that only donate a portion of their proceeds, 100% of the cryptocurrency raised in the Pawtocol Pet Fund will be donated directly to the animal rescues and shelters in need.
"Our team is incredibly excited about the launch of the Pawtocol Pet Fund as it is the first of many blockchain-powered solutions that we are developing to fulfill our vision of creating better lives for pets and pet owners worldwide," said Colin Jordan, CEO of Pawtocol. "By leveraging blockchain technology we are able to create full transparency around the funds we raise - who the funds go to, when the funds go there, and how much is going. Now, when people support Pawtocol they can be confident about where their hard-earned money is going and see the positive impact it has on rescues and shelters all over the world."
Pawtocol has not only pledged to donate a portion of all revenue moving forward, but they are starting the fund with a $5,000 donation that will be distributed among the early rescue and shelter partners. As of today, Pawtocol has already secured partnerships with two Arizona-based animal rescues – Almost There Rescue and Dawgs, Tailz & Wagz.
"As a nonprofit rescue, we rely on donations to continue our life-saving work. As an unprecedented $30+ trillion wealth transfer from Baby Boomers to Millennials occurs, the importance of accepting Crypto gifts is becoming more apparent," said Heidi Leyva, Development Director at Almost There Rescue. "Thanks to Pawtocol, we will soon be able to accept such donations, as well as benefit from Pawtocol's community and philanthropic giving."
"Dawgz, Tailz & Wagz is thrilled to partner with Pawtocol because of the new opportunities they will create for us and the support they will give us in accomplishing our goal to rescue more pets," said Wendy Kirsner, President of Dawgz, Tailz & Wagz. "We are excited to start accepting donations in the form of cryptocurrency and be one of the pioneers in our industry, which will hopefully open us up to a whole new generation of generous benefactors that will join us in our fight to lower the homeless pet population."
Pawtocol is continuing to grow their network of rescue and shelter partners, looking for registered 501(c)3 organizations that would like to be a part of their community.
"While Pawtocol takes great pride in donating resources to the pet community, it is even more important for us to educate animal rescues and shelters about the benefits of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology," said Marlina Cotter, Animal Rescue Coordinator at Pawtocol. "Through this education we will help rescues and shelters unlock a whole new world of possibilities for them to create stronger connections with their community, facilitate growth, and ultimately broaden the impact they can make."
To learn more about the Pawtocol Pet Fund, visit their website.
Pawtocol Holding Corp. ("Pawtocol"), is a wholly owned subsidiary of New Wave Holding Corp. ("New Wave") (CSE:SPOR, FWB: 0XM2, OTCPK: TRMNK).
Pawtocol is an ecosystem of blockchain-powered solutions that make a positive impact on the lives of pets and pet owners all over the world. Utilizing blockchain technology provides continuity, transparency, and data ownership opportunities that have never been seen before in the pet industry. Our goal is to deliver a new level of value to each and every member of our community, including the rescues and shelters that desperately need our support in their efforts to lower the homeless pet population and end kill shelters in America.
New Wave Holdings Corp. (CSE: SPOR, FWB: 0XM2, OTCPK: TRMNF) is an investment issuer that has been focused on supporting innovative and fast-growing companies within the esports, NFT, Metaverse, Blockchain, and Web3 sectors.
Investors interested in connecting with New Wave Holdings can learn more about the company and contact the team at http://newwavecorp.com.
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Price Alert: Shares of Lexington Realty (LXP) Trade 2.95% Higher at Midday April 13
Equities Staff Follow |LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE: LXP) has climbed $0.385 (2.95%) and is currently sitting at $13.48, as of 12:06:01 est on April 13.
1,705,667 shares have been traded today.
The Company has fallen 15.29% over the last 5 days and shares fell 14.49% over the last 30 days.
Lexington Realty expects its next earnings on 2022-05-06.
For technical charts, analysis, and more on Lexington Realty visit the company profile.
About LXP Industrial Trust
Lexington Realty Trust is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on single-tenant industrial real estate investments across the United States. Lexington seeks to expand its industrial portfolio through build-to-suit transactions, sale-leaseback transactions, development projects and other transactions, including acquisitions.
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POMFRET, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials have confirmed that a man found dead in his home earlier this year with over 100 snakes died of a snake bite.
A medical examiner's office told local news outlets Wednesday the victim died of “snake envenomation" and the death was accidental.
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- Baytex Energy Corp BTE BTEGF has been upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform, and the price target was raised to C$8.75 from C$6.50 by National Bank analyst Dan Payne.
- Payne attributed the upgrade to the outsized return potential represented within its Clearwater project acreage.
- The analyst believes the project will expand ahead of suggested expectations.
- Baytex Energy’s Q4 results published in February stated that it had drilled four of the top five wells in the Clearwater play, with two most recent wells at Peavine generating 30-day initial production rates of 921 bbl/d and 815 bbl/d, respectively.
- Price Action: BTE shares are trading higher by 7.89% on TSX at C$6.29 and BTEGF higher by 7.53% at $5.00 on the last check Thursday.
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Wall Street brokerages expect Boise Cascade (NYSE:BCC – Get Rating) to report $6.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the current quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Zero analysts have issued estimates for Boise Cascade’s earnings. The highest EPS estimate is $7.00 and the lowest is $6.90. Boise Cascade posted earnings of $3.76 per share during the same quarter last year, which suggests a positive year over year growth rate of 84.8%. The firm is expected to report its next quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 1st.
On average, analysts expect that Boise Cascade will report full-year earnings of $15.07 per share for the current fiscal year, with EPS estimates ranging from $14.50 to $15.63. For the next fiscal year, analysts expect that the company will post earnings of $8.88 per share, with EPS estimates ranging from $7.40 to $10.36. Zacks Investment Research’s EPS calculations are a mean average based on a survey of sell-side research analysts that cover Boise Cascade.
Boise Cascade (NYSE:BCC – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 22nd. The construction company reported $4.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $2.48 by $1.78. The business had revenue of $1.78 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.58 billion. Boise Cascade had a net margin of 8.99% and a return on equity of 58.53%. The company’s revenue was up 21.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.76 EPS.
In other Boise Cascade news, SVP Jill Twedt sold 4,000 shares of Boise Cascade stock in a transaction on Monday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.85, for a total value of $311,400.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Dean Michael Brown sold 4,821 shares of Boise Cascade stock in a transaction on Monday, February 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.40, for a total transaction of $373,145.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 11,215 shares of company stock worth $882,242. 0.89% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of BCC. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Boise Cascade in the 4th quarter worth $24,887,000. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ boosted its stake in shares of Boise Cascade by 46.6% during the 3rd quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ now owns 655,200 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $35,368,000 after purchasing an additional 208,400 shares during the period. Man Group plc boosted its stake in shares of Boise Cascade by 1,382.1% during the 3rd quarter. Man Group plc now owns 194,172 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $10,481,000 after purchasing an additional 181,071 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Boise Cascade by 126.7% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 296,650 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $16,013,000 after purchasing an additional 165,786 shares during the period. Finally, BlackRock Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Boise Cascade by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 6,418,175 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $456,973,000 after purchasing an additional 164,258 shares during the period. 91.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Shares of BCC stock traded up $2.08 on Monday, hitting $73.43. 247,000 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 392,455. The firm has a market cap of $2.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.09, a PEG ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.67. Boise Cascade has a 52 week low of $46.51 and a 52 week high of $85.06. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $76.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.94 and a quick ratio of 1.91.
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 22nd were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 18th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.65%. Boise Cascade’s dividend payout ratio is currently 2.67%.
Boise Cascade Company Profile (Get Rating)
Boise Cascade Company manufactures wood products and distributes building materials in the United States and Canada. It operates through two segments, Wood Products and Building Materials Distribution. The Wood Products segment manufactures laminated veneer lumber and laminated beams used in headers and beams; I-joists for residential and commercial flooring and roofing systems, and other structural applications; structural, appearance, and industrial plywood panels; and ponderosa pine lumber products.
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Editorial: Reasons for hope in Baltimore
You've heard the expression, "Hope springs eternal."
The adage encourages us to find a reason for optimism. And, don't we need it right now?
Pessimism persists all around us, from around the globe to right in our own neighborhoods.
But you don't have to look far for signs of fresh renewal. For the first time in two years, baseball fans packed Oriole Park at Camden Yards for the O's home opener this week. We have hopes of a great season with a team that looks promising as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of what's called "The Ballpark that Forever Changed Baseball."
We've also received news of revitalization in the heart of downtown Baltimore. A Baltimore-based developer has reached an agreement to acquire Harborplace with plans of big changes for the iconic centerpiece of the city.
You can also find signs of urban renewal from east Baltimore, including the expansion of Morgan State University, to west Baltimore, where there's a new affordable housing project in the works along Belvedere Avenue near Pimlico Race Course.
Each is sure to tackle poverty, crime, blight and many of the city's other longstanding problems. And speaking of Pimlico, the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes -- the pivotal jewel in horse racing's Triple Crown -- is just around the corner. It always shines a positive national spotlight on Charm City.
Despite the challenges that we now face and those which lie ahead, this spring and summer offer us true hope and reason for optimism for our beloved Baltimore. | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/editorial-hope-in-baltimore/39724845 | 2022-04-14T16:36:54Z | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/editorial-hope-in-baltimore/39724845 | true | 1 |
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