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Former Sixers power forward and NCAA Men’s March Madness television analyst Charles “Chuck” Barkley noted with “gravitas” that “it is hard to win” the National Championship.
This was after the Wright stuff and his stalwart players bested Houston, 50-44, on the Saturday of the 2022 Elite Eight contests and just prior to the almost respectable non-rout by North Carolina of the Saint Peter’s Peacocks.
Various monikers surrounded the Jersey City squad as they defied history to earn an upset, as a 15th seed, of No. 2 ranked Kentucky in the skirmishes which winnowed the early-on ranks of the big dance.
Any veteran fan will acknowledge that the Saint Peter’s guard Doug Edert-led Peacocks and their place in the annals did not come close to dethroning Rollie Massimino’s Wildcats in their Cinderella victory over the Georgetown Hoyas in 1985.
Chuck’s refrain heard here, “It is hard to win.”
Now we are looking hard-nosed at the Final Four weekend to be held in New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome on April 2 and 4 for the Men’s tournament.
Villanova, Kansas, Duke, and North Carolina.
When “50 coaching years” tenured Duke University Coach Krzyzewski marveled at his own team’s defeat of Arkansas in the West Regional on Saturday, he told the mic that the four remaining teams were “crossing the bridge” to the Final Four.
Coach K, born Michael William Krzyzewski, has dutifully and graciously served as the head coach at Duke University since 1980, where he has led the Blue Devils to five national titles, 13 Final Four appearances, 15 Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championships, and 13 ACC regular season titles.
There is a delicious pospect in that the Blue Devils will be facing North Carolina on Saturday in New Orleans.
The Tar Heels are coached by Hubert Davis in his inaugural year, who helped lead the Tar Heels to the 1991 Final Four as a sharpshooting guard, and to two Final Four appearances and a national title during nine years as an assistant coach under Hall of Fame Coach Roy Williams.
Just after his team’s win over Saint Peter’s, 69-49, Coach Davis showed emotion and shed a few tears as a tribute to his players, “all for them,” for their composure in ending the magical run of the Jersey City express.
It is these moments of passion, drive, grit, and honor which power the NCAA tournament year-to-year.
For longtime Main Line fans, what is this Villanova pedigree, bandied about from time to time?
Reach back to the early morning of April 1, 1985, when Al Severance, boilerplate Villanova Wildcats men’s basketball coach for 25 seasons, 1936 to 1961, passed away in Lexington, Kentucky, on game day of the shootout with Patrick Ewing’s Georgetown Hoyas.
Within hours, there was a feeling that Coach Severance lingered, that he would be mysteriously present for the nighttime match-up.
After the Wildcats soaked Georgetown, the story was that, before the game, Rollie had envisioned Severance swatting away the Hoyas’ shots to enable a Villanova victory.
Not hard to believe given what happened in Rupp Arena that night, backed up with the knowledge that Severance took his own Villanova team to the first-ever Final Four of the NCAA Tournament in 1939.
And, for the record books, Severance retired in 1961 with a win-loss head coaching record of 413-201.
This is particularly notable now because Jay Wright surpassed that record in the 2018 Big East Tournament with a win over Marquette, and then some, including induction into the Class of 2021 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Leading up to the 2018 NCAA tournament, Coach Wright commented to a reporter that a day does not go by that he does not think of Rollie, and all that he did and meant for him and for Villanova basketball.
What does all this mean as Jay Wright and his Wildcats prepare to face Kansas on Saturday, April 2 in the semi-final game, for a 6:09 pm tip, followed by Duke versus North Carolina?
No one knows the outcomes and it is that suspense which fuels fan bases again and again. The simple but apt words of Sir Charles rebound, “it is hard to win.”
For Philadelphia and NOVA fans everywhere, we see a brotherhood of diligent, resourceful, and ever-hopeful Wildcats, fortified by a guiding spirit – or spirits – beaming and joyfully ready to celebrate with them “crossing the bridge” with the other Final Fourtunates.
Mary Brown, founder of the Villanova Dance team in 1967 along with Father Michael Gallagher and Dianne and Jim Murray, is currently an adjunct professor of Latin at Saint Joseph’s University. | https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/2022/03/28/nova-and-the-final-fourtunates-crossing-the-bridge/ | 2022-04-15T06:21:08Z | https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/2022/03/28/nova-and-the-final-fourtunates-crossing-the-bridge/ | true | 1 |
PARIS — Hundreds of French university students on Thursday occupied or blocked buildings at the Sorbonne in Paris and other schools to express their anger over France's presidential election.
They oppose both candidates who made it into the April 24 presidential runoff, centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right Marine Le Pen, fearing that neither would do enough to protect the poor or the environment.
Students threw leaflets from windows at the world-renowned Sorbonne and chanted "we are all anti-fascists," and at one point police fired tear gas as they sought to prevent other students from arriving. A banner hung outside reading "Sorbonne occupied against Macron, Le Pen and their world."
At the prestigious political sciences institute Sciences-Po, left-wing students barricaded the main entrance with garbage cans and banners. A far-right student group posted a video showing youths seeking to clear the barricade by violently tossing garbage bins aside.
Paris police reported multiple blockages and scattered incidents at various universities Thursday.
The protesters include many young people who voted for hard-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, who finished just one percentage point behind Le Pen in France's first-round presidential vote Sunday but didn't qualify for the runoff. Macron is leading in the polls ahead of the second round, but Le Pen is very close behind and Melenchon's voters will be decisive.
Many French voters on the left see Le Pen as dangerous because of her promises to slash immigration, toughen policing and curtail Muslim religious practices; and they see Macron as a "president of the rich" who has drifted too far to the right, notably because of his pro-business policies.
At the Sorbonne, a student who only gave her name as Lola said: "We tried Emmanuel Macron and we didn't like it, and Le Pen in power — we don't even want to try it, it is a repulsive possibility."
"Since young people are concerned with environmental issues, with social issues, with antiracist, feminist and LGBTQ issues, it is very necessary to have a candidate to represent us," said Sciences-Po student Gabriel Vergnes.
"We now have a second round with only two right-wing candidates who are the enemies of the workers and of the youth, and we can't accept that, we can't accept five more years of austerity and pollution."
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By Jess Auerbach
Guest blogger Jess Auerbach argues for five shifts towards decolonising ecological research and practice, to build a discipline that is more inclusive, creative and ethical.
“How many planets do we need if everyone on earth were to live just like you?”
I ask this to students in almost every class I teach, from first year to PhD. I find it a useful question because it allows them to engage in the complexities of consumption, inequality, environmental protection, policy and politics in a very concrete way.
I ask them to complete the ecological footprint calculator and then we discuss: how do we live? Who, and what, do we live with? What are we willing to sacrifice?
In order to change the status quo of ecological desecration, we need to open entry points of imagination that offer not only critique, but also solutions. We know that both the experience and understanding of climate change has created serious emerging mental (and physical) health concerns, in the face of which it can be difficult to function. Yet much can be done to concretely change the systems we live in.
In a recent paper ‘Decoloniality and anti-oppressive practices for a more ethical ecology’ I and two colleagues offer five practical interventions to shift global systems, knowledge practices and imagination.
Five ways to decolonise
Firstly, we argue for the ‘decolonisation of the mind’ – a term coined by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. All of us are shaped by received systems of knowledge, but those who are raised in Western, usually English-language, institutions of learning are often not exposed to any alternative perspective.
Knowledge comes in many forms beyond that which can be written or represented in a graph, and openness to other presentations of information, relationship and meaning is a powerful first step in broadening our receptivity to solutions.
Secondly, we argue that it is important that histories be known – not only in the humanities, but in all fields. Here we mean histories of peoples, land and environment, but also histories of knowledge systems, access to resources and the patterns of relationality between people and non-human systems. Ecologists (and others) are situated parts of complex systems, and so biography, relationships and long-standing commitments (or lack of them) all contribute to how studies and interventions take place.
As a third critical intervention, we call for access to knowledge during all stages of knowledge development and publication, to be decolonised. It is important to recognise that scientific systems of data collection, storage and access as well as project formulation, peer review and recognition, all take place in an unequal global system skewed towards the ‘North’.
In this space, voices not affiliated with settler-colonial institutions of knowledge (such as universities) are often treated as marginal. Open access to publications is not enough – we need to enable equitable participation at all stages of the research process, from formulating the questions to the long-term management of datasets.
An example of this process in action is the Bukavu Series, an online exhibition that explores the dynamics between researchers in the global North and the global South. Through the lens of researchers based in eastern Congo and Europe, the series is a result of a collective and reflexive process that started in early 2018, giving space to those (Silent) Voices that often remain invisible in the production of knowledge.
Our fourth intervention is particularly important for teaching undergraduates, and has to do with expertise. Who is considered an expert, and why?
Is it enough to ‘know’ a place/ecosystem/person or do you have to love them to be invested in their protection? What kind of knowledge (and love) are we taught to admire? The tools of extractive, neoliberal capitalism have taken us to this point of planetary crisis. Clearly, we need to find the people with different tools, and take them seriously.
Finally, we argue that this critical work cannot be done alone. Addressing the intersectional complexities of the challenges that we face will need to be done in diverse, inclusive teams. This requires a new critical skill set of listening, self-awareness and reflection that has not historically been core to scientific training.
The environment and climate change sector must also up its game to become more diverse and inclusive. In a recent survey conducted by US-based Diversity in Sustainability on the state of diversity, equity and inclusion in sustainability, more than half of the 1,500 people surveyed felt that the sector still has to put its ‘words into action’.
In order to change the status quo of ecological desecration, we need to open entry points of imagination that offer not only critique, but also solutions.
Breaking the mould
At this moment we face unprecedented challenges and opportunities. Few now deny the need to do things differently. But the question remains – are we willing to do so with different tools?
Personally I experience my students as willing, receptive and conscious of what is at stake. The question becomes will the knowledge systems they progress through allow them to make the necessary changes, or will the institutionalised habits of previous generations stand in their way?
In this ‘super year’ for people, nature and climate we are all taking urgent stock of where we are now and what we must do to survive.
What is required is the courage of sacrifice from those who consume ‘too many planets’ to drive the change. Global systems of learning, trade, authority, building, food and so much more are deeply entwined with constant extraction. If we hope to survive, we need to start putting things back.
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Firefighters took advantage of a brief break in the weather but gusty winds were expected to return Friday to southern New Mexico where a wildfire has claimed two lives and charred more than 200 homes.
The fire has forced the evacuation of about 5,000 people in the mountain community of Ruidoso, where the remains of a couple were found near a burned home as they tried to flee.
New Mexico State Police confirmed the blaze killed the two people after it started Tuesday from a windblown, downed power line. Their names have not been released.
Thousands of customers in the area remain without power, and Ruidoso schools have been closed until next week.
“We’ve had students who’ve lost their homes. We have to support them on Tuesday” when school resumes, said high school English teacher Sara Ames Brown. She said Thursday she was with students when they were evacuated by bus, with flames visible in the forest outside as they drove away.
Fire crews used a break in what had been a steady stream of relentless gusts to make headway against the flames on Thursday.
Incident Commander Dave Bales said the strategy was “attack while we can,” noting that winds were expected to pick up again Friday.
“We’re trying to keep this fire as small as possible, especially because it’s right in the community,” he said. “We’ve had a loss of a lot of structures so our crews are right there on the fire front going as direct as possible.”
The fire moved into a more densely populated area on Ruidoso’s northeastern side Wednesday afternoon, prompting more evacuations. Laura Rabon, a spokesperson for the Lincoln National Forest, interrupted a fire briefing and told people to get in their cars and leave after the flames jumped a road where crews were trying to hold the line.
Crews kept the flames from pushing further into the village on Wednesday, and Rabon said that progress continued Thursday as helicopters dropped water and ground crews secured lines on the east and south sides. They also put out hot spots in the neighborhoods where the flames raced through earlier this week.
The fire has torched an estimated 9 square miles (23 square kilometers) of forest and grass, and the strong winds that battered the area have left behind toppled trees and down power lines. Due to the power outage, the school district’s servers were down and email wasn’t working.
Six new large fires were reported Wednesday: three in Texas, two in Colorado and one in Oklahoma. In all, wildland firefighters and support personnel were trying to contain 11 large fires that have charred more than 40 square miles (103 square kilometers) in five states.
The National Interagency Fire Center reported Thursday that since the start of the year, 18,550 wildfires have burned about 1,250 square miles (3,237 square kilometers). That’s well above the 10-year average of 12,290 wildfires and 835 square miles (2162.64 square kilometers) burned.
Hotter and drier weather coupled with decades of fire suppression have contributed to an increase in the number of acres burned by wildfires, fire scientists say. The problem is exacerbated by a more than 20-year Western megadrought that studies link to human-caused climate change.
Elsewhere in New Mexico, wildfires were burning northwest of Ruidoso, along the Rio Grande south of Albuquerque, in mountains northwest of the community of Las Vegas and in grasslands along the Pecos River near the town of Roswell.
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Montoya Bryan reported from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Davenport from Phoenix.
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Cedar Attanasio contributed reporting from Santa Fe. Attanasio is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues. | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/2-dead-more-than-200-homes-charred-in-New-Mexico-17082611.php | 2022-04-15T06:28:04Z | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/2-dead-more-than-200-homes-charred-in-New-Mexico-17082611.php | false | 22 |
File images of Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kair and Alia and Ranbir on their wedding day Photograph:( Twitter )
As Alia and Ranbir tied the knot on Thursday, their significant exes Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif and Sidharth Malhotra wished the couple.
Two of Bollywood's biggest stars, Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor, tied the knot on April 14 in an intimate, dream-like ceremony at the Mumbai home Vastu.
As Alia shared beautiful photos of their wedding on social media on Thursday evening, the comment section was flooded with good wishes from fans and their colleagues from the industry alike.
What caught everyone's attention was that Ranbir's famous exes, Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif, too wished the couple and sent heartfelt wishes. Ranbir has maintained a friendship with both the actresses post break up.
Mr and Mrs Kapoor! Inside Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor's intimate wedding ceremony
Sharing a beautiful picture of Ranbir and Alia from their wedding day, Katrina wrote, "Congratulations to you both - all the love and happiness." She added a string of red heart emojis to her post.
Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor wedding: Timeline of their adorable moments together
Deepika chose to wish the couple by commenting on Alia's wedding post."Wishing you both a lifetime of love, light, and laughter," she commented.
Even Alia's ex, actor Sidharth Malhotra wished the couple as he wrote, "Congratulations guys All the love and happiness." Malhotra added smiling emojis along with his wish.
Alia Bhatt weds Ranbir Kapoor: A look at Kapoor and Bhatt family history
Fans truly loved how the two stars wished Ranbir and Alia."This is what real maturity looks like," a social media user commented."So sweet of Deepika and Katrina," another one wrote.
Ranbir and Alia took pheras in the presence of their closest friends and family members. In attendance were Neetu Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Mahesh Bhatt, Soni Razdan, Karisma Kapoor, Karan Johar, Ayan Mukerji and others. | https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-alia-bhatt-ranbir-kapoor-wedding--couples-exes-deepika-katrina-and-sidharth-send-heartfelt-wishes-471103 | 2022-04-15T06:28:32Z | https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-alia-bhatt-ranbir-kapoor-wedding--couples-exes-deepika-katrina-and-sidharth-send-heartfelt-wishes-471103 | true | 1 |
Police search for man accused of indecent exposure on Tybee Island
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Zach Parise scores twice as Islanders beat Penguins in shootout
Even as the Islanders’ mediocre season sputters through its last few weeks, there is a chance to experience something special on many nights.
On Tuesday, that something happened all the way back in the first period. Zach Parise performed the minor miracle of scoring two NHL goals in a game for the second time at age 37 as the Islanders recorded their 34th victory, beating the Penguins 5-4, via shootout, at UBS Arena.
Parise’s two goals in the first period would make you shake your head in wonder if it weren’t someone like him, but might be deserving of such a reaction anyway.
The game was of more consequence to Pittsburgh, which tied the score 3-3 with two goals in the second period, courtesy of Danton Heinen and Jake Guentzel, who had also scored the game’s opener at 5:52 of the first after Adam Pelech and Ryan Pulock failed to clear the puck.
That set the stage for Josh Bailey to break the 3-3 tie at 2:49 of the third with a backhander past Casey DeSmith. The Penguins’ Jeff Carter then tied it again three minutes later, deflecting Guentzel’s power-play shot in.
Zach Parise celebrates one of his goals against the Penguins.Getty ImagesFollowing a hectic, back-and-forth overtime, Ilya Sorokin’s three straight saves, coupled with Kyle Palmieri’s goal, won it for the Islanders in a shootout. Sorokin, who finished with a career-high 43 saves, many of them sprawling, contorting and completely against the run of play, was largely to credit for the win.
But at the end of it, there was Parise, playing his 1,132nd career game, scoring career goals No. 405 and 406, and it might be fair to wonder whether there was enough attention being paid to the casual absurdity of that fact.
“Not during the game, really,” Parise said, when asked if he has thought about the big picture. “There’s a lot of those moments, though, when it does cross your mind.”
Josh Bailey celebrates his first-period goal against the Penguins.NHLI via Getty ImagesThose moments usually come between games. On Tuesday, after he scored his second goal, Parise’s focus remained on the ice for the duration of a game Islanders coach Barry Trotz described as having, “a little bit of everything.”
“You got some great plays, you got some great saves, some great penalty-killing, you had a couple power plays that were going pretty good and you got a shootout,” Trotz said. “Pretty good game right there.”
When Parise did take a moment, though, he might have considered this: He was playing in his 72nd game of his 17th NHL season, nearly a month after confirming there would be an 18th in the form of a one-year extension signed at the trade deadline, when another general manager might have shopped him to the highest bidder.
Kyle Palmieri celebrates his game-winning goal in the shootout against the Penguins.Getty ImagesHe is the only Islander to have played every game this season, thanks in large part to being one of exceedingly few to have avoided COVID-19. He is a year on from looking at the end of his nine-season run with the Wild, which found him sitting up in the press box toward the end of a disappointing season before taking a buyout.
When the Islanders (34-29-9) signed him last offseason, and when Parise started the season by failing to score until Game 23, it might have seemed as if the Wild were correct in believing that Parise was better suited to sit upstairs.
The Islanders’ Oliver Wahlstrom comes to the aid of Mathew Barzal during the first period against the Penguins’ Jeff Carter.Getty ImagesBut there was Parise on Tuesday, uncorking a laser from the right circle for a power-play goal at 9:10 of the first to tie the score at 1-1. And there he was again not three minutes later, streaking down the ice shorthanded to take a feed from Jean-Gabriel Pageau and bury it, to give the Islanders a 2-1 lead.
“You reflect and at this point, grateful to be playing,” he said. “Playing this long and really enjoying coming to the rink and being a part of this team with these guys. It’s really been a lot of fun.”
The inconsistent Islanders have found themselves mired in mediocrity this season, their push for the Stanley Cup stalling out in first gear back in November. That Parise would be perhaps their most consistent player outside of the one in net, well, go figure. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2570918482683/zach-parise-scores-twice-as-islanders-beat-penguins-in-shootout | 2022-04-15T06:35:09Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2570918482683/zach-parise-scores-twice-as-islanders-beat-penguins-in-shootout | true | 1 |
CLEVELAND – José Ramírez's new contract is official. His value to the Guardians hasn't been in dispute for a long time.
The All-Star third baseman — and one of baseball's best all-around players — signed his seven-year $141 million contract on Thursday, a day before Cleveland plays its first home opener since changing its name last year.
Securing Ramirez to a long-term deal has been a priority for Cleveland's front office, which hasn't been able to lock up top-tier talent in the past. Ramirez wanted to finish his career with the team that signed him as a teenager, and the sides agreed to the deal last week.
“José has been such an integral member of our organization and will continue to be a cornerstone of our club moving forward,” team president Chris Antonetti said. "José has established himself as one of the best players in the game, and beyond that, he’s an incredible competitor and teammate.
"He exemplifies the attributes and qualities we seek to develop in our players, and he sets an admirable standard for others to strive toward. We deeply appreciate the commitment that José has made to our team, franchise and city, and we look forward to building our future clubs around him.”
The Guardians scheduled a news conference before Friday's home opener with Ramirez, who is off to a great start.
He's batting .480 with three homers and leads the AL with 12 hits, 14 RBIs and 26 total bases through six games.
Ramirez agreed in March 2017 to a $26 million, five-year contract, a deal that included an $11 million team option for 2022 with a $2 million buyout and a $13 million option for 2023.
The superseding contract calls for salaries of $22 million this season, $14 million in 2023, $17 million in 2024, $19 million in 2025, $21 million in 2026, $23 million in 2027 and $25 million in 2028.
Ramirez turns 30 in September and would have been eligible for free agency after the 2023 season.
A three-time All-Star, Ramirez finished third in AL MVP voting in 2017 and '18, second in 2020 and sixth last season.
Cleveland also recently agreed to a $20 million, five-year contract with closer Emmanuel Clase, a deal that could be worth $38 million over seven seasons, and a $25 million, five-year contract with outfielder Myles Straw that could be worth $39.5 million over seven seasons.
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Meta-owned WhatsApp has announced to add emoji reactions directing in its chat app, allow up to 32 people in a single group voice call and increase file sharing to support files up to 2GB, up from the current sharing size of 100MB.
WhatsApp will first allow users to react with six key emoji but will add more going forward, so that people can quickly share their opinion without flooding chats with new messages.
"We're excited to announce that reactions are coming to WhatsApp and with all emojis and skin-tones to come," Will Cathcart, the head of WhatsApp, said in a tweet late on Thursday.
The company also increased file sharing to support files up to 2 gigabytes so people can easily collaborate on projects.
"We'll introduce one-tap voice calling for up to 32 people with all new design for those times when talking live is better than chatting," WhatsApp said.
Currently, it allows eight people on a group voice call. Group admins will also be able to remove errant or problematic messages from everyone's chats.
"We'll also support larger file sharing up to 2GB at a time and 32 person group conference calls you can start with just one tap," said Cathcart.
The new WhatsApp features are rolling out in the coming weeks.
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NEW YORK -- New video shows the suspects police are searching for after an assault on the subway in Brooklyn. It happened on March 2 on a southbound A train approaching the Jay Street station. Police said a 28-year-old woman was approached by two suspects, who -- without provocation -- punched her in the face multiple times. A 29-year-old man tried to intervene and was also punched in the face. The woman was taken to Cobble Hill Hospital in stable condition, while the man refused medical attention. Anyone with information about their attackers is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2570921045221/police-focus-on-van-renter-in-brooklyn-subway-shooting-probe | 2022-04-15T06:48:06Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2570921045221/police-focus-on-van-renter-in-brooklyn-subway-shooting-probe | false | null |
Christina Hall’s husband, Josh Hall, is defending her on social media!
The 41-year-old realtor shared a supportive message about his wife on his Instagram on Wednesday, calling out those who criticize her life choices.
“This woman I get to call mine is nothing short of incredible,” he captioned. “No one or nothing will keep her from achieving happiness/success. She doesn’t need anyone’s validation and certainly doesn’t let anyone’s disapproval affect what she does with HER life.”
Josh accompanied his sweet post with two pictures featuring Christina. In one snap he has his arms around the HGTV star and in another photo, he is kissing her cheek.
He ended his post with a reminder to fans about the misconceptions of social media.
“Reminder: social media is not reality,” Josh added. “Some of the best moments are never captured by cameras and are not posted in any social media platforms. They are kept in private and are cherished together with those involved.”
Access Hollywood confirmed earlier this month that the pair secretly got married after one year of dating.
TMZ first broke the exciting news, with sources telling the publication that the two got hitched in California “sometime over the last 6 months.”
Christina has since changed her last name to Hall on her social media platforms.
Christina and Josh went public with their relationship back in June 2021 after sparking romance speculation in March. The duo got engaged just two months later in September 2021 during a trip to Mexico.
This is “The Christina on the Coast” star’s third marriage, she was previously married to her “Flip or Flop” co-star Tarek El Moussa from 2009 to 2018. The pair shares two children, 11-year-old daughter Taylor and 6-year-old son Brayden.
After she and Tarek split, Christina began dating Ant Anstead, with whom she tied the knot in 2018, and the couple welcomed a son, Hudson, in September 2019 before ending things the following year.
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NORRISTOWN — A Philadelphia man is headed to jail after he pleaded guilty to a drug trafficking-related charge after he was found with quantities of cocaine during a traffic stop in Cheltenham.
Andre Jones, 33, of the 4900 block of Royal Street, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 3 to 23 months in the county jail after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of possession with intent to deliver cocaine in connection with a September 2020 incident in Cheltenham.
Judge Thomas M. DelRicci, who accepted a plea agreement in the matter, ordered Jones to report to the county jail in Eagleville on March 30 to begin serving the sentence.
The investigation began about 1:14 a.m. Sept. 17, 2020, when a Cheltenham Township police officer on duty in the area of Ogontz Avenue in the Wyncote section of the township observed a Chevrolet Malibu proceed through a red traffic signal while turning left onto eastbound Cheltenham Avenue, according to an arrest affidavit.
The officer conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle and determined it was operated by Jones.
“Upon approach of the vehicle I could smell a slight odor of unburnt marijuana coming from inside the vehicle,” Cheltenham Police Officer Vincent Hall wrote in the criminal complaint, adding Jones told police he had a small amount of marijuana inside a pouch he was carrying.
As Jones searched for identifying documents he opened a shoulder bag in which police noticed a significant amount of cash, court documents indicate. Jones allegedly told police he did not own the vehicle and that he did not have a valid driver’s license.
“I could see several cellphones throughout the vehicle which were ringing,” Hall wrote in court papers.
Jones consented to a search of the vehicle, police said.
During that search, police recovered two sandwich-type bags containing a total of 45 small packets containing a chalky white substance consistent with crack cocaine, according to the criminal complaint. Police also recovered a box of sandwich bags from the glove compartment.
“These items are consistent with use for narcotics packaging,” Hall alleged.
The total weight of the cocaine was about 16 grams, police said. Authorities also seized five cellphones and $1,188 in cash in numerous locations in the vehicle and on Jones’s person.
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Teachers call for ban on conversion therapy for trans pupils
Teachers have called for the Government ban on conversion therapy to apply to all LGBT people, including those who are trans.
At the annual National Education Union conference in Bournemouth on Thursday, teachers raised concerns over the Government’s “repeated U-turns on banning conversion therapy” and called on the NEU to release a statement calling for a ban on the practice for all LGBT people.
Mazz Bell, a member from Manchester, said conversion therapy had been defined by Amnesty International and other human rights organisations as a form of torture.
She added that the motion was not seeking to ban supportive counselling delivered by trained professionals, but that trans conversion therapy was built into “our society, medical presumptions and current conversations”.
I'm standing here 11 years later and I'm telling you that those feelings have never passed, and I stand here proud of who I am
Trans people faced being “misgendered, having their identity, feelings even their existence questioned and challenged, every single day”, she added.
Member Hiten Shah spoke about their own experience of conversion therapy as a child.
“Since I was young, I’ve always known that I was attracted to masculine-presented people and that I didn’t always feel the same way that other boys my age felt,” they said.
When they came out to their parents, their parents did not speak about the matter until two months later, when they took them to a faith healer.
“I still remember that moment. She was dressed in a red sari; her hands were on my temples, trying to hear the demons that were in my head. I remember the smell of incense was sharp in the air,” they said.
They said they could recall their teary eyes and the music playing in the background as the healer said their feelings would eventually pass.
“I’m standing here 11 years later and I’m telling you that those feelings have never passed, and I stand here proud of who I am.”
They added that this had happened in their first year of university and it was a “mild” story of conversion therapy.
They had heard of people being forced to “ingest curative substances, being subjected to exorcisms and, in the most horrific examples, even being forced into corrective rape”.
“At least half of the stories I have heard are from people who are younger than me when I first experienced it.
“We’re talking about people the age of our students.
“There are people out there telling our young people that they are broken and they need to be fixed.”
Conversion therapy... perpetuates prejudice and undermines the wellbeing and rights of LGBT+ people
The NEU said it was concerned by the Government’s exclusion of trans people from its recent ban on conversion therapy, and added that the psychological care and counselling provided for people with gender dysphoria could not be mistaken for conversion therapy.
Union member Richard Rieser, opposing the motion, said: “There is a right for women to have single-sex spaces… and people shouldn’t be called terfs or transphobic because they fight for those rights.”
Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the NEU, said: “The Government should ban so-called ‘conversion therapy’ for gay or bisexual people and for transgender people. The ban must extend to and protect trans people equally.
“NHS England and other major psychological bodies in the UK have warned explicitly that all forms of conversion therapy are unethical and potentially harmful.
“Conversion therapy is used by psychological bodies to cover models of therapy which demonstrate an assumption that any sexual orientation of gender identity is inherently preferable to any other or which seeks to suppress somebody’s expression of sexual orientation or gender identity on the basis of such a bias.
“This perpetuates prejudice and undermines the wellbeing and rights of LGBT+ people.”
A Government spokeswoman said: “The Government has a proud record on LGBT rights, and the Prime Minister is committed to bringing forward legislation to ban conversion therapy.
“Recognising the complexity of issues and need for further careful thought, we will carry out separate work to consider the issue of transgender conversion therapy further.
“This is a legally complex area and we have a responsibility to ensure unintended consequences are not written into legislation, particularly in the case of under 18s.”
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Note: x - clinched playoff berth; y - clinched division; z - regular season champion; Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.
Tuesday's results
Moose Jaw 5 Brandon 2
Portland 4 Tri-City 3 (OT)
Wednesday's results
Red Deer 8 Calgary 3
Seattle 6 Vancouver 0
Thursday's results
Regina at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Friday's results
Regina at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Prince Albert at Swift Current, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Everett at Portland, 7 p.m.
Prince George at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Spokane at Victoria, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.
Kelowna at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday's games
Edmonton at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Everett at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.
Spokane at Victoria, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Prince George at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday's games
Lethbridge at Calgary, 2 p.m.
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Yesterday was perhaps one of the biggest nights in recent times in Bollywood. With Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt's wedding being the talk of the town for the past week, it was indeed all one could think of. Rightfully so as it was a much-awaited and one of the most anticipated celeb weddings of the year.
With family and close friends in attendance, Ranbir and Alia tied the knot in Vastu on April 14. While there were a lot of intimate celebrations with loved ones and happy inside pictures all over everyone's social media feeds, everyone deeply felt the absence of Rishi Kapoor.
Rishi Kapoor was extremely excited about Ranbir and Alia's union and it was a dream for him to watch them get married. However, after a long battle with cancer, he passed away and left a void in the lives of his loved ones.
This morning, Neetu Kapoor put up a social media post where she is seen posing with the groom and her son - Ranbir Kapoor. She captioned the picture with, "This is dedicated to Kapoor Saab your wish has has been fulfilled."
Neetu Kapoor also had made Rishi Kapoor a part of the wedding festivities as she wrote his name on her finger during the Mehendi ceremony. It was truly heart-touching and made everyone miss Rishi Kapoor in all the merrymaking even more.
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Investigators found that while dental implants fail in 8.4% of patients prescribed penicillin, that figure shoots up to more than 17% among those given a different antibiotic. Photo by jorono/
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While the vast majority of dental implant procedures go smoothly, related infections can up the risk for implant failure.
Antibiotics can keep that risk at bay, with penicillin the typical go-to choice. But new research warns that when patients are given an alternative antibiotic due to concerns over penicillin allergy, the risk for dental failure appears to double.
Tracking more than 800 patients, investigators found that while dental implants fail in 8.4% of patients prescribed penicillin, that figure shoots up to more than 17% among those given a different antibiotic.
"Dental implants fail at a very low rate," said study lead author Dr. Zahra Bagheri, a clinical assistant professor at New York University College of Dentistry. "But implant failure can occur when the body interprets the implant as a foreign body and tries to get rid of it."
To prevent this from happening, amoxicillin -- a form of penicillin -- is prescribed because "it is effective on most bacteria causing infection in the mouth," she explained.
However, patients who are allergic to penicillin could experience a "physical reaction of the body that can potentially be life-threatening," Bagheri noted.
In the United States, about 1 in 10 patients reports having such an allergy to their dentist, the study authors said.
Yet they also point to prior research suggesting that only about 1% of Americans actually have a true penicillin allergy.
Why the discrepancy? On one hand, almost half of patients who are diagnosed with a childhood allergy to penicillin "grow out of it as they get older," said Bagheri.
And on the other hand, relatively minor -- and even common -- reactions to penicillin are often misinterpreted as a sign of an allergy.
Bagheri offered the example of "a patient who feels nauseous after taking penicillin [and] may express to their doctor that they're allergic, without having taken a test and knowing for certain if the reaction was due to an allergy or not."
Many dentists take the patient's word and look for alternative medications, Bagheri said.
Dental implant surgery restores a missing tooth or teeth with an artificial device. The procedure can be time-consuming and costly, with a failed implant requiring additional surgical procedures.
To see if the type of antibiotic given to dental implant patients affects the failure rate, Bagheri's team focused on 838 patients. A little more than half (434) said they had an allergy to penicillin.
None underwent testing to confirm their reported allergy. Instead, they were all given a different antibiotic. Alternative options included clindamycin, azithromycin, ciprofloxacin and metronidazole.
By contrast, all the patients in the nonallergy group were given amoxicillin.
The researchers reported that dental implants were successful in about 92% of patients prescribed amoxicillin.
But that success rate dropped to about 80% among those given clindamycin, and less than 70% among those prescribed azithromycin. When averaged out among all the nonpenicillin antibiotic options prescribed, the success rate hovered at around 83%.
Also, any dental failure cases occurred within six months post-procedure for the allergic group, compared with more than a year out for the others.
"At this stage, we don't know if the failure is due to the patients being unable to take penicillin, and therefore being more prone to infection, or if there's something else at play," Bagheri said. "Future studies can help further clarify this relationship."
But she suggested that patients who suspect a penicillin allergy should get tested to see if that's truly the case.
"Our study suggests that if the patient is not truly allergic to penicillin, they may benefit from taking the [most] effective medication to reduce their risk of implant failure," Bagheri explained.
The study results were recently published in the journal Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research.
Dr. Alan Gluskin, immediate past president of the American Association of Endodontists, seconded that thought.
"I think that's a very reasonable -- in fact the most reasonable -- approach to this," said Gluskin, who is also vice chair of endodontics at the University of the Pacific's School of Dentistry in San Francisco.
"We don't know if this is true yet," he cautioned. "And we don't know if this is about certain ecologies in people's mouths -- different bacterial counts and species in the mouth that might respond better to some antibiotics than others. More research is needed to find out.
"But if meaningful research provides good evidence that that is the case, then, of course, we should feel compelled to find out if and when someone really has an allergy and make decisions based on that testing and the science," Gluskin said.
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WOODARD, Isiah
Mr. Isiah Woodard, of NW Atlanta, passed away April 9, 2022. His Celebration of Life Services will be held Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12: 00 Noon at West Hunter Street Baptist Church, 1040 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd., ..Atlanta, GA 30310. Instate 11:00 AM. Interment Carver Memorial Gardens. Family and friends are asked to assemble at the church at 11:30 AM. Public Viewing will be Sunday 12 Noon-6 PM at Murray Brothers Cascade Chapel, 1199 Utoy Springs Rd., SW 404-349-3000, mbfh.com.
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Twelve months ago a draw against Burton Albion proved vital for Wigan Athletic in their bid for League One safety.
It was a sliding doors moment for the club. Had they lost that game they would have finished level on points with Rochdale but with an inferior goal difference, they would have been relegated to League Two. They survived by the skin of their teeth.
A year on, another point against the Brewers could again prove pivotal - this time in the race for promotion to the Championship. Wigan are a team transformed on and off the field after a tough time of it in recent years. Their story had all the hallmarks of a club spiralling into freefall, including relegation, administration, absent owners and a player firesale.
Prior to that Wigan had been a club that had spent the early part of the 2000s on a seemingly constant upward trajectory, under the charismatic owner Dave Whelan.
Promotion to the top flight for the first time ever in 2005 was followed by eight uninterrupted seasons at the top table, book-ended by a League Cup final defeat and that memorable FA Cup final victory. Then, between 2014 and 2018, the club flitted between the second and third tiers for four successive campaigns. After a stable first year back in the Championship, then came the troubled 2019-20 season.
Relegation in the pandemic-delayed campaign came as a result of a 12-point handicap being dished out after the club entered administration on July 1, 2020. The club's new Hong Kong-based owners, who had only purchased the club a month prior, conceded they could not support it financially.
Caroline Molyneux, chair of the Wigan Athletic Supporters Club, says two changes of ownership ultimately sent the club backwards. She told Mirror Football: "I think it was clear to a lot of fans that the owners that came after the Whelan family were hedging their bets on getting into the Premier League as soon as possible. They thought if they put millions into the club they'd get us back up. But it didn't happen.
"They didn't have any investment in Wigan (the town). They never came. There was no connection there."
On merit, the side would have finished that season 10 points clear of relegation that season but their appeal against the deduction failed. The talented side built by Paul Cook was bit-by-bit disbanded that summer. The likes of Kieffer Moore, Antonee Robinson and Joe Gelhardt were all cherry-picked by clubs higher up the divisions for knock-down prices. Cook himself left the club in the wake of relegation.
The club started pre-season with Cook's number two Leam Richardson in charge but with a threadbare squad. A brief spell in the dugout for John Sheridan followed, but Richardson was back in the top role after Sheridan left for Swindon. Bahrain businessman Abdulrahman Al-Jasmi then purchased the club in March 2021 with Talal Al Hammad installed as chairman. Survival was just about scraped last term before a summer revamp turned the Latics from a side looking over their shoulder to one targeting promotion.
Crucially, says Molyneux, the current regime is built on respect and communication from the people at the top. She added: "Talal has taken Wigan into his heart. Every time he comes over he tries to put on a Wigan accent! It's incredible we've found somebody that's turned it around so quickly. He was in the away end at Burton on Tuesday. When he first came to Wigan I gave him a tour of the town. We spent the whole day going around, so he genuinely does have an interest in the place.
"Clubs need not just owners who are willing to invest in their team, but also the community."
Richardson's squad overhaul has certainly paid dividends this term and it has been thanks to some canny additions.
The signing of Charlie Wyke, who had scored 25 goals for Sunderland the season prior, was an eye-raising purchase but just as important has been bringing in players who knew the club inside out already. Talented academy graduate Callum Lang was brought into the first-team fold after numerous loan spells away, whilst Max Power and James McClean also signed up for second spells at the DW Stadium. Lang has 14 goals (behind only top scorer Will Kean) whilst McClean has nine goals and six assists.
"A lot of the signings have a link to the club and the town," Molyneux says. "James McClean donated thousands to the fundraiser when we were in administration (whilst he was playing for Stoke). His wife also messaged us to say Wigan will always have special place in our hearts. Not long after that he was back here!"
That point at the Pirelli Stadium means Richardson's side are top of League One with just five games left, with a healthy buffer over third-placed Rotherham. There is a chance they could get promotion sealed over the Easter weekend. But Molyneux admits there is no rush. After having had little to cheer about for so long, she and fellow Athletic fans are just happy to have their club back.
"It couldn't have gone any better this season really," she added. "If we do get promoted - and nobody is counting our chickens at all - there'll be a big job in consolidating in the Championship. And that's all we want. To survive in the Championship would be unbelievable considering what's happened in the last two years.
"There is a real buzz around Wigan Athletic again."
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Shinhan Card to overhaul security-vulnerable card numbering system
SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- Shinhan Card Co. said Friday that it is vetting its card numbering scheme as some issued cards turned out to be vulnerable to security and unauthorized payments.
There have been reports of unauthorized payments of its gift cards on online shopping platforms, although there has not been any reported crime involving these cards so far.
Shinhan Card's serial numbering system of its cards has been reported to be a source of such unauthorized payments.
Multiple Shinhan cards, issued in a certain month, have been assigned identical 14 or 15 digits of the 16-digit serial numbers, with the same date of expiration, according to the card firm and the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS).
It means a bunch of card numbers were assigned either in a linear order or with mostly similar digits, according to the regulator.
Card number thefts usually involve computerized algorithms, but Shinhan Card's card numbering system is judged to be vulnerable to security and unauthorized uses.
Shinhan Card did not suspend the controversial cards but said it will strengthen the monitoring of such cases.
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HIGHLIGHTS: RockHounds lose home opener
MIDLAND, Texas ( KMID/KPEJ ) – The Midland RockHounds lost their home opener against the Corpus Christi Hooks 11-4.
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Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan and more: Here's how much these actors have charged for Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra
Ayan Mukherji's directorial Brahmastra will release in theatres on September 9 this year. Here's how much the star cast of this fantasy-adventure film has charged for their roles. | https://www.bollywoodlife.com/photos/bollywood-galleries-ranbir-kapoor-alia-bhatt-amitabh-bachchan-and-more-heres-how-much-these-actors-have-charged-for-ayan-mukerjis-brahmastra-2050033/ | 2022-04-15T07:19:11Z | https://www.bollywoodlife.com/photos/bollywood-galleries-ranbir-kapoor-alia-bhatt-amitabh-bachchan-and-more-heres-how-much-these-actors-have-charged-for-ayan-mukerjis-brahmastra-2050033/ | true | null |
Karnataka’s 40% commission scam
One of the loudest allegations of the BJP against the Congress-led UPA-2 was large scale corruption. And in 2014 the BJP won the elections on the plank of cleansing the country of corruption. But what happened in Karnakata two days ago where a contractor took his own life after being allegedly harassed by the Karnakata Rural Development Minister KS Eshwarappa who demanded a cut out of a project that was yet to take off. Eshwarappa has stepped down after an FIR was lodged naming him as the prime accused. There were others mentioned in the suicide note of Santhosh Patil the contractor. In the suicide note Patil alleged that Eshwarappa demanded 40% commission. When Patil couldn’t fulfil the demand, he was harassed to the point where he finally succumbed to the pressure. Patil’s family members corroborate that it was Eshwarappa who drove Patil to suicide. In the FIR filed by family members, Eshwarappa has been named as accused no 1.
There were others mentioned in the FIR. They include Eshwarappa’s lackeys. On Thursday, the BJP did damage control and made Eshwarappa resign. After the hijab row, this is another rumpus that has hit the headlines in Karnataka. What is worse in this case is that Santhosh Patil was also an upcoming leader of the BJP in Belagavi district. Interestingly, the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (RDPR) Department clarified that that neither Santhosh Patil nor any other contractor was assigned 108 different civil works; that no tenders were floated and no clearances given as yet hence the charges of 40% bribe money being demanded is propaganda. Now the Opposition Congress is going for the kill. It’s an opportunity they won’t let go to tarnish the Bommai Government and by default the central government too.
The BJP had often raised the slogan, “zero tolerance for crime” which also implies zero tolerance for criminals. But electoral politics is wired differently. It would be intuitive to believe that Eshwarappa was elected despite his failings just as so many people with criminal records continue to populate our state assemblies and parliament. It’s easy for a Party that is not in government to preach against corruption but once that party is in power things begin to look different. What was not tolerated as an opposition party is par for the course once the same opposition is in the seat of power. These are the realities of electoral politics. Hence instead of arresting Eshwarappa for abetment of suicide the BJP put pressure on him to resign to save its image. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had taken the oath of office with the words ‘Na Khaoonga, Na Khaane Doonga.’ Does he still remember this oath today and strictly implement that in BJP-ruled states? | https://theshillongtimes.com/2022/04/15/karnatakas-40-commission-scam/ | 2022-04-15T07:25:52Z | https://theshillongtimes.com/2022/04/15/karnatakas-40-commission-scam/ | false | 1 |
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — One of Oakland’s all-time greats is still waiting for the number retirement ceremony he was promised.
Right-hander Dave Stewart, now 65, found out in August 2019 the club planned to retire his No. 34 jersey, then it didn’t happen during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season or last year.
The former World Series MVP and four-time 20-game winner posted on his Twitter account this week some apparent frustration with his hometown team.
“I have no idea what the A’s are doing. At this point they can just retire the number with no celebration as far as I’m concerned," Stewart wrote. "Come to the park and it will be on display with the other retired numbers. If you find out something before I do, please let me know?”
The A's said they plan to announce next week during the club's season-opening homestand a date to honor Stewart but hadn't done so previously because the schedule was in flux with the lockout. Oakland also wants to bring in some other former players to help celebrate.
The A’s also plan to honor the 1972 World Series team and commemorate the club’s 20-game winning streak from 2002.
Stewart spent two stints with the A’s, also wearing No. 35 in his second time with the team in 1995. Rollie Fingers also wore 34 and it is one of five retired numbers by the A's, along with Dennis Eckersley, Rickey Henderson, Catfish Hunter and Reggie Jackson. Stewart will be the sixth.
Over a 16-year big league career with five clubs, “Stew” had a 168-129 record and 3.95 ERA with 19 saves over 523 appearances and 348 starts.
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“Don’t think for even a second that The One True God, Allāh, is unaware of what the oppressors do. He’s just delaying them – delaying them until a day when eyes will be locked, wide-open, and starting. Stiff necked, staring, walking fast, heads raised, unable to blink or turn away, heartless chests, no hope for even the slightest bit of good.” [Ibrāhīm: 42-43]
These are extremely terrifying āyāt. Like they are legitimately scary. Even for believers, they instill such a heavy load of fear. But these two āyāt serve to do two things (1) horrify the ẓālim, the oppressor, and (2) give comfort to the oppressed.
This is first and foremost a consolation from Allāh ﷻ to the Prophet ﷺ. Allāh ﷻ knows every single bit of evil, wrong, oppression, murder, slander, … the list goes on … done by the pagans of Makkah, and by extension, the other Arabic tribes that aid them, and even in future years, the hypocrites. Allāh ﷻ comforts His beloved Messenger ﷺ: don’t think for even the slightest moment that Allāh ﷻ is unaware, or is blind to, or is ignoring all of their evil and oppression. This too highlights two things. First, of course, Allāh is Fully Aware of every single thing. The most obvious apparent public thing, and even the tiniest of thoughts and feelings that an individual themselves doesn’t even recognize in their own heart or mind. Second, is that Allāh’s knowledge isn’t just information. He ﷻ not only knows, but He is Raqīb — He not only sees and knows, but He will deal with all those actions that He sees. If it deserves reward, He’ll reward. If it deserves punishment, He’ll punish. So don’t think that just because evil, vile, disbelievers, oppressors aren’t being dealt with at this very moment means that Allāh doesn’t care or is unaware. He knows full well. But His response to them is also at His Will. When is that time?
He’s just giving them a little time, a short delay, a teaser, until one very specific day. The Day of Reckoning. A day wherein eyes are locked, fixed, staring, unable to turn away, blink, relax. Their eyes are, perhaps we can say, bloodshot and glazed, stuck wide open, frozen. And within this is an aspect of terror. They can’t blink because the sights and emotions they are feeling are too strong. They are literally so terrified; they can’t close their eyes for even a second.
Not only is it a day when people will be starting in horror, but they will be muhṭīʿīn: stiff necked, staring, walking fast. They can’t turn their heads, they are walking forward with their necks sticking out, they are almost running in fear and panic. They will be miqniʿī ruʾūsihim their heads raised, looking upward. Who knows what horrors they are seeing above them. They will be, as is expressed literally in the Arabic, their eyes, their blink will not come back to them. They will have no control over their sight, unable to blink, gain control, or look away. Their emotions hearts (afʾidah) will be hawāʾ empty and void. They will have no thought, hope, or slightest expectation of any form of good to come their way.
Here, Allāh ﷻ doesn’t actually even mention a single form of punishment. Rather, He suffices by giving us an image of what the oppressors will look like. The multiple layers of shock and fear on their faces are enough to convey to the reader the extreme magnitude of torture and punishment that will soon befall those who oppress.
And yes, these āyāt were revealed to console the Prophet Muḥammadﷺ, and apply to those who oppressed him ﷺ and the early Muslims, but it continues to apply to anyone who oppresses until the end of time. So to remind ourselves, and our brothers and sisters who are oppressed day in and day out, don’t think that Allāh is unaware of the actions of the oppressors. Allāh knows:
The oppression and brutality carried out by every single police officer in this country.
He knows how many people in the military, navy, air force, marines, and every other branch have taken lives of innocent people all over the globe.
He knows the oppression carried out on the hands of every politician, and every CEO.
He knows the oppression of the leaders of Israel, of the BJP of India, of the Chinese Communist Party, of the leaders of Burma, of the leaders of Syria, and every other leader on this planet. Whether those leaders are disbelievers, and even if they are Muslim leaders who oppress their own people, or other people, or even if they side those governments and leaders that harm others.
As a reminder for all of us, these āyāt should remind us to never oppress anyone, and to never side, support, or help any other person or party in their oppression. And to give some ease and comfort to those who see nothing but death, blood, explosions, and suffering — Allāh ﷻ is FULLY aware of what they’ve done. He’s just giving them a few years before He ﷻ deals with them in a manner that no human would ever be able to.
May Allāh ﷻ give help, aid, support, and victory to all those who are suffering. And to deal with the oppressors of the world in a way that He sees fit. And to protect and save us from ever being or siding with oppressors.
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Britain's Got Talent in fix row as The Greatest Showman singer auditions despite worldwide success... as Simon Cowell says AGT bosses were 'furious' not to have bagged the US pop star
Britain's Got Talent is facing a fresh fix row as Saturday's returning episode will see the singer behind The Greatest Showman's track, Never Enough, audition for the judges.
Loren Allred, 32, is credited on the blockbuster's soundtrack - which reached number one in the UK and international charts - has garnered 62 million views on YouTube with the song and has even collaborated with Michael Bublé and Andrea Bocelli.
Creator Simon Cowell proudly said during a recent press conference for the ITV talent show that America's Got Talent bosses were 'furious' when they discovered their UK counterparts had bagged the New Yorker.
Surprise: Britain's Got Talent's is facing a fresh fix row as Saturday's returning episode will see the singer behind The Greatest Showman's leading track Never Enough audition for the judges
Having already released an EP after signing with Island Def Jam Music at 19-years-old, she tried her luck on The Voice in the US back in 2012, where her mentor was Maroon 5's Adam Levine until she was sent home in the live shows.
The Syco founder has previously gushed about his love of the film, claiming he is 'obsessed' and even organised a meeting with its leading man Hugh Jackman.
However, he seemed completely oblivious when Loren introduced herself in front of the London Palladium audience in scenes from the series premiere.
Successful: Loren Allred, 32, is credited on the blockbuster's soundtrack which reached number one in UK and international charts (pictured with Hugh Jackman)
Wow! She has garnered 62 million views on YouTube with the song and has even collaborated with Michael Bublé (pictured) and Andrea Bocelli
According to The Sun, he asked: 'Welcome, what's your name and where are you from?' before questioning: 'So why Britain's Got Talent? Tell me a bit about you,' after learning she is American.
She went on to claim that she is, in fact, the voice behind Never Enough but actress Rebecca Ferguson (who plays Jenny Lind in the movie) had lip-synced to her vocals on-screen.
Banging on his desk, he said, 'Oh my god! So you sang one of the biggest songs of all time. You've revealed it wasn't the actress who sang the song in the movie — it was you singing the song.'
Powerhouse: Creator Simon Cowell proudly said during a recent press conference for the ITV talent show that America's Got Talent bosses were 'furious' when they discovered their UK counterparts had bagged the New Yorker
Blown away: The Syco founder has previously gushed about his love of the film, claiming he is 'obsessed' and even organised a meeting with its leading man Hugh (L-R: David Walliams, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden, Simon)
Throwback: Having already released an EP after signing with Island Def Jam Music at 19-years-old, she tried her luck on The Voice in the US back in 2012, where her mentor was Maroon 5's Adam Levine until she was sent home in the live shows
After receiving a standing ovation, Simon asked: 'Why didn't you get that big deal after the song?'
She replied: 'I was more comfortable singing behind the scenes, but I kinda feel like the song was meant for me and now I'm ready to put a face to the song.'
Simon later told MailOnline: 'There's a story in episode one which is brilliant in my opinion and when American producers found out we'd got this person, they were furious so I love that kind of competition.'
When asked whether he was speaking about Loren, he nodded his head to confirm he had, indeed, been referring to the pop sensation.
Shocking: She went on to claim that she is, in fact, the voice behind Never Enough but actress Rebecca Ferguson (who plays Jenny Lind in the movie) had lip-synced to her vocals on-screen
A BGT spokesman told MailOnline: 'We are thrilled to back this year and look forward to viewers watching our BGT bumper special on Saturday and Sunday this weekend.
'Whilst most people will have heard the infamous Greatest Showman track, Loren is not a household name, and she deserves her spot on the BGT stage.
'We hope that such articles will not count against somebody who is well deserving of this opportunity. It’s fantastic that Loren is now able to step out and stand in her own right to be the face, and not just the voice, of one of the most well-known tracks of all time.'
Loren added: 'Even though I have spent a lot of years in the music industry, people don’t know who I am. Over all these years I’ve been fighting for my chance to be known and to make it.
'The opportunity to sing Never Enough evolved from being a session singer in the choir, and even though the song was a big success, people still think that the actress sang it.
'I have never gotten the opportunity to tell my story. That’s never happened for me. I am an unsigned, independent artist still trying to make a name for myself.'
Britain's Got Talent launches on Saturday April 16 at 8pm and continues on Sunday April 17 at 7.35pm on ITV.
Big star: Simon later told MailOnline and other press: 'There's a story in episode one which is brilliant in my opinion and when American producers found out we'd got this person, they were furious so I love that kind of competition' (Loren pictured in 2019) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10720555/Britains-Got-Talent-faces-fresh-fix-row-Greatest-Showman-singer-auditions.html | 2022-04-15T07:27:30Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10720555/Britains-Got-Talent-faces-fresh-fix-row-Greatest-Showman-singer-auditions.html | true | 1 |
Mortgage interest rates here in Ireland are still the second highest in the eurozone.
New figures from the Central Bank today show the average home loan rate in the month of February was 2.75%.
It’s double the European average of 1.36% and, according to Bonkers.ie, adds around €2,200 a year to the cost of living here.
The only country with a higher average mortgage rate was Greece, while once again the lowest rate is to be found in Finland by Portugal. | https://www.southeastradio.ie/2022/04/irelands-mortgage-interest-rates-still-second-highest-in-the-eurozone/ | 2022-04-15T07:28:26Z | https://www.southeastradio.ie/2022/04/irelands-mortgage-interest-rates-still-second-highest-in-the-eurozone/ | true | null |
A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE: PNC):
- 4/6/2022 – The PNC Financial Services Group had its price target lowered by analysts at Raymond James from $230.00 to $215.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
- 4/1/2022 – The PNC Financial Services Group had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Sandler from $215.00 to $201.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
- 3/31/2022 – The PNC Financial Services Group is now covered by analysts at StockNews.com. They set a “hold” rating on the stock.
- 3/28/2022 – The PNC Financial Services Group had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $209.00 to $196.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
Shares of The PNC Financial Services Group stock opened at $175.00 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $73.23 billion, a PE ratio of 13.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 0.78. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $192.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $201.26. The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. has a one year low of $170.14 and a one year high of $228.14.
The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 14th. The financial services provider reported $3.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.51. The firm had revenue of $4.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.72 billion. The PNC Financial Services Group had a net margin of 28.81% and a return on equity of 12.86%. The PNC Financial Services Group’s revenue was up 11.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $4.10 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. will post 14.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
In related news, EVP Michael P. Lyons sold 5,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.59, for a total value of $1,004,245.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PNC. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of The PNC Financial Services Group by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 7,131 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,395,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares during the period. AXS Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of The PNC Financial Services Group during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $533,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd lifted its position in shares of The PNC Financial Services Group by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 5,128 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,003,000 after buying an additional 228 shares in the last quarter. Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources LLC purchased a new position in shares of The PNC Financial Services Group during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Finally, Huntington National Bank lifted its position in shares of The PNC Financial Services Group by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 121,607 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $23,792,000 after buying an additional 1,801 shares in the last quarter. 82.59% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc operates as a diversified financial services company in the United States. The company's Retail Banking segment offers brokerage, insurance, and investment and cash management services; checking, savings, and money market accounts; certificates of deposits; and lending products, which includes residential mortgages, home equity loans and lines of credit, auto loans, education loans, and personal and small business loans, and credit cards to consumer and small business customers through a network of branches, ATMs, call centers, and online and mobile banking channels.
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I’m happy to inform you that Gerty and Gabby Goose have returned to Lake Tschida. They’ve been grazing on our lawn, wallowing in our bay, ignoring us, and honking at us once again affirming the notion that geese mate for life. These two geese have returned to our bay for the last few years to create, raise their kids, and give us great hope that life may well return to normal around here.
Four mule deer, one buck and three does must have spent the winter sheltering around our bay. When we got here a couple of weeks ago they’d show up in our yard around dawn or shortly before dusk. Once the neighbors started coming back to open up their cabins they’ve decided it’s safer to move on or wait until dark.
Mule deer are bigger than white tail deer and the most notable difference is the size of a mule deer’s ears. Sadly the white tail deer around here have suffered from a deadly flea that has devastated their numbers so seeing the mule deer has been encouraging.
While sipping my morning coffee and perusing the lake from our deck, two beavers frolicked on our beach. Both my loyal readers may recall the devastation the beavers caused around the bay last year. I had to remove six beaver houses that they stuffed under our pontoons. We’d remove the debris during the day and they’d rebuild overnight, a rather frustrating experience that required all sorts of efforts to eradicate. The five hunters that engaged the beavers all thought they shot the dang things but the beavers kept coming back.
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To say that seeing these mammals return was discouraging would be an understatement. The upside is there are no boats in the bay yet so they’re easy to spot. The downside is that they continue to chew up the trees along the bay and we need to figure out how to get rid of them before they destroy what’s left. So far they’ve chomped over 40 of the 4- to 6-inch thick trees off about 2 feet from the ground leaving large sharp pointed stumps that could impale someone if they’re aren’t careful. I’ll have to get back to you later on the various pestilence eradication endeavors … ugh!
Turkey mating season has taken over the neighborhood; so far nine toms are competing for two hens. The poor hens are badly outnumbered but watching this has been quite entertaining. The ritual starts out with a hen streaking up the hill and the toms busily puffing themselves up and strutting around each other in an effort to outdo each other. Their huge fan like tails lock into the up position, their breasts expand to double its normal size, they drag their wings along the ground and their heads and neck become bright red all in hopes that their appearance will make them irresistible to a nearby hen.
The problem is the hens out here have been running for their lives and the puffed up toms' effort to outdo each other seriously interferes with their pursuit of quarry. However I can fully appreciate why the hens aren’t interested in getting too close to this fine example of the men; they are getting too distracted trying to outdo each other as opposed to actually pursuing a mate.
Mornings start out with a lot of gobbling before they get underway and it looks like it’s going to continue for a while so we’ll see if any new turkeys show up in the coming months. So far the outlook on this is rather bleak.
Well that’s life in the wilds of Lake Tschida so far and like I was saying it’s been really nice to see Gabby and Gerty return. Here’s hoping that you enjoy watching the resurrection of life around here as much as Gabby and Gertrude do.
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State health officials on Wednesday reported nearly 2,000 new coronavirus cases, yet another increase from last week as COVID-19 hospitalizations ticked up across the region.
The state Department of Public Health’s report of 1,969 cases was a 52% jump from last Wednesday’s total of 1,296 infections.
The omicron BA.2 “stealth” variant is now the dominant strain in the U.S., according to the CDC. The subvariant has sparked a rise in virus cases, as more people gather indoors without masks. The Boston-area COVID wastewater data is going up.
Meanwhile, the Massachusetts average percent positivity has climbed to 3.48%, significantly up from 1.60% a few weeks ago. The positive test average for Wednesday’s count was 3.03%.
State health officials reported one COVID death, bringing the state’s total recorded death toll to 20,167.
The daily average of COVID deaths is now three. The death rate had been much higher after omicron hospitalizations surged.
After COVID hospitalizations ticked up by 24 patients, the state’s overall patient count is now 286 patients. Hospitalizations had been spiking at a rapid pace amid the omicron surge, but then plunged. Now, hospitalizations appear to be increasing again.
Of the hospitalized COVID patients statewide, 35% of patients were reported as being hospitalized due to COVID — and 65% of hospitalized patients were reported as testing positive for COVID while hospitalized for other reasons.
Across the state, there are now 34 coronavirus patients in intensive care units, and 15 patients are intubated.
During the last two weeks, the 20-29 age group in the state had the most reported cases. That age group’s 4,685 cases topped the 30-39 age group’s 2,896 cases.
More than 5.3 million people in Massachusetts are now fully vaccinated, and more than 2.9 million people have gotten a booster dose. Also, 143,195 additional booster doses have been administered. | https://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/2022/04/14/massachusetts-reports-covid-cases-jump-52-hospitalizations-up-again/ | 2022-04-15T07:42:28Z | https://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/2022/04/14/massachusetts-reports-covid-cases-jump-52-hospitalizations-up-again/ | false | 4 |
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Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. (NYSE:ALSN) went down by -0.06% from its latest closing price compared to the recent 1-year high of $46.40. The company’s stock price has collected -3.14% of loss in the last five trading sessions.
Is It Worth Investing in Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. (NYSE :ALSN) Right Now?
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. (NYSE:ALSN) scored a price-to-earnings ratio above its average ratio, recording 8.50 x from its present earnings ratio. Plus, the 36-month beta value for ALSN is at 1.00.
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The average price from analysts is $45.11, which is $5.84 above the current price. ALSN currently public float of 96.23M and currently shorts hold a 3.56% ratio of that float. Today, the average trading volume of ALSN was 885.80K shares.
ALSN’s Market Performance
ALSN stocks went down by -3.14% for the week, with a monthly drop of -10.85% and a quarterly performance of -10.69%, while its annual performance rate touched -21.52%. The volatility ratio for the week stands at 2.95% while the volatility levels for the past 30 days are set at 2.67% for Allison Transmission Holdings Inc.. The simple moving average for the period of the last 20 days is -8.62% for ALSN stocks with a simple moving average of -6.39% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ALSN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ALSN stocks, with Credit Suisse repeating the rating for ALSN by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for ALSN in the upcoming period, according to Credit Suisse is $48 based on the research report published on February 22nd of the current year 2022.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ALSN reach a price target of $30, previously predicting the price at $37. The rating they have provided for ALSN stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on December 09th, 2021.
Goldman gave a rating of “Sell” to ALSN, setting the target price at $42 in the report published on June 01st of the previous year.
ALSN Trading at -10.10% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ALSN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -24.22% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.67%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.95%, as shares sank -11.08% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -10.17% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ALSN fell by -3.14%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -11.52% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $38.26. In addition, Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. saw -3.27% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ALSN starting from Graziosi David S., who sale 69,110 shares at the price of $40.06 back on Mar 21. After this action, Graziosi David S. now owns 158,768 shares of Allison Transmission Holdings Inc., valued at $2,768,256 using the latest closing price.
Graziosi David S., the Chairman, President and CEO of Allison Transmission Holdings Inc., sale 134,443 shares at $38.98 during a trade that took place back on Mar 18, which means that Graziosi David S. is holding 227,878 shares at $5,240,104 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ALSN
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North Tyneside Good Friday parade memories sought
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Memories are being sought of the Good Friday parade which has taken place in North Tyneside for more than 100 years.
The Good Friday Procession of Witness traditionally saw up to 2,000 children from Sunday schools in North Shields parade through the town.
Led by the local Salvation Army band, the event still takes place today, but on a smaller scale.
Volunteers from Remembering the Past want to gather people's stories, photos and memories for an online archive.
Dr Kath Smith, lead volunteer and trustee, said: "Our research has shown that there are very few records about the Good Friday Procession of Witness in North Shields, despite the fact that it's an annual event which, in its heyday, was quite spectacular and involved huge numbers of people.
"We want to hear from people who remember the processions - maybe you marched in one as a child, played in one of the bands or helped as an organiser - so we can record people's memories of this important tradition for future generations."
Once attended by the mayor, the town's MP and other local dignitaries, children would march behind their Sunday school's banner, before returning to their own churches. Scouts, Guides and Boys' Brigade members also took part.
The project to is part of the four-year North Shields High Street Heritage Action Zone programme to revitalise the town's historic centre.
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The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Republicans Balk at Biden's Call for Unity
Season 26 E 48 • 01/27/2021
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The update is as follows:
1: Fixed the bug that opening the main menu in photo mode and album will make photo mode unable to exit;
2: Added some suggestive text;
3: Modified the detection mechanism of map "through the shadow". Now this map only has higher enemy blood volume diffrient from the routine, and it is no longer spawn monsters because of been discoveried;
4: Fixed bug that shield ability can't resist big fireball damage;
5: Fixed the problem of judging the damage range of jump attack;
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Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor take over dance floor during sangeet, share cuddles and dance like Shah Rukh Khan
While Alia Bhatt shared pictures from her wedding with Ranbir Kapoor on Instagram on Thursday evening, fans are still hoping to get a sneak peek into what happened during the mehendi, haldi, sagan and sangeet ceremonies. While the official pictures are still not in, videos and pictures from sangeet are trickling in, courtesy their friends and family. (Also read: Inside pics from Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt wedding: Kareena Kapoor poses with Jeh, Karan Johar clicks selfie with couple)
A new photo showed Alia and Ranbir posing with his cousin Aadar Jain, who welcomed his ‘bhabhs’ into the family. Alia wore a red suit for the sangeet and tied her hair in a ponytail with a large maang tika resting on her forehead. Ranbir complemented her outfit perfectly with his white kurta pyjama, worn with a red jacket.
Videos from the sangeet ceremony show Alia and Ranbir taking over the dance floor. They share an intimate moment with her arms around his neck and soon, they both break into Shah Rukh Khan's iconic dance steps as Dil Se's Chaiyya Chaiyya played on. Photographers and videographers surrounded them as the family watched on.
Another video showed Alia dancing with her mentor Karan Johar to Radha Teri Chunri from their movie, Student of the Year. It was Alia's debut movie and was directed by Karan himself. After the wedding, Karan shared a warm note for the newlyweds. “It’s days like this that we live for …where there is the most beautiful blend of family, love and absolute emotion….. overwhelmed and so full of love in my heart… my darling @aliaabhatt this is such a beautiful life step and my love and blessings go with you everywhere … Ranbir! I love you… now and forever! You are now my son in law…badhai ho and here’s to decades of happiness,” he wrote with picture of the couple from the wedding.
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Whoopi Goldberg Missing from 'The View' After Outbursts: 'She's Gone for a While'
Whoopi Goldberg is taking a leave of absence from “The View” — but not, as it turns out, as a well-earned forced vacation after a series of outbursts that would have ended the tenure of any of the show’s token conservatives.
Instead, according to the entertainment news site Extra, she’s leaving the show for a bit to film a streaming series in Scotland.
(At The Western Journal, we’ve noted Whoopi’s numerous offensive outbursts — and the double-standard with which the show seems to handle its liberal hosts when they cross the line. We’ll continue to document the media’s hypocrisy when it comes to how political expression is punished — or not. You can help us keep the establishment honest by subscribing.)
According to Extra, co-host Joy Behar announced Monday that Goldberg would be taking a leave of absence.
“If you’re wondering where Whoopi is, the girl’s got a movie she’s making and she will be back when she finishes whatever she’s doing. So, she’s gone for a while,” Behar said.
Goldberg is starring as the villain in an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel “Anansi Boys” for Amazon Prime. Considering it stars my second-least favorite “View” host in a film adapted from a book by one of my least favorite novelists on arguably the worst major streaming platform, I won’t be watching. Whoopi is excited, however.
“I have been a fan of this book for a very long time,” Goldberg told the Hollywood news site Variety in a story published last week. “When Neil Gaiman told me it was being brought to the screen, I did everything I could to be part of it to help make people aware of Anansi and all his magic.”
Whatever. The point is that she’s off “The View” until May 2 — but only to fulfill professional obligations. However, it’s worth noting that if Goldberg weren’t a liberal and had gone on any of the on-air rants she’s indulged in recently, she’d be off “The View” until May 2 and beyond because “The View” would no longer be one of her professional obligations.
Let’s recap, shall we?
On Jan. 31, Goldberg insisted during a debate on “The View” that the Holocaust was “not about race.”
“It’s about man’s inhumanity to man. That’s what it’s about,” she said, adding “these [Nazis and Jews] are two white groups of people. But you’re missing the point, you’re missing the point. The minute you turn it into race, it goes down this alley. Let’s talk about it for what it is: It’s how people treat each other. It’s a problem. It doesn’t matter if you’re black or white.”
Whoopi Goldberg’s ‘View’ on the Holocaust is abhorrent.
“the Holocaust isn’t about race. No. It’s not about race.” pic.twitter.com/FZSERtHKBz
— ForAmerica (@ForAmerica) January 31, 2022
That night, she went on Stephen Colbert’s late-night show and continued to defend the comments, saying that “as a black person, I think of race as being something that I can see.”
“When you talk about being a racist, you can’t call this racism,” Goldberg told Colbert. “This was evil. This wasn’t based on skin. You couldn’t tell who was Jewish. You had to delve deeply and figure it out. My point is: They had to do the work.
“If the Klan is coming down the street and I’m standing with a Jewish friend, I’m going to run, but if my friend decides not to run, they’ll get passed by most times because you can’t tell who is Jewish. You don’t know.”
This ended with a two-week suspension for Goldberg and a pro forma apology, saying that the Holocaust “is indeed about race because Hitler and the Nazis considered Jews to be an inferior race.”
Even still, the New York Post reported Goldberg was “livid” over the suspension and threatened to quit the show.
After President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech — in which Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert interrupted the president as he talked about flag-draped coffins to remind him of the fatalities in the Kabul airport bombing, which he had failed to mention — Goldberg had this message: “Who the hell do you think you are, little girl?”
The “imagine if this were a conservative” turnabout game is tiresome, I’ll grant you. The reason it feels so overused, however, is because, sadly, it’s so instructive on so many occasions.
Imagine, if you will, Meghan McCain used the same language about a “squad” member who interrupted a Republican president’s speech — something that’s certainly not out of the realm of possibility. When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi essentially interrupted the end of then-President Donald Trump’s final State of the Union by theatrically tearing up her copy of the speech on camera, what if McCain had said, “Who do you think you are, old crone?”
So, would McCain get 15 minutes to clean out her office or would she just be summarily escorted out of the building? You be the judge.
Finally, let’s not forget the out-of-touch rant Goldberg engaged in after slap-gate at this year’s Oscars. In that incident, co-host Tara Setmayer criticized Hollywood’s out-of-touch “elites” for giving Will Smith a standing ovation for winning Best Actor less than an hour after assaulting comedian Chris Rock on stage.
“But then they give him a standing ovation, though, Whoopi. Which I think again goes back to why some people feel like Hollywood elites are a bunch of hypocrites,” Setmayer said. “Because they go out there and they give these statements of moral superiority about things and political statement and then –“
Goldberg then interrupted and told Setmayer to“stop with this ‘elite’ stuff.”
“A lot of us work for a living. We work, we collect the check, we got families, we try to do the same thing, the good stuff that everybody else tries to do. And it really pisses me off when people start to talk about people who work in Hollywood,” she said.
“If you’re pissed off about somebody or how they act, don’t put it on all of us, because that’s like saying all black people like chicken.”
Whoopi Goldberg gets indignant when confronted with Hollywood’s elitism and moral hypocrisy.
“I just want to stop with this ‘elite’ stuff,” she whined. “Some of us work for a living … and it really pisses me off when people start to talk about people who work in Hollywood.” pic.twitter.com/NMkmJ6EKTz— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) March 31, 2022
Exactly. Hollywood entertainers are just like the rest of us. For instance, when we repeatedly and publicly insist in a work environment that the Holocaust had nothing to do with race, we all get the same two-week suspension and get to return to our job as if nothing really happened.
Saying Goldberg and others in Hollywood are “elites” is bigotry on the level of “saying all black people like chicken,” the same way Goldberg twice denying the Holocaust was about race isn’t bigotry on any level because it “wasn’t based on skin.”
They’re not treated any differently — which is why, after all this, Whoopi is off to make a movie in Scotland. Just like what would happen to the rest of us if we acted like Goldberg did, right?
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RAILWAY company TransNamib is moving to auction non-core properties, which mostly comprise the houses accommodating staff members.
The company in 2018 already said it had plans to auction off some of its properties.
TransNamib has a portfolio of properties in the country valued at N$2,4 billion as at 31 March.
This is in line with a directive TransNamib received from Cabinet, indicating the company may sell off its non-core properties.
EVICTIONS
Meanwhile, the rail company has evicted seven people at its Ariamsvlei settlement properties.
TransNamib spokesperson Abigail Raubenheimer this week said the evicted individuals were not the company's workers.
She said they had no lease agreement with the company and were in fact defaulters who owe TransNamib N$600 000 in rental and utility fees.
The eviction notice was served on these grounds, she said.
Raubenheimer said TransNamib has been struggling with defaulters, which has for years been to the detriment of the company.
"This will no longer be allowed. As an entity, we cannot allow individuals to live on TransNamib properties for free and carry their utility costs. Our mandate is to operate as a profitable entity and as such, our properties portfolio has to support that objective," she said.
Raubenheimer said the evicted parties are well aware of why they have been evicted, and have been afforded opportunities to understand the impact of their non-payment before this step was taken.
"They have conveniently excluded that from their narrative to the media to once again tarnish the reputation of TransNamib," she said.
Raubenheimer further reiterated that the auctions and evictions are not related.
Some Ariamsvlei settlement residents who claim the auction comes after the evictions, say the railway company has promised to inform them in writing when their former homes would be auctioned off.
Residents say TransNamib, however, later made a U-turn and verbally ordered tenants to vacate the houses within seven days.
"Ariamsvlei is a small settlement. Its land is not serviced yet for people to erect their own shelters. We don't know why TransNamib is not giving us reasonable time to relocate," one of the residents anonymously told The Namibian.
AUCTION
The company is currently finalising the process to alienate some of its non-core properties.
In a letter dated 24 November 2021, TransNamib informed its workers of the move.
Some of the properties are rented out to private businesses and individuals.
Workers who received the letter were informed that the property they were leasing was earmarked for sale.
There will, however, be two auctions - one for TransNamib workers, and another for private individuals.
"A notice of termination of lease will be served to you should the property you are leasing be successfully bought by another bidder than yourself," the letter read in part.
The company, however, said it would not arrange alternative property to accommodate affected workers.
Raubenheimer said they expected the auction to take place within the next few months.
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New difficulty settings.
Update 1.0.7:
Additions:
- 4 new difficulty modes - Easy, Normal, Hard, Nightmare.
- Better cannon interactions and a new cannon user interface.
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New difficulty settings.
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Adding achievements that hopefully work.
Darold The Doomer: Psychedelic Lucid Dreams update for 14 April 2022
Somewhat Major
Patchnotes via Steam Community
- Loading history…
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Patch Notes
New
Levels
- E1-5
This boss is still in early development, it may not be balanced or easy, please keep this in mind!
Changes
Play Screen
- Updated some of the menus
- All levels have a unique level image
Data Stream
- Increased Damage : 1 -> 5
- You no longer get any iFrames when falling in
Player
- Increased jump height : 13 -> 13.25
Cores
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[Attack] Basic Melee Attack
- Increased cooldown : 0.53s -> 0.55s
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[Attack] Basic Ranged Attack
- Reduced damage : 4 -> 3
- Decreased cooldown : 0.5s -> 0.45s
- Decreased de-spawn timer : 0.45s -> 0.4s
Enemies
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Basic Patrollers
- Health reduced : 8 -> 5
- Damage increased : 5 -> 8
- Speed reduced : 6 -> 5.5
- Increased iFrames : 0.5s -> 0.8s
- Increased data received : 8 -> 10
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Basic Turrets
- Health reduced : 15 -> 10
- Damage reduced : 12 -> 10
- Increased iFrames : 0.8s -> 1s
- Increased data received : 16 -> 20
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug on E1-1 where a set of one way platforms would act like two way platforms
- Fixed a bug where upon selecting hard mode, the game wouldn't accept player inputs
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki reportedly said Fox News fields questions to correspondent Peter Doocy that make him sound like a “stupid son of a bitch.”
According to Politico reporter Eugene Daniels, Psaki made the comment about Doocy during a live recording of Pod Save America when she was asked if “Peter Doocy is a stupid son of a bitch or does he just play one on TV.”
“He works for a network that provides people with questions that, nothing personal to any individual, including Peter Doocy, but might make anyone sound like a stupid son of a bitch,” she reportedly replied.
Daniels also reported Psaki noted how gracious Peter Doocy was toward Biden after the president was caught calling him a “stupid son of a bitch on a hot mic.”
Psaki also tells a story about how Doocy was gracious after President Biden called him and apologized.
— Eugene Daniels (@EugeneDaniels2) April 15, 2022
The hot mic occurred during a White House press conference this past January when Peter Doocy asked the president if rising inflation will severely hurt the Democrats in the coming mid-terms.
“Do you think inflation is a political liability in the mid-terms?” Doocy asked the president.
“It’s a great asset,” the president sarcastically responded. “More inflation. What a stupid son of a bitch.”
.@JoeBiden doesn't like it when reporters ask about inflation: "What a stupid son of a bitch." pic.twitter.com/tF2oIogVvZ
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) January 24, 2022
Doocy laughed it off shortly after the exchange during an appearance on Fox News:
Doocy laughs it off.
"Nobody has fact checked him yet and says it's not true." pic.twitter.com/KXeDXjDil6— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) January 24, 2022
As was true at the time of the question, while inflation might seem like an obvious political liability for the coming mid-terms, the Democrats did not exactly express much concern over the problem, to the point of often characterizing it as a rich people problem that average voters do not care about.
New York Times contributor Sarah Jeong tweeted last November:
All the stuff you see about inflation in the news is driven by rich people flipping their shit because their parasitic assets aren’t doing as well as they’d like and they’re scared that unemployment benefits + stimmy checks + 15 minimum wage + labor shortage is why.
Likewise in November of last year, Rakeen Mabud, chief economist of the Groundwork Collective, argued that inflation was actually a “good sign.” This sentiment was echoed by Anne Price of the left-wing group Insight Center.
New York Times columnist David Brooks also argued in November of last year that America needed inflation “as a society to heal.”
“I have high tolerance for inflation in this kind of economy. Because I think we need it as a society to heal,” said Brooks. “But if it turns out to be accelerating 1970s inflation, that becomes its own monster.”
In an op-ed for CNN Business last December, Alison Morrow wrote that “inflation can actually be good for everyday Americans and bad for rich people.” | https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/04/15/jen-psaki-reportedly-says-fox-news-makes-peter-doocy-sound-like-a-stupid-son-of-a-bh/ | 2022-04-15T08:19:04Z | https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/04/15/jen-psaki-reportedly-says-fox-news-makes-peter-doocy-sound-like-a-stupid-son-of-a-bh/ | true | 1 |
CA Las Vegas NV Zone Forecast for Thursday, April 14, 2022
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Zone forecasts for the Mojave Desert and Southern Great Basin
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1225 AM PDT Fri Apr 15 2022
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values for large geographical areas and may not be representative
of the exact location that you are interested in. For a more site
specific forecast...please visit weather.gov/lasvegas and either
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CAZ519-151100-
Eastern Sierra Slopes-
Including Aspendell and Whitney Portal
1225 AM PDT Fri Apr 15 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 25 to 35. West winds
15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 44 to 54. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow showers
after midnight. Lows 27 to 37. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with
gusts to around 35 mph increasing to west 20 to 30 mph with gusts
to around 50 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Windy. Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers and rain showers. Patchy blowing dust. Highs 40 to 50. West
winds 25 to 35 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 27 to 37. West winds
15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs around 68.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows
43 to 48. Highs 66 to 71.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs 62 to 67.
Lows 42 to 47.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Highs 66 to 71.
Lows 43 to 48.
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CAZ521-151100-
White Mountains of Inyo County-
Including Westgard Pass and Bristlecone Pine
1225 AM PDT Fri Apr 15 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 30 to 40. Northwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 51 to 61. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A trace to no accumulation. Lows
33 to 43. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Windy. Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers and rain showers. Highs 50 to 60. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph increasing to west 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 32 to 42. Northwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs around 69.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45 to 50. Highs
68 to 73.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 45.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 68 to 73. Lows
44 to 49.
$$
CAZ520-151100-
Owens Valley-
Including Bishop, Independence, Lone Pine,
and Olancha
1225 AM PDT Fri Apr 15 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 41 to 44. Northwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 70 to 73. North winds 5 to 10 mph
shifting to the south in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 44 to 47. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.SATURDAY...Windy. Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Patchy blowing dust through the day. Highs around 70. West
winds 20 to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 43 to 46. West winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs around 81.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 84.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 49 to
52. Highs 80 to 83.
$$
CAZ522-151100-
Death Valley National Park-
Including Furnace Creek, Stovepipe Wells,
and Shoshone
1225 AM PDT Fri Apr 15 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 40 to 43 in the mountains...
around 60 at Furnace Creek. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 63 to 66 in the mountains...around
90 at Furnace Creek. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 42 to 45 in the mountains...
62 to 65 at Furnace Creek. South winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to
around 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 63 to 66 in the mountains...91 to
94 at Furnace Creek. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 45 in the mountains...
61 to 64 at Furnace Creek. South winds 5 to 15 mph shifting to the
northwest after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs around 75 in the mountains...around
95 at Furnace Creek.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 53 in the
mountains...64 to 67 at Furnace Creek. Highs 76 to 79 in the
mountains...96 to 99 at Furnace Creek.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 52 in the mountains...
around 68 at Furnace Creek.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 75 to 78 in the
mountains...around 100 at Furnace Creek. Lows 50 to 53 in the
mountains...65 to 68 at Furnace Creek.
$$
CAZ523-151100-
Western Mojave Desert-
Including Barstow, Daggett, and Fort Irwin
1225 AM PDT Fri Apr 15 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 46 to 49. Southwest
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 79. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 53. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, windy. Patchy blowing dust through the day.
Highs 72 to 75. Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Lows 45 to 48. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph decreasing to
5 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs around 86.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 54 to 57.
Highs around 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows around 59.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Windy. Highs 84 to 87.
Lows 55 to 58.
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CAZ524-151100-
Eastern Mojave Desert-
Including Baker, Mountain Pass, and Mitchell Caverns
1225 AM PDT Fri Apr 15 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 78. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 55. West winds 5 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, windy. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon.
Highs 75 to 78. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to west
20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs around 87.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs
89 to 92.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 64.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Highs around 90.
Lows 60 to 63.
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CAZ525-526-151100-
Morongo Basin-Cadiz Basin-
Including Morongo Valley, Yucca Valley,
Twentynine Palms, and Vidal Junction
1225 AM PDT Fri Apr 15 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 52 to 55 in Twentynine Palms...46 to
49 around Yucca Valley and near Joshua Tree. West winds 5 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 82 to 85 in Twentynine Palms...76 to
79 around Yucca Valley and near Joshua Tree. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 58 in Twentynine Palms...
49 to 52 around Yucca Valley and near Joshua Tree. West winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 83 to 86 in Twentynine Palms...75 to
78 around Yucca Valley and near Joshua Tree. West winds up to
10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 54 to 57 in Twentynine Palms...49 to
52 around Yucca Valley and near Joshua Tree. Northwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 89 in Twentynine Palms and around
Yucca Valley...around 85 near Joshua Tree.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 66 in
Twentynine Palms...around 60 around Yucca Valley and near Joshua
Tree. Highs 91 to 94 in Twentynine Palms...around 90 around Yucca
Valley and near Joshua Tree.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 68 in Twentynine Palms...
around 60 around Yucca Valley and near Joshua Tree.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 92 to 95 in
Twentynine Palms...85 to 88 around Yucca Valley and near Joshua
Tree. Lows 64 to 67 in Twentynine Palms...56 to 59 around Yucca
Valley and near Joshua Tree.
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Moskva sinking: What really happened to the pride of Russia’s fleet?
By Brad Lendon, CNN
The Russian guided-missile cruiser Moskva rests deep beneath the Black Sea this morning.
Whether it lies there as the victim of Ukrainian missiles, Russian incompetence, bad luck or a combination of all three is unclear. What is certain, though, is that the biggest wartime loss of a naval ship in 40 years will raise troubling questions not only for Moscow, but for military planners around the world.
What caused the sinking?
The ship sank off the coast of Ukraine in the Black Sea on Thursday.
Russia’s Defense Ministry says a fire of unknown origin detonated the ship’s stored ammunition and the resulting explosions left the Moskva with structural damage. It says the warship then sank amid rough seas as it was being towed to a nearby port.
Ukraine says it hit the Moskva with anti-ship cruise missiles and that these sparked the fire that detonated the ammunition.
US and Western defense officials seem to favor the Ukrainian account.
The US believes with “medium confidence” that Ukraine’s version of events is accurate, a source familiar with the latest intelligence told CNN.
The Moskva was armed with a range of anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles as well as torpedoes, naval guns and missile defense systems, meaning it would have had massive amounts of explosives aboard.
When was the last time a ship of this size was lost in war?
The Argentine cruiser General Belgrano was torpedoed and sunk by the British nuclear-powered submarine HMS Conqueror on May 2, 1982, during the Falkland Islands war.
The General Belgrano and the Moskva were of similar size — each about 600 feet (182 meters) long and displacing 12,000 tons — though the crew of about 1,100 aboard the General Belgrano was more than double the size of the Moskva’s crew of about 500.
Russia has not disclosed the number of casualties occurred during the Moskva’s fire and subsequent sinking. A total of 323 crew died when the General Belgrano went down.
What does the loss of the Moskva mean for the Russian war effort?
The biggest effect may be on Russian morale. As the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, the Moskva was one of its most visible assets in the Ukraine war. Though Moscow carefully manages news about the war in Russia, it will be hard to hide the sudden absence of such a large ship.
And its loss will raise doubts about Russia’s warfighting abilities, whether it was due to enemy action or accident.
“Both explanations for the sinking of the Moskva indicate possible Russian deficiencies — either poor air defenses or incredibly lax safety procedures and damage control on the Black Sea Fleet’s flagship,” analysts Mason Clark, Kateryna Stepanenko, and George Barros at the Institute for the Study of War wrote in their daily war briefing.
Carl Schuster, a former US Navy captain, said the doubts went all the way to the Kremlin.
“It raises questions about naval competence 10 years after (Russian President Vladimir) Putin announced he was going to restore the navy’s capabilities, morale and professionalism,” Schuster said.
“It seems he has not been able to keep any of his promises for any of Russia’s military services,” Schuster said, noting Russia had suffered setbacks on land too.
But analysts are split on what impact the sinking will have on the Russian invasion.
The ISW analysts see it as a relatively minor blow, saying the ship was mostly used for cruise missile strikes on Ukrainian logistic centers and airfields. Russia has land-based systems and strike aircraft that can do the same thing, they said.
However, they added that if it was indeed a Ukrainian missile that led to the sinking, the Russian navy would have to rethink its operations, possibly moving ships farther from Ukrainian territory and adjusting their air defenses.
In Washington, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the Moskva’s main mission was air defense for the Russian forces in the Black Sea.
“It will have an impact on that capability, certainly in the near term,” Kirby told reporters.
A lesson for China?
Analysts say the sinking will be carefully studied in East Asia, especially if it is confirmed that Ukrainian missiles struck the warship.
In particular, analysts will be searching for any insight it might offer into any potential military conflict involving Taiwan — the democratically ruled island that Beijing’s ruling Communist Party claims as part of its territory. Beijing has not ruled out the use of force to gain control of Taiwan and this has caused tensions with the US, which is committed to providing the island with defensive weapons.
Timothy Heath, senior international defense researcher at the RAND Corp. think tank, said the strike on the Moskva would underscore to both China and the US “the vulnerability of surface ships” in any potential military clash.
Heath said in such a scenario the US Navy would want to keep its surface ships well out of range of the anti-ship missiles Beijing has amassed on the Chinese mainland.
China, on the other hand, would be aware that Taiwan had been acquiring inexpensive anti-ship missiles similar to those Ukraine claims hit the Moskva, Heath and others said.
Because of that, “any potential (Chinese) invasion of Taiwan remains an extremely high risk mission,” Heath said.
But some analysts said the Moskva’s sinking has limited relevance for the situation in East Asia.
Thomas Shugart, a former US Navy submarine commander who is now an analyst at the Center for a New American Security, said there were too many differences between the situations.
The Moskva’s air defense systems are not in the same league as the more modern Aegis systems on US Navy destroyers, and Ukrainian anti-ship missiles are not as good as Chinese ones, Shugart said.
And Soviet-era warships like the Moskva have been typically “known for their offensive punch, not for their defensive systems or their damage control,” Shugart said.
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TACOMA — Newly released FBI documents show the Sumner man who stole an airplane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in 2018 seemed unsettled to his loved ones before the theft, which ended when he crashed the plane on Pierce County’s Ketron Island.
The records say 28-year-old Alaska Airlines ground worker Richard Russell entered the empty turboprop passenger aircraft about 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10 as it sat on an airport tarmac and flew it for about an hour and 10 minutes, The News Tribune reported.
The Air National Guard scrambled two fighter jets to intercept the plane, but Russell intentionally crashed it, the records show.
The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled his death a suicide. People who knew Russell told FBI agents and other law enforcement personnel they had no information indicating they knew of Russell’s plans to steal or crash an airplane, according to the records.
“Contacts with Russell’s employer determined there were no personnel issues,” according to the records. “Russell was known as a quiet guy who read a lot. Russell had a few unexcused absences, but nothing considered significant.”
Other witnesses told FBI agents Russell “failed to go to work Aug. 3 and had expressed feeling as if he was not living up to what others expected of him,” the records show. The witnesses said he went to work Aug. 4 to try to pick up a shift, but the next day he “seemed strange,” and family friends attempted an intervention, according to the records.
“Russell seemed fine to family members after the intervention, though he was drinking more,” the records show. “The week of Aug. 6, Russell seemed fine to family/friends.”
Four days later, Russell entered the plane, taxied and took off without authorization. The FBI found evidence he had been searching flight simulators before the incident. He crashed the plane on sparsely populated Ketron Island. He was the only fatality.
During the flight, Russell talked about his loved ones with air-traffic controllers.
“I would like to apologize to each and every one of them,” he said. “Just a broken guy. Got a few screws loose. Never knew it until now.”
Federal investigators concluded Russell acted alone. | https://lmtribune.com/northwest/fbi-records-released-in-case-of-man-who-stole-sea-tac-plane/article_9819ea62-98bf-5ab7-b309-77df36f5f966.html | 2022-04-15T08:28:23Z | https://lmtribune.com/northwest/fbi-records-released-in-case-of-man-who-stole-sea-tac-plane/article_9819ea62-98bf-5ab7-b309-77df36f5f966.html | true | 12 |
What happened to Aaron? Death of boy with autism exposes issues in Kansas care system
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH/Gray News) - Part 1 of the KWCH investigation into the death of Aaron Carter, a 6-year-old with autism who died within two months of being adopted, reported on his needs of those of children like him, particularly in the foster system.
In Part 2, KWCH spoke to people about struggles in Kansas to meet those needs and what needs to be done to make things better.
Aaron Carter came into Jamie and Tina Miller’s home as a foster child just before he turned 3 years old in 2017. It took time to discover he had autism, and it took every bit of the three years he spent with the Millers to bring him from a child who could not communicate and didn’t respond to anyone around him to a boy who liked to dance, helped with chores and rode horses.
When the Millers decided they wanted to adopt Aaron, they found out that the cost to provide him the therapy and care he required would be overwhelming once he was no longer a ward of the state.
“We couldn’t pay for it out of our own pocket. We financially couldn’t do it, but by then we’d had him long enough and he had made such huge strides. It was like tearing you apart,” Tina Miller said.
A young, recently married couple in Wichita said they wanted to adopt Aaron. The couple met him, began the adoption process and eventually became acquainted with the Millers.
“We ate supper with them, and we just told them everything that had happened, that could happen and that needed to happen to keep him safe and happy,” Jamie Miller said.
Aaron went to live with his prospective new parents in December 2020. Less than two months later, the boy who’d made such huge strides was dead.
The official account of Aaron’s death reads that he had a tantrum while taking a bath and hit his head on the tub. Tantrums were something the Millers had cautioned Aaron’s new parents about.
“If he got upset he would yell and scream or throw a tantrum, but that’s the only way he could voice any of his feelings or opinion or anything was by throwing a tantrum,” Jamie explained.
Struggling to implement applied behavior analysis therapy
Sean Swindler with the Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training explained tantrums for those unfamiliar with children with autism.
“When I put $1 in the candy machine, and the candy bar’s dangling and just won’t come down, I know I want it. What do I do? I shake the candy machine,” Swindler said. “Kids with autism are the same way. If I can’t communicate what I want, what I need, I’m going to figure out a way to tell you.”
Aaron was figuring that out with fewer tantrums, thanks to applied behavior analysis therapy.
“ABA therapy is applied behavior analysis,” Swindler explained. “Therapy that’s been shown, through research, to help kids with autism improve. Especially if it’s delivered before the age of 6 to 8 years old.”
The Millers say Aaron received ABA therapy four to five times a week. Once he moved to Wichita that therapy stopped, ending both his routine and stifling his path to communication.
“A lot of children with autism, having that routine is incredibly important,” Swindler said. “By stopping that therapy, you are reducing that child’s ability to communicate. You’re reducing that child’s ability to kind of learn and grow and giving him those tools.”
Those tools are difficult to find in Kansas, and they’re often out of reach of those who need them most.
“Mental health isn’t treated the same as physical health by a lot of our health care system. Take all those in your mind, magnify by 10 when you put autism in the middle of that,” Swindler said.
In 2014, Kansas passed a law saying private insurers must cover ABA therapy for autism, but experts say that’s not as clear cut for children on Medicaid.
Medicaid reimbursements can be slow and don’t necessarily pay enough for the required therapy. Consequently, questions of whether ABA therapists will be paid enough, or at all, prompt many to practice in other states.
“I think a lot of states with large rural populations are having a brain drain and have trouble keeping people at home. For people that practice a particular field like ABA therapy. The things that do keep people at home are the ability to actually bill for services and serve your population for one,” Swindler said.
Few qualified therapists practicing in Kansas means those seeking the therapy can be left waiting.
“Even if you have the best insurance and the best circumstance, you might be waiting quite a while to get that autism evaluation. When you add in a child in foster care who might be going between different foster parents or doesn’t have that permanent oversight of their medical history, kids do get missed, or kids get a diagnosis but that doesn’t catch back up to them. All sorts of things happen there,” Swindler said.
What happened in Aaron Carter’s case?
Aaron died while waiting to be seen by a new ABA therapist. In Kansas, the autism waiver program provides support and training to parents. Currently, the program is funded for just 65 children with 386 on the waiting list.
Swindler suggested people contact state lawmakers to have them make changes to keep ABA therapists in Kansas and get children like Aaron the chance they deserve.
“The way to make it better is you have to have a concerted effort among all the interested parties to strategically attack the problem,” Swindler answered.
ABA therapy is the most widely used therapy for autism spectrum disorder. The University of Kansas was one of the first schools to begin developing the therapy in the 60s and 70s. It continues to train world-class ABA therapists. Many of whom then go to other states to practice.
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Merle Jones
July 20, 1930 - December 13, 2020
Merle Jones, of Auburn, was born to the late Houston and Louisa Wright Hill on July 20, 1930 and passed away at Oak Park on December 13, 2020. She was 90 years old.
She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Robert H. Jones, Sr.; son, Robert H. Jones, Jr. (Bettye).
Visitation will be held in the Parlor at Frederick-Dean Funeral Home Wednesday, December 16, 2020 from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m.
Graveside service will follow at Auburn Memorial Park at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend Cliff Knight officiating.
Published by The Opelika-Auburn News on Dec. 16, 2020. | https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/oanow/name/merle-jones-obituary?id=7136615 | 2022-04-15T08:32:08Z | https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/oanow/name/merle-jones-obituary?id=7136615 | false | null |
ORLANDO, Fla., April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- If the tax-filing season is when most Americans do a serious review of their financial performance, rave reviews are in order for the record-setting clients of InCharge Debt Solutions.
More than 4,000 InCharge clients paid off their credit card debt in full in 2021, a recent record. In total, InCharge clients paid off $117 million of credit card debt last year.
"When you consider how chaotic the U.S. economy was in 2021 – lingering problems with COVID-19; record numbers of people quitting jobs; the first signs of real inflation – and still a record-number of people were committed to becoming debt free … I'd say you have to give them a 5-star review," InCharge Debt Solutions President and CEO, Etta Money said.
The record-setting payoff by InCharge clients is even more impressive when you realize it bucked the nationwide trend for credit card debt in 2021. American consumers added $87.3 billion in credit card debt in 2021, a complete turnaround from 2020 when they reduced credit card debt by a record-setting $82.1 billion.
The twists and turns in debt are just part of the battle InCharge credit counselors face with clients. Kristi Adams is a great example of that.
As it does every year, InCharge will encourage clients to use their tax refunds to pay off high-interest credit card debt. The average refund in 2021 was $2,880. Early returns for 2022 were averaging $3,536, according to IRS data. Consumers who use refunds to pay off credit card debt are taking a great step toward becoming debt free.
"Tax time is a great time to review your finances and ask the question, 'Where did all my money go?'" Money said. "Our budget and credit counselors educate clients on how to improve their financial future, understand their budget and find lasting debt relief. That is the best way to get rave reviews."
About InCharge Debt Solutions
InCharge Debt Solutions is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization offering confidential and professional credit counseling, debt management services, bankruptcy education, housing counseling and educational initiatives promoting financial literacy since 1997. InCharge has helped over a million people repay $3.4 billion in debt. With an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, InCharge is also a member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) and is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA).
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A Glen Mills man, who owns and operates Sherry’s Theater Ticket Agency Inc. (“Sherry’s Tickets”), was sentenced Thursday by United States District Judge Michael M. Baylson to six months in prison and three years of supervised release, ordered to pay $1,282,247 in restitution to the U.S. Golf Association, and ordered to forfeit over $598,000 in fraudulent profits for participating in a conspiracy to steal and sell more than $1.2 million worth of U.S. Open Golf tournament tickets.
In November 2021, James Bell, 70, of Glen Mills, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of fraud in connection with this ticket selling scheme. As part of his guilty plea, Bell admitted that he conspired with former USGA employee Robert Fryer (who was charged and convicted separately), to purchase from Fryer tickets to the 2017 through 2019 U.S. Open Golf Tournaments with a face value of over $1.2 million, which Fryer had stolen from the USGA. Bell admitted that he paid Fryer over $324,000 for the stolen tickets. Bell further admitted that he sold the tickets through Sherry’s Tickets for nearly $923,000, thus yielding a profit to Sherry’s of more than $598,000.
“Bell stole revenue from the USGA, a legitimate business that pays taxes, employs many, supports a nonprofit organization, and brings excitement and income to our district with U.S. Open events at golf courses around the region,” said U.S. Attorney Jennifer Williams. “Criminals that conduct ticket schemes like this prey on the excitement surrounding big events; fans should remember that any item with a low price that seems ‘too good to be true’ should be cause for caution and concern.”
“This defendant’s actions are akin to a thief selling someone else’s property to make a quick buck,” said Special Agent in Charge Jacqueline Maguire. “The fraud at the center of this conspiracy took money from a legitimate business and earned this defendant a ticket to prison and a felony conviction to his name.”
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael S. Lowe. | https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/2022/03/17/glen-mills-ticket-broker-sentenced-for-conspiring-to-sell-stolen-us-open-golf-tickets/ | 2022-04-15T08:34:43Z | https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/2022/03/17/glen-mills-ticket-broker-sentenced-for-conspiring-to-sell-stolen-us-open-golf-tickets/ | false | 1 |
Covid-19: Cancer services hardest-hit by disruption in Southern
Southern District Health Board cancer diagnosis services have been hardest hit by Covid-19 disruptions.
Last month, the Southern District Health Board told parliament's Health Select Committee that the major effect Covid-19 had had on its operations was a lag in cancer diagnosis.
This week, in response to a parliamentary written question, Minister of Health Andrew Little said the lag was because Covid-19 had led to reduced activity in areas like radiology, colposcopy, endoscopy and other diagnostic procedures.
While the DHB tried to mitigate the impact by focusing on urgent referrals, these would not have identified all cancers, Little said.
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“The lag in cancer diagnoses would have occurred across all cancer groupings but unfortunately given the complex nature of diagnostic procedures we are unable to specifically provide lag times either generally or by individual cancer type,” he said.
Te Aho o Te Kahu, the Cancer Control Agency has been monitoring the impact of Covid-19 outbreaks on cancer services and released its latest report covering January and February on Thursday.
Nationally, registrations of diagnosed cancers fell by two per cent and surgeries for prostate, lung and colorectal cancer were down by nine per cent in January and February, compared to the same time last year.
In Southland and Otago, cancer registrations fell 10 per cent in January and February with 257 new registrations.
Māori have been most impacted with a 28 per cent drop in diagnosis' when compared to January and February 2021.
However, the Southern DHB was able to provide slightly more radiation oncology appointments (5 per cent), haematology appointments (2 per cent) and IV chemotherapy (24 per cent) than in January and February 2021.
The true impact of the Omicron outbreak will likely be visible in Te Aho o Te Kahu’s March and April report as the Southern DHB recorded its first day of more than 100 cases on February 20.
An independent report prepared by Ernst Young at a cost of $153,956.83, which was tabled at the Southern DHB's March board meeting, found that Southern cancer specialists were the most overworked in the country.
In response to a separate parliamentary written question, Little said the report identified the need for further investment in the service beyond the $2 million the board approved in 2022.
“The recommendations were largely workforce based and made inferences regarding investment required in the longer-term training pipeline for cancer care clinicians,” he said.
“Once the new positions have been recruited ... it is anticipated that there will be no need for outsourcing of radiation oncology volumes.”
But oncologists say by the time the report's recommendations are implemented, the service will still be catching up with other cancer centres around the country who are also actively recruiting. | https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/128369786/covid19-cancer-services-hardesthit-by-disruption-in-southern | 2022-04-15T08:36:33Z | https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/128369786/covid19-cancer-services-hardesthit-by-disruption-in-southern | true | 1 |
Who will win the Champions League?
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The Euro Leagues team have been digging into the nuances of a dramatic week in the Champions League.
Spanish football expert Guillem Balague, European football correspondent Kristof Terreur and football writer Mina Rzouki get stuck into the scenes at Atletico Madrid against Manchester City, debate Real Madrid's progression to the semi-finals and analyse if Villareal are a serious contender for the trophy.
And they also make their predictions for who will emerge victorious on Saturday, 28 May. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c2qpd0e40g4o | 2022-04-15T08:39:51Z | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c2qpd0e40g4o | false | null |
My mum loves Easter. She's not religious, she's just fanatically devoted to hot cross buns.
In her freezer, at this very moment, are four dozen of the sticky, sweet, doughy things filled with icky, shrivelled grapes.
That's EIGHT packets. And she's the only one in the family who eats them.
She makes a point of having roast lamb and nagging me to go home "because it's Easter". If I point out it's just a long weekend and none of us are religious she says "I don't care. It's EASTER."
My family treat Easter a bit like Robinson Crusoe chiselling off the days on his post buried in the ground.
The tomato seeds have to be planted by then; the compost heap must be turned; it's time to mow the grass and if the magnolia hasn't opened by Easter Sunday then it's the End of Days.
And it's not just my end of the gene pool - the whole country has been left reeling by a cold snap, as though snow in March is a sign the White Witch is coming. It has happened before you know. Worry when it snows in June, and not before.
But that's because, however much we like to dress it up and pretend we're civilised and have smartphones, humans are still cavemen on the inside.
We celebrate at springtime because it's the time that the world turns: from dark nights to warm days, from cold ground to bright daffodils.
It's when the sap rises and nature's heartbeat thumps for the one and only time in a year.
Thoughts turn to fecund things like babies and boobies and the rising of dough, and my dad walks around shouting "MINT SAUCE!" at whole fields of sheep.
When the sun does finally appear it sends a batch of whizzy, happy chemicals around our brains in just the way our evolution on the plains of Africa designed us to be happier in the sunshine.
There's a reason Greenland has the highest suicide rate in the world, and it's not unrelated to the fact it's colder than Narnia without ANY lions.
This time of year is a marker between the seasons, no more and no less. Humans have worshipped it since long before the time of Christ for reasons that have more to do with the spring equinox and the rebirth of the sun than it has anything much to do with babies and virgins.
But, if you have a good story about a baby and a virgin, this is a good time of the year to tell it. People are more in the mood to listen because it taps into our animal instincts.
That's why, around the same time as we have Easter, the world's Baha'i, Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs celebrate their New Year. Hindus mark the birth of Rama, Zoroastrians celebrate the birth of their prophet, and Jews commemorate the new beginning of Passover.
It is that part of the calendar in which any religion that wants to stick around needs to make its mark.
In ancient days, at this time of year, the Greeks marked the arrival of Aphrodite the goddess of love, the Egyptians celebrated Hathor the goddess of motherhood, and the Vikings went bonkers for Ostara, goddess of fertility.
Ostara, when the Vikings came to England to nick stuff off the newly-Christian people, became known as Eostre in the local lingo. She was linked in folk custom with rabbits and hares, who traditionally at this time of year were at it like... well... rabbits. The Easter Bunny is about as suitable a symbol for children as priapic soap romeo Ken Barlow.
And don't get me started on eggs! Archaeologists have found decorated ostrich eggs in Africa from 60,000 years ago, when our gods consisted of Fire and Air and not much else.
The Zoroastrians marked their new year with painted eggs, the Iranians celebrate Nowruz with eggs, Jews eat eggs at Passover, and the early Christians used to paint theirs red to symbolise the death of Jesus. Chocolate ones were first sold in 1875, a mere 147 years ago. So it doesn't matter if they are halal and there's no need to change their name to avoid offence - Muslims have a difference of opinion about the crucifixion, that's all. They still like Jesus and chocolate.
And besides, Jesus was surprisingly pagan.
Easter is marked because it's when the Angel Gabriel (or a bloke who said he was) reportedly groomed and impregnated a barely-pubescent virgin called Mary, and it's also when millions of people mark the fact the son she bore as a result went on to die and then disappear, leaving behind only a footprint, some kind words, and a suspiciously-accurate looking shroud.
But it's about as original as Katie Price.
Five thousand years ago the Mesopotamians worshipped a goddess who was hung naked on a stake and then came back from the underworld.
The Egyptian Horus and the ancient Roman Mithras were both supposedly born in apparently impossible circumstances on December 25 or thereabouts - Mithras from a rock and Horus was conceived after his dad was dismembered.
The date we celebrate Easter changes every year for one reason alone - so that it comes after the first full moon following the equinox.
How pagan does that sound? Added to which the date is all over the place in different Christian sects because when they tried to work out the right date 1,700 years ago their sums were a bit off, and because our calendars have changed.
True Easter can be a couple of days adrift from when we actually celebrate it.
As for hot cross buns - sorry mum, but in olden times we used to bake sweet buns as offerings to the gods.
The Early Christians failed to put a stop to it, so they did the sensible thing and let the pagan bun-baking continue so long as they put a cross on top.
Which is a long-winded way of saying - enjoy your Easter. Praise your gods, whoever and whatever they are, eat your eggs, take your shoes off and stand on the freshly-mown lawn and feel the sap thump while the trees take their first, belated breath of spring.
But don't, for a moment, let anyone kid you that the reason we do it is anything other than because we're animals who need the sunlight, and the sex, and the chocolate.
All three of those things fill our little caveman brains with dopamine, the pleasure hormone.
There isn't a lot about nailing someone to a cross that can spread pleasure, but it's kind of amazing humans have found a way to do it. And not just here, not just Christians, but all over the world in religion after religion.
It's equally amazing, to someone like me who hates shrivelled grape products, that we've managed to ruin a perfectly nice sticky bun for no good reason at all.
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Polyurethane Dispersions Market Size Forecast to Reach $ 2.8 Billion by 2027
Increasing Implementation of Various Stringent Environmental Regulations on Reduction of High Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Is Driving the Market Demand of Polyurethane Dispersions Market
(EMAILWIRE.COM, April 11, 2022 ) Polyurethane Dispersions Market size is forecast to reach $ 2.8 billion by 2027, after growing at a CAGR of 7.2% during 2022-2027. PUD stands for polyurethane dispersion, which is a polyurethane polymer resin distributed in water rather than a solvent. The growth of the market is due to rising demand from textile, leather coatings, automotive sector, paint & coatings, and others. The demand for leather products is mainly driven by consumer goods as leather is used to manufacture footwear, handbags, and others which are estimated to drive the consumption of polyurethane dispersions. Water-based polyurethane dispersion consists of a low volatile organic compound; thus, these are widely used in the automotive industry for paints. As dimethylol propionic acid is commonly utilised in aqueous urethane dispersions to give high gloss waterborne coatings with outstanding flexibility and durability, and it is employed in the manufacturing and processing of water-soluble resins. According to the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Production (OICA), automotive production in Spain (passenger cars and commercial vehicles) increased to 2822355 units in 2019 compared to 2819565 in 2018 which created demand for paint and coatings, in turn, is increased the market size.
Polyurethane Dispersions Market Segment Analysis By Type
Water-based segment type held the largest share of the global polyurethane dispersion industry in 2021. Water-based polyurethane dispersions are versatile and environmentally friendly materials that are available in a wide range of hardness and solid content. Their versatility and wide range of superior properties, such as abrasion resistance, impact strength, and low-temperature flexibility are the driving forces to their continuously expanding usage in many applications. Water-based polyurethane dispersion is free from isocyanate residues and has a low volatile organic compound which is expected to project market growth.
Polyurethane Dispersions Market Segment Analysis By Application
Paints and coatings held the largest share of the global polyurethane dispersion in 2021 and are growing at a CAGR of 7.4% during 2022-2027. Polyurethane dispersions are used in paints due to low volatile organic compound emission, excellent durability, high abrasion resistance, and absence of harmful monomers. Hence, the increasing automotive production is estimated to grow the demand for paints which, in turn, is estimated to boost the polyurethane dispersions consumption. According to the European Automobile Manufacturer Association (ACEA), the automotive sector is a major investor in R&D in Europe, which has increased by 6.7% to reach 57.4 billion (US$ 64.25 billion) annually as of 2019. Additionally, polyurethane dispersion consists of low volatile organic compounds and environment-friendly nature which is projected to grow the market scenario during the era.
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Polyurethane Dispersions Market Segment Analysis By Geography
Asia Pacific dominated the market of polyurethane dispersions market in 2021 above 30%, due to growing demand from various industries such as paint & coatings, automotive, adhesives & sealants, leather and textiles, construction, and others in Asian countries. Polyurethane dispersion is used as raw material to manufacture synthetic leather and footwear. Therefore, the increasing footwear industry is estimated to boost the market. According to the Council on leather Exports (CLC), India is the second-largest global producer of footwear after China, accounting for 11.63% of global footwear production of 17.7 billion pairs. Also. The growing development in the adhesive industry is also estimated to create an opportunity for the market. Pidilite Industries acquired Indias Huntsman Groups subsidiary for Rs. 2,100 crores (US$ 283.38 million). This acquisition is increasing the retail portfolio of adhesives and sealants in Asian countries. furthermore, growing demand for more comfort and trending lifestyle are accelerating the demand for footwear which, in turn, is estimated to propel the polyurethane dispersions market.
Polyurethane Dispersions Market Drivers
Increasing Demand from Textile and Leather Industry
Polyurethane dispersions are widely used in textile and leather finishing as they offer excellent tensile strength, extreme temperatures durability, high elasticity, and high abrasion resistance. Thus, the rising consumption of leather in the manufacturing of handbags, footwear, seat covers, apparel, and other products is estimated to grow the consumption of polyurethane dispersions. Hence increasing demand for leather products is estimated to boost the demand for polyurethane dispersions. According to the International Trade Center (ITC), exportation growth in the quantity of footwear (with outer shole of rubber, plastic, and leather composition) was 73% in 2017-2018 in China. Additionally, according to the India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF), India is the worlds second-largest consumer of footwear. The leather products and footwear market in India are estimated to be about USD 12 billion in 2021. Hence, increasing demand for footwear is estimated to grow the leather market which, in turn, is estimated to boost the market size.
Growing Demand from Automotive Industry
Polyurethane dispersions are widely used in the automotive industry for car refinishing paints due to various properties such as excellent chemical, solvent, abrasion, scratch resistance, flexibility, and adhesion. Hence, the growing automotive industry is estimated to boost the consumption of polyurethane dispersions. The Chinese government expects the production of automobiles to reach 35 million units by 2025, according to the International Trade Administration (ITA). Therefore, according to the International organization of Vehicle Motor Manufacturers (OICA), in China commercial vehicle production increased by 31.4% to 5731161 units in 2020 as compared to 4360472 units in 2019. In 2017, the Australian market sold 1.2 million new passenger cars, SUVs, and commercial vehicles, an increase of 0.9 % from 2016. Light commercial vehicle production has increased from 2,249,348 in 2018 to 2,254,153 in 2019, according to OICA, an increase of 0.2 % in Europe. Additionally, according to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), in India sales of passenger vehicles increased to 2,91,001 units in November 2020, compared with 2,79,365 units in November 2019. Hence, the growing automotive production is expected to grow the polyurethane dispersions market.
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Polyurethane Dispersions Market Challenges
Fluctuation in raw material prices
Polyols are used as raw materials for manufacturing polyurethane dispersions that are derived from crude oil. Thus, the fluctuations in the prices of crude oil affect the prices of polyols, which are hampering the production of polyurethane dispersions. According to BP Statics, oil prices declined to US$64.21/bbl in 2019 as compared with US$71.31/bbl in 2018. Additionally, the Brent oil price has fallen by US$41.84/bbl in 2020 as compared to the previous year. Hence, the price fluctuation may hamper the polyurethane dispersions market growth during the projected era.
Polyurethane Dispersions Industry Outlook
Technology launches, acquisitions, and R&D activities are key strategies adopted by players in the Polyurethane Dispersion Market. Major players in the Polyurethane Dispersion Market are
Dow Chemical Company
BASF SE
Mitsui Chemical Inc.
Covestro AG
Huntsman Corporation
Lubrizol Corporation
Cytec Solvay Group
Perstorp AB
Chase Corporation
Lanxess AG
Lamberti SPA
Rudolf GMBH
Alberdingk Boley GmbH
Recent Developments
In February 2021, Covestro planned for a new production facility for polyurethane dispersion in China to address the rising demand for environmentally compatible coatings and adhesives in the Asia-Pacific region. The company has scheduled the completion of this plant for 2024.
In January 2020, BASF announced an investment of their polyurethane dispersion business in Spain (Europe). This investment increased the production capacity of water-based polyurethane dispersions by 30%.
Key Takeaways
Asia-Pacific dominated the polyurethane dispersions market due to rapid growth in the automotive sector as well as leather, textile, and others industries in developing and emerging Asian countries.
Increasing implementation of various stringent environmental regulations on reduction of high volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions is driving the market demand of polyurethane dispersions market.
Local Air Quality Regulators and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are continuously assessing the number of VOCs released from paints & coatings, leather, and textile industries. Thus, the imposition of regulations is providing new opportunities for polyurethane dispersion.
However, the volatility of crude oil prices may hamper the market growth. Polyols are a petrochemical product that is used to manufacture polyurethane dispersions.
Relevant Reports
A. Polyurethanes Market
https://www.industryarc.com/Report/11682/polyurethanes-market-analysis.html
B. Polyurethane Adhesives Market
https://www.industryarc.com/Research/Polyurethane-Adhesives-Market-Research-502850
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Polyurethane Dispersions Market Segment Analysis By Type
Water-based segment type held the largest share of the global polyurethane dispersion industry in 2021. Water-based polyurethane dispersions are versatile and environmentally friendly materials that are available in a wide range of hardness and solid content. Their versatility and wide range of superior properties, such as abrasion resistance, impact strength, and low-temperature flexibility are the driving forces to their continuously expanding usage in many applications. Water-based polyurethane dispersion is free from isocyanate residues and has a low volatile organic compound which is expected to project market growth.
Polyurethane Dispersions Market Segment Analysis By Application
Paints and coatings held the largest share of the global polyurethane dispersion in 2021 and are growing at a CAGR of 7.4% during 2022-2027. Polyurethane dispersions are used in paints due to low volatile organic compound emission, excellent durability, high abrasion resistance, and absence of harmful monomers. Hence, the increasing automotive production is estimated to grow the demand for paints which, in turn, is estimated to boost the polyurethane dispersions consumption. According to the European Automobile Manufacturer Association (ACEA), the automotive sector is a major investor in R&D in Europe, which has increased by 6.7% to reach 57.4 billion (US$ 64.25 billion) annually as of 2019. Additionally, polyurethane dispersion consists of low volatile organic compounds and environment-friendly nature which is projected to grow the market scenario during the era.
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Polyurethane Dispersions Market Segment Analysis By Geography
Asia Pacific dominated the market of polyurethane dispersions market in 2021 above 30%, due to growing demand from various industries such as paint & coatings, automotive, adhesives & sealants, leather and textiles, construction, and others in Asian countries. Polyurethane dispersion is used as raw material to manufacture synthetic leather and footwear. Therefore, the increasing footwear industry is estimated to boost the market. According to the Council on leather Exports (CLC), India is the second-largest global producer of footwear after China, accounting for 11.63% of global footwear production of 17.7 billion pairs. Also. The growing development in the adhesive industry is also estimated to create an opportunity for the market. Pidilite Industries acquired Indias Huntsman Groups subsidiary for Rs. 2,100 crores (US$ 283.38 million). This acquisition is increasing the retail portfolio of adhesives and sealants in Asian countries. furthermore, growing demand for more comfort and trending lifestyle are accelerating the demand for footwear which, in turn, is estimated to propel the polyurethane dispersions market.
Polyurethane Dispersions Market Drivers
Increasing Demand from Textile and Leather Industry
Polyurethane dispersions are widely used in textile and leather finishing as they offer excellent tensile strength, extreme temperatures durability, high elasticity, and high abrasion resistance. Thus, the rising consumption of leather in the manufacturing of handbags, footwear, seat covers, apparel, and other products is estimated to grow the consumption of polyurethane dispersions. Hence increasing demand for leather products is estimated to boost the demand for polyurethane dispersions. According to the International Trade Center (ITC), exportation growth in the quantity of footwear (with outer shole of rubber, plastic, and leather composition) was 73% in 2017-2018 in China. Additionally, according to the India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF), India is the worlds second-largest consumer of footwear. The leather products and footwear market in India are estimated to be about USD 12 billion in 2021. Hence, increasing demand for footwear is estimated to grow the leather market which, in turn, is estimated to boost the market size.
Growing Demand from Automotive Industry
Polyurethane dispersions are widely used in the automotive industry for car refinishing paints due to various properties such as excellent chemical, solvent, abrasion, scratch resistance, flexibility, and adhesion. Hence, the growing automotive industry is estimated to boost the consumption of polyurethane dispersions. The Chinese government expects the production of automobiles to reach 35 million units by 2025, according to the International Trade Administration (ITA). Therefore, according to the International organization of Vehicle Motor Manufacturers (OICA), in China commercial vehicle production increased by 31.4% to 5731161 units in 2020 as compared to 4360472 units in 2019. In 2017, the Australian market sold 1.2 million new passenger cars, SUVs, and commercial vehicles, an increase of 0.9 % from 2016. Light commercial vehicle production has increased from 2,249,348 in 2018 to 2,254,153 in 2019, according to OICA, an increase of 0.2 % in Europe. Additionally, according to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), in India sales of passenger vehicles increased to 2,91,001 units in November 2020, compared with 2,79,365 units in November 2019. Hence, the growing automotive production is expected to grow the polyurethane dispersions market.
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Polyurethane Dispersions Market Challenges
Fluctuation in raw material prices
Polyols are used as raw materials for manufacturing polyurethane dispersions that are derived from crude oil. Thus, the fluctuations in the prices of crude oil affect the prices of polyols, which are hampering the production of polyurethane dispersions. According to BP Statics, oil prices declined to US$64.21/bbl in 2019 as compared with US$71.31/bbl in 2018. Additionally, the Brent oil price has fallen by US$41.84/bbl in 2020 as compared to the previous year. Hence, the price fluctuation may hamper the polyurethane dispersions market growth during the projected era.
Polyurethane Dispersions Industry Outlook
Technology launches, acquisitions, and R&D activities are key strategies adopted by players in the Polyurethane Dispersion Market. Major players in the Polyurethane Dispersion Market are
Dow Chemical Company
BASF SE
Mitsui Chemical Inc.
Covestro AG
Huntsman Corporation
Lubrizol Corporation
Cytec Solvay Group
Perstorp AB
Chase Corporation
Lanxess AG
Lamberti SPA
Rudolf GMBH
Alberdingk Boley GmbH
Recent Developments
In February 2021, Covestro planned for a new production facility for polyurethane dispersion in China to address the rising demand for environmentally compatible coatings and adhesives in the Asia-Pacific region. The company has scheduled the completion of this plant for 2024.
In January 2020, BASF announced an investment of their polyurethane dispersion business in Spain (Europe). This investment increased the production capacity of water-based polyurethane dispersions by 30%.
Key Takeaways
Asia-Pacific dominated the polyurethane dispersions market due to rapid growth in the automotive sector as well as leather, textile, and others industries in developing and emerging Asian countries.
Increasing implementation of various stringent environmental regulations on reduction of high volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions is driving the market demand of polyurethane dispersions market.
Local Air Quality Regulators and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are continuously assessing the number of VOCs released from paints & coatings, leather, and textile industries. Thus, the imposition of regulations is providing new opportunities for polyurethane dispersion.
However, the volatility of crude oil prices may hamper the market growth. Polyols are a petrochemical product that is used to manufacture polyurethane dispersions.
Relevant Reports
A. Polyurethanes Market
https://www.industryarc.com/Report/11682/polyurethanes-market-analysis.html
B. Polyurethane Adhesives Market
https://www.industryarc.com/Research/Polyurethane-Adhesives-Market-Research-502850
For more Chemicals and Materials Market reports, please click here
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Why and how players tape their lacrosse stick
Whether it is refusing to wash a particular piece of your uniform or eating the same food before every game, athletes have more than their fair share of superstitions. However, taping your lacrosse stick before playing is not one of them. While some players do it ritualistically to help center their focus before a game, if you want to play your best, it’s a necessity.
For it to be effective, however, it must be done the right way.
Why tape a lacrosse stick?
In sports such as baseball, basketball, football and rugby, ballhandling is a major factor in determining a player’s quality. In lacrosse, however, except for the goalkeepers, athletes never touch the ball with their hands. Instead, these players are rated according to their stickhandling capabilities. If a player cannot get a firm grip on their stick, they won’t be in full control of the lacrosse ball.
A lacrosse stick is a thin, hollow piece of lightweight metal or carbon fiber. They are often very smooth. Even textured lacrosse sticks can be difficult to hold and control when you’re wearing gloves or there is some precipitation.
To combat this inherent slickness, players carefully wrap the bottom portion of their stick in lacrosse tape — though athletic tape will work just as well. The wrapping gives the player the confident grip they need to perform best.
Benefits of taping a lacrosse stick
The main benefit of taping your lacrosse stick is to provide extra grip. However, there are a few other benefits of taping your lacrosse stick.
- Ritual: Taping your lacrosse stick before a game can be a ritualistic activity that helps a player mentally prepare. It puts them in the moment, gets them focused on the upcoming competition and can help them relax.
- Power: If you have a firmer, more confident grip, you can apply more power to your shots.
- Moisture: If the weather turns bad, any player who has tape on their stick has an immediate advantage.
- Positioning: If you tape your lacrosse stick, you know where to put your hands without even looking. Beginners can use tape so they know where to place their hands when holding, catching and shooting.
The standard way to tape a lacrosse stick
The most popular way to tape a lacrosse stick is to start at the butt end of the stick with one straight wrap. On the second wrap, start spiraling the tape up the shaft.
On each turn, overlap the tape slightly — by a quarter- to a half-width — making sure there are no gaps in coverage. As you wrap, keep the tape tight and even. Continue doing this until you get a quarter way up the stick.
Finish with a couple of straight turns. This is called a standard quarter wrap. If you prefer a longer grip area, you can wrap to your preference, although most players do not go beyond half the shaft. This is called a half box wrap.
Two other lacrosse stick taping styles
While these methods are not nearly as popular, you can use a candy-cane wrap or a crisscross wrap.
- Candy-cane wrap: Start and finish the same way you would for a standard wrap. However, leave a gap between tape passes so your stick looks like a candy cane.
- Crisscross wrap: Perform a candy-cane wrap, then repeat in the opposite direction to create a crisscross pattern on your stick.
Tips for taping your lacrosse stick
- To get the best adhesion, clean your lacrosse stick before applying tape.
- Always start at the butt of the stick.
- Be patient when wrapping to make sure the tape lies flat on the stick.
- If you do not like a tacky feeling, don’t wrap your stick just before a game. If you want to remove some of the tackiness, wear gloves and hold the stick tightly while twisting in the direction of the spiral wrapping. This should remove some of the adhesive.
- To get the smoothest application, after wrapping your stick, briefly run a hair dryer over the tape and press down on the edges. This should eliminate any fraying.
What you need to buy to tape a lacrosse stick
Lizard Skins DSP Camo Lacrosse Wrap
This lacrosse tape is patterned to create an enhanced grip. It features a camo design so you can add a personal flair.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
This two-pack is a good value for people who use a lot of tape. It is precut for players who prefer using thinner strips of tape.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
This roll of lacrosse tape is precut in 1-inch and half-inch bands. It’s an affordable way to get the job done.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
If you prefer wrapping your stick in something other than white tape, this black tape is an appealing alternative. It’s precut for the player’s convenience.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Ten oil CEOs face jail and fines in fuel crisis probe
Friday April 15 2022Summary
- Their firms have been blamed for breaching a regulation that demands they keep a minimum level of diesel and petrol stocks, causing the countrywide fuel shortage.
- Oil marketers are under the law required to maintain minimum stocks of petrol and diesel to last 20 days and 25 days respectively to cushion the country from supply disruptions.
- Government officials blame the shortage on oil marketing companies, accusing them of breaching the rules on minimum stocks and hoarding supplies ahead of Thursday’s monthly price review.
Ten CEOs of oil marketers risk two years in jail or fines of up to Sh2 million for the firms’ role in the current diesel and petrol shortage crisis.
Their firms have been blamed for breaching a regulation that demands they keep a minimum level of diesel and petrol stocks, causing the countrywide fuel shortage.
Oil marketers are under the law required to maintain minimum stocks of petrol and diesel to last 20 days and 25 days respectively to cushion the country from supply disruptions.
Government officials blame the shortage on oil marketing companies, accusing them of breaching the rules on minimum stocks and hoarding supplies ahead of Thursday’s monthly price review, which saw pump prices increase by Sh9.90 per litre from midnight.
The State has termed their actions economic sabotage, which is a capital offence that carries life imprisonment.
The fines and jail term linked to stocks are contained in the Energy (Minimum Operational Stock) Regulations, 2008 and underline the government’s resolve to end the fuel shortage that has persisted for three weeks.
The executives of the 10 firms, including top marketers Vivo Energy, Total Energies, Ola Energy, and Gapco Hass Petroleum, are this morning expected to report to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over the economic sabotage claim.
Other managers on the radar of the DCI are Petro Oil, Galana Oil and Lake Oil Petroleum.
This came amid conflicting reports over the deportation of Rubis Energy Kenya CEO, Jean-Christian Bergeron, due to the fuel crisis.
Rubis in a statement last evening appeared to contradict the State on claims of having deported Mr Bergeron to France, saying the CEO travelled to Paris to brief the head office over Kenya’s fuel crisis.
Rubis Energy Kenya is owned by Rubis Energie, a subsidiary of the Rubis Group which is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.
Energy Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma earlier in the day told a media briefing that Mr Bergeron had left the country on Wednesday night but declined to give further details.
“These (artificial shortages) are not acceptable and will not be tolerated. We cannot hold the nation at ransom. We will go the whole hog to bring all persons and companies who are in breach of their licensing and operating guidelines to book,” Dr Juma said on Thursday.
Dr Juma added that the oil marketers committed economic sabotage and threatened the nation’s security by hoarding the fuel.
Frustrated motorists have been making long queues at filling stations for days due to the biting shortages.
Oil companies have pointed to subsidy arrears owed to them by the State for the shortage. The subsidy was introduced last April to stabilise prices amid suspicion of hoarding.
Delays in the payment of subsidies to the companies by the government have pushed up prices in the wholesale market where oil majors resell fuel to the smaller independent fuel retailers, who control 40 percent of the market.
This has seen the small retailers hesitate to buy the costly fuel, with increased supply of oil majors unable to plug the deficit.
The oil majors were also cautious about increasing supply, uncertain about whether the State would compensate them for fuel not used to calculate Thursday’s monthly price adjustments, which will stay in place for one month.
The marketers are said to have increased the share of fuel they sell to the neighbouring countries of Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo to over 60 percent from the previous 40 percent of total imports to ease their cash crunch.
This has further cut supply as the neighbouring countries enjoy normalcy.
Dr Juma on Thursday threatened to reduce import quotas for oil companies that fail to sell their full allocation as the country grapples with a biting fuel shortage.
The minister said she had sanctioned a process of reallocating the petroleum import capacity and expected the fuel crisis to ease within 72 hours.
“This situation can only be equated to deliberate efforts to sabotage this economy, which constitutes a capital crime,” she said.
“The oil marketing companies who sold above their normal local quota during the crisis period will benefit from additional capacity; while those who sold less will have their respective capacities reduced.”
Rubis Energy Kenya said in its statement denied increasing its export sales to the detriment of the Kenyan market.
The government also warned that oil marketers that were disgruntled with the current fuel stabilisation scheme should exit the Kenyan market instead of creating artificial shortages.
Kenya has since April last year been compensating marketers in a bid to keep pump prices low in the wake of the global rally in crude prices.
But the global rally in crude prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put the subsidy scheme to test.
Oil prices soared after Russia invaded Ukraine, with the price of Brent crude oil -- the global benchmark for prices -- hitting a near 14-year high of $139 per barrel at one point.
The prices have eased to under $100 a barrel in the past three weeks after the United Arab Emirates and the Houthi militant group announced a truce to halt military operations on the Saudi-Yemeni border, alleviating fears of supply disruptions. | https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/ten-oil-ceos-face-jail-and-fines-in-fuel-crisis-probe-3782992 | 2022-04-15T09:05:04Z | https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/ten-oil-ceos-face-jail-and-fines-in-fuel-crisis-probe-3782992 | false | 1 |
Rice reveals Lyon trolling and Dembele wink inspired West Ham to Europa League semi-finat
Declan Rice says online trolling from Lyon and a sly wink from Moussa Dembele from the first leg of West Ham’s Europa League quarter-final encounter inspired David Moyes’ men.
The Hammers were held to a 1-1 draw on home soil in the first leg of their showdown with Ligue 1 opponents.
They were reduced to 10 men in that contest – with Dembele contributing to Aaron Cresswell’s questionable red card – and made Lyon eat their words in the return date when securing a stunning 3-0 victory on French soil.
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Rice mocks Lyon and Dembele
The Hammers were always in control against Lyon and established a two-goal lead by half-time through Craig Dawson and Rice.
Jarrod Bowen added a third early in the second-half, with Moyes’ men delivering the perfect response to online and on-field antics from their opponents.
Rice posted a “this aged well” message on social media afterwards in response to an ill-judged tweet from Lyon in which they suggested there was no way that they would not go through.
West Ham’s captain told BT Sport: "I feel like if you can’t get up for these games you shouldn’t be playing football. The roar from the warm-up was spine-tingling. It gives you the fire in your belly to go out and perform.
"There were a few incentives tonight for us to go out and win, Dembele winking in the first leg and their Twitter admin saying they don’t see how they don’t go through and those things come back to bite you. We put in the performance and West Ham in the semis, what more do you want."
Who will West Ham face in the semi-finals?
After making their way past Lyon, West Ham would have been expecting to face Barcelona in the last four.
The Liga heavyweights are out, however, after a shock 3-2 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt at Camp Nou, with Rice and co now readying themselves for a meeting with Bundesliga opponents.
"Frankfurt in the semis? I did German in school but gave it up after two weeks! For them to beat Barca they’re a top side," Rice said.
"Whether it was a poor night from Barca, they still had to score three against them. We saw them against Betis and they looked a real strong side. We’ll be ready for whatever, two games again, we know what we want and that’s to reach the final and we’ll do anything we can to get there.” | https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/rice-lyon-trolling-dembele-wink-west-ham-europa-league/blt32b2e4d0978c99a8 | 2022-04-15T09:05:41Z | https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/rice-lyon-trolling-dembele-wink-west-ham-europa-league/blt32b2e4d0978c99a8 | false | 10 |
This Damage-Reversing Shampoo Takes Strands From "Very Dry to Super Healthy," According to Shoppers
It's time to toss your drugstore shampoo bottles — we've got just the replacement: the Rene Furterer Karité Nutri Intense Nourishing Shampoo. If your hair has been drier than normal, investing in a higher-quality shampoo is the way to go. What you cleanse your strands with matters just as much as...
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Henry Golding has signed on for a role in the upcoming drama film Downtown Owl.
The Crazy Rich Asians star is set to join an already-confirmed cast including Ed Harris, Vanessa Hudgens, Finn Wittrock, Jack Dylan Grazer, August Blanco Rosenstein, and Lily Rabe. It is not known which character Golding will play.
Downtown Owl takes place in the fictional town of Owl, North Dakota, which is semi-isolated from 1980s pop culture, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The story follows three residents — an old man who spends his days reminiscing in the local coffee shop, a depressed high school backup quarterback, and a new English teacher at the local high school — whose lives are upended by a white-out blizzard.
Downtown Owl will be Rabe and her partner Hamish Linklater's feature directorial debut. Linklater wrote the script based on Chuck Klosterman's New York Times bestselling novel of the same name.
Both Linklater and Rabe will produce the film, with Rabe producing under her Kill Claudio Productions banner with Bettina Barrow. Rebecca Green has also signed on to produce. T Bone Burnett is providing the film's music.
Production is currently underway in Minnesota. | https://www.film-news.co.uk/news/UK/93182/Henry-Golding-joins-drama-film-Downtown-Owl | 2022-04-15T09:15:01Z | https://www.film-news.co.uk/news/UK/93182/Henry-Golding-joins-drama-film-Downtown-Owl | false | 1 |
Warriors tough-luck losers to Jacksonville in area baseball series opener
CENTRE – For the Cherokee County Warriors, Tuesday’s Class 4A, Area 9 baseball series opener against Jacksonville was a game of missed opportunities. They stranded base runners in crucial situations, and they struggled getting bunts down to move those runners. That being said, freshman pitcher Garrett McRay...
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Ford Rattles the Cage with New 2023 F-150 Rattler
Rattlers, get rattlin’. Ford is adding a new model to the F-150 lineup for 2023, and it should be quite a crowd-pleaser. The 2023 Ford -150 Rattler joins on as the entry-level option for off-roading, serving up standard four-wheel drive as well as some distinct personality points.
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New Rattler trim is sporty, backs it up with 4WD
Probably the biggest selling point with the Rattler is its mix of content from the popular FX4 Off-Road package. Not only are you getting standard 4WD, but the 2023 Ford F-150 Rattler also offers up musts like an electronic locking rear differential, skid plates, hill descent control, and a retuned sport suspension.
With the Rattler, you also get a truck that just looks rad(ler). Ford slaps the roof of this truck because it fits in so much style thanks to features like 18-inch dark-painted wheels, blackout grille and bumpers, and a dual exhaust. The Rattler comes with unique graphics — rattlesnake-inspired, of course — and is offered in eight colors including Antimatter Blue and Rapid Red.
On the inside, the 2022 Ford F-150 Rattler builds on its namesake with pseudo-snakeskin-style seating. Onyx upholstery with bronze stitching and accent stitching gives the truck a unique, striking style that should fly (or slither) well with customers.
How much will the 2023 Ford F-150 Rattler cost?
Ford will push the Rattler as the 4WD entry truck in the 2023 F-150 lineup, which should slot it between the XL and XLT. That’ll likely put its starting price somewhere in the low to mid $30,000 range before fees. Ford’s two off-road-focused F-150 trims start considerably higher. For 2022, the F-150 Tremor starts at $52,235 while the 450-horsepower Raptor tops out at $68,675.
The 2023 Ford F-150 Rattler arrives in the fall, so you can expect more details to drop sometime in the not-too-distant future.
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Shares of Kroger Co.
KR,
-0.03%
dropped 0.03% to $58.32 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-1.21%
falling 1.21% to 4,392.59 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.33%
falling 0.33% to 34,451.23. This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of losses. Kroger Co. closed $4.46 below its 52-week high ($62.78), which the company reached on April 8th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Walmart Inc.
WMT,
-0.09%
fell 0.09% to $157.08, Sprouts Farmers Market Inc.
SFM,
-0.68%
fell 0.68% to $32.10, and Ingles Markets Inc. Cl A
IMKTA,
+1.52%
rose 1.52% to $95.10. Trading volume (5.3 M) remained 2.6 million below its 50-day average volume of 7.9 M.
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Rescue services sprung into action on Thursday after a woman gave birth inside a toilet in Ahmedabad. The baby was safely rescued by the Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency services personnel.
The incident took place in Paldi, when a woman suffering from mental ailments gave birth while squatting in the bathroom. The head of the infant got stuck inside the toilet hole. The rescue team rushed to the spot and was able to safely extract the newborn within 25 minutes.
The mother and child, which weighs 1.5 kg, were taken to V S Hospital, and both are in a stable condition according to doctors.
Chief fire officer (AFES) Jayesh Khadiya said they got a call at 8:25 AM. “The teams from Navrangpura and Maninagar were called in due to the complexity of the case. A team first detached the toilet bowl slowly from the floor along with the child stuck in the hole. The priority was to ensure that the child sustains minimal impact," he said.
Another team used a small hammer to break the toilet bowl into pieces so that the child could be extracted safely. The ceramic toilet broke apart completely in 3-4 blows and the child was rescued without any harm.
A senior medical officer at V S Hospital said that the woman, who is in her mid-twenties, had been brought earlier to them by Vikas Gruh authorities for a check-up. “At the time, the fetus was close to eight months old. We also detected a congenital heart problem. Currently, the baby is about eight and a half months old, and weighs just 1.5 kg."
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Bajrang, Sodhi criticise decision to keep wrestling, shooting out of Commonwealth Games 2026
A big blow for India as sporting disciplines like archery, shooting and wrestling have been dropped from its initial sports programme list for Commonwealth Games 2026 which will be played in Victoria in Australia.
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A big blow for India as sporting disciplines like archery, shooting and wrestling have been dropped from its initial sports programme list for Commonwealth Games 2026 which will be played in Victoria in Australia. In Commonwealth Games, 2018 India bagged 16 medals in shooting including seven gold, four silver and five bronze while in wrestling India won 12 medals which includes five gold, three silver and four bronze.
India's Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia who won a gold medal in Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast believes that this decision of the Commonwealth Games Federation is not right as wrestling is the oldest sport. "The Federation of Commonwealth Games will decide but the decision is which has been taken is wrong to keep wrestling, shooting and archery out. Wrestling is our oldest sport in the Games and keeping it out is not right. But it is not in the hands of our Wrestling Federation but yes they can request and as players, we can also request saying that it is wrong. It is only in the hands of CWG Federation," said Punia while speaking to ANI.
Khel Ratna award-winning double trap shooter Ronjan Singh Sodhi who has won two silver medals in Commonwealth Games and has won gold medals at World Cups and Asian Games came down hard on European countries. "European countries don't stand a chance with India. I think it is done on purpose because we win each and every medal in Commonwealth. Mostly gold, sometimes gold, silver is also being us so this is a very wrong move within the sport of shooting that if it is in Olympics then why not in Commonwealth Games," Sodhi told ANI.
The Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 which is supposed to start in July also does not have shooting as a part of their sporting discipline. "The Brits said that could not make a range because they say it is too expensive. A country like England can't make a range is that what we have come today," said Ronjan Singh Sodhi.
Haryana Cabinet Minister Anil Vij has also called this decision as unfortunate as Haryana has a rich legacy of producing the country's top wrestlers. "It is unfortunate that Haryana's pride wrestling and archery are not a part of Commonwealth Games 2026. Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee should rethink their decision," tweeted Vij.
The disciplines that the Commonwealth Games organising committee has included in the initial list are aquatics, athletics, badminton, boxing, beach volleyball, T20 cricket, cycling, gymnastics, hockey, lawn bowls, netball, rugby sevens, squash, table tennis, triathlon and weightlifting. However, the organisers have clarified that they will add a few more disciplines later this year which means India's archery, shooting and wrestling Federations can request them to include them in the Games. (ANI)
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KYIV, Ukraine — On a day that saw Moscow suffer a stinging symbolic defeat with the loss of its Black Sea fleet flagship, Ukraine’s president hailed his people for their resolve since Russia invaded in February and for making “the most important decision of their life — to fight.”
In his nightly address, Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Ukrainians late Thursday that they should be proud of having survived 50 days under Russian attack when the invaders “gave us a maximum of five.”
Back then even friendly world leaders urged him to leave, unsure whether Ukraine could survive, he said: “But they didn’t know how brave Ukrainians are, how much we value freedom and the possibility to live the way we want.”
Listing the ways Ukraine has defended against the onslaught, Zelenskyy noted “those who showed that Russian warships can sail away, even if it’s to the bottom” of the sea.
It was his only reference to the guided-missile cruiser Moskva, named for the Russian capital, which became a potent target of Ukrainian defiance in the opening days of the war. It sank Thursday while being towed to port after suffering heavy damage under circumstances that remained under dispute.
Ukrainian officials said their forces struck the vessel with missiles, while Moscow acknowledged a fire on board but not any attack. U.S. and other Western officials could not confirm what caused the blaze. In any case, the loss was a symbolic defeat for Russia as its troops regroup for a renewed offensive in eastern Ukraine after retreating from much of the north, including the capital, Kyiv.
The Moskva had the capacity to carry 16 long-range cruise missiles, and its removal reduces Russia’s firepower in the Black Sea. It's also a blow to Moscow's prestige in a war already widely seen as a historic blunder. Now entering its eighth week, the invasion has stalled amid resistance from Ukrainian fighters bolstered by weapons and other aid sent by Western nations.
During the first days of the war, the Moskva was reportedly the ship that called on Ukrainian soldiers stationed on Snake Island in the Black Sea to surrender in a standoff. In a widely circulated recording, a soldier responded: “Russian warship, go (expletive) yourself.”
The Associated Press could not independently verify the incident, but Ukraine and its supporters consider it an iconic moment of defiance. The country recently unveiled a postage stamp commemorating it.
If Ukraine carried out the attack, the Moskva likely represents the largest warship to be sunk in combat since the 1982 Falklands War, which saw a similar-sized cruiser called the ARA General Belgrano torpedoed by a British submarine, killing over 300 sailors on board.
The news about the flagship overshadowed Russian claims of advances in the southern port city of Mariupol, where Moscow's forces have been battling the Ukrainians since the early days of the invasion in some of the heaviest fighting of the war — at a horrific cost to civilians.
Dwindling numbers of Ukrainian defenders in Mariupol are holding out against a siege that has trapped well over 100,000 civilians in desperate need of food, water and heating. David Beasley, executive director of the U.N. World Food Program, told AP in an interview Thursday that people are being “starved to death” in the besieged city.
Mariupol’s mayor said this week that more than 10,000 civilians had died and the death toll could surpass 20,000, after weeks of attacks and privation carpeted the streets with bodies.
Mariupol's capture is critical for Russia because it would allow its forces in the south, which came up through the annexed Crimean Peninsula, to fully link up with troops in the Donbas region, Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland and the target of the coming offensive.
The Russian military continues to move helicopters and other equipment together for such an effort, according to a senior U.S. defense official, and it is likely to add more ground combat units soon. But it's still unclear when Russia could launch a bigger offensive in the Donbas.
Moscow-backed separatists have been battling Ukraine in the Donbas since 2014, the same year Russia seized Crimea. Russia has recognized the independence of the rebel regions in the Donbas.
Maksym Marchenko, governor of the Odesa region, said Ukrainian forces struck the Moskva with two Neptune missiles and caused “serious damage.”
Russia’s Defense Ministry said ammunition on board detonated as a result of a fire, without saying what caused the blaze. It said the “main missile weapons” were not damaged and that the crew, usually numbering about 500, abandoned the vessel. It wasn't clear if there were any casualties. In addition to the cruise missiles, the warship also had air-defense missiles and other guns.
The Neptune is an anti-ship missile that was recently developed by Ukraine based on an earlier Soviet design. The launchers are mounted on trucks stationed near the coast, and, according to the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies, can hit targets up to 280 kilometers (175 miles) away. That would have put the Moskva within range, based on where the ship was when the fire began.
Launched as the Slava in 1979, the cruiser saw service in the Cold War and during conflicts in Georgia and Syria, and helped conduct peacetime scientific research with the United States. During the Cold War, it carried nuclear weapons.
On Thursday, other Russian ships in the northern Black Sea moved farther south after the Moskva incident, said a senior U.S. defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal military assessments.
While the U.S. was not able to confirm Ukraine’s claims of striking the warship, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan called it “a big blow to Russia."
“They’ve had to kind of choose between two stories: One story is that it was just incompetence, and the other was that they came under attack, and neither is a particularly good outcome for them,” Sullivan told the Economic Club of Washington.
Russia invaded Feb. 24 and has lost potentially thousands of fighters. The conflict has killed untold numbers of Ukrainian civilians and forced millions more to flee.
It has also further inflated prices at grocery stores and gasoline pumps, while dragging on the global economy. The head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday that the war helped push the organization to downgrade economic forecasts for 143 countries.
Also Thursday, Russian authorities accused Ukraine of sending two low-flying military helicopters some 11 kilometers (7 miles) across the border and firing on residential buildings in the village of Klimovo, in Russia's Bryansk region. Russia’s Investigative Committee said seven people, including a toddler, were wounded.
Russia’s state security service had earlier said Ukrainian forces fired mortar rounds at a border post in Bryansk as refugees were crossing, forcing them to flee.
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Shares of Metro Inc.
MRU,
-0.42%
dropped 0.42% to C$71.93 Thursday, in what proved to be an otherwise all-around favorable trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index
GSPTSE,
+0.08%
rising 0.08% to 21,855.70. This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses. Metro Inc. closed C$1.61 short of its 52-week high (C$73.54), which the company achieved on April 11th. Trading volume of 258,298 shares remained below its 50-day average volume of 514,146.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) had its price objective decreased by stock analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $175.00 to $155.00 in a report released on Wednesday, The Fly reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the financial services provider’s stock. Royal Bank of Canada’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 22.90% from the stock’s current price.
JPM has been the topic of a number of other research reports. UBS Group set a $197.00 target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Wednesday, March 2nd. Wolfe Research lowered shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating and set a $185.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, January 4th. Societe Generale lowered shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 5th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $166.00 to $157.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 17th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $188.00 to $175.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $164.95.
Shares of JPM stock opened at $126.12 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 0.83. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a one year low of $125.02 and a one year high of $172.96. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $140.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $154.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $370.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.22, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.11.
In related news, CEO Jennifer Piepszak sold 4,668 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.19, for a total value of $589,054.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 11,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,405,125.65. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.79% of the company’s stock.
Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of JPM. Eagle Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Eagle Capital Management LLC now owns 25,176 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,916,000 after purchasing an additional 406 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 38,288,577 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,955,407,000 after acquiring an additional 510,298 shares during the period. Atwood & Palmer Inc. raised its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Atwood & Palmer Inc. now owns 7,949 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,301,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Keudell Morrison Wealth Management raised its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Keudell Morrison Wealth Management now owns 12,253 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,006,000 after acquiring an additional 270 shares during the period. Finally, Center for Financial Planning Inc. raised its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 17,289 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,830,000 after acquiring an additional 285 shares during the period. 69.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Company Profile (Get Rating)
JPMorgan Chase & Co operates as a financial services company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Consumer & Community Banking (CCB), Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB), Commercial Banking (CB), and Asset & Wealth Management (AWM). The CCB segment offers s deposit, investment and lending products, payments, and services to consumers; lending, deposit, and cash management and payment solutions to small businesses; mortgage origination and servicing activities; residential mortgages and home equity loans; and credit card, auto loan, and leasing services.
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By Maria Armental
Nektar Therapeutics and Bristol Myers Squibb Co. are ending a clinical development program for bempegaldesleukin in combination with Opdivo, sending Nektar's stock down 24% to $4.68 in after-hours trading.
The companies had previously said that two pivotal studies in melanoma would be discontinued based on the results of a late-stage study.
Bempegaldesleukin, known as bempeg, is Nektar's lead immuno-oncology candidate.
On Thursday, Nektar said that, in consultation with SFJ Pharmaceuticals and based upon a recommendation from an independent data monitoring committee, it had decided to discontinue a phase 2/3 study of bempeg in combination with Keytruda in patients with metastatic or unresectable recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Nektar said it would also discontinue a Phase 1/2 study of bempeg in combination with Keytruda in locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors, including non-small cell lung cancer.
Nektar added that it plans to release a new plan to meet its cash runway goal before it reports first-quarter results.
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CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian government increased fuel prices by nearly three percent on Friday, as global inflationary pressures spike in the wake of Russia's war on Ukraine.
The move is expected to exacerbate economic pressures on the country's ailing middle class, which has been hit hard in recent years by austerity measures dictated by the government's ambitious economic restructuring program.
The new prices were announced on the cabinet's Facebook page and came into effect Friday morning. The price of 95 octane gasoline increased to 9.75 Egyptian pounds ($0.53) per liter from 9.5. Meanwhile, the cost of 92 octane rose to 8.75 from 8.5, and 80 octane rose to 7.5 from 7.25.
The government left unchanged the prices of diesel, which is the main fuel used to transport goods and commuters.
Fuel prices hikes are expected to reflect inflation rates, which already jumped from 10 percent in February to 12 percent in March, according to the state-run statistics bureau.
Last month, Egypt's Central Bank raised its key interest rate for the first time since 2017 to contain soaring inflation. The move saw the Egyptian pound slip, trading at over 18 to the dollar up from an average of 15.6 pounds for $1.
The war in Ukraine has shaken the global economy and threatened food supplies and the livelihoods of people across the world. Last month, Brent crude oil hit a record high of $140 per barrel before lately coming down to nearly $112.
Like many emerging markets, Egypt also witnessed capital outflows in the wake of the war, which brought the country's net foreign reserves down to $37.082 billion by the end of March, compared to $40.99 billion in February.
In a bid to stabilize the Egyptian economy, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates pledged a total of $22 billion in the form of deposits and direct investments. The Arab world's most populous country has also reached out to the International Monetary Fund for assistance, although it remains unclear whether a fresh loan was requested. | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Egypt-hikes-fuel-prices-amid-global-inflationary-17082767.php | 2022-04-15T09:30:49Z | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Egypt-hikes-fuel-prices-amid-global-inflationary-17082767.php | true | 15 |
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falling 0.33% to 34,451.23. PerkinElmer Inc. closed $41.74 short of its 52-week high ($203.16), which the company reached on December 31st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
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rose 0.27% to $271.68, and Illumina Inc.
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fell 2.00% to $336.49. Trading volume (569,727) remained 182,210 below its 50-day average volume of 751,937.
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Karisma Kapoor tied Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt's wedding knot with sisters Kareena Kapoor, Riddhima Sahni by her side
Riddhima Kapoor took to Instagram on Friday, a day after her brother Ranbir Kapoor tied the knot with Alia Bhatt, to share several interesting pictures from the wedding. While one picture shows sister Karisma Kapoor doing tying their wedding knot, another shows Ranbir Kapoor gearing up for the varmala ceremony with sister Riddhima Kapoor holding the garland. Also read: Kareena Kapoor, Riddhima Kapoor welcome Alia Bhatt into the family: 'But you always were a part of it'
Ridhima decked up in a golden lehenga for Alia and Ranbir's wedding. The bride and groom chose white for the occasion. A picture shows Ranbir's sisters (Riddhima, Kareena, Karisma and Nitasha) all lined up during the pheras. Karisma seems to be the one who tied the couple's knot before they could take their pheras. Another picture shows the priest directing the women to perform the ceremony in a certain way.
A picture from ahead of the varmala ceremony shows Neetu standing with her hand around Ranbir's shoulder as they talk about something. Riddhima is seen standing beside them with the garland in her hands, along with aunt Rima Jain.
Riddhima shared tons of selfies with other guests as well. She shared candid selfies with Kareena and called her “favourite girl". This was followed by her selfies with Alia's mom Soni Razdan, Shaheen Bhatt, cousin Aadar Jain and one with uncle Karan Kapoor.
Riddhima also shared a picture with Alia's sister Shaheen, half-brother Rahul Bhatt and half-sister Pooja Bhatt and captioned it, “Fam". More pictures showed her chilling with husband Bharat Sahni, Neetu, Rima Jain and Nitasha Nanda.
Alia and Ranbir got married in the presence of close family members and a few friends. The heavily-guarded wedding took place at Ranbir's Bandra home, Vastu. None of the family members confirmed the exact wedding date until the celebrations began with a puja and mehendi ceremony on Wednesday. | https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/karisma-kapoor-tied-ranbir-kapoor-alia-bhatt-s-wedding-knot-with-sisters-kareena-kapoor-riddhima-sahni-by-her-side-101650009330004-amp.html | 2022-04-15T09:38:31Z | https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/karisma-kapoor-tied-ranbir-kapoor-alia-bhatt-s-wedding-knot-with-sisters-kareena-kapoor-riddhima-sahni-by-her-side-101650009330004-amp.html | true | 2 |
Russian President Vladimir Putin asserts that sanctions have failed By Steve Inskeep, Charles Maynes Published April 15, 2022 at 5:16 AM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email More than a month into sanctions against Russia for its war in Ukraine, we look at whether and how Russians are feeling the impact. Copyright 2022 NPR | https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/2022-04-15/russian-president-vladimir-putin-asserts-that-sanctions-have-failed | 2022-04-15T09:41:13Z | https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/2022-04-15/russian-president-vladimir-putin-asserts-that-sanctions-have-failed | false | null |
A study suggests babies are aware that people who are willing to share saliva, through kissing or sharing spoons, have especially close relationships. (Story aired on ATC on Jan. 20, 2022.)
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Brendon Todd shoots 1-over 72 in round one of the RBC Heritage
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Brendon Todd hit 8 of 18 greens in regulation during his first round at the RBC Heritage, finishing at 1 over for the tournament. Todd finished his day tied for 92nd at 1 over Cameron Young is in 1st at 8 under, Joaquin Niemann is in 2nd at 6 under, and Sepp Straka, Adam Svensson, Shane Lowry, Patrick Cantlay, Corey Conners, Graeme McDowell, and Mito Pereira are tied for 3rd at 5 under.
On the 436-yard par-4 11th, Todd had a bogey after hitting the green in 3 and two putting, moving Todd to 1 over for the round.
Todd got a bogey on the 373-yard par-4 13th, getting on the green in 3 and two putting, moving Todd to 2 over for the round.
After a drive to the right rough on the 550-yard par-5 second hole, Todd hit an approach shot from 96 yards to 6 feet, setting himself up for the birdie on the hole. This moved Todd to 1 over for the round.
On the par-5 fifth, Todd's approach shot set himself up for the birdie on the hole. This moved Todd to even for the round.
On the 419-yard par-4 sixth, Todd had a bogey after hitting the green in 3 and two putting, moving Todd to 1 over for the round.
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BEIJING — Anti-virus controls that have shut down some of China's biggest cities and fueled public irritation are spreading as infections rise, hurting a weak economy and prompting warnings of possible global shockwaves.
Shanghai is easing rules that confined most of its 25 million people to their homes after complaints they had trouble getting food. But most of its businesses still are closed. Access to Guangzhou, an industrial center of 19 million people near Hong Kong, was suspended this week. Other cities are cutting off access or closing factories and schools.
Spring planting by Chinese farmers who feed 1.4 billion people might be disrupted, Nomura economists warned Thursday. That could boost demand for imported wheat and other food, pushing up already high global prices.
The closures are an embarrassment to the ruling Communist Party and a setback for official efforts to shore up slumping growth in the world's second-largest economy. They come during a sensitive year when President Xi Jinping is expected to try to break with tradition and award himself a third five-year term as leader.
Beijing has promised to reduce the human and economic cost of its "zero-COVID" strategy, but Xi on Wednesday ruled out joining the United States and other governments that are dropping restrictions and trying to live with the virus.
"Prevention and control work cannot be relaxed," Xi said, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. "Persistence is victory."
The risk that China might tumble into recession is increasing, Ting Lu, Jing Wang and Harrison Zhang of Nomura warned in a report.
"The logistics crunch is worsening," they said. "The markets should also be concerned about the delayed spring planting of grain in China."
The government reported 29,411 new cases Thursday, all but 3,020 with no symptoms. Shanghai accounted for 95% of that total, or 27,719 cases. All but 2,573 had no symptoms.
A health official warned Wednesday that Shanghai didn't have the virus under control despite its easing restrictions.
Some 6.6 million people were allowed to leave their homes in areas that had no new cases for at least a week. But at least 15 million others still are barred from going outdoors.
Most people have obeyed despite grumbling about shortages of food, medicine and access to elderly relatives who need help. But videos on the popular Sina Weibo social media service show some trading punches with police.
Grape Chen, a data analyst in Shanghai, said she was panicking about getting medicines for her father, who is recovering from a stroke. She called police after getting no response from an official hotline but was told quarantine rules bar officers from helping.
"We are willing to cooperate with the country," Chen said. "But we also hope that our lives can be respected."
The city government of Suzhou, a center for smartphone manufacturing and other high-tech industry west of Shanghai, told its 18 million people to stay home when possible.
Taiyuan, a blue-collar city of 4 million in central China, suspended inter-city bus service, according to the official China News Service. Ningde in the southeast barred residents from leaving.
A restaurant cook in Taiyuan said his family has been confined to their apartment compound since April 3 after cases were found in neighboring compounds.
"Our lives will be seriously affected if the restrictions last long," said the cook, who would give only his surname, Chen.
"My wife and I are earning nothing," Chen said. "We have three children to support."
All but 13 of China's 100 biggest cities by economic output are under some form of restrictions, according to Gavekal Dragonomics, a research firm.
"The intensity is increasing," Gavekal said in a report this week.
The volume of cargo handled by the Shanghai port, the world's busiest, has fallen 40%, according to an estimate by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. Automakers have suspended production due to disruption in deliveries of supplies.
Restrictions on areas that produce the world's smartphones, consumer electronics and other goods are prompting forecasters to cut expectations for this year's economic growth to as low as 5%, down sharply from last year's 8.1% expansion.
The ruling party's target is 5.5%. Growth slid to 4% over a year earlier in the final quarter of 2021 after tighter official controls on debt triggered a collapse in home sales and construction, industries that support millions of jobs.
Even before the latest shutdowns, the ruling party was promising tax refunds and other help for entrepreneurs who generate wealth and jobs.
Premier Li Keqiang, the No. 2 leader and top economic official, called this week for "quicker rollout" of aid for businesses that face a "key juncture for survival," China News Service reported.
Under a strategy dubbed "dynamic clearing," authorities are trying to use more targeted measures to isolate neighborhoods instead of whole cities with populations bigger than some countries. But some local leaders are imposing more sweeping controls.
Shanghai leaders were criticized for trying to minimize economic damage by ordering testing but no shutdown once cases were found last month. A citywide shutdown was ordered with only a few hours' warning after case numbers soared.
That was in contrast to Shenzhen, a tech and finance center of 17.5 million people near Hong Kong that closed the city March 13 after an outbreak and ordered mass testing. It reopened a week later and business returned to normal.
Guangzhou has imitated Shenzhen. Most access to the city of 19 million was suspended Monday and mass testing ordered after 27 infections were found.
Li Guanyu, a 31-year-old woman in Guangzhou, said residents can leave her apartment compound only once every other day to buy food but stores are well-stocked.
"This happened a bit suddenly," said Li. "Maybe the Shanghai situation is so bad that Guangzhou started mass testing and lockdowns as soon as cases were discovered."
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Volunteers of America Western Washington (VOAWW) has been awarded a nearly $1 million grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce for new early learning classrooms in Lynnwood.
The Washington State Department of Commerce, in partnership with the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) announced that a total of $43.2 million in grants was awarded to 69 early learning projects statewide. The grants provide financial assistance for providers to plan, expand, remodel, purchase or construct early learning facilities and classrooms.
According to VOAWW Chief Development Officer Kristi Myers, the $967,402 grant will support the construction of two VOAWW-operated Early Childhood Education Assistance Program (ECEAP) classrooms in the organization’s Neighborhood Center planned for central Lynnwood. “This ECEAP will serve 60 preschoolers from low-income families with the focus of supporting the well-being of each child as well as prepare them for kindergarten,” Myers said. “Our teachers and staff work closely with the entire family providing health, nutrition, and family resources to ensure the students success.”
Volunteers of America Western Washington operates three ECEAP programs in Everett, Monroe and Sultan, which serve 160 children and their families. Fundraising is continuing for the Lynnwood-based Neighborhood Center, which will be a 40,000-square-foot LEED gold multi-service community center for South Snohomish County residents. VOAWW hopes to start construction by the end of 2022 with a completion date in early 2024, Meyers said.
“Early learning is a critical part of the state’s essential infrastructure for both families and our economy,” said State Commerce Director Lisa Brown. “This investment in facilities in our state will help communities ensure safe, secure and stable early learning opportunities are accessible for everyone. This is critical for an equitable recovery for the state’s economy and families, and is vital to helping ensure that children succeed.”
The partnership between Commerce and the Department of Children, Youth and Families highlights the significance of child care and early learning opportunities for all Washington families, businesses and communities, the commerce department said in a news release announcing the grants. Research from the Washington Child Care Collaborative Task Force in 2021 indicates that lack of access to affordable child care keeps over 133,000 potential workers out of Washington’s labor force, resulting in an estimated $14.7 billion less in personal earnings, and over $1 billion in lost tax revenue annually.
“Communities are stronger when there is enough access to high-quality early learning for all children, regardless of family income,” said Ross Hunter, Department of Children, Youth, and Families Secretary. “The Legislature has wisely invested in the buildings and classrooms needed to provide this level of care. I’m pleased that the strong partnership between DCYF and the Department of Commerce continues to support ECEAP contractors and Working Connections Child Care providers to expand access to care.”
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Lucas Glover shoots 3-under 68 in round one of the RBC Heritage
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Lucas Glover hit 11 of 18 greens in regulation during his first round at the RBC Heritage, finishing at 3 under for the tournament. Glover finished his day tied for 20th at 3 under Cameron Young is in 1st at 8 under, Joaquin Niemann is in 2nd at 6 under, and Sepp Straka, Adam Svensson, Shane Lowry, Patrick Cantlay, Corey Conners, Graeme McDowell, and Mito Pereira are tied for 3rd at 5 under.
On the 410-yard par-4 first hole, Glover reached the green in 2 and sunk a 24-foot putt for birdie. This moved Glover to 1 under for the round.
After a 300 yard drive on the 569-yard par-5 fifth, Glover chipped his third shot to 5 feet, which he rolled for one-putt birdie on the hole. This moved Glover to 2 under for the round.
After a drive to the right side of the fairway on the 373-yard par-4 13th hole, Glover had a 137 yard approach shot, setting himself up for the birdie. This moved Glover to 3 under for the round.
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These Instagrammable dining pods on Bluewaters open in May
Who’s seen these pop-up on Bluewaters?
Dubai is full of weird and wonderful dining experiences but, very soon, you’ll be able to dine in an Instagrammable VIP dining pod with stellar sea and JBR skyline views at Bluewaters Island. Say hello to The Pods, a one-of-a-kind experience, accepting reservations from Sunday March 1.
There will be a total of 22 luxury dining pods of different sizes, with a capacity to seat up to 168 people. Here, you can tuck into elegant Pan-Asian cuisine, which explores flavours from China, Japan and Thailand, albeit with a ‘modern touch’.
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The sleek black pods are lined with cushy green sofas surrounding a central table. There’s also an indoor bar area which can seat up to 30 people. Amongst the cool black fittings and mood lighting, there’s a canopy of foliage for that extra Instagrammability.
Dishes from the Pan-Asian menu include the likes of rock lobsters with truffle, korean chicken bao, tom yum or tom kha soup, a varied selection of makis, nigiris and sashimis, Chinese dimsums and gyozas, Thai green curry, Burmese khow suey, Sichuan beef, miso ramen, laksa, pad Thai, and more.
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Each of the pods are privately serviced, so you can enjoy the ultimate VIP experience. The Pods are now open for reservations from Sunday May 1 via Open Table, with bookings available for dinner only from 6.30pm until midnight each day.
When it opens in May, The Pods will be one of the many new dining concepts to open on Bluewaters Island, following the recent opening of Clay Dubai and Virgin Izakaya.
The Pods, Bluewaters Dubai, 6.30pm to 12am daily, opening Sunday May 1. @thepodsdubai
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The Hindu Sena has put up posters and saffron flags near the main gate of the Jawaharlal Nehru University and surrounding areas close to a week after a clash broke out in a hostel over allegedly serving non-vegetarian food during Ram Navami.
It also warned of "stringent steps" if there is an "insult to saffron".
Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta said the posters reading "Bhagwa (saffron) JNU" have been put up by the right-wing outfit's national vice-president Surjit Singh Yadav.
In a video circulated on WhatsApp, Gupta is purportedly heard saying in Hindi, "Saffron is being insulted in the JNU campus on a regular basis. We want to warn those who are doing this. Mend your ways. We won't tolerate this.
"We respect your ideology and every religion. Insult to saffron will not be tolerated and we might take stringent steps," he said.
What happened previously
Recently, a clash erupted between two groups of students at JNU's Kaveri Hostel on Ram Navami allegedly over serving non-vegetarian food in the mess.
According to police, six students were injured in the violence whereas the two groups involved, however, claimed that over 60 students from both sides were injured.
The JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) alleged that Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad members stopped students from eating non-vegetarian food in the hostel mess and "created a violent atmosphere".
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Analysts forecast that Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX – Get Rating) will announce $2.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks. Seventeen analysts have made estimates for Netflix’s earnings. The lowest EPS estimate is $2.73 and the highest is $3.49. Netflix posted earnings of $3.75 per share in the same quarter last year, which suggests a negative year-over-year growth rate of 22.1%. The company is expected to issue its next earnings report after the market closes on Monday, January 1st.
On average, analysts expect that Netflix will report full-year earnings of $10.87 per share for the current fiscal year, with EPS estimates ranging from $10.17 to $12.10. For the next fiscal year, analysts expect that the company will post earnings of $14.12 per share, with EPS estimates ranging from $12.64 to $16.20. Zacks’ earnings per share averages are a mean average based on a survey of sell-side analysts that that provide coverage for Netflix.
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 20th. The Internet television network reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.51. Netflix had a net margin of 17.23% and a return on equity of 35.34%. The business had revenue of $7.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.71 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.19 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 16.0% on a year-over-year basis.
In other news, CEO Reed Hastings purchased 46,900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 27th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $390.08 per share, with a total value of $18,294,752.00. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 3.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. DeDora Capital Inc. bought a new stake in Netflix during the 1st quarter valued at about $1,397,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc lifted its holdings in Netflix by 13.4% during the 1st quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 2,812 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $1,053,000 after buying an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. Brown Miller Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Netflix by 6.0% during the 1st quarter. Brown Miller Wealth Management LLC now owns 551 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $206,000 after buying an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. WC Walker & Associates Inc. lifted its holdings in Netflix by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. WC Walker & Associates Inc. now owns 6,492 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $2,275,000 after buying an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atlas Brown Inc. lifted its holdings in Netflix by 20.1% during the 1st quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. now owns 2,876 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $1,077,000 after buying an additional 481 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.37% of the company’s stock.
NFLX opened at $341.13 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. Netflix has a 1-year low of $329.82 and a 1-year high of $700.99. The company has a market capitalization of $151.56 billion, a PE ratio of 30.35, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.97. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $374.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $518.62.
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Bronson Burgoon putts well but delivers a 2-over 74 first round in the Valero Texas Open
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Bronson Burgoon's tight tee shot and birdie at Valero
In the opening round of the 2022 Valero Texas Open, Bronson Burgoon makes birdie on the par-3 7th hole.
Bronson Burgoon hit 8 of 18 greens in regulation during his first round at the Valero Texas Open, and had a good round of putting, with no misses on putts within 10 feet. Burgoon finished his day tied for 104th at 2 over; Russell Knox is in 1st at 7 under; Rasmus Hojgaard is in 2nd at 6 under; and J.J. Spaun, Matt Kuchar, Denny McCarthy, and Aaron Rai are tied for 3rd at 5 under.
On his tee stroke on the 447-yard par-4 10th, Bronson Burgoon went into the native area and proceeded to hit his next shot to the left rough leading to his bogey. He hit his third onto the green and had a two-putt to finish the hole. This moved Bronson Burgoon to 1 over for the round.
After a drive to the left rough on the 454-yard par-4 first hole, Burgoon had a 146 yard approach shot, setting himself up for the birdie. This moved Burgoon to even for the round.
After hitting his second shot into the native area, Burgoon hit his next to the fringe. He hit his fourth shot to the green and had a two-putt for a bogey on the par-5 second. This moved Burgoon to 1 over for the round.
At the 207-yard par-3 seventh, Burgoon hit a tee shot 193 yards at the green, setting himself up for the 6-foot putt for birdie. This moved Burgoon to even-par for the round.
On his tee stroke on the 604-yard par-5 eighth, Burgoon went into the native area and proceeded to hit his next shot to the native area. He hit his fifth at the green and had a two-putt to finish with a double bogey. This moved Burgoon to 2 over for the round.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin asserts that sanctions have failed By Steve Inskeep, Charles Maynes Published April 15, 2022 at 5:16 AM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:43 More than a month into sanctions against Russia for its war in Ukraine, we look at whether and how Russians are feeling the impact. Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.ctpublic.org/2022-04-15/russian-president-vladimir-putin-asserts-that-sanctions-have-failed | 2022-04-15T10:08:15Z | https://www.ctpublic.org/2022-04-15/russian-president-vladimir-putin-asserts-that-sanctions-have-failed | true | null |
Five on Friday: 5 things we missed (or didn't) about the F1 Singapore Grand Prix
The return of the Singapore night race after a two-year break, also marks the return of CNA's Five on Friday - our weekly, light-hearted take on what's making the headlines. In our comeback piece, Gabrielle Andres looks at some notable moments in the Singapore Grand Prix.
SINGAPORE: After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix finally makes it return this year.
Tickets to the only night race in the F1 calendar, which will take place from Sep 30 to Oct 2, were up for sale on Wednesday (Apr 13), with prices for three-day grandstand passes starting at S$298. Combination packages are also on offer, ranging from S$698 to S$1,088.
Feel like splurging? There are also hospitality packages that include event admission, premium seats and even high-end restaurant meals – if you're happy to fork out at least S$1,605.
Judging by how quickly the first round of tickets sold out, it's clear many people are anticipating the event’s return.
Others, maybe not so much.
Here are some things you may, or may not, have missed about the F1 Singapore Grand Prix.
ROAD CLOSURES
Set against the stunning Singapore skyline, the brightly-lit Marina Bay Street circuit cuts through the heart of the city, a proud display to the world that we have what it takes to host a street race.
But even though the actual race weekend often only last about three days, roads in the central business district are usually closed off days ahead to facilitate the set-up of the actual track.
And the resulting traffic conditions are no picnic, either.
For those who aren't fans of the F1, these aren't just minor inconveniences.
Drivers will have to account for the road diversions in their travel time.
And remember the A4-sized notices stuck on bus dashboards, informing commuters entering the city that the route has been changed?
If you are as forgetful as I am, you may have caught yourself in a state of panic as the bus makes an odd turn.
TOP-NOTCH ENTERTAINMENT
Hands up if you recall the last time you let your hair down at a live concert (thanks COVID-19).
Even if you’re not a fan of the actual race, you're probably itching to find out which bands, performers and singers will once again grace our country with their star-studded presence.
Remember Beyonce’s first performance in 2009? Or when Mariah Carey laughed off an unfortunate fall in the middle of her set the next year?
When American band Linkin Park took to the stage in 2011 – their third time in Singapore – fans surely didn’t expect it to be the last time they would catch lead singer Chester Bennington perform here. RIP Chester.
Previous headlining acts also included Mandopop star Jay Chou, Big Bang, Ariana Grande, Kylie Minogue, Jennifer Lopez, John Legend, Imagine Dragons, Duran Duran and Bon Jovi.
Of course, we can’t forget the local acts who have graced the stage – with the likes of Joanna Dong, ShiGGA Shay, the Sam Willows and Gentle Bones having made appearance in past editions.
Organisers have yet to announce the full entertainment lineup for this year, but if the past years are anything to go by, we are in for a treat.
THE DRAMA
The sparks, near-misses and race boo-boos.
A high-energy event like the Grand Prix often comes with unexpected incidents. And the race itself has had no shortage of these.
Who can forget that in 2017, three of the top drivers - Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen - crashed mere seconds after the race began, paving the way for Lewis Hamilton to take the podium?
Years earlier, in 2010, Heikki Kovalainen was forced to bow out in the final lap after his vehicle caught fire, which he proceeded to put out by himself with a fire extinguisher.
The inaugural race in 2008 also had its share of drama when a signalling system fault led to driver Felipe Massa, who had been in the pole position, exiting the pit stop with the fuel hose still attached to his vehicle. He had to park and wait for mechanics to pull out the hose, and later lost the trophy to Fernando Alonso.
But the biggest collective gasp was heard in 2015 when an eager spectator jumped onto the track while the race was ongoing.
British national Yogvitam Pravin Dhokia had climbed over a barrier, walked into the escape cage and then climbed out of an egress outlet onto the track, where he promptly whipped out his iPhone to take a video of incoming cars.
Was it worth it? He was later charged and sentenced to six weeks’ jail for the act.
READY FOR THE CROWDS?
The Singapore Grand Prix is usually a high season for tourism, with spectators flying in from all over the world to catch the action.
According to the Singapore Tourism Board, the race has generated more than S$1.5 billion in incremental tourism receipts and attracted more than 550,000 unique international visitors since it debuted in 2008.
With Singapore's borders fully reopening this year, are we ready to see an influx of tourists after more than two years of social distancing?
This also brings up the question of how our COVID-19 regulations will be implemented and how big the risk of virus transmission will be across all the events.
Cue nervous laughter.
LOCAL PROMOTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Local businesses step up their promotions every year for the Grand Prix – offering staycation and dining packages for residents and tourists alike.
Afterparties like the Amber Lounge, which is offering a new concept for its 13th year in Singapore, and The Podium Lounge are also expected to bring excitement on the Grand Prix weekend.
In 2019, the excitement even extended to beyond the circuit.
A precinct party was held in Orchard Road, featuring live DJ sets and music performances on the Design Orchard rooftop, as well as race-themed activities stretching from Wisma Atria to Mandarin Gallery.
Jewel Changi Airport also offered a range of immersive activities for fans – including remote control racing and virtual reality games – while Clarke Quay hosted performances by acts from 20 countries, an outdoor arcade, and a carnival.
It will likely be race fever again this year across the country. So watch out for a slew of activities and promotions that will be announced soon. | https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/five-friday-things-we-missed-did-not-formula-1-singapore-grand-prix-2626061?cid=cna_flip_070214 | 2022-04-15T10:12:29Z | https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/five-friday-things-we-missed-did-not-formula-1-singapore-grand-prix-2626061?cid=cna_flip_070214 | true | 1 |
The Republican National Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to withdraw from the Commission on Presidential Debates, calling the organization biased.
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OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed HB 5 into law, a measure banning Florida doctors from performing abortions after 15 weeks of gestation.
Speaking from Nación De Fe, a church on Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway in Kissimmee, DeSantis said he was there to protect life.
“(HB 5) protects the rights of unborn children starting at 15 weeks. This is a time where these babies have beating hearts, they can move, they can taste, they can see, they can feel pain, they can suck their thumbs, and they have brainwaves,” DeSantis said. ”So this will represent the most significant protections for life that have been enacted in this state and the generation.”
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The law defines gestation “as calculated from the first day of the pregnant woman’s last menstrual period,” stipulating that “a physician may not perform a termination of pregnancy if the physician determines the gestational age of the fetus is more than 15 weeks.” According to the Mayo Clinic, though a woman’s last menstrual period is counted as part of their pregnancy, they aren’t actually considered “pregnant” until around two weeks after the first day of said period, when conception typically occurs.
It might seem strange, but you’re not actually pregnant the first week or two of the time allotted to your pregnancy. Yes, you read that correctly!
Conception typically occurs about two weeks after your last period begins. To calculate your estimated due date, your health care provider will count ahead 40 weeks from the start of your last period. This means your period is counted as part of your pregnancy — even though you weren’t pregnant at the time.
Mayo Clinic Staff - Fetal development: The 1st trimester
The measure was sent to the governor after a party-line vote in the state Senate last month. The law also contains about five pages concerning statewide tobacco education and use prevention programs, and it sets aside over $1.6 million for the 2022-23 fiscal year to fund fetal infant mortality review committees statewide.
Physicians who perform abortions in Florida under allowed circumstances — including after 15 weeks of gestation as defined in the law if two physicians submit in writing that a pregnant woman could die or be irreversibly impaired physically, but not mentally, without an abortion — must report them to the Agency for Health Care Administration on a monthly basis, the law states.
HB 5 does not include exceptions for victims of rape, incest or human trafficking.
At the conference, Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson said he, DeSantis and other lawmakers had a duty to protect lives.
“Abortion kills children and forever changes the life of mothers, the father and the entire extended family. Every unborn child is a special and unique human being deserving of protection from harm and the chance to grow up in a loving family,” Simpson said.
Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls said at the conference that every child has a right to life.
“Like many of you, I believe that life is a gift from God,” Sprowls said. “We are blessed to be Floridians because behind me stands the most pro-life governor in America.”
State Sen. Kelli Stargel, R-District 22, said she never dreamed such a day would come and hoped to eventually see Roe v. Wade overturned.
“There is no pregnancy that’s unplanned. God had a plan for every single child that he allowed to be conceived,” Stargel said.
Gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-District 13, issued the following statement ahead of event.
Today is a solemn, dark day for women’s rights in Florida. Governor DeSantis has chosen to sign into law an unprecedented, unconstitutional attack on women that violates Roe v. Wade and endangers reproductive freedom across our nation. Women deserve the right to make decisions about their own bodies. Period. As governor, I would veto this bill and any attempt to restrict a woman’s right to choose.
Rep. Charlie Crist
Rep. Anna Eskamani voted no to the bill. She said it’s unconstitutional and expects there may be legal action on the way here in Florida.
“We’ve fought against this bill, and I’m really disappointed that it’s not only an abortion ban but it has no exceptions for rape, incest or human trafficking,” Eskamani said. “The reality is the decisions around someone’s pregnancy are really personal and private. Whether you decide to decide to become a parent and raise a child, choose adoption, or end a pregnancy, we should support you.”
But, Rep. Randy Fine said the bill was necessary.
“I’m really pleased that the legislator could pass a bill that is going to protect unborn life,” said Florida State Representative Randy Fine. “I believe we need to protect unborn life, we need to protect babies and we’ve said after 15 weeks, if you have not had an abortion in that first 15 weeks, you need to carry that baby to term.”
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Britney Spears is objecting to her mother’s request to pay $663,202.84 in attorney’s fees, in conjunction with her conservatorship.
The objection marks the latest move in the pop star’s ongoing and drawn-out legal battle. The singer’s attorney, Mathew Rosengart, filed new court documents ahead of a Wednesday hearing — where no decision was made — asking a judge to deny Lynne Spears’ petition for her famous daughter to foot her hefty legal bills.
“Britney Spears has for decades been her family’s sole breadwinner, supporting her entire family,” Rosengart stated in a filing on Tuesday with the Los Angeles Superior Court.
“Lynne Spears and her counsel seek payment of legal fees and costs — from Britney Spears — of more than $660,000,” Rosengart’s filing states, arguing that there is “no legal authority” supporting the singer’s mother’s request, since she was not an official party involved with the conservatorship. “Britney Spears opposes the Petition in its entirety.”
Attorneys for Lynne Spears filed their petition on Nov. 1, 2021, requesting for legal fees to be paid by Spears, whose conservatorship was terminated on Nov. 12, 2021 after more than 13 years.
At Wednesday’s hearing, attorneys for Lynne Spears argued what they had stated in their November filing: That the pop star’s life under the conservatorship began to change for the better a few years ago because of her mother’s efforts with her lawyers.
At the time, the singer denied that her mother was a positive force behind the scenes. “My dad may have started the conservatorship 13 years ago, but what people don’t know is that my mom is the one who gave him the idea,” Spears posted on her Instagram last November, after her mother requested her legal fees be covered by her daughter.
Rosengart’s filing this week states that his client supported her entire family for years, taking aim at her father, Jamie Spears, writing in the court docs that he “had a long history of financial mismanagement prior to the conservatorship — including tax liens, mortgage defaults, failed business ventures, and a Chapter 7 bankruptcy” and that he “enriched himself as conservator, receiving more than $6 million from Britney Spears’s estate in compensation, ‘fees and commissions,’ profiting handsomely from her very hard work (even though he was a fiduciary, not her legal, management, or talent representative).”
Rosengart writes that Spears’ father’s “financial condition was so dire in 2008″ that he borrowed “at least $40,000” from the star’s eventual business manager, Tri Star Sports & Entertainment, which he ended up hiring to oversee his daughter’s financial affairs, around the same time that he placed her under a conservatorship. The singer’s attorney also claims that Jamie Spears “sent her on a lengthy and grueling 97-show international tour and onto other work, from which he obtained millions.” (In June, Spears testified, through tears, that she was forced to work and go on tour when she was under the conservatorship.)
Rosengart writes that Spears’ mother and father are not at equal fault, but notes that the singer has paid for her mother’s home and related expenses.
“Lynne Spears has for at least a decade resided in a large, expensive house owned by Britney Spears in Kentwood, La., for which her daughter has also continuously — and generously — paid Lynne Spears’s utilities, telephone services, insurance, property taxes, landscaping, pool work, pest control, repairs and maintenance, totaling approximately $1.7 million,” the filing states.
Spears was first placed under her 13-year conservatorship in 2008 by her father, Jamie Spears, who oversaw the court-ordered legal arrangement for its entirety before being suspended by a judge in September 2021, less than two months before the conservatorship was ultimately terminated. There was little-to-no movement in Spears’ case until she testified in June 2021, telling the court she had been a victim of conservatorship abuse and had been trying to get out from her father’s control for years. After her testimony, she was granted the ability to bring on her own counsel, which is when she hired Rosengart, a former federal prosecutor and high-powered Hollywood attorney. It was then that things began to swiftly change with the tables turning for Spears.
In her November 2021 filing, Spears’ mother requested her legal fees be covered because she and her attorneys helped her daughter through a “crisis” and got “involved to help Britney free herself from what she saw as a very controlling existence.” Her attorneys stated they were retained to “help Britney achieve independence from her conservator father James Spears.”
On Wednesday, the judge made no decision regarding Lynne Spears’ legal fees. The next hearings are set for July, expected to deal with a matter of issues, in addition to the mother’s attorneys fees.
Also still up in the air is the ongoing and contentious court proceedings between the pop star and her father regarding his legal fees, accusations of eavesdropping and other alleged improper behavior. Despite his suspension and the conservatorship being terminated, the elder Spears previously asked the court to have his daughter continue paying his legal fees, which Rosengart called an “abomination.” Additionally, Rosengart has accused Tri Star of “stonewalling” his attempts to obtain information for his client and quashing subpoenas served by the star’s legal team. | https://centralrecorder.com/britney-spears-objects-to-pay-mother-lynne-spears-legal-fees/ | 2022-04-15T10:19:02Z | https://centralrecorder.com/britney-spears-objects-to-pay-mother-lynne-spears-legal-fees/ | false | 4 |
HELSINKI — Finland and Sweden have chosen to pursue separate tracks and speeds to advance their interests in joining NATO.
Finland had indicated it would prefer a solution that would see the two Nordic unaligned states “jump together” into NATO.
However, Sweden has decided to examine a range of security-related options, including deepening Nordic defense cooperation and urging the European Union to develop enhanced defense policies to offer greater military protection to EU member states that border the highly sensitive Baltic Sea and High North regions.
Unlike Sweden, the Finnish government has set the wheels in motion to fast-track its application to join NATO against the backdrop of heightened security tensions in the region elevated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Prime Minister Sanna Marin told opposition party leaders, the majority of whom back the government on this issue, that she expects a decision on NATO membership soon.
“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused Finland to review our security strategy,” Marin said at a joint press conference in Stockholm on April 13 hosted by Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson. “I won’t offer any kind of timetable as to when we will make our decision, but I think it will happen quite fast. Within weeks, not within months. The security landscape has completely changed.”
Noting enhanced defense cooperation with Finland, Andersson said Sweden and Finland can be expected to decide whether to apply for NATO membership independently and on different timetables.
The Swedish government is expected to deliver its National Security Report to the Riksdag, the country’s legislature, before May 31.
“What we need to do is to carefully think through what is in the best long-term interests of Sweden, and what we need to do to guarantee our national security, our sovereignty and secure peace in this new heightened tension and situation,” said Andersson.
Finland is expected to reach a decision on joining NATO before the Alliance’s two-day summit meeting slated to commence in Madrid on June 29.
The existing partner status of Sweden and Finland, within their cooperation framework with the alliance, means that neither country is covered under NATO’s Article 5, which considers a hostile attack against one member state to be an attack against all.
The Sarin government presented its updated Defense and Security Risk report to the Eduskuna, Finland’s legislature, on April 13. The report, which set out the pros and cons of joining NATO, serves as the opening salvo in a new national debate to join NATO.
The report outlined the “fundamental changes” Finland would be required to make to its foreign and security policies in order to join the military alliance. It identified the main benefits of joining NATO to include security guarantees embedded in the mutual-defense pledge as well as increased security cooperation through the alliance.
The risks and disadvantages listed by the report included the potential for a hugely negative reaction by Russia if Finland decides to join NATO.
“If Finland and Sweden become Nato members, the threshold for using military force in the Baltic Sea region would rise, which would enhance the stability of the region in the long term,” the report stated.
Finland’s trepidation over a hostile response from the Kremlin was confirmed on April 14 when Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chair of Russia’s security council, signaled that Russia would abandon its nuclear-free-zone policy for the Baltic Sea.
“Russia would need to bolster its defenses in the Baltic Sea region. This would include the deployment of nuclear weapons, if Finland and Sweden were to join NATO. In this situation, there could be no more talk of any nuclear–free status for the Baltics - the balance must be restored,” said Medvedev.
In a poll run by the Finnish Business Policy and Forum (FBPF), released on April 12, some 84% of Finns considered Russia to pose a “significant military threat” to Finland and a constant threat to Europe and Baltic Sea and the High North regions.
A March poll conducted by the FBPF found that a record 60% of Finns favored joining NATO, compared to 26% in October 2021.
Finland and Sweden joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace (PfP) program in 1994 and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in 1997. The militarily unaligned Nordic states are designated “most active partners” by NATO.
Sweden has contributed to the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, the Kosovo Force (KFOR) in Kosovo, and NATO Mission Iraq. For its part, Finland has contributed to NATO-led operations and missions in the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Sweden and Finland are among six countries, known as Enhanced Opportunity Partners under the Partnership Interoperability Initiative, that contribute to NATO operations and other alliance projects.
Gerard O'Dwyer reports on Scandinavian affairs for Defense News. | https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2022/04/14/finland-and-sweden-pursue-unlinked-nato-membership/ | 2022-04-15T10:20:25Z | https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2022/04/14/finland-and-sweden-pursue-unlinked-nato-membership/ | false | 2 |
Woodside Town Council will gradually move from a seven- to five-member body, as it transitions to a "by-district" system for electing council members. But a resident, feeling the council has ignored public input, is considering creating a ballot initiative to keep it as a larger body.
By a vote of 4-1 on Tuesday, April 12, with Councilman Ned Fluet opposed and council members Jenn Wall and Sean Scott absent, the council chose to shrink its membership over the next two election cycles.
Fluet told The Almanac Wednesday in an email that he voted no because last week, the Town Council reviewed a different five-district map that kept the neighborhood north of Jefferson Avenue in one voting district. "I thought that map was more equitable and was strongly supported by the residents in that community," he said. "I believe the map that was approved last night by the town council unnecessarily divided a neighborhood and lacked strong community support."
During the council's April 7 meeting, resident Kevin Greenwood expressed his frustration with the council for not listening with the majority of constituents who supported sticking to a seven-member council. He said if the council adopted the new five-member district map, he would launch a ballot initiative asking voters to require the town to have seven council members. For a citizens' initiative measure to be placed on a ballot, proponents must gather the signatures of 10% of registered voters.
"If you can't listen to constituents then maybe you should recuse yourself from the votes or you should resign," Greenwood told the council. "If you don't want to work for us, get out."
The majority of council members supported moving to five members, as the town attorney indicated Woodside could open itself up to litigation if it broke up Census blocks, potentially costing the town hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to March 29 council meeting minutes.
Town staff warned officials during an April 5 meeting that if the council missed the April 17 deadline for submitting a new map, it could face a $30,000 fine, according to the meeting minutes.
The council began the process in March 2021 to transition from a so-called from-district system, in which candidates must live in a given district but are elected by all the town's voters, to a "by-district" system, in which only voters residing in a district elect a representative to its council seat. The change is necessary because the old system is a form of at-large elections that is not allowed under the California Voting Rights Act.
The transition to the five-member by-district council would happen over the next two election cycles. The proposed ordinance provides that elections for new council districts 2 and 3 will be held every four years starting in 2022 and elections for new council districts 1, 3 and 5 will be held in 2024 and every four years afterward, according to the town website. Each district will elect one town council member, according to a town presentation.
Current council members will complete the term of office that they have been elected to fill. Mayor Dick Brown and councilmen Sean Scott and Brian Dombkowski are up for reelection this fall. The four other council members' terms expire in 2024.
Current districts are not balanced by population and do not line up with 2020 Census geography, according to the staff presentation.
The council selected its preferred redistricting map on March 15.
The town received a number of letters from residents who are inclined to support sticking to a seven-member Town Council.
During a March 29 council meeting, Councilman Fluet said he took issue with the idea that somehow the vast majority of people the council has heard from who are in support of seven-member districts got it wrong. He supported one of the five-member maps the public crafted.
"There is just as much risk with breaking up communities of interest as there is with breaking up census blocks," he said during the meeting. "We have heard the public loud and clear that this is a map they support."
Councilman Brian Dombkowski explained that he and other town officials couldn't find a seven-member map that met the federal and state mandates, and made any sense for Woodside.
Councilwoman Jenn Wall said that with seven members, the council has a "healthy debate." She was concerned about having two fewer voices on the council, especially at meetings where a council member is inevitably going to be absent.
Mayor Dick Brown said at the same meeting that the core communities of interest remain intact on a five-district map: he didn't see the Glens, Woodside Hills, Woodside Heights or Old La Honda Road split.
For more information on the redistricting process go here. | https://almanacnews.com/news/2022/04/14/woodside-council-votes-to-become-a-five-member-body-but-a-ballot-initiative-might-block-it | 2022-04-15T10:21:21Z | https://almanacnews.com/news/2022/04/14/woodside-council-votes-to-become-a-five-member-body-but-a-ballot-initiative-might-block-it | false | 1 |
Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross was interrupted and heckled by an independence campaigner as he launched the party’s council election manifesto.
The Moray MP had not long started his speech at a Glasgow hotel when he was shouted down by anti-poverty activist Sean Clerkin, who managed to sneak into the event.
The notorious protester claimed the Tories at Westminster could spark mass social unrest if they refuse to up social security benefits and reverse universal credit cuts.
He branded Boris Johnson a “criminal leader” and said millions of people across Britain could be left in poverty due to the cost of living crisis.
Mr Clerkin initially refused to leave the room as Mr Ross allowed him to finish his rant against the UK Government.
He was then escorted from the hotel by security so the Tory chief could continue with his planned address.
After the event Mr Clerkin, who is involved with the Scottish Tenants Organisation, claimed he had heckled Mr Ross to draw attention to the cost of living emergency.
When asked if he plans to interrupt any other local council events, Mr Clerkin said: “I can’t say yes or no to that.”
But he added that he would not disrupt Scottish Labour campaigning since he’s a fan of Jackie Baillie, despite his support for independence.
Council pledges
Mr Ross outlined several key pledges being put forward by the Tories ahead of the local elections next month.
The Conservatives promised to keep council tax low, oppose the workplace parking levy and support more homes being built in areas they control.
Mr Ross also gave his full backing to Perth and Kinross council candidate Aziz Rehman ahead of next month’s vote after it emerged the election hopeful used to back independence.
We revealed that Mr Rehman had still been a registered member of the SNP when he first stood for the Tories in a 2020 by-election.
The Conservative boss insisted that Mr Rehman was an excellent candidate and demonstrated that the Tories were the “best vehicle” for anyone wanting to oppose independence.
Douglas Ross: Now is not the right time to remove Boris Johnson as prime minister | https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/politics/scottish-politics/4172357/douglas-ross-heckled-tory-manifesto-launch/ | 2022-04-15T10:22:58Z | https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/politics/scottish-politics/4172357/douglas-ross-heckled-tory-manifesto-launch/ | true | 2 |
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