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WFO BUFFALO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, August 29, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
711 PM EDT Mon Aug 29 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN JEFFERSON...LEWIS AND OSWEGO COUNTIES...
At 710 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Kring Point State Park to near Barnes Corners,
moving northeast at 45 mph. Additional storms were over southern
Oswego county. These storms were showing some strengthening.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Watertown, Fort Drum, Carthage, Lowville, Pulaski, West Carthage,
Central Square, Redfield, Herrings and Selkirk Shores State Park.
This includes Interstate 81 between exits 32 and 38, and between
exits 47 and 49.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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Washington: Former FBI official Peter Strzok claims "any competent foreign intelligence service" would have tried to break into former US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence concerned over the storage of "classified documents" of the White House.
Russia, China, Iran, and Cuba are possible countries that these agents came from, he said.
Strzok, who was once Deputy Director of the FBI's counterintelligence division made the observation while speaking to MSNBC host Katie Phang on Sunday, the Business Insider reported. Fired from the agency for sending anti-Trump text messages on his work phone, Trump has frequently attacked him and claimed he is an example of state employees being biased against him.
Strzok was asked if Russia had "tried to infiltrate" Mar-a-Lago to obtain classified data, in an obvious reference to the classified documents that Trump had stored at his Florida home, which were seized during the FBI's raid on the property earlier this month.
"Absolutely the Russians, but not just the Russians, any competent foreign intelligence service, whether that's those belonging to China, those belonging to Iran, to Cuba, certainly including Russia, are all - were interested, and are interested in gaining access to Mar-a-Lago," he responded.
Strzok added that he found it "especially concerning" that there had been an "absolute lack of any sort of control or memorialisation of who had access to Mar-a-Lago at any given time".
Whether or not classified documents had been kept on the property, it was still likely that foreign intelligence services would have attempted to gain access into Mar-a-Lago both during and after Trump's term as President, he said.
"And that's absolutely the sort of thing that the US intelligence community and the FBI, in particular, are going to be concerned about - trying to establish who had access to the grounds, who had access to that storage area, and what they need to do to mitigate any sort of damage that might've occurred," he added.
Strzok is known for having helped launch the investigation into whether there was Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) — As crews ready nearly a thousand acres of New Albany for Intel’s newest and largest semiconductor chip factory, local leaders throughout central Ohio are readying the community for what’s to come.
“Great jobs, a lot of stability, but it’s also going to have growth, and with growth comes challenges,” said New Albany Mayor Sloan Spalding. “So, we’re all going to have to work through those together, whether it’s housing, mobility, or workforce. Those are regional issues that we’re going to have to address together.”
To help figure out how to navigate those challenges, Spalding and other local officials visited Chandler, Arizona, where Intel built a chip factory in the early 1980s.
The people of Chandler said that with growth comes some pain, but overall, Intel has changed their community for the better.
“We have a housing shortage here,” said Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke.
Still, Hartke said Chandler’s shortage has presented opportunities for other cities in the Phoenix area.
“We have people who work at Intel that really will live in all of our surrounding communities,” he said.
While Chandlerites expressed concerns over the cost of living with Intel in their backyard, they credit the tech company for starting an economic ripple effect.
“This Intel plant just sucked in all of these higher educated people — these higher income individuals — and then that has been matriculated out into the rest of the community,” said Matthew Cartia, a Chandler resident who works for the real estate website Zillow.
“There’s a lot of new industries coming to this town because they see it…it really has everything you want in a community,” said Chris Russell, a restaurant employee who relocated to Chandler from New York in 2017. “So, it’s building there– more of everything, more housing, more restaurants, more places to work, more places to eat.”
Hartke had this advice for central Ohioans: “There will be some that will say it’s getting too crowded, there’s new traffic. But there will be greater educational attainment. There will be greater opportunities for jobs. There will be a whole lot of new people that will take an interest in that community, a passionate interest in want to serve and make it better from within and without. I honestly don’t think of any downside from having Intel inside the community.” | https://www.nbc4i.com/intel-in-ohio/will-intel-change-ohio-for-the-better-arizonians-say-yes/ | 2022-08-30T00:39:23Z | https://www.nbc4i.com/intel-in-ohio/will-intel-change-ohio-for-the-better-arizonians-say-yes/ | false | 1 |
Markets Sink Lower Ahead of Big Data Week
With the fumes of Jackson Hole still hanging in the air on this late-summer slowmarket newsday, indices stayed lower for nearly the entire session, though off the daily lows. The Dow outperformed the field, but dropped -184 points or -0.57%. The S&P 500 and small-cap Russell 2000 reached -0.67% and -0.69% on the day, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq dumped another -124 points, -1.02%. Nine of 11 sectors of the S&P were down, with only Energy and Utilities in the green.
We are now on pace for a negative-trading August; we looked to be in a much different place only two short weeks ago. This is the sixth time since May we’ve approached 4000 on the S&P, from either direction. If there is any good news to glean from a day like today, it’s that the lack of data — either good or bad — did not keep the bearish sentiment at or near full-throttle, like we saw Friday. It’s possible market participants feel the foolhardy dovish-Fed narrative has been wrung out of current valuations, for the most part.
It’s also fortunate that here in this pre-Labor Day calendar we will soon be getting data investors can sink their teeth into. Of course, there’s always the risk that economic prints will surprise notably to the downside, but in tomorrow’s Case Shiller home price index, for instance, we’ve already seen the biggest slowdown in rising housing prices all year the last time around, with hopes the sub-20% year-over-year reads continue to decline further. If they do, that’s good news: the Fed will see more results of its rising-rate handiwork.
Also JOLTS data is expected shortly after the opening bell, with job openings expected to come in lower than the 10.7 million than in the most recent print. This indicates positions continue to be filled, assisting already-robust employment numbers already to be bolstered by a dwindling in these openings from a sky-high 11+ million not too long ago. And, of course, we get big jobs reports on Wednesday — private sector payrolls from ADP ADP — and non-farm payrolls Friday from the U.S. government.
Thus, there look to be opportunities to re-advance if not a bullish narrative, then certainly a less bearish one. Put more simply, we have lots of chances to receive good economic news this week. These data points will further inform the Fed’s views on future monetary policy, which may indeed work their way into a somewhat more dovish decision on rate hikes three weeks from Wednesday. Put even more simply, no matter what Powell said Friday, the Fed may still choose to raise only 50 bps next month. The proof, as they say, will be in the pudding.
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Body of kayaker recovered from Lower Madawaska River
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CTVNewsOttawa.ca
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating the death of a kayaker in a lake in the Ottawa Valley.
Officers recovered the body of a male kayaker in the Lower Madawaska River on Saturday.
Police say investigators would like to speak with anyone who may have observed the lone kayaker on the water between Tuesday, Aug. 23 and Saturday, Aug. 27.
Anyone with information can contact the Killaloe OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
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Father of 10-year-old killed in Lethbridge crosswalk testifies
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Syntropy (NOIA) traded 1.9% higher against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 19:00 PM ET on August 29th. One Syntropy coin can currently be bought for about $0.0642 or 0.00000317 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. Syntropy has a total market capitalization of $37.67 million and $109,635.00 worth of Syntropy was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last seven days, Syntropy has traded 6.5% lower against the U.S. dollar.
Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004941 BTC.
- BITCOIN ADDITIONAL (BTCA) traded up 2.4% against the dollar and now trades at $20,241.69 or 1.00000000 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded up 5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Mammoth (MMT) traded 1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.01 or 0.00005009 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded 0.1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004941 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 2.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.82 or 0.00004030 BTC.
- yOUcash (YOUC) traded 0% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.51 or 0.00002526 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded up 7.7% against the dollar and now trades at $27.24 or 0.00134588 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded up 5.2% against the dollar and now trades at $6.68 or 0.00032989 BTC.
- Geegoopuzzle (GGP) traded 2.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $17.19 or 0.00084909 BTC.
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DETROIT (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board has reversed a Trump-era decision by finding that Tesla can’t stop factory employees from wearing clothing with union insignia while on the job.
The board, in a 3-2 decision released Monday, overruled a 2019 NLRB decision involving Walmart and union clothing. The board wrote that a 1945 Supreme Court decision established the precedent for allowing the clothing.
It ordered Tesla to stop enforcing an “overly broad” uniform policy that effectively stops production workers at Tesla’s Fremont, California, factory from wearing black shirts with the United Auto Workers union’s logo.
The board said by ruling against Tesla, it reaffirmed a longstanding precedent that it is “presumptively unlawful” for employers to restrict union clothing without special circumstances that justify the ban.
The board majority determined that Tesla failed to establish any special circumstances that would allow banning the UAW clothing.
“The board reaffirms that any attempt to restrict the wearing of union clothing or insignia is presumptively unlawful and — consistent with Supreme Court precedent — an employer has a heightened burden to justify attempts to limit this important right,” Chairman Lauren McFerran said in a statement.
Messages were left Monday seeking comment from Tesla and the auto workers union.
It’s the second defeat at the NLRB for Tesla and CEO Elon Musk.
Tesla is appealing a ruling from last year that found the company and Musk engaged in unfair labor practices in 2018.
A year ago, the labor relations board found that in a May 20, 2018 tweet, Musk unlawfully threatened employees with loss of stock options if they chose to be represented by the UAW.
Board members ordered Tesla to make Musk delete the tweet and stop threatening employees with loss of benefits for supporting a labor organization.
Tesla also was required to post a notice addressing unfair labor practices at the 10,000-worker Fremont plant, and post a notice dealing with the tweet at all its facilities nationwide.
In April of 2021, Tesla appealed the NLRB ruling to a federal appeals court in New Orleans.
Among other things, the lengthy March 2021 NLRB ruling also ordered Tesla to reinstate an employee who was fired for union-organizing activity and to give him back pay.
Musk tweeted in May of 2018: “Nothing stopping Tesla team at our car plant from voting union. Could do so tmrw if they wanted. But why pay union dues and give up stock options for nothing? Our safety record is 2X better than when plant was UAW & everybody already gets healthcare.”
In Monday’s ruling, the NLRB wrote that Tesla had a policy requiring “team wear” for production workers that included black cotton shirts with the Tesla logo and black cotton pants with no buttons, rivets or exposed zippers. Tesla provided clothing for the workers.
During a UAW organizing campaign in the spring of 2017, some production workers began wearing black cotton shirts with a small union logo on the front and a larger one on the back. Before August of 2017, workers often wore shirts that weren’t black or had logos that weren’t related to Tesla. But at that time, the company began to strictly enforce the team-wear policy, the NLRB wrote.
On Aug. 10, 2017, supervisors threatened to send two workers home for wearing union clothing, the board wrote. Tesla did allow workers to wear union stickers on the required clothing. | https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-labor-board-rules-tesla-must-let-workers-wear-union-clothing/ | 2022-08-30T00:55:20Z | https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-labor-board-rules-tesla-must-let-workers-wear-union-clothing/ | true | 33 |
ST. LOUIS — Panera Bread Co. is adding to its appetite for innovation.
The Sunset Hills-based bakery-cafe operator, known locally as Saint Louis Bread Co., is starting to use new artificial intelligence technology that will take orders from customers in the drive-thru lanes at its restaurants. Panera said it will begin testing the technology on Monday at two of its locations in upstate New York.
The new technology is a result of a partnership with Boston-based AI startup OpenCity, which has developed a “virtual assistant” called Tori that uses artificial intelligence to take orders from customers at restaurants’ drive-thru operations.
“Panera is consistently looking for ways to innovate and elevate the guest experience – when we learned of this technology, it was an easy choice to test and learn and evaluate potential benefits,” said Raj Anbalagan, Panera’s senior vice president of digital and technology innovation. “Ultimately, our goal is to cut down on wait times, improve order accuracy and allow associates to focus on freshly preparing guest orders.”
Panera will begin testing the AI drive-thru technology at cafes located in the New York cities of Webster and Greece, near Rochester. Customers at those locations will continue to place their orders at drive-thru speakers, but the AI technology will take the customer’s order instead of a Panera employee. Panera said its employees will be on standby and able to step in if there’s any issues with the technology.
While OpenCity’s technology has the ability to free up Panera employees from taking orders from drive-thru customers, Anbalagan said the decision to test an AI system isn't an answer to labor struggles. "Rather, it’s an innovation that makes every Panera experience efficient, delicious and something that makes our guests come back for more," he said.
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Well, this fall, New Jersey will become the first state in the nation where all public schools are supposed to teach climate change as part of their curriculum, and that's for all grade levels. The new standards aim to help students understand the causes of climate change and its impacts, but also what students can do to address it. Christa Delaney is an AP environmental science teacher at Egg Harbor Township High School on the state's southern shore, and she's here to talk with us about how she is planning to teach climate change in her classroom. Christa Delaney, thanks very much for being here.
CHRISTA DELANEY: Thank you so much for having me.
GURA: I know that you've taught climate change in your classes in the past. Could you give us an example of a lesson or two that you've used?
DELANEY: There's one lesson that discusses climate impact on crops. South Jersey is a area that has many farms. And this lesson looks at videos of farmers around the area - what they are doing currently to adapt to climate change - as well as students in the classroom are germinating tomato seeds at different conditions affecting these seeds in a lab experiment. And then we plant them outside afterwards and grow them as food for the students to take home.
GURA: Could you just walk us through what that experiment is designed to do and how it works?
DELANEY: So that experiment is designed to have students not only set up a scientific experiment and find data, but also that specific lesson is related to the climate change standard of showing how changes in climate can affect human activity. And so the change in climate of the amount of heat - which we would use a heat lamp on specific plants that are set aside in different parts of the room - as well as higher amounts of precipitation from just being watered more frequently than the other plants. So the students would see how many of these seeds germinated, how tall are the sprouts that come out of these seeds, as well as how many are there? And then since we do plant them outside afterwards, the ones that have germinated, we can also see, are they hardier if they grew under high heat, or are they hardier if they didn't grow underneath high heat? And how can that translate into what our farmers are experiencing right now in New Jersey?
GURA: Christa, I'm someone who, for the life of me, cannot grow tomatoes successfully.
DELANEY: OK.
GURA: If you are subjecting a plant to a lot more heat or giving it a lot more water, what does the plant look like? What effect does that have on tomato plants?
DELANEY: What - the students saw that when we overwatered our plants, that our seeds did not germinate because of the overwatering and that when we placed heat too close to our plants, we saw some germination occur and some didn't occur. So it was 50-50.
GURA: What has this challenge been like for educators like yourself to come up with these standards to think about how to make this resonant, not just for high schoolers, but for students at the middle-school and elementary-school levels?
DELANEY: I think that really touches on a burden that's put on teachers to come up with lessons related to standards. And how can we lessen that burden? If a teacher already has a ready-made lesson with accompanying materials - so worksheets, teacher slides, rubrics - then it really helps the teacher to understand the content, especially if they're not comfortable with it. Let's say they're a art teacher in third grade - maybe not really comfortable with the content, but once they have that lesson, they can look through it and then they can present it to their students.
GURA: Christa, what sort of difference do you think it's going to make having these climate change standards in place in the curriculum in New Jersey?
DELANEY: I think it makes all the difference. I think that, No. 1, it says that climate change is something that New Jersey is really focused on - how to find solutions and how to mitigate the effects of climate change. And we are a coastal state, so we really will see the effects of climate change. And the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection put out a report in 2020 that really highlighted all the different areas that would be affected - from agriculture to our shellfish industry to just flooding events. And once you look at that big picture, you see how important it is to teach students about climate change, and - so they are better prepared for the future.
GURA: Christa Delaney teaches AP environmental science at Egg Harbor Township High School in New Jersey. Christa, thank you very much for joining us.
DELANEY: Thank you so much.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Venzee Technologies Inc. (TSXV: VENZ) (OTCQB: VENZF) ("Venzee'' or the "Company"), the artificial intelligence platform for product data transfer, announced today financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.
Reflected in the results are expenditure reductions related to changes in the Company's approach to sales and marketing. According to Venzee COO Peter Montross, "Maturation of go-to-market plans with key partners have allowed us to build more reliable sales and revenue plans with substantially less internal sales and marketing personnel."
Driven by capital market challenges, during the quarter, the Company also implemented a number of cost-cutting measures. These measures were implemented beginning in March 2022 and were fully effective in May. The reduction of cash burn is shown in the statement of cash flows when comparing "Cash used in operating activities" in Q1F2022 to Q2F2022.
Q1F2022 had a cash usage over $900,000 and Q2F2022 was below $400,000. The Company expects further reduction in cash usage in Q3F2022.
Revenue for the quarter reflected continued use of the Company's Mesh Connector™ product by two key partners progressing through operational testing with major retailers.
According to Venzee CEO John Abrams, "While user acceptance testing has taken longer than expected, our AI-driven content syndication advantage has proven highly functional and is the real-world validation we needed to accelerate revenue growth. With deeply invested partners and associated strong go-to-market plans, we expect consistent revenue growth in the coming quarters."
The Company reports – as combined revenue – both one-time implementation charges and recurring monthly fees for its Mesh Connector™ product. Reflected in the results are minor revenue reductions associated with the end of one-time implementation charges. The financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 are as follows:
- Revenue for the three and six month period was $13,000 and $23,375 as compared to $13,595 and $22,345 from the previous year;
- Net loss for the three and six month period was $707,528 and $1,710,586 as compared to $889,109 and $1,538,281 from the previous year;
- Loss per share for the three and six month period was $0.00 and $0.01 as compared to $0.00 and $0.01 from the previous year.
In addition, the Company continued to receive funding support through its previously announced convertible debenture. Regarding the debenture funding, Mr. Abrams commented, "While global capital markets have seen unprecedented challenges this year, Venzee continued to attract investment to sustain operations and execute on the revenue growth opportunities in front of us."
The unaudited condensed interim financial statements and related Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) can be viewed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Venzee (TSXV: VENZ) (OTCQB: VENZF) is the leading artificial intelligence platform for product data used by global brands to speed time to market and create competitive supply chain advantages. Venzee's intelligent platform automates inefficient last-mile retail processes with a frictionless, machine-driven solution for sending and receiving product data.
Venzee believes intelligent supply chain functionality is inevitable and will significantly benefit growers, makers, brands, sellers, regulators, and consumers. Venzee is building the foundation for a future where seamless, accurate, automated data flow simplifies processes, removes friction, and creates value for all those that rely on the myriad of data and information surrounding any product, anywhere.
Venzee unlocks shareholder value by carrying out its mission to create intelligent technology that removes friction from the global supply chain. Its Mesh Connector™ product disrupts and displaces inefficient manual processes in favor of integrated, machine-driven solutions.
To learn more about the Venzee platform, visit venzee.com
Twitter: @usevenzee
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/venzee-inc/
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FC Dallas has announced a September friendly with Liga MX side Tigres UANL.
The ninth meeting between the two teams will take place in Frisco on Saturday, September 24 as both leagues break for the final FIFA international window before rosters are announced for November’s World Cup.
The game will be streamed via the FC Dallas website.
The teams previously contested the Rio Grande Plate in four two-legged competitions, but have never met in a competitive game. Dallas twice won the plate on penalty kicks in 2006 and 2011. Tigres won both legs in 2007 before retaining in 2008 via a shootout.
2006:
July 19 – FC Dallas 2-0 Tigres UANL
July 26 – Tigres UANL 2-0 FC Dallas – FCD wins 5-4 in PKs
2007:
July 7 – Tigres UANL 2-0 FC Dallas
July 11 – FC Dallas 0-2 Tigres UANL
2008:
Feb 20 – Tigres UANL 2-1 FC Dallas
Oct 14 – FC Dallas 3-2 Tigres UANL – TIG wins 3-1 in PKs
2011:
Mar 23 – Tigres UANL 2-1 FC Dallas
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Keno" game were:
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'I Feel Like I'm 25': Seahawks QB Geno Smith Reveals Key to Staying Fresh
Following the Seattle Seahawks final preseason game Friday, coach Pete Carroll officially named Geno Smith the team's starting quarterback headed into Week 1 against the Denver Broncos.
The 31-year-old had a leg up on experience over his competition Drew Lock, who will now serve as a reliable backup behind the 10-year vet.
But despite Smith's veteran-like feel, he says his lack of playing time over the years has ironically helped him become more physically prepared for a role as a full-time starter for the first time since 2014 with the New York Jets.
He spoke about this in a recent interview with SiriusXM.
"I think I've been able to play 10 years in the league because I've remained in great shape," Smith said. "I feel like I'm like 25, 24-years-old man, my body's still young. Haven't taken a ton of hits. It's really about just getting stronger. That's what I did."
By 31, many quarterbacks would understandably begin to feel the physical deterioration their body naturally undergoes after years of getting hit.
And when Smith joined the Seahawks in 2020, he sat behind a guy that seemed destined to turn this notion completely on its head. Longtime Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson had never missed a game in his 10-year career - until last season when he finally did.
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Wilson suffered a Week 5 finger injury that kept him out for three games, as his absence seemingly set Smith up for an opportunity to show he could still start in this league. The Seahawks elected to keep him around after trading Wilson rather than drafting or signing a new project at signal-caller.
Smith saw his opportunity and buckled down for the shot he'd been waiting for. Adding Lock to the equation via the Wilson trade made things more unpredictable, but Smith's preparation remained sound.
"I worked extremely hard during the offseason," he said. "And it's not like I'm just saying this just to say it, but I always prepare as if something's gonna happen and I'm gonna be starting ... This offseason, I guess the expectations were different, but as far as my training and everything else, it remained the same."
Smith will now get a chance to prove to Carroll that he made the right choice when Wilson and the Broncos come to Lumen Field on Monday, Sept. 12 in a highly-anticipated season-opening matchup.
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LAPD facing challenges as department is down 800 officers, city sees rise in homicides, robberies
LOS ANGELES - The Hollywood Walk of Fame – known across the globe as one of the most famous streets, adorned in the names of the rich and famous.
But lately, Hollywood is beginning to become synonymous with crimes. On Monday, we buckled up with LAPD to find out what's really going down.
"For the most part, Hollywood is relatively safe," said Los Angeles Police Department Captain Ray Valois.
Capt. Valois broke down crime stats in the Hollywood area for FOX 11. He said rapes and aggravated assaults are down compared to last year. On the other hand, homicides have doubled and robberies have become a consistent theme of Hollywood – up about 15%.
"You’ll have a victim walking back to their car, maybe from a night out, and a suspect will come up behind them with a gun and say, ‘Give me all your money.’ Those are the ones that concern me the most and those are what I believe we had a spike in," Capt. Valois said.
Capt. Valois says it's important for Angelenos and visitors to be aware of street lighting, especially at night.
"There’s not a great deal of lighting on this street. So you’ll have people who enjoy the clubs but then when they walk back to their cars it is dark, they’re by themselves," He said, describing parts of Selma Avenue. "Be aware of your surroundings. Have your situational awareness."
As FOX 11 did a ride-along down Hollywood Boulevard, Capt. Valois said LAPD's biggest challenge is manpower. He said the entire department is down about 800 officers.
For example, Hollywood had a typical 26 officers deployed Monday morning. Twenty officers were at the scene of a shootout on Hollywood Boulevard at 1 a.m. that killed a teenager.
RELATED: Teen killed in shootout near Hollywood Walk of Fame
"We had no units available this morning," Capt. Valois recalled.
"What happens if something else happens?" asked FOX 11's Hailey Winslow.
"We go outside the division," Capt. Valois said.
He estimates it'll take about five years to fully replace the officers they lost. In the meantime, Capt. Valois is urging visitors and locals to be aware of their surroundings.
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Jack Hayward of Derby, Vt., passed away at Elderwood Hospice in Burlington, Vt. at the age of 79. He was born in New London, Conn. on Feb. 9, 1943 to the late John Francis Hayward Sr. and Lucille T. Thibodeau Hayward. Jack is survived by his wife of 52 years, Rachael Gaboriault Hayward of Derby, Vt. formerly of Island Pond, Vt. Their only child, Shane Travis Hayward, died November 1976 at the age of three.
Jack was an original member of St. Mary’s Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps for several years. He was a Vietnam Veteran, serving in the Special Forces from 1964-1967. While living in Claremont he worked for Sturn Ruger in Newport. He became proprietor of the Exit 8 Bar in Ascutney and a Truck Stop in Lancaster, N.H. Later, he opened a day care center in Moultonborough, N.H. and his greatest joy was cooking all the meals for the children. He indeed was a great cook! Later moving to Derby, he would watch does give birth to fawns and also enjoyed seeing other wild animals on his property. He loved New England!
He is survived by his sister Carole Ann Dunlap-Kane and husband High (Skip) Kane of Show Low, Ariz., niece LuAnn Fabian of El Segundo, Calif. her four children and six grandchildren, niece Renay and husband Jim Stefanik of Chandler, Ariz. and their two children, niece Carolee and husband Steve Sandrolini of Queen Creek, Ariz. and their son. Aunt Rita (Hayward) Hague of Louisville, Ky. and Uncle Charles (Andy) Carter of Elizabethtown, Ky., formerly of Claremont, and several cousins.
Jack’s ashes will eventually be buried with son Shane in St. Mary’s cemetery in Claremont. At his prior request services were not performed at this time.
Special heartfelt thanks to Bill and Elana Goggins for all that you did for Jack and continually do for Rachael.
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Sonali Phogat murder case: Confidential report sent to Haryana CM
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TIJUANA (Border Report) — Tired of living in fear and worried about being assaulted, robbed or kidnapped, migrants staying at the Agape Shelter in Tijuana have organized security patrols, taking turns watching the shelter and its doors day and night, seven days a week.
The shelter is one of the biggest in Northern Baja California state, with about 600 migrants staying there, most of whom are from the Mexican states of Guerrero and Michoacan.
Laura Tejeda, a migrant staying at the shelter, said the patrols began after they noticed more and more strangers lurking in and around the facility.
“A woman came into our room and she wanted to know where we were from, if we had any children, but she was never interested in talking about asylum or how to get it, which seemed odd,” Tejeda said in Spanish. “We asked her for her name, if she had any children, but all she would say is that she was from El Salvador, she just wanted to get information.”
Tejeda says fear and insecurity have worsened since the weekend of violence in Tijuana on Aug. 12, when a cartel set fire to dozens of cars and committed other acts of vandalism and looting throughout Northern Baja California.
Tejeda says they feel more vulnerable than ever.
She gladly takes on two to three-hour shifts with other migrants watching the shelter.
“We have men and women taking turns to watch the doors, the women work a couple of hours at a time, but the men take longer shifts and stay up till dawn.”
Araceli, who fled Michoacan, says the patrols are needed as they are living in constant fear.
“I came to this shelter seeking safety and now feel like I did before we got here,” said Araceli. “Before we got here we didn’t sleep out of fear, now we feel like we did then constantly watching our children … we fear that at any moment someone will come in and take our children, especially our young daughters.”
The man who runs the shelter, Albert Rivera, told Border Report the migrant patrols have unfortunately become necessary as he doesn’t have enough money to hire a security firm to work at the shelter all the time.
“My concern is smugglers,” he said. “They keep coming in, we had one person pretending to be a customs officer but he was just a smuggler.”
Rivera added he has asked local, state and federal officials to provide more safety and security at all shelters, not just his.
He claims the National Guard has promised to send more patrols to watch the shelter, but he doesn’t know when the cavalry will arrive.
In the meantime, Tejeda and the others will have to carry on with their volunteer security patrols.
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Finance Minister Miftah Ismail slammed Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister Taimur Jhagra on Monday, accusing him of lying to the public by claiming a letter in which Peshawar had said it cannot commit to a surplus due to this year’s floods was only sent to the federal government and not the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Last week, the provincial finance minister sent a letter addressed to Ismail, claiming that the devastation caused by the floods had changed the financial position of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and it could no longer provide a surplus as pledged to the IMF. The letter’s release came just a day after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Chaudhry Fawad Hussain had told a local journalist the party would try to pressure the incumbent government for early elections by damaging its efforts to secure the revival of an IMF loan that is widely seen as essential to achieve macroeconomic stability.
As public criticism mounted over the alleged attempt to derail the IMF program through the letter, Jhagra had claimed it was not sent to the IMF. In a posting on Twitter, he accused the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) of leaking the letter and scuttling its own deal with the global lender.
On Monday morning, audio tapes leaked to the press allegedly featuring PTI Senator Shaukat Tarin directing both Jhagra and Punjab Finance Minister Mohsin Leghari to pen letters withdrawing their commitment to the IMF. While Leghari—who has not penned any letter—questions if this could damage the state of Pakistan, Jhagra says he had never intended to retain any surplus as earlier agreed.
One of the prior conditions of reviving the IMF program was for all provinces to maintain a surplus, which had been committed earlier this year. Referring to the letter written by Jhagra as well as the audio leaks, Ismail alleged to journalists the KP minister had sent it to the IMF even before sending it to him. “I checked with them [IMF] within an hour [of receiving the letter] and they already had it,” he claimed. “Are we children? Am I mad? If you’re clever, can we not recognize it? And then you are defending it,” he said, saying ousted prime minister Imran Khan should beg the nation for forgiveness over such plans.
“Taimur Jhagra should resign and Shaukat Tarin should quit politics. Is this why you do politics?” he said, describing the PTI’s letter as “most shameful” and reflective of the “reality” of the party’s leadership. Urging PTI supporters to question Khan over whether Jhagra’s letter had been in the state’s interest, he said it was time to accept that the PTI leader was not bigger than Pakistan.
“Bring him [Khan] to power but not at the cost of Pakistan,” he said. “When they are writing letters against Pakistan’s interest, it is your [supporter] responsibility to say no. Consider Pakistan’s interest to be sacred. If Pakistan’s interest is not sacred to a person, he is not fit to govern the country,” he said, noting that Leghari had rightly questioned whether the state would be damaged with such a letter. “Nobody else asked this. Jhagra said I know IMF’s number 2 and I will give him the information. Did you become politicians for this?” he questioned, adding PTI’s Fawad had already unveiled this plan a day earlier. “Should Imran Khan [be allowed to] change Pakistan’s name to Bani Gala? Should we hang Pakistan on Imran Khan’s directives? Has Imran Khan become bigger than Pakistan? Are they not ashamed?” he said, referring to Khan’s estate in Islamabad.
Regretting that the PTI had sought to damage the country’s economy when it most needed funds to overcome the devastation caused by floods, Ismail reiterated that several politicians had advised against forming government after ousting Khan due to the mess his setup had left behind. Slamming the PTI for leaving the country at the brink of bankruptcy; reneging on an agreement with the IMF; and leaving a deficit of over Rs. 350 billion despite claiming it would be less than Rs. 25 billion, he said the PMLN had risked its “political capital” to take tough decisions and save the country from default.
“When I raise the price of petrol, Shaukat Tarin and Asad Umar criticize and people of my party join in as well. What choice did I have? Would we bankrupt the country to save our ministries? We would not have done that even in the opposition,” he said, noting the PTI had been invited by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to work on a charter of economy, but it had refused. “I do not want to use the word treason [but] is this what you are doing?” he said.
Relief efforts
Referring to Jhagra’s letter, which had claimed the federal government did not give money to the province for temporarily dislocated persons, Ismail said the request for funds had come without any explanation for why the money was needed. “Does the federal government give money on verbal requests or on notes and summaries?” he asked.
On the letter’s claims that the floods had changed the financial situation, Ismail said this was absolutely true and the government was aware of it. “You are telling us there are floods. Do we not know we will need more money? Will it not be mentioned in IMF’s conditions? But at least let [the EFF] be approved first,” he said, adding such discussions would occur in the weeks to come. “It’s been proven you wrote this two days prior to sabotage the IMF deal,” he added, stressing the federal government was always willing to discuss the concerns of any provincial government.
Summarizing the funding allocated for flood relief so far, he said the prime minister had announced Rs. 15 billion for Sindh; Rs. 7.5 billion for Balochistan; and had a pending demand of more than Rs. 100 billion. In this crisis, he said, PTI’s actions were especially condemnable.
To a question, the finance minister said the federal government would take concrete steps to uplift the living standards of the people of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa merged districts, adding all monies intended for them would be released. To another question, he said the government would consider importing vegetables and other edible items from India to help overcome the impact of the crops that had been destroyed in Pakistan due to floods. | https://www.newsweekpakistan.com/miftah-ismail-urges-pti-supporters-to-question-leadership-over-imf-deal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=miftah-ismail-urges-pti-supporters-to-question-leadership-over-imf-deal | 2022-08-30T01:35:40Z | https://www.newsweekpakistan.com/miftah-ismail-urges-pti-supporters-to-question-leadership-over-imf-deal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=miftah-ismail-urges-pti-supporters-to-question-leadership-over-imf-deal | true | 3 |
By HOWARD FENDRICH, The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Serena Williams is not ready to say goodbye just yet. Nor, clearly, are her fans.
In her first match at what is expected to be the last U.S. Open – and last tournament – of her remarkable playing career, Williams overcame a shaky start to overwhelm Danka Kovinic, 6-3, 6-3, on Monday night in a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium with an atmosphere more akin to a festival than a farewell.
Early, Williams was not at her best. There were double-faults. Other missed strokes, missed opportunities. She went up 2-0, but then quickly trailed 3-2. Then, suddenly, Williams looked a lot more like someone with six championships at Flushing Meadows and 23 Grand Slam titles in all.
She rolled through the end of that opening set, capping it with a service winner she reacted to with clenched fists and her trademark cry of “Come on!” The more than 23,000 in attendance rose for a raucous standing ovation. There would be more, as Williams carried that terrific level into the second set against Kovinic, a 27-year-old from Montenegro.
Williams will next face No. 2 seed Anett Kontveit of Estonia on Wednesday.
And, there seems no doubt, they will come again to the U.S. Open from far and wide for Serena – no last name required, befitting someone as much an icon as superstar athlete – eager to see her play or, if not lucky enough to hold the right ticket, hoping for an autograph, a glance at her practicing or merely the chance to breathe the same Flushing Meadows air as her.
As thousands waited in lines to enter the tournament grounds hours before her match, then headed to smaller courts for earlier action or simply milled around, waiting and wading in the palpable excitement, no one present could know for sure how many more opportunities there will be for any of it. Folks were there to watch, or just think about watching, Williams swing her racket.
And they were there to honor her and show appreciation for what she’s done on the court and off.
At about 6:15 p.m. ET, Williams made the short walk to the practice courts beside Arthur Ashe Stadium for a half-hour hitting session to warm up. Folks packing the bleachers above the practice area greeted her with shrieks of “Serenaaaaa!” on her way in, and again yelled on her way out, receiving a wave of her racket as acknowledgment before Williams strode, lips pursed, back into the stadium.
About 45 minutes after that, the match began and it was as clear as ever that she means a lot to a lot of people. As a tennis player. As a woman. As an African American. As a mother. As a businesswoman.
“When she started out, female athletes weren’t getting recognized. She’s done so much,” said Quintella Thorn, a 68-year-old from Columbus, Georgia, making her eighth trip to the U.S. Open. “And now, she’s …”
“Evolving,” chimed in Thorn’s friend, Cora Monroe, 72, of Shreveport, Louisiana, which she noted is where Richard Williams – the father of Serena and sister Venus, and the central figure in the Oscar-winning film “King Richard” – is from, too.
That word, “evolving,” is the one Williams said she preferred to the more commonly used “retirement” when she wrote in an essay for Vogue released about three weeks ago that she was ready to concentrate on having a second child (her daughter, Olympia, turns 5 on Thursday) and her venture capital firm.
Olympia wore white beads in her hair on Monday, a nod to her mom’s hairstyle when she won her first U.S. Open in 1999 at age 17.
While Williams did not exactly declare that the U.S. Open definitively would be her last tournament – she also is entered in doubles with Venus, who is 42 and a seven-time major singles champ herself – she has made it sound as if it will be.
“Once Serena announced she would play the U.S. Open, we sold out in a nanosecond for Monday night and Tuesday night. You can see on the secondary market, the get-in price is $230. I saw $5,800 for a courtside seat this evening. Look, this is a historic moment for the Williams family, for Serena and our sport,” said Stacey Allaster, the tournament director of the American Grand Slam event. “It is so difficult to really capture what Serena and Venus have done for the sport of tennis. They have transformed our sport. They’ve made us more inclusive. And they’ve transcended sports.”
Which is why Monday mattered more than the usual Day 1 at a major tournament. And why the daily program did not make mention of any other of the dozens of athletes in action, showing instead a montage of six images of Williams holding her six U.S. Open trophies above the title: “Serena Williams, A Legacy of Greatness.” And why there was a sense of less importance for matches involving other elite players such as past U.S. Open champions Bianca Andreescu, Andy Murray, Daniil Medvedev and Dominic Thiem, or French Open finalist Coco Gauff, an 18-year-old American.
Kriti Kamath, a 9-year-old from Boston, toted an oversized yellow tennis ball in hopes of gathering some signatures – perhaps even after Williams’ planned pre-match hitting session in the evening, before her contest – as she walked outside Ashe with her mother, Neethor Shenoy.
Shenoy has told her daughter, who plays tennis, about Williams’ significance.
“She’s very motivated. She’s very driven. And she’s an inspiration to all women; all colored women, particularly,” Shenoy said. “She’s giving a kids a positive path to follow.”
Mom said she’s been traveling from Boston to New York for the U.S. Open since 2004; this was Kriti’s first day of competition, but they were on site earlier in the week for “Fan Week.” The U.S. Tennis Association said more than 90,000 free online passes were downloaded for that run-up to the main-draw action, an increase of more than 35% from the last pre-pandemic tournament in 2019.
The USTA said it sold more than 16,500 tickets for the tournament on the day Williams revealed her intentions, more than in the previous seven days combined. That included more than 4,600 for Monday night alone, making it a sellout.
Monroe and Thorn said they have tickets for both the daytime and nighttime sessions, which are sold separately, for each of the tournament’s initial three days.
On Monday, both were wearing blue T-shirts: Monroe’s was emblazoned with “Serena” four times in different shades of purple; Thorn’s carried a black-and-white photo of Williams beside the words “Greatest Female Athlete” – with “Female” crossed out.
Monroe said she admires the Williams sisters “just for how they have carried themselves; they are an inspiration,” and that she and Thorn couldn’t wait to be in the stadium for Williams vs. Kovinic.
“Serena’s going to win tonight,” Monroe said. ”So we’ll see her Wednesday when she plays again.”
MEDVEDEV ADVANCES, HALEP STUNNED
Daniil Medvedev had an easy start to his U.S. Open title defense, beating Stefan Kozlov, 6-2, 6-4, 6-0, on Monday.
Simona Halep had another early exit, this one coming in a memorable first tour-level win for Ukrainian Daria Snigur.
Snigur upset the No. 7 seed, 6-2, 0-6, 6-4, then struggled through tears to explain what the victory meant to her family and her country, which is at war with Russia.
On the same Arthur Ashe Stadium court where that night Serena Williams was set to begin what could be the final tournament of her career, the top-seeded Medvedev looked just as strong as he did in sweeping past Novak Djokovic in last year’s final for his first major title.
Medvedev advanced to face Arthur Rinderknech of France. The Russian is trying to become the first repeat champion at the U.S. Open since Roger Federer won five straight from 2004-08.
“I need to be at my best on Wednesday and I’m going to try to make it,” Medvedev said.
Andy Murray was another early winner, 10 years after winning the first of his three Grand Slam titles in Flushing Meadows. He had one of the first upsets of the tournament by beating No. 24 seed Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3.
“It seems like a long time ago,” Murray said of his victory over Djokovic in 2012. “A lot’s happened since then in my career.”
Djokovic couldn’t travel to the tournament this year because he isn’t vaccinated against COVID-19.
Many fans arriving for the day session at the final Grand Slam event of the season were focused on Williams’ night match.
Coco Gauff wasn’t going to miss it, saying she was going to change plans and attend instead of watching on TV in her hotel room.
“As I thought about it, I was, like, I have to watch,” the 18-year-old American said after her straight-sets victory. “I’m excited and, you know, it’s not often we watch live matches, to be honest.”
Williams figured to face more comfortable conditions after a hot start under a sunny sky in Flushing Meadows. Leading 3-0 in the third set, Medvedev told the chair umpire he wanted a bag of ice so he could put it on his head.
“It was pretty hot today and humid,” Medvedev said. “I see the other guys coming from five-setters in the locker room, pretty red faces. That’s also fun in a way sometimes to get through these conditions. Even today, the match was maybe not that intensive and long, but, yeah, I sweated a lot and it was not easy.”
Snigur was playing her first match in the main draw of a Grand Slam. The 20-year-old wore a ribbon in the blue and yellow colors of Ukraine’s flag on her chest, and she put her hands around it after finishing off the victory.
She played last week in the “Tennis Plays for Peace Exhibition” to raise money to aid Ukraine. That was on Louis Armstrong Stadium, which may have calmed her nerves a bit when she was sent back out onto the same court Monday.
“I think it helped me because I was here in ‘Tennis Plays for Peace’ and I think it helped me a little bit,” Snigur said as she fought through tears during an on-court interview.
Halep had won 19 of her last 22 matches and recently returned to the top 10, but the U.S. Open has been the most challenging major for the two-time Grand Slam champion. She is 21-11 in New York and has lost in the first round of three of her last five appearances.
Bianca Andreescu, the 2019 U.S. Open champion, needed three sets to get past Harmony Tan, the French player who beat Williams in the first round at Wimbledon.
Two other past champions had short stays. Dominic Thiem, the 2020 champion who missed last year because of injury, fell to Pablo Carreño Busta in four sets. The 2016 winner, Stan Wawrinka, retired from his match against Corentin Moutet after losing a second-set tiebreaker. He has been plagued by injuries in recent years.
No. 29 seed Tommy Paul overcame the heat to outlast Bernabe Zapata Miralles, 4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-0, 7-5, in 3 hours, 10 minutes. Fellow American Sebastian Korda also got his first win at his home Slam, beating Facundo Bagnis in four sets.
Another American advanced in an upset, with J.J. Wolf ousting No. 16 seed Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets.
Also, Wu Yibing became the first Chinese man to win a U.S. Open match in the professional era, upsetting No. 31 seed Nikoloz Basilashvili, 6-3, 6-4, 6-0. He had played his way into the field through the qualifying tournament, joining countryman and fellow qualifier Zhang Zhizhen as the first Chinese men in the U.S. Open main draw since the open era began in 1968.
Zhang lost his first-round match.
Third-seeded Maria Sakkari and No. 17 Caroline Garcia were among the early winners on the women’s side, with Sakkari overcoming Wimbledon semifinalist Tatjana Maria in three sets.
More to come on this story.
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2K Games and developer Hangar 13 have announced that a fourth game in the mafia franchise is in Development. Over the course of this year, we’ve heard several rumors about the supposed Mafia 4, which should tell a story that takes place before the first game.
Although the studio has confirmed the development, we don’t yet have great details about its story or the time period in which the game takes place.
In a new interview published on the official Mafia game website, Roman Hladík, general manager of the Hangar 13 studio, revealed that the next game in the series is on the way. Hladík, who has worked on all titles in the Mafia franchise, made it clear that the project’s development is still in the early stages and should take some time to launch.
The announcement comes in conjunction with the franchise’s 20th anniversary celebration, so it’s good to see the franchise continue into the future.
Work has started on an all-new Mafia project
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I’m happy to confirm that we’ve started work on an entirely new Mafia project! While we’re a few years away and can’t share anything else right now, we’re really excited to continue working on this beloved franchise and entertain our players with new stories.
In addition to the announcement about the new game, the developer also announced that it will distribute it for free on PC through Steam. The promotion is valid between the 1st and 5th of September. See more details about the game below:
Minimum requirements:
- OS: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor: 1.4 GHz or faster
- Memory: 2 GB of RAM
- Video Card: DirectX 9.0 compatible 3D graphics card
- Storage: 3 GB available space
The game will be available at this link.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico confirmed Monday that a “lucha libre” wrestler had been found dead over the weekend in the north-central state of Guanajuato.
The state prosecutors’ office said the body of a wrestler known as “Maremoto,” or “Tidal Wave,” had been found dumped behind a National Guard barracks Saturday in the city of Irapuato.
And local professional wrestling promotors cancelled a planned match Sunday, citing the death of “Maremoto” and another wrestler known by his ring name, “Lepra,” or “Leprosy.”
“Out of respect for the relatives of our colleagues Lepra and Maremoto, and as a sign of mourning, our event Sunday Aug. 28 is cancelled,” match promotors Promociones Freseros Brothers said in statement.
The prosecutors' office had earlier confirmed the death of “Lepra." Local media gave his real name as Salvador Garcia, and said he may have worked a day job in the municipal government of Irapuato.
Because the sport is not well-paid, at least at the local level, many wrestlers work day jobs.
Both men were reported abducted in Irapuato last week.
Over the weekend, photos circulated on social media of a banner signed by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel that was found near one of the bodies.
The banner accused the two men — along with a third wrestler known by his stage name “Juventud Rebelde” who was gunned down in May — of working for a rival gang. The Jalisco cartel is known by its initials, CJNG.
“To the colleagues of the Lucha Libre profession, the CJNG has nothing against you personally,” the banner read. “The events involving ”Juventud Rebelde 'Jerry', Lepra Salvador and Maremoto were direct attacks."
The banner claimed they were involved with the Santa Rosa de Lima gang, which has been fighting turf battles against the Jalisco cartel in Guanajuato for years.
Lucha libre has suffered in recent years, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, when almost all matches were cancelled, and an unusually high number if wrestlers died of COVID-19. But unlike norteño musicians, lucha libre wrestlers had until now largely escaped drug cartel violence.
Lucha libre wrestling is a quintessentially Mexican pastime. It’s the second most-followed sport in the country, after soccer.
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HONOKAA, Hawaii (AP) — A child was found dead of a gunshot wound at a Hawaii Boy Scout camp in what police described as an accident.
Police on the Big Island did not disclose the child's age in a news release about the incident Monday.
Patrol officers responded to the Camp Honokaia Boy Scout Camp on Sunday afternoon for a report of an unconscious child after a shooting incident, police said.
Police and firefighters found the lifeless child near the rifle range with what appeared to be a single gunshot wound, police said.
He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Interviews with all children and adults who were present are ongoing, police said.
“At this time, police do not suspect foul play in the child's death,” police said.
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WASHINGTON — First lady Jill Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Monday and will return to Washington on Tuesday, nearly a week after she came down with a “rebound” case of the coronavirus.
Her communications director, Elizabeth Alexander, announced the negative test in a statement Monday night.
Jill Biden had been isolating at her family's house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, since testing positive on Aug. 24, and at the time, her spokesperson said she was not experiencing any symptoms. She first tested positive for the virus on Aug. 15, when she and President Joe Biden were vacationing in Kiawah Island, South Carolina.
The president, who had his own back-to-back cases of COVID-19, was identified as a close contact of his wife and the White House said he was undergoing more frequent testing for the virus as a precaution. While Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines called for Biden to wear a face covering in close proximity to others indoors, he was seen without a mask hugging and taking selfies with supporters during an indoor rally on Thursday in the Washington suburbs.
Jill Biden, 71, and her husband, 79, have been twice-vaccinated and twice-boosted with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. She had been prescribed the antiviral drug Paxlovid, which has proven to be highly effective at preventing serious disease and death among those at highest risk from COVID-19. A minority of those prescribed the drug have experienced a rebound case of the virus a few days after their initial recovery.
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(The Hill) – President Biden will deliver a primetime speech from Philadelphia on Thursday about protecting democracy during which he will warn that Americans’ rights and freedoms are “under attack,” according to a White House official.
Biden’s speech outside Independence National Historical Park on Thursday evening will revive his 2020 campaign theme of fighting for the “soul of the nation,” according to the White House advisory, and is a sign of his message to voters coming into focus just two months out from the midterm elections.
“He will speak about how the core values of this nation – our standing in the world, our democracy – are at stake,” the White House official said. “He will talk about the progress we have made as a nation to protect our democracy, but how our rights and freedoms are still under attack. And he will make clear who is fighting for those rights, fighting for those freedoms, and fighting for our democracy.”
Biden has begun to more forcefully criticize Republican candidates on the ballot in November, last week describing those who align themselves with former President Trump as threats to democracy and accusing them of embracing “semi-fascism.”
“The MAGA Republicans don’t just threaten our personal rights and economic security. They’re a threat to our very democracy,” Biden said at a rally in Maryland last Thursday, referring to Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan. “They refuse to accept the will of the people. They embrace, embrace political violence. They don’t believe in democracy.”
An NBC News poll released earlier this month found that a plurality of voters rank threats to democracy as the most important issue facing the country — a larger percentage than those who single out cost of living.
It’s unclear whether Biden plans to explicitly mention Trump during his Thursday address, but plans for the speech suggest he’ll at least allude to the former president and his false claims about the 2020 election.
Biden is increasing his domestic travel and is slated to travel to Pennsylvania — a key swing state — three times in the next week. He’ll visit Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday to discuss combatting gun violence and on Monday he’ll attend Labor Day festivities in Pittsburgh.
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Officials: 17-year-old killed, 6 others injured after semi rear-ends bus carrying students
SANDERS, Ariz. (AZFamily/Gray News) – A 17-year-old girl is dead and six others are injured after a school shuttle van carrying 23 people was rear-ended by a semi-truck in Arizona Sunday morning, according to authorities.
State troopers responded to the crash which occurred near Sanders on I-40 around 9:30 a.m.
Investigators said traffic had slowed in the area after a rollover crash that morning. They said the school bus was slowing down when the semi-truck rear-ended it. The bus was pushed into a van directly in front of it and created a three-car pile up, according to AZFamily.
Police identified the teen girl as Kiarra Alma Gordon, a student at Holbrook Indian School, and said she died from her injuries in the crash. Officials said three others on the school van were hurt, but not seriously.
School officials said six students were treated at a hospital in Flagstaff. Three were released Monday while the other three remain hospitalized in stable condition. The school said trauma therapy counselors and chaplains are assisting students and staff.
The students were heading to Window Rock, the capital of the Navajo Nation, for a field trip when the accident took place.
The school released a statement on Facebook following the incident which said it was “a very sad day for the Holbrook Indian School community” and that their concerns were now for their parents and families as they all work to grieve the events.
Officials said they are continuing to investigate the crash.
Kiarra’s family has established a memorial fund for her. The details can be found here.
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Chinese scientists successfully create world’s first mammal with fully reprogrammed genes
Chinese scientists have successfully recombined a mouse’s chromosomes to create the world’s first mammal with fully reprogrammed genes.
Using the gene-editing tool CRISPR, researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing broke down the chromosomes into different segments and rearranged them in different combinations to create a new package of genes, resulting in the mouse called “Xiao Zhu” (Little Bamboo).
The paper, published in the academic journal Science on Thursday, revealed that the research team accomplished the first-ever modification of genes in mammals on a scale big as chromosomes.
Chromosomes, which hold DNA in a cell’s nuclei, break apart and recombine naturally via a complicated and delicate process. In the past, humans have only succeeded in replicating the process in a lab with single-cell organisms like yeast.
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“Mammalian genomes are much more complex than yeast genomes, and complete chromosomal rearrangements in mammals have remained unsuccessful,” Li Wei, study lead author and Institute of Zoology researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was quoted as saying.
Errors during such separation and fusion of chromosomes in natural conditions occasionally result in cancer and other serious conditions.
When Li and his colleagues manipulated the chromosomes by stitching together two very long pieces of a chromosome, they also made some mistakes that resulted in either death in the produced mice or specimens with deformities or weird behaviors.
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Using shorter chromosomes and reducing the total number of chromosomes from 20 pairs to 19 enabled them to create a new karyotype in mice that appeared healthy and normal despite having completely different chromosomes from mice in nature.
“For the first time in the world, we have achieved complete chromosomal rearrangement in mammals, making a new breakthrough in synthetic biology,” Li was quoted as saying. “This research is a breakthrough in bioengineering technology, helping to understand the impact of large-scale remodeling of mammalian chromosomes, and to gain a deeper understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind growth and development, reproductive evolution, and even the creation of a species.”
The reprogrammed mice were able to mate and bear offspring with normal mice, suggesting that artificial changes can be passed through generations.
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The mice, however, reproduced at a much lower rate than standard lab mice due to an abnormality in how chromosomes separated after alignment.
According to the scientists, their breakthrough could potentially lead to cures for conditions such as infertility and diseases like cancer, as it allows researchers to observe and control the chromosomes in the cells of mammals.
In 2018, Southern University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC) Associate Professor He Jiankui drew near-universal criticism for creating the world’s first gene-edited babies using CRISPR. He was released from prison in April this year after being sentenced in January 2020 for deliberately violating China’s biomedical regulations.
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The art of making tule boats had been lost for generations due to forced assimilation in missions and residential boarding schools
In the shallow bay waters along the shore at Silver Strand State Beach on Saturday, small stingrays flitted back and forth as children played nearby in the sand.
A few yards away, a large group of people stood around picnic tables covered with log-shaped bundles of tule reeds as Kumeyaay Community College director and professor Stan Rodriguez demonstrated the next steps in traditional tule boat construction.
“What you’re looking for is symmetry,” he said, while weaving together a set of three, eight-foot-long bundles of tule with cordage.
There were already about 40 completed, handmade boats lining the shore, but Rodriguez, of the Santa Ysabel Band of the Iipay Nation, had a goal to reach 50. Some of the boats were preserved and repaired from last year’s boating event, but more than half had been built throughout the prior week by KCC students, Kumeyaay community members, tribal leaders and volunteers.
The effort was all in preparation to launch the tule boats into the San Diego Bay Saturday afternoon as part of Kumeyaay Community College’s mission to revitalize the language, history and culture of the tribe.
Following Rodriguez’s instruction, groups comprised of both adults and children got to work, all hoping to meet his challenge of beating last year’s record for finishing a boat — 15 minutes. As they began, one little boy exclaimed he was going to set a new record.
As natural a scene as Saturday’s tule boat launch was, it wasn’t too long ago that such an event would’ve seemed nearly impossible. Years of forced assimilation in the Spanish Catholic mission system and American residential boarding schools for Indigenous children nearly wiped out the traditional Kumeyaay knowledge needed to make crafts like these.
Sycuan Cultural Center Director Jaime LaBrake said that between the history of genocide against Indigenous people and the relocation of local tribes to rocky, inland reservations, they lacked the necessary natural resources and many of these traditions were lost.
A member of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, LaBrake said it wasn’t common to learn about tribal traditions and history at home when he was growing up. Raised in a family of eight children, LaBrake said his mom would hide their Kumeyaay identity so she could get hired and provide for their household.
“She had to tell her employers that she was Hispanic or a different ethnicity just have a chance at working,” LaBrake said.
Fortunately, groups of Kumeyaay living in Baja California retained the tule boat-building tradition, so Rodriguez was able to learn from them to share it with community members in San Diego County.
Making tule boats is not a simple process, as the bulk of necessary supplies can’t be be purchased in a store. The tule must be harvested from freshwater marshes in a sustainable way. Each year, the group collects the reeds by giving different sections of it a “haircut,” encouraging the plants there to grow back thicker the next year and enriching the water with fresh oxygen, which benefits the marsh fish.
“We’re showing that when we take care of it, it’s not only a renewable resource, but it’s sustainable,” said Rodriguez, who teaches Kumeyaay language and cultural courses at KCC and its partner, Cuyamaca College. “That goes to our own native epistemology or organic science that many people have discounted.”
Once harvested, the buoyant tule reeds are wrapped around willow branches, which give each bundle rigidity, and then tied off with thin twine to hold them together. Next, at least three bundles varying in length from about six feet to nine feet are tied together with a thicker rope to form the hull of the boat.
The people from diverse cultural backgrounds who attended Saturday’s tule boat launch — ha kwaiyo asooq weno, in Kumeyaay — gave many reasons why they were inspired to participate. Some, like members of a local Boy Scout troop, wanted to learn more about Kumeyaay traditions. Others, like John Araujo from the Quechua tribe, saw it as a way to connect with their culture.
The Quechua — who are native to the Andes Mountains in South America — also build boats from reeds, such as those that can be seen floating on Lake Titicaca on the border of Peru and Bolivia.
“The more that you dig into Indigenous history in the Americas, the more you see how deeply connected we are,” Araujo said. “We’ve coexisted and lived alongside each other for literally thousands of years — you just see all the little connections that we have to each other.”
Skylar Beasley of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation volunteered with the effort as part of her continuous dedication to learning more of her tribe’s cultural practices.
Although the Kumeyaay traditionally traveled in tule boats down rivers to the ocean to fish and hunt whales, Beasley said she and her family didn’t spend much time in the water.
“There has been a separation from the water,” she said. “I have elders in my family who don’t know how to swim. They just never learned because we weren’t close to the water anymore.”
As Beasley learns more about the traditions, regaining lost aspects of tribal maritime culture has been important to her. Recently, she started fishing with her boyfriend, Thomas Morales of the Te-Moak Tribe of the Western Shoshone. But until Saturday, they had only ever fished on the shore or from motorized boats.
In preparation for Saturday’s boat launch, Beasley and Morales both volunteered in late July to harvest tule, then helped build the boats last week. On Saturday, the pair represented San Diego State University during a race against representatives from other local colleges.
Being out on the bay, Beasley said all she could hear was the peaceful sound of gentle waves and people laughing or chatting on the other boats instead of the loud sound of a running motor.
“I feel like it definitely helps support this greater movement to bring Kumeyaay people back to the coast,” Beasley said.
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CHICAGO (AP) — A major Midwestern oil refinery shut down by a fire should reopen in the next few days, its operators said, and industry experts said the brief shutdown is unlikely to have a major effect on gas prices in the region. BP said Monday that it expects to resume refinery operations “in the coming days,” and that the company “has deployed all available resources and is working around the clock to bring the Whiting refinery back to normal operations as soon as safely possible.” Whiting Refinery provides about a quarter of the gasoline, jet fuel and diesel used by Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois, according to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office. | https://gorgenewscenter.com/2022/08/29/indiana-refinery-fire-not-expected-to-hit-gas-prices-much/ | 2022-08-30T02:04:32Z | https://gorgenewscenter.com/2022/08/29/indiana-refinery-fire-not-expected-to-hit-gas-prices-much/ | true | null |
Auburn center Nick Brahms ends career because of injury
Published: Aug. 29, 2022 at 9:07 PM CDT|Updated: 8 minutes ago
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn center Nick Brahms is calling it quits on his playing career because of lingering knee problems.
Tigers coach Bryan Harsin announced the veteran starter’s decision on Monday, five days before Auburn’s opener against Mercer.
Brahms is a sixth-year senior who started 33 games over the past four seasons.
Brahms missed the Birmingham Bowl after knee surgery.
Tate Johnson is listed as the starter for the opener after failing to get into a game last season.
Harsin says Brahms will continue to help the offensive linemen at practice.
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Serena Williams puts retirement on hold with US Open win
The tennios great beat Danka Kovinic 6-3, 6-3 in New York
Serena Williams put her retirement on hold as she made it into the second round of the US Open in New York with a straight sets win over Danka Kovinic.
Williams, who has won the event six times, beat the 27-year-old from Montenegro 6-3, 6-3, on Monday night in the first match of her farewell tour.
The 40-year-old tennis legend has won 23 Major titles over her illustrious 27-year professional career, one short of the record held by Margaret Court, and has said she will “evolve away from tennis.”
Williams was watched on from the stands by her husband Alexis Ohanian and daughter Olympia and was cheered on by a raucous Queens crowd.
Olympia, wearing a matching outfit to her mum, took pictures with her camera as Serena walked onto the Arthur Ashe Stadium court, wearing a sparkling skirt.
Former president Bil Clinton was also in the stands, sitting next to talk show host and sex therapist, Dr Ruth Westheimer.
“They’re really involved in some sort of… She’s giving him advice,” co-analyst Chris Evert said. “She just gave him advice. Yep, ‘you shouldn’t be doing that.’”
Other celebrities in attendance included Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, Spike Lee and Queen Latifah, Hugh Jackman, actress Rebel Wilson, boxer Mike Tyson, Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn and designer Vera Wang.
After seeming to deal with nerves early on and struggling with her serve, Williams eventually took control of the opening set and took it 6-3.
Williams then broke her opponent in the fifth game of the second set to take full charge and went on to close the 1hr 40min match out with a 6-3 second set.
She will play again on Wednesday against second seed Anett Kontveit of Estonia, and also plans to play in the doubles competition with sister Venus.
Following the match, Billie Jean King took to the court to pay tribute to Williams and thanked her for what she has meant to woman, particularly women of colour.
After a video narrated by Oprah Winfrey, Serena was interviewed on the court by journalist Gayle King.
“I feel so comfortable on this court and everyone here, I just want to do my best and that is all I can do. The crowd was crazy, they really helped pull me through,” Williams said.
She said it had been “a very hard decision” to retire and that she loved to still play “as it keeps you fit, that’s a bonus.”
“I have a family and there are other chapters in life, I call it an evolution.”
And she added: “I want people to be inspired by my story, I am from Compton, California. We made it.”
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bitCNY (BITCNY) traded down 0.2% against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 21:00 PM Eastern on August 29th. In the last week, bitCNY has traded down 1.3% against the U.S. dollar. One bitCNY coin can currently be purchased for about $0.15 or 0.00000726 BTC on major exchanges. bitCNY has a total market capitalization of $4.14 million and approximately $1.81 million worth of bitCNY was traded on exchanges in the last day.
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- JUMPN (JST) traded down 54% against the dollar and now trades at $5.46 or 0.00018651 BTC.
- Tarality (TARAL) traded up 0.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0008 or 0.00000004 BTC.
- Bitsubishi (BITSU) traded up 21.7% against the dollar and now trades at $575.89 or 0.02845071 BTC.
- The Web3 Project (WEB3) traded 213.7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $517.71 or 0.02213862 BTC.
- Tether (USDT) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004952 BTC.
- Sweet SOL (SSOL) traded 600.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- XRP (XRP) traded up 3.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.33 or 0.00001644 BTC.
- Wrapped Cardano (WADA) traded 4.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.45 or 0.00002221 BTC.
- Enegra (EGX) (EGX) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $165.87 or 0.00821367 BTC.
- Lido stETH (STETH) traded down 0.6% against the dollar and now trades at $2,947.45 or 0.07417648 BTC.
bitCNY Coin Profile
bitCNY’s genesis date was November 5th, 2015. bitCNY’s total supply is 28,245,600 coins. The official message board for bitCNY is bitsharestalk.org.
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Tue, 30 Aug 2022
Source: footballghana.com
New Ghana Premier League side, Seidu Abubakari has secured another signing as it continues to bring in players to augment the squad of the team.
In an official club statement, it says attacker Seidu Abubakari has been signed on a three-year deal.
The forward formerly played for Ebusua Dwarfs. He has been signed by Samartex FC and will have a big role to play for the top-flight league newcomers.
“Talented forward, Seidu Abubakari has completed his move to FC Samartex 1996 on a 3-year deal.
“Seidu last played for Ebusua Dwarfs in the Division One League,” FC Samartex announced on Monday afternoon.
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Celebrity Chefs Develop Beef Recipes to Help you Make the Most of Your Meals
The Beef. It's What's For Dinner. brand partners with celebrity chefs highlighting beef's versatility and culinary possibilities
DENVER, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It's no secret that everybody is looking for ways to save these days, and with that means getting creative in the kitchen. Luckily, beef's great versatility makes it easy with endless meal options from night one to leftovers. Making it even easier, six celebrity chefs have partnered with the Beef. It's What's For Dinner. brand, funded by the Beef Checkoff, for a new video series - "Making the Most of Your Meals" The series features the chefs as they create multiple meals from one delicious cut of beef.
Experience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/9023453-ncba-partners-with-celebrity-chefs-highlight-beef-versatility/
Chef Jordan Andino, Chef/Co-Owner of Flip Sigi and TV personality across shows on Food Network, Cooking Channel, and HBO Max, such as Selena + Chef, Late Night Eats and Jr. Chef Showdown, shares his Filipino Jamaican Oxtail recipe. Prized by many chefs in the U.S. and around the world, Oxtail is known for its richness and unrivaled taste and is sure to give the impression that your home cooked meal came from a high-end restaurant. And when it's time to serve up something new for dinner Andino's Oxtail Pappardelle recipe stuns, even if it's from the night before.
Winner of the James Beard Award for Rising Star Chef and winner of "The Final Table" on Netflix, Timothy Hollingsworth knows a thing or two about Tri-tip and his Santa Maria Tri-tip recipe takes the west coast favorite to the next level. Tri-tip roast's flavor and tenderness make it perfect for providing additional and tasty meals throughout the week. An easy go-to weeknight meal for Chef Hollingsworth is this Leftover Tri-tip Open-Faced Sandwich.
Known as the first female to win "Top Chef", Stephanie Izard knows it's important to start off the week with a filling and well-balanced meal. Chef Izard starts with a classic Beef and Broccoli dish, then takes leftovers to the next level with her Beef and Broccoli Steamed Buns. Broccoli and beef are always a perfect pair, but these steamed buns are the perfect example of taking one meal and turning it into something new and fun to stretch your leftovers.
From representing the U.S. on the world stage in 2000, to being a semifinalist for a James Beard Foundation Award, Chef Dawn Burrell is as talented in the kitchen as she is at the long jump. Burrell's Coconut Braised Short Ribs will leave you with fall off the bone beef for the next night. This tender cut of beef is ideal in Burrell's Short Rib Shito Fried Rice.
The Making the Most of Your Meals video series features all of these recipes and shows how easy it is to get creative with beef and make two dishes for the price of one. With so many versatile cuts of beef, it's easy to pick your favorite and get creative with basic pantry staples to make your own two act dish. To view these videos and recipes, as well as other leftover recipes, visit BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com.
About the Beef Checkoff
The Beef Checkoff Program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The Checkoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. States may retain up to 50 cents on the dollar and forward the other 50 cents per head to the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board, which administers the national checkoff program, subject to USDA approval.
About NCBA, a Contractor to the Beef Checkoff
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) is a contractor to the Beef Checkoff Program. The Beef Checkoff Program is administered by the Cattlemen's Beef Board, with oversight provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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SOURCE National Cattlemen's Beef Association
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WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, August 29, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
824 PM CDT Mon Aug 29 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR SCURRY...BORDEN...NORTHWESTERN HOWARD...NORTHEASTERN MARTIN AND
EASTERN DAWSON COUNTIES...
At 824 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles east of Snyder to near Ackerly, moving
southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Snyder, Lamesa, Ackerly, Gail, Fluvanna, Lamesa Municipal Airport, J
B Thomas Reservoir, Los Ybanez, Sparenberg, Randalls Corner, Arvana,
Winston Field, Knapp, Hancock, Tenmile, Vealmoor and Key.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of central Texas and north central Texas,
including the following counties, in central Texas, Comanche. In
north central Texas, Eastland.
* WHEN...Until 1130 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This
will likely cause urban and small stream flooding. Low lying
and/or poor drainage areas will experience minor flooding in
the advisory area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Eastland, Ranger, De Leon, Gorman, Rising Star and Carbon.
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JOHNSBURG – Connor Benz quickly had a feeling Johnsburg would have a high-scoring match against Woodstock on Monday.
The Skyhawks moved the ball down the field and created two shots on goal that Blue Streaks’ goalkeeper Diego Landeros stopped before an offsides call wiped away what appeared to be a goal in the first minute.
Although Johnsburg failed to score at that time, Benz and his teammates knew that first minute was a hint of how the match would unfold as the Skyhawks scored three first-half goals and won 5-1.
“The team really connected today,” Benz said. “All the players were playing together. We all played our hardest, and I feel like we finally connected in a way where we’re all giving it our all and we’re all playing as a team. It means a lot to me that we could connect.”
Johnsburg (2-0-1, 2-0 KRC) didn’t wait long to score after that first-minute attack. Armando Garcia scored the match’s first goal when he buried a penalty kick with 35:28 left in the first half to give the Skyhawks a 1-0 lead.
Jacob Calhoun made it 2-0 when his booming shot from the top of the box made it into the goal with 26:14 left in the first half. Woodstock responded when Dominic Vogel scored off a scramble in front of the net to make it 2-1 with 22:22 left in the first, but Johnsburg took back its two-goal lead when Benz scored off a rebound to make it 3-1 with 13:32 left in the first half.
GOAL: Johnsburg’s Connor Benz knocks in the rebound to make it 3-1 Skyhawks with 13:32 left in the first half. pic.twitter.com/sM6ekNWTRT
— Michal Dwojak (@mdwojak94) August 29, 2022
Kyle Jesuit scored off a corner kick with 21:32 left in the match to give the Skyhawks a 4-1 lead, and Benz finished the day with his second goal when he headed in a ball off a corner kick with 5:17 remaining in the match.
Benz credited the midfielders for letting the offense flow. The Skyhawks had spent the past few matches and practices working on moving the ball down the field for scoring opportunities, and Skyhawks coach Adam Bronars was happy to see different players get involved with the offense and score.
“It’s really important for us, too, because our conference is competitive, if you give all our opponents just one person to key on, it makes it difficult for us to score,” Bronars said. “So to have a lot of different players looking to score, it helps us attack, but it also helps all the other players because they want to feed off of it.”
Woodstock (4-4, 1-1 KRC) had opportunities to score throughout the match, especially in the second half, but the Blue Streaks couldn’t convert many chances. The team had six corner kicks and one free kick in the second half, but the Johnsburg defense and goalkeeper Preston Michel turned away all opportunities.
Michel finished the day with 20 saves.
“We just couldn’t finish, plain and simple,” Woodstock coach Matt Warmbier said. “I think we created as many, if not more opportunities than they did. The difference is that when they’re in front of the net, they put it into the back of the net, and we didn’t.”
Woodstock will look to regroup quickly as it hosts Byron on Thursday, while Johnsburg will host Marian Central on Friday as part of the Skyhawks Invitational.
While Bronars was proud of the way his team came together early in the season, he doesn’t want this moment to be what his players remember when the season ends.
He wants it to be the start of something special.
“Don’t let this be the highlight at the end of our season,” Bronars said. “We want that next game to be our next highlight, and then the next match. We want to continue to build throughout our season and have a match upon a match upon a match.” | https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/high-school-sports/boys-soccer/2022/08/30/boys-soccer-johnsburg-comes-together-for-offensive-clinic-takes-down-woodstock-5-1/ | 2022-08-30T02:32:45Z | https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/high-school-sports/boys-soccer/2022/08/30/boys-soccer-johnsburg-comes-together-for-offensive-clinic-takes-down-woodstock-5-1/ | false | 1 |
There’s a neat little trick Ty France can do with his bat.
He uses four fingers, no thumb, to balance the bat on one hand, palm up, and then feverishly flips the bat over and over, faster and faster, in front of him in a circle.
It’s something you’d expect to see at halftime of a college-football game or in a fight scene of a Marvel movie.
In this case, France was casually performing the routine as he waited his turn Saturday afternoon, Aug. 27, outside the batting cage at T-Mobile Park, four hours before first pitch.
Players were given the afternoon off Saturday. No team batting practice was scheduled before the Mariners-Guardians game that night.
Many of them showed up anyway for a 1 p.m. news conference announcing Julio Rodriguez’s contract extension; by 3 p.m., France was the first on the field.
France, in the midst of the worst hitting slump of his career, had the pitching machine placed about 45 feet in front of the plate. He then took turns in the cage with teammate Dylan Moore.
“We turned the velocity up as fast as it could go,” he said later, “and just tried to get on time for it. When you turn the machine up that high, you don’t really have time to think about anything. Your body just gets in a good place and kind of just shows you when you’re taking good swings and when you’re not.”
France ended the weekend in a better place.
He singled in his second at-bat Sunday to break an 0-for-21 slide, and then homered in his next at-bat in the Mariners’ 4-0, series-clinching victory over Cleveland.
Moore’s three-run homer in the fifth inning had given the Mariners the lead.
“After the first hit, it definitely felt like a weight was lifted off [my shoulders],” France said afterward.
For a Mariners offense that has been, generously, inconsistent this season, France’s turnaround is a necessity. The Mariners (70-58) begin a six-game road trip Tuesday in Detroit fighting to stay in the wild-card playoff race, and France found his swing just in time.
“The most exciting thing (for) anybody has been watching us all year long — we need Ty France’s bat back,” manager Scott Servais said Sunday. “So I’m really excited about that.”
France, a 34th-round pick in 2015, made his first All-Star team this season, slashing .308/.376/.470 (.846 OPS) with 11 homers and 49 RBI in the first half of the season, and his 2.1 wins above replacement, per FanGraphs, ranked second among American League first basemen.
But he was hitting just .122 with 15 strikeouts in 74 August at-bats entering Sunday.
France had sat out four games at the beginning of the month because of a wrist injury, but he had insisted the wrist wasn’t the root of his struggles at the plate.
It got worse before it got better. He had to leave Thursday’s game after a collision at first base with Cleveland’s Jose Ramirez, and he was ejected Saturday after arguing with home-plate umpire Lance Barrett.
“He’s a really bad dude when he’s in a slump,” Servais said.
After striking out in his first at-bat Sunday, France had a solid line-drive single to left field in the fifth inning, starting the Mariners’ first scoring opportunity.
He led off the seventh inning and turned on a 1-0 fastball from Cleveland’s Aaron Civale, hitting it 398 feet off the facing of the second deck in left field.
It was his 15th homer of the season and first since Aug. 6.
“Hopefully this gets him going. We need him,” Servais said. “He’s been our best offensive player all year long. These things happen. … I’m glad it’s happening now and not Sept. 20. All these games are going to be big. So let’s get it out of the way and move forward.”
France was confident the turnaround would come, eventually.
“Every player in the game, they’re gonna go through their waves,” he said. “For me, it was one of those things where I knew I was gonna get out of it. It was just a matter of when. This is probably one of the longer ones I’ve ever had, but I knew I was gonna come out of it at some point, and hopefully today it was the start of the climb.”
Evan White reinstated from IL
First baseman Evan White was reinstated from the 60-day injured list and optioned to Class AAA Tacoma on Monday, the team announced.
White, 26, was placed on the 10-day IL (sports hernia) April 7 and transferred to the 60-day IL on April 28. In his most recent rehab assignment with Tacoma, he hit .250 (11-for-44) with four home runs, four doubles in 13 appearances.
In 2021, White appeared in 30 games with the Mariners, hitting .144 (14-for-97) with two homers and three doubles. He was placed on the injured list with a strained left hip flexor May 14, 2021, and missed the remainder of the season. | https://www.union-bulletin.com/sports/pro_sports/mariners/a-weight-was-lifted-for-mariners-ty-france-after-prolonged-slump/article_7d80e966-27f5-11ed-af14-4b794419375a.html | 2022-08-30T02:33:47Z | https://www.union-bulletin.com/sports/pro_sports/mariners/a-weight-was-lifted-for-mariners-ty-france-after-prolonged-slump/article_7d80e966-27f5-11ed-af14-4b794419375a.html | true | 6 |
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As they try to stay in the playoff race, the Minnesota Twins could get back several reinforcements from the injured list in the next few weeks. Former ace Kenta Maeda is unlikely to be one of them.
Twins President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey said Monday that All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton, who’s out with low grade right hip strain, will stay in Minnesota to rehab when the team leaves for a road trip that starts Friday. Falvey said Buxton still has soreness in his hip.
“Obviously, most focused on getting Byron where he needs to be, more than anything,” Falvey said.
Falvey outlined where multiple players are in their rehab, noting outfielder Trevor Larnach and pitchers Josh Winder, Bailey Ober and Randy Dobnak are getting closer to a return.
Right-hander Tyler Mahle (right shoulder inflammation) has thrown bullpen sessions and could be ready to return to the Twins later this week.
But while reports are encouraging on Maeda’s rehab from elbow replacement surgery, the team won’t push for a return for the pitcher this season. Maeda had Tommy John surgery last September and a recent check-up with Dr. Keith Meister was promising.
“Everything kind of feels like it’s in a good place,” Falvey said. “However, based on the return progression from the doctor’s standpoint and from what Kenta feels comfortable with, we aren’t going to push as hard over the next couple of weeks because we just want to make sure he’s comfortable, the doctor’s comfortable and otherwise.”
Maeda has been throwing bullpens and the team originally believed he might be ready to help in September. Falvey said he’s been throwing upper-80s to low-90s mph in his throwing sessions.
Maeda and Dobnak (right middle finger strain) have missed the entire season. Dobnak has returned to throwing — he’s part of a group of three pitchers with Winder (shoulder impingement) and Ober (right groin strain) that could help Minnesota soon.
Winder is scheduled to pitch three innings for Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday. Ober has thrown live batting practice and is lined up to start for Single-A Fort Myers on Sept. 1. Winder, Ober and Dobnak are former starters who will likely return in a bullpen role.
Larnach has missed the past 56 games with a core muscle injury, but he’s scheduled to play for Fort Myers by the end of this week. Also, catcher Ryan Jeffers has gone to Fort Myers to increase his activity after surgery on a fractured right thumb.
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Compared to filing a personal injury lawsuit, getting hold of financial compensation is easier when you file a workers’ compensation claim.
If you have been injured in a New York workplace accident, you have a number of choices. If you need compensation for things like missed wages and medical expenses, you may be considering either a workers’ comp claim or a personal injury claim. But what exactly is the difference between these two options? Is one better than the other? Which one will provide you with more money?
These are all valid questions, and they’re probably best left answered by a legal professional. Reach out to a qualified attorney in New York who specializes in personal injury and worker’s compensation, and you can approach this situation in a confident, efficient manner. An experienced attorney can explain the difference between a workers’ comp claim and a personal injury claim in a clear manner, allowing you to make the best decision. Once you’ve made your choice, your attorney can then guide you forwards and help you navigate the legal process.
You May Have No Choice in the Matter
The first thing you need to understand is that you might not have a choice between these two options. If you are injured by your employer, you may be prevented from suing them directly due to employment laws in New York. Because your employer essentially insures themselves from these lawsuits by paying into workers’ compensation, a workers’ comp claim may be the only option. That being said, New York also has something called the Scaffold Law, which is totally unique in the United States. This allows you to sue your employer directly if you have been injured by a gravity-related incident, such as a fall.
Workers’ Compensation Does Not Pay for Non-Economic Damages
One of the big differences between a workers’ comp claim and a personal injury lawsuit has to do with non-economic damages. Simply put, a worker’s claim will not pay for things like pain and suffering. Your claim will only cover economic damages, like missed wages and medical expenses. In contrast, a personal injury claim allows you to claim non-economic damages. This can significantly increase your total settlement amount.
Lawsuits are More Time-Consuming
Compared to filing a personal injury lawsuit, getting hold of financial compensation is easier when you file a workers’ compensation claim. There may be some kind of investigation or hearing, but legitimately injured parties usually get their settlement pretty quickly. In contrast, a lawsuit can take months or years to finalize.
Enlist the Help of a Qualified Attorney Today
If you’ve been searching the New York area for a qualified, experienced personal injury attorney, look no further than The Stanley Law Offices, LLP. We also specialize in workers’ compensation claims, and we can help you make the best decision for your future after suffering a workplace injury. There may also be situations that allow you to file a workers’ comp claim and a personal injury claim. Get in touch today, and we can develop an effective action plan together. | https://www.legalreader.com/what-is-the-difference-between-workers-comp-and-personal-injury-in-new-york/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-the-difference-between-workers-comp-and-personal-injury-in-new-york | 2022-08-30T02:37:40Z | https://www.legalreader.com/what-is-the-difference-between-workers-comp-and-personal-injury-in-new-york/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-the-difference-between-workers-comp-and-personal-injury-in-new-york | true | 2 |
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The report in its overview of compliance audit on power tariff, meter-reading, billing and collection system in the Puducherry Electricity Department pointed out that the Electricity Act, 2003 directs to maintain a healthy balance of interest between power utilities and the consumers.
The report in its overview of compliance audit on power tariff, meter-reading, billing and collection system in the Puducherry Electricity Department pointed out that the Electricity Act, 2003 directs to maintain a healthy balance of interest between power utilities and the consumers. However, the audit of tariff, billing and collection efficiency of the department revealed that such a balance was not maintained as the gap between revenue and cost of power supplied to consumers had increased from Rs 97.57 crore to Rs 375.89 crore within three years ending 2019-2020.
The report pointed out that such an abnormal increase was on account of excessive transmission and distribution loss, disallowance of cost by the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC), continuance with defective meters and non-claim/recovery of eligible subsidy and the revenue from the government and the consumers by the Electricity Department.
Besides, instances of short claim and non-claim of applicable tariff resulting in loss of revenue were also noticed, the report said.
Stating that the existing billing system was not efficient as there were several weaknesses in the software being used and nine per cent of the total of 4.78 lakh meters available were defective since many years which were not replaced within three months as prescribed.
The report said the non-replacement of the defective meters was even up to 25 years which vitiated the JERC regulations. In addition, Electricity Department was yet to replace 45,627 electro-mechanical meters with static meters as required.
It said the recovery under Revenue Recovery Act was not effective as only Rs 4.88 lakh was collected during the last three years ending March 2020 against the pendency of Rs 25.01 crore.
During 2017-2018 to 2019-2020, the collection efficiency slipped from 60.36 per cent to 54.90 per cent in respect of I.T bills. This resulted in accumulation of arrears of revenue to the extent of Rs 709.60 crore, it stated.
The poor performance of anti-power theft squad (APTS) was evident from its coverage of only up to 0.05 per cent of the total consumers during 2017-2020. Moreover , Electricity Department had not taken follow-up action on 82 per cent of the cases reported by the APTS which defeated the basic objective of inspection by the APTS.
Among the three bidders, RIL has made the highest offer - of around ₹1,960 crore - to lenders, and most of the money would be paid upfront, one of the persons cited above said. If RIL emerges as the winning bidder, it would mark the conglomerate's entry into coal-based power production.
Restrictions on Karnataka and Telengana were removed just before midnight. Five states, including Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Rajasthan, remained suspended from trading on power exchanges till press time on Friday. The current dues of Jammu and Kashmir are the highest at ₹435 crore, followed by Madhya Pradesh at ₹234 crore. | https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/cag-faults-puducherry-electricity-department/93866555 | 2022-08-30T02:50:05Z | https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/cag-faults-puducherry-electricity-department/93866555 | false | 1 |
Kirk Watson and Celia Israel Lead Pack for the Next Mayor of Crisis City
Duo leads in funds, reputations, and housing plans
By Austin Sanders, Fri., Aug. 26, 2022
Austin's next mayor will only serve for two years until facing reelection, following a ballot measure approved in May 2021 that moved the mayor's race to the presidential cycle. Given the crisis atmosphere in Austin politics over housing, affordability, and equity, the winner will be expected to accomplish a lot in those two years, hitting the ground running from a campaign that's likely to not end until a December run-off.
With Kathie Tovo deciding not to run (though she has hinted at a potential '24 campaign), the two leading candidates are former mayor and state senator Kirk Watson and outgoing state rep Celia Israel. Watson has established himself as a juggernaut in the contest for the job he last held in 2001, with higher name ID (though a recent poll found that after voters learned more about each candidate, the race was a dead heat) and a colossal fundraising advantage. Watson has also locked in key labor endorsements early: the unions representing EMS medics, firefighters, hotel workers, and city of Austin civilian employees have also gone with the former mayor. Watson reported a haul of nearly $1 million in mid-July, but Israel's $253,000 intake was still record-breaking and she'll have a shot if she can keep Watson under 50% in November.
However, Jennifer Virden, a far-right Republican who nearly unseated Mayor Pro Tem Alison Alter two years ago, may play a spoiler in Israel's strategy. Virden did well in the westernmost precincts in Austin, which made her competitive in the District 10 race against Alter, but her views are pretty darn fringey, even by Texas Republican standards. GOP voters only account for about 25% of the Austin electorate, so she has virtually no shot at winning citywide. But her campaign has money, most of which ($300,000) she loaned herself back in January, so Israel cannot take the threat of being pipped at the post for granted.
Watson and Israel have both rolled out housing strategies in response to what Watson calls an "emergency" and Israel a "historic crisis point." Israel's proposals are anchored in urbanist ideas, with explicit calls for more housing for working families – specifically of the "missing middle" variety, the four- and six- and 10-plexes and live/work units and row houses that are both rare and mostly illegal in Austin – and transit-oriented development along the Project Connect corridors. In what's become a key slogan of her campaign, Israel says, "This election is about who can afford to live here, and who gets to decide."
Watson's plan leans on his reputation as a leader who gets big things done (new City Hall, I-35 rebuild, Dell Medical School, etc.) to tackle reforms not just to land use policies, but to a city permitting process that was beyond broken when he was mayor the first time and has not gotten much better. He wants to incentivize not just developers but his colleagues to create decent housing where Austin needs it; the most controversial plank in his platform would give council members more say in the policies and codes applying to their districts, though he backtracked some when this started being compared to red-lining, ward politics, and Jim Crow. Right now, much of Austin's housing is being built east of I-35 and/or on the northern and southern fringes of town. Read more about Watson's plan at bit.ly/3T98jcx and Israel's plan at bit.ly/3pD75Zx.
As is typical with every mayoral race, 2022 will see a number of long-shot candidates. This cycle includes local fitness influencer and activist Erica Nix (Qmmunity Editor James Scott is following her campaign at bit.ly/3KhWXyM); 21-year-old UT student Phil Brual; and Anthony Bradshaw and Gary Spellman, neither of whom intend to do any fundraising.
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Brian Moorman hasn’t been a punter in the NFL since 2013… but maybe?
Probably not if we’re being honest, but the former All-Pro punter for the Bills knows the team has a vacancy post-Matt Araiza release.
Buy Bills TicketsMoorman went on to prove, in case anyone was wondering, that he’s still got it.
Moorman took to his social media account on Twitter over the weekend. A Buffalo fan replied to a tweet that Moorman was tagged in and the punter saw it.
The comment said “Father Time is undefeated” and pointed out that Moorman is 46 years old.
In a witty reply, Moorman posted a video of him punting a ball, which appears recent, and… not bad. He’s still got it.
Again, it’s very unlikely that the Bills add a punter who hasn’t played in almost a decade…but it would be a heck of a story considering how much of a fan favorite Moorman was.
Technically it would be Moorman being the “Legend Of The Game” in 2021 to actually being on the team in 2022…
One can dream.
Check out Moorman’s reply and video below:
Hey Father Time, do you have a stopwatch?😀 #coffincorner #billsmafia #futurebillssnapper https://t.co/7w6amhTthW pic.twitter.com/hzWIWtV4Cc
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By Sally Murphy of RNZ
Tomatoes NZ hopes feedback from growers about the issues they're facing will show the Government and consumers how expensive and hard it's become to grow the fruit.
The industry group is getting feedback from growers to create a living document of information.
It highlights the main issues growers are having such as rising energy and production costs, labour shortages and biosecurity incursions.
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Advertise with NZME.The cost of energy used to heat glasshouses had skyrocketed, with coal between 45 and 65 per cent higher in price and gas up 50 per cent.
Sourcing labour remained a challenge, the document said.
Tomato growing businesses were operating with 40-60 per cent of employee numbers due to the effects of Covid-19 and border restrictions.
Tomatoes NZ chair Barry O'Neil said the group was hearing constantly from the media and the public about high prices, yet growers were not seeing the high prices due to increased costs.
"When supply is low and demand is high in winter the price of tomatoes is high but people forget that in summer prices can get very, very low.
"Last year we saw tomatoes selling for 8 cents a kilo," he said.
"That fluctuation in the industry is not sustainable.
"We thought we'd bring the issues that are impacting growers so we can have a more informed discussion with our consumers, the media and with politicians."
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Advertise with NZME.There were solutions to some of the issues but they were not quick fixes and would require a level of investment, O'Neil said.
On the cost of energy, for example, policies and actions that supported undercover crop growers to transition to decarbonised heating would help.
"Emission Trading Scheme charges also have a great impact on our growers.
"We think protection should be given to domestic growers as imported fresh tomatoes from Australia are not subject to the same ETS or carbon tax production costs, which leads to unfair competition," he said.
"We estimate that 25 per cent of small to medium growers have left the industry in the last four years due to some of these issues and we are worried that we could end up in a situation where we are heavily relying on imported products because it's too expensive to grow tomatoes here.
"Unless we can get some change to policy settings that are impacting our producers that's a real risk so that's why we are putting this document out."
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GameOn Entertainment Technologies Inc. ("GameOn") (CSE: GET) (OTCQB: GMETF), a leading game technology company partnered with the world's biggest IPs to launch, operate, and monetize web3 games, has today filed its Q2 financials and provided a mid-year corporate update below.
A subsequent event to Q2 financials, the company announced a loan agreement with Proje Ventures Inc. for US$550,000 - an intentional number that management believes is required to reach profitability in 2023.
"The Proje deal is a partnership that sets us up to not only survive the current market conditions, but thrive beyond that," said GameOn CEO Matt Bailey. "We're midway through 2022, but also half way through a strategic three year plan, and this cash injection keeps us on track."
2021 was the year of building. The Company raised $5.8 million in the process of publicly-listing, and with that we hired key personnel, acquired a fantasy company, and positioned our B2B technology to be sellable and scalable. The Company prioritized a reusable platform to never be building from scratch. As such, GameOn can be up and running with new partners in weeks, not months or years, a key differentiator when selling in the market. With 2021 focused on building, expenses were naturally higher.
2022 has been the year of selling and proving demand for our product. Management firmly believes this has been achieved. With the platform built, expenses are significantly lower and the Company has been pounding the pavement for customers. GameOn now has more than 10 partners live, in-development, or in-contract. In Q1 and Q2 2022, GameOn reported $330,481 of revenue, up from $10,081 in the first half of 2021. Management believes the Company is on track to reach $1m in revenue by end-of-year, with an expected gross profit of 80%.
2023 is expected to be the year of profitability. The Company's goal is to scale customers and revenue without the need to significantly increase expenses. GameOn's platformized technology allows the Company to achieve this. With continued focus on sales, management believes the Company will at least double revenue and be profitable in 2023.
"While the market has been influenced by factors outside of our control, we've stayed the course of the three year plan," said Bailey. "We're committed to providing sustained, long-term shareholder value, and management believes we're firmly on the right path."
Such significant growth is due to recently-announced partners going live and revenue kicking in. GameOn's partners pay the Company in three ways: one-time setup fees, monthly recurring license fees, and revenue share on any income generated from our products.
This month GameOn launched our 'Bet On Women' game for Gaming Society and the WNBA, featured in SportBusiness. This is our first major league-licensed product leveraging league and team logos. With many more in the pipeline, it won't be our last.
In March GameOn launched a March Madness bracket for Just Women's Sports and DICK'S Sporting Goods. JWS and DICK'S gave away US$150,000 to the bracket winner, the largest prize ever for women's college basketball.
In Q4 GameOn will launch our most ambitious product yet with Tetavi, announced earlier this year. The product allows fans to discover new music, invest in artists/songs, build their own 'record label,' and receive royalties based on streams and charts. The web3-based game will leverage the power of the blockchain to facilitate ownership and royalty distribution.
Last week GameOn announced their newest partner, RDB Car Club. RDB will license GameOn's technology to hyperfuel web3 engagement, retention, and revenue through games. RDB is an auto customs shop with customers including model Kendall Jenner, NFL Super Bowl champion Jalen Ramsey, eight-time NBA All-Star Dwight Howard, and singer-songwriter sensations Khalid and Billie Eilish.
Last year GameOn launched a cricket game for MX Player, India's largest streaming app with over 1b downloads. The game has amassed more than 500,000 players and tens of predictions made.
Bailey said: "So, what next? 2022 remains the year of selling. We are laser-focused on closing out the year the way we've started it: with more partner deals. Expect news to focus on new customers and our financials to reflect accordingly, while in 2023 we'll be focused on charging towards profitability."
Matt Bailey, Director & Chief Executive Officer
GameOn Entertainment Technologies Inc.
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GameOn (CSE: GET) (OTCQB: GMETF) partners with the world's biggest sports, media, and entertainment IPs to launch brand-building, money-making web3 games. We turn fans into superfans - engaging, retaining, and monetizing audiences, and getting upside in the entire economic cycle of web3 games. With a diverse team of web3, gaming, sports, and media veterans with experience at Take-Two Interactive, Twitch, EA, Dapper Labs, and the Brooklyn Nets, GameOn works with broadcasters, TV networks, streaming platforms, leagues, tournaments, and web3 companies to launch best-in-class web3 games. Customers include NBCUniversal, Bravo, MX Player, Gaming Society, RDB Car Club, and Chibi Dinos.
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Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is based on the reasonable assumptions, estimates, analysis and opinions of management made in light of its experience and perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, and other factors that management believes are relevant and reasonable in the circumstances at the date such statements are made, including, but not limited to the Company being able to capitalize on the acquired assets, the ability of acquired assets to maintain its value as presently contemplated, the synergies of the acquired assets with the Company's operations, and such other assumptions presented in the Company's disclosure record. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. All forward-looking information herein is qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement, and GameOn disclaims any obligation to revise or update any such forward-looking information or to publicly announce the result of any revisions to any of the forward-looking information contained herein to reflect future results, events or developments, except as required by law.
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‘Tentpole-level marketing’: HBO Max’s Steven Cardwell on promoting House of the Dragon, Discovery+ merger
The streaming wars may sometimes resemble their own version of Game of Thrones, with fiefdoms battling it out for video dominance. The latest salvo is the new “House Of The Dragon” series, which HBO Max vp of Originals Marketing Steven Cardwell described as the service’s biggest campaign yet. (Although he wouldn’t disclose costs, the marketing investment is reportedly nearly three times larger than any previous “Game Of Thrones” series, with media spend valued at more than $100 million.)
In addition to the usual advertising across TV, social media, billboards, and other online advertising, the new series — which debuted last week — has a number of partnerships with DuoLingo and Snapchat along with a new augmented reality app that lets users train a virtual dragon and watch it grow throughout the series.
Digiday caught up with Cardwell to talk about how marketing for the show has evolved, the strategy for shorter marketing windows and the impact of the planned Discovery+ merger.
This conversation has been edited for brevity and clarity.
How is marketing for “House Of The Dragon” different than how you’ve marketed “Game Of Thrones” seasons in the past?
The world is a lot different than it was in 2019. HBO Max did not exist, for starters. What we set out to do knowing that HBO Max is a global platform was try to make this campaign as far-reaching and global as possible, first and foremost. The criteria with which we evaluated all of our partnerships and promotions were, will this scale globally? Is this going to broaden the audience outside of the U.S.? Even though we know there are scores of Game of Thrones fans internationally, really wanted to bring them into the marketing campaign.
How so?
A lot of that went into ensuring that the AR app we developed, for example, was accessible globally. In our partnership with Snapchat, we’re partnering with global creators to create special markers all over the world, with the idea of driving kind of this massive cultural global moment around this show. So it’s just been really cool to see the English language not even dominating the Twitter conversation for this series.
I read reports of the marketing budget for “House Of The Dragon” being much larger than any other “Game Of Thrones” season. Why is that and how is this year different?
I can’t obviously speak to the exact numbers, but I can say it was the biggest campaign and certainly delivered. It was the biggest premiere in HBO’s history so it’s exciting to see that correlation, but the core tenets remain the same. We’re more fractured in our viewing habits now. There are a lot more streamers and there’s just more competition for eyeballs and it’s hard to create these big tentpole, monolithic, cultural moments. That just requires tentpole-level marketing to really generate that demand and excitement for the franchise.
The other part of this is we’re part of a new company with Warner Bros. Discovery and we’re able to really lean in heavily on all the new promotional levers we never had access to in the past. So the whole portfolio of the Discovery Networks’ channels, but also bringing together all of the iconic brands under Warner Bros. Discovery, from “Friends” to “American Dad” to elite wrestling. It’s a pretty big laundry list.
On the earnings call earlier this month, executives talked about marketing windows being shorter these days. How does that change the way you advertise?
We follow a more traditional theatrical model with this campaign … In a world like this, it is a signal to consumers that there is a big event coming, and it takes a very well orchestrated kind of build to get to that premiere — and there is a longer tail [so] you need to start to lay those breadcrumbs.
As it relates to other campaigns, there’s just a lot out there and if you start everything a year-and-a-half out it would drive most consumers crazy. People, when they hear about something, [they] want to be able to immediately take action on it and go watch it. A quirky comedy is not going to have this long lead campaign, but I don’t know if there’s anything innovative in this style. It was almost just like a hark back to the traditional movie tentpole model. … It’s not something you can condense to a two-week period.
How have new plans to merge HBOMax and Discovery+ changed your marketing strategy overall across various shows? I saw the news last week of dozens of shows including many originals being cut.
We’re still figuring it all out. “House of the Dragon” is a best-in-case use case scenario for how we can be as far-reaching as possible, and utilizing all of the channels we own. There’s just a lot more opportunities for that crossover potential. In the earnings call, as [Warner Bros. president/CEO David Zaslav] had mentioned, we wanted to [focus on] quality content.
And with that, if there’s less stuff on the platform, we can invest more in the stuff that is driving viewership, driving that kind of cultural zeitgeist of these big tentpole moments. So the investment in “House of the Dragon” was really big for that reason — this idea of creating marketing that matches the size and the scale of these productions, and that is as innovative and big and premium as what fans expect from the series themselves. | https://digiday.com/marketing/tentpole-level-marketing-hbo-maxs-steven-cardwell-on-promoting-house-of-the-dragon-discovery-merger/ | 2022-08-30T03:24:35Z | https://digiday.com/marketing/tentpole-level-marketing-hbo-maxs-steven-cardwell-on-promoting-house-of-the-dragon-discovery-merger/ | true | 1 |
The lone survivor of a lightning strike just feet away from the White House had an emotional reunion with the Secret Service officers who saved her life on Monday.
Through tearful hugs in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Amber Escudero-Kontostathis came face to face with Secret Service Officers Nicole Gonzalez, Kevin Drost and Cameron Bunker.
“I’m definitely going to be in connection with these people for the rest of my life,” Escudero-Kontostathis said.
She said her work with the International Rescue Committee led her to Lafayette Park on her 28th birthday, Aug. 4, where she was canvassing and raising money for refugees when the summer storm rolled in and she took cover under a tree.
Though she doesn't remember much from that whole day, she has a text from around 5:45 p.m. to her sister-in-law saying thunder is coming. But what she can't forget now is the help she received from good Samaritans.
“I’m out there asking people to help strangers, right? People they’ve never met and make a life-changing impact in their lives. And it’s kind of this crazy full circle that happened because as I was doing that, literally the kindness of strangers saved mine, and I could not be more grateful," she said.
The activist was one of four people critically injured during the lightning strike. Doctors say her heart stopped twice.
James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75, tourists to D.C. from Janesville, Wisconsin, later died. So did 29-year-old Brooks Lamberston.
More than 20 Secret Service officers sprang into action after the lightning strike along with members of Park Police, Secret Service Capt. Jean-Philippe Charles previously said.
Gonzalez, Drost and Bunker were the ones who performed CPR on Escudero-Kontostathis to keep her alive.
“I owe them everything really,” she said, calling her survival "a miracle."
Escudero-Kontostathis has made significant strides in the last few weeks. She said despite the excruciating pain and extensive nerve damage, she’s grateful to be alive.
She recently started a graduate program in international relations at Johns Hopkins University, and she’s looking forward to getting back to work helping others.
“Obviously my recovery is important, but I feel that the work I'm missing out on doing everyday is more important than that, and I have to remind myself that in order to help more and more people, I have to make sure I do my recovery right,” Escudero-Kontostathis said. “I would love to be out there advocating for refugees yesterday.”
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MANILA, 30 August 2022: The Philippines’ Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) jointly announced the National Tourism Jobs Fair programme that will run until May 2023 during the MOU signing today (30 August) to provide a bridge for employment opportunities in the tourism sector.
The multi-month campaign will conclude in May 2023 to coincide with the 50th Founding Anniversary of the DOT.
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma signed the MOU.
“We are prioritising the provision of employment opportunities in the tourism and hospitality sector in response to the severe losses in income and livelihood due to the pandemic and workforce shortage in the tourism industry. It will help Filipinos find jobs while helping the accommodation and services sector to address workforce shortages, resulting in the continued recovery of the tourism industry as a whole,” said Secretary Frasco.
The National Tourism Job Fair programme’s first activity will roll out during the Hotels Supplier Show from 22 to 24 September at the SMX Convention Centre Manila.
Global-Link MP, the organiser of the Hotels Supplier Show, has offered 50 free booths for the programme. Other job fair venues are planned for Metro Manila, Cebu, and Davao.
DOT’s regional offices will work with DOLE field offices and local government units to manage job fairs. The process will include collecting relevant job posting information from participating establishments, ensuring the credibility of all participating employers, and, monitoring the submission of job fair reportorial requirements of participating establishments.
Meanwhile, Tourism Secretary Frasco also recently announced that overseas hospitality career opportunities would be made available to Filipinos in a separate job fair in coordination with the Department of Migrant Workers and DOLE.
She was commenting on Thailand’s Minister of Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn’s comments on the sidelines of the recently concluded APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok, which suggested creating job opportunities for Filipinos in Thailand’s hotel and tourism business sectors.
“Providing tourism employment opportunities in the Philippines and abroad is important because this will help the thousands of Filipino workers and their families displaced or repatriated because of the pandemic. For new graduates and others seeking a career in tourism, this will also open new doors for economic prosperity,” said Secretary Frasco.
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Drums, Pa. — After fatally shooting his girlfriend in her bedroom early Saturday morning, 17-year-old Alan Meyers fled the scene, changed his clothes, and cut his hair, police say.
Meyers reportedly also disposed of the gun and removed the license plate on his vehicle before parking it in a garage on Long Run Road, where police say he was known to stay.
It was all part of a plan to disguise his identity and hide from police to avoid being charged in the murder of his girlfriend, 17-year-old Kassadey Matulevich, according to arrest papers.
But police were able to track Meyers down to a rest stop on Interstate 81 north at Dorrence and take him into custody around 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
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Here's what police say happened:
Matulevich's mother, Tracy, called 911 at 5 a.m. and said her daughter had been shot. She'd heard a 'pop' and went to check on her and found her with a gunshot wound to the head. Another person in the house was performing CPR on her daughter, Matulevich told the dispatcher.
EMS arrived and transported Kassadey to the Lehigh Valley Hospital in Hazleton, where she was pronounced dead by Dr. William Spinosi at 6:18 a.m.
Police interviewed a 16-year-old girl, identified only as KJY, who was also at the house at the time of the shooting. She told police Kassadey had snuck Meyers into the house through a basement window around 3 or 4 a.m. She saw them go into Kassadey's bedroom and sometime later, heard the same 'pop' Matulevich's mother heard. Kassadey's mother began screaming, the teen told police.
Meyers was gone, as was his car — a gray BMW, she added.
BOLO issued for car
Police got a tip from another teen that the car might be parked at a home on Long Run Road. When they arrived, they spoke to homeowner James Gillenwater, who acknowledge Meyers' car was in his garage. The license plate had been removed.
Gillenwater's own vehicle, a Lexus RX 350, was not in the garage. Police suspected Meyers had left in that vehicle with other members of Gillenwater's house, including 45-year-old Miranda Welsh and a 14-year-old girl, who police identified as MM.
Officers issued a BOLO, or a Be on the Look Out, for Welsh and the Lexus. Police spotted her in Butler Township and pulled her over, but Meyers was not in the vehicle.
While police were speaking to Welsh and her passenger, MM, Meyers called MM's phone. Police answered and spoke with Meyers, who told them his location. He was taken into custody and arraigned on murder charges.
Accused 'didn't know what happened'
Both Welsh and MM were taken to the State Police barracks to be interviewed. MM said Meyers often stays at her house and always carries a gun on him that he purchased in Hazleton. The night before the alleged murder, she and Meyers had been in Atlantic City, she told police. He dropped her off at her house around 8 p.m., then left to go to the Matulevich home.
She knew Meyers and Kassadey had been fighting lately because Kassadey was upset he was spending time with her, MM told police. Early the next morning, Meyers woke her up around 5:30 a.m.; he wasn't wearing shoes or a shirt and seemed panicked, she said. He told her he just left Kassadey's house and he wasn't sure if she was alive. Meyers described a bullet hole in the headboard of the bed, but said he didn't know what happened.
At one point, Meyers vomited and told MM he was going to jail. MM also told police Meyers' knees were scraped and bloody and she helped clean him up with a washcloth.
Meyers paced in MM's bedroom for a bit before they both laid down and went to sleep for a few hours, she said. When they woke around 10 a.m., Meyers, MM, and Welsh left the house and drove him to get a haircut. They were on their way back to drop Meyers off at his house when they learned the police were already there. Meyers requested the pair drop him off at the truck stop in Dorrance, MM told police.
Meyers was arraigned Saturday and taken to Luzerne County prison, where he remains locked up. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 7 at 9 a.m. in front of District Judge Michael Vough. | https://www.northcentralpa.com/news/details-emerge-in-fatal-shooting-of-teen-girl/article_3ca8f690-27c8-11ed-a26c-cb72701d2c9a.html | 2022-08-30T03:36:52Z | https://www.northcentralpa.com/news/details-emerge-in-fatal-shooting-of-teen-girl/article_3ca8f690-27c8-11ed-a26c-cb72701d2c9a.html | false | 1 |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Badger 5" game were:
07-17-18-23-30
(seven, seventeen, eighteen, twenty-three, thirty)
Estimated jackpot: $10,000
¶ Maximum prize: $45,000
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Badger 5" game were:
07-17-18-23-30
(seven, seventeen, eighteen, twenty-three, thirty)
Estimated jackpot: $10,000
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As the rise of financial technology (fintech) platforms confirms, more people are interested in integrating connectivity with convenience when it comes to their personal and business needs. In this space, Lemonade (LMND) – a full-stack insurance firm that leverages the power of artificial intelligence to make decisions – presents an intriguing narrative. However, the company learned that tradition can’t just be dismissed outright. I am bullish on LMND stock, though this idea will likely require patience.
On paper, Lemonade cuts a conflicting profile. However, over the trailing year, the AI-driven insurance provider lost more than 70% of market value, a staggeringly awful statistic. On top of that, since the conclusion of the company’s first public trading session, LMND finds itself down close to 70%. Arguably most investors would dismiss the company as a failed enterprise.
On the other hand, Lemonade knows how to deliver the goods when it counts. Earlier this year, when management disclosed its results for the first quarter, the fintech specialist rang up revenue of $44.3 million, representing an 89% lift from the year-ago level. On the bottom line, Lemonade posted a net loss of $1.21 per share, narrower than the consensus estimate of a $1.39 loss.
According to TipRanks reporter Richika Biyani, what was special about Q1 was that it was the “first complete quarter in which all of the company’s products were available in the market.” In the most recent disclosure for Q2, Lemonade continued to impress onlookers.
According to TipRanks reporter Pathikrit Bose, “Lemonade reported quarterly revenues of $50 million, which signifies an impressive growth of 77.3% from the year-ago quarter. Further, the figure outpaced the consensus estimate of $47.56 million.
However, the company’s losses widened to $1.10 per share from $0.90 per share in the previous year’s quarter. Yet, the figure came in narrower than the consensus estimate of a loss of $1.32 per share.”
Still, as mentioned earlier, LMND stock is down deep for this year. What gives?
LMND Stock and the Net Loss Problem
Arguably, one of the biggest problems facing Lemonade is that it’s essentially structured as a technology firm that provides insurance products. While that may have flown during the heyday of 2021, that’s simply not going to cut it. Instead, Lemonade must become an insurance firm that utilizes tech to service its customers. However, it can’t get there without addressing its net loss problem.
Nominally, Lemonade’s net loss in Q2 came out to $67.9 million, representing an unfavorable expansion of 22% against Q2 2021. If investors consider the long-term track record, it’s not very encouraging.
For instance, in 2018, Lemonade posted a net loss of $52.9 million. In 2019, the red ink expanded to $108.5 million. A year later, Lemonade was staring at a loss of $122.3 million. Finally, last year, the metric came out to a conspicuous $241.3 million. Notably, on a trailing-12-month (TTM) basis, Lemonade’s net loss stands at $279.4 million.
However, with the company again providing full-stack insurance products (such as auto insurance), this year, along with the previous year, should have been a bonanza.
In May of this year, TipRanks reporter Radhika Saraogi called to attention two insurance firms, Allstate (ALL) and Progressive (PGR), that could benefit from the unique circumstances associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Interestingly, ALL and PGR are up nearly 6% and 23% on a year-to-date basis.
Much of that has to do with these two firms’ profitability metrics. On a TTM basis, Allstate has a net income of $996 million, while Progressive has $852 million. As dividend-bearing companies, these firms enjoy relevance during an inflationary cycle.
On the other hand, LMND stock trades like a public tech startup, benefiting only during particularly pronounced bullish cycles but fading badly as inflationary pressures build. That’s the opposite of how a typical insurance firm should react.
Looking to the Future
Certainly, Lemonade has its fair share of challenges. Over the near-to-intermediate term, it’s likely that LMND stock will trade in a choppy manner. Nevertheless, patient investors should take heart with the issuing company’s AI-driven insurance platform.
As NBC News reported last year, a “prominent group of insurance regulators on Tuesday agreed to examine more closely the use of credit scores by companies in pricing auto insurance, an incremental step toward reining in a practice many experts say amounts to a form of economic racism.”
Many are concerned about how certain biases can detrimentally impact members of historically disenfranchised groups. To be fair, NBC News stated that “Large auto insurance companies and trade groups have routinely defended their credit-including formulas, claiming it’s part of a more comprehensive, risk-based methodology based on research they say shows that better credit correlates to fewer claims and accidents.”
Nevertheless, when humans make policy decisions, it’s truly difficult to eradicate deeply ingrained biases. However, this angle is where Lemonade can expand upon its social-good ethos. By mitigating human involvement with more AI-focused decision-making, Lemonade can help address the bias problem. Over the long run, it may help bring some healing to a very sensitive topic.
Is LMND Stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell? Analysts Weigh In
Turning to Wall Street, LMND stock has a Hold consensus rating based on two Buys, two Holds, and two Sell ratings. The average LMND price target is $26.25, implying 20.9% upside potential.
Conclusion: LMND Stock Requires Patience
Again, it’s worth repeating that Lemonade suffers from many challenges. Primarily, it must start pivoting its business to one that uses technology instead of being a tech firm. Nevertheless, the implementation of AI in the insurance business is extraordinarily compelling, particularly due to the social angle. Therefore, LMND stock may be appropriate for the patient market participant. | https://www.tipranks.com/news/article/lemonade-lmnd-stock-needs-adjustments-to-ripen | 2022-08-30T03:54:30Z | https://www.tipranks.com/news/article/lemonade-lmnd-stock-needs-adjustments-to-ripen | true | 2 |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Four-Evening" game were:
5-5-3-8, SB: 1
(five, five, three, eight; SB: one)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Four-Evening" game were:
5-5-3-8, SB: 1
(five, five, three, eight; SB: one) | https://www.theridgefieldpress.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-Four-Evening-game-17406426.php | 2022-08-30T03:56:45Z | https://www.theridgefieldpress.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-Four-Evening-game-17406426.php | false | null |
Serena's daughter, Olympia, sports beads, like Mom years ago
NEW YORK (AP) - When Serena Williams won the 1999 U.S. Open for her first Grand Slam title at age 17, she wore white beads in her hair. On Monday night, when Williams won her first match of the 2022 U.S. Open at age 40, her daughter, Olympia, was courtside, sporting a hairstyle paying homage to Mom's from all that time ago.
"It was either her wear beads or me, so ..." Williams said after beating Danka Kovinic 6-3, 6-3, finishing that thought with a smile. "I wanted to do it, but I just didn´t have the time."
Williams was pregnant with Olympia while playing in, and winning, the 2017 Australian Open for her 23rd Grand Slam title. Olympia was born later that year and turns 5 on Thursday.
"Yeah, she likes, actually, wearing them. She asks to wear beads a lot," Williams said. "It actually wasn´t my idea, but I was so happy when she had them on. It´s perfect on her."
On Monday, Olympia sat in Williams' player guest box in Arthur Ashe Stadium, at one point snapping pictures with a camera. She was with her father - Williams' husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian - and her grandmother - Williams' mom, Oracene Price.
After the match, Williams' long and influential career was celebrated during an on-court ceremony that included a video narrated by Oprah Winfrey and a speech from Billie Jean King. At the end, Ohanian carried Olympia down on to the court.
Olympia Ohanian blows a kiss to the crowd while in the arms of her father Alexis Ohanian during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
"Tonight was all a surprise, actually, towards the end. I didn´t know any of that was happening," Williams said. "I was just ready to do the on-court interview and leave."
She has said she is ready to move on from her playing days to focus on having another child and pursuing her business interests.
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More AP coverage of U.S. Open tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/us-open-tennis-championships and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian and daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., watch her play against Danka Kovinic, of Montenegro, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Serena Williams, of the United States, talks with her husband Alexis Ohanian and daughter Olympia after defeating Danka Kovinic, of Montenegro, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11159099/Serenas-daughter-Olympia-sports-beads-like-Mom-years-ago.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-30T04:09:57Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11159099/Serenas-daughter-Olympia-sports-beads-like-Mom-years-ago.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true | 41 |
Residents have raised concerns that increased traffic queues stretching for hundreds of metres at Wagga's level crossings after the Inland Rail will hinder access to emergency services and the hospital.
The Australian Rail Track Corporation earlier this month released the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Inland Rail's Albury to Illabo section for public exhibition and feedback.
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The federal government's $14.5 billion Inland Rail project is designed to improve rail freight speeds and weight limits between Brisbane and Melbourne.
A technical paper attached to the EIS has estimated the traffic impact on Wagga crossings from longer trains travelling through the city and more often.
The Fernleigh Road level crossing in Turvey Park will be the most affected crossing in the Albury to Illabo Inland Rail Section after construction is complete.
The average peak hour traffic queue length at the Fernleigh Road crossing will be 304 metres or 44 vehicles in 2025, growing to 724 metres or 68 vehicles by 2040.
A traffic queue of 304 metres would reach past the State Emergency Services and Rural Fire Service headquarters to the west and across Pinaroo Drive to the east, which links to the Southcity shopping centre.
The average peak hour traffic queue length at the Docker and Bourke streets crossing will be 248 metres or 57 vehicles in 2025, growing to 348 metres or 72 vehicles by 2040.
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A 248-metre queue would nearly reach the corner of the Wagga Base Hospital complex on Docker Street to the north and half-way along the Showgrounds on Bourke Street to the south.
Turvey Park resident Gary Roberts said he was concerned about both crossings and found it "astounding" that the crossings would not gain additional safety features.
"Wagga is the biggest inland city to still have an unregulated crossing on the busiest rail line in Australia," he said.
"It just doesn't make sense to me that the crossing will be left as is; the only thing Inland Rail are doing is checking whether it has the width and height suitable for a double-stacked containers; nothing on traffic or safety at all.
"It's a dangerous crossing that is going to become more dangerous.
"Increased numbers of trains and lengths of trains is going to cause greater delays at Docker Street; you have the fire station and ambulance station on the south side and the hospital on the north."
Assessments for both locations assumed two rail services would pass through the level crossing during a peak hour, with each train being 1800-metres long travelling at 80 kilometres per hour.
Traffic would be closed for 106 seconds at a crossing with no lights and boom gate and 121 seconds with a gate.
The technical paper acknowledged that the Inland Rail train speeds would range from 60 to 115 kilometres per hour.
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Some residents have said they think the trains will have to go much slower through Wagga given the curve of the track.
Mr Roberts said the length of the trains would be enough to block multiple crossings if one broke down while travelling through in the city.
"To just rely on these minimal numbers [in the EIS] is to me a falsehood," he said.
Wagga resident Fran Trench said she supported the concept of Inland Rail but had concerns about the impact on traffic.
"It would be nice to have someone talk to us about the impact of having trains take longer to go though the level crossings and the increase of traffic at level crossings," she said.
"Our concern, being in the city, is if I needed an ambulance or fire engine, how long would it take to get to me?
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"It would be nice to be having a more public conversation about how those impacts are going to be managed."
Both Docker Street and Fernleigh Road would remain at 'Level of Service A', which was the lowest traffic density level for urban roads.
'Level of Service A' means average conditions creating free-flowing traffic of 200 vehicles per hour for one lane in each direction or 900 per hour for two lanes in each direction with "excellent" comfort and convenience.
The EIS stated it was likely that the "significant" peak hour traffic queues from one train crossing at Fernleigh Road and Docker Street would fully dissipate before another train started its journey through Wagga.
An ARTC spokesperson said Inland Rail continued to work closely with relevant authorities to minimise delays to motorists at level crossings, whilst still maintaining a safe environment.
"Although Technical Paper 1: Traffic and Transport does forecast an increase in average queue length at level crossings from 2025 to 2040, this is due to an increase in overall road traffic volume, rather than a change in level crossing wait times," the spokesperson said.
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"The assessment has conservatively used the numbers of vehicles impacted during a peak hour level crossing closure to calculate queue length. Outside of the peak hour, queuing at the level crossings would be less than shown in the assessment."
Late last week the NSW Department of Planning and Environment granted a 14-day extension to the original 28-day submission period for the Inland Rail environmental impact statement, which will now close on September 28.
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Swirge (SWG) traded down 0.1% against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 23:00 PM E.T. on August 29th. Swirge has a market cap of $841,059.57 and $55,327.00 worth of Swirge was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Swirge coin can currently be bought for $0.0702 or 0.00000348 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. During the last seven days, Swirge has traded 5.5% lower against the US dollar.
Here’s how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours:
- JUMPN (JST) traded down 54% against the dollar and now trades at $5.46 or 0.00018651 BTC.
- Tarality (TARAL) traded up 0.3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0008 or 0.00000004 BTC.
- Bitsubishi (BITSU) traded up 21.7% against the dollar and now trades at $575.89 or 0.02845071 BTC.
- The Web3 Project (WEB3) traded 213.7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $517.71 or 0.02213862 BTC.
- Tether (USDT) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004954 BTC.
- Sweet SOL (SSOL) traded 600.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- XRP (XRP) traded 3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.33 or 0.00001637 BTC.
- Wrapped Cardano (WADA) traded up 4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.45 or 0.00002215 BTC.
- Enegra (EGX) (EGX) traded 0.1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $165.89 or 0.00821746 BTC.
- Lido stETH (STETH) traded 0.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2,947.45 or 0.07417648 BTC.
Swirge Profile
Swirge’s total supply is 79,709,911 coins and its circulating supply is 11,980,559 coins. Swirge’s official website is swirgepay.com. Swirge’s official Twitter account is @swirgenetwork and its Facebook page is accessible here.
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The highly redacted 38-page Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit released by the Department of Justice on Friday suggests a former top aide to Donald Trump and California GOP Rep. Devin Nunes is in the crosshairs of the investigation, according to a former federal prosecutor.
On page 17, the affidavit details some of the documents recovered from Mar-a-Lago and says, "a preliminary triage of the documents with classification markings revealed the following approximate numbers: 184 unique documents bearing classification markings, including 67 documents marked as CONFIDENTIAL, 92 documents marked as SECRET, and 25 documents marked as TOP SECRET. Further, the FBI agents observed markings reflecting the following compartments/dissemination controls: HCS, FISA, ORCON, NOFORN, and SI."
Two pages later, in paragraph 53, the affidavit noted a May 5, 2022 Breitbart article titled, "Documents at Mar-a-Lago marked 'classified' were already declassified, Kash Patel says."
The affidavit says, "Patel alleged that such reports were misleading because [former president of the United States] had declassified the materials at issue."
The next sentence is redacted. And then the entirety of the next seven paragraphs are redacted.
The next item not redacted is paragraph 61 when the affidavit says, "On June 8, 2022 DOJ counsel sent [Trump's lawyer] a letter, which reiterated that the premises are not authorized to store classified information and requested the preservation of the storage room and boxes that had been moved from the White House to the premises."
Mueller investigation chief prosecutor Andrew Weissmann, who also headed DOJ's criminal fraud section, analyzed the importance of language and timeline.
"Note, the redacted affidavit makes clear DOJ is not buying Kash Patel story that Trump declassified the docs while POTUS," Weissmann wrote. "After noting Kash 5/2022 claim, the affidavit continues to call the docs 'classified... Import: Trump AND Kash are in DOJ crosshairs.'" | https://www.salon.com/2022/08/29/ex-mueller-prosecutor-mar-a-lago-affidavit-shows-ex-nunes-aide-kash-patel-is-in-doj-crosshairs_partner/ | 2022-08-30T04:51:37Z | https://www.salon.com/2022/08/29/ex-mueller-prosecutor-mar-a-lago-affidavit-shows-ex-nunes-aide-kash-patel-is-in-doj-crosshairs_partner/ | false | 2 |
Paramount Group, Thailand’s DTI and Jatunapas announce partnership
Paramount Group announced on 29 August a partnership with Thailand’s Defence Technology Institute (DTI) and the Thai company Jatunapas for the production of a locally assembled Mbombe 4.
Called ‘D-Lion’, the Mbombe 4 variant is to undergo trials with the Thai Armed Forces and DTI. The project embodies the policy of the Thai government to promote local production and emphasises Paramount Group’s portable manufacturing model.
The project embodies the policy of the Thai government to promote local production and emphasises Paramount Group’s portable manufacturing model.
The Mbombe 4 is part Mbombe family of combat vehicles which have been designed to provide protection and versatility in conventional and asymmetric warfare, counter-terrorism, and peacekeeping missions alike.
In 2021, Paramount Group has developed new add-on armour that covers the Mbombe 4 against all Level 3 threats within NATO STANAG 4569.
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John Paul Young has cancelled his upcoming tour dates, with the veteran Australian singer citing ongoing health issues for axing the shows.
The ‘Love Is in the Air’ singer and his Allstar Band had a slew of remaining Australian dates on the cards as part of his JPY: 50 Years Young anniversary tour. The run was expected to pick up again in late September at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre, continuing throughout the country in October until late March.
In a statement posted to his Facebook page yesterday announcing the tour’s cancellation, Young said he had “decided to take a back seat for a time”, adding that after “many postponements and cancellations” he was “still not in clear air”.
“I have recently had a couple of health issues that need attention, so I’m going to have a break,” he continued. “My sincere apologies to all that have been inconvenienced by this decision. My very best wishes to everyone and see you down the road.”
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Young’s agent elaborated on the 72-year-old singer’s condition in their own statement, saying that Young “doesn’t feel he’s match fit to continue” with the tour after being “admitted to hospital after a medical incident a few weeks ago”.
“He needs time to repair and rest and we’ll see where things go from there. Rather than mess everyone around by continuing to postpone dates, we thought it best to cancel the tour altogether.”
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It’s difficult these days to fight the urge to tune out. Amid a slew of unpopular U.S. Supreme Court rulings on guns, abortion rights, the environment, and prayer in public schools, it seems like the majority of people in this country don’t really have much of a say in what goes on here. If our collective futures are going to be determined by a conservative supermajority of judges interpreting centuries-old laws, why bother paying attention to politics at all?
For Jedediah Purdy, a Constitutional, environmental, and property law professor at Columbia University and a prolific writer for outlets like The New Yorker and The New Republic, our undemocratic democracy is at the root of the problem.
In Two Cheers for Politics, Purdy begins by outlining four different versions of a U.S. history textbook that might be written in 2050; each describes competing views of what democracy means in the present, and how we solved—or failed to solve—the crises of our times. In the first version, strongmen of the Trump variety exert minoritarian rule on behalf of a narrow base. In the second, technocrats step in to fix climate change when politicians could not. The third is a fractured future where no single group is able to pass substantive legislation due to barriers like the Senate filibuster. The fourth, which Purdy sees as the most difficult to forecast, tells of a democratic revival where “we saved ourselves” through collective political action.
Throughout Two Cheers, Purdy challenges readers to take that final possibility seriously—that democracy, in its most literal terms, can live up to its promise as a system in which shared decisions are made by a majority vote among equals. While this might sound like a generally positive scenario, it is, as Purdy notes in the book’s subtitle, also frightening, because living by majority rule must entail a willingness to abide by decisions—and elections—that we disagree with. The elite fear of majoritarianism, and particularly populist uprisings, was what led to the Constitution’s separation of powers being designed to limit popular sovereignty.
In Purdy’s view, the issue of majority oppression is not an inevitable outcome of majority rule. If the national community is not defined along exclusionary lines and gives everyone the right to vote, including undocumented immigrants, elections should in theory produce no permanent losers, “no one population whose fate it is to be ruled.” This is a hard scenario to imagine in a country rife with structural racism, and where in many states, suffrage is shrinking rather than expanding. Nevertheless, the built-in barriers to majority rule are currently harming everyone by preventing a coherent political response to important issues like climate change. Given the short timeline in which we must act, the democracy-constraining aspects of the Constitution—the Senate, Electoral College, and Supreme Court—are in need of a dire reckoning.
Much of Two Cheers is dedicated to what Purdy describes as “antipolitics,” a constellation of ideas and cultural norms that limit democracy by constraining political choice. One crucial way that antipolitics works is by disguising itself as a natural or assumed set of rules that governs society, even though the rules are products of political decisions. Chief among them, Purdy says, is neoliberal capitalism, which was spread by figures like Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek and later embraced by leaders like President Ronald Reagan and U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and which viewed democracy as a source of conflict and coercion. For these leaders, the market was seen as an escape from politics; or, as Purdy puts it, the “only way to create a decent and harmonious common life.”
Two Cheers provides no easy solutions, and that’s partly the point. There is no single formula for bringing about a more genuinely democratic society. But making sure that everybody can vote—the most clear form of popular expression—and supporting reforms that increase the extent that their voices are equally represented is a good place to start. | https://progressive.org/magazine/democratic-vistas-leanza/ | 2022-08-30T05:06:02Z | https://progressive.org/magazine/democratic-vistas-leanza/ | false | 1 |
First-of-its-kind health and wellness plan for all species of pets makes comprehensive pet care more convenient, accessible and affordable
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: WOOF) today announced the expansion of Vital Care, its paid health and wellness membership program, to now include birds, reptiles, fish and small pets. Previously only available for dogs and cats, Vital Care unlocks the best of Petco through exclusive savings and rewards on nutrition, supplies, services, veterinary care and more with benefits tailored to each species' individual needs.
"Extending the quality care and benefits our Vital Care program offers to cover all types of family pets is yet another move that's good for pets and good for our business," said Jenny Wolski, Petco Senior Vice President, Omnichannel Customer Experience. "Vital Care has grown significantly – in both popularity and benefits – since we launched it two years ago. Pet parents continue to seek ways to better care for the health of their pets and their budgets, and Vital Care helps them do both."
In the U.S., there are more than 13 million fish, 9 million bird, 6 million small animal and 5 million reptile households* that have embraced these pets, and Petco is the first national pet specialty retailer to offer this type of comprehensive wellness plan at scale.
"Expanding Vital Care to birds, reptiles, fish and small animals makes it more affordable for their pet parents to bring home the right products that support the overall health and wellness of their beloved companion animals, which – based on the results in our pilot locations – we expect will bring in more customers more often, and enhance sales for our companion animal business," said Jonathan Williamson, Petco Vice President, Animal Care Education & Merchandising.
Pet parents can enroll their bird, reptile, fish or small animal into Vital Care for $9.99 per month per pet type. Existing Vital Care members with dogs and cats can also add a bird, reptile, fish or small animal to their plan for an additional $7.99 per month per pet type. Benefits of a Vital Care membership with an annual commitment include:
- Pals Rewards every month ($5 for small pet plans; $15 for dog or cat plans)
- Discount on nutrition** (10% off dog or cat nutrition; 20% off small pet nutrition, including dry, live, fresh or frozen)
- Unlimited routine vet exams at Vetco Total Care locations or unlimited $20 Pals Rewards for every routine exam at members' veterinarian of choice for dogs and cats
- 20% off small pet, bird, reptile & fish supplies**
- 20% off grooming** for dogs or 20% off litter for cats
- 20% off purchases of additional fish, small pets, birds and reptiles**
- $2 membership discount per pet type, per month
"Companion animals deserve the same love and care as dogs and cats, so I couldn't be more thrilled that Petco will help make a profound, positive impact on these pets and the parents who love them by extending Vital Care offerings to all types of family pets," said Dr. La'Toya Latney, a board-certified zoo and exotic animal veterinarian and a member of Petco's Pet Wellness Council. "My passion is providing innovative solutions to beloved companion animals that typically have less representation in the market. This expanded membership plan is a great solution for pet parents looking for ways to save money and meet their pets' health and wellness needs as they would their own."
For both a healthier pet and healthier budget, Vital Care pays for itself and offers an array of benefits to support the whole health of all species of pets. Leveraging its "Petconomics" campaign to highlight Vital Care's "Great Dane-sized" benefits at a "Chihuahua-sized" price, Petco continues to educate pet parents on convenient, affordable ways to invest in long-term routine care for their pets to help keep them happy and healthy.
Pet parents can sign up for Vital Care in Petco pet care centers, online and via the Petco app. For more information on Petco's expanded membership offerings, visit petco.com/vitalcare.
*Source: American Pet Products Association, Inc., 2021-2022.
**Exclusions may apply. For more details on Vital Care, visit petco.com/vitalcare.
Founded in 1965, Petco is a category-defining health and wellness company focused on improving the lives of pets, pet parents and our own Petco partners. We've consistently set new standards in pet care while delivering comprehensive pet wellness products, services and solutions, and creating communities that deepen the pet-pet parent bond. We operate more than 1,500 pet care centers across the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, which offer merchandise, companion animals, grooming, training and a growing network of on-site veterinary hospitals and mobile veterinary clinics. Our complete pet health and wellness ecosystem is accessible through our pet care centers and digitally at petco.com and on the Petco app. In tandem with Petco Love (formerly the Petco Foundation), an independent nonprofit organization, we work with and support thousands of local animal welfare groups across the country and, through in-store adoption events, we've helped find homes for more than 6.5 million animals.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — First Lady Jill Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Monday and will return to Washington on Tuesday, nearly a week after she came down with a “rebound” case of the coronavirus.
Her communications director, Elizabeth Alexander, announced the negative test in a statement Monday night.
Jill Biden had been isolating at her family’s house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, since testing positive on Aug. 24, and at the time, her spokesperson said she was not experiencing any symptoms. She first tested positive for the virus on Aug. 15, when she and President Joe Biden were vacationing in Kiawah Island, South Carolina.
The president, who had his own back-to-back cases of COVID-19, was identified as a close contact of his wife, and the White House said he was undergoing more frequent testing for the virus as a precaution. While Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines called for Biden to wear a face covering in close proximity to others indoors, he was seen without a mask hugging and taking selfies with supporters during an indoor rally on Thursday in the Washington suburbs.
Jill Biden, 71, and her husband, 79, have been twice-vaccinated and twice-boosted with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. She had been prescribed the antiviral drug Paxlovid, which has proven to be highly effective at preventing serious disease and death among those at highest risk from COVID-19. A minority of those prescribed the drug have experienced a rebound case of the virus a few days after their initial recovery. | https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jill-biden-tests-negative-covid-rebound_n_630d8ad7e4b063d5e61e09d4 | 2022-08-30T05:19:04Z | https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jill-biden-tests-negative-covid-rebound_n_630d8ad7e4b063d5e61e09d4 | true | 48 |
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Montas pitched to 1 batter in the 7th, Quijada pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
HBP_Montas (Trout). WP_Montas.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Warning that Afghanistan faces deepening poverty with 6 million people at risk of famine, the U.N. humanitarian chief on Monday urged donors to restore funding for economic development and immediately provide $770 million to help Afghans get through the winter as the United States argued with Russia and China over who should pay.
Martin Griffiths told the U.N. Security Council that Afghanistan faces multiple crises — humanitarian, economic, climate, hunger and financial.
Conflict, poverty, climate shocks and food insecurity “have long been a sad reality” in Afghanistan, but he said what makes the current situation “so critical” is the halt to large-scale development aid since the Taliban takeover a year ago.
More than half the Afghan population — some 24 million people — need assistance and close to 19 million are facing acute levels of food insecurity, Griffiths said. And “we worry” that the figures will soon become worse because winter weather will send already high fuel and food prices skyrocketing.
Despite the challenges, he said U.N. agencies and their NGO partners have mounted “an unprecedented response” over the past year, reaching almost 23 million people.
But he said $614 million is urgently required to prepare for winter including repairing and upgrading shelters and providing warm clothes and blankets — and an additional $154 million is needed to preposition food and other supplies before the weather cuts access to certain areas.
Griffiths stressed, however, that “humanitarian aid will never be able to replace the provision of system-wide services to 40 million people across the country.”
The Taliban “have no budget to invest in their own future,” he said, and “it’s clear that some development support needs to be started.”
With more than 70 percent of Afghan’s living in rural areas, Griffiths warned that if agriculture and livestock production aren’t protected “millions of lives and livelihoods will be risked, and the country’s capacity to produce food imperiled.”
He said the country’s banking and liquidity crisis, and the extreme difficulty of international financial transactions must also be tackled.
“The consequences of inaction on both the humanitarian and development fronts will be catastrophic and difficult to reverse,” Griffiths warned.
Russia called the U.N. Security Council meeting on the eve of the first anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and its ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, sharply criticized the “ignominious 20-year campaign” by the United States and its NATO allies.
He claimed they did nothing to build up the Afghan economy and their presence only strengthened the country’s status “as a hotbed of terrorism” and narcotics production and distribution.
Nebenzia also accused the U.S. and its allies of abandoning Afghans to face “ruin, poverty, terrorism, hunger and other challenges.”
“Instead of acknowledging their own mistakes and supporting the reconstruction of the destroyed country,” he said, they blocked Afghan financial resources and disconnected its central bank from SWIFT, the dominant system for global financial transactions.
China’s U.N. Ambassador Zhang Jun also accused the U.S. and its allies of “evading responsibility and abandoning the Afghan people” by cutting off development aid, freezing Afghan assets and imposing “political isolation and blockade.”
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield accused the Taliban of imposing policies that “repress and starve the Afghan people instead of protecting them” and of increasing taxes on critically needed assistance.
She asked how the Taliban — which has not be recognized by a single country — expect to build a relationship with the rest of the world when it provided a safe haven for the leader of al-Qaida, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in downtown Kabul. He was killed by a U.S. drone strike on July 31.
Nonetheless, Thomas-Greenfield said, the United States is the world’s leading donor in Afghanistan, providing more than $775 million in humanitarian aid to Afghans in the country and the region in the last year.
As for Afghan frozen assets, President Joe Biden announced in February that the $7 billion in the U.S. was being divided — $3.5 billion for a U.N. trust fund to provide aid to Afghans and $3.5 billion for families of American victims of the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States.
“No country that is serious about containing terrorism in Afghanistan would advocate to give the Taliban instantaneous, unconditional access to billions in assets that belong to the Afghan people,” Thomas-Greenfield said.
To Russia’s claims that Afghanistan’s problems are the fault of the West and not the Taliban, Thomas-Greenfield asked, “What are you doing to help other than rehash the past and criticize others?”
She said Russia has contributed only $2 million to the U.N. humanitarian appeal for Afghanistan and China’s contributions “have been similarly underwhelming.”
“If you want to talk about how Afghanistan needs help, that’s fine. But we humbly suggest you put your money where your mouth is,” Thomas-Greenfield said.
Russia’s Nebenzia took the floor again, calling the suggestion “stunning.”
“We are being asked to pay for the reconstruction of a country whose economy was essentially destroyed by 20 years of U.S. and NATO occupation?” he asked. “You are the ones who need to pay for your mistakes. But first of all, you need to return to the Afghan people the money that has been stolen from them.”
Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador, had the last word.
“If the Russian Federation believes that there was an economy in Afghanistan to be destroyed, it’s been destroyed by the Taliban,” she said. | https://www.wsav.com/science/ap-science/ap-un-warns-6-million-afghans-at-risk-of-famine-as-crises-grow/ | 2022-08-30T05:25:12Z | https://www.wsav.com/science/ap-science/ap-un-warns-6-million-afghans-at-risk-of-famine-as-crises-grow/ | true | 41 |
TANZANIA – Warning that Afghanistan faces deepening poverty with 6 million people at risk of famine, the U.N. humanitarian chief on Monday urged donors to restore funding for economic development and immediately provide $770 million to help Afghans get through the winter as the United States argued with Russia and China over who should pay.
Martin Griffiths told the U.N. Security Council that Afghanistan faces multiple crises -- humanitarian, economic, climate, hunger and financial.
Conflict, poverty, climate shocks and food insecurity “have long been a sad reality” in Afghanistan, but he said what makes the current situation “so critical” is the halt to large-scale development aid since the Taliban takeover a year ago.
More than half the Afghan population -- some 24 million people -- need assistance and close to 19 million are facing acute levels of food insecurity, Griffiths said. And “we worry” that the figures will soon become worse because winter weather will send already high fuel and food prices skyrocketing.
Despite the challenges, he said U.N. agencies and their NGO partners have mounted “an unprecedented response" over the past year, reaching almost 23 million people.
But he said $614 million is urgently required to prepare for winter including repairing and upgrading shelters and providing warm clothes and blankets -- and an additional $154 million is needed to preposition food and other supplies before the weather cuts access to certain areas.
Griffiths stressed, however, that “humanitarian aid will never be able to replace the provision of system-wide services to 40 million people across the country.”
The Taliban “have no budget to invest in their own future,” he said, and “it’s clear that some development support needs to be started.”
With more than 70 percent of Afghan’s living in rural areas, Griffiths warned that if agriculture and livestock production aren’t protected “millions of lives and livelihoods will be risked, and the country’s capacity to produce food imperiled.”
He said the country’s banking and liquidity crisis, and the extreme difficulty of international financial transactions must also be tackled.
“The consequences of inaction on both the humanitarian and development fronts will be catastrophic and difficult to reverse,” Griffiths warned.
Russia called the U.N. Security Council meeting on the eve of the first anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and its ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, sharply criticized the “ignominious 20-year campaign” by the United States and its NATO allies.
He claimed they did nothing to build up the Afghan economy and their presence only strengthened the country’s status “as a hotbed of terrorism” and narcotics production and distribution.
Nebenzia also accused the U.S. and its allies of abandoning Afghans to face “ruin, poverty, terrorism, hunger and other challenges.”
“Instead of acknowledging their own mistakes and supporting the reconstruction of the destroyed country,” he said, they blocked Afghan financial resources and disconnected its central bank from SWIFT, the dominant system for global financial transactions.
China’s U.N. Ambassador Zhang Jun also accused the U.S. and its allies of “evading responsibility and abandoning the Afghan people” by cutting off development aid, freezing Afghan assets and imposing “political isolation and blockade.”
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield accused the Taliban of imposing policies that “repress and starve the Afghan people instead of protecting them” and of increasing taxes on critically needed assistance.
She asked how the Taliban -- which has not be recognized by a single country -- expect to build a relationship with the rest of the world when it provided a safe haven for the leader of al-Qaida, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in downtown Kabul. He was killed by a U.S. drone strike on July 31.
Nonetheless, Thomas-Greenfield said, the United States is the world’s leading donor in Afghanistan, providing more than $775 million in humanitarian aid to Afghans in the country and the region in the last year.
As for Afghan frozen assets, President Joe Biden announced in February that the $7 billion in the U.S. was being divided -- $3.5 billion for a U.N. trust fund to provide aid to Afghans and $3.5 billion for families of American victims of the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States.
“No country that is serious about containing terrorism in Afghanistan would advocate to give the Taliban instantaneous, unconditional access to billions in assets that belong to the Afghan people,” Thomas-Greenfield said.
To Russia’s claims that Afghanistan’s problems are the fault of the West and not the Taliban, Thomas-Greenfield asked, “What are you doing to help other than rehash the past and criticize others?”
She said Russia has contributed only $2 million to the U.N. humanitarian appeal for Afghanistan and China’s contributions “have been similarly underwhelming.”
“If you want to talk about how Afghanistan needs help, that’s fine. But we humbly suggest you put your money where your mouth is,” Thomas-Greenfield said.
Russia’s Nebenzia took the floor again, calling the suggestion “stunning.”
“We are being asked to pay for the reconstruction of a country whose economy was essentially destroyed by 20 years of U.S. and NATO occupation?" he asked. “You are the ones who need to pay for your mistakes. But first of all, you need to return to the Afghan people the money that has been stolen from them.”
Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador, had the last word.
“If the Russian Federation believes that there was an economy in Afghanistan to be destroyed, it’s been destroyed by the Taliban,” she said. | https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/world/2022/08/30/un-warns-6-million-afghans-at-risk-of-famine-as-crises-grow/ | 2022-08-30T05:25:29Z | https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/world/2022/08/30/un-warns-6-million-afghans-at-risk-of-famine-as-crises-grow/ | true | 41 |
Hong Kong court upholds warrant on tycoon Jimmy Lai's phones
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HONG KONG, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's High Court on Tuesday upheld a new warrant obtained by the national security police to search the contents of media tycoon Jimmy Lai's phones.
In one of the former British colony's biggest national security cases, Lai and six former Apple Daily staff members were charged with collusion with foreign forces under the new law imposed by Beijing in 2020.
Senior Council Philip Dykes, representing Lai, had challenged the warrant, saying that the phones contained journalistic material and that protecting it was essential for a free press. The lack of such safeguards causes a "chilling effect", he said.
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In his ruling, Judge Wilson Chan said that press freedom in itself had "never translated into an absolute ban against the search and seizure" of journalistic materials.
Chan ruled Lai's phones can remain sealed until 11.00 pm on Sept. 6 as his lawyers will appeal against the decision.
Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule in 1997 with a promise of extensive autonomy and freedoms unavailable in mainland China.
Critics of the security law say it quashes individual rights, which authorities deny, saying the law restored stability after mass anti-government protests in 2019.
According to a notice by Lai's lawyers, police seized two smartphones during the arrest at his home in August 2020. "A physical hack occurred" without Lai's knowledge and consent before his lawyers arrived, it said.
The phones, which remain unlocked, were then plugged into a mobile charger before being sealed, it said.
The search warrant was issued by Principal Magistrate Peter Law who said the phones might "contain evidence of an offence endangering national security".
The trial will begin on Dec. 1, heard by Judges Esther Toh, Susana D'Almada Remedios and Alex Lee.
Secretary of Justice Paul Lam has ordered a no-jury trial, citing unspecified "involvement of foreign factors," and risks to the jurors' personal safety and of "perverting the course of justice."
Lai has indicated he will plead not guilty. All other defenders have indicated guilty pleas.
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Sinkland Farms Pumpkin Festival
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Sinkland Farms 3020 Riner Road, Christiansburg, Virginia 24073
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Sinkland Farms Pumpkin Festival
Enjoy 6 weekends (Thu-Sun) Sept 23 - Oct 30 jam-packed with activities, music, food, and fun for the whole family. Hayrides to a 10-acre pumpkin patch, make your way through a mind boggling 5 acre corn maze, and visit with Sinkland's farm animals. We feature Ride-a-Rescue horseback trail rides, pony rides, a huge kid’s zone with a barrel train ride, giant slide, kids zip line and many games. Kids of all ages can see tractors and our other farm equipment. Have your face painter design a specialty to wear throughout the day.
Hours: Thursdays/Fridays 4-8pm with Limited Activities and Saturdays/Sundays 10am-5pm with our Full Program.
Everyone always enjoys Sinkland's entertainment such as blacksmith demonstrations, local live music, and A capella groups while sipping adult beverages on the terrace. You can watch pig racing, try your luck at our famous Bad AXE Throw and feast with local food trucks. The festival grounds include the area's most noted Arts & Crafts vendors and Pop-up Boutiques.
We have been voted the Best Pumpkin Patch in Virginia and Best Farm to Visit.
Sinkland Farms will also host some of the best bands in the area.
Weekend Music Schedule 1-4pm:
Sept 24 - Leslie Brooks
Sept 25 - Jake and Jess
Oct 1 - Lily Comer
Oct 2 - The Groove Houndz
Oct 8 - Howlin' Mudbellies
Oct 9 - Marie Anderson
Oct 15 - Java Brothers with Connie McCardle
Oct 16 - Leslie Brooks and Al Coffey
1-3pm - TechNotes A Cappella from Virginia Tech
Hokie Spirit weekend (Hokie Bird, ROTC Band and VT Cheerleaders)
Oct 22 - Last Chance Band
Oct 23 - LP Kelly
Oct 29 - Spring Fed Roots
Oct 30 - Indian Run Stringband
Admission:
Thursdays/Fridays - $12 per adult, $11 seniors/military/first responders, and free for children 3 and under.
Saturdays/Sundays - $15 per adult, $14 seniors/military/first responders, and free for children 3 and under.
Admission includes: parking, hayride to the pumpkin patch, corn maze, live music (Sat/Sun afternoon), Kidz Zone games, access to food trucks and local vendors, and more!
Details: https://sinklandfarms.com/pumpkin-festival-about
Tickets: https://sinklandfarms.ticketspice.com/pumpkin-festival
Video: https://youtu.be/fricgizK-b8
Where: Sinkland Farms
3060 Riner Road, Christiansburg, VA 24073 | https://blueridgecountry.com/events/sinkland-farms-pumpkin-festival-8/ | 2022-08-30T05:29:17Z | https://blueridgecountry.com/events/sinkland-farms-pumpkin-festival-8/ | false | 11 |
Fermenting: the future of animal-free meat | FT Tech
Silicon Valley venture capital is feeding a budding business in fermented, animal-free proteins - creating bacon, turkey and egg white from yeasts and fungus. FT San Francisco correspondent Dave Lee considers its potential over a slice of fungus salami
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In the foothills of south San Francisco, perched above a Silicon Valley freeway, is a test lab designed to hatch a new kind of egg farm. No cages, no conveyor belts, and crucially, no chickens.
We produce real animal protein without using animal. It is identical to what the animal makes.
The Every Company is refining its production of animal-free egg white and protein supplements. Backed by $233mn in funding from investors as far afield as Singapore, it uses two very different technologies, genetic engineering and the age old process of fermentation.
So in the same way that brewers use yeast to convert sugar into alcohol to make beer and wine, we use yeast to convert sugar into protein. But what we do, specifically, is we can 3D print the DNA sequence that codes for any protein known to man and feed that to the yeast. And so, as a yeast eats sugar, it starts, actually, reading the DNA sequence. And then, it starts printing out the specific protein that it was encoded.
Fermented protein is a budding industry within the alternative meat sector, that's found a home and plenty of capital in and around San Francisco.
People here are willing to fund crazy ideas. You have the huge critical mass of people who made their money being very early stage employees at some of the biggest tech companies in the world, who had crazy ideas as well.
Using fungus to make bacon and America's beloved deli meats like salami and turkey might seem like a crazy idea, too. But it makes perfect sense to investors, who've stumped up at least $18.5mn to fund another local start-up, Prime Roots, to do just that.
Hi.
I'm Dave. Great to meet you.
Americans, on average, eat 200 deli sandwiches per person, per year. And so it really is this everyday staple. Within conventional deli meats, there is a tonne of baggage. So you have nitrates, there's a lot of hormones, antibiotics, salt, the list goes on and on. Our ingredient list is really short and clean and that's something we take a lot of pride in.
I'm invited into the test kitchen where deli meats like salami are made without meat.
Where we make the magic happen.
The protein comes from koji, a fungus with mesh like filaments, or mycelium. Such fibres from other kinds of fungi are also used in quorn and other meat alternatives.
This is some koji we grew in a ball jar. But it really lets you see the fibrous texture that the koji has. It really replicates the microscopic texture of the meat.
Once the sugary, fermented liquid has been drained...
So start the mixer.
The koji can be mixed, seasoned, pressed, and baked into all kinds of forms and flavours.
Watch how nicely it slices.
I'm sampling a slice or three of koji fungus salami. It's not just acceptable salami, it's good salami. It's very delicious. As tasty as alternative proteins can be, the industry still faces an uphill battle in convincing consumers to make the switch. Here in the US, conventionally-reared animal proteins still dominate the market.
The value of the global meat market was estimated at up to $1.8tn in 2021, dwarfing the $9.9bn valuation of the meat substitute sector. But that's expected to change. In the US, per capita revenue in the substitute market is projected to almost double in five years, from $3.90 in 2021 to $7.27 by 2026.
Journalist and author Larissa Zimberoff has documented the fusion of food technology and business, especially around her hometown.
That it has to be more delicious.
And is an expert on alternative proteins.
So you're going to try the plant-based lamb today.
I'm going to give it a go.
She believes younger generations and increasing concern over the emissions and environmental damage from livestock industries will drive high demand for alternative, more sustainable meat substitutes.
Plant-based meats only has about less than 1 per cent of the meat sector, right? And they have a huge way to go. But once Generation Z and Generation Alpha pick up and once they have control of the wallet, we will see changes happen faster.
But I want to know how fermented protein makers can compete with the producer of the vegan lamb in our salad and establish plant-based brands selling burgers and nuggets in supermarkets in restaurants across the country.
Fermentation is one of the top dogs right now. People want to call it clean. It is a short ingredient list. And you can wrap your head around it, unlike the plant-based alternatives, which have 12 to 15 ingredients.
But the biggest advantage for fermentation may be cost. Cultivated, or lab grown meat makers, are struggling to upscale production to make their outputs viable and agreeable to food regulators.
Most plant-based protein contains pulses and grains, many of which have soared in price and often require sophisticated and expensive equipment to make it look and feel like meat. Neither of those issues apply with a fermented protein that can be grown in a basic sugar solution and formed using conventional catering kits.
Our timelines and our costs are less expensive than if you had to custom make equipment. In terms of the cost, right out of the gate, we're actually pricing competitively with the middle of the market.
For animal-free egg white manufacturer Every, the trick is to partner with established companies, like brewing giant AB InBev, and use their existing facilities to ferment the protein.
So there are companies around the world who have fermentation facilities where we can immediately plug and play into. And that allows us to have maximum optionality and scale up very quickly.
Conventionally-reared meat is still popular in the alternative friendly streets of San Francisco. But California is also one of many regions bearing the brunt of a changing climate that brings high emission industries like conventional agriculture into question and emerging sectors like fermented protein into the spotlight. | https://www.ft.com/video/38087b0d-9544-4cfb-b1f1-70c2965bc879 | 2022-08-30T05:36:37Z | https://www.ft.com/video/38087b0d-9544-4cfb-b1f1-70c2965bc879 | false | 1 |
Do you ever wonder what has become of America? Are you disgusted with how our government on the federal, state and even the local level has become more and more mired in political gridlock?
Have you ever complained about what happens at City Hall? How about the decisions made by your local school board? Have you ever had a beef with the county commission? Do you get mad about the potholes on state roads? Are you fed up with the politics in Washington?
That means you need to get involved. You must do more than give lip service to the things that outrage you in your community, your state and your country.
We need to do everything possible to keep our communities strong. If you are not currently involved in a community service organization, youth or senior group, school or church activities and events or causes such as the Humane Society, then I urge you to find your passion to contribute to making the communities where we live, work and raise our families a better place.
Your local newspaper plays an important role, whether you read the print edition or the newspaper’s website or social media. It is critical that citizens and residents are well-informed about what is going on in their county government, board of education, city council and what issues their local communities are facing.
There is a distinct tie between the health and well-being of local communities, locally owned businesses and local newspapers.
But your local source of news — your local newspaper — is at risk of disappearing forever and, with it, the voice, the watchdog and the primary source of independent and reliable news and information for your community.
Dean Ridings, CEO of America’s Newspapers (an industry trade organization), wrote:
“Americans trust their local news outlets, even in this highly fractured and partisan time. Compared to national news, six in 10 Americans have more trust in local news to report on stories that affect their daily lives, and they are about twice as likely to trust local news to report on the information they need to vote.
“Despite our trust in local news, too many communities today are hurtling towards Thomas Jefferson’s worst fear, but in a way he never could have imagined. About two newspapers have been closing every week since 2005. Instead of the government stifling journalism, local papers are steadily being shuttered due to the unchecked influence of two private entities: Google and Facebook.
“The main challenge for small news publishers is that Google and Facebook have hindered local outlets’ ability to be fairly compensated for the significant value their content generates for these platforms. Big Tech has commoditized and disconnected news content from its sources, undermining the advertising business that served as a bedrock of the newspaper industry. Big Tech platforms control virtually every aspect of the online advertising business and use clever tactics to keep users on their sites and deprive publishers of the ability to monetize their content.
“Faced with this anticompetitive behavior, it should be no surprise that local papers are struggling. In 2022, more than a fifth of Americans live in news deserts. And 1,625 counties have only one newspaper, while more than 200 have no local newspaper at all. Social media is increasingly filling the void with untrustworthy sources and misinformation and becoming America’s de facto local news source.”
WV News has made the following acquisitions in the past eight years: Preston News & Journal, Garrett County (Maryland) Republican, The Weston Democrat, The Mineral Tribune & News, The Jackson Herald & Star and the River Cities Tribune & Register (formerly the Gallipolis (Ohio) Tribune, Point Pleasant Register and The Pomeroy (Ohio) Sentinel). In each of these acquisitions, WV News was the sole media company making a bid to purchase.
Which means each of these communities was at risk of losing its local newspaper and becoming a “news desert.” Communities across the U.S. that have become news deserts have seen their local economies wither, unemployment rise, home values decline and taxes increase. It is a cycle of despair from which few recover.
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Hong Kong court upholds warrant on tycoon Jimmy Lai's phones
The lack of such safeguards causes a "chilling effect", he said. In his ruling, Judge Wilson Chan said that press freedom in itself had "never translated into an absolute ban against the search and seizure" of journalistic materials.
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Hong Kong's High Court on Tuesday upheld a new warrant obtained by the national security police to search the contents of media tycoon Jimmy Lai's phones.
In one of the former British colony's biggest national security cases, Lai and six former Apple Daily staff members were charged with collusion with foreign forces under the new law imposed by Beijing in 2020. Senior Council Philip Dykes, representing Lai, had challenged the warrant, saying that the phones contained journalistic material and that protecting it was essential for a free press. The lack of such safeguards causes a "chilling effect", he said.
In his ruling, Judge Wilson Chan said that press freedom in itself had "never translated into an absolute ban against the search and seizure" of journalistic materials. Chan ruled Lai's phones can remain sealed until 11.00 pm on Sept. 6 as his lawyers will appeal against the decision.
Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule in 1997 with a promise of extensive autonomy and freedoms unavailable in mainland China. Critics of the security law say it quashes individual rights, which authorities deny, saying the law restored stability after mass anti-government protests in 2019.
According to a notice by Lai's lawyers, police seized two smartphones during the arrest at his home in August 2020. "A physical hack occurred" without Lai's knowledge and consent before his lawyers arrived, it said. The phones, which remain unlocked, were then plugged into a mobile charger before being sealed, it said.
The search warrant was issued by Principal Magistrate Peter Law who said the phones might "contain evidence of an offence endangering national security". The trial will begin on Dec. 1, heard by Judges Esther Toh, Susana D'Almada Remedios and Alex Lee.
Secretary of Justice Paul Lam has ordered a no-jury trial, citing unspecified "involvement of foreign factors," and risks to the jurors' personal safety and of "perverting the course of justice." Lai has indicated he will plead not guilty. All other defenders have indicated guilty pleas.
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Bonus shares alert: Multibagger chemical stock rises 25% in one week
2 min read . Updated: 30 Aug 2022, 10:17 AM IST- Multibagger stock had announced 1:1 bonus share issue to its shareholders and fixed record date on 29th August 2022
Multibagger stock: On account of bonus share trigger, chemical stock Pondy Oxides and Chemicals has been in uptrend for near one week. The chemical stock, which one of the multibagger stocks in 2022 has surged around 25 per cent in last 5 sessions after rising from ₹736 to ₹924 apiece levels. This BSE listed multibagger chemical stock is close to its life-time high of ₹929.55 per share.
The small-cap stock with a market cap of near ₹534 crore has announced bonus shares in the ratio of 1:1 and the stock traded ex-bonus on 28th August 2022 as the board of directors of the company had fixed bonus shares record date on 29th August 2022. The company has announced bonus shares after a gap of near 15 years as the small-cap stock had traded ex-bonus in January 2007. In January 2007, Pondy Oxides and Chemicals Ltd has announced bonus shares in 1:10 ratio.
The multibagger stock has given stellar return to its shareholders in last few months as the stock has doubled its shareholders money in year-to-date (YTD) time. In last six months, this multibagger stock of 2022 has gone up from ₹555 to ₹924 apiece levels, delivering more than 65 per cent return to its shareholders in this period. In last one year, this multibagger small-cap stock has delivered 120 per cent return to tis shareholders.
The small-cap company had informed Indian stock market exchanges about the bonus share issue citing, "Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 30 read with Schedule III of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we would like to inform you that the Board of Directors in their meeting held on 10lh August 2022 has recommended for the issuance of Bonus Shares of the Company subject to the approval of Shareholders in the ratio of I: I i.e. I (One) new Bonus Equity Share of Rs. 101- each to be issued for every I (One) existing Equity Shares of Rs. 101- each held by the Shareholders on the cut-off date i.e. 141h September 2022 ." | https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/bonus-shares-alert-multibagger-chemical-stock-rises-25-in-one-week-11661834410247.html | 2022-08-30T05:39:09Z | https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/bonus-shares-alert-multibagger-chemical-stock-rises-25-in-one-week-11661834410247.html | true | 2 |
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RIL 5G roll-out: More power to video, digital advertising set to soar
With faster data speed, OTT and short video consumption will see a jump; traditional advertising will further shift towards digital, assert experts
Reliance will start rolling out the 'world's largest standalone' 5G services for its subscribers in metro cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai) by Diwali, Chairman Mukesh Ambani announced at RIL’s 45th AGM on Monday.
He also announced the commitment to infuse Rs 2 lakh crore to deliver 5G to “every town, to every taluka, and every tehsil of our country” through JioAirFibre (wi-fi) by December 2023. The development could give the company an edge over other networks.
Reliance Jio has partnered with Qualcomm to develop 5G solutions for India. The company also announced its partnerships with Meta (for immersive technology and metaverse), Google (5G smartphones and Google cloud capabilities), Microsoft-cloud-enabled business application and Intel (cloud-scale data centres and cutting-edge applications).
So, what does this hold for the advertising sector?
The advertising world is ecstatic over the announcement. After all, 5G is expected to offer data speed from 1Gbps to 10Gbps with 1 milli-second latency that will increase video consumption in the country further, starting with the metros first, experts say.
Sandeep Goyal, MD of Rediffusion, says, “5G will bring cataclysmic change in the media and advertising sector. New experiences. Higher usage. New opportunities and apertures. Faster internet with quicker downloads will give impetus to more video consumption. The game is all set to change - for the better.”
Videos, short or long-form, are progressively becoming a significant part of every brand’s content marketing strategy. India’s digital video audience universe stands at 400 million, as per reports. Dubbing has also fuelled the growth of English, regional and other foreign language content.
At present, only 1/3 of this zone are paying subscribers, while the remaining are AVoD (advertising video-on-demand) audiences, says Ormax. Overall consumption of digital content grew exponentially during the pandemic and 5G is expected to add more subscribers for OTT and connected TV.
5G will also accelerate digital advertising, says Syed Ahmed Aftab Naqvi, Global CEO & Co-founder, Gozoop group and General Partner & Co-founder Trillium Venture Capital.
“5G will exponentially boost data processing capabilities which will accelerate targeting and segmentation. Moreover, it will allow richer videos to get integrated which will boost customer experiences,” Naqvi explains.
“Advertisers are there where consumers are. More video consumption means more advertising on digital platforms. The traditional ad spends will further shift to digital advertising,” says Rahul Vengalil, CEO of Everest.
Globally, 66 per cent of ad spends is going into digital advertising. In India, digital is set to overtake TV this year and is likely to acquire 50 per cent share in the total ad spend in the next three years. By that time, India's total ad spend is likely to cross Rs 1 lakh crore, which means digital will get Rs 50,000 crore.
“With the entry of 5G, digital's share in India’s AdEx is set to increase further as more people will watch content on connected devices,” experts point out.
According to Vengalil, 5G will democratise the video consumption space as people’s dependence on cable and dish TV will reduce. It will also democratise the AR/VR as more and more brands will be able to use it now. Since the amount of data processing will reduce substantially.
With the number of connected devices are rising, 5G will allow IoT devices to communicate and share data faster than ever.
“Advertisers will have to relook at the content consumption pattern to come up with a media plan. Tools are already available. Whoever uses it first, will be at advantage,” Vengalil said.
Smart TV penetration to go up
India’s smart TV penetration remains to be low at 10-15%, however, this is growing at a rapid pace (over 30% YoY growth) and may move towards penetration levels of 25-30% over the next three years, experts say.
Karan Taurani, Senior Vice President, Elara Capital says, “The launch of Jio AirFiber will boost in-home internet speeds, which in turn will lead to a rapid shift of users from traditional TV to smart TVs in the metro cities. In fact, if the prices are attractive (on par with wireless broadband or small premium), tier 2 and 3 towns may even jump and move directly towards the smart TV technology. This will improve digital content consumption growth (advertising and subscription led), which may further lead to a negative impact for the TV industry as a whole.”
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Pope Francis creates 20 cardinals
August 29, 2022
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis created 20 new cardinals during an August 27 consistory.
The Pontiff preached about “the charcoal fire that we find in John’s account of the third and final appearance of the risen Jesus to the disciples at the Sea of Galilee (cf. 21:9-14) ... The Lord also wants to share this fire with us, so that like him, with meekness, fidelity, closeness and tenderness – this is God’s style: closeness, compassion and tenderness – we can lead many people to savor the presence of Jesus alive in our midst.”
There are now 226 cardinals, 132 of whom are under 80 and thus eligible to take part in a papal election. Eleven cardinals are 79, and another 15 cardinals are 78.
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The defense attorney for a man facing first-degree murder charges in Morgan County Court for a 2021 shooting is asked where evidence had gone in his client’s case on Friday.
37 year old Joshua E. Wilson was arrested on a charge of first-degree murder in February 2021 in the shooting death of 26 year old Malcom V. Fitts of Chicago. Fitts, who is originally from Jacksonville, died from a gunshot wound in the 800 block of Hoagland Boulevard on the morning of February 28, 2021 at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital.
The Journal Courier reports that Wilson’s attorney, Michael Shantz, asked the court on Friday where a thumb drive had gone after an envelope with discovery material arrived at his office empty. Shantz told the court that the envelope arrived open and damaged with the material missing.
Morgan County State’s Attorney Gray Noll said his office had given the discovery materials in a format that wasn’t compatible with Schantz’s software, so they sent it in a different format on the thumb drive. Noll said that Shantz contacted him about the open envelope and the state would provide Shantz the material directly after the hearing on Friday.
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BACK during the maddest depths of the War on Terror, the writer Norman Mailer described the fragility and hysteria of an all-powerful America as equivalent to mythical Adonis sniffing his own armpits every few minutes to reassure himself that he was still the most gorgeous man on Earth. Poor Adonis, you see, was so wracked with doubt, he needed to self-convince that even his worst failing – his rank body odour - rendered him irresistible to a goddess like Venus.
“What would we think,” Mailer asked, “of someone who’s seven foot tall, weighed 350 pounds, was all muscle, and had to be reassured all the time? We’d say ‘that fella’s a mess’.” As a democracy, he noted, America had to learn to take criticism, to acknowledge its mistakes. “It’s an obligation to improve all the time, not to stop and take bows and smell your armpits and say: ‘Ambrosia’!”
As someone who supports the notion of Scottish independence – while having little faith in the current blueprint or road map – to me, Mailer’s words apply to vast swathes of the Yes movement. The SNP is in power, but still the Yes movement inhabits a constant zone of victimisation. "Poor me," it endlessly cries.
Yet worse than this endless grievance addiction is the refusal and rage which greets any discussion of the failings of the Yes movement or the SNP. Like Adonis, even the rotten armpits of the Yes movement smell of peaches and cream. Nothing needs improved. Every criticism or word of advice is a "yoon plot". To critique, is to betray. Therein lie the seeds of destruction. How can the Yes movement ever hope to convince undecided voters, when the very questions those undecided voters understandably want answered are greeted with hostility and contempt?
This depressing state of affairs came into sharp relief when I watched the reaction among many Yes voters to a lengthy interview I’d conducted with Professor James Mitchell from Edinburgh University, the nation’s leading political scientist.
Professor Mitchell’s critique of the SNP Government and the current positioning of the Yes movement was scathing. And rightly so. Any thinking person can see the SNP is a failing government. Of course, it’s not the Tories, but not being the Tories simply isn’t good enough. Likewise, the flaws in the prospectus for independence (what little prospectus there is) and Nicola Sturgeon’s "Alice in Wonderland" scheme to get Indyref2 are so big they’d accommodate an Edinburgh tram.
As a moderate independence supporter – someone not motivated by nationalism, flags or exceptionalism, but simply a desire for a more progressive society and a fear that Westminster is irredeemable – spending a few hours in the company of the professor was good for my brain. Like you, I hope, I find it important to test my world view as much as possible. If I think X, I want to ensure X stands up to scrutiny. So when someone who’s rather clever – like the professor – starts questioning X, then one of two things happen: I either find credible evidence to intelligently refute that questioning, or I discover there’s no defence, save raw faith and pointless ideology, and re-evaluate X. Either way, challenge, debate and reasoning make for a healthier mind, and a sounder set of principles.
Now, I agreed with much of the professors’s assessment, particularly his view that the SNP has become “fundamentalist” – a “mirror image” of the Conservative Party in terms of hardline nationalism. I also concur with his view that Brexit – and an inevitable border with England – makes the SNP’s current positioning on independence utterly flawed. Huge amounts of work must be done to bring the philosophy of independence up to date. Where I differ with the professor is in his optimism that Westminster can be reformed. I see no prospect of that – thus, my remaining support for independence … for now.
The response to Prof Mitchell from far too many Yes voters was hate, abuse and denial. He was sneered at for being “an expert”: proving his point that Yes hardliners are no better than Brexit hardliners. He was desperate for publicity, they said, a unionist ideologue. The same people who thanked me last week for making the point that when it comes to extremist political abuse there’s no difference between Yes and No voters, were denouncing me as – yip, you guessed it – a quisling for interviewing Prof Mitchell. As clearly, reporters, rather than trying to reflect the world as accurately as possible, champion the beliefs of everyone they interview.
One wonders what these Yes fundamentalists make of former SNP ministers like Alex Neil who made public his view that when it came to Mitchell’s thoughts: “Unfortunately too much of this is true”? Is Mr Neil a traitor too in the eyes of these folk, who do their campaigning behind a keyboard and with hate speech rather than handshakes?
If this fragility and rage were kept solely to social media, it would be bad enough. But with three-quarters of Scotland on social media already, Twitter now – sadly, horribly – matters. The paper wall between real life and cyber-life has long gone.
Read more: Scots are angry and have every right to vent their rage
So, let’s be blunt: if the Yes movement is so thin-skinned it cannot take criticism, nor find intelligent ways to respond to that criticism, then it’s game over. The project is done.
Clearly, there’s the same dogmatic idiocy in much of the unionist camp. Labour’s plan to never do a deal with the SNP is an evident example of ideology as brain damage. And yes, unionists have failed to come up with any alternative to either the status quo or independence, leaving Yes voters like me stuck between the scylla of Westminster and the charybdis of poorly planned and conceived independence.
But, for now, I remain an independence supporter, and so I’d like my "side" (a detestable phrase) to get its act together and win, in a way which creates a fairer and better society. The only way to do that is to improve. The only way to improve is to learn from valid criticism, and continually self-criticise. Sadly, experience warns that the dominant strain in the Yes movement simply won’t listen – because for the fragile, not listening is easier than the truth.
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Coalition For A Safe World Of Work Welcomes Report On Bullying
The Coalition for a Safe World of Work welcomes the Human Rights Commission and Kantar Public’s report on workers’ experiences of bullying and harassment in the world of work in Aotearoa.
The report highlights the high number of working people who are harmed by sexual or racial harassment, or bullying.
Coalition coordinator Rachel Mackintosh says, "The report paints a worrying picture of how unsafe work is for some people, but it does give us a great base of evidence that ILO Convention 190 is the framework to create a safe world of work."
"Our coalition is calling on the New Zealand Government to ratify the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (190), to give us a framework for realising the right of all working people to a world of work free from violence and harassment."
"It is time for Aotearoa New Zealand to join the growing number of countries that have ratified the convention."
Xavier Walsh, Co-President of Unite Union and a member of the coalition, speaks of their experience of getting some redress for their experience of harassment at work: "The hardest thing was speaking up … the system didn’t give me the opportunity to speak up … my email had been shared with four people without my consent … ILO convention 190 is the first treaty to recognise the right of all people to be free from violence and harassment. "
Rachel Mackintosh agrees, "Our coalition has a vision of a safe world of work for all people in Aotearoa, regardless of our identities or our work situations. This report shows that we have work to do to realise this vision. When we ratify Convention 190, we will be able to implement the education, cultural and policy initiatives that can address and eliminate violence and harassment."
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This case study documents the lessons learned and contributions of the post disaster needs assessment and disaster recovery framework toward implementing recovery from the August 2021 earthquake in Haiti's Southern Peninsula.
Following the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that devastated the three departments of the Southern Peninsula of the Republic of Haiti on 14 August 2021, a High-Level International Event (hereinafter the Conference) was organized on 16 February 2022 in Port-au-Prince. The Conference was informed by the PDNA and the DRF known in Haiti as the “Integrated Recovery Plan for the Southern Peninsula” (PRIPS). The development of the PDNA and the DRF was coordinated by the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation with the support of ministerial entities and the Tripartite Partnership2 made up of the United Nations (UN), European Union (EU) and World Bank (WB), together with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The process also benefited from technical and/ or financial support from Switzerland and USAID. At the Conference, the international community pledged US$600 million to support the recovery of the Southern Peninsula of Haiti.
The lessons learned process undertaken by the UNDP Regional Office in Panama included the following main objectives:
- Identify the relevance and added value of the PDNA/DRF for the implementation of post-earthquake recovery;
- Assess the potential of the PDNA/DRF methodology to address multidimensional and simultaneous crises (natural disaster, health emergency, security crisis, etc.);
- Identify best practices and constraints encountered during the earthquake impact assessment and recovery planning process;
- Provide recommendations for process improvement.
The lessons learned document is organized into three main sections. The first section summarizes the main stages of implementation of the PDNA/ DRF within the prevailing national context at that time. The second section is dedicated to lessons learned and successively examines:
- National ownership of the process;
- The commitment of the Tripartite Partnership;
- The adaptation of the PDNA/DRF methodology to the national context;
- The financial assessment of recovery needs;
- The PDNA/DRF as a methodology to address multidimensional and simultaneous crises;
- Institutional arrangements.
The third section, in conclusion, presents the best practices identified, as well as the recommendations for the future. | https://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/contribution-post-disaster-needs-assessment-pdna-and-implementation-recovery-strategy-through-disaster-recovery-framework-drf-lessons-learned-14-august-2021-earthquake-haitis-southern-peninsula | 2022-08-30T05:59:46Z | https://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/contribution-post-disaster-needs-assessment-pdna-and-implementation-recovery-strategy-through-disaster-recovery-framework-drf-lessons-learned-14-august-2021-earthquake-haitis-southern-peninsula | true | 1 |
Serena Williams begins US Open with a convincing singles win
By Steve Almasy, CNN
Serena Williams, playing in what is likely the final tennis tournament of her storied career, opened singles play with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Danka Kovinić in the first round of the US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Williams will open doubles play with her sister Venus on Wednesday.
Williams will face world No. 2 Anett Kontaveit of Estonia in the singles round of 64, also on Wednesday. It will be their first career meeting.
After early struggles with her serve Monday evening, Williams took 10 of the final 13 games against Kovinić, a 27-year-old from Montenegro who is ranked 80th in the world.
After the match, during a ceremony celebrating her tennis career, Williams said she got a boost from the vocal crowd of almost 24,000 people. “The crowd was crazy,” she said.
Williams double-faulted twice in the first game but eventually upped her first serve percentage to 66%. She won 33 of 43 first serve points.
A key moment came in the sixth game of the first set when Kovinić appeared on the verge of a 4-2 lead. But a Williams shot that looked long and wide was neither, nipping the back of the baseline and outside edge of the singles sideline. It was the first of 11 straight points for Williams as she coasted the rest of the way.
It was Williams’ third match since announcing she will “evolve away from tennis.”
“I have never liked the word retirement. It doesn’t feel like a modern word to me. I’ve been thinking of this as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people,” Williams said in a Vogue article published earlier this month.
“Maybe the best word to describe what I’m up to is evolution. I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me,” she said.
At her post-match news conference, she was asked if this is definitely her last tournament.
“Yeah, I’ve been pretty vague about it, right?” she said with a smile. “I’m going to stay vague because you never know.”
But earlier on the court, Williams, 40, said it was a difficult decision to move on.
“I think when you’re passionate about something and you love something so much, it’s always hard to walk away,” she said. “Sometimes I think it’s hard to walk away than to not. That’s been the case for me.”
When asked by Gayle King what winning will be for her in the future, Williams pointed to her venture capital company and also said she wants to work on her spiritual life.
Williams’ singles win was witnessed by her husband, Alexis Ohanian, and their daughter, Olympia, with the youngster wearing white beads in her hair, reminiscent of Williams’ look when she won the first of her six US Open titles as a teenager in 1999.
“I look forward to waking up and just being like, OK, I don’t have to run to the court today,” Williams said. “I look forward to just being a mom. She’s such a good girl. I just want to be a good mom to her.”
Also on Monday, Daria Snigur of Ukraine, who won qualifying matches to get into the tournament, upset No. 7 seed Simona Halep of Romania in three sets 6-2, 0-6, 6-4.
“This match for Ukraine, for my family, for all fans who supported me. I want to say thank you all,” an emotional Snigur said.
It was Snigur’s first-ever Grand Slam match at this level. She won the Wimbledon girls’ singles title in 2019.
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Comedian Chris Rock, who was infamously slapped by actor Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars ceremony, reportedly told an audience in Phoenix that he'd been offered the job of hosting the 2023 Academy Awards but turned it down.
According to the local newspaper, The Arizona Republic, Rock made the comments at his sold-out Sunday night show.
The newspaper reported the comedian said to host would be like returning to the scene of the crime. The Arizona Republic said Rock referenced the murder trial of O.J. Simpson and said hosting the awards ceremony would be like asking Nicole Brown Simpson “to go back to the restaurant.”
Brown Simpson, who was killed in 1994 outside her Los Angeles home along with 25-year-old restaurant server Ron Goldman, had left a pair of eyeglasses at the restaurant the night she died.
Reps for Rock did not immediately respond to TODAY's request for comment. The academy declined to comment publicly.
Smith slapped Rock at the March 27 awards show. Rock made a joke about Smith's wife, actor Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head. Pinkett Smith has alopecia, an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss.
Following the joke, after Pinkett Smith rolled her eyes, Smith walked onstage and slapped Rock. He returned to his seat and yelled at Rock to “keep my wife’s name out of your f------ mouth.”
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ board of governors would later ban Smith from attending the Academy Awards ceremony — or any other academy events or programs — for the next 10 years. Smith would later apologize for his actions in a video.
“I can say to all of you: There is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to behave in that moment,” Smith said in the July 29 video. “There’s no part of me that thinks that’s the optimal way to handle a feeling of disrespect or insults.” | https://www.today.com/popculture/awards/chris-rock-reportedly-says-asked-host-oscars-passed-rcna45399 | 2022-08-30T06:02:38Z | https://www.today.com/popculture/awards/chris-rock-reportedly-says-asked-host-oscars-passed-rcna45399 | true | 1 |
Dozens charged in China after restaurant attack on women goes viral
Beijing: Chinese authorities have charged 28 people are investigating 15 officials including police for corruption two months after a brutal attack on several women in the northern city of Tangshan sparked outrage and safety concerns.
The investigation has gone beyond the actual attack to encompass broader allegations of criminal activity and police corruption in the area.
In June, a group of men attacked four women in a barbecue restaurant, after one of the men had his advances rebuffed. In graphic video footage circulated online, the men threw a chair at the women, and later dragged one of them out before hitting and kicking her and the others who tried to help her, authorities said.
The assault and the public outcry renewed a conversation about misogyny and mistreatment of women in China.
The attackers were suspected to be part of a gang, and local media reported at the time that the police response had been slow, prompting concerns that corruption was involved.
On Monday, authorities from the Hebei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection said they were investigating 15 officials over corruption that involved “evil organisations”, including those associated with the attackers.
The 15, including the director of Tangshan’s public security bureau and officers from several police stations, are suspected of abuse of power, bribery and other job-related crimes. Eight of them have been detained during the investigation.
Separately, prosecutors said that 28 people, including the men beating up the women in the video, had been charged recently. At least nine were arrested shortly after the attack. State broadcaster CCTV reported that the charges had been brought on Friday.
The 11 offences against them include opening casinos, robbery, assisting in cybercrime activities, picking quarrels and provoking trouble.
Two of the women who were attacked were hospitalised for at least 11 days, while the others had minor injuries.
Prosecutors also dismissed rumours involving the case, including that the four women had been sexually assaulted, pushed off a building or run over by a car, stating that these rumours were proven false after investigation.
AP | https://www.watoday.com.au/world/asia/dozens-charged-in-china-after-restaurant-attack-on-women-goes-viral-20220830-p5bdwp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world | 2022-08-30T06:02:45Z | https://www.watoday.com.au/world/asia/dozens-charged-in-china-after-restaurant-attack-on-women-goes-viral-20220830-p5bdwp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world | true | 30 |
Parking restrictions in and around the Wollongong CBD won't be lifted for the UCI races.
It's news that will possibly cause problems for residents who won't be able to park on the street due to special event clearways on race days - as well as others who drive into the CBD for work.
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Suburban streets like Throsby Drive, Foley Street and Gipps Road will be closed or have clearways in place for several days during the race.
That means residents without off-street parking would have to find another nearby street to park their car - which can be a problem in the CBD area with many streets under timed parking.
However, Wollongong City Council has no plans to lift parking restrictions to make it easier for people to find a place to park.
"At this stage, parking options in the Wollongong CBD will remain the same during the 2022 UCI Road World Championships," a council spokeswoman said.
"The main objective of paid parking is to encourage high turnover of vehicles in the Wollongong CBD commercial areas.
"This is especially important during the 2022 UCI Road World Championships as many businesses will still be operating and we're expecting a high volume of visitors to the city."
The spokesperson admitted there would be "some challenges" in getting to parts of the CBD during the race week and council was encouraging people who required all-day parking "to plan ahead, add extra travel time to your journey and consider alternative means of transportation during the event".
"For spectators and community members, there will be three public sites available for parking," the spokeswoman said.
"These are located at the Kembla Grange Racecourse and Bulli Showground for Park and Train services, and JJ Kelly as a Park and Walk facility."
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I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading. | https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/7881309/no-break-from-paid-parking-in-wollongong-cbd-during-uci-week/ | 2022-08-30T06:07:50Z | https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/7881309/no-break-from-paid-parking-in-wollongong-cbd-during-uci-week/ | true | 1 |
SOME LIKE IT HOT to Partner with Stellar for 'Streaming Speakeasy' Fan Club
The platform will host a livestream with Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, and more on August 31st.
Some Like It Hot, which begins performances on Broadway this Fall, has announced a partnership with ticketing and livestreaming platform Stellar to launch their 'Streaming Speakeasy' Fan Club, a free social club that gives theater fans exclusive access to streaming events and content from the upcoming Broadway musical.
According to the Stellar website, the partnership will kick off with a livestream with the Music Team, including songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, as well as Mary-Mitchell Campbell and Darryl Archibald, hosted by Ruthie Fierburg. The event will take place Wednesday, August 31 at 7pm ET on Stellar. Visit the link here to subscribe.
This brand-new Broadway musical comedy features a book by Matthew López (The Inheritance) & Amber Ruffin ("The Amber Ruffin Show"), music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman (Hairspray) and direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon). The musical is based on the classic MGM Oscar-winning film Some Like It Hot which has been named the "Funniest American Movie of All Time" by the American Film Institute.
Some Like It Hot will begin performances on Broadway this fall on Tuesday, November 1, and officially open Sunday, December 11 at the Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street).
As previously announced, the company will be led by Tony Award-winner Christian Borle as "Joe/Josephine," J. Harrison Ghee as "Jerry/Daphne," Adrianna Hicks as "Sugar," Kevin Del Aguila as "Osgood," NaTasha Yvette Williams as "Sweet Sue," Adam Heller as "Mulligan," Mark Lotito as "Spats." The full company will be announced soon.
Set in Chicago when Prohibition has everyone thirsty for a little excitement, Some Like It Hot is the rollicking story of two musicians forced to flee the Windy City after witnessing a mob hit. With gangsters hot on their heels, they're on the run as the newest members of the swingingest big band ever to cross the country. Can they hide in plain sight without completely losing themselves? Or will the mob, the truth, and maybe even love itself finally catch up to them?
The creative team includes Scott Pask (Sets), Gregg Barnes (Costumes), Natasha Katz (Lights), Brian Ronan (Sound), Josh Marquette (Hair & Wigs), Milagros Medina-Cerdiera (Make-up), Mary-Mitchell Campbell (Music Supervisor), Darryl Archibald (Music Director), Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter (Orchestrations), Glen Kelly (Dance and Incidental Music Arrangements) and The Telsey Office, Bethany Knox, CSA. (Casting). | https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/SOME-LIKE-IT-HOT-to-Partner-with-Stellar-for-Streaming-Speakeasy-Fan-Club-20220829 | 2022-08-30T06:10:38Z | https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/SOME-LIKE-IT-HOT-to-Partner-with-Stellar-for-Streaming-Speakeasy-Fan-Club-20220829 | true | 1 |
In New York, the talk of former Duke star RJ Barrett being included for a trade for Utah’s Donovan Mitchell continues.
Barrett has endeared himself to Knicks fans for several things, including playing hard, his tremendous improvement and, this is not to be underestimated, he has always wanted to play in New York and relishes being a Knick.
He’s become the face of the franchise. Trading him would be a major move.
And according to Chris Gallagher over at DailyKnicks.com, it would be a major mistake:
“Keeping RJ Barrett is easily the correct decision to make. A team of Jalen Brunson, Donovan Mitchell, Quentin Grimes, Julius Randle, and Mitchell Robinson would never be anything more than a second-round playoff exit. The Knicks are better off using the duo of Barrett and Mitchell, which could potentially draw an NBA superstar to New York.
“The best path to winning an NBA Championship involves both RJ Barrett and Donovan Mitchell. The Knicks are in a prime position to go out and trade for Mitchell while still having assets to make another move and form a team that could draw in a superstar player, which would lead to title contention.”
He also has some pretty hilarious comments about New York coach Tom Thibodeau which are worth the price of admission by themselves. It’s even funnier when you realize he likes the coach - but only as a coach.
And Thibodeau is an outstanding coach, which is unusual for New York. Getting a solid coach and a good core will help the Knicks return to prominence. Trading Barrett away will not. | https://www.dukebasketballreport.com/2022/8/29/23325289/rj-barrett-donovan-mitchell-update-new-york-knicks-duke-basketball | 2022-08-30T06:23:37Z | https://www.dukebasketballreport.com/2022/8/29/23325289/rj-barrett-donovan-mitchell-update-new-york-knicks-duke-basketball | false | 1 |
Central Board of Direct Taxes Chairman Nitin Gupta has revealed that the body undertook enforcement actions and search and seizure operations on 33 percent more groups till July 31, this year than last. And this has led to more cash seizures as well — to be precise a 525 percent jump.
"Cash seizures have been to the tune of around Rs 250 crore, as against Rs 40 crore during the same period last year," Gupta told CNBC-TV18 in an exclusive interaction. He said since actions were taken based on credible information, they were getting concrete results regarding curbing and unearthing tax evasion.
Gupta also spoke about tax collections, the future of taxation, the recent enforcement actions taken against pharmacy companies and more. Excerpts here:
On tax collections
Nitin Gupta: Against the Budget target of Rs 14.20 lakh crore, we have achieved collections of more than Rs 4.75 lakh crore, which is a growth of around 33 percent. Gross collections are still better, with a growth of 38-39 percent. Despite more refund output, which we want to be enhanced, the collections are very robust and are growing at 33 percent.
Corporate tax and personal income tax collections are robust but a clear picture will emerge once we get the second instalment of advance tax, due on September 15. A better analysis can be made around September 20.
On the future of taxation
Nitin Gupta: We have been working on the idea that the taxpayers are given the convenience. And this is the objective behind all the actions we have taken.
Under the Finance Act 2022, a new provision will be operationalised very soon, which is the e-verification scheme. This is meant for taxpayers who have not disclosed their correct state of affairs. Be it income from various sources, under-reporting, or reporting their income at a lower rate of income. If they want to update their last two years' returns based on such information, they can do so easily.
If taxpayers have committed a mistake or hidden any transactions vis-a-vis their annual information statements (AIS) of the last two years, they can put the correct data on the self-declaration window on the portal. This will then be put for verification with the right reporting entity to ensure that the corrected data is updated by the taxpayers.
If the taxpayer's data is correct, s/he will be given a chance to update their return with an additional payment of 25 percent or 50 percent, depending on the provisions. In the future, this will help taxpayers avoid legal or enforcement actions. It will benefit the taxpayer and the department by reducing litigation.
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On plans to reduce the tax burden for the middle class
Nitin Gupta: Simplification of taxation policy and rates is a continuous process. Let us see how things shape up during the budgetary exercise, how the discussions take place and what the view is that the government has.
We have constantly been working on the ease to be given to taxpayers. We have been working on the fact that taxpayers are the centrepiece, and with this perspective, the idea is that honest taxpayers are facilitated, and tax evasion is curbed.
On recent enforcement actions against pharma companies
Nitin Gupta: Enforcement is an action to understand and curb tax evasion. It also helps us understand how we can modify our tax laws to tighten the loose ends of tax policy. It is a continuous exercise. The message it sends to taxpayers is that they should be honest taxpayers and declare their genuine income.
The recent trend is that we mount action based on credible information.
We mounted action by noting the entire value chain, where there could be a series of tax evasion trails. For example, we have taken action against pharma companies, path laboratories, hospitals, and pharma company distributors. | https://www.cnbctv18.com/finance/cbdt-chairman-nitin-gupta-tax-evasion-tax-collection-search-and-seizure-actions-14611001.htm/amp | 2022-08-30T06:30:55Z | https://www.cnbctv18.com/finance/cbdt-chairman-nitin-gupta-tax-evasion-tax-collection-search-and-seizure-actions-14611001.htm/amp | false | 2 |
The latest trade, Performances and Moving Averages give us the following Picture
The share price of Mullen Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:MULN) dipped -5.33% to close Friday’s market session at $0.64, lower as compared to yesterday’s close. The stock price fluctuated between $0.63 and $0.69 throughout the trading session with the volume trading being 92908373 shares, which represented a significant variation when compared to the three months average volume of 66.79 million shares. The firm’s stock price fluctuated -15.60% within the last five trades and -20.99% within the last 30 trades, which was a significant change from the beginning of this year. Despite the fact that the share price decreased -7.53% in the last 6 months and -35.08% was subtracted to its value over the previous 3 months. MULN stock is trading at a margin of -21.46%, -36.97% and -77.61% apart from the 20-Day, 50-Day and 200-Day Simple Moving Average prices.
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As of the close of trading, MULN deals in the Consumer Cyclical domain. The stock is trading -96.00 percent below its 52-week high and 22.35 percent above its 52-week low. For example, looking both at the price and the high and low measurements of 52 weeks will give you a clearer picture of the direction the price is heading. The firm’s Weighted Alpha is -93.43. A positive weighted alpha indicates the firm has done well over the course of the year, whereas one below 0 indicates that the firm has done poorly.
What Does Mullen Automotive Inc.’s Profitability and Valuation Ratios Tell Us About the Stock?
The stock’s market cap achieved a total value of $342.31 million as of the last trading session. Market capitalization is the total value of all outstanding shares of a corporation and it is used to measure a company’s market value. The firm managed a Price-to-Book ratio of 12.72, which equates the market value of a stock with its book value.
Is Insider Trading a Real Thing?
Almost all investors and traders prefer to invest in shares controlled by the management of a corporation as a management company will be more likely to run the business itself and to never conduct things against the management’s desires and will always try to do what is best for their shareholders. Currently, 1.50 percent of Mullen Automotive Inc. shares are owned by insiders, and 6.70 percent are held by financial institutions. Michery David, the CEO, President at Mullen Automotive Inc. (MULN) has sold 350,000 shares of firm on Jun 29 at a price of $1.12 against the total amount of $0.39 million. In another inside trade, Michery David, CEO, President of Mullen Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:MULN) sold 150,000 shares of the firm on Jun 15 for a total worth of $0.17 million at a price of $1.10. An inside trade which took place on May 23, CEO, President of Mullen Automotive Inc. Michery David sold 750,000 shares of firm against total price of $0.76 million at the cost of $1.01 per share. | http://www.bovnews.com/2022/08/29/the-idea-of-catching-mullen-automotive-inc-muln-stock-might-be-a-good-one/ | 2022-08-30T06:31:07Z | http://www.bovnews.com/2022/08/29/the-idea-of-catching-mullen-automotive-inc-muln-stock-might-be-a-good-one/ | true | 16544 |
Kuala Lumpur gig venue Angkasa Space has been forced to cancel its upcoming Gig Malam Merdeka showcase as Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) authorities have not reopened the space.
In an announcement posted on Angkasa Space’s Twitter account, the venue lamented that yet another gig had been cancelled, putting the livelihood of 30 staff including stage crew, sound engineers and cleaners at risk. In a statement to NME, venue owner Mohd Zulhelmie Zullifan, also known as Elmi, said that he was disappointed at the cancellation as the venue has abided by all instructions set out by the city hall for its reopening.
“We have sent plea letters, reopening letters for Angkasa Space to the Regulation & Enforcement division of the DBKL. Every week they tell us, ‘[The venue will be reopened] By today or tomorrow’,” Elmi said.
“So I am very disappointed by the process that is taking up so much time. I have to pay rental for the venue this month without any incoming business. Five of my staff have lost their salaries for a month. Every gig that is cancelled threatens the income of at least 30 people.”
Salam Merdeka anak-anak muzik Malaysia.
Dukacita dimaklumkan, satu lagi gig terpaksa dibatalkan pengacaraannya dan telah menjejaskan sekurang-kurangnya 30 anak muda (ahli band, sound engineer, stage crew, ticket crew, cleaner, lighting engineer). pic.twitter.com/wNSJwDgU50
— ANGKA///SA EVENT SPACE (@AngkasaSpace) August 29, 2022
The DBKL did not give any reason for the delay of the reopening, he also revealed. Angkasa Space’s Gig Malam Merdeka was set to take place on August 31 and feature the likes of Couple, Jemson and Spooky Wet Dreams. Refunds will be offered for tickets that have already been bought, with Elmi revealing that MYR3,210 would be due for the refunded tickets.
On July 24, it was announced that Angkasa Space would be closing down for good after local authorities shut it down due to a lapse in its licence. The DBKL shuttered the venue as it was preparing to host a hip-hop show featuring Nakalness from FORCEPARKBOIS and Chronicalz that evening, while also seizing a DJ deck that was at the venue.
Elmi shared on August 1 that Angkasa Space’s license has been renewed and is valid till September 2023 following a meeting between him and other music industry representatives with Mohamed Nizham Abdullah Hamidi, the Senior Secretary of Federal Territories Minister Dato’ Seri Shahidan Kassim, in late July. Elmi shared with NME that the meeting was initially fruitful, with the Federal Territories Minister’s team supportive of adding a new entertainment license category for non-commercial art spaces. | https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/angkasa-space-forced-to-cancel-gig-due-to-delay-in-venue-reopening-3300381 | 2022-08-30T06:36:36Z | https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/angkasa-space-forced-to-cancel-gig-due-to-delay-in-venue-reopening-3300381 | false | 1 |
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Bhubaneswar: Rain may play spoilsport during the
Ganesh Chaturthi and Nuakhai celebrations as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy showers across parts of Odisha for the next three days. The IMD on Monday issued a yellow warning for thunderstorm in 15 districts till Thursday.
The forecast comes as bad news for the state as it is preparing to celebrate
Ganesh Chaturthi on Wednesday and Nuakhai in the western districts on Thursday with much fanfare after a gap of two years owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“We have made elaborate arrangements for this year’s Ganesh Utsav as there is no Covid-related restriction in terms of people’s participation in the festivities. We are also planning to deck up the pandal with dazzling lights and other decorative items. Devotees are also likely to visit the pandals in larger numbers this year. But rain may dampen the festivities,” said Raghunath Swain, member of the Unit-IV market area puja committee.
The weather office has said heavy showers may lash Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Boudh, Angul, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts on Thursday. Nuakhai is celebrated in a grand way in Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Balangir, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Kandhamal districts.
“Relatives come home for family get-togethers on Nuakhai. But if it rains, then the festivities will certainly suffer. Besides, we planned to finish the last-minute shopping this time as we wanted to celebrate in a grand way after two years. It seems uncertain now if we would be able to enjoy the festive season,” said Debabrata Dash, a native of Sambalpur, who works in Bhubaneswar.
Meanwhile, the city experienced hot and humid weather on Monday. “As the southwest monsoon is lying at the Himalayan foothills and in a subdued condition in the state, there is a rise in daytime temperature and humidity,” the IMD bulletin said. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/heavy-rain-cloud-on-ganesh-puja-nuakhai/articleshow/93867684.cms | 2022-08-30T06:41:49Z | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/heavy-rain-cloud-on-ganesh-puja-nuakhai/articleshow/93867684.cms | true | 1 |
AstraZeneca may not stay in vaccines, but CEO has no COVID regrets
By Aimee Donnellan and Natalie Grover
AstraZeneca may not stay in the vaccine business in the long run, its CEO says showing how quickly fortunes have changed for the drugmaker that produced one of the first COVID-19 shots but has since lost out to rivals.
Production delays, probes by regulators following rare cases of severe side effects, and concerns about its relatively short shelf life compared with other shots have stymied adoption of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Now, in the third year of the pandemic amid a global vaccine supply glut, its use has diminished in much of the developed world as countries have inoculated large numbers of people and prefer Pfizer and Moderna’s mRNA vaccines as boosters.
AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine has still not won US approval.
The London-listed company is building on its portfolio of antibody therapies, including for COVID-19, the respiratory virus RSV and other viruses, Soriot told Reuters.
But on the future of its COVID vaccines business, he said: “I can’t be sure we will be there or not.”
He also said he wasn’t sure if AstraZeneca would broaden its roster of vaccines for other infections either, adding that the company was looking into it.
Investors have speculated about the future of the vaccine business given slowing sales of the COVID shot as initial sales contracts have been fulfilled, stiff competition from mRNA vaccines and its relatively little expertise in the field.
The company created a separate division for vaccines and antibody therapies late last year.
Still, Soriot said he did not regret the company’s work with Oxford University to develop a COVID vaccine, given they had delivered billions of doses and saved an estimated 6 million lives across the globe.
The inoculation was AstraZeneca’s second best-selling product in 2021 with sales of $US3.9 billion.
AstraZeneca is also looking for bolt-on acquisitions, including small and mid-sized companies specialising in oncology and cardiovascular treatments, Soriot added.
“We always look for external opportunities,” he said.
The CEO has presided over a quadrupling of AstraZeneca’s share price in his decade at the helm.
“I can keep doing this job for many years,” he said.
The 63-year old was once seen as a natural successor to outgoing Chairman Leif Johansson.
But in July, Soriot quashed speculation he was planning to retire any time soon, saying he expected to work with the company’s newly announced chairman-designate Michel Demare for many years to come.
Soriot was tasked with turning around a troubled AstraZeneca - hit by a string of key patent losses and a spate of clinical trial failures - in October 2012, following a stint at pharma peer Roche.
With the Frenchman at the helm, the fortunes of the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker changed dramatically.
He sharpened focus on speciality medicines and the lucrative field of oncology, made acquisitions to refill the company’s medicine cabinet, fended off a hostile takeover from US pharma giant Pfizer, and invested heavily in R&D to improve the company’s lacklustre drug development success rate.
However, he warned that fewer new medicines would be developed going forward due to US drug price laws passed last week.
Asked about inflationary pressures, Soriot said: “We are going to have to become more innovative and productive. We can’t expect our selling prices to go up.”
Sales in China, which account for close to a fifth of the company’s total annual revenue, have dipped in recent quarters due to lower drug prices and as COVID lockdown measures kept some patients from being diagnosed and seeking cancer care.
On Tuesday, Soriot said sales were picking up in the third quarter in the world’s second-largest market for pharmaceuticals - and he expected the country to play a more significant role in the global market over the next decade.
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The 8 ways fast-growing businesses outperform their competitors
How do some companies achieve outsized growth compared to others? New research has identified the eight behaviours that really make a difference.
Once there were only two types of business. Those that were performing and those that weren’t. But now another type of business has emerged - the outperformers. Those achieving exponential growth. Category defining, "tech-level" growth.
Take Tesla. The company that put electric cars on the map has just celebrated its 12th year as a public company, and today it is the most valuable car manufacturer on the planet with a market cap of $700 billion.
It’s remarkable that this once fledgling startup has a market cap equivalent to the next nine largest auto manufacturers combined. That’s right…combined. Outperformers are businesses that don’t just grow – they grow faster than their entire market. | https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/8-ways-fast-growing-businesses-outperform-competitors/long-reads/article/1794298 | 2022-08-30T06:57:00Z | https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/8-ways-fast-growing-businesses-outperform-competitors/long-reads/article/1794298 | true | 1 |
BEIJING (Reuters) - Several big Chinese cities escalated COVID-19 restrictions on Tuesday, with Shenzhen closing more businesses and Dalian locking down millions, renewing economic uncertainty and delaying the start of the school year for some.
The fresh measures, scheduled to last just a few days for now, reflect China's insistence on its so-called "dynamic COVID zero" policy that aims to quash every outbreak as and when they happen.
The stakes are higher for China's already wobbly national economy compared to earlier this month, when the lockdowns were mostly in smaller cities. Further major escalation or prolongation of curbs in big metropolises, such as Chengdu in southwest China, risks hurting tepid economic growth.
"Markets could once again be hit in the next couple of weeks, likely triggering another round of cuts by economists on the street," Nomura warned in a note on Tuesday, highlighting the significance of cities such as the southern technology hub of Shenzhen.
Longhua, a Shenzhen district with 2.5 million residents, on Tuesday closed various entertainment venues and wholesale market-places, and suspended large events.
People must show proof of negative test results within 24 hours to enter residential compounds, and restaurants must limit the number of customers at no more than 50% of their capacity, Longhua's district authority said. The new curbs are expected to expire on Saturday.
The moves followed similar measures announced on Monday covering three other districts that affected over 6 million in Shenzhen, which has fought multiple outbreaks of Omicron sub-variants this year.
While city officials have not announced a blanket delay to the new school year, six parents with children in primary and middle schools said their schools had notified them of postponements, with many parents expressing anxiety over the uncertainty in parent chat groups.
In Dalian, a major port in northeastern China important for soybeans and iron ore imports, the main urban areas with around 3 million residents on Tuesday entered a lockdown that is to last until Sunday. Households are allowed to send only one person out per day to shop for daily necessities.
During the lockdown, non-essential workers must work from home, while manufacturing companies are to cut on-site staff and maintain basic and urgent operations only.
In the southwestern city of Chengdu, the districts of Wuhou and Qingyang on Tuesday suspended many venues and tour groups and planned to delay the start of the fall semester for schools, after the district of Jinniu on Monday tightened curbs. The three districts have around 3.5 million residents in total.
The northern municipality of Tianjin of 13.7 million on Tuesday started a new citywide COVID testing to identify community infections, the fourth such testing since Saturday.
In the northern city of Shijiazhuang, about 3.5-hours drive from the capital Beijing, four big districts have ordered more than 3 million residents to work from home, excluding essential workers, until Wednesday afternoon.
Mainland China reported 1,717 domestically transmitted COVID infections for Aug. 29, including 349 symptomatic ones and 1,368 asymptomatic infections, official data showed on Tuesday.
Among over 20 provinces, regions and municipalities that reported cases, the region of Tibet, the province of Sichuan, of which Chengdu is the capital, and the province of Qinghai contributed the most daily cases for Monday.
Qinghai's provincial capital, Xining, with 2.5 million residents, has ordered a lockdown for its main urban areas, halting public transport and restricting movement outside residential compounds. The lockdown, which started on Monday, was scheduled to be lifted on Thursday morning.
In Hong Kong, cases have been rising and government advisers expect infections to hit 10,000 per day this week, triggering concerns that authorities will tighten restrictions which have only just been relaxed.
(Reporting by Roxanne Liu, Ryan Woo, David Kirton and Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by Lincoln Feast.) | https://gazette.com/news/us-world/populous-chinese-cities-including-shenzhen-ramp-up-covid-curbs/article_5e7120c2-072d-5290-91fc-9d888b84ea6c.html | 2022-08-30T06:57:38Z | https://gazette.com/news/us-world/populous-chinese-cities-including-shenzhen-ramp-up-covid-curbs/article_5e7120c2-072d-5290-91fc-9d888b84ea6c.html | false | 14 |
MHT CET Answer Key 2022 to be RELEASED on THIS DATE at cetcell.mahacet.org, Results in September- Check latest update here
The MHT CET Answer Key 2022 will be released on September 1, 2022 as per the schedule, scroll down for more details.
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MHT CET: The MHT CET Answer Key 2022 will be released on September 1, 2022 as per the schedule. The display of question paper, candidates' response and the correct answer key in candidate login will be released. After the release of provisional answer key, candidates will be able to raise challenges, in case of any error. Soon after the window closes to raise objection, the officials will soon announce the MAH CET MBA results 2022. This year, the MAH CET 2022 for MBA was held on 23rd, 24th, and 25th August.
The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra State conducted the MHT CET 2022 Exams in the month of August. The state cell has now released an official schedule regarding the release date of answer key, grievances/ objections and the result.
MHT CET 2022: Here is how you can download the Answer Key
Visit the official website of MAHACET on cetcell.mahacet.org.
Click on MHT CET Answer Key 2022 link available on the home page.
Enter the required details and click on submit.
The answer key will appear on the screen and candidates can check the answers.
Download the answer key and keep a hard copy of the same for further need.
As per the schedule, the MHT CET Result 2022 along with the scorecard will be made available on or before September 15, 2022. The scorecard will be made active once it is released and candidates will be able to check it through the candidate login option.
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Coronation Street fans are in for a rollercoaster of emotional this week as - not only are the Underworld protests getting out of hand - but the Platt's are recovering following the shock news of Audrey's suicide attempt.
Last week saw workers gathering outside the undergarment factory after it emerged that Carla Connor (Alison King) turned to dodgy businessman Nadeem Atallah (Kammy Darweish) to deal with her issues sourcing the correct fabrics and deals for the company.
The police turn up and Griff - joined by Spider Nugent (Martin Hancock), Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) and Toyah Battersby (Georgia Taylor) - antagonises the crowd before throwing a bottle, which hits policeman Craig Tinker (Colson Smith) on the head.
To make matters worse for potential-jailbird Toyah, Saira Habeeb (Kim Vithana) arrives on the Street and accuses Toyah of murdering her son Imran after spotting his wife and new beau kissing in secret.
Last month was an investigation launched into the lawyers tragic death after his suspicious injuries came to light, leading to his wife Toyah being subsequently arrested and charged.
Griff (Michael Condron) suggests letting the tyres down on Saira’s car, then produces a petrol can. Have things gone too far?
Stephen (Todd Boyce) - who it has been clear to see in recent weeks has been trying to get his hands on a large sum of money - is shocked when mystery wife Gabrielle Reid demands a return of the cash he stole from her business.
She threatens to call the police, so he lets himself into No 8 to find the trust fund papers that Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) drew up but refused to sign.
The Platt family meanwhile continue to process the shocking news of Audrey's suicide attempt, after last week saw the family matriarch reveal she has made an ordinary will, splitting her money equally between them, excluding Stephen...
Fans are also wondering what is to become to Stephen's 'relationship' with Jenny Bradley (Sally Ann Matthews), after the pair locked lips following his intriguing discover that she's the sole owner of the pub.
Young Sam Blakeman (Jude Riordan) fails to bond with Liam Connor 'Jr' (Charlie Wrenshall) and Jack Webster (Kyran Bowes) over a football computer game. Wearing a team top, he turns up at Jalena’s (Kyrah Wallace) party only to be told she’s asked someone else to play chess as he’s now into football.
Meanwhile, the footie match takes a terrible turn when James Bailey (Nathan Graham) suffers a cardiac arrest on the pitch after being forced to make up the numbers.
And Wendy Papadopoulos (Roberta Kerr) is offered a role after the am-dram audition, but Ken Barlow (William Roach) isn’t.
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General Daily Insight for August 30, 2022
Awkward moments could show us where the rules need to be adjusted today. As the enlightening Sun in detail-oriented Virgo exposes overbearing Jupiter at 6:09 am EDT, it may become obvious that we’ve crossed some important lines. We might feel bad about this, as the sensitive Libra Moon opposes touchy Chiron. There’s probably a reasonable path forward! Instead of getting lost in guilt, let Luna’s trine to logical Saturn help us develop a plan to prevent such blunders in the future.
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Aries
March 21-April 19
You may feel like you’re letting someone else down if you retreat from an ambitious plan. Although your passion and enthusiasm could be high at the moment, circumstances might bring you back to Earth, pushing you to be realistic about the details of what you’re considering. Your social network is likely to be more understanding than you expect, though. Maybe they can even serve as a stabilizing force that helps you improve going forward. Don’t be afraid to ask for help!
Taurus
April 20-May 20
Expressing your secret dreams is possible now. However, it will mean giving up the security you get from having them hidden away. Another pitfall you’ll potentially confront is perfectionism. Is it possible you’re keeping these things in the fantasy realm to avoid the possibility of failure? Although it may be difficult to live up to the high standards you have in your head, you’ll probably come to discover that doing your best is better than doing nothing. You have to start somewhere!
Gemini
May 21-June 20
Overcommitting yourself to your friends is a risk today. Perhaps you find whatever is going on with them more enjoyable than your responsibilities at home. While ignoring your domestic duties isn’t likely to make them disappear, this could also be a good time to look at your beliefs about what you’re responsible for in that sphere. You need to pull your weight, but exceeding that on a regular basis might result in burnout. Make a plan that prioritizes fairness moving ahead.
Cancer
June 21-July 22
You may get caught promising something you don’t have the authority to give today. While you’re probably in an especially confident place regarding your leadership skills at the moment, there are still limits. You can only do so much. Ultimately, feeling secure enough to use your own judgment is a good thing, but how you express it could use some fine-tuning. If it makes sense to request a formal change to the boundaries, though, you might as well ask for it!
Leo
July 23-August 22
Financial concerns could put limits on your adventurous spirit. While you might feel embarrassed to admit this, you’re probably not the only one with sticker shock. Asking how to make an opportunity you’re considering more affordable can get you practical help. Perhaps committing to pursue the trip or experience together with another person will let you split costs. Although this approach is likely to limit your freedom in some ways, give it some thought -- it’s better than not getting to go at all!
Virgo
August 23-September 22
Oversharing is not your friend today. While you might be excited about the rapid development of a collaboration that seems like it could be the next big thing in your life, perhaps it’s necessary to stop and think about how the arrangement’s going before you merge resources any further. If you’ve started to see them as the answer to all your problems, you’re probably selling yourself short. To regain perspective, focus on what you can do for yourself with your own effort.
Libra
September 23-October 22
Developing a new relationship could be exciting at the moment. You might also have concerns about giving up privacy, but you’re in control of what you share. Even if you risk disappointing the other person by declining to answer a question, getting in the habit of setting boundaries is a good thing for your connection in general. You can always reveal more secrets later, but opportunities to start out on the right foot are harder to find! Begin as you wish to proceed.
Scorpio
October 23-November 21
Your devotion to your responsibilities could be at a high point now. However, your friends might be feeling neglected. Perhaps it’s necessary to look at how urgent some of your tasks really are. If you’re burying yourself in work to avoid a personal issue you don’t want to address, maybe dealing with the underlying problem is a higher priority. Unsnarling it properly may require time alone, though, so don’t push yourself to be more social than you can comfortably handle!
Sagittarius
November 22-December 21
Pleasure and purpose could be in conflict for you at this time. While there may be some urgency to your pursuit of fun, you might feel guilty for slacking off -- especially as your peers perhaps seem to look down on you for not being serious enough. Their opinions, real or perceived, probably don’t have official jurisdiction over you, and you’re allowed to ignore them if needed. If you’re in the mood, though, go ahead and ask them for advice on balancing competing priorities.
Capricorn
December 22-January 19
Your home and family could be a huge focus for you now -- to the point you worry that you’re losing touch with the larger world. Do you feel truly off track from your personal goals, though? If you believe that you’re learning something of value from whatever is consuming your attention, there shouldn’t be cause for concern, no matter how petty or unimportant your activities seem. Cultivate confidence in your own judgment -- it’s your most important lesson at this time.
Aquarius
January 20-February 18
You might get carried away in an exciting conversation today! Dancing around the edge of a big secret is likely to reveal more than you want to, though. While you may convince yourself that you’re able to share particular details without spilling a whole story that might not be yours to tell, this probably won’t work. Let your ethical beliefs about how people should treat each other guide you to appropriate boundaries, even if drawing the line spoils the fun.
Pisces
February 19-March 20
Money might change the dynamics of one of your close relationships. While you may feel like you’re in a good place financially, handling this in an awkward way has the potential to alienate someone important to you. That’s obviously not your intention. You’re not necessarily responsible for all their insecurities or assumptions, but it would serve you well to be thoughtful about how you come off. Communicate your motives clearly, especially when gifting or treating, to smooth over any rough edges. | https://www.chicagotribune.com/horoscopes/sns-daily-horoscopes-08302022-20220830-ckuzho5elrg2pailtxxpiiaee4-story.html | 2022-08-30T07:12:58Z | https://www.chicagotribune.com/horoscopes/sns-daily-horoscopes-08302022-20220830-ckuzho5elrg2pailtxxpiiaee4-story.html | false | 9 |
Padres first. Ha-Seong Kim strikes out swinging. Juan Soto walks. Manny Machado flies out to center field to Mike Yastrzemski. Josh Bell singles to left field. Juan Soto scores. Brandon Drury homers to left field. Josh Bell scores. Wil Myers lines out to center field to Mike Yastrzemski.
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 3, Giants 0.
Padres fourth. Wil Myers walks. Jurickson Profar pops out to shortstop to Brandon Crawford. Jake Cronenworth doubles to deep center field. Wil Myers to third. Austin Nola singles to left field. Jake Cronenworth scores. Wil Myers scores. Ha-Seong Kim flies out to shallow center field to Brandon Crawford. Juan Soto flies out to left field to Joc Pederson.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Padres 5, Giants 0.
Giants fourth. LaMonte Wade Jr. singles. Wilmer Flores flies out to deep left field to Jurickson Profar. Joc Pederson homers to center field. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores. Brandon Crawford grounds out to second base, Jake Cronenworth to Brandon Drury. Thairo Estrada singles to left field. Mike Yastrzemski walks. Thairo Estrada to second. Luis Gonzalez strikes out swinging.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Padres 5, Giants 2.
Padres fifth. Manny Machado singles to center field. Josh Bell walks. Manny Machado to second. Brandon Drury singles to center field. Josh Bell to second. Manny Machado scores. Wil Myers grounds out to shortstop. Brandon Drury out at second. Josh Bell to third. Jurickson Profar strikes out swinging.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Padres 6, Giants 2.
Giants eighth. LaMonte Wade Jr. singles to shallow left field. Wilmer Flores lines out to shallow left field to Manny Machado. Joc Pederson strikes out swinging. Brandon Crawford singles to deep right field. LaMonte Wade Jr. to third. Thairo Estrada walks. Brandon Crawford to second. Austin Slater singles to right field. Thairo Estrada to third. Brandon Crawford scores. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores. J.D. Davis singles to center field. Austin Slater to second. Thairo Estrada scores. Austin Wynns flies out to shallow center field to Ha-Seong Kim.
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Padres 6, Giants 5. | https://www.myplainview.com/sports/article/San-Diego-San-Francisco-Runs-17406577.php | 2022-08-30T07:14:04Z | https://www.myplainview.com/sports/article/San-Diego-San-Francisco-Runs-17406577.php | false | null |
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Shiva overhears this and misunderstands her, ending up talking rudely to her. Raavi has had enough and couldn’t tolerate more humiliation this time. This situation has left Dhara tense.
MUMBAI : Daily soap Pandya Store has made a place in everyone’s hearts with its gripping storyline and intriguing twists. Fans completely relate to each character in the show and shower their love on the three couples; Shiva and Raavi often top the charts being their favourite.
Alice Kaushik rose to fame with Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum and then Pandya Store as Raavi Pandya, people can't stop adoring her for her stunning acting skills and mesmerizing looks. We got our hands on an 8-year-old audition video of the actress, where she had just begun acting, young Alice looks unrecognizable. Check it out:
Currently, Raavi has become a popular face due to her reels in Somnath and is earning well. Shiva is unhappy with this as Raavi has started to make money too. When Raavi gets a new offer, she refuses it as it was outside Somnath. Raavi then talks about her worries to Dhara and also informs him about Shiva’s dislikes. Shiva overhears this and misunderstands her, ending up talking rudely to her. Raavi has had enough and couldn’t tolerate more humiliation this time. This situation has left Dhara tense.
Dhara decides to send them out of town together but Shiva loses the address and goes to another resort. Will Raavi and Shiva meet each other or return home angry waiting for each other?
Also read: Pandya Store: Happiness! Chiku returns to Dhara; Dhara over the moon
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West Ham United have completed the signing of Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paqueta from Lyon for an undisclosed club record fee.
The Brazilian has joined the Hammers on a five-year deal with an option of a further year
Although financial details have been kept under wraps, British media reports that the Londoners have forked out an initial fee of £36.5 million with a potential £14.4m in add-ons for the transfer of the Brazilian which will eclipse the £45 million fee the club paid for Sebastian Haller from Frankfurt.
The striker failed to adapt to the Premier League and has since moved on.
In a statement issued on the club’s website, Lucas Paqueta expressed his delight at joining West Ham.
“I am extremely happy to be here. I hope it’s the beginning of an enjoyable journey. I hope my time here is successful,” Paqueta said in a statement.
“Last season, West Ham had a very good season and I hope they continue to enjoy more and more good seasons in my time at the club. I am excited to pull on the West Ham shirt and show the fans what I can do, to help my teammates and the club.”
David Moyes was excited about his new signing as well.
“He’s a player I’ve admired from afar for a very long time and of course, we saw him close up in our Europa League campaign last season,”
“He’s a very talented footballer and whilst he will need time to adapt to the Premier League, we’re excited about adding another proven international to our squad.”
Capable of playing the no 10 and no 8 roles, Paqueta exhibits all the technical qualities Brazilians are gifted with. Assured on the ball with both feet, his passing and technical ability caught the eye of many managers including Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola.
He will have his hands full immediately in trying to help West Ham recover from a turbulent start. After finishing seventh last season they currently sit 16th after four games. | https://pakobserver.net/lucas-paqueta-joins-west-ham-for-club-record-fee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lucas-paqueta-joins-west-ham-for-club-record-fee | 2022-08-30T07:18:41Z | https://pakobserver.net/lucas-paqueta-joins-west-ham-for-club-record-fee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lucas-paqueta-joins-west-ham-for-club-record-fee | false | 1 |
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