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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July after tens of thousands of protesters stormed his home and office in a display of anger over the country's economic crisis, returned to the country early Saturday after seven weeks.
Rajapaksa flew into Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport around midnight Friday from Bangkok via Singapore. On being welcomed by lawmakers in his party, Rajapaksa left the airport in a motorcade heavily guarded by armed soldiers and reached a government-owned house allocated to him as a former president at the center of the capital, Colombo.
On July 13, the ousted leader, his wife and two bodyguards left aboard an air force plane for the Maldives, before traveling to Singapore from where he officially resigned. He flew to Thailand two weeks later.
Rajapaksa has no court case or arrest warrant pending against him. The only court case he was facing for alleged corruption during his time as the secretary to the Ministry of Defense under his older brother's presidency was withdrawn when he was elected president in 2019 because of constitutional immunity.
For months, Sri Lanka has been in the grips of its worst economic crisis, which triggered extraordinary protests and unprecedented public rage that ultimately forced Rajapaksa and his brother, the former prime minister, to step down. The situation in the bankrupt country was made worse by global factors like the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but many hold the once-powerful Rajapaksa family as responsible for severely mismanaging the economy and tipping it into crisis.
The economic meltdown has seen monthslong shortages of essentials such as fuel, medicine and cooking gas due to a severe shortage of foreign currency. Though cooking gas supplies were restored through World Bank support, shortages of fuel, critical medicines and some food items continue.
The island nation has suspended repayment of nearly $7 billion in foreign debt due this year. The country's total foreign debt amounts to more than $51 billion, of which $28 billion has to be repaid by 2027.
On Tuesday, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took over after Rajapaksa resigned, and his administration reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a $2.9 billion bailout package over four years to help the country recover.
Rajapaksa, a former military officer, was elected on promises to uplift the country's economy and ensure national security after Islamic State-inspired bomb attacks killed some 270 people in churches and hotels on Easter Sunday 2019. He relinquished his American citizenship when he contested the election because laws at the time made dual citizens ineligible from holding political office.
As a top defense official, he is accused of overseeing human rights violations by the military during the country's three-decade civil war with the now-defeated Tamil Tiger rebels who fought for an independent state for the country's ethnic minority Tamils.
In April, protesters started camping outside the president's office in the heart of Colombo and chanted "Gota, go home," a demand for Rajapaksa to quit, which quickly became the rallying cry of the movement.
The demonstrations dismantled the Rajapaksa family's grip on politics. Before Rajapaksa resigned, his older brother stepped down as prime minister and three more close family members quit their Cabinet positions.
But the country's new president, Wickremesinghe, has since cracked down on protests. His first action as leader included dismantling the protest tents in the middle of the night as police forcibly removed demonstrators from the site and attacked them.
There is genuine fear among people who want to protest now, said Bhavani Fonseksa, with the independent think tank Center for Policy Alternatives.
"Whether people will take to the streets to demonstrate again is still to be seen, especially since there's been so much repression since Ranil Wickremesinghe came to power. Several protesters have been arrested so there is genuine fear," she said.
Dayan Jayatilleka, a former diplomat and political analyst, said the ruling SLPP party will welcome him back, but didn't think his return would spark people to flood the streets again. "They will be sour — it is still far too early for him to return," he said.
"There is no way Gotabaya will be forgiven for his transgressions but I think now there is more bitterness than public rage that awaits him," Jayatilleka added.
For Nazly Hameem, an organizer who helped lead the protest movement, the former president's return isn't an issue "as long as he is held accountable."
"He is a Sri Lankan citizen so no one can prevent him from coming back. But as someone who wants justice against the corrupt system, I would like to see action taken — there should be justice, they should file cases against him and hold him accountable for what he did to the country."
"Our slogan was 'Gota, go home' — we didn't expect him to flee, we wanted him to resign. As long as he doesn't involve himself in active politics, it won't be a problem."
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://radio.wpsu.org/2022-09-03/sri-lankas-ousted-president-returns-home-after-fleeing | 2022-09-03T11:30:02Z | https://radio.wpsu.org/2022-09-03/sri-lankas-ousted-president-returns-home-after-fleeing | true | 18 |
Former India goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey has been elected the new president of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), it said on Friday, a week after world soccer's governing body FIFA lifted the ban imposed on it for undue third-party influence.
India's top court disbanded the AIFF in May and appointed a Committee of Administrators to govern the sport, amend the AIFF's constitution and conduct elections that had been pending for 18 months, leading to FIFA's suspension.
The elections of the AIFF, formerly led by FIFA Council member Praful Patel, were due to be held by December 2020 but delayed due to an impasse over amendments to its constitution.
The AIFF said on Friday that Chaubey, currently a politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal, was elected president after the federation conducted the general elections as per the Supreme Court's order.
With representatives from India's 34 state associations present at the Football House in New Delhi, Chaubey prevailed with 33 votes, with former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia his only rival with one vote.
NA Haris, a politician from Congress in Karnataka, was elected vice president, the AIFF said, adding that 14 members of the Executive Committee were elected unopposed. | https://bdnews24.com/sport/7x5rwwguh3 | 2022-09-03T11:35:39Z | https://bdnews24.com/sport/7x5rwwguh3 | true | 3 |
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday listed the initiatives of his government in the education sector, particularly for tea garden tribes, on Twitter, tagging Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal again.
Sharing a video clip, Sarma said, “Unless forced to, we prefer to work quietly!” “In this academic year weve established 100 Secondary Schools for kids of tea garden workers; 100 more in pipeline. Tea gardens are located in remotest parts of Assam,” he said.
The video claimed that Assam has a robust school education system with more than 2 lakh teachers teaching over 65 lakh students in 44,521 government schools. A total of 1.18 lakh mid-day meal workers are also engaged by the state government, it said.
While 100 secondary schools for children of tea garden workers have been opened this academic session, 100 more schools and 10 colleges are in the project preparation stage, it added.
The video ended with the line, “We prefer to deliver quality, quietly!” The two chief ministers has been engaging in verbal duels on Twitter for quite some time, each of them asking the other to visit their state and witness the development work undertaken.
Tagging Kejriwal, Sarma had on Friday shared his governments achievements in the healthcare sector. The spat started after the Delhi chief minister, in response to a news report of the Assam government merging schools due to poor results, said shutting down schools was no solution.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Federal staff and is auto-published from a syndicated feed.) | https://thefederal.com/from-the-wires/we-prefer-to-work-quietly-himanta-tweets-tagging-kejriwal-again/ | 2022-09-03T11:38:44Z | https://thefederal.com/from-the-wires/we-prefer-to-work-quietly-himanta-tweets-tagging-kejriwal-again/ | true | 1 |
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Roivant Sciences Ltd. (ROIV) estimates and forecasts
Statistics highlight that Roivant Sciences Ltd. is scoring comparatively lower than the scores of other players of the relevant industry. The company lost -37.81% of value to its shares in past 6 months, showing an annual growth rate of -35.71% while that of industry is 1.00. Apart from that, the company came lowering its revenue forecast for fiscal year 2022. This year revenue growth is estimated to fall -20.20% from the last financial year’s standing.
6 industry analysts have given their estimates about the company’s current quarter revenue by setting an average figure of $8.43 million for the same. And 6 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of $10.57 million in the next quarter that will end on Sep 2022.
ROIV Dividends
Roivant Sciences Ltd. is more likely to be releasing its next quarterly report on November 15 and investors are confident in the company announcing better current-quarter dividends despite the fact that it has been facing issues arising out of mounting debt.
Roivant Sciences Ltd. (NASDAQ:ROIV)’s Major holders
Insiders are in possession of 40.28% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 49.84 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 83.46%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 49.84% institutions for Roivant Sciences Ltd. that are currently holding shares of the company. QVT Financial LP is the top institutional holder at ROIV for having 129.39 million shares of worth $639.21 million. And as of Mar 30, 2022, it was holding 18.40% of the company’s outstanding shares.
The second largest institutional holder is SB Investment Advisers (UK) LTD, which was holding about 99.38 million shares on Mar 30, 2022. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 14.13% of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $490.92 million.
On the other hand, iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Jun 29, 2022, the former fund manager was holding 2.62 million shares of worth $10.67 million or 0.37% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 1.28 million shares on Mar 30, 2022, making its stake of worth around $6.35 million in the company or a holder of 0.18% of company’s stock. | https://marketingsentinel.com/2022/09/03/roivant-sciences-ltd-nasdaqroiv-price-forecast-for-the-next-12-months-is-set-at-15-00/ | 2022-09-03T12:14:18Z | https://marketingsentinel.com/2022/09/03/roivant-sciences-ltd-nasdaqroiv-price-forecast-for-the-next-12-months-is-set-at-15-00/ | false | 1922 |
Jehovah’s Witnesses have restarted their door-to-door ministry after more than two and a half years on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, reviving a religious practice that the faith considers crucial and cherished.
From coast to coast, members of the Christian denomination fanned out in cities and towns Thursday to share literature and converse about God for the first time since March 2020.
In the Jamaica Plain neighborhood on the south side of Boston, Dan and Carrie Sideris spent a balmy morning walking around knocking on doors and ringing bells. Dan Sideris said he had been apprehensive about evangelizing in person in “a changed world,” but the experience erased any traces of doubt.
“It all came back quite naturally because we don’t have a canned speech,” he said. “We try to engage with people about what’s in their heart, and what we say comes from our hearts.”
The couple were surprised at how many people opened their doors and were receptive.
One man took a break from a Zoom call to accept their booklets and set up an appointment to continue the conversation. At another home, a woman spoke of how many family members died in the last two years — something the Siderises could relate to, both of them having lost parents recently. Another woman was too busy at the moment but spoke to Carrie Sideris through the window and said she could come back Sunday.
“I’ve been looking forward to this day,” she said. “When I rang the first doorbell this morning, a total calm came over me. I was back where I needed to be.”
Jehovah’s Witnesses suspended door-knocking in the early days of the pandemic’s onset in the United States, just as much of the rest of society went into lockdown too. The organization also ended all public meetings at its 13,000 congregations nationwide and canceled 5,600 annual gatherings worldwide — an unprecedented move not taken even during the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1918, which killed 50 million people worldwide.
Witnesses continued their ministry by writing letters and making phone calls, but it wasn’t the same because it lacked a personal touch, said Robert Hendriks, national spokesperson for the denomination.
“To us, going door to door is an expression of our God’s impartiality,” he said. “We go to everyone and let them choose whether they want to hear us or not.”
Even in pre-pandemic times, door-knocking ministry came with anxiety because Witnesses never knew how they would be received at any given home. In 2022 that’s even more the case, and evangelizers are being advised to be mindful that lives and attitudes have changed.
“It’s going to take an additional level of courage,” Hendriks said.
The organization is not mandating masks or social distancing, leaving those decisions to each individual.
The denomination has cautiously been rebooting other activities: In April it reopened congregations for in-person gatherings, and in June it resumed public ministry where members set up carts in locations such as subway stations and hand out literature.
Getting back to door-knocking, considered not just a core belief but also an effective ministry, is a big step toward “a return to normal,” Hendriks said.
However, other denominations such as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have moved away from door-to-door ministry. Spokesman Sam Penrod said the church had already been doing so “for at least a decade” before COVID-19.
“Social media has become an effective way of reaching people interested in learning more about the Church in recent years and became invaluable in the early months of the pandemic,” Penrod said via email, adding that missionaries continue to minister in person but do not go door to door.
But for Jehovah’s Witnesses such as Jonathan Gomas of Milwaukee, who started door-knocking with his parents when he was “big enough to ring a doorbell,” a spiritual life without it seems inconceivable.
“When you’re out in the community, you have your hand on the pulse,” he said. “We haven’t had that close feeling with the community for more than two years now. It feels like we’ve all become more distant and polarized.”
Gomas and his wife and two daughters have all learned Hmong in order to better reach out to members of that community, and residents are often pleasantly surprised to open their doors to fluent speakers of their language.
“I think it made them listen even closer,” he said.
In Acworth, Georgia, Nathan Rivera said he has greatly missed seeing people’s faces and reading their expressions.
“You see and appreciate these responses, and it’s much more personal,” he said. “You establish common ground and relationships that you can never develop over the phone or by writing a letter.”
The son of Cuban refugees who came to the United States in the 1980s, Rivera said door-knocking is an important part of his spiritual identity and “feels Christ-like.”
“We show respect for each person’s right to hold a different belief,” he said. “If they don’t want to hear what we have to say, we politely thank them and move on, recognizing that we cannot judge anyone. We’ll just keep on knocking.”
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Portsmouth
“Great to hear” – Portsmouth fan pundit delivers verdict on deadline day agreement with Huddersfield
This article is part of Football League World’s ‘Terrace Talk‘ series, which provides personal opinions from our FLW Fan Pundits regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…
Portsmouth completed the signing of Josh Koroma from Huddersfield Town on a season-long loan deal on transfer deadline day.
The 23-year-old has been allowed to leave Huddersfield after only make three appearances in the Championship this season, being reunited with his former manager Danny Cowley.
It will be interesting to see how Koroma settles on the south-coast after struggling for form since his return from a serious knee injury last season.
In total, Koroma has scored 13 goals and provided five assists in 72 appearances in all competitions for Huddersfield, since joining from Leyton Orient in 2019.
He adds another option for Cowley in the final third, something that will go a long way for promotion push out of League One.
Can you get 24/24 on this Portsmouth quiz?
FLW’s Portsmouth fan pundit Tom Chappell was very pleased with the addition of Koroma in an important area of the pitch.
Speaking to Football League World, Tom said: “It’s great to hear we’ve signed Koroma, Cowley was keen to get this over the line from his Huddersfield links.
“Koroma is a player who looks happy with the ball at his feet, likes to run at defenders, confident on the ball striking wise inside or outside the box and looks like he will become one of our set pieces takers as well.
“We only really have Michael Jacobs who can take set pieces that can actually profit from a goal or at least some movement from it.
“But, I’m really pleased and it’s a great addition with Cowley now having a squad with his fingerprints all over it and hopefully we can go and storm League One.” | https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/great-to-hear-portsmouth-fan-pundit-delivers-verdict-on-deadline-day-agreement-with-huddersfield/ | 2022-09-03T12:20:41Z | https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/great-to-hear-portsmouth-fan-pundit-delivers-verdict-on-deadline-day-agreement-with-huddersfield/ | false | 1 |
Who is LadBaby?
SOCIAL media sensation LadBaby first hit in the internet back in 2016.
But who is LadBaby and how did he become famous? From using a toolbox lunches to sausage rolls - here's everything you need to know.
Who is LadBaby?
Mark Hoyle, also known as LadBaby is a blogger, author, YouTuber and social media personality.
He was born on April 12, 1987, in Nottingham, England.
Before he became an internet sensation, he previously worked as a graphic designer in London.
He's also an entrepreneur and the inventor of the toolbox lunchbox.
In 2018 he was crowned Celebrity Dad of the Year beating the likes of Prince William and Liam Payne.
How did LadBaby get famous?
The name LadBaby first hit the internet back in 2016 - when he created a social media blog named "LadBaby" to reflect the fact he was a lad who was becoming a dad.
Whilst his wife was pregnant with their first child, Mark began to document his day-to-day life as a first-time parent - sharing practical parenting tips to save parents both time and money.
After the success of his first video, which followed Mark's rush to replace his son's lunchbox with a toolbox, things moved quickly and the internet loved him.
From then on, parents worldwide resonated with LadBaby's YouTube videos - and the family quickly shot to fame.
As of 2022, LadBaby currently has a staggering 1.8 million subscribers on his YouTube channel - LadBaby.
On TikTok the couples account ladbabyoffical has an impressive 3.4 million followers.
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And it doesn't stop there - on Facebook, LadBaby has 5.6 million dedicated followers who interact with his content and on Instagram, a further 1.6 million.
Meaning this much-loved couple have amassed an eye-watering 12 million fans over all social media platforms.
It’s not only the digital world they’ve taken by storm, LadBaby has achieved what only The Beatles and the Spice Girls have done before them - gaining four consecutive Christmas No.1 singles.
In 2018, the Hoyle couple released their charity single, a parody cover of Starship's 1985 single "We Built This City" - but in true comedic LadBaby style, amended lyrics had a sausage roll theme with the refrain being changed to "We Built This City on Sausage Rolls".
In 2019, the sausage roll theme continued and the couple then released a single entitled "I Love Sausage Rolls", a parody cover of Alan Merrill's "I Love Rock 'n' Roll".
The song became the Christmas number one, beating the likes of Stormzy, Lewis Capaldi and Dua Lipa - and spent one week in the top 40.
In 2020, the couple once again announced their new Christmas single entitled "Don't Stop Me Eatin", a parody cover of "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey - which beat the likes of Russ Abbot, Justin Bieber, The Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir and Liam Gallagher to the top spot.
On 21 December 2020, LadBaby released an additional duet version of "Don't Stop Me Eatin'", which featured Ronan Keating performing the song with 'LadBabyMum' Roxanne Hoyle - and the single was a huge hit once again.
On 24 December 2021, LadBaby secured their fourth Christmas No.1 in a row with their latest song "Sausage Rolls For Everyone".
For four years, all the proceeds from the couples Christmas victories have gone to the Trussel Trust - a charity that works to end the need for food banks in the United Kingdom.
LadBaby's net worth was estimated at a whopping £1.2 million in 2021.
Who is LadBaby's wife Roxanne?
Mark Hoyle has been married to his wife Roxanne since 2015 - after the pair eloped to Las Vegas.
She is also a blogger and YouTuber who goes by the name LadBabyMum.
She was previously an amateur UK free diver a passionate world traveller - that is until she too became a social media phenomenon alongside her husband.
In 2021, Roxanne released a collaboration with the popular online clothing range, In the Style - which aims to help women of all shapes and sizes feel amazing about their bodies with a range in sizes from 6 to 28.
In 2022, Roxanne launched her latest In The Style collection - exclusively with George at Asda.
Her In The Style ranges are always record breaking - with each collection selling out in record-time.
Does Ladbaby have any children?
Mark and Roxanne share two sons, Phoenix Forest, born in 2016, and Kobe Notts, born in 2018.
The family are now reported to reside in their new family home in Hemel Hempstead. | https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/176905/who-ladbaby/ | 2022-09-03T12:25:31Z | https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/176905/who-ladbaby/ | true | 3 |
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IOST (IOST) traded down 1.6% against the U.S. dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 8:00 AM ET on September 3rd. During the last week, IOST has traded down 2.2% against the U.S. dollar. One IOST coin can now be purchased for $0.0128 or 0.00000064 BTC on major exchanges. IOST has a total market cap of $237.38 million and $12.10 million worth of IOST was traded on exchanges in the last day.
Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00005046 BTC.
- BITCOIN ADDITIONAL (BTCA) traded down 1.4% against the dollar and now trades at $19,819.19 or 1.00000000 BTC.
- Solana (SOL) traded 1.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $31.07 or 0.00156787 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded 5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 2.9% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.87 or 0.00004401 BTC.
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- FTX Token (FTT) traded down 2% against the dollar and now trades at $26.18 or 0.00132082 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded 1.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $6.83 or 0.00034474 BTC.
IOST Profile
IOST is a (PoB) coin that uses the ETH Token hashing algorithm. It was first traded on January 20th, 2018. IOST’s total supply is 18,588,745,668 coins. IOST’s official message board is medium.com/@iostoken. The Reddit community for IOST is /r/IOStoken and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. IOST’s official website is iost.io. IOST’s official Twitter account is @IOStoken and its Facebook page is accessible here.
IOST Coin Trading
It is usually not presently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as IOST directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to acquire IOST should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as GDAX, Gemini or Changelly. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to purchase IOST using one of the exchanges listed above.
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The filthy room in a care home where a 70s music star lay dead for two hours - before her body was covered in a TARP and left in the courtyard for her daughter to find
- Kaye Wilson, 65, had spent just two months in the Victorian facility before dying
- She had mental health issues and schizophrenia, and lived alone in the room
- Her daughter found her on the ground, in an open courtyard, covered in a tarp
A woman lay dead in the courtyard of a private Melbourne care home for more than two hours, a royal commission has heard.
The 65-year-old's daughter, Georgia Wilson, told the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability her mother Kaye Wilson was seen by the service as 'a number and a pay cheque', ABC News reported.
The commission was shown a number of unsettling images taken inside supported residential services, showing filthy beds and messy rooms.
Kaye had spent just two months in the Victorian facility, settling there in February 2020 and paying her entire disability support pension of $490 a week as rent for her room, the commission heard.
She had mental health issues and schizophrenia, and lived alone in the room.
Victoria went into lockdown shortly after the woman moved in, and by April, Kaye, who enjoyed success in the Auckland music scene in the 1970s, had died.
Kay Wilson, popular in the Auckland music scene in the 1970s, lay dead in the courtyard of a private care home in Melbourne for more than two hours
The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability heard evidence about the squalid conditions inside some Victorian supported residential services. Picture supplied by the Disability Royal Commission.
Filthy food containers are shown in a picture seen by the royal commission. Picture supplied by the Disability Royal Commission.
Her daughter was notified and went to the facility to identify her mother's body. But to her shock, she arrived to find her mother on the ground, in an open courtyard, covered in a tarp.
She was later told by the funeral home taking care of her mother´s body that the woman had been 'very dirty' and had 'matted' hair, ABC News reported.
Georgia told the commission she later learned from a paramedic's report her mother had been left on the ground for two-and-a-half hours.
She also said she had been told by a GP her mother had not been taking her medication, despite the facility manager telling her otherwise.
'I put all of my trust in that manager and all of my trust in the Victorian government to do what's right,' Georgia said.
'The manager lied, plain and simple.'
This week's hearing focused on homelessness and insecure housing. Picture supplied by the Disability Royal Commission
Georgia told the commission she later learned from a paramedic's report her mother had been left on the ground for two-and-a-half hours
The commission heard the Department of Health and Human Services had ruled it would not issue the facility with a compliance notice over the treatment of Kaye´s body, because as she was deceased, she was technically not a resident and the facility no longer had an obligation of care.
The testimony came on the fourth and last day of a hearing by the commission looking at homelessness and the experiences of people with disability living in boarding houses, hostels and other forms of insecure housing.
The disability royal commission was established in 2019 and has held 26 hearings so far. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11176113/Old-woman-lay-dead-Victoria-care-home-two-hours-body-covered-TARP.html | 2022-09-03T12:55:31Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11176113/Old-woman-lay-dead-Victoria-care-home-two-hours-body-covered-TARP.html | true | 4 |
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How to Watch Albany vs. Baylor Live Online on September 3, 2022: TV Channels/Streaming
On Saturday, September 3, 2022 at 7:00 PM EDT, the #10 Baylor Bears face the Albany Great Danes from McLane Stadium in Waco, TX. The game is airing exclusively on ESPN+.
Baylor Bears vs. Albany Great Danes
- When: Saturday, September 3, 2022 at 7:00 PM EDT
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The Baylor vs. Albany game will be streaming on ESPN+, which is available for $9.99 a month, or $99.99 per year. You can also get it for $13.99 a month as part of the Disney Bundle.
Since it isn’t available on live TV channel, you won’t be able to watch it with DIRECTV STREAM, fuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV. However, you can watch it with Hulu Live TV, which now includes ESPN+ with their $69.99 a month plan.
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Albany vs. Baylor Game Preview: Aranda wants No. 10 Baylor to have crisper start to '22
WACO, Texas (AP) — With No. 10 Baylor coming off a school-record 12 wins and going into this season opener as an overwhelming favorite, coach Dave Aranda wants these Bears to develop their own identity. He certainly wants a crisper start.
Long before the Bears were Big 12 champions and won the Sugar Bowl, they began last season having to grind out a victory on the road against a Sun Belt team that went on to have a losing record.
“A lot to be desired from a year ago, first game,” third-year coach Aranda said, referring to that 29-20 win at Texas State.
Baylor plays Saturday night against Albany, an FCS team from New York that was 2-9 last season. This wasn’t the expected 2022 opener for the Bears, who had planned to host Louisiana Tech before that game was canceled in January.
No matter who they are playing, Aranda and his staff this week talked about identity, competitive maturity and energy.
“There’s a jazz musician who said, ‘Jazz is simple, but simple ain’t easy.’ It would be great to really be good at the ‘simple ain’t easy’ part,” Aranda said. “I think there’s a fair amount of teams that maybe struggle with that part. For us to really make an impact in that area would be ideal.”
Aranda also talked about the competitive maturity to handle any situation, and having strong energy to start games.
Aside from a very experienced line, there are a lot of changes on offense. Blake Shapen took over as the top quarterback in the spring after beating out incumbent starter and since-departed Gerry Bohanon. Top receiver Tyquan Thornton and do-everything Trestan Ebner were NFL draft picks and 1,621-yard rusher Abram Smith played his final college season.
Shapen started twice last season when Bohanon was injured, and was the MVP of the Big 12 championship game when he had 17 consecutive completions and threw three touchdowns.
“Every single day, he’s gotten better at being a vocal leader, coming out here leading this offense,” center Jacob Gall said. “He got valuable reps against very good opponents. You can never take those reps for granted. … I think those reps are really going to help bring him some confidence.”
GREAT DANES QB
Albany starting quarterback Reese Poffenbarger will take his first college snap Saturday.
Poffenbarger, who transferred from Old Dominion to Albany following spring drills after not playing last season, will start after a four-man quarterback competition in fall camp. But Great Danes coach Greg Gattuso also plans to use sophomore Joey Carino and freshman Tyler Szalkowski in the opener, and said the job isn’t necessarily settled.
“He’s played the best of the three good ones and, for whatever reason, he’s kind of shined with some of his throws,” Gattuso said of Poffenbarger. “But they’ve all been good. It’s been a good battle. It’s not over.”
Carino is the most experienced Albany quarterback. He was 41-of-68 passing (60%) for 530 yards and three touchdowns last season when he played in 11 games, but started only one. Szalkowski appeared in only one game.
EXPERIENCED FRONTS
Led by preseason AP All-America left tackle Connor Galvin, the Bears have an experienced offensive line. Galvin is a fifth-year senior and there are also two graduate transfers going into their second season starting for the Bears — center Gall (Buffalo) and right guard Grant Miller (Vanderbilt). Sixth-year senior right tackle Khalil Keith isn’t expected to play the opener because of a lingering injury from fall camp.
The Bears’ four returning OL starters have 171 career games played among them. Only Wake Forest has more experience, with 172 games played among its returning starters.
“We knew what the core was going to be, so I think we’ve been with each other a lot during the offseason and especially during camp,” Gall said.
Also back are all the starters on Baylor’s three-man defensive front. That group is led by second-team AP preseason All-America nose tackle Siaki Ika, along with sixth-year senior Cole Maxwell and junior Gabe Hall.
WINNING STREAKS
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Activists from Animal Rebellion have staged sit-down protests in dairy aisles of high-end supermarkets across the country.
Demonstrators calling for a transition to completely plant-based food production say the Government is turning a blind eye to ‘climate, ecological and moral crises’.
The group has vowed to heavily disrupt the supply of dairy ‘day after day’ during September, branding the industry ‘cruel and destructive’.
They held signs reading ‘Plant-Based Future’ and ‘Rewild our Land’ as they attempt to stop shoppers from buying milk.
Animal Rebellion members entered a Whole Foods in London, and Marks & Spencer’s stores in Southampton, Birmingham, and Manchester.
It comes after supporters of the group emptied out milk onto the flood of Harrods in July in protest against the dairy industry.
The month before, the group stormed the racecourse during the Epsom Derby calling for an end to the ‘cruelty and harm the horseracing industry represents’.
The group have been behind a series of similar eye-catching stunts, including spraying a fishing organisation’s headquarters blood red earlier this year.
Taking part in the Marks & Spencer protest in Manchester, a protester named Max said: ‘This is not how I want to spend my weekend, but as the Government is failing to respond to our climate, ecological and moral crises, I no longer feel I have a choice.
‘Earlier this summer more than 60 homes and businesses burnt down when Britain faced record-breaking temperatures and now one-third of Pakistan is underwater from extreme climate-induced flooding.
‘A plant-based future is imperative to significantly reduce our environmental impact and free up vast amounts of land that could be returned to nature, reversing the sixth mass extinction event we find ourselves in and extracting harmful emissions out of the atmosphere.
‘There has never been a more important time to make people aware of the link between animal farming and fishing and its destructive impact on our environment.’
Robert Gordon, who occupied the dairy section of a Whole Foods store near Soho, London, said: ‘Animal farming and fishing are leading causes of our climate and ecological crises.
‘Supermarkets like Whole Foods claim to be environmentally conscious, yet they continue to stock from the destructive meat, fish, and dairy industries.
‘With this sit-in today, we are making a clear statement that only a plant-based food system can alleviate the threat posed by climate breakdown.
‘The minor inconvenience caused by our actions pales in comparison to the consequences of climate breakdown which is already happening globally.
‘Earlier this summer, record-breaking temperatures in the UK saw the busiest day for firefighters in London since the Second World War; whilst drought is putting millions of lives on the line in the Horn of Africa.
‘Our Government must act now to support farmers in a transition to a plant-based food system and rewild the freed-up land as part of a broader programme of wildlife restoration and carbon draw-down.’
The animal and climate group is urging for wholesale governmental support for farmers and fishing communities to transition to a plant-based food system and programme of rewilding, which they argue will ‘secure a future for generations to come’.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House counsel under then-President Donald Trump and his top deputy arrived at a federal courthouse on Friday to appear before a federal grand jury investigating efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election.
Pat Cipollone was the top White House lawyer at the end of the Trump administration as Trump and outside allies pressed for ways to overturn the Republican’s loss to Democrat Joe Biden, culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Cipollone vigorously resisted efforts to undo the election and has said he did not believe there was sufficient fraud to have affected the outcome of the race. Trump has insisted the election was rife with fraud and was stolen from him despite the fact that numerous federal and local election officials of both parties, a long list of courts, top former campaign staffers and even his own attorney general have said there is no evidence of the fraud he alleges.
Cipollone and Patrick Philbin, a deputy White House counsel, also have cooperated with a separate House committee probe into the deadly Jan. 6 attack and attempts to subvert the election.
Their grand jury appearances underscore how Justice Department officials examining schemes to overturn the presidential contest have been seeking the cooperation of senior Trump White House officials and advisers who opposed those efforts.
Federal prosecutors have been especially focused on a scheme by Trump allies to elevate fake electors in key battleground states won by Biden as a way to subvert the vote. They have issued subpoenas in recent weeks to multiple state Republican Party chairmen.
Portions of Cipollone’s private interview to the House Jan. 6 committee were featured prominently in hearings over the summer. Lawmakers aired video clips of him discussing a heated December 2020 meeting at the White House during which outside aides and advisers to Trump talked about a proposed executive order calling for the seizure of voting machines.
“To have the federal government seize voting machines? That’s a terrible idea for the country. That’s not how we do things in the United States,” Cipollone testified, adding, “I don’t understand why we even have to tell you why that’s a bad idea for the country.”
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Berlin’s Reichstag as a History Lesson
Travel writer Rick Steves recalls his visit to Berlin’s Reichstag – the German parliament building – and digs beneath the entertainment value of travel to examine its value in understanding history, broadening our perspectives, and understanding current events more fully.
Years ago, when I got my history degree, I said to myself, “I’d better get a business degree, too, so I have something useful.” But I’ve learned over the years that if more people knew more about history, our world would be a better place. History is constantly speaking to us. Travelers enjoy a privileged way to hear it – and sometimes an up-close chance to witness history in the making.
Whenever I see the restored Reichstag building in Berlin, I’m reminded of my visit in 1999, when it reopened to the public. For tourists unaware of history, it was just a new dome to climb, offering another vantage point on the city. But a knowledge of its past gives it far deeper meaning.
It was in this building that the German Republic was proclaimed in 1918. In 1933, this symbol of democracy nearly burned down. While the Nazis blamed a communist plot, some believe that Hitler himself planned the fire. Whatever the case, he used the fire as a convenient excuse to frame the communists and grab total power.
After 1945, this historic home of the German parliament – which saw some of the last fighting of World War II on its rooftop – stood as an abandoned and bombed-out hulk overlooking the no-man’s-land between East and West Berlin. After reunification, Germany’s government returned from Bonn to Berlin. And, in good European fashion, the Germans didn’t bulldoze their parliament building. They respected the building’s cultural roots and renovated it.
They capped it with a glorious glass dome, incorporating modern architectural design into a late-19th-century icon, and opened it up to the people. The dome rises 50 yards above the ground. Inside, a cone of 360 mirrors reflects natural light into the legislative chamber below. Lit from inside at night, it gives Berlin a kind of lantern celebrating good governance.
The Reichstag dome is a powerful architectural symbol. German citizens climb its long spiral ramp to the very top and look down, literally over the shoulders of their legislators, to see what’s on their desks. Jerked around too much by their politicians in the past century, Germans are determined to keep a closer eye on them from now on. And this dome is designed to let them do exactly that.
When the Reichstag first reopened, I climbed to the top of the dome and found myself surrounded by teary-eyed Germans. Anytime you’re surrounded by teary-eyed Germans, something exceptional is going on. It occurred to me that most of these people were old enough to remember the difficult times after World War II, when their city lay in rubble. What an exciting moment for them: the opening of this grand building was the symbolic closing of a difficult chapter in the history of a great nation. No more division. No more communism. No more fascism. They had a united government entering a new century with a new capitol building, looking into a promising future.
It was a thrill to be there. I was caught up in it. As I looked around at the other tourists, it occurred to me that most of them didn’t have a clue about what was going on. They were so preoccupied with trivialities – camera batteries, their Cokes, the air-conditioning – that they missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to celebrate this great moment with the German people. I thought, “I’m living in a dumbed-down society.” And it saddened me. I don’t want to live in a dumbed-down society.
Powerful forces find it convenient when we’re dumbed down. As a society, we become easier to manipulate … easier to make money from. I vowed right there, in my work as a travel writer, that I would expect my readers to be engaged … and made smarter by their travels.
In mainstream tourism, we’re often encouraged to be lighthearted and avoid the serious. Sure, fun in the sun, duty-free shopping, and enjoying the nightlife can be a big part of your vacation. I enjoy it, too. But all this can distract us from a more important reason to travel. Travel can broaden our perspective, enabling us to rise above the advertiser-driven info-tainment we call the news to see things as citizens of the world. By plugging directly into the present and getting the world’s take on things firsthand, a traveler goes beyond traditional sightseeing. (And shortly after that inspirational Berlin visit, I wrote an entirely new kind of book that develops that notion, called Travel as a Political Act.)
When we travel, we have the opportunity to see history as it’s unfolding. With knowledge of the past, we can better appreciate the significance of what’s happening today. That’s something a lot of travelers don’t take advantage of – and it’s never been more important.
FEATURE PHOTO CAPTION: Inside the dome of the Reichstag, Germany’s parliament building. CREDIT: (Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, Rick Steves’ Europe).
© 2020 RICK STEVES
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New developments emerged this week in negotiations between the U.S. and Iran over reviving the nuclear weapons agreement abandoned by the Trump administration.
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Ranging from senior IPS officers, of the rank of director general, to armed police constables, every cop has honed their skills in acting in this two-hour feature film.
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SB Entertainment, Kolkata in association with Team Police, West Bengal is presenting a real story behind camera on the maestro of Indian films, Satyajit Ray – Apu Ebong Ami.
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“This is a story of hardships that Satyajit Ray faced during the shooting of his film Pather Panchali. In this film you will find a person as his personal photographer. He always used to keep his personal photographer with him. Despite all those difficulties, the maestro has been able to finally finish his masterpiece. The film is based on the dramatic portion of the obstacles that Ray has faced during his shooting,”said Debjit Sadhu.
1 September is Police Day, and this feature film will find the tough faces in uniform in an entirely different mood in most unlikely light, sound, camera settings instead of their normal roles of handling guns, bombs, bullets and chasing criminals and detecting crimes.
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This September, a new series inspired by the lore of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth is coming to our screens. The Lord Of The Rings: Rings Of Power is set thousands of years before the events of Peter Jackson's The Lord Of The Rings live action trilogy and its prequel trilogy, The Hobbit.
Prog music and Middle Earth have long been kindred spirits, with many bands taking inspiration from Tolkien’s fantasy world, from Marillion, to Isuldur’s Bane, to Gandalf’s Fist. To celebrate the release of this new series, we count down 10 of the best prog songs inspired by Middle-earth.
Rush, Rivendell, 1975
Taken from their second album Fly By Night, Rush’s Rivendell is named after the peaceful valley and Elven town in Middle Earth. As the tranquil atmosphere of the track indicates, Rivendell is a place of sanctuary, and it's also where the quest to destroy the One Ring began.
Camel, Nimrodel/Procession/White Rider, 1973
A nine-minute epic based around Lord Of The Rings' most famous wizard? You can't get much more prog than that. Camel's 1973 classic three-part track charts the journey of Gandalf, from his battle with Balrog to his return as Gandalf the White.
Enya, Lothlórien, 1991
Before she went on to feature on the soundtrack for Peter Jackson's 2001 film The Fellowship of the Ring, Enya released Lothlórien, a gorgeous instrumental inspired by the Elven forest of the same name.
Mostly Autumn, Forge Of Sauron, 2001
In 2001, Mostly Autumn released a whole album inspired by Lord Of The Rings, simply titled Music Inspired By Lord Of The Rings. The largely instrumental album was written and recorded in just two weeks and charts Tolkien's story, from the opening Forge Of Sauron to the aptly-named The Return Of The King.
Bo Hansson, Music Inspired By Lord Of The Rings, 1972
Swedish instrumental prog rocker Bo Hansson went better than just a song - he recorded an entire album dedicated to Tolkien's classic. Hansson had grown up in a Swedish forest and recorded this, his debut album, on a remote island.
Sally Oldfield, Songs Of The Quendi, 1978
Best know as older sister to Mike, Sally Oldfield, with whom she'd performed as fold duo The Sallyangie. She released her debut solo album, Water Bearer, in 1976, which featured the hit single Mirrors. The album also featured this 16-minute suite, inspired by Tolkien.
Nightwish, Elvenpath, 1997
The opening track from Nightwish's 1997 debut album Angels Fall First, the title gives it all away, as does a direct sample from the film as well. Wishmaster, the title track from the band's 2000 album was also inspired by The Lord Of The Rings.
Argent, Lothlorien, 1971
The second track titled after Middle Earth's real of the Elves, which was ruled over by Galadriel and Celeborn, this seven-minute long progger is from Argent's second album Ring Of Hands.
Rush, The Necromancer, 1975
This 12-minute track from the band's third album, Caress Of Steel, is the Canadian trio's second offering to make this list. Inspired by Sauron, the main antagonist in The Lord Of The Rings, who used the alias The Necromancer.
Barclay James Harvest, Galadriel, 1971
Taken from the band's second album Once Again, which was released in 1971, this ode to Royal Elf and protectress of Lothlórien is notable for the fact that John Lees, who wrote the track, also played John Lennon's guitar on it, a feat later immortalised mon song on John Lennon's Guitar from 1990's Welcome To The Show. | https://www.loudersound.com/features/prog-songs-inspired-by-lord-of-the-rings-and-middle-earth | 2022-09-03T13:26:23Z | https://www.loudersound.com/features/prog-songs-inspired-by-lord-of-the-rings-and-middle-earth | false | 1 |
When it comes to government-dependent companies, few match the definition as closely as Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT). As per the company’s 2021 annual report:
In 2021, 71% of our USD 67bn in net sales were from the US Government, either as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor (including 62% from the Department of Defense (DoD), 28% were from international customers (including foreign military sales (FMS) contracted through the US Government) and 1% were from US commercial and other customers.
Lockheed Martin often occupies the top position in terms of government contracts awarded to a single company (as measured by absolute dollar contract value), as per TenderAlpha’s federal contracts data. LMT is among the top suppliers to the Department of Defense, the US Navy, the US Air Force, etc. Thus, keeping track of the incoming orders and contract updates is vital to assessing the direction the company is headed.
Case in point, Lockheed Martin was recently awarded USD 7.6bn for the Lot 15 of the F-35 program.
Before diving into government spending data, it is important to note that LMT reports its results with a financial year ending on December 31st, while the fiscal year of the US government runs from October 1st to September 30th . For simplicity, below we will use monthly data to illustrate the importance of government orders.
Looking at the trend in government contracts awarded to Lockheed Martin (on a monthly basis) over the past few years, we see a strong correlation between government contract awards and stock performance.
For example, the circa USD 20bn awarded in November 2019 saw the stock appreciate by around 3.7%, in line with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gain of 3.7%. In March 2020, another strong month for contract awards, LMT lost 8.4% while the DJI dropped 13.7%.
Comparing Lockheed’s performance with the sector S&P Aerospace and Defense ETF, trading under the ticker ITA, we see that LMT underperformed in November 2019 but outperformed in March 2020:
Source: Author’s calculations
Overall, it is fair to say government contract awards have a significant impact on LMT stock. Furthermore, the market perceives Lockheed as a lower-risk defensive position and the company is seen as a safe haven in times of turbulence thanks to its stable government business.
Lockheed Martin reports results in four key segments, namely Aeronautics at 38% of Q2 2022 net sales, Missiles and Fire Control at 18% of Q2 2022 net sales, Rotary and Mission Systems at 26% of Q2 2022 net sales and Space at 18% of Q2 2022 net sales:
Lockheed reported a 9.3% drop in sales year-over-year, citing supply chain issues and the timing of a key F-35 contract as the main culprits behind the sales decrease. On the other hand, operating margins were better, improving to 11% from 10.4% in the prior year quarter. Overall, operating profit decreased by 3.7% Y/Y.
Earnings per share were heavily impacted by a Pension Risk Transfer charge of $4.33 and came in at $1.16 on a GAAP basis, or $6.32 adjusted:
Taking the USD 266.7m in weighted average diluted shares outstanding, we see that the Pension Risk Transfer charge came in at about USD 1.15bn, which is less than the USD 2.8bn positive other comprehensive income booked in the quarter:
All things considered, we can say that pensions were a net benefit for LMT in the quarter.
Highlights from the conference call include a more detailed F-35 production schedule until 2025, namely that production will run slightly below the 156 long-term objective. Given the war in Ukraine, inquiries for military equipment purchases have increased across the board, but it remains to be seen what percentage of these intentions of interest translate into actual orders:
The reality is today, none of it is under contract. And so we are trying to get a better understanding of the timing, of which of these will come into contract and then getting a better understanding of our supply chain capability to determine when we can actually deliver. But I can say with some level of reasonable confidence that our orders and backlog outlook over the next two years will be better than it was a year ago. But that will still take some time to convert to revenues beyond that time period. - Source: CFO Jay Malave on the Q2 2022 conference call
Management also reiterated their intention to return 100% of free cash flow to investors via dividends and buybacks, positioning the company with a lower share count for the period of revenue growth expected in the years ahead.
The backlog was marginally up to USD 134.6bn (Q1 USD 134.2bn), with 59% expected to be realized over the next 24 months.
Turning to the outlook, LMT cut its 2022 sales guidance by 1% to USD 65.25bn with the free cash flow guidance at over USD 6bn remaining intact thanks to stronger operating profit margins.
For investors, approaching Lockheed Martin from a pure cash flow point of view seems to be the right way to value the company. Looking at the balance sheet, we see that as of June 26 th 2022 LMT had a stockholders’ equity of USD 11.43bn which included USD 10.8bn in goodwill and USD 2.6bn in net intangible assets:
In essence, if you discount the goodwill and other intangible assets, Lockheed Martin has no tangible stockholders’ equity after you take liabilities into account. Thus, the current valuation of circa USD 115bn is based entirely on the earnings generation capacity of the company rather than some tangible assets. Therefore, forward-looking government receivables data that TenderAlpha can offer could prove to be a strong indicator of the company’s future performance.
Lockheed’s current payout for dividends out of the expected USD 6bn in free cash flow is around 50%. While the dividend yield of around 2.6% is unimpressive in itself, its growth prospects are solid in the medium term.
We can expect LMT to experience a brief period of above-trend growth driven by the current geopolitical situation. It is fair to assume that tensions would ease and growth would be in line with that of GDP. A risk in that de-escalation scenario is that there is actually a drop in military equipment demand, i.e. the currently expected revenue bump might be followed by a sales slump down the line.
If free cash flow grows by 10% per year over the next three years, it may well reach the USD 8bn discussed by analysts during the conference call. In that scenario the 2025 free cash flow yield against the current market cap would be around 7% which, coupled with a 3% general economy growth rate (which is also what the military spending growth rate is widely seen as), should take the post-2025 expected return to around 10%.
Taking the free cash flow growth and upcoming buybacks, it is not inconceivable that the 2025 dividend yield is around 3.5% against the current share price.
An alternative way to take a position in Lockheed would be to consider the company’s 3.8% 2045 bonds currently trading around 88% of par. The current yield is 4.3% and you get a nice principal protection by buying below par. The bonds were trading in the 115-120% of par range just last year, and if yields dropped the 2045 issue offers excellent capital growth potential, arguably with very limited downside given the strong price performance of the common stock recently:
Keeping track of contract awards is key to assessing Lockheed Martin’s short and long-term prospects as the company relies on government spending for 99% of its revenues. With defense spending set to increase in the coming years due to the war in Ukraine and growing geopolitical tensions, LMT is in a favorable position to remain stable even in turbulent times.
The prospects for the company have improved materially and investors have taken notice, pushing the stock price up some 18% year-to-date.
This has frontloaded returns to a large extent, and created a situation where a more attractive way to take position in the company could be through long-dated bonds. It can be argued that their current price does not reflect the improved business prospects of LMT making them an attractive investment for anyone looking to gain exposure to the company.
Still, if events developed largely as expected, free cash flow should improve materially in the coming years and LMT would be able to achieve significant dividend growth, in excess of that offered by US government bonds.
Lockheed Martin is a solid example of a company whose stock performance is positively influenced by government contract awards.
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LiveWorld, Inc. (OTCMKTS:LVWD – Get Rating)’s share price was up 3% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $0.17 and last traded at $0.17. Approximately 6,580 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 87% from the average daily volume of 51,771 shares. The stock had previously closed at $0.17.
LiveWorld Trading Up 3.0 %
The company has a market cap of $7.76 million, a P/E ratio of 5.50 and a beta of 0.87. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $0.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $0.16.
LiveWorld Company Profile
LiveWorld, Inc, a digital agency and software company, provides social media solutions for pharmaceuticals, consumer packaged goods, and financial-travel service industries. It offers consulting, strategy, and creative solutions with human agents for moderation, engagement, customer care, and adverse events management, as well as conversation management software, and chatbots for digital campaigns and social media programs.
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Former Florida Coach Dan Mullen makes his CFP prediction
Dan Mullen has seen a lot of success in the Southeastern Conference between his time at Mississippi State and Florida, so he knows a thing or two. In 2014, Mullen had the Bulldogs in the playoff picture and even ranked No. 1 at one point, and took the Gators to an SEC Championship Game in 2020.
Mullen released his predictions for the 2022 college football playoffs, and I am a fan. Alabama and Ohio State both qualify as the No.1 and No. 2, but it gets interesting when he has the Utah Utes at No. 3 and the North Carolina State Wolfpack at No. 4. The playoffs have consisted of the same group of teams, so two new faces would be welcomed.
To no surprise though, Mullen rightfully expects the Tide to claim yet another national title.
— Dan Mullen (@CoachDanMullen) September 2, 2022
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BOLTON, Mass. (AP) — Matthew Wolff became a footnote in LIV Golf history with the first hole-in-one, an ace that carried him to a 7-under 63 and a one-shot lead over a pair of newcomers Friday in the LIV Golf Invitational-Boston.
One of those newcomers was British Open champion Cameron Smith, among six players who recently joined the Saudi-funded league. Smith broke a wedge with a shot from behind a tree that allowed him to save par, and he finished with a 45-foot eagle putt for a 64.
Joaquin Niemann of Chile, who also signed with Greg Norman’s league after he finished his PGA Tour season at the Tour Championship, and Talor Gooch also were at 64.
“I’m having a blast out there — my first day at the office,” Niemann said.
Smith and Niemann highlighted the batch of newcomers that included Anirban Lahiri (66), Harold Varner III (67), Marc Leishman (70) and Cameron Tringale (71).
“This is a new kind of chapter in my life. I think this is the future of golf,” Smith said earlier in the week. “I love how it is out here. It’s a little bit more laid back on the range, the music playing. I love that stuff.”
He also cited a smaller schedule that will allow him to get home to Australia more often in leaving the PGA Tour after a three-win year that elevated him to No. 2 in the world.
Smith was solid at the start and finish with a few errant drives in the middle. One was on the 16th hole when he pulled his driver into the trees. The ball was next to the trunk, and Smith was allowed relief because his feet from playing it left-handed — his only sensible play — were on the cart path.
After the drop, he tried to hood a gap wedge (right-handed) and the club smacked against the tree near the bottom of the shaft. The ball rolled just through the green and he saved par.
“You know you’re doing to lose a club but it’s probably worth one or two shots,” he said.
The only surprise was his group. Smith started on No. 1 with Dustin Johnson and Shergo Al Kurdi, the English-born Jordanian who earlier this year signed with Golf Saudi.
Al Kurdi was a late replacement for Henrik Stenson, who won in his LIV debut last month in New Jersey but had to withdraw because of vertigo. Al Kurdi opened with a 71.
Wolff made his ace on the 178-yard second hole, his fifth of the round. The ball took one-hop and disappeared into the cup for the first ace in the fourth LIV Golf Invitational series. The former Oklahoma State star had another eagle on the par-5 12th hole to go along with six birdies. Those offset three bogeys and was enough for him to take the lead.
Lahiri and Louis Oosthuizen were in the group at 66, while Dustin Johnson was at 67. Johnson has finished in the top 10 in the previous LIV events, though he has yet to win.
Only 12 players from the 48-man field failed to post par or better at The International, located about 45 minutes west of Boston. That included Phil Mickelson, who had a 74.
Former U.S. Amateur champion James Piot had a 78, but the rough day belonged to Sihwan Kim. Along with four double bogeys, Kim took a 10 on the 16th hole and shot 87.
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MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) — On Thursday, police checked the IDs of 143 people at a bar in Madison, Wisconsin. Only six were of age.
Police with the Madison Police Department were conducting “proactive enforcement” in downtown Madison on Sept. 1, visiting bars in the neighborhood and checking to see if the venues were enforcing liquor laws, police wrote in an incident report.
At one of the bars, officers cited 137 people for underage drinking or having false IDs. They did not name the bar, but noted that it was located within the 600 block of Main Street.
“MPD is actively working with the establishment on this investigation, and they will not be named at this time until further steps are taken to determine the bar’s role in the matter,” police wrote.
Officers added that more citations are “likely.”
In the incident report, police also noted that bars in the Madison area are encouraged to partake in the department’s safety training seminars. | https://www.wjtv.com/news/137-people-cited-for-underage-drinking-at-wisconsin-bar/ | 2022-09-03T13:54:00Z | https://www.wjtv.com/news/137-people-cited-for-underage-drinking-at-wisconsin-bar/ | true | 13 |
Lululemon Athletica Inc (NASDAQ:LULU) is surging this morning, last seen up 10.9% at $326.41, after the athletic and leisure apparel maker yesterday evening reported earnings of $2.20 per share on revenue of $1.87 billion, beating analysts' estimates. The firm also raised its 2022 profit and revenue forecast, noting strong demand despite high inflation, though inventories were up 85% year-on-year.
Analysts are having a field day after the results. Lululemon Athletica stock has received at least nine price-target hikes so far, with one coming from Cowen and Company to $531 from $512. Meanwhile, Barclays and Deutsche Bank raised their price objectives to $446 and $434, respectively. The brokerage bunch is mostly optimistic towards LULU, with 16 of the 23 firms in question calling it a "buy" or better, coming into today. Meanwhile, the 12-month consensus target price of $385.33 is a 19% premium to the security's current perch.
The equity's usually quiet options pits are exploding with activity as well. Within the first hour of trading, more than 31,000 calls and 24,000 puts have already crossed the tape, with the total volume equating to 17 times the amount typically seen at this point. The 9/2 330-strike call is the most popular, followed by the 340-strike call from the same weekly series, with new positions opening at both contracts.
Now could be a good opportunity to bet on LULU's next move with options. This is per its Schaeffer's Volatility Scorecard (SVS) rating of 93 out of 100. In other words, the equity has tended to outperform options traders' volatility expectations over the last year.
Pacing for its best daily performance in nearly a year, Lululemon stock is also on track to snap a five-session losing streak. has had a volatile 2022 so far. The shares are also pacing for their first close above the 180-day moving average since Aug. 18, though they're running up against resistance at the $330 level. Year-to-date, LULU is down 16.4%.
Whoever coined the expression that patience is a virtue probably never invested money in the equity markets. It can be excruciating to see a stock's price plummet. And that's particularly true when the stock was possibly at all-time highs just one year ago.
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(NEXSTAR) – A Walmart in Tupelo, Mississippi, was evacuated on Saturday morning after the pilot of an aircraft threatened to crash into the store, the Tupelo Police Department said Saturday morning.
The pilot, who was “possibly” operating a King Air Beechcraft plane, had been flying over the city since approximately 5 a.m. CT, according to calls made to the TPD.
The pilot subsequently contacted police, telling them of intentions to crash into the Walmart on West Main Street. The TPD are talking to the pilot directly, according to Lee County officials.
“Negotiations are still in progress” as of 8 a.m. CT, a representative for Lee County’s 9-1-1 emergency response team told Nexstar.
Police have since evacuated all stores in the area.
“Citizens are asked to avoid that area until an all clear is given. With the mobility of an airplane of that type the danger zone is much larger than even Tupelo,” the TPD wrote on Facebook.
In a statement provided to Nexstar, Walmart confirmed the evacuation of the Tupelo location.
“We’re working closely with local investigators,” a representative for Walmart said, in part.
On Twitter, multiple witnesses claim to have seen the plane flying low overhead. One said it was “flying in circles” early in the morning.
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Another Blue Dot center for refugees opens in Bucharest.
The Bucharest City Hall, the city’s Social Assistance Department, UNICEF and UNHCR have opened another Blue Dot center in Bucharest’s District 5. Blue Dots are dedicated refugee children and family support hubs. They cover the most immediate needs of children and women in an integrated manner. (...)
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Aly on working with Jasmin: Our chemistry is visible on camera
By IANS | Published: September 3, 2022 07:15 PM 2022-09-03T19:15:04+5:30 2022-09-03T19:25:15+5:30
Mumbai, Sep 3 'Bigg Boss 14' couple Aly Goni and Jasmin Bhasin will be seen together in the ...
Mumbai, Sep 3 'Bigg Boss 14' couple Aly Goni and Jasmin Bhasin will be seen together in the latest music video 'Sajaunga Lutkar Bhi'. The actor says that their off-screen chemistry is visible on the camera.
The best part of shooting with Jasmin, according to Aly, is that their chemistry is amazing. "She's a great actor and our chemistry is visible on camera. This is our fourth song together. Our previous three songs were '2 Phone', 'Tu Bhi Sataya Jayega' and 'Tera Suit', and thankfully we have got good reviews for all of them."
"Chemistry is the most important thing that is shown on camera. We had a blast shooting together," he said.
'Sajaunga Lutkar Bhi' is choreographed by Ganesh Acharya and sung by Shaan and Neeti Mohan.
The song captures romantic moments between Aly and Jasmin and it is a remake of the old track 'Chura Liya Hai Tumne' from 1973 movie 'Yaadon Ki Baaraat', originally composed by RD Burman.
"The song is beautiful, the team is nice. Coming together of Ganesh, a great choreographer and Shaan and Neeti's voices make it a perfect package. Also, the song has been shot differently from the other songs, and the rain sequence gives a movie feel," he says.
'Sajaunga Lutkar Bhi' was shot in Mumbai last month and Goni shares on his on screen chemistry with Jasmin and how he reacts to the expectations of his fans.
"There's no pressure. I feel happy that fans get what they expect from us though it takes time. The response has been great and the song is already trending on YouTube. Fans love to see us together all the time, and that gives us immense pleasure," he adds.
On the possibility of Jasmin and him teaming up for a TV or OTT project, he replies: "I don't know about TV, but if there's a good script for OTT I would love to do it. It depends on the subject. We are having our individual careers going on too."
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Walters stars as Dockers stun Bulldogs
Fremantle have overcome an early case of stage fright and a 41-point deficit to post a stunning 13-point elimination final victory over the Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium.
The Bulldogs looked to have Saturday night's game in the bag after opening up a 42-1 lead nine minutes into the second term.
But the Dockers booted 10 of the next 11 goals to set up the famous 11.7 (73) to 8.12 (60) victory in front of 58,982 fans.
The result sets up a semi-final against Collingwood at the MCG next Saturday, and also keeps David Mundy's hopes of a dream flag alive.
For the Bulldogs, who only just scraped into the finals courtesy of Carlton's late choke, their season was brought to an end at the same venue where they suffered last year's humiliating 74-point grand final loss to Melbourne.
Dockers veteran Michael Walters was crucial in Saturday's win with 3.3, while Rory Lobb, who is expected to move to the Bulldogs after this season, finished with two long-range goals.
Midfielders Caleb Serong (33 disposals, 10 clearances, one goal) and Andrew Brayshaw (32 possessions, one goal) feasted off the ruck dominance of Sean Darcy (47 hitouts, 15 possessions).
Bulldogs skipper Marcus Bontempelli was influential early and finished with 30 disposals and two goals, while Josh Dunkley (23 disposals, seven clearances, one goal) was also important.
Fremantle's inexperienced team - featuring just four players with previous finals experience - looked like deers in the headlights for most of the first half.
Bontempelli set the tone with two long-range goals in the opening quarter - the first after just two minutes.
The visitors were so dominant that Fremantle went 18 minutes without entering their forward 50m at one stage.
When they did enter it was disastrous. Lobb and Walters both kicked it out on the full from set shots, while Walters' other shot went through for a behind.
The quarter-time scoreline of 5.5 (35) to 0.1 (1) made for ugly reading for Fremantle.
Alarm bells were ringing when Josh Dunkley's snap early in the second quarter extended the margin to 41 points.
Fremantle couldn't buy a goal at that stage.
All hope seemed lost, especially when two-game forward Jye Amiss missed a 15m set shot from almost directly in front.
But the final five minutes of the half got Fremantle back into the match.
Walters converted the team's first goal after receiving a soft free kick.
Brayshaw followed it up with a 50m goal on the run a minute later, and Serong continued the momentum with a sharp snap.
The best was saved for last, with Amiss marking in the dying seconds of the first half before nailing his 25m set shot after the siren.
Amiss was mobbed by his teammates after the magical moment, with his goal cutting the margin back to 15 points.
Fremantle went on to nail the big moments in the third quarter.
Walters pulled off a brilliant smother in attack to keep the pressure hot, and a minute later he scooped up the ball to snap truly.
Lobb converted long-range goals either side of that, reducing the margin to six points at the final change.
Amiss converted a 48m goal early in the final quarter to level the scores, with Michael Frederick pulling off a crucial tackle on Ed Richards to set up Walters' third midway through the term and open up an 11-point lead.
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Before the Mahakumbh in 2025, the airport in Prayagraj will be made an international facility, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has said. Maurya, who held a review meeting with officials of various departments in the district on Saturday, said that in terms of passenger satisfaction the Prayagraj airport has secured 13th position among domestic airports in the country.
“It has been decided to expand services of the airport and develop it as an international airport before the 2025 Mahakumbh,” he told reporters after the review meeting. He said Prayagraj has huge tourism potential and the authorities are mulling constructing a “Kanwar path” for the easy movement of devotees of Lord Shiva.
The deputy chief minister also said a proposal has been sent to the Union petroleum ministry for the construction of an oil refinery in the district. On the damage to crops due to scanty rainfall in the state, Maurya said directions have been given to provide compensation to farmers under the prime minister’s crop insurance scheme.
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San Diego turns to Sean Manaea to stop Dodgers' offense
While getting another win or two at Dodger Stadium on Saturday and Sunday would help the Padres in the National League wildcard race, it might not be the most important thing on San Diego's agenda.
Almost equally important to the Padres is being competitive with the Dodgers -- a team the Padres likely will have to defeat sooner or later to achieve their goal of winning a National League pennant.
It has been a long time since the Padres were competitive with their neighbors to the north.
Friday night's win in Los Angeles was just the Padres' third in 11 games against the Dodgers this season. And the Dodgers are 20-9 against the Padres since the start of the 2021 season and have a 17-3 edge in the past 20 games. Even with Friday night's 7-1 win, the Padres have been outscored 56-25 by the Dodgers on the season.
But the Padres made something of a statement Friday. Their six-run margin of victory snapped the Dodgers' major league-record streak of 228 straight regular-season games without losing a game by more than five runs. The Dodgers' record was 80 games longer than the previous mark of 148 straight games, held by the 1979-80 Pirates.
"This was obviously big," Padres manager Bob Melvin said after the Padres' sixth win in seven games on a road trip that ends in Los Angeles on Sunday. "We've had a had a little trouble here. "We have to still play these guys eight more times."
The Padres are 2-6 at Dodger Stadium in 2022.
The Padres will send left-hander Sean Manaea (7-7, 4.90 ERA) against Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias (14-7, 2.32) on Saturday.
Getting past Urias would mark another milestone for the Padres. The 26-year-old defeated the Padres in his only start against them this season, holding the Padres to one run on two hits and three walks with six strikeouts over five innings in a win on April 22.
In 12 career appearances (seven starts) against the Padres, Urias is 4-1 with a 2.53 ERA, giving up 13 runs (12 earned) on 26 hits and 15 walks with 47 strikeouts in 42 2/3 innings.
As for his 2022 season, Urias seems to be getting stronger. He is 11-1 over his past 13 starts. His ERA has fallen in eight straight starts and he was 4-1 in August with a 0.90 ERA -- giving up three runs on 19 hits and seven walks with 34 strikeouts.
"This year, specifically, he's been by far more efficient than he's every been in his career," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said recently of Urias. "Certainly, the past three months, that's what I've seen. He does such a great job of making pitches when he needs to. I like that the velocity ticks up and has life in the zone when he needs it."
Manaea, meanwhile, has struggled in two previous starts against the Dodgers this season -- giving up 15 runs (14 earned) on 16 hits and four walks with 12 strikeouts in 8 1/3 innings for an 0-2 record and a 15.12 ERA. The Dodgers are hitting .390 against him.
The Padres' record when Manaea starts is 12-12. He was 1-2 -- and the Padres were 2-3 -- in five August starts with a 7.88 ERA -- giving up 22 runs (21 earned) on 35 hits and three walks with 25 strikeouts in 24 innings. He gave up five home runs last month. Manaea suffered the Padres' only loss on this road trip, allowing six runs on 10 hits over four innings in Kansas City in his most recent start.
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(Since you have taken an interest in reading about manual scavengers, The Quint would like to draw your attention to an upcoming interactive on their plight. We would be grateful if you could support our special project titled Hellhole: The Reality of Manual Scavenging in India.)
Around 330 people died during "hazardous cleaning" of sewers and septic tanks in the last five years but “none of them were manual scavengers,” the central government said in the Parliament on 2 August 2022.
Addressing the Lok Sabha, Minister of State (MoS) for Social Justice and Empowerment, Ramdas Athawale, even went on to say that "there is no report of people engaged in manual scavenging as defined under Section 2 (1) (g) of the "Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013."
But despite the government's denial of manual scavengers, evidence on the ground suggests that many still continue doing a job that involves maximum risk and little reward – a job that was banned around 29 years ago.
In fact, as activist Pragya Akhilesh points out, one of the major hurdles in eradicating manual scavenging lies in its very official decision.
According to the prohibition of employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, a manual scavenger "means a person engaged or employed, at the commencement of this Act or at any time thereafter, by an individual or a local authority or an agency or a contractor, for manually cleaning, carrying, disposing of, or otherwise handling in any manner, human excreta in an insanitary latrine or in an open drain or pit into which the human excreta from the insanitary latrines is disposed of, or on a railway track or in such other spaces or premises, as the central government or a state government may notify, before the excreta fully decomposes in such manner as may be prescribed, and the expression “manual scavenging” shall be construed accordingly."
According to Akhilesh, the government has not only left sewer and septic tank cleaners outside the definition of manual scavenging, but has not included domestic cleaners, community toilet cleaners, and sanitation workers in schools.
The Quint's upcoming interactive titled 'Hellhole: The Reality of Manual Scavenging in India' explores not just the fault in the definition of the long-overlooked profession, but also delves deep into the lives of three manual scavengers – a sewer cleaner, a dry toilet cleaner, and a father who cleaned sewers and left behind three orphaned daughters after his demise – to understand the issues that plague them.
The following are the aspects that will be covered in the interactive.
What is Manual Scavenging?
When did it start?
Why a Sewer Cleaner may not be called a Manual Scavenger
Death by manual scavenging
Do manual scavengers really exist?
Can manual scavenging be eradicated?
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Thousands of mourners lined up Saturday to pay tribute to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched drastic reforms that helped end the Cold War and precipitated the breakup of the Soviet Union, in a farewell snubbed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin’s refusal to declare a state funeral reflects its uneasiness about the legacy of Gorbachev, who has been venerated worldwide for bringing down the Iron Curtain but reviled by many at home for the Soviet collapse and the ensuing economic meltdown that plunged millions into poverty.
On Thursday, Putin privately laid flowers at Gorbachev’s coffin at a Moscow hospital where he died. The Kremlin said the president’s busy schedule would prevent him from attending the funeral.
Asked what specific business will keep Putin busy on Saturday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the president will have a series of working meetings, an international phone call and needs to prepare for a business forum in Russia’s Far East he’s scheduled to attend next week.
The coffin of Gorbachev, who died Tuesday at the age of 91, was brought to Moscow’s Novodevichy cemetery, where he will be buried next to his wife Raisa, following a farewell ceremony at the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions, an opulent 18th-century mansion near the Kremlin that has served as the venue for state funerals since Soviet times.
At the ceremony Saturday, mourners passed by Gorbachev’s open casket flanked by honorary guards, laying flowers as solemn music played. Gorbachev’s daughter, Irina, and his two granddaughters sat beside the coffin.
The grand, chandeliered hall lined by columns hosted balls for the nobility under the czars and served as a venue for high-level meetings and congresses along with state funerals during Soviet times. Upon entering the building, mourners saw honor guards flanking a large photo of Gorbachev standing with a broad smile, a reminder of the cheerful vigor he brought to the Soviet leadership after a series of dour, ailing predecessors.
The turnout was large enough that the viewing was extended for two more hours beyond the stated two hours.
Despite the choice of the prestigious site for the farewell ceremony, the Kremlin stopped short of calling it a state funeral, with Peskov saying the ceremony will have “elements” of one, such as honorary guards, and the government’s assistance in organizing it. He wouldn’t describe how it will differ from a full-fledged state funeral.
Declaring a state funeral for Gorbachev would have obliged Putin to attend it and would have required Moscow to invite foreign leaders, something that it was apparently reluctant to do amid soaring tensions with the West after sending troops to Ukraine.
Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council chaired by Putin who served as Russia’s president in 2008-2012, showed up at the farewell ceremony. He then released a post on a messaging app channel, referring to the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union and accusing the U.S. and its allies of trying to engineer Russia’s breakup, a policy he described as a “chess game with Death.”
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who often has been critical of the Western sanctions against Russia, attended the farewell on Saturday. The U.S., British, German and other Western ambassadors also attended.
The relatively modest ceremony contrasted with a lavish 2007 state funeral given to Boris Yeltsin, Russia’s first post-Soviet leader who anointed Putin as his preferred successor and set the stage for him to win the presidency by stepping down.
The farewell viewing was shadowed by the awareness that the openness Gorbachev championed has been stifled under Putin.
“I want to thank him for my childhood of freedom, which we don’t have today,” said mourner Ilya, a financial services worker in his early 30s who declined to give his last name.
“I am a son of perestroika,” he said, using the Russian word for Gorbachev’s reform, or reconstruction, initiatives.
Grigory Yavlinsky, the leader of the liberal Yabloko party who worked on economic reform plans under Gorbachev, hailed him for “offering people an opportunity to say what they thought – something that Russia never had before.”
Putin, who once lamented the collapse of the Soviet Union as the “greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century,” has avoided explicit personal criticism of Gorbachev but has repeatedly blamed him for failing to secure written commitments from the West that would rule out NATO’s expansion eastward. The issue has marred Russia-West relations for decades and fomented tensions that exploded when the Russian leader sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24.
In a carefully phrased letter of condolence released Wednesday avoiding explicit praise or criticism, Putin described Gorbachev as a man who left “an enormous impact on the course of world history.”
“He led the country during difficult and dramatic changes, amid large-scale foreign policy, economic and society challenges,” Putin said. “He deeply realized that reforms were necessary and tried to offer his solutions for the acute problems.”
The Kremlin’s ambivalence about Gorbachev was reflected in state television broadcasts, which described his worldwide acclaim and grand expectations generated by his reforms, but held him responsible for plunging the country into political turmoil and economic woes and failing to properly defend the country’s interests in talks with the West. | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-thousands-line-up-to-say-farewell-to-gorbachev-putin-absent-2/ | 2022-09-03T14:22:56Z | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-thousands-line-up-to-say-farewell-to-gorbachev-putin-absent-2/ | true | 46 |
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Mississippi Walmart evacuated after pilot threatens to ‘intentionally crash’ into it
Tupelo Police Department said they’ve been “talking with the pilot directly” and that the situation is “ongoing.”
A Walmart in Tupelo, Mississippi, was evacuated on Saturday morning after a pilot flying above the store issued a threat to “intentionally crash” into the store, police confirmed.
In a news release shared to their official Facebook page, Tupelo Police Department said they were notified at “approximately 05:00 am” of the pilot flying over Tupelo and the Walmart. They shared that the pilot did threaten “to intentionally crash into Walmart on West Main and confirmed that they worked with the store to “evacuate” and “disperse people as much as practical.”
The police department also said they’ve been “talking with the pilot directly” and that the situation is “ongoing.” They advise residents to avoid the area until an all clear has been issued.
A follow-up to the release added that at “approximately 08:35 am,” the plane was still airborne “north of Tupelo in the Benton, Union County Area” and that authorities were “continuing to monitor this dangerous situation.”
Locals in the area shared video footage of the plane on Twitter, with one person noting that the plane had been “been flying in circles for 45 minutes around Tupelo.”
The pilot is believed to be an airport employee, as per a report in the Tupelo Daily Journal .
“State law enforcement and emergency managers are closely tracking this dangerous situation,” Gov. Tate Reeves said in a statement. “All citizens should be on alert and aware of updates from the Tupelo Police Department.”
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Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO – Get Rating) issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.25-$1.30 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.24. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.76 billion-$4.85 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.79 billion.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
FLO has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on Flowers Foods from $27.00 to $26.00 in a report on Monday, May 23rd. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Flowers Foods from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research note on Saturday, August 20th.
Flowers Foods Stock Down 1.1 %
NYSE:FLO opened at $26.99 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.45. The company has a market capitalization of $5.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.72 and a beta of 0.27. Flowers Foods has a one year low of $22.78 and a one year high of $29.73. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $27.32 and a 200 day simple moving average of $26.69.
Flowers Foods Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.26%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 1st. Flowers Foods’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 87.13%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, CEO Ryals Mcmullian sold 143,020 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.97, for a total value of $4,000,269.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,781,580 shares in the company, valued at $49,830,792.60. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In other news, CEO Ryals Mcmullian sold 143,020 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.97, for a total value of $4,000,269.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,781,580 shares in the company, valued at $49,830,792.60. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Thomas Caldecot Chubb III bought 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 23rd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $27.50 per share, for a total transaction of $82,500.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 23,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $633,902.50. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Corporate insiders own 11.79% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Trading of Flowers Foods
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in shares of Flowers Foods by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 52,289 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,376,000 after purchasing an additional 364 shares during the period. Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its holdings in shares of Flowers Foods by 1.4% in the first quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 39,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,019,000 after buying an additional 548 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its position in shares of Flowers Foods by 15.3% in the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 7,702 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,000 after acquiring an additional 1,022 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can raised its holdings in shares of Flowers Foods by 5.6% during the first quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 27,286 shares of the company’s stock valued at $704,000 after acquiring an additional 1,452 shares during the period. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Flowers Foods by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 111,253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,860,000 after acquiring an additional 2,559 shares in the last quarter. 77.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About Flowers Foods
Flowers Foods, Inc produces and markets packaged bakery products in the United States. It offers fresh breads, buns, rolls, snack cakes, and tortillas, as well as frozen breads and rolls under the Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse, Mrs. Freshley's, and Tastykake brand names.
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Man Gushes over Beautiful Policewoman in Street in Hilarious Video: “Arrest Me”
- A young man at the Notting Hill Carnival in the UK has shared his experience meeting a pretty policewoman
- In a video he posted online, he kept screaming for the officer to arrest him because she was so beautiful
- The young man's friends had to drag him away from the scene where he was putting up a funny show
A young man in the UK has made a clip showing when he met a beautiful female police officer at a carnival.
In the video, he screamed, "arrest me please". The police officer blushed at the compliment she was getting from the civilian.
He was dragged away
At one point in the video, he showed people how well dressed the policewoman is to highlight her beauty. The lady could not stop laughing.
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As he kept praising the officer and stretching his hand towards her, a man held him and dragged him away from the scene.
Watch the video below:
At the time of writing this report, the video has gathered over 800 comments with more than 1,000 shares.
TUKO.co.ke compiled some of the reactions below:
delsingh375 said:
"She's beautiful she can arrest me anyday."
korexforex said:
"EFFORTLESSLY PRETTY!!!"
Vanessa Bibi Salima Khan said:
"She def. loves the compliment, her colleague just there smiling."
Jugg said:
"Dying for nyash on a different level."
Kingdom said:
"I nearly broke my ankle running to the comments."
cHARRLY.k said:
"Bruhh I could literally feel bros feelings."
Fraser said:
"ong she could put me in a cell i would not care."
Crystal Pagana said:
"The way police are getting hyped in this carnival next years they’re all gonna want to go."
Man Hilariously Records His Girlfriend, Says, "All She Does is Come Here to Eat and Sleep in My Bed"
Friday&co.Essential’s said:
"She’s gorgeous, she looks Indian. I love Indian Caribbean women."
Female bouncer dances in fun video
Meanwhile, TUKO.co.ke earlier reported that a lady who works as a bouncer made a clip, asking people to tell her their opinions about female bouncers.
In the clip, the lady wore a face mask with her body all kitted up for work. She danced, maintaining a dramatic facial look in the TikTok video.
People had many things to say when she asked:
"What do you hear about female bouncers?"
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By Lyn Maccallum & Michelle Stillman
TARGET TIME
Find words of four letters or more. Every word must include the centre letter and each letter is used once only. Find at least one nine-letter word. No colloquial or foreign words, capitalised nouns, apostrophes or hyphens. No verbs or plural words ending in “s”. Solution list is not exhaustive.
Reference source: Macquarie Dictionary.
Today’s Target: 12 words, average; 18 words, good; 24+ words, excellent.
Last Sunday’s Target: aperture, aunt, ENRAPTURE, erupt, nature, neuter, pareu, parure, patu, peanut, prune, pruner, punt, punter, pure, puree, purer, purr, rapture, repute, retune, return, rune, runt, rupee, taupe, tenure, true, truer, tuan, tuna, tune, tuner, tureen, turn, turner, unapt, uprear, urea, ureter. | https://www.smh.com.au/national/target-time-and-superquiz-sunday-september-4-20220902-p5beyg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national | 2022-09-03T14:28:58Z | https://www.smh.com.au/national/target-time-and-superquiz-sunday-september-4-20220902-p5beyg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national | true | null |
Abyss (ABYSS) traded down 0.2% against the dollar during the one day period ending at 10:00 AM E.T. on September 3rd. Abyss has a market cap of $3.86 million and $167,772.00 worth of Abyss was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Over the last seven days, Abyss has traded down 2.3% against the dollar. One Abyss coin can currently be bought for $0.0169 or 0.00000085 BTC on popular exchanges.
Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed over the last 24 hours:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00005042 BTC.
- BITCOIN ADDITIONAL (BTCA) traded 2.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $19,839.45 or 1.00000000 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded 5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 2.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.88 or 0.00004421 BTC.
- Mammoth (MMT) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.02 or 0.00005153 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00005040 BTC.
- yOUcash (YOUC) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $0.51 or 0.00002578 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded 3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $26.23 or 0.00132217 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded down 4.4% against the dollar and now trades at $6.85 or 0.00034525 BTC.
- Quantum (QUA) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $4.40 or 0.00022180 BTC.
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According to AXA, it “wanted to draw attention to these statistical findings with this year's crash tests and at the same time raise awareness of the dangers that can arise in accidents involving battery-powered cars.” This argument makes it even more strange that the company removed the battery pack from the Model S.
The statistics AXA talked about were that “drivers of electric cars cause 50 percent more collisions with damage to their own vehicles than drivers of conventional combustion engines.” They “also show that drivers of more powerful electric vehicles more often cause damage to their own vehicles or third-party vehicles.”
The insurance company reiterated that it performed the crash test without the battery pack “to ensure the safety of the audience in attendance.” However, a new argument emerged that is very intriguing. According to AXA, “the crash test with a Tesla brand model on the underbody of the car did not cause such damage that a battery fire would have been likely, as the pictures suggested.”
That makes things even worse for the insurance company. If the car would not have caught fire with the impairment, why set it on fire? To prove that the underbody is not protected enough? What if the car was so much lighter without the battery pack that the damage could not be compared to that of a vehicle more than half a ton heavier? Simplifying everything, why wasn’t the car tested in its original state if AXA wanted to prove it could catch fire? If the crash was dangerous for the audience, AXA should have performed it in a location without people. It could have recorded it or even broadcast it live.
The whole thing gets even more difficult to explain after the company decided to show how EVs are more dangerous for being heavier. To demonstrate that, it crashed a Volkswagen Golf against an e-Golf. Being heavier, the electric Volkswagen should have imposed a lot of damage on its regular derivative.
In its seventh generation, the lightest Golf tipped the scale at 1,205 kg (2,657 lb). The e-Golf weighed 1,510 kg (3,330 lb). In other words, the weight difference corresponded to about 25% of the lightest Golf’s mass. AXA presents different numbers: it states the combustion-engined Volkswagen used in the test weighed1,250 kg (2,755.8 lb) and that the e-Golf was 400 kg heavier, which suggests it weighed 1,650 kg (3,637.6 lb). That would make the mass difference around 30% of the weight of the lighter Golf.
AXA argues that the ICE Golf “is exposed to a significantly higher load in this crash and consequently suffers visibly greater body damage than its electric counterpart.” That is not what the videos it released show.
The windshield is cracked in both cars at the bottom of the left A-pillar. Both seem to have a driver’s door that can be opened after the collision, one of the requirements for rescuing crash victims more quickly. AXA should be more specific about the “greater body damage” that no one can see. In fact, the yellow e-Golf seems to be much more battered than the red combustion-engined unit, but that’s because AXA selected one that was already in bad shape.
Did AXA remove the battery pack from the e-Golf “to ensure the safety of the audience in attendance?” The insurance company did not disclose if that was the case. That would be a possible explanation for no Golf presenting more damage than the other. Another justification is that the e-Golf has a small battery pack. It started its career with a 24.2-kWh unit that weighed 318 kilograms (701 pounds), upgraded in 2015 to 35.8 kWh.
The Opel Corsa-e has a 50-kWh battery pack that weighs 345 kg (780.4 lb) in a 1,530-kg (3,373-lb) vehicle. The lightest Corsa weighs 980 kg (2,160.5 lb). The weight difference corresponded to 50% of the lightest Corsa’s mass. If AXA wanted to show how two units of the same model fare differently in a crash when one is an EV, this would probably be a better example.
Yet, we suspect the result would be similar to that obtained by the Golfs because these cars are designed to comply with frontal offset tests. When they use a trolley, it usually weighs 1,400 kg (3,086.5 lb), but most tests use a fixed barrier with a deformable element. Either the crash is performed at 50 kph (31.1 mph) with the 1,400-kg trolley or at 64 kph (39.8 mph) with the fixed barrier to simulate two vehicles crashing at 50 kph. That’s the speed AXA used with the two Golfs.
A more representative test would have involved two vehicles from the same market segment, one with a combustion engine and the other electric. Think of a Porsche Taycan (2,140 kg, or 4,717.9 lb) crashing against a Mercedes-Benz E-Class (the lightest one weighs 1,605 kg or 3,538 lb). That’s a 535-kg (1,179.5-lb) difference. The heaviest Taycan weighs 2,305 kg (5,081.7 lb), which makes the mass difference reach 700 kg (1,543.2 lb). Although such a crash test would be more symbolic, it would also be a lot more expensive.
The bottom line is that AXA decided to prove electric cars need battery packs to be more protected while using a vehicle without that component. It also wanted to show their higher mass can be harmful to other cars in a crash test where the two vehicles ended up with exactly the same damages. The fiasco only made people doubt the statistical findings it wanted to share. If that was the company’s goal, mission accomplished.
The statistics AXA talked about were that “drivers of electric cars cause 50 percent more collisions with damage to their own vehicles than drivers of conventional combustion engines.” They “also show that drivers of more powerful electric vehicles more often cause damage to their own vehicles or third-party vehicles.”
The insurance company reiterated that it performed the crash test without the battery pack “to ensure the safety of the audience in attendance.” However, a new argument emerged that is very intriguing. According to AXA, “the crash test with a Tesla brand model on the underbody of the car did not cause such damage that a battery fire would have been likely, as the pictures suggested.”
That makes things even worse for the insurance company. If the car would not have caught fire with the impairment, why set it on fire? To prove that the underbody is not protected enough? What if the car was so much lighter without the battery pack that the damage could not be compared to that of a vehicle more than half a ton heavier? Simplifying everything, why wasn’t the car tested in its original state if AXA wanted to prove it could catch fire? If the crash was dangerous for the audience, AXA should have performed it in a location without people. It could have recorded it or even broadcast it live.
The whole thing gets even more difficult to explain after the company decided to show how EVs are more dangerous for being heavier. To demonstrate that, it crashed a Volkswagen Golf against an e-Golf. Being heavier, the electric Volkswagen should have imposed a lot of damage on its regular derivative.
In its seventh generation, the lightest Golf tipped the scale at 1,205 kg (2,657 lb). The e-Golf weighed 1,510 kg (3,330 lb). In other words, the weight difference corresponded to about 25% of the lightest Golf’s mass. AXA presents different numbers: it states the combustion-engined Volkswagen used in the test weighed1,250 kg (2,755.8 lb) and that the e-Golf was 400 kg heavier, which suggests it weighed 1,650 kg (3,637.6 lb). That would make the mass difference around 30% of the weight of the lighter Golf.
AXA argues that the ICE Golf “is exposed to a significantly higher load in this crash and consequently suffers visibly greater body damage than its electric counterpart.” That is not what the videos it released show.
The windshield is cracked in both cars at the bottom of the left A-pillar. Both seem to have a driver’s door that can be opened after the collision, one of the requirements for rescuing crash victims more quickly. AXA should be more specific about the “greater body damage” that no one can see. In fact, the yellow e-Golf seems to be much more battered than the red combustion-engined unit, but that’s because AXA selected one that was already in bad shape.
Did AXA remove the battery pack from the e-Golf “to ensure the safety of the audience in attendance?” The insurance company did not disclose if that was the case. That would be a possible explanation for no Golf presenting more damage than the other. Another justification is that the e-Golf has a small battery pack. It started its career with a 24.2-kWh unit that weighed 318 kilograms (701 pounds), upgraded in 2015 to 35.8 kWh.
The Opel Corsa-e has a 50-kWh battery pack that weighs 345 kg (780.4 lb) in a 1,530-kg (3,373-lb) vehicle. The lightest Corsa weighs 980 kg (2,160.5 lb). The weight difference corresponded to 50% of the lightest Corsa’s mass. If AXA wanted to show how two units of the same model fare differently in a crash when one is an EV, this would probably be a better example.
Yet, we suspect the result would be similar to that obtained by the Golfs because these cars are designed to comply with frontal offset tests. When they use a trolley, it usually weighs 1,400 kg (3,086.5 lb), but most tests use a fixed barrier with a deformable element. Either the crash is performed at 50 kph (31.1 mph) with the 1,400-kg trolley or at 64 kph (39.8 mph) with the fixed barrier to simulate two vehicles crashing at 50 kph. That’s the speed AXA used with the two Golfs.
A more representative test would have involved two vehicles from the same market segment, one with a combustion engine and the other electric. Think of a Porsche Taycan (2,140 kg, or 4,717.9 lb) crashing against a Mercedes-Benz E-Class (the lightest one weighs 1,605 kg or 3,538 lb). That’s a 535-kg (1,179.5-lb) difference. The heaviest Taycan weighs 2,305 kg (5,081.7 lb), which makes the mass difference reach 700 kg (1,543.2 lb). Although such a crash test would be more symbolic, it would also be a lot more expensive.
The bottom line is that AXA decided to prove electric cars need battery packs to be more protected while using a vehicle without that component. It also wanted to show their higher mass can be harmful to other cars in a crash test where the two vehicles ended up with exactly the same damages. The fiasco only made people doubt the statistical findings it wanted to share. If that was the company’s goal, mission accomplished. | https://www.autoevolution.com/news/axa-insurance-apologizes-for-staged-tesla-model-s-fire-warns-about-ev-risks-197693.html | 2022-09-03T14:34:43Z | https://www.autoevolution.com/news/axa-insurance-apologizes-for-staged-tesla-model-s-fire-warns-about-ev-risks-197693.html | false | 1 |
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India skipper Rohit Sharma said he was lost for words that would appropriately describe Suryakumar Yadav's 26-ball 68 against Hong Kong in the Asia Cup here on Wednesday.
Suryakumar smashed six sixes and as many fours in his sizzling knock to lift India to 192 for two, enough to secure a 40-run win and a place in the Super 4 stage of the tournament.
"The kind of innings he played today, the words will be short," Rohit said at the post-match presentation.
"We have seen that with him every now and then. He comes up with suck kinds of knocks. He just comes out and bats fearlessly which is what the team expects from him.
"Some of the shots he played today, those are not written anywhere in the book. It was very pleasing to watch. Shot selection was also crucial. We know he can play all around the park," Rohit was all praise for Surya.
India were off to a sedate beginning and both their openers Rohit and KL Rahul failed to convert their starts.
But Virat Kohli held the innings together, scoring his first international half-century (59 not out from 44 balls) in more than six months, even as Suryakumar provided the much-needed impetus in the back-10. The duo put together 98 runs in an unbroken third-wicket stand.
Suryakumar batted at No 4, days after Ravindra Jadeja played a match-winning knock after being promoted to the same position.
"We have also informed the group about this (flexibility in the batting order) as well. Most of the guys are ready to take the opportunity and be ready to bat wherever required.
"That's the flexibility we need. We'll take those chances. We are going to try and use the right match-ups," Rohit said.
Asked about his wide range of shots, Suryakumar said some of them were pre-determined.
"Some of them (shots) were pre-determined, this format is all about what you think and how you prepare before you go out to bat," Suryakumar said after being adjudged player of the match.
"I felt the wicket was a bit slow. My plan was clear. My role was to go in and take the tempo up and just express myself, I just loved it."
On adapting to different positions, he said: "You (have) got to be flexible, you should be equipped to bat at any number, and I have opened as well. I have batted at all number. I really enjoyed it."
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A years-long ambition to combine CityHousing for seniors with an expanded east Hamilton recreation centre and other services has quietly disintegrated.
A mid-rise building with 44 moderately affordable units on public school board land at the Dominic Agostino Riverdale Recreation Centre was hailed as an innovative approach.
But the residential component of the hub concept — which dates to 2015 — is no longer in the mix due to provincial legislation that restricts housing on school properties.
The city-run recreation centre is connected to Lake Avenue Public School in Riverdale, a neighbourhood dense with apartment blocks just east of Centennial Parkway and north of Queenston Road.
It’s “crushing” that the partnership hasn’t worked out as planned, said Sean Botham, CityHousing development manager.
“We’ll still be ambitiously pursuing those net new units. It just won’t be at that site.”
In the meantime, CityHousing is redirecting dollars from the city’s poverty-reduction fund that were earmarked for the estimated $20-million seniors’ building to other projects.
But those 44 units remain “urgent” for Riverdale, which lacks affordable options, said Lynda Lukasik, a Ward 5 council candidate who recently learned the plan had fizzled.
“We’re in a housing crisis for goodness sake.”
A development update included in the CityHousing board’s June 21 agenda listed the Riverdale development as “no longer viable” on the school lands.
There must be some way around the legislative barrier, whether it means provincial action or a city purchase of the land, said Lukasik, who also leads Environment Hamilton.
“Come on, we can do something about this here.”
A spokesperson for the office of Neil Lumsden said the Hamilton East-Stoney Creek MPP would look into the issue.
Botham noted CityHousing learned in May from city staff that the residential component of the Riverdale project was off the table.
A spokesperson for the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board said it discussed Education Act issues with the city as early as 2017.
But it wasn’t until 2020 that the board informed the municipality the Ministry of Education had denied a request for residential use on the site, the city said.
The board also advised the city it could try buying the needed lands, but such a purchase “was not in the original scope or budget” and “would make the residential component unfeasible.”
Coun. Russ Powers — who replaced former Ward 5 representative Chad Collins last year after he was elected MP — said he learned of the Education Act obstacle around the same time as CityHousing.
A sale of land — which the board would have to first declare surplus — wasn’t on the table, he said.
“It never got to the point where those discussions even took place with me.”
But the 44 units would have been convenient for seniors with Eastgate Square not far away, he said.
“It sounded like a wonderful idea.”
The first phase of the Riverdale hub project included a child-care service, which Wesley Urban Ministries opened next door to the recreation centre in January.
While housing is out, more recreation amenities and a food-share component are still contemplated, the city said.
Since 2019, Mission Services has operated a food bank in a cramped east-end location on Greenhill Avenue. It would welcome the chance to move to Riverdale.
A dedicated space at the hub would also suit a community kitchen, something the organization’s current strip-mall unit can’t accommodate, executive director Carol Cowan-Morneau said.
“We’d be happy to continue on and be there to provide the stability that a larger not-for-profit has.” | https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2022/09/03/cityhousing-dominic-agostino-riverdale-recreation-centre.html | 2022-09-03T14:39:10Z | https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2022/09/03/cityhousing-dominic-agostino-riverdale-recreation-centre.html | false | 1 |
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Aberdeen 5, Livingston FC 0
Kilmarnock 2, Motherwell 1
Rangers 4, Ross County 0
St Mirren FC 1, Hibernian FC 0
Dundee United 0, Celtic 9
Hearts 3, St. Johnstone 2
Celtic 4, Rangers 0
Livingston FC vs. Hearts, 10 a.m.
Motherwell vs. Dundee United, 10 a.m.
Ross County vs. Aberdeen, 10 a.m.
St. Johnstone vs. St Mirren FC, 10 a.m.
Hibernian FC vs. Kilmarnock, 10 a.m.
Aberdeen vs. Rangers, 7 a.m.
Celtic vs. Livingston FC, 10 a.m.
Dundee United vs. Hibernian FC, 10 a.m.
Kilmarnock vs. St. Johnstone, 10 a.m.
Ross County vs. Motherwell, 10 a.m.
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DIA (DIA) traded down 0.6% against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 9:00 AM Eastern on September 3rd. DIA has a market cap of $31.15 million and approximately $1.04 million worth of DIA was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One DIA coin can currently be purchased for approximately $0.38 or 0.00001907 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. Over the last seven days, DIA has traded 1.2% higher against the U.S. dollar.
Here’s how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over the last 24 hours:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00005037 BTC.
- BITCOIN ADDITIONAL (BTCA) traded 2.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $19,852.91 or 1.00000000 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded up 5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded down 2.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.88 or 0.00004421 BTC.
- Mammoth (MMT) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.02 or 0.00005150 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded 0% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00005036 BTC.
- yOUcash (YOUC) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $0.51 or 0.00002576 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded down 3.1% against the dollar and now trades at $26.26 or 0.00132260 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded 3.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $6.86 or 0.00034534 BTC.
- Quantum (QUA) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $4.40 or 0.00022164 BTC.
DIA Profile
DIA is a coin. Its launch date was November 27th, 2019. DIA’s total supply is 175,583,746 coins and its circulating supply is 82,300,225 coins. DIA’s official website is diadata.org. DIA’s official message board is medium.com/dia-insights. DIA’s official Twitter account is @DIAdata_org and its Facebook page is accessible here. The Reddit community for DIA is https://reddit.com/r/DIAdata and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here.
DIA Coin Trading
It is usually not currently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as DIA directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to trade DIA should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Coinbase, Changelly or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to purchase DIA using one of the aforementioned exchanges.
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Eminer (EM) traded 0% lower against the U.S. dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 9:00 AM ET on September 3rd. One Eminer coin can now be bought for approximately $0.0015 or 0.00000007 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. Eminer has a market cap of $2.16 million and approximately $29,958.00 worth of Eminer was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last week, Eminer has traded 2.4% higher against the U.S. dollar.
Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00005037 BTC.
- BITCOIN ADDITIONAL (BTCA) traded down 2.3% against the dollar and now trades at $19,852.91 or 1.00000000 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded 5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 2.7% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.88 or 0.00004421 BTC.
- Mammoth (MMT) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.02 or 0.00005150 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00005036 BTC.
- yOUcash (YOUC) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $0.51 or 0.00002576 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded down 3.1% against the dollar and now trades at $26.26 or 0.00132260 BTC.
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Jeremy Clarkson defends Russell Brand after uproar over pub plans for recording studio
JEREMY CLARKSON has rushed to defend comedian and actor Russell Brand over proposed changes he wants to make to his pub, which include turning the garage into a recording studio for his podcast.
Jeremy Clarkson on being refused planning permission for farm
Jeremy Clarkson has spoken out in defence of Russell Brand after the star's plans for his pub sparked an uproar among residents. The Clarkson's Farm star, 62, hit out at "all the red trouser people" who took issue with the comedian's plans to makes changes to the only pub in the village.
It’s a podcast he’s making, not a Judas Priest album
It comes after the star applied to South Oxfordshire district council for planning permission to alter the pub.
The actor wants to convert the pub's garage into a recording studio for his YouTube podcasts.
Addressing Russell's plans, Jeremy rushed to his defence.
He wrote in his column: "Russell Brand has applied for planning permission to turn a small shed into a recording studio where he can make podcasts.
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"And immediately, all the red trouser people in the village started running around, waving their arms in the air and saying that sound travels down the valley and they don’t want to have their weekends spoiled with loud music.
"What loud music?
"It’s a podcast he’s making, not a Judas Priest album," he wrote in his column for The Sun.
The comedian-turned-spiritual guru purchased the Grade II listed Crown Inn last Christmas in Pishill, Oxon, for a reported £850,000.
He and his wife Laura Gallacher, who live in nearby Henley-on-Thames, now reportedly plan to turn it into a restaurant with a vegan theme.
However, many villagers aren't on board with his ultra-healthy, ultra-ethical lifestyle and have spoken out in indignation.
One reportedly told The Sun: "We’ve heard he’s planning to turn the pub into a vegan restaurant. Why would anybody want that?
"He clearly never had any intention of using the pub as a pub.
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"He doesn’t even drink alcohol. Why buy a pub if you don’t like drink?" the anonymous critic blasted.
Jeremy himself is no stranger to receiving objections to proposed changes he wanted to make on his Diddly Squat Farm.
Last year, Jeremy announced plans at a local meeting to turn the farm shop into a kitchen and restaurant serving meals, after there was "gossip" in the village over the future of the farm shop.
However, the plans went on to face a setback as council planning officers in Oxfordshire didn't think the planned restaurant should be given the go-ahead.
He announced plans to turn the building into a kitchen and restaurant serving meals for £60 for two, however, council documents state the building has since been used, without planning permission, as a cafe and a bar area.
The former Top Gear presenter told Jeremy Vine on his show: "There is more traffic, yes, but there is more business - the village shop is doing better, the cafe in the village, the pub in the village - they are all doing better.
"They are swamped with people but they are swamped with people spending money."
A total of 53 objections have been received by the council, with another 12 letters of support and Chadlington Parish Council said it held a public meeting in November to decide its view on the “divisive and contentious” application but a vote was inconclusive.
The Campaign to Protect Rural England West Oxfordshire said any new restaurant would be a “major incursion” into the AONB and would “spoil the rural nature of the Upper Evenlode Valley”.
Months ago, the star faced another blow as his application to expand the car park at the farm was reportedly rejected after he hoped to increase the number of spaces from 10 to 70. | https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1664232/jeremy-clarkson-russell-brand-pub-planning-permission-clarksons-farm-news-latest | 2022-09-03T14:44:02Z | https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1664232/jeremy-clarkson-russell-brand-pub-planning-permission-clarksons-farm-news-latest | true | 1 |
SEATTLE (AP) — By the time you read this story, what it describes will probably have disappeared beneath the waves.
That’s how it was meant to be — and how it used to be.
Since time immemorial, as the saying goes, people in what is now Washington and British Columbia farmed the sea with a type of environmental engineering called clam gardening.
Around the time Europeans showed up here, the practice was lost.
“It was stolen from us,” Swinomish Tribal Senator Alana Quintasket told KUOW. “All of our teachings, all of our practices, our connections to this place, our connections to each other, our connections to all living things was stolen from us with settler colonialism.”
Quintasket stood in the mud where Skagit Bay becomes Kiket Island.
“We’re working hard to restore these practices, to bring back these teachings, and to restore our relationships,” she said.
A few dozen people in work gloves and rubber boots gathered on that small island about 50 miles north of Seattle, during one of the lowest tides of the year.
“We are starting to build the rock wall for our clam garden,” Quintasket said.
It’s believed that a clam garden — a traditional, Indigenous way of boosting shellfish production — hasn’t been built in the United States for close to 200 years.
Rock by rock, this muddy gathering is changing that.
As beefy men strain to push wagons of boulders through the mud, adults and children form a long line down to the water’s edge. Each link in the human chain twists at the waist to hand a heavy rock to the next person until it nears the nascent wall. Conversation and laughter abound.
“We’re passing rocks,” said Marcia Julius of LaConner, a Swinomish Tribe historic preservationist and tribal member. “This seems to make more sense than all of us going back and forth.”
If you’ve ever heard the tribal saying, “when the tide goes out, the table’s set,” then you have a sense of how important shellfish are to Native cultures in this part of the world.
“It’s definitely a part of who we are,” said Julius, who was helping build the wall with her three kids. “Our lives work better when we’re able to eat our traditional foods.”
Gradually, 33 tons of hand-carried rocks coalesce into a wall about knee high and nearly 200 feet long. It arcs along a contour line 2 feet below the typical low tide. Most of the time, the wall will be submerged, invisible to visitors to the Kukutali Preserve, co-managed by the Swinomish Tribe and Washington State Parks.
Over time, the sturdy but porous structure should capture sediment on its upland side and expand the shallow, gently sloping habitat for things like butter clams and littleneck clams.
As with any backyard garden, continual tending—in this case, by clearing rocks and algae from the clam-growing areas and digging into the sediment with sticks to aerate it—will be part of ensuring a productive harvest.
Clam gardens grow four times more butter clams and twice as many littleneck clams as unterraced beaches do, according to a study of dozens of ancient clam gardens around Quadra Island, British Columbia. Young littleneck clams planted in the centuries-old terraces grew nearly twice as fast, making more local protein available to shellfish harvesters.
Michael Wilson of the Pauquachin Nation on Vancouver Island has come down from Canada to help.
“Seaweed, crabs, clams, oysters, everything comes right in behind his wall, and it gets protected, and it’ll get more nutrition than when there’s no wall here,” Wilson said.
In British Columbia, a few First Nations, as Indigenous groups are known there, have rebuilt clam gardens, traces of which had survived centuries of disuse.
“We wanted to have as much food as we can for our people,” Wilson said.
Members of those First Nations are sharing their expertise and muscle across the invisible, watery border with Washington state.
“These teachings have been with us for thousands of years. Government didn’t want us to do this,” said Woody Underwood, visiting from the Tsawout Nation on Vancouver Island.
Carbon dating has shown some clam gardens near Vancouver Island to be as old as Egyptian pyramids: 3,500 years or more.
Between forced relocation and other human rights abuses, Canadian governments almost stamped out this ancient practice.
“In Canada, we were colonized by the plow,” Underwood said. “They wanted to turn us into farmers.”
Underwood says it’s been a long haul, but Coast Salish people on both sides of the border are bouncing back.
“So seeing us here today, guess what? We didn’t only survive, but we’re thriving,” he said.
“I’m just grateful my kids were able to be here and to witness and be a part of what will be here for generations to come,” Julius said.
How soon all the rock hauling on Kiket Island will benefit Swinomish diets is unclear.
It takes a butter clam about three years to grow to harvestable size, according to Western Washington University marine ecologist and Samish Nation member Marco Hatch.
“What we’re doing here is something that hasn’t been done in living memory, which is build a clam garden from scratch,” Hatch said. “So we don’t really know how long does it take for those sediments to fill in or what that’s going to look like.”
On the beach, the long chain of rock passers looks like an old-timey bucket brigade for fighting a fire.
But it’s more like a boulder brigade for fighting climate change.
Crushed shell bits are expected to wash in and pile up behind the wall.
They can locally neutralize some of carbon dioxide that’s making sea water more acidic and less hospitable to shellfish as well as overheating the planet.
“We’re supporting our relatives of the sea in a time of crisis,” said Quintasket, the Swinomish senator. “It’s not just climate change anymore. We are in crisis mode, and this is just a little bit of work that we can do to support their home to make sure that they’re surviving with us.”
While the ecological benefits might take years to materialize, the human benefits have already begun.
“Our people getting to know each other is as important as the restoration work we do,” Underwood said, “because we’re restoring our culture.”
Coast Salish people were cut off from many of their relatives and natural resources after the Oregon Treaty of 1846 drew a zigzag U.S.-Canada boundary midway between Vancouver Island and the North American mainland.
“It’s much more than just moving rocks and building a wall. This is bringing back who we are as Coast Salish people, as indigenous people to this place,” Quintasket said.
Quintasket says one of the biggest benefits of the muddy manual labor has been getting to work with tribal relatives from the other side of that saltwater border.
“It’s brought nations together that haven’t been brought together in generations, you know?” she said.
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Chicago Bears President and CEO Ted Phillips will retire at the end of the season after nearly 40 years with the franchise.
Phillips, an accountant by trade, joined the Bears as the team’s controller in 1983 and spent four years in that position before moving up the organization’s ladder. He became the fourth president of the founding NFL franchise in February 1999 and has had a hand since then in hiring four general managers, including Ryan Poles this year.
Phillips oversaw several renovations to the team’s suburban headquarters and played a key role in negotiating the oft-criticized renovation of Soldier Field in 2002.
Most recently, his focus has been on purchasing a 326-acre tract of land in suburban Arlington Heights, Illinois, where a new stadium and entertainment complex could be built. The team is scheduled to unveil conceptual plans for the site of the former Arlington International Racecourse — about 30 miles northwest of Soldier Field — at a community meeting Thursday in the town.
Phillips said Friday in a statement he has been “truly blessed” to work for the Bears. He said he appreciated the support of the McCaskey family owners and called “overseeing this amazing growth of the Chicago Bears” a “dream come true.”
“Every day has been a true pleasure and being surrounded by so many talented and wonderful people has made my job richly rewarding on many levels,” he said. “I will always bleed blue and orange and forever be proud to be a part of the Chicago Bears family.”
Team matriarch Virginia McCaskey, the daughter of founder George Halas, said in a rare public statement the Bears were “very blessed” to have Phillips.
“Anything that he was ever asked to take care of, he came through and did it very well,” she said.
The Bears said a search for his replacement is underway and a successor will be hired “in the coming months.”
“It’s difficult to put into words how much Ted has meant to the Bears and our family,” chairman George McCaskey said. “The faith that Virginia and Ed McCaskey placed in him by naming him President and CEO of the Bears has been rewarded many times over.”
Phillips has been a lightning rod for frustrated Bears fans. His input in hiring general managers and coaches was a sore spot, given his non-football background and the struggles on the field. Though the 2006 team reached the Super Bowl, the Bears have just six playoff appearances since he became president.
The team and city also drew criticism for the renovation of Soldier Field. The interior was demolished, replaced by a flying saucer-like, glass-dominated structure cantilevered over the famous Greek and Romanesque colonnades, and the stadium lost its National Historic Landmark designation. The renovation also reduced seating for Bears games to 61,500, lowest in the NFL.
Phillips oversaw a renovation in 2012 to Halas Hall that added more than 30,000 square feet to the team’s headquarters. A massive transformation completed in August 2019 gave the Bears expanded locker rooms, weight rooms, conference rooms and offices as well as a new players’ lounge and two more practice fields to give the team four in all.
The Bears also moved training camp back to Illinois from Wisconsin during Phillips’ tenure as president, holding it at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois, from 2002 to 2019 before moving it to Halas Hall in 2020.
Phillips has served on several NFL committees. He is also on the board of directors of the Bears’ philanthropic arm as well as the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.
Before becoming the team’s president, Phillips spent six years as vice president of operations and was director of finance from 1987-93.
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After 14 1/2 months of haggling over details and questioning motivations, a plan to expand the College Football Playoff to 12 teams was finally approved Friday, setting the stage for a multibillion-dollar tournament as soon as the 2024 season.
What still needs to be determined is just how quickly the current four-team model can be converted and implemented, but it will happen no later than 2026. When it does, major college football’s championship bracket will triple in size.
“This was a very historic day for college football,” said Mississippi State President Mark Keenum, chairman of the CFP’s Board of Managers that pressed ahead after a process that started in June 2021 with an ambitious plan was derailed for months by provincialism and mistrust.
In a unanimous vote that was necessary to pursue early expansion, the 11 university leaders who make up the board approved the original 12-team proposal. It calls for the six highest-ranked conference champions and six at-large picks — as determined by a selection committee — to make the playoff.
The top four seeds would be conference champions and receive byes into the second round. First-round games would be played on campuses and the rest at bowl sites.
A 12-team, 11-game postseason system to crown a champion could be worth as much as $2 billion in media rights to the conferences that play major college football, starting in 2026.
“So our plans are to begin the 12-team format for sure beginning in the 2026 football season,” Keenum said. “However, we have asked our (conference) commissioners on the management committee to explore the possibility of us beginning the 12-team playoff format before the 2026 seasons, in either 2024 or 2025. We as members of the board recognize there’s some pretty substantial issues that have to be resolved.”
If the new format can be implemented before the current 12-year contract with ESPN expires, the conferences could make an additional $450 million over the final two years. The current deal pays about $470 million per year.
CFP Executive Director Bill Hancock said ESPN under its contract would get the first bid on any new playoff inventory added in 2024 and ’25.
Beyond 2025, there is no TV contract for a playoff. The plan is to take the new format to the open market and possibly involve multiple TV partners instead of just ESPN.
The conference commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director who comprise the CFP management committee are scheduled to meet Thursday in Dallas. Among the logistical hurdles that they need to clear are dates of games, host sites, available television windows and the impact on the regular-season schedule.
The committee also needs to determine how all that new revenue will be shared and then have that approved by the presidents.
Hancock announced in February that expanding for the 2024 and ’25 seasons was off the table and attention would be turned to what the playoff would look like for 2026 and beyond. Last month, the CFP locked in sites and dates for the championship games to be played after the 2024 and 2025 seasons. In a 12-team playoff, those dates would have to be pushed back.
But the presidents ultimately decide what happens with the playoff, and they took matters into their own hands to move expansion forward.
“It was time for us to make a decision,” Keenum said.
Even after the February announcement, there were signs early expansion was not dead. A June meeting of the commissioners in Utah renewed optimism differences could be settled.
“It actually wouldn’t surprise me once we agree on the format, if it happens before the end of the current term,” Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff said in July.
Kliavkoff was one of three relatively new Power Five commissioners, along with Kevin Warren (Big Ten) and Jim Phillips (ACC), whose various objections to the 12-team proposal last year stalled negotiations.
That 12-team plan had been worked on for more than two years by a subgroup of the management committee that included Greg Sankey of the Southeastern Conference. Skepticism rose between the new commissioners, who had not been part of a process that started in 2019, and the rest after it was revealed the SEC would be adding Texas and Oklahoma to the powerhouse conference by no later than 2025.
Now everybody is on board with the plan.
“The Pac-12 is strongly in favor of CFP expansion and welcomes the decision of the CFP Board,” Kliavkoff said in a statement. “CFP expansion will provide increased access and excitement and is the right thing for our student-athletes and fans. We look forward to working with our fellow conferences to finalize the important elements of an expanded CFP in order to launch as soon as practicable.”
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Max Verstappen delivered the goods in front of 105,000 orange-clad fans by putting his Red Bull on pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix.
Verstappen’s preparations for qualifying were dealt a blow when he missed a large chunk of practice on Friday following a gearbox failure.
But the world champion came up with a lap when it mattered most to see off Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by just 0.021 seconds and claim the 17th pole of his career on his seemingly unstoppable march towards the championship.
Carlos Sainz took third, one place ahead of Lewis Hamilton, while Verstappen’s Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez, who spun in the closing stages, finished fifth. George Russell was sixth.
Verstappen headed into qualifying having failed to top any of the three practice sessions in Zandvoort, the coastal town 25 miles west of Amsterdam.
But the championship leader, 93 points clear of Perez and 98 points ahead of Leclerc in the standings, took pole with his final throw of the dice to the delight of his home crowd.
Hamilton’s Mercedes team are in much better shape than a week ago in Belgium with the short, twisty Zandvoort track better suited to their machinery.
But both Hamilton and Russell failed to improve with their final runs after Perez’s late spin saw the yellow flags deployed in the final sector.
Hamilton finished three tenths back, with Russell eight tenths slower than Verstappen.
Daniel Ricciardo is scrambling to save his career after being dumped by McLaren a year early.
And the eight-time grand prix winner, who will be replaced by Oscar Piastri next season, will struggle to entice a future employer with another poor performance.
Ricciardo, 33, failed to make it out of Q1, and will line up in 18th place for Sunday’s race. Lando Norris qualified seventh in the other McLaren.
However, Norris’ grid slot is in doubt after Yuki Tsunoda had to slam on the brakes to avoid a pit-lane collision with the Briton. The stewards are investigating the incident.
Sebastian Vettel, who is definitely leaving the sport at the end of the season, ran off the track and into the gravel in Q1, and will line up last but one on the grid.
Qualifying was suspended for six minutes after an orange flare was thrown on to the track.
A spokesperson for the governing FIA said the individual responsible was “identified and removed by event security”.
A second flare landed on the track in Q3 but the battle for pole was able to continue without an additional stoppage. An arrest was understood to have been made.
A jubilant Verstappen, who has nine wins from 14 races this year, said afterwards: “It is unbelievable, especially after yesterday. We had a difficult day but we worked really well over night with the whole team to turn it around.
“It was a special qualifying. We had to change the car around quite a bit and this morning was about learning and trying to fine-tune the car. I am really happy with Q3.” | https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/news/world/4746712/max-verstappen-takes-pole-position-for-dutch-grand-prix-and-delights-orange-army/ | 2022-09-03T15:01:20Z | https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/news/world/4746712/max-verstappen-takes-pole-position-for-dutch-grand-prix-and-delights-orange-army/ | true | 10 |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jane Fonda said on social media Friday that she has cancer.
“So, my dear friends, I have something personal I want to share. I’ve been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and have started chemo treatments,” the 84-year-old actor wrote in an Instagram post.
“This is a very treatable cancer,” she added, “so I feel very lucky.”
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer that begins in the white blood cells and affects parts of the body’s immune system.
Fonda acknowledged that unlike many, she is privileged to have insurance, and access to the best doctors and care.
“Almost every family in America has had to deal with cancer at one time or another and far too many don’t have access to the quality health care I am receiving and this is not right,” she said.
Fonda said she has begun a six-month course of chemotherapy, is handling the treatments well, and will not let it interfere with her climate activism.
Fonda has dealt with cancer before. She had a tumor removed from her breast in 2010, and has also had skin cancer.
Part of a legendary Hollywood family, Fonda gained fame for both her acting and her activism starting in the late 1960s.
She won Oscars for her performances in 1971’s “Klute” and 1978’s “Coming Home.”
She has also starred in the films “Barbarella” and “9 to 5,” and in the Netflix series “Grace and Frankie.” | https://www.wrbl.com/news/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-jane-fonda-says-she-has-cancer-is-dealing-well-with-chemo/ | 2022-09-03T15:03:53Z | https://www.wrbl.com/news/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-jane-fonda-says-she-has-cancer-is-dealing-well-with-chemo/ | false | 26 |
TOKPIE (TKP) traded 0% higher against the US dollar during the one day period ending at 10:00 AM E.T. on September 3rd. One TOKPIE coin can now be purchased for approximately $0.18 or 0.00000907 BTC on major exchanges. TOKPIE has a total market cap of $5.16 million and $19,381.00 worth of TOKPIE was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last seven days, TOKPIE has traded up 1.5% against the US dollar.
Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:
- SENSO (SENSO) traded down 0.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.16 or 0.00000797 BTC.
- Sylo (SYLO) traded 3.7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0035 or 0.00000017 BTC.
- iOWN Token (iOWN) traded 2.9% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0211 or 0.00000106 BTC.
- Auxilium (AUX) traded 1.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0005 or 0.00000002 BTC.
- MDUKEY (MDU) traded 9.5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0030 or 0.00000007 BTC.
TOKPIE Profile
TOKPIE (TKP) is a coin. TOKPIE’s total supply is 100,000,000 coins and its circulating supply is 28,714,064 coins. The official website for TOKPIE is tokpie.io. The Reddit community for TOKPIE is /r/Tokpie and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. TOKPIE’s official Twitter account is @tokpie_io and its Facebook page is accessible here.
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Brian Dowling and his husband Arthur Gourounlian have welcomed their first child together.
The couple have officially become parents after having a baby through surrogacy.
They chose Brian's sister Aoife as their surrogate and they travelled to Portugal to find a donor egg.
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Sharing the wonderful news, Brian wrote on Instagram: "Please be upstanding for the arrival of our BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER Blake Maria Rose Dowling Gourounlian. Yes people another BDG.
"Blake was delivered safely on Thursday September 1st at 14:52pm weighting 7lb 4ozs. We @gourounlian are ABSOLUTELY TOTALLY IN LOVE with her & can’t believe she’s here & is ours.
"None of this would have been possible without our donor, a woman we have never met or even seen a picture of but has given us the GIFT OF LIFE. Now, where do we even start with you @effidy_dowling_ you are a SAINT to us & we will FOREVER be GRATEFUL to you for the REST OF OUR LIVES. Baby Blake can’t wait for her Aunty Aoife to spoil her."
Opening up about their journey, Brian told RSVP Magazine: "We married in 2015 and we always talked about having a family. But it really escalated in 2018 or 2019 after my mum passed away.
"During the pandemic, we had so much time to talk about it. We lived in America pre-Covid and there were so many things we could do over there with surrogacy, fostering and adoption. Living in Ireland, we were limited as a gay couple in what we could do. Initially, we didn’t want surrogacy, we wanted adoption."
Brian and Arthur kept the pregnancy news private for the first six months and they revealed they were becoming fathers back in May in an emotional online post.
"It completely fills our hearts to be able to reveal we are pregnant and due to our beautiful bundle of joy later this year," Brian and Arthur said, sharing a video of the baby's scan via a joint statement. "We actually never thought this day would be a reality for us."
They continued: "We fully realise and understand how lucky and blessed we are for this to be happening."
"For a lot of us out there and especially people from our community we have to fight harder and push harder for what others consider to be something that can be achieved easily."
"Myself and Arthur have been keeping the biggest secret the past few months but it’s put the biggest smiles in our hearts and on our faces. We can’t wait to meet you, hug you and love you for the rest of our lives. Baby Dowling Gourounlian is on the way people."
A few days later they revealed that Brian's sister Aoife would be facilitating the birth for them.
Brian said: "Not only is this my beautiful sister Aoife, she is also our incredible surrogate. From our very first conversation about this back in 2019 to where we are now is absolutely amazing."
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- Pippa O'Connor enjoys special night with famous brother Cian and his wife Ruth | https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/brian-dowling-husband-arthur-gourounlian-27840996 | 2022-09-03T15:16:36Z | https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/brian-dowling-husband-arthur-gourounlian-27840996 | false | 1 |
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Unexploded ordnance detonated Saturday in southern Afghanistan killing four children and injuring three others after the kids brought it inside their school, police and a doctor said.
The incident in Helmand province happened when the children discovered an unexploded shell and brought it inside their religious school and started playing with it, according a statement from the provincial police chief’s office.
The children were ages 7 to 14 and at least three others were injured, according to the police statement.
Afghanistan has suffered from decades of war and remains highly dangerous for children, who often collect scrap metal to sell to support their families. Many are killed or maimed when they come across unexploded ordinance.
Three of the children in Saturday’s explosion were killed immediately and a girl later died from her wounds at the hospital in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital, according to a doctor there. The physician spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not allowed to address the media. | https://fox40.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-4-afghan-kids-playing-with-unexploded-shell-killed-in-school/ | 2022-09-03T15:22:12Z | https://fox40.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-4-afghan-kids-playing-with-unexploded-shell-killed-in-school/ | false | 21 |
Many seniors today rely heavily on Social Security to cover their living expenses in the absence of a paycheck. But you may want to take a different approach to your retirement finances.
While Social Security is a helpful program, it's not devoid of issues. Here are three major problems you need to be aware of.
1. Your benefits won't replace your income in full
Many people assume that the monthly benefit they collect from Social Security will be the equivalent of their former paycheck. But that's just false.
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If you're an average earner, you can expect Social Security to replace about 40% of your pre-retirement income. If you're a higher-than-average earner, your benefits might provide even less replacement income, percentage-wise. If that's something you're not aware of and don't account for in the course of your retirement planning, you could wind up with a serious financial shortfall on your hands.
2. Cost-of-living adjustments often fall short
Social Security benefits are subject to an annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, that's tied to inflation. But often, those COLAs don't actually manage to keep pace with inflation, even though they're based on it.
This year, for example, seniors on Social Security saw their benefits increase by 5.9%. But the rate of inflation has well surpassed the 5.9% mark for months, leaving beneficiaries at a huge disadvantage.
3. Benefits may be cut
Social Security is facing a funding shortfall. In the coming years, it expects to owe more in scheduled benefits than it collects in revenue as baby boomers exit the workforce in short order.
Social Security does have trust funds it can tap to make up for that shortfall. But once those funds run dry, Social Security benefit cuts will be on the table.
Now, remember how we just said that Social Security would only replace about 40% of your pre-retirement wages? Well, if benefits are slashed universally, those benefits will provide even less replacement income.
Furthermore, while some people are convinced that lawmakers won't let benefit cuts happen, the Social Security trustees have been warning of a shortfall for years, and so far, no one has done anything about it. So while there's a chance lawmakers will step up and prevent benefit cuts, you can't bank on that.
Don't bank solely on Social Security
There's nothing wrong with factoring Social Security into your personal retirement income equation. But don't make the mistake of thinking you can fall back on those benefits alone or expect the overwhelming majority of your retirement income to come from them.
Not only might that leave you with an inadequate amount of money as a senior, but you might really struggle financially if benefit cuts do indeed come down the pike. Instead, aim to line up other income sources to supplement those benefits, whether it's a nice IRA balance or a job that you continue to hold down in some capacity once your main career wraps up.
At the same time, it pays to start thinking about the ways you can claim Social Security strategically so you can make the most of your benefits, whatever they amount to. Waiting until retirement is right around the corner to come up with a filing strategy could lead you to succumb to stress and make what ends up being the wrong call.
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Ryoshi Token (RYOSHI) traded 6.6% lower against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 10:00 AM ET on September 3rd. One Ryoshi Token coin can currently be purchased for about $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. Ryoshi Token has a total market cap of $1.59 million and approximately $11,701.00 worth of Ryoshi Token was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last week, Ryoshi Token has traded down 4.9% against the US dollar.
Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours:
- Tarality (TARAL) traded up 2.8% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0008 or 0.00000004 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 0.00005044 BTC.
- Bitsubishi (BITSU) traded 94.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $173.92 or 0.00877250 BTC.
- Sweet SOL (SSOL) traded up 600.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- XRP (XRP) traded down 0.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.33 or 0.00001665 BTC.
- Wrapped Cardano (WADA) traded up 2.6% against the dollar and now trades at $0.47 or 0.00002383 BTC.
- Enegra (EGX) (EGX) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $165.55 or 0.00835011 BTC.
- Lido stETH (STETH) traded 0.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2,947.45 or 0.07417648 BTC.
- Gateway Protocol (GWP) traded 4.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $3.07 or 0.00015500 BTC.
Ryoshi Token Coin Profile
Ryoshi Token’s total supply is 336,639,509,044,679 coins and its circulating supply is 282,958,887,289,420 coins. Ryoshi Token’s official Twitter account is @TokenRyoshi.
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Covid 19 Odisha Update: 214 Covid patients recover in last 24 hours
Bhubaneswar: As on September 3, Odisha has registered another 214 Covid-19 recovered patients in the last 24 hours, said the Health & Family Welfare (H&FW) department. With this development the total Covid-19 recovered patients in Odisha have reached to 13,17,492.
The recovered patients are being discharged from various facilities across the state, informed the Health department through its official Twitter handle.
According to the H&FW department of the state, the highest recoveries were made in Khordha (56 cases). The details of the recovered cases are mentioned below.
56 from Sundargarh
33 from Khordha
22 from Cuttack
17 from Bolangir
15 from Puri
13 from Nabarangpur
10 from Jajapur
10 from Nuapada
8 from Kalahandi
6 from Baleswar
5 from Mayurbhanj
5 from Sonepur
3 from Bhadrak
2 from Kendrapara
1 from Anugul
1 from Jagatsinghpur
7 from State Pool
Odisha has reported 174 new covid-19 positive cases for September 2. The Covid-19 cases including 13 positives between 0-18 years, informed Information and Public Relations Department.
Out of the total cases, 102 cases are quarantine cases while the rest 72 cases are local contacts. The majority of the positive cases were reported from Khurda (55). Similarly, Cuttack reported 20 positive cases. | https://kalingatv.com/state/covid-19-odisha-update-214-covid-patients-recover-in-last-24-hours/ | 2022-09-03T15:28:33Z | https://kalingatv.com/state/covid-19-odisha-update-214-covid-patients-recover-in-last-24-hours/ | true | 3 |
Celtic 4 Rangers 0 – Liel Abada double helps blow Gers away in first Old Firm derby of the season
GIOVANNI VAN BRONCKHORST had yet to win a league Old Firm derby before today's clash kicked off.
And that continued this afternoon as Ange Postecoglou got the better of the Dutchman at Parkhead yet again.
He's now the fourth Rangers manager to not win a derby match in his first FOUR league attempts.
He joins William Wilton in 1892, William Waddell in 1971 and Graeme Murty in 2018.
And the result increased the gap at the top of the Premiership table with five points now separating the two sides.
Postecoglou named an unchanged team from their nine-goal thrashing of Dundee United last week.
Van Bronckhorst opted for two changes from their win over Ross County at Ibrox as Glen Kamara and Steven Davis replaced Scott Wright and the rocked Tom Lawrence.
But while Kyogo Furuhashi started up top, he was forced off after just ONE minute when he collided with John Lundstram and early doors and suffered an injury to his shoulder.
Target man Giorgos Giakoumakis was the man who came on in his place.
Despite being forced into an early change, it didn't stop the Hoops in their chase for the opening goal.
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And it took just eight minutes for Liel Abada to find the net.
A quick throw-in from Jota picked out Matt O'Riley who then switched the ball across the face of goal and it was the Israeli winger who slotted the ball in the bottom corner after going unnoticed in the danger area.
He then ran off in celebration as he paid tribute to a young Celtic fan Leon Brown who passed away last month aged 14.
Abada was given a t-shirt before the match with the youngster's face on it and he wasted no time in springing to the bench to pick it up and celebrate with it.
Celtic continued to stay in control and looked to double their lead as Rangers struggled to get a foothold of possession.
And Jota was the man who scored their second after getting on the end of a brilliant pass from O'Riley yet again.
The Portuguese trickster then lobbed goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin in the box to make it two.
Antonio Colak had a couple of chances to get his side back into the match but failed to keep his headers down.
Rangers struggled in front of goal and Postecoglou's men dealt them a further sickening blow on the stroke of half-time.
Abada made it two for himself and THREE for Celtic on the 40th minute as O'Riley made it a hat-trick of assists for the second week in a row.
It was from another quick throw-in but this time Greg Taylor delivered the ball in and Abada made a late run into the box to get on the end of it to smash it home.
Van Bronckhorst may have started to get nightmares of Celtic's 3-0 win at Parkhead in February when he went into the dressing room at half-time.
This time he had the chance to make a comeback though.
But despite looking to the bench with Scott Wright replacing Glen Kamara, the Dutchman couldn't turn things around in the second half.
And it went from bad to worse as the Hoops made it FOUR in the second half through David Turnbull as the midfielder came on in a triple sub along with Daizen Maeda and Aaron Mooy.
Carl Starfelt added to Postecoglou's injury woes not long after the break and was replaced by loanee Moritz Jenz.
It wasn't a great sight for the Aussie boss alongside Kyogo's knock, with a crunch Champions League clash against world champions Real Madrid coming up on Tuesday.
But despite losing his key men, he couldn't have asked for a better result than today's to prepare them for the fixture.
Van Bronckhorst did try and change his fortunes around with Fashion Sakala, Ryan Jack and Scott Arfield coming on in the second 45.
Parkhead also saw the return of Alfredo Morelos following his dramatic fallout with the Rangers boss.
He didn't get the reception he would have wanted from the Hoops faithful though as they cheered his arrival when he came on the park.
Morelos only managed a handful of touches on the ball as the Celtic defence stayed strong and disciplined at the back.
Rangers had a late chance through Connor Goldson who got on the end of Tavernier's free-kick.
But he couldn't test Joe Hart in the Celtic goal as he had an easy save to pull off to keep the clean sheet.
It was a perfect outing for Postecoglou's side ahead of their big kick-off against Real Madrid on Tuesday.
But Rangers have work to do ahead of their opener against Ajax on Wednesday. | https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/9351696/rangers-celtic-match-report-scotland/ | 2022-09-03T15:29:27Z | https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/9351696/rangers-celtic-match-report-scotland/ | true | 4 |
Martingale Asset Management L P increased its stake in Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ:TITN – Get Rating) by 15.1% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 56,265 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,402 shares during the quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P’s holdings in Titan Machinery were worth $1,591,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in TITN. First Quadrant LLC CA purchased a new position in shares of Titan Machinery during the first quarter worth approximately $37,000. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC bought a new stake in Titan Machinery in the first quarter worth $90,000. Dupont Capital Management Corp purchased a new stake in Titan Machinery during the first quarter valued at about $165,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Titan Machinery by 23.0% in the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 5,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $193,000 after buying an additional 1,074 shares during the period. Finally, Horizon Investment Services LLC purchased a new stake in Titan Machinery during the 1st quarter valued at about $201,000. Institutional investors own 79.77% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Stephens boosted their price objective on Titan Machinery to $46.00 in a research report on Monday, August 29th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Titan Machinery from $27.00 to $34.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 25th. TheStreet raised Titan Machinery from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating in a research note on Friday, August 26th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Titan Machinery from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $40.00.
Titan Machinery Stock Up 0.1 %
Titan Machinery (NASDAQ:TITN – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 25th. The company reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.40. Titan Machinery had a return on equity of 20.07% and a net margin of 4.52%. The business had revenue of $496.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $439.78 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.57 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 31.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Titan Machinery Inc. will post 3.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
About Titan Machinery
Titan Machinery Inc owns and operates a network of full-service agricultural and construction equipment stores in the United States and Europe. It operates through three segments: Agriculture, Construction, and International. The company sells new and used equipment, including agricultural and construction equipment manufactured under the CNH Industrial family of brands, as well as equipment from various other manufacturers.
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Personal Journey Through Offseason Brings Different Perspective
Today is the kickoff of the college football season for the Arkansas Razorbacks and I am excited.
Based on some of the replies and messages some of you sent me this week it appears you will be shocked by this.
Technically, based on journalistic integrity drilled into me by Central Arkansas sports information director Steve East and the Dallas Cowboys security team that I watched escort journalists out of the press box at the old Cowboys Stadium in Irving, I learned long ago to let the sports fan of my childhood go and simply analyze based on my collective experience of what is now 27 years of reporting.
So if I can't be excited for the season in the way Razorback fans are, then those of you who are new to this party are probably confused as to why I feel this way.
You see, I was less than a millimeter from not being here to cover this game, four inches from not having my son come down to complain that it's a Razorback game day so he can't have the TV, and 54 heartbeats away from not having my daughter ask me questions to help her understand the game better.
Those who followed us less than a month after I arrived back on the Arkansas scene last December know the story of my sudden bout with cancer. For those who weren't, you can read the account of what happened and the role the Razorback football team played in that below.
HOW FOOTBALL KEPT ME FOCUSED IN FACE OF DEATH
It rocked my family to its core and for my wife, the Razorbacks were a big part of getting through that first week when everything hung in the balance. It wasn't until a few weeks after that article that we found out the cancer had pushed through my colon and the thinnest possible bit of tissue was preventing the spread.
It was so thin the cancer left impressions in my liver when the doctors removed it. Had it pushed just the slightest bit more, I would have been in the "Christmas" stage where you are told to focus on your family knowing how to live without you instead of what to get the kids for next Christmas because you won't be there.
We were that close to this being the first season my wife would watch alone, instead of having me watching it without bias while she yelled at refs to make holding calls that usually aren't actually holding.
Fortunately, while the University of Texas is a simply dreadful at producing professional football players, its academic side is top notch and produced one of the greatest colorectal surgeons of all time in Dr. Dale Burleson and I was lucky enough to retain his services.
It was a long fight back that I would wish on no one. All those stories I wrote covering the wars Arkansas had with Gonzaga and Duke in the NCAA tournament were done while I was in such poor health, I was certain that if they made the Final Four, I wouldn't be around to cover them.
My family was sick, so I was all alone in a hotel room that week having to consume three gallons of fluids an hour to keep up with the lowest of hydration levels as a result of a bad reaction I had to my latest chemo treatment. I was able to return home the following Saturday so weak that it took all I had to stay conscious while getting there.
My wife didn't know fully the extent of what had happened while I was gone. How she nursed me back when I knew how close my body was to shutting down for good is beyond me.
There was a point during treatments where I lost my ability to walk for hours at a time, and once, as I neared what we hope will be my final treatment, I found myself fully paralyzed.
My family wasn't aware of it at first because it happened while my eyes were closed so they thought I was asleep.
My son came in and told me he loved me and I couldn't even so much as flutter an eyelid in response to him. About a half hour later, my wife came out of the bathroom into a now dark room where my son had wandered in again and scared the daylights out of her.
Even though her scream was jolting, my body didn't jerk with what should have been a natural reaction to such a sudden, loud noise. My brain was running at 100 percent, but just couldn't connect to a single muscle, which was particularly frustrating when my wife forgot I was there and starting singing Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog."
The level of internal screaming that went on at not being able to react to a moment with so much potential husband-wife comedy was infuriating.
At some point just prior to being to beautifully serenaded, my son had walked over to see if he could wake me by standing next to my side of the bed. My "I must protect this house!" husband/dad senses were sending off so many alarms because I can sense someone coming up the stairs in the dark and definitely when they reach bedside.
He most likely wanted to try to convince me to let him crash in our bed just one more night even though he had reached the official age where we cut off our kids from getting to sleep with us on Friday nights just a few days earlier. That's when he did the bravest thing he's ever done – touch my finger in complete darkness of night while he thought I was asleep.
Kids, it's never safe to do that to a sleeping father. It startles dads awake thinking an intruder has made it into the room.
When he did that, an intense, shocking tingle shot through my body. By the time my wife settled into bed, I regained the slightest of connection between my brain and my finger.
I moved that finger up and down at a snail's pace, desperately hoping to get my wife's attention away from her iPad. As a testament to the mental connection we've developed over nearly 20 years of marriage, she did notice the odd movement in the light of her lamp.
No one else would have been able to deduce my attempts at communicating through slight up and down nods of my fingers and side to side shakes. Through a series of yes-no questions she realized my paralysis, dehydration, and hunger.
A man should never marry a woman he isn't prepared to die for without the tiniest of hesitation and a woman should never marry a man she isn't prepared to see with water dribbling down his face and chocolate pudding all over his beard.
Her attempts to get water into me along with pudding, the only food we had that she felt might be safe if I couldn't swallow, reconnected the muscles needed for swallowing enough that I could force them to make the weakest contraction ever with the concentrated effort of a man trying to make an entire building move with just his mind.
Every weak sip that sent more water tumbling helplessly out the corner of my mouth than down my throat sent exploding headaches in my brain as a result of the intense focus it took to make it happen.
Over the course of what would be roughly 10 hours, my brain slowly connected to my muscles individually.
I reached a point where I could make what would be simple multi-muscle movements for normal people by switching my brain back and forth between controlling two muscles individually super fast. Think of having a game controller where the A button moves something up a quarter inch and the B button moves right a quarter inch and you have to push them as fast as possible to create any sort of movement that would look like one normal motion.
The last thing to come back was my voice. Apparently talking requires a lot of complicated muscle control that is beyond my understanding.
By 8 a.m. I was back at work and convinced God had used love to help me escape what was the most terrifying of a giant blue binder full of side effects from chemo.
Four Inches and an Army of Angels
As my final treatment neared, I had a rare day of feeling somewhat normal. After roughly eight months of using any moments my body wasn't shut down by surgeries and the treatments to work, I had enough energy left over on this particular day to take my son on a much needed father-son trip to the movies.
He had sacrificed so much to help me get through this journey and I owed him this few hours of person time before when I knew the chemo wall would hit again.
For those who haven't had to experience this, the wall starts with an intense tingling and numbness in your feet. That's when the clock starts ticking.
You've got 3-5 minutes before your body shuts down no matter where you are or what you're doing and you're out for the next 3-4 hours.
This particular day I made a mistake. Without realizing it, I took a road I go out of my way to avoid ever driving.
It's literally one of the most dangerous highways in America. At one point it felt like someone died on that thing every week.
One day a man in our church lost his entire family after his wife picked up his kids early from the Vacation Bible School my then 4-year-old daughter was attending. She went to turn on that road and none of them ever returned home to the husband and father who loved them so much.
That had been the final straw for me, so as a family we figured out a series of backroads that allowed us to avoid it no matter where we were going.
All I remember is the sound. For a full month I heard it over and over every time I closed my eyes.
It was the sound of a car hitting ours exactly where my son was sitting at full speed, sending us spinning across three lanes of oncoming traffic. We should have been hit a second and third time but weren't.
We should have hit the curb sideways and flipped multiple times before wrapping around a concrete column, but we didn't.
We should have been dead, especially my son. Sometimes my mind wonders if we aren't.
That day I had to force myself to do the hardest thing a father ever has to do and I pray no one reading this ever has to do it because it messed me up really bad.
It took everything I had, but I forced myself to turn my head to look through the smoke filling the car to see what was likely going to be the dead body of my son. My natural instincts as a father for protection is the only thing that allowed me to keep it together when I saw him move.
Ignoring the pain of broken ribs and what felt like rips throughout my abdomen from what I can only describe as my insides being spun around in reverse in violent fashion from the impact, I got out and pulled the back passenger door open. I then talked my son through crawling far enough for me to pull him from the wreckage and get him away from the car.
He was stunned, severely concussed and wouldn't be able to see color for a full hour, but me was alive and walking. The list of things that had to happen to get that result was endless.
I never drive my wife's car. No one is allowed to touch it, but for some reason, knowing the trouble I would be in when we got back, I took it.
It was just a year old, loaded with the most safety features of any of our cars, the heaviest, and the only one with OnStar.
We don't survive in any other car we own. The back passenger side airbags that saved my son's life aren't in the others and the rest would have flipped without question.
A week earlier, we told my son's pediatrician that since he was about to be 10 and already at a good height for his age, we were going to go ahead and remove his booster seat. She was so insistent that she convinced my wife, who can be dismissive on certain things when she thinks enough is enough, to keep him the booster seat just a little longer.
Had he not been in that booster seat, he would have been directly impacted instead of the booster seat absorbing some of the blow and also not high enough up to be properly protected by the air bag.
My son would no longer be here.
When we had to go to the salvage yard to get personal belongings from the wreckage after several days in the hospital as my son recovered, my wife went in alone. When she got back to the car, she was in was in uncontrollable tears.
She had just been forced to crawl through the area where our son sat and had seen the destruction caused. While I had told her there was no way he should have lived, that angels had to have made a wall around him for him to be with us today, seeing firsthand how true that had to be overwhelmed her.
She could see the impact was directly on our little boy. She could see the mangled four inches of door that stood between him and a vehicle going at full speed.
She could see the airbag that had concussed my son, yet spared his life hanging at a height he couldn't have reached if the booster seat, still in its place, hadn't been under him.
I shouldn't be here from that wreck and I was in the front driver's seat, well away from the impact.
When I hear the sound of the impact when I close my eyes, I am forced to turn my head over and over again to see what should have been the result, a constant nightmarish reminder of God's grace and protection.
54 Beats
With my last chemo treatment behind us by a few days but me still vulnerable to potential death at the hands of anything that can cause a fever from a common cold to intense flu, a massive wave of COVID swept through our town. It made its way into our home also.
My son handled it well, it was a bad bout for my wife, but for my daughter, who battles a respiratory malady called vocal chord dysfunction, it was especially harsh.
Over time she developed extreme shortness of breath. Walking a few steps wore her out and made it difficult to breathe.
Then came the rash. Her skin started developing waves of deep redness like the worst sunburn ever.
At first she described it as being covered in thousands of fire ant bites and had swollen markings similar to many fire ant bites clustered together. It tormented her and kept her from sleeping.
When she saw her pediatrician, it was suspected she might be developing a rare COVID reactionary condition found in children and teens called MISC, a dangerous side effect that involves inflammation of your insides.
Early Thursday morning, she experienced extreme dizziness and confusion, which was one of the symptoms we were told to watch for if other symptoms were present. Then, as she sat on the other side of the room while I finished breaking down the Cincinnatti quarterback situation, her skin exploded into this rash all over.
There were no waves. It was hitting everywhere and when anything touched her skin, it swelled up instantly.
The pediatrician got things under control with a steroid, but seemed concerned. That concern went to a whole new level when her body suddenly started having muscle specific bouts of intense fever.
It started with her saying she felt her right elbow just suddenly burst into flames. Then an arm muscle got intensely hot.
She was confused, not sure what she was experiencing so she had me check. Sure enough, her body was normal temp, but specific areas were the hottest fever I have ever touched.
Her doctors sent her to the emergency room at 3 p.m. By the time the children's hospital could see her around 9 p.m. because of the overwhelming amount of trauma cases coming in Friday night, my daughter had been long since moved into a wheel chair, her blood pressure had dropped dramatically and the wheelchair couldn't be moved without making her feel the need to vomit.
Things had deteriorated for her a lot in the waiting room.
Doctors, stressed by the extreme cases happening all around that night, scrambled to figure a solution as her blood pressure dropped further. Not long after, the worry in a father's heart peaked when her heart rate fell to 54 beats per minute.
At one point a mother in the room next door burst into the hallway screaming and crying uncontrollably. A tumor had caused all the pressure on her child's brain.
Rattled, my daughter put her headphones on to try to block out the awful scene next door and prayed for that family.
When things were at their worst, I stopped trying to entertain my son to keep his mind off everything happening with his sister. We huddled together and prayed as hard as we could for his sister.
Ten minutes later, we got a text from my wife. Things had turned and our daughter was going to be OK.
So good in fact that she will be home Saturday to show off the knowledge she has gained while watching me cover the Razorbacks the past year. Remember, all my healthy time was spent writing stories for each of you, so to spend time with her dad, she had to watch the games too.
She's now the only person on her school's color guard who actually understands what is happening on the field now. As the "mother" of the group and a captain, she explains the game to the rest of the group as it unfolds on Friday nights.
So you see, I don't have the excitement that bursts through Razorback fans today. Journalistic integrity requires I give that up so I can cover the team without bias.
That means I tell things how I see them to the best of my ability. Some days I get to make people happy or even feel warm feelings about times or people past.
It also means I get flooded with insults and hateful messages when my observations don't align with what a fan wants to hear, but that's just part of the job these days.
There are those out there who are homers who write or say things they don't necessarily believe, but know it's an easier path by placating the fans. There are also those hung up on shock value who write or say things they don't necessarily believe, but know getting the fans all in a tizzy means clicks or listeners.
I will always write only what I believe because integrity matters.
And today I am excited for the opening of the Razorback football season. I could say this entire offseason has been Hell, but, in reality, it's been blessing after blessing of God an his army of angels protecting this family through crisis after crisis.
Nothing could mean more to me than that moment today when our whole family gets to come together to watch the Razorbacks take on a Cincinnati team that deserves every ounce of the highest respect by Hog fans.
It's the moment the four of us get to believe we've been delivered from the darkness of cancer, car wrecks and COVID complications. At least half our family shouldn't be here, but we are.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.
I'm excited. Let's get this thing started.
HOGS FEED:
PLAYOFF EXPANSION CAN REALLY BENEFIT RAZORBACKS
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR HOGS-CINCINNATI OPENER SATURDAY
RAZORBACK FANS HAVE BELIEVED FOR NEARLY 60 YEARS THEY ACTUALLY WON A NATIONAL TITLE WITH FOUR VOTES
WHO STARTS AT QB FOR CINCINNATI WILL DETERMINE VERY DIFFERENT GAME PLANS FOR BEARCATS
FORMER RAZORBACK MAY SOON BE WITH DALLAS COWBOYS
CHANCE FOR RAZORBACK FANS TO WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE
WHY RAZORBACK FANS NEED TO COOL DOWN THE HYPE THIS SEASON
PLENTY OF GAMES FOR HOGS' FANS TO WATCH ON TV THIS WEEKEND
HOGS WON'T CATCH CINCINNATI OFF-BALANCE TRYING TO RUN THE BALL SATURDAY
SAM PITTMAN COULD USE SOME OF JIMMY JOHNSON'S PSYCHOLOGY FOR DEALING WITH HOT DAY
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NASCAR quartet of first-timers eager for playoff experience
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) - Austin Cindric has had more than six months to think about NASCAR's playoffs. The rookie racer thinks he's got a winning plan: maintain his steady, head-down approach when the 10-race postseason begins Sunday at Darlington Raceway.
Cindric is among a group of four first-timers in the field of 16, along with Chase Briscoe, Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez. All are excited - and filled with questions about how things will unfold when the green flag waves for the Southern 500.
"I want to do my job. The only expectation I have is to have a team that all the resources and capability to do that," said Cindric, who won the season-opening Daytona 500. "We've certainly delivered on a lot of occasions."
Cindric will start 14th on the playoff grid. Chastain, with two wins and eight other top-five finishes, starts the playoffs in third behind regular-season champion Chase Elliott and No. 2 seed Joey Logano.
Defending Cup Series champion Kyle Larson is the fourth seed. Briscoe is seeded 12th and Suarez right behind in 13th.
Darlington starts the three-race opening round. Chastain said his week has been "surprisingly normal" after all he'd heard about playoff anxiety.
Austin Dillon (3) crosses the finish line in front of Tyler Reddick (8) and Austin Cindric (2) to win a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
"It's wild. I thought there would be differences, I thought I would feel different or wake up and not be able to sleep," Chastain said. "I'm really happy that it's been a normal week."
Suarez, of Trackhouse Racing, also has felt this was a regular week, no matter that a Cup Series trophy awaits at the end of the next 10 weeks.
"I think if we can stay calm, relax and continue to do exactly the same thing we've been doing the last few months, we're going to be in good shape," said Suarez, NASCAR's first Mexican-born race winner.
PLAYOFF PRIMER
The Southern 500 kicks off the three-race first round, which continues at Kansas and Bristol. The Darlington winner, as long as he's in the playoffs, advances to round two among the final 12 competitors.
The second round consists of Texas, Talladega and the Charlotte Roval, after which the playoff field is cut to eight.
The top four after the third round of Las Vegas, Homestead-Miami and Martinsville advance to the playoff finale on Nov. 6 at Phoenix, where the title will be awarded.
WHAT'S NEXT FOR KYLE BUSCH?
Kyle Busch, the NASCAR series champ in 2015 and 2019, said he sees an end in sight to discussions about his future in racing.
Busch's longtime sponsor, Mars, Inc., is pulling out of NASCAR after this season. Busch said this week that he's got multiple paths in front of him, including a return to Joe Gibbs Racing.
Still, "time is a ticking," he said. "There´s a lot of other options and a lot of other dominoes that need to fall. Talking amongst others, I´m the first one that needs to go."
Busch said Thursday he expected to have decision about next year in seven to 10 days.
WHEN WILL KURT BUSCH RETURN?
Denny Hamlin, co-owner of 23XI Racing with Michael Jordan, said Kurt Busch is still recovering from a concussion and doesn't know when Busch might come back to the car.
Hamlin said the recovery had "plateaued" at about 80% and Busch needed more time before returning to the track.
Busch was hurt during a qualifying crash at Pocono in late July. He missed the final six races of the regular season and gave up his playoff spot when he was not cleared to return for the Southern 500.
Bubba Wallace was switched to Busch's No. 45, which is in contention for the owner's title. Wallace will run that machine the rest of the season.
ODDS AND ENDS
Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin are the oddsmakers' picks to win the Southern 500 at 6-1, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Tyler Reddick and Chase Elliott were next at 7-1 with Ross Chastain at 7.5-1. ... There are several playoff regulars not in the field of 16 who've had success at Darlington and could throw a wrench into the plans of those contending for a title. Martin Truex Jr. and Brad Keselowski, both past NASCAR series champions, have a combined three Darlington wins over the past six years. ... Kyle Larson, who won the series title in 2021, thinks the chase this year is wide open as the Next Gen car has evened expectations of all playoff hopefuls. ... The winner of the opening playoff race has gone on to win that season's title four times, Kurt Busch in 2004, Tony Stewart in 2011, Brad Keselowski in 2012 and Martin Truex Jr. in 2017.
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Ross Chastain greets fans during driver introductions prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Richmond Raceway, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Daniel Suarez, right, poses for photos with fans before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Chase Briscoe (14) lifts and spins in the air along the front stretch after coming out of turn 4 during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Chase Elliott drives around the first turn during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race in Watkins Glen, N.Y., Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Kyle Larson answers a question from a reporter during a media availability before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
Joey Logano greets fans during driver introductions prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Richmond Raceway, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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Chicken eats hornet with GPS tracker and all: How effective are animal transmitters?
With the transmitter, the biologists hoped to know the location of the insect nest. The Asian hornet has no place in the Netherlands and must therefore be fought. But things turned out a little differently when the unfortunate hornet stumbled upon a chicken. Two other tagged wasps were also unable to lead the searchers to the nest. They could not support the weight of the transmitter.
The hornets were first spotted by Annemarie Kaptein from Overijssel. She found the critters in her garden and then rang the bell. “I’m not an expert on wasps but I knew about the common European hornet and it was much darker and had yellow legs, the European doesn’t have that. Then I started searching the internet to find out what that was.”
This is how Kaptein discovered that it was probably the Asian hornet, and that the European Union would rather get rid of these critters than get rich. “I didn’t know it, but I found out via the internet that there was a call to report the animals. Then I did and within days EIS researchers were in the garden.”
Using transmitters on the wasps, the researchers then tried to find out where the animals’ nests were. But it still didn’t quite work out.
Spatial behavior
“Animals are sent to study their spatial behavior,” says behavioral biology professor Marc Naguib. “You can’t always track an animal with binoculars, and with a transmitter it’s always possible to analyze the movement of the animal.”
“We do this, for example, with turtles, storks and other birds,” continues Naguib. “This way we can find out how big their territory is, how often the animals meet, where they pass and how the migration routes pass.”
According to Naguib, it is important that the animals are not disturbed. “That’s why there are rules that transmitters must follow, for example on the weight of the transmitter, the animal species for which the transmitter can be used and under what circumstances.”
Naguib herself has good experiences with bird transmitters. “For example, I analyzed the breeding season of nightingales and great tits in the Netherlands with transmitters and on Monday I will go to Australia to broadcast zebra finches.”
few problems
“It’s almost never wrong, according to studies,” continues Naguib. “There are very few situations where transmitters cause trouble and that’s because there are such strict rules. I’ve seen few negative effects.”
Still, the researchers were unable to locate the hornet’s nest with their technological tools. In the end, it was Kaptein himself who managed to trace the nest with the naked eye after the researchers descended.
“I did it the old-fashioned way,” Kaptein explains. “I caught and tagged a wasp with the biologist stuff. Then I continued to follow that wasp and saw that it was still back to the bait point within a minute and a half. That way , I knew the nest had to be close.”
23 meters high
And that turned out to be true, because the wasps were less than thirty meters away – only 23 meters high. “It’s weird. They were five feet under the treetops. The nest was half a meter.”
The nest in the garden has since been removed and in a few days it will be known if all the hornets are indeed gone. The hungry chicken, named Eddy, is doing well.
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A brief glimpse of sunny spring weather is set to give way to winter's encore.
Weather warnings are in place in the deep South and snowfall is expected on the Dunedin to Waitati Highway on Sunday evening, plus strong wind warnings at both ends of the country.
Snow showers are also possible from Saturday evening to Sunday morning on the Milford Rd State Highway 94, MetService says.
MetService forecaster Gerard Bellam said about 5pm Saturday an active front moving up the North Island had cleared Wellington, spelling bad news for punters at FMG Stadium for the Argentina v All Blacks clash.
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Advertise with NZME."That's going to be a wet, wet night at the rugby in Hamilton tonight," Bellam said.
It should also spell a rainy evening for Auckland but the bad weather will move off as Sunday rolls on.
In Otago and Southland snow is predicted to fall from 600m to start with down as low as 200m-300m on Sunday. That will affect Fiordland, Southland, and Otago as far north as Dunedin, he said.
Temperatures in the South will linger in the single digits for several days, with a cold trend continuing for a few more bringing forecasted highs of just 6C in Gore and 7C in Invercargill on Monday.
Meanwhile, a low has formed off the coast of southeast Queensland that is heading our way to bring more bad weather, Bellam said.
"That's going to track across the Tasman Sea, and basically spread across the North Island .. during Monday and it'll be gone Tuesday.
"So that's going to bring some more rain and wind to the North Island."
As the low pressure system moves from the north Tasman sea the cold southerly flow will spread up from the South Island.
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Advertise with NZME.A heavy rain watch is in place from 9am to 9pm Monday for the north and east of Northland.
At the opposite end of the country there is a strong wind warning for coastal Clutha, Southland and Stewart Island, with a forecast of southwest winds with severe gales gusting 120km/h in exposed places.
That could make driving hazardous and damage trees and unsecure structures, MetService warns.
A strong wind watch is also in place for Sunday for Canterbury High Country, Queenstown Lakes, Central Otago, Dunedin and inland parts of Clutha and Southland, with westerly winds approaching severe gales in exposed places.
Bellam said large sea swells are expected over the first part of the week.
A strong southwesterly from the subantarctic is to blame.
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I'm A Celebrity star Declan Donnelly has recently been seen enjoying a holiday in a Derbyshire town. The Geordie presenter was seen staying in Hayfield, in High Peak, in the north of the county last weekend, and was happy to stop for pictures with fans.
The ITV presenter was seen leaving the Royal Hotel in the village on Sunday, August 28, where he took the time to stop and share a laugh with locals looking to grab a quick selfie.
In a video shared by a fan, Declan, who is best known as Dec, can be heard responding "my pleasure" to two women who grabbed a picture, and "no problem, nice to see you", to another group who took the opportunity to thank him again for his time, Derbyshire Live reported. Dec, who appears to be on holiday with his wife and baby, was collecting a pushchair from his car when he bumped into the lucky fans.
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Who is Tomato Sauce on The Masked Dancer? Celebrity identity clues and theories revealed
3 September 2022, 16:30
Who is Tomato on The Masked Dancer and what clues do we know?
If you’re looking for something to do this Saturday evening then you’re in luck because the Masked Dancer is back and bigger than ever.
A new bunch of brave celebrities are competing to impress the likes of judges Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Oti Mabuse and Peter Crouch with their moves.
And this time around the show has even welcomed its first ever duo who will be dancing together.
But who is Tomato Sauce on The Masked Dancer? Find out all the clues…
Who is Tomato Sauce?
Tomato Sauce is dressed as a red tomato wearing a red dress with red boots.
While we don’t know who is behind the mask, could the star be a little bit green fingered or even maybe a chef?
Jonathan previously teased Tomato Sauce is "cute and flirty and has got a little twirly skirt on and throws a few signature moves".
Fellow judge Davina also admitted it's even tougher to guess this time around, revealing: "I like that it's tougher.
“With The Masked Dancer there are some amazing costumes where you really can see the physicality of a person. I've spent several weeks trying to work out whether some of the characters are male or female,”
Peter Crouch added: “I didn’t realise quite how serious I’d be taking it.
"It’s taken over my life a bit because I’m constantly thinking wherever I am, ‘Who’s the Prawn?’
“Even now in the back of my mind I am sitting thinking I might have guessed one of them, and now I’m thinking of things that relate the clues to this particular person.
"I need to go and write it all down before I forget.”
Who are the Masked Dancer judges?
The Masked Singer judges Jonathan Ross and Davina McCall will be returning for season two of the dancing version of the show, while Oti Mabuse and Peter Crouch are also on the panel.
Who are the other Masked Dancer contestants?
The full list of contestants is below:
- Odd Socks
- Onomatopoeia
- Pillar and Post
- Scissors
- Prawn Cocktail
- Sea Slug
- Candlestick
- Astronaut
- Pearly King
- Pig
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Everton and Liverpool share the spoils in Merseyside derby of missed chances
Liverpool hit the woodwork three times and Everton once but both sides had to settle for a point from a sometimes feisty goalless Merseyside derby.
Tom Davies found the outside of a post for Everton midway through the first half before Jordan Pickford pushed a Darwin Nunez shot on to the crossbar and Luis Diaz hit the frame with a follow-up effort.
Then in stoppage time the outstanding Pickford made a superb save to push Mo Salah’s shot on to the upright.
Conor Coady had the ball in the net in the 70th minute but when his goal was chalked off by VAR for an offside there were ugly scenes as a bottle appeared to be thrown, narrowly missing Jurgen Klopp, while another fan ran on to the pitch from the Gwladys Street End to confront referee Anthony Taylor.
But the day belonged to the goalkeepers, with both Pickford and Alisson Becker making fine saves in the second half.
The result kept Everton winless to start the Premier League season though they were probably happier with the result than Liverpool, who are still yet to win away this campaign and have already dropped nine points from their opening six games.
Everton debutant Neal Maupay got the first real chance but dragged his shot wide after being played in by Demarai Gray.
Davies and Amadou Onana were winning the midfield battles for Everton while Gray and Anthony Gordon interchanged on the flanks and got plenty of joy against Konstantinos Tsimikas, preferred to Andrew Robertson at left-back.
Gordon, kept out of the clutches of Chelsea in the final days of the transfer window, tested Alisson with a drilled shot when Liverpool could only half-clear Gray’s corner, but the shot was too close to the goalkeeper.
Everton should have gone in front in the 32nd minute. Nathan Patterson’s cross missed the intended target but it came back to Maupay. His shot was blocked but the ball sat up for Davies, who saw his shot spin off the outside of the far post.
But Liverpool finished the half on top.
Nunez had just wasted a second chance with a header at the far post when he brought a superb save from Pickford with a looping shot which the England goalkeeper pushed on to the crossbar. Luis Diaz won the race to the ball and cut back in from the left but bent his shot against the post.
The game became end-to-end as the second half went on. Tsimikas blazed wastefully over for Liverpool, then Gordon brought down a long ball and slipped it inside for the on-rushing Patterson, who saw his shot deflected wide by Virgil van Dijk.
Pickford got down smartly to turn Roberto Firmino’s goalbound drive away then made a reaction save to keep out the Brazilian’s header from the resulting corner. Seconds later, the goalkeeper did well to block Fabinho’s shot at the expense of another corner.
Then it was Alisson’s turn as Everton countered down the left. Gray pulled the ball back looking for Gordon but instead found Maupay, who could hardly believe he failed to score as Liverpool’s goalkeeper made the block.
After Coady’s disallowed goal sparked ugly scenes, Van Dijk was booked after catching Onana on the foot with his studs.
Dwight McNeil replaced Gordon with eight minutes to go and almost made an immediate impact when his deflected shot brought another fine save from Alisson.
Pickford was not to be outdone, denying Firmino from close range in the 87th minute, before getting quickly down to his left to deny Salah with the best save of the match at the death.
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Chilling moment masked man walks up to a family home with a jerry can and brick before setting a children's bedroom alight and throwing a firebomb through a window
- CCTV showed the masked figure walking towards a home in Panania in Sydney
- He then appeared to douse the window in petrol and throw a brick through it
- The terrified family living in the house say that they are now 'living in fear'
Footage shows the moment a masked man set a children's bedroom window alight before throwing a brick through the window.
The CCTV showed the masked figure walking towards a home in Panania in Sydney while holding a brick and a jerry can.
He then appeared to douse the window in petrol before throwing the brick through the window.
The terrified family living in the house say they have no enemies and are now 'living in fear' after the random attack.
CCTV showed the masked figure walking towards a home in Panania in Sydney while holding a brick and a jerry can
The man sprinted away as a fire burst into life outside a child's bedroom.
No-one was home at the time.
Shocked neighbours described the street as normally "very quiet" and "very friendly" in the aftermath of the attack.
The targeted family say they are at a loss to explain why the attack happened.
The man sprinted away as a fire burst into life outside a child's bedroom. No-one was home at the time
However, the attack was the second time they have been targeted in the past nine months.
Previously, somebody threw another brick through one of their windows in a separate incident.
Police are now investigating if the two incidents are linked but no one has been arrested or charged. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11176325/Chilling-moment-masked-man-firebombs-family-home-Sydney.html | 2022-09-03T15:58:15Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11176325/Chilling-moment-masked-man-firebombs-family-home-Sydney.html | false | 2 |
Gridcoin (GRC) traded 7.2% higher against the U.S. dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 11:00 AM E.T. on September 3rd. In the last week, Gridcoin has traded up 13.5% against the U.S. dollar. One Gridcoin coin can now be bought for $0.0089 or 0.00000045 BTC on major exchanges. Gridcoin has a total market capitalization of $3.70 million and approximately $32,701.00 worth of Gridcoin was traded on exchanges in the last day.
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Gridcoin is a DPoR coin that uses the ProofofResearch hashing algorithm. It was first traded on October 16th, 2013. Gridcoin’s total supply is 446,079,691 coins and its circulating supply is 415,426,659 coins. The Reddit community for Gridcoin is /r/gridcoin and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. Gridcoin’s official website is www.gridcoin.us. Gridcoin’s official Twitter account is @GridcoinNetwork and its Facebook page is accessible here. Gridcoin’s official message board is cryptocurrencytalk.com/forum/464-gridcoin-grc.
According to CryptoCompare, “GridCoin (GRC) is a coin with a mission – to compensate miners for participating in BOINC projects. The coin is a scrypt altcoin with difficulty retargetting every 30 minutes – a 2.5 minute block target and a hard cap of 168 million. Gridcoin introduces a Proof-of-Research algorithm that gives computers something productive to do. Instead of racing to solve meaningless equations, Gridcoin miners Researchers work on problems such as finding cures to diseases, mapping genomes, or climate studies, and are compensated for their work. Gridcoin is not limited to any one program, algorithm, or type of hardware. BOINC supports Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Android. “
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Ahead of the 2023 edition of IPL, Punjab Kings are set to sign World Cup-winning coach Trevor Bayliss. The team will appoint the 59-year-old Australian with the expectation that he guides them to the elusive title.
Bayliss is an IPL regular and has most recently coached the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Besides guiding England to their maiden ODI World Cup title in 2019, Bayliss headed the support staff of Kolkata Knight Riders when they won IPL in 2012 and 2014.
Bayliss will replace India veteran Anil Kumble, whose contract was not renewed after the team failed to make the playoffs in his three-year term.
Punjab's only final appearance in IPL history came in 2014 when they lost to KKR.
"The team has decided to go ahead with Trevor who is among the best in the business and has a proven record. The management is hoping that the team goes on to win the title under his guidance," an IPL source told PTI.
The paperwork on Bayliss' signing is expected to be completed soon.
Punjab, a team that could not perform to the optimum level consistently since IPL's inception in 2008, has finished sixth in the last four seasons.
In the most recent IPL, they failed to string two wins in a row in the league stage, effectively leading to their early exit.
Another important decision the management has to make is about captaincy. Mayank Agarwal had taken over from K L Rahul last season but he could not meet the expectations with the bat.
The owners and management have a lot of faith in Agarwal's abilities and he could get another year to lead the side. He and Arshdeep Singh were the only two players Punjab had retained ahead of the 2022 IPL.
(Inputs from PTI) | https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/former-sunrisers-hyderabad-coach-trevor-bayliss-set-to-replace-anil-kumble-as-punjab-kings-head-coach-2022-09-03-805217 | 2022-09-03T15:59:44Z | https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/former-sunrisers-hyderabad-coach-trevor-bayliss-set-to-replace-anil-kumble-as-punjab-kings-head-coach-2022-09-03-805217 | false | 2 |
India's August imports jump 37%, exports remain flat; trade deficit widens
Exports during the month were recorded at $33.0 billion, which remained flat compared to $33.38billion in the same month last year. Exports during the period rose almost 37%.
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India’s merchandise imports in August 2022 at $61.68 billion witnessed an increase of 36.78% over $45.09 billion in August last year. Exports during the month were recorded at $33.0 billion, which remained flat compared to $33.38billion in the same month last year. The trade deficit widened to $11.71 billion during the month.
Value of non-petroleum exports in August 2022 was 28.09 USD billion, registering a negative growth of only 2.22% over non-petroleum exports of USD 28.73 billion in August 2021. The value of non-petroleum exports in April -August 2022-23 was USD 152.29 billion, an increase of 7.97% over USD 141.05 billion in April -August 2021-22.
Amongst the major products, exports of Electronic goods (50.68%) , Rice (42.32%), Organic and Inorganic chemicals (13.35%) registered impressive growth during August 2022.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry in a statement said, “The import surge reflects the strong demand of the domestic economy due to robust growth and strong fundamentals of the Indian economy".
"In value terms, the surge in imports is due to a combination of quantity and price factors. High increase in import values in August 2022 have been witnessed in the following major commodity groups Coal, Coke & Briquettes, etc.(133.64%), Petroleum, Crude & products (86.44%), Organic & Inorganic Chemicals (42.73%), Vegetable Oil (41.55%)”.
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TUPELO, Miss — Local news reports say a stolen airplane that circled over north Mississippi for hours Saturday morning has landed safely. Police said the pilot had threatened to crash into a Walmart in Tupelo, Mississippi, leading to the store's evacuation.
The Tupelo Police Department said in a Facebook post that the Walmart and a nearby convenience store had been evacuated. The plane started circling over Tupelo, Mississippi, about 5 a.m. It was in the air for hours, eventually flying away from Tupelo and circling over another community nearby.
Local NBC station WTVA reported late Saturday morning that the plane appeared to have landed safely in a field. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal said local law enforcement had taken the pilot into custody.
"Thankful the situation has been resolved and that no one was injured," Gov. Tate Reeves said on Twitter.
Law enforcement told the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal shortly after 8 a.m. that the stolen plane had left the airspace around Tupelo and was flying near a Toyota manufacturing plant in nearby Blue Springs.
Authorities believe the aircraft was stolen and are working to determine whether the pilot threatening to crash the plane is an employee of a local airport, two people briefed on the matter told The Associated Press. Multiple federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, are now involved in the investigation and are working to discern a motive, the people said.
Investigators were continuing to monitor the flight’s path and have been in communication with the pilot, the people said.
An online flight tracking service showed a looping path for the plane.
Leslie Criss, a magazine editor who lives in Tupelo, woke up early and was watching the situation on TV and social media. Several of her friends were outside watching the plane circle overhead.
“I've never seen anything like this in this town,” Criss told The Associated Press. “It's a scary way to wake up on a Saturday morning.”
Former state Rep. Steve Holland, who is a funeral director in Tupelo, said he had received calls from families concerned about the plane.
“One called and said, ‘Oh, my God, do we need to cancel mother’s funeral?'" Holland said. “I just told them, ‘No, life’s going to go on.'”
A Walmart spokesperson confirmed the evacuation Saturday morning and said it is working closely with investigators.
This is a developing story. Val Lick contributed. | https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/regional/tupelo-airplane/507-e1525b4e-de90-4f97-9f8d-40e87ba576f6 | 2022-09-03T16:07:33Z | https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/regional/tupelo-airplane/507-e1525b4e-de90-4f97-9f8d-40e87ba576f6 | false | 9 |
The Andhra Pradesh government had asked the Center to create a separate mechanism to implement the state bifurcation promises. Minister for Finance, Buggana Rajendranath, who led the delegation from the State for the South Zone Council meeting held in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, raised the demand alleging that the Central government had ignored implementation of the provisions of the AP Reorganisation Act 2014.
The minister told Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who chaired the meeting, that the majority of the key issues were unresolved. Setting up of a steel plant in Kadapa, sea port in Ramayapatnam, railway zone at Visakhapatnam and funds for the seven backward districts were neglected. The minister told the Council that the Central government had released funds for the seven backward districts only twice and demanded that these works are to be monitored by a special committee.
The Minister said that the Central government had announced the creation of a new railway zone of South Coastal Railway (CoSR) for Visakhapatnam. However, he regretted that no progress was seen in establishing the new railway zone.
Buggana also complained to the Council that bifurcation of the institutions mentioned in the Schedule 9 and 10 of the AP Reorganisation Act was not initiated yet. He wanted the Central government to start the work and complete it before the schedule of June 2, 2024, as by then, Hyderabad ceases to be the common capital of the two Telugu states as mentioned in the Act.
The Minister wanted the South Zone Council to intervene and create a mechanism to monitor the implementation of the AP Reorganisation Act and roll out benefits for the state. | https://www.telugu360.com/ap-bats-for-mechanism-to-implement-bifurcation-promises/ | 2022-09-03T16:08:30Z | https://www.telugu360.com/ap-bats-for-mechanism-to-implement-bifurcation-promises/ | false | 1 |
Today’s Forecast:
Sunny today and cooler than Friday was thanks to an overnight cold front. High temperatures will still be about 5 degrees above average.
Colorado Springs forecast: High: 86; Low: 56. Sunny and warm today with just a light breeze this afternoon.
Pueblo forecast: High: 92; Low: 57. Warm and sunny today with a light breeze.
Canon City forecast: High: 89; Low: 59. Warm today with a few afternoon clouds.
Woodland Park forecast: High: 75; Low: 49. Warm today and likely staying dry with partly cloudy conditions.
Tri-Lakes forecast: High: 82; Low: 52. Warm today with plenty of sunshine.
Plains forecast: High: 80s/90s; Low: 50s/60s. Upper 80s to low 90s with sunshine and a light breeze today.
Walsenburg and Trinidad forecast: High: 85/84; Low: 55/55. A mostly sunny day with breezy conditions.
Mountains forecast: High: 70s/80s; Low: 40s/50s. Low 70s to low 80s for mountain valleys today with a few spotty showers and thunderstorms.
Extended outlook forecast:
Sunday will be a couple of degrees warmer than today with plenty of sunshine. The week ahead is trending warm, about 5-10 degrees above average.
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Artemis I: NASA's troubleshooting efforts ‘did not fix’ leak FOILING second launch attempt
THE SECOND ATTEMPT to launch the Artemis I mission into lunar orbit was called off by NASA at 11.17am EDT (4.17pm BST) following a leak in the hydrogen fuelling system for the giant Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.
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The problem in the eight-inch hydrogen line has been traced to a cavity in the quick disconnect where the flight side and ground side plates join.
NASA engineers attempted three times to troubleshoot the problem during this afternoon’s tanking process.
This included twice shutting down the flow of liquid hydrogen to the core stage tank and allowing the system to warm up, in an attempt to reseat the quick disconnect and get a proper seal.
Unfortunately, none of the procedures appear to have worked. Following a recommendation for a “no-go” from the launch team, Artemis launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson announced that the launch will once again be postponed.
NASA spokesperson Rachel Kraft said: “Teams encountered a liquid hydrogen leak while loading the propellant into the core stage of the Space Launch System rocket.
“Multiple troubleshooting efforts to address the area of the leak by reseating a seal in the quick disconnect where liquid hydrogen is fed into the rocket did not fix the issue.
“Engineers are continuing to gather additional data.”
Fellow NASA spokesperson Derrol Nail added that the launch team is presently in the process of deconfiguring the rocket and detanking the liquid oxygen fuel from the core stage.
Today’s scrub follows the previous launch attempt, last Monday, which was also aborted — albeit for different reasons.
At the time, it appeared that one of the rocket’s four main engines was reading as too hot during engine bleed tests.
However, following analysis of the issue, Space Launch System (SLS) programme manager John Honecutt announced on Thursday that the apparent problem was in fact just a reading from a “bad sensor”.
NASA had said that today’s launch attempt would see engineers ignore any such incorrect information.
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It remains unclear when the launch of the Artemis I mission will go ahead.
NASA leaders are expected to hold a press conference later today, during which a revised schedule may be announced.
Previously, the space agency had said that a suitable launch window was available on Monday September 5.
However, whether or not the engineers are able to ready the rocket for a third launch attempt by then is not yet known.
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When it does finally get off the ground, Artemis I is to be the first in a series of “increasingly complex” lunar missions.
Its successor, Artemis II — currently scheduled to blast off in May 2024 — will build on the first mission by carrying astronauts into orbit around the Moon.
Then in 2025, Artemis III will see humanity return to the surface of the Moon for the first time since the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972.
Two of the mission’s four-strong crew will reach the lunar surface from orbit on board SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System.
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NASA have also said that the Artemis missions will see the first person of colour walk on the Moon. | https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1664269/artemis-i-nasa-scrubs-second-launch-attempt-following-leak-core-stage-hydrogen-fuelling-sy | 2022-09-03T16:16:28Z | https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1664269/artemis-i-nasa-scrubs-second-launch-attempt-following-leak-core-stage-hydrogen-fuelling-sy | true | 1 |
El Salvador Had a Bitcoin Revolution. Hardly Anybody Showed Up
(Bloomberg) -- El Salvador President Nayib Bukele took the stage last year to fireworks and AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All night Long,” announcing to a cheering crowd of crypto enthusiasts at a beachside confab that Bitcoin would revolutionize his country. It was November, the digital token had just notched new all-time highs and El Salvador was at the very beginning of its experiment as the world’s first nation to use the cryptocurrency as legal tender.
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Now, a year into the journey, there are far fewer fireworks. Adoption has moved slowly, and steep declines in Bitcoin’s price from those lofty levels last fall have dampened the early euphoria that swept across the nation. Bitcoin hasn’t replaced El Salvador’s hard currency, the U.S. dollar — it’s not even close — but it also hasn’t brought the financial ruin that some warned of either. Or not yet anyway.
“No one really talks about Bitcoin here anymore. It’s kind of been forgotten,” said former El Salvador central bank chief Carlos Acevedo. “I don’t know if you’d call that a failure, but it certainly hasn’t been a success.”
Bukele captivated the world last year when he made Bitcoin an official currency alongside the dollar, stirring a craze in the cryptocurrency community while also drawing criticism from skeptics, including bond traders and the International Monetary Fund. Bitcoin’s Sept. 7 debut was beset with technical glitches, making for an inauspicious beginning. Undaunted, Bukele — sporting “laser eyes” on his Twitter profile picture — barked back at detractors while welcoming Bitcoin backers and crypto executives to his presidential office, where he continues to host them to this day.
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As part of the rollout, Salvadorans were offered government-issued digital wallets preloaded with $30 worth of Bitcoin to help kick things off. Under the law, taxes can be paid in Bitcoin and businesses should accept it as a form of payment, unless they are technologically unable to do so. But the coin’s volatility has spooked users, and cryptocurrency has seen broader acceptance in countries with poor payment networks or strict currency controls, such as Argentina, Venezuela and Cuba, Acevedo said. “In El Salvador we have a good payments network, so why transfer money with cryptocurrency?” he said.
Most Salvadorans haven’t poured large amounts of money into Bitcoin, saving many from the recent bear market, Acevedo said. The same can’t be said of the government itself, which started purchasing the token last year in the run-up to its launch as legal tender and has continued to add to its stockpile, conspicuously “buying the dip” during periods when Bitcoin declined. The result? It’s sitting on losses.
A series of recent surveys found that only a relatively small minority of respondents continue to use digital wallets and few businesses have registered transactions in Bitcoin. And the central bank says only 2% of remittances have been sent via cryptocurrency wallets.
The government is still claiming victory, however. Bitcoin has attracted foreign investment and tourism and increased financial access to a largely unbanked population, according to Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya. The government says its digital wallet, Chivo, has more than 4 million users. Tourism is on pace to surpass pre-pandemic levels this year and the central bank says 59 cryptocurrency and blockchain companies have registered offices in El Salvador.
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Zelaya says the administration still plans to issue a Bitcoin-backed bond, dubbed the “volcano token,” using blockchain technology, though admits recent price declines have hurt sentiment. Advocates say El Salvador is in a position to woo companies in a promising industry and become a hub for financial services in the future, creating high-tech jobs.
“Assuming cars were a failure because after the very first year Ford started production in 1896 no more than 2% of the population had a car would’ve been quite myopic,” said Paolo Ardoino, chief technology officer at Bitfinex. “The government has a long-term vision. The crypto industry is highly technological and that is the type of industry that everyone should want in its country.”
Bitfinex will serve as a trading platform for the volcano bond and will apply for a license to operate in El Salvador once the government passes a digital securities law to underpin the issuance. Canada-based crypto lending and savings company Ledn saw a 678% increase in users in El Salvador over the past year, according to co-founder Mauricio Di Bartolomeo. New-York based AlphaPoint was hired to fix bugs in the Chivo wallet and a series of other companies have also worked on the country’s rollout.
“I don’t see adoption as low. I see a country where everybody has a Bitcoin wallet and everybody knows what Bitcoin is,” Simon Dixon, founder of crypto financial startup Bank to the Future, said during an August visit to El Salvador in which he met Bukele. Bank to the Future is currently hiring people in El Salvador and planning to open an office there, he said. “This is the first time I’ve ever met a government that has a president who has assembled a team that really operates with the urgency and impact of a fast growing company.”
But Bukele’s desire to win over Bitcoiners has come with a downside. The IMF has held off on approving a $1.3 billion program for the country citing risks from Bitcoin. The government’s 2,381 Bitcoin bought with public funds are worth $47.2 million at current prices, less than half what the administration paid for them. Moody’s estimates the government has spent $375 million in total on the rollout, including a $150 million fund to back Bitcoin-dollar conversions and the money for the $30 sign-up bonus given to Chivo users.
“The Bitcoin experiment promoted by the Bukele administration has significantly raised the market’s risk perception of the country,” said Fabiano Borsato, Chief Operating Officer of Torino Capital LLC. “It’s being implemented in a context of fragile public finances, high and persistent fiscal deficits and doubts about the rule of law in the country. This, in our opinion, will prevent El Salvador from accessing financing in the international markets under favorable conditions in the short and medium term.”
Overall, Bukele remains enormously popular among Salvadorans, largely because of his crackdown on gangs, investments in infrastructure and efforts to boost tourism, even as many remain wary of Bitcoin.
A May poll by El Salvador’s Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simieon Canas found that 71.1% respondents said the Bitcoin law did nothing to improve their family finances. Those polled ranked Bitcoin as Bukele’s second-biggest policy failure over the past year behind accelerating inflation.
“If you go to any market in El Salvador, you’re more likely to receive an insult than be able to purchase something in Bitcoin,” said Laura Andrade, director of the university’s public opinion institute, which conducted the poll. “It’s not a part of people’s daily routine.”
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Worker-protection laws aren't ready for an automated future
Science fiction has long imagined a future in which humans constantly interact with robots and intelligent machines. This future is already happening in warehouses and manufacturing businesses. Other workers use virtual or augmented reality as part of their employment training, to assist them in performing their job or to interact with clients. And lots of workers are under automated surveillance from their employers.
All that automation yields data that can be used to analyze workers’ performance. Those analyses, whether done by humans or software programs, may affect who is hired, fired, promoted and given raises. Some artificial intelligence programs can mine and manipulate the data to predict future actions, such as who is likely to quit their job, or to diagnose medical conditions.
If your job doesn’t currently involve these types of technologies, it likely will in the very near future. This worries me – a labor and employment law scholar who researches the role of technology in the workplace – because unless significant changes are made to American workplace laws, these sorts of surveillance and privacy invasions will be perfectly legal.
New technology disrupting old workplace laws
The United States’ regulation of the workplace has long been an outlier among much of the world. Especially for private, nonunionized workers, the U.S. largely allows companies and workers to figure out the terms and conditions of work on their own.
In general, for all but the most in-demand workers or those at the highest corporate levels, the lack of regulation means companies can behave however they want – although they are subject to laws preventing discrimination, setting minimum wages, requiring overtime pay and ensuring worker safety.
But most of those laws are decades old and are rarely updated. They certainly haven’t kept up with technological advances, the increase in temporary or “gig” work and other changes in the economy. Faced with these new challenges, the old laws leave many workers without adequate protections against workplace abuses, or even totally exclude some workers from any protections at all. For instance, two Trump administration agencies have recently declared that Uber drivers are not employees, and therefore not entitled to minimum wage, overtime or the right to engage in collective action such as joining a union.
Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality and advanced monitoring systems have already begun altering workplaces in fundamental ways that may soon become impossible to ignore. That progress highlights the need for meaningful changes to employment laws.
Consider Uber drivers
Like other companies in what has been called the “gig economy,” Uber has spent considerable amounts of money and time litigating and lobbying to protect regulations classifying its drivers as independent contractors, rather than employees. Uber set its fifth annual federal lobbying record in 2018, spending US.3 million on issues including keeping its drivers from being classified as employees.
The distinction is a crucial one. Uber does not have to pay employment taxes – or unemployment insurance premiums – on independent contractors. In addition, nonemployees are completely excluded from any workplace protection laws. These workers are not entitled to a minimum wage or overtime; they can be discriminated against based on their race, sex, religion, color, national origin, age, disability and military status; they lack the right to unionize; and they are not entitled to a safe working environment.
Companies have tried to classify workers as independent contractors ever since there have been workplace laws, but technology has greatly expanded companies’ ability to hire labor that blurs the lines between employees and independent contractors.
Employees aren’t protected, either
Even for workers who are considered employees, technology allows employers to take advantage of the gaps in workplace laws like never before. Many workers already use computers, smartphones and other equipment that allows employers to monitor their activity and location, even when off duty.
And emerging technology permits far greater privacy intrusions. For instance, some employers already have badges that track and monitor workers’ movements and conversations. Japanese employers use technology to monitor workers’ eyelid movements and lower the room temperature if the system identifies signs of drowsiness.
Another company implanted RFID chips into the arms of employee “volunteers.” The purpose was to make it easier for workers to open doors, log in to their computers, and purchase items from a break room, but a person with an RFID implant can be tracked 24 hours a day. Also, RFID chips are susceptible to unauthorized access or “skimming” by thieves who are merely physically close to the chip.
No privacy protections for workers
The monitoring that’s possible now will seem simplistic compared to what’s coming: a future in which robotics and other technologies capture huge amounts of personal information to feed artificial intelligence software that learns which metrics are associated with things such as workers’ moods and energy levels, or even diseases like depression.
One health care analytic firm, whose clients include some of the biggest employers in the country, already uses workers’ internet search histories and medical insurance claims to predict who is at risk of getting diabetes or considering becoming pregnant. The company says it provides only summary information to clients, such as the number of women in a workplace who are trying to have children, but in most instances it can probably legally identify specific workers.
Except for some narrow exceptions – like in bathrooms and other specific areas where workers can expect to be in relative privacy – private-sector employees have virtually no way, nor any legal right, to opt out of this sort of monitoring. They may not even be informed that it is occurring. Public-sector employees have more protection, thanks to the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition against unreasonable searches, but in government workplaces the scope of that prohibition is quite narrow.
AI discrimination
In contrast to the almost total lack of privacy laws protecting workers, employment discrimination laws – while far from perfect – can provide some important protections for employees. But those laws have already faced criticism for their overly simplistic and limited view of what constitutes discrimination, which makes it very difficult for victims to file and win lawsuits or obtain meaningful settlements. Emerging technology, particularly AI, will exacerbate this problem.
AI software programs used in the hiring process are marketed as eliminating or reducing biased human decision-making. In fact, they can create more bias, because these systems depend on large collections of data, which can be biased themselves.
For instance, Amazon recently abandoned a multi-year project to develop an AI hiring program because it kept discriminating against women. Apparently, the AI program learned from Amazon’s male-dominated workforce that being a man was associated with being a good worker. To its credit, Amazon never used the program for actual hiring decisions, but what about employers who lack the resources, knowledge or desire to identify biased AI?
The laws about discrimination based on computer algorithms are unclear, just as other technologies stretch employment laws and regulations well beyond their clear applications. Without an update to the rules, more workers will continue to fall outside traditional worker protections – and may even be unaware how vulnerable they really are.
This article is republished from The Conversation, a nonprofit news site dedicated to sharing ideas from academic experts. The Conversation has a variety of fascinating free newsletters.
It was written by: Jeffrey Hirsch, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Virginia celebrates September as Music Heritage Month
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Virginia’s contribution to music history and innovation around the world is celebrated by declaring September as Virginia Music Heritage Month.
Virginia’s music culture is diverse and includes genres such as blues, folk, brass, hip-hop, mountain music, country, gospel and rock.
“Virginia’s history is rich with musical heritage,” said Rita McClenny, President and CEO of Virginia Tourism Corporation, in a news release. “So many artists from the state influence music and entertainment heard around the world. We want to honor the Commonwealth’s exciting music heritage as well as its storied past. Music tourism is an important industry, contributing to the overall economic impact of tourism and diversifying Virginia’s economy.”
Virginia music history
- Many notable musicians were born in and/or began their careers in Virginia, including Dave Matthews, Ella Fitzgerald, Bruce Hornsby, Pharrell Williams, the Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, Missy Elliott, D’Angelo and Jason Mraz.
- Virginia hosts many music festivals, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors every year from across the country and the world. These include FloydFest, the Galax Old Fiddler’s Convention, Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, and the Richmond Folk Festival among many others.
- Richmond has long been known for its underground punk scene, but the city has become a fit for all types of musical genres. Virginia’s capital is home to a diverse local music scene from jazz to folk to indie rock and is filled with musical talent – from both local bands and nationally recognized artists – on any given night. For the music traveler, Richmond is the place to visit to catch your favorite artists and discover a new favorite at any of its numerous live music venues.
- The sounds of country music beat strong in the Southwest Virginia area, connected by The Crooked Road, Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail. The Crooked Road winds through almost 300 miles of scenic terrain in Southwest Virginia, including 19 counties, four cities and 54 towns. Historic music sites around the Crooked Road include the Floyd Country Store, home to the Floyd Friday Night Jamboree, the Rex Theater in Galax, and the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, named after A.P. and Sara Carter, which is dedicated to the preservation and performance of old-time country and bluegrass music.
- The city of Bristol is known as the Birthplace of Country Music because of the 1927 Bristol Sessions, which legendary country artist Johnny Cash referred to as “the single most important event in the history of country music.” The Smithsonian-affiliated Birthplace of Country Music Museum opened in August 2014 to commemorate the Bristol Sessions and Southwest Virginia’s contributions to American music.
- Hip hop is huge in Hampton Roads. Some of the biggest producers the genre has ever known are from the area. Since the 1990s, the region has had a hand in making some of the most successful hip hop, rap and pop music made anywhere.
Upcoming music events in Virginia
- Sept. 1-4: The Front Porch Fest is a local, regional and national musicians showcase their talent on two stages at Spirithaven Farm taking place on Virginia’s front porch to the Blue Ridge Mountains.
- Sept. 3-4: The Appaloosa Festival is a roots music and outdoors experience set at the Skyline Ranch Resort in Front Royal. Hosted by Scythian, Appaloosa features local, national, and international bands, and musical workshops by top artists, including some of the most critically acclaimed up-and-coming artists from all over the country.
- Sept. 3-4: The Shenandoah Valley Music Festival has been bringing great music to the Shenandoah Valley for more than 50 years. Each year, the festival presents eight to 10 concerts, featuring nationally recognized, award-winning artists. Acts performing in September include The Spinners (Sept. 3) and Béla Fleck with Billy Contreras, Jacob Jolliff, Justin Moses, Bryan Sutton & Mark Schatz (Sept. 4).
- Sept. 9-11: The award-winning Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion is a three-day music experience that celebrates Bristol’s heritage as the Birthplace of Country Music. State Street in historic Downtown Bristol comes alive with 22 stages of live music.
- Sept. 9-11: The Blue Ridge Rock Festival will be bringing the rock to Virginia International Raceway. The festival will feature music from Slipknot, Disturbed, Ghost, Mudvayne, Ice Cube, 3 Doors Down, A Day to Remember, Halestorm, Lamb of God, Alice Cooper, Tenacious D, and many more.
Find out more about Virginia’s music heritage at virginia.org/music.
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“To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.” – William Faulkner
“Work hard and be kind and amazing things will happen.” – Conan O’Brien
As a child I can remember my mother criticizing older men who kept hopping from profession to profession. In those days I probably thought, “Whatever I end up doing for a career, I need to do that, and only that, focus on it, and try to be successful.”
That's not how it has worked out.
First and foremost, I am a restaurateur. I've worked in the hospitality industry for over 40 years and have owned restaurants for over 35 years (no hopping around). So, I guess my main job title is “restaurateur.”
There have been several additional components to my career so far. I started writing this weekly column in the late 1990s and have written 1,000 words, or more, every week since. I've never missed a week and worry that there may come a day where I'm in the hospital and will have to miss a week. I think I’ll write a few columns to keep in reserve in case I am ever hospitalized. I don’t want to ruin my streak.
I’ve written and released 12 books since 2003. The movie theater and bowling alley are new developments in the past few years. All of that has been a blast.
An unexpected passion developed a decade ago when I founded the non-profit Extra Table, which— and this is going to sound very cheesy, but— I believe, to my core, is the reason I was put on this planet. There have been other non-profits and LLCs I’ve created, but what is fresh on my mind today is a book project and documentary that my friend, co-producer, and co-creator, Anthony Thaxton and I, started a few years ago to bring awareness to the genius of Mississippi artist, Walter Anderson.
The project started while we were filming the “Palate to Palette” television series. Mississippi watercolorist, Wyatt Waters, Anthony Thaxton, and I were crisscrossing the state with a busload of people showing off our state’s food, music, culture, and art. While filming at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs, Anderson’s youngest son John walked in and gave us a tour of the secret room where his dad had stored thousands of pieces of his work, only discovered after his death. It was at that moment the idea of doing a documentary on the life of Walter Anderson was born. The idea for the companion book came a year later.
From the moment production began, our number one goal was to make sure that people from Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine knew and appreciated the work and genius of the Mississippi artist that art critics hailed as, “America’s Van Gogh.”
The book, “Walter Anderson; The Extraordinary Life and Art of the Islander,” was released last December, and sold out within a matter of weeks. The second printing has just arrived and is moving swiftly.
The documentary by the same name originally aired on Mississippi Public Broadcasting and was well received. We grabbed two Regional Emmy Awards in June, one for “Outstanding Documentary— Historical” and another for “Outstanding Original Score.” Thaxton and I were honored to accept the former, Thaxton’s 21-year-old son, Bryant, received the statue for the latter.
The most exciting news we’ve received in the past few weeks is that our documentary has been released nationwide. The goal of making sure the entire country knows Anderson’s work is being realized. The documentary has had over 900 airings on almost 88% of all Public Broadcasting stations across the country, including on 100% coverage in the top 25 television markets. Mission accomplished.
This past weekend the Thacker Mountain Radio Hour packed up their microphones and personnel and travelled from Oxford to The Anderson Museum in Ocean Springs. Thaxton and I were honored to be guests on the program in the building where the idea for the documentary and book were born.
We aren’t finished touting Mississippi and Mississippians. The Anderson project has birthed an entire series of upcoming documentaries and books on notable Mississippians. We are currently in the process of producing a documentary and companion book on Eudora Welty. More remarkable and significant Mississippians will follow, as Thaxton and I are working to create an outlet to bring awareness to the amazing talent that has sprung from our soil.
It was during the radio broadcast, while I was reading of a piece I wrote on Anderson, that it struck me, as it does so often, that I am blessed to live in a state that has given so much— by way of the arts— to the world.
You won’t find a greater cheerleader for Mississippi and Mississippians, than your columnist.
There is no question that Mississippi has scars and bruises from a rough, cruel, and many times inexcusable and unexplainable past. But those are the burdens of the entire country, as well. All nations have scars. What defines us as a culture is how we move past those tragedies.
We are often cursed by the sins of our ancestors. It is unfortunate that almost every civilization in history was founded on the pain and conquest of others. Though what distinguishes civilizations, nations, and states within those nations, are the ones who rise above it.
Mississippi is rising— and in many cases has risen— above our past. I am proud to be a son of the new Mississippi. And I look forward to working with Thaxton in the coming years to make the rest of the country aware of the talent that has come from this amazing state, where we’ve been and where we are now.
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WaterAid scales up flood response to over PKR 126 million, calls for world to step up aid to Pakistan
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ISLAMABAD - WaterAid has scaled up its response, allocating PKR 126 million to the relief efforts. The organisation has also launched a fundraising appeal in the UK to support in providing hygiene kits with soap and other household goods, disinfecting drinking water sources, building temporary toilets in schools/camps, helping with the clearance of flood water and supporting the specific needs of women and girls in the flood affected areas including the provision of menstrual hygiene kits, said a press released issued here on Saturday.
The aid organisation specialised in clean water, sanitation and hygiene said that richer governments need to step up aid to millions of displaced Pakistanis so that they can have access to basic services like clean water, hygiene, shelter and food.
The humanitarian agency is calling the devastating floods in Pakistan a life-or-death wakeup call from the frontlines of the climate crisis, while the country is facing the ‘beginning of the worst crisis’ as millions of people have been displaced by the floods and a public health disaster is looming.
With COP27 only two months away, developed nations need to start making good on their commitments to at least double the financial support for adaptation and mitigation to developing countries, the organisation said.
The Country Director of WaterAid in Pakistan Arif Jabbar Khan said the floods in the country have been longer and more intense than before with devastating consequences. Khan, who has been in the Sindh province over the past few days, said “Pakistan is facing only the beginning of another wave of health-related crisis as people are basically forced to drink contaminated water from open sources which have already resulted in thousands of cases of malaria, diarrhoea, skin and other diseases. The number of malaria cases is rising so fast that in one district, health officials said they have run out of capacity to even test for malaria due to the number of patients let alone treating them.”
We have had extreme heat waves directly followed by extreme flooding. "This is climate blow upon blow. In the past week, the floods have kicked off a public health emergency and displacement emergency. With two months to COP27, this latest climate tragedy needs to be taken as a wake-up call to the world. Pakistan cannot continue to be at the receiving end of the world’s inability to address the climate crisis, the world must take action now,” Khan explained.
A recent report from health officials has claimed over 90,000 diarrhoea cases from one of the worst-hit provinces, Sindh. Further to this 1080 Healthcare facilities have been damaged in the Sindh province alone, hampering the medical efforts and the ability to treat those impacted by the disease.
He said and added diseases usually really start spreading a few days after waters have receded. Whatever water is left behind is contaminated and people start drinking again from the previously clean water sources which are now dirty, spreading the risk of cholera and diarrhoea. That’s why it is vital we clean those water points as soon as possible.
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Koraput (Odisha), September 3
The Paraja tribe of the Koraput district has strongly condemned the video of Padma awardee Kamala Pujari where she was allegedly made to dance by a female social worker on Monday inside the ICU of SCB Medical College and Hospital while she is under treatment.
The Paraja community has demanded strong action against the female social worker because of insulting their community and forcing Kamala Pujari to dance.
#WATCH | Odisha: Ailing Padma Shri awardee Kamala Pujari allegedly forced to dance by a social worker in a hospital in Cuttack district
— ANI (@ANI) September 3, 2022
She was given Padma Shri in 2019 for organic farming
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After submitting a memorandum to the collector at Jaypore in Koraput, Member of Aadivasi Society, Narendra Kandaliya said, “Pujari is the pride of our community and inspiration. We strongly condemn it. It is an insult to our community. The way she was forced to dance we demand strong action against the so-called social worker. If the government fails to take action against the self-proclaimed female social worker- in the next few days we may resort to a mass agitation across Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, and Rayagada districts.”
During interaction with a television channel, Kamala Pujari said, “I never wanted to dance but was forced to do it. I repeatedly denied it, but she (social worker Mamata Behera) did not listen. I was sick and got tired.”
She further added that a woman belonging to Sunabeda near Koraput district came to me and forcefully asked for a Dhemsa dance before a camera.
While addressing the issue, BB Pradhan, Sub Collector of Jeypore, Koraput, said, “It's unfortunate that Kamala Pujari was forced to dance while she was in a hospital for her treatment. We will enquire about the matter further.”
Pradhan also said that the way Padma Shri Kamala Pujari was treated and forced to dance is a matter of regret. The case is a violation of human rights.
Kamala Pujari, the 72-year-age woman, was admitted to the district headquarters hospital at Jeypore with fever and loose motion. She was shifted to the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack on August 24 after her condition deteriorated. She was discharged from the hospital on Monday.
Kamala Pujari a native of Patraput village in Jeypore block, had received the Padma Shri award in 2019 for her contribution to the field of agriculture in organic farming. In 2002, she received the Equator Initiative Award at Johannesburg in South Africa for preserving indigenous varieties of paddy. | https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/ailing-padma-winner-made-to-dance-in-icu-draws-ire-of-tribal-group-428228 | 2022-09-03T16:35:21Z | https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/ailing-padma-winner-made-to-dance-in-icu-draws-ire-of-tribal-group-428228 | false | 5 |
Bell to Acquire Distributel, Gobbling Up Another Independent ISP
On Friday afternoon heading into the Labor Day long weekend, Bell announced it would acquire Distributel, one of Canada’s largest independent network providers.
“Investing in a successful company such as Distributel and its family of brands aligns with Bell’s efforts to provide customers with a choice in service options,” said Bell in a press release.
Bell says Distributel “will benefit from expanded resources and access to technology required to support the next stage in its business growth and to continue to enhance the services it already successfully delivers to customers.”
“Distributel is a highly successful company with experienced industry talent and we’re excited for them to join the Bell group of companies. As part of Bell, Distributel will enhance its innovative services for residential and small and medium business customers, backed by Bell’s resources and technology,” said Blaik Kirby, Group President, Consumer and Small & Medium Business (SMB), Bell.
“With this announcement, Distributel is better positioned to compete and deliver on our decades-long commitment to bringing choice and affordability to Canadians from coast to coast to coast. We hope Canadians are as excited as we are about the many benefits that will result from this partnership. Our teams remain focused on serving our customers with excellence across all our brands as we leverage Bell’s resources to expand and enhance our product offerings,” said Matt Stein, CEO, Distributel.
Distributel will continue to operate independently, says Bell, and existing operations will continue under the former’s CEO, Matt Stein. No terms of the deal were provided.
Independent internet service providers such as Distributel have argued against CRTC wholesale internet rate decisions in the past, that favoured incumbents such as Bell.
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TUPELO, Miss, (AP) — Governor says plane that threatened to crash into store in Mississippi has landed safely.
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Hunters using July Creek Road may experience increased traffic as a timber harvest gets under way. This is a popular route used by those accessing the Caribou-Targhee National Forest and other areas. Hunters should look for possible equipment and logging trucks on the road beginning this September.
The timber harvest near July Creek Road is on endowment trust land north of St. Anthony. The timber sale is removing dead and dying trees along with thinning the stand. It will also remove downed trees that can pose a fire hazard and will provide income to the Public School Endowment Fund.
Timber management plays an important role in keeping forests healthy and reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfires that can devastate wildlife, watersheds, and communities.
A number of online tools are available to assist those who hunt, fish and recreate on endowment or public lands.
Idaho Fish and Game offers the Idaho Hunt Planner to assist in looking for hunting spots that might avoid increased management activity.
Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) reminds hunters that fire season is not over and most of the state is in Very High fire danger. Hunters can check the Idaho Fire Map that provides locations and information about fires throughout the state.
It is also important to know what fire restrictions are in place before heading out to hunt. IDL offers the Fire Restriction Finder webpage that includes a map of areas under restriction and information regarding what is and isn’t allowed under restrictions.
Please remember to completely extinguish campfires when away from the campsite.
IDL manages about one million acres of endowment timberland which makes up about 6% of forests in Idaho. IDL foresters protect our renewable timber resources by managing the land, harvesting the trees, planting new trees and repeating, sustaining our forests for generations to come.
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Prime Bank moves for collaboration with Union Capital
The board of directors of Prime Bank Limited has consented to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Union Capital Limited to explore the opportunity for potential collaboration between the two institutions, according to a stock exchange filing.
The plan is subject to regulatory approvals, the lender said.
When contacted, Prime Bank Company Secretary Tanvir A Siddiqui declined to share any details of the collaboration plan.
Sources at the bank, however, told The Business Standard that the planned collaboration aims to offer Union Capital an opportunity for turnaround, giving the struggling non-bank financial institution (NBFI) a hand in securing some funds to continue operations. It will also support Union Capital to increase its income through exploring new businesses and regaining the clients' confidence.
Last month, Prime Bank Director Azam J Chowdhury said the bank was buying Union Capital shares to be qualified for a seat on its board of directors, subject to regulatory approval.
Union Capital, having its board chairman nominated by Chowdhury-founded EC Securities – the stock brokerage arm of the East Coast Group – is failing to repay its large depositors despite maturity.
To overcome the situation, alongside fresh funding, it is trying to convert some of the depositors' money into equity which is subject to agreement with clients and approval of regulators, said sources.
Taking over the equity market operations from Hong Kong-based Peregrine Capital, and securing an NBFI licence from the Bangladesh Bank, a group of local entrepreneurs began Union Capital in the late 1990s.
It entered the merchant banking business in the early 2000s and remained more focused on capital market operations than on leasing or lending businesses.
Its initial public offering in 2007 was a great success as the capital market was a profitable business in the then bull market that continued till the end of 2010.
But the 2010-11 market crash made it all sour as the margin loans it disbursed among stock investors to let them buy more shares for leveraged gains turned bad.
Later, Union Capital's brokerage and merchant banking operations were split, and the core NBFI increased traditional lending in the mid-2010s.
But it did not help at all as the fresh term loans were mostly given to large corporations who later defaulted.
In 2019, Union Capital incurred losses for the first time because of soaring provisions against bad assets. It still continues operation with even bigger losses amid non-recovery of bad loans, and inability to pay back depositors even after maturity.
Due to the failure, the Bangladesh Bank in late 2021, barred Union Capital from collecting deposits over Tk1 crore without the central bank's prior approval, while fresh lending has been automatically stopped.
The statutory auditor in its 2021 report expressed its concern regarding the firm's ability to survive in business in the coming days, while the net asset value against each share shrunk to negative Tk8.54 at the end of last June as the company's annual losses mounted to near its paid-up capital.
With a hope for making a comeback, Union Capital shares in the Dhaka Stock Exchange rose 63% to above the face value in August and corrected 3.4% on Thursday to close at Tk11.5. | https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/stocks/prime-bank-moves-collaboration-union-capital-489590 | 2022-09-03T16:52:12Z | https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/stocks/prime-bank-moves-collaboration-union-capital-489590 | false | 1 |
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