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Stuffed animal containing father’s ashes returned to daughter after donation mix-up
AGAWAM, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM/Gray News) – A very special stuffed animal that was accidentally donated to Savers in Massachusetts was returned to its owner after a monthlong search.
Mary Kirk said the toy, an orange tabby cat from Build-A-Bear, contains her father’s ashes.
The cat was given to Kirk’s son by her father in 2001. When Kirk’s father died four years ago, the family decided to put some of his ashes in a plastic pouch and place it inside the stuffed animal so her son would always have a piece of his grandfather.
However, when the family was getting ready to move last month, Kirk’s husband accidentally donated the stuffed animal to Savers.
Unfortunately, the stuffed animal was no longer at the store when the family went to retrieve it.
After pleading with the public for weeks on social media and hanging signs up at the Savers store, the cat turned up on Kirk’s doorstep. The stuffed animal was shipped in a box, addressed to Kirk, but had no return address.
Kirk said the Build-A-Bear is “much dirtier” than when she last saw him, but she is deeply grateful for its return.
The family is now searching for the anonymous sender so they can properly thank them. Kirk is also offering a $350 reward plus a new stuffed cat.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Twitter said Friday that its board of directors has unanimously adopted a “poison pill” defense in response to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s proposal to buy the company and take it private.
Twitter said the move, formally called a “limited duration shareholder rights plan," aims to enable its investors to “realize the full value of their investment” by reducing the likelihood that any one person can gain control of the company without either paying shareholders a premium or giving the board more time. Poison pills are often used to defend against hostile takeovers.
Twitter’s plan would take effect if Musk’s roughly 9% stake grows to 15% or more. Even then, Musk could still take over the company with a proxy fight by voting out the current directors. Twitter said the plan doesn’t prevent the board from engaging with parties or accepting an acquisition proposal if it’s in the company’s “best interests.”
Twitter had revealed in a securities filing Thursday that Musk offered to buy the company outright for more than $43 billion, saying the social media platform “needs to be transformed as a private company” in order to build trust with its users.
“I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy,” Musk said in the filing. “I now realize the company will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form.”
Later on Thursday, during an onstage interview at the TED 2022 conference, he went even broader: “Having a public platform that is maximally trusted and broadly inclusive is extremely important to the future of civilization.” | https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Twitter-adopts-poison-pill-defense-in-Musk-17083636.php | 2022-04-15T17:13:14Z | https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Twitter-adopts-poison-pill-defense-in-Musk-17083636.php | false | 8 |
Tata does not appear to be considering a 4×4 option for any IC-engined models and instead, the upcoming electric cars hold high possibilities
In a recent interaction during the debut of the Tata Curvv concept, Shailesh Chandra, MD, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, announced his brand’s interest in developing an electric model with an all-wheel-drive configuration. He further noted that Tata is not thinking about such a drive layout for an IC-engined model and thus the possibilities of a Safari 4×4 can be squashed?
He was quoted saying, “ We would like to have an electrified all-wheel drive model. We are frankly not thinking about an ICE in a 4×4, but we are actively thinking about electric vehicles. In certain SUVs, we would think about some of the SUVs which are in the pipeline.” The arrival of a 4X4 zero-emission SUV will largely depend on the market survey.
If the survey shows meaningful volumes can be drawn from customers, Tata may eventually bring the production model after displaying it in its conceptual form – in a similar fashion to how the latest Tata vehicles are brought into the domestic market. But what could it really be? The Tata Curvv concept has been confirmed to give rise to an electric midsize SUV coupe.
In all likelihood, it will compete against the recently facelifted MG ZS EV, upcoming Hyundai Kona Electric and Kia e-Niro along with the Maruti-Toyota midsize electric SUV. The Maruti Suzuki YY8 and Toyota’s iteration will reportedly be produced in 2WD and AWD configurations with single and dual electric motor configurations with a range of up to 500 km.
The production Tata Curvv will be underpinned by the generation 2 platform, which is said to accommodate larger battery packs and different body styles. Thus, the possibilities of the 4X4 electric model being the midsize SUV Coupe are high as well but it’s too early to judge at this point in time. We do already know that the road-going Curvv will be launched by 2024.
It will be introduced as an EV first and therefore, Tata could have the first-mover advantage over Maruti Suzuki and Mahindra as their respective midsize EVs are expected only around 2025. The gen 2 electric architecture will be able to fit in high-density energy-efficient battery packs capable of driving range between 400 km and 500 km. | https://gaadiwaadi.com/tata-mulling-over-an-all-electric-suv-with-4x4-layout-details/ | 2022-04-15T17:15:22Z | https://gaadiwaadi.com/tata-mulling-over-an-all-electric-suv-with-4x4-layout-details/ | false | 1 |
HANOI, Vietnam, April 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cryptocurrency trading is never a lone-wolf game. Instead, battles with other traders could spice up trading and give cryptonauts more incentives to enjoy trading profits. Crypto social trading platform MoonXBT launched Global Trading Battle, in which users can create battles with anyone in their crypto neighborhood.
In this new event, participants can set up their own trading battles, bonus pools and number of participants. In addition to the battle on ROE(Profit /Maximum margin), participants can donate to the bonus pool, up the stakes for more exciting battles. Moreover, both public and private trading battles are available on MoonXBT, allowing users to create a more intimate small-circle community for trading as well as strategy and opinion sharing.
"MoonXBT presents itself as a social trading platform not just by name but with substance," said George Lee, COO of MoonXBT. As a leading pioneer in the crypto world, MoonXBT makes it its mission to keep abreast with the trendiest things in the industry, Among those in the pipeline for MoonXBT are GameFi, SocialFi and DAO. Lee believes that the Global Trading Battle can further autonomy enjoyed by users and interconnectivity among them, which can be used to drive innovation and creativity.
Joining the Global Trading Battle, users can also exchange trading strategies and opinions. Without a central organization governing their opinion sharing, users can enjoy the benefits of a decentralized and autonomous environment for crypto trading. This can empower users and encourage more creativity among users.
The first Global Trading Battle will be held in April 2022, in which 1,000 participants are invited to compete within 7 days. Every 100 participants in the room will donate 1,000 USDT to the prize pool, making the overall donation up to 10,000 USDT. In the future, MoonXBT will hold regular competitions for kings. The outstanding winners will join the MoonXBT star user club and have the opportunity to participate in the MoonXBT DAO organization.
Lee said "MoonXBT's vision is to optimize adoption of crypto throughout the world and foster connection between expert traders and common users."
As part of its mission to provide a refreshing socializing experience for its users, the exchange believes the key to a good user experience is a healthy ecosystem that comes with abundant information. This also includes information sharing among users. The community created by MoonXBT is such a healthy ecosystem that keeps up with the times.
Launching the new Global Trading Battle, MoonXBT has shown its ambition to embrace the GameFi trend in the crypto industry. GameFi, the combination of game and finance, refers to the play-to-earn blockchain games that offer economic incentives to players. In 2021, the number of GameFi projects has witnessed rapid increase and will likely continue to grow in the coming years. As of March 2022, there are more than 1,400 blockchain games listed in DappRadar. Some popular GameFi projects include Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain (BSC), Polygon, Harmony, Solana, among others. Users in GameFi can own in-game assets and make profits through the games as well as enjoying the socialization benefits offered in the gaming context.
By releasing the Global Trading Battle, MoonXBT has gotten into the ground floor of GameFi. The platform's upcoming GameFi series will provide a variety of game mechanisms, approaches, user roles and participation which allow users to enjoy gaming with the wider crypto community to its fullest.
To promote its GameFi ambition, MoonXBT will continue to work with influencers and celebrated brands in the crypto industry, spearheaded by the newly released Global Trading Battle. Participants in the event can be rewarded with abundant benefits while enjoying trading battles with cryptonauts around the world. By engaging influencers and brands, said Lee, "MoonXBT has extended its mission of socialization by giving full play to content creators' social influence". Users can also find like-minded traders by following the same influencers in the community.
Being the first crypto social trading platform, MoonXBT provides an unparalleled trading experience for its users, beginners or professionals. Through tools such as option trading provided on the platform, cryptonauts can enrich their exploration of crypto trading of different products. MoonXBT recently launched its new product Warrant Options. In further pushing the return limits for its users, the platform has the lowest premium for its option products, half that of other exchanges. Looking forward, MoonXBT will launch more crypto trading products with creativity and aim at fostering a crypto neighborhood that encourages interaction, innovation and technology.
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(WXYZ) — Tom Santilli is a respected journalist and member of the Critics Choice Association, Detroit Film Critics Society and Online Film Critics Society since 2010. Tom is the Executive Producer and co-host of the syndicated TV show, "Movie Show Plus," which has been on the air for 20+ years in the Metro-Detroit market and Mid-West. He is also the film critic for WXYZ-TV. Twitter: @tomsantilli, Facebook & Instagram: @filmsurvivor.
Writer/Director Riley Stearns really made a real splash with the criminally underrated and underseen 2019 black-comedy, "The Art of Self-Defense" (read my review of that film here). He follows it up with "Dual," another film that exists in the same darkly comedic vein that his previous work did, but this one doesn't quite resonate nearly as much.
"Dual" is a film that introduces a very compelling concept, but veers well off course. By the time it tries to right the ship, it's too far gone for us to care.
Grade: C
If you saw another impressive, powerful yet under-appreciated film last year called "Swan Song" (on Apple TV+), the concept of "Dual" will sound very familiar. In the world of "Dual," people that are terminally ill can choose to have a "replacement" procedure done, where they are cloned. This clone goes on living the deceased person's life, and is sold as a "gift" to the ill person's family and friends, so that they do not have to deal with the grief of losing a loved one.
Occasionally however, circumstances change, and if the "original" doesn't end up dying or dead, the clone eventually gains some human rights...since there can only be one individual, a clone can challenge an original to a "duel," where they literally fight to the death, with the winner claiming the life and existing as that person moving forward. And oh, these duels are quite popular, with fans filling up the bleachers, and TV crews on-hand to record the action.
Sarah (Karen Gillan) seems to be a typical twenty-something female, living somewhat of a normal life, despite never answering her nagging mother's (Maija Paunio) phone calls, and trying to carry out a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend Peter (Beulah Koale). Out of completely nowhere, she wakes up with blood covering her pillow, and upon getting checked out, is told that she will most certainly die of whatever ailment she's been inflicted with. This news makes Sarah numb, and that's when the doctor hands her a pamphlet explaining the "replacement" procedure.
Needless to say, Sarah goes along with the procedure and it produces a clone, genetically identical to Sarah except for the fact that the clone came out with blue eyes (Sarah's natural eye color is brown). To ease the assimilation, the clone starts cajoling with Peter, but much to everyone's shock - 10 months later - Sarah has annoyingly not yet died. In fact, not only has she not died, but she's actually been medically cleared of that "certain death" prognosis. The clone files for a "duel" to take place, and Sarah has one year to ready herself for the fight. She hires a weapon's expert and trainer, Trent ("Breaking Bad"'s Aaron Paul), to get her in battle-ready shape.
The clone is just one of the many problems facing Sarah. Her boyfriend has fallen hard for the clone and no longer wants to be with Sarah. And Sarah's mother likes that the clone has been returning her calls, and seems OK with this new version of her beloved daughter.
While "Dual" begins with energy and creativity, it takes an unexpected detour when the bulk of the remaining time is spent on Sarah's training. What, what? The movie eventually lands back at themes of duality and what it means to be human once the two Sarah's begin hanging out, but for a too-long stretch of time, it's about Sarah's training and her weird relationship with her trainer, Trent.
The consistency - and laughs - of Stearns earlier films is missing this time around. There are fleeting moments, a few deadpan line deliveries and a "promotional video" on the replacement procedure that were laugh-out-loud funny, but in-between there are some terribly clunky chunks of movie. It ends up all feeling slight, and leaves the viewer feeling a bit empty. The entire film gears up towards something that never ends up happening, making the time spent even less vital.
"Dual" ends up feeling slight...a missed opportunity with a wasted, talented cast. Riley Stearns is a gifted filmmaker, but "Dual" proves how hard it is to duplicate one's own success.
Grade: C
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller.
Run Time: 1 hour 35 minutes.
Rated R.
Starring: Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, Theo James, Beulah Koale.Written and Directed by Riley Stearns ("The Art of Self-Defense," "Faults")."Dual" is in theaters on Friday, April 15th, 2022. | https://www.wxyz.com/entertainment/movies/movie-reviews/review-dual-if-you-dont-kill-you-itll-only-make-you-stronger | 2022-04-15T17:17:43Z | https://www.wxyz.com/entertainment/movies/movie-reviews/review-dual-if-you-dont-kill-you-itll-only-make-you-stronger | false | 1 |
Gaza protests against Israeli raids at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Protesters chanted slogans calling for Arab and international support for Al-Aqsa Mosque worshippers and Palestinians attacked in the occupied West Bank.
Gaza City – Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets to protest Israeli forces breaking into the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday and in a show of support for people living in the occupied West Bank.
Protesters chanted slogans calling for Arab and international support for Al-Aqsa Mosque worshippers and those in the occupied territories facing intensified Israeli violence against Palestinians.
Earlier this week, Palestinian factions in Gaza met senior Hamas official Yahya Sinwar to discuss the accelerating developments in the occupied West Bank, where they affirmed their “unified position” against deadly Israeli raids.
Thousands gathered at the holy site for weekly Friday prayers during the holy month of Ramadan when clashes broke out leaving more than 150 Palestinians wounded.
In a speech at the Gaza demonstration, Khaled al-Batsh, a senior member of the Islamic Jihad movement, denounced Israeli attacks against worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday morning.
“Today we gather in Gaza to show our support to people in Jerusalem and the West Bank. We support our popular resistance and salute the souls of our martyrs,” he said.
Al-Batsh stressed Palestinian factions “won’t stay silent” if Israeli violations continue at the Al-Aqsa compound.
“We will not tolerate the Israeli provocation in the Al-Aqsa Mosque and we will not accept its continuation,” he said.
Omer Barlev, Israel’s public security minister, said Israel had “no interest” in violence at the Al-Aqsa compound. He added Israeli forces were forced to confront “violent elements” who attacked them.
‘Pay the price’
Al-Batsh said Palestinian armed groups hold “the Israeli enemy” responsible for “the repercussions of these attacks”. Israel “will pay the price for these crimes”, he added.
“The resistance has taken upon itself the responsibility to protect our people and its sanctities, and will not stand idly in the face of these provocations,” he said.
Al-Batsh condemned Israeli attempts to impose a Jewish identity on occupied East Jerusalem.
The recent violence came as far-right Jewish groups called for raids of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the Jewish Passover holiday, and the offering of animal sacrifices in its courtyard, which has not occurred since ancient times.
Ayman al-Athamneh, 36, from Beit Hanoun, said he joined the protest in northern Gaza to show his strong rejection of what is happening at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
“We assure all our people in the West Bank that the masses of Gaza are wholeheartedly with you and with the resistance. We in Gaza are ready for any sacrifices for the sake of Al-Aqsa Mosque,” he said.
Al-Aqsa ‘a red line’
Ashraf Awad, 43, expressed his anger at what happened on Friday morning at Al-Aqsa.
“Where are the Arab and Islamic countries of what is happening? Every day there are martyrs, people killed, wounded and there are raids and provocations,” he told Al Jazeera.
“What we saw today is very provocative and painful. The beating of women, girls and worshippers cannot be tolerated. We demand the resistance to respond. Israel knows nothing but the language of blood.”
Umm Raed Hajj Salem, 57, said she feels like there is “a fire burning in her chest from anger” after the Israeli raids.
“I wish the crossings were open and we could go from Gaza to Al-Aqsa Mosque to defend it,” she said angrily.
“Al-Aqsa is a red line – the land of an Islamic endowment – and any violation and aggression against it is an attack on all Muslims as a whole. We sacrifice our souls, our blood, and our children for the Al-Aqsa Mosque. We hope that God will strengthen us and liberate it soon.”
The holy site, sacred to Muslims and Jews, has repeatedly led to confrontations between Palestinians and Israelis. Last year violence there ignited an 11-day Israeli war on Gaza. | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/15/gaza-protests-against-israeli-violations-against-al-aqsa-mosque | 2022-04-15T17:20:05Z | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/15/gaza-protests-against-israeli-violations-against-al-aqsa-mosque | true | 1 |
A well-known former Dean of the Simon Business School at the University of Rochester has died.
According to a website for information about graduate business education, Poets & Quants, Andrew Ainslie died in a cave-diving accident in Ginnie Springs Florida earlier this week. He was 62.
Andrew Ainslie was dean of the Simon Business School from 2014 to 2020.
Sevin Yeltekin is the current Dean of the Simon School. She succeeded Ainslie in 2020.
She told WXXI News that Ainslie was passionate about graduate business education, and often worked to spread the message about its importance.
“(Telling people) why an MBA or any type of management degree was actually a very good investment,” said Yeltekin. “But it needed to be rigorous and it needed to deliver some value. He was the one who introduced STEM into the management education. So that was a huge innovation that almost every other business school has copied over the years.”
Yeltekin said that among her memories of the way Ainslie led that business school was how he interacted with students.
“(He) invited them to his house and had dinner with them and cooked for them, actually. So the student experience was very, very important. And that’s a big legacy of his and that has had a huge impact on the way that Simon approaches the students’ overall holistic education,” Yeltekin said.
A statement released by the Simon Business School said that they are “heartbroken by the loss of our colleague, friend and mentor.” It called Ainslie “a brilliant scholar and educator” who “set wildly ambitious goals and accomplished them all in a relatively short time.”
The business school also set up a web page with remembrances of Ainslie’s accomplishments and time at the Simon Business School at the University of Rochester. | https://www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2022-04-15/former-simon-business-school-dean-andrew-ainslie-has-died-reportedly-after-a-cave-diving-accident | 2022-04-15T17:20:06Z | https://www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2022-04-15/former-simon-business-school-dean-andrew-ainslie-has-died-reportedly-after-a-cave-diving-accident | false | 1 |
Midday Report: Community Bank System, (CBU) Trades Lower April 14
Equities Staff Follow |Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) has dropped $0.8 (1.16%) and is currently sitting at $68.11, as of 11:49:17 est on April 14.
30,923 shares exchanged hands.
The Company has increased 0.23% over the last 5 days and shares have fallen 5.10% over the last 30 days.
Community Bank System, is set to release earnings on 2022-04-25.
For technical charts, analysis, and more on Community Bank System, visit the company profile.
About Community Bank System, Inc.
Community Bank System, Inc. operates more than 230 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Western Massachusetts through its banking subsidiary, Community Bank, N.A. With assets of over $13.8 billion, the DeWitt, N.Y. headquartered company is among the country's 125 largest banking institutions. In addition to a full range of retail, business, and municipal banking services, the Company offers comprehensive financial planning, insurance and wealth management services through its Community Bank Wealth Management Group and OneGroup NY, Inc. operating units. The Company's Benefit Plans Administrative Services, Inc. subsidiary is a leading provider of employee benefits administration, trust services, collective investment fund administration and actuarial consulting services to customers on a national scale.
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Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Wednesday as investors reacted to the rising U.S. producer price index, another measure of inflation.
The most active gold contract for June delivery rose 8.6 U.S. dollars, or 0.44 percent, to close at 1,984.7 dollars per ounce.
The U.S. Labor Department reported that the U.S. producer price index for final demand in March increased 11.2 percent from last year and 1.4 percent from the prior month. The monthly gain was broad across categories and also the largest on record.
A weak U.S. dollar also supported gold.
Traders understand that inflation isn't going to ease off from its current level very soon. All of the related economic disruptions that have caused inflation to spike, namely geopolitical conflict, COVID lockdowns, and supply chain snarls, appear to be having a bigger impact on gold than interest rate hikes, market analysts hold.
On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia's conflict with Ukraine would continue until its goals are met. This fuels market's safe-haven demand for gold.
Silver for May delivery rose 29.5 cents, or 1.15 percent, to close at 26.03 dollars per ounce. Platinum for July delivery rose 17.2 dollars, or 1.77 percent, to close at 989.6 dollars per ounce. | https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Gold-Rises-on-Inflation-Worries-20220413-0016.html | 2022-04-15T17:24:05Z | https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Gold-Rises-on-Inflation-Worries-20220413-0016.html | true | 1 |
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Bark, Inc. Changes to Beneficial Ownership: Richburg Rustin (Chief People Officer) (Form4)
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Hello from JLB: It's wild out there
Catch up on April's food and restaurant news with our critic.
It has been a wild and, at times, wonderfully delicious couple of weeks.
From rodents running amok at a local fast-food chain, to a new Food Network show shot right here in the City of Palms, to pizzerias and taquerias and a soulful Bolivian-Yugoslavian chef whose warmth (and sarma! and baklava!) won over my own Filipina-Yugoslavian soul.
I could go on and on — or we could dig right in.
But first: Do you subscribe? News-Press and Naples Daily News subscribers get an all-you-can-read smorgasbord of local news, reviews, and the food and features stories I've linked below. Get started here.
Not-so Happy Meals
After a video went viral of rats scampering through the McDonald's at 6065 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, the location appears to have shuttered itself. Florida's Department of Business & Professional Regulation, the body that oversees restaurant health and safety inspections, confirmed the closure. Our own Diana Biederman shares the details in the Naples Daily News and The News-Press.
So many syllables, all of them delicious
From La Oaxaqueña Taqueria in East Naples to De Adriatico Restaurant at Gulf Coast Town Center in San Carlos Park, our recent "Jean Le Boeuf" write-ups have been mouthfuls. In the best ways. First up: La Oaxaqueña, where Diana found a bodega-cum-restaurant packed with huge flavors (read more in NDN and The NP). Then it's on to De Adriatico where Bolivian-Yugoslavian owner Hugo Cardenas welcomes you home with warmth, wine and punjene paprike (my review in The NP and NDN).
Food Network bets big on Fort Myers
"Big Restaurant Bet," the just-launched Food Network show from chef-restaurateur Geoffrey Zakarian, shot its episodes at the Luminary Hotel in downtown Fort Myers. I know because I got to be a (small) part of it. What was it like being on a TV show from a channel I once worshiped? So. Much. Fun. I'll tell you more in NDN and The NP.
Pizza, BBQ and Winfield's (and more)
Four new pizzerias along a 10-mile stretch of Fort Myers are hoping there's no such thing as too much pizza. If pizza's not your jam, a new barbecue joint along that same span is keeping things saucy in a different way. I'll tell you more in The NP and NDN.
In Naples, Winfield Street Coffee, a cafe known in New York and New Jersey for its lattes as well as its grab-and-go salads, sandwiches and bowls, has set up shop. Plus, Paul Fleming Restaurants has a new concept in the works, one it plans to launch in Naples. Diana's back with a hefty dose of restaurant news in NDN and The NP.
What else?
• South Fork Grille, one of the original restaurant tenants at Coconut Point in Estero, is expanding and launching a new concept. Gina Birch dishes the details in TNP and NDN.
• A Fort Myers doughnut and coffee shop was hit with a third emergency closure last month, while six Lee restaurants aced their inspections. (TNP; NDN)
• In case you're still looking for somewhere to eat on Easter, here's Diana's list of best bets. Good luck! (NDN; TNP)
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Rangers Organise Free Medical Camp In Saudabad
Faizan Hashmi Published April 15, 2022 | 09:06 PM
Pakistan Rangers Sindh in collaboration with District Health Administration Korangi and Malir organized a free medical camp at Sports Complex Ground, Saudabad area of the megalopolis
KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Apr, 2022 ) :Pakistan Rangers Sindh in collaboration with District Health Administration Korangi and Malir organized a free medical camp at sports Complex Ground, Saudabad area of the megalopolis.
Free medical facilities were provided to the poor and deserving people of the area in the camp, said a news release on Friday.
In free medical camp, over 6700 patients including women, children and the elderly were examined by the debatologist, ENT specialist, medical specialist, child specialist, general physician, eye specialist, dermatologist, gynecologist and Rangers doctors provided free medicines.
Free of charge lab tests including ECG, diabetes and cholesterol tests and vaccinations against coronavirus, polio and measles were also done in the camp. On the occasion 5000 food packets, 300 ration bags and mineral water bottles were also distributed among under-served people.
Prominent social, political figures, senior police and Rangers officials visited the free medical camp.
The people of the area appreciated the initiative taken by Pakistan Rangers Sindh.
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Which cardigan is best?
Looking just as good over a shirt and tie as a vintage band tee and ripped jeans, cardigans are versatile garments that deserve a place in most people’s closets. They’re great for mild days when it’s too warm for a jacket or a thick sweater but not quite T-shirt weather.
If you’re looking for one that’s open-fronted with a relaxed style for everyday wear, the Daily Ritual Long-Sleeve Cardigan is an excellent choice.
What to know before you buy a cardigan
Cut
Consider the fit and neckline that you want from your garment. Those cut with high, round necklines are perfect for a preppy look but can be more casual when left unbuttoned. V-neck versions work well with shirts and ties but can equally be worn over T-shirts for a relaxed look.
A classic fit is cut close to the body but not overly tight or figure-hugging, which is a good place to start if you aren’t sure what cut you prefer. However, you can also find more tightly fitted options as well as looser, baggy cuts.
Closure type
Typically, cardigans have buttons, which can start at the neck or partway down the front, depending on the cut. However, you can also find some with zipper closures or snaps. The latter is uncommon outside of kids’ clothes as snaps don’t stay closed as well as buttons or zippers. Then you have open cardigans that don’t have buttons, zippers or any other type of closure. These offer a more relaxed look compared to those that do up.
Size
Cardigans are usually sold in named sizes (small, medium, large, etc.) rather than in numerical sizes or dress sizes. You probably know which size you usually wear, but clothing brands are notorious for having no continuity of sizing between them. You could find a medium from one brand fits you perfectly, while a large from another brand is too small.
If you aren’t sure which size to buy, check the sizing chart and take your measurements. Also consider whether you want to layer a couple of other garments underneath on cold days, in which case you should size up.
What to look for in a quality cardigan
Colors and prints
You can find all kinds of solid colors, so whether you’re looking for basic black or a bold scarlet hue, you’ll be able to discover what you’re looking for. You’ll occasionally also find prints, such as florals or leopard print.
Length
A standard length sits around the top of the hips, but you can also find longer versions that are midthigh or knee-length as well as cropped versions. It’s all down to personal preference and what types of outfit you want to put together.
Sleeve length
While most have full-length sleeves, you’ll also find versions with shorter sleeves. Three-quarter length sleeves sit around the mid-forearm, while half-length sleeves sit around the elbow.
How much you can expect to spend on a cardigan
Expect to pay from $15-$100 for something from a department store brand or average fashion label. Designer options could cost well into the hundreds, if not thousands, but most buyers aren’t looking for anything that high-end.
Cardigan FAQ
What is a cardigan?
A. It’s a knit sweater that’s open at the front and may have a zip, buttons or snaps. If it has a zipper down the front but it’s made from sweatshirt material rather than knitted fabric, it’s technically a zippered sweatshirt.
Where do cardigans get their name?
A. They’re named after the 7th Earl of Cardigan, James Brudenell, who popularized the item of clothing. Brudenell was a British Army general during the Crimean war who is said to have spent vast sums outfitting officers in wool waistcoats. He gained fame after the war due to his military pursuits, and this led to the garment becoming trendy with the country’s civilian population.
What do you wear under a cardigan?
A. For a casual look, wear it over a crew neck or V-neck T-shirt or over a thin turtleneck sweater if it’s cold or you simply like turtlenecks. For a smarter look, wear a blouse or button-down shirt underneath. However, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. They work with almost any outfit because you can make them look as preppy or as grungy as you like (think of Kurt Cobain’s iconic green cardigan).
What’s the best cardigan to buy?
Top cardigan
Daily Ritual Long-Sleeve Cardigan
What you need to know: This fine-knit open cardigan is perfect for casual to smart-casual wear.
What you’ll love: You can choose from 13 colors, including burgundy, black, olive and navy. It’s machine-washable and fast drying. It is ribbed at the hem and cuffs and has side pockets.
What you should consider: It’s fairly thin, so it’s better for mild weather days rather than the depths of winter.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top cardigan for the money
Grace Karin Long Sleeve Button-down Cardigan
What you need to know: With its shallow V-neck and button-down front, it’s a versatile choice.
What you’ll love: It’s relatively light but still feels warm with pleasantly soft fabric. It comes in a whopping 41 color combinations, including heather gray, cerulean, lemon yellow and lake blue with a caramel trim.
What you should consider: It runs small, so consider sizing up if you’re between sizes or prefer a loose fit.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: It’s perfect for wearers who want a classic fit with a relatively deep V-neck.
What you’ll love: It’s made from temperature-controlled fabric that’s great for layering without overheating. There are four colors to choose from: coastal camel heather, gray heather, true black and navy.
What you should consider: It isn’t a great choice for cold weather because the material is quite thin.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is hoping to stir up some “egg-citement” when the Easter Egg Roll returns on Monday after a two-year, coronavirus-induced hiatus.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden expect to welcome some 30,000 kids and their adult chaperones for the egg roll, an egg hunt and other activities.
The first lady, who is a teacher, is calling it the “Egg-ucation Roll,” aides said, and is turning the South Lawn into a school community with a variety of educational stations.
It’s the first Easter Egg Roll to be hosted by the Bidens, who are expected to address the crowd and join in some of the activities, although rain was in Monday’s weather forecast.
The COVID-19 pandemic led the White House to cancel the event in 2020 and 2021.
Besides the egg roll and hunt, the all-day event will include a schoolhouse activity area, a reading nook, a talent show, a place to teach children how farmers supply food, a photo-taking station, a physical “egg-ucation” zone with an obstacle course and other exercise stations, and a “cafetorium” where children and their families will learn to make and eat treats.
The “egg-stravaganza” will get a celebrity splash through the participation of “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon, singer Ciara and actor-singer Kristin Chenoweth.
More than two dozen costumed characters will roam the grounds, including Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat, the Racing Presidents mascots for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball, Rosita and Cookie Monster from “Sesame Street” and Snoopy and Charlie Brown, among others.
Military families will be among the 30,000 participants, including crew members of the USS Delaware and their families. The first lady serves as sponsor of the nuclear attack submarine, which the president commissioned during a ceremony this month in Wilmington, Delaware.
Members of the general public received their tickets through an online lottery.
The egg roll will be the largest event to date at the Biden White House and will unfold in five waves beginning at 7:30 a.m. and ending at 6:30 p.m.
Resumption of this Easter tradition is a sign that the White House is opening up again, despite a recent spurt of COVID-19 cases among members of the Cabinet, the White House staff, Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband and members of Congress, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Some of those cases stemmed from the return this month of the Gridiron Club’s spring dinner.
Self-guided, public tours of the executive mansion are set to resume on Friday in a limited fashion, after they also were halted in 2020 because of the pandemic.
The White House Easter Egg Roll dates to 1878. | https://www.informnny.com/news/politics/easter-egg-roll-returns-after-2-year-covid-induced-hiatus/ | 2022-04-15T17:31:32Z | https://www.informnny.com/news/politics/easter-egg-roll-returns-after-2-year-covid-induced-hiatus/ | false | 32 |
Heading to Thunder Over Louisville? Here's what to know about the 2022 Air Show lineup
Thunder Over Louisville returns on Saturday, April 23, bringing one of the nation's top air shows back to Louisville.
In a salute to the 75th Anniversary of the United States Air Force, the event will have a packed show showcasing both military and civilian aircraft.
Scheduled performances include the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demo, U.S. Air Force C-17 Demo, U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight, the Kentucky Air National Guard 123rd Airlift Wing with the new C-130J, and the Commemorative Air Force’s B-29, B-24, and B-25, as well as the U.S. Navy E/A-18 Growler Demo with a Legacy Flight, Younkin Airshows, and many more, according to the Kentucky Derby Festival.
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The airshow returns with a Category 1 aerobatic box, which allows for more of the fast, loud aircraft as well as the demo teams.
UPS is a sponsor of the 2022 show and will have a team flying during the airshow. UPS First Officer Sheila Hyde, who is also a member of the United States military, is looking forward to being a part of the event.
“The Air Force will always be a big part of my life and representing UPS as a pilot and veteran is very special," Hyde said. "It’s something I can look back upon in my career and be very proud."
UPS B767 Captain Ken Kirk agreed.
“UPS is a huge part of this community, and we are honored to showcase an aircraft that’s been providing support to communities around the world by delivering what matters," he said.
The theme of the 2022 event, heading into its 33rd year, is "The Legend Returns," and will also feature one of the nation’s largest annual fireworks shows, produced by Zambelli Fireworks International.
"After a two-year hiatus, 'The Legend Returns,' to the Waterfront and we're so excited," KDF president Matt Gibson said previously. "The Louisville waterfront is one of the best venues for an airshow and fireworks in the country."
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The Kentucky Derby Festival is an independent community organization supported by 4,000 volunteers, 400 businesses and civic groups, Pegasus Pin sponsorships and event participation. It entertains more than 1.5 million people every spring and has a local economic impact of more than $127 million.
Here's everything you need to know about the air show at Thunder Over Louisville 2022:
Thunder Over Louisville 2022 Air Show lineup
- 123rd Special Tactics Squadron Parachute Team (Louisville ANG Base, Kentucky)
- A-1 Skyraider (Warbird Heritage Foundation, Waukegan, Illinois)
- A-10C Thunderbolt II “Warthog” (107th FS, Selfridge ANG, Michigan)
- AC-130J Gunship (1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida)
- Acemaker Airshows (T-33 Demo)
- B-2 Spirit (13th Bomb Squadron, Whiteman, Missouri)
- B-24 Liberator (“Diamond Lil,” Commemorative Air Force, Ft. Worth, Texas)
- B-25 Mitchell (“Show Me,” Commemorative Air Force, Missouri Wing)
- B-29 Superfortress (“FiFi,” Commemorative Air Force, Ft. Worth, Texas)
- B-52 Stratofortress (93rd Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana)
- World War Two Victory Formation (B-25, B-24, B-29 and P-51D)
- Boeing 767, UPS Airlines (Louisville IAP, Kentucky)
- C-130J Super Hercules (Kentucky Air National Guard, Louisville ANG Base, Kentucky)
- C-17 Globemaster III (437th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, South Carolina)
- Carbon Cub Float Plane (Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky)
- CH-53 Sea Stallion (Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14, Norfolk, NAS)
- Coleman Aerobatics (Taylorcraft, Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky)
- CV-22 Osprey (Marine Tilt Rotor Squadron 204, New River, North Carolina)
- F-15E Strike Eagle (4th Fighter Squadron, Seymour-Johnson AFB, North Carolina)
- F-16 Viper (112th Fighter Squadron, Toledo, Ohio)
- F-16 Viper (176th Fighter Squadron, Madison, Wisconsin)
- F-86 Sabre Demo (Warbird Heritage Foundation, Waukegan, Illinois
- F-100 Super Sabre Demo (Ft. Wayne, Indiana)
- Growler Demonstration Team, E/F-18G Growler (Electronic Attack Squadron 129, Whidbey Island NAS)
- US Navy Legacy Flight (E/A-18G/F4U Corsair)
- KC-46 Pegasus (305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, New Jersey)
- KC-135 Stratotanker (72nd Aerial Refueling Squadron, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana)
- P-51D Aerobatics (“Swamp Fox,” Concorde, North Carolina)
- Raptor Demonstration Team, F-22 Raptor (1st Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, Virginia)
- USAF Heritage Flight (F-22/P-51D Formation)
- T-38 Talon (9th Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale AFB, California)
- UH-60 Blackhawk (8th Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment, Ft. Knox Kentucky)
- Younkin Airshows (Twin Beech Aerobatics Demo)
Aircraft subject to change on show day.
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Longtime Tulsa World executive editor Joe Worley has died, the newspaper reported Friday.
Worley, who had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, died Wednesday, according to the newspaper. He was 74.
Worley, who retired in 2014, spent 27 years with the newspaper, the last 19 years as executive editor, a post he was named to just days before the Oklahoma City bombing.
Worley was a native of Johnson City, Tennessee, and worked at newspapers in Johnson City and Nashville, Tennessee, and in Augusta, Georgia.
He was a member of the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame and a retired National Guard lieutenant colonel.
The newspaper reported that a celebration of life for Worley will be scheduled at a later date.
Worley's first wife, Myra Worley, died in 2013. Survivors include his wife, Lis Exon, one son, one daughter, two grandchildren, a brother and a sister. | https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Longtime-Tulsa-World-executive-editor-Joe-Worley-17083495.php | 2022-04-15T17:33:51Z | https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Longtime-Tulsa-World-executive-editor-Joe-Worley-17083495.php | false | null |
OKLAHOMA CITY, April 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stability Cannabis reaches a milestone of 25,000 unique patients served at its two metro Oklahoma City dispensaries, representing nearly 7% of all medical marijuana patients statewide.
"Stability continues our mission of helping patients access affordable, high-quality medicine. This milestone of having served and supported more than 25,000 unique medical marijuana patients is an important step in fulfilling our goal of leading the Oklahoma cannabis industry" said chief executive officer Denver Kitch. "Stability has now served patients from all 77 counties in Oklahoma. Having patients literally driving across the state to visit a Stability dispensary is exceptional" Kitch added.
To celebrate, Stability Cannabis is hosting a patient appreciation event including significant discounts and in store specials through April 24, 2022.
Oklahoma boasts one of the most robust medical marijuana markets in the United States. "Stability anticipates the medical marijuana industry to generate more than $130 million in combined tax remittances to the state and local municipalities in 2022" said David Lewis, chief operating officer of Stability Cannabis and member of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Advisory Council. "Patient counts also continue to climb incrementally across the state" Lewis added.
Stability Cannabis dispensaries operate 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. "The tagline patients associate with Stability is 'Always Open, Let's Go!' The hours of operation reflect our approach to inclusive patient access" commented Austin Clay, chief cultivation officer.
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How Arsenal could line up vs Southampton with Partey at risk of missing rest of season and Arteta desperate to end rut
MIKEL ARTETA has delivered an update on Thomas Partey's injury ahead of Arsenal's crucial trip to Southampton on Saturday.
The Ghanaian midfielder picked up a thigh problem in the 3-0 defeat away at Crystal Palace earlier this month.
And Arteta has now declared that the 28-year-old could follow Kieran Tierney and miss the rest of the season.
Speaking ahead of the trip to St Mary's, the Gunners gaffer said: "Yes, the news that we got after a lot of assessments is not great.
"It’s not looking very positive for his availability this season, but we’ll have to wait and see because he’s trying to get back as quickly as possible.
"But at the moment we are not very optimistic about it."
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Arsenal go into the match against the Saints having lost their last two Premier League games, with Brighton beating the North Londoners 2-1 last weekend.
A third defeat in a row will likely end the club's hope for a top four finish.
The Emirates outfit could also be without centre-forward Alexandre Lacazette, who has been absent from training this week.
Commenting on the Frenchman, Arteta remarked: "There are private reasons that I can’t comment on but I have no other team news apart from the guys we discussed."
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His possible omission from the matchday squad could see Eddie Nketiah start for the first time this campaign in the Premier League.
Here SunSport takes a look at how Arsenal could line up against Ralph Hasenhuttl's side.
Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale will almost certainly keep his place between the sticks, with a centre-back pairing consisting of Ben White and Gabriel.
Portugal international Cedric Soares is likely to slot in at right-back with Takehiro Tomiyasu still out injured on the sidelines.
Arteta could then opt to start Granit Xhaka at left-back again instead of Nuno Tavares with the latter struggling for form.
With Partey not available, Albert Sambi Lokonga will likely start in the heart of the pitch, with Martin Odegaard and Emile Smith deployed in the No8 roles.
Bukayo Saka would then feature on the right wing, with Gabriel Martinelli to start on the opposite flank.
Nketiah would then be tasked with leading the line as he aims to score his first top-flight goal this term. | https://www.the-sun.com/sport/football/premier-league/5133371/arsenal-line-up-southampton-arteta-partey-lacazette-nketiah/ | 2022-04-15T17:35:41Z | https://www.the-sun.com/sport/football/premier-league/5133371/arsenal-line-up-southampton-arteta-partey-lacazette-nketiah/ | false | 4 |
MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. ban on seafood imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine was supposed to sap billions of dollars from Vladimir Putin’s war machine.
But shortcomings in import regulations mean that Russian-caught pollock, salmon and crab are likely to enter the U.S. anyway, by way of the country vital to seafood supply chains across the world: China.
Like the U.S. seafood industry, Russian companies rely heavily on China to process their catch. Once there, the seafood can be re-exported to the U.S. as a “product of China” because country of origin labelling isn’t required.
The result is that nearly a third of the wild-caught fish imported from China is estimated to have been caught in Russian waters, according to an International Trade Commission study of 2019 data. For pollock and sockeye salmon, the rate is even higher — 50% to 75%.
“China doesn’t catch cod. They don’t catch pollock. But yet, they’re one of the largest exporters of these whitefish in the world,” said Sally Yozell, a former policy director at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who now is a senior fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington. “Having it labeled as a Chinese product is really not fair to the consumers and to restaurants.”
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Fishing is big business in Russia, one closely linked to the Kremlin and Putin’s projection of power at sea. The country is the one of the world's top seafood producers and was the eighth-largest exporter to the U.S. last year, with more than $1.2 billion worth of sales, the bulk of it king crab.
But it’s unknown exactly how much manages to land in the U.S. by way of China, which sent another $1.7 billion in fish to the U.S. last year. Nor does the Biden administration’s ban require companies importing from China to find out.
Among Russia’s biggest seafood exports is Alaska pollock. A cousin of cod, Alaska pollock is the most harvested fish in the U.S., showing up in everything from imitation crabmeat to McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish. Every year, giant, floating factories in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska catch 1.5 million metric tons of the fish, the equivalent of more than four times the weight of the Empire State Building.
But the same species is also harvested in Russia in similar amounts, and once processed and imported from China, fills an important gap in the U.S. market. In lieu of tracing the country of origin, U.S. producers rely on the name recognition of Alaska pollock to signal where the fish was caught.
“Consumers can have confidence that if the name Alaska is on the box it unequivocally comes from Alaskan waters,” insisted Craig Morris, chief executive of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers.
Even before the invasion of Ukraine, pressure had been building to prevent what Sen. Dan Sullivan, a Republican of Alaska, called “authoritarian” pollock from entering the U.S. Putin banned U.S. seafood in 2014 following American sanctions to punish him for the invasion of Crimea that year. Since then Russian exports entering the U.S. duty free have nearly quadrupled in value.
U.S. trade data analyzed by The Associated Press show that the biggest importer of Russian-caught pollock from China last year was High Liner Foods. The company did not respond to the AP's request for comment.
While overshadowed by Russia’s role as an energy powerhouse, Russia’s seafood industry has increasingly been flexing its own muscle with strong support from the Kremlin.
Two of the country’s largest seafood exporters — Vladivostok-based Russian Fishery Co. and Russian Crab — are owned by Gleb Frank, the son of Putin’s former transportation minister and head of state-owned shipbuilder Sovcomflot. Frank, dubbed Russia's “Crab King," is also the son-in law of one of Russia’s richest men, Gennady Timchenko, who was among the first oligarchs sanctioned following the 2014 invasion of Crimea.
With generous state loans, Frank's companies have been at the forefront of an effort to renew Russia’s aging fleet. Last year, during a Navy Day ceremony at a St. Petersburg shipyard with Putin and 50 warships looking on, he launched an advanced supertrawler capable of hauling 60,000 tons of pollock per year.
After Frank himself was hit with U.S. sanctions last month, he sold part of his ownership stakes in both seafood companies and resigned as chairman. Russian Fishery Co. did not respond to a detailed list of questions about the U.S. embargo but Russian Crab said Frank has never played a role in management of the company.
It’s not just the industry’s ties to the Kremlin that are driving concern.
For years, activists have complained about Russia’s poor record caring for the oceans. The country was ranked No. 2 out of 152 nations in a recent study of global efforts to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing. Only China scored worse.
Allegations of illegal fishing have even followed Russia to the south pole, where a Russian ship in 2020 was accused of faking its location data to fish illegally off season. A Russian observer was also found to be behind anomalous catch data from several Antarctic fishing vessels. In both cases, Russia denied any wrongdoing.
At a congressional hearing this month on the Russian seafood ban, Rep. Jared Huffman, a California Democrat, led calls for the expansion of NOAA’s Seafood Import Monitoring Program, which aims to prevent illegal seafood from entering U.S. supply chains by tracking shipments from the point of catch. Currently the program covers just 13 species, only two of which — red king crab and Atlantic cod — are fished by Russia.
“Until that happens, Russian seafood will continue to line grocery store shelves and American consumers will continue to unwittingly support Putin’s war machine,” Huffman said.
Peter Quinter, a former U.S. Customs Service attorney, said that the Biden administration can easily close the China loophole by requiring importers to inspect their supply chains to make sure none of their fish comes from Russia.
“They can and should fix this,” said Quinter, who now advises seafood companies on compliance with American trade law. “The old days of being sure your fish is caught in a single place or country is no longer the case.”
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Wieffering reported from Washington.
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Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota to announce land purchase
Published: Apr. 15, 2022 at 11:20 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota is set to make a major announcement next week.
In a news release on Friday, the museum says they will be announcing a major land purchase on Wednesday, April 20th at 1:30.
The museum says the purchase was made possible by The Mankato Area Foundation, in conjunction with two local donors.
KEYC News Now will have more coverage of the announcement next week.
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WFO EUREKA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, April 16, 2022
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
1022 AM PDT Fri Apr 15 2022
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET...
* WHAT...Wet snow expected above 3000 feet. Total snow
accumulations around 2 inches around 3000 feet and 4 to 11
inches above 3000 feet. Up to 1 inch of wet snow accumulation
possible (a 20% chance) around 2500 feet.
* WHERE...Southern Trinity and Northern Trinity Counties.
* WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 11 AM PDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The
hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
The latest road conditions for the state of California can be
obtained by calling 1-800-GAS-ROAD.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET...
* WHAT...Wet snow expected above 2000 feet. Total snow
accumulations around 2 to 3 inches between 2000 and 3000 feet
and 3 to 6 inches above 3000 feet.
* WHERE...Del Norte Interior County.
* WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 11 AM PDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
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National engineering challenge encourages students to create assistive technology for people with disabilities in the workplace.
VIENNA, Va., April 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SourceAmerica® proudly announces the college and high school winners for the 2022 IDEATE engineering competition that focuses on disability inclusion in the workplace.
The college winner is team Cal Poly SLO from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo, California. Their project, titled Easing the Way to Increased Job Comfort and Efficiency with eZcart created a new custodial cart that increases on-the-job comfort and efficiency.
"We started out trying to create a more efficient way for our subject matter expert to do his job, but in talking to him we discovered that he was having a lot of physical discomfort and we needed to find a solution for that first. Once we did that, his efficiency increased naturally," said Joey Johnson of Cal Poly SLO. "This experience made us realize how important it is to talk to the people who are doing the job and ask them how they feel and what they need."
The winning high school team is Brentwood Research Engineers from Brentwood High School in Brentwood, New York. Their project is titled Scoring a Victory for Increased Productivity and Wages with the Victory Sealer. Their invention, The Victory Sealer, is an assistive device for heat sealing packages to enable the one-handed operation of a typical heat seal press.
"It was so inspiring working with Victor and seeing the impact our design had on him. It was amazing to see how one group of students could work together to create something new to help someone do their job better," said Nicole Olekanma, member of the winning Brentwood High School team.
"This competition is incredibly important to all of us at SourceAmerica," said SourceAmerica President and CEO Richard Belden. "It exemplifies the work we're doing to inspire the next generation to advocate for disability inclusion and to create employment opportunities for people with disabilities."
In addition to the judge's picks, the 350-plus attendees had the opportunity to vote live for their favorite project. More than 170 votes were tallied and the teams from Wethersfield High School from Wethersfield, Connecticut, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from Blacksburg, Virginia, each received 19.3% of the vote and tied for the People's Choice Award.
IDEATE stands for Imagine, Design, & Evaluate Assistive Technologies for Employment. This annual engineering challenge encourages high school and college students from across the country to create assistive technology that increases workplace success for people with disabilities. In addition, student teams collaborate with a person with a disability in their community to evaluate a need and develop an innovative solution that makes a real difference.
In the finals event that took place virtually on April 13, three college teams and five high school teams from various states competed for the top prize. IDEATE finals judges were SourceAmerica experts in workforce development and productivity engineering. Finalist teams presented their projects and received rankings from the judges based on scalability, repeatability and impact.
The two winning student teams received a range of benefits and prizes, including monetary prizes, engineering project experience that can be leveraged for college or graduate school applications, as well as a coveted internship at SourceAmerica. To learn more about the IDEATE engineering competition, please visit https://www.sourceamerica.org/IDEATE.
About SourceAmerica:
SourceAmerica connects government customers and other organizations to a national network of nonprofit agencies that hire a talented segment of the workforce – people with disabilities. Established in 1974, SourceAmerica is committed to increasing economic and social inclusion and advocating for a more accessible future of work for people with differing abilities. As a leading job creator within the disability community and distinguished as an AbilityOne authorized enterprise, SourceAmerica harnesses the momentum and boosts the capability of its network and customers. To learn more, visit SourceAmerica.org and follow @SourceAmerica on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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(These notes were gathered in 2003 and are still under review. Some authors here have since published more books, and these will feature in our reviews subsequently)
Cherno Jatta (1956- )
Captain Cherno Jatta was born in The Gambia in 1956 at Primet Street, Banjul. He is married with eight children. After obtaining his A Levels at Gambia High School in 1976, he went to Ghana for a year and then to Great Britain twice (1980-1982 and 1984-1988). He successfully completed his studies with a Master Mariner, classes One, Two and Three diplomas. In his professional career, he was associated with different maritime companies and since 1988, Mr Jatta has occupied different positions ( Deck Officer, Deputy Harbour Master, Acting Director of Administration and Personnel, Safety Managerat The Gambia Ports Authority. he has published, among others, a Handbook for the Seaport Industry. Two manuscripts The Scapegoat and A Man of Destiny, as well as two volumes on maritime issues are waiting to be published.
Sin and Blackmail (1998) is a novel of 112 pages published in Banjul. Mr Johnson, a diplomat and an exemplary father of four, is a victim to his own naivety in a country called Zambezi. We are in 1994, Mr Johnson is serving as middle-man in a gold deal. The gold is nowhere to be seen. The diplomat is the prime suspect for the disappearance of 15 kilos of gold. To crown it all, his domestic life is in turmoil after the discovery of his involvement in a love affair. He finds himself in the middle of another diamond deal worst than the first one. He is saved by a police Inspector, but his domestic life is greatly affected.
Musa Jallow (1963- 2017)
Musa Jallow was born in 1963. After completing his studies at Armitage High School in 1979, he taught for a while before engaging himself in other activities. He is now a self-employed carpenter. He has written a sequel to his first novel - not yet published - and a collection of poems.
Across the Scenes, published in Banjul in 1998, is a novel of 108 pages. The hero, Samba Fye is an outstanding student from the provinces. Impressed by his performance, his teacher helps him to get a school in the city, Serrekunda, to be more precise. Within a few months our young man, influenced by city life, finds himself in the vicious circle of drugs and delinquency. To top it all he is accused of impregnating a teenager.
Baba Galleh Jallow
Baba Galleh Jallow graduated from Fourah Bay College where he obtained a B.A. in History and Political Sciences. Upon arrival in The Gambia, he took up a job with the Daily Observer where he rose to the position of Editor-in-Chief. At the end of the year 2000, he left the Daily Observer. He became a co-founder and Editor in Chief of the newly created Newpaper: The Independent. He is presently working on his Masters' degree in the USA. Baba Galleh Jallow has written more than a hundred short stories and poems. They are yet to be published.
Ultimate Conflict, published in 1999 in Banjul, is a short novel of 52 pages published. The narrator, Umar tells us about his father's decision to circumcise his (Umar's) daughter who is living up-country with her mother, Amina, in Umar's family compound. Everything started when he got a phone call from his wife informing him of her father-in-law's decision. Umar, a senior civil servant living in the city, tries to reason with his father. The latter, not wanting to see his authority undermined, invokes tradition, and religion... to justify his decision. This book deals with the sensitive question of female circumcision.
He has since published many other works to be shared later.
Joseph H. Joof (1960- )
Joseph H. Joof was born in 1960. He graduated with a B.A. Honours in Law and Economics (Keele University, U.K.). He then proceeded to the London School of Law. A very successful lawyer, Mr Joof became President of the Bar Association before rising to the position of Attorney General and Secretary of State for Justice of the Republic of The Gambia. In addition to The Will, Joseph H. Joof has also published in Banjul in the same year, The Student's Guide to academic success (52 pages). He has many manuscripts which are yet to be published.
The Will is 116 pages long and published in 1998 in Banjul. It is a novel that tells us about the will of a man named Rex Jon. The five children and the widow of the late Rex Jon are baffled by the existence of an unknown son of the late Rex , a young man aged 28. To their surprise, the huge heritage of the late Rex is not, according to the will, going to be shared equitably. They will soon discover that the will was forged by the executor who happens to be the real father of the young man. This startling revelation will bring endless problems within the family.
Through this introductory phase, more discovery has been made on Gambian literature. A lot of unpublished authors shall be introduced in the following editions.
Essa Bokarr Sey
Essa Bokarr Sey was born in Kuntaya. After attending Armitage High School, he served in The Gambia National Gendarmerie from 1985 to 1990, he was admitted at the Gambia College in 1990 where he graduated with a HTC with a French major in 1992. He spent one year at the Université de Franche Comté in Besançon, France. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1993. After several functions in many of the embassies (Senegal, France and The United States), He will rise to the position of The Gambia's Ambassador to France and then Taiwan. He was Gambian Ambassador to the United States. In love with Muses, he is about to publish another collection of poems. He is presently the Deputy CEO of the OIC Gambia Office.
The Boat of Thought, is a collection of 109 poems and was published in 2000 in Hungary. This collection, in periodic verses, deals with rather grim memories of not only of past but also of present Africa and the world. But faced with the absurdity of people's behaviour, the poet thinks that the world is animated by sense - may be a divine one - that gives reasons to fight and hope.
Charles Thomas
Charles Thomas successfully studied in the USA, UK and India. He holds a degree in English Language and Literature and a Postgraduate degree in Law and Development Aid Management. He has occupied different position in the Civil Service. He has published a play with one act entitled Go Tell it On The Mountain and a script inspired from The Will of Joseph H. Joof.
The Memorandum, published in Banjul in 2000, is 75 pages long. It's a four-act play with 32 actors. The main character, Tijan, is a young public worker who is faced with an almost insurmountable contradiction in his professional, family and religious activities: respect for skill, honesty without political compromise, and religious tolerance are virtually impossible. Thus, Tijan found no other solution but to migrate to Switzerland with Regina, the woman that he loves, in order to try and live according to his ideals.
Michael Hamadi Secka (1963- )
Michael Hamadi Secka was born in 1963 in Basse. After attending Armitage High School, he was trained as a teacher at The Gambia College. A seasoned educationist, he was the Principal of Kalagi Upper Basic School. Michael Hamadi Secka has published several poems, articles and brochures for students. He works at the Curriculum Development Directorate at MoBSE.
Literature For Gambian Upper Basic Schools was published in Banjul in 2000. It is a collection of literary texts 65 pages long.
The book is divided into three parts: 14 poems by the author, 10 hunting stories collected in Kaur in 1982 and a play in two acts about the trial and the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela. Michael Hamadi Secka's book clearly shows his desire to talk about issues germane to the socio-cultural environment of his target audience: the student population.
He has since published many other books, reviewed many and edited several others.
Siga Fatima Jagne
She is at present an independent scholar, researcher and activist. She is Commissioner at the ECOWAS. She was Executive Director of the Women's Bureau until September 2001, and the Vice Chairperson of the University Council, University of The Gambia. She has served as a professor in comparative literature, English and women's studies at Spelman College in Atlanta and has also taught African literature, the African diaspora and the world, literary theory and criticism. She received her PhD from the State University of New York at Binghamton, specialising in Women's studies, theory and African women's literature, particularly Mariama Bâ and Bessie Head.
She has edited two books, The African Diaspora and the World (2 volumes) and Post-Colonial African Writers: A Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook. In addition, she has had her poetry published in WATU, a literary magazine at Cornell University, and in an Anthology of Writings by Women of Colour at the State University of New York at Binghamton. Her research interests are numerous and include immigration, women in academia, society development and change, and oral performance poetry. | https://allafrica.com/stories/202204150138.html | 2022-04-15T17:42:38Z | https://allafrica.com/stories/202204150138.html | true | 1 |
BHN Daily
BHN Daily: Godspeed Mike Bossy; Bruins Slumping; Price Is Back
Before we get into all your Boston Bruins and NHL links, the entire staff at Boston Hockey Now and National Hockey Now would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mike Bossy who passed away Friday at the age of 65. The same goes for the entire New York Islanders organization and their fans. May you all find comfort in the amazing memories he provided through his hall of fame career and life.
The tributes and sadness from Bossy’s death flooded social media throughout the morning Friday as news of his passing spread.
The NHL mourns the passing of Mike Bossy, the dynamic winger whose goal-scoring prowess during a remarkable 10-year career ranks, by almost any measure, as one of the greatest in NHL history.
Full statement from Commissioner Bettman: https://t.co/JHc2cNcS27 pic.twitter.com/oEl0YlodnE
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 15, 2022
The New York Islanders are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the greatest pure goal scorer, four-time Stanley Cup Champion and Hockey Hall of Fame member, Mike Bossy. https://t.co/hbyozJ4BUS
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) April 15, 2022
The NHL Alumni Association is deeply saddened to learn that @NHL icon, Mike Bossy, has passed away at the age of 65 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Mike was known to be one of the greatest pure goal-scorers to ever play the game. pic.twitter.com/N608CdoJ4n
— NHL Alumni (@NHLAlumni) April 15, 2022
It was an honor to play with you.
You will be missed. https://t.co/EjGWhYkRby— Wayne Gretzky (@WayneGretzky) April 15, 2022
And here’s the official statement from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman:
“The National Hockey League mourns the passing of Mike Bossy, the dynamic winger whose goal-scoring prowess during a remarkable 10-year career ranks, by almost any measure, as one of the greatest in NHL history and propelled the New York Islanders to four straight Stanley Cups.
“Bossy scored 573 goals in 752 games – a .76 goals-per-game average that is the highest in the League’s history. He is the only player ever to record nine straight 50-goal seasons and his five 60-goal seasons are matched only by Wayne Gretzky. One of only eight players in NHL history to have scored 50 goals in his first 50 games of a season, he was similarly dominating in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, during which he scored 85 goals in 129 games.
“Though containing him was the obsession of opposing coaches and checking him the focus of opposing players, Bossy’s brilliance was unstoppable and his production relentless throughout his entire career. He scored 53 goals and won the Calder Trophy in 1977-78, and his goal-scoring never waned until the injuries that prematurely ended his career limited him to 38 goals in his final season of 1986-87 – the only season he didn’t eclipse 50 goals. Voted a First Team All-Star five times, he won the Lady Byng Trophy three times and the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1982. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991 and named one of the NHL’s Top 100 Players in 2017, Bossy was one of our game’s all-time greats.
“Our deepest condolences go out to his wife, Lucie, their daughters, Josiane and Tanya, his former Islanders teammates and his countless fans on Long Island, the New York metropolitan area and throughout the hockey world. He thrilled fans like few others.”
For the record I’d take Mike Bossy over Alex Ovechkin any day! Bossy’s career .792 goals per game is not just the highest mark in franchise history but the highest mark in the history of the NHL. He was also clutch and led his team to four consecutive Stanley Cups. Ovechkin has just one cup ring for his entire career.
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are officially in a slump having lost four of their last five games. How much of that can be attributed to the sudden rash of injuries the Bruins have experienced over the last ten days and how much of it is the team not playing good enough? My partner-in-scribe at BHN, Joe Haggerty gives his take and once again Bruce Cassidy gave him some juicy quotes to work with as he continues to call out his players.
Here’s the gamer from another blown lead for the Boston Bruins; this time to the lowly Ottawa Senators.
The Boston Bruins also lost goalie Linus Ullmark in the loss to the Sens.
National Hockey Now
NYI: Here’s Stefan Rosner’s and the NYI Hockey Now Mike Bossy Obit and Tribute.
Pitt: If you need any reminder that Sidney Crosby is the best player since Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, read these amazing stats from Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now.
Wash: Sammi Silber did a Q and A with one of, if not the most hated players in the NHL, Tom Wilson. Not sure about you, but after reading that, my perspective on Wilson has changed a bit.
Florida: Is Florida Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau a Hart Trophy candidate?
Detroit: If Detroit Red Wings rookie defenseman Mo Seider doesn’t win the Calder Trophy this season, then the voters need to have their voting rights pulled.
Vegas: The Vegas Golden Knights increased their odds of making the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 6-1 thumping of the Calgary Flames.
San Jose: The San Jose Sharks have officially been eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Canada Hockey Now
Montreal: Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price is set to make his first start Friday night since Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final last July.
Vancouver: Vancouver Canucks forward Bo Horvat could be missing some games as he was seen leaving the arena in a boot Thursday night.
NHL
Auston Matthews got his 100th point and the Toronto Maple Leafs thumped the Putin Puppet and the Capitals 7-3.
If bossy had the puck and was heading for the goalie it was pretty much curtains. He was scary good God Bless him. With the way the bruins are playing now might as well send down the entire team and bring up the Maine Mariners they would probably have a bit more bite than the Big club has right now the parent team’s useless and Swayman was a one hit artist he’s done. | https://bostonhockeynow.com/2022/04/15/boston-bruins-bhn-daily-godspeed-mike-bossy-bruins-slumping-price-is-back/ | 2022-04-15T17:44:54Z | https://bostonhockeynow.com/2022/04/15/boston-bruins-bhn-daily-godspeed-mike-bossy-bruins-slumping-price-is-back/ | true | 1 |
The deals on these 4K televisions are as good as Black Friday deals
Updated: 12:24 PM EDT Apr 15, 2022
These deals are better than what was seen on Black Friday.Yes, you read that above line correctly. There are highly-rated 4K televisions being marked down right now — as high as 35% off — and some of the deals are actually better than what was listed on Black Friday in 2021. The deals on these televisions are not the only savings you can take advantage of as there are other products that are being listed on Amazon at up to 60% off. Can't see the below deals? Click here.Save 34% on the Amazon Fire TV 50-inch 4-Series 4K UHD smart TV when you order today through Amazon. Bring movies and shows to life with support for vivid 4K Ultra HD, HDR 10, HLG, and Dolby Digital Plus. This TV is now marked down to $319.99, slashed from its original price of $469.99.Looking for a bigger screen? No problem. You can also save $30 on the Amazon Fire TV 55-inch 4-Series 4K UHD smart TV, now listed at $349.99.You can save more than $300 on this giant Amazon Fire TV 75-inch Omni Series 4K UHD smart TV with Dolby Vision. Amazon is now offering discounts of 29% off — marked down to $749.99 from its original $1,054.17.Size down with this 43-inch Amazon Fire TV Omni Series 4K UHD smart TV, now listed at only $299.99.Can't find what you're looking for? There are hundreds of additional deals today on Amazon that you can find by clicking here.
These deals are better than what was seen on Black Friday.
Yes, you read that above line correctly. There are highly-rated 4K televisions being marked down right now — as high as 35% off — and some of the deals are actually better than what was listed on Black Friday in 2021.
The deals on these televisions are not the only savings you can take advantage of as there are other products that are being listed on Amazon at up to 60% off.
Can't see the below deals? Click here.
Save 34% on the Amazon Fire TV 50-inch 4-Series 4K UHD smart TV when you order today through Amazon. Bring movies and shows to life with support for vivid 4K Ultra HD, HDR 10, HLG, and Dolby Digital Plus. This TV is now marked down to $319.99, slashed from its original price of $469.99.
Looking for a bigger screen? No problem. You can also save $30 on the Amazon Fire TV 55-inch 4-Series 4K UHD smart TV, now listed at $349.99.
You can save more than $300 on this giant Amazon Fire TV 75-inch Omni Series 4K UHD smart TV with Dolby Vision. Amazon is now offering discounts of 29% off — marked down to $749.99 from its original $1,054.17.
Size down with this 43-inch Amazon Fire TV Omni Series 4K UHD smart TV, now listed at only $299.99.
Amazon Fire TV 43
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$299.99
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Canucks trounce Coyotes 7-1, extend win streak to 5 games
As he hit another career high Thursday, J.T. Miller's focus was firmly set on another goal — dragging the Vancouver Canucks into the playoffs.
The high-flying forward tallied five assists as the Canucks dismantled the struggling Arizona Coyotes 7-1 on Thursday.
The five-point night was a career high for Miller, who leads Vancouver in scoring with 91 points (29 goals, 62 assists) on the season.
“I try to feel like I’m never satisfied," he said. "I’ve got an amazing opportunity since I’ve been here, I’ve got to play in every situation, which is something I’ve worked for my whole career.
"But that being said, it doesn’t really mean (much) to me if we don’t play in the playoffs. … I really just want to play in the playoffs because when you score in the playoffs that’s when it means a lot.”
Thursday's result extended Vancouver's win streak to five straight games and preserved the team's faint hopes of securing a playoff position. The Canucks (37-28-10) sit five points below the Nashville Predators and Dallas Stars, who hold the two Western Conference wild-card spots.
Ten different Canucks players got on the scoresheet Thursday, with rookie Vasily Podkolzin netting two goals and an assist, Alex Chiasson scoring twice, and Sheldon Dries, Elias Pettersson and Conor Garland all contributing a goal apiece. Quinn Hughes notched three helpers.
Andrew Ladd replied for the Coyotes (22-47-5), who lost their fifth straight.
Despite the final score, Arizona head coach Andre Tourigny said he liked the way his group played in the third period.
"I think we showed more pride in the third period," he said. "For me, that's our team. That's the way we have to fight. We talked about it before the game and we got better on that, so that's a positive."
It was a relatively quiet night in net for Thatcher Demko, who made 21 saves for the win.
Arizona's Karel Vejmelka stopped 16 of 22 shots before being replaced by Harri Sateri to start the third period. Sateri made four saves in relief.
It was the third game in a row that Vejmelka gave up six goals.
“NHL for me is full of slumps," Tourigny said of the netminder. "You need to be able to react to a slump. If you cannot get out of a slump in the NHL, you're in trouble. You will be a streaky player. NHL is not about that. It's about being good every day. It's about consistency.
Vancouver came into the third with a dominant lead and continued to run up the score with Chiasson netting his second tally of the night midway through the period.
Miller dished a slick pass to the veteran forward and he blasted a one-timer past Sateri stick side at the 8:26 mark for his 12th goal of the year.
“I’ve been getting a really good opportunity here to showcase what I can do," Chiasson said. "Obviously it feels like I’m being able to find my spots on the ice, playing with good players. Hopefully keep this thing going forward, one game at a time.”
Chiasson has been "a pro all year" for the Canucks, said head coach Bruce Boudreau, even through a stretch of three or four games where he was a healthy scratch.
"He never once complained, he just came to work," Boudreau said. "To see things start to go well for him, you can only be really happy for the guy. And we need it. Guys are getting injured left, right and centre and these guys are stepping up. That’s part of the reason we’re still hanging in this thing."
Podkolzin buried his second goal of the night with 26.6 seconds left in the middle frame, blasting a one-timer from the faceoff circle to give the Canucks a 6-1 lead.
Garland put away the home side's fifth of the night 15:39 into the period, finding space between Vejmelka and his post with a wrist shot from the hash marks.
Just 14 seconds earlier, Podkolzin found the back of the net for Vancouver's third power-play goal of the game after Kyle Capobianco was called for tripping.
Podkolzin pulled the puck across the top of the crease and sent a backhand past Vejmelka while falling to the ice for his 12th goal of the campaign.
Arizona got on the board midway through the second when Kessel sent a shot soaring toward the Vancouver net from the top of the faceoff circle. Demko made the stop but the puck landed at his pads and Ladd shovelled it in over the goal line to cut the deficit to 3-1.
Pettersson added to the Canucks' cushion 4:29 into the middle frame after the Coyotes were called for too many men.
The Swedish star blasted a one-timer from inside the faceoff circle for his 27th goal of the season.
Vancouver lost a key piece early in the second period when Bo Horvat took a shot from Anton Stralman off the inside of his right ankle. He went directly to the locker room and did not return to the game.
Boudreau said he thinks the Canucks captain will be OK and he's hoping to have him in the lineup on Monday when Vancouver hosts the Dallas Stars.
Horvat came into the matchup riding a five-game point streak where he amassed five goals and three assists.
The Canucks closed out the first with a 2-0 lead.
Arizona's J.J. Moser was called for tripping, giving Vancouver its second man advantage of the night.
With just seconds left in the power play, Brad Hunt launched a rocket from the top of the slot and Dries tipped it in for his first goal in a Canucks jersey.
Vancouver went 3-for-4 on the power play Thursday and Arizona was 1-for-2.
Chiasson opened the scoring 10:19 into the game, deflected in a puck from Miller.
The marker extended his point streak to five games, with four goals and four assists across the stretch.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 14, 2022.
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About 1,025,000 hot glue guns have been recalled. | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/national-news/over-1m-hot-glue-guns-sold-at-dollar-tree-recalled-due-to-fire-hazard/ | 2022-04-15T17:49:39Z | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/national-news/over-1m-hot-glue-guns-sold-at-dollar-tree-recalled-due-to-fire-hazard/ | false | null |
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Source: Eurekalert | https://www.medindia.net/news/new-alzheimers-target-discovered-206632-1.htm | 2022-04-15T17:51:21Z | https://www.medindia.net/news/new-alzheimers-target-discovered-206632-1.htm | true | 1 |
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I’ve always believed that an unfounded lie spread on social media doesn’t deserve any response or clarification, especially one that is so vile. I initially assumed this fake gossip—fabricated with such malicious intent—would not be taken seriously. However in the last 24h, IU’ve been reminded that we livein a society that is so quick to speak on topics regardless of factual basis and that nothing is off limits. Not even during what should be one of the most beautiful and celebrated times in one’s life.
Therefore, I have to speak up as this is not only directed towards me but it is related to people I have a great amount of respect and affection for. While Rih is continuing to live her serene, best dressed pregnancy life and I go back to my business—I wish everyone a beautiful Easter weekend! Amina”
See original story below:
Despite what Lizzo’s 2021 song may have said, all the rumors AREN’T true. Especially not the latest one’s regarding Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s alleged breakup. I’ll explain.
On Thursday, a user on Twitter sent out a tweet that the fashionably famous couple had allegedly broken up due to Rocky’s alleged infidelity. The blogger claimed that the “LSD” rapper cheated on Rih with shoe designer Amina Muaddi, even though Instagram pictures of the ANTI artist show her rocking Muaddi’s design as recent as two days ago. But because potentially scandalous rumors tend to be social media’s bread and butter, the tweet naturally went viral, causing many to express their thoughts and disdain.
However, thanks to a source close to the pair, reportedly that breakup talk is just that. According to TMZ, the source with “direct ties” to the two explained that the rumor is “100 percent false on both counts,” later noting that it was “1 million percent not true. They’re fine.”
Now look, I’m no super sleuth detective but I, too, have a hard time believing this rumor. Never mind the fact cheating on your partner WHILE THEY’RE CARRYING YOUR BABY is abhorrent, Rihanna was just gushing about her and Rocky’s love to Vogue magazine three days ago. Do you really think if there was even a whiff of infidelity, Rih’s camp would let that much get publicized? Celebrities are calculated, and if they have the right team behind them, they think ahead. And from the looks of Rihanna’s billionaire status and business moves, it’s clear she has that. Much like this source, I’m going to bet my money on this not being true.
BUT! If there turns out to be some merit to this, I’m probably gonna be shaking my head in disbelief ‘til the cows come home. Because how is it that Beyoncé gets cheated on, Halle Berry, gets cheated on, and NOW RIHANNA?! Thee Robyn Rihanna Fenty?? To quote Rocky himself: “it ain’t safe, it ain’t safe, it ain’t safe, it ain’t safe.” | https://www.theroot.com/must-be-rumors-on-the-brain-rihanna-and-a-ap-rocky-are-1848799155 | 2022-04-15T17:54:53Z | https://www.theroot.com/must-be-rumors-on-the-brain-rihanna-and-a-ap-rocky-are-1848799155 | true | 1 |
Intel is currently executing its plans for the successful development of five nodes across four years in an aggressive roadmap leading into measurement in Angstrom is sometimes referred to as "Intel Accelerated."
Scotten Jones, president and owner of the semiconductor consulting company IC Knowledge, was initially skeptical about the ambitious semiconductor schedule, but his head seems to have been turned by a recent investor event.
Jones penned an article for SemiWiki this week, explaining his faith in Intel's plans for regaining its technology leadership by 2025. Until recently, Jones would tell investment firms that Intel may never catch up with TSMC. However, a mix of recent events and redrawn roadmaps has changed his mind.
The stewardship of Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has injected a significant dose ambition into Intel. But while it is easy to talk a good game, to deliver is a different matter entirely.
As part of the celebration of opening its $3 billion D1X Mod3 fab expansion in Oregon, Intel released a slide deck. (You can see the full eleven pages in our story about the new fab expansion here.). On page five of the deck, a subtle change to the roadmap caught Jones' eye (see the singular slide above). Intel has quietly but confidently pulled in the most advanced 18A process on the roadmap, from 2025 to 2024.
In his analysis of Intel's plans, Jones looks back a few years to paint a picture showing how Intel got into this predicament – losing its technology and process leadership (for instance, treading water with 14 nm while 10 nm floundered). Where it gets more interesting is where the semiconductor boss, and senior member of the IEEE, turns on his RGB crystal ball to talk us through the rest of 2022, all the way to 2025.
According to Jones, over the next few years, in a three horse race between Intel, TSMC and Samsung, there will be various sticky patches for all the companies as they make major changes. These big changes can have an adverse impact on the roadmap, but on the other hand they are essential for grasping a competitive advantage.
From 2022 to 2025 Intel is going to employ increasing use of EUV machines. It will also start to introduce Horizontal Nanosheet (HNS) technology (a process which has slowed Samsung recently) and debuting it with RibbonFET. Improved power delivery is on the way too, using a technology called PowerVia. All the while Intel is tick-tocking along to 18A.
Looking at TSMC's hopes over the same period, Jones reckons that TSMC N3 will only become available to customers in 2023, starting with Apple's iPhones. We don't have a roadmap date for TSMC N2 as yet, and this might be a sticky patch for TSMC as it is also going to change its leading edge transistors to HNS in order to progress.
Jones also talks about Samsung's potential for progress over the period leading up to 2025. Samsung has been facing yield issues of late, and it might be down to HNS teething troubles; Samsung was the first mover in this regard with its GAA transistor technology. On the other hand, if it gets past this obstacle first it could find the coming years easier than rivals.
Intel to Take the Lead Judged by a Key Metric – Performance
After weighing up all the above, Jones reckons that TSMC will actually still be the density leader in 2025. However, performance is what matters most to customers. Jones seem so suggest this won't be an issue: "Intel has been able to significantly accelerate their process development at a time when the foundries are struggling," he wrote.
In Jones' projection chart you can see that Intel starts taking the performance lead sometime in 2023 and will be established by 2024. On the Intel roadmap 18A is now supposed to show up in the second half of 2024 (rather than 2025). This is projected to be the node where a performance per watt lead is cemented.
Of course, there is still a lot that can happen in tech between now and 2025. But it is good to see the spirited competition between the likes of Intel, TSMC and Samsung. | https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/news/intel-can-regain-logic-technology-lead-by-2025-says-ic-knowledge-president | 2022-04-15T17:58:29Z | https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/news/intel-can-regain-logic-technology-lead-by-2025-says-ic-knowledge-president | true | 2 |
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — After a recent competency hearing, officials from the Amarillo Federal Court determined that Erfan Salmanzadeh, the person suspected of causing an explosion at a home in southwest Amarillo in July 2021, will stand trial.
This comes after Salmanzadeh underwent a competency hearing in Amarillo Federal Court earlier this week. According to previous reports by MyHighPlains.com, Salmanzadeh was federally charged with one count of possession of a destructive device in late July 2021. Salmanzadeh was also charged by the state with possession of components of explosives.
Officials from the Amarillo Fire Department responded to a reported explosion at a home in the 3600 block of Lenwood Drive on July 2021, leading to 14 homes being evacuated. At the residence, police found numerous explosive materials as well as an improvised explosive device, a suicide vest, and multiple red paper or cardboard tubes with “Dynamite” on the outside in handwritten letters.
The hearing came about after the Court found that there was a reasonable cause that Salmanzadeh could be suffering from a mental disease or defect that could impact his ability to understand the proceedings, according to previous reports. Salmanzadeh reported that he was going to represent himself in court, for the case.
“Mr. Salmanzadeh was found competent to stand trial,” officials from the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement to MyHighPlains.com.
Officials from Amarillo Federal Court told MyHighPlains.com that documents detailing the official order have been filed as of Friday. This story will be updated once those documents are filed. No trial date has been given yet. | https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/salmanzadeh-found-to-be-competent-will-stand-trial/ | 2022-04-15T17:59:43Z | https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/salmanzadeh-found-to-be-competent-will-stand-trial/ | true | 1 |
If you think you need to pay for tax preparation services, there is a good chance it is not necessary. The IRS released tips on Thursday for taxpayers to save money on tax preparation and assistance.
The IRS is reminding taxpayers that earn up to $73,000 a year that there are free electronic filing services. The IRS said that it can process nine out of 10 refunds via direct deposit within 21 days.
Taxpayers who earn more than $73,000 a year can still take advantage of the IRS’ electronic forms, but would have to fill by paper.
There are also free filing options for active duty and some veterans available through MilTax.
Those who generally make $58,000 or less, persons with disabilities, the elderly and individuals with limited English proficiency who need assistance in preparing their taxes can get free tax advice through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance service. The Tax Counseling for the Elderly program also offers free tax help to taxpayers, particularly those age 60 and older, the IRS said.
The two services combined have 70,000 volunteers who serve 2.5 million taxpayers annually.
The IRS said volunteers are trained to help taxpayers claim the tax credits they are entitled to such as the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit and Credit for Other Dependents.
In case you forgot, Tax Day is Monday, April 18. | https://www.ktvh.com/news/national/irs-offers-free-electronic-filing-tax-help-before-tax-day | 2022-04-15T18:01:24Z | https://www.ktvh.com/news/national/irs-offers-free-electronic-filing-tax-help-before-tax-day | true | 11 |
Kaitlin Butts Releases New Album 'What Else Can She Do'
Kaitlin Butts is currently on tour.
Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Kaitlin Butts' anticipated new album, What Else Can She Do, is out today.
Produced by Oran Thornton (Angaleena Presley, Logan Brill) and recorded at Nashville's Sound Emporium Studios, What Else Can She Do tells the stories of women-those who are lost, struggling, angry and scared, but who remain resilient through it all.
Across these seven new tracks, Butts positions herself as one of country's most engaging new storytellers, putting forth songs that address the harsh realities of everyday life, while also offering hope and finding beauty amid that pain.
Reflecting on the album, Butts shares, "These songs are all stories of different women facing the question: what else can she do? Based on her circumstances, what choices does she have, right or wrong? I don't think that life is all that pretty sometimes, and it comes with pain and pushing through hard times, being stagnant, going through the motions, not knowing what to do, or just being flat out angry with whatever life has put on your plate. I see myself in all of these women in these stories. I see these women in my friends and family all around me going through divorce, abuse, infidelity, financial instability, addiction, generational trauma, family issues, and life-altering tough times, but somehow are still resilient and come out on the other side okay. I hope this album makes you feel seen and comforts you in times of darkness. Know you are never alone and it won't always be this way."
In celebration of the new record, Butts will continue to tour throughout the spring including a sold out show tonight at Nashville's The Basement as well as upcoming performances at Stillwater, OK's Bob Childers' Gypsy Café, Stephenville, TX's Larry Joe Taylor's Texas Music Festival, Dallas' Texas Music Revolution 26 and Indianapolis' Hi-Fi among others. See below for complete itinerary. Full tour details can be found here.
In addition to Butts (vocals) and Thornton (acoustic guitar), What Else Can She Do also features Fred Eltringham (drums), Joshua Grange (electric guitar), Lex Price (bass) and Justin Schiper (pedal steel) as well as harmony vocals from Cleto Cordero of Flatland Cavalry.
What Else Can She Do is Butts' second full-length studio album following her 2015 debut, Same Hell, Different Devil. Since her debut, Butts has gone on to release several diverse singles including 2019's "White River" and 2021's "Marfa Lights" and "How Lucky Am I."
Continuing to receive widespread attention, Wide Open Country proclaims, "Even with a playful innocence persona, Butts' songwriting is brimming with effective wit and tact. With the charisma of Kacey Musgraves or an early Lee Ann Womack, Butts has that rare combination of style and substance," while Whiskey Riff declares, "Kaitlin Butts is absolutely a name you need to know."
Raised in Tulsa and now based in Nashville, Butts has continued to tour relentlessly across the country, building a passionate grassroots fanbase as she went. In addition to multiple headline shows, she has performed alongside artists such as Turnpike Troubadours, Flatland Cavalry and Parker McCollum.
Listen to the new album here:
Tour Dates
April 15-Nashville, TN-The Basement (SOLD OUT)
April 27-Stillwater, OK-Bob Childers' Gypsy Café
April 28-Stephenville, TX-Larry Joe Taylor's Texas Music Festival
May 7-Winfield, KS-Wheat State Wine Co
May 14-Cornish, OK-Ringling Ranch Rodeo
June 4-Dallas, TX-Texas Music Revolution 26
June 24-Abilene, TX-Potosi Live
June 30-Indianapolis, IN-Hi-Fi
July 18-Council Grove, KS-Washunga Days 2022
August 19-Red River, NM-8750 Fest | https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Kaitlin-Butts-Releases-New-Album-What-Else-Can-She-Do-20220415 | 2022-04-15T18:04:44Z | https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Kaitlin-Butts-Releases-New-Album-What-Else-Can-She-Do-20220415 | true | 1 |
CHICAGO (WGN) — A Chicago man says a falling skyscraper window narrowly missed him as he was walking on the street Thursday evening.
Dustin Curtis got quite a shock while walking near State and Superior amid high winds.
He said a huge piece of falling glass landed right in front of him, leaving Curtis frozen in place. It came from the new One Chicago building.
“Oh yeah, big chunk of it landed right before me and another girl walking,” Curtis said. “I’ve been thinking about it all day, a few moments; a different life or a shorter life.”
He said he saw people around him looking up and pointing out a missing window in the building.
Feeling lucky to be alive, Curtis said, “I’m gonna be buying a lottery ticket, and I think the beer is gonna taste a lot better.”
Some trees were reported down around the area as a high wind warning expired at 7 p.m.
Evanston resident Jim Blachowicz watched a tree come down next to his garage. Power was knocked out and it left a number of birds homeless.
“We’ve had about 30 birds come to our feeder since it fell down,” he said.
Gusts around 65 mph were recorded in the area as a cold front continued to hover. | https://wgno.com/us-world-news/chicago-man-walking-on-street-narrowly-avoids-falling-skyscraper-window/ | 2022-04-15T18:06:07Z | https://wgno.com/us-world-news/chicago-man-walking-on-street-narrowly-avoids-falling-skyscraper-window/ | true | 22 |
A former Monday Night Football sideline reporter is reportedly coming back to sideline reporting and is taking charge of the sideline of Sunday Night Football.
According to Andrew Marchand at the New York Post, NBC has hired Melissa Stark to be their new sideline reporter for Sunday Night Football. Stark replaces Michele Tafoya, who left the sports world in order to enter the political sector. Marchand noted that “NBC Sports declined to comment” on the report.
Stark has been within the sports world since the mid-90s as she became a sideline reporter for Monday Night Football from 2000-2003. Since MNF, Stark branched out with NBC to work as a correspondent on Today and MSNBC as well as NBC’s sports events in the mid 2000s. Most recently, Stark has been a host for the NFL Network.
While Stark is a familiar face to the sideline reporter position, the news has come at a bit of a surprise. NBC already has Kathryn Tappen, who worked the opposite sideline from Tafoya in this year’s Super Bowl, so that fueled speculation that she would be the natural replacement. But in the end, it looks like it’s going to be Stark taking on the SNF sideline reporter role each Sunday night this fall. | https://awfulannouncing.com/nbc/melissa-stark-nbc-sunday-night-football-sideline-reporter.html | 2022-04-15T18:06:08Z | https://awfulannouncing.com/nbc/melissa-stark-nbc-sunday-night-football-sideline-reporter.html | false | 1 |
Never forget: Royal Family shares a photo of the Queen with Prince Charles and Philip on Remembrance Day 1974 as part of countdown series ahead of Platinum Jubilee
- Royal family released photo showing the Queen at Cenotaph with Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Charles at 1974 on Remembrance Day
- Snap is part of Royal Family's 70-day countdown to the Platinum Jubilee
- Queen's cousin, the Duke of Kent can also be seen at the Cenotaph in the black and white image
The royal family have released a new photo of the Queen and members of the Royal Family in 1974 as part of the ongoing 70-day picture countdown to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend.
Today's photo shows the Queen standing at the Cenotaph with the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Charles, then 26, laying wreaths on Remembrance Sunday.
The Queen's cousin, the Duke of Kent can also be seen at the Cenotaph in the black and white image.
Today's photo shows the Queen standing at the Cenotaph in 1974 with the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Charles, far right after laying wreaths on Remembrance Sunday
Explaining the countdown, the Royal family's Instagram page reads: 'Over the next 70 days, as we countdown to the #PlatinumJubilee Celebration Weekend, we'll be sharing an image a day of The Queen – each representing a year of Her Majesty's 70-year long reign.'
Each of the 70 photos represent a year of the monarch's seven-decade reign, and each post also highlights a notable moment in history from the same year.
Today, the post mentioned the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held in Brighton that year.
Sweden won, with ABBA's song 'Waterloo' taking the top spot in the competition.
The Queen marked 70 years on the throne on February 6, 2022, making her the longest reigning monarch in British history, and weekend of celebrations will be held from 2nd to 5th June to commemorate the milestone.
The 70-day photo countdown began with a picture of the Queen's coronation at Westminster Abbey, in 1953
Yesterday, the royal family shared an image of the Queen saluting troops as they marched towards Horse Guards Parade for Trooping the Colour in 1973.
The caption for the image, which has garnered more than 50,000 likes, says: 'The Queen salutes Troops as they march towards Horse Guards Parade for Trooping the Colour.
And speaking about the year the photograph was taken, it says: 'In 1973, the first phone call on a handheld cellular phone was made.'
Royal fans were quick to post positive comments on the image. Many shared love heart emojis, while others commented on the Queen's outfit.
Yesterday, the royal family shared an image of the Queen saluting troops as they marched towards Horse Guards Parade for Trooping the Colour in 1973
Other photos in the countdown include a 1961 snap of the royal and her husband Prince Philip meeting President John F Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy
Fijian children taking English lessons in the cooler ocean waters before the Queen arrives in Fiji
The 70-day photo countdown began with a picture of the Queen's coronation at Westminster Abbey, in 1953.
Queen Elizabeth can be seen on the Coronation Chair in the black and white image, wearing the St. Edward Crown and carrying the Sovereign's Sceptre and Rod.
Other photos in the countdown include a 1961 snap of the royal and her husband Prince Philip meeting President John F Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
An earlier snap, dating back to 1959, shows the Queen pictured with one of her red boxes, which contains the official documents and papers she receives daily from her private secretaries. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10721777/Royal-Family-shares-photo-Queen-Prince-Charles-countdown-series.html | 2022-04-15T18:06:14Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10721777/Royal-Family-shares-photo-Queen-Prince-Charles-countdown-series.html | false | 4 |
Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:VGK – Get Rating) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 6,558 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $447,000.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VGK. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 12.4% during the 2nd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 14,953,453 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,005,768,000 after buying an additional 1,648,533 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF during the 4th quarter worth $70,622,000. Haverford Trust Co lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 7,962.7% during the 3rd quarter. Haverford Trust Co now owns 943,661 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $61,914,000 after buying an additional 931,957 shares in the last quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 266.0% during the 4th quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. now owns 1,111,129 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $75,823,000 after buying an additional 807,581 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF by 84.3% in the 3rd quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 1,344,855 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $88,510,000 after purchasing an additional 615,305 shares during the period.
VGK stock opened at $61.54 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $62.33 and its 200-day moving average is $65.57. Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF has a twelve month low of $55.11 and a twelve month high of $70.70.
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Michael O'Neill admits that Stoke City didn't play with enough 'decisiveness' in their play as they stumbled to another defeat by a single goal.
It is a statistic that is damning Stoke's season that they have lost tight games - 17 defeats and 16 by one goal - and they have not been able to score against teams who are prepared to defend deep and play on the counter-attack.
This time it was at home to Bristol City, with the goal coming from Jay Dasilva late on as his cross looped over Jack Bonham after he had been afforded way too much space.
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O'Neil said: "We didn't play at the level. We shouldn't have lost the game but we didn't play with enough decisiveness in our play. They put a lot of men behind the ball, typical of a lot of games we've played here this season, and we struggled with that.
"You've got to have the character to play, that's the game. There's an expectation to play, to take the ball and play. Not that we didn't try to play, we did, but some of our play was indecisive.
"That was the most frustrating thing. We knew how the opposition would come and play. We worked hard on it over the last couple of days and what our options were but we got on the pitch and didn't take those options. Then you get what you get.
"The first half was a bit slow, bit ponderous. After half-time we played well for 20, 25 minutes but we missed passes. We missed opportunities - not chances, but opportunities to create really good chances." | https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-bristol-city-michael-oneill-6960597 | 2022-04-15T18:10:37Z | https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-bristol-city-michael-oneill-6960597 | false | 1 |
Rio de Janeiro’s famous carnival could turn into a croccy horror show - after the Brazilian city was invaded by alligators.
The four-day fiesta - which starts Wednesday and is the biggest in the world attended by two million revellers daily - will have up to 5,000 unwelcome guests.
Conservationists say caimans - alligator-like reptiles which grow up to 13ft long and weigh up to 12st - are living in rivers and lagoons across the seaside city and have started emerging from the drains.
They have been spotted strolling along streets, basking in the sunshine and even creeping into houses.
Experts think urban expansion, polluted habitats and feeding by humans have encouraged their growing presence.
One said: "Rio has got 5,000 caimans and there’s every chance more than a few will show up to the party. It will add a little bite to the occasion.’’
The news comes after a huge 12-foot alligator was found hanging out in the master bedroom of a newly built house in Florida, before being promptly evicted.
A man installing window blinds stumbled on the alligator in the house in the plush community of Babcock Ranch, where homes sell for as much as $1.5million (£1.14million).
It took two professional trappers to pull the alligator out through a patio after the sliding doors were temporarily taken off.
Three men drag the beast into the front garden where it is loaded into a vehicle after several horrifying death rolls.
Project manager Matthew Goodwin told McClatchy News: “The wind closed the door and he was trapped. He went into every room and made his mark."
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On March 23, another gator demanded attention when it lay in the middle of the road, stubbornly refusing to get out of traffic in Florida.
Walton County sheriff’s deputies arrived to find cars backed up and a young alligator lying in the road.
Finally, someone with a shovel began pushing the alligator off the road and into a nearby wooded area. The alligator was clearly not happy, turning several times to snap at the shovel. | https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/rio-carnival-horror-show-after-26723255 | 2022-04-15T18:15:43Z | https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/rio-carnival-horror-show-after-26723255 | true | 1 |
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CMS cut funding to San Francisco-based Laguna Honda Hospital, one of the largest skilled nursing facilities in the country, after a recent inspection found a new list of violations, The San Francisco Chronicle reported April 14.
Roughly two-thirds of the hospital's budget comes from Medicare and Medicaid funding, according to The San Francisco Chronicle. The hospital will continue receiving payments for 30 days while public health officials reapply to the federal funding programs and work to address the new issues. Officials were instructed to rectify issues by April 14, but an inspection found the hospital was still struggling with quality of care and to keep out contraband.
"I want to assure you that every resource is being utilized to address the concerns of our regulatory agencies and that Laguna Honda is working very closely with CMS to finalize plans to address these concerns and continue to serve our patients through our participation in the Medi-Cal/Medicare program," Michael Phillips, CEO of Laguna Honda Hospital, said in March 30 statement. | https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/post-acute/cms-gives-california-rehabilitation-hospital-30-days-to-avoid-shutdown-2.html | 2022-04-15T18:15:52Z | https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/post-acute/cms-gives-california-rehabilitation-hospital-30-days-to-avoid-shutdown-2.html | false | 1 |
New York Mets Ace Jacob deGrom to Undergo Additional MRI
According to New York Mets beat writer Tim Healey, ace pitcher Jacob deGrom will undergo a second MRI on his injured right shoulder.
Jacob deGrom said he is penciled in for a follow-up MRI a week from Monday (10 days from now).
— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) April 15, 2022
He recently got a bone scan — the further imaging Buck Showalter mentioned — which confirmed the original stress reaction diagnosis.
Currently, on the 10-day injured list, deGrom was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right scapula prior to the start of the regular season.
Speaking Thursday on the 33-year-old’s rehab, Mets manager Buck Showalter said, “It’s pretty positive so far. He will be here tomorrow [Friday] and then go back to St. Lucie to rehab – and as soon as he starts throwing, he will rejoin us and do all his throwing with us.”
New York announced on April 1 that they were shutting down deGrom for at least the next four weeks.
The results of the second MRI should provide more clarity on whether the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner ultimately lands on the 60-day IL.
In the meantime, the Mets starting rotation has thrived in deGrom’s absence, with Max Scherzer and Tylor Megill combining for a 4-0 record and 24 punchouts.
New York will be in action today in their Home Opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks, where it is currently -250 on the moneyline, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. | https://nesn.com/bets/2022/04/new-york-mets-ace-jacob-degrom-to-undergo-additional-mri/ | 2022-04-15T18:21:26Z | https://nesn.com/bets/2022/04/new-york-mets-ace-jacob-degrom-to-undergo-additional-mri/ | false | 1 |
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A deeply divided Minnesota Legislature returns from its Easter-Passover break Tuesday with just five weeks left to decide what to do with the state’s $9.25 billion budget surplus plus $1.2 billion in unspent federal pandemic relief.
There’s been little meeting of the minds between the House Democratic and Senate Republican majorities since they convened in January. They have yet to translate their handful of bipartisan successes to bigger deals on taxes, spending and policy. Much of what they’ve advanced will please the parties’ traditional constituencies but won’t become law.
There is no constitutional requirement that the Legislature pass anything this session, given that it approved the current two-year budget last year. Any untouched surplus will stay in the bank for next year. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, however, would decide how to use the unspent federal aid if lawmakers can’t agree.
A public works borrowing package known as a bonding bill is typically the centerpiece of sessions in even-numbered years like this one. That has yet to come together, but Walz used the break to talk up his own $2.7 billion "local jobs and projects” bonding wish list, as well as his tax and public safety proposals.
Here’s a look at where some of the major issues stand headed into the home stretch:
THE BIG PICTURE NUMBERS
The House and Senate majorities haven’t provided official cost totals for their budget blueprints, which are still taking shape. But the Minnesota Budget Project calculates that the House Democratic plan currently contains a net increase of $4.9 billion in additional funding for public services, compared with $1.4 billon for the Senate Republican plan, while the Senate plan would cut revenues by $3.4 billion compared with $1.6 billion for the House. Altogether, the group says, House spending and tax changes would cost the state’s general fund $7 billion compared with $5.9 billion for the Senate’s.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
The biggest stalemate remains the linked issues of undoing an unemployment insurance tax increase and bonuses for frontline workers who took risks during the pandemic. House Democrats have made a tax rollback contingent on Senate Republicans agreeing to $1 billion for frontline workers instead of the $250 million target set last year. Senate Republicans have refused.
BIPARTISAN SUCCESSES
Both chambers rushed through $1 million in emergency money in one day this month to bolster the fight against bird flu in the country’s largest turkey-producing state. It’s the worst outbreak of the disease since 2015 and has cost Minnesota producers over 1.8 million birds.
The House and Senate also agreed on a $700 million extension of the state’s reinsurance program, which holds down premiums for residents who buy health insurance on the individual market.
Walz led an emotional signing ceremony for a $25 million bill to fund research into ALS authored by Sen. David Tomassoni of Chisholm, who has the neurological disease.
State government will divest from Russia in solidarity with Ukraine. Minnesota had an estimated $53 million in Russian investments before the invasion.
TAXES
In keeping with the GOP vow to give the surplus back to taxpayers, the Senate passed a permanent income tax cut that would reduce the first-tier rate for all filers from 5.35% to 2.8% and fully eliminate income taxes on Social Security. It would provide $8.4 billion in relief over three years, taking $3.4 billion of the current surplus. So it doesn’t leave a lot of room for spending hikes.
Critics say most of the benefits of the GOP plan would go to well-off Minnesotans. The $1.6 billion House Democratic plan foregoes an across-the-board cut in favor of targeted relief through expanded child care and property tax credits and refunds. It would also eliminate taxes on Social Security for those with annual incomes under $75,000.
Walz is still pushing for one-time income tax rebates of $500 for single filers and $1,000 for joint filers. He’s dubbed them “Walz checks.“ His plan isn’t in the House tax bill, and the Senate voted it down. But it’s conceivable that some version could emerge as a compromise.
PUBLIC SAFETY
The House and Senate have also staked out very different positions on fighting crime. The $100 million Senate Republican plan includes longer sentencing for several offenses plus measures meant to discourage judges and prosecutors from going easy on offenders.
The House Democratic proposal includes $150 million in grants to help cities and counties with the worst crime rates develop “innovative solutions.” The governor's plan has similarities but it would spread $300 million among cities, counties and tribes over three years in a more direct approach to funding police.
A proposed ban on no-knock warrants following the police killing of Amir Locke didn’t make it into the main House public safety bill and a floor vote is uncertain.
One of the few pieces of common ground in both bills is $50 million so the state’s public defender system can increase staffing to national standards. Those lawyers came close to striking in March.
EDUCATION
Education is one of the biggest components of the state budget, and House Democrats want to make it even bigger by spending $1.15 billion of the surplus on schools. Their package focuses on mental health support for students, special education and English language learners.
The Senate GOP proposal would spend just $30 million more. Republicans point out that the current two-year budget already includes a big increase in per-pupil funding, 2.5% in the first year and 2% in the second. Their focus is a "Parents Bill of Rights” of curriculum transparency measures.
ENVIRONMENT
The outdoor proposal that’s gotten the most buzz has been decreasing the statewide walleye limit from six to four, but it appears dead in the water. A bill to block the Walz administration's “clean car” rules awaits a Senate floor vote but remains stalled in the House.
The main House environment bill would rein in deer farms to prevent chronic wasting disease. It would also ban PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,“ from several consumer products.
A proposed constitutional amendment to renew the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund through 2050 has made it through a couple Senate committees with bipartisan support. The current amendment, which dedicates 40% of state lottery proceeds to outdoors projects, expires in two years. The new amendment, if approved by voters in 2024, would increase that to 50%.
SLEEPER ISSUES
An effort to legalize sports betting in Minnesota got new life after tribes that operate casinos gave it their tentative support in return for a big piece of the action. It’s been moving through House committees but faces an uphill fight in the Senate. A push to legalize recreational marijuana hasn’t caught fire this session. It passed the House last year but has gone nowhere in the Senate. A move to allow more direct sales of growlers and six-packs by craft breweries and spirits in larger bottles by small distilleries has had a taste of success in the House but remains bottled up in the Senate. | https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2022/04/15/divided-minnesota-legislature-will-return-with-much-undone.html | 2022-04-15T18:23:56Z | https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2022/04/15/divided-minnesota-legislature-will-return-with-much-undone.html | false | 16 |
Twitter Inc. adopted a measure that would shield it from hostile acquisition bids, taking steps to thwart billionaire Elon Musk’s unwelcome offer to take the company private and make it a bastion of free speech.
The board set up a shareholder rights plan, exercisable if a party acquires 15% of the stock without prior approval, lasting for one year only. The plan seeks to ensure that anyone taking control of Twitter through open market accumulation pays all shareholders an appropriate control premium, according to a statement Friday.
Twitter enacted the plan to buy time, according to a person familiar with the matter. The board wants to be able to analyze and negotiate any deal, and may still accept it.
ALSO READ: Elon Musk launches hostile takeover of Twitter for $43 billion
“The Rights Plan does not prevent the Board from engaging with parties or accepting an acquisition proposal if the Board believes that it is in the best interests of Twitter and its shareholders,” the company said.
The Tesla Inc. chief executive officer on Thursday offered $54.20 a share in cash for Twitter, valuing the social media company at $43 billion. Musk, who said it was his “best and final” offer, had already accrued a stake of more than 9% in Twitter since earlier this year. Twitter’s board met Thursday to review Musk’s proposal to determine if it was in the best interest of the company and all of its shareholders.
A poison pill defense strategy allows existing shareholders the right to purchase additional shares at a discount, effectively diluting the ownership interest of the hostile party. Poison pills are common among companies under fire from activist investors or in hostile takeover situations.
Under Twitter’s plan, each right will entitle its holder to purchase, at the then-current exercise price, additional shares of common stock having a then-current market value of twice the exercise price of the right.
‘Love It’
Included in Musk’s securities filing disclosing the bid Thursday morning was a script of text he sent to the company. In it he said, “it’s a high price and your shareholders will love it.”
At least one prominent investor, though, said the offer was too low and the market reaction appeared to agree. Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said the deal doesn’t “come close to the intrinsic value” of the popular social media platform.Speaking later Thursday at a TED conference, Musk said he wasn’t sure he “will actually be able to acquire it.” He added that his intent was to also retain “as many shareholders as is allowed by the law,” rather than keeping sole ownership of the company himself.
Twitter shares dropped 1.7% in New York on Thursday, reflecting the market’s view that the deal is likely to be rejected or to fall through. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported the San Francisco-based company was considering a poison pill defense.
Musk first disclosed his Twitter stake on April 4, making him the largest individual investor. At the TED conference, he indicated that he has a Plan B if Twitter’s board rejects his offer. He declined to elaborate. But in his filing earlier in the day, he said he would rethink his investment if the bid failed.
“If the deal doesn’t work, given that I don’t have confidence in management nor do I believe I can drive the necessary change in the public market, I would need to reconsider my position as a shareholder,” said Musk.
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Chandigarh, Apr 15 (PTI) The Haryana government on Friday directed its employees across departments to mark their attendance using the biometric system.
Earlier, exemption was granted to employees from marking attendance using the biometric system in view of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Marking attendance through the biometric system resumed a week ago.
Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal said it is mandatory for all the employees to mark their attendance in offices through Aadhaar-Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS) so that their working hours can be tracked and monitored regularly, according to an official statement.
Kaushal issued the directions while presiding over a meeting here regarding marking attendance through AEBAS, the statement said.
The employee who will have the highest attendance according to the AEBAS record will get an appreciation certificate, the chief secretary said.
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WFO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, April 16, 2022
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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM
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Federal Executive Forum’s Secure Cloud Computing in Government
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Michael Mestrovich, Acting Chief Information Security Officer, Central Intelligence Agency
Dr. Edward Mays, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Infrastructure and Support Services, Customs and Border Protection
Brian Conrad, Acting Director, FedRAMP & Secure Cloud Division, Technology Transformation Services, General Services Administration
John Morello, Vice President, Cloud Protection, Palo Alto Networks
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Pittsburgh Job Corps Center is Reopened and Ready to Transform Lives
PITTSBURGH, April 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pittsburgh Job Corps campus has immediate availability to safely provide campus living, overall health and wellness, and educate qualified applicants and place them directly into employment in our community.
At the Pittsburgh Job Corps, the campus has the capacity to serve 699 students aged 16-24 in areas such as Clinical Medical Assistant, Cement Masonry, Security and Protective Services, and Electrical. In addition, the campus works directly with local and national employers to help them fill in-demand and well-paying positions. This includes Giant Eagle, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 66, Mosites Construction, Beech Construction Inc, Southwestern Veterans Center, Allegheny Health Network and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic significantly reduced the number of students the Pittsburgh Job Corps campus has served over the past year and a half. But with effective vaccines and continued health safety precautions, the campus is now ready to resume full operations and to expand its training opportunities.
"We are incredibly excited that our campus has reopened and expanded our training opportunities and are eager to bring in deserving young people and help them start their careers," said Bob Gottschalk, Center Director at the Pittsburgh Job Corps campus. "With a long track record of successfully placing our graduates into meaningful careers in the Pittsburgh Tri-State area, we want our community to know that Job Corps is a terrific first option for any interested young person."
The Pittsburgh Job Corps campus has already demonstrated they are able to provide safe and healthy residential living and serve students effectively despite COVID. The program has protocols and policies in place to track COVID symptoms, test, and prevent an outbreak.
"The past two years has been trying for all of us. This time has also shown us that Job Corps dedication to teaching trades to young people has made a big difference not only in the lives of our students and their families, but in the lives of Americans reliant upon the work Job Corps alumni have been trained to do," said Byron V. Garrett, CEO and President of National Job Corps Association. "Given our availability to immediately serve students, we know the potential for our campuses to transform lives and want everyone to know that Job Corps is reopened and ready to help."
For more information about student outreach and recruitment, contact:
Ariel Cypher
Outreach and Admissions Manager
Ph: (412) 441-8665
EM: Cypher.Ariel@Jobcorps.org
About ODLE Management
Founded in 2004 by Lisa S. Odle, President and CEO, ODLE Management Group, LLC is an experienced workforce development provider. ODLE is the prime contractor and manages the day-to-day operations of several Job Corps campuses to include outreach, admissions and placement services. Prime contracts are in Louisiana (New Orleans), Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh), Virginia (Old Dominion in Monroe), Texas (El Paso) and Oklahoma (Tulsa). In addition, Odle is a subcontractor in New Mexico (Albuquerque), Florida (Pinellas County) and Washington, D.C. (Potomac).
ODLE has received distinguished honors from the Small Business Administration, Arizona Small Business Administration, and the Arizona Small Business Development Center. In February 2020, ODLE completed a merger with Eckerd Connects, a private, national nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization; ODLE remains a separate organization and a wholly owned subsidiary.
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An Ohio man who claimed he was only “following presidential orders” from Donald Trump when he stormed the U.S. Capitol was convicted by a jury that took less than three hours to reject his novel defense for obstructing Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential victory.
The federal jury on Thursday also found Dustin Byron Thompson, 38, guilty of all five of the other charges in his indictment, including stealing a coat rack from an office inside the Capitol during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. The maximum sentence for the obstruction count, the lone felony, would be 20 years imprisonment.
Jurors didn’t buy Thompson’s defense, in which he blamed Trump and members of the president’s inner circle for the insurrection and for his own actions.
One juror who spoke to reporters only on condition of anonymity said, “Donald Trump wasn’t on trial in this case.”
The juror, a 40-year-old man, said as he left the courthouse, “Everyone agrees that Donald Trump is culpable as an overall narrative. Lots of people were there and then went home. Dustin Thompson did not.”
Thompson himself, testifying a day earlier, admitted he joined the mob’s attack and stole the coat rack and a bottle of bourbon. He said he regretted his “disgraceful” behavior.
“I can’t believe the things that I did,” he said. “Mob mentality and group think is very real and very dangerous.”
Still, he said he believed Trump’s false claim that the election was stolen and was trying to stand up for him.
“If the president is giving you almost an order to do something, I felt obligated to do that,” he said.
U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton, who is scheduled to sentence Thompson on July 20, described the defendant’s testimony as “totally disingenuous” and his conduct on Jan. 6 as “reprehensible.” The judge also cast blame in Trump’s direction after the verdict was announced.
“I think our democracy is in trouble,” he said, adding that “charlatans” like Trump don’t care about democracy, only about power.
“And as a result of that, it’s tearing our country apart,” the judge said.
Prosecutors did not ask for Thompson to be detained immediately, but Walton ordered him held and he was led away handcuffed. The judge said he believed Thompson was a flight risk and posed a danger to the public.
Thompson’s trial was the third to go before a jury among hundreds of Capitol riot cases prosecuted by the Justice Department. In the first two cases, jurors also convicted the defendants of all charges.
Assistant U.S. Attorney William Dreher said that Thompson, a college-educated exterminator who lost his job during the COVID-19 pandemic, knew he was breaking the law when he joined the mob that attacked the Capitol and, in his case, looted the Senate parliamentarian’s office. The prosecutor told jurors that Thompson’s lawyer “wants you to think you have to choose between President Trump and his client.”
“You don’t have to choose because this is not President Trump’s trial. This is the trial for Dustin Thompson because of what he did at the Capitol on the afternoon on Jan. 6,” Dreher told jurors during his closing arguments.
Defense attorney Samuel Shamansky said Thompson hasn’t avoided taking responsibility for his conduct that day.
“This shameful chapter in our history is all on TV,” Shamansky told jurors.
But he said Thompson, unemployed and consumed by a steady diet of conspiracy theories, was vulnerable to Trump’s lies about a stolen election. He described Thompson as a “pawn” and Trump as a “gangster” who abused his power to manipulate supporters.
“The vulnerable are seduced by the strong, and that’s what happened here,” Shamansky said.
The judge had barred Thompson’s lawyer from calling Trump and ally Rudolph Giuliani as trial witnesses. But he ruled that jurors could hear recordings of speeches that Trump and Giuliani delivered on Jan. 6, before the riot erupted. A recording of Trump’s remarks was played.
Shamansky contended that Giuliani, the Trump adviser and former New York City major, incited rioters by encouraging them to engage in “trial by combat” and that Trump provoked the mob by saying, “If you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.”
But prosecutor Dreher told jurors that neither Trump nor Giuliani had the authority to “make legal” what Thompson did at the Capitol.
The juror who spoke on condition of anonymity said he was “laughing under my breath” when Thompson testified he took the coat rack to prevent other rioters from using it as a weapon against police.
Thompson was charged and convicted on six counts: obstructing Congress’ joint session to certify the Electoral College vote, theft of government property, entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly or disruptive conduct in a Capitol building and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.
He had driven from Ohio to Washington with a friend, Robert Lyon, who also was arrested less than a month after the riot. Lyon pleaded guilty in March to two misdemeanors — theft of government property and disorderly conduct — and is to be sentenced June 3.
Thompson and Lyon took an Uber ride into Washington on the morning of Jan. 6. After Trump’s rally and speech near the White House, they headed to the Capitol.
Thompson was wearing a bulletproof vest when he entered the building and went to the parliamentarian’s office, The FBI said agents later searched Lyon’s cellphone and found a video that showed a ransacked office and Thompson yelling: “Wooooo! ’Merica Hey! This is our house!”
“(Trump) didn’t force you to go. He didn’t force you to walk every step of the way to the Capitol building, did he?” Dreher asked Thompson on Wednesday.
“No,” Thompson said.
“You chose to do that?” Dreher asked.
“I was following presidential orders, but yes,” Thompson said.
More than 770 people have been charged with federal crimes arising from the riot. Over 250 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanors. Thompson is the fifth person to be tried on riot-related charges.
On Monday, a jury convicted a former Virginia police officer, Thomas Robertson, of storming the Capitol with another off-duty officer. Last month, a jury convicted a Texas man, Guy Reffitt, of storming the building with a holstered handgun.
A judge hearing testimony without a jury decided cases against two other Capitol riot defendants at separate bench trials. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden acquitted one of them of all charges and partially acquitted the other. | https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/man-who-blamed-trumps-orders-for-riot-actions-is-found-guilty/ | 2022-04-15T18:35:09Z | https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/man-who-blamed-trumps-orders-for-riot-actions-is-found-guilty/ | true | 42 |
Kaley Cuoco recently confirmed to Glamour that she lost out on a much-desired role in Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out 2.” The actor went through a lengthy audition process, but was looked over in favor of Kate Hudson, who nabbed the part in the Netflix-backed murder mystery. Johnson shot the sequel in Greece with original star Daniel Craig and a brand-new ensemble that featured Hudson, Dave Bautista, Kathryn Hahn, Ethan Hawke and more.
“I was convinced [the part was mine],” Cuoco said. “Kate Hudson ended up getting it. But I was so convinced that my bags were packed for Greece. And then I didn’t get it. I was so devastated. And I’m not [normally] devastated over roles. I had done chemistry reads, I had done Zooms. And I didn’t get it. I cried and I cried all night long. And it went to Kate, who’s great.”
Cuoco said the day after she was rejected from “Knives Out 2,” she got a script for the upcoming romantic comedy “Meet Cute,” in which she stars opposite Pete Davidson. But even though Cuoco fell in love with the “Meet Cute” screenplay and wouldn’t have been able to star in the rom-com had she landed “Knives Out 2,” she was still upset about missing out on Johnson’s sequel.
“I mean, I was gutted over that,” Cuoco said about losing the “Knives Out 2” role. “And that’s when I thought I was on fire, like, I’m for sure getting that. And they were like, ‘No, we’re going to go with Kate.'”
Cuoco added, “[The whole time prior] I was thinking I was hot shit: I’m going to be with Daniel Craig. This is amazing. But I couldn’t be happier with how things turned out. That’s what it was supposed to be, and ‘Knives Out 2’ is going to be great and Kate’s great. She was supposed to do it and I was supposed to do this. And maybe I’ll get to audition for the third one.”
Next up for Cuoco is the second season of “The Flight Attendant,” which launches April 21 on HBO Max. Netflix has yet to announce an official release date for “Knives Out 2,” although it’s expected to drop sometime this fall. | https://variety.com/2022/film/news/kaley-cuoco-lost-knives-out-2-role-kate-hudson-1235233453/ | 2022-04-15T18:38:45Z | https://variety.com/2022/film/news/kaley-cuoco-lost-knives-out-2-role-kate-hudson-1235233453/ | true | 1 |
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Forty-nine Yellowstone National Park bison were shipped to slaughter, killed by hunters or captured for relocation this winter —- well short of officials’ goal to remove 600 to 900 of the animals.
The park has about 5,000 bison, also known as buffalo.
The herds are culled annually under a federal-state agreement that’s meant to keep their numbers from growing and to prevent bison from spreading the disease brucellosis to cattle.
The culling program depends on large numbers of bison migrating into Montana.
But this year’s migration was not very large.
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Ben Stokes should replace Joe Root as England captain but he will need senior support - Vaughan
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Ben Stokes should replace Joe Root as England Test captain, says former England skipper Michael Vaughan.
Root, who captained England for five years, stepped down from the role on Friday.
Vaughan told the BBC's Test Match Special podcast that vice-captain Stokes was best placed to take over but would need support.
"I don't see anyone else who could take the position and be guaranteed of their place in the side," Vaughan said.
"In Ben Stokes you have clearly got someone who has got a smart cricket brain, he's going to give it everything, he is certainly going to have the respect of the players around him."
Stokes took a break from cricket in July for his mental wellbeing but returned to the England squad for the Ashes series.
The all-rounder has not been training after suffering pain in his left knee during England's tour of the West Indies in March but he is hoping to make a return to county side Durham next month.
"Stokes is everything in a person and a player that you would want but he will need a lot of support around him because when you have got that all-rounder tag and they've got that persona that they think they can do everything," Vaughan said.
"You need a senior core around him to give him a few pointers.
"You need to have someone say 'listen Ben, just concentrate on what you're really good at' and that's out on the field, making decisions and trying to just give us your best performance."
The 30-year-old captained a young England side to a 3-0 ODI series victory against Pakistan last summer after a Covid outbreak caused England to name an entirely new 18-man squad.
"If he performs like we know he can he will lead the team by example," Vaughan added.
However, BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew said he had concerns about Stokes possibly succeeding Root.
"There are so few candidates that it rules out any kind of long-term appointment," Agnew said.
"Someone like Ben Stokes could be one if he is fit enough, but I do not know if it is good for Stokes or for English cricket if he was saddled with the captaincy.
"You look back at the big characters that have captained England like Ian Botham, Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff - they have all failed as captains. We all want Stokes to go out there and express himself."
Choosing the next captain will be the first task for the new management hierarchy, with England in the process of appointing a new managing director and head coach following the departures of Ashley Giles and Chris Silverwood after the Ashes.
Root led England for a record 64 Tests and won more (27) and lost more (26) than any other man to have led the side, though only one of those victories came in the last 17 Tests.
It had been expected that any decision on his future would only be made with the new managing director and head coach in place. | https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/61122163 | 2022-04-15T18:41:30Z | https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/61122163 | false | 3 |
CHICAGO, April 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This is bad news for Illinois consumers who are coming off the most expensive winter heating season in more than decade, and it's why we're working to build a more consumer-friendly rate-setting system in Illinois. CUB will review ComEd's rate-hike request and fight every dollar that can't be justified.
The "formula rate" system, at the heart of ComEd's corruption scandal, has led to hundreds of millions of dollars in rate hikes over the years. But thanks to the Climate & Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), CUB and other consumer advocates are working to build a system that gives the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) more authority and maximizes consumer benefits. CEJA also supports a process before the ICC to investigate a ComEd refund in connection with the company's scandal. CUB calls on ComEd to do the right thing and give its customers a fair refund—much more than the $21 million it has proposed.
BACKGROUND
- On Friday, April 15, ComEd announced it was requesting that the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) increase the utility's delivery rates by $199 million. The ICC will rule on the case in December.
- This rate hike is reportedly the largest by ComEd in eight years, and it would increase the average residential customer's monthly bill by about $2.20 beginning Jan. 1, 2023.
- The increase affects delivery charges—what all customers pay to have the electricity delivered to their homes. Those charges take up about a third to a half of the bill.
- This is the last time delivery rates will be set according to the state's 2011 "Energy Infrastructure and Modernization Act," or the "smart-grid bill." That law uses a formula to determine ComEd rates annually to cover electric system upgrades.
- CUB did not support the smart-grid legislation, citing too few consumer protections. In 2021, the group helped pass the Climate & Equitable Jobs Act, or CEJA. The new Illinois law aims to replace formula rates with a system that gives the ICC more authority and puts more emphasis on customer priorities like affordability and reliability.
- CEJA also called for a state regulatory investigation into ComEd giving consumers a refund in connection with the company's corruption scandal. CUB has fought for a refund on multiple fronts, including before the ICC, where the watchdog is pushing for ComEd to give its customers a refund that is more than double the $21 million the company has proposed.
CUB is Illinois' leading nonprofit utility watchdog. Created by the Illinois Legislature, CUB opened its doors in 1984 to represent the interests of residential and small-business utility customers. Since then, it has saved consumers more than $20 billion by helping block rate hikes, secure refunds and fight for clean, low-cost energy. For more information, call CUB's Consumer Hotline, 1-800-669-5556, or visit its website, www.CitizensUtilityBoard.org.
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Day" game were:
8-6-1, WB: 8
(eight, six, one; WB: eight)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Day" game were:
8-6-1, WB: 8
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UP to bring aggregator policy soon
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh will soon bring its aggregator policy to regulate the cab aggregator market in the state, in keeping with the guidelines already issued by the Centre, officials dealing with the issue said.
A cab “aggregator” has been defined as a digital intermediary or market place for the passenger to connect with a driver for the purpose of the transportation. Companies such as Ola and Uber are examples of aggregators.
“A proposal prepared by the transport department in this regard long back is now under an active consideration in the government which might roll out the aggregator policy in the next one month or two,” said a senior transport department official requesting anonymity.
Among other things, the proposed policy also seeks to regulate the base and the surge fare to be charged by an aggregator from passengers. The cancellation charge for the driver and the rider will also be capped.
The aggregator will have to verify criminal antecedents of a driver before employing him and it will not employ any driver who has been convicted in the past for any cognizable offence.
At present, the transport department has no legal framework under which it can take action against an aggregator on a complaint by a passenger.
“After the proposed policy is in place, aggregators will be brought under well-defined rules. As on date, these services do not find mention in the existing law, making it difficult for the agencies concerned to regulate them,” the official pointed out.
Under the policy, an aggregator will require a licence from the transport department to provide services and the licence will be subject to suspension and cancellation for not complying with the rules laid down in the policy.
Aggregators will also be mandated to conduct a comprehensive background check of the driver along with a medical examination before having an induction training programme for on-boarding drivers, to train them on how to use the app, follow the relevant Motor Vehicle Rules, drive carefully, as well as imparting first responder training, gender sensitization and maintaining hygiene in the cab etc.
Further, the aggregator will also need to insure their drivers with health and term insurance and will not allow the driver to drive for hours more than specified in the policy. If women commuters want car pool, they will be given option to pool with women passengers only. “The policy will also clearly specify whether cap sharing is permissible or not,” the official said.
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New Covid cases in Uttar Pradesh cross100-mark after 34 days
LUCKNOW: The number of fresh Covid cases in Uttar Pradesh crossed the 100-mark on Friday, after a gap of 34 days. On March 11, there were 117 new Covid cases and on March 12 the state had reported 90 new cases. Since then, new cases kept declining and touched a low of 14 on April 11. But in the past three days, there has been sharp rise. Only 2 patients recovered during the day.
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Delhi Police probes complaint of against man posing as PMO official
Delhi Police commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Friday said the authorities received a complaint regarding forgery, impersonation and identity fraud of an office bearer at the Prime Minister's Office. The Delhi top cop shared a screenshot of a mail with the sender having email address of initials PMO asking designer Kunal Merchant to design a table for PM Modi. The alleged mail also referred to a contact number which was blurred later.
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Zone 4 residents show the way, tell PMC to adopt chronic garbage spots
The residents of zone 4, frustrated with the working of the Pune Municipal Corporation, have given a clarion call to the authorities to get their act together and adopt a chronic garbage spot in the area. For the past year, a group of volunteers working under the banner, Pune Waste Warriors' has been constantly complaining to the authorities about the garbage lying around in some of the main chowks of the area.
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NDPS court acquits Nigerian national due to faulty police probe
Mumbai: A special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court last week acquitted a Nigerian national prosecuted for alleged possession of 200 grams of cocaine in November 2017. The accused, 29-year-old Kedrick Odo Bartho, was arrested on November 11, 2017, from Andheri (west) purportedly with cocaine weighing 200 grams. A trap was set up and Bartho was searched in front of independent panch witnesses. Upon search, the police found the drugs with him.
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North Indians living in Mumbai for generations are Mumbaikars: Devendra Fadnavis
Mumbai: In a bid to woo north Indian voters ahead of the crucial Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections, former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that people from the community who have been living in Mumbai for the last three to four generations are now Mumbaikars. Fadnavis inaugurated the newly constructed Babu RN Singh Guest House, situated at Uttar Bharatiya Sangh Bhavan in Bandra East. | https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/up-to-bring-aggregator-policy-soon-101650045179912.html | 2022-04-15T18:45:32Z | https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/up-to-bring-aggregator-policy-soon-101650045179912.html | true | 1 |
Washington [US], April 15 (ANI): Pop star Miley Cyrus has confirmed her relationship with Maxx Morando.
The couple was seen making out on Thursday while standing on a sidewalk in West Hollywood in photos obtained by E! News.
Also Read | Lock Upp: Ekta Kapoor to Celebrate Five Years of ALTBalaji With Tusshar Kapoor and Divya Agarwal.
Cyrus, 29 could be seen wrapping her arms around Morando, 23 as they passionately kissed.
The duo first sparked romance rumours in November 2021 when they were seen getting cosy at Gucci's Love Parade runway show.
Also Read | Pippa: Ishaan Khatter, Mrunal Thakur Wrap Up the Shoot of Their Upcoming War Drama.
Morando also attended 'Miley's New Year's Eve Party in Miami, which she co-hosted with Pete Davidson on NBC, in a show of support.
Miley was earlier married to Liam Hemsworth from 2018 to 2020 and last publicly dated Cody Simpson. (ANI)
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Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp. (OTCMKTS:PZRIF – Get Rating) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 32,900 shares, a growth of 239.2% from the March 15th total of 9,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 109.7 days.
PZRIF opened at $11.05 on Friday. Pizza Pizza Royalty has a 1-year low of $8.00 and a 1-year high of $11.32. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $10.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $9.65.
Separately, TD Securities raised their price objective on shares of Pizza Pizza Royalty from C$12.00 to C$14.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 3rd.
Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp. engages in the ownership and operation of pizza restaurants. It manufactures and delivers pizza through its network of restaurants, which includes Pizza Pizza Ltd. and Flying Pizza 73. The company was founded on April 4, 2012 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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A judge blocked enforcement Friday of a new Ohio law that threatened Women’s Med Dayton’s ability to perform procedural abortions.
Several groups had pooled together to fight the law from being enforced, saying Ohio had started enforcing the law against Women’s Med before it even was supposed to go into effect.
These groups include Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Ohio, and Fanon A. Rucker of the Cochran Firm-OH representing reproductive health care providers, Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region, and Women’s Med Dayton.
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Judge Alison Hatheway found that the law was being prematurely enforced before its effective date and that violated Women’s Med Dayton’s due process rights.
The clinic has a license through a waiver that needs to be reapproved, and the new law in question, Senate Bill 157, makes this process more difficult for the clinic.
The law was set to go into effect March 23. The clinic would then have another 90 days to show it could comply.
Women’s Med in court documents accused the Ohio Department of Health of prematurely enforcing the new law, by making compliance a condition for renewal of the license waiver.
“The state’s disregard of foundational due process principles shows just how far it will go to attempt to eliminate access to abortion,” stated representatives from Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region, ACLU, ACLU of Ohio, and Women’s Med Dayton.
The current problem roots back to a requirement that Women’s Med Center in Kettering and other surgical abortion clinics must have a written transfer agreement with a hospital to operate in the state.
Women’s Med has never been able to get one of these agreements with the two major local health networks — Kettering Health and Premier Health — and instead has been operating under a waiver signed by doctors affiliated with Wright State University.
Now under the new law, the physicians who sign the clinic’s license waiver paperwork cannot be affiliated with a state medical school.
The overwhelming majority of OB/GYNs in the Dayton region are either affiliated with the public medical school at Wright State University, or work for Kettering Health or Premier, leaving questions over whether the clinic will be able to find people to sign the waiver or have to stop procedural abortions.
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The 159-centimetre (five foot two) attacking midfielder is a hero in Thailand, where he captains the national team and advertises everything from credit cards to energy drinks.
Now the 28-year-old is breaking new ground after a January move to Japanese champions Kawasaki Frontale, which have won the J-League four times in the last five years.
Chanathip, also known as “Jay” in his home country, is keen to show football-mad Thai fans that he can live up to their expectations.
“Football is a sport that’s popular all over the world and it’s very popular in Thailand too,” he told AFP.
“The fans gave me the nickname ‘Messi’ and that’s a big honour, but Messi is a world-famous player, the best in the world.
“I can’t be like Messi, but I’m happy to be called that.”
Chanathip was born in central Thailand and first learned football from his father, a huge fan of Argentine legend Maradona.
His father showed him videos of the midfield great and encouraged his son to copy his bamboozling tricks and dynamic dribbles.
Chanathip made his Thai league debut in 2012 and had a trial with German side Hamburg, before earning himself a move to Japanese team Consadole Sapporo in 2017.
He spent four and a half years with the northern outfit, scoring 15 goals in 123 games, before joining Frontale this year for a reported J-League record transfer fee thought to be just under $4 million.
Now he is pulling the midfield strings for Japan’s leading club and has helped Frontale top the J-League table 10 games into the new season.
“I’ve been able to get some games under my belt since I joined Frontale and to be honest I’ve had some good moments and some bad moments,” he said.
“I’m still getting used to my teammates and my link-up play with them could be better. I have to keep adapting and show what I can do.”
‘Professional mentality’
Chanathip says he struggled when he first moved to the J-League but his “imagination and vision have developed” after almost five years in Japan.
He thinks the J-League is a higher level than many European leagues and would like to see more Thai players follow in his footsteps by moving overseas.
“It sounds disrespectful to say that you can’t compare the Thai league and the J-League, but you really can’t,” he said.
“Lots of players in the J-League have a professional mentality and it’s been like that for a long time. It’s very difficult to compare the two.”
Chanathip says he is not “technically or physically ready” to play in Europe, but he has plenty of ambitions to fulfil in Asian club football.
Frontale have dominated the J-League for the past five years but they have yet to win the AFC Champions League.
They will try to put that right when this season’s group stage gets under way today (Apr 15), with the Japanese side drawn against South Korea’s Ulsan Hyundai, China’s Guangzhou and Malaysia’s Johor Darul Ta’zim.
Chanathip believes Frontale, which have never gone past the quarter-finals, are good enough to finally claim the Asian title.
“When you look at the kind of football we’re playing, winning the trophy is the target and I think we’re capable of doing it,” he said.
Chanathip will switch focus to his national team this summer when Thailand play their qualifying matches in June for next summer’s Asian Cup.
The “War Elephants” will face Uzbekistan, Maldives and Sri Lanka in a round-robin tournament and are desperate not to miss out after failing to reach the final round of qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup.
Chanathip is confident his team will make it to the Asian Cup finals in China next year.
“As a player if you don’t think you can get through then it’s all over,” he said.
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DETROIT (AP) — Two years after the pandemic tore through the economy, America’s auto market looks something like this: Prices are drastically up. Supply is drastically down. And gasoline costs drastically more.
The result? A widening disparity between the richest buyers and everyone else.
READ MORE: Man Driving 90 mph In Madison Heights Construction Zone Found With Gun On DashboardThe most affluent buyers keep plunking down big money for new vehicles, including the least fuel-efficient among them — trucks, SUVS, large sedans.
As for the rest of America, millions are feeling increasingly priced out of the new-vehicle market. They are competing instead for a shrunken supply of used autos, especially smaller, less expensive ones that consume less fuel. The jump in pump prices since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has only intensified their urge to keep costs down.
They are people like Natalia Ponce De Leon of North Palm Beach, Florida. She had been leasing a Toyota Tacoma pickup she acquired as new four years ago and had been using for her custom drapery business. When it was time to replace it recently, she didn’t even consider a new vehicle.
Instead, she settled on a 9-year-old vehicle with 14,000 miles on it — a Toyota RAV4, a small SUV, that she bought at Earl Stewart Toyota in North Palm Beach. Though it cost her $23,000 to buy the SUV and pay off the remainder of her lease, Ponce De Leon is happy with her decision. For just under $400 a month for six years, she said, she has a vehicle that’s easier to drive than her old pickup yet spacious enough to carry a 6-foot ladder for her business.
Best of all, with gasoline having scaled $4 a gallon nationally, she’s enjoying superior fuel efficiency.
“I’m thinking I’m going to save, per month, between $100 and $200,” Ponce De Leon said — money that she plans to spend for online marketing to help grow her business.
The new-vehicle market is another story entirely. Among all purchases of new autos last month, nearly 79% were trucks and SUVs. A decade ago, that proportion was just 52%.
And that’s despite a whopping 22% jump in the average price of a new car since the pandemic struck two years ago — to more than $46,000, as of December.
Based on March prices and interest rates, the monthly payment on an average new vehicle would be $691 — far beyond the reach of what a household with a median gross income of $65,732 should spend, according to calculations by Cox Automotive and Moody’s.
Not so for many of the wealthier-than-average buyers who now dominate the new-vehicle market.
“Those that can afford it are still buying what they want,” said Jeff Schuster, president of global forecasting for LMC Automotive, a consulting firm.
Ivan Drury, a senior manager at the Edmunds.com auto site, has been surprised by the demand among affluent buyers for high-priced new vehicles.
READ MORE: Twitter Adopts 'Poison Pill' Measure That Could Thwart Elon Musk's Takeover Bid“I can’t imagine a situation in which we’ve had so many people willing to spend so much money,” Drury said. “It’s just abnormal for someone to go out and spend (sticker price) or above. I can’t think of any other time period unless it was on specific models. And this is every car on the road.”
Left largely out of that pool, buyers of more modest means have been vying for the most fuel-efficient used vehicles — and forcing up their prices. At auctions where dealers buy many of their vehicles, the average price of a 2-to-8-year-old compact car rose 1.1% during the past three weeks to an average of $12,560. That’s an annual rate of nearly 20%. The price of older cars is up even more, according to data compiled by Black Book, which monitors such prices.
By contrast, over the same period, the average for a full-size 2-8-year-old SUV actually fell 2.3%, to $32,700.
“The demand is pushing dealers to buy smaller, more efficient, and older vehicles,” said Alex Yurchenko, chief data officer for Black Book.
Behind that trend lies an economic reality: Americans as a whole have less cash to spend. Although America’s job market is robust and many people have received pay raises in recent months, the acceleration of inflation has more than wiped out those gains in most cases.
Consumer prices have skyrocketed 8.5% over the past year, the fastest such pace in four decades. In addition, stimulus checks and other federal aid that most households received after the pandemic have long since expired.
In many cases, too, households have drawn down much of the cash they had stockpiled during the pandemic. In response, Americans as a whole are going deeper into debt to pay their expenses.
“People in the lower price range are just jammed up,” Drury noted. “It’s weird to have so many people with so much money, and we have this other swath of consumers that say, ‘I’m tapped out.’ ”
Further stressing the lower-priced market is the shrinking availability of leasing, which had long allowed ordinary households to keep monthly payments low. Leasing has nearly dried up because automakers are no longer offering attractive deals.
“They don’t have to,” said Jonathan Smoke, chief economist of Cox Automotive, “because (auto) supplies are low.”
Even among higher-income households, the run-up in gas prices has left more buyers focused on fuel efficiency. In particular, many have been snapping up electric vehicles, whose sales jumped 66% over the past year, Edmunds.com says. Even so, the EV share of the overall auto market remains only about 4%.
In the meantime, prices for both new and used vehicles have begun to fall or level off. From February to March, average prices for used cars and trucks actually fell nearly 4%. That may suggest, Drury said, that people have had it and won’t keep paying inflated prices. Automakers have even begun raise discounts on pickup trucks.
“They might have tapped out of consumers that pay any price to get what they want,” Drury said.
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Climate toll on Arctic bases: Sunken runways, damaged roads
U.S. military bases in the Arctic and sub-Arctic are failing to prepare their installations for long-term climate change as required, even though soaring temperatures and melting ice already are cracking base runways and roads and worsening flood risks up north, the Pentagon’s watchdog office said Friday.
The report from the inspector general of the Department of Defense provides a rare bit of public stock-taking of the military’s state of readiness – or lack of readiness – for the worsening weather of a warming Earth.
The U.S. military long has formally recognized climate change as a threat to national security. That’s in part because of the impact that intensifying floods, wildfires, extreme heat and other natural disasters are having and will have on U.S. installations and troops around the world.
Increasing hurricanes, flooding, storms and wildfires in recent years have caused billions of dollars in damage to Florida’s Tyndall Air Force Base, Nebraska’s Offutt Air Force Base and other U.S. military installations, and interrupted training and other operations.
For years, laws, presidential orders and Pentagon rules have mandated that the military start planning and work so that its installations, warships, warplanes and troops can carry out their missions despite increasingly challenging conditions as the use of fossil fuels heats up the Earth.
While even acknowledging climate change was a career risk for administration officials under former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden directed faster, more sweeping action on climate change by the Department of Defense and other agencies as one of his first acts in office.
Despite Biden’s emphasis, inspectors visiting the United States’ six northernmost military bases last June and July found none were carrying out the required assessments and planning to prepare their installations and operations against long-term climate change.
Further, “most installation leaders at the six installations we visited in the Arctic and sub-Arctic region were unfamiliar with military installation resilience planning requirements, processes, and tools,” the inspector general reports said.
Senior officers told the inspector general’s inspection team that their operations lacked the training and funding to start the required work on hardening their bases. Some saw requirements for that kind of long-term planning as assembling a “wish list” that would go up against competing priorities, the officers told the inspectors.
A Pentagon spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday. The inspector general report cited Defense officials as saying that the Biden administration has finished or is working on many of the report’s recommendations to better incorporate climate preparations at bases and across military branches, and would increase resources to bases to make that possible.
One of the bases is in Greenland and the other five in Alaska: Thule Air Base, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Clear Space Force Station, Eielson Air Force Base, Fort Wainwright and Fort Greely.
The Arctic and sub-Arctic are important to U.S. strategic aims in part because of rising tensions and competition with Russia and China, and in part because sharply rising temperatures are melting sea ice and opening up both shipping lanes and access to the region’s oil and other resources, increasing interest and traffic in the region.
The Defense Department also sees “the Arctic is a potential vector for an attack on the U.S. homeland, a region where Russia and China are operating more freely, and a strategic corridor for DoD forces between the Indo-Pacific and Europe,” the report notes.
The inspectors found the kind of problems associated with worsening climate change already causing trouble at the U.S. bases.
At Fort Wainwright in Alaska, heightened wildfire risks in 2019 interrupted training for two Pacific Air Force squadrons, so that one was able to carry out only 59% of planned training for a period, the report said.
Many of the specific discussions of climate risks at the six bases were blacked-out in the version of the report made public Friday.
But inspectors photographed and described some. That included cracked and sunken runways undermined by melting ice, damaged hangers and roads, and a collapsed rock barrier that had been piled up to hold back floodwater from a river swollen by glacial melting, at Thule in Greenland.
Leaders at all six bases visited noted that kind of damage, inspectors said, “however, officials from five of these installations said they had not begun incorporating future climate risks into their installations’ planning.”
“They stated that their day-to-day focus was on reacting to immediate problems or reducing risk to existing hazards, rather than planning for future hazards,” the report noted.
The Arctic is warming two to three times faster than the rest of the world. A March heat wave that hiked Arctic temperatures 50 degrees (30 Celsius) higher than normal stunned scientists.
Of 79 U.S. military installations overall, the Department of Defense says two-thirds are vulnerable to worsening flooding as the climate worsens and half are vulnerable to increasing drought and wildfires.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California judge ruled that five Oakland police officers who fatally shot a homeless man in 2018 were unjustly fired and should have kept their jobs.
Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch said in his ruling issued Tuesday that Oakland city employees “improperly manipulated” an outside investigator’s report that initially concluded the officers were unjustly fired and should have kept their jobs, the East Bay Times reported Thursday.
The officers fatally shot Joshua Pawlik, 31, in North Oakland on March 11, 2018. Pawlik was armed and asleep in a small space between two homes. Officers rustled him from his sleep and said they fired at him because he would not put down the gun.
Four of the officers — William Berger, Brandon Hraiz, Craig Tanaka and Sgt. Francisco Negrete — fired guns and Officer Josef Philips shot a bean bag.
Karen Boyd, Oakland’s communications director, said in a statement that city officials “adhered to the letter and spirit of the labor agreement, and believe the Court erred in finding otherwise.”
“We remain committed to ensuring our employees are afforded due process in all disciplinary processes,” she added. She did not say whether the city would appeal the decision.
Michael Rains, an attorney who represented the officers, said the judge’s decision clears the path to allow them to either return to work for the Oakland Police Department or get retroactive pay. It’s not clear what the officers will do, Rains said, adding that most of them are now working for other law enforcement agencies.
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Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Clearview Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of SPDR S&P Dividend ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Ahrens Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. raised its stake in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF by 55.0% in the third quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 310 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Consolidated Planning Corp bought a new position in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF in the third quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, MFA Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in SPDR S&P Dividend ETF in the third quarter worth about $44,000.
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Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in shares of Jabil Inc. (NYSE:JBL – Get Rating) by 40.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 95,246 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 27,320 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. owned about 0.07% of Jabil worth $6,700,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co NY increased its stake in shares of Jabil by 0.5% in the third quarter. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co NY now owns 31,270 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,825,000 after buying an additional 161 shares during the period. Denali Advisors LLC increased its position in Jabil by 28.6% in the fourth quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 900 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $63,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in shares of Jabil by 9.5% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,977 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $209,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in shares of Jabil by 7.2% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 4,097 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $288,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sara Bay Financial boosted its position in shares of Jabil by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Sara Bay Financial now owns 16,344 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,150,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.15% of the company’s stock.
JBL has been the subject of several research reports. Raymond James upped their target price on Jabil from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 17th. StockNews.com lowered Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 1st. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Jabil from $73.00 to $77.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 17th. Citigroup reiterated a “top pick” rating and issued a $90.00 price objective on shares of Jabil in a research report on Thursday, March 17th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research upgraded Jabil from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, March 21st. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Jabil currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $77.14.
Jabil (NYSE:JBL – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 16th. The technology company reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $7.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.44 billion. Jabil had a return on equity of 36.62% and a net margin of 2.63%. Jabil’s revenue was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.99 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that Jabil Inc. will post 6.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 15th were paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 14th. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 5.90%.
In other news, CEO Mark T. Mondello sold 12,000 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.16, for a total value of $745,920.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Bruce Allan Johnson sold 11,000 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.01, for a total value of $759,110.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 35,000 shares of company stock worth $2,251,430 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 2.59% of the company’s stock.
About Jabil (Get Rating)
Jabil Inc provides manufacturing services and solutions worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Electronics Manufacturing Services and Diversified Manufacturing Services. It offers electronics design, production, and product management services. The company provides electronic design services, such as application-specific integrated circuit design, firmware development, and rapid prototyping services; and designs plastic and metal enclosures that include the electro-mechanics, such as the printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA).
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A 56-year-old man, Yaw George has lost his life after a Well he was renovating collapsed on him for about 5 hours at Assin Fosu in the Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central region on Thursday.
Information gathered indicates that the Well has been in a bad condition for over 20 years and the deceased and his two (2) apprentices who had been contracted to renovate it were working on the well until the disaster happened.
Though the Assin Foso Fire, Police, and Ambulance services were dispatched to the scene right after the incident to rescue the deceased, the situation was beyond their capabilities.
The incident occurred around 10:am and it was until 3:10 pm that the Excavator exhumed his lifeless body from the collapsed well.
The deceased body has been deposited at St. Francis Xavier Hospital mortuary waiting for preservation.
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There is only one time a year where I am buckled in my seat for almost an entire four days watching a golf tournament. The Masters is it. Next to being there in person, which has yet to happen, my virtual seat will have to do.
I was gripped by the return of Tiger. Could he really win? Could he even make it around the course for four days? What kind of head-shaking, belief-defying show would he put on this time?
I have to admit, if Tiger shot in the hundreds all four days, I would have been just as glued to the tube as when he was slaying the field in past times. My fascination with his play this time, however, was different. It wasn’t about his swing, amazing shots, or great putting, as those things eluded him this time around. It was about his face.
You could tell he was in pain. He played the entire Masters without cracking a smile. He limped along. We saw him converting his driver into a cane as he walked down the fairway. We heard him confess, “I am in pain all day, every day. After my round, I have to take ice-baths to the death to reduce the inflammation. I break it during the day and my team fixes it at night. You have no idea the work I have put in to get here.”
I know what it is like to play in pain as I struggle with a torn meniscus. You know what pain causes you to do? It causes you to quit. I did. I even stopped exercising because I had to, or at least that’s what I told myself. My self-disciplines suffered. Let’s face it, pain affects your body, mind and spirit. Most of us run from pain.
How you deal with pain is the great separator between the average person and the superhero. Tiger ran into the pain. He made the pain bow to him. Refusing to surrender to it, he resourced himself to overcome it. Accept it. Deal with it. Transcend it. That’s why they are called superheroes. It was this superhero power that enabled Tiger to rise and play.
He reminds me of David Goggins, who transformed himself from a loser and perpetual victim to decorated Navy SEAL and ultra-marathoner who set all kinds of world-class endurance records. He is known to be “the toughest man alive” by some.
“The pain you are willing to endure is measured by how bad you want it,” says Goggins. “Physical and mental suffering is a journey of self-discovery.”
Pushing yourself well beyond your comfort zone is all about seeing what you are made of. Insert Goggins’ philosophy of self-development and mental toughness into Tiger Woods’ brain and you will find the same exact script.
The good news is, dealing with pain as a stepping stone to mental toughness is a superpower not reserved for the elite athlete. We can develop our own superhero powers if we will push past the limits of our own comfort zone.
I decided to tap into my own superhero powers a few weeks ago. In examining my thinking, I realized I stopped exercising and holding to my disciplines because of pain. “Wait a minute, chicky!” I told myself. “Just because you are in pain and are having trouble walking doesn’t mean you can’t exercise. You can adapt and do something!” The shift in my mentality toward pain was empowering.
My next doctor’s appointment was still weeks away. What I was doing to relieve the pain was not working. Getting resourceful, I dove into the internet to research a solution. I spoke to all kinds of people asking for advice. The answer was so simple: As soon as I switched from Advil to Tylenol, I immediately became better.
I began to push myself to go beyond my comfort zone with my knee every day since. From golf to doing the twist, today I am pain-free taking no anti-inflammatories.
If there’s one lesson I will take from watching this year’s Masters, it’s the inspiration I received from Tiger to push through my pain to activate my own superhero powers. And if I can do it…
Rise and play!
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City of Cape Girardeau announces sign-on bonuses for police, fire, public works
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The city announced it will offer sign-on bonuses as a hiring incentive for the police, fire and public works departments.
According to a news release from the city, they are offering a $6,000 certification stipend to be paid over a three-year period. They said this is for difficult to fill positions requiring specific certifications, such as police officer, firefighter/EMT and some public works positions.
“You are our customers, and we intend on making you feel that way. Customer service is the hallmark of what we do,” City Manager Dr. Kenneth Haskin said in the news release. “We will bring people into this organization who share these values. Current and future employees will work hard to deliver and continuously improve City services.”
You can find a list of open positions with the city online.
According to the city, in 2021, voters passed the use tax, and the city announced an updated and more competitive city-wide pay plan for July 2022.
In the news release, the city added that the total compensation offered to full-time employees includes a healthy benefit package providing health, dental and life insurance, retirement pension plan, paid holidays, paid vacation leave, paid sick leave and more.
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TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — Florida’s unemployment rate dipped to 3.2 percent in March, as workers shift away from gigs at hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues for higher-paying jobs in manufacturing, warehousing and logistics.
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity released a report Friday that said the March jobless rate was down from 3.3 percent in February. Continued decreases in the rate come despite employers reportedly struggling to retain workers.
READ MORE: Electric Cars Take Center Stage At World Renowned New York Auto Show“The combination of (a) falling unemployment rate and a growing labor force is a very good sign for Florida’s economy,” Adrienne Johnston, the department’s chief economist, said in a conference call with reporters. “This means that more and more Floridians continue to enter the job market and they’re able to find work on a consistent basis.”
Johnston added that as people appear more optimistic about finding work if they leave their current jobs, conversations among economists have returned to pre-pandemic discussions about a “tight labor market.”
“We’re having those conversations that we were having two or three years ago, where all businesses, all industries in our state are growing,” Johnston said. “They’re competing for qualified talent and they’re having to find ways to compete. And that in some cases includes raising wages, it includes finding other ways to incentivize their employees.”
The state has also seen a shift in where people are finding work, with professional and business-services sectors topping the list for job gains in the monthly report, while the leisure and hospitality sector had the largest decline.
The March unemployment rate, which was down from 5.4 percent a year earlier, represented an estimated 339,000 Floridians qualified as out of work from a labor force of 10.51 million. From February to March, 8,000 more people found work in Florida, while the labor force grew by 42,000.
The report said Florida gained 497,800 jobs over the year, an increase of 5.7 percent, while the number of jobs nationally rose by 4.5 percent in the same time.
In early 2020, as businesses cut back or shuttered as the coronavirus pandemic began, Florida’s unemployment rate went from 2.7 percent in February 2020 to 4.5 percent in March 2020. The rate peaked at 13.9 percent in May 2020, when 1.4 million people were out of work. During the initial months of the pandemic, the state lost 1.28 million jobs.
The state estimates that since that time, Florida has picked up 1.44 million jobs.
A news release from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office said last month accounted for the “largest single month of growth in manufacturing since May 2020.”
“The economic data underscores that Florida is outperforming the nation by protecting the freedom Floridians need to do business and drive economic success,” DeSantis said in a statement. “Industries like manufacturing continue to see growth because Florida prioritizes workforce development and expanding opportunities for businesses and families in our state.”
READ MORE: Florida COVID-19 Hospitalizations See Little ChangeThe national jobless rate in March was 3.6 percent, down from 3.8 percent in February.
The U.S. Department of Labor reported Friday that Florida was among 37 states where the unemployment rate dropped from February to March, with the rate holding steady in the other 13 states and the District of Columbia.
“Over the last year, the unemployment rate dropped in every state, and many states have reached historic lows,” President Joe Biden said in a statement. “These aren’t just numbers on a page: These are millions of Americans back at work and able to support themselves and their families with good-paying jobs and enjoy the dignity a job provides.”
While Biden credited his economic plans, Florida Republican leaders have warned about federal policies. State Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis called for DeSantis to make unspecified budget cuts to brace Florida against a potential recession. Lawmakers last month passed a budget for the fiscal year that will start July 1, though they have not formally sent the spending plan to DeSantis.
Meanwhile, the National Federation of Independent Businesses reported decreased optimism among business owners, primarily because of inflation that the group said has caused nearly three-fourths of businesses to increase prices.
“Florida’s economy has held up remarkably well the last couple of years, but we aren’t immune from soaring inflation and other challenges facing small businesses throughout the country,” NFIB-Florida Executive Director Bill Herrle said in a statement Tuesday.
Across Florida, the lowest jobless rate in March was in Monroe County, at 1.7 percent, followed by St. Johns County at 2.0 percent and Wakulla and Okaloosa counties at 2.1 percent.
Highlands County had the highest rate at 3.9 percent, followed by Putnam County at 3.8 percent, and Citrus and Hamilton counties at 3.7 percent.
Among large metropolitan areas, the Jacksonville and Tampa Bay regions were at 2.5 percent, down from 2.9 percent in February. The Pensacola region was at 2.6 percent after being at 3.0 percent in February.
The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan area was at 2.8 percent, down from 3.0 percent in February. The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford area went from 3.4 percent in February to 2.9 percent in March.
The state unemployment rate is seasonally adjusted, while the county and metropolitan rates are not.
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The development comes a day after Yadav spoke about supporting the uniform civil code as a vision that both BR Ambedkar and Ram Manohar Lohia espoused but which has been a long-standing promise of the BJP. Party insiders dubbed the dismantling of party units and executive committees a "routine exercise" and one that takes place generally after elections.
"The party needs to be restructured. There are some posts which have been vacant for long, among other requirements, which is why the units were dissolved," said a party member, who did not wish to be identified.
Asked why spokespersons too were absolved of their duties, the person said the party was in a phase of "introspection". To be sure, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) also dissolved all state units right after the election results, as did the BSP. However, coming more than a month after the results and after Shivpal Yadav voiced his resentment against SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, the move added to the speculation over growing proximities between the former SP leader and the BJP.
The episode started when Shivpal Yadav was kept out of the meeting between the SP chief and all winning MLAs of the SP. While Shivpal Yadav is the chief of PSPL, an SP ally, he had contested polls on an SP ticket. While SP leaders said he was called for the meeting with other allies since technically he was still an ally, the move did not go down well with the PSPL chief, who was expecting Akhilesh Yadav to treat him like a SP MLA and possibly, involve him in other party decisions too.
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(Motor Authority) Nissan and Infiniti recently teased new EVs to be built at Nissan’s Canton, Mississippi, factory beginning in 2025.
It’s possible the duo will include a Nissan EV and a luxury Infiniti sibling model. Infiniti has teased the possibility of an electric model as far back as 2012 but hasn’t launched one yet.
The teaser photos show what appear to be sedans, though they could be coupe-like crossovers.
Nissan said it will invest $500 million to upgrade the Canton assembly plant for EV production. The automaker said the pivot to EVs will retain or “up-skill” nearly 2,000 jobs at the Canton plant, which currently employs about 5,000 people and builds the Altima, Frontier, and Titan.
Canton will be Nissan’s second U.S. EV assembly plant. Leaf hatchbacks for the U.S. market are currently built in Smyrna, Tennessee. The Leaf is expected to stick around for the time being.
The next Nissan EV due in the U.S. is the 2023 Ariya crossover, which is scheduled to launch this fall. Nissan hasn’t said where U.S.-market Ariya models will be built, however. It’s also unclear what models will immediately follow the Ariya, although Nissan claims to have several in the pipeline. It showed three concepts late last year, and has also hinted at plans for solid-state batteries to lower costs.
Nissan wants EVs to make up 40% of its U.S. sales by 2030, with even more sales from hybrids and plug-in hybrids. The automaker plans to launch 23 electrified models (including hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and all-electric vehicles) for both the Nissan and Infiniti brands globally by 2030 as well, including 15 all-electric models. | https://www.ozarksfirst.com/automotive/nissan-infiniti-tease-electric-vehicles-due-in-2025/ | 2022-04-15T19:34:05Z | https://www.ozarksfirst.com/automotive/nissan-infiniti-tease-electric-vehicles-due-in-2025/ | false | 21 |
UFC middle weight Champion Israel Adesanya puts Alex Volkanovski in GOAt status post his fight at UFC 273
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Alexander Volkanovski surpassed Jose Aldo as G.O.A.T. with his fourth-round TKO by Chan Sung Jung AKA The Korean Zombie at UFC 273.
City Kickboxing teammate Israel Adesanya seems to think so. With eleven straight wins in the UFC and outstanding victories over Jung, Holloway, Ortega, and Aldo, ‘The Last Stylebender’ can’t think of a fighter worthy of having a featherweight G.O.A.T. situation than Mr. Volkanovski.
“Outstanding war, Volkanovski, of course,” Adesanya said on his YouTube channel . “The G.O.A.T. Featherweight G.O.A.T. Yes, I am happy now. I have never eaten breakfast, I could not eat because my adrenaline has been active. Volkanovski, I said it would be bad. It was bad. ”
Volkanovski is reluctant to call himself the greatest featherweight he has ever had but his confidence is at an all-time high following the UFC 273. The next UFC champion.
“I’m in a situation where I can do a few things, and if this class doesn’t want to settle and everyone will always be stunned waiting for sh * t, that’s fine – I’ll go up and fight lightweight,” Volkanovski told reporters after beating Jung four rounds.
“I’m an easy-to-understand hero: Take that Number 1 spot, you get that shot. If not, let’s go upstairs. I think we are in a good position to climb, maybe see what happens in this lightweight title fight, and maybe climb. Because again, I show that I am ahead of the ranks in this (featherweight) category. Maybe we go upstairs. ”
Volkanovski is currently ranked # 2 in the men’s UFC men’s pound per pound.
Alexander Volkanovski Future Plans
it seems that there isn’t a right match to the fight skill set, with the No.1 contender and others have barely given him a competition. Volkanovski seems to be interested to go up the division to fight at light weight title. He shares that he will closely look at fight between Charles Oliveira vs Justin Gaethje at UFC 274. | https://thesportsrush.com/ufc-news-following-ufc-273-israel-adesanya-names-alex-volkanovski-the-featherweight-goat/ | 2022-04-15T19:45:02Z | https://thesportsrush.com/ufc-news-following-ufc-273-israel-adesanya-names-alex-volkanovski-the-featherweight-goat/ | true | 1 |
Biden approves $800M in artillery, helicopters for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — In anticipation of a new Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine, President Joe Biden on Wednesday approved an $800 million package of military assistance, including additional helicopters and the first provision of American artillery.
The Ukrainians also will receive armored personnel carriers, armored Humvees, naval drone vessels used in coastal defense, and gear and equipment used to protect soldiers in chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological attacks.
“This new package of assistance will contain many of the highly effective weapons systems we have already provided and new capabilities tailored to the wider assault we expect Russia to launch in eastern Ukraine,” Biden said in a statement.
“The steady supply of weapons the United States and its allies and partners have provided to Ukraine has been critical in sustaining its fight against the Russian invasion,” Biden added. “It has helped ensure that (Russia President Vladimir) Putin failed in his initial war aims to conquer and control Ukraine. We cannot rest now.”
Biden announced the aid after a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It is the latest in a series of U.S. security assistance packages valued at a combined $2.6 billion that has been committed to Ukraine since Russia invaded on Feb. 24. The weaponry and support material has played an important role in Ukraine’s successful defense thus far.
Biden is under pressure from members of both parties in Congress to expand and accelerate U.S. aid.
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Robert Gates, a former CIA director and defense secretary, said Wednesday he believes the administration needs to push hard for weapon donations by NATO members in Eastern Europe, whose arsenals include Soviet-era tanks and other weaponry and equipment that could help Ukraine immediately.
“The United States ought to be acting, 24/7 — how do we mobilize the equipment and how do we get it into Ukraine and into the hands of the Ukrainians,” Gates said in an online forum sponsored by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
“It’s critically important and critically urgent, and we ought to be sort of ransacking the arsenals of those states, and I think they would be cooperative, particularly” if they are given assurances that the Pentagon will provide American replacements for the donated weapons.
The Pentagon said the $800 million package announced by Biden includes weapons and equipment that will require some training for a Ukrainian military not fully accustomed to American military technology. U.S. and allied forces had been present inside Ukraine to provide training for eight years before pulling out in advance of the Russia’s latest invasion.
The new arms package includes 18 of the U.S. Army’s 155mm howitzers and 40,000 artillery rounds, two air surveillance radars, 300 Switchblade “kamikaze” armed drones, and 500 Javelin missiles designed to knock out tanks and other armor. Also included are 10 counter-artillery radars used to track incoming artillery and other projectiles to determine their point of origin for counter attacks.
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said delivery of the material will be expedited, but he offered no specific timetable.
“This list came directly out of multiple conversations with Ukrainians in the last few days as we began to see the Russians now start to reprioritize the Donbas fight,” he said, referring to Russia’s shift from a failed offensive in Ukraine’s north aimed at Kyiv, the capital, to a force buildup in the country’s eastern Donbas region, where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting since 2014.
Ukrainian military personnel will need training on the radars as well as the howitzers and the Switchblade drones, Kirby said. He said the training may be done by U.S. soldiers in Europe and the arrangements are being worked out.
“These are not highly complex systems,” Kirby said, and so extensive training will not likely be required.
Among the other items in the package are 11 Soviet-era Mi-17 helicopters that the United States had planned to provide to Afghanistan before Biden last year decided to fully withdraw from the country. They are transport helicopters that also can function in an attack role. The Pentagon previously had sent five Mi-17s to Ukraine, Kirby said.
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NKN (NKN) traded 2.8% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 1 day period ending at 15:00 PM ET on April 15th. One NKN coin can currently be bought for approximately $0.21 or 0.00000527 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. In the last seven days, NKN has traded down 13.5% against the U.S. dollar. NKN has a market capitalization of $149.03 million and $3.50 million worth of NKN was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway theatergoers will have to keep their masks up through at least May 31, the Broadway League said Friday.
The announcement comes as the United States deals with a fresh COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline.
“Our intention is that by maintaining strict audience masking through at least the month of May, we will continue that track record of safety for all. And of course, we urge everyone to get vaccinated,” said Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League, in a statement.
One policy change is that Broadway theaters will soon leave vaccination checks up to theater owners. The Shubert Organization, which owns 17 theaters, said it will not require proof of vaccination from patrons starting May 1.
The Broadway League will announce future masking protocols in May. Broadway’s mask and vaccination policy has been in place since July 30, 2021. All Broadway workers are required to be fully vaccinated.
Several shows on Broadway have had to cancel performances in the past few weeks, including “Plaza Suite” when both Matthew Broderick and his wife and co-star, Sarah Jessica Parker, contracted the virus. The musical “A Strange Loop” canceled its first preview performance and Daniel Craig has been sidelined from his revival of “Macbeth.” | https://www.ourmidland.com/entertainment/article/Broadway-theaters-extend-mask-mandate-through-May-17083926.php | 2022-04-15T19:55:05Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/entertainment/article/Broadway-theaters-extend-mask-mandate-through-May-17083926.php | false | 31 |
Cambria Investment Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:FR – Get Rating) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 3,600 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $238,000.
A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in FR. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of First Industrial Realty Trust during the 4th quarter worth about $36,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in First Industrial Realty Trust by 83.1% in the 3rd quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 727 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 330 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. boosted its position in First Industrial Realty Trust by 109.0% in the 3rd quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 949 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 495 shares during the last quarter. Fieldpoint Private Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of First Industrial Realty Trust by 29.4% in the 4th quarter. Fieldpoint Private Securities LLC now owns 770 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the period. Finally, Huntington National Bank lifted its stake in shares of First Industrial Realty Trust by 28.5% in the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,352 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $90,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.03% of the company’s stock.
Several brokerages have recently weighed in on FR. Mizuho cut First Industrial Realty Trust from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $54.00 to $64.00 in a report on Thursday, January 13th. StockNews.com initiated coverage on First Industrial Realty Trust in a report on Thursday, March 31st. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Finally, Zacks Investment Research upgraded First Industrial Realty Trust from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $69.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 11th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $53.73.
First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR – Get Rating) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 8th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.61. First Industrial Realty Trust had a net margin of 56.90% and a return on equity of 13.05%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.44 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. will post 2.15 earnings per share for the current year.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.295 per share. This is an increase from First Industrial Realty Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.92%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 30th. First Industrial Realty Trust’s payout ratio is currently 56.73%.
About First Industrial Realty Trust (Get Rating)
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc operates as a real estate investment trust. It engages in the ownership, management, acquisition, sale, development and redevelopment of industrial real estate. The firm product portfolio includes bulk warehouse, regional warehouse, R&D/flex, and light industrial properties.
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Intrust Bank NA raised its holdings in Diageo plc (NYSE:DEO – Get Rating) by 5.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 3,614 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 180 shares during the quarter. Intrust Bank NA’s holdings in Diageo were worth $795,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of Diageo by 586.2% during the 1st quarter. FMR LLC now owns 309,135 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,578,000 after buying an additional 264,083 shares during the last quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Diageo during the 3rd quarter worth $2,642,000. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of Diageo by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,067,847 shares of the company’s stock worth $396,386,000 after buying an additional 58,199 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Diageo by 30.1% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 2,035 shares of the company’s stock worth $393,000 after buying an additional 471 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ballentine Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Diageo by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 2,474 shares of the company’s stock worth $477,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. 9.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Several research analysts have recently issued reports on DEO shares. StockNews.com raised Diageo from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Diageo from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $202.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Thursday, March 17th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Diageo from GBX 3,100 ($40.40) to GBX 3,200 ($41.70) in a research note on Friday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Diageo from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 17th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group boosted their target price on shares of Diageo from GBX 4,500 ($58.64) to GBX 4,700 ($61.25) in a research note on Wednesday, April 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,703.70.
The company also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 25th were issued a dividend of $1.5714 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 24th.
About Diageo (Get Rating)
Diageo plc, together with its subsidiaries, produces, markets, and sells alcoholic beverages worldwide. The company offers scotch, whisky, gin, vodka, rum, ready to drink products, Irish cream liqueur, raki, liqueur, wine, tequila, Canadian whisky, American whiskey, cachaca, and brandy, as well as beer, including cider and non-alcoholic products.
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Early voting for May 7 council, school board elections begins April 25
Early voting begins in about a week for the May 7 local municipal and school board elections.
The first day to vote early is April 25 and concludes May 3.
Voting times are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 25-29, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 30 and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 2-3.
In Waxahachie there will be three contested races on the City Council.
In Place 1 incumbent David Hill will face Darrin Robinson. In Place 2 incumbent Doug Barnes, who serves as mayor, will face Johnny Bryant and Patrick Souter. In Place 3 incumbent Melissa Olson will face Chris Wright.
There will be two races on the Waxahachie ISD Board of Trustees. Incumbent Dusty Autrey, who serves as the board president, will face Amy Hedtke . In Place 7 incumbent Debbie Timmermann will face Ryan Pitts.
In Red Oak, there will be one race on the City Council. In Place 5 incumbent Michael Braly will face Jeffrey Smith.
While there will not be an election for the Red Oak ISD Board of Trustees, there will be a $230 million bond election.
The bond is being split into four propositions. Proposition A would be for constructing and upgrading school buildings. Proposition B is for improvements to Goodloe Stadium. Proposition C is for upgrades to various recreation facilities. Proposition D is for a new transportation facility.
Other elections in Ellis County:
Bardwell
Local option election to legalize voting to adopt or reject 1 proposed proposition
Grand Prairie
General election to elect mayor at large
Italy
General election to elect three at-large council members
Special election to elect one at-large council member
Mansfield
Special bond election to adopt or reject five proposed propositions
Maypearl
General election to elect two at-large council members
Midlothian
General election to elect at-large council members for Places 3 and 4
Milford
General election to elect mayor and three at-large council members
Oak Leaf
General election to elect mayor and at-large council members for Places 4 and 5
Special election to adopt or reject one proposed proposition
Ovilla
General election to elect at-large council member for Places 1, 3 and 5
Palmer
General election to elect at-large council member for Places 1,3 and 5
Venus
General election to elect at-large council member for Places 3, 4 and 5
Special election adopt or reject one proposed proposition
Ferris ISD
Bond election to adopt or reject three proposed propositions
Midlothian ISD
General election to elect at-large board member for Places 4 and 5
Milford ISD
General election to elect two at-large board members
Special election to fill a vacancy to elect one at-large board member
Palmer ISD
General election to elect two at-large board members
Early voting
Anyone registered to vote in Ellis County can vote early at any of these locations:
Main Location
Elections Office (Voting Room) 204 E. Jefferson St., Waxahachie
Branch Locations
Ellis County Sub-Courthouse (Foyer), 207 S. Sonoma Trail, Ennis
Midlothian Conference Center (Lobby), 1 Community Circle Drive, Midlothian
Palmer ISD Annex Building (Portable Building), 303 Bulldog Way, Palmer
Red Oak Municipal Center (Evelyn Pitts Rm) 200 Lakeview Parkway, Red Oak
Waxahachie ISD Admin Building (Board Room) 411 N. Gibson, Waxahachie
Mt Gilead Baptist Church (Fellowship Hall) 106 Harris St., Italy
Election Day
Anyone registered to vote in Ellis County can vote at any of these locations from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 7:
First United Methodist-Bardwell (Church Annex) 104 Pecan St. Bardwell
Ellis County Sub-Courthouse (Foyer) 207 S Sonoma Trail Ennis
Ennis Public Library (Learning Center) 501 W. Ennis Ave. Ennis
Ferris Public Library (A. Trussell Memorial Rm) 301 E 10th St. Ferris
Mt. Gilead Baptist Church (Fellowship Hall) 106 Harris St. Italy
First Baptist Church-Maypearl (Fellowship Hall) 5744 FM 66 Maypearl
Midlothian Church of Christ (Fellowship Hall) 1627 N. Hwy 67 Midlothian
Midlothian Conference Ctr (Lobby) 1 Community Circle Drive Midlothian
Mountain Peak Community Church (Sanctuary) 751 W. FM 875 Midlothian
Milford Senior Center (Main Room) 109 S. Main St. Milford
Ovilla City Hall (Council Chambers) 105 S. Cockrell Hill Road Red Oak
Palmer ISD Annex Building (Portable Building) 303 Bulldog Way Palmer
Eastridge Baptist Church (Gym) 732 E. Ovilla Road Red Oak
Red Oak Municipal Center (Evelyn Pitts Room) 200 Lakeview Parkway Red Oak
Ellis County Woman’s Building (Main Room) 407 W. Jefferson St. Waxahachie
Farley Street Baptist Church (Gym) 1116 Brown St. Waxahachie
Marvin Elementary School (Cafeteria) 110 Brown St. Waxahachie
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Which cooling comforter is best?
Sweating in your sleep is uncomfortable and leads to more dirty laundry. A cooling comforter is an excellent way to get a good night’s rest for those who get hot. Many cooling comforters keep you cool in the summer and warm in the winter, meaning you can use them year-round. If you’re shopping for a new comforter, the Hombys Lightweight Cooling Bamboo Comforter is excellent.
What to know before you buy a cooling comforter
Cooling comforter weight
- Lightweight: Lightweight comforters are typically among the coolest, but many prefer thicker comforters. These generally are best for the summertime and may feel too cold in the winter.
- Midweight: These are usually ideal for summer or wintertime use.
- Heavyweight: Believe it or not, there are numerous heavy cooling comforters. These are typically made from breathable materials, allowing your body heat to escape while you sleep.
Cooling comforter material
- Bamboo: This is a smooth fabric that’s cool to the touch. It has a slippery feel that some people don’t like, but it’s one of the best options for regulating your body temperature.
- Cotton: Cotton is natural, smooth and soft. It’s a breathable material that wicks sweat from your body, making it an excellent choice for hot sleepers.
- Microfiber: Microfiber is a breathable, affordable material. Many of the highest-rated cooling comforters are made from this material.
- Silk: Silk is a natural, breathable and hypoallergenic fiber that feels soft.
- Linen: This is a breathable fabric with top-notch moisture-wicking capabilities.
- Wool: This natural material is best suited for people who get cold while they sleep, although some wool comforters are surprisingly breathable.
- Polyester: Although many polyester comforters claim to keep you cool, they’re generally the least breathable.
Cleaning your cooling comforter
Most comforters are machine-washable and easy to clean, although they may be too large for your washing machine. Some comforters are dry clean only, which can be challenging and expensive. The product description and the comforter’s tag should have easy-to-understand care instructions.
How can I keep my bed cool at night?
Aside from buying a cooling comforter, you can do numerous other things to keep cool at night.
- Take a lukewarm shower close to bedtime: Warm showers help lower your body temperature, helping you sleep comfortably. Ensure the water isn’t too hot or cold, as that can be too stimulating, keeping you up at night.
- Avoid heavy meals at night: Consider a light, healthy meal like a salad if you get hungry close to bedtime. Heavy meals cause your body to exert energy by breaking down carbs. Additionally, avoid spicy food at night.
- Limit nighttime caffeine: If you tend to drink coffee or soda before bed, consider a glass of ice water instead. Caffeine has a stimulating effect that may cause you to sweat at night.
What to look for in a quality cooling comforter
Year-round use
Although cooling comforters are meant to keep you from getting warm, the best options also keep you from getting cold in the winter. Buying a comforter that can be used all year keeps you from having to switch out your bedding as the seasons change.
Stitching
A comforter’s stitching keeps the fill from sliding around, ensuring certain areas aren’t thicker than others. Quality stitching makes a comforter soft and cozy without making it less breathable.
Moisture-wicking
Although you’ll sweat less with a cooling blanket, you may still sweat from time to time. Moisture-wicking materials keep you dry while you sleep and help you stay cool.
Durable material
Cheap comforters often fade or pill after washing. Pilling happens when fibers break and tangle, resulting in fuzz balls on the exterior of your comforter. Buying a comforter that doesn’t pill, fade or damage in your washing machine gives you the most bang for your buck.
How much you can expect to spend on a cooling comforter
Depending on the comforter’s size and material, you’ll spend around $50-$150.
Cooling comforter FAQ
Do cooling blankets help with menopause?
A. Cooling blankets won’t directly influence menopause symptoms, although they help those with nighttime hot flashes sleep more comfortably.
Are duvets cooler than comforters?
A. This depends on the duvet’s material. Both are thick, although duvets often have duvet covers that can make them warmer and less breathable.
Do bed cooling pads work?
A. Bed cooling pads go under your sheets and absorb your body’s heat to keep you cool. Using a cooling pad and a cooling comforter is an excellent way to stay cool at night.
What’s the best cooling comforter to buy?
Top cooling comforter
Hombys Lightweight Cooling Bamboo Comforter
What you need to know: This features a breathable bamboo material that’s ideal for hot sleepers.
What you’ll love: It’s available in four colors — white, all-seasons white, sage and gray. Many people praised this comforter as a great solution for nighttime hot flashes. It’s heavy but not hot. The exterior is soft and silky. This is ideal for year-round use.
What you should consider: It doesn’t dry quickly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top cooling comforter for the money
Latitude Run Microfiber Down Alternative Comforter
What you need to know: This is breathable enough for hot sleepers, but not too cold in the wintertime.
What you’ll love: The baffle-box stitch keeps the fill from moving around. It has tabs for easy inserts and removal if you want to place it in a duvet. It’s easy to clean. It’s incredibly soft.
What you should consider: Some people felt it was too thin.
Where to buy: Sold by Wayfair
Worth checking out
Sleep Zone Reversible Queen Comforter
What you need to know: This is durable, comfortable and breathable.
What you’ll love: It’s available in seven color combinations. People praised this for the lack of damage, pilling and fading after multiple washes. It’s ideal for year-round use.
What you should consider: Some people felt this wasn’t breathable enough.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lowered its holdings in Alliant Energy Co. (NASDAQ:LNT – Get Rating) by 12.7% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 20,048 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,904 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Alliant Energy were worth $1,233,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of LNT. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in Alliant Energy by 71.1% in the second quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,180,570 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,829,000 after purchasing an additional 490,768 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Alliant Energy by 23.7% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,539,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,828,000 after purchasing an additional 295,036 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new position in Alliant Energy in the third quarter worth $226,000. Stephens Inc. AR boosted its stake in Alliant Energy by 1.4% in the third quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 87,397 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,892,000 after purchasing an additional 1,190 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WINTON GROUP Ltd raised its position in shares of Alliant Energy by 3.9% during the third quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 17,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $971,000 after acquiring an additional 645 shares during the last quarter. 74.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
LNT has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Bank of America downgraded Alliant Energy from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $57.00 to $60.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 19th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Alliant Energy from $61.00 to $60.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Alliant Energy has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $61.50.
Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 17th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35. The business had revenue of $927.00 million during the quarter. Alliant Energy had a return on equity of 11.44% and a net margin of 18.37%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.24 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Alliant Energy Co. will post 2.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 15th. Investors of record on Monday, January 31st were issued a $0.4275 dividend. This represents a $1.71 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 28th. This is an increase from Alliant Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. Alliant Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 65.27%.
Alliant Energy Company Profile (Get Rating)
Alliant Energy Corporation operates as a utility holding company that provides regulated electricity and natural gas services. It operates through three segments: Utility Electric Operations, Utility Gas Operations, and Utility Other. The company, through its subsidiary, Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), primarily generates and distributes electricity, and distributes and transports natural gas to retail customers in Iowa; sells electricity to wholesale customers in Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa; and generates and distributes steam in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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The Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round kicked off on Friday, with 14 nations facing off in home-and-away ties to determine who will advance to November's finals of the preeminent team competition in women's professional tennis.
Day 1 matches saw World No.1 Iga Swiatek and reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu among the players who picked up wins for their countries. Three match-wins by a country are required over Friday and Saturday to make the finals.
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Swiatek breezed past former Top 20 player Mihaela Buzarnescu of Romania 6-1, 6-0 in under an hour to complete a 2-0 opening day for Poland. Swiatek has now won 18 matches in a row, spanning Hologic WTA Tour events and the Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round.
"The streak that I have on the WTA Tour has given me so much confidence that right now I can just put pressure on my opponents and that's really a privilege," Swiatek said afterward, as noted by the Billie Jean King Cup website.
Earlier, Magda Linette, a recent quarterfinalist in Charleston, gave home team Poland an early lead over Romania with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 win over Irina-Camelia Begu.
Pulling out all the tricks 🪄🎩@iga_swiatek defeats Buzarnescu 🇷🇴 6-1 6-0 and completes the perfect day for Poland 🇵🇱#BJKCup | @pzt_tenis pic.twitter.com/d2GzScontO
— Billie Jean King Cup (@BJKCup) April 15, 2022
Raducanu of Great Britain earned her first win over a Top 50 player this season when she knocked out Tereza Martincova of the Czech Republic 7-5, 7-5 to level their tie at 1-1. It was Raducanu's first clay-court match at tour level.
"This win means so much to me," Raducanu said, as the Billie Jean King Cup website reported. "It is my first Billie Jean King Cup match and to come out and represent my team like I did in my first professional match on clay is really amazing."
Earlier, Marketa Vondrousova dispatched Harriet Dart 6-1, 6-0 in under an hour to give home team Czech Republic the early lead. The Czechs have recently dominated the Billie Jean King Cup, winning a staggering six of the last 10 editions.
The highest-ranked player to fall on Day 1 was former World No.1 Angelique Kerber of Germany. Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan overcame three-time Grand Slam titlist Kerber 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to open a sterling day for her squad.
Following that match, Elena Rybakina bested Laura Siegemund 6-0, 6-1, and home team Kazakhstan exited Friday with a commanding 2-0 lead over former champion Germany.
Italy extend the lead!
— Billie Jean King Cup (@BJKCup) April 15, 2022
Camila Giorgi takes 6-1 6-1 victories to make it 2-0 vs France#BJKCup | @federtennis pic.twitter.com/b80WlpbSSd
Four-time champion Italy also took a 2-0 lead over three-time champion France after the first day. Jasmine Paolini squeaked past Alizé Cornet 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(2), and Camila Giorgi blasted past Oceane Dodin 6-1, 6-2.
Five-time champion Spain is another 2-0 leader after Friday's matches against the Netherlands. Nuria Parrizas Diaz beat Arantxa Rus 6-2, 7-6(4) and Sara Sorribes Tormo defeated Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 6-4, 6-3.
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Kenosha fatal shooting: Darnell Ridgeway found guilty
KENOSHA COUNTY - A Kenosha County jury on Thursday, April 14 found Darnell Ridgeway guilty in the shooting death of Dayshawn Davis. The shooting happened in May 2021.
Jurors found Ridgeway guilty of first-degree intentional homicide.
Case details
According to court filings, Ridgeway and his younger brother, Tyshawn, got into an argument on May 13, 2021 about not having cleaned up spilled water inside the apartment the two shared near 20th Avenue and 89th Street on the city’s south side. Darnell Ridgeway then kicked his brother and their cousin, a 17-year-old girl, out of the apartment.
After the two couldn’t find another place to stay, they returned to an empty apartment – along with Davis, the girl’s boyfriend – and went to bed.
It was around midnight Ridgeway returned home and became upset over having to break through a locked door to get inside, only to find his brother, relative and her boyfriend had returned. According to the criminal complaint, an argument ensued. Tyshawn told investigators his brother pushed their cousin, which upset her boyfriend – Davis. Both were armed. It was during an argument between Ridgeway and Davis that he was shot.
Homicide investigation on Kenosha's south side
"Then we heard screaming, like bloody murder, like someone was freaking out outside," said Nate Barron Friday afternoon, "and we looked out there and there was a woman in a car over there, she was like freaking, banging on the windows, banging on the walls, saying we need to call 911."
"Three cars left as quick as they could, and all of a sudden all the cops came in and we didn’t know what was going on," Barron said.
Kenosha Police were called to Briarcliff Apartments at around 12:30 Friday morning. Court filings say officers found Davis on the floor of the living room with at least seven gunshot wounds and 16 spent casings on the floor.
Tyshawn Ridgeway
Tyshawn Ridgeway and his cousin left the apartment after the shooting, leading law enforcement on a miles-long high-speed pursuit crossing the Illinois border that ended in Waukegan where the two were taken into custody. Tyshawn is currently in the Lake County, Ill., jail awaiting extradition to Kenosha on charges of second-degree recklessly endangering safety and fleeing or eluding a police officer.
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Darnell Ridgeway was arrested in Winnebago County, Ill. Friday night, May 14, 2021 Court filings say he and a woman also fled the apartment after the shooting, driving to her mother’s Rockford home.
The woman, who has not been charged in connection to the case, told police that Ridgeway was upset because he didn’t want his younger brother, cousin and Davis in the apartment.
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The suicide hotline soon will be 3 digits. But Florida is unprepared, advocates say
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida is scrambling to prepare for the flood of calls expected when the country rolls out a three-digit suicide hotline this summer.
Starting in July, callers will just dial 988 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, making it much easier than dialing the current 10-digit number. With mental health now a crisis, some states have created dedicated ways to pay for more staff and upgrade technology to support their 988 call systems. Florida is relying on a patchwork of funding, with some counties more ready than others for the surge in volume projected.
Although the 911 system took decades to build, mental health experts say the country will need to move fast to add staff to man the call lines and update technology for 988 because in the first year alone, call volume is expected to increase by 300%. Florida’s increase could be even greater with suicide the third most frequent cause of death in the state.
“We are a large state, and we got a lot of people who need help,” said Gayle Giese, president of the Florida Mental Health Advocacy Coalition. “We are in a critical window. As national advertising rolls out, it would be horrible if people couldn’t get through.”
In South Florida, the need is great: Figures released by the Medical Examiner’s Office in Palm Beach County show a more than 31% increase in suicides in 2021 from the prior year. In Broward County, about 230 people a year have taken their lives on average over the past few years, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Broward County.
In many counties, including Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach, people who call 988 most likely will end up talking to someone at an existing 211 call center, which already answers calls for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. There are 12 Lifeline centers in Florida.
Not all have been operating 24/7, but that would have to change when 988 launches.
“The question is will we all have enough staff to answer the increased volume and that is a big worry and that is a big unknown,” said Sharon L’Herrou. President/ CEO at 211 Palm Beach/ Treasure Coast. “So that’s why we’ve been pounding the pavement for additional dollars. We still need to build out our infrastructure.”
Martino, of NAMI Palm Beach County, said some Florida counties have a mental health crisis response system or a part of a system to build on, while others have none. “In Palm Beach we have something. Not particularly adequate but more than some counties. It is a shame that every county has to figure this out for themselves.”
When 988 goes live, someone having a mental health crisis can call or text the three digits and be diverted to a local crisis center, much like 911.
Trained professionals will answer and link the caller to follow-up care with a local resource or set up an in-person visit from a mobile response team that knows how to de-escalate a crisis. The goal is to steer people with mental-health emergencies away from 911 and avoid getting law enforcement involved unless necessary.
“This would keep a number of people out of the emergency room and out of jail,” said Marsha Martino, executive director of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Palm Beach County.
Congress approved 988 as the national suicide hotline in 2020 but did not provide full federal funding.
States such as Virginia, Colorado, Nevada and Washington put a tax on cellphones to cover the costs. Florida mostly has left it up to the counties to come up with funding sources. Vibrant Emotional Health, the administrator for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, projects it will cost $28 million in Florida in its first year.
The Florida Department of Children and Families, which oversees youth mental health programs has been criticized by mental health advocates for not doing enough to leverage federal dollars for 988. The agency did not respond to requests about progress on funding and whether Florida will be ready in July.
The 988 number will work in July regardless of which states are ready. Callers will have longer wait times in areas that lack enough trained call-takers or mobile responders.
“People are going to call for all kinds of reasons,” says Giese, of the Florida Mental Health Advocacy Coalition. “People with autism, and elderly people who are lonely, and people who are depressed, and people whose friends are contemplating suicide. It’s another number for them to call and it’s the right number because it’s specifically for behavioral health.”
“This could transform our system in a positive way,” she said. “I’m shocked we are not jumping on the bandwagon and making sure it gets funded.”
Attorney Robby Holroyd, who represents the Florida Mental Heath Advocacy Coalition, says during the recent legislative session, some federal funds provided to the state were directed to local call centers and to mobile response teams. But he says the money from the state budget won’t be available until July 1, so Florida likely won’t be fully ready for the initial rollout.
The challenge, he says no one knows exactly what the call volume will be and how quickly Florida needs to ramp up.
Mental health advocates say they are concerned about Floridians losing trust in the system before the system is off the ground.
“It’s going to take some time and it’s going to require some local investment as well,” Holroyd said. “The ultimate goal is to make sure folks in crisis can get the best care possible.”
“When that hotline is activated, I think there’s going to be a giant thud” in Florida,” Marni Stahlman, president and CEO of the Mental Health Association of Central Florida recently told the Orlando Sentinel. “There just isn’t the infrastructure to provide the help people need. We’re really up against it here to get something in place.”
The current hotline number — 800-273-8255 — will remain in operation for people facing a mental-health crisis after 988 begins nationally.
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WFO BURLINGTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, April 15, 2022
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HIGH WIND WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Burlington VT
322 PM EDT Fri Apr 15 2022
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.
* WHERE...Southwestern and Northern St. Lawrence County, and
Northern Franklin County in New York.
* WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines.
Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be
difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest wind gusts will occur
between 4 PM and 8 PM today.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* WHERE...Southeastern St. Lawrence, Southern Franklin, and
Clinton Counties in New York.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result.
between 4 PM and 8 PM today. Locally stronger gusts are possible
along north-facing slopes of the Adirondacks.
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
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Nevada kindergartners eligible for $50 scholarship, savings account
Updated April 15, 2022 - 10:48 am
Parents of Nevada kindergartners who attend public school are automatically eligible for $50 and a savings account for their child’s education after high school.
The Nevada College Kick Start Program, offered through the Nevada State Treasurer’s Office, creates a qualified savings account for every public school kindergartner in the state. A $50 scholarship is provided at no cost to taxpayers and is intended to help families save for their child’s post-secondary education, be that college or a trade school.
The program started in 2013 and was intended to provide every public school kindergartner with a small headstart to get them to save for college, Nevada State Treasurer Zach Conine said.
Conine said the state has opened roughly 277,000 Kick Start accounts, some that are still unclaimed.
“We create them for every public school kindergartner so that whenever they’re ready, we’re ready,” he said.
The program automatically enrolls every Nevada public school kindergartner in a 529 plan, or a tax-advantaged savings account that must be used toward qualified educational expenses.
The state will open the account for kindergartners whether or not they claim it. Students have until the end of fourth grade to claim it, according to Conine, during which time the $50, even if untouched, will still accrue interest.
“It gives us an opportunity to start that conversation about how that family can plan for, save for or pay for higher education,” Conine said.
Parents who wish to claim their child’s Kick Start account can visit the Nevada College Kick Start website to look up their child’s Kick Start ID number. Parents needing assistance in finding their child’s ID number can also call 702-486-4141.
Parents can then claim their child’s account by registering at www.vistashare.com/p/nv/kickstart.
Conine said any program that helps students achieve their higher education goals is also good for the state.
“Whatever kind of secondary degree it is, they’re more likely to be able to keep their jobs during the recession, they’re more likely to not get laid off in the pandemic, they’re more likely to be able to afford a home and afford to live the sort of life that they deserve to live,” he said. “Anything we can do that moves that closer to its goal, that’s a good use of our time.”
“It’s a great example of government working.”
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Sagittarius Horoscope Today: Predictions for April 16
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23- Dec 21)
If you are a Sagittarius sign by birth, you are governed by the element of fire and that makes you fiery, courageous, passionate and creative in every aspect of life. At the same time, you are highly optimistic, expansive and positive in your approach and behavior. Being represented by the sign of an image of an archer, you have your goals straight and can have the right vision to achieve them with great success. You are also idealistic and people like to follow your idealism and life’s philosophy. Today you shall remain busy in your schedule for the day. You may have some personal commitments which will keep you busy throughout and for the same, it can affect your career life a bit. Therefore, balancing out each task is the key point for today.
Sagittarius Finance Today
You can have an old business partner coming back to you with a new business deal. Don’t go by being old friends instead try and use your analysis and do proper contemplation of the deal before signing it.
Sagittarius Family Today
You can get some pampering by your parents as your mother might cook your favorite meal today. You can also have an advice coming up by an elderly person in the family.
Sagittarius Career Today
Managing and balancing each and every important task at the day should be your priority and mantra for the day. Don’t panic with so much to accomplish in a single go. Take few deep breaths and believe that all will be well.
Sagittarius Health Today
Don’t take your health for granted and do what is necessary and required to be in a good shape and fit body. It is best if you consult a fitness expert and chart your fitness aspirations with a clear vision.
Sagittarius Love Life Today
You may wish to go for some romantic movie or a date night with your partner or lover. Go ahead as this will improve and strengthen your ties for the betterment of your love life.
Lucky Number: 3
Lucky Color: Coffee
Manisha Koushik, Dr Prem Kumar Sharma
(Astrologer, Palmist, Numerologist & Vastu Consultant)
Email: support@askmanisha.com, psharma@premastrologer.com
Url: www.askmanisha.com, www.premastrologer.com
Contact: Panchkula: +91-172-2562832, 2572874
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Chandigarh’s Jaiveer Makkar shines in Delhi Horse Show
Chandigarh’s Jaiveer Makkar cornered glory in the recently conducted Delhi Horse Show 2022 at The Army Polo and Race Course, New Delhi, by winning an individual gold and a team silver in show jumping event for U-14 age category.
He had brilliant clear rounds on his two horses Sam and Niquita and clocked a perfect 35.12 seconds in the jump off on Niquita. After the junior nationals, the Delhi Horse Show is the toughest equestrian show in the country, with about 70 riders competing in each round in the Under-14 years category.
Jaiveer is studying at The Doon School, Dehradun, and took leave from the school to come and participate at the DHS. He had an intensive training here at The Ranch in Chandigarh under coaches Palwinder Singh, Harjinder Khosa and Deepinder Singh Brar.
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