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‘Streaks aim to replicate solid start from last season
CHISHOLM — Last season, the Chisholm High School football team opened the season with a win over International Falls, which set the Bluestreaks up for a decent season.
Chisholm will try to replicate that feat today when the Broncos travel to Chisholm for a 7 p.m. contest on Joel Maturi Field.
Bluestreak coach Nick Milani said his team is chomping at the bit to bang heads with another team.
“They’re ready to go full speed against some other guys,” Milani said. “They want get out there and do a little bit of hitting. We had a good week of practice. We got to execute some things.
“They’re ready to go.”
According to Milani, to be successful defensively, Chisholm must make the Broncos one-dimensional, which means making International Falls put the ball in the air.
“They like to spread it out, but they ran the ball against us well last year,” Milani said. “Our main focus is to stop the run. That’s been our No. 1 priority this season. I like our secondary.
“If we can force them to pass the ball, we can be in a position to make plays.”
Offensively, the Bluestreaks will try to control the line of scrimmage.
“They have decent size up front, so we have to get a push on the ball,” Milani said. “We had a good scrimmage last weekend. Our offensive line has been working hard.”
Would Chisholm like to run more or pass more against International Falls?
“That depends on which one we’re more successful with,” Milani said. “If we can run the ball, we’ll run. If they can’t stop the pass, we’ll pass.”
Whether it’s on offense or defense, that first series is an important one.
“That usually sets the tone not only for the game, but for the whole season,” Milani said. “If we can get a score, that will add energy and get the boys going a little bit. It also puts us in the lead.
“Defensively, if we can get a stop to start, that sets up the offense to be successful as well.”
The biggest key, however, is turnovers.
“We have to take care of the ball,” Milani said. “Winning the turnover battle with be an important part of this game.” | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2727624322409/streaks-aim-to-replicate-solid-start-from-last-season | 2022-09-06T01:39:09Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2727624322409/streaks-aim-to-replicate-solid-start-from-last-season | false | 1 |
By: Poulami Roy Banerjee & Bipasha SainKOLKATA: Parents of children studying at various schools, including Modern High School for Girls, outside which some students were approached by strangers offering modelling assignments at a fashion show have made it clear in no uncertain terms that such behaviour, even by well-meaning individuals, was unwelcome.
One of the women who had approached the girls conceded it was wrong on her part to do so and that she, too, would not like a stranger to approach any of her three daughters without her consent.
The incident flagged by a mother, whose two daughters studying at Modern High School were approached by a woman with modelling assignment outside the school premises, has raised concerns among parents across schools, irrespective of their child's gender.
Though Kolkata Police said there was no reason to worry as the women concerned did not have any ulterior motive, parents said they had every reason to worry as no stranger could approach an unaccompanied child outside a school, irrespective of their intent. S M Agarwal, parent of a Class-III student at Modern High whose classmate had been approached with the modelling assignment, said the issue was not just about the modelling offer but also on approaching a school student, when a parent was not present. "The women who were involved may not have had any ill intent. But how does one guarantee others will be similarly disposed? There should be zero-tolerance towards approaching children by strangers outside school gates. That is why the first thing that parents teach children when they step out is not to speak to strangers or accept anything from them," he said.
Parents of Modern High School students said they were waiting for the school's response to the incident. South City International School principal John Bagul, who has had to face questions from parents about the alert forwarded on social media, said he would caution children during the assembly. "Be careful about whom you talk to. If your instinct says something's not quite right, excuse yourself. As a rule, we have parents or identified individuals escorting junior school students on their way home. But irrespective of age, it is best to be cautious," he added.
Tajas Doshi, whose daughter is in Class IX at the school, said approaching children for a commercial activity was against law. "No adult stranger should approach a minor for anything, leave alone for something, like modelling. They could have advertised on Instagram or Facebook instead of looking for children outside schools," he said, adding he had again cautioned his daughters about not entertaining any strangers.
Food blogger Madhusree Basu Roy, who has a son aged 10 and daughter aged 5 studying at Indus Valley World School, said as a parent, she was constantly anxious about her children's safety and such incidents only added to the concern. "A school-going child does not have the maturity to understand what is good and what is not. A parent's consent is absolutely a must. Even when schools organise group activities, they inform parents about it. The event management firm should have approached the school instead of going directly to students and held an audition on the premises after taking the consent of parents," she said. Rajib Ghosh, father of a Class-V student at Future Foundation, agreed. "Had this been college students, it would have been legal. But approaching school students directly is a big no-no."
Subhasis Chowdhury, whose son studies in Class III at Assembly of God Church, felt the unambiguous message that the police needed to send out was that such behaviour was unacceptable. "If you turn a blind eye once, others will be encouraged to do so," he feared.
One of the women, who has been in the eye of the storm ever since the parent sent her complaint to the Modern High principal and it was then sent to police, admitted it was foolish of her to do something that raised an alarm. "Blame it on inexperience. It was wrong of me to approach the children directly. I was trying to find students who would be interested in a children's show but I should have approached the school or parents' groups. I have three school-going daughters and would mind if a stranger approached them without my consent. I will act more responsibly," she said. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/kolkata-strangers-approaching-kids-without-consent-unacceptable-say-parents/articleshow/94013955.cms | 2022-09-06T01:40:04Z | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/kolkata-strangers-approaching-kids-without-consent-unacceptable-say-parents/articleshow/94013955.cms | false | 1 |
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Baba Ramdev is worshipped with much dedication by his devotees, mainly in Rajasthan and Gujarat. The most popular fair takes place at the Ramdevra temple which is attended by a sea of devotees who gather together from all around the world. They also take part in paying homage to Baba Ramdev’s Samadhi at the main temple. On this day, devotees offer Baba Randev wooden horse toys and new clothes.
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Whale: Just over 20 years after one of Brendan Fraser’s hit films The Mummy Returns helped launch Dwayne Johnson’s film career, Johnson touts Fraser’s big comeback film, The Whale
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So happy: ‘Man, this makes me so happy to see this beautiful ovation for Brendan,’ Johnson began in his Twitter post
Rooten: ‘Rooting for all your success brother and congratulations to my friend Darren Aronofsky’, he concluded with the hashtag #TheWhale
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First role: Johnson’s first major film role came in 2001’s The Mummy Returns, where he played The Scorpion King, while still best known as the WWE wrestler The Rock
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Not the same: However, Fraser hasn’t had the same kind of rise as Johnson, though he’s worked consistently since the early 1900s
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Eminem has paid tribute to Canadian battle rapper Pat Stay, who was stabbed to death on Sunday (September 4).
As reported by HipHopDX, police were called to the 1600 block of Lower Water Street in Fairfax, Nova Scotia with reports of a stabbing. Stay was taken to a hospital but ultimately died of his injuries at the age of 36.
Eminem, who also came up in the battle rap circuit, took to Twitter to share his condolences: “Hip Hop lost one of the best battlers of all time. RIP @patstay … KINGS NEVER DIE!!”
Last month, Stay called out The Game after he shared his ‘The Black Slim Shady‘ diss track, which appears on The Game’s 10th album, ‘DRILLMATIC Heart Vs. Mind’.
hiphop lost one of the best battlers of all time … RIP @patstay .. KINGS NEVER DIE‼️
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One part of the track sees The Game imitating Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ flow, with the former rapping: “Oh, he goes platinum / And, oh, I’m on the ‘Math with him / He got all the Blackest friends / He wants to be African / Me, left for dead on the ‘Doctor’s Advocate’ / Dre never executive-produced it, I just imagined it.”
“I gotta say, as a fan losangelesconfidential its been hard to watch you desperately begging for @eminem attention trying to battle him,” Stay wrote on Instagram. “Trust me, I respect the hunger, but once you start that whole ‘he only blew up because he’s white’ type sh*t it comes off more hater-ish than competitive.”
Elsewhere, Eminem was announced as the winner of a Creative Arts Emmy Award, taking him one step closer to becoming an EGOT winner.
The star was part of an ensemble that performed at the Superbowl Halftime Show earlier this year alongside Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent and Anderson .Paak, which won three prizes at the ceremony over the weekend. | https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/eminem-pays-tribute-to-pat-stay-after-stabbing-one-of-the-best-battlers-of-all-time-3304638 | 2022-09-06T02:05:28Z | https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/eminem-pays-tribute-to-pat-stay-after-stabbing-one-of-the-best-battlers-of-all-time-3304638 | true | 4 |
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A campus safety email sent out Friday, Sept. 2 reported two attempted armed robberies at Drake University late Thursday night. The email did not elaborate on details of the attempted robberies. At 10:13 p.m. Thursday, a Bulldog Alert was issued saying that reports had been made of an “armed male... | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2727799823325/professor-profile-amy-mccoy | 2022-09-06T02:07:16Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2727799823325/professor-profile-amy-mccoy | false | null |
SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — More than half of dining place operators surveyed by the Ohio Restaurant Association saw sales drop in the last two months, according to the latest ORA Business Impact Poll.
Food and labor costs applied the most pressure, according to the poll. Less than a third (29%) of those surveyed felt confident in their ability to succeed in the second half of 2022.
The same pressures, though, hit differently for the owner of Kenwood's eight-week-old restaurant, 6 'N The Mornin'. Consistent crowds made maintaining staff their greatest struggle.
"We get so much demand you do have employees that do get flustered (and) they're like I'm only making this much and I'm having to work this hard," owner Trey Graham said.
Even with his general manager Josh Long and head chef Tajiana Poellnitz, whose personal clients include Bengals Tee Higgins, staffing remains a challenge. ORA's latest poll 13% of restaurants are fully staffed.
While Graham has the number of employees he needs, his restaurant struggles to keep those lucrative options. To compete, he creates management spots when possible.
"This is what I can do now," Graham said. "I know it's not much but this is what I can do now and this is, as you see by the demand we're going places."
He estimates 75% of customers are new. Joyce Ware, who lost her own gelato place 12 years ago, is among the restaurant's repeat customers who seem hungry for more even when there's a wait.
"I've been getting their menus and taking them around to different areas, just promoting because like I said I'm very proud of them being an African-American owned business," Ware said.
Challenges aside, the owners said they're hoping to open a chain of restaurants.
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POLL-Malaysia central bank to deliver two more 25-bp rate hikes this year
By Devayani Sathyan
Sept 6 (Reuters) - Malaysia's central bank will deliver a third consecutive 25 basis point interest rate hike on Thursday and a fourth in November to quell growing inflationary pressures but will opt to move slowly despite a hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve, a Reuters poll found.
Although Malaysian inflation rose to 4.4% in July, well above the target range of 2-3%, it is relatively moderate compared with other Southeast Asian countries, allowing the central bank to move at a slower pace.
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has raised rates by a modest 50 basis points since May to 2.25%.
All but one of 20 economists in the Aug. 30-Sept. 5 Reuters poll forecast BNM to hike by 25 basis points to 2.50% at its Sept. 8 meeting. If realised, it would be the first time since 2010 the central bank raised rates three times in a row. MYINTR=ECI
One economist expected a 50 basis point hike.
"Given a robust GDP growth print in 2Q22, signs of further economic expansion in 2H22 albeit at a moderate pace, and broadening second-round effects on inflation, Bank Negara Malaysia will likely follow-through with a third 25bps rate hike," noted Julia Goh, senior economist at UOB.
"Besides internal factors, we believe the expected outsized Fed rate hikes in the coming months and global monetary conditions would also be taken into consideration by BNM at the September meeting."
Eighty percent of respondents, 16 of 20, forecast another 25 basis point hike at the November meeting and the median showed it at 2.75%.
Nearly 60% of economists, 11 of 19, who had a long-term view on rates expected the overnight rate to reach 3.00% by end-March. The remaining eight said 2.75%.
If the majority view prevails, interest rates would be where they were before the pandemic. They were then expected to stay unchanged until the end of next year at least.
A net exporter of oil, Malaysia's economy grew 8.9% in the April-June quarter, the fastest pace in a year. Robust growth along with signals of further U.S. Fed rate hikes will nudge policymakers to continue tightening.
Still, with the risks of a sharp slowdown in China, Malaysia's biggest trading partner, economists only expect the pace to be modest.
"Bank Negara Malaysia's preference for gradual policy rate hike adjustments balances a recovering domestic economy that faces downside global growth risks and rising inflation pressures," noted Han Teng Chua, economist at DBS.
(Reporting by Devayani Sathyan; Polling by Anant Chandak; Editing by Hari Kishan and Bernadette Baum)
((Devayani.Sathyan@thomsonreuters.com;))
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Police confirm body found at crime scene in South Memphis
Published: Sep. 5, 2022 at 8:32 PM CDT|Updated: 41 minutes ago
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) - A large police presence emerged in South Memphis where authorities confirmed a body was found.
Multiple agencies are at the scene and the area is off by police tape.
A police helicopter also hovered the area.
There is no confirmation of the crime scene being related to Eliza Fletcher’s disappearance.
MPD released the following tweet:
A mile away, Memphis police and Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies were outside Hamilton High School in mobile command centers.
Shelby County Emergency Management, Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies, and Homeland Security Command Center are still at the location.
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KCB’s stake in Rwanda unit rises by 10.8pc after merger
Tuesday September 06 2022KCB Group raised its stake in its Rwandan subsidiary by an additional 10.8 percent to 87.5 percent after merging KCB Bank Rwanda and Banque Populaire du Rwanda (BPR) in May, new disclosures show.
The Kenyan banking multinational bought a 62 percent stake from London-based Atlas Mara Limited and another 14 percent from private equity firm Arise in a deal that was closed last year and had set sights on sweeping the remaining 24 per cent owned by minority owners.
KCB also received regulatory approval in March from Rwanda’s banking regulator, the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR), to merge the operations in the country, resulting in a higher stake courtesy of the injection of the assets of KCB Rwanda into the merged entity that is trading under the name BPR Bank Rwanda Plc.
It also points to a dilution of the stake held by the minority shareholders, whose 24 percent stake post takeover has now shrunk to 12.5 percent.
KCB disclosed the higher stake in the Rwanda subsidiary through a circular that it sent to shareholders detailing its proposed takeover of Democratic Republic of Congo lender Trust Merchant Bank.
“In May 2022, we successfully launched our new bank – BPR Bank Rwanda PLC resulting from the amalgamation of Banque Populaire du Rwanda and KCB Bank Rwanda. This merger catapulted our business to become the second largest bank in Rwanda,” KCB said in the circular released last week.
The lender estimated at the time of the takeover that a full buyout of BPR would cost it an estimated Sh6.4 billion if minority investors were offered the same terms as Atlas Mara which was paid Sh3.96 billion for its 62 percent stake. Atlas Mara will get an additional Sh314 million which has been deferred.
The acquisition gave KCB a larger retail banking footprint in Rwanda. BPR had a 10.2 percent market share ahead of the merger, which combined with KCB Rwanda’s six percent share saw it overtake second-placed Equity Bank Rwanda’s 11 percent of the market.
Bank of Kigali is the biggest lender in Rwanda with a 37.8 per cent stake.
KCB proposed takeover of 85 percent of Trust Merchant Bank in the DRC will see it gain a 10 percent market share of the Congolese banking market, behind Equity BCDC’s 27 percent share of the market and Rawbank’s 28.6 percent share.
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Texas tight end Jahleel Billingsley is serving a six-game suspension for an undisclosed reason.
Head coach Steve Sarkisian announced the suspension Saturday night following the Longhorns’ 52-10 win against Louisiana-Monroe in their season opener.
Billingsley didn’t play in the contest, giving him five games remaining on his suspension.
Sarkisian said the NCAA-invoked suspension is not legal in nature and it dates to Billingsley’s time at Alabama. The tight end transferred to Texas following the 2021 season.
The two worked together when Sarkisian was offensive coordinator at Alabama before becoming the Longhorns’ head coach.
Billingsley played in 36 games over three seasons at Alabama and caught 37 passes for 559 yards and six touchdowns.
The Longhorns host Alabama next weekend in Austin, Texas.
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The best Markiplier videos on YouTube
Remember when your parents said you can’t make a living playing video games? Yeah, they didn’t know what they were talking about. Just ask Mark Fischbach, better known by his YouTube name, Markiplier.
With over 33.5 million subscribers and 18 billion total views for all his uploads, Markiplier is one of the most recognizable names in the gaming community. The channel ranks inside the top 100 most popular on YouTube, and he reportedly is worth an ungodly $35 million.
The 33-year-old uploaded his first video a decade ago. An aspiring actor, he originally chose to focus on sketch comedy. Since his goal was to play all the characters in his skits, Mark combined his name with “multiplier” to create his famous moniker, “Markiplier”. It wasn’t until he changed his focus to independent and horror game playthroughs that he achieved his stardom. Since then, he has become one of the faces of YouTube’s vast gaming content, having appeared on nationally broadcast shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Larry King NOW, and The Today Show.
What makes the YouTube community so obsessed with Markiplier? It’s all built on his eccentric personality, playing video games, and getting laughs. On that note, let’s take a look at some of Mark’s most famous and best videos on his main channel, Markiplier.
“Heave Ho MEGA EPISODE w/ Jack, Bob, Wade”
Being a (mostly) gaming channel, let’s kick things off with one of the most entertaining gaming videos on the channel, the “Heave Ho MEGA EPISODE.” Mark frequently collaborates with his cohorts, Bob and Wade. When the three are together, it makes for seriously dumb fun. In this particular video, the gang is joined by fellow YouTuber Sean William McLoughlin, better known to fans as Jacksepticeye.
Whenever Mark and the gang jump on a party game, the star of the show inevitably becomes Wade. For someone who makes a living playing games, he seems to be terrible at basically all of them, which is actually refreshing. Instead of some pro gamer gliding through at lightspeed, Wade represents the rest of us, and it’s hilarious. What makes it better is how Sean’s frustration grows until it’s clear that he is completely fed up with Wade’s mishaps. It also makes me wonder if Wade sabotages the group on purpose for his own amusement.
“WARNING: SCARIEST GAME IN YEARS: Five Nights at Freddy’s Part 1”
“This is, like, the most terrifying game I’ve ever played,” Mark yelled in just minutes of playing Five Nights at Freddy’s. With that, the Markiplier empire was truly born.
Uploaded in 2014, Mark hopped into FNAF, a game that catapulted his popularity. As he points out in the video, his subscribers had urged him to give this one a try. Around that time, the original FNAF fame was an independent sensation. YouTubers all around were jumping on the bandwagon, and their audiences couldn’t get enough.
Of course, what Mark’s fans appreciated is the host’s take on the experience. As he played through the game, he overlaid it with his goofy faces and sometimes hilarious narration. It dialed back the horror and ramped up the comedy. Honestly, he’s only saying what we all are thinking with a game this stressful. It managed to be his third-most popular upload ever with 104,789,909 views to date.
“MEOW”
Clearly, this is the video that helped usher Markiplier to the top of the YouTube charts. Considering he has made his mark mainly through gaming videos, it’s interesting that his most popular video is one of his simplest. It’s literally just him using cheap graphics to give cats his mouth and voice. That’s it.
It’s hard to believe that out of all Markiplier’s content, THIS is what has garnered over 363 million views since it was uploaded in 2015. It is by far his most-viewed video, with second place trailing well behind with 148 million, which is impressive in itself. Of course, it’s the dog version, “WOOF”.
While “MEOW” may rank number one in popularity, this simple trick of Mark superimposing his mouth on cute animals to make them say mostly inappropriate things is hugely popular. As low-brow as it may be, three of his top-five videos fall in this category, and they combine for more than 609 million views.
Is this his single best effort on his extensive channel? Not hardly, but who cares? If something this simple gets you over 350 million views, you’ve done something right, and it deserves its place on today’s list.
“GTA 5 Funny Moments #1: LAUGHING TOO HARD!!”
One of the best parts about Markiplier’s multiplayer videos is that it’s all of us. Whether you’re in the same room or connected through a server, Mark and his YouTuber cohorts do all the ridiculous things that any of us do when we’re goofing off with our friends. Throw Grand Theft Auto V’s open-world shenanigans into the mix, and this is a highly entertaining video.
The game itself is made to be as insane as you want it to be. Even though it’s approaching its 10th birthday, GTA V’s lush scenery and over-the-top cars and weapons beg you to break the law in a hilarious fashion. That’s exactly what Mark and his squad do. Watching them obsessively try to steal a fighter jet from the Los Santos military base will have you reaching for your copy of the game.
“Bob’s Fridge”
Mark’s quote sums up what you’re getting into with this video: “They delivered a fridge so violently your house thought it was an earthquake?” To which Bob replied, “Yes, and this was the good team.”
When you have millions of followers, naturally, you expand into new territory. Thus, Mark added a podcast to his list of projects. I can’t say I’ve listened to a lot of Distractible, but this one got my attention. Mark, Bob, and Wade had a competition to see who could tell the funniest (I’m assuming true) story. Bob won this round hands down with a tale of mounting anger and probably the most inept delivery teams in the country.
You almost have to be well into adulthood to fully appreciate his tale of Lowe’s woe. Using his YouTube bucks to buy a new refrigerator, Bob gets taken on a wild and frustrating ride through the world of appliance delivery. He goes through two delivery teams, a water leak, and enough suppressed rage to cause a tsunami. It’s Bob’s enthusiastic storytelling that makes it all so amusing. That and the fact that it actually happened the day Mark recorded that particular podcast.
There’s a full story on the Distractible channel, and I highly recommend getting Bob’s full rundown.
“THE MI LITERALLY THROW A CHAIR IN RAGE | Getting Over It – Part 1”
To be completely honest, I didn’t understand what the Markiplier fuss was all about prior to watching this video. Admittedly, I am not a YouTube devotee; I mostly leave that to the younger generation. My teenage children absolutely loved this guy’s content, and they watched it religiously. One afternoon, I heard incessant screams, cursing, and shouting, which got my attention for the wrong reasons. Then I saw this game, and I completely understood where he was coming from.
Getting Over It with Bennett Fody is intentionally made to be insanely frustrating. Here you have I assume Bennett in a cast iron pot with some sort of pickaxe/sledgehammer. As the player, you make little bald Bennett (with his superhuman upper-body strength) fling himself up a mountain one frustrating step at a time.
Sounds simple enough, right? Wrong. All it takes is one infinitesimal false move and Bennett tumbles down the mountain, sometimes all the way to the starting position. To antagonize the players, the developers added a voiceover that consoles you with words of wisdom about losing. Believe me, you will lose at this game, and that voice keeps giving you unwanted quotes again and again and again. By the 200th time, it’s clear those little nuggets aren’t meant to be consoling at all; it’s browbeating, and it’s hilarious… so long as it happens to someone else. Enter: Markiplier.
Over eight videos, Mark is all of us. Just as he is making progress, he miscalculates a climb, and down the mountain he goes. With each fall, Mark gets increasingly annoyed. Soon, that annoyance ferments into anger before transforming into full rage. And there are eight videos of Mark absolutely losing his mind. He screams, throws his chair, and he seems on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Up to that point, I hadn’t been interested in Markiplier. Watching him fling his chair at the wall over a video game reminded me of so many frustrating hours of tiny, stupid jumps over winged turtles in Super Mario Bros. 3. Like I said, it’s great content when it’s happening to someone else. | https://wegotthiscovered.com/youtube/the-best-markiplier-videos-on-youtube/ | 2022-09-06T02:18:44Z | https://wegotthiscovered.com/youtube/the-best-markiplier-videos-on-youtube/ | false | 1 |
PUTRAJAYA (Sept 6): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob yesterday received a courtesy call from visiting Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Lawrence Wong at Perdana Putra, here, as Malaysia and Singapore continue to further cement their close relationship.
This is Wong’s maiden visit to Malaysia after being appointed as the island republic’s deputy prime minister in June 2022. Wong arrived in Malaysia yesterday for a four-day visit.
Ismail Sabri in almost-an-hour meeting which began at 5.30pm congratulated Wong on his appointment and both leaders reiterated their commitment to further strengthen the close and strong Malaysia-Singapore bilateral relations, including by exploring new areas of cooperation between both countries.
Also present were Finance Minister, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz and Foreign Minister, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah.
Singapore is Malaysia’s second largest export destination after China with a value of US$29.85 billion and also Malaysia’s second largest import source after China with imports amounting to US$18.45 billion from January to July 2022.
From January to December 2021, Singapore’s investment in Malaysia amounted to US$38.62 billion while Malaysia’s investment in Singapore totalled US$25.41 billion for the same period.
While in Malaysia, Wong is also scheduled to have an audience with Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Negara. – Bernama | https://www.theborneopost.com/2022/09/06/singapore-dpm-lawrence-wong-calls-on-pm-ismail-sabri-in-putrajaya/ | 2022-09-06T02:20:20Z | https://www.theborneopost.com/2022/09/06/singapore-dpm-lawrence-wong-calls-on-pm-ismail-sabri-in-putrajaya/ | false | 2 |
Opinion
Who’d be a ref? Cream of officials crop also set to rise as finals loom
Roy Masters
Sports ColumnistRefereeing is a job where, as someone may have said, you must start out perfect and become better each day.
It’s a reason very few footballers retire and become referees. Yet the sons of former Penrith halfback John Klein and Parramatta winger Graeme Atkins are two of the NRL’s leading whistleblowers and are likely to officiate in the big end-of-season games.
Perhaps there is a form of genetic voodoo, or an inherited masochism that makes Ashley Klein and Grant Atkins take up a calling where, given the rule changes since the era of their fathers, there are approximately 40 occasions in a game where they could make the wrong decision.
Stealing the ball in the tackle; moving too quickly from marker; encroaching the 10-metre line in defence; grounding the ball for a try ... in many cases these are 50:50 decisions.
Remember when most tries were scored with the ball forced cleanly over the line? It’s more usual today for the referee to have to adjudicate whether the ball was grounded under a pile of bodies. Or, given the sublime skills of the flying flankmen, whether the ball was forced over the try line within millimetres of the corner post.
If contentious decisions are 50:50 when made within milliseconds on the field, they often remain so at post-match review sessions. Controversial calls are peer reviewed, that is, fellow referees view them in classrooms and then declare whether their colleague was right or wrong. It’s not unusual for the vote to be 50:50, with half the referees endorsing the decision and half saying it was wrong.
The same applies to bunker decisions which are made with the benefit of a multitude of camera angles and more time. Bunker rulings on obstruction take so long, the pot plants in the corporate suites at stadiums have time to germinate, sprout leaves, take out mortgages, wither and die. Yet reviews of these decisions also often result in 50:50 splits.
This ambivalence is evident in the captain’s challenge which sometimes ends with the bunker unable to rule either way, resulting in the referee’s decision being upheld but the dissenting team not losing its challenge.
When coaches review games, they find numerous examples where their team was punished for erring, yet the opposition was unpunished in identical circumstances.
If there are approximately 40 contentious decisions per match during the regular NRL season, it doubles during the play-offs when the intensity rises.
The Roosters’ last two regular season games were exceptionally intense, a harbinger of what is to come beginning Friday with the Panthers-Eels qualifying final. The round 24 and 25 Roosters matches drew 18 penalties each, compared to 13 in the Raiders’ 56-10 humiliation of Wests Tigers on Sunday.
Yet the number of occasions where the referee could have signalled six-again in the Roosters matches was far greater than the four awarded in the one-sided match. Hotly contested games produce hotly disputed decisions. The referee becomes dragged into the match more, putting him clearly in the spotlight. The team on the wrong side of the decision invariably believes they were wronged. Technology is a great aid to the referee and while the bunker ruling may quieten the crowd, it will not necessarily placate the players. Freeze-frame technology can give the impression there was separation between hand and ball in the act of scoring a try. Yet the player would insist that, in real time, he never yielded control of the ball.
Compounding the multitude of contentious decisions a referee is forced to make is the frustration arising from the increasing practice of time-wasting. Captains seek to stop the momentum of teams by engaging with the referee in what becomes a committee meeting. They are entitled to question a decision but not to argue once informed. Younger referees allow senior captains too much courtesy. Meanwhile, the defence sets itself, and the attack rues the lost opportunity.
Time-wasting existed in the era of Klein and Atkins snr but the practice of influencing referees via the media was in its infancy.
Over the past decade, it has become an avenue for agenda-driven keyboard coshers, and it requires a seasoned referee to ignore it.
In the same way the good teams will progress through the four weeks of finals, so should the more objective referees.
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A 53-year-old man drowned near Alessandro Island and Lake Perris State Recreation Area on Labor Day, California State Park officials announced.
The man was pronounced dead at a nearby Kaiser Permanente medical center at 1:22 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5. His identity has been withheld until relatives are notified.
State park officers and lifeguards responded to emergency calls near the east side of Alessandro Island at approximately 12:30 p.m., according to John Rowe, an Inland Empire state park superintendent.
Witnesses reported that the victim had been jet skiing and then removed his lifejacket to swim, Rowe said. He began to struggle in the water shortly after.
Once bystanders realized the man was unresponsive, they pulled him up from the water onto their boat.
The man, Rowe said, was unresponsive and not breathing after the rescue.
“Officers and lifeguards performed life-saving measures and drove the victim by patrol vessel to the nearby patrol dock where CalFire and an AMR unit was staged,” Rowe said.
The man was then transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Further details on the man’s identity or what caused the drowning were not immediately clear.
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Jaipur: A 24-year-old woman in Rajasthan's Bhilwara was allegedly forced to take a "virginity test" by her in-laws who thrashed her after she "failed" it, and called a panchayat that asked her family to pay Rs 10 lakh, police said Monday.
According to the case filed in the case on Saturday against her in-laws, the woman has alleged she was made to undergo the "test" on the first day of her marriage on May 11 in Bhilwara.
She alleged in the FIR her husband and his family assaulted her after she "failed" the "test" and that they convened the Khap panchayat at a local temple on May 31 which asked her family to pay Rs 10 lakh.
Police said the woman told her in-laws she had allegedly been raped by a neighbour sometime before her marriage and that a rape case was filed at Subhash Nagar police station.
Station House Officer (Bagor) Aayub Khan said the police investigated the matter after it was reported in the local media and a case was lodged against her in-laws on Saturday.
Mandal DSP Surendra Kumar said the woman is a victim of Kukadi Pratha, prevalent among the members of the Sansi nomadic community. "This is a social evil known as Kukadi Pratha in Rajasthan."
He said after the matter came to light, a "factual report was submitted and a case registered in the matter."
In a video clip, the victim purportedly says, "I failed in the rituals which were performed in the afternoon. Thereafter, discussions happened till late at night. I did not say anything out of fear. Then I was beaten up by my husband and in-laws."
She says she told her in-laws about the rape incident that happened before the marriage.
Police said the accused have been booked under Indian Penal Code sections 498A (dowry), 384 (extortion), 509 (insulting the modesty of a woman) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) against the in-laws. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/06/rajasthan-woman-tortured-for-failing-virginity-test.amp.html | 2022-09-06T02:35:10Z | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/06/rajasthan-woman-tortured-for-failing-virginity-test.amp.html | true | 7 |
As Californians crank up the air conditioning during a heat wave, state officials are urging consumers to limit their electricity use to avoid strain on the power grid – and the potential for rolling blackouts.
A California grid operator issued a power grid emergency alert on Monday and renewed calls for people to find ways to conserve electricity use this week during afternoons and evenings to prevent outages. California Independent System Operator, better known as Caiso, provides energy to about 80% of the state.
For the sixth consecutive day, a statewide Flex Alert was in effect on Monday, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. PT. During a Flex Alert, consumers are urged to set thermostats to 78 degrees or higher, avoid using major appliances and turn off all unnecessary lights.
"We have now entered the most intense phase of this heat wave," said Elliot Mainzer, the grid operator's chief executive officer. "Forecasted demand for Monday and Tuesday is at all-time record levels and the potential for rotating outages has increased significantly."
Mainszer said Flex Alerts have already been helping alleviate stress on the power grid in recent days, but that consumers will need to ramp up their level of conservation by two or three times.
California will see record-breaking heat through Friday, said Marc Chenard, a forecaster with the Weather Prediction Center.
Sacramento could reach 114 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday, surpassing the monthly record of 109 degrees. San Jose will match previous daily records with a 104-degree high forecast for Tuesday. In Los Angeles, Burbank is expected to hit 109 degrees on Wednesday, smashing the daily record of 106.
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The moment Lauren Jackson feared her comeback was over, and why she’s absorbing every second
By Roy Ward
Lauren Jackson was feeling like the best player in the world again.
Her shots were falling, the ball was flying around the court, and that old feeling was coming back – the feeling that no one could stop her.
Jackson may have been the oldest player on the court by a decade, or even two, but as the shots started falling, her tongue started wagging. What good is being called the greatest player of all time if you can’t tell your Albury-Wodonga teammates about it at training on a Tuesday night?
But then the 41-year-old took a couple of hard steps to the basket and felt something go in her foot.
She was seven or so months into the most unthinkable of comebacks, one that started with the modest aim of regaining some fitness, but now has her on the verge of playing in her fifth FIBA Women’s World Cup later this month.
That injury came just a week before the NBL1 season, and suddenly Jackson felt like her basketball career was over for the second time.
“I was ready to go. I was driving to the basket, I had even played a practice game on the Sunday,” Jackson recalled.
“I was talking so much smack to my teammates because I was starting to feel really good about everything. I started to drive the basket and felt something pop in my foot.
“I stopped. I looked at my coach and I told him. I had had some plantar fasciitis. Soon enough I couldn’t walk.
“I had ruptured the entire thing, which is apparently the best thing you can do, but at the time I thought it was all over.”
After seeking expert advice, Jackson found out that, while she would be on crutches for a few days and feel some pain, her foot would completely heal in a few weeks, which it did.
She would go on to win the most valuable player award in the NBL1 East and lead her Bandits to the women’s title, but she needed every possible game to rebuild her confidence in her body.
“That first month [of NBL1] was rocky and I lost massive confidence,” Jackson said.
“So, every game I started working on things that my brain felt I couldn’t do.
“Recently, I just shot my first jump shot in a game that went in, and I was just so happy – every day I am getting better and things are starting to feel better. It’s just been a dream come true as I thought I could never do this again.
“But in the same breath, I can’t run as fast, can’t jump as high – there are things that I can’t do, but I think I can add value in other ways.”
The psychological imprint of Jackson’s past injuries, and the scare of that night in pre-season, stuck around as injury forced her to stop playing in the first place in 2016.
Upon her first trip back to the AIS for an Opals training camp, another past trauma hit her between the eyes.
But completing that camp and a later, more difficult camp in New York showed Jackson, and her Opals coaches, she was again capable of playing at the highest level and it also reminded her how much she treasured being back on court.
“I know I’m not the player I used to be - but I know I’m still pretty good. Everyone can make their own judgments.”
Australian basketball legend Lauren Jackson
“There are times on this journey where I have had serious trauma responses,” Jackson said.
“My first time back at the AIS I broke down. That was where my career ended. That was where I was trying to come back and kept hurting myself.
“There have been times I didn’t think I could get through it [the comeback] and I’ve had some very close friends who have helped me through it, my mum, my dad, people from work [Basketball Australia] – they have been so good to me.
“I’ve never been able to look too far ahead, for emotional reasons, because I was too afraid I would get hurt again.
“In those days after my plantar fascia, the first few days when I couldn’t walk, I was shattered. I rolled my ankle on that same foot a few weeks later – that foot has been a nightmare, but it’s getting better every day.”
The Opals are now in their final weeks of their lead-up to the World Cup, and Jackson will play as big of a role as her body will allow.
Some observers questioned whether her dominant play against smaller, semi-professional players in the NBL1 East competition was adequate preparation to take on the world’s best players.
Jackson averaged 31 points and 12 rebounds per game in just under 29 minutes per contest, which is great for any player, especially one in her 40s.
“People can say what they will say but, most games, I have three players banging into me, I am playing sometimes 30 minutes a game, and I’m getting hammered,” Basketball Hall of Famer Jackson said.
“It’s good because I needed it.
“In our [Opals] practice games against Canada, I just played like I have in NBL1, and I got fouled out in my first game.
“That made me pause, but physically I am stronger than I ever was before. I’ve had to get really strong to deal with my injuries - strength wise I am going to be fine. It’s now about timing, shot-blocking, boxing out - but all of that is coming and each session I get better.
“We have all of September to prepare. I have never worked harder for anything in my life, and it has just been so much fun because I have a different perspective.”
Those Canada games were played behind closed doors, but they marked the first time Jackson had played for Australia since her retirement.
“Before that first game I started crying on the bus because I never thought I would get to play for the Opals again,” Jackson said.
Jackson refuses to set any ceilings for game time in Sydney and just wants to absorb every moment of an event she thought she would be attending as a spectator.
“If I’m playing well, I’m happy to play as many minutes as they can give me,” Jackson said.
“That will speak for itself. But it doesn’t matter if I play 10 minutes for Australia or 30 minutes - I will be a contributor.”
Jackson’s love of playing basketball continues to push her forward, but she is only in this position because her family, her two young sons, her close friends, and employer have all helped her, and now she wants to repay them.
“My love for the game has never wavered,” Jackson said.
“That’s why I’m still involved with Basketball Australia. Honestly – they have been the most incredible organisation for me and given me any flexibility I’ve needed to train and anything I needed to get through this.
“I know I’m not the player I used to be – but I know I’m still pretty good.
“Everyone can make their own judgments.”
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After what’s been the most chaotic press tour of the year, Don’t Worry Darling finally premiered at the Venice Film Festival. All the usual suspects attended the premiere including director Olivia Wilde along with Harry Styles, Florence Pugh, Nick Kroll, Chris Pine and Gemma Chan.
Despite the abject “awkwardness” of the cast, as quoted by a Deuxmoi spy, the response to the film was surprisingly positive.
In fact, the movie was met with a five-minute standing ovation from the crowd.
The reviews have started pouring in and it sounds like the gang, for the most part, pulled it off.
Some of the reviews have been positive, some have been heinous, but one thing has been consistent across the board: absolute chaos.
The general consensus is that the direction is fab, the acting is fab, but the pace of the film is drab.
The cast at the Venice Film Festival. (Credit: Getty)
Deadline described Don’t Worry Darling as a “candy-coated psychological thriller” about “the terror imposed by men controlling women’s bodies.”
It praised Wilde’s direction, writing that “in the end it is Wilde and her team of artisans who create the visual look that makes the story we have seen in various forms many time before work as well as it does here.”
It wrote that Styles “is the real deal as an actor and has great promise”, while Pugh “continues to show her range even when the character ventures into some pretty ludicrous situations.”
Variety addressed the behind-the-scenes turmoil in its review, writing that it “would be hugely unfair to allow this tempest in a teapot of gossipy turmoil to influence one’s feelings about the movie. If you want to talk about problems related to Don’t Worry Darling, you need look no further than at what’s onscreen.”
It described Wilde as “a gifted director who knows how to set a mood,” adding that “she does that to the max, and for a while you get caught up in it.”
The critic pointed out Styles’ potential as an actor, writing that “there’s actually something quite old-fashioned about Styles.”
“With his popping eyes, floppy shock of hair, and saturnine suaveness, he recalls the young Frank Sinatra as an actor,” it wrote.
“It’s too early to tell where he’s going in movies, but if he wants to he could have a real run in them.”
The main criticism was that the film “takes you on a ride that gets progressively less scintillating as it goes along.”
Vulture was quite mixed in its review, opining that Don’t Worry Darling is “neither as bad as some are clearly hoping it will be, nor as good as it probably needs to be to overcome the public relations nightmare its press rollout has become.”
“The film is smooth, competent, (mostly) well-acted, and merely tedious,” it added.
Meanwhile The Guardian gave the film a brutal 2-star review, writing: “It spoils its own ending simply by unveiling it, and in so doing shows that serious script work needed to be done on filling in the plot-holes and problems in a fantastically silly twist-reveal.”
It described the twist as “absurdly negligible and contrived, and the details are not thought through.”
As for the acting, here’s where shit got particularly chaotic.
It opined that “Styles may or not be a talented actor; it’s not easy to tell from this, but the normally excellent Pugh has not been interestingly directed, certainly not compared with her work in broadly comparable movies such as Midsommar or The Falling.”
We’ll all be able to see for ourselves when Don’t Worry Darling hits cinemas on October 6.
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'Empty poll promises can hurt Gujarat': Shah, BJP attacks AAP as state poll nears
Narendra Modi took initiatives like 'Kanya Kelavani" and 'Gunotsav' to raise the enrolment ratio to 100 per cent and also brought the dropout ratio to almost zero, Shah said.
Published: 05th September 2022 03:43 AM | Last Updated: 05th September 2022 10:12 AM | A+A A-
AHMEDABAD: In an indirect attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday warned youngsters in Gujarat not to get influenced by promises of other political parties, saying that doing so can ruin the state’s progress.
Shah was on a one-day visit to Ahmedabad, where he attended several programmes, including the inauguration of smart schools. During the event, he made an oblique reference to the AAP, saying,
“There are two types of people. One who sweats and works in Kutch for five years and then contests election via political parties, and the second type of people who buy their new clothes just five months before the election and start making promises for votes. But people of Gujarat know the second of kind of people very well.”
Shah also drew a contrast between the Congress and BJP rules in the state.
“During the Congress’ rule, curfew used to remain imposed in Ahmedabad for 200 days in a year and communal riots were common. But after the BJP came to power, curfew has become a thing of the past,” he said, adding that children born after2002 would not even know what curfew is.
He also drew attention to the state of education in Gujarat, saying, “During the BJP’s rule, the dropout ratio in primary education has come down from 37 per cent to less than 3 per cent. The number of children getting primary education has risen from 40 per cent to 95 per cent.”
Later in the day, he inaugurated the sixth All India Prison Duty Meet, organised by the Bureau of Police Research and Development, which will be attended by police personnel from 19 states and union territories.
Addressing the gathering, Shah said there is a need to change the way prisons are perceived in society.
“Not everyone who goes to jail is a criminal by nature. Sometimes there are circumstances that push them,” he said, talking about the need of prison reforms. In the evening, he launched the anthem and mascot of the 36th National Games at Ahmedabad.
In the evening, Shah launched the anthem and mascot of the 36th National Games at Ahmedabad.
After becoming chief minister, Narendra Modi took initiatives like 'Kanya Kelavani" and 'Gunotsav' to raise the enrolment ratio to 100 per cent and also brought the dropout ratio to almost zero, Shah said.
The AAP led by national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been trying to emerge as the main contender against the ruling BJP in the state by promising what the party claims are "guarantees" once it comes to power.
Shah said the setting up of these four 'anupam shart shalas' (matchless smart schools) by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is the beginning of a new chapter in primary school education, adding that 22 such facilities will be set up by the civic body.
During the Congress rule, the school dropout ratio was 37 per cent, and only 67 children out of 100 took admitted to schools, Shah said.
"Narendrabhai started new initiatives. In the name of 'Kanya Kelavani,' he organised a praveshotsav (enrolment drive). Children were brought from households and the enrolment rate rose to 100 per cent for the first time in the whole country. The dropout ratio that the Congress left at 37 per cent was brought down to zero by Narendrabhai," Shah said.
Modi also started initiatives like 'Gunotsav' (to improve learning levels of students at the elementary level) and focussed on teachers training, he added.
"If any state has to study a model regarding education, I can say without hesitation that it should come to Gujarat. Whether it is village, municipality, city, the kids of poor or rich, the BJP government under the leadership of Narendra Modi has made all arrangements to improve the level of their primary education," Shah said.
He said the Congress would once again bring up caste talks and make new promises in the run-up to the polls, to be held later this year.
The law and order in the state had deteriorated under previous Congress governments but stringent efforts by Narendra Modi as CM has ensured that communal riots and curfews are a thing of the past, Shah asserted.
"The development journey that has continued in the last 20 years will run for another five years. Bhupendrabhai (Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel) has executed all the projects beautifully and in time and funds given by the Central government," he said.
While the electricity situation under the Congress dispensations was erratic and people in villages had to request their elected representatives for supply during dinner time, Modi had ensured the state now has electricity all 24 hours of the day, Shah said.
He also targeted Kejriwal by claiming some people were trying to provide a backdoor entry in Gujarat politics to social activist Medha Patkar, who had opposed the state's lifeline Narmada project.
Patkar, the founder member of Narmada Bachao Andolan that opposed the Narmada dam project and fought on rehabilitation issues, was fielded by the AAP from Mumbai's North East seat in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
"These days, some people have made a new start to give Medha Patkar, who opposed the Narmada project, a backdoor entry into Gujarat politics.
I would like to ask the youth of Gujarat if they would allow those who opposed the Narmada project as well as the development of Gujarat to enter the state," he said.
Shah was addressing a gathering at the inaugural function of the 36th National Games being hosted by Gujarat a few months before the Assembly elections.
"Those who want to bring Medha Patkar, who opposed Gujarat and our lifeline Narmada project and did not let go of any chance to defame Gujarat on every possible forum, should stop here itself. There is no place for those opposing Gujarat," Shah said.
Shah said he had trust in the people of Gujarat, adding that those who had opposed the state will never be accepted by them.
Under the leadership of Narendra Modi, who was chief minister of the state, Gujarat had developed in different spheres in the last 20 years, setting parameters that perhaps cannot be broken in the coming decades.
Under Modi's leadership, Gujarat has developed infrastructures like roads and ports, 24-hour electricity supply, and a robust law and order situation.
"This all happened because Modiji took Narmada water till Khavda in Kutch. Had Modiji not come to Gujarat as Bhagirath (a mythological figure credited with bringing River Ganga on Earth) and had Narmada water not carried till Kutch, then this development would not have been possible," said Shah.
Incidentally, at a recent function in Bhuj, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel had called Patkar an "Urban Naxal", a term often used by some segments of the political spectrum to describe Maoist sympathizers and certain social activists.
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Superhero Bits: Batman: The Animated Series Turns 30, Moon Knight Won An Emmy & More
(Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.)
In this edition of Superhero Bits:
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Marvel won some Emmys.
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A new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" video game is on the way.
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John Diggle on that Green Lantern tease in the "Arrow" finale.
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"Batman: The Animated Series" turns 30 today.
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All that and more!
Will Stargirl season 4 happen? Brec Bassinger weighs in
The fate of the Arrowverse is all but decided, what with "The Flash" coming to an end and The CW sold to a new owner. Be that as it may, "Stargirl" lead Brec Bassinger is hopeful that the show is going to get a fourth season, though nothing is set in stone right now. Speaking with Decider, the actress had this to say about it:
"Geoff, our showrunner, for lack of a better term, this is his baby and he's put so much love, and I've heard season 4 pitches, and I know he's not leaving any stone unturned to get it to continue. But I'm just so grateful. There has been so much fan push on Twitter and Instagram, and it has made me and Geoff and the whole cast and crew feel so loved, because we do work hard on it. So it feels good that they're rooting for us."
"Stargirl" is currenting airing its third season on The CW right now, with new episodes dropping Wednesdays.
Kid Flash Build-A-Figure from McFarlane Toys
The fine folks at McFarlane Toys have revealed a new Kid Flash figure that is set to be a part of the company's Build-A figure wave, in partnership with DC. Unfortunately we don't have much to go on right now, save for the above image reveal. But we should be getting more details on pricing and a release date soon, as well as retailer info. So those who are interested in picking one of these up would do well to stay tuned to the company's social channels.
Moon Knight won an Emmy
The Creative Arts Emmys took place over the weekend and the Marvel Cinematic Universe is officially picking up trophies for its work on the small screen now. To that end, "Moon Knight" took home the Emmy for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special. More than anything, this is a reminder that Marvel and Disney are billing the show as a limited series, meaning that anyone's hopes of getting a second season grow slimmer by the day. But hey, that one season resulted in a fancy award to add to Marvel Studios' trophy case.
It looks like a big new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game is coming our way
As reported by the folks at The Gamer, the September issue of Toy World Magazine states that Nickelodeon and Paramount are set to release a "brand new triple-A" video game set within the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" franchise in 2023. The move would make sense given the release of the animated "TMNT" film "Mutant Mayhem" hitting theaters next summer. Plus, "Shredder's Revenge" did quite well recently and the "Cowabunga Collection," which collects a bunch of older games featuring the half-shell heroes, recently hit shelves. But this indicates we are getting something much more significant than a new side scroller. We'll be sure to keep you posted as further details come our way.
She-Hulk featurette highlights the show's many big cameos
"She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" has been quite unlike any other MCU project to date and is very much making use of the episodic storytelling allowed by its Disney+ release. As part of that, we've been treated to some big cameos serving as major surprises week-to-week. The above video goes over some of those cameos thus far, namely Megan Thee Stallion's much-discussed appearance in episode 3. But many other cameos in the show's future are also teased. We know Daredevil is coming, but who else might be on the docket? The show returns with a new episode this Thursday.
John Diggle's Green Lantern setup in Arrow is not resolved says David Ramsey
A gigantic theory for years in the Arrowverse was that David Ramsey's John Diggle would be revealed as a Green Lantern. And, wouldn't you know it, the "Arrow" finale kind of teed that up. Yet, nothing really ever came of it. Well, speaking at DragonCon (via The Direct), Ramsey addressed that situation in a very meandering way. The main takeaway? He says that thread has yet to be resolved.
"It's not resolved. Eric [Wallace] called me, showrunner of 'The Flash,' and he had a pitch for me to end the saga, the Green Lantern Saga, within the Arrowverse. The reason why he did is because the Arrowverse was ending, right? It's gonna end with Flash and all the other shows would go. We knew, not at the time, I knew but you didn't know yet, that Todd [Helbing] was going to reveal in 'Superman & Lois' that the Superman & Lois-verse, if you will, exists on another planet, on a different Earth, and these characters are still alive. The idea is perhaps there's a world where we can explore the Flash, or maybe just Barry Allen. Maybe he is Flash, maybe he isn't. Is Oliver Queen alive? Maybe he is. Maybe the ring is still there."
"The Flash" season 9 and "Superman & Lois" season 3 are pretty much going to wrap it up for the Arrowverse so it seems less and less likely we'll ever pull on this thread again. But who knows?
Chadwick Boseman won a posthumous Emmy for his role as T'Challa in What If...?
Just over a year after his untimely passing, Chadwick Boseman was awarded an Emmy for his final performance as T'Challa in the MCU. Specifically, the actor took home the prize for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for his work in "What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord" from "What If...?" season 1. It was a well deserved award and serves as a reminder of what we lost with Boseman's passing, though we are very fortunate to have the tremendous body of work he left behind.
Morena Baccarin wants to be in Deadpool 3, but she has no idea what's going on
We know that Disney is finally making "Deadpool 3" happen and it seems like things are coming together nicely on that front. But who is going to be joining Ryan Reynolds in the sequel? Morena Baccarin expressed her desire to return as Vanessa during an appearance at DragonCon (via The Direct). However, she has no idea if that's going to actually happen or not.
"You know, from your lips to God's ears, I have no idea [if Vanessa's in Deadpool 3]. They're writing the script right now. I'm usually the last to find out anything. I'm not even ... I wish I had information I could give you but I really don't. But it'd be great."
Now, let's be honest, even if Baccarin did know something, it's not as though she would be able to say so. Still, it does sound like she's being genuine and the opposite of cagey here.
Happy 30th birthday, Batman: The Animated Series!
Lastly, today is a landmark day in superhero history as "Batman: The Animated Series," arguably the greatest adaptation of the Dark Knight in any medium outside of the pages of DC Comics, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. indeed, on this day in 1992, the first episode of the beloved series debuted, introducing us to Kevin Conroy's legendary Batman who, to this very day, remains the "one true Batman" for a great many fans. Those looking to celebrate can do so by streaming the series on HBO Max, if they so choose.
Duh na na na na na nana.
Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Batman: The Animated Series by streaming today on @hbomax. pic.twitter.com/3Aavxmn3oZ
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):
10:20 p.m.
Sixth-seeded Aryna Sabalenka bounced back from a slow start and visits from the trainer to beat No. 19 seed Danielle Collins 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 and reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals.
Sabalenka advanced to face No. 22 Karolina Pliskova.
Sabalenka continued her mastery at Flushing Meadows over Collins, beating her for the third time at the U.S Open (2018 and 2021). She led 4-3 in the second set when she needed a medical timeout. Sabalenka had a trainer massage her left thigh and it continued throughout breaks in the match. Sabalenka, an Open semifinalist in 2021, said at her on-court interview she was fine.
Sabalenka at one point complained to the chair umpire about fan noise — and again, there were plenty of them inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. The U.S. Open has attracted a record 549,657 fans since the main draw started last Monday. It’s the highest-ever attendance for the tournament through its first eight days. The previous record was 540,333, set in 2019.
She even changed her racket — which she said was “super loose” — in the midst of the second set. It didn’t bother her too much. She had 38 winners.
Sabalenka, who is from Belarus, was not allowed to play at Wimbledon this year after all players from her country and Russia were banned because of the invasion of Ukraine.
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8 p.m.
No. 24 seed Karolina Pliskova has moved into the U.S. Open quarterfinals with a 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-2 win over 26th-seeded Victoria Azarenka.
Pliskova, a former world No. 1, was the runner-up at the U.S. Open in 2016 and at Wimbledon in 2021. Pliskova will play the winner of Monday night’s match at Arthur Ashe Stadium between No. 6 seed Aryna Sabalenka and 19th-seeded Danielle Collins.
The women’s field is guaranteed to have a first-time champion.
Pliskova has returned to form in Flushing Meadows after a broken right wrist forced her to miss the Australian Open and she struggled in her first few tournaments when she returned to action.
Azarenka lost for the fifth time in nine career meetings against Pliskova.
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6:15 p.m.
Frances Tiafoe pulled off the biggest win of his career when the 22nd-ranked American beat second-seeded Rafael Nadal 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals.
Tiafoe buried his head in his hands and cried on the court after he shook hands with Nadal. He sat on the bench and buried his head in a towel as Nadal walked off and waved to the crowd.
The 24-year-old Tiafoe is the youngest American to reach the quarterfinals since Andy Roddick did so at 24 in 2006. Nadal, a four-time U.S. Open champion, was the highest-seeded player left after No. 1 Daniil Medvedev lost Sunday.
Tiafoe already was the first American man to reach the fourth round in three straight years since Mardy Fish in 2010-12.
Nadal entered 22-0 at Grand Slam events in 2022. He was 21-1 against Americans since October 2017, which included straight-set wins over Tiafoe in the 2019 Australian Open quarterfinals and 2019 Madrid third round.
The early edge was a boon for Tiafoe. Nadal has never come back from down 2-1 at the U.S. Open and fell to 0-7 overall at Flushing Meadows with that deficit.
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4:35 p.m.
No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek survived a slow start to knock off unseeded Jule Niemeier 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 to reach the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open for the first time.
Swiatek, a two-time French Open champion, will play Jessica Pegula next. Pegula eliminated two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-2 to get to her third major quarterfinal of 2022.
Swiatek came into the U.S. Open just 4-4 in her last eight matches after winning 37 straight, but she hadn’t lost a set at Flushing Meadows until Monday. Niemeier got the early jump — as she exhorted the crowd to get louder — and gamely tried for another Grand Slam upset. She knocked out No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit in Wimbledon.
Swiatek steadied herself in the second set and hit 10 winners, and she turned the third set into a rout. Swiatek became the first Polish woman to reach the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open and is trying to become the first top-seeded woman to win it since Serena Williams in 2014.
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2:15 p.m.
Jessica Pegula eliminated two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-2 to get to her third major quarterfinal of 2022 and reach that round for the first time at Flushing Meadows.
Play was held up for about 45 minutes at 1-1 in the first set while rain fell. There is a retractable roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium, but it wasn't closed until after a downpour soaked the court.
The U.S. Tennis Association said in a statement that its “weather team” told U.S. Open organizers there was no rain expected. The statement added: “Unfortunately, a pop-up sunshower occurred.”
The No. 8-seeded Pegula is the highest-ranked American woman and the only player in the top 10 in both singles and doubles.
She reeled off the last three games of Monday's opening set, which ended with a double-fault by No. 21 Kvitova, and then the last six games of the fourth-round match after trailing 2-0 in the second set.
Pegula is a 28-year-old who was born in New York. Her parents own the NFL's Buffalo Bills and NHL's Buffalo Sabres.
She is 0-3 in Grand Slam quarterfinals so far, including losses at that stage at the Australian Open in January and the French Open in June. The loss in Paris came against No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek, who could be Pegula's next opponent at Flushing Meadows.
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1:40 p.m.
Andrey Rublev reached his sixth Grand Slam quarterfinal by beating Cam Norrie 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in a match delayed by about 25 minutes while the retractable roof at Louis Armstrong Stadium remained open during a downpour.
The No. 9-seeded Rublev is into his third quarterfinal at Flushing Meadows. But he is 0-2 at that stage in New York — and 0-5 at all majors.
Rublev next faces 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal or 24-year-old American Frances Tiafoe, who were scheduled to meet later Monday.
No. 7 Norrie was trying to reach the second Grand Slam quarterfinal of his career — and of this year. He lost in the Wimbledon semifinals to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in July.
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1:15 p.m.
Play has resumed between two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and No. 8 seed Jessica Pegula in Arthur Ashe Stadium after a rain delay of 45 minutes while they waited for the retractable roof to close and the court to be dried.
The fourth-round match was halted in the middle of the third game with the score at 1-all.
Action also returned at Louis Armstrong Stadium between No. 7 Cam Norrie and No. 9 Andrey Rublev after a delay of just under 25 minutes.
Shortly after they picked back up, Rublev closed out the second set for a 6-4, 6-4 lead in their fourth-round contest.
No other courts at Flushing Meadows have a roof, so play is suspended in doubles and junior matches.
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12:45 p.m.
Rain is delaying play in all matches at Flushing Meadows — even in the two arenas with retractable roofs, Arthur Ashe Stadium and Louis Armstrong Stadium.
The courts were not covered when a little drizzle became a heavy downpour.
The match in Ashe between two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and No. 8 seed Jessica Pegula was in the middle of the third game with the score at 1-all.
The match in Armstrong between No. 7 Cam Norrie and No. 9 Andrey Rublev was in the third set with Rublev up a set and a break at 6-4, 4-3.
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11:15 a.m.
Play has started on Day 8 at Flushing Meadows, with No. 7 seed Cam Norrie facing No. 9 Andrey Rublev in Louis Armstrong Stadium for a quarterfinal berth.
The winner of that matchup will face 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal or 24-year-old American Frances Tiafoe, who are scheduled to play in Arthur Ashe Stadium later Monday.
After a string of upsets, and Serena Williams’ loss in what is expected to be her final match, left no past U.S. Open women’s champions in the field, all eyes are now on No. 1 Iga Swiatek. The two-time French Open champion will try to make the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time when she plays unseeded Jule Niemeier.
The Ashe program begins at noon with two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova taking on the highest-ranked American woman, Jessica Pegula.
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will spend about 1.65 billion yen ($12 million) on the state funeral planned for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, according to the government's new estimate on Tuesday that includes security and reception costs.
The government in late August approved a more modest budget of 250 million yen for the funeral but then faced criticism for what was deemed an unrealistic figure that excluded hefty outlays for the security and hosting of VIPs.
The government is now estimating the security fee for the funeral will reach about 800 million yen, while hosting foreign delegations will cost about 600 million yen, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno announced.
"If we were to give a simplified estimate, I guess the total would be close to what you said," he said in response to a question asking whether the total of the state funeral would be about 1.7 billion yen.
Some 6,000 guests are expected to attend the ceremony, to be held on Sept. 27 at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan hall. Those guests include over 190 foreign delegations, of which about 50 are expected to include head-of-state level VIPs according to Matsuno. Abe was shot to death during an election rally in July.
Opposition to a taxpayer-funded service for Abe, Japan's longest-serving but deeply divisive premier, has persisted, exacerbated by revelations of his and other ruling party members' links to the controversial Unification Church. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's approval ratings have fallen in tandem.
"We decided to give this estimation in accordance with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's bid to be thorough about clarifying the details" of the state funeral, Matsuno said.
Abe's suspected killer told prosecutors he held a grudge against the religious organisation, known for its mass weddings and aggressive fund-raising tactics, and he believed Abe had connections to the group, local media have reported.
A Yomiuri newspaper poll conducted earlier this month showed 56% of respondents opposing the state funeral, compared with 38% in favour.
($1 = 140.3700 yen)
(Reporting by Sakura MurakamiEditing by Chang-Ran Kim) | https://gazette.com/news/us-world/japan-ex-pm-abes-state-funeral-to-cost-over-12-million/article_a2c963ea-d75b-5f8d-917a-37a76c131b3a.html | 2022-09-06T03:00:15Z | https://gazette.com/news/us-world/japan-ex-pm-abes-state-funeral-to-cost-over-12-million/article_a2c963ea-d75b-5f8d-917a-37a76c131b3a.html | true | 8 |
For half of his life, Josh Stiles has been working in construction.
He got his start at the age of 16, working on homes at the career center in Jackson County, Michigan.
And after moving to Marion in 2020 – along with his wife Erica, and their 7 kids – he’s continued his construction career with their family-owned company, Your Way Construction.
Although the couple is relatively new to the area, they’re loving the peace and quiet that comes with being out in the middle of nowhere. They love building a family-owned company and being a part of the Marion community.
We caught up with Josh recently and learned a little bit more about his story, his company, and family. We learned that Josh Stiles is certainly more than just another face in the crowd.
Marion Press: Where were you born and raised?
Josh: Born and raised in Jackson County, but if you were to [be more specific] it would be the Hanover-Horton area. I went to East Jackson High School.
MP: What kept you busy growing up? Is construction something you’ve always been doing?
Josh: Always done it. Everybody in my family was either in the Army, or in construction. I chose to stay out of the Army – because of everything going on at the time – and did construction! We had a career center in our high school; I did construction there. We built a few houses as part of our construction projects down there through the school program. Other than that, I did volunteer firefighter work as well.
MP: How’d you find your way to Marion?
Josh: Me and my wife [Erica] – we’ve been together for about 4 years now. So it’s me, Erica, and our 7 kids! Her mom lived in Houghton Lake at about the time we got together. When we moved up here, we liked the area, but we wanted to be maybe an hour, 45 minutes from all family. So we picked the center of Michigan! We found the house, and we’ve lived here going on 3 years now.
MP: What were your first impressions? We’re you at all familiar with the area?
Josh: I had never even heard of Marion. I’ve got family in Kalkaska, and Traverse City, so I was definitely familiar with northern Michigan. My grandpa lived in Manton, which isn’t too far away.
But when we first moved here, and we got our house – we got a really decent house for all of us, on 10 acres, out in the middle of nowhere – so that was perfect for all of us. Marion is a really small town, with the one four-way stop, and we fell in love with that; because there ain’t much to it. And that’s what we wanted – the peace and quiet.
MP: Tell us about Your Way Construction. How did that come about?
Josh: Before Your Way Construction, I had Stiles Construction, and I was a subcontractor through Lowe’s with that company as well – that was before my wife and I got together. Once we were married, we wanted our own thing; and we wanted it family based. Something that the kids could grow up and take over…
When we moved to Marion, I got back into subcontracting through Lowe’s. For the first year, I was subcontracting with Lowe’s and doing decks, windows, doors, fencing, through Your Way Construction. Then I got sick of the travel – I was spending 4 hours on the road some days. It definitely kept me away from home. The pay was great, but it was crazy as heck hours.
I had taken a break last winter, after my first season up here with Lowe’s, and stayed home with the kids. Erica had wanted to go back to work, and she ventured out and realized that she didn’t really care to do her type of work anymore either. So right after this past Christmas, we finally buckled down and decided, “You know what? Let’s do what we want to do. Let’s get it done. We’ll get everything set up and start getting some clientele and start spreading the word about Your Way here in Marion.”
We got started with snowplowing, and it was probably April when we got our first construction job. And things started taking off from there.
MP: What all types of construction projects do you take on?
Josh: We do from the ground up, anything. Foundation work, to roofs, to chimney work. This year, we’ve mainly worked on roofing, decking, remodels, bathrooms, doors… We do a lot of that. On the website, you’ll read, “No job too big or small.” We try to do everything. We’re always really clean, we’re always real thorough. If there’s something that somebody is unsure of, we’ll always [work with them]. Everybody that works for me, and everybody that I work with has a pretty good mindset, so it works out pretty well.
MP: What do you enjoy the most about working in construction?
Josh: The end result. Seeing everything come together. Seeing how everything turns out. Not only that, I like teaching, and having new things to teach every job – because no job is the same.
MP: Outside of work, what keeps you busy?
Josh: I have 7 kids, so they keep me pretty busy. And on top of that we have 4 dogs. I’ve got a boy in football right now, and a couple girls who want to do volleyball and basketball. They do a little bit of everything. Between 7 kids, 4 dogs, and I think we’re down to 4 or 5 chickens… Not a whole lot of time. And I’m a busy body. Even at home, I’m remodeling our house, and constantly cutting down trees. My end goal would be to work on cars and have my own garage one day.
MP: What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given?
Josh: Every time I get down in the dumps, I call my dad, John, and he tells me to keep plugging away, and to never give up. And that’s what I do.
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Sadly some people can’t stand to see someone do good. So the past is all they can bring up. Also it says attempt and if you look further it was through a break up and he tried getting his belongings. I hope you succeed at everything you do!! | https://wilcoxnewspapers.com/faces-in-the-crowd-josh-stiles/ | 2022-09-06T03:03:22Z | https://wilcoxnewspapers.com/faces-in-the-crowd-josh-stiles/ | true | 1 |
A Brazilian fisherman is thanking a floating freezer for saving his life.
Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues says he's lucky to be alive after he spent 11 days alone at sea floating inside a cooler after his boat sank off the coast of Brazil, Record TV reported.
Rodrigues told the news outlet that he set out for a 3-day fishing trip last month when he noticed his boat was sinking.
As the vessel went down, he saw the freezer and jumped inside it, the news outlet reported.
For 11 days, Rodrigues, who doesn't know how to swim, floated alone in the Atlantic Ocean without food or water.
He told the news outlet that sharks surrounded the freezer, and water began seeping into the cooler, but he never gave up hope that he would be rescued.
According to Record TV, on the 11th day, he heard a boat, so he stuck his arms so they could see him.
The news outlet reported that a group of fishermen found him off the coast of Suriname.
The media outlet reported that he was treated at a hospital and detained by officials for a few days because he didn't have the proper documentation.
But he was later released and has since returned home to be with his family, Return TV reported. | https://www.fox47news.com/news/world/brazilian-fisherman-survives-11-days-at-sea-alone-inside-floating-freezer | 2022-09-06T03:04:52Z | https://www.fox47news.com/news/world/brazilian-fisherman-survives-11-days-at-sea-alone-inside-floating-freezer | false | 22 |
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Ghanaian international, Ernest Nuamah was key for FC Nordsjaelland on Monday evening when the team locked horns with AGF in the Danish SuperLiga.
The talented teenager started for his team today when the side played as a guest to the matchday eight encounter.
Just nine minutes into the first half, Ghanaian attacker Ernest Nuamah was presented with a good chance and made no mistake as he scored to give FC Nordsjaelland the lead.
Unfortunately, the lead only lasted 20 minutes before AGF equalized through Hauso Haugen to restore parity.
Before the breakthrough, the quality play of the visitors paid off as Andres Schjelderup scored to restore the lead for the side.
In the second half of many actions, goals from Lasso Coulibally and Sebastien Gronning cancelled out as FC Nordsjaelland cruised to a 3-2 win at the end of the 90 minutes.
With his goal today, Ernest Nuamah now has three goals and one assist after making eight appearances in the Danish SuperLiga. | https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Ghanaian-attacker-Ernest-Nuamah-scores-for-FC-Nordsjaelland-in-3-2-win-against-AGF-1617599 | 2022-09-06T03:05:31Z | https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Ghanaian-attacker-Ernest-Nuamah-scores-for-FC-Nordsjaelland-in-3-2-win-against-AGF-1617599 | true | 2 |
Odisha: The Railway Story; Governor releases book on railways’ history
“The journey of the railways transformed from no caste, no colour, no religion into humanism,” he said and suggested that the coaches of the trains should be named after eminent personalities.
Published: 05th September 2022 10:01 AM | Last Updated: 05th September 2022 10:01 AM | A+A A-
BHUBANESWAR: Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal launched a book ‘Odisha: The Railway Story’ written by former Financial Advisor and Chief Accounts Officer of East Coast Railway (ECoR) Dilip Kumar Samantray at a function here on Sunday.
Speaking on the occasion, the Governor said the book has elaborately captured the interesting courses of railway development, spreading over three centuries in India along with a series of interesting facts and anecdotes associated with the railways.
“The journey of the railways transformed from no caste, no colour, no religion into humanism,” he said and suggested that the coaches of the trains should be named after eminent personalities of the country.
ECoR General Manager SK Srivastava said the book has brought out several known and unknown facts about Indian Railways. | https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2022/sep/05/odisha-the-railway-story-governor-releases-book-on-railways-history-2495049.html | 2022-09-06T03:07:03Z | https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2022/sep/05/odisha-the-railway-story-governor-releases-book-on-railways-history-2495049.html | false | 1 |
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TPCC chief Revanth was a thief before joining Congress: Rajagopal Reddy
Countering Revanth’s remarks that he had joined BJP for financial gains, Rajagopal said he had sold his properties after entering politics.
Published: 05th September 2022 10:33 AM | Last Updated: 05th September 2022 10:33 AM | A+A A-
HYDERABAD: Alleging that TPCC chief A Revanth Reddy was a ‘thief’ before entering the politics, BJP candidate for Munugode byelection Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy said that Congress would have to pay a heavy price for confiding in him. Addressing a public meeting in Ghattuppal mandal headquarters in Munugode constituency on Sunday, he said that Revanth was working on the directions of TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu.
Countering Revanth’s remarks that he had joined BJP for financial gains, Rajagopal said he had sold his properties after entering politics. “We need to put an end to the family rule in the State. It is possible only through BJP in the present scenario, the reason why I joined the BJP. This election got necessitated for the
development of the people of Munugode. The people of Munugode will emerge victorious in the elections,” he said. | https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2022/sep/05/tpcc-chief-revanth-was-a-thief-before-joining-congress-rajagopal-reddy-2494927.html | 2022-09-06T03:12:21Z | https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2022/sep/05/tpcc-chief-revanth-was-a-thief-before-joining-congress-rajagopal-reddy-2494927.html | true | 1 |
In November 2021, the Aam Aadmi Party government's new excise policy came into play which led to the exit of government thekas (liquor shops) from the market. It also allowed private thekas to offer discounts and set their own prices instead of selling liquor at fixed government rates.
As alcohol started to sell like hot cakes, the exorbitant discounts attracted the opposition's attention which alleged that the new rules were made in a way to benefit big liquor traders.
Eventually, an investigation was launched by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the new policy and the Delhi government decided to revert to the old one from 1 September 2022, which is why the private thekas around you have been shutting down rapidly, leading to an alcohol crisis in the city.
On the last day of the new policy, we decided to visit some private thekas to gauge the city's mood and to try our luck in getting some whiskey for ourselves.
(At The Quint, we are answerable only to our audience. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member. Because the truth is worth it.) | https://www.thequint.com/news/india/no-more-discounts-delhi-reverts-to-old-liquor-policy-what-are-people-saying | 2022-09-06T03:12:53Z | https://www.thequint.com/news/india/no-more-discounts-delhi-reverts-to-old-liquor-policy-what-are-people-saying | true | 1 |
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities on Monday sought to arrest a property developer after a seven-story building under construction collapsed in an upscale area of Lagos, the country’s largest city, killing at least six people.
Meanwhile, the Lagos Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development submitted his resignation in the aftermath of Sunday’s tragedy, amid growing pressure and condemnation over the frequent building collapses in the state.
In a statement before stepping down, Salako said that the project’s developer was liable “having embarked on construction without a valid planning permit and ignoring official warnings against continuing.”
Sunday’s accident took place on Victoria Island, an upscale area of Lagos. No one has yet to be pulled out alive from the rubble as of Monday afternoon, according to Ibrahim Farinloye with the National Emergency Management Agency.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency initially reported that six people were trapped in the building, but authorities now fear the number could be higher.
At the Oba Abiodun Oniru road where the high rise stood before crumbling, residents watched as excavators combed through the rubble in search of life. Health workers remained on standby to offer treatment to possible survivors while security forces barricaded the area.
Nigeria has recorded more than 10 building collapses in the last year. Lagos, a city of more than 20 million people, is the worst hit, recording at least six such collapses including in November when more than 40 people died when a high rise still being constructed crumbled on workers.
Authorities in Nigeria have often been accused of either failing to enforce building safety regulations across the country or failing to act on the findings of investigative panels on such disasters. | https://www.wvnstv.com/news/world/ap-6-dead-after-building-collapses-in-nigerias-largest-city/ | 2022-09-06T03:16:18Z | https://www.wvnstv.com/news/world/ap-6-dead-after-building-collapses-in-nigerias-largest-city/ | false | 24 |
ALLPORT — The West Branch girls soccer team dropped a 3-2 decision to State College Saturday in the championship game of the West Branch Kickoff Tournament.
The Lady Warriors blanked Clarion 5-0 in the opener.
Jenna Mertz and Emmie Parks each netted two goals in the Clarion win. Kamryn MacTavish also scored.
Mertz and Parks both scored in the State College game as well, but Olivia Graham netted two for State College, including the go-ahead tally at 37:11 of the first half.
The second half was scoreless.
The Lady Warriors (1-2) host Northern Bedford today.
State College 3, West Branch 2
Scoring Summary
First Half
1. Jenna Mertz, WB, 6:35.
2. Olivia Graham, SC, 11:05.
3. Ava Bathgate, SC, 13:59.
4. Emmie Parks, WB, (Mertz), 22:22.
5. Graham, SC, 37:11.
Shots: State College 12, West Branch 4.
Saves: State College (Maher) 2, West Branch (Alexa Prestash) 9.
Corner kicks: State College 4, West Branch 1.
West Branch 5, Clarion 0
Scoring Summary
First Half
1. Mertz, WB, (Parks), 9:19.
2. Kamryn MacTavish, WB, 37:49.
Second Half
3. Mertz, WB, 42:15.
4. Parks, WB, 58:51.
5. Parks, WB, 65:41. | https://www.theprogressnews.com/lady-warriors-fall-to-state-college-in-kickoff-title-game/article_1edbbcea-2d79-11ed-b58d-434a0ca6c24f.html | 2022-09-06T03:17:35Z | https://www.theprogressnews.com/lady-warriors-fall-to-state-college-in-kickoff-title-game/article_1edbbcea-2d79-11ed-b58d-434a0ca6c24f.html | true | 1 |
KOHIMA, Sept 5: Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio on Monday said that the separate statehood issue was between the people of eastern Nagaland and the Centre.
The clamour for a separate state of ‘Frontier Nagaland’, comprising six districts in eastern Nagaland, has gained momentum ahead of the assembly polls due next year with the Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO), the apex tribal body in the region, giving a call not to take part in any election until the demand was met. The 20 MLAs from the region have extended support to the ENPO’s call.
“The (statehood) issue is between them and the Centre. We (state government) have already forwarded our portion of recommendations,” the chief minister said, without elaborating on the recommendations.
He said this on the sidelines of an official function here while responding to media queries on the August 26 declaration of ENPO not to participate in any election till the separate statehood demand was met.
ENPO is the region’s apex tribal body of seven Naga tribes – Chang, Khiamniungan, Konyak, Phom, Sangtam, Tikhir and Yimkhiung – spread over six districts of Kiphire, Longleng, Mon, Noklak, Shamator and Tuensang.
Replying to another query on the extension of the service of IPS officer T J Longkumer as the director general of police (DGP) of Nagaland for six months, Rio said, “We don’t have any issue as he got an extension from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).”
Longkumer, a 1991-batch IPS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre, took charge as the DGP of Nagaland on June 28, 2018.
He was supposed to superannuate on August 31 this year.
However, the MHA, on the day of his superannuation, conveyed the approval of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet for the extension of service as well as inter cadre deputation tenure of Longkumer for a period of six months in the public interest.
With some non-governmental organisations questioning the extension of his service, Rio said, “Those who are criticising, let them explain themselves as it is not a problem with the state government.”
On questions about whether the laid down guidelines were followed in extending Longkumer’s service as the DGP, Rio said that should be asked to the MHA. (PTI) | https://thehillstimes.in/northeast/separate-statehood-issue-between-people-of-eastern-nagaland-and-centre-rio | 2022-09-06T03:19:36Z | https://thehillstimes.in/northeast/separate-statehood-issue-between-people-of-eastern-nagaland-and-centre-rio | false | 1 |
LONDON (AP) — As a child, Liz Truss marched in demonstrations against Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. As an adult, she came to admire Britain’s first female leader — and now she is about to enter No. 10 Downing St. with a Thatcherite zeal to transform the U.K.
Truss, Britain’s foreign secretary, was named winner Monday in the contest to replace the scandal-plagued Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and the country’s prime minister. The party said Truss won the votes of around 57% of Conservative members, compared with about 43% for ex-Treasury chief Rishi Sunak.
Truss, 47, will become Britain’s third female prime minister, after Thatcher, who governed from 1979 to 1990, and Theresa May, who held office from 2016 to 2019.
Conservative Party members have embraced Truss’ vows to slash taxes and red tape and keep up Britain’s staunch support for Ukraine. Some see echoes of the Iron Lady — as Thatcher was known — in Truss’ vision of a “network of liberty” binding democracies around the world.
To critics, Truss is an inflexible ideologue whose right-wing policies won’t help Britain weather the economic turmoil set off by the pandemic, Brexit and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Mark Littlewood, a libertarian commentator who has known Truss since their university days, said Britain’s new leader is less a conservative than a “radical,” who — like Thatcher — wants to “roll back the intervention of the state” in people’s lives.
“I’m expecting a lot of fireworks and a lot of controversy and a lot of action,” he said.
Born in Oxford in 1975, Mary Elizabeth Truss is the daughter of a math professor and a nurse, who took her on anti-nuclear and anti-Thatcher protests as a child, where she recalled shouting: “Maggie, Maggie, Maggie — out, out, out!”
In a 2018 speech, she said she began developing her own political views early, “arguing against my socialist parents in our left-wing household.”
The family lived in Paisley, Scotland, before moving to Leeds in northern England, where Truss attended a public high school — something that sets her apart from her many privately educated Conservative colleagues.
During the leadership campaign, Truss emphasized her relatively modest background. But she riled some former classmates and teachers when she said students at her school were “let down by low expectations, poor educational standards and a lack of opportunity.” The school’s alumni include academics, judges and several other members of Parliament.
Truss went on to Oxford University, where she studied philosophy, politics and economics — the degree of choice for many aspiring politicians — and was president of the university branch of the Liberal Democratic Party. The economically centrist Lib Dems back constitutional reform and civil liberties, and Truss was an enthusiastic member, putting up “Free the Weed” posters that called for decriminalization of marijuana and arguing in a speech for the abolition of the monarchy.
Littlewood, who was a fellow member of the Oxford Lib Dems and now heads the Institute for Economic Affairs, a free market think tank, remembers Truss as “headstrong and determined and outspoken.”
“You were never in any doubt where she stood on an issue or a person,” he said.
After Oxford, Truss joined the Conservative Party — “when it was distinctly unfashionable,” she later said.
She worked as an economist for energy company Shell and telecommunications firm Cable and Wireless, and for a right-of-center think tank while becoming involved in Conservative politics and espousing free market Thatcherite views. She served as a local councilor in London and ran unsuccessfully for Parliament twice before being elected to represent the eastern England seat of Southwest Norfolk in 2010.
She won the safely Conservative seat after a bump on the way — some local Conservatives were outraged when it was revealed she had had an affair with another MP when both were married to other people. Truss won over her critics, and her marriage survived. She and husband Hugh O’Leary, an accountant, have two teenage daughters.
She founded the Free Enterprise group of Thatcherite Tory lawmakers who produced “Britannia Unchained,” a political treatise that notoriously included the claim that British workers are “among the worst idlers in the world.”
David Laws, a former Cabinet minister who worked with Truss in government a decade ago, recalled her as energetic and “mind-bogglingly ambitious,” comparing her in his memoir to “a young Margaret Thatcher on speed.”
Truss got her first Cabinet job as food and environment secretary in 2014, making her biggest impression with a much-mocked speech in which she thundered that it was “a disgrace” that Britain imports two-thirds of its cheese.
In Britain’s 2016 referendum on whether to leave the European Union, Truss backed the losing “remain” side, though she says she was always a natural euroskeptic. Since the vote, she has won over Brexiteers with her uncompromising approach to the EU.
She became justice secretary, but she was demoted to a more junior role in the Treasury by May in 2017. When May was toppled by her repeated failure to break a political deadlock over Brexit, Truss was an early backer of Boris Johnson to replace her. When he won, Johnson made Truss trade secretary, a role in which she Instagrammed her way around the world signing post-Brexit trade deals and raising her profile.
In September 2021, she was appointed foreign secretary, Britain’s top diplomat. Her performance has drawn mixed reviews. Many praise her firm response to the invasion of Ukraine, and she secured the release of two British citizens jailed in Iran, where her predecessors had failed.
But EU leaders and officials who hoped she would bring a softer tone to Britain’s relations with the bloc have been disappointed. Amid trade wrangling, Truss introduced legislation to rip up parts of the binding U.K.-EU divorce agreement signed by both sides. The 27-nation bloc is taking legal action against Britain in return.
Truss has sometimes suggested the frequent comparisons to Thatcher are sexist, but at other times she has encouraged them. She has posed in a British Army tank in Eastern Europe, evoking an image of Thatcher during the Cold War. In a televised leadership debate, Truss sported a pussy-bow blouse just like one Thatcher used to wear.
By stressing her modest background, she is evoking comparisons to grocer’s daughter Thatcher, said Victoria Honeyman, associate professor of British politics at the University of Leeds — “the working-class girl done good.”
Truss’ own personality is hidden behind a stern public persona. Friends say she has a fun-loving side rarely glimpsed in public, and enjoys karaoke and blasting out tunes by Taylor Swift, Whitney Houston and Destiny’s Child.
Truss’ perceived loyalty to Johnson, who remains popular with many Tories, also helped her win. Many party members cited Sunak’s decision to quit Johnson’s Cabinet in July as a mark against him. Truss didn’t resign, saying she was a “loyal person” — though she had been courting party members for months at “fizz with Liz” events to build support for a potential leadership bid.
Conservatives have embraced Truss’ optimistic message of liberation through less government, which is reminiscent of Ronald Reagan’s “morning in America” boosterism.
The wider British electorate is likely to prove a harder audience to win over. Times are tough and getting tougher as inflation soars and Britain’s cost-of-living crisis worsens. Truss’ focus on stimulating the economy through tax cuts is unlikely to provide much short-term relief.
Left-of-center commentator Will Hutton, writing in The Observer newspaper, said Truss’ economic ideas were “ruinous nonsense … persistently anti-Europe, obsessed with tax cuts, buying into the faith that nameless regulations are shackling business.”
Truss doesn’t have long to persuade voters that she is on the right track. The next national election must be held in two years.
“Is Liz going to be able to say in 2024, ‘Are you richer now than you were when I became prime minister?’ Possibly,” Littlewood said. “But it’s not an obvious slam dunk.” | https://www.upmatters.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-liz-truss-an-heir-to-thatcher-intent-on-shaking-up-britain/ | 2022-09-06T03:25:06Z | https://www.upmatters.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-liz-truss-an-heir-to-thatcher-intent-on-shaking-up-britain/ | true | 35 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden excoriated “MAGA Republicans” and the extreme right on Monday, pitching personal Labor Day appeals to swing-state union members who he hopes will turn out in force for his party in November.
“The middle class built America,” Biden told a workers’ gathering at park grounds in Milwaukee. “Everybody knows that. But unions built the middle class.”
Later Monday, he flew to West Mifflin, outside Pittsburgh — returning to Pennsylvania for the third time in less than a week and just two days after his predecessor, Donald Trump, staged his own rally in the state.
The unofficial start of fall, Labor Day also traditionally starts a political busy season where campaigns scramble to excite voters for Election Day on Nov. 8. That’s when control of the House and Senate, as well some of the country’s top governorships, will be decided.
Trump spoke Saturday night in Wilkes-Barre, near Scranton, where Biden was born. The president made his own Wilkes-Barre trip last week to discuss increasing funding for police, to decry GOP criticism of the FBI after the raid on Trump’s Florida estate and to argue that new, bipartisan gun measures can help reduce violent crime.
Two days after that, Biden went to Independence Hall in Philadelphia for a prime-time address denouncing the “extremism” of Trump’s fiercest supporters.
Trump has endorsed candidates in key races around the country and Biden is warning that some Republicans now believe so strongly in Trumpism that they are willing to undermine core American values to promote it. The president said Thursday that “blind loyalty to a single leader, and a willingness to engage in political violence, is fatal to democracy.”
Trump responded during his Saturday rally that Biden is “an enemy of the state.” Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel tweeted Monday that Biden “is the most anti-worker president in modern history,” noting that high inflation had taken a bite out of American wages, income and savings.
During his address in Milwaukee, Biden said “Not every Republican is a MAGA Republican” but singled out those who have taken Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign cry to dangerous or hateful lengths. He highlighted episodes like last year’s mob attack on the U.S. Capitol.
He said that many in the GOP are “full of anger, violence, hate, division.”
“But together we can, and we must, choose a different path forward,” Biden said. “A future of unity and hope. we’re going to choose to build a better America.”
The crowd jeered loudly as the president repeatedly chided Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin for voting against a Democratic-backed measure meant to lower prescription drug prices. The president also suggested Johnson and other congressional Republicans were willing to undermine Social Security.
Unions endorsements helped Biden overcome disastrous early finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire to win the 2020 Democratic primary, and eventually the White House. He has since continued to praise the labor movement as president.
Mary Kay Henry, president of the 2 million-member Service Employees International Union, called Biden’s championing of unions heading into the midterm elections “critical” and said workers must “mobilize in battlegrounds across the country to ensure that working people turn out.”
“We’re really excited about the president speaking directly to workers about, if he had the opportunity, he’d join a union,” Henry said. She added: “This president has signaled which side he’s on. And he’s on the side of working people. And that matters hugely.”
In Pennsylvania, Biden addressed members of the United Steelworkers and noted that Trump is a “former, defeated president.”
Referencing Trump’s persistent, false claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election, Biden said, “You can’t love the country and say how much you love it when you only accept one of two outcomes of an election: Either you won or you were cheated.”
Both of the perennial presidential battleground states Biden visited Monday may provide key measures of Democrats’ strength before November. With inflation still raging and the president’s approval ratings slightly better but remaining low, how much Biden can help his party in top races — and how much candidates want him to try — remains to be seen.
That was on display in Milwaukee, where Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes is trying to unseat incumbent Johnson, but didn’t appear with Biden.
In the state’s other top race, Tim Michels, a construction executive endorsed by Trump, is attempting to deny Democratic Gov. Tony Evers a second term. Evers spoke at the labor event Biden addressed and briefly greeted the president backstage.
“We have a president who understands the challenges facing working families,” Evers told the crowd. He said Biden “hasn’t forgotten that working families matter, not just on Labor Day, but every single day of the year.”
Pennsylvania voters are choosing a new governor, with state Attorney General John Shapiro facing another Trump-endorsed Republican, Doug Mastriano, and a new senator. That race is between Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and Trump-backed celebrity heart physician Mehmet Oz. Fetterman spoke with Biden before both gave speeches in West Mifflin.
The Pennsylvania and Wisconsin races could decide which party controls the Senate next year, while the winner of each governorship may influence results in 2024′s presidential election. The stakes are particularly high given that some Trump-aligned candidates have spread his lies about widespread fraud that did not occur during the 2020 election. Judges, including ones appointed by Trump, dismissed dozens of lawsuits filed after that election, and Trump’s own attorney general called the claims bogus.
Vice President Kamala Harris paid tribute to organized labor in at breakfast meeting with the Greater Boston Labor Council, declaring “When union wages go up, everybody’s wages go up.”
“When union workplaces are safer everyone is safer,” Harris said. “When unions are strong, America is strong.”
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Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears of Virginia Eviscerates Democratic Party for Their 'Hatred' of Black Conservatives
Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears of Virginia said Democrats’ love of power is the big reason why they hate black conservatives such as her.
Sears became the first female lieutenant governor in Virginia when she was elected last year on the ticket with Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Sears was interviewed by columnist Cal Thomas for an Op-Ed published in the New York Post.
Thomas said he asked Sears why black conservatives are underreported by the media and why Democrats continue to rely on black voters.
“In order for [Democrats] to continue to win, they need to get 80 to 90 percent of the black vote. That’s why they are so full of hatred when conservatives like me, or libertarians, don’t think the way they do,” she said. “We don’t really care.”
“The slaves did not die in the fields to be beholden to the Democrat Party. They wanted their freedom . . . their families to be reunited . . . and their children to get a good education,” she said.
The black connection to the Democratic Party baffles Sears.
Democrats, she said “were the ones who were keeping us from achieving. Then there’s this other thing that is happening with black women not having their babies. And they call me a white supremacist for saying we want more black babies. Democrats have to make up their minds.”
Sears spoke about faith and success.
“I think what we have to be careful about as Christians is that no one is on the throne except Christ,” she said. “We know that God can use anyone. He even used a donkey to speak to Balaam [an Old Testament story] to tell him he was going down the wrong path. So, if He can use a jackass, He can use anybody.”
As for success, “What the world considers success, I don’t,” she said.
“I have come to believe it the way the Lord defines it. Were you obedient?” she said. “All He wants to know is did you obey me?”
She said there are times her political achievements seem surreal.
“Winsome wasn’t born here,” she said. “This is not her country, not her culture, and yet here she is — second in command in the former capital of the Confederacy. The KKK must be turning over in their graves.”
“Winsome wasn’t born here,’ she said. ‘This is not her country, not her culture, and yet here she is — second in command in the former capital of the confederacy. The KKK must be turning over in their graves.’Only in Virginia . . . and America.”@nypost https://t.co/DFABw0XpJu
— Winsome Earle-Sears (@winwithwinsome) September 3, 2022
Sears said former President Donald Trump increased his share of non-white support from 2016 to 2020 because he produced results in terms of jobs.
“Black entrepreneurship increased to about 400 percent of where it had been,” she said.
Trump also focused on the needs of historically black colleges and universities, she said.
“He forgave $360 million in debt they owed since [Hurricane] Katrina days,” she said.
But that does not translate — yet — into a 2024 endorsement.
“I’m going to hold my fire. I want to see what he says, what he does and who else is out there,” she said.
During a recent “Sunday Night in America” interview, she noted that the issue of parental power to shape the education of their children is a major issue in the upcoming midterm elections, according to Fox News.
“People who look like me say it’s about time we have that same ability as everybody else because the other side, unfortunately, is using education as a political weapon. But, as a parent, there’s only one question: is my child learning? That’s it. Full stop. Is my child learning, because with a good education my child will have a future, will have a hope, will be able to create generational wealth,” Sears said.
IT’S THAT SIMPLE: On @GowdyAmerica, @WinsomeSears says America needs to return to the basics in the classroom. https://t.co/abp6lB3kyx pic.twitter.com/cizwkrjvpw
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 5, 2022
“This, to me, is the new fight in the Brown v. Board of Education. Because what was that about? That was about a parent’s ability to choose the best school for the child. And here we are, 50-something years later, and we’re still making that request. Actually, we’re not requesting it anymore. We’re going to get it. The Democrats are not going to keep using this as a wedge to drive us against each other,” Sears said.
Sears said failures in the education system have become “a national security crisis, and now COVID has made it worse. I have a teacher in one of our inner-city schools. She said, ‘Lieutenant Governor, our children normally come to us two grade levels behind. Now they are four grade levels behind.’ She said, ‘what am I supposed to do?’” Sears said.
“We as Republicans and libertarians and independents wanted to reopen the schools during COVID, yes, because the private schools were open. You know what, the unions said that we were being white supremacists for wanting the schools to be open again. Now we’re told by the Biden administration that no, it was the Republicans who wanted the schools closed. We’re playing the stupid games. Our children are not advancing,” Sears said.
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- Dragon Artifacts consisting of 5 types of equipment released on September 6
- Converting HYDRA into Dragonsteel to craft Dragon Artifact
- Announced the upcoming 'Domination Server' designed for level 90 or higher fighters
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wemade's masterpiece MMORPG MIR4 updated Dragon Artifact on September 6, a new equipment for increasing power score.
Dragon Artifact, a new equipment infused with strong power of the dragon, consists of five items including Majestic Scepter (staff), Majestic Cape (cape), Majestic Crown (crown), Majestic Seal (royal seal), and Majestic Tome (book). All players can put on the equipment regardless of their class.
To craft a Dragon Artifact, Dragon Sphere, Dragonsteel, Darksteel, Dragon Material, and Eternal Material are required as common materials. The new material, Dragonsteel, can be utilized in various ways in the game, such as crafting and strengthening Dragon Artifact or using Special Enchant.
Special Enchant is a function that can further strengthen the existing equipment by using Dragonsteel. An enchant slot is added to Epic grade or higher equipment and improved abilities are gained with a certain probability.
A newly introduced system will allow HYDRA, the game token, to be converted into Dragonsteel. In addition, if Septaria is given to Arcadia Spirit Village NPC, users can obtain a Dragonsteel box.
Meanwhile, MIR4 announced its plan to update 'Domination Server' for powerful fighters over level 90 in each server.
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Oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries (RIL) has acquired a 79.4 per cent stake in California-based early-stage software management tools developer SenseHawk. The acquisition worth $32 million took place through primary infusion and secondary purchase.
According to an exchange filing, this transaction is subject to requisite regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions and is likely to be completed before 2022. This acquisition is advantageous for RIL as SenseHawk aids in acceleration of solar projects from planning to production through streamlining processes and automation.
It also provides a seamless solar digital platform to manage the end-to-end solar asset lifecycle. Apart from its investments in New Energy, SenseHawk’s Solar Digital Platform will also offer solutions aimed at pre-construction evaluation, process optimisation, construction management and operations and maintenance.
SenseHawk’s Solar Digital Platform (SDP) provides improved communication between teams for early detection and onsite resolution of issues, automated progress reports, connecting engineering drawings and schemas to components on site and fasten processes.
It also brings stakeholders to a single interface to save time and effort. Through this feature, teams can work off of the same map-based tasks with access to required data mapped to a digital twin.
The SDP also has features like geographic information system (GIS) supported view for dashboarding, land data management, design option management, BOQs, approvals coupled with map view and chat.
RIL chairman and MD Mukesh Ambani said, “In collaboration, we will drive down costs, enhance productivity and improve on-time performance to deliver the lowest LCoE for solar projects globally and make solar energy the go-to source of power in lockstep with our vision for solar energy. It is a very exciting technology platform and I am confident that, with RIL’s support, SenseHawk will grow multifold.”
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Dubai, September 5
Virat Kohli says he made a “conscious effort” to score at a quick pace in the Super 4s match against Pakistan, but intermittent fall of wickets forced him to change his plans.
Kohli, who made 60 off 44 balls, was going all guns blazing early in his innings before slowing down, fearing losing out on partners in the last overs.
“Today I was making a conscious effort to strike at a higher pace,” Kohli said after the match. “When we lost wickets, there was communication and our plans changed, where I had to bat till the 18th over with (Deepak) Hooda. If there were a couple of batters, I would’ve gone with the same tempo and tried to hit more boundaries or sixes. But again, I ended up being in a situation where I had to go deep. Because after Hooda and me, it was Bhuvi (Bhuvneshwar Kumar), so the bowlers were to follow. That makes a bit of a difference, but we do possess the skills to analyse the situation and play accordingly as well.”
This was Kohli’s second consecutive half-century in the tournament, after an unbeaten 59 against Hong Kong in the league stage.
The former skipper said he is relishing the dressing room environment, which is translating into his performances. “The camaraderie with the boys is amazing. The environment within the team is amazing, so I’m absolutely loving the way I’m batting,” he said. — PTI
‘Only Dhoni texted me when I left Test captaincy’
Dubai: Virat Kohli said that only MS Dhoni texted him when he gave up India’s Test captaincy in January this year. “When I left Test captaincy, I only received a message from one person and I have played with that person in the past. That person is MS Dhoni,” Kohli said. “Anyone else did not message me… When you have genuine respect and connection with someone, you are able to see that because there is security from both sides. I don’t want anything from him and he does not want anything from me. I was never insecure from him and he was never of me.” | https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/on-way-to-60-kohli-was-all-consciousness-429064 | 2022-09-06T03:50:44Z | https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/on-way-to-60-kohli-was-all-consciousness-429064 | true | 1 |
Serial fraudster who targetted vulnerable women sent to jail
A serial conman who has deceived and thieved from numerous women has been sent to jail.
Paul William Abbott, 39, was sentenced to 19 months’ prison, when he appeared in the Invercargill District Court on Tuesday. He was not given leave to apply for home detention.
Abbott earlier admitted a causing loss by deception charge against a Taranaki woman in 2021, who he defrauded $18,000, and causing loss by deception over $1000 and theft over $1000 against a Southland woman in 2020.
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Abbott met the victims online and used the names Lucas Tanner Macallister and Luke Raymond Nicholls, court documents show.
The Southland woman had sought $8825 in reparations, and in court she read a victim impact statement.
“The sad thing is I thought Paul and I had something special but in reality, he was repeating a formula he had used on many victims before me,” the woman said in court.
Abbott was sentenced to two years and seven months jail in Christchurch in 2012, for similar offending against six women in which he took $24,323.
Abbott conned two women out of more than $1500 and was jailed for nine months at the Christchurch District Court in 2016. He told one of the women he needed money to pay for medication for a brain tumour.
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DETROIT – A decomposed body was found Sunday morning in an alleyway behind a Detroit home.
Police say a human body was discovered at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 5, in an alley on Colefax Avenue, between Tireman and Warren avenues. The body had apparently decomposed.
Investigators weren’t immediately sure how long the body had been in the alley. The incident is still under investigation.
No other details have been shared at this time.
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Play puts the public bathroom centre stage in gender discussion
At the start of Travis Alabanza’s play Overflow, Rosie is washing her hands at a nightclub bathroom sink.
Alone, dressed for a night out, she recounts the days when women’s toilets were a safe haven, an egalitarian respite from dance floor leers. A place to share heart-to-hearts, makeup tips, kinship, and camaraderie at the mirrors.
But reality intrudes. A loud bang outside. Rosie carries on but the pounding noise does not. Alone in the toilets, Rosie, a transgender woman, is under threat because times have changed.
“Before, I’d go to the women’s bathroom to escape the potential fists in the men’s,” Rosie says. “But now, the choice feels between a fist or a hug that sinks its claws in.”
Overflow, which opens at Darlinghurst Theatre on Friday, concentrates its action in a nightclub toilet to underline how public bathrooms have become a battleground in the fight for transgender acceptance and equality.
Directed by Dino Dimitriadis, and starring Janet Anderson as Rosie, the production nimbly merges humour, drama, and timely social comment.
“It’s as serious as it is comedic,” Dimitriadis says. “It’s one woman trapped in a bathroom, and we go on this incredible ride with her.
“It’s got politics in the work, but it’s not there to hit people over the head with anything. You fall in love with this character, Rosie. She transports us with stories into her world of clubbing, the people she meets, her experiences at school, her friends, her whole world.”
Dimitriadis says Overflow uses the concept of public bathrooms, whether in a nightclub, a train station or a school, to investigate how people have to navigate their identity and experience in this liminal space.
“I always joke to people, all our bathrooms in our homes are gender-neutral,” Dimitriadis says. “We don’t have male and female bathrooms in our homes, it’s just the toilet of people.
“But suddenly, you scale it up into a public space and it becomes political. It becomes loaded. Some people will not feel comfortable with the trans person using the bathroom with them. That’s when we start to see attitudes in society play out.”
Overflow is also the first Australian main-stage work presented by an all-trans and gender-diverse team, from the writer to the stage manager. A community engagement team is working with trans communities to help people feel safe coming to the theatre.
“The bathroom is such a loaded space for so many gender diverse people,” Dimitriadis says. “We all have stories about our experiences in a bathroom where you’re not comfortable necessarily because of your gender expression or because of your identity or how you fit into those spaces.
“There are entrenched structures and power differences in all our spaces and our art spaces are not immune to that.”
Anderson says the play, a solo work running 70 minutes, is a rare find.
“When I first read it, it was the only play I’d come across so that speaks to so many experiences I and other trans people in my life have had,” she says. “It felt super urgent to be putting this on stage.”
While Overflow has a trans-diverse team, and trans ideas at its heart, Dimitriadis says the play is for all audiences.
“Everyone wrestles with their identity, whether they are gender diverse or not,” they say. “This is about trying to live your life authentically and colourfully while you find your place in the world. It’s for everyone.”
Overflow runs September 9-25 at Darlinghurst Theatre
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Russian Ministry of Defense is in the process of purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for its ongoing fight in Ukraine, according to a newly downgraded U.S. intelligence finding.
A U.S. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the intelligence determination, said Monday that the fact Russia is turning to the isolated state of North Korea demonstrates that “the Russian military continues to suffer from severe supply shortages in Ukraine, due in part to export controls and sanctions.”
U.S. intelligence officials believe that the Russians could look to purchase additional North Korean military equipment in the future. The intelligence finding was first reported by The New York Times.
The U.S. official did not detail how much weaponry Russia intends to purchase from North Korea.
The finding comes after the Biden administration recently confirmed that the Russian military in August took delivery of Iranian-manufactured drones for use on the battlefield in Ukraine.
The White House said last week that Russia has faced technical problems with Iranian-made drones acquired from Tehran in August for use in its war with Ukraine.
Russia picked up Mohajer-6 and Shahed-series unmanned aerial vehicles over several days last month as part what the Biden administration says is likely part of a Russian plan to acquire hundreds of Iranian UAVs for use in Ukraine.
North Korea has sought to tighten relations with Russia as much of Europe and the West has pulled away, blaming the United States for the Ukraine crisis and decrying the West’s “hegemonic policy” as justifying military action by Russia in Ukraine to protect itself.
The North Koreans have hinted interest in sending construction workers to help rebuild Russian-occupied territories in the country's east.
North Korea’s ambassador to Moscow recently met with envoys from two Russia-backed separatist territories in the Donbas region of Ukraine and expressed optimism about cooperation in the “field of labor migration,” citing his country’s easing pandemic border controls.
In July North Korea became the only nation aside from Russia and Syria to recognize the independence of the territories, Donetsk and Luhansk, further aligning with Russia over the conflict in Ukraine.
The provocative move by North Korea comes as the Biden administration has become increasingly concerned about stepped-up activity by North Korea in pursuit of nuclear weapons.
North Korea has test-fired more than 30 ballistic missiles this year, including its first flights of intercontinental ballistic missiles since 2017, as leader Kim Jong Un pushes to advance his nuclear arsenal despite U.S.-led pressure and sanctions.
The U.S. has frequently downgraded and unveiled intelligence findings over the course of the grinding war in Ukraine to highlight plans for Russian misinformation operations or to throw attention on Moscow’s difficulties in prosecuting the war. Ukraine's smaller military has put up a stiff resistance against the militarily superior Russian forces.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kim have recently exchanged letters in which they both called for “comprehensive” and “strategic and tactical” cooperation between the countries. Moscow, for its part, has issued statements condemning the revival of large-scale military exercises between the United States and South Korea this year, which North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal.
Russia, along with China, has called for the easing of U.N. sanctions imposed on North Korea over its nuclear and missile tests. Both countries are members of the U.N. Security Council, which has approved a total of 11 rounds of sanctions on the North since 2006. In May, Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-led bid to impose new economic sanctions on North Korea over its high-profile missile tests this year.
Some experts say that Kim could likely bolster his resolve to retain his nuclear weapons because he may think the Russian attack happened because Ukraine had signed away its nuclear arsenal.
Relations between Moscow and Pyongyang go back to the 1948 foundation of North Korea, as Soviet officials installed young, ambitious nationalist Kim Il Sung, the late grandfather of Kim Jong Un, as the country’s first ruler. Since then, Soviet aid shipment had been crucial in keeping North Korea’s economy afloat for decades before the disintegration of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s.
Moscow had since established formal diplomatic relations with Seoul as part of its hopes to draw South Korean investment and allowed its Soviet-era military alliance with North Korea to expire. But after his election in 2000, Putin actively sought to restore his country’s ties with North Korea in what was seen as an effort to regain its traditional domains of influence and secure more allies to better deal with the United States.
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Tasmania's state roads construction and maintenance "failures" should be probed by an independent inquiry, a council says.
The Break O'Day Council is seeking other councils' support to have peak body the Local Government Association of Tasmania raise "concerns with the Tasmanian government in relation to the quality of maintenance and new construction work which is being undertaken on the network of roads which are the responsibility of the Department of State Growth and ask the Tasmanian government to implement an independent review".
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The motion is on the agenda for discussion at LGAT's general meeting at Devonport's paranaple Convention Centre on September 16.
The council's inquiry proposal was music to the ears of Latrobe businessman and frequent traveller Malcolm Ryan, who has become a strident critic of the quality of roadworks on state roads in recent times.
"Absolutely, 100 per cent," Mr Ryan said of the idea.
"It's the same as fish farming or wind farms; we have to get an independent assessment of it.
"Jump in a car with me and I'll take you for a spin to Yolla.
"That road was built and finished in 1974.
" ... it was the main route to the West Coast for at least 10 years and there are still no patches or anything on it.
"Why is that road standing up?
"We had the DMR (former Department of Main Roads) building it.
"They built it to good specs and it didn't break up.
"Now they tear up and rip up within days of them finishing them.
"That's because they're not putting enough seal down.
"They're doing just enough to get it built, not to make it last, and then they blame drivers for getting cranky at roadworks."
The department said it used road construction and maintenance specifications based on VicRoads material, with some changed for the Tasmanian context. .
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"Projects have a defects liability period and any works that are found to be defective are fixed by the contractor at their expense," it said.
"With a large number of projects occurring across the state at any one time, sometimes issues occur.
"While every effort is made to scope and investigate sites prior to construction, problems can sometimes be detected during construction that were not evident before.
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"The department works with contractors to ensure that all issues are rectified as quickly as possible."
It said it would collect data on the structural strength of road pavements that would help improve understanding of road conditions to aid decision making on where to spend money on pavement renewal
Break O'Day, in support of its motion, said: "Wherever we travel across Tasmania we see evidence of failures within the road infrastructure which we rely so heavily on as a state."
"These failures are not just in aged infrastructure, but also in new upgraded infrastructure which has been constructed in the last few years."
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CPM MP writes to Union Aviation Minister expressing concern over air fares ahead of Onam
Kerala CPI-M Rajya Sabha MP V. Sivadasan wrote to Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and expressed concern over the rise in air fares during Onam festival.
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Kerala CPI-M Rajya Sabha MP V. Sivadasan wrote to Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and expressed concern over the rise in air fares during Onam festival. In the letter, Sivadasan wrote that Onam is an occasion for all Malayalis to unite with their relatives back come home. This is the time of the year when they make sure that they get back to their near and dear ones but it is unfortunate that this joyous occasion is turned into a lucrative opportunity for minting money by the airlines, in his letter.
"Ahead of Onam, air carriers are jacking up the fares on select routes based on demand. This has affected both domestic and international travellers who wish to come home. It has been reported that ticket prices from Thiruvananthapuram to other cities have skyrocketed. And it is reported that the outbound travel after the festival will be even costlier." Sivadasan said. He further said in the letter that as reported by the mainstream media, the flight charges are 8 to 10 times higher during Onam. There is an apprehension that a return journey after the festival is going to be very high as airlines will make use of people's need to rejoin their occupations.
Similar extraction is also practised during other festive occasions, and thus it is necessary to curb this malpractice. "After consultation with the stakeholders, the government should introduce a price band where the upper limits are fixed. This is essential to ensure the rights of the travellers," he added.
Sivadasan further urged the Union Civil Aviation Minister for his "urgent intervention" in the matter. "I request your kind and urgent intervention in the issue so that this unjust treatment meted out to the passengers is stopped and this Onam becomes a happy one for all Malayalis, getting back to their dear ones," he wrote. (ANI)
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Associated Press writers Hyung-jin Kim and Kim Tong-hyung in Seoul, South Korea contributed to this report. | https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/politics/ap-us-russia-to-buy-rockets-artillery-shells-from-north-korea/ | 2022-09-06T04:33:47Z | https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/politics/ap-us-russia-to-buy-rockets-artillery-shells-from-north-korea/ | true | 27 |
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MINNEAPOLIS — President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan could lift crushing debt burdens from millions of borrowers, but the tax man may demand a cut of the relief in some states.
That's because some states tax forgiven debt as income, which means borrowers who are still paying down student loans could owe taxes on as much as $10,000 or even $20,000 that was taken off their bill. In Mississippi, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Arkansas and North Carolina, forgiven student loans will be subject to state income taxes unless they change their laws to conform with a federal tax exemption for student loans, according to a tally by the Tax Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.
That dismays Cathy Newman, a Louisiana State University graduate who just took a job teaching freshman biology at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. She figures she could end up owing a few hundred dollars of money that she could have kept had she stayed in Louisiana.
Newman said she can come up with the cash because she has a good job, but she knows of a lot of other borrowers who will still be stuck in difficult financial positions even with their loans forgiven.
“If they stay in the state, they could end up with a pretty hefty tax burden if things don't change,” Newman said. “I won't be happy if I have to do it. I can do it. But a lot of people can't.”
Who qualifies for student loan forgiveness?
More than 40 million Americans could see their student loan debt cut or eliminated under the forgiveness plan Biden announced late last month. The president is erasing $10,000 in federal student loan debt for individuals with incomes below $125,000 a year, or households that earn less than $250,000. He’s canceling an additional $10,000 for those who also used federal Pell Grants to pay for college. But it only applies to those whose loans were paid out before July 1, which leaves out current high school seniors and students who will follow them.
Although having $10,000 or $20,000 in loan payments eliminated will be a boon over the long term to borrowers who qualify, those in the affected states might be required to declare that as income. Depending on a state's tax rates, the taxpayer's other income and the deductions and exemptions they're able to claim, that could add up to several hundred extra tax dollars that they'll owe.
Spokespeople for tax agencies in several states — including Virginia, Idaho, New York, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Kentucky — told The Associated Press that their states definitely won’t tax student loans forgiven under Biden’s program. Revenue officials in a few other states said they needed to do more research to know.
Newman, 38, went into debt to pay for graduate school. She had already set herself up for relief under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, though that requires five more years of teaching on top of the five she already taught at the University of Louisiana Monroe. Biden's program would cut $10,000 off her debt load when it takes effect, but under existing Mississippi tax law, the relief won't come free.
“It's not a huge burden for me, but it could be for a lot of other people, which is what I'm worried about, especially if it's unexpected, and I think a lot of people don't realize that,” Newman said.
Which states may tax student loan forgiveness?
Any relief in states that would tax the forgiven debt would have to come from their Legislatures. Leaders of the Minnesota Legislature and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz have indicated in recent media interviews that there's broad support for a fix, which could come during the 2023 session, or even earlier on the remote chance of a special session.
In Wisconsin, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ administration plans to propose a fix in the state budget next year, but that would have to be approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature. And Evers needs to get reelected in November before he can formally make that request. Republican legislative leaders and Evers' GOP challenger, Tim Michels, did not reply to messages seeking comment on the student loan tax issue.
However, in Mississippi, the chairman of the state Senate committee in charge of taxes said he's willing to take a look when the Legislature convenes next year. Republican state Sen. Josh Harkins, of Brandon, said he needs to learn more about what his state's tax laws say on debt forgiveness.
“I'm sure people will want to look at adjusting that or making some changes in the law, but a lot of factors have to be considered,” Harkins said, noting that Mississippi enacted its biggest-ever tax cut earlier this year and adding that he wants to gauge the impact of inflation before making big tax policy decisions. “This all just hit in the last week.”
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Binkley reported from Washington, D.C. Associated Press writers Emily Wagster Pettus in Jackson, Mississippi, and Scott Bauer in Madison, Wisconsin, contributed to this story. | https://www.wtol.com/article/news/nation-world/student-loan-forgiveness-taxable-some-states-could-tax-biden-student-loan-debt-relief/507-f771f40d-3aed-415c-9249-c00c67aa2f15 | 2022-09-06T04:43:50Z | https://www.wtol.com/article/news/nation-world/student-loan-forgiveness-taxable-some-states-could-tax-biden-student-loan-debt-relief/507-f771f40d-3aed-415c-9249-c00c67aa2f15 | false | 59 |
New Container Service Sees New Zealand Shipping Going From Strength To Strength
The Maritime Union of New Zealand says New Zealand coastal shipping is on an unprecedented growth curve as another New Zealand crewed ship comes onto the New Zealand coast.
Pacifica Shipping has announced a new 1300-TEU container vessel MV Takutai Chief will start on an inter-island run on 19 September between a number of New Zealand ports.
The vessel will complement the existing Pacifica container ship MV Moana Chief.
Maritime Union of New Zealand National Secretary Craig Harrison says new shipping services would provide links between regional ports and larger ports, and greater resilience in the supply chain.
“These services will provide a low carbon, reliable option for freight that will help solve congestion in ports and overcome the current delays and unreliability of international shipping.”
He says the resurgence in coastal shipping was due to a positive and proactive approach by Minister of Transport Michael Wood and the Government in their shipping policy.
Mr Harrison says the Maritime Union was partnering with Government, industry and training providers to create opportunities for training a new generation of New Zealand seafarers.
He says previous short-sighted ideology in past decades had undermined New Zealand coastal shipping but the situation had changed completely over the last two years, as the global shock of COVID and a volatile international situation disrupted supply chains.
The announcement of Government funding support to four operators to introduce new coastal shipping services, including Pacifica, had made a game changing difference to the sector in 2022.
In addition to Pacifica and three other operators who received funding support, global shipper Maersk have introduced a new dedicated New Zealand coastal service, Maersk Coastal Connect, with two New Zealand crewed container ships. | https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2209/S00029/new-container-service-sees-new-zealand-shipping-going-from-strength-to-strength.htm | 2022-09-06T04:49:29Z | https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2209/S00029/new-container-service-sees-new-zealand-shipping-going-from-strength-to-strength.htm | false | 1 |
Tonight on Seeking Sister Wife, Garrick and Danielle revealed that Roberta had broken up with them over a text. Danielle cried a lot after reading the message and said she just cared about Garrick's money and never loved or treated her like a sister.
The text said that Roberta felt excluded from the recent trip and was upset that things between them and other potential sister wives went beyond dinner and drinks. She said it was not acceptable in her culture, and her head was aching due to the same. The couple had to take Danielle's clothes out of the sister's shared room. They felt she had hurt them, their family, and their kids.
They were shocked as to why she did not tell them about her decision, but Garrick later explained the real reason in front of their family. He said that she had asked for $9800, and she broke up with them as soon as the transaction was cleared.
The couple had previously sent Roberta thousands of dollars monthly. While some family members were upset with the couple, others were angry at Roberta. Danielle's brother said he was 70-80% sure that Roberta would not return. The couple finally started to see red flags after their relationship was over.
Previously, Danielle and Garrick had gotten a divorce so that Garrick could legally marry Roberta when she came to the United States.
Seeking Sister Wives fans were not surprised that Roberta did not return and said it was evident she had just used the couple for their money.
Seeking Sister Wife fans already predicted Roberta's scam
Seeking Sister Wife fans knew that Danielle and Garrick's second sister wife, Roberta, was using them for the money and felt she pulled off a massive scam.
What happened on Seeking Sister Wife tonight?
Tonight on Seeking Sister Wife, April, Jennifer, and Nick had a polygamous wedding ceremony with their new sister wife, Danielle. At the altar, instead of 1 bride, there were three. Nick's son was very excited to have a new stepmom in his life.
The ladies were dressed in similar clothes but in different styles to showcase their uniqueness in the ceremony.
The episode description reads,
"After their trip to Brazil to visit sister wife-to-be Roberta, the Merrifields eagerly prepare for her arrival; the Davises hope everything goes according to plan as they put together a commitment ceremony to celebrate their union with Danielle."
April revealed that many of her family relatives did not attend her wedding, and they have not spoken to her since entering the polygamous world. Danielle said she had never experienced love before in her life, and Nick said that it was like his dream was coming true.
The couple is currently looking for a partner for Danielle to marry and enter into their relationship with Nick. Danielle and Garrick are currently seeking another sister wife in Mexico.
Seeking Sister Wife Season 5 has not yet been confirmed by TLC, but the fans cannot get enough of the drama. | https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/it-scam-seeking-sister-wife-fans-surprised-roberta-broke-garrick-danielle | 2022-09-06T04:49:38Z | https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/it-scam-seeking-sister-wife-fans-surprised-roberta-broke-garrick-danielle | false | 1 |
The NSW Government believe it has been vindicated in its floodplain harvesting modelling after a report commissioned by the Murray Darling Basin Authority was released.
The peer-reviewed report, "Independent review of proposed NSW baseline diversion limits for floodplain harvesting - Border Rivers and Gwydir SDL resource units", confirmed the accuracy of the NSW Government modelling said Minister for Lands and Water Kevin Anderson, who welcomed the findings.
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"The NSW Government's floodplain harvesting policy is the biggest environmental reform in this area we have ever seen," he said.
"This reform will strengthen protection for the environment and downstream water users.
"The report from independent experts shows we're on the right track.
"It is encouraging to see this report confirms that water being licensed is within existing legal limits.
"The NSW Government models have been independently scrutinised and verified many times over and the fact remains our modelling is accurate."
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However, not everyone sees the report as a vindication of the Governments floodplain harvesting policy.
Independent member of the legislative council, Justin Field, said the report doesn't vindicate the policy.
"This report is not an answer to the central criticism of the Government's floodplain harvesting policy that it lacks adequate downstream targets to ensure downstream communities and the environment get their fair share of flood flows," he said.
"How much water is licenced and the modelling those licenced volumes are based on is far less important than the rules that govern when water can and can't be taken under those licences.
"For that we need adequate downstream targets that will constrain take under floodplain harvesting licences until environmental and critical human needs downstream are met.
"The targets currently being used by the government are inadequate and arguably don't comply with the NSW Water Act.
"That's not just my view, that is also the view that has been expressed by the NSW Environment Department."
Independent specialists in water industry reform and policy development have been reviewing floodplain harvesting since 2009 and Mr Anderson said the latest report supported the Government's modelling.
"The report found our models are valid, scientifically rigorous and underpinned by the best available data," he said.
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"They ensure licensed floodplain harvesting water take will be restricted where necessary to ensure total diversions are less than the established legal limits, including the cap."
The Gwydir and Border River valleys have already been issued floodplain harvesting licences while the Macquarie, Barwon-Darling, and Namoi valleys are yet to be determined. | https://www.theland.com.au/story/7890784/government-claims-fph-vindication/ | 2022-09-06T04:50:19Z | https://www.theland.com.au/story/7890784/government-claims-fph-vindication/ | true | 1 |
DuckDaoDime (DDIM) traded 7.3% higher against the dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 23:00 PM Eastern on September 5th. DuckDaoDime has a market cap of $2.82 million and $144,124.00 worth of DuckDaoDime was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last week, DuckDaoDime has traded 6.9% higher against the dollar. One DuckDaoDime coin can currently be bought for $2.72 or 0.00013740 BTC on major exchanges.
Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:
- Tarality (TARAL) traded up 1.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0008 or 0.00000004 BTC.
- The Web3 Project (WEB3) traded up 213.7% against the dollar and now trades at $517.71 or 0.02213862 BTC.
- Tether (USDT) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00005058 BTC.
- Bitsubishi (BITSU) traded 49.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $157.77 or 0.00798951 BTC.
- Sweet SOL (SSOL) traded up 600.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- Wrapped Cardano (WADA) traded down 0.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.49 or 0.00002497 BTC.
- XRP (XRP) traded 0.5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.33 or 0.00001684 BTC.
- Enegra (EGX) (EGX) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $165.52 or 0.00837174 BTC.
- Lido stETH (STETH) traded down 0.6% against the dollar and now trades at $2,947.45 or 0.07417648 BTC.
- Gateway Protocol (GWP) traded up 1.4% against the dollar and now trades at $3.15 or 0.00015910 BTC.
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Australia send Black Caps in for first ODI
Australian captain Aaron Finch has won the toss and sent New Zealand in to bat first ahead of their first ODI in Cairns.
The home side have made one change from their last outing against Zimbabwe, with Marnus Labuschagne named for his first ODI of the summer at the expense of Ashton Agar.
The match was due to start at 2.20pm AEST.
Australia: Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Steve Smith, Alex Carey (wk), Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson (c), Tom Latham (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lachlan Ferguson, Trent Boult | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-11183777/Australia-send-Black-Caps-ODI.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-09-06T04:57:26Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-11183777/Australia-send-Black-Caps-ODI.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false | null |
Canada police hunt remaining suspect in stabbing attacks
WELDON, Saskatchewan (AP) - Canadian police hunted for the remaining suspect in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in an Indigenous community and nearby town in the province of Saskatchewan after finding the body of his brother amid a massive manhunt for the pair.
Damien Sanderson, 31, was found dead Monday near the stabbing sites and authorities believe his brother and fellow suspect, Myles Sanderson, 30, is injured, on the run and likely in the provincial capital of Regina, said police chief Evan Bray. The series of stabbing also wounded 18 people.
RCMP Commanding Officer Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore said authorities are not sure of the cause of death yet but the injuries were not self-inflicted.
Damien Sanderson´s "body was located outdoors in a heavily grassed area in proximity to a house that was being examined. We can confirm he has visible injuries," said Blackmore. Asked if Myles Sanderson was responsible for his brother´s death, Blackmore said police are investigating that possibility, but "we can´t say that definitively at this point in time.´´
Leaders of the James Smith Cree Nation, where most of the stabbing attacks took place, blamed the killings on the drug and alcohol abuse plaguing the community, which they said was a legacy of the colonization of Indigenous people.
James Smith Cree Nation resident Darryl Burns and his brother, Ivor Wayne Burns, said their sister, Gloria Lydia Burns, was a first responder who was killed while trying responding to a call. Burns said his 62-year-old sister was on a crisis response team.
FILE - This combination of images shown during a press conference at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022, shows Damien Sanderson, left, and his brother Myles Sanderson. Canadian police said Monday, Sept. 5 Damien Sanderson, one of the suspects in the killing of multiple people in a series of stabbings has been found dead, and his injuries are not self inflicted. They said his brother, also a suspect, may be injured and remains on the run. (Royal Canadian Mounted Police via AP, File)
"She went on a call to a house and she got caught up in the violence," he said. "She was there to help. She was a hero."
He blamed drugs and pointed to colonization for the rampant drug and alcohol use on reserves.
"We had a murder suicide here three years ago. My granddaughter and her boyfriend. Last year we had a double homicide. Now this year we have 10 more that have passed away and all because of drugs and alcohol," Darryl Burns said.
Ivor Wayne Burns also blamed drugs for his sister´s death and said the suspect brothers should not be hated.
"We have to forgive them boys," he said. "When you are doing hard drugs, when you are doing coke, and when you are doing heroin and crystal meth and those things, you are incapable of feeling. You stab somebody and you think it´s funny. You stab them again and you laugh."
Blackmore said police were still determining the motive, but the chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations echoes suggestions the stabbings could be drug-related.
"This is the destruction we face when harmful illegal drugs invade our communities, and we demand all authorities to take direction from the chiefs and councils and their membership to create safer and healthier communities for our people," said Chief Bobby Cameron.
Blackmore said the criminal record of Myles Sanderson dates back years and includes violence. . Last May, Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers issued a wanted list that included him writing that he was "unlawfully at large."
While authorities believe Myles Sanderson is in Regina, about 335 kilometers (210 miles) south of where the stabbings happened, they have issued alerts in Canada´s three vast prairie provinces - which also include Manitoba and Alberta - and contacted U.S. border officials. The manhunt entered its third day Tuesday.
Before Damien's body was found, arrest warrants were issued for the suspects and both men faced at least one count each of murder and attempted murder.
The stabbing attack was among the deadliest mass killings in Canada, where such crimes are less common than in the United States. The deadliest gun rampage in Canadian history happened in 2020, when a man disguised as a police officer shot people in their homes and set fires across the province of Nova Scotia, killing 22 people. In 2019, a man used a van to kill 10 pedestrians in Toronto.
Deadly mass stabbings are rarer than mass shootings, but have happened around the world. In 2014, 29 people were slashed and stabbed to death at a train station in China´s southwestern city of Kunming. In 2016, a mass stabbing at a facility for the mentally disabled in Sagamihara, Japan, left 19 people dead. A year later, three men killed eight people in a vehicle and stabbing attack at London Bridge.
Police in Saskatchewan got their first call about a stabbing at 5:40 a.m. on Sunday, and within minutes heard about several more. In all, dead or wounded people were found at 13 different locations on the sparsely populated reserve and in the town, Blackmore said. James Smith Cree Nation is about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from Weldon.
Among the 10 killed was Lana Head, who is the former partner of Michael Brett Burns and the mother of their two daughters.
"It´s sick how jail time, drugs and alcohol can destroy many lives," Burns told the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. "I´m hurt for all this loss."
Weldon residents have identified one of the dead as Wes Petterson, a retired widower who made he coffee every morning at the senior center. He loved gardening, picking berries, canning, and making jam and cakes, recalled William Works, 47, and his mother, Sharon Works, 64.
"He would give you the shirt off his back if he could," William Works said, describing his neighbor as a "gentle old fellow" and "community first."
Sharon Works was baffled: "I don´t understand why they would target someone like him anyway, because he was just a poor, helpless little man, 100 pounds soaking wet. And he could hardly breathe because he had asthma and emphysema and everybody cared about him because that´s the way he was. He cared about everybody else. And they cared about him."
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Gillies reported from Toronto.
Investigators gather in front of the scene of a stabbing in Weldon, Saskatchewan, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. A series of stabbings at an Indigenous community and at another in the village of Weldon left multiple people dead and others wounded, Canadian police said Sunday as they searched for two suspects. (Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press via AP)
Investigators examine the crime scene near a memorial of flowers outside the home of Wes Petterson in Weldon, Saskatchewan, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Petterson, 77, was killed in a series of stabbings in the area on Sunday. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)
Ruby Works stands for a photograph before bringing flowers to the home of a victim who has been identified by residents as Wes Petterson in Weldon, Saskatchewan, on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Works said that the 77-years-old victim was like an uncle to her. Saskatchewan RCMP say arrest warrants have been issued for two suspects in a deadly stabbing rampage who remain at large. (Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press via AP)
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore speaks while Regina Police Chief Evan Bray, left, looks on during a press conference at RCMP "F" Division Headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson allegedly stabbed and killed 10 people between James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Saskatchewan, on Sunday morning, and the pair are presently at large. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, right, looks on while Regina Police Chief Evan Bray, left, speaks during a press conference at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Authorities identified two suspects in a series of stabbings in two communities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that left multiple people dead and others wounded. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
Investigators examine the ground at the scene of a stabbing in Weldon, Saskatchewan on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. A series of stabbings at an Indigenous community and at another in the village of Weldon left multiple people dead and others wounded, Canadian police said Sunday as they searched for two suspects. (Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press via AP)
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore speaks next to images of Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson during a press conference at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Police said the pair allegedly stabbed and killed multiple people in various locations between the James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon, on Sunday morning, and are presently at large. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
A police officer walks through the scene of a stabbing in Weldon, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. A series of stabbings at an Indigenous community and at another in the village of Weldon left multiple people dead and others wounded, Canadian police said Sunday as they searched for two suspects. (Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ruby Works places flowers at the home of a victim who has been identified by residents as Wes Petterson in Weldon, Saskatchewan, on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Works said that the 77-years-old victim was like an uncle to her. Saskatchewan RCMP say arrest warrants have been issued for two suspects in a deadly stabbing rampage who remain at large. (Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canadian police say multiple people are dead in 13 locations at two communities in Saskatchewan.
A scene where a stabbing occurred is photographed in Weldon, Saskatchewan on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. A series of stabbings at an Indigenous community and at another in the village of Weldon left multiple people dead and others wounded, Canadian police said Sunday as they searched for two suspects. (Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press via AP)
Investigators enter a house at the scene of a stabbing in Weldon, Saskatchewan, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. A series of stabbings at an Indigenous community and at another in the village of Weldon left multiple people dead and others wounded, Canadian police said Sunday as they searched for two suspects. (Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press via AP)
An investigator in protective equipment works at a crime scene in Weldon, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Saskatchewan RCMP has confirmed that there are 10 dead while 15 are injured following the stabbings that occurred at James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon in Saskatchewan. (Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press via AP)
A coroner enters a house at the scene of a stabbing in Weldon, Saskatchewan Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. A series of stabbings at an Indigenous community and at another in the village of Weldon left multiple people dead and others wounded, Canadian police said Sunday as they searched for two suspects. (Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press via AP)
Investigators examine the crime scene outside the home of Wes Petterson in Weldon, Saskatchewan, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Petterson, 77, was killed in a series of stabbings in the area on Sunday. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)
Investigators examine the crime scene outside the home of Wes Petterson in Weldon, Saskatchewan, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Petterson, 77, was killed in a series of stabbings in the area on Sunday. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)
Ruby Works speaks with a forensic investigator before bringing flowers to the home of a victim who has been identified by residents as Wes Petterson in Weldon, Saskatchewan, on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Works said that the 77-years-old victim was like an uncle to her. Saskatchewan RCMP say arrest warrants have been issued for two suspects in a deadly stabbing rampage who remain at large. (Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ruby Works speaks with a forensic investigator before bringing flowers to the home of a victim who has been identified by residents as Wes Petterson in Weldon, Saskatchewan, on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Works said that the 77-years-old victim was like an uncle to her. Saskatchewan RCMP say arrest warrants have been issued for two suspects in a deadly stabbing rampage who remain at large. (Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in Ottawa, Ontario, to make a statement about the stabbing attack in Saskatchewan, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes a statement in Ottawa, Ontario, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, about the stabbing attack in Saskatchewan that claimed the lives of multiple people. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes a statement in Ottawa, Ontario, on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, about the stabbing attack in Saskatchewan. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
A grain elevator is photographed in Weldon, Sask., Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Multiple victims were stabbed and others injured in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Authorities have said some of the victims were targeted and others appeared to have been chosen at random on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the town of Weldon in Saskatchewan. (Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press via AP) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11183773/Canada-police-hunt-remaining-suspect-stabbing-attacks.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-09-06T05:01:29Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11183773/Canada-police-hunt-remaining-suspect-stabbing-attacks.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true | 10 |
By Rainer Shea – Sep 1, 2022
Eleven years ago, when the U.S. empire committed one of its most recent great crimes by bombing Libya into becoming a failed state, the Queen of Chaos Hillary Clinton celebrated by saying “We came, we saw, he died!” about Muammar Gaddafi. For someone whose role was to bring about chaos during the early years of U.S. imperialism’s efforts at reigniting great power competition, destroying Libya evidently felt like a great achievement in itself. Clinton and the other participants in the war crime had thrown Africa’s richest democracy into disarray, eliminating a longtime anti-imperialist government and taking away an aspirational example for the African countries currently trapped under neo-colonial rule. It’s because of this that a representative for Clinton’s later confirmed the former secretary of state had no regrets on pushing for the intervention within Libya, saying “the secretary feels confident … people will see that her decision-making and her leadership helped save us from a scenario where it could have become another Syria.”
Despite Obama himself admitting that he had made a strategic error by having had too much faith in the Europeans to stabilize the situation, and that he had essentially brought a repeat of Bush’s failed nation-building in Iraq, the calculus of the imperialists has been that making the country into a failed state is worthwhile. This applies not just to Libya, but to Somalia, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and the growing number of other countries imperialism has been destabilizing throughout the last decade in order to try to deprive China of trading partners. Washington’s strategy in the new cold war is to force every country which embraces China’s development projects into a state of anarchy, regardless of the slave trades, famines, and civil wars that this has brought upon the peoples Washington wants to “help.”
The chaos-mongers don’t want to save the peoples of the places they target, they want to save imperialism’s market access from the threats posed by functioning politically independent states. When the Clinton team claimed the secretary had prevented a Syria-style civil war in Libya by promptly bringing about a regime change invasion, they left out that if not for U.S. meddling, such a war would never have been a risk in the first place; igniting a Libyan civil conflict by backing terrorists was Washington’s Plan B for deposing Gaddafi, and they’ve since used this fact to tell the world to be grateful about how they instead opted for their Plan A of a bombing campaign.
Moreover, civil war has been ravaging the country as a consequence of the intervention, and of imperialism’s futile effort to nation-build. Washington has been propping up a neo-colonial government, which the people broadly haven’t supported. Naturally the anti-American faction, backed by Russia, has been able to pose an insurmountable challenge to this government. The purpose of Washington’s attempt to further deprive Libyans of self-determination has, as was the case for the post-invasion Baghdad colonial regime, been to loot the country’s resources. The U.S. and its allies have been stealing Libyan oil, parallel to how the U.S. military continues to steal Syrian oil within the parts of the country it’s managed to break away from the Assad government. The imperialists see Syria’s current situation as worse than Libya’s, despite Assad’s survival enabling Syria to begin a rebuilding process, because Libya’s utter destabilization has allowed for more kleptocratic opportunities.
It’s a vile scheme that the imperialists have been carrying out. But it’s now having blowback for the imperialists, who would need Libya to become stable in order to have the oil access they require under the present circumstances. The Russia sanctions have been pummeling Europe and the U.S. itself to a lesser extent, and without access to the oil that Libya’s anti-imperialist militias control, Washington finds itself in a great dilemma.
As Washington has been sacrificing Europe for the sake of advancing its proxy war, throwing the region into a resource crisis to make up for how the Global South doesn’t support the Russia sanctions, Europeans are headed for a worst case scenario. They’re being cut off from oil at a moment when they’re about to enter into another one of the brutal winters which the climate crisis has been subjecting them to. As Politico writes, the ongoing lack of stability within Libya is making this situation threaten Washington’s war efforts: “as Europe finds itself in need of alternative energy sources — while it tries to cut itself off from Russian fossil fuels — Libya is the bloc’s closest alternative supply source. Europe is already struggling to maintain unity on Russian sanctions, and if it doesn’t find abundant new fuel supplies, it might be forced to lift its oil embargo on Moscow. However, Libya’s enduring instability makes its supply largely inaccessible, as the vast majority of its reserves are under the control of the Libyan National Army. This is just one of many reasons why the international community needs to stop overlooking the chaos in Libya and help it become a functioning state again.”
The imperialists are willing to sacrifice the livelihoods of Europeans as much as they were the livelihoods of Libyans. Human lives aren’t the priority of the capitalist class which drives imperialism, profit is. But when this humanitarian crisis they’ve created in Europe starts to endanger the social stability of the impacted countries, and the ruling classes of these countries react by becoming less unified on the sanctions, the imperialists at least have to confront reality. If they subject the populations of the imperialist countries to too much suffering, the NATO and EU unity that the Ukraine conflict has brought will break down, and Washington’s only hopes for making its geopolitical maneuver in Ukraine pay off will be thwarted.
Since there’s no way the imperialists will give up their project to maintain a looting base within Libya, or concede another geopolitical point to Russia by letting the anti-imperialist Libyan forces win, they’re not going to take that pragmatic route and help Libya reach stability. They’re instead trying to make up for the fuel shortage by looting oil from other sources. Last month, France deployed troops to steal natural gas from Yemen, a decision whose motives are quite transparent given the context in which it takes place. As IUVM Press has written:
The Western parties are currently assiduous in their quest to tap into the maximum possible capacity of the world’s energy resources to replace the shrinking Russian oil and gas…In recent months, with the ceasefire agreement in place, the conditions for looting Yemeni oil and its export by Western countries have been facilitated, and concomitantly, the intense infighting between various mercenary militias vying for a greater share of the windfall profits. Simultaneously, the EU, which does not envisage any bright days looming due to the decrease in Russian gas exports, is looking desperately for Yemeni energy facilities that can alleviate some of Europe’s needs. Nonetheless, due to Yemen’s precarious political and military conditions, the volume of oil and gas extraction will remain low for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, the UAE, which keeps surmising the situation in the global energy market will not get better, tries to use the ongoing scenario as a rare opportunity to gain economic and political concessions from Europe. To accomplish this goal, the UAE’s leadership has decided to extend its military clout in the south, which runs counter to the interests of its “Big Brother,” Saudi Arabia (KSA).
The resources the imperialists can steal are too limited for them to avoid the humanitarian and political crises which this winter will inflame. In both Europe and the Arab world, imperialism’s allied states are becoming less unified, and more willing to assert their own interests. In both Libya and Yemen, the chaos the imperialists have manufactured is coming at the expense of imperialism’s attempt to destabilize Russia, and is exacerbating the scarcity within the imperialist countries. The Queen of Chaos can remain satisfied in the destruction that she brought, but this destruction is what’s ultimately causing the imperialist structure to come apart.
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — East Timor’s President Jose Ramos-Horta is scheduled to arrive in Australia on Tuesday for a state visit as negotiations over lucrative gas resources reach a critical stage for his impoverished nation.
The East Timorese are gaining confidence that they can break a 20-year deadlock with the new Australian government over the development of Greater Sunrise, an estimated $50 billion in gas that lies beneath the seabed that separates the two countries.
Australia wants the gas to be piped to an existing liquefied natural gas export hub at its northern city of Darwin. East Timor expects more economic benefit for the half-island nation of 1.5 million people if Greater Sunrise energy is piped to the East Timorese south coast.
Australia and East Timor currently share revenue from the Bayu-Undan gas field in the Timor Sea that has been piped to Darwin since 2006. But that field is expected to run dry this year.
Without further oil and gas revenue, East Timor’s $19 billion sovereign wealth fund could be spent within a decade, according to La’o Hamutuk, an East Timorese research institute.
Ramos-Horta, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996 with East Timorese Bishop Carlos Belo for their efforts to end conflict in their homeland, has suggested approaching new potential partners including China to finance an East Timor LNG plant.
Ramos-Horta has also suggested the Japanese, South Koreans and Indonesians as potential partners.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described Ramos-Horta’s visit that ends Sunday as an opportunity to deepen the two countries' relationship, as well as to explore avenues for strengthened cooperation both bilaterally and in the region.
“Australia is committed to supporting Timor-Leste’s economic development,” Albanese said in a statement, using East Timor’s Portuguese name.
Michael Leach, an East Timor expert at Melbourne’s Swinburn University, described East Timorese talk of international partners as an effort to leverage Australia to agree to an East Timorese gas hub.
“The big blocking point is whether it goes to Darwin or the south coast of Timor,” Leach said on Tuesday.
“What’s going to happen is anyone’s guess,” Leach added.
A joint venture partner in Greater Sunrise, Australian company Woodside Energy, has raised technical concerns about piping the gas to East Timor. While the gas field is much closer to East Timor than to the Australian coast, the route to Darwin is through much shallower water.
The other partners are East Timorese state-owned company Timor Gap, which holds a 56% stake, and Japanese company Osaka Gas, which holds 34%.
Woodside said its current focus was on finalizing a production sharing contract for Greater Sunrise.
“Woodside remains committed to the development of Greater Sunrise provided there is fiscal and regulatory certainty necessary for a commercially viable development to proceed,” the company said in a statement.
“We understand and respect Timor-Leste’s desire to process Sunrise gas in Timor-Leste, however, any development plan will need to be assessed against the criteria established” in a maritime boundary treaty signed between Australia and East Timor in 2018.
Under the treaty, East Timor would receive 80% of the Greater Sunrise revenue if the gas is piped to Darwin and 70% if it is piped to an East Timorese plant.
The treaty also gives Australia power to veto any partner that East Timor might choose.
During a visit to the East Timorese capital Dili last week, Foreign Minister Penny Wong warned the nation against going into “unsustainable debt” to the Chinese in building a new gas hub.
Saul Kavonic, an energy analyst for Swiss-based investment bank Credit Suisse, said the industry’s view was that an East Timorese LNG plant was not commercially viable.
Kavonic said East Timor was “bluffing” by suggesting China could become involved because the Chinese lacked LNG expertise.
Trusting the Chinese to develop the technology would be a “very big bet,” Kavonic said.
“Timor would essentially be betting its entire economy on a project being built by a company, for example from China, who has no experience in doing this and that would be an exceptionally risky proposition for them,” Kavonic told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Greater Sunrise has been a source of friction between the neighbors since 2002 when East Timor became independent of Indonesia.
A treaty signed in 2006 was canceled when East Timor accused an Australian spy agency of bugging government offices in Dili in 2004 to give Australian negotiators an unfair advantage.
Australia’s new government, elected in May, pleased East Timor in July by dropping the 4-year-old prosecution of lawyer Bernard Collaery who was accused of attempting to prove the spying.
Oil and gas revenue accounts for 90% of East Timorese government spending.
The U.N. estimates that nearly half of East Timor’s population lives below the extreme poverty line of $1.90 a day and half of children younger than 5 suffer physical and mental stunting as a result of malnutrition. | https://www.lakecountystar.com/news/article/East-Timorese-leader-flies-to-Australia-for-17421255.php | 2022-09-06T05:09:38Z | https://www.lakecountystar.com/news/article/East-Timorese-leader-flies-to-Australia-for-17421255.php | false | 12 |
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"What we are looking at is making the online world more accountable for what is published there. The people who are part of the law enforcement agencies and the policymakers, all of us, have a role. But, we also need to put a greater sense of accountability within the social media, internet, technology world itself," Vaishnaw said.
The government has withdrawn the
Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, 2019, to replace it with a new bill with a 'comprehensive framework' and 'contemporary digital privacy laws'.
The bill, aimed at regulating how an individual's data can be used by companies and the government, was introduced on December 11, 2019. It was referred to the Joint Committee of the Houses for examination and the report of the committee was presented to the
Lok Sabha on December 16, 2021.
Vaishnaw said technologies can also be used in preventing crimes.
The minister said there is a global consensus now within the G-20 group of digital ministers on the need to make technology providers also accountable for things that they are providing.
Talking about the Cytrain Setu, which offers an Online PG Diploma in Cyber Law, Crime Investigation and
Digital Forensics, Vaishnaw said that 56 district judges, IAS officers, IPS officers, inspectors, public prosecutors, officers from the tax department and CBI have joined the batch for training.
The minister requested the judicial community to come up with more suggestions based on their experience in the day-to-day workings of the judicial system.
"Very soon, we will be coming up with a new telecom bill. I'm sure all of you are aware that the role of telecom in the digital world is very, very important. Tactically, everything is consumed through the mobile phone.
"So, within the next five, six days, we will be uploading the telecom Bill. I request all the participants in this course and also within your circles please ask your people in your group to take a serious look at and give your suggestions," Vaishnaw said. | https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/government-policy/government-looks-to-make-online-world-more-accountable-through-new-laws-ashwini-vaishnaw/94016005 | 2022-09-06T05:36:15Z | https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/government-policy/government-looks-to-make-online-world-more-accountable-through-new-laws-ashwini-vaishnaw/94016005 | false | 6 |
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This article is part of a series that provides an ongoing analysis of the changes made to Fundsmith's 13F portfolio on a quarterly basis. It is based on their regulatory 13F Form filed on 8/15/2022. Please visit our Tracking Terry Smith's Fundsmith 13F Portfolio series to get an idea of their investment philosophy and the fund's moves during Q1 2022.
This quarter, Fundsmith's 13F portfolio value decreased ~20% from $29.12B to $23.45B. The number of holdings decreased from 44 to 43. The top three holdings are at ~25% while the top five are close to ~37% of the 13F assets: Microsoft, Philip Morris International, Estee Lauder, McCormick, and IDEXX Labs.
Note: Their flagship Fundsmith Equity Fund (2010 inception) has returned 15.8% annualized compared to 11.2% for the MSCI World Index through 6/30/2022. However, they have underperformed the index substantially this year: Negative 17.8% vs Negative 11.3% for the MSCI World Index.
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Starbucks Inc. (SBUX): The 2.57% SBUX stake was built in 2020 at prices between ~$58 and ~$103. 2021 saw incremental buying while last quarter saw a ~30% reduction at prices between ~$79 and ~$117. The disposal this quarter was at prices between ~$70 and ~$92. The stock currently trades at $82.94.
Microsoft Corp (MSFT): MSFT is currently the largest position at ~11% of the portfolio. The stake was built during the five-year period from 2013 to 2018 at prices between ~$27 and ~$115. Since then, the activity had been minor. There was a ~23% selling last quarter at prices between ~$276 and ~$335. The stock currently trades at ~$256. This quarter saw a marginal increase.
Philip Morris International (PM) and Stryker Corp (SYK): These two stakes were built during the last decade through consistent buying every quarter. The 6.94% PM stake was established at prices between ~$60 and ~$120. Last quarter saw a ~20% selling at prices between ~$89 and ~$112. The stock is now at ~$95. This quarter saw a marginal increase. SYK is a 5.13% of the portfolio position purchased at prices between ~$50 and ~$275. There was a ~20% reduction last quarter at prices between ~$245 and ~$278. The stock currently trades at ~$204. This quarter saw a minor ~4% increase.
Estee Lauder (EL): The top three 6.46% EL stake was established in 2016 at prices between ~$75 and ~$95. 2018 saw a two-thirds stake increase at prices between ~$125 and ~$158. Since then, the activity had been minor. There was a ~20% selling last quarter at prices between ~$250 and ~$372. The stock currently trades at ~$248. This quarter saw a minor ~3% increase.
McCormick Corporation (MCK): MCK is a large 5.50% of the portfolio position built during the 2018-19 timeframe at prices between ~$108 and ~$177. The time period since had also seen minor buying. There was a ~18% reduction last quarter at prices between ~$245 and ~$311. The stock currently trades at ~$364. This quarter saw a marginal increase.
Note: they have a ~6.2% ownership stake in the business.
IDEXX Labs (IDXX): IDXX is a 5.41% of the portfolio position established during the 2015-16 timeframe at prices between ~$63 and ~$120. Since then, the position had remained relatively steady although adjustments were made in most quarters. There was a ~15% trimming last quarter at prices between ~$466 and ~$631. The stock currently trades at ~$344. There was a marginal increase this quarter.
Waters Corp (WAT): WAT is a 5.21% of the portfolio stake built during the 2015-2017 timeframe at prices between ~$115 and ~$200. Next two years also saw incremental buying. There was a ~23% selling in H1 2020 at prices between ~$175 and ~$240. Since then, the activity had been minor. There was a ~18% reduction last quarter at prices between ~$307 and ~$365. The stock currently trades at ~$298. This quarter saw a marginal increase.
Note: they have a ~6% ownership stake in Waters Corp.
Automatic Data Processing (ADP): The 2013-19 timeframe saw consistent buying in ADP at prices between ~$52 and ~$173. Q1 2020 saw a ~40% selling at prices between ~$112 and ~$181 while in the next quarter there was a ~70% increase at prices between ~$128 and ~$160. Since then, the activity had been minor. Last quarter saw a ~22% reduction at prices between ~$196 and ~$245. The stock is now at ~$239 and the stake is at ~5% of the portfolio. There was a marginal increase this quarter.
Visa Inc. (V): Visa is a 4.73% of the portfolio position established over the last decade through consistent buying in most years. The build-up happened at prices between ~$30 and ~$245. Last quarter saw a ~18% selling at prices between ~$191 and ~$235. The stock currently trades at ~$198. This quarter saw a marginal increase.
Meta Platforms (META): The 3.77% META stake was built in 2018 at prices between ~$125 and ~$210. The stake had remained steady since although adjustments were made in most quarters. There was a ~20% reduction last quarter at prices between ~$187 and ~$339. The stock currently trades at ~$160. This quarter saw a marginal increase.
Brown-Forman (BF.B): BF.B is a 3.65% of the portfolio stake built in 2019 at prices between ~$45 and ~$68. 2021 saw a ~50% stake increase at prices between ~$67 and ~$81 while last quarter there was a ~28% selling at prices between ~$62 and ~$72. The stock is now at $71.64. This quarter saw a minor ~4% increase.
Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) (GOOGL): GOOG is a 3.54% of the portfolio position purchased in Q4 2021 at prices between ~$133 and ~$151. There was a ~9% trimming last quarter. The stock currently trades well below their purchase price range at ~$109. This quarter saw a marginal increase.
Note: The prices quoted above are adjusted for the 20-for-1 stock split in July.
Church & Dwight Inc. (CHD): The 3.34% CHD position was built during the three quarters through Q2 2021 at prices between ~$72 and ~$93. There was a ~28% selling last quarter at prices between ~$95 and ~$104. The stock currently trades at $84.18. There was a marginal increase this quarter.
Adobe Inc. (ADBE): ADBE is a 3.29% of the portfolio position purchased last quarter at prices between ~$412 and ~$564 and the stock currently trades below that range at ~$368. This quarter saw a ~10% stake increase.
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN): The ~3% AMZN stake was built in H2 2021 at prices between ~$160 and ~$186. Last quarter saw a ~20% selling at prices between ~$136 and ~$170. The stock is now at ~$128. There was a marginal increase this quarter.
NIKE Inc. (NKE): The 2.93% NKE stake was built in H1 2020 at prices between ~$67 and ~$105. There had been minor buying in most quarters since. Last quarter saw a ~23% reduction at prices between ~$118 and ~$166. The stock is now at ~$106. This quarter saw a marginal increase.
Mettler-Toledo (MTD): The 2.65% MTD stake was purchased over the last two quarters at prices between ~$1098 and ~$1675 and the stock currently trades at ~$1195.
Cognex Corporation (CGNX), Home Depot (HD), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Procter & Gamble (PG), Taiwan Semi (TSM), and Verisign Inc. (VRSN): These very small (less than ~0.5% of the portfolio each) positions were increased this quarter.
PepsiCo (PEP): The ~5% PEP stake was built over the last decade through consistent buying during most quarters. The buying happened at prices between ~$65 and ~$170. There was a ~25% reduction last quarter at prices between ~$154 and ~$176. The stock is now at ~$171. This quarter also saw a ~9% trimming.
Intuit Inc. (INTU): INTU is a fairly large ~4% of the portfolio stake built during the 2017-18 timeframe at prices between ~$115 and ~$225. Since then, the position had remained relatively steady although adjustments were made in most quarters. Last three quarters have seen a ~50% reduction at prices between ~$353 and ~$695. The stock currently trades at ~$420.
PayPal Holdings (PYPL): The bulk of the 2.87% PYPL position was built in the 2015-16 timeframe at prices between ~$32 and ~$44. The next two years saw incremental buying and since then the position had been kept relatively steady. There was a ~20% reduction last quarter at prices between ~$94 and ~$195. The stock currently trades at ~$91. This quarter also saw a ~8% trimming.
ANSYS Inc. (ANSS), Equifax Inc. (EFX), Fortinet Inc. (FTNT), IPG Photonics (IPGP), MSCI Inc. (MSCI), Masimo Corporation (MASI), Paycom Software (PAYC), Qualys Inc. (QLYS), Rollins Inc. (ROL), Sabre Corp (SABR), Verisk Analytics (VRSK), Wingstop Inc. (WING), and Zoetis Inc. (ZTS): These very small (less than ~0.6% of the portfolio each) positions were decreased this quarter.
Note: they have a ~7% ownership stake in Sabre Corp.
Genpact Ltd. (G), MercadoLibre (MELI), WNS Holdings (WNS), and XP Class A: These minutely small (less than 0.1% of the portfolio each) positions were kept steady this quarter.
The spreadsheet below highlights changes to Fundsmith's 13F holdings in Q2 2022:
Source: John Vincent. Data constructed from Fundsmith's 13F filings for Q1 2022 and Q2 2022.
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The project to transform a notorious Gloucester grot spot has 'dragged on for too long', a city councillor says. The Wellington Parade Garden, better known as the Rose Garden, was boarded up in 2018 after residents complained of drunk people shouting, being abusive at residents and urinating in public.
Gloucester City Councillor Jeremy Hilton (LD, Kingsholm and Wotton) supported a bid to see the garden upgraded and reopened. It was hoped the area once blighted by street drinkers could be turned into a space that could be enjoyed by everyone.
After a number of setbacks, work began at Wellington Parade Garden last October. However, the boarding remains up almost a year on, with Mr Hilton getting 'fed up' with the 'frustrating' development.
Cllr Jeremy Hilton said: “The project to create a new garden at Wellington Parade on London Road has dragged on for too long. Earlier this year, I agreed with officers that we would aim to reopen the garden in October of this year, to allow time for the new plants to bed in and get established. The main footpaths through the garden had been laid down.
“However, many of the plants died during the dry summer days. The officers have been attempting to arrange onsite meeting with Emerging Futures who are supposed to be taking over the gardening responsibilities. They are also pursuing GSG Landscape who were tasked with constructing the garden to check they have delivered on the contract they were awarded. New litter bins need to be installed.
“Years ago, before the Tories slashed the number of people working for the city council a simple project like this would have been done in house and done in good time. It hasn’t and I’m getting fed up by incompetent project delivery by the ‘Vanishing Council’.
"There are too few staff now employed and those that are are overworked. It seems that no-one properly covers for staff when they are taking annual leave. It’s a very frustrating.”
The new garden, on the corner of London Road and Great Western Road, has been funded by Gloucester City Council after councillors decided to allocate more money to improve areas of open space across the city. Local contractor GSG Landscape Gardeners is leading the project, which is believed to cost £30,000.
Once finished, the garden will be maintained by local charity, Emerging Futures, which works with people who are in rehabilitation from alcohol or drug addiction.
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Fosun International has been awarded the "ESG Benchmark Awards - The ESG Leader" Award
HONG KONG, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute of ESG & Benchmark (IESGB) held the inaugural awards ceremony of the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Achievement Awards 2021/2022 in Hong Kong on 30 August. Fosun International was awarded the "ESG Benchmark Awards – The ESG Leader" Silver Award in recognition of its efforts and outstanding performances in the environmental protection, social responsibility, and corporate governance aspects.
With strong support of HSIL as the Major Sponsor, the Awards are in recognition of the enterprises with outstanding ESG performance
The ESG Achievement Awards is organized by the Institute of ESG & Benchmark (IESGB), a non-profit taking organization, with the strong support of Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited (HSIL) as the Major Sponsor. With the theme "Pursuit of the ESG E.R.A-Evolution, Resilience, Action", this year, the ESG Achievement Awards aims at highlighting excellence among high-achieving companies who are blazing a trail for others to follow in the realm of ESG development and to provide innovative ESG solutions for companies and societies at large to take inspirations from when developing their own ESG action plans.
With Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited (HSIL) being the Major Sponsor and Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency (HKQAA) as the ESG Data Provider cum Supporting Organization, the jury panel was able to evaluate participating organizations comprehensively and fairly.
Mr Joseph Chan Ho-lim, JP, Under Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury, The Government of Hong Kong SAR, joined the award presentation ceremony as a guest of honor. Mr Joseph Chan Ho-lim, JP, states, "Hong Kong's status as Asia's leading international financial centre, ranked 3rd in the world and 1st in Asia under the Global Financial Centres Index, has well-positioned the city to be the green and sustainable finance hub, raising green and sustainable capital and products in the region. The volume of green and sustainable bonds in Hong Kong last year accounts for one-third of the Asian green and sustainable bond market. And we will continue to work closely with the industry and stakeholders to embrace ESG."
"It is delighted to see more organisations investing in ESG development and continuing to improve their contributions to the sustainable development of the planet. The Awards are recognized to all the winners for their strong determination. We believe that the ESG performance of an organisation is closely related to its profitability. Organisations with good ESG performance are usually more competitive compared with similar organisations in the industry. " said Mr Paul Pong, Co-Founder of IESGB.
Fosun's ESG has been recognized by global professional institutions
Fosun's outstanding performance in ESG has been recognized by global professional institutions. Fosun International's MSCI ESG rating was AA, making it the only conglomerate in Greater China with a MSCI ESG rating of AA, besides, being selected as a constituent of the MSCI CHINA ESG LEADERS 10-40 Index; its Hang Seng Sustainability Rating was A, and it was selected as a constituent of the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Benchmark Index (HSSUSB) and Hang Seng ESG 50 Index. Fosun International's FTSE Russell ESG rating has improved for two consecutive years, and it became a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series for the first time.
While developing its businesses, Fosun emphasizes the use of ESG criteria to assess its own sustainable development capability and level. As a participant of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), Fosun has been actively engaging its member companies in the implementation of ESG strategies. On the environmental front, Fosun has made a commitment to the society to "achieve carbon emission peak by 2028 and carbon neutrality by 2050", and is making steady progress towards these targets.
Moreover, Fosun continued to make unremitting efforts on social welfare. The Group and its member companies carried out public welfare projects such as supporting the combat against the pandemic, assisting in the fight against malaria in Africa, disaster relief, Rural Doctors program, fostering education, culture promotion, and entrepreneurial support to actively promote community development and help people's livelihood and improve social well-being.
Looking globally, since the COVD-19 outbroke in early 2020, Fosun has immediately initiated the global deployment of medical supplies to provide strong support for China and overseas to fight against the pandemic. In addition to the urgent deployment of protective materials to assist countries and regions affected by the pandemic, Fosun also partnered with BioNTech, a German biotechnology company, to jointly develop the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (COMIRNATY®), providing a strong support for defeating the pandemic. In addition, Fosun has participated in the joint construction of a "malaria-free world" for more than 15 years. Among the first Chinese pharmaceutical brands well recognized in Africa, Artesun® (artesunate for injection), self-developed and manufactured by Fosun Pharma, has been used to treat over 48 million severe malaria patients worldwide by the end of 2021.
This year, Fosun enters into the 30 years of establishment. Fosun has been dedicated itself with the values of "Self-improvement, Teamwork, Performance, and Contribution to Society" raised when Fosun established 30 years ago. It has developed into a global innovation-driven consumer group, strengthening its presence in four business segments, namely Health, Happiness, Wealth and Intelligent Manufacturing and is committed to creating happier lives for families worldwide. Looking ahead, with the concept of "Sharing Happiness", Fosun will join hands with customers, partners, investors and all parties in the society to create a happy ecosystem and share happiness and value of Fosun.
About Fosun
Founded in 1992, Fosun is a global innovation-driven consumer group dedicated to providing high-quality products and services for families around the world in Health, Happiness, Wealth, and Intelligent Manufacturing segments. In 2007, Fosun International Limited was listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 00656.HK). As of 30 June 2022, Fosun International's total assets amounted to RMB849.7 billion. Fosun International ranks No.589 on the 2022 Forbes Global 2000 List, with a MSCI ESG rating of AA.
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In today’s AFL Briefing, your daily wrap of footy news:
- The dates and times for the preliminary final have been set.
- Cameron Zurhaar has re-signed with North Melbourne.
- And in case you missed it, the AFL has signed a massive broadcast deal with Channel Seven and Foxtel.
Check back throughout the day for updates.
Cats get Friday night prelim, Swans get twilight slot
The AFL has locked in its preliminary final dates, with Geelong to play at the MCG on a Friday night and Sydney to host an SCG game in a Saturday twilight slot.
Geelong will host the winner of the semi-final between Melbourne and Brisbane at the MCG on Friday September 16 from 7.50pm AEST.
And the Swans will play either Collingwood or Fremantle at the SCG on Saturday September 17 from 4.45pm AEST.
That time slot will enable the visiting club to fly home on the Saturday night, affording them a seven-day break into the grand final should they beat the Swans.
And the timings of the preliminary finals ensure all four teams have a minimum seven-day break leading into their game, said Travis Auld, the AFL’s executive general manager of clubs, finance and broadcasting.
“We’ve seen amazing contests throughout week one of the finals series and I have no doubt the upcoming semi and preliminary finals will be the same impressive standard of football,” Auld said in a statement on Tuesday,
The grand final will be played at the MCG on Saturday September 24 from 2.30pm AEST.
The premiership decider hasn’t been played at the ’G for the past two seasons because of COVID-19 complications.
Melbourne downed the Western Bulldogs in last year’s grand final in Perth while Richmond triumphed over Geelong in the 2020 finale in Brisbane.
Both games were the first time the respective cities hosted an AFL grand final.
Zurhaar re-signs with North Melbourne
North Melbourne’s Cameron Zurhaar has signed a contract extension with the club, tying him to Arden Street until at least the end of 2024 and ending speculation about his immediate future.
The Kangaroos had been hopeful of retaining the previously out-of-contract forward, who was weighing up interest from several rival clubs, including Essendon.
The 24-year-old joined North via the 2017 rookie draft, received a Rising Star nomination in 2019 and had a breakout year in 2020, when he was the club’s leading goalkicker.
“We are really pleased to have retained Cam’s services,” North Melbourne list and recruiting manager Brady Rawlings said.
“We know there was significant interest in Cam from opposition clubs, so it’s a great show of confidence in where we are headed as a football club that he has decided to remain with us for at least two more years.
“Cam is a player of high calibre who we see playing a big part in our future, and we look forward to seeing where he can take his football.”
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5 key players set to impress as this season’s Premiership gets under way
The new Gallagher Premiership season kicks off with a tough act to follow after Leicester’s gripping title triumph last term.
The Tigers took Premiership silverware for the first time since 2013, courtesy of Freddie Burns’ late drop-goal that sunk Saracens at Twickenham.
Here, the PA news agency identifies five players to watch as the competition prepares for action.
Ellis Genge (Bristol)
Powerful prop Genge was arguably English rugby’s player of the season last term, delivering sustained excellence for club and country. He captained Leicester to the Premiership title in his final campaign with the Tigers before joining home-town club Bristol. An individual who drives standards on and off the pitch, Genge’s arrival at Ashton Gate is likely to spearhead an upturn in form and results after the west country club finished 10th last season, with only Worcester, Newcastle and Bath below them. The 27-year-old looks poised for another huge campaign.
Anthony Watson (Leicester)
England star Watson is due a considerable change of fortune after suffering more than his fair share of serious injuries. The 28-year-old recently returned to action for his new club Leicester during Tigers’ pre-season schedule, having been sidelined for 10 months because of a serious knee problem. Watson had previously been affected by Achilles’ issues, but class is permanent, and the prospect of him lining up in a Leicester back-three alongside the likes of England full-back Freddie Steward is a mouthwatering one for Tigers fans.
Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester)
Gloucester provided one of the feelgood stories of last season as head coach George Skivington continued making considerable strides with a squad that finished just two points outside the play-off places. Skivington has made just one new signing – London Irish number eight Albert Tuisue – and there can be little doubt that Gloucester’s pack will be a match for most. They also possess the backs to cause damage, with no one more dangerous than Wales wing Rees-Zammit. He excelled during his country’s summer tour of South Africa and is a try-scoring machine.
George Ford (Sale)
It will be a while before Sale fans see their new high-profile signing in action due to Ford suffering an Achilles’ injury during Leicester’s Premiership final victory over Saracens in May. Latest estimates are that he will not be back until December, but when Ford does return to action, the influential fly-half has every attribute required to help make Sale title play-off contenders. Ford will also renew a midfield partnership with his former Tigers team-mate Manu Tuilagi, and when Ford’s goalkicking prowess is added to the mix, he is a signing that Sharks rightly have huge expectations of.
Chris Cloete (Bath)
When former Munster boss Johann Van Graan was announced as Bath’s new head of rugby, speculation quickly rose as to which players might follow him across the Irish Sea. South African flanker Cloete has done exactly that, leaving Limerick for a first stint in the Premiership and he is set to be a key ingredient in Bath’s back-row mix. A powerful ball-carrier and renowned expert at the breakdown, Cloete could prove a huge asset for Van Graan as he sets about rebuilding a club that finished bottom of the table last term.
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P.E.I.-N.S. ferry cleared for service Monday following 'steering issue'
A ferry that was halted during a crossing between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia Sunday is clear to resume service, according to the ferry operator.
Northumberland Ferries Ltd. issued a statement Monday saying an inspection of the MV Confederation carried out by a team of divers Sunday night verified there is no damage to the vessel.
They say the ship went through a series of "detailed inspections and tests" throughout the night into Monday morning, and sea trials that started around 11 a.m. were "successful."
"The ship has met all the regulatory requirements to resume full service," Northumberland Ferries wrote in a news release.
The ferry operator issued a statement Sunday afternoon saying the boat experienced a "steering issue" while en route to Wood Islands, P.E.I., after leaving port in Caribou, N.S., around 8:30 a.m. — causing the ship's captain to stop the vessel and drop both anchors.
Because of tidal conditions, the boat's location in the channel and "anchor recovery challenges," the ferry was not able to sail back to berth for several hours.
The ship made it back to Caribou around 4:30 p.m. — about eight hours after it departed.
In a news release Monday, the National Transportation Safety Board said it has deployed a team of investigators to gather information and "assess the occurrence."
Northumberland Ferries says the MV Confederation was set to resume service from Caribou, N.S., at 3:15 p.m.
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Budget Bites
You only need 15 minutes for these affordable dinners
This month’s money-saving food column puts lamb mince, sweetheart cabbage and gochujang to good use, says Hannah Twiggs
Whip up a rich ragu, burgers and some banging Korean chicken in this recipe pack full of easy wins and simple ways to get big flavours without spending hours at the stove. Great mealtimes have never been so speedy!
As part of our Budget Bites column – where we’ve teamed up with Sorted Food to bring you easy, affordable, quick and (most importantly) tasty recipes once a month – the below dishes are perfect for time poor cooks on a budget.
We’ve also provided a handy shopping list for the ingredients, which are used across all recipes to ensure minimal food waste. You just need to decide where to shop, whether it’s locally or online.
To help consumers reduce their food bills amid the rising cost of living crisis, Sorted has also launched a weekly meal planning tool that enables home cooks to save at least 30 per cent on their food bills while enjoying up to six delicious yet easy-to-make meals created by chefs. With 93 per cent of shoppers spending more on food than they’d planned to and 70 per cent feeling like their large food shops don’t stretch as far as they’d hoped, the new tool couldn’t have come at a better time.
Get prepping and cooking below.
Shopping list
- 500g lamb mince
- 4 chicken thighs, boneless, skinless
- 1 sweetheart cabbage
- 10 spring onions
- 3 cloves garlic
- 30g fresh coriander
- 2 brioche burger bun
- 200g dried pasta
- 100g couscous
- Gochujang
- Mayonnaise
- Tahini
- Sriracha
- Sesame oil
- Vegetable oil
Pasta with gochujang lamb ragu
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
2 tbsp vegetable oil
250g lamb mince
200g dried pasta
5 spring onions
2 cloves garlic
2 tbsp gochujang
15g fresh coriander
Method:
1. Fry the lamb: Fill a kettle with water and put it on to boil - this will be for the pasta later.
Drizzle 2 tbsp of vegetable oil into a large frying pan and place it over a high heat. Once the oil starts to shimmer and loosen, tip in 250g of lamb mince and break up with a spoon.
Fry for 4-5 minutes, until golden in places. Cook the pasta in the next step while you wait.
2. Boil the pasta: Place a large saucepan over a high heat and tip in boiling water from the kettle. Season with a generous pinch of salt.
Add 200g of pasta and boil for 8-10 minutes, until soft but still with a slight bite. Get on with the next steps while you wait.
3. Add some flavour: Cut 5 spring onions crosswise into 4 and chuck them into the pan with the lamb once it is golden in places.
Fry the spring onions for 2-3 minutes, until softened slightly. Peel and finely grate 2 cloves of garlic while you wait.
Tip the garlic and 2 tbsp of gochujang into the pan. Fry everything for a further 2 minutes, until darkened slightly.
4. Simmer down: Add 150ml of water to the pan, bring everything up to a boil and take the pan off the heat. We are looking for a sauce that coats the meat in a loose, glossy glaze. If it looks a little thin, return it to the heat for a couple of minutes.
If you are still waiting for the pasta, now would be a great time to do a bit of washing up.
5. Mix it up: Once the pasta is ready, use tongs or a slotted spoon to transfer it to the pan with the ragù. Don’t worry if a little pasta water gets carried over!
Return the pan to a high heat and toss everything together to coat the pasta fully - add a splash of pasta water to loosen if it looks a little dry. We are looking for a sauce that clings to the pasta.
6. Serve: Season the pasta to taste with salt and divide it between plates. Top with leaves from 15g of coriander.
Lamb smash burgers with tahini slaw
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
3 spring onions
½ sweetheart cabbage
1 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp tahini
1 clove garlic
250g lamb mince
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 brioche burger bun
2 tbsp sriracha
15g fresh coriander
Method:
1. Chop it up: Thinly slice 3 spring onions crossways and shred ½ a sweetheart cabbage crossways too, avoiding the hard white core at the base.
2. Assemble the slaw: Tip the spring onions and cabbage into a large mixing bowl. Add 1 tbsp of mayonnaise and 1 tbsp of tahini.
Peel, then finely grate in 1 clove of garlic.
3. Mix it up: Give everything a good mix, then season to taste with salt and pepper.
4. Get ready to fry: Place a large frying pan over a high heat and form 250g of lamb mince into 2 balls. Preheat the grill to its highest temperature - this will be for the buns later.
Once the pan starts to smoke, drizzle in 1 tbsp of oil.
5. Fry: Place the lamb balls into the pan, then use a small pan or spatula to flatten them to a thickness of 0.5cm. Wash your hands after handling raw meat!
Season with a generous pinch of salt and fry for 1-2 minutes, until deep golden brown on the underside, before flipping and repeating on the next. Get on with the rest of the dish in the next steps while you wait.
6. Assemble: Cut 2 brioche buns in half through their middles. Toast them on the cut-side under the preheated grill.
Once the burgers are ready, lower 1 onto each of the bun bottoms.
Load 2 tbsp of Sriracha and split 15g of coriander into each of the burgers and finish with a bun lid.
7. Serve: Lower an assembled burger onto each plate and load on generous handfuls of the slaw. Tuck in!
Korean chicken with charred cabbage sesame couscous
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
½ sweetheart cabbage
3 tbsp sesame oil
4 chicken thighs, boneless, skinless
2 tbsp gochujang
100g couscous
2 spring onions
Method:
1. Prep it up: Preheat the grill to its highest temperature, fill a kettle with water and put it on to boil.
Thinly shred ½ a sweetheart cabbage and toss it with 2 tbsp of the sesame oil and a generous pinch of salt on a large tray. Push the cabbage to one side of the tray.
Plonk 4 chicken thighs onto the tray and rub with 2 tbsp of gochujang and 1 tbsp of the sesame oil.
Remember to wash your hands after handling raw meat.
2. Grill: Whack the tray under the grill and cook for 10-12 minutes, until the cabbage is charred in places and the chicken is opaque white throughout when cut into with a small knife. Get on with the couscous in the next steps while you wait.
The cabbage should be charred in places and the chicken should be opaque white throughout.
3. Cook the couscous: Tip 100g of couscous into a large mixing bowl and season with a generous pinch of salt.
Tip enough boiling water from the kettle into the bowl to just cover the grains.
Give everything a quick mix with a fork, cover with a plate and set aside. Allow the couscous to cook for 6-7 minutes, until the grains are soft. Thinly slice 2 spring onions crossways, then crack on with a bit of washing up while you wait.
4. Mix it up: Once everything is ready, tip the cabbage from the tray into the couscous and give everything a good mix. Season again with salt if necessary.
5. Serve: Divide the couscous between plates, then top each portion with 2 chicken thighs and the spring onion. Enjoy!
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Tết in 1992 was an especially fortuitous time to be a foreign arrival to Saigon.
At that time, the country was just reopening to western tourists, and those lucky enough to have been amongst the first to come did so when the city was in a celebratory mood for the approaching Lunar New Year. Travel writer Mark Hodson was one of those blessed individuals. He spent a week gallivanting around the city along with other foreigners, chatted with locals and aimed his camera at striking street scenes.
"That week in Saigon was, and remains, the most thrilling experience of my traveling life," explains Hodson. He recently published a chronicle of his adventures describing how he found himself in Vietnam at the time with the awareness that "we knew how lucky and privileged we were to be in this astonishing city at this unique moment in time."
Hodson penned a piece based on his trip for the Financial Times in 1992 that many of the below photos accompany. Amidst some observations and descriptions that he now admits were "embarrassingly gauche" or naive are some incredible glimpses into the city at the time. For example, he recounts: "Overcrowded buses, some built in the 1940s and converted to run on charcoal-burning stoves, clatter down wide boulevards past faded French courtyards."
Some details, such as streets devoid of cars and air without pollution, seem like they are from an alternate universe, but some are just as true today as they were then including the observation that: "The Saigonese are charming and exuberant, and they are everywhere: laughing, shouting, waving, hustling, buying and selling. Many will invite tourists into their homes to share bowls of pho, the meat and noodle soup eaten at breakfast, lunch and dinner."
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New research shows dogs cry tears of joy when reunited with their human parents. Crying often is hormonal and good for the soul, when it isn’t all about cutting onions and sniffling into your sleeve.
As humans, we possess a whole lot of emotions. We 'feel' a lot – whether it's happiness, joy, surprise, anger, or sadness. While happiness and joy are often promoted, crying is something that's considered a sign of vulnerability, and viewed from a negative lens by our peers, or other people. But is it really so? Not at all.
It's not just us – even dogs' eyes get filled with tears, when they are reunited with their human parents. Of course, these are tears of joy, but crying in any circumstance, be it happiness or sadness is good for you. In fact, we humans do cry a lot – the American Academy of Ophthalmology reveals that our eyes produce anywhere between 15 to 30 gallons a year.
Is there a reason why we cry?
Crying can happen because of several reasons – it could be that you are ecstatic about something positive that happened, or it could be that an event you were anticipating went downhill. Your eyes could even well up, when you are chopping onions or having sniffles.
Interestingly, there are different types of tears – and these are all made up of different substances. These are basal, emotional, and reflex tears. When we cry, the irritants in our eyes are eliminated through these tears.
These tears may have a different composition, but they also have certain commonalities. They have three layers, which are collectively known as the tear film. What are these layers? There's an inner mucus layer that helps keep the tear stuck to your eye; there's another layer that is quite watery and helps keep the eye wet, and fights bacteria in the cornea. The last one is an oily outer layer that prevents tears from drying out.
Benefits of crying
You may think of it as bizarre, but crying is always a good idea and can help your mind and body. For one, it detoxifies your body. Crying flushes out not just smoke and dust from your eyes, but also helps to release the stressors.
Let's take a look at some of the important benefits crying offers:
● Soothes your system
When you cry, your system gets soothed. Researchers have gone on to say that crying activates the parasympathetic nervous system. You may have noticed that you feel so much better after crying; of course, the impact is not visible immediately.
● Reduces pain
Oh yes, we are serious! If you cry for a long period of time, your body releases oxytocin and endorphins. These feel-good chemicals can help you reduce both physical and emotional pain. All in all, you may experience a sense of calm, after you are done crying.
● Uplifts your mood
What if we told you that crying is a sure-shot way to pep up your mood? Of course, not when you are shedding those tears, but later. Not many know that when you cry, you take in quick breaths of cool air. When you breathe in cooler air, it can regulate the temperature of your brain and reduce stress levels.
● Restores emotional balance
Most of us believe that we cry when something right doesn't happen. But that's not true – crying could be a response to several emotions. Researchers at Yale University believe that crying is a good way to restore emotional balance. This is also your body's natural way to process certain emotions, which may otherwise be difficult to handle.
The last word
While crying is a positive exercise most of the time, it's important to be cognisant if it happens too often. If you find yourself crying at the drop of a hat, there's a problem. Experiencing feelings of sadness and disinterest, over a period of two weeks, could signal depression or some other mental health disorder.
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Hyundai Venue N Line 2022 will be launched in India today, Know the launch time and live streaming details here.
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Hyundai is all set to launch its Hyundai Venue N Line 2022 today, 06 September in India. Customers must know that Hyundai Venue N Line is the first SUV by Hyundai belonging to N-line variant.
The SUV has been designed on the same platform as the i20 N Line that was introduced in the Indian markets the previous year. The Venue N Line Facelift will flaunt a sporty design with some new and upgraded features that will definitely intrigue Indian customers.
The Hyundai Venue N Line Facelift will receive some subtle changes that will set this sportier version apart from the standard model. For example, it will receive a dynamic tailgate spoiler, new 16-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels, and a new dark chrome front grille with N Line logo. To add to the SUV's overall sporty image, dual exhaust tips and red accents will also complement the SUV.
Hyundai Venue N Line will be officially launched in India today, Tuesday, 06 September 2022. The launch event will take place in few hours. Viewers can enjoy the live streaming of the event shortly. Check the official website, hyundai.com/in/en and official social media pages of the company for latest updates.
All the customers must know tha the pre-booking of Hyundai's N Line Facelift Compact SUV has already been started. They can pre-book a brand new Hyundai Venue N Line Facelift from the official website or any nearest Hyundai showroom by paying token money of Rs 21,000.
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Riyadh – Abdulaziz & Mansour Ibrahim Albabtain Company (Al Babtain Food) intends to offer 544,000 ordinary shares on the Parallel Market (Nomu) of the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul).
Yaqeen Capital Company, the financial advisor and lead manager for the potential offering, noted that the number of potential shares accounts for 16% of Al Babtain Food’s total share volume.
Meanwhile, the offering period will take place during 25-28 September this year.
It is worth noting that Tadawul approved the company’s potential offering on 15 November 2021, while the Capital Market Authority (CMA) passed the listing request on 29 June 2022.
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Watch: Glenn Maxwell grabs outrageous one-handed catch in Aus vs NZ ODI
The Australian maverick unveiled a special piece of catching in Cairns during the first ODI against New Zealand.
Glenn Maxwell was at his very, very best in the field in Cairns for Australia's opening game of the ODI series against New Zealand on Tuesday (September 6). The Australian maverick took a scintillating catch to help the hosts dismiss the opposition's dangerous opening batter Martin Guptill.
Placed in the gully region, Maxwell collected a thick edge that looked set to fly past his left-hand side after Guptill got a splice on an attempted defensive push against pacer Mitchell Starc. But the fielder was upto the task and managed to complete a stunning grab without any fuss.
The pace at which the ball arrived near him and the dip it carried thereafter made the catch an extremely difficult one. However, not only did Glenn Maxwell react in time but also executed a perfect dive to his left to secure the catch and the breakthrough for his team.
Despite the exhilarating nature of the catch, the veteran Aussie cricketer looked cool as a cucumber after completing the catch and calmly stood up while his teammates started circling around him in joy to celebrate the Guptill wicket.
Glenn Maxwell's special catch
The catch was witnessed at the halfway mark of the Australian first-innings batting effort. Facing Starc from the angle across the right-hander for the left-arm quick, Guptill played a forward defensive prod. But as it so often happens with Starc, the angle of the delivery and pace at which he bowls induced a thick outside edge that the batter never wanted.
Watch: Mohammad Hafeez says Shahid Afridi is the reason why R Ashwin is not playing in Asia Cup anymore
Guptill may have still survived, though, if not for Glenn Maxwell, who flew to his left and collected one of his best catches. The ball was flying away from the short-statured cricketer and yet he managed to cover the ground brilliantly and unveiled a special fielding effort.
ICYMI: Glenn Maxwell has a rare habit of making the extremely difficult look very, very easy #AUSvNZ pic.twitter.com/vw8AisJ3zy
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) September 6, 2022
Glenn Maxwell may have not been in the best form with the bat but remains an excellent player in the field for Australia as displayed via the Guptill catch. The fielder's left-handed stunner made for great viewing for the cricket lovers, before they soaked it in via the clip posted on Twitter by cricket.com.au. | https://cricxtasy.com/watch/glenn-maxwell-takes-stunning-catch-to-dismiss-guptill-aus/cid8453071.htm | 2022-09-06T06:33:34Z | https://cricxtasy.com/watch/glenn-maxwell-takes-stunning-catch-to-dismiss-guptill-aus/cid8453071.htm | true | 1 |
Typhoon Hinnamnor exits S.Korea after dumping rain, winds
By Soo-hyang Choi
SEOUL, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Typhoon Hinnamnor departed South Korea on Tuesday after making landfall in the country's south, leaving thousands of people displaced and one dead, authorities said.
The typhoon left the Korean peninsula about 7:10 a.m. through waters off the southeastern city of Ulsan after landing on the coastal city of Geoje, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration.
As of 11 a.m., the typhoon was travelling northeast at about 62 kilometres per hour (38 mph), and expected to pass some 420 km west of Sapporo, Japan, at 9 p.m.
Typhoon warnings were lifted across most parts of the country except in some regions, including the southern Ulsan, North Gyeongsang province and the eastern Gangwon province.
President Yoon Suk-yeol has urged officials to take precautions until the typhoon is completely gone, his spokesperson said.
In the southeastern city of Pohang, a resident was swept away and killed by strong currents while trying to evacuate, while the typhoon also left one injured and two others missing as of Tuesday morning, the Ministry of Interior and Safety said. The casualty numbers could rise as authorities continue rescue operations.
About 2,900 people are still evacuated, mostly in the southern regions, and more than 66,000 homes experienced power outages, with 45 percent of service restored as of 11 a.m.
The military has mobilised amphibious vehicles for rescue operations, the defence ministry said.
The typhoon has forced hundreds of flight cancellations, suspension of business operations and school closings.
A spokesperson for Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering said there were no incidents at its shipyard so far, and it halted production during Tuesday morning as planned.
Shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries said it planned to resume work on Tuesday afternoon. Both shipyards were located in or near the path of the typhoon.
A POSCO spokesperson said a byproduct gas release at the company's Pohang plant in the morning was caused by a typhoon-related power outage.
The neighbouring North also braced for damage from the typhoon, with leader Kim Jong Un presiding over a two-day meeting on disaster prevention work and releasing water from a dam near its border with South Korea.
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JOANN (NASDAQ:JOAN – Get Rating) had its target price reduced by Wells Fargo & Company from $5.00 to $4.00 in a research note published on Friday morning, The Fly reports. They currently have an equal weight rating on the stock.
JOAN has been the topic of several other reports. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on shares of JOANN from $11.00 to $6.00 and set a neutral rating on the stock in a report on Monday, June 6th. Loop Capital cut shares of JOANN from a buy rating to a hold rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $10.00 to $8.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 29th. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of JOANN from $9.00 to $5.00 and set an underweight rating for the company in a report on Monday, June 6th. Bank of America cut shares of JOANN from a neutral rating to an underperform rating in a report on Wednesday, August 31st. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group decreased their price objective on shares of JOANN from $9.00 to $8.00 and set a market perform rating for the company in a report on Friday, June 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have assigned a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $6.50.
JOANN Trading Up 1.5 %
JOANN stock opened at $7.25 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $8.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.10. JOANN has a 12 month low of $6.23 and a 12 month high of $13.55. The stock has a market cap of $294.84 million, a P/E ratio of -5.14 and a beta of 1.35.
JOANN Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 9th will be given a dividend of $0.11 per share. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.07%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 8th. JOANN’s dividend payout ratio is -31.21%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. UBS Group AG raised its position in shares of JOANN by 141.5% during the second quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 1,982 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in shares of JOANN by 86.7% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 1,300 shares during the last quarter. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of JOANN during the first quarter valued at about $52,000. First Heartland Consultants Inc. acquired a new position in shares of JOANN during the second quarter valued at about $85,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of JOANN during the second quarter valued at about $91,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.20% of the company’s stock.
About JOANN
JOANN Inc operates as a specialty retailer of sewing and fabrics, and arts and crafts category products in the United States. Its products in sewing category include cotton fabrics; warm fabrics, such as fleece and flannel fabrics; home decorating and utility fabrics and accessories; fashion and sportswear fabrics; special occasion fabrics; seasonally themed and licensed fabric designs; and sewing construction supplies comprising cutting implements, threads, zippers, trims, tapes, pins, elastic, and buttons, as well as patterns for sewing projects.
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GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2016, Castellum issued its first green corporate medium-term note (MTN). In recent years, demand for green MTNs has increased. Castellum is now launching an updated framework with sustainability requirements that are even more stringent.
Castellum believes that sustainability is a prerequisite for economic growth. As a major long-term player in the industry, promoting the development of a sustainable society is a natural part of our work.
Financing via the issue of green bonds as part of our MTN and euro MTN (EMTN) programmes is an opportunity for investors to contribute capital to some of our most sustainable projects and properties. The general terms and conditions for green MTNs issued correspond to those that apply for other bonds issued under Castellum's MTN and EMTN programs, with the crucial difference that the proceeds from green MTNs can only be allocated to projects and assets that qualify under Castellum's green framework.
"We are seeing a clear demand for green MTNs and that this over time gives us lower financing costs. With our stringent sustainability requirements, our bond investors can rest assured that the projects selected truly support the transition towards a more sustainable society," says Jens Andersson, Head of Treasury of Castellum AB.
The updated framework has been adapted to the 2021 ICMA Green Bond Principles and the EU taxonomy. Castellum partnered with Handelsbanken to develop the framework for green MTNs. Castellum also engaged the research firm Cicero Shades of Green for an independent assessment of Castellum's sustainability initiatives and the level of ambition of the framework. The overall opinion is that Castellum's governance of its sustainability initiatives is excellent, and the framework has been awarded Cicero's Medium Green shading. The framework, the Second Opinion, and the updated MTN programme are all available on Castellum's web site.
For further information, please contact:
Jens Andersson, Head of Treasury Castellum AB, +46 76-855 67 02
Filip Elland, Chief Sustainability Officer Castellum AB, +46 70-320 63 26
About Castellum
Castellum is one of the largest listed property companies in the Nordic region that develops flexible workplaces and smart logistics solutions. As of 30 June 2022, the property value totalled approximately SEK 185 billion, including the ownership share of the Norwegian company Entra ASA. We are active in attractive Nordic growth regions. One of our sustainability goals is to become entirely climate neutral by 2030 at the latest. Castellum is the only Nordic property and construction company elected to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). The Castellum share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm Large Cap.
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Law deal
Friends Legal acquires East Lothian firm GSB
Legal practice Friends Legal has acquired the biggest firm of solicitors and estate agents in East Lothian.
The takeover of Garden Stirling Burnet – known as GSB – creates a business with over £7 million turnover and 60 staff in six offices across Scotland.
It gives Glasgow-headquartered Friends Legal a significant platform to create one of the biggest specialist private client firms in Scotland.
The Garden Stirling Burnet name will be retained, while becoming part of the Friends Legal network. It traces its roots back to the creation of legal firm Stirling and Burnet in the early 1900s. In 2015 it changed from a partnership to a limited company under the stewardship of the three current directors.
Investment into the East Lothian firm’s 22-strong team across its four offices in Dunbar, Haddington, North Berwick and Tranent, will underpin ambitions to double the headcount and turnover in three years.
Tony O’Malley, managing partner of Friends Legal, said: We will re-establish GSB in the local market by investing in its people, infrastructure and brand.
“It’s the largest legal practice by footprint and headcount in the county but has perhaps lost market share in recent years. Our aim is to put it firmly back on the map by offering premium services at a fair price. That is our over-riding priority and we will need to recruit to achieve these aims.”
While Garden, Stirling and Burnet is best known for its estate agency, executry and conveyancing work, a priority will be to unlock the potential of its whole private client team including family law and its letting business.
Friends Legal already offers direct to consumer executry, wills and power of attorney work via its By Your Side service.
The acquisition will also enable Friends Legal to explore further consumer legal services, particularly in conveyancing and remortgaging. From its Glasgow HQ and another office in Edinburgh, it already provides volume personal injury and medical negligence services.
Mr O’Malley, who founded the Friends Legal brand in 2016, is delighted that GSB Directors Alan Borrowman, Angela Craig and Ian Philp will remain with the firm for at least a year. New consultancy roles will free them up to focus on work they enjoy while improving work-life balance.
Alan Borrowman added: “We would also like to wholeheartedly thank our loyal clients for their ongoing support and to reassure them that this merger will mean that Garden Stirling Burnet continues to be a leading legal presence here in East Lothian. Indeed, by becoming part of the Friends Legal network, our range of legal services to clients will become even more specialist yet accessible.
“This is the right deal at the right time and will be fantastic for the dedicated and hard-working team we’ve established at GSB over many years.
“As directors, that is so important to us and we are thrilled with the long-term plans and prospects for the business and the role that we play in the community.”
Mr O’Malley built his career as a litigation partner with Edinburgh firm Henderson Boyd Jackson, where he oversaw its successful volume claims division. He went on to launch Friends Legal by leading the Scottish MBO of struggling UK personal injury and insurance business, the Parabis Group
He grew turnover from £2.5m to £6.6m before pandemic lockdowns interrupted its core business managing high volume motor accident claims. He then pivoted by establishing By Your Side. Its success led him to seek acquisition opportunities to service many conveyancing leads generated. | http://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2022/09/friends-legal-acquires-east-lothian-firm-gsb/ | 2022-09-06T07:09:54Z | http://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2022/09/friends-legal-acquires-east-lothian-firm-gsb/ | false | 5 |
More than 48,000 idols of Lord Ganesh were immersed in the sea, ponds and artificial lakes in Mumbai on the sixth day of the Ganpati festival, a civic official said on Tuesday.
The 10-day Ganesh festival commenced on August 31.
On the sixth day of the festivities on Monday, devotees immersed the idols of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Gauri in the sea at various beaches, ponds and artificial lakes made for the purpose.
Till early Tuesday morning, 48,029 idols were immersed, including 41,340 household idols, 429 sarvajanik (public) idols and 6,260 idols of Goddess Gauri, the official said, adding that no untoward incident was reported.
A maximum of 15,265 household idols were immersed in artificial lakes, he said.
On the fifth day of immersion on Sunday, 31,365 Ganesh idols were immersed in the sea and artificial lakes in Mumbai. | https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/mumbai/story/mumbai-news-over-48-000-idols-immersed-in-mumbai-on-6th-day-of-ganesh-visarjan-1996951-2022-09-06 | 2022-09-06T07:14:27Z | https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/mumbai/story/mumbai-news-over-48-000-idols-immersed-in-mumbai-on-6th-day-of-ganesh-visarjan-1996951-2022-09-06 | true | null |
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- MVM supports Africa P2E gamers and developers
- Founded by former director of Binance Labs in charge of Africa, optimized for local business
- Expecting the expansion of WEMIX ecosystem in Africa
SINGAPORE, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wemade participated in the seed funding round for Metaverse Magna (MVM), a P2E guild project from Africa.
MVM's parent company, Nestcoin, supports and invests in crypto projects in Africa. It was founded by Yele Bademosi, former director in charge of the Africa region at Binance Labs, who oversaw investments and incubations for startups.
Also with MVM as Africa's first and biggest gaming DAO, Nestcoin supports the overall P2E game lifecycle of various P2E games that it has invested in, such as incubation, launchpad support, token/NFT public sales and game operation.
MVM is helping gamers in Africa through its community and self-developed app, Hyper. It plans to expand its business by providing guild management tool through developing its own OS, P2E game software design kit for game developers, gaming DeFi services and more.
With this strategic investment, Wemade aims to expand the ecosystem of WEMIX3.0 and start business in Africa for the long term.
There are over 186 million game users in Africa. MVM wants to create the biggest gaming community in Africa and provide tools for users, investors, developers, and guild operators within the ecosystem.
"Africa has the highest youth population globally," said Yele Bademosi, CEO of Nestcoin. He emphasized the potential for the growth of the game industry in Africa.
"Gaming guilds will be one of mainstream DAOs and play a pivotal role in the game tokenomics," said Henry Chang, CEO of Wemade. "Partnership with MVM is an opportunity to expand the ecosystem of WEMIX in Africa, the continent with a rapidly growing market and a young population."
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Nainital (Uttarakhand) [India], September 6 (ANI): The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday while hearing the petition of Congress MLA Bhuvan Chandra Kapri regarding the UKSSSC paper leak case, asked the petitioner to explain why he wants a CBI probe and doubts the investigation of Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF).
After hearing the matter, the single bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra sought Kapri's reply by September 12. The next hearing will be on September 12.
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Congress MLA Bhuvan Chandra Kapri filed a petition in the High Court saying that the STF is not properly investigating the irregularities in the Uttarakhand Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UKSSSC) examination.
He claimed in his petition that the arrests made so far were of small people but not a single arrest was made of senior officials.
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Kapri said that many big officers and leaders of UP and Uttarakhand are involved in the scam. "The government is saving them. Therefore, the STF should be removed from the investigation and the case should be handed over to the CBI," he said.
Uttarakhand Police on Sunday informed that a total of 34 people have been arrested by STF in the UKSSSC examination paper leak case till now.
The STF further said that cash amounting to Rs 92 lakh has been recovered in the case.
"A total of Rs 92 lakh in cash has been recovered so far in the paper leak, as well as illegal assets worth crores of the accused arrested in the past, dozens of bank accounts have also been frozen", said Ajay Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police, STF Uttrakhand.
The STF arrested an accomplice of copying mafia Sampan Rao, from Uttar Pradesh.
"The accused Sampan Rao has been arrested by STF from Gomtinagar Lucknow on the basis of strong technical evidence," said STF.
"STF Uttarakhand has succeeded in arresting an important accomplice of copying mafia of Uttar Pradesh. On the basis of strong evidence and technical evidence, accused Sampanna Rao has been arrested by STF from Gomtinagar Lucknow, the accused is originally a resident of Ghazipur Uttar Pradesh, and is an associate of copying gangster Sadiq Musa", said SSP Ajay Singh.
The SSP further said that the accused Sampan Rao used to come and stay in Haldwani before the examination along with other accused and leak the paper before the examination.
Along with this, the STF also recovered Rs 3.80 lakh from the accused in the examination leak case.
The STF a few days back arrested a police constable, Vinod Joshi, in the paper leak case.
"During the investigation of the UKSSSC paper leak case, on the basis of statements and evidence of the accused and witness arrested earlier, the accused Vinod Joshi resident of Sitarganj Udham Singh Nagar was arrested on the basis of evidence", said SSP Ajay Singh.
Joshi is currently in judicial custody.
The SSP informed that the accused Vinod Joshi, along with his brother was provided a house in Kudeshwari a night before the examination, along with the candidates in VDO/VPDO recruitment where the paper was solved.
The accused has also been arrested on the basis of the evidence of taking several examinees from one place to another in his car.
The case pertains to a written exam conducted by the UKSSSC in December 2021. This was one of the major examinations conducted by the commission for 854 posts across 13 departments.
However, there were widespread allegations that there were irregularities in the conduct of the test. Following these allegations, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami called for a probe and strict action against those guilty. Following this, the secretary of the commission was removed from the post. A Special Task Force (STF) was also constituted to investigate the alleged irregularities.
Initially, the Dehradun police registered a case against the unidentified accused. After that, the Police Headquarters (PHQ) handed over the investigation to the STF. (ANI)
(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body) | https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/india-news-uksssc-scam-uttarakhand-hc-asks-petitioner-to-explain-demand-for-cbi-probe-4170190.html | 2022-09-06T07:21:46Z | https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/india-news-uksssc-scam-uttarakhand-hc-asks-petitioner-to-explain-demand-for-cbi-probe-4170190.html | false | 1 |
The Oil and Gas sector is going through a perfect storm with investors likely eyeing a cold winter. On Monday, OPEC and its allies (OPEC+), led by Russia, agreed to cut output by 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) for October.
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Quinn Ewers didn’t do anything crazy.
The quarterback didn’t assert himself into instant Heisman Trophy contention. He didn’t get people to go online and proclaim him as the greatest signal caller in the nation this year. Yet, despite not putting together several highlight plays, Ewers still earned praise for his poised performance in the team’s season-opening 52-10 win over Louisiana-Monroe Saturday.
The first impression the former No. 1 recruit left Longhorn fans watching at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium was that of a promising young quarterback who made a few typical freshman mistakes. He forced a pass into traffic on just his second throw of the game, resulting in an interception. He had some overthrown balls, too.
But as the game went on, he became more poised and showed why his coaches and teammates believe he’s a player who could possibly lead the Longhorns back to their former winning ways.
“I found out about him,” Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian said. “I found out that he’s not going to go into a shell, he’s not going to beat himself up and get down on himself. He’s gonna bounce back.”
Though Louisiana-Monroe was outmatched by Texas’ immense talent, Ewers could have easily let his early mishaps snowball out of control. And no one could have blamed him as the last time he has thrown passes in a competitive game was in 2020 when he was a junior at Southlake Carroll High School - a powerhouse program in Texas.
Ewers finished with a respectable stat line for a first-time starter, going 16 of 24 for 225 yards, two touchdowns and the early pick. His composure on crucial downs was solid. On the six third- or fourth-down plays he faced after the turnover, he converted five of them.
On Texas’ next drive after Ewers’ interceptions, the quarterback found Ja’Tavion Sanders down the sideline for a 19-yard score. It was Ewers’ first touchdown pass and Sanders’ first touchdown catch as Longhorns.
Ewers got the ball out quickly to Casey Cain for a 43-yard gain to set up Roschon Johnson’s 16-yard touchdown run. Ewers then hit Worthy over the middle for 19 yards on a drive that netted a 41-yard field goal. Then, Ewers threw it to Bijan Robinson, who scored from 16 yards out, giving Texas a 31-3 lead.
“I didn’t feel for a second where he got flustered or was out of whack by any means,” Sarkisian said of his quarterback. “I thought he was very composed. Even the throws that he missed, he almost signaled to me, ‘I should have done this.’ That part was encouraging.”
For a player like Ewers, it’s easy to bounce back and play well against a team picked to finish dead last in the Sun Belt. The biggest question ahead of the quarterback is can he do what he did Saturday - or anything remotely similar - next week against the team picked to win it all?
Ewers and the Longhorns are set to host No. 1 Alabama next Saturday. It’ll be the first time a top-ranked team has played in Austin since No. 1 Ohio State gave Colt McCoy fits and won 24-7 on Sept. 9, 2006.
Texas coaches have praised Ewers for his even-keel approach. He flashed it in Saturday’s win. But now, he must prove it against arguably his toughest test to date: Alabama.
Ewers wasn’t perfect against Louisiana-Monroe. But he was solid. He remained poised and confident. And he’s self-assured that the issues that plagued him Saturday, will be fixed this coming week against Alabama.
“Coach Sark pulled me aside and said it’s all good, and sometimes we have to punt,” Ewers said. “Sometimes it’s a win for us. I just stayed calm and focused on the next drive. It’s going to get fixed this week, for sure. Just need to throw it to green grass when it comes down to it.”
And if Ewers does fix his mistakes from this past Saturday against the Crimson Tide, he might assert himself into the Heisman Trophy contention and get people to go online and proclaim him as the greatest signal caller in the nation this season.
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@lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/sports/article/Kroeger-Ewers-was-poised-in-Texas-debut-Can-he-17421136.php | 2022-09-06T07:38:23Z | https://www.lmtonline.com/sports/article/Kroeger-Ewers-was-poised-in-Texas-debut-Can-he-17421136.php | true | 1 |
KENYA: President William Ruto Vows to Respect
…predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta with no jealous or pettiness
5th Sept. 2022
William Ruto, the fifth President of Kenya gave a fresh breath of political and democracy air once again, following a Supreme Court decision that upheld his August 9 election victory against rival Raila Odinga—Ruto pledged to continue respecting predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta and not hurt him.
In a taped interview, the 55-year-old grassroots Kenyan President who rose from “Hustler” nation politics to the most coveted job in town declared that it is time to heal Kenya and not divide it by “punishing” his predecessor.
“We will respect our President Uhuru Kenyatta,” said President Ruto, “we will give him the respect and dignity a former head of state deserves.”
President Ruto, a Kalenjin from the Rift Valley of the eastern African powerhouse dispelled any ´talk´ of ´punishing´ his former boss whom at the last minute chose to support rival Odinga instead of his deputy and friend Ruto, whom he ´rode high and low political tides´ with towards the end of his reign, a switch that shocked many.
“We are honorable people we can’t afford to be petty or jealous (regarding Uhuru Kenyatta) he has done a good job, deserves a good place in the history of Kenyan politics,” said President Ruto.
Former President Kenyatta, on the other hand, in a separate 12-minute TV address regarding the much celebrated Court decision did not mention President Ruto´s name one single time, as he announced that a transition task team is under way to install the next President.
President Ruto and Kenyatta were seen as a ´model´ political team in the recent history of African politics, as Ruto rallied behind Kenyatta for ten years only to be ´replaced´ as a successor with Odinga at the moment of surrender.
Ruto will be sworn in as the fifth President of Kenya next week according to authorities.
Pundits around the continent have described President Ruto´s reaction to the court decision and demeanour as encouraging for African politics, others must emulate on the continent.
Source: Karen TVlive | https://zambianobserver.com/president-william-ruto-vows-to-respectpredecessor-uhuru-kenyatta-with-no-jealous-or-pettiness/ | 2022-09-06T07:38:34Z | https://zambianobserver.com/president-william-ruto-vows-to-respectpredecessor-uhuru-kenyatta-with-no-jealous-or-pettiness/ | true | 1 |
LifeSearch has announced the appointment Sam Stafford to the newly created role of chief data officer, as part of its data-focused distribution strategy.
LifeSearch stated that Stafford's appointment will aid improvements in distribution quality by accelerating its data usage and management.
Stafford will be responsible for the design and implementation of real-time customer insights, in a bid to drive better customer propositions and improve journey conversions and customer outcomes.
Stafford brings over two decades worth of experience to the role having previously helped organisations across a range of sectors better use data and analytics.
His most recent role was head of digital data science at Admiral Insurance, where he led strategy and vision for data science and machine learning for its digital channels.
Commenting on his new position, Stafford said: "I've spent the last 25 years of my career helping organisations to become more successful by leveraging data to respond to real life challenges and achieve better outcomes for staff, shareholders, and customers."
"I look forward to being part of a company that has a strong record of success in the protection market, engaging culture, and ambitious plans. My experience has shown the power of unlocking value in data through machine learning, insights and business intelligence and, with over two decades in business."
Debbie Kennedy, chief executive at LifeSearch, added: "Like most financial services businesses we are not short of data but corralling this into actionable data and effective insights to ensure we are solving the right customer problem is often the challenge."
"We have been improving our customer journeys with new guidance tools and Sam's experience and proven track record in the data analytics field will help accelerate our move to deliver better customer outcomes." | https://www.covermagazine.co.uk/news/4055763/lifesearch-appoints-chief-officer | 2022-09-06T07:42:06Z | https://www.covermagazine.co.uk/news/4055763/lifesearch-appoints-chief-officer | false | 1 |
StockNews.com started coverage on shares of Rockwell Medical (NASDAQ:RMTI – Get Rating) in a report released on Friday morning. The brokerage issued a hold rating on the stock.
Separately, HC Wainwright increased their target price on shares of Rockwell Medical to $8.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 30th.
Rockwell Medical Stock Performance
NASDAQ RMTI opened at $1.69 on Friday. Rockwell Medical has a 12 month low of $1.17 and a 12 month high of $7.48. The company has a 50-day moving average of $1.51 and a 200-day moving average of $2.63. The company has a quick ratio of 2.27, a current ratio of 2.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Rockwell Medical
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of RMTI. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in Rockwell Medical by 24.7% in the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 281,234 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,000 after acquiring an additional 55,700 shares during the period. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Rockwell Medical by 20.8% in the 1st quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 535,591 shares of the company’s stock worth $252,000 after acquiring an additional 92,046 shares during the period. Perkins Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Rockwell Medical by 34.5% in the 4th quarter. Perkins Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,957,025 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,212,000 after acquiring an additional 758,400 shares during the period. Finally, Richmond Brothers Inc. purchased a new position in Rockwell Medical in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,853,000.
Rockwell Medical Company Profile
Rockwell Medical, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a biopharmaceutical company that targets end-stage renal disease and chronic kidney disease with therapies and products for the treatment of iron deficiency and hemodialysis in the United States and internationally. The company offers Triferic Dialysate and Triferic AVNU, an iron therapy that replaces iron and maintains hemoglobin in dialysis patients without increasing iron stores.
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