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The counting is over in the second union election at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. But it's too close to call.
There were 993 "no" votes and 875 "yes" votes, but more than 400 contested ballots remain. According to the National Labor Relations Board, there will be a hearing within a few weeks to decide if any of the challenged ballots will be opened and counted.
More than 6,100 workers were eligible to vote in the do-over election, which was ordered after the NLRB found that Amazon had improperly interfered in last year's tally.
Turnout in this year's vote was down from last year when over half of eligible voters cast ballots. But among those who actually voted this time around, there was greater support for the union. Last year, workers voted more than 2-to-1 against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, a well-established national union.
"This time around we were able to educate more about unions," said Jennifer Bates, a warehouse employee, noting that organizers were able to get closer to workers now that the pandemic has eased.
The RWDSU called for every vote to be counted.
"The tenacity and courage of these workers never wavered in this unnecessarily long process," said RWDSU president Stuart Appelbaum in a statement. "Workers will have to wait just a little bit longer to ensure their voices are heard."
Meanwhile in a separate Amazon union election on Staten Island in New York, the vote count will continue Friday morning. Roughly 8,000 workers were eligible to vote on whether to join the Amazon Labor Union, an upstart organization led by former and current Amazon warehouse employees. With ballots still to count, the union is in the lead, with 1,518 voting yes so far, and 1,154 voting no.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.kenw.org/npr-news/2022-03-31/do-over-union-election-at-amazons-bessemer-warehouse-is-too-close-to-call | 2022-04-01T00:53:39Z |
Originally published by The Spinoff
An Auckland branch of global co-working giant WeWork was announced with great fanfare. Its Auckland demise has unfolded quietly.
It was definitely happening. The biggest player in the global co-working office space market was coming. Major renovation plans for a prominent central Auckland building were announced on February 13, 2020. WeWork, a $47 billion Silicon Valley unicorn that has since become the subject of a best-selling book, a documentary, a podcast and an Apple TV+ show called WeCrashed, was 100 per cent planning on expanding into New Zealand.
New Zealand's first WeWork operation was set to take over eight floors of 131 Queen Street, a heritage building and the former site of department store Milne & Choyce, smack bang in the middle of Auckland. In conjunction with the building's owner Andrew Krukziener, and his company Krukziener Properties, WeWork's renovation plans would take about a year, eventually allowing 1,300 people pay up to $1,000 a month for a small spot to work in 8,400 square metres of office space.
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Advertise with NZME.For their money, WeWork customers would be given access to a desk, chair, wifi and — reportedly — all-you-can-drink kombucha. They were here for the long haul. A lease was signed for 10 years. WeWork Auckland was expected to open for business in mid-2021. Major publications including Stuff, NZ Herald and NBR covered the news. "Struggling US co-working firm WeWork launches in NZ," read RNZ's headline.
At the time, WeWork's Australia New Zealand general manager Balder Tol sounded buoyant. "We look at the vacancy rates and demand for real estate in general, and that shows a very healthy market in Auckland," he told RNZ. With WeWork offices in 37 countries, including 19 locations in Australia, the company was continuing with its grand expansion plans, despite eccentric founder Adam Neumann being forced out of his own company in 2019 with a $1.2b payout.
SoftBank, which came to WeWork's rescue in the wake of Neumann's departure, had approved the company's expansion into Auckland, Tol told RNZ. "Our performance on this side of the world is so strong so that we want to reinvest in the depth of those markets." He downplayed the negative headlines surrounding WeWork's failed IPO and its plummeting valuation. "What you have seen is sentiment around valuation and corporate governance, but not about the actual product and service that we deliver," he said.
Two years on from WeWork's lofty announcement, as the pandemic continues to send a wrecking ball through Auckland central and the co-working office market shrinks as more people work from home, WeWork's Auckland renovations haven't happened. Exactly when the company decided to pull the plug on Auckland isn't clear. But one thing's for certain: WeWork's not coming. No press release was issued about it.
Covid wasn't to blame, a WeWork spokesperson told The Spinoff. But they agreed the pandemic had fast-tracked the company's decision-making. "WeWork has continued to rationalise its global real estate portfolio as a part of the company's plan to achieve profitability," they said. "As part of this, WeWork has made the decision not to advance with a location in Auckland at this time." The Spinoff asked when the decision was made, but that question wasn't answered.
The news comes as WeWork's story is turned into a big-budget TV show starring A-list actors Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto for Apple TV+. It tells the rise of WeWork in all its glory, from its scrappy startup beginnings in New York to its rapid global expansion backed by big money investors, to be valued at $47b by 2019.
Neumann, played by Leto, is portrayed as an intense, personable and kooky salesman, abled by his wife Rebekah (Hathaway), who spouts nonsense yoga-babble that's turned into corporate rhetoric. It also follows its fall from grace, including staff abuse, financial misadventure and expanding corporate expenses, such as staff parties and private jets. Much of the detail, like Run DMC performing as Neumann fired staff, is accurate. (Lorde also performed for 8,000 WeWork staff at a retreat in 2018.)
More recently, WeWork has focused on making its current locations profitable and expanding options for existing members, including weekly, daily and hourly desk rates. It also launched Workplace, a platform that allows companies to manage their own office space and staff. That, says Marcelo Claure, executive chairman of WeWork and chief operating officer of SoftBank, has helped WeWork survive through Covid, with demand "higher than it was prior to the pandemic", he said, according to a report by NBC News. | https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/the-spinoff-weworks-new-zealand-dreams-have-wecrashed/2GVU5BFPRUQQNBQUOP656QGPSU/ | 2022-04-01T00:53:39Z |
A Sessho-seki, or “killing stone,” was found cracked in half this month in Nikko National Park, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of Tokyo.
No one knows exactly what caused the stone to crack, but the cold winter months could have contributed to the cracking, said Nick Kapur, an associate professor of history at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey.
Each winter, water could have seeped into the crack, frozen, then expanded, he said. However, many look for guidance from the myth, he added.
There are multiple versions of the legend, but it was believed Tamamo-no-Mae, a nine-tailed fox spirit, lay trapped in the rock for nearly 900 years.
The tales all center around retired Emperor Toba, who reigned in Japan
from 1107 to 1123.
Tamamo-no-Mae was known for her shape-shifting abilities, so she transformed herself into a beautiful woman and caught the eye of the emperor, Kapur said.
As she grew closer to the emperor, he fell gravely ill, Kapur said. A court astrologer used divination to determine Tamamo-no-Mae was the culprit, he said.
Once her plan was foiled, she fled into the wilderness, changing shapes to try and stay hidden, he said. However, samurai sent after her eventually caught up to the fox spirit, Kapur said.
When one of the warriors shot her with an arrow, her physical form was killed, so her spirit transformed into a stone, he said.
Legend goes that if you touch the stone, you die, hence the name killing stone, Kapur said.
There is no proof of the stone’s supernatural abilities, but its unique location may have given substance to the rumors, said Yoshiko Okuyama, professor of Japanese studies at the University of Hawai?i at Hilo.
The stone is
near multiple volcanoes, so occasional gases that were released may have killed some animals or humans over the years, she said.
A spirit with a change of heart
The rock has become a top tourism site and skyrocketed in popularity, but it paled in comparison to the spirit’s fame, Okuyama said.
The fox spirit has made numerous appearances in modern Japanese media, often as the villain-turned-hero character, she said.
“More recent adaptations in manga and anime don’t want to portray women in a misogynistic way,” Okuyama said.
In older Japanese myths, the stories centered around evil female spirits out to undermine the power of males, Kapur said.
An omen for our time
After the stone cracked, people were quick to chime in on the timing of the breakage.
Many took the event as a bad omen, considering the pandemic and the war between Ukraine and Russia, Kapur said.
Others believed it was a good omen, saying she was released to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin and the war on Ukraine, he said.
“If you’re in the mood to take this negatively, you certainly can, but if you want to take a positive spin on it, maybe this fox spirit is going to help us out in our time of need,” Kapur said. | https://stkittsgazette.com/a-japanese-killing-stone-said-to-contain-an-evil-9-tailed-fox-spirit-has-split-in-two/ | 2022-04-01T00:53:38Z |
Once the St. Cloud State hockey team was eliminated from NCAA postseason, the clock started ticking on one of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s more intriguing prospects. Drafted back in the sixth round of the 2017 NHL draft, the Bolts had until June 1st to sign Nick Perbix or he would become a free agent. On Thursday, they took care of that lingering piece of business by signing the 23-year-old to a one-year contract that begins next season. He will join the Syracuse Crunch on an ATO for the rest of this season.
Perbix is a big (6’4”, 200 lbs) right-shooting defenseman who has spent the last four years with St. Cloud State, posting 14 goals and 66 points in 104 career games. In the 2021 Raw Charge Top 25 under 25 we had him ranked right at 25. Geo has been a big supporter of Perbix since he’s been drafted and had this to say:
As far as player style comparable (not ceiling comparable), I’ve always looked at Perbix as being a late-career Braydon Coburn type; a big, smart defenseman that can overcome some deficiencies by using his smarts to be an effective bottom pairing defenseman.
In 2021-22 Perbix had a career-year, recording 6 goals and 25 assists. The highlight of the season would be that he was added to the U.S. Olympic team and put up one assist in four games with Team USA.
He has the high-hockey IQ label that so many Lightning prospects are labeled with and moves the puck quickly for a large individual. He does have some offensive instincts and has played in front of the opponent’s net a few times on the power play in his college career.
He’s got another one! Nick Perbix (#25 in white) turns and fires it home between the circles for his 2nd goal of the game, his 6th of the NCAA season! pic.twitter.com/CPnZ0DUsTb
— Future Bolts (@LightningProsp1) March 13, 2022
For a system that is a little thin on defensive prospects, having Perbix develop into a NHL player, even if he’s on the third pair would be another feather in the cap of the Lightning scouting staff. As a somewhat older prospect (he’ll turn 24 this summer) he should jump into the professional ranks fairly quickly and should be a big part of the Crunch’s new defense next year.
The official press release:
LIGHTNING SIGN DEFENSEMAN NICK PERBIX TO ONE-YEAR, ENTRY-LEVEL CONTRACT
TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed defenseman Nick Perbix to a one-year, entry-level contract vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today.
Perbix, 23, played in 31 games this season for St. Cloud State, setting career highs for goals (6), assists (25) and scoring (31 pts.). Perbix led all Huskies skaters for assists, and he ranked second among Huskies skaters for scoring and first among defensemen.
In three seasons at St. Cloud State, the 6-foot-4, 200-pound Perbix has skated in 104 career games, notching four power-play goals, 14 goals overall, 66 points and a plus-14 rating. Among his numerous accolades at St. Cloud State, Perbix was named second team All-NCHC and was a finalist for the NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year award in 2021, was selected for the NCAA Northeast Region All-Tournament team following the 2021 postseason and was a 2019 All-NCHC rookie team honoree.
Perbix is a sixth-round draft pick of the Lightning in the 2017 NHL Draft. He has signed an AHL amateur tryout contract and will finish the 2021-22 season with the Syracuse Crunch. | https://www.rawcharge.com/2022/3/31/23005229/tampa-bay-lightning-sign-olympian-nick-perbix-to-one-year-deal-prospect-syracuse-crunch | 2022-04-01T00:53:39Z |
The continuing evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants not only causes a long-term global health concerns but also encounters the vaccine/drug effectiveness. The degree of virus infectivity and its clinical outcomes often depend on various biological parameters (e.g., age, genetic factors, diabetes, obesity and other ailments) of an individual along with multiple environmental factors (e.g., air temperature, humidity, seasons). Thus, despite the extensive search for and use of several vaccine/drug candidates, the combinative influence of these various extrinsic and intrinsic risk factors involved in the SARS-CoV-2 virus infectivity has yet to be explored. Previous studies have reported that environment temperature is negatively associated with virus infectivity for SARS-CoV-2. This study elaborates on our previous findings, investigating the link between environmental temperature and other metabolic parameters, such as average total cholesterol and obesity, with the increase in COVID-19 cases. Statistical analysis conducted on a per country basis not only supports the existence of a significant negative correlation between environmental temperature and SARS-CoV-2 infections but also found a strong positive correlation between COVID-19 cases and these metabolic parameters. In addition, a multiphase growth curve model (GCM) was built to predict the contribution of these covariates in SARS-CoV-2 infectivity. These findings, for first time, support the idea that there might be a combinatorial impact of environmental temperature, average total cholesterol, and obesity in the inflation of the SARS-CoV-2 infectivity. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556593256220/development-of-a-high-sensitivity-rt-pcr-assay-for-detection-of-sars-cov-2-in-individual-and-pooled-nasopharyngeal-samples | 2022-04-01T00:53:39Z |
“The 2022 Ring Masters Championships is set to begin this Friday, April 1st at the Westchester Country Club,” USA Boxing Metro has announced. “This inaugural event will open with 6 U.S. Marine Corps vs Metro Select Team bouts and conclude with the following Ring Masters bouts as per the attached RMC Tournament Brackets:”
“On Saturday, April 2nd,” says USA Boxing Metro, “action continues at Boxingology featuring the following bouts as per the attached RMC Tournament Brackets:”
Greater New York’s premiere amateur tournament, the Ring Masters Championships, showcases rising stars from April until June, when the finals are held at Madison Square Garden, the mecca of boxing. For those who can’t attend the events live, this year’s Tournament will be streamed live on Millions. | https://www.boxinginsider.com/headlines/2022-ring-masters-championships-begins-on-friday/ | 2022-04-01T00:53:39Z |
Amherstburg thrust into digital age
It is considered the fastest technology on the planet and fibre optics is now in the Town of Amherstburg thanks to a partnership with Bell, the parent company of CTV Windsor.
“Business people, real estate, economic development. This is the kinda thing that will draw people to Amherstburg,” said Mayor Aldo DiCarlo.
The Amherstburg digital expansion affects eight thousand homes and businesses and is part of a $1.7-billion capital expenditure announced two years ago to help in Canada’s recovery from the pandemic.
Amherstburg residents like Marty Kerrester are thrilled fibre is available at his home in the outskirts of the town. “They came out. They ran a line from the pole to the house. Absolutely night and day.”
Fibre is now available throughout the entire area: Urban, rural, commercial, residential and even on Boblo Island.
“We do a lot of streaming with some of the streaming services. The movies don't cut out which is a bonus,” said Amherstburg resident Julie Wingerden.
The fibre update means Dan Gemus can now host his real estate show from home instead of at the AM800 studios. “I'd be driving to the station in Windsor and hour or two earlier and so it's a three or four hour window that I'm saving every Saturday and Sunday.”
Gemus adds having high speed internet is a deal breaker in some cases for residents looking to move to the area.
“Our internet speeds continue to evolve. Part of our future proofing, I'll say, with fibre is that you're not limited for future growth so I would expect to continue to enhance,” said Darrin Meek, Bell senior manager, network provisioning.
Officials say talks are on-going to bring fibre to other municipalities in the region.
“On a regional level I would like to see all of us connected,” said DiCarlo.
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The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a $9 million fine for the thief in a 2012 maple syrup heist. | https://windsor.ctvnews.ca/amherstburg-thrust-into-digital-age-1.5843688 | 2022-04-01T00:53:39Z |
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Greg Gutfeld thanks Fox colleagues for helping evacuate mother-in-law from Ukraine
Fox News host Greg Gutfeld thanked his colleagues at the network this week for helping evacuate his mother-in-law from Ukraine to Poland during the Russian invasion.
During a segment on Fox News, Gutfeld spoke with the network’s Pentagon correspondent Lucas Tomlinson, mentioning that Tomlinson and his mother-in-law were in western Lyiv.
“I do want to point out that like our coworkers are unbelievably awesome [because] the things that they have been doing for a grouchy cynical bastard like myself. People have been helping me out, and somebody who has been obnoxious to them before and will probably be obnoxious to them after,” Gutfeld said.
“These guys over there I won’t name them, but you probably know who they are, and you’ve seen them, are absolute heroes helping out a little old lady, you know, they just met. And maybe by tomorrow or in the next day she’s going to be with her daughter and it’s because of those guys that work for Fox News.”
Fox News host Jesse Watters sarcastically asked if he was saying that, despite all the things people were doing for him, he would still be a “jerk.”
“I was a jerk yesterday to Scott Wilder who has been helping me, I apologized to Scott like 20 times. I was yelling at him in a store. But Trey [Yingst], and Steve Harrigan, and Scott, they’re all just frickin’ heroes,” he said, referring to Fox News’ vice president of field and production operations and two of the network’s correspondents.
On Thursday, Gutfeld confirmed on the network that his mother-in-law had made it safely into Poland.
“Just to let everybody know my mother-in-law crossed into … Poland about half an hour ago, so she’s in a car on her way to Warsaw to see her daughter, Elena,” Gutfeld said, referring to his wife.
The announcement comes a little more than a week since Russia invaded Ukraine, which has led more than 1.2 million people to flee the country, according to data from the U.N. refugee agency.
The Hill has removed its comment section, as there are many other forums for readers to participate in the conversation. We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. | https://thehill.com/homenews/media/596951-greg-gutfeld-thanks-fox-colleagues-for-helping-evacuate-mother-in-law-from/ | 2022-04-01T00:53:40Z |
Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE:RCL – Get Rating) CEO Michael W. Bayley sold 3,637 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total transaction of $290,960.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.
NYSE RCL traded up $2.30 on Thursday, hitting $83.78. 5,395,647 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,409,928. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.71, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.49. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $77.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $80.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.36 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.90 and a beta of 2.51. Royal Caribbean Group has a 52-week low of $61.45 and a 52-week high of $98.27.
Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE:RCL – Get Rating) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 4th. The company reported ($4.78) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks’ consensus estimate of ($3.70) by ($1.08). The company had revenue of $982.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.15 billion. Royal Caribbean Group had a negative net margin of 343.35% and a negative return on equity of 67.57%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2780.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted ($5.02) earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Royal Caribbean Group will post -3.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Several brokerages recently weighed in on RCL. Citigroup began coverage on shares of Royal Caribbean Group in a research report on Thursday, February 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $105.00 price target on the stock. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of Royal Caribbean Group from $80.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 17th. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on shares of Royal Caribbean Group in a research report on Tuesday. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $93.00 price target on the stock. Berenberg Bank upgraded shares of Royal Caribbean Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $80.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Royal Caribbean Group from $65.00 to $61.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $92.00.
About Royal Caribbean Group (Get Rating)
Royal Caribbean Group operates as a global cruise company, which controls and operates the following global cruise brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Silversea Cruises, and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The firm also holds interest in TUI Cruises, Pullmantur, and SkySea Cruises brands. The company was founded in by Arne Wilhelmsen in 1968 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.
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Oscars Producer Will Packer Says LAPD Was 'Prepared' to Arrest Will Smith After Smacking Chris Rock
The producer of the 94th Academy Awards is shedding some light on what took place in the moments surrounding Will Smith slapping Chris Rock.
Will Packer will appear Friday on Good Morning America, giving T.J. Holmes his account of how the debacle unfolded on Sunday's awards show, after the Academy said Smith, 53, was asked to leave.
A preview of the interview aired Thursday on World News Tonight with David Muir. Packer told ABC News he didn't speak to Smith at all that night, but he recounted his meeting with Rock, 57, and officers from the Los Angeles Police Department, who explained they could arrest the Best Actor Oscar winner if the comedian wanted to press charges.
"They were saying, 'This is battery' — the word they used in that moment. They said, 'We will go get him. We are prepared to get him right now, you can press charges. We can arrest him.' They were laying out the options," Packer recalled.
"And as they were talking, Chris was being very dismissive of those options. He was like, 'No, I'm fine.' ... Even to the point where I said, 'Rock, let them finish.' The LAPD officers finished laying out what his options were, and they said, 'Would you like us to take any action?' And he said, 'No.' "
The controversy unraveled after Rock made light of Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith's hair loss, which she's recently opened up about as a result of her years-long struggle with alopecia. "Jada, I love ya. G.I. Jane 2, can't wait to see ya," he joked.
Smith then walked onto stage and smacked Rock in the face, leaving the audience and live viewers around the world stunned. "Oh wow," said a seemingly taken-aback Rock as Smith made his way back to his seat. "Will Smith just smacked the s— out of me."
"Keep my wife's name out your f—ing mouth!" Smith yelled up to the stage at Rock after taking his seat again.
The King Richard star, who won Best Actor for his performance in the movie, apologized to the Academy in his acceptance speech that night. He later shared a public apology for Rock. "I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be," Smith wrote.
After an initial statement, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that they "condemn" Smith's actions and have "officially started a formal review around the incident and will explore further action and consequences in accordance with our Bylaws, Standards of Conduct and California law."
The Academy has since issued a statement claiming that they asked Smith to leave the awards show after the outburst, but he "refused" to depart.
"Things unfolded in a way we could not have anticipated," read a statement issued to PEOPLE Wednesday. "While we would like to clarify that Mr. Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused, we also recognize we could have handled the situation differently."
A source previously told PEOPLE that "having Will removed was definitely discussed seriously" after the incident.
Packer faced criticism after his initial response to the matter. "Welp... I said it wouldn't be boring #Oscars," he wrote Sunday night on Twitter.
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"Making jokes about an assault that happened during your show isn't the congratulatory message you think it is," one person wrote in response.
The producer later clarified his thoughts in a follow-up tweet. "Black people have a defiant spirit of laughter when it comes to dealing with pain because there has been so much of it," Packer wrote. "I don't feel the need to elucidate that for you. But I also don't mind being transparent and say that this was a very painful moment for me. On many levels."
Packer will appear Friday on Good Morning America, airing at 7 a.m. on ABC. | https://people.com/movies/oscars-2022-producer-will-packer-says-lapd-was-prepared-arrest-will-smith-smack-chris-rock/ | 2022-04-01T00:53:41Z |
The value of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions crossed $1 trillion in FY22, showed data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). As on March 29, the value of UPI transactions for the year added up to Rs 83.45 trillion, which works out to roughly $1 trillion.
The number of UPI transactions as of March 29 stood at 45.6 million. The usage of UPI as a payment channel has grown exponentially over the last few years, and is set to increase further as payments for feature phone users gets enabled. In a recent report, analysts at HDFC Securities said that mobile payments continue to gain incremental market share at a furious pace, constituting 52% of retail digital merchant payments during the first 11 months of FY22.
“It is pertinent to note that UPI P2M transactions have significantly eaten into the share of card and other payment modes,” Worldline said in a recent report. The share of merchant transactions in overall UPI payments was at 42% in February 2022 in volume terms and under 20% in value terms.
The NPCI is nearly ready for a pilot launch of wallet-based UPI payments. Named UPI Lite, the on-device wallet service will be in line with the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) framework for offline digital payments. It will enable transactions of up to Rs 200 at a time with wallet balances capped at Rs 2,000.
The launch of UPI Lite is among a series of measures aimed at making the UPI platform accessible to a larger set of users in the country. Apart from the launch of a UPI enablement for feature phone users, the payments ecosystem is also working to enable Aadhaar OTP-based UPI on-boarding which will not require users to have a debit card. Banks and other payment system players are expected to prepare their systems for launch by June 30, 2022. | https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/banking-finance/upi-transactions-cross-1-trillion-mark-in-fy22/2478223/ | 2022-04-01T00:53:41Z |
Bridges Takes Over in Fourth, Hornets Snag Play-In Spot
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Making their second appearance in the Big Apple in three days – with a trip back home sandwiched in between – the Charlotte Hornets rose to the occasion once again under the bright lights to beat the New York Knicks, 125-114, on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden and qualify for the NBA Play-In Tournament.
Miles Bridges finished with a game-high 31 points on 11-of-15 shooting in the win, becoming just the seventh NBA player in the last 20 seasons to notch three consecutive 30-point games at MSG. LaMelo Ball was right behind him with 20 points and a career-high 15 assists, marking the first such 20-15 performance by a Charlotte player since Feb. 19, 2014 (Kemba Walker).
Holding an 84-83 lead late in the third, Charlotte rolled off an 11-0 run across the quarter break to open up a 12-point advantage just 90 seconds into the fourth. New York eventually used an 8-0 stretch of its own to get within two with 5:53 to go, but the Hornets quickly scored five unanswered to regain some breathing room.
Then following a Julius Randle and-1, a 3-pointer by Bridges at the 3:30 mark began a stretch in which the fourth-year forward accounted for each of the team’s ensuing 14 points. By the time his scoring flurry ended, the Hornets were holding an insurmountable double-digit cushion with under a minute remaining.
“There’s a toughness about this group that is forming mentally more than anything,” said Hornets Head Coach James Borrego afterwards. “Just the resiliency, the bounce-back, the never-give-in mentality is fantastic right now. Impressive win on the road against a team that’s playing well. I think we’re all getting used to Miles playing this way in the fourth quarter. He’s a big-game player who’s not afraid of the moment. Melo’s not afraid of the moment. These are young men stepping into these moments making big shots, big plays.”
Kelly Oubre Jr. added 21 points – his first 20-point game since Feb. 25 – to help the Charlotte bench outscore its New York counterpart, 42-20. Evan Fournier, who was originally ruled out earlier in the day for personal reasons before being made available, led the Knicks with 30 points, marking his first 30-point showing since Feb. 2 and fifth overall this season.
The victory also guaranteed that the Hornets would fall no lower than 10th in the final Eastern Conference standings and that they’d have at least one game in the Play-In Tournament, which starts in under two weeks. Unsurprisingly, the squad is eyeing something bigger down the line.
Said Bridges, “It feels good to know that we’re playing after the regular season, but at the same time, our job is not finished. We want to get better seeding and actual make it to the playoffs.” Added Oubre, “We can’t be content. We haven’t done anything. At the end of the day, we just have to continue to work, stay humble, continue to grind and create our own narrative for the future. Establish ourselves as a team that is for sure in a winning light. We have to continue to stay hungry and stay humble.”
The Hornets will now have two full days off before facing the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, April 2 beginning at 12:30 PM ET. | https://www.nba.com/hornets/bridges-takes-over-hornets-snag-play-spot?src=rss | 2022-04-01T00:53:41Z |
Wall Street brokerages forecast that Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABTX – Get Rating) will post earnings per share (EPS) of $0.84 for the current quarter, Zacks reports. Three analysts have provided estimates for Allegiance Bancshares’ earnings, with estimates ranging from $0.82 to $0.86. Allegiance Bancshares reported earnings per share of $0.89 during the same quarter last year, which would indicate a negative year over year growth rate of 5.6%. The firm is scheduled to report its next quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 1st.
According to Zacks, analysts expect that Allegiance Bancshares will report full year earnings of $2.28 per share for the current financial year, with EPS estimates ranging from $1.96 to $2.59. For the next financial year, analysts forecast that the company will report earnings of $2.57 per share, with EPS estimates ranging from $2.50 to $2.64. Zacks’ EPS averages are an average based on a survey of research analysts that cover Allegiance Bancshares.
Allegiance Bancshares (NASDAQ:ABTX – Get Rating) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 28th. The bank reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.09. Allegiance Bancshares had a return on equity of 10.31% and a net margin of 31.16%. The company had revenue of $60.56 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $59.93 million.
A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ABTX. BlackRock Inc. increased its stake in shares of Allegiance Bancshares by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 2,995,553 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $126,442,000 after buying an additional 36,612 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Allegiance Bancshares by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 941,975 shares of the bank’s stock worth $39,762,000 after acquiring an additional 28,998 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Allegiance Bancshares by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 778,074 shares of the bank’s stock worth $32,843,000 after acquiring an additional 19,595 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Allegiance Bancshares by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 343,381 shares of the bank’s stock worth $14,494,000 after acquiring an additional 7,944 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Versor Investments LP bought a new position in shares of Allegiance Bancshares during the fourth quarter valued at $13,003,000. 52.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Shares of ABTX traded down $0.15 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $44.68. The stock had a trading volume of 157,290 shares, compared to its average volume of 71,405. Allegiance Bancshares has a 12 month low of $34.30 and a 12 month high of $46.00. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $43.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $41.75. The company has a market capitalization of $910.00 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.21 and a beta of 0.92.
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 15th. Investors of record on Monday, February 28th were given a $0.14 dividend. This is an increase from Allegiance Bancshares’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 25th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.25%. Allegiance Bancshares’s payout ratio is presently 14.00%.
Allegiance Bancshares Company Profile (Get Rating)
Allegiance Bancshares, Inc operates as a bank holding company. It engages in the provision of commercial banking services primarily to Houston metropolitan area-based small to medium-sized businesses and individual customers. The company was founded by George Martinez and Steven F. Retzloff in 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.
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ASD (ASD) traded down 1.2% against the US dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 20:00 PM ET on March 31st. Over the last week, ASD has traded 6% higher against the US dollar. One ASD coin can currently be bought for approximately $0.23 or 0.00000497 BTC on exchanges. ASD has a total market cap of $149.83 million and $2.30 million worth of ASD was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.
Here’s how related cryptocurrencies have performed over the last 24 hours:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded down 0.3% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002189 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded down 3.9% against the dollar and now trades at $1.62 or 0.00003558 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded up 1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.65 or 0.00004286 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded up 5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
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- FTX Token (FTT) traded down 4.5% against the dollar and now trades at $48.94 or 0.00107216 BTC.
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Which wheel cleaner is best?
Chrome and polished aluminum wheels are popular car modifications that can be buffed to a mirror finish. But to properly show off your rims, you’ll need to put in a little elbow grease with some good cleaner. Not only will it keep your wheels sparkling, but it will also help protect them from corrosive contaminants on the road.
Chrome and aluminum require specially tailored formulas, which can make choosing the proper cleaner complicated — it’s the difference between restoring your wheels’ luster and destroying their finish. With the right formula, tools and know-how, you can get your wheels back to their factory finish.
Why it’s important to clean your wheels regularly
The roads are covered in corrosive particles and debris that slowly eat away at your wheels, and it’s not just salt, dirt and rocks that can erode your wheels’ finish. The dust produced by your brake pads is one of the biggest offenders when it comes to tarnishing chrome and aluminum.
Over time, these contaminants ruin your wheels’ appearance and resale value while also degrading their structural integrity. Regularly washing, polishing and waxing your wheels every one to two weeks is the only way to keep them shining and protected from environmental damage.
Chrome wheel cleaner
Chrome wheels are made by electroplating multiple layers of metals — usually nickel and copper — with a final layer of chrome. The resulting wheel has a durable composition that stands up to weather and rough road conditions. Cleaner formulated for chrome is designed to restore this final layer and bring out its classic sheen.
Chrome wheel cleaners come in premixed solutions that use a spray bottle or concentrated gel formulas that you mix in water. Like other wheel cleaners, they typically cost $6-$20.
Chrome wheel cleaner pros
- A specially formulated cleaner for chrome won’t risk harming its finish.
- This cleaner foams to lift dust and debris so you don’t end up grinding dirt back into the surface with a cloth or brush — all you have to do is rinse.
- Chrome wheel cleaner performs better than multipurpose wheel cleaners on this specific metal.
Chrome wheel cleaner cons
- Chrome wheel cleaner doesn’t often work in the opposite direction of multi-surface application and can end up damaging polished aluminum wheels.
- Not all chrome wheel cleaners also work on tires.
Best chrome wheel cleaners
Meguiar’s Hot Rims Chrome Wheel Cleaner
Made just for chrome, this cleaner sprays on and foams up to lift dirt and debris so you don’t have to scrub. You can’t use this cleaner on aluminum.
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Mothers Pro-Strength Chrome Wheel Cleaner
Mothers is a trusted brand in car detailing, and their streak-free formula for chrome is one of the toughest you can get. Just spray it on, let it foam up and rinse. Use a soft wheel brush to get at any crevices.
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Chemical Guys Wicked Strong Diablo Gel Wheel Cleaner
This pH-neutral cleaner is safe to use on chrome and other coated wheels. It comes in a gel bottle, so you mix it with water and spray or brush it onto the wheel. Because it’s so versatile, this is a great option for multi-car families or companies, as one bucket of solution can go a long way.
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Polished aluminum wheel cleaner
Polished aluminum wheel cleaners are the least abrasive cleaner formula. Finding the right one for the job depends on whether or not your polished wheels are clear coated.
Most cars on the road today have aluminum alloy wheels. These are made from composite metal that’s fabricated as a single block of metal. They’re then sealed off with a layer of clear coat.
Polished aluminum rims are raw-metal wheels that are buffed by hand or machine. They don’t have that protective layer of clear paint. For these aftermarket wheels, you need a non-caustic formula that fights oxidization on uncoated surfaces.
Like most wheel cleaners, solutions for polished-aluminum usually cost $6-$20.
Polished aluminum wheel cleaner pros
- Aluminum cleaner is the gentlest and can be used on many wheel types.
- It won’t harm clear coated brake calipers and suspension components in the case of over-spray.
- These cleaners are pH-balanced so they won’t cause spotting or tarnishing.
Polished aluminum wheel cleaner cons
- When used on chrome, aluminum cleaner isn’t as thorough as chrome-specific cleaner.
- It can be harder to find the right cleaner for uncoated aluminum rims, as many formulas are advertised for aluminum but are actually referring to clear coated, mass market aluminum wheels.
Best polished aluminum wheel cleaners
Meguiar’s Hot Rims Aluminum Wheel Cleaner
If you have uncoated aluminum rims, this is the cleaner to get. It’s designed to remove oxidization, grit and grime without damaging the metal. Because it’s so gentle, you’ll need a soft scrubbing tool like a microfiber towel or brush.
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Carfidant Ultimate Wheel Cleaner
This multipurpose wheel cleaner works on just about every wheel type you can imagine. Its pH-neutral formula works especially well on polished aluminum, as it doesn’t discolor. You can even use it on the aluminum trim of tool boxes, appliances and more.
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Flitz Multipurpose Polish and Cleaner Liquid
Car geeks swear by Flitz. Its non-abrasive, chemical formula is great at restoring your uncoated metal’s shine. This is a two-in-one cleaner that removes oxidization and then polishes. If your wheels are particularly grimy, you might want to pair this with a stronger cleaner that can remove any grit first.
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Should you get chrome or polished aluminum wheel cleaner?
Both kinds of cleaners do their jobs well — it all depends on what type of wheels you have. While multipurpose cleaners that tackle a variety of wheel types are convenient, they’re often not as strong as dedicated formulas. You’re also taking a risk, as manufacturers can’t always guarantee their claims.
If you’re cleaning chrome wheels, get a chrome-specific cleaner, and if you’re cleaning uncoated aluminum, get an aluminum cleaner. Meguiar’s makes two great products for each of these metals.
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“I want to say as plainly as possible, please don’t make the people of Afghanistan suffer twice,” Martin Griffiths, the United Nations humanitarian affairs chief, appealed to a conference of donor countries Thursday. “Please don’t reduce assistance because of this wretched decision that we heard last week.”
Only 13 percent of this year’s $4.4 billion emergency humanitarian request for Afghanistan — the largest U.N. appeal ever for a single country — has been funded so far. The virtual conference, jointly hosted by Germany, Qatar and the United Kingdom, and attended by senior officials from dozens of countries, was long planned as a jolt to international donors to step up their efforts.
But their enthusiasm was undermined when girls above the sixth grade arriving for the first day of the Afghan school year last week were told to go back home indefinitely. The Taliban dictum reversed an announcement — demanded by and promised to donor countries — just days earlier that all schools for girls would be open. The change was variously attributed to a scarcity of female teachers, facility problems, delay in approving suitable school uniforms, and what an Education Ministry spokesperson said were some “cultural and religious obligations” still under consideration.
A number of Afghan experts, however, blamed it on what they described as deep ideological schisms within the Taliban leadership related to basic rights for women and girls, among other things. The school announcement was followed by rulings limiting the travel of women outside the country, and reports that no passports would be issued until further notice.
Top Taliban leaders reportedly rejected the girls’ schooling decision after interventions from hard-liners during a meeting in Kandahar the weekend before the opening — and rapid closure — on March 23. But “there are also indications that the reversal is a symptom of the movement’s broader failure to create a clear mechanism for making national policy decisions,” Ashley Jackson, an Afghan scholar who has written extensively about the relationship between civilians and the Taliban insurgents, suggested in a report for the Afghanistan Analysts Network.
The Taliban did not have a blanket policy on female education in the territory the group controlled before taking over the whole of Afghanistan in August. In some provinces, there was not a single girls school in Taliban-controlled territory. In some other areas, local leadership allowed women to pursue higher education.
In remarks to the donors conference, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, called the decision “inexcusable” and said it “must be reversed.”
Donations for humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan had already slowed after a massive outpouring of aid last year following the Taliban takeover and U.S. troop withdrawal in August. The initial flow came as international aid organizations warned that the abrupt cutoff of foreign financing that had long provided more than 75 percent of Afghan government income would lead to mass unemployment and humanitarian catastrophe as the harsh winter approached.
The United States and most of the rest of the world provided donations for aid flows through the United Nations and other nongovernmental organizations, closely monitored so none of the food and medical supplies would go through the militants now in charge of the country. Diplomatic recognition and any direct assistance were withheld until the Taliban replaced what it said was a temporary governing structure that was more inclusive; ensured human rights for all, including women, girls and minorities; and eliminated any support for global terrorist groups.
Early this year, as it became clear that the lack of a banking structure and the absence of any cash income would lead to the collapse of infrastructure and services throughout the country, a U.N.-led effort was launched to pay salaries directly to health-care workers, teachers and other public-sector employees, and to develop at least a temporary financial system outside the reach of the Taliban to help stabilize the economy.
The World Bank agreed to release $1 billion from its Afghanistan development trust fund, which was frozen by bank member countries when the Taliban took over, to add liquidity to the banking sector. In February, President Biden signed an executive order to release $3.5 billion — about half of Afghan government assets held in the U.S. Federal Reserve that the administration had frozen — for the same purpose.
With no progress reported on an inclusive government, and little visible on the counterterrorism front, world attention turned to human rights, with the reopening of schools following Afghanistan’s traditional winter break seen as an opportunity for the militants to put actions behind their promises.
Within days after the Taliban about-face on education for girls, the United States canceled a round of U.S.-Taliban talks scheduled to take place this week in Doha, Qatar. The World Bank, expressing “deep concern,” said grants being prepared to spend part of the trust fund on “agriculture, education, health and livelihoods” would not be presented for approval until there is “a better understanding of the situation and assurance/confidence that the goals of the projects can be met.”
A State Department spokesperson, speaking on the condition of anonymity under government-imposed rules, said the administration was “still working to establish a mechanism to allow” the $3.5 billion covered by Biden’s executive order “to be used to help Afghans stabilize their economy.” But there was no indication that would happen soon.
During the Thursday donor conference, no one disputed the sorrow and deprivation being endured by Afghans. “Ninety-five percent do not have enough to eat,” U.N. Secretary General António Guterres said. “9 million are at risk of famine. … Global food prices are skyrocketing as a result of the war in Ukraine,” he said, and “without immediate action, we face a starvation and malnutrition crisis.”
Families are selling some of their children to feed the rest, Guterres said, more than 80 percent of the population is in debt, key workers have not been paid for months, farmers cannot buy feed or fertilizer, and “international aid agencies can barely function.” The international community, he said, “must find ways to spare the Afghan people. It must make cash available so the Afghan people can breathe and the Afghan people can eat.”
Griffiths was visibly moved as he described a visit to a Kabul hospital this week, where he said the sight of malnourished and dying infants “left me quite speechless.”
Many countries pledged to increase their donations to humanitarian assistance, including the United States, which announced more than $200 million in additional funds. The State Department spokesperson emphasized that the aid for basic human needs was “unconditional” and separate from the $3.5 billion in frozen Afghan assets.
But there was widespread agreement that distributing food and medicine was only a stopgap remedy, without much more money to reestablish a functioning economy and financial system. That, several donors said, was a question that would depend on the Taliban.
“Even as we respond urgently to the crisis of Ukraine, we can’t neglect the people of Afghanistan,” said British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. At the same time, she said, “our potential to provide support will depend on how willing the Taliban are to engage. … Women and girls must be allowed to study at all levels.”
Susannah George in Islamabad, Pakistan, contributed to this report. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/31/afghanistan-aid-taliban-girls-education/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_homepage | 2022-04-01T00:53:44Z |
People who suffered from even mild cases of COVID-19 face an increased risk of being diagnosed with diabetes within a year of recovering from the illness, a new study reports.
Researchers found that people who had COVID-19 were about 40% more likely to develop diabetes within a year after recovering, compared to participants in a control group. The likelihood of developing diabetes grew if the patient suffered from a serious infection that led to hospitalization or a stay in intensive care.
"What's surprising is that it is happening in people with no prior risk factors for diabetes" before becoming infected with COVID-19, said Ziyad Al-Aly, the lead author of the study.
These latest findings add to a growing list of studies showing that people who suffered from COVID-19 are at risk of facing other long-term health problems. Those include heart and kidney ailments and chronic fatigue.
Al-Aly also helped lead the study that showed the prevalence of cardiac issues in people who survived COVID-19 infections.
This newest study, published Monday in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal, analyzed data from more than 180,000 patients from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The study's authors compared patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and survived the illness for more than a month with more than 4 million other people who didn't contract COVID in the same period. This data was also compared with another 4.28 million patients who were treated at the VA in 2018 and 2019.
The paper states that around 1% to 2% of people who have been infected with COVID will develop diabetes as a result. That may seem like a small number, but nearly 80 million people in the U.S. have had COVID, Al-Aly told NPR — meaning 800,000 to 1.6 million people developing diabetes who might not have otherwise.
"That translates to a really significant number of people with new onset diabetes in the U.S. and many, many more around the world," Al-Aly said.
Nationwide, approximately 34 million people had diabetes pre-COVID, according to Jorge Moreno, an internal medicine physician at Yale University who didn't work on Al-Aly's study. Doctors expect roughly 1.5 million new people to be newly diagnosed with diabetes each year during normal times, he told NPR.
What to look out for
This study shows that as a nation, more attention needs to be paid to the long-term effects of COVID-19, Al-Aly said. More vigilance can start at the doctor's office.
"We need to start treating COVID as a risk factor for diabetes," Al-Aly said, adding that each person who has come down with the virus needs to be screened.
Moreno told NPR he believes this study will create more awareness among general practitioners and endocrinologists, like himself, to screen patients who have had COVID for diabetes and other complications.
Those who've had COVID should also be closely monitoring their health and changes in their body, Moreno said, and should seek help at the first sign of an issue. Major symptoms for diabetes include increased thirst, frequent urination (which is not influenced by how much liquid consumed) and blurry vision. Major weight fluctuations are also a sign.
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City of Whitehorse staff have been tasked with asking regular winter visitors to Grey Mountain Cemetery for input as they look at improving winter access to the cemetery.
At Whitehorse city council’s March 28 meeting, members voted 6-1 in favour of referring the issue back to administration for further analysis that will include consultation with regular winter visitors to the cemetery.
Mayor Laura Cabott was the only member of council to vote against moving forward with it, stating her thoughts that the city had the information needed to move forward with opening the cemetery to vehicles on Remembrance Day and Christmas Day, the two highest days in demand.
“I think that what we’ve come up with here seems to be a workable solution,” Cabott said after both the parks and operations departments confirmed the costs of staff to be on-hand and snow removal for those two days could be absorbed into their department budgets.
Other members, however, argued it was important to reach out to the families that make requests through the winter for vehicle access into the cemetery before making any changes.
“I think if we’re trying to improve services for people, we should at least ask them what kind of services they think or how do they think these services can be better improved? For me, that’s just common sense,” Coun. Jocelyn Curteanu said.
The decision came a week after council was presented with a delegate presentation calling for improved access and a report from city parks manager Landon Kulych, highlighting the steps the city currently takes to provide access to the cemetery through the winter.
To get into the cemetery with a vehicle during the winter months, residents must make a request to parks for the gates to be open. While the parks department asks for 48 hours’ notice to accommodate such requests, Kulych said often requests are accommodated with less than 24 hours notice. He also noted staff is willing to rebook scheduled times if a family is unable to make their originally requested time.
Delegate Marney Paradis told council during her presentation she would like to see the city open the gates to vehicles on a regular schedule through the winter months in addition to also allowing for requests when the gates aren’t open.
Such a move, she argued, would take the onus off those with mobility challenges to have to call and make arrangements to be there at a certain time.
She highlighted her own family’s situation where they have stopped requesting visits to her father’s grave through the winter because they never know if a family members’ chronic pain will flare up and force them to cancel.
As it was highlighted in a summary at council’s March 28 meeting: “(Council) Members indicated they would like to explore more options to accommodate citizens who wish to visit the places of loved ones during the winter months, including providing snow removal services for accessibility on specific days, weekly or monthly, along with the current ‘on request’ process.”
Contact Stephanie Waddell at stephanie.waddell@yukon-news.com | https://www.yukon-news.com/news/city-continues-to-consider-winter-vehicle-access-to-grey-mountain-cemetery/ | 2022-04-01T00:53:45Z |
The United States Department of Agriculture released an update to its Food Price Outlook for 2022 and found that nearly everything one might ingest – whether it comes from the grocery store or restaurant – is going up in price.
And yes, that's on top of the price increases consumers have already been forced to endure in the last year.
"All food prices are now predicted to increase between 4.5 and 5.5%," the USDA's Economic Research Service explained in the March report.
While the overall increase is alarming, a closer look at various food categories show just how expensive shoppers can expect items to get, according to the USDA:
As for take-out or dine-in menus, the USDA said those prices are predicted to go up between 5.5 and 6.5% for the remainder of this year.
Additionally, food prices climbed 7.9% for the year ending in February 2022.
This was "the largest 12-month advance since July 1981," according to the department.
The report also noted current global events that will only add to the uncertainty of food affordability, saying, "The impacts of the conflict in Ukraine and the recent increases in interest rates by the Federal Reserve are expected to put upward and downward pressures on food prices, respectively. The situations will be closely monitored to assess the net impacts of these concurrent events on food prices as they unfold."
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STAMFORD, Conn., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stamford, CT based private equity firm Olympus Partners has acquired Omega Environmental Technologies ("Omega"), the market leading aftermarket distributor of climate control products and other mission-critical components across the light and heavy-duty automotive sectors, from AEA Investors, which will remain a minority equity investor and retain a board position in the Company. Omega serves thousands of customers globally across the wholesale distribution, OE service, and automotive retail channels. The Company is headquartered in Irving, Texas and has over 20 distribution centers across the United States and Canada.
"The replacement air conditioning market is very attractive, with steadily growing demand and high barriers to entry due to the technical nature and SKU intensity of the product. Omega is the leader in this category with a portfolio of powerful brands and complete end market coverage. We look forward to working with Peter, Randy, and the rest of the management team to continue grow the Company," said Jason Miller, Partner at Olympus.
Peter Butterfield, Chairman of Omega, added, "I would like to thank AEA for their support over the past few years and look forward to partnering with the Olympus team. I have never been more excited about the prospects of the Company."
Founded in 1988, Olympus Partners is a private equity firm focused on providing equity capital for middle market management buyouts and for companies needing capital for expansion. Olympus is an active, long-term investor across a broad range of industries including business services, consumer products, healthcare services, financial services, industrial services, and manufacturing. Olympus manages in excess of $8.5 billion mainly on behalf of corporate pension funds, endowment funds and state-sponsored retirement programs.
The Olympus team included Jason Miller, Matt Bujor, and Alex Pollera. Olympus was represented by Ben Clinger, Adam Wexner, and Kat Murphy from Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Antares Capital LP led debt financing for the transaction.
AEA Investors LP was founded in 1968 by the Rockefeller, Mellon and Harriman family interests and S.G. Warburg & Co. as a private investment vehicle for a select group of industrial family offices with substantial assets. AEA has an extraordinary global network built over many years which includes leading industrial families, business executives and leaders; many of whom invest with AEA as active individual investors and/or join its portfolio company boards or act in other advisory roles. Today, AEA's approximately 100 investment professionals operate globally with offices in New York, Stamford, San Francisco, London, Munich and Shanghai. The firm manages funds that have over $14 billion of invested and committed capital including the leveraged buyouts of middle market companies and small business companies, growth capital and mezzanine and senior debt investments. AEA Small Business is a strategy within AEA that currently manages $1.9 billion of invested and committed capital. The team seeks to help grow and transform companies at the lower end of the middle market by sponsoring growing companies with proven management teams and superior business models.
Olympus Partners is a private equity firm focused on providing equity capital for middle market management buyouts and for growing companies. Olympus manages in excess of $8.5 billion mainly on behalf of corporate pension funds, endowment funds and state-sponsored retirement programs. Founded in 1988, Olympus is an active, long-term investor across a broad range of industries including business services, food services, consumer products, healthcare services, financial services, industrial services and manufacturing.
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By: Hans Themistode
In the opinion of Abel Sanchez, Gennadiy Golovkin’s decision to part ways wasn’t a sagacious choice.
For years on end, the two partnered together to go on one of the more destructive runs in the history of the middleweight division. At one point, Golovkin went on a particularly violent tear, winning 23 consecutive contests before the sound of the final bell.
Still, despite Golovkin becoming a household name, the former unified champion decided it would be in his best interest to part ways with Sanchez, following his 2018 majority decision defeat at the hands of Canelo Alvarez.
With Sanchez now out of the loop, Golovkin has enlisted the help of world-renowned trainer, Johnathan Banks. Under his guidance, Golovkin has gone on to win three bouts in a row, two of which came via stoppage. But while Golovkin has re-entered the winner’s circle, he hasn’t looked like the destructive force he once was.
Under Sanchez, Golovkin was known as a come-forward fighter with relentless pressure and pernicious knockout power. Under Banks, however, Golovkin has implemented more of a box-first approach, slipping punches and boxing on the outside for long durations of his bouts.
As a result of his new style, Golovkin has been hit far more often than many have been accustomed to seeing over the past few years. Throughout his transition phase, Sanchez has kept a watchful eye on his former fighter. And, considering his lackluster results, Sanchez believes that the abrupt change in trainers wasn’t the best idea.
“Seeing some of the results of the last three or four fights, I don’t believe it was the right choice,” said Sanchez during an interview with Fight Hub TV. “Not because I’m a supreme coach. But sometimes when you’re doing particular things that are successful, as soon as you change those things, all of a sudden, you change the routine and change the things you were doing, and things don’t go so well.”
Regardless of the feelings of Sanchez, Golovkin will attempt to move his career in the right direction. On Saturday night, April 9th in Saitama, Japan, Golovkin will take on WBA middleweight titlist, Ryota Murata. Should Golovkin successfully add Murata’s world title to his IBF trinket, he’ll patiently wait for Alvarez. The two are tentatively scheduled to face off should Golovkin defeat Murata and should Alvarez lay waste to Dmitry Bivol.
From Sanchez’s standpoint, it’s of little to no importance what Golovkin does from here on out. While initially, Sanchez was hurt and apoplectic by the way things ended, having had time to reflect, the longtime trainer reveals that at this point, he has nothing but love for his former star.
“The first week there was resentment,” Sanchez said. “Once I gave it some thought, listen, everybody goes different ways. I don’t want to see him hurt. But things happen. I have no animosity now. I’d give him a hug.”
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Another set of keys handed over by Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex
Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex celebrated the latest dedication of another Ford City home Thursday while preparing for more construction just several blocks away.
1458 St. Luke Rd. is the fifth of a five home development in Ford City on donated property with three more builds set to begin on Henry Ford Centre Drive., thanks to a partnership with the City of Windsor.
“We need to have housing,” says Executive Director Fiona Coughlin. “We need to really ramp up the building that we're doing in the city.”
Coughlin says Habitat’s job is to ensure that affordable homeownership as an option for people is protected, noting the region’s escalating real estate market make available land limited.
“A lot of what we do is through partnership and I think that's really key,” Coughlin explains. “One of the amazing things about our city and Habitat for Humanity is we've been able to forge a really strong partnership with the City of Windsor from both the administrative side, the council, the mayor, we have a strong partnership.”The fifth of a five-home development by Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex was handed over on March 31, 2022. (Chris Campbell / CTV News)Coughlin tells CTV News attention is shifting to blighted properties saying the next eight builds are possible after purchasing them from the city.
“That’s one of the things that I'm really keen on is seeing if we can fix those blighted properties around the city and we've seen them in a number of places. So we have got our hands on a few and we're fighting to get more and if we can tear them down and build safe, decent and affordable housing, I mean it's transformational for the neighborhoods,” says Coughlin.
On Wednesday, the Ford government announced plans to fix soaring housing prices, but not everyone believes it will have much impact in southern Ontario in places like Windsor-Essex.
Dan Gemus, CEO of the Dan Gemus Real Estate Team says the latest move is just one of many steps that are needed, explaining more red tape has to be slashed at all levels of government to allow densification to help stock supply.
“It's a step in the proper direction but it will not make a huge difference in Windsor-Essex County.” Gemus says, “There's obviously a massive need for property. But unfortunately, unless the local municipal, provincial and the federal government step up and remove that red tape, we're going to be having this problem for the next little while.”
Gemus says this market is going to affect the first-time buyers suggesting those that are looking to get into the market are having the most difficult time.The fifth of a five-home development by Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex was handed over on March 31, 2022. (Chris Campbell / CTV News)“I don't know that anything else can be done. Just to get maybe some creative ways to purchase real estate. Maybe teaming up with some friends or family and buying a property together might be the next step,” he adds.
Windsor city councillor Ed Sleiman was on hand for Habitat’s Ford City dedication, telling CTV News the housing crunch in Windsor is affecting everyone.
“I think the City of Windsor will definitely continue encouraging contractor developers, Habitat for Humanity, to develop properties and especially affordable homes. That's what we're looking for,” says Sleiman.
He believes something has to happen so more homes can be built in Windsor-Essex soon and says people need move-in ready homes before new jobs arrive with the recently announced electric vehicle battery production plant.
“The province or the federal government once in a while, they inject some funds to help but what's more important is to relax the rules. To make it not just affordable, to relax the rules in a way that we can build the homes fast enough so people can move in.”
Sleiman adds, “By yourself we're trying to do the best but I don't think will be sufficient. We need to work in partnership with the provincial and the federal government. And it has to happen otherwise, more homeless would be sleeping on the street and we don't want that.”
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The Hill’s Morning Report – Russia’s war against Ukraine grinds on
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Russia on Thursday continued its brutal offensive to seize cities and port areas in Ukraine, even as it agreed with Ukrainian officials to create “humanitarian corridors,” or temporary local cease-fires for escaping civilians. Overnight, Russian forces shelled a Ukrainian nuclear power complex (above), igniting a blaze that was captured on video and later extinguished without radiation leakage. The emergency and Russia’s seizure of the plant, according to Ukraine, renewed international calls for Moscow to cease its assault (The Associated Press).
Russian forces have made their most significant inroads in the south, where the Kremlin strategy appears to be to try to capture Ukraine’s entire Black Sea coast, including Mariupol, which on Thursday was surrounded by invading troops, although the Ukrainians today still have control there, according to a British intelligence update (Reuters and The New York Times). The southern city of Kherson is close to collapse without a civilian corridor for escape, its trapped residents said (The Washington Post).
The Associated Press: Day 9 of war and what to know.
Russian and Ukrainian representatives, huddled at an undisclosed location, agreed to the cease-fires but only where humanitarian corridors are established and for the duration of civilian evacuations, according to Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak (BBC).
Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking publicly on Thursday, again defended the country’s war with Ukraine, saying it was “going to plan” while promising the families of Russian military casualties a special payout of 5 million rubles or nearly $50,000 each.
French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Putin for 90 minutes on Thursday, telling reporters afterward that he anticipated the worst lies ahead for Ukraine after Putin told him Russia would not stop until it reaches its goals. France believes Putin seeks to seize and hold all of Ukraine.
“Your country will pay dearly because it will end up as an isolated country, weakened and under sanctions for a very long time,” Macron told Putin, according to a French official, who added that Macron “called on Vladimir Putin to not lie to himself” (The Washington Post).
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held his first press conference since the start of the war, amplifying his frequent appearances in news media interviews and his own statements, videos and pleas posted to social media as the war’s toll mounts and more than a million Ukrainians, mostly women and children, continue to flee across borders.
Zelensky appealed anew to Western allies to create a no-fly zone to fortify defenses from the air, an idea NATO countries have shelved out of fear it could increase Putin’s wrath (Axios).
Zelensky (pictured below), who has devoted considerable time and technique to keeping his country front-facing in the news media as a way to fortify chances of Ukraine’s survival, is portrayed in Western coverage as a quote-savvy “people’s president” (The Daily Beast), a T-shirted international icon (The Hill) who has “united the world” while photographed amid stacks of sandbags and Ukraine’s flag (TIME).
The Hill: Zelensky says he wants to talk with Putin.
CNN: The first foreign fighters are now in Ukraine to help his country’s defenses, Zelensky said.
The United States levied new sanctions on eight members of Russia’s elite and imposed visa restrictions on 19 oligarchs and their relatives, the White House said on Thursday. The aim is to squeeze Putin by punishing, blocking, inconveniencing and isolating his wealthiest allies and political supporters.
“The goal was to maximize the impact on Putin and Russia and minimize the harm on us and our allies and friends around the world,” President Biden said during a Thursday Cabinet meeting. “Our interest is in maintaining the strongest unified economic impact campaign on Putin in all history, and I think we’re well on the way to doing that.”
The Washington Post: The U.S. granted temporary protected status to tens of thousands of Ukrainian immigrants already in this country.
The administration targeted Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, whose $600 million yacht was seized by Germany on Wednesday. The U.S. government also sanctioned Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, described by the White House as a “top purveyor of Putin’s propaganda.” Both men were sanctioned by the European Union. “These individuals and their family members will be cut off from the U.S. financial system, their assets in the United States will be frozen and their property will be blocked from use,” the administration announced (The Hill).
The Washington Post: The French Finance Ministry announced Thursday that it seized a $120 million yacht owned by Russian oligarch Igor Sechin, the CEO of oil giant Rosneft.
The Washington Post: The United Kingdom sanctioned two more Russian oligarchs on Thursday said by the government to have “significant” Kremlin ties.
The Western efforts to help expand Ukraine’s international megaphone are concurrent with efforts to shut down Russia’s conduits for disinformation. Major tech companies have sought to deplatform state-owned RT, Sputnik and other Russian outlets known for dispensing misinformation about the invasion in Ukraine (The Hill). RT America on Thursday announced it ceased production and laid off its staff (CNN).
The Hill’s Morgan Chalfant and Laura Kelly report on surprise decisions in Germany and Switzerland to toughen their respective national postures toward Russia.
The Associated Press: Neutral Finland and Sweden warm to the idea of NATO membership.
The U.S. has contributed more than $1 billion to help Ukraine’s military in the past year and the administration is seeking another $10 billion from Congress. Washington has reportedly sent hundreds of stinger missiles as part of the latest package of defensive aid and has approved the shipment by allied nations of American-made weapons to Ukraine, which is a non-NATO country. U.S. options to help Ukraine are still on the table short of putting troops on the ground there, which Biden insists will not happen. The president has said U.S. forces would help defend NATO countries against any Russian attacks (The Hill).
The Pentagon in recent days has mobilized some 14,000 troops, along with F-35 strike fighters and Apache helicopters to Poland, Hungary and the Baltics. The U.S. has 100,000 troops in Europe, and the Pentagon told lawmakers on Tuesday that the addition of forces to Eastern European NATO-member countries on a long-term basis is under consideration (Defense News).
U.S. officials told reporters on Thursday that Russia had fired 480 missiles in its war to capture Ukraine. One official told reporters the majority of the Russian missile launches since the war began, or more than 230 of them, are coming from mobile systems within Ukraine. More than 150 missiles have been fired from within Russia, more than 70 from Belarus and only a very small number from ships in the Black Sea. Ukrainian air defenses are still intact and have been effective against the missiles, the official said, adding that Russia’s progress in the south has been aided by the country’s eight-year presence in Crimea, where it has built infrastructure and systems to sustain troops. As a result, the supply lines to troops in the south of Ukraine are much shorter and more effective, according to the administration.
The Hill: The White House is considering sending Vice President Harris to Warsaw, Poland, and Bucharest, Romania, to show solidarity with Ukrainians, reports Amie Parnes. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to be in Poland this week before traveling to Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
The New York Times: Lawmakers push to ban Russian oil imports. The White House is resisting.
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CONGRESS: As the immortal Don Draper once put it: “If you don’t like what’s being said, change the conversation.” And that is now the mission of the White House and Democrats as they seek to rebrand the Build Back Better agenda after failing to move it through the Senate.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki made the name change official on Thursday, telling reporters that “Building a Better America” is now the “formal” successor to the dormant $2 trillion social spending proposal tanked by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in December.
“No one cares about the name in the American public. They care about what it’s going to do,” Psaki said at Thursday’s daily briefing.
It did not take long for Republicans to pillory the move. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a top ally of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), tweeted shortly after that, “Rebranding doesn’t change bad policy.” Others were harsher.
“The Biden administration’s ‘Build a Better America’ is just a broken-down car with a new coat of paint. It might look new, but it won’t get us very far,” said Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.).
However, the bigger problem for Democrats remains within their own ranks, and more specifically, in their struggle to cajole Manchin into supporting it.
Following the State of the Union address, Manchin indicated that he would back moving a bill through the cumbersome budget reconciliation process that dramatically cuts Biden’s cornerstone domestic proposal to just climate change provisions, prescription drug reform and tax alterations — a call that has set off liberals, as it would leave a number of top progressive priorities on the cutting room floor.
Advocates say that leaving out longtime priorities, such as home health care for the disabled and elderly, is “outrageous” (The Hill).
“If he wants to focus on an economic package, then he needs to remember childcare is an economic issue,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) when asked about Manchin’s pared-down proposal. “If we want to have an economy that’s firing on all cylinders, we want people to be able to go back to work.”
The Hill: This week’s must-watch moments on Capitol Hill.
> Jan. 6 latest: Hundreds of pages of court documents filed by the Jan. 6 committee offer new details about the extent of the Trump team’s pressure campaign on former Vice President Mike Pence as they unsuccessfully pushed numerous tactics to convince him to buck his ceremonial duty to certify the 2020 election results.
The evidence, filed late Wednesday as part of a court case to compel the release of documents from Trump campaign attorney John Eastman, showcases the exasperation of the Pence team as they pushed back on pleas that only got more desperate leading up to Jan. 6 (The Hill).
What’s more, records filed by the panel also show new details about the “blunt and direct” language used in a January 2021 White House meeting where Trump considered firing Justice Department leaders who would not carry out an investigation into his baseless claims of voter fraud (The Hill).
The Wall Street Journal: Kimberly Guilfoyle subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee.
The New York Times: “Traitors get shot”: Guy Reffitt’s son testifies against him in Jan. 6 trial.
> Recovery: It was hugs galore for Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) on Thursday as he returned to Capitol Hill for the first time since suffering a stroke in late January. Luján, 49, received a standing ovation upon entering a Senate Commerce Committee meeting.
“Every one of you that sent me notes, that sent videos, and all the prayers, it worked,” Luján said, adding that it was “an absolute honor to be back” (The Hill).
> The House on Thursday approved legislation to allow military families to seek justice for decades of water contamination at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, in North Carolina. The legislation says those exposed — even in-utero — to water contamination at the base between August 1953 and 1987 can file a claim. The bill effectively would override a North Carolina legal hurdle that has blocked such lawsuits. The bill now moves to the Senate (The Hill).
IN FOCUS/SHARP TAKES
POLITICS: Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) told backers in a letter reported on Thursday that he will not be a candidate in this year’s Senate contest to challenge Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.). His announcement ended months of speculation and efforts by party leaders, including McConnell and former President George W. Bush, to recruit the governor to run.
In a note to donors, Ducey said that he is unchanged in what he told them back in January 2021.
“When asked about a potential run for the U.S. Senate in January 2021, I gave a simple answer: ‘No.’ In the intervening months a number of people have asked me to reconsider. I’m honored by the confidence and interest you’ve shown in my public career,” Ducey wrote.
“My mind hasn’t changed,” he continued. “If you’re going to run for public office, you have to really want the job. … Right now I have the job I want” (Arizona Central and The Hill).
McConnell and establishment Republicans had hoped to recruit New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) to launch bids for the upper chamber, in addition to Ducey. Sununu, who is seeking reelection, and Hogan, who is seen as a possible 2024 GOP presidential candidate, declined.
The Wall Street Journal: Republican National Committee seeks to choke funding for Commission on Presidential Debates in escalation of dispute.
The New York Times: Florida lawmakers on Thursday voted to ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has presidential ambitions, is supportive of the measure and eager to put his state at the forefront of the nation’s culture wars. The Supreme Court appears poised this summer to uphold a Mississippi law that similarly bans abortions at 15 weeks.
> Texas turnout: Candidates in majority-Hispanic parts of the Lone Star State set primary turnout records Tuesday — and Democrats counting on favorable demographic trends to flip the state saw slippage among some of their most reliable voters. The GOP vote in 35 counties, most of them majority-Hispanic, broke records (The Washington Post).
> Former Attorney General William Barr has an autobiography he wants to sell you (and a professional reputation he wants to rescue): NBC News anchor Lester Holt will interview Barr during a primetime special on Sunday at 9 p.m. ET. Barr also will appear Tuesday on “CBS Mornings.” (He was AG under Trump and former President George H.W. Bush. He has cooperated with the House select committee investigating Trump’s role before, during and after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol).
> Energy politics: Many Republican candidates this year are critical of administration energy policies, although analysts say higher prices for gasoline are not the result of Biden’s policies tied to the Keystone XL pipeline or domestic oil and gas leasing (The Hill).
> International corner: In France, Macron found time to file for reelection on Thursday, a day before the deadline to declare his candidacy. He’s been essentially running for office amid an international crisis without officially telling his countrymen he will seek another term. Election Day is April 10 (The Guardian).
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CORONAVIRUS: Total U.S. coronavirus deaths reported each morning this week: Monday, 948,397; Tuesday, 950,481; Wednesday, 952,509; Thursday, 954,519; Friday, 956,262.
The seven-day average of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 is at the lowest level since last July, CNN reports.
States are being left with large stockpiles of COVID-19 vaccine doses as demand falls. The result has been waste, expired doses and a determined effort to find providers who can use the unused doses (The Associated Press).
New York City was hit hard and early by COVID-19 infections beginning in 2019 and many (but not all) residents say they are now ready to move on. How ready New Yorkers are depends on whom you ask (The Associated Press).
The NFL is definitely ready to put pandemic precautions behind it: the league lifted all COVID-19 restrictions effective on Thursday. There is no football activity underway at club facilities at this point in the offseason, and the earliest it can begin is April 4 for teams that have hired new coaches. But Thursday’s change will still affect life for coaches and other staff members right away (ESPN).
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OPINION
Putin is menacing the world. Here’s how Biden should respond to his nuclear threats, by Michael McFaul, contributing columnist, The Washington Post. https://wapo.st/3vAJkFE
Putin, his rat and six ways the war in Ukraine could end, by Andreas Kluth, columnist, Bloomberg News. https://bloom.bg/3vzIYPP
WHERE AND WHEN
The House meets on Monday at noon.
The Senate convenes on Monday at 3 p.m. and will resume consideration of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022.
The president will receive the President’s Daily Brief at 10 a.m. Biden at 12:25 p.m. will make an announcement related to the “Made in America” focus he mentioned in his State of the Union address (The Hill’s Alex Gangitano has details HERE). He will hold a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office with Sauli Niinistö, president of Finland, at 2:30 p.m. Biden will depart the White House at 5:35 p.m. for Wilmington, Del.
The vice president will hold a bilateral meeting at 1:10 p.m. with the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain in her ceremonial White House office. … On Sunday, Harris will be in Selma, Ala., to commemorate Bloody Sunday on the Edmund Pettus Bridge with a large contingent from the Cabinet, including Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and Veteran Affairs Deputy Secretary Donald Remy.
Blinken is in Brussels for a NATO foreign ministerial gathering and meetings with EU counterparts and a G7 ministerial event, all tied to the global response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The secretary is on a six-nation trip through Tuesday (schedule is HERE).
First lady Jill Biden will travel to Boston and San Francisco to attend private memorial services and fly home to Wilmington on Saturday afternoon.
Economic indicator: The Bureau of Labor Statistics will report at 8:30 a.m. about February employment.
The White House daily press briefing is scheduled at 1:15 p.m.
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➜ MBS SPEAKS: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tells The Atlantic in his first interview to the non-Saudi press in more than two years that he did not order the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi (and claims that his own rights have been violated in connection with the killing). The U.S. issued a report last year asserting that bin Salman personally approved Khashoggi’s murder, but Biden waived any punishment (ABC News). The magazine’s interview is part of broader reporting about Saudi Arabia’s future.
➜ COURTS: A Kentucky jury on Thursday acquitted Brett Hankison, a former police officer, on charges of wanton endangerment after he fired 10 shots into an apartment during the 2020 drug raid that ended with the death of Breonna Taylor. The panel returned a verdict, having weighed the shots fired off through sliding-glass side doors and a window in Taylor’s apartment. Lawyers for Hankinson argued that the shots came because he thought his fellow officers were “being executed” (The Associated Press).
➜ STATE WATCH: Oregon and New Jersey are considering abandoning century-old make-work rules in order to let customers pump their own gas. Such a seemingly small and obvious change is far from certain to pass, however, underscoring the influence of special interests, even during a national worker shortage (The Hill).
➜ OPIOID SETTLEMENT: OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a nationwide settlement Thursday, which if approved by a bankruptcy court, would mean the Sackler family, owners of the company, would boost their cash contribution to as much as $6 billion in response to the opioid crisis. In all, the plan could be worth more than $10 billion over time. It calls for members of the family to give up control of the Connecticut-based company so it can be turned into a new entity with profits used to fight the crisis in which OxyContin played a significant role. The deal would not shield Sackler family members from future criminal charges (The Associated Press).
THE CLOSER
And finally … Bravo to the Morning Report Quiz winners, who paid attention during the president’s State of the Union address and managed to ace four trivia questions.
Champions all: Neil Bergsman, Jeremy Serwer, Pam Manges, Randall S. Patrick, Richard O. Fanning, Jane Heaton, Gary Kalian, Jon Berck, Candi Cee, Ki Harvey, Eric Lanter, Patrick Kavanagh, Jonathan Scheff, Robert Bradley, Jack Barshay, Ilene Kantrov, Mary Frances Truco, Sharon Banitt, Chuck Breidenbach, Lynne Warner, Frank Ballmann, Gary Duncan, Margo Lomax, Sandy Walters, Joe Erdmann, David Tapley, Harry Strulovici, Terry Pflaumer, Jim Pate, John Donato, Jaina Mehta and Stuart Babendir.
They knew that Biden during his big speech said Putin had “badly miscalculated” by invading Ukraine.
Nineteen times during his hour on live television, the president addressed his audience as “folks,” according to a CNN count of ad libs.
The president didn’t mention “Build Back Better,” Anthony Fauci, or the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan during his address, so the best answer from our menu was “all of the above.”
Biden told Americans (and members of Congress) that “social media platforms” should be held accountable by law for “the national experiment they’re conducting on our children for profit.”
The Hill has removed its comment section, as there are many other forums for readers to participate in the conversation. We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. | https://thehill.com/homenews/morning-report/596840-the-hills-morning-report/ | 2022-04-01T00:53:46Z |
Mutations in the TP53 tumour suppressor gene are found in ~50% of human cancers [1,2,3,4,5,6]. TP53 functions as a transcription factor that directly regulates the expression of ~500 genes, some of them involved in cell cycle arrest/cell senescence, apoptotic cell death or DNA damage repair, i.e. the cellular responses that together prevent tumorigenesis [1,2,3,4,5,6]. Defects in TP53 function not only cause tumour development but also impair the response of malignant cells to anti-cancer drugs, particularly those that induce DNA damage [1,2,3,4,5,6]. Most mutations in TP53 in human cancers cause a single amino acid substitution, usually within the DNA binding domain of the TP53 protein. These mutant TP53 proteins are often expressed at high levels in the malignant cells. Three cancer causing attributes have been postulated for mutant TP53 proteins: the inability to activate target genes controlled by wt TP53 (loss-of-function, LOF) that are critical for tumour suppression, dominant negative effects (DNE), i.e. blocking the function of wt TP53 in cells during early stages of transformation when mutant and wt TP53 proteins are co-expressed, and gain-of-function (GOF) effects whereby mutant TP53 impacts diverse cellular pathways by interacting with proteins that are not normally engaged by wt TP53 [1,2,3,4,5,6]. The GOF effects of mutant TP53 were reported to be essential for the sustained proliferation and survival of malignant cells and it was therefore proposed that agents that can remove mutant TP53 protein would have substantial therapeutic impact [7,8,9]. In this review article we discuss evidence for and against the value of targeting mutant TP53 protein for cancer therapy. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556593337132/structural-insights-into-the-substrate-bound-condensation-domains-of-non-ribosomal-peptide-synthetase-ambb | 2022-04-01T00:53:46Z |
Feel like splurging? Oysters, crayfish and a boozy pud is about as hedonistic as it gets. Pop the bubbles and get ready for one mighty fine dinner party.
Oysters with wasabi mayo and toasted crumbs
Makes 36
Oyster lovers will be fighting over these – plump oysters topped with the magic combination of hot wasabi mayo, sharp pickled ginger and crunchy sesame crumbs.
Ingredients
3 slices white toast bread, crusts removed
2 tsp sesame oil
½ tsp sea salt
36 oysters in the half shell
3 Tbsp Japanese pickled ginger, finely shredded
¾ cup microgreens, to garnish
Wasabi mayo
½ cup Japanese mayonnaise
1½ tsp wasabi paste
Directions
1. For the wasabi mayo: Whisk the mayonnaise and wasabi paste together and store in a covered container in the fridge until ready to serve, up to 4 days.
2. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Roughly chop the bread and put it in a food processor. Whiz the bread to form crumbs, drizzling in the sesame oil at the same time. Tip the crumbs out on to an oven tray and bake 5–8 minutes until golden (give them a little mix up at 5 minutes so they don't brown too quickly around the edges).
3. Allow the breadcrumbs to cool and mix through salt.
4. Arrange oysters in the half shell on a platter lined with ice or rock salt. Dab half a teaspoon of wasabi mayo on each, then top with a little pickled ginger, crunchy sesame breadcrumbs and microgreens. Serve immediately.
- Recipe by Sarah Tuck
Crayfish with miso and spring onion butter
Serves 2
If you're lucky enough to have a diver in the family who might bring back the odd cray, this butter makes for a super delicious topping to complement the rich crayfish flesh.
Ingredients
1 live crayfish (ours was 1.1kg)
Sea salt and ground pepper
Miso and spring onion butter
50g butter, very soft but not melted
1 Tbsp white or yellow miso paste
1 spring onion, finely chopped
1 tsp grated fresh ginger
1 lime, finely grated zest only
1 clove garlic, crushed
To serve
2 tsp toasted sesame seeds
1 spring onion, finely shredded
Directions
1. For the miso and spring onion butter: Combine all the ingredients in a bowl.
2. After the crayfish has been put to sleep, use a large kitchen knife to split the crayfish in half lengthwise.
3. Season the flesh side and lightly brush with the miso butter.
4. Place flesh side down on a barbecue or grill pan and cook for 2-3 minutes. Turnover and spread with the remaining butter. Cook for about another 5 minutes, or until tender and cooked through.
5. To serve: Transfer to a platter and top with the sesame seeds and spring onion.
Cook's note: Put the live crayfish in the freezer for at least 1 hour to put it to sleep then use a sharp heavy knife to cut through the head, between the eyes.
- Recipe by Claire Aldous
Espresso chocolate pudding with boozy rum fudge sauce
Serves 6
Puddings don't come much simpler than this melt-and-mix version. The secret is to not over-bake and to serve it piping hot with lashings of cream or ice cream and a generous drizzle of sauce.
Ingredients
125g dark chocolate, 72% cocoa, chopped
125g butter, diced
1 tsp instant espresso coffee
3 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
½ cup each caster sugar and plain flour
⅓ cup walnuts, finely chopped
To serve
Boozy rum fudge sauce (see recipe below)
Ice cream, mascarpone or softly whipped cream
Directions
1. Lightly grease a 3 cup-capacity baking dish. Preheat the oven to 160°C fan bake.
2. Put the chocolate, butter and coffee in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water and leave to melt, stirring occasionally until smooth. Do not let the base of the bowl touch the water and don't let the chocolate get too hot.
3. Lightly whisk the eggs and vanilla in a large bowl then add the salt, sugar and flour and whisk until smooth. Pour in the melted chocolate and the walnuts and mix to combine.
4. Pour the batter into the baking dish and bake for about 12-14 minutes, or until the edges are set, but the middle still has a slight wobble when you gently shake the pan.
5. To serve: Top with ice cream, mascarpone or cream and serve with the rum fudge sauce.
Boozy rum fudge sauce
Makes 2 cups
150ml cream
¼ cup rum
¼ cup brown sugar
150g dark chocolate, 62% cocoa, chopped
1 tsp vanilla extract
40g butter
1. Put the cream, rum and brown sugar in a saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
2. Remove from the heat and whisk in the chocolate to make a smooth sauce. Stir in the vanilla extract and the butter. Leave until just warm to serve.
- Recipe by Claire Aldous
Find more great recipes at dish.co.nz | https://www.nzherald.co.nz/eatwell/recipes/dish-a-decadent-dinner-party-menu/7UX7TQUVTIJGCBQQSZ2LHMUV4Y/ | 2022-04-01T00:53:45Z |
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Rick Ross says he is serious about climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
The rapper has been open about many goals he has set for himself. From owing dozens of cars and only learning to drive at 45 years old, the Rozay rapper is not one to cop out.
Rick Ross recently disclosed on the Full Send Podcast that he has set some ambitious goals for himself this year, including climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa.
“I really believe when I put my heart to something, I can do anything,” he began. “As a matter of fact, I was smoking, I was on my back patio last night, I’m sitting underneath the trees, I’m listening to the waterfall, I’m looking at the plants, the landscaping, the patio furniture, you know? And I gave myself a challenge and I’m actually issuing you guys a challenge here,” he says.
“This is the first time I’ve said this, but in 2024, I’ma hike to the top of Kilimanjaro. Just making it to the top, and you going with me.”
Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in Tanzania famous for its three volcanic cones, namely Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. The mountain forms the highest peek on the African continent making it no easy fete to climb.
Mount Kilimanjaro is known as one of the most difficult mountains to climb but not because of how steep the trails are but because the hardest part is getting to the summit, which at night is extremely difficult as this is the coldest, windiest section of the adventure with an ascent of 4,084ft with 49% less oxygen and descent of nearly 6,870ft. Still, about 30,000 people attempt to climb the mountain annually, and there are about 10 fatalities per year.
However, Rick Ross isn’t deterred as he says he’s determined to complete the climb.
“I’m the boss, I don’t look into nothing,” he said. “I make my mind up, it’s not really that big. I just gotta get it done. And what you gotta realize, if you notice I said 2024. So for the rest of this year, I’m getting prepared mentally, next year I get prepared physically.”
When asked about the length of days to complete the journey, he says, “Who knows? I’m guessing five/10 days, some shit like that. Give me 12 days, no rush. That’s what we doing. I’m not sure [about the elevation], I would wanna guess maybe 5000 [metres] or some type of shit.”
And he’s already preparing in terms of food and company as he says he’s not going on his own because someone needs to carry his Wingstop fries and chips. | https://stkittsgazette.com/rick-ross-reveals-his-next-big-project-is-climbing-mount-kilimanjaro/ | 2022-04-01T00:53:45Z |
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Harry Styles Drops Single 'As It Was,' His First New Music in 2 Years — Listen Now!
No April Fool's joking here — Harry Styles just released his first new music in more than two years.
Days after announcing his forthcoming third album Harry's House, the Grammy-winning singer dropped the record's first and lead single "As It Was" on Thursday evening.
In the music video, directed by Tanu Muino, the musician is seen wearing different variations of red as he seemingly chases after his love interest in blue. The pair is then found in the middle of a large, empty hall on a spinning platform as they attempt to make their way to each other, all captured through artistic visuals.
"Nothing to say/When everything gets in the way/Seems you cannot be replaced/And I'm the one who will stay," he sings, before diving into the chorus. "In this world/It's just us/You know it's not the same as it was."
Eventually, Styles finds himself being pulled apart from her, before ending up all alone to conclude the video with an energetic dance scene.
Styles, 28, revealed the track's title on Monday alongside a photo of his back that featured him stretching his arms above his head while wearing a sparkly red sleeveless jumpsuit. He later shared a brief snippet of the track with a video in which he sat on a spinning stage.
Styles announced on Wednesday that the 13-track Harry's House will be released on May 20. He shared the news by unveiling the album's cover, which features him standing on the ceiling of an upside-down living room.
He also released an album trailer in which he steps onto a stage in an empty theater and smiles into the camera as a cutout of a house is raised around him.
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Eagle-eyed fans of the One Direction alum suspected he had something up his sleeve after mysterious ads that read "You are home" began popping up in newspapers around the world.
Styles himself followed a "You Are Home" Twitter account the day he announced Harry's House, and the page soon began tweeting out cryptic phrases that fans suspect could be lyrics.
RELATED: Harry Styles Says 'Goodbye for Now' After Final Tour Show in N.Y.: 'I Won't Ever Forget It'
Since One Direction went on an indefinite hiatus in 2016, the Brit has established himself as a bonafide rock star on the back of his self-titled debut album, which came out in 2017, and Fine Line, which had the biggest first-week sales by an English male artist in history upon its release in 2019.
The Fine Line single "Watermelon Sugar" topped the Billboard Hot 100, and earned Styles his first Grammy Award for best pop solo performance.
He's also kick-started an acting career, and will soon appear in the drama My Policeman and Don't Worry Darling, a psychological thriller directed by girlfriend Olivia Wilde. | https://people.com/music/harry-styles-drops-single-as-it-was-first-new-music-harrys-house/ | 2022-04-01T00:53:47Z |
Market regulator Sebi has moved the Supreme Court against the Bombay high court’s order that allowed the Reliance Commercial Finance’s shareholders to carry out a voting process based on the Debenture Trust Deeds (DTDs) signed in compliance with the RBI’s 2019 circular that is aimed at time-bound resolution of stressed assets. A bench, led by CJI NV Ramana, asked the lenders and other parties not to give effect to the voting process, which has already concluded, till the matter is heard next week afresh by another SC bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud.
The conflict has risen in this case due to application of two circulars issued by two regulators – RBI and Sebi. While the voting was conducted under the RBI (Prudential Framework for Resolution of Stressed Assets) Directions 2019, issued on June 7, 2019, that allowed the lenders to enter into Inter Creditor Agreement (ICA) for arriving at and implementing a resolution plan, Sebi says that the Sebi (Debenture Trustee) Regulations 1993 and its circular of October 13, 2020 were to be strictly complied with as they are meant to protect the interests of investors and to regulate the securities market.
Sebi has challenged the HC judgment, saying that the HC had lost sight of the fact that the provisions of its circular have been incorporated in the DTDs by reference and hence the terms of the deeds have to be read subject to the extant provisons of the securities law.
The market regulator also said that its circular does not take away or impair the voting rights of debenture-holders, but prevents such voting tights being steam-rolled by a large investor.
Additional solicitor general N Venkatraman, appearing for Sebi, argued that the HC could not have directed to carry out a compromise/arrangement/resolution with an entire class of debenture holder (DH) so as to bind even those who are non-privy to the suit by a joint/common vote. This, Sebi says, is contrary to the provisions of the Sebi Act, its regulations and circulars and also the Companies Act 2013 as it creates a new avenue of compromise/arrangement/resolution contrary to law by relying on contractual stipulations.
Senior counsel KV Vishwanathan, appearing for Bank of Baroda, opposed the Sebi’s appeal, arguing that the Sebi circular cannot be applied to defaults which have been committed prior to October 13, 2020 (the date of issuance of the Sebi circular) and the circular itself does not say anything about its retrospective application. Therefore, the Sebi circular does not apply to defaults under DTDs which pre-date the Sebi circular, he added. | https://www.financialexpress.com/market/sebi-moves-supreme-court-against-bombay-hc-order-on-reliance-commercial-finance/2478227/ | 2022-04-01T00:53:47Z |
The First Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FNLC – Get Rating) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 106,300 shares, an increase of 34.7% from the February 28th total of 78,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 18,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.8 days. Approximately 1.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in shares of First Bancorp by 4.6% in the second quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 98,972 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $2,914,000 after acquiring an additional 4,326 shares in the last quarter. First Bancorp Inc ME purchased a new position in First Bancorp in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $21,610,000. Naples Global Advisors LLC increased its stake in First Bancorp by 3.4% in the third quarter. Naples Global Advisors LLC now owns 24,755 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $721,000 after purchasing an additional 825 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of First Bancorp in the third quarter valued at about $206,000. Finally, Barclays PLC increased its position in First Bancorp by 27.6% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 13,401 shares of the bank’s stock worth $390,000 after purchasing an additional 2,897 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 38.87% of the company’s stock.
NASDAQ FNLC traded up $0.02 during trading on Thursday, reaching $30.08. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 15,440 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,938. First Bancorp has a 1-year low of $26.97 and a 1-year high of $36.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $331.57 million, a PE ratio of 9.12 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $30.74 and a 200-day moving average price of $30.57.
Separately, StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of First Bancorp in a report on Thursday. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock.
First Bancorp Company Profile (Get Rating)
The First Bancorp, Inc (Maine) is a bank holding company, which engages in the provision of financial services. It offers time and savings deposits, lending, automated teller machine processing, investment management, and trust services. The company was founded on January 15, 1985 and is headquartered in Damariscotta, ME.
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Russian troops also appeared to be withdrawing from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, officials said.
A senior U.S. defense official, speaking on the condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the Pentagon, said Moscow could be planning to seize Mariupol as a springboard into the eastern Donbas region, where Russians troops may try to envelop Ukrainian forces. Russia’s military has increasingly tried to seize towns in that part of Ukraine, the Pentagon has said, and forces pulled from the country’s north appear to be heading there.
The focus on Mariupol came as Western officials attempted to assess Russia’s next moves, with troops withdrawing from the Chernobyl nuclear plant, diplomats preparing for more discussions Friday and the war continuing to disrupt oil and natural gas supply around the world.
There were also new claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin is being further isolated from his advisers, with a picture of chaos emerging around Russia’s front lines and tensions at the highest levels of the Kremlin.
Jeremy Fleming, head of Britain’s signals intelligence agency, said in a speech Thursday that Russian soldiers are short on morale and weapons and have refused orders, sabotaged their own equipment and shot down one of their own aircraft.
In Washington, President Biden said Putin “seems to be self-isolated, and there’s some indication that he has fired or put under house arrest some of his advisers.”
“But I don’t want to put too much stock in that at this time because we don’t have that much hard evidence,” Biden said.
Both Biden and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expressed doubt Thursday about Russia’s claim that it is withdrawing from the area around Kyiv, with Stoltenberg saying Moscow has lied about its intentions before and appears to be repositioning troops for fresh attacks.
“We can only judge Russia on its actions, not its words,” he said at a news conference in Brussels. “According to our intelligence, Russian units are not withdrawing but repositioning.”
The chief of Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said Russian soldiers were withdrawing from what he characterized as the “main part” of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant site, which Russian forces captured in February shortly after the war broke out. But Minister German Galushchenko noted that some troops remain at the facility and cautioned that “no one can predict their next steps.”
Energoatom, Ukraine’s state-owned atomic energy firm, said Russian forces were handing over Chernobyl to Ukrainian authorities and withdrawing troops. In a statement on Telegram, the company shared a letter in which Russian and Ukrainian forces purportedly agreed to the “transfer of protection” of the site. The claims could not be independently verified.
The Pentagon said Thursday that it was “unclear” about the accuracy of unconfirmed reports that Russian soldiers who are leaving the Chernobyl nuclear station had been exposed to high levels of radiation and presented signs of illness.
Biden’s remarks on Putin came after he announced he had authorized the release of an average of 1 million barrels a day from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for the next six months as a “wartime bridge” until U.S. production can ramp up later this year.
The Treasury Department, meanwhile, unveiled new sanctions on Russia’s technology sector, focusing on an area that enables Moscow to acquire technology critical for its military, including one firm that is Russia’s largest microchip producer.
“We will continue to target Putin’s war machine with sanctions from every angle, until this senseless war of choice is over,” Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said in a statement.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected claims that the Russian leader’s advisers have misled him about the invasion of Ukraine.
“They don’t understand President Putin,” he said of Western government and intelligence officials who made those assertions Wednesday. “They don’t understand the decision-making mechanism, and they don’t understand our style of work.”
Putin announced Thursday that he had signed a decree requiring “unfriendly countries” to pay for natural gas in rubles through Russian banks. He said in broadcast remarks that existing contracts would be terminated for those countries that refuse to comply. The stipulation takes effect Friday, a day later than the initial deadline.
But French, German and British officials are rejecting Russian demands to pay for gas deliveries in Russian rubles.
Speaking during a joint news conference later in the day, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner and his French counterpart, Bruno Le Maire, said they would continue paying in euros. A spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told reporters that paying in rubles “is not something we will be looking to do,” Reuters reported.
The devastation wrought from five weeks of war showed no signs of ending. The death toll rose to 20 in Tuesday’s Russian missile strike on the regional government headquarters in the southern city of Mykolaiv, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said.
In a Facebook post Thursday, the agency said rescuers had removed 19 bodies from the scene and that one person died in intensive care. Dozens more were injured.
Drone video published Wednesday and verified by The Washington Post shows widespread destruction in Mariupol. The video, which compared recent images with footage from 2021, shows the stark contrast of before and after the siege, including the Mariupol Drama Theater that was bombed two weeks ago.
The destruction within the city has drawn comparisons with the siege of Aleppo in 2016, when Russian forces helped Syrian President Bashar al-Assad crush rebels in an eight-month campaign that featured the use of cluster bombs, chemical weapons and other banned munitions, in addition to heavy shelling and conventional airstrikes.
Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev, the Russian three-star general who led forces in Syria, has been identified as the architect of the devastating siege of Mariupol and has been given a new nickname: the Butcher of Mariupol. Ukrainian officials blame him for the bombing of a maternity hospital, the Drama Theater and other buildings in the port city and vowed to see him tried for war crimes in The Hague.
“Remember him,” Oleksandra Matviichuk, head of Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties, tweeted recently over a photo of the 59-year-old general, a man with close-cropped gray hair and pale blue eyes. “This is Mikhail Mizintsev. He is leading the siege of Mariupol.”
The thousands of expected evacuees from Mariupol will be brought to the Ukrainian-held city of Zaporizhzhia. By Thursday evening, 45 buses had arrived to transport people, according to local officials. Neither the Russians nor the Ukrainians specified when the cease-fire and humanitarian corridor would end, but Ukraine said its soldiers would “guarantee a full cease-fire regime.”
A spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross said its teams would travel with the convoy “to facilitate the safe passage of civilians out of Mariupol.”
Despite the agreement, part of the convoy was fired upon Thursday afternoon while driving toward the Russian-held city of Berdyansk, as the column of buses approached a checkpoint, damaging at least one vehicle, according Tetiana Ignatenkova, a spokeswoman for the Donetsk regional administration. Previous humanitarian corridors in the country also have been fragile, with both sides accusing the other of violating cease-fires and obstructing supplies.
Since the start of the conflict, 80,000 residents have been evacuated from Mariupol using buses and private transport, according to the local government.
Ukraine will resume peace talks with Russia online on Friday, a senior Ukrainian diplomat participating in the negotiations said on his Telegram channel, after tentative progress in discussions in Istanbul on Tuesday.
The diplomat, David Arakhamia, said Ukraine stressed the need for a meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a venue not in Belarus or Russia. But Russian officials declined, saying the sides should first work out a more coherent draft agreement, he said. Ukrainian officials have said any peace deal should be signed by the two leaders.
The two sides have been exploring ways for Ukraine to become a neutral country as part of a broader peace deal. Ukrainian officials have demanded a cease-fire and the withdrawal of Russian forces to the borders that existed on Feb. 23 — a day before Russia launched its invasion, Arakhamia said.
The negotiations have been met with skepticism by Ukrainian and Western officials. Ukrainian lawmaker Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, who visited Washington, D.C., this week as part of a parliamentary delegation, repeatedly said Putin was using the talks as a smokescreen to buy time for his forces in Ukraine to regroup.
“It is difficult to negotiate with someone when the gun is being [pointed] at your head,” she said in an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. In remarks to reporters published by CNN on Wednesday, she said Putin was “sending false, lying messages” to the world.
Bennett reported from the Dnipro region of Ukraine. Brittany Shammas, William Branigin, Sarah Cahlan, Jeff Stein and Meryl Kornfield in Washington, Andrew Jeong in Seoul, Kim Bellware in Chicago, Emily Rauhala in Brussels and Adela Suliman in London contributed to this report. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/31/mariupol-cease-fire-shelling-kyiv/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_homepage | 2022-04-01T00:53:51Z |
S4FE (S4F) traded up 45.5% against the U.S. dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 19:00 PM ET on March 31st. S4FE has a total market cap of $1.84 million and approximately $1,985.00 worth of S4FE was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last week, S4FE has traded 13.4% higher against the U.S. dollar. One S4FE coin can now be bought for approximately $0.0021 or 0.00000005 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges.
Here’s how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002193 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded down 4% against the dollar and now trades at $1.62 or 0.00003552 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded up 1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.65 or 0.00004286 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded up 5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded 0% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002194 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded 1.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $16.92 or 0.00037138 BTC.
- Parkgene (GENE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $25.59 or 0.00045023 BTC.
- DREP (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003398 BTC.
- DREP [old] (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003399 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded 4.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $48.91 or 0.00107359 BTC.
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Marvel Cinematic Universe's latest superhero is not, in the conventional sense, either "super" or a "hero," but he does have an unorthodox ailment and a weird skill-set to separate him from mere mortals. His name is Morbius, and while watching his origin story, you may get the feeling that somewhere in the cinematic multiverse, wires got crossed.
The film begins with a helicopter, transporting a cage to the sort of mist-shrouded isle you half expect King Kong to be inhabiting. But Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) is looking to capture smaller game as he approaches the mouth of a cave, hobbling with difficulty on two crutch-like canes.
Positioning himself behind the wires of the cage, he slices open the palm of his hand and, as a roar of batwings echoes from inside the cave, murmurs to the copter pilot "if you're gonna run, do it now."
A rare blood disease treated with a bit o' bat
It's tempting to say "consider yourself warned," but the film's first hour or so, while unremarkable, is decently crafted.
Born with a rare blood disease, Michael Morbius has spent his entire life working on two things — a cure, and origami paper-folding. Natch, it occurs to him to fold together bat and human DNA.
Because the FDA would be unlikely to approve human trials, he and his beautiful co-researcher Martine (Adria Arjona) head in a cargo ship for international waters off the coast of Long Island in the company of eight thuggish mercenaries — think bloodbags — and once Morbius has been injected with bat DNA, it's just a matter of time before things go vampiric.
Let it be said that some side-effects from dabbling in "chiropter-y" are less ghastly than others. Bat DNA evidently gives you great cheekbones and abs to go with increased strength and speed.
Less salutary effects include new fangs that sprout from his gums with decades of decay baked in, and claws that erupt from his fingers pre-filthed. I mean, sure...why not? Except this is a man whose hair has the kind of sheen that comes from brushing it three times a day.
One other thing: he now needs to drink human blood every six hours. Happily, on his way to declining a Nobel Prize, Dr. Morbius invented "artificial blood," though that only fools his system for a while.
Color coded smoke effects for a Jekyll and his Hyde
If you're expecting a conventional Marvel movie, you should be aware going in that what Director Daniel Espinoza and his writers have come up with is more a horror flick with Marvel bells and whistles.
That means Leto's Morbius gets purplish smoke effects to go with those fang-baring snarls as he's riding air currents in subway tunnels, while the similarly afflicted Hyde to his Jekyll – a schoolboy chum played as an adult by an amusingly hopped-up Matt Smith, gets blue-ish vapor trails and snappier lines.
But there isn't much tension to their story. Or logic. At one point, Morbius overhears some counterfeiters passing fake $100s, and commandeers their printing press to make what appears to be an artificial-blood machine — because the technologies for fake-bills and fake-blood match up? Maybe that works better in a comic book.
Bat guys everywhere you look
Speaking of which, when the DC Extended Universe first announced that Twilight star Robert Pattinson would play the lead in The Batman in their corner of the superhero multiverse, it seemed like a nice inside joke — from Vampire-teen to Bat-man. But now that the Marvelverse has Leto going full Dracula, it seems as if the casting maybe could've gone the other way 'round.
Leto is as persuasively haunted by the dark side of vigilantism as Pattinson was, and as a result of corporate positioning, is maybe more determined to avoid being a villain. Not unlike Venom, Morbius was a bad guy when he first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man comics, back in the 1970's. He needs to be at least an anti-hero now, if a franchise is to be built around him.
But bad guy/bat guy...who's to say? As the trailers reveal, another DC bat-guy, Michael Keaton, shows up in his non-batty baddie Marvel persona Adrian Toomes, just to mess with the heads of anyone trying to keep cinematic universes straight.
But bloodlines will have to be clarified in more robust "Morbius" episodes to come, this origin story being merely adequate, and by Marvel standards, slightly anemic.
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Which reusable cotton pads are best?
If you’re looking to make your skincare routine more sustainable, swapping out single-use cotton pads for reusable ones cuts back on landfill waste. And they’ll save you money because you won’t need to keep buying packs of disposable pads every time you run out.
Reusable cotton pads can be washed and reused, and are great if you have sensitive skin. If you’re looking to use them for removing makeup, Greenzla Reusable Makeup Remover Pads is the top — and eco-friendly — choice.
What to know before you buy reusable cotton pads
Material
Not all reusable cotton pads are made from 100% cotton. In fact, many are made from bamboo-cotton blends, and some also add polyester into the mix.
Bamboo is highly renewable and also requires less water and pesticides than cotton cultivation. Some reusable “cotton” pads are actually made all from bamboo. They’re generally indistinguishable from 100% cotton pads and are just as gentle and soft on sensitive skin.
Uses
Popular uses for reusable cotton pads include makeup removal with an eye makeup remover, cleansing the face with micellar water, removing face masks and applying toners or astringents to the face. Unlike disposable cotton pads, reusable ones don’t fall apart or separate during more vigorous use, such as removing long-wear and waterproof makeup. Depending on the texture, some reusable pads can also be gently exfoliating and pair well with a facial or lip scrub.
Shape and size
Most reusable pads come in rounds, which are circular, with a diameter ranging between 2.75-3.75 inches. You can find select pads in square or even heart shapes.
Count
After you use a reusable pad once, you’ll need to wash it, which is why they come in multipacks ranging from 10 to 40 pads. Consider how often you’ll realistically do laundry when choosing how many you want to purchase. More pads mean laundering them less often.
Texture
Many reusable cotton pads have a smooth texture that won’t scratch the skin. However, some are double-sided, with a raised, more exfoliating texture on one side and a smooth surface on the other. You can also find packs that mix exfoliating pads, which feature a scrubby terry cloth surface or a raised one, with ones that feature a velour and smooth surface.
What to look for in quality reusable cotton pads
Holder
Many reusable pads come with a holder that keeps your clean pads tidy and stacked. Holders are made from bamboo, cardboard, plastic, metal or basket material. Some holders are more attractive than others. Consider your bathroom or vanity aesthetic when buying pads that come with a holder.
Laundry bag
Many reusable pads also come with a mesh laundry bag that can also be used to store or transport them. This bag features either a string or zipper closure to keep your pads separate from the rest of your laundry in the washing machine.
Organic
Not all cotton is organic. If you have sensitive skin or use non-toxic skincare, be sure that your pads are organic and do not contain pesticides. Typically, bamboo is not treated with pesticides or chemical fertilizers, but it’s always wise to look for that organic label to be on the safe side.
Also called a finger pouch, reusable pads featuring a pocket provide a place for your fingers to slip inside for a more secure hold while you maneuver them. Some reusable cotton pads instead come with a finger strap.
Color
Most reusable pads are white. However, white shows stains, which is why some manufacturers offer black pads. You can also find multipacks that mix colors such as black, gray, pink, blue and green. Be aware that many colored pads are actually made from microfiber, a synthetic material, and don’t contain cotton or bamboo.
How much you can expect to spend on reusable cotton pads
They range in price from 25 cents to $1.50 per pad.
Reusable cotton pads FAQ
How do you wash reusable cotton pads?
A. First, always follow the care instructions provided by the manufacturer. In general, reusable pads can be placed inside a mesh laundry bag and washed in the washing machine on a cold/gentle cycle. You can also hand-wash them.
Do I need to use makeup remover with a reusable cotton pad?
A. Generally, yes. Saturate the pad with liquid makeup remover and wipe until your makeup is gone. There are specific reusable makeup-remover pads that can remove makeup with water alone, but not all reusable cotton pads are designed to do that.
What’s the best reusable cotton pad to buy?
Top reusable cotton pad
Greenzla Reusable Makeup Remover Pads
What you need to know: A blend of organic cotton and eco-friendly bamboo, these ultra-soft pads will last you years.
What you’ll love: They’re thick, soft and work like a charm to remove makeup when paired with a liquid remover. They don’t tug on the skin, and one double-sided pad can take care of all your removal needs. The green trim is attractive. The 20 pads come with a lidded holder and a mesh laundry bag.
What you should consider: For some consumers, these pads aren’t absorbent enough.
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Top reusable cotton pad for the money
What you need to know: These low-cost reusable pads are organic and Oeko-Tex certified for your non-toxic beauty routine.
What you’ll love: The 18-pack comes in all white or a multi-color option. They are easy to wash in the included mesh laundry bag. With a large surface area, these reusable pads remove makeup better than disposable ones and require less product.
What you should consider: Although marketed as cotton, these rounds are actually made from bamboo.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Odoxia Reusable Makeup Remover Pads
What you need to know: This value pack contains both exfoliating and smooth pads.
What you’ll love: You get three black scrubby pads along with 12 smooth ones— all at a reasonable price. The smooth pads are double-layered and come in white and turquoise. The velour stays soft after multiple washes.
What you should consider: These pads contain 20% polyester, a synthetic fiber.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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The House of Representatives voted Thursday to approve legislation that would limit cost-sharing for insulin under private health insurance and Medicare. The vote was 232-193, with 12 Republican members joining their Democratic colleagues to pass the measure.
The Affordable Insulin Now Act would cap insulin prices at either $35 a month or 25% of an insurance plan's negotiated price — whichever is lower. The legislation aims to take effect in 2023 but its fate in the Senate remains unclear.
"This is a kitchen table issue, "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said to reporters ahead of the bill's passage on Thursday.
"One in four Americans is forced to skip or ration doses of insulin and that's life-threatening," she said, noting the legislation "paves the way" for further action on negotiating lower drug prices beyond insulin.
Advocates of the legislation point to data from the Health Care Cost Institute, an independent nonprofit that studies health care prices, which shows prices for insulin doubled between 2012 and 2016.
"No one should have to choose between taking their medication as prescribed and putting food on the table or a roof over their head," said Rep. Dan Kildee, one of three Democratic lawmakers who sponsored the legislation.
"As a father of a type 1 diabetic, I have seen firsthand how the high price of prescription drugs like insulin can harm patients and harm families," the Michigan Democrat said during debate on the House floor. "When my daughter turned 26 and got her own health insurance, there were months where she spent a third of her take home pay because she's diabetic on staying alive."
Critics of the bill argue the cap alone doesn't do enough to solve the underlying problem of rising prescription drug prices.
"We want lower prices for drugs, particularly for insulin," said Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga, during debate. "But instead of fixing a broken system, this bill aims to control it," he adding, calling the bill a "socialist plan."
House Democrats passed legislation in November as part of a broader spending package that would have enabled Medicare to negotiate lower prices for various prescription drugs.
Because that package remains stalled in the Senate, Democrats are working to more narrowly tackle making common drugs like insulin more affordable.
There is a similar bipartisan effort under way in the Senate but its path is unclear as Republicans have traditionally been opposed to price caps.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.kenw.org/npr-news/2022-03-31/house-passes-bill-to-cap-insulin-prices | 2022-04-01T00:53:51Z |
The Yukon government released its progress report on March 28 for new actions to help seniors and elders age in place around the territory.
“Although we have made significant progress to help ensure seniors and elders can age comfortably in the territory, there is still plenty of work underway,” said Health Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee.
“Seniors and elders in our community helped shape this territory that we live in today, and they deserve to age in a way where they feel valued, supported, respected, and loved,” she said.
The report released this week says around half of the recommended actions are complete or underway as of September 2021, a full year after the action plan was released.
The other half of the recommendations are under planning or have not started.
There are seven “action items” that have been completed so far. These include establishing a Seniors’ Advisory Committee, continuing infection control practices in long-term care facilities, introducing a new rural end-of-life care fund, revised support for medical travel and an evaluation of adult protection services.
The government has also introduced a Shine a Light on Dementia training program and opened the Wind River Hospice at Whistle Bend Place.
The report admits that COVID-19 has pushed back some timelines on action items. In particular, there is still work to be started on transportation goals and support for caregivers.
McPhee noted that the Handy Bus services, with increased funding, is now being offered seven days a week in Whitehorse. Other outstanding goals include working with partners, including First Nations, NGOs and municipalities to make the territory more accessible.
A review of social supports for seniors, including income support, is being planned.
McPhee thanked Seniors Action Yukon, Council of Yukon First Nations, Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation, the Yukon Council on Aging, St. Elias Seniors Society, Association of Yukon Communities, and the Association franco-yukonnaise for their contributions.
In response to a ministerial statement, both the NDP and Yukon Party acknowledged progress but said more needs to be done, and quickly, to help aging residents of rural communities.
“The plan speaks to keeping Yukoners in their home communities, but a lot more needs to be done to realize those goals,” said Brad Cathers.
Cathers said Watson Lake residents need a seniors residence. The St. Elias Seniors Socieyt in Haines Junction is waiting on a meeting place. He noted that even in Whitehorse, the new Whistle Bend Place facility in nearing capacity.
Vuntut Gwitchin MLA Annie Blake shared that outside of Whitehorse, there are fewer options for aging seniors. The last resort – relocating outside their home communities – can be traumatic.
“For seniors and elders requiring more supports than the community can offer, too often, their only solution is to move into continuing care in Whitehorse, leaving their family and their community behind,” she said.
“To be removed from family, friends, and all that is familiar to them can be heartbreaking and life-shortening. Imagine the elder from Old Crow moving into the new Whistle Bend Place. It is a great facility, but for the elder from Old Crow, it is like landing in the middle of Toronto and being told to make yourself at home — talk about culture shock,” she said.
A new elders complex is currently under construction in Old Crow.
“Aging in place needs to be a priority for all elders and seniors in Whitehorse and in all Yukon communities,” she said.
Contact Haley Ritchie at haley.ritchie@yukon-news.com | https://www.yukon-news.com/news/government-provides-update-on-action-plan-to-help-older-yukoners-age-in-place/ | 2022-04-01T00:53:51Z |
By: Hans Themistode
Regardless of whom you may ask in the boxing world, the talent of Jaron Ennis is often described as otherworldly, fantastic, or superb. Perhaps, even all of the above.
Throughout his relatively short career, the Philadelphia native has dazzled fight fans with his ability to end fights in the blink of an eye and the mastery he’s shown when fighting out of either stance.
With Ennis bursting out in a huge way in 2021, he’ll look to inch even closer to his first crack at a world title when he takes on Custio Clayton on May 14th, in an IBF title eliminator.
While often praised for his come-forward style and never say die attitude, Clayton is supremely overmatched in the eyes of both the boxing public and in the minds of the betting world. But, despite being counted out, Eric Belanger, Custio’s trainer, believes that his fighter will present Ennis with an unsolvable puzzle come fight night.
“I think we bring a lot of different things to the table,” said Belanger to FightHype.com. “We can box, we can pressure, we can counterpunch, our defense is slick. I think we also bring a level of maturity that Jaron hasn’t seen yet.”
At the age of 24, Ennis might be considerably younger than his 34-year-old veteran opponent, but the Philadelphian believes he’s ready to take on the world. With Ennis enjoying his moment in the sun, Clayton has worked quietly in the shadows.
In 2020, following his knockout win over Diego Ramirez, Clayton took on former 140-pound titlist, Sergey Lipinets, on just two weeks’ notice. In spite of the short turnaround, Clayton fought Lipinets on even terms, resulting in a majority decision draw. Ennis, on the other hand, easily stopped Ennis one year later.
As Belanga continues to prepare his man for what could be the biggest challenge of his career, the longtime trainer finds it difficult scouting the highly touted 24-year-old.
At this point, Ennis has yet to be tested in the ring, leaving Belanga with more questions than answers heading into their upcoming contest. Still, regardless of it all, Belanga is confident in his ability to come up with an adequate game plan to pick up the win.
As the leading voice in Clayton’s corner proceeds to breakdown tape of Ennis into the wee hours of the night, he often finds himself grinning at what he sees.
Ultimately, he admits that Ennis has extraordinary talent. However, with that in mind, he believes that come May 14th, his hype train will be derailed in a major way.
“He’s flashy which makes us get excited,” continued Belanga. “He does big movements, he has charisma, he has that wow factor when he’s in the ring. It kinda makes my job difficult a little bit in a certain sense because when you have an undefeated guy who hasn’t been tested, all the holes that you see in his game are assumptions. You gotta assume that their holes but once we get there, that’s when we’re going to find out. We can’t base our game plan on one assumption. Is he all hype? We assume he is. Is he going to be exposed on May 14th? I assume he will.”
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UWindsor, St. Clair College ramping up to feed battery plant talent pipeline
Both the University of Windsor and St. Clair College will be key players when it comes to building the talent pipeline required to feed the future needs of the Stellantis-LG electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont.
The $5.1-billion facility will employ 2,500 people in a variety of jobs from skilled trades to robotic engineering, according to UWindsor engineering professor Peter Frise, who’s also the director at the Centre for Automotive Research and Education.
It’s expected thousands of other spin-off jobs will soon follow when other investments in the supply chain begin forming around the battery plant.
Frise says work is already well underway to ensure students who graduate from these institutions will have the skillsets to land these positions.
It’s also a key component in the City of Windsor’s economic development roadmap, ‘Windsor Works.’
That report, passed unanimously by Windsor council in 2021, lists about 40 main recommendations under the “LIFT” strategy: location, infrastructure, future economy and talent.
Now that Windsor has landed a battery manufacturing plant, Windsor’s mayor says the next logical step is ensuring the college and university are moving in lock-step with future job demands.
“The next key feature of Windsor Works and the next angle of focus is really building the ecosystem with the college and the university to make sure we have a strong supply, a strong talent pipeline that can help feed the battery factory,” says Drew Dilkens.
The University of Windsor already boasts programs and research in the electric vehicle and battery space, but Frise expects more program development in the coming years, in collaboration with Stellantis and LG to ensure their offerings will suit the needs of the companies.
“I can tell you the engineering faculty is just in the process of revamping our automotive engineering program to focus on electric vehicles and connected vehicles,” he says.
Frise says graduates with expertise in areas such as the sciences, IT, business, logistics, human kinetics and law will see opportunities and those faculties will need to take a look at their course offerings.
“We have some of the top electric vehicles people, one of the best electric motor and controller design people in the world is right here at the University of Windsor,” Frise says, noting Windsor didn’t land the investment by chance.
“This is just not the kind of work you can do in a place that doesn’t have those kinds of people. And we do,” he added.
St. Clair College had also been looking ahead long before the recent battery plant announcement.
“We saw the tea leaves, we knew battery was the future,” says Peter Wawrow, the director of research and development at the college.
He says the institution began looking at EV battery opportunities about a year ago — and is currently in the learning phase — working toward developing future curriculum needs on short order.
“We’re looking at helping and supporting industry and obviously giving our students an opportunity to get some experiential learning in the process,” Wawrow says.
The recent addition of an automobility hub at the college will also provide research and development opportunities for product testing, further preparing students for the future economy.
“We’ve really been going at it a little bit harder over the last year,” he says. “Definitely over the last few weeks, with the announcement and everything, we’re going full force.”
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Customer-facing departments participated in expert-led educational sessions, underscoring commitment to promoting responsible gambling habits
DENVER, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third year in a row, PointsBet and its employees participated in Problem Gambling Awareness Month, a national campaign designed to increase awareness of problem gambling and offer prevention, treatment, and recovery services.
In the spirit of this year's theme, Awareness + Action, PointsBet hosted educational sessions for all its customer-facing departments. The trainings were designed to generate awareness of problem gambling and empower staff with clear strategies on how to identify and address problem gambling. Sessions were led in consultation with department heads to ensure staff would have a clear understanding of how their roles uniquely position them to recognize problem gambling red flags through a path of escalation regarding observed red flags.
"Responsible and problem gambling education for our staff is far more than just fulfilling a regulatory requirement," said Johnny Aitken, PointsBet USA Chief Executive Officer. "It is about sparking genuine dialogue and empowering our teams to discuss responsible gambling with our customers. We are proud to participate in Problem Gambling Awareness Month for the third consecutive year and look forward to our continued support of this important initiative in the years to come."
This month's trainings were part of an ongoing responsible gambling education plan, which includes an introductory level training for all new hires as part of the onboarding process, lived experience training, and responsible gambling presentations delivered during company-wide town hall meetings.
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Cade Hancock Ties For 28th In Trojan Tournament
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Amy Schumer Snuggles with Son as She Turns on Her 'Out of Office Reply for the Next Month'
Amy Schumer is mastering the work/life balance.
The Emmy Award winner, 40, shared a sweet photo Thursday of herself snuggled up to 2½-year-old son Gene David, both sound asleep.
"Out of office reply for the next month. Thanks," Schumer wrote in the caption.
She was met with praise from some fellow moms in the comments section. "Ahhh the best," wrote Amanda Kloots. "NOTHING is better!!!" Debra Messing commented.
Schumer welcomed her first child in May 2019 with husband Chris Fischer, 42, whom she married in Feb. 2018.
The Life & Beth star previously shared a hilarious photo of herself "working from home," sitting at her laptop as Gene climbed on her head. "Easy to write Oscar jokes with your toddler in the room," she wrote.
Her well-deserved vacation comes after she hosted the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday, alongside Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall. The awards show was infamously overshadowed when Will Smith smacked Chris Rock in the face onstage over a joke he made about Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
Schumer made light of the incident as she continued her hosting duties. "I've been getting out of that Spider-Man costume. Did I miss anything?" she joked. "There's like, a different vibe in here."
She later addressed the incident in a social media post. "I think we can all agree that the best way to unpack what happened is to stream my series @lifeandbethhulu and see me on tour this fall," Schumer wrote on Instagram. "But for real. Still triggered and traumatized."
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"I love my friend @chrisrock and believe he handled it like a pro. Stayed up there and gave an Oscar to his friend @questlove and the whole thing was so disturbing," she continued. "So much pain in @willsmith anyway I'm still in shock and stunned and sad. I'm proud of myself and my cohosts. But yeah. Waiting for this sickening feeling to go away from what we all witnessed." | https://people.com/parents/amy-schumer-snuggles-son-gene-sweet-photo/ | 2022-04-01T00:53:53Z |
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Britney Spears has said that her mother Lynne is "worse" than the negligent mother in her movie Crossroads.
The 40-year-old pop star - who was freed from a conservatorship governed by her family back in 2021 - starred in the 2002 drama film as teenager Lucy Wagner who sets out to find her mother after being abandoned by her as a child but claimed that what her real-life mother had done to her was "worse".
Britney shared a scene the film which saw her character crying on a bathroom floor after being told by her mother - who was played by Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall - that she was "never wanted" and was "just a mistake".
Alongside the clip, Britney wrote on Instagram: "Scene in a movie I did a ways back. When I realized my whole journey to find my mom ... and she doesn't want to see me !!! I know ... PRETTY F****** SAD !!! Psss I mean it's actually less worse than what my mom did to me in real life so ..." (sic)
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She said: "I haven't been shot well though, I've never been more humiliated and embarrassed in my life during the years in my conservatorship. My dad always told me I was fat and being the heavy girl on stage wasn't fun ... It was humiliating !!! I had one good cover in 13 years of my conservatorship ... the rest were all extremely bad" (sic). | https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/britney-spears-calls-out-mother-lynne-in-scathing-post/7CP2DM27ESTIP5IWVANYPXC7BI/ | 2022-04-01T00:53:52Z |
Democrats frustrated with latest Manchin pitch on Build Back Better
Senate Democrats are feeling exasperated with Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) latest proposal on a scaled-down version of President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda that would leave out big social spending initiatives like expanded child care, universal pre-kindergarten, national paid family leave and long-term home health care.
Manchin is proposing that his colleagues choose one 10-year program to focus on and devote the other half of revenues raised from tax reform and prescription drug reform to deficit reduction and fighting inflation.
He is suggesting limiting new spending to climate programs instead of an array of social spending initiatives that he says would likely get baked into the federal budget baseline for years to come.
Manchin says the country has to “get its fiscal house in order” before embarking on new grand spending plans, but his colleagues aren’t ready to let go of big, ambitious reforms they’ve talked about for more than a year, such as direct federal support for expanded access to child care.
He argues that the nation can’t keep adding to the deficit when inflation is running at a 40-year high. But that stance is fueling tension with leading Democratic progressives and liberal advocacy groups.
“If he wants to focus on an economic package, then he needs to remember child care is an economic issue,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) when asked about Manchin’s pared-down proposal.
“We have many, many, many parents at home today because they cannot get child care. We have people who can’t work in the child care industry because they don’t make a living wage,” she added. “If we want to have an economy that’s firing on all cylinders, we want people to be able to go back to work.”
“Let me point out, that affects inflation. When you don’t have enough workers, then prices go up,” she argued in response to Manchin’s concern about rising prices, which he has cited as a major reason not to pass Biden’s Build Back Better agenda.
Senate Health Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-Wash.), who is leading the effort to pass funding for expanded access to child care and universal pre-kindergarten, said her priorities “are all part of dealing with inflation.”
“We all understand that and we’re all fighting for it,” she said.
“What I feel very strongly is that Congress needs to address some of the costs that families are feeling today. Child care is a huge part of that and it is a barrier for people to be able to go back to work so they can support their families in this challenging time,” she said.
Manchin, however, has raised doubt about the argument that spending hundreds of billions of dollars on new social programs will fight inflation by lowering costs.
“I’ve never found out that you can lower costs by spending more,” he told reporters after Biden’s first State of the Union address Tuesday evening.
And he shrugged off Biden’s efforts Tuesday to revive the key elements of his Build Back Better agenda, such as spending hundreds of billions of dollars to reduce child care costs and establish universal pre-kindergarten.
“It just keeps adding up and up,” he told reporters. “To me, it’s all about inflation.”
“Inflation is the No. 1 enemy we have in America today,” he said.
Some Democrats say they are growing tired of the back-and-forth with Manchin, which has dragged on for months, leaving them deeply frustrated over their inability to strike a deal.
“It all comes down to Joe,” said one Democratic senator, who requested anonymity to discuss frustrations in the caucus over lack of progress on Build Back Better. “He wants to keep changing things. The great mystery has been why is it so damn hard to have senators sit down and work out the details?”
The lawmaker said, “We’re all so tired of BBB.”
“Politically, it’s just a killer, it sucks all the life out of us. We’re all so completely frustrated by it,” the senator added.
Senate Democrats and their allies are also disappointed by what looks to be the demise of a $150 billion proposal to provide long-term home health care through Medicaid for the elderly and disabled.
“We feel like that would be incredibly disappointing and also very shortsighted on the part of Congress,” said Katie Smith Sloan, the president and CEO of LeadingAge, an association of nonprofit providers of aging services.
“The population is aging and we have not invested in the services and support that all the people need for years,” she added. “We have a crisis for people getting access to care, whether that’s 24/7 care in a nursing home or a bit of help at home.”
“It’s extremely frustrating and really disappointing,” she said of the prospect of the program being dropped. “We were thrilled to see it as a high priority in Build Back Better.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who has clashed most directly with Manchin and even says he’s open to supporting a primary challenger against his colleague, was in no mood to talk about Manchin’s latest idea for a dramatically scaled down budget reconciliation package.
“I don’t care what he wants,” Sanders told reporters when asked about Manchin’s latest pitch.
“I’m talking about bringing forward the legislation the American people want. He doesn’t like it he can vote against it or vote for it. That’s his business,” Sanders said.
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said he doesn’t want to get sucked into another round of speculation about what Manchin may or may not support.
“I don’t follow the machinations of Joe Manchin as closely as you do,” he told reporters. “I’m not going to comment on Manchin and negotiations. We’ve done that for a year.”
“I just don’t want to start the rounds of stories again that we’re talking to Manchin, this is going here and they’re failing and this is left out and just more stories looking like that rather than what we’re getting done,” he said.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said she will try to convince Manchin that funding for expanded child care, pre-kindergarten and a national paid family leave program shouldn’t be left out of whatever budget reconciliation package Democrats might put together later this year.
“I don’t think the deal is done so I’m going to work very hard to talk to my colleague about the importance of focusing on the economy and access to childcare is one of the biggest economic issues that most families face,” she said.
“So I’m going to work with him on the economic reasons why affordable day care, universal pre-K and the national paid leave plan should be part of that discussion,” she added. “If full employment is the goal, then child care has got to be part of the solution.”
Jordan Carney contributed.
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Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD – Get Rating) CAO Margaret Montemayor sold 500 shares of Pioneer Natural Resources stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.34, for a total transaction of $125,170.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.
Margaret Montemayor also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, March 1st, Margaret Montemayor sold 3,855 shares of Pioneer Natural Resources stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $239.21, for a total transaction of $922,154.55.
Shares of Pioneer Natural Resources stock traded down $7.90 on Thursday, reaching $250.03. 1,991,693 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,803,114. Pioneer Natural Resources has a 1-year low of $133.73 and a 1-year high of $260.00. The firm has a market cap of $60.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a current ratio of 1.52. The company’s 50-day moving average is $231.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $200.16.
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 28th were given a dividend of $0.78 per share. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.25%. This is a boost from Pioneer Natural Resources’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.62. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 25th. Pioneer Natural Resources’s payout ratio is presently 30.06%.
PXD has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Pioneer Natural Resources from $256.00 to $274.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 23rd. Credit Suisse Group boosted their price objective on shares of Pioneer Natural Resources from $235.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 17th. MKM Partners lowered their target price on Pioneer Natural Resources from $242.00 to $234.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 18th. TD Securities increased their price objective on shares of Pioneer Natural Resources from $215.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 17th. Finally, Bank of America lowered Pioneer Natural Resources from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the company from $230.00 to $234.00 in a report on Monday, January 10th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $240.05.
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of PXD. Capula Management Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Pioneer Natural Resources by 711.6% in the third quarter. Capula Management Ltd now owns 13,116 shares of the oil and gas development company’s stock worth $2,184,000 after buying an additional 11,500 shares during the last quarter. Icon Advisers Inc. Co. acquired a new stake in Pioneer Natural Resources during the third quarter worth $2,498,000. Virtus ETF Advisers LLC boosted its position in shares of Pioneer Natural Resources by 6.0% during the 3rd quarter. Virtus ETF Advisers LLC now owns 9,798 shares of the oil and gas development company’s stock valued at $1,631,000 after acquiring an additional 558 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates grew its stake in shares of Pioneer Natural Resources by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 889,120 shares of the oil and gas development company’s stock valued at $148,053,000 after purchasing an additional 63,289 shares during the period. Finally, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its position in Pioneer Natural Resources by 25.8% in the third quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 13,079 shares of the oil and gas development company’s stock valued at $2,178,000 after acquiring an additional 2,680 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.41% of the company’s stock.
Pioneer Natural Resources Company Profile (Get Rating)
Pioneer Natural Resources Co operates as an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. The firm engages in hydrocarbon exploration in the Cline Shale. It focuses on the operation of the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford Shale, Rockies, and West Panhandle projects. The company was founded by Scott Douglas Sheffield on April 2, 1997 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.
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Apple has delivered an update for iPhone and iPad that should fix a troubling issue apparently triggered by iOS/iPadOS 15.4, which the tech giant rolled out a couple of weeks ago.
Some users have been complaining of rapid battery drainage after downloading 15.4 to their device. Apple said on Thursday that 15.4.1 should prevent that from continuing to happen.
A week after Apple rolled out 15.4, it started responding to battery-related complaints with the message: “Thanks for reaching out! We’ll be happy to help. It’s normal for your apps and features to need to adjust up to 48 hours after an update.” It added that customers who were continuing to experience the issue should contact Apple’s support team via direct messages so it could explore the problem in greater depth.
Thanks for reaching out! We'll be happy to help. It's normal for your apps and features to need to adjust up to 48 hours after an update.
Let's have you reach out to us in a DM if this is still an issue after that time so we can help you look into this further.
— Apple Support (@AppleSupport) March 19, 2022
It’s not clear why the 15.4 update caused rapid battery drainage, and even then only for some users. Apple hasn’t revealed how many people contacted it about the issue, either, but it clearly deemed the issue serious enough to address it in a timely manner.
Besides resolving the battery issue, Thursday’s update also fixes a bug where paired Braille devices may become unresponsive while navigating text or displaying an alert, and another where Made for iPhone hearing devices may lose connection with some third-party apps.
It’s the emergence of problems like these that cause many mobile users to hold back from installing an update to the operating system, preferring instead to wait a few weeks until any issues have been ironed out. Two weeks on from the launch of 15.4, it seems that the battery issue is the main problem to have appeared, and so with that now fixed, anyone holding back can be more confident about installing 15.4.
Thursday’s 15.4.1 update also squashes some security bugs, so it’s really in your best interest to install it as soon as you get a chance.
To do so, head to Settings > General > Software Update and follow the prompts.
To find out more about iOS 15 and all the features that it brings, check out Digital Trends’ comprehensive guide.
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After more than two decades, researchers may be closing in on a treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
"It feels like for the first time, we may be onto something," said Dr. Jeffrey Norton, principal investigator at Charter Research in Lady Lake. "Now we're starting to see good data and that makes us get excited about doing this."
The latest data shows that 6.5 million Americans age 65 or older officially are diagnosed with the disease that has no cure. By 2050, 12.7 million will have it, according to emerging numbers from the Alzheimer's Association's 2022 report.
Florida accounts for 580,000 of the current cases, the second highest number in the U.S., with estimates predicting 720,000 cases by 2025.
It is widely known and accepted that the disease forms a protein fragment known as beta-amyloid that clumps outside brain neurons, and later inside as abnormal protein tau that tangles inside each neuron. Collectively, it disrupts neurons' customary ability to talk to each other via tiny chemical bursts called synapses.
A healthy person has about 100 trillion of these synapses, but Alzheimer's slowly takes them away, starting with those neurons needed for memory, language and thinking.
Research long ago pointed to amyloid plaque and tau tangles as the villains that need to go, and federal funding dedicated $3.1 billion this year to research projects.
Latest clinical research
Acumen Pharmaceuticals has turned to Charter Research and other facilities across the country to launch Phase I clinical trials on a new drug currently known as ACU193.
"When novel things like the Acumen drug come along, it makes us very interested in exploring it and having another option," Norton said.
Charter Research is looking for participants ages 55 to 90 with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia caused by Alzheimer's. Participation in the study will help determine the effectiveness of the drug, believed to attack or intercept neurotoxins from sticking or binding to neurons and decreasing their ability to function.
A caregiver or someone who knows the study participant well is required, so they may provide input at key stages of the trial.
Unlike some studies that linger 12, 18 or 24 months, the first phase of the Acumen ACU193 study can be done in seven to eight months, which helps enhance a person's commitment without vacations or time up north impeding ability to participate, Norton said.
This first phase is focused on safety, first and foremost, as well as the drug's efficiency and what dose works best, Norton said.
Those who believe they qualify for the study may contact Charter Research at 352-735-4000 or email
info@charterresearch.com.
Participants will receive a comprehensive medical analysis, including MRI and PET scans, Norton said.
Charter Research recently announced plans to open a Lake Sumter Landing location later this year. Norton said it is no coincidence that its present and future locations are attached to The Villages.
He said Villages residents tend to be highly educated, have a higher per capita income and exhibit a volunteerism rate that is exceedingly high.
"All of those things, in my mind, create a motivated research subject," he said. "So that creates a very low dropout rate."
To date, the Food and Drug Administration has approved only six drugs for treatment of Alzheimer's disease, but five are designed to temporarily treat symptoms. In June of last year, the FDA approved aducanumab, intended to reduce beta-amyloid plaques, but it is not appropriate for all Alzheimer's patients, nor is it a cure.
The performance of aducanumab still is being measured, and if a clinical benefit cannot be documented, the FDA may remove its accelerated approval status.
Work also is being done outside of pharmaceutical clinical trials. The founders of Aviv Clinics in The Villages have published multiple peer-reviewed studies on the effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on Alzheimer's. Eight investigators, including Dr. Shai Efrati, director of the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at Shamir Medical Center in Israel, who founded Aviv Clinics, indicate a 2021 study shows HBOT improved metabolic status and cognitive scores in both mice and elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment.
"We show for the first time that HBOT reduces the volume of pre-existing plaques and the appearance of newly formed plaques," reads the study, published in September 2021 in the journal Aging.
Efrati and his co-investigators point out that an Alzheimer's patient already has significant brain atrophy, or progressive decline, so significant tissue loss cannot be recovered. Efrati said HBOT needs to be delivered before the onset of Alzheimer's, so early screening is key.
"Now if you want to treat your Alzheimer's, you need to start 15 years earlier," Efrati told the Daily Sun. "If we are starting earlier — earlier means the point we have (mild cognitive impairment)."
Alzheimer's treatment currently is not one of the 13 Food and Drug Administration-approved uses for HBOT.
"The Alzheimer's Association is aware of some early research — in both mice and very small human trials — examining hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a non-drug treatment for Alzheimer's," said Claire Sexton, Alzheimer's Association director of scientific programs & initiatives. "Depending on the results of future research, HBOT may be worth pursuing in larger, well-controlled, longer-term studies to determine if it can not only improve cognition, but possibly alter the underlying biological processes that cause brain cell death. However, much more research is needed before this particular therapy can be recommended to individuals with Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia."
Rising Numbers Here
The aging of America is expected to bring even more Alzheimer's cases to the forefront. For Florida, that projected 720,000 cases in 2025 represents a 24.1% surge from current numbers.
Caregivers, and their resources, will feel the strain.
Signs already are showing. Joan Bender and Dick Boyden started Our Moment Cafe here in The Villages as a place caregivers and their loved ones with early-stage memory loss or Alzheimer's disease can socialize and share experiences. They host 17 to 18 couples at each of their two monthly meetings at Villages recreation centers.
"What we're finding is we're above the designed capacity," Boyden said. "We have a waiting list."
Boyden is well aware of the rising case numbers.
"What we need to ask is, does the community have resources to meet the demand?" he said.
Boyden said they recently incorporated so their effort can continue in perpetuity beyond the founders. They also are looking for individuals to help them in the future with concepts such as fundraising and web design.
Boyden said they also are eager for others in the community to duplicate the memory cafe concept.
"We're trying to reach out to other organizations, like churches, to see if they will create their own memory cafes," he said.
Last November, Boyden and his colleagues hosted a caregivers symposium at Everglades Regional Recreation Complex. Boyden told the full room that in The Villages, 30% to 35% of residents will serve as caregivers at some point in their lives.
When asked about dealing with the unfortunately rising numbers ahead, Boyden is quick to correct.
"I look at it as fortunately they're reaching out," he said of households dealing with Alzheimer's.
Along with the constant challenges of providing care, caregivers face their own risks.
Melissa Denham, a dementia care specialist at The Villages Health, advised symposium attendees that caregivers are at a 45% higher risk of ailments such as heart attack, heart disease, cancer and diabetes, because they neglect their own care.
"It's putting you at a higher risk just for being in this role," Denham said to caregivers.
Debbie Selsavage, of Inverness, formed Coping with Dementia LLC, after helping her second husband, Albert, navigate his path through dementia.
"I was going to do it all and nobody was going to know I was completely frazzled," Selsavage recounted.
But she said the wise thing to do is reach out and ask for help.
"You're not giving up on your person," she said of caregivers who reach out for assistance.
It's estimated by the Alzheimer's Association that 527,000 Floridians are currently in a caregiving role, providing 685 million hours of unpaid care annually for their loved ones.
Key Contacts to Have in Dealing with Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group: 2 p.m. second Mondays, Mission Oaks, 10780 N. U.S. Highway 301, Oxford. 352-409-5360.
Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group: 1 p.m. first, third Wednesdays, North Lake Presbyterian Church, 975 Rolling Acres Road, Lady Lake. 352-753-8262.
Alzheimer's Early Stage Patient Support Group: 10 a.m. first, third Fridays, North Lake Presbyterian Church, 975 Rolling Acres Road, Lady Lake. 352-753-8262.
Alzheimer's Support Group Daybreak Club: 1-2:50 p.m. first Tuesdays, Colony Cottage Regional Recreation Complex. 203-376-2820.
Alzheimer's Support Group Wildwood Support Group: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays, 490 S. Old Wire Road, Wildwood. 352-748-3191.
Our Memory Cafe: first time attendees may call 352-775-9715
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apM Coin (APM) traded up 10.2% against the dollar during the 1 day period ending at 20:00 PM E.T. on March 31st. apM Coin has a market cap of $12.33 million and approximately $2.09 million worth of apM Coin was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last seven days, apM Coin has traded 37.9% higher against the dollar. One apM Coin coin can currently be bought for $0.0341 or 0.00000075 BTC on major exchanges.
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- Dai (DAI) traded 0% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002191 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded 1.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $17.01 or 0.00037265 BTC.
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- FTX Token (FTT) traded 4.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $48.94 or 0.00107216 BTC.
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Administration officials acknowledged this week that the move could significantly increase the record number of people trying to cross the southern border, where arrests by U.S. Customs and Border Protection have soared to an all-time high.
The decision, which is expected to be announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week, puts Biden in a familiar political bind on an issue he has long struggled to navigate. Liberals are dissatisfied because they called for an end to use of the order, known as Title 42, months ago, while vulnerable centrist Democrats fret that he will further expose the party to attacks from Republicans who say he has not effectively controlled the border.
“There are just some issues in which there’s just no easy policy or political way to resolve them. This is one of those,” said Doug Sosnik, who was a policy and political adviser to President Bill Clinton.
Some Democrats gearing up for competitive races are already distancing themselves from the administration’s plans. The tension was evident in the response from Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), who sent a letter to Biden urging him not to lift the order without a more robust blueprint in place for dealing with the aftermath.
“There is still not an adequate plan or sufficient coordination to end Title 42,” Kelly said in a statement after a conversation with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.).
In a preview of the midterm attacks Republicans plan to intensify this fall, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) attacked Biden over the border in a speech on the Senate floor. “Throwing the floodgates open for an historic spring and summer of illegal immigration would be an unforced error of historic proportions,” said McConnell, who also brought up inflation and Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.
White House communications director Kate Bedingfield distanced Biden from the decision to stop enforcing Title 42, saying “this is a decision that the CDC will make.” But she added, “We are preparing for contingencies. And so what I would say is, you know, our goal is going to be to process migrants in a safe and orderly manner.”
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) offered a mixed response to a draft plan to wind down the directive that had circulated earlier this week, applauding the end of Title 42 but urging swifter movement.
“This is simply unacceptable given they have had more than a year to prepare,” Menendez said in a statement to The Washington Post. “They should not wait nearly two months before ending Title 42 in its entirety, but rather start doing so in phases.”
The plan the White House is expected to adopt would not fully lift Title 42 until late May, which critics point out is roughly tantamount to another 60-day renewal. By setting the date in late May, the administration would have time to reassess its plans if a new coronavirus variant becomes a greater threat to public health.
Menendez said that the May deadline provides potential migrants with a target date to arrive and might incentivize even more people to come here, known to immigration policy wonks as a “pull factor”: “For an Administration afraid of creating ‘pull factors’, I fear their delay may create the biggest pull factor of them all,” Menendez said.
He discussed the issue briefly in a call Wednesday with Steve Ricchetti, one of Biden’s top aides, according to a person familiar with the conversation who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it. The call was focused on Menendez’s desire to get some time with the president to discuss a long-stalled effort to revamp the country’s immigration system, the person said.
Biden officials are making worst-case contingency plans for daily border arrests to more than double from the current volume of more than 7,000 daily apprehensions. They are hiring contractors to add tent facilities that can help process migrants faster, along with additional buses and aircraft to transfer migrants away from the border. And they have established a command center at Department of Homeland Security headquarters staffed by interagency teams that include Federal Emergency Management Administration officials who have handled major disasters.
Still unclear, however, is how the administration might structure a phased approach to ending Title 42 that would lift the restrictions on families first, and single adults later. Single adults are a far bigger challenge: records show migrants arriving as part of a family group accounted for just 16 percent of those taken into custody in February along the southern border.
Either way, Biden faces an uphill climb when it comes to public opinion. A recent Economist-YouGov poll found that just 33 percent of respondents approve of Biden’s handling of immigration. The only area where the president had a lower rating was on guns, where just 27 percent approved.
Even voters in areas far from the border are attuned to immigration. In Wisconsin, which could have one of the most competitive Senate races in the country, 36 percent of voters said they were “very concerned” over illegal immigration, according to a February Marquette Law School poll.
The Title 42 order has been in place since March 2020, when the Trump administration said emergency restrictions were needed to protect U.S. agents, migrants and the public from the spread of the coronavirus inside crowded border stations and detention cells.
The order gave U.S. Customs and Border Protection the ability to summarily “expel” border crossers to their home countries or to Mexico, denying most asylum seekers the right to apply for humanitarian refuge in the United States. CBP has used Title 42 to carry out more than 1.7 million expulsions over the past 24 months, records show.
The vast majority of those quick deportations have occurred under Biden, who ran for president promising a repudiation of President Donald Trump’s enforcement approach at the border.
After taking office, Biden halted construction of the border wall, ended the “Remain in Mexico” policy and sharply scaled back deportations and arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, among other measures. But he also said his administration would keep “guardrails” in place to avoid having “2 million people on our border.”
Title 42 remained the most significant border policy holdover from Trump. On Thursday, Democratic unity against Trump’s policies gave way to some infighting, creating an additional challenge for Democrats as they seek to show voters they are a unified party.
“It’s an abomination that the Biden administration did not lift Title 42 a long time ago,” said former Housing and Urban Development secretary Julián Castro. “They have been playing craven politics with the lives of desperate people and using public health as an excuses for political expediency.”
“Many of us applaud opening our arms to Ukrainians who are absolutely deserving,” Castro said. “But so are Haitians. So are many Central Americans.”
Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.), a centrist who is frequently at odds with the president, reiterated his view that Biden should leave the health order in place.
His comments, reported by CNN, caused a rare public squabble between two Democratic senators. Using social media, Menendez called out his colleague: “Let’s not adopt the ‘they are not sending their best’ hate speech from the right, Joe,” Menendez tweeted.
On the Republican side, some lawmakers used Biden’s decision to highlight what they see as a larger and more intractable immigration framework. But others in the party did not hold back from criticizing Biden.
“There will be a deluge at our southern border!” said Rep. Chip Roy (R-Tex.) in a House floor speech this week.
The Biden administration’s dependency on Title 42 deepened as border crossings soared during the spring of 2021. The president initially described the influx as a “seasonal” norm, but by summer 2021 CBP was reporting more than 200,000 border arrests per month.
The agency reported 1.73 million arrests during the 2021 fiscal year, the highest figure ever recorded. The current fiscal year, which began Oct. 1, is on pace to eclipse that with the exact scenario Biden said he wanted to avoid, bringing “2 million people” into CBP custody.
Immigrant advocates and some Democrats called on Biden to end the expulsions and restore full asylum access, but instead his administration opted to make exemptions for vulnerable groups: unaccompanied minors, individuals with medical issues and later, most family groups.
That produced an enforcement regime at the border that was neither the kind of aggressive application of Title 42 witnessed under Trump nor a return to full asylum access, leaving immigrant advocates angry at Biden, but his border policies approach far less restrictive than his predecessor’s.
Emily Guskin contributed to this report. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/31/biden-administration-border-plan-poses-midterm-danger-democrats/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_homepage | 2022-04-01T00:53:57Z |
Skippy Foods, LLC has recalled more than 9,000 cases of peanut butter "due to the possibility that a limited number of jars may contain a small fragment of stainless steel from a piece of manufacturing equipment," the company said in an announcement Thursday.
The specific Skippy brands included Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread, Skippy Reduced Fat Chunky Peanut Butter Spread and Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter Blended With Plant Protein all with "best if used by dates" of early May 2023. Those dates are located at the top of the lid.
The company said there have been no consumer complaints related to this issue and the recall is voluntary.
All retailers that received these particular products have been notified, the company said.
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Health Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee says the current waitlist for non-urgent MRIs in the territory is around 1,000 people.
The issue of wait times for the hospital’s magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine was raised in the legislature March 28 by NDP leader Kate White. The MLA said people are waiting as long as nine months for a scan.
“A new MRI was supposed to make it easier for family doctors to refer patients for faster diagnosis, but with all the positive points came a negative one: wait times began to grow and grow,” said White.
An MRI is a non-invasive method of getting a better look at organs, tissues and skeletal systems that can be used to diagnose conditions where CT scans, X-rays or ultrasound are not suitable.
The Yukon is the only territory with the machine, after a Yukon Hospital Foundation fundraiser and government funding resulted in the machine beginning operation in 2015, but staffing it appears to be more difficult.
McPhee emphasized that wait times for urgent appointments are currently less than seven days. Semi-urgent appointments, which the hospital aims to get in close to 30 days, are now sitting around 44 days on average.
Non-urgent MRIs can wait up to 20 months.
Right now there is one full-time technician who is relieved during the year by locums. The backlog, she said, occurred during an unexpected vacancy in the position in December.
McPhee said the hospital corporation is currently trying to recruit more staff.
“The MRI program has been back on track and the Yukon Hospital Corporation is currently using a combination of local and casual technologists to ensure that acute and time-sensitive exams are completed in a timely manner,” she said.
Yukon Party leader Currie Dixon said he wants to see more funding provided to the hospital, while White said longer hours running the machine could help chip away at the backlog.
McPhee said the hospital corporation has plans to increase capacity.
“A single MRI technologist can handle between about 2,220 to 2,500 patients per year. That has been working well. But we know that the population of Yukon is expanding. So the need now is closer to 3,000 patients annually. So we’re going to need to make sure that there is capacity,” she said.
McPhee said medical professionals have the option to send patients down to Vancouver if an urgent need can’t be accommodated in the Yukon.
But White said that isn’t good enough.
She shared the story of an individual who has been waiting nine months for an MRI while dealing with daily symptoms. In another case, a person decided to go to a private medical clinic in Vancouver at a cost of $3,500 rather than wait for an appointment in the territory.
“Forcing people toward private clinics for a diagnosis that they should be able to access in the Yukon is unacceptable,” argued White.
McPhee noted that the designation of urgent, semi-urgent and non-urgent are done by medical professionals in the territory.
“We’ll always want individuals to be able to have the medical care that they need. Those determinations are made by their medical care providers in conjunction with radiologists that work on the MRI machine. Certainly, we know that a backlog of any patients waiting for even non-urgent care MRIs is not acceptable,” she said. “So we’re working to make sure that that changes.”
Contact Haley Ritchie at haley.ritchie@yukon-news.com | https://www.yukon-news.com/news/waitlist-for-whitehorse-mri-scanner-is-a-thousand-patients-long/ | 2022-04-01T00:53:57Z |
By: Hans Themistode
As Erickson Lubin looks back on his career, the 26-year-old realizes that he was entirely too eager to become a world champion.
In 2017, at the age of 21, Lubin brazenly challenged Jermell Charlo for his WBC 154 pound crown. Although the talent was ostensible, Lubin quickly realized that a showdown against Charlo was far too soon, thus suffering defeat via first-round stoppage.
Since then, however, Lubin has dusted himself and worked diligently on his craft, resulting in six consecutive victories. Although Lubin now holds wins over several top contenders such as Nathaniel Gallimore and Terrell Gausha, as well as triumphs over former world champions Ishe Smith and Jeison Rosario, he’s faced with a monumental task, both literally and figuratively, come Saturday, April 9th.
On the night, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Lubin will take on Sebastian Fundora. Once the pair officially square off, Lubin will be forced to crank his neck upward as takes on the 6’5 junior middleweight contender. But while Fundora holds an eight-inch height and six-inch reach advantage, Lubin isn’t concerned with his physical dimensions.
“He’s a good fighter,” said Lubin to BoxingScene.com. “I know he comes always ready to fight. He brings the fight to you but as long as he weighs 154 pounds on that scale, that’s all that matters to me. I think skills are everything, if you don’t got skills, you really can’t f*ck with me.”
Despite being gargantuan for the weight, Fundora has seldom used his eye-catching height to keep opponents at bay. Instead, he’s often opted to stand right in front of his opposition and slug away.
For the most part, Fundora’s propensity for high octane bouts has ended badly for his opponents. In three of his past four contests, only Sergio Garcia, his most recent opponent, has reached the final bell.
Regardless of Fundora’s obvious punching power, Lubin shrugs his shoulders as he places the finishing touches on an arduous training camp. With fighters such as Fundora, Tim Tszyu, and Magomed Kurbanov gunning for their shot at a world title, Lubin is prepared to show why his name should be protruding near the top of the line amongst his fellow contenders.
“I’m a show that I’m different from all of these other contenders.”
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Windsor police goal to use electric vehicles starts with charging stations in 2023
Plans are in motion to integrate electric vehicles into the Windsor Police Service.
Director of planning and physical resources Barry Horrobin says the first step is to install electric charging stations.
“By starting with electric charging stations, get those in first at the various facilities, then that opens the door to start considering gradually integrating electric vehicles into our fleet as older vehicles transition out,” says Horrobin.Windsor police director of planning and physical resources Barry Horrobin. (Melanie Borrelli / CTV Windsor)
He says plans are in the works to apply for grants to help subsidize the costs of EV charging station installations, with a goal of having them installed by the spring of 2023.
They will also be putting in publically assessable charging stations at the same locations – police headquarters on Goyeau Street, training facility on Sandwich Street and collision centre on Jefferson.
There is no exact date for when the new electric vehicles will hit the road, but it won’t be front-line cruisers to start.
“We would be starting with unmarked vehicles first, that’s just a logical, an easier transition to start with,” he says.
He adds they will keep an eye on other police services using them on the frontlines, but expects it to be a while down the road locally.
The fleet currently has about 180 vehicles, including 12 hybrid vehicles. There are 80 marked vehicles, so about five per cent of the marked vehicles are hybrid.
Horrobin says adding electric vehicles will help reduce costs and are environmentally friendly.
“We do go through a lot of fuel on a monthly basis and when you have increases in fuel prices it causes that fluctuation and you have to adjust,” he says.
He says the more vehicles they can add to the fleet, the higher degree the cost savings will be.
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Which Dior blushes are best?
Dior is best known for its beautiful designer clothing and accessories, but the brand also offers a full line of luxury beauty products and fragrances. Dior blushes are one of the brand’s standout products, adding the perfect amount of natural color to give you a healthy glow.
Dior blushes are available in both powder and cream formulas, so there’s an option no matter your skin type. Their high-quality ingredients offer vibrant color that can last all day. If you’re looking for a highly pigmented blush that’s available in a variety of flattering shades, Dior Rouge Blush is the bestselling option.
What to know before you buy a Dior blush
Formula
Dior blushes are available in two formulas: powder or cream.
Powder blushes are the most common option, so they’re the most widely used. They come in a compact and are applied with a brush. Powder formulas have a dry texture that has a lightweight look and feel on the skin. They can be fairly sheer, so they also look more natural on the skin, but you can build them up to get a more intense color if you prefer.
Powder blush works extremely well for oily skin because its dry texture helps absorb oil to reduce shine. It may not be the best option for dry or mature skin because it can settle in fine lines and cling to dry patches.
Cream blushes have a more emollient texture that glides easily over the skin. They contain moisturizing ingredients, making them ideal for dry or mature skin. Because of the hydrating formula, they have a dewy finish, so they can help your skin look fresh and youthful.
Cream blushes come in a small pot, container or compact and can be applied with your fingers, a brush or a sponge. However, they aren’t the best fit for oily skin because they can make you look shiny. A cream blush doesn’t last as long on the skin as a powder formula, either.
Finish
Dior blushes are available in three finish options: matte, satin and shimmer.
- Matte: Dior matte blushes don’t have any shine, shimmer or glitter, so they don’t reflect the light. They have a flat finish that works well for oily or combination skin because it won’t make your skin look greasy. Matte blushes tend to wear longer on the skin.
- Satin: Dior satin blushes have a slight sheen that’s flattering on most skin types. Their finish resembles real skin, so they can look very natural. They don’t contain any noticeable shimmer or glitter particles.
- Shimmer: Dior shimmer blushes contain mica shimmer particles that give them an obvious shine. They’re particularly flattering for dull skin since they help brighten up the complexion.
Shade range
Dior blushes come in a relatively natural shade range, so you can find options that suit most skin tones. You can choose from Dior blushes in pink, rose, peach, bronze, nude and berry shades that coordinate with some Dior lipstick shades to help you create a flattering monochromatic look.
What to look for in a quality Dior blush
Packaging
Most Dior blushes come in plastic compacts that are easy to toss in your bag and bring with you for touch-ups during the day.
Some compacts have a clear plastic lid that allows you to see the shade even when the lid is closed, which can be convenient if you’re searching through your makeup bag for a particular blush. However, other Dior blushes have a solid lid with a mirror on the inside that makes it easy to check your makeup during the day and freshen it up if necessary.
Wear time
Dior powder blushes wear longer on the skin than cream blushes, but all formulas last at least 6-8 hours. Some Dior powder blushes are formulated for even longer wear. They’re highly pigmented, so their color can remain on the skin for up to 12 hours without fading.
Brush
Some Dior blushes include a small brush to apply the color to your cheeks. While these mini brushes don’t work as well as full-size makeup brushes, they can come in very handy for touch-ups when you’re out and about.
How much you can expect to spend on a Dior blush
Dior blushes cost $39-$145. Most formulas range from $39-$50, but some larger palettes that contain multiple blush shades or blush, bronzer and/or highlighter shades cost $75-$145.
Dior blush FAQ
Are Dior blushes fragrance-free?
A. Most Dior blushes contain artificial fragrances to give the products a pleasant scent. However, because chemical fragrances can sometimes irritate the skin, these blushes may not be the best option for sensitive skin.
What’s the best way to apply Dior blush?
A. Dior powder and cream blushes are best applied with an angled blush brush. The shape fits the curve of your cheek to apply the blush smoothly and precisely. You can also use a makeup sponge or even clean fingers to blend a Dior cream blush over your skin.
What’s the best Dior blush to buy?
Top Dior blush
What you need to know: This highly pigmented blush delivers a bold flush of color that can last all day on the skin.
What you’ll love: The blushes are highly pigmented but buildable, so you can achieve a soft wash of color or an intense flush. The blush shades coordinate with Rouge Dior lipstick shades. They’re available in three finish options. The compacts include a mirror and a brush.
What you should consider: Because they’re so pigmented, there can be a learning curve when applying these blushes.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora
Top Dior blush for the money
Dior Backstage Rosy Glow Blush
What you need to know: These universally flattering blushes deliver a healthy, natural glow designed to suit your skin tone.
What you’ll love: The Color Reviver technology helps the blush react to your skin’s moisture level to deliver the perfect flush. The formula is buildable to provide custom pigmentation. The color lasts all day on the cheeks.
What you should consider: Because it’s somewhat sheer, it can require several layers to show up well on darker skin tones.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora
Worth checking out
Dior Backstage Glow Face Palette
What you need to know: This convenient palette contains four shades of blush and highlighter to give your cheeks a lovely glow, though the shade options are limited.
What you’ll love: The shades can be used together or separately. The powders have a finely milled texture that looks natural on the skin. The shimmery finish adds a healthy glow, but it can be built up for a more intense highlight.
What you should consider: It’s only available in three shade options.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora
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- Full year 2021 results include revenue of $612.2 million and adjusted EBITDA of $60.0 million
- Reported 24-month backlog at the end of Q4 2021 was $2.1 Billion, an increase of 22.0% over year end 2020
- Fourth quarter 2021 results include revenue of $147.1 million and adjusted EBITDA of $4.0 million
- Successfully completed four acquisitions and added significant new contract awards
BLUE BELL, Pa., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- QualTek Services Inc. ("QualTek" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: QTEK), a leading turnkey provider of infrastructure services to the North American 5G wireless, telecom, power grid modernization, and renewable energy sectors, announced today a strong 2021 fourth quarter and full-year financial results of its subsidiary QualTek HoldCo, LLC.
Fourth quarter 2021 revenue was up 11.0% to $147.1 million, compared to $132.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2020. Net loss from continuing operations for the fourth quarter 2021 was $81.1 million compared to net loss from continuing operations of $56.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. Excluding one-time impairment of goodwill, Net loss from continuing operations for the fourth quarter 2021 was $28.6 million compared to a net loss from continuing operations of $27.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. Fourth quarter 2021 adjusted EBITDA was $4.0 million compared to a loss of $13.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2020. Backlog at the end of the fourth quarter was $2.1 billion which is a 22% increase over the fourth quarter 2020.
Full year 2021 revenue was $612.2 million, a decline of 6.7% from $656.5 million for the full year 2020. Net loss from continuing operations for 2021 was $101.6 million compared to net loss from continuing operations of $94.2 million in 2020. Excluding one-time impairment of goodwill, Net loss from continuing operations for 2021 improved to $49.1 million compared to a net loss from continuing operations of $65.4 million in 2020. Full year 2021 adjusted EBITDA increased 356.9% to $60.0 million, compared to $13.1 million for the full year 2020. The increase in adjusted EBITDA was driven primarily by margin improvement initiatives across both the Telecom and Renewables & Recovery segments. On a pro-forma basis, assuming the recently closed acquisitions had been owned for the full year ending December 31, 2021, QualTek estimates adjusted EBITDA would be approximately 72.0 million. For the full year 2022, guidance remains unchanged.
As QualTek has indicated in the past, strong industry tailwinds including grid modernization and infrastructure improvements along with the C-band spectrum deployment are expected to drive major 5G infrastructure buildouts and provide significant growth opportunities across the business. The company is also seeing reductions in COVID-19 health and safety protocols in key regions allowing for a return to pre-covid scale and efficiency. QualTek expects continued growth in both segments during 2022 and beyond.
Scott Hisey, QualTek's Chief Executive Officer, said, "2021 was a critical year for the company. We successfully closed our SPAC transaction creating over $80 million of additional liquidity to allow us to execute on our strategic growth plan. Full year 2021 adjusted EBITDA grew to $60.0 million, a $47 million increase from 2020. QualTek remains on a path to be a significant industry player across the telecommunications and power industries. We successfully grew our rolling two-year backlog by 22% to $2.1 billion during the year. This growth is a testament to our strong performance and our customer's reliance on QualTek to play a critical role in building out 5G networks and participating in the long-term grid modernization initiatives. We are very excited for the future of QualTek."
Management will hold a conference call to discuss these results on Friday, April 1, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The call-in number for the conference call is 1 (888) 330 – 2454 or 1 (240) 789 - 2714 using passcode 2965812. Additionally, the call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed and replayed through the investor relations section of the Company's website at qualtekservices.com.
The following tables set forth the financial results for the periods ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:
The following tables set forth the financial results for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:
Founded in 2012, QualTek is a leading technology-driven provider of infrastructure services to the 5G wireless, telecom, power grid modernization, and renewable energy sectors across North America. QualTek has a national footprint with more than 80 operation centers across the U.S. and a workforce of over 5,000 people. QualTek has established a nationwide operating network to enable quick responses to customer demands as well as proprietary technology infrastructure for advanced reporting and invoicing. The Company will report within two operating segments: Telecommunications and Renewables and Recovery. For more information, please visit qualtekservices.com.
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The forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the management of QualTek and are inherently subject to uncertainties and changes in circumstances and their potential effects and speak only as of the date of such statement. There can be no assurance that future developments will be those that have been anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed and identified in public filings made with the SEC by QualTek.
Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties materialize or should any of the assumptions made by the management of QualTek prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements.
All pro forma numbers are used for illustrative purpose only, are not forecasts and may not reflect actual results.
All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the matters addressed in this communication and attributable to QualTek or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this communication. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, QualTek undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this communication to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Demi Lovato Supports Ukraine Refugees with 'Choose Love' Tattoo
Demi Lovato is showing support for Ukraine with a new tattoo.
The singer, 29, debuted their new arm ink, which reads "choose love" on Instagram.
Sharing the motivation behind the tattoo in the caption, Lovato wrote, "Choose Love - always. I'm inspired by the work @chooselove and their partners are doing to support refugees around the world, including those fleeing Ukraine."
The musician encouraged their followers to "take action" and donate to the Choose Love foundation to help those impacted by the war in Ukraine. A donation also enters fans into a contest that gives them a chance to win time in the studio with Lovato.
Lovato ended by showing love to the tattoo artist Gusak, writing, "it was such an honor learning about your home country."
The tattoo artist shared Lovato's tattoo on Instagram, thanking them "so much for all you are doing, really appreciate it"
Choose Love foundation also saluted Lovato, noting in an Instagram post of the tattoo that the "Confident" singer is helping raise money for Ukraine. The foundation noted that "all funds will be donated to our Ukraine Crisis Relief fundraiser," adding there's up to $50,000 match in funding."
Russia's attack on Ukraine continues after its forces launched a large-scale invasion on Feb. 24 — the first major land conflict in Europe in decades.
Details of the fighting change by the day, but hundreds of civilians have already been reported dead or wounded, including children. Millions of Ukrainians have also fled, the United Nations says.
"You don't know where to go, where to run, who you have to call. This is just panic," Liliya Marynchak, a 45-year-old teacher in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, told PEOPLE of the moment her city was bombed — one of the numerous accounts of bombardment by the Russians.
The invasion, ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, has drawn condemnation around the world and increasingly severe economic sanctions against Russia.
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With NATO forces massing in the region around Ukraine, various countries have also pledged aid or military support to the resistance. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for peace talks — so far unsuccessful — while urging his country to fight back.
Putin insists Ukraine has historic ties to Russia and he is acting in the best security interests of his country. Zelenskyy vowed not to bend.
"Nobody is going to break us, we're strong, we're Ukrainians," he told the European Union in a speech in the early days of the fighting, adding, "Life will win over death. And light will win over darkness."
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Sen. Edwards Kicks off Reelection Campaign for 3rd Suffolk Seat
“I swear I’m not a serial candidate,” Senator Lydia Edwards joked Monday night at her campaign kickoff for the 3rd Suffolk State Senate seat. Edwards, who won the special election for the vacant state senate seat back in January, needs to run for reelection during the state’s primary and general elections...
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The Grammy Awards will pay tribute to the late Taylor Hawkins.
The Foo Fighters drummer passed away on March 25 at the age of 50, with the band subsequently pulling all of their performing commitments, including at Sunday's ceremony on April 3 (local time), but organisers of music's biggest night have pledged to honour the memory of the musician at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
CBS executive vice president of specials, music, and live events Jack Sussman told Variety: "We will honour his memory in some way.
"We want to figure out what is the right thing to do that is respectful to everyone involved. We're patient. We'll be planning right up until the very end."
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They said in a statement: "We're sorry for and share in the disappointment that we won't be seeing one another as planned.
"Instead, let's take this time to grieve, to heal, to pull our loved ones close, and to appreciate all the music and memories we've made together."
Hawkins died in his hotel room in Bogota, Colombia, shortly before the group were due to perform at the Festival Estéreo Picnic musical festival. An ambulance had been called after the rocker complained of chest pains but paramedics were unable to resuscitate him.
Preliminary toxicology tests found 10 different substances in Hawkins' system and an investigation into his passing is still taking place.
The group confirmed their friend's death in a statement.
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Analysts predict that Plus Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSTV – Get Rating) will post ($0.17) earnings per share for the current quarter, according to Zacks. Zero analysts have provided estimates for Plus Therapeutics’ earnings. Plus Therapeutics posted earnings per share of ($0.33) during the same quarter last year, which indicates a positive year-over-year growth rate of 48.5%. The firm is expected to announce its next earnings results on Monday, January 1st.
According to Zacks, analysts expect that Plus Therapeutics will report full year earnings of ($0.71) per share for the current financial year. For the next fiscal year, analysts expect that the firm will report earnings of ($0.59) per share. Zacks’ earnings per share averages are a mean average based on a survey of sell-side research analysts that cover Plus Therapeutics.
PSTV has been the subject of several recent research reports. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Plus Therapeutics from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $1.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday, March 24th. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Plus Therapeutics in a research note on Friday, February 25th.
Shares of Plus Therapeutics stock remained flat at $$1.00 during trading on Friday. 108,732 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,322,986. The company has a quick ratio of 3.36, a current ratio of 3.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $0.99 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1.34. Plus Therapeutics has a 12-month low of $0.81 and a 12-month high of $3.54. The company has a market cap of $15.36 million, a PE ratio of -0.88 and a beta of 0.23.
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Plus Therapeutics, Inc, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, focuses on the development, manufacture, and commercialization of treatments for patients with cancer and other diseases. Its lead drug candidate is Rhenium-186 NanoLiposome, a patented radiotherapy that targets central nervous system cancers, including recurrent glioblastoma, leptomeningeal metastases, and pediatric brain cancers.
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Datto Holding Corp. (NYSE:MSP – Get Rating) CRO Sanjay Kumar Singh sold 5,395 shares of Datto stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.99, for a total value of $145,611.05. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.
MSP stock traded up $0.27 during trading on Thursday, hitting $26.72. The company had a trading volume of 283,272 shares, compared to its average volume of 351,630. Datto Holding Corp. has a 1-year low of $20.76 and a 1-year high of $28.25. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $24.70 and a 200-day moving average price of $24.51. The firm has a market cap of $4.38 billion, a PE ratio of 89.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 11.01 and a beta of 0.66.
Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in Datto by 67.3% in the 2nd quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,310 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 527 shares during the last quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in Datto by 15.5% during the 4th quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 4,164 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $109,000 after purchasing an additional 559 shares during the last quarter. First Manhattan Co. increased its holdings in Datto by 18.9% during the 3rd quarter. First Manhattan Co. now owns 4,400 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $105,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares during the last quarter. Vident Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of Datto by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter. Vident Investment Advisory LLC now owns 13,907 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $332,000 after acquiring an additional 905 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in shares of Datto by 124.7% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,676 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 930 shares during the last quarter. 88.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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Datto Holding Corp. provides cloud-based software and technology solutions for delivery through the managed service provider (MSP) channel to small and medium businesses in the United States and internationally. Its Unified Continuity products include Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery that protects servers and workstations, and minimize downtime; Cloud Continuity, an image-based continuity solution for Windows-based laptops and desktops; SaaS Protection, an automated and secure backup and restoration product; Workplace, a cloud-hosted file sync and share solution, which enable end-users to synchronize files across platforms, including mobile devices; and File Protection, an MSP-managed secure and scalable backup product that enables MSPs to protect and recover files and folders on workstations and laptops.
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Kathryn Bigelow is the first woman to have won Best Director at the Academy Awards. But it’s been half a decade since Bigelow made her last film. Fortunately, her career hiatus is over. Via The Hollywood Reporter, Bigelow has signed a deal to direct a new film called Aurora for Netflix.
Aurora is based on an upcoming novel by screenwriter David Koepp. The book follows a divorced mother’s story against the backdrop of a cataclysmic solar storm that destroys most of the power grids on the planet. In the dark days that follow, the mother must protect her child and her estranged brother, a man whose Silicon Valley wealth has allowed him to build a real doomsday bunker. According to THR, the film’s focus will be on “characters who are coping with the collapse of the social order, set against a catastrophic worldwide power crisis.”
Bigelow won her Oscar in 2010 for helming The Hurt Locker. Prior to that, she directed Near Dark, Point Break, and Strange Days, among other films. She also won acclaim for her 2013 film, Zero Dark Thirty, which dramatized the hunt for Osama bin Laden. Her most recent movie, Detroit, was released in 2017.
Koepp is one of the most successful screenwriters in the industry, with credits including the first Spider-Man film, the initial Mission: Impossible movie, and Jurassic Park among many others. He recently scripted the HBO Max original film Kimi. In addition to writing the Aurora novel, Koepp will adapt his story as a screenplay for Netflix as well.
The Aurora novel will be published on June 7 by HarperCollins. The film will be produced by Greg Shapiro and Gavin Polone, both of whom are production partners with Bigelow. Currently, there is no timetable for the Aurora movie to begin production.
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KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR – Get Rating) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the thirteen analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have given a hold recommendation and eight have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $83.00.
KKR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on KKR & Co. Inc. from $90.00 to $87.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 9th. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on KKR & Co. Inc. in a research note on Wednesday, December 15th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $90.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on KKR & Co. Inc. from $83.00 to $78.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 11th. Bank of America began coverage on KKR & Co. Inc. in a research note on Thursday, December 16th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $86.00 target price on the stock. Finally, StockNews.com began coverage on KKR & Co. Inc. in a research note on Thursday. They set a “sell” rating on the stock.
In related news, Director Matt Cohler purchased 8,683 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 24th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $58.26 per share, for a total transaction of $505,871.58. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 39.34% of the company’s stock.
Shares of NYSE KKR traded down $0.84 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $58.47. 3,450,580 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,699,463. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.07 and a quick ratio of 0.07. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $61.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $67.98. KKR & Co. Inc. has a 52 week low of $47.94 and a 52 week high of $83.90. The company has a market cap of $34.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.98, a PEG ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 1.49.
KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 8th. The asset manager reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.48. KKR & Co. Inc. had a net margin of 31.42% and a return on equity of 7.27%. The firm had revenue of $962.79 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $826.04 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.49 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that KKR & Co. Inc. will post 3.89 EPS for the current year.
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 18th were given a $0.145 dividend. This represents a $0.58 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.99%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 17th. KKR & Co. Inc.’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.91%.
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Graham calls for ‘somebody in Russia’ to take Putin out
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Thursday called for “somebody in Russia” to take out Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the invasion of Ukraine.
“Is there a Brutus in Russia? Is there a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg in the Russian military?” Graham posted on Twitter, referring to the assassin of Julius Caesar and the attempted assassin of Adolf Hitler, respectively.
“The only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to take this guy out. You would be doing your country — and the world — a great service,” Graham added.
Graham’s tweet comes as Russia and Putin face accusations of committing war crimes; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. officials say the Russian president has been targeting civilian areas such as hospitals and schools.
Graham’s comments quickly drew rebukes on Twitter by Republicans and Democrats, who found it irresponsible for a U.S. official to call for the death of a leader of another country.
“Seriously, wtf?” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) tweeted. “I really wish our members of Congress would cool it and regulate their remarks as the administration works to avoid WWlll. As the world pays attention to how the US and it’s leaders are responding, Lindsey’s remarks and remarks made by some House members aren’t helpful.”
Fellow GOP Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) also decried Graham’s comments.
“This is an exceptionally bad idea. Use massive economic sanctions; BOYCOTT Russian oil & gas; and provide military aid so the Ukrainians can defend themselves,” Cruz tweeted. “But we should not be calling for the assassination of heads of state.”
Graham continued to say that the Russian people are the only way Putin’s rule ends as thousands of Russians have been arrested for protesting the invasion of Ukraine.
“The only people who can fix this are the Russian people. Easy to say, hard to do,” Graham said in a follow-up tweet.
“Unless you want to live in darkness for the rest of your life, be isolated from the rest of the world in abject poverty, and live in darkness you need to step up to the plate,” he added.
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“The problem that we have in Washington, D.C., right now is that there's too much talk, there's too much grandstanding and there's too much quitting,” said state Sen. Chuck Edwards at a Sunday congressional candidate forum in Flat Rock, N.C.
“I believe in truth over theatrics. I believe in no lies,” said Wendy Nevarez, a veteran and paralegal supported by an anti-Cawthorn PAC.
“I'm not the Washington, D.C., Instagram politician,” said Michele Woodhouse, a former local party chair. “I'm a patriot who literally answered the call when Congressman Cawthorn left this district for Charlotte and asked me to step in and run.”
Halfway into his first term, Cawthorn is one of several high-profile, anti-establishment members of Congress from both parties who won upset victories to get there — and now face primary challengers who want them gone.
None look vulnerable in a general election, after redistricting kept them in seats their party should easily win. All of them look beatable to challengers who believe their notoriety has backfired, especially with the new voters added to their seats when the lines were redrawn.
“We’re seeing our freedoms being slowly stolen across the country, and we don’t have a voice in the process,” said Jennifer Strahan, a health-care consultant challenging Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), criticizing the freshman for being removed from congressional committees last year.
“If people are so busy critiquing everything you say, and not willing to actually hear you because you don't have a message that resonates, then it's distracting from really bringing results back to the district,” Strahan added.
Like Cawthorn, Greene won a crowded open-seat primary in 2020; both prevailed in runoff elections against conservative candidates less fluent in the language of the MAGA electorate. Both states still require runoffs if no candidate gets a certain share of the vote on primary day — 50 percent in Georgia, and 30 percent in North Carolina.
That has emboldened their opponents inside the party, even though both Greene and Cawthorn are among the GOP’s strongest fundraisers. On Tuesday, the Republican Jewish Coalition endorsed Strahan over Greene, saying that it would help northwest Georgia to elect someone who “who doesn’t traffic in antisemitic conspiracy theories, doesn’t speak to white nationalist organizations and doesn’t applaud and cheer on” Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Both seats were also altered by redistricting, with Georgia’s 14th Congressional District absorbing Democratic precincts outside Atlanta so that other Republican precincts could shore up another district. And those new voters, said Strahan, were “excited” to learn about their options.
Cawthorn’s 11th Congressional District, which ties liberal Asheville together with deep-red Appalachia, also grew slightly more Democratic, from a place Donald Trump carried by 16 points to one he carried by 14. But the bigger problem for Cawthorn was the one Woodhouse hammered at the candidate forum — his decision to run in a new district near Charlotte that Republicans had drawn as an even safer seat, with state House Speaker Tim Moore seen as a likely candidate.
When the state Supreme Court threw out that map, Cawthorn returned to the 11th Congressional District, but not without consequences. Candidates like Woodhouse and Edwards were already building campaigns, both saying that the congressman had failed to meet his potential.
“The U.S. House floor is not a training camp for folks to learn how to lead legislatively,” Edwards told Jewish Insider on Monday. An internal poll shared by the Edwards campaign put Cawthorn well ahead of the field, but that was before he told the conservative podcast “Warrior Poet Society” that the real Washington was just as corrupt as the one in “House of Cards.”
The 26-year old congressman had offered up fish stories before, telling one crowd in the district that he’d confirmed “rumors of alcoholism” about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who does not drink. But this time, Cawthorn had implicated Republican colleagues, and couldn’t defend himself when House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy asked him to, McCarthy said.
A lurid story of watching anti-addiction advocates “doing a key bump of cocaine right in front of you” was downgraded, according to McCarthy, to “maybe” seeing a staffer snort cocaine from far away, in a parking garage. As for Cawthorn's podcast claim that a lawmaker had invited him to an “orgy,” McCarthy declared that Cawthorn “did not tell the truth.”
“I told him you can't make statements like that, as a member of Congress, that affects everybody else and the country as a whole,” McCarthy told Axios after the meeting. Both of North Carolina's Republican senators criticized Cawthorn; on Thursday, Moore joined Edwards, who has scooped up endorsements from fellow state legislators, at a fundraiser in Raleigh.
Some of the House's most prominent left-wing Democrats are facing primary challenges too, thanks in part to the new maps. In New York City, a number of Democrats filed to challenge Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), hoping to take advantage of his vote against last year's infrastructure bill, and of his argument with Democratic Socialists of America over his refusal to support a boycott of Israel. There's no runoff law in New York, but Bowman's opponents were strategic, dropping out until county legislator Vedat Gashi was the only challenger.
“I didn’t like a number of the votes he took,” Gashi told the Somers Record this week. “I thought it didn’t represent the views of the party.”
In Missouri, where state legislators are still debating the next set of House maps, Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) got an experienced challenger right before the filing deadline — state Sen. Steven Roberts Jr., who told local media that Bush was hurting the district with positions like slashing the defense budget.
“It's become pretty apparent to me that Congresswoman Cori Bush is not interested in serving as a U.S. Representative,” Roberts said.
Karthik Ganapathy, a spokesman for the Bush campaign, said in an email that voters would get to choose “between their Congresswoman who loves them and delivered hundreds of millions of dollars to St. Louis, and a host of ego-driven men who seem to think all that Black women leaders do is never good enough.” He pointed to allegations made against Roberts by fellow lawmaker Cora Faith Walker, who died 20 days ago, to add that the senator had been “credibly accused of rape.” (The candidate didn't respond to a question from The Trailer but earlier denied he had raped Walker.)
None of Cawthorn's challengers came with that kind of baggage. On Thursday, his campaign released a primary ad making no reference to any other candidate, saying instead that “smears and attacks” wouldn't bring down the “unstoppable” congressman. At the weekend forum, when each Republican was asked if they would support any winner of the primary, Cawthorn talked like he couldn't imagine losing.
“Absolutely,” Cawthorn said. “If you don’t, you’re a traitor.”
Reading list
All-party primaries — is there anything they can't do?
“Debate-dodging takes off in midterm campaigns,” by David Siders
Voters who don't trust the media may support candidates who avoid it.
“Inside Hunter Biden’s multimillion-dollar deals with a Chinese energy company,” by Matt Viser, Tom Hamburger and Craig Timberg
The laptop and the damage done.
“As election workers face increased threats and intimidation, some states are trying to protect them,” by Barbara Rodriguez
Defending members of a female-dominated profession from harassment.
How post-Jan. 6 MAGA mind-set plays in a swing seat.
“House Republicans tire of Madison Cawthorn’s antics. Some in his district have, too,” by Trip Gabriel
A rough welcome home.
Annapolis Democrats fight to keep a 7-to-1 advantage in Washington.
“One-on-one with Silicon Valley’s enemy No. 1,” by Theodore Schleifer
Chesa Boudin defends himself.
Culture wars
The new Florida law that prohibits discussion of “sexual orientation or gender identity” in public schools below fourth grade has a name: the Parental Rights in Education Act. Opponents who couldn't stop Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) from signing it call the law something else: “Don't Say Gay.” To conservatives' frustration, that name has stuck — but it hasn't changed the politicking around gender ideology at all, with Republicans taking aim at Disney this week after the company condemned the law.
That's partly because conservatives believe the media is out of step with voters on gender and LGBT issues, and that voters recoil once they see and hear about sex education in early grade school. The conservative firm Public Opinion Strategies included questions about the Florida law in its rolling national poll, giving voters a summary of the law: “Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in Kindergarten through third grade or in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.”
When it's put like that, 61 percent of voters approved of the legislation, including a majority of Democrats and people who voted for President Biden in 2020. The firm added other questions about whether gender should be removed from birth certificates and whether transgender women should be allowed to play women's sports. Just 8 percent of registered voters said “yes” to the first question, and by a 36-point margin, most said people should “only be allowed to play on sports teams that match their birth gender.”
The numbers reminded POS pollster Robert Blizzard of the discourse around Georgia's 2021 voting law, which led to several corporate boycotts of the state, endorsed by Democrats, but which ended up being supported by most voters once Republicans sold it as an anti-fraud measure. A law that generated outrage among Democrats, and brutal media coverage, could have majority support if Republicans explained it correctly.
“This matches what I've seen over the last year or two, especially in focus groups and qualitative research I've done,” said Blizzard. “People think we're going too far left. Too woke. On the quote-unquote ‘Don't Say Gay' bill, Democratic voters support it 2-1, which kind of flies in the face of the conventional wisdom. On the transgender athlete question, they're not sure. It's almost like they're looking for their partisan cue.”
Ad watch
USA Freedom Fund, “Real Work.” It's been more than a week since Ohio GOP U.S. Senate candidates Josh Mandel and Mike Gibbons got into a near-physical argument at a forum, after Gibbons correctly said that Mandel had never worked in the private sector. Mandel and his allies have continued to say what the candidate said that night: that Gibbons was demeaning a veteran, saying what he did hadn't been real work. This ad uses Gibbons's quote — “Josh doesn't understand this, because he's never spent a day in the private sector” — but puts text on-screen saying that Gibbons was insulting veterans, and has Marine veteran Brian Sizer, who served with Mandel, calling it “disgraceful” and demanding an apology. “For this guy to imply fighting, getting shot at, dying is not work? It's more than work,” he says.
Tim Ryan for Ohio, “One Word.” A favorable Fox News write-up, condemnation from an Asian American political group: This ad for Rep. Tim Ryan's (R-Ohio) U.S. Senate bid got them both. The “one word” of the title, and the first word from Ryan's mouth, is “China,” and the ad plays a few overlapping clips of the candidate telling voters that America must defeat “Communist China” economically by “investing in Ohio workers.” That's not a new message for Ohio Democrats, but the state chapter of Asian American Midwest Progressives quickly condemned it, urging Ryan to “pull the One Word ad and eliminate all inflated anti-Asian messaging from his campaign.” He didn't pull the ad.
DSCC, “It's in the Plan.” In a 30-second digital spot, the Democrats' Senate campaign arm sums up the least-popular portions, told in scary headlines, of the “Rescue America” plan proposed by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.). It would “raise taxes,” “end Medicare” and “end Social Security,” warn Democrats — all technically true, as the plan would tax people who don't currently pay income taxes, and require all legislation to be reapproved every five years.
Perez and Sneed for Maryland, “Tireless.” Barack Obama hasn't endorsed a candidate for governor of Maryland, but he did endorse Tom Perez to run the Democratic National Committee after the 2016 election. Perez's first spot with running mate Shannon Sneed cuts down the audio from Obama's end-of-year news conference that year, when Perez was putting his DNC campaign together; asked about it, Obama talked about Perez's record as labor secretary. The ad splices in a clip of Obama calling Perez “a son of immigrants who worked on the back of a trash truck to pay for college.”
Sarah for Governor, “Educate.” No other Republican is challenging Sarah Huckabee Sanders in Arkansas's May 24 primary, but she has stayed on the air, releasing direct-to-camera spots full of conservative campaign promises. Here, she largely promises to keep Arkansas education running the way it is, including “keeping schools open” and pledging not to “indoctrinate” children “with the left's agenda.” (Last year, state Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued an opinion condemning “critical race theory” and saying that teaching it would violate the law.) The goal: “Prepare students for the workforce, not government dependency,” and let them build lives in Arkansas.
Kevin Rinke for Governor, “Rise.” The Republican candidate for governor of Michigan put $10 million of his own money into his campaign, and $500,000 of it is going behind this ad, a 30-second spot describing how he took over the Rinke Automotive Group after his brother died in a plane crash. The candidate appears in smiling b-roll footage as a narrator sells him as the right man for “a time when our economy, education and government are broken” — with a shot of empty store shelves representing the economy.
The Committee to Elect Rebecca Dow, “True Grit.” Dow, a conservative New Mexico state legislator, didn't enter the race for governor with as much buzz or name recognition as her primary opponent, former TV meteorologist Mark Ronchetti. She takes a whack at him here, lumping him together with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) as a phony as she rides along a stretch of border wall. “I'm not here to put on a show. I'm here to fight radical socialists, defend our constitutional rights and finish President Trump's wall,” she says. (New Mexico runs along the Mexican border for a bit less than 180 miles.)
Poll watch
“Do you approve or disapprove of the way Republican and Democratic Senators are handling the confirmation process of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson?” (Quinnipiac, March 24-28, 1462 adults)
How Republicans handled it
Approve: 27%
Disapprove: 52%
Don't know/no answer: 21%
How Democrats handled it
Approve: 43%
Disapprove: 34%
Don't know/no answer: 23%
How can you tell if a Supreme Court nomination strategy has backfired? In the moment, it's not clear; several Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee were reportedly worried about how Ketanji Brown Jackson handled days of questions about the sentencing of child sex offenders. But the first national poll on the question, taken during and after the hearings, suggests that the GOP strategy to attack her past sentences flopped. Every demographic group views the GOP's role in the hearings negatively, including White adults without college degrees; just 52 percent of self-identified Republicans approve of how their party handled the hearings.
Democrats, who made little news during the hearings, are viewed more positively, and so is Jackson — 51 percent of all adults support confirming her, to just 30 percent who don't. Just 36 percent of adults, in the same poll, approve of the president's job performance, so Jackson gets significant support from voters who are otherwise sour on Democrats.
“If the 2024 election for president were held today, who would you vote for?” (Marquette Law School, March 14-24, 1004 adults)
Joe Biden: 41%
Donald Trump: 37%
Someone else: 15%
Wouldn't vote: 7%
Joe Biden: 37%
Mike Pence: 33%
Someone else: 21%
Wouldn't vote: 8%
Joe Biden: 38%
Ron DeSantis: 33%
Someone else: 20%
Wouldn't vote: 9%
The president's job approval rating comes in at 44 percent in Marquette's national poll, higher than some other recent surveys but comparable to his numbers in the Gallup poll. No Republican candidate tested by the pollster is in a great position to take advantage of that. Sixty-one percent of Americans have an unfavorable view of Trump, and sure enough, 63 percent of voters pick either Biden, nobody or some hypothetical other option when asked about a 2020 rematch. Just 31 percent of voters view Pence favorably, and 25 percent view Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) favorably; both, like Trump and Biden, are underwater. (Thirty-nine percent of voters say they don't yet have an opinion of DeSantis.)
That's a change from the Trump's presidency, when Trump consistently had job approval ratings in the 40s or lower, and pollsters found a number of Democrats running far ahead of him. Before the 2016 and 2020 elections — i.e., before pollsters realized that Trump's support was underestimated — the idea that nearly any Democrat could beat Trump was rampant among party activists, and polling that showed Biden leading Trump by landslide margins helped power him to the nomination. But now, the key figures in the GOP, who candidates are asking for endorsements and modeling their own agendas on, are less popular than an unpopular president.
“Would you prefer the government to continue to adjust covid guidelines and mandates in response to different variants as they arise, to settle on a consistent set of covid guidelines and mandates that we will use from this point forward, or to have no covid regulations and mandates?” (Monmouth, March 10-14, 809 adults)
Continue to adjust guidelines/mandates: 50%
Have no guidelines/mandates: 34%
Settle on a consistent set of guidelines/mandates: 14%
The rollback of mask and vaccine mandates in states that had implemented strict ones happened quickly, and public opinion moved along with it. In another section of Monmouth's national poll, 73 percent of voters now agree with this statement: “It’s time we accept that covid is here to stay and we just need to get on with our lives.” The new consensus is more nuanced. A third of all adults, but two-thirds of Republicans, share the view that there should be no mandates or rules whatsoever. White voters without college degrees are split, with a plurality of 44 percent saying there should be “no guidelines/mandates.” Most other adults say that the rules can be adjusted, not ruling out the return of some precautions, if they're convinced that they're necessary.
In the states
Michigan. On Tuesday, former Detroit police chief Ralph Godbee dropped out of the Democratic primary for the new 13th Congressional District, where Black politicians have worried that a glut of candidates will allow self-funded Indian American state Rep. Shri Thanedar (D) to win the Detroit-based seat with a plurality of the vote. “I have enough support to split the African American vote or siphon off votes that could be codified behind a consensus candidate,” Godbee explained in a statement.
Tennessee. The Republican supermajority in Nashville advanced legislation that would create residency requirements for federal races, which if implemented would make it impossible for former State Department official Morgan Ortagus to seek a House seat. If the law holds up in court, candidates for Congress would be required to prove that they've lived for at least three years in the district they want to represent; Ortagus relocated from D.C. to Nashville just last year.
“No one questioned my residency when I served our country in the intelligence community, the Trump Administration, nor in the U.S. Navy Reserves,” Ortagus told the Tennessean in a statement. “And President Trump certainly didn't question my residency when he endorsed me for this seat.”
Wisconsin. Chippewa Falls attorney Karen Mueller joined the GOP race for attorney general this week, telling the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Molly Beck that she could use the powers of the office to investigate hospitals where Ivermectin was not prescribed for covid-19 sufferers. (A large study published Wednesday found, as others previously have, that Ivermectin did not help those suffering from covid.)
“I am running for attorney general because of potential homicides in hospitals, because of vaccines — so-called vaccines,” said Mueller, the founder of the conservative Amos Center for Justice and Liberty. “I would open investigations into those deaths and if the facts were substantiated; I would probably bring charges against the people that were responsible for this.” Previously, Mueller wrote a memo to state legislator Timothy Ramthun, now a candidate for governor, arguing that the legislature could and should invalidate the 2020 election.
Redistricting
On Wednesday afternoon, Republican legislators in Louisiana overrode a veto from Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) and approved a congressional map that maintained the party's 5-to-1 seat advantage. Just hours later, plaintiffs supported by the National Democratic Redistricting Committee sued to get the map thrown out.
“Black Louisianians are sufficiently numerous and geographically compact to constitute a majority of eligible voters in a second congressional district stretching from Baton Rouge to the delta parishes along the Mississippi River,” attorneys for four Black voters wrote in their complaint, filed in the Middle District Court. “The new congressional plan has the effect of denying Black voters an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and to elect candidates of their choice, in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.”
In Missouri, the candidate filing deadline came and went this week while legislators in Jefferson City rejected the new congressional map — maintaining a 6-to-2 GOP advantage, and shoring up one Republican seat — in favor of further negotiations. That came after Senate Republicans had finally overcome a filibuster by conservatives who wanted a map that would eliminate a Kansas City-based seat that Democrats always win.
“When you have a lot of people who are fighting for what they want, eventually you may have to some kind of compromise,” Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R) told 93.9 The Eagle on Wednesday. “I think that's what the Senate tried to do.”
Campaigning continued anyway, for the current district lines, and the legislative session isn't over until May. But there are already lawsuits in district court of Cole County (which contains the capital), asking a judge to intervene and draw maps, arguing that it's unconstitutional for candidates to run inside the old lines after 10 years of population changes.
Q&A
On Wednesday, House Democrats' super PAC announced $100 million in ad reservations across the country. None of the first reservations were in New York state. That surprised some Republicans, and Democrats, who see several New York seats as potentially vulnerable, including the 18th Congressional District that Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair Sean Patrick Maloney has represented for nine years. Maloney himself has said that the Hudson Valley seat, which has trended left but been redrawn to include more Republican precincts, could be in play, but the House Majority PAC hadn't reserved ads there yet.
“If I wasn’t managing the Frontline program, I’d be on the program,” Maloney said at this month's House Democratic retreat, referring to the DCCC's effort to protect its most vulnerable members.
Republicans see plenty of seats won by President Biden as winnable this year. Dan Conston, the president of the Congressional Leadership Fund — the GOP's PAC counterpart — said in an interview that the House Majority PAC's reservations were “a recognition that Democrats have already lost the House” and have “traditionally blue districts in real peril.” New York State Assemblyman Colin Schmitt (R), a 31-year old National Guard member, is running against Maloney on that theory. Ahead of the first quarter fundraising deadline — it's today, if a hundred campaigns haven't texted to tell you already — he talked about his race and why he thought Maloney could lose.
The Trailer: Why are you running, and why do you think you can win?
Colin Schmitt: This is my fourth year in the Assembly. I've been heavily involved in the community for a long time now. Sean Maloney is nowhere to be found. I don't think he was representing our values to begin with, but this is a guy who's not doing retail politics like I am. He's not at the Memorial Day parades or the Fourth of July parades. He’ll pop in for a press conference once a quarter in one of the cities in the district.
Then he gets made the chairman of the DCCC. This is a district that consistently has been good for Republicans in a gubernatorial year. And we've got a guy who can no longer triangulate his politics because of his job with the party. This is generally a working-class district, with some Westchester parts that are a little different. And he didn't check any of those boxes anymore.
In Middletown, one of the cities here, one day, there was no meat and no chicken on the shelves. A constituent sent us the photos, and they went viral. This is real life. The supply chain problems go right back to these big spending packages, which were unacceptable. And he voted for all of that. He's out of touch.
TT: Before this year, the district was trending away from Republicans. Why was that?
CS: In my own races, I’ve operated independently. I'm not relying on another elected official above me. I'm not reliant on any party committee operation. We obviously accept their help and whatever they want to offer, but we’ve been able to overperform.
I think that was there's a mix of factors for why we've slipped. There's obviously been demographic changes. You've had traditional conservative supporters who have moved out of the state at a growing rapid pace. Not too long ago, in the Hudson Valley, you could have “Republican” next to your name, wake up on Election Day, and get elected to what? That’s not the way it is anymore.
TT: Why is it winnable now?
CS: He was sending attack mailers about me before I started running, so this guy clearly thinks they have a winnable race here. I think that we're a juggernaut. No offense to previous opponents, but we're the first opponent, since he became a member of Congress, with a political base, name recognition and the ability to run a real campaign.
The district moved north and picked up new areas in Ulster County and Dutchess County, which Maloney has never represented. There are places where he’s had a kind of legacy of overperformance, running ahead of other Democrats, but they’re out of the district now. When we've polled it, we're both in the 30s — that's a canary in the coal mine. A lot of people don't know who Maloney is, and the polls may be underestimating the anti-Biden sentiment out there.
TT: Maloney has distanced himself from the “defund the police” slogan, but we've seen Republicans and some Democrats running against bail reform and blaming it for high crime. How does that play in the race? What do you actually do on it, at the federal level, if you win?
CS: It's probably the top issue that we're dealing with in the Hudson Valley: The crime issue, the lack of support for law enforcement. I've been fighting cash bail on the statewide level. It's something that my opponent has supported — he’s spoken glowingly of it; he wanted it in the race for attorney general. [Maloney ran for attorney general in 2018, losing the Democratic primary while seeking reelection to his House seat.]
And he’s hired advisers at the DCCC who made a wide range of anti-law enforcement comments. The one that sticks out in my mind was an adviser saying we should burn police precincts to the ground. That’s not acceptable to me. There’s a kind of nickname we have here: the land of guns and hoses. We’ve got so many cops, so many firemen, that work in New York City and live up here. I'm going to take my experiences here in New York and ensure that that is not something that gets advanced in Washington. I want to block the nationalization of our failed cash bail law.
TT: A lot of Republicans have talked about launching investigations into the Biden administration if you win, on everything from the withdrawal from Afghanistan to Hunter Biden's business career. Would you support that?
CS: I think that the situation in Afghanistan was a turning point. I served in the Army National Guard. A lot of my battle buddies were being deployed over there. And it's a real personal issue for a lot of the servicemen — it felt like a real failure. When we win, I'm going to look back at that as the pivot point where Biden and the Democrats started to lose the support of a lot of the people who probably were going to stick with him.
So we need to have the full story on that. The Hunter Biden thing, that's … well, my main focus would be Afghanistan.
TT: If you'd been in Congress last year, not Maloney, would you have voted to challenge the electoral results from Arizona and Pennsylvania on Jan. 6?
CS: Look, the violence that happened on that day is unacceptable. Anybody who illegally entered the Capitol that day or committed any of the crimes should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Joe Biden won the election, and that's what we've got to deal with for now. I support legislation that ensures equal access to voting for everybody and equal confidence in voting for everybody.
TT: But did you agree with the legal questions there? And would you have voted for or against impeachment afterward?
CS: I was a state legislator at the time, so I only saw what's going on in my state. That issue should be left to state legislators in those states. It’s not my place to tell any other state what they should or shouldn't do. No, I would not have voted to impeach him. I didn’t support the impeachment of him either time. In 2021, he had already lost the election, he was leaving office and it was an unnecessary step.
TT: And how would you rate the Biden administration's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine? What would you be arguing for if you were in Congress?
CS: It's just another failure of the Biden administration on foreign policy and international security matters. Should this escalate, I mean, it would affect me personally. I'm the last person who wants anything to go worse for American soldiers on the ground. But I think we waited too long and there've been weaknesses that have been exploited. I think we need to continue to provide everything and anything we can provide, without putting our boots on the ground in Ukraine, at this point.
Countdown
… five days until the special primary in California's 22nd Congressional District
… 33 days until the next primaries
… 56 days until Texas runoffs and the special primary in Minnesota's 1st Congressional District
… 74 days until the special House primary in Alaska
… 216 days until the midterm elections | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/31/trailer-could-madison-cawthorn-lose-primary-challengers-come-party-crashers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_homepage | 2022-04-01T00:54:03Z |
Don’t be alarmed if you spot activity on or near the Yukon River ice surface over the next several days, Whitehorse Fire and Protective Services says.
In a Facebook post, Whitehorse Fire and Protective Services said Whitehorse firefighters are participating in their yearly ice rescue training evolutions.
“These evolutions involve reviewing the technical and theoretical elements of safe and effective ice rescue while conducting practical scenarios in the environment and conditions that we could be called to operate in,” reads the post.
“Our staff are training constantly to ensure that a high level of service and skill set is maintained.”
In the post, people are encouraged to stop by and observe from a distance and on solid ground.
“Do not venture out onto the ice surface, as it is unpredictable and hazardous this time of year,” the post says.
The fire chief and deputy fire chief could not be reached by phone for additional comment by press time.
Contact Dana Hatherly at dana.hatherly@yukon-news.com | https://www.yukon-news.com/news/whitehorse-firefighters-undergoing-annual-ice-rescue-training/ | 2022-04-01T00:54:03Z |
Windsor’s Randi Field looking for redemption in Bellator MMA return
Randi Field’s debut on one of mixed martial arts’ biggest stages didn’t end as she hoped. But when she steps into the Bellator cage for a second time, the 31-year-old says she’ll be doing so with a completely new mindset.
“I feel a lot more grounded. This fight camp, I feel that my mentality has changed a lot,” she said.
Field kicked off her pro career as well as any fighter could, securing two victories in a regional promotional before signing with Bellator MMA in 2020.
After falling short in her promotional debut in October of last year, Field is expected to return to the Bellator cage in April.
Field said she makes no excuses about her previous fight, adding her opponent Sumiko Inaba was “no slouch” and “a very great competitor.”
But first-time jitters also played a factor, she said.
“I think, for me, the toughest part for me was my anxiety. I think I had an adrenaline dump that morning because everything just hit me. It had been two years since I last competed.”
In her first two fights, Field performed in front of her hometown fans in Windsor.
Randi Field's boyfriend and coach Manny Alfaro on Mar. 30, 2022. (Sanjay Maru / CTV News)
“I didn't have to travel anywhere. I didn't have to get accustomed to new air. I didn't have to do anything like that. So that [change] was huge. There were also a lot of things going on in my family that I had to deal with,” she said.“But everything is perfect now.”
In preparation for her next fight, Field said she’s been watching tape from her old fights and “remembering what I was doing then to have such a good mentality going into the fight.”
“I don’t think I was grateful,” she added.Another major change, Field said, is remembering how important it was to have her boyfriend and coach Manny Alfaro be in her corner and share his insight between fights.
According to Alfaro, Field’s confidence level has raised to the point where she’s “pulling things off” in training that were in her arsenal but she was nervous to pull the trigger on before.
“I think just being really open-minded [is a big change]. As a coach, I teach Randi everything that I know. I do know a lot, but I definitely don't know everything,” said Alfaro, adding she’s been working with some of the best teams in the world ahead of her next fight including Combat Sports Academy, Team Alpha Male and Michigan Top Team.
“I believe that Randi has been able to change her perspective on herself. That's one of the biggest things that you can do,” said Alfaro.
Field (2-1) will fight Maraya Miller (1-1) at Bellator 279 on Apr. 23, 2023.
The fight will be contested at a catchweight of 120 pounds.
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What to know before you buy an action camera body mount
Compatibility with your action camera
There are several types of action camera mounts you can use, but the most important factor is compatibility. The protective cases of action cameras are different in size and shape, so it’s important to check if they can be affixed to the mount. Most cameras use the GoPro system of slots and bolts, so it might not be too much of a hassle. Also consider if you want to film using your mobile phone, as there are specific body mounts for that.
Activities you’ll be filming
Action cameras are used to film all sorts of activities, but if you don’t have the correct body mount, you might end up not capturing any footage at all. For example, if you plan on filming underwater, make sure the body mount is in a position to film straight ahead or the seafloor; a wrist mount while swimming is not a good choice.
Action camera kit vs. body mount
Unless it’s a specialized body mount, you might want to consider getting a complete action camera kit instead. Usually, there isn’t much price difference between a body mount and a full kit, making it more value for money. Kits typically include a body, head and wrist mount, attachment accessories and vehicle suction cup.
What to look for in a quality action camera body mount
Strong buckles, clips and straps
The camera is usually secured to the mounting system with nuts and bolts, but the entire mechanism must be securely fastened around your body. Most mounts use buckles and clips, making them perfect for filming action-packed activities like horse riding or motorcycles. Others might use a series of Velcro straps that are easily adjusted but less robust than clips.
Versatility for more positions
A body mount is great for recording what’s going on around you, but sometimes you want to change the camera angle. A basic body mount might not allow you to do that, but a good-quality mount will. By adjusting the strap length, you can change where the mount fits around your body, giving you a different filming perspective.
Durable construction materials
The last thing you want while ripping down the slopes is for your body mount to malfunction due to inferior materials. While strong buckles, clips and straps are important for keeping the mount on your body, the camera needs to stay put as well. A good-quality body mount should have robust and durable materials where the camera is mounted. This is typically made from hard plastic, while others may incorporate metal pieces.
How much you can expect to spend on an action camera body mount
Action camera body mounts are relatively affordable, with chest harnesses retailing for under $10. Body mounts that place the camera at an unconventional location generally cost more, retailing for $20-$50.
Action camera body mount FAQ
Can you put a body mount on an animal?
A. There are some options, yes, but they’re generally for dogs only. Some manufacturers have canine-specific harnesses, which is great if you want to see where your dog goes or their perspective. It isn’t recommended to put a harness on a cat.
Can you charge an action camera while it’s in the mount?
A. In most cases, this won’t be possible. Through the design of the action camera’s external case and the mount, there won’t be an opening to expose the charging port.
What’s the best action camera body mount to buy?
Top action camera body mount
What you need to know: This camera mount is the perfect accessory to give your videos that Hollywood-style, over-the-shoulder action look.
What you’ll love: The mount is incredibly versatile, as it can be used not only for over-the-shoulder filming but several other positions as well. Through the clip and buckle system, you can change the position of the camera mount — it can also go around your waist, your chest or face backward. It’s compatible with almost all action cameras.
What you should consider: It’s a bit more expensive than other body mounts, so it might not be for everyone.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top action camera body mount for the money
Asocea Adjustable Chest Mount Harness
What you need to know: This chest mount is the only accessory you’ll need to keep your action camera steady and pointing forward.
What you’ll love: Through a simple buckle and clip system, this harness places the action camera in the middle of your chest. The waist straps adjust to a maximum of 67 inches, while the shoulder straps adjust to 54 inches. It’s compatible with GoPro and Apeman cameras and comes with a thumbscrew and a J-hook.
What you should consider: There’s no padding on the straps, so it might cause irritation if fastened too tightly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Zookki Action Camera Accessories Kit
What you need to know: This camera accessory kit has everything you need to create the best action content possible.
What you’ll love: This camera kit not only includes a durable chest harness, but several other body mounts as well. There’s a mount for your head to film as closely as possible to what you see, a wrist strap mount and a monopod handle. For water activities, the kit includes a floating handle to keep the camera upright. Several J-hooks, adapters and long screws are included so you can easily change the angle of the camera.
What you should consider: Some users have indicated the kit doesn’t come with any instructions on how to assemble the mount or how the adapters work.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Kylie Jenner Rocks Sexy Thigh-High Boots 2 Months After Welcoming Son
Kylie Jenner is one hot mama!
The 24-year-old makeup mogul showed off a glam and edgy look in a collection of photos posted to Instagram on Thursday, rocking black leather thigh-high boots and a black dress as she casually sat on an oversized white couch while glancing over her shoulder.
In the second photo, Jenner showed off her flawless manicure and her assortment of eye-catching jewelry, including a few chunky rings and an intricate statement piece.
Fans and fellow celebs alike couldn't get enough of the Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum's sultry ensemble, with "Wild Side" singer Normani commenting, "the baddest," while longtime Kardashian family friend Victoria Villarroel added, "yes to this ❤️🔥."
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Jenner's glamorous look comes about two months after she gave birth to her and Travis Scott's second child, a son who they originally named Wolf. The pair also share 4-year-old daughter Stormi together.
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A little over a month after welcoming their son, Jenner penned a short message on her Instagram Story earlier this month explaining she and Scott had decided to change his name.
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"FYI our sons [sic] name isn't Wolf anymore. We just really didn't feel like it was him. Just wanted to share because I keep seeing Wolf everywhere," Jenner wrote, adding a prayer hands emoji.
"Kylie and Travis liked Wolf, but after getting to know their son, they felt like the name didn't fit him. They wanted to choose the perfect name that they both loved," an insider told PEOPLE in March, with a second source adding Jenner and Scott will "share his name when she's ready.
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In March, a source told PEOPLE that Jenner – who stars on Hulu's highly anticipated new reality show, The Kardashians, which debuts on the streaming service on April 14 – has "softened even more" since welcoming her and Scott's new bundle of joy.
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TUCSON, Ariz., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $651 million, with options totaling $2.5 billion, hardware, production and sustainment contract for full-rate production of the AN/SPY-6(V) Family of Radars. The contract, with options, totals $3.2 billion and five years of radar production to equip up to 31 U.S. Navy ships with SPY-6 radars.
Under the contract, RMD will produce solid state, fixed-face and rotating SPY-6 variants that will deliver unprecedented integrated air and missile defense capabilities for seven types of U.S. Navy ships over the next 40 years. Those vessels include the Navy's new Arleigh Burke class Flight III destroyers, aircraft carriers and amphibious ships; today's Flight IIA destroyers will be backfit with an upgraded radar.
"There is no other radar with the surface maritime capabilities of SPY-6," said Wes Kremer, president of Raytheon Missiles & Defense. "SPY-6 is the most advanced naval radar in existence, and it will provide our military a giant leap forward in capability for decades to come."
Since its inception, more than $600 million has been invested in the development and manufacturing of the SPY-6 family of radars. When compared to legacy radars, SPY-6 will bring new capabilities to the surface fleet, such as advanced electronic warfare protection and enhanced detection abilities.
SPY-6 array radar variants have between nine and 37 radar modular assemblies, known as RMAs. Common RMAs allow SPY-6 to be scalable and modular to support production for the U.S. and partner nations across all variants, to include the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar. This commonality supports standardized logistics and training for those who work on the radars.
SPY-6 radar installation is complete on the Navy's first Flight III destroyer, the USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), which is scheduled to be operational in 2024. Radar array deliveries are complete for the next ship in the class, the future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128).
Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. With four industry-leading businesses ― Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defense ― the company delivers solutions that push the boundaries in avionics, cybersecurity, directed energy, electric propulsion, hypersonics, and quantum physics. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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Former Married at First Sight Australia star and influencer Martha Kalifatidis has responded after a major brand dropped her for mouthing the N-word while singing a rap song.
In a video shared to Instagram, the 33-year-old was spotted mouthing the racial slur while Nicki Minaj's hit song Only played in the background.
One follower was so appalled they messaged GHD, a major hair product brand Kalifatidis is partnered with, directly on Instagram.
"Are you comfortable with a paid [promoter] who (allegedly) says racial slurs and posts it willingly being associated with your brand?" they questioned.
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Advertise with NZME.The brand said they "would never condone any offensive or hurtful language".
In a later message, the brand told the user that they "will not be partnering with Martha Kalifatidis in any capacity moving forward".
Kalifatidis responded to the furore on Thursday evening, saying she was "deeply sorry".
"Towards the end of last week I posted something offensive on my IG stories. I was singing along to a song which included a racial slur. I immediately noticed my mistake and I removed the content," she said.
"I had no intent to hurt anyone - but that doesn't excuse my actions and I completely accept that it's wrong. We shall all acknowledge the seriousness of the word.
"I am nothing but deeply sorry. I had no intent to cause anyone harm.
"Again, I'm sorry to any person I've offended. I am learning and listening and am treating this experience as a learning curve."
Kalifatidis added that she "loves and appreciates every colour".
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Advertise with NZME.Kalifatidis is one of Instagram's most bankable beauty and fashion influencers, signing a five-figure deal with mega retailer Pretty Little Thing in November.
Announcing the role, Kalifatidis credited her fiance Michael for landing the deal and cheekily warned him to prepare for a gruelling six months of work ahead.
"Can we hear it for @mbrunelli who will be taking photos of my 'fits for the next 6 months," she wrote on an Instagram Stories post.
"I'm pretty shameless if you can't tell and poor bruiser dies inside. We love a supportive man."
The MAFS star is known for embracing some of the raciest fashion trends out there and in January posted a selfie of her in a skimpy triangle bikini from Sommer Swim on Instagram.
Kalifatidis wore the bikini top upside-down, exposing her underboob in a style loved by US celebs like Kourtney Kardashian and Kylie Jenner.
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In the hours after posting the Aussie brand said it had seen a massive spike in customer interest.
"When she posted we saw over $15,000 in sales," Hold founder Mathieu Mariole told news.com.au less than 24 hours after the video went live.
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"Cheer Boxes," Now En Route to Poland, Meant to Bring Joy to the Youngest Who Have Been Displaced
LAS VEGAS, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty ONE Group, a modern, purpose-driven lifestyle brand and ONE of the fastest growing franchisors in the world, set off on a crusade only three short weeks ago to collect tens of thousands of shoe boxes of toys, "cheer boxes," for Ukrainian children who have been displaced by the war.
The idea came from the daughters of the company's CEO and founder, Kuba Jewgieniew, who wanted children to help children in need. Jewgieniew's parents and family are from Poland while his wife, Luba Jewgieniew, was born and raised in Ukraine. The family originally hoped to collect just 300 boxes, but the result was well beyond anything the girls or the company could have expected.
"People helping people is what our COOLTURE (cool + culture) is all about," said Kuba Jewgieniew, CEO and Founder of Realty ONE Group. "Our entire ONE family across 45 states shared their love along with local schools, hospitals, neighbors and other real estate companies and it was ONE of the most amazing things I've ever experienced.
In total, Realty ONE Group estimates it collected more than 30,000 cheer boxes stuffed with toys, some clothing and loving, hand-crafted notes to all ages of Ukrainian children. The boxes began to overflow at the company's several hub offices in Orange County, Phoenix and Las Vegas, and now have been crated and shipped to the east coast where they'll make the final trek overseas to the south of Poland where Jewgieniew's family will drive distribution efforts.
Realty ONE Group has a long legacy of giving back through its 501(c)3, ONE Cares, having impacted nearly 300,000 lives in 2021, giving back more than $200,000 to organizations everywhere while planting 139,000 trees through its ONE Tree, ONE World program to make the earth greener as we expand our footprint around the world.
The UNBrokerage, as it's known in the industry, now has more than 17,000 real estate professionals in more than 400 offices in 45 states, Washington D.C. and Canada and will be opening in Ecuador, Costa Rica, Italy, Singapore and Spain, in addition to the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico.
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About Realty ONE Group
Founded in 2005, Realty ONE Group is an industry disruptor, radically changing the face of real estate franchising with its unique business model, fun coolture, technology infrastructure and superior support for its real estate professionals. The company has rapidly evolved to include more than 17,000 real estate professionals in over 400+ offices across 45 U.S. states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, Canada, Italy, Spain, Singapore and Costa Rica. Realty ONE Group ranks in the top one percent in the nation by REAL Trends, has been recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine as a Top 5 Real Estate Franchise and has been on Inc. 500's list of the Fastest-Growing Companies for seven consecutive years. Realty ONE Group is surging ahead, opening doors, not only for its clients but for real estate professionals and franchise owners. To learn more, visit www.RealtyONEGroup.com.
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Cambiar Investors LLC trimmed its holdings in American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO – Get Rating) by 9.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 95,396 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 9,806 shares during the quarter. Cambiar Investors LLC owned about 0.06% of American Eagle Outfitters worth $2,415,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position in American Eagle Outfitters by 13.9% in the fourth quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 39,150 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $991,000 after purchasing an additional 4,792 shares during the last quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System boosted its position in American Eagle Outfitters by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 38,922 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $986,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares during the last quarter. Foundry Partners LLC boosted its position in American Eagle Outfitters by 23.5% in the fourth quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 29,005 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $734,000 after purchasing an additional 5,525 shares during the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in American Eagle Outfitters by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 188,706 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $4,778,000 after purchasing an additional 9,507 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tatro Capital LLC purchased a new position in American Eagle Outfitters in the fourth quarter worth about $209,000.
In other news, EVP Michael R. Rempell sold 12,895 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.12, for a total transaction of $246,552.40. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Michael R. Rempell sold 64,011 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.43, for a total transaction of $1,627,799.73. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 8.20% of the company’s stock.
Shares of American Eagle Outfitters stock traded down $0.44 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $16.80. 4,985,483 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,518,101. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. has a 52-week low of $16.50 and a 52-week high of $38.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a fifty day moving average of $20.40 and a 200-day moving average of $23.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.
American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 2nd. The apparel retailer reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35. The business had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. American Eagle Outfitters had a return on equity of 34.33% and a net margin of 8.37%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.39 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. will post 2.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 11th were given a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 10th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.29%. American Eagle Outfitters’s payout ratio is currently 35.47%.
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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc is a multi-brand specialty retailer, which offers an assortment of apparel and accessories for men and women under the American Eagle Outfitters brand, and intimates, apparel and personal care products for women under the Aerie brand. The firm operates stores in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong, China and the United Kingdom.
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RCMP says a pedestrian was hit on Second Avenue at Strickland Street on March 25.
One person was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the vehicle remained on scene, accoding to police.
RCMP are investigating the accident but drug or alcohol impairment is not believed to be a factor.
Second Avenue was closed between approximately 4:10 and 6 p.m.
“The detour allowed the RCMP collision reconstructionist to collect the evidence they needed to help understand what caused this collision,” says Whitehorse RCMP Operations NCO Sgt. Jolene Nason. “Understanding causes can help with prevention in the future.”
Police are reminding drivers to use caution and scan right and left when approaching pedestrian crosswalks before continuing through. They suggest being cautious of pedestrians who may be distracted or unaware of their surroundings.
“The speed limit in most of downtown Whitehorse is 40 kilometres per hours,” Sgt. Nason says. “When the City of Whitehorse updated these speed limits in August 2021, their goal was to improve general road safety in the Downtown core for all.”
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Cruz knocks Graham’s call to assassinate Putin: ‘An exceptionally bad idea’
Lawmakers, including some Republicans, are slamming a tweet that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) issued on Thursday night where he appeared to be calling for the assassination of Russian President Vladimir Putin, with one senator calling it “an exceptionally bad idea.”
“Is there a Brutus in Russia? Is there a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg in the Russian military? The only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to take this guy out. You would be doing your country — and the world — a great service,” Graham said in a tweet.
“The only people who can fix this are the Russian people. Easy to say, hard to do,” he continued in another tweet. “Unless you want to live in darkness for the rest of your life, be isolated from the rest of the world in abject poverty, and live in darkness you need to step up to the plate.”
The remarks were immediately knocked by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and several other Republicans.
“This is an exceptionally bad idea. Use massive economic sanctions; BOYCOTT Russian oil & gas; and provide military aid so the Ukrainians can defend themselves. But we should not be calling for the assassination of heads of state,” the Texas senator said in response.
“While we are all praying for peace & for the people of Ukraine, this is irresponsible, dangerous & unhinged,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said in a tweet. “We need leaders with calm minds & steady wisdom. Not blood thirsty warmongering politicians trying to tweet tough by demanding assassinations. Americans don’t want war.”
Florida state Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R), who is running for Congress, called Graham’s statement “Biden-level stupidity and recklessness,” while Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) sarcastically mused, “When has Sen. Graham encouraging regime change ever ended badly?”
The remarks were also condemned by the Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Ivanovich.
“I find the statement of American politics unacceptable and outrageous. The degree of Russophobia and hatred in the USA towards Russia is off the charts. It’s unbelievable that a country’s senator preaching his moral values as a ‘guiding star’ to all mankind could afford a call on terrorism as a way to achieve Washington’s goals on the international arena,” he said in response to a question about the tweet.
A spokesperson for Graham said that the lawmakers were entitled to their opinions and referred The Hill to his interview on Fox News on Friday morning.
“The Russian people are not our enemy. I’m convinced it’s a one-man problem surrounded by a few people,” Graham said in response to a question asking him to expand on his tweet.
“But the best way for this to end is having Eliot Ness or Wyatt Earp in Russia — the ‘Russian Spring’ so to speak — where people rise up and take him down because if he continues to be their leader, then he’s going to make you complicit with war crimes,” the senator added.
Graham also slammed Ivanovich’s statement.
“Mr. Ambassador, you’re supporting a war criminal in Putin. Your country’s engaged in war crimes in front of the entire world. You’re bombing innocent civilians using banned munitions,” he said.
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Seele-N (SEELE) traded up 10.2% against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 19:00 PM E.T. on March 31st. Seele-N has a market cap of $5.03 million and $4.90 million worth of Seele-N was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Seele-N coin can currently be bought for $0.0072 or 0.00000016 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. During the last seven days, Seele-N has traded 7.4% lower against the US dollar.
Here’s how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002189 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded down 3.8% against the dollar and now trades at $1.63 or 0.00003558 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded up 1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.65 or 0.00004286 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded 5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded 0% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002185 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded 1.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $16.99 or 0.00037158 BTC.
- Parkgene (GENE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $25.59 or 0.00045023 BTC.
- DREP (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003398 BTC.
- DREP [old] (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003399 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded 4.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $49.00 or 0.00107164 BTC.
About Seele-N
According to CryptoCompare, “Seele’s neural consensus algorithm was inspired by the inner workings of the human brain. It asynchronously processes and sorts data in a large-scale decentralized environment, using ε-differential agreements to allow all nodes within a network to reach consensus. Compared to existing consensus algorithms, it ensures greater fault-tolerance and is significantly more efficient. Its performance also scales linearly as network size increases, allowing it to be widely adaptable to many different use cases. Seele proposes the heterogeneous forest network, a blockchain ecosystem comprised of subnets optimized for different use cases. Subnets can handle different service scenarios independently and can interact with each other through cross-chain and cross-domain protocols. This network is secure, efficient, and compatible with current blockchain ecosystems. It presents an overarching vision for the future Internet of Value. The SEELE token is an Ethereum-based (ERC-20) cryptocurrency. Seele has completed a chain swap where the contract address migrated from 0xb1eef147028e9f480dbc5ccaa3277d417d1b85f0 to 0xb1e93236ab6073fdac58ada5564897177d4bcc43 “
Seele-N Coin Trading
It is usually not possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Seele-N directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Seele-N should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as GDAX, Changelly or Coinbase. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Seele-N using one of the aforementioned exchanges.
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Which StarTech docking station is best?
While lightweight, compact laptop computers are great for jobs on the go or when you’re away from your office, there are plenty of times when the larger viewing real estate and connectivity of a traditional desktop computer are desired. Thankfully, StarTech provides docking stations that allow you to greatly expand the usability of your laptop computer.
The StarTech.com USB-C Dock includes a wealth of display and data ports that let you fully integrate your laptop with a wide range of other devices and equipment, including speakers, monitors and more.
What to know before you buy a StarTech docking station
Your requirements
Carefully consider the reasons for which you want to convert your laptop computing experience into one that is more akin to using a desktop. Are you editing video and looking to view your work on a monitor that allows for a less cluttered workspace? Are you in need of multiple displays to let you code and compare designs more easily? Or perhaps, you simply want to be able to create a dedicated, centered area within which to get focused work done without outside distractions.
No matter your reasons, choosing the right docking station means imagining the workspace you hope to create and seeking out a dock that will provide you with the flexibility you need to make it your own.
Your equipment
Take stock of what equipment you will be attaching to your laptop computer while shopping for a docking station. Consider the type and age of the connection that your external monitor requires. If you plan on using your computer with a sound system, be sure to know if your speakers are Bluetooth enabled or require a wired connection to your laptop. Paying close attention to the gear you hope to use will help prevent any compatibility issues you may experience after making an uneducated purchase.
Your laptop’s compatibility
USB-C has risen to become the new standard when it comes to connecting devices. Because of this, the majority of StarTech docking stations fully embrace this option. However, older laptops may not have this particular USB type installed. Depending on your hardware, you may need to seek out an adapter or two to ensure compliance with a brand-new dock.
Thankfully, making the leap from one connectivity standard to another is made easier by the wide availability of adapters and dongles that help bridge the gap between yesterday’s tech and today’s trends. Some StarTech docks even include a USB adapter in the box.
What to look for in a quality StarTech docking station
Ports
One of the biggest reasons to use a docking station is to be able to take advantage of the abundance of ports that they provide. From HDMI to various USB and memory card types, there are docks available for every profession and preference. You will be surprised at how quickly your dock becomes fully occupied with chargers and connected devices. Because of this, select a dock with as many ports as possible.
Monitor connectivity
The convenience of a large, luxurious monitor in your workstation cannot be overstated. Be sure that the dock you purchase includes the correct HDMI ports required for today’s displays. Older monitors that connect via other means may require adapters. Because of the fast pace of display technology, some especially old monitors, sadly, may have to be left behind as you build out your desk.
Size
Select a StarTech dock that is large enough to accommodate your needs but not so big as to hog too much of your valuable desk space. Miniature docks are available alongside standard models, although these units tend to lack many of the ports and features that make the devices attractive in the first place. If you require a large dock but don’t want to sacrifice surface area or prefer to keep the majority of your cables out of sight, you may want to consider mounting your dock out of sight behind your desk.
Additionally, portable docks are available and popular for both their space-saving dimensions as well as the ease with which you can bring them along for business on the move.
Aesthetics
As Apple’s design influences have dominated the tech industry over the last two decades, computer accessories have followed suit. StarTech provides gray and aluminum docks to match Apple’s flagship MacBook models, as well as more universal black and white models. For those who prefer matching devices, there are docks available that will complement your gear and blend seamlessly into your work environment.
How much you can expect to spend on a StarTech docking station
Small, portable StarTech docking stations can be purchased for less than $100. However, powerful units that include Thunderbolt ports and other top-tier features can cost $200-$400.
StarTech docking station FAQ
Will a docking station make my laptop faster?
A. No. Docking stations allow you to connect your laptop to external speakers, monitors and more but they do nothing to enhance the performance of your computer. In fact, an underpowered computer may run slower if connected to too many displays.
Can I connect multiple docks together?
A. In some cases, yes. USB, in particular, is an accessible enough connection that users can sometimes “daisy chain” docks together to expand their usage. However, the functionality may vary depending on the power consumption of the devices you wish to use and with regard to other connections such as HDMI.
Do laptop docks provide storage space?
A. No. Laptop docks allow you to connect your computer to external hard drives, but they contain no internal storage.
What’s the best StarTech docking station to buy?
Top StarTech docking station
What you need to know: With a generous array of ports and a clean, modern design, this dock has everything you need to create the workstation of your dreams.
What you’ll love: You can connect your laptop to three external monitors with this device, putting four displays at your fingertips. Its range of ports allows you to integrate everything from external drives to speakers into your workstation.
What you should consider: Some users have noticed compatibility and driver issues with this dock.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top StarTech docking station for the money
StarTech.com USB C Multiport Adapter
What you need to know: This dock is small and great for traveling, allowing you to convert your laptop into a fully connected work machine wherever you go.
What you’ll love: Available in a range of connectivity and power delivery options, this docking station is small enough to fit into your laptop bag.
What you should consider: Not enough connectivity for some users.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
StarTech.com USB C Multiport Adapter Portable Docking Station for Laptop/Tablet
What you need to know: With both current and legacy ports, this dock allows you to bring some of your older technology into the modern age.
What you’ll love: Including various USB ports, a VGA port, a memory card slot and even a headphone jack, this dock expands the usability of your laptop in every way.
What you should consider: This dock sacrifices the number of ports in favor of variety.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Maud Maron, ‘Proudly Moderate,’ Rejects Pressure To Veer Left
In Congressional District 12 race, she’s an outlier among left-leaning Democrats
Maud Maron, a lawyer and mother who formerly ran for City Council in Downtown’s District 1, feels “dissatisfied” with leadership in the city right now. Some Democrats, to her dismay, are veering further and further left in their politics — so she’s running for Congress in District 12 with the conviction that she could make a positive impact from the middle of the political spectrum.
“I’m not trying to show anybody how extremely left I can be, because I’m very grounded and centered in my values about what’s important for families and working people in New York,” she said.
Of Maron’s political views — which span from her stance on crime and her insistence on ending mask mandates for young kids to her desire to bar transgender athletes from competing in sports in alignment with their gender identities — some place her, at times, in agreement with Republicans. She’s an outlier in the current field of progressive Democrats, including Suraj Patel and Rana Abdelhamid, vying to unseat incumbent Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, who’s represented District 12 for nearly a decade. “New Yorkers — across party lines and across ages, across neighborhoods — really want sensible, moderate leadership,” Maron said. “I think we saw that with people choosing Eric Adams as the mayor of our city.”
A resident of Soho, Maron anticipated she’d be running for Congress in incumbent Jerrold Nadler’s District 10. Thanks to newly drawn congressional maps, which now see parts of Chelsea, Greenwich Village and SoHo within the borders of District 12 instead of District 10, Maron launched her campaign in the beginning of this year against Maloney and her challengers instead.
Reviving Rikers
At one point or another, Maron has lived all over Manhattan, from the Upper East Side to Hell’s Kitchen and the East Village. Along the way, she developed expertise in law, kickstarting her career as a criminal defense attorney at the Legal Aid Society — a background that she feels equips her to tackle the city’s issues now on a different stage. “Obviously, you want to curb any police abuse and you want police to be accountable and well-trained,” Maron said, “but you also need to acknowledge that the police do an important job and without them our city would be worse off.”
Leaders in the city, from Mayor Eric Adams to City Council members, have widely acknowledged that safety is of major concern to locals, many of whom have likely sensed an uptick in crime in recent months. Perhaps more contentious is debate about the fate of Rikers Island, which Adams has pledged to shut down in light of notoriously poor conditions.
“Every single person runs around saying we should close Rikers Island as a solution to what’s wrong with Rikers Island,” Maron said. “It’s a horrible, misguided solution, because it necessitates building these borough-based jails that have been proposed, which are a total disaster for our communities.” She’d rather see Rikers receive a significant revamp.
The Schoolyard Battleground
Many of the issues Maron’s keen to take up hit even closer to home for the mother of four, whose children attend public schools in the city. Two years into the pandemic, Maron has been calling urgently to unmask young school kids. “We severely limited, damaged and hurt those children by imposing a mitigation that doesn’t work,” she said.
Reactions to the lifting of school mask mandates for most in New York City — which went into effect at the beginning of the month, following an announcement by Adams — have reportedly been mixed. The CDC continues to recommend masks as a way to combat COVID-19 spread in areas with high transmission, especially for those who are at greater personal risk.
But Maron’s inclination to address classroom politics likely won’t end with the pandemic. She’s outspoken on issues of gender identity, frequently taking to Twitter to weigh in on current events, like the controversy that swirled around accomplished trans swimmer Lia Thomas after she finished first in a freestyle event, winning a NCAA Division I title in mid-March. In a retweet of Republican Governor Ron DeSantis’ proclamation that runner-up Emma Weyant would be recognized as the winner in Florida, Maron wrote, “Why are Democrats incapable of standing up for girls and women like this?”
“You cannot protect or promote girls and women’s sports if you let men compete against girls and women,” Maron told Our Town. If elected to represent New York’s District 12, Maron would aim to pass legislation on this front.
In a field of progressive opponents, Maron remains “proudly moderate.”
“I’m not trying to show anybody how extremely left I can be, because I’m very grounded and centered in my values about what’s important for families and working people in New York.” Maud Maron | http://www.otdowntown.com/news/maud-maron-proudly-moderate-rejects-pressure-to-veer-left-NX2011852 | 2022-04-01T00:54:12Z |
The Grammys love Bruno Mars. He has won 11 times over the course of his career, and now he has teamed up with fellow Grammy champ Anderson Paak to form the duo Silk Sonic. The very first song they released together, “Leave the Door Open,” topped the Billboard Hot 100 and earned them four Grammy nominations including Record of the Year. If they win that award, Mars will tie Paul Simon‘s record as the most awarded artist in the category.
Simon won two of his Record of the Year titles as one half of a music duo, just as Mars might this Sunday night. Simon and Garfunkel prevailed for “Mrs. Robinson” (1969) and “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1971). And then Simon won solo for “Graceland” (1988).
Mars could match Simon’s record exactly. If “Leave the Door Open” wins it will be Mars’s second victory as part of a duo: his first win was in 2016 for “Uptown Funk,” his collaboration with Mark Ronson. He also won once as a solo artist, for “24K Magic” in 2018. And just like Simon, two of Mars’s wins came in the span of three years.
But neither Mars nor Simon would be the all-time biggest individual winner for Record of the Year. They’d share the distinction of being the most honored recording artists, but one behind-the-scenes music pro has them both beat: mastering engineer Tom Coyne has prevailed four times. Two of those wins were actually for his work on Mars’s aforementioned “Uptown Funk” and “24K Magic.” He also won for Sam Smith‘s “Stay with Me” in 2015 and Adele‘s “Hello” in 2017, which means he claimed the prize a remarkable four years in a row.
But Record of the Year looks like a tight race. As of this writing “Leave the Door Open” ranks third with 23/2 odds according to the combined predictions of Gold Derby users, but isn’t too far from front-runner “Drivers License” by Olivia Rodrigo and second-ranked “Happier Than Ever” by Billie Eilish. Mars swept all six of his nominations the last time he was up for Grammys in 2018. In fact, Mars hasn’t lost a single Grammy contest since 2014. So never count him out.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The CDC has given the green light for some people to receive a second booster shot.
South Dakota Urban Indian Health is already offering the second COVID-19 booster shot to those who are eligible.
“We have the vaccine available here and we are recommending it to those who are immunocompromised and ages 50 or older,” said Sue Reisch, RN at SDUIH.
You do not need to be a patient at the clinic to receive a booster.
“It’s available for everyone who is wanting that, they can just give us a call, make an appointment, we just need to get a little information to get you on our schedule,” Reisch said.
The CDC is not recommending the second booster for everyone right now. Instead, it is targeted specifically to those who have compromised immune systems.
“When these viruses replicate, it makes it so it is another foreign object coming into your body and these boosters are going to help boost that immunity more in your system,” said Kayla Weyh, CMA and Lab Manager.
According to the South Dakota Department of Health, there are currently 537 active cases of COVID in South Dakota. Health officials still recommend practicing safe COVID guidelines.
“Try to get to a clinic if you have symptoms and get tested, there are at-home tests available that you can use if you don’t want to go out into the public, wash your hands, sanitize,” Weyh said.
The clinic also offers free masks, take-home tests and traditional medicines. South Dakota Urban Indian Health welcomes all races, tribal affiliations and insurance holders. | https://www.keloland.com/news/healthbeat/coronavirus/sioux-falls-clinic-offering-second-covid-19-booster-shot/ | 2022-04-01T00:54:12Z |
Analysts expect Fiverr International Ltd. (NYSE:FVRR – Get Rating) to announce sales of $86.40 million for the current fiscal quarter, Zacks Investment Research reports. Three analysts have made estimates for Fiverr International’s earnings, with the lowest sales estimate coming in at $85.85 million and the highest estimate coming in at $87.22 million. Fiverr International reported sales of $68.32 million during the same quarter last year, which would suggest a positive year-over-year growth rate of 26.5%. The business is expected to report its next earnings report on Monday, January 1st.
On average, analysts expect that Fiverr International will report full year sales of $376.92 million for the current financial year, with estimates ranging from $375.34 million to $378.25 million. For the next year, analysts expect that the company will report sales of $479.39 million, with estimates ranging from $467.17 million to $494.24 million. Zacks’ sales averages are an average based on a survey of analysts that follow Fiverr International.
Fiverr International (NYSE:FVRR – Get Rating) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 17th. The company reported ($0.53) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of ($0.45) by ($0.08). Fiverr International had a negative return on equity of 14.47% and a negative net margin of 21.84%. The business had revenue of $79.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $76.82 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted ($0.04) earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 42.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FVRR. Assetmark Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Fiverr International in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. grew its position in Fiverr International by 111.3% during the 4th quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Fiverr International by 828.6% during the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 1,682 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Fiverr International during the 4th quarter worth $68,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its holdings in Fiverr International by 105.3% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 390 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. 57.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Shares of Fiverr International stock traded down $2.26 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $76.07. The stock had a trading volume of 752,158 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,106,603. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $75.36 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $124.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.74 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a current ratio of 2.48, a quick ratio of 2.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14. Fiverr International has a 1 year low of $55.82 and a 1 year high of $262.90.
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Fiverr International Ltd. develops an e-commerce platform that allows people to buy and sell digital services. It operates through the following geographical segments: U.S., Europe, Asia Pacific, Rest of the World and Israel. The firm offers digital marketing, graphics and design, video and animation, writing and translation, and music and audio.
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The counting is over in the second union election at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. But it's too close to call.
There were 993 "no" votes and 875 "yes" votes, but more than 400 contested ballots remain. According to the National Labor Relations Board, there will be a hearing within a few weeks to decide if any of the challenged ballots will be opened and counted.
More than 6,100 workers were eligible to vote in the do-over election, which was ordered after the NLRB found that Amazon had improperly interfered in last year's tally.
Turnout in this year's vote was down from last year when over half of eligible voters cast ballots. But among those who actually voted this time around, there was greater support for the union. Last year, workers voted more than 2-to-1 against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, a well-established national union.
"This time around we were able to educate more about unions," said Jennifer Bates, a warehouse employee, noting that organizers were able to get closer to workers now that the pandemic has eased.
The RWDSU called for every vote to be counted.
"The tenacity and courage of these workers never wavered in this unnecessarily long process," said RWDSU president Stuart Appelbaum in a statement. "Workers will have to wait just a little bit longer to ensure their voices are heard."
Meanwhile in a separate Amazon union election on Staten Island in New York, the vote count will continue Friday morning. Roughly 8,000 workers were eligible to vote on whether to join the Amazon Labor Union, an upstart organization led by former and current Amazon warehouse employees. With ballots still to count, the union is in the lead, with 1,518 voting yes so far, and 1,154 voting no.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Hampton High graduate Jalen Ray, who recently completed five years of Hofstra competition with 1,736 points, will play in this weekend’s 3X3U Hoops National Championship this weekend in New Orleans.
He will join fellow Colonial Athletic Association senior Mike Okaura of UNC Wilmington, Bryant’s Peter Kiss — the nation’s leading scorer this season — and Long Island’s Ty Flower as part of the “Colonial Con-NEC-tion” team.
The quartet will begin competition with pool play Friday, beginning at 3:15 p.m. against a combined Ivy/Patriot League team. The combined CAA/NEC team will play the Big Sky/Big West entry at 4:45 and the Mountain West/Western Athletic Conference team at 5:45.
Pool play continues Saturday with all teams having a chance Sunday to advance to bracketed games with semifinals and the championship game on ESPN2.
A total of $150,000 in prize money is up for grabs for these players who have exhausted their college eligibility.
Ray’s 310 3-point baskets are sixth in CAA history. He was a two-time All-CAA selection, and he led the Pride to the 2020 conference tourney title.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Hokies’ Kitley named a WBCA All-American
Virginia Tech post player Elizabeth Kitley was named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association All-America first team. The ACC Player of the Year joined her friend/rival Elissa Cunane of N.C. State as the only ACC players in the group of 10.
NBA
Finney-Smith scores career-high 28 in Mavs’ victory
Dallas forward Dorian Finney-Smith, who grew up in Portsmouth, scored a career-high 28 points Wednesday night to help the Mavericks defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-112.
The six-year NBA veteran, a former standout for Norcom High, Virginia Tech and Florida, hit 10 of 16 shots, including 6 of 12 from 3-point range. He had 17 points in the second half. The victory clinched a playoff berth for the Mavs and moved them into third place in the Western Conference. They play at Washington on Friday.
COLLEGE MEN’S GYMNASTICS
Tribe’s Harrington named ECAC Rookie of Week
William & Mary freshman Will Harrington was honored as the Eastern College Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week after his performance at last weekend’s USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championship.
He posted a career-high 13.3 in the floor exercise, the Tribe’s top score in the event. He also competed on vault (13.25) and the high bar (11.4) for W&M, which will host the ECAC championship meet at 2 p.m. Saturday at Kaplan Arena.
COLLEGE INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
CNU’s Speeney, DeSantis named C2C Scholar-Athletes of Year
Christopher Newport’s Eric Speeney and Adrianna DeSantis were named the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference men’s and women’s Scholar-Athletes of the Year, respectively, for indoor track and field.
Speeney, second in the C2C championships in the 5,000 meters, majors in electrical engineering. He’s also an all-region selection in cross country.
DeSantis, a neuroscience major, ranked first in the C2C in the 200- and 400-meter dashes with times of 26.86 and 59.58 seconds, respectively.
Tyler Wingard and his assistants received C2C Coaching Staff of the Year honors for men and women. The Captains won their fifth conference men’s title in the last six years and their seventh women’s crown in the last eight.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
CNU-Bridgewater doubleheader postponed
Division III No. 1 Christopher Newport’s scheduled doubleheader at Bridgewater was postponed indefinitely because of bad weather.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Virginia State promotes Harris to interim coach
Virginia State named Shannon Harris as its interim head coach. He was the Trojans’ offensive coordinator last season under Reggie Barlow, who stepped down for a job in the XFL. Barlow is slated to be the head coach of the San Antonio franchise in its 2023 debut.
COLLEGE MEN’S LACROSSE
Four Cavaliers named Midseason All-Americans
Four Virginia players were named Midseason All-Americans by Inside Lacrosse, the organization announced.
Attackman Connor Shellenberger and defenseman Cole Kastner were tabbed first-team All-Americans, while short-stick defensive midfielder Grayson Sallade and defenseman Cade Saustad received honorable mention.
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Shellenberger is third in the nation in points (6.25 per game).
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
U.Va., JMU players honored by magazine
Three Virginia players were named Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-Americans, the organization announced Thursday.
Sophomore Aubrey Williams earned second team honors, while freshman Rachel Clark and senior Ashlyn McGovern received honorable mention.
James Madison defender Mairead Durkin made the third team, while two of her fellow Dukes, attacker Isabella Peterson, and goalkeeper Molly Dougherty, gained honorable mention. | https://www.dailypress.com/sports/college/vp-sp-region-state-0401-20220331-3rbdhsp2jrft5lrxwymfk2vtme-story.html | 2022-04-01T00:54:12Z |
Have you ever tried to relax, only to find yourself overwhelmed with feeling stressed and having negative thoughts? Turns out a lot of us experience this – which is why some have coined it "stresslaxing".
Even though stresslaxation is a new term, it describes relaxation-induced anxiety, which has been studied for years. This is shown to happen to between 30 per cent and 50 per cent of people when they try to do relaxing things, causing symptoms of stress (such as rapid heart beat or sweating).
It's paradoxical, given people who experience stresslaxation may need to do something relaxing to de-stress. This can turn into a destructive, vicious cycle where they can't alleviate the stress they're experiencing - which could result in having more negative emotions and panic attacks.
Not everyone will experience stresslaxation. Some research even suggests people who have anxiety may be more prone to it. But here are just a few of the other reasons why it happens – and what you can do to get over it.
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Advertise with NZME.1. You're denying you're stressed
Pretending that a problem doesn't exist – also known as denial – is one of the least effective coping strategies for stress. In the case of stresslaxing, this might be denying you're stressed to begin with.
Short periods of denial can actually help us adapt to change. For example, denial can help a person cope with their emotions after experiencing the death of someone close. But when denial is used frequently to deal with daily stressors, it can leave people feeling perpetually stuck in a rut.
When you're in denial, your body continues sending stress signals in order to prompt you to take action and resolve your problems. This is why attempting (and failing) to relax instead of actually addressing the causes of your stress can make you feel more stressed out.
Here's how to fix this:
Acknowledge that the stress symptoms can be helpful. Your body is trying to alert you that a problem needs fixing, so it's activating all its physiological resources to help you do this. For example, an increased heart rate helps your body carry more oxygenated blood to your brain, so that your brain can come up with a solution quickly to the problems that are causing you stress.
Write down your deepest thoughts and feelings associated with your stress. This will help you understand the source of your stress so you can tackle it. For example, there's little point in doing meditation daily to de-stress if the cause of your stress is being overworked. In this case, actually speaking with a manager or colleague to adjust your workload would do more to help relieve your stress than relaxing activities might.
Think outside the box. When we're stressed, we might only think certain activities (such as meditation or exercise) can help us relax. But speaking to friends or family, or using an app or online resource, might be a better way to address your stress and help you feel better.
2. You're worrying about what other people will say
Most of us have something we're passionate about – whether that's our work or even a hobby. But the reason you're motivated to do these things is important.
Some people pursue their passion because they want to – whether that's to improve themselves or learn a new skill. But others may only pursue their passion because they want recognition from other people. People with certain personality types may be more prone to obsessing over their passion. Others may simply follow a certain pursuit to get praise from their colleagues or even to prove their worth to friends or family.
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Advertise with NZME.The problem with pursuing a passion for the wrong reason is it can cause a person to push themselves to the limit – which could mean working despite being sick, or not taking time off to de-stress. This can make it difficult and stressful to relax – like you're wasting time that could be spent pursuing your passion when you try doing relaxing things. You might even be worried that people will think badly of you for taking time off. Ultimately, this can negatively affect wellbeing.
For people who feel like this, taking a short "mental break" from what you're passionate about may be helpful. The break doesn't have to be long, nor does it have to involve doing something you necessarily see as relaxing. But taking even short breaks may help you to eventually feel that it's okay to take time away from your passion every now and again to de-stress and relax.
3. You can't make up your mind
When making a decision, some people can't help but explore all possible options available to them – known as maximising thoughts. This can even happen when trying to pick something relaxing to do. Even after picking something, you may instead think about the other options, wondering if something else would've helped you feel more relaxed. So instead of relaxing your mind, you're stressing yourself even more.
Unfortunately, maximising leads to self-blame regret, no matter what option we choose. It's also sometimes associated with lower wellbeing.
For a person who has a habit of maximising, they may be thinking of all the other things they have to do that day instead of actually relaxing – which may lead to feelings of stress.
Here's how to work through this:
• Limit the number of decisions you need to make on the day you want to do something relaxing. Or even plan when you're going to do something relaxing (such as watching a movie or meditating) and how long you're going to do it for. This may make it easier to relax when the time comes as you'll know you aren't putting other things off.
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Advertise with NZME.• Remember why you're trying to relax. Your health is important, so remembering this may help you feel less stressed while trying to do a relaxing activity.
• On the bright side, even if relaxation causes anxiety, it can still have a positive effect on mental health – and may even help you grow as a person. The most crucial thing is finding a relaxing activity you enjoy. Whether that's cooking, gardening or even running, it's important that it helps you switch off from your day's stress. | https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/the-conversation-three-reasons-why-you-feel-stressed-when-trying-to-relax/TWUA5NOWKJWPTJBF5HN5RGEILI/ | 2022-04-01T00:54:13Z |
Welcome to your project requirements!
Here’s a walkthrough of the finished feature. From the track page, we click the Start Track button and we’re taken to the modules page.
Let’s break it down to really see what bits of data we need!
There are 2 different data objects we need here. We need to get:
A specific module's:
- video URL
- title
- content
The module's parent track's:
- title
- a list of modules with each module's title and length
The right sidebar shows a list of modules, with the current (or active) module highlighted. To achieve this, we'll need to query for each module's id
.
Alright, time to get your hands dirty! The next few lessons provide hints and guides to what you'll need to do. If you get stuck, you can refer to the final
folder in the repo, or you can reveal the code solution for each section. Click on the "Show code" button below to take a peek:
function solution() { return 'I am the solution you are looking for';}
Have fun! | https://www.apollographql.com/tutorials/lift-off-lab/project-requirements | 2022-04-01T00:54:14Z |