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VANCOUVER, BC, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) ("Western" or the "Company") first quarter 2022 financial and operating results will be released on Wednesday, May 4, 2022.
Western will host its first quarter 2022 analyst conference call on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. PDT (3:00 p.m. EDT).
Don Demens, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Stephen Williams, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will discuss the Company's first quarter 2022 results followed by a question and answer session with the analyst community.
To join the conference call, dial:
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From Toronto: 416-340-2217
Passcode: 3466690#
To access the instant replay of the call, dial:
Toll-free from Canada and the US: 1-800-408-3053
From Toronto: 905-694-9451
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The instant replay will be available until June 5, 2022 at 8:59 p.m. PDT (11:59 p.m. EDT).
About Western Forest Products Inc.
Western is an integrated forest products company building a margin-focused log and lumber business to compete successfully in global softwood markets. With operations and employees located primarily on the coast of British Columbia and Washington State, Western is a premier supplier of high-value, specialty forest products to worldwide markets. Western has a lumber capacity in excess of 1.0 billion board feet from seven sawmills and four remanufacturing facilities. The Company sources timber from its private lands, long-term licenses, First Nations arrangements, and market purchases. Western supplements its production through a wholesale program providing customers with a comprehensive range of specialty products.
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By NEBI QENA and YURAS KARMANAU
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops handed control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant back to the Ukrainians and left the heavily contaminated site early Friday, more than a month after taking it over, Ukrainian authorities said, as fighting raged on the outskirts of Kyiv and other fronts.
Ukraine’s state power company, Energoatom, said the pullout at Chernobyl came after soldiers received “significant doses” of radiation from digging trenches in the forest in the exclusion zone around the closed plant. But there was no independent confirmation of that.
The withdrawal took place amid growing indications the Kremlin is using talk of de-escalation in Ukraine as cover while regrouping, resupplying its forces and redeploying them for a stepped-up offensive in the eastern part of the country.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian withdrawals from the north and center of the country were just a military tactic and that the forces are building up for new powerful attacks in the southeast.
“We know their intentions,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address to the nation. “We know that they are moving away from those areas where we hit them in order to focus on other, very important ones where it may be difficult for us.”
“There will be battles ahead,” he added.
Meanwhile, a convoy of 45 buses headed to Mariupol in another bid to evacuate people from the besieged port city after the Russian military agreed to a limited cease-fire in the area. But Russian forces blocked the buses, and only 631 people were able to get out of the city in private cars, according to the Ukrainian government.
Twelve Ukrainian trucks were able to deliver humanitarian supplies to Mariupol, but they were all seized by Russian troops, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said late Thursday.
The city has been the scene of some of the worst suffering of the war. Tens of thousands have managed to get out of Mariupol in the past few weeks by way of humanitarian corridors, reducing its population from a prewar 430,000 to an estimated 100,000 as of last week, but other relief efforts have been thwarted by continued Russian attacks.
A new round of talks was scheduled for Friday, five weeks into the war that has left thousands dead and driven 4 million Ukrainians from the country.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said it had been informed by Ukraine that the Russian forces at the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster had transferred control of it in writing to the Ukrainians.
The last Russian troops left the Chernobyl plant early Friday, the Ukrainian government agency responsible for the exclusion zone said.
Energoatom gave no details on the condition of the soldiers it said were exposed to radiation and did not say how many were affected. There was no immediate comment from the Kremlin, and the IAEA said it had not been able to confirm the reports of Russian troops receiving high doses. It said it was seeking more information.
Russian forces seized the Chernobyl site in the opening stages of the Feb. 24 invasion, raising fears that they would cause damage or disruption that could spread radiation. The workforce at the site oversees the safe storage of spent fuel rods and the concrete-entombed ruins of the reactor that exploded in 1986.
Edwin Lyman, a nuclear expert with the U.S.-based Union of Concerned Scientists, said it “seems unlikely” a large number of troops would develop severe radiation illness, but it was impossible to know for sure without more details.
He said contaminated material was probably buried or covered with new topsoil during the cleanup of Chernobyl, and some soldiers may have been exposed to a “hot spot” of radiation while digging. Others may have assumed they were at risk too, he said.
Early this week, the Russians said they would significantly scale back military operations in areas around Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv to increase trust between the two sides and help negotiations along.
But in the Kyiv suburbs, regional governor Oleksandr Palviuk said on social media Thursday that Russian forces shelled Irpin and Makariv and that there were battles around Hostomel. Pavliuk said there were Ukrainian counterattacks and some Russian withdrawals around the suburb of Brovary to the east.
Chernihiv came under attack as well. At least one person was killed and four were wounded in the Russian shelling of a humanitarian convoy of buses sent to Chernihiv to evacuate residents cut off from food, water and other supplies, said Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Lyudmyla Denisova
Ukraine also reported Russian artillery barrages in and around the northeastern city of Kharkiv.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said intelligence indicates Russia is not scaling back its military operations in Ukraine but is instead trying to regroup, resupply its forces and reinforce its offensive in the Donbas.
“Russia has repeatedly lied about its intentions,” Stoltenberg said. At the same time, he said, pressure is being kept up on Kyiv and other cities, and “we can expect additional offensive actions bringing even more suffering.”
The Donbas is the predominantly Russian-speaking industrial region where Moscow-backed separatists have been battling Ukrainian forces since 2014. In the past few days, the Kremlin, in a seeming shift in its war aims, said that its “main goal” now is gaining control of the Donbas, which consists of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, including Mariupol.
The top rebel leader in Donetsk, Denis Pushilin, issued an order to set up a rival city government for Mariupol, according to Russian state news agencies, in a sign of Russian intent to hold and administer the city.
With talks set to resume between Ukraine and Russia via video, there seemed little faith that the two sides would resolve the conflict any time soon.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that conditions weren’t yet “ripe” for a cease-fire and that he wasn’t ready for a meeting with Zelenskyy until negotiators do more work, Italian Premier Mario Draghi said after a telephone conversation with the Russian leader.
In other developments, Ukraine’s emergency services said the death toll had risen to 20 in a Russian missile strike Tuesday on a government administration building in the southern city of Mykolaiv.
As Western officials search for clues about what Russia’s next move might be, a top British intelligence official said demoralized Russian soldiers in Ukraine are refusing to carry out orders and sabotaging their equipment and had accidentally shot down their own aircraft.
In a speech in Australia, Jeremy Fleming, head of the GCHQ electronic spy agency, said Putin had apparently “massively misjudged” the invasion.
The Pentagon reported Thursday that an initial half-dozen shipments of weapons and other security assistance from the U.S. have reached Ukraine as part of an $800 million aid package President Joe Biden approved this month.
The shipments included Javelin anti-tank weapons, Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems, body armor, medical supplies and other materials, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.
U.S. intelligence officials have concluded that Putin is being misinformed by his advisers about how badly the war is going because they are afraid to tell him the truth.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the U.S. is wrong and that “neither the State Department nor the Pentagon possesses the real information about what is happening in the Kremlin.”
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Karmanau reported from Lviv, Ukraine. Associated Press journalists around the world contributed to this report.
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Delivers another record quarter for design-related revenue for IoT, both sequential and year over year billings growth for Cybersecurity, as well as positive operating cash flow and net profit
Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2022:
- Total company revenue of $185 million.
- IoT revenue of $52 million.
- Cybersecurity revenue of $122 million.
- Licensing & Other revenue of $11 million.
- Net cash generated from operations of $10 million.
- Non-GAAP basic earnings per share of $0.01, GAAP basic earnings per share of $0.25 and GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.03.
Fiscal Year 2022:
- Total company revenue of $718 million.
- Non-GAAP basic loss per share of $0.10, GAAP basic earnings per share of $0.02 and GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.31.
WATERLOO, ON, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today reported financial results for the three months and fiscal year ended February 28, 2022 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP, except where otherwise indicated).
"We're pleased with the progress that BlackBerry made this quarter. The IoT business recorded its first $50m-plus revenue quarter since the start of the pandemic. In addition to overcoming a number of industry-wide challenges, such as supply chain constraints and the war in Ukraine, the QNX business set another record for quarterly design-related revenue, demonstrating both strong fundamentals and momentum for the business," said John Chen, Executive Chairman & CEO, BlackBerry. "We're also excited about the prospects for the Cybersecurity business given another quarter of billings growth and further strengthening of the team with industry expertise in both sales and product development. The key components are in place, and we expect continued billings momentum this year. Following the demonstration of our BlackBerry IVY edge-to-cloud data platform on auto-grade hardware at CES, we have secured a number of Proof-of-Concept trials."
Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2022 Financial Highlights
- Total company revenue was $185 million.
- Total company non-GAAP gross margin was 68% and GAAP gross margin was 67%.
- IoT revenue was $52 million, with gross margin of 85% and ARR of $93 million, an 11% increase year-over-year.
- Cybersecurity revenue was $122 million, with gross margin of 61% and ARR of $347 million.
- Licensing and Other revenue was $11 million, with gross margin of 55%.
- Non-GAAP operating profit was $8 million. GAAP operating profit was $146 million.
- Total cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments were $770 million.
- Total net cash position was $405 million.
- Net cash generated from operating activities was $10 million.
Business Highlights & Strategic Announcements
IoT:
- BlackBerry QNX records a record number of new design wins in a quarter: 17 in Auto and 28 in the General Embedded Market (GEM).
- BlackBerry announces first BlackBerry IVY™ proof-of-concept, or POC, trial with PATEO, a leading Chinese tier 1 supplier, and a Chinese electric vehicle automaker to integrate IVY into a digital cockpit.
- BlackBerry and Marelli expand collaboration in China with BlackBerry QNX® Neutrino® RTOS and BlackBerry QNX® Hypervisor selected to power next generation cockpit technology.
- BlackBerry® QNX® real time operating system selected by Critical Software as the foundation for a railway protection system for Portugal's national rail network.
- BlackBerry® Jarvis® enhanced to include standardized reporting that enables compliance with the U.S. government's recent Executive Order relating to the software bill of materials.
Cybersecurity:
- BlackBerry receives maximum AAA rating from SE Labs following their Enterprise Advanced Security Test that used real-world hacking tactics against BlackBerry® Protect and BlackBerry® Optics.
- BlackBerry® SecuSUITE® encrypted communication solution endorsed for NATO use by the NSAB.
- BlackBerry® AtHoc® is being deployed, in partnership with TELUS, by all municipalities and the regional police in Niagara, Canada, displacing a key competitor's solution.
- BlackBerry releases annual threat report, highlighting a cybercriminal underground which has been optimized to better target small local businesses.
Outlook
BlackBerry will provide fiscal year 2023 outlook in connection with the quarterly earnings announcement on its earnings conference call. The earnings call transcript will be made available on our website and on SEDAR.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The tables at the end of this press release include a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP financial ratios used by the company to comparable U.S. GAAP measures and an explanation of why the company uses them.
Conference Call and Webcast
A conference call and live webcast will be held today beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET, which can be accessed by dialing +1 (877) 761-5600 or by logging on at BlackBerry.com/Investors.
A replay of the conference call will also be available at approximately 8:30 p.m. ET by dialing +1 (800) 770-2030 and entering Conference ID #1566649 and at the link above.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments around the world. The company secures more than 500M endpoints including more than 195M vehicles. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy, and is a leader in the areas of endpoint security, endpoint management, encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry's vision is clear - to secure a connected future you can trust.
BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.
For more information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow @BlackBerry.
Investor Contact:
BlackBerry Investor Relations
+1 (519) 888-7465
investorrelations@blackberry.com
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This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of certain securities laws, including under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws, including statements regarding BlackBerry's plans, strategies and objectives including its expectations with respect to increasing and enhancing its product and service offerings.
The words "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "may", "will", "should", "could", "intend", "believe", "target", "plan" and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by BlackBerry in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that BlackBerry believes are appropriate in the circumstances, including but not limited to, BlackBerry's expectations regarding its business, strategy, opportunities and prospects, the launch of new products and services, general economic conditions, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia Ukraine conflict, competition, and BlackBerry's expectations regarding its financial performance. Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, risks related to the following factors: BlackBerry's ability to enhance, develop, introduce or monetize products and services for the enterprise market in a timely manner with competitive pricing, features and performance; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or expand its customer base for its software and services offerings to grow revenue or achieve sustained profitability; the intense competition faced by BlackBerry; the occurrence or perception of a breach of BlackBerry's network cybersecurity measures, or an inappropriate disclosure of confidential or personal information; the failure or perceived failure of BlackBerry's solutions to detect or prevent security vulnerabilities; BlackBerry's continuing ability to attract new personnel, retain existing key personnel and manage its staffing effectively; litigation against BlackBerry; BlackBerry's dependence on its relationships with resellers and channel partners; acquisitions, divestitures and other business initiatives; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; network disruptions or other business interruptions; BlackBerry's ability to foster an ecosystem of third-party application developers; BlackBerry's products and services being dependent upon interoperability with rapidly changing systems provided by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use third-party software and its use of open source software; failure to protect BlackBerry's intellectual property and to earn expected revenues from intellectual property rights; BlackBerry being found to have infringed on the intellectual property rights of others; the substantial asset risk faced by BlackBerry, including the potential for charges related to its long-lived assets and goodwill; BlackBerry's indebtedness; tax provision changes, the adoption of new tax legislation or exposure to additional tax liabilities; the use and management of user data and personal information; government regulations applicable to BlackBerry's products and services, including products containing encryption capabilities; environmental, social and governance expectations and standards; the failure of BlackBerry's suppliers, subcontractors, channel partners and representatives to use acceptable ethical business practices or comply with applicable laws; regulations regarding health and safety, hazardous materials usage and conflict minerals; foreign operations, including fluctuations in foreign currencies; adverse economic, geopolitical and environmental conditions; the fluctuation of BlackBerry's quarterly revenue and operating results; the volatility of the market price of BlackBerry's common shares; and rising inflation.
These risk factors and others relating to BlackBerry are discussed in greater detail in BlackBerry's Annual Report on Form 10-K and the "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" section of BlackBerry's MD&A (copies of which filings may be obtained at www.sedar.com or www.sec.gov). All of these factors should be considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on BlackBerry's forward-looking statements. Any statements that are forward-looking statements are intended to enable BlackBerry's shareholders to view the anticipated performance and prospects of BlackBerry from management's perspective at the time such statements are made, and they are subject to the risks that are inherent in all forward-looking statements, as described above, as well as difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results and performance for future periods, particularly over longer periods, given changes in technology and BlackBerry's business strategy, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the industries in which BlackBerry operates. Any forward-looking statements are made only as of today and the company has no intention and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any of them, except as required by law.
Reconciliations of the Company's Segment Results to the Consolidated Results
The following table shows information by operating segment for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021. The Company reports segment information in accordance with U.S. GAAP Accounting Standards Codification Section 280 based on the "management" approach. The management approach designates the internal reporting used by the Chief Operating Decision Maker for making decisions and assessing performance of the Company's reportable operating segments.
The following table reconciles the Company's segment results for the three months ended February 28, 2022 to consolidated U.S. GAAP results:
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The following table reconciles the Company's segment results for the three months ended February 28, 2021 to consolidated U.S. GAAP results:
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures with the Nearest Comparable U.S. GAAP Measures
In the Company's internal reports, management evaluates the performance of the Company's business on a non-GAAP basis by excluding the impact of certain items below from the Company's U.S. GAAP financial results. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios provide management, as well as readers of the Company's financial statements with a consistent basis for comparison across accounting periods and is useful in helping management and readers understand the Company's operating results and underlying operational trends. In the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company discontinued its use of software deferred revenue acquired and software deferred commission expense acquired adjustments in its non-GAAP financial measures due to the quantitative decline in the adjustments over time. For purposes of comparability, the Company's non-GAAP financial measures for the three months ended and year ended February 28, 2021 have been updated to conform to the current year's presentation.
Readers are cautioned that adjusted gross margin, adjusted gross margin percentage, adjusted operating expense, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted income (loss) per share, adjusted research and development expense, adjusted selling, marketing and administrative expense, adjusted amortization expense, adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income (loss) margin percentage, adjusted EBITDA margin percentage and free cash flow (usage) and similar measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in the context of the U.S. GAAP results.
Reconciliation of non-GAAP based measures with most directly comparable U.S. GAAP based measures for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021
A reconciliation of the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted financial measures is reflected in the table below:
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP operating expense (income) for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted operating expense is reflected in the table below:
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net income (loss) and U.S. GAAP basic earnings (loss) per share for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted net income and adjusted basic earnings per share is reflected in the table below:
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense is reflected in the table below:
Adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income margin percentage and adjusted EBITDA margin percentage for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 are reflected in the table below. These are non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios that do not have any standardized meaning as prescribed by U.S. GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.
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Reconciliation of non-GAAP based measures with most directly comparable U.S. GAAP based measures for the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021
A reconciliation of the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted financial measures is reflected in the table below:
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net income (loss) and U.S. GAAP basic earnings (loss) per share for the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted basic earnings (loss) per share is reflected in the table below:
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense for the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense is reflected in the table below:
Adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income (loss) margin percentage and adjusted EBITDA margin percentage for the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 are reflected in the table below.
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The Company uses free cash flow when assessing its sources of liquidity, capital resources, and quality of earnings. The Company believes that free cash flow is helpful in understanding the Company's capital requirements and provides an additional means to reflect the cash flow trends in the Company's business.
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to free cash flow is reflected in the table below:
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net cash provided by (used in) operating activities for the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to free cash flow (usage) is reflected in the table below:
Key Metrics
The Company regularly monitors a number of financial and operating metrics, including the following key metrics, in order to measure the Company's current performance and estimate future performance. Readers are cautioned that annual recurring revenue ("ARR"), dollar-based net retention rate ("DBNRR"), and recurring revenue percentage do not have any standardized meaning and are unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
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It is a beautiful evening Thursday and that trend will continue as temperature fall through the 60s for the rest of the evening. Clear skies and low humidity will allow temperatures to drop off quite a bit tonight with lows in the upper 40s north and low to mid 50s south.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has ordered New York's Democrat-controlled Legislature to quickly redraw the state's congressional and legislative districts after finding they were unconstitutional.
Judge Patrick McAllister said in a Thursday ruling that maps redrawing the state's congressional districts were gerrymandered to benefit Democrats. McAllister said those districts must be redrawn, along with the legislative districts, in a way that attracted at least some bipartisan support.
McAllister, a state trial court judge, gave lawmakers until April 11 to try again. If their new maps fail to pass muster in the courts again, then the judge said he would order the state to pay for a court-approved expert to redraw the maps.
Legislative leaders said they would appeal the ruling.
“This is one step in the process. We always knew this case would be decided by the appellate courts. We are appealing this decision and expect this decision will be stayed as the appeal process proceeds,” said Mike Murphy, spokesman for the Senate majority.
A message seeking comment from the governor's office was not immediately returned.
The state's primary elections are scheduled June 28 and candidates have already begun campaigning in the new districts.
The judge said that if the Legislature fails again and an outside expert is hired to draw the maps, the process would be expensive and lengthy and may leave the state without maps before Aug. 23, the last possible date that the state could push back its primary election.
Republicans had argued in a lawsuit that the maps were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to benefit Democrats and marginalize GOP voters.
Legislative and congressional boundaries are being redrawn as part of the once-per-decade redistricting process kicked off by the 2020 Census.
The maps, drafted by lawmakers and approved by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, ensured that Democrats made up a strong majority of registered voters in 22 of the 26 congressional districts the state will have for a decade.
Republicans currently hold eight of New York’s 27 seats in Congress.
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Associated Press writer Michael Hill in Albany contributed to this report. | https://www.union-bulletin.com/seattle_times/judge-rejects-new-york-s-redistricting-plan-orders-new-maps/article_423d08ba-8ae4-581e-a7cd-b93af2f03960.html | 2022-04-01T01:05:55Z |
According to Pew, the so-called progressive left makes up only 6% of the American population and 12% of the Democratic Party. This small group is overwhelmingly white (nearly 70%), young and highly educated. They are also extremely engaged politically, voting and donating to candidates at a higher rate than almost any other political grouping. And they are overrepresented in many key positions of influence, including academia, media, Hollywood and, increasingly, corporate America.
The far left’s agenda does not poll well. On issues such as “defund the police” and “open the borders,” most Americans are not buying what the left is selling. Seventy-five percent of the far left thinks other countries are better than America. Fewer than a quarter of all Americans share that view. Sixty percent of the far left wants leaders who identify as socialists. Again, less than a quarter of the general population share that view. Sixty-two percent of the far left feels that success in life is predetermined — yet another view shared by less than a quarter of all Americans. Similarly, the vast majority of the so-called progressive left sees America as fundamentally racist, a distinctly minority view among the general American population.
Another area of emphasis for the progressives is the LGBTQ agenda. American views on homosexuality have been trending in the direction of tolerance and acceptance for many years. Only 20 years ago, Americans were nearly evenly split on the question of whether homosexuality should be accepted or discouraged by society. Today, the split is 72% in favor of acceptance, with only 21% still favoring discouragement. (RELATED: 53% of Voters Support Banning Trans Athletes In Women’s Sports, Poll Shows)
Today’s flashpoint, which has come to a head with Florida’s new parental rights bill, is over teachers’ roles in discussing gender identity with very young children. There has been lots of misinformation, so it’s important at the outset to understand exactly what Florida did. Their law says: “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.”
This does not seem crazy on its face. Polling firm Public Opinion Strategies presented the Florida bill language directly to voters and found that it was supported by a more than 2-to-1 margin by all Americans. When broken down by political grouping, the language was supported overwhelmingly, even by Democrats and Biden voters. (RELATED: More Americans Support Than Oppose Florida Bill Banning Gender And Sexuality Lessons For Young Kids: POLL)
None of this is surprising. We are talking about really young kids: below third grade. Putting gender issues aside, most parents would prefer to keep teachers out of teaching about sex altogether for students in this age group. This is supposed to be up to the family.
This is where the American left’s dominance in academia, media and Hollywood comes into play. Florida’s relatively innocuous language, supported by the vast majority of Americans, has been presented as a “don’t say gay” restriction. There is no broad market on the left or the right for being mean to gay people. “Don’t say gay” sounds really mean. Never mind that the bill in Florida doesn’t even mention the word “gay” or that the bill is pinned directly to “age appropriateness.” Once it’s viewed broadly as a restriction on even mentioning the word “gay,” views change completely.
This is how a tiny number of Americans with extreme views but an outsized role in influential positions can move the needle on policy. Once people understand the actual policies promoted by the far left, they almost always don’t like them. The problem is the far left is very good at marketing radical ideas to make them sound benign. Given the whacky nature of many of the ideas themselves, this is no easy feat. The task is easier, though, when the left gets a willing assist from the major media, Hollywood and corporate America. The left is so good at marketing their policies that even many on the right join in. Calling the Florida legislation “don’t say gay” is not accurate, but that hasn’t stopped nearly every major conservative news outlet in America from using the same designation. (RELATED: ‘They Don’t Say A Word’: DeSantis Slams Disney’s Opposition To Florida Bill)
There are lessons for conservatives in all this. Whether its demonizing and defunding police, opening borders or using schools to push a social agenda on very young children, the radical left’s aggressive agenda is not even close to broadly popular. The fact that this tiny minority has such a hold over the Democratic Party provides conservatives with an amazing opportunity, especially with many minority and immigrant populations. These groups have traditionally been part of the liberal coalition, but they do not identify with hard-left social policy.
America’s demographics are changing. If Republicans want a chance at majority status, they have to erode the Democrats’ monopoly on the minority and immigrant vote. The far left is opening the door. There are only two big steps needed. First, for Republican politicians to win these groups over, they need to start trying more. As obvious as this is, to date the Republican Party’s outreach to minority and immigrant populations has been abysmal. Second, they need to learn the lessons from the Florida bill. Protecting very young kids from sexual discussions in schools is a mainstream position. Being mean to gay people is not. Florida’s bill is the former. Allowing it to be portrayed as the latter was a huge unforced error.
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A U.S. Senate energy panel heard testimony Thursday that West Virginia is well-positioned to play a key role in building a domestic supply chain for advanced technologies needed to lessen U.S. energy dependence.
West Virginia University Water Research Institute Director Paul Ziemkiewicz testified before the Energy and Natural Resources Committee chaired by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., that addressing one of West Virginia’s most pervasive pollution sources could yield elements and minerals vital to building clean energy components and national defense products.
Ziemkiewicz filled senators in on progress that WVU researchers have made toward economically beneficial recovery of rare earth elements and critical minerals from acid mine drainage.
“[W]e’ve found that the economics are very favorable,” Ziemkiewicz said.
Rare earth elements are a group of 17 metallic elements whose magnetic, electrochemical and other properties make them key components of cellphones, televisions, computer hard drives and other electronic devices as well as defense applications, including lasers and radar and sonar systems.
Rare earths are relatively abundant in the Earth’s crust, but minable concentrations are less common than for most other mineral commodities, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Federal law defines critical minerals as those essential to the economic or national security of the U.S. whose supply chain is vulnerable to disruption.
Ziemkiewicz noted that WVU and Virginia Tech experts had homed in on the idea of using acid mine drainage as feedstock and had developed a process for recovering rare earth elements and critical minerals without additional mining or producing radioactive byproducts like most conventional rare earth mines.
Acid mine drainage provides rare earths in an easily recoverable form, Ziemkiewicz noted, requiring no rock grinding or intensive processing. Ziemkiewicz estimated that the process’s carbon footprint is half as much as a conventional mining and milling operation.
Acid mine drainage forms when pyrite is exposed and reacts with water and air to form sulfuric acid and dissolved iron, which can form the orange and red sediments in the bottom of streams.
The work at WVU dates back to the Department of Energy awarding the first of nine grants to the university in 2016 to study the potential of extracting rare earth elements from acid mine drainage.
Researchers still need to demonstrate the technology and build a domestic refinery but will have a rare earths market as soon as operations begin, Ziemkiewicz told the committee.
Ziemkiewicz told the senators the project could result in economic diversification for Appalachian coal towns.
“This work has the potential to be a game-changer,” Manchin said.
Americans are coveting energy independence more in the wake of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, which drew attention to U.S. imports of Russian energy that President Joe Biden banned in response to the attack.
Steven Fortier, director of the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Minerals Information Center, testified that the nation was 100% reliant on imports for 17 mineral commodities and at least 50% import-reliant for another 30 mineral commodities.
The White House announced Thursday that President Joe Biden will approve use of the Defense Production Act to support the production and processing of minerals and materials used for large-capacity batteries like lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite and manganese to reduce dependence on China and other countries for clean energy materials.
Manchin and three Senate Republicans had sent a letter to Biden asking him to use the Defense Production Act to accelerate production of critical minerals for lithium-ion batteries.
“We should not be relying upon countries like China or others,” Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said at a gathering of Biden administration officials at the Robert C. Byrd Institute at Marshall University in South Charleston two weeks ago. “We should be building a full supply chain here.”
At the March 18 gathering, Granholm announced $5 million in Department of Energy funding to support up to five training pilot programs in energy and automotive communities bringing together labor and industry partners to establish union jobs in the domestic battery supply chain.
The gathering also yielded the announcement that Sparkz, a California-based battery supply startup, had committed to building a battery plant in an unspecified location in West Virginia that would employ at least 350 people and partnering with the United Mine Workers of America to recruit and train dislocated miners to work at the plant.
Sparkz is focusing on contributing to a battery supply chain independent of China-sourced materials.
The Biden administration has set goals of carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035 and net zero emissions by 2050.
Last year, the Federal Consortium for Advanced Batteries led by the Energy, Defense, Commerce and State departments released a blueprint for lithium batteries in which it committed to setting up a secure battery materials and technology supply chain with U.S. partners by 2030.
That’s an ambitious target, given that China accounted for 76% of commissioned manufacturing capacity for lithium-ion batteries in 2020, according to the Energy Department.
Ziemkiewicz suggested policy guidance allowing states to set aside a portion of federal funding for abandoned mine land and water cleanup projects for long-term maintenance of acid mine drainage treatment facilities.
West Virginia-based organizations are lobbying for new bipartisan legislation designed to ensure that funding for abandoned mine land cleanup in the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act enacted in November will support long-term acid mine drainage treatment.
The Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines (STREAM) Act would authorize states to set aside up to 30% of their annual Abandoned Mine Land grant funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into an account for treatment and abatement of acid mine drainage.
The bill is endorsed by the Water Research Institute, the Coal River Group, the Dunkard Creek Watershed Association, Friends of Blackwater, Friends of the Cheat, Friends of Deckers Creek, Guardians of the West Fork River Watershed, the Preston County Chamber of Commerce, the Upper Mon River Association and the West Virginia Rivers Coalition.
The federal infrastructure law allotted $11.29 billion over 15 years through the Abandoned Mine Lands program for mine cleanup.
“These bills represent major progress toward solving West Virginia’s acid mine drainage crisis that will help clean up polluted water, beautify our waterways, and strengthen local economies, all without costing taxpayers an additional penny,” Friends of the Cheat Executive Director Amanda Pitzer said in a press release Wednesday.
The STREAM Act was introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., and Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pa., and in the Senate by Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind.
Ziemkiewicz told the Energy and Natural Resources Committee that a new acid mine drainage treatment plant near Mount Storm would be producing mixed rare earth oxides by mid-summer this year.
The institute was awarded $5 million in 2019 by the federal Department of Energy to scale up recovery of rare earth elements from acid mine drainage sludge.
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Special Reclamation is the plant designer and builder, Rockwell Automation is providing sensor and control technology and TenCate Corporation is providing filtration material to capture and dewater concentrates before shipment, Ziemkiewicz reported. | https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/energy_and_environment/wvu-researcher-proposes-west-virginia-sourced-solution-to-u-s-domestic-supply-chain-woe-before/article_e7f26648-44b3-5be0-81ad-fe3618b40e7f.html | 2022-04-01T01:05:58Z |
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One of the movies that has been hit hardest by the pandemic is probably Minions: The Rise of Gru, which was supposed to be released back in 2020. Obviously, that didn't happen and we are still waiting for the comeback of Minions and of course Gru, always greatly interpreted by Steve Carrel.
Well, in July this summer, it is finally time and we have now received a hilarious new trailer from the movie. Here young Gru wants to join the villain organisation Vicious 6, but they just laugh him off, and that's pretty much where the story seems to start. Check it out below! | https://www.gamereactor.eu/minions-the-rise-of-gru-gets-promising-new-trailer/ | 2022-04-01T01:05:58Z |
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Advanced amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that affects patients’ ability to move and speak. It became better known after English physicist Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with the disease, drawing attention to a problem, which by 2040 is expected to affect more than 300,000 people worldwide.
However, science is getting closer and closer to giving patients at least the ability to communicate. In a study published by Nature Communications, a group of researchers at the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering, in collaboration with the University of Tübingen, Germany, used a brain-computer interface (BCI), so that a 30-year-old man could ” speak” again.
spelling out the thoughts
Implant used in the patient. (Source: Wyss Center/Reproduction)
The patient has complete incarceration syndrome (CLIS). This is the case that prevents all voluntary muscle control, including eye or mouth movement. For that reason, the two microelectrodes were implanted on the surface of the motor cortex — the part of the brain responsible for movement.
To allow the patient to communicate, a program spells out the letters of the alphabet aloud. From the brain’s response, it was possible to identify which letters it wanted to use to form sentences such as: “Goulash soup and sweet pea soup”, “I would like to hear the Tool album loud” and “I love my cool son” .
The study began about two years ago, when the patient still had the ability to move his eyes. However, because it is the fast form of the disease, brain implants cannot be based on this type of movement. What happens is that the microelectrodes read human brain activity, and seek to recognize them as the “yes” or “no” commands.
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Despite being an important advance and allowing people with ALS to communicate with their relatives and friends – as well as allowing doctors to better understand the conditions of patients – the study exposes some ethical problems.
The neurorights debate has been around for a few years and inspired the creation of The NeuroRights Foundation, an NGO that aims to protect human rights in the areas of neurotechnology and AI. The discussion is also taking place at universities around the world and has motivated Chile to include neurorights in its new Constitution — it was the first country to take this step.
Among the problems discussed by these groups are issues that range from the possibility of reading too much patients’ thoughts, without their proper authorization, to the possibility of exercising control over their brains. If a few years ago this seemed like a science fiction topic, today it has become reality and the topic of serious discussions about ethics in science. | https://playcrazygame.com/2022/04/01/brain-implant-translates-thoughts-of-paralyzed-man/ | 2022-04-01T01:05:59Z |
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TRINITY – Trinity beat Thomasville 21-11 in five innings Wednesday in nonconference softball at Trinity.
Trinity – which scored eight in the first, four in the second, six in the fourth and three in the fifth – improved to 1-9 overall while Thomasville dipped to 1-4.
Jazmine Shaw had two hits and an RBI while Chloee Eubank and Te’Nyia Montgomery-Rippy each had a hit and an RBI for Thomasville. Asiana Wright added two RBIs.
WHEATMORE, SE GUILFORD
TRINITY – Wheatmore defeated Southeast Guilford 6-1 in nonconference softball Wednesday at Wheatmore.
Savannah Heiney had two hits, including a triple, while Maddie Nichols had two RBIs to lead the Warriors (5-6). Arielle Turgeon and Hannah Shoe each had a hit and an RBI, while Lindsey Hart and Avery Dykes each had a double.
Carmen Turgeon struck out four in earning the complete-game win.
LEDFORD, N. GUILFORD
WALLBURG – Northern Guilford topped Ledford 12-10 in nonconference softball Wednesday at Ledford.
Sophie Wheat, who doubled twice, and Averee Atkins, who doubled once, each had four hits and three RBIs to lead the Panthers (6-4), who totaled 14 hits in the back-and-forth game. Grace Henry added two hits, including a double, and two RBIs, while Anna Holland also had two hits.
Henry took the loss in four innings in relief of starter Ivye Francis.
GLENN, DAVIE CO.
KERNERSVILLE – Glenn fell 9-5 against Davie County in Central Piedmont 4A Conference softball Wednesday at Glenn.
Amyya Brown had two hits to lead the Ladycats (4-7 overall, 3-4 conference). Erika Clinard took the pitching loss, striking out 11.
WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN, CANNON
CONCORD – Wesleyan Christian lost 17-0 against Cannon in softball Wednesday at Cannon.
The Trojans moved to 0-8.
OAK GROVE, W. ALAMANCE
ELON – Oak Grove edged Western Alamance 1-0 in nonconference softball Wednesday at Western Alamance.
Chloe Watkins had a double and an RBI for the Grizzlies (5-4-1), who scored in the sixth. Lexi Weisner also doubled while Shae Grainger had a hit.
Mary Peyton Hodge got the pitching win, striking out 12 and walking none in seven innings.
RAGSDALE, E. GUILFORD
JAMESTOWN – Ragsdale lost 15-0 in six innings against Eastern Guilford in nonconference softball Wednesday at Ragsdale.
Isis Perry and Jordon Goins each had a hit for the Tigers (4-7).
BASEBALL
WHEATMORE, ASHEBORO
TRINITY – Wheatmore fell 12-1 against Asheboro in nonconference baseball Wednesday at Wheatmore.
Rylan Smith had two hits and Mason Rich had one to lead the Warriors (4-6).
LEDFORD, SE GUILFORD
PLEASANT GARDEN – Ledford lost 6-3 against Southeast Guilford in nonconference baseball Wednesday at Southeast Guilford.
Walker Bethune had two hits while Kelvyn Paulino Jr. and Lucas Glover each had one for the Panthers (9-1). Martinez drove in a run.
Bryce England took the loss on the mound, striking out four in three innings. Lucas Riley struck out three in three innings of relief.
E. DAVIDSON, N. ROWAN
SPENCER – East Davidson rolled past North Rowan 18-1 in Central Carolina 1A/2A Conference baseball Wednesday at North Rowan.
Tripp Beck and Tyler Welch pitched for the Golden Eagles (6-5 overall, 4-0 conference).
GLENN, W. ALAMANCE
KERNERSVILLE – Western Alamance defeated Glenn 9-6 in nonconference baseball Wednesday at Glenn.
Maddox Perez had a double and three RBIs to lead the Bobcats (4-8). Brayden Winters and Josh Nolan each had a hit, while Connor Johnson and Kale Wollard each had an RBI.
Chris Shoemaker took the pitching loss, striking out four in 3 2/3 innings.
S. GUILFORD, PAGE
GREENSBORO – Southern Guilford lost 7-1 against Page in nonconference baseball Wednesday at Page.
The Storm moved to 3-9 overall.
THOMASVILLE, NCLA
KERNERSVILLE – Thomasville fell 13-1 in five innings against host NC Leadership Academy in nonconference baseball Wednesday.
Owen Callicutt had two hits while Charles Norman had a hit and an RBI to lead the Bulldogs (1-9). DeShawn Holman also had a double. Matthew Bankhead and Jaylen Henry, who had four strikeouts, pitched for Thomasville.
GIRLS SOCCER
LEDFORD, WINSTON-SALEM CHRISTIAN
WALLBURG – Ledford defeated Winston-Salem Christian 8-0 in nonconference girls soccer Wednesday at Ledford.
Sarah Ledbetter had three goals and one assist to lead the Panthers (4-3-1), who led 6-0 at halftime. Samantha Flynn added two goals and one assist, while Julissa Alvarez had two goals and Jayda Stone had one goal. Abby Lane and Maddie Callahan each had an assist.
Lacie Williams (three saves) and Callahan (one save) split time in goal.
HP CENTRAL, ROCKINGHAM CO.
HIGH POINT – High Point Central lost 10-0 against Rockingham County in Mid-State 3A Conference girls soccer Wednesday at Correll-Morris Field.
The Bison moved to 2-5 overall and 2-1 in the conference.
SW GUILFORD, GRIMSLEY
HIGH POINT – Southwest Guilford topped Grimsley 3-1 in Metro 4A Conference girls soccer Wednesday at Southwest.
Kaitlyn Wykoff, Lindsey Swift and Josie Tucker each had a goal for the Cowgirls (8-3), while Gurnoor Grewal and Maddie Vaughn each had an assist.
E. DAVIDSON, N. ROWAN
THOMASVILLE – East Davidson shut out North Rowan 9-0 in Central Carolina 1A/2A Conference girls soccer Wednesday at Brown Middle.
The Golden Eagles, who led 7-0 at halftime, improved to 3-2-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference.
GLENN, RJ REYNOLDS
KERNERSVILLE – RJ Reynolds defeated Glenn 9-0 in Central Piedmont 4A Conference girls soccer Wednesday at Glenn.
The Ladycats moved to 0-7 overall and 0-3 in the conference.
TRINITY, PROVIDENCE GROVE
FRANKLINVILLE – Trinity fell 1-0 in overtime against Providence Grove in Piedmont Athletic 1A/2A Conference girls soccer Wednesday at Providence Grove.
The Bulldogs dipped to 2-7 overall and 0-4 in the conference.
BOYS TENNIS
LEDFORD, N. DAVIDSON
WELCOME – Ledford swept rival North Davidson 9-0 in Mid-Piedmont 3A Conference boys tennis Wednesday at North.
Logan Thoma (6-2, 6-2), Rafal Kostraba (6-2, 6-2), Josh Gross (6-4, 6-4), Cooper Reich (6-3, 6-0), Brennen Northon (6-2, 3-6, 11-9) and Zane Stowe won in singles. Thoma/Kostraba (8-6), Gross/Norton (5-2) and Stowe/Jeremiah Stone (8-1) won in doubles.
The Panthers improved to 9-3 overall and 5-3 in the conference.
BISHOP McGUINNESS, ELKIN
ELKIN – Bishop McGuinness defeated Elkin 7-2 in nonconference boys tennis Wednesday at Elkin.
Joshua Hanflink (6-1, 6-1), Timothy Hackman (6-1, 6-4), Evan Sturgill (6-0, 6-1), Grant Wilson (2-6, 6-2, 10-5) and Connor Whalen (6-0, 6-2) won in singles. Hanflink/Sturgill (8-3) and Wilson/Karsten Palmer (8-6) won in doubles.
The Villains improved to 11-1 overall.
E. DAVIDSON, SALISBURY
SALISBURY – Salisbury swept East Davidson 9-0 in Central Carolina 1A/2A Conference boys tennis Wednesday at Salisbury.
The Golden Eagles fell to 1-8 overall and 1-6 in the conference.
OAK GROVE, C. DAVIDSON
MIDWAY – Oak Grove fell 7-2 against Central Davidson in Mid-Piedmont 3A Conference boys tennis Wednesday at Oak Grove.
Michael Aunnunziata (6-3, 3-6, 10-4) won in singles while Nate Overton/Charlie McDonell (8-2) won in doubles for the Grizzlies (2-8, 2-6).
THOMASVILLE, S. DAVIDSON
DENTON – Thomasville edged South Davidson 5-4 in Central Carolina 1A/2A Conference boys tennis Wednesday at South Davidson.
Nathan Honeycutt (6-4, 5-7, 10-7), Jonathan Rodriguez (6-2, 6-1), Casey Sanchez (6-0, 6-1) and Tiger McCray (6-2, 6-3) won in singles for the Bulldogs (1-7 overall, 1-7 conference), who won No. 6 singles by forfeit. Sanchez/Rodriguez (8-6) won in doubles.
LACROSSE
BISHOP McGUINNESS, REAGAN
PFAFFTOWN – Bishop McGuinness edged Reagan 9-8 in nonconference boys lacrosse Wednesday at Reagan.
John Miller scored the game-winner for the Villains (9-3). Mason Payne had three goals, while Miles Fuehler had two goals, Frankie Cetrone had a goal and two assists, and Jack Ritzel and Tanner Cave each had one goal.
TRACK
AT ASHEBORO
ASHEBORO – Ledford won the boys team score and finished second in the girls team score to highlight Wednesday’s three-team meet at Asheboro.
Asheboro won the girls team score with 73 points, followed by Ledford (54) and Oak Grove (40). Ledford won the boys team score with 72 points, followed by Oak Grove (61.5) and Asheboro (49.5).
Winning events for Ledford were: Laura Evans (girls 100 hurdles, 19.3), Cameron Walker (boys 100, 10.6; boys 200, 22.4), Isaac Reyna (boys 1600, 4:51.0; boys 800, 2:15.1; boys 3200, 11:11.0), Brea White (girls 400, 1:02.0), Rhianna Roberts (girls 300 hurdles, 1:01.1), Allyson Tennant (girls discus, 86-09), Xavier Todd (boys discus, 105-07) and Isabel Farfan (girls pole vault, 6-00.00), as well as the boys 4x800 (9:14.0), boys 4x200 (1:34.6), boys 4x100 (44.9), girls 4x400 (4:55.9), boys 4x400 (3:46.6) relays.
Winning events for Oak Grove were: Kody Kerestes (boys 400, 54.7), Natalia Everhart (girls 800, 2:54.0), Ciara Major (girls shot put, 27-11.00), Collin Frank (boys shot put, 40-10.00), Luke Bowman (boys high jump, 5-08.00) and Jacob Murphy (boys pole vault, 13-00.00).
AT BISHOP McGUINNESS
KERNERSVILLE – Bishop McGuinness took second in each of the boys and girls team scores during Wednesday’s 10-team meet at Bishop.
Forsyth Home Educators won the girls team score with 106.5 points, followed by Bishop with 97.5 and Winston-Salem Prep with 69 for the top three. Cornerstone Charter won the boys team score with 152 points, trailed by Bishop with 132 and College Prep Leadership Academy with 71 in the top three.
Winning events for Bishop were: Rhodes Smith (boys 300 hurdles, 49.99), Andrew Lankau (boys shot put, 49-09.75), Mary Grace Lipscomb (girls 800, 2:47.49), Lourdes Lopez (girls 1600, 6:11.55) and Grace Harriman (girls shot put, 30-00.50), plus the boys 4x200 (1:35.86), boys 4x400 (3:55.22) and girls 4x800 (11:00.74) relays.
AT SOUTH DAVIDSON
DENTON – East Davidson won the girls team score and finished third in the boys team score to highlight Wednesday’s meet at South Davidson.
East won the girls team score with 131 points, followed by Forbush (93), North Rowan (79), South Davidson (22) and Thomasville (five). North Rowan won the boys team total with 92 points, trailed by Forbush (71), East (67), Thomasville (62) and South Davidson (55).
Winning events for East were: Erin Gardner (girls 800, 2:47.7), Fatima Cepeda (girls 1600, 6:09.3), Avery Tysinger (girls 3200, 14:48.5), Grace Prevette (girls 300 hurdles, 49.8), Haley Eddinger (girls long jump, 15-04.25) and Brogan Hill (boys high jump, 5-06.00), as well as the girls 4x100 (53.5) and girls 4x400 (4:56.0) relays.
Winning events for Thomasville were: CJ Dickerson (boys 100, 11.1; boys 200, 22.6) and Josh Johnson (boys discus, 113-01; boys shot put, 49-01.00).
AT WHEATMORE
TRINITY – Wheatmore won over a dozen events to highlight Wednesday’s three-team meet at Wheatmore.
Providence Grove won the girls team total with 78 points, while Randleman had 43 and Wheatmore had 42. Randleman won the boys team score with 68 points, while Wheatmore had 67 and Providence Grove had 33.
Winning events for the Warriors were: Zach Hazelwood (boys 1600, 5:11.30; boys 800, 2:24.30; boys 3200, 11:29.50), Kaitlyn Miller (girls 400, 1:12.00), Madeline Work (girls 200, 29.00), Rylee Reidling (86-04), Michael Anglin (boys discus, 105-04), Porter Grimes (boys shot put, 39-02.00), plus the boys 4x800 (10:30.20), girls 4x100 (57.70), boys 4x100 (48.40), girls 4x400 (5:42.90) and boys 4x400 (4:10.70) relays. | https://www.hpenews.com/sports/local-roundup-trinity-softball-beats-thomasville/article_f8945d0e-b149-11ec-96cc-33fd63cedbc3.html | 2022-04-01T01:05:59Z |
Luxury NFT firm teams up with a world-leading photographer.
SINGAPORE, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- World-renowned photographer Nicolas Gerardin has partnered with pioneering platform 1of1 and ARTM Technologies to produce luxury NFTs based on his photography.
The NFTs will include rare and famous images by the French photographer who works with the world's top celebrities, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Jonas Brothers, Priyanka Chopra, Donatella Versace, James Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, Kendall Jenner, Lewis Hamilton, Karim Benzema, Paulo Dybala, Sofia Carson, and many more.
Gerardin's photographs have appeared on the front covers of leading international magazines and were recently hailed by Georgina Rodríguez in the Netflix special 'I am Georgina.' as "the best photographer in Europe."
1of1 is the first official luxury NFT platform for pioneering tech firm ARTM Technologies. It has already established numerous global partnerships with international luxury brands. ARTM is an ERC-20 token used to unlock NFTs, video streaming, metaverse, and gaming add-ons.
Co-Founder Craig Allard shared,
"We are very excited to be linking up with such an internationally-acclaimed photographer. His client list speaks for itself, and we can't wait to see what can be achieved in partnership with our 1of1 luxury NFTs. These will be based on his photographs, including some of his rare work and his more famous pieces. Some will involve experiences and special access to events and celebrities. Our pioneering technology is already changing the world of NFTs, leveraging blockchain technology with new use cases. This latest partnership will add another element to our work, and we look forward to announcing more details in due course."
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EVANSVILLE, Ind., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Escalade, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESCA, or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of sporting goods and indoor/outdoor recreational equipment, today announced that it will issue first quarter 2022 results before the market opens on Thursday, April 14, 2022.
A conference call will be held Thursday, April 14, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. ET to review the Company's financial results, discuss recent events and conduct a question-and-answer session.
A webcast of the conference call and accompanying presentation materials will be available in the Investor Relations section of Escalade's website at www.escaladeinc.com. To listen to a live broadcast, go to the site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register, download, and install any necessary audio software.
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Founded in 1922, and headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, Escalade designs, manufactures, and sells sporting goods, fitness, and indoor/outdoor recreation equipment. Our mission is to connect family and friends creating lasting memories. Leaders in our respective categories, Escalade's brands include Bear® Archery; STIGA® table tennis; Accudart®; RAVE Sports®; Victory Tailgate®; Onix® Pickleball; Goalrilla™; Lifeline® fitness products; Woodplay®; Brunswick Billiards®. Escalade's products are available online and at leading retailers nationwide. For more information, visit www.escaladeinc.com
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This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to present or future trends or factors that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks include, but are not limited to: specific and overall impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic on Escalade's financial condition and results of operations; the impact of competitive products and pricing; product demand and market acceptance; new product development; Escalade's ability to achieve its business objectives, especially with respect to its Sporting Goods business on which it has chosen to focus; Escalade's ability to successfully achieve the anticipated results of strategic transactions, including the integration of the operations of acquired assets and businesses and of divestitures or discontinuances of certain operations, assets, brands, and products; the continuation and development of key customer, supplier, licensing and other business relationships; Escalade's ability to develop and implement our own direct to consumer e-commerce distribution channel; Escalade's ability to successfully negotiate the shifting retail environment and changes in consumer buying habits; the financial health of our customers; disruptions or delays in our business operations, including without limitation disruptions or delays in our supply chain, arising from political unrest, war, labor strikes, natural disasters, public health crises such as the coronavirus pandemic, and other events and circumstances beyond our control; Escalade's ability to control costs; Escalade's ability to successfully implement actions to lessen the potential impacts of tariffs and other trade restrictions applicable to our products and raw materials, including impacts on the costs of producing our goods, importing products and materials into our markets for sale, and on the pricing of our products; general economic conditions; fluctuation in operating results; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; changes in the securities markets; continued listing of the Company's common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market and/or inclusion in market indices such as the Russell 2000; Escalade's ability to obtain financing and to maintain compliance with the terms of such financing; the availability, integration and effective operation of information systems and other technology, and the potential interruption of such systems or technology; risks related to data security of privacy breaches; and other risks detailed from time to time in Escalade's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Escalade's future financial performance could differ materially from the expectations of management contained herein. Escalade undertakes no obligation to release revisions to these forward-looking statements after the date of this press release.
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- City of Toronto Social Bond wins Social Bond of the Year, Local Authority/Municipality category – BMO Joint-Lead Manager
- World Bank Sustainability Bond wins Sustainability Bond of the Year, Supranational category – BMO Joint-Lead Manager
- City of Vancouver Sustainability Bond wins Sustainability Bond of the Year, Local Authority/Municipality category – BMO Joint Bookrunner
TORONTO, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The City of Toronto Social Bond, the World Bank Sustainability Bond, and the City of Vancouver Sustainability Bond were recognized today by Environmental Finance's 2022 Bond Awards in the categories of Social Bond of the Year – Local Authority/Municipality, Sustainability Bond of the Year – Supranational, and Sustainability Bond of the Year – Local Authority/Municipality. BMO Financial Group (BMO) acted as Joint-Lead Manager on the City of Toronto and World Bank bond issuances, and Joint Bookrunner on the City of Vancouver Sustainability Bond issuance.
The City of Toronto's Social Bond is the city's second Social Bond, following on their inaugural issue in June 2020 – the first-ever Social Bond from a Canadian Government issuer – which BMO also led. The Social Bond, issued under Toronto's Social Debenture Framework, is part of a program to promote positive socioeconomic outcomes, from affordable housing and access to essential infrastructure and services, to socioeconomic advancement and empowerment.
The World Bank Sustainability Bond is an $8 billion 2-year and 7-year Dual-Tranche Fixed-Rate Global Sustainability Bond launched in April 2021. The World Bank has been issuing sustainable development bonds in the international capital markets for over 70 years to fund programs and activities that achieve a positive impact. BMO is proud to be a joint lead-manager on this issuance. World Bank bonds are aligned with the Sustainability Bond Guidelines published by the International Capital Market Association and support the financing of a combination of green and social projects, programs, and activities.
The inaugural City of Vancouver Sustainability Bond was the first Sustainability Bond from a Canadian governmental issuer. Proceeds of the bond are supporting eligible projects such as green buildings, renewal and upgrade of the main sewer and a fire hall, street and bridge infrastructure, an accessibility program to provide access to essential services, a climate emergency response program and a seawall maintenance program.
"As Joint-Lead Manager we're pleased with the recognition the City of Toronto Social Bond, the World Bank Sustainability Bond, and the City of Vancouver Sustainability Bond have received from Environmental Finance," said Jonathan Hackett, Head, BMO Sustainable Finance. "These transactions are leading examples in sustainable financing that we believe will act as a catalyst to others as they explore social and sustainability labeled financing and BMO is excited to be a leader working with our clients in this space -- one that so closely aligns with our Purpose to Boldly Grow the Good, in business and life."
BMO is a recognized sustainability leader
Carbon neutral in its own operations since 2010, BMO announced its Climate Ambition in March 2021 with a commitment to deploy $300 billion in sustainable lending and underwriting to companies pursuing sustainable outcomes by 2025. BMO is focused on being its clients' lead partner in their transition to a net zero world and, since December 2019, has completed green and sustainability-linked loans for companies in a range of sectors, with targets including decarbonization, diversity & inclusion, and health and safety. To support clients' pursuit of opportunities driven by the increasing momentum of the global economy's shift in production and consumption of energy, in 2021 BMO established a dedicated Energy Transition Group and the BMO Climate Institute.
BMO's leadership on sustainability has been recognized by the Wall Street Journal's 100 Most Sustainably Managed Companies in the World, Corporate Knights' Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations, Dow Jones Sustainability Indices World Index, and Ethisphere Institute's list of the World's Most Ethical Companies.
For more information on BMO's commitment to a sustainable future, please visit the bank's latest Sustainability Report. To learn more about sustainable finance at BMO click here. For BMO's climate ambition, visit its Climate page.
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Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider - the 8th largest bank, by assets, in North America. With total assets of $1.02 trillion as of January 31, 2022, and a team of diverse and highly engaged employees, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, BMO Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho and Minjee Lee shared the lead in The Chevron Championship at 6-under 66 after morning play Thursday in the first round of the major tournament's final edition at Mission Hills.
Defending champion Patty Tavatanakit and 2013 winner Inbee Park were among the afternoon starters in the event ending a half-century run in the mountain-framed desert oasis.
Unable to find a sponsor willing to remain at Mission Hills, the tournament that started in 1972 as the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner’s Circle and became a major in 1983 is shifting to Houston next year under a six-year deal with Chevron.
Kupcho birdied Nos. 11-14 in sunny and calm conditions to get to 8 under, then bogeyed the next two holes. She birdied four of the first five holes and finished with nine birdies and three bogeys.
“I really like the layout of this golf course, the beautiful shape that it’s in every year," Kupcho said. "It always is so fun to be here, so just taking advantage of how much I like the course and the atmosphere.”
Winless on the LPGA Tour, the 24-year-old from Colorado won the 2018 NCAA individual title for Wake Forest and took the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur the following year. She arrived at Mission Hills early after missing the cut last week at Aviara in Carlsbad.
“Honestly I just don’t like that course last week,” Kupcho said. “It doesn’t set up for my eye, so I really didn’t think much of it. I just used the two days that I did have on the weekend to come here and practice.”
Lee birdied all four par 5s in a bogey-free round.
“It was perfect,” Lee said. “Not like a breath of wind when we played. Maybe just a tiny bit. But conditions are great. Putting greens are rolling real nice. I don’t think you can get better than that.”
The 25-year-old Australian, ranked fourth in the world, won the Evian Championship last summer for her first major title and sixth LPGA Tour victory.
“I know I have one under my belt, but I do want a little bit more,” Lee said. “I just think I have a little bit more belief in myself and my game so I can be a little bit more comfortable just hitting the shots that I choose.”
Anna Nordqvist, Caroline Masson and Pajaree Anannarukarn were tied for third at 68, and 2014 winner Lexi Thompson was another stroke back with Lauren Stephenson.
Thompson marveled at the conditions on the course she first played as a 14-year-old amateur.
“I’ve never seen it this good," Thompson said. “It always surprises me every year. It’s always better. But the greens are amazing. I’m one to putt and usually aim at things along the way, and there is just not an imperfection on greens to aim at. It’s a good problem.”
Thompson played alongside top-ranked Jin Young Ko, the 2019 winner who failed to make a birdie in a 74 that ended her streak of under-par rounds at 34.
“I was hitting lots of great shots, but my putting wasn’t good on the green,” Ko said. “I couldn’t see the break as much or speed, everything was wrong. I don’t know what happened.”
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Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Tuesday jokingly called for an investigation into Russian ties with environmentalists to needle liberals who pushed the narrative the Kremlin colluded with the Trump campaign.
“Maybe we should get a special prosecutor,” Paul said during an appearance on Newsmax Tuesday. “Maybe we need to spend about $100 million investigating Putin’s contributions to the green alarmists in our country.”
“I don’t know if it’s true,” Paul added. “But can you imagine, there’s probably more truth to that than any of the BS they put forward about trying to connect the Russians to the Trump campaign.” (RELATED: Peter Doocy Presses Jen Psaki On ‘Climate Leadership’ After Biden Blocked Keystone XL Pipeline, But Allowed Putin’s Pipeline)
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Environmental groups opposed the Keystone XL pipeline and have also pushed for restrictions on oil and gas drilling. Many environmentalists also opposed hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, claiming it contributed to climate change and harmed water supplies. Critics say these efforts, coupled with current Biden administration policies, contributed to high oil and gas prices, which means more revenue for the Russian government.
“From Day 1, Biden and the Democrats’ actions and statements pushed gasoline prices steadily higher,” conservative commentator Deroy Merdock recently wrote in the New York Post.
There is currently no evidence that American environmentalists are in cahoots with the Kremlin. Likewise, the narrative that former President Donald Trump’s campaign was in league with Russian President Vladimir Putin has also been discredited. | https://dailycaller.com/2022/03/31/rand-paul-russia-environmentalists-collusion/ | 2022-04-01T01:06:02Z |
SINGAPORE - Thousands have crossed the land borders between Singapore and Malaysia since they reopened close to midnight on Friday (April 1).
Travellers were also able to take a new shuttle bus service between the checkpoints in Woodlands and Johor Baru run by Malaysian bus operator Causeway Link.
The first bus left at 6am from Malaysia and 6.30am from Woodlands. The last bus from Johor Baru is at 10pm and the last bus from Woodlands will leave at 10.30pm.
At about 7.30am on Friday, there were close to a hundred people in the queue at Woodlands for the bus service, which costs $2 per trip from Singapore and RM2 (S$0.65) from Malaysia.
Causeway Link had said in a Facebook post on Thursday night that the shuttle bus service will run daily at 15-minute intervals between the two checkpoints, depending on traffic and custom clearance conditions.
It said travellers using the service can pay only in cash and reminded passengers to prepare exact change.
A spokesman for the company told ST last night that it has gotten approval to run the service in order to cater to the expected crowd.
The firm has prepared six buses to ply the cross-border route and it will add more if there is congestion, the spokesman added.
For many who made the trip on foot or by car or motorbike, it was smooth sailing, although some were turned away at the checkpoints in Woodlands and Tuas because they did not have all the required documents.
After the initial rush, traffic slowed considerably after about 3am
It was fairly quiet at the two checkpoints when The Straits Times arrived at about 6am.
At the Causeway, travellers were seen arriving in dribs and drabs. At Tuas Second Link, there were fewer than 10 motorcyclists and a few cars at the departure hall between 6am and 6.30am.
Around half of the motorcyclists at Tuas had to turn back, some of them due to expired or invalid vehicle entry permits.
Among those who made the early morning trip was Ms Tupang Isa, 39, for whom the reopening was an emotional experience.
A day after the borders were shut on March 17, 2020, to curb the spread of Covid-19, her mother died and the Malaysian had to miss her last moments, she told ST as she teared up.
"It is my day off today so I'm crossing over to settle some matters in Johor Baru," said the housekeeper.
Mr Loh Pui Loong, 44, who works as a cleaner at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, said there were only three or four people at the checkpoint in Johor Baru when he crossed the border at about 5am.
"I decided to start early because I was afraid there would be a lot of people entering Singapore. But there was no one there, so clearing customs was very quick," he said in Mandarin.
Mr Vijay Manogaran, 34, also walked over from Malaysia to Singapore in the early hours on Friday.
"It feels like it is back to normal, like how it was two years ago," he said.
Mr Manpreet Raj Singh, 28, headed straight to the checkpoint after knocking off from work.
The technician said he was planning to surprise his girlfriend of three years, who he has not seen for two years, and visit his mother.
"I'm very happy. I think I will cry when I see them later," he said.
Mr Singh, who used to commute between Johor Baru and Singapore daily before the pandemic, hopes he will be able to do so again now that the land borders are fully open.
Mr Loh Pui Loong, 44, who works as a cleaner at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, said there were only three or four people at the checkpoint in Johor Baru when he crossed the border at about 5am.
"I decided to start early because I was afraid there would be a lot of people entering Singapore. But there was no one there, so clearing Customs was very quick," he said in Mandarin.
Mr Vijay Manogaran, 34, also walked over from Malaysia to Singapore in the early hours on Friday.
"It feels like it is back to normal, like how it was two years ago," he said.
On Friday, travellers were also able to take a new shuttle bus service between the checkpoints in Woodlands and Johor Baru run by Malaysian bus operator Causeway Link.
The first bus left at 6am from Malaysia and 6.30am from Woodlands. The last bus from Johor Baru is at 10pm and the last bus from Woodlands will leave at 10.30pm.
At about 7.30am on Friday, there were close to a hundred people in the queue in Woodlands for the bus service, which costs $2 per trip from Singapore and RM2 (65 Singapore cents) from Malaysia.
Causeway Link had said in a Facebook post on Thursday night that the shuttle bus service will run daily at 15-minute intervals between the two checkpoints, depending on traffic and Customs clearance conditions.
It said travellers using the service can pay only in cash and reminded passengers to prepare exact change.
A spokesman for the company told ST last night that it has gotten approval to run the service to cater to the expected crowd.
The firm has prepared six buses to ply the cross-border route and it will add more if there is congestion, the spokesman added.
After midnight, thousands streamed across the checkpoints in Woodlands and Tuas, based on ST's observations.
Cars tooted their horns as they drove into the complex, while people on foot clapped and cheered before the jubilant mood quickly settled into one of business as usual of clearing immigration checks.
The border had been closed since March 17, 2020. | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/thousands-cross-spore-malaysia-land-borders-after-reopening | 2022-04-01T01:06:03Z |
It’s been well-covered how Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin has used propaganda and misinformation to cause havoc in other countries and is now using that same engine to drive a false narrative among his own people about his country’s invasion of Ukraine.
But now, questions are emerging that have world leaders curious if Putin even knows fact from the fiction he’s trying to sell to his people.
The narrative that most of the free world knows is that Putin, without cause or provocation, invaded a sovereign country, his forces unleashing atrocities on civilian and military targets alike. Putin, a former KGB goon, seems to be motivated by a quest to reunite the Soviet Union, which he watched fall when he was an agent. Putin and his state-run media outlets told the Russian people that a small, special operations force was going into Ukraine to liberate the country from supposed Nazis.
What really occurred was a full-scale invasion, which Putin reportedly thought would be over in a matter of days. But his plan apparently was fairly shoddy and has been ineptly executed. The Russian military is being pushed back. Putin hadn’t calculated on the stiffness of Ukrainian resistance, aided in supplies by the United States and other NATO countries. Russian tanks are running out of fuel while Russian soldiers, many of whom reportedly have little desire to fight, are running out of food, and supply lines have either been severed or were so poorly constructed that they’ve been ineffective. In addition, Putin’s economy is in tatters because of strict sanctions from the United States, European Union and others.
This whole time, most have assumed Putin knows what a disaster this has been but keeps digging in because he cannot admit defeat.
But this week, NBC News and The Washington Post reported that U.S. and United Kingdom intelligence sources believe Putin’s advisers are too scared of their leader to give him bad news about what’s really happening in Ukraine. It’s hard to blame them. Putin has jailed political rivals, shut down almost all independent media in his country and has been linked to assassination attempts of detractors and defectors around the globe. It’s reasonable to deduce such a madman would shoot the messenger bearing any ill news.
Intelligence sources also say Putin has become more isolated, and his inner circle has gotten smaller. Thus, it’s possible that Putin is so delusional and ill-informed that he believes his own propaganda about the military campaign being a success.
This is what happens when regimes are built on fear, lies and violence; when the truth is shunned and the people are made to believe they have no reason to question their government or participate in how that government is selected or operates.
While the rest of the world continues to justly abhor Putin and his actions, he also should be viewed as a stark warning of what happens when control is ceded to a strong-armed autocrat who only hears what he wants to hear. | https://www.wvgazettemail.com/opinion/editorial/gazette-mail-editorial-putin-a-warning-against-strong-arm-propagandists/article_a2a33f6f-a654-5bcb-8320-10ca9e12d78c.html | 2022-04-01T01:06:04Z |
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In a short update video from Obi-Wan Kenobi himself (Ewan McGregor), it has been revealed that the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series has been delayed! Well, sort of. The show will be coming later than planned, but only two days later than originally intended, as the series will now begin streaming on Friday, May 27, rather than Wednesday, May 25.
While it does mean we'll have to wait a ghastly 48 hours longer to see the show, we are told that the premiere will now include two episodes, meaning we'll get to see a good chunk of the first series when it debuts, rather than just one. How exciting.
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Mistaken for a Kalashinikov, a child’s toy gun sparked panic and a police operation in Lille, northern France, on Thursday (31). Heavily armed police came to interdict and isolate part of the city center because of the false alarm.
In the morning, the French National Police received reports that a man was walking through the center of the city, near the border with Belgium, holding a Kalashinikov, a rifle created by Russia at the time of the Soviet Union.
Quickly, an operation was set up in the city center. Heavily armed, police cordoned off an entire block, closed off one of Lille’s main avenues and a train station, confined a higher education center and searched dozens of people.
French police set up an operation in the center of the city to investigate a complaint of a man with Kalashinikov in the city, but it was a child with a toy – Photo: Reproduction / French National Police
Three hours later, the police announced that it was a false alarm. The man was actually a seven-year-old boy who carried a toy gun.
Since a wave of major attacks, such as the attacks on the offices of the newspaper Charlie Hebdo and the Bataclan, in Paris, and the one in Nice, in the south, French police have kept their security alert high. With this, the protocol in cases like this Thursday (31) determines that the local police employ large-scale police operations. | https://playcrazygame.com/2022/04/01/childs-toy-is-mistaken-for-kalashinikov-and-makes-french-police-isolate-center-of-lille-watch-video-world-2/ | 2022-04-01T01:06:05Z |
THOMASVILLE — A presentation by Thomasville Rescue Squad Chief Rusty Goins at a recent special meeting of Thomasville City Council informed city officials of improved departmental relations and a stated intent for additional outreach.
In addressing council with his budget requests, Goins said his 40-member squad has endured trying financial times and logistical difficulties in remaining active, but intends to remain viable to provide services to the community. Goins requested $40,000 from City Council, an increase from the $25,000 TRS customarily asks from the city on an annual basis.
The chief cited increases in equipment and fuel costs as reasons for the increase.
“We’re going to keep that thing going,” Goins said. “My father-in-law is one of the ones who started Thomasville Rescue Squad back in 1979, and there ain’t no way in this world I’m going to let it go. We’re going to build it up.
“With that money, we’d like to modernize some of our equipment.”
Members of Thomasville City Council received budget requests from multiple city agencies last month in anticipation of setting the city’s budget for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year. Goins is vying for sought-after dollars from council to sustain his organization’s services, as he estimates it takes between $100,000 and $105,000 to keep the doors open.
Overlap of services with Thomasville Fire Department has been a question faced multiple times over the past several years for Goins and rescue squad members, all of whom are volunteers. The city has taken a number of steps to bolster its fire and rescue efforts. In July 2019, City Council approved a loan for the fire department from the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant capital project ordinance.
The loan of $250,000 is currently being disbursed at zero-% interest for a period of 10 years. This money was used to purchase rescue equipment for the fire department.
Retired fire chief Martin Dailey previously addressed members of council in February 2017 at the city’s annual budget retreat regarding preparedness for emergency services.
At that time, TFD held certifications in medium rescue and medical responder, and the department upgraded its services and obtained certification for heavy rescue and EMT responder. The fire department announced then that it would be training and seeking certifications in trench rescue, confined space and structural collapse.
At that 2017 meeting, Eddie Bowling, then TFD captain and now assistant city manager, addressed council regarding money used to fill gaps in the city’s emergency rescue. Bowling said Greensboro was Thomasville’s rescue response team, a group that could bring up to a 35-man team if needed. The downside, however, was that response times could be as long as two hours. Thomasville Fire now has two paramedics, 24 EMTs and 25 first responders.
Goins said the relationship between the two organizations has improved dramatically.
“We’re now working pretty tight with Thomasville Fire Department,” Goins said. “In the past, there have been some animosities. … We don’t do that any more. We’re working with those guys, and so far, it has been awesome.”
Thomasville Rescue Squad was the beneficiary of the 2021 Mayor’s Cup, receiving $8,375 to go toward the purchase of equipment and smaller expenses necessary for operation. In recent years, the rescue squad has struggled to attract new members and recruit benefactors to subsidize its services. City leaders, led by Mayor Raleigh York Jr., have sought to promote new ways to sustain the next generation of first responders.
With no professional staff on site, TRS doesn’t have the capabilities to field as many calls as the organization would like in the city. Goins said he would like to see that change as he hopes new members begin proliferating the squad.
“I kind of changed the direction, a little bit, of the rescue squad this year,” Goins said. “What we’re doing is going out more into the community. We want to involve the community a little more. We’re going to start doing open houses and bringing the community in, and letting them know what we’ve got. I just want to get more community involvement. We want to [promote] more young membership.”
Staff writer Daniel Kennedy can be reached at 336-888-3578, or at kennedy@tvilletimes.com. | https://www.hpenews.com/thomasville_times/city-council-receives-updates-on-rescue-squad/article_24b6770a-c881-5f8d-8299-7697b93fba35.html | 2022-04-01T01:06:05Z |
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SALT LAKE CITY, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Extra Space Storage Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: EXR) announced today it will release financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2022 on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 after the market closes. The Company will host a conference call at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 to discuss its financial results. Hosting the call will be Extra Space Storage's CEO, Joe Margolis. Joining him will be Scott Stubbs, Executive Vice President and CFO.
During the conference call, company officers will review operating performance, discuss recent events, and conduct a question-and-answer period. The question-and-answer period will be limited to registered financial analysts. All other participants will have listen-only capability.
The playback can be accessed beginning on May 4, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. ET through May 11, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. ET.
The conference call will also be available on the Company's website under Investor Relations at www.extraspace.com. To listen to a live broadcast, go to the site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the call will also be available for 30 days on the Company's website.
Full Text of the Earnings Report and Supplemental Data
The full text of the earnings report and supplemental data will be available at the Company's website at http://ir.extraspace.com immediately following the earnings release to the wire services after the market close on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.
For those without Internet access, the earnings release will be available by mail or fax, on request. To receive a copy, please call Extra Space Storage Investor Relations at (801) 365-1759.
About Extra Space Storage Inc.
Extra Space Storage Inc., headquartered in Salt Lake City, is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, and a member of the S&P 500. As of December 31, 2021, the Company owned and/or operated 2,096 self-storage properties, which comprise approximately 1.5 million units and approximately 160.9 million square feet of rentable storage space offering customers conveniently located and secure storage units across the country, including boat storage, RV storage and business storage. The Company is the second largest owner and/or operator of self-storage properties in the United States and is the largest self-storage management company in the United States.
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Flip it, and rent it. That was the plan when interior designer Liz Carroll purchased a one-story ranch-style house that was built in 1950 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Although the once-abandoned property needed countless updates and repairs, its desirable location along the Cape Fear Country Club golf course made it a worthy investment. But once renovations began, the designer and her husband quickly realized the perfect tenant was none other than their own family of five. After all, with a street name like Azalea Drive, it was only fitting for this former North Carolina Azalea Festival 1997 Princess and 2015 President (she's the first person ever to hold both titles) to call the neighborhood home. "It was in the stars. Brightening up the dark and dated house was our first order of business," explains Carroll, who worked with builder James Halls of The Craftsmen Group to remove the wall between the kitchen and living room and flood the space with sunlight. She swathed nearly every interior wall in Benjamin Moore's Simply White (OC-117), chose wallpaper for a few strategic spots, and returned the dark-stained hardwood floors to their natural color. Despite the sophisticated level of design, she prioritized using easy-to-maintain materials and furnishings, keeping both kids and pets at the top of her mind. "Low maintenance was nonnegotiable," Carroll says. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556629599795/454-infinity-circle | 2022-04-01T01:06:07Z |
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The Bundesliga resumes to a full house as Union Berlin is allowed a capacity crowd for the first time in months for Cologne’s visit. Coronavirus restrictions are being scrapped in Berlin from Friday, part of a wider trend under national guidelines that will see full stadiums across the league. It’s going to be a special game for Cologne coach Steffen Baumgart, a fan favorite at Union for the two seasons he played at the club before its relegation to the third division in 2004. Baumgart played in Union’s heaviest ever second-division defeat, a 7-0 loss to Cologne in October 2002. Union’s record since it gained promotion to the Bundesliga in 2019 is far better. Of five games against Cologne in the top division, the Köpenick-based club has won four and drawn the other. Union has also won its last three Friday night games, in contrast to Cologne, which lost its last three. Another win would let Union replace Cologne in seventh place.
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Hulu’s latest biopic miniseries “The Girl From Plainville” is absolute must-see television this spring season.
Do you remember the case of Michelle Carter? If you’re not familiar with the teenager’s name, you probably recall the landmark case in which she was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for repeatedly texting encouragement to her boyfriend, Conrad “Coco” Roy III, to commit suicide… which he did.
Yeah, that Michelle Carter.
On July 13th, 2014, Roy was found suffocated to death in a Fairhaven, Massachusetts parking lot, having committed suicide by way of carbon monoxide poisoning. The bizarre nature of the events that led to Roy’s suicide puzzled police, as did Carter’s behavior in the weeks and months afterward.
Carter’s actions, behavior, and obvious mental health issues are now being brought to our screens by the brilliantly talented Elle Fanning. While the Hulu miniseries features some of the best acting I’ve seen in years, it’s the nuance of this very real story that makes it so compelling and impossible to turn off.
Carter’s life was first detailed in the haunting docuseries, “I Love You, Now Die” on HBO, a story that still gives me chills when I think about it years later. What was made clear in the HBO series was that Carter’s loneliness was alleviated by the characters she watched on television, to the point where she would quote shows like “Glee” instead of developing her own emotional response to situations.
#MichelleCarter urged her boyfriend —in texts — to kill himself, then used Glee quotes to talk about this death https://t.co/qeUtUfc7Ej pic.twitter.com/hbqP1GdBqc
— Tasneem Nashrulla (@TasneemN) June 9, 2017
Some people have gone so far as to argue that Carter was so obsessed with the show “Glee,” and the character portrayed by Lea Michele that she talked Roy into suicide so she could perfectly emulate the storyline.
I understand the reaction but they did this because the real life Michelle Carter was obsessed with Lea and there are theories that she wanted to be just like her, including having her boyfriend pass away
— sully (@saraahhtonin) March 31, 2022
All of this and more are depicted in “The Girl From Plainville” in a disturbing fashion. (RELATED: REVIEW: ‘Pam & Tommy’ Is The Gut-Wrenching History Of The Celebrity Sex Tape And Revenge Porn)
I’ve seen some Twitter users post that the show glorifies Michelle as a victim of her own insanity, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Fanning’s depiction is true to life, showing that Carter seemed to relish the attention she received for Roy’s suicide like she came alive in her own private version of Munchausen-by-proxy… a terrifying personality trait for someone only 17-years-old at the time.
Don’t get me wrong, all of us are angsty miserable awkward idiots when we’re teenagers, but Carter is clearly something very different, and Fanning is nailing it.
If this story were fiction, it would be a D-list teen flick from the early 2000s, so unbelievable that it would fall into an ocean of hyperbole and drown in its own ridiculousness. The logline could be: an unpopular, troubled teenage girl talks her boyfriend into suicide to gain attention and sympathy from everyone around her… except her parents, the few friends she does have, her boyfriend’s family, and most of his friends had no idea they were even talking.
Only, it’s not fiction. This really happened, and it’s so much deeper than just the texts. We’re only three episodes into what is probably going to be the best miniseries of the year.
I think it’s even better than “Pam & Tommy,” and I loved that show. Watch the trailer for “The Girl From Plainville” here: | https://dailycaller.com/2022/03/31/review-the-girl-from-plainville/ | 2022-04-01T01:06:08Z |
Dionne Warwick and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Krayzie Bone will announce the charity NFTs via a live-stream event on Justice Day, April 15th.
NEW YORK , March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Confront Art, an organization that produces social justice art installations, has rallied a diverse group of artists, designers, and activists to create a charity NFT campaign launching on April 15 to honor Justice Day.
Confront Art will release 9,000 NFTs on mintNFT.com with proceeds supporting the prospective charities: We Are Floyd Org., The Breonna Taylor Foundation, and The John and Lilian Miles Lewis Foundation. The NFT project is an extension of Confront Art's 'SEEINJUSTICE' series, which debuted three powerful sculptures by artist Chris Carnabuci of John Lewis, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd at New York City's Union Square in wake of the events in 2020.
Justice Day is designed to be an open platform to engage and inspire artists, activists and thinkers to collaborate and co-create together. Justice Day will honor and commemorate the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which passed the first federal hate crime laws in the United States prohibiting individuals from injuring, intimidating, or interfering with any person because of race, color, religion, or national origin. With widespread support Justice Day will be considered eligible to become a National Holiday by 2023.
"My brother's death was a catalyst for change," says Terrence Floyd, Founder of We Are Floyd Org. "We cannot let that change, and that momentum slow. There is still a huge divide in this country, and if we can start on a community level, creating educational opportunities and safe spaces for the youth to gather and learn, then we can create change and hope where there once was a void."
Dionne Warwick, American singer, former TV host, and Goodwill ambassador will announce her support and participation in the NFT project on the live-streamed event. Warwick has agreed to include selections of her latest single 'Power in the Name' featuring Krayzie Bone in the NFT. "I'm thrilled to be using this new NFT technology to raise awareness and funds for social justice programs." said Warwick. "Using song to shine light on charity is not new to me, with We Are The World in 1985 we raised an incredible amount of money and awareness, and now I'm excited to be part of the SEEINJUSTICE campaign, using art and song in new ways to move forward progress and change."
"We are constantly looking for innovative ways to support artists and charities," said Andrew Cohen & Lindsay Eshelman, Co-Founders of Confront Art. "We are excited to bring together entertainment legends and emerging artists alike for a major movement for social justice and charity in the metaverse."
The campaign aims to celebrate, support, and promote diverse emerging NFT artists. The artists participating in the NFT project include LÁOLÚ NYC, Jesse Uranta, JOJO ABOT, Izzakko, Denny Ow, Sasha Bianca, Menyelek, Milana Burdette, SuperWAXX, Q. Oliver, Candace Dane and more.
The live-stream and NFTs will be available exclusively on mintNFT, a new platform that aims to provide users with a simple, safe, and social experience with NFTs. From automated wallet creation to accepting credit cards, users do not need to be crypto-fluent to participate. Additionally, unique videos that are part of the smart contract not only showcase the creation story of the NFT but ensure buyers the NFT they are purchasing is authentic.
"NFTs are all about community building, but those communities cannot grow if people think engaging in NFTs will be too difficult or you need to have crypto. Projects like this one are too important to have barriers like that in place," said James Sun, Founder and CEO of mintNFT. "We're grateful to play a role to help break those barriers down so that all people can fully engage in a project that uplifts multicultural artists' voices and benefits these valuable charities."
Users are encouraged to utilize the Discord server (@SEEINJUSTICE) as a discussion forum.
About We Are Floyd Org.
WE ARE FLOYD is a 501C3 led by Terrence Floyd, George Floyd's brother. We Are Floyd supports initiatives to help communities dealing with mental health issues, poverty, police brutality, and social injustice. In the name of George Floyd, We Are Floyd partners with existing community-centric organizations, bringing awareness to issues surrounding underserved communities, highlighting the lack of educational programs, and promoting change and progress. For more information on We Are Floyd, please visit www.wearefloyd.org.
About Confront Art
Confront Art was founded by Andrew Cohen and Lindsay Eshelman in 2020, with the mission to promote diversity and education in the arts by creating collaborative opportunities between emerging artists and established organizations. The collective aims to create productions that foster socially progressive art and merchandise. For more information on Confront Art, visit www.confrontart.com.
About mintNFT
mintNFT is a new marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that makes collecting NFTs simple, safe and social. The company is focused on providing easy onboarding of non-crypto users, a high level of security, and IP protection for brands and artists. Through collaboration, community, and successful activations, mintNFT aims to provide a richer and more meaningful experience around NFTs. For more information on mintNFT, please visit: www.mintnft.com
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Freshman Punkie Harper hit two home runs, added a third hit and drove in four runs in leading St. Albans to a 6-0 prep softball win over visiting Woodrow Wilson Tuesday night.
Also for St. Albans (6-1), junior Tayven Stephenson hit a home run and a double and struck out 15 Woodrow Wilson batters while allowing just two hits.
Sissonville 7, Point Pleasant 0: Gracelyn Hill and Abigail Bailey both hit home runs and had a pair of hits for the Indians in the road win.
Taylor Oxley hit a double and had three RBIs for Sissonville and Kaya Hampton and MaKenzie Raines both collected two hits.
Nitro 7, Chapmanville 0: Lena Elkins struck out 14 and collected three hits and three RBIs in a home shutout win for the Wildcats.
Carly Mathes added two hits, including a triple, and two RBIs for Nitro, Chloe Beckner hit a home run, and Aris Miller collected two hits.
Herbert Hoover 13, Scott 1: Sydney Shamblin collected two hits and drove in three runs as the Huskies pounded out 13 hits in the road win.
Sydney Bright had two hits and two RBIs for Hoover, Grayson Buckner also drove in two runs and Brooklyn Huffman hit a home run and had two RBIs. Dailan Adkins doubled for Scott.
Cross Lanes Christian sweeps Catholic: CLC won both games of a doubleheader on the road, defeating the Irish 13-5 and 8-0.
For Cross Lanes Christian (4-2), Kiersten Edge hit a home run, two triples and drove in four runs in the first game and added three RBIs in the second game.
Jordan Ellison was 3 for 3 with four RBIs in the first game and added two hits in the second game for CLC. Maddie Morris collected three hits, including a double, for Charleston Catholic (5-4).
Capital 9, Princeton 3: Reagan Clendenin led the Cougars’ 14-hit attack with three doubles and three RBIs.
Skylar Bishop, Maggie Rose, Nadia Davis and Eli Pena each added two hits for Capital. Allison Webb was the winning pitcher, allowing four hits.
Tuesday baseball
Charleston Catholic 5, Greater Beckley Christian 3: Irish pitchers Jonah DiCocco and Luke Blaydes combined to strike out 14 batters in the home win.
Vincent Scalzo had a pair of hits, including a triple, for Catholic (2-4). Reece Patterson and Will Graham had two hits for Greater Beckley Christian.
Sissonville 4, Scott 2: Nathaniel Simonton drove in two runs with a double in the first inning to get the Indians off to a good start in the home win.
Isaiah Ramsey pitched a complete game for Sissonville, allowing just five hits and struck out eight. Dylan Grant collected a pair of hits for Scott.
Winfield 15, Wayne 6: The Generals scored runs in six of the seven innings in earning the slugfest win on the road.
Jaxson Cunningham and Dylan Kuhl both had three hits for Winfield, Kaleb Henson drove in three runs, and Brett Bumgarner and Quincy Miller drove in two runs each. Brayden Jackson had two RBIs for Wayne.
Youth baseball clinic
The Buffalo baseball coaching staff is conducting a Baseball Drills for Skills Clinic on Saturday, Aug. 2, at Buffalo high school.
Ages 5-9 will start at 8:30 a.m. with ages 10-13 at 12:30 p.m. Both sessions will run for three hours. Cost per participant is $40. | https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/prep_sports/baseball/prep-roundup-harper-stephenson-lead-st-albans-softball-past-woodrow-wilson-6-0/article_810de4d4-bf93-5f31-9cef-560f4c9cf771.html | 2022-04-01T01:06:10Z |
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When it comes to banking empires, Wyatt Jackson “W.J.” Armfield was the undisputed local emperor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
There was, however, one blemish on the brilliant banker’s bedazzling biography — a chink in the Armfield armor, if you will — that tends to get lost in the shadow of his many accomplishments. That was a scandalous incident involving Armfield’s youngest son, Jesse, a century ago. And while it wasn’t anything Armfield himself did, he likely saw it as a stain on his remarkable record nonetheless.
The year was 1921, and W.J. Armfield had long since established his banking empire in North Carolina, having been instrumental in the founding of the First National Bank of Greensboro in 1876 and the First National Bank of High Point in 1886. He served as president of the High Point bank for 22 years, overseeing its growth as it spawned affiliate banks in other cities, including Thomasville, Madison, Asheboro, Mocksville, Graham, Troy, Marion, Denton and Spencer.
In 1903, The News and Observer of Raleigh even wrote a full-page article about what it called “The Armfield Chain of Banks.”
Within that banking empire, Armfield’s four sons — Eugene, W.J. Jr., Frank and Jesse — followed in their father’s enormous footsteps, presiding over the banks in the smaller cities. Jesse, for example, led the Bank of Spencer for a spell before ultimately landing at the Bank of Thomasville and the Bank of Denton.
And that’s where the you-know-what hit the fan.
On Aug. 22, 1921 — after weeks of speculation that the bank was on its proverbial deathbed — the state bank examiner closed the Bank of Thomasville, the city’s oldest financial institution. The news rocked Thomasville, of course, but there was even more shocking news to come.
It seems that the bank’s president, Jesse Lindsay Armfield, may have been responsible for the bank’s collapse, allegedly having misappropriated approximately $155,000 of the bank’s funds for his personal investing interests. In fact, it appeared he had been mishandling bank funds for several years, according to articles in the local newspaper.
To make matters worse, part of the money Armfield was accused of misappropriating had been on deposit for the Baptist Children’s Home in Thomasville. Yeah, taking money from orphans — that’ll look good in court.
By November, Armfield faced formal charges of embezzlement and misappropriation of funds, and the people of Thomasville — particularly Bank of Thomasville customers — were incensed. They would gladly watch Armfield go to trial and then go to prison. Confidentially, a few of the city’s more foul-mouthed citizens probably used colorful language to express where else he could go.
There was just one little problem, though — Armfield was already gone.
In the midst of the bank’s failure, the ensuing investigation and the growing speculation that Armfield would have to face the music for his sins in the financial fiasco, he disappeared into the wind. Local law enforcement looked everywhere — Including in Greensboro, where he and his wife lived — but to no avail. And if Armfield’s wife knew where he was, she wasn’t saying.
Meanwhile, irked bank depositors pooled their money to offer a reward for Armfield’s arrest and prosecution. Even North Carolina’s governor, Cameron Morrison, offered a $400 reward.
The buzz in Thomasville, however, was that the 40-year-old disgraced bank executive had fled the country and was hiding, possibly in Europe or South America or Mexico. With nothing more definitive than that to go on, it seemed possible — even probable — that Armfield might never be found.
And he might not have been found but for an eagle-eyed furniture salesman from High Point who just happened to be in Mexico on business and just happened to spy a man who looked remarkably similar to Jesse Armfield.
The High Point man eagerly ratted the banker out.
“At last,” one newspaper account stated in February 1922, “when it seemed that … (Armfield) would never be heard from, a tip was received in Thomasville that the missing banker was in Mexico. A man signing himself ‘Wade’ sent word from Mexico City that Armfield was selling insurance there.”
Armfield was selling insurance under the alias of Jesse L. Britt — Britt was his mother’s maiden name — but “Wade” was certain he’d found the fugitive banker.
That was the good news.
The bad news was that, in 1922, the United States did not formally recognize the ruling government in Mexico, so negotiating the arrest of a U.S. citizen who was hiding there could be problematic. How could the police chief in little ol’ Thomasville, North Carolina, orchestrate such a delicate arrest in a foreign land some 2,000 miles from home?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first story in a two-part series. Part two of “The Fugitive Banker” will be published in the Wednesday, April 6 edition of the TIMES. | https://www.hpenews.com/thomasville_times/the-fugitive-banker/article_5afe1567-300a-59e7-9d33-99fc41d53298.html | 2022-04-01T01:06:11Z |
It seems like filming for the third season of The Witcher is set to take place pretty soon, that is if a report from The Witcher fansite, Redanian Intelligence, and also an Instagram post from Geralt of Rivia himself, Henry Cavill is anything to go on.
Redanian Intelligence has stated that cast and production crew have begun to gather in Northern Slovenia, with the added bit of colour that locals say that stars Henry Cavill and Freya Allan (Ciri) were also in the area.
While there has yet to be an official confirmation for this, the fact that Henry Cavill has been reunited with Hector, the horse who plays Roach in the series, it does seem likely that filming is set to begin sooner rather than later.
Of course, as this is only the start of filming, don't expect a trailer or a release date anytime soon. | https://www.gamereactor.eu/report-the-witcher-season-3-to-start-filming-very-soon/ | 2022-04-01T01:06:11Z |
Lonzo Ball ramps up rehab, but it's not clear if he'll be back in postseason
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Bulls' Lonzo Ball is back to ramping up his rehab with the possibility of playing.
This comes after a 10-day break because of pain in his surgically-repaired knee.
But the Bulls do not have a timetable for Ball's return, and the postseason starts in less than two weeks.
Ball was working out on the elliptical Thursday at the Bulls' shortaround. Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas is certainly hoping to get one his offseason pickups back at some point.
But Ball is still not running or cutting it, and it sounds like Head Coach Billy Donovan is not sure Ball will be back in time to help the Bulls in the playoffs.
"He's the driver behind a lot of this. He really wants to play. He wants to get back to playing. But obviously, he's also going to be smart in terms of how he's feeling, and he's going to be realistic, and the doctors will put their heads together," Donovan said. "But certainly, every day that goes by and time that passes by, you're moving closer and closer to the end of the season. They're going to do everything they can to try to get him back."
The Bulls were set to take on the Los Angeles Clippers Thursday evening.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) — A Metro Atlanta organization dating back more than a century unveiled a mural celebrating its legacy of resilience. Organizers weighed in on their mission and the artist who illustrates their resiliency movement.
Members of Families First, an organization supporting local children and families, unveiled their ‘Threads of Resilience’ mural during an event on March 31, 2022. The mural showcases the work of artist Sharanda Wilburn outside their headquarters on Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard.
READ MORE: Private School Teacher Arrested For Child Pornography“It really speaks to our mission of building resilient families so that all children can thrive,” said Families First Board Chairman Courtney Showell, Sr.
“Children are the future. That’s what it represents,” said Wilburn.
Before the unveiling, Aaliyah Baron, 20, shared how the mission has helped her and her two-year-old son, Amir. “When I first came to Families First, I was pregnant and nervous because I was having my first child around people I really didn’t know,” said Baron. Families First helped her prepare for motherhood and provided a space to bond with other single moms. “One thing I plan on doing is coming back and working for Families First in the future,” she said.
READ MORE: Former Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Employee ArrestedOrganizers say equitable communities are resilient communities. “Our definition of equity is for our families to have not only a set at the table, but a voice at the table,” said Families First CEO DePriest Waddy.
During the event, Families First recognized those who have played a role in its 132-year legacy of resilience, like its former CEO Patricia Whatley Showell, and the community leaders who keep the mission alive and resilient during a pandemic.
“Resilience is something that’s near and dear to us, because now, we have a fundamental way of measuring how resiliency works, how a person can become more resilient,” Waddy said.
MORE NEWS: Meals On Wheels Of Tampa Now Serving Diabetic And Renal MenusThe organization has several upcoming events spotlighting its resiliency movement, including an event at the Georgia Aquarium on May 12 honoring community leaders. | https://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2022/03/31/family-first-unveils-threads-of-resiliency-mural-celebrating-132-year-legacy/ | 2022-04-01T01:06:12Z |
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LONDON (BLOOMBERG) - Ukraine's disabled community is being left behind as the country becomes a "survival of the fittest," activists are warning.
"This war is going to profoundly affect the lives of disabled people and those who are at the most vulnerable edge of society," Baroness Jane Campbell told Bloomberg Quicktake's "Emma Barnett Meets" show.
People with disabilities were segregated during communism and in the 30 years since then governments in the region have attempted to integrate them fully into society.
But amid the chaos of the fighting, and with infrastructure under attack, the attention has once again slipped.
Ms Rosemary Kayess, chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, says the committee wants to set up corridors for humanitarian workers to enter Ukraine and assist disabled people who need care.
Russia has been slow to agree to such safe passage efforts for millions of civilians trying to flee a war now in its second month.
A quarter of the population of 41 million has been displaced from their homes, with nearly a third leaving the country, making the provision of specialised care even more complicated.
Ms Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has campaigned extensively for disabled people since her husband took office in 2019 and recently launched a "barrier-free handbook."
It provides war-time advice in Ukrainian for the most vulnerable - families with children, the elderly and disabled people, and was promoted on social media.
Even so, more information should be made available about where people with disabilities can get shelter, according to Ms Campbell.
She specifically expressed concern for children in residential care homes.
Nearly 50,000 of the 2.7 million Ukrainians with disabilities are children living in care homes, according to Unicef.
Roughly 30,000 of those children have been reunited with families since Russia's Feb 24 invasion, the government in Kyiv says, while 5,000 have been evacuated from institutions. | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/disabled-ukrainians-are-left-behind-amid-war-activists-say | 2022-04-01T01:06:13Z |
December 2021 IPO Provides Capital to Accelerate Growth Strategy
2021 Revenues Increase 681% While Fourth Quarter Revenues Grew 19% Sequentially Compared to the Third Quarter, Reflecting an Acceleration in Momentum and an Inflection Point in the Company's Growth Trajectory – With Most Growth Occurring Prior to IPO Funding
IPO Proceeds Deployed to Grow the Brand, Increase Awareness, and Procure Inventory to Sustain Strong Sequential Momentum in 2022
Over 1,000 New Points of Distribution Added in First Quarter, More Than All of Last Year
Celebrities Nina Dobrev and Julianne Hough, Initial and Ongoing Investors, Continue to Enthusiastically Endorse FVW Celebrating Partners and Product Launches Among Their More Than 30 Million Social Media Followers
MINNEAPOLIS, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresh Vine Wine, Inc. (NYSE American: VINE), the premier producer of premium lower carb, lower sugar, and lower calorie wines in the United States, today reported strong financial results for the three months and fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, including year-over-year annual revenue growth of 681% from $217 thousand in 2020 to $1.700 million in 2021.
Janelle Anderson, CEO of Fresh Vine Wine, Inc., said, "I am extremely proud of our team, which grew the business both for the year and sequentially in the fourth quarter by executing on extremely aggressive marketing and go-to-market strategy, while concurrently completing our IPO. This reflects an inflection in the company's growth trajectory and is indicative of the results we expect this year. We have already put the IPO proceeds to work building our brand, investing in our people, and procuring inventory. In the first quarter of 2022, we added over 1,000 new points of distribution (PODs), which is more than twice the 900 PODs we had at time of IPO. We believe that this leading indicator, coupled with our increased inventory levels, suggest accelerating revenue growth and strong first quarter results."
Ms. Anderson continued, "The speed of our expansion is remarkable, which speaks to the quality of our sales and marketing strategy and the pedigree of our organization. Our success reinforces the viability of consumer demand for our category-defining, premium tasting brand of lower carb, lower sugar, lower calorie wines. We plan to continue this positive trajectory in 2022 by introducing new product offerings and expanding our marketing efforts, in part by leveraging the 30 million-plus social media followers of our celebrity spokespeople and co-founders, Nina Dobrev and Julianne Hough. It is encouraging and rewarding to begin this year with significant positive momentum."
Recent Business Highlights
- In December 2021, the Company closed its Initial Public Offering, raising net proceeds of $19.2 million
- Added 1,000 Points of Distribution in the first quarter
Retail
- Launched in our first national "C-Store" where we have been authorized at their more than 1,600 California locations
- Securing a top national convenience store chain to carry our wines in the state of California is a true breakthrough for Fresh Vine Wine and further validates the demand for our lower carb, lower calorie, lower sugar premium wines
- Secured placement at the newest resort on the Famous Las Vegas Strip
- FVW wines premium Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and other varietals will be featured at 22 various venues at the newly launched Resorts World Las Vegas
- Expanded partnership with retail grocer, Hy-Vee, for the distribution of our premium Limited Reserve Napa Cabernet
- To be featured at all Hy-Vee stores in the Upper Midwest
- Announced a partnership with CRAVE American Kitchen & Sushi Bar
- Featured as a premium wine pairing and frequently recommended as the perfect complement to their special lunch and dinner menus
Geographic Expansion
- Expanded into 6 new states in the first quarter of 2022, including Nevada coincident with the Resorts World launch
- FVW now available nationwide, one of the Company's key strategic priorities.
Direct to Consumer
- Experienced record-breaking single day sales on two separate occasions, reflecting the impact of our social media marketing strategy
- Record demand after major shareholders Nina Dobrev and Julianne Hough appeared across national media following VINE IPO day and then again after their appearance on The Ellen Show https://bit.ly/36VuRd4. Expect more exciting appearances representing Fresh Vine Wine by these highly influential celebrities
New Product Release
- Released a fifth varietal, a Limited Reserve Napa Cabernet Sauvignon
- The introduction of this premium wine represents further progress in our business objectives to leverage our presence at retail to increase distribution and fuel future growth.
- Announced the bottling of our 2021 Vintage Rosé at 21 times the quantity of 2020 Rosé bottled
- After selling out the entire 2020 Rosé Vintage within months of bottling, now bottling the 2021 Vintage Rosé at 21 times the amount of Rosé bottled for the 2020 vintage.
Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Results and Commentary
Net revenue in fiscal 2021 was $1.70 million, up from $217,000 in fiscal 2020. Growth was primarily attributable to our increased presence in the wholesale market, where we significantly expanded our distributor network and geographic presence, and the introduction of our wine club, which drove direct-to-consumer sales. Of total 2021 revenue, $773,000 was from our wholesale distribution channel and $774,000 was from our direct-to-consumer sales channel. As fourth quarter revenues were affected by an inventory drawdown precipitated by very strong demand, the Company used this period to accelerate the timing of the launch of its Strategic Services segment, which netted over $150,000 of revenue in the quarter, and is expected to continue quarterly in fiscal 2022. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $4.79 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, compared to $1.33 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, largely driven by increases in Selling, Marketing and General & Administrative expenses. The year-over-year increase in Marketing expenses primarily resulted from our sports marketing partnerships while the increase in General & Administrative expenses is the result of increased salaries and wages needed to support the growth in sales. Selling expenses generally follow our sales volume growth. The Company reported a net loss of $9.97 million, or ($1.12) per share, for fiscal 2021, compared to a net loss of $1.29 million, or ($0.21) per share in fiscal 2020.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
- The Company's cash and cash equivalents balance as of December 31, 2021, was $16.1 million. The Company has no material debt.
About Fresh Vine Wine, Inc.
Fresh Vine Wine, Inc. (NYSE American: VINE) is a premier producer of lower carb, lower calorie premium wines in the United States, kicking off a 2022 growth plan following its IPO in mid-December 2021. Fresh Vine Wine's brand vision is to lead the emerging natural and accessible premium wine category, as health trends continue to accelerate in the US marketplace. The 2020 US wine market was a $69 billion category. Fresh Vine Wine plans to accelerate growth in 2022 by amplifying its marketing, expanding product offerings, and expanding its team. Fresh Vine Wine positions its core brand lineup as an affordable luxury, retailing between $14.99-$22.99. Fresh Vine Wine's varietals currently include its Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Rosé.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "expect," "plan," "could," "may," "will," "believe," "estimate," "forecast," "goal," "project," and other words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements address various matters including statements regarding the timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or other events. Each forward-looking statement contained in this press release is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statement. Applicable risks and uncertainties include, among others, the Company's ability to hire additional personnel and to manage the growth of its business; the Company's reliance on its brand name, reputation and product quality; the Company's ability to adequately address increased demands that may be placed on its management, operational and production capabilities; the effectiveness of the Company's advertising and promotional activities and investments; the Company's reliance on celebrities to endorse its wines and market its brand; general competitive conditions; fluctuations in consumer demand for wine; overall decline in the health of the economy and consumer discretionary spending; the occurrence of adverse weather events, natural disasters, public health emergencies, or other unforeseen circumstances that may cause delays to or interruptions in the Company's operations; risks associated with disruptions in the Company's supply chain for grapes and raw and processed materials; the impact of COVID-19 and its variants on the Company's customers, suppliers, business operations and financial results; disrupted or delayed service by the distributors the Company relies on for the distribution of its wines; the Company's ability to successfully execute its growth strategy; the Company's success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, its officers, key employees or directors; the Company's ability to protect its trademarks and other intellectual property rights; the Company's ability to comply with laws and regulations affecting its business, including those relating to the manufacture, sale and distribution of wine; claims, demands and lawsuits to which the Company may be subject and the risk that its insurance or indemnities coverage may not be sufficient; the Company's ability to operate, update or implement its IT systems; the Company's ability to successfully pursue strategic acquisitions and integrate acquired businesses; the Company's potential ability to obtain additional financing when and if needed; the Company's founders' significant influence over the Company; and the risks identified in the Company's other filings with the SEC. The Company cautions investors not to place considerable reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. You are encouraged to read the Company's filings with the SEC, available at www.sec.gov for a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this document, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any of these statements. The Company's business is subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, including those referenced above. Investors, potential investors, and others should give careful consideration to these risks and uncertainties.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis endorsed a state legislator Thursday over U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn in their upcoming Republican primary, saying the first-term congressman has “fallen well short” of expectations.
Tillis' backing of state Sen. Chuck Edwards adds another consequential voice in North Carolina's GOP willing to oppose Cawthorn, who has received criticisms from a larger swath of Republicans for recent comments, including one in which he called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “thug.”
The top Republican leaders in the state legislature — House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger — also were featured guests at a lunch fundraiser Thursday for Edwards, one of seven Republicans challenging Cawthorn for the nomination in the May 17 primary.
“The 11th Congressional District deserves a congressman who is fully dedicated to serving their constituents,” Tillis said in a news release. “Unfortunately, Madison Cawthorn has fallen well short of the most basic standards western North Carolina expects from their representatives, and voters now have several well-qualified candidates to choose from who would be a significant improvement. I believe Chuck Edwards is the best choice.”
Cawthorn, who was elected in 2020 at age 25, is a strong supporter of Donald Trump. Cawthorn spoke at a rally in Washington on Jan 6, 2021, that questioned the outcome of the White House election won by Democrat Joe Biden. The riot at the U.S. Capitol took place after that rally.
Recently, Cawthorn has received negative publicity for being cited three times in five months for traffic violations — twice for speeding — and for the video about Zelenskyy. In the same short video, Cawthorn said the Ukrainian government "is incredibly corrupt and is incredibly evil and has been pushing woke ideologies.”
Cawthorn and a spokesperson later attempted to clarify those remarks, with the congressman calling actions by Russian President Vladimir Putin in his country's invasion of Ukraine “disgusting.” After recent comments Cawthorn made on a podcast that angered fellow Republicans in Congress, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., met with Cawthorn this week and reprimanded him publicly.
Moore said Thursday that someone like Cawthorn doesn’t deserve to be in Congress.
“If you have clowns in office who aren’t serious about what they’re doing, you can’t get somewhere,” Moore told WNCN-TV while attending a fundraiser for Edwards. “I’m just kind of without the words to describe what Congressman Cawthorn is doing and saying. I mean, some of these ridiculous recent comments that continue to build on one another.”
A Cawthorn spokesperson didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment about the Republican opposition.
Cawthorn announced in November that he would try to run in a proposed congressional district closer to Charlotte, rather than to keep representing the far western mountains. Moore had also considered a run in that new district but decided against it. That district ultimately was thrown out, and Cawthorn returned to a run in the reconfigured 11th District, which leans Republican.
Cawthorn's campaign raised over $2.6 million in 2021 but had only $282,000 in cash entering this year, according to Federal Election Commission records.
Other primary opponents includes former political ally Michele Woodhouse and Wendy Marie-Limbaugh Nevarez, who is being supported by a super political action committee inked to Moe Davis, the 11th District Democratic candidate in 2020.
The top vote-getter in the upcoming primary would have to receive more than 30% of the vote to avoid a July 26 runoff with the second-place finisher. | https://www.union-bulletin.com/seattle_times/nc-sen-tillis-adds-to-republicans-supporting-cawthorn-rival/article_310221fd-ceec-5186-90bd-3bce77b3c749.html | 2022-04-01T01:06:14Z |
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A reporter questioned White House communications director Kate Bedingfield Thursday on whether the White House “stands by” President Joe Biden’s remarks on his son Hunter’s business dealings.
The reporter reiterated previous statements Biden made during a 2020 presidential debate that there was “nothing unethical” about Hunter’s business dealings in China and Ukraine, nor did he make money from state-owned Chinese energy companies.
“We absolutely stand by the president’s comment and I would point you to the reporting on this, which references statements that we made at the time that we gave to the Washington Post who worked on this story,” Bedingfield said. “But as you know, I do not speak for Hunter Biden so not more than I can say on that.”
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The New York Times confirmed the authenticity of a laptop abandoned by the president’s son in a Delaware repair shop in 2019. The Case ID on the laptop’s receipt linked to the FBI’s code for transnational money laundering investigations found there was sufficient evidence to open a case against Hunter and his international business dealings. (RELATED: The Biden Admin’s Ties To Ukraine Go Deeper Than Hunter And Burisma)
A grand jury in Delaware is in the midst of an investigation of possible tax violations, money laundering and foreign lobbying in connection to the president’s son.
The laptop contained thousands of emails linking Hunter to the Chinese energy company CEFC China Energy Co. Hunter and his uncle, James Biden, reportedly received millions of dollars in wire payments from its founder, Ye Jianming. Hunter’s firm, Rosemont Seneca Thornton, also received millions in wire payments from a Chinese businessman with reported ties to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
Hunter joined the board of directors for the Ukrainian state-owned energy company, Burisma, in April 2014, to which one Burisma official reportedly said “enabled Russian disinformation efforts and risked undermining U.S. policy in Ukraine.” Reports linked some of his business dealings to Ukrainian oligarch Nikolai Zlochevsky, the owner of the company, where Hunter and his business partner, Devon Archer, made nearly $80,000 a year.
A 2020 Senate report also alleges that Burisma paid a consulting firm owned by Hunter and Archer more than $3.5 million from May 2014 to February 2016. The firm then sent a total of $752,054 to Hunter’s law firm, Owasco. | https://dailycaller.com/2022/03/31/white-house-hunter-biden-foreign-business-dealings/ | 2022-04-01T01:06:14Z |
Mistaken for a Kalashinikov, a child’s toy gun sparked panic and a police operation in Lille, northern France, on Thursday (31). Heavily armed police came to interdict and isolate part of the city center because of the false alarm.
In the morning, the French National Police received reports that a man was walking through the center of the city, near the border with Belgium, holding a Kalashinikov, a rifle created by Russia at the time of the Soviet Union.
Quickly, an operation was set up in the city center. Heavily armed, police cordoned off an entire block, closed off one of Lille’s main avenues and a train station, confined a higher education center and searched dozens of people.
French police set up an operation in the center of the city to investigate a complaint of a man with Kalashinikov in the city, but it was a child with a toy – Photo: Reproduction / French National Police
Three hours later, the police announced that it was a false alarm. The man was actually a seven-year-old boy who carried a toy gun.
Since a wave of major attacks, such as the attacks on the offices of the newspaper Charlie Hebdo and the Bataclan, in Paris, and the one in Nice, in the south, French police have kept their security alert high. With this, the protocol in cases like this Thursday (31) determines that the local police employ large-scale police operations. | https://playcrazygame.com/2022/04/01/childs-toy-is-mistaken-for-kalashinikov-and-makes-french-police-isolate-center-of-lille-watch-video-world/ | 2022-04-01T01:06:11Z |
The Northside Neighborhood House’s Red Bank Thrift Store has added a new section, focused on selling bicycles to benefit the White Oak Bicycle Co-Operative. Founded in 2020, the WOBC is a volunteer-run, non-profit dedicated to increasing access to bicycles and bicycle repair services for those in need.
The majority of the bicycles donated to the WOBC are refurbished and provided at no cost to individuals who lack reliable transportation. Some donated bicycles are repaired and offered for sale, generating income to cover associated repair costs. The partnership with the Northside Neighborhood House’s Red Bank Thrift Store provides greater exposure for the bicycles offered for sale.
“Having reliable transportation is crucial for an individual’s ability to work or attend school,” said Rachel Gammon, CEO of the Northside Neighborhood House. “Our ability to partner with WBOC to provide an income-generating outlet for their mission makes sense.”
Bicycles range in price from $40 to $1,300 for a rare Chattanooga-made Litespeed bicycle. Proceeds from the sales of these items support the WOBC. The Northside Neighborhood House’s Red Bank Thrift Store, located at 3605 Dayton Boulevard, is open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday – Saturday.
The Northside Neighborhood House has been in operation since 1924, working to address the needs of individuals and families living north of the Tennessee River by providing a hand up through education and assistance. With offices located on the north shore, NNH operates five CommUNITY Schools, three Thrift Stores, and the Coffee Community Collective in Soddy-Daisy.
For more information on the Northside Neighborhood House/White Oak Bicycle Co-Operative, visit nnhouse.org or whiteoakbicycle.org. | http://www.chattanoogapulse.com/citylife/community-spotlight/northside-neighborhood-house-partners-with-white-oak-bicycle/ | 2022-04-01T01:06:15Z |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscars producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage.
“They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment,” Packer said in a clip released by ABC News Thursday night of an interview he gave to “Good Morning America.” “They said we will go get him. We are prepared. We’re prepared to get him right now. You can press charges, we can arrest him. They were laying out the options.”
But Packer said Rock was “very dismissive” of the idea.
“He was like, ‘No, no, no, I’m fine,” Packer said. “And 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 LAPD said in a statement after Sunday night’s ceremony that they were aware of the incident, and that Rock had declined to file a police report. The department declined comment Thursday on Packer’s interview, a longer version of which will air on Friday morning.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s standards of conduct. Smith could be suspended, expelled or otherwise sanctioned.
The academy said in a statement that “Mr. Smith’s actions at the 94th Oscars were a deeply shocking, traumatic event to witness in-person and on television.”
Without giving specifics, the academy said Smith was asked to leave the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, but refused to do so.
Smith strode from his front row seat on to the stage and slapped Rock after a joke Rock made about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, when he was on stage to present the Oscar for best documentary.
On Monday, Smith issued an apology to Rock, the academy and to viewers, saying “I was out of line and I was wrong.”
The academy said Smith has the opportunity to defend himself in a written response before the board meets again on April 18.
Rock publicly addressed the incident for the first time, but only briefly, at the beginning of a standup show Wednesday night in Boston, where he was greeted by a thunderous standing ovation. He said “I’m still kind of processing what happened.” | https://www.wpri.com/entertainment-news/oscars-producer-says-police-offered-to-arrest-will-smith/ | 2022-04-01T01:06:15Z |
LISBON, Ohio (WKBN) — All over the Valley, you’ll find historic buildings. To help keep history alive, the Lisbon Landmark Foundation is holding its annual Founder’s Day pancake breakfast on April 9.
Funds raised will help preserve buildings in downtown Lisbon.
This is the first time they could host it in two years.
Mayor Peter Wilson is on the board of directors for the foundation.
“Also you’re maintaining or keeping part of the village’s history alive. Some of our buildings date back to 1801-1802, and they’re already 220-years-old. Yes, some of them are in disrepair, what have you, but they’re worth saving. This is what makes Lisbon, Lisbon,” said Wilson.
You can get your pancakes at the First United Methodist Church in Lisbon on Washington Street from 8 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
Tickets are also available at the door. It’s $8 for adults and $4 for kids 10 and under. | https://www.wytv.com/news/local-news/buy-pancakes-help-preserve-local-historical-buildings/ | 2022-04-01T01:06:15Z |
City officials in Evansville, Indiana, say they're partnering up with the Coca-Cola Company to raise awareness on water conservation.
Evansville's Storm Water Management Department is partnering up with the Coca-Cola Company for its annual "Rain Barrel Program."
Through the program, Coca-Cola will donate 55-gallon plastic drums, which are then converted into rain barrels.
Then, donations from local businesses, engineers, and conservation groups, are used to purchase adapters. The adapters attach barrels to downspouts on houses to collect rainwater, which can be used to irrigate gardens and lawns.
The city says that this year's Rain Barrel Program is being modified to partner with the Haynie's Corner Arts District and Wesselman Woods.
50 barrels will be available at Wesselman Woods for individuals wanting one for their home, and 50 barrels will be auctioned off during a special silent auction at Haynie's Corner.
You can find out more about the program on evansvillegov.org. | https://www.wevv.com/news/city-of-evansville-participating-in-water-conservation-awareness-program/article_873e1550-b126-11ec-9c80-fbc9eb472138.html | 2022-04-01T01:06:15Z |
A lift in house values in the smallest cities has driven growth across the country, despite stalling values in Sydney and Melbourne.
CoreLogic’s national Home Value Index, released on Friday, was up 0.7% in March, driven by stronger conditions in Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and the ACT, along with several regional areas.
This offset a slip in values across Sydney and Melbourne.
The first quarter of the year has seen Australian dwelling values rise by 2.4%, adding about $17,000 to the value of a home.
A year ago, values were rising at more than double the current pace, up 5.8% over the three months to March 2021, before the quarterly rate of growth peaked at 7% over the three months ending May 2021.
Sydney’s growth rate fell from a peak of 9.3% in the three months to May 2021 to 0.3% in the first quarter of this year.
Melbourne’s housing market has seen the quarterly rate of growth slow from 5.8% in April last year to 0.1% over the past three months.
CoreLogic research director Tim Lawless said there was mounting evidence housing growth rates were losing momentum.
“Virtually every capital city and major rest-of-state region has moved through a peak in the trend rate of growth some time last year or earlier this year,” Lawless said.
“The sharpest slowdown has been in Sydney, where housing prices are the most unaffordable, advertised supply is trending higher and sales activity is down over the year.”
Exceptions to the trend include regional South Australia and Perth.
Lawless said the annual growth trend will fall sharply in the coming months as the strong gains recorded in early 2021 drop out of the 12-month calculation.
National housing turnover is also easing, with preliminary transaction estimates for the March quarter tracking 14.3% lower than the same period in 2021 but still 12.2% above the previous five-year average.
Regional dwelling values increased 5.1% in the three months to March, compared with the 1.5% increase recorded across the combined capital cities.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported on Thursday residential property prices rose 4.7% during the quarter, reflecting record low interest rates, the labour market recovery and strong demand for housing.
The ABS will later on Friday release lending figures for February, which economists expect will show a 1.5% increase for approved housing loans in the month after a 2.6% rise in the previous month. | https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/01/australian-house-prices-rise-despite-stalling-values-in-sydney-and-melbourne | 2022-04-01T01:06:15Z |
First lawsuit filed over Florida law restricting certain LGBTQ topics in the classroom
Two LGBTQ rights advocacy groups, as well as students, parents and a teacher in Florida, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, challenging the state's new law banning certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom.
It's the first legal challenge seeking to block implementation and enforcement of the law, which Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed on Monday. The controversial law, dubbed "Don't Say Gay" by its opponents, is set to take effect in July.
DeSantis told reporters Thursday that he will defend the law "vigorously."
The lawsuit calls the Florida law an "unlawful attempt to stigmatize, silence and erase LGBTQ people in Florida's public schools."
"It seeks to do so by imposing a sweeping, vague ban covering any instruction on 'sexual orientation and gender identity,' and by constructing a diffuse enforcement scheme designed to maximize the chilling effect of this prohibition," the complaint reads.
According to the new "Parental Rights in Education" law in Florida, "classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards."
Parents would be able to bring civil suits against a school district for any potential rule violation, under the new law.
During the bill signing Monday, DeSantis said that Florida recognizes that "parents have a fundamental role in the education, health care and well-being of their children."
The plaintiffs in Thursday's lawsuit include Equality Florida, an LGBTQ advocacy organization; Family Equality, a New York-based nonprofit; a 17-year-old sophomore in Palmetto, Florida, who identifies as gay; an 18-year-old senior in Osprey, Florida, who identifies as gay; the parent of a transgender fifth-grader in Florida; three same-sex couples living in Florida with young children; and a middle-school public teacher in Grand Ridge, Florida. The complaint was filed by Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP and the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
The plaintiffs say the new law violates the First and 14th Amendments, and Title IX protections.
"This effort to control young minds through state censorship -- and to demean LGBTQ lives by denying their reality -- is a grave abuse of power. The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that LGBTQ people and families are at home in our constitutional order. The State of Florida has no right to declare them outcasts, or to treat their allies as outlaws, by punishing schools where someone dares to affirm their identity and dignity," according to the complaint.
Weighing in on the lawsuit Thursday, DeSantis said he doesn't think that "any of the legal claims have merit."
"These are policy decisions. I don't think it's anything that's invoking First Amendment because schools, states and localities have the ability to set curriculum in public schools. We do that all the time. This is not new," he said, also arguing that the law "does not regulate student speech."
DeSantis' communications director Taryn Fenske told CNN in a statement that "this calculated, politically motivated, virtue-signaling lawsuit is meritless, and we will defend the legality of parents to protect their young children from sexual content in Florida public schools."
Proponents of the new law say it gives parents more oversight over what their children learn and discuss at school and argue that LGBTQ-related topics should be left for families to discuss in private. Opponents say the law will negatively affect an already marginalized community and also argue it would open educators up to an endless barrage of litigation. | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/first-lawsuit-florida-law-lgbtq-topics-classroom/39600782 | 2022-04-01T01:06:15Z |
MORGAN CITY, La., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) today announced its 2021 results and backlog.
The Company had net income of $6.5 million and earnings per diluted share of $1.29 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 compared to net loss of $4.0 million and loss per diluted share of $0.80 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020. Net income for 2021 includes other income related to Payment Protection Plan loan forgiveness and Employee Retention Credit. The Company's financial reports are available at www.otcmarkets.com.
Our backlog as of December 31, 2021 was $148.5 million, compared to $183.7 million at December 31, 2020, and $79.2 million at December 31, 2019.
Johnny Conrad, Chairman and CEO stated, "Our results for 2021 reflect a continued challenging operating environment. The improving but uneven pace of pandemic recovery in 2021 was accompanied by sharp increases in steel prices, inflationary price increases in other materials and equipment, supply chain disruptions and a tight labor market."
Mr. Conrad continued, "Although we face substantial uncertainties in our markets, we believe we are well-positioned to take advantage of opportunities when market fundamentals improve. We believe customers have delayed orders due to high steel prices and pandemic uncertainties, and that some of these orders will move forward when steel prices decline or our customers' business opportunities or fleet replacement needs require the vessels. We have seen a continued strong market for dredging and other infrastructure-related vessels, which we expect may continue, supported by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act enacted in 2021. We are also optimistic about opportunities in our repair and conversions segment."
Mr. Conrad concluded, "We are optimistic about our long-term prospects including the recent award of a contract by the U.S. Navy for the design and construction of a Yard, Repair, Berthing and Messing ("YRBM") barge, with options for an additional seven barges. This contract along with the infrastructure and repair markets are encouraging signs for the future of our business."
Conrad Industries, Inc., established in 1948 and headquartered in Morgan City, Louisiana, designs, builds and overhauls tugboats, ferries, liftboats, barges, offshore supply vessels and other steel products for both the commercial and government markets. The company provides both repair and new construction services at its five shipyards located in southern Louisiana and Texas.
Cautionary statement: This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are all statements other than those of historical facts, and reflect our expectations as of the date of this press release about future events. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including risks and uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic, current high steel prices and constrained availability, competition, our reliance on cyclical industries, ability to perform contracts at costs consistent with estimated costs utilized in bidding, and ability to replenish our backlog and compete in changing markets. These and other risks are discussed in more detail in our Annual Report and subsequent reports available on www.otcmarkets.com. Should one or more of these risks materialize, achievement of anticipated results may differ materially from those anticipated. We do not intend to update these forward-looking statements, other than through our regular quarterly and annual reports.
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Putin unlikely to watch State of the Union
Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely not watch President Biden’s State of the Union address tonight, CNN reports.
“The President usually does not watch TV addresses,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told CNN on Tuesday. “He prefers reading reports afterwards.”
Putin is expected to be a major focus of Biden’s first SOTU, which comes just days after Russia launched an invasion into Ukraine.
Advance excerpts from Biden’s speech provided by the White House suggest the president will take the opportunity to champion American diplomacy.
“Throughout our history we’ve learned this lesson — when dictators do not pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos,” the remarks read.
Biden’s comments also refer to Putin’s war on Ukraine as “premeditated and unprovoked.”
The White House and other observers are sounding the alarm about the mindset of Putin, who seems poised to escalate the war, with attacks Tuesday reported on civilian targets.
The president’s speech to Congress is slated to begin at 9 p.m. EST.
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/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/596436-putin-unlikely-to-watch-state-of-the-union/ | 2022-04-01T01:06:15Z |
Winfield pitchers Brett Bumgarner and Jon Alderman combined to limit visiting Buffalo to four hits while striking out nine as the Generals won 2-1 in prep baseball Thursday.
Caleb Henson hit an RBI double for Winfield. Caleb Nutter suffered the tough-luck loss for Buffalo, allowing just five hits with eight strikeouts.
Softball
Lincoln County 9, Logan 0: The Panthers hit four home runs to improve to 7-0. Josie Bird hit two home runs, a two-run shot in the first inning and a solo blast in the third. Maci Lunsford added a two-run homer in the first and Ryleigh Shull tacked on a solo shot in the third. Meghan Stump pitched a one-hitter, striking out eight and walking one.
Wednesday softball
Riverside 10, Capital 9: Riverside plated two runs each in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings to edge host Capital.
Kaya Zornes went 3 for 5 with a double and three RBIs, Hannah Slack stroked a two-run double and Emma Pauley went 5 for 5 with two doubles and an RBI for Riverside (3-4), which cranked out 17 hits.
For the Cougars, Nadia Davis went 2 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs and Skylar Bishop, Maggie Rose, and Allison Webb drove in two runs apiece.
Wednesday's baseball
Hurricane 11, East Mecklenburg 1: Brogan Brown went 3 for 3 with a triple, home run and three RBIs as the Redskins won on their spring break trip to North Carolina.
Ethan Splorich went 3 for 5 with three runs and two RBIs for Hurricane and Reece Sutphin and Damian Witty combined on a three-hitter.
Logan 10, Sissonville 0: Dawson Maynard struck out 10 en route to a no-hitter as host Logan won in six innings.
Korbin Bostic went 2 for 4 with a triple and two RBIs, Aiden Slack drove in two runs, and Garrett Williamson went 3 for 4 with two RBIs for the Wildcats (4-0). Maynard helped his cause, going 3 for 4 with a double.
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In Wednesday's Gazette-Mail print edition, Capital senior Talayah Boxley's first name was misspelled in the Class AAAA girls All-State story and list. | https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/prep_sports/baseball/prep-roundup-winfield-baseball-nips-buffalo-2-1/article_da567548-1f2b-5020-918d-2e72220b757d.html | 2022-04-01T01:06:16Z |
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DAVIDSON COUNTY — Jobless rates in the Triad saw their descent come to an end at the beginning of 2022, when unemployment rates statewide increased in all 100 counties in January.
According to information released by the N.C. Department of Commerce, 78 of North Carolina counties now fall below the 5% unemployment rate, down from 90 a month prior. All of the state’s 15 metro areas experienced rate increases in January.
The unemployment rate in Davidson County stood at 3.5%, up from 3% in December. The rate decreased 2.1% from a year ago, according to the report.
The unemployment rate measures the percentage of employable people in the workforce who are over the age of 16 and who have either lost their jobs or have unsuccessfully sought jobs in the last month and are still actively seeking work.
In the surrounding area, Randolph County’s rate increased to 3.5% in January, up from 3% in December. Rates in other surrounding counties were 4.4% in Guilford; 3.8% in Forsyth; 3.8% in Rowan; and 3.6% in Montgomery.
The January rate ranks as the 34th lowest in the state, leaving Davidson County — which is part of the Winston-Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area — among mid-level Tier 2 counties. The number of unemployed in Davidson County stands at 2,763 people. Davidson’s labor force now stands at 79,801.
North Carolina’s statewide, non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.8% in January, which is up from 3.2% in December. It was a decrease of 2.1% over the year. The national unemployment rate in January was at 4%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Staff writer Daniel Kennedy can be reached at 336-888-3578, or at kennedy@tvilletimes.com. | https://www.hpenews.com/thomasville_times/unemployment-rate-increases/article_cf5b1a32-1714-50de-84b0-ea29881184eb.html | 2022-04-01T01:06:17Z |
How President Biden's decision on reserves will affect prices at the pump and grocery stores
CHICAGO (CBS) – Washington is also taking action on high gas prices. On Thursday it was announced one million barrels of the country's oil reserve will be released.
CBS 2's Sabrina Franza looks at how the move could help your bottom line at the pump and supermarket.
Sorted, sealed, and delivered at Testa Produce in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
"Everything moves by truck. So, anything that moves by truck, anything that costs trucks money, is going to be passed onto the consumer eventually," said Peter Testa, President/CEO.
Gas bills pile on the distributor -- and on your wallet.
"Any, like the grocery stores and all that, they're paying those high costs, in addition. So, they have to pass that on. They can't just absorb that."
Testa Produce is filling 40 to 45 trucks a day with diesel fuel -- that equates from $5,000 to $10,000 extra a month.
"You end up paying that expense."
President Biden announced Thursday that the U.S. would open up more reserves -- 1 million barrels a day. The largest reserve release in U.S. history.
The president says there's no way of knowing how much prices will dip -- or how soon.
"When you see oil at $100 or $110, you can bet your bottom dollar that gas would be jumping," Testa said.
The average price per gallon in Illinois today is $4.46.
AAA tells us that crude oil now costs $104 a barrel -- $10 less than a week ago. That translates to 25 cents less at the pump.
With more barrels released, the idea is that prices go down.
Experts and even the president say it's not a guarantee.
for more features. | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/reserves-affect-pump-and-grocery-store-prices/ | 2022-04-01T01:06:18Z |
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SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (CW44 News At 10)– A former employee to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested after he sent an explicit photgraph to a 16-year-old child.
According to reports, detectives launched an internal investigation on March 2 after receiving a report from a Sarasota woman that her 16-year-old child allegedly received an inappropriate photo from an unknown male deputy. Detectives learned 27-year-old Scott Kelly, of Sarasota, previously responded to the juvenile’s home for an unrelated call for service in November. According to the victim, Kelly initiated a conversation through Snapchat the following day. The two began communicating which led to Kelly sending an explicit photo. During an interview, Kelly admitted to contacting the juvenile and sending the graphic image. Further investigation revealed Kelly utilized a law enforcement database to research the driver’s license photos, names, and addresses of several adult females, whom he later connected with on social media.
Kelly has been taken into custody on a single count of distributing obscene material to a minor and five counts of violation of public recods law.
He is currently being held without bond.
Kelly was hired in April 2018 and assigned to the Patrol Bureau. At the time of his arrest, as internal affairs investigators attempted to interview him, he resigned. Investigators will remain in contact with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) regarding his moral character violations and the future of his law enforcement certification. Anyone with information related to this case is encouraged to contact the Criminal Investigations Section at 941.861.4900. | https://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2022/03/31/former-sarasota-county-sheriffs-office-employee-arrested/ | 2022-04-01T01:06:18Z |
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Riot Games has announced that it has raised $5.4 million through sales of battle passes in Valorant, Legends of Runeterra, Teamfight Tactics, and League of Legends: Wild Rift. The money will be going to various humanitarian organisations in the effort of helping those who have been affected by the conflict in Ukraine.
As for how the money is being distributed, Riot has announced that the $5.4 million will be split equally, with $1.8 million going to the International Medical Corps, $1.8 million to Doctors Without Borders, and $1.8 million to the Polish Red Cross.
As the initial blog post announcing the charitable scheme states, Riot will be donating $1 million to each of the non-profit organisations on top of the player-raised funds. | https://www.gamereactor.eu/riot-games-to-donate-54-million-to-humanitarian-efforts-in-eastern-europe/ | 2022-04-01T01:06:18Z |
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert said investigations into allegations of major violations against several high-profile men's college basketball programs — including 2022 Final Four participant Kansas — have taken “way too long.”
What solutions might be on the table to speed it up, Emmert did not say, but there appears to be increasing acknowledgement that the current process is broken.
“It’s just been really slow in getting through that new independent process that’s wound up reinvestigating the entire case,” Emmert said, referring to the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP).
The IARP was created out of proposals from the commission led by former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in 2018 to reform the sport. It began looking into allegations against Kansas, Arizona, LSU, Louisville and North Carolina State on the heels of a federal investigation into corruption in college sports that resulted in convictions of shoe company executives, a middle man who worked with them and some assistant college coaches.
Of those FBI cases nearly five years ago, only one -- North Carolina State, tied to its recruitment of one-and-done star Dennis Smith Jr. -- has actually gone through the IARP system to completion and received a ruling that resulted in probation for one year, some vacated victories and penalties for previous coaches.
The four other cases are still pending in the IARP structure, while Auburn went through the more traditional process and received four years of probation in December from an NCAA infractions committee panel.
In the meantime, this year's NCAA Tournament could be tainted should Kansas win the national championship and subsequently have an unfavorable decision come down in a now half-decade-old investigation.
Created to handle complex cases, the IARP includes independent investigators and decision-makers with no direct ties to NCAA member schools, and rulings cannot be appealed.
Emmert said NCAA institutions need to come up with a process that has “got to be fair. It’s got to be swift. And it’s got to not punish the innocent. ... That’s where the membership’s got to be in all of this, as they shape a new process or rebuild the one that’s in place.”
The Kansas case hinges on whether Adidas representatives were considered boosters — the school contends they were not — when two of them arranged payments to prospective recruits. Kansas does not dispute the payments. Kansas asked for referral to the IARP instead of having the NCAA's infractions committee handle the matter.
While the lengthy IARP process has been going on, Self agreed to a new contract on April 2, 2021, that will keep him with the school until he retires.
The five-year deal adds one additional year after the conclusion of each season — in effect, making it a lifetime contract. It guarantees him $5.41 million per year with a base salary of $225,000, professional services contract of $2.75 million and an annual $2.435 million retention bonus.
The contact also includes a clause that says the school cannot terminate him for cause “due to any current infractions matter that involves conduct that occurred on or prior to” the signing of the new contract. Instead, he would forfeit half of his base salary and professional services pay while serving any Big 12 or NCAA suspension.
Emmert declined to weigh on on Kansas' decision to double down on Self.
“I’ll leave it to the school to make decisions about their coaches’ contracts,” said Emmert, who also spoke at the women's Final Four on Wednesday. “That’s their business, obviously. They can do that as they see fit.”
The infractions process has also come up with the Division I Transformation Committee, which is working to recommend ways to modernize and reform NCAA governance and regulatory policies.
Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey, who chairs the committee along with Ohio athletics director Julie Cromer, said the group is looking at both the overall infractions process and the IARP structure as part of its work.
“I don’t know fully what was envisioned and what wasn’t envisioned,” said Sankey, who has served on the NCAA infractions committee. “But we have to have timely outcomes, both for those accused and for those competing against those who are accused. That has to be a point of emphasis.”
Later, Sankey added: “I was on an implementation working group, and I disagreed with elements of the approach. So I think some of these problems were foreseeable. We have an opportunity to correct and enhance the process. That doesn’t mean everybody will like the process.”
Among other topics Emmert addressed:
NATIONAL NIL RULES
Emmert offered an urgent plea to Congress to craft what he said was needed, uniform national legislation governing financial endorsements for athletes know known as name, image and likeness (NIL) deals.
“This tournament’s put on full display the beauty of college sport,” Emmert said. "People love it and enjoy it, and we’ve got to work with the schools and with Congress to make sure we can continue that.
“We’ve got again a relatively short window of time — in my estimate, one and two years,” Emmert continued. “These decisions have to be made because of the dynamics that are underway right now that are far beyond the control of schools, coaches, (athletic directors) or presidents.”
Currently, more than 30 states have been working on their own NIL laws.
TRANSGENDER LEGISLATION
With a number of states considering or passing legislation restricting participation of transgender athletes, Emmert was asked whether the NCAA would bar those states from hosting championship events.
The NCAA has largely followed the Olympic model that allows transgender athletes to compete if they've had certain biomedical treatments, including hormone therapies, meant to promote fairness.
Emmert said the NCAA currently requires communities which wish to host events “to explain how it is that they’re going to make sure that the participants in that sport will be allowed to do that in a nondiscriminatory way. ... If they can do that, then we’ll be in those states."
TRANFER RULES
Emmert said the current transfer rules continue to draw a lot of scrutiny and complaints from coaches and could be adjusted over time.
“The only thing that I can say right now is that it’s clear that students are getting more opportunities to play. They’re getting more freedom of movement in some respects,” Emmert said.
But he added that officials are keeping an eye on how the rules affect “students being able to finish their degrees in a timely fashion and go on and lead productive lives, because we know how few of them will be professional basketball players. It’s a constant point of discussion. I don’t anticipate it going away too soon.”
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AP Sports Writers Aaron Beard, Dave Skretta and John Marshall contributed to this report.
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More AP college basketball: http://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25 | https://www.union-bulletin.com/seattle_times/ncaa-president-decries-pace-of-basketball-investigations/article_26b28609-5e75-512e-8d7c-8514d83d2f1d.html | 2022-04-01T01:06:20Z |
Flip it, and rent it. That was the plan when interior designer Liz Carroll purchased a one-story ranch-style house that was built in 1950 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Although the once-abandoned property needed countless updates and repairs, its desirable location along the Cape Fear Country Club golf course made it a worthy investment. But once renovations began, the designer and her husband quickly realized the perfect tenant was none other than their own family of five. After all, with a street name like Azalea Drive, it was only fitting for this former North Carolina Azalea Festival 1997 Princess and 2015 President (she's the first person ever to hold both titles) to call the neighborhood home. "It was in the stars. Brightening up the dark and dated house was our first order of business," explains Carroll, who worked with builder James Halls of The Craftsmen Group to remove the wall between the kitchen and living room and flood the space with sunlight. She swathed nearly every interior wall in Benjamin Moore's Simply White (OC-117), chose wallpaper for a few strategic spots, and returned the dark-stained hardwood floors to their natural color. Despite the sophisticated level of design, she prioritized using easy-to-maintain materials and furnishings, keeping both kids and pets at the top of her mind. "Low maintenance was nonnegotiable," Carroll says. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556629687790/1162-augustine-heights-drive | 2022-04-01T01:06:20Z |
The justice of France has begun to judge the Chilean Nicolás Zepeda, who is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, the Japanese Narumi Kurosaki. The accused can be sentenced to life imprisonment.
She disappeared on December 4, 2016. According to the investigation and the Chilean’s account, both had dinner together that day at a restaurant in the Besançon region, western France, and went to the young woman’s dormitory, where they stayed until the early hours of 6 am. December 2016, when he would have left the place.
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Zepeda was questioned for the first time in court this Thursday (31).
He claimed the couple’s last encounter “was beautiful” and insisted she was alive when he left her.
- Chilean accused of killing Japanese woman in France arrives in Paris
According to Zepeda, he and Narumi had sex on two occasions, and they both showered twice. However, prosecutor Etienne Manteaux indicated that when the police arrived in the room, “there was no towel from Narumi”.
“I have no way of knowing what happened after I left,” the accused replied.
When they were together, Zepeda asked Narumi to remove Facebook’s friendship with all men who lived in France and were part of her network.
When questioned about this in court, the Chilean said that the gesture may represent jealousy, but that it was a banal request.
He argued that he imposed conditions on Narumi for them to remain together, but said he did so “thinking of protecting the beautiful relationship” they had.
Those conditions, detailed in an email sent to his ex-girlfriend, included not causing “problem”, “not getting angry”, “not being mean” and “never negotiating anything”.
Zepeda insisted that their separation, which took place in the autumn of the same year, was “gradual”, a different view from that presented by several witnesses in Japan.
By videoconference, they assured that Kurosaki was “afraid” and that “the separation did not go well”.
The process continues until April 12. | https://playcrazygame.com/2022/04/01/chilean-man-accused-of-killing-japanese-ex-girlfriend-in-france-says-their-last-meeting-was-beautiful-world/ | 2022-04-01T01:06:21Z |
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Frigo® Cheese Heads® announced the winning schools in its "Build a Bright Future" program, which is aimed at helping schools improve their learning experience and environment through funding for equipment, materials and renovations. Schools across the country had the opportunity to be nominated for the chance at a grand prize of $10,000, followed by 10 runner-up awards. The grand prize-winning school, Desert Star Elementary in Goodyear, Arizona, was revealed today during a morning student assembly that included a surprise visit and a check presentation from the Frigo® Cheese Heads® mascot.
During the period of August 2021 to October 2021, parents, teachers and other adults across the country were invited to submit a video or written nomination explaining why their school deserved to win. All entries were evaluated by a panel of judges for the overall quality of the nomination and the proposed benefit to the school's educational needs. A total of 945 nominations from K-8 schools nationwide were received this year. The judges then narrowed down the list to 11 finalists, and community members, school supporters and fans were invited to vote on social media to determine the grand prizewinner. Winning entries can be viewed at CheeseHeadsBrightFuture.com.
The runner-up schools receiving $2,000 each include:
- Angie Debo Elementary – Edmond, Oklahoma
- Atlantis Academy – Coral Springs, Florida
- Birdilee V. Bright Elementary School – Los Angeles
- Boulder Creek Elementary School – Boulder Creek, California
- Cambridge Elementary School – Jeffersonville, Vermont
- Dunham Elementary School – Petaluma, California
- Elmwood Elementary School – Baltimore
- Meadowlark Elementary School – Billings, Montana
- Valley Elementary School – Poway, California
- Woodland Hills Elementary – Woodland Hills, California
"Giving children the tools and environment to thrive in school starts with the little things like proper equipment, access to nutritious food and other needed supplies and upgrades to help the incredible teachers and school staff who guide their learning," said Saputo Dairy USA Vice President, Marketing and Innovation David Cherrie. "We are proud to support education through the Frigo® Cheese Heads® 'Build a Bright Future' program and look forward to seeing the impact this funding will have to benefit the schools, their teachers and their students."
"We are extremely proud of our community and the support we received during the voting period for the Frigo® Cheese Heads® Build a Bright Future program. Our students deserve the best and that is what we plan to do with our new lab — give them the best science experience so that they can grow as thinkers, problem-solvers and communicators," said Desert Star Principal Jessica Worthington.
Thank you to all who nominated their school or voted, and congratulations to the winning schools!
About Frigo® Cheese Heads®
Frigo® Cheese Heads® cheese is the creamy, delicious, stringy and fun on-the-go snack for both kids and adults. With everyday snacking options like regular or light string cheese, as well as cheese and meat combo packs, Frigo® Cheese Heads® brand products are a good source of calcium and protein in a convenient individually wrapped, enjoyable snack. Learn more at FrigoCheeseHeads.com.
About Saputo Dairy USA
Saputo Dairy USA is part of Saputo Inc., one of the top 10 dairy processors in the world. Through the Dairy Division (USA), Saputo produces, markets and distributes a vast assortment of cheeses. Furthermore, the company converts, markets and sells a broad range of specialty cheeses and holds an important portfolio of import licenses for specialty cheeses manufactured abroad. Saputo Dairy USA also produces a variety of dairy and non-dairy extended shelf-life products. Additionally, Saputo produces, markets and distributes dairy ingredients in the U.S. and on the international market. Products are sold under a variety of the company's brand names, as well as under customer brand names.
Saputo Dairy USA is among the top mozzarella, string cheese, domestic blue and goat cheese producers and is one of the largest producers of extended shelf-life and cultured dairy products in this region.
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COLUMBIANA, Ohio (WKBN) – On Friday, the Columbiana Cultural Collective will hold a ribbon-cutting celebration at the Main Street Theater in Columbiana. It will start at 6 p.m.
They lease the theater from the Kufleitner family, who bought the theater during the pandemic.
The Cultural Collective is transforming it into a place where all types of art from music to plays to movies can find a home.
“It’s just a really great moment for the community and to bring folks into town from all walks of life is really kind of our goal, to provide a diverse amount of arts and culture here in town,” said Erich Offenburg, executive director of the Columbiana Cultural Collective.
After the ribbon-cutting, there will be food, music and a showing of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory at 8 p.m. The movie is “pay what you can” to watch. | https://www.wytv.com/news/local-news/columbiana-main-theater-reopening-as-community-art-hub/ | 2022-04-01T01:06:21Z |
Midsouth Symphonic band
Midsouth Symphonic Band
Join us for a celebration of American Composers. The Mid-South Symphonic Band will host their spring concert on May 1st, 2022 at 3 pm at Ringgold High School Performing Arts Center, 29 Tiger Trail, Ringgold, GA. The performance will feature works from American composers David Holsinger, John Williams, and James Cunow just to name a few. The concert is free to the public.
Founded in 1990, the Mid-South Symphonic Band is comprised of 50 musicians from the greater Chattanooga area and performs under the direction of Jim Souders and associate director Scotty Jones. This all volunteer organization is comprised of musicians from diverse backgrounds who enjoy sharing their talents with each other and with the community. Please check us out at www.midsouthsymphonicband.com
The band looks forward to seeing you at this free Sunday afternoon concert! | http://www.chattanoogapulse.com/events/celebration-american-composers-midsouth-symphonic-band/ | 2022-04-01T01:06:21Z |
...Patchy Frost Possible Tonight...
Clouds are forecast to depart from the west to the east, late
tonight, as cold air moves in and across the area. Low
temperatures are forecast in the lower half of the 30s. This will
be cold enough, if the winds diminish along with it, for patchy
frost to develop across the area.
Take precautions now for the potential for patchy frost tonight.
While it is not a sure bet because of the duration the clouds
would need to clear and the winds diminish to allow for its
formation, temperatures will certainly be cool enough. Protect
sensitive or tender young early plants or crops if they are
susceptible to frost.
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March 30, 2022 storm damage in White County's Carmi, Illinois
The National Weather Service has now confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in White County, Illinois on Wednesday.
According to the NWS, the tornado that traveled through White County reached peak wind speeds of 100 mph and a max width of 400 yards.
The NWS's track map shows that after the tornado touched down around 6:00 p.m., it traveled northeast for 7.9 miles.
At least 12 homes had shingle damage, and a few sheds had extensive damage, with one shed completely destroyed, according to the NWS.
Additionally, dozens of trees were uprooted or snapped, and one small boat was blown into a pond. Power poles and lines were also torn down along the tornado's path.
NWS says that no injuries or deaths were confirmed as a result of the tornado.
Our 44News crew was in White County on Wednesday night, providing updates as severe weather hit. You can view some photos of the damage in the slideshow below.
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Rangers have withdrawn from the Sydney Super Cup competition in Australia where they were due to face rivals Celtic in Sydney in November for the first Old Firm derby outside Scotland.
Rangers were also scheduled to take on Western Sydney Wanderers, with Celtic playing Sydney FC in the four-team tournament which was opposed by many Rangers supporters.
The match had been billed as a special homecoming for Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou, which upset Rangers fans.
A section of Rangers supporters disrupted the 20 March Premiership game with Dundee at Dens Park by throwing objects on the pitch, including tennis balls and toilet rolls, in protest.
The Ibrox club said in a statement on Thursday that “tournament organisers were unwilling to fulfil their commitments” and Rangers had terminated the agreement.
Co-promoters TEG Sport and Left Field Live said they were disappointed that Rangers had pulled out of their “contracted commitment”.
“We refute any suggestions that we were unwilling to fulfil our commitments to Rangers. We have acted in good faith and have put the event on sale with a great response from fans here,” read a statement.
“In changing their minds, the Rangers board has let down many fans in Australia and the Asian region. We will now consult with our shareholders before determining our response.”
Some Celtic fans had also displayed banners opposing the controversial overseas derby, which was due to take place during the domestic break for the World Cup in Qatar.
Former Australia boss Postecoglou, appointed by Celtic last June, guided the Socceroos to their maiden Asian Cup triumph in 2015 and was at the helm for the 2014 World Cup finals.
Australian fans of British football will have a chance to see Premier League clubs Manchester United and Crystal Palace play friendlies in Melbourne in July. | https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/apr/01/rangers-pull-out-of-celtic-friendly-in-australia-after-fans-protest | 2022-04-01T01:06:21Z |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – For some people, overdraft fees are a frustrating inconvenience. For others, they pose crippling costs. Some lawmakers now want to change how they’re charged altogether.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney introduced legislation called the “Overdraft Protection Act.” The bill includes provisions to cap the amount and number of fees a bank can charge.
“My bill tries to cut down on these unfair and deceptive practices,” the New York Democrat said.
Advocates like Elyse Crawford-Hicks with Americans for Financial Reform say overdraft fees hit low-income families and people of color the hardest.
“Overdraft fees are paid the most by people who can least afford them,” Crawford-Hicks said.
Others say over-drafting is a useful service because it can function like a short-term loan. Paul Kundert is the CEO of UW Credit Union, which recently reduced their overdraft fees and put more limits on how they charge them.
“When prices are fair, we believe consumers do benefit from access to the credit provided by overdraft fees,” Kundert said.
Recently, major banks like Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Bank of America have made changes themselves, by reducing their overdraft fees or eliminating them altogether.
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, says that demonstrates the legislation is unnecessary.
“The market is naturally, naturally taking care of the issue without government intervention. And we do not need more rules from Washington,” Williams said.
Because banks make billions of dollars in revenue from overdraft fees, George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law Todd Zywicki argues the proposed changes would cost consumers.
“We’ll see higher bank fees, we’ll see higher minimum monthly deposits as basically insurance against over-drafting and we will see a loss of access to free checking,” Zywicki said.
Lawmakers like Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., are promising to continue pushing for the reforms.
“How can we perform such an abusive and predatory practice that punishes people simply for being poor?” Pressley said. | https://www.wpri.com/news/washington-dc/bill-seeks-to-put-cap-on-overdraft-fees/ | 2022-04-01T01:06:21Z |
Weather notwithstanding, Thursday’s showdown between prep softball unbeatens had about everything one could’ve hoped, including a raucous crowd.
For host South Charleston, it was a taste of the type of game it is striving to make the norm. For Hurricane, it was a return to what has long been the norm.
And while they might not yet look as dominant as they did a few years ago, the Redskins made plays when they needed them and eked out a 4-3 victory to move to 7-0 on the season, matching the team’s win total from last year.
That very fact was a talking point for coach Meghan Stevens both before and after Thursday’s tilt.
“We’ve talked a lot about that this week, how much that drove us in the offseason,” Stevens said. “It was really a humbling experience for us, a wake-up call, and they worked so dang hard in the offseason and it’s really, really showing. I’m just super, super proud of them.”
The Black Eagles (7-1) are just 27-48 over the last three seasons -- the 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic -- yet after returning seven starters from last year’s lineup look to be a threat in Class AAA Region 3.
“It’s not the outcome we wanted but one run after winning seven games straight,” SC coach Chrissy Orcutt said. “All three of [the coaches] started preaching when they were in the weight room in the fall and everybody has bought in.”
Hurricane got Thursday’s party started almost immediately as sophomore center fielder Elise Pye deposited a one-out, 2-2 offering from Hope Sizemore over the left-field fence to put the Redskins up 1-0. South Charleston answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the second with Tori Wells leading off the frame with a double and scoring on an error by Hurricane shortstop Alivia Meeks. Sizemore, who singled after Wells’ at-bat, also scored on an RBI fielder’s choice from Sophia Frye.
Meeks, a Purdue commit and first-team All-stater, made up for the error with some sparkling play in the field. After freshman Alex Anderson homered in the third to tie the game at 2, the Black Eagles again threatened in the bottom half with Savannah Graley singling and Wells doubling again to put two on with two outs. Sizemore hit a ground ball toward the middle that ricocheted off Hurricane second baseman Jaden Jones’ glove and dribbled toward Meeks, who picked it up and fired to first in time to save a run and kill the threat.
Meeks later turned a similar trick, fielding a ball off Anderson’s glove and throwing to first to get SC leadoff hitter Emily Ross to start the fifth.
“Her arm and her leadership, just unbelievable,” Stevens said. “You can’t say enough about her and I’m not going to get upset with her if she goes for a big play, that’s who she is.”
Meeks walked with one out in the fifth and scored as Anderson, who finished 2 for 2 and reached base four times, laced a double into the right-center gap. The Redskins tacked on another run in the sixth after Reagan Boggess tripled and scored on an RBI fielder’s choice off the bat of Grace Robie.
After Lexi Scarberry wiggled out of a jam in the top of the seventh, striking out Madison Moon and Mackenzie Donahue with two on, South Charleston had one last crack. Ross pounded a one-out shot over the center-field wall to cut the deficit to one run at 4-3 but a fly out to center from Hallie Dinklocker and a line out to second base from Scarberry ended the game.
“This is tournament-type atmosphere, you live to play in a game like this,” Stevens said. “We loved it. Obviously, you enjoy it more when you come out with a win.”
“It was so loud there our last couple of at-bats, it was awesome,” Orcutt said. “It was a state-tournament atmosphere.”
Wells finished 3 for 3 with three doubles for SC. Boggess and Pye each added singles to finish with two hits for Hurricane. | https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/prep_sports/softball/prep-softball-hurricane-edges-south-charleston-4-3-in-battle-of-unbeatens/article_a946b4b1-4cc9-5d21-886e-541044d6cc77.html | 2022-04-01T01:06:22Z |
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MINNETONKA, Minn., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Electro-Sensors, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELSE), a leading global provider of machine monitoring sensors and hazard monitoring systems, today announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 2021.
- Record net sales of $8.6 million, up 12.9% over prior year
- Gross Margin of 54.3%
- Cash and investments of $9.8 million
"We are pleased to report we achieved record annual revenue during 2021," said David L. Klenk, Electro-Sensors' president. "Growth during the year was driven by customers moving forward with capacity expansions and facility modernizations."
Klenk continued, "Following a very difficult period brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, business conditions are steadily improving, and we are excited to once again be able to travel and meet face to face with our customers."
A full analysis of results for the year ended December 31, 2021 is available in the Company's Form 10-K, which is available on the Company's website at www.electro-sensors.com or through the Securities and Exchange Commission's Edgar database at www.sec.gov.
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Electro-Sensors, Inc. is an industry leading designer and manufacturer of rugged and reliable machine monitoring sensors and wireless/wired hazard monitoring systems applied across multiple industries and applications. These products improve processes by protecting people, safeguarding systems, reducing downtime, and preventing waste. Most standard products ship within one to two days and have an industry-leading 5-year warranty. Electro-Sensors is proud to be an ISO9001:2015 quality certified company and is committed to providing excellent customer service and technical support. Founded in 1968 and located in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Electro-Sensors provides its loyal customers with reliable products that improve safety and help plants operate with greater efficiency, productivity and control.
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BRUSSELS/BEIJING (REUTERS) - EU and Chinese leaders meet for a first summit in two years on Friday (April 1) with Brussels keen for assurances from Beijing that it will neither supply Russia with arms nor help Moscow circumvent Western sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine.
In uncommonly open language, EU officials close to the preparations of the summit said any help given to Russia would damage China's international reputation and jeopardise relations with its biggest trade partners - Europe and the United States.
The presidents of the European Commission and European Council, Ms Ursula von der Leyen and Mr Charles Michel, will hold virtual talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and later President Xi Jinping.
An EU official said China's stance towards Russia would be the "million-dollar question" on Friday.
Another pointed out that over a quarter of China's global trade was with the bloc and the United States last year, against just 2.4 per cent with Russia.
"Do we prolong this war or do we work together to end this war? That is the essential question for the summit," the official said.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reiterated China's call for peace talks this week, adding the legitimate concerns of all sides should be accommodated.
Mr Wang Yiwei, an expert on Europe at the Beijing's Renmin University, said both China and the EU wanted the war to end.
"I imagine China would want to use this summit to discuss with the EU how to create the conditions acceptable to Putin for him to climb down from his current position," he said.
China itself has concerns that European countries are taking harder-line foreign policy cues from the United States and has called for the EU to "exclude external interference" from its relations with China.
Those relations were already strained.
The EU abruptly switched in 2019 from soft diplomatic language to call China a systemic rival, but sees it as a potential partner in fighting climate change or the pandemic.
Brussels and Beijing concluded an investment agreement at the end of 2020, designed to settle some EU concerns about reciprocal market access.
However, it is now on hold after Brussels' sanctions against Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region prompted Beijing to blacklist EU individuals and entities.
China has since suspended imports from Lithuania after the Baltic nation allowed Taiwan to open a de facto embassy in its capital, angering Beijing which regards the democratically ruled island as its own territory. | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/eu-to-push-china-at-summit-to-not-help-russia-in-ukraine-war | 2022-04-01T01:06:23Z |
'What he did was trick her': A son grapples with a reverse mortgage scam targeting his mother
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A West Garfield Park man has lived in his home for nearly six decades. Now he is facing losing the place he's called home for almost his entire life.
The reason? Reverse mortgage fraud. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot had the story Thursday night that you'll see Only on 2.
"What he did was trick her," said Tyrone Christopher.
Christopher is talking about Mark Diamond, a man accused for more than two decades of getting unsuspecting seniors on the South Side and the West Side to sign paperwork involving reverse mortgage schemes.
The seniors thought they would be getting rehab work done on their homes and receive a rehab loan.
"They were supposed to do the bathroom and the roof," Christopher said. "They didn't have to do the roof, because it was a new roof!"
Christopher said his late mother, Ida Mae Christopher, was one of Diamond's victims. Prosecutors said Diamond and his co-schemers pocketed the loan proceeds.
"Mark lied to her. Wasn't no money. No money got paid out at all," Christopher said.
Christopher said his mother had dementia when she signed the reverse mortgage documents in 2014. Since her death in 2015, he's been dealing with a mountain of paperwork and fighting to keep the house.
It's in foreclosure. He's expects to be served with an eviction notice when he goes to court on Monday.
"It's gut wrenching you know. Wow," Christopher said. "Took all the air out of me."
In 1964, Tyrone Christopher moved into this house. It's the only home that he's ever known he told CBS 2. At the age of 10, he said he planted a tree that's now taller than the house and reaching for the sky. Juliet Sorensen knows firsthand what Diamond's victim's have gone through.
"The U.S. Attorneys Office has identified more than 130 victims in this case and there are likely more," she said.
Sorensen is a professor in Northwestern's Bluhm Legal Clinic. She is not involved in Christopher's case, but has represented 45 of Diamond's victims.
"The victims in this case, were exceedingly vulnerable. In fact, that's precisely why they were preyed upon in the first place," Sorensen said.
At the age of 67, Christopher said he's now faced with leaving the only home he's known since childhood.
"I don't know where I'm going. I don't know where I'm going," Christopher said.
All those accused in the reverse mortgage schemes, including Mark Diamond, are expected to plead guilty.
for more features. | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/son-grapples-reverse-mortgage-scam-targeting-his-mother/ | 2022-04-01T01:06:24Z |
The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Putin’s stability questioned
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White House questions Putin’s mental health:
Via The Hill’s Laura Kelly, “The White House and other observers are increasingly sounding the alarm about the mindset of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who seems poised to escalate his country’s war with Ukraine.” https://bit.ly/3HxL05g
How so — there has been some speculation: “Experts, analysts, lawmakers and even administration officials have speculated that Putin’s isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic has raised his paranoia. They’ve pointed to decisions he’s made such as the invasion itself, and his move on Sunday to put his nuclear forces on alert, as suggesting he is not making rational decisions.”
PUTIN HAS REPORTEDLY BEEN SNAPPING AT HIS ADVISERS:
Via NBC’s Ken Dilanian, Carol E. Lee, Courtney Kube and Dan De Luce, “The U.S. has solid intelligence that Putin is directing unusual bursts of anger at people in his inner circle over the state of the military campaign, officials said.” What we know: https://nbcnews.to/3HzySRl
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THE LATEST IN UKRAINE
There was a big explosion in Ukraine’s second-biggest city:
Via The New York Times, “Video showed what appeared to be a rocket striking directly in front of an administrative building in Kharkiv, a day after Russian forces shelled the city. At least seven people were killed, officials said, raising fears that Russia was increasingly targeting civilian areas of Ukraine.” https://nyti.ms/3ICrfLk
Surveillance video captured the explosion: Video tweeted by NBC News: https://bit.ly/3Mbjo9v
AND IN ANOTHER UKRAINIAN CITY:
“Video posted to the Telegram messaging platform on Tuesday, and verified by The New York Times, shows an attack on apartment buildings in Kherson, a city that has been a target of Russia’s assault into southern Ukraine. The apartments are next to a kindergarten.” Video and more info from The New York Times: https://nyti.ms/3ID73c4
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS:
Here’s a before and after comparison of a street corner in Kharkiv, Ukraine: Tweeted by Ukrainian ambassador to Estonia Mariana Betsa: https://bit.ly/3IAHetg
Russians targeted a TV tower in Kyiv: The Kyiv Independent’s Illia Ponomarenko tweeted: “Russians are destroying the Kyiv TV Tower. They are trying to cut us off from communications.” Watch: https://bit.ly/3tne6z4 Details from CNN: https://cnn.it/3szb4ZG
^ Here’s another video from a witness on the ground: https://bit.ly/3K6y2wT
‘Satellite images show 40-mile convoy of Russian forces bearing down on Kyiv’: Photos from The Washington Post’s Reis Thebault: https://wapo.st/3IAOQfl
MORE RAMIFICATIONS FOR RUSSIA:
Large multinational companies are leaving Russia: Like oil and gas companies BP and Shell, according to The Hill’s Karl Evers-Hillstrom. https://bit.ly/3svAt69
Russia has been booted from FIFA’s 2022 World Cup: https://es.pn/3swwJBx
And Russians won’t compete in international ice-skating events: https://es.pn/348xQOA
Several countries have banned Russian aircraft: Including the European Union and Canada. https://nyti.ms/3K522Jv
Biden’s strategy — play it cool:
Via The Hill’s Amie Parnes and Brett Samuels, “President Biden is taking a play-it-cool strategy with Russian President Vladimir Putin.” https://bit.ly/3MfdAf4
How so: “When Putin called for putting Russia’s deterrence forces — which includes nuclear weapons — on high alert, Biden chose not to respond in kind, avoiding any action Russia might portray as a show of aggression against it.”
Another example: “He has also given his European counterparts the space they need on sanctions announcements, including those related to SWIFT, the main system for global transactions, instead of suggesting or showing that they’re following his lead.”
How the foreign policy world has viewed Biden’s response: “Foreign policy observers — including those critical of Biden’s messy troop withdrawal from Afghanistan last year — say the president’s measured strategy and response toward Russia has been on the mark.”
More on Biden’s strategy to deal with Putin: https://bit.ly/3MfdAf4
HAPPENING TONIGHT
A fun night for political people watching — X was talking to Y? Z was wearing WHAT color?:
President Biden is scheduled to deliver his first State of the Union address tonight.
Via CBS News’s Kathryn Watson, here’s a preview of what to expect: “President Biden will reintroduce pieces of his domestic policy agenda when he addresses Congress during his State of the Union speech Tuesday night and highlight what he sees as his achievements during his first year in office, senior administration officials told reporters in a briefing call on Monday.” https://cbsn.ws/3vyWkf0
Here’s a link to the address livestream night: Biden is scheduled to begin speaking at 9 p.m. EST. Watch: https://bit.ly/341TUKu
Op-ed: https://bit.ly/35Hukes
IN CONGRESS
Between the crisis in Ukraine and the Supreme Court confirmation battle, President Biden’s legislative agenda is once again scrambled. https://bit.ly/3swQJnx
Via The Hill’s Jordain Carney, “Democratic lawmakers, returning to Washington on Monday for an intense six-week sprint, had hoped to home in on how the party is working to cut costs heading into November, as President Biden faces tepid poll numbers and voters see the economy and record-high inflation as a top concern.”
But now: “Much of the political oxygen for the immediate future will be focused on Ukraine, including what Congress’s response will be, as well as a race to confirm Biden’s Supreme Court nominee by early April.”
What this means for Democrats’ agenda: https://bit.ly/3swQJnx
SPEAKING OF THAT SUPREME COURT CONFIRMATION:
“President Biden’s Supreme Court pick, Ketanji Brown Jackson, is expected to be confirmed by the mid-April recess and stands a good chance of picking up bipartisan support to become the first Black woman to serve on the high court.” What to expect, via The Hill’s Alexander Bolton: https://bit.ly/3vteejj
LAWMAKERS ARE ON THE CLOCK TO PROVIDE AID TO UKRAINE:
“Congress is moving quickly to authorize new assistance for Ukraine following Russia’s invasion even as lawmakers wrestle with what, if any, sanctions legislation is needed.” What is being considered, via The Hill’s Jordain Carney: https://bit.ly/3ptjn7c
LATEST WITH COVID-19
Via NBC News’s Sahil Kapur, “When President Joe Biden gives his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, the mask mandate will be gone in the Capitol, reflecting a stark nationwide shift for Democrats against the public safety rule that has fueled a red-versus-blue culture war.” https://nbcnews.to/3sxPOn2
Where things stand: “The COVID-19 landscape is improving, with vaccines and booster shots easily available and proving highly effective at preventing severe illness or death. The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention say 70 percent of Americans reside in areas with low or medium COVID-19 levels. All 50 states have eased or eliminated mask mandates, and the White House formally ditched its requirement Monday.”
CASE NUMBERS:
Coronavirus cases in the U.S.: 79,051,251
U.S. death toll: 950,918
Breakdown of the numbers: https://cnn.it/2UAgW3y
VACCINATION NUMBERS:
Total number of vaccinations administered in the U.S.: 553 million shots have been given.
Seven-day average of doses administered: An average of 165,453 doses
For context: The U.S. population is roughly 331 million.
Breakdown of the numbers: https://bloom.bg/3iVTPLH
NOTABLE TWEETS:
Tidbit — how to avoid the misinformation on TikTok:
The Washington Post posted a short video explaining how to decipher which footage is real. Watch: http://bit.ly/2N2rFAd
ON TAP:
The House and Senate are in. President Biden and Vice President Harris are in Washington, D.C.
9:50 a.m. EST: President Biden received the President’s Daily Brief.
12:30 p.m. EST: Senators meet for weekly caucus luncheons. The Senate’s full schedule today: https://bit.ly/3vuMLhk
1:15 – 2 p.m. EST: First and last votes in the House. The House’s full agenda today: https://bit.ly/3Hyx1fF
WHAT TO WATCH:
6:30 p.m. EST: NBC News’s Lester Holt interviews White House chief of staff Ron Klain on “NBC Nightly News.”
9 p.m. EST: President Biden delivers his first State of the Union address. Livestream: https://bit.ly/341TUKu
IN LIGHTER NEWS:
Today is National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day.
And to leave you with a smile, here’s a group of Dalmatians. That’s all: https://bit.ly/3C6wVKN
😉
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