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Howard’s defence of ‘bully’ Morrison will not save government
Had she been pre-selected as she had hoped, I ponder if she would have shared such heartfelt opinions with the voters earlier than the election. Phillip Bushby, Sunshine Beach (QLD)
Understatement of the yr goes to the PM: “I understand Connie is disappointed”. Caroline Moses, Katoomba
Casino operators clearly dominating authorities
How do these revelations that on line casino house owners are shonky shock anybody (“Regulator still can’t see Star pokies data”, March 31)?
Established solely to extract cash from punters who can’t afford it, with no correct limits, ATMs all the time accessible, not managing dangers, no encouragement or regulation to gamble modestly. And breaching money-laundering and regular practices of governance and monetary administration.
We may have house in pubs again after closing down the VIP “lounges” and would by no means once more see these smiling faces telling us to gamble responsibly, however we all know that’s the very last thing they need; normalising playing whereas we watch sport with our youngsters, in order that they assume it’s a standard factor to do. It’s similar to a sport, till it isn’t. Ian Robertson, Haberfield
What kind of authorities do we’ve got in NSW the place the Star could be described by a senior minister of that authorities as a “veritable cesspit of dishonesty, tax evasion, junkets, money laundering”, and might defy for a yr the calls for of the laughingly misnamed Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority to provide entry to its poker machine knowledge? It would appear that it isn’t the federal government calling the tune, however the Star organisation. Ian Lewis, Kentucky
How lengthy will it’s, one should marvel, till any individual will get prosecuted for numerous prison violations, hopefully with jail phrases imposed, now that the extent of corruption is revealed within the gaming business.
And if it’s “rotten to the core”, is the NSW authorities going to be held to account for peddling adulterated items? John Gavaghan, Cammeray
Casinos, by their very nature, are extremely susceptible to cash launderers. That’s why they’ve regulatory authorities and boards of administrators to make sure every little thing is squeaky clear. So why did it take investigations by the Herald and The Age to unearth the goings-on on the Star and Crown? Why do taxpayers now must foot a part of the clean-up invoice by paying for commissions of inquiry? Peter Campbell, Potts Point
What a lily-livered authorities we’ve got in NSW. The Star on line casino appears to be enjoying them off a break. Just shut the bloody factor. Patrick McMahon, Paddington
When the final gambler has left the Star, may a kindly authorities flip this fascinating property into nice housing for a fortunate few of the 1000’s on the general public housing ready listing? And not by working a lottery. Kay Abrahams, Freshwater
Minister Rob Stokes might be a “man of courage and conviction” by just lately questioning casinos (Letters, March 31). But he’s not alone in Parliament. Greens MP Cate Faehrmann and Independent MP Justin Field have additionally been attempting to lift the alarm about casinos. For years. Anne Wagstaff, Oatley
PM’s crass message to renters will value votes
If Scott Morrison has not already misplaced the vote of each renter within the nation along with his “buy a house” remark he most definitely deserves to (“Budget offers little to those battling high housing costs”, March 31). Could he clarify how a single mum or dad who misplaced each office and rented lodging within the Northern Rivers’ floods and is now fairly probably looking for dry land for the second time in as many months, goes to purchase a home? First, there aren’t any. Second, it’s all however inconceivable to finish the mountain of presidency paperwork to acquire the paltry assist advantages, lengthy delayed for the Tweed Shire however important for primary residing bills, not to mention save for such luxuries as lodging. Jeremy Cornford, Kingscliff
A number of years in the past one other Liberal brilliant gentle named Joe Hockey instructed individuals who may barely afford to purchase necessities to “get a better job”. Now the PM is telling those self same folks to “buy a house”. No disgrace, no empathy. Dimitris Langadinos, Concord West
It’s local weather change, silly
The funds tells us that, although the folks of the Northern Rivers are as soon as once more fighting report rainfall, report floods, losses to property, inventory and human life, the hearts and minds of many politicians are occupied elsewhere, obsessing over their probabilities within the upcoming election, placing their very own jobs earlier than the higher good (“Treasurer offers more for gas than emissions”, March 31).
There is now little doubt within the minds of those that for a second time this month face property loss, rebuilding or relocation that this isn’t only a as soon as in 200, 2000 and even 3500-year flood, because the Deputy PM helpfully advised, however a part of a sample of everlasting change. Neither are the victims of the black summer time bushfires and, extra importantly for politicians, neither is the voting public prepared to imagine that these will not be the consequences of worldwide warming. To arrest this variation our flesh pressers must cease supporting fossil fuels and put their efforts in the direction of chopping emissions. Penny Rosier, North Epping
In their newest funds the Coalition once more present they don’t take local weather change critically. The funds is suffering from short-term money giveaways within the hope of shopping for right now’s voters whereas ignoring a vital subject that impacts future voters – our youngsters. The most important events have had a long time to behave on local weather change and have achieved virtually nothing. Sue-Ellen Smith, Naremburn
The massive funds lie
Jacqueline Maley appropriately highlights the Liberal Party’s abandonment of fiscal rules within the years since they proclaimed a “debt and deficit disaster” below the final Labor authorities (“Stick-with-me-baby budget powered by big bowser energy and lots of sugar”, March 31). However, Maley didn’t establish that the “budget emergency” claimed again in 2013 was all the time a fraud. Even earlier than the pandemic, the Liberals have been exceeding our authorities’s report on debt, taxation and spending ie. on each metric that mirrored their alleged fiscal duty.
The Liberals’ pre-pandemic spending averaged 25.5 per cent of GDP, in contrast with 24.8 per cent below us. According to Tuesday’s funds, spending will nonetheless be 26.5 per cent in a decade’s time. On taxation, Labor averaged 21.4 per cent of GDP, in contrast with 22.7 per cent below the Liberals, and rising to 23.4 per cent over the following 4 years. Finally, Morrison’s personal funds papers present commonwealth debt climbing to $1.2 trillion in 4 years – a fivefold improve since Labor left workplace.
And as an alternative of investing in economically productive infrastructure, Morrison’s stimulus was awash with rorts, waste and sugar-hits. If Labor presided over a “budget emergency”, what on earth does he name this? Kevin Rudd, New York
Fuel excise trickery
I can’t see how the gasoline excise reduce is something however a subsidy to the fossil gasoline business to guard it from market forces (Letters, March 31). The excise is designed to partially meet the infrastructure prices of transport, so until the funding of such infrastructure is lowered, any discount within the excise will must be paid for by different taxation and general the taxpayers saves nothing. Christopher Gow, Austinmer
Armchair moralising
Perhaps these expressing ethical outrage at a socially disgraced son supporting his mom at his father’s memorial service or funeral would possibly keep in mind that, in our compassionate society, even the very worst offenders in our jails can search day launch to grieve for a mum or dad (Letters, March 31). No one is requested to gawp at such an occasion both in individual or by way of the media. Peter Thornton, Killara
Best brews
The finest cup of espresso I’ve drunk was made greater than 50 years in the past in a vaculator (Letters, March 31). Not an affordable equipment for a scholar then, particularly when in comparison with a plastic filter, but a fraction of the $2000 persons are spending on machines right now. The espresso was brewed on the espresso desk, including to the relaxed atmosphere of a Sunday afternoon in a share home. Rob Watson, Tyagarah
A decade in the past my son purchased us an espresso machine for $1200. At that point espresso beans have been $12 per kilo and milk was $1 per litre. Prices have modified little since then. The machine has required repairs as soon as. According to my calculations, we’ve been consuming the most effective flat white espresso accessible for about 60 cents per cup for ten years. Meredith Williams Northmead
Your correspondent’s espresso plungers could also be pining away within the cabinet, however mine are in common use. The small one is used each morning whereas I learn the Herald, and all the time accompanies me once I journey. The bigger ones are used when entertaining. I’ve by no means felt the necessity to change to a different technique, although I’m fussy in regards to the espresso I take advantage of. Sally James, Russell Lea
Name-dropping
Apart from spending greater than seven a long time explaining that I’m male, I’ve been known as Lin, Len, Lyndon, Lindsay, Lyn, even Lynne (Letters, March 31). Sticks and stones, I say. Lynn Butler, Saratoga
My spouse, née Galea, as soon as went for an audition for a musical. In entrance of the assembled judging panel, to her mortification, she was launched as “Miss Galah”. Nick Walker, Springwood
One of my colleagues as soon as headed a enterprise letter with “Dear Sid” and adopted it up with an apology that started “Dead Sir”. Betsy Brennan, Wahroonga
Over the years, as I’ve been launched to folks, the primary comment typically got here again as; “You must be a nice feller”. I want I had a greenback for each time I’ve heard it. Neil Feller, Potts Point
Try being known as Michael Risotto, even after painstakingly spelling out my full identify. Wrong identify, mistaken gender. Michele Rossetto, St Ives
When I turned 50, I modified my surname from the Anglicised kind “Best” to the unique household identify “Besdansky”. One downside: once I sort my identify in an e-mail, the autocorrect suggests I meant “bedpans”. Ron Besdansky, Northbridge
When requested his identify, my father-in-law would produce his driver’s licence and say firmly, “John Smith, no middle name”, to avoid wasting the inevitable disbelief and raised eyebrows. Kate Smith, Frenchs Forest
The digital view
Online remark from one of many tales that attracted essentially the most reader suggestions yesterday on smh.com.au
Scott Morrison’s mystery $13.8 billion campaign war chest
From pete: ″The LNP plan. Do nothing for 3 years. Make massive guarantees that span a long time. Get elected. Do nothing for 3 years. Make massive guarantees that span a long time. Get elected. Do nothing for … Whitewash. Rinse. Spin. Repeat.′
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The UCLA 462 M195 B3 9V BASSBus Mini Scredriver - Nicky D - Sha\nhttps://www . ucea b-mwz .com/ .2k? s://www com/.615d028.77abebec9fbebeef7a47f-f3-3.html\nDick Smith - the legend behind Canary ... S GAINES TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A garage fire broke out at a Gaines Township apartment complex early Thursday morning.
"Imagine just waking up to a fire like that and you can't do anything about it,” says resident Adrien Brownridge. "Felt like I was in the fire myself, just staring at it, like, 'Whoa.' Something different. Made me realize how quick things could turn, you know."
When Adrien went to bed Wednesday night, the last thing he expected was for a fire to explode at 3 a.m.
“If you stood right here, the heat would be too much,” Adrien recalls. “The heat was serious."
The flames surged from the parking garage, fueled by strong winds.
Adrien, his mom, her boyfriend, and his two little sisters got out in minutes. Their whole building at Woodfield Apartments evacuated.
“So we got over there and there were babies crying, moms crying,” says Adrien. “It was just wild."
“You could see the glow; you could see the plume against the night sky from a long ways out,” describes Lt. Brett Holmes with the Dutton Fire Department. “So, we knew coming in that we had a pretty daunting task in front of us."
Holmes says it took a team effort from several agencies to knock down the flames in an hour…but the damage was done.
All 40 garage stalls were scarred, with more than half turning to ash.
At least 13 vehicles are gone and several others destroyed, including the car of Brittany Roland's boyfriend, who was just visiting for the night.
“You know how you put marshmallows on the fire? That's what it looks like on the inside,” says Adrien. “Simple as that."
Finding the cause is not as simple. Holmes says they have no idea how this happened; it's not something they typically deal with. “To have fires in these situations when the weather gets this way, it's not uncommon at all,” he says.
Holmes says it’s “more uncommon” for fires to happen inside a garage.
The good news is no residents or firefighters were hurt.
Adrien's mom and her boyfriend said it's okay that the fire happened, saying they will figure things out after they get hold of a rental car.
But because of spring break, nothing was available, so they have no idea what they're going to do. It’s a sentiment shared by just about everyone impacted by that fire.
RELATED: At least 20 garage stalls burned in fire at Woodfield Apartments
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WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients, part of an election-year push by Democrats for price curbs on prescription drugs at a time of rising inflation.
Experts say the legislation, which passed 232-193, would provide significant relief for privately insured patients with skimpier plans and for Medicare enrollees facing rising out-of-pocket costs for their insulin. Some could save hundreds of dollars annually, and all insured patients would get the benefit of predictable monthly costs for insulin. The bill would not help the uninsured.
But the Affordable Insulin Now Act will serve as a political vehicle to rally Democrats and force Republicans who oppose it into uncomfortable votes ahead of the midterms. For the legislation to pass Congress, 10 Republican senators would have to vote in favor. Democrats acknowledge they don't have an answer for how that's going to happen.
“If 10 Republicans stand between the American people being able to get access to affordable insulin, that's a good question for 10 Republicans to answer,” said Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., a cosponsor of the House bill. “Republicans get diabetes, too. Republicans die from diabetes.”
Public opinion polls have consistently shown support across party lines for congressional action to limit drug costs.
But Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., complained the legislation is only “a small piece of a larger package around government price controls for prescription drugs." Critics say the bill would raise premiums and fails to target pharmaceutical middlemen seen as contributing to high list prices for insulin.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Democrats could have a deal on prescription drugs if they drop their bid to authorize Medicare to negotiate prices. “Do Democrats really want to help seniors, or would they rather have the campaign issue?" Grassley said.
The insulin bill, which would take effect in 2023, represents just one provision of a much broader prescription drug package in President Joe Biden's social and climate legislation.
In addition to a similar $35 cap on insulin, the Biden bill would authorize Medicare to negotiate prices for a range of drugs, including insulin. It would penalize drugmakers who raise prices faster than inflation and overhaul the Medicare prescription drug benefit to limit out-of-pocket costs for enrollees.
Biden's agenda passed the House only to stall in the Senate because Democrats could not reach consensus. Party leaders haven't abandoned hope of getting the legislation moving again, and preserving its drug pricing curbs largely intact.
The idea of a $35 monthly cost cap for insulin actually has a bipartisan pedigree. The Trump administration had created a voluntary option for Medicare enrollees to get insulin for $35, and the Biden administration continued it.
In the Senate, Republican Susan Collins of Maine and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire are working on a bipartisan insulin bill. Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has introduced legislation similar to the House bill, with the support of Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
Stung by criticism that Biden's economic policies spur inflation, Democrats are redoubling efforts to show how they'd help people cope with costs. On Thursday, the Commerce Department reported a key inflation gauge jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, the largest year-over-year rise since January 1982.
But experts say the House bill would not help uninsured people, who face the highest out-of-pocket costs for insulin. Also, people with diabetes often take other medications as well as insulin. That's done to treat the diabetes itself, along with other serious health conditions often associated with the disease. The House legislation would not help with those costs, either. Collins says she's looking for a way to help uninsured people through her bill.
About 37 million Americans have diabetes, and an estimated 6 million to 7 million use insulin to keep their blood sugars under control. It’s an old drug, refined and improved over the years, that has seen relentless price increases.
Steep list prices don't reflect the rates insurance plans negotiate with manufacturers. But those list prices are used to calculate cost-sharing amounts that patients owe. Patients who can’t afford their insulin reduce or skip doses, a strategy born of desperation, which can lead to serious complications and even death.
Economist Sherry Glied of New York University said the market for insulin is a “total disaster” for many patients, particularly those with skimpy insurance plans or no insurance.
“This will make private insurance for people with diabetes a much more attractive proposition,” said Glied.
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(ABC4) – If you’re tired of looking at old furniture that you bought last year from IKEA, the retailer has announced that it will now pay customers to bring back old furniture.
The IKEA buyback and resell option has now been made available for 37 of its U.S. stores, including the location in Merriam, Kansas. As a way to help pave a path toward sustainable living, the company has brought back the initiative that was launched late last year.
How does it work?
You start by filling out a form on IKEA’s website in order to receive an emailed quote of the buyback value for your furniture. Customers are asked to bring a copy of their quote, buyback number, and fully assembled furniture to your participating IKEA store where an employee will assess the furniture’s buyback value.
When you buyback, you will get store credit and your furniture gets a second life in the As-Is department.
What are the buyback requirements?
According to IKEA, the following categories of products are not currently eligible for the furniture buy-back service:
- Non-IKEA products
- Home furnishing accessories including lighting and textiles
- Add-on units and componentry
- Products that have been used outside including outdoor furniture
- Mattresses and bad textiles (such as blankets and mattress toppers)
- Kitchens including bench tops, cabinets, and fronts
- Modular wardrobes and accessories
- Electrical appliances and products
- Chests of drawers
- “Hacked,” modified or painted products
- Non-assembled products
- Market Hall products (including small kitchen goods, art, rugs, and picture frames)
- Upholstered or leather products
- Sofas or armchairs
- Plants
- Items containing glass (including mirrors)
- Children’s and baby products (such as cribs, mattresses, and change tables)
- Beds and bed frames
The retailer said on its website that large quantities and commercially used items are exempt.
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NEW YORK (WWTI) — Governor Hochul released the following statement on Thursday regarding the state’s budget.
“This is a critical time in New York’s economic recovery, and I am committed to ensuring that our state budget reflects New Yorkers’ priorities and tackles the top issues we are facing. From improving public safety to supporting small businesses, these are important and complex issues, and we need to get them right.
“I am continuing to have productive conversations with Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins and Speaker Heastie and I appreciate their collaboration and good faith approach to these negotiations. We are getting closer to agreement, with consensus on major policy items.
“New Yorkers should know that progress is being made and that we will put in the time it takes to reach an agreement that delivers for them and moves our state forward.”
One of the hottest topics of discussion is bail reform. Some Democrats do not want changes made to the law. Some Republicans, including Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, have called for bail reform to be repealed.
“Governor Hochul cannot make a half-hearted attempt to backtrack her failed bail reform policies while New York communities suffer,” Rep. Stefanik said in a press release. “Anything less than completely reversing these devastating bail reform policies will fail New Yorkers.”
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Here’s what the Biden-Harris $5.8T budget proposal could mean for Black Americans
OPINION: Donna Brazile writes that President Biden's proposed budget advances equity and justice with increased funding for housing, education and health care.
The $5.8 trillion federal budget the Biden-Harris administration proposed this week contains lots of good news for Black Americans. The spending plan advances equity and racial justice, and funds many programs to benefit low-income and middle-class families while asking the rich and corporations to pay their fair share of taxes.
This is quite a change from the budgets proposed by defeated former President Donald Trump and supported by congressional Republicans that added $2 trillion in deficit spending as the result of tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and corporations, helping the rich get richer while cutting vital programs for Americans in need.
The budget proposal by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for the federal fiscal year that begins in October would boost spending on domestic programs by 7% to fund critical priorities that would improve life for hard-working Black and other families, including:
- Increasing the supply of affordable housing for low-income Americans, including expanding rental assistance to serve an additional 200,000 families beyond the 2.3 million families now getting such aid. Funding to prevent and reduce homelessness would also increase, as would funding to expand homeownership that would benefit first-time homebuyers with moderate incomes. Programs to fight housing discrimination would be expanded.
- Doubling the maximum size of Pell Grants, which help students from families making less than $50,000 a year go to college. Nearly 60% of Black college students get these grants. The budget also provides increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other institutions educating large numbers of minority students. Funding would also be increased for public schools, including $12.2 billion for the Head Start program. And funding for the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights would increase by 18%.
- Improving public health by making major investments in mental health care, advancing health equity, accelerating medical research, and making sure we are prepared for future pandemics. Funds would be provided to continue COVID-19 vaccinations, treatment and research; seek an end to cancer; lower the cost of prescription medications; and make health care more affordable in other ways.
- New investments in clean energy infrastructure and environmental justice to fight climate change and reduce pollution.
On top of all this increased domestic investment, the Biden-Harris budget would boost defense spending by 10% to $773 billion in the face of Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine and the increasing threat China poses. Members of the armed forces, about 20% of whom are Black, would get a 4.6% pay raise under the budget.
You might think all these investments would increase the federal deficit. But the Biden-Harris administration projects the budget would reduce the deficit by $1 trillion over a decade — on top of a record-setting deficit reduction this year expected to amount to $1.3 trillion.
The budget would cut the deficit next year by bringing more fairness to our tax system. It would raise the top marginal tax rate on the richest Americans from the current 37% to 39.6%. It would also create a Billionaire Minimum Tax of 20%, applying to only the top one-hundredth of 1% of Americans. Importantly, no one making less than $400,000 a year would see their federal taxes increase.
Billionaires currently pay an average of only 8% of their income in federal taxes. According to Forbes magazine, there were only seven Black billionaires in the U.S. last year. My congratulations to all super-rich folks — including African Americans Oprah Winfrey, Kanye West, Michael Jordan, Jay-Z and Tyler Perry — for their great success and generous charitable giving, but the billionaires of all races will still have more than enough money left to pay their bills if they pay their fair share of taxes.
As for corporations, the president said Monday: “In 2020, there were 50 Fortune 500 companies that made $40 billion in profit combined but didn’t pay a single, solitary cent in federal taxes.” Something is seriously wrong with our tax system when a mom-and-pop convenience store pays more in federal taxes than a giant multibillion-dollar corporation.
Of course, we can count on Republicans in the House and Senate to oppose Biden’s call for tax fairness. Their long-time goal has been to cut taxes for their wealthy political campaign donors as much as they can get away with, no matter how much this adds to the deficit and cuts funding available for programs benefitting the American people. Billionaire Trump and other Republican presidents made cutting taxes for the rich a top priority.
It’s also important to note that some Democrats and independents are opposing the Biden-Harris budget for entirely different reasons than the Republicans, such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who opposes big increases in defense spending.
Budgeting is a messy and contentious process, but vitally important. All sides will need to make painful compromises and the Biden-Harris budget is sure to undergo changes before it wins congressional approval. But the proposed budget is a good one, expanding needed domestic programs, funding a strong national defense and creating a fairer tax system.
Donna Brazile is an ABC News Contributor, veteran political strategist, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, and the King Endowed Chair in Public Policy at Howard University. She previously served as interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and of the DNC’s Voting Rights Institute. She managed the Gore campaign in 2000 and has lectured at more than 225 colleges and universities on race, diversity, women, leadership and restoring civility in politics. Brazile is the author of several books, including the New York Times’ bestseller “Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns That Put Donald Trump in the White House.” @DonnaBrazile
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McQueeney: Supporting safety for Eagle County kids
Valley Voices
No opportunity is ever missed for any child to feel safe, and be safe, in Eagle County. This is our one, simple statement of what success looks like in supporting our communities’ children and families.
Family is a structure. Like every structure, each of our families has great strengths but also vulnerabilities that threaten its stability. Safe living situations for all our children requires a collective effort to help every family achieve and maintain stability.
The past two years have brought the value of this commitment into clear focus. The pandemic is perhaps the single greatest destabilizing event of our lifetimes and serves as a reminder that all of us may suddenly face significant, unexpected changes that impact our families.
That is why the Eagle County Board of Commissioners joins the nation in recognizing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. It’s an opportunity to highlight the ways our county Department of Human Services is prioritizing the objective of child safety through the implementation of a Child Maltreatment Prevention Plan. Developed by DHS and partners comprising our Family Wellbeing Collaborative, this plan gives us a meaningful and achievable path to delivering positive futures for all Eagle County kids and their families. It’s our honor as county leadership to support such a valuable initiative.
When a family is referred to child welfare services, they may not be experiencing a serious crisis, but something is probably not right. This is considered a “yellow flag” situation. Frequently, the family has encountered new or increasing stresses and pressures: loss of income, changes in relationships, or any number of the unanticipated events that arise in life.
Recognizing and appropriately marshaling the right mixture of support and resources during yellow flag events is an opportunity to deliver preventative assistance. Getting the right support when a family reaches these points can help get them back on track and thriving, preventing further and often more serious crises.
Our Human Services personnel seek to complement and amplify prevention work that is already underway. That begins with ensuring we have a robust ability to identify families and children who are struggling and vulnerable. While anyone can reach out on a child or family’s behalf, it is often our educators, public safety, medical, and youth service providers who play a significant role in starting the process of getting families the support they need. The Family Wellbeing Collaborative is working to equip these front-line professionals with the training and skills to confidently engage officials when help may be needed for a child or family.
Next, our plan calls for increasing insight into how parents and caregivers in Eagle County find information about the services and support that are available. Getting help, especially during times of vulnerability, must be a quick and easy process. The more our Human Services team and its partners understand where and when families look for resources, the more effective we can be in connecting them to services.
While a rare outcome, we must also prioritize efforts focused on children who may need to be removed from a living situation. This is never ideal as we know children do best when they can remain with a parent or caregiver in their family.
As a county, our response focuses on surging services and resources to provide the child with stability and positive support during these traumatic events. Simultaneously, we work with family members to rebuild a safe, sustainable environment with the goal of getting a child back with their family where they can safely thrive.
The well-being of our families is foundational to the well-being of our communities. If you’re concerned about the safety or well-being of a child or family, call 844-CO-4-Kids (844-264-5437). Help us deliver the thriving futures every family deserves.
Jeanne McQueeney is an Eagle County Commissioner representing District 3.
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St. Paul man charged with shooting at Lakeville home, fleeing police
On Sunday, Noah Pierre Murph threatened to harm to his ex-girlfriend and her father, according to prosecutors. He then tried to make good on his word later that day by shooting at their Lakeville home, criminal charges allege.
Murph, 20, of St. Paul, was charged this week in Dakota County District Court with three felonies — drive-by shooting toward an occupied building, second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and fleeing police in a motor vehicle.
Murph was arrested in St. Paul shortly after he ditched his SUV and ran from police, according to a criminal complaint.
In the home at the time of the shooting were three children, Murph’s ex-girlfriend, her father and another adult, according to the complaint. No one was injured.
Officers called to the shooting around 10 p.m. Sunday saw bullet holes in the home’s exterior and discovered that at least one bullet shattered a glass door and went inside. A Honda Accord in the driveway was also shot up.
The homeowner told police that Murph had threatened him, his daughter and another adult “with physical harm” in text messages he sent earlier in the day, the complaint read. He said his daughter and Murph had been in a romantic relationship and that they have a child together.
He said they were on the second floor discussing the threats when the shots were fired. When the shooting stopped, he said, they looked outside and saw a black SUV driving away. He said Murph drives a black Chevy Suburban SUV, according to charges.
Assisting officers saw Murph’s SUV on Cedar Avenue in Apple Valley and followed it. He got onto Interstate 35E, then Interstate 494 and U.S. 52. Officers initiated a traffic stop.
Murph pulled over onto the shoulder. But as officers exited their squad cars and yelled for him to remove the keys from the ignition, he sped away, charges allege. Officers pursued the vehicle for several miles.
In the area of Randolph Avenue and Brimhall Street in St. Paul, Murph ditched the SUV and fled on foot, according to the charges. He was found nearby, hiding underneath a canoe.
In Lakeville, investigators found multiple bullets in both the Honda Accord and the home. Inside Murph’s SUV were 13 spent bullet casings and a Glock 9mm magazine, the charges said.
Murph remained jailed Thursday on $150,000 bail set Tuesday by Judge David Knutson. Murph’s next court hearing is scheduled for April 14.
His criminal record includes two misdemeanor driving-related convictions and a conviction last year for possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle.
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Warm Springs OSU extension has food safety, food preservation, nutrition and recipe ideas they want to share with you in April.
Understanding how foods preserved by freezing, drying or canning can be susceptible to microorganisms, mold or other spoilage. Check out these SAFETY TIPS tips for foods preserved in those ways.
When it comes to food preservation using a pressure canner, there is not time like the present to pull yours out to check on what shape it’s in. Pressure canning is the only recommended method for canning meat, poultry, seafood, and vegetables. So whether you are new to canning or a seasoned veteran – you might take time to read up on USING & CARING FOR YOUR PRESSURE CANNER
Drying foods allows you to choose the best, tastiest varieties you can buy or pick fresh. Home drying also lets you enjoy dried fruits and vegetables the grocery stores don’t carry. There are lots of used for dried items as well. Learn more in this ARTICLE
Learn everything you could ever want to know about RADISHES
And for April – you can enjoy some great recipes too – like
Minestrone Soup and Pozole with Chicken.
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Without SAT, ACT, what’s next for Cal State admissions?
Cal State joined the University of California in ending its use of an admissions test for freshmen. Now the system is creating a new set of eligibility criteria, the first change since 1965. The plan is to focus on student high school grades and life experiences.
In the acronym soup of California public higher education, gone are two three-letter combos that led legions of students to plug their noses annually: The SAT and ACT are (functionally) no more.
After the California State University system formally ditched the SAT and ACT as admissions requirements last week, the state is now the first — and only — in the United States to have no public university accepting standardized test scores for admissions.
The Cal State system followed in the University of California’s footsteps, which swore off the SAT and any other admissions test last year.
Cal State officials and the system’s academic senate cited studies showing that high school grades better predict how well students will perform in their first year of college than test scores. Other data showed that predictive power only went up marginally when test scores were combined with high school grades; the makers of the SAT say the test’s predictive boost is significant. Critics have also long maintained that the SAT rewards students who have the financial resources to hire tutors or enroll in prep courses to improve their test scores, leaving low-income students at a disadvantage.
Both the UC and Cal State system are now “test-blind” — a rarefied club of 86 academic institutions and systems nationwide. Another 1,825 other campuses don’t require test scores but will still assess them if a student submits that information, a concept known as “test-optional.”
So, what will the era of admissions without tests look like at the nation’s largest public four-year university?
The future of Cal State admissions
Until the COVID-19 pandemic, the system’s 23 campuses chiefly admitted students based on a formula of high school grades and ACT or SAT scores. Only in the last two years, after suspending its SAT requirement during the pandemic, has the system relied on other factors.
The system’s Admissions Advisory Council plans to submit a final set of admissions eligibility criteria to the California State University Office of the Chancellor by late spring.
The recommendations will largely reflect the work the system did during the pandemic to replace its testing requirements with additional information about an applicant’s high school grades and socio-economic factors.
Currently, the minimum eligibility requirement is a 2.5 grade point average for California high school graduates and a 3.0 if the applicant isn’t a state resident. Another is to complete the required 15 courses in math, English, science, history and other subjects, known as A-G courses. Some campuses accept slightly lower GPAs but consider other academic and socio-economic factors.
The Admissions Advisory Council — in the first change to the system’s eligibility index since 1965 — is instead proposing that the minimum eligibility criteria include four factors:
- the students’ GPAs for the 15 required courses;
- whether students passed more than 15 of the required courses during their time in high school;
- whether students attend either a high school that is near the Cal State campus to which they’re applying or attend a high school with a high percentage of students who receive federal meal subsidies because they’re low-income;
- other socio-economic and interpersonal factors, such as whether students worked during high school, had no one else in their family complete college, had family commitments or volunteered.
The system is now developing the minimum GPA and weights for these factors. Once published, campuses will be able to use a formula to calculate whether applicants are eligible for admissions. It’s a quantitative approach that resembles use of an eligibility formula during the SAT era. Officials may continue to tweak it over time.
The Cal State system will roll out its new criteria gradually, giving it time to communicate the details to high school counselors. Current high school juniors who apply to enroll at a Cal State in fall 2023 will be admitted based on the current minimum eligibility criteria. Today’s high school sophomores seeking entry into a Cal State for fall 2024 will be admitted based on the current criteria or the new eligibility index in the works — whichever is more advantageous for them. Students applying for fall 2025 admissions will be governed by the new index.
Abandoning test-based criteria couldn’t come sooner for low-income students, said Cal State trustee Krystal Raynes, an undergraduate at Cal State Bakersfield.
“I remember saving up my lunch money to take both the PSAT and the SAT because my parents didn’t know what that was and didn’t want to spend money on me taking a test,” she said at the March board meeting, a day before the trustees voted unanimously to ditch admissions tests. “Meanwhile I knew students who were prepping with tutors in junior high, so there’s definitely that economic gap there.”
Criteria for more competitive campuses
But minimum eligibility isn’t enough of a cut-off for numerous Cal State universities. Right now seven universities are fully impacted, a technical designation meaning a major, program or the whole university receives applications from more qualified students than there’s space. All but seven campuses have at least one major program that’s impacted.
The Cal State admissions policy plan is to allow these oversubscribed programs to continue using a combination of up to 21 different admissions factors to admit students. These overlap partly with the newly proposed minimum eligibility criteria but include other variables, such as grades in specific high school subjects, whether students qualify for an application fee waiver and their military status. No campus uses all 21 factors for admissions.
Like the minimum eligibility index in development, all of these factors are data the Cal State application already collects. The system software is sophisticated enough to calculate the admissions scores for each campus based on the admissions criteria they select.
Though the Cal State system admits 93% of the California high school students who apply, several campuses are far more selective. Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, and San Diego State, the most competitive, admit only a third of their California freshmen applicants.
Spotlight on admissions criteria at popular campuses
Presently six of the 23 Cal State campuses won’t consider any in-state student with a GPA below a 2.5. Even within this group, campuses are using multiple factors to handle their influx of applicants by balancing academic and socio-economic factors.
“Unequivocally, I think it is a great move” to remove admissions tests, said San Diego State President Adela de la Torre. “If we’re going to talk about diversity and inclusion, you have to have metrics that reflect a broader set of criteria.”
“If we’re going to talk about diversity and inclusion, you have to have metrics that reflect a broader set of criteria.”
— adela de la torre, president of san diego state university
The San Diego university expanded its criteria for admission for students entering last fall. Half of the admissions score is based on the GPA a student earned in the 15 required courses for entry. The other half includes the grades in math and science courses, foreign language, history and whether a student comes from a local high school. The university also gives extra points for signs of socio-economic hardship among students applying from nearby high schools or entering special programs for marginalized students, like for foster youth.
San Diego State will largely keep this formula beyond 2023, but like other campuses, it may change its weights and add more admissions variables over time.
Long Beach State guarantees admission to local high school students who meet the minimum eligibility requirements. Other students will be held to a higher admissions standard. All impacted Cal State campuses give some kind of admissions priority to applicants attending local high schools. Long Beach State has more than 50 public and private high schools in its local service area.
At Cal Poly-Pomona, 86% of the points in the admissions formula come from academic factors and 14% are based on non-academic areas.
Unlike the UC, Cal State has no admissions readers
The UC campuses hire hundreds of part-time application readers who undergo training to go through every application. The Cal States have no readers and never did. And unlike the UC, the Cal State application doesn’t ask students to provide essays or extended written responses.
UCLA hires 200 part-time readers who earn stipends of $1,350 to $2,500 depending on the number of applications they review. The university received nearly 150,000 freshmen undergraduate applications for fall 2022 enrollment, the most in the country. Other UC campuses shared that they bring on 50 to 160 readers; the numbers vary depending on each campus’s application volume.
The price tag for readers at UCLA is between $400,000 and $500,000. Meanwhile, the entire operating budgets of the admissions offices at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo and Cal State Fullerton are around $2.2 million.
Cal State campus admissions officials will occasionally review individual applications, such as when a denied student files an appeal. Admissions teams also spot-check applications to see if students omitted required information. Plus some music and performing arts programs require applicants to submit portfolios that faculty then review.
For the record: This story has been corrected to reflect the accurate price tag for readers at UCLA.
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La Crosse, Wis. - (WXOW) - A suspect in a 2019 assault at a local drive-in restaurant has been located and a court date set for his initial appearance.
In September of 2019 Gerald Pemberton was shown on video approaching an employee at Rudy's Drive-In around 4 a.m.
Police said they believed it was Pemberton in the video that threw a sucker punch, knocking the employee down and breaking one of his teeth.
According to the La Crosse District Attorney's office, Pemberton was recently arrested in Sauk county. There he was able to post a $1,000 cash bond to appear in La Crosse County court. A court date has been set for April 5th at 2 p.m.
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Around Town
On Friday the Mad Hatter Tea House will be hosting their Grand Opening, 11:00 a.m., 3809 MLK Jr. Blvd. Call 252-631-1277.
Congratulations to the Saltwater Grill at River Bend on their grand opening. Their waterfront dining is located at 1 Marina Rd. Call 252-631-2742 for reservations.
Sunday there will be an Unveiling and Dedication Ceremony for the 9/11 Monument adjacent to the New Bern Firemen’s Museum, 420 Broad St., at 3:00 p.m.
Autismazing is looking for volunteers to cheer on runners and walkers, and other duties at the New Bern Autism 5K on April 23, 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Email Autismazing with your name, email, phone, and availability.
Art Exhibits
Here are some exhibits we’re aware of:
1st – 30th: Twin Rivers Artists Association and Craven Community College Judged Exhibition, Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Community Artist Gallery & Studios, 309 Middle St. Call 252-633-3715.
2nd – May 30th: Craven County Student Art Exhibit, Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sunday 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at North Carolina History Center, 529 S. Front St. Call Tryon Palace at 252-639-3500.
Check out the 40-Million-Year-Old Tortoise Fossil and all kinds of artworks at Michaelé Rose Watson’s Studio M at 217 Middle St.
Calendar
31st: North Carolina Baroque Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. at Craven Community College’s Orringer Auditorium, 800 College Court. Call Jennifer Baer at 252-633-2618.
April:
1st: 10th Annual Inclusive Easter Egg Hunt, 10:00 a.m. at Bright Star Farm in Trenton, NC. Presented by Creekside Recreational Therapy Services. Call 252-349-0220.
1st: Online Art Talk with Lee Hood & Lisa Bisbee at 12:00 p.m.
1st: “Shoplifters” (2018) International Film, 2:30 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 7:30 p.m. at Craven Community College’s Orringer Auditorium, 800 College Ct. Call 252-633-2618.
2nd – 3rd: Home & Outdoor Expo and Artisan Market, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at New Bern Riverfront Convention Center, 203 S. Front St.
2nd: Month of the Military Child Kick Off Event, 5K Color Run, registration opens at 8:00 a.m., race starts at 9:00 a.m. at Havelock High School, 101 Webb Blvd. Call 252-444-5112.
2nd: New Bern Farmer’s Market, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at 421 S. Front St. Call 252-633-0043.
2nd: April Fools but Science Rules! (Hands-on Science Magic), fun for the whole family, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Craven CC Havelock/Cherry Point Campus, 306 Cunningham Blvd.
2nd: Greater Duffyfield Resource Hub Grand Opening, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., 1209 Kinston St. Call 252-633-3376.
2nd: Family Flight, Build a Kite/Fly a Kite, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Lawson Creek Park, 1309 Country Club Rd. Call New Bern Parks & Recreation at 252-639-2915.
2nd: True Justice International Freedom Ball & Gala, 6:00 p.m. at Amelia Grove, 1700 Brice’s Creek Rd. Call 252-631-5111.
3rd: Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Unit 40 Food Drive for Veterans, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Food Lion on Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd. For more information call 252-638-5900.
3rd: Books & Bunco, 2:00 p.m. at Township 6 Fire Station, 109 Carolina Pines Blvd. Tickets ($10) on sale at Havelock Public Library, 30 Cunningham Blvd.
Music and Nightlife
– 30 Second Rocks & Jasmine Tasty Thai at BrÜtopia, 1201 US Hwy 70 E.
– Bryan Mayer at Vine Cafe, 3329 MLK Jr. Blvd.
Friday:
– Shannan Grace at Sara’s Big Apple, 1150 Broad Creek Rd.
– Wicked Junction at Nautical Star Coffee, 218 Middle St.
Saturday:
– Front Street at The Garage, 1209 US 70 E.
– Bad Decisions at Blackbeard’s Triple Play, 415 S Front St.
Check out the New Bern Music Calendar for more — it’s a great resource to help you follow and support local bands. Thank you, Joanne Freidman, for creating and maintaining this one-stop shop for us to see who’s playing where.
Fun and Games
Accidental Artist, 219-A Craven St.
Beary The Hatchet Axe Throwing Co., 504 S. Front St.
Bear Towne Escape Room, 233 Middle St.
Sundays — East Carolina Amateur Baseball League plays at Kafer Park (next to the New Bern Police Department) on George St.
Jumpin’ Jive Battlefield, Laser Tag Center, 2911 Brunswick Ave.
Outdoor Life
Enjoy a day at the park – playgrounds, picnic tables, grills, shelters, dog park, fishing piers, and other amenities. There’s always fun to be had at the 20 + parks and recreation facilities maintained by Craven County Recreation and Parks and New Bern Parks and Recreation! They offer all kinds of activities from tennis, sand volleyball, bocce ball, kickball, baseball, softball, pickleball, to disc golf and other sports.
Prefer paddling? There are plenty of places to launch your boat or watercraft. Rent a canoe at Merchant’s Grocery in Brices Creek or watercraft from Stand Up Outfitters on Country Club Rd. Contact the Twin Rivers Paddle Club for a Paddle Trails Packet for mapped trails and launch sites.
Take a walk in the Croatan National Forest or bike, camp, hike, fish, horse riding, observe wildlife, picnic, water activities, etc. For more information, contact the Ranger’s station located off Hwy 70 at 252-638-5628.
At the Movies
ENC Cinemas: Bear Town Cinema at 2806 Trent Rd. and The Bruin at 2500 Neuse Blvd. Call 633-2772. Morbius (PG13), The Lost City (PG13), Jujutsu Kaisen O: The Movie (PG13), and The Batman (PG13).
Tours
Go on a “Bear Town Bear” Hunt
Take a self-guided tour:
– African American Heritage Tour
– Churches and Cemeteries Tour
– Revolutionary War Walking Tour
Follow the African American Heritage Trail signs to learn about New Bern’s history.
Take a self-guided or guided tour of New Bern’s Battlefield Park. Call the New Bern Historical Society to arrange guided tours at 638-8558.
Ghost Tour of New Bern every Tuesday thru Saturday. Visit the Black Cat Shoppe located at 246 Middle St. or call 635-1410 for details.
Boaters and Fishermen
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Thunderstorms, some strong this evening with a few showers possible overnight. Potential for severe thunderstorms. Low 39F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%..
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Thunderstorms, some strong this evening with a few showers possible overnight. Potential for severe thunderstorms. Low 39F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%.
This great-great-great grandmother who is celebrating her 100th birthday today has clearly been drinking from the fountain of youth.
Alice Rought Youkoski of Towanda says the secret to her longevity has been not smoking, no booze and staying active.
Alice was born in her family home in LeRaysville, Pennsylvania (Pike County) on March 21, 1922. She was one of twelve children born to Benjamin (Benny) and Edith Decker Rought. She attended school in the LeRaysville area.
She met and married Joesph Youkoski in September of 1940. Together, they raised three daughters: Ann Raupers, Connie Manuel, and Tammy Fowler. Her husband Joe, left her widowed in 1985. Alice has 6 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, 22 great-great grandchildren, one great-great-great granddaughter and many nieces and nephews in the area.
Her favorite past times are spent with her family. One being a weekly table full of family playing bingo, cards or marbles. She has always been a shining light in her families’ lives.
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Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum bond over humor and action in 'The Lost City'
By Hanna Rantala
LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - Hollywood stars Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum say they became close while making the new blockbuster "The Lost City," connecting over their shared, juvenile sense of humor.
The romantic comedy adventure stars Bullock as Loretta Sage, a successful novelist who becomes a recluse after her husband's untimely death. Persuaded by her publicist to embark on a press tour to promote her latest book with her handsome cover model Alan (Tatum), life starts to imitate her art when an eccentric billionaire, played by Daniel Radcliffe, kidnaps Sage, convinced she can lead him to an ancient treasure he believes is buried on a tropical island.
Alan springs into action to rescue Sage, helped by his mysterious acquaintance Jack Trainer (Brad Pitt) and a high-adrenaline escape through the jungle ensues.
"We're very similar, oddly," Bullock said of Tatum, as they premiered the film in London on Thursday.
"We discovered that and it confused us. It was a little perplexing as to why are we so similar. But our sense of humor is just very sophomoric and we take care of each other," Bullock, who also produced the movie, told Reuters.
"She's like my sister. We're like siblings. We have a whole backstory that we were created in a petri dish together and they put her out first to see how she was going to do. And then once she survived, they put me out. We were just separated at birth, really," said Tatum.
"The Lost City" was filmed in the Dominican Republic during the pandemic, with Bullock dressed in a sparkly sequinned pink jumpsuit and high heels throughout the action scenes that see her rock climbing, swimming in leech-infested rivers and wading through vegetation.
"I love being physical, especially with comedy, it's always funny. I'm a physical comedian. I don't do as well with just words and not having something to do with my body. I love it. As long as you can do it, do it," the 57-year-old actor said.
Directed and co-written by brothers Adam and Aaron Nee, "The Lost City" debuted at the top spot at the North American box office last weekend, overtaking "The Batman," and is being rolled out globally in March and April. (Reporting by Hanna Rantala; Editing by Karishma Singh)
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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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(ABC4) – If you’re tired of looking at old furniture that you bought last year from IKEA, the retailer has announced that it will now pay customers to bring back old furniture.
The IKEA buyback and resell option has now been made available for 37 of its U.S. stores. As a way to help pave a path toward sustainable living, the company has brought back the initiative that was launched late last year.
How does it work?
You start by filling out a form on IKEA’s website in order to receive an emailed quote of the buyback value for your furniture. Customers are asked to bring a copy of their quote, buyback number, and fully assembled furniture to your participating IKEA store where an employee will assess the furniture’s buyback value.
When you buyback, you will get store credit and your furniture gets a second life in the As-Is department.
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What are the buyback requirements?
According to IKEA, the following categories of products are not currently eligible for the furniture buy-back service:
- Non-IKEA products
- Home furnishing accessories including lighting and textiles
- Add-on units and componentry
- Products that have been used outside including outdoor furniture
- Mattresses and bad textiles (such as blankets and mattress toppers)
- Kitchens including bench tops, cabinets, and fronts
- Modular wardrobes and accessories
- Electrical appliances and products
- Chests of drawers
- “Hacked,” modified or painted products
- Non-assembled products
- Market Hall products (including small kitchen goods, art, rugs, and picture frames)
- Upholstered or leather products
- Sofas or armchairs
- Plants
- Items containing glass (including mirrors)
- Children’s and baby products (such as cribs, mattresses, and change tables)
- Beds and bed frames
The retailer said on its website that large quantities and commercially used items are exempt.
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BURR RIDGE, Ill., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tony Riley, president of The Mx Group, has been named its new CEO, effective March 1, as founding partner and CEO Andy Mahler steps into the executive chairman role. The Mx Group's other founding partner, Peter Wroblewski, will serve as vice chairman.
"We are beyond excited to see this leadership transition fully executed," said Mahler. "Over the last three and a half years we've added additional talent to an already seasoned senior leadership and director level team and worked closely with team members to ensure great work, high performance and continuity."
In addition to being one of the largest independent B2B agencies in the country, The Mx Group is also one of the fastest growing. The agency has been in business for over 30 years, has five Fortune 500 clients on their roster, and a team of over 150 people they affectionally call Mx'ers. If you haven't heard of them, it could be because they are one hundred percent focused on B2B, a discipline within the advertising industry that doesn't get the attention that B2C does.
"Tony, Nate Ulery as COO, and the senior leadership team have effectively been running the business for the last 18 months," said Wroblewski. "It has been exciting to see how they are iterating our vision and making it better, which is evidenced by our continued revenue growth, expanded service offering and thriving culture."
"Our vision is B2B at scale," said Riley. "We believe that the large holding companies and agencies don't understand the complexities of B2B buying groups, sales cycles and purchase decisions — and honestly don't care to understand it. While there are large pure-play B2B agencies, they tend to focus on one aspect of the customer experience, digital for example. Our opportunity is to bring strategy, creative, digital and technology together under one roof at a scale global B2B marketers can leverage for their brands."
Mahler and Wroblewski will continue to serve as active board members, focusing their energy on acquisitions, the expansion of global partnerships and the ongoing mentorship of the executives and directors that form the leadership at Mx.
About The Mx Group
The Mx Group is an independent, integrated B2B marketing agency with a mission to impact the marketplace for companies that impact the world. For over 30 years, we've created meaningful end-to-end buying experiences for B2B brands. Our clients are leaders and innovators in energy, utilities, manufacturing, hospitality, automotive, health care, technology and SaaS who rely on our expertise to influence and grow their businesses. Our headquarters are in Chicago, but our reach is global. Whether a client is an established or startup B2B brand, we have the people and perspective to be a strong partner that makes a difference.
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U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton rejected the new policy in a February ruling, saying that impermissible “racial balancing” was at its core. Commonly known as “TJ,” the prestigious school near the nation’s capital is often ranked as one of the best public high schools in the country.
Earlier this month, Hilton also rejected a request from the school system to delay the implementation of his ruling. But the 4th Circuit, in a 3-2 ruling, said the school board had met the legal requirements for a suspension of Hilton’s order while its appeal is pending.
The 4th Circuit panel agreed with school officials who argued that because the selection process for the incoming freshman class is well underway, implementing Hilton’s ruling now would throw the process into chaos.
Judge Toby Heytens wrote that he has “grave doubts” about Hilton’s conclusions “regarding both disparate impact and discriminatory purpose” of the new admissions policy.
“In my view, appellant Fairfax County School Board is likely to succeed in its appeal,” Heytens wrote.
In a dissenting opinion, Judge Allison Jones Rushing said putting Hilton’s ruling on hold while the school board appeals his decision is not in the public interest. Jones said any logistical difficulties or inconvenience associated with changing the admissions policy at this late date “simply do not outweigh the infringement of constitutional rights.”
“And everyone — even temporarily frustrated applicants and their families — ultimately benefits from a public-school admissions process not tainted by unconstitutional discrimination,” Rushing wrote.
The case has been closely watched as courts continue to evaluate the role that racial considerations can play when deciding who should be admitted to a particular school. Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a similar case alleging that Harvard University discriminates against Asian Americans in its admissions process.
Fairfield County Public Schools said the order from the 4th Circuit allows the school board to continue with the current application process to select the Class of 2026 this spring.
“For the 2,500+ students in this application pool, this means the race blind process set out by the School Board in October 2020 will remain in place as an appeal challenging the February court decision plays out,” the board said in a news release.
The parents’ group Coalition for TJ, which filed the lawsuit, said the 4th Circuit judges have made a “grave error” in allowing the school system to continue to use its new admissions process.
“If the judges’ decision stands, we would see Fairfax County Public Schools usher in a second class of students to America’s No. 1 public high school through an unconstitutional race-based admissions process,” the coalition said in a statement.
For decades, Black and Hispanic students have been woefully underrepresented in the student body. After criticism over its lack of diversity, the school board scrapped a standardized test that had been at the heart of the admissions process and opted instead for a process that sets aside slots at each of the county’s middle schools. It also includes “experience factors” like socioeconomic background.
The parents’ group argued in its lawsuit that Asian Americans, who constituted more than 70% of the student body, were unfairly targeted in the new policy.
The school’s current freshman class, which was admitted under the new policy, saw a significantly different racial makeup. Black students increased from 1% to 7%; Hispanic representation increased from 3% to 11%. Asian American representation decreased from 73% to 54%.
The school system has insisted that its new policies are race neutral, and the panel evaluating applicants is not even aware of applicants’ race as it conducts its reviews.
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Glide Rural Fire Protection District Budget Committee Meeting — 6 p.m., Glide Fire Station, 18910 N. Umpqua Highway. Regular board meeting to follow. Attendees may choose to wear a face covering. 541-496-0224.
OAKLAND
Monday, April 4
Oakland Library Board Regular Meeting — 6 p.m., Upstairs Meeting Room No. 2, 637 NE Locust St., Oakland. Physical distancing standards will be followed. Zoom option available. 541-459-4531.
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TENMILE
Monday, April 4
Tenmile Rural Fire District Board of Directors Budget Committee Meeting — 6 p.m., Tenmile RFD station, 158 Reston Road. A regular business meeting will follow. All welcome at meetings. 541-679-4629.
TILLER
Tuesday, April 5
Tiller Rural Fire District Monthly Board Meeting — 7 p.m., Tiller Fire Hall, 27598 Tiller Trail Highway. The public is welcome. 541-825-3834.
WINSTON
Monday, April 4
Winston City Council — 7 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers, 201 NW Douglas Blvd., Winston. Teleconferencing available at 541-672-9421; access code 300502. 541-679-6739.
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Richland County Commissioner Cliff Mears, joined by Children Services Executive Director Nikki Harless, reads a proclamation Thursday marking April as Child Abuse Prevention Awareness in the county.
The public child welfare agency wants to help local families keep their own children in their own homes. Removing those children is always a last resort, she said.
"We work with a lot of families voluntarily, so we do a lot of prevention work," Harless said. "If we do get a report, we go out and investigate to see if they need services to keep the kids safe.
"We have 150 families voluntarily working with us every day," Harless said.
Harless and Brigitte Coles, the agency's community engagement specialist, met with county commissioners to launch National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Harless went over 2021 agency statistics. RCCS caseworkers investigated 1,158 reports of child abuse -- 398 neglect, 325 physical abuse, 146 sexual abuse, 62 allegations of emotional maltreatment, 62 dependencies and 62 instances of families in need.
"(FINS) are when families (themselves) call in that might need help in meeting basic needs like with electric or rent," Harless said.
The total number of investigations during the year was down slightly from 2020, Harless said.
The agency also oversaw the successful adoption of 18 children in 2021 and took custody of 54 children through the court system.
"Today, we have 130 children in our care, in our custody, in foster homes and private foster homes and residential placements," Harless said.
Kirsten Pscholka-Gartner, the chief magistrate in the county's Domestic Relations Court, praised the work done by RCCS caseworkers.
"I just want to thank Children Services for all the work that they do with respect to child abuse prevention. Our court frequently makes referrals to Children Services out of protection orders," Pscholka-Gartner said.
"I believe that they do a great job in investigating those cases and looking out for the best interests of the children in the community," the magistrate said.
The event included a proclamation read in its entirety by Commissioner Cliff Mears.
"I am really glad to do this," Mears said. "This is such an important initiative."
Harless told commissioners the agency remains short staffed, requiring social workers and others to carry expanded caseloads. She said RCCS is budgeted for 50 caseworker positions and currently has eight openings, down from a high of 15 vacancies.
"If you know anyone who wants to work in child welfare, let me know," she said.
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Shares of Samsara Inc. (NYSE:IOT – Get Rating) have been given a consensus rating of “Buy” by the ten research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $28.75.
IOT has been the subject of several analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada initiated coverage on shares of Samsara in a report on Monday, January 10th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $28.00 price target for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Samsara in a report on Sunday, January 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $27.00 price target for the company. Cowen cut their price objective on shares of Samsara from $31.00 to $27.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 3rd. William Blair assumed coverage on shares of Samsara in a research note on Monday, January 10th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Finally, Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Samsara in a research note on Monday, January 10th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $35.00 price objective on the stock.
Shares of IOT traded down $1.18 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $16.02. 1,767,271 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,667,781. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $17.94. Samsara has a 12-month low of $12.51 and a 12-month high of $31.41.
In other Samsara news, insider Kiren Sekar sold 60,534 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.34, for a total transaction of $807,523.56. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.
A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bessemer Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Samsara in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in shares of Samsara in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Samsara in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $93,000. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Samsara in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $195,000. Finally, Brandywine Managers LLC bought a new stake in Samsara during the fourth quarter worth approximately $270,000. 28.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
About Samsara (Get Rating)
Samsara Inc provides solutions that connects physical operations data to its Connected Operations Cloud in the United States and internationally. The company's Connected Operations Cloud includes Data Platform, which ingests, aggregates, and enriches data from its IoT devices and has embedded capabilities for AI, workflows and analytics, alerts, API connections, and data security and privacy; and applications for video-based safety, vehicle telematics, apps and driver workflows, equipment monitoring, and site visibility.
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you are not alone if assembling IKEA furniture causes you to feel frustrated and inadequate. The wordless pictograms instructions for the flat pack furniture that deems an easy feat even causes veteran D wires to stump over the confusing parts. Apparently named. Alan household quotes confirm your home decor is delicately mapped to your emotional identity and a recent study concluded 50% of 50,000 tweets included signs of frustration, particularly when it comes to assembling sofas. Store these handy hacks away for the next time you've got no idea or perhaps we should say no. IKEA your IQ tips begin before you've even left the store. The spruce says if it's dented don't get it. The use of minimal packaging doesn't protect your item as well as you might think this could lead to an honest case of it's not you. It's the item popular Mechanics says to make space and take inventory. Although Insider reports to skip their tools and use your own instead. Level up by using an actual level or the site also recommends opting for wood glue. Yes, you heard me glue when in doubt phone a friend or better still a professional. This will help you remain as emotionally stable as your IKEA table
IKEA will pay you to get its old furniture back
Updated: 3:34 PM PDT Mar 31, 2022
Can't stand that old bookcase and dining table with the mismatched chairs you once thought looked so cool? If you bought them at IKEA, the retailer will pay you to get them back.The Swedish furniture and home goods chain said Thursday it is making its Buy Back & Resell program permanent across its 37 U.S. stores on April 1 after piloting the offer last summer.The company said the service applies only to personally-used Ikea furniture that is fully assembled and fully functional. Ikea won't accept items that have been modified, or altered in any way.Here is what's included on the list of returnable items: office drawer cabinets, sideboards, bookcases, small tables, multimedia furniture, cabinets, dining tables, desks and chairs and stools without upholstery.The program doesn't extend to non-IKEA-branded products or beds, sofas, mattresses, home furnishing accessories, leather products, lighting fixtures or chests of drawers. Any recalled IKEA products also are excluded.IKEA said it will inspect each item for its condition, age and functionality at participating stores, and if it passes muster, customers will get a store credit. The company said all "gently used" items approved for resale will be available in a designated "as is" section in stores at discounted prices.The furniture seller already offers a buyback service in the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of its sustainability push. Customers there can trade in gently used Ikea products in excellent condition and get a store credit worth up to 50% of the original sale price. Items in "very good" condition earn a 40% credit, and "well used" goods get 30% of the original price.Ikea has 465 stores worldwide, and said the initiative is part of its effort to become a "circular" business by 2030. The goal, it said, is to eventually produce products that are 100% made with materials that are recycled, remanufactured, refurbished or reused.
Can't stand that old bookcase and dining table with the mismatched chairs you once thought looked so cool? If you bought them at IKEA, the retailer will pay you to get them back.
The Swedish furniture and home goods chain said Thursday it is making its Buy Back & Resell program permanent across its 37 U.S. stores on April 1 after piloting the offer last summer.
The company said the service applies only to personally-used Ikea furniture that is fully assembled and fully functional. Ikea won't accept items that have been modified, or altered in any way.
Here is what's included on the list of returnable items: office drawer cabinets, sideboards, bookcases, small tables, multimedia furniture, cabinets, dining tables, desks and chairs and stools without upholstery.
The program doesn't extend to non-IKEA-branded products or beds, sofas, mattresses, home furnishing accessories, leather products, lighting fixtures or chests of drawers. Any recalled IKEA products also are excluded.
IKEA said it will inspect each item for its condition, age and functionality at participating stores, and if it passes muster, customers will get a store credit. The company said all "gently used" items approved for resale will be available in a designated "as is" section in stores at discounted prices.
The furniture seller already offers a buyback service in the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of its sustainability push. Customers there can trade in gently used Ikea products in excellent condition and get a store credit worth up to 50% of the original sale price. Items in "very good" condition earn a 40% credit, and "well used" goods get 30% of the original price.
Ikea has 465 stores worldwide, and said the initiative is part of its effort to become a "circular" business by 2030. The goal, it said, is to eventually produce products that are 100% made with materials that are recycled, remanufactured, refurbished or reused.
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Shares of Rockwell Automation Inc.
ROK,
-0.25%
slipped 0.25% to $280.03 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-1.57%
falling 1.57% to 4,530.41 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-1.56%
falling 1.56% to 34,678.35. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. Rockwell Automation Inc. closed $74.96 short of its 52-week high ($354.99), which the company achieved on December 16th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Emerson Electric Co.
EMR,
-0.94%
fell 0.94% to $98.05 and ABB Ltd. ADR
ABB,
-0.89%
fell 0.89% to $32.34. Trading volume (1.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 743,951.
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Mist (MIST) traded down 3.8% against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 17:00 PM ET on March 31st. Mist has a market capitalization of $5.18 million and approximately $1.81 million worth of Mist was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last seven days, Mist has traded 7.4% higher against the U.S. dollar. One Mist coin can currently be bought for approximately $0.0919 or 0.00000201 BTC on exchanges.
Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded down 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002183 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded down 4.9% against the dollar and now trades at $1.63 or 0.00003556 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded up 1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.65 or 0.00004286 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded up 5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002181 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded 1.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $17.05 or 0.00037182 BTC.
- Parkgene (GENE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $25.59 or 0.00045023 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded down 4.5% against the dollar and now trades at $49.16 or 0.00107231 BTC.
- DREP (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003398 BTC.
- DREP [old] (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003399 BTC.
Mist Coin Profile
According to CryptoCompare, “Alchemist was started with a tweet by @thegostep. There is no “dev team”. There is no company. There is only a community of alchemists figuring out what to build in the open. There is no roadmap. An alchemist never makes forward-looking statements, simply because the future is unpredictable. The only plan is there is no plan. “
Mist Coin Trading
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Russian forces have fired nearly 670 missiles at Ukrainian targets, US says
Russia has now launched nearly 670 missiles since it began its attack on Ukraine 13 days ago, a senior U.S. defense official said Tuesday.
Nearly half of the missiles have been fired from Russia, while the others have largely come from inside Ukraine. In addition, more than 70 of the launches have come from Belarus, and about half a dozen have come from the Black Sea, the official told reporters.
“Very little of the nation of Ukraine is not covered by some sort of Russian surface-to-air missile capability, and they also are conducting offensive airstrikes through missiles launched by aircraft as well as by mobile launchers,” the official said. “It’s very contested airspace.”
They added that though there are parts of Ukraine where the Russians have been able gain more control of the airspace, particularly in the northern part of the country, they have not achieved air superiority over the whole country.
“But it changes, it’s very dynamic, every day,” the official noted.
Russian President Vladimir Putin also has moved into Ukraine “nearly 100 percent” of the more than 150,000 troops and equipment that were placed on its border prior to the invasion.
Of that combat power, Putin “still has 95 percent” of what he started with, the official said.
“If you count his estimated losses just in terms of aircraft and vehicles that are either inoperable or not moving or not available to him, he still has a lot of combat power available,” they said.
On the ground, U.S. intelligence has observed Russian forces still stalled outside the capital of Kyiv, though bombardment of the city continues and “we do see Russian forces now trying to make an advance” from the northeast.
The official also confirmed that the port city of Mariupol in the south has become “isolated” by Russian troops from the north and south.
“There is still a stiff Ukrainian resistance there — it’s not taken, we don’t see that Russian forces are in Mariupol in any significant way — but we assess that they have isolated Mariupol,” the official said.
Russian forces are also still trying to “advance on and isolate” the northern cities of Kharkiv and Chernihiv but have been met with “fighting and resistance” from the Ukrainians, the official said.
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How will these new and ambitiouis targets to reduce water abstraction improve sustnaiant ground drinking - especially those near aquafers which the NIW report acknowledgges arer on a critical supply for residents and communities - rather oen to being a stat on that the NFS needs as in as good enough as \"gud enough\" status on which future \"business \" and industry investments based?. Whose interests will best interests are best taken c OTSEGO TOWNSHIP, Mich. — An Allegan County man said he is in need of a solution after his driveway and yard recently started flooding.
It comes after the road in front of his house was re-paved last summer.
Fox 17 got involved, and now the Allegan County Road Commission is working to help.
"We’re always willing to work with property owners and do what we can," said Allegan County Road Commission Managing Director Craig Atwood.
Harm Vanderveen and his family have lived on South 16th Street in Otsego Township for over 10 years.
He said they never had any problems until now with one side of his horseshoe driveway completely covered by almost half of a foot of water.
"This is the first year with the snow melt and during the summer we didn’t get that much rain. Since the snow melt and the rain that we are getting, you can see it is like a lake out there now," said Otsego Township resident Harm Vanderveen.
The Allegan County Road Commission confirmed to Fox 17 that roadwork had been done on that road on August 19, 2021.
"It was just a resurfacing project. We put two inches of two asphalt on the top of the asphalt that was already there. It is kind of a standard thing that we do around the county," said Atwood.
Since it has been repaved, Vanderveen said the water has been pooling, a lot.
"What I am worried about is all the water on the driveway. We use that driveway. I am worried that it is going to break the driveway down and make it unusable," said Vanderveen.
An Allegan County man says his driveway and yard recently started flooding.
— Lauren Kummer (@LaurenKummerTV) March 31, 2022
It comes after the road in front of his house was re-paved last summer.@FOX17 got involved and now the Allegan County Road Commission is working to help. pic.twitter.com/mW55FYm9ku
Vanderveen told Fox 17 he called the road commission twice, the Otsego Township supervisor and the drain commission but got nowhere.
The Allegan County Road Commission said they remember taking the call and want to help.
"Our first goal is to make sure the structure, the drain structure is doing what it supposed to be doing. That does appear to be the case," said Atwood.
Atwood said they sent out an engineer earlier this week to take pictures, and since then, Fox 17 has helped connect the two to find a solution.
"To find a real solution to the problem, we have to do a little more work, get some survey shots and see what the problem is there," said Atwood.
With more wet weather on the way, the Allegan County Road Commission said they will be sending out a surveyor to take a look. They said the issue could be resolved as early as next week.
Fox 17 will continue to follow and update this story.
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On Monday, President Joe Biden unveiled his proposal for the next federal budget.
Though Congress has the final say in the annual budget, presidents create a proposal highlighting their fiscal priorities. Then, the president typically spends time advocating for their plan to the public, arguing for those priorities.
While promoting his latest proposal, Biden tweeted, “This year, my administration is on track to cut the deficit by more than $1.3 trillion… that would be the largest one-year reduction in the deficit in U.S. history.”
THE QUESTION
Would a $1.3 trillion reduction in the deficit be the largest single-year reduction ever?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
Yes, if the deficit shrinks by $1.3 trillion this year, that will be the largest single-year reduction in history.
WHAT WE FOUND
Both the Federal Reserve and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) track how much money the federal government takes in each year, and how much it spends. The Fed has records dating back to 1901, and the CBO dating to 1962.
If the government makes more than it spends, there’s a budget surplus. Since 1962, there have only been five years with a surplus, and none since 2001.
More commonly, the government spends more than it takes in. That’s a deficit, and it results in the U.S. borrowing money to make up the difference, which in turn adds to the federal debt.
According to the Fed and the CBO, the year in which the deficit shrank the most was 2013. In 2012, the budget was nearly $1.08 trillion in the hole, and in 2013, it was just under $679.8 billion. The deficit decreased by roughly $396.8 billion, more than in any other year in history.
If the deficit drops by $1.3 trillion in 2022 like Biden projected, it would indeed be the largest deficit reduction in American history, by a big margin.
The Fed and CBO track numbers on a fiscal-year basis, with the fiscal year ending on Sept. 30. So we won’t really know if Biden’s projections for 2022 are accurate until at least October.
But budget experts VERIFY spoke with agreed it’s likely the deficit reduction could wind up being more than a trillion dollars. However, they said that drop is mostly due to COVID-related spending programs expiring.
“It's not really due to any particularly aggressive policy action to, say, raise more revenue than we would have otherwise, or spend less. It's mostly just a factor of temporary things,” said Alex Muresianu, a federal policy analyst for the Tax Foundation.
“We had deficits that were over $3 trillion [in 2020], and one that was $2.8 trillion [in 2021]. That was as a result of a huge recession, and trillions of dollars that we were spending to fight COVID. So we will be dropping for sure. The deficit will be closer to a trillion dollars this year,” said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a non-profit group. “But that doesn't come from policies to reduce the deficit.”
More from VERIFY: No, Congress members did not give themselves a 21% pay raise in 2022
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Shares of Rogers Communications Inc. Cl B
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inched 0.98% higher to C$70.76 Thursday, in what proved to be an otherwise all-around poor trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index
GSPTSE,
-0.84%
falling 0.84% to 21,890.16. This was the stock's sixth consecutive day of gains. Rogers Communications Inc. Cl B hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of C$70.26, which the company reached on March 30th. Trading volume of 1.9 M shares eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.
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Which new car accessories are best?
Purchasing a new car is always an exciting and memorable experience. Whether it’s your first vehicle or a model you’ve had your eye on for a while, owning a new car also comes with added responsibilities. New car owners will likely want to invest in a few necessary items to help with regular maintenance and upkeep, as well as some accessories to enhance their overall driving experience. From seat cushions to jumper cables, the best items for your new car will keep you comfortable, safe and ready to hit the road.
What are the best new car accessories to buy?
Phone mount
Holding your phone while navigating isn’t only dangerous and distracting, but also illegal in many states. A sturdy magnetic car phone mount, like this model from WixGear, allows you to conveniently attach your phone to the air vent mount using a magnetic plate. This hands-free device also lets the driver adjust and swivel their phone to their desired viewing angle.
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Charger
Anker Mini Aluminum Car Charger
If your car doesn’t offer a USB charging port, you’ll benefit from this compact and quick-charging Anker model. Compatible with most phones and tablets, you can charge up to two devices at once at a significantly faster rate than similar options. The aluminum alloy construction will mesh nicely with stylish dashboards and interiors.
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Seat cushion
Everlasting Comfort Seat Cushion
Designed for use in a variety of locations, from the car to the office to your home, these memory foam cushions will add an extra level of comfort, especially on long drives and road trips. The strategically placed ventilation holes create more consistent airflow to keep you cool. Those dealing with back problems will also enjoy advanced lumbar support.
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Seat covers
When it comes to a new car, nothing will bring down the mood like a stain on your brand new seats. These Black Panther seat covers are available in a variety of color options to match your style, all while keeping the original fabric clean and protected. With a breathable design, airbag compatibility, non-slip construction and quick installation process, you’ll be just as impressed by their functionality as you will be by their appearance.
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Vacuum
BLACK+DECKER Dustbuster Handheld Vacuum
Another way to stay on top of your new car’s cleanliness is to invest in a powerful portable vacuum. This lightweight, portable dustbuster has a long nozzle so you can access all of the hard-to-reach areas and crevices between the seats and armrests. It also has two speed modes and an additional Powerboost function to remove larger dirt or debris.
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Trash can
A cup holder trash can is another useful car accessory that helps with cleanliness and organization. Fitting securely in most cup holders or side door compartments, this small and sleek trash can features a lid and has a total capacity of 15 ounces. You can also use it to hold small accessories, keys, coins and more.
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Dash cam
Accidents happen, but with a reliable vehicle dashcam, you’ll have greater protection against hit and runs, theft, purposeful vehicle damage and more. This Garmin dashcam records in high-definition 1440p resolution for consistently clear video. Sporting an automatic parking mode feature and interior night vision mode, you’ll be covered in every situation.
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Tire pressure gauge
A trustworthy tire pressure gauge will help ensure your tires are filled to the recommended PSI, which improves fuel economy and guarantees optimal performance. The TireTrek analog gauge doesn’t require any batteries so it’s always ready to go, while the flexible hose gives you convenient access to the air valve. This specific model can be used on most cars, trucks and SUVs.
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Jumper cables
No car is complete without a trusty set of jumper cables. These Energizer cables are more than long enough to reach the battery of an adjacent vehicle. These jumper cables also sport a 2-year warranty.
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Window scraper
Snow MOOver Extendable Ice Scraper
While not everyone will need an ice scraper for their new car, anyone living in areas with harsh winters will be sure to find this 39-inch Snow MOOver handy. The comfortable handle features a cushioned grip, while the foam head won’t cause any scratches or damage to your car’s windows or body.
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Window shades
Anyone with young children or those who want to keep their new car cool in hot weather will want to consider these Enovoe window shades. Designed to block up to 97 percent of UV rays, they keep the sun out of your passenger’s eyes while also preventing your car from heating up. The installation process is quick and simple and the mesh construction allows for clear visibility.
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Air freshener
Most people enjoy the “new car” smell, but unfortunately, it doesn’t last forever. These compact Febreze air fresheners clip easily onto the vent and provide up to 30 days of fresh scent and impressive odor elimination. This value four-pack includes two distinct scents, so you can mix it up or stick with your favorite.
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(NEXSTAR) — Consumer goods company Unilever has initiated a voluntary recall of two of its Suave antiperspirant products due to concerns over benzene content – exposure to high levels of the chemical has been linked to several types of cancer.
The affected products are Suave 24-Hour Protection Aerosol Antiperspirants, both the “Fresh” and “Powder” scents. The 4-6 ounce spray cans feature the UPC codes:
- 079400751508
- 079400784902
- 079400785503
Items with these UPC codes and expiration dates through September 2023 are the only Unilever/Suave products affected by the recall.
Unilever explains that the antiperspirants themselves don’t contain benzene but a review showed “unexpected” levels from the propellant that sprays the product from the cans. The company says the 24-hour deodorant sprays were discontinued last year for unrelated business reasons and were previously in limited distribution at U.S. stores and online.
Retailers who carried the items have also been notified to pull any that remain, Unilever says. Anyone who has the affected products should discard them immediately.
Customers with questions or concerns can contact Unilever at (866) 204-9756. More information on the products and reimbursement can also be found at the Suave Recall page. The Food and Drug Administration says customers who may have experienced adverse reactions to the aerosols can report to its MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting.
What is benzene?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explains that benzene is a colorless or yellow liquid when at room temperature. It can be naturally occurring – in volcanoes, forest fires and oil, for example – or found in human manufacturing.
Benzene is among the top 20 chemicals used in the U.S., the CDC says. It’s used to make plastics, nylons and some types of lubricants, rubbers, dyes, detergents and drugs. Tobacco smoke is a large source of benzene exposure to humans.
How is it harmful?
The CDC reports benzene damages the human body by causing cells to malfunction. For instance, bone marrow can stop producing adequate amounts of red blood cells. Additionally, it can cause changes in antibodies and white blood cell loss. Immediate symptoms of exposure include headaches, dizziness, tremors, vomiting and confusion.
Long-term exposure (longer than a year) can result in cancers, per the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Craig Melvin fights back tears as he signs off in final MSNBC broadcast
“So many of the stories I’ve covered here, and the people I’ve met on assignments, have moved me in a myriad of ways," said the veteran reporter.
Veteran reporter and longtime MSNBC anchor Craig Melvin is leaving the cable channel. He made the tearful announcement Thursday during the last live broadcast on his late-morning show.
“This nearly decade-long stretch of hosting a cable news program has been a tremendous honor, and I’m so very thankful for the opportunity to really have had a front-row seat to so much history. Tumultuous campaigns, elections, natural disasters, far too many mass shootings and of course a global pandemic,” Melvin, 42, said on Craig Melvin Reports, Mediaite reports.
“So many of the stories I’ve covered here, and the people I’ve met on assignments, have moved me in myriad of ways. Some days sad, angry, confused, but always hopeful,” he continued, per The Hill.
“I’ve tried to cover the news fairly and steer clear of inserting my opinion or perspective. We’ve tried to traffic in facts and truth and let you make up your mind every day, and I’m very proud of that. We’ve gone out of our way to highlight, not merely the death, doom, or destruction. We tried to introduce you to ordinary people doing the extraordinary,” Melvin said.
The New York-based broadcaster, who hails from Columbia, South Carolina, attended Wofford College in the state. In October 2018, he started hosting Today’s 3rd Hour. Melvin’s contract with the company is reportedly up at the end of the year.
Last year, he unpacked fatherhood and his relationship with his father in his book: Pops: Learning to be a Son and a Father.
“My dad was such an enigma to me for most of my life and I couldn’t figure him out. I didn’t really know where I stood with him for a good portion of my life,” he previously told Yahoo. “I became a naturally inquisitive person. I became very curious about my dad and our family. I think that it helped develop an empathy that a good journalist has. I try desperately not to judge.”
The anchor became more emotional on his daytime cable show on Thursday as he thanked his family, and his MSNBC producers and colleagues.
“And thank you for letting me into your homes, your businesses, and your vehicles for an hour every day,” Melvin said while concluding his broadcast. “I appreciate you seeing the value in journalism, showcasing the plight of the least among us, simply asking questions and waiting for answers. We need it now perhaps more than we ever have. Thank you.”
Melvin will now refocus his efforts on Today and Dateline NBC. The network will use a rotating lineup of anchors going forward.
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This April, UC San Diego presents a monthlong celebration in honor of the life and achievements of Mexican American labor leader and civil rights activist César E. Chávez. The campus has in-person and virtual programs that highlight this year’s national theme, “Sustaining Chávez’s Legacy.”
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Seeing red over potential restrictions to stop pavement parking in Dunstable town centre
Red Route scheme rejected for now
A red route scheme to combat parking issues in Dunstable's revitalised town centre has been rejected, while other options are investigated.
Central Bedfordshire's first red route was being considered for parts of High Street North, High Street South, Church Street and West Street.
More than £6m was allocated for revamping the centre of Dunstable to relieve congestion and make it more pedestrian friendly.
Highways improvements have been introduced in three phases, and included street decluttering and pavement widening, as well as the removal of bollards and guard rails.
"Since this process, there've been issues with footway parking on these renovated areas," according to a report to a Central Bedfordshire Council traffic management meeting on March 29.
"This leads to damage to the footpaths requiring repeated maintenance visits and resulting in substantial extra costs," warned the report.
"Parking on pedestrian areas may also lead to damage to equipment buried below the surface. It also causes issues for anyone in a wheelchair and the visually impaired, as routes are blocked.
"The carriageway layout involves bus stops, lay-bys, lanes and parking bays set back from the road, along with several controlled crossing points."
Red routes prevent vehicles stopping as an alternative to ‘no waiting’ and ‘no loading’ restrictions, and provide a route free of stationary traffic, said the report.
"They're intended to be used strategically to deal with traffic problems assessed on a whole route basis. Red route restrictions may be enforced by CBC parking enforcement, with one method by use of CCTV.
"Based on the comments received further work would be required if a red route proposal was considered to be a viable approach."
Senior highways officer Charlotte Dunham told the meeting: "Dunstable town centre is subject to ongoing highway and public realm improvements, and the work is due to be completed around mid-April.
"The removal of street furniture created the ability for motorists to park on the footpaths and stop in places where they shouldn't," she explained.
"The idea of a red route was being floated as a potential solution. A plan was drawn up and we consulted on a short section for West Street to Church Street and slightly longer lengths of High Street North and High Street South.
"There were six responses, with five clear objections. As a red route prevents stopping and loading under highways regulations, and there are objections, a public meeting would be required."
She suggested looking at alternative measures and a review of the area once the scheme is finished, and asked for an increase in CBC parking enforcement.
Conservative Arlesey councillor Ian Dalgarno said: "Considerable investment has gone into Dunstable town centre. There are issues there with vehicles parking.
"That's why we brought forward this proposal for a red route. I'm grateful for the representations.
"We've a number of unresolved objections from shopkeepers worried about the viability of their businesses. This would prevent all stopping, loading and unloading, not like a double yellow line.
"This would be quite a draconian measure regarding what the public and businesses could or couldn't do. I'm aware of the officer comments that we should pursue other avenues.
"We shouldn't consider proceeding with the red route given the level of unresolved objections, which we'd need to take to a public inquiry.
"We'll meet with highways officers, the enforcement team and ward members to go through all the options during the first week of May."
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https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/politics/seeing-red-over-potential-restrictions-to-stop-pavement-parking-in-dunstable-town-centre-3635951
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Three suspects arrested following incident that killed a Bluffton Police Department officer
Mar. 31—FINDLAY — The Ohio State Highway Patrol has three suspects in custody following a multi-county incident Thursday morning in which a Bluffton Police Department officer was killed.
The incident began at approximately 2 a.m. when troopers from the Marion Patrol Post observed a dark-colored sedan traveling at a high rate of speed on Ohio 23 northbound, but were unable to make contact with the vehicle.
A Findlay Post trooper then identified the vehicle as a black Infiniti sedan at approximately 2:20 a.m. on Ohio 15 in Hancock County. The suspect vehicle continued to flee on Ohio 15 and then onto Interstate 75 southbound.
At 2:30 a.m., on Interstate 75, near exit 142, Officer Dominic Francis, 42, Bluffton Police Department, was attempting to deploy stop sticks and was struck by the fleeing vehicle. Officer Francis subsequently succumbed to his injuries from the crash.
Three suspects fled on foot east from the Infiniti sedan. At approximately 3 a.m., a gray 2010 Toyota Prius was stolen from a residence on County Road 29 in Hancock County. One of the suspects was taken into custody in the neighboring proximity of the residence from where the Prius was stolen.
The Toyota Prius was then located by a trooper from the Medina Post on Interstate 71 near milepost 208 in Medina County. The vehicle continued to flee on westbound Ohio 82. One suspect was ultimately taken into custody from the Prius at approximately 8:15 a.m. after a traffic stop at Ohio 57 and Chestnut Ridge Road in Elyria.
The third suspect was arrested at 12:49 p.m.
The Patrol wants to reiterate its appreciation of all agencies involved in the ongoing investigation.
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Romer: Colorado’s economic outlook is bright
Last week, the Office of State Planning and Budgeting and Legislative Council presented the 2022 Quarterly March Revenue Forecast to the Joint Budget Committee.
It is no joke that our economy continues to rebound from the depths of the pandemic. The report highlights how Colorado and the nation’s economic recovery from 2020 continues and also highlights the emerging challenges that cloud the outlook. While economic activity has reached and exceeded pre-pandemic levels, employment has yet to fully recover in several service industries hit hardest by the pandemic, and inflationary pressures continue to mount.
Colorado has fully recovered private sector jobs lost in early 2020. The figures show losses of 358,800 private jobs in March and April 2020, with gains totaling 370,000 since that period. That represents a recovery of around 103 percent of private-sector jobs lost in 2020, which substantially outpaces the U.S. recovery rate of about 90 percent. Colorado’s private-sector job recovery rate ranks as the 11th-fastest in the nation when expressed as a rate and the 17th-highest in absolute terms (i.e., added back 370,000 since April 2020).
The state budget shows positive signs of health. The Colorado General Assembly is projected to have $3.2 billion, or 20.7%, more to save or spend in the General Fund than what is budgeted to be saved and spent in the Fiscal Year 2021-22.
There were numerous key takeaways from the revenue forecast. Colorado’s unemployment rate fell to 4.1% in January 2022, regaining 98.4% of jobs lost since the pandemic began (and Eagle County is doing even better — at 3.1% unemployment and having more jobs than pre-pandemic). The report also shined a spotlight on the inflationary risk which is unusually high from wage gains, pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, and geopolitical conflict. Transportation and energy contribute to inflationary pressure and Colorado inflation is projected to be an average of 7% in 2022 and 3.8% in 2023.
Amid the growing concern over inflation and economic uncertainty, Colorado continues to have extraordinary flexibility in terms of funding on hand for the current fiscal year. Assuming the JBC actions taken to date are kept during the budget process, the state will have an excess reserve of $1.2 billion to spend or save for future years.
The “Great Reconsideration” continues in labor markets, with elevated quits, retirements, and job switching. Workers are slowly increasing hours and taking on additional jobs, yet work is slow to normalize, and employers continue to struggle to find the needed help.
While the tight labor market is producing sizable wage gains, many households are increasingly drawing down savings, as inflationary pressures are outpacing wage hikes for most. Pandemic-related challenges have been compounded by emerging risks, including accelerating inflation and the war in Ukraine.
As inflationary pressures mount, the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates 25 basis points in March, and additional increases are expected throughout the year. While the forecast assumes a smooth transition toward tighter monetary policy, efforts to rein in inflation could come at the cost of economic growth and might be a source of volatility in financial markets. High inflation is expected to erode business profits and mute consumer activity in 2022, while higher interest rates will slow economic activity over the longer term.
What does it mean for Eagle County? The war in Ukraine, mounting inflationary pressure, and evolving monetary policy all elevate the risk of recession and economic contraction, but Colorado and Eagle County are well-positioned to weather the storm and continue our positive momentum.
Chris Romer is president and CEO of Vail Valley Partnership, the regional chamber of commerce. Learn more at VailValleyPartnership.com.
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TOMAH (WKOW) — A powerlifting coach in Tomah has been arrested on pending charges for sexual assault of a student.
According to a Facebook post from the Tomah Police Department, Tomah High School and the police were notified of a coach allegedly having sexual contact with a student March 29. Following an investigation, police arrested the high school's powerlifting coach, Kaitlyn Sankey, 26, of Elroy.
Sankey faces potential charges for sexual assault of a child by a school staff person and indecent exposure.
"The Tomah Police Department and the Tomah Area School District have been in direct communication throughout this investigation. This is an ongoing investigation," Tomah assistant police chief Eric Pedersen said in the post.
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Howard’s defence of ‘bully’ Morrison will not save government
Had she been pre-selected as she had hoped, I ponder if she would have shared such heartfelt opinions with the voters earlier than the election. Phillip Bushby, Sunshine Beach (QLD)
Understatement of the yr goes to the PM: “I understand Connie is disappointed”. Caroline Moses, Katoomba
Casino operators clearly dominating authorities
How do these revelations that on line casino homeowners are shonky shock anybody (“Regulator still can’t see Star pokies data”, March 31)?
Established solely to extract cash from punters who can’t afford it, with no correct limits, ATMs all the time out there, not managing dangers, no encouragement or regulation to gamble modestly. And breaching money-laundering and regular practices of governance and monetary administration.
We may have house in pubs again after closing down the VIP “lounges” and would by no means once more see these smiling faces telling us to gamble responsibly, however we all know that’s the very last thing they need; normalising playing whereas we watch sport with our children, so that they assume it’s a traditional factor to do. It’s similar to a sport, till it isn’t. Ian Robertson, Haberfield
What kind of authorities do now we have in NSW the place the Star might be described by a senior minister of that authorities as a “veritable cesspit of dishonesty, tax evasion, junkets, money laundering”, and may defy for a yr the calls for of the laughingly misnamed Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority to present entry to its poker machine information? It would appear that it isn’t the federal government calling the tune, however the Star organisation. Ian Lewis, Kentucky
How lengthy will or not it’s, one should surprise, till anyone will get prosecuted for numerous felony violations, hopefully with jail phrases imposed, now that the extent of corruption is revealed within the gaming business.
And if it’s “rotten to the core”, is the NSW authorities going to be held to account for peddling adulterated items? John Gavaghan, Cammeray
Casinos, by their very nature, are extremely weak to cash launderers. That’s why they’ve regulatory authorities and boards of administrators to make sure the whole lot is squeaky clear. So why did it take investigations by the Herald and The Age to unearth the goings-on on the Star and Crown? Why do taxpayers now need to foot a part of the clean-up invoice by paying for commissions of inquiry? Peter Campbell, Potts Point
What a lily-livered authorities now we have in NSW. The Star on line casino appears to be enjoying them off a break. Just shut the bloody factor. Patrick McMahon, Paddington
When the final gambler has left the Star, may a kindly authorities flip this fascinating property into nice housing for a fortunate few of the 1000’s on the general public housing ready record? And not by working a lottery. Kay Abrahams, Freshwater
Minister Rob Stokes could be a “man of courage and conviction” by not too long ago questioning casinos (Letters, March 31). But he isn’t alone in Parliament. Greens MP Cate Faehrmann and Independent MP Justin Field have additionally been attempting to boost the alarm about casinos. For years. Anne Wagstaff, Oatley
PM’s crass message to renters will value votes
If Scott Morrison has not already misplaced the vote of each renter within the nation together with his “buy a house” remark he most definitely deserves to (“Budget offers little to those battling high housing costs”, March 31). Could he clarify how a single mother or father who misplaced each office and rented lodging within the Northern Rivers’ floods and is now fairly probably trying to find dry land for the second time in as many months, goes to purchase a home? First, there aren’t any. Second, it’s all however unimaginable to finish the mountain of presidency paperwork to acquire the paltry assist advantages, lengthy delayed for the Tweed Shire however important for primary residing bills, not to mention save for such luxuries as lodging. Jeremy Cornford, Kingscliff
A number of years in the past one other Liberal vibrant mild named Joe Hockey informed individuals who may barely afford to purchase necessities to “get a better job”. Now the PM is telling those self same individuals to “buy a house”. No disgrace, no empathy. Dimitris Langadinos, Concord West
It’s local weather change, silly
The finances tells us that, although the individuals of the Northern Rivers are as soon as once more fighting document rainfall, document floods, losses to property, inventory and human life, the hearts and minds of many politicians are occupied elsewhere, obsessing over their probabilities within the upcoming election, placing their very own jobs earlier than the higher good (“Treasurer offers more for gas than emissions”, March 31).
There is now little doubt within the minds of those that for a second time this month face property loss, rebuilding or relocation that this isn’t only a as soon as in 200, 2000 and even 3500-year flood, because the Deputy PM helpfully steered, however a part of a sample of everlasting change. Neither are the victims of the black summer time bushfires and, extra importantly for politicians, neither is the voting public prepared to consider that these should not the results of world warming. To arrest this transformation our flesh pressers have to cease supporting fossil fuels and put their efforts in direction of chopping emissions. Penny Rosier, North Epping
In their newest finances the Coalition once more present they don’t take local weather change significantly. The finances is plagued by short-term money giveaways within the hope of shopping for in the present day’s voters whereas ignoring a crucial challenge that impacts future voters – our youngsters. The principal events have had a long time to behave on local weather change and have achieved virtually nothing. Sue-Ellen Smith, Naremburn
The huge finances lie
Jacqueline Maley accurately highlights the Liberal Party’s abandonment of fiscal ideas within the years since they proclaimed a “debt and deficit disaster” below the final Labor authorities (“Stick-with-me-baby budget powered by big bowser energy and lots of sugar”, March 31). However, Maley didn’t determine that the “budget emergency” claimed again in 2013 was all the time a fraud. Even earlier than the pandemic, the Liberals have been exceeding our authorities’s document on debt, taxation and spending ie. on each metric that mirrored their alleged fiscal duty.
The Liberals’ pre-pandemic spending averaged 25.5 per cent of GDP, in contrast with 24.8 per cent below us. According to Tuesday’s finances, spending will nonetheless be 26.5 per cent in a decade’s time. On taxation, Labor averaged 21.4 per cent of GDP, in contrast with 22.7 per cent below the Liberals, and rising to 23.4 per cent over the following 4 years. Finally, Morrison’s personal finances papers present commonwealth debt climbing to $1.2 trillion in 4 years – a fivefold improve since Labor left workplace.
And as a substitute of investing in economically productive infrastructure, Morrison’s stimulus was awash with rorts, waste and sugar-hits. If Labor presided over a “budget emergency”, what on earth does he name this? Kevin Rudd, New York
Fuel excise trickery
I can’t see how the gas excise lower is something however a subsidy to the fossil gas business to guard it from market forces (Letters, March 31). The excise is designed to partially meet the infrastructure prices of transport, so except the funding of such infrastructure is decreased, any discount within the excise will must be paid for by different taxation and general the taxpayers saves nothing. Christopher Gow, Austinmer
Armchair moralising
Perhaps these expressing ethical outrage at a socially disgraced son supporting his mom at his father’s memorial service or funeral may do not forget that, in our compassionate society, even the very worst offenders in our jails can search day launch to grieve for a mother or father (Letters, March 31). No one is requested to gawp at such an occasion both in individual or by way of the media. Peter Thornton, Killara
Best brews
The greatest cup of espresso I’ve drunk was made greater than 50 years in the past in a vaculator (Letters, March 31). Not an affordable equipment for a scholar then, particularly when in comparison with a plastic filter, but a fraction of the $2000 persons are spending on machines in the present day. The espresso was brewed on the espresso desk, including to the relaxed atmosphere of a Sunday afternoon in a share home. Rob Watson, Tyagarah
A decade in the past my son purchased us an espresso machine for $1200. At that point espresso beans have been $12 per kilo and milk was $1 per litre. Prices have modified little since then. The machine has required repairs as soon as. According to my calculations, we’ve been ingesting the most effective flat white espresso out there for about 60 cents per cup for ten years. Meredith Williams Northmead
Your correspondent’s espresso plungers could also be pining away within the cabinet, however mine are in common use. The small one is used each morning whereas I learn the Herald, and all the time accompanies me after I journey. The bigger ones are used when entertaining. I’ve by no means felt the necessity to change to a different methodology, although I’m fussy in regards to the espresso I exploit. Sally James, Russell Lea
Name-dropping
Apart from spending greater than seven a long time explaining that I’m male, I’ve been referred to as Lin, Len, Lyndon, Lindsay, Lyn, even Lynne (Letters, March 31). Sticks and stones, I say. Lynn Butler, Saratoga
My spouse, née Galea, as soon as went for an audition for a musical. In entrance of the assembled judging panel, to her mortification, she was launched as “Miss Galah”. Nick Walker, Springwood
One of my colleagues as soon as headed a enterprise letter with “Dear Sid” and adopted it up with an apology that started “Dead Sir”. Betsy Brennan, Wahroonga
Over the years, as I’ve been launched to individuals, the primary comment typically got here again as; “You must be a nice feller”. I want I had a greenback for each time I’ve heard it. Neil Feller, Potts Point
Try being referred to as Michael Risotto, even after painstakingly spelling out my full identify. Wrong identify, fallacious gender. Michele Rossetto, St Ives
When I turned 50, I modified my surname from the Anglicised type “Best” to the unique household identify “Besdansky”. One downside: after I kind my identify in an electronic mail, the autocorrect suggests I meant “bedpans”. Ron Besdansky, Northbridge
When requested his identify, my father-in-law would produce his driver’s licence and say firmly, “John Smith, no middle name”, to save lots of the inevitable disbelief and raised eyebrows. Kate Smith, Frenchs Forest
The digital view
Online remark from one of many tales that attracted essentially the most reader suggestions yesterday on smh.com.au
Scott Morrison’s mystery $13.8 billion campaign war chest
From pete: ″The LNP plan. Do nothing for 3 years. Make huge guarantees that span a long time. Get elected. Do nothing for 3 years. Make huge guarantees that span a long time. Get elected. Do nothing for … Whitewash. Rinse. Spin. Repeat.′
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SAYRE — While the 26th Annual United Valley Business Banquet, hosted by the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce, returned to relative normalcy this year after the pandemic upended the last two years, it will still never quite be the same.
This year’s banquet returned Wednesday to the Grand Victorian Best Western Inn, where it’s traditionally been held, but it was also the first banquet without Eleanor Hill, the chamber’s former executive director who unexpectedly passed away last year.
“Eleanor was the director for over 20 years, and I’ve known her much longer than that,” said chamber vice president Meade Murtland. “She was a Sayre grad. I went to school with her. She always wanted local businesses to grow and succeed. We miss her every day.”
“Eleanor did not do anything without having all her ducks in a row,” said chamber president Sue Williams. “She was very organized. And when something like her passing happens, that can make it easier or harder to sort of pick up the pieces and continue forward, but for us I think it made it easier.”
Williams explained that while Hill’s death was a massive blow to the chamber, they needed to keep moving forward for the local small businesses, most of which were still adapting to the impacts of COVID.
“COVID created the need to innovate and an opportunity for businesses to be innovative,” she said. “We’re very proud and excited to see our businesses right here in the Valley on the leading edge of that innovation.”
Ultimately, the tribute to Hill culminated with state Rep. Tina Pickett presenting Hill’s family with a condolences resolution from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
The purpose of the banquet was to recognize local businesses that have excelled and gone above and beyond for their communities.
This year’s winners were:
- Athens Business Association Businessperson of the Year — Sarah Brackel
- Sayre Business Association Businessperson of the Year — Rebecca Romig
- Waverly Business Association Businessperson of the Year — Mark Pipher
- Community Connected Award — Elderwood at Waverly
- Small Business Hero Award — Joe Darrow and the staff of The Grille at the Train Station
- Great Beginnings Award — Zen Den Yoga and Wellness Center
- Caring for Our Community Award — Bradford County Tourism Promotion Agency.
But the most prestigious award of the night, the GVCC Business Member of the Year Award, was reserved for a pair of business owners who exemplified the award’s criteria of dedicated economic professionalism and the civic welfare of the community.
As such, that recognition was awarded to Ryan Wood and John Thurston, owners of Tanner’s Bar and Grill in Athens.
Wood was on hand to accept the award, and joked that he would have to track Thurston down for him to accept the recognition that he deserved.
“It’s been a difficult couple of years for sure, and we just want to thank the chamber for all the work they’ve done as well,” he said.
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(NEXSTAR) — Consumer goods company Unilever has initiated a voluntary recall of two of its Suave antiperspirant products due to concerns over benzene content – exposure to high levels of the chemical has been linked to several types of cancer.
The affected products are Suave 24-Hour Protection Aerosol Antiperspirants, both the “Fresh” and “Powder” scents. The 4-6 ounce spray cans feature the UPC codes:
- 079400751508
- 079400784902
- 079400785503
Items with these UPC codes and expiration dates through September 2023 are the only Unilever/Suave products affected by the recall.
Unilever explains that the antiperspirants themselves don’t contain benzene but a review showed “unexpected” levels from the propellant that sprays the product from the cans. The company says the 24-hour deodorant sprays were discontinued last year for unrelated business reasons and were previously in limited distribution at U.S. stores and online.
Retailers who carried the items have also been notified to pull any that remain, Unilever says. Anyone who has the affected products should discard them immediately.
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Customers with questions or concerns can contact Unilever at (866) 204-9756. More information on the products and reimbursement can also be found at the Suave Recall page. The Food and Drug Administration says customers who may have experienced adverse reactions to the aerosols can report to its MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting.
Benzene
So what is benzene?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explains that benzene is a colorless or yellow liquid when at room temperature. It can be naturally occurring – in volcanoes, forest fires, and oil, for example – or found in human manufacturing.
Benzene is among the top 20 chemicals used in the U.S., the CDC says. It’s used to make plastics, nylons, and some types of lubricants, rubbers, dyes, detergents, and drugs. Tobacco smoke is a large source of benzene exposure to humans.
How is it harmful?
The CDC reports benzene damages the human body by causing cells to malfunction. For instance, bone marrow can stop producing adequate amounts of red blood cells. Additionally, it can cause changes in antibodies and white blood cell loss. Immediate symptoms of exposure include headaches, dizziness, tremors, vomiting and confusion.
Long-term exposure (longer than a year) can result in cancers, per the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Stephanie Von Behr is an American expat living in Berlin, who hopes that her choice to host refugees will be part of a ripple effect of kindness.
Since Russia’s invasion on February 24, 10 million Ukrainians have fled their homes. About 6.5 million are thought to be displaced within the country itself, and over 4 million have left for neighboring countries. 270,000 of those refugees have sought shelter in Germany. Berlin, a city that had already been experiencing a housing crisis, is now accepting over 10,000 refugees each day.
Stephanie von Behr, her husband, and two kids had just moved into a new home in Berlin when the war began. We talked with her about why she decided to open her doors, and the long-term impact she hopes it has.
KCM: Tell us a little bit about your family…
Stephanie: My great-grandfather Morris Dodes was born in Odessa, Ukraine. He left when he was 15 and eventually migrated to Ellis island and became an American citizen. So I’m originally from New York and I moved to Berlin in 2013 to be with my now-husband, who I met in New York and we have two kids. My son, Julius, is three years old and my daughter, Valentina, is seven.
Why did you decide to volunteer to house refugees?
When the war happened, I went into a bit of a spiral of darkness and felt really depressed about the state of the world. Every day here in Berlin, there are over 10,000 refugees arriving from Ukraine — and we already had a housing crisis here in Berlin. There are just not enough apartments to go around.
Although I was donating to various nonprofit organizations, I felt that I could do more.
My husband and I listed ourselves on two separate websites, then I got a WhatsApp text from a guy who asked if the offer was still available for a woman named Marianna and her son, Sasha.
Where is Marianna’s husband?
Marianna left her husband behind in Ukraine, but she said that all the men actually feel a duty to stay and fight. He apparently works from home, for his job. Then after work, he goes and helps with the war efforts.
As you can imagine, she’s on the phone all day. She talks to her husband every day to check in and see how he’s doing. She said that all of her friends are spread out. Some are in Poland, some are in Romania, some are in Italy.
How are Marianna and her son doing?
When they arrived, I could see the pain in their faces. This was obviously a situation that they didn’t want to be in.
The trauma that these people have gone through is really heavy. And it would be great to have a locally based psychologist or therapist available to the refugees, but also to the hosts to help them better support the families they’re hosting.
She’s been here a little over a week and we are working out how best to help. I didn’t want to be too overbearing. Of course, this is a grown woman, she’s my age, so you don’t want to do too much.
Marianna said when she was in Poland, for the two weeks after she escaped the war, she wasn’t able to sleep. She said that since she’s been here, she’s been able to relax. It made me feel really good that we were able to provide some peace here, in our house.
As of yesterday, she’s registered with the German government, and the German government is trying to do all they can for the refugees, giving them money each month, helping them find housing, giving teamwork visas and health insurance for a year at least.
In Berlin, any Ukrainians can show their passport and use public transport for free. They can go to museums and the zoo for free. But at the end of the day, if you don’t speak any English and you only read Cyrillic letters, the Ukrainian alphabet, it’s quite hard for you to navigate the city.
Sasha is doing online school from Ukraine. If his teachers are going into the basement for air raids, they are teaching in the mornings.
Sasha and my daughter, Valentina are friends. They communicate by playing. They don’t have a language to speak, but it’s very sweet. They really like each other.
How did you explain the situation to your children?
Explaining war to a child is not something I imagined I would be doing. We make it very simple, that there are evil people in the world. And the leader of Russia is hurting people who are innocent and have families just like us, and that’s why they need to leave their homes. We have a home and we’re safe, so we can take in people who are in these situations.
This is such a heartbreaking moment in history… what gives you hope?
My hope is that one day when Sasha grows up, he’ll remember this experience. And then if need be, he can do the same for someone else. The same goes for my kids too.
I think it’s really important to live your actions and not just speak them. Friends of mine are doing a lot of great things. My friend Victoria Eliasdottir is a chef in Berlin, and she’s been cooking warm meals for refugees arriving at the train station. Another friend, Eugenia, is doing a GoFundMe to raise money to transport goods to the border in Poland.
We don’t just do it for Ukraine. We do it for freedom. And we realize that, at the end of the day, if we don’t fight for the Ukrainians, the next land that they’re going to come to is Poland, Germany, the Baltics. It’s all our fight — here in Europe, and in democracies everywhere.
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Title IX has been a passionate subject for Candace Parker ever since she learned of its impact while doing a paper on it in the eighth grade.
So, it is no surprise her first documentary as an executive producer is about the landmark legislation. On Saturday, “Title IX: 37 Words That Changed America,” will open coverage of the men’s Final Four on TBS at 1 p.m. EDT.
“I sit here because of Title IX. Although we have so many wins, we have so much further to go. That’s why we went with having the Title IX story told through my eyes so that you can see if Title IX didn’t exist, I wouldn’t exist,” Parker said.
Parker considers herself a first-generation benefactor of Title IX, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. It states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”
Parker’s mother, Sara, attended Iowa before Title IX became law. Candace’s 12-year old daughter, Lailaa Nicole Williams, will have more opportunities.
“It means a lot to be able to have my mom and my daughter be a part of this,” Parker said. “I have inspiration from my mom and her story. And then as well for my daughter, I want to continue to open up doors, and I don’t want her to see limitations.”
The documentary also comes as inequities between the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are coming under intense scrutiny.
“Something as simple as March Madness, right? Like, now women can use that. That’s unbelievable. It’s 2022,” Parker said. “But things are changing. But it still doesn’t take away that we still have so much farther to go. I think that’s the whole point of doing this documentary is if you invest, it’s not a charity, it’s an investment. And it’s an honest investment of trying to make it work. And I think for so long, we just existed; women’s sports existed as something that had to be there. And now we look at it as an investment, and then I think we can start moving things forward."
Parker won a pair of NCAA championships at Tennessee while being coached by one of the pioneers of Title IX, the late Pat Summitt. Parker has parlayed that experience into a successful career as a two-time WNBA champion and MVP and two gold medals in the Olympics.
Parker is also an accomplished analyst for Turner Sports on its NBA and NCAA Tournament coverage since 2018. During discussions about a contract extension at Turner, Parker and her representatives first pitched the idea of a documentary. It got the green light for production last November.
The documentary includes interviews with Billie Jean King, Peyton Manning, Lisa Leslie, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
“There’s a number of influential voices that I think I have to pinch myself to realize that they’re a part of it,” Parker said. “To have Billie Jean King, like the 10-year-old girl that did a biography project on her, I just think it’s just so special.
“Title IX doesn’t just impact women. To watch Peyton Manning talk about how Pat really influenced his life, as a competitor and just as an individual. To see somebody that is an icon to say that I think speaks to how valuable women in leadership positions are.”
Having the documentary tip-off Turner’s Final Four coverage on Saturday should give it a broader audience. “The Arena” will air following the documentary and focus on the impact of Title IX on sports and society.
This is also the first project for Parker’s production company — Baby Hair Productions — and was also produced with Scout Productions.
“Having a diverse audience, that’s not just the women and girls, we want everyone to see how impactful and powerful women are in society,” Parker said. “To have this be something that we talk about, especially after with ‘The Arena' show, I think it speaks to just how important it is.”
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More AP coverage of March Madness: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
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Bell was shot in his neck, arm, leg and hand and underwent surgery at Erie County Medical Center, where he appeared before a judge after regaining consciousness, said Erie County District Attorney John Flynn, who offered dramatic new details of the events.
“You have a high-speed chase... you’ve got a guy firing out the driver’s side window. You’ve got blockades, you’ve got speed on highways, a girl jumping out of the car,” he said at a news conference.
Bell is accused of fleeing two police officers who approached his parked vehicle after noticing its tinted windows around 6 p.m. Tuesday, Flynn said. He cooperated at first but did not get out of the car because he was partially paralyzed in a 2012 shooting and uses medical equipment to walk, the prosecutor said.
When it appeared there was an issue with his registration, Bell drove off. Armed with an illegal handgun with an extended magazine of ammunition, he fired on police as they pursued him through city neighborhoods and on highways for more than 20 minutes, Flynn said.
Early in the chase, before shots were fired, the passenger exited the moving vehicle.
“He was making a turn and had slowed down at some point. She opened the front passenger door and jumped out of the car while it was moving and ended up rolling on the ground and hit up against a pole of some kind,” he said, “like right out of a movie.”
“She was obviously freaking out probably, to say the least, and wanted to have nothing to do with this,” Flynn said.
In the minutes that followed, Bell drove through a police barricade, entered and exited highways and drove wildly through several Buffalo neighborhoods, briefly entering the suburb of Cheektowaga, before turning back toward Buffalo with police officers radioing his route to each other and warning of the danger.
“They’re still shooting. Multiple officers hit!” an officer is heard shouting in a transmission captured by Broadcastify.com.
Three police officers were struck in separate vehicles. All are recovering.
By the time it was over, nine police vehicles were damaged by gunfire, Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said.
Investigators have yet to determine how many shots were fired by Bell, or how many officers fired their weapons, Flynn said.
Bell is due to appear before a county judge at the hospital Friday for an alleged probation violation related to a 2020 illegal firearms charge in the town of Amherst. While on probation, he was prohibited from carrying a weapon.
The attorney who represented Bell at Thursday’s arraignment did not return a call seeking comment on his behalf.
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Watchdog Agency Moves Out of DC as Corruption/Fraud Necessitates Reinventing the USDA Organic Certification Program
Veteran Policy Experts Move Organic Industry Watchdog Agency from DC to Wisconsin — USDA Failures Necessitate Reinventing the Federal Certification Program
Based on my extensive collaboration with the NOP, Justice Department, and FBI in helping bust the largest frauds in the history of the organics virtually none of them come out of annual inspections.”
LA FARGE, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES, March 31, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- OrganicEye, a public interest group best known as one of the country’s preeminent organic industry watchdogs, has announced its move from the “sausage-making capital of the world,” Washington, DC, to one of the epicenters of organic farming and food production on the West Coast of Wisconsin. — Mark Kastel of OrganicEye
The farm policy research group, which began as a project of Beyond Pesticides in 2019 and became a fully independent, tax-exempt public charity on March 1, 2022, will continue to focus on defending the “time-honored philosophy and legal definition of organic farming and food production.”
As organic agriculture and food marketing has grown into an over $60 billion industry, corporate agribusiness has used its influence within the USDA—and many certification agencies it oversees—to shift primary organic production from family-scale farms to large livestock factories, massive hydroponic/soilless greenhouses, and imports that have all too often proven fraudulent.
“We are happy to announce that OrganicEye will continue to be led by Mark Kastel,” stated Jim Gerritsen, one of the elders in the organic farming movement and newly elected president of the OrganicEye board. Kastel, who has run OrganicEye since its beginning and was one of the founders of The Cornucopia Institute, brings over 35 years of diverse involvement in the industry. His background includes work as a certified agricultural producer, business development consultant, and registered lobbyist, making Kastel one of the most experienced independent fraud investigators in the organic industry.
Research and public pressure spearheaded by Kastel has compelled the USDA, Justice Department, and FBI to take several major enforcement actions resulting in decertification, jail terms, fines, suicides, and millions of dollars in settlements of class-action lawsuits related to consumer fraud. His efforts have also been instrumental in helping bust large international crime syndicates laundering conventional commodities as “organic.”
“Mark’s knowledge is widely respected in the organic farming community and by key high-integrity business leaders, while, at the same time, feared and reviled by powerful interests profiting from the weakening of organic standards,” Gerritsen added. “With Mark’s leadership, we will amplify the voices of committed organic stakeholders who share our sense of urgency to stop the degradation of the environment and health, with organic as a critical piece of the solution.”
“By being independent, and based in Wisconsin, we will be able to lower our cost of operations, simplify our donor-relations (tax-deductible checks can now be made out directly to “OrganicEye”), and be thoroughly immersed in our agrarian, organic community where there is lots to share between farmers, business entrepreneurs, and eaters,” stated Kastel. “We can’t thank our individual donors, foundation-funders, and sponsors enough for helping us become financially stable and independent—and poised to have an even greater impact.”
Gerritsen is a well-known and respected leader in the organic farming movement in his own right. A certified organic seed potato farmer from Bridgewater, Maine, he might be best known as president and co-founder of Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA) and the lead plaintiff in 'OSGATA et al. v. Monsanto.’
Gerritsen and Kastel are joined in OrganicEye leadership by industry veterans Will Fantle and Bill Heart.
The primary focus of OrganicEye’s work will remain the same. Kastel, who serves as the Executive Director of OrganicEye, stated, “You don’t have to take my word for the need of this organization’s work, based on the inadequacy of enforcement actions by the USDA’s National Organic Program. With the backdrop of thousands of cases of fraud submitted to the NOP, there is a legacy of independent audits by the agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) criticizing their oversight of certifiers and poor record of bringing fraudulent operations to justice.”
Although OrganicEye has appealed to USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack for a systemic shift at its National Organic Program, away from a disproportionate reliance on the industry’s trade-lobby group, the Organic Trade Association, Secretary Vilsack recently appointed the former general legal counsel and head lobbyist at the OTA to oversee organic and emerging markets in his office. Additionally, analysis by OrganicEye shows that the majority of the members of the National Organic Standards Board, created by Congress to buffer organic rulemaking from the influence of corporate lobbyists, have formal relationships with the OTA.
OrganicEye has announced that in 2022 they will be aggressively promoting their thesis that the tens of millions of dollars that are invested each year by taxpayers, farmers, and businesses in the certification process are not catching the scofflaws. “Based on our experience,” Kastel said, “almost none of the major fraud investigations have started with annual inspections.” OrganicEye’s first-hand involvement has found they are most often instigated by current or former employees, former spouses, or competitors “ratting-out” the perpetrators. “We need to fundamentally reallocate the funding to more effectively catch these offenders,” Kastel added.
In addition to the scores of industry “intelligence agents” with whom Kastel has worked over the past 18 years as the organic industry’s best-known watchdog, OrganicEye has established a toll-free hotline, 1-844-EYE-TIPS (844-393-8477), to help facilitate tips from the public.
“We are not in the rumor business. Intel has to be verified with additional witnesses, documentation, photographs, or other evidence,” Kastel added. “We encourage stakeholders to come forward if they have firsthand knowledge concerning fraud which damages the value of the organic label for all those producing food in an honest and ethical manner.”
The organization emphatically stated that the identity of all whistleblowers and tipsters will be held in strict confidence.
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“Here’s the bottom line,” stated OrganicEye’s Mark Kastel. “Private certifiers have an economic disincentive to do aggressive enforcement. And inspectors are all too often well-intentioned young folks with no experience in production agriculture or forensic accounting going toe-to-toe with seasoned veterans who are going to have their lunch every day if the intent is to perpetrate fraud.”
OrganicEye believes shifting to a more effective program could be done in a cost/revenue-neutral manner. “Our vision is that comprehensive audits would be conducted every five years by industry-veterans with production agriculture experience and knowledge in fiscal fraud investigations,” stated Kastel.
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We will forever remember him for his kind spirit and lasting impact. Yesterday evening, the unfortunate news of AJ Crimson passing away surfaced across social media timelines. Crimson was a celebrity makeup artist, beauty expert, and the founder of AJ Crimson Beauty. He was one of the first makeup artists in the beauty industry that understood how to properly enhance the beauty for all shades of women. Crimson’s clients included stars like Lauren London, Missy Elliot, Regina King, Brandy, Angela Bassett and many more. Women across the world knew it was an honor to sit in Crimson’s chair. He made his magic touch accessible to everyone through his beauty line, AJ Crimson Beauty, which offers makeup and tools to complete a full face. His lipsticks in particular were known to be the best shades on the market for Black women.
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EU to push China at summit to not help Russia in Ukraine war
By Philip Blenkinsop and Yew Lun Tian
BRUSSELS/BEIJING, April 1 (Reuters) - EU and Chinese leaders meet for a first summit in two years on Friday 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, Ursula von der Leyen and 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% 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.
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. (Additional reporting by Robin Emmott; writing by Philip Blenkinsop; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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Betty Erdenberger, 79, of Bellville, OH, peacefully passed away at her home on Friday, March 25, 2022 after a difficult 3-year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Betty was born on September 2, 1942, to Lee and Thelma Porter in Olive Hill, KY. The family eventually moved to Lucas, OH where Betty graduated from high school in 1961.
After high school, Betty began working at the wig shop in the mall. She then worked in the office for an orthopedic surgeon and continued to work her way up through jobs in medical offices. She finally found her home at Anesthesia Associates as the Office Administrator, where she stayed for more than 28 years, until she retired in the summer of 2019. To Betty, it was not just a job, it was her family, and she loved the work and the people.
Betty and Mark were married on August 20, 1988. Betty was a loving wife and she always took excellent care of Mark over the years. When Betty’s health began to decline, Mark took care of her and was by her side as the Alzheimer’s progressed.
Betty lived a full life as a wonderful mother, wife, homemaker and devoted worker. Betty always kept a pristine home and was an amazing cook! She loved cooking for her friends and family almost as much as they loved eating her delicious food. Most of all, Betty loved her family deeply and was happiest when she was with them.
Betty is survived by her husband, Mark Erdenberger; daughters, Chris Miller and Brenda (Ron) Maglott; stepdaughters, Erika (Mark) Malick and Devon Erdenberger; sister, Jody (Mike Yahney) Lewis; brother-in-law, Ken Stallard; 5 grandchildren, Danny (Jess) Miller, Steve (Melanie) Maglott, Lisa (Jon) Maglott, Brooke and Blake Malick; and 10 great grandchildren, Haylie, Logan, Jase, Baylynn and Brooks Miller, Ryan and Caiden Warner, Luke and Alex Maglott and Nickolas Potter.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lee and Thelma Porter; sister, Bea Stallard; son-in-law, Dan Miller; and her grandson, Darren Miller.
We would like to thank everyone from Kindred Hospice for their care of Betty. We are especially grateful to her nurses Emma and Alysa for the exceptional care Betty received from them.
A celebration of life and memorial service with family and friends will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2022 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at the Lucas Community Center, 252 W. Main St., Lucas, Ohio 44843. The memorial service will begin at 4:15 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Kindred Hospice of Mount Vernon. The Diamond Street Home of Wappner Funeral Directors is honored to serve the family.
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ABERDEEN, N.C., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The fast growth of Moore County, including Aberdeen, Pinehurst, and Southern Pines, caused a few growing pains for General Manager Scott Weaver and his team at Leith Honda Aberdeen, "The growth in Aberdeen is so great that we just outgrew our building. It was time." Last weekend, his team cut the ribbon and drove vehicles to their new, expanded facility adjacent to the original Leith Honda Aberdeen location on US 15-501.
The new building includes an expanded showroom giving customers a more relaxed environment to shop and explore the showcased inventory. Also, their waiting area has expanded for customers' comfort and includes business workstations for those who need to work while they wait.
Weaver and Service Manager Mark Posey are most excited about their new state-of-the-art service department. The new facility holds twice as many service bays as the former building, complete with new tire balancers, express bay lifts, and individual fluid and air filling stations.
"When we have to walk to the parts counter to get oil and washer fluid for our vehicles, it adds to the customer's wait time," said Posey. "Now we will have oil and washer fluid, water, light, and electrical reels right at our fingertips."
Even with a new building, the one thing that won't change is Leith's tradition to take the best care of their customers. Posey says that commitment is what has kept customers coming back for generations. "We've got people that we have retained since I've been here. I have worked on their mother's and grandmother's cars."
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What you need to know about Russia’s war on Ukraine — by the numbers
Russia’s war in Ukraine is taking a devastating toll on the Ukrainian civilian population as Moscow accelerates attacks on nonmilitary targets.
The fighting has led to a historic flight from Ukraine by refugees, some of whom have been caught in the crossfire.
The war has no end in sight despite talks between Kyiv and Moscow about ending the fighting, which have had no success. Ukraine’s forces have limited the Russian onslaught, but many foreign observers remain skeptical they will be able to hold out against Russia’s much larger army.
Here is the war by the numbers as it closes its second week.
2 million have fled Ukraine
The United Nations announced on Tuesday that around 2 million people have already left Ukraine due to the fighting.
The number of refugees is not expected to slow, as almost 500,000 people left on Sunday alone. The individuals have fled to neighboring countries such as Poland, Romania and Hungary.
Almost half of the individuals who fled Ukraine have gone to Poland, which has reported around 1 million Ukrainian refugees at its border.
Approximately 474 civilians have been killed
The United Nations said on Tuesday that it could confirm that 474 civilians have been killed during the invasion so far, with the agency saying it “believes that the real figures are considerably higher.”
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said among the dead are 29 children.
Along with the deaths, the office said at least 861 individuals have been injured.
Around 20 countries giving weapons to Ukraine
Around 20 countries are supplying weapons to Ukraine to fight off the Russian invasion.
The countries are made up of mostly NATO and European Union nations, The New York Times reported.
Some of the countries include Poland, the Czech Republic, Estonia, the Netherlands, Greece, Slovakia and others.
More than 13,000 anti-war protesters detained in Russia
Russia has arrested more than 13,000 anti-war protesters since the invasion began to March 6, according to protest monitoring group OVD-Info.
The group says the protesters have been arrested in 147 cities across Russia.
“I remain concerned about the use of repressive legislation that impedes the exercise of civil and political rights and criminalizing non-violent behavior,” United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Tuesday.
More than 20,000 foreign nationals volunteer to fight for Ukraine
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Sunday said more than 20,000 people have volunteered to fight for Ukraine against Russia.
The volunteers come from 52 countries, according to Kuleba, but he would not elaborate on how many were in Ukraine and which countries they were from since some nations do not let citizens fight for foreign militaries, The Associated Press reported.
“The whole world today is on Ukraine’s side not only in words but in deeds,” Kuleba said.
Russia has launched around 670 missiles at Ukraine
A senior U.S. defense official said Tuesday that Russia has launched around 670 missiles in Ukraine.
The official said the missiles have been launched from four areas: inside Ukraine, inside Russia, inside Belarus and from the Black Sea. Most of the missiles have been launched from either Ukraine or Russia.
“Very little of the nation of Ukraine is not covered by some sort of Russian surface-to-air missile capability, and they also are conducting offensive airstrikes through missiles launched by aircraft as well as by mobile launchers,” the official said. “It’s very contested airspace.”
Thousands of Russian and Ukrainian troops dead
The fighting has caused thousands of troops on both sides of the war to be killed in less than two weeks.
Ukrainian authorities have claimed an estimated 11,000 Russian troops have been killed, while the U.S. has said Russia sustained between 2,000 to 4,000 casualties.
Russia has claimed Ukraine has lost 2,870 troops and had more than 3,500 injured as of last Friday, The Washington Post reported. Ukrainian officials have disavowed those numbers but have not given their own estimates.
More than 2,000 international students stuck in Ukraine
The Ukrainian minister of Reintegration of Temporary Occupied Territories said more than 2,000 international students were stuck in Ukraine amid the invasion, according to a group of independent Ukrainian journalists working inside and outside the country
The minister said these students, including 700 Indian students, are in areas that are temporarily occupied or surrounded by the Russian military.
Other known students are from countries such as Turkey, Pakistan and China.
211 schools damaged from Russian shelling
Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine, Serhiy Shkarlet, said 211 schools have been damaged from Russian shelling since the war started.
“Every day the number of damaged or destroyed schools is increasing. There are already 211 schools damaged or completely destroyed by Russian shelling since February 24,” Shkarlet said, according to the Ukrainian journalist group.
Schools have been closed since the invasion began but some areas are looking to reopen the buildings as soon as possible.
At least 26 Russians sanctioned by U.S.
As part of the U.S.’s retaliatory response against Russia for its aggression, the country has sanctioned at least 26 Russians.
The sanctioned Russians include oligarchs and high-profile politicians, with the White House saying it is targeting those closest to Putin.
Among the sanctioned individuals are Putin himself; Sergei Victorovich Lavrov, Russia’s minister of foreign affairs; and Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of Russia’s parliament.
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Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has agreed to appear at a deposition in Connecticut to answer questions in a lawsuit by relatives of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.
That's according to new court filings by his lawyers on Thursday, which comes a day after a judge ordered fines against Jones for defying orders to attend a deposition last week despite his claim of illness.
Jones now says he can answer questions on April 11 and is asking the judge to put a hold on the fines. There was no immediate ruling on Jones' requests. The families are suing him for calling the school massacre a hoax.
Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis said, “The court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant Alex Jones willfully and in bad faith violated without justification several clear court orders requiring his attendance at his depositions on March 23 and March 24.”
Judge Bellis said in the decision on Wednesday, “It is clear…that the plaintiffs here simply want and are entitled to the deposition of Mr. Jones and that Mr. Jones has continued to attempt to deliberately disregard the court’s orders and attempts to manipulate the court process.”
“While paying the fees and court’s costs will reimburse the plaintiffs for costs incurred in attempting to procure Mr. Jones’ deposition, it is not a substitution for his testimony,” she said.
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Shares of Rollins Inc.
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shed 1.10% to $35.05 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-1.57%
falling 1.57% to 4,530.41 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-1.56%
falling 1.56% to 34,678.35. The stock's fall snapped a five-day winning streak. Rollins Inc. closed $5.06 short of its 52-week high ($40.11), which the company reached on September 3rd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Ecolab Inc.
ECL,
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fell 2.13% to $176.56, Cintas Corp.
CTAS,
-1.53%
fell 1.53% to $425.39, and Rentokil Initial PLC ADR
RTOKY,
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fell 1.04% to $34.25. Trading volume (1.5 M) remained 661,158 below its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
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LAS VEGAS — Nevada officials have located the body of missing 18-year-old Naomi Irion in a remote part of Churchill County, according to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office.
Her body was discovered Tuesday in what deputies described as a remote gravesite. It was transported to the Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy, officials said, where Irion’s identity was confirmed on Wednesday.
Deputies said a tip led them to the remote area.
Irion was last seen around 5 a.m. on March 12 walking through a Walmart parking lot in Fernley, about 400 miles northwest of Las Vegas and 35 miles east of Reno.
Surveillance video from that day shows Irion in a parking lot, waiting in her car for a shuttle to pick her up. Troy Driver, 41, was also seen walking around the lot while Irion was there, according to NewsNation.
Diana Irion, Naomi’s mother, told NewsNation her family has seen a longer cut of that video that shows Driver approaching Naomi’s driver’s side door and getting in without a struggle.
Irion’s car was found three days later at a nearby paint production plant.
Authorities arrested Driver last week, charging him with first-degree kidnapping.
Earlier in the day Wednesday, a judge set a $750,000 bond for Driver, NewsNation reports. Prosecutors filed documents alleging Driver kidnapped Irion for the purpose of sexually assaulting or killing the woman.
Irion, a diplomat’s daughter, moved to the U.S. from South Africa in August to gain independence and save up for a place of her own, her family said.
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The American economy is increasingly becoming one in which a high school education is simply not enough. Of the 55 million job openings expected from 2010 to 2020, only 36% will require a high school education or less, 30% will require some college or an associate degree, while 35% will require at least a bachelor’s degree, according Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workplace.
Attaining an associate degree or better for 25- to 29-year-olds increased from 38% to 46% between 2000 to 2017, while bachelors degree attainment or better increased from 29% to 36%, and attainment of master’s degrees or higher grew grown from 5% to 9%, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. While the largest percentage of U.S. workers only hold a high school diploma-with the second-highest percentage belonging to those with baccalaureate degrees-the number of holders of an associate or technical degree is rising.
Fortunately, the number of associate degree-friendly positions is growing. Stacker compiled a list of the highest and lowest paying jobs that require a 2-year degree in Watertown using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2020 annual mean wage. Job descriptions are from O*NET.
With many people finding the cost of a four-year education too high, given the rising cost of tuition and stagnant wage growth, it’s encouraging to know that there are obtainable, well-paying professions for those with a two-year degree. While a bachelor’s degree holder can be expected to make about $500,000 more in lifetime earnings compared with an associate degree holder, the jobs we have listed show the exceptions.
Keep reading to learn about some well-paying gigs you can land with an associate degree.
#7. Preschool teachers, except special education
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
– Annual mean salary: $37,070
– #97 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $36,550
– Employment: 370,940
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Midland, TX ($58,080)
— Odessa, TX ($54,120)
— Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV ($52,350)
– Job description: Instruct preschool-aged students, following curricula or lesson plans, in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth.
#6. Web developers and digital interface designers
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
– Annual mean salary: $42,310
– #250 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $85,490
– Employment: 156,220
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($138,070)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($113,910)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,440)
– Job description: Develop and implement websites, web applications, application databases, and interactive web interfaces. Evaluate code to ensure that it is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers and devices. Optimize website performance, scalability, and server-side code and processes. May develop website infrastructure and integrate websites with other computer applications.
#5. Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
– Annual mean salary: $44,060
– #79 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $44,170
– Employment: 108,470
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($55,950)
— Ithaca, NY ($55,450)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($55,410)
– Job description: Compile and keep personnel records. Record data for each employee, such as address, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports, and date of and reason for termination. May prepare reports for employment records, file employment records, or search employee files and furnish information to authorized persons.
#4. Physical therapist assistants
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
– Annual mean salary: $57,810
– #173 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
National
– Annual mean salary: $59,440
– Employment: 92,740
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($81,510)
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($78,370)
— Visalia-Porterville, CA ($78,240)
– Job description: Assist physical therapists in providing physical therapy treatments and procedures. May, in accordance with state laws, assist in the development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, document the progress of treatment, and modify specific treatments in accordance with patient status and within the scope of treatment plans established by a physical therapist. Generally requires formal training.
#3. Radiologic technologists and technicians
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
– Annual mean salary: $58,690
– #180 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
National
– Annual mean salary: $64,840
– Employment: 206,720
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($120,270)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($116,250)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($114,850)
– Job description: Take x-rays and CAT scans or administer nonradioactive materials into patient’s bloodstream for diagnostic or research purposes. Includes radiologic technologists and technicians who specialize in other scanning modalities.
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#2. Paralegals and legal assistants
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
– Annual mean salary: $59,610
– #42 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $56,610
– Employment: 332,720
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Napa, CA ($93,110)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($90,280)
— Trenton, NJ ($77,970)
– Job description: Assist lawyers by investigating facts, preparing legal documents, or researching legal precedent. Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, or to initiate legal action.
#1. Dental hygienists
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
– Annual mean salary: $63,280
– #304 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $78,050
– Employment: 194,830
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($133,730)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($120,340)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($118,980)
– Job description: Administer oral hygiene care to patients. Assess patient oral hygiene problems or needs and maintain health records. Advise patients on oral health maintenance and disease prevention. May provide advanced care such as providing fluoride treatment or administering topical anesthesia.
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Jada Pinkett Smith’s reaction to Will Smith’s Oscar slap revealed in new video
A new viral clip shows Jada Pinkett Smith's reaction to her husband striking Chris Rock after a joke about her hair.
New video footage of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 94th Oscars has emerged showing Jada Pinkett Smith’s reaction to the incident.
The video, first shared on TikTok by user @350hoodhero, shows a 40-second clip of Smith walking back to his seat after striking Rock for making a joke at Pinkett Smith’s expense. In this clip, from the vantage point of the audience, you see a new rear angle Pinkett Smith’s as her husband made his way back to his seat.
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Rock made a quip about Pinkett Smith’s low cut, referencing G.I. Jane, a 1997 film in which star Demi Moore shaved her head. Pinkett Smith suffers from alopecia, a disorder that causes hair loss, in which she has spoken publicly about. Smith took offense to the joke, walked up to Rock, and hit him in the face.
The new clip shows Pinkett Smith laughing after Rock stated, “Will Smith just smacked the s– out of me.” The footage shows Pinkett Smith looking at her husband as he yelled at Rock, “Keep my wife’s name out your f—- mouth.”
When Rock responded with, “Wow, dude, it was a G.I. Jane joke,” Smith said the statement again, with more anger. Rock said, “I’m going to, okay?,” followed by “That was the…greatest night in the history of television,” at which Pinkett Smith seemed to also chuckle.
Previously available clips of the incident only showed the footage from the telecast. Pinkett Smith was visibly unamused with Rock’s joke, even as Smith was seen smiling before he stormed the stage.
Smith, who later won the Best Actor award for his role in King Richard apologized to Rock on his Instagram page. Pinkett Smith’s only public reaction to the incident was a Tuesday Instagram post with the caption, “This is a season for healing and I’m here for it.”
Rock’s only comment about the incident came on Wednesday during the first night of his Ego Death World Tour in Boston. The comic said during his performance that he’s “still kind of processing what happened.”
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With her best friend and loving husband, Horacio, at her side Jill Mary Argeles (Heringhaus) passed away on March 29, 2022 after a brief illness. She was a loving daughter, sister, aunt, and friend to her family and loved ones.
Jill was born on September 18, 1964 in Columbus to Dr. John and Terry Heringhaus. During her early years while growing up in Mansfield she developed a love of competition and performance which was carried out through gymnastics, diving, cheerleading, and eventually running. She was a 1982 graduate of Mansfield St. Peter’s high school.
She relocated to the Bradenton, Florida area where she carried on a family career choice to serve in the medical field. She graduated from the University of South Florida with a Master of Nursing degree and became a certified APRN. She worked in and around the SW Florida area at many area hospitals and medical facilities, oftentimes in partnership with Horacio’s medical practice.
She had a great love of animals, housing several during her time in Florida. She was particularly fond of her dogs (Yorkies and Cocker Spaniels) and cockatiels. She avidly used her pipes both at home and on the local karaoke scene and was passionately devoted to her fandom of the OSU Buckeyes, Cleveland Browns, and the Tampa Bay Lightning. So much so that her dog barks affirmatively to the question, “Is John Elway ugly?”
Jill is survived by her husband, Dr. Horacio Argeles, of Terra Ceia, Florida, her parents, Dr. John and Terry Heringhaus of Mansfield, her brothers Dr. Tom (Theresa) Heringhaus of Mansfield, and David Heringhaus of Columbus, her sisters Amy Togliatti (Ted) of Mansfield, and Sarah Solin (Jeff) in Chicago. Jill was also very proud and fond of her many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her brother, Stephen John Heringhaus and grandparents, Robert and Maxine Ross, and Dr. F.J. and Helen Heringhaus.
In lieu of flowers it is suggested to donate to the local humane society or pet rescue organization of your choice to honor Jill. A memorial service and celebration of her life is being planned for a later date in Mansfield.
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) - A group of leaders from the 7 Rivers Alliance and Competitive Wisconsin Inc. (CWI) are bringing a major summit to the Coulee Region.
Part of an eight summit series called Wisconsin Tomorrow, CWI's Summit on Early Childhood Care and Education will bring employers, government officials, community leaders and child care stakeholders together to discuss possible solutions tackling child care availability and workforce shortages.
CEO Chris Hardie of 7 Rivers Alliance said the availability of child care is a major concern as it is keeping a large percentage of workers at home to care for their children.
"In Winona County a couple of years ago they did a survey," Hardie explained. "And of the parents who responded to their survey, 30% of them said they were unable to work because they couldn't find available child care. That's a significant number of people."
Worker shortages are affecting all businesses, including child care facilities who struggle to remain open. And because it's a competitive job market, it's challenging to find child care workers willing to work for less wages and few benefits.
"Finding staff and maintaining staff is a challenge," Director of Programs at Family & Children's Center Mary Jacobson said. "But we also learn that daycare even while rates are high, it's hard to cover their costs."
Communities are looking for solutions and that's what is driving the need for CWI's summit.
"Our number one challenge for our economy is finding workers," Hardie said. "And if we can solve some of the child care problem then we can probably get more of those workers back into the workforce."
The summit is scheduled for April 14 and will be held at Western Technical College which is co-hosting the event along with UW-La Crosse and Wisconsin Counties Association.
A free event, anyone interested can attend in-person or virtually.
To register for the summit, click this LINK. More information on the event can be found HERE.
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https://www.euronews.com/2022/03/31/Przemysl continues to receive thousands of people fleeing from Ukraine
The small railway station of Przemysl, on the border of Poland with Ukraine, has grow to be one of many essential entry factors into Poland for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the conflict and the place the place 1000’s of refugees wait day by day for his or her onward journey to different cities.
On 31. March, there is a rise within the variety of refugees in comparison with the previous couple of days. On 30.March about 25,000 folks entered, based on Polish border police. Most of the Ukrainian refugees are girls, kids and aged folks, so volunteer drivers should register with the authorities earlier than transferring refugees to keep away from human trafficking, which humanitarian organizations have warned in opposition to.
Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, greater than 2.3 million Ukrainians have crossed the border into Poland, together with greater than 1.1 million kids based on UNICEF.
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Shares of Scancell Holdings plc (LON:SCLP – Get Rating) crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 18.57 ($0.24) and traded as low as GBX 11 ($0.14). Scancell shares last traded at GBX 11.38 ($0.15), with a volume of 369,304 shares changing hands.
The company has a current ratio of 24.05, a quick ratio of 24.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.11. The firm has a market cap of £86.82 million and a PE ratio of -10.75. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 13.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 18.49.
In other Scancell news, insider Martin Diggle purchased 250,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 12 ($0.16) per share, for a total transaction of £30,000 ($39,297.88).
Scancell Holdings plc engages in the discovery and development of novel vaccines for the treatment of various cancers. The company's product candidates include SCIB1, which is in phase II clinical trial for the treatment of metastatic melanoma; SCIB2 that is in phase I/II combination trials for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer; and Modi-1, which is in phase I/II clinical trials for the treatment of head and neck, triple negative breast, ovarian, and renal cancers.
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Vail Valley Charitable Fund: Clarity and comfort in the midst of adversity
Vail Valley Charitable Fund
This past November, I moved to Colorado with one intention: make the most of every second and ensure that the life I’m choosing to live is one that I enjoy. I lived in Denver about seven years ago, and after coming back to visit this fall for a wedding, I decided to stop making excuses and get back to the place I love most.
A multitude of applications were shortly submitted and then followed by two formidable phone calls. I first got a call offering me a job supervising the adaptive program at Vail, and that was interrupted by a call from my doctor regarding my biopsy results.
In the same moment that I was offered a chance to go after this life I’d been longing to begin, I was also struck by the news that made me question if that new beginning could ever be a reality.
Time is something that is easily taken for granted. We may push things off because we’ll just do it later. We excuse ourselves from hard conversations because it’s just not a good time. We put off our dreams because life gets in the way, and we begin to bury our passions because we’ll get to them later when we can catch a break.
Most importantly, we choose to actively spend our days partaking in a life that we don’t enjoy because we think that there is a reward that will come once we’ve done our time. Done our time doing what? Suffering? Working a miserable job? Staying somewhere we don’t want to be?
I am very young and may not know a whole lot, but I do know that nothing in life is guaranteed, and I can no longer rely on this idea of endless tomorrows. Realizing this made expediting change crucial, and it also offered clarity that the life I wanted to live was still waiting for me in the mountains of Colorado.
I had surgery, made treatment plans, and moved out to Colorado to start working for the adaptive program at Vail in less than a month. Medical complications continued, and the bills began to add up. I was lucky enough to meet an individual that introduced me to the Vail Valley Charitable Fund that would offer assistance with these bills.
As I said previously, I came to Colorado with one intention, and I was not willing to give up my dedication to enjoying my life under any circumstances. The VVCF allowed me to continue to get medical care without the financial stress burdening me or withholding me from receiving the medical attention that was necessary.
We are not promised anything — health, housing, money, time, etc. — but we are given the chance every single day to find joy in the life we are living. The Vail Valley Charitable Fund has truly allowed me to keep choosing joy and keep choosing the life I love.
I sincerely mean it when I say I have met the most altruistic individuals in the valley. I couldn’t be more grateful for the VVCF’s dedicated staff, empathetic supporters, and crucial work. Their impact is evident and to know this is an option for other locals that are presented with challenges they could never prepare for is crucial.
Hanna Gootee is a Vail Valley Charitable Fund grant recipient. Find out more about the VVCF’s mission at VVCF.org.
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TOWANDA — The Bradford County Commissioners will issue a proclamation to declare April Child Abuse Prevention Month from 11 a.m. to noon on April 6 on the lawn of the Bradford County Courthouse.
On the courthouse lawn there will be the reading of the Proclamation, which designates April as Child Abuse Awareness Month in Bradford County. Over 1,000 pinwheels have been placed on the courthouse lawn to represent every investigation done by Bradford County Children and Youth for 2021 as well as each Forensic Interview conducted at The Children’s House Child Advocacy Center (CHCAC).
“Bradford County recognizes April as National Child Abuse Prevention and awareness month and is committed to working with professionals, families, and the community as a whole to advocate and educate for the prevention child abuse and neglect,” Katy VanDewark, Executive Director of the CHCAC, said. “April is typically one of our favorite months of the year because for one the weather is finally starting to change and get a little bit warmer and we are able to cast a hopeful and positive light on a difficult subject. As a community when a child and their family is experiencing the difficult path that abuse takes many down, it is important for them to know where they can turn to for help? As a community, this year April provides you a chance to help in small ways. Show your commitment to keeping kids safe and Help us create the future. Each year we at the CHCAC, are asked by many people how they can help and here is my response, Volunteer or donate to the CHCAC or one of the local nonprofits that helps these children and families in need, contact local and state officials to help ensure the commonwealth provides efficient support to those children who are affected by neglect or abuse, help a neighbor or friend, if they seem to be overwhelmed by the stresses of parenting, kind gestures can go a long way, and if you suspect abuse report it.”
Bradford County Commissioners stated, “April is Child Abuse Awareness Month. The Bradford County Commissioners are issuing a proclamation in support of those who work tirelessly to address this devastating problem that unfortunately harm’s way too many children within communities and our country. One abused child is one too many! Child abuse affects us all in one way or another even though we may not think it does. Abused children are our neighbors, they are our future. The Commissioners are extremely grateful for those who work on our behalf addressing this very troubling stain on our community.”
Debra Sharp, Bradford County Children and Youth, stated, “While this event and this month remind us to raise awareness about child abuse, it is up to all of us to raise our voices for children year-round. In doing so, we can all help play a part in keeping kids safe and reduce child abuse and neglect. We can also help strengthen families by supporting local organizations that assist us in our prevention efforts. We can further assist by nurturing healthy and supportive relationships within our own families and extend that to our friends and neighbors in our local communities. Please join us in putting families first in Bradford County. As we work together to prevent child abuse, we will help all children, families, and communities thrive.
For more information about child abuse prevention programs and activities during the month of April, and throughout the year, Contact Bradford County Children and Youth office or The Children’s House Child Advocacy Center (CHCAC) at 570-265-4132 or visit our website at www.chcac.org.
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Prosecutor seeks end to Khashoggi murder trial in Turkey, requests transfer to Saudi Arabia
The Turkish prosecutor in the case against 26 Saudi nationals charged in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi made a surprise request Thursday that their trial in absentia be suspended and the case transferred to Saudi Arabia, raising fears of a possible coverup.
The panel of judges made no ruling on the prosecutor’s request but said a letter would be sent to Turkey’s Justice Ministry seeking its opinion on the possible transfer of the file to Saudi judicial authorities, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. The trial was adjourned until April 7.
The development comes as Turkey has been trying to normalize its relationship with Saudi Arabia, which hit an all-time low following Khashoggi’s grisly October 2018 killing. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in an interview on Thursday that Saudi authorities were more cooperative on judicial issues with Turkey, but did not elaborate.
In arguing for the transfer, the prosecutor told the court that the Saudi chief public prosecutor’s office requested the Turkish proceedings be transferred to the kingdom in a letter dated March 13, and that international warrants issued by Ankara against the defendants be lifted, according to the private DHA news agency.
The prosecutor said that because the arrest warrants cannot be executed and defense statements cannot be taken, the case would remain inconclusive in Turkey.
Amnesty International urged Turkey to press ahead with the trial, saying if it is transferred to Saudi Arabia, Turkey will be “knowingly and willingly sending the case to a place where it will be covered up.”
Moving Khashoggi’s trial to Saudi Arabia would provide a diplomatic resolution to a dispute that represented the wider troubles between Ankara and the kingdom since the 2011 Arab Spring.
Turkey under Erdogan supported Islamists as the uprisings took hold, while Saudi Arabia and its ally the United Arab Emirates sought to suppress such movements for fear of facing challenges to their autocratic governments. Meanwhile, Turkey sided with Qatar in a diplomatic dispute that saw Doha boycotted by Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Since then-President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, the Gulf Arab states have set aside — but not fully resolved — the Qatar dispute. Meanwhile, Turkey under Erdogan has faced a rapid devaluation of its lira currency over his refusal to hike interest rates. Bilateral trade to the kingdom and the UAE, a major transshipment point for the world economy, also collapsed.
Since the start of 2022, Erdogan has sought to improve those ties, including making his first visit to the UAE in nearly a decade. Saudi Arabia and the UAE, after fighting through the coronavirus pandemic’s economic effects, facing a grinding war in Yemen and struggling with renewed tensions with Iran, also want to resolve the outstanding feud.
Khashoggi disappeared on Oct. 2, 2018, after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, seeking documents that would allow him to marry Hatice Cengiz, a Turkish national who was waiting outside the building. He never emerged.
Turkish officials allege that the Saudi national, who was a United States resident, was killed and then dismembered with a bone saw inside the consulate. His body has not been found. Prior to his killing, Khashoggi had written critically of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince in columns for the Washington Post.
Turkish authorities said he was killed by a team of Saudi agents. Those on trial in absentia include two former aides of the prince.
Saudi officials initially offered conflicting accounts concerning the killing, including claims that Khashoggi had left the consulate building unharmed. But amid mounting international pressure, they stated that Khashoggi’s death was a tragic accident, with the meeting unexpectedly turning violent.
Turkey decided to try the defendants in absentia after Saudi Arabia rejected Turkish demands for their extradition.
The slaying had sparked international condemnation and cast a cloud of suspicion over Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Western intelligence agencies, as well as the U.S. Congress, have said that an operation of this magnitude could not have happened without his knowledge.
In urging Turkey to proceed with the trial, Amnesty International said Ankara would be complicit in a coverup if it grants the Saudi request for a transfer.
“If the prosecutor’s request is granted, then instead of prosecuting and shedding light on a murder that was committed on its territory ... Turkey will be knowingly and willingly sending the case to a place where it will be covered up,” said Tarik Beyhan, Amnesty’s campaign director for Turkey.
Beyhan said he didn’t want to “think about the possibility” that the prosecutor’s request may be related to the improving ties between Riyadh and Ankara.
“Basic human rights ... should not be made the subject of political negotiations,” he said. “A murder cannot be covered up to fix relations.”
Some of the men were put on trial in Riyadh behind closed doors. A Saudi court issued a final verdict in 2020 that sentenced five mid-level officials and operatives to 20-year jail terms. The court had originally ordered the death penalty, but reduced the punishment after Khashoggi’s son Salah, who lives in Saudi Arabia, announced that he forgave the defendants. Three others were sentenced to lesser jail terms.
On Thursday, Khashoggi's fiancee, Cengiz, appeared to criticize the prosecutor’s request in a tweet in English. “It is an exemplary situation in terms of showing the dilemma facing humanity in the modern era,” she wrote. “Which of the two will we choose? To want to live like a virtuous human being or to build a life by holding material interests above all kinds of values.”
She did not respond to a request for comment.
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Associated Press Writer Jon Gambrell contributed from Dubai.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Dolly Parton is sharing her support for those fighting the wildfires in Wears Valley and Sevier County.
On Thursday, Parton tweeted, “I’ve been keeping up with everything going on with the fires near my home area. It looks scary on TV, but I’m proud of how everyone in the area has pulled together like they always do. I’m especially proud of the brave men and women who are working to contain the fire.”
The fire has burned at least 3,700 acres and at least 500 people have been evacuated. The fire is still burning, with 30 percent contained. More evacuations were ordered late Thursday, more than 24 hours after the fire broke out on Hatcher Mountain in Wears Valley.
Parton also wrote, “I know there are some folks who have been affected, and I hope that you will join me in saying a prayer for them. During this time, I’ve also remained in touch with my people at Dollywood who have assured me everything is okay there.”
Pigeon Forge leaders said Thursday at a press conference that firefighters had kept the flames from entering the city limits.
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Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE – Get Rating) issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.200-$1.400 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of -.
NYSE:MYE traded up $0.14 on Thursday, reaching $21.60. The stock had a trading volume of 156,334 shares, compared to its average volume of 115,205. The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. Myers Industries has a 12-month low of $15.82 and a 12-month high of $23.63. The company has a 50-day moving average of $17.91 and a 200 day moving average of $19.36. The stock has a market cap of $783.58 million, a P/E ratio of 23.29 and a beta of 1.46.
Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 10th. The industrial products company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.02. Myers Industries had a net margin of 4.40% and a return on equity of 17.42%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.11 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Myers Industries will post 1.26 EPS for the current year.
Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Myers Industries in a research report on Thursday. They set a buy rating on the stock. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Myers Industries from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 5th.
In other Myers Industries news, Director Frederic Jack Liebau, Jr. acquired 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 15th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $18.42 per share, for a total transaction of $92,100.00. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.97% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in shares of Myers Industries by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 86,383 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,728,000 after purchasing an additional 2,902 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Myers Industries by 186.6% in the third quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 59,242 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,159,000 after purchasing an additional 38,573 shares during the period. Barclays PLC increased its stake in shares of Myers Industries by 63.4% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 47,171 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $944,000 after purchasing an additional 18,298 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its stake in shares of Myers Industries by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 45,721 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $915,000 after purchasing an additional 937 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA increased its stake in shares of Myers Industries by 192.3% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA now owns 36,939 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $723,000 after purchasing an additional 24,303 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.52% of the company’s stock.
Myers Industries Company Profile (Get Rating)
Myers Industries, Inc engages in distribution of tire service supplies in Ohio. It operates through The Material Handling and Distribution segments. The Material Handling segment offers pallets, small parts bins, bulk shipping containers, OEM parts, storage, organization, and custom plastic products; injection molded, rotationally molded or blow molded products, consumer fuel containers and tanks for water, fuel, and waste handling.
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Todd Bowles earned his way in the NFL on the defensive side of the ball.
He’s not afraid to talk offense.
The new head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won’t be shy about sharing his ideas with offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich and quarterback Tom Brady.
“I’m the head coach. I get to do whatever I want,” Bowles said Thursday, a day after taking over because Bruce Arians moved into a front-office role. “I’m not going to call plays. I understand that. But I have input on how defenses are trying to attack them. I have input on certain situations going into the half, two-minute or third downs or going for it or not going for it and those types of things. That’s my job and I have the freedom to do that. At the same time, I understand and respect Byron and Tom a great deal and they know that. I think we’re off to a good start from a communication standpoint and we just have to keep building.”
Bowles gets a second opportunity after going 24-40 in four seasons with the New York Jets from 2015 through 2018. He also was an interim head coach in Miami for three games in 2011. He becomes only the 12th minority to get a second head coaching opportunity since 1963, according to data in the NFL’s 2022 Diversity and Inclusion Report.
“When I first started in New York, you try to do things the right way and you don’t do it your way, you end up having regret. So I’m going to do it my way,” Bowles said.
Arians joined Bowles at his introductory news conference and learned the Buccaneers will induct him into the team’s Ring of Honor this season. Brady also was in attendance.
Arians, who turns 70 this year, said his decision to step down as coach was about “succession” and making sure he turned the team over to Bowles with an opportunity to succeed. When Brady unretired on March 13, Arians realized the time was right.
“Succession is way important to me,” Arians said. “This has been my dream for a long time. Guys that know me, they knew I wanted one of my guys to take over.”
Arians dismissed reports of friction with Brady, saying it “couldn’t be further from the truth.”
Bowles and Arians have a relationship that dates more than 40 years. Bowles played safety for Arians at Temple in the 1980s and was defensive coordinator on Arians’ staff in Arizona before joining him in Tampa.
“He is the most influential coaching figure and father figure that I have ever had in this league,” Bowles said, adding that it was a bittersweet feeling when he got the news from Arians.
Bowles made it clear he has a different personality than Arians.
“The only thing we have in common is our bald heads,” Bowles said. “He smokes, I don’t. He drinks, I don’t. So, we never got in each other’s way.”
Arians led the Buccaneers to their second Super Bowl title in 2020 and an NFC South title in 2021. With Brady back, Bowles takes over a team that has championship aspirations.
“Good players make good coaches so you always want to have good players,” Bowles said. “I’m not going to apologize for inheriting a talented team. I’ve had less success with a team. It’s different to the fact that I don’t think I can go into this trying to be Bruce. I would fail miserably if I tried. ... I can be me.
"I understand a lot of things I’ve learned from my coaching experience, especially from him so I’m going to take that approach. The one thing I know is I know I can coach football players regardless if you’re an All-Pro or a rookie. All of your players want to be coached and help them get better. I can help people get better and I’m going to use my approach.”
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New York Democrats drew a new congressional map with boundaries that could gain their party as many as three new seats, a crucial advantage at a time when the House majority will come down to just a handful of wins.
The state congressional map ruled unconstitutional by the state judge would give Democrats 22 seats to four Republican ones. The New York delegation is composed of 19 Democratic seats to eight seats for Republicans. The state lost a seat because of slow growth over the past 10 years.
— Colby Itkowitz
Severe storms leave 2 dead in Florida
A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight — killing at least two in the Florida Panhandle, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes and businesses damaged as the vast weather front raced across several states.
In Florida, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday morning that two people were killed and two people injured when a tornado touched down in the western panhandle.
At least two confirmed tornadoes injured several people Wednesday, damaged homes and businesses, and downed power lines in Mississippi and Tennessee after an earlier storm caused damage in Arkansas, Missouri and Texas.
— Associated Press
Student workers at Dartmouth to unionize
In a first for Dartmouth College, student workers have voted to unionize.
The college announced the successful vote Wednesday involving around 150 students working in the dining hall that provides meals to students living in college housing. It had pledged to remain neutral during the election and said it accepted the results. The vote, according to the Dartmouth, was 52 to 0. It was tallied by the National Labor Relations Board.
The push by the Student Worker Collective at Dartmouth started in January. Some of its concerns were specific to work conditions, including a demand to pay all workers for missed hours due to covid-19 isolation. But it went beyond dining, accusing the administration of failing to respond to a range of issues including mental health and rising rents.
Dartmouth joins Hamilton College in New York, Grinnell College in Iowa and Wesleyan University in Connecticut where undergraduates voted in the past two years to unionize, according to the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions at Hunter College. Graduates students at the University of New Mexico, University of California and Clark University in Massachusetts have also formed unions in those two years. The Columbia graduate teaching and research assistants walked off the job in 2018 to try to pressure the university to recognize their decision to unionize. The union, which has about 3,000 members, reached a tentative agreement with Columbia earlier this year.
— Associated Press
Student killed peer at South Carolina middle school, police say: A 12-year-old student was shot and killed Thursday by another 12-year-old student inside their South Carolina middle school, authorities said. The shooter was found hiding under a deck at a home not far from Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville about an hour after the shooting and was still armed, Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis said. The boy is charged with murder, possession of a firearm at a school and possession of a weapon by someone under 18.
— Associated Press
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have reported substantial genomic loci significantly associated with clinical risk of bipolar disorder (BD), and studies combining techniques of genetics, neuroscience, neuroimaging, and pharmacology are believed to help tackle clinical problems (e.g., identifying novel therapeutic targets). However, translating findings of psychiatric genetics into biological mechanisms underlying BD pathogenesis remains less successful. Biological impacts of majority of BD GWAS risk loci are obscure, and the involvement of many GWAS risk genes in this illness is yet to be investigated. It is thus necessary to review the progress of applying BD GWAS risk genes in the research and intervention of the disorder. A comprehensive literature search found that a number of such risk genes had been investigated in cellular or animal models, even before they were highlighted in BD GWAS. Intriguingly, manipulation of many BD risk genes (e.g., ANK3, CACNA1C, CACNA1B, HOMER1, KCNB1, MCHR1, NCAN, SHANK2 etc.) resulted in altered murine behaviors largely restoring BD clinical manifestations, including mania-like symptoms such as hyperactivity, anxiolytic-like behavior, as well as antidepressant-like behavior, and these abnormalities could be attenuated by mood stabilizers. In addition to recapitulating phenotypic characteristics of BD, some GWAS risk genes further provided clues for the neurobiology of this illness, such as aberrant activation and functional connectivity of brain areas in the limbic system, and modulated dendritic spine morphogenesis as well as synaptic plasticity and transmission. Therefore, BD GWAS risk genes are undoubtedly pivotal resources for modeling this illness, and might be translational therapeutic targets in the future clinical management of BD. We discuss both promising prospects and cautions in utilizing the bulk of useful resources generated by GWAS studies. Systematic integrations of findings from genetic and neuroscience studies are called for to promote our understanding and intervention of BD.
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https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556377298384/nutritional-interventions-to-augment-immunity-for-covid-19
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Establishes "LG Life's Good Endowed Scholarship Fund" and Contributes to Rebuild of Fire-Damaged Basketball Court and Other Technology Upgrades at the School
NEW ORLEANS, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As March Madness® and the Men's Final Four® reaches its crescendo in New Orleans, LG Electronics USA, an official NCAA® partner, announced today it has committed $150,000 in funding as well as product to St. Augustine High School, a New Orleans-based college preparatory school.
The pledge from LG will establish the "LG Life's Good Endowed Scholarship Fund" at the school as well as contribute to the rebuild of the school's flood and fire-damaged basketball court. LG is also supplying a range of products including LG OLED TVs for a new film room in its Health & Wellness Center, LG Washers & Dryers for a new laundry room and LG Air Purifiers for use throughout the school. The LG Life's Good Endowed Scholarship Fund, which will award its first recipient this year, is a need-based general award that all St. Augustine High School graduating seniors can apply for as long as they are going to attend an NCAA school.1
"As a proud partner of the NCAA, LG wanted to give back to the host city of the Men's Final Four and help inspire the next wave of student athletes in New Orleans," said Peggy Ang, Senior Vice President of Marketing at LG Electronics USA. "When our partners at the NCAA, Turner Sports and CBS Sports, brought to us the story of St. Augustine and the positive impact that school has in its community, we wanted to help them continue their tradition of inspiring students to succeed in the classroom and on the field of play."
"We are truly grateful for this inspiring commitment from LG," said Aulston Taylor, President & CEO at St. Augustine High School. "The St. Augustine community is thrilled that LG has decided to invest in the future of our students and our school. Our basketball court and Health & Wellness Center are a symbol of resiliency at St. Augustine, as it has emerged stronger after Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Ida, and most recently a fire on Thanksgiving Day last year. With the help of friends like LG and many other supporters of our school, we are on the path to rebuilding our facility to its former glory. We will prevail!"
St. Augustine High School is an all-boys Catholic high school founded in 1951. Educating students primarily of predominantly African American backgrounds, the school serves as a training ground for leadership through academic excellence and moral values. It is also home to the world-renowned marching band, "Marching 100", which was the first high school band to march in the Rex Parade on Mardi Gras Day in 1967. The band has since played for eight U.S. Presidents, and performed at five Super Bowls, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC, and the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. The band will perform at the halftime of this year's second Final Four game. To learn more about St. Augustine High School's fund raising efforts, please visit staugnola.org/lg
LG's commitment to St. Augustine High School arose as part of a three-year partnership with the NCAA, Turner Sports, and CBS Sports for category exclusive marketing and distribution rights to NCAA Championship competitions, including March Madness, that will expand the reach of college sports to legions of current fans and generations of new ones. LG's support of the NCAA Championships will include multiple initiatives to inspire fans and support student athletes including the recent launch of the NCAA Championships Channel (Channel 100), which will feature up to 50 NCAA Fall, Winter and Spring championships, both live and on-demand via LG's exclusive free streaming service, LG Channels. To learn more about LG's partnership with the NCAA visit LG.com/NCAA.
Editor's Note:
Video footage of the LG check presentation ceremony at St. Augustine High School available here.
Footnote:
1 LG will not be involved in selecting scholarship recipients. Selection of the scholarship recipients will be the sole responsibility St. Augustine High School. Eligibility for the scholarship is need-based and does not require participation in athletics as a prerequisite.
About LG Electronics USA
LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $63 billion global innovator in technology and manufacturing. In the United States, LG sells a wide range of innovative home appliances, home entertainment products, commercial displays, air conditioning systems, energy solutions and vehicle components. LG is a seven-time ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year. The company's commitment to environmental sustainability and its "Life's Good" marketing theme encompass how LG is dedicated to people's happiness by exceeding expectations today and tomorrow. www.LG.com.
About St. Augustine High School
St. Augustine High School is a college preparatory school for young men in grades 8-12 founded in 1951 by the Josephite priests and brothers. St. Augustine High School has built a legacy serving as the training ground for leadership through academic excellence, moral values, Christian responsibility, and reasonable, consistent discipline. In 71 years, it has graduated 9,200 men.
About the NCAA®
The NCAA is a diverse association of more than 1,000 member colleges and universities that prioritize academics, well-being and fairness to create greater opportunities for nearly half a million student-athletes each year. The NCAA provides a pathway to higher education and beyond for student-athletes pursuing academic goals and competing in NCAA sports. More than 54,000 student-athletes experience the pinnacle of intercollegiate athletics by competing in NCAA championships each year. Visit ncaa.org and ncaa.com for more details about the association and the corporate partnerships that support the NCAA and its student-athletes. NCAA, Men's Final Four, and March Madness are trademarks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
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A new study released Thursday found that those who are pregnant and vaccinated against COVID-19 are twice as likely to get a breakthrough case of the virus than those who aren't pregnant.
Researchers from the Wisconsin-based company Epic said they analyzed the medical records of about 14 million patients that were stored in Cosmos, a HIPAA-defined data set of more than 140 million people from 960 hospitals and 20,814 clinics that serve patients in all 50 states.
According to the study, researchers honed in on what comorbidities could increase a patient's chances of getting a breakthrough COVID-19 case while vaccinated.
They found that pregnant individuals were 1.91 times more likely to get COVID while vaccinated. They also found that those with organ transplants were 1.83 times more likely to get COVID-19, and those with immune deficiency were 1.63 times more likely to get breakthrough COVID.
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Shares of Roper Technologies Inc.
ROP,
-1.27%
slid 1.27% to $472.23 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-1.57%
falling 1.57% to 4,530.41 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-1.56%
falling 1.56% to 34,678.35. The stock's fall snapped a four-day winning streak. Roper Technologies Inc. closed $32.77 short of its 52-week high ($505.00), which the company reached on October 22nd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
TMO,
-0.76%
fell 0.76% to $590.65, Danaher Corp.
DHR,
-1.36%
fell 1.36% to $293.33, and General Electric Co.
GE,
-3.26%
fell 3.26% to $91.50. Trading volume (601,177) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 509,754.
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Congress reaches deal on billions in Ukraine aid
Congressional leaders have reached a deal to provide roughly $14 billion in Ukraine-related aid, which they expect to include in a massive government funding package.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced the deal, which will include humanitarian assistance and military aid in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“Where we’ve ended up is at $14 billion,” McConnell said.
An aide confirmed there was a deal but tagged the figure closer to $13.5 billion. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y) told reporters it would be “a little less than” $14 billion.
The spending is being dropped into a massive government funding package that congressional leaders are aiming to unveil on Tuesday.
The spending is higher than the $6.5 billion initially requested by the administration and the $10 billion in the White House’s formal request to Congress.
But congressional leaders had signaled they were likely to build on that, in part to give the administration more flexibility in providing additional assistance to Ukraine. The final deal is even higher than the $12 billion floated by Schumer on Monday.
Even as the figure steadily ballooned, McConnell knocked Democrats accusing them of wanting to decrease security assistance and loan guarantees to Eastern European allies.
“It’s been like pulling teeth,” McConnell said.
McConnell said he expected loan guarantees would be in the government funding bill.
Congress needs to pass the government funding bill and have President Biden sign it by the end of Friday in order to prevent a government shutdown.
Congressional leaders decided to attach the Ukraine aid to the government funding bill in order to speed up its path through Capitol Hill, but are also hopeful of the opposite — that attaching the Ukraine package will help shore up support for the larger funding bill.
“The quickest way to get this done is through the omnibus,” Schumer said about GOP criticism that the aid had moved too slowly.
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BATH, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A state supreme court judge in Steuben County has ruled in favor of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of newly elected voting maps. The redistricting maps were approved in February, but the state legislature is now ordered to draw new maps.
In his ruling, the judge said the maps were drawn with political bias and cannot be used for any upcoming elections, including the June primary. The lawsuit, filed by 14 Steuben County residents, claimed the new maps were “undeniably politically gerrymandered” after four republican seats were knocked out by the maps.
The State Senate and Assembly passed the redistricting maps after the Independent Redistricting Commission failed to present one single set of maps to state lawmakers. The commission was made up of five Democrats and five Republicans.
State and federal district lines are redrawn every 10 years based on new census data. New York state lost a congressional seat in the 2020 Census.
The judge is giving state lawmakers until April 11 to draw and pass a new set of maps. If they do not do so, the judge will hire what he called a “neutral expert” to draw them at the state’s expense.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Public Schools took a step toward giving employees a livable wage.
On Wednesday, the school board voted to raise the base pay for some employees in the district to $15.25.
The change applies to AFT classified staff members. These are people who provide direct support in schools like security, paraprofessionals and Head Start staff.
The current starting pay for this group varies, but FOX4 confirmed the lowest pay rate is $14.
The new starting pay rate of $15.25 will begin during the next budget year in July.
The pay increase has been in the works for a while, district leaders say. Board member Manny Abarca said the local affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers brought concerns to the district.
Even though it was approved, Abarca said some cuts in the district’s budget had to be made to protect the long-term impact of the budget.
Abarca said this is a way to support educators, especially after a rough couple of years.
“I am excited for our employees obviously to be acknowledged by this monitory incentive and acknowledgment of their hard work in a small way,” Abarca said.
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Miami federal judge rules in favor of city after mural of Black man killed by police is removed
The mural of 22-year-old Raymond Herisse was part of a gallery exhibition at an art fair held over Memorial Day weekend in 2019
The city of Miami Beach has won a legal battle over the removal of a portrait of a Black man killed in a high-profile police shooting in 2011.
The mural of 22-year-old Raymond Herisse was reportedly part of a gallery exhibition at an art fair held over Memorial Day weekend in 2019, Miami Herald reports. The city ordered the removal because it was “divisive” and “inaccurate.” The artists who helped organize the event accused the city of censorship and sued, but a federal judge sided with Miami Beach on the matter.
Per the Herald, in her ruling on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke concluded that the art fair constituted “government speech,” including the Herisse portrait.
The artists signed a contract with the city agreeing that all art installations would be subject to city approval. Four artists and curators sued the city in 2020 over the removal of the portrait, arguing in court documents that they never would have agreed to compromise their artistic expression by allowing the city to vet their work.
Herisse was killed on the last day of Urban Beach Week 2011, the Memorial Day weekend when Miami Beach is flooded with mostly-Black African American visitors from out of state.
His death occurred during a wild traffic incident on Collins Avenue, after his Hyundai reportedly bumped into several parked cars while driving the wrong way, and hit an officer on a bike, prompting police to open fire. According to the Miami Herald, “an autopsy report showed Herisse’s blood-alcohol content level was twice the legal limit to drive.”
Witnesses claim that police continued to shoot even after the car finally stopped.
Twelve officers fired 116 bullets into Herisse’s vehicle striking him 16 times. He died at the scene. Several innocent bystanders were also injured by stray police bullets. The shooting garnered national attention.
Three of the four shooting victims joined the Herisse family in filing civil lawsuits. They all ultimately agreed to financial settlements totaling $200,000, as state law limits damages to $200,000 per incident, according to the report. Herisse’s mother, Marcelline Azor, received $87,500 for her son’s death.
Cedrick Perkins was reportedly shot near his heart and received $15,000. Sarah Garcia, who was shot twice, was awarded $55,000 and Carlson St. Louis, who was awarded $42,500, was struck once by a police bullet.
“They could give me millions and millions of dollars, but there was no justice,” Azor said in a 2015 interview, as reported by the Herald. “No one went to prison. No one was punished.”
“This was not a routine stop of an individual who had committed a traffic violation,” prosecutors wrote in an 87-page final memo detailing the shooting. “The surrounding officers obviously and correctly viewed this as a dangerous and potentially desperate suspect.”
An initial search of Herisse’s car turned up no weapons but later police claimed they found a gun wrapped in a towel under a car seat.
The case prompted policy changes within the Miami Police Department. Cops can no longer “treat a moving car as a deadly weapon,” per the Miami Herald, or shoot inside a vehicle unless an occupant “displays a weapon or fires first.”
The policy went into effect in October 2014.
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Robot made of magnetic slime could grab objects inside your body
Slime that can be controlled by a magnetic field can navigate tight spaces and grasp objects, making it ideal for possible uses inside the body
A robot made of magnetic slime with a custard-like consistency can navigate narrow passages, grasp objects and fix broken circuits. It could be deployed inside the body to perform tasks such as retrieving objects swallowed by accident.
Elastic robots capable of manipulating objects and fluid-based robots that can navigate tight spaces both already exist, but robots combining both properties are less common.
Li Zhang at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and his colleagues mixed neodymium magnet particles with borax, a common household detergent, and polyvinyl alcohol, a kind of resin, to form a slime that can be controlled …
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March 26, 2022
Televised images of the devastation in Ukraine are especially painful for one Mount Airy resident who hails from that country and still has relatives there who are struggling to survive the Russian invasion.
“My heart is heavy — grieving for all the Ukrainian people suffering,” Irina Ilyasova said of the human toll accompanying the conflict that has now been raging more than a month.
The bombed buildings and ravaged streets are difficult enough to handle — there’s also the emotional fallout gripping citizens there and those in this country who are concerned about them.
“I cannot imagine how people have struggled,” said Ilyasova, a former longtime resident of both Ukraine and Russia whose fluent English is punctuated by a thick accent.
While she now is living a safe, though unsettled, existence in North Carolina that’s not the case for her family members in Ukraine who have been touched by the crisis.
They include her younger sister, Nyla, who recently fled the capital city of Kyiv, a brother and his two children.
“He is still in Ukraine,” said Ilyasova, whose relatives there also include an uncle in his 70s and that man’s family.
The local woman particularly was concerned about her sister due to her being in the large city suffering the brunt of Russian attacks.
Ilyasova managed to monitor Nyla’s well-being through sporadic Internet connections.
“She was in a bomb shelter for almost three weeks in Kyiv,” said the local resident, who was concerned for Nyla’s well-being due to the fact she would have to leave that facility to get food and thus be exposed to violence. “It was difficult for her.”
However, Ilyasova said her sister actually seemed to handle the ordeal much better than she, including sending Ilyasova periodic messages such as “I’m OK,” and “trying to calm me down.”
Nyla finally was able to leave Ukraine via a train and head to Lithuania, located to the north of Ukraine, with the nation of Belarus in between. Her daughter Diana lives in Lithuania.
“At first, people would spend weeks of waiting to get on a train,” Ilyasova said of the predicament faced by an estimated 10 million people displaced from their homes who have had to seek refuge elsewhere.
After taking the train, Nyla boarded a bus to complete her journey to Lithuania, where she and other refugees received a warm greeting including free food and cell phones.
“It took two days to make it,” Ilyasova said.
Meanwhile, her brother and other relatives are staying in Ukraine, advised the local resident, who is reasonably comfortable about their safety since they live in rural sections away from the main part of the fighting.
“You hope it will be OK, but you never know,” she said of uncertainties surrounding warfare. “You can’t really feel good, because it’s all over.”
Ilyasova painted a scenario reminiscent of that for farm families in this area, who grow produce that they then can or otherwise store in cellars — where people also are hunkering down now to be better protected from attacks.
“Beyond war”
It’s one thing for armies to engage in conflict in the traditional way — on remote battlefields with limited impact on the populace, but this has not occurred in Ukraine.
Civilians have inescapably been caught up in the struggle that has occurred street to street in some cases as combatants kill each other.
“People survived World War Two and now they’re dying in the twenty-first century,” Ilyasova observed.
Some regular citizens have taken up arms against the Russian invaders, and naturally suffered casualties as a result, but the local resident is finding it hard to deal with attacks waged on innocent, non-combative civilians in places such as theaters and shelters.
“It’s beyond war,” Ilyasova said.
Yet she believes Ukrainians will continue to stand their ground and resist Russian intrusions, with one key factor in their strong backlash so far involving the fact they are defending their homeland.
“Who wants to give up part of their land?” she said of one possible consequence of a takeover by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Seeing the after-effects of the conflict via TV coverage has been difficult for Ilyasova, who says the best news she has received out of Ukraine so far “was hearing that my relatives are alive.”
“Brother against brother”
Irina Ilyasova, a former pediatrician, has lived in Mount Airy since 2005, when her family moved here after her husband, also a doctor, accepted a position at Northern Regional Hospital. Ilyasova has a son who is 30 and a 23-year-old daughter.
The family relocated here from New York City.
But Irina’s story — as it relates to the present conflict — actually begins much earlier when she was born in Ukraine.
Ilyasova left there at age 15 to live in Moscow, where schools existed to launch her medical training, which was before the Soviet Union dissolved.
In addition to her relatives in Ukraine, Ilyasova knows many folks in Russia due to living in Moscow for 27 years.
While she firmly supports the cause of the Ukrainian people, to a certain degree Ilyasova’s loyalties lie on both sides in the conflict among similar people.
“I couldn’t believe how brother can fight against brother,” she lamented. While swayed mostly by the struggles of the Ukrainian people, “my heart is on both sides,” Ilyasova said.
“It breaks your heart.”
Local support helping
Ilyasova has been comforted by the support received from this community since the invasion began.
“I get a lot of phone calls,” she reported, along with people bringing her flowers.
Ilyasova is a member of the Rotary Club of Mount Airy, which has been supportive throughout the ordeal.
Also, a fundraising event is planned today at 1 p.m. on Miss Angel’s Farm, located at 252 Heart Lane, to aid efforts by Samaritan’s Purse. That organization provides assistance to persons in physical need as a key part of its Christian missionary work and now has teams on the ground responding to the Ukraine crisis.
“Bring comfortable shoes, as we will be walking the perimeter of the farm at 1:30 to show solidarity with Ukrainians abroad and at home,” says a Facebook announcement for Miss Angel’s Farm.
“Afterwards, we will have Ukrainians in our community speak on what’s happening and how you can help and cultural music will be provided by Gypsy Laurel to celebrate Ukraine,” the announcement adds. “Feel free to make posters and bring flags if you have them to this event.”
Irina Ilyasova greatly appreciates such gestures, but says the ultimate gift will be a breakthrough in the conflict that now shows no signs of waning.
“I hope it will stop,” she said. “I would love to have peace between countries.”
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Chef Hung Huynh
He's back, folks, and this time he's here to stay.
We hope.
Chef Hung Huynh, the uber-talented chef and winner of
Top Chef Season 3, has signed on to become Director of Culinary Innovation for the Omei Restaurant Group just three months after
leaving his post as executive chef of Ava MediterrAegean.
Huynh was serving as a New York City-based consultant to various high-end restaurants around the country when Omei's Johnny and Jimmy Tung connected with the Vietnamese-born chef at the
Reunion Omakase at Morimoto Asia two weeks ago.
"We are beyond excited and honored chef Hung is joining our restaurant group," says Omei's Johnny Tung. "He'll help us take Orlando's restaurant scene to new heights by mentoring our chef partners and developing new and exciting restaurant concepts."
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Chef Hung at the Reunion Omakase at Morimoto Asia
Huynh will offer his culinary expertise to the concepts under the restaurant group's umbrella, specifically Bento Asian Kitchen, Collab Kitchens and Norikase in Jacksonville. He'll also collaborate with Omei's chef-partner concepts Domu, Tori Tori, Sugar Dough Bakehouse, Light on the Sugar, Foreigner, Soupa Saiyan, Mamak, Doshi Box and Camille.
"I'm really looking forward to being a part of this team," says Huynh. "Omei has been so successful in operating a wide range of concepts, and that really excites me."
For Huynh, developing his own restaurant concept is certainly in the offing, and Tung tells me that may happen sooner than later. "With Michelin coming, we have to take advantage of this momentum," he teases.
Ultimately, it could lead to Huynh having his own restaurant group, similar to how the Tung Brothers helped Sonny Nguyen create Domu Dynasty.
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Chef Hung making it rain at Morimoto Asia.
"Our goal is to have chefs that come through Orlando stay or stick around, and help build Orlando into a nationally and internationally recognized food city," says Tung. "The hope is that other chefs around the country will take notice of where Orlando is headed and consider moving here as well."
After snagging the
Top Chef title back in 2007, the talented alum of Per Se and Guy Savoy spent four years with the EMM Restaurant Group before
a well-publicized split. Hung bounced around after that and even did
a stint at Morimoto Asia as chef de cuisine. In 2019, he opened Asian-fusion restaurant Warrior in L.A. but cut ties to the West Hollywood hotspot.
So what makes Omei a good fit for Huynh?
"I think at this stage in his career, he's looking for a restaurant group to partner with rather than work for," says Tung. "Omei provides a path to ownership, and we can help chefs create their own restaurant groups by providing chefs with resources to achieve their own personal goals."
Huynh cites Omei's diversified portfolio as a motivation to join the group.
"I've only spent a short time with Omei," he says, "but I do like the fact that they have a lot of projects and a lot of fresh ideas. I don't like to work at one thing. It gets stale for me. Omei offers me the opportunity to be involved with many different aspects of food service, from fast-casual to omakases to ghost kitchens."
Huynh readily admits that working with an Asian-owned restaurant group also proved enticing.
"I've worked with many restaurant groups, but this one is owned by Asians and they do a lot of Asian concepts and I want to be a part of that journey. Orlando is ready for new, exciting concepts and I want to be involved in making that happen."
Make it happen, chef. Make it happen.
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UNDATED (AP)- Park Center guard Braeden Carrington is the Associated Press Player of the Year for Minnesota high school boys basketball.
The 6-foot-3 senior helped lead the Pirates to the Class 4A state championship. That was the Brooklyn Park school's first title in the sport.
Carrington will play in college for Minnesota next season. He averaged 17.8 points per game in 2021-22.
Carrington is joined on the AP's all-state team by Eli King of Caledonia, Demarion Watson of Totino-Grace, Tre Holloman of Cretin-Derham Hall and Pharrel Payne of Park of Cottage Grove.
King averaged 19.9 points and 9.7 rebounds to go along with 4 steals per game this season while leading Caledonia to the State Tournament.
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Flat Rock was the scene of a possible earthquake this week, but some additional rumblings have been shaking up the small community east of Mount Airy in the wake of a recent traffic change there.
Residents and other travelers in the area object to a new all-way stop configuration at the intersection of East Pine Street (N.C. 103) and McBride/Quaker Road near Flat Rock Elementary School, saying it is unsafe and impeding vehicular flow.
This has included launching a petition drive to have the N.C. Department of Transportation remove the four-way stop system implemented on March 10. It now requires motorists approaching the busy intersection from all four directions to come to a complete halt before proceeding.
Previously only those arriving at the crossroads from Quaker and McBride roads — which face each other at N.C. 103 — encountered stop signs.
“The new all-way stop on 103 has the main highway backed up, blocking businesses and the elementary school,” in the view of Shanny Chappell, who started the petition on the change.org website — https://www.change.org/p/take-the-all-way-4-way-stop-away-from-103-quaker-mcbride-roads?redirect=false
As of Thursday, 904 people had signed the petition toward a goal of 1,000 on the website that provides the public with the ability to promote causes among potential signers. The Flat Rock effort garnered more than 500 signatures in the first four days it was established more than two weeks ago.
Drivers — especially of faster vehicles coming from either direction on N.C. 103 — don’t always notice, or heed, the stop signs, according to those opposed to the change DOT officials say was undertaken in the name of safety.
“Some blow right through the stop sign,” said Janice King, a longtime resident of Flat Rock who lives on McBride Road about a mile from the intersection. “People aren’t slowing down.”
King, a former employee of the Mount Airy Police Department and Surry County District Attorney’s Office, pointed out Wednesday that N.C. 103 is a truck route populated by big rigs hauling logs and other products from or to Virginia.
A further situation compromising safety involves motorists, particularly the elderly, being uncertain about how to react when reaching the four-way stop and thus creating dangerous bottlenecks.
“People are arriving at the same time and don’t know what to do,” King said.
“My biggest fear is a tractor-trailer is going to hit a family in a car and somebody is going to get killed.”
“People don’t even stop at the stop signs at night,” said another Flat Rock resident, Jamie Potts, who commented about the situation Wednesday while standing in front of a Citgo convenience store on the corner of N.C. 103 and Quaker Road.
Potts mentioned that motorists sometimes will cut through the store parking lot to avoid the all-way stop, creating another safety issue. “They come through about 25 miles per hour.”
“It’s too dang dangerous,” Judy Jessup commented in a post on the petition website.
“I don’t even go that way now.”
Added another petition signer, Jennifer Laws: “I don’t see how this is helping at all.”
Critics of the change say the situation is especially problematic in the mornings and afternoons as the school day begins and ends at Flat Rock Elementary.
Reasons for all-way stop
When announcing the addition of the four-way stop sign system in early March, N.C. Department of Transportation officials explained that it was in response to an elevated crash rate at the site.
This included a study examining the five-year accident history of the intersection which revealed 14 dangerous-angle crashes, prompting crews to install the extra stop signs requiring all traffic to stop and warning signage.
“I’ll bet there’s been fourteen since since they put up the durn stop signs, or near misses,” King countered Wednesday concerning the accident rate.
Economics also was a factor, with an all-way stop considered an effective and cost-efficient way to improve the safety of an intersection.
King said she and other residents in the area have long sought regular traffic lights there.
That idea was rejected by the DOT, with Division 11 Traffic Engineer Daniel Adams noting — in correspondence with Janice King and her husband Mark — that it is not a viable option.
“An evaluation was made to see if a signal was warranted,” added Adams, who is based in North Wikesboro, “however, it failed to meet the warrants for a signal.”
The intersection of N.C. 103 and McBride/Quaker Road was deemed “a good candidate” for the all-way stop, the traffic engineer advised. He added that studies show a 68-percent reduction in crashes when converting from a two-way to four-way stop situation.
Janice King said that for years small flashing lights existed there, and about two weeks ago a large flashing red light system was erected to provide an additional warning — apparently to quell concerns arising from the change made earlier in the month.
“If you can do all that, why can’t you put in a regular stoplight?” the Flat Rock resident said of the DOT, calling the four-way-stop format “absolutely ridiculous.”
King doubts that any local stakeholders were consulted before the change occurred, such as the Surry Emergency Medical Service, Four-Way Volunteer Fire Department, county commissioners or Surry County Schools.
Some residents reportedly are planning to attend a commissioners meeting to air the issue during a public forum.
Four-way rules
The DOT issued these guidelines for all-way stops:
• The first vehicle at the intersection has the right of way.
• When two or more vehicles reach an intersection at the same time, the one to the right has the right of way and may go straight or, if legal and after signaling, turn left or right.
• When two facing vehicles approach an intersection simultaneously, both drivers can move straight ahead or turn right. If one driver is going straight while the other wants to turn left, the driver who wants to turn left must yield.
• Even with the right of way, drivers should remember to use appropriate turn signals and watch for pedestrians and other vehicles.
Tom Joyce may be reached at 336-415-4693 or on Twitter @Me_Reporter.
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https://www.mtairynews.com/news/106320/four-way-stop-foments-flat-rock-furor
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The European Parliament has voted in favor of banning all anonymous cryptocurrency transfers.
The majority of lawmakers from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), the Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL), the Green Party, and the Renew Party supported the crackdown. The European People's Party (EPP) and the Identity and Democracy Party (ID) opposed the draft.
The amendment has applied transfer of fund regulations (TFR), which are meant to prevent payment systems from being used for money laundering, to the cryptocurrency industry. Since the draft doesn’t specify any lower limit for crypto transfers, it means that all transactions will be subject to identity checks. Hence, crypto firms will be obliged to collect and reveal identity information about the parties involved in a transaction.
Cryptocurrency proponents claim that the move would erode privacy and lead to broader surveillance. They insist that the amendment will take a toll on those who rely on self-hosted wallets such as Ledger or Trezor. Some view it as a ban on anonymity in crypto. Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino went on to describe it as a “big step back for human rights.”
The draft will now enter trialogue negotiations with representatives of the European Parliament (EP), the European Commission, and the Council of the EU. The process will take several months.
According to Patrick Hansen, head of growth and strategy at decentralized finance startup Unstoppable Finance, it will still be possible to introduce changes to the draft before it gets enacted into law. Hence, the cryptocurrency can still work to repeal the amendments.
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https://u.today/eu-parliament-votes-to-ban-anonymity-in-crypto
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The Rhodes Scholars Guiding Biden’s Presidency
Originally published on Whitney Webb’s Unlimited Hangout
The recent, pandemic-ridden years have involved a steep and often traumatic learning curve for many citizens across the Trans Atlantic. One particularly shocking revelation that has ripped virally across the internet in recent days revolves around the revelations that the World Economic Forum’s ‘Young Global Leaders’ have been positioned across western governments and powerful private institutions over the past three decades.
Videos of Klaus Schwab bragging that Young Leaders have been positioned across the governments of Canada, Argentina, Europe and beyond are now being posted across social media platforms on a daily basis, confirming the suspicions of many that the World Economic Forum is not a benign business networking operation, as it has tried to project for the credulous. Rather, it is something much darker and insidious.
Set up in 1993 as the Global Leaders of Tomorrow and renamed WEF Young Leaders Forum in 2004 (fueled with funds from such benevolent institutions as JP Morgan Chase and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), over 1400 young leaders (under the age of 38) from both public and private sectors have been processed through the program. For those tapped to become members of this elitist clique, they agree to attend six years of regular WEF conferences featuring seminars, focus groups and other special experiences both at Davos and at regional WEF events, at which point they graduate and become “alumni” who, in turn, become capable of nominating future young leaders.
Just a tiny sampling of the prominent figures who have been processed and installed into positions of influence to advance the WEF globalist agenda over the past 30 years include Angela Merkel, Nicholas Sarkozy, Emmanuel Macron, Tony Blair, Mark Zuckerberg, José Manuel Barroso, Bill Gates, Chrystia Freeland, Pete Buttigieg, Jacinda Arden (PM New Zealand), Jack Ma (Ali Baba founder), Larry Fink (Blackrock CEO), Larry Page (Google founder), Lynn Forrester de Rothschild (Council for Inclusive Capitalism founder), Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia founder), Peter Thiel (Paypal founder), Leonardo Di Caprio (tool), Richard Branson (Virgin Records CEO), Jeff Bezos (Amazon founder), Stephan Bancel (Moderna CEO), Pierre Omidyar (Ebay co-founder), Alizia Garza (co-founder BLM), Jonathan Soros (son of sociopath) and, according the Schwab, himself “half the Canadian Cabinet” under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
As important as it is to hold this disturbing fact in mind, it is even more important not to lose sight of the deeper historical forces at play and the older institutional practice of talent searching young blood upon which the YGL Program is based.
Just as Klaus Schwab was never his own man, having been trained by his mentors Maurice Strong (co-founder of the WEF) [1] and his Harvard mentor Henry Kissinger, so too were Klaus’ Young Leaders merely a modern version of an older practice that has been at play for over 114 years. This older institution is the Rhodes Scholarship system and the associated Round Table Movement, which created both Chatham House in 1919 and its American branch, dubbed “The Council on Foreign Relations,” in 1921.
This program has been incredibly influential and has also generated immense damage over the last century. Thousands of young Americans have been processed through the halls of Oxford since its founding who are then re-inserted back into their native land with a religious-like zeal to advance an agenda, the full scope of which very few of them truly comprehend.
The Example of Biden’s Cabinet
During the first year of the Biden administration, swarms of Oxford-trained Rhodes Scholars were swept into dominant positions of power across America’s domestic and foreign policy landscape.
The hegemony of the Council on Foreign Relations as a major top-down planning center for the Rules-Based International Order has also been firmly re-established after having been relegated to a back seat during the four year period of Donald Trump’s presidency. Trump’s term was referred to by CFR President Richard Haass as “the aberration”. Haass himself is a Rhodes Scholar, having graduated from Oxford’s Oberlin College in 1978.
The CFR and the Rhodes Scholarship program are simply two sides of the same process that have acted as a key pillar to the establishment of fifth column operations within the USA, and the Trans Atlantic Community more generally, during the past century. Both the CFR and the Rhodes Scholarship were established by the ill-begotten fortunes of Cecil Rhodes.
Cecil Rhodes’ Vision Revisited
Every year since its creation in 1902, over 30 talented young American scholars have been rewarded each year with the privilege of an all-expenses-paid brainwashing in the halls of Oxford University, on the dime of the riches left to posterity by the deceased diamond magnate Cecil Rhodes, before being re-deployed back to their home nations.
Rhodes himself was a leading mining magnate who was used by the powerful financiers of London to consolidate mining operations across South Africa, thereby cornering the global diamond market and founding such rapacious institutions as DeBeers. Rhodes used his economic influence to rapidly ascend through the ranks of political office, becoming Prime Minister of Cape Colony, which comprised much of today’s South Africa, from 1890-1896.
During this time, Rhodes oversaw the vast theft of lands from native Africans while also guaranteeing that no blacks would be permitted to play any role in the political process by tripling the wealth requirement for voting.
Rhodes consolidated British imperial control over much of southern Africa by directing the invasion and takeover of the region north of Cape Town (today’s Zambia and Zimbabwe), which later became dubbed Rhodesia.
During the second Boer War against the Transvaal Republic (a coalition of Dutch settlers and Zulus), Rhodes’ network of sociopathic imperial managers, dubbed “Milner’s Kindergarten,” worked with Lord Kitchener to innovate new genocidal techniques for asymmetrical warfare. These techniques included poisoning water systems and establishing a new model of concentration camps, which killed over forty thousand innocent civilians via starvation and disease.
Commenting upon the rates of children dying in the concentration camps, Lord Milner, a close ally of Rhodes, stated the “fact that the death rate among young children in the camps was still not dropping. ‘The theory that, all the weakly children being dead, the rate would fall off is not so far borne out by the facts… The strong ones must be dying now and they will all be dead by the spring of 1903.'”
This concentration camp system proved incredibly effective at breaking the spirits of the Transvaal soldiers who soon succumbed to the empire’s stranglehold across South Africa. It was later adopted by the Nazis during WWII.
Rhodes’ early disciples included such luminaries as Lord Alfred Milner, Sir Halford Mackinder, George Parkin, W.T. Stead and the Canadian oligarch Vincent Massey (to name a few). His early backers included high level figures among the British intelligentsia including Prince Edward Albert and Lord Nathaniel Rothschild, who saw that a new strategy was needed to halt the spread of the American System and its policies around the world, particularly in the wake of Lincoln’s victory over the South during the Civil War.
Empire in Crisis: The Late 19th Century Breakdown of Unipolarism
During the last decades of the 19th century, it was becoming increasingly clear to many that the unipolar days of the British Empire stood on shaky foundations. Starting in the 1870s, a new multipolar system of win-win cooperation was emerging internationally due to the spread of nationalist systems of political economy, modelled on the best attributes of America’s Hamiltonian system.
In Germany, the Zollverein was established under Chancellor Bismarck, which unified the compartmentalized state around a holistic protective tariff to block the dumping of cheap goods from abroad, while uniting Germany’s regions around internal free trade, productive credit, rail development, industrial growth and other labor reforms. These reforms had been driven by the teachings of the influential German economist Friedrich List, who formulated his system during his five years in the USA. He was among the first to coin the term “American System of Political Economy” in 1827.
In Russia, Finance Minister Sergei Witte led a parallel reform, adopting protectionism to favor the growth of native agro-industrial power while driving continental interconnectivity via the Trans Siberian Railway (made with Baldwin Locomotives from Philadelphia), which was assisted by teams of American engineers. Witte worked closely with a network of nationalists who had worked closely with Lincoln to save the union from British-directed dissolution during the Civil War. He initiated the sale of Alaska with plans to extend rail and telegraph through the Bering Strait and launched a vast anti-corruption program in Russia itself.
Protectionism, anti-corruption reforms and internal improvements were adopted in France by the government of Sadi Carnot and his Foreign Minister Gabriel Hanotaux and also in Japan, where American advisors like Erasmus Peshine Smith were helping the restored Meiji government adopt national banking programs and rail development.
What was most frightening for the upper echelons of the British elite, was that these developments were not isolated to the borders of various states wishing to break free of British dominance of private finance and maritime shipping – they now extended across borders. Bismarck’s Berlin-to-Baghdad railway was one example, as was the Russia-Chinese railway through Manchuria.
Rail projects extending the newly built Trans Continental railway through British Columbia, and then through Alaska and the Bering Strait into Eurasia, were being discussed by statesmen and engineers on both sides of the Atlantic from the moment Alaska was sold to the USA in 1867. These discussions continued until the day Witte was ousted from power in 1906. The 1890 Cosmopolitan Railway map published by Lincoln-ally and former Governor of Colorado William Gilpin is a reminder of the trajectory of the sort of world then being brought into existence.
The growth of a community of win-win cooperation as the basis for international law was a prospect deemed intolerable by many devout social Darwinists and eugenicists among the British ruling class.
Outlining his vision for the new paradigm then coming into being, Gilpin wrote in 1890:
“The weapons of mutual slaughter are hurled away; the sanguinary passions find a check, a majority of the human family is found to accept the essential teachings of Christianity IN PRACTICE… Room is discovered for industrial virtue and industrial power. The civilized masses of the world meet; they are mutually enlightened, and fraternize to reconstitute human relations in harmony with nature and with God. The world ceases to be a military camp, incubated only by the military principles of arbitrary force and abject submission. A new and grand order in human affairs inaugurates itself out of these immense concurrent discoveries and events”
[Cosmopolitan Railway p. 213]
This was not an operating system acceptable to the misanthropic ideals of Malthusian social engineers, whose self interest was located in keeping the world divided, ignorant, hungry and at war. Something had to be done.
Cecil Rhodes and the Creation of a New Religion
The early members of the Rhodes Trust hive interfaced closely with London’s Fabian Society throughout the 20th century and became the new disciplined elite that gradually infiltrated throughout society. This new breed of imperial management exerted its influence in much the same way earlier Jesuit operations had been formed and deployed across Europe beginning in the 16th century.
For anyone confused as to the purpose of this Rhodes Scholarship program, one need look no further than Rhodes’ 1877 Confessions of Faith and Seven Wills, which called for the domination of “inferior races” by Anglo-Saxon superiority, as well as the ultimate recapturing of America and the creation of a new Church of the British Empire:
“Let us form the same kind of society, a Church for the extension of the British Empire. A society which should have its members in every part of the British Empire working with one object and one idea we should have its members placed at our universities and our schools and should watch the English youth passing through their hands just one perhaps in every thousand would have the mind and feelings for such an object, he should be tried in every way, he should be tested whether he is endurant, possessed of eloquence, disregardful of the petty details of life, and if found to be such, then elected and bound by oath to serve for the rest of his life in his Country. He should then be supported if without means by the Society and sent to that part of the Empire where it was felt he was needed.’
In another will, Rhodes described in more detail his intention to create an organization:
“For the establishment, promotion and development of a Secret Society, the true aim and object whereof shall be for the extension of British rule throughout the world. The colonization by British subjects of all lands where the means of livelihood are attainable by energy, labour, and enterprise and especially the occupation by British settlers of the entire Continent of Africa, the Holy Land, the Valley of the Euphrates, the islands of Cyprus and Candia, the whole of South America, the islands of the Pacific not heretofore possessed by Great Britain, the whole of the Malay Archipelago, these aboard of China and Japan, [and] the ultimate recovery of the United States of America as an integral part of the British Empire.”
Describing his thinking to his disciple W.T. Stead, Rhodes wrote: “Please remember the key of my idea discussed with you is a Society, copied from the Jesuits as to organisation”.
A Calamitous 20th Century
As generations passed, the continuity of purpose that transcended individual lives of players on the stage was maintained by certain organizations that grew out of the original Rhodes/Milner Round Table movements, which now had branches in the Anglo-Saxon majority countries that had formed part of the British Empire. By 1919, after the Round Table had taken control of Canadian and British governments during 1911 and 1916 coups, this group created the Royal Institute for International Affairs (also known as Chatham House).
By 1921, an American branch was set up called the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), which was staffed with Rhodes Scholars and Fabians and has maintained a continuity of intention to the present day. This organization spawned dozens of influential sub-organizations, which always interface with a form of “central command”. When Hillary Clinton once referred to the CFR as the “mother ship” in 2009, this is what she was referring to.
Although it was inaugurated in 1921, the CFR’s creation can be traced to the same May 30, 1919 meeting at the Hotel Celeste in France that also saw the birth of the Royal Institute for International Affairs. Leading members among the 50 Anglo-American delegates attending that founding meeting included Round Table leader Lionel Curtis, Lord Eustice Percy, German-American financier Paul Warburg and Wilson-advisor Edward M. House. Many of these figures (including House and Warburg) had been instrumental in instituting the US’Federal Reserve System in 1913, and had also gone far to finance the Bolshevik Revolution that turned Russia inside out.
The official Chatham House website described the founding meeting in the following terms:
“At the Hotel Majestic, Curtis gave a rousing speech where he told the assembled scholars and officials that it was up to them, people who operated at the intersection of high politics and scholarship, to shape the new peace by educating the public on international issues. There was also an expectation, underpinned by Anglo-American social connections and institutions such as the Rhodes scholarships, that it would be up to Britain and the United States to determine the course of international politics in the post-war period.”
Branches in Canada, Australia, and South Africa were set up in 1928, 1933 and 1934, respectively.
Although many historians refer to the Council on Foreign Relations as “an American organization,” with the earlier Chatham House acting as junior partner, the truth is just the opposite.
A young student of Harvard’s William Yandell Elliot (himself a leading Rhodes Scholar) was none other than former Secretary of State Sir Henry Kissinger who stated gushingly at a May 10, 1981 Chatham House event:
“The British were so matter-of-factly helpful that they became a participant in internal American deliberations, to a degree probably never practiced between sovereign nations… In my White House incarnation then, I kept the British Foreign Office better informed and more closely engaged than I did the American State Department… It was symptomatic”.
It is no exaggeration to state that many important events that happened during the dark bipolar years of the Cold War intimately involved the top-down role of Rhodes Scholars. Occupying critical positions within the State Department in both the USA and Canada, UN bureaucracy and Foundations, Rhodes Scholars operated with a level of discipline, enthusiasm and coherence unseen in any modern imperial civil service [2].
From Escott Reid’s designs for NATO two full years before the anti-Russian organization was brought online, to George McGhee’s advance of the Truman Doctrine, to Dean Rusk’s guiding hand behind the Korean War, US support of the French in Vietnam and later US involvement in Vietnam, to Senator J. William Fulbright’s promotion of globalism and a European Union, everywhere you see a bad idea being born during the post-WWII years, there is almost invariably a Rhodes Scholar or “Rhodie” to be found behind it.
Two years before his death on April 12, 1945, President Franklin Roosevelt shared his concerns of this foreign agenda and its disciples permeating his own State Department, waiting to take control of US foreign policy at a moment’s notice, when he said to his son Elliot:
“You know, any number of times the men in the State Department have tried to conceal messages to me, delay them, hold them up somehow, just because some of those career diplomats over there aren’t in accord with what they know I think. They should be working for Winston. As a matter of fact, a lot of the time, they are [working for Churchill]. Stop to think of ’em: any number of ’em are convinced that the way for America to conduct its foreign policy is to find out what the British are doing and then copy that!” I was told… six years ago, to clean out that State Department. It’s like the British Foreign Office….”
Of course, FDR’s vision for a world of US-Russia-Chinese cooperation and internationalization of the New Deal was more than a little anathema to Cold War, which Rhodes Scholars had been preparing so they could sculpt the world order after WWII. Neither FDR, his allies nor his grand design could be tolerated for long [3].
While the Rhodes Scholar hives managed to permeate ivy league schools, media outlets, private corporations, elected offices and the civil service during the 20th century, as laid out by Professor Carrol Quigley’s posthumously published The Anglo-American Establishment, the prize of the presidency remained an elusive trophy… until the day one of Quigley’s own students returned from Oxford and soon became Governor of Arkansas.
Clinton Opens the Floodgates
With Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential victory, Rhodes Scholars like Strobe Talbott (Assistant Secretary of State and co-architect of Perestroika) and Robert Reich (Secretary of Labor), were joined by “Rhodies” Ira Magaziner, Derek Shearer (Senior Economic Advisors), Susan Rice (Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs), Kevin Thurme (Health and Human Services Chief of Staff), George Stephanopoulos (Communications Director), Richard Celeste (Ambassador to India) and dozens of other Rhodes Scholars. These individuals were funneled into positions of influence that aimed to oversee the “end of history”, as celebrated by neocon thinker Francis Fukuyama, as the Soviet Union disintegrated.
While some Rhodies remained in positions of power during the period of the presidency of George W. Bush, the Rhodes Hives again enjoyed vast policy-shaping influence under the Obama-age where the architecture for global governance was being built on the wreckage of troublesome nation states like Libya, Syria and Ukraine.
Despite the set back caused by Trump, whose victory interfered with Hillary Clinton’s coronation, Rhodies are stubborn creatures, if nothing else. It was later revealed in 2020 that both Talbott and Rice were at the heart of Russiagate.
While still serving as Brookings Institute President in 2015-17, it was Talbott who interfaced with MI6’s Sir Richard Dearlove and Christopher Steele in the months before the elections by cooking up and circulating the “dodgy dossier”. It was Rice who was revealed to be at the center of the “unmasking” entrapment operation that targeted Michael Flynn in January 2017.
It would be the height of folly to presume, as some commentators have done, that Talbott’s role in this operation indicates an American guiding hand in the effort to undo the 2016 elections. Yet, the fact is that Talbott’s entire life and world outlook have been shaped by British Imperial principles that are programmed into the minds of most Rhodes Scholars like himself.
As Jeremy Kuzmarov demonstrates in his recent essay published in Covert Action Magazine, both Talbott and his Oxford roommate Bill Clinton had likely been recruited to the CIA long before receiving their scholarships. Kuzmarov also demonstrates that Bill Clinton played a key role smuggling Khrushchev’s memoir out of Russia during a “research” expedition to Moscow. Clinton’s role in this operation gives new meaning to the role Talbott played in translating that memoir into English as part of a much larger Anglo-American intelligence operation designed to revise Soviet history.
It was also during his time at Oxford that young Talbott adopted a near-religious commitment to a post-nation state world order.
Upon his return to America, Talbott was shepherded into a prominent role in the western propaganda bureau, serving as a leading editor of Time Magazine. It was during the end of this phase of his career that the soon-to-be Assistant Secretary of State outlined his manifesto for the New World Order in a July 20 1992 article entitled “The Birth of a Global Nation”.
In that article, Talbott stated:
“All countries are basically social arrangements…No matter how permanent or even sacred they may seem at any one time, in fact they are all artificial and temporary…Perhaps national sovereignty wasn’t such a great idea after all….But it has taken the events in our own wondrous and terrible century to clinch the case for world government.”
Within his 1992 manifesto, Talbott describes NATO as “history’s most ambitious, enduring and successful exercise in collective security” and then celebrates the International Monetary Fund. Talbott said “the free world formed multilateral financial institutions that depend on member states’ willingness to give up a degree of national sovereignty. The International Monetary Fund can virtually dictate fiscal policies, even including how much tax a government should levy on its citizens.”
Forecasting the Blair-Cheney “Responsibility to Protect” protocol which would soon justify the humanitarian bombings of Kosovo, Iraq, Libya and Syria, Talbott championed the destruction of national sovereignty made possible by the invasion of Kuwait in 1991, saying “the internal affairs of a nation used to be off limits to the world community. But the principle of ‘humanitarian intervention is gaining acceptance.”
During the entire Clinton Presidency, Talbott ensured that his utopian beliefs would not remain ink on paper, but be put swiftly into action, interfacing closely with Soros’ Open Society Foundations and overseeing the Shock Therapy of Russia during the 1990s.
Revenge of Rice and the Rhodies
Among the top Rhodies guiding US President Joe Biden is none other than Susan Rice, who is now the director of Biden’s Domestic Policy Council.
In 1990, Rice received her PhD in International Relations from New College, Oxford and, in 1992, received the first annual award from Chatham House for “the most distinguished dissertation in the UK in the field of International Studies” for her thesis “The Commonwealth Initiative in Zimbabwe 1979-80”. In her thesis, Rice lauded the British peace keeping transition after the empire’s 13 year war against Zimbabwe liberation.
Describing her love of Oxford, Rice delivered remarks at Rhodes House in 1999 saying:
“To be at Rhodes House tonight with so many friends, benefactors and mentors is a personal privilege. It is like a coming home for me for much of what I know about Africa was discovered within these walls, refined at this great university with generous support of the Rhodes Trust.”
It is worth keeping in mind that as she spoke those words, Rice had recently demonstrated her imperial worldview by coordinating the destruction of a Sudanese pharmaceutical factory in 1998 and threatening South Africa with economic destruction unless it gave up its desire to produce generic and affordable AIDS medication that same year. While serving as special assistant to Bill Clinton and Senior Director of African Affairs at the National Security Council, Rice oversaw a well documented rogue CIA operation that ensured US support to the invasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Ugandan and Rwandan-sponsored rebels. A September 2009 New York Review of Books article by Howard French documented Rice’s role in this genocidal operation:
“Museveni [of Uganda] and Kagame [of Rwanda] agree that the basic problem in the Great Lakes is the danger of a resurgence of genocide and they know how to deal with that. The only thing we have to do is look the other way.”
During these operations that targeted Hutu refugees, it is estimated by UN officials that over 200,000 people were massacred simply because Rice demanded the USA “look the other way”.
Rice worked to balkanize Sudan and to promote military intervention across the Arab and African worlds under the Responsibility to Protect doctrine (R2P) with the cooperation of supranational organizations like the International Criminal Court (ICC), which issued an arrest warrant for President Bashir. Her handiwork would have made Cecil Rhodes proud.
We should not forget that the Sudan-Libya-Egypt alliance under the combined leadership of Mubarak, Qadhafi and Bashir, had moved to establish a new gold-backed financial system outside of the IMF/World Bank to fund large scale development in Africa. Had this program not been undermined by a NATO-led destruction of Libya, the carving up of Sudan and regime change in Egypt, then the world would have seen the emergence of a major regional block of African states shaping their own destinies outside of the rigged game of Anglo-American controlled finance for the first time in history.
Following the Rhodes model of economic exploitation of colonized people, today’s Anglo-American neocolonial models of finance have mastered the art of providing usurious loans with many strings attached and structural adjustment measures that would ensure those target populations never benefit or break free from the economic dominance of a masterclass that exploits their land and labor.
Beyond Rice, other Rhodes Scholars emerging into positions of control in the current Biden administration include National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who graduated from Oxford’s Magdalene College and worked under Strobe Talbott at the Brookings Institute’s Center for the Study for Globalization at Yale in 2000. During this time, Rice had also come to work as Senior Fellow at Brookings, followed by a stint as UN Ambassador from 2009-2013 and Obama’s National Security Advisor from 2013-2017, while Sullivan went on to become Biden’s top security aid during the Obama years.
The Tale of Two Failed Mayors: Buttigieg and Garcetti
Due to an embarrassing series of scandals, Rhodes Scholar Eric Garcetti (former Mayor of LA) was pulled from Biden’s early cabinet. But now, with a full year in the penalty box, Garcetti’s rehabilitation was announced on July 2021 with his appointment as US ambassador to India. Acting as Chair of the C40 Cities (a network of 97 major cities around the world), and also the co-founder of Climate Mayors (representing 400 US mayors who have signed onto the Paris Climate Accords), Garcetti is a driving force of the Green New Deal, which is itself an integral part of the Great Reset.
Garcetti has made it known that his priorities in India will be to expand the “green cities” program deeper into India, work to combat Russia’s relationship with the Indian military, and promote an anti-China outlook amongst the India elite.
Another Rhodes Scholar and former mayor, Pete Buttigieg, was more fortunate than Garcetti and was given the keys to the Transportation portfolio, although he had first been considered for the position of US Ambassador to China. Although conservatives are quick to paint Buttigieg and Democrats as stooges for “evil China”, it was in fact Buttigieg who said in May 2020: “Beijing sees an opportunity to call into question the American project and liberal democracy itself. One thing they’re banking on is four more years of Trump.”
As I laid out in my previous reports, Soros himself has repeatedly labelled the two greatest threats to his “open society” as 1) Xi Jinping’s China and 2) Trump’s USA and even recently called for the overthrow of President Xi in defense of his preferred configuration of the global order.
Bruce Reed: Political Operative
Another Rhodie named Bruce Reed had originally entered Washington as part of the first 1992 Rhodes Scholar infusion as the Clinton-Gore campaign manager and later director of Clinton’s Domestic Policy Council. Reed has since been tapped as the top tech advisor to Biden and has since openly called for cracking down on free speech online by cancelling Federal Internet law Section 230.
This law has kept website owners free from prosecution over content published on their sites. Its cancellation would crush what dwindling free speech still exists on social media. The argument advanced by Reed has been that Section 230 has been used by Russian and Chinese operatives to infiltrate the information ecosystem and manipulate Western elections. With its repeal, Facebook and other social media sites will be forced to censor all “illicit” thought crimes under fear of federal prosecution.
Reed had previously teamed up with Biden in drafting the infamous 1994 crime bill, which gave countless petty criminals longer-term sentences, benefiting the prison-cheap labor complex. During the Obama years, Reed worked as Biden’s Chief of Staff and lead handler. He is currently also serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff to the White House and is commonly described as a “political operative”.
Eric Lander: Rhodie, Geneticist and Science Czar
One particularly notable Rhodes Scholar who ran US science policy between June 2, 2021 and February 28, 2022 is geneticist Eric Lander. Although his systematic abuse of dozens of women on his staff resulted in his being forced out of his powerful position and replaced with his colleague Francis Collins, Lander’s life’s work, upon returning from his Oxford conditioning, has been devoted to imposing information theory (aka: mathematical systems analysis) onto biology and genetics.
After rising through the ranks of the Whitehead Institute and co-founding the Broad Institute with geneticist David Baltimore, Lander led the Human Genome Project from 1995-2002. Together Lander and Baltimore oversaw a major 2015 conference on the “new era of biomedical research” that unveiled a new gene modification technology known as CRISPR. CRISPR involves the use of enzymes and RNA found in bacteria, which were discovered to have the ability to target DNA sequences and induce various mutations. While it is obvious that this powerful technology may offer potential benefits to humanity as a tool to eliminate hereditary diseases, CRISPR’s incredible power to fundamentally alter human DNA forever can do unimaginable harm if put into the wrong hands.
At the “historic” international summit on human gene editing in December 2015, conference chairman David Baltimore echoed the creepy words of Julian Huxley, former head of the British eugenics society and later UNESCO, during his keynote speech: “over the years, the unthinkable has become conceivable. We’re on the cusp of a new era in human history.” [4]
In January 2021, John Holdren congratulated Eric Lander for being appointed Joe Biden’s Science “Czar” (Director of White House Science and Technology Policy)- the position formerly held by Holdren himself [5]. In this position, Lander oversaw the re-activation of every Obama-era behaviorist science policy as part of a technocratic overhaul of the US government that is fully aligned with the World Economic Forum’s Great Reset Agenda.
For those who may not be aware, the Great Reset (sometimes termed “the Davos Agenda”) is a blueprint which professes to use the two-fold catalyst of anthropogenic global warming and the Covid-19 pandemic to induce a reset of all aspects of civilization (political, economic, security and cultural), with the ultimate goal of in bringing about the sort of post-nation state world order that had been outlined by Strobe Talbott in his 1992 diatribe mentioned above.
Using the pretext of Covid-19 and resulting emergency legislation to bypass the FDA and advance gene therapy technologies by relabeling them “vaccines”, a new social experiment has begun. CRISPR technology is already being hailed as the key to tackling mutating strains of Covid-19 and is being used as a “vaccine” for certain tropical diseases as of this writing. The obvious connection between eugenics organizations and the rise of modern mRNA operations associated with GAVI and Oxford’s Astra Zeneca, as unveiled by investigative journalist Whitney Webb, should be kept firmly in mind.
Blinken, Malley and Soros
While Biden’s pick for Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is not himself a Rhodes Scholar, he is a life-long friend and former classmate of Robert Malley. Malley is a Rhodes Scholar who formerly acted as Special Assistant to Obama and served as his “point man in the middle east” at the National Security Council. In January 2021, Malley was appointed US Special Envoy to Iran for the Biden administration.
Earlier, Malley had been special assistant to Bill Clinton on Arab Israeli Affairs and was always deeply enmeshed with George Soros’ operations from the day he entered into politics. Between 2016-2021, Malley has acted as President and CEO of the International Crisis Group (ICG), founded by George Soros and Lord Malloch Brown in 1994 as a tool to promote global humanitarian wars under the guise of Responsibility to Protect (R2P). Joining Soros, Malloch-Brown and Malley at the ICG, we should not be surprised to find none other than Biden’s current National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.
Additionally, Blinken’s father Donald Blinken made a name for himself as Soros’ point man in Hungary from 1994-1998, where he served as US Ambassador facilitating the growth of Soros’ Open Society Foundation. He was later rewarded by the Hungarian speculator with a “Donald and Vera Blinken Open Society Archive” (OSA) at Budapest’s Central European University. The Soros-funded university was created in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union and Blinken was instrumental in that operation.
President Viktor Orbán knew exactly what he was doing when he expelled this foreign operation from Hungary’s borders in 2018. At the time, Central European University President Count Michael Ignatieff screamed “This is unprecedented. A U.S. institution has been driven out of a country that is a NATO ally.”
A Segue on Count Ignatieff
It is noteworthy that Ignatieff is himself the son of Rhodes Scholar globalist George Ignatieff and great grandson of Count Nikolai Pavlovich Ignatiev (founder of the Russian Okhrana secret police), whose family was rewarded handsomely for services rendered during the overthrow of the Czarist system in Russia. This story is partially told in the article Cheney Revives Parvus’ Permanent War Madness by Jeff Steinberg (2005).
As a sidenote, Michael Ignatieff’s great grandfather on his maternal side is none other than George Parkin, the first controller of the Rhodes Trust from 1902-1922 and the man whose Oxford lectures and books inspired Cecil Rhodes and Milner to devote their lives to the cause of Empire. Michael is also a global board member of Soros’ Open Society Foundations, which is headed by Mark Malloch Brown.
As I laid out in a recent report, not only did these two upper level managers come to light as figures central to the voter fraud claims that surround the 2020 US presidential election, but both have also pioneered the new age of regime change color revolutions that began with Marcos’ 1986 ouster during the Peoples’ Power revolution in the Philippines and have since ripped through the Balkans, Georgia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Moldova, Bolivia, etc.
Some Final Thoughts
While the Rhodes Trust has been close to the causal nexus of much of recent world history, no one should assume that every Rhodes Scholar is guilty by association, just as one cannot make such assumptions about every WEF Young Leader.
It is an undeniable fact that some Rhodes Scholars have broken with their training and have gone on to live useful lives. I see no reason to assume, for instance, that actor/singer and Rhodes scholar Kris Kristofferson played a nefarious role in anything (though, some of his film choices were a bit weak). Similarly, Canada’s John Turner did some very useful things in his short stint as Canadian Prime Minister, which earned him the ire of many unipolarists then promoting NAFTA, Maastricht and the Euro.
The key thing to keep in mind is that longer waves of history are shaping the present more than most historians would care to admit. Anyone taking an intention-driven approach to historical analysis will come to recognize quickly enough that events that took place centuries ago have an active impact on the events playing out today.
How and why is this so? Because history is shaped by ideas. Good ideas that are in tune with the truthful nature of reality vs bad ideas that are out of tune with said reality. This battle over ideas (and ideas about ideas e.g.: Plato’s higher hypothesis) is where the causal nexus of universal history is found. With this in mind, we can see clearly how certain people use their influence to conspire and create cultural and political institutions that transmit those ideas and organizing principles across many generations. Sometimes we find these forces to be acting in harmony with natural law and sometimes very much in defiance of natural law.
Today’s battle between the opposing paradigms of the multipolar alliance led by Russia and China on the one hand vs the unipolarist/post-nation state worldview on the other has everything to do with these longer forces of history. The only way to comprehend the ideologies pushing the world towards a new iron curtain today, and managing international fifth columns across the many nations of the world is by recognizing this higher reality.
This exercise may cause you to think about thinking differently, and at first may be uncomfortable, but just as the figure released from the cave who slowly accustoms his/her eyes to the light of the sun and reality, the satisfaction of enjoying a higher order of truthfulness is incomparably more pleasant to a life believing in the shadows cast by an elite class of puppeteers.
Endnotes
[1] Klaus Schwabdelivered the following remarksupon Strong’s 2015 death saying: “He [Strong] was my mentor since the creation of the Forum: a great friend; an indispensable advisor; and, for many years, a member of our Foundation Board. Without him, the Forum would not have achieved its present significance.”
On year later, at a 2016 Davos meeting, Justin Trudeau went further in his eulogizing Strong saying: “Thank you Professor Schwab for your warm welcome, and for bringing this impressive group together. I’d like to take a moment just off the top to recognize a founder of the World Economic Forum and a great Canadian, Maurice Strong, who passed away just a couple of months ago.”
[2] In 1951, the Chicago Tribune published an incredible series of investigative reports by journalist William Fulton outlining the depth of penetration of UN, US State Department, Canadian, academic and private sector foundations (albeit with a mistaken conclusion that the controlling hand behind this conspiracy was “communist”)
[3] Some of FDR’s leading allies who shared in his vision for a multipolar age of global industrial cooperation and whose lives were either cut short or systematically slandered in the post war age include: Undersecretary of State Sumner Wells, Republican Party leader Wendell Wilkie, Harry Hopkins, former Vice President Henry Wallace and leader of the US delegation at Bretton Woods Harry Dexter White.
[4] The mandate for the new organization was set out clearly in Huxley’s 1946 UNESCO: Its Purpose and Its Philosophy:“At the moment, it is probable that the indirect effect of civilization is dysgenic instead of eugenic, and in any case it seems likely that the dead weight of genetic stupidity, physical weakness, mental instability and disease proneness, which already exist in the human species will prove too great a burden for real progress to be achieved. Thus even though it is quite true that any radical eugenic policy will be for many years politically and psychologically impossible, it will be important for UNESCO to see that the eugenic problem is examined with the greatest care and that the public mind is informed of the issues at stake so thatmuch that is now unthinkable may at least become thinkable.”
[5] In the 1977Ecoscience: Population, Resource and Environmentco-written with his mentor Paul Ehrlich, John Holdren made his ideological allegiances crystal clear when he mused of the world government he wished be brought into being to solve overpopulation: “Perhaps those agencies, combined with UNEP and the United Nations population agencies, might eventually be developed into a Planetary Regime- sort of an international superagency for population, resources, and environment. Such a comprehensive Planetary Regime could control the development, administration, conservation, and distribution of all-natural resources, renewable or non-renewable, at least insofar as international implications exist. Thus, the Regime could have the power to control pollution not only in the atmosphere and oceans, but also in such freshwater bodies as rivers and lakes that cross international boundaries or that discharge into the oceans. The Regime might also be a logical central agency for regulating all international trade, perhaps including assistance from DCs to LDCs, and including all food on the international market. The Planetary Regime might be given responsibility for determining the optimum population for the world and for each region and for arbitrating various countries’ shares within their regional limits. Control of population size might remain the responsibility of each government, but the Regime would have some power to enforce the agreed limits.”
Matthew Ehret is the Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Patriot Review , and Senior Fellow at the American University in Moscow. He is author of the ‘Untold History of Canada’ book series and Clash of the Two Americas. In 2019 he co-founded the Montreal-based Rising Tide Foundation .
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https://www.ourwindsor.ca/news-story/10598813-today-s-coronavirus-news-ford-government-sticks-with-hands-off-approach-as-cases-increase-in-sixth/
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) _ Ellomay Capital Ltd. (ELLO) on Thursday reported a loss of $15.7 million in its fourth quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had a loss of 75 cents.
The renewable energy provider posted revenue of $13.6 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $22.9 million, or $1.39 per share. Revenue was reported as $50.7 million.
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https://www.manisteenews.com/business/article/Ellomay-Q4-Earnings-Snapshot-17049658.php
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2022 Detroit Shrine Circus Underway
March 31, 2022
Three ring action under the big top started today, as the 2022 Detroit Shrine Circus is back in town. Shows are taking place at the Suburban Collection Showplace, in Novi, through Sunday.
For tickets and showtimes, visit https://detroit.shrinecircustickets.com/
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https://www.whmi.com/news/article/detroit-shrine-circus
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All the world's a stage, and Lennon Torres is going to dance her heart out on it.
The Dance Moms alum has seen some big changes in the past 12 months. On March 2, 2021, she began her medical transition. On May 30, 2021, she publicly came out as trans in a "life update" on TikTok. Since then, she's become a inspirational voice in the LGBTQ+ community as she documents her journey on social media.
Now, one year since starting a new chapter in her life, Lennon sat down with E! News in an exclusive interview in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility to discuss the ups and downs she experienced during her transition and the importance of sharing trans stories.
"There are so many different steps you have to go through—some good, some bad," the 23-year-old said of transitioning. "I'm happy to be here, but it can be really challenging."
Read on for more of her story.
E! News: Take us back to March 2, 2021. What was that day like for you?
Lennon Torres: I remember that day very clearly for many reason, but primarily because it was the day after my mom's birthday. It was just a really exciting time. Everyone in my family was working or had school, and so I actually went to my appointment by myself, which was weird but special. I remember getting in the car being like, "Am I driving to Walgreens to pick up my hormones right now?" It was such a cool day with so many different emotions.
E! News: And how was the journey to that day like?
LT: I came into this slowly and gradually because of my circumstances. I came out as gay when I was 15 years old. Then, I was training and working so much that I just didn't have time to sit and think about who I was becoming. So, when I got to college, I had amazing friends who were growing into themselves and I was like, "Oh, I have some growing to do." That's when I realized that the he/him pronouns and the identifying as a male was certainly not happening for me, and I came out as non-binary.
Non-binary is a very valid identity for everyone who identifies like that. But for me, it was a little bit of a transition period and space for me to experience and understand what it means to not identify with the binary. I remember I was doing a video shoot for my company, Continuum Community, and my mom had done my hair differently because I unintentionally started growing out my hair. I was like, "Oh, she's kind of looking good right now" and my mom was like, "Oh, are we doing she?'"
That got the wheels like turning: "Oh, she/her. We got some changes make." That was the spark of that conversation that led us to coming out to some closer friends and family.
E!: What are some of the positive things you've experienced since going public with your transition?
LT: I think the biggest standout is hearing the good that you're doing. I believe in the power of children and the power of the youth. So, when I get messages from parents that are like, "You saved my kid" or "You just being yourself is making my kid more confident," that brings me more joy than anything I've ever done. I do it for young people and for people of all ages who need that boost.
E!: What are the negative things you've experienced during that time?
LT: One thing that comes to mind is being scrutinized, always being worried about what others are thinking. I've always had a really big insecurity about being in that half-famous, half-not world. For a while, I was like, "Are people judging me for leaning into it? Are people judging me for not leaning into it? Are people saying hurtful things about my identity?" It gets very overwhelming and very exhausting.
E!: What does Transgender Day of Visibility mean to you?
LT: Trans Day of Visibility is really about seeing these people for who they are and allowing them to be seen and heard. Visibility is about putting trans people in headlines and leaving them there. It's about being honest and sharing these stories whenever they come up and whenever they're necessary to be heard. I'm a transgender woman, but I'm also Lennon—who is a transgender woman and that's not my entire identity.
E!: Who are some of your role models?
LT: I've been really inspired by Lia Thomas lately. Just watching her just trailblazing in athletics and in swimming. There's so much to transitioning and the fact that there are people out there doing it while maintaining a career is so unbelievably inspiring. I just look to them and say, "If they can do it, I can do it."
E!: How has your transition impacted the way you train as a dancer?
LT: It's made my dancing so much more rewarding because I'm not hiding any part of me anymore. It's not that I was ever intentionally hiding, it was just that I wasn't letting all my walls down. It's changed the way I perceive myself in the dance industry and has also increased my self-worth. I've had the big privilege of still working as a dancer while going through my medical transition, and that's been really awesome because I'm showing up as my full self.
E!: What is next for Lennon?
I officially was able to legally change my name, which was a really big deal. I'm excited to begin the process of getting all the right legal documentation so I can go out with my friends and debut Lennon Monroe Torres.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
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https://www.eonline.com/news/1325348/dance-moms-lennon-torres-shares-the-standout-part-of-her-transition-one-year-later
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Police: 13-year-old runaway girl dies at hospital after found unresponsive at motel
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WALA/Gray News) - A 13-year-old girl has died in a Mississippi-area hospital after being reported as a runaway from Alabama earlier this month.
WALA reports the Mobile Police Department first reported Keyanna Sylvester as a runaway on March 21. She was then found unresponsive in a motel room in D’Iberville, Mississippi, on March 24, according to D’Iberville Police Capt. Jason King.
Sylvester was taken to the hospital but later died, according to police.
The 13-year-old spent time in Ocean Springs and Moss Point, Mississippi, according to reports.
King said it was too early in the investigation to decide whether foul play was involved in the girl’s death.
“We’re making sure we’re careful about not saying whether it’s criminal or not criminal,” he said.
King also said police are waiting for a report by the medical examiner.
“This hurts me real bad because Keyanna was my baby,” said neighbor Alexie Thames. “You all need to help find whoever did this to my baby. "
Anyone with further information on this case was urged to contact the D’Iberville Police Department at 228-396-4252.
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https://www.nbc12.com/2022/03/31/police-13-year-old-runaway-girl-dies-hospital-after-found-unresponsive-motel/
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Bradford County District Attorney Albert C. Ondrey reported that the following people were recently sentenced in the Bradford County Court of Common Pleas:
William McClintic Jr, 29, of Waverly, NY, was sentenced to incarceration in a Pennsylvania State Correctional Facility for 16 months to 60 months, fines of $1,000, plus court costs, for the offense of possession with intent to deliver, (Methamphetamine), a felony offense.
Pennsylvania State Police arrested McClintic following investigation of an incident that occurred in Rome Township on July 25, 2021.
Josie Salvatori, 20, of Canton, PA, was sentenced to incarceration in the Bradford County Correctional Facility for 4 days to 6 months, fines of $750.00, plus court costs, for the offense of possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. Salvatori had been sentenced to probation but failed to comply with the conditions. Probation was revoked and the case was set for resentencing.
Sayre Borough Police arrested Salvatori for the offense occurring on April 20, 2021, in Sayre Borough.
James Millard, 21, of Waverly, NY, was sentenced to incarceration in the Bradford County Correctional Facility for 21 days flat, followed by probation supervision for a term of 24 months, fines of $1,000, restitution of $376.50, plus court costs, for the offenses of possession with intent to deliver, (Methamphetamine), a felony, possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, and retail theft, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Athens Township Police arrested Millard for the offenses occurring on May 22, 2020.
Pennsylvania State Police also arrested Millard following investigation of incidents that occurred in North Towanda Township on April 7, 2021.
Destiny Barnes, 20, Sayre, PA, was sentenced to incarceration in the Bradford County Correctional Facility, to 90 days flat, and County Intermediate Punishment for 24 months. County Intermediate Punishment involves a combination of restrictions and supervision. It may include home confinement, electronic monitor, and substance abuse treatment. Violations can result in incarceration. Barnes will pay court costs for the offense of delivery of a controlled substance, a felony offense, possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, and criminal use of a communication facility, a felony of the third degree.
Sayre Borough Police arrested Barnes for the offenses occurring on January 5, 2022.
Melissa Ackley, 33, of Towanda, PA, was sentenced to incarceration in a Pennsylvania State Correctional Facility for 15 months and 30 days to 42 months plus 90 days, fines of $1,800, plus court costs, she will also lose her driver’s license for 12 months, for the offenses of possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, driving under suspension, a summary offense, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor of the second degree.
Pennsylvania State Police arrested Ackley following investigation of incidents that occurred in Towanda Township on April 9, 2021.
Deziree Bouse, 37, of Towanda, PA, was sentenced to incarceration in the Bradford County Correctional Facility for 90 days (flat), County intermediate punishment for 24 months; County Intermediate Punishment involves a combination of restrictions and supervision. It may include home confinement, electronic monitor, and substance abuse treatment. Violation can result in incarceration. Bouse will pay fines of $1,000, plus court costs, for the offense of possession with intent to deliver, a felony offense.
Pennsylvania State Police arrested Bouse following investigation of an incident that occurred in North Towanda Township on July 29, 2021.
Shawn Shiflett, 42, Towanda, PA, was sentenced to probation supervision for a term of 12 months, fines of $500, plus court costs, for the offense of possession of controlled substances.
Pennsylvania State Police arrested Shiflett following investigation of an incident that occurred in Towanda Township on August 17, 2021.
Leo Harvey, 47, of Dushore, PA, was sentenced to incarceration in the Bradford County Correctional Facility for 45 days to 6 months, fines of $500.00, plus court costs, an additional license suspension of 1 year will be imposed for refusal to submit to testing when arrested, for the offenses of driving under the influence, (general impairment), (2nd offense in 10 years), and driving under the influence, (DUI-related), a summary offense.
Pennsylvania State Police arrested Harvey following investigation of incidents that occurred in Wysox Township on July 10, 2021.
Zachary Sexton, 20, Elmira, NY, was sentenced to probation supervision for a term of 18 months, fines of $500, plus court costs, for the offense of corruption of minors, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Sayre Borough Police arrested Sexton for the offense occurring on July 19, 2021.
Maxine R. Ott, 64 of Towanda, PA, was sentenced to probation supervision for a term of 6 months, fines of $300, plus court costs, an additional license suspension of 12 months will be imposed for refusal to submit to testing when arrested, for the offense of driving under the influence, (general impairment), (first offense in 10 years), a misdemeanor.
Pennsylvania State Police arrested Ott following investigation of an incident that occurred in Towanda Township on August 7, 2021.
Abeni N. Hicks, 27, Columbia Cross Roads, PA, was sentenced to probation supervision for a term of 12 months, plus court costs, for the offense of possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor.
Pennsylvania State Police arrested Hicks following investigation of an incident that occurred in Columbia Township on April 14, 2021.
Daniel J. Leljedal, 26, of Towanda, PA, was sentenced to incarceration in the Bradford County Correctional Facility for 7 days to 6 months, fines of $300, plus court costs, additional license suspension of 12 months will be imposed for refusal to submit to testing when arrested, for the offense of driving under the influence, (general impairment), (second offense in 10 years), a misdemeanor.
Pennsylvania State Police arrested Leljedal following investigation of an incident that occurred in Wysox Township on May 18, 2021.
Justin Stevens, 35, of Towanda, PA, was sentenced to incarceration in the Bradford County Correctional Facility for 11 days to 13 months, plus court costs, for the offenses of simple assault, a misdemeanor of the second degree, and crime of domestic violence, a misdemeanor.
Athens Township Police arrested Stevens for the offenses occurring on September 30, 2021.
Tony Gillie, 42, of Gillett, PA, was sentenced to incarceration in the Bradford County Correctional Facility for 90 days to 15 months, plus court costs, for the offense of failure to comply with SORNA-registration requirements, a felony of the second degree.
Pennsylvania State Police arrested Gillie following investigation of an incident that occurred in Towanda Township on May 23, 2021.
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https://www.morning-times.com/news/article_8eb11240-cf27-5855-b914-4a80fd5c277d.html
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Salomone: Safe fish-handling recommendations
Have a planned approach to the responsible release of caught fish
Vail Valley Anglers
When it comes down to it, more damage is often inflicted on trout during the handling than the hookset. Errant thoughts in the heat of the moment often obscure proper techniques. Safe fish handling isn’t a mistake or a given. It is a planned approach to releasing a caught fish, restoring the fish’s energy and ensuring the fish is returned in a responsible manner.
As a conscionable guide, it is imperative that I look out for the fish that enhance my livelihood. Some recommendations for safe handling begin before you reach for the fish. There is an ever-growing opinion that once a trout is hooked, the fight should be shortened as much as possible. Heavier tippet allows anglers to “put the wood” on them as one friend puts it. A fish that is landed in a shorter amount of time has a higher chance of recovery than a fish played to exhaustion and in need of resuscitation.
Minimize the frequency you touch the fish when landing. A fish that has to be grabbed and grabbed again is being handled too much. The scrambling to control a trout that anglers impart upon caught fish lowers the chances for a successful release and fish survival.
Like I have said in the past, a net is the most efficient tool for sealing the deal and minimizing fight time and improper fish handling. Not just any old net. A rubber basket net is the tool of preference. Older string nets have a detrimental effect on trout by lifting their protective slime layer. If you have a sentimental attachment to your grandpa’s old trout net try replacing the string net with a rubber style and extend the longevity of the useful tool. Another word of advice surrounding rubber nets is to wet the net before landing a trout. I know it sounds foolish but a dry rubber net on trout skin will lift the slime.
Proper handling is a premeditated approach. Anglers anticipate success on the water, (and let’s be honest, who doesn’t) and prepare for easing the release. One way to enhance the process is to pinch down your barbs in advance. Barbless flies are not the handicap some anglers profess. The best way to remove a hooked fish is to ease the hook out of purchase, and the easiest way to accomplish that task is with a pinched barb fly.
Living on the bank of the Eagle River, I observe the angling habits of numerous anglers. What I have seen is an ever-growing desire for recognition, a “look at me” mentality that some anglers equate to likes on social media. Trust me, I have very little respect for “influencers,” but that is a separate discussion. The following is an example of what I mean.
I once watched a young angler fight a fish in the river below my house. As I stood on my deck, I checked my watch. One minute, two minutes and three minutes passed as the angler gingerly maintained control of the mediocre sized trout. I could see the dainty touch he was using; he didn’t want to lose this fish. Finally, he reached out with his short handled net and made the scoop. Whew, that’s over, I thought.
Then it started to get really good.
With the fish in the net, the angler waded over to the bank. He took off his pack and set up his little tripod and camera, all with the fish still in the net. Then he proceeded to video a lift-and-drip clip four times. He would drop the fish in the net, reset the camera, grab the fish again and repeat the shot. Ugh!
Think about what you are doing. Don’t let the necessity for social media attention overshadow your common sense. Instagram can kill a fish, too. The narcissistic need for social media recognition does more damage than most anglers realize. Let’s get past the “I need it for the post” focus.
A little common sense and a premeditated approach to safe fish-handling will ensure the longevity of our sport. Practicing handling techniques that reinforce the trout’s survival are imperative. Landing nets, pinched barbs and shorter battles combine to increase fish survival after the release. Delivering a responsible fishing ethic to the river is all up to you.
Michael Salomone moved to the Eagle River valley in 1992. He began guiding fly-fishing professionally in 2002. His freelance writing has been published in magazines and websites including, Southwest Fly Fishing, Fly Rod & Reel, Eastern Fly Fishing, On the Fly, FlyLords, the Pointing Dog Journal, Upland Almanac, the Echo website, Vail Valley Anglers and more. He lives on the bank of the Eagle River with his wife, Lori; two daughters, Emily and Ella; and a brace of yellow Labrador retrievers.
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https://www.vaildaily.com/sports/salomone-safe-fish-handling-recommendations/
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Europe
https://www.euronews.com/2022/03/31/Ukrainian rescuers collect dead bodies in Irpin
While frequent explosions could be heard coming from the path of the suburban city of Irpin, within the northwest of Kyiv, Ukrainian forces have stated they’re answerable for the city however emergency providers imagine that it’s nonetheless too harmful for civilians to entry and that our bodies are nonetheless “lying in the streets” of the town.
The high Ukrainian navy commander in command of the defence of the capital Kyiv stated Tuesday that Ukrainian forces had retaken most of Irpin, a Kyiv suburb that has seen fierce battles with Russian troops.
The mayor of Irpin stated it had been “liberated” from Russian troops.
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https://thewall.fyi/https-www-euronews-com-2022-03-31-ukrainian-rescuers-collect-dead-bodies-in-irpin/
| 2022-04-01T00:06:23Z
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Berry Global (BERY) Dips More Than Broader Markets: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, Berry Global (BERY) closed at $57.96, marking a -1.66% move from the previous day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.57%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 1.56%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.09%.
Heading into today, shares of the packaging company had gained 0.44% over the past month, lagging the Industrial Products sector's gain of 4.41% and the S&P 500's gain of 5.37% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from Berry Global as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.80, up 13.21% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $3.77 billion, up 11.81% from the year-ago period.
BERY's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $7.30 per share and revenue of $15 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +1.25% and +8.32%, respectively.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Berry Global. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. Berry Global is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.
Investors should also note Berry Global's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 8.08. This represents a discount compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 13.88.
Meanwhile, BERY's PEG ratio is currently 0.81. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. BERY's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.83 as of yesterday's close.
The Containers - Paper and Packaging industry is part of the Industrial Products sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 99, putting it in the top 39% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients, part of an election-year push by Democrats for price curbs on prescription drugs at a time of rising inflation.
Experts say the legislation, which passed 232-193, would provide significant relief for privately insured patients with skimpier plans and for Medicare enrollees facing rising out-of-pocket costs for their insulin. Some could save hundreds of dollars annually, and all insured patients would get the benefit of predictable monthly costs for insulin. The bill would not help the uninsured.
But the Affordable Insulin Now Act will serve as a political vehicle to rally Democrats and force Republicans who oppose it into uncomfortable votes ahead of the midterms. For the legislation to pass Congress, 10 Republican senators would have to vote in favor. Democrats acknowledge they don’t have an answer for how that’s going to happen.
“If 10 Republicans stand between the American people being able to get access to affordable insulin, that’s a good question for 10 Republicans to answer,” said Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., a cosponsor of the House bill. “Republicans get diabetes, too. Republicans die from diabetes.”
Public opinion polls have consistently shown support across party lines for congressional action to limit drug costs.
But Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., complained the legislation is only “a small piece of a larger package around government price controls for prescription drugs.” Critics say the bill would raise premiums and fails to target pharmaceutical middlemen seen as contributing to high list prices for insulin.
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Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Democrats could have a deal on prescription drugs if they drop their bid to authorize Medicare to negotiate prices. “Do Democrats really want to help seniors, or would they rather have the campaign issue?” Grassley said.
The insulin bill, which would take effect in 2023, represents just one provision of a much broader prescription drug package in President Joe Biden’s social and climate legislation.
In addition to a similar $35 cap on insulin, the Biden bill would authorize Medicare to negotiate prices for a range of drugs, including insulin. It would penalize drugmakers who raise prices faster than inflation and overhaul the Medicare prescription drug benefit to limit out-of-pocket costs for enrollees.
Biden’s agenda passed the House only to stall in the Senate because Democrats could not reach consensus. Party leaders haven’t abandoned hope of getting the legislation moving again and preserving its drug pricing curbs largely intact.
The idea of a $35 monthly cost cap for insulin actually has a bipartisan pedigree. The Trump administration had created a voluntary option for Medicare enrollees to get insulin for $35, and the Biden administration continued it.
In the Senate, Republican Susan Collins of Maine and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire are working on a bipartisan insulin bill. Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has introduced legislation similar to the House bill, with the support of Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
Stung by criticism that Biden’s economic policies spur inflation, Democrats are redoubling efforts to show how they’d help people cope with costs. On Thursday, the Commerce Department reported a key inflation gauge jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, the largest year-over-year rise since January 1982.
But experts say the House bill would not help uninsured people, who face the highest out-of-pocket costs for insulin. Also, people with diabetes often take other medications as well as insulin. That’s done to treat the diabetes itself, along with other serious health conditions often associated with the disease. The House legislation would not help with those costs, either. Collins says she’s looking for a way to help uninsured people through her bill.
About 37 million Americans have diabetes, and an estimated 6 million to 7 million use insulin to keep their blood sugars under control. It’s an old drug, refined and improved over the years, that has seen relentless price increases.
Steep list prices don’t reflect the rates insurance plans negotiate with manufacturers. But those list prices are used to calculate cost-sharing amounts that patients owe. Patients who can’t afford their insulin reduce or skip doses, a strategy born of desperation, which can lead to serious complications and even death.
Economist Sherry Glied of New York University said the market for insulin is a “total disaster” for many patients, particularly those with skimpy insurance plans or no insurance.
“This will make private insurance for people with diabetes a much more attractive proposition,” said Glied.
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The man died at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
The shooting is being investigated by state police officials.
Police didn’t immediately release the names or races of the dead man or the officer who shot him.
The man died at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
The shooting is being investigated by state police officials.
Police didn’t immediately release the names or races of the dead man or the officer who shot him.
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UK's surging jobs markets shows signs of stabilisation - REC
LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) - A surge in demand for workers in Britain is showing some signs of stabilising, according to a survey published on Friday that may provide some comfort to the Bank of England as it worries about the risk of long-term inflation pressure.
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said new job postings fell by 25% in the last week of March from a week earlier, returning to the kind of increase seen in mid-January.
"The jobs market has been super-heated in the first few months of this year, and was always likely to stabilise in the spring. We may be seeing the first signs of that now," REC chief executive Neil Carberry said.
"Over the next few weeks, we will see whether this is the cooling we expected, or a slower market developing as employers factor rising inflation into their plans."
Staff shortages are a worry for the Bank of England which has raised interest rates at each of its last three meetings to try to stop the jump in inflation to a 30-year high of 6.2% from turning into a longer-term price growth problem.
REC said demand was for hairdressers and barbers as well as security and bar staff and there were also big increases in adverts for other skilled occupations such as veterinarians and crane drivers.
The total of 1.83 million active jobs ads had been stable since early March, it said. (Writing by William Schomberg, editing by Andy Bruce)
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