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Photos: Syracuse Survives Furious Fourth-Quarter Rally by Loyola
A five-goal lead in the fourth quarter almost wasn’t enough as Syracuse held off a late charge to edge previously unbeaten...
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From Seed to Sale — Fingerboard Farm is leading the way in the Hemp industry! We are on a mission to become Maryland’s leader in the Hemp Industry. Our Hemp farm is located in Ijamsville, Maryland, serving Frederick and Montgomery counties with wholesale and retail CBD and Hemp products. We formulate, using BHO (butane honey oil). Our CBD oil is extracted from our organically-grown, boutique-quality Hemp plants to produce highly effective (and potent) products that can help everyone with mental and physical ailments. We pride ourselves in having naturally grown as well as infusing 100% plant-based quality terpenes into our products to enhance flavor and boost potential therapeutic health benefits. Attain natural relief with a wide range of products from our farm near Frederick, MD, including organic CBD flower, Delta 8 and CBD gummies, pre-rolls, vape pens, capsules, oils/ tincture, tea, Delta 9 products, and pain relief créme.
Delivery & Curbside Pickup — We manage every step of the process and work together to give you excellent customer service. We offer same-day shipping on nationwide orders placed before 4 pm EST with a money-back guarantee. Customers can take advantage of our porch pickup service at our farm seven days a week after receiving notification that an order was processed.
Subscribe to our newsletter to receive all of our best deals, tips, and updates. Get involved with our Adopt a Hemp Plant Program, and don’t get to follow us on Facebook and Instagram, too! Whether you're near or far from Frederick, MD, get the best organic CBD flower, Delta 8, and Delta 9 products on the market from Fingerboard Farm. Stop by for curbside pickup or shop online today! | https://www.leafly.com/brands/fingerboard-farm | 2022-04-01T01:07:33Z |
Paxton, Bush head to runoff in Texas GOP attorney general primary
The race for the Republican attorney general nomination in Texas is heading to a runoff.
Incumbent Attorney General Ken Paxton and state Land Commissioner George P. Bush have been forced into a runoff after neither candidate cracked 50 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s primary.
The other Republican candidates, former state Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), have been eliminated.
The outcome wasn’t entirely unexpected. While polling has shown Paxton in the lead, he has been below the 50-percent mark. A February University of Texas at Tyler/Dallas Morning News poll showed Paxton leading Bush, 39 percent to 25 percent, while Guzman and Gohmert trailed in third and fourth place, notching 13 percent and 7 percent support, respectively.
Paxton also acknowledged the possibility of a runoff against Bush in advance of the primary, saying last month that he is either “gonna win outright or I’m gonna have a runoff with George P.”
Paxton is also expected to face relentless attacks — from both Bush and Democrats — over a host of legal and ethical issues, including an indictment in state court for securities fraud and allegations of bribery and abuse of office.
While Paxton could still very well clinch the nomination in the runoff, the primary was also seen as a test of the strength of former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Trump backed Paxton last year, passing over the other candidates who have also sought to portray themselves as staunch allies of the former president.
But Bush’s success in denying Paxton an outright win could raise further questions about just how far Trump’s endorsement goes in a Republican primary fight.
“You’ve seen the ability of non-Trump-chosen candidates to still find a space or a place,” one Texas Republican strategist said. “And with Paxton, you haven’t seen him wholly poll away from the field enough to avoid a runoff.”
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Grammy-award winning artist, songwriter, dancer, flutist, and now, fashion mogul — Lizzo is officially adding another title to her already expansive resume.
On March 30, the “Truth Hurts” singer announced her new, size-inclusive shapewear brand called Yitty, a moniker that derives from her childhood nickname. The line, which has been three years in the making, offers sizes ranging from 6X to XS and comes in a number of bold colors and prints.
“Instead of thinking about size in this linear way, we’re thinking about it on a spectrum where everyone is included. Everyone’s size is just their size. It’s not high, it’s not low. It’s not big, it’s not small. It’s just your size,” Lizzo said in a press release.
The brand, which is in partnership with activewear company Fabletics, will drop its first three collections — Nearly Naked, Mesh Me, and Major Label — on April 12 and will be available to shop on yitty.fabletics.com. Nearly Naked includes lightweight, seamless styles for all-day wear, while Mesh Me offers fashion-forward mesh pieces that can be worn as both inner and outerwear. The final collection, Major Label, encompasses soft, striking, everyday silhouettes.
Lizzo, who expressed that she’s been wearing shapewear since “the fifth or sixth grade,” shared that she designed this label with self-love, confidence, and boundless body positivity in mind.
“I was tired of seeing this sad, restrictive shapewear that literally no-one wanted to wear. I had an epiphany like, ‘Who can actually do something about this?’ I decided to take on the challenge of allowing women to feel unapologetically good about themselves again,” she said.
Don’t mind me, I’ll just be over here counting down the days until April 12. | https://www.seventeen.com/fashion/celeb-fashion/a39598715/lizzo-shapewear-line-yitty/ | 2022-04-01T01:07:35Z |
Updated March 30, 2022 at 2:00 PM ET
STRZYZOW, Poland — After Russia invaded Ukraine, Olena Kudlach said goodbye to her husband, a Ukrainian soldier, and left for neighboring Poland with their two young children.
"I worried that maybe the Polish would not want us," says Kudlach, 32, who's from the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil. "But I could not have been more wrong."
She says Polish border guards carried the family's luggage and wrapped her children — Nazar, 10, and Viktoria, 2 — in blankets. Volunteers at a reception center in the village of Korczowa handed them hot soup. And in the crowd there, Kudlach spotted a cheerful woman smiling at them.
"That was Ela," she says. "She had come to take us to her home."
Ela Zamorska, a 28-year-old teacher and hairdresser, embraced them all.
"I first saw Olena's little daughter, all dressed in pink, looking so sweet, and it was love at first sight," she says. "You just saw that they were very good people who had to be helped at all costs."
This scene has replayed again and again in Poland, the country that's taken in the most Ukrainian refugees by far — 2.3 million — since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. Polish families, volunteers and nonprofits have largely cared for Ukrainians arriving here. And the Polish government continues to welcome Ukrainians even as housing options dwindle, prompting local authorities to open shelters around the country, and social services are pushed to the limit.
The war feels close by for Poland
Sabina Stankowska-Kobylecka, a 33-year-old lawyer in the Polish city of Rzeszow, says she knows one reason why.
"Here, in Poland, the war feels close, and we have our own history with Russia," she says, referring to the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939 and its decades behind the Iron Curtain. "I hear people saying, we might be next."
Stankowska-Kobylecka is housing 22 Ukrainians — nine women and 13 children — in her late grandmother's stone-and-brick house in Rzeszow, a city in southeastern Poland that has become a hub for Ukrainian refugees, aid organizations and Western diplomats who left Ukraine after the invasion.
No one had lived in the house for years, so dozens of friends helped Stankowska-Kobylecka and her husband clean and fix up the place in three days.
It's now the place Oksana Horysh and her three children call home. Horysh, a 40-year-old bookkeeper, is from Lviv, a western Ukrainian city very close to the Polish border. Her husband stayed behind to defend Ukraine.
"Here, we have been able to rest because we are tired with worry for my husband, for my country," she says.
She and Stankowska-Kobylecka sit together on a sofa bed, sharing freshly baked coconut cake with their children, who often play together, speaking in a hybrid of Ukrainian and Polish.
Horysh imagines a future reunion in Lviv, in a Ukraine free of war.
"I call Sabina to go to my home and have cake and coffee," she says. "My friend — she helps us in a difficult time."
Previous refugee groups met a backlash in Poland
Poland has taken in over half of the more than 4 million people who have fled Ukraine since the war began in February, according to data from the United Nations refugee agency.
The Polish response to Ukrainian refugees has largely been a grassroots effort, with some assistance from local authorities. That generosity has been lauded by the United States and the European Union, which are promising billions of dollars in aid to Poland.
But on another swath of the Polish border — the one with Belarus, which is run by a close Kremlin ally — it's a very different story.
"It's absolutely night and day. I cannot use a stronger metaphor to describe it," says Monika Matus, an activist with Fundacja Ocalenie, a refugee advocacy organization in Poland.
Since last fall, thousands of refugees fleeing other conflicts have tried to enter the European Union from nonmember Belarus. Belarusian authorities escorted these refugees to the border with Poland and cut the barbed wire fence separating the EU from Belarus. Polish border guards violently pushed back the refugees.
"People crossing from Belarus have been on the road for many years, trying to reach [the] European Union from Syria, from Afghanistan, from Iraq, from Iran, from Yemen," Matus says. "In Poland, they are pushed back to Belarus. They are threatened. There's no hiding that."
Lamis Abdelaaty, a political science professor at Syracuse University, sees the same stark contrast between how Poland and other European countries welcome Ukrainians — and how they wanted to keep out non-European asylum-seekers arriving in 2015. Many were fleeing the war in Syria.
"In 2015, European politicians talked about the arrivals of large numbers of people as a crisis for Europe," says Abdelaaty, whose book Discrimination and Delegation examines state responses to refugees. "Today, with Ukraine, we're hearing politicians frame the exodus of millions of people from Ukraine as a crisis for Ukraine, which is the more correct and more humane use of the term 'crisis.' "
She adds that "this conflict, as terrible and heart-wrenching as it has been, is really evidence that the European Union is more than capable of welcoming large numbers of refugees who are desperate for protection. ... I just wish we could bring this empathy to all refugee groups."
She grew up hearing how her grandma sheltered Polish Jews from Nazis
Ela Zamorska, who's housing a Ukrainian mother and her two children in her apartment, says she would like to believe she would empathize with any refugee in need. She grew up hearing stories about her grandmother, who sheltered Polish Jews fleeing the Nazis.
"My grandmother taught me that you should help people fighting for survival no matter what, even if you put yourself at risk," she says.
But she admits it's easier for Poles to feel comfortable around Ukrainians, who have so much shared history and are next-door neighbors. While Zamorska is at work, Kudlach cooks borscht and dumplings — dishes that are also part of Polish cuisine — that they share for dinner.
"I feel like she could almost be my sister," Zamorska says of Kudlach, who sits next to her at a table in Zamorska's small, tidy kitchen. Kudlach squeezes her hand.
"I can speak with her about my husband, because I'm very worried about him, since he's in Ukraine and also a soldier, and I rarely hear from him," she says. "Ela listens to me, and our languages are similar enough that it's like she understands. It makes me feel better."
Back in Rzeszow, Stankowska-Kobylecka and her family live two streets away from the Ukrainian families they're hosting in her grandmother's house. They spend a lot of time with each other.
"We can see so much of ourselves in Ukraine, in our new friends," she says. "People in Poland are afraid, you know. Sometimes my friends ask me if we are prepared for war. Some even have packed luggage to take if they need to escape quickly."
She hopes the Polish government drafts a long-term plan to care for Ukrainian refugees, especially as more arrive every day. She asks herself: Will there be enough work for everyone? Enough apartments? Enough spaces in schools?
"Sometimes, I worry about keeping up with the bills, because in Poland bills for things like electricity are very expensive," she says.
She's hoping the Polish government offers financial support to the many generous Poles housing Ukrainians in their family homes.
But if this doesn't happen, Stankowska-Kobylecka says she will raise the money herself.
"When the war started, my son was crying and afraid of war coming to Poland," she says. "And when he saw children leaving Ukraine, he cried even more, and said, 'Mom, bring them to us. Show them that they have another home.' "
Szymon Grela contributed reporting from Strzyzow and Rzeszow, Poland.
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Fourth Quarter 2021 Highlights
- Total revenue increased to $44.3 million, up 617% year-over-year
- Cryptocurrency datacenter revenue increased to $33.7 million, up 676% year-over-year
- GAAP net loss was $41.4 million for the fourth quarter, including a $42.3 million noncash goodwill impairment charge related to the Support.com business, as compared to a net loss of $0.8 million in the prior year
- Adjusted EBITDA of $19.1 million – in line with February 2022 guidance of $18 million to $20 million
- Adjusted EBITDA margin of 43.2%, compared to 19.2% in the prior year
- Produced 609 bitcoins in the fourth quarter
- Mining capacity of approximately 1.4 EH/s from 17,300 miners as of December 31, 2021
- Adjusted net income of $7.6 million
- Completed acquisition of Spartanburg, SC site and commenced operations at the facility within one week
- Cash, short term investments and cryptocurrency holdings of $84.4 million as of December 31, 2021
Full Year 2021 Highlights
- Total revenue increased to $107.3 million, up 433% year-over-year
- Cryptocurrency datacenter revenue increased to $87.9 million, up 575% year-over-year
- GAAP Net Loss of $44.5 million, including the $42.3 million noncash goodwill impairment charge, as compared to a net loss of $3.3 million in the prior year
- Adjusted EBITDA of $52.9 million – consistent with $52 million estimate provided in March of 2021
- Adjusted net income of $26.8 million
- Produced 1,866 bitcoins during 2021
First Quarter 2022 Highlights
- Mining fleet as of March 31, 2022 consists of approximately 19,400 miners with approximately 1.6 EH/s of capacity
- 17% of hash rate capacity located at Spartanburg, SC less than four months after operations commenced at facility
- 29,600 additional miners contracted for delivery during the balance of 2022 from Bitmain representing approximately 3.1 EH/s of additional capacity
- Received and deployed approximately 11,800 miners in last twelve months with 97% deployed as scheduled
- Over $115 million of liquidity as of March 31, 2022 consisting of over $90 million in cash and fair value of crypto holdings and over $25 million in undrawn financing commitments
- Over $135 million of cash on deposit with Bitmain as of March 31, 2022
FAIRFIELD, Conn., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: GREE) ("Greenidge"), a vertically integrated cryptocurrency datacenter and power generation company, today announced financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and provided an update regarding the first quarter of 2022.
"Consistent with the estimates we released in February, Greenidge demonstrated another strong quarter of significant revenue growth and substantial Adjusted EBITDA generation," said Jeff Kirt, Chief Executive Officer of Greenidge. "During the quarter, in addition to commencing mining operations at our Spartanburg, SC facility within a week of its acquisition, our operations team continued to execute the deployment of our fleet as scheduled. After just four months of operations, our Spartanburg facility houses approximately 17% of our datacenter capacity."
"Since the end of the year, we have fortified our balance sheet with non-dilutive capital and ended the first quarter with over $115 million in liquidity. This puts us on solid footing to execute the deployment of the remaining fleet of over 29,000 miners we have delivering throughout the balance of 2022 from Bitmain, which will bring our total capacity to approximately 4.7 EH/s. Over the last twelve months, our in-house operations team has deployed almost 12,000 new miners and energized substantially all of the equipment into production within days or even hours of receipt. Despite the well-known challenges in the global air freight market, 97% of the machines were received and deployed as scheduled."
Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results
Greenidge's revenue for the fourth quarter was $44.3 million, up 617% compared to the prior year. Cryptocurrency Datacenter revenue was $33.7 million, up 676% versus the prior year, and Power and Capacity revenue was $2.2 million, up 19% compared to the prior year. The merger with Support.com on September 14, 2021 added approximately $8.4 million to fourth quarter revenue.
Net loss was $41.4 million for the fourth quarter as compared to a net loss of $0.8 million in the prior year. The fourth quarter included a $42.3 million noncash goodwill impairment charge relating to the Support.com business, a $3.6 million remeasurement adjustment associated with an environmental liability, $2.2 million of expansion costs and $1.2 million of merger and public company filing costs. Excluding these items, Adjusted net income was $7.6 million, compared to Adjusted net loss of $0.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was $19.1 million, or 43.2% of revenue, compared to the prior year fourth quarter of $1.2 million, or 19.2% of revenue. The significant and continuing expansion of cryptocurrency datacenter operations drove the growth in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin.
As of December 31, 2021, Greenidge had cash, short term investments and fair value of cryptocurrency holdings of $84.4 million.
Note, Adjusted net income, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP measures. See the tables attached to this press release for a reconciliation from GAAP to non-GAAP measures and Use of Non-GAAP Information below for more details
Cryptocurrency Datacenter Commentary
Greenidge produced 609 bitcoins during the fourth quarter, compared to 228 bitcoins in the fourth quarter of the prior year. For the full year of 2021, Greenidge produced 1,866 bitcoins, which compared to 1,146 bitcoins in 2020.
As of December 31, 2021, Greenidge had approximately 17,300 miners with an aggregate hash rate capacity of approximately 1.4 EH/s and has additional purchase commitments that are expected to bring the company's total capacity to approximately 49,000 miners and 4.7 EH/s by the end of 2022.
Capital Discussion
During the fourth quarter of 2021, Greenidge successfully closed $72.2 million of public offerings of senior unsecured notes due in 2026, netting proceeds of $66.9 million after commissions, discounts and issuance costs.
During the fourth quarter of 2021, Greenidge also successfully raised $47.4 million in net proceeds through the sale of 2.13 million shares of its class A common stock, pursuant to the previously announced equity purchase agreement. Through March 31, 2022, the Greenidge has raised $51.4 million in net proceeds through the sale of 2.55 million shares of its class A common stock pursuant to the equity purchase agreement.
South Carolina Expansion
During the fourth quarter of 2021, Greenidge completed the acquisition of its facility in Spartanburg, SC, including over 750,000 square feet of buildings and 175 acres of land. The transaction closed on December 7, 2021 and Greenidge commenced operations at the site within a week of the acquisition.
First Quarter 2022 Update
Greenidge anticipates having approximately 19,400 miners at its datacenters in New York and South Carolina as of March 31, 2022 with approximately 1.6 EH/s of capacity. Approximately 17% of the hash rate capacity is located at Greenidge's second facility in Spartanburg, SC. The company has approximately 29,600 additional miners scheduled for delivery from Bitmain throughout the balance of 2022 representing approximately 3.1 EH/s in additional capacity and has over $135 million of cash on deposit with Bitmain associated with the purchase agreements for these miners.
In the twelve months ended March 31, 2022, Greenidge has taken delivery of approximately 11,800 miners, of which 97% arrived as scheduled, with only approximately 370 delayed due primarily to freight vendor performance and a brief Covid-related lockdown in Malaysia during 2021.
Greenidge has liquidity of over $115 million as of March 31, 2022 consisting of over $90 million in cash and fair value of cryptocurrency holdings and over $25 million in undrawn financing commitments.
In late March, at the request of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (the "Department"), Greenidge agreed to extend, for a second time, the deadline for the Department to complete its review of the renewal application for the Title V Air Permit at the company's New York facility. The application was deemed complete by the Department in September 2021 and this second extension is to June 30, 2022. Greenidge continues to operate in New York without interruption during this period and intends to continue to work constructively with the Department to finalize a permit renewal. Greenidge notes that it is not uncommon for renewal applicants to operate for extended periods of time, sometimes years, prior to finalizing a permit renewal and additional future extensions may be requested.
About Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc.
Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: GREE) is a vertically integrated cryptocurrency datacenter and power generation company. Greenidge is committed to 100% carbon-neutral datacenter operations at all of its locations by utilizing low-carbon sources of energy and offsetting its carbon footprint.
Use of Non-GAAP Information
To provide investors and others with additional information regarding the financial results of Greenidge (the "Company"), the Company has disclosed in this press release certain non-GAAP operating performance measures of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin and Adjusted net income. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization, which is then adjusted for stock-based compensation and other special items determined by management, including, but not limited to costs associated with the merger with Support.com, costs of becoming a public company (which included the costs of a corporate reorganization from an LLC, public registration of shares and associated costs), business expansion costs, impairment of goodwill and remeasurement of environmental liability. Adjusted EBITDA margin is the percentage of Adjusted EBITDA of revenue. Adjusted net income (loss) is net loss adjusted for the after-tax impacts of special items determined by management, including but not limited to costs associated with the merger with Support.com, costs of becoming a public company (which included the costs of a corporate reorganization from an LLC, public registration of shares and associated costs), business expansion costs, impairment of goodwill and remeasurement of environmental liability. These non-GAAP financial measures are a supplement to and not a substitute for or superior to, the Company's results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures presented by the Company may be different from non-GAAP financial measures presented by other companies. Specifically, the Company believes the non-GAAP information provides useful measures to investors regarding the Company's financial performance by excluding certain costs and expenses that the Company believes are not indicative of its core operating results. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results or guidance prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to U.S. GAAP results is included herein.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes certain statements that may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements for purposes of federal and state securities laws. These forward-looking statements involve uncertainties that could significantly affect Greenidge's financial or operating results. These forward-looking statements may be identified by terms such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "foresee," "expect," "intend," "plan," "may," "will," "would," "could," and "should," and the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, among other things, statements regarding the business plan, business strategy and operations of Greenidge in the future. In addition, all statements that address operating performance and future performance, events or developments that are expected or anticipated to occur in the future, such as statements concerning (i) the delivery of miners currently on order with Bitmain, (ii) the development of facilities in South Carolina, (iii) future mining capacity, (iv) future electrical capacity, (v) the ability to offset carbon emissions, (vi) future liquidity, (vii) the ability to obtain future debt or equity financing and (viii) the Department Title V Air permit renewal process, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Matters and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the matters and factors described in Part II, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" of Greenidge's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by the information contained under this caption. No assurance can be given that these are all of the factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release. You should not put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. No assurances can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do occur, the actual results, performance, or achievements of Greenidge could differ materially from the results expressed in, or implied by, any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and Greenidge does not assume any duty to update or revise any forward-looking statements included in this press release, whether as a result of new information, the occurrence of future events, uncertainties or otherwise, after the date of this press release.
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The melancholy of Meena Kumari
This acting great, despite her many triumphs, is best remembered for her tears. Today is her 50th death anniversary.
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Mahjabeen…what a beautiful name.
Very nice
Her acting par excellence in Pakeeza... The dialogues, music, songs still haunts.
Have heard her shayaris in her own voice recordings. A voice full of agony and sorrow.
...she had passed away with liver cirrhosis
RIP.🤲🌺🌸🌻💞
Kamal amrohi ne jo inke sth kia vo puri bat btane me shrm àa rhi he ky Teel talak halala ki bat b kro jo unke sth hua us amrohi ne jo kia tha unke sth Dhongi brut bc
One of my favourite actress
Beautiful ❤️ But Tragic😕
Is this the actress that always stars opposite MGR
Her love story will soon be a web series, here's what is coming: https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/meena-kumari-kamal-amrohi-love-story-pakeezah-web-show-7774726/
I loved her in Pakeezah.
Fabulous actress
The bestest actress till date..
Great Name Of All INDiA 🇮🇳❤️💕
My favourite, Chhoti Bahu. Tributes to legendary actress.
She hailed from the Tagore family
AWSOME OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI
💐🌷🌹💐
The most beautiful women of Indian cinema...we all loved her so much, still remembered by many fan's of her.... | https://www.brut.media/in/news/the-melancholy-of-meena-kumari-f5d755b6-ed21-4f53-844b-8879b5e041a0 | 2022-04-01T01:07:35Z |
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LOS GATOS, Calif., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel anti-infective therapies to treat life-threatening infections, today reported financial and corporate results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2021.
Fourth Quarter Highlights
- Continued enrollment in the Company's Phase 2a study of AR-501 targeting cystic fibrosis (CF), conducted in collaboration with the funding support from the CF Foundation. Aridis is on track to report top-line data from this CF study in mid-2022.
- Continued enrollment in the Company's Phase 3 study evaluating AR-301 for the treatment of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP). Aridis is on track to report top-line data in the second half of 2022.
- The Company is on track to initiate the Phase 3 trial of AR-320 for the prevention of VAP in mid-2022 following regulatory feedback on the clinical development plans and Phase 3 study design received from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA). Clarity on the regulatory pathway to the registrational Phase 3 trial and licensure has been achieved. The Phase 3 SAATELLITE-2 study will be conducted in collaboration with the COMBACTE-Net consortium of HAP/VAP experts, funded up to 25 million Euros by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) program of the European Commission.
- Reported preclinical data demonstrating that AR-701, the Company's first fully human monoclonal antibody (mAb) cocktail, is broadly reactive against the Omicron and other SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) variants, SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus), and multiple seasonal ('common cold') human coronavirus strains.
- In January 2022, Aridis announced that it had received a $1.9 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Gates Foundation) to evaluate the application of the Company's inhaled formulation technology to deliver cost-effective monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against influenza and SARS-CoV-2 to people in low- and middle-income countries.
- Signed loan agreement for $10 million in non-dilutive financing with Streeterville Capital. Received first $5 million payment in November 2021 and the second $5 million payment in February 2022.
"I am proud of our team's work in 2021 as we strengthened our foundation and advanced key development programs," commented Vu Truong, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Aridis Pharmaceuticals. "2022 will be a pivotal year for Aridis as we achieve important clinical milestones, including data readout from our AR-501 Phase 2a and AR-301 Phase 3 studies as well as the initiation of the AR-320 registrational Phase 3 study, and the anticipated launch of the first-in-human clinical study of AR-701. We look forward to sharing further updates on the progress of these programs in the coming months as we continue to build our leadership in the respiratory health space."
Clinical Program Update
AR-301 (tosatoxumab): AR-301 is being evaluated in a Phase 3 clinical study as an adjunctive treatment to standard of care antibiotics in S. aureus VAP patients. The ongoing AR-301 Phase 3 study remains blinded, and the independent Data Monitoring Committee with access to unblinded data continues to monitor study subjects for safety and has not expressed any safety concerns. The Company observed modest improvement in enrollment in recent months despite the continued pandemic. However, because a significant number of participating clinical sites in the study are in Eastern Europe, the escalating Ukraine-Russia conflict is expected to negatively impact enrollment. At the present time, the company anticipates reporting top-line data in the second half of 2022.
The trial represents the first ever Phase 3 superiority clinical study evaluating immunotherapy with a fully human mAb to treat acute pneumonia in the ICU setting. Details of the study can be viewed on www.clinicaltrials.gov using identifier NCT03816956.
AR-320 (suvratoxumab): The Company licensed this Phase 3-ready asset from AstraZeneca in July 2021. A multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 study (n=196 patients) showed that mechanically ventilated ICU patients colonized with S. aureus who were treated with suvratoxumab, a fully human mAb, demonstrated a relative risk reduction in onset of pneumonia by 32% in the overall intent-to-treat (ITT) study population, and by a statistically significant 47% in the under 65-year-old population, which is the target population in the planned Phase 3 study. This statistically significant relative risk reduction in the target population was also associated with a substantial reduction in the duration of care needed in the ICU and hospital. The Company completed successful discussions with the EMA via the Scientific Advisory meeting and the FDA via an End-of-Phase 2 meeting, including obtaining agreement on the planned Phase 3 study serving as a single pivotal trial. The regulatory feedback from these agencies is incorporated in the Company's clinical study design. The Company expects to launch its Phase 3 SAATELLITE-2 study of AR-320 in the mid-2022 in collaboration with the public-private COMBACTE-Net consortium of HAP/VAP experts, funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) program of the European Commission in the amount of up to 25 million Euros.
AR-501 (gallium citrate): The Company initiated its Phase 2a study to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetic (PK), and preliminary efficacy in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients in the first quarter of 2021. The Phase 2a study is actively enrolling patients with a goal of delivering full data readout in mid-2022. AR-501 is being developed in collaboration with the CF Foundation and has been granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD), Fast Track and Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) designations by the FDA. In addition, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) granted ODD to AR-501. The Phase 1/2a clinical trial underway is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, utilizing single- and multiple-ascending dose and dose-ranging strategies, investigating the safety and PK of inhaled AR-501 in healthy volunteers and CF patients with chronic bacterial lung infections. Details of the Phase 1/2a clinical trial can be viewed on https://www.clinicaltrials.gov using identifier NCT03669614.
AR-701: AR-701 is a cocktail of two fully human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) mAbs discovered from screening the antibody secreting B-cells of convalescent SARS-CoV-2 infected (COVID-19) patients. Each mAb of the AR-701 cocktail neutralizes coronaviruses using a distinct mechanism of action, namely inhibition of viral fusion and entry into human cells (AR-703) or blockage of viral binding to the human 'ACE2' receptor (AR-720). The AR-701 mAbs are engineered to be half-life extended and potentially active for 6-12 months in the blood. AR-701 is being developed as a long-acting intramuscular prophylactic to prevent COVID-19 infections, as well as a self-administered inhaled formulation for the treatment of COVID-19 patients who are not yet hospitalized. In February 2022, Aridis reported that both of its fully human mAbs in the AR-701 cocktail neutralized the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. Moreover, both mAbs conferred strong protection against Omicron infected animals when given either parenterally or by intranasal administration. The performance of the AR-701 cocktail is published in Biorxiv [see https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.03.05.483133v1]. We expect to initiate a Phase 1 clinical study in 2H2022.
Fiscal 2021 Financial Results:
- Cash: Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of December 31, 2021, were approximately $20.0 million.
- Revenues: Grant and licensing revenue increased to approximately $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to the recognition of revenue from grants from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) and the Gates Foundation as well as from Kermode, an Apex technology licensee. Grant and licensing revenue earned during the year ended December 31, 2020 was approximately $1.0 million, all from CFF. Grant and licensing revenue was approximately $0.6 million and $0 for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
- Research and Development Expenses: Research and development expenses increased by approximately $21.0 million to $38.0 million for year ended December 31, 2021 from $17.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was due primarily to: an increase of approximately $11.5 million to in-license AR-320 rights from Medimmune; an increase of approximately $6.6 million for AR-320 drug manufacturing and clinical trial preparation costs; an increase of approximately $0.7 million for costs associated with the development of AR-701; an increase of approximately $0.5 million for the continuing conduct of the Phase 2a clinical trial evaluating AR-501 for the treatment of Cystic Fibrosis and an increase of approximately $0.6 million in personnel, consulting and other related costs.
Research and development expenses increased by approximately $4.4 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2021 to $8.6 million from $4.2 million in the same quarter in 2020. This is primarily due to increases in drug manufacturing for our AR-320 trial ($2.8 million), spending on the Gates Foundation funded project ($0.5 million) and spending on personnel, consulting and other related costs ($0.4 million). - General and Administrative Expenses: General and administrative expenses increased by approximately $0.9 million to $7.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 from $6.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was due primarily to increases in professional service fees, franchise tax and recruitment expense to attract talent. General and administrative expenses increased in Q4 2021 to $2.0 million from $1.6 million in Q4 2020 primarily due to increases in consulting, legal fees, insurance and recruitment offset by lower accounting, rent and repairs expense.
- Interest Income (Expense) net: Net interest expense, increased by approximately $322,000 to approximately $245,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021 from approximately $77,000 net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increased expense was primarily due to our debt servicing in 2021.
- Share of Loss in Equity Method Investment. Loss from our share of equity method investment in Shenzhen Arimab Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. decreased by approximately $9,000 to zero for the year ended December 31, 2021. The loss was $9,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020. Our share of loss from our minority interest calculated under the equity method was limited to the reduction of the net book value of the investment to zero as of March 31, 2020.
- Other Income: Other income in the year ended December 31, 2021, increased by approximately $796,000 from zero during the year ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to forgiveness of the $722,000 Paycheck Protection Program loan by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Additionally, other income from a sublease agreement we entered into with a tenant in March 2021 to sublet a small portion of our Los Gatos facility increased by approximately $74,000 during the year ended December 31, 2021, from zero for the year ended December 31, 2020. Other income increased by approximately $22,000 in Q4 2021. There was no sublease agreement or related income during the three months ended December 30, 2020.
- Net Loss: The net loss available to common stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2021, was approximately $47.3 million, or $3.85 net loss per share, compared to a net loss available to common stockholders of approximately $22.3 million, or $2.44 net loss per share, for the year ended December 31, 2020. The weighted average common shares outstanding used in computing net loss per share available to common stockholders was 12,291,600 million and 9,168,744 million for the years ended December 31 of 2021 and 2020, respectively.
About Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers and develops anti-infectives to be used as first-line treatments to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and viral pandemics. The Company is utilizing its proprietary ʎPEX and MabIgX® technology platforms to rapidly identify rare, potent antibody-producing B-cells from patients who have successfully overcome an infection, and to rapidly manufacture mAbs for therapeutic treatment of critical infections. These mAbs are already of human origin and functionally optimized by the natural human immune system for high potency. Hence, they are already fit-for-purpose and do not require further engineering optimization to achieve full functionality.
The Company has generated multiple clinical stage mAbs targeting bacteria that cause life-threatening infections such as ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP), in addition to preclinical stage antibacterial and antiviral mAbs. The use of mAbs as anti-infective treatments represents an innovative therapeutic approach that harnesses the human immune system to fight infections and is designed to overcome the deficiencies associated with the current standard of care, which is broad spectrum antibiotics. Such deficiencies include, but are not limited to, increasing drug resistance, short duration of efficacy, disruption of the normal flora of the human microbiome and lack of differentiation among current treatments. The mAb portfolio is complemented by a non-antibiotic novel mechanism small molecule anti-infective candidate being developed to treat lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. The Company's pipeline is highlighted below:
Aridis' Pipeline
AR-301 (VAP). AR-301 is a fully human IgG1 mAb currently in Phase 3 clinical development targeting gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) alpha-toxin in VAP patients.
AR-320 (nosocomial pneumonia). AR-320 is a fully human mAb targeting S. aureus alpha-toxin for prevention of nosocomial pneumonia. Statistically significant Phase 2 data in the target population of those ≤ 65 years of age, was recently published in Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. The Company has completed discussions with the EMA and FDA on study design and expects to launch its Phase 3 study of AR-320 in mid-2022.
AR-101 (HAP). AR-101 is a fully human immunoglobulin M (IgM) mAb in Phase 2 clinical development targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) liposaccharides serotype O11, which accounts for approximately 22% of all P. aeruginosa hospital acquired pneumonia cases worldwide. This program is licensed to the Serum Institute of India and Shenzhen Arimab.
AR-501 (cystic fibrosis). AR-501 is an inhaled formulation of gallium citrate with broad-spectrum anti-infective activity being developed to treat chronic lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. This program is currently in a Phase 2a clinical study in CF patients.
AR-701 (COVID-19). AR-701 is a cocktail of fully human mAbs discovered from convalescent COVID-19 patients that are directed at multiple envelope proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
AR-401 (blood stream infections). AR-401 is a fully human mAb preclinical program aimed at treating infections caused by gram-negative Acinetobacter baumannii.
AR-201 (RSV infection). AR-201 is a fully human IgG1 mAb directed against the F-protein of diverse clinical isolates of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). This program is licensed exclusively to the Serum Institute of India.
For additional information on Aridis Pharmaceuticals, please visit https://aridispharma.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These statements may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "forecast," "estimated" and "intend" or other similar terms or expressions that concern Aridis' expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. These forward-looking statements are based on Aridis' current expectations and actual results could differ materially. There are a number of factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the need for additional financing, the timing of regulatory submissions, Aridis' ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of its existing product candidates and any other product candidates it may develop, approvals for clinical trials may be delayed or withheld by regulatory agencies, risks relating to the timing and costs of clinical trials, risks associated with obtaining funding from third parties, management and employee operations and execution risks, loss of key personnel, competition, risks related to market acceptance of products, intellectual property risks, risks related to business interruptions, including the outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus, which could seriously harm our financial condition and increase our costs and expenses, risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results, Aridis' ability to attract collaborators and partners and risks associated with Aridis' reliance on third party organizations. While the list of factors presented here is considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Unlisted factors may present significant additional obstacles to the realization of forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those described or implied by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including, without limitation, market conditions and the factors described under the caption "Risk Factors" in Aridis' 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, and Aridis' other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements included herein are made as of the date hereof, and Aridis does not undertake any obligation to update publicly such statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
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“The Chinese side decided to impose retaliatory visa restrictions on certain US officials who spread lies on the issue of human rights, imposed sanctions against China and harmed China’s interests,” stated Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Thursday. Wang said the move was made “to protect the sovereignty, security and development interests of the PRC.
“The spokesperson claims that the US used the false pretext of human rights issues to interfere in the internal affairs of China, discredit Beijing, and put pressure on Chinese officials. Wang stated that such actions are a serious violation of the basic principles of international law and international relations.
China’s foreign ministry has so far not confirmed which exact officials will fall under these new restrictions, but the spokesperson said that those who invented the “lies” surrounding the issue of human rights and harmed China’s national interests already know who they are themselves.
The announcement comes after The US State Department imposed visa restrictions for Chinese officials who Washington claims are responsible for the intimidation and harassment of human rights activists and dissidents in China and around the world.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken cited the “genocide” of Uighur Muslims and repression of dissidents in Hong Kong and Tibet, saying the US “rejects efforts by [People’s Republic of China] officials to harass, intimidate, surveil and abduct members of ethnic and religious minority groups, including those who seek safety abroad, and US citizens, who speak out on behalf of these vulnerable populations.” | https://www.islamtimes.org/en/news/986728/china-to-restrict-visas-for-us-officials | 2022-04-01T01:07:38Z |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammysmight be missing stars like Drake, The Weeknd and Kanye West as a performer, but the biggest night in music could still shine bright on the Las Vegas Strip.
The ceremony relocated to Las Vegas for the first-time ever with several artists who could have epic nights including Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Jon Batiste. The awards shifted from Los Angeles because of the rising COVID-19 cases and omicron variant in January. Sunday’s show will air live beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern on CBS and the Paramount+ streaming service.
Host Trevor Noah calls Las Vegas a “perfect place to have a celebration” with fans at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Last year, the Grammys had a music festival vibe with parts of the show held outdoors in an intimate in-person setting with music artists mixed with pre-taped performances.
Noah expects an entertaining show with several performers set to hit the stage including Rodrigo, Eilish, Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, Brandi Carlile, Batiste, Silk Sonic, H.E.R., Chris Stapleton, Leslie Odom Jr. and Brothers Osborne. He said the awards will be a celebration of the music industry coming back to life.
“There’s an element of this (show) that’s like a music camp,” Noah said. “I think it’s going to bring a different energy, and I’m excited to be a part of it.”
It’s still unclear whether the Foo Fighters will take the stage following the recent death of its drummer Taylor Hawkins. The rock band – nominated for three Grammys – is scheduled to perform during the ceremony, but they recently canceled all upcoming concert dates.
The Grammys will continue to move forward without West, known as Ye, after news surfaced earlier this month that he wouldn’t perform at the show because of his “concerning online behavior.” The Weeknd is still boycotting the awards and Drake said he wanted no part in competing for a Grammy, withdrawing his two nominations.
The three popular performers will be missed, but the show will certainly go on.
The multitalented Jon Batiste enters the Grammys as the leading nominee with 11in a variety of genres including R&B, jazz, American roots music, classical and music video. Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R. are tied for the second-most nominations with eight apiece.
The awards will introduce its expanded 10 nominees in three major genres — record, album and song of the year. The growing categories will make the competition stronger but could make choosing a winner a lot tougher.
For album of the year, the Recording Academy expanded the category’s eligibility for any featured artists, producers, songwriters and engineers — even if the music creator co-wrote one song on the project. That means there could be a large amount of winners on stage, depending on who wins.
For example, if Bieber’s “Justice” wins at the show, more than 50 creators could pack the stage. The same could be said for Ye, Doja Cat and H.E.R., who have a plethora of contributors.
But Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever” features songs written by the young star and her brother Finneas, who produced all of her tracks. Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga and Rodrigo are sitting in the same boat.
Harvey Mason jr., the academy’s CEO, said the number of creators in a category won’t dictate the winner.
Either way, Noah said he doesn’t mind.
“It’ll be great to see that moment,” he said. “You get to be on stage and celebrated for your work. I’m excited for that. I want to see 25 people on stage celebrating and sharing the love and joy for something they’ve done.”
Before the awards, the academy will hold a couple events including a tribute to Joni Mitchell at the MusiCares Person of the Yearon Friday night. Chaka Khan, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Porter and Beck are among those expected to perform.
On Saturday, Grammy winner John Legend will be honored during the academy’s Black Music Collective. The singer will receive his first-ever Recording Academy Global Impact Award for his personal and professional achievements in the music industry.
Legend will be celebrated with a performance by Summer Walker, D-Nice and MC Lyte as the voice for the evening. Jimmy Jam will be making remarks. | https://www.cbs42.com/local/grammy-awards-sets-sight-on-las-vegas-for-first-time/ | 2022-04-01T01:07:37Z |
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — North Carolina's Hubert Davis doesn't have the long history of sideline success as the rest of the coaches at this week's Final Four.
He's not worried about being the new coach on the block, either.
That's because the former UNC player has something Hall of Famers Mike Krzyzewski at Duke, Bill Self at Kansas and Jay Wright at Villanova don't have: the experience of playing in a Final Four.
That's one of several experiences he draws from as a first-year coach that he said has enabled him to lead the Tar Heels into college basketball's biggest stage. That history includes lessons from from Hall of Fame mentors in the late Dean Smith and Roy Williams in addition to a 12-year NBA career.
“His experience (means) a lot, because when we get rattled, he just reminds us he's been in that position before,” senior forward Leaky Black said Thursday. “He just gets us under control.”
When Davis' team meets longtime rival Duke in Saturday's first-ever NCAA Tournament matchup between the schools, he will become only the seventh men's coach to have played and coached in a Final Four. That list includes Smith and former Indiana coach Bob Knight, with former Florida coach Billy Donovan (2000, 2006, 2007) as the most recent to do so.
Davis played for Smith from 1988-92, and scored 25 points as a junior in North Carolina's Final Four loss to Kansas. Before this year, that was the closest UNC and Duke had ever come to meeting in the NCAAs, with the Blue Devils beating the Jayhawks in the national championship game two days later.
That experience helps Davis connect with his players as someone who brings a rare perspective to the sideline in being able to relate to the demands of playing at one of the sport's blueblood programs. Yet Davis has been eager to deflect questions about outside storylines, such as the significance of the rivalry meeting and the possibility of ending Krzyzewski's season-long retirement tour with a loss.
“One of the things that I preach to the team all the time is to focus on what is real and what allows us to be the best that we can be,” Davis said. "And what is real and what allows us to be the best we can be is focusing on our preparation for Saturday, our practice and our play.
“And those are the only things we're talking about. Those are the only things we're looking at."
That is one reason Davis doesn't pay attention to the disparity in experience between himself and Krzyzewski, Self and Wright. Each member of the trio has won at least one national championship, reached at least four Final Fours, and they’ve combined for 2,605 career victories.
By comparison, Davis is a 51-year-old first-timer only a decade removed from a TV broadcasting career. Before this year, his only head-coaching experience was seven years leading UNC’s junior varsity program during his nine seasons on Williams' staff.
It hasn't been a smooth ride. North Carolina repeatedly lost measuring-stick matchups in blowouts and looked uncertain to even make the NCAA Tournament at the beginning of the calendar year.
But Davis has been able to push all the right buttons, transforming the Tar Heels (28-9) into a team that has won 16 of its last 19 games since mid-January. The stretch includes wins against Duke in Krzyzewski's final home game, an overtime win against reigning national champion Baylor in the NCAA second round and a Sweet 16 takedown of a UCLA team that returned largely intact from a Final Four run.
“What Hubert's done with his first year, to get his team to do that is magnificent,” Krzyzewski said.
Davis has done it while navigating a changing college basketball landscape with wide-open player movement through the transfer portal.
“This has been a lot of newness,” Davis said. "It’s a new head coach, new coaching staff, three transfers, two freshmen, tweaks, pivots, alters in terms of how we play on both ends of the floor.
“It takes time. ... I think those shared experiences have put us in a place where we understand what we need to do in order to be successful, and there’s a trust and a confidence in each one of us that allows us to be as connected as we are right now.”
Along the way, Davis has remained confident, assured and unshakably positive with his players. He is open with his emotions, memorably fighting back tears to start a postgame TV interview after securing a Final Four berth while his players celebrated behind him.
He's also never wavered in his belief that this team could come together to do something special, notably by borrowing from Smith's tactics by having pictures of the massive Superdome — home to this week's Final Four — placed in the players' lockers before the season.
It turns out Davis was right to dream big.
“They’ve given themselves, this team, this program, this university, this community everything that they’ve had, and they’ve trusted me,” Davis said earlier this week. “It’s been my first year as a head coach, and they trusted me. And so, my goodness, I love these kids.”
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Last week, astrophotographer Sebastian Voltmer captured two astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) on a spacewalk.
Astronauts Raja Chari, from NASA, and Matthias Maurer, from the European Space Agency (ESA), were photographed while doing maintenance activities outside the ISS, last Wednesday (23). It was seven hours of maintenance, enough for the records.
Here on Earth, astrophotographer Voltmer aimed his lens to observe them and soon managed to capture all the action. Apparently, this is the first image taken of Earth that records two people walking in space at the same time.
To obtain the record, the independent photographer relied on advanced equipment: an 11-inch Celestron EdgeHD personal telescope, installed on a GM2000 HPS tripod and an ASI290 planetary camera.
On his Twitter, the photographer celebrated the record and commented that he watched the activity shortly after the sun went down. In the first image, the European astronaut Maurer appears “climbing” the ISS, while the robotic arm (Canadarm2) assists in the maintenance activity.
Yesterday I saw the #spacewalk shortly after sunset. Here comes the first photo. #ESA #astronaut Matthias Maurer was just “climbing” at this moment.
The rod-shaped structure (Canadarm2) is the robot arm.
Greetings from Matthias Maurers hometown – it was very exciting. #iss pic.twitter.com/39Q7YlG64u— Dr. Sebastian Voltmer (@SeVoSpace) March 24, 2022
The astrophotographer took the picture from his backyard in the German town of Sankt Wendel – which, coincidentally, is also the hometown of astronaut Matthias Maurer. After detailing where his fellow countryman was, Voltmer published another image where astronaut Raja Chari is featured. | https://playcrazygame.com/2022/04/01/from-earth-photographer-records-astronauts-walking-in-space-see-photo/ | 2022-04-01T01:07:39Z |
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NATICK – The Natick Public Schools is advertising for a Director of Social-Emotional Learning & Equity. “NPS desires that our students will develop a sense of belonging through participation in activities during the school day where they can engage with peers with similar interests, supervised and guided by adults, where they can develop social skills in a structured and nurturing environment as well as their own personal wellness routines for ensuring mental, social, physical and emotional health. So, too, NPS desires to eliminate systemic barriers that limit student, family, and staff equitable access to opportunity and cherish each student and staff member to such a degree that they thrive in their personal development,” noted the job posting on March 9. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556634862846/equity-and-social-justice-at-maine-s-public-universities | 2022-04-01T01:07:41Z |
Abbott wins Texas GOP governor nomination
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday coasted to victory in the Republican gubernatorial primary, fending off a handful of contenders running to his right and teeing up a general election fight against former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) in November.
The race was called by The Associated Press shortly after 8 p.m. local time, with Abbott garnering nearly 70 percent of the vote with more than 40 percent of ballots tallied.
Among the more prominent primary rivals Abbott defeated were former state Sen. Don Huffines, former Florida congressman and ex-chairman of the Texas GOP Allen West, and conservative commentator Chad Prather.
Abbott has racked up a staunchly conservative record during his two terms but has faced accusations that he lacked sufficient Republican bona fides. Opponents contended he was too slow in reopening the state during the coronavirus pandemic and could have taken more stringent action at the southern border.
Regardless, Abbott has leaned into GOP culture war issues, backing a sprawling overhaul to the state’s election laws in the aftermath of former President Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of fraud in 2020 and pushing for a ban on abortions after six weeks. He also forbade private employers from enforcing vaccine mandates and signed legislation allowing Texans to carry handguns without a permit.
Abbott ran with former President Trump’s support, a powerful rebuttal to claims he was insufficiently conservative, while also winning the backing of the Republican establishment.
Huffines conceded to Abbott on Tuesday evening but said he “forced” the governor to tackle culture war issues such as immigration and vaccine mandates.
The governor has been rumored to be considering a 2024 presidential run, though it’s not clear if he would wage a campaign if Trump were to run for the White House.
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The truth behind Kejriwal’s claim
Kejriwal blames Centre for not doing enough for Kashmiri Pandits, is he right?
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Question was asked why Kashmir Files is not made tax free in Delhi while he made many other flims tax free like sand ki aankh etc.. he replied saying bjp did not did this and that 200cr he made it look like bjp has earned this money out of this movie.. why he himself fought case again Kashmiri teachers in SC?? Shame on you kejriwal.. that is the reason anna hajare did not wanted you to enter into politics you made the used his Andolan as ladder for your political career
brut is working as kejriwals mouthpiece 😄😶
And u laughing at it is great human!!!!
Please read the Details about the Kashmir File in Wikipedia
Panna kazhuveri Kejriwal
The movie created awareness. It became a big hit despite being shunned by bollywood and the lutians
Befkuf kujliwal film madhyam hai logo ko jaankari dena ki aab pata chala jo 32 saal se chupa tha.. Tu rajniti katr raha hai.
Kejriwal really Don't know How is Kasmir State Situation Even Security persons Also Several Times Stone pelted Several Hundred number of Times Cross border Terrorism problem Happened With Support of Local People's In that Situation Rehabilitation work is possible Why He Couldn't Correct JNU University Students UnDissipinary Actions Just It's Single University Students Problem Not Like International Terrorist groups activities in Kashmir state level
It shows 'Kejriwal' stands where ? In - Politics Vs Sensitivity towards people
JSK YOU ARE CRIMINALS. THE MOVIE MAKERS HV EDUCATED THE WORLD IF THE SUFFERING EXPERIENCED BY KASHMIR PANDIT. IF ANYONE IS MAKING MONEY N MOCKERY IT IS U R REALLY INHUMANE DONT UNDERSTAND THE PAIN OF HUMANITY. RADHE RADHE RADHE
Race card every corner
Mr,kejriwal is right.
Kashmir kya india ke bahar hai ?? Jo kashmir se chale gaye hai woh log khud kiyun nahi jaa rahe hai . Because of wat ?? Kejruddin tere m... Lim vote bank ne waha rehene ke liye safe environment rakha hai kya 😒😒
Khujliwal is a con artist and a crypto Christian, anti Hindu and anti national. The public will become aware of it sooner than later and when they do, they will tear him apart.
Kejarival oru ular vayan livit
Jai modiji
this should be done
This person is nautanki.
Suresh R why should they return(majority of them are well settled now ) to the turmoil area where they have no guarantee of peace and stability . Kashmiris are one of the most unfortunate people living in a beautiful hell more than 4 to 5 lacs troops are on the ground across the line of control same or less concentration of troops are there also. Then we have militants , unknown gunmen , ( sponsered by agencies) and renegades ex militants now hired by government why should they put their life in the danger they have been already used as political tools . Situation is still far away from being favourable and peaceful for every inhabitant of kashmir despite big political stunts from bjp.
Kejriwal fully supports the removal of Article 370 and never filed an objection to regularization Or permancy of teacher posts for displaced KPs, and is absolutely not a khalistani supporter... Aaj ka quota bas itna🙄 | https://www.brut.media/in/news/the-truth-behind-kejriwal-s-claim-5c7b56c2-e27d-4de6-a2d1-8a99c90c3f82 | 2022-04-01T01:07:42Z |
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hallaron, a full-service advertising and branding agency in The Woodlands, Texas has begun using digital advertising platforms to serve smaller, local political advertisers. The advantage is using microtargeted geographic and behavioral factors to serve highly custom display and video ads to local voters. The results point to more efficient campaigns that can get better results even with monthly ad spends less than $10,000.
Through a collaborative partnership with Vici Media Inc., based in Philiadelphia, PA, Hallaron began using sophisticated digital platforms including precise targeting tools to serve ads among local county and even city elections in early 2022 primaries. Often reserved for larger business or political clients, Hallaron uses the same big-client ad tools to shape strategy for smaller local low budget campaigns. Often the focus is replacing older marketing thinking with smarter targeting that serves ads to local voters using cell phones and social media instead of billboards or direct mail.
"Our new political campaigns aim to serve voters with ads where they consume daily news and entertainment – that's through their mobile phones and the Internet," explains agency principal Mike Hallaron.
Statista reports that mobile media usage in the United States is set to increase to four hours and 29 minutes per day in 2022. Compare that time with traditional drive time and radio listening, print, or TV viewership.
Because of lengthy Covid-19 shutdowns, Hallaron says many Americans extended their digital and mobile reliance even further – turning to these devices for business, shopping, and reaching the world beyond their front door.
Direct mail is still popular in most small market political races where access to new digital techniques lags behind. Inexpensive yard signs are still widely used but limited. Digital and mobile ads include links to landing pages where voters can watch a candidates videos, read a bio, or review her platform positions on local issues. "When you add a well-executed social strategy on Facebook, the frequency and reach for a small campaign can be game-changing," Hallaron says.
Hallaron's digital partner Vici Media works with nearly 200 ad agencies and media companies in the U.S., serving 3 billion digital ad impressions annually. The company was named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 in 2020. Hallaron sees more clients educating themselves about creative digital media strategies, such as geofencing, mobile conquesting and social mirroring techniques, for example.
Hallaron Advertising Agency is an award-winning full-service ad agency in The Woodlands, Texas. Since 2003, Hallaron has helped reshape winning brands and mastered creative advertising campaigns that lead to better sales and business growth for their clients. Visit www.hallaron.com to learn more.
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STAMFORD, Conn., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stamford, CT based private equity firm Olympus Partners has acquired Omega Environmental Technologies ("Omega"), the market leading aftermarket distributor of climate control products and other mission-critical components across the light and heavy-duty automotive sectors, from AEA Investors, which will remain a minority equity investor and retain a board position in the Company. Omega serves thousands of customers globally across the wholesale distribution, OE service, and automotive retail channels. The Company is headquartered in Irving, Texas and has over 20 distribution centers across the United States and Canada.
"The replacement air conditioning market is very attractive, with steadily growing demand and high barriers to entry due to the technical nature and SKU intensity of the product. Omega is the leader in this category with a portfolio of powerful brands and complete end market coverage. We look forward to working with Peter, Randy, and the rest of the management team to continue grow the Company," said Jason Miller, Partner at Olympus.
Peter Butterfield, Chairman of Omega, added, "I would like to thank AEA for their support over the past few years and look forward to partnering with the Olympus team. I have never been more excited about the prospects of the Company."
Founded in 1988, Olympus Partners is a private equity firm focused on providing equity capital for middle market management buyouts and for companies needing capital for expansion. Olympus is an active, long-term investor across a broad range of industries including business services, consumer products, healthcare services, financial services, industrial services, and manufacturing. Olympus manages in excess of $8.5 billion mainly on behalf of corporate pension funds, endowment funds and state-sponsored retirement programs.
The Olympus team included Jason Miller, Matt Bujor, and Alex Pollera. Olympus was represented by Ben Clinger, Adam Wexner, and Kat Murphy from Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Antares Capital LP led debt financing for the transaction.
AEA Investors LP was founded in 1968 by the Rockefeller, Mellon and Harriman family interests and S.G. Warburg & Co. as a private investment vehicle for a select group of industrial family offices with substantial assets. AEA has an extraordinary global network built over many years which includes leading industrial families, business executives and leaders; many of whom invest with AEA as active individual investors and/or join its portfolio company boards or act in other advisory roles. Today, AEA's approximately 100 investment professionals operate globally with offices in New York, Stamford, San Francisco, London, Munich and Shanghai. The firm manages funds that have over $14 billion of invested and committed capital including the leveraged buyouts of middle market companies and small business companies, growth capital and mezzanine and senior debt investments. AEA Small Business is a strategy within AEA that currently manages $1.9 billion of invested and committed capital. The team seeks to help grow and transform companies at the lower end of the middle market by sponsoring growing companies with proven management teams and superior business models.
Olympus Partners is a private equity firm focused on providing equity capital for middle market management buyouts and for growing companies. Olympus manages in excess of $8.5 billion mainly on behalf of corporate pension funds, endowment funds and state-sponsored retirement programs. Founded in 1988, Olympus is an active, long-term investor across a broad range of industries including business services, food services, consumer products, healthcare services, financial services, industrial services and manufacturing.
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LOS ANGELES, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arixa Capital Advisors, LLC is pleased to announce that Eric Cooper has joined the company as Vice President of Construction. In this role, Mr. Cooper is responsible for enhancing Arixa's construction risk management, through further development of Arixa's funds control program and construction underwriting, as well as building the scalable infrastructure that will allow Arixa to continue to grow its construction lending platform. Mr. Cooper comes to Arixa with over a decade of onsite construction project management experience and five years of construction lending experience.
Prior to joining Arixa, Mr. Cooper was the Vice President of Construction Operations at Genesis Capital. During his five years with that company, he oversaw the development of a nationwide residential construction underwriting program and was responsible for managing the in-house funds control team.
Eric Cooper shares, "As I suspected, Arixa Capital has an incredible culture, talented staff and a fantastic borrower base. I feel lucky and excited to further build out the construction department to best serve both borrowers and investors."
Earlier in his career, Mr. Cooper was the onsite supervisor and project manager for a two-year project, building an ultra-luxury custom home for a celebrity client in the Trousdale Estates neighborhood of Beverly Hills, with the highly regarded general contractor Corbin Reeves. From 2013 to 2015, Mr. Cooper was a project manager for ANR Industries, where he oversaw all aspects of luxury single-family residential construction projects in the Los Angeles area, from conceptual design through final sale. From 2010 to 2013, Mr. Cooper worked as a project manager for Anchor Loans where he oversaw all aspects of remodeling for single-family residential projects with resale values between $700,000 and $3,000,000.
Arixa Capital's Managing Director, Greg Hebner, said, "We are excited to bring someone like Eric onto the Arixa team. Eric's deep construction experience and his passion for client service is an ideal fit for our team. As Arixa continues to grow its lending business across larger construction projects and new geographies, Eric's extensive industry knowledge will allow us to execute on our growth plans and maintain the high level of service that our clients expect, while also mitigating risk for our fund investors."
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The post origination story, as Villanova coach Jay Wright recalls, began with Ryan Arcidiacono.
The 6-foot-3 point guard had a knack for posting up defenders, even bigger ones, so Wright started calling plays for him in the paint.
Josh Hart was next. Jalen Brunson took it to another level. Now Collin Gillespie is carrying the guard low-post torch into the Final Four.
“We get a lot of credit for that,” Wright said Thursday. “It's part of what we do. We can be successful without it, but it's something we like to use.”
What has become a staple of the Wildcats' offense may be their equalizer against a talented Kansas team in Saturday's national semifinals.
Wright has played a limited rotation all season and Justin Moore's torn Achilles tendon in the Elite Eight leaves them even more shorthanded. Kansas also has a size advantage inside, anchored by 6-10, 250-pound David McCormack.
One of Villanova's counters will be to get the ball to guards in the post — namely Gillespie, who learned from one of the best.
Brunson was a menace for opposing teams with a strong lower body and a craftiness with his back to the basket. He had the strength to overpower smaller guards and an ability to find open shooters when defenses inevitably sent double teams his way.
Gillespie's learning curve in the low post began when he arrived on campus in 2017 and Brunson began brutalizing him in practice. Forced to adapt or continue being overwhelmed, Gillespie found a way to stand his ground, learning the nuances of post play along the way.
The 6-3 guard honed his post-up skills over the next five seasons and has turned himself into one of the nation's best low-post guards.
“I've been put in that situation a lot now and it's kind of become natural for me,” Gillespie said. It's “just learning from the guys who came before me, having to defend it has helped me on offense as well because I know what it takes."
The Villanova guards' comfort with posting up leaves opposing guards uneasy.
Backcourt players aren't used to defending in the post, particularly in today's four- and five-out game, so they're not always sure what to do when Villanova's guards start backing down.
During guard post-ups, the Wildcats will often send their big men to the perimeter, taking rim protectors farther away from what they're trying to defend. And send a double team, Villanova's guards have the ability to pass or dribble out and find open shooters.
Not many teams take the Wildcats' approach to posting up guards, complicating game planning how to stop them.
“It’s definitely unique when your best post player is 6-2," Kansas coach Bill Self said.
Hard to question the results.
Villanova's 2016 national championship team had three guards who could post up: Arcidiacono, Hart and Brunson.
Brunson was also on the 2018 title team and had refined his post-up skills even more. Gillespie was a freshman on the 2018 team and has honed his post-up skills after those early lessons from Brunson.
All part of Wright's plan.
Since those first post-ups with Arcidiacono, he's sought guards with lower-body strength who can, or a least learn to, play in the post. Once they arrive at Villanova, Wright and his staff instill the fundamentals of playing in the post, from footwork to leverage to pump fakes.
“Over the years, we've found some guys aren't that good at it and it's OK,” Wright said. “But we'd still do drills to try to teach every one of them to be good at it.”
Through years of honing and torch passing, the Wildcats have become one of the best at posting up guards. They hope it will give them an edge in trying to take down Kansas.
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Russia Blacklists More Top EU Officials in Response to Sanctions
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“The restrictions apply to the top leadership of the European Union, including a number of European commissioners and heads of EU military structures, as well as the vast majority of members of the European Parliament who promote anti-Russian policies,” Russia’s foreign ministry said.
The EU, the United States and numerous other Western countries have imposed sweeping economic and political sanctions on Russia, some Russian media and prominent or wealthy Russians in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Moscow said its blacklist also included representatives of some EU member states as well as public figures and journalists who it said were “personally responsible for promoting illegal anti-Russian sanctions, inciting Russophobic sentiments and the infringement of the rights and freedoms of the Russian-speaking population”. | https://www.islamtimes.org/en/news/986729/russia-blacklists-more-top-eu-officials-in-response-to-sanctions | 2022-04-01T01:07:45Z |
LONDON (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg has compiled a handbook for tackling the world’s interconnected environmental crises, with contributions from leading scientists and writers.
Penguin Random House announced Thursday that “The Climate Book” will be published in Britain in October.
It contains contributions from more than 100 academics, thinkers and campaigners, including novelists Margaret Atwood and Amitav Ghosh, climate scientist Saleemul Huq and World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
The book aims to help readers connect the dots between threats to the climate, environment, sustainability and indigenous populations — among others — and is intended as a guide to understanding and activism.
Contributors including Kenyan environmentalist Wanjira Mathai, Brazilian indigenous activist Sonia Guajajara, French economist Thomas Piketty and Canadian journalist Naomi Klein offer “compelling stories of change, action and resilience,” the publisher said, alongside Thunberg’s own stories of “learning, demonstrating, and uncovering greenwashing around the world.”
“My hope is that this book might be some kind of go-to source for understanding these different, closely interconnected crises,” Thunberg said in a statement.
Chloe Currens, editor at Penguin Press, said it was “a unique book, alive with moral purpose, which aims to change the climate conversation forever.”
Thunberg began skipping classes once a week to protest climate change in 2018, when she was 15, sparking a series of school walkouts that grew into a global youth movement.
Now 19, the Swedish activist has already published a memoir, “Our House Is On Fire” and a collection of speeches, “No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference.”
“The Climate Book” is published Oct. 27 in the U.K. by Allen Lane and in the U.S. in early 2023 by Penguin Press, as well as in countries around the world. | https://www.cbs42.com/local/greta-thunberg-aims-to-drive-change-with-the-climate-book/ | 2022-04-01T01:07:45Z |
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. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556634898349/correction-to-comment-on-ilc1-drive-intestinal-epithelial-and-matrix-remodeling | 2022-04-01T01:07:47Z |
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Only thirty minutes of exercise a day. This is long enough for classic symptoms of depression be attenuated, significantly improving the quality of life of patients. According to new research, carried out by the University of Iowa, in the United States, the positive effects are most intense during the 75 minutes following workouts. Depressed mood, the inability to experience joy in previously pleasurable activities, and cognitive difficulty, such as problems concentrating or reasoning based on different information, are reduced.
It has been known for a long time that the practice of physical activities promotes a feeling of well-being, being recommended in the treatment of psychiatric illnesses such as anxiety and depression. What the study now released shows is that the most intense impact in the minutes following the exercises can serve as a window of opportunity for other measures that make up the treatment to be amplified.
Patients who had psychological therapy sessions right after training, for example, said they felt much more present and connected with the guidance of the professional who conducted them.
In the explanation of the researchers, the exercises would leave the brain more open, receptive, to absorb new information and to better deal with emotional challenges that normally arise during the sessions. | https://playcrazygame.com/2022/04/01/how-long-does-it-take-to-relieve-depression-with-exercise-2/ | 2022-04-01T01:07:47Z |
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CHICAGO , March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), the nation's largest customer-owned health insurer, announced today several changes to its senior leadership team.
The leadership transitions reflect a thoughtful and strategic approach to long-term growth and succession planning for the company.
Dr. Opella Ernest, chief operating officer, takes on a new role effective immediately as executive vice president, HCSC Commercial Markets, succeeding Jeff Tikkanen, who announced he will retire from HCSC in March 2023. Mike Frank, senior vice president, Pharmacy and Ancillary Business, will become senior vice president, chief operating officer. Dr. Ernest and Frank will report to Maurice Smith, president and CEO of HCSC.
Jeff Tikkanen, executive vice president, Commercial Markets, will transition to an advisory role focused on market initiatives including national account strategy and key client relationships until his retirement in March 2023.
"As our strategic priorities evolve, so does our organizational structure," said Maurice Smith president and CEO of HCSC. "Our continued focus on building our leadership bench strength allows us to continue to execute on our strategy -- to expand health care access, to deepen relationships in our communities and to advance our mission and commitments to remain the health coverage partner of choice for our stakeholders. HCSC has an action-oriented leadership team that is a result of a long-standing focus on attracting and growing top talent."
Dr. Opella Ernest will take on her new role, effective immediately, as executive vice president, HCSC Commercial Markets. As our former chief operating officer, Dr. Ernest helped reshaped our customer and provider experience through advancements in technology and innovation. In her new role, Dr. Ernest assumes responsibility for the company's five BCBS health plans in Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas as well as national account growth, clinical and pharmacy operations and analytics. She joined HCSC in 2012 and has had increasing responsibility leading the company's clinical strategy and operation as Senior Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer. She also served as Divisional Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois. A board-certified family physician, she has a degree in medicine from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan
Mike Frank, senior vice president Pharmacy and Ancillary Business, will become senior vice president, chief operating officer, reporting to Dr. Ernest. In his new role, Mike will lead HCSC's IT and Customer Service organizations. Frank joined HCSC in 2013 when BCBSMT became part of the company. Since that time as SVP, Tri-State plans, he provided strategic oversight on how HCSC served members in our Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans in Montana, New Mexico and Oklahoma as well as expanding our pharmacy solutions and better understanding of our customer service needs. Previously Frank was president of the Montana plan. Other roles at the plan included chief legal and operations officer, chief administrative officer, vice president of Corporate Integrity and Human Resources, and vice president of Compliance and Ethics. He earned his Bachelor of Science in psychology from Montana State University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Montana.
"These leadership changes will position the company for continued growth and demonstrate the strength of the HCSC management bench," said Smith. "Opella and Mike's leadership has been instrumental in both advancing and driving HCSC strategy over the last few years. In their new roles, we will see them have even greater impact on the company's success in the future."
About Health Care Service Corporation
Health Care Service Corporation is the country's largest customer-owned health insurer, with more than 17 million members in its health plans in Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. A Mutual Legal Reserve Company, HCSC is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
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Boebert shocks Democrats with Biden State of the Union interruption
In an extraordinary breach of decorum, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) yelled out at President Biden during his State of the Union address on Tuesday, accusing him of putting American troops in coffins.
Biden was in the midst of discussing how many American troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan developed cancer from exposure to toxic smoke from massive burn pits.
“A cancer that would put them in a flag-draped coffin,” Biden said. “I know —”
“You put them in, 13 of them!” Boebert yelled out.
She appeared to be referencing the 13 American service members killed in a bomb attack in Kabul as the U.S. withdrew troops from Afghanistan in August. Biden did not mention the chaotic U.S. military exit from the country during his speech.
Attendees across the entire chamber turned in shock at Boebert for her outburst. A chorus of gasps and a “whoa!” then erupted on the Democratic side of the chamber.
Biden continued to press on with his speech. Before Boebert’s interruption, Biden was explaining how the issue is close to home because his own late son, Beau Biden, may have been affected by toxic burn pits.
“One of those soldiers was my son, Major Beau Biden,” Biden said.
Beau Biden, an Army veteran who served in Iraq, died of brain cancer in 2015.
Boebert’s outburst wasn’t her only attempt to draw attention during Biden’s address to the joint session of Congress.
Boebert and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), another far-right House Republican who regularly stirs controversy, chanted “build the wall!” as Biden discussed his proposals for immigration reform.
Boebert was also wearing a black shawl with the words “drill baby drill” emblazoned on the back.
Other Republicans criticized Biden for not addressing the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan last summer and the 13 service members who were killed.
“To the 13 American families who lost loved ones in Afghanistan in August, you deserved to be recognized by the President tonight,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) tweeted after Biden’s speech concluded. “Americans remember your sacrifice, and we are forever indebted to you.”
It’s not the first time that a lawmaker has breached decorum by yelling out during a presidential address.
In 2009, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) interrupted a speech by then-President Obama during a joint session of Congress. Wilson shouted “you lie!” in response to Obama maintaining that proposed health care legislation would not provide free health coverage for undocumented immigrants.
Wilson apologized for his outburst shortly after Obama’s speech.
“This evening, I let my emotions get the best of me when listening to the president’s remarks regarding the coverage of illegal immigrants in the health care bill,” Wilson said in a statement at the time. “While I disagree with the president’s statement, my comments were inappropriate and regrettable. I extend sincere apologies to the president for this lack of civility.”
The House later passed a resolution of disapproval largely along party lines to formally reprimand Wilson for his behavior.
“Like all evil, COVID tyranny ends when you stand up to it! I refused to get tested tonight, and no one got in my way. We win when enough of us stand up and say we’ve had enough of this nonsense. #SOTU,” Boebert tweeted.
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Delivers another record quarter for design-related revenue for IoT, both sequential and year over year billings growth for Cybersecurity, as well as positive operating cash flow and net profit
Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2022:
- Total company revenue of $185 million.
- IoT revenue of $52 million.
- Cybersecurity revenue of $122 million.
- Licensing & Other revenue of $11 million.
- Net cash generated from operations of $10 million.
- Non-GAAP basic earnings per share of $0.01, GAAP basic earnings per share of $0.25 and GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.03.
Fiscal Year 2022:
- Total company revenue of $718 million.
- Non-GAAP basic loss per share of $0.10, GAAP basic earnings per share of $0.02 and GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.31.
WATERLOO, ON, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today reported financial results for the three months and fiscal year ended February 28, 2022 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP, except where otherwise indicated).
"We're pleased with the progress that BlackBerry made this quarter. The IoT business recorded its first $50m-plus revenue quarter since the start of the pandemic. In addition to overcoming a number of industry-wide challenges, such as supply chain constraints and the war in Ukraine, the QNX business set another record for quarterly design-related revenue, demonstrating both strong fundamentals and momentum for the business," said John Chen, Executive Chairman & CEO, BlackBerry. "We're also excited about the prospects for the Cybersecurity business given another quarter of billings growth and further strengthening of the team with industry expertise in both sales and product development. The key components are in place, and we expect continued billings momentum this year. Following the demonstration of our BlackBerry IVY edge-to-cloud data platform on auto-grade hardware at CES, we have secured a number of Proof-of-Concept trials."
Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2022 Financial Highlights
- Total company revenue was $185 million.
- Total company non-GAAP gross margin was 68% and GAAP gross margin was 67%.
- IoT revenue was $52 million, with gross margin of 85% and ARR of $93 million, an 11% increase year-over-year.
- Cybersecurity revenue was $122 million, with gross margin of 61% and ARR of $347 million.
- Licensing and Other revenue was $11 million, with gross margin of 55%.
- Non-GAAP operating profit was $8 million. GAAP operating profit was $146 million.
- Total cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments were $770 million.
- Total net cash position was $405 million.
- Net cash generated from operating activities was $10 million.
Business Highlights & Strategic Announcements
IoT:
- BlackBerry QNX records a record number of new design wins in a quarter: 17 in Auto and 28 in the General Embedded Market (GEM).
- BlackBerry announces first BlackBerry IVY™ proof-of-concept, or POC, trial with PATEO, a leading Chinese tier 1 supplier, and a Chinese electric vehicle automaker to integrate IVY into a digital cockpit.
- BlackBerry and Marelli expand collaboration in China with BlackBerry QNX® Neutrino® RTOS and BlackBerry QNX® Hypervisor selected to power next generation cockpit technology.
- BlackBerry® QNX® real time operating system selected by Critical Software as the foundation for a railway protection system for Portugal's national rail network.
- BlackBerry® Jarvis® enhanced to include standardized reporting that enables compliance with the U.S. government's recent Executive Order relating to the software bill of materials.
Cybersecurity:
- BlackBerry receives maximum AAA rating from SE Labs following their Enterprise Advanced Security Test that used real-world hacking tactics against BlackBerry® Protect and BlackBerry® Optics.
- BlackBerry® SecuSUITE® encrypted communication solution endorsed for NATO use by the NSAB.
- BlackBerry® AtHoc® is being deployed, in partnership with TELUS, by all municipalities and the regional police in Niagara, Canada, displacing a key competitor's solution.
- BlackBerry releases annual threat report, highlighting a cybercriminal underground which has been optimized to better target small local businesses.
Outlook
BlackBerry will provide fiscal year 2023 outlook in connection with the quarterly earnings announcement on its earnings conference call. The earnings call transcript will be made available on our website and on SEDAR.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The tables at the end of this press release include a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP financial ratios used by the company to comparable U.S. GAAP measures and an explanation of why the company uses them.
Conference Call and Webcast
A conference call and live webcast will be held today beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET, which can be accessed by dialing +1 (877) 761-5600 or by logging on at BlackBerry.com/Investors.
A replay of the conference call will also be available at approximately 8:30 p.m. ET by dialing +1 (800) 770-2030 and entering Conference ID #1566649 and at the link above.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments around the world. The company secures more than 500M endpoints including more than 195M vehicles. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy, and is a leader in the areas of endpoint security, endpoint management, encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry's vision is clear - to secure a connected future you can trust.
BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.
For more information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow @BlackBerry.
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This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of certain securities laws, including under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws, including statements regarding BlackBerry's plans, strategies and objectives including its expectations with respect to increasing and enhancing its product and service offerings.
The words "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "may", "will", "should", "could", "intend", "believe", "target", "plan" and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by BlackBerry in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that BlackBerry believes are appropriate in the circumstances, including but not limited to, BlackBerry's expectations regarding its business, strategy, opportunities and prospects, the launch of new products and services, general economic conditions, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia Ukraine conflict, competition, and BlackBerry's expectations regarding its financial performance. Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, risks related to the following factors: BlackBerry's ability to enhance, develop, introduce or monetize products and services for the enterprise market in a timely manner with competitive pricing, features and performance; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or expand its customer base for its software and services offerings to grow revenue or achieve sustained profitability; the intense competition faced by BlackBerry; the occurrence or perception of a breach of BlackBerry's network cybersecurity measures, or an inappropriate disclosure of confidential or personal information; the failure or perceived failure of BlackBerry's solutions to detect or prevent security vulnerabilities; BlackBerry's continuing ability to attract new personnel, retain existing key personnel and manage its staffing effectively; litigation against BlackBerry; BlackBerry's dependence on its relationships with resellers and channel partners; acquisitions, divestitures and other business initiatives; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; network disruptions or other business interruptions; BlackBerry's ability to foster an ecosystem of third-party application developers; BlackBerry's products and services being dependent upon interoperability with rapidly changing systems provided by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use third-party software and its use of open source software; failure to protect BlackBerry's intellectual property and to earn expected revenues from intellectual property rights; BlackBerry being found to have infringed on the intellectual property rights of others; the substantial asset risk faced by BlackBerry, including the potential for charges related to its long-lived assets and goodwill; BlackBerry's indebtedness; tax provision changes, the adoption of new tax legislation or exposure to additional tax liabilities; the use and management of user data and personal information; government regulations applicable to BlackBerry's products and services, including products containing encryption capabilities; environmental, social and governance expectations and standards; the failure of BlackBerry's suppliers, subcontractors, channel partners and representatives to use acceptable ethical business practices or comply with applicable laws; regulations regarding health and safety, hazardous materials usage and conflict minerals; foreign operations, including fluctuations in foreign currencies; adverse economic, geopolitical and environmental conditions; the fluctuation of BlackBerry's quarterly revenue and operating results; the volatility of the market price of BlackBerry's common shares; and rising inflation.
These risk factors and others relating to BlackBerry are discussed in greater detail in BlackBerry's Annual Report on Form 10-K and the "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" section of BlackBerry's MD&A (copies of which filings may be obtained at www.sedar.com or www.sec.gov). All of these factors should be considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on BlackBerry's forward-looking statements. Any statements that are forward-looking statements are intended to enable BlackBerry's shareholders to view the anticipated performance and prospects of BlackBerry from management's perspective at the time such statements are made, and they are subject to the risks that are inherent in all forward-looking statements, as described above, as well as difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results and performance for future periods, particularly over longer periods, given changes in technology and BlackBerry's business strategy, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the industries in which BlackBerry operates. Any forward-looking statements are made only as of today and the company has no intention and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any of them, except as required by law.
Reconciliations of the Company's Segment Results to the Consolidated Results
The following table shows information by operating segment for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021. The Company reports segment information in accordance with U.S. GAAP Accounting Standards Codification Section 280 based on the "management" approach. The management approach designates the internal reporting used by the Chief Operating Decision Maker for making decisions and assessing performance of the Company's reportable operating segments.
The following table reconciles the Company's segment results for the three months ended February 28, 2022 to consolidated U.S. GAAP results:
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The following table reconciles the Company's segment results for the three months ended February 28, 2021 to consolidated U.S. GAAP results:
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures with the Nearest Comparable U.S. GAAP Measures
In the Company's internal reports, management evaluates the performance of the Company's business on a non-GAAP basis by excluding the impact of certain items below from the Company's U.S. GAAP financial results. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios provide management, as well as readers of the Company's financial statements with a consistent basis for comparison across accounting periods and is useful in helping management and readers understand the Company's operating results and underlying operational trends. In the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company discontinued its use of software deferred revenue acquired and software deferred commission expense acquired adjustments in its non-GAAP financial measures due to the quantitative decline in the adjustments over time. For purposes of comparability, the Company's non-GAAP financial measures for the three months ended and year ended February 28, 2021 have been updated to conform to the current year's presentation.
Readers are cautioned that adjusted gross margin, adjusted gross margin percentage, adjusted operating expense, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted income (loss) per share, adjusted research and development expense, adjusted selling, marketing and administrative expense, adjusted amortization expense, adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income (loss) margin percentage, adjusted EBITDA margin percentage and free cash flow (usage) and similar measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in the context of the U.S. GAAP results.
Reconciliation of non-GAAP based measures with most directly comparable U.S. GAAP based measures for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021
A reconciliation of the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted financial measures is reflected in the table below:
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP operating expense (income) for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted operating expense is reflected in the table below:
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net income (loss) and U.S. GAAP basic earnings (loss) per share for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted net income and adjusted basic earnings per share is reflected in the table below:
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense is reflected in the table below:
Adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income margin percentage and adjusted EBITDA margin percentage for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 are reflected in the table below. These are non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios that do not have any standardized meaning as prescribed by U.S. GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.
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Reconciliation of non-GAAP based measures with most directly comparable U.S. GAAP based measures for the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021
A reconciliation of the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted financial measures is reflected in the table below:
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net income (loss) and U.S. GAAP basic earnings (loss) per share for the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted basic earnings (loss) per share is reflected in the table below:
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense for the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense is reflected in the table below:
Adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income (loss) margin percentage and adjusted EBITDA margin percentage for the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 are reflected in the table below.
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The Company uses free cash flow when assessing its sources of liquidity, capital resources, and quality of earnings. The Company believes that free cash flow is helpful in understanding the Company's capital requirements and provides an additional means to reflect the cash flow trends in the Company's business.
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to free cash flow is reflected in the table below:
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net cash provided by (used in) operating activities for the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to free cash flow (usage) is reflected in the table below:
Key Metrics
The Company regularly monitors a number of financial and operating metrics, including the following key metrics, in order to measure the Company's current performance and estimate future performance. Readers are cautioned that annual recurring revenue ("ARR"), dollar-based net retention rate ("DBNRR"), and recurring revenue percentage do not have any standardized meaning and are unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A nonprofit arm of West Virginia University took ownership of a shuttered pharmaceutical plant Thursday with the goal of improving area job and education opportunities.
WVU Medicine will work with the university through the WVU Innovation Corp. to oversee the 1.1-million-square-foot (102,190-square-meter) facility in Morgantown. Discussions with potential private industry tenants are ongoing, said WVU Health System President and CEO Albert Wright.
“There is significant interest from many parties in that building," Wright said on a conference call. “We’re going to be working up a lot of different possibilities as to how we use that building over time.”
Wright said he envisions a few anchor tenants and other, smaller businesses in the building, as opposed to one big tenant. He said it's possible that portions, but not all, of the building could be available for use as a pharmaceutical business.
“We’re looking to be an economic engine here,” Wright said. “We’re looking for some big-anchor tenants, but we’re also going to have a component to what we’re doing to be an incubator for startup businesses, to provide some of the infrastructure to get them going from the start."
Prospective tenants don’t necessarily have to be health-care related, “but we’d like to tie it into the health science capability of the university," Wright said. “So we have had a number of small startups that are interested.”
Viatris Inc. transferred the facility for $1 under a memorandum of understanding with the university. Viatris announced in December 2020 that it was laying off 1,500 workers at the plant, which was formerly operated by the generic drug company Mylan.
Mylan merged with Upjohn in 2020 to form the new company. Viatris, which announced it would slash 20% of its workforce worldwide, is now one of the world’s leading makers of generic drugs and maintains research and development operations in Morgantown.
“Our goal has always been to identify a responsible new steward for this unique site that would secure the best possible future for the facility, our impacted employees and the Morgantown community, a community that continues to play an important and vital role for Viatris," company executive chairman Robert J. Coury said in a statement.
The plant closing left workers scrambling to find new jobs in a state that is often trying to lure new companies to uplift a stagnant economy once dominated by the coal industry.
Rob Alsop, WVU’s vice president for strategic initiatives, said former Mylan employees will be offered a tuition-free education at the university. Coupled with the state's existing offer of free tuition at its community colleges, it will “make sure that those employees are ready for the new job opportunities that we hope come from this,” he said. | https://www.union-bulletin.com/seattle_times/wvu-nonprofit-arm-takes-over-shuttered-plant-tenants-sought/article_29189d36-2609-570d-8b0d-6bd1ae85062b.html | 2022-04-01T01:07:51Z |
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The contract also includes four option years, worth additional $2.5 billion
TUCSON, Ariz., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $651 million, with options totaling $2.5 billion, hardware, production and sustainment contract for full-rate production of the AN/SPY-6(V) Family of Radars. The contract, with options, totals $3.2 billion and five years of radar production to equip up to 31 U.S. Navy ships with SPY-6 radars.
Under the contract, RMD will produce solid state, fixed-face and rotating SPY-6 variants that will deliver unprecedented integrated air and missile defense capabilities for seven types of U.S. Navy ships over the next 40 years. Those vessels include the Navy's new Arleigh Burke class Flight III destroyers, aircraft carriers and amphibious ships; today's Flight IIA destroyers will be backfit with an upgraded radar.
"There is no other radar with the surface maritime capabilities of SPY-6," said Wes Kremer, president of Raytheon Missiles & Defense. "SPY-6 is the most advanced naval radar in existence, and it will provide our military a giant leap forward in capability for decades to come."
Since its inception, more than $600 million has been invested in the development and manufacturing of the SPY-6 family of radars. When compared to legacy radars, SPY-6 will bring new capabilities to the surface fleet, such as advanced electronic warfare protection and enhanced detection abilities.
SPY-6 array radar variants have between nine and 37 radar modular assemblies, known as RMAs. Common RMAs allow SPY-6 to be scalable and modular to support production for the U.S. and partner nations across all variants, to include the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar. This commonality supports standardized logistics and training for those who work on the radars.
SPY-6 radar installation is complete on the Navy's first Flight III destroyer, the USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), which is scheduled to be operational in 2024. Radar array deliveries are complete for the next ship in the class, the future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128).
Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. With four industry-leading businesses ― Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defense ― the company delivers solutions that push the boundaries in avionics, cybersecurity, directed energy, electric propulsion, hypersonics, and quantum physics. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Korean pop star Luna is ready to make her Broadway debut this fall in the musical “KPOP” and she’s already dreaming of who might be there on opening night — like BTS.
“I would be thankful if they showed up on opening night,” Luna told The Associated Press through her translator.
She also wants fans and other stars to show up, too.
“This is New York City, it’s got its own celebrities and also audiences who would enjoy this. So, I would love to see New York celebrities, as well as Hollywood celebrities,” Luna said.
Luna was introduced at a press event for the musical Wednesday at the Korean Cultural Center in New York.
Luna began her musical career as a member of the popular K-pop group f(x) before becoming a solo artist. Her latest single, “Madonna,” was released in September.
Her stage resume includes Korean productions of “In the Heights” and “Mamma Mia,” and she’s excited to take her talents to Broadway.
“I have always loved doing all those ever since I was a young child, and I even liked creating some routines,” Luna said.
She added: “For this musical, I get to dance while I sing while I act, that is so exciting, and I cannot wait to do this.”
“KPOP” tells the story of global superstars preparing for a special one-night only concert, when one singer’s inner struggle threatens to dismantle one of the biggest labels in the industry.
The multimedia experience explores the relentless discipline, raw talent, and commercial ambition behind the international phenomenon.
The musical has a story by Jason Kim and music by Helen Park, who has worked on the show for the past eight years. She said she is excited that audiences will finally get to experience her favorite music genre.
“I know recently a K-pop has been really blowing up and a lot of people love the genre. But when we started writing this musical in back in 2014, I was so eager for the world to see what I see. And I wanted to share it with the world in a language that everyone can understand,” she said.
“I think musical theater is that vessel for people to hear and witness other people’s stories and feel the emotions. I really wanted the show to be doing that with the genre that I love so much,” Park said.
“KPOP” begins previews Oct. 13 at the Circle in the Square Theatre, with an opening night scheduled for Nov. 20. | https://www.cbs42.com/local/korean-pop-star-luna-readies-for-broadway-debut-in-kpop/ | 2022-04-01T01:07:52Z |
Only thirty minutes of exercise a day. This is long enough for classic symptoms of depression be attenuated, significantly improving the quality of life of patients. According to new research, carried out by the University of Iowa, in the United States, the positive effects are most intense during the 75 minutes following workouts. Depressed mood, the inability to experience joy in previously pleasurable activities, and cognitive difficulty, such as problems concentrating or reasoning based on different information, are reduced.
It has been known for a long time that the practice of physical activities promotes a feeling of well-being, being recommended in the treatment of psychiatric illnesses such as anxiety and depression. What the study now released shows is that the most intense impact in the minutes following the exercises can serve as a window of opportunity for other measures that make up the treatment to be amplified.
Patients who had psychological therapy sessions right after training, for example, said they felt much more present and connected with the guidance of the professional who conducted them.
In the explanation of the researchers, the exercises would leave the brain more open, receptive, to absorb new information and to better deal with emotional challenges that normally arise during the sessions. | https://playcrazygame.com/2022/04/01/how-long-does-it-take-to-relieve-depression-with-exercise/ | 2022-04-01T01:07:54Z |
Film Twitter has finally made its way to the big screen, well a bigger screen than a phone. HBO Max will debut the documentary series One Perfect Shot on March 24. Based on the Twitter account @OnePerfectShot, the series of the same name follows a specific director who explains in detail one of their “most iconic shots.” According to an HBO Max press release, “directors enter each shot, walking through the scene in 360 degree moments that allow viewers to join an immersive exploration of moviemaking.” Created alongside director Ava DuVernay, the series includes shots from films like Wonder Woman, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Harriet, Crazy Rich Asians, Girls Trip, and Heat. The full lineup includes directors Aaron Sorkin, Patty Jenkins, Jon M. Chu, Kasi Lemmons, Malcolm D. Lee, and Michael Mann. All six episodes will premiere on HBO Max on March 24. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556635628840/moma-retrospective-celebrates-the-films-of-larry-fessenden-and-glass-eye-pix | 2022-04-01T01:07:54Z |
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OLYMPIA, Wash., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Heritage Financial Corporation ("Company" or "Heritage") (Nasdaq: HFWA) anticipates issuing its first quarter earnings release on Thursday, April 21, 2022 before the market opens. The Company has scheduled a telephone conference call to discuss the first quarter on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific time (2:00 p.m. Eastern time).
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The conference call will be recorded and will be available following the live conference call for replay twenty-four hours a day ending April 28, 2022. Questions regarding the conference call may be directed to Kaylene Lahn at 360-943-1500.
About Heritage Financial
Heritage Financial Corporation is an Olympia-based bank holding company with Heritage Bank, a full-service commercial bank, as its sole wholly-owned banking subsidiary. Heritage Bank has a branching network of 49 banking offices in Washington and Oregon. Heritage Bank also does business under the Whidbey Island Bank name on Whidbey Island. Heritage's stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "HFWA". More information about Heritage Financial Corporation can be found on its website at www.hf-wa.com and more information about Heritage Bank can be found on its website at www.heritagebanknw.com.
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PALM BEACH, Fla. — If the Seahawks have had one of the most eventful offseasons in the NFL — the Russell Wilson trade and Bobby Wagner release giving the team a complete makeover from the squad that won the Super Bowl eight years ago — the perception is that its 2022 season will be pretty lackluster.
Consider that BetOnline now has Seattle listed at 66-1 to win Super Bowl LVII, down from 33-1 before the trade of Wilson.
Those are longer odds than all but eight other teams in the NFL, and far longer than the other three teams in the NFC West, a group led by the defending Super Bowl champion Rams, who are currently 12-1, followed by San Francisco at 14-1 and Arizona at 33-1.
But as coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider met the media here this week at the NFL annual meeting, it was hard to tell much difference in their demeanor now from what it was in that glorious spring of 2014, when the Seahawks appeared a budding dynasty.
Carroll turns 71 in September, just a year shy of the record for oldest full-time coach in NFL history of Marv Levy and George Halas, each 72 in their final seasons (Romeo Crennel is officially the oldest to ever coach an NFL game during his stint as an interim coach with Houston in 2020 at age 73).
But Carroll exuded the same energy as the day he was hired by the Seahawks in 2010, giving off the vibe of someone who is indeed “back in his wheelhouse” — the phrase he said team chair Jody Allen used to describe where Carroll and Schneider are in now as they attempt to build another winner out of what in 2021 was a 7-10 team that now also has to find a new quarterback.
The Wilson trade gives Seattle the ninth pick in the draft (April 28-30), three of the top 41 and four of the first 72.
It also gives the Seahawks the kind of salary cap flexibility for the future they haven’t really had since 2013 when the team knew it had to begin planning for all the big contracts to come for the likes of Wilson, Wagner, Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor.
The team’s makeover also puts the onus squarely on Carroll and Schneider to form another winner, and if they don’t, it will put at least a little of a sour ending on what has been the best period of football in Seahawks history, and among the best in Seattle sports history.
But for Carroll and the 50-year-old Schneider, it also means putting to test the skills they used to build the LOB-era team in the first place — a challenge they made clear at the league meetings they embrace wholeheartedly.
“It’s exciting,” Schneider said. “Yeah, it’s exciting. We have a lot of cap flexibility, draft flexibility. It’s exciting.”
Seattle hasn’t drafted earlier than the ninth pick it currently holds since taking Russell Okung sixth overall in 2010, the first for Schneider/Carroll.
Seattle could surely still be convinced to trade down, but if it picks at 9, it would be tied for the 13th highest in team history.
At the league meetings, Schneider noted how the team has often had little reason to scout the top players in the draft.
That won’t be the case this year.
“The guys are excited,” Schneider said. “It’s going to be fun.”
Carroll, meanwhile, appeared to already be having fun during his media session Tuesday, At one point, Carroll was asked whether having to do things such as meet the media early in the morning could have him reconsidering how long he wants to keep coaching.
Carroll laughed at the idea talking to the media would ever be a consideration in any decision related to his career.
Then came a follow-up, a questioner noting Carroll seems to have the same passion for coaching now that he did long ago.
Carroll’s answer could be anticipated given his perpetually positive personality.
Still, Carroll’s emphasis in his answer on the long haul was telling.
“Well, I better keep getting better,” he said. “That’s the whole process here. The things that we learn from year to year. I mean, there is so much that has happened in coaching in the last couple years. There’s just been so many challenges and so many new things to be taxed by, to try to figure out and all that.
“I just feel like it’s just an ongoing process of battling every year and rejuvenating the spirit and the approach to it. It’s what I’ve been doing for as long as I can remember. So I don’t feel one bit different about it. The challenges of this season that are a little bit unique, the new opportunities we have to make this roster as competitive as it’s ever been. … It’s exciting and thrilling to go about it.”
That led to the question of how much longer Carroll wants to coach. It’s one he usually evades, never giving a direct response.
But if Carroll has any thought other than to fulfill a contract that goes through the 2025 season — when he would become the oldest coach in league history — he didn’t let on.
He referenced again his “five-year program” that he learned a while ago to organize his life.
“You always look five years ahead,” he said. “And that’s really helped me. And it’s helped me have a good perspective on it.”
But to get to 2025, Carroll — and Schneider — will have to have a good 2022, one that at the least shows significant signs the plan still works. | https://www.union-bulletin.com/sports/national/pete-carroll-and-john-schneider-excited-by-flexibility-this-seahawks-offseason-brings/article_83424088-b145-11ec-9cdf-93d5868c06f3.html | 2022-04-01T01:07:57Z |
- City of Toronto Social Bond wins Social Bond of the Year, Local Authority/Municipality category – BMO Joint-Lead Manager
- World Bank Sustainability Bond wins Sustainability Bond of the Year, Supranational category – BMO Joint-Lead Manager
- City of Vancouver Sustainability Bond wins Sustainability Bond of the Year, Local Authority/Municipality category – BMO Joint Bookrunner
TORONTO, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The City of Toronto Social Bond, the World Bank Sustainability Bond, and the City of Vancouver Sustainability Bond were recognized today by Environmental Finance's 2022 Bond Awards in the categories of Social Bond of the Year – Local Authority/Municipality, Sustainability Bond of the Year – Supranational, and Sustainability Bond of the Year – Local Authority/Municipality. BMO Financial Group (BMO) acted as Joint-Lead Manager on the City of Toronto and World Bank bond issuances, and Joint Bookrunner on the City of Vancouver Sustainability Bond issuance.
The City of Toronto's Social Bond is the city's second Social Bond, following on their inaugural issue in June 2020 – the first-ever Social Bond from a Canadian Government issuer – which BMO also led. The Social Bond, issued under Toronto's Social Debenture Framework, is part of a program to promote positive socioeconomic outcomes, from affordable housing and access to essential infrastructure and services, to socioeconomic advancement and empowerment.
The World Bank Sustainability Bond is an $8 billion 2-year and 7-year Dual-Tranche Fixed-Rate Global Sustainability Bond launched in April 2021. The World Bank has been issuing sustainable development bonds in the international capital markets for over 70 years to fund programs and activities that achieve a positive impact. BMO is proud to be a joint lead-manager on this issuance. World Bank bonds are aligned with the Sustainability Bond Guidelines published by the International Capital Market Association and support the financing of a combination of green and social projects, programs, and activities.
The inaugural City of Vancouver Sustainability Bond was the first Sustainability Bond from a Canadian governmental issuer. Proceeds of the bond are supporting eligible projects such as green buildings, renewal and upgrade of the main sewer and a fire hall, street and bridge infrastructure, an accessibility program to provide access to essential services, a climate emergency response program and a seawall maintenance program.
"As Joint-Lead Manager we're pleased with the recognition the City of Toronto Social Bond, the World Bank Sustainability Bond, and the City of Vancouver Sustainability Bond have received from Environmental Finance," said Jonathan Hackett, Head, BMO Sustainable Finance. "These transactions are leading examples in sustainable financing that we believe will act as a catalyst to others as they explore social and sustainability labeled financing and BMO is excited to be a leader working with our clients in this space -- one that so closely aligns with our Purpose to Boldly Grow the Good, in business and life."
BMO is a recognized sustainability leader
Carbon neutral in its own operations since 2010, BMO announced its Climate Ambition in March 2021 with a commitment to deploy $300 billion in sustainable lending and underwriting to companies pursuing sustainable outcomes by 2025. BMO is focused on being its clients' lead partner in their transition to a net zero world and, since December 2019, has completed green and sustainability-linked loans for companies in a range of sectors, with targets including decarbonization, diversity & inclusion, and health and safety. To support clients' pursuit of opportunities driven by the increasing momentum of the global economy's shift in production and consumption of energy, in 2021 BMO established a dedicated Energy Transition Group and the BMO Climate Institute.
BMO's leadership on sustainability has been recognized by the Wall Street Journal's 100 Most Sustainably Managed Companies in the World, Corporate Knights' Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations, Dow Jones Sustainability Indices World Index, and Ethisphere Institute's list of the World's Most Ethical Companies.
For more information on BMO's commitment to a sustainable future, please visit the bank's latest Sustainability Report. To learn more about sustainable finance at BMO click here. For BMO's climate ambition, visit its Climate page.
About BMO Financial Group
Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider - the 8th largest bank, by assets, in North America. With total assets of $1.02 trillion as of January 31, 2022, and a team of diverse and highly engaged employees, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, BMO Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.
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NEW YORK, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Randolph Bancorp, Inc. ("Randolph" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: RNDB), in connection with the proposed acquisition of the Company by Hometown Financial Group, Inc. ("Hometown"). Under the terms of the merger agreement, the Company's shareholders will receive $27.00 in cash for each share of Randolph common stock owned. The transaction is valued at approximately $146.5 million.
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Weiss Law is investigating whether (i) Randolph's board of directors acted in the best interests of Company shareholders in agreeing to the proposed transaction, (ii) the $27.00 per-share merger consideration adequately compensates Randolph's shareholders, and (iii) all information regarding the sales process and valuation of the transaction will be fully and fairly disclosed.
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Tlaib offers stinging critique of centrist Democrats following Biden address
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) offered a stinging critique of centrist Democrats following President Biden’s State of the Union address, showing Americans what unfiltered progressive ideology could look like during a time of national unrest.
“No one — no one — fought harder for President Biden’s agenda than progressives,” Tlaib said on Tuesday night, praising the president’s grand left-wing vision and early momentum in the White House.
To Tlaib, that promise for an agenda that benefits what she dubbed a “working families majority,” has diminished at the hands of a few antagonists on Capitol Hill, not the president himself.
Some in the party’s moderate wing blame the stalling of Build Back Better — which Biden rebranded as “building a better America” — on liberals like Tlaib who pushed for a multitrillion-dollar price tag and a slate of left-wing priorities on climate and social programs.
Progressives, meanwhile, maintain that it is centrists who have created a legislative backlog. Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) would not commit to voting in favor of the bill if brought to the Senate floor, a hardball tactic that liberal lawmakers have bemoaned for months.
Tlaib criticized Republicans and “just enough corporate-backed obstructionists” in the Democratic Party to tank the efforts to pass the bill last year.
Tlaib, a two-term congresswoman who represents part of Detroit, is a particularly divisive choice among Democrats to succeed the president’s hourlong speech.
Unlike Biden, she often spars passionately with Republican lawmakers and has caught the ire of vocal centrists in the House and Senate, who insist that she has hampered Congress’ ability to move their line items and has made Biden look bad on the public stage. Some even call her “radical.”
Appearing unconcerned by the frustration festering within her party towards the die-hard left, the Muslim “Squad” member spoke about the need to make the United States a nation that benefits regular people over a small selection of prominent and wealthy people.
Tlaib sought to direct the focus back to the same goals progressives have pursued for months, like paid leave, free community college, funding for elder care, clean energy and jobs, and affordable housing. She also mentioned nixing the filibuster, another hot-button issue where Manchin and Sinema refused to budge.
“We must abolish it in the Senate,” she said.
Tlaib also sought to address the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which progressives adamantly worked to help delink from the bigger social safety net package.
“Some important parts of the President’s agenda became law with the infrastructure bill, but we campaigned on doing even more,” she said. “Roads and bridges are critical, but so are childcare and prescription drugs — and we shouldn’t have to choose.”
The president and the Michigan progressive each used a portion of their addresses to push for other policies where they have found commonality, including increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 and cracking down on Wall Street.
“Those policies I named, they are popular,” she said.
Still, the speech comes as progressives face increasing pushback from moderates who say they are taking the country in the wrong direction before the midterms.
Biden veered away from other areas where some liberals have doubled down, like achieving dramatic police reform through “defunding” forces across the country.
“We should all agree: The answer is not to defund the police,” Biden said, sending a clear signal from the lectern where he falls on the slogan. “The answer is to fund the police with the resources and training they need to protect our communities.”
The Hill has removed its comment section, as there are many other forums for readers to participate in the conversation. We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. | https://thehill.com/homenews/house/596457-tlaib-offers-stinging-critique-of-centrist-democrats-following-biden-address/ | 2022-04-01T01:07:57Z |
Opinion: We can’t let Women’s History Month become obsolete
March 1 marked the beginning of the month highlighting the accomplishments of women in improving the world as we know it today. Thirty one days of impactful stories from strong women across the globe who demonstrate the qualities that define what it means to be a woman in this day and...
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Instagram has announced a feature that allows you to send snippets of songs through the messaging section, known as Direct. The option is being released this Thursday (31) to users of the social network around the world.
With the news, it will be possible to copy the link of a song on streaming services and share a snippet of 30 seconds. Instagram will show the cover of the album the track was released on and a button for others to listen in Direct.
The feature works through an integration with Apple Music and Amazon Music – the social network will have integration with Spotify soon.
In a statement about the music feature, Instagram also made official other features that were already available to users in Brazil.
Among them are the shortcut “@silencioso”, which allows you to send messages without notifying the recipient – Messenger also gained this feature – and polls, in which users can send questions with up to four alternatives for other members of a group to give their opinion.
Instagram official shortcut of silent messages and polls in groups – Photo: Disclosure / Instagram | https://playcrazygame.com/2022/04/01/instagram-creates-feature-to-send-snippets-of-songs-in-messages-see-how-it-works-technology/ | 2022-04-01T01:08:00Z |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscars producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage.
“They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment,” Packer said in a clip released by ABC News Thursday night of an interview he gave to “Good Morning America.” “They said we will go get him. We are prepared. We’re prepared to get him right now. You can press charges, we can arrest him. They were laying out the options.”
But Packer said Rock was “very dismissive” of the idea.
“He was like, ‘No, no, no, I’m fine,” Packer said. “And even to the point where I said, ‘Rock, let them finish.’ The LAPD officers finished laying out what his options were and they said, ‘Would you like us to take any action?’ And he said no.”
The LAPD said in a statement after Sunday night’s ceremony that they were aware of the incident, and that Rock had declined to file a police report. The department declined comment Thursday on Packer’s interview, a longer version of which will air on Friday morning.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s standards of conduct. Smith could be suspended, expelled or otherwise sanctioned.
The academy said in a statement that “Mr. Smith’s actions at the 94th Oscars were a deeply shocking, traumatic event to witness in-person and on television.”
Without giving specifics, the academy said Smith was asked to leave the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, but refused to do so.
Smith strode from his front row seat on to the stage and slapped Rock after a joke Rock made about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, when he was on stage to present the Oscar for best documentary.
On Monday, Smith issued an apology to Rock, the academy and to viewers, saying “I was out of line and I was wrong.”
The academy said Smith has the opportunity to defend himself in a written response before the board meets again on April 18.
Rock publicly addressed the incident for the first time, but only briefly, at the beginning of a standup show Wednesday night in Boston, where he was greeted by a thunderous standing ovation. He said “I’m still kind of processing what happened.”
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Follow AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andyjamesdalton | https://www.cbs42.com/local/oscars-producer-says-police-offered-to-arrest-will-smith/ | 2022-04-01T01:08:00Z |
An Australian TV host is due to face trial in China Thursday for allegedly sharing state secrets in an opaque case that analysts worry may be politically motivated.
An Australian TV host is due to face trial in China Thursday for allegedly sharing state secrets in an opaque case that analysts worry may be politically motivated. | https://mirtesen.ru/dispute/43285392566/Australian-ambassador-denied-entry-to-Beijing-trial-of-Australia | 2022-04-01T01:08:01Z |
Classic movies in SoCal: ‘Bowfinger,’ ‘Fight Club,’ ‘Kagemusha,’ Laurel & Hardy and more
Find a flick with our weekly curated list of classic movies, cult favorites, film festivals, etc., playing at theaters, drive-ins and pop-ups and/or streaming online. Before you go, remember to call or check online for reservation requirements and other COVID-19 protocols.
‘Blade Runner — The Final Cut’
Are you a replicant … or a repli-can? That is the question in Ridley Scott’s definitive 2007 verision of his visually stunning 1982 sci-fi classic. Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer star. Hollywood Legion Theater at Post 43, 2035 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood. 2 p.m. April 3. $5, $10. hollywoodlegiontheater.com
Upon its initial release in 1982, Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner” was a critical and commercial disappointment.
‘Bowfinger’
Put some foolishness in your April Fool’s Day with this very funny 1999 showbiz satire starring Steve Martin as a low-rent movie producer and Eddie Murphy as the unwitting star of Martin’s latest film. Frank Oz directs. Secret Movie Club Theatre, 1917 Bay St., 2nd floor, downtown L.A. 8 p.m. April 1. $15, $17. secretmovieclub.com
‘Cannibal Holocaust’
Human flesh. It’s what’s for dinner in director by Ruggero Deodato’s graphic 1980 terror tale that helped birth the found-footage horror genre. Presented in 35-millimeter. Brain Dead Studios at the Silent Movie Theater, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. $12. 10 p.m. April 2. studios.wearebraindead.com
‘The Exterminating Angel’
They can check out any time they like, but they can never leave in Luis Buñuel’s classic 1962 surrealist fable about guests at a schmancy dinner party from which there is seemingly no escape. In Spanish with English subtitles. Brain Dead Studios at the Silent Movie Theater, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. $12. 6 p.m. April 3. studios.wearebraindead.com
‘Fight Club’
We’re not gonna talk about it, except to say that Brad Pitt and Edward Norton star in David Fincher’s divisive 1999 adaptation of the gritty Chuck Palahniuk novel about civilization and its discontents. The Landmark Westwood, 1045 Broxton Ave., Westwood. 10 p.m. April 1. $10. (310) 208-3250. landmarktheatres.com
Brad Pitt wants Angelina Jolie’s sale of Chateau Miraval stake undone, a new lawsuit says, claiming a Russian oligarch is angling for winery control.
‘The French Connection’
Gene Hackman is “Popeye” Doyle, the cop who won’t cop out, in William Friedkin’s New York-set 1971 action drama that features one of the greatest car chases of all time … of all time! Presented in 35-millimeter. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, David Geffen Theater, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 7:30 p.m. April 3. $5-$10. academymuseum.org
‘A Hard Day’s Night’
John, Paul, George and Ringo are on the loose in London in Richard Lester’s giddy 1964 romp that’s jam-packed with classic Beatles tunes. Alamo Drafthouse, 700 W. 7th St., downtown L.A. 11:30 a.m. April 2, 11:15 a.m. April 3. $15. drafthouse.com
‘The Hidden’
Kyle MacLachlan plays a G-man who’s even more peculiar than MacLachlan’s “Twin Peaks” character, FBI agent Dale Cooper, in this creepy 1987 sci-fi/horror flick. Presented in 35-millimeter. New Beverly Cinema, 7165 Beverly Blvd., L.A. 11:59 p.m. April 2. $10; double features, $12; advance purchase recommended. thenewbev.com
‘His Girl Friday’ with ‘Bring Up Baby’
A salute to Howard Hawks continues and includes this double bill of the director’s classic screwball comedies. Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell star in the former, and Grant and Katharine Hepburn in the latter. American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. 7:30 p.m. April 1. $8, $13. americancinematheque.com
‘Kagemusha’
A condemned criminal in feudal Japan is dragooned into posing as an ailing clan leader whom he somewhat resembles in Akira Kurosawa’s epic 1980 historical drama. In Japanese with English subtitles. Secret Movie Club Theatre, 1917 Bay St., 2nd floor, downtown L.A. 7:30 p.m. April 2. $15, $17. secretmovieclub.com
‘Laurel and Hardy Rare Early Shorts’
Name a funnier comedy duo; we’ll wait. Stan and Ollie bring the silliness in a series of silent-era shorts presented with live organ accompaniment. Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. 2:30 and 8 p.m. April 2, 2:30 p.m. April 3. $10, $12. oldtownmusichall.org
‘Speed Racer’
Here he comes, here comes Emile Hirsch as the titular race-car driver in the Wachowskis’ underrated 2008 action thriller based on the 1960s-era cartoon series from Japan. John Goodman and Christina Ricci also star. The Frida Cinema, Calle Cuatro Plaza, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana. 8 p.m. March 31, April 1. $10.50. thefridacinema.org
‘Suspiria’
That prestigious ballet academy is haunted — haunted, I tells ya! — in Dario Argento’s chilling 1977 cult classic. With Jessica Harper and Joan Bennett. In Italian with English subtitles. Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., West L.A. 11:59 p.m. April 1. $14. (310) 473-8530. landmarktheatres.com
20th Anniversary Dance Camera West Film Festival
This annual showcase for dance-themed performance films and documentaries from around the world continues. Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz, Lycée Français de Los Angeles, 10361 W. Pico Blvd., L.A. Various times through April 2. $15-$30; passes: $75, $100. dancecamerawest.org
‘The Women’
The UCLA Film & Television Archive launches the new series “This Woman’s Work: How Gender Shaped Cinema From Behind the Scenes” with a monthlong retrospective of films written or co-written by pioneering screenwriter Anita Loos. First up: this classic 1939 comedy directed by George Cukor. UCLA Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. 7:30 p.m. April 1. Free; advance registration recommended; standby line available. cinema.ucla.edu
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Esquire creative director Nick Sullivan is on the ground at Watches & Wonders in Geneva—the first big in-person watch event in three years—bringing us the best new releases from brands big and small. To kick things off, he's wrapping up key introductions from his first day. Keep reading to see what's coming from Tag Heuer, Zenith, Grand Seiko, and Parmigiani Fleurier.
Tag Heuer
Tag Heuer is a brand defined both by its accessibility and its dedication to sport. A no-fuss maker of performance watches, it has been front and center in multiple sports for generations. So, a new titanium diver, the Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver, available to buy now for shipping in July, is par for the course and the latest in a long line of serious dive watches that stretches back to the early 1980s and the original 1000m diver.
This one, however, comes with some interesting new developments both inside and out. Rated to ISO 6425:2018—the performance parameters for professional dive watches—but tested (just in case) to 1250m, the watch comes in a robust new 45mm case with a specially developed crown guard that moves in tandem with the crown. A fully integrated bracelet, also in titanium, maintains the bulky look without the excess weight of stainless steel. A bright orange gasket on the stem matches the orange-accented bezel and helps you ensure you have it safely screwed down before a dive. On the dial Grade X1 SuperLuminova glows brighter and, critically, longer than conventional SuperLuminova. On the inside, a first for TagHeuer is the exclusive, COSC-certified TH30-00 chronometer movement, specially developed with movement maker Kenissi—a middle ground between an external and in-house movement.
Zenith
The 41mm Chronomaster Sport features an updated El Primero 3600 movement whose central seconds hand whips round the whole dial at alarming speed (i.e. six seconds) in order to record time down to a tenth of a second. This was a neat thing to show off at the pub when the Chronomaster Sport first emerged in 2020 in steel. Now it’s also available (staring in April) in rose gold or in bi-metal rose gold and steel, underlining the twin obsessions of Zenith: playing on the storied performance of the iconic El Primero movement, the first automatic chronograph movement to hit the market early in 1969, and matching it with an unalloyed sense of modern luxury. Along with the center hand—normally reserved for recording full seconds instead of tenths of them—two separate sub-dials in the Chronomaster Sport are devoted to recording seconds, one at 3 o’clock for the chronograph seconds and one at 9 o’clock for the running seconds.
Grand Seiko
Grand Seiko’s reputation for consummate finishing and relatively low-key and timeless design keeps the fans coming back for more. Yet the Japanese brand’s debut at Watches & Wonders Geneva was the occasion for it to pivot hard into a new range of sports watches that put the emphasis on more muscular watches while still paying homage to the design tenets of the brand that was founded in 1960. Evolution 9 is the rather cryptic name given to a triumvirate of large titanium watches with GMT, chronograph, and diver functions, ranging in size from 41mm (the GMT) to almost 46mm (the chronograph). For us, the pick of the bunch however is the 43.8mm diver with an unmissable hammered dial named after the Kuroshio Current, a warm-water ocean current off the west coast of Japan that is known as the Black Stream. Special dials are a particularly collectible thing at Grand Seiko, with highly artisanal finishes derived from ancient Japanese arts something of an obsession for the brand. The diver features a high-beat 9RA5 movement with an accuracy rating of half a second per day. The diver is, like the other two new watches, in continuous production and available starting in August.
Parmigiani Fleurier
Rattrapante is a French word for the more mundane sounding “catch up.” It refers to the ability of certain, especially sporty, watches to track time (usually in seconds), be stopped, and then regain their timing function without loss of the original data, for example, for split timing a race. Parmigiani Fleurier’s take, however, in its all-new Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante is altogether different. The steel case carries a platinum bezel and a micro grain d’or guilloché decoration that is 1,000 percent PF, the brand founded by watchmaking legend Michel Parmigiani in the late 1990s. It was Parmigiani who first pushed the idea of raising standards in finishing and bringing watch movement manufacture in house, a move that defines much of what drives major brands today. But PF watches have always relied on ingenious functionality as well as great beauty. Which is where the rattrapante part comes in.
The 40mm automatic GMT features two hour hands, one in rose gold to denote home time, and one in white gold for local. When you’re traveling you can see both home time and local time. The clever bit is that when you’re at home (or just don’t want to know what time it is at home), a press of the monopusher in the crown instantly hides the gold home time hour hand behind the local time. Pressing the button again flicks out it to its ongoing position. But unlike other rattrapantes, driven by the need—say, during a race—for a rapid return to running timing, the GMT hand takes just a tiny bit more time to disappear behind the local time hand. Partly that’s dictated by the needs of dampening the kinetic energy of a relatively heavy hour hand made in gold. But we also like to think it’s more dignified, too. | https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-accessories/a39602901/watches-wonders-tag-heuer-zenith-grand-seiko-parmigiani-fleurier/ | 2022-04-01T01:08:02Z |
GREENWOOD, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Two 18-wheelers caught fire after a crash on I-20W west of Shreveport on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened when one of the semi-trailers was rear-ended by the other near the Hwy 80 exit around 3:00 p.m. Witnesses told officers traffic was at a standstill before the crash. Both trucks were engulfed in flames, which then spread to a wooded area off the interstate.
Crews from Fire District 3 quickly worked to contain the fires at the scene.
I-20W near exit 80 is closed while Greenwood police and CPSO deputies work the scene. Traffic is backed up to Bert Kouns Industrial Loop and officers are diverting traffic in the area to Exit 3. Officials suggest drivers avoid the area for the next few hours.
As of 8:00 p.m. traffic remains backed up 8 miles.
Both drivers were taken to the hospital for treatment. A third truck was damaged in the crash, but police say the driver was not taken to the hospital for injuries.
This is a developing story. More information will be provided as it becomes available. | https://cw39.com/cw39/18-wheelers-catch-fire-after-greenwood-i-20-crash/ | 2022-04-01T01:08:02Z |
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Town Board: April 18, 7 p.m., Town Hall/Virtual
Annual Town Meeting: April 19, 7 p.m., Town Hall/Virtual
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The counting is over in the second union election at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. But it's too close to call.
There were 993 "no" votes and 875 "yes" votes, but more than 400 contested ballots remain. According to the National Labor Relations Board, there will be a hearing within a few weeks to decide if any of the challenged ballots will be opened and counted.
More than 6,100 workers were eligible to vote in the do-over election, which was ordered after the NLRB found that Amazon had improperly interfered in last year's tally.
Turnout in this year's vote was down from last year when over half of eligible voters cast ballots. But among those who actually voted this time around, there was greater support for the union. Last year, workers voted more than 2-to-1 against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, a well-established national union.
"This time around we were able to educate more about unions," said Jennifer Bates, a warehouse employee, noting that organizers were able to get closer to workers now that the pandemic has eased.
The RWDSU called for every vote to be counted.
"The tenacity and courage of these workers never wavered in this unnecessarily long process," said RWDSU president Stuart Appelbaum in a statement. "Workers will have to wait just a little bit longer to ensure their voices are heard."
Meanwhile in a separate Amazon union election on Staten Island in New York, the vote count will continue Friday morning. Roughly 8,000 workers were eligible to vote on whether to join the Amazon Labor Union, an upstart organization led by former and current Amazon warehouse employees. With ballots still to count, the union is in the lead, with 1,518 voting yes so far, and 1,154 voting no.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.wamc.org/2022-03-31/do-over-union-election-at-amazons-bessemer-warehouse-is-too-close-to-call | 2022-04-01T01:08:02Z |
LEBANON, Pa. (AP) — One officer was killed and two others were shot Thursday in Pennsylvania while responding to a domestic disturbance call, Lebanon Mayor Sherry Capello said.
Police officers went to a home in the city at about 3:30 p.m. for the disturbance call when gunfire broke out and officers radioed in they were hit, Capello said at a brief news conference.
All three officers were taken to hospitals. One of them has been pronounced dead. A second is in critical condition, but is stable, and a third was in stable condition, Capello said.
The suspect, a 34-year-old man, was killed in the shooting, Lebanon Police Chief Todd Breiner said.
The slain officer’s name is being withheld pending notification of extended family members.
Police did not release further details. | https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2022/03/31/1-officer-killed-2-others-shot-in-pennsylvania.html | 2022-04-01T01:08:02Z |
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HAMILTON, Bermuda, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM) announced today that HG Global Ltd. ("HG") closed a new $150 million, 10-year term loan credit facility with Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd, (conducting its re/insurance business as HSCM Bermuda) and Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. HG expects to receive the proceeds of the loan on or prior to May 31, 2022. A portion of the proceeds of the loan will be used to pay a $120 million dividend to White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. and the other equity holders of HG. The facility received an investment grade rating of BBB from Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC. The facility does not impact the reinsurance obligations of HG Re Ltd.
White Mountains is a Bermuda-domiciled financial services holding company traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Bermuda Stock Exchange under the symbol WTM.
Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd., conducting its re/insurance investment management business as HSCM Bermuda ("HSCM"), is an asset manager focused on alternative investments seeking mezzanine level returns. HSCM focuses on the Re/Insurance and Transportation sectors. HSCM launched in 2016, and as of January 1, 2022 had more than $3 billion in assets under management and committed capital. HSCM focuses on core economic sectors that are likely to outgrow global GDP, offer low correlations with broader markets, and are experiencing a shift from balance sheet to market financing. For more information, please visit www.hscm.com.
Security Benefit Corporation ("Security Benefit"), through its subsidiary Security Benefit Life Insurance Company (SBL), a Kansas-based insurance company that has been in business for 130 years, is a leader in the U.S. retirement market. Security Benefit together with its affiliates offers products in a full range of retirement markets and wealth segments for employers and individuals and reached $50.5 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2021. Security Benefit, an Eldridge business, is one of the fastest growing U.S. retirement companies and continues its mission of helping Americans To and Through Retirement®. Learn more at www.securitybenefit.com or www.eldridge.com.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included or referenced in this release which address activities, events or developments which White Mountains expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements with respect to the funding of, or receipt of proceeds from, a loan and HG's payment of a dividend from the proceeds of such loan.
These statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by White Mountains in light of current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors believed to be appropriate in the circumstances. However, whether actual developments will conform to its expectations is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations, including actions taken by ratings agencies, such as financial strength or credit ratings downgrades or placing ratings on negative watch; the continued availability of capital and financing; deterioration of general economic; changes in domestic or foreign laws or regulations, or their interpretation, applicable to White Mountains or HG, its competitors or its customers; and other factors, most of which are beyond White Mountains's control.
Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurance that the developments anticipated by White Mountains will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, White Mountains or its business or operations. White Mountains assumes no obligation to publicly update any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Dionne Warwick and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Krayzie Bone will announce the charity NFTs via a live-stream event on Justice Day, April 15th.
NEW YORK , March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Confront Art, an organization that produces social justice art installations, has rallied a diverse group of artists, designers, and activists to create a charity NFT campaign launching on April 15 to honor Justice Day.
Confront Art will release 9,000 NFTs on mintNFT.com with proceeds supporting the prospective charities: We Are Floyd Org., The Breonna Taylor Foundation, and The John and Lilian Miles Lewis Foundation. The NFT project is an extension of Confront Art's 'SEEINJUSTICE' series, which debuted three powerful sculptures by artist Chris Carnabuci of John Lewis, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd at New York City's Union Square in wake of the events in 2020.
Justice Day is designed to be an open platform to engage and inspire artists, activists and thinkers to collaborate and co-create together. Justice Day will honor and commemorate the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which passed the first federal hate crime laws in the United States prohibiting individuals from injuring, intimidating, or interfering with any person because of race, color, religion, or national origin. With widespread support Justice Day will be considered eligible to become a National Holiday by 2023.
"My brother's death was a catalyst for change," says Terrence Floyd, Founder of We Are Floyd Org. "We cannot let that change, and that momentum slow. There is still a huge divide in this country, and if we can start on a community level, creating educational opportunities and safe spaces for the youth to gather and learn, then we can create change and hope where there once was a void."
Dionne Warwick, American singer, former TV host, and Goodwill ambassador will announce her support and participation in the NFT project on the live-streamed event. Warwick has agreed to include selections of her latest single 'Power in the Name' featuring Krayzie Bone in the NFT. "I'm thrilled to be using this new NFT technology to raise awareness and funds for social justice programs." said Warwick. "Using song to shine light on charity is not new to me, with We Are The World in 1985 we raised an incredible amount of money and awareness, and now I'm excited to be part of the SEEINJUSTICE campaign, using art and song in new ways to move forward progress and change."
"We are constantly looking for innovative ways to support artists and charities," said Andrew Cohen & Lindsay Eshelman, Co-Founders of Confront Art. "We are excited to bring together entertainment legends and emerging artists alike for a major movement for social justice and charity in the metaverse."
The campaign aims to celebrate, support, and promote diverse emerging NFT artists. The artists participating in the NFT project include LÁOLÚ NYC, Jesse Uranta, JOJO ABOT, Izzakko, Denny Ow, Sasha Bianca, Menyelek, Milana Burdette, SuperWAXX, Q. Oliver, Candace Dane and more.
The live-stream and NFTs will be available exclusively on mintNFT, a new platform that aims to provide users with a simple, safe, and social experience with NFTs. From automated wallet creation to accepting credit cards, users do not need to be crypto-fluent to participate. Additionally, unique videos that are part of the smart contract not only showcase the creation story of the NFT but ensure buyers the NFT they are purchasing is authentic.
"NFTs are all about community building, but those communities cannot grow if people think engaging in NFTs will be too difficult or you need to have crypto. Projects like this one are too important to have barriers like that in place," said James Sun, Founder and CEO of mintNFT. "We're grateful to play a role to help break those barriers down so that all people can fully engage in a project that uplifts multicultural artists' voices and benefits these valuable charities."
Users are encouraged to utilize the Discord server (@SEEINJUSTICE) as a discussion forum.
About We Are Floyd Org.
WE ARE FLOYD is a 501C3 led by Terrence Floyd, George Floyd's brother. We Are Floyd supports initiatives to help communities dealing with mental health issues, poverty, police brutality, and social injustice. In the name of George Floyd, We Are Floyd partners with existing community-centric organizations, bringing awareness to issues surrounding underserved communities, highlighting the lack of educational programs, and promoting change and progress. For more information on We Are Floyd, please visit www.wearefloyd.org.
About Confront Art
Confront Art was founded by Andrew Cohen and Lindsay Eshelman in 2020, with the mission to promote diversity and education in the arts by creating collaborative opportunities between emerging artists and established organizations. The collective aims to create productions that foster socially progressive art and merchandise. For more information on Confront Art, visit www.confrontart.com.
About mintNFT
mintNFT is a new marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that makes collecting NFTs simple, safe and social. The company is focused on providing easy onboarding of non-crypto users, a high level of security, and IP protection for brands and artists. Through collaboration, community, and successful activations, mintNFT aims to provide a richer and more meaningful experience around NFTs. For more information on mintNFT, please visit: www.mintnft.com
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As is often the case with minor updates, today’s updates do not bring any significant news, only general and security improvements and fixes. [iOS 15.4.1 e iPadOS 15.4.1, macOS 12.3.1].
Still, we have important improvements for the iPhone, including:
- The battery could drain faster than expected after updating to iOS 15.4.
- Braille devices could stop responding when browsing text or displaying an alert.
- hearing devices “Made for iPhone” could lose connection with some third-party apps.
Studio Display users, however, should stay tuned to see if Apple has fixed the issue involving the quality of the webcam. Apple Watch users have been complaining that the fast recharge of the watch stopped working after the update to watchOS 8.5.
Finally, some people have also noticed bugs connecting monitors and controls with Macs installed with macOS Monterey 12.3. Fortunately, Apple claims the update includes fixes for USB-C or Thunderbolt displays not turning on when connected to a Mac mini (2018) as a second display, as well as fixing an issue where Bluetooth devices such as controllers would disconnect from a Mac when Beats headphones were connected.
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The Hill’s Morning Report – Russia widens war; Biden speaks tonight
Welcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. It is Tuesday! The first day of March! We get you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch. Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver are the co-creators. Readers can find us on Twitter @asimendinger and @alweaver22. Please recommend the Morning Report to friends and let us know what you think. CLICK HERE to subscribe!
As President Biden prepares to speak tonight to Americans about the future of a troubled United States, some analysts believe Russian President Vladimir Putin is escalating efforts toward his vision of victory in Ukraine while unleashing payback aimed at Western government sanctions and corporate divestitures now crippling Russia’s economy.
Even traditionally neutral Switzerland stood with the West against Russia on Monday, and Shell, which has helped enrich Russia over the years in the energy industry, exited projects there worth $3 billion with the explanation that the company “would not stand by.”
The Hill: Western and multinational companies flee Russia.
The Associated Press: To keep Russia’s economy afloat, the Kremlin eyes workarounds to mitigate the effects of global sanctions.
The Russia-Ukraine military war, now entering a sixth day, is described as just beginning (The New York Times and The Hill). But in Russia, waves of international sanctions are hitting with full force. The value of Russia’s currency vaporized, despite efforts by Russia’s central bank, its reserves largely frozen, to try to stabilize the ruble (The New York Times and The Hill). Russians raced to pull currency out of ATMs as they watched the value of their assets plunge while costs of consumer goods soared and Putin appeared unrelenting.
Talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials on Monday at the Belarus border were inconclusive; negotiators expressed a desire to keep talking (Al-Jazeera). Putin on Monday issued a statement with conditions for a cease-fire that covered familiar ground about Russia’s security demands.
The Kremlin on Tuesday stepped up shelling of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, pounding civilian targets there. A massive explosion rocked the central city (pictured above) and casualties mounted.
Artillery attacks late on Monday and Tuesday battered Ukraine’s capital. British intelligence information, shared publicly today, said, “The Russian advance on Kyiv has made little progress over the past 24 hours, probably as a result of continuing logistical difficulties.” A U.S. satellite firm captured images of a miles-long Russian military convoy (pictured below) that snaked its way toward Kyiv bearing reinforcements, fuel and provisions.
News coverage described Russia’s escalating assaults, the civilian casualties and the continued exodus of an estimated half a million Ukrainians across borders to neighboring countries.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who accused Russia of war crimes in the killing of civilians, asked Biden and NATO on Monday to impose a “no-fly zone” over “significant parts” of his country, arguing, as he has for months, that Ukraine “can beat the aggressor” if the Western allies “do their part” (Axios). The White House and the United Kingdom remain cool to the idea, viewing military participation as a direct conflict with Moscow when sanctions and diplomacy are the aims (Reuters and iNews).
The Associated Press: The U.S. closed its embassy in Belarus and advised nonessential U.S. diplomatic personnel on Monday they could leave Russia.
U.S. lawmakers, now back in Washington after a lengthy break, had hoped to turn their attention to domestic legislative aims ahead of the midterms, recognizing that voters are focused on inflation, jobs, schools, crime and many kitchen table concerns.
The Washington Post: On Monday night, House members received a classified briefing about the Ukraine crisis. Top Cabinet officials estimated the current phase of the conflict would last another three to four weeks before turning into an insurgency against invading Russian forces.
Ahead of tonight’s presidential address, lawmakers found themselves talking to reporters about swiftly passing billions of dollars in emergency spending for Ukraine. Specifically, Biden seeks $6.4 billion, which could get attached to a must-pass U.S. government funding bill that has a March 11 deadline. The administration’s request would provide roughly $3.5 billion in new military spending, and an additional $2.9 billion for the State Department, including the U.S. Agency for International Development, to provide help for refugees fleeing Ukraine.
The Hill’s Jordain Carney reports that such international aid and military support for Ukraine may be easier to pass than legislation to sanction Russia, which has divided lawmakers.
The Hill: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), without committing to a specific dollar figure, said on Monday that Congress is ready to provide economic help to Ukraine.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Biden’s request will likely be attached to this month’s must-pass omnibus funding measure.
The Hill: Governors propose to punish Russia by divesting state retirement funds from Russian companies, ending sister-city relationships with Russia and even yanking vodka off the shelves at state-run liquor stores.
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STATE OF THE UNION & CONGRESS: Biden tonight will deliver his first State of the Union address amid struggles on a number of fronts, headlined by continued troubles in dealing with inflation and rising prices across the U.S and his ability to advance his agenda through Congress.
In a mini preview of the address, the White House laid out a four-point economic plan Biden plans to discuss, including making more goods in the U.S. and strengthening supply chains, reducing the cost of everyday expenses and reducing the deficit, promoting fair competition to lower prices, and eliminating barriers to well-paying jobs (The Hill).
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday that Biden will specifically mention inflation during the speech.
“The president will absolutely use the word inflation tomorrow, and he will talk about inflation in his speech. Of course, that is a huge issue on the minds of Americans,” Psaki said when it was noted that White House officials in a call with reporters declined to reveal whether inflation would be addressed directly.
Outside of the economic issue, plenty of top-of-mind issues are sure to be mentioned. The situation in Ukraine will certainly be mentioned, but how much remains an open question.
In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic will play a role, including optically, as masks on Capitol Hill are now optional on Capitol Hill following the updated guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday (NBC News). However, whether Biden declares it is time to live with the virus remains to be seen.
In the aftermath of tonight’s speech, Biden will take his message on the road, starting with an appearance in Superior, Wis., on Wednesday to discuss the bipartisan infrastructure law.
The Wall Street Journal: Biden’s State of the Union address to highlight economic plans, Russia sanctions.
Niall Stanage: The Memo: Biden speech gets wartime overtone.
Bloomberg News: Biden State of the Union to cast climate bill as anti-inflation.
The Associated Press: Biden to launch ambitious overhaul of nursing home quality.
Meanwhile, Democratic lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Monday following the Presidents Day recess to find their agenda flipped on its head as the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the fight to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court take center stage.
As The Hill’s Jordain Carney writes, Democrats had hoped to highlight their efforts to cut costs for voters heading into November. However, any chance to do that is on the back burner as the situation abroad swallows up most of the political oxygen, and the battle to put Jackson on the high court will be a main topic for at least the next six weeks.
Alexander Bolton, The Hill: Senate gears up for confirmation of first Black woman to Supreme Court.
The Hill: Jackson to meet with Senate leaders, Senate Judiciary Committee heads on Wednesday.
The Hill: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) criticizes GOP members who spoke at white nationalist conference: “Unacceptable.”
SFGate: Richard Blum, husband of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) dies.
> 2022 watch: In an unexpected twist, Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) announced that he will not run for reelection on Monday, bringing the number of House Democrats to decide against a bid for another term to 31 ahead of a potentially challenging midterm election cycle (CBS Miami).
Deutch, a longtime champion for the Jewish community, will become CEO of the American Jewish Committee. In a statement, he highlighted an “unprecedented rise in antisemitism” in the U.S. and around the globe. He served in Congress since 2010.
There were also shockwaves on the GOP side as Rep. Fred Keller (R) decided against a reelection bid in central Pennsylvania after the state Supreme Court pushed him into a potential member versus member battle against Rep. Dan Meuser (R). In a statement, Keller said that he didn’t want to “pit Republicans against Republicans” and would not be engaging in a primary campaign against another member of the state delegation (Politico).
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POLITICS: Primary season officially gets underway today as voters in Texas head to the polls to offer a sneak peak of contests to come and help set the stage for the November midterm elections.
The Hill’s Julia Manchester lays out a preview of tonight’s contests, headlined by Rep. Henry Cuellar’s (D-Texas) fight to hold onto his seat in the state’s 28th Congressional District. Cuellar, who is dealing with an ongoing FBI probe, is in a duel with Jessica Cisneros, a progressive who lost to the House incumbent by a 3.6-point margin in 2020.
Cuellar’s house was raided by the FBI, but no reason for an investigation has ever been divulged, and the nine-term moderate Democrat has been defiant that he has committed no wrongdoing. However, his career hangs in the balance, and a win by Cisneros would be another feather in the caps of progressives.
On the other side of the aisle, Republicans are watching a number of primary battles, including the state attorney general race, where Ken Paxton, who’s held the office since 2014 despite being charged with securities fraud in 2015 and accused of abuse of office and bribery in 2020. However, he has former President Trump’s endorsement, having been a top proponent of overturning the 2020 election. Paxton is being opposed by George P. Bush, the state land commissioner, and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas).
One other thing worth watching is the impact of the state’s new voting law, which has resulted in a high volume of rejected ballots and widespread confusion.
Early voting ahead of today’s elections ran from Feb. 14 through Friday. According to The Texas Tribune, roughly 10 percent of registered voters took advantage of the early voting period to cast a ballot.
The Texas Tribune: As Republicans try to flip an open seat in South Texas, Democrats debate how to win over voters.
Politico: 6 House races to watch in Texas.
IN FOCUS/SHARP TAKES
CORONAVIRUS: Total U.S. coronavirus deaths reported each morning this week: Monday, 948,397; Tuesday, 950,481.
A COVID-19 shot made by Pfizer-BioNTech and authorized in the U.S. for youngsters is less effective in preventing infection in children ages 5 to 11 than in older children, adolescents and adults, according to new data (The New York Times). It still prevents severe illness in the children but offers virtually no protection against infection, even within a month after full immunization.
The sharp drop in the vaccine’s performance in young children may stem from the fact that they receive one-third the dose given to older children and adults, researchers and federal officials who have reviewed the data said. The findings, which were posted online Monday, come on the heels of clinical trial results indicating that the vaccine fared poorly in children ages 2 to 4, who received an even smaller dose.
Experts worried that the news would further dissuade hesitant parents from immunizing their children, the Times reported. Other studies have shown the vaccine was not powerfully protective against infection with the omicron variant in adults, either.
The White House today is ending its COVID-19 mask requirement protocol for vaccinated employees, according to an NBC News report. … California, Oregon and Washington on Monday announced together that masks are no longer required for school children indoors in those states (The Associated Press and NBC News).
Public opinion: As the surge of omicron infections and hospitalizations ebb across the U.S., pandemic fears are fading too, according to an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey released on Monday and conducted among 1,289 U.S. adults. Just 24 percent of those polled Feb. 18 to Feb. 21 said they were “extremely” or “very” worried about themselves or a family member contracting COVID-19, down from 36 percent in both December and January, when omicron caused a massive spike in infections. Another 34 percent said they were somewhat worried. The survey has a margin of error of- 3.7 percentage points.
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OPINION
Putin accidentally revitalized the West’s liberal order, by Kori Schake, contributing writer, The Atlantic. https://bit.ly/3C1c7EE
Putin’s strategic mistakes are making Zelensky a war hero, by James Stavridis, columnist, Bloomberg Opinion. https://bloom.bg/3K5REBi
WHERE AND WHEN
The House meets at 10 a.m. The House chamber is the setting for tonight’s State of the Union address. The entire congressional body has been invited to attend, although guest attendance will remain prohibited as a coronavirus safety protocol. Attendees were to have submitted a negative PCR COVID-19 test as of Monday.
The Senate convenes at 10:15 a.m. and will resume consideration of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022.
The president will receive the President’s Daily Brief at 9:50 a.m. Biden will deliver the annual State of the Union address at 9 p.m. ET.
Vice President Harris will attend the president’s address in the House chamber, seated at the dais next to Pelosi.
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➜ ENVIRONMENT: The Supreme Court on Monday struggled to define the reach of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a case with major implications for the agency’s power to address a main contributor to climate change. At issue during Monday’s argument was the scope of the EPA’s authority to regulate air pollution from power plants and whether it extends beyond the confines of plant sites to encompass broader aspects of the U.S. energy sector (The Hill). … The Hill’s Rachel Frazin lays out five of the main takeaways from the United Nations climate science panel’s report detailing both the impacts of climate change and possible measures that can be taken to slow its effect.
➜ PLAY BALL?: Major League Baseball and the player’s association extended the deadline to reach a collective bargaining agreement until 5 p.m. today or else risk postponing Opening Day after a marathon day of talks that lasted for more than 16 hours and included a number of breakthroughs in negotiations. The two sides reached a deal to expand the postseason from 10 to 12 teams, but more thorny issues, including the luxury tax and the minimum salary, remain unresolved. Talks will restart today at 11 a.m. (ESPN).
THE CLOSER
And finally … Following horrific natural disasters and now amid a war, the World Central Kitchen charity finds ways to cut red tape, mobilize, and get up and running with hot meals under challenging circumstances to feed and comfort victims around the globe.
Founder and chef José Andrés, now partnering the nonprofit with chefs in the region near Ukraine, is feeding some of the hundreds of thousands of displaced refugees and telling that story himself, bundled against the cold near a border checkpoint in Poland, using his social media megaphone.
ET: Chef Andrés sets up World Central Kitchen on Ukraine-Poland border to feed refugees.
CBS local: Humanitarian chef Andrés is feeding thousands at the Poland-Ukraine border.
The charity said last week it expects to spend millions of dollars on Ukraine relief drawn from resources it received last summer from Amazon founder and philanthropist Jeff Bezos and from new donations it is receiving in response to Ukraine’s plight.
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BOSTON (CBS) – It’s the hottest ticket in town, if you can get ahold of one. It’s Chris Rock’s first performance since he was slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars.
“The demand has just skyrocketed, and we’ve seen the secondary market just basically explode with activity,” said Robert Tellia, Ace Ticket sales specialist.
Starting Wednesday night, the comedian is scheduled to perform six shows at the Wilbur Theatre as part of his ‘Ego Death’ World Tour. The Boston shows are sold out on Ticketmaster, and ticket resale websites like Ace Ticket are trying to keep up with the increased demand.
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(NewsNation) — President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months in a bid to control energy prices that have spiked amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“This is a wartime bridge,” Biden said. “The bottom line is if we want lower gas prices we need to have more oil supply right now.”
Biden blamed the root of high gas prices in the U.S. on the pandemic and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Putin’s price hike is hitting Americans at the pump,” he said. “Our (gas) prices are rising because of Putin’s actions. There isn’t enough supply.”
The president said it was not known how much gasoline prices could decline as a result of his move, but he suggested it might be “anything from 10 cents to 35 cents a gallon.”
Prices at the pump were rising long before Russia invaded Ukraine and have spiraled faster since the start of the war. The U.S. national average for a gallon of gasoline has soared in the past month and topped $4.22 on Thursday, according to auto club AAA.
Energy prices have spiked as the U.S. and its allies announced a raft of sanctions against the Russian government and oligarchs over the course of the last month.
The move by Biden shows that oil remains a key vulnerability for the U.S. at home and abroad. Higher prices have crushed Biden’s approval domestically, while also adding billions of dollars to the Russian war chest as it invades Ukraine.
The release of reserves could create pressures that could reduce oil prices, though Biden has already twice ordered releases from the strategic reserves without causing a meaningful shift in oil markets.
“This is a moment of consequence and peril for the world, and pain at the pump for American families,” Biden said.
On Thursday, Biden also reiterated his call for large oil and gas companies to put their profits to use producing more oil.
“Give the American people a break,” he said by “passing some of the savings on to their customers and lowering the price at the pump.”
“No American company should take advantage of a pandemic or Vladimir Putin’s actions to enrich themselves at the expense of American families,” he said.
Biden also called for a “Use It or Lose It” policy, saying Congress should make oil and gas companies pay fees on oil wells on federal leases that haven’t been used in years.
“Either start producing or pay the price for inaction,” he said. “Companies have an obligation that goes beyond their shareholders.”
He said he will invoke the Defense Production Act to encourage the mining of critical minerals for batteries in electric vehicles, part of a broader push to shift toward cleaner energy sources and reduce the use of fossil fuels.
According to the Department of Energy, which manages it, more than 568 million barrels of oil were held in the reserve as of Friday. | https://cw39.com/news/nationworld/biden-taps-oil-reserve-to-control-gas-prices/ | 2022-04-01T01:08:08Z |
Members of the United Church of Christ mission team Jason Chapman (left) and Gabe Lemke (right) build a new compost garden bed at the McFarland Community Garden using cardboard, compost and hay in 2014.
Members of the United Church of Christ mission team Jason Chapman (left) and Gabe Lemke (right) build a new compost garden bed at the McFarland Community Garden using cardboard, compost and hay in 2014.
April 23 will be a busy day in McFarland, with the return of the annual Bike Rodeo and Community Service Day.
Community Service Day
The village of McFarland will hold its 13th-annual Community Service Day on April 23, volunteer program lead Katie Gletty-Syoen told the McFarland Village Board this week.
The annual event is held in honor of Earth Day on April 22, and National Volunteer Week running April 17-23. The event was cancelled in 2020, and scaled back in 2021 due to COVID-19, Gletty-Syoen said, but will return full-force this year.
The village is asking local residents to consider volunteering their time on Saturday, April 23 on a variety of projects to serve their community, focusing on village parks, natural areas and public spaces.
Some of those projects will include cleaning area waterways via kayak or canoe, picking up trash in parks and along streets, flipping compost and distributing hay at the McFarland Community Garden, washing police vehicles, clearing brush from natural areas, distributing wood chips at the McFarland Youth Center, raking leaves at local cemeteries and other projects.
Individuals, families, youth groups and service organizations are all encouraged to participate. Almost all activities will be youth-appropriate, Gletty-Syoen said.
Participants can stop by the McFarland Municipal Center that morning, to pick up clean-up supplies, register for a raffle and grab a donut. There will also be electronics recycling and construction material collection at the municipal center for donations.
The McFarland Optimist Club and police department are bringing back the annual Bike Rodeo on April 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the E.D. Locke Public Library.
The event will include tune-ups from Budget Bicycle, free helmets, and a raffle for four bikes.
This event was halted in previous years due to COVID-19, but has been a McFarland tradition for around 25 years, McFarland Optimist Club members say. | https://www.hngnews.com/mcfarland_thistle/article_5576a858-af81-11ec-a180-bb9f9e7986c9.html | 2022-04-01T01:08:08Z |
The United States Department of Agriculture released an update to its Food Price Outlook for 2022 and found that nearly everything one might ingest – whether it comes from the grocery store or restaurant – is going up in price.
And yes, that's on top of the price increases consumers have already been forced to endure in the last year.
"All food prices are now predicted to increase between 4.5 and 5.5%," the USDA's Economic Research Service explained in the March report.
While the overall increase is alarming, a closer look at various food categories show just how expensive shoppers can expect items to get, according to the USDA:
As for take-out or dine-in menus, the USDA said those prices are predicted to go up between 5.5 and 6.5% for the remainder of this year.
Additionally, food prices climbed 7.9% for the year ending in February 2022.
This was "the largest 12-month advance since July 1981," according to the department.
The report also noted current global events that will only add to the uncertainty of food affordability, saying, "The impacts of the conflict in Ukraine and the recent increases in interest rates by the Federal Reserve are expected to put upward and downward pressures on food prices, respectively. The situations will be closely monitored to assess the net impacts of these concurrent events on food prices as they unfold."
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.wamc.org/2022-03-31/food-prices-are-going-up-and-at-levels-americans-havent-seen-in-decades | 2022-04-01T01:08:08Z |
TOKYO (AP) — Starting out with funny videos and chat over Mario Kart racing games, two Ukrainian brothers have added a somber tone to their YouTube channel popular with young Japanese with updates from their country that bring the harsh realities of war closer to Japan.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine began just after the duo, Sava Tkachov, 26, and his younger brother Yan, 20, celebrated the second anniversary of their YouTube debut with subscribers exceeding 2 million for their Sawayan Channel and Sawayan Gamesthat Sava hosts.
The first word of war came from their father, a business consultant who had returned to Kyiv two months ago just before Russian troops rolled in and has stayed since to help defend his country. The siblings’ YouTube content, which used to be full of pranks, jokes and action videos, has become more serious.
Worried about their 53-year-old father and friends in Ukraine, the brothers in early March announced on their channel that they planned to volunteer as defenders too. It triggered a wave of reactions, some supporting and others criticizing them.
The father objected and the Tkachovs, who have no military training, abandoned the idea, especially when Sava said he received long and serious messages from some of his teenage fans showing their willingness to follow the brothers to Ukraine.
“By sending out messages through our channel, I made kids want to go to war and I cannot say if it was good or bad,” Sava said at a news conference Thursday. “But at least it was meaningful that they became interested in the issue. Fighting the war on the front-line is not the only way.”
Sava, who uses the handle “No War,” instead turned his gaming channel into a driver for donations and charity game events. He collected some 3.6 million yen ($29,500) in three hours, and donated entirely to the Ukrainian Embassy.
The siblings said they also started receiving messages from parents saying their children started thinking about peace and others thanking them for raising important social issues.
“I believe the merit of YouTube is I can convey the real information from the ground that my father is sharing with us about the situation that is very up to date, and I can stream that online almost immediately, so in that sense it could be much faster and accurate than news provided by traditional news media,” Sava said.
He said that his father would send videos of bombardment and bodies “as in war movies,” but he couldn’t use them because they were too graphic. In a recent appearance on a YouTube talk show hosted by popular former vaccine minister Taro Kono, Sava said the brothers were in regular communication with their father from an undisclosed location.
Japan was quick to join other industrialized nations in imposing sanctions against Russia and providing support for Ukraine.
Tokyo has also sent bulletproof vests, helmets, tents, medical supplies and other nonlethal defense equipment to Ukraine as an exception to Japan’s ban on military equipment transfer to countries in conflict.
Japan has taken tougher measures against Russia, worried about the impact of Moscow’s war on East Asia where Tokyo has faced threats from North Korea and China. In response to sanctions, Russia suspended peace treaty talks with Japan over the disputed Kuril Islands, which Moscow has held since 1945.
Sava Tkachov, who arrived with his family in Japan when he was 4 and studied at a top Japanese university, thanked his adopted country for its support but says Tokyo should stick to its pacifist role.
“Japan is the world’s top-class peaceful nation … and what the country is doing right now is very appropriate,” he said. “As to the question of whether Japan should send weapons, I do not think it’s the kind of role Japan should be playing.”
Instead, he said, Japan can better contribute by continuing to appeal for peace and take a leadership role within Asia.
He also said Japan can provide home to many war-displaced Ukrainians. Some may face challenges of language or unfamiliar food, “but I’m sure they can overcome the difficulties with the empathy of the Japanese people and the spirits of the Ukrainians.” | https://www.cbs42.com/local/ukrainian-youtube-brothers-reach-out-to-japanese-to-end-war/ | 2022-04-01T01:08:07Z |
Who is Ramzan Kadyrov?
A close ally of Vladimir Putin's, he claims there are "no gay people" in Chechnya, films himself wrestling alligators and is known for his brutality... Now, he claims to be in Ukraine to support Russian forces. Who is Ramzan Kadyrov?
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Real hero
These are lies He is great man❤️
thus why I love this man
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Tik Tok😁😁😁😁
Another nutcase 😠😠
Mahmad شاھد
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u can go to Hell
One should ask a question to him/her that why now posting it, Previously the video maker or poster was sleeping????? I tell you because this acquisition is false propegenda by CIA Propegenda cell
Who is he?? He’s a dead man walking. The Ukes are gonna whack him for daring to come to their country.
il cane 🐕 di Putin . 💩
Love the gangster tactics,long live Ramzan and the east!
Молодец брать Рамзан Кадыров
Love Chechnya army👍 Love Russia.🇸🇮
He's a lying pretender, and anyone who supports him is an idiot.
Okay okay, only US leader have a good leader, okay2. 😂
Hard to believe 😭
They are doing it out of their sweet will. Why doesn't the Western media talk about Israel who has occupied the Arab land, especially Palestine, against the wishes of the locals......... typical double standards !
Russia must be destroyed. | https://www.brut.media/in/news/who-is-ramzan-kadyrov--a300fcfa-270b-4a69-97c8-69ce10c14f37 | 2022-04-01T01:08:08Z |
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WINNEMUCCA, Nev., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: HYMC) ("Hycroft" or the "Company"), a development company operating the Hycroft Mine in the prolific mining region of Northern Nevada, filed its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
2021 Financial Highlights
- Production: As previously announced, gold production for the year ended December 31, 2021, of 57,668 ounces exceeded the high end of the guidance range as the process team continued to improve equipment, process control and costs. Silver production of 355,967 ounces was approximately 20% below guidance due to slower than planned leach kinetics. Processing of ore on leach pads is currently planned to proceed through the second quarter of 2022.
- Sales: Sales for the year ended December 31, 2021 were 56,045 ounces of gold (average realized price of $1,794 per ounce) and 397,546 ounces of silver (average realized price of $25.66 per ounce).
- Unrestricted Cash Position: The Company ended 2021 with $12.3 million of cash on hand and was in compliance with debt covenants
- Net Loss and Cash Used: Due to high operating costs relative to the associated gold equivalent production and sales volumes and ceasing of mining operations in November, 2021, the Company recorded a net loss of $88.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. Due to the losses from operations, the Company ceased mining activities and is now focused on completing its technical studies and exploration to develop the Hycroft mine through a milling and pressure oxidation process. The $44.0 million reduction in unrestricted cash since the beginning of the year was primarily due to cash used for operating activities of $37.0 million, cash used for investing activities of $6.9 million, cash used for financing activities of $5.5 million, and a $5.4 million reduction in restricted cash.
Subsequent Events:
- The Company completed several financing transactions to significantly strengthen its balance sheet, including:
- Nasdaq trading: With the recent improvement in the stock price, the Company has regained compliance with the Nasdaq minimum bid price for continued listing.
About Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation
Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation is a U.S.-based gold and silver development company that owns the Hycroft Mine, a well-established, world-class asset with a significant mineral endowment in Northern Nevada, a tier one mining jurisdiction. The company is focused on transforming Hycroft into a large-scale mining operation by developing a process for its large sulfide gold and silver mineral resources on site. Additional information is available at hycroftmining.com.
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MORGAN CITY, La., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) today announced its 2021 results and backlog.
The Company had net income of $6.5 million and earnings per diluted share of $1.29 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 compared to net loss of $4.0 million and loss per diluted share of $0.80 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020. Net income for 2021 includes other income related to Payment Protection Plan loan forgiveness and Employee Retention Credit. The Company's financial reports are available at www.otcmarkets.com.
Our backlog as of December 31, 2021 was $148.5 million, compared to $183.7 million at December 31, 2020, and $79.2 million at December 31, 2019.
Johnny Conrad, Chairman and CEO stated, "Our results for 2021 reflect a continued challenging operating environment. The improving but uneven pace of pandemic recovery in 2021 was accompanied by sharp increases in steel prices, inflationary price increases in other materials and equipment, supply chain disruptions and a tight labor market."
Mr. Conrad continued, "Although we face substantial uncertainties in our markets, we believe we are well-positioned to take advantage of opportunities when market fundamentals improve. We believe customers have delayed orders due to high steel prices and pandemic uncertainties, and that some of these orders will move forward when steel prices decline or our customers' business opportunities or fleet replacement needs require the vessels. We have seen a continued strong market for dredging and other infrastructure-related vessels, which we expect may continue, supported by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act enacted in 2021. We are also optimistic about opportunities in our repair and conversions segment."
Mr. Conrad concluded, "We are optimistic about our long-term prospects including the recent award of a contract by the U.S. Navy for the design and construction of a Yard, Repair, Berthing and Messing ("YRBM") barge, with options for an additional seven barges. This contract along with the infrastructure and repair markets are encouraging signs for the future of our business."
Conrad Industries, Inc., established in 1948 and headquartered in Morgan City, Louisiana, designs, builds and overhauls tugboats, ferries, liftboats, barges, offshore supply vessels and other steel products for both the commercial and government markets. The company provides both repair and new construction services at its five shipyards located in southern Louisiana and Texas.
Cautionary statement: This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are all statements other than those of historical facts, and reflect our expectations as of the date of this press release about future events. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including risks and uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic, current high steel prices and constrained availability, competition, our reliance on cyclical industries, ability to perform contracts at costs consistent with estimated costs utilized in bidding, and ability to replenish our backlog and compete in changing markets. These and other risks are discussed in more detail in our Annual Report and subsequent reports available on www.otcmarkets.com. Should one or more of these risks materialize, achievement of anticipated results may differ materially from those anticipated. We do not intend to update these forward-looking statements, other than through our regular quarterly and annual reports.
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NEW YORK, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Football Business Awards (FBA), considered the industry's foremost and prestigious accolade, has shortlisted TECNO's #AnnounceYourself Augmented Reality (AR) Campaign for the 2022 Best Brand Activation Involving Football. Blending the most advanced AR immersive technology, a storied club and the aspirations of football fans all over the world, the #AnnounceYourself campaign was a runaway success, catching the eyes of many football executives and professionals all around the world.
Into its 10th year, the FBA celebrates the vital role that clubs and businesses play shaping the football industry, and enabling every game to be a success, both on and off the pitch. It recognizes outstanding successes such as excellence in football media, marketing efficiency, as well as business and technology innovation. With an illustrious judging panel selected for their particular experience and expertise, the FBA has grown into a significant annual networking event in the industry.
In the capacity of being Manchester City's Global Official Handset Partner, TECNO created a metaverse-like experience for fans to interact with the club set in Man City. This AR experience saw fans journeying through the club, in a simulated reality akin to a football metaverse. From visiting the Etihad Stadium and Man City Football Academy training campus, to signing a new contract, selecting their squad number, and mingling with first-team players, the AR campaign accorded football fans a ticket to live out their dreams supporting their favorite club.
Users could also take part in the 3D penalty shootout games before showing off their skills and scores on social media. The AR experience campaign culminated in a grand lucky draw where lucky contestants won rare VIP matchday tickets and travel to a Manchester City home fixture during the season.
This campaign received recognition from the judging panel behind the FBA because it reflects a turning point in how technology can be integrated into our passions and to utilize platforms such as AR to unite fans and allow them to share common experiences, such as playing football or supporting a club.
With this AR campaign, TECNO has not only demonstrated the far-reaching effects of utilizing sports marketing but also worked to cement the brand's presence on the global stage. This reflects TECNO's mission as a technology company to bring to consumers, an innovative brand experience through cutting-edge technology and marketing.
The FBAs were designed to celebrate excellence and acknowledge success in the business of football. The Awards recognize the essential role that business plays in football, the positive impact of football on the community and the vital role played by the businesses which serve the game. This is the event at which all the achievements off the pitch are celebrated at the end of each year. With an illustrious judging panel selected for their particular experience and expertise, the FBA has grown into a significant annual networking event in the industry.
With "Stop At Nothing" as its brand essence, TECNO is committed to unlocking the best contemporary technologies for progressive individuals across global emerging markets, giving them elegantly designed intelligent products that inspire consumers to uncover a world of possibilities. This recognition by the FBA marks an important milestone for TECNO, and the global smartphone manufacturer looks forward to bringing forth even more innovations in the coming years.
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Schumer goes viral for start-and-stop ovation at State of the Union
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) set Twitter ablaze on Tuesday night when he started an ovation for President Biden during his first State of the Union address a little early.
“Unlike the [$2 trillion] tax cut passed in the previous administration that benefited the top 1 percent of Americans,” Biden said of his predecessor former President Trump during his remarks.
Cameras cut to Schumer, who stood seemingly by himself as Republicans were heard booing Biden, who briefly paused when the booing began.
Schumer started to clap before he stopped himself, looked across the aisle, smirked and sat back down.
Biden then continued, “The American rescue plan helped rescue people and left no one behind.”
Schumer again shot out of his chair, this time joined by many of his Democratic colleagues ,and began giving Biden thunderous applause.
Schumer’s caught-on-camera false start was widely shared on social media as Biden’s speech continued.
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The images were recorded in the midst of a riot among beachgoers in Panama City, Florida.
Per Band B partnership with BHAZ in March 31, 2022 at 3:29 pm.
A video that has gone viral on social media in recent days recorded an unusual situation involving a police officer. The dog that accompanied him saw a boy being attacked by the security professional. But upon seeing the scene, the animal uses its instinct and attacks its owner.
The images, recorded in the midst of a riot among beachgoers in Panama City, Florida, southeastern United States, show the moment when the officer knocks down the young black man and is bitten by the animal.
According to TooFab, there are still no details as to how the situation started. However, police officers have been directed to the Panama City area to contain regulars during spring break. It is common for people to cause riots and break local rules.
In the images, it is possible to see a female police officer holding a woman in a bikini. Meanwhile, the policeman with the dog goes towards another woman. But in the sequence, a boy in a red cap appears in front of the officer and the agent goes over him, knocking him to the ground.
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EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) – Edmond resident Kitty Deering said she was shocked and saddened to learn about a so-called white privilege card making its way through the halls of an Oklahoma high school around Valentine’s Day.
She said while a card was given to her daughter, who is a student at Deer Creek High School, they were actually being sold for $10.
“I guess [the person that handed them out] wanted to just let it be known that these were being purchased,” she added, gesturing to the card. “They literally would just sell them, like a box of candy.”
With its glossy white background and black writing, the card could easily be mistaken for a credit or debit card. However, a closer look indicates something much different, with the following language printed on the back: “This card grants its bearer happiness because it’s the color of your skin and not the choices that you make that determine your ability to be successful.”
“This hurts because I have a multicultural family and we have Caucasian and African-Americans in our household,” Deering said of the impact the card had on her daughter and her family.
“And when you come to school and the Caucasians are judging you based on skin color, it doesn’t reflect love of whoever you are, no matter what race or nationality.”
Nexstar’s KFOR spoke Wednesday to the card’s creator, who said the card was meant to be viewed as a parody, not something meant to be taken seriously.
“We created this card as a joke,” said Joel Patrick, who is Black and sells the card on OfficalJoelPatrick.com. “If they’re saying this in seriousness, that’s a personal problem with them. You don’t go around telling someone you’re better than them.”
Patrick said the card, which also bears a reference to former President Donald Trump, has sold 200,000 units.
It’s featured on his website with a variety of other paraphernalia, including apparel, headwear and accessories, and is also licensed for sale by other retailers.
Deer Creek High School administrators said they acted swiftly when they learned the card was being passed around at the school, adding that they don’t “condone any action that would be considered as discriminatory or harmful towards any student or staff member.”
Officials also said they were able to retrieve a majority of the cards from students within hours of being reported, and that students who sold the cards “paid restitution and were given additional consequences.”
Deering said the issue points to a larger problem stemming from racial tension and bias in the district that’s often gone unaddressed by administrators and that’s difficult for other parents and students to speak about.
“There’s been years of ongoing issues of segregation here at Deer Creek between staff, between students, between the community,” said Deering. “There’s been private Instagram pages, [other] social media pages of very derogatory things and [things like ] the N-word being used very freely.”
“And I get it,” she added. “Kids are going to be careless. They’re only going to be a part of what’s going on in the world today. [But] we have to change it. That’s not how I raise my children.”
School officials said the district has a total minority enrollment of 39% and 47 languages are spoken.
“I just want a resolution to change the trajectory of what’s happening at Deer Creek. We just need to come together as a community, not just for one race but all the races that live here.” | https://cw39.com/news/nationworld/white-privilege-card-stirs-up-controversy-at-oklahoma-high-school/ | 2022-04-01T01:08:14Z |
Sun Prairie High School — known alternatively as Sun Prairie East High School because of the Fall 2022 opening of Sun Prairie West High School — is located at 888 Grove Street.
Based on a tip, a Sun Prairie Police School Liaison Officer on March 30th apprehended a 16-year-old Sun Prairie male suspected of bringing a gun to Sun Prairie High School, 888 Grove St.
Lt. Ryan Cox of the Sun Prairie Police Department said the officer saw the student in the Schey Commons area at the school immediately after receiving the tip around 12:37 p.m.
The SPPD officer was able to separate the student male suspect from the student population before taking him into custody.
A search of the student’s fanny pack located a black BB pistol, which had black tape on it but still closely resembled a real semi-automatic pistol, Cox said.
The Sun Prairie Area School District is considering school consequences for the male teen, who will be referred to the Dane County District Attorney’s Office for a charge of possessing a weapon on school grounds.
Additional interviews are being conducted with SPHS students who may’ve been aware of the gun in school, according to Cox. Additional charges may also occur as a result of those interviews, Cox said.
Police released the student to his parents after confiscating the BB pistol, Cox said.
The Sun Prairie Area School District sent a notice to parents, according to Cox, but no such notice was received by the Sun Prairie Star. | https://www.hngnews.com/sun_prairie_star/news/school/article_aa8efb32-b112-11ec-a1f8-830002b94937.html | 2022-04-01T01:08:14Z |
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The House of Representatives voted Thursday to approve legislation that would limit cost-sharing for insulin under private health insurance and Medicare. The vote was 232-193, with 12 Republican members joining their Democratic colleagues to pass the measure.
The Affordable Insulin Now Act would cap insulin prices at either $35 a month or 25% of an insurance plan's negotiated price — whichever is lower. The legislation aims to take effect in 2023 but its fate in the Senate remains unclear.
"This is a kitchen table issue, "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said to reporters ahead of the bill's passage on Thursday.
"One in four Americans is forced to skip or ration doses of insulin and that's life-threatening," she said, noting the legislation "paves the way" for further action on negotiating lower drug prices beyond insulin.
Advocates of the legislation point to data from the Health Care Cost Institute, an independent nonprofit that studies health care prices, which shows prices for insulin doubled between 2012 and 2016.
"No one should have to choose between taking their medication as prescribed and putting food on the table or a roof over their head," said Rep. Dan Kildee, one of three Democratic lawmakers who sponsored the legislation.
"As a father of a type 1 diabetic, I have seen firsthand how the high price of prescription drugs like insulin can harm patients and harm families," the Michigan Democrat said during debate on the House floor. "When my daughter turned 26 and got her own health insurance, there were months where she spent a third of her take home pay because she's diabetic on staying alive."
Critics of the bill argue the cap alone doesn't do enough to solve the underlying problem of rising prescription drug prices.
"We want lower prices for drugs, particularly for insulin," said Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga, during debate. "But instead of fixing a broken system, this bill aims to control it," he adding, calling the bill a "socialist plan."
House Democrats passed legislation in November as part of a broader spending package that would have enabled Medicare to negotiate lower prices for various prescription drugs.
Because that package remains stalled in the Senate, Democrats are working to more narrowly tackle making common drugs like insulin more affordable.
There is a similar bipartisan effort under way in the Senate but its path is unclear as Republicans have traditionally been opposed to price caps.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.wamc.org/2022-03-31/house-passes-bill-to-cap-insulin-prices | 2022-04-01T01:08:14Z |
In Brief: 'It' prequel series coming to HBO Max, and more
HBO Max is developing a prequel to the Stephen King novel It, according to The Ankler. The series, tentatively titled Welcome to Derry, will be set in the 1960s in the time leading up to the events of the 2017 film It: Part One and is said to include the origin...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked Transgender Day of Visibility on Thursday by denouncing “hateful bills” being passed at the state level as the White House played host to “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider, the first openly transgender winner on the popular quiz show.
Schneider met with second gentleman Doug Emhoff, who joined Rachel Levine, the assistant health secretary and the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the Senate, for a conversation with transgender kids and their parents.
Schneider used the moment in the Washington spotlight to speak out against bills affecting transgender people.
“They’re really scary and some of them in particular that are denying medical services to trans youth, those are, those are lifesaving medical treatments,” Schneider told reporters. “These bills will cause the deaths of children and that’s really sad to me and it’s really frightening.”
Biden, in a brief video message, said that “the onslaught of anti-transgender state laws attacking you and your families is simply wrong.” The president said his administration “is standing up for you against all these hateful bills. And we’re committed to advancing transgender equality in the classroom, on the playing field, at work, in our military and our housing and health care systems.”
The administration announced several actions to make the federal government more inclusive for transgender people and said the Health and Human Services Department will be the first agency to fly a trans pride flag.. The steps come as Republican leaders have advanced state measures targeting transgender people as part of a broader push to stoke culture wars heading into a critical election season.
The administration said the federal government will become more inclusive for transgender people, including through the use of a new “X” gender marker on U.S. passport applications, beginning on April 11, and new Transportation Security Administration scanners that are gender-neutral.
It is working to expand the availability of the “X” gender marker to airlines and federal travel programs and will make it easier for transgender people to change their gender information in Social Security Administration records.
Visitors to the White House complex soon will also be able to choose an “X” gender marker option in the White House Worker and Visitor Entry System, which is used to conduct screening background checks.
At airports, changes will be made to screening scanners along with the introduction of the use of an “X” for travelers going through Precheck who do not identify as male or female. Transportation Security Administration agents will receive new instructions on how to make screening procedures less invasive and will work with airlines to promote acceptance of the “X” gender marker.
“Jeopardy!” star Schneider spoke of “being a trans person out there that isn’t monstrous and isn’t threatening and is just a normal person, like we all are,” and said “the more that people like me can be seen, the harder it is to sustain the myths that are … kind of driving a lot of this hate and fear.”
In his video, Biden said there is work still to be done to end “the epidemic of violence against transgender women of color and girls of color” and to ensure that transgender seniors “can age with dignity.” He called anew on Congress to pass the Equality Act to help transgender people around the world “live free from discrimination and violence.”
Biden tried to reassure any transgender person who is struggling, telling them to remember that “you’re not alone.”
“You’re so brave. You belong. And we have your back,” Biden said.
The administration’s actions follow recent steps at the state level to limit activity by transgender people. At least 10 states have banned transgender athletes from participating in sports at all levels in a way that is consistent with their gender identity.
In Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who is seeking reelection, has ordered the state’s child welfare agency to probe reports of gender-confirming care for kids as abuse.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican who is running for reelection and considering a 2024 presidential bid, on Monday signed into law a measure that bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. The law has drawn intense national scrutiny from critics who argue it marginalizes LGBTQ people. Republicans and advocates of the law argue that discussion of these topics should be between parents and their children.
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Associated Press writers Meg Kinnard in Columbia, South Carolina, and Colleen Long and Ben Fox contributed to this report. | https://www.cbs42.com/local/white-house-hosts-transgender-jeopardy-star-amy-schneider/ | 2022-04-01T01:08:14Z |
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation® (IACMI) today announced Dale Brosius has been appointed interim chief executive officer effective April 1, 2022. Brosius will lead IACMI as it identifies a permanent CEO to succeed Dr. John Hopkins, who is stepping down after leading the organization for more than four years. IACMI is one of 16 Manufacturing USA innovation institutes created to secure U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing through large scale public-private collaboration on technology, supply chain and workforce development.
"Dale has been a foundational part of IACMI since its origins and brings proven experience, expertise, and stability to the IACMI leadership role," said Dr. Stacey S. Patterson, president of the University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF). UTRF is the sole corporate member of Collaborative Composite Solutions Corporation, the non-profit organization which operates IACMI. "From our inception, and even prior to his being named chief commercialization officer in February 2015, Dale has played a key role establishing IACMI, growing and serving our consortium membership, and ensuring success in meeting our Department of Energy objectives."
As interim CEO, Dale will become responsible for the full scale of day-to-day operations of the institute. He will also continue in his roles as Chief Commercialization Officer, Executive Director of the IACMI Consortium, and chair of the IACMI Consortium Council.
With more than 30 years of industrial experience in the composites industry, Brosius' career has included positions at U.S.-based firms Dow Chemical Co., Fiberite and successor Cytec Industries Inc. At Fiberite and Cytec, he led key activities related to high performance carbon fiber prepreg-based components for aerospace and industrial markets, and managed thermoset molding compound businesses in the U.S. and France. Prior to joining IACMI, he led the establishment of European and U.S. operations for Australian-based composites manufacturer Quickstep Technologies. Brosius has a BS in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.
Since 2015, IACMI has managed over 50 collaborative and industry led technical projects with greater than $150 million in research and development value. More than 15 new products are now commercially available and $400 million-plus has been invested in a broad system of open access facilities for demonstration at scale in eight states. IACMI has engaged more than 9,000 people in composites training and STEM outreach and placed more than 100 university interns with industry collaboration.
Through collaboration with industry, academia, and national laboratories, IACMI projects have demonstrated faster cycle times and lower costs for composite materials and structures, decreased carbon intensity, and increased recyclability of composites.
About IACMI – The Composites Institute
IACMI – The Composites Institute is a 130-plus member community of industry, universities, national laboratories, and federal, state, and local government agencies working together to accelerate advanced composites design, manufacturing, technical innovation, and workforce solutions to enable a cleaner and more sustainable, more secure, and more competitive U.S. economy. IACMI is managed by the Collaborative Composite Solutions Corporation (CCS), a not-for-profit organization established by The University of Tennessee Research Foundation. A Manufacturing USA institute, IACMI is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Manufacturing Office, as well as key state and industry partners. Visit www.iacmi.org and follow IACMI on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
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MINNETONKA, Minn., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Electro-Sensors, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELSE), a leading global provider of machine monitoring sensors and hazard monitoring systems, today announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 2021.
- Record net sales of $8.6 million, up 12.9% over prior year
- Gross Margin of 54.3%
- Cash and investments of $9.8 million
"We are pleased to report we achieved record annual revenue during 2021," said David L. Klenk, Electro-Sensors' president. "Growth during the year was driven by customers moving forward with capacity expansions and facility modernizations."
Klenk continued, "Following a very difficult period brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, business conditions are steadily improving, and we are excited to once again be able to travel and meet face to face with our customers."
A full analysis of results for the year ended December 31, 2021 is available in the Company's Form 10-K, which is available on the Company's website at www.electro-sensors.com or through the Securities and Exchange Commission's Edgar database at www.sec.gov.
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Electro-Sensors, Inc. is an industry leading designer and manufacturer of rugged and reliable machine monitoring sensors and wireless/wired hazard monitoring systems applied across multiple industries and applications. These products improve processes by protecting people, safeguarding systems, reducing downtime, and preventing waste. Most standard products ship within one to two days and have an industry-leading 5-year warranty. Electro-Sensors is proud to be an ISO9001:2015 quality certified company and is committed to providing excellent customer service and technical support. Founded in 1968 and located in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Electro-Sensors provides its loyal customers with reliable products that improve safety and help plants operate with greater efficiency, productivity and control.
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Los Angeles-based shoe company hosts virtual auction of limited edition and one-of-a-kind ballet flats to raise awareness with 100% of proceeds supporting Ukrainian people
LOS ANGELES, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Los Angeles-based shoemaker Tieks announced the launch of #TieksForUkraine, a virtual auction and raffle featuring their famed ballet flats, running from March 31 to April 3. In solidarity with the people of Ukraine, 100% of the auction and raffle proceeds will be donated to World Central Kitchen's #ChefsforUkraine initiative, an on the ground organization providing millions of meals 24/7 to families across all eight border crossings including Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Moldova, and Hungary.
For the first time ever, prized past limited editions, beloved bygone styles, and exclusive pairs that have never been sold publicly, including a brand-new, one-of-a-kind style, will be available for bid and raffle throughout the four-day auction. The auction is open to all U.S. residents and available through the Tieks.com website.
Within the first two hours of the auction, thousands of bids have been placed, with styles fetching bids as high as $4,500 (Toscani) and $3,500 (Arabian Night).
Historically, limited-edition Tieks are released on rare occasions like Black Friday and routinely sell out in 24-72 hours, making these releases some of the most coveted designs by the brand. These limited-edition styles have become among the most highly anticipated shoe releases year-round, with fans preparing to do almost anything to get their hands on a pair. Limited release pairs usually retail for significantly more in the secondary markets after they are no longer available from Tieks. However, from March 31-April 3, fans will have a chance to get their hands on a pair while also supporting an incredible cause.
#TieksForUkraine will feature eight total pairs, with seven up for auction and a one-of-a-kind pair for raffle including one limited edition style each of Red Diamond (2017 release), True Love Red (2021 release), Giraffe (2012 release), Toscani, Arabian Night, and Brown and Black Ostrich—two styles that have never been available for sale publicly. All auction styles will start at $100 and be awarded to the highest bidder. Additionally, Mirage, a one-of-a-kind pair in a sparkly sand hue will be available to win via a raffle. Raffle tickets for this style are $1 each with an unlimited purchase amount. As an added bonus, Tieks will also give away $100 Tieks Gift Cards to 10 additional raffle winners.
"I'm humbled that my company and our community are able to support the people of Ukraine through the #TieksForUkraine initiative," Gavrieli said. "In solidarity with the people of Ukraine, who have lost so much and shown immense courage and strength, our community wants to be involved in contributing to the Ukrainian people in a meaningful way." Gavrieli added, "My hope is that through the auction proceeds, World Central Kitchen will be able to provide tens of thousands of meals for Ukrainians braving this unimaginable war."
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Stylish, comfortable, durable, and foldable, Tieks are the most versatile flats in the world. Tieks is committed to women's empowerment and, through the Gavrieli Foundation, has become the largest individual lender in the world on Kiva, sending over $10,000,000 to women entrepreneurs living in poverty around the world.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – For some people, overdraft fees are a frustrating inconvenience. For others, they pose crippling costs. Some lawmakers now want to change how they’re charged altogether.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney introduced legislation called the “Overdraft Protection Act.” The bill includes provisions to cap the amount and number of fees a bank can charge.
“My bill tries to cut down on these unfair and deceptive practices,” the New York Democrat said.
Advocates like Elyse Crawford-Hicks with Americans for Financial Reform say overdraft fees hit low-income families and people of color the hardest.
“Overdraft fees are paid the most by people who can least afford them,” Crawford-Hicks said.
Others say over-drafting is a useful service because it can function like a short-term loan. Paul Kundert is the CEO of UW Credit Union, which recently reduced their overdraft fees and put more limits on how they charge them.
“When prices are fair, we believe consumers do benefit from access to the credit provided by overdraft fees,” Kundert said.
Recently, major banks like Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Bank of America have made changes themselves, by reducing their overdraft fees or eliminating them altogether.
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, says that demonstrates the legislation is unnecessary.
“The market is naturally, naturally taking care of the issue without government intervention. And we do not need more rules from Washington,” Williams said.
Because banks make billions of dollars in revenue from overdraft fees, George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law Todd Zywicki argues the proposed changes would cost consumers.
“We’ll see higher bank fees, we’ll see higher minimum monthly deposits as basically insurance against over-drafting and we will see a loss of access to free checking,” Zywicki said.
Lawmakers like Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., are promising to continue pushing for the reforms.
“How can we perform such an abusive and predatory practice that punishes people simply for being poor?” Pressley said. | https://cw39.com/politics/dc-bureau/bill-seeks-to-put-cap-on-overdraft-fees/ | 2022-04-01T01:08:20Z |
Marvel Cinematic Universe's latest superhero is not, in the conventional sense, either "super" or a "hero," but he does have an unorthodox ailment and a weird skill-set to separate him from mere mortals. His name is Morbius, and while watching his origin story, you may get the feeling that somewhere in the cinematic multiverse, wires got crossed.
The film begins with a helicopter, transporting a cage to the sort of mist-shrouded isle you half expect King Kong to be inhabiting. But Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) is looking to capture smaller game as he approaches the mouth of a cave, hobbling with difficulty on two crutch-like canes.
Positioning himself behind the wires of the cage, he slices open the palm of his hand and, as a roar of batwings echoes from inside the cave, murmurs to the copter pilot "if you're gonna run, do it now."
A rare blood disease treated with a bit o' bat
It's tempting to say "consider yourself warned," but the film's first hour or so, while unremarkable, is decently crafted.
Born with a rare blood disease, Michael Morbius has spent his entire life working on two things — a cure, and origami paper-folding. Natch, it occurs to him to fold together bat and human DNA.
Because the FDA would be unlikely to approve human trials, he and his beautiful co-researcher Martine (Adria Arjona) head in a cargo ship for international waters off the coast of Long Island in the company of eight thuggish mercenaries — think bloodbags — and once Morbius has been injected with bat DNA, it's just a matter of time before things go vampiric.
Let it be said that some side-effects from dabbling in "chiropter-y" are less ghastly than others. Bat DNA evidently gives you great cheekbones and abs to go with increased strength and speed.
Less salutary effects include new fangs that sprout from his gums with decades of decay baked in, and claws that erupt from his fingers pre-filthed. I mean, sure...why not? Except this is a man whose hair has the kind of sheen that comes from brushing it three times a day.
One other thing: he now needs to drink human blood every six hours. Happily, on his way to declining a Nobel Prize, Dr. Morbius invented "artificial blood," though that only fools his system for a while.
Color coded smoke effects for a Jekyll and his Hyde
If you're expecting a conventional Marvel movie, you should be aware going in that what Director Daniel Espinoza and his writers have come up with is more a horror flick with Marvel bells and whistles.
That means Leto's Morbius gets purplish smoke effects to go with those fang-baring snarls as he's riding air currents in subway tunnels, while the similarly afflicted Hyde to his Jekyll – a schoolboy chum played as an adult by an amusingly hopped-up Matt Smith, gets blue-ish vapor trails and snappier lines.
But there isn't much tension to their story. Or logic. At one point, Morbius overhears some counterfeiters passing fake $100s, and commandeers their printing press to make what appears to be an artificial-blood machine — because the technologies for fake-bills and fake-blood match up? Maybe that works better in a comic book.
Bat guys everywhere you look
Speaking of which, when the DC Extended Universe first announced that Twilight star Robert Pattinson would play the lead in The Batman in their corner of the superhero multiverse, it seemed like a nice inside joke — from Vampire-teen to Bat-man. But now that the Marvelverse has Leto going full Dracula, it seems as if the casting maybe could've gone the other way 'round.
Leto is as persuasively haunted by the dark side of vigilantism as Pattinson was, and as a result of corporate positioning, is maybe more determined to avoid being a villain. Not unlike Venom, Morbius was a bad guy when he first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man comics, back in the 1970's. He needs to be at least an anti-hero now, if a franchise is to be built around him.
But bad guy/bat guy...who's to say? As the trailers reveal, another DC bat-guy, Michael Keaton, shows up in his non-batty baddie Marvel persona Adrian Toomes, just to mess with the heads of anyone trying to keep cinematic universes straight.
But bloodlines will have to be clarified in more robust "Morbius" episodes to come, this origin story being merely adequate, and by Marvel standards, slightly anemic.
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Samsung made official three new handsets from the Galaxy A mid-range cell phone line a few weeks ago. Among them we have the Galaxy A73 5G, which features a series of premium features that were previously only present in the brand’s flagship models. The model’s price until then was unknown, but it just leaked before it even arrived in stores.
The Galaxy A73 5G is only expected to go on sale in select markets from April 22nd. However, according to a Pricebaba leak, we already know what price range to expect; the premium middleman should start at 41,999 rupees (~R$2,360) in India.
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Among the highlights of the Galaxy A73 5G is its quad camera set with a 108 MP main rear sensor, a 12 MP ultrawide lens and two other 5 MP cameras – for macro shots and depth detection. For selfies there is a 32 MP sensor.
The device has a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED screen with Full HD+ resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, the Galaxy A73 5G offers the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G processor and a 5,000mAh battery with support for 25W fast charging.
In terms of memory, the device will be sold in two variants: 6 GB or 8 GB of RAM. In India, however, the Galaxy A73 5G should be presented in two options with 8 GB of RAM and different internal storage capacities.
According to the leak, the most basic variant, with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage, will cost 41,999 rupees. The version with 256 GB of storage will cost 44,999 rupees (~ R$ 2,810).
The official Galaxy A73 5G pricing and other availability details have yet to be revealed by Samsung. However, we should have more information about the device in the course of April, including in Brazil.
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- 6.7 inch Super AMOLED Plus screen
- Full HD+ resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Mobile Platform
- 6 or 8 GB of RAM memory
- 128 or 256 GB of internal storage
- 32 MP front camera
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- 108 MP main sensor (f/1.8) with OIS
- 12MP ultrawide sensor (f/2.2)
- 5 MP macro sensor (f/2.4)
- 5 MP depth sensor (f/2.4)
- IP67 certification
- Biometric reader under the screen
- 5G support
- 5000mAh battery
- 25W fast charging
- Dimensions: 76.1 x 163.7 x 7.6 mm
- Weight: 181 grams
- Android 12, under One UI 4.1 interface
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I come from a long line of strong, independent women. Women who were brave and who took risks, big risks.
Women who possessed true grit. The grit and determination that it would take to move your family across an ocean to a new country.
Women who had guts. The guts to rise above social norms, to hunt and shoot a gun long before it was acceptable for a woman.
In honor of March and Women’s History Month, I would like to celebrate two trailblazers in my life.
Women like my great-grandmother, Anna Lovisa Larson. An immigrant from Sweden, she crossed an ocean in 1891 along with her husband, Anders, and their two small children, August and Annie.
Also known as Lovisa, she will be forever memorialized in Edith Swain McDermott’s “The Pioneer History of Greeley County, Nebraska.” Edith described Lovisa in the dedication of her book as, “The woman who left a rich home in Sweden, and found herself living in a dugout in Greeley County.”
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Lovisa’s son, Alfred, was interviewed by Edith in September 1938, and explained, “Having been used to more than comfortable surroundings in their native land, they were somewhat shocked to find that the only place to live on the land that they had rented was a dugout on the side of a hill.”
Alfred continued, “With the fortitude which the pioneers of this new country displayed so frequently, they accepted the situation and lived in a dugout a year, then moved onto land which they had purchased northwest of Wolbach. Within a few years they built one of the handsomest homes in the county.”
Lovisa left her family in Sweden. She would return only twice in 45 years to the “old country” to visit her beloved Lunden, the family farm which remains in our family to this day.
She had to learn English, no small task. In addition to August and Annie, she went on to have five more children. Daughter Ellen and sons Harry and Alfred. Tragically, she lost twin boys who died shortly after birth.
She was known throughout Greeley County as the “Swedish Pipeline.” This pipeline would host many young Swedes who were looking for a new start in America, many who were Lovisa’s nieces and nephews.
Lovisa would host neighborhood gatherings. Her obituary in the Wolbach Messenger, Aug. 1936, stated “The Larson home was noted for its hospitality and a warm welcome always being extended to neighbors and friends.”
Lovisa’s granddaughter, Helen Teilmann Gregory of Boise, Idaho, comments, “In the early part of the last century, the recently immigrated Laron family lived in-and-about Greeley County. Grandma Larson loved to entertain and for these special occasions, was certain to use her prized 12-piece setting of Haviland Limoges china to serve hardy farm meals to the family and their many Nebraska friends.”
Helen continues, “My Aunt Nina Teilmann told me that at least two meats, two or more vegetables and several cakes were always prepared and with the help of her daughters and nieces, Lovisa saw that no Swede, Dane or friend went away hungry.
“Due to the size of the crowd, however, it was usually necessary to serve the meal in two shifts. After the first dozen folks were fed, the dishes were then washed and dried by “committee” and the meal was presented again in its entirety to those who had waited patiently, some perhaps consuming an occasional libation in the interim.”
Following her husband’s death in 1922, Lovisa would continue on with Anders legacy, owning and operating Larson Cattle Company for the next 14 years along with their three sons, August, Harry and Alfred.
She survived on into the Great Depression of the 1930s by diversifying and trying new ideas in order to maintain the family farm which remains in her family to this day.
The Wolbach Messenger, Aug. 6, 1936, reported the news of Lovisa’s death, “Mr. & Mrs. Larson were true pioneers of this community. They met and conquered the many hardships they encountered and in a short time built for themselves a comfortable home where Mrs. Larson spent her declining years. The deceased was respected by those who knew her for her honesty and uprightness of character.”
My paternal grandmother, Ethel Yax, was a woman who possessed a true pioneer spirit along with a healthy dose of tenacity.
Ethel was born Feb. 22, 1906, to Wallace and Eliza (Clement) Maxwell in rural Greeley County. The family moved to Wyoming and homesteaded. When she was a teenager, the family returned to Scotia.
As a young girl in the mid-1920s Ethel would work at the Home Hotel as a waitress for Mother Clark who operated the hotel and café.
Later in life, she would purchase this property and convert it into one of the first nursing homes in the state of Nebraska.
She married Leroy “Bud” Yax in 1927 at Greeley Sacred Heart Church. They began their life as man and wife sharing a small house along Fish Creek with Bud’s uncle, Will Halpin.
The growing Yax family later would move to the Halpin homeplace. The Great Depression along with its many challenges would morph into a Second World War along with gas and sugar rations. Ethel would diversify the farm’s stock by adding flocks of turkeys, which would become its saving grace.
She raised her five children, worked on the family farm alongside her husband and at a time when most women would begin to slow down in life, Ethel was just getting started.
According to an article in the Scotia Register dated 1954, “The Home Hotel in Scotia closed. The business had been one of the oldest in Scotia. It was known for its “mighty fine” family style cooking and clean rooms.”
A lifelong dream of becoming a nurse fueled the endeavor to purchase the empty hotel in August 1957. The Yax Rest Home held an open house after a four-month restoration in which the old hotel had been remodeled, modernized and partially refurbished.
Ethel later would add a ceramics shop and the facility would flourish until 1971 when rigid state rules and regulations would force its closure.
I am blessed to have descended from women warriors. Who, despite the challenges facing these Greeley County gals, stood strong and chased their dreams in the face of adversities and life’s trials.
Elizabeth King, a Nebraska resident, periodically writes for the Grand Island Independent. In recognition of Women’s History Month she writes about two of her relatives. | https://theindependent.com/news/local/strong-independent-women-part-of-king-s-lineage/article_7e95a99e-b118-11ec-be79-cf504ec7b1d3.html | 2022-04-01T01:08:22Z |