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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://myfox8.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/bill-seeks-to-put-cap-on-overdraft-fees/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:09Z |
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon workers in Alabama appear to have rejected a union bid in a tight race, according to early results on Thursday. But outstanding challenged votes could change the outcome.
In New York, union supporters have the edge in a count that will continue Friday morning.
Warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, voted 993 to 875 against forming a union. The National Labor Relations Board, which oversees the election, said that 416 challenged votes could potentially overturn that result. A hearing to go through the challenged ballots will occur in the next few days.
Meanwhile, in a separate union election in Staten Island, New York, the nascent Amazon Labor Union is leading by more than 350 votes out of about 2,670 tallied.
The close election in Bessemer marks a sharp contrast to last year, when Amazon workers overwhelmingly rejected the union.
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“This is just the beginning and we will continue to fight,” said Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which is organizing the union drive in Bessemer, at a Thursday press conference. “Regardless of the final outcome, workers have shown what is possible. They have helped ignite a movement.”
Appelbaum said RWDSU will be filing objections to how Amazon handled the election but declined to be specific. He also took the opportunity to lash out at current labor laws, which he believes are rigged against unions and favor of corporations.
“It should not be so difficult to organize a union in the United States," he said.
If a majority of Amazon workers votes yes in either Bessemer or Staten Island, it would mark the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the company's history. Organizers have faced an uphill battle against the nation’s second-largest private employer, which is making every effort to keep unions out.
In New York, the ALU has led the charge to form a union along with Chris Smalls, a fired Amazon employee who now heads the fledging group. Turnout for the in-person election was unclear but Smalls was hopeful of victory.
“To be leading in Day One and be up a couple hundred against a trillion dollar company, this is the best feeling in the world,” Smalls said after the conclusion of Thursday’s counting.
While Smalls’ attention has been focused on securing victory in New York, similar efforts in Alabama also weighed heavily.
“I’m not too sure what’s going in Alabama right now, but I know that the sky’s the limit if you can organize any warehouse,” he said, noting that the vote in Alabama could well end up differently. “I hope that they’re successful. I don’t know what’s going on yet, but we know we show our support and solidarity with them.”
The warehouse in Staten Island employs more than 8,300 workers, who pack and ship supplies to customers based mostly in the Northeast. A labor win there was considered difficult, but organizers believe their grassroots approach is more relatable to workers and could help them overcome where established unions have failed in the past.
John Logan, director of Labor and Employment Studies at San Francisco State University, said the early vote counts in New York has been “shocking.” ALU has no backing from an established union and is powered by former and current warehouse workers. The group had also filed for a union election after getting support from about 30% of the facility's workforce, a much lower percentage than what unions usually seek.
“I don’t think that many people thought that the Amazon Labor Union had much of a chance of winning at all,” Logan said. “And I think we’re likely to see more of those (approaches) going forward.”
Though RWDSU is currently lagging behind with challenged ballots outstanding, Logan said that election was also remarkable because the union has made a good effort narrowing its margin from last year’s election.
After a crushing defeat last year, when a majority of workers voted against forming a union, RWDSU is hoping for a different outcome in the Bessemer election, in which mail-in ballots were sent to 6,100 workers in early February. Federal labor officials scrapped the results of the first election there and ordered a re-do after ruling Amazon tainted the election process.
The RWDSU said election there had a turnout rate of about 39% this year, much smaller than last year. Appelbaum blamed the low numbers on high turnover — he believes thousands of people who worked for Amazon in January and were on the official list to be eligible to vote either quit or were fired. He also believes that an in-person election, which the RWDSU had asked for, would have made a difference
Amazon has pushed back hard in both elections. The retail giant held mandatory meetings, where workers were told unions are a bad idea. The company also launched an anti-union website targeting workers and placed English and Spanish posters across the Staten Island facility urging them to reject the union. In Bessemer, Amazon has made some changes to but still kept a controversial U.S. Postal Service mailbox that was key in the NLRB’s decision to invalidate last year’s vote.
Both labor fights faced unique challenges. Alabama, for instance, is a right-to-work state that prohibits a company and a union from signing a contract that requires workers to pay dues to the union that represents them.
The mostly Black workforce at the Amazon facility, which opened in 2020, mirrors the Bessemer population of more than 70% Black residents, according to the latest U.S. Census data.
Pro-union workers say they want better working conditions, longer breaks and higher wages. Regular full-time employees at the Bessemer facility earn at least $15.80 an hour, higher than the estimated $14.55 per hour on average in the city. That figure is based on an analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual median household income for Bessemer of $30,284, which could include more than one worker.
The ALU said they don’t have a demographic breakdown of the warehouse workers on Staten Island and Amazon declined to provide the information to The Associated Press, citing the union vote. Internal records leaked to The New York Times from 2019 showed more than 60% of the hourly associates at the facility were Black or Latino, while most of managers were white or Asian.
Amazon workers there are seeking longer breaks, paid time off for injured employees and an hourly wage of $30, up from a minimum of just over $18 per hour offered by the company. The estimated average wage for the borough is $41 per hour, according to a similar U.S. Census Bureau analysis of Staten Island’s $85,381 median household income.
A spokesperson for Amazon said the company invests in wages and benefits, such as health care, 401(k) plans and a prepaid college tuition program to help grow workers’ careers.
“As a company, we don’t think unions are the best answer for our employees,” the spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “Our focus remains on working directly with our team to continue making Amazon a great place to work.”
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Associated Press staff writers Tali Arbel and Bobby Caina Calvan in New York contributed to this report.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
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(six, nine, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty) | https://www.wiltonbulletin.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Fantasy-5-game-17049785.php | 2022-04-01T01:13:09Z |
29-year-old man shot dead at candlelight vigil in Manchester
Wednesday, March 30, 2022MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A 29-year-old man was gunned down at a candlelight vigil in Manchester on Tuesday night.
The deceased has been identified as Teno Stewart, a resident of Caledonia Boulevard in Mandeville.
A report from the Constabulary Communications Unit said about 9:50 pm, Stewart was shot dead
by gunmen on Sweden Street near George’s Valley in the parish.
The police were alerted and Stewart was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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Column: Chicago Bulls need a healthy Lonzo Ball to be at their best for the playoffs, but his status remains unclear
The Chicago Bulls faced off against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night at the United Center to begin a stretch of five straight home games, trying to put themselves in good position for a playoff run.
They’ll have one more road game — April 10 at the Minnesota Timberwolves — before a much-anticipated return to the postseason for the first time since 2017.
Building some momentum is paramount for a team that has saved its worst for last. After going 39-21 and battling through some difficult injuries, the Bulls regressed significantly, losing 11 of 16 games and slowly sinking in the Eastern Conference standings.
Hopes of finishing as the third or fourth seed in the East and earning home-court advantage for at least the first round appear remote. But hanging on to the No. 5 spot over the Toronto Raptors should be attainable with a strong finish.
No matter their opponent in the first round — the Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics or Philadelphia 76ers — the Bulls will enter the playoffs as huge underdogs, thanks to their post All-Star break slide and a combined 1-11 record against those four teams.
Alex Caruso said the goal is to “find the best version of us” down the stretch.
“When we play at that version, we’re a really good team,” he said.
The problem is the Bulls haven’t played at that level for several weeks, even since the recent returns of Caruso and forward Patrick Williams. The loss of Lonzo Ball to a meniscus tear in his left knee has been one of the biggest reasons for the Bulls’ woes, and there’s no certainty he will be back for the postseason.
On March 21, the Bulls announced a 10-day pause on Ball’s running program to give him more time to heal from arthroscopic surgery done in January. Before Thursday’s game against the Clippers, coach Billy Donovan said Ball would be “ramping up” again but added it would be a gradual process to see how he responds.
Ball has recovered well since the surgery, Donovan said, but getting back to game speed is another matter.
“Sprinting is where he’s had some discomfort,” Donovan said. “Pulling him back, he does feel fine. It’s just when he gets to doing anything full speed. … And we’ll see if this (pause) has helped.”
The Bulls’ postseason hopes don’t hinge on Ball’s return. Caruso can run the show, and rookie Ayo Dosunmu continues to develop into a dependable player. But there’s no doubt the Bulls would receive a big emotional lift if Ball somehow were able to make it back for the playoffs.
“That’s our starting point guard, so if you get that back to any team, it’s going to be a good addition,” Caruso said Thursday. “I don’t know what his timetable is or what the plan is for him. … But he looks like he’s in good spirits. He’s been working.
“So cross our fingers and see what happens when that day comes.”
Crossing fingers might not be enough. With only 10 days left in the regular season, is there enough time?
Donovan said doctors have given no indication Ball can’t do it.
“He really wants to play,” Donovan said. “But he’s also going to be smart in terms of how he’s feeling, and he’s going to be realistic and the doctors will put their heads together. But certainly every day that goes by, and time that passes by, you’re moving closer and closer to the end of the season.”
And if Ball can’t make it back in those 10 days, could he still make his return in the postseason?
Donovan couldn’t answer that question but said if Ball responds well to the ramp-up they’ll get a better idea from doctors.
As for now, the Bulls are grappling with a difficult final stretch that continues a Saturday game against the Heat, who have beaten them all three times in the season series, and includes back-to back games Tuesday and Wednesday against the defending champion Bucks and Celtics.
It’s time to see what they’re made of.
“Any team that’s planning on playing in the postseason has to have a high sense of urgency this time of the year,” Caruso said. “It’s just about us going out there and trying to fine-tune some stuff, work on some defensive coverages and stuff we might try in the playoffs.
“But overall, it’s about sharpening us and making sure we’re ready to go.”
It has been a roller-coaster season for the Bulls, but after their failed rebuild and overall bad vibes from the Jim Boylen era, no one can say it hasn’t been fun to watch. If the Bulls do go on to lose in the first round, fans might debate whether the season was a success, which might be unfair but is the way the world works these days.
Once the Bulls proved they were back, everyone was excited about the possibility of a happy ending, which would include at least one playoff-series win.
But this team has never done anything the easy way, so why start now? With or without Ball, the Bulls can succeed in the playoffs if everyone pulls together behind DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine.
“The East, 1 through 6 (seed) right now, is pretty tight, even with Cleveland one game behind,” Caruso said. “I don’t really worry about matchups. Once the playoffs start, it’s zero-zero. I’ve seen teams lose 3-1 or 4-0 in a season series and then win in five or six games.
“Playoffs are unpredictable. When that day comes, we’ll see where we’re at.”
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TikTok stars help family of St. Louis teen who fell to death from Florida ride
ST. LOUIS — Family and friends gathered Thursday in St. Louis to remember 14-year-old Tyre Sampson, who fell to his death from an amusement park ride last week in Orlando, Florida.
People are also remembering the teen at ICON Park, where the tragedy happened on March 25.
Meanwhile, donations from around the world have poured in to help with funeral expenses and the cost of flying Sampson’s body back home to St. Louis. Sampson’s mom organized a GoFundMe that has raised more than $14,000.
A popular TikTok account, the D&Z Family, with 5.1 million followers stepped in to show support, inspiring others to do the same.
“There’s not really able to be present because of this hard time, and they’re trying to handle all of the other things that a mother really doesn’t want to deal with at this time,” said Isaiah Edwards of the D&Z Family. “We just took it upon ourselves to say, man, although this family is not from here, console them as if they’re from here.”
Sampson played with the Bad Boyz Football Club in East St. Louis over the past few years. He was an honor roll student and attended school in St. Louis.
Dior Moore said her family took Sampson with them on the family trip to Orlando.
“They were excited to go on the ride, just have a good time at the park in general,” said Moore.
Moore’s brother was with Sampson the night he fell to his death.
“I was actually on the phone with my mom. I was FaceTiming her,” said Moore. “As they were coming down, I saw literally everything. And the entire time, I thought it was my brother. I didn’t think that it was Tyre.”
Moore said he was a good kid with a big heart and had dreams of one day playing in the NFL.
“I just want people to remember Tyre as this amazing kid. Just an amazing individual, who loved everybody and was a great person to everybody — a very, kind sweet kid,” she said.
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Hall of Famer football player Lawrence Taylor pleads not guilty to sex offender address charge in Broward County
Lawrence Taylor, the ex-football great who spent his Hall of Fame career as a linebacker with the New York Giants, pleaded not guilty Wednesday during his arraignment on charges of failing to register as a sex offender.
Taylor, 63, was arrested Dec. 16 for failing to report his address change to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
Taylor’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, said Taylor used his home address instead of a hotel address.
Taylor must report address changes as a sex offender due to a plea agreement in a 2010 incident in which he had sex with a 16-year-old who he said claimed to be 19 years old. He pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct and sex with an underage prostitute, both misdemeanors, and was sentenced to six years’ probation.
Eiglarsh said Taylor wants the charges dropped because Taylor changed his living situation only because Pembroke Pines police suggested he stay at a nearby hotel due to martial problems. He said Taylor registered with the correct address and complied with the plea arrangement.
“He registered,” Eiglarsh said. “He just put an address down that he thought was accurate. That’s the house he’s been living in for years.
“But he spent some time 50 yards away at a hotel that’s close to his house because of the marital problems he’s having.”
“He took their instruction and still believed that his address was the home that he lived in for years, and he was still living in the pool house from time to time,” Eiglarsh said. “So, he mixed his time there. So, did he violate the law? I don’t think so.”
Taylor, a trend-setter as a pass-rushing linebacker, won two Super Bowls (XXI and XXV) with the Giants, won the NFL MVP in 1986, is a 10-time All Pro and 10-time Pro Bowl selection, and was named to the NFL’s 100th and 75th Anniversary All-Time teams, among numerous other honors.
He also competed on “Dancing With the Stars” on ABC-TV in 2009.
Taylor has had numerous brushes with the law over the years. In Florida, he’s had incidents related to cocaine, driving under the influence (a September 2016 incident in which he hit a motor home and then a highway patrol car), and a November 2009 hit-and-run crash in Miami-Dade County (he left his Cadillac Escalade after crashing into a Lexus; no one was injured).
He’s also had troubled financial dealings, declaring bankruptcy in 1998, and at least two trips to drug rehabilitation. Also, in 2016, his wife was arrested by Pembroke Pines police on a domestic violence charge for throwing an object that hit Taylor in the head.
Eiglarsh said the failure to report charges against Taylor are both felonies and carry a maximum of 10 years in prison.
Chris Perkins can be reached at [email protected].
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Florida and 20 other states sue over federal mask mandate for public transportation
Florida and 20 other states are suing the federal government over mask mandates for airlines, trains and other forms of public transportation, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday.
The mandates have caused “unruly passenger situations,” because people “nibbling on peanuts for 2½ hours” can keep the masks off, but somebody reading can’t, DeSantis said. “It’s amazing it’s gone on as long as it has,” he said.
The lawsuit marked the latest clash between the federal government and Gov. DeSantis, who has pushed to close the curtain on what he calls “COVID theater” as coronavirus cases have dropped. Filed in federal court in Tampa, the lawsuit argues the federal government has shown an “outright disdain for the limits on its power — especially when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
President Joe Biden’s administration earlier this month extended requirements for travelers to wear masks on public transportation through April 18 at the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The current CDC transit order, which has been in place since soon after Biden took office in January 2021, has been previously extended three times. It requires masks to be worn by all travelers on airplanes, ships, trains, subways, buses, taxis and ride-shares and at transportation hubs such as airports, bus or ferry terminals, train and subway stations, and seaports, Reuters reported.
Commuters have been mostly compliant with wearing masks on Tri-Rail, the commuter-rail system that runs across South Florida, but “as the pandemic has subsided, fewer of our riders are accepting the need to wear the masks,” said Steven Abrams, its executive director.
Officers who come through the Tri-Rail cars hand out free masks to passengers who don’t have them. “People do appreciate the masking on the rush-hour trains,” Abrams said. “But on other trains where people can easily spread out, there are clearly riders who don’t see the necessity.”
Recently, the CEOs of 10 airlines and cargo carriers signed a letter to Biden urging him to end the transportation mask mandate and testing requirements for international travelers. Airlines and travel groups had called on the White House to “repeal the federal mask mandate for public transportation, or provide a clear roadmap to remove the mask mandate within 90 days.”
The following states have joined Florida in the complaint: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia.
“If politicians and celebrities can attend the Super Bowl unmasked, every U.S. citizen should have the right to fly unmasked,” DeSantis said in a prepared statement. “It is well past time to get rid of this unnecessary mandate and get back to normal life.”
The push to remove the required masks coincides with DeSantis’ stance that such mandates are unnecessary. Earlier this month, DeSantis made national news when he asked high school students to remove their masks during a news conference.
Also this month, state officials said they planned to recommend that healthy children not get vaccinated, which drew an outcry from the White House. Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said at the time it was “absolutely not” good policy.
Masks do have a significant impact on curbing the spread of respiratory infectious disease, and certain people may still need to protect themselves, Dr. Marissa Levine, a University of South Florida College of Public Health professor, recently told the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Lisa J. Huriash can be reached at [email protected] or 954-572-2008 or Twitter @LisaHuriash.
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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://health.wusf.usf.edu/2022-03-31/food-prices-are-going-up-and-at-levels-americans-havent-seen-in-decades | 2022-04-01T01:13:10Z |
Cressleaf groundsel management
Reminder about the potential for spring infestations of cressleaf groundsel in wheat, forages, and hayfields. This weed, poisonous to livestock, is a winter annual that emerges in the fall and flowers in the spring. It’s most likely to occur in new stands that are seeded the previous summer/fall.
Growers are often not aware of this weed’s presence until it does flower, at which point the only course of action is to destroy the first cutting of hay to avoid risk of poisoning. Fields should ideally be scouted and treated in the fall when groundsel is easier to control. Where that didn’t occur, scout now and treat when it’s still small. More information on cressleaf groundsel can be found in a previous C.O.R.N. article, fact sheet, video, and slides.… Continue reading | https://wfin.com/agnet/cressleaf-groundsel-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cressleaf-groundsel-management&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cressleaf-groundsel-management | 2022-04-01T01:13:10Z |
What's the Prize on 'Rat in the Kitchen'? The Contestants Have to Avoid Sabotage
By Stephanie HarperMar. 31 2022, Published 6:53 p.m. ET
Show creators and producers are getting more and more creative every time they think of new ideas for reality television. Even though there are plenty of cooking competition shows to binge-watch for all the foodies out there, Rat in the Kitchen certainly deserves its fair share of attention right about now.
The show allows home cooks and professional chefs to compete against each other in hard-core kitchen challenges that will possibly result in awesome prizes. They have to be able to impress Chef Ludo Lefebvre if they want to succeed and continue on. Natasha Leggero is the host of the show, making each episode even more interesting to watch. And then there's the twist: There is a "rat" among them, trying to sabotage the others.
But what is the prize at stake in each episode of Rat in the Kitchen? Read on to learn more.
What is the prize on 'Rat in the Kitchen'?
Like many other cooking shows that have become super popular over the last few years, the ultimate prize on Rat in the Kitchen is a ton of cash. Each challenge that contestants participate in allows them to potentially earn a little more cash; if they’re able to impress Chef Ludo, money is immediately added to their fund.
Unfortunately for them, an undercover “rat" in the kitchen is working hard to sabotage their delicious dishes and make it difficult for them to achieve victory.
As the show's press release puts it: "At the close of each episode, both cooks and viewers will determine who they believe is the rat. If the cooks guess correctly, they win their bank but if successfully duped, then the rat walks away with the cheddar."
Clearly, if contestants follow their intuitions while also cooking tasty recipes, they’ll have an awesome chance to win a ton of money on a show like Rat in the Kitchen.
What does 'Rat in the Kitchen's' host Natasha Leggero think about the show?
The contestants who are cooking dishes on Rat in the Kitchen are obviously focused on winning awesome cash prizes as they participate. What about the show's host, Natasha? She openly discussed her role with Mashed and had a lot to say. When asked about working with Ludo, she said, “Ludo was great. He’s extremely serious about food and about cooking."
She continued, "One thing I really thought was funny about him too is, we would hang out, and we would always go to the same Thai restaurant. He's a world-renowned chef who's not necessarily a foodie. He wanted to know that he was going to have something good to eat and it's not like he was needing to explore all of the city. From talking to him, he has a huge cookbook collection, and he studies cooking and studies all these old recipes.”
This bit of information about Ludo is pretty surprising!
With Natasha hosting and Ludo judging, this show is bound to land a second season. So far there is no official announcement about Season 2 just yet, but there’s a good chance it will be back if critics and audiences can agree that Season 1 is worth watching.
Rat in the Kitchen premieres on March 31, 2022, at 9 p.m. EST on TBS. | https://www.distractify.com/p/rat-in-the-kitchen-prize | 2022-04-01T01:13:11Z |
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Firefighters from across Tennessee continued working Thursday morning to contain a wildfire near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that spread overnight despite rain from storms that passed through the area, officials said.
The blaze, which began as a brush fire Wednesday morning in the Hatcher Mountain area of Wears Valley, had spread to more than 3,700 acres (1,497 hectares) and had impacted more than 100 structures, Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters said during a press conference. Around 11,000 homes in the area had been evacuated. Three injuries were reported during the blaze, but Waters said no fatalities or missing people had been reported.
He said a coordinated response from emergency personnel, firefighters, forestry officials and others helped mitigate damage in the area.
“This fire could have been much more devastating had we not had this team in place. They were able to, even with the winds and the low humidity, they were able to stay ahead of it as much as possible,” he said.
Officials had warned early Wednesday that warm temperatures, low humidity and strong winds increased the risk of fire danger. Waters said the conditions were similar to those in 2016 when wildfires ravaged the tourism town of Gatlinburg, killing 14 people and damaging or destroying about 2,500 buildings.
Firefighters from more than 70 agencies helped respond to the blaze and many worked through the night in an effort to keep it from spreading. It was only 5% contained, but fire lines drawn overnight helped keep the blaze from spreading into the city of Pigeon Forge, Waters said.
Rain early Thursday from storms passing through did not put the fire out, but officials said it helped the situation and the current weather conditions were more favorable for containing the fire.
Evacuation orders remain in effect until the fire is under control. Schools in the area were closed Thursday as a precaution, officials said.
The fire was in what the state Agriculture Department described as steep and difficult terrain. The cause is still undetermined.
At least three shelters were established for those evacuated, authorities said. More than 100 people stayed overnight at the Pigeon Forge Community Center, Sharon Hudson, executive director of the Eastern Tennessee chapter of the American Red Cross. told the Knoxville News Sentinel.
A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight, killing at least two in the Florida Panhandle, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes and businesses damaged as the vast weather front raced across several states. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/crews-work-to-contain-wildfire-near-smoky-mountains/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:10Z |
TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - Large manufacturing in Japan weakened in the first quarter of 2022, the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan Survey of business sentiment showed on Friday with a diffusion index score of +14.
That beat forecasts for a reading of +12 and was down from +18 three months ago.
The outlook came in at +9, missing expectations for +10 and down from +13 in the previous quarter.
Large all industry capex is now seen higher by 2.2 percent, missing forecasts for a gain of 5.0 percent and down from 9.3 percent in the previous three months.
The large non-manufacturers index came in at +9, beating forecasts for +5 and unchanged from the previous month. The outlook was +7, missing forecasts for +8, which would have been unchanged.
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Bloom: Financial spring cleaning a great way to remove a boatload of clutter from your life
Finally, spring has arrived in Michigan. With spring always comes spring cleaning. Typically, when we think of spring cleaning, we think about cleaning up our yards after a long, cold winter. However, we should also think about cleaning our personal financial affairs.
In today's world, most of us are accumulating too many unnecessary documents and receipts. In fact, people have so much stuff that they have no idea what they have! To make life easier, it is important to look at your financial records and to do some spring cleaning.
Let’s start with tax information. I know people who save their tax records for 50 years. All of this is just clutter. The question is, how long should you save tax information? Under IRS rules, in the absence of fraud, you can be audited any time within three years of filing your return. Therefore, you should save your tax returns and back up documentation for a minimum of three years. To be safe, I generally tell people to save returns and backup documentation for seven years. There is no reason to save tax returns from decades ago.
Spring is also a good time to look at old brokerage statements and other documentation from financial institutions. For most investors, you virtually don't have to save anything. If you're using a brokerage house like Fidelity or Schwab, copies of all statements are available online. In addition, most brokerage houses even keep track of your cost basis. Therefore, most investors can review and shred old statements and documentation.
Every year, you and I typically receive new homeowners and auto insurance policies. My general rule is when I receive my new policy, I shred the old policy documentation.
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There are many people today that save old utility bills, cable bills, credit card statements and other types of recurring bills. My question to them is, why? At most, you should save those bills until you get the next one and then shred the old bill. In today's world where it's so easy to get duplicate copies of statements, there's no reason to clutter our life with unnecessary paper. In fact, most people should be receiving their bills and financial statements electronically. Receiving bills electronically cuts down on clutter, helps keep your files organized and is better for the environment.
As we enter spring, we should dedicate ourselves to removing the stress associated with things we no longer need. I know some of you are thinking that if you get rid of something now, you might need it later. Trust me, you probably wouldn't be able to find it if you needed it anyways; and if you do need it, more likely than not you could always receive a duplicate. So, make life easier on yourself start pruning your files.
Good luck.
Rick Bloom is a fee-only financial advisor. His website is www.bloomadvisors.com. If you would like him to respond to your questions, email rick@bloomadvisors.com. | https://www.hometownlife.com/story/opinion/contributors/rick-bloom/2022/03/31/financial-spring-cleaning-great-way-remove-clutter-your-life/7168326001/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:13Z |
GCM Mining Corp. (TSX: GCM; OTCQX: TPRFF) announced today the release of its audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) for the year ended December 31, 2021. All financial figures contained herein are expressed in U.S. dollars ("USD") unless otherwise noted. Non-GAAP financial performance measures in this press release are identified with "NG" . For a detailed description of each of the non-GAAP measures used in this press release and a detailed reconciliation to the most directly comparable measure under IFRS, please refer to the Company's MD&A.
Lombardo Paredes, Chief Executive Officer of GCM Mining, commenting on the 2021 results, said, "In 2021, we accomplished what we set out to achieve last year. We met our production guidance for the sixth consecutive year. Our exploration program at Segovia not only replaced what we mined last year, it contributed to significant increases in our mineral reserves and resources and yielded solid results in our brownfield drilling campaign. We advanced the expansion of our Maria Dama processing plant and we commenced operations at the new polymetallic plant at Segovia. We continued to demonstrate our commitment to ESG in our operations and in the communities in which we work. We strengthened our balance sheet, and through the acquisition of the Toroparu Project in Guyana and the successful Senior Notes issuance, charted a course to grow the Company through diversification. We also returned about $17 million to shareholders through our monthly dividends and NCIB purchases. In the year ahead, we will continue to focus on the execution of our growth plans at both of our cornerstone assets while returning value to our shareholders through our monthly dividends. On behalf of the Board and management, I would like to thank all of our people for making 2021 another successful year for GCM Mining."
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Highlights
- The Company changed its name to GCM Mining Corp. on November 29, 2021 to reflect its strategy to grow through diversification , expanding its operations and investments to other countries and broadening its products to include other metals beyond just gold and silver while returning value to its shareholders through its monthly dividend program.
- GCM remains committed to the health and safety of its employees, and through COMFAMA Colombia, was the first mining company in Antioquia to secure COVID-19 vaccines to immunize its employees and their families in 2021. The Company published its inaugural sustainability report in June 2021 which reflects a focused effort on measuring and disclosing its Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") priorities and performance moving forward. The next sustainability report is expected to be issued in June 2022.
- In December 2021, the Company completed an updated Mineral Resource estimate ("MRE") and preliminary economic assessment ("PEA") for its 100%-owned Toroparu Project in Guyana. In June 2021, the Company acquired all of the shares of Gold X Mining Corp ("Gold X") it did not already own and then closed a $300 million offering in August 2021 of 6.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 (the "Senior Notes") to fund the development of the Toroparu Project, to prepay the remaining $18.0 million balance of its Gold Notes in September and for general corporate purposes. The updated MRE for Toroparu includes 8.4 million ounces ("Mozs") of Measured & Indicated gold resource at 1.42 g/t and 396 million pounds ("Mlbs") of Measured & Indicated copper resource at 0.1% in 185 million tonnes of rock. The Toroparu PEA affirms the economic viability of the open pit and underground mining operations with total life-of-mine ("LOM") gold production of 5.4 Mozs representing 88.4% of the 6.2 Mozs of gold fed to the milling circuit at an average gold grade of 1.78 g/t over the projected 24-year mine life. The Toroparu PEA also estimates a $794 million after-tax net present value at a 5% discount rate, a 46% after-tax Internal Rate of Return and a two-year after-tax payback of the initial $355 million capital cost of the Toroparu Project at a $1,500 per ounce long-term gold price.
- The Company met its annual production guidance for the sixth consecutive year in 2021. GCM's gold production from its Segovia Operations totaled 55,285 ounces in the fourth quarter of 2021, up 10% over the fourth quarter of 2020. This brought Segovia's total gold production in 2021 to 206,389 ounces, up 5% over 2020, and within the Company's guidance range for 2021 of between 200,0000 and 220,000 ounces. Expansion of the Company's processing plant at Segovia to 2,000 tpd is expected to be fully completed by the end of the first half of 2022, lifting the Company's annual production guidance for 2022 to between 210,000 and 225,000 ounces of gold.
- GCM has added revenue diversification at its Segovia Operations through a new polymetallic recovery plant that is recovering commercial quantities of zinc and lead as well as gold and silver into concentrate from its tailings. The Company completed construction of the plant in 2021 and the concentrate production is currently being stockpiled as the Company finalizes offtake contracts for sales to commence in 2022.
- Consolidated revenue amounted to $93.6 million and $382.6 million in the fourth quarter and full year in 2021, respectively, compared with $99.7 million and $390.9 million in the fourth quarter and full year, respectively, in 2020. Segovia's revenue of $93.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 was up 7% from the fourth quarter of 2020 reflecting a 13% increase in the volume of gold sold that was partially offset by a 5% reduction in realized gold prices. For the year, Segovia's revenue totaled $377.5 million, up 8% compared with last year, reflecting a 5% increase in the volume of gold sold, an approximately 3% increase in realized gold prices and a $1.7 million increase in silver revenues. Revenue in the fourth quarter and full year in 2020 also included $12.6 million and $42.8 million, respectively, from the Marmato Mining Assets owned by Aris Gold Corporation ("Aris"). The Company's equity position in Aris fell below 50% in February 2021 and the Company ceased consolidating the financial results of Aris.
- At the Segovia Operations, total cash costs NG averaged $821 per ounce in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with $830 per ounce in the fourth quarter of 2020, bringing the average for 2021 to $814 per ounce compared with $699 per ounce in 2020. The year-over-year increase in Segovia's annual total cash costs per ounce reflects an increase implemented by the Company in the third quarter of 2020 in the payment rates for material sourced from its contract miner and the small-scale miners in its Segovia title which had not changed since 2017. Including the Marmato mining operations, consolidated total cash costs were $824 per ounce in 2021 compared with $768 per ounce in 2020.
- All-in sustaining costs ("AISC") NG per ounce sold for the Segovia Operations were $1,349 and $1,196 in the fourth quarter and full year, respectively, in 2021 compared with $1,266 and $1,015 in the fourth quarter and full year, respectively, in 2020. The year-over-year increase in Segovia's annual AISC in 2021 reflects (i) the increased total cash costs as described above, (ii) an increase in exploration and mine geology, mine development and other sustaining capital expenditures NG to a total of $45.0 million in 2021, up from $35.7 million in last year, (iii) an activity-driven increase in G&A and social programs expenses in 2021 compared with last year, and (iv) a $2.3 million provision for estimated fees related to ongoing investigations of environmental incidents that occurred between 2016 and 2018 at Segovia. Including Marmato, consolidated AISC in 2021 was $1,207 per ounce compared with $1,101 per ounce last year.
- GCM's exploration and mine geology drill campaigns completed a total of approximately 97,000 meters in 444 diamond drill holes at our producing mines and our high-priority brownfield targets in 2021. This led to an increase in the Company's Measured & Indicated Resources at the end of 2021 to 4.6 million tonnes ("Mt") at a grade of 11.0 g/t totalling 1.62 Mozs of gold, up 14% from last year, and its Inferred Resources to 5.3 Mt at a grade of 9.9 g/t totalling 1.70 Mozs of gold, up 41% compared to last year. The Company more than replaced the Mineral Resources it mined in 2021 representing the sixth consecutive year that it has, at a minimum, replaced the Mineral Resources mined at its Segovia Operations. El Silencio and Sandra K were the primary areas of growth within the 2021 Segovia MRE. Similarly, the Company's Mineral Reserve increased by 18% from last year to approximately 745,000 proven and probable ounces of gold based on 2.3 Mt of material at an average head grade of 10.1 g/t.
- Adjusted EBITDA NG amounted to $37.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with $43.1 million in the fourth quarter last year. This brings the total adjusted EBITDA for 2021 to $171.6 million compared with $187.8 million last year. Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter and full year in 2020 included $0.8 million and $5.4 million, respectively, from the Marmato Mining Assets.
- Net cash provided by operating activities in the fourth quarter of 2021 was $27.4 million compared with $29.5 million in the fourth quarter last year. For the full year, net cash provided by operating activities amounted to $80.6 million compared with $136.4 million last year reflecting the increase in income tax payments in 2021, changes in non-cash working capital items, including the impact from the delay in receiving 2021's VAT refund claims, and the reduction in adjusted EBITDA from the Segovia Operations in the current year resulting from the increase in production costs, G&A and social programs expenses.
- Free Cash Flow NG in the fourth quarter of 2021 was $12.2 million compared with $5.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 bringing the total Free Cash Flow for the full year to $26.2 million compared with $73.6 million last year, largely reflecting the decrease in net cash provided by operating activities in 2021.
- The Company's balance sheet benefitted from the Senior Notes financing, raising its cash position to $323.6 million and working capital to $317.7 million at the end of December 2021. S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings have each issued B+ ratings for the Company's Senior Notes.
- The Company returned a total of $17.0 million to shareholders in 2021 with payment of its monthly dividends totaling $11.5 million and the repurchase of approximately 1.3 million shares for cancellation at a cost of $5.5 million. The Company renewed its NCIB in October 2021 for another year and in the first quarter of 2022, the Company purchased an additional 0.3 million shares for cancellation.
- The Company reported net income of $6.6 million ($0.07 per share) in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with a loss of $51.3 million ($0.59 per share) in the fourth quarter last year, reflecting an improvement in the loss on financial instruments and lower income tax expense which more than offset the impact of lower income from operations in the fourth quarter of 2021. For the full year, net income in 2021 amounted to $180.0 million ($2.25 per share) compared with a net loss of $27.6 million ($0.08 per share) in in 2020. Net income in 2021 reflected the decrease in income from operations this year and benefitted from the $56.9 million gain on loss of control of Aris, the $49.6 million gain on financial instruments (compared with the $72.9 million loss on financial instruments last year) and the $8.9 million gain on sale of the Zancudo Project. Net income in 2021 included Aris Transaction costs of $9.8 million while net income in 2020 included Bluenose RTO Transaction costs of $16.7 million.
- Adjusted net income NG for the fourth quarter of 2021 was $11.7 million ($0.12 per share), up from $7.7 million ($0.15 per share) in the fourth quarter last year as a reduction in income tax expense more than offset the decrease in income from operations in the fourth quarter of 2021. For the full year, adjusted net income in 2021 was $71.6 million ($0.87 per share) compared with $75.9 million ($1.28 per share) in 2020. The year-over-year decrease in adjusted net income in 2021 largely reflects the decrease in 2021's income from operations, partially offset by a reduction in income tax expense compared with last year.
- The Company added a 27% equity interest in Denarius Metals Corp. ("Denarius") to its portfolio in early 2021, giving it exposure to the Lomero-Poyatos polymetallic deposit located in Spain in the Iberian Pyrite Belt and to the Guia Antigua and Zancudo Projects in Colombia. Denarius commenced drilling at its Guia Antigua and Lomero Projects in 2021. At the Lomero Project, early drill results have confirmed that the massive and semi-massive sulfide zones are enriched in copper and significantly in zinc and gold and largely validate the thickness and grades of selected drill holes from previous drilling campaigns incorporated in the historic mineral resource. On March 29, 2022, GCM acquired 3.4 million shares of Denarius in a block trade on the open market at a cost of approximately $1.3 million, increasing its equity interest to 28.6%.
Selected Financial Information
(1) Includes production from the Marmato Project up to February 4, 2021, the date of loss of control of Aris.
(2) Refer to "Non-IFRS Measures" in the Company's MD&A.
(1) Commencing the third quarter of 2021, the Company is maintaining a portion of its liquidity in gold bullion. As at December 31, 2021, the Company had 2,500 ounces in its gold bullion account.
(2) The Senior Notes were issued in August 2021 and are recorded in the Financial Statements at amortized cost. At December 31, 2021, the carrying amount of the Senior Notes outstanding, including accrued interest of $8.1 million, was $294.8 million.
(3) The Gold Notes were recorded in the Financial Statements at fair value and were fully redeemed in September 2021. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the carrying amounts of the Gold Notes outstanding was $38.5 million and 69.0 million, respectively.
(4) The Convertible Debentures are recorded in the Financial Statements at fair value. At December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the carrying amounts of the Convertible Debentures outstanding were $19.5 million, $28.4 million and $21.1 million, respectively.
(5) The Aris Gold Notes were issued in August 2020 and were recorded in the Financial Statements at fair value. At December 31, 2020, the carrying amount of the Aris Gold Notes outstanding was $73.2 million. The Aris Gold Notes were non-recourse to the Company and were derecognized on February 4, 2021, the date of loss of control of Aris.
Outlook
After pivoting its focus in 2021 to implement a strategy for growth through diversification, GCM's outlook for 2022 is centered around its two cornerstone assets, the Segovia Operations in Colombia and the Toroparu Project in Guyana.
At Segovia, the Company has produced a total of 33,658 ounces in the first two months of 2022, up from 30,415 ounces in the first two months of 2021, and its trailing 12-months' total gold production at the end of February 2022 stood at 209,632 ounces, up about 1.6% over 2021. The expansion of the Maria Dama plant from 1,500 to 2,000 tpd is essentially complete, except for the expansion of the crushing facility that is expected to be completed in the second quarter this year. GCM expects that it will operate the expanded plant at about 85% to 95% of capacity in the second half of 2022, increasing its expected annual production for 2022 to between 210,000 and 225,000 ounces of gold.
GCM spent a total of $45.0 million for sustaining capital expenditures NG , including mine exploration and development, and another $10.9 million on non-sustaining capital expenditures NG , including brownfield exploration, Maria Dama plant expansion and completion of the new polymetallic plant. For 2022, GCM has committed to undertake another robust diamond drilling campaign that will comprise approximately 91,000 meters with up to 52,000 meters of in-mine and near-mine drilling and 15,000 meters of underground in-fill drilling at its four producing mines together with 24,000 meters of brownfield drilling at its high-priority targets within the other 24 known veins it is not currently mining in its Segovia mining title. The Company expects that its sustaining capital expenditures NG in 2022 may range between $50 million to $55 million, including the planned drilling at its four producing mines. Non-sustaining capital expenditures NG in 2022 are expected to total up to $10 million, including the brownfield drilling campaign and expenditures to complete the Maria Dama plant expansion, to upgrade and automate certain components in the polymetallic plant and construct additional warehouse space, to commence construction of its new solar generation project and to implement a new ERP system in the Segovia Operations.
In 2021, GCM completed the updated MRE and a PEA for the development of the Toroparu Project. The Company also commenced various pre-construction activities in 2021, including hiring of the project team and key contractors, preparation of the camp facilities, revamping of the local airstrip to enhance logistics and access to the site, design and civil works related to the camp, road and water management, electrical network design, permitting, design of its initial ESG initiatives and various studies associated with environmental matters at the project site. Following completion of the PEA, the Company immediately commenced activities, including additional infill drilling, to advance the studies for the project to prepare a preliminary feasibility study ("PFS"). The Company is in the midst of a competitive bid process and plans to incorporate a change to contract mining in the PFS that is now expected to be finalized early in the third quarter of 2022, at which point formal construction of the project is expected to commence. The final mining license is also expected to be received in mid-2022. In light of the various pre-construction activities underway, the Company continues to anticipate that production will commence from the Toroparu Project in early 2024.
The Company remains committed to its dividend program at the current monthly rate of CA$0.015 per share and expects to continue to repurchase common shares, within certain price ranges, for cancellation under its NCIB to support continued value creation for its shareholders.
On March 21, 2022, the Company announced it has subscribed to a $35 million 7.5% convertible senior unsecured debenture (the "Aris Debenture") to be issued by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aris to pay a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition, through a joint venture company, of a 20% ownership interest (the "Acquisition") in the Soto Norte gold project in Colombia. The issuance of the Aris Debenture is conditional upon closing of the Acquisition by Aris, expected to occur in April 2022, and is subject to the approval of the TSX. The ability of the Company to fully execute its conversion rights under the Aris Debenture is subject to disinterested Aris shareholder approval at its next annual meeting of shareholders.
Fourth Quarter 2021 Results Webcast
As a reminder, GCM Mining will host a conference call and webcast on Friday, April 1, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the results.
Webcast and call-in details are as follows:
A replay of the webcast will be available at www.gcm-mining.com from Friday, April 1, 2022 until Friday, April 29, 2022.
About GCM Mining Corp.
GCM Mining is a mid-tier gold producer with a proven track record of mine building and operating in Latin America. In Colombia, the Company is the leading high-grade underground gold and silver producer with several mines in operation at Segovia Operations. Segovia produced 206,000 ounces of gold in 2021. In Guyana, the Company is advancing its fully funded Toroparu Project, one of the largest undeveloped gold/copper projects in the Americas, which is expected to commence production of more than 200,000 ounces of gold annually in 2024. GCM Mining pays a monthly dividend to its shareholders and has equity interests in Aris Gold Corporation (44%; TSX: ARIS; Colombia – Marmato), Denarius Metals Corp. (28.6%; TSXV: DSLV; Spain – Lomero-Poyatos and Colombia – Guia Antigua, Zancudo) and Western Atlas Resources Inc. (26%; TSX-V: WA: Nunavut – Meadowbank).
Additional information on GCM Mining can be found on its website at www.gcm-mining.com and by reviewing its profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com .
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information:
This news release contains "forward-looking information", which may include, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the continuation of operations during the COVID-19 situation, production guidance, future capital expenditures, closing of the Aris Debenture and related approvals and other anticipated business plans or strategies. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", or "believes" or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of GCM Mining to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements are described under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Information Form dated as of March 31, 2022 which is available for view on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this press release and GCM Mining disclaims, other than as required by law, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, results, future events, circumstances, or if management's estimates or opinions should change, or otherwise. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
For Further Information, Contact:
Mike Davies
Chief Financial Officer
(416) 360-4653
investorrelations@gcm-mining.com | https://investingnews.com/gcm-mining-announces-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2021-results/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:13Z |
BEE launches FREE plan of popular email and landing page design suite
BEE Pro will now include a Free subscription, allowing tens of thousands of people to use the tool
SAN FRANCISCO, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BEE , a business unit of Growens and leading digital content design platform, announced today the availability of a free plan for BEE Pro, its popular email and landing page design suite . Instead of having over 10,000 new free trials per month, BEE Pro will now welcome over 10,000 new free users per month, who will be able to enjoy the no-code design tool without any time constraints.
Used by over 23,000 people in the last 30 days, BEE Pro is a widely adopted , no-code design tool that helps professionals at every skill level create beautiful, mobile-ready emails and landing pages. In a world where more and more people work remotely, BEE Pro helps teams create digital content quickly and collaborate effectively. Instead of having to wait for a designer to create digital assets, non-technical employees can get the job done on their own. Colleagues or clients can get involved when needed, providing feedback directly in the design tool and staying on brand thanks to predefined templates and styles (font, colors, reusable content blocks, etc.).
The need for this type of tool is high, as the success of applications like Canva has demonstrated. Riding on this large wave of design democratization, BEE Pro has consistently registered over 10,000 new free trials per month. The new, free plan was created to better serve this growing population, which includes many people that are often strapped for both time and cash. It will allow both designers and non-designers to accomplish their goals, bring new life into their emails and landing pages and communicate better with their team, stakeholders and customers. As a result of this new strategy, the company expects total BEE Pro users to grow to over 100,000 per month by the end of 2022.
"We are very excited about introducing the new BEE Pro Free plan," said Massimo Arrigoni, CEO. "We're doubling down on our product-led growth strategy: we want to give people the product they need, without any friction. Those that need it more frequently will be happy to pay, as they already do today. Everyone else will have a great, free experience with our product."
"The Free plan will also help us solve cross departmental communications and creative challenges within large organizations," stated Tyler Bennett, Head of Sales at BEE. "We've already seen increasing momentum of BEE Pro usage by some of the world's most respected companies. Marketing, finance, HR, operations, and many other teams adopted the tool to design emails and landing pages for all sorts of scenarios. At times the presence of the free trial created some friction, resulting in various people in the company signing up for new free trials. We've seen cases with 80+ free trials within the same organization. Now they will simply create a Free account, invite their colleagues, collaborate, and move to a paid plan when the value of the change makes sense. No more countless free trials. Just one free account that never expires and the work can get done when it fits their timeline."
Anyone can sign up for a BEE Pro account free of charge at https://beefree.io. Before signing up, they can browse a catalog of over 1,300 professionally designed emails and landing pages, and try BEE's visual builder to edit them, within two clicks. Over 10,000 emails and pages are designed and exported or published every day.
BEE Pro is also used by hundreds of nonprofit organizations: over 95% of nonprofits already enjoy a premium subscription free of charge.
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Nigeria to adopt phase-down approach to energy transition – Komolafe
Nigeria is set to adopt a new phase-down approach to transitioning to cleaner sources of energy, as opposed to its initial phase-out approach, Gbenga Komolafe, chief executive officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has said.
Speaking through Bashir Indabawa, head, national data repository, NUPRC, at the Africa Economic Summit on Wednesday in Lagos, Komolafe stated that Nigeria was committed to achieving a low carbon footprint.
He further stated that the global energy transition was a reality that was affecting investments in the fossil fuel industries.
“Nigeria is fully committed to the Conference of Parties (COP 26) agreement, having pledged to achieve net-zero targets by the year 2060.
“However, the implementation process would have to align with our strategic national interest toward energy security and sustainability.
“In keeping with this commitment, we will be adopting the ‘phase-down’ as against the ‘phase-out’ approach in exploitation and utilisation of our endowed energy resources,” said Komolafe.
He added that the government had chosen gas as its transition fuel and was working to increase gas reserves, optimise gas production, increase domestic gas utilisation, and eliminate flaring.
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Similarly, Justice Derefaka, the technical adviser, gas business and policy implementation to the minister of state for petroleum resources, stated that the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) was critical to the development of gas.
“The PIA had generous fiscal provisions aimed at attracting investment in gas exploitation and utilisation.
“Other policies aimed at deepening gas utilisation in Nigeria include the Decade of Gas initiative, the National Gas Expansion programme and the National Gas Flare Commercialisation programme,” he said.
In addition, Sharfuddeen Mahmoud, the general manager, market, competition, and rates division, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), stated that Nigeria suffers from chronic energy poverty.
He believed the problem was being addressed through the Federal Government’s gas-to-power initiative, with agreements being put in place to ensure a steady supply of gas to electricity generation companies.
He also mentioned that NERC was supporting renewables, which were being piloted by the Rural Electrification Agency in order to provide off-grid electricity to Nigerians. | https://businessday.ng/energy/oilandgas/article/nigeria-to-adopt-phase-down-approach-to-energy-transition-komolafe/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:13Z |
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Maryland is vying to be one of the East Coast’s most important hubs for offshore wind energy, but there’s still the unknown about how massive wind farms will affect marine life just off the state’s shore.
That’s why Baltimore-based US Wind, one of the companies planning to build wind turbines off the coast of Ocean City in the next decade, is funding research into how its wind farms will affect Maryland’s marine mammals, fish and birds, in partnership with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
The center will conduct three studies into how wind farms will impact the surrounding ecosystem. US Wind is contributing $11 million in funding to the projects.
The project will be led by co-principal investigators David Secor and Helen Bailey, both of whom are professors at UMCES. The duo initially began looking into the 80,000 acres of ocean leased by US Wind several years ago and have been working directly with US Wind to identify a course of study for around two years, Secor said.
The research will include three projects. One is an eight-year investigation into the effects of the wind turbines on the area’s black sea bass population, looking into the fish’s aggregation behaviors before, during and after the turbines are constructed.
According to Secor, studies on other offshore wind facilities in the United States have shown that the structures can create a reef-like effect, which can encourage more fish to gather in the area.
The study aims to better understand how commercial and recreational fisheries in nearby Ocean City will be impacted by the construction of US Wind’s two wind farm projects — MarWin, a facility that is eventually expected to include around 20 wind turbines and produce 270 megawatts of wind energy, and MomentumWind, which is expected to include around 55 turbines and produce 808.5 megawatts of energy.
Plus, Secor said, it’s a rare opportunity to study an ecosystem so far out into the ocean.
“All of this is of general science interest because these shelf areas are far enough offshore that we don’t know a lot about them,” he said. US Wind’s lease area is approximately 17 miles off the coast of Ocean City.
The project will be completed over the course of eight years. In addition to identifying whether the addition of the turbines causes more or fewer fish to aggregate, Secor said, the project will explore how far out into the ocean that effect will reach. Will the number of fish increase within a few yards of the wind farms, or will it increase throughout the surrounding area?
The two other projects will involve tracking the animals, including baleen whales, that move in and out of US Wind’s lease area, gathering information about when and where certain creatures pass through the area.
“This is very, very useful to developers in terms of trying to find times that are less likely to impact whales, times for construction, times for surveys,” Secor said.
The project to look specifically at whale movement in the area is already underway, utilizing technology that notifies the researchers in, essentially, real time of any whales passing by a buoy placed on the eastern edge of US Wind’s lease zone.
In a statement, US Wind’s CEO Jeff Grybowski celebrated the company’s partnership with UMCES.
“As US Wind works to develop offshore wind off Maryland’s coast, it’s imperative that we do so responsibly,” he said. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with UMCES on industry-leading environmental research that will enhance protections for marine life as we develop this clean energy resource for the region.”
UMCES’s research will supplement US Wind’s research related to the potential environmental impacts of its wind farm, such as a survey the company is conducting, through contractor Normandeau Associates, to identify birds that may be displaced by the installation of MarWin’s turbines. | https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/03/31/11m-research-to-study-wind-farm-impacts-on-local-species/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:13Z |
Passengers who need access some gate areas at Terminal 1 inside Daniel K. Inouye International Airport will need to walk around flood-damaged areas.
The flooding occurred around 6:30 a.m. today after an air conditioning chiller line broke, according to state officials, and water poured down onto the floor below.
The area affected is between gates A13 to A17 in Terminal 1, also known as the Neighbor Island Terminal, and passengers will need to detour around damaged areas. Some areas may also not have operational air-conditioning until repairs are complete.
All gates remain accessible, however, and airport operations have not been impacted, according to the Hawaii Department of Transportation.
Restoration crews have been cleaning up since this morning, with wet carpeting having already been pulled up to be replaced, according to DOT.
Repairs are also underway to fix the broken chiller line; DOT hopes those will be completed today.
A damage estimate is not yet available, officials said. | https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/03/31/breaking-news/5-gates-at-honolulu-airport-flooded-officials-say-flights-not-affected/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:13Z |
Tunisia's parliamentary elections won't be held after three months, president Kais Saied said late on Thursday during a meeting with Prime Minister Najla Bouden, according to a post on Facebook by the president's office.
Saied issued a decree on Wednesday dissolving parliament, which has been suspended since last year, after it defied him by voting to repeal decrees that he used to assume near total power | https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/tunisias-president-says-elections-wont-be-held-after-3-months-1.1648773292393 | 2022-04-01T01:13:13Z |
People who suffered from even mild cases of COVID-19 face an increased risk of being diagnosed with diabetes within a year of recovering from the illness, a new study reports.
Researchers found that people who had COVID-19 were about 40% more likely to develop diabetes within a year after recovering, compared to participants in a control group. The likelihood of developing diabetes grew if the patient suffered from a serious infection that led to hospitalization or a stay in intensive care.
"What's surprising is that it is happening in people with no prior risk factors for diabetes" before becoming infected with COVID-19, said Ziyad Al-Aly, the lead author of the study.
These latest findings add to a growing list of studies showing that people who suffered from COVID-19 are at risk of facing other long-term health problems. Those include heart and kidney ailments and chronic fatigue.
Al-Aly also helped lead the study that showed the prevalence of cardiac issues in people who survived COVID-19 infections.
This newest study, published Monday in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal, analyzed data from more than 180,000 patients from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The study's authors compared patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and survived the illness for more than a month with more than 4 million other people who didn't contract COVID in the same period. This data was also compared with another 4.28 million patients who were treated at the VA in 2018 and 2019.
The paper states that around 1% to 2% of people who have been infected with COVID will develop diabetes as a result. That may seem like a small number, but nearly 80 million people in the U.S. have had COVID, Al-Aly told NPR — meaning 800,000 to 1.6 million people developing diabetes who might not have otherwise.
"That translates to a really significant number of people with new onset diabetes in the U.S. and many, many more around the world," Al-Aly said.
Nationwide, approximately 34 million people had diabetes pre-COVID, according to Jorge Moreno, an internal medicine physician at Yale University who didn't work on Al-Aly's study. Doctors expect roughly 1.5 million new people to be newly diagnosed with diabetes each year during normal times, he told NPR.
What to look out for
This study shows that as a nation, more attention needs to be paid to the long-term effects of COVID-19, Al-Aly said. More vigilance can start at the doctor's office.
"We need to start treating COVID as a risk factor for diabetes," Al-Aly said, adding that each person who has come down with the virus needs to be screened.
Moreno told NPR he believes this study will create more awareness among general practitioners and endocrinologists, like himself, to screen patients who have had COVID for diabetes and other complications.
Those who've had COVID should also be closely monitoring their health and changes in their body, Moreno said, and should seek help at the first sign of an issue. Major symptoms for diabetes include increased thirst, frequent urination (which is not influenced by how much liquid consumed) and blurry vision. Major weight fluctuations are also a sign.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.wkms.org/npr-news/2022-03-31/covid-19-infection-increases-your-risk-for-diabetes-a-new-study-says | 2022-04-01T01:13:13Z |
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Jon Moxley (c) vs. AJ Gray for the GCW World Championship
X-Pac vs. Joey Janela
Mickie James vs. Allie Katch
AR Fox vs. Blake Christian
The H8 Club (Matt Tremont & Nick Gage) (c) vs. The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) vs. The Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner & Matthew Justice) in a Three-Way Match for the GCW Tag Team Championship
Alex Colon (c) vs. John Wayne Murdoch for the GCW Ultraviolent Championship
Matt Tremont is a late scratch for tonight’s #GCW #JJSB6 card.
Nick Gage will defend the GCW Tag Titles without a partner in a 3-way against The Briscoes and Mance Warner & Matthew Justice. https://t.co/lL1qG26CRC
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– We cross live to the venue in Dallas as the fans chant “GCW!”
The H8 Club (Nick Gage) vs. The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) vs. The Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner & Matthew Justice) in a Three-Way Match for the vacant GCW Tag Team Championship
Matt Tremont is unable to appear tonight so Nick Gage will be fighting on his own.
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Boris Johnson’s government is set to ban gay ‘conversion therapy’ after all, though his plans reportedly do not cover practices aimed at trans people.
On 31 March, a leaked document seen by ITV News confirmed that the UK government was no longer planning to ban so-called ‘conversion therapy’ despite promising to do so since 2018.
However, mere hours after the news broke, the government made a U-turn on its decision in the wake of public outcry because of it – including from fellow Conservative politicians.
“The Prime Minister has changed his mind off the back of the reaction to our report and he WILL now ban conversion therapy after all,” said Paul Brand of ITV News, the journalist who broke the story.
“Senior Govt source absolutely assures me it’ll be in Queen’s Speech.
“But only gay conversion therapy, not trans.”
🚨 U-TURN ON THE U-TURN 🚨
The Prime Minister has changed his mind off the back of the reaction to our report and he WILL now ban conversion therapy after all.
Senior Govt source absolutely assures me it’ll be in Queen’s Speech.
But only gay conversion therapy, not trans.
— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) March 31, 2022
Although details remain somewhat scarce at this time, it has been reported that pressure from government officials is what made the tide turn on Boris Johnson’s decision.
Brand added: “I’m told that the Prime Minister was shifted by the strength of reaction from Conservative MPs and ministers when they saw the story break.
“But he has removed trans conversion therapy from the equation and is insisting any bill must not have ‘unintended consequences’.”
I'm told that the Prime Minister was shifted by the strength of reaction from Conservative MPs and ministers when they saw the story break.
But he has removed trans conversion therapy from the equation and is insisting any bill must not have 'unintended consequences'.
— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) March 31, 2022
Conversion therapy’ is typically defined as any attempt at changing a person’s sexuality or gender identity, often involving techniques such as electroshock therapy or prayer.
It has been widely condemned by health experts all over the world, with some comparing it to torture.
Among these are the National Health Service, World Health Organisation, World Psychiatric Association and the United Nations.
This is a breaking story. More to follow.
This is absolutely appalling behaviour by @10DowningStreet
As I told @PaulBrandITV "How on earth are we ever to trust those in power when they renege on any promise that's been made & don't seem to understand the harm that so many are people facing right now in Britain today?" https://t.co/39TZF1ImSY
— Jayne Ozanne 🇺🇦 (@JayneOzanne) March 31, 2022 | https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/uk-government-to-ban-gay-conversion-therapy-after-fierce-backlash-but-not-trans/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:13Z |
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London [UK], April 1 (ANI): An expert on corruption studies and Central Asia politics in a webinar on Wednesday talked about 'why London is the money laundering capital of the world' and said, "there is a lack of political will to tackle this issue..."
The remarks were made by Thomas Mayne, visiting fellow at Chatham House, an independent think tank that focuses on International affairs. Mayne is part of a recent Chatham House report on, 'The UK's Kleptocracy problem,' which leads to the same broad conclusion.
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The Open Forum webinar was moderated by Joy Macknight, Editor of The Banker, part of the Financial Times Group, UK.
London is at the centre of dirty money is quite widely accepted, but the crisis in Ukraine has once again put the issue in the spotlight, he said.
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Transparency International UK recently reported that such "questionable funds" could be to the value of GBP 6.7 billion. Properties in the central London areas like the City of Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea form a huge part of this value.
Revealing the mechanism involved, Independent UK said, "It is held by companies in Britain's Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. The secrecy provided by these offshore financial centres is often used by those seeking to hide their ownership of assets."
"We have been promised since Tony Blair was Prime Minister that governments will address it. We have been promised that there will be a public register of ultimate ownership of property. It gets introduced to parliament various times then something else takes over and it's dropped. It seems it's not a priority for governments to tackle," said the director of anti-money laundering at London CDD, Darren Jones.
After the Ukraine conflict, the UK passed the economic crime act in a hurry. It entailed setting up a register of overseas entities and their beneficial owners and required overseas entities who own land to register. The buck stops though at the resources and manpower required to unfold the multiple layers of a certain company to reach the actual owner, even if on the books.
Reacting to the act from a practitioner's point of view Jones said, "if they don't do that then they might as well not bother passing the Act."
No wonder then that economic offenders from all over the world view London as a safe haven. An audience question pointed to two such people from India: Vijay Malaya and Nirav Modi who have been in the UK by playing through the British legal system, despite swindling money in India. The panel quoted many such cases some even enjoying media attention.
It's a lot about money, points out FarzanaBaduel, CEO, Curzon PR but, "sometimes we don't know who we are working for." A cultural-social-economic organisation might carry a different front while being funded by dubious sources and it's not always known.
"So far for the last twenty-five years we have relied on this wealth to fund our financial services, to fund our economy and turned a blind eye to these monies and a good example of this is the golden visa problems," said Mayne which forms the part of his most recent collaborative research, 'Criminality Notwithstanding', a Global Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence programme report on the how and why the UK's unexplained wealth order (UWO) system has failed against kleptocracies.
Mayne also informed that their investigations have found out that half of these visas have been given to individuals who could pose a "risk to security".
"The UK has incredible soft power around the world, but we are resting on the laurels of our past and we are watching our integrity disintegrate. I have worked with over 18 different governments and they say to my face 'ugh' we can buy your prime ministers," said FarzanaBaduel.
"The UK has to be very careful about its reputation as you can rest on our laurels for so long. After a while, they will come to haunt us. Do we really want to be perceived as a country where our governance is weak and yet we can lecture other countries on the lack of their governance? People are calling us hypocrites," she further added.
Ukraine crisis has helped connect the dots between dirty money and what risk they could mean but the big question is as Thomas Mayne puts it, "Will the attack on Ukraine finally change UK's position?" (ANI)
(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body) | https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/world-news-why-is-london-money-laundering-capital-of-the-world-3538567.html | 2022-04-01T01:13:12Z |
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, SimiTree named Directors Erin Masterson and Mark Romano as Associate Principals. Masterson and Romano join a group of six managing principals and three principals who direct SimiTree in providing a wide range of proven solutions for compliance, growth, and profitability to home health, hospice, applied behavioral analysis, palliative care, and other post-acute organizations.
"Mark has worked in mergers and acquisitions for the past six years, performing financial due diligences of home health, hospice, behavioral health/ABA, and private duty companies, while Erin has a history of providing extensive revenue cycle and operations consulting to organizations of all sizes, exclusively in the homecare industry," said William Simione, SimiTree CEO and Managing Principal.
Masterson and Romano will collaboratively lead with SimiTree Managing Principals William J. Simione III, David Berman, Nick Seabrook, Mike Freytag, Eric Scharber, and Todd Montigney, as well as fellow Principals J'non Griffin, Jess Stover and Rob Simione.
"I'm honored and excited at the opportunity to join this group of truly innovative leaders, who have positioned SimiTree to provide solutions that help clients overcome challenges, grow and become more profitable," Masterson said.
"It is quite a privilege to join Erin in becoming a fellow member of this highly regarded group as we strive to further accelerate the success of our clients," Romano added.
Romano has nearly 20 years of industry experience, assuming multiple interim leadership roles ranging from billing manager to revenue cycle director and finance manager in home health, hospice, and private duty settings. He has extensive knowledge in revenue recognition and account receivable reconciliation, which allowed him to easily transition to Mergers and Acquisitions, where his primary focus is on financial due diligences, quality of earnings, and hospice cap. A member of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, Romano is a graduate of Quinnipiac University with a Bachelor of Science in accounting.
Masterson has spent the past ten years consulting in operational and revenue cycle-focused engagements in the homecare industry with an emphasis on project management and leadership surrounding organizational structure redesigns, revenue cycle process efficiency and accounts receivable reductions. Masterson's accomplishments through interim management positions have led to increased revenue, improved processes and streamlined operations for home health and hospice agencies across the country. She is a graduate of Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science in finance and sits on several committees and task forces that promote mentorship, female empowerment, and philanthropic initiatives.
"Mark and Erin offer excellent examples of the caliber of leadership SimiTree strives to incorporate into its structure to ensure the ongoing quality and effectiveness of the resources, guidance and solutions we make available to our clients," Simione added.
About SimiTree
SimiTree, a consulting and outsourcing company serving the home health, hospice, applied behavioral analysis, palliative care, and other post-acute organizations, was created by the merger of Simione Healthcare Consultants and BlackTree Healthcare Consulting in May 2021.
In addition to clinical, financial, and operational consulting, SimiTree offers a robust suite of outsourced services, including billing, coding, OASIS, Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) and Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI), and revenue cycle management; executive placement, interim management, retention consulting and other talent solutions; mergers and acquisitions support; compliance assessments and risk mitigation plans; sales and growth training; and benchmarking and data analytics.
SimiTree also prepares cost reports for Medicare-certified home health agencies and provides hospice cap reporting and hospice cap due diligence services.
For more information, visit www.SimiTreeHC.com.
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PHOENIX, March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "Hope is there, you just have to open your eyes to see it." LaRoie S. Davis was raised in a family-oriented neigborhood in South Phoenix that has seen its fair share of challenges over the years. Though hard times and challenges continued, it was through his faith in God that he realized there was a purpose to life. Despite his circumstances, he always had hope. Today, he continues to be fueled by the value of our individual purpose. Through this, and the success he achieved in life, he was inspired to launch the conscious clothing company Small Give Big Hope. The goal of the clothing brand is to spread the message that you, the community, and your faith matters.
The Davis Community Wellness Foundation (DCWF) is hosting a private fundraising event to introduce the new brand. With conscious thought-provoking designs, the Small Give Big Hope merchandise funds DCWF's Mission: to foster hope in communities affected by challenging circumstances, through support, education and awareness.
The invite-only launch event will be held at the Heritage at Sportsman's Park in Glendale on April 9, 2022 at 6:00pm, and features a cocktail hour, dinner, runway show and fireworks.
LaRoie S. Davis, founder of the foundation, says, "This brand has a message for everyone, and the Davis Community Wellness Foundation has a vision to empower communities to find hope and build resilience.
Through collaborative efforts with community leaders and organizations, this Phoenix-bred social enterprise will provide assistance to those looking for a glimmer of hope, freedom, and purpose.
Local media are invited to attend the event and can RSVP their attendance by emailing Cheryl James via the contact information above.
Small Give Big Hope is the fundraising initiative of Davis Community Wellness Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, empowering communities to find hope and build resilience. We design apparel to raise awareness of, and attention to, a lifestyle of action and opportunities for a better life. We believe in dreaming beyond your current limitations, and then taking the steps to make that a reality. When you make a purchase, you join a movement. Purchase merchandise and learn more at www.SmallGiveBigHope.com.
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Penquis Valley students experience the power of positive choices
MILO — Penquis Valley High School students had the opportunity to put the pens, pencils, books and laptops away for a day and instead took part in a morning of health-related workshops and games in the afternoon. Designed around making positive choices and being the change they want...
observer-me.com | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556652512292/penquis-valley-students-experience-the-power-of-positive-choices | 2022-04-01T01:13:15Z |
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey refused to say Thursday if transgender people actually exist, twice dodging direct questions on the subject just a day after he signed legislation limiting transgender rights.
The Republican worked instead to defend his signatures on bills that bar transgender girls and women from playing on girls high school and women's college sports teams and barring gender affirming surgery for anyone under age 18.
When specifically asked if he believed that there “are really transgender people,” the governor paused for several seconds before answering.
“I’m going to ask you to read the legislation and to see that the legislation that we passed was in the spirit of fairness to protect girls sports in competitive situations,” Ducey said, referring to the new law that targets transgender girls who want to play on girls sports teams. “That’s what the legislation is intended to do, and that’s what it does.”
Asked again if he believed there are “actual transgender people,” he again answered slowly and carefully.
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“I ... am going to respect everyone, and I’m going to respect everyone’s rights. And I’m going to protect female sports. And that’s what the legislation does,” Ducey said.
Ducey's response was “appalling,” according to the Arizona director of the Human Rights Campaign, a national civil rights group that advocates for equality for LGBTQ people. The organization worked to ensure families and transgender young people came to the Capitol to testify against the bills as the Republican-led House and Senate considered them this session.
“It's quite shocking that he can't even address trans people or even say that he thinks they exist,” Bridget Sharpe said.
Wednesday's signing of the two transgender bills and a third that bars abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and is currently unconstitutional put Ducey right in the middle of two top issues national Republicans are highlighting in the runup to November's midterm elections.
Ducey also signed election legislation that minority Democrats said amounted to voter suppression by requiring longtime Arizonans to be thrown off the voter rolls if they did not prove their citizenship and residence location.
The governor leads the Republican Governors Association, which is charged with helping elect GOP chief executives in U.S. states. He in is the last year of his second term as Arizona governor and term limits bar him from seeking reelection.
The top Democrat in the state House, Rep. Reginald Bolding, called Wednesday “probably one of the darkest days we've seen in the history of Arizona."
“With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Ducey has hurled Arizona backwards to its ugliest past,” Bolding said Wednesday. “And today, he put in jeopardy pregnant people, transgender youth in danger and curtailed voting rights for people of color.”
Social conservative groups and the Arizona Republican Party praised Ducey's action. The Center for Arizona Policy, whose president shepherded the abortion and women's sports bills through the Legislature, called it a victory.
"Thank you, Governor Ducey, for taking a bold stand for women athletes, vulnerable children, and the unborn by putting your signature on (the bills) in the face of intense opposition from activists," Center for Arizona Policy president Cathi Herrod said in a news release she posted on Twitter.
She said the legislation protects the unborn, ensures a level playing field for female athletes and shows that “Arizona will do everything it can to protect vulnerable children struggling with gender confusion” by enacting the surgery ban.
Ducey said the surgery ban protects children from irreversible decisions.
“These are permanent surgeries of reassignment that are irreversible, and those discussions can happen once adulthood is reached,” he said.
The American Civil Liberties Association has vowed to sue over the surgery ban. U.S. Supreme Court precedent currently says women have a constitutional right to abortion until about 24 weeks of pregnancy, although it is considering whether to uphold a 15-week ban enacted in Mississippi and may overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision enshrining a woman's right to choose.
Arizona joins 13 other states in enacting laws preventing transgender girls and women from playing on girls teams. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a transgender sports ban in his state, saying it would harm transgender girls, but the Legislature overrode the veto. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb also vetoed a sports bill, but lawmakers hope to override his action as well.
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30 schools to benefit from energy-efficient retrofits under pilot project
Wednesday, March 30, 2022KINGSTON, Jamaica — Thirty secondary schools across the island will benefit from a pilot project, which aims to reduce electricity costs by 40 to 70 per cent and increase energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources.
The 'Schools Energy Efficiency (EE) and Solar Pilot Project' will be implemented through the Ministry of Education and Youth, the National Education Trust (NET) and Canada-based renewable energy company, Roswall Development Inc.
Under the project, the schools will be retrofitted with LED lighting, inverter air-conditioning units, solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, among other solutions.
The project will be executed under an energy savings performance contract, which was signed at the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) in Kingston on March 29.
Minister of Education and Youth, Fayval Williams, in her remarks at the function, said that “global instability in the world's supply of fossil fuels with resultant high prices [and] concerns about the impact on the environment are imperatives to getting this project under way”.
She noted that the dependence on utility-supplied electrical power “must [be] reduced,” while increasing the use of renewable energy sources.
“The Ministry will be encouraging [the] schools [under] this project to treat it with seriousness and work with other public education institutions to adopt and implement measures that will reduce their electricity bills,” she said.
For the execution of the project, Roswall Development Inc has established an Energy Savings Company (ESCO), which will be responsible for designing, building, financing, operating, and maintaining the retrofits.
ESCO is tasked to guarantee energy savings due to reduced consumption from energy-efficient retrofits and self-generated energy from roof-mounted solar PV systems, and the sale of excess solar energy to the grid.
Additional objectives of the project include increasing awareness of energy efficiency and conservation in line with the Government's Vision 2030 National Development Plan and to demonstrate the model for scaling up the deployment of rooftop PV systems.
Managing Director of Roswall Development, Daniel Roscoe, noted that the company welcomes the opportunity “to teach the over 40,000 students who attend the 30 schools that the future of Jamaican energy is based on renewable resources”.
“In a time of uncertainty with pandemics, wars, inflation [and] commodity price spikes, this project has an opportunity to chart a new path forward for the Caribbean,” he said.
He said that Jamaica, through the undertaking, “has the opportunity to lead the Caribbean in a new way”.
The development of the project was facilitated through a partnership involving the DBJ, the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, and the Attorney General's Chambers.
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Does it Matter If You Lie About Your Grades to Get a Good Student Discount With Your Auto Insurance?
Insurance costs for teens have always been high. Teenagers, in addition to being inexperienced drivers, tend to take more risks when driving, resulting in a high incidence of tickets and accidents. Fortunately, those teenagers out there with good grades in school can often get a “good student discount” with many car insurance companies. Some students who don’t have such good grades, however, want to falsify their transcript in the hopes that they too can get this discount. But can you get away with it?
Well, the simple answer is maybe. Maybe the insurance company won’t look twice at the falsified document you gave them. Maybe they won’t follow up with the school and get an official transcript. Maybe you won’t go to jail for insurance fraud. That’s what it all boils down to: if you falsify documents in order to get a better rate, you are committing insurance fraud and the penalties for such a crime can be pretty severe.
There are literally thousands of cases of insurance fraud going on at any time and insurance companies take this very seriously. Chances are, unless your provider is very small, they have investigators working for them that check into anyone that strikes them as suspicious. It is highly likely that you are not the first person to ever falsify your grades to get a lower premium, so the insurance company’s investigators at the very least are going to follow up with the faculty at your school to make sure that the information is correct. May companies, in fact, will instead get the document directly from your school to avoid any tampering.
Another thing to consider is the cost to your parents if you commit insurance fraud. If you are a minor and you are on your parents’ policy, your parents may get charged with fraud as well if you provide the company with falsified documents. Something like this goes far beyond you and will affect your family for years to come, if not permanently.
If you really want to get a good student discount on your auto insurance premium, the best thing you can do is get good grades. Don’t think that you can pull one over on the insurance company; they have been doing this for years and they’ve seen every trick in the book. Your idea is nothing new and it is wholly criminal. Saving a few bucks on your premium is not worth it if you end up facing heavy fines, going to court, or maybe even ending up in jail. High insurance costs are simply a part of being a teenager; if you want to drive, you have to pay them. Before you know it, however, your costs will start coming down. Don’t even consider falsifying your grades, it’s not worth it. As long as you keep your nose clean and don’t get into any accidents or get any speeding tickets, you insurance company will eventually slowly lower your premium to a more reasonable and manageable level.
Finance
Benefits of Life Insurance for Seniors
The majority of senior residents of North America are not able to afford long-term care due to the high cost. Only a few seniors use their insurance to cover the expenses for long-term care. This is a serious issue; too many seniors are unprepared for these costs, leaving them and their families at financial risk. There is a solution: purchasing life protection can help cover all possible expenses for long-term care. There are also several other advantages of purchasing life insurance for seniors; find out about these below.
Provide Financial Support for Your Spouse
Married elderly couples are often anxious about leaving their better halves with debt after passing away, and for good reason. Funerals in countries of North America are quite expensive – they can cost as much as $5,000 or more. Not every family can afford these costs, and that is why life coverage comes as a practical solution.
Life protection policies can fully cover the expenses of the funeral and burial of one spouse, and that coverage can bring some peace of mind to the insured person. Covered by a life protection policy, the individual can be sure that his or her significant other will receive the necessary support to deal with the financial side of a funeral.
In addition, a surviving spouse can use the funds from the coverage to increase the benefits from their pension plan.
Life insurance for seniors makes it simpler to deal with the expenses of a funeral, and that means the financial pressure does not add to the already-stressful situation.
You Can Still Get Life Insurance If You Are Sick
A lot of the insurance companies that provide traditional life protection policies often refuse to provide life protection for seniors who have pre-conditions. A serious illness poses a high risk to your life, not to mention the fact that advanced age also contributes to that increased risk. These are the main reasons an insurance company will decline your life insurance application.
Having a pre-condition does not mean you are left without life coverage at all, though. There are many insurance companies that do provide insurance for people who cannot or do not want to undergo a health exam. This type of insurance, often called no medical life insurance, does not require a medical examination for qualification; however, this feature also makes the price of this type of insurance higher, compared to a traditional life protection policy.
There are two types of life insurance policies that do not require a health exam: guaranteed issue and simplified issue. Guaranteed issue insurance plan requires no medical tests and no medical questions; that means that you are approved for this insurance automatically, but you will have to wait two years before the policy starts to work. Simplified issue insurance requires you to answer a series of questions, but there is no medical examination, and the policy provides coverage from day one.
The Bottom Line: Life Insurance Is a Reasonable Choice for Seniors
Progress in technology and healthcare are making it possible for people all over the world to live longer lives. That is why the senior population is outnumbering the population of younger people, and it is also why more life coverage alternatives have to come into play. Before these changes, one could not afford life insurance if they were older than 60 or 70 years of age. Now, it is no longer an issue – older people no longer have to worry about leaving their families with nothing but emotional and financial distress when they are gone. Life insurance is a helpful hand thanks to which you can be sure your family, children, and spouse are financially secure.
Finance
Car Insurance Reviews – Use Them to Get the Best Car Insurance Policy
Car insurance reviews are very important to guide you in your search for the best auto insurance that is going to provide the right coverage for your care. Factors that you need to consider for the right insurance policy for you include deductibles, the actual value of your car, full coverage or liability, and other comprehensive coverage that can cover the needs of your car in the events that do no involve accidents.
The car insurance review is really beneficial but it can also be misleading especially if it does not offer the right information. Be a smart consumer by checking out genuine web sites that offer valid reviews of auto insurance and get yourself familiarize with the factors that you need to know before you make a purchase.
There are two types of review sites; one that offers you genuine reviews that are supported by advertising revenue which are meant to help consumers while another site offers reviews as advertisements to represent a particular insurance company with supported payments being made for each policy that gets sold.
The more trustworthy reviews are obviously found in the first type of web site. By reading more and more reviews offered, you will know more about the insurance policies that you want to get for your car. A review that is extremely well-written will tell you that you are dealing with a professional while one that is full of grammatical errors and incomplete explanations can be a sign that the review site is not really reputable.
Find out a list of the most reviewed car insurance companies on the review website and use it to get quotes from the insurance companies. You can start by getting the quotes from the highest rated insurance providers so that you have more options to choose from. You can simply inquire about the quotes online or just fill up a form supplied at the insurance company’s web site.
Do the same thing for other companies that you have on the list. From the many car insurance quotes you get, only then you will be able to make a selection of a auto insurance policy that offers you the type of coverage that you want for you and your vehicle. Don’t forget to factor in your budget.
Used this way, car insurance reviews can be an invaluable means to finding the best deal for you. Keep in mind of these key points whenever you use reviews online to help you choose the right policy.
Finance
How Home Insurance Lawyers Can Help Resolve Your Case
Terri-Lynn Robinson’s entire life was turned upside down when a dispute with her ex-husband went disastrously wrong. As he packed to move out, he decided to take revenge. He retrieved a BBQ lighter and lit the entire length of their bed skirt on fire. With her in the room. Within minutes, her bedroom went up in flames. While Terri was able to escape, her home and life were in shambles. Her house, an object of arson, was uninhabitable. She turned to her insurance company, who responded by denying her claim. Their reason was that, since her ex-husband was on title, the damage was caused by the home-owner and thus was not covered. Terri is a victim of spousal abuse; she lost her home during the dissolvement of her marriage. When things couldn’t get worse, she was told that she was on her own. Insurance that she had paid for would not be stepping in. Terri was left to pay the mortgage on a “rotting shell” while she lived in a shelter. She could not afford the repairs on her income, and she now faces the very real possibility of bankruptcy and the loss of the rest of her possessions. If you’ve found yourself in a similar situation, a home insurance lawyer can help.
This Happens More than you Think
Terri-Lynn is not the first woman to be a victim of spousal abuse and arson. She is definitely not the first to have claims wrongfully denied. The tragic outcome of these denials can be complete loss of quality of life and home. Home insurance lawyers are the connecting link between these horrible tragedies and a successful outcome. Lawyers fight for your rights and your insurance claims. Insurance is paid so that it is there when you need it the most. It is a tragedy that this money is lost, leaving you out of pocket for additional expenses that you cannot afford during the worst periods in your life.
Lawyers get Results
Insurance companies are just that: companies. Companies exist to make money. In addition to this, there is a lot of scrutiny over insurance claims to insure that a claim is not fraud. Unfortunately, this type of scrutiny often leaves the homeowners on the short end, with their claims denied. Home insurance lawyers are familiar with the laws and regulations surrounding insurance and claims. If your claim is denied, your next best move is to call for help.
Most home insurance lawyers work on a commission basis. This means that they do not get paid until you do. They understand that your current situation has already created financial strain. Hiring a lawyer should not add more stress to your current situation. If you can get the help you need to fight a claim that should be paid. To get the money needed to repair your home and life without the out-of-pocket expenses, make the call. Home insurance lawyers are there to fight for you. They are the middle liaison that understands your situation while having the legal knowledge to work in your favor. You paid for your insurance to be there for you. A home insurance lawyer will take the time needed to make sure that this is exactly what happens.
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People who suffered from even mild cases of COVID-19 face an increased risk of being diagnosed with diabetes within a year of recovering from the illness, a new study reports.
Researchers found that people who had COVID-19 were about 40% more likely to develop diabetes within a year after recovering, compared to participants in a control group. The likelihood of developing diabetes grew if the patient suffered from a serious infection that led to hospitalization or a stay in intensive care.
"What's surprising is that it is happening in people with no prior risk factors for diabetes" before becoming infected with COVID-19, said Ziyad Al-Aly, the lead author of the study.
These latest findings add to a growing list of studies showing that people who suffered from COVID-19 are at risk of facing other long-term health problems. Those include heart and kidney ailments and chronic fatigue.
Al-Aly also helped lead the study that showed the prevalence of cardiac issues in people who survived COVID-19 infections.
This newest study, published Monday in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal, analyzed data from more than 180,000 patients from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The study's authors compared patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and survived the illness for more than a month with more than 4 million other people who didn't contract COVID in the same period. This data was also compared with another 4.28 million patients who were treated at the VA in 2018 and 2019.
The paper states that around 1% to 2% of people who have been infected with COVID will develop diabetes as a result. That may seem like a small number, but nearly 80 million people in the U.S. have had COVID, Al-Aly told NPR — meaning 800,000 to 1.6 million people developing diabetes who might not have otherwise.
"That translates to a really significant number of people with new onset diabetes in the U.S. and many, many more around the world," Al-Aly said.
Nationwide, approximately 34 million people had diabetes pre-COVID, according to Jorge Moreno, an internal medicine physician at Yale University who didn't work on Al-Aly's study. Doctors expect roughly 1.5 million new people to be newly diagnosed with diabetes each year during normal times, he told NPR.
What to look out for
This study shows that as a nation, more attention needs to be paid to the long-term effects of COVID-19, Al-Aly said. More vigilance can start at the doctor's office.
"We need to start treating COVID as a risk factor for diabetes," Al-Aly said, adding that each person who has come down with the virus needs to be screened.
Moreno told NPR he believes this study will create more awareness among general practitioners and endocrinologists, like himself, to screen patients who have had COVID for diabetes and other complications.
Those who've had COVID should also be closely monitoring their health and changes in their body, Moreno said, and should seek help at the first sign of an issue. Major symptoms for diabetes include increased thirst, frequent urination (which is not influenced by how much liquid consumed) and blurry vision. Major weight fluctuations are also a sign.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://health.wusf.usf.edu/npr-health/2022-03-31/covid-19-infection-increases-your-risk-for-diabetes-a-new-study-says | 2022-04-01T01:13:16Z |
Someone Who Knows 'How to Get Away With Murder' Is Headed for 'Grey's Anatomy'
By Jennifer TisdaleMar. 31 2022, Published 7:49 p.m. ET
If there's one thing Grey's Anatomy loves to do, it's introduce a mysterious sibling into the mix. Usually it's just Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) on the receiving end of a sister we previously knew nothing about. First it was Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh), who sadly passed away, then it was Maggie Pierce (Kelly McCreary) who's currently going strong on the show.
But this time, someone new is getting an unexpected visit from a brother. Who is Rome Flynn on Grey's Anatomy? Oh brother, let's get into it.
Who is Rome Flynn on 'Grey's Anatomy'?
Before we dive into his family affairs on Grey's, let's get to know Rome Flynn first. His arrival is a bit of a lateral move as he was recently seen on How to Get Away With Murder playing Gabriel Maddox. Gabriel was quite the complicated character, who we discover was the son of the series' most notable antagonist, Sam Keating (Tom Verica).
Gabriel also murdered his mother's ex-boyfriend by intentionally providing him with drugs that would inevitably lead to an overdose. This has us thinking: Does Rome favor devious and deadly characters?
Maybe not, because while it should be illegal to speak of Christmas outside of December; we feel compelled to remind everyone that we included Rome in our Handsome Men of Hallmark Movies roundup. That's right, Rome was in the 2019 Hallmark holiday movie A Christmas Duet.
In it he plays Jesse Collins, who was one half of a music duo who are finding a way back to each other as more than just singing partners. It turns out Rome can really sing. Could another musical episode of Grey's Anatomy be in our future?
Rome can also play it super chill as a superhero in Netflix's Raising Dion. The show centers around a group of people who develop powers after living through an otherworldly experience in Iceland while seeing the Aurora Borealis. Rome, who plays Tevin Wakefield, is one of those individuals who eventually becomes part of an organization helping those people to harness their powers.
The titular Dion actually inherited his powers from his father, who passed away. Rome's character ends up falling for Dion's mom, but things are of course complicated. Could they be as complicated as portraying Wendell Ndugu on Grey's? Let's find out.
Who is Wendell Ndugu on 'Grey's Anatomy'?
Rome is playing the never-before-mentioned Wendell Ndugu, brother to Winston Ndugu (Anthony Hill) who's married to Maggie on the show. Looks like he's technically Meredith's brother! She's just lousy with unknown relatives. According to TV Insider, Wendell is a "typical younger sibling with a mischievous sense of humor," who is "hoping to impress Winston with his new sales rep role at a medical technology company."
Normally we find out about a secret sibling because they were the product of an illicit affair (Maggie), or is the new daughter of the father who abandoned his family (Lexie). It would appear that Wendell is just Winston's brother, which is strange because we have yet to hear about him. In fact, he wasn't even at Maggie and Winston's wedding. That tells us that Winston is probably keeping some sort of secret from Maggie. Thankfully this is a recurring role for Rome, so we'll have plenty of time to find out what he might be hiding.
Grey's Anatomy airs on Thursdays at 9 p.m. EST on ABC. | https://www.distractify.com/p/who-is-rome-flynn-greys-anatomy | 2022-04-01T01:13:17Z |
Tyler Schultz and Erika Cheung are best known for their roles as whistleblowers in the downfall of Silicon Valley unicorn startup, Theranos. Founded by Stanford dropout Elizabeth Holmes, the startup company aimed to revolutionize the healthcare sector. However, the company’s fraudulent business practices were exposed by The Wall Street Journal’s reporter John Carreyrou. In Carreyrou’s articles, Tyler Schultz and Erika Cheung are cited as major sources.
The downfall of Theranos and Holmes is the subject of Hulu’s miniseries ‘The Dropout,’ which also features fictionalized versions of Schultz and Cheung. The series depicts them as close friends who experience difficult circumstances as they speak out against Theranos. Therefore, viewers must be wondering whether Schultz and Cheung remain friends in the aftermath of exposing Theranos. Here is everything we have gathered in that regard!
How Did Tyler Schultz and Erika Cheung Meet?
Tyler Schultz and Erika Cheung met during their time at Theranos, where they worked as lab assistants. Schultz is the grandson of George Schultz, who served as a board member of Theranos. He joined Theranos in September 2013 after graduating from Stanford. Schultz worked at the company until April 2014. Cheung also joined Theranos in 2013 and worked as a lab tester alongside Schultz until 2014.
The duo noticed the discrepancies in Theranos’ methods of testing blood samples and data manipulation. She discussed the issue with Schultz, and the two remained in contact after leaving the company. Later, Schultz and Cheung came into contact with reporter John Carreyrou, and their first-hand experiences of working at Theranos proved crucial in exposing the company’s fraudulent business practices.
Are Tyler Schultz and Erika Cheung Still Friends?
Since Schultz and Cheung found themselves in similar positions, they became fast friends and worked together to expose Theranos. However, after leaving the company and serving as whistleblowers, the duo’s lives have changed drastically. Schultz resides in San Francisco, California, while Cheung spent a portion of her life in Hong Kong before returning to the USA. Schultz co-founded Flux Biosciences, which develops innovative personal health care technology. On the other hand, Cheung works as an advisor for Betatron, a Hong Kong-based company.
However, it seems that Schultz and Cheung have remained in contact over the years. The duo features in the ABC News podcast ‘The Dropout’ and has made some public appearances together in the recent past. Schultz and Cheung have worked together on Ethics in Entrepreneurship, an organization that promotes ethical behavior among upcoming entrepreneurs. Cheung also commented on Schultz’s relationship with his grandfather in an interview. Their relationship had soured after Schultz’s legal disputes with Theranos. Cheung having an update about Schultz’s personal life indicates that the two have remained in contact since their tumultuous time with Theranos and the difficult aftermath of their roles as whistleblowers.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has granted a request from a northern Virginia school system to continue using a challenged admissions policy at a highly selective high school while it appeals a ruling that found the policy discriminates against Asian American students.
A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a ruling Thursday that Fairfax County Public Schools can continue to use its new admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton rejected the new policy in a February ruling, saying that impermissible “racial balancing” was at its core. Commonly known as “TJ,” the prestigious school near the nation’s capital is often ranked as one of the best public high schools in the country.
Earlier this month, Hilton also rejected a request from the school system to delay the implementation of his ruling. But the 4th Circuit, in a 3-2 ruling, said the school board had met the legal requirements for a suspension of Hilton’s order while its appeal is pending.
The 4th Circuit panel agreed with school officials who argued that because the selection process for the incoming freshman class is well underway, implementing Hilton’s ruling now would throw the process into chaos.
Judge Toby Heytens wrote that he has “grave doubts” about Hilton’s conclusions “regarding both disparate impact and discriminatory purpose” of the new admissions policy.
“In my view, appellant Fairfax County School Board is likely to succeed in its appeal,” Heytens wrote.
In a dissenting opinion, Judge Allison Jones Rushing said putting Hilton’s ruling on hold while the school board appeals his decision is not in the public interest. Jones said any logistical difficulties or inconvenience associated with changing the admissions policy at this late date “simply do not outweigh the infringement of constitutional rights.”
“And everyone — even temporarily frustrated applicants and their families — ultimately benefits from a public-school admissions process not tainted by unconstitutional discrimination,” Rushing wrote.
The case has been closely watched as courts continue to evaluate the role that racial considerations can play when deciding who should be admitted to a particular school. Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a similar case alleging that Harvard University discriminates against Asian Americans in its admissions process.
Fairfield County Public Schools said the order from the 4th Circuit allows the school board to continue with the current application process to select the Class of 2026 this spring.
“For the 2,500+ students in this application pool, this means the race blind process set out by the School Board in October 2020 will remain in place as an appeal challenging the February court decision plays out,” the board said in a news release.
The parents’ group Coalition for TJ, which filed the lawsuit, said the 4th Circuit judges have made a “grave error” in allowing the school system to continue to use its new admissions process.
“If the judges’ decision stands, we would see Fairfax County Public Schools usher in a second class of students to America’s No. 1 public high school through an unconstitutional race-based admissions process,” the coalition said in a statement.
For decades, Black and Hispanic students have been woefully underrepresented in the student body. After criticism over its lack of diversity, the school board scrapped a standardized test that had been at the heart of the admissions process and opted instead for a process that sets aside slots at each of the county’s middle schools. It also includes “experience factors” like socioeconomic background.
The parents’ group argued in its lawsuit that Asian Americans, who constituted more than 70% of the student body, were unfairly targeted in the new policy.
The school’s current freshman class, which was admitted under the new policy, saw a significantly different racial makeup. Black students increased from 1% to 7%; Hispanic representation increased from 3% to 11%. Asian American representation decreased from 73% to 54%.
The school system has insisted that its new policies are race neutral, and the panel evaluating applicants is not even aware of applicants’ race as it conducts its reviews. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/disputed-school-admissions-policy-okd-pending-appeal/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:17Z |
Wheat stand evaluation
By Laura Lindsey, Ohio State University Extension
Between planting in the fall and Feekes 4 growth stage (beginning of erect growth) in the spring, winter wheat is vulnerable to environmental stress such as saturated soils and freeze-thaw cycles that cause soil heaving. All of which may lead to substantial stand reduction, and consequently, low grain yield. This year, many areas of Ohio have been wet and wheat plants look poor. However, a stand that looks thin in the spring does not always correspond to low grain yield. Rather than relying on a visual assessment only, we suggest counting the number of wheat stems to help estimate wheat grain yield.
Wheat stem count method
Wheat stems (main stem plus tillers) should be counted at Feekes 5 growth stage (leaf sheaths strongly erect) from one linear foot of row from several areas within a field. In Ohio, Feekes 5 growth stage is generally early to mid-April, depending on the weather and location within the state.… Continue reading | https://wfin.com/agnet/wheat-stand-evaluation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wheat-stand-evaluation&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wheat-stand-evaluation | 2022-04-01T01:13:17Z |
Overview
In 2021, the plant-based food market was worth an impressive US$7 billion, up 27 percent year over year and is expected to hit US$10.7 billion by 2027. We’ve also seen the rise of several new players in the industry since Beyond Meat’s (NASDAQ: BYND) IPO in 2019. Among these new companies is the Tattooed Chef (NASDAQ:TTCF) while more established food companies, like the Kellogg Company (NYSE:K) or Hormel Food (NYSE:HRL), have opted to create sub-brands that focus on plant-based products.
In Canada, the plant-based food industry is growing — sales of plant-based cheese alone in 2020 was valued at approximately US$12.1 million and is expected to reach US$23.9 million by 2026. To date, Canada has invested up to C$173 million in the Protein Industries through the country’s SuperCluster Initiative. This project aims to increase the value of key crops and serve growing markets in North America, Asia and Europe for plant-based or new food products. With the growing plant-based food industry in Canada supported by government funding, the opportunities for investors are bountiful.
Komo Plant-Based Foods (CSE:YUM) is a Canadian plant-based foods company that combines the best parts of nutrition, convenience and the meal-sharing experience. The company aims to create family-friendly and shareable options that are designed to bring people together through the power of plant-based comfort food options.
Komo aims to take advantage of several prevailing consumer trends, including the blossoming plant-based revolution, the rise of the clean label consumer, and the reemergence of frozen foods. The company is working to make plant-based meals a staple on every dinner table through a strategy that focuses on making premium frozen meals a more accessible and flavorful experience through its innovative product catalog featuring meals/entrees, meal helpers, and sweets.
As Komo Plant-Based Comfort Foods (a subsidiary of Komo Plant-Based Foods) CEO Jeffrey Ma said, Komo Plant-Based Foods makes their familiar products in multi-servings so that “people can enjoy the same products together.” With the rise in popularity of plant-based diets and similar plant-based meals producing corporations — in tandem with operating out of the increasingly plant-based food-friendly Canada, Komo Plant-Based Foods finds itself in a favourable position for rapid growth.Komo Plant-Based Foods has a number of frozen comfort food products, including its shepherd’s pies, pot pies, and lasagna. Furthermore, the company has made several advances with respect to its means of revenue and distribution. On January 11, 2022 Komo teamed up with BRR Logistics, one of Canada’s largest frozen foods distributors, allowing them to source all of Komo’s frozen plant-based products in retail groups in Ontario and Quebec. This is supplemental to Komo Plant-Based Foods’ already impressive e-commerce revenue sources, its own website and Shopify, and through hot meal delivery apps including Uber Eats (NYSE:UBER) and Skip the Dishes, owned by Just Eats (NYSE:TKWY).
Komo Plant-Based Foods’ serving sizes give its customers the ability to share food with others in a convenient yet affordable package. The company also has access to three streams of revenue, namely retail distribution, e-commerce and hot meal delivery apps, making the company highly accessible to a wide variety of consumers. They currently have 120 distribution points across Canada, with plans to reach 550 by July 31, 2022. Recently, the company announced that its plant-based food products have become available for purchase in the United States.
The company’s leadership team has significant experience in the plant-based foods category. Komo Plant-Based Comfort Food CEO Jeffrey Ma has led innovation projects in plant-based nutrition and has extensive experience working for big brands, including Daiya Foods, VEGA and more. Meanwhile, Senior Director, Operations & Food Safety Adya Djoko has over 13 years of direct experience in the food industry. Director of Culinary Development Frédéric Gagné has worked as a plant-based chef for over 20 years.
Company Highlights
- Komo Plant-Based Foods is a Canadian plant-based meals company that aims to provide easy to prepare comfort foods that are shareable and designed for groups.
- The company officially expanded into the United States in February 2022, with plans for further expansion.
- The company has developed three reliable sources of revenue through retail, ecommerce, and hot meal delivery apps.
- Komo Plant-Based Foods partnered with BRR Logistics, one of Canada’s largest frozen goods distributors, leveraging their vast network of participating retailers across the nation, to further distribute its products across Ontario and Quebec.
- Komo’s management team has decades of combined experience working in the plant-based food industry.
Key Products
Meals & Entrees
The meals and entrees product line are designed to provide classic, hearty meals to vegans. It consists of filling, satisfying, favourites that appeal to a wide variety of demographics. Full entrees typically provide four-six servings, are designed for sharing and come in a ready-to-bake format.
The lasagna product offers vegans, and people aiming to reduce their meat consumption. a meat-free alternative. It consists of layers of semolina pasta, tomato lentil ragu, a chickpea béchamel sauce and a tofu ricotta-style spread. Available in both two-serving and five-six serving variations, the lasagna product is set to win the hearts of pasta lovers.
The shepherd’s pie is another attractive option for people looking for a tasty, meat alternative for dinner. The product consists of Yukon gold garlic mash, mushroom onion gravy, Canadian green lentils, and a veggie medley.
Meal Helpers
Meal helpers provide all the components a chef needs to simplify the plant-based cooking experience. This includes hearty classics, crowd favourites, and the staples required to add an infusion of flavour to any meal. Popular meal helpers include the bolognese sauce and taco filling.
Sweets
The sweets product line is designed to provide vegans with access to classic dessert options. This category offers a variety of satisfying, indulgent, and comforting choices. Currently, the company offers vegan double chocolate oatmeal cookies within the sweets category.
Management Team
William White - Founder, President and CEO
William White founded the company in 2018 and as Chief Executive Officer, sets the corporate strategy for Komo, overseeing all capital raising activities and the company’s growth and ensuring that the company develops initiatives that can positively impact society, including issues affecting the environment and policies that support our workforce and diversity, engagement with the community and governance and oversight such as board composition, code and values. White was the Founder, President and CEO of Lynx Gold Corp (recently acquired by a public company). From November 2020 to the present, White has been the President and CEO of Komo Plant-Based Foods Inc. and led the acquisition of our operating subsidiary, Komo Plant-Based Comfort Foods Inc., where he previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer from January 2018 to December 2020.
Jeffrey Ma - President and CEO
Jeffrey Ma assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of operating subsidiary Komo Plant-Based Comfort Foods Inc. on December 9, 2020. Under Ma’s leadership the initial product offering of Komo Comfort Foods through a proprietary eCommerce platform was launched. He has worked in the plant-based food industry for the past 9 years and his experience involves leading innovation platforms that include dairy-free alternatives, plant-based nutrition, and better-for-you snack formats. Ma was the Research and Development Project Lead at Daiya Foods Inc. for 4 years, team leader while the company grew to the #1 Plant-based cheese brand in North America. Ma was also the Research & Innovation Manager at Vancouver-based protein shake, snack bar and supplement maker VEGA (Danone Company) for three and a half years, team leader while the company grew to the #1 Plant-based Protein Powder brand in North America (acquired by Danone Co. in 2016).
Rick Huang - CFO
Rick Huang has been CFO of the company since February 2021 and he manages the accounting and financial reporting for Komo Plant-Based Foods Inc. and subsidiaries. Huang has served as a CFO for publicly traded companies for more than a decade, managing all aspects of finance, banking, compliance, accounting, reporting, internal control, admin and supporting the board of directors in financial oversight. Previously, Huang served as CFO of Hanwei Energy Services Corp. (TSX:HE) from April 2007 to May 2018 where he has managed all aspects of finance, banking, compliance, accounting, reporting, internal control, admin and supporting the board of directors in financial oversight. He also has supervised all aspects of accounting for various subsidiary companies in Canada, China and Kazakhstan and consolidations under IFRS.
Frédéric Gagné - Director of Culinary Development
Frédéric Gagné, aka Chef Fred, was born and culinary trained in Quebec, Canada, but his enthusiasm to learn new cultures and cook different cuisines has taken his culinary journey across the world. Gagné has been a health enthusiast and professional plant- based chef for over 20 years. In September 2020, Komo Foods began collaborating with Gagné to create delicious plant-based meals and, in May 2021, Gagné joined Komo as Director of Culinary Development. Gagné’s expertise advising on the development and improvement of food service operations, including menus, food safety, costs & profitability, has been valued by high quality hotels & resorts, catering companies and restaurants in Europe, North America, Australia and the Caribbean. Chef Fred worked as the Executive Chef for one of Canada’s largest restaurants, SteamWorks, with a team of 42 chefs, for approximately 13 years.- EXCITING upcoming projects!
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LONDON, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Automotive Diagnostic Scan Tools Market Value is expected to record a valuation of USD 46.17 Billion by 2028, Registering to Accelerate at a 5.2% CAGR, According to the most recent study by Brandessence Market Research & Consulting Pvt ltd.
The Global Automotive Diagnostic Scan Tools Market size was Valued at USD 32.38 Billion in 2021. Automotive Diagnostic Scan Tools Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Offering Type (Diagnostic Equipment/Hardware, Diagnostic Software) By Workshop Equipment (Exhaust Gas Analyzer, Wheel Alignment Equipment, Paint Scan Equipment, Dynamometer, Headlight Tester, Fuel Injection Diagnostic, Pressure Leak Detection, Engine Analyzer) By Connectivity (USB, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth) By Vehicle Type (Passenger Cars, Commercial Vehicles) By Handheld Scan Tools (Scanners, Code Readers, TPMS Tools, Digital Pressure Tester, Battery Analyzer) By Type (OEMs Diagnostic, Professional Diagnostics, DIY Diagnostics) Based On Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2022 - 2028
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Increasing Sales of Passenger Cars is One of the Major Factors Driving the Growth of the Global Automotive Diagnostic Scan Tools Market
Passenger vehicle sales have increased, with growth in top auto markets which are China, the US, and Europe. Additionally, the growing demand for low emission reduction and governments initiative in vehicle inspection approval have pressured the manufacturers to provide automotive diagnostic scan tools around the world. Passenger car is the fast-growing segment in the automotive market and is expected to witness significant growth during the forecast period, as passenger cars are projected to reach 2 Billion by 2040. The global passenger car sales is expected to reach around 73.8 Million units in 2025 from 64.4 Million units in 2021. The passenger cars market is generally impacted by the distribution of wealth within a country or region and serves as a good indicator when it comes to financial stability.
The technological advancements in this field is another factor driving the global automotive diagnostic scan tool market. The architecture of vehicle is highly complex with greater application of technology like electronic control module and advanced driver assistance systems. For this systems, the fault diagnosis is much more technically challenging, therefore this scan tools with the advanced provision of standard fault codes and other services provide a simple interface to consumers to identify issue in the car and also leads to avoid expensive workshop repair for minor problem. Hence, the greater complexity of automotive electronic leads to drive the growth of market. Additionally, the surge in quality and demand for fuel-efficient vehicles, increase in production of vehicles globally and strict environmental laws and rules in many nation area also supplementing the market growth.
However, the high initial cost of advanced diagnostic tools may hamper the market growth. In spite of that, the increasing consumer preference for high-end cars leads may create more opportunities for the further growth of the global automotive diagnostic scan tool market.
Automotive Diagnostic Scan Tools Manufacturers: Some of the key players for Automotive Diagnostic Scan Tools are
- Robert Bosch GmbH
- Siemens
- Dg Technologies
- Softing AG
- Snap-On Inc.
- AVL List GmbH
- Dsa Daten- Und Systemtechnik GmbH
- Hickok Inc.
- Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc.
- Delphi Automotive PLC
- Actia SA
- Actia Group SA
- Etas GmbH
- General Technologies Corp
- Innova
- Hunter Engineering
- Continental AG
- TopDon
- Denso
- Snap-on
- Denso Corp.
- SPX Corp.
- Hickok Incorporated
- Kpit Technologies
Global Automotive Diagnostic Scan Tools Market Segmentation:
By Offering Type:
- Diagnostic Equipment/Hardware
- Diagnostic Software
By Workshop Equipment:
- Exhaust gas analyzer
- Wheel alignment equipment
- Paint scan equipment
- Dynamometer
- Headlight Tester
- Fuel Injection Diagnostic
- Pressure Leak Detection
- Engine Analyzer
By Connectivity:
- USB
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
By Vehicle Type:
- Passenger Cars
- Commercial Vehicles
By Handheld Scan Tools:
- Scanners
- Code readers
- TPMS tools
- Digital pressure tester
- Battery analyzer
By Type:
- OEMs Diagnostic
- Professional Diagnostics
- DIY Diagnostics
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Recent Development:
Innova Launched 7111 Smart Diagnostic OBD2 Tablet: On August 16th, 2021; The Innova 7111 Smart Diagnostic OBD2 Tablet to help us diagnose and solve problems across several vehicles. With a large easy-to-use LCD screen and wide vehicle compatibility, this tool does a bit more than your entry-levelOBD2 scanner might accomplish. The Innova 7111OBD2 tablet also makes it simple to erase diagnostic trouble codes. The price of the Innova 7111 Smart DiagnosticOBD2 Tablet clearly sets this unit up as a device targeting more seasoned users. DIY mechanics and consumers have several less-expensive options if want to do is diagnose check engine lights and reset your oil change and filter reminders. This particular Innova OBD2 code reader includes several additional features and functions that let advanced users do more advanced maintenance tasks and diagnostics on a variety of vehicles.
Hunter Engineering Introduced ADASLink Diagnostic Scan Tool: On July 28th, 2021; Hunter Engineering introduced ADASLink, a premium, full-diagnostic scan tool that includes ADAS calibration and secure FCA gateway capabilities. This complete solution custom integrates with Hunter's WinAlign software, providing the technician with quick access to specific calibration procedures for more than 25 million vehicles. Advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) is the fastest-growing automotive technology, yet comparatively few service providers are prepared to perform the intricate ADAS calibrations increasingly required by manufacturers. The new ADASLink scan tool expertly closes that gap with comprehensive ease and precision.
Reginal Analysis:
The Asia Pacific is expected to witness significant growth in the global automotive diagnostic scan tool market. This growth is attributed to the developing infrastructure and increasing industrialization activities in developing economies which have opened several opportunities for automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEMs) in this region. In addition, the growing purchasing capability of the population increases the demand for automobiles.
The development and implementation of new technologies, formation of new manufacturing plants, and building of value-added supply chains between manufacturers and material providers have made Asia Pacific a market with high growth potential. China is having highest market share in Asia Pacific and is having high growth in the sales and the demand for premium vehicles. The increasing automotive manufacturing levels in China have driven the demand for automotive diagnostic scan tools. Additionally, the increase in number of service station and automotive workshop coupled with high production of automobiles in India and China, are some additional factors supplementing the market growth. Furthermore, increasing manufacturing of electric vehicle in the Asia Pacific region is anticipated to further driving the demand of automotive diagnostic scan tool market.
Europe is expected to witness a lucrative growth in the automotive diagnostic scan tool market due to the presence of prominent automakers & OEMs and growing manufacturing of vehicle & sales in this region.
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- South_Korea, Japan, China, India, Australia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Rest Of APAC
Latin America
- Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Rest of Latin America
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- Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa, Rest Of MEA
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NESS ZIONA, Israel and TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Newsight Imaging, an innovative semiconductor company that develops 3D machine vision sensors and spectral vision chips and LIPS, a leading global provider of Industrial 3D Vision and Edge-AI solutions, have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop, promote, and facilitate eTOF (enhanced-Time-Of-Flight)-based 3D vision systems for Industry 4.0 use-cases and AIoT.
The agreement formalizes the collaboration of both parties to work toward integrating Newsight's advanced Series NSI1000 depth sensors and the upcoming NSI9000 into LIPS 3D camera and system solutions. Furthermore, the agreement allows a direct channel between the R&D teams to ensure a fast design-win and mass production of the new game-changing products.
The vision systems are designed for Industry 4.0 safety, process improvement, and automation applications. The connective devices will support AIoT platforms for the ultimate intelligent cross-industry and multi-purpose 3D vision solution. AIoT applications are bringing intelligence to the cutting edge, as it moves the analysis to the IoT device itself, eliminating any delay in the processing. The global AIoT market will reach $78.3 billion by 2026, showing substantial growth with 39.1% CAGR.
Luke Liu, CEO of LIPS, comments in regard to the agreement: "We are thrilled to partner with Newsight and enhance our growing portfolio of LIPSedge 3D cameras and solutions. Newsight's advanced depth sensors will allow LIPS to build new and exciting 3DxAI solutions targeting both industrial 4.0 and AIoT markets with innovative edge capability."
Eli Assoolin, CEO and Co-Founder of Newsight Imaging, adds his remarks about the MoU: "Newsight is very pleased to add LIPS, a strategic player in 3D vision, to our growing eTOF based products' customer base. The combination of Newsight's sensors with LIPS's deep technology solutions will offer the market an opportunity to benefit from high-end 3D solutions in a very affordable and a mass-volume-oriented pricing scheme."
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NEW YORK >> Amazon workers in Alabama appear to have rejected a union bid in a tight race, according to early results on Thursday. But outstanding challenged votes could change the outcome.
In New York, union supporters have the edge in a count that will continue Friday morning.
Warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, voted 993 to 875 against forming a union. The National Labor Relations Board, which oversees the election, said that 416 challenged votes could potentially overturn that result. A hearing to go through the challenged ballots will occur in the next few days.
Meanwhile, in a separate union election in Staten Island, New York, the nascent Amazon Labor Union is leading by more than 350 votes out of about 2,670 tallied.
The close election in Bessemer marks a sharp contrast to last year, when Amazon workers overwhelmingly rejected the union.
“This is just the beginning and we will continue to fight,” said Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which is organizing the union drive in Bessemer, at a Thursday press conference. “Regardless of the final outcome, workers have shown what is possible. They have helped ignite a movement.”
Appelbaum said RWDSU will be filing objections to how Amazon handled the election but declined to be specific. He also took the opportunity to lash out at current labor laws, which he believes are rigged against unions and favor of corporations.
“It should not be so difficult to organize a union in the United States,” he said.
If a majority of Amazon workers votes yes in either Bessemer or Staten Island, it would mark the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the company’s history. Organizers have faced an uphill battle against the nation’s second-largest private employer, which is making every effort to keep unions out.
In New York, the ALU has led the charge to form a union along with Chris Smalls, a fired Amazon employee who now heads the fledging group. Turnout for the in-person election was unclear but Smalls was hopeful of victory.
“To be leading in Day One and be up a couple hundred against a trillion dollar company, this is the best feeling in the world,” Smalls said after the conclusion of Thursday’s counting.
While Smalls’ attention has been focused on securing victory in New York, similar efforts in Alabama also weighed heavily.
“I’m not too sure what’s going in Alabama right now, but I know that the sky’s the limit if you can organize any warehouse,” he said, noting that the vote in Alabama could well end up differently. “I hope that they’re successful. I don’t know what’s going on yet, but we know we show our support and solidarity with them.”
The warehouse in Staten Island employs more than 8,300 workers, who pack and ship supplies to customers based mostly in the Northeast. A labor win there was considered difficult, but organizers believe their grassroots approach is more relatable to workers and could help them overcome where established unions have failed in the past.
John Logan, director of Labor and Employment Studies at San Francisco State University, said the early vote counts in New York has been “shocking.” ALU has no backing from an established union and is powered by former and current warehouse workers. The group had also filed for a union election after getting support from about 30% of the facility’s workforce, a much lower percentage than what unions usually seek.
“I don’t think that many people thought that the Amazon Labor Union had much of a chance of winning at all,” Logan said. “And I think we’re likely to see more of those (approaches) going forward.”
Though RWDSU is currently lagging behind with challenged ballots outstanding, Logan said that election was also remarkable because the union has made a good effort narrowing its margin from last year’s election.
After a crushing defeat last year, when a majority of workers voted against forming a union, RWDSU is hoping for a different outcome in the Bessemer election, in which mail-in ballots were sent to 6,100 workers in early February. Federal labor officials scrapped the results of the first election there and ordered a re-do after ruling Amazon tainted the election process.
The RWDSU said election there had a turnout rate of about 39% this year, much smaller than last year. Appelbaum blamed the low numbers on high turnover — he believes thousands of people who worked for Amazon in January and were on the official list to be eligible to vote either quit or were fired. He also believes that an in-person election, which the RWDSU had asked for, would have made a difference
Amazon has pushed back hard in both elections. The retail giant held mandatory meetings, where workers were told unions are a bad idea. The company also launched an anti-union website targeting workers and placed English and Spanish posters across the Staten Island facility urging them to reject the union. In Bessemer, Amazon has made some changes to but still kept a controversial U.S. Postal Service mailbox that was key in the NLRB’s decision to invalidate last year’s vote.
Both labor fights faced unique challenges. Alabama, for instance, is a right-to-work state that prohibits a company and a union from signing a contract that requires workers to pay dues to the union that represents them.
The mostly Black workforce at the Amazon facility, which opened in 2020, mirrors the Bessemer population of more than 70% Black residents, according to the latest U.S. Census data.
Pro-union workers say they want better working conditions, longer breaks and higher wages. Regular full-time employees at the Bessemer facility earn at least $15.80 an hour, higher than the estimated $14.55 per hour on average in the city. That figure is based on an analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual median household income for Bessemer of $30,284, which could include more than one worker.
The ALU said they don’t have a demographic breakdown of the warehouse workers on Staten Island and Amazon declined to provide the information to The Associated Press, citing the union vote. Internal records leaked to The New York Times from 2019 showed more than 60% of the hourly associates at the facility were Black or Latino, while most of managers were white or Asian.
Amazon workers there are seeking longer breaks, paid time off for injured employees and an hourly wage of $30, up from a minimum of just over $18 per hour offered by the company. The estimated average wage for the borough is $41 per hour, according to a similar U.S. Census Bureau analysis of Staten Island’s $85,381 median household income.
A spokesperson for Amazon said the company invests in wages and benefits, such as health care, 401(k) plans and a prepaid college tuition program to help grow workers’ careers.
“As a company, we don’t think unions are the best answer for our employees,” the spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “Our focus remains on working directly with our team to continue making Amazon a great place to work.” | https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/03/31/breaking-news/amazon-staff-reject-union-in-alabama-lean-toward-it-in-nyc/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:20Z |
Former President Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner provided "helpful" information to the Democratic-led House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a member of the panel said.
Kushner, married to Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump, who was also a senior adviser, is the most high profile member of Trump's inner circle known to have appeared before the committee.
He voluntarily appeared for a remote interview that started at 10 a.m. and lasted at least into the early afternoon hours, several sources familiar with the committee's work said.
Kushner's meeting came two months after the panel asked Ivanka Trump to voluntarily appear before the committee. Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said Ivanka Trump and the committee are engaged in conversations, but no final plan has been reached on her appearance.
"The expectation is that it will take place, as to when I can't tell you right now, I know we are engaging her as a committee," Thompson said on Wednesday.
Virginia Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria told NPR the conversation with Kushner was "helpful." She told MSNBC that Kushner was able to substantiate information and provide his own take on different reports on the Jan. 6 attack.
Luria said it's valuable to hear firsthand accounts from witnesses such as Kushner directly.
"I think that the committee really appreciates hearing information directly from people who have relevant facts about January 6, and the fact that Jared Kushner came as a witness is helpful to building the story of our investigation," Luria said.
One source familiar with the committee's discussions but unable to speak on the record said there were details that Kushner couldn't remember but the source noted that like other witnesses, it has been more than a year since the attack on the Capitol and it is not uncommon for some to not recall some specifics.
Kushner was traveling back from Saudi Arabia on Jan. 6, 2021, but Thompson said he believes that he could help the committee understand more about the events that led up to that day.
"We think because he was an integral part of the administration, it's, I think, important for us to find out if he knew anything about the planning before January 6 and to get it from him," Thompson said.
Thompson, who was not at House votes on Thursday and voted by proxy, had said a day earlier if Kushner's interview went well, the panel would ask for additional communication details, such as call and text message records.
Thompson had previously waved off interest in Kushner but said the committee's staff has continued to reach out to potential witnesses.
"We have an excellent staff, and staff has been actively engaging a number of witnesses, including individuals or their attorneys and Kushner's attorney will be the same," Thompson told NPR on Wednesday.
The White House on Wednesday said it had waived executive privilege claims for Kushner and Ivanka Trump, allowing them to share certain details with the panel.
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The ROH World Television Title will be defended at Supercard of Honor XV tomorrow night.
New Ring of Honor owner Tony Khan took to Twitter today to announce that Rhett Titus will defend the ROH World TV Title against Minoru Suzuki.
“ROH World Television Champion @RhettTitusANX will defend the title at Supercard vs. the legendary @suzuki_D_minoru, chasing his first ever American title belt!,” Khan wrote.
Titus captured the title at Final Battle back in December, by winning a Four Corner Survival Match over Silas Young, Joe Hendry and the former champion, Dalton Castle. This will be his first title defense. Titus has been working for Beyond Wrestling since ROH went on a hiatus, and he’s also worked a few NWA dates, but there is no word yet on if Khan plans to sign him for the new ROH.
ROH Supercard of Honor XV will take place this Friday, April 1 from the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas. It will air live via FITE TV and HonorClub. Below is the current card, along with Khan’s tweet:
Winner Take All Match to Determine the Undisputed ROH World Champion
Jonathan Gresham vs. Bandido
ROH World Tag Team Titles Match
FTR vs. The Briscoes (c)
ROH Pure Title Match
Wheeler Yuta vs. Josh Woods (c)
ROH World Television Title Match
Minoru Suzuki vs. Rhett Titus (c)
Interim ROH Women’s World Title Match
Willow Nightingale vs. Mercedes Martinez
Winner will face ROH Women’s World Champion Deonna Purrazzo at a later date.
Jay Lethal vs. Lee Moriarty
Swerve Strickland vs. Alex Zayne
Ninja Mack vs. Tully Blanchard’s new mystery client
Joe Hendry vs. TBA
ROH Supercard of Honor
Tomorrow (Friday April 1)
Dallas MetroplexROH World Television Champion @RhettTitusANX will defend the title at Supercard vs. the legendary @suzuki_D_minoru, chasing his first ever American title belt!
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The first day of April will be observed as Odisha Day or Utkal Diwas or Utkala Dibasa. On April 1, 1936, the Odisha state became a separate province, after disassociating itself from Bihar and Bengal. To commemorate the date, people participate in different cultural activities and competitions organised by the state government. Thousands of shops decorated with lights and colourful Jhankis make this festival more beautiful. To observe the 87th foundation day of the state, we have brought to you greetings, WhatsApp stickers, HD images, quotes, SMS, Facebook status, and Telegram photos below. Odisha Day or Utkal Diwas 2022: Date, History And Significance Of Celebrating the 87th Foundation Day of the State.
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Police offered to arrest Will Smith, Oscars producer says
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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police were on site and ready to arrest actor Will Smith at the Academy Awards on Sunday for slapping presenter Chris Rock, the producer of the Hollywood ceremony said on Thursday.
The authorities did take not any action because Rock declined to press charges, producer Will Packer said, echoing what a police spokesperson said on Sunday.
“They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment,” Packer said in excerpts from an interview that will air Friday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
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“They said, we will go get him. We are prepared. We’re prepared to get him right now,” Packer added.
During the live Oscars telecast, Smith strode up to the stage after Rock made a joke about the appearance of Smith’s wife, then smacked the comedian’s face.
Less than an hour later, Smith gave a tearful speech on stage as he accepted the best actor trophy for his role in “King Richard.”
Behind the scenes, police were discussing options with Rock, Packer said.
Rock “was being very dismissive of those options. He was like, ‘No, no, no, I’m fine.’ And even to the point where I said, ‘Rock, let them finish,'” Packer added.
Representatives for Rock did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Smith apologized to Rock, producers and viewers in a statement on Monday, saying he had “reacted emotionally.”
Rock’s joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, made a reference to the 1997 film “G.I. Jane” in which actress Demi Moore shaved her head. It was unclear whether Rock was aware that Jada Pinkett Smith has a condition that causes hair loss.
A police spokesman said Sunday night that the individual involved in the incident had declined to press charges, but did not provide details about the interactions at the awards show. (Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Karishma Singh) | https://nationalpost.com/pmn/entertainment-pmn/police-offered-to-arrest-will-smith-oscars-producer-says | 2022-04-01T01:13:21Z |
KAPAA, Hawaii(KITV4) -- For generations William Kihei Fernandes' 'ohana cultivated native plants, built thatched-roof hale and educated thousands of keiki at the Kamokila Hawaiian Village.
Now, the state is cutting the family's ties to the 'aina.
The Fernandes family has held the lease to the land for more than 60 years. They said they're devastated the state is not renewing their lease for a place their ancestors and children worked to perpetuate the Hawaiian culture.
"It's been a labor of love, a lot of hard work put into this place. From my great grandparents all the way down to my kids," he said. "The Hawaiian community, we're all devastated by this loss."
The Department of Land and Natural Resources said it allowed the lease to expire in December as the agency reevaluates the use of the four-acre property.
In a statement, Alan Carpenter, an administrator at the Hawaii State Parks Division, said the family wasn't in compliance with the lease -- specifically renting out kayaks without a permit and having inadequate restroom facilities among other violations the family said are untrue.
The Fernandes' are now facing a May 1 eviction deadline.
"At the end of the day, we feel like we're not getting due process and we're not getting a chance to defend ourselves against these false allegations," Fernandes said.
The family added even though it was forced to close through the pandemic, it still paid its lease and took care of the land.
Kamokila Hawaiian Village offered outrigger canoe rides, standup padding and fishing on the Wailua river and tours of sacred areas of the ancient Hawaiians.
"This is a slap in the face to native Hawaiian cultural practitioners," said native practitioner Kamealoha Hanohanopa-Smith. "To not have a training site available such as Kamokila Village, it's a huge blow to us."
The Fernandes' were hoping to get a lease extension, but now must go through the rebidding process.
The DLNR said it's considering traditional cultural, community-based or agricultural uses for the property instead of commercial activities.
The Fernandes 'ohana said they have a month to remove more than a dozen Hawaiian huts, birthing stones and artifacts that have been there since ancient times.
Kristen joined KITV4 in March 2021 after working for the past two decades as a newspaper reporter. Kristen's goal is to produce meaningful journalism that educates, enlightens and inspires to affect positive change in society. | https://www.kitv.com/news/business/kamokila-hawaiian-village-forced-to-close-on-kauai/article_c67870c2-b0a8-11ec-9df0-9f3de7b4301c.html | 2022-04-01T01:13:21Z |
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.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.nepm.org/2022-03-31/jared-leto-is-marvels-bat-man-in-the-vampiric-morbius | 2022-04-01T01:13:21Z |
Nate Wyatt’s biography: age, height, ethnicity, girlfriend
Who is Nate Wyatt? He is a Los Angeles-based social media influencer, up-and-coming actor and musician, and amateur boxer. He is best known for sharing numerous entertaining videos on TikTok, a platform where he boasts a massive following.
Nate Wyatt grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and later moved to Los Angeles, California, to advance his career in the entertainment industry. He is currently thriving in the field. Check out his bio for more details about his career and personal life.
Profile summary
- Full name: Nate Wyatt
- Gender: Male
- Date of birth: 28 March 1997
- Age: 25 years old (as of 2022)
- Zodiac sign: Aries
- Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Current residence: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Nationality: American
- Ethnicity: Mixed
- Religion: Christianity
- Sexuality: Straight
- Height in feet: 5’ 8”
- Height in centimetres: 173
- Weight in pounds: 161
- Weight in kilograms: 73
- Hair colour: Black
- Eye colour: Dark brown
- Mother: Tonya Lynn Wyatt
- Siblings: 1
- Relationship status: Dating
- Partner: Aisha Mian
- College: University of Cincinnati
- Profession: Actor, musician, content creator, amateur boxer, and social media influencer
- Net worth: $3 million
- Instagram: @itsnatewyatt
- TikTok: @nate_wyatt
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Nate Wyatt’s biography
The multi-talented American hails from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, where he was born and raised. Who are Nate Wyatt’s parents? His mother, Tonya Lynn Wyatt, is a realtor, while the details of Nate Wyatt’s dad are unknown. He was raised alongside his younger sister by his mother and grandmother.
Wyatt is fond of his mother, and he occasionally shares her pictures on social media. Also, they take salsa dance classes together.
As for his education, he attended the University of Cincinnati.
When is Nate Wyatt’s birthday?
He marks his birthday on 28 March every year. Nate Wyatt’s zodiac sign is Aries.
How old is Nate Wyatt?
Nate Wyatt’s age is 25 years as of March 2022.
What is Nate Wyatt’s nationality?
The TikTok star is an American national. He was born and raised in the country and currently resides in Los Angeles, California, where he pursues his career.
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Is Nate Wyatt Arabic? He is not Arabic but is of mixed ethnicity; Black, White, Native American, and Cuban.
What does Nate Wyatt do for a living?
He is a social media influencer known for his content on TikTok and YouTube. He shares numerous entertaining videos on TikTok, including pranks, dance, and other relatable clips. He occasionally collaborates with other famous TikTokers to create content for their audience. He is a member of Triller Compound.
Wyatt is also a YouTuber and owns a self-titled YouTube channel created in December 2014. Currently, the channel has more than 560k subscribers, and he uses the platform to share videos about his songs, vlogs, workout sessions and other entertaining content.
He made his acting debut in 2018 when he portrayed Scott in the TV series Turnt. Other Nate Wyatt’s movies and TV series include;
- House of Creators (2021)
- What the TikTok (2020)
- The Wrong Tutor (2019)
Besides being an actor and social media entertainer, Wyatt is a musician. Some of his songs are Ride, Feels Like Christmas, Wasting Time and Better For You.
Is Nate Wyatt a boxer?
He is an amateur boxer. Wyatt participated in the 2021 YouTubers vs TikTokers amateur boxing event. He lost the fight against American YouTuber Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr. (DDG).
What is Nate Wyatt's net worth?
According to Popular Networth, Nate Wyatt’s net worth is $3 million. However, the source is not verified, and thus, the information is unverifiable.
Who is Nate Wyatt dating?
He is reportedly dating Aisha Mian. Nate Wyatt’s girlfriend is a social media entertainer, and she is one-half of MianTwins. The couple has been dating since 2019, and they have not shied away from sharing their photos on social media.
The actor was previously in a relationship with YouTube star Aidette Cancino. Nate and Aidette started dating in 2018, and they called it quits in 2019.
How tall is Nate Wyatt?
Nate Wyatt’s height is 5 feet and 8 inches (173 cm), and he weighs 161 pounds (73 kg). The budding actor has black hair and dark brown eyes.
Nate Wyatt is a multi-talented American celebrity. He is best known as a social media influencer with entertaining content on TikTok and YouTube. However, he is also gaining prominence as a budding actor, musician, and boxer.
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A 2039 recruit is now on the radar on TigerNet.com.
Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman and former Tiger Tyler Shatley announced Wednesday that his wife gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Deacon.
"Yesterday we welcomed baby Deacon into the world!" Shatley posted. "Thankful for @nataliemshatley and a healthy baby!"
Congratulations to the Shatley family on behalf of everyone on the website.
Random facts: The name Deacon is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "messenger, servant" and 1 out of every 3,330 baby boys born in 2020 were named Deacon.
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Julie Blackley reports that iSeeCars crunched the numbers from 1.2 million new car listings and found that on average a new vehicle is priced just under 10 percent more than the manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP). "In today's market, consumers are willing to pay well above sticker price for the most in-demand vehicles because it’s the only way they can get the vehicle of their choice and avoid a lengthy," said iSeeCars executive analyst Karl Brauer.
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- Taking into consideration the top 15 cars, on average a new car is priced at $3.7K — or around ten percent in value — more than the MSRP.
- The Jeep Wrangler has the highest markup (26.7 percent) and two other models (Unlimited and Gladiator) were also in the top 15 list along with five luxury SUV models (Mercedes-Benz, Genesis, Lexus).
- "The best way to avoid paying over sticker is to broaden your search radius and to consider similar vehicles that may not have the same degree of price hike," said Brauer.
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Judd Apatow’s latest film, COVID-era comedy The Bubble, already feels like a time capsule of a hyper-specific moment in pandemic life. Following the cast of a long-running action franchise that must exist in an on-set “bubble” to reduce risk of COVID-19 exposure, it chronicles the flaws intrinsic to making a piece of Hollywood fluff while a global pandemic still rages. Yet, The Bubble plays into the very phenomenon it’s supposed to be critiquing, itself as vacuous and unnecessary as the flying dinosaur franchise installment it depicts. Overlong and lacking the requisite humor to sustain its meandering runtime, what should have been a low-stakes ensemble comedy is instead a laborious bore. Plagued once again by Apatow’s enduring tendency toward nepotism, a high-profile cast rife with comedic talent is overshadowed by the director’s own flesh and blood.
After having temporarily left the fictitious Cliff Beasts franchise during its fifth film installment, actress Carol Cobb (Karen Gillan) is roped back into the subsequent sixth film, promised to be “pampered” during her mandatory 14-day quarantine ahead of entering the on-set “bubble” that’s supposedly impervious to the pandemic. When she emerges from isolation, she rejoins the ranks of the cast members she “abandoned.” One of the first to greet Carol back on set is Lauren (Leslie Mann), who at first seems resentful over her not sticking with the rest of the cast through Cliff Beasts 5, but is easily disarmed by a lukewarm apology. Carol then links up with the other established Cliff Beasts actors: Dustin (David Duchovny), Dieter (Pedro Pascal), Sean (Keegan-Michael Key) and Howie (Guz Khan). Rounding out the cast is TikTok dancer Krystal Kris (Iris Apatow) in her first movie appearance, meant to draw fresh viewership to an exhausted franchise. The actors are joined by director Darren Eigan (Fred Armisen), who previously “won Sundance” but is looking to upgrade to more lucrative projects. There are also a few customer service employees who play a prominent role, namely Maria Bakalova as Anika, the hotel concierge who catches a specific actor’s eye.
While The Bubble’s cast proves promising—even featuring real-life franchise veterans Gillan (Avengers) and Pascal (Star Wars), surely meant to infuse the story with their own musings on making franchise content during the pandemic—these characters are underdeveloped and underutilized. While the film is overwhelmingly unfocused in its dual-movie plot, an unwarranted amount of attention is cast upon Krystal (played by Apatow and Mann’s youngest daughter), who even gets two extended TikTok dance sequences during The Bubble’s bloated 126 minutes.
While Apatow has long cast his wife and daughters in his films, Iris’ role nearly plays into the very trend Apatow feigns to critique. She feels shoehorned into the film to make an empty statement about casting solely based on social currency, while she herself benefits from nepotism. Krystal dominates much of the film’s half-baked narrative, while exciting rising talent is needlessly relegated to the sideline. This is particularly true of Bakalova, whose shallow role is steeped in regressive misogyny, especially offensive considering how successfully this exact trope was lampooned in the Borat sequel that served as her breakout. When casting a well-connected actress alongside truly exciting new talent, it feels incredibly lazy to typecast Bakalova and then not even attempt to engage with the caricature that was created for her. Fred Armisen’s insufferable sell-out is perhaps the most well-cast and appropriately platformed, even if it’s a bare-minimum performance from the comedy veteran. Yet, it’s totally understandable for Armisen to have phoned it in a bit here in exchange for landing some of the only successful jokes in the film—specifically as they pertain to the cinematic trajectory of helming indie iPhone films before “graduating” to franchise fodder.
The Bubble suffers from a litany of shortcomings, coming together to make something that is somehow worse than the sum of its parts. The CGI-generated segments of Cliff Beasts 6 that punctuate the film are mildly entertaining, but it’s honestly puzzling as to why Apatow felt the need to include these fully-realized snippets at all. The comedy inherent to drab green screens coupled with lackadaisical actors would communicate the would-be movie’s ridiculousness much more effectively than the disproportional flying creatures provided by Industrial Light & Magic. Clearly siphoning much of the project’s budget and attention, the intra-film spectacle doesn’t even bolster the character development of the ensemble, the majority of which are criminally underwritten to begin with. Instead of focusing on telling a behind-the-scenes tale of working on a meaningless action movie during a plague, The Bubble becomes yet another vapid vanity project with nothing to say. Particularly following Apatow’s previous effort, 2020’s The King of Staten Island, The Bubble distinctly feels like an ill-conceived pandemic brainchild as opposed to the focused character studies he typically directs. If The Bubble proves anything, it’s that not all art produced during the pandemic will be innately valuable; much of it will also be uninspired drivel. While attempting to highlight the inconsequential nature of “rich people problems,” the film isn’t incisive or clever enough to parody the very cinematic sensation it’s unintentionally playing into.
Director: Judd Apatow
Writers: Judd Apatow, Pam Brady
Stars: Karen Gillan, Iris Apatow, Fred Armisen, Maria Bakalova, David Duchovny, Keegan-Michael Key, Leslie Mann, Pedro Pascal, Peter Serafinowicz, Vir Das, Rob Delaney
Release Date: April 1, 2022 (Netflix)
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Succeeds Steve Hamman at States' Largest Health Plan
CHICAGO, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL), a division of Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), today announced Stephen Harris has been named the new Illinois president. Stephen will succeed Steve Hamman, who has left the company to pursue new endeavors. He will begin this new position immediately.
"Stephen has been instrumental in the company's ambitious growth strategy and has done tremendous work in stabilizing and growing our Medicaid business," said Maurice Smith, HCSC president and CEO. "He is an exceptional leader and will be outstanding in his new role working to improve the quality of life for Illinoisans by working with key partners in aligning the health care system around our members' and customers' varying needs."
Stephen has over 20 years of experience spearheading business development and performance improvement initiatives for top health care organizations. During his time at HCSC, he led the company's Medicaid line of business; responsible for driving growth, operational excellence, and financial performance. Prior to joining HCSC, Stephen was Regional Vice President of Health Plan Operations at Molina Healthcare. In his new role, he will lead a team that manages the Plan's commercial markets sales including group and individual, provider relations and network contracting, care management, regulatory and customer relationships and BCBSIL's hyperlocal community engagement initiatives.
"HCSC has an outstanding leadership team that is a result of a long-standing focus on attracting and growing top talent," said Smith. "Our continued focus on building our leadership bench strength allows us to capitalize on our position as a leader in the health care industry and to continue to deliver outstanding value to our customers, communities, and key partners."
"It is an exciting time to lead an organization that is well positioned to drive significant change in health care and continue to expand access to health care by strengthening relationships and working in close collaboration with providers, employers and other partners," said Harris. "I am both honored and excited to continue to work with the talented leaders at BCBSIL to build on its strong foundation to innovate and make the healthcare system work better for everyone."
Stephen is a certified public accountant and holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School and a BA from Michigan State University.
About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) is committed to expanding access to quality, cost-effective health care to as many people as possible in Illinois. Covering nearly 9 million people, BCBSIL is dedicated to innovation and exploring, nurturing, and activating future possibilities to make the health care system work better for our members and our communities. BCBSIL is a division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company and an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
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Academy: Will Smith refused to leave Oscars after Rock slap
Wednesday, March 30, 2022NEW YORK (AP) — The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Wednesday said that Will Smith was asked to leave to Sunday's Oscar ceremony after hitting Chris Rock but refused to do so.
The academy's board of governors met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group's standards of conduct. The academy said disciplinary action for Smith could include suspension, expulsion or other sanctions.
Many have focused on why Smith was allowed to remain seated front row at the Academy Awards after the incident. On Wednesday, the academy suggested that it attempted to remove the actor from the audience.
"Things unfolded in a way we could not have anticipated," the academy said. "While we would like to clarify that Mr. Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused, we also recognise we could have handled the situation differently."
A representative for the academy declined to give specifics on how it tried to remove Smith. After Smith struck Rock in response to a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, several stars including Denzel Washington, Bradley Cooper and Tyler Perry spoke with the 53-year-old Smith.
The academy said Smith has the opportunity to defend himself in a written response before the board meets again on April 18. The film academy earlier condemned Smith's onstage assault of Rock, but it used stronger language Wednesday.
"Mr. Smith's actions at the 94th Oscars were a deeply shocking, traumatic event to witness in-person and on television," the academy said. "Mr Rock, we apologise to you for what you experienced on our stage and thank you for your resilience in that moment. We also apologise to our nominees, guests and viewers for what transpired during what should have been a celebratory event."
On Monday, Smith issued an apology to Rock, the academy and to viewers, saying "I was out of line and I was wrong."
A representative for Smith didn't immediately respond to messages Wednesday regarding the academy's latest moves.
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BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado couple face felony charges in connection with the fentanyl death of their 1-year-old child, whom prosecutors say died after ingesting enough of the extremely lethal drug to kill an adult.
Alonzo Montoya, 31, and Nicole Casias, 30, of the Denver suburb of Brighton were charged with child abuse resulting in death and distribution of a controlled substance in connection with the girl's death on Jan. 2, the 17th Judicial District's Office said in a statement Thursday.
It said the Adams County Coroner had determined that the child died after ingesting fentanyl and that Montoya and Casias “participated in illicit drug activity” in the child's presence at home before and after her death.
Montoya was being held on $250,000 bail at the Adams County Jail. Bail was set at $100,000 for Casias. A status hearing for both was set for Monday.
Telephone and email messages seeking comment from Casias' attorney, Rachel Lanzen, were not immediately returned. Montoya was being represented by the public defender's office, which doesn't comment on pending cases.
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NEW YORK, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- F-Factor, a leading dietitian-created program for weight loss and optimal health based on fiber-rich nutrition, announced the hiring of Hugh Dever to the role of Chief Operating Officer, reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer Tanya Zuckerbrot MS, RD.
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Mr. Dever has nearly 30 years of experience in the consumer-packaged goods and consumer services industries. Prior to F-Factor, he was V.P. of Strategy, Marketing, and Innovation for CEA Fresh Farms, a start-up developing environmentally sustainable solutions to growing, harvesting and delivering fresher and healthier produce to consumers looking for locally produced products. Mr. Dever has previously held brand and general management roles at Procter and Gamble, Weight Watchers International and Chiquita/Fresh Express.
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Magic switching up defensive coverages mostly yields positive results
The Orlando Magic’s defense has stepped up since the All-Star break, with much of that success being tied to them trying out different schemes more.
The Magic typically play drop defense with their bigs and will occasionally hedge depending on the ball handler, but since the break they’ve been incorporating two other schemes: Zone and switching.
“The league’s gotten so good in ways guys can score,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. “You can’t give one package to specific guys. You’ve got to be able to play in the drop. You’ve got to be able to blitz the pick-and-roll. You’ve got to be able to mix in zone here and there. It’s so great our guys have the versatility to be able to do it.”
Orlando’s played zone slightly more since the break. The Magic have zoned 4.82 times per game since the break compared to 4.47 before the break, according to Synergy.
For the season ahead of Friday’s home game against the Toronto Raptors, the Magic allow 0.906 points per possession when in a zone vs. 0.984 points per possession when playing man-to-man defense.
“A lot of coaches say the more you work on it, the tougher to gets,” Mosley said of playing zone defense. “The zone has applied a lot of communication, which we continue to grow with. It’s helped a ton in games.”
Switching has been an even bigger part of the Magic’s defense.
When done correctly, switching helps teams keep offensive actions in front and minimize gaps for offenses to attack.
But when not done with enough discretion, offenses can weaponize a team’s switching by creating favorable mismatches, which is what the Washington Wizards did multiple times during the fourth quarter of their 127-110 Wednesday win over the Magic.
Kristaps Porziņģis (35 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists) drew three fouls — two shooting — in the fourth after a Magic guard switched onto the 7-foot-3 center, helping him go 5 of 6 on free throws in the final period and 10 of 13 overall.
“That was the key point from the beginning of the game — switch without fouling,” Mosley said. “[Porziņģis] did a great job of drawing those fouls, but those swipe downs were a lot of it.”
To Franz Wagner, switching effectively requires the team’s technique to be precise.
“If you’re just letting people run around freely it’s really hard to guard when you want to switch,” Wagner said. “And you’ve got to be able to guard one-on-one. That’s what we want to do when we switch — force people to score one-on-one on us. If they get into the paint and someone has to help, it’s hard to rotate against. If you do those two things, most of the time you have a good night.”
Orlando’s defense has produced during the past month, ranking fifth in defensive rating since Feb. 23, even as it toggles between coverages.
“It requires great communication,” Wagner said. “Not just from us, but us asking the coaches what we’re in. They’ve done a great job of that.”
This article first appeared on OrlandoSentinel.com. Email Khobi Price at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter at @khobi_price.
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Missouri man charged in Jan. 6 riots, accused of hitting officer
DREXEL, Mo. — A Kansas City-area man has been charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol.
Cale Douglas Clayton, of Drexel, Missouri, is accused of civil disorder, assaulting officers, stealing government property, and other crimes. He was arrested Thursday.
Court documents show the FBI received an online tip one day after the riots. The tip identified Clayton as one of the rioters.
The FBI reported agents used body-cameras worn by a number of officers to validate the tip and confirm that Clayton was involved in the riot.
The FBI released pictures allegedly showing Clayton in a red baseball hat, red Kansas City Chiefs sweatshirt, khaki vest, jeans and boots to the Capitol grounds on the day of the riots. Investigators allege that Clayton can be heard on video shouting at officers.
The following is a transcript of what Clayton allegedly yelled at officers, according to court documents.
“We are going to win. You don’t have enough for all of us. You might hit me once or twice. You might spray me with pepper spray. I don’t give a f***. There ain’t enough for millions of people here and you know
it,” Clayton said at one point on the video according to court documents.
Less than an hour later the FBI said Clayton was again on video, this time closer to the Capitol. He is still yelling at officers.
The following transcript took place over a span of five minutes, according to the court documents.
“You guys are losing a lot of bodies.”
“Get that pepper spray out. . . not enough.”
“You guys fired the first f***ing shot. You know that right? You guys fired the first shot.”
“Keep that door open. We’re gonna come in right there.”
“You guys realize your President told us to be here. Your President! Hey, how does that make you feel? You’re defying your own f***ing country. Your own country you’re defying. . . . The s*** has hit the fan, yes. Remember that. Who do you [inaudible]? The f***ing city of D.C.? The f***ing mayor? Or the President of the United States. Are you a patriot? Or are you a f***ing yes man?”
“F***ing brain washed. You’re f***ing brain washed. Look at you guys. Brain washed. Brain f***ing washed. This is so much bigger than what we’re f***ing doing right here. This is just the tip of the iceberg. 84 f***ing million of us. Pissed off. What are you guys gonna do? . . . .Which side of history are you guys gonna be on?”
“Think about it. [Inaudible] the revolution. You ain’t gonna stop it. It’s already happening. . . You guys are just gonna be a little speed bump along the way.”
“Your f***ing president told us to be here. You should be on this side, right here, going with us. You are an American citizen. Your f***ing President told you to do that. You too. You too. You. All of you guys. That Tweet was for you guys. For us. For you.”
Court documents show Clayton didn’t just yell. They say his actions escalated the longer he was with other accused rioters.
At one point, investigators said Clayton is on video grabbing a police officer’s shield.
Clayton can also allegedly be seen picking up a police baton after it was dropped by an officer. The red arrow in the photos from the FBI below points to the baton.
Other photos show Clayton allegedly threatening an officer with the baton as he holds the officer’s shield.
Court documents say Clayton is also in surveillance video from outside the U.S. Capitol. It shows him moving up the stairs toward police as they tried to clear trespassers from the area.
As an officer tries to grab the baton from Clayton’s hand, he allegedly hits one of the officers. Clayton is also accused of becoming violent with an officer as the officer tried to arrest him.
Clayton was eventually taken into custody on Jan. 6. He was transported to a police station and later released without charges.
In the investigation since the riots, investigators allege that Clayton violated several crimes and there is enough probable cause to prosecute him.
An FBI special agent and FBI task force officer interviewed Clayton in Drexel two months after they received the tip that he was involved in the riots.
During the interview, Clayton said he was in D.C. at the time to attend a rally supporting President Donald Trump. He also said that after the rally he went to the Capitol and was arrested while he tried to return a police baton to an officer.
Clayton said he did not riot or engage in violence or vandalism.
He is the latest suspect to be charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol. Several other Kansas and Missouri residents have been charged as well.
Six people linked to the Kansas City metro chapter of the Proud Boys, who were charged in connection with the insurrection, pleaded not guilty to the crimes earlier this month.
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Column: Chicago Bulls need a healthy Lonzo Ball to be at their best for the playoffs, but his status remains unclear
The Chicago Bulls faced off against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night at the United Center to begin a stretch of five straight home games, trying to put themselves in good position for a playoff run.
They’ll have one more road game — April 10 at the Minnesota Timberwolves — before a much-anticipated return to the postseason for the first time since 2017.
Building some momentum is paramount for a team that has saved its worst for last. After going 39-21 and battling through some difficult injuries, the Bulls regressed significantly, losing 11 of 16 games and slowly sinking in the Eastern Conference standings.
Hopes of finishing as the third or fourth seed in the East and earning home-court advantage for at least the first round appear remote. But hanging on to the No. 5 spot over the Toronto Raptors should be attainable with a strong finish.
No matter their opponent in the first round — the Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics or Philadelphia 76ers — the Bulls will enter the playoffs as huge underdogs, thanks to their post All-Star break slide and a combined 1-11 record against those four teams.
Alex Caruso said the goal is to “find the best version of us” down the stretch.
“When we play at that version, we’re a really good team,” he said.
The problem is the Bulls haven’t played at that level for several weeks, even since the recent returns of Caruso and forward Patrick Williams. The loss of Lonzo Ball to a meniscus tear in his left knee has been one of the biggest reasons for the Bulls’ woes, and there’s no certainty he will be back for the postseason.
On March 21, the Bulls announced a 10-day pause on Ball’s running program to give him more time to heal from arthroscopic surgery done in January. Before Thursday’s game against the Clippers, coach Billy Donovan said Ball would be “ramping up” again but added it would be a gradual process to see how he responds.
Ball has recovered well since the surgery, Donovan said, but getting back to game speed is another matter.
“Sprinting is where he’s had some discomfort,” Donovan said. “Pulling him back, he does feel fine. It’s just when he gets to doing anything full speed. … And we’ll see if this (pause) has helped.”
The Bulls’ postseason hopes don’t hinge on Ball’s return. Caruso can run the show, and rookie Ayo Dosunmu continues to develop into a dependable player. But there’s no doubt the Bulls would receive a big emotional lift if Ball somehow were able to make it back for the playoffs.
“That’s our starting point guard, so if you get that back to any team, it’s going to be a good addition,” Caruso said Thursday. “I don’t know what his timetable is or what the plan is for him. … But he looks like he’s in good spirits. He’s been working.
“So cross our fingers and see what happens when that day comes.”
Crossing fingers might not be enough. With only 10 days left in the regular season, is there enough time?
Donovan said doctors have given no indication Ball can’t do it.
“He really wants to play,” Donovan said. “But he’s also going to be smart in terms of how he’s feeling, and he’s going to be realistic and the doctors will put their heads together. But certainly every day that goes by, and time that passes by, you’re moving closer and closer to the end of the season.”
And if Ball can’t make it back in those 10 days, could he still make his return in the postseason?
Donovan couldn’t answer that question but said if Ball responds well to the ramp-up they’ll get a better idea from doctors.
As for now, the Bulls are grappling with a difficult final stretch that continues a Saturday game against the Heat, who have beaten them all three times in the season series, and includes back-to back games Tuesday and Wednesday against the defending champion Bucks and Celtics.
It’s time to see what they’re made of.
“Any team that’s planning on playing in the postseason has to have a high sense of urgency this time of the year,” Caruso said. “It’s just about us going out there and trying to fine-tune some stuff, work on some defensive coverages and stuff we might try in the playoffs.
“But overall, it’s about sharpening us and making sure we’re ready to go.”
It has been a roller-coaster season for the Bulls, but after their failed rebuild and overall bad vibes from the Jim Boylen era, no one can say it hasn’t been fun to watch. If the Bulls do go on to lose in the first round, fans might debate whether the season was a success, which might be unfair but is the way the world works these days.
Once the Bulls proved they were back, everyone was excited about the possibility of a happy ending, which would include at least one playoff-series win.
But this team has never done anything the easy way, so why start now? With or without Ball, the Bulls can succeed in the playoffs if everyone pulls together behind DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine.
“The East, 1 through 6 (seed) right now, is pretty tight, even with Cleveland one game behind,” Caruso said. “I don’t really worry about matchups. Once the playoffs start, it’s zero-zero. I’ve seen teams lose 3-1 or 4-0 in a season series and then win in five or six games.
“Playoffs are unpredictable. When that day comes, we’ll see where we’re at.”
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TikTok stars help family of St. Louis teen who fell to death from Florida ride
ST. LOUIS — Family and friends gathered Thursday in St. Louis to remember 14-year-old Tyre Sampson, who fell to his death from an amusement park ride last week in Orlando, Florida.
People are also remembering the teen at ICON Park, where the tragedy happened on March 25.
Meanwhile, donations from around the world have poured in to help with funeral expenses and the cost of flying Sampson’s body back home to St. Louis. Sampson’s mom organized a GoFundMe that has raised more than $14,000.
A popular TikTok account, the D&Z Family, with 5.1 million followers stepped in to show support, inspiring others to do the same.
“There’s not really able to be present because of this hard time, and they’re trying to handle all of the other things that a mother really doesn’t want to deal with at this time,” said Isaiah Edwards of the D&Z Family. “We just took it upon ourselves to say, man, although this family is not from here, console them as if they’re from here.”
Sampson played with the Bad Boyz Football Club in East St. Louis over the past few years. He was an honor roll student and attended school in St. Louis.
Dior Moore said her family took Sampson with them on the family trip to Orlando.
“They were excited to go on the ride, just have a good time at the park in general,” said Moore.
Moore’s brother was with Sampson the night he fell to his death.
“I was actually on the phone with my mom. I was FaceTiming her,” said Moore. “As they were coming down, I saw literally everything. And the entire time, I thought it was my brother. I didn’t think that it was Tyre.”
Moore said he was a good kid with a big heart and had dreams of one day playing in the NFL.
“I just want people to remember Tyre as this amazing kid. Just an amazing individual, who loved everybody and was a great person to everybody — a very, kind sweet kid,” she said.
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BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Evening" game were:
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Russian-Ukraine war: FG engages British firm to revive Ajaokuta Steel
The Federal Government on Thursday said it has engaged a British firm to revive the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited “for free” following the outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine.
Minister of mines and steel development, Olamilekan Adegbite, stated this while fielding questions from State House journalists at the weekly media briefings organised by the presidential media team.
Adegbite, who spoke on the efforts to revive the steel company under the current administration, stated that President Muhammadu Buhari had released $2 billion in 2020, to revive the project, under an arrangement with a firm comprising both Russians and Ukrainians.
According to the minister, “in October 2019, President Buhari and Russia’s Vladmir Putin met at the Russia-Africa summit in Sochi and agreed to revive the uncompleted Ajaokuta steel mill.
He stated that the contract could not take off due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, adding that “the project suffered force majeure due to COVID-19”
Adegbite, who did not name the British firm, however, stated that the arrangements with the Russian firm failed as the contract was awarded to a company with both Russians and Ukrainian interests.
He said the $2 billion was safe in the Federal Government account, adding that “the money has not even been given to anybody; the Russians can’t get any payment now with the way things are happening in the world. All their accounts are blocked.
“So the $2 billion is still with the Federal Government is just that the President has given the money for that purpose. We had started the process of procurement but with this war, we can no longer go that way.
The minister revealed that the “British firm is offering to do it for us free now” adding that “by the grace of God, we have started an irreversible process. The problem with Ajaokuta is actually what we call force majeure. Nobody thought of the COVID, because the plan was to deliver Ajaokuta this year 2022.
The minister regretted, however, that the company may not be fully revived under the current administration, as earlier promised.
“And I’ve said it before when we came back from Russia, yes, I went to the public and said, look we will deliver Ajaokuta before the end of this tenure. And I pray that I will have a chance to go back and apologise and explain what happened to the people before I leave office.
Read also: ‘Russia-Ukraine war may threaten Ajaokuta steel plant’
“It is due to no fault of ours. Everybody was ready to go, but unfortunately, COVID came in. So, it is a force majeure”
Adegbite speaking on his achievements in office, said his ministry was currently working on projects across the six geopolitical zones which will be commissioned by July this year,
Others include the launch of made-in-Nigeria barite, establishment of mining-related clusters in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria and jewellery making training centre in Abuja where 45 students recruited from the 36 states and FCT are being trained on jewellery making.
“We are about to conclude the bitumen auction. We have completed the automation of the mining cadastre system to fully meet international standards for online mining title and licence applications and approvals”
The ministry also has a large scale gold production platform through the Segilola Gold project and proposed refining through Dukia Gold and Kian Smith.
“The famous Ladi Kwali Pottery Centre is being remodelled and resuscitated to train Nigerians in modern pottery and ceramic works.
He noted that the Nigeria Mining Development Company (NMDC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with DICON to produce alloys hitherto imported from China.
“Under the MoU, brass will be processed for armament and lead for ammunition. We have repositioned the SMDF and we are finalising an amendment to the act to further institutionalise the fund along global best practices.
Adegbite revealed that Nigeria has commenced gold exports through the Segilola resource development, which is expected to export 100, 000 ounces of gold annually
“Their production capacity is 100,000 ounces per annum. You can plan on that. We know how much we are charging per ounce of gold at that rate. So you know that in a year, this is what we are expecting. We charge at three percent but the price will vary because our price is based on the cost that is going at the international market, the New York exchange will quote the price of gold at any particular point in time.
“Our reference price is not fixed. Gold went as high as $2,500 per ounce at a point. And I think it’s worth about $2,290 now, on the stock exchange. So this is the price as used to calculate that. | https://businessday.ng/news/article/russian-ukraine-war-fg-engages-british-firm-to-revive-ajaokuta-steel/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:19Z |
Does Andy Have a New Love Interest in Season 5 of 'Station 19'?
By Pretty HonoreMar. 31 2022, Published 6:35 p.m. ET
Season 5 of Station 19 is well underway. In Episode 5 — “Things We Lost in the Fire” — we saw the tragic death of Dean Miller (Okieriete Onaodowan), who lost his life in the line of duty.
While he joined a long list of cast members that we’ve been forced to say goodbye to since the series premiered, showrunners teased that a few new faces will step in to fill the void — and peeks at the March 31 episode give us a glimpse at one of them.
According to the synopsis for Episode 14, Andy Herrera (Jaina Lee Ortiz) hits it off with a charming new firefighter named Jeremy. But who is he? Read on for details on the Station 19 newcomer Daniel di Tomasso.
Who plays Jeremy on ‘Station 19’?
The description for Episode 14, "Alone in the Dark" hints at new beginnings for the Seattle Fire Department. While Station 23 "faces a difficult goodbye," Emmett takes his relationship with Travis to the next level by bringing him home to meet his parents.
In promos, Andy is cozied up at a bar with a man who we only know as Jeremy. As of right now, Jeremy’s role on the squad is unknown, as is his origin story. But it seems as though Andy could have a potential new love interest, and we’re not mad about it. After all, Andy could use a distraction amid her separation from her estranged (soon-to-be-ex) husband, Robert Sullivan.
The latter half of Season 5 is expected to take a "much darker turn" — especially for Andy. Ahead of the show's midseason return, Jaina Lee Ortiz teased what’s to come in an interview with TVLine.
With the help of screenwriters like Station 19’s Krista Vernoff, Jaina says there's never been a dull moment on the Season 5 set. "Thanks to Krista, [Herrera’s] got turmoil and tragedy thrown [at her from] every direction, which makes it exciting, so I’m never bored," she explained. "I used to think I had so much in common with Andy, but as the seasons go on, I’m like, ‘I’m nothing like that girl.’"
"It’s going to be hot, it’s going to be steamy, there’s going to be fire, there’s going to be drama, people are going to die… All the things!" she teased. Could that also means some sexy scenes that feature her new (could-be) boo, Jeremy?
Meet ‘Station 19’ newcomer Daniel di Tomasso.
Although Daniel di Tomasso is new to Station 19, he’s no stranger to the small screen. The 39-year-old Canadian actor made his primetime debut in the series premiere of The CW’s since-canceled series, Beauty and the Beast. He also appeared in 23 episodes of Witches of East End before the show went off the air in 2014.
Since then, he’s picked up small guest roles in Grimm, Good Girls Revolt, and Timeless, along with a recurring character in TNT's Major Crimes. He's also become a bit of a favorite of The CW, appearing in several episodes of both Dynasty and The Republic of Sarah. Fans of firefighter shows might particularly recognize him from his five-episode arc as Zach Torbett on Chicago Fire in 2018.
Beyond his gigs on TV, Daniel has had a successful career as a model. He's been seen in campaigns for the likes of Armani, Vichy, L'Oreal, and more. The Montreal-born actor also speaks English, French, and Italian.
You can watch new episodes of Station 19 on Thursdays at 9 p.m. EST on ABC. | https://www.distractify.com/p/who-plays-jeremy-station-19 | 2022-04-01T01:13:23Z |
Tyler Shultz is known for his role as a whistleblower who exposed the fraudulent business practices of Theranos. Shultz is the grandson of former US State Secretary George Shultz, who was also a board member at Theranos. Elizabeth Holmes formed the company after she dropped out of Stanford. However, after journalist John Carreyrou exposed the company’s fraudulent business practices through a series of articled published in The Wall Street Journal, the company came under intense scrutiny and was dissolved.
Tyler Shultz, a former employee of Theranos, was one of the key sources in Carreyrou’s articles. The downfall of Theranos and Holmes is the subject of the miniseries ‘The Dropout,’ which also highlights Shultz’s role in the entire saga. Moreover, it also showcases the impact of Tyler’s decision to speak against Theranos on his relationship with his grandfather. If you are wondering whether the grandson and grandfather ever reconciled, here is everything you need to know!
Did Tyler Shultz and George Shultz Ever Reconcile?
Tyler Shultz began working at Theranos in September 2013. His grandfather, George Shultz, was a vocal supporter of Elizbeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos. After working at Theranos, Tyler soon realized that the company was indulging in fraudulent practices and risking the lives of countless patients. With his colleague, Erika Cheung, Tyler tried to get to the bottom of the truth but faced various issues. He brought up these issues with Holmes and his grandfather. However, George remained supportive of Holmes.
Tyler left the company in April 2014 and came into contact with journalist John Carreyrou. Tyler also received legal warnings from Theranos as he had signed an NDA with the company. Tyler spoke with his grandfather about the situation, but their relationship further fractured after Tyler decided to speak against Holmes and Theranos. Their relationship remained sour over the years even after the truth about Holmes came out.
In an interview with CBS Mornings, Tyler spoke about the impact of the Theranos saga on his life. “That was extremely tough. This whole saga has taken a financial, emotional, and social toll on my relationships. The toll it took on my grandfather’s relationship was probably the worst. It is tough to explain. I had a few very honest conversations with him,” he said. From Tyler’s words, it seems like his relationship with George had completely broken down.
However, in the same interview, Tyler clarified that after Theranos went defunct, he and his grandfather did reconcile. Although he did not specify the extent to which their relationship recovered, Tyler mentioned that his grandfather did not apologize to him. On February 6, 2021, George Shultz passed away at the age of 100. Meanwhile, Tyler works at Flux Biosciences, a company he co-founded.
Read More: Did Tyler Shultz Write a Song for Elizabeth Holmes? | https://thecinemaholic.com/did-tyler-shultz-and-his-grandfather-george-shultz-ever-reconcile/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:23Z |
NRC Media Production students hired to cover 'The Potawatomi Fire'
Students in Media Productions class at North Rock Creek High School have been hired by Shawnee’s new professional basketball team “The Potawatomi Fire”.
Gavin Cooper, Jayden Brown, and Skylar Wind all participate in Media Productions II under the tutelage of instructor, Tim Russell. The class, which was started in the 2020-2021 school year, focuses on Video/TV and audio production.
“My intent for this class is to teach students a marketable skill they can use in today’s world of media,” said Russell. “The management of the Fire saw the media class in action during the team’s introduction to Shawnee last fall. They were impressed with their abilities to shoot and edit video and when the need arose, they called on us for this great opportunity.”
The team handles the camera duties for the live stream available worldwide on the TBL network. | https://www.news-star.com/story/news/local/2022/04/01/nrc-media-production-students-hired-cover-the-potawatomi-fire/7225468001/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:24Z |
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Thursday, March 31, he has joined forces with public defenders and nonprofit organizations to establish a pilot diversion program for human trafficking victims to help restore their lives outside the criminal justice system.
The county’s first Human Trafficking Diversion Court program will be launched at the Pomona courthouse, with the hope of expanding it to other areas of Los Angeles County plagued by human trafficking, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
“The purpose of this program is very simple,” Gascon said during a news conference. “It is to divert victims of human trafficking away from the criminal justice system and into a trauma-informed holistic system of care. Adults and children alike are forced into human trafficking and become vulnerable and repeatedly extorted. Their hopes vanish and their confidence is repeatedly trampled upon and too far often they are over-criminalized. But together with our guidance and all of these groups coming together we can make a difference.”.
Los Angeles County Public Defender Ricardo García joined Gascón in announcing the pilot court program, which is in session every Thursday at Pomona Superior Court.
“For far too long young people forced into labor, sexual exploitation and sex work for the profit or the benefit of others have been victimized by harsh treatment in our criminal legal system,” Garcia said. “In the past there was a belief and a practice that only criminal charges and incarceration were the appropriate answers for their exploitation-based conduct. As public defenders, we have seen the destruction of far too many lives due to these ideas and practices.”
Variety of services
The diversion program will offer a variety of services, including individual and group counseling for alcohol and substance abuse, mental health treatment, job training, career opportunities, educational and financial planning, resume services and criminal record clearing.
“Research shows that providing counseling, education and skills training to persons involved in human trafficking redirects these individuals to a brighter and more productive path and also prevents recidivism in great numbers,” Garcia said.
Those sentiments were echoed by Los Angeles County Alternate Public Defender Erika Anzoategui, whose office represents defendants charged with a crime who cannot afford to hire a private attorney and where Garcia’s office has a conflict of interest.
”This is a historic moment and a long-needed program to help people,” she said. “I am glad we have come together in a collaborative fashion to actually look at the needs of our clients instead of just incarceration. Incarceration is not the answer to trauma.”
Individuals who have been identified as trafficking victims and face misdemeanor or non-serious, non-violent felony charges are eligible for the program. Participants are referred to Human Trafficking Court by defense attorneys, prosecutors or law enforcement agencies.
A judge will approve the suitability of each participant, who will be assigned to a community-based organization for treatment and services. After completion of the diversionary program, a judge can dismiss and vacate the person’s arrest, convictions and probation violations.
Most have no criminal history
Pallavi Garg, an attorney for Free to Thrive, a nonprofit that provides trafficking victims legal and support services, said about 90% of the agency’s clients have a criminal record tied to their trafficking experience. Most had never been arrested before they were trafficked, she added.
“That is exactly why this (trafficking) courtroom is essential,” Garg said. “When we talk to survivors, they universally say the same thing, that nobody — not the police officers, not the defense attorneys, not the prosecutors, not the judges — ever stop to ask them why (they have no previous criminal history). That allows traffickers to continue to recruit, groom and victimize more people while their other victims are serving out long sentences.”
Claremont Mayor Jed Leano applauded the program, adding that human trafficking is the biggest public safety threat facing his city.
”This program is the right step forward to try to create an unfettered and direct pipeline for victims of trafficking and the services that can end the cycle of violence and coercion,” he said. | https://www.dailybreeze.com/2022/03/31/da-gascon-announces-diversion-program-for-human-trafficking-victims/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:24Z |
ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KETK) — Two men were arrested early Wednesday morning after a deputy allegedly found them to be in possession of stolen guns, a stolen car and multiple narcotics.
On Wednesday at approximately 2 a.m., an Angelina County Sheriff’s deputy was given a tip by a passerby of suspicious activity in a local business parking lot. The deputy promptly responded to the scene, where he found a white Chevrolet Tahoe parked near the business.
When the deputy approached the vehicle, he met the man who claimed to be the driver of the vehicle, who was identified as Jonathan Edward Brandt. Brandt reportedly told the deputy that the vehicle had broken down and that he and his companion were waiting for help.
A short records check then revealed that Brandt had an outstanding warrant for his arrest and was detained. His counterpart, later identified as Lonny Bernal, was in the left rear passenger seat.
After Bernal was removed from the vehicle, officials allegedly found several firearms, along with a large amount of ecstasy, methamphetamine and other pharmaceutical narcotics. Bernal was then detained as officials checked records for the vehicle, revealing that it had been reported as stolen by the Lufkin Police Department.
In addition to the vehicle, at least two of the found firearms were allegedly stolen. The two men were summarily arrested and taken to the Angelina County Jail on multiple charges with additional charges pending. | https://www.ketk.com/news/crime-public-safety/2-arrested-in-angelina-county-meth-bust/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:24Z |
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose was clear in the months after the 2020 presidential election.
“Elections are run better and more honestly than really I think they ever have been,” he said in response to conspiracy theories being floated about the election. Months later, he said in an interview what has proved true in state after state – that voter fraud is rare.
Fast forward to 2022, when Republican secretaries of state face a delicate test with voters: Touting their work running clean elections while somehow not alienating GOP voters who believe the false claims of fraud fueled by former President Donald Trump and his allies.
LaRose has shifted his tone on Twitter, recently saying the “mainstream media is trying to minimize voter fraud to suit their narrative” and “President Donald Trump is right to say that voter fraud is a serious problem.”
That tweet came a day after LaRose learned he had drawn not one but two primary challengers, both of whom have said they believe the 2020 election was stolen from Trump.
All but one of the eight incumbent Republican secretaries of state seeking to continue as their state’s elections chief have drawn at least one GOP challenger who either outright denies Democrat Joe Biden won the presidency or makes unsubstantiated claims that elections are not secure.
That raises the prospect that the nation’s voting process will become further politicized if candidates who embrace conspiracy theories or promote without evidence the false narrative of widespread fraud win races for offices such as secretary of state, which play critical roles in managing elections and are intended to be neutral.
Trey Grayson, a former Republican secretary of state from Kentucky who has been outspoken against the efforts to delegitimize the 2020 presidential results, said some of the incumbent GOP secretaries need room to maneuver politically so they can defeat opponents within their own party who might seek to undermine fair elections if they win.
“These are guardians of democracy,” he said. “Their opponents are people who don’t show respect for the law or evidence or the vote-counting process. They are willing to ignore counts, willing to ignore safeguards we have in the system. In some cases, they are just making stuff up.”
Trump’sfalse claims have led to restrictive voting laws in Republican-controlled states, partisan election reviews, voting system security breaches and now a wave of candidates seeking to take over election administrationat the state and local levels.
In addition to Ohio, Republican secretaries of state in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota are seeking to remain in office. Only Iowa’s Paul Pate is running unopposed.
In Alabama, Idaho, Nevada and North Dakota, the GOP incumbents have opted against seeking reelection or are term-limited, leaving open contests. Wyoming Secretary of State Edward Buchanan has yet to announce his plans.
Democratic secretaries are running to keep their seats in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico and Washington. So far, only one has drawn a Democratic challenger.
The job of secretary of state has tended to attract candidates focused more on process than politics. The races are typically low-key contests overshadowed by campaigns for governor and state attorney general.
That changed after Trump disputed his loss and decided to target election officials in political battleground states, sometimes pressuring them to reverse his loss. In one instance, Trump made a phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in which he asked Raffensperger to “find” enough votes to overturn Biden’s win.
Raffensperger didn’t cede to Trump’s demands and has defended Georgia’s election in a re-election bid this year where he faces three primary challengers. He has sought to counter them by touting his conservative credentials, downplaying differences with Trump and wooing primary voters with a call to ban non-citizen voting. He also has pointed to his efforts to include a photo ID requirement for mail ballots as part of a sweeping election bill passed by lawmakers last year.
At a recent rally in Georgia, Trump blasted Raffensperger as a “lousy secretary of state.” In an interview, Raffensperger said he has been working to counter the continuing misinformation and disinformation campaigns.
“We checked every allegation; I made sure we did,” Raffensperger said. “I stand on the truth, and no one has been stronger on election integrity than me.”
Trump has endorsed one of Raffensperger’s opponents, U.S. Rep. Jody Hice. Hice objected to Georgia’s electoral votes being counted for Biden, despite a lack of any evidence of widespread fraud or tampering. Georgia’s 5 million votes cast for president were counted three times, including once by hand.
Hice has been leading all candidates in fundraising and is part of a new group called the “America First Secretary of State Coalition,” organized by Jim Marchant, a former state lawmaker who is running for the open secretary of state seat in Nevada.
The group, which also includes Trump-endorsed candidates in Arizona and Michigan, has among other things advocated for limits on mail voting.
Trump won Kansas with 56% of the vote, and the state had no significant problems with its 2020 elections. Even so, Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab is facing a Republican primary opponent.
Schwab has pushed back on conspiracy theories and potentially angered many GOP voters in doing so. After a recent hearing in which lawmakers heard from Trump allies making false claims about the 2020 election, he wrote the committee to say the testimony “sought to undermine confidence in our county election officers, election results, and the longstanding systems used to securely conduct elections in Kansas.”
Despite any evidence of problems with Kansas’ elections, Schwab’s Republican opponent, Mike Brown, has called for tougher rules on drop boxes and mail ballots, supports partisan ballot reviews and wants ballots printed on special paper. He said Schwab hasn’t been vigilant when it comes to protecting elections.
Schwab downplayed the criticism and said he has an open line to Trump.
“If he’s got concerns, you know, the president’s team can call our office and say, ‘Hey, we want to talk to you about the 2020 election,’ but they don’t because they know there’s no concerns,” Schwab said.
He and some other incumbents have tried a delicate balance in messaging as they seek to retain their seats — touting election performance in their own state while hinting vaguely at election problems elsewhere.
In South Dakota, Secretary of State Steve Barnett defended the work of his office and blamed “disinformation, misinformation, mal-information” for lowering voter confidence nationwide.
“I can only speak to what went on in South Dakota,” he said. “I can’t speak to what happened in these other states.”
Barnett’s challenger, Monae Johnson, said she was “answering the call of concerned citizens” to run and criticized Barnett for sending absentee ballot applications during the pandemic and supporting online voter registration.
In Ohio, LaRose’s pro-Trump statements haven’t stopped his GOP challenger, former state lawmaker John Adams, from claiming that he hasn’t taken election integrity seriously; a second primary challenger was disqualified for paperwork errors.
Adams told a group of Republicans gathered recently at a sports bar in suburban Columbus that “there’s no way that Trump lost,” likening LaRose to Georgia Democrat Stacy Abrams for his positions in favor of ballot access. LaRose says Adams is basing his campaign on “conspiracy theories and nonsense,” but brushed aside questions about whether his own rhetoric had shifted.
All this has left many GOP primary voters conflicted. Lyle Adcock, 72, a semi-retired computer sales representative who listened to Adams at the sports bar, said he has always trusted Ohio elections but now isn’t sure what to think.
“It’s not like I feel my vote doesn’t count, but I wonder if there is any of this fraud,” he said.
Asked who he was supporting in the secretary of state’s race, Adcock said he hadn’t yet decided.
___
Cassidy reported from Atlanta. Associated Press writers Kate Brumback in Atlanta; Stephen Groves in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and John Hanna in Topeka, Kansas, contributed to this report. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/election-skeptics-roil-gop-contests-for-secretary-of-state/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:23Z |
MAG Silver Corp. (TSX NYSE American: MAG) ("MAG" or the "Company") announces the Company's audited consolidated financial results for the year ended December 31, 2021. For details of the audited consolidated financial statements, Management's Discussion and Analysis, Annual Information Form and Annual Report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2021, please see the Company's filings on SEDAR ( www.sedar.com ) or on EDGAR ( www.sec.gov ).
All amounts herein are reported in $000s of United States dollars ("US$") unless otherwise specified.
HIGHLIGHTS – DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND SUBSEQUENT TO YEAR END
OPERATIONAL
- Significant progress was achieved during the year ended December 31, 2021 on the construction of the 4,000 tonnes per day ("tpd") Juanicipio processing plant as the Juanicipio project team delivered the project for plant commissioning late in the fourth quarter of 2021.
- The plant commissioning timeline was extended, however, by approximately six months until the regulatory approval to tie into the national power grid is obtained. The plant commissioning timeline is now expected to commence in Q2 2022.
- As reported by the operator Fresnillo, the Juanicipio Project is expected to come in on budget with the processing plant expected to be ramped up to 85% to 90% of plant capacity by the end of 2022.
- A regularly updated photo gallery of construction progress at Juanicipio is available at https://magsilver.com/projects/photo-gallery/#photo-gallery .
- Campaign processing of mineralized material from development headings continues through the nearby Fresnillo plant and starting in Q4 2021 mineralized material also began to be campaign processed at Fresnillo's Saucito plant. Saucito's flowsheet better resembles that of the Juanicipio plant and will provide further valuable metallurgical benefits as production commences at Juanicipio.
- The campaign processing rate originally targeted at 16,000 tonnes per month increased significantly to an average of 37,983 tonnes per month in Q4 2021 and to an average of 44,963 tonnes per month for the first two months of 2022.
- Processing at the Fresnillo plants is expected to continue until the Juanicipio plant is commissioned, with Fresnillo making available any unused plant capacity at its Minera Fresnillo and Minera Saucito operations, and if possible matching commissioning and ramp up tonnages that were previously expected at Juanicipio.
- For the three months ended December 31, 2021, on a 100% basis:
- 113,950 tonnes of mineralized material were campaign processed through the Fresnillo and Saucito plants, with 1,519,027 payable silver ounces, 3,641 payable gold ounces, 563 tonnes of lead and 800 tonnes of zinc produced and sold;
- Average silver head grade was 542 grams per tonne ("g/t"); and
- Pre-commercial production sales totaled $39,368 for the quarter (net of treatment and processing costs), less $7,593 in mining and transportation costs, netting $31,775 in gross profit by Minera Juanicipio in the quarter.
- For the year ended December 31, 2021, on a 100% basis:
- 251,907 tonnes of mineralized material were campaign processed through Fresnillo's plants, with 2,974,524 payable silver ounces, 5,975 payable gold ounces, 1,065 tonnes of lead and 1,519 tonnes of zinc produced and sold;
- Average silver head grade was 470 g/t; and
- Pre-commercial production sales of $75,393 (net of treatment and processing costs) less $15,329 in mining and transportation costs, netting $60,064 gross profit in Minera Juanicipio for the year.
- Since commencing campaign processing of Juanicipio mineralized material from development headings in August of 2020 through February 2022, a total of 413,691 tonnes of mineralized development material have been processed through the nearby Fresnillo plant and starting in December 2021 in the Saucito plant:
- contributing cash-flow to offset some of the initial project capital; and
- de-risking Juanicipio's metallurgical performance, which is expected to significantly speed up project ramp-up.
- A further 89,925 tonnes of mineralized development material with a silver head grade of 529 g/t were processed in January and February 2022 through the Fresnillo and Saucito plants.
EXPLORATION
- Results of the Juanicipio 2020 exploration program were reported in the third quarter (see Press Release dated August 5, 2021 ), and the program successfully:
- Confirms, and allows modeling with greater detail and confidence of the high-grade silver resource within the upper parts of the Valdecañas Bonanza Zone (as defined in the 2017 PEA) where the first several years of mining is expected to occur;
- Confirms, expands, and allows improved modeling of the continuous wide mineralization of the Valdecañas Deep Zone (as defined in the 2017 PEA); and
- Confirms, expands, and allows improved modeling of the ever-growing Anticipada Vein.
- The Juanicipio 2021 exploration program was completed in Q4 2021 with $6,296 spent on a 100% basis and was focused on continued step-out and infill drilling of the Valdecañas Vein System (including independent targeting of the Venadas Vein family and the Anticipada Vein).
- The Juanicipio 2022 exploration program is currently in process, with five drill rigs presently on surface running concurrently with continued underground definition and geotechnical drilling, and one rig testing the new Cesantoni target in the northwest part of the Juanicipio concession.
- Deer Trail Project in Utah:
- Assays were released in Q3 2021 for the Phase I drill program (see Press Release dated September 7, 2021 ), which successfully fulfilled all three of its planned objectives by:
- Confirming the presence of a thick section of more favorable carbonate host rocks (the predicted "Redwall Limestone" or "Redwall") below the Deer Trail mine;
- Confirming and projecting two suspected mineralization feeder structures to depth; and
- Intercepting high-grade mineralization related to those structures in host rocks below what was historically known.
- A follow up 5 hole/5,000 metre Phase II drill program commenced in Q3 2021 and is in process with all assays pending.
- Assays were released in Q3 2021 for the Phase I drill program (see Press Release dated September 7, 2021 ), which successfully fulfilled all three of its planned objectives by:
- Subsequent to the year end, the Company entered into a Definitive Arrangement Agreement with Gatling Exploration Inc. (TSXV:GTR, OTCOB:GATGF) ("Gatling") pursuant to which the Company will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Gatling in an all-share transaction. The Company and Gatling have also entered into a loan agreement pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide Gatling with a C$3 million secured convertible bridge loan to finance Gatling's accounts payable and operating expenses.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
- As at December 31, 2021, MAG held cash of $56,748 while Minera Juanicipio had cash on hand of $18,972 on a 100% basis.
- According to the operator Fresnillo, the Juanicipio Project construction is expected to be delivered on budget at $440,000.
- With the current ramp up of underground mine production and given hiring restrictions on contractors arising from new 2021 labour reform legislation, the timing of various sustaining capital expenditures has been brought forward:
- These sustaining capital costs are included in current Juanicipio development costs but are not considered by the operator as part of the $440,000 initial project capital; and
- The costs incurred are expected to reduce future sustaining capital costs and totaled approximately $41,388 on a 100% basis in the second half of 2021 in preparation for the legislation to come into effect.
- The expected cash flow from the ongoing campaign processing until the Juanicipio plant is commissioned, along with the cash held by Minera Juanicipio at December 31, 2021 of $18,972, are projected to substantially fund the remaining capital expenditures in the $440,000 initial capex (a cash call has not been needed since mid-December 2021 which was $21,000 on a 100% basis).
- Should there be additional funding requirements in excess of the cashflow generated, related to further commissioning delays or to additional sustaining capital that is being brought forward prior to attaining commercial production, there may still be further cash calls required from Fresnillo and MAG.
- In Q4 2021, MAG closed a bought deal share offering and issued 2,691,000 common shares, including 15,700 common shares issued to an officer and two directors of MAG and 351,000 common shares issued upon the full exercise of the over-allotment option, at $17.15 per share for gross proceeds of $46,151. The Company paid commission of $2,301 to the underwriters and legal and filing costs totaled an additional $608 resulting in net proceeds of $43,242.
COVID-19
- Fresnillo, the Juanicipio operator implemented a range of safety measures and monitoring procedures, consistent with World Health Organization and Mexican Government COVID-19 directives.
- COVID-19 had an impact on the Juanicipio plant commissioning timeline however during the course of the year:
- In Q1 2021, Fresnillo, as operator, reported that commissioning was pushed out a few months to Q4 2021 as some infrastructure contracts were delayed related to COVID-19; and,
- In Q4 2021, approval to complete the tie-in to the national power grid was extended as noted above related to knock-on effects of the pandemic.
CORPORATE
- MAG continued to refresh its board during the year with three new appointments:
- Ms. Susan Mathieu was appointed to the board on January 13, 2021 increasing the size of the board to eight members;
- Mr. Tim Baker was appointed to the board on March 31, 2021 replacing Mr. Richard Clark who resigned from the board to focus on other professional responsibilities; and,
- Mr. Dale Peniuk was appointed to the board on August 3, 2021 replacing Mr. Derek White who did not stand for re-election at the Company's Annual General and Special Meeting on June 21, 2021.
- On October 16, 2021 MAG announced that Mr. W.J. (Jim) Mallory joined the Company as its Chief Sustainability Officer ("CSO") highlighting the Company's commitment to environmental, social, governance ("ESG") betterment.
- On March 28, 2022, MAG announced the appointment of Fausto Di Trapani as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") effective May 20, 2022. Mr. Di Trapani is a finance executive with experience in the natural resources sector spanning two decades, most recently having served as the Chief Financial Officer at Galiano Gold Inc. Mr. Di Trapani replaces Mr. Larry Taddei, who, after 12 years of service with the Company, will step down from the CFO role to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Taddei will assist in the orderly transition of his duties following Mr. Di Trapani's appointment.
JUANICIPIO PROJECT UPDATE
Underground Mine Production
As of August 2020, mineralized development material from the Juanicipio Project is being campaign processed, refined and sold on commercial terms at a targeted rate through Q3 2021 of 16,000 tonnes per month at the nearby Fresnillo plant 12 kilometres away. The processing rate increased to an average of 37,983 tonnes per month in Q4 2021 and subsequent to the year end to an average of 44,963 tonnes per month for the first two months of 2022. In December 2021, for the first time, 8,725 tonnes were processed at Fresnillo's Saucito beneficiation plant (also 100% owned by Fresnillo). The Saucito plant flowsheet better resembles that of the Juanicipio plant and will provide further valuable metallurgical information as processing commences at Juanicipio. This preproduction toll processing of Juanicipio mineralized development material plus some initial stope production is expected to continue until the Juanicipio plant is commissioned
In the three months and year ended December 31, 2021, 113,950 and 251,907 tonnes of mineralized development material respectively, were processed through the Fresnillo plants, realizing commercial and operational de-risking opportunities for the Juanicipio Project. The resulting payable metals sold and processing details on a 100% basis are summarized in Table 1 (three months ended December 31, 2021) and in Table 2 (year ended December 31, 2021) below.
Table 1: Q4 2021 Development Material Processed at Fresnillo's Processing Plants (100% basis)
(1) Ounces ("oz") for silver and gold and, pounds ("lb") for lead and zinc.
Table 2: Year 2021 Development Material Processed at Fresnillo's Processing Plants (100% basis)
(1) Ounces ("oz") for silver and gold and, pounds ("lb") for lead and zinc.
(2) Processing of Juanicipio mineralized development material at the Fresnillo plant commenced in August of 2020, with no prior processing.
(3) Provisional sales for 2020 were finalized in Q1 2021 resulting in negative adjustment to net sales revenue of $1,146.
The average silver head grade for the mineralized development material and initial stope material processed in the three months and year ended December 31, 2021 was 542 g/t and 470 g/t (three months and year ended December 31, 2020 was 300 g/t and 328 g/t) respectively. This increased grade in the last quarter of 2021 reflects less diluted development material and more stoped vein material being processed.
Processing Plant Construction & Outlook
The Juanicipio project team delivered the Juanicipio plant for commissioning in the fourth quarter of 2021. However, according to the operator Fresnillo, the state-owned electrical company (Comision Federal de Electricidad "CFE"), notified Fresnillo late in December 2021 that the regulatory approval to complete the tie-in to the national power grid could not yet be granted, and the projected commissioning timeline has therefore been extended by approximately six months, with commissioning of the Juanicipio processing plant now expected to commence in Q2-2022 with ramp up to 85 to 90% of the nameplate 4,000 tpd capacity by the end of 2022, according to Fresnillo.
In order to minimize any potential adverse economic effect of the revised commissioning timeline, Fresnillo has indicated it will make available any unused plant capacity at its Minera Fresnillo and Minera Saucito operations to process mineralized material produced at Juanicipio during this period, and if possible match commissioning and ramp up tonnages that were previously expected. The effect on cashflow generation from Juanicipio therefore will also be mitigated while power connection approvals are pending.
With the plant ready to commence commissioning once connected to the power grid, final construction costs are expected to wind down until final commissioning and testing commence. Meanwhile, as noted above, the amount of mineralized development material being processed at the two Fresnillo plats since Q4 2021 has been significantly higher than the original targeted rate of 16,000 tonnes per month. The cash flow from this processing, along with the cash held by Minera Juanicipio at December 31, 2021 of $18,972 and the expected cash flows from continued processing until the Juanicipio plant is commissioned are projected to substantially fund the remaining capital expenditures in the $440,000 initial project capital (a cash call has not been needed since mid-December 2021 which was $21,000 on a 100% basis).
With the current ramp up of underground mine production and given hiring restrictions on contractors arising from new 2021 labour reform legislation, the timing of various sustaining capital expenditures has been brought forward. Labour reform on subcontracting and outsourcing in Mexico was published on April 23, 2021 and came into effect on September 1, 2021. With various restrictions on hiring contractors, Fresnillo, as operator, has indicated a need to internalize a significant portion of its contractor workforce and perform much of the development work directly rather than outsourcing it to contractors. This requires investment in equipment to be utilized in underground operations, either not previously in the project scope or not envisaged to be required until later in the mine life. As well, certain underground development expenditures related to processing development material and some small items brought forward from project investments planned in the future are considered sustaining capital by Fresnillo. The costs incurred are expected to reduce future sustaining capital costs and totaled approximately $41,388 on a 100% basis in the second half of 2021 in preparation for the legislation to come into effect. These costs are included in the current Juanicipio development costs but are not considered by the operator as part of the $440,000 initial project capital. Should there be additional funding requirements in excess of the cashflow generated related to further commissioning delays or to additional sustaining capital that is being brought forward, there may still be further cash calls required from Fresnillo and MAG.
Juanicipio Exploration Update
The planned expenditures for the 2022 Exploration Program total $7,000 with the programs designed to expand and convert the Inferred Mineral Resources included in the Deep Zone into Indicated Mineral Resources, and to explore other parts of the Juanicipio concession. All aspects of the exploration work continue to be done under strict COVID-19 protocols. Subsequent to the year-end in mid-January, 2022, drilling began on the first hole on the "Cesantoni Kaolinite Pits"(Cesantoni) target (assay pending). Cesantoni lies in the northwestern corner of the Juanicipio concession, roughly 6 km west of the Valdecañas Vein and related underground and surface infrastructure.
The 2021 Juanicipio exploration program was completed in late 2021, with an actual spend of $6,296 on a 100% basis and was focused on continued step-out and infill drilling of the Valdecañas Vein System (including independent targeting of the Venadas Vein family and the Anticipada Vein). In total, 23 targets (holes) were successfully tested with 21 being deep infill holes and two exploration holes on other parts of the Juanicipio concession, resulting in 29,421 metres drilled. The program results will be released in Q2 2022 pending receipt of all assays.
Assays for the Juanicipio 2020 drill program were released in the Q3 2021 (see Press Release dated August 5, 2021 ). The 2020 drill program successfully:
- Confirmed, and allowed modeling with greater detail and confidence of the high-grade silver resource within the upper parts of the Valdecañas Bonanza Zone where the first several years of mining will occur;
- Confirmed, expanded, and allowed improved modeling of the continuous wide mineralization of the Valdecañas Deep Zone; and,
- Confirmed, expanded, and allowed improved modeling of the ever-growing Anticipada Vein.
DEER TRAIL PROJECT UPDATE
Phase I drilling commenced in November 2020 and was completed in Q2 2021 with assays and interpretations released in the third quarter of 2021 (see Press Release September 7, 2021 ). Phase I saw the completion of three holes and 3,927 metres drilled from surface and successfully fulfilled all three of its planned objectives by:
- Confirming the presence of a thick section of more favorable carbonate host rocks (the predicted "Redwall Limestone" or "Redwall") below the Deer Trail mine;
- Confirming and projecting two suspected mineralization feeder structures to depth; and
- Intercepting high-grade mineralization related to those structures in host rocks below what was historically known.
Phase II drilling commenced at the Deer Trail Project on August 20, 2021 and is in process, planned for 5,000 metres of drilling over 5 holes. Deviation/directional drilling is being used in Phase II to make the drilling more efficient and accurate. In part to facilitate the directional drilling, drilling contractors were changed in Q1 2022, with the new contractor on site and preparing to resume drilling.
GATLING ACQUISITION
Subsequent to the year end, the Company entered into a Definitive Arrangement Agreement with Gatling pursuant to which the Company will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Gatling in an all-share transaction. The Company and Gatling have also entered into a loan agreement pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide Gatling with a C$3 million secured convertible bridge loan to finance Gatling's accounts payable and operating expenses.
Gatling is a Canadian gold exploration company focused on advancing the Larder Gold Project, located in the prolific Abitibi greenstone belt in Northern Ontario, Canada. The 3,370 ha Larder Project hosts three high-grade gold deposits along the Cadillac-Larder Lake Break, 35 km east of Kirkland Lake and 7 kilometers west of the Kerr Addison Mine. The project is 100% owned by Gatling and is comprised of patented and unpatented claims, leases and mining licenses of occupation within the McVittie and McGarry Townships. All parts of the Larder property are readily accessible and MAG expects to engage the existing exploration team going forward.
Qualified Person: Dr. Peter Megaw, Ph.D., C.P.G., has acted as the Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101 for this disclosure and supervised the preparation of the technical information in this release. Dr. Megaw has a Ph.D. in geology and more than 40 years of relevant experience focused on ore deposit exploration worldwide. He is a Certified Professional Geologist (CPG 10227) by the American Institute of Professional Geologists and an Arizona Registered Geologist (ARG 21613). Dr. Megaw is not independent as he is Chief Exploration Officer and a Shareholder of MAG.
FINANCIAL RESULTS – YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021
As at December 31, 2021, the Company had working capital of $57,761 (December 31, 2020: $94,513) including cash of $56,748 (December 31, 2020: $94,008) and no long-term debt. As at December 31, 2021, Minera Juanicipio had cash of $18,972 (MAG's attributable 44% share $8,348). The Company makes cash advances to Minera Juanicipio as ‘cash called' by the operator Fresnillo, based on approved joint venture budgets. In the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company funded advances to Minera Juanicipio, which combined with MAG's Juanicipio expenditures on its own account, totaled $74,136 (December 31, 2020: $64,270).
The Company's net income for year the ended December 31, 2021 amounted to $6,025 (December 31, 2020: $7,097 net loss) or $0.06/share (December 31, 2020: loss of $(0.08)/share). MAG recorded its 44% income from its equity accounted Investment in Juanicipio of $15,686 (December 31, 2020: $2,214) which included MAG's 44% share of net income from the sale of pre-production development material (see Table 3 below). Share based payment expense, a non-cash item, recorded in the year ended December 31, 2021 amounted to $4,256 (December 31, 2020: $3,122), and is determined based on the fair value of equity incentives granted and vesting in the year.
Table 3: MAG's income from its equity accounted Investment in Juanicipio
Shareholders may receive, upon request and free of charge, a hard copy of the Company's Audited Financial Statements. The Company's 40-F has also been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
About MAG Silver Corp. ( www.magsilver.com )
MAG Silver Corp. is a Canadian development and exploration company focused on becoming a top-tier primary silver mining company by exploring and advancing high-grade, district scale, silver-dominant projects in the Americas. Its principal focus and asset is the Juanicipio Project (44%), being developed with Fresnillo Plc (56%), the operator. The Project is located in the Fresnillo Silver Trend in Mexico, the world's premier silver mining camp, where the operator is currently developing an underground mine and constructing a 4,000 tonnes per day processing plant. Underground mine production of mineralized development material commenced in Q3 2020, and an expanded exploration program is in place targeting multiple highly prospective targets at Juanicipio. MAG is also executing a multi-phase exploration program at the Deer Trail 100% earn-in project in Utah.
This release includes certain statements that may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts are forward looking statements, including statements that address our expectations with respect to the timing and success of plant pre-commissioning and commissioning activities, processing rates of development materials, future mineral production, and events or developments. Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "seek", "anticipate", "plan", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "may", "will", "project", "predict", "potential", "targeting", "intend", "could", "might", "should", "believe" and similar expressions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Although MAG believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, impacts (both direct and indirect) of COVID-19, timing of receipt of required permits, changes in applicable laws, changes in commodities prices, changes in mineral production performance, exploitation and exploration successes, continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions, political risk, currency risk and capital cost inflation. In addition, forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, including that data is incomplete and considerable additional work will be required to complete further evaluation, including but not limited to drilling, engineering and socio-economic studies and investment. The reader is referred to the MAG Silver's filings with the SEC and Canadian securities regulators for disclosure regarding these and other risk factors. There is no certainty that any forward-looking statement will come to pass, and investors should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements. Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange nor the NYSE American has reviewed or accepted responsibility for the accuracy or adequacy of this press release, which has been prepared by management.
Please Note: Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosures in MAG's annual and quarterly reports and other public filings, accessible through the Internet at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov
LEI: 254900LGL904N7F3EL14
For further information on behalf of MAG Silver Corp. Contact Michael J. Curlook, VP Investor Relations and Communications Phone: (604) 630-1399 Toll Free:(866) 630-1399 Email: info@magsilver.com Website: www.magsilver.com | https://investingnews.com/mag-silver-reports-2021-annual-results/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:25Z |
CarbonlandDAO and Trust ESG NFTs Protect Forest Biodiversity and Generates Carbon Removal Credits
SHERIDAN, Wyo., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Now with the help of blockchain technology, you can prevent deforestation, preserve biodiversity, and enjoy outdoor activities by joining CarbonlandDAO. Blockchain Laboratories LLC is developing ESG NFTs to represent rights to visit and stay in forestland conserved by CarbonlandDAO.
And, if you're a forest owner, you can generate revenue from the sales of carbon removal credits by enrolling in the Carbonland Trust's Carbon Conservation Protocol. It is developing revenue streams for landowners from carbon removal credits and long-term contracts for them.
"We're using a distributed ledger technology for Carbonland Trust's ESG NFTs to conserve forest biodiversity and offer property owners more economical benefits to protect trees rather than having them cut down," said Bergsma.
"And, with CarbonlandDAO's ESG NFTs, you can be part of conservation efforts, have a say in management decisions, and receive recreational opportunities on protected land."
Bergsma is the founder of Blockchain Laboratories LLC, which is a web3 venture studio developing the ESG platforms.
Blockchain Laboratories team members will be at Miami NFT Week April 1-3 and Bitcoin 2022 April 6-7 in Miami Beach to promote the ESG NFTs. If you're interested in learning more about the company's ESG focused development, you can visit their website to see what they're working on.
Carbonland Trust was successfully chosen as an XRPL Wave 2 grant winner. This funding event was a grant of USD 200,000 and is eight times larger than the Wave 1 grant received in September 2021 at USD 25,000 to initially work on the Carbonland Trust protocol.
Starting in April, you can purchase Membership NFTs and governance tokens to be part of CarbonlandDAO. NFTs and tokens can be used for reserving vacation time on nature preserves and for voting on the governance of the DAO.
Right now, during the launch, the company is looking at protecting lands in the U.S. but will be expanding to Canada and Europe, and other countries depending on their real estate laws. CarbonlandDAO and Trust have regenerative guidelines for properties to meet and maintain for the carbon conservation easement.
"We can only buy land in countries that have similar real estate laws to the U.S. to protect token holders. We're also only looking at countries that have a good land registry and record title system already in place," said Bergsma.
The land must have a biodiverse forest with a mixture of different tree or plant species and can't be susceptible to disasters such as forest fires to reduce the risk of damaging the ecosystem. It must also be close enough to urban areas for token holders to enjoy the land for recreation purposes.
"We're looking for forested lands that aren't planted in the same dense rows for logging. We're also looking for a mixture of trees and other flora with some type of biodiversity on the property," said Bergsma.
The first round of CarbonlandDAO governance tokens will create a funding pool so we can protect properties that meet our conservation easement criteria, says Bergsma.
The Membership NFTs would be perfect for outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers. As they offer access to outdoor recreation areas for camping, hiking, and spending time outside with friends and family.
That's how CarbonlandDAO is different from other conservation organizations. Most people supporting other conservation efforts never have a chance to put a foot on the property they're helping to protect.
The plan is to manage the land with regenerative principles and to reduce dangers such as forest fires with live-in rangers. Rangers will live in small low impact off-grid buildings with a minimal carbon footprint.
"Any development and improvements made to properties will be sustainable and low impact, and try to use reclaimed materials to reduce the carbon footprint," said Bergsma.
The proceeds from the sale of carbon removal credits from DAO properties will help support conservation efforts and pay for any improvements on the property.
"If you're an outdoor enthusiast, concerned about deforestation and climate change and would like to be part of the solution, or a forest owner and want to get paid to protect trees then CarbonlandDAO or Carbonland Trust are perfect opportunities for you," said Bergsma.
For further information or to schedule an interview, contact Boone Bergsma, Blockchain Laboratories LLC, at (360) 703-4510 or [email protected].
SOURCE Blockchain Laboratories LLC | https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carbonlanddao-and-trust-esg-nfts-protect-forest-biodiversity-and-generates-carbon-removal-credits-301514881.html | 2022-04-01T01:13:25Z |
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BEIJING >> Residents of eastern Shanghai hoping to emerge from a four-day COVID-19 lockdown got some bad news Thursday night: Some will be confined to their homes for at least 10 more days.
It was the latest wrinkle in the lockdown of China’s largest city as it struggles to eliminate an omicron-driven coronavirus outbreak under China’s zero-COVID policy. Shanghai’s 26 million residents were initially told the eastern part of the city would be locked down for mass testing over four days, followed by a similar exercise in the west.
The city announced new restrictions nine hours before the lockdown of the east was scheduled to end at 5 a.m. Friday. It was unclear how many people would have to stay in their homes beyond that. Meanwhile, the four-day lockdown of the western part of Shanghai was set to start at 3 a.m.
There was a bit of good news elsewhere in China in the country’s largest COVID-19 outbreak since the initial one in early 2020 that devastated the city of Wuhan and other parts of Hubei province. Authorities announced the lifting of a citywide lockdown in the province that has been hardest hit.
Residents of Jilin will be able to move about freely starting Friday for the first time in more than three weeks, state broadcaster CCTV said, citing a city notice. They will be required to wear masks and, when indoors, stay 1 meter (3 feet) apart. Public gatherings in parks and squares are prohibited.
The spread of COVID-19 has been brought under control in Jilin but not in the rest of Jilin province, officials said at a news conference. Some progress has been made in Changchun, the provincial capital and an auto manufacturing hub that has been locked down since March 11.
By far, most of the cases in the ongoing outbreak have been in Jilin province, which borders North Korea in China’s industrial northeast. Smaller outbreaks have popped up across the country, including Shanghai, the country’s financial capital.
Ma Chunlei, a senior Shanghai official, acknowledged shortcomings in the city’s response. Authorities have rushed to bolster food deliveries to the city after panic buying stripped store shelves of necessities.
“We didn’t prepare sufficiently enough,” Ma said. “We sincerely accept the criticisms from the public and are making efforts to improve it.”
He spoke before the new rules for Pudong, the half of Shanghai on the east side of the Huangpu River, were announced Thursday night. People living in a building where a positive case had been found will be required to stay home for 10 more days. Residents of other buildings in the same residential compound will be confined for three more days.
People living in the surrounding neighborhood of a positive case will face less restrictive limits. They may be allowed out to shop for necessities, but only for a limited time on certain days.
The two-phase lockdown of Shanghai, being carried out over eight days, has shaken global markets worried about the possible economic impact. China’s manufacturing activity fell to a five-month low in March, a monthly survey showed Thursday, as lockdowns and other restrictions forced factories to suspend production.
German automaker BMW’s plants in Shenyang, a northeastern city in Liaoning province, have been closed for more than a week because of pandemic controls.
About 16 million people will be tested during the lockdown in Puxi on the west side of the river in Shanghai. Residents are not allowed to leave their neighborhoods or housing compounds during the four-day period, with groceries or meals delivered to their complexes.
China on Thursday reported 8,559 new cases in the previous 24-hour period, of which 6,720 had no symptoms. The proportion of asymptomatic cases has been higher than in previous outbreaks, particularly in Shanghai. About 100 of the new cases were imported ones among people who had recently arrived from abroad. | https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/03/31/breaking-news/china-reopens-1-city-as-shanghai-lockdown-enters-2nd-phase/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:26Z |
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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Tiger King star Joe Exotic files for divorce from husband Dillon Passage a year after their separation
Tiger King's Joe Exotic has filed for divorce from husband Dillon Passage as he serves a 22-year sentence for plotting to murder rival Carole Baskin.
The former animal trainer, 59, is hoping he and his ex, 25, 'can both move on with their lives and divorce quickly and amicably,' his lawyer, Autumn Blackledge told TMZ.
The news comes a year after the bartender reportedly pulled the plug on their four-year marriage via a phone call to the Fort Worth, Texas prison.
Tiger King's Joe Exotic has filed for divorce from husband Dillon Passage as he serves a 22-year sentence for plotting to murder rival Carole Baskin
At the time, Exotic - full name Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage - was said to be heartbroken 'considering rushing to file a petition to divorce in order to beat Passage.'
A source claimed the star emailed a friend while fresh from the phone call, telling them he felt 'abandoned and alone and just wanted to mean something to someone,' per TMZ.
Though the past owner of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park appeared upset about the split, Dillon said, at the time, that there are no hard feelings and he will still support Joe through his prison sentence.
The latest: Joe Exotic's exPassage (L) revealed on Instagram in July 2021 that he's in a new relationship with a man named John
Passage reportedly called it quits with Joe because he grew lonely during his husband's time behind bars and wanted to date again.
In July 2021, he posted a picture of his new boyfriend John, who he called his 'rock' and said has helped him 'get through it all' during some 'hard' times.
Four months prior, Passage detailed his and Joe Exotic's breakup in a social media post, which read, 'To answer the main question the public wants to know, yes, Joe and I are seeking a divorce.
Moving on: At the time, Passage said of his new beau, 'John has been my rock and helping me get through it all'
'This wasn't an easy decision to make but Joe and I both understand that this situation isn't fair to either of us. It's something that neither of us were expecting but we are going to take it day by day.'
Passage said he would 'continue to have Joe in [his] life and do [his] best to support him while he undergoes further legal battles to better his situation.'
The couple initially tied the knot December 11, 2017, months after Exotic's previous spouse Travis Maldonado died after accidentally shooting himself October 6, 2017.
Pumping up: Passage shared a shot of himself and John working out on social media
Authorities said Exotic in December 2017 attempted to bribe an FBI agent to murder Baskin, and was recorded saying, 'Just like follow her into a mall parking lot and just cap her and drive off.'
Exotic was also convicted in connection with numerous wildlife law violations in the deaths of five tigers, and infractions of the Endangered Species Act.
He found fast fame while incarcerated amid the release of the popular Netflix doc Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10674355/Tiger-King-Joe-Exotic-files-divorce-Dillon-Passage-year-separation.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-04-01T01:13:25Z |
Ilja Dragunov vs. Roderick Strong for the NXT UK Championship is set for next week’s episode of WWE NXT UK.
During this week’s episode, Dragunov and Strong had a sit-down interview with Andy Shepherd.
As noted, Roderick Strong made his NXT UK debut earlier this month.
Ilja Dragunov has been the NXT UK Champion since he defeated Gunther at WWE NXT Takeover 36 on August 22, 2021.
Below is the lineup so far for next week’s episode:
* Ilja Dragunov (c) vs. Roderick Strong (NXT UK Championship Match)
* Charlie Dempsey vs. Wolfgang
WWE NXT UK airs every Thursday at 3 PM ET on Peacock in the United States and WWE Network everywhere else.
Below is the interview with Shepherd and a clip of NXT UK Superstars Jordan Devlin, A-Kid, Amale, Nathan Frazer, NXT UK Tag Team Champions Moustache Mountain, and Emilia McKenzie reacting to the upcoming title match.
One week before they are set to clash for the #NXTUK Championship, @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR and @roderickstrong sit down with Andy Shepherd to discuss their upcoming showdown. pic.twitter.com/tq86so10ox
— NXT UK (@NXTUK) March 31, 2022
The #NXTUK Superstars are eager to witness @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR and @roderickstrong collide for the NXT UK Championship next week. pic.twitter.com/PwFTbMPmZY
— NXT UK (@NXTUK) March 31, 2022
Have a news tip or correction? Send it to [email protected] | https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2022/03/nxt-uk-championship-match-set-for-next-weeks-wwe-nxt-uk/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:26Z |
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Humacyte, Inc. (FormPOS AM)
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0001818382-22-000014 | https://www.benzinga.com/secfilings/22/03/26388263/humacyte-inc-formpos-am | 2022-04-01T01:13:26Z |
Operation Highlights and Grants Restricted Share Units
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 31, 2022) - Canadian Manganese Company Inc. (NEO: CDMN) (the "Company"), which holds the Woodstock battery metal manganese property in New Brunswick, is pleased to report its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2021.
This news release should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited financial statements and the associated management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) for the year ended December 31, 2021, which are available on the Company's website at www.CanadianManganese.com or under the Company's profile at www.sedar.com.
2021 HIGHLIGHTS
In early 2021, the Company engaged Mercator Geological Services Limited to update its 2014 technical report on the Woodstock Project in an updated National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report, including preparation of a revised resource estimate, assuming the production of high purity manganese sulphate monohydrate ("HPMSM") and updated economic assumptions.
On April 30, 2021, the Company completed its acquisition of Maximos Metals Corp. ("Maximos") and a concurrent $6.2 million equity financing.
On May 5, 2021, the Company appointed Matthew Allas as President and Chief Executive Officer. Previously, Mr. Allas had been President and Chief Executive Officer of Maximos since 2018.
Throughout 2021, following the completion of the reassessment of strategic focus from the production of Electrolytic Manganese Metals ("EMM") to HPMSM, including current pricing analysis and preliminary operating cost estimates, the Company worked with its consultants on the preparation of the updated Technical Report, and expanded its engagement efforts with stakeholders of the Woodstock Project, including the Government of New Brunswick and local First Nations communities.
In December 2021, the Company filed its updated Technical Report prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101, reporting an updated Mineral Resource Estimate for the Plymouth manganese-iron deposit at Woodstock. The new Mineral Resource estimate, which was prepared in accordance with the CIM Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Reserves as amended in 2014 (CIM Standards 2014), now stands at 43,070,000 tonnes grading 10.01% manganese (utilizing a cut-off grade of 5% Mn) in the Inferred category.
The updated Technical Report noted that well defined opportunities to expand the current mineral resources exist in the immediate strike and dip extension areas of the mineralized zones that comprise the currently defined deposit and that the nearby, historically explored Hartford Mn-Fe deposit has good potential for definition of new mineral resources.
In November 2021, the Company commenced a 5,000 metre diamond drilling program on the Woodstock Project, following the Phase I recommendations of the Technical Report, which was substantially advanced during the first quarter of 2022.
On January 31, 2022, the Company's shares were listed on the NEO Exchange and commenced trading under the symbol CDMN.
2021 FINANCIAL RESULTS
The consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2021 consolidate the accounts of Maximos and Spark Minerals Inc. ("Spark") commencing April 30, 2021 and the accounts of Mongoose Mining Ltd. ("Mongoose") (including Spark) commencing November 10, 2021.
The Company recorded no revenue in the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded a loss of ($14,271,924) compared to a loss of ($125,998) for the same period in 2020. The loss in the current year included a loss recognized in connection with the Maximos Acquisition of ($12,101,069), share based compensation of ($631,558), a Mongoose RTO listing cost of ($811,149), and $162,512 income from the reversal of flow-through premium.
Current assets at December 31, 2021 were $6,204,163, compared to $63,486 at December 31, 2020. Current liabilities were $1,380,170 at December 31, 2021, including accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $839,747 and a flow-through share premium liability of $540,423, compared to current liabilities of $321,979 at December 31, 2020.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company completed a private placement of common shares and flow-through common shares raising a total of $6,203,176.
On November 10, 2021, Spark and Mongoose closed their previously announced reverse takeover transaction. Pursuant to the transaction, the Company's indirect 53.1% equity interest in Spark was exchanged for 13,006,993 common shares of Mongoose, representing a 40.7% equity interest in Mongoose. Mongoose is listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the trading symbol MNG.
At December 31, 2021, the Company held exploration and evaluation assets with a carrying value of $11,390,853, including $5,236,940 on the Woodstock Project, and Mongoose's Cobequid property in Nova Scotia with a carrying value of $6,153,912 (before a 59.3% non-controlling interest).
GRANT OF RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS ("RSU"s)
The Board of Directors has approved the grant, subject to NEO Exchange approval, of a total of 240,000 RSUs to an investor relations consultant pursuant to the RSU Plan.
ABOUT CANADIAN MANGANESE
Canadian Manganese is a battery metals company whose principal focus is advancing the development and commercialization of its wholly-owned Woodstock Project, a manganese carbonate ore deposit strategically located in New Brunswick, Canada. The Company's mission is to become the global ESG leader and primary North American based supplier of high purity manganese products to the lithium-ion battery industry, in particular the electric vehicle market.
For further information:
investors@CanadianManganese.com
Matthew Allas: President and CEO +1 647 338 3748
John F. Kearney: Chairman +1 416 362 6686
Additional information is available at www.CanadianManganese.com
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements relating to, but not limited to, the Company's expectations, intentions, plans and beliefs. Forward-looking information can often be identified by forward-looking words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "goal", "plan", "intend", "estimate", "may" and "will" or similar words suggesting future outcomes, or other expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, intentions or statements about future events or performance. Forward-looking information in this press release includes statements regarding the Company's mission to become the global ESG leader and primary North American based supplier of high purity manganese products to the lithium-ion battery industry. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement include, but are not limited to, failure to establish estimated resources and reserves the grade and recovery of ore which is mined varying from estimates, capital and operating costs varying significantly from estimates, delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental, environmental or other project approvals, delays in the development of projects changes in exchange rates, fluctuations in commodity prices, inflation, the impact of COVID-19 and other factors. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results. A description of additional risk factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking information can be found in the Company's disclosure documents on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. Shareholders and prospective investors should be aware that these statements are subject to known and unknown risks uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. Shareholders are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. By its nature, forward-looking information involves numerous assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, forecasts, projections and various future events will not occur. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking information whether as a result of new information, future events or other such factors which affect this information, except as required by law.
NEO Exchange has neither reviewed nor approved this press release for the adequacy or accuracy of its contents.
To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/118834 | https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2022-04/55664990-canadian-manganese-company-inc-canadian-manganese-reports-2021-year-end-results-296.htm | 2022-04-01T01:13:26Z |
New Jersey brewery feels Ukraine ripple effect from rising grain prices
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CITY OF ORANGE — Struggling with the rising cost of grains, aluminum and fuel due to inflation exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, New Jersey brewery Four City Brewing Company says it will have to raise prices in its taproom soon.
The craft beer maker cans its product in Orange, New Jersey, in a labor-intensive operation, weighing the filled cans by hand as they are packed into boxes.
So far, the company has managed not to raise prices, but that may not last.
“Grain has gone up 18, 20, 25 cents a pound. So when you’re talking about hundreds, maybe a thousand pounds per batch, it’s a lot of money,” said co-owner Anthony Minervino.
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Ukraine, among the world’s leading exporters of grain and vegetable oils, has introduced export licenses for wheat and suspended exports of rye, oats, millet, buckwheat, salt, sugar, meat and livestock since the invasion, which Russia calls a “special military operation.”
“It’s at least going to be $1 to $2 more, probably per pour in the taproom, probably a couple of dollars on each case per keg,” said Roger Apollon Jr., another co-owner.
“Nothing extreme. But we have to cover our costs because the costs have been pretty significant.”
Minervino said the war in Ukraine will likely have a ripple effect, and has been compounded by earlier inflation on everything from the barley – that is a key ingredient in brewing their beer – to aluminum for the cans, shipping and electricity prices.
The brewery’s biggest margin is in their taproom, which is where they hope to recoup some of their losses.
“If you want to compare prices three months ago to make the can of beer as opposed to today, we have the grain, the aluminum, there’s fuel surcharges, the shipping and everything, it’s gone up significantly,” said Minervino. (Reporting by Hussein Waaile; Writing by Roselle Chen; Editing by Karishma Singh and Aurora Ellis) | https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/new-jersey-brewery-feels-ukraine-ripple-effect-from-rising-grain-prices | 2022-04-01T01:13:27Z |
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Senate gave final Friday approval to a modified version of a climate change bill, but the passage of the long-sought measure revealed deep rifts between the two chambers, including among Democrats.
The vote along veto-proof majority party lines sends the bill to the governor’s desk, possibly by Friday. Republicans, who opposed the bill, used the vote to highlight discord over how the bill was changed. Those senators said they plan to continue to raise concerns that the Senate is rolling over and showing its belly to the House on key issues.
“We’re getting run over by the House of Delegates, and this is bill No. 1,” said Sen. Steve Hershey, R-Upper Shore. “I think everyone should be aware that we’re starting a ticker on how many bills are coming across like this where we’re going to have to take it or leave it.”
The bill calls for a 60% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2031 based on 2006 levels. The state is expected to meet a carbon-neutral goal by 2045. Owners of large buildings are also expected to reduce or offset their carbon footprint in roughly 8 years.
Sen. Paul Pinsky, D-Prince George’s and chair of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, acknowledged some chagrin over changes but said the core of his original bill remains in place.
“We can tell our children and grandchildren we took steps,” said Pinsky, as he urged senators to agree with the House changes. “We didn’t stay silent. We didn’t put our head in the sand that’s getting more water. We didn’t ignore this. We didn’t deny climate change was real. We have taken steps.”
Some Democrats who supported the bill were already grumbling that the House watered down the original version.
One late change removed efforts to encourage the installation of solar panels on news schools as the state spends more than $2.2 billion to modernize those buildings statewide.
“Our grandchildren are going to refer to us as crazy and say ‘what were they thinking when they adopted policies that did not put solar panels on roofs but instead covered our agriculture productive land with solar panels?'” said Sen. Chris West, R-Baltimore County and sponsor of the solar panel effort. “It is the wrong way to go.”
Another House-induced change added a pilot program that would help some counties replace aging school buses with electric buses. Utility companies could help offset the costs and then get to lease back electricity stored in those buses during the summer during peak energy use.
The Senate Finance Committee is currently considering a House bill that would have created the program. That same committee has rejected similar efforts in other years.
Sen. Malcolm Augustine, D-Prince George’s, said the amendment supersedes the Senate committee process.
“I’m new here. I thought we had some rules, single subject, things like that,” he said. “I’m a little troubled by the way that this is happening. Overall, I’m very, very supportive of this bill, but this is very troubling. It’s very, very troubling, and I’m very upset by it.”
Some believe the change was made to help larger counties, namely Montgomery County, with their efforts to convert their bus fleets. Augustine said it could force residents of his county to help offset the cost of new buses purchased by neighboring Montgomery County through rate increases of as much as 7%.
Sen. Ben Kramer, D-Montgomery, said Montgomery County is already moving to clean bus technology. He denied his country would disproportionately benefit.
“What you’re witnessing colleagues is parochialism rearing its very ugly head,” said Kramer. “We are the state of Maryland. Our decision process does not end at jurisdictional boundaries.”
Republicans seized on the irritation with the House in the closing 10 days of the session, suggesting that the Senate was being dominated by what senators consider the “lower chamber.”
“We are all aware of it now. It’s not a secret anymore. It’s not, hey, games behind (the scenes) that are being played,” said Hershey. “We’re all seeing it and this is No. 1. I know that this side of the aisle is going to start pointing out these bills because we’re feeling marginalized. The Senate is feeling marginalized right now. We’ve now become the House of Delegates’ annex and it’s very, very frustrating to see all the work that we’re doing, whether we agree on the bills or not, we’re putting a lot of effort into good policy over here.”
The criticism also harkens back to last session when the House bottled up Pinsky’s climate change bill and later got its way on other key issues, including police reform and sports wagering.
Now, Republicans point to late changes in the climate bill as well as an overhaul of the Senate’s recreational marijuana legislation. The changes make the bill conform to one from the House that will include a constitutional amendment as well as a bill that lays out some broad strokes for implementation and a number of studies.
When asked if the marijuana bill was one Republicans would add to their list of legislation in which the Senate gave in to the House, Hershey said: “Definitely. The Senate dealt with market structure and licensing. The first 77 pages of (the Senate) bill was stricken and replaced with the (House) bill.”
Senate President Bill Ferguson made light of the situation as he called for a vote to concur with changes made by the House to a bill he sponsored.
“While we’re annexing, let’s just go ahead and annex the whole way,” he said, later adding “that the legislative process is at times about compromise.
“Sometimes we agree, sometimes we don’t and when we don’t we try to find a way to work through it and I think that’s what the best of the legislature looks like,” Ferguson said. | https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/03/31/climate-change-bill-shows-rift-between-house-senate-and-democrats/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:26Z |
HONOLULU (KITV4) -- The criminal trial against the brother of former Honolulu deputy prosecutor Katherine Kaoloa is underway at Federal Court in Honolulu. The drug trafficking trial for Dr. Rudolph “Rudy” Puana began Thursday morning in federal court.
Federal prosecutors charged Dr. Puana with prescribing drugs to nearly 1,000 patients between 2012 and 2017. Twenty-one of them received 30-milligram oxycodone pills, but a “staggering number” of those pills went to just two patients, prosecutors said.
The first witness prosecutors called to the stand was Puana’s ex-wife and co business partner, Dr. Lynn Puana.
Lynn Puana stated that in 2018, “Rudy” Puana had a drug addiction problem. He told her he was taking 10 oxycodone pills a day. She said it was “very surprising” and added that she “can’t recall a time she prescribed 10 pills a day,” to a patient.
Lynn said she suggested he go to rehab on the mainland, which he did in August 2018. She says she then bought rest of the clinic from him and changed its name.
Lynn said in September Rudy contacted her and asked her to retrieve a notebook from the locked room in the clinic where they kept drugs and other items. She said the notebook appeared to contain notes on treatments of individuals.
“I was confused and. A little bit shocked. I didn’t quite understand at all what was going on,” Lynnn told the court.
She explained they kept electronic records which is why she found the printed document was confusing.
Lynn decided to mail the notebook to her lawyer instead of giving it to Rudy. The notebook included notes on drugs given to patients.
One of the patients in the drug notes was a person named “KK” in 2014 which Lynn suggested to the court was Rudy’s sister, Katherine Kealoha.
More witnesses are expected to take the stand later Thursday.
As someone who grew up in foster care, the only thing that mattered to me was finding love and belonging. Being able to connect with the community as a reporter in Hawaii is why I do what I do. | https://www.kitv.com/news/crime/day-1-of-drug-trial-against-katherine-kealohas-brother-rudy-puana-begins/article_7a6b298a-b149-11ec-9d36-b3d050c3878b.html | 2022-04-01T01:13:27Z |
People who suffered from even mild cases of COVID-19 face an increased risk of being diagnosed with diabetes within a year of recovering from the illness, a new study reports.
Researchers found that people who had COVID-19 were about 40% more likely to develop diabetes within a year after recovering, compared to participants in a control group. The likelihood of developing diabetes grew if the patient suffered from a serious infection that led to hospitalization or a stay in intensive care.
"What's surprising is that it is happening in people with no prior risk factors for diabetes" before becoming infected with COVID-19, said Ziyad Al-Aly, the lead author of the study.
These latest findings add to a growing list of studies showing that people who suffered from COVID-19 are at risk of facing other long-term health problems. Those include heart and kidney ailments and chronic fatigue.
Al-Aly also helped lead the study that showed the prevalence of cardiac issues in people who survived COVID-19 infections.
This newest study, published Monday in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal, analyzed data from more than 180,000 patients from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The study's authors compared patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and survived the illness for more than a month with more than 4 million other people who didn't contract COVID in the same period. This data was also compared with another 4.28 million patients who were treated at the VA in 2018 and 2019.
The paper states that around 1% to 2% of people who have been infected with COVID will develop diabetes as a result. That may seem like a small number, but nearly 80 million people in the U.S. have had COVID, Al-Aly told NPR — meaning 800,000 to 1.6 million people developing diabetes who might not have otherwise.
"That translates to a really significant number of people with new onset diabetes in the U.S. and many, many more around the world," Al-Aly said.
Nationwide, approximately 34 million people had diabetes pre-COVID, according to Jorge Moreno, an internal medicine physician at Yale University who didn't work on Al-Aly's study. Doctors expect roughly 1.5 million new people to be newly diagnosed with diabetes each year during normal times, he told NPR.
What to look out for
This study shows that as a nation, more attention needs to be paid to the long-term effects of COVID-19, Al-Aly said. More vigilance can start at the doctor's office.
"We need to start treating COVID as a risk factor for diabetes," Al-Aly said, adding that each person who has come down with the virus needs to be screened.
Moreno told NPR he believes this study will create more awareness among general practitioners and endocrinologists, like himself, to screen patients who have had COVID for diabetes and other complications.
Those who've had COVID should also be closely monitoring their health and changes in their body, Moreno said, and should seek help at the first sign of an issue. Major symptoms for diabetes include increased thirst, frequent urination (which is not influenced by how much liquid consumed) and blurry vision. Major weight fluctuations are also a sign.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.nepm.org/national-world-news/2022-03-31/covid-19-infection-increases-your-risk-for-diabetes-a-new-study-says | 2022-04-01T01:13:27Z |
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Mark Bontempo’s biography: what is Jojo Siwa’s ex up to now?
Mark Bontempo is an American TikTok star, social media influencer, guitarist, and musician. He also made headlines for being the boyfriend of actress Jojo Siwa. Mark is currently residing in Los Angeles, United States of America.
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Mark Bontempo shares cover songs and videos of top musicians on his Instagram account. He released his debut single titled Love Again in March 2021. His biography reveals what the musician is up to currently after breaking up with Jojo Siwa.
Profile summary
- Full name: Mark Bontempo
- Popular as: Jojo Siwa’s ex
- Gender: Male
- Date of birth: 2 July 2002
- Age: 19 years old (as of April 2022)
- Zodiac sign: Cancer
- Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Current residence: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Nationality: American
- Ethnicity: White
- Religion: Christianity
- Sexual orientation: Straight
- Height in feet: 5’ 4”
- Height in centimetres: 165
- Weight in Pounds: 132
- Weight in kilograms: 60
- Eye colour: Green
- Hair colour: Brown
- Father: Paul A
- Mother: Renee
- Siblings: 4
- Marital status: Single
- Occupation: TikTok star, social media influencer, guitarist, musician
- Net worth: $100k
- Instagram: @markbontempo
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Mark Bontempo’s bio
Mark was born in Los Angeles, California, the USA, on 2 July 2002. His ethnicity is white, and he is of American origin. Mark's mother is Renee Bontempo, and his father is Paul A Bontempo.
Who are Bontempo's siblings?
The American TikToker has a brother named Mason Bontempo and three elder sisters. Mark Bontempo’s sisters are Madison ‘Fisher’, Marissa, and Mackenzie.
How old is Mark Bontempo?
Mark Bontempo’s age is 20 years as of 2022. He celebrates his birthday on 2 July, and his birth sign is Cancer.
What does Mark Bontempo do?
He is an up-and-coming musician, guitarist, TikTok star, and social media influencer. Mark launched his online career on 4 August 2020, when he posted his first TikTok video on the video-sharing platform.
He garnered fame when he began releasing cover songs and posting them on his Instagram account. He mainly uploads Ed Sheraan's cover songs, and his fans love his professionalism in performing pop songs.
The American guitarist is also planning to release more original songs in the future. For instance, he has already released a solo music track titled Love Again on 12 March 2021.
What is Mark Bontempo’s net worth?
According to Popular Bio, the American social media personality has a net worth of around $100k, but this information is not official and is under review.
Who is Mark Bontempo's girlfriend?
The American TikToker is currently not in a romantic relationship. However, he was engaged to the American actress, dancer, and YouTuber Jojo Siwa.
When did Jojo date Mark?
The duo started appearing together on 4 August 2020. Jojo Siwa and Mark Bontempo decided to make it public in a video where Jojo introduced him as her boyfriend.
Is JoJo Siwa still with Mark Bontempo?
Jojo revealed that the duo had parted ways on 19 November 2020 on Instagram. However, most of her fans left hateful comments on the post, blaming Mark for the couple’s decision to break up by labelling him toxic, but Jojo came forward and defended Mark via an Instagram post.
Mark Bontempo’s height
His height is 5 feet 4 inches (165 centimetres). He weighs 132 pounds, equivalent to 60 kgs. Also, he has brown hair and dreamy green eyes.
Online presence
The American musician is active on Instagram, where he posts pictures and cover song videos. At the time of writing, Jojo Siwa’s ex has over 50.1k followers. Also, he has a TikTok account where he uploads several videos. Currently, the TikToker has over 319k followers with over 2.6 million likes on his TikTok content.
Mark Bontempo is an aspiring musician, guitarist and social media influencer. He spends most of his time at the studio singing, and he has released a song titled Love Again.
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Antiguan man sentenced to 18 years for raping 11-y-o daughter
Wednesday, March 30, 2022ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) — An Antiguan High Court judge has sentenced a father to 18 years in jail after he admitted to raping his 11-year-old daughter.
The court heard that the child was raped at least three times by the 40-year-old man between 2018 and 2019.
“I don't know what got into you…you are clearly a person in need of some form of psychiatric treatment and I hope you will get it and you will come to terms with yourself and ask for forgiveness,” Justice Stanley John said while imposing the sentence on Tuesday.
The court was told that in February 2018, the complainant and her brother were removed from the custody of their mother and placed with the defendant by welfare officials due to allegations that they were being beaten by their mother.
The child went to live with her father who was in a relationship and one day while his partner was not home, he entered the child's room while she was sleeping on her stomach, pulled down her clothes and proceeded to have sex with her.
He then threatened to beat her if she told anyone, so she kept silent. In August 2019, the accused raped his daughter again in the same manner, repeating the threats.
The court heard that the incestuous activity continued that same night when the victim and her step-mother were sleeping in the same bed and the accused climbed in between them.
The next morning, the woman asked the child if her father had sex with her and she confessed and when confronted told the girlfriend that he did so because she was not having a sexual relationship with him.
While the stepmother did not report the matter to the police, she moved out of the home and the matter came to public attention during a quarrel between the two ex-lovers.
A person who had witnessed the quarrel informed the child's mother of the situation and she reported the matter to the police.
The father, whose name is not being disclosed to protect the child, admitted to three counts of unlawful sexual intercourse, a plea which afforded him the customary one-third reduction in the 30-year sentence that Justice John started with.
The convicted man was given 18 years for each count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. The sentences will run concurrently.
“I hope that this type of situation never comes before the court of Antigua and Barbuda again,” the judge said.
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Missouri man charged in Jan. 6 riots, accused of hitting officer
DREXEL, Mo. — A Kansas City-area man has been charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol.
Cale Douglas Clayton, of Drexel, Missouri, is accused of civil disorder, assaulting officers, stealing government property, and other crimes. He was arrested Thursday.
Court documents show the FBI received an online tip one day after the riots. The tip identified Clayton as one of the rioters.
The FBI reported agents used body-cameras worn by a number of officers to validate the tip and confirm that Clayton was involved in the riot.
The FBI released pictures allegedly showing Clayton in a red baseball hat, red Kansas City Chiefs sweatshirt, khaki vest, jeans and boots to the Capitol grounds on the day of the riots. Investigators allege that Clayton can be heard on video shouting at officers.
The following is a transcript of what Clayton allegedly yelled at officers, according to court documents.
“We are going to win. You don’t have enough for all of us. You might hit me once or twice. You might spray me with pepper spray. I don’t give a f***. There ain’t enough for millions of people here and you know
it,” Clayton said at one point on the video according to court documents.
Less than an hour later the FBI said Clayton was again on video, this time closer to the Capitol. He is still yelling at officers.
The following transcript took place over a span of five minutes, according to the court documents.
“You guys are losing a lot of bodies.”
“Get that pepper spray out. . . not enough.”
“You guys fired the first f***ing shot. You know that right? You guys fired the first shot.”
“Keep that door open. We’re gonna come in right there.”
“You guys realize your President told us to be here. Your President! Hey, how does that make you feel? You’re defying your own f***ing country. Your own country you’re defying. . . . The s*** has hit the fan, yes. Remember that. Who do you [inaudible]? The f***ing city of D.C.? The f***ing mayor? Or the President of the United States. Are you a patriot? Or are you a f***ing yes man?”
“F***ing brain washed. You’re f***ing brain washed. Look at you guys. Brain washed. Brain f***ing washed. This is so much bigger than what we’re f***ing doing right here. This is just the tip of the iceberg. 84 f***ing million of us. Pissed off. What are you guys gonna do? . . . .Which side of history are you guys gonna be on?”
“Think about it. [Inaudible] the revolution. You ain’t gonna stop it. It’s already happening. . . You guys are just gonna be a little speed bump along the way.”
“Your f***ing president told us to be here. You should be on this side, right here, going with us. You are an American citizen. Your f***ing President told you to do that. You too. You too. You. All of you guys. That Tweet was for you guys. For us. For you.”
Court documents show Clayton didn’t just yell. They say his actions escalated the longer he was with other accused rioters.
At one point, investigators said Clayton is on video grabbing a police officer’s shield.
Clayton can also allegedly be seen picking up a police baton after it was dropped by an officer. The red arrow in the photos from the FBI below points to the baton.
Other photos show Clayton allegedly threatening an officer with the baton as he holds the officer’s shield.
Court documents say Clayton is also in surveillance video from outside the U.S. Capitol. It shows him moving up the stairs toward police as they tried to clear trespassers from the area.
As an officer tries to grab the baton from Clayton’s hand, he allegedly hits one of the officers. Clayton is also accused of becoming violent with an officer as the officer tried to arrest him.
Clayton was eventually taken into custody on Jan. 6. He was transported to a police station and later released without charges.
In the investigation since the riots, investigators allege that Clayton violated several crimes and there is enough probable cause to prosecute him.
An FBI special agent and FBI task force officer interviewed Clayton in Drexel two months after they received the tip that he was involved in the riots.
During the interview, Clayton said he was in D.C. at the time to attend a rally supporting President Donald Trump. He also said that after the rally he went to the Capitol and was arrested while he tried to return a police baton to an officer.
Clayton said he did not riot or engage in violence or vandalism.
He is the latest suspect to be charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol. Several other Kansas and Missouri residents have been charged as well.
Six people linked to the Kansas City metro chapter of the Proud Boys, who were charged in connection with the insurrection, pleaded not guilty to the crimes earlier this month.
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Column: Chicago Bulls need a healthy Lonzo Ball to be at their best for the playoffs, but his status remains unclear
The Chicago Bulls faced off against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night at the United Center to begin a stretch of five straight home games, trying to put themselves in good position for a playoff run.
They’ll have one more road game — April 10 at the Minnesota Timberwolves — before a much-anticipated return to the postseason for the first time since 2017.
Building some momentum is paramount for a team that has saved its worst for last. After going 39-21 and battling through some difficult injuries, the Bulls regressed significantly, losing 11 of 16 games and slowly sinking in the Eastern Conference standings.
Hopes of finishing as the third or fourth seed in the East and earning home-court advantage for at least the first round appear remote. But hanging on to the No. 5 spot over the Toronto Raptors should be attainable with a strong finish.
No matter their opponent in the first round — the Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics or Philadelphia 76ers — the Bulls will enter the playoffs as huge underdogs, thanks to their post All-Star break slide and a combined 1-11 record against those four teams.
Alex Caruso said the goal is to “find the best version of us” down the stretch.
“When we play at that version, we’re a really good team,” he said.
The problem is the Bulls haven’t played at that level for several weeks, even since the recent returns of Caruso and forward Patrick Williams. The loss of Lonzo Ball to a meniscus tear in his left knee has been one of the biggest reasons for the Bulls’ woes, and there’s no certainty he will be back for the postseason.
On March 21, the Bulls announced a 10-day pause on Ball’s running program to give him more time to heal from arthroscopic surgery done in January. Before Thursday’s game against the Clippers, coach Billy Donovan said Ball would be “ramping up” again but added it would be a gradual process to see how he responds.
Ball has recovered well since the surgery, Donovan said, but getting back to game speed is another matter.
“Sprinting is where he’s had some discomfort,” Donovan said. “Pulling him back, he does feel fine. It’s just when he gets to doing anything full speed. … And we’ll see if this (pause) has helped.”
The Bulls’ postseason hopes don’t hinge on Ball’s return. Caruso can run the show, and rookie Ayo Dosunmu continues to develop into a dependable player. But there’s no doubt the Bulls would receive a big emotional lift if Ball somehow were able to make it back for the playoffs.
“That’s our starting point guard, so if you get that back to any team, it’s going to be a good addition,” Caruso said Thursday. “I don’t know what his timetable is or what the plan is for him. … But he looks like he’s in good spirits. He’s been working.
“So cross our fingers and see what happens when that day comes.”
Crossing fingers might not be enough. With only 10 days left in the regular season, is there enough time?
Donovan said doctors have given no indication Ball can’t do it.
“He really wants to play,” Donovan said. “But he’s also going to be smart in terms of how he’s feeling, and he’s going to be realistic and the doctors will put their heads together. But certainly every day that goes by, and time that passes by, you’re moving closer and closer to the end of the season.”
And if Ball can’t make it back in those 10 days, could he still make his return in the postseason?
Donovan couldn’t answer that question but said if Ball responds well to the ramp-up they’ll get a better idea from doctors.
As for now, the Bulls are grappling with a difficult final stretch that continues a Saturday game against the Heat, who have beaten them all three times in the season series, and includes back-to back games Tuesday and Wednesday against the defending champion Bucks and Celtics.
It’s time to see what they’re made of.
“Any team that’s planning on playing in the postseason has to have a high sense of urgency this time of the year,” Caruso said. “It’s just about us going out there and trying to fine-tune some stuff, work on some defensive coverages and stuff we might try in the playoffs.
“But overall, it’s about sharpening us and making sure we’re ready to go.”
It has been a roller-coaster season for the Bulls, but after their failed rebuild and overall bad vibes from the Jim Boylen era, no one can say it hasn’t been fun to watch. If the Bulls do go on to lose in the first round, fans might debate whether the season was a success, which might be unfair but is the way the world works these days.
Once the Bulls proved they were back, everyone was excited about the possibility of a happy ending, which would include at least one playoff-series win.
But this team has never done anything the easy way, so why start now? With or without Ball, the Bulls can succeed in the playoffs if everyone pulls together behind DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine.
“The East, 1 through 6 (seed) right now, is pretty tight, even with Cleveland one game behind,” Caruso said. “I don’t really worry about matchups. Once the playoffs start, it’s zero-zero. I’ve seen teams lose 3-1 or 4-0 in a season series and then win in five or six games.
“Playoffs are unpredictable. When that day comes, we’ll see where we’re at.”
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TikTok stars help family of St. Louis teen who fell to death from Florida ride
ST. LOUIS — Family and friends gathered Thursday in St. Louis to remember 14-year-old Tyre Sampson, who fell to his death from an amusement park ride last week in Orlando, Florida.
People are also remembering the teen at ICON Park, where the tragedy happened on March 25.
Meanwhile, donations from around the world have poured in to help with funeral expenses and the cost of flying Sampson’s body back home to St. Louis. Sampson’s mom organized a GoFundMe that has raised more than $14,000.
A popular TikTok account, the D&Z Family, with 5.1 million followers stepped in to show support, inspiring others to do the same.
“There’s not really able to be present because of this hard time, and they’re trying to handle all of the other things that a mother really doesn’t want to deal with at this time,” said Isaiah Edwards of the D&Z Family. “We just took it upon ourselves to say, man, although this family is not from here, console them as if they’re from here.”
Sampson played with the Bad Boyz Football Club in East St. Louis over the past few years. He was an honor roll student and attended school in St. Louis.
Dior Moore said her family took Sampson with them on the family trip to Orlando.
“They were excited to go on the ride, just have a good time at the park in general,” said Moore.
Moore’s brother was with Sampson the night he fell to his death.
“I was actually on the phone with my mom. I was FaceTiming her,” said Moore. “As they were coming down, I saw literally everything. And the entire time, I thought it was my brother. I didn’t think that it was Tyre.”
Moore said he was a good kid with a big heart and had dreams of one day playing in the NFL.
“I just want people to remember Tyre as this amazing kid. Just an amazing individual, who loved everybody and was a great person to everybody — a very, kind sweet kid,” she said.
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Hall of Famer football player Lawrence Taylor pleads not guilty to sex offender address charge in Broward County
Lawrence Taylor, the ex-football great who spent his Hall of Fame career as a linebacker with the New York Giants, pleaded not guilty Wednesday during his arraignment on charges of failing to register as a sex offender.
Taylor, 63, was arrested Dec. 16 for failing to report his address change to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
Taylor’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, said Taylor used his home address instead of a hotel address.
Taylor must report address changes as a sex offender due to a plea agreement in a 2010 incident in which he had sex with a 16-year-old who he said claimed to be 19 years old. He pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct and sex with an underage prostitute, both misdemeanors, and was sentenced to six years’ probation.
Eiglarsh said Taylor wants the charges dropped because Taylor changed his living situation only because Pembroke Pines police suggested he stay at a nearby hotel due to martial problems. He said Taylor registered with the correct address and complied with the plea arrangement.
“He registered,” Eiglarsh said. “He just put an address down that he thought was accurate. That’s the house he’s been living in for years.
“But he spent some time 50 yards away at a hotel that’s close to his house because of the marital problems he’s having.”
“He took their instruction and still believed that his address was the home that he lived in for years, and he was still living in the pool house from time to time,” Eiglarsh said. “So, he mixed his time there. So, did he violate the law? I don’t think so.”
Taylor, a trend-setter as a pass-rushing linebacker, won two Super Bowls (XXI and XXV) with the Giants, won the NFL MVP in 1986, is a 10-time All Pro and 10-time Pro Bowl selection, and was named to the NFL’s 100th and 75th Anniversary All-Time teams, among numerous other honors.
He also competed on “Dancing With the Stars” on ABC-TV in 2009.
Taylor has had numerous brushes with the law over the years. In Florida, he’s had incidents related to cocaine, driving under the influence (a September 2016 incident in which he hit a motor home and then a highway patrol car), and a November 2009 hit-and-run crash in Miami-Dade County (he left his Cadillac Escalade after crashing into a Lexus; no one was injured).
He’s also had troubled financial dealings, declaring bankruptcy in 1998, and at least two trips to drug rehabilitation. Also, in 2016, his wife was arrested by Pembroke Pines police on a domestic violence charge for throwing an object that hit Taylor in the head.
Eiglarsh said the failure to report charges against Taylor are both felonies and carry a maximum of 10 years in prison.
Chris Perkins can be reached at [email protected].
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of a downtown Los Angeles building where an explosion injured 12 firefighters has been allowed to enter a judicial diversion program that allows him to avoid jail time and potentially have all charges dismissed.
A court commissioner on Wednesday granted the diversion request for Steve Sungho Lee. He and his companies must pay more than $125,000 in investigative fees, make sure the property meets fire and building codes and arranging for Fire Department training.
Lee owned a commercial building on East Boyd Street in the city's Toy District that caught fire on May 16, 2020. Firefighters had to run for their lives when a ball of flames shot out the building and scorched a fire truck across the street.
Firefighters inside the building had to run through a wall of flames he estimated as 30 feet (9 meters) high and wide, and those on the roof scrambled down a ladder that was engulfed in fire.
Fire officials said the building was a warehouse for Smoke Tokes, a wholesale distributor of supplies for smoking and vaping products including butane hash oil, a concentrated cannabis extract that can be eaten, smoked or vaped. Highly flammable butane is used in the manufacturing process.
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Most of the injured firefighters still haven't returned to work and one, Capt. Victor Aguirre, was hospitalized for more than two months and all of his fingers had to be partially amputated, according to a lawsuit he filed against the building and business owners.
Aguirre alleged that the area contained “hundreds of illegally and improperly stored butane canisters and thousands of illegally and improperly stored nitrous oxide cylinders.”
A fire department report concluded that the blaze, which spread to a nearby building, was fueled by an “excessive quantity” of the containers.
Investigators from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives concluded that the fire started under a storage rack in the building and that a worker with a lit cigarette was seen in the area. The cause of the fire was ruled accidental.
However, city prosecutors filed more than 300 misdemeanor charges of violating fire and safety codes against Lee, his companies and owners of businesses in the building and nearby properties. That included more than 160 counts against Lee and his companies.
If Lee meets all conditions of his judicial diversion program for two years, the charges will be dismissed.
“Mr. Lee will be deemed by law to have never been charged," said his attorney, Blair Berk. “The exhaustive federal investigation of the tragic fire objectively concluded that the cause was accidental, and there was no finding of any wrongdoing by Mr. Lee or his companies.”
City Attorney Mike Feuer opposed diversion for Lee, noting the severity of the fire, the injuries suffered by the firefighters and Lee's alleged failure “to take steps which could have mitigated the extent of the blaze."
The owners of Smoke Tokes and another business, Green Buddha, agreed in November 2020 to pay $139,000 each to cover investigative costs and to move out of the building. Charges against them were later dismissed.
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Power play: Ahmed-Alkali replaces Aniebonam as NNPP national chairman
In what observers termed high-wire politics, the new members of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) have taken over the affairs of the party, with Rufai Ahmed Alkali elected as national chairman during its convention held in Abuja on Wednesday.
He replaced the party’s founder and pioneer chairman, Boniface Aniebonam, who became the chairman of the Board of Trustees.
Alkali, a professor of political economy from Gombe State, was the national organising secretary of the party. He had previously served as national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), political adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan as well as three-time commissioner in Gombe.
As was the case with the All Progressives Congress, the NNPP opted for consensus in the selection of the members of the national executive committee. Thirty members were elected to oversee the affairs of the party for the next four years.
Other members of the new executive include John Ifemeje (Anambra), deputy national chairman; Dipo Olayoku (Ogun), national secretary; Suleiman Hunkuyi (Kaduna), national organising secretary; Ahmed Ajuji (Adamawa), deputy national secretary; Sanin Malam (Bauchi), national treasurer; and Bem Angwe (Benue), national legal adviser.
Read also: Kwankwaso moves to NNPP to challenge APC, PDP
In his acceptance speech, the new national chairman of the party said the establishment of the party was the beginning of the journey to a new dawn for Nigerians, adding that NNPP would do its best to ensure the development of Nigeria to a higher level on every side.
He said, “Nigerians are tired and are therefore looking for a better option; we are that new option and we shall do our best to ensure that everybody is carried along.
“However, you have to play your part by registering with INEC to get your voter cards and coming out to vote during elections.”
Also speaking, Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former Kano State governor, urged Nigerians, especially the youths, to join the NNPP to restore Nigeria and provide the fresh air desired by citizens.
According to him, the NNPP is well placed to restore the nation to its former glory and greater heights.
He called on youths to join the party, saying they would be guaranteed jobs and quality education without strike, among others.
“This party is all about correcting the mistakes of the past and with your support, we will achieve a better Nigeria. NNPP will soon be the number one force in the country,” Kwankwaso said.
He also urged the party’s delegates to go back to their various states and local governments to mobilise people for the NNPP.
“The nation has been experiencing low voter turnout in elections because people are tired of the existing parties. This NNPP is fresh air for Nigerians because citizens are looking for a new and better Nigeria since they are tired of the status quo,” he added. | https://businessday.ng/politics/article/power-play-ahmed-alkali-replaces-aniebonam-as-nnpp-national-chairman/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:28Z |
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SAN DIEGO , March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Zalkin Law Firm has announced the selection of founding partner and attorney Irwin M. Zalkin to 2022 Super Lawyers®, a trusted legal ranking guide developed through a multiphase selection process. Attorney Zalkin has been long recognized in Super Lawyers®. In the 2022 edition, he was listed for his effective advocacy in San Diego, California in the practice area of "Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff."
Part of Thomson Reuters, Super Lawyers® lists no more than 5% of all private practice attorneys in the U.S. in its annual legal guide. It utilizes third-party nomination and two rigorous reviews to select listed lawyers. As such, its selection process is often regarded as a highly competitive, in-depth performance review.
The first review is conducted by the Super Lawyers® research team through independent research. Candidates are evaluated on a dozen categories of professional achievement, some of which include:
- Settlements and verdicts
- Representative clients
- Special licenses and certifications
- Awards and accolades
- Pro bono work
The second review is the peer review, or the Blue Ribbon Review. In this step, a panel of top-rated lawyers reevaluates the candidates. Each panelist focuses on reevaluating candidates within their own areas of practice. This ensures that each listed lawyer is respected by their peers.
A staunch advocate for sexual abuse survivors, Attorney Zalkin has long been regarded for his groundbreaking representation. He has taken on and won complex sex abuse and assault cases against the Catholic Church, Boy Scouts of America, Jehovah's Witnesses, colleges and universities, and more.
Congratulations to Attorney Zalkin on earning a listing in 2022 Super Lawyers®! His first listing was all the way back in the 2008 edition. He was listed again in 2011 and 2012, then in every edition since 2014. He is also recognized by Martindale-Hubbell, The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100, and the Public Justice Foundation, among others.
As one of the nation's most trusted sexual abuse law firms, The Zalkin Law Firm has won millions of dollars in compensation for survivors in California, New York, and nationwide. It has secured historic global settlements in high-profile cases against the world's most powerful organizations and institutions, as well. No matter the complexity, no matter the scale of the coverup, its attorney team is equipped to uncover the truth and fight for accountability in single- and multi-victim cases. Learn more at https://www.zalkin.com/. To find out more about Super Lawyers®, visit https://www.superlawyers.com/.
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Will Marlon Wayans Reprise His Role in 'Bel-Air' Season 2? What We Know So Far
By Katherine StinsonMar. 31 2022, Published 6:56 p.m. ET
Warning: The following article contains spoilers for the Bel-Air Season 1 finale.
Will Smith's (Jabari Banks) long-lost father Lou (Marlon Wayans) finally reentered the picture in the Season 1 finale of Bel-Air. However, while it initially appeared as if the father and son had a true chance of reconciling, things quickly went south.
Lou killed the father-son trip down memory lane by blaming Will's mother Vy (April Parker Jones) for being the root cause of everything bad that had happened to him. Will called him out for not taking responsibility and Lou responded by placing his hand on Will's throat.
Naturally, Lou leaves the Banks family home in Bel-Air after the scuffle. Is there any hope for Will to get along with Lou after that?
Will Marlon return as Lou in 'Bel-Air' Season 2?
Let's face it. Any hopes of reconciliation between Will and Lou seemed to be totally shot at the end of the Bel-Air Season 1 finale.
Bel-Air's show-runners T.J. Brady and Rasheed Newson told TV Line how they wanted to ensure Will's reunion with Lou didn't play out exactly the same way it did in the original '90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
T.J. explained that they "wanted whatever we did to involve more members of the family. They were complicit in telling a 4-year-old a story that wasn’t necessarily true and couldn’t decide when would be the right time to come clean. They missed the opportunity, and it blew up in their face."
Rasheed elaborated on Will's decision to give Lou a chance, saying that, "If he was just a deadbeat, Will probably would not want to bother with him. There’s nothing to explore there. Louis is still a deeply flawed person and a failed father, but he is making choices that he believes are in the best interest of his son. You can disagree with the choice, but the motive is still good."
Sadly, the two showrunners did not elaborate on whether or not Marlon could return in Bel-Air Season 2, which has already been renewed by Peacock. However, they did serve us a bit of info on Will's Season 2 journey, mentioning that "he’s going to try and define himself in Los Angeles outside of Bel-Air ... The incident with Lou coupled with Jazz’s words and Will’s journey are going to take him on that coming-of-age self-discovery that everyone can relate to."
Given that Marlon's appearance as Will's father was kept tightly under wraps until the Bel-Air Season 1 finale, we think it's a given that the showrunners will stay mum on any possible future return appearances of Lou.
However, Bel-Air has demonstrated that it's not afraid to go there for Will and the Banks family, so who knows what the future holds for the new Fresh Prince?
You can stream all of Bel-Air Season 1 now on Peacock. | https://www.distractify.com/p/will-marlon-wayans-be-in-bel-air-season-2 | 2022-04-01T01:13:29Z |
Short Film Chronicles the Quinceañera Dream of One Woman
NEW YORK, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marking International Transgender Day of Visibility, Pantene today released a documentary-style short film chronicling the Quinceañera of a transgender woman, Isa, denied one as a teenager. Longtime agency Grey New York created the campaign.
Against great odds (see stats), from job discrimination to systemic violence, transgender women have made significant progress in Latin America, holding elective office and as business leaders.
People begin understanding their gender identity as early as three years old. But many transgender people don't know or share this about their gender until later in life due to safety and issues of cultural acceptance.
"It doesn't matter when or at what age someone knows who they are, whether at 15 or 44. Whenever they feel comfortable being themselves and sharing that truth is a moment to celebrate," said Martina Brubacher, Director of Communications for Pantene for Latin America, "As a brand, we know the power of hair and how it can be a statement for expressing one's true self, so it's important for us to feature stories like Isa's, a transgender woman who celebrates her journey."
The Quinceañera is a dream come true for many Latina girls as they turn fifteen. But this rite of passage to womanhood, celebrated by family and community, has often excluded transgender women from this cultural milestone.
Pantene has partnered with Isa, a transgender woman in her forties, to give her the Quinceañera she never had. The film tells her poignant story and follows her preparations leading up to and including the day with her friends and family. (Link to the film)
"For all the times I had to hide my identity and deny my existence - today I say, I am here. I am Isa," said Isa
The integrated digitally-led campaign includes online video, social media, influencers, and public relations. The brand once again worked with GLAAD, which accelerates the acceptance and inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people by sharing stories and accessing all forms of media to uplift members of the community.
"The team chose to launch this film on International Day of Trans Visibility – to inspire every young transgender person. Anything is possible; happiness and acceptance is something everyone deserves," said Javier Bonilla, Executive Creative Director at Grey.
Please see statistics on the challenges transgender people face:
- Since Statista started collecting data, 2021 is the year with the highest number of deaths of transgender and gender-diverse people, with 375 murders recorded between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021. Most of the murders took place in Brazil (125), Mexico (65), Honduras (53), and the United States (53).
- According to the data reported by Sin Violencia LGBTI, between the years 2014 and 2020, 1403 people from the LGBTI community were murdered for reasons related to prejudice against their sexual orientation or gender identity.
- 94% of the transgender population In Brazil reports suffering some form of violence motivated by discrimination due to their gender identity
- 175 transgender people were murdered in Brazil in 2020, 41% more than in 2019 (the country leads the ranking of murders of trans people in the world)
Source
1. Roa, M. M. (2021, November 18). Infografía: Los países con más asesinatos de personas trans. Statista Infografías. Retrieved March 30, 2022, from
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2.3.4 Sin Violencia LGBTI. "Des-Cifrando La Violencia En Tiempos De Cuarentena." Sin Violencia LGBT, June 2021, https://sinviolencia.lgbt/des-cifrando-la-violencia-entiempos-de-cuarentena/.
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Grey, the global communications network, is part of AKQA Group. Its parent company is WPP (NYSE: WPP). Under the banner of "Grey Famously Effective" the agency serves a blue-chip roster of many of the world's best-known companies: Procter & Gamble, Google, Volvo, Amazon, GlaxoSmithKline, Kellogg's, Netflix, the NBA, Pfizer, YouTube, Canon, Nestlé and Applebee's. In recent years, Grey has been named ADWEEK'S "Global Agency of the Year" twice; ADVERTISING AGE's "Agency of the Year" and CAMPAIGN magazine's "Global Network of the Year" in recognition of its creative and business performance (www.grey.com).
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‘WeCrashed‘ follows the incredulous rise and fall of the shared workspace company WeWork and the parallel, equally fast-moving life of its co-founder and CEO, Adam Neumann. As the value of his company rockets into the billions, Adam and his wife, Rebekah, begin to lead an increasingly opulent life. Episode 5 finds them on a mansion buying spree after Adam gets a generous $100 million line of credit from JPMorgan Chase.
The real-life counterparts of the show’s central couple have made the news on countless occasions. And while many aspects of the Neumanns’ lives are covered, we got curious about what their actual property portfolio looks like. Here’s what we found.
How Many Houses do Adam and Rebekah Neumann Own?
Interestingly, the show doesn’t seem to be too far from reality on the topic of a mansion-buying spree that Adam and Rebekah Neumann seemingly went on. According to reports, multiple major Wall Street banks were trying to gain favor with Adam in the hopes of being given the opportunity to oversee the WeWork I.P.O. when it happened. The task was apparently estimated to be worth $50 million in fees. JPMorgan Chase reportedly loaned Adam over $95 million, and part of the money was used to purchase five mansions!
Thus, at the time that WeWork faced a sharp decline in valuation and after its failed 2019 I.P.O., the Neumanns apparently left the United States and traveled to multiple countries, including briefly settling in Israel. On their return to the United States, they began selling their properties. At the time that they returned, they seemingly had six valuable properties and, by 2022, had reportedly sold four.
They sold the six-bedroom townhouse in Gramercy Park, Manhattan (the property is depicted on ‘WeCrashed’) for about $14 million. The other properties sold off include a Hamptons farmhouse (for $1.25 million) and a mansion in Westchester. Their sprawling 10-acre estate in Corte Madera, California, near San Francisco, was also seen put up for sale in August 2020 for $27.5 million. Adam had purchased the Corte Madera property in 2018 for $21.4 million.
What is the Value of Adam and Rebekah Neumann’s Properties?
After leaving WeWork, in around 2020, Adam Neumann lost his billionaire status, and his net worth was estimated to be between $450 million and $750 million by Bloomberg and Forbes. This was a far cry from the over $4 billion net worth he had at one point in 2019. However, with WeWork going public in October 2021, Adam’s net worth once again crossed into the billions, and he is currently estimated to be worth $1.5 billion.
Ultimately, according to reports, the Neumanns spent about $80 million on homes since 2010, buying at least five. Thus, the value of their properties (including the ones sold) is likely close to $80 million and likely even slightly higher due to the rise in property prices over time.
Read More: Where is WeCrashed Filmed? | https://thecinemaholic.com/how-many-houses-do-adam-and-rebekah-neumann-own/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:29Z |
By Darlene Superville | Associated Press
WASHINGTON — 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.
Associated Press writers Meg Kinnard in Columbia, South Carolina, and Colleen Long and Ben Fox contributed to this report. | https://www.dailybreeze.com/2022/03/31/jeopardy-star-amy-schneider-visit-the-white-house/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:30Z |
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KETK) – The Texas Medical Board temporarily suspended the medical license of an East Texas doctor who was arrested and charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child.
The TMB suspended the license of Karl Frederick Kauffman after “determining his continuation in the practice of medicine poses a continuing threat to public welfare.” The suspension is effective immediately.
The board panel found that Kauffman was arrested and charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child, a first-degree felony. The suspension of his medical license is temporary, but it will remain in place until the board takes further action.
A temporary suspension hearing with notice will be held as soon as practicable with 10 days notice to Kauffman, unless he decides to waive the hearing.
The charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child is a felony of the first degree, punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life, or for any term of not more than 99 years or less than 25 years. | https://www.ketk.com/news/crime-public-safety/east-texas-doctor-has-medical-license-suspended-after-child-sexual-abuse-arrest/ | 2022-04-01T01:13:30Z |