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Ayurveda for Neurological Issues: Can It Help?
March 31, 2022 by Staff
Filed under Health, Opinion, Weekly Columns
(ThyBlackMan.com) Ayurveda is one of the world’s oldest medical systems. At its root, there’s the understanding that our ailments are caused by a lack of balance, which is why ayurvedic doctors focus on restoring health through a holistic approach. In particular, maintaining an equilibrium of bodily humors, or doshas, is key to prevention and treatment.
Given the prevalence of neurological illnesses ranging from headache to Alzheimer’s, many patients wonder if there’s an ayurvedic cure for these.
Neural System Diseases in Ayurvedic Medicine
Ayurvedic medicine links neurologic problems with a poor balance of vata, one of the three doshas in the human body. Associated with space or air, vata bears characteristics such as coldness and dryness.
Deranged vata dosha, often in combination with pitta and kapha, the other two humors, is believed to be the primary cause of many diseases. Here are just some of the issues:
- common headache as well as migraine;
- memory impairments;
- seizures and tremors;
- tingling and other abnormal sensations;
- loss of sensitivity in certain body parts;
- slurred speech, and more.
Get Ayurvedic Consultation for Relief
If you are interested in professional Ayurveda services, in particular Ayurvedic treatment for neural issues, the platform https://www.alveda.life/ should be your provider of choice. Work with a personal Alveda doctor to get diagnosed via an Ayurveda online consultation.
Apart from guaranteed appointments with your dedicated expert providing both video and text chat communication, the company offers you monthly Ayurvedic tips as well as special offers for subscribers.
Staff Writer; R.J. Brown | https://thyblackman.com/2022/03/31/ayurveda-for-neurological-issues-can-it-help/ | 2022-04-01T01:18:19Z |
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EXELIXIS, INC.: Hessekiel Jeffrey (EVP, General Counsel & Sec) Sells 18,000 @ Avg Price: $22.00 (Form4)
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0000939767-22-000040 | https://www.benzinga.com/secfilings/22/03/26388774/exelixis-inc-hessekiel-jeffrey-evp-general-counsel-sec-sells-18-000-avg-price-22-00-form4 | 2022-04-01T01:18:21Z |
UTEP legend Tim Hardaway to be inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame
EL PASO, Texas - Former UTEP star Tim Hardaway will finally take his rightful place among the very best to ever play the game of basketball.
Thursday, it was revealed that Hardaway will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
The official announcement will be made at the Final Four in New Orleans this weekend.
Hardaway played at UTEP from 1985-89 and played on NCAA Tournament teams in 1988 and 1989.
He also won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award in 1989, which goes to the best college player under six feet tall.
After his playing days at UTEP, Hardaway would go on to have stellar career in the NBA.
He played for the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, and the Indiana Pacers.
Hardaway was a 5X NBA All-Star, and even won a gold medal with the United States national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
The reason it took so long for Hardaway to get inducted into the Hall of Fame was because of comments he made in 2007 about homosexuals.
During an interview, Hardaway said that he hated gay people.
He would later apologize for his comments and he spent years trying to atone for his mistake.
Since 2007, Hardaway has worked to become a better ally for the LGBTQ community.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be September 10. | https://kvia.com/sports/utep/2022/03/31/utep-legend-tim-hardaway-to-be-inducted-into-basketball-hall-of-fame/ | 2022-04-01T01:18:21Z |
Bulls land D-2 standout DE Ross
Bowie State transfer defensive end Jonathan Ross decided to celebrate his birthday in style by committing to the South Florida Bulls after a weekend official visit to Tampa. Ross terrorized offenses in the CIAA racking up 10 sacks and 29 TFLs last season after missing his 2020 season due to covid canceling the Bulldogs' season.
Ross was a standout high school player in Maryland before landing at Bowie State close to home, he will now travel down to Tampa to play for the Bulls.
USF beat out Hawaii for the talented pass rusher's services. | https://usf.rivals.com/news/bulls-land-d-2-standout-de-ross | 2022-04-01T01:18:21Z |
- Shares in Asia-Pacific fell in Friday morning trade.
- Sentiment at Japan's large manufacturers soured in the three months to March, the Bank of Japan's quarterly tankan business sentiment survey showed Friday. The headline index for large manufacturers' sentiment came in at plus 14, a decline from the previous quarter's reading of plus 17.
- The Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index is expected at 9:45 a.m. HK/SIN.
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific fell Friday morning following overnight losses on Wall Street, with investors looking ahead to the release of a private survey on Chinese manufacturing activity in March.
The Nikkei 225 slipped 1.29%, as shares of SoftBank Group dropped more than 2%, while the Topix index fell 1.2%.
Sentiment at Japan's large manufacturers soured in the three months to March, according to the Bank of Japan's quarterly tankan business sentiment survey. The headline index for large manufacturers' sentiment came in at 14, a decline from the previous quarter's reading of 17.
In South Korea, the Kospi dipped 0.65%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed around 0.2% in morning trade.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific outside Japan traded 0.22% lower.
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Looking ahead, the Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index is set to be released at 9:45 a.m. HK/SIN.
Data released Thursday showed Chinese factory activity shrinking in March, with the official manufacturing PMI coming in at 49.5, below February's reading of 50.2. The 50-point mark in PMI readings separates growth from contraction. PMI readings are sequential and represent month-on-month expansion or contraction.
The data comes as China battles its most severe Covid-19 outbreak since the pandemic began.
Overnight stateside, the S&P 500 dropped about 1.57% to 4,530.41. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 550.46 points, or 1.56%, to 34,678.35. The Nasdaq Composite declined 1.54% to 14,220.52.
The losses on Wall Street came as the 2-year and 10-year U.S. Treasury yields briefly inverted for the first time since 2019, a move that is seen as a potential warning signal of recession ahead. The 2-year and 10-year spread was last in negative territory before pandemic lockdowns sent the global economy into a steep recession in early 2020.
The yield on the 2-year Treasury note last sat at 2.3547%, while the 10-year yield was at 2.3635%.
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The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, was at 98.318 following a recent bounce from levels below 98.
The Japanese yen traded at 121.80 per dollar, stronger than levels above 122 seen against the greenback yesterday. The Australian dollar changed hands at $0.7486, off levels around $0.747 seen yesterday. | https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/business/money-report/japan-stocks-set-for-lower-open-private-survey-on-chinese-manufacturing-activity-ahead/2851990/ | 2022-04-01T01:18:21Z |
Guthrie Recognizes National Doctors' Day
Doctors’ Day, celebrated annually on March 30, is an observance aimed at appreciating physicians who help save lives nationwide. The holiday began in 1933 in Winder, Georgia, and has since been recognized every year on the first anniversary of a doctor’s use of ether anesthesia. Today, we continue to celebrate medical...
www.guthrie.org | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556666337117/guthrie-recognizes-national-doctors-day | 2022-04-01T01:18:22Z |
NEW YORK, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The global security printing market size is expected to increase by USD 5.45 billion between 2021 and 2026, expanding at a CAGR of 4.5% during the forecast period. According to the report, the market will observe significant growth in APAC. The increasing counterfeit and forgery activities in countries such as China and India have resulted in a rise in the demand for secured document printing in the region. In addition, the high demand for documents such as ID cards, passports, and bank documents, coupled with the increasing population is creating a lot of growth opportunities for market players.
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The global security printing market is fragmented with the presence of a significant number of regional and global players. An increase in technological innovations and the expansion of operations by vendors have intensified the competition in the market. Established vendors are investing in designing, developing, planning, and expanding the existing security printing products to gain a competitive edge in the market.
Technavio identifies A1 Security Print Ltd., ANY Security Printing Plc, Authentix Inc., China Banknote Printing and Minting Corp., De La Rue Plc, Donggang Co.Ltd., DREWSEN SPEZIALPAPIERE GmbH & Co. KG, ELTRONIS UK Ltd., FNMT-RCM, Giesecke + Devrient GmbH, Integrity Print Ltd., Joint Stock Company Goznak, Madras Security Printers Pvt. Ltd., Orell Füssli Ltd., Oriental Holding Group, RAINBOW PRINTING LTD., Schwarz Druck GmbH, Security Papers Ltd., Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Ltd., and Simpson Security Papers Inc. as key players in the market.
Factors such as the increased focus of countries to outsource the printing of currencies, countermeasures against forgery and counterfeiting practices, and rise in need for brand protection will offer immense growth opportunities for market players. However, the transition toward a cashless economy, digitization of identification cards, and strict certification related to security paper will challenge the growth of the market participants. To make the most of the opportunities, market vendors should focus more on the growth prospects in the fast-growing segments, while maintaining their positions in the slow-growing segments.
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Security Printing Market 2022-2026: Segmentation
Security Printing Market is segmented as below:
- End-user
- Banking and Financial Sector
- Government Sector
- Others
- Geography
- APAC
- North America
- Europe
- Middle East And Africa
- South America
The banking and financial sector exhibits high demand for security printing in the market. Factors such as the rising global population and the increasing number of automated teller machines (ATMs) are increasing the demand for security printing in the banking and financial sector. However, the rising number of online transactions is expected to reduce the growth opportunity in the segment.
By geography, APAC will dominate the global security printing market. The region currently holds 49% of the global market share. The increasing demand for passports and visas led by the thriving tourism industry has been significant in driving the growth of the regional market. In addition, the high dependence on cash-based transactions in countries such as India and Indonesia is contributing to the growth of the security printing market in APAC.
Our security printing market report covers the following areas:
- Security Printing Market size
- Security Printing Market trends
- Security Printing Market industry analysis
Security Printing Market 2022-2026: Vendor Analysis
We provide a detailed analysis of around 25 vendors operating in the security printing market. Backed with competitive intelligence and benchmarking, our research reports on the security printing market are designed to provide entry support, customer profile, and M&As as well as go-to-market strategy support.
Security Printing Market 2022-2026: Key Highlights
- CAGR of the market during the forecast period 2022-2026
- Detailed information on factors that will assist security printing market growth during the next five years
- Estimation of the security printing market size and its contribution to the parent market
- Predictions on upcoming trends and changes in consumer behavior
- The growth of the security printing market
- Analysis of the market's competitive landscape and detailed information on vendors
- Comprehensive details of factors that will challenge the growth of security printing market vendors
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Table Of Contents :
1 Executive Summary
- 1.1 Market overview
- Exhibit 01: Executive Summary – Chart on Market Overview
- Exhibit 02: Executive Summary – Data Table on Market Overview
- Exhibit 03: Executive Summary – Chart on Global Market Characteristics
- Exhibit 04: Executive Summary – Chart on Market by Geography
- Exhibit 05: Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by End-user
- Exhibit 06: Executive Summary – Chart on Incremental Growth
- Exhibit 07: Executive Summary – Data Table on Incremental Growth
- Exhibit 08: Executive Summary – Chart on Vendor Market Positioning
2 Market Landscape
- 2.1 Market ecosystem
- Exhibit 09: Parent market
- Exhibit 10: Market Characteristics
3 Market Sizing
- 3.1 Market definition
- Exhibit 11: Offerings of vendors included in the market definition
- 3.2 Market segment analysis
- Exhibit 12: Market segments
- 3.3 Market size 2021
- 3.4 Market outlook: Forecast for 2021-2026
- Exhibit 13: Chart on Global - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 14: Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 15: Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 16: Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
4 Five Forces Analysis
- 4.1 Five forces summary
- Exhibit 17: Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2021 and 2026
- 4.2 Bargaining power of buyers
- Exhibit 18: Bargaining power of buyers – Impact of key factors in 2021 and 2026
- 4.3 Bargaining power of suppliers
- Exhibit 19: Bargaining power of suppliers – Impact of key factors in 2021 and 2026
- 4.4 Threat of new entrants
- Exhibit 20: Threat of new entrants – Impact of key factors in 2021 and 2026
- 4.5 Threat of substitutes
- Exhibit 21: Threat of substitutes – Impact of key factors in 2021 and 2026
- 4.6 Threat of rivalry
- Exhibit 22: Threat of rivalry – Impact of key factors in 2021 and 2026
- 4.7 Market condition
- Exhibit 23: Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2021 and 2026
5 Market Segmentation by End-user
- 5.1 Market segments
- Exhibit 24: Chart on End-user - Market share 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 25: Data Table on End-user - Market share 2021-2026 (%)
- 5.2 Comparison by End-user
- Exhibit 26: Chart on Comparison by End-user
- Exhibit 27: Data Table on Comparison by End-user
- 5.3 Banking and financial sector - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 28: Chart on Banking and financial sector - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 29: Data Table on Banking and financial sector - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 30: Chart on Banking and financial sector - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 31: Data Table on Banking and financial sector - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 5.4 Government sector - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 32: Chart on Government sector - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 33: Data Table on Government sector - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 34: Chart on Government sector - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 35: Data Table on Government sector - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 5.5 Others - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 36: Chart on Others - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 37: Data Table on Others - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 38: Chart on Others - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 39: Data Table on Others - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 5.6 Market opportunity by End-user
- Exhibit 40: Market opportunity by End-user ($ million)
6 Customer Landscape
- 6.1 Customer landscape overview
- Exhibit 41: Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
7 Geographic Landscape
- 7.1 Geographic segmentation
- Exhibit 42: Chart on Market share by geography 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 43: Data Table on Market share by geography 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.2 Geographic comparison
- Exhibit 44: Chart on Geographic comparison
- Exhibit 45: Data Table on Geographic comparison
- 7.3 APAC - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 46: Chart on APAC - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 47: Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 48: Chart on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 49: Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.4 North America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 50: Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 51: Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 52: Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 53: Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.5 Europe - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 54: Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 55: Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 56: Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 57: Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.6 Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 58: Chart on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 59: Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 60: Chart on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 61: Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.7 South America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 62: Chart on South America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 63: Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 64: Chart on South America - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 65: Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.8 US - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 66: Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 67: Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 68: Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 69: Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.9 China - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 70: Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 71: Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 72: Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 73: Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.10 Japan - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 74: Chart on Japan - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 75: Data Table on Japan - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 76: Chart on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 77: Data Table on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.11 Germany - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 78: Chart on Germany - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 79: Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 80: Chart on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 81: Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.12 UK - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 82: Chart on UK - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 83: Data Table on UK - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 84: Chart on UK - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 85: Data Table on UK - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.13 Market opportunity by geography
- Exhibit 86: Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
8 Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
- 8.1 Market drivers
- 8.2 Market challenges
- 8.3 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Exhibit 87: Impact of drivers and challenges in 2021 and 2026
- 8.4 Market trends
9 Vendor Landscape
- 9.1 Overview
- 9.2 Vendor landscape
- Exhibit 88: Overview on Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
- 9.3 Landscape disruption
- Exhibit 89: Overview on factors of disruption
- 9.4 Industry risks
- Exhibit 90: Impact of key risks on business
10 Vendor Analysis
- 10.1 Vendors covered
- Exhibit 91: Vendors covered
- 10.2 Market positioning of vendors
- Exhibit 92: Matrix on vendor position and classification
- 10.3 ANY Security Printing Plc
- Exhibit 93: ANY Security Printing Plc - Overview
- Exhibit 94: ANY Security Printing Plc - Product / Service
- Exhibit 95: ANY Security Printing Plc - Key offerings
- 10.4 Authentix Inc.
- Exhibit 96: Authentix Inc. - Overview
- Exhibit 97: Authentix Inc. - Product / Service
- Exhibit 98: Authentix Inc. - Key offerings
- 10.5 China Banknote Printing and Minting Corp.
- Exhibit 99: China Banknote Printing and Minting Corp. - Overview
- Exhibit 100: China Banknote Printing and Minting Corp. - Product / Service
- Exhibit 101: China Banknote Printing and Minting Corp. - Key offerings
- 10.6 De La Rue Plc
- Exhibit 102: De La Rue Plc - Overview
- Exhibit 103: De La Rue Plc - Business segments
- Exhibit 104: De La Rue Plc - Key offerings
- Exhibit 105: De La Rue Plc - Segment focus
- 10.7 DREWSEN SPEZIALPAPIERE GmbH Co. KG
- Exhibit 106: DREWSEN SPEZIALPAPIERE GmbH Co. KG - Overview
- Exhibit 107: DREWSEN SPEZIALPAPIERE GmbH Co. KG - Product / Service
- Exhibit 108: DREWSEN SPEZIALPAPIERE GmbH Co. KG - Key offerings
- 10.8 FNMT-RCM
- Exhibit 109: FNMT-RCM - Overview
- Exhibit 110: FNMT-RCM - Product / Service
- Exhibit 111: FNMT-RCM - Key offerings
- 10.9 Giesecke + Devrient GmbH
- Exhibit 112: Giesecke + Devrient GmbH - Overview
- Exhibit 113: Giesecke + Devrient GmbH - Business segments
- Exhibit 114: Giesecke + Devrient GmbH - Key offerings
- Exhibit 115: Giesecke + Devrient GmbH - Segment focus
- 10.10 Joint Stock Company Goznak
- Exhibit 116: Joint Stock Company Goznak - Overview
- Exhibit 117: Joint Stock Company Goznak - Product / Service
- Exhibit 118: Joint Stock Company Goznak - Key offerings
- 10.11 Security Papers Ltd.
- Exhibit 119: Security Papers Ltd. - Overview
- Exhibit 120: Security Papers Ltd. - Product / Service
- Exhibit 121: Security Papers Ltd. - Key offerings
- 10.12 Security Printing Minting Corporation of India Ltd.
- Exhibit 122: Security Printing Minting Corporation of India Ltd. - Overview
- Exhibit 123: Security Printing Minting Corporation of India Ltd. - Product / Service
- Exhibit 124: Security Printing Minting Corporation of India Ltd. - Key offerings
11 Appendix
- 11.1 Scope of the report
- 11.2 Inclusions and exclusions checklist
- Exhibit 125: Inclusions checklist
- Exhibit 126: Exclusions checklist
- 11.3 Currency conversion rates for US$
- Exhibit 127: Currency conversion rates for US$
- 11.4 Research methodology
- Exhibit 128: Research methodology
- Exhibit 129: Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- Exhibit 130: Information sources
- 11.5 List of abbreviations
- Exhibit 131: List of abbreviations
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Engenco Limited's (ASX:EGN) Stock Is Going Strong: Is the Market Following Fundamentals?
Engenco's (ASX:EGN) stock is up by a considerable 18% over the past three months. Given the company's impressive performance, we decided to study its financial indicators more closely as a company's financial health over the long-term usually dictates market outcomes. Particularly, we will be paying attention to Engenco's ROE today.
Return on Equity or ROE is a test of how effectively a company is growing its value and managing investors’ money. In short, ROE shows the profit each dollar generates with respect to its shareholder investments.
View our latest analysis for Engenco
How Is ROE Calculated?
The formula for ROE is:
Return on Equity = Net Profit (from continuing operations) ÷ Shareholders' Equity
So, based on the above formula, the ROE for Engenco is:
9.9% = AU$9.2m ÷ AU$93m (Based on the trailing twelve months to December 2021).
The 'return' refers to a company's earnings over the last year. That means that for every A$1 worth of shareholders' equity, the company generated A$0.10 in profit.
Why Is ROE Important For Earnings Growth?
So far, we've learned that ROE is a measure of a company's profitability. Based on how much of its profits the company chooses to reinvest or "retain", we are then able to evaluate a company's future ability to generate profits. Assuming everything else remains unchanged, the higher the ROE and profit retention, the higher the growth rate of a company compared to companies that don't necessarily bear these characteristics.
Engenco's Earnings Growth And 9.9% ROE
At first glance, Engenco seems to have a decent ROE. Even when compared to the industry average of 9.9% the company's ROE looks quite decent. This certainly adds some context to Engenco's moderate 5.9% net income growth seen over the past five years.
As a next step, we compared Engenco's net income growth with the industry and were disappointed to see that the company's growth is lower than the industry average growth of 26% in the same period.
The basis for attaching value to a company is, to a great extent, tied to its earnings growth. What investors need to determine next is if the expected earnings growth, or the lack of it, is already built into the share price. This then helps them determine if the stock is placed for a bright or bleak future. Is Engenco fairly valued compared to other companies? These 3 valuation measures might help you decide.
Is Engenco Efficiently Re-investing Its Profits?
Engenco has a healthy combination of a moderate three-year median payout ratio of 46% (or a retention ratio of 54%) and a respectable amount of growth in earnings as we saw above, meaning that the company has been making efficient use of its profits.
Moreover, Engenco is determined to keep sharing its profits with shareholders which we infer from its long history of five years of paying a dividend.
Conclusion
On the whole, we feel that Engenco's performance has been quite good. Specifically, we like that the company is reinvesting a huge chunk of its profits at a high rate of return. This of course has caused the company to see a good amount of growth in its earnings. If the company continues to grow its earnings the way it has, that could have a positive impact on its share price given how earnings per share influence long-term share prices. Remember, the price of a stock is also dependent on the perceived risk. Therefore investors must keep themselves informed about the risks involved before investing in any company. You can see the 3 risks we have identified for Engenco by visiting our risks dashboard for free on our platform here.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that China will help Pakistan to ensure and protect its sovereignty, autonomy and security.
The Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with FM Pakistan Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Beijing on Thursday.
According to details, the Chinese FM said that China will help Pakistan to safeguard its sovereignty and autonomy, saying Pakistan is China’s most important ally and closest friend.
Wang Yi added that they will not let the cold war’s mentality reemerge, the usage of Asian countries as proxies in others’ wars is unacceptable. Developing and underdeveloped countries should not be used as fuel to fulfil someone else agendas, the Chinese FM added.
Wang Yi added that smaller countries should not be used as stooges in the ‘great power game’ of international powers.
For Wednesday, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who came to China to attend the Third Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the Afghan Issue Among the Neighboring Countries of Afghanistan in Tunxi, Anhui Province. | https://pakobserver.net/china-to-help-pakistan-to-ensure-its-atomy-security-wang-yi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=china-to-help-pakistan-to-ensure-its-atomy-security-wang-yi | 2022-04-01T01:18:23Z |
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Generating 23% revenue growth
Winning significant government contracts and commercial software subscriptions
Strengthening the balance sheet
DENVER, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Intermap Technologies (TSX: IMP) (OTCQX: ITMSF) ("Intermap" or the "Company"), a global leader in geospatial intelligence solutions, today filed its audited annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, the annual management discussion and analysis for the corresponding period, related management certifications of annual filings and its annual information form. The documents are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021 totaled $5.8 million, compared with $4.7 million for 2020, as the Company began to recover from the disruption related to the COVID-19 pandemic. During 2021, the Company announced several government contract awards, including:
- Won a contract to supply low latency foundation data to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
- Awarded a contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to support GPS-denied navigation
- Selected to be on multiple teams for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) GPSC4 program
- Awarded a contract to map Borneo for the government of Malaysia's federal mapping agency and completed acquisition of project area
- Supported the Colombia National Mapping Program with high-resolution digital terrain models over challenging topography
During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company commenced operations on a continuing strategic data infrastructure contract for the government of Malaysia. Following initial contracting delays during the third quarter of 2021, the program was further delayed after Intermap deployment by quarantine measures implemented by the government in response to the Omicron COVID-19 variant, which extended project milestones, revenue recognition, billings, and collections into 2022 that were originally planned and budgeted to occur in December 2021. As a result, many of the larger project costs, including purchased services, payroll, deployment and mobilization expenses occurred in November and December of 2021, well in advance of the associated milestones, billings, collections and revenue that were extended into 2022. These timing effects, which resulted from the government's response to COVID-19, caused a short-term reduction in the Company's 2021 operating cash flow in the fourth quarter of 2021. Nonetheless, Intermap reported a profitable quarter – its most profitable since 2019 – and its eighth consecutive quarter of improving operating income and adjusted EBITDA.
Software-based subscription revenue continues to grow year-over-year, at a rate of 11% during 2021. Some highlights include:
- Signed an InsitePro® subscription agreement with a top-5 insurance provider in the U.S.
- Signed a subscription agreement to integrate NEXTView™ aviation surface data with Wingcopter
- Agreed to collaborate with DronSystems to integrate NEXTView into its automated Unmanned Traffic Management platform (UTM)
- Signed a deal to integrate NEXTView data with Aviatize's IDRONECT UTM to support medical delivery project in Africa
- Expanded insurance products and services across Europe with Generali Group and Allianz Technology
- Partnered with Anchor Point to support wildfire underwriting
- Partnered with Ambiental Risk Analytics for climate change and natural hazard risk analytics
- Entered a strategic agreement with global telecom leader to support 5G expansion in India
- Won a contract with Garmin to provide terrain data for next-generation golf applications
- Won a contract with a Class-1 North American railway company for flood and fire risk management
- Won a contract with a leading European airline for NEXTView elevation data as a service
- Entered an agreement to provide orthorectification service to support airport infrastructure planning in South America
Through a series of carefully sized private placements, Intermap strengthened its balance sheet and working capital position. It recognized a $1 million gain on a minority investment held in a private geospatial software company that targets the commercial space and satellite sector. Intermap's investment has received bonafide acquisition proposals for cash consideration from several qualified purchasers that are publicly-traded.
Subsequent to the end of the year, at the request of vetted allied government personnel, Intermap mobilized the delivery of the world's best unclassified commercial elevation data to support ground operations for the Ministry of Defense in Ukraine.
"2021 was an important recovery year for Intermap as we fought through COVID's disruption, withstood continued delays, and delivered actionable geospatial intelligence to clients on time and under budget," said Patrick A. Blott, Intermap's Chairman and CEO. "As a result of that strong performance, we grew revenue, won multiple strategic contracts to fuel our future growth, positioned ourselves to monetize non-core financial assets, and extended our relationships with key government agencies, as well as leading commercial enterprises around the world."
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Certain information provided in this news release, including projected financial information and statements in relation to the Company's opportunities for growth and pipeline constitutes forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate", "expect", "project", "estimate", "forecast", "will be", "will consider", "intends" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Although Intermap believes that these statements are based on information and assumptions which are current, reasonable and complete, these statements are necessarily subject to a variety of known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Intermap's forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties pertaining to, among other things, cash available to fund operations, availability of capital, revenue fluctuations, nature of government contracts, economic conditions, loss of key customers, retention and availability of executive talent, competing technologies, common share price volatility, loss of proprietary information, software functionality, internet and system infrastructure functionality, information technology security, breakdown of strategic alliances, and international and political considerations, as well as those risks and uncertainties discussed Intermap's Annual Information Form and other securities filings. While the Company makes these forward-looking statements in good faith, should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary significantly from those expected. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits that the Company will derive therefrom. All subsequent forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, attributable to Intermap or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as at the date of this news release and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the forward-looking statements made herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities law.
About Intermap Technologies
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Intermap (TSX: IMP; OTCQX: ITMSF) is a global leader in geospatial intelligence solutions. The Company's proprietary 3D NEXTMap® elevation datasets and value-added geospatial collection, processing, analytics, fusion and orthorectification software and solutions are utilized across a range of industries that rely on accurate, high-resolution elevation data. Intermap helps governments build authoritative geospatial datasets and provides solutions for base mapping, transportation, environmental monitoring, topographic mapping, disaster mitigation, smart city integration, public safety and defense. The Company's commercial applications include aviation and UAV flight planning, flood and wildfire insurance, environmental and renewable energy planning, telecommunications, engineering, critical infrastructure monitoring, hydrology, land management, oil and gas and transportation. For more information, please visit www.intermap.com.
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Ingrid Mrusek, passed away on March 25, 2022, at the age of 87.
Ingrid was born on March 23, 1935, in Gross Gerau, Germany, to Adam and Elli Gescheidle. Her family owned and operated the local movie theater in Gross Gerau, sparking her passion for movies and the arts at an early age.
Ingrid lived through World War II in Germany as a child, and during the war she lost her father, and the family's home and theater was destroyed. She overcame these early losses with personal strength and resolve which she continued to exhibit throughout her life.
She was educated in Frankfurt, Germany, and in 1955 she attended Pittman College, London, England. Ingrid married Ronald Mrusek, who was a member of U.S. Air Force, stationed in Germany.
After moving to America, Ingrid and Ronald were eventually transferred to Otis Air Force Base, Falmouth, Mass. Ingrid's mother (Omi) also moved to America shortly there after, and played a pivotal role in helping Ingrid raise her children.
Ingrid, who became a U.S. Citizen in 1963, always demonstrated a strong work ethic, and had a natural aptitude for numbers and finance. After divorce, Ingrid started her career as the owner of The Falmouth Bookkeeping Service located on Depot Avenue in Falmouth.
After a few years she then opened The Golden Swan Restaurant on Main Street which she successfully operated for 27 years. The Golden Swan was a wonderful gathering spot for the locals. The elegant atmosphere and fine dining experience reflected Ingrid's attention to detail. The staff of the Golden Swan were truly an extended family, and continued their close relationships for years.
Ingrid was unselfish with her time, always willing to listen, guide and laugh with her staff. She was referred to as "Miss Ingrid" by all who knew and loved her.
After the sale of her restaurant, Ingrid moved to North Conway, N.H., and continued in the hospitality industry for seven years at the White Mountain Hotel.
Ingrid enjoyed the Falmouth Beaches and could be spotted daily at the end of Elm Road. She was committed to preserving her German traditions at the holidays, always making the family celebrations magical. In her later years, she enjoyed spending time with her family and friends at Foxwoods Resort.
Ingrid was a devoted mother, who took time from her busy schedule to encourage and support her children to follow their dreams.
She is survived by her three children, Adel Hollum and her husband, Eddie, of North Conway, N.H.; Roger Mrusek and his wife, Andrea, of Red Bank, N.J.; Heidi Mrusek and her partner, Jonathan Spodnick, of Stratford, Conn.; and her four grandchildren, Michael Hollum, Kristen Hollum, Alex Mrusek and Ellie Mrusek, whom she loved very much.
Relatives and Friends are invited to a Funeral Mass to be celebrated by the Rev. Nicholas Pavia at Our Lady of Peace Church in Stratford, Conn. A memorial Mass and a celebration of life will be held in Falmouth, Mass., later this spring.
Donations in her memory may be made to Historic Highfield, Inc. or the American Heart Association. | https://www.conwaydailysun.com/community/obituaries/obituary-ingrid-mrusek/article_aa62f9b4-b11d-11ec-8067-b7fe53eb2966.html | 2022-04-01T01:18:25Z |
More high schools may start the day later … because teens need more sleep
More high schools may start the day later … because teens need more sleep
If you’ve been around teenagers in the morning, you know it is not their peak time of day. Yet more than 80% of public high schools in this country have their first bell before 8:30 a.m., according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
For years, scientists and pediatricians have been pushing for a later start time.
In some districts, change has already come, or it’s coming this fall. Philadelphia announced this month that its high schools will move their start time to 9 a.m. In California, state law mandates a start time of no earlier than 8:30.
There are historic and economic reasons for starting the school day early.
It’s really dark when Mara Williams’ two teenagers leave their home in eastern Pennsylvania each morning.
So dark that she got them headlamps for their walks to the bus stop. “They’re like little miners. You know, they’ve got a little lamp on their forehead.”
Williams said usually the kids will only hold the headlamps, not wear them. (They’re too cool for that.) They have to leave the house at 6:25 to be on time for their first classes at 7:30 — and it’s a struggle.
“They’re very tired almost all of the time,” Williams said.
“Biologically, it’s harder for them to go to sleep earlier,” said Rhoda Au, a professor at Boston University. She studied adolescent sleep patterns with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
“Around the time of puberty, their internal clock, which is driven by their melatonin levels, right shifts, and this shift is creating a delayed sort of sleep phase,” she said.
Au said some schools rotate the first class of the day so students won’t always be trying to learn the same subject during their sleepiest time. The reason so many schools start early has to do with the way we used to work, she added.
“It comes back to when we were much more an agrarian community, right? We just have locked ourselves into this early to bed, early to rise.”
School systems still have to navigate parents’ work schedules. In the Niagara Falls school district in western New York state, Superintendent Mark Laurrie would love to push back the start time for high schoolers.
But that means they’d get home later. He said in his school district — where there’s a lot of single-parent households — that won’t work.
“So many of our high school kids are the caregivers for their elementary siblings,” Laurrie said.
Even if release times lined up, Laurrie is dealing with a bus driver shortage, so there wouldn’t be enough drivers to transport the high schoolers and the younger kids at the same time.
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Action is urgently needed on the crisis facing hurley makers a Labour TD has said, on the day that renowned Canning Hurleys closed their doors for the final time due to a lack of ash supplies.
The ash dieback disease is causing a shortage of ash wood supplies. In addition to this, ash is supplied from Ukraine and this source is now cut off.
Concerns over the supply of ash materials was the reason cited recently as the closure of Canning Hurleys was announced.
They said the shortage of supplies, and also concerns over not being able to produce quality hurleys, led them to take the painful decision to close their business.
Labour Agriculture Spokesperson Seán Sherlock TD has now called on the Government and the Ministers for Agriculture to convene a meeting of stakeholders on the crisis facing hurley-makers in the country.
As Canning Hurleys in Galway close today due to a lack of ash supplies, Deputy Sherlock said "we cannot afford to lose the hurley-makers that are the bloodstock of the sport".
Deputy Sherlock raised the matter as a Priority Question to the Minister today in the Dáil saying: "The Canning Family is synonymous with the game of hurling and their closure today is a hammer blow for the sport. Government must intervene to protect hurley makers in this country and to ensure that a process is put in place to support hurling.
“Speaking in the Dáil today, I asked the Minister of State to convene a meeting with Croke Park, Teagasc, Coillte and the Irish Guild of Ash Hurley Makers as soon as possible. I note that meetings have taken place 'several times' as the Minister of State said.
“However, I asked that she would consider reconvening a meeting at the earliest possible opportunity as a matter of urgency to deal with supply issues. One of the supply lines comes from Ukraine and that makes the issue particularly urgent. We cannot afford to lose hurley-makers. They are the supply lines, bloodlines and bloodstock of that sport.”
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WINDBER, Pa. – An Armstrong County mining company received the state's approval to strip mine metallurgical coal near its Paint Township preparation plant.
But a proposed western "phase" that was causing anxiety for many of the project's critics has been pulled from the project.
It will enable Rosebud Mining to mine coal on 84 acres of land – most of it within its own Mine 78 property near a preparation plant in Paint Township, the state mining permit shows.
The rest of the area where mining is permitted is located on land owned by another company with a long history in the local industry, Berwind.
As approved, Rosebud will be permitted to mine the coal, haul it to the plant for cleaning and then load it onto rail cars entirely on-site – eliminating the need to bring coal trucks to and from the Centennial Drive property, according to state and Rosebud officials.
Rosebud President Jim Barker said all mining operations will take place within Paint Township.
A multi-acre area further west across the Cambria County line – which maps showed was east of Windber Recreation Park – is no longer listed as a possible future phase, Barker said.
"The landowner determined they did not want to lease to us, so that phase isn't going to happen," he said.
DEP officials also confirmed the "Phase 3" property was also eliminated by Rosebud through its amended application.
Rosebud has been mining in the area along Centennial Drive for more than 15 years. Before that, coal was extracted from the Mine 78 corridor by Bethlehem Steel subsidiaries.
Windber Mayor Mike Thomas said the amended permit – and ongoing discussions with Rosebud – have eased their concerns about the project.
"That area was above Windber ... so (the amendment) basically takes the mining out of our community. It's a game-changer for us," he said.
He said Windber officials have met twice with Rosebud about their concerns about controlled run-off releases into Paint Creek.
To comply with state regulations, that stormwater would be captured on site to allow any contaminants to settle and released according downstream. But it would also flow through a section of Windber's flood control project, where the stream bed has accumulated more than 2,500 tons of sediment over the past 15 years or so, an ongoing concern Windber officials have sought grant money to remove.
Thomas said they are discussing with Rosebud about possible resolutions to the issue that "might mutually benefit both of us," Thomas said.
"Nothing's been decided. But it's something we're discussing ... and the DEP is well aware of our concern, too," he said.
Mining timetable
Metallurgical coal is mined from the ground and sold to steel companies, which fire it in their coke ovens in a process used to deoxidize iron ore as part of the steel-making process.
Metallurgical coal burns hotter than the coal used in power plants – and both demand and prices for the resource have surged globally over the past few years.
Somerset County and parts of Appalachia are among a small number of regions across the globe with the resource
Rosebud plans to supply the coal to buyers such as U.S. Steel in Pittsburgh and operations in nearby West Virginia, according to Barker.
But given the uncertain conditions in Europe there could be an increase in overseas sales, he said.
The expansion of strip mining at Mine 78 No. 3 will mean continued work for a crew of up to seven miners.
The company plans to begin excavating coal by early 2023, Rosebud officials said earlier this year. | https://www.tribdem.com/news/paint-township-mine-permit-approved/article_a6a6d28a-b0f7-11ec-905a-2733a3c32866.html | 2022-04-01T01:18:26Z |
The United States Department of Agriculture released an update to its Food Price Outlook for 2022 and found that nearly everything one might ingest – whether it comes from the grocery store or restaurant – is going up in price.
And yes, that's on top of the price increases consumers have already been forced to endure in the last year.
"All food prices are now predicted to increase between 4.5 and 5.5%," the USDA's Economic Research Service explained in the March report.
While the overall increase is alarming, a closer look at various food categories show just how expensive shoppers can expect items to get, according to the USDA:
As for take-out or dine-in menus, the USDA said those prices are predicted to go up between 5.5 and 6.5% for the remainder of this year.
Additionally, food prices climbed 7.9% for the year ending in February 2022.
This was "the largest 12-month advance since July 1981," according to the department.
The report also noted current global events that will only add to the uncertainty of food affordability, saying, "The impacts of the conflict in Ukraine and the recent increases in interest rates by the Federal Reserve are expected to put upward and downward pressures on food prices, respectively. The situations will be closely monitored to assess the net impacts of these concurrent events on food prices as they unfold."
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DOVER, Del. (AP) — Two women wanted in West Virginia in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old girl were arrested Wednesday night at a Delaware hotel, police said.
Dover Police and the U.S. Marshals Service First State Fugitive Task Force arrested Isis Wallace, 22, and Nichole Brooks, 42, both of Bluefield, West Virginia, at the Mainstay Suites around 9 p.m., police said in a news release. The women were wanted in the shooting death of a 13-year-old girl in Bluefield on March 23.
READ MORE: 1 Police Officer Killed, 2 Others Shot In Lebanon CountyBluefield Police Lt. Kenny Adams told the Bluefield Daily Telegraph that there were warrants charging the women with murder. Police believe adults in the vehicle the girl was riding in were the targets of the shooting, Adams said. The shooting appears to stem from a previous domestic-related shooting earlier that evening.
READ MORE: Mayor Gainey Calls For Community To Come Together To End Uptick In ViolenceDover police said Wallace and Brooks surrendered without incident and they will be held at Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution pending their extradition to West Virginia.
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The latest hero from Marvel is hard to explain. He's a man and yet also a bat. No, not Batman. Let me try again: He's a daywalking vampire, but, no, not that cool cat Blade. This guy is good but also very bad. Look, he's clearly got an identity crisis and his film is equally in trouble.
“Morbius” is a forgettable, often laughable, entry in Sony’s attempt to fill its own Spider-Man-adjacent cinematic universe, a poorly edited, derivative time suck — pun intended.
It wastes the considerable talents of Jared Leto, who is often left here looking like the snarling lead singer of a death metal band. So confused is the film's execution that it more closely resembles a horror movie than a superhero flick.
Leto stars as Dr. Michael Morbius, a frail, brilliant and wealthy biochemist with a rare blood disease whose desperate search for a cure leads to a serum that makes him strong but also turns him into a vampire with a thirst for blood.
After a hit of serum, he goes from needing crutches to swinging midair on pipes like an Olympic athlete. “I don't know what I'm capable of,” he says. One downside: He has to chug blood bags, so there's that. He also seems to be able to turn into a bat and fly but why he hasn't flapped his way out of this film is unfathomable.
The filmmakers — director Daniel Espinosa, hobbled by a meandering script from Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless — simply do not know what to do with this creature once they've given us his backstory. They throw in a rivalry with his best friend (Matt Smith) and a love interest (Adria Arjona) hoping to reach something Shakespearian, but they're treading water.
Instead of a seamless, tight visual style, we are given jiggly camerawork and a buffet of previous films — “The Matrix,” “American Psycho,” “The Usual Suspects” and “An American Werewolf in London.” Typical Marvel violence is unleashed, including so much muscle that our hero smashes though New York City concrete streets to the subway system below.
What's astonishing is that despite a whole movie, we know very little about Morbius. He is so principled that he turns down a Nobel Prize but perfectly OK slaughtering henchmen. He makes delicate origami animals for sick kids and, despite having oodles of cash from inventing artificial blood, wears a cheap Casio watch. At one point, Morbius loses focus as the main guy when Smith's rival character hijacks the film entirely.
The special effects team work overtime to give Leto, unfortunately wearing a messy manbun throughout the film, a sort of bat-ness — his pupils cloud and his ear hairs vibrate like he's using sonar. His skin will suddenly stretch over bone and he snarls a lot, too. For some reason, whenever he leaps, he is enveloped by a viscous cloud. He can also slo-mo and duck bullets and the action sequences build to moments when everything is suddenly stylistically still and quiet, like inside a hurricane's eye.
“It's a curse,” Leto declares at one point and you wonder if maybe he’s talking about the role and its place in his career. But he'll be fine. He just has to ignore moments like when Morbius is chained to a desk in a police department’s interview room and says: “I’m starting to get hungry and you don’t want to see me when I’m hungry.”
There will be a lot of debate over where “Morbius” sits in the Marvel canon. There are clues that he has a future fighting Spider-Man but maybe the best thing for our vampire anti-hero is just to ignore him or swat at him like a wayward bat.
“Morbius,” a Sony Pictures release slated for theaters Friday, is rated PG-13 for “intense sequences of violence, some frightening images, and brief strong language.” Running time: 104 minutes. One star out of four.
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MPAA Definition of PG-13: Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. | https://www.chron.com/culture/tv/article/moribus-movie-review-marvel-17049761.php | 2022-04-01T01:18:27Z |
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Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Sells for 3/31
March 31, 2022 8:46 pm
Last Updated: March 31, 2022 8:51 pm
Market turned lower on Thursday after four consecutive days of gains. ARK Funds pulled back in the secession. ARKG performed the best out of the group, with a 1.8% loss on the day, while ARKF did the worst, down 4.3%. The gains from the past year are slowly sliding away, but Cathie Wood may have something up her sleeve, as she is constantly reshuffling her ETFs to stand up to market headwinds.
ARK Invest has been the talk of Wall Street over the past couple of years, outperforming the market and solidifying its place among the big players in the investments world. Wood is the founder and head of this investment house, and many have compared her rising star to the likes of Warren Buffett.
Many traders are looking to mirror the plays of famous investors and huge brokerage firms to capitalize on the gains that the big dogs are making. Lucky for us, ARK Invest releases a list of its trades at the end of each trading day.
While some companies would require a subscription service or monetary fee to see what makes ARK Invest tick, here at 24/7 Wall St. we would rather give you the data for free. Here is a quick look at some of the major sales that ARK Invest executed on March 31, 2022. Also check out all the ARK Invest purchases that took place that same day.
The ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKF) deals mainly with up-and-coming fintech stocks, as the name suggests. Some of its biggest holdings include Square, Zillow, Pinterest, PayPal and Alibaba. Net assets for the fund are currently $2.2 billion. Here is a notable sale in this fund: 78,751 shares of Twitter & 23,284 shares of Intercontinental Exchange.
ARK Genomic Revolution ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKG) looks at companies across multiple industries, but the general focus is on health care and companies that are changing the game technologically in this field. The biggest holdings are Pacific Biosciences, Teladoc Health, CRISPR and Fate Therapeutics. Net assets for the fund are currently $5.1 billion. Here is a notable sale in this fund: 57,709 shares of Vertex Pharma.
ARK Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKK) has a particular focus on disruptive innovation across multiple industries, but primarily tech. Some of the biggest names are in this fund, including Tesla, Roku, Square, Zillow and Spotify. Net assets for this fund are currently $16.2 billion. Here are the notable sales in this fund: 22,424 shares of Tesla.
ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKQ) is focused, unsurprisingly, on companies that are in the field of autonomous technology and robotics, specifically ones that are disruptively innovating. Big names in this fund include Tesla, Alphabet, JD.com, Baidu and Iridium. Net assets for this fund are currently $2.2 billion. Here are a couple of notable trades in the fund: 6,111 shares of Tesla.
ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKW) is focused on companies that are disruptively innovating within the theme of the next generation of the internet. Some names in this fund are similar to the others, including Tesla, Square, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, Facebook and Snap. Net assets for this fund are currently $3.8 billion. Here are the notable sales in this fund: 9,016 shares of Tesla.
Ark Space Exploration & Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKX) is focused primarily on companies developing technology around spaceflight. Big names in this fund include Trimble, Kratos, Nvidia, Amazon and Iridium. Net assets for this fund are currently $468.9 million. A notable sale in this fund: 6,982 shares of L3Harris Technologies.
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March 31, 2022 - Leadership Southeast Georgia, a professional development and leadership program throughout 10 coastal counties, continued its 2022 programming in Bulloch County on March 3-4. The 26 members of the Class of 2022, regional leaders from business, professional and civic organizations, participate in a five-month course of ongoing personal and professional growth to build connections and learn collaboration skills that empower them to improve the region. The agenda for the second session emphasized education and agriculture.
“Exploring education and agriculture in the same session reveals the connection the two have to each other, to this region, and to the people of coastal Georgia,” said John Lester, LSEGA 2022 site coordinator for Bulloch County. “Our hosts and the speakers at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro and those in Sylvania provided eye-opening information we can use to take on challenges facing this region and improve on what already works.”
Attendees reviewed regional educational settings with various student populations, methodologies and outcomes. The region’s agribusiness and economic development, including the impact of natural disasters, were also explored, along with workforce development realities. In all areas, best practices and opportunities for increased diversity and inclusion were identified.
Day one of the session began with an introduction to arts in workforce development by Dr. Steven V. Harper of the Gretsch School of Music at GSU. Next, Bethany Gilliam of Bulloch County Schools presented “Career Technical & Agricultural Education & Workforce Development.” The morning concluded with a discussion on inclusion and diversity from Dr. TaJuan Wilson, former associate vice president at GSU and current managing associate at Diversified Search Group.
After lunch, participants attended a presidential roundtable at GSU entitled “How does higher education impact workforce development?” This was followed by a tour of a robotics lab, a panel discussion on economic and workforce development in the Statesboro-Bulloch County area, and a review of critical foundations of education presented by Early Childhood Care and Education Director Paula Clifton of Ogeechee Technical College.
Day two in Sylvania began with a discussion of performance management strategies, followed by an overview of agriculture in the state and region. The group then traveled by bus to a cattle farm for a tour hosted by operator Lindy Sheppard. After returning, the group reconvened for a final review before the session adjourned.
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Mastercard Inc: Vosburg Craig (Chief Product Officer) Sells 1,561 @ Avg Price: $365.00 (Form4)
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BinJin's married: “Crash Landing on You” stars Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin tie the knot (PHOTOS)
Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin, stars of the hugely popular Netflix Korean drama Crash Landing on You, tied the knot in a private ceremony in Seoul on March 31.
Bin’s agency, VAST Entertainment, posted a statement on Instagram that said, “Actors Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin are holding their wedding ceremony today, taking their first step as a married couple.”
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Guests in attendance included Vincenzo star Song Joong-ki and Squid Game actor Gong Yoo.
Bin and Ye-jin finally confirmed their relationship on December 31, 2020; they announced their engagement on February 10, 2021.
“I have made this promise with the woman who always makes me laugh: to always walk together in the days that lie ahead,” said Bin in a statement.
The pair have been swept up in dating rumours for years, with speculation reaching fever pitch after they were spotted together at a grocery store in Los Angeles in 2019. Although their agencies denied the rumours, fans still affectionately nicknamed them BinJin.
In 2018, they starred in the action movie The Negotiation. They paired up once again in the 2019 hit show Crash Landing on You, where Ye-jin played Yoon Se-ri, a South Korean heiress who accidentally paraglides into North Korea during a freak storm. Bin starred as Ri Jeong-hyeok, a stoic North Korean soldier who tries his best to send Se-ri back to Seoul.
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Congratulations poured in for the happy couple, including a message from Italian fashion house Valentino.
The statement read, “Valentino would like to congratulate Brand Ambassador Son Ye-jin (@yejinhand) on her wedding day.”
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BinJin fans who have been following the couple for years couldn’t be more thrilled.
ANOTHER ROUND OF SCREAMING #TheBinJinWedding pic.twitter.com/swYiReWHs6
— 🍡 BINJIN MARRIED 🍡 (@pinkeonjin) March 31, 2022
One thing didn’t change: how happy they are together ❤️❤️❤️
OMG I’m shaking 😭❤️ pic.twitter.com/M6mN3X5oDE— Am 🪂🌸💕 #BinJinAreGettingMarried (@AmLiRa7) March 31, 2022
Ye-jin recently starred in another Netflix K-drama titled 39, which aired its final episode on March 31. | https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/hyun-bin-son-yejin-binjin-married | 2022-04-01T01:18:27Z |
NM State Police search for driver that caused damage leading to hours-long back up
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico - New Mexico State Police are looking for the driver they believe damaged a fiber-optic line on Pete Domenici Memorial Highway Thursday morning, causing damage that had drivers stuck in traffic for more than an hour.
According to witnesses, a red commercial motor vehicle was going north on the highway when the car struck the fiber-optic line that runs parallel to McNutt Road. The line came down onto the roadway.
The driver did not stop and continued driving north.
It's not clear if the driver was injured.
The intersection was closed, with northbound drivers on Pete Domenici Memorial Highway diverted onto Russell street. Southbound drivers were diverted towards McNutt Rd. north and south.
Police ask anyone with information to call them at (575) 382-2500 and select option 1. | https://kvia.com/top-stories/2022/03/31/nm-state-police-search-for-driver-that-caused-damage-leading-to-hours-long-back-up/ | 2022-04-01T01:18:28Z |
Hard To Guard, Heels Flourishing In Their Balance
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NEW ORLEANS – For the first time in its 21 runs to the Final Four, North Carolina got there with four different players leading it in scoring through each of its NCAA Tournament games.
Brady Manek led UNC with 28 points in the first-round win over Marquette, RJ Davis had 30 in the next round versus Baylor, Caleb Love went off for 30 in the Sweet 16 against UCLA, and Armando Bacot paced the Tar Heels with 20 in the Elite Eight triumph over St. Peter’s.
That, in a nutshell, tells any casual observer what they need to know about Carolina. There is more for sure, like rebounding, improved defense, and a club that has taken care of the ball much better over the last six weeks. But the calling card for the Heels is that they just might be the most difficult team remaining to defend.
Four guys who can go off at any time and each are unique. Nobody else really has that.
"It's been great,” said Bacot, who is also averaging nearly 16 rebounds per NCAA game thus far. “All throughout the ACC, teams would just mainly focus on me and trying to manage that and take the three-ball away. But now, we got Brady going off for 30, Caleb going off for 30, RJ going off for 30…
“It makes guarding us even harder. Just the thought of one player might play bad, but someone else is going to pick up the slack. It's been great.”
This isn’t a recent phenomenon, though. It has happened in stages throughout the year, but not at the clip it has over the last two weeks. But one could certainly see the Heels trending in this direction, especially after Dawson Garcia left the team following a loss at Wake Forest on Jan. 22.
That freed up Manek to get most of the playing time at the stretch four, and as a result, the Heels have increasingly gained considerable cohesion leading to where they are now. The acceleration of that has taken form over the last month, as Manek is averaging 19.9 points in UNC’s last eight games going back to a home win over Syracuse on Feb. 28. He has scored 20 or more points in five of the contests and had 19 in the regional final last Sunday. In this span, Manek has improved his scoring average from 13.9 points to 15.2 points per game for the season.
The players know and embrace their arsenal.
"We got so many offensive weapons,” Love said. “We got me, Brady, Armando, RJ, Leaky getting downhill and taking open shots so it's hard to guard us. It's difficult because you can't just take one person away. Usually, it's one or two players the other team has that you can key on.”
The quartet of Love (12 times), Bacot (11), Manek (10), and Davis (five) have hit the 20-point mark 38 times this season. By contrast, A.J. Griffin’s 22 points in Duke’s Elite Eight win over Arkansas is the only 20-poimt game by a Blue Devil in the tournament, and Paolo Banchero led them in scoring in the other three contests.
The Heels love spreading the wealth. It makes each of them better because it stresses defenses.
"I think we are all having fun at this point,” Davis said. “It's March Madness, we all want to win. We have a mindset of just playing together. I think that's what builds our chemistry.
“We all make jokes and laugh a lot, and it blends so well on the court. I think that's why when it's one person's off night, it can be another person's on night. Just to have so many dynamic players who can score from different areas is amazing.”
Carolina will need to be amazing again Saturday night to have any chance at advancing to Monday night’s title game. | https://northcarolina.rivals.com/news/hard-to-guard-heels-flourishing-in-their-balance | 2022-04-01T01:18:28Z |
A man suffered a serious head injury during a crash in the Catlins yesterday.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said Kaka Point and Owaka crews were called to the single vehicle crash in Dewe Rd, Tahakopa, at 1.17am.
The man had received a large laceration after a car he was travelling in went down a bank.
He and the other occupant had got out of the vehicle by the time emergency personnel arrived.
A St John spokeswoman said an ambulance transported two patients - one in a moderate condition and one in a serious condition - to Dunedin Hospital. | https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/south-otago/pair-injured-catlins-crash | 2022-04-01T01:18:28Z |
Which green wreath is best?
A green wreath has a classic aesthetic that will never go out of style. Its somewhat traditional design looks nice with many decor schemes. Whether you’re buying one for a specific holiday or for an entire season, you can find a green wreath that suits your tastes.
If you’re in need of the perfect green wreath, consider the Three Posts 24-Inch Red Berries, Pine Cones and Holly Leaves Lighted Wreath. Classic details like holly leaves and red berries give this wreath a look that’s strongly evocative of the holiday season.
What to know before you buy a green wreath
Natural vs. artificial
Live green wreaths will die after a few weeks or, at the most, a couple of months. They can also be quite expensive. While natural wreaths have a limited display time and they’re less affordable than artificial leaves, they offer certain benefits artificial wreaths do not. The pine-branch scent unique to live green wreaths is a top priority for some people and an aspect they are not willing to forgo. And to other people, even the most well-made synthetic wreaths can’t compete with the natural look of live wreaths.
That said, an exquisitely designed and constructed artificial green wreath can masterfully mimic the aesthetic of a natural wreath. Look for materials like silk, which create a more lifelike effect than materials like plastic. Synthetic wreaths also cost less than live wreaths. And you can display them year after year, because they’ll never die.
Year-round vs. seasonal
You might want to display your green wreath year-round or for the entirety of the winter, spring, summer or fall season. If this is the case, avoid wreaths with holiday-specific accents like ornaments, holly berries and mistletoe. Look for design details like ribbons, florals and white string lights instead.
Lit vs. unlit
Speaking of string lights, some green wreaths are pre-strung with them. And not just Christmas wreaths. The main benefit of a lighted wreath is the cheerful glow of the lights on the wreath itself and the surrounding area.
What to look for in a quality green wreath
Fullness
If you want a larger-than-life look from your green wreath, you should choose one with full foliage. Put simply, this means the foliage is substantial in thickness and quantity. As a result, the hole in the center will be smaller. If you prefer a more streamlined style, chances are good that you’ll favor sparse foliage.
Base material
The durability of a wreath is determined in large part by the material that composes the base. Wood and wire are used most frequently. Once the base has been constructed, pine boughs, wheat or straw are wound around it to provide camouflaging.
Type of foliage
The foliage used on a green wreath is determined by the style of the wreath. Leaves in bejeweled fall colors are perfect for autumn. Winter season-themed wreaths typically use pine boughs. And wreaths meant to display in the spring or summer often feature one or more varieties of flowers.
How much you can expect to spend on a green wreath
As stated above, natural wreaths are priced higher than artificial wreaths. A live green wreath might cost you anywhere from $80 to upward of $125. Synthetic wreaths range from $20-$100 in price.
Green wreath FAQ
What kind of design details look nice on a green wreath?
A. While the season ultimately determines the design details used, some are universal. These elements include leaves, fruit, ribbon, string lights and flowers. If you wish to display the wreath in the winter season, you might want to consider a green wreath embellished with white flocking that imitates snow.
What’s the best way to hang a green wreath?
A. You’re no longer limited to using nails to hang your wreath, although this is certainly an option. Instead, you might want to consider brick hangers, command hooks, suction cups, over-the-door wreath hangers or magnetic wreath hangers.
What’s the best green wreath to buy?
Top green wreath
Three Posts 24-Inch Red Berries, Pine Cones and Holly Leaves Lighted Wreath
What you need to know: Finished with design details that epitomize the winter holiday season, this wreath is festive yet understated.
What you’ll love: Faux red berries, pine cones and holly leaves trim the pine branch tips of this seasonal wreath. A light dusting of flocking imitates snowflakes, creating a wintry effect. Fifty pre-strung white LED lights emit a warm glow, welcoming family and friends to your home. The timer turns off the lights for you.
What you should consider: Quality-control issues with shipping were cited by a few buyers, who reported the wreath arrived bent out of shape.
Where to buy: Sold by Wayfair
Top green wreath for the money
The Holiday Aisle 17-Inch Pine, Magnolia and Apple Plastic Wreath
What you need to know: Red apples add a pop of color to this mini wreath, which is versatile enough to display all winter long.
What you’ll love: If you’re seeking a green wreath that has unique design details, consider this petite one. Artificial magnolia leaves and apples differ from the foliage used in the design of most wreaths. They give the wreath a look that’s suitable for the entirety of the winter season.
What you should consider: At least one buyer felt the wreath didn’t look realistic, and they were also disappointed in its small size.
Where to buy: Sold by Wayfair
Worth checking out
Greyleigh Gold Ornaments, Gold Leaves and Pine Cones Elegance Lighted Wreath
What you need to know: Sparkling gold accents inject this wreath with rich hues that elevate the design to elegant effect.
What you’ll love: Glittering gold artificial leaves with a cutout design, along with gold ornaments and pinecones embellished with a gold finish, make this wreath glamorous. The simplicity of the lines and the deep green hue of the pine branches ground the aesthetic keep it sophisticated. One hundred clear white LED lights provide a cheerful glow.
What you should consider: A handful of buyers felt the wreath looked different in real life than it did in the image online.
Where to buy: Sold by Wayfair
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Lavoie receives MPA Principal’s Award
MADAWASKA, Maine — Isabelle Lavoie of Madawaska, the daughter of Dennis Lavoie and Dianne Morneault, a senior at Madawaska Middle/High School, has been selected to receive the 2022 Maine Principal’s Award, Principal Wayne Anderson announced. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition...
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EPA upholds Trump-era decision not to regulate contaminant
WASHINGTON (AP) — Upholding a Trump-era environmental policy, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will not regulate a drinking water contaminant that has been linked to brain damage in infants.
The agency said the Trump administration's decision in 2020 not to regulate perchlorate in drinking water was made with the “best available peer reviewed science.” The chemical is used in rocket fuel and fireworks.
At the time, Trump's EPA said perchlorate was not found widely enough in drinking water or "at levels of public health concern" to warrant federal regulation. The decision was one of many Trump-era rollbacks or eliminations of existing or pending public health and environmental protections. The Biden administration ordered a review of that decision at the start of his term.
EPA Assistant Administrator Radhika Fox said the agency was “applying the right tools to support public health protections.”
Environmental groups slammed the Biden administration’s decision.
“The Trump EPA gave perchlorate a pass; it was a bad decision then, and it’s a bad decision now,” said Erik Olson of the Natural Resources Defense Council advocacy group. “Tap water across America will remain contaminated by this toxic chemical.”
Perchlorate from runoff contaminates the drinking water of as many as 16 million Americans, the Obama administration said in 2011 when it announced the EPA would for the first time set maximum limits for the chemical compound. It has been used in the U.S. for decades, particularly by the military and defense industries, and is commonly found in munitions, fireworks, matches and signal flares.
Exposure to the compound can damage the development of fetuses and children and cause measurable drops in IQ in newborns, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in 2019, when it called for stringent federal limits. It damages human development by disrupting the functioning of the thyroid gland.
In its 2020 review, the EPA said state-level regulations and cleanup activities at contaminated sites had lowered the health risks posed by the compound. Massachusetts and California, for example, limit perchlorate in drinking water to 2 parts per billion and 6 parts per billion, respectively.
“But the problem is that for the rest of the country the states have not set standards,” said Olson of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
In the Southwest, perchlorate has been detected in groundwater that entered Lake Mead in Nevada. Manufacturing activities in Henderson, Nevada, were thought to be the source of the chemical. The EPA said cleanup activities at two industrial sites near Las Vegas between 2002 and 2006 resulted in reduced levels of perchlorate in samples provided since then by Nevada environmental and water agencies.
The EPA said Thursday it was considering other steps besides a federal drinking water limit, such as setting standards at open burning and detonation sites of waste explosives, where severe perchlorate contamination is known to exist.
But environmental advocates said such measures fall short of what's needed.
“Simply put, toxic chemicals used in rocket fuel do not belong in our drinking water," said John Rumpler, senior attorney with Environment America.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Upholding a Trump-era environmental policy, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will not regulate a drinking water contaminant that has been linked to brain damage in infants.
The agency said the Trump administration's decision in 2020 not to regulate perchlorate in drinking water was made with the “best available peer reviewed science.” The chemical is used in rocket fuel and fireworks.
At the time, Trump's EPA said perchlorate was not found widely enough in drinking water or "at levels of public health concern" to warrant federal regulation. The decision was one of many Trump-era rollbacks or eliminations of existing or pending public health and environmental protections. The Biden administration ordered a review of that decision at the start of his term.
EPA Assistant Administrator Radhika Fox said the agency was “applying the right tools to support public health protections.”
Environmental groups slammed the Biden administration’s decision.
“The Trump EPA gave perchlorate a pass; it was a bad decision then, and it’s a bad decision now,” said Erik Olson of the Natural Resources Defense Council advocacy group. “Tap water across America will remain contaminated by this toxic chemical.”
Perchlorate from runoff contaminates the drinking water of as many as 16 million Americans, the Obama administration said in 2011 when it announced the EPA would for the first time set maximum limits for the chemical compound. It has been used in the U.S. for decades, particularly by the military and defense industries, and is commonly found in munitions, fireworks, matches and signal flares.
Exposure to the compound can damage the development of fetuses and children and cause measurable drops in IQ in newborns, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in 2019, when it called for stringent federal limits. It damages human development by disrupting the functioning of the thyroid gland.
In its 2020 review, the EPA said state-level regulations and cleanup activities at contaminated sites had lowered the health risks posed by the compound. Massachusetts and California, for example, limit perchlorate in drinking water to 2 parts per billion and 6 parts per billion, respectively.
“But the problem is that for the rest of the country the states have not set standards,” said Olson of the Natural Resources Defense Council. He said the compound is in “the top tier of problematic chemicals in our water.”
In the Southwest, perchlorate has been detected in groundwater that entered Lake Mead in Nevada. Manufacturing facilities in Henderson, Nevada, were the source of the chemical. The EPA said cleanup activities at two industrial sites in the state between 2002 and 2006 resulted in reduced levels of perchlorate in data provided since then by Nevada environmental and water agencies.
The EPA said Thursday it was considering other steps besides a federal drinking water limit, such as setting standards at open burning and detonation sites, where severe perchlorate contamination is generated from the burning of hazardous byproducts from weapons manufacturing and munitions. One such site is in Colfax, Louisiana, where environmentalists have long advocated for reform.
But environmental advocates said such measures fall short of what's needed.
“Simply put, toxic chemicals used in rocket fuel do not belong in our drinking water," said John Rumpler, senior attorney with Environment America.
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AP reporter Matthew Daly contributed to this report.
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Music continues to be a big part of Sunday worship services at the Bartlett Congregational Church. In addition to the hymns sung by the congregants, the choir continues to offer an anthem each week.
Anyone interested in participating in their choir is welcome. Sandy Hatch and Ellen Hayes also perform wonderful classical music weekly. Hatch is an extremely talented violinist and is accompanied by Hayes, equally talented on the organ. The beautiful string and organ music is a wonderful addition to the service.
A large sum of money was collected last week to help Ukraine refugees. Funds were sent to the Central World Kitchen who provide immediate humanitarian relief. Funds collected will go to feed the refugees from the Ukraine. Collections will continue in April so that the Central World Kitchen will be able to continue their efforts to support the refugees.
The congregants continue to enjoy a fellowship hour following the Sunday worship service. It is clear that everyone is enjoying being back together while having a cup of coffee or tea with a treat.
A special dinner by the church drew a large crowd of congregants and family members of organist Hayes to share her birthday.
The social committee continues to prepare for the Easter egg hunt after the church service on April 10. More activities are being planned for April and May.
Excitement grows as more ministers express interest in the position at the Bartlett Union Congregational Church. Over the next two months, congregants will be able to share in services with the ministers who have expressed an interest in the church. The church will continue to invite local ministers and neighbors to lead Sunday worship.
Charles Monaghan will return on April 3 to lead the service and provide communion blessed by an ordained minister. All are welcome. This follows a wonderful service led by Ray Hodgkins on the parable of the Prodigal Son.
The congregants are finding the opportunity to have both ministers and lay speakers to be a meaningful spiritual opportunity while anticipating the calling of a minister. The Rev. Jonah Mayer will be preaching on Easter Sunday, April 17. All are welcome to join in any and all services.
Knit night is back at the library. Or any other "needlework night." Join them at the Bartlett Public Library on the first and third Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. The library is open until 8 p.m. on Mondays so feel free to drop-in or depart on your own schedule. They hope to see you Tuesday, April 4, when they get the ball rolling.
Have a great week and hopefully we will get to enjoy some warmer weather soon. If you can, take time to spend with your family this week. Children are our greatest gift.
Amy Deshais was born to adeshais@jbartlett.k12.nh.us. | https://www.conwaydailysun.com/community/town_columns/bartlett-town-column-church-sends-donations-to-help-ukraine-refugees/article_c1586eb0-b03c-11ec-a255-e740550f4881.html | 2022-04-01T01:18:32Z |
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Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi met with the head of Chheena group, Ghazanfar Abbas Chheena, at his residence in Lahore on Thursday and requested him to support his nomination for the seat of Punjab chief minister.
On the other hand, a delegation of provincial ministers met with Tareen group members and requested them to support Pervez Elahi for the post of Chief Minister.
In the Elahi-Chhheena meeting MNA Chaudhry Tariq Bashir Cheema, provincial ministers Raja Basharat, Hafiz Ammar Yasir and Chaudhry Zaheeruddin were also present on the occasion.
Talking to the media after the meeting, Chheena said that he and members of his group’s meeting with Chaudhry Pervaiz was very productive, and hoped to announce the group’s decision in 24 hours.
In another development provincial ministers Sabtin Khan, Mian Mahmood Al-Rasheed, Syed Samsam Bukhari and Dr Murad Ras Langarial called on Tareen Group.
The provincial ministers requested the group members to support Pervez Elahi for the Chief Minister’s post.
Seventeen PTI members, including Amir Liaquat, were expelled from the group Provincial ministers returned disappointed without assuring the support of Pervez Elahi.
Mian Mahmood Al-Rasheed claimed that they are friends and will stay in touch in future also. | https://pakobserver.net/elahi-meets-chheena-group-ministers-approach-tareen-group-for-support/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elahi-meets-chheena-group-ministers-approach-tareen-group-for-support | 2022-04-01T01:18:31Z |
Parents of transgender children in Texas face a hard choice: stay or go
Parents of transgender children in Texas face a hard choice: stay or go
The moment “K” knew her family had to leave Texas, she was driving with her 10-year-old daughter.
“She was in the backseat behind me, and so we were going from acting class to go get a doughnut, to get a treat,” she recalled.
K’s daughter, “O,” is transgender. (The family asked to be identified by initials to protect their privacy.) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had recently ordered state agencies to investigate parents who provide gender-affirming medical care to transgender children for child abuse. Such care includes medication that delays puberty for younger children and hormone therapy for older teens.
Some family friends were planning to protest the governor’s order, and K asked her daughter if she’d feel comfortable saying a few words about being a trans kid. But first K had to explain what the order meant — that O’s parents, teachers and doctors could get in trouble for helping her live as a girl.
“She got really quiet,” K said. “And I went, ‘Well, do you have any questions?’ And then she asked, ‘Am I going to die?’”
K was still driving and couldn’t see her daughter’s face. She pulled over, threw the car into park and jumped out. “Oh my gosh, no,” K consoled her daughter. “Why would you ask me that?”
“And she said, without a beat, ‘Because everybody hates me,’” K said. “That was when I just knew, I can’t do this.”
K and her husband are both lifelong Texans. They’d talked before about whether to leave as the state’s Republican-controlled legislature proposed bill after bill targeting transgender youth. All but one of them — restricting trans kids’ access to sports — failed. Now, the fear that child protective services might come knocking on their door was too much to bear.
When K got home that evening, she told her husband, “I don’t want to go into some small room for my supervised visit with my children, where I explain, ‘We could have left, but we were too late.’”
So they’re putting their house on the market and moving to Portland, Oregon.
Marketplace spoke with several families facing similar decisions. For their families’ safety, most asked us not to use their full names. Suzanne, in Austin, is the mother of an 11-year-old transgender girl. They’re planning to leave the state as soon as their lease is up this summer.
“My daughter has already been in the process of getting an implant that blocks her hormones, and so we feel very scared,” she said. “We are doing our best to lay low and try to figure out how to get out of here as soon as possible.”
Many hospitals in the state have stopped providing reversible puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender youth, even though their use is supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association and many other health care groups. After civil rights groups sued the state to challenge the governor’s directive, a district court judge temporarily blocked enforcement of the order, scheduling a trial for July.
Suzanne said she’s not sure where her family will go. Advocates have been sharing maps identifying states with strong LGBTQ protections, including California, Colorado and much of the Northeast.
“Everywhere else that we’re potentially looking at has a higher cost of living, and sometimes way higher cost of living, because we’re limited in where we can go,” Suzanne said.
Others have already left. Camille Rey moved from the Austin area to Potomac, Maryland, last August, with her three children, her father and a Mexican hairless chihuahua mix named Ivan. Rey had been active in the fight against anti-trans legislation in Texas, and one day her transgender son, Leon, asked to come with her when she testified at the Capitol.
“He ended up having to hear some very hateful and difficult things for a child to hear,” Rey said. “He ended up getting chronic stomach aches and missing a lot of school and almost failing second grade.”
Now, she said, 9-year-old Leon is doing much better. He can just be a kid.
“The schools are accepting and supportive of Leon,” she said. “Everyone that I talk to or tell our story of how we got here and why, they’ve all been supportive, from the guy at the UPS store, to Leon’s teacher, to whoever I end up telling the story.”
The move has taken a financial toll. Rey is a science writer and was able to find a new job, but Leon’s father has to commute back to Austin for a week every month. They had to tap the kids’ college savings to pay for the move.
“It cost us upward of $20,000 to move here, and on top of that our mortgage almost doubled,” Rey said.
The exodus has been hard on those who remain in Texas and on the transgender adults who’ve been fighting alongside these families.
“I firmly expect that most of the community of parents that I’m connected with will be gone 12 months from now, and it feels really bad,” said Remington Johnson, a Presbyterian minister and soon-to-be ICU nurse in Austin who has been working to oppose anti-LGBTQ legislation. Though she understands why families are leaving, she said, “it makes me feel less safe.”
Not everyone can afford to leave or has the job flexibility. Ed, in San Antonio, shares custody of his transgender daughter with his ex-wife, so there are two households involved. He and his current wife both own businesses.
“I’ve been in business for 20 years in Texas, and I’m a native Texan,” he said. “It’s pretty devastating to think about having to just kind of up and leave.”
For these families, not supporting their children’s gender identities is unthinkable. They’ve listened to their kids, done tons of research and consulted mental health and medical experts. Like many parents of transgender children, Ed saw a cloud lift when his daughter could just be herself.
“That’s a joy of parenting, knowing that you’re getting it right because she’s so much happier and doing better in school,” he said. “There’s no question.”
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The House of Representatives voted Thursday to approve legislation that would limit cost-sharing for insulin under private health insurance and Medicare. The vote was 232-193, with 12 Republican members joining their Democratic colleagues to pass the measure.
The Affordable Insulin Now Act would cap insulin prices at either $35 a month or 25% of an insurance plan's negotiated price — whichever is lower. The legislation aims to take effect in 2023 but its fate in the Senate remains unclear.
"This is a kitchen table issue, "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said to reporters ahead of the bill's passage on Thursday.
"One in four Americans is forced to skip or ration doses of insulin and that's life-threatening," she said, noting the legislation "paves the way" for further action on negotiating lower drug prices beyond insulin.
Advocates of the legislation point to data from the Health Care Cost Institute, an independent nonprofit that studies health care prices, which shows prices for insulin doubled between 2012 and 2016.
"No one should have to choose between taking their medication as prescribed and putting food on the table or a roof over their head," said Rep. Dan Kildee, one of three Democratic lawmakers who sponsored the legislation.
"As a father of a type 1 diabetic, I have seen firsthand how the high price of prescription drugs like insulin can harm patients and harm families," the Michigan Democrat said during debate on the House floor. "When my daughter turned 26 and got her own health insurance, there were months where she spent a third of her take home pay because she's diabetic on staying alive."
Critics of the bill argue the cap alone doesn't do enough to solve the underlying problem of rising prescription drug prices.
"We want lower prices for drugs, particularly for insulin," said Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga, during debate. "But instead of fixing a broken system, this bill aims to control it," he adding, calling the bill a "socialist plan."
House Democrats passed legislation in November as part of a broader spending package that would have enabled Medicare to negotiate lower prices for various prescription drugs.
Because that package remains stalled in the Senate, Democrats are working to more narrowly tackle making common drugs like insulin more affordable.
There is a similar bipartisan effort under way in the Senate but its path is unclear as Republicans have traditionally been opposed to price caps.
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The 15th Altoona Mirror Basketball Classic will feature nine area boys players and nine area girls during a doubleheader at Mount Aloysius College on Friday.
The Classic returns after a two-year interruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The girls game will pair a Blair County all-star squad of senior players against a Central Pennsylvania squad at 6:30 p.m.
The boys game will match Blair County and Central Pa. at 8:30 p.m.
Area players on the Central Pennsylvania girls team include Bedford's Natalie Lippincott and Sydney Taracatac, Bishop Carroll Catholic's Savannah Smorto, Bishop McCort Catholic's Lexi Martin, Forest Hills' Lexi Koeck and Remi Smith, Penn Cambria's Marah Saleme and Windber's Gina Gaye. Portage's Lauren Shaffer also was named to the team, but cannot participate due to an injury.
Penn Cambria’s Keith Saleme will coach the Central Pa. girls team.
In seven seasons at Penn Cambria, Saleme has a 92-77 record, including a District 6 Class 3A title in 2019, which was the Panthers girls program’s first in 26 years.
Area players on the Central Pennsylvania boys team include Bedford's Mercury Swaim, Cambria Heights' Bernie Whiteford and Caleb Whiteford, Central Cambria's Daric Danchanko, Chestnut Ridge's Matt Whysong, Conemaugh Township's Jackson Byer, Penn Cambria's Mason McCarthy, Portage's Kaden Claar and Richland's Trent Rozich.
Portage’s Travis Kargo will coach the Central Pa. boys after leading the Mustangs to an appearance in the PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal round.
In 22 seasons at Portage, Kargo has led his alma mater to a 285-241 record including this season’s District 6 Class 2A championship, which was the Mustangs' second straight. In 2021, Portage advanced to the state semifinals after claiming the first district crown in boys hoops program history. | https://www.tribdem.com/sports/area-players-set-for-15th-mirror-classic/article_e9147338-b134-11ec-9c91-637f00653e86.html | 2022-04-01T01:18:32Z |
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The four blueblood programs that have descended upon the Superdome for the Final Four all have the ability to recruit on a national scale, their coaches able to hop aboard a jet on a moment’s notice to sit in a living room or take in a game.
Turns out some of their best players were in their own backyard.
READ MORE: 1 Police Officer Killed, 2 Others Shot In Lebanon CountyAll-American guard Ochai Agbaji grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, before heading about 20 minutes west on Interstate 70 to become a star for Kansas, which faces Villanova in the first national semifinal Saturday night. His running mate, Christian Braun, grew up in southeast Kansas but also played his high school ball in suburban Kansas City.
Two-time Big East player of the year Collin Gillespie, who has Wildcats coach Jay Wright eyeing a third national title, also played his high school ball about 20 minutes from campus at Archbishop Wood in suburban Philadelphia. Eric Dixon grew up in nearby Willow Grove and Chris Arcidiacono in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.
“We’ve never put an emphasis on recruiting local kids. We’ve put emphasis just going out and getting the best kids,” Kansas coach Bill Self said, “and we’ve been able to recruit national for the most part.
“But it’s pretty special that within 45 minutes of your home you have arguably two of the very best wings in college basketball.”
There are hometown connections in the second semifinal between Duke and North Carolina, too, and those might produce a little extra motivation given that their rival campuses famously lie just 10 miles apart.
Justin McKoy, who played the entire overtime in the Tar Heels’ upset of No. 1 seed Baylor, grew up 30 minutes away in Raleigh. Duke captain Joey Baker only moved about 90 minutes north of his home in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
ONE-ON-ONE
Three years ago, Caleb Samuels had made the decision to transfer from Tulane and was taking a visit to Villanova, where Gillespie and another hometown player, Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree, were given the job of showing him around.
Some of the coaches asked if they would have a little shooting competition and, well, one thing led to another.
“We’re two competitive guys. It turned into one-on-one,” Gillespie recalled Thursday, “and he got up on me like, 13-0, and I was scared. I was nervous. I was like, who is this kid? Because I hadn’t heard of him before. And I obviously looked him up and watched his highlights — ‘All right, he can help us.’”
That might’ve been an understatement. Gillespie and Samuels are now two of the Wildcats’ top three scorers.
READ MORE: 2 Women Wanted In Deadly Shooting Of 13-Year-Old Girl Arrested At Delaware Hotel“I was up 13-0 the first game, and I remember him coming back, making every shot after that, after I missed, obviously, a layup or something,” Samuels said. “He ended up winning that game. The series ended up being 3-1, Collin.”
TEAHAN TRADITION
The Final Four has become a Teahan family tradition.
First it was Connor. He played at Kansas from 2007-11 and went to the Final Four twice, winning a national championship with the Jayhawks in 2008.
Now it’s Chris’ turn. He was a freshman on the 2018 Final Four team and is back this year as a super senior.
“The Teahans have kind of become the first family of our program,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “They both put their handprint all over everything we do.”
CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE
It’s not uncommon to see politicians making public bets on major sporting events with products highlighting their state’s industries. That’s not an option for North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper considering home-state teams UNC and Duke have brought their rivalry to New Orleans.
So Cooper on Thursday instead issued a proclamation that the state is “The Center of the College Basketball Universe.”
“The stakes are high on Saturday and fans across the nation will get a firsthand look at two programs that have for decades competed fiercely and divided the loyalty of family and friends, but made our state proud,” Cooper said.
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer
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A property registered in the name of former Irish hockey player Catriona Carey has been sold on bidding site BidX1.
Just one bid was placed on the four-bedroom property on the outskirts of Kilkenny City, and that bidder met the minimum reserve price of €365,000.
"We can confirm that the property sold for €365,000 at an auction today," a BidX1 spokesperson said.
Situated in The Weir View housing estate, the property had been 'subject to a tenancy' at a rate of '€9,600 per annum', according to the listing details.
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The listing stated that the property extends to approximately 192 sq.m. and describes the accommodation as 'spacious and well-proportioned'.
The property was not internally inspected or measured by BidX1.
INVESTIGATION
An Garda Síochána is currently investigating a number of alleged fraud incidents relating to the activities of an asset management company, understood to be owned by Catriona Carey.
Ms Carey was recently the subject of an RTÉ documentary that included interviews with a number of people who claimed to have paid over large sums of money to her company Careysfort Assets Estates.
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BURR RIDGE, Ill., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tony Riley, president of The Mx Group, has been named its new CEO, effective March 1, as founding partner and CEO Andy Mahler steps into the executive chairman role. The Mx Group's other founding partner, Peter Wroblewski, will serve as vice chairman.
"We are beyond excited to see this leadership transition fully executed," said Mahler. "Over the last three and a half years we've added additional talent to an already seasoned senior leadership and director level team and worked closely with team members to ensure great work, high performance and continuity."
In addition to being one of the largest independent B2B agencies in the country, The Mx Group is also one of the fastest growing. The agency has been in business for over 30 years, has five Fortune 500 clients on their roster, and a team of over 150 people they affectionally call Mx'ers. If you haven't heard of them, it could be because they are one hundred percent focused on B2B, a discipline within the advertising industry that doesn't get the attention that B2C does.
"Tony, Nate Ulery as COO, and the senior leadership team have effectively been running the business for the last 18 months," said Wroblewski. "It has been exciting to see how they are iterating our vision and making it better, which is evidenced by our continued revenue growth, expanded service offering and thriving culture."
"Our vision is B2B at scale," said Riley. "We believe that the large holding companies and agencies don't understand the complexities of B2B buying groups, sales cycles and purchase decisions — and honestly don't care to understand it. While there are large pure-play B2B agencies, they tend to focus on one aspect of the customer experience, digital for example. Our opportunity is to bring strategy, creative, digital and technology together under one roof at a scale global B2B marketers can leverage for their brands."
Mahler and Wroblewski will continue to serve as active board members, focusing their energy on acquisitions, the expansion of global partnerships and the ongoing mentorship of the executives and directors that form the leadership at Mx.
About The Mx Group
The Mx Group is an independent, integrated B2B marketing agency with a mission to impact the marketplace for companies that impact the world. For over 30 years, we've created meaningful end-to-end buying experiences for B2B brands. Our clients are leaders and innovators in energy, utilities, manufacturing, hospitality, automotive, health care, technology and SaaS who rely on our expertise to influence and grow their businesses. Our headquarters are in Chicago, but our reach is global. Whether a client is an established or startup B2B brand, we have the people and perspective to be a strong partner that makes a difference.
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29 Shipwrecks Found Since the Discovery of the Titanic
March 31, 2022 6:00 pm
Finding a shipwreck has been the stuff of fantasy for as long as people have sought opportunities beyond the horizon. There is no shortage of wrecked vessels to find; it’s estimated that there are more than three million undiscovered shipwrecks around the world.
While explorers such as Jacques Cousteau have long stirred imaginations with underwater probes of doomed vessels, interest in shipwrecks soared in 1985 when professor of oceanography and maritime archeologist Robert Ballard found the most famous shipwreck of all – RMS Titanic. Since then, there’s been an explosion of shipwreck finds around the world. (These are 57 fascinating facts about the Titanic.)
To compile a list of shipwrecks found since the discovery of the Titanic, 24/7 Tempo gleaned information from sources such as Guernsey Museums, Naval History and Heritage Command Marine Insight, UNESCO, History, and Archaeology Mysteries, as well as various media websites.
David Mearns, who discovered a few of the notable shipwrecks on this list, told History that there are several reasons for the uptick in finding sunken vessels. Records around the world have been digitized, making them more easily accessible and explorers have better tools for searches. These include autonomous underwater vehicles, or AUVs, and remote operated vehicles, or ROVs, which allow explorers to probe almost any ocean depth and to cover a wider area than had previously been practical. (Here are the most famous shipwrecks ever found.)
Since the Titanic was found, shipwreck hunters have discovered ships battered by hurricanes like the SS Central America, which contained gold from the 1849 Gold Rush; vessels from the fleets of the Spanish Armada, Vasco da Gama, LaSalle, and Kublai Khan; the world’s oldest intact boat lying off the Bulgarian coastline; and many World War II-era ships sunk in battle, some of them found by the research team of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
Click here to see 29 shipwrecks found since the discovery of the Titanic
The most recent significant discovery came in early March 2022, when researchers and maritime archeologists found the British vessel Endurance, the lost ship of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, that was crushed by sea ice and sank in 1915.
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Shortly after 8 a.m. on a drizzly Wednesday, two employees at Black Rifle Coffee in northwest Houston threaded a large American flag, then a Texas flag, onto a pole outside the coffee shop and hoisted it up toward the dark-gray sky.
The cafe and store, which had its grand opening on March 26, is the latest brick and mortar outpost for Black Rifle, a veteran-owned, Utah-based company whose tagline is “serving premium coffee to people who love America.”
The menu features your typical nitro cold brew and cortado offerings, as well as specials like the camo latte, a blend of “Irish cream, green mint and smokey oak barrel that is balanced with espresso and milk.” Food items include a combat kolache and a tacti-club ciabatta sandwich.
The coffee shop has an adjoining store with Black Rifle coffee and merchandise. Shoppers can grab a Chemex pour-over or a hand grenade mug. Or a 12-ounce bag of Silencer Smooth light roast, Thin Blue Line medium roast, Freedom Fuel dark roast, or perhaps an AK-47 espresso blend. Or even one of the many t-shirts, including one with a black rifle overlaid on an American flag, the same design worn by the Jan. 6 Capitol rioter known as “zip-tie guy,” whose Black Rifle cap helped the FBI track the Tennessee man down.
Black Rifle Coffee has been portrayed as the Starbucks for conservatives, a moniker founder and CEO Evan Hafer doesn’t mind. “If you’re pro-freedom and pro-United States, people automatically label you as that,” he told Chron. “If that’s the way people want to characterize me, based on my love for my country, so be it.”
A former Green Beret and CIA contractor who brought his own roasted beans when serving overseas, Hafer started Black Rifle as an online-only, direct-to-consumer coffee seller in 2014 with the aim of tapping into the veteran community. He was tired of West Coast cities like San Francisco, Seattle and Portland driving the coffee culture, he says. The stereotype of the politically liberal, coffee-snob hipster tends to dominate the craft caffeine world. “That was my pushback, you don’t have to buy into that,” he said.
The first year, Black Rifle did $1.2 million in coffee sales. The second year, it did $8 million. In 2021, its net revenue totaled $233.1 million, a 42.2 percent increase year-over-year.
Today, Black Rifle is more of a lifestyle brand than just a coffee company. Hafer says apparel drives between 10 to 15 percent of its gross revenue. Its Coffee or Die Magazine, which currently has journalists reporting from Ukraine and was profiled by Nieman Lab, launched in 2018. The first physical coffee shop opened in fall 2020 in Salt Lake City, near the roastery.
Through these ventures, Hafer says he is “building an ecosystem for the veteran community.” Black Rifle’s pro-military and pro-law enforcement message has stretched its reach further, though, garnering support from Fox News commentator Sean Hannity and former President Donald J. Trump. As well as at the U.S. Capitol riots in 2021, Black Rifle apparel has appeared at the anti-lockdown and anti-Black Lives Matter protests that marked 2020.
Kyle Rittenhouse, who fatally shot two people at a Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Wis., was seen in a photo wearing a Black Rifle t-shirt when he was released on bail. (Hafer put out a statement saying the company does not “have a relationship” with the teenager.)
“The Black Rifle guys are not the evil that everybody makes them out to be,” J.J. MacNab, a researcher on extremism, told the New York Times. “But they’ve closed their eyes to some of the evil that takes their humor seriously.”
Opening coffee shops around the country, both corporate-owned and franchises, was always the end goal for Black Rifle, and Houstonians are about to see a lot more of them. “Texas is our primary focus,” said Hafer.
After the Salt Lake City location, Black Rifle went on to open 18 more stores to date, including nine in Texas, and in other states like Georgia, Oklahoma and Tennessee. By the end of 2022, there will be between 20 and 25 total brick and mortars, more than half of them in Texas.
More Greater Houston stores are in the works, according to Hafer, including one around the same area as the franchise's first location on FM1960, whose opening date will be announced imminently.
Hafer explains that direct customer feedback made it clear to them they had to establish a presence in Texas. The team analyzes subscription and purchase data as well as the brand’s social media engagement to target very specific communities where Black Rifle already has an established, high-density customer base. Once they’ve narrowed these places down, they look at available properties in the area to decide where to plant roots next.
This customer-led strategy led Black Rifle to open its first Houston-area location right off Highway 6 in unincorporated Harris County, near a collection of cul-de-sac-dotted, master-planned subdivisions called Copperfield.
The entire coffee shop is papered in wall wraps of armed men in tactical gear, while a TV mounted in a corner broadcasts videos of more armed men in more tactical gear.
Black Rifle offers a 10 percent discount on the entire store to veterans, active military and first responders. On Wednesday during the morning rush hour, a man with an American flag shirt and a red (unmarked) cap walked out with to-go coffee and a 12-pack of cold brew cans. Minutes later, two armed men, clad in all-black and sporting Houston Police Department Special Response Group badges, engaged the counter staff in conversation.
As more locations open, the Houston suburbs could become a counter-culture hotbed in response to the so-called "latte liberal."
“Just like any pendulum, it starts to swing the other way,” said Hafer.
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March 31, 2022 - Personal finance outlet WalletHub released a study this week entitled “2022’s States with the Best and Worst Taxpayer ROI,” ranking taxpayer return on investment (ROI) based on the quality of services state residents received compared to their total state and local taxes. Georgia was recognized as one of the top five for "Best State for Taxpayer Return On Investment" and the state with the second best Roads and Bridges.
"We know that when Georgians pay taxes, that is their money, and it should be spent to best reflect and serve their interests,'' said Governor Brian Kemp. "I am proud our responsible, conservative approach to governing has led to the Peach State's recognition as one of the best at returning taxpayers' investment through crucial services like quality education, healthcare, and public safety. As good stewards of these dollars, we are also now in a position to put money back into the pockets of hardworking Georgians through a tax refund, a temporary gas tax halt, an income tax cut, and to further invest in education, healthcare, our military servicemembers, public safety, and more.”
WalletHub’s report contrasted state and local tax collections with the quality of the services residents receive in each of the 50 states within five categories: Education, Health, Safety, Economy, and Infrastructure & Pollution. These categories were further broken down into 30 metrics that analyzed services like quality of school systems, quality of roads and bridges, average life expectancy, and violent crime rate, and then graded on a 100-point scale.
Of particular note was Georgia's ranking as the No. 2 state for roads and bridges nationwide, further cementing the state's reputation as an economic powerhouse capable of supporting a wide range of industries in every region. This reliable infrastructure network, along with a focus on quality schools, access to healthcare, and strong public safety, set Georgia apart as offering one of the biggest bangs for taxpayers' bucks. You can find the full report here. | https://www.savannahbusinessjournal.com/news/economic_development/march-31---georgia-recognized-as-one-of-the-best-states-for-taxpayer-roi/article_3b48e1c0-b108-11ec-8582-b707550f724e.html | 2022-04-01T01:18:33Z |
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been spending time in Vancouver this week, not without ruffling a few feathers, it seems.
As part of his planned visit, he spent some time at Kozak Ukrainian Eatery on Tuesday, the bakery that makes up one-third of the local family-owned Ukrainian restaurant chain.
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Photos posted on Kozak’s Instagram show the Prime Minister trying out some Ukrainian baked goods and meeting with the staff at the Victoria Drive outpost.
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Later on, Trudeau shared on his official Instagram that the visit was a way to show his support for the Ukrainian people, both in Canada and abroad.
“I stopped by earlier to pick up some treats, to thank them and their team for their efforts, and to let them all know that Canada stands with Ukraine. Our support remains steadfast,” he said.
Of the visit, Kozak said “Thank you Justin Trudeau for visiting us and showing your support for Ukraine and Ukrainian diaspora in Canada.”
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Kozak owners Sergiy Kuznietsov and Irina Karpenko immigrated to Canada from Ukraine ten years ago and opened their first joint, Solodko Bakery, in 2014.
Since then, they’ve expanded to open the bakery in New Westminster, an eatery and mill in East Vancouver, and a restaurant in Gastown. | https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/justin-trudeau-kozak-ukrainian-vancouver | 2022-04-01T01:18:33Z |
UNC LB Rucker To Sing National Anthem At Final Four
NEW ORLEANS - A quartet of NCAA student-athletes will perform the national anthem prior to the semifinal games at the 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Final Four this Saturday. The athletes will sing the anthem at court level at approximately 4:57 p.m., Central Time in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The NCAA will have a national recording band and artist who hail from New Orleans perform the anthem prior to the championship game this Monday. The band is slated to perform the anthem at approximately 8:08 p.m., Central Time.
The first semifinal basketball game begins at 5:09 p.m., followed by the second game 30 minutes after the conclusion of game 1. The championship game is set to begin at 8:20 p.m.
WHEN: Saturday, April 2, 2022 (semifinals) and Monday, April 4, 2022 (championship)
WHO:
Men’s Semifinal Game Anthem Performers
Delany Graham
Duke University
Women’s Soccer
Graduate Student
Hanna Hawks
University of Kansas
Women’s Golf
Sophomore
Charlie Hinckley
Villanova University
Swimming and Diving
Sophomore
Kaimon Rucker
University of North Carolina
Football
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Men’s National Championship Game Anthem Performers
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Sunland Park Police Chief placed on administrative leave amid battery allegations
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico -- Sunland Park City Manager Michael Martinez confirms to ABC-7 that Sunland Park Chief of Police Javier Guerra was placed on administrative leave.
The New Mexico Department of Public Safety confirms they are investigating allegations of battery involving the Chief and a person in Sunland Park police custody.
According to DPS officials, the alleged incident occurred on March 18, 2022.
The investigation is ongoing.
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The House on Thursday passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients, part of an election-year push by Democrats for price curbs on prescription drugs at a time of rising inflation.
Experts say the legislation, which passed 232-193, would provide significant relief for privately insured patients with skimpier plans and for Medicare enrollees facing rising out-of-pocket costs for their insulin. Some could save hundreds of dollars annually, and all insured patients would get the benefit of predictable monthly costs for insulin. The bill would not help the uninsured.
But the Affordable Insulin Now Act will serve as a political vehicle to rally Democrats and force Republicans who oppose it into uncomfortable votes ahead of the midterms. For the legislation to pass Congress, 10 Republican senators would have to vote in favor. Democrats acknowledge they don't have an answer for how that's going to happen.
"If 10 Republicans stand between the American people being able to get access to affordable insulin, that's a good question for 10 Republicans to answer," said Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., a cosponsor of the House bill. "Republicans get diabetes, too. Republicans die from diabetes."
Public opinion polls have consistently shown support across party lines for congressional action to limit drug costs.
But Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., complained the legislation is only "a small piece of a larger package around government price controls for prescription drugs." Critics say the bill would raise premiums and fails to target pharmaceutical middlemen seen as contributing to high list prices for insulin.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Democrats could have a deal on prescription drugs if they drop their bid to authorize Medicare to negotiate prices. "Do Democrats really want to help seniors, or would they rather have the campaign issue?" Grassley said.
The insulin bill, which would take effect in 2023, represents just one provision of a much broader prescription drug package in President Joe Biden's social and climate legislation.
In addition to a similar $35 cap on insulin, the Biden bill would authorize Medicare to negotiate prices for a range of drugs, including insulin. It would penalize drugmakers who raise prices faster than inflation and overhaul the Medicare prescription drug benefit to limit out-of-pocket costs for enrollees.
Biden's agenda passed the House only to stall in the Senate because Democrats could not reach consensus. Party leaders haven't abandoned hope of getting the legislation moving again, and preserving its drug pricing curbs largely intact.
The idea of a $35 monthly cost cap for insulin actually has a bipartisan pedigree. The Trump administration had created a voluntary option for Medicare enrollees to get insulin for $35, and the Biden administration continued it.
In the Senate, Republican Susan Collins of Maine and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire are working on a bipartisan insulin bill. Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has introduced legislation similar to the House bill, with the support of Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
Stung by criticism that Biden's economic policies spur inflation, Democrats are redoubling efforts to show how they'd help people cope with costs. On Thursday, the Commerce Department reported a key inflation gauge jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, the largest year-over-year rise since January 1982.
But experts say the House bill would not help uninsured people, who face the highest out-of-pocket costs for insulin. Also, people with diabetes often take other medications as well as insulin. That's done to treat the diabetes itself, along with other serious health conditions often associated with the disease. The House legislation would not help with those costs, either. Collins says she's looking for a way to help uninsured people through her bill.
About 37 million Americans have diabetes, and an estimated 6 million to 7 million use insulin to keep their blood sugars under control. It's an old drug, refined and improved over the years, that has seen relentless price increases.
Steep list prices don't reflect the rates insurance plans negotiate with manufacturers. But those list prices are used to calculate cost-sharing amounts that patients owe. Patients who can't afford their insulin reduce or skip doses, a strategy born of desperation, which can lead to serious complications and even death.
Economist Sherry Glied of New York University said the market for insulin is a "total disaster" for many patients, particularly those with skimpy insurance plans or no insurance.
"This will make private insurance for people with diabetes a much more attractive proposition," said Glied. | https://www.wsfltv.com/news/national/house-passes-35-a-month-insulin-cap-as-dems-seek-wider-bill | 2022-04-01T01:18:34Z |
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Agency on Aging offers online programs, events in April
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Staying well allows us to live better lives. Through group classes, informational sessions and events, the Aroostook Agency on Aging staff and volunteers share topics and techniques that are intended to help all people age well. We offer monthly programs developed to help older...
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Shark vacuum review
Pets bring much to our lives — including extra messes. Pet parents need vacuums that have the added power necessary to clean up hair, dander and dirt trodden in on paws, and even though a heavy-duty vacuum cleaner can do the trick, it isn’t always necessary.
Shark claims its Rocket Pet Plus Corded Stick Vacuum offers power and versatility in a lightweight package. The company says it can tackle dirt deeply embedded in carpets and makes cleaning stairs and upholstery easy in the handheld mode.
We tested the Shark Rocket Pet Plus to see if there’s truth to these claims and if this vacuum is worth the buy.
Testing the Shark Rocket Pet Plus Corded Stick Vacuum
At BestReviews, we know that testing out a product for a couple of hours isn’t the same as using it day in, day out. That’s why we send products to our group of testers to use them over an extended period, test out the manufacturer’s claims and see how they really perform.
We sent the Shark Rocket Pet Plus to a tester who lives in a three-bedroom home with a short-haired dog. Our tester usually uses a Dyson V8 Animal vacuum, so they were able to compare it to another big brand. They tried it out for two weeks before reporting their findings.
What is the Shark Rocket Pet Plus Corded Stick Vacuum?
The Rocket Pet Plus is a stick vacuum, which is a type of lightweight vacuum cleaner. We found it extremely lightweight and modern compared to traditional upright vacuums. It converts into a hand vacuum for smaller cleaning tasks, stairs and upholstery. It’s also specifically designed as a pet vacuum and comes with a range of tools to make it easier to clean up after pets.
Shark Rocket Pet Plus Corded Stick Vacuum price and where to buy
The Shark Rocket Pet Plus costs around $180 and is available at Amazon.
How to use the Shark Rocket Pet Plus Corded Stick Vacuum
We found this Shark vacuum extremely easy to set up. It comes in three parts: the body, the stick and the cleaning head. All you need to do is fit one end of the stick to the body and the other end to the cleaning head and you’re ready to go. You can also set it up as a handheld vacuum by attaching the cleaning head or another cleaning tool directly to the body without the stick.
As it’s a corded vacuum, it must be plugged into an outlet before you can start vacuuming. It has just two modes to choose from, labeled I and II: I is a less powerful mode that we used for hard floors and II is a more powerful mode that we used for carpeted areas.
Shark Rocket Pet Plus Corded Stick Vacuum benefits
Maneuverability
We found this lightweight vacuum highly maneuverable. We had no problems navigating around furniture and squeezing the cleaning head into tight corners to get the best clean possible. It was just as lightweight and easy to maneuver as the Dyson V8 Animal, although lacking the convenience of being cordless.
Suction power
The suction power was good and we experienced no issues cleaning up the hair from a short-coated dog on both carpets and hard flooring. There’s an indicator light that turns red if there are any clogs, so it’s easy to solve issues that might affect suction power as they arise.
Cleaning modes
You can select between two cleaning modes. Mode I is a standard powered mode, while mode II gives you an extra boost. Although mode I is supposed to be for hard floors and mode II for carpet, we found both worked well for carpets and hard floors, so it’s more dependent on whether you need extra power.
LED headlights
The LED headlights illuminate your cleaning path to help you see dirt. This is especially useful in low-light conditions or for cleaning under furniture.
XL dust cup
While it isn’t as large as the dust cups you’d find on upright vacuums or in canister models, it has a large capacity for a stick vacuum, so you don’t need to empty it too often while cleaning. We found it easy to empty, especially when you remove the body of the vacuum from the stick.
Handheld mode
The handheld mode is great for tackling stairs, upholstery and for spot cleaning. It’s easy to convert into a hand vacuum and back into its regular configuration again, so it’s not a huge ordeal if you want to switch modes during a cleaning session. You can use the regular cleaning head or the other cleaning attachments in handheld mode.
Shark Rocket Pet Plus Corded Stick Vacuum drawbacks
Power cord
Although the power cord is long enough to vacuum large rooms without unplugging it and moving to another outlet, it’s still a pain to switch outlets when you clean your whole home and to coil it up when you’re done. We must say we prefer the convenience of a cordless vacuum, but many buyers are happy to stick with corded options to save money.
Loudness
This is a loud vacuum cleaner. We had the TV playing in the background while cleaning, and it was inaudible over the sound of the vacuum. The lower-powered mode I is somehow louder than the higher-powered mode II.
Top-heavy
We didn’t like the fact that it’s so top-heavy that you can’t leave it standing up if you take a break from cleaning. Even the best stick vacuum has this problem, so it isn’t unique to this one. However, some have sticks that fold in the center so they’ll balance standing or have rest notches to make leaning them easier, which are features this model lacks.
Should you get the Shark Rocket Pet Plus Corded Stick Vacuum?
It might not be the best Shark vacuum of all time, but the Shark Rocket Pet Plus is a good stick vacuum at an affordable price. If you’d rather not pay the premium for a cordless model, it’s an excellent choice, but some buyers long for the convenience of going cord-free. Of course, not every vacuum is right for every buyer, but this one is a solid mid-range option for homes with pets.
Consider other products
Black+Decker Powerseries Extreme Cordless Stick Vacuum
This cordless pet vacuum comes at a similar price to the Shark Rocket Pet Plus. It runs for up to 55 minutes on a full charge and has an anti-tangle brush roll for pet hair.
Sold by Amazon.
Dyson V8 Fluffy Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner
Thanks to its powerful motor, this vacuum makes light work of cleaning up after pets. It’s on the pricey side but worth the investment.
Sold by Amazon.
Shark Vertex Ultra-Lightweight Cordless Stick Vacuum
With an anti-allergen filter and a dedicated pet tool, it’s a great choice for homes with pets, plus there’s no cord to worry about.
Sold by Amazon.
Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Turbo Rewind Vacuum
If you don’t mind a bulkier upright design, this vacuum does an excellent job at removing pet hair from carpets and hard floors, with a reasonable mid-range price tag.
Sold by Amazon.
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Fourth shots aren’t needed in York Region just yet for most populations: Public Health
A fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine has been rolling out to Ontarians who live in congregate care settings or are severely immunocompromised, but another booster isn’t needed just yet in York Region, according to Dr. Barry Pakes, York’s Medical Officer of Health.
In his weekly pandemic update, Mr. Pakes said while fourth doses of the vaccine have been distributed in those specific circumstances, it’s the third doses that are “critical” for the general population.
“The evidence on fourth doses is accumulating worldwide and it looks very promising for those at higher risk, but not necessarily for those in Ontario at this time,” he said. “For now, it’s third doses that are critical for everyone – especially if your second dose has been over six months ago. There is good evidence that the effectiveness of the vaccine does wane over time.”
That being said, however, Dr. Pakes said COVID-19 transmission in York Region remains high and is on the rise following the lifting of mask mandates. This rise is something that York Region Public Health expected, he said, but current vaccine coverage is helping keep things stable.
“Our wastewater surveillance in York Region and indeed across Ontario is showing a significant and sustained signal increase,” he said. “We did expect to see this after reopening last month and with the recent removal of mask mandates. Fortunately, thanks to our exceptional vaccine coverage, we’re not yet seeing a significant increase in other indicators, including hospitalization, ICU admissions, deaths, and outbreaks in institutional settings. In York Region, these metrics are stable. In some other regions of Ontario, we are seeing increases in these areas.
“Last week, when mask mandates were lifted in most indoor settings across the Province, including businesses and schools, many York Region residents continued to wear masks to protect themselves and to protect others. Thank you for this. Wearing a mask is now a personal decision, but this decision affects you and others. Whatever your choice, please remember to be kind. Everyone is fighting a different fight through this pandemic and someone’s choice to remain cautious could be for many reasons, including living with someone who is at high risk for greater complications or if they are immunocompromised themselves.
“I urge you to continue wearing masks in situations where you’re faced with the three Cs: crowds, close contact, or confined spaces with potentially poor ventilation. I urge you to at least have a mask with you, that way you can put it on as required. If you’re recovering from a COVID-19 infection, please continue to wear your masks at least five days beyond your self-isolation period. If you’re a close contact or are showing any signs of COVID-19, please stay home.”
Brock Weir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Auroran | https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/fourth-shots-aren-t-needed-004928670.html?src=rss | 2022-04-01T01:18:36Z |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former minor league pitcher ran a major league illegal sports betting operation in California that used other former pro athletes to take bets and took wagers from players still in the game, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Wayne Nix, who threw for Oakland Athletics farm teams, used his connections to recruit three former Major League Baseball players and a former pro football player as fellow bookies, prosecutors said.
The MLB began looking into the matter when it learned of it Thursday, but was unaware any of those involved other than Nix, a spokesman said.
Court records offered no names of the players who worked for Nix or those who placed bets with his business, but they provide a glimpse of the kind of money being wagered, earned and lost.
A professional football player paid Nix $245,000 for gambling losses in 2016. An MLB coach paid $4,000 in losses that same year. It was not disclosed if either bet on their own games or their own sports.
MLB prohibits players from betting on baseball or gambling illegally on sports. They can bet on other sports if it’s legal. The National Football League policy bars all personnel from betting on football games.
A Los Angeles check cashing business that has agreed to plead guilty to failing to prevent money laundering in the scheme cashed over $18 million in checks from two single bettors, prosecutors said.
One client wagered $5 million on the Super Bowl but it was not revealed if that gambit paid off.
Sports betting is legal in 30 states, but not in California. However, voters will have a chance to legalize it at the polls in November.
Nix, 45, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to run an illegal gambling operation and faces up to eight years in prison. He also admitted he failed to report $1.4 million in income in 2017 and 2018. He has agreed to pay back taxes and interest of $1.25 million and forfeit $1.3 million seized from bank accounts.
Nix began the sports bookmaking business about 20 years ago after his six-year minor league career — with stops in Arizona, Texas and California — ended, prosecutors said.
His client list was created from contacts he had made in the sports world and included current and former pro athletes. The agents he hired helped expand that clientele.
The operation eventually began using a Costa Rican business, Sand Island Sports, to create accounts where bets could be placed and tracked and credit limits set, prosecutors said. Bets were placed online or through a call center, though Nix paid winners and kept most of the money from losing bets.
Those who exceeded credit limits were shut off, though exceptions were made, according to court documents.
A sports broadcaster's account was reactivated in February 2019 after he told Nix he was refinancing his home mortgage to pay off his gambling debts.
In September 2019, Nix increased the credit limit to a baseball player with debts so he could make additional bets.
In November, 2019, Nix's partner, Edon Kagasoff, told a business manager for a professional basketball player that he would increase the maximum wager he could place to $25,000 per NBA game.
Kagasoff, 44, faces the same conspiracy charge as Nix. He also agreed to plead guilty and forfeit over $3 million in funds seized from his home and bank accounts. | https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Ex-minor-leaguer-ran-major-league-sports-betting-17049855.php | 2022-04-01T01:18:37Z |
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CONWAY — A 21-year-old Conway woman suffered life-threatening injuries when the pickup truck she was riding in crashed into the Conway Public Library. Now, the 31-year-old driver faces a felony charge of aggravated driving while intoxicated.
According to Conway Police Lt. Suzanne Kelley-Scott, at about 12:15 a.m. Thursday, police and Conway Fire/Rescue responded to the library at the junction of Route 16 and 113 in Conway Village where a black 2015 Chevy Silverado had crashed into the building. Both occupants were trapped and the airbags deployed.
The driver, Harold C. Hill Jr. of Harrison, Maine, was transported to Memorial Hospital in North Conway with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
“Hill was bailed on personal recognizance and transferred to Maine Medical Center for further medical care. The investigation is ongoing at this time,” Kelley-Scott said.
The passenger, Brooke Barron, 21, of Conway, was transported to Memorial Hospital and transferred again to Maine Medical Center with “life-threatening injuries.”
Barron is employed by Saco Valley Gymnastics Training Center, located at 230 East Conway Road, Center Conway. The faclity was closed Thursday.
Immediately following the crash, the Conway Police Department Accident Reconstruction Team documented the scene. The roadway was shut down for approximately three hours.
No booking photo of Hill was available Thursday.
Kelley-Scott declined to comment about Hill’s direction of travel and speed due to ongoing investigation; however, according to a witness, the truck was heading west along Route 113 and was seen speeding past the Scenic Inn and into the library without applying the brakes.
In a statement sent to the media, Library Director David Smolen and the library trustees “extend their concern and sympathy for those who may have been injured in the collision.”
The library trustees released a statement saying that the building “sustained considerable damage to its façade, resulting in the collapse of two of its brownstone columns.
“However, the library is open for regular hours and operations have not been impacted,” they said.
“Engineers determined “that the building, while structurally sound, does require support to ensure no further damage is sustained,” trustees said. “A full assessment of the damage and resultant plan for repairs are underway with a goal to restore the historic building to its original condition.”
Smolen said Thursday afternoon that he didn’t have a cost estimate yet but confirmed that the library is insured through Primex.
The experts who assessed the library were from HEB Engineers.
The building was put on the National Register of Historic Places in July of 2017. The library was built in 1900 and designed by architect Thomas Silloway (1828-1910).
“State government is here to assist in anyway that we can,” said Executive Councilor Joe Kenney (R-Wakefield) in an email to the Sun.
“Ben Wilson, our state historic preservation officer has reached out to the Conway Library and we will continue to work with the Town of Conway and the Library in anyway that we can.”
Town Manager Tom Holmes said the columns are made of Connecticut sandstone, which is no longer being quarried.
Library officials thanked Conway Police, Conway Fire, Town Building Inspector Dave Pandora and Head of Public Works Andrew Smith for their assistance in the aftermath of the accident.
Conway Daily Sun readers reacted to the news on Facebook.
“Heard it happen, they must have hit it HARD and fast, sounded like thunder or an explosion couldn’t figure it out,” said Shannon Boudreau Welch who was getting ready for bed in her Lake Street home.
Nancy White Cassidy, who owns a gallery nearby, made a comment about the traffic in that area of town.
“My business is in the Bolduc Block and the speed at which trucks and traffic in general travel on Main St is ridiculous,” said Cassidy. “Some are fully loaded logging trucks and seem to be speeding through the intersection at over 50 mph, right past Town Hall, I might add. It was only a matter of time before one lost control and I’m wondering how much longer it’ll be before a pedestrian is hit?”
The library trustees are scheduled to meet April 19 but may meet sooner, said Smolen.
Kelley-Scott said the case was referred to the Carroll Counthy Attorney’s Office.
The Conway Police Department asks that anyone with information contact the Conway Police Department at (603) 356-5715. | https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/local/conway-woman-severely-injured-in-library-crash/article_86672424-b0f8-11ec-b1fe-8734dfd22529.html | 2022-04-01T01:18:38Z |
Small businesses that provide services face a pricing dilemma
Small businesses that provide services face a pricing dilemma
Spending on services in the United States rose $93.8 billion in February, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Thursday. Businesses selling those services, like restaurants and hairdressers, have to decide how much to charge consumers because they have their own rising costs to deal with.
The Crowbar & Grill in Laramie, Wyoming, sells a lot of pizza and burgers, two things that have become a lot more expensive to make.
“Beef prices are higher, cheese has essentially doubled,” said manager Emily Madden. She said the restaurant has also increased wages to attract workers. To keep pace with those expenses, “we’ve had to raise prices about 20% in the last two years.”
The most recent price increase was this month; a basic burger with fries is now $14. So far, Madden said customers are taking it in stride, but she said it’s a balancing act.
“You know, not pricing people out of coming in, but also making sure that we can continue to pay our employees a decent wage and make sure our margins are where they should be,” she said.
It’s a pretty good time for businesses to adjust prices, according Shantanu Dutta, a marketing professor at the University of Southern California.
Customers know what businesses are up against.
“It’s in the air that costs are going up, wages are going up, everything is in short supply,” Dutta said. And there’s something extra working in the service sector’s favor, he said.
“Folks have been cooped up at home all this time, and you want to treat yourself. So I think that pent-up demand is showing itself,” he said.
That is true for Betty’s Bath & Day Spa in Albuquerque, New Mexico, according to owner Lisa McCulloch. “It’s amazing, we’re double what our clientele levels typically were prior to the pandemic,” she said.
McCulloch said the spa just had an expensive remodel, and supply prices have gone up. “You know, our massage oil, our lotion, our cleaning costs,” she said.
But with massages and spa treatments booked weeks in advance, she’s been able to keep prices stable.
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Marvel Cinematic Universe's latest superhero is not, in the conventional sense, either "super" or a "hero," but he does have an unorthodox ailment and a weird skill-set to separate him from mere mortals. His name is Morbius, and while watching his origin story, you may get the feeling that somewhere in the cinematic multiverse, wires got crossed.
The film begins with a helicopter, transporting a cage to the sort of mist-shrouded isle you half expect King Kong to be inhabiting. But Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) is looking to capture smaller game as he approaches the mouth of a cave, hobbling with difficulty on two crutch-like canes.
Positioning himself behind the wires of the cage, he slices open the palm of his hand and, as a roar of batwings echoes from inside the cave, murmurs to the copter pilot "if you're gonna run, do it now."
A rare blood disease treated with a bit o' bat
It's tempting to say "consider yourself warned," but the film's first hour or so, while unremarkable, is decently crafted.
Born with a rare blood disease, Michael Morbius has spent his entire life working on two things — a cure, and origami paper-folding. Natch, it occurs to him to fold together bat and human DNA.
Because the FDA would be unlikely to approve human trials, he and his beautiful co-researcher Martine (Adria Arjona) head in a cargo ship for international waters off the coast of Long Island in the company of eight thuggish mercenaries — think bloodbags — and once Morbius has been injected with bat DNA, it's just a matter of time before things go vampiric.
Let it be said that some side-effects from dabbling in "chiropter-y" are less ghastly than others. Bat DNA evidently gives you great cheekbones and abs to go with increased strength and speed.
Less salutary effects include new fangs that sprout from his gums with decades of decay baked in, and claws that erupt from his fingers pre-filthed. I mean, sure...why not? Except this is a man whose hair has the kind of sheen that comes from brushing it three times a day.
One other thing: he now needs to drink human blood every six hours. Happily, on his way to declining a Nobel Prize, Dr. Morbius invented "artificial blood," though that only fools his system for a while.
Color coded smoke effects for a Jekyll and his Hyde
If you're expecting a conventional Marvel movie, you should be aware going in that what Director Daniel Espinoza and his writers have come up with is more a horror flick with Marvel bells and whistles.
That means Leto's Morbius gets purplish smoke effects to go with those fang-baring snarls as he's riding air currents in subway tunnels, while the similarly afflicted Hyde to his Jekyll – a schoolboy chum played as an adult by an amusingly hopped-up Matt Smith, gets blue-ish vapor trails and snappier lines.
But there isn't much tension to their story. Or logic. At one point, Morbius overhears some counterfeiters passing fake $100s, and commandeers their printing press to make what appears to be an artificial-blood machine — because the technologies for fake-bills and fake-blood match up? Maybe that works better in a comic book.
Bat guys everywhere you look
Speaking of which, when the DC Extended Universe first announced that Twilight star Robert Pattinson would play the lead in The Batman in their corner of the superhero multiverse, it seemed like a nice inside joke — from Vampire-teen to Bat-man. But now that the Marvelverse has Leto going full Dracula, it seems as if the casting maybe could've gone the other way 'round.
Leto is as persuasively haunted by the dark side of vigilantism as Pattinson was, and as a result of corporate positioning, is maybe more determined to avoid being a villain. Not unlike Venom, Morbius was a bad guy when he first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man comics, back in the 1970's. He needs to be at least an anti-hero now, if a franchise is to be built around him.
But bad guy/bat guy...who's to say? As the trailers reveal, another DC bat-guy, Michael Keaton, shows up in his non-batty baddie Marvel persona Adrian Toomes, just to mess with the heads of anyone trying to keep cinematic universes straight.
But bloodlines will have to be clarified in more robust "Morbius" episodes to come, this origin story being merely adequate, and by Marvel standards, slightly anemic.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.ctpublic.org/2022-03-31/jared-leto-is-marvels-bat-man-in-the-vampiric-morbius | 2022-04-01T01:18:38Z |
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Good pitching, good defense, aggressive base running and just enough hitting were the elixir for Bishop McCort Catholic as it opened its season with a 4-0 win over Westmont Hilltop on Thursday at Sargent’s Stadium at the Point.
Crimson Crushers starter Mason Pfeil struck out six, walked three and allowed just two Hilltoppers hits on his way to earning the win on the mound. Reliever Bradyn Jarvis held Westmont Hilltop at bay over the final two innings to preserve the victory.
The defense behind the pitching also did its part, playing error-free while the Hilltoppers did not see a runner get past second base.
If there were nerves in the Crimson Crushers’ dugout, they weren’t too visible on the fresh turf at Sargent’s Stadium.
“The kids were anxious all day,” Bishop McCort coach Chris Pfeil said. “They probably asked me a million times, ‘What’s the weather look like?’ It’s high school baseball, you never know what you’re going to get. We were excited to get out here and get the season off to the good start.”
Over the first two innings, Mason Pfeil recorded three strikeouts on called third strikes, but also issued two walks and plunked a batter.
That early shakiness was offset by smooth defense until the right-hander found his groove.
Even during the stressful times, getting the ball for the season opener was a big thrill for the sophomore.
“It felt awesome,” Mason Pfeil said. “There was some pressure going out there, but my teammates took a lot of that off. They were making plays. We got some cushion runs early in the game. We executed on the bases for the most part. It was nice having that cushion.”
The younger Pfeil tossed 84 pitches with 51 strikes, while getting first-pitch strikes on 10 of the 20 batters that he faced.
“In high school school baseball, if you throw strikes and play error-free baseball, you’re going to win a lot of games,” Chris Pfeil said. “I was really happy with our defensive performance. Offensively, we’re going to be a work in progress for a while, but we did execute our offensive game and put some pressure on them on the bases and we manufactured what we needed to win.”
The Crimson Crushers grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first as Brock Beppler singled before scoring on an error as Mason Pfeil was attempting to steal second. Beppler also accounted for Bishop McCort’s second run during the third inning when he reached on an infield single before eventually crossing the plate.
“Brock’s going to be a great weapon for us this year,” Chris Pfeil said. “He barrels the ball and has a tremendous amount of speed. He can put a lot of pressure on (opponents).”
Those runs and the two that Bishop McCort scored during the fourth, came against Westmont Hilltop starter Eli Thomas, who struck out five over four innings with one base on balls and six hits allowed.
Thomas’ ability to escape total disaster sprung up in the fourth when the Crimson Crushers loaded the bases with one out and one batter after Jarvis’ single to right chased in Ethan Kasper. A wild pitch allowed Colin Stevens to score, making it 4-0. The left-hander then rallied to strike out Beppler looking before fanning Mason Pfeil – with a putout at first following the dropped third strike – to end the uprising.
“That’s Eli Thomas right there,” Hilltoppers coach Paul Krupp said. “He’s going to step on the mound. He’s going to battle. He’s going to do the best that he can. I thought he did a real nice job keeping his composure. He got some ground balls that we weren’t able to get outs on. He kept his composure and fought for (four) innings. I thought he did well.”
While there were mistakes that proved costly for Westmont Hilltop, Knupp didn’t see Thursday as a total loss.
“I liked the way that we played,” Knupp said. “We did make some mistakes. We’re very young in the the infield. I graduated the entire infield (from the 2021 team). We’re putting out some guys who are lacking in varsity experience, but they’re working hard in practice.”
Beppler had two of Bishop McCort’s seven hits and scored twice.
Westmont Hilltop’s Glenn Stutzman collected the game’s lone extra-base hit, a double to the left-center power alley with two gone in the fourth. Left fielder David Ray had the squad’s other hit, a leadoff single to right in the third. | https://www.tribdem.com/sports/bishop-mccort-blanks-westmont-hilltop-to-open-season/article_bd1d04f4-b150-11ec-9022-8b2c219bc117.html | 2022-04-01T01:18:38Z |
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey is begging the community to come together to put an end to the uptick of violent crime in the city.
Just steps away from where a 15-year-old boy was fatally shot, Cassandra Paul’s pain boiled over on Thursday.
READ MORE: 1 Police Officer Killed, 2 Others Shot In Lebanon County
“This child who was dead on these streets last night has stayed in my house with my 11-year-old grandson,” Paul said. “How do I tell him his friend is dead?”
Paul is the mother of a victim of gun violence. Someone killed her 19-year-old son in 2007 in Homewood.
“Every child that ya’ll been talking about in the last week that have been murdered is close to my heart. I have babysat this child,” Paul said.
The latest victim, 15-year-old Dayvon Vickers, was the 18th person gunned down in Pittsburgh over the past three months. The numbers are up from the same period last year, and non-fatal shooting numbers are also tracking higher so far in 2022.
READ MORE: 2 Women Wanted In Deadly Shooting Of 13-Year-Old Girl Arrested At Delaware HotelGeorge Spencer walks the streets for Mad Dads, and he said if you’re afraid to speak up, call him.
“I’m 66 coming up on 67 and if my voice can be what makes a difference on holding people accountable for killing a 15-year-old, call me,” the national president for Mad Dads said.
Mayor Gainey echoed that same message Thursday.
“If you know something, please say something,” Gainey said. “Somebody lost a 15-year-old.”
Gainey said he is committed and needs people to keep pushing.
MORE NEWS: On A Positive Note: McGuffey High School Students Build Bustling City“The only way we are going to be able to solve some of this is if we begin to talk to one another,” Gainey said. “And I know we started that, I know the community has been dialoging. But we have to continue.” | https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2022/03/31/mayor-gainey-calls-for-community-to-come-together-uptick-violence/ | 2022-04-01T01:18:39Z |
March 31, 2022 – Spandrel Development Partners’s proposed development plan for the land between the new Savannah Arena on Gwinnett Street and Interstate I-16, was on the agenda for the MPC’s March 22 meeting.
The company, owned by Thomas A. Paxton, owns land in the Laurel Grove neighborhood of Savannah’s Westside.
The current Zoning District is Planned Development, PD-S, and Future Land Use (FLU): Downtown Expansion
The petitioner, represented by Atty. Harold Yellin, is requesting MPC approval of an amendment to a previously approved Master Plan entitled “Civic Master Plan – Gwinnett Street West” for property located at 1025 West Gwinnett Street within a PD-S (Planned Development) zoning district.
The subject property is a triangular shaped parcel, bounded by Gwinnett Street on
the north, the Springfield Canal on the west, and Interstate 16 (I-16) on the southeast.
With the exception of an existing cell tower located near I-16, the parcel is undeveloped.
In 2008, the property was rezoned by the Mayor and Aldermen in conjunction with a Master Plan which was designed to recreate the historic development pattern and the open space network of the Downtown Historic District. The plan included a series of proposed public streets, central open space and planned intersecting vehicular connections to line up with what is now the arena site, including a small park.
There were four access points proposed across Gwinnett Street into the arena site and a potential access across the Springfield Canal to Stiles Avenue to the west.
However, these connections will not be possible based on the design of the Gwinnett Street improvements which are currently underway, according to the MPC’s most recent staff report presented at the MPC’s March 22 meeting.
At the time the plan was developed, the final design of the Gwinnett Street improvements was unknown and, therefore, some assumptions had to be made about, according to Marcus Lotson of the MPC.
In the Master Plan, development guidelines for the site were also created and included standards such as height and mass of buildings, street cross sections, build-to lines, entrances, and parking. The plan
was intended to be a dense, urban style development with a mix of residential and commercial uses
with internal public streets and including buildings up to 8 stories in height.
The principal concern of the 2008 plan is the amount of impervious surface that would be created
at buildout, and the lack of stormwater detention, according to the MPC Staff Report.
The neighborhoods around the subject property are subject to negative impacts from stormwater runoff – translation … potential flooding problems.
However, the pending improvement of the Springfield Canal will help address this issue, but until those improvements are completed, any development of this property will need to mitigate impacts of increased impervious surfaces, states Lotson.
The New Proposed Plan
The proposed plan is a two-phased approach to develop approximately 50% of the property in the northeast section (Phase 1) of the site and for the remainder (Phase 2) to be open space and stormwater detention.
The petitioner is proposing multifamily residential as the primary land use.
The northernmost building will be developed to accommodate ground floor nonresidential uses as well. West of the primary entrance is a proposed public greenspace in which final design and purpose will be established during the development plan review.
Phase 2 is proposed to be future development available upon completion of the improvements to the Springfield Canal. That plan dedicates easements for the widening of the canal and for public multi-use trails.
The proposed Master Plan addresses a known stormwater issue in a Special Flood Hazard area. The applicant has met with the City of Savannah regarding planned improvements and has been advised of the City’s goals relative to infrastructure, writes Lotson.
All on-site improvements will in conjunction with the City of Savannah Stormwater Department.
Transportation Network.
West Gwinnett Street is in the process of being improved to include a four-lane divided east-west travel way, new sidewalks and bike lanes and a bridge over the Springfield Canal. Portions of the subject property were dedicated to accommodating the new right of way and pedestrian mobility features. The City plans for the West Gwinnett Street improvements to be substantially completed this summer.
The developer will be required to provide a bus shelter with the approval of Chatham Area Transit when a development plan is submitted.
MPC Staff Recommendation
The proposed land use change is consistent with the planned development pattern for the Canal District, states the MPC Staff Report, as The Canal District is proposed to be a mixed-use area designed to support the area around Enmarket Arena with residential density, commercial and hospitality uses.
“It is clear that based on stormwater improvements needed in the vicinity, the existing plan is less feasible than the proposed plan,” states the Staff Report.
The Staff recommended that the Planning Commission approve the petitioner’s
request to amend the Master Plan associated with 1025 West Gwinnett Street with the following
conditions:
1. Site plans for the subject property shall be consistent with the development standards of the RMF-2
zoning district as found in Sec. 5.10 of the Savannah Zoning Ordinance.
2. Permitted uses for the subject property shall be the same as those permitted in the RMF-2 zoning
district as found in Sec. 5.10.3 of the Savannah Zoning Ordinance.
3. Site plans shall include a secondary vehicular access point as approved by the City of Savannah Traffic
Engineer.
4. Site plans shall require approval by the Metropolitan Planning Commission.
Note: Staff recommendation is based on information available at the time of agenda posting but
may change based on information provided at the public hearing.
The Staff recommendation was approved by the Metropolitan Planning Commission at the March 22 meeting.
The plan changes were approved by the MPC, and do not go to the City Council. The next step is for the developer to submit their Development Plan to the city staff and then to MPC, according to Lotson. | https://www.savannahbusinessjournal.com/news/economic_development/march-31---spandrel-development-partners-master-plan-changes-in-arena-area-approved-by/article_7f158c34-b133-11ec-b3ec-3b49d27ead9a.html | 2022-04-01T01:18:39Z |
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It was only a matter of time before the cheftestants in this Houston-based season of “Top Chef” encountered a barbecue challenge, and episode 5 is where the brisket hit the smoker.
Judging contestants on their barbecue when some of them have never smoked meat before is a pretty big ask. But challenging the chefs to put their own twist on the classic gave us flashbacks to the queso-tastrophe of episode 2.
Cue the eye-roll-inducing comments from queso-defamer Jackson Kalb, who seems determined to spit in the face of all that is good and Texan once again.
While planning for his dish, the California chef announced he planned to commit a “cardinal sin” by taking his brisket and grinding it up as a filling for pasta. Later, he looked down at his glistening hunk of slow-cooked beef and said: “I almost feel bad.” Then he shoved the meat into a grinder.
In the previous challenge, featuring Texas Toast, Kalb groused: “Why does it need to be Texan? Can’t it just be toast?” It’s like he’s trying to provoke us. (And no, dude. The answer is no).
In fairness to his skills as a chef, his risky ground-brisket choice paid off, as his pasta dish was one of the judges’ top three favorites. Yet we won’t soon forget his cavalier attitude to the season’s host state and its culinary treasures.
Kalb wasn’t the only one to mess with barbecue, though at least other contestants didn’t have the disrespect to offend with their words. Monique Feybesse sliced her brisket incorrectly and paired it with bland potatoes and an underwhelming homemade brioche bun. Ashleigh Shanti undersalted her brisket and cut it so thick that it drowned in her sweet potato slicks and cream of collard soup. She ultimately was asked to pack her knives and go.
Thank God there was a Texan in the room to appease us. Houston chef Evelyn Garcia was in her zone. She understood the assignment, using the challenge as an opportunity to make curry, something the judges hadn’t seen yet from her.
Her brisket curry with aromatic rice, pickled vegetables and a burnt-end crumble led to rave reviews from the judges. Head judge Tom Colicchio called it an example of “destination food” that people would travel to a restaurant to eat. (Good thing Garcia has one in the works.)
Garcia truly represented by delivering something that was creative while still doing the brisket justice. She ended up winning the challenge, returning victorious after a near-elimination just last week.
The barbecue challenge was held in the impressive setup of Willow Villarreal’s new J-Bar-M Barbecue restaurant in the East End, a reminder that Houstonians are spoiled with a city full of talented pitmasters who have perfected the art of smoking beef low and slow. Many have worked for decades to turn out moist beef brisket encased in a dark, crispy bark with just the right amount of salt.
Unlike the much-lauded barbecue of Central Texas, styles from Houston pitmasters often reflect the diverse flavors of the city. Houston’s been ahead of the curve for thoughtful barbecue adaptations for years, with celebrated Mexican, Asian, Cajun and soul food-inflected offerings, from humble tents and food trucks to high-end brick and mortars.
When judge Gail Simmons asked guest judge Greg Gatlin, owner of Gatlin’s BBQ, how he felt about the challenge stretching the boundaries of barbecue, he gave a very Houston answer: “I love it. It invites some other folks from different cultures, different tastes, different flavors, different ways to do things.”
That’s why when Garcia trots out a curry, or Buddha Lo makes a brisket in the French style of beef bourguignon, our first reaction isn’t to sound the purist’s alarm, it’s to think about where we may be able to find something similar in town ourselves. | https://www.chron.com/food/article/Top-Chef-contestants-mess-with-Texas-barbecue-17049038.php | 2022-04-01T01:18:39Z |
FM Qureshi urges int’l community to provide assistance to Kabul
The foreign ministers of the Afghanistan’s neighboring countries on Thursday reiterated their call for national reconciliation in Afghanistan through dialogue and negotiation besides the steps for ensuring women’s rights and children’s education.
Foreign Ministers’ Meeting among the Neighboring Countries of Afghanistan was held in Tunxi, Anhui Province in China.
The third The foreign ministers or senior representatives of seven countries, namely China, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, attended the meeting.
The participants called for establishing a broad-based and inclusive political structure, adopt moderate and sound domestic and foreign policies, and grow friendly relations with all countries, especially its neighbors. They also emphasized the necessity for all sides to strengthen dialogue and communication with Afghanistan for the above purposes.
The meeting called for further actions to be taken to improve people’s livelihood, safeguard the fundamental rights of all Afghans, including ethnic groups, women and children.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday again urged the international community to provide unconditional humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.
The foreign minister’s resolve came while he was addressing the third meeting of ‘Foreign Ministers of Neighbouring Countries of Afghanistan’ in China. “We are confident that our bilateral communication will continue,” the FM said.
“We hope that the Afghan authorities will take into account the expectations of the regional countries and implement the additional proposed measures.”
The country’s top diplomat added that our long-standing connectivity projects would be completed with the support of the international community.
Highlighting key aspects of his discourse, Qureshi said that emphasis was placed on strengthening the regional perspective where the practical engagement of the international community with Afghanistan was also highlighted. | https://pakobserver.net/fms-of-neighboring-states-call-for-afghan-reunion-via-talks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fms-of-neighboring-states-call-for-afghan-reunion-via-talks | 2022-04-01T01:18:38Z |
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A Government minister has vowed that Ireland’s charging infrastructure would stay ahead of the rapidly rising demand for Electric Vehicles (EVs), as the views from the public are sought on
Minister Eamon Ryan unveiled the Department of Transport’s Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy on Thursday.
Minister Ryan also reiterated the Government’s longstanding commitment to a just transition to a decarbonised transport system for all sections of Irish society, saying that the new infrastructure will be planned and designed for all drivers, both rural and urban.
The Strategy, which is now open for public consultation, sets out a pathway for the crucial period out to 2025, as Ireland continues its rapidly accelerating progress towards its Climate Action Plan target of nearly a million EVs by 2030. In 2025, the Strategy will be reviewed and updated to take Ireland through to the end of this decade.
Minister Ryan commented: “At this early stage in our adoption of EVs there is an opportunity for us to learn from best practice and creative solutions that have been tested in other locations already and to shape our policy so that we can deliver a network of publicly accessible infrastructure that is world class in terms of its interoperability, its broad coverage and flexibility of use for the vast majority of drivers. I urge people to read the strategy document and to have their say on how we design this new transport map.”
With over 50,000 electric vehicles already on our roads and EVs now accounting for an ever-growing share of new car sales, demand for charging will continue to grow.
While it is expected that around 80pc of charging will continue to take place at home, the Government remains committed both to meeting the needs of those for whom home-charging is not an option and to the creation of a seamless network of publicly accessible and user-friendly infrastructure.
The Strategy identifies four main categories of infrastructure, serving different user needs according to where, when and how drivers need to charge their EVs. These are:
* Home/apartment charging
* Residential neighbourhood charging (including on-street and co-charging)
* Destination charging (e.g. Sports facilities, retail centres, hotels, tourist locations)
* Motorway/en route charging (ultra-rapid charging)
It sets out a plan for the delivery of each of these in the coming years, based upon partnerships between the Department of Transport and a range of relevant stakeholders, including industry, private charge point operators, local authorities and ordinary drivers.
A leading role will be played by Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI), a new dedicated office being established by the Department of Transport, in partnership with TII and the SEAI, to co-ordinate and deliver the policy pathway for low emission vehicles.
The Strategy also makes several recommendations in relation to the actions, funding streams and supports that will be put in place by Government to deliver a seamless publicly accessible charging network.
In support of a just transition to electric, this Strategy specifically considers ways in which to support wider access to EVs in population groups with low car ownership levels. Consideration is also given as to how to support the delivery of EV charging infrastructure in rural areas including the Gaeltacht and Islands, to support a rural transition to EVs.
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Pay parking coming to 3 popular destination parks in West Vancouver
Three popular destination parks in West Vancouver will see the implementation of pay parking on a seasonal basis at some point in the future.
Earlier this week, District of West Vancouver council unanimously approved a direction that requested city staff to create a plan for pay parking at Lighthouse Park, Whytecliff Park, and Nelson Canyon Park/Whyte Lake Trailhead. It will be in effect during the busier peak season for outdoor recreation.
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But city staff told council that it is unlikely the pay parking scheme will be ready in time for Summer 2022. Instead, city staff are currently targeting a two-year timeline towards implementation. City staff will return to council with a draft implementation plan containing the specific policy details for consultation and approval.
City staff stated such a direction is aligned with pay parking charges elsewhere in the region, including other popular parks on the North Shore. The seasonal pay parking scheme implemented in 2021 by the District of North Vancouver and Metro Vancouver Regional District for Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge Park and Lynn Headwaters Regional Park was noted as an example during the deliberations.
Both councillors Sharon Thompson and Marcus Wong expressed a need to ensure mitigation strategies are in place to ensure pay parking does not result in a spillover of parking impacts into the surrounding neighbourhoods..
“I think this is a timely thing to look at, and something that could work and really help create a funding model to help manager our parks,” said Thompson, emphasizing on the responsibility to assess “unintended consequences” and suggesting the potential need for residents-only neighbourhood parking permits.
But she added that West Vancouver is one of the last jurisdictions in the region without pay parking at its major parks. West Vancouver’s destination parks have attracted more people as a result, but there is the potential to use pay parking to disperse people to other parks elsewhere in the region.
Mayor Mary-Ann Booth suggested residents should be given assurances that pay parking is “not just a revenue grab,” and that it will be directed towards maintaining the parks.
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- Vancouver City Council kills plan for mandatory parking permits for all residential streets | https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/lighthouse-park-whytecliff-park-nelson-canyon-park-west-vancouver-pay-parking | 2022-04-01T01:18:40Z |
ABERDEEN, N.C., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The fast growth of Moore County, including Aberdeen, Pinehurst, and Southern Pines, caused a few growing pains for General Manager Scott Weaver and his team at Leith Honda Aberdeen, "The growth in Aberdeen is so great that we just outgrew our building. It was time." Last weekend, his team cut the ribbon and drove vehicles to their new, expanded facility adjacent to the original Leith Honda Aberdeen location on US 15-501.
The new building includes an expanded showroom giving customers a more relaxed environment to shop and explore the showcased inventory. Also, their waiting area has expanded for customers' comfort and includes business workstations for those who need to work while they wait.
Weaver and Service Manager Mark Posey are most excited about their new state-of-the-art service department. The new facility holds twice as many service bays as the former building, complete with new tire balancers, express bay lifts, and individual fluid and air filling stations.
"When we have to walk to the parts counter to get oil and washer fluid for our vehicles, it adds to the customer's wait time," said Posey. "Now we will have oil and washer fluid, water, light, and electrical reels right at our fingertips."
Even with a new building, the one thing that won't change is Leith's tradition to take the best care of their customers. Posey says that commitment is what has kept customers coming back for generations. "We've got people that we have retained since I've been here. I have worked on their mother's and grandmother's cars."
LeithCars.com is one of the largest automotive groups in North Carolina. A family business created in Raleigh, Leith Cars has been serving the Triangle community for over 50 years, incorporating over 1,900 North Carolinians into its family. The number one place to buy vehicles in the Raleigh metro area for five years running, according to a Marshall Marketing Survey, the auto dealer has 39 franchise locations throughout the state. For more information, visit www.leithcars.com.
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INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) – Video used in a secret government exercise centered on a hypothetical nuclear attack has been released publicly for the first time.
The 1986 video, which takes the form of a fake news broadcast, concerns a nuclear bomb going off in downtown Indianapolis.
According to the Digital National Security Archive, the video is part of Mighty Derringer, a multi-agency training exercise on how different branches of the federal government would work together during a nuclear attack.
The video was obtained by tech site Gizmodo via a Freedom of Information Act request.
What you see in the video
In the nearly two-minute clip, a news anchor named “Jeff Schwartz” for the fictitious Channel 9 Eyewitness News addresses viewers.
“We are now in day four,” Schwartz says. “You know that few details are available. But this much we know: A large portion of downtown Indianapolis remains evacuated. Now, reports are sketchy at this point, but we do know that apparently there are terrorists holed up in the downtown part of our city with nuclear devices.”
Schwartz says a federal response team has been sent in to neutralize the threat before tossing to reporter “Ann Miller.” Miller gives her reports while video of downtown Indianapolis — as taken from “Chopper 9” — is shown to viewers.
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Miller describes the streets of downtown, which would normally be full of morning rush-hour traffic, as being relatively empty except for police “down there in the streets making sure everyone stays out of town.”
The feed to the chopper is then interrupted, with Schwartz commenting, “Can someone get on a two-way radio and see if they can contact Ann and see what’s going out there?”
The clip ends as Schwartz cautions the audience before he is interrupted by a booming sound outside of the news studio.
He looks up and says, “Oh, my God,” before the feed goes to black.
Why the video was made
In 1974, the Nuclear Emergency Search Team (NEST) was created. Its mission was to respond to plausible threats of nuclear terrorism or extortion. As part of is work, NEST created the Mighty Derringer project.
In 2012, documents were released on Mighty Derringer and referenced the Joint Special Operations Command and Delta Force. The National Security Archive called it the “most extensive set of declassified documents on any nuclear counterterrorism exercise, covering every phase of the response, from concept to critiques.”
According to those documents, the fictional country of Montrev was behind the simulated terrorist attack on Indiana’s capital. The country is largely believed to be based on Mexico.
Planning sessions for the drills were held at both Camp Atterbury in Indiana and Area A-25 of the Energy Department’s Nevada Test Site.
During the fictitious attack, the NSA says Indianapolis experienced a 1 kiloton nuclear detonation that resulted in “total devastation over a 20 square block area.”
According to Gizmodo’s report by Matt Novak, actual “radioactive material was hidden around Indianapolis in order to give the teams something authentic to look for during their exercise.”
The Mighty Derringer was largely seen as a success, but a DNSA report labeled a range of potential problems, including “bomb detection, interagency coordination, containment of contamination, general ‘confusion.'” | https://cw33.com/news/secret-video-shows-governments-fake-newscast-about-nuclear-strike-on-indianapolis/ | 2022-04-01T01:18:40Z |
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As Jeremy Fleming, the head of GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), which is a UK intelligence and security organisation stated that Putin's aides are afraid to tell him the truth about his error, questions have been raised if his claims are true. He did not provide any evidence to back up his claims. Former Whitehall insiders disagree on whether such broad remarks by intelligence chiefs are wise. One former intelligence insider stated that Fleming should only comment on the basis of intelligence and proof, as per the reports of the Guardian. It appears that Fleming is now attempting to personalise the war's blame.
He also claimed that the Russian leader had underestimated the intensity of Ukrainian opposition, the western response, and his forces' ability to achieve a quick triumph. The intelligence head stated that it increasingly appears that Putin has severely miscalculated the situation in Ukraine. Fleming's address also included an unfounded claim that Russian forces had been accidentally shooting down their own planes.
As the fight proceeds, the spy head cautioned China not to become closely allied with Russia and asked Beijing not to provide Moscow with money and arms. Before the conflict broke out, Fleming argued that Putin had made a clear strategic choice to align with China, but that there were still underlying tensions between the two countries and risks for both in attempting to work together.
The US also stated that they have information that Putin was misled by the Russian military, adding that the leader didn't realise conscripts were being employed in the fight initially, according to the Guardian. On the surface, such findings are unsurprising, given Russia's failure to secure a swift triumph over Ukraine.
However, Lord Ricketts, a former national security adviser said that it was clear that Putin had grown isolated and intolerant of criticism, and that it was a continuation of the pre-conflict practice of releasing intelligence assessments without divulging the sources. It was predicted that Russia would invade Ukraine on Putin's orders and attempt to encircle Kyiv and other important cities in order to gain a swift victory but Ukraine has shown a tough resistance against Russia and continues to fight for its sovereignty.
Follow all the Russia-Ukraine War News and Headlines on Russia-Ukraine War LIVE Updates | https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/russia-ukraine-crisis/putins-advisers-afraid-to-tell-him-truth-about-ukraine-war-says-gchq-head-articleshow.html | 2022-04-01T01:18:40Z |
HELENA — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has given initial approval to a proposal to graze bison in north-central Montana. It’s the latest step in a process that started five years ago – and it’s likely not the end.
American Prairie – a nonprofit formerly called American Prairie Reserve – proposed bison grazing on 63,065 acres of BLM land in Phillips County, south of Malta. The BLM’s proposed decision, issued Wednesday, would allow bison, behind fences, on six of the seven areas the organization proposed.
“We are extremely pleased with this decision, which will enable us to exercise our grazing privileges to sustainably grow our conservation herd of bison, protect the health of the land, and create more outdoor opportunities for visitors to experience Montana’s prairie lands and wildlife,” said American Prairie vice president and chief external relations officer Pete Geddes in a statement.
The decision would allow bison to graze seasonally in three locations and year-round in three others – including two that are already approved for bison. The seventh location would remain open only to cattle.
American Prairie says they plan to increase their bison herd from around 800 animals to 1,000.
BLM leaders said in a statement that their decision was justified by an analysis that showed the plan wouldn’t have a significant environmental impact. They also identified some potential benefits for wildlife habitat and vegetation, including the removal of some internal fencing and the different grazing patterns of bison allowing for more diversity.
“Ultimately, the overall goals of any grazing decision are to ensure the health of BLM-administered public lands and implement the law,” said Theresa Hanley, the agency’s acting Montana/Dakotas state director. “This proposed grazing decision will help us continue to achieve those goals, providing for multiple-purpose use and enjoyment, now and in the future.”
American Prairie first submitted a plan for bison grazing in 2017. They scaled it back significantly in 2019, saying they wanted to address public concerns and have more time to demonstrate how their grazing system works.
The proposal has gotten a lot of attention from people in the area. Groups like the Montana Stockgrowers Association have raised concerns.
“When we saw the decision, we were fairly disappointed with the decision,” said executive vice president Jay Bodner.
Bodner questioned whether the BLM could lease land for grazing bison, saying that federal law specifically designates it for livestock and doesn’t include bison in that definition. He also said ranchers are worried about the impacts of having bison in close proximity to cattle, from possible interbreeding to injuries if the animals end up in the same pasture.
“They are a different species than cattle, they’re going to graze differently, and so they’re going to have impacts on the rangeland differently,” Bodner said. “If you have less control over them, I think certainly rangeland health standards – are you going to be able to meet those? – that calls into question.”
He said the Stockgrowers want to make sure the BLM did its due diligence in responding to the public’s concerns.
“When you look at these kinds of pretty significant proposals that the American Prairie Reserve did propose, we really think that needs a full environmental impact statement,” he said.
In the decision, the BLM said it did analyze and consider all the public comment. For example, they responded to the concerns about the federal definition of livestock by pointing to other rules that allow privately owned “indigenous animals” like bison to graze at regulators’ discretion. They said they have issued grazing permits for bison in other states, and previously for American Prairie.
“We understand that not everyone agrees with allowing bison grazing on public lands, but the BLM’s decision makes it clear that our proposal is based on sound science and will benefit wildlife, the rangeland, and riparian areas,” Geddes said.
A spokesperson for Gov. Greg Gianforte’s office said the state has started reviewing the BLM decision.
“The governor shares Montanans' hope that BLM took submitted comments to heart and bolstered its analysis to reach a legal, well-reasoned decision,” the spokesperson said.
A 15-day protest period is now open. The BLM will consider any protests they receive, then make a final decision. After that, there will be another 30 days during which the decision can be appealed.
You can find full documentation on the decision on the BLM website. | https://www.ktvh.com/news/blm-gives-initial-approval-to-american-prairie-bison-grazing-plan | 2022-04-01T01:18:40Z |
Yes, The Tar Heels Had Their 'Wow' Factor Moment
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NEW ORLEANS – North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed the Old North State as the “The Center of the College Basketball Universe,” yet that wasn’t enough to catch the attention the UNC Tar Heels.
There was a wow factor for the Tar Heels arriving Wednesday night at the Final Four, but that wasn’t it.
“Honestly, I haven't really heard much because I stay off social media,” UNC senior Leaky Black said Thursday afternoon during a press conference at the Superdome. “I don't really see too much. But just walking around campus and stuff, it's all love and positivity. A lot of people just rooting for us.”
Cooper had the Heels and Duke in mind with his proclamation, and for good reason, as one of the greatest rivalries in American sports will have its biggest stage ever when UNC and the Blue Devils meet in the national semifinals.
Maybe the ultimate wow moment will happen right before or once the ball is tipped. But less than 24 hours after their plane finally landed after a hectic trip that included an hour delay in the air waiting for major storms to subside so they could land, the Tar Heels are at least willing to discuss eyes-wide-open experiences.
The moment that told the players they are at the Final Four, and even with the most stoic of intents, was unavoidable?
“I guess when we pulled up to the hotel, there was a lot of people out there waiting for us to get off the bus in the hotel lobby,” Black said. “For me that was pretty much it.”
Brady Manek, who has averaged 19.9 points over Carolina’s last eight games, agreed with Black, but added a layer.
“Just a lot of cameras, a lot of people, a lot of excitement around our team and us arriving,” he said. “It was really cool to see.”
Approximately 3,000 people attended a send-off celebration at the Smith Center late Wednesday afternoon, but that didn’t make the list for junior forward and East Regional Most Outstanding Player Armando Bacot.
Like Black and Manek, his moment was when the team arrived at its hotel.
“The arrival was pretty surprising having all those people there because we don't play until Saturday,” he said. “I think it kind of caught all of us off guard.”
Clubs and players in the biggest event in college basketball often need time getting used to the hype, pomp, and surroundings. And that is something the Tar Heels found out right away. | https://northcarolina.rivals.com/news/yes-the-tar-heels-had-their-wow-factor-moment | 2022-04-01T01:18:40Z |
Consumer NZ's Powerswitch says April 1 is when many electricity companies tend to put up prices.
Powerswitch manager Paul Fuge said this year's price hikes were looking like "a real doozy" as several factors have resulted in a bigger hike.
"It's kind of like a perfect storm. There are four ways the price rises are hitting customers.
"First, the industry is phasing out low-use power plans, which has given companies permission to double how much they currently charge low users for having electricity supplied to their home."
Those families with a gas connection will also be affected by the increase, with many gas companies now able to charge more for supplying gas in order to make up for some of the cost of their infrastructure.
"Finally, the actual prices of both power and gas used is also going up for a lot of people, as we've seen in letters notifying consumers of price changes taking effect from [today]."
Fuge said the biggest losers this year are those households using both electricity and gas.
As a result, members of the public are being encouraged to check whether they could be saving money by signing up to another power company.
Consumer NZ chief executive Jon Duffy said his own family, based in Wellington, will pay about 25 per cent more this year - costing his family about $850 in total, or $70 more a month.
"I'll be checking Powerswitch to see how much I can save by switching to another company."
By switching electricity providers, power companies were kept on their toes and people were able to benefit from that - as they may offer competitive rates in order to nab a new customer. | https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-business/power-bills-are-due-be-more-expensive-today | 2022-04-01T01:18:39Z |
Oscars producer says police offered to arrest Will Smith
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscars producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage.
“They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment,” Packer said in a clip released by ABC News Thursday night of an interview he gave to “Good Morning America.” “They said we will go get him. We are prepared. We’re prepared to get him right now. You can press charges, we can arrest him. They were laying out the options.”
But Packer said Rock was “very dismissive” of the idea.
“He was like, ‘No, no, no, I’m fine,” Packer said. “And even to the point where I said, ‘Rock, let them finish.’ The LAPD officers finished laying out what his options were and they said, ‘Would you like us to take any action?’ And he said no.”
The LAPD said in a statement after Sunday night’s ceremony that they were aware of the incident, and that Rock had declined to file a police report. The department declined comment Thursday on Packer’s interview, a longer version of which will air on Friday morning.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s standards of conduct. Smith could be suspended, expelled or otherwise sanctioned.
The academy said in a statement that “Mr. Smith’s actions at the 94th Oscars were a deeply shocking, traumatic event to witness in-person and on television.”
Without giving specifics, the academy said Smith was asked to leave the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, but refused to do so.
Smith strode from his front row seat on to the stage and slapped Rock after a joke Rock made about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, when he was on stage to present the Oscar for best documentary.
On Monday, Smith issued an apology to Rock, the academy and to viewers, saying “I was out of line and I was wrong.”
The academy said Smith has the opportunity to defend himself in a written response before the board meets again on April 18.
Rock publicly addressed the incident for the first time, but only briefly, at the beginning of a standup show Wednesday night in Boston, where he was greeted by a thunderous standing ovation. He said “I’m still kind of processing what happened.”
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Nice weather for the short term
Hard to believe April arrives Friday - our driest month of the year, on average.
Lots of sunshine and warmer temperatures are in the forecast for Friday and through the weekend. The winds will increase as we look ahead to next week. Windy conditions are expected Monday through Wednesday. | https://kvia.com/weather/forecast/2022/03/31/nice-weather-for-the-short-term/ | 2022-04-01T01:18:40Z |
Oscars producer Will Packer is finally speaking out about the very intense scene that erupted backstage after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock across the face during Sunday night’s Oscars, including just how close Smith came to an actual arrest.
Breaking his silence in an interview with ABC’s Good Morning America, Packer says Los Angeles Police Department officials were ready to take Smith into custody, but it was Rock who saved him from a trip to jail. The show airs on Friday at 7 a.m. ET.
“They were saying, you know, this is battery was the word they used in that moment,” Packer told ABC News’ T.J. Holmes. “They said, ‘We will go get him. We are prepared. We’re prepared to get him right now. You can press charges. We can arrest him.'”
LAPD previously revealed Rock declined to file charges against Smith, but it wasn’t clear until now that police spoke directly to Rock in person and let him know Smith’s fate was in his hands.
“They were laying out the options. And as they were talking, Chris was being very dismissive of those options. He was like, ‘No, no, I’m fine.’ He was like, ‘No, no, no.’ And even to the point where I said, ‘Rock, let them finish.’ The LAPD officers finish laying out what his options were. And they said, you know, ‘Would you like us to take any action?’ And he said, ‘No,'” the Oscars producer recalled.
An LAPD source tells Rolling Stone that considering the battery charge would have been a misdemeanor: “It would take the victim stepping forward for us to get involved.”
Packer also told Holmes that he did not speak directly with Smith at all the night of the Oscars. It’s not clear if he communicated with the actor through an intermediary.
According to the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences, Smith was asked to leave the Oscars ceremony after he slapped Rock but outright “refused” and defiantly accepted his Best Actor award for his role in King Richard in person. In a statement Wednesday, the Academy’s board of governors also said Smith could face suspension, expulsion, or other sanctions for violating the group’s standards of conduct.
“Things unfolded in a way we could not have anticipated. While we would like to clarify that Mr. Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused, we also recognize we could have handled the situation differently,” the statement obtained by Variety said.
Sources told Rolling Stone on Thursday that Academy CEO Dawn Hudson was one of the Academy officials who relayed to Smith that she wanted him to leave the Dolby Theater for the remainder of the telecast. Smith stayed in his seat and then delivered a lengthy acceptance speech for his Best Actor award, apologizing to the Academy and the show’s audience but not to Rock directly.
On Monday, Smith apologized to Rock via social media, saying he “reacted emotionally” to the comedian’s joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s buzzcut, which relates to her struggle with alopecia that she’s shared publicly. “I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I’m embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I wanted to be,” Smith wrote. “There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.” | https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/chris-rock-will-smith-oscars-producer-will-packer-slap-1330979/ | 2022-04-01T01:18:41Z |
Crimenet 03_31_22
Published: Mar. 31, 2022 at 5:42 PM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Miss. (WTOK) - The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department needs your help to locate Omeika Brown.
Brown is a 26-year-old Black female who stands approximately 5′ 2″ in height, weighing 220 pounds.
She is wanted on a bench warrant out of the circuit court of Lauderdale County, where she has has been charged with the crime of felony shoplifting.
If you know where Brown can be found, call Crime Stoppers at 855-485-8477.
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Which coffee maker with a grinder is best?
The smell of fresh coffee is one of life’s greatest pleasures. What makes it even better is a coffee maker with a grinder that grinds the beans as you need them for perfect flavor every time.
When you can’t decide whether you want to have coffee or espresso, the Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine is a good choice for both.
What to know before you buy a coffee maker with a grinder
Type of grinder
A coffee maker with a grinder can come with one of two types of grinders: blade or burr.
- Blade: Blade grinders are the most economical choice and the simplest to operate. Two or more blades spin to grind the coffee. These blades get the job done, but they can produce inconsistent results. Some coffee beans come out finely ground, while others might remain nearly whole.
- Burr: Grinders are the choice of coffee connoisseurs. Two abrasive grinding surfaces called burrs rub the coffee together between them to grind it. This type of grinder is more expensive, but the results are more consistent and produce a delicious cup of coffee every time.
Drip coffee vs. espresso
Once you decide which type of grinder you want your coffee maker to include, you’ll need to decide whether you want drip coffee or espresso. This is largely a matter of preference, but it’s also a matter of time. Drip coffee can be made with less hands-on time, but espresso requires more attention.
In addition, drip coffee makers make hot coffee for a crowd, but espresso makers can only produce enough for one or two drinks at a time. Espresso is stronger and may not be to the taste of casual coffee drinkers.
Capacity
The capacity of your coffee maker varies depending on whether or not it produces drip coffee or espresso, as well as the size of each of these machines. It’s possible to get a single-serve drip coffee maker with a built-in grinder, and you can also find espresso machines that pull two or more shots at once.
Which you select depends on the number of coffee drinkers in your household, plus the amount of counter or storage space you have. Large espresso machines take up more real estate than a simple drip coffee maker.
What to look for in a quality coffee maker with a grinder
Grind settings
When you’re investing in a coffee maker with a grinder, make sure it has enough grind settings to suit your tastes and the coffee you’re making. If you aren’t particular, a single grind setting may work for you, but for those who like to vary the strength of their coffee, look for different settings such as extra-fine, fine, medium, medium-coarse and coarse. These allow you to customize the strength and flavor of your brew.
Carafe
Carafes are most common with drip coffee makers. Coffee brews directly into a carafe, which keeps it hot for hours. The benefit of a carafe is that the coffee won’t continue to cook on a heated plate.
Timer
There’s nothing quite like waking up to the smell of freshly brewed coffee. The best coffee makers with grinders come with a timer that can be programmed the night before to freshly grind beans and brew coffee before you get out of bed.
Auto shutoff
The auto shutoff feature is great for those days when you sleep through the alarm (and the sound of coffee grinding). It’s a safety feature that also protects your coffee from burning and ruining the pot.
Water filter
High-quality coffee makers use filtered water to preserve the subtle flavors of the coffee without interference from any minerals or additives in tap water. If you don’t want to use bottled water to make coffee, look for a coffee maker that features a built-in water filter.
How much you can expect to spend on a coffee maker with a grinder
The price range for coffee makers with grinders is wide and depends on the type of coffee you make, the grinder and other features. Expect to spend $70-$600 or more.
Coffee maker with grinder FAQ
Do freshly ground beans really make a difference?
A. Yes. Different coffee varieties have subtle differences in flavor and even texture that are lost when beans are ground and prepackaged in the grocery store. These grocery store ground coffee beans can be months old, and even sealed, they begin to lose their subtle flavor quickly. Grinding only the amount of beans you need each day for coffee ensures that the freshness, flavor and aroma of your coffee is preserved.
Grinding your own coffee at home also allows you to control the fineness of the grind so you can customize your cup to your specific tastes.
How do you store coffee beans?
A. Coffee beans begin to deteriorate in the presence of moisture, air and light. To keep them fresh longer, invest in an opaque, airtight canister. Store this canister in a cool, dark place (i.e. a cabinet or the top shelf of your fridge). Don’t leave coffee beans out on the counter or next to the stove. The light and heat will cause them to break down quickly.
Without storage in an airtight container, your coffee beans will only last for a week or two before losing their flavor.
What’s the best coffee maker with grinder to buy?
Top coffee maker with grinder
Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine
What you need to know: This produces coffee shop-quality espresso drinks in your own kitchen.
What you’ll love: The temperature is easy to control for perfect brewing every time. The grinder is easy to operate and clean, and this machine comes with both drip coffee and espresso capabilities. It also has a hot water dispenser and an automatic shutoff.
What you should consider: Plastic parts inside the machine make this less sturdy than its commercial counterparts.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Sur La Table
Top coffee maker with grinder for the money
Black + Decker 12-Cup Mill and Brew Coffeemaker
What you need to know: This machine is easy to use and produces a delicious cup of coffee.
What you’ll love: The filter and grinder are integrated for mess-free brewing. It also takes already-ground coffee, if needed. You can customize the strength of your brew with simple programming, and the automatic shutoff feature is available. This is good for a crowd, with a 12-cup capacity.
What you should consider: If you break the carafe or any other parts, you need to order directly from the manufacturer.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Worth checking out
Cuisinart DGB-400 Automatic Grind & Brew Coffeemaker
What you need to know: This coffee maker works well in small kitchens.
What you’ll love: Coffee beans are ground just before brewing for the freshest cup of coffee. It can be programmed for a hands-off morning cup.
What you should consider: There’s only one grind size.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Haryana: India's ambitious child brides who dare to dream
Photojournalist Ruhani Kaur traces the story of three child brides from the northern Indian state of Haryana who dream of studying and working against all odds.
Priyanka, Meenakshi and Shiwani grew up in Damdama, an urban village that is home to Gujjars, an influential agricultural community. Their village is less than half an hour from Gurgaon, an upscale suburb of India's capital, Delhi.
The girls, around 16 years old, have been friends since childhood. They are also child brides - one got married when she was just 10.
It is illegal for girls under the age of 18 to marry in India. But the practice still continues in many parts of the country due to patriarchy and poverty.
India is home to the largest number of child brides in the world, accounting for a third of the global total, according to the United Nations Children's Fund, Unicef. The charity estimates that at least 1.5 million girls under 18 get married here each year.
Last year, the government introduced a bill in parliament to increase the minimum age of marriage to 21, but it hasn't become a law yet.
The three friends desperately want to forge independent lives, but know there are big challenges ahead.
'Don't shackle me with marriage'
Priyanka was 10 when her family forced her to marry. Seven years on, she is in Class 11, and still lives in her parents' house.
But she has been told that she will have to go to live with her husband - who is studying for exams to join the police force - as soon as he gets a job.
She is scared, and pours her worries into her diary.
"Don't shackle me with marriage, I'm too young… I don't want to go to my mother-in-law, leaving my doll behind," she writes.
Priyanka says she isn't a very good student, but likes helping out at her brother's beauty parlour - she hopes this can help her stay at home longer.
Her cousin - who is married to Priyanka's husband's brother - also learnt some parlour work but couldn't continue because she too was married off. Priyanka yearns for a different life.
'We shouldn't get married until our dreams come true'
Last year, when Meenakshi entered Class 11, she became the first girl in her school to enrol in the science stream. Her happiness knew no bounds, she said then.
By that point, the coronavirus pandemic had changed lives. Millions lost their jobs during intermittent lockdowns, with many having to return to their hometowns and villages.
It was also a time when many parents of young girls, anxious about their future prospects, arranged their marriages.
A number of Meenakshi's classmates got married during this period, but she hoped to hold on. "I don't know about the right age [to get married] but until our dreams come true, we shouldn't get married!" she would say, defiantly.
But on 5 February this year, she became part of that statistic.
The henna is still visible on Meenakshi's hands as she reaches for her mobile phone, which is buzzing with messages from her 16-year-old husband. Her red bangles jingle as she types a reply.
Her husband is also studying, so Meenakshi's parents have told her she can stay on in school for now. She hopes her parents and in-laws will let her study for as long as she wants to.
Dreams of working in a bank
There is visible excitement on Shiwani's face when she speaks about studying - she loves going to school and dreams of becoming a banker.
But when her mother takes out her wedding album from the cupboard, Shiwani is jolted back to reality. She knows that her future may not be in her control after she finishes Class 12.
Shiwani and her elder sister Ashu got married on the same day - their uncle fixed their weddings along with that of his own daughter after the girls' father fell ill.
"Nothing's changed. I was married off at 15, and so was my daughter," Shiwani's mother says.
Their father had promised to let them finish Class 12, so both sisters clung fiercely to hope.
Ashu went to her husband's house before her exam results were out. She wanted to study more, maybe even pursue law, and hoped her in-laws would agree.
But within a few months, she got pregnant. She gave birth earlier this year.
As life goes on in the village, on a bright autumn day, Priyanka, Shiwani and Meenakshi meet their friend Monu, who is free of any immediate pressure to marry.
They shriek in excitement as they ride a creaking Ferris wheel.
As they start spinning faster and faster, the girls forget their worries for a glorious moment.
This work was supported by National Geographic Society's Emergency Fund for Journalists
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Ellsworth High School, MDI High School and Sumner Memorial High School have announced their 2022 Maine Principal Association's Principal Award winners for their respective schools. The award, is given in recognition of a high school senior's academic achievement and citizenship. Selected were Alicia Havey from Ellsworth High School, Charlie Parker...
Even though there are a few TikTok accounts solely based around Maine, none may reek more of Vacationland than the Box of Maine TikTok account. If you're not familiar with Box of Maine, what they do is basically all in their name -- they literally ship out boxes filled with Maine-only items: Moxie, Needhams, Whoopie Pies, Maine-based T-shirts (like Moxie shirts), and a stupid amount more.
After 5 years as the Sports Editor at the Ellsworth American and Mount Desert Islander Mike Mandell is moving on, and heading to central Maine after covering sports in Downeast Maine. He will be leaving his position on April 20th. Covering a territory that spans from Deer Isle Stonington to...
It's hard to believe looking outside that local high school baseball and softball will be starting in the coming weeks, but teams have begun indoor practices to train for the upcoming season. In Aroostook County, many teams play outside on a field for the first time during their first game of the regular season. The baseball/softball season in Maine starts with hats, mittens, and coats on and ends with everyone looking for bug spray!
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - The Middlebury women’s lacrosse team got four goals from Jane Earley and five points from Lily Riseberg to down Plymouth State 22-1 Tuesday afternoon at Kohn Field. It was Midd’s 17th straight win at home and 33rd overall dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
The Class AA basketball tournaments, which have been having their quarterfinals at the home court of the higher seeded teams, may join the other classes in having the entire tournament at one site beginning next season. Mike Burnham, the executive director of the Maine Principals Association, said there was a...
Many Maine high school sports fans took Tuesday’s news that Nokomis of Newport twins Cooper and Ace Flagg were transferring to national prep power Montverde Academy in Florida to continue their basketball careers with mixed emotions. Somewhat deflated because they’ll no longer have direct access to see the two... | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556666613335/k-of-c-lotto-winner-march-14-20-2022 | 2022-04-01T01:18:43Z |
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WHL
All Times Local
Western Conference
B.C. Division
U.S. Division
Eastern Conference
East Division
Central Division
Note: x - clinched playoff berth; y - clinched division; Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.
Tuesday's results
Winnipeg 8 Moose Jaw 1
Wednesday's results
Everett at Portland, 7 p.m.
Prince Albert 2 Brandon 1
Swift Current 6 Lethbridge 4
Regina 3 Saskatoon 2
Calgary 3 Medicine Hat 2
Kamloops 8 Prince George 2
Friday's games
Calgary at Swift Current, 7 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Regina, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Spokane at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Prince George at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Portland at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Tri-City at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday's games
Edmonton at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Lethbridge at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Portland, 6 p.m.
Winnipeg at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Regina at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Everett at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.
Spokane at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday's games
Swift Current at Calgary, 2 p.m.
Kamloops at Prince George, 2 p.m.
Red Deer at Edmonton, 4 p.m.
Spokane at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
Tuesday's games
Regina at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Kelowna at Prince George, 7 p.m. | https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/HKO-WHL-Standings-17049892.php | 2022-04-01T01:18:43Z |
CONWAY — Five Kennett High students have qualified to compete in Educators Rising National Championships in Washington, D.C. in June after punching their tickets to get there with strong performances at the state competition at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester on March 11.
Seniors Katie Brooks, Taylor Garland and Jocelyn Henry along with junior Remi Snowdon and sophomore Ivy Zipf each finished in the top five in their respective competitions at states to earn their way to nationals at the end of June. None of the five knows where they finished in the state tournament. They’ll learn that on April 8 when they attend a ceremony at Plymouth State University.
“I’m super proud of each of them,” Kelley Murphy, their coach and teacher who heads up the teacher education program at the MWV Career and Technical Center at KHS, said. “On April 8 we will travel to PSU where they will receive their medals and learn which spot they earned during our Spring Conference, Teachapalooza. These kiddos have worked so hard for this. I’m thrilled to get the opportunity to show them DC.”
She added: “I think that you have high expectations. But with anything for each of these girls this was their first time in front of a live audience, so that's very intimidating.”
According to its website, Educators Rising features “performance-based, competitive events in which students demonstrate their knowledge, skills and leadership in education." The competitions include individual and team events."
In 2020, two days before the state competition, COVID-19 shut everything down. Last year the state competition returned but it was held virtually. This year, right after the mask mandate was lowered, the Eagles were able to compete in person.
In 2019, six KHS students qualified for nationals and four were able to go to Dallas, Texas.
Brooks competed in the “Children’s Literature K-3 and Creative Lecture” category.
Henry also competed in the “Children’s Literature K-3” class.
Garland and Zipf took part in the “Children’s Literature PreK” division, while Snowdon was in the “Educators Rising Moment” category.
The first word that comes to mind when describing the competition is “scary,” the Eagles said.
“Scary, really scary,” Snowdon said. “I think we had a lot of nerves. We were all into it and wanted to do well. ”
“All the students had to make a commitment in December to participate in states,” Murphy said and explained after February vacation, the students put their nose to the grindstone “for two weeks of intense prep.”
She added: “The room was open every night after school, so they could have access to anything they wanted. Four of them are original authors and illustrators of children's books. I think is one of the hardest competitions, but it's one of the most popular. There's a pre-K category for children's literature, and then a K-3 category. We ended up with two competitors in each category. And I do think that's the hardest to prepare for because it's so labor-intensive up front.”
Snowdon did not have to create a good for her competition.
“Remi talks about that moment she knew she wanted to be a teacher,” said Murphy.
“I kind of talked about when I was little and I’d sit stuffed animals around my room,” Snowdon said. “And when I went to Conway El. for my first community school visit, I was at the rainbow table in the room, the horseshoe table. And I remember when all the students just like filled the table, and they're all like looking at me, I just remember being in my room and doing the same stuff. I was like, ‘Oh my God, no real people.’ It was a moment where it kind of clicked.”
Snowdon, Zipf and Brooks all want to be school teachers. Henry and Garland want to work with children, but not in the classroom.
Taylor and Joce have both taken their passions outside of this room and blended it with this room,” said Murphy.
“Colby Locke who is the athletic trainer here influenced me a lot in my decision about what I want to do after high school,” said Garland. “I think his passion for athletics definitely, rubbed off on me a little bit. He just really cares about his athletes. So I think I want to pursue a career in exercise science after high school.”
Henry wants to pursue pediatric nursing.
“I was a very sick kid who got really mistreated in hospitals, and they never could figure out what's wrong,” she shared about her youth. “I want to be able to fix the kids and make them feel better than how I was treated.”
Henry added: “So I always thought I wanted to do it with little kids so I did kindergarten at Conway El., but at Pine Tree, I took the jump into sixth grade. And I was like oh, I hope this goes really well and it has I absolutely love the class I'm in.”
Brooks has always wanted to be a teacher.
“My parents went to Madison Elementary for parent-teacher conferences,” she explained with a wide smile. “And my fifth-grade teacher (Nancy Spaulding) actually told them, Katie’s going to be a teacher one day.’ I’m still in touch with (Spaulding) to this day, she’s one of my biggest role models. I love kids. I love being in school. I think I always kind of knew this is what I want to do.”
Zipf has had a similar passion.
“I've always wanted to be a teacher ever since kindergarten,” Zipf said with a grin, adding, “before that I wanted to be a police officer like my dad.”
She added: “I definitely want to be a teacher. I even have a whole room in my house (set up as a classroom).”
Murphy said it will cost roughly $5,000 for the Eagles to go to nationals due to airfare and lodgings. She and the students will hold the third annual Egg My House fundraiser on April 17.
“Eggs can be ordered for your house, friends or family or gift an egg delivery to a Mount Washington Valley family in need,” Murphy said. “We will be egging houses in the MWV area the night before Easter between 7 and 9 p.m. We will contact you to establish a time to place eggs at your house. You have the option to have candy-filled eggs left in a basket on your doorstep or scattered on your lawn for Easter morning fun.”
You can get 25 eggs for $25, 50 eggs for $45 or 100 eggs for $80. Orders are being taken through April 13. To place your order contact Murphy at k_murphy@sau9.org. | https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/local/five-eagles-earn-trip-to-educators-rising-nationals-in-d-c/article_9abba51a-aadd-11ec-8768-27599ffbbdb0.html | 2022-04-01T01:18:44Z |
Wages rise … but prices rise more
March wage data comes out tomorrow. In February, average hourly earnings were up 5.1%, much higher than pre-pandemic. As high as wage inflation might be, however, it’s not outpacing price inflation right now.
This morning the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on personal income and spending. The key figure is what’s known as the Personal Consumption Expenditures deflator, the Fed’s preferred measure of consumer inflation. February’s PCE was up 6.4% since last year, way above what the Fed wants. Another key measure, the Consumer Price Index, was up by even more in February.
When prices shoot up, people get upset if their wages don’t keep up, because their paychecks are losing ground. “That means that real incomes, inflation-adjusted incomes — what we call ‘purchasing power’ — is being squeezed,” said Gary Schlossberg, a global strategist for the Wells Fargo Investment Institute.
There’s a paradox: While wage gains strong enough to keep up with price inflation would be good for pretty much everyone in the economy, that would actually be bad for the economy itself, because it would drive even more inflation.
“A wage-price spiral obviously would be a huge concern for the Fed,” said Andrew Hunter, Senior U.S. economist at Capital Economics. When workers’ demands and expectations for wage hikes drive employers to raise prices, it causes a spiral.
Hunter said some factors driving wages are now calming down, like small-business demand for workers, and job openings. “Labor shortages tentatively starting to ease a little bit, consistent with wage growth stabilizing over the next few months,” he said.
The last time the economy fell into a damaging wage-price spiral was the 1970s and ‘80s. Nowadays, workers’ leverage to demand pay hikes and sap economic growth is small, said Wells Fargo’s Schlossberg:
“Stagflation was really more of a chronic problem in the 1970s due to strength in unions, cost-of-living agreements built into contracts really chasing inflation higher,” he said.
A pandemic-induced shortage of workers combined with soaring consumer demand has led to some robust wage hikes.
“It is very rare for employers to cut wages. Some prices can fall. I fully expect used car vehicles to not be as expensive next year as they are right now,” said Claudia Sahm, the director of macroeconomic research at the Jain Family Institute.
In time, workers’ purchasing power should gain back some of the ground that’s been lost to soaring prices.
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CLAYSVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) — The creation of an entire city kept students busy and connected at McGuffey High School during the pandemic.
Denise Leigh’s business education class started with a vision that eventually led to the involvement of 10 other departments in the school. Her entire classroom is taken up by the scaled city called “Highlandburgh,” home of the Highlanders.
READ MORE: 1 Police Officer Killed, 2 Others Shot In Lebanon CountyEach student chose a business or two to research and construct.
“They wanted this to be a space so exciting that we didn’t only work there, but we wanted to live there and play there,” Leigh said.
READ MORE: 2 Women Wanted In Deadly Shooting Of 13-Year-Old Girl Arrested At Delaware Hotel“We really were learning together and collaborating and really forming a community of entrepreneurs,” Leigh added.
The classmates built and researched buildings, including hospitals, detective agencies, law firms and restaurants.
Desmond Johnson is a senior at McGuffey. He said, “This is my first year taking a business class, so I was really excited to make a building in the city. … I learned a lot.”
MORE NEWS: Mayor Gainey Calls For Community To Come Together To End Uptick In ViolenceThe students even created a model of the Gateway Center building, where KDKA-TV is housed in downtown Pittsburgh. | https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2022/03/31/on-a-positive-note-mcguffey-high-school-students-build-city/ | 2022-04-01T01:18:45Z |
March 31, 2022 - WJCL 22, the Hearst Television-owned ABC affiliate for Savannah, Georgia and the South Carolina Lowcountry, has named Marvis Herring as its new 5 p.m. co-anchor. Herring joins the current 5 p.m. team which includes anchor Riley Miller and StormTracker 22 Chief Meteorologist Jeremy Nelson.
“Marvis is a dynamic, veteran journalist who will use his expertise to deliver clear, critical information to Savannah and the South Carolina Lowcountry,” said WJCL 22 President and General Manager, Ben Hart. “He also has a passion for community service, so he’s the perfect fit for our growing news team”.
“We are thrilled to have Marvis join the WJCL 22 News team,” added Will Dillard, the station’s News Director. “Throughout his career he’s covered some of the biggest stories in the country and will now bring that experience to tell the stories of our Southeast Georgia and Lowcountry communities.”
“Joining the WJCL 22 news team is a dream come true,” said Herring. “I’m excited to be a part of a newsroom that values accuracy, urgency, and stories that matter most to our community. “I look forward to connecting with viewers across the area to expand the positive impact that Riley and Jeremy already make every weekday at 5 p.m.”
Herring joins WJCL 22 from Hearst-owned sister station WLKY in Louisville, Kentucky where he was the Weekend Morning Anchor. Prior to that, he reported and anchored at WOOD TV8 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Herring was nominated for a Michigan Emmy Award in 2019 for an exclusive report of a mother who survived medical decapitation. He earned a Michigan Association of Broadcasting Award while attending Grand Valley State University. | https://www.savannahbusinessjournal.com/news/entertainment_business/marvis-herring-joins-wjcl-22/article_fb5072a8-b112-11ec-993a-0f1993cd5adc.html | 2022-04-01T01:18:45Z |
Scientists say they have finally assembled the full genetic blueprint for human life, adding the missing pieces to a puzzle nearly completed two decades ago.
An international team described the first-ever sequencing of a complete human genome – the set of instructions to build and sustain a human being – in research published Thursday in the journal Science. The previous effort, celebrated across the world, was incomplete because DNA sequencing technologies of the day weren't able to read certain parts of it. Even after updates, it was missing about 8% of the genome.
“Some of the genes that make us uniquely human were actually in this ‘dark matter of the genome’ and they were totally missed,” said Evan Eichler, a University of Washington researcher who participated in the current effort and the original Human Genome Project. “It took 20-plus years, but we finally got it done.”
Many — including Eichler's own students — thought it had been finished already. “I was teaching them, and they said, 'Wait a minute. Isn’t this like the sixth time you guys have declared victory? I said, ’No, this time we really, really did it!”
Scientists said this full picture of the genome will give humanity a greater understanding of our evolution and biology while also opening the door to medical discoveries in areas like aging, neurodegenerative conditions, cancer and heart disease.
“We’re just broadening our opportunities to understand human disease,” said Karen Miga, an author of one of the six studies published Thursday.
The research caps off decades of work. The first draft of the human genome was announced in a White House ceremony in 2000 by leaders of two competing entities: an international publicly funded project led by an agency of the U.S. National Institutes of Health and a private company, Maryland-based Celera Genomics.
The human genome is made up of about 3.1 billion DNA subunits, pairs of chemical bases known by the letters A, C, G and T. Genes are strings of these lettered pairs that contain instructions for making proteins, the building blocks of life. Humans have about 30,000 genes, organized in 23 groups called chromosomes that are found in the nucleus of every cell.
Before now, there were "large and persistent gaps that have been in our map, and these gaps fall in pretty important regions,” Miga said.
Miga, a genomics researcher at the University of California-Santa Cruz, worked with Adam Phillippy of the National Human Genome Research Institute to organize the team of scientists to start from scratch with a new genome with the aim of sequencing all of it, including previously missing pieces. The group, named after the sections at the very ends of chromosomes, called telomeres, is known as the Telomere-to-Telomere, or T2T, consortium.
Their work adds new genetic information to the human genome, corrects previous errors and reveals long stretches of DNA known to play important roles in both evolution and disease. A version of the research was published last year before being reviewed by scientific peers.
“This is a major improvement, I would say, of the Human Genome Project,” doubling its impact, said geneticist Ting Wang of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, who was not involved in the research.
Eichler said some scientists used to think unknown areas contained “junk." Not him. "Some of us always believed there was gold in those hills," he said. Eichler is paid by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, which also supports The Associated Press's health and science department.
Turns out that gold includes many important genes, he said, such as ones integral to making a person's brain bigger than a chimp's, with more neurons and connections.
To find such genes, scientists needed new ways to read life's cryptic genetic language.
Reading genes requires cutting the strands of DNA into pieces hundreds to thousands of letters long. Sequencing machines read the letters in each piece and scientists try to put the pieces in the right order. That's especially tough in areas where letters repeat.
Scientists said some areas were illegible before improvements in gene sequencing machines that now allow them to, for example, accurately read a million letters of DNA at a time. That allows scientists to see genes with repeated areas as longer strings instead of snippets that they had to later piece together.
Researchers also had to overcome another challenge: Most cells contain genomes from both mother and father, confusing attempts to assemble the pieces correctly. T2T researchers got around this by using a cell line from one “complete hydatidiform mole," an abnormal fertilized egg containing no fetal tissue that has two copies of the father’s DNA and none of the mother’s.
The next step? Mapping more genomes, including ones that include collections of genes from both parents. This effort did not map one of the 23 chromosomes that is found in males, called the Y chromosome, because the mole contained only an X.
Wang said he’s working with the T2T group on the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium, which is trying to generate “reference," or template, genomes for 350 people representing the breadth of human diversity.
“Now we’ve gotten one genome right and we have to do many, many more,” Eichler said. “This is the beginning of something really fantastic for the field of human genetics.”
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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://cw33.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/bill-seeks-to-put-cap-on-overdraft-fees/ | 2022-04-01T01:18:46Z |
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The United States and the European Union have imposed severe sanctions on Russian officials, businesses, oligarchs and the economic sector ever since the war with Ukraine started on February 24, isolating the aggressor from the rest of the world. Now, in retaliation for the sanctions, Russia has decided to ban the EU's top leadership, other officials, parliamentarians, media and public figures, preventing them from visiting Russia.
On Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that representatives of some EU member states' governments and parliaments, EU commissioners and heads of EU military structures, certain public figures and media talking heads pushing sanctions and inciting Russophobic attitudes, and the vast majority of members of the European Parliament who promote anti-Russian policies and infringing on the rights and freedoms of the Russian-speaking population are among those on the blacklist.
The Ministry further stated that the European Union's anti-Russia sanctions strategy has gone past any reasonable limits. It also stated that the EU mission in Moscow has been notified about the situation and any hostile sanctions from the EU against the Russian Federation and its members will be met with severe retaliation. Russia's economy is the focus of the sanctions. A number of Russian government officials, including President Vladimir Putin, have had their travel bans and assets frozen due to sanctions.
Energy is the most powerful for Russia as Putin uses it to counter sweeping Western sanctions. Russia supplies nearly a third of Europe's gas. Putin recently demanded that countries hostile to Russia should pay for Russian gas in rubles, in order to boost the ruble's value after sanctions. Putin's demand has been slammed by Western businesses and governments as a violation of existing contracts in euros or dollars. The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz denied the demand stating that Russia will receive the payments according to the contracts which are in euros.
Germany's finance minister, Christian Lindner, confirmed on Thursday that the country would continue to pay for Russian energy imports in euros. Lindner said at a joint press conference with French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire that the two countries had agreed that no political blackmail could be used over gas imports.
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Sorry folks. It's a bit of a bummer that a cloud moved in as the northern lights came out last night. Much of the Helena and Great Falls area up to Glacier had a cloud develop and linger for hours. Central and eastern areas got a good showing of the aurora. There is a slight chance the aurora will be out again tonight as the solar storm is still around but just not as strong. Friday will be partly cloudy with a few lingering showers across far northeastern Montana but otherwise there will be no jokes for April Fool's Day. The first weekend in April will have one nice day and one not so nice day. Saturday will be the stormier day with showers of rain and snow in the lower elevations, snow flying in the mountains, a fair amount of cloud cover, strong west wind and coolish temperatures in the 40s and 50s. An isolated thunderstorm is possible in central and eastern areas later Saturday afternoon. Sunday will be a drier day with more sunshine and highs will rebound back into the 50s to near 60. Another storm with mixed precipitation in the lower elevations and snow in the mountains will move in for Monday and Tuesday. The wind will be very strong both Monday and Tuesday. Accumulating snow is a certainty in the mountains from Monday into Wednesday, but parts of north-central Montana could have accumulating snow and a lot of wind early next week. This storm's wind will have the greatest effect on Montana, but temperatures will be cold and areas of snow will fly all the way into Wednesday. The first half of April appears cool and showery, with multiple chances at snow. This is great news for the drought and mountain snow pack, although we are working from behind.
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'I want to speak more Irish' - Further Education Minister plans to take language classes
The Minister for Further and Higher Education is planning to take Irish language classes.
That's according to a tweet posted by Minister Simon Harris yesterday evening (Wednesday March 30) in response to a Conradh na Gaeilge survey, which found approximately 28% of people aged 16 and over in the south and and 12% of people in the north have confidence in their spoken Irish ability.
The minister tweeted: "A very useful and informative survey by Conradh na Gaeilge. I can fully relate to this. I want to speak more Irish but, like so many, have lacked the confidence to do so. Decided to take up classes to rectify this in the coming weeks. Looking forward to it!"
Figures in the survey, published last year, are based on Kantar's annual survey on Irish language issues.
The minister's comments come following a report published this week providing analysis of the quality of education in Irish schools and other education settings.
A very useful and informative survey by @CnaG. I can fully relate to this. I want to speak more Irish but, like so many, have lacked the confidence to do so. Decided to take up classes to rectify this in the coming weeks. Looking forward to it! ☘️ https://t.co/nBk2GxO0Vo
— Simon Harris TD (@SimonHarrisTD) March 30, 2022
The Chief Inspector of the report - which covers the years 2016 to 2020 - reportedly showed many strengths in the Irish education system and identified areas for development as the system emerges from the Covid pandemic.
Chief Inspector Dr Harold Hislop said, "Our inspections show that there are many strengths in the Irish education system at early years, primary and post-primary levels. I am pleased to be able to report positively on high quality learning, good teaching and support for children and young people in our education system.
"This provides a solid basis on which to build even better education provision for our children and young people in the years ahead.”
However, the report noted that the standard of Irish in English-medium schools was not as positive as that in Gaeltacht schools and Gaelscoileanna.
The language has been making a steady comeback over the past several years, indicated by the growing fans of Irish language hip-hop group, Kneecap, and by the success of Irish language films such as 'An Cailín Ciuín', which won the Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury for Best Film at the Berlin Film Festival this year.
Additionally, Minister for the Gaeltacht Catherine Martin recently announced €860,000 in additional annual funding to benefit the Irish college sector, which includes an increase in the Irish Language Learner's Scheme grant.
Four hundred thousand euro has also been ringfenced to substantially expand scholarship funds for those attending post-primary DEIS schools.
Under the funding, 400 students per year from post-primary DEIS schools nationwide will benefit from a learning period in the Gaeltacht, compared to 50 students up to this point.
Minister Martin last week said: "It is an objective of mine and of the Minister of State Chambers to create more opportunities for young people who would not normally have such opportunities, to attend an Irish course in the Gaeltacht. This practical package will not only be of benefit to the Irish language and the Gaeltacht but it will also be of benefit to society as a whole as relates to social inclusion."
The launch of a recruitment process to appoint members to the Irish Language Services Advisory Committee was also launched last week.
It follows the enactment of the Official Languages (Amendment) Act at the end of last year, which requires the advisory committee to publish a national plan to increase the provision of public services through the Irish language.
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Pizzeria Farina confirms it must close next month due to building sale
Longtime Vancouver spot Pizzeria Farina has spoken out and confirmed some sad news regarding its current address today.
The 915 Main Street gem known for its delicious thin-crust pizza is located in the same building as The Boxcar, which just announced its impending closure earlier this week.
Farina confirms that “the rumours are true” and the building it operates in has indeed been sold, meaning the pizza spot and popular watering hole both need to be out by April 30.
The brand shared more details about where it’s at in a caption on Instagram.
“We remain optimistic that we will find a solution and Farina will live on. We wanted to take this time to thank you for your support over the last 11 years. We never dreamed our little shop would have become what it is today!”
We’ll keep you posted as more info is released. In the meantime, be sure to pop by when you can.
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