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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscars producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage.
“They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment," Packer said in a clip released by ABC News Thursday night of an interview he gave to “Good Morning America.” “They said we will go get him. We are prepared. We’re prepared to get him right now. You can press charges, we can arrest him. They were laying out the options.”
But Packer said Rock was “very dismissive” of the idea.
“He was like, ‘No, no, no, I’m fine,” Packer said. "And even to the point where I said, ‘Rock, let them finish.’ The LAPD officers finished laying out what his options were and they said, ‘Would you like us to take any action?’ And he said no.”
The LAPD said in a statement after Sunday night's ceremony that they were aware of the incident, and that Rock had declined to file a police report. The department declined comment Thursday on Packer's interview, a longer version of which will air on Friday morning.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s standards of conduct. Smith could be suspended, expelled or otherwise sanctioned.
The academy said in a statement that “Mr. Smith’s actions at the 94th Oscars were a deeply shocking, traumatic event to witness in-person and on television."
Without giving specifics, the academy said Smith was asked to leave the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, but refused to do so.
Smith strode from his front row seat on to the stage and slapped Rock after a joke Rock made about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, when he was on stage to present the Oscar for best documentary.
On Monday, Smith issued an apology to Rock, the academy and to viewers, saying “I was out of line and I was wrong.”
The academy said Smith has the opportunity to defend himself in a written response before the board meets again on April 18.
Rock publicly addressed the incident for the first time, but only briefly, at the beginning of a standup show Wednesday night in Boston, where he was greeted by a thunderous standing ovation. He said “I’m still kind of processing what happened.”
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Follow AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andyjamesdalton | https://www.sheltonherald.com/news/article/Oscars-producer-says-police-offered-to-arrest-17049804.php | 2022-04-01T01:24:57Z |
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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Follow AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andyjamesdalton
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.kmov.com/2022/04/01/oscars-producer-says-police-offered-arrest-will-smith/ | 2022-04-01T01:24:57Z |
USDA forecasting higher food, grocery costs in 2022
(Gray News) - It looks like elevated food prices are going to continue this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The USDA released its Food Price Outlook for 2022 and predicted the cost of groceries would continue to increase to as much as 4%.
According to the Consumer Price Index, grocery and supermarket food prices were already 8.6% higher in February than last year and up nearly 1.5% from January to February in 2022.
As reported by the Associated Press, prices for U.S. consumers have continued to jump recently, leaving families facing the highest inflation rate since 1990.
“We’re getting into this situation where we have spiraling inflation,” said Jay Hatfield, CEO of Infrastructure Capital Advisors. “Inflation in one area drives inflation in another.”
Currently, the CPI reports all food categories are increasing in price other than fresh vegetables. Last year, the beef and veal categories had the most significant price increase of 9.3%, and the fresh vegetable category had the smallest at 1.1%. However, no food categories decreased in price in 2021.
Poultry prices are also expected to increase up to 7%, with egg prices predicted to increase up to 3.5% in 2022.
Overall, grocery store and supermarket food purchases are expected to increase up to 4%, with restaurant purchases or food away from home forecasted to increase up to 6.5%, according to the USDA.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.wtap.com/2022/04/01/usda-forecasting-higher-food-grocery-costs-2022/ | 2022-04-01T01:24:57Z |
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BOK-W vs RAN-W Dream11 Team Prediction and Suggestions for today’s Jharkhand Women’s T20 Trophy 2022 match between Bokaro Blossoms Women and Ranchi Roses Women: Bokaro Blossoms Women will be aiming for a comeback as they will take on Ranchi Roses Women for the second time in the Jharkhand Women’s T20 Trophy 2022. In the first game between the two sides, Ranchi Roses outplayed Bokaro Women by eight wickets. Playing on Friday, Bokaro will hope to improve their batting performance and avenge their previous loss.
Talking about the overall performance, Bokaro Blossoms Women are second-last in the points table. They have won just two from their five league matches. The team came up with a good performance in their last game against Dumka Daisies Women and they will hope to continue the momentum on Friday as well.
Ranchi Roses Women, on the other hand, have two defeats and as many wins to their name. They started the league well by winning their first two games. However, the team looked lost in the last two games. They suffered two back-to-back losses against Dhanbad Daffodils Women and Dumka Daisies Women.
Ahead of the match between Bokaro Blossoms Women and Ranchi Roses Women; here is everything you need to know:
BOK-W vs RAN-W Telecast
Bokaro Blossoms Women vs Ranchi Roses Women game will not be telecast in India
BOK-W vs RAN-W Live Streaming
The Jharkhand Women’s T20 Trophy 2022 will be streamed live on the FanCode app and website.
BOK-W vs RAN-W Match Details
The match will be hosted at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi at 8:30 AM IST on April 1, Friday.
BOK-W vs RAN-W Dream11 Team Prediction
Captain: Ritu Kumari
Vice-Captain: Priyanka Sawaiyan
Suggested Playing XI for BOK-W vs RAN-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket
Wicketkeeper: Riya Raj
Batters: Anamika Kumari, Priyanka Sawaiyan, Garima Singh, Ritu Kumari
All-rounders: Durga Kumari Murmu, Anandita Kishor, Niharika
Bowlers: Isha Keshri, Divyani Prasad, Anita Tigga
BOK-W vs RAN-W Probable XIs
Bokaro Blossoms Women: Ritu Kumari (c), Komal Kumari (wk), Garima Singh, Rini Burman, Anushka Parmar, Sanju Patel, Riya Raj, Priti Tiwary, Simran Mansoori, Durga Kumari Murmu, Pratima Kumari
Ranchi Roses Women: Niharika (c), Divyani Prasad, Priyanka Sawaiyan, Anamika Kumari, Isha Keshri, Anandita Kishor, Sunita Kumari, Laxmi Murmu, Urmila Kumari, Pallavi Kumari, Anita Tigga
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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.ncadvertiser.com/news/article/Ex-minor-leaguer-ran-major-league-sports-betting-17049855.php | 2022-04-01T01:24:59Z |
This week (30 March), US private markets firm Hamilton Lane launched a “tokenised” share class of its Global Private Assets fund and while this is the first time this firm has taken the move, it is far from the first tokenised fund.
Indeed, while some jurisdictions, such as the US, have allowed for this use of blockchain technology, in the UK there is not yet a regulatory environment for it. However, the UK may see them soon as the Investment Association is in discussions with firms and the regulator.
John Allan, fund operations specialist at the Investment Association, explained that "it is vital that the UK domicile is able to keep pace with innovations such as these".
So what are tokenised funds and what is the point of them?
A tokenised fund, which may also be known as a digital fund or a BTF (blockchain-traded fund), is one where shares or units in the fund are digitally represented and can be traded and recorded on a distributed ledger.
The difference between investing in a fund and owning the tokens that represent shares or units in the fund are not substantial, according to a paper by the IA and law firm CMS. However, there are benefits such as costs associated with maintaining investor registers and in secondary market trading.
"Tokenised funds have the potential to bring benefits to consumers in delivering quicker settlements, and to firms in making back-office processes more efficient," Allan explained.
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Along with quicker, and potentially cost-saving benefits, tokenisation could improve transparency on transactions and help provide liquidity for traditionally illiquid assets.
Indeed, Serge Weyland, CEO of Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management (Luxembourg), noted at the ALFI European Asset Management Conference in Luxembourg earlier this month that the tokenisation of private assets is where there "might be a huge opportunity" for this technology.
First-hand experience
At the conference, Marco Cora, a board member of Azimut Investment Management Singapore, spoke about his firm's experience of being one of the first firms to "tokenise a traditional financial asset" and what he expects for the future.
In March last year, Azimut partnered with Sygnum Bank to tokenise the first portfolio of loans to Italian small and medium businesses worth €5m.
Cora explained one challenge Azimut is keen to solve is that while there is a lot of money in the financial system this has not found its way to the "real economy" such as small and medium companies.
He said part of the problem is that regulators, understandably, have high minimum investments for illiquid assets. He said that over time, using the blockchain technology, they hope to work with the regulators to reduce the minimum investments.
He noted that an additional challenge with some areas of the market, such as asset backed securities, is transaction costs on the secondary market are also very high. However, he said these can be dramatically lessened through the use of blockchain.
Cora went on to highlight that while he never expected these investments to be "as liquid as Apple shares" there could be significant improvements.
The main challenge Azimut had with the development of its fund was not technology, but regulation. Cora said there was difficulty about "figuring out the consequences of what they were doing" and if "it was compatible with the regulatory framework".
"Once the regulator clarifies the situation this industry will thrive, I have no doubt," he added. | https://www.investmentweek.co.uk/news/4047591/future-tokenised-funds | 2022-04-01T01:24:59Z |
Establishes "LG Life's Good Endowed Scholarship Fund" and Contributes to Rebuild of Fire-Damaged Basketball Court and Other Technology Upgrades at the School
NEW ORLEANS, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As March Madness® and the Men's Final Four® reaches its crescendo in New Orleans, LG Electronics USA, an official NCAA® partner, announced today it has committed $150,000 in funding as well as product to St. Augustine High School, a New Orleans-based college preparatory school.
The pledge from LG will establish the "LG Life's Good Endowed Scholarship Fund" at the school as well as contribute to the rebuild of the school's flood and fire-damaged basketball court. LG is also supplying a range of products including LG OLED TVs for a new film room in its Health & Wellness Center, LG Washers & Dryers for a new laundry room and LG Air Purifiers for use throughout the school. The LG Life's Good Endowed Scholarship Fund, which will award its first recipient this year, is a need-based general award that all St. Augustine High School graduating seniors can apply for as long as they are going to attend an NCAA school.1
"As a proud partner of the NCAA, LG wanted to give back to the host city of the Men's Final Four and help inspire the next wave of student athletes in New Orleans," said Peggy Ang, Senior Vice President of Marketing at LG Electronics USA. "When our partners at the NCAA, Turner Sports and CBS Sports, brought to us the story of St. Augustine and the positive impact that school has in its community, we wanted to help them continue their tradition of inspiring students to succeed in the classroom and on the field of play."
"We are truly grateful for this inspiring commitment from LG," said Aulston Taylor, President & CEO at St. Augustine High School. "The St. Augustine community is thrilled that LG has decided to invest in the future of our students and our school. Our basketball court and Health & Wellness Center are a symbol of resiliency at St. Augustine, as it has emerged stronger after Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Ida, and most recently a fire on Thanksgiving Day last year. With the help of friends like LG and many other supporters of our school, we are on the path to rebuilding our facility to its former glory. We will prevail!"
St. Augustine High School is an all-boys Catholic high school founded in 1951. Educating students primarily of predominantly African American backgrounds, the school serves as a training ground for leadership through academic excellence and moral values. It is also home to the world-renowned marching band, "Marching 100", which was the first high school band to march in the Rex Parade on Mardi Gras Day in 1967. The band has since played for eight U.S. Presidents, and performed at five Super Bowls, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC, and the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. The band will perform at the halftime of this year's second Final Four game. To learn more about St. Augustine High School's fund raising efforts, please visit staugnola.org/lg
LG's commitment to St. Augustine High School arose as part of a three-year partnership with the NCAA, Turner Sports, and CBS Sports for category exclusive marketing and distribution rights to NCAA Championship competitions, including March Madness, that will expand the reach of college sports to legions of current fans and generations of new ones. LG's support of the NCAA Championships will include multiple initiatives to inspire fans and support student athletes including the recent launch of the NCAA Championships Channel (Channel 100), which will feature up to 50 NCAA Fall, Winter and Spring championships, both live and on-demand via LG's exclusive free streaming service, LG Channels. To learn more about LG's partnership with the NCAA visit LG.com/NCAA.
Editor's Note:
Video footage of the LG check presentation ceremony at St. Augustine High School available here.
Footnote:
1 LG will not be involved in selecting scholarship recipients. Selection of the scholarship recipients will be the sole responsibility St. Augustine High School. Eligibility for the scholarship is need-based and does not require participation in athletics as a prerequisite.
About LG Electronics USA
LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $63 billion global innovator in technology and manufacturing. In the United States, LG sells a wide range of innovative home appliances, home entertainment products, commercial displays, air conditioning systems, energy solutions and vehicle components. LG is a seven-time ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year. The company's commitment to environmental sustainability and its "Life's Good" marketing theme encompass how LG is dedicated to people's happiness by exceeding expectations today and tomorrow. www.LG.com.
About St. Augustine High School
St. Augustine High School is a college preparatory school for young men in grades 8-12 founded in 1951 by the Josephite priests and brothers. St. Augustine High School has built a legacy serving as the training ground for leadership through academic excellence, moral values, Christian responsibility, and reasonable, consistent discipline. In 71 years, it has graduated 9,200 men.
About the NCAA®
The NCAA is a diverse association of more than 1,000 member colleges and universities that prioritize academics, well-being and fairness to create greater opportunities for nearly half a million student-athletes each year. The NCAA provides a pathway to higher education and beyond for student-athletes pursuing academic goals and competing in NCAA sports. More than 54,000 student-athletes experience the pinnacle of intercollegiate athletics by competing in NCAA championships each year. Visit ncaa.org and ncaa.com for more details about the association and the corporate partnerships that support the NCAA and its student-athletes. NCAA, Men's Final Four, and March Madness are trademarks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
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Canadian Lumber all-natural pre-rolled cones come in coffin boxes, each box contains 6 pre-rolled cones. In this 6 pack, get 3 Coffin boxes at a discounted price (36 pre-rolled cones total).
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We've recently released the Variety Pack with all three paper types, allowing you to experience each of the unique three pulp blends we've created.
I. The Woods are made from all-natural, unrefined wood pulp. As a result of the wood fibres being extremely thin and unrefined, the Woods have been pressed into our thinnest rolling paper. Our process allows for the natural brown colour of the raw wood to come through in the paper without adding dyes or chemicals. The intact fibres allow this paper to be durable and keep its natural brown colour.
II. The Greens are made from all-natural, unrefined, and unbleached hemp. The hemp plant naturally holds moisture, as a result, the Greens are Canadian Lumber's slowest burning paper. The unrefined hemp fibres remain intact, and are extremely clear in this paper. In addition, the unrefined fibres help to even out the burn, allowing for a naturally smooth and even burn.
III. The Hippys are made from a unique blend of 50/50 all-natural flax and hemp. As a result, this blend yields a similar composition to rice paper, while avoiding the bleach and refinement that often comes with white rice. The Hippys are soft to the touch while having a slight texture that increases the ease of rolling.
Canadian Lumber rolling papers are unbleached, unrefined and 100% all natural. We've even replaced the glue seal with an Arabic gum seal; triple distilled tree sap sourced from a conflict free region in West Africa. Bringing you as close to the raw plant as you can get.
Canadian Lumber pre-rolled cones come with an axe printed filter made with soy ink. They measure a total length of 98mm with a 26mm filter so you have a full 1¼" paper to fill and consume.
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HONEST Vegetarian Indian Street Food Makes its Manhattan Debut on Bleecker Street
HONEST Vegetarian Indian Street Food
Honest began as a humble street cart owned by Ramesh Gupta in Law Garden, a popular open air food market in Ahmedabad, India in the late 1960's. At first, they sold only chaat, Indian snacks, and in 1975, began serving made-to-order hot vegetarian meals made from scratch with the freshest ingredients. With input from his customers, Ramesh began developing his recipe for Bhaji Pav, a spiced vegetable curry served with buttered rolls. His wife Vimla Gupta's spice blend recipe completed the formula for their signature dish. The Guptas named their cart Honest because of the purity of the product and the customer transparency they provided.
With the demand for their Bhaji Pav growing, the successful street cart was then inherited by the couple's three sons. The youngest of the three boys, Vijay Gupta, expanded the business and launched more carts in Law Garden. In 1987, Honest opened their first sit-down restaurant in Ahmedabad. What followed was an expansion of growth of carts and restaurants throughout Gujarat, India, leading Vijay to visit the United States in 2002, with dreams of bringing Honest to New York. The dream was put on hold until 2016 when Vijay's son, Harin Gupta, a Culinary Institute of America (CIA) alum, helped open the first US Honest location in Schaumberg, Illinois.
Within the first five years, Honest has opened 31 locations in the United States, primarily opening in suburban areas with high Indian populations.
To ensure the US locations maintain the standard of high quality, they hired fellow CIA alumnus Vasisht Ramasubramanian, a former sous chef at Jean-George's ABC Cocina, as their Corporate Executive Chef, who trains the kitchen at each location. To date, Honest has 60 locations in Gujarat, India, two in Canada, two in Australia, and two in Thailand in addition to the 31 in the United States.
After years of scouting for the perfect NYC location, Honest is ready to make their mainstream debut with their first Manhattan location under franchisee Kunal Shah. Shah, who emigrated to America as a young child, has opened three Honest locations in the last 10 months. While he did not experience the restaurant in India, he immediately saw the potential in the concept after visiting the Jersey City location.
Honest selected a location on Bleecker Street, between MacDougal and Sullivan Streets near the NYU campus to bring the concept full circle; much like Law Garden, the area is a popular food destination with a vibrant night life scene.
The backbone of the cuisine are Honest's proprietary spice blends, Amul butter-a cultured butter from a dairy cooperative in Gujarat-and fresh ingredients, cooked to order from scratch. None of the ingredients are ever frozen and their goal is to sell out by the end of each day. The menu begins with their signature dishes, Bhaji Pav, a vegetable curry with a potato base and spices served with buttered dinner rolls-the pav-baked fresh in Honest's bakery in New Jersey; and Pulav, vegetables and basmati rice cooked in butter with aromatic herbs and spices.
The restaurant serves a large variety of chaat including Pani Puri, semolina puffs stuffed with boiled potatoes and black garbanzo beans, served with refreshing mint cilantro water and sweet chutney; Bhel, puffed rice and vegetables tossed with sweet, sour, and spicy chutneys; and Vada Pav, potato and garlic dumplings with chickpea batter.
Indo-Chinese dishes include Paneer Chili Gravy, cottage cheese tossed with peppers and onions in Indo-Chinese sauces; and Szechuan Noodles, stir fried vegetables and soft noodles tossed in Honest's special garlic Szechuan sauce.
Besides freshly squeezed fruit juices, Rose Lassi, Mango Lassi, hot tea and coffee, Honest plans to introduce beer and wine for the first time in any of their United States locations.
Honest is located at 176 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012. For more information, visit their web site at nycHonest.com or call (917) 261-2610. You can follow them on Instagram: @nycHonest.
The current hours of operation are Sunday - Wednesday 12pm - 10pm; Thursday: 12pm - 12amFriday & Saturday: 12pm - 2am. There is a 52 person seating capacity in the dining room.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Honest | https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwfood-wine/article/HONEST-Vegetarian-Indian-Street-Food-Makes-its-Manhattan-Debut-on-Bleecker-Street-20220331 | 2022-04-01T01:25:02Z |
Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Valero Energy VLO.
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with VLO, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what this whale just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 24 uncommon options trades for Valero Energy.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 54% bullish and 45%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 10 are puts, for a total amount of $487,608, and 14 are calls, for a total amount of $870,988.
What's The Price Target?
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $75.0 to $135.0 for Valero Energy over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Valero Energy options trades today is 1791.36 with a total volume of 8,999.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Valero Energy's big money trades within a strike price range of $75.0 to $135.0 over the last 30 days.
Valero Energy Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
Where Is Valero Energy Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 3,444,158, the price of VLO is up 1.86% at $102.37.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 26 days.
What The Experts Say On Valero Energy:
- Raymond James has decided to maintain their Strong Buy rating on Valero Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $105.
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
© 2022 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved. | https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options/22/03/26408981/what-are-whales-doing-with-valero-energy | 2022-04-01T01:25:02Z |
By GARY D. ROBERTSON
Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis endorsed a state legislator Thursday over U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn in their upcoming Republican primary, saying the first-term congressman has “fallen well short” of expectations.
Tillis’ backing of state Sen. Chuck Edwards adds another consequential voice in North Carolina’s GOP willing to oppose Cawthorn, who has received criticisms from a larger swath of Republicans for recent comments, including one in which he called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “thug.”
The top Republican leaders in the state legislature — House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger — also were featured guests at a lunch fundraiser Thursday for Edwards, one of seven Republicans challenging Cawthorn for the nomination in the May 17 primary.
“The 11th Congressional District deserves a congressman who is fully dedicated to serving their constituents,” Tillis said in a news release. “Unfortunately, Madison Cawthorn has fallen well short of the most basic standards western North Carolina expects from their representatives, and voters now have several well-qualified candidates to choose from who would be a significant improvement. I believe Chuck Edwards is the best choice.”
Cawthorn, who was elected in 2020 at age 25, is a strong supporter of Donald Trump. Cawthorn spoke at a rally in Washington on Jan 6, 2021, that questioned the outcome of the White House election won by Democrat Joe Biden. The riot at the U.S. Capitol took place after that rally.
Recently, Cawthorn has received negative publicity for being cited three times in five months for traffic violations — twice for speeding — and for the video about Zelenskyy. In the same short video, Cawthorn said the Ukrainian government “is incredibly corrupt and is incredibly evil and has been pushing woke ideologies.”
Cawthorn and a spokesperson later attempted to clarify those remarks, with the congressman calling actions by Russian President Vladimir Putin in his country’s invasion of Ukraine “disgusting.” After recent comments Cawthorn made on a podcast that angered fellow Republicans in Congress, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., met with Cawthorn this week and reprimanded him publicly.
Moore said Thursday that someone like Cawthorn doesn’t deserve to be in Congress.
“If you have clowns in office who aren’t serious about what they’re doing, you can’t get somewhere,” Moore told WNCN-TV while attending a fundraiser for Edwards. “I’m just kind of without the words to describe what Congressman Cawthorn is doing and saying. I mean, some of these ridiculous recent comments that continue to build on one another.”
A Cawthorn spokesperson didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment about the Republican opposition.
Cawthorn announced in November that he would try to run in a proposed congressional district closer to Charlotte, rather than to keep representing the far western mountains. Moore had also considered a run in that new district but decided against it. That district ultimately was thrown out, and Cawthorn returned to a run in the reconfigured 11th District, which leans Republican.
Cawthorn’s campaign raised over $2.6 million in 2021 but had only $282,000 in cash entering this year, according to Federal Election Commission records.
Other primary opponents includes former political ally Michele Woodhouse and Wendy Marie-Limbaugh Nevarez, who is being supported by a super political action committee inked to Moe Davis, the 11th District Democratic candidate in 2020.
The top vote-getter in the upcoming primary would have to receive more than 30% of the vote to avoid a July 26 runoff with the second-place finisher.
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MUMBAI:
Shapoorji Pallonji & Company (SPCL), the flagship holding company of the
Pallonji Mistry family, has repaid Rs 12,450 crore to lenders to exit the
RBI’s Covid one-time resolution (OTR) plan. The
SPCL resolution has been India’s largest OTR and possibly the first to get fully repaid within a year of implementation.
The Mistry family repaid the lenders after they infused over Rs 5,100 crore into the flagship holding company last year. Apart from that, SPCL monetised assets worth Rs 3,750 crore. It sold Sterling Wilson Renewable Energy to Mukesh Ambani’s
Reliance Industries and
Eureka Forbes to private equity player Advent International.
After Covid hit India in March 2020 and the government initiated a lockdown to curb its spread, SPCL’s mainstay business — construction and real estate — were badly impacted. In August 2020, the RBI came out with a special scheme for Covid-impacted borrowers. The scheme included a one-year moratorium on interest repayment and a two-year moratorium on principal instalment. SPCL applied for the OTR in September 2020. It had sought a six-month moratorium on interest and a two-year moratorium on principal repayment. The lenders implemented SPCL’s OTR plan in March 2021.
From then till March 2022, the Mistry family monetised their personal assets including real estate and pledged all of their 18% stake in Tata Sons to raise funds. They raised about Rs 10,000 crore from Ares SSG, Farallon Capital and Deutsche Bank by pledging Tata Sons shares. Some of the proceeds were infused into SPCL to provide financial support.
The resolution plan did not involve any haircut for the lenders, which was led by SBI. SPCL has repaid all the lenders before the sought extension, a spokesperson of the company said, adding that it has achieved an early exit from the Covid OTR plan. “We expect this development to have a positive impact on SPCL/Shapoorji Pallonji Group’s credit outlook.” The SP Group’s total debt has come down to Rs 25,000 crore after its exit from the OTR plan.
One of India’s oldest engineering and construction companies, SPCL’s construction business has an order book in excess of Rs 30,000 crore. Besides, its real estate franchise achieved sales of over Rs 4,000 crore in fiscal 2022. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/sp-repays-rs-12450cr-exits-rbi-recast-plan/articleshow/90578026.cms | 2022-04-01T01:25:03Z |
Decades after ban, PCBs still haunt the Housatonic
NORTH CANAAN — Lynn Fowler does not mince words when it comes to describing the decades-long efforts to reclaim the Housatonic River system from years of neglect and PCB contamination originating from the General Electric Company (GE) facility in Pittsfield, Mass. “Unfortunately, the Housatonic has been marinating in...
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St. Peters game store owners travel to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees
ST. PETERS (KMOV) -In a sea of cards, clothes, and Pokémon, Valeria Trull keeps a small tip jar at the front of the store as a reminder to people that walk into her store that every bit of support counts in helping her family and loved ones back in Ukraine.
“My whole family right now is in Ukraine, like everyone I love,” said Trull. “My parents, my mom, my dad, two younger sisters, my sister’s husband, two old grandmas…”
Trull got married and moved to the U.S. with her husband Brian over two years ago and opened their toy and game card shop, PokéNerds, in St. Peters. The shop has quickly become a local favorite among Pokémon fans of all ages.
“We bring a lot of positive emotions to the community I hope,” she said.
While her new life is in the U.S., the last month has been a struggle as Ukraine continues to fight a war against Russia. Her family has chosen to stay in their home near Kiev.
“I was supposed to actually be in Ukraine right now. I had tickets like on March 26 because my dad has a birthday,” she said. “He’s going to turn 50 on April 2. We were [going to] get the cake and everything and now I don’t know when I’m going to see them again.”
She wanted to find a way to still help her community in Ukraine, so she and her husband flew to Poland. They spent three weeks helping Ukrainian refugees coming into the country.
“We were also like going to the train stations, places where the highest amount of refugees are and they just basically need like all the basic stuff, like food and some basic clothes, babies need diapers and stuff,” said Trull. “We were asking Polish volunteers and we were buying that stuff to the centers of help for Ukraine.”
They did not forget to bring a bit of joy with them from back home.
“[We] brought some toys from our store for kids, like Pokémon plush. They were extremely happy.”
Trull says it feels good having helped hundreds of families, especially women and children, get access to basic needs.
“They’ve lost their homes, they left their men behind, like fathers and husbands and sons,” said Trull. “And they’re just like, they’re a bit lost.”
She also wants her community in the metro to know so much help is still needed, she said.
“I want people to know, to care, to talk maybe with their representatives, with officials, asking for more help for Ukraine: both military and humanitarian,” she said.
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AAJ KA PANCHANG, APRIL 01, 2022: The Panchang for Friday or Shukravar will mark the Amavasya Tithi of the Krishna Paksha in the Chaitra month. The day will be observed as the auspicious Chaitra Amavasya. On this day, Hindu devotees prepare kheer or halwa and serve it as Prasad to the lord. People also keep a day-long fast on the day which they usually break after the new Moon starts appearing. The day will also be marked as the Shukravar fast. People keep fast to impress Goddess Lakshmi on this day and seek her blessings for wealth and prosperity.
Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, And Moonset on April 01
According to Panchang, the Sun is predicted to rise at 06.11 am and set at 6.39 pm on April 01. The Moon is expected to rise at 6.20 am. The Moon set timing is predicted to be 6.50 pm.
Tithi, Nakshatra and Rashi Details for April 01
Amavasya tithi will begin at 12.23 pm on March 31 and will remain till 11.53 am on April 01. On Friday, after 11.53 am, Pratipadha tithi will come into effect marking the beginning of Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month. Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra or constellation will be present till 10.40 am on April 01. On Friday, the Moon and Sun both will be in the Meena Rashi.
Shubh Muhurat for April 01
The auspicious Brahma Muhurat will prevail from 04.39 am to 05.25 am. Abhijit Muhurat will be from 12.00 pm to 12.50 pm on Friday Timings for the Godhuli Muhurat are from 06.26 pm to 06.50 pm. Vijaya muharat will fall from 2.30 pm to 3.20 pm.
Ashubh Muhurat for April 01
As per Drik Panchang, Rahu Kaal will begin at 10.52 am and will end at 12.25 pm whereas Gulikai Kaal will prevail from 07.45 am to 09.18 am on Friday. The timings for Yamaganda Muharat will be from 03.32 am to 05.05 am. Dur Muharat will fall twice on April 01. It will be from 08.41 am to 09.31 am and from 12.50 pm to 01.40 pm.
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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.
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MONTREAL, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Lion Electric Company (NYSE: LEV) (TSX: LEV) ("Lion" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, today announced that it has received a purchase order for 30 LionC school buses from an undisclosed Canadian customer. This represents the second order of Lion buses from the customer, which will be revealed at a later date.
The order of 30 new zero-emission school buses, to be delivered by March 31st, 2023, will eliminate more than 600 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions while preventing students from exposure to hazardous particulate emissions from diesel engines.
Over the last decade, Lion has established itself as a leader in the zero-emission heavy-duty vehicle industry, having delivered over 550 all-electric heavy-duty vehicles in North America with over 14 million km driven since 2016.
Lion Electric is an innovative manufacturer of zero emission vehicles. We think, design and manufacture all-electric, class 5 to class 8 commercial urban trucks and all-electric buses and minibuses for the school, paratransit and mass transit segments. Lion is a North American leader in electric transportation and designs, builds and assembles many of its vehicles' components, including chassis, battery packs, truck cabins and bus bodies.
Always actively seeking new and reliable technologies, Lion vehicles have unique features that are specifically adapted to its users and their everyday needs. We believe that transitioning to all-electric vehicles will lead to major improvements in our society, environment and overall quality of life. Lion shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol LEV.
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This press release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact, including statements about Lion's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements and should be evaluated as such. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "believe," "may," "will," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "should," "would," "could," "plan," "project," "potential," "seem," "seek," "future," "target" or other similar expressions and any other statements that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words.
The Company made a number of economic, market and operational assumptions in preparing and making certain forward-looking statements contained in this press release including, but not limited to, that Lion will be able to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with customers, suppliers and other business partners, that Lion will continue to operate its business in the normal course, that Lion will be able to implement its growth strategy, that Lion will be able to successfully and timely complete the construction of its U.S. manufacturing facility and its Quebec battery plant and innovation centre, that Lion will not suffer any material disruption in the supply of raw materials on competitive terms, that Lion will be able to maintain its competitive position, that Lion will continue to improve its operational, financial and other internal controls and systems to manage its growth and size and that its results of operations and financial condition will not be adversely affected, that Lion will be able to benefit, either directly or indirectly (including through its clients), from government subsidies and economic incentives in the future and that Lion will be able to secure any required additional funding through equity or debt financing on terms acceptable to Lion. Such estimates and assumptions are made by Lion in light of the experience of management and their perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors believed to be appropriate and reasonable in the circumstances. However, there can be no assurance that such estimates and assumptions will prove to be correct.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Lion believes that these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: any adverse changes in the U.S. and Canadian general economic, business, market, financial, political and legal conditions, including as consequences of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the emergence of COVID-19 variants and varying rates of vaccination amongst various countries; Lion's inability to successfully and economically manufacture and distribute its vehicles at scale and meet its customers' business needs; Lion's reliance on key management and any inability to attract and/or retain key personnel; Lion's inability to execute its growth strategy; Any unfavourable fluctuations and volatility in the price of raw materials included in key components used to manufacture Lion's products; Lion's reliance on key suppliers and any inability to maintain an uninterrupted supply of raw materials; Lion's inability to maintain its competitive position; Lion's inability to reduce its costs of supply over time; any inability to maintain and enhance Lion's reputation and brand; any significant product repair and/or replacement due to product warranty claims or product recalls; any failure of information technology systems or any cybersecurity and data privacy breaches or incidents; the reduction, elimination or discriminatory application of government subsidies and economic incentives or the reduced need for such subsidies; natural disasters, epidemic or pandemic outbreaks, boycotts and geo-political events; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company from time to time.
These and other risks and uncertainties related to the businesses of Lion are described in greater detail in the section entitled "Risk Factors" not related to an investment in the Company's final prospectus dated May 5, 2021 (the "Canadian Prospectus") filed with the Autorité des marchés financiers (the "AMF") and the registration statement on Form F-1 (the "Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and declared effective on June 14, 2021 and other documents publicly filed with the AMF and the SEC. Many of these risks are beyond Lion's management's ability to control or predict. All forward-looking statements attributable to Lion or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained, and risk factors identified, in the Canadian Prospectus, the Registration Statement and other documents filed with the AMF and the SEC.
Because of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Furthermore, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required under applicable securities laws, Lion undertakes no obligation, and expressly disclaims any duty, to update, revise or review any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Canadian Lumber all-natural pre-rolled cones come in coffin boxes, each box contains 6 pre-rolled cones. In this 3 pack, get 3 Coffin boxes at a discounted price (18 pre-rolled cones total).
We've recently released the Variety Pack with all three paper types, allowing you to experience each of the unique three pulp blends we've created.
I. The Woods are made from all-natural, unrefined wood pulp. As a result of the wood fibres being extremely thin and unrefined, the Woods have been pressed into our thinnest rolling paper. Our process allows for the natural brown colour of the raw wood to come through in the paper without adding dyes or chemicals. The intact fibres allow this paper to be durable and keep its natural brown colour.
II. The Greens are made from all-natural, unrefined, and unbleached hemp. The hemp plant naturally holds moisture, as a result, the Greens are Canadian Lumber's slowest burning paper. The unrefined hemp fibres remain intact, and are extremely clear in this paper. In addition, the unrefined fibres help to even out the burn, allowing for a naturally smooth and even burn.
III. The Hippys are made from a unique blend of 50/50 all-natural flax and hemp. As a result, this blend yields a similar composition to rice paper, while avoiding the bleach and refinement that often comes with white rice. The Hippys are soft to the touch while having a slight texture that increases the ease of rolling.
Canadian Lumber rolling papers are unbleached, unrefined and 100% all natural. We've even replaced the glue seal with an Arabic gum seal; triple distilled tree sap sourced from a conflict free region in West Africa. Bringing you as close to the raw plant as you can get.
Canadian Lumber pre-rolled cones come with an axe printed filter made with soy ink. They measure a total length of 98mm with a 26mm filter so you have a full 1¼" paper to fill and consume.
We regularly test our papers for impurities & allergens to ensure the quality, and more importantly the safe consumption of all our paper products. Tested at Canada's University of Guelph for allergens, and European TUV SUD certified for product ingredients. So you can be confident in the quality and safety of all our paper products.
We've recently released the Variety Pack with all three paper types, allowing you to experience each of the unique three pulp blends we've created.
I. The Woods are made from all-natural, unrefined wood pulp. As a result of the wood fibres being extremely thin and unrefined, the Woods have been pressed into our thinnest rolling paper. Our process allows for the natural brown colour of the raw wood to come through in the paper without adding dyes or chemicals. The intact fibres allow this paper to be durable and keep its natural brown colour.
II. The Greens are made from all-natural, unrefined, and unbleached hemp. The hemp plant naturally holds moisture, as a result, the Greens are Canadian Lumber's slowest burning paper. The unrefined hemp fibres remain intact, and are extremely clear in this paper. In addition, the unrefined fibres help to even out the burn, allowing for a naturally smooth and even burn.
III. The Hippys are made from a unique blend of 50/50 all-natural flax and hemp. As a result, this blend yields a similar composition to rice paper, while avoiding the bleach and refinement that often comes with white rice. The Hippys are soft to the touch while having a slight texture that increases the ease of rolling.
Canadian Lumber rolling papers are unbleached, unrefined and 100% all natural. We've even replaced the glue seal with an Arabic gum seal; triple distilled tree sap sourced from a conflict free region in West Africa. Bringing you as close to the raw plant as you can get.
Canadian Lumber pre-rolled cones come with an axe printed filter made with soy ink. They measure a total length of 98mm with a 26mm filter so you have a full 1¼" paper to fill and consume.
We regularly test our papers for impurities & allergens to ensure the quality, and more importantly the safe consumption of all our paper products. Tested at Canada's University of Guelph for allergens, and European TUV SUD certified for product ingredients. So you can be confident in the quality and safety of all our paper products.
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A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Cisco Systems.
Looking at options history for Cisco Systems CSCO we detected 22 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 36% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 63% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 10 are puts, for a total amount of $506,710 and 12, calls, for a total amount of $702,757.
What's The Price Target?
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $40.0 to $65.0 for Cisco Systems over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Cisco Systems options trades today is 7114.82 with a total volume of 14,601.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Cisco Systems's big money trades within a strike price range of $40.0 to $65.0 over the last 30 days.
Cisco Systems Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
Where Is Cisco Systems Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 12,951,542, the price of CSCO is up 0.61% at $56.39.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 48 days.
What The Experts Say On Cisco Systems:
- Wells Fargo downgraded its action to Equal-Weight with a price target of $65
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
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NEW DELHI: The output in eight key core sectors rose to a four-month high in February propped up by the low base effect and strong performance in steel, cement, coal, natural gas, refinery products and electricity segments.
Data released by the department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) on Thursday showed the 8 infrastructure sectors spanning coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity, rose an annual 5.8% in February compared to 4% in January and a contraction of 3.3% in the year ago month. Oil and fertilisers were the only sectors which
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weight of
items included in the index of industrial production (IIP). The data for
IIP will be released later this month. “Steel and cement have grown by 5.7% and 5% respectively with infra push being given by the government and an uptick seen in the construction industry.
The March growth number could turn negative as growth was 12.6% last year. For Feb, IIP growth may be expected to be in the region of around 3%,” said
Madan Sabnavis, chief economist at
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON
Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis endorsed a state legislator Thursday over U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn in their upcoming Republican primary, saying the first-term congressman has “fallen well short” of expectations.
Tillis’ backing of state Sen. Chuck Edwards adds another consequential voice in North Carolina’s GOP willing to oppose Cawthorn, who has received criticisms from a larger swath of Republicans for recent comments, including one in which he called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “thug.”
The top Republican leaders in the state legislature — House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger — also were featured guests at a lunch fundraiser Thursday for Edwards, one of seven Republicans challenging Cawthorn for the nomination in the May 17 primary.
“The 11th Congressional District deserves a congressman who is fully dedicated to serving their constituents,” Tillis said in a news release. “Unfortunately, Madison Cawthorn has fallen well short of the most basic standards western North Carolina expects from their representatives, and voters now have several well-qualified candidates to choose from who would be a significant improvement. I believe Chuck Edwards is the best choice.”
Cawthorn, who was elected in 2020 at age 25, is a strong supporter of Donald Trump. Cawthorn spoke at a rally in Washington on Jan 6, 2021, that questioned the outcome of the White House election won by Democrat Joe Biden. The riot at the U.S. Capitol took place after that rally.
A Cawthorn campaign commercial posted Thursday on Twitter includes what appears to be text from a quote from Trump stating Cawthorn has “my complete and total endorsement.”
Recently, Cawthorn has received negative publicity for being cited three times in five months for traffic violations — speeding and driving with a revoked license among them — and for the video about Zelenskyy. In the same short video, Cawthorn said the Ukrainian government “is incredibly corrupt and is incredibly evil and has been pushing woke ideologies.”
Cawthorn and a spokesperson later attempted to clarify those remarks, with the congressman calling actions by Russian President Vladimir Putin in his country’s invasion of Ukraine “disgusting.” After recent comments Cawthorn made on a podcast that angered fellow Republicans in Congress, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., met with Cawthorn this week and reprimanded him publicly.
Moore said Thursday that someone like Cawthorn doesn’t deserve to be in Congress.
“If you have clowns in office who aren’t serious about what they’re doing, you can’t get somewhere,” Moore told WNCN-TV while attending a fundraiser for Edwards. “I’m just kind of without the words to describe what Congressman Cawthorn is doing and saying. I mean, some of these ridiculous recent comments that continue to build on one another.”
A Cawthorn spokesperson didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment about the Republican opposition.
Cawthorn announced in November that he planned to run in a proposed congressional district closer to Charlotte, rather than to keep representing the far western mountains. Moore had also considered a run in that new district but decided against it. That district ultimately was thrown out by judges, and Cawthorn returned to a run in the reconfigured 11th District, which leans Republican.
Cawthorn’s campaign raised $2.8 million in 2021 but had only $282,000 in cash entering this year, according to Federal Election Commission records.
Other primary opponents includes former political ally Michele Woodhouse and Wendy Marie-Limbaugh Nevarez, who is being supported by a super political action committee linked to Moe Davis, the 11th District Democratic nominee in 2020.
The top vote-getter in the upcoming primary would have to receive more than 30% of the vote to avoid a July 26 runoff with the second-place finisher.
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DENVER (AP) — A man who shot and wounded two demonstrators while apparently aiming at a Jeep that was headed toward the crowd during a protest in suburban Denver in 2020 was convicted Thursday of several charges.
Samuel Young, 24, was found guilty of two counts of second-degree assault, four counts of attempted manslaughter and a single count of illegally discharging his gun, The Denver Post reported.
Several hundred people who attended the July 2020 protest in Aurora to bring attention to police violence walked onto and blocked all of the lanes of Interstate 225. Shortly after, a Jeep approached from behind and headed toward the crowd, prompting Young to fire five shots.
Two shots hit the back of the Jeep, and two shots hit fellow protesters. One man was shot in the leg, and another man was grazed in the head. A woman also broke her leg when she leaped from the highway.
The driver, who pulled off the highway and contacted police after the shooting, was not criminally charged. During Young’s trial, prosecutors said he didn't intend to hurt any protesters.
The protest was organized in support of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was arrested in August 2019 after someone called 911 to report a suspicious person wearing a ski mask and waving his arms while he walked down the street.
He was arrested by Aurora police and injected with 500 milligrams of ketamine by EMS workers called to the scene. He suffered cardiac arrest, was declared brain dead and taken off life support less than a week later.
McClain’s death became a national rallying cry along with the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in protests calling for police reform. | https://www.ncadvertiser.com/news/article/Jury-convicts-man-who-shot-protesters-in-suburban-17049894.php | 2022-04-01T01:25:11Z |
USDA forecasting higher food, grocery costs in 2022
(Gray News) - It looks like elevated food prices are going to continue this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The USDA released its Food Price Outlook for 2022 and predicted the cost of groceries would continue to increase to as much as 4%.
According to the Consumer Price Index, grocery and supermarket food prices were already 8.6% higher in February than last year and up nearly 1.5% from January to February in 2022.
As reported by the Associated Press, prices for U.S. consumers have continued to jump recently, leaving families facing the highest inflation rate since 1990.
“We’re getting into this situation where we have spiraling inflation,” said Jay Hatfield, CEO of Infrastructure Capital Advisors. “Inflation in one area drives inflation in another.”
Currently, the CPI reports all food categories are increasing in price other than fresh vegetables. Last year, the beef and veal categories had the most significant price increase of 9.3%, and the fresh vegetable category had the smallest at 1.1%. However, no food categories decreased in price in 2021.
Poultry prices are also expected to increase up to 7%, with egg prices predicted to increase up to 3.5% in 2022.
Overall, grocery store and supermarket food purchases are expected to increase up to 4%, with restaurant purchases or food away from home forecasted to increase up to 6.5%, according to the USDA.
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SCAPPOOSE, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a man was shot and killed Thursday by two police officers in Scappoose, Oregon.
Columbia County officials confirmed the officer-involved shooting on social media. In a tweet, officials said that “no officers were injured and the incident is currently under investigation.”
A witness told KOIN-TV that he was dropping his wife off at work when he saw a man show up to the towing facility next door. The witness, Erik Tyler, said the man appeared angry and a fight escalated between the man and employees until the workers told him they would call the police.
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Wilde did not identify the deceased man or specify whether he was armed at the time but said he was wanted for an unrelated “violent felony.”
Wilde also declined to comment on the circumstances that led up to the shooting. | https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Police-Officers-shoot-kill-man-in-Scappoose-17049819.php | 2022-04-01T01:25:13Z |
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Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on NIO NIO.
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with NIO, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what this whale just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 17 uncommon options trades for NIO.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 29% bullish and 70%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $422,245, and 9 are calls, for a total amount of $571,328.
What's The Price Target?
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $20.0 to $50.0 for NIO over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for NIO options trades today is 8972.47 with a total volume of 29,564.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for NIO's big money trades within a strike price range of $20.0 to $50.0 over the last 30 days.
NIO Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
Where Is NIO Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 68,930,567, the price of NIO is down -3.83% at $21.32.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 28 days.
What The Experts Say On NIO:
- Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on NIO, which currently sits at a price target of $34.
- Mizuho has decided to maintain their Buy rating on NIO, which currently sits at a price target of $60.
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
© 2022 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved. | https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options/22/03/26408990/this-is-what-whales-are-betting-on-nio | 2022-04-01T01:25:14Z |
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Associated Press
A National Security Agency employee has been charged with emailing classified national security information to somebody who wasn’t authorized to receive it, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday.
Mark Robert Unkenholz, 60, of Hanover, Maryland, was arrested Thursday but ordered released after his initial court appearance in Baltimore.
Unkenholz held “top secret” security clearance, giving him access to the information, according to a 26-count indictment. He worked for an NSA office responsible for the agency’s engagement with private industry.
The indictment accuses Unkenholz of using his personal email address to send information classified as “secret” and “top secret” to somebody else’s private company email addresses on several occasions between February 2018 and June 2020.
The recipient held “top secret” clearance from April 2016 until approximately June 2019, while employed at a company that isn’t named in the indictment. However, from July 2019 until approximately January 2021, the person worked for a different company and wasn’t authorized to access or receive classified information, the indictment says.
A grand jury indicted Unkenholz on Tuesday on 13 counts of willfully transmitting national defense information and 13 counts of willfully retaining national defense informaton. Each count carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years. Federal sentencing guidelines typically recommend sentences far below the maximum.
Unkenholz pleaded not guilty to all 26 counts at his initial court appearance. U.S. Magistrate Judge Beth Gesner ordered him released after the hearing, court records show.
Gesner appointed the federal public defender’s office to represent Unkenholz. Federal Public Defender James Wyda declined to comment.
The FBI is investigating.
The case against Unkenholz is the latest prosecution from federal authorities in Maryland, home to some of the most secretive government agencies, alleging mishandling or improper storage of classified materials.
One of the more prominent federal cases involved Harold Martin, a former NSA contractor who was charged in 2016 with storing reams of classified records in his Maryland home, car and shed. The information spanned from the mid-1990s to the present and included personal details of government employees and “top secret” email chains, handwritten notes describing the NSA’s classified computer infrastructure, and descriptions of classified technical operations. He was sentenced in 2019 to nine years in prison.
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Associated Press writer Eric Tucker contributed from Washington, D.C.
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SCAPPOOSE, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a man was shot and killed Thursday by two police officers in Scappoose, Oregon.
Columbia County officials confirmed the officer-involved shooting on social media. In a tweet, officials said that “no officers were injured and the incident is currently under investigation.”
A witness told KOIN-TV that he was dropping his wife off at work when he saw a man show up to the towing facility next door. The witness, Erik Tyler, said the man appeared angry and a fight escalated between the man and employees until the workers told him they would call the police.
Police arrived and Tyler said he heard them yell at the man to drop his weapon and the man didn’t comply.
Detective Shannon Wilde with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, which has taken over the investigation, told reporters police responded to the “disturbance” at Grumpy’s Towing just before 10 a.m. During the incident, Wilde said both a sheriff's deputy and an Oregon State Police trooper fired their weapons, killing the man.
Wilde did not identify the deceased man or specify whether he was armed at the time but said he was wanted for an unrelated “violent felony.”
Wilde also declined to comment on the circumstances that led up to the shooting. | https://www.sheltonherald.com/news/article/Police-Officers-shoot-kill-man-in-Scappoose-17049819.php | 2022-04-01T01:25:16Z |
Centuries from skipper Babar Azam (114) and opener Imam-ul-Haq (106) allowed the hosts to reach the total on a pitch that aided batting.
A stunning win for Pakistan.Centuries for Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam help them chase down 348 with an over to spa… https://t.co/vUkGo8Ix8V
— ICC (@ICC) 1648750380000
Imam and Fakhar Zaman (67) gave Pakistan a solid foundation with an opening stand of 118 before Babar walked on and helped Imam build another century partnership as Australia, who used seven bowlers in total, failed to contain the flow of runs.
Pakistan still needed to score 70 off the last 10 overs and when they lost Babar in the 45th over, Mohammad Rizwan kept the score ticking over before he was dismissed for 23, leaving worried faces in the crowd as the required run rate crept up.
More runs for the captain in a winning effort.Take a bow Babar Azam! 💯#PAKvAUS https://t.co/o7PLDnMgkJ
— ICC (@ICC) 1648750698000
But Khushdil Shah (27 off 17) lifted spirits again with a late cameo, changing the equation by smashing two sixes and two boundaries to guide Pakistan to victory with an over to spare.
Earlier, Pakistan chose to field after winning the toss and the hosts made a dream start when Australia captain Aaron Finch was dismissed by Shaheen Shah Afridi in the first over for a duck, trapped leg before wicket.
But Ben McDermott brought up his maiden century (104) and built a 162-run stand with Travis Head (89) while Marnus Labuschagne chipped in with a knock of 59.
Marcus Stoinis also contributed with a handy 49 off 33 balls to help Australia post a total of 348-8.
Afridi was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4-63 but Pakistan’s three spinners had a tough time and were smashed for 166 runs in 20 overs.
Australia won the first ODI by 88 runs. The final ODI will also be played in Lahore on Saturday. | https://www.bdnewstimes.com/pakistan-complete-record-run-chase-to-level-odi-series-with-australia-cricket-news/ | 2022-04-01T01:25:13Z |
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers passed a measure on Thursday to create a paid family leave program, sending the legislation to Gov. Larry Hogan.
The bill, approved by supermajority votes by Democrats who control the legislature, would enable workers to take up to 12 weeks of partially paid leave for specified personal family circumstances such as caring for a sick relative or having a baby. It would provide up to 24 weeks for a parent, if he or she has a serious health issue in the year of a child's birth.
“This has been a long time coming,” said Sen. Antonio Hayes, a Baltimore Democrat. He thanked supporters who have “come together and really advocated on behalf of Maryland families."
Republicans criticized the measure for failing to spell out how much employees and employers would have to contribute, leaving that for the state's labor department to define later. They said Democrats were rushing to get the bill to the Republican governor just to meet a deadline so lawmakers will still be in session if the bill is vetoed.
“We're pushing this bill as quick as we can to get it upstairs,” said Sen. J.B. Jennings, a Republican, who added: “We don't know the numbers ... this bill is a hot mess.”
Because lawmakers are in the last session of the four-year term, they would not have a chance to override the veto next year if they adjourn before the governor acts on legislation.
The measure would create an insurance pool. Employees and employers would contribute to fund the program. Under the bill, the state’s labor department would set contribution rates to pay for the program. Employers with fewer than 15 employees would not be required to contribute.
The measure also includes job protections to protect employees from retaliation or termination for using the leave.
Seven states and the District of Columbia have paid family and medical leave insurance programs, including California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Washington. Colorado and Oregon have approved programs that have not started yet. | https://www.ncadvertiser.com/news/article/Maryland-paid-family-leave-program-bill-passed-to-17049782.php | 2022-04-01T01:25:17Z |
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — About $7 million worth of surplus personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies purchased by a Northern California county was left outside during a rainstorm because no one anticipated wet weather to start so early in the season, according to an investigation released Thursday.
After a KGO-TV news report showed hundreds of drenched cardboard boxes, San Mateo County officials acknowledged the supplies were moved outside an event center last September to make room for a conference.
There was no definitive timeline for how the supplies would be distributed “even though the Fall rainy season was not far off,” the probe by James Lianides said. County officials said they hired the retired school superintendent to conduct the inquiry because of his experience dealing with large organizations and purchasing practices.
Lianides said the boxes of non-medical-grade gowns, face shields and goggles as well as cleaning supplies were also moved out of the event center to avoid the $100,000-per-month storage fee.
“It does not appear that there were any discussions or actions taken in the process of (moving) to protect the equipment in the event of inclement weather, such as wrapping or covering each pallet,” he wrote.
The county's executive officer, Mike Callagy, has said the county purchased the items early in the pandemic when PPE was becoming scarce nationwide so that local first responders and medical providers would have what they needed. The demand for the equipment decreased as the pandemic continued.
The county’s supply of gloves and masks — including N95 and KN95 respirators — are stored indoors.
“What’s clear is that that this shouldn’t have happened. What is equally clear is we are taking the steps necessary to make sure that we put the checks and balances in place so this never happens again,” Callagy said in a statement Thursday.
An inspection of the damaged boxes determined that most of the safety equipment remains usable because they were packed in sealed plastic wrapping, the probe found. Equipment that could not be salvaged were worth about $128,000, according to Lianides. | https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Report-Rain-not-anticipated-when-7M-in-PPE-17049873.php | 2022-04-01T01:25:19Z |
Man GLG has launched its first fund that adheres to stricter sustainability criteria with a product targeting water scarcity and pollution.
The Man GLG RI Sustainable Water and Circular Economy fund will be labelled as an Article 9 fund, meaning it meets the higher standard under the European SFDR legislation.
Article 9 funds have a sustainable investment objective, rather than just promoting general ESG characteristics, like the lower level Article 8 funds.
Man GLG launches second bond fund for Jonathan Golan
The firm said the fund, which will be managed by Yohann Terry and Jann Breitenmoser who joined the firm last year, would aim to tackle four of the UN's 17 Sustainability Development Goals - clean water and sanitation (goal 6); life below water (goal 14); life on land (goal 15); and responsible consumption and production (goal 12).
Man GLG said the fund will invest solely in companies that address the fight against water scarcity, improve the supply and treatment of high-quality water, or address the challenges of the circular economy, such as pollution control and resource management.
ESG: Water scarcity a 'high risk for large parts of the economy'
The circular economy is viewed by some sustainability campaigners as a major goal towards achieving net zero, as it relies on sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing and refurbishing existing materials as long as possible, rather than the ‘take-make-waste' linear model of production that is most prevalent at present.
Teun Johnston, chief executive of Man GLG, said the launch "responds to clear and growing demand" for such strategies.
"As our first Article 9 fund, this is a milestone moment for Man GLG as well as a demonstration of our commitment to responsible investment," he said.
The fund will be available in a UCITS structure and will be benchmarked against the MSCI World index. It will be available for an ongoing charges figure of 0.95%.
The managers previously ran sustainability-focused investment strategies at J Safra Sarasin Asset Management, and the pair will be based in Switzerland. | https://www.investmentweek.co.uk/news/4047596/man-glg-targets-water-scarcity-sustainable-fund | 2022-04-01T01:25:19Z |
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Massage Envy, the nation's No. 1 provider of massage in the U.S. collectively across its franchise network, today announced the winners of its annual gala awards program.
"Each year our great brand recognizes the incredible achievements of the most outstanding franchisee and franchised location employees," said Beth Stiller, Massage Envy Franchising CEO. "It's very difficult to choose the best of the best from franchised locations because the stories of the impact they have on their members and their communities is all so inspiring. All of the nominees and the winners personify our brand purpose of helping people feel their best, and I am so proud of every one of them."
The following awards were presented for the 2021 calendar year:
- National Franchisee of the Year: Mark Preetorius, Atlanta, Ga. Preetorius, who owns four franchised locations in Georgia, was recognized as an exemplary franchisee who personifies the brand's core values of optimism, gratitude, excellence, consistency, and empathy, and motivates others to adopt those same values. According to an employee who works at one of Preetorius' franchised locations, "Our franchisee's dedication to the ideas of committed teamwork and community outreach have allowed our clinics and the staff to operate with the assurance that they are guided by an individual who sees that the big picture is painted with many different strokes, and no single artist creates a collective masterpiece." With over 7 years as a Massage Envy franchisee, we are thrilled to celebrate Mark's contributions to the brand and his community.
- National Manager of the Year: Dustin Schneider, Charleston, SC. Schneider, who works at the West Ashley franchised location in Charleston, owned by Caitlin Daly, was recognized as the most outstanding franchised location manager because he inspires the best in others and achieves business excellence in the pursuit of helping people feel their best. "Dustin shows up and proves he is a true leader ready to face whatever challenges come his way," Daly said. "He is adaptable, open to change and improvement, continuously optimistic, and consistently leads the team with excellence."
- National Therapist of the Year: Jing Shi, Mountain View, Ca. Shi, who works at the Mountain View franchised location, owned by Linda Wenge, was recognized as the Massage Therapist who best personifies a commitment to helping members and guests through the power of massage and assisted stretch. Wenge had this to say about Shi, " "Jing stands out as the most productive, the most requested, the most pre-booked massage therapist among all the therapists that I have encountered."
- National Esthetician of the Year: Elizabeth Knapik, Henderson, Nev. Knapik, who works at the Lake Meade Crossing franchised location, owned by Marissa and Mario Hawkins, was recognized as the esthetician who best exemplifies the Massage Envy brand's commitment to helping members and guests with their skin care journey. "Excellence is the culmination of a thousand consistent steps. In the past six years with the brand, this outstanding esthetician has made incredible strides," Marissa Hawkins said."
- National Sales Associate of The Year: Shawn Remfry, Kansas City, Mo. Remfry, who works at the Tom Watson Parkway franchised location, owned by Les Snyder, was recognized as the extraordinary Sales Associate who develops connections with clients, guides their membership, and delivers on the brand promise of helping people feel their best. According to Snyder, when asked to describe the winner in one word, customers had this to say, "Awesome," "Sweet," "Caring," "Helpful."
This year's awards gala, held March 23 in Oxon Hill, Md., just across the Potomac River from the nation's capital, was sponsored by Jan Marini Skin Research, and PCA Skin. "We deeply appreciate our sponsors for their support of this wonderful event as well as their dedication to this great brand throughout the year," said Stiller.
For more information about Massage Envy, please visit www.massageenvy.com
About Massage Envy
Massage Envy, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a national franchisor and does not independently own or operate any of the Massage Envy franchised locations nationwide. The Massage Envy franchise network, through its franchise locations, is the leading provider of therapeutic massage services. Founded in 2002, Massage Envy has more than 1,100 franchise locations in 49 states that have together delivered more than 190 million massages and facials. For more information, visit www.massageenvy.com, or follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook at @MassageEnvy.
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A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Amgen.
Looking at options history for Amgen AMGN we detected 12 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 33% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 66% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $581,370 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $383,715.
What's The Price Target?
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $200.0 to $280.0 for Amgen over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Amgen's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Amgen's whale trades within a strike price range from $200.0 to $280.0 in the last 30 days.
Amgen Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
Where Is Amgen Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 1,507,259, the price of AMGN is up 0.26% at $243.21.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 26 days.
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
© 2022 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved. | https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options/22/03/26409862/amgen-whale-trades-spotted | 2022-04-01T01:25:20Z |
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Associated Press
A National Security Agency employee has been charged with emailing classified national security information to somebody who wasn’t authorized to receive it, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday.
Mark Robert Unkenholz, 60, of Hanover, Maryland, was arrested Thursday but ordered released after his initial court appearance in Baltimore.
Unkenholz held “top secret” security clearance, giving him access to the information, according to a 26-count indictment. He worked for an NSA office responsible for the agency’s engagement with private industry.
The indictment accuses Unkenholz of using his personal email address to send information classified as “secret” and “top secret” to somebody else’s private company email addresses on several occasions between February 2018 and June 2020.
The recipient held “top secret” clearance from April 2016 until approximately June 2019, while employed at a company that isn’t named in the indictment. However, from July 2019 until approximately January 2021, the person worked for a different company and wasn’t authorized to access or receive classified information, the indictment says.
A grand jury indicted Unkenholz on Tuesday on 13 counts of willfully transmitting national defense information and 13 counts of willfully retaining national defense informaton. Each count carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years. Federal sentencing guidelines typically recommend sentences far below the maximum.
Unkenholz pleaded not guilty to all 26 counts at his initial court appearance. U.S. Magistrate Judge Beth Gesner ordered him released after the hearing, court records show.
Gesner appointed the federal public defender’s office to represent Unkenholz. Two office supervisors didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
The FBI is investigating.
The case against Unkenholz is the latest prosecution from federal authorities in Maryland, home to some of the most secretive government agencies, alleging mishandling or improper storage of classified materials.
One of the more prominent federal cases involved Harold Martin, a former NSA contractor who was charged in 2016 with storing reams of classified records in his Maryland home, car and shed. The information spanned from the mid-1990s to the present and included personal details of government employees and “top secret” email chains, handwritten notes describing the NSA’s classified computer infrastructure, and descriptions of classified technical operations. He was sentenced in 2019 to nine years in prison.
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Associated Press writer Eric Tucker contributed from Washington, D.C.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — About $7 million worth of surplus personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies purchased by a Northern California county was left outside during a rainstorm because no one anticipated wet weather to start so early in the season, according to an investigation released Thursday.
After a KGO-TV news report showed hundreds of drenched cardboard boxes, San Mateo County officials acknowledged the supplies were moved outside an event center last September to make room for a conference.
There was no definitive timeline for how the supplies would be distributed “even though the Fall rainy season was not far off,” the probe by James Lianides said. County officials said they hired the retired school superintendent to conduct the inquiry because of his experience dealing with large organizations and purchasing practices.
Lianides said the boxes of non-medical-grade gowns, face shields and goggles as well as cleaning supplies were also moved out of the event center to avoid the $100,000-per-month storage fee.
“It does not appear that there were any discussions or actions taken in the process of (moving) to protect the equipment in the event of inclement weather, such as wrapping or covering each pallet,” he wrote.
The county's executive officer, Mike Callagy, has said the county purchased the items early in the pandemic when PPE was becoming scarce nationwide so that local first responders and medical providers would have what they needed. The demand for the equipment decreased as the pandemic continued.
The county’s supply of gloves and masks — including N95 and KN95 respirators — are stored indoors.
“What’s clear is that that this shouldn’t have happened. What is equally clear is we are taking the steps necessary to make sure that we put the checks and balances in place so this never happens again,” Callagy said in a statement Thursday.
An inspection of the damaged boxes determined that most of the safety equipment remains usable because they were packed in sealed plastic wrapping, the probe found. Equipment that could not be salvaged were worth about $128,000, according to Lianides. | https://www.sheltonherald.com/news/article/Report-Rain-not-anticipated-when-7M-in-PPE-17049873.php | 2022-04-01T01:25:22Z |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of a downtown Los Angeles building where an explosion injured 12 firefighters has been allowed to enter a judicial diversion program that allows him to avoid jail time and potentially have all charges dismissed.
A court commissioner on Wednesday granted the diversion request for Steve Sungho Lee. He and his companies must pay more than $125,000 in investigative fees, make sure the property meets fire and building codes and arranging for Fire Department training.
Lee owned a commercial building on East Boyd Street in the city's Toy District that caught fire on May 16, 2020. Firefighters had to run for their lives when a ball of flames shot out the building and scorched a fire truck across the street.
Firefighters inside the building had to run through a wall of flames he estimated as 30 feet (9 meters) high and wide, and those on the roof scrambled down a ladder that was engulfed in fire.
Fire officials said the building was a warehouse for Smoke Tokes, a wholesale distributor of supplies for smoking and vaping products including butane hash oil, a concentrated cannabis extract that can be eaten, smoked or vaped. Highly flammable butane is used in the manufacturing process.
Most of the injured firefighters still haven't returned to work and one, Capt. Victor Aguirre, was hospitalized for more than two months and all of his fingers had to be partially amputated, according to a lawsuit he filed against the building and business owners.
Aguirre alleged that the area contained “hundreds of illegally and improperly stored butane canisters and thousands of illegally and improperly stored nitrous oxide cylinders.”
A fire department report concluded that the blaze, which spread to a nearby building, was fueled by an “excessive quantity” of the containers.
Investigators from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives concluded that the fire started under a storage rack in the building and that a worker with a lit cigarette was seen in the area. The cause of the fire was ruled accidental.
However, city prosecutors filed more than 300 misdemeanor charges of violating fire and safety codes against Lee, his companies and owners of businesses in the building and nearby properties. That included more than 160 counts against Lee and his companies.
If Lee meets all conditions of his judicial diversion program for two years, the charges will be dismissed.
“Mr. Lee will be deemed by law to have never been charged," said his attorney, Blair Berk. “The exhaustive federal investigation of the tragic fire objectively concluded that the cause was accidental, and there was no finding of any wrongdoing by Mr. Lee or his companies.”
City Attorney Mike Feuer opposed diversion for Lee, noting the severity of the fire, the injuries suffered by the firefighters and Lee's alleged failure “to take steps which could have mitigated the extent of the blaze."
The owners of Smoke Tokes and another business, Green Buddha, agreed in November 2020 to pay $139,000 each to cover investigative costs and to move out of the building. Charges against them were later dismissed. | https://www.ncadvertiser.com/news/article/No-jail-for-LA-building-owner-over-explosion-that-17049830.php | 2022-04-01T01:25:23Z |
OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. (WTNH) – An Old Saybrook police officer is currently on administrative leave following an arrest in Essex last month. According to State Police, On February 27, 2022, a trooper responded to the Scotch Plains Tavern in Essex for the report of a fight between ten to 15 people. During the course of […]
A two-month-long investigation identified a residence in Seaside Heights being utilized by Jimmey Bryant, Jr., and Ceeyanna Pringle, to store and distribute drugs, authorities said.On Friday, March 18, detectives from the Ocean County Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Regional SWAT Team, Seaside…
A child running from someone in nothing but pajamas has been reported as "possibly missing or endangered," police say. The approximately 11-years-old white boy was running while only wearing "dark-colored pajamas" along West Main Street between North Catherine and Union streets on Sunday at approximately 11:19 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 20, Middletown Borough police stated in a release on Monday morning.
A driver was killed and two other people were hurt in a crash Monday afternoon in Passaic County, authorities said. The wreck, which happened shortly before 1 p.m., involved a Ford Escape SUV and a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck on Germantown Road in West Milford, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and township Police Chief James DeVore.
Twelve people including one juvenile were arrested last week after a weeklong safety detail by the Springfield police. During the week of March 13, Springfield police seized a total of 14 illegal ATVs and dirt bikes.
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Police have identified a woman who was found dead lying on the side of a Connecticut roadway. The body of the 43-year-old was discovered around 1:10 p.m., Wednesday, March 16 in New Haven after police received a call from a concerned citizen regarding a body on Springside Avenue. Responding officers...
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HARTFORD — Four people have been charged in connection with the 2005 cold case homicide of Dante Davis after investigators tied them to the crime through witness statements and cellphone records, according to officials. The Division of Criminal Justice announced Thursday the arrests of 34-year-old Brandon Jones, 35-year-old Shane...
The death of a 37-year-old woman at her Meriden home Sunday night has been ruled a homicide and police are continuing to investigate. Police have identified the woman as 37-year-old Dominique Curtis. Meriden police responded to the Atrium Condominium Apartment complex on East Main Street after receiving several calls just...
The body of a Connecticut man who went missing while hiking in the high peaks of the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York has been found. Fairfield County resident Thomas A. Howard, age 61, of Westport, went missing on Wednesday, March 16, while hiking on Mount Colden in the town of North Elba, in Essex County, New York, just south of Plattsburgh near the Canadian and Vermont borders.
A mayor from the Jersey Shore has been charged with official misconduct and theft for pocketing parking meter money and selling borough furniture, authorities said.Authorities did not detail the value of the cash and other proceeds allegedly stolen by Paul Kennedy, 66, who serves as the mayor of Oc…
A 29-year-old Fairfield County man was arrested after police said he assaulted a woman and threatened her with a gun. Kelvin Soto, 29, was arrested around 6:40 a.m., Sunday, March 13, in Stamford after police say officers responded to a report of an assault during a house party at a Woodland Avenue home in the city's West End.
A Moonachie auto detailer wanted by federal authorities was caught with 20 stolen handguns, 15 stolen rifles, a stolen grenade launder – and sports memorabilia that wasn't his, either, authorities said. Abdel W. Shileh, a 35-year-old Palestinian national, faces a staggering 81 counts involving the possession of stolen weapons,...
Members of the community have raised thousands to support the family of a 21-year-old man who was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Fairfield County.Aaron Thomas Young, of Colchester in New London County, lost control of his vehicle on I-84 in Danbury on Friday, March 18, and drove through the wi… | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556683556984/police-blotter-ct-state-police-troop-b | 2022-04-01T01:25:24Z |
Tommy Thompson, just weeks removed from leading the University of Wisconsin System, met with former President Donald Trump on Thursday for a talk about “Wisconsin politics,” a former aide said.
Thompson was elected to four terms as Wisconsin's governor, and earlier this year declined to rule out another bid. Thompson, 80, spent almost two years atop the university system before leaving earlier this month.
Bill McCoshen, a former chief of staff to Thompson when he served as governor, said the two met at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.
“The primary topic was Wisconsin politics," McCoshen said. “They talked about the gubernatorial race, the Senate race and what it will take to win in Wisconsin. The topic of running for governor may have come up, but the purpose was to talk about Wisonsin politics more broadly.”
A Trump spokesman did not respond to a request for comment.
McCoshen said he expected Thompson to make a decision in April. The primary is in August. Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, businessman Kevin Nicholson and state Rep. Timothy Ramthun are Republicans vying to take on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
Thompson was first elected to the Legislature in 1966 and was first elected governor in 1986. He resigned midway through his fourth term to serve as Health and Human Services secretary under then-President George W. Bush, and ran briefly for president in 2008. | https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Thompson-and-Trump-meet-to-talk-politics-17049815.php | 2022-04-01T01:25:25Z |
Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Charles Schwab SCHW.
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with SCHW, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what this whale just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 11 uncommon options trades for Charles Schwab.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 27% bullish and 72%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $151,899, and 9 are calls, for a total amount of $684,894.
What's The Price Target?
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $50.0 to $100.0 for Charles Schwab over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Charles Schwab's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Charles Schwab's whale trades within a strike price range from $50.0 to $100.0 in the last 30 days.
Charles Schwab Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
Where Is Charles Schwab Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 7,172,494, the price of SCHW is down -4.25% at $84.98.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 14 days.
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
© 2022 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved. | https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options/22/03/26409870/charles-schwab-whale-trades-for-march-31 | 2022-04-01T01:25:26Z |
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CALGARY, AB, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - mCloud Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: MCLD) (TSXV: MCLD), ("mCloud" or the "Company") a leading provider of AI-powered asset management and Environmental, Social, and Governance ("ESG") solutions, today announced it will host a conference call to discuss the financial results for the year-end and fourth quarter of 2021 and its outlook on 2022 at 10:00am EDT on April 4, 2022.
The conference call will include prepared remarks from Russ McMeekin, Chief Executive Officer, and Chantal Schutz, Chief Financial Officer. After the prepared remarks, the Company will accept questions.
This date and time follows from the Company's release on March 30 it would add a discussion of its recent partnership with Carbon Royalty Corp and Middle East strategic financing alternatives to prepared remarks.
To access the conference call by telephone, dial 416-764-8659 or 1-888-664-6392 with the confirmation number 74107253. Please connect approximately 10 minutes prior to the beginning of the call to ensure participation. The conference call will be archived for replay by telephone until April 11, 2022 at midnight (ET). To access the archived conference call, dial 1-888-390-0541 and enter the reservation number 107253.
A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available at https://bit.ly/3NvJvZs. Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be required to join the webcast. The webcast will be archived at the above website for one year.
About mCloud Technologies Corp.
mCloud is unlocking the untapped potential of energy intensive assets with AI and analytics, curbing energy waste, maximizing energy production, and getting the most out of critical energy infrastructure. Through mCloud's AI-powered AssetCare™ platform, mCloud offers complete asset management solutions for commercial buildings, renewable energy, healthcare, heavy industry, and connected workers. IoT sensors bring data from connected assets into the cloud, where AI and analytics are applied to maximize their performance.
With a worldwide presence and offices in San Francisco, Vancouver, Calgary, London, Perth, Singapore, and Beijing, the mCloud family includes an ecosystem of operating subsidiaries that deliver high-performance IoT, AI, 3D, and mobile capabilities to customers, all integrated into AssetCare. With over 100 blue-chip customers and more than 63,000 assets connected in thousands of locations worldwide, mCloud is changing the way energy assets are managed.
mCloud's common shares trade in the United States on the Nasdaq and in Canada on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol MCLD. mCloud's convertible debentures trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol MCLD.DB. For more information, visit www.mcloudcorp.com.
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Military bases with a high risk for sexual assault, harassment and other harmful behaviors often have leaders who don’t understand violence prevention, don’t make it a priority and focus more on their mission than on their people, a Pentagon review has concluded.
The review studied 20 bases in the United States and Europe, including 18 with some of the more severe problems identified in command climate surveys. It found that the failures were worse in a number of bases in Germany and Spain where key leaders and resources weren’t on site. The report was publicly released Thursday.
At Naval Station Rota in Spain, for example, the report said that the military mission requirements “were prioritized above and at the expense of the sailors’ well-being.” They said sailors reported bullying, mental health issues, sexual harassment and relationship problems, but often could not seek help due to their mission requirements.
In one location, officials said, they found that young enlisted men were taking steps to help their female peers stay safe by keeping them away from more senior leaders who were harassing them.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the report as part of his effort to strengthen sexual assault and harassment prevention across the forces, identify what programs work and ensure high-risk bases get attention quickly. Austin approved the report, and in a memo said it will help the department tailor improvements for bases where needs may vary.
“While we have made progress, we must do more to strengthen the integrated capabilities we have on the ground to prevent sexual assault, harassment, suicide, domestic abuse and other harmful behaviors,” he said.
The report comes nearly two years after Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén went missing from Fort Hood, Texas, and her remains were found two months later. Guillen was killed by a soldier, who her family says sexually harassed her, and who killed himself as police sought to arrest him.
Her death and a number of other crimes, murders and suicides led to heightened scrutiny on assaults and other violence in the military, and to a series of reviews. An independent panel appointed by Austin last year made more than 80 recommendations, including specific changes to improve accountability of leadership, command climate and culture, and victim care and support.
Officials said Austin’s goal is to find effective ways to prevent harmful behavior, which includes sexual assault and harassment, suicides and domestic violence. They said this latest report is designed to pinpoint which leadership and other failures contribute to higher instances of such behavior and which prevention programs and other changes actually work.
According to the report, 16 of the bases were selected because a command climate survey of nearly a million personnel identified problems there, which included things such as binge drinking, toxic leadership, stress, and racial or sexual harassment. While serious problems were identified at these 16 bases, the report looked at a variety of factors for each location and doesn’t specifically characterize them as the worst in the military.
Two other bases were chosen because the survey showed good results, such as high morale, inclusion and good leadership. Two others had a mix of both high-performing and problem units.
Defense officials said that while in many cases leaders had a genuine desire to prevent violence, there was a “pervasive” misunderstanding of how to do it and they often didn’t devote enough personnel or time for it or hold subordinates accountable.
And even if they understood department policies, leaders often didn’t recognize when there was a high risk for violence or harmful behavior among their people.
In the United States, the bases surveyed were: Fort Custer, Michigan; Naval Support Activity Sarasota Springs, New York; Fort Polk, Louisiana; Fort Bliss, Texas; Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia; Marine Corps Base Hawaii; Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California; Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas; Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California; Dyess Air Force Base, Texas; Vandenberg Space Force Base, California; the Kentucky National Guard; and the Army Reserve base in Fraser, Michigan.
The last two — the Guard and Reserve bases in Kentucky and Michigan — were the ones chosen because they had less risk and more positive command climates.
The overseas bases were: Army Garrison Ansbach, Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfatz Smith Bararcks; Army Garrison Bavaria; Naval Station Rota; Army Garrison Stuttgart; and the Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz, Kaiserslautern. All but Rota are in Germany.
As an example, the report found that at the Kentucky National Guard base leaders believed that their soldiers came first, and their “well-being was part of the mission, not an adjacent effort that was secondary.” In contrast, commanders in at the bases in Germany and Spain “tolerated harmful behaviors” and it was difficult to access resources “due to mission requirements or geographic dispersion of services.”
The report said that the changes proposed by the independent review board will help address the problems. Those improvements include establishing a dedicated prevention workforce, expanded sexual assault prevention and response programs, and better leadership. The budget for 2023 includes funding to hire additional personnel.
The report also recommends that the department establish data to help the military services share prevention and program support information, hold leaders accountable if they don’t have healthy command climates. Officials said it’s important to ensure that leaders better understand the prevention policies and programs and that service members and employees know where to go to get help.
Officials also said that there will be follow-up visits to the bases by this fall, and that similar site visits and reviews will be done every two years.
Austin is asking military service leaders for implementation plans by early June and said the department will issue more guidelines and policies by early October.
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Tommy Thompson, just weeks removed from leading the University of Wisconsin System, met with former President Donald Trump on Thursday for a talk about “Wisconsin politics,” a former aide said.
Thompson was elected to four terms as Wisconsin's governor, and earlier this year declined to rule out another bid. Thompson, 80, spent almost two years atop the university system before leaving earlier this month.
Bill McCoshen, a former chief of staff to Thompson when he served as governor, said the two met at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.
“The primary topic was Wisconsin politics," McCoshen said. “They talked about the gubernatorial race, the Senate race and what it will take to win in Wisconsin. The topic of running for governor may have come up, but the purpose was to talk about Wisonsin politics more broadly.”
A Trump spokesman did not respond to a request for comment.
McCoshen said he expected Thompson to make a decision in April. The primary is in August. Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, businessman Kevin Nicholson and state Rep. Timothy Ramthun are Republicans vying to take on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
Thompson was first elected to the Legislature in 1966 and was first elected governor in 1986. He resigned midway through his fourth term to serve as Health and Human Services secretary under then-President George W. Bush, and ran briefly for president in 2008. | https://www.sheltonherald.com/news/article/Thompson-and-Trump-meet-to-talk-politics-17049815.php | 2022-04-01T01:25:28Z |
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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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A $64.1 billion supplemental state budget that spends on statewide programs ranging from homelessness and behavioral health to the ongoing COVID-19 response was signed Thursday by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee.
The supplemental plan builds off of the $59 billion, two-year spending plan adopted by the Legislature last year, and benefited from the significant influx of revenues the state has seen over the past year. Additionally, lawmakers used more than $1 billion in remaining pandemic-related federal relief funds in the budget.
More than $800 million is allocated for homelessness and housing, including $50 million to transition unhoused people from unsanctioned camps to housing.
Inslee specifically called out the efforts on addressing homelessness, saying that lawmakers “gave us relief that is big, that is bold, and that is fast.”
While there are no general tax increases in the plan, there are also no across-the-board tax cuts, something Republicans had argued for throughout the legislative session that ended March 10.
“It’s been easy to explain to my constituents why Republicans opposed this budget – all I have to do is point to how the costs of living have continued to rise in the weeks since it was adopted, and the huge revenue surplus the Democrats had available,“ Republican Sen. Lynda Wilson said in a statement.
A small business tax credit was included that would affect about 125,000 small businesses in the state, and was among the bills signed by Inslee Thursday.
Starting in January, businesses making less than $125,000 a year would pay no state business taxes, and those making up to $250,000 a year, business taxes will be cut in half.
The supplemental operating budget also spends state or federal money on things like adding more social supports like nurses and counselors for students, increasing rates to vendors providing services to people with developmental disabilities or long-term care needs and shoring up the state’s paid family leave program, which officials warned was nearing a deficit.
It also allots funding for raises for state workers. According to the Office of Financial Management, about 63,800 general government employees will get a 3.25% general wage increase, about 6,700 state corrections workers will get a 4% general wage increase and about 1,200 state patrol officers will get a 10% general wage increase. The last general wage increase for represented employees was July 1, 2020.
The operating budget also transfers more than $2 billion to the nearly $17 billion, 16-year transportation revenue package that Inslee signed last week. The plan leaves about $3 billion in total reserves.
Inslee had several full or partial vetoes of bills, including a section of a bill that would have expanded the state’s existing warehouse sales and use tax to include smaller warehouses of at least 100,000 square feet. In his veto notice, Inslee said that while he understood the importance of manufacturing and warehousing to rural economies, he said the tax incentives in the bill were overly broad.
Inslee on Thursday also signed a $1.5 billion state construction budget that spends on areas ranging from housing, homelessness, behavioral health facilities, and seismic upgrades at public schools. | https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Washington-governor-signs-64-1-billion-17049827.php | 2022-04-01T01:25:31Z |
Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Rivian Automotive RIVN.
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with RIVN, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what this whale just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 17 uncommon options trades for Rivian Automotive.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 47% bullish and 52%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $975,086, and 9 are calls, for a total amount of $500,724.
What's The Price Target?
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $41.0 to $110.0 for Rivian Automotive over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Rivian Automotive's options for a given strike price.
Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Rivian Automotive's whale activity within a strike price range from $41.0 to $110.0 in the last 30 days.
Rivian Automotive Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
Where Is Rivian Automotive Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 10,244,939, the price of RIVN is down -3.73% at $50.07.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 49 days.
What The Experts Say On Rivian Automotive:
- Mizuho has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Rivian Automotive, which currently sits at a price target of $100.
- Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Rivian Automotive, which currently sits at a price target of $40.
- Mizuho has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Rivian Automotive, which currently sits at a price target of $95.
- RBC Capital has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Rivian Automotive, which currently sits at a price target of $116.
- Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Rivian Automotive, which currently sits at a price target of $130.
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
© 2022 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved. | https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options/22/03/26409877/check-out-what-whales-are-doing-with-rivn | 2022-04-01T01:25:32Z |
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First lawsuit filed over Florida law restricting certain LGBTQ topics in the classroom
Two LGBTQ rights advocacy groups, as well as students, parents and a teacher in Florida, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, challenging the state's new law banning certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom.
It's the first legal challenge seeking to block implementation and enforcement of the law, which Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed on Monday. The controversial law, dubbed "Don't Say Gay" by its opponents, is set to take effect in July.
DeSantis told reporters Thursday that he will defend the law "vigorously."
The lawsuit calls the Florida law an "unlawful attempt to stigmatize, silence and erase LGBTQ people in Florida's public schools."
"It seeks to do so by imposing a sweeping, vague ban covering any instruction on 'sexual orientation and gender identity,' and by constructing a diffuse enforcement scheme designed to maximize the chilling effect of this prohibition," the complaint reads.
According to the new "Parental Rights in Education" law in Florida, "classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards."
Parents would be able to bring civil suits against a school district for any potential rule violation, under the new law.
During the bill signing Monday, DeSantis said that Florida recognizes that "parents have a fundamental role in the education, health care and well-being of their children."
The plaintiffs in Thursday's lawsuit include Equality Florida, an LGBTQ advocacy organization; Family Equality, a New York-based nonprofit; a 17-year-old sophomore in Palmetto, Florida, who identifies as gay; an 18-year-old senior in Osprey, Florida, who identifies as gay; the parent of a transgender fifth-grader in Florida; three same-sex couples living in Florida with young children; and a middle-school public teacher in Grand Ridge, Florida. The complaint was filed by Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP and the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
The plaintiffs say the new law violates the First and 14th Amendments, and Title IX protections.
"This effort to control young minds through state censorship -- and to demean LGBTQ lives by denying their reality -- is a grave abuse of power. The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that LGBTQ people and families are at home in our constitutional order. The State of Florida has no right to declare them outcasts, or to treat their allies as outlaws, by punishing schools where someone dares to affirm their identity and dignity," according to the complaint.
Weighing in on the lawsuit Thursday, DeSantis said he doesn't think that "any of the legal claims have merit."
"These are policy decisions. I don't think it's anything that's invoking First Amendment because schools, states and localities have the ability to set curriculum in public schools. We do that all the time. This is not new," he said, also arguing that the law "does not regulate student speech."
DeSantis' communications director Taryn Fenske told CNN in a statement that "this calculated, politically motivated, virtue-signaling lawsuit is meritless, and we will defend the legality of parents to protect their young children from sexual content in Florida public schools."
Proponents of the new law say it gives parents more oversight over what their children learn and discuss at school and argue that LGBTQ-related topics should be left for families to discuss in private. Opponents say the law will negatively affect an already marginalized community and also argue it would open educators up to an endless barrage of litigation. | https://www.wapt.com/article/first-lawsuit-florida-law-lgbtq-topics-classroom/39600782 | 2022-04-01T01:25:33Z |
INDIANAPOLIS — Fire officials say apartments at a complex that caught on fire early Wednesday, leaving 13 people injured as a result, did not have smoke alarms installed.
Some units at Pangea Courts Apartments had mounts for smoke alarms but no alarms attached, while other alarms in the building were installed but not working, according to the Indianapolis Fire Department.
"It was shocking to hear. Somebody should have paid attention to what was going on, followed through on the actual requirements," said Antonio Robinson, an apartment complex resident.
Of the people who were injured, 10 were children.
The building, located in the 4400 block of Linwood Court, has 12 units inside, three of which didn't have smoke alarms. Two of those apartments were occupied by hearing-impaired individuals and did not have silent alarms made specifically for the hearing-impaired.
Fire officials say that when crews responded, they could tell the apartments did at one time have smoke alarms mounted inside the units but at some point, they were removed.
In a multi-residential home, the owner of the complex or the landlord is required to have working alarms in all of the common areas of a residence. That includes places like the hallways, gyms and community rooms.
But it is up to individual residents to maintain the smoke alarms in the units they're renting.
Robinson said the building he lives in has smoke alarms in all the common areas, and the unit he lives in was equipped with a smoke detector when he moved in.
That's something IFD Fire Marshal and Division Chief Mike Beard says is imperative for safety.
"Smoke detectors are there for you. They are not to stop fires; they are to help you get out in time where you can save your life and the life of people who live in your home — your family. If an alarm is going off, it is there to notify you. It's there to keep you aware of what is going on in your residence," said Beard.
Beard added that each hearing-impaired person should have someone there to help notify them and get them out of bed in case of a fire.
The Fire Department provides alarms for free, which can be ordered by calling 317-327-6093 or visiting its website. | https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/indianapolis/fire-officials-stress-smoke-alarms-importance-after-13-injured-in-indianapolis-apartment-fire | 2022-04-01T01:25:33Z |
During the 94h Academy Awards, the show was running as smoothly as live television can until Chris Rock entered the stage to present an award and directed a joke at Will Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, suggesting the bald-headed actress might appear in a GI Jane sequel.
Will initially smiled at the jab, while Jada rolled her eyes.
Whatever then exchanged between husband and wife is unknown as the camera cut back to the joke-maker, before Will marched towards his fellow actor and hit him square across the face. He then returned to his seat, yelling: "leave my wife's name out your f***ing mouth."
The joke in question referred to the 1997 Demi Moore movie GI Jane, where the actress shaved her head. Jada has recently been very open with fans about suffering hair loss due to alopecia.
Despite the Academy since revealing they asked Will Smith to leave, the actor reportedly refused and took the stage soon after to accept his first Oscar for King Richard. In his speech, Will apologised to the Academy and his fellow nominees, saying "love will make you do crazy things".
The Aladdin star later released an official apology, condemning his actions on the Oscars stage, saying "violence in all its forms is poisonous and destructive".
"My behaviour at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear, and I reacted emotionally."
He continued by addressing Chris Rock directly: “I would like to publicly apologise to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.
“I would also like to apologise to the Academy, the producers of the show, all the attendees and everyone watching around the world. I would like to apologise to the Williams family and my ‘King Richard’ family. I deeply regret that my behaviour has stained what has been an otherwise gorgeous journey for all of us.
“I am a work in progress.” | https://www.newidea.com.au/chris-rock-responds-will-smith-oscars-slap | 2022-04-01T01:25:33Z |
MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Part of I-40 in Fayette County has been shut down due to police activity, the Tennessee Highway Patrol reported.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol has reported all eastbound lanes are blocked due to police activity at exit 42 near Somerville. The exit ramp and both shoulders in the area are also blocked.
THP reported the interstate closure at 6:30 p.m.
WREG has reached out to THP for more information about the situation.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | https://wreg.com/news/local/part-of-i-40-shut-down-due-to-police-activity/ | 2022-04-01T01:25:33Z |
LOS ANGELES — Oscars producer Will Packer says Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards.
In a clip released Thursday of an interview with “Good Morning America,” Packer says police called the incident battery and laid out the options for Rock.
Packer says Rock was dismissive of the idea.
Smith walked on the Dolby Theatre stage Sunday and slapped Rock after a joke the comedian made about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
RELATED: Will Smith issues public apology to Chris Rock following slap at 2022 Oscars
Smith apologized to Rock in a statement Monday.
The academy met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith. | https://www.abc15.com/media/v/content/74be8b61cd1b7225dbfa2a252b21550a | 2022-04-01T01:25:33Z |
Now-former Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians conducted his farewell press conference on Thursday, wrapping up three years in Tampa Bay and decades of coaching in a celebration that included the Buccaneers announcing that Arians will be added to the team’s Ring of Honor.
During the event, Arians addressed the largely ignored elephant in the room — his reportedly frayed relationship with Tom Brady.
“All the players, there are a few in here, every one of them has gotten cussed out,” Brady said, “including him. That’s just part of me. That’s nothing new. We have a great relationship. . . . People got to write shit. It couldn’t be further from the truth.”
Arians downplayed any notion of issues with Brady by also pointing out that they kept in touch during Brady’s retirement, and that they golf together. But there’s a difference between the professional and the personal. Haven’t we all at some point had a colleague who became a friend and, thereafter, issues arose within the context of the work relationship? Just because two people no longer see eye to eye professionally doesn’t mean the friendship must also die.
Really, if Brady got to the point where he no longer believed that Arians gave the team the best chance to win, would he pull the plug on his friendship with him? Would he not show up for his farewell press conference?
It was comical, frankly, to see so many people conclusively presume that Brady’s presence at the press conference automatically means that everything was fine and dandy between player and coach. Are we really that naive? Do we not realize that the things people do and say publicly often don’t reflect the privately held feelings?
The circumstantial evidence, coupled with persistent and unambiguous reporting from Rich Ohrnberger, has pointed to Brady developing natural human resentment for the fact that he and offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich were busting their asses every week on the game plan and that, apparently, Arians swooped in and tried to change things without the equity that comes from putting in the time studying film and selecting plays and determining the best strategy for beating the next opponent.
If there was a rift between Brady and Arians, would anyone expect them to admit it? If Brady conditioned his return on major changes being made at the top of the coaching staff, would anyone expect him to acknowledge it publicly? And if Arians were nudged out of his job but he and the team crafted an exit founded on a high-road notion of succession, would anyone expect anything that conflicts with this narrative?
At the end of his remarks, Arians left. He quickly came back. He said to the assembled reporters, “It’s been great working with you, the press, all over the country. Florio, you can write what you want. It’s OK.”
Reasonable minds can interpret those words differently. I’ll interpret them as Arians acknowledging that members of the media have a job to do, that we each do it in our own unique way, and that he has no hard feelings about whatever I feel compelled to write or say, even if it cuts against the story that he or the team would like us to accept and repeat.
Or maybe he simply wanted to give me a verbal middle finger on his way out the door. Regardless, the fact that he was thinking of the opinions articulated in this space while he was making his final remarks as an NFL head coach reconfirms that they read these words, and that they have real impact and influence among those who coach, manage, own, and play for NFL teams. | https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/03/31/bruce-arians-denies-rift-with-tom-brady-walks-off-with-a-pft-shout-out/ | 2022-04-01T01:25:33Z |
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (NYSE:WMS – Get Rating) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,370,000 shares, a drop of 33.2% from the February 28th total of 2,050,000 shares. Currently, 2.3% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 421,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.2 days.
WMS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays increased their target price on Advanced Drainage Systems from $135.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 15th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Advanced Drainage Systems from $149.00 to $160.00 in a research report on Friday, March 11th. StockNews.com started coverage on Advanced Drainage Systems in a research report on Thursday. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Loop Capital increased their price target on Advanced Drainage Systems from $142.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 14th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised Advanced Drainage Systems from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $145.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Advanced Drainage Systems has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $152.60.
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Amalgamated Bank boosted its holdings in Advanced Drainage Systems by 0.8% in the third quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 16,737 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,810,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Credit Agricole S A boosted its holdings in Advanced Drainage Systems by 18.8% in the fourth quarter. Credit Agricole S A now owns 915 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $125,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co NY boosted its holdings in Advanced Drainage Systems by 4.1% in the third quarter. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co NY now owns 4,054 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $439,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. boosted its holdings in Advanced Drainage Systems by 10.1% in the third quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 1,770 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $191,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System boosted its holdings in Advanced Drainage Systems by 1.2% in the third quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 14,626 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,582,000 after acquiring an additional 176 shares in the last quarter. 98.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Advanced Drainage Systems (NYSE:WMS – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 3rd. The construction company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by ($0.15). The company had revenue of $715.36 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $651.35 million. Advanced Drainage Systems had a net margin of 9.60% and a return on equity of 31.08%. Advanced Drainage Systems’s revenue for the quarter was up 47.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.62 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Advanced Drainage Systems will post 3.08 EPS for the current year.
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 1st were issued a $0.11 dividend. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.37%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 28th. Advanced Drainage Systems’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.49%.
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Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc engages in the manufacture of thermoplastic corrugated pipe, which provides a suite of water management products and drainage solutions for use in the construction and infrastructure marketplace. It operates through the following segments: Pipe, Infiltrator, International, and Allied Products & Other.
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The Indian Wells Arts Festival is returning to the Tennis Garden April 1 – 3, 2022.
This in person event features more than 200 artists in one location.
The 18th annual festival opens at 9 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and closes at 4 each evening.
Entrance into the Indian Wells Tennis Garden requires proof of vaccination or a recent negative PCR test.
More information and tickets for the art festival can be found by visiting: https://tickets.indianwellsartsfestival.com/e/18th-indian-wells-arts-festival-2022/tickets
COVID protocols can be located at Indian Wells Tennis Garden. | https://nbcpalmsprings.com/2022/03/31/2022-indian-wells-arts-festival/ | 2022-04-01T01:25:33Z |
If there’s one thing I love about TikTok, it’s the fact that it’s an absolute goldmine for everything you didn’t learn in school. Don’t know how to do your taxes? There’s a video for that. Want to learn how to buy a house with a singular bobby pin? I’m not joking, there’s a whole TikTok account dedicated to showing you how. But the niche I’ve received the greatest benefit from has always been the TikTok recipe side of the app — otherwise known as FoodTok. From hearty soup recipes to 101 ways to spice-up two-minute noodles, my soul and tastebuds have been nourished accordingly. However, my latest culinary venture might just be my boldest: birria tacos.
What are Birria Tacos?
Originating in Jalisco, Mexico, birria is a rich stew, usually made of either goat or lamb; often served in a consomé broth with coriander and onion. Though what you’re seeing all over TikTok is the birria taco version, which consists of braised meat inside a corn tortilla, pan-fried in the succulent juices from our meat. Oh, and did I mention there’s a lot of cheese involved?
How do I make these delicious birria taco morsels?
With the hashtag #birriatacos garnering over 542.7 million views on TikTok, you can imagine there are hundreds upon hundreds of TikTok recipe videos you can follow. However, most of them use American ingredients. That’s why, for your ease, we’ve chosen Australian TikTok star Anna Paul’s version — which she claims is “the best thing [she’s] ever eaten in [her] life” — to cure your birria taco cravings. And that’s a pretty solid review, if you ask us.
Ingredients:
- 600g Beef Shank
- 300ml bone broth
- 500ml water
- 2 white onions
- 1 whole garlic
- 1 red chilli
- 2 carrots
- A bunch of bay leaves
- Sprig of thyme
- Chilli flakes
- 2 tomatoes
- Cumin powder
- Whole cloves
- Smoked paprika powder
- 8x mini tortillas
- Shredded cheese
- Bunch of coriander
Method:
- Brown beef in a large saucepan. We like the big one from this Scanpan three piece set.
- Add bone broth, water, one of the white onions, all the garlic, chilli, carrots, bay leaves and thyme. Let simmer for an hour uncovered until everything becomes soft.
- Remove all the cooked veggies from the saucepan and put them into a blender (like this one on sale for $39). If you’re like me and haven’t gotten around to furnishing your kitchen yet, you can also try a stick mixer or your trusty NutriBullet. However you decide to do it, add both tomatoes, more bay leaves, cumin powder, cloves, smoked paprika powder and some chilli flakes (depending on your spice tolerance) and blitz it all up.
- Sieve the blended sauce back into the original pot, which will remove all the chunky bits.
- Leave to simmer covered for three hours. Anna recommends topping up the mixture up with water every 40 minutes to keep the beef moist.
- While that’s on the boil, you can finely dice the other white onion and the bunch of coriander, then set aside to use as toppings later.
- When three hours is up, you should see the slow-cooked meat is now falling apart. Remove it from the original saucepan and put it in a bowl to shred. This meat claw is perfect for all your shredded meat needs.
- Add shredded meat back into the sauce and keep on low heat to ensure it continues to soak up the flavour-packed sauce.
- While on heat, grab a tortilla and dunk it right into the juices and put it straight onto a warm frypan, adding some shredded meat mixture to the inside and topping with lashings of some more delicious birria taco sauce.
- Add as much (or as little, for my lactose-intolerant friends) shredded cheese. This is the part you can also add your previously chopped onion and coriander on your birria taco.
- Leave on low heat and wait for the tortilla to brown and the cheese to melt, then fold in half and enjoy your birria taco dipped in a bowl of your beef soup.
- If you’re feeling fancy or making these for dinner guests, you can dish those birria taco babies up in these awesome taco holders.
@foodies How to make Birria tacos 🤤🌮 #foodies #recipe #learnontiktok (via @annapaul_ )
Can I make birria tacos vegan?
You sure can. Almost all of TikTok’s recipes — especially if they’ve gone viral — have a plant-based alternative. For the birria tacos, you can simply swap out the beef shanks for shredded jackfruit and king oyster mushrooms, then sub out the bone broth and dairy cheese for vegetable stock and your favourite vegan cheese alternative.
Are they worth the hype?
Sometimes, it’s hard to tell whether all your Gordon-Ramsay-like culinary efforts will lead to any avail (I’m still traumatised from the overhype of the feta pasta TikTok recipe). But I am here to assure you that the internet’s favourite melt-in-your-mouth birria tacos are worth every hour spent fawning over that hot stove. Thanks, TikTok! | https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2022/04/best-birria-taco-recipe/ | 2022-04-01T01:25:33Z |
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.wtvr.com/news/national/house-passes-35-a-month-insulin-cap-as-dems-seek-wider-bill | 2022-04-01T01:25:33Z |
LEBANON, PA. — A Pennsylvania police officer was killed and two others injured Thursday during a shooting that occurred while responding to a domestic disturbance call, Lebanon Mayor Sherry Capello said.
Police officers went to a home in the city at about 3:30 p.m. for the disturbance call. Nearly an hour later gunfire broke out and officers radioed in they were hit, Capello said at a brief news conference.
All three officers were taken to hospitals. One of them has been pronounced dead. A second was in critical condition, but stable, and a third was in stable condition, Capello said.
“This is an extremely difficult moment for everyone,” Capello said.
The suspect, a 34-year-old man from Lebanon, was killed in the shooting, Lebanon Police Chief Todd Breiner said.
“As one can imagine, it’s clearly a traumatic event,” Breiner said. “Our guys are strong, but we’re human and we have families.”
The slain officer’s name is being withheld pending notification of extended family members.
Police did not release further details.
This story will be updated. | https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-lebanon-police-shootings-20220401-5ilicwdp2vanfpst7ncg6t3jcm-story.html | 2022-04-01T01:25:33Z |
Aaron Francisco makes one of his six special-teams tackles against the Rams Sunday.
Aaron Francisco won't get the same Pro Bowl consideration as fellow special teamer captain Sean Morey, but he played his role very well against the Rams last weekend in posting an impressive six-tackle game.
"Special teams is really (about) one-on-one battles," Francisco said. "You win those one-on-ones, you should make the play."
The unit still needs to work together, however, and that hasn't been easy for the Cardinals. Like any group, the more it can play together the better it will be. While the Cards have stayed relatively healthy, injuries have taken some key special teamers like Ali Highsmith and Clark Haggans. Depth-chart changes have affected "teams" as well, for example when Tim Hightower stopped special teams to become starting running back.
Pro Bowl candidate Morey has been limited this week with a shoulder injury, putting his status for the Minnesota game in doubt.
"Sometimes it is hard when you have played with the same guys for a long time and someone goes down," Francisco said. "You can look at it and say it's hard, but we have guys who can step in.
"When you don't have guys in, like if Sean can't go, I feel it puts more pressure on guys like me and Monty (Beisel)."
Coach Ken Whisenhunt said with only 45 men active on game day, a team must have versatile players. That's one reason a player like fullback Tim Castille is often active.
"Much like your team, that unit especially, the chemistry part of it is so important," Whisenhunt said. "We are lucky we have a good core of guys. It is always difficult."
VOTERS LOVE FITZ, Q, WARNER
The final Pro Bowl fan vote was announced Thursday, and Cards' big three on offense won over the fans.
Quarterback Kurt Warner was fifth overall in entire league and third among NFC quarterbacks behind Drew Brees and Eli Manning. Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald was seventh in the entire NFL, and Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin ended up the top two vote getters among NFC receivers.
The votes account for one-third of the selection process. Head coaches across the league count for a third, and the votes of fellow players count for a third. But to have the fans put Fitzgerald and Boldin 1-2, in Boldin's words, "is unheard of." In the last five years, only the Colts' Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne (who finished 2-3 in the AFC one season) came close at the wideout position.
"I think people are just taking notice," Boldin said. "In the past we weren't winning, we weren't getting (nationally) televised games. People heard about us but they never really saw us."
Said Fitzgerald, "I think it's a product of the winning. Everyone kind of gets accolades. Last year with the Dallas Cowboys, they had 11 or 12 Pro Bowlers and three or four were (arguable). But they got in because they were in the playoffs. When we start winning over the long haul, more guys will start getting accolades individually."
The Cardinals players and coaches did their voting Thursday afternoon. The Pro Bowl rosters are expected to be announced Tuesday.
INJURY UPDATE
Besides Morey, wide receiver Steve Breaston (ribs) remained limited Thursday. Fullback Terrelle Smith remained out, excused for personal reasons. Safety Matt Ware, coming back after facial surgery, returned to practice full for the first time and is expected to be available this weekend.
For the Vikings, defensive end Jared Allen (knee) missed practice for a second straight day. Allen is the Vikings' best pass rusher.
Contact Darren Urban at askdarren@cardinals.nfl.net. Posted 12/11/08. | https://www.azcardinals.com/news/filling-the-holes-on-special-teams-14975047 | 2022-04-01T01:25:33Z |
Detectives have identified the security guard gunned down early Tuesday morning at a hotel, and a woman shot to death last Friday with her 7-year-old daughter in the car.
Gilbert Gallegos, an Albuquerque Police Department spokesman, said the deaths of Heath Mora, 38, and of Kayla Montaño, 28, are being investigated as homicides.
Montaño’s case is unsolved, while Donovan Bookout, 43, has been charged in Mora’s death along with the alleged carjacking and police gunfight that followed.
Bookout’s family declined to speak to the Journal.
Prosecutors filed a motion to detain Bookout until trial, calling him a “violent, dangerous person that does not value human life.”
Bookout is accused of opening fire at a separate hotel weeks before killing Mora, a father of five, in a hallway of the Ambassador Inn near Candelaria and Interstate 25.
“(Bookout) has already wreaked havoc on our community,” the motion states. “He shot up one hotel only to go to another hotel and murder (Mora).”
Cain Mora said his brother was a hard worker who had been a security guard for more than 15 years. Mora left behind an adult son and four school-age children.
Mora was making his rounds around 3 a.m. at the hotel, which is known for criminal activity, when Bookout fatally shot him, according to police. Bookout then carjacked a man and fired at pursuing officers before one returned fire, prompting him to surrender.
The family is reeling from the loss of Mora, one of three sibling raised in Raton.
Dozens of people filled his Facebook feed to mourn the loss, sharing photos and memories of Mora beside messages like “rest easy” and “until we meet again.”
“He was a fun, outgoing person and he had a lot of friends. A lot of people respected him,” Cain Mora said. He said Mora spent his off time with his children, who “looked up to him,” taking them camping and hiking.
Mora described his brother on the job as a “sword in the night that protected many people in this city.”
“He did it to help people — he cared about cleaning up the community. When you do a job like that, there’s those risks involved,” Cain Mora said.
He said Bookout, who had multiple state and federal cases dismissed in the past decade, should never have been on the streets.
Meanwhile, the family of Kayla Montaño is looking for answers.
Kristina Montaño, Kayla’s sister, sent a statement “pleading with anyone who may have witnessed anything that night to please go to the police.”
Montaño said her sister was “a sweet, kind human” who loved to draw and was known to give any extra money or food she had to the first homeless person she came across.
Police said the incident involving Montaño began around 8:45 p.m. when a dispute erupted in gunfire outside a Maverik gas station. Soon after, officers found a vehicle with an injured driver and fatally shot passenger, Montaño, in a neighborhood a few miles away.
Relatives said the driver was Montaño’s fiancé and her 7-year-old daughter, brother and brother’s girlfriend were in the backseat when bullets started flying.
“We just want to set the record straight,” the family’s statement read. “If there was some kind of altercation it had nothing to do with Kayla and her family.”
The family had pulled into the Maverik on their way to Top Golf “when not even 10 seconds later they were ambushed,” according to the statement.
Montaño was shot in the face and a bullet grazed her fiancé’s forehead but he was able to drive them to safety.
The family called him a hero.
“Kayla died immediately after arriving at home knowing her baby girl was safe,” the family said. | https://www.abqjournal.com/2484531/apd-ids-woman-shot-in-front-of-daughter-guard-killed-in-hotel.html | 2022-04-01T01:25:34Z |
Kangaroo Island Landscape Board's native oyster reefs to be built this autumn
The Kangaroo Island Landscape Board's native oyster reef restoration project is well underway.
Construction of the Landscape KI reefs in coastal waters near Kingscote and American River are due to start this autumn.
The Landscape Board's project is just one of three oyster building reef projects currently planned or underway on Kangaroo Island, including the large limestone reef proposed by the Nature Conservancy.
These reefs will not only provide a structure for native "angasi" oysters to grow, but also for recreational fishers to target their favourite species, such as King George whiting and southern calamari.
Recent research from the University of Adelaide has illustrated how widespread and abundant native angasi oysters were across southern Australia, including on Kangaroo Island before European settlement.
Extensive reefs above and below the tideline were exploited for food and as a building material in the late 1800s and early 1900s and now only the odd patch or individual exist on mainland Australia and on KI.
While there are fewer native oysters around KI compared to a hundred years ago, enough breeding individuals remain to restore reefs as oysters can produce millions of offspring each spawning season.
Unfortunately, many of these larvae do not survive due to the lack of suitable substrate to colonise and natural predation on settled baby oysters, known as "spat".
To enhance natural recruitment onto the new reefs, Paul Jennings and Alex Comino from the KI Landscape Board have teamed up with local oyster grower Bob Nicholson to place spat "collectors" out in local waters with seasonally high concentrations of native oyster larvae, giving spat a safe place to settle and grow while they are small and vulnerable.
This project is testing various types of collectors, which closely mimic what native oysters prefer in the wild, to determine which techniques work best for restoration on KI and if successful, can be scaled up in the future.
The Landscape Board has been working with local organisations to prepare some of these collectors.
The Kingscote Men's Shed have constructed spat collecting modules out of timber posts.
These modules maximise available surface area and protected space for oyster settlement.
Kingscote Men's Shed president Graeme Connell said oysters were part of the Island's tradition and culture.
"Angasi oysters may sound historical to the younger generation of KI locals now but it hasn't always been the case," Mr Connell said.
"Up until the 1980s I knew of people collecting native oysters to eat and they were still quite common in shallow water on rocks and razorfish around the bay, but since then they have almost disappeared.
"I'm really pleased that the Landscape Board is making this happen and that members of the men's shed have been able to pass on this knowledge of historical angasi patches which has helped site selection and reef restoration."
Recycled oyster shell from The Oyster Farm Shop at American River has been cleaned, sun cured and put in oyster baskets to be used as spat collectors too.
Oyster shells are very effective substrates for collecting oyster spat as their texture and chemistry promotes settlement and growth.
These collectors, with settled oysters attached, will be seeded onto the new reefs in autumn 2022, and placed between patches of limestone that will be supplied by local Tony Wilson to form the reef bases.
The benefits of these reefs will begin right away, providing structure, which in turn attracts fish species targeted by recreational fishers.
The encrusted surfaces will provide habitat for young fish and invertebrates.
The flat oysters will take a few years to grow and produce their own larvae, and eventually become a restored reef reflective of those lost.
For more information visit the KI Landscape Board's website https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/ki/native-plants-and-animals/oyster-reef-restorationor contact Alex Comino at 0429 616 414 or alexandra.comino@sa.gov.au
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Our authors have virtual and in-person events around the world in April. Hope you can attend some of them!
April 1, 3 pm EDT: Electric Marronage hosts an online book talk featuring Monica Huerta, author of Magical Habits, and Mercy Romero, author of Toward Camden.
April 4, 5 pm EDT: Jack Halberstam, author of Wild Things, joins Xine Yao for a conversation about her recent book Disaffected, sponsored by the Columbia University Seminar in Affect Studies.
April 5: 4 pm EDT: The Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society at the University of Notre Dame sponsors an online book talk by Nicole Starosielski, author of Media Hot and Cold, as part of its Life in Pixels series.
April 6, 12 pm PDT: Alexandra T. Vasquez, author of The Florida Room, participates in an in-person conversation with Karen Tongson, Director of the Consortium for Gender, Sexuality, Race and Public Culture at USC Dornsife.
April 6, 6:30-8pm EDT: Melissa Gregg, author of Counterproductive, will participate in an in-person talk hosted by the University of Richmond Department of English.
April 7, 2 pm EDT: Scott Branson, translator of Gay Liberation after May ‘68 by Guy Hocquenghem, discusses the book with McKenzie Wark, as part of the Gender and Its Discontents speaker’s series sponsored by the Gender and Sexualities Studies Institute at The New School.
April 7, 4:30-6pm EDT: Lauren Cramer, co-editor of the journal liquid blackness , gives an in-person talk titled “Sound, Image, Echo – A Family Affair” in Room 225 of the Friedl Building on Duke University’s East Campus. The event is presented by the Duke Program in Literature.
April 8, 6 pm EDT: Monica Huerta, author of Magical Habits, is joined by Namwali Serpell for the final installment of her Personal Habits series, sponsored by Labyrinth Books.
April 11, 4 pm EDT: The Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society at the University of Notre Dame sponsors a hybrid in-person/online book talk by David Cecchetto, author of Listening in the Afterlife of Data, as part of its Life in Pixels series.
April 11, 5 pm PDT: The University of California Santa Cruz Critical Race & Ethnic Studies Department & the Department of Performance, Play & Design hosts an in-person book launch for micha cárdenas’s Poetic Operations at Cowell Provost House with respondents Gerald Casel and Nick Mitchell.
April 13, 6 pm EDT: NYU’s Department of Comparative Literature and the program in Poetics & Theory will host Gay Liberation After May 68: A Discussion and Reading of Guy Hocquenghem’s Political Writings with Max Fox, Antoine Idier, and Scott Branson, translator of Gay Liberation after May ‘68.
April 14, 3 pm EDT: Matt Brim, author of Poor Queer Studies, joins the Inkcap Collective for a discussion of his book.
April 14, 5:30 pm MST: micha cárdenas, author of Poetic Operations, will give an online book talk at the University of Arizona.
April 14, 5 pm EDT: Julietta Singh, author of Unthinking Mastery, will participate in a in-person conversation with Daryl Dance. The event is hosted by the University of Richmond Department of English
April 14, 2022: 7 pm EDT: Jorell Meléndez-Badillo, author of The Lettered Barriada, gives a LAWCHA Book talk.
April 14, 7 pm EDT: Xine Yao, author of Disaffected, gives the West Virginia University English Department Jackson and Nichols Distinguished Lecture online.
April 14, 9 am PDT: Cressida J. Heyes, author of Anaesthetics of Existence, participates in an author-meets-critics panel at the APA Pacific Division conference.
April 15, 3 pm EDT: Nick Bromell, author of The Powers of Dignity, is joined by Melvin Rogers, Ainsely LeSure, and Tony Bogues, for a discussion about his book sponsored by the Brown University Political Science department. (link not yet available)
April 19, 7-8:30pm EDT: Ashon Crowley, author of The Lonely Letters, will participate in an in-person talk hosted by the University of Richmond Department of English
April 21, 2 pm EDT: McKenzie Wark, author of Philosophy for Spiders, gives an online lecture entitled “The Cis Gaze and Its Others,” part of the Gender and Its Discontents speaker’s series sponsored by the Gender and Sexualities Studies Institute at The New School.
April 27, 2 pm EDT: Rachel Zolf reads from their book No One’s Witness at an online event sponsored by Salon – London.
April 27, 5 pm CET: Thomas Hendriks, author of Rainforest Capitalism, participates in an in-person book launch at Ghent University with responses by Soraya El Kahlaoui and Maria Martin de Almagro and chaired by Siggie Vertommen.
April 28: Dr. Nitasha Tamar Sharma, author of Hawai’i is My Haven, will participate in a virtual talk hosted by the American Studies Program at Williams College. (Link not yet available) | https://dukeupress.wordpress.com/2022/03/30/author-events-in-april-2/ | 2022-04-01T01:25:33Z |
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old student was shot and killed Thursday by another 12-year-old student inside their South Carolina middle school, authorities said.
The shooter was found hiding under a deck at a home not far from Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville about an hour after the shooting and was still armed, Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis said.
The boy is charged with murder, possession of a firearm at a school and possession of a weapon by someone under 18. He was taken to a juvenile prison in Columbia, Lewis said.
“He was hiding. He’s a young man, probably didn’t understand the consequences of what had just happened,” the sheriff said at a news conference. “I don’t think he knew what to do, honestly, except for to leave the school.”
The boys knew each other, but the sheriff said investigators are still trying to figure out what led to the shooting in a front part of the school and how the boy got the gun.
No one else was injured in the shooting.
The family of the boy killed released a statement saying he was Jamari Cortez Bonaparte Jackson and asking people to respect their privacy as they grieve.
“We are all devastated by today’s tragedy. We love Jamari dearly,” the family said in a statement released by community justice group Fighting Injustice Together.
A police officer at the school called in the shooting and requested emergency backup around 12:30 p.m. and more than 200 deputies and other law enforcement officers rushed to the school, Lewis said.
Helicopter footage from WYFF-TV showed dozens of officers walking around outside the school with more than two dozen buses lined up. Some students were slowly boarding the buses.
Everyone on campus, including teachers, were taken to a nearby church.
Greenville County Schools Superintendent Burke Royster said he doesn’t have any idea how the gun ended up at school and a student killed.
“I’m not sure after a full and thorough law enforcement investigation anyone will really know what was going through the mind of that young person who took this rash act,” Royster said.
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TORONTO, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - MediPharm Labs Corp. (TSX: LABS) (OTCQX: MEDIF) (FSE: MLZ) ("MediPharm", "MediPharm Labs" or the "Company") a pharmaceutical company specialized in precision-based cannabinoids, today announced its financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021.
- International sales more than doubled in 2021, to $9.5 million (44% of Revenue), driven by shipments to seven customers in Germany, including the completion of first shipments to STADA Arzneimittel AG, a leading European Consumer Healthcare and Generics company with a product presence in 120 countries.
- Germany will continue to be a priority market for MediPharm. It is already the largest medical market in the world, and is expected to reach a market value of €7.7 billion by 2028i.
- The Company significantly expanded its sales force, which led to new listings in all provinces including the Ontario Cannabis Store, AGLC, BCLG and entry into Québec and New Brunswick.
- The Company's provincial sales grew 18% during 2021, to $7.4 million, primarily driven by sales of new and innovative products. Q4 provincial sales grew to $2.8 million in Q4 from $1.2 million in Q3.
- In Canada, the Company launched new products including CBD 100 Ultra Formula Oil, THC30 Plus Formula Oil, CBN1:2 Nighttime Formula, 1:2 Relax Formula Oil, and a Northbound High CBN and High CBD vape cartridge.
- In Q4, MediPharm's cannabigerol ("CBG"), product was accepted for sale by provincial distributors, with initial deliveries planned for Q1 2022.
- Subsequent to the end of the year, the Company announced the acquisition of Shelter Cannabis, adding highly reputable, specialty dried flower and pre-roll products to its portfolio. This transaction fills a gap in the MediPharm Canadian product offering while leveraging existing infrastructure and overhead, and opens the opportunity to expand its current international flower business.
- MediPharm began to sell EU GMP certified dried flower in the international market during 2021, and it accounted for $3.5 million in revenue.
- Received a Cannabis Drug Licence and a Good Manufacturing Practices ("GMP") Drug Establishment Licence from Health Canada.
- Entered into a research partnership master agreement with McMaster University to develop drugs containing cannabis candidates, and began to provide clinical trial material.
- Began to ship Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients ("APIs"), to two well-known pharmaceutical companies during the year, generating early revenue in a business that is expected to grow significantly over the next several years.
- Subsequent to the end of the fiscal year, the Company entered the U.S. pharmaceutical market with the submission of an FDA Drug Master File ("DMF") for pure natural CBD APIs.
- Completed the payment of all outstanding convertible debt. The Company is materially debt free and has outright ownership of its assets, including two GMP facilities; one in Ontario, Canada and the other in Victoria, Australia.
Bryan Howcroft, CEO, MediPharm Labs commented, "MediPharm achieved several key strategic objectives during 2021. Our team opened key new markets both domestically and internationally, while increasing sales and marketing efforts to execute on these opportunities. Innovation is part of the Company's DNA, and the launch of new products through the year resulted in both growth in domestic sales into year-end, as well as a win for the Company's CBD dominant oil line at the 2021 Kind Awards, where it was named CBD Brand of the Year. When I joined MediPharm at the end of 2021, I saw a company with a solid foundation, positioned to be one of very few winners in the international cannabinoid pharma space. The team's progress against this objective during the year, culminating in the recent filing of a DMF with the U.S. FDA, reinforces that this company has the sophistication it needs to become an important supplier as this opportunity continues to develop."
Greg Hunter, CFO, MediPharm Labs added, "MediPharm is on solid financial footing, having exited the year with $34 million in cash, no debt and outright ownership of its key facilities. In Q4 we generated sequential growth in key focus areas such as domestic white label sales, and sales into the German market. We expect to continue building on this progress through 2022, leveraging recent investments in sales and marketing resources in the Canadian market, and the growth of the German and EU markets, overall. Over the next 12 months, we will continue to advance the Company's core focus on building a leading global precision-based cannabinoid business, while balancing that longer term focus with a commitment to innovation, revenue growth and progressing toward profitability."
Warren Everitt and MediPharm Labs have mutually agreed to end the role of CEO Asia Pacific, a position held by Warren. MediPharm Labs would like to thank Warren for his significant contribution to the business over the past 5 years and wishes him all the best in his future endeavours.
MediPharm will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the Company's financial results and outlook.
Date: April 1, 2022 | Time: 8:30 a.m. ET
Conference ID: 4921762
Participant Dial-in: +1 (888) 330-2454 / International number: +1 (236) 789-2714
(Participants are asked to dial in approximately 15 minutes before the start of the call)
An audio webcast will be available in the Events section of the MediPharm website https://www.medipharmlabs.com/investors or by visiting the following link here.
For those who are unable to participate on the live conference call or webcast, a replay will be available approximately one hour after completion of the call.
Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted Gross Profit are not recognized performance measures under IFRS, do not have a standardized meaning and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted Gross Profit are included as a supplemental disclosure because Management believes that such measurement provides a better assessment of the Company's operations on a continuing basis by eliminating certain non-cash charges and charges or gains that are non-recurring. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net loss excluding interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, interest income and expense, finance fees, gain in revaluation of derivative liabilities, taxes, impairment losses on inventory, write down of deposits and share-based compensation. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool as it does not include depreciation and amortization expense, interest income and expense, taxes, share-based compensation, and transaction fees. Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as the sole measure of the Company's performance and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, analysis of the Company's results as reported under IFRS. The most directly comparable measure to Adjusted EBITDA calculated in accordance with IFRS is operating income (loss). The above is a reconciliation of the Company's operating loss to Adjusted EBITDA. See "Reconciliation of non-IFRS measures" in the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the period ended December 31, 2021 for additional information. Adjusted gross profit is defined as gross profit/(loss) excluding the adjustments for accelerated depreciation, write down of non-current deposits and write down of inventory. Adjusted gross profit is a useful measure as it represents gross profit for management purposes based on costs to manufacture, package and ship inventory sold, exclusive of any impairments due to changes in internal or external influences.
Founded in 2015, MediPharm Labs specializes in the development and manufacture of purified, pharmaceutical-quality cannabis concentrates, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and advanced derivative products utilizing a Good Manufacturing Practices certified facility with ISO standard-built clean rooms. MediPharm Labs has invested in an expert, research driven team, state-of-the-art technology, downstream purification methodologies and purpose-built facilities with five primary extraction lines for delivery of pure, trusted and precision-dosed cannabis products for its customers. Through its wholesale and white label platforms, MediPharm Labs formulates, develops (including through sensory testing), processes, packages and distributes cannabis extracts and advanced cannabinoid-based products to domestic and international markets.
In 2021, MediPharm Labs received a Pharmaceutical Drug Establishment Licence from Health Canada, becoming the only company in North America to hold a domestic Good Manufacturing Licence for the extraction of natural cannabinoids. The Company carries out its operations in compliance with all applicable laws in the countries in which it operates.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information:
This news release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statement that involves discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates", "believes" or "intends" or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results "may" or "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. In this news release, forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, statements regarding: growth and forecasts regarding the German market; the opportunity to expand current international flower business; significant growth of API business; being one of very few winners in the international cannabinoid pharma space; becoming an important supplier as this in the cannabinoid pharma space; the cannabinoid pharma opportunity continuing to develop; building on progress through 2022; leveraging recent investments in sales and marketing resources in the Canadian market; growth of the German and EU markets; advancing the Company's core focus on building a leading global precision-based cannabinoid business; innovation; revenue growth; and progressing toward profitability. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the inability of MediPharm to obtain adequate financing; the delay or failure to receive regulatory approvals; and other factors discussed in MediPharm's filings, available on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release. Except as required by law, MediPharm assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements of beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they change.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A $64.1 billion supplemental state budget that spends on statewide programs ranging from homelessness and behavioral health to the ongoing COVID-19 response was signed Thursday by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee.
The supplemental plan builds off of the $59 billion, two-year spending plan adopted by the Legislature last year, and benefited from the significant influx of revenues the state has seen over the past year. Additionally, lawmakers used more than $1 billion in remaining pandemic-related federal relief funds in the budget.
More than $800 million is allocated for homelessness and housing, including $50 million to transition unhoused people from unsanctioned camps to housing.
Inslee specifically called out the efforts on addressing homelessness, saying that lawmakers “gave us relief that is big, that is bold, and that is fast.”
While there are no general tax increases in the plan, there are also no across-the-board tax cuts, something Republicans had argued for throughout the legislative session that ended March 10.
“It’s been easy to explain to my constituents why Republicans opposed this budget – all I have to do is point to how the costs of living have continued to rise in the weeks since it was adopted, and the huge revenue surplus the Democrats had available,“ Republican Sen. Lynda Wilson said in a statement.
A small business tax credit was included that would affect about 125,000 small businesses in the state, and was among the bills signed by Inslee Thursday.
Starting in January, businesses making less than $125,000 a year would pay no state business taxes, and those making up to $250,000 a year, business taxes will be cut in half.
The supplemental operating budget also spends state or federal money on things like adding more social supports like nurses and counselors for students, increasing rates to vendors providing services to people with developmental disabilities or long-term care needs and shoring up the state’s paid family leave program, which officials warned was nearing a deficit.
It also allots funding for raises for state workers. According to the Office of Financial Management, about 63,800 general government employees will get a 3.25% general wage increase, about 6,700 state corrections workers will get a 4% general wage increase and about 1,200 state patrol officers will get a 10% general wage increase. The last general wage increase for represented employees was July 1, 2020.
The operating budget also transfers more than $2 billion to the nearly $17 billion, 16-year transportation revenue package that Inslee signed last week. The plan leaves about $3 billion in total reserves.
Inslee had several full or partial vetoes of bills, including a section of a bill that would have expanded the state’s existing warehouse sales and use tax to include smaller warehouses of at least 100,000 square feet. In his veto notice, Inslee said that while he understood the importance of manufacturing and warehousing to rural economies, he said the tax incentives in the bill were overly broad.
Inslee on Thursday also signed a $1.5 billion state construction budget that spends on areas ranging from housing, homelessness, behavioral health facilities, and seismic upgrades at public schools. | https://www.sheltonherald.com/news/article/Washington-governor-signs-64-1-billion-17049827.php | 2022-04-01T01:25:34Z |
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Throughout this whole month, just as in Aprils past, you may notice various homes, businesses and landmarks in Southern Maryland decorated in blue lights. It’s not because they’re feeling particularly festive this time of year, but because they’re honoring a tradition started by advocates to raise awareness of autism.
According to the nonprofit group Autism Speaks, autism — or autism spectrum disorder — can include a range of conditions related to challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication and unique strengths and differences. The spectrum comes into play in that it isn’t a one-size-fits-all diagnosis. There are varying degrees of severity, and one individual with autism’s most challenging obstacle may be another individual’s most revered strength.
Because of this wide range of differences, schools can often find it hard to cater to individual students on the autism spectrum, and law enforcement often doesn’t know how best to handle calls involving someone with autism. That is improving through awareness and sensitivity.
But not all members of the community are knowledgeable about autism. And that’s the basis behind the Autism Speaks Light It Up Blue campaign, a portion of the commemoration of Autism Awareness Month.
And, tomorrow, April 2, is World Autism Awareness Day.
The Governor’s Office of Community Initiatives earlier this year announced a listening tour webinar series, “The State of Autism,” to engage and learn from stakeholders as the office seeks to build a strategic plan for Maryland.
“Autism is a complex developmental disorder that has a very active community of concerned citizens,” Governor’s Office of Community Initiatives Executive Director Steven McAdams said in a release. “As we seek to provide better resources for the community, it is important for us to listen and take stock of what is needed.”
Webinars, hosted by Katie Gandy, Maryland’s State Coordinator for Autism Strategy, were held for St. Mary’s and Charles County last month. The final Southern Maryland webinar will be held on Tuesday, April 12, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. for Calvert County. For more, go to https://goci.maryland.gov/ and click on the link for Autism.
Locally, there are several groups that cater toward autism education and awareness, including The Arc Southern Maryland, Pathfinders for Autism and The Autism Project. In fact, Northern High School’s student government association is hosting the Spring Sprint 5K and Health Fair this Saturday, April 2, at the school in Owings to raise money for The Autism Project. Registration begins at 8 a.m. for the 9 a.m. race; visit the group’s Facebook or website page for more information.
So if you see blue lights this month, do whatever you can to help the cause of autism awareness and support. And, use the hashtag #lightitupblue across social media platforms to share your own experiences. | https://www.somdnews.com/opinion/editorials/shine-blue-lights-to-support-autism-awareness/article_67bde818-aeda-59c8-8a79-1b50fd23852b.html | 2022-04-01T01:25:36Z |
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Ste. Genevieve County’s 2022 paving season is getting underway. Scott Schmieder, county road and bridge foreman, reported to the county commission last Thursday that his crews have been working on Charter Church Road, in preparation for paving a section of the road. This will be the first paving...
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BOSTON (AP) — After a 15-year career in which he etched his name on the Stanley Cup and the Vezina Trophy, Tuukka Rask is focusing now on avoiding the rink.
“Don’t even go there. Not yet,” the retired Bruins goalie said Thursday night when asked if his daughters had taken up hockey. “They’re into dance and whatnot. If I have to go and spend my days at hockey rinks, so be it. But not really at the top of my list.”
A two-time All-Star, and the winner of the 2014 Vezina as the NHL’s top goalie, Rask announced his retirement last month after a setback in his attempt to come back from a torn labrum in his hip. The Bruins invited him back to drop the ceremonial first puck before Thursday night’s game against the New Jersey Devils, and again – perhaps for the last time – the chants of “Tuuuuk!” echoed through the TD Garden.
Rask took the ice with his wife, and their three daughters dressed for a ballet class. He bumped fists with the players on the Bruins bench while both teams tapped their sticks on the ice to salute him.
“I don’t know what the future holds,” Rask told reporters beforehand, saying that he would be showing up at games and golf outings as a team ambassador. “Maybe I’ll get into coaching. Maybe not, but for now, I’ll be hanging out with sponsors.”
The franchise’s all-time leader in wins, Rask helped the Bruins allow the fewest goals in the NHL in the pandemic-interrupted 2019-20 season, when Boston finished with the most points in the league. He injured his hip during the 2021 playoffs and worked his way back to the team midway through this season.
But after just four starts, he aggravated his injury on Jan. 24 against the Anaheim Ducks. Two weeks later, he announced he was through.
“It was kind of time to be honest with yourself,” he said. “I just figured it was better for everybody to call it. I had a great career. No regrets.”
While his hip still has some good days, Rask said no one could talk him out of retirement. His immediate future will involve as much golf as he can squeeze in between shuttling his daughters to dance class and school.
He may need a hip replacement at some point.
“It was at a point where it affected my everyday life,” Rask said. “I’m a guy who makes pretty quick decisions, anyway. So I wasn’t dwelling on it too long.”
Rask was 308-165-66 with a 2.28 goals-against average and .921 save percentage in a franchise-leading 564 games. He was the backup goalie for the Bruins team that won it all in 2011, and he led the team to Stanley Cup Final appearances in 2013 and ’19.
Although coaching is not in his plans, Rask said he would be available if Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman wants him.
“I told him right after I retired: Tell me if you need anything,” Rask said. “Just make sure you don’t get too high or too low.”
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More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | https://www.nhregister.com/sports/article/Bruins-honor-retired-goalie-Rask-after-injury-17049805.php | 2022-04-01T01:25:38Z |
A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Tilray Brands.
Looking at options history for Tilray Brands TLRY we detected 16 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 31% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 68% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $213,155 and 12, calls, for a total amount of $600,515.
What's The Price Target?
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $5.0 to $15.0 for Tilray Brands over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Tilray Brands's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Tilray Brands's whale trades within a strike price range from $5.0 to $15.0 in the last 30 days.
Tilray Brands Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
Where Is Tilray Brands Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 44,146,474, the price of TLRY is down -4.55% at $7.77.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 6 days.
What The Experts Say On Tilray Brands:
- Canaccord Genuity upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $9
- Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Tilray Brands, which currently sits at a price target of $6.
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
© 2022 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved. | https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options/22/03/26411170/this-is-what-whales-are-betting-on-tilray-brands | 2022-04-01T01:25:38Z |
Remastered ABBA: THE MOVIE – FAN EVENT to Play in US & Canadian Cinemas
“ABBA: The Movie” dances back into movie theaters on May 12 and 14, for a special two-day showing.
ABBA fans across the US and Canada are set to have the time of their lives when the digitally remastered "ABBA: The Movie" dances back into movie theaters on May 12 and 14, for a special two-day showing. Celebrating 50 years since the Swedish pop sensation was formed and 45 years since the film's original release, "ABBA: The Movie - Fan Event" will take attendees on a flashback journey to the 1970s when disco reigned supreme, and ABBA were international pop royalty.
Presented by Trafalgar Releasing and Warner Bros., tickets for "ABBA: The Movie - Fan Event" go on sale on Wednesday, April 6 at 9:00 a.m. EDT / 6:00 a.m. PDT here.
The film stars the members of ABBA, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Agnetha Fältskog, and was captured by diector Lasse Hallström ("What's Eating Gilbert Grape," "Chocolat," "Dear John") during the group's mega-successful 1977 Australian tour. The now cult-classic music film provides a rare look at the hugely popular group during the height of their popularity and includes backstage footage as well as full-length performances of some of ABBA's greatest hits including "Dancing Queen," "Tiger," "Name Of The Game," and "Eagle."
The movie's subplot is a mocumentary-style story of a country radio disc-jockey who attempts to land an interview with the band. As deadlines loom-it is a slapstick mix of happenstance and error by the young DJ who is tasked with getting the coveted interview while ABBA's dedicated bodyguard does everything he can to stop it from happening.
"This will be such a fun event for fans to come together and experience ABBA on the big screen for the first time since the 1977 release," said Kymberli Frueh, SVP of Programming and Content Acquisitions for Trafalgar Releasing. "We hope everyone will dig deep into their closets to find vintage 70s outfits to wear in celebration with us!"
ABBA: The Movie DCP was remastered from IP and scanned at 2K resolution. During the remastering process, dirt, scratches, and stains were digitally removed and the audio was restored to provide an "A" quality representation of the film. The remaster was completed at Motion Picture Imaging on the Warner Bros. studio lot. | https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Remastered-ABBA-THE-MOVIE-FAN-EVENT-to-Play-in-US-Canadian-Cinemas-20220331 | 2022-04-01T01:25:38Z |
Canvas Bunny Easter Baskets - Assorted, $6, Target
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Personalised Easter Hamper Bucket - Bunny with Flowers, $22.95, Gifts and Keepsakes
Fill this with delicious treats and exciting toys to create a wonderful gift. This metal hamper bucket features a delightful bunny with flowers in her hair and it can be personalised with the name of your choice with vinyl lettering. A beautiful, personalised, and practical gift that can be enjoyed and used year after year.
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Toddlers will love this basket-shaped board book for little hands that can be played with or read for twice the fun!
With lots of eggs to discover throughout, as well as a special patterned egg to find on each spread, this fun Easter story encourages early learning through counting, pattern and colour recognition. | https://www.newidea.com.au/easter-basket-ideas | 2022-04-01T01:25:39Z |
The Seahawks cleared $5.1 million cap space, or will, when they released Carlos Dunlap with a post-June 1 designation. That doesn’t mean the defensive end’s time in Seattle is finished.
The team remains open to his return.
“We’re keeping the door open to bring him back, because he’s a good pass rusher,” General Manager John Schneider said this week, via Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times.
The Seahawks cut Dunlap in the 2021 offseason for cap purposes and re-signed him three weeks later.
Still, Dunlap’s return this offseason seems unlikely with defensive coordinator Clint Hurtt shifting the Seahawks to a 3-4 base. The team will expect its ends to play more special teams.
Dunlap, 33, has totaled 23.5 sacks and 53 quarterback hits the past three seasons. | https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/03/31/seahawks-leaving-door-open-for-carlos-dunlaps-return/ | 2022-04-01T01:25:39Z |
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – Riverside County lawmakers from both sides of the aisle say they have reservations about a proposed state law due for hearings next month that would pave the way for children as young as 12 to receive COVID- 19 shots without first obtaining their parents’ permission.
“I respect parents’ authority over the welfare of their children and take the issue of informed consent seriously,” Sen. Richard Roth, D-Riverside, told City News Service. “I will be closely monitoring this bill. I … will not be in a position to cast a vote on it until it is on the Senate floor. In that time, the bill may change substantially.”
The proposed legislation, Senate Bill 866, the “Teens Choose Vaccines Act,” was introduced in January by senators Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, and Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco. The measure would authorize waiver of parental consent to achieve what Wiener characterized as “the autonomy of young people to receive lifesaving vaccines, regardless of their parents’ beliefs and work schedules.”
The bill was passed out of the Senate Rules Committee in January and received an initial hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this month. The committee is slated to hear it again in April.
Assemblyman Randy Voepel, R-Idyllwild, told CNS that while he is not “anti-vaccine,” he believes there should be an “informed choice whether or not a person receives the vaccine, and certainly it shouldn’t be opened up to minors who are not considered old enough to drive or vote in many cases.”
“Who takes on the liability if that minor should have an adverse reaction?” he said. “The parents were not aware that their child received the vaccine, so are they then responsible? There are a multitude of issues with this and other vaccine mandates that would open up a proverbial can of worms, especially should it eventually have to be decided in the courts.”
Sen. Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, R-Beaumont, told CNS in February that the Legislature should retreat from any effort “to dismantle the family unit.”
“I believe it should be our prerogative to do all that we can to support the health and autonomy of our families,” she said.
The remainder of the county’s state representatives either declined comment or did not respond to requests.
“It’s unconscionable for teens to be blocked from the vaccine because a parent either refuses or cannot take their child to a vaccination site,” Wiener said in January.
Pan, a licensed pediatrician, said that the “most effective way to keep schools open and safe is to ensure the COVID vaccination rate of students and school staff is as high as possible.”
Lawsuits challenging a similar law in Washington, D.C., the Minor Consent for Vaccinations Amendment Act, led to a federal judge two weeks ago issuing a temporary injunction halting further use of the measure, which permitted kids as young as 11 to receive COVID and other vaccinations without parental consent.
The judge declared that the act threatened parental rights as far as them knowing what their children were injecting themselves with, while reimbursement for providers’ costs could be billed directly to a family’s medical insurers without the parents’ knowledge.
Even California’s GOP congressional delegation has weighed in on SB 866, with reps. Darrell Issa, R-Temecula, and Ken Calvert, R-Corona, joining colleagues in a letter sent last month to leaders in the Assembly and Senate, calling on them to abandon the legislation, saying it “suffocates the ability of parents to make appropriate health decisions” for their children.
“It presents dangerous threats to an individual child’s health, depending on their personal health circumstances,” the letter stated. “A student may not have detailed knowledge of their complete health history, including allergies to medication, previous illnesses and other essential medical details that would substantially impact a decision to seek vaccination.”
Pan and Wiener have cited U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention coronavirus statistics in mustering support for SB 866. But even those numbers have changed. On March 18, the CDC reduced its confirmed pediatric COVID fatalities by 24%, dropping from nearly 1,800 to about 1,350. The agency said there had been miscounts in 26 states.
CDC COVID Tracker data show 976,229 deaths nationwide linked to the virus since January 2020. In Riverside County, there have been 6,438 deaths attributed to virus complications. However, only five of those have involved patients under 18 years old, according to the county Department of Public Health.
The Legislature’s “Vaccine Work Group,” of which Pan and Wiener are founding members, is responsible for SB 866 and at least seven other bills seeking mandates or changes to state privacy shields.
Copyright 2022, City News Service, Inc.
CNS-03-31-2022 14:18 | https://nbcpalmsprings.com/2022/03/31/assemblyman-senator-express-concerns-over-covid-vaccination-bill/ | 2022-04-01T01:25:39Z |
PHOENIX — Situated along the gulf coast from Texas to Louisiana sits a group of underground salt caverns where the country’s strategic petroleum reserve is stored. At its peak, the reserve had 727 million barrels of oil stored within. Today that number is closer to 568 million. In response to the global shortage of oil supply brought on by Russia’s war in Ukraine, President Biden has ordered the largest release of oil from the strategic reserve in its history. For the next six months, one million barrels a day will be injected into the nation’s supply. A total of about 180 million barrels.
The purpose of such a large draw is to bring down sky-high gas prices. As to whether the move will succeed is harder to say. The move is unprecedented.
The US Energy Information Agency reports that this past February 61% of the cost of a gallon of gas at the pump can be attributed to the price of crude oil, a 5-point increase from January.
Because the price of oil is the largest factor at play the price of gasoline is inherently tied to oil. The two have largely correlated with each other for the past 20 years, as far back as the data goes. The past four months have seen the per barrel cost of WTI Oil, the US benchmark, rise about 70% from $66 a barrel to $113, putting no downward pressure on the price of gas. One of the major reasons for a steady 1 million barrels a day draw from the reserve is to add downward pressure.
Western State Average Cost of Regular Gas and WTI Futures since 2000:
Western State Average Cost of Regular Gas and WTI Futures since 2020:
This is all on the supply side of the equation. The demand side of the equation does offer a little near-term good news. Data from AAA shows the average cost of a gallon of regular gasoline stands at $4.68 Thursday, one cent lower than Wednesday. The average is still up slightly from a week ago, but any downward movement is welcome.
Aldo Vasquez, a spokesperson for AAA Arizona told ABC15 that even with high prices the demand for gas should remain strong.
“If trends have any indication of what we’ve seen so far, what we’ve seen in the past is that gasoline prices really don’t affect people’s travel plans,” Vasquez said. “People are still going to get out there and they are still going to travel despite high gas prices.
It comes down to summer demand, which should increase. An extra million barrels of oil a day being injected into the system may create a situation in which gas prices don’t really fall, but they don’t really rise much either. | https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/will-1-million-extra-barrels-of-oil-a-day-impact-az-gas-prices | 2022-04-01T01:25:39Z |
The Grammy Awards are back for 2022, music fans. If you’re excited to hear everything there is to know about the major music event, keep reading because we’ve pulled together a list of every important detail regarding the 2022 Grammy Awards and how to watch the event from Australia.
When and where are the 2022 Grammy Awards held?
The 2022 Grammys were originally scheduled for January 31, 2022, at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. However, on January 5, CBS and the Recording Academy released a statement saying the ceremony has been postponed indefinitely due to the rise in Omicron cases.
The companies said in a statement, via Deadline, that:
“After careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our many partners, the Recording Academy and CBS have postponed the 64th Annual Grammy Awards Show. The health and safety of those in our music community, the live audience, and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly to produce our show remains our top priority. Given the uncertainty surrounding the Omicron variant, holding the show on January 31 simply contains too many risks.”
It was later confirmed that the 2022 Grammys would be held on April 3 local time which translates to April 4, 2022, at 10:00 am AEST (daylight saving time will have ended by this date, FYI).
What are the Grammys?
The Grammy Awards night, which is lauded as one of the biggest events in the music industry, is centred on recognising the work of music artists.
Awards nominations are submitted and voted on by members of the Recording Academy. There’s a whole process that goes into selecting nominees and naming award recipients that you can read about here.
Updates to the voting process have been announced in 2021 following criticism from previous years. Most recently, and publicly, by The Weeknd.
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. is quoted in a statement from April 2021 saying:
“It’s been a year of unprecedented, transformational change for the Recording Academy, and I’m immensely proud to be able to continue our journey of growth with these latest updates to our Awards process.
“This is a new Academy, one that is driven to action and that has doubled down on the commitment to meeting the needs of the music community. While change and progress are key drivers of our actions, one thing will always remain — the GRAMMY Award is the only peer-driven and peer-voted recognition in music. We are honored (sic) to work alongside the music community year-round to further refine and protect the integrity of the Awards process.”
Who is hosting this year?
It has been confirmed that Trevor Noah will once again be hosting the Grammys awards night. The comedian and TV host shared the news on Instagram a few months back now.
Which artists are performing?
Taking to the stage during the 64th Grammy Awards in 2022 will be Brothers Osborne, BTS, Brandi Carlile, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow and Olivia Rodrigo.
How do I watch the Grammys awards night in Australia?
The Grammys has shared you can stream the entire evening from its official website. In the States, the event will be airing exclusively on CBS and CBS All Access.
In Australia, Network 10 was the one to air the awards night in 2021, but things are looking a little different this year. the 2022 Grammys will be aired live in Australia by Network 7 via Channel 7 and 7plus. Coverage kicks off at 10:00 am AEST on Monday, April 4. Let’s hope it’s a little less chaotic than the Oscars, yeah?
If you’re here for all the fashion news, too you can red carpet coverage on FOXTEL later in the evening.
Live From E!: Grammys 2022, will be airing on Monday night, 7:30 pm AEST. Hosted by the phenomenal Laverne Cox, the show will be packed with celebrity interviews ahead of the 2022 Grammys – you can watch along from Australia on E! (Foxtel channel 121).
Who’s expected to win big?
Nominations for the 2022 Grammys were announced on November 24, you can find the full list of contenders here. In terms of the biggest gongs of the evening, however, here are the noms you want to know about.
Grammy Award for Record Of The Year
Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.
- I Still Have Faith In You
ABBA - Freedom
Jon Batiste - I Get A Kick Out Of You
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - Peaches
Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon - Right On Time
Brandi Carlile - Kiss Me More
Doja Cat Featuring SZA - Happier Than Ever
Billie Eilish - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
Lil Nas X - drivers license
Olivia Rodrigo - Leave The Door Open
Silk Sonic
Grammy Award for Album Of The Year
Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s).
- We Are
Jon Batiste - Love For Sale
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)
Justin Bieber - Planet Her (Deluxe)
Doja Cat - Happier Than Ever
Billie Eilish - Back Of My Mind
H.E.R. - Montero
Lil Nas X - Sour
Olivia Rodrigo - Evermore
Taylor Swift - Donda
Kanye West
Grammy Award for Song Of The Year
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
- Bad Habits
Fred Gibson, Johnny McDaid & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Ed Sheeran) - A Beautiful Noise
Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Linda Perry & Hailey Whitters, songwriters (Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile) - drivers license
Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo) - Fight For You
Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.) - Happier Than Ever
Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish) - Kiss Me More
Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Carter Lang, Gerard A. Powell II, Solána Rowe & David Sprecher, songwriters (Doja Cat Featuring SZA) - Leave The Door Open
Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic) - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Montero Hill & Roy Lenzo, songwriters (Lil Nas X) - Peaches
Louis Bell, Justin Bieber, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Bernard Harvey, Felisha “Fury” King, Matthew Sean Leon, Luis Manuel Martinez Jr., Aaron Simmonds, Ashton Simmonds, Andrew Wotman & Keavan Yazdani, songwriters (Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon) - Right On Time
Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
This Grammy category recognizes an artist whose eligibility-year release(s) achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.
- Arooj Aftab
- Jimmie Allen
- Baby Keem
- FINNEAS
- Glass Animals
- Japanese Breakfast
- The Kid LAROI
- Arlo Parks
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Saweetie
There has been talk of Taylor Swift potentially having a solid year, and Jack Antonoff, Mickey Guyton and Wizkid have been included in Rolling Stones’ list of Grammy contenders for 2022 as well.
Personally, I just want to hear the Megan Thee Stallion remix of ‘Bruno’ again.
This article on how to watch the 2022 Grammys from Australia has been updated since its original publish date. | https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2022/04/grammys-how-to-watch-the-awards-night-in-australia/ | 2022-04-01T01:25:39Z |
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.wrtv.com/news/national/house-passes-35-a-month-insulin-cap-as-dems-seek-wider-bill | 2022-04-01T01:25:39Z |
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The recent yield curve inversion of the US bond market does not mean the writing is on the wall for a recession, according to several industry commentators, who believe a “complex range of circumstances” have led to unusual market movements.
On Tuesday evening (29 March), the yield on two-year Treasuries temporarily exceeded that of ten-year US government bonds, which suggests shorter-term investments in the asset class are perceived as higher risk than longer-term ones.
The last time this happened was in September 2019, approximately 18 months before the last economic recession.
In fact, during each of the six recessions experienced over the last 40 years, the difference between ten-year and two-year Treasury yields - the two-ten year yield curve - has reliably inverted approximately 1.5 years before GDP has turned negative.
Brace yourself: How higher interest rates bring quantitative tapering nearer
However, a unique combination of sudden and prolonged inflation, years of ultra-loose monetary policy from central banks, the post-pandemic re-opening of global economies and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have likely led to a situation where "the usual rules might not apply", according to analyst at Bestinvest Adrian Lowery. "First, the inversion was brief and very narrow. Bond prices and yields, like other financial assets, are seeing big swings on a daily basis at the moment given the continually evolving news flow," he said.
"Second, the other important spread between the yield on three-month Treasury bills and ten-year bonds has been widening this month, and is a long way from zero at 184 basis points, which does not suggest a recession is imminent. Third, the Treasury yield curve has, some analysts argue, been distorted by quantitative easing; the Fed's massive bond purchases are holding down long-dated yields relative to shorter-dated ones."
Michael Contopoulos, director of fixed income at Richard Bernstein Advisors, agreed the flatness of the yield curve could be "more a consequence of the [US Federal Reserve's] relentless buying of bonds, and the consequent growth of their balance sheet, rather than because of a looming growth shock".
"The true fair value of the two-year ten-year spread could be in the 150-to-200 basis point range had the Fed never engaged in its multiple rounds of quantitative easing," he reasoned, referring to Richard Bernstein Advisors' own models.
US Treasury yields rise to levels not seen since 2019 - reports
He said the key to analysing interest rate curves is to account for the short end - the two-year note - and the long end - the ten-year note - as two separate variables.
"Though perhaps obvious, it is important to highlight that curve flattening can be a function of any combination of directional moves in yield as long as the two-year is increasing by more, or decreasing by less, than the ten-year," Contopoulos explained.
"Depending on how the curve flattens, and why, could make a difference in determining whether the signal it is sending today is the canary in the coal mine, or conversely, nothing but noise."
For instance, he argued that during three of the last four recessions, the ten-year yield - which indicates long-term growth - fell as the two-year yield increased. And in two of these three cases, the majority of the flattening was caused by the ten-year yield falling.
"In other words, those times the market priced in that restrictive policy (reflected in two-year yields moving higher) would stimy long-term nominal growth (ten-year yields moving lower)," the director of fixed income said.
"Today we see a very different dynamic. The ten-year yield has increased 65 basis points since the recent bout of curve flattening began nearly one year ago.
"An increase in the ten-year is not suggestive of fears of a growth slowdown, regardless of what the two-year note is doing."
He re-emphasised the ten-year yield has been "anchored" by the Fed's expansion of its balance sheet and ownership of the long end of the curve.
Hussein Sayed, chief market strategist at Exinity, concurred the Fed has played "an essential role" in the shape of the yield curve as it bought "massive amounts of Treasuries during its bond-buying programme", thereby keeping the lower end of the curve under pressure.
"The three-month ten-year yield curve is at its steepest level since early 2017, and this tells us a different story," he explained.
"The shape of the curve is likely to change when the Federal Reserve begins shrinking its balance sheet, so we could likely see steepening of the curve all over again in the upcoming months.
"While the risks of a recession have increased, it is not likely to be a 2022 story but rather one that takes place in 2023 or 2024."
Sayed concluded that, considering all driving forces in aggregate, investors "need to ignore the noise in bond markets and keep focusing on economic fundamentals and corporate earnings which so far remain solid". | https://www.investmentweek.co.uk/news/4047638/bond-market-hangover-investors-ignore-noise | 2022-04-01T01:25:39Z |
Analysts predict that Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH – Get Rating) will post $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the current quarter, Zacks reports. Ten analysts have made estimates for Enphase Energy’s earnings. The lowest EPS estimate is $0.50 and the highest is $0.77. Enphase Energy reported earnings per share of $0.56 during the same quarter last year, which suggests a positive year-over-year growth rate of 16.1%. The company is expected to issue its next quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 1st.
According to Zacks, analysts expect that Enphase Energy will report full-year earnings of $3.15 per share for the current year, with EPS estimates ranging from $2.48 to $3.66. For the next financial year, analysts forecast that the business will post earnings of $4.22 per share, with EPS estimates ranging from $3.63 to $5.18. Zacks Investment Research’s earnings per share calculations are an average based on a survey of research analysts that that provide coverage for Enphase Energy.
Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 8th. The semiconductor company reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $412.72 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $399.62 million. Enphase Energy had a net margin of 10.52% and a return on equity of 39.09%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 55.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.47 earnings per share.
In related news, CFO Mandy Yang sold 12,117 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.81, for a total value of $1,972,768.77. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Steven J. Gomo sold 31,609 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $163.48, for a total transaction of $5,167,439.32. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 255,577 shares of company stock valued at $43,780,910 over the last three months. Insiders own 5.00% of the company’s stock.
Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Enphase Energy during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. American National Bank lifted its position in shares of Enphase Energy by 80.5% during the fourth quarter. American National Bank now owns 148 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Retirement Planning Co of New England Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Enphase Energy during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Horan Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Enphase Energy during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Kistler Tiffany Companies LLC lifted its position in shares of Enphase Energy by 1,811.1% during the third quarter. Kistler Tiffany Companies LLC now owns 172 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. 70.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Shares of Enphase Energy stock traded up $5.13 on Friday, hitting $201.78. 1,849,673 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,376,857. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 197.83 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 3.16 and a current ratio of 3.33. Enphase Energy has a 52 week low of $108.88 and a 52 week high of $282.46. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $159.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $180.68.
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Enphase Energy, Inc engages in the design, development, manufacture and sale of micro inverter systems for the solar photovoltaic industry. Its products include IQ 7 Microinverter Series, IQ Battery, IQ Envoy, IQ Microinverter Accessories, IQ Envoy Accessories and Enlighten & Apps. The company was founded by Raghuveer R.
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Roo Lagoon homestead and gallery to reopen on Saturday, April 9
Jonny Gloyne will officially reopen the Roo Lagoon Homestead and wood turning gallery at 2pm on Saturday, April 9. And everyone is invited.
It will attended by mayor Michael Pengilly and Vickie Chapman and there may even be a ribbon to cut.
Jonnny with the help of friends and some generous donations has totally rebuilt the Roo Lagoon property himself.
He finished the homestead building last last year and it has been open to guests since about January, able to sleep up to 12 guests at a time.
And now he has finished the Australian Red Gum Gallery and also filled it with his handmade salt and pepper grinders, clocks, bowls, barometers, cheese and bread boards and more.
He mills his own timber with a mill that was donated after a GoFundMe page was set up and has secured local red gum, swamp gum and cap gum timber.
Some of the timber has come from fire damaged trees at Hanson Bay and other locations impacted on by the fires.
You can check it out at: http://australianredgumgallery.com.au/
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