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The Atlanta Falcons are not going to let limited cap space get in their way of making moves in free agency and have added a player each week since the start of FA on March 16.
And on the last day of the month, the team announced a new piece to their secondary in former Detroit Lions safety, Dean Marlowe, who gets a one-year deal in Atlanta.
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Marlowe Went Undrafted in 2015
Marlowe, 29, originally went undrafted in 2015 before being picked up by the Carolina Panthers. He made the team’s 53-man roster as a rookie but had a limited role during his first year.
His NFL career in Carolina was cut short due to a hamstring injury that made him miss the 2016 season and in 2017, the Panthers released him. He spent most of the 2017 season hanging around until the Buffalo Bills picked him up in December where he spent the next three years in a reserve role bouncing on and off of Buffalo’s practice squad.
But he comes to Atlanta after spending the 2021 season in Detroit. While there, Marlowe started 9 games for the Lions, playing 65% of the total snaps on defense and logging 67 total tackles (37 solo) along with 2 passes defended.
The Falcons’ unofficial ESPN depth chart has Marlowe listed as their starting strong safety, in front of second-year rookie Richie Grant and newly signed free agent wideout Teez Tabor.
It’s worth noting that Marlowe is the former teammate and from the same draft class as wide receiver Damiere Byrd, whom the Falcons hosted for a visit earlier in the week.
He also played a year in Detroit with the Falcons’ new wideout, KhaDarel Hodge. Hodge was also signed to a one-year deal with Atlanta on Friday, March 25.
Rookies Need to Improve, Specifically Richie Grant
Falcons head coach Arthur Smith made it clear on Wednesday, March 29, that the Falcons rookie class must improve and specifically pointed out safety Richie Grant and Kyle Pitts, per D. Orlando Ledbetter.
“He needs to take another step and improve,” Smith said of Pitts, via the AJC. “He had a decent rookie season, and we expect him to be better this season.
Out of the Falcons’ 2021 rookie class, Pitts was the only one who made a noticeable impact with 1,121 yards on 90 catches and one touchdown. He was also named to the 2021 Pro Bowl.
Meanwhile, Grant finished his first year with 35 tackles, two tackles for loss, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery. He played almost 200 snaps in the slot where he surrendered 19 receptions on 24 targets for over 200 yards.
“(Grant) fits in that category, too. We need all of those guys to take a step (forward), and they know it. I like the class, but they’ve got to prove it every year. It’s not like college and you’re on scholarship for four years.”
While Grant’s numbers were disappointing to Smith, it’s normal for a rookie to take a leap in his second NFL season after getting comfortable adjusting to the next level.
Smith continued, “There’s an expectation that they all need to improve. Certainly, we’ll see what happens when they come back in the spring and more importantly, in training camp.”
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Bruce Willis is being showered with love and support after being diagnosed with aphasia. Some of the 67-year-old actor's closest colleagues and friends -- from Haley Joel Osment, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Sylvester Stallone to John Travolta, Lucy Liu and Maria Shriver -- posted touching tributes and throwback photos wishing him the best following his long and successful career in Hollywood.
Osment, the former child star who appeared opposite Willis in the 1999 thriller The Sixth Sense, said he struggled to find the right words for someone he's looked up to for so long, before paying homage to the actor on Instagram.
"He's a true legend who has enriched all of our lives with a singular career that spans nearly half a century," Osment wrote in part. "I am so grateful for what I got to witness firsthand, and for the enormous body of work he built for us to enjoy for years and years to come. I just wanted to express the respect and deep admiration I have for Bruce and his family as they move forward with the courage and high spirits that have always defined them."
M. Night Shyamalan, who directed The Sixth Sense, took to Twitter to send Willis "all my love and respect." He added, "I know his wonderful family is surrounding him with support and strength. He will always be that hero on that poster on my wall as [a] kid."
Hopkins on Instagram wrote, "Working with you was a special time in my life. My love and prayers are with you and your family."
Travolta shared, "Bruce and I became good friends when we shared 2 of our biggest hits together, Pulp Fiction and Look Who’s Talking. Years later he said to me, 'John, I just want you to know that when something good happens to you I feel like it’s happening to me.' That’s how generous a soul he is. I love you Bruce."
Sarah Paulson, who starred alongside Willis in Glass, commented on Rumer Willis' Instagram post, saying, "He was such an incredible acting partner to me, and is the loveliest, most gentle and hilarious man. He reigns supreme in my book."
Willis' wife, Emma, ex-wife, Demi Moore, and daughters, Rumer, Scout, Tallulah, Mabel and Evelyn, shared a joint statement on his recent diagnosis with aphasia.
"As a family we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities," the statement read. "As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him."
The family added, "This is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion and support. We are moving through this as a strong family unit, and wanted to bring his fans in because we know how much he means to you, as you do to him."
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Short Film Chronicles the Quinceañera Dream of One Woman
NEW YORK, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marking International Transgender Day of Visibility, Pantene today released a documentary-style short film chronicling the Quinceañera of a transgender woman, Isa, denied one as a teenager. Longtime agency Grey New York created the campaign.
Against great odds (see stats), from job discrimination to systemic violence, transgender women have made significant progress in Latin America, holding elective office and as business leaders.
People begin understanding their gender identity as early as three years old. But many transgender people don't know or share this about their gender until later in life due to safety and issues of cultural acceptance.
"It doesn't matter when or at what age someone knows who they are, whether at 15 or 44. Whenever they feel comfortable being themselves and sharing that truth is a moment to celebrate," said Martina Brubacher, Director of Communications for Pantene for Latin America, "As a brand, we know the power of hair and how it can be a statement for expressing one's true self, so it's important for us to feature stories like Isa's, a transgender woman who celebrates her journey."
The Quinceañera is a dream come true for many Latina girls as they turn fifteen. But this rite of passage to womanhood, celebrated by family and community, has often excluded transgender women from this cultural milestone.
Pantene has partnered with Isa, a transgender woman in her forties, to give her the Quinceañera she never had. The film tells her poignant story and follows her preparations leading up to and including the day with her friends and family. (Link to the film)
"For all the times I had to hide my identity and deny my existence - today I say, I am here. I am Isa," said Isa
The integrated digitally-led campaign includes online video, social media, influencers, and public relations. The brand once again worked with GLAAD, which accelerates the acceptance and inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people by sharing stories and accessing all forms of media to uplift members of the community.
"The team chose to launch this film on International Day of Trans Visibility – to inspire every young transgender person. Anything is possible; happiness and acceptance is something everyone deserves," said Javier Bonilla, Executive Creative Director at Grey.
Please see statistics on the challenges transgender people face:
- Since Statista started collecting data, 2021 is the year with the highest number of deaths of transgender and gender-diverse people, with 375 murders recorded between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021. Most of the murders took place in Brazil (125), Mexico (65), Honduras (53), and the United States (53).
- According to the data reported by Sin Violencia LGBTI, between the years 2014 and 2020, 1403 people from the LGBTI community were murdered for reasons related to prejudice against their sexual orientation or gender identity.
- 94% of the transgender population In Brazil reports suffering some form of violence motivated by discrimination due to their gender identity
- 175 transgender people were murdered in Brazil in 2020, 41% more than in 2019 (the country leads the ranking of murders of trans people in the world)
Source
1. Roa, M. M. (2021, November 18). Infografía: Los países con más asesinatos de personas trans. Statista Infografías. Retrieved March 30, 2022, from
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2.3.4 Sin Violencia LGBTI. "Des-Cifrando La Violencia En Tiempos De Cuarentena." Sin Violencia LGBT, June 2021, https://sinviolencia.lgbt/des-cifrando-la-violencia-entiempos-de-cuarentena/.
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Broadway In Miami Announces 2022-2023 Season
The season will feature SIX, WICKED, AIN'T TOO PROUD, and more!
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and Broadway Across America have announced the 2022-2023 Broadway in Miami season in the Ziff Ballet Opera House with a five-show subscription package that includes two South Florida premieres, two Miami premieres and a highly anticipated return.
SIX - October 25-30, 2022
DISNEY'S ALADDIN - January 3-8, 2023
WICKED - February 15 - March 5, 2023
MY FAIR LADY - March 28 - April 2, 2023
AIN'T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS - May 9-14, 2023
The new Broadway in Miami subscription season is presented by Bank of America and Florida Theatrical Association in association with the Adrienne Arsht Center, along with support from Nicklaus Children's Hospital.
SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS
Season ticket prices are now on sale and prices for the five-show subscription package range from $202 to $786*. Current subscribers may renew their season tickets now by visiting arshtcenter.org or calling the box office at 305.949.6722 or the Season Ticket Holder Hotline toll-free at 800.939.8587. Renewal period ends April 28, 2022.
To become a season ticket holder, visit arshtcenter.org, or call the Arsht Center box office at 305.949.6722 or the Season Ticket Holder Hotline toll-free at 800.939.8587. Priority group seating for groups of 10+ may be arranged by calling the Arsht Center at 786.468.2326. Subscriptions are available now via arshtcenter.org.
The new Broadway in Miami five-show subscription series at the Arsht Center - Ziff Ballet Opera House is as follows:
SIX
Written by Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss
October 25-30, 2022
From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the mic to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an exuberant celebration of 21st century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over.
DISNEY'S ALADDIN
January 3-8, 2023
From the producer of The Lion King comes the timeless story of ALADDIN, a thrilling new production filled with unforgettable beauty, magic, comedy and breathtaking spectacle. It's an extraordinary theatrical event where one lamp and three wishes make the possibilities infinite.
ALADDIN features all your favorite songs from the film as well as new music written by Tony® and Academy Award® winner Alan Menken (Newsies) with lyrics penned by the legendary Howard Ashman (Beauty and the Beast), Tony Award winner Tim Rice (The Lion King, Aida), and book writer Chad Beguelin (The Wedding Singer).
Directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon, Something Rotten!), this "Fabulous" and "Extravagant" (The New York Times) new musical boasts an incomparable design team, with sets, costumes and lighting from Tony Award winners Bob Crowley (Mary Poppins), Gregg Barnes (Kinky Boots), and Natasha Katz (An American in Paris).
WICKED
February 15 - March 5, 2023
WICKED, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz...but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald-green skin-smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships...until the world decides to call one "good," and the other one "wicked."
From the first electrifying note to the final breathtaking moment, WICKED-the untold true story of the Witches of Oz-transfixes audiences with its wildly inventive story.
MY FAIR LADY
March 28 - April 2, 2023
From Lincoln Center Theater that brought you The King & I and South Pacific, comes Lerner & Loewe's MY FAIR LADY, directed by Bartlett Sher.
Boasting such classic songs as "I Could Have Danced All Night," "The Rain in Spain," "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" and "On the Street Where You Live," MY FAIR LADY tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a "proper lady." But who is really being transformed?
AIN'T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS
May 9-14, 2023
AIN'T TOO PROUD - THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS is the electrifying, new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations' extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. With their signature dance moves and silky-smooth harmonies, they rose to the top of the charts creating an amazing 42 Top Ten Hits with 14 reaching number one.
Nominated for 12 Tony® Awards and the winner of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Choreography, Ain't Too Proud tells the thrilling story of brotherhood, family, loyalty, and betrayal, as the group's personal and political conflicts threatened to tear them apart during a decade of civil unrest in America.
Written by three-time Obie Award winner Dominique Morisseau, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys), and featuring the Tony-winning choreography of Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys, On Your Feet!), the unforgettable story of this legendary quintet is set to the beat of the group's treasured hits, including "My Girl," "Just My Imagination," "Get Ready," "Papa Was a Rolling Stone," and so many more.
*All programs, artists, ticket prices, availability, dates and times are subject to change without notice. Additional fees may apply. Visit arshtcenter.org for up-to-date information.
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VANCOUVER, BC, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Sandstorm Gold Ltd. ("Sandstorm Gold Royalties", "Sandstorm" or the "Company") (NYSE: SAND) (TSX: SSL) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has declared the Company's second quarterly cash dividend for 2022 in the amount of C$0.02 per common share to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 19, 2022. The dividend will be paid on April 29, 2022. The dividend qualifies as an "eligible dividend" as defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada).
The declaration, timing, amount, and payment of future dividends will be subject to the discretion and approval of the Board of Directors. The Company will review the dividend program on an ongoing basis and may amend it at any time depending on the Company's then current financial position, capital allocation framework, profitability, cash flow, debt covenant compliance, legal requirements and other factors considered relevant. As such, no assurances can be made that any future dividends will be declared and/or paid. Dividends paid to shareholders outside Canada (non-resident investors) will be subject to Canadian non-resident withholding taxes.
Sandstorm filed its Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and it is available on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar. The Company's 2021 Audited Financial Statements, along with its Form 40-F, are both available on the Company's website at www.sandstormgold.com.
Shareholders may also receive copies of these documents, without charge, upon request to Sandstorm's Investor Relations Department, Suite 1400, 400 Burrard St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3A6 Canada or to info@sandstormgold.com.
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For more information about Sandstorm Gold Royalties, please visit our website at www.sandstormgold.com or email us at info@sandstormgold.com.
ABOUT SANDSTORM GOLD ROYALTIES
Sandstorm is a gold royalty company that provides upfront financing to gold mining companies that are looking for capital and in return, receives the right to a percentage of the gold produced from a mine, for the life of the mine. Sandstorm has acquired a portfolio of 230 royalties, of which 29 of the underlying mines are producing. Sandstorm plans to grow and diversify its low cost production profile through the acquisition of additional gold royalties. For more information visit: www.sandstormgold.com.
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The financial information included or incorporated by reference in this press release or the documents referenced herein has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, which differs from US generally accepted accounting principles ("US GAAP") in certain material respects, and thus are not directly comparable to financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP.
The disclosure and information contained or referenced herein uses mineral reserve and mineral resource classification terms that comply with reporting standards in Canada, and mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates are made in accordance with Canadian NI 43-101 and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum — CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, adopted by the CIM Council, as amended (the "CIM Definition Standards"). These standards differ significantly from the mineral reserve disclosure requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Commission (the "SEC") set forth in Industry Guide 7. Consequently, information regarding mineralization contained or referenced herein is not comparable to similar information that would generally be disclosed by U.S. companies under Industry Guide 7 in accordance with the rules of the SEC. Further, the SEC has adopted amendments to its disclosure rules to modernize the mineral property disclosure requirements for issuers whose securities are registered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"). These amendments became effective February 25, 2019 (the "SEC Modernization Rules") and, commencing for registrants with their first fiscal year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, the SEC Modernization Rules replaced the historical property disclosure requirements included in SEC Industry Guide 7. As a foreign private issuer that files its annual report on Form 40-F with the SEC pursuant to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system, the Company is not required to provide disclosure on its mineral properties under the SEC Modernization Rules and will continue to provide disclosure under NI 43-101 and the CIM Definition Standards. The SEC Modernization Rules include the adoption of terms describing mineral reserves and mineral resources that are "substantially similar" to the corresponding terms under the CIM Definition, but there are differences in the definitions under the SEC Modernization Rules and the CIM Definition Standards. Accordingly, there is no assurance any mineral reserves or mineral resources that the Company may report as "proven mineral reserves", "probable mineral reserves", "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" and "inferred mineral resources" under NI 43-101 would be the same had the Company prepared the mineral reserve or mineral resource estimates under the standards adopted under the SEC Modernization Rules. U.S. investors are also cautioned that while the SEC recognizes "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" and "inferred mineral resources" under the Modernization Rules, investors should not assume that any part or all of the mineralization in these categories will ever be converted into a higher category of mineral resources or into mineral reserves. Mineralization described using these terms has a greater amount of uncertainty as to its existence and feasibility than mineralization that has been characterized as reserves. Accordingly, investors are cautioned not to assume that any measured mineral resources, indicated mineral resources, or inferred mineral resources that the Company reports are or will be economically or legally mineable. Further, "inferred mineral resources" have a greater amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to whether they can be mined legally or economically. Therefore, U.S. investors are also cautioned not to assume that all or any part of the "inferred mineral resources" exist. Under Canadian securities laws, estimates of "inferred mineral resources" may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, except in rare cases. For the above reasons, information contained or referenced herein regarding descriptions of our mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates is not comparable to similar information made public by U.S. companies subject to reporting and disclosure requirements of the SEC under either Industry Guide 7 or SEC Modernization Rules.
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This press release contains "forward-looking statements", within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation, concerning the business, operations and financial performance and condition of Sandstorm Gold Royalties. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the payment of the dividend and declaration of future dividends, including the timing and amount thereof, the future price of gold, silver, copper, iron ore and other metals, the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, realization of mineral reserve estimates, the timing and amount of estimated future production. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "expect", "intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "plans", or similar terminology.
Forward-looking statements are made based upon certain assumptions and other important factors that, if untrue, could cause the actual results, performances or achievements of Sandstorm Gold Royalties to be materially different from future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Such statements and information are based on numerous assumptions regarding present and future business strategies and the environment in which Sandstorm Gold Royalties will operate in the future, including the receipt of all required approvals, the price of gold and copper and anticipated costs. Certain important factors that could cause actual results, performances or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, amongst others, failure to receive necessary approvals, changes in business plans and strategies, market conditions, share price, best use of available cash, gold and other commodity price volatility, discrepancies between actual and estimated production, mineral reserves and resources and metallurgical recoveries, mining operational and development risks relating to the parties which produce the gold or other commodity the Company will purchase, regulatory restrictions, activities by governmental authorities (including changes in taxation), currency fluctuations, the global economic climate, dilution, share price volatility and competition.
Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: the impact of general business and economic conditions, the absence of control over mining operations from which the Company will purchase gold, other commodities or receive royalties from, and risks related to those mining operations, including risks related to international operations, government and environmental regulation, actual results of current exploration activities, conclusions of economic evaluations and changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, risks in the marketability of minerals, fluctuations in the price of gold and other commodities, fluctuation in foreign exchange rates and interest rates, stock market volatility, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled "Risks to Sandstorm" in the Company's annual report for the financial year ended December 31, 2021 and the section entitled "Risk Factors" contained in the Company's annual information form dated March 31, 2022 available at www.sedar.com. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. 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 forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are contained or incorporated by reference, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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Billy Currington will be in concert at The Rust Belt, 533 12th Ave, East Moline, on Saturday, July 9. Tickets go on sale here at 10 a.m. Friday: $39.50 for standing-room only, $49.50 for general admission and $69.50 for the party pit.
Doors will open at 7 p.m. for the concert.
Currington has carved out a distinctive place for himself within the contemporary country firmament of the 2000s and 2010s. Currington had his first number one Billboard Country Airplay hit — the slow-burning, soulful “Must Be Doin’ Something Right” — in 2005 long before the rise of “bro-country,” but his fondness for good times, beer, and good ol’ boys pointed the way toward the sensibility of the 2010s, if not quite the sound, a news release says.
His long streak of chart-toppers showcased a singer as comfortable with a wry story (2006’s “Good Directions,” 2009’s “People Are Crazy”) as he was with a glossy love song (2014’s “Don’t It,” which shouldn’t be confused with his 2008 hit “Don’t”), and he had the sensitivity and humor to make both styles sound convincing, the release says.
As his career stretched into a second decade, he started to incorporate hints of sleek modern production — the 2016 chart-topper “It Don’t Hurt Liked It Used To” crystalized this evolution — without losing his signature laid-back style, the release says. | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/billy-currington-will-be-in-concert-july-9-at-rust-belt/ | 2022-04-01T01:27:07Z |
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued 18 migrants crammed inside a U-Haul trailer with little ventilation early Tuesday morning.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said a U-Haul pickup pulling the trailer stopped at the Border Patrol checkpoint on NM Highway 185, which runs parallel to Interstate 25. Agents found 17 migrant adults and one unaccompanied child inside the trailer.
Agents linked the smuggling scheme to a driver who had crossed the checkpoint minutes before the U-Haul and was found to have a 9 mm handgun, an AK-47 rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun, ammunition, and a flare gun.
Agents arrested both drivers on suspicion of conspiracy to transport migrants.
On Sunday, a resident alerted border agents to a possible human smuggling scheme after spotting a tractor-trailer parked along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near the Texas-New Mexico state line in Northeast El Paso.
Agents responded and freed 15 adult migrants and one unaccompanied child inside a poorly ventilated cargo container.
The rescued migrants, agents said, were from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. Some of them ended up at the Central Processing Center, and agents expelled the others to Mexico under Title 42.
According to a news release, agents referred the driver to the El Paso Sector Integrated Targeting Team and the Texas Department of Public Safety as part of an ongoing interagency investigation.
CBP said that since Fiscal Year 2022 began in October, Border Patrol agents from the El Paso Sector have disrupted approximately 525 smuggling schemes.
“Ruthless human smugglers continuously endanger human lives as one of their tactics is to smuggle migrants in confined spaces with restricted oxygen,” El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez said in a statement. “I am extremely proud of the actions of our El Paso Sector Border Patrol Agents as they often encounter situations, where if not for their involvement, events as these would turn into tragedies. Our Border Patrol Agents are true heroes as they display compassion and professionalism (every day) in our very complex mission of border security.” | https://www.wkrg.com/border-report-tour/34-migrants-rescued-from-cargo-trailers-in-separate-smuggling-attempts/ | 2022-04-01T01:27:07Z |
LEBANON, Pa. (WHTM) – One Lebanon City police officer has been killed and two were injured in a shooting Thursday afternoon in Lebanon, according to Lebanon Mayor Sherry Capello.
Police responded to the 1100 block of Forest Street in Lebanon around 3:36 p.m. for a domestic incident. Gunfire was exchanged at 4:24 p.m. and officials say the suspect, a 34-year-old white Lebanon man, is dead.
One of the officers injured is in critical, but stable condition and the second is in stable condition at area hospitals.
The names of the three officers and the nature of the suspect’s death were not released on Thursday night.
“At this time we are focused on the tragic loss of the officer and the well-being of the other members of our police department,” said Mayor Capello.
Lebanon City Police Department Chief Todd Breiner says the Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office is handling the investigation.
“It’s clearly a traumatic event,” said Chief Breiner. “Our guys are strong, but we’re human and we have families and people were injured today. We’re all affected by this, and with the help of our families and every other law enforcement officer around this country, we’ll get through it.”
A second press conference is expected to be held on Friday.
According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, this is the first Lebanon City police officer killed in the line of duty since 1903 and only the third line of duty death in the department’s history. | https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/regional-news/multiple-officers-shot-in-lebanon-county/ | 2022-04-01T01:27:07Z |
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating 59-year-old Diane Shipley.
Deputies say Shipley was last seen around 11:20 a.m. Thursday walking away from a doctor's office in the 2400 block of University Parkway East.
Authorities did not release a description of Shipley or information on what she was last seen wearing.
Anyone with information on he whereabouts is asked to contact the sheriff's office at 941-747-3011. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/missing-diane-shipley-manatee-county/67-08f37434-8c90-43e7-9e97-6be01ba9f462 | 2022-04-01T01:27:08Z |
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By MATTHEW BROWN
Associated Press
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials on Thursday adopted a rule aimed at reducing deaths and environmental damage from oil and gas pipeline ruptures — a long-delayed response to fatal explosions and massive spills that have occurred over decades in California, Michigan, New Jersey and other states.
But safety advocates said the move by the U.S. Transportation Department would not have averted the accidents that prompted the new rule. That’s because it applies only to new pipelines and not to hundreds of thousands of miles of lines that already crisscross the country, many of them decades old and corroding.
The rule requires companies to install emergency valves that can quickly shut off the flow of oil, natural gas or other hazardous fuels when pipelines rupture. It came in response to a massive gas explosion in San Bruno, California, that killed eight people in 2010, and to large oil spills into Michigan’s Kalamazoo River and Montana’s Yellowstone River and other spills.
The National Transportation Safety Board since the 1990s has recommended the use of automatic or remote controlled valves on large pipelines — whether they are existing or new — to reduce the severity of accidents. Following a 1995 gas pipeline explosion and fire that destroyed eight buildings in Edison, Jersey, the safety board urged the Transportation Department to expedite requirements for shut-off valves in cities and natural areas.
But pipeline companies for years resisted new valve requirements because of the expense of installing them and concerns they could close accidentally and shut off fuel supplies.
The government estimated it would cost a combined $5.9 million annually for companies to comply with Thursday’s rule and install valves on newly built pipelines. By comparison, industry representatives said a single valve on an existing line could cost up to $1.5 million and it would take billions of dollars to retrofit lines nationwide.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the more stringent regulations for the industry were needed because too many people have been harmed by pipeline failures.
He said installation of the valves would also protect against large releases of methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas blamed for helping drive climate change.
“Today we are taking an important step to protect communities against hazardous pipeline leaks — helping to save the lives, property, and jobs of people in every part of the country while preventing super-polluting methane leaks.” Buttigieg said.
The Pipeline Safety Trust, a Bellingham, Washington-based advocacy group, said the rule marked progress since Congress mandated more stringent pipeline regulations over a decade ago.
But the group said exempting pipelines that are already in the ground means it would not prevent a repeat of the accident at San Bruno, which involved a pipeline that was more than 50 years old.
“This rule falls far short of the NTSB recommendation and will offer no additional safety to communities living near existing pipelines,” said Bill Caram, executive director of the safety trust.
Industry representatives were closely involved in crafting the rule. Their request to allow valves to be more widely spaced along pipelines and remove the requirement for some low-risk pipes was rejected. However, transportation officials adopted some of industry recommendations that will give operators latitude to make adjustments to where valves are placed.
Association of Oil Pipe Lines Vice President John Stoody said the final rule still contains “arbitrary requirements” for pipeline operators that don’t reflect real-world operating conditions or the low risk of spills in some scenarios.
Amy Andryszak, president of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, said her organization and companies it represents were still reviewing the rule but were “generally supportive” of rules that encourage safety.
Experts say automatic valves can help eliminate some human-caused errors that contribute to accidents, such as a delay of more than 17 hours to confirm the 2010 Kalamazoo, Michigan, pipeline rupture because workers ignored alarms indicating a possible spill. The break released more than 800,000 gallons (3,600,000 liters) of crude oil and caused roughly $1 billion in property and environmental damage.
In San Bruno, a 30-inch (76-centimeter) gas pipeline exploded and burned like a massive blowtorch in a suburban California neighborhood for 89 minutes before a manual valve was used to shut it down. An AP investigation found that pipeline operator Pacific Gas & Electric Co. agreed as far back as 1997 that remotely operated valves did a better job of protecting public safety, but opted against using them widely because they weren’t necessary or required.
Officials with the Transportation Department’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration did not immediately respond to questions about the new rule.
Also missing from the new rule are standards for equipment that can detect when and where leaks hit, a recurring problem in pipeline accidents, Caram said.
Instead, the rule says pipeline companies must quickly take steps to confirm a spill if they get an alarm or other notification, but the confirmation process itself remains up to the company.
Faulty leak detection systems played a role in recent accidents including a 350,000 gallon diesel oil spill in December into a wetlands outside New Orleans and an underwater rupture off California’s coast last October that fouled the ocean with tens of thousands of gallons crude oil.
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The Minnechaug boys’ volleyball team started its season strong on Thursday night with a win over Belchertown in straight sets.
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The Minnechaug boys’ volleyball team started its season strong on Thursday night with a win over Belchertown in straight sets.
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Sports data company Sportradar Group AG SRAD reported strong financial results Wednesday, showing approximately 40% top-line growth year-over-year — but it doesn't stop there.
"We smashed our numbers in all segments," Sportradar CEO Carsten Koerl said Wednesday on Benzinga's YouTube show "Money Mitch."
Full-year adjusted EBITDA exceeded expectations and the company also issued guidance for continued growth.
Related Link: Sportradar Tops Q4 Backed By Every Segment
Sportradar is simply following through on its execution promises that the company made to prospective investors when it went public last year, Koerl said, adding Sportradar expects to continue to deliver for shareholders.
What's Ahead: Expansion in the U.S. is one of the main tailwinds fueling Sportradar's growth, he said.
"The market opportunity here in the States is so enormous, we have 23 states online, we expect that 44 or 45 might be the final stage," Koerl said. "The big ones, the super states, are not in there so that is a big tailwind for us."
The biggest driver of growth in the U.S. is live betting, which requires live data. Eighty percent of all bets worldwide are live bets, while just 30% of bets in the U.S. are live, he noted.
Sportradar products really shine when it comes to live data, which is tremendously valuable, Koerl said: "So that makes us very bullish for the upcoming quarters. We see very positive trends."
As sports betting grows, so should Sportradar. "We are powering and driving the worldwide sports betting industry," the Sportradar CEO said.
"Sports betting is not a game of chance or luck, it's purely mathematics," Koerl said. "We have a risk management platform for this."
Koerl went on to talk about partnerships, other potential growth drivers, esports opportunities and more.
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SRAD Price Action according to Benzinga Pro: Sportradar has traded between $11.06 and $28.22 since it went public in September.
The stock was down 0.36% at $16.62 Thursday afternoon at publication.
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The Buffalo Bills‘ biggest splash in free agency was the signing of superstar outside linebacker Von Miller, and while the franchise addressed numerous needs on both offense and defense this offseason, one vacant hole still remains, finding a starting cornerback.
While Miller is new to Bills Mafia, that doesn’t mean he can’t help the team recruit players. Last season, before Miller even made his debut with the Rams after getting traded by the Denver Broncos, he was instrumental in recruiting wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to Los Angeles, the 33-year-old told Fox Sports Sunday.
Bearing that in mind, when free-agent cornerback Joe Haden posted an Instagram video of himself playing golf with Miller, viewers wondered if this was another recruiting move by the two-time Super Bowl champion.
Miller and Haden spent Thursday, March 31 at the Lakeside Golf Club in Los Angeles, California, and the newly-signed Bills star looked like he was having a blast with the three-time Pro Bowler. While this might’ve just been a friendly hang, it’s hard to ignore the fact that the Bills desperately need a cornerback, and Haden has yet to be scooped up or re-sign with the Steelers.
In the meantime, the Bills lost cornerback Levi Wallace, who was plucked by the Steelers, seemingly as Haden’s replacement. Wallace signed a two-year, $8 million contract with Pittsburgh, per Spotrac.com.
ESPN‘s Alaina Getzenberg reported on March 24, “After letting Levi Wallace leave for the Steelers, Buffalo does not have a clear No. 2 corner behind Tre’Davious White, who is recovering from a torn ACL. Dane Jackson, entering his third season, was solid filling in for White last year, but he should have competition for that starting role.
“Adding to the position through the draft and with a veteran free agent would be wise for what is shaping up to be a top defense yet again.”
Haden Said Goodbye to Steelers Nation Following the Team’s Playoff Loss
The 32-year-old cornerback wasted no time in saying goodbye to the Steelers following their 41-21 AFC Wildcard playoff loss against the Kansas City Chiefs. Even though he turns 33 on April 14, Haden also made it clear that he wasn’t looking to retire.
He tweeted on January 16, “Steelers Nation….. I love u Guys! The Love I have felt from day One here has been unbelievable and I can’t thank you guys enough! We will see what the future holds! #GoldsPlan #ImNotDoneBalling!”
Following three weeks of free agency, Haden, who’s an unrestricted free agent, is still on the market, and Cover 1 host Greg Thompsett tweeted that he’s a “potential target” for the Bills roster.
While injury-prone, Haden missed the Steelers’ home opener against the Las Vegas Raiders after suffering a groin injury in practice two days earlier, and then missed another four games with a mid-foot sprain suffered against the Detroit Lions in mid-November, the 5-foot-11 corner finished the 2021 NFL season with 26 solo tackles and 12 assisted, per Pro Football Reference.
Ranked as NFL.com‘s No. 100 top free agent this offseason, “Haden could still provide quality snaps on a year-to-year basis,” Around The NFL‘s Gregg Rosenthal wrote.
Throughout his career, the former first-round pick of the 2010 NFL Draft has recorded a total of 29 interceptions for 290 yards and two touchdowns.
Bills’ Analysts & Fans Have Mixed Reactions to Possibly Signing Haden
While an experienced cornerback would be the perfect addition to round out the Bills’ defense, not everyone is sold on Haden. After seeing Miller golfing with Haden, SB Nation’s Bruce Noal tweeted, “Joe Haden was pretty ‘meh’ last year and the Steelers signed Levi Wallace to replace him. I would feel similarly ‘meh’ about a potential #Bills signing.
However, plenty of Bills fans expressed their excitement at the possibility of signing Haden.
Other top cornerbacks that the Bills could possibly snag in free agency if general manager Brandon Beane can clear more cap space are James Bradberry and Bryce Callahan.
READ NEXT: Bills Rumors: Buffalo May Trade ‘a Veteran or Two’ for Higher Draft Pick | https://heavy.com/sports/buffalo-bills/joe-haden-von-miller-recruiting/ | 2022-04-01T01:27:09Z |
Could the Golden Globes be getting an overhaul?
That's the plan proposed by Cheryl Boone Isaacs, who formerly served as the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who hold the annual Oscars. Isaacs now serves as a partner and senior advisor at Pacific Coast Entertainment, who shared their proposal to the members of the Globes' governing body, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, exclusively with ET on Thursday.
The proposal reads in part, "Over the last year, many watched the headlines that have dramatically impacted the reputation and stature of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA or Association), its members, and the Golden Globe Awards. A year into the Association's public commitment to transform, and despite the actions taken toward that goal, the boycotts continue, and the public image of the HFPA and Golden Globe Awards remains tarnished."
"As partners, we would take the additional steps needed to reassure the world that the processes by which nominees are considered and awardees selected adhere to the highest ethical standards," the letter continues. "Further, we would deepen and accelerate the work you began more than a year ago, adding more credibility in establishing a more authentic transformation and a willingness to encompass greater diversity and inclusion. This evolution goes far beyond a single award show on a single night."
Prior to issuing an invitation to all HFPA members to hear more about PCE's proposal at an upcoming dinner, the letter concludes, "At PCE, our goal is to build a robust business partnership with the HFPA that will benefit all members of the HFPA while restoring the brand and reputation of the Golden Globes. Our plan includes: creating an endowment to support the foreign correspondents; consummating strategic relationships for brand and community impact; and, creating a path for key industry partners to re-engage with the HFPA."
Following a year of controversy over the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's membership and nominations process, the 2022 Golden Globes were not televised and were held without an audience or red carpet. The HFPA announced just days ahead of the scheduled ceremony that only "select members and grantees" of the governing body would be in attendance, under strict COVID protocols.
During the ceremony, Senior Vice President of the NAACP Hollywood Bureau Kyle Bowser unveiled the Reimagine Coalition, a joint five-year initiative to increase diversity, equity and inclusion across the global entertainment industry.
According to the initiative, each year, the HFPA and NAACP "will collaborate on, fund, and support a series of trailblazing initiatives, with the overall goals of ensuring visibility of projects from artists of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds; increasing diverse representation in the industry; and building pathways to inclusion for young artists and journalists of color."
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Kumasi Asante Kotoko dropped points once again as they drew 1-1 with Karela United in their match day 22 clash at the Baba Yara Stadium on Thursday night.
The porcupine warriors earned the draw the hard way despite playing at home with ten men for most part of the game.
Kotoko started the game on the front foot as they weighed up their guest probing and searching for openings.
But things quickly turned sour as the reds were reduced to ten men after captain Ismail Abdul Ganiyu was given his marching orders after a vicious tackle in the 29th minute.
Kotoko were in control of the game before the red card which swayed the balance of the game in favour of the away side.
Karela United took advantage of the extra man and seized control of the game before the in form former Kotoko forward Mathew Kelvin Andoh opened the scores for the visitors in the 36th minute with a header.
On the stroke of half time, Asante Kotoko pulled parity through Cameroonian striker Frank Mbella Etouga who scored his 15th goal of the campaign in 18 appearances.
The Reds continue to lead the pack with 46 points from 22 matches followed by Bechem United with 38 points and Aduana Stars also with 38 points.
Asante Kotoko will play against King Faisal on Sunday in a game which they will have revenge on their minds.
Kotoko maintained their eight point lead at the summit of the league log on second placed Bechem United. | https://ghanaguardian.com/gpl-ten-man-asante-kotoko-rescue-draw-against-karela-united | 2022-04-01T01:27:08Z |
ANA increases Tokyo-Seattle frequency
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HOUSTON, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C. (Ruby), a natural gas pipeline joint venture between Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) and Pembina Pipeline Corporation (NYSE: PBA) that extends from Wyoming to Oregon, filed to reorganize under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in response to an upcoming debt repayment obligation. In recent months, the joint venture owners have been working diligently with Ruby's bondholders in an effort to work out a mutually satisfactory resolution. While those efforts will continue, Ruby's current financial condition necessitates this filing.
KMI will continue to operate the pipeline as chapter 11 permits daily operations to continue. Ruby's customers should notice no difference in its operations.
We will continue to keep Ruby's customers and other stakeholders informed of developments relating to Ruby's reorganization process. The voluntary petition was filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in Wilmington. The case number is 22-10278. Additional information regarding Ruby's petition and claim procedures is available through the following website: https://cases.primeclerk.com/rubypipeline.
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This news release includes forward-looking statements. Generally the words "expects," "believes," anticipates," "plans," "will," "shall," "estimates," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which are not historical in nature. Forward-looking statements in this news release include express or implied statements concerning the anticipated operations of Ruby and potential continued negotiations with Ruby's bondholders. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and are based on the beliefs and assumptions of management, based on information currently available to them. Although Ruby believes that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance as to when or if any such forward-looking statements will materialize or their ultimate impact on Ruby's operations or financial condition.
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NEW YORK, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Randolph Bancorp, Inc. ("Randolph" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: RNDB), in connection with the proposed acquisition of the Company by Hometown Financial Group, Inc. ("Hometown"). Under the terms of the merger agreement, the Company's shareholders will receive $27.00 in cash for each share of Randolph common stock owned. The transaction is valued at approximately $146.5 million.
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The Blackhawk Chapter ABATE of Illinois has dispatched a news release to remind the community that May is Motorcycle Awareness Month.
“As the weather gets nicer, more and more motorcycles will be out, so we would like to ask everyone to please watch for motorcycles,” the release says.
“During the winter months, there are far more cars and trucks out than there are motorcycles and motorists may not expect to see a motorcycle,,” the release says. “So, for 35 years, May has been proclaimed Motorcycle Awareness Month in Illinois, to remind motorists that motorcycles are out again.”
ABATE of Illinois also encourages all motorcyclists to ride responsibly, the release says. ABATE encourages motorcyclists to take the IDOT Cycle Rider Training Program, either as a new rider, or as a refresher course for more experienced riders.
“ABATE of Illinois discourages the use of alcohol or drugs while operating or riding on a motorcycle,” the release says. | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/blackhawk-chapter-of-abate-may-is-motorcycle-awareness-month/ | 2022-04-01T01:27:13Z |
JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Myrna and Julio Flores fled El Salvador after gang members levied a “tax” on their home-based business and threatened harm if they didn’t pay up.
“We had a baby on the way. That motivated us to close our business, quit our jobs and come to the United States,” Myrna said, holding her now 8-month-old daughter.
The couple crossed the Rio Grande at Reynosa, Mexico, but didn’t have a chance to plead their case for asylum. The U.S. Border Patrol fingerprinted them at a processing center near McAllen, Texas, put them on an airplane to El Paso and expelled them to Mexico under the Title 42 public health rule last month.
Immigration advocates say Title 42 exposes migrants to violent crime in Mexican border cities like Juarez. The Flores couple can attest to that.
On Feb. 12, armed gunmen allegedly belonging to a cell of the Aztecas gang arrived at a church in South Central Juarez where a funeral was being held for a rival. The gunmen murdered six funeral-goers including a 12-year-old boy and wounded several other people. The Floreses were staying at a small migrant shelter in the back of that church and escaped the fusillade.
“When we went out, we had to step over the dead because there were several dead and wounded. We found refuge in the house across (the street),” Myrna said. “The church had to close to because of threats.”
Seeing days go by at a Juarez shelter, the couple is looking forward to the termination of Title 42, which news reports out of Washington, D.C., say will happen on May 23.
“We were fleeing violence and we found more violence,” Julio said. “I hope they let us apply for asylum (in the United States). Most of us are fleeing because there are too many problems in our countries. The violence in El Salvador has exploded. […] There’s a 6 p.m. curfew in most towns (because of gang violence). People cannot come out of their homes.”
Enrique Valenzuela, head of the Chihuahua Population Council (COESPO), says between 10,000 and 12,500 migrants are in Juarez waiting for the end of Title 42.
“The shelters are at 80 percent capacity. That’s between 2,000 and 3,000 people, but for every migrant that comes to us for assistance, there are four to five that do not,” said Valenzuela, whose office oversees Juarez’s Migrant Assistance Center.
The council in 2019 helped U.S. Customs and Border Protection bring order to a then-chaotic border in which flash mobs frequently materialized across from U.S. ports of entry and hustlers sold places in line.
Back then, COESPO helped manage access to international bridges and provided guidance to migrants as to what documents CBP expected of them.
This time, though, it’s still not known what shape that cooperation will take.
“At this point, we don’t know how much of an influx we will have or how the United States chooses to handle that flow,” Valenzuela said. “It’s important for people to know they have to wait for official information, for them not to be tricked that it will be an easy way into the United States now that Title 42 is going to be lifted. No, that is not the case.”
But Valenzuela said Chihuahua Gov. Maru Campos has instructed his office and other state agencies to continue helping migrants regardless of where they come from. That includes Mexican families displaced by a bloody drug war in several regions, Central and South Americans already in the city or on the way, and those whom the United States continues to expel daily.
“It’s our duty to provide humanitarian attention to people arriving at this border. We work with allies that include all three levels of government (in Mexico), the United Nations, local and international NGOs,” he said. “Our primary duty is to provide them shelter – a place to stay – and also medical and mental health screenings.”
Meantime, Myrna and Julio Flores hope to finally soon have a chance to state their case and flee the violence in El Salvador and Mexico. “Our hope is that at least they let us apply for asylum in the United States. Most of us are on the run, running from problems because our countries are too conflictive,” Julio said. | https://www.wkrg.com/border-report-tour/at-least-10000-in-juarez-waiting-for-title-42-rollback-chance-at-u-s-asylum/ | 2022-04-01T01:27:13Z |
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — A citizens group is making a push for direct payments to Pennsylvanians to help offset rising costs.
We the People PA is requesting the state legislature use more than three billion dollars in American Rescue Plan funds to aid residents and small businesses. In that payment, every car and truck owner would get a $250 payment from the state.
The plan also includes $1.4 billion toward Property Tax Rebates and COVID-19 relief for small businesses.
“It’s time to help families and businesses afford the higher cost of food, housing, childcare and gas,” Nick Pressley of We the People PA said. “We are here today to call in the general assembly to use American rescue plan funds.”
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Some of the ideas mirror a plan supported by Governor Tom Wolf that was released in February 2022. The General Assembly has not taken action on the idea. | https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/regional-news/pa-group-calls-for-rescue-plan-payments-to-residents-businesses/ | 2022-04-01T01:27:13Z |
SARASOTA, Fla. — More antisemitic fliers popped up over the weekend in a Sarasota neighborhood. Sarasota police have said they are investigating the source of the hate messages.
The anti-Jewish fliers showed up on Wisteria Lane and the Arlington Park neighborhood overnight and police started getting calls about them on Saturday morning.
The fliers showed up in Ziploc bags, weighed down with rice. They read: "Every Single Aspect of the Ukraine Russia War is Jewish."
This would be the second time in a month that such hate-filled fliers have been distributed in neighborhoods. Similar fliers showed up in the Cherokee Park neighborhood in February, which referenced COVID-19 propaganda.
But neighbors and leaders in the community have responded to the hate message with their own message of unity
More than 1,000 yard signs that read "United Against Hate" have now been placed in front of several homes across Sarasota since the February incident. Community leaders have urged neighbors to use the signs to drown out the hate message popping up in their driveways.
"We don't need to respond every time they come up with a new flyer or a new conspiracy theory," said Shep Englander of the Jewish Foundation of Sarasota-Manatee.
Englander. who has been following the emergence of the flyers across cities in Florida and other states. said they are coming from white supremacist groups.
"These guys are driving into town under the cover of darkness and they litter people's lawns with nonsense. In some places maybe it'll divide neighbor against neighbor but not here," Englander said.
More calls have come for more signs with the latest wave of the fliers.
"This came from the neighbors. They said no, we want to show that it's not going to work and that we're united," he said.
Several neighbors we spoke to who didn't want to go on camera said they put the fliers in the trash.
Sarasota police said only two people called in to make a report about the fliers. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/yard-signs-antisemitic-fliers-sarasota/67-80e823c0-af6c-4555-9e35-9b037709d1f4 | 2022-04-01T01:27:14Z |
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Albertsons Companies ACI will host a conference call at 08:30 AM ET on April 12, 2022, to discuss Q4 2021 earnings results.
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Earnings conference calls allow companies to talk about their recent earnings reports publicly, so that anyone who is interested can get more information on what happened and why it happened.
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By MATTHEW BROWN
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials on Thursday adopted a rule aimed at reducing deaths and environmental damage from oil and gas pipeline ruptures — a long-delayed response to fatal explosions and massive spills that have occurred over decades in California, Michigan, New Jersey and other states.
But safety advocates said the move by the U.S. Transportation Department would not have averted the accidents that prompted the new rule. That’s because it applies only to newly constructed or replaced pipelines — and not to hundreds of thousands of miles of lines that already crisscross the country, many of them decades old and corroding.
The rule requires companies to install emergency valves that can quickly shut off the flow of oil, natural gas or other hazardous fuels when pipelines rupture. It came in response to a massive gas explosion in San Bruno, California, that killed eight people in 2010, and to large oil spills into Michigan’s Kalamazoo River and Montana’s Yellowstone River and other spills.
The National Transportation Safety Board since the 1990s has recommended the use of automatic or remote controlled valves on large pipelines — whether they are existing or new — to reduce the severity of accidents. Following a 1994 gas pipeline explosion and fire that destroyed eight buildings in Edison, Jersey, the safety board urged the Transportation Department to expedite requirements for shut-off valves in cities and natural areas.
But pipeline companies for years resisted new valve requirements because of the expense of installing them and concerns they could close accidentally and shut off fuel supplies.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the more stringent regulations for the industry were needed because too many people have been harmed by pipeline failures.
He said installation of the valves would also protect against large releases of methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas blamed for helping drive climate change.
“Today we are taking an important step to protect communities against hazardous pipeline leaks — helping to save the lives, property, and jobs of people in every part of the country while preventing super-polluting methane leaks.” Buttigieg said.
The Pipeline Safety Trust, a Bellingham, Washington-based advocacy group, said the rule marked progress since Congress mandated more stringent pipeline regulations over a decade ago.
But the group said exempting pipelines that are already in the ground means it would not prevent a repeat of the accident at San Bruno, which involved a pipeline that was more than 50 years old.
“This rule falls far short of the NTSB recommendation and will offer no additional safety to communities living near existing pipelines,” said Bill Caram, executive director of the safety trust.
The government estimated it would cost a combined $5.9 million annually for companies to comply with Thursday’s rule. By comparison, industry representatives said a single valve on an existing line could cost up to $1.5 million and it would take billions of dollars to retrofit lines nationwide.
Industry representatives were closely involved in crafting the rule. Their request to allow valves to be more widely spaced along pipelines and remove the requirement for some low-risk pipes was rejected. However, transportation officials adopted some of industry recommendations that will give operators latitude to make adjustments to where valves are placed.
Association of Oil Pipe Lines Vice President John Stoody said the final rule still contains “arbitrary requirements” for pipeline operators that don’t reflect real-world operating conditions or the low risk of spills in some scenarios.
Amy Andryszak, president of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, said her organization and companies it represents were still reviewing the rule but were “generally supportive” of rules that encourage safety.
Experts say automatic valves can help eliminate some human-caused errors that contribute to accidents, such as a delay of more than 17 hours to confirm the 2010 Kalamazoo, Michigan, pipeline rupture because workers ignored alarms indicating a possible spill. The break released more than 800,000 gallons (3,600,000 liters) of crude oil and caused roughly $1 billion in property and environmental damage.
In San Bruno, a 30-inch (76-centimeter) gas pipeline exploded and burned like a massive blowtorch in a suburban California neighborhood for 89 minutes before a manual valve was used to shut it down. An AP investigation found that pipeline operator Pacific Gas & Electric Co. agreed as far back as 1997 that remotely operated valves did a better job of protecting public safety, but opted against using them widely because they weren’t necessary or required.
Officials with the Transportation Department’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration did not immediately respond to questions about the new rule.
Also missing from the new rule are standards for equipment that can detect when and where leaks hit, a recurring problem in pipeline accidents, Caram said.
Instead, the rule says pipeline companies must quickly take steps to confirm a spill if they get an alarm or other notification, but the confirmation process itself remains up to the company.
Faulty leak detection systems played a role in recent accidents including a 350,000 gallon diesel oil spill in December into a wetlands outside New Orleans and an underwater rupture off California’s coast last October that fouled the ocean with tens of thousands of gallons crude oil.
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The Denver Broncos had a pre-draft visit with Coastal Carolina running back Shermari Jones, according to Mike Klis of 9news.
Jones was a freshman at Independence Community College in 2018, where he rushed for 352 yards and four touchdowns. Jones was featured on the Netflix series Last Chance U.
Jones would later transfer to Coastal Carolina. As a senior, Jones enjoyed a breakout season; he rushed for 1,040 yards and 13 touchdowns in 11 games. He was selected to the 2021 All-Sun Belt First Team.
Jones will likely be a late Day 3 pick. Tony Pauline of Pro Football Network has Jones ranked 745th on his big board.
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The Broncos Are Still Having Discussions With Melvin Gordon
The Broncos still do not have a clear number two running back behind Javonte Williams. The draft may be the best option, but the team has not ruled out bringing back veteran Melvin Gordon.
On March 14, KOA Colorado’s Benjamin Allbright reported that a reunion between Gordon the Broncos was unlikely.
However, Gordon remains a free agent. During the Annual League Meeting, Broncos’ general manager George Paton said that discussions with Gordon are ongoing, according to Ryan O’Halloran of The Denver Post.
Paton said the Broncos have not closed the door on free agents Kareem Jackson (safety) and Melvin Gordon (running back). “Spoken with both of their agents,” Paton said. “It’s ongoing. Really good players.”
With many free-agent running backs off the board, a reunion could be the best option for both Gordon and the Broncos.
The Broncos Met With TE Isaiah Likely
In addition to Jones, the Broncos also met with another Coastal Carolina prospect. They had a Zoom call with tight end Isaiah Likely, according to Ryan Roberts of Sports Illustrated.
Likely is one of the best tight ends in this draft class. Last season, he had a PFF grade of 93.3, which was second among all FBS tight ends.
NFL.com’s Lance Zierlien compared Likely to three-time Pro Bowl tight end Delaine Walker.
Tight end prospect with an intangibles profile and positional traits that make him projectable to the next level. Likely was a winner in high school and played a pivotal role in the ascension of Coastal Carolina over the past two seasons. He lacks a prototypical tight end frame and is an inconsistent blocker, but he runs well and filled up his career stat sheet with big plays. It could take Likely a year or two to find his footing against stronger, faster coverage, but he has the tools to uncover against NFL coverage as an “F” tight end.
After losing Noah Fant in the Russell Wilson trade, targeting a tight end on draft night makes sense. Albert Okwuegbunam has flashed the potential to take over as the team’s top tight end, but the Broncos could use some depth behind Okwuegbunam.
Likely would be an excellent addition. At the moment, he is projected to be a third-round pick. He is currently 108th on PFF’s big board. | https://heavy.com/sports/denver-broncos/broncos-last-chance-u-draft/ | 2022-04-01T01:27:15Z |
WILBRAHAM — Minnechaug has a talented, but inexperienced, roster this spring.
The team’s lack of collective experience was showcased during the first half of the program’s season opener against Westfield on Thursday.
WILBRAHAM — Minnechaug has a talented, but inexperienced, roster this spring.
The team’s lack of collective experience was showcased during the first half of the program’s season opener against Westfield on Thursday.
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On Wednesday, fans were shocked to hear that legendary actor Bruce Willis would be stepping away from his acting career after being diagnosed with aphasia.
Willis' family announced on Wednesday that after a decades-spanning career with many blockbuster films and franchises to his name, the 67-year-old actor would be "stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him," due to the condition affecting his "cognitive abilities."
According to the Mayo Clinic, aphasia is "a condition that robs you of the ability to communicate. It can affect your ability to speak, write and understand language, both verbal and written."
Two sources have since told ET that the actor's health has been deteriorating for a while now, so much so that he needed help with his lines on film sets.
"It got to the point where on his last several films, he was fitted with an earpiece, and someone had to read him his lines because he was unable to remember them," one of the sources told ET.
ET spoke with Dr. Nneka Ifejika, a rehab specialist at UT Southwestern, about the condition.
"Aphasia is a condition that results from damage to the speech areas of the brain," Dr. Ifejika shared with ET.
As for what Willis and his family can do to treat his condition moving forward, he has several options to maintain a good quality of life.
"There are treatments for it, though, so it will be very important to get ahold of a speech and language pathologist," Dr. Ifejika noted. "Their quality of life is greatly affected by aphasia, however, with good, adaptive methods and ways to compensate for aphasia, you can still have a good quality of life. There are certain medications and certain conditions that can be used to help facilitate communication."
Willis' last released project was this year's A Day to Die, and he has several completed and announced projects listed on his IMDb page.
Willis is best known for his role as John McClane in the Die Hard films and has many other hit movies to his name including Pulp Fiction, The Sixth Sense, Sin City, Armageddon, The Fifth Element and more.
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Ghana and Reading defender Baba Rahman has recuperated from the injury that prevented him from playing for the Black Stars in the two legged play off against Nigeria.
The on loan Chelsea defender is back to training after recovering from the injury he sustained in February whiles playing for Reading.
Baba Rahman who is loan at Reading from Chelsea has been sidelined with an injury concern since picking up a thigh injury against Preston North End in the Championship.
Since the middle of February, the left full back has not played for Reading in any game and that is set to continue.
Interim Reading boss, Paul Ince disclosed that the Ghanaian defender will be sidelined for between two to three weeks.
The left back did not play a part in the two legged clash against Nigeria that sent Ghana to the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Baba Rahman has made 24 appearances so far this season.
The former Kotoko defender has been seen training with his Reading teammates. | https://ghanaguardian.com/readings-baba-rahman-returns-to-fitness | 2022-04-01T01:27:15Z |
Emerging Artists Theatre Presents A HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL Tonight at TADA Theatre
The performance is tonight at TADA Theatre at 7 pm.
Tonight at TADA Theatre at 7 pm, M. Can Yasar will perform his original one-person play "A Hundred Dollar Bill" as a part of the New Works Series produced by Emerging Artist Theatre.
In an interview with Emerging Artist Theatre the creator of the show, M. Can Yasar was asked about the nature of his show and the audience's takeaway from attending his performance.
What is the show about?
A Hundred Dollar Bill is a self-examination of love, sexuality, and belonging from my time growing up in Ankara, Turkey, my first years in New York City, serving in the army and beyond.
Why should people see the show?
A Hundred Dollar Bill is an act of rebellion, constantly questioning and challenging our heteronormative society. It's a story that's never been told before and yet is very familiar. It's fresh. It cuts through the nonsense with a razor-sharp knife while still being tender, engaging, and empathetic. It's funny, witty, heartfelt, and joyful.
M. Can Yasar is from Ankara, Turkey. He is a New York-based actor, singer, writer, and producer. He performed his one-person show, "Smoke Point" at the Brick Theater as a part of Interrobang:?! New Works in September 2021. The second step of his journey, "A Hundred Dollar Bill" was moved to Theatre Row with the United Solo Festival where he was awarded as the writer of the best autobiographical show. He will be part of the New York Theatre Summer Festival in May!
Emerging Artists Theatre's New Works Series began in 2006 and focuses on new works, new talents, and new voices. Since its inception, numerous musicals, plays, solo shows, and dance pieces that were workshopped at the series have gone on to have full productions at the Edinburgh Fringe, NYMF, FringeNYC & Encores, Off-Broadway, as well as National and International productions. www.emergingartiststheatre.org
Tickets are $20 and are available at www.emergingartiststheatre.org. or https://newworkseries.com/new_works_series/a-hundred-dollar-bill/
The performance takes place at TADA Theater, 15 West 28th Street (between Broadway and 5th Avenue), 2nd Floor (elevator accessible), New York, NY 10001. Subways: N/R/1/2 to 28th Street, B/D/F/W to 34th Street.
All audience members must bring proof of vaccination, ID and wear a mask at the theater. | https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Emerging-Artists-Theatre-Presents-A-HUNDRED-DOLLAR-BILL-Tonight-at-TADA-Theatre-20220331 | 2022-04-01T01:27:17Z |
BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Evening" game were:
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BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Evening" game were:
4-7-3-9
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NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Days after he and his truck were tossed and turned by a Texas tornado, 16-year-old driver Riley Leon is getting a new ride.
Leon was on his way home from a job interview Monday when he and his red Chevrolet Silverado were caught on video being thrown around by a tornado in Elgin, a suburb of Austin.
The video shows the Silverado being thrown in the air, turning on its side and finally flipping back on its wheels before Leon is seen driving away.
On Thursday, Chevrolet took to social media to announce that they, along with Bruce Lowrie Chevrolet of Fort Worth, are donating a 2022 Silverado 1500 LT All Star Edition in Cherry Red to Leon and his family.
“We are thankful Riley is safe, commend his driving skills during a frightening situation, and our hearts are with other families in Texas that have been affected by these storms,” the post said.
Chevrolet also announced that Chevy Cares is donating $50,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
In an interview with CBS News, Leon said he was grateful “God gave me another chance because better things are gonna come in the future.” | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556684320286/stellar-service-brands-recognizes-and-honors-women-in-the-trades-at-2022-convention-in-fort-worth-texas | 2022-04-01T01:27:17Z |
NEW YORK, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI"), a leading provider of financial market indices, and MSCI Inc. (MSCI), a leading provider of research-based indices and analytics, have conducted their annual review of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) structure.
The annual GICS methodology review is intended to ensure that the GICS structure continues to appropriately represent the global equity markets and, thereby, enable asset owners, asset managers and investment research specialists to make consistent global comparisons by industry. The GICS structure revision is the result of a consultation with market participants.
Based on the consultation feedback received, S&P DJI and MSCI have concluded that the proposed changes related to the reclassification of renewable energy companies and the consolidation of Diversified Banks and Regional Banks will not be implemented due to lack of market consensus. All other changes proposed in the consultation will be implemented.
The changes to the GICS structure will be implemented in GICS Direct and S&P DJI's indices after the close of business (ET) on Friday, March 17, 2023. A select list of large market capitalization companies affected by the changes will be announced no later than June 30, 2022. The full list of companies affected by these changes will be made available to clients no later than December 15, 2022. MSCI will consult with clients regarding implementation in their indexes.
The results of the consultation and changes to the GICS structure in 2023 are summarized below.
CLASSIFICATION OF RETAILERS
The retail landscape has evolved over the years as retailers are opting to pursue an omni-channel approach to sell their products rather than sticking with mainly brick-and-mortar retail or purely online channels. The demarcation between General Merchandise Stores and Department Stores has diminished as well, since both formats are comprised of retail spaces primarily selling consumer discretionary goods. Retailers that are generating a majority of revenue or earnings from consumable staple items such as food, household, and personal care products warrant a consolidation under the Consumer Staples Sector.
Market feedback concerning the proposals for retailers was generally favorable. S&P DJI and MSCI will discontinue Internet & Direct Marketing Retail and classify companies according to the nature of goods sold, merge General Merchandise Stores and Department Stores into a new Sub-Industry called Broadline Retail, shift consumable merchandise sellers to the Consumer Staples Sector, and update the GICS nomenclature for select Retail classifications by replacing the word "Stores" with "Retail".
CLASSIFICATION OF DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES
Companies classified as Data Processing & Outsourced Services offer services either customized for select industries such as human resources or travel or to diverse industries, as is the case with transaction and payment processing companies offering payment related transaction and payment processing services by connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments, digital partners, businesses, and other organizations. These support activities are closely aligned with the business support activities covered under the Industrials Sector rather than the Information Technology Sector, and with the Financials Sector in the case of payment processors.
Market feedback concerning the proposal for Data Processing & Outsourced Services was generally favorable. Data Processing & Outsourced Services Sub-Industry under the Information Technology Sector will be discontinued and will be moved to the Industrials Sector with an updated definition. In addition, transaction and payment processing companies will be reclassified to a newly created Sub-Industry called Transaction and Payment Processing Services under the Financials Sector. Payroll processing companies will be moved to the Industrials Sector under the Human Resource & Employment Services Sub-Industry with an updated definition. Companies offering travel related data processing and outsourced services will be moved to the Consumer Discretionary Sector under the Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines Sub-Industry.
CLASSIFICATION OF BANKS AND THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE
The Banks Industry Group comprised of Diversified Banks, Regional Banks, and Thrifts/Savings Banks has evolved over the years with respect to the geographic footprints of these businesses, the laws governing them, and the variety of services being offered. Further, Mortgage Finance, where revenue is more fee-based than interest income based, are distinct from Banks as they mainly offer mortgage finance related products & services for commercial & residential real estate properties. In order to capture these changes, it was proposed to merge Diversified Banks, Regional Banks, and Thrifts/Savings Banks into a single Sub-Industry. And it was proposed to discontinue the Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Sub-Industry under the Banks Industry Group and create a new Commercial & Residential Mortgage Finance Sub-Industry under the Diversified Financials Industry Group (to be renamed Financial Services).
Market feedback concerning the proposal for Banks was mixed, but favorable for the Thrifts & Mortgage Finance. Most clients expressed a desire to retain a distinction between Diversified Banks and Regional Banks, although they found merit in merging Thrifts and Savings Banks into an expanded Regional Banks Sub-Industry. In addition, feedback was in favor of discontinuing the Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Sub-Industry under the Banks Industry Group and creating a new Commercial & Residential Mortgage Finance Sub-Industry under the Diversified Financials Industry Group (to be renamed Financial Services). Hence, the proposal will be partially adopted. There will be no change to the Diversified Banks Sub-Industry, Thrifts/Savings banks will be merged with Regional Banks, and the change for Thrifts and Mortgage Finance Sub-Industry will be implemented as proposed.
CLASSIFICATION OF EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITs)
The companies structured as REITs generally focus on distinct property types such as retail properties, data centers, telecom towers, etc., and only a small percentage of these companies invest in diverse property types.
Market feedback concerning the proposal for Equity REITs was generally favorable. Clients confirmed that there is interest in creating additional granularity for REITs to help investors track the increased specialization in the REITs space. It was proposed that Residential REITs will be split into 2 distinct Sub-Industries and Specialized REITs will be split into 5 Sub-Industries. In addition, 8 Industries for REITs and a new Industry Group for Equity REITs will be created. A new Real Estate Management & Development Industry Group and Industry will also be created. Since the consultation feedback concerning the proposals for Equity REITs was largely favorable, the changes will be implemented as proposed.
CLASSIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION
The Trucking Sub-Industry includes a mix of companies providing cargo/goods and passenger ground transportation services. The passenger ground transportation business has evolved over the years through the development of online apps and marketplaces for taxis and on-demand ride sharing, as well as consumer bicycle and scooter rental platforms. In addition, these companies are distinct from those offering cargo/goods ground transportation services.
Market feedback supported the reasoning behind separating passenger land transportation from cargo/goods land transportation. The Trucking Sub-Industry will be split into two new Sub-Industries to be called Passenger Ground Transportation and Cargo Ground Transportation. For additional clarity, the Airlines Industry and Sub-Industry will also be renamed as Passenger Airlines to better reflect the companies classified there.
CLASSIFICATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANIES
The consultation proposals related to the classification of renewable energy companies will not be adopted at this time. Although there is a rapid growth in investment and capacity in the renewable energy generation space that is transforming the competitive landscape of both the Energy and Utilities Sectors, with renewable energy generation sources becoming significant competitors to traditional energy source providers, feedback from clients and additional internal analysis suggests that there is not a consensus yet on how to reflect these changes in the GICS structure. It is likely that this topic will be revisited in a future structure review by S&P DJI and MSCI.
UPDATE TO GICS DEFINITION: CLASSIFICATION OF CANNABIS
The cannabis industry has expanded rapidly in recent years due to an ease in regulations and increased discovery of uses for a variety of applications. The legality of recreational usage is still inconsistent globally, whereas legal medicinal use is more widespread. Additional uses are still in a nascent stage. In addition, market feedback was also mixed and hence, the Pharmaceuticals Sub-Industry definition will not be updated at this time.
ADDITIONAL UPDATES IN SELECT GICS INDUSTRY AND SUB-INDUSTRY NAMES
Various GICS Industry and Sub-Industry names will be updated to increase clarity and consistency across the GICS structure, in addition to above changes.
The new GICS structure will consist of 11 Sectors, 25 Industry Groups, 74 Industries and 163 Sub-Industries.
For a detailed document covering the upcoming changes, please visit S&P Dow Jones Indices' web site at www.spdji.com and MSCI's web site at www.msci.com.
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The Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced two grant opportunities through its tourism department, Visit Muscatine.
“The success from last year’s grants made the decision to do it again in 2022 very easy,” GMCCI’s Director of Strategic Initiatives Jodi Hansen said in a news release.
“Last year we helped fund eight events, seven of which were brand new for Muscatine. We are excited to help get new and innovative events in Muscatine and to help showcase existing ones. Our intent is to encourage events that will help bring visitors to Muscatine to increase local economic impact,” Hansen said.
GMCCI seeks applications for:
- Event Marketing Tourism Grant: Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GMCCI) is offering grants up to $1,000 to be used to attract or promote an event, sporting competition, or attraction that will bring visitors to Muscatine, thereby increasing overnight stays in area hotels and/or tourism spending.
- Community Grant: Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GMCCI) is introducing grants up to $5,000 for event services companies and or organizations to produce 2022 events geared to attract visitors (minimum projected attendance is 1,000-plus visitors.)
Applicants are sought in performing and visual arts events; food wine and beer festivals; cultural events and recreation events.
To apply and for more information, visit here and here. | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/chamber-announces-tourism-grants/ | 2022-04-01T01:27:20Z |
AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) – Lori Ann Slesinski vanished 16 years ago from her Auburn home. Friday, our community is expected to finally learn what investigators believe happened to the 24-year-old Auburn University graduate back in 2006. Friday, the circumstances of her alleged kidnapping and murder are set to be revealed when prosecutors share their evidence.
A long week of jury selection continues late Thursday, and the process slowed because this is a death penalty case coupled with COVID-19 protocols to space out potential jurors’ contact during the selection process.
Derrill Richard Ennis, flanked by his two defense attorneys, has been in court all week as 12 jurors and four alternates are being selected to hear the case, listen to testimony, deliberate, and decide if they can find him guilty or innocent. If Guilty, the same jury will decide if Ennis spends life in prison without parole or lethal injection.
Investigators have said Ennis and Slesinski knew one another around the time she vanished in June of 2006; her blue Mazda Tribute was located shortly after her disappearance. The vehicle burned out on Dekalb street.
Twelve years later, a Cold Case unit presented their findings to a grand jury which returned an indictment for Capital Murder during a Burglary and Kidnapping against Ennis.
As far as we know, a body was never recovered. Opening Statements set to happen Friday will be the first time the public will hear what prosecutors say happened to Slesinski’s and Ennis’ alleged involvement. We expect the state will begin calling witnesses Friday too, and when it’s time for the defense to start their case, we will see if Ennis takes the stand in his own defense.
News 3 will keep you updated. | https://www.wkrg.com/crime/prosecutors-to-outline-case-against-lori-ann-slesinskis-alleged-killer/ | 2022-04-01T01:27:20Z |
(WHTM) – A new WHTM/Emerson College Polling/The Hill poll shows Dr. Mehmet Oz and David McCormick virtually tied in the May 17 Pennsylvania Republican US Senate primary, but a majority of voters remain undecided.
In the poll of 373 Pennsylvania Republicans, the former television personality Oz received one more vote than McCormick, a former hedge fund CEO.
Oz finished first in the poll with 14.4% followed by McCormick at 14.3%.
Fox News contributor and former professor Kathy Barnette finished third at 6.4%, followed by former Danish ambassador under President Donald Trump, Carla Sands, at 5.7%.
Former Lt. Governor candidate Jeff Bartos rounded out the top five with 5.3% of the vote.
George Bochetto and Sean Gale each received less than 3% in the poll.
An overwhelming majority of Pennsylvanian Republican voters (50.5%) say they are still undecided in the crowded race.
Emerson College will be releasing a second poll of Republican voters in early April. Candidates who receive at least 5% in either poll can qualify for a debate hosted by Nexstar Media Inc. and our media partners, WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh.
The breakdown in support among younger and older voters is significant with Oz receiving no support from voters 18-29, but leading among the 50-64 age range.
McCormick leads or is tied among every other age group, tying Bartos among the 30-49-year-olds and Bochetto in the 18-29 range. The majority of voters are undecided regardless of age category.
White voters support McCormick by 0.4% over Oz, while Sands received the most support among seven candidates with African American voters.
McCormick also leads among male voters with 15.1%, while Oz has 15.1% support among women. Barnette received 10.8% support among men, followed by Sands at 9.1%. Fifty-nine percent of women are undecided compared to 41.9% of Republican men.
Among urban and city residents, McCormick had a double-digit lead over Oz with 25% support. Oz leads among suburban voters and McCormick has a slight 1.8% edge in rural voters. Nearly 59% of rural voters are undecided compared to 48.6% of suburban residents and 30.4% of those who live in urban/city areas.
More than 55% of Pennsylvania Republican voters with a post-graduate degree or higher are undecided in the race. McCormick leads Oz among those with a high school education or less, while support among those with college degrees or some college are closely split.
The elephant in the room is former President Donald Trump, who, at the time of polling, has not endorsed a candidate in the race. The poll finds 61% of Pennsylvanian Republicans are more likely to support a Trump-endorsed candidate, while 13.2 say they are less likely. Nearly 26% say an endorsement from Trump will not make a difference in their vote.
Republicans and Democrats are also largely in favor of their candidate living in Pennsylvania for a significant amount of time. Forty-six percent say it is very important how long a candidate has lived in Pennsylvania and 28.2% say it is somewhat important.
Both Oz and McCormick have drawn criticism from others in the race for not recently living in Pennsylvania. Oz has previously lived in New Jersey but went to school in Philadelphia.
Fifteen percent say they are unsure and 10.7% say residency is not very or not at all important in their decision. Nearly 64% of voters 65 and older say Trump’s endorsement will more than likely lead them to vote for that candidate.
“I’m very proud that I’m a Pennsylvanian,” Oz told abc27’s Dennis Owens. “They care much more for what I stand for than where I’m from.”
On This Week in Pennsylvania, McCormick highlighted his background as a “seventh-generation Pennsylvanian.”
“I’ve spent more of my life in Pennsylvania, more than half of my life in Pennsylvania. I grew up here in Bloomsburg on the family farm trimming Christmas trees and bailing hay.”
Nearly 91% of Republican voters 65 and older say they are very likely to vote in the race, compared to 84% 50-64, 64% of residents 30-49, and 75% of residents 18-29.
According to the poll, Democrats and Republicans disagree on whether Pennsylvania runs fair elections: 75% of Democrats think the state runs fair elections compared to 42% of Independents and just 28% of Republicans.
Polling methodology
The WHTM/Emerson College Polling/The Hill Pennsylvania poll was conducted from March 26-28, 2022. The general election sample consisted of registered voters in Pennsylvania, n=1,069 with a Credibility Interval (CI) similar to a poll’s margin of error (MOE) of +/- 3 percentage points. The Republican primary sample consisted of likely voters, n=372, with a Credibility Interval (CI) similar to a poll’s margin of error (MOE) of +/-5.0 percentage points. The Democratic primary sample consisted of likely voters, n=471, with a Credibility Interval (CI) similar to a poll’s margin of error (MOE) of +/-4.5 percentage points.
The data sets were weighted by gender, age, education, race, and region based on 2020 turnout modeling. It is important to remember that subsets based on gender, age, party breakdown, ethnicity, and region carry with them higher margins of error, as the sample size is reduced.
Data was collected using a cellphone sample of SMS-to-web, an online panel provided by Amazon MTurk, and an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system of landlines.
The full poll can be reviewed here. | https://www.wearecentralpa.com/pennsylvania-governor-election-2022/pennsylvania-senate-primary-poll-oz-mccormick-tied-majority-undecided-2/ | 2022-04-01T01:27:20Z |
WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients, part of an election-year push by Democrats for price curbs on prescription drugs at a time of rising inflation.
Experts say the legislation, which passed 232-193, would provide significant relief for privately insured patients with skimpier plans and for Medicare enrollees facing rising out-of-pocket costs for their insulin. Some could save hundreds of dollars annually, and all insured patients would get the benefit of predictable monthly costs for insulin. The bill would not help the uninsured.
But the Affordable Insulin Now Act will serve as a political vehicle to rally Democrats and force Republicans who oppose it into uncomfortable votes ahead of the midterms. For the legislation to pass Congress, 10 Republican senators would have to vote in favor. Democrats acknowledge they don't have an answer for how that's going to happen.
“If 10 Republicans stand between the American people being able to get access to affordable insulin, that's a good question for 10 Republicans to answer,” said Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., a cosponsor of the House bill. “Republicans get diabetes, too. Republicans die from diabetes.”
Public opinion polls have consistently shown support across party lines for congressional action to limit drug costs.
But Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., complained the legislation is only “a small piece of a larger package around government price controls for prescription drugs." Critics say the bill would raise premiums and fails to target pharmaceutical middlemen seen as contributing to high list prices for insulin.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Democrats could have a deal on prescription drugs if they drop their bid to authorize Medicare to negotiate prices. “Do Democrats really want to help seniors, or would they rather have the campaign issue?" Grassley said.
The insulin bill, which would take effect in 2023, represents just one provision of a much broader prescription drug package in President Joe Biden's social and climate legislation.
In addition to a similar $35 cap on insulin, the Biden bill would authorize Medicare to negotiate prices for a range of drugs, including insulin. It would penalize drugmakers who raise prices faster than inflation and overhaul the Medicare prescription drug benefit to limit out-of-pocket costs for enrollees.
Biden's agenda passed the House only to stall in the Senate because Democrats could not reach consensus. Party leaders haven't abandoned hope of getting the legislation moving again, and preserving its drug pricing curbs largely intact.
The idea of a $35 monthly cost cap for insulin actually has a bipartisan pedigree. The Trump administration had created a voluntary option for Medicare enrollees to get insulin for $35, and the Biden administration continued it.
In the Senate, Republican Susan Collins of Maine and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire are working on a bipartisan insulin bill. Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has introduced legislation similar to the House bill, with the support of Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
Stung by criticism that Biden's economic policies spur inflation, Democrats are redoubling efforts to show how they'd help people cope with costs. On Thursday, the Commerce Department reported a key inflation gauge jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, the largest year-over-year rise since January 1982.
But experts say the House bill would not help uninsured people, who face the highest out-of-pocket costs for insulin. Also, people with diabetes often take other medications as well as insulin. That's done to treat the diabetes itself, along with other serious health conditions often associated with the disease. The House legislation would not help with those costs, either. Collins says she's looking for a way to help uninsured people through her bill.
About 37 million Americans have diabetes, and an estimated 6 million to 7 million use insulin to keep their blood sugars under control. It’s an old drug, refined and improved over the years, that has seen relentless price increases.
Steep list prices don't reflect the rates insurance plans negotiate with manufacturers. But those list prices are used to calculate cost-sharing amounts that patients owe. Patients who can’t afford their insulin reduce or skip doses, a strategy born of desperation, which can lead to serious complications and even death.
Economist Sherry Glied of New York University said the market for insulin is a “total disaster” for many patients, particularly those with skimpy insurance plans or no insurance.
“This will make private insurance for people with diabetes a much more attractive proposition,” said Glied. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/nation-world/insulin-cap-35-dollars-month-bill/507-855508ee-6b9d-4ce8-9937-22fa115af232 | 2022-04-01T01:27:20Z |
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Sunlands Technology STG will host a conference call at 07:30 AM ET on April 8, 2022, to discuss Q4 2021 earnings results.
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By GILLIAN FLACCUS and TED WARREN
Associated Press
TULALIP, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday signed into law a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people, to help address a silent crisis that has plagued Indian Country in this state and nationwide.
The law sets up a system similar to Amber Alerts and so-called silver alerts, which are used respectively for missing children and vulnerable adults in many states. It was spearheaded by Rep. Debra Lekanoff, the only Native American lawmaker currently serving in the Washington state Legislature, and championed by Indigenous leaders statewide.
“I am proud to say that the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s and People’s Alert System came from the voices of our Native American leaders,” said Lekanoff, a member of the Tlingit tribe and the bill’s chief sponsor. “It’s not just an Indian issue, it’s not just an Indian responsibility. Our sisters, our aunties, our grandmothers are going missing every day … and it’s been going on for far too long.”
The system will notify law enforcement when there’s a report of a missing Indigenous person. It will also place messages on highway reader boards and on the radio and social media, and will provide information to the news media.
The law attempts to address a crisis of missing Indigenous people — particularly women — in Washington and across the United States. While it includes missing men, women and children, a summary of public testimony on the legislation notes that “the crisis began as a women’s issue, and it remains primarily a women’s issue.”
The legislation was paired with another bill that Inslee signed Thursday that requires county coroners or medical examiners to take steps to identify and notify family members of murdered Indigenous people and return their remains. That new law also establishes two grant funds for Indigenous survivors of human trafficking.
This piece of the crisis is important because in many cases, murdered Indigenous women are mistakenly recorded as white or Hispanic by coroners’ offices, they’re never identified, or their remains never repatriated.
A 2021 report by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office found the true number of missing and murdered Indigenous women in the U.S. is unknown due to reporting problems, distrust of law enforcement and jurisdictional conflicts. But Native American women face murder rates almost three times those of white women overall — and up to 10 times the national average in certain locations, according to a 2021 summary of the existing research by the National Congress of American Indians. More than 80% have experienced violence.
In Washington, more than four times as many Indigenous women go missing than white women, according to research conducted by the Urban Indian Health Institute in Seattle, but many such cases receive little or no media attention.
The bill signing on the Tulalip Reservation, north of Seattle, began with a traditional welcome song passed down by Harriette Shelton Dover, a cherished cultural leader and storyteller. Dover recovered and shared many traditions and songs from tribes along Washington’s northern Pacific Coast and worked with linguists before her death in 1991 to preserve her language, Lushootseed, from extinction.
Tulalip Tribes of Washington Chairwoman Teri Gobin said Washington and Montana are the two states with the most missing Indigenous people in the U.S. Nearly four dozen Native people are currently missing in Seattle alone, she said.
“What’s the most important thing is bringing them home, whether they’ve been trafficked, whether they’ve been stolen or murdered,” she said. “It’s a wound that stays open, and it’s something that we pray with (for) each person, we can bring them home.”
Investigations into missing Indigenous people, particularly women, have been plagued by many issues for decades.
When a person goes missing on a reservation, there are often there are jurisdictional conflicts between tribal police and local and state law enforcement. A lack of staff and police resources, and the rural nature of many reservations, compound those problems. And many times, families of tribal members distrust non-Native law enforcement or don’t know where to report news of a missing loved one.
An alert system will help mitigate some of those problems by allowing better communication and coordination between tribal and non-tribal law enforcement and creating a way for law enforcement to flag such cases for other agencies. The law expands the definition of “missing endangered person” to include Indigenous people, as well as children and vulnerable adults with disabilities or memory or cognitive issues.
The law takes effect June 9 and some details are still being worked out. For example, it’s unclear what criteria law enforcement will use to positively identify a missing person as Native American and how the information will be disseminated in rural areas, including on some reservations, where highways lack electronic reader boards — or where there aren’t highways at all.
The measure is the latest step Washington has taken to address the issue. The Washington State Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Task Force is working to coordinate a statewide response and had its first meeting in December. Its first report is expected in August.
Many states from Arizona to Oregon to Wisconsin have taken recent action to address the crisis of murdered and missing Indigenous women. Efforts include funding for better resources for tribal police to the creation of new databases specifically targeting missing tribal members. Tribal police agencies that use Amber Alerts for missing Indigenous children include the Hopi and Las Vegas Paiute.
In California, the Yurok Tribe and the Sovereign Bodies Institute, an Indigenous-run research and advocacy group, uncovered 18 cases of missing or slain Native American women in roughly the past year in their recent work — a number they consider a vast undercount. An estimated 62% of those cases are not listed in state or federal databases for missing persons.
The law is already drawing attention from other states, whose attorney generals have called to ask how to enact similar legislation, said state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who called the law “truly groundbreaking.”
“Any time you’re doing something for the first time in this country, that’s an extra heavy lift,” he said. “This most certainly will not be our last reform to make sure that we bring everybody back home. .. There is so much more work that needs to be done and must be done.”
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Flaccus reported from Portland, Oregon.
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The Golden State Warriors have 11 days to add a big man to their roster and bolster the interior before beginning their playoff push.
General manager Bob Myers has stood pat on his assessment that there wasn’t a deal to be made at the trade deadline for a big man that would have helped the Warriors more than it would have hurt them. Golden State has also remained stagnant when it comes to the buyout market, which represents an opportunity for teams to find depth at value in the form of unhappy and/or under-utilized players departing opposing rosters late in the season.
Though he is not currently playing for an NBA franchise, there is a championship-caliber defensive presence active in professional basketball who the Warriors could pursue now that the team has ruled James Wiseman out for the rest of the year. That player is center Marc Gasol.
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Gasol, 37, most recently played in the NBA last season as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. He was also an integral part of the 2018-19 Toronto Raptors team that bested the Warriors in their most recent NBA Finals appearance. Before that, Gasol spent 10 years with the Memphis Grizzlies as one of the best defenders in the league, earning trips to three All-Star Games.
NBA insider Marc J. Spears of ESPN appeared on the Tuesday, March 29 edition of KNBR’s Papa & Lund podcast to discuss the Wiseman injury. During the interview, Spears mentioned being puzzled that the Dubs have not actively pursued a backup for Wiseman who can help center Kevon Looney deal with opposing big men the Warriors are likely to see in the Western Conference Playoffs — such as Deandre Ayton of the Phoenix Suns or Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets.
“I just thought that with [Wiseman’s] injury, what he was recovering from, the unknown, they needed an insurance big man. They needed somebody else, just in case something like this happened,” Spears said. “I really thought there should have been a big man the Warriors added to their roster. It’s a really, really guard-heavy roster.”
Spears mentioned Gasol by name as a potential option for the Dubs to reinforce their front line, though he also admitted he is uncertain of Gasol’s level of interest in returning to the NBA. The center is currently playing professionally in Spain.
“If you do make a move, could it cost you [Juan] Toscano-Anderson? Are you willing to do that this late in the game?” Spears added. “Is there anybody out there worthy of making such a move? I’m not sure.”
Myers Addresses Golden State’s Lack of Action on Adding Big Man
Spears added that from what he has heard, the Warriors’ front office is not going to change its mind on adding a big man — even knowing now that Wiseman will not return for the playoffs and that Draymond Green is a risk to re-injure his back moving forward.
Myers appeared on 95.7 The Game Wednesday, March 24, speaking openly about his thought process on roster moves over the past few months.
I can say this, there wasn’t some great big man that was available. We canvassed and looked around and tried to figure that out. We’re somewhat limited in tradeable assets. We have four veterans making a good chunk of money, and then Looney and then our rookie scale guys. So you don’t have a lot of tradeable salary, which people listening may or may not care about, but salaries have to match in a trade.
If I had known that [Green] would be back when he was or that [Wiseman] would suffer setbacks, who knows? Any team could say that. But at the time, thinking [Wiseman] is coming back, thinking [Green] is coming back a little bit earlier, probably fed into that.
Myers is equipped with all that knowledge now, however, and has a chance to address what appears to be the Warriors’ greatest weakness as they prepare to make another title run beginning in April. Whether he will or not is perhaps the team’s No. 1 question — aside from the health of star point guard Steph Curry, who remains sidelined with a sprained ligament in his foot — as Golden State heads shakily into the playoffs. | https://heavy.com/sports/golden-state-warriors/marc-gasol-james-wiseman-looney-playoffs/ | 2022-04-01T01:27:21Z |
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Emotions were running high during Chris Rock’s first stand-up shows since he was slapped by Will Smith during Sunday's 94th annual Academy Awards. On Wednesday, the 57-year-old comedian took the stage at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, for two shows to kick off of his Ego Death Live tour, and quickly addressed the shocking incident at the Oscars.
"I have a whole show… that I wrote before the weekend, so, if you came here for that, I'm still processing it," the comedian said during his first show. "I will talk about it, and it will be serious, and it will be funny, but not tonight."
ET learned that Chris arrived via private plane to Boston on Tuesday afternoon and checked into the Ritz Carlton before heading to his dress rehearsal at the venue.
A source told ET that Chris has been "pensive" and the events from Sunday have been on his mind, but he didn't want them to distract from his performance. "His focus is on his show right now," the source said.
The source also told ET that ahead of taking the stage, Chris worked out at his hotel gym and made his way to the venue around 4 p.m. to prepare for the sold-out shows. The source added that Chris was relaxed and upbeat and looking forward to performing, but knew he had to address the incident at the Oscars.
At the first show at 7 p.m., an eyewitness tells ET that Chris entered the stage to uproarious applause, with the audience giving him an enthusiastic standing ovation for about three minutes. The eyewitness says fans were whistling and cheering and yelling out that they love him. And just as the crowd looked as if they were about to settle down and let Chris begin, they rose to their feet again.
Chris, sporting an all-white outfit and a couple of silver bracelets, was visibly overwhelmed with emotion and touched by the very warm response. He even noted that he was getting “misty.”
"The reception he received onstage was very emotional for Chris," the source tells ET.
From there, Chris jokingly asked how everyone's weekend was and explained that he wrote his jokes before the shocking event that took place at the Oscars.
After he quickly addressed the incident, he went into his stand-up routine. ET's eyewitness says he commanded the stage and had the audience in stitches with non-stop laughter.
While he did make a couple subtle comments about Sunday’s incident, he never referred specifically to Will or his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. At one point in the show, he said, "I have a great life. Well, other than some weird sh** going on."
ET's eyewitness says there was an incident at the first show, where two unruly audience members were escorted out by security. The show resumed, but police were called out and the men were arrested for assaulting an officer, according to ET's source. After the men were escorted out, Chris told the audience, "Is this how the tour is going to be?"
The source tells ET that Chris' personal security was on high alert and ready to pull him off stage if needed, but it didn't get to that point. "Chris was not rattled by that incident," ET's source says.
Chris ended his show with another standing ovation and ET's source says he was "upbeat and was in great spirits" after that first performance.
As for Chris' 10 p.m. show, ET's eyewitness says it was much like the first one but with a few minor tweaks.
"I don't have a bunch a sh** about what happened, so if you came to see that, I have a whole show that I wrote before this weekend and I'm still kind of processing what happened," he said during his second set. "At some point, I'll talk about that sh** and it'll be serious and funny, but I'm going to tell some jokes. I'm going to talk about-- it's nice to just be out!"
After the shows, he was escorted out of the venue with security and went back to his hotel to sleep. It was a quiet first night for him, but ET's source says, "Chris was in really great spirits and happy to be back onstage!"
As for how Chris is coping after being slapped at the Oscars, a source tells ET that while he's used to fame, he has never experienced this level of attention.
"It's not uncommon to see Chris walking around the streets of New York City and showing up in small comedy clubs to workshop new material. He's never been someone who's hounded by paparazzi," the source says. "This level of attention is very new to Chris. There was a mob of photographers chasing him from the hotel to the theater and swarming him as he entered. There were even choppers following him."
Needless to say, Chris has beefed up security and is really taking this time to wrap his head around everything that's transpired, the source says.
"It's been an emotional week for Chris," the source adds.
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AGAWAM - Led by a no-hitter for Mckenna Wheeler in her first career varsity start and early offensive production, the Agawam softball team defeated East Longmeadow, 5-0, on Thursday.
“I thought we were solid defensively and offensively,” Brownies head coach Kathy Georgina said. “McKenna pitched a great game today.” | https://www.masslive.com/highschoolsports/2022/04/mckenna-wheeler-throws-no-hitter-as-agawam-softball-defeats-east-longmeadow-5-0.html | 2022-04-01T01:27:21Z |
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Kumasi Asante Kotoko dropped points once again as they drew 1-1 with Karela United in their match day 22 clash at the Baba Yara Stadium on Thursday night.
The porcupine warriors earned the draw the hard way despite playing at home with ten men for most part of the game.
Kotoko started the game on the front foot as they weighed up their guest probing and searching for openings.
But things quickly turned sour as the reds were reduced to ten men after captain Ismail Abdul Ganiyu was given his marching orders after a vicious tackle in the 29th minute.
Kotoko were in control of the game before the red card which swayed the balance of the game in favour of the away side.
Karela United took advantage of the extra man and seized control of the game before the in form former Kotoko forward Mathew Kelvin Andoh opened the scores for the visitors in the 36th minute with a header.
On the stroke of half time, Asante Kotoko pulled parity through Cameroonian striker Frank Mbella Etouga who scored his 15th goal of the campaign in 18 appearances.
The Reds continue to lead the pack with 46 points from 22 matches followed by Bechem United with 38 points and Aduana Stars also with 38 points.
Asante Kotoko will play against King Faisal on Sunday in a game which they will have revenge on their minds.
Kotoko maintained their eight point lead at the summit of the league log on second placed Bechem United.
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JERSEY BOYS Launches IPA With New Jersey Beer Company
Jersey Boys IPA was brewed with a special yeast blend, and hopped with Citra, Mandarina Bavaria and Sabro for flavors of tropical orange sherbert, mango and coconut.
Salute! The Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award winning musical Jersey Boys has inspired the New Jersey Beer Company to launch Jersey Boys IPA, a new beer celebrating the hit show's return to the stage. Jersey Boys IPA will be available for purchase beginning April 2 exclusively at New Jersey Beer Company in North Bergen, NJ on April 2, and beginning April 7 in New Jersey and New York, including at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street), where Jersey Boys is playing.
Jersey Boys IPA was brewed with a special yeast blend, and hopped with Citra, Mandarina Bavaria and Sabro for flavors of tropical orange sherbert, mango and coconut. The 6.8% IPA is tropical vacation juice just in time for Spring.
"The opportunity to partner with the artistic legends at Jersey Boys was something we couldn't pass up! We have been fans of the show for years, and love how the actors and producers work hard to hone their craft. We as brewers constantly strive to dial in our work the same way, and we think you will taste it in this IPA!" said Paul Harlan, Sales and Marketing, for New Jersey Beer Company.
Jersey Boys stars Jonathan Cable as Nick Massi, Aaron De Jesus as Frankie Valli, CJ Pawlikowski as Bob Gaudio, John Rochette as Tommy DeVito and Courter Simmons (Frankie Valli at some performances). The production also includes Dianna Marie Barger, Tristen Buettel, Alex Dorf, Andrew Frace, John Gardiner, Joey LaVarco, Austin Owen, Michelle Rombola, Paul Sabala and Kit Treece.
Jersey Boys is written by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe, directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Sergio Trujillo. The production includes Music Supervision, Vocal/Dance Arrangements & Incidental Music by Ron Melrose and Orchestrations by Steve Orich.
Jersey Boys is the behind-the-music story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard... and the radio just couldn't get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story -- a story that has made them an international sensation all over again. The show features all their hits including "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Oh What A Night," "Walk Like A Man," "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" and "Working My Way Back To You."
Jersey Boys opened in New York on November 6, 2005, and by the time it closed there on January 15, 2017, it was the 12th longest running show in Broadway history, passing such original Broadway productions as 42nd Street, Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, and The Producers. Blessed by awards all over the world, Jersey Boys has been seen by over 30 million people as of March 2022.
The design and production team includes Klara Zieglerova (Scenic Design), Jess Goldstein (Costume Design), Howell Binkley (Lighting Design), Steve Canyon Kennedy (Sound Design), Michael Clark (Projection Design), Charles LaPointe (Wig & Hair Design), Steve Rankin (Fight Director), Richard Hester (Production Supervisor), John Miller (Music Coordinator), Tara Rubin Casting / Merri Sugarman, C.S.A.
Jersey Boys is produced at New World Stages by Dodger Theatricals, Joseph J. Grano, Kevin Kinsella, Pelican Group, Latitude Link, Tommy Mottola.
Jersey Boys is currently playing in New York City, in London, on US National Tour, on UK Tour, and on the Norwegian Cruise Line ship The Bliss.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Pick 10" game were:
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DNR identifies Missouri State Energy Planning process initiatives
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Working with stakeholder groups, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources has identified initiatives for Cycle 1 of the Missouri State Energy Planning (MoSEP) process. The energy planning process is designed to identify and address topics critical to Missouri’s current and future energy needs....
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Silver Dawn becomes the cruise line's third new ship to debut in nine months
LISBON, Portugal, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Silversea Cruises, the leading ultra-luxury cruise line, officially named its 10th ship, Silver Dawn, in Lisbon on March 31. Executives from Royal Caribbean Group®, Silversea Cruises, and Fincantieri, as well as local dignitaries and esteemed guests, celebrated the milestone with a formal ceremony and gala dinner. An expression of Silversea's rapid expansion, Silver Dawn becomes the cruise line's third new ship to debut in nine months. The launch of Silver Dawn also marks the debut of Otium, travel's most indulgent new wellness programme, as well as the next iteration of Silversea's S.A.L.T. culinary programme.
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FIRST: THE NAMING CEREMONY MARKS SILVER DAWN'S OFFICIAL DEBUT
After Royal Caribbean Group's customary bagpipe performance, which opened the formal naming ceremony, performers took to the stage, entertaining attendees with a performance that weaved a narrative from the 2021 launch of Silver Moon to the modern day debut of Silver Dawn. Singers recited the national anthems of the U.S.A., Italy, and Portugal, before a religious leader blessed the ship and dignitaries delivered speeches. The newly named Godmother of Silver Dawn, Nilou Motamed—an influential food and travel editor, tastemaker, and television personality—subsequently cut the ribbon to trigger a champagne bottle to smash on the ship's hull, signalling the end of the ceremony.
"Celebrating the naming of Silver Dawn in Lisbon marked an incredibly proud moment for all involved," said Jason Liberty, President and CEO, Royal Caribbean Group. "I thank and congratulate Roberto Martinoli and our entire team, including Captain Failla and the crew, as well as everyone at Fincantieri, our ship building partners. Silver Dawn is a jewel in the Silversea fleet and speaks to Royal Caribbean Group's commitment to delivering the best vacation experiences in a responsible way."
"An evolution of our unique take on luxury, Silver Dawn is the third Silversea ship to be named in the last nine months," said Roberto Martinoli, President & CEO, Silversea Cruises. "As well as S.A.L.T., our immersive culinary programme, Silver Dawn enriches guests' travels with Otium, our indulgent new wellness programme, which is inspired by the ancient Roman lifestyle. She really is magnificent. I extend my gratitude to Jason Liberty and all involved at Royal Caribbean Group, as well as to the team at Silversea, Fincantieri, and Captain Failla and his crew—our most valuable asset. Moreover, I proudly welcome Nilou Motamed as the Godmother of Silver Dawn."
NILOU MOTAMED: GODMOTHER OF SILVER DAWN
An Emmy-nominated television personality and former editor-in-chief of some of the world's leading culinary brands, including Food & Wine and Epicurious, Nilou Motamed has been shaping the conversation in food and travel for more than 20 years. Born in Iran, raised in Paris and New York, Motamed is fluent in four languages — and believes "food is a language of its own, one in which everyone can find comfort, compassion, and community." Her passion for culinary adventures and far-flung cuisines has found a perfect match in Silversea's S.A.L.T. programme, which the New York resident first experienced with its launch in 2021.
"It's a great honour to have been selected as the Godmother of Silver Dawn and to have been on board for her naming ceremony in Lisbon," says Motamed. "Growing up in multiple countries has helped me recognize that one of our deepest common bonds, wherever we go, is food. Like many of Silversea's guests, I always pair my cultural explorations with culinary ones. That's why I've loved seeing the world through Silversea's S.A.L.T. programme. I've dedicated my career to celebrating authentic, local cuisines and cultures. For me, nothing is more rewarding than connecting with people over a shared meal."
"An authority in the world of food and drink, Nilou is a curious, intelligent traveller," continues Martinoli. "Her mission to delve deeper into cultures through food, to truly understand places and their people, reflects that of Silversea's culinary programme, S.A.L.T.. It is this strong spirit of discovery, this commitment to self-enrichment and complete cultural immersion, that makes Nilou the perfect Godmother for our newest ship. Aboard Silver Dawn, our guests will discover the world with purpose, while journeying in Silversea's trademark level of comfort."
SILVER DAWN AND THE OTIVM WELLNESS PROGRAMME
Silver Dawn becomes the latest ship in Silversea's popular Muse class. The most discernible difference between Silver Dawn and her sister ships, Silver Muse® and Silver MoonSM, is the new Otium wellness programme, which launches as a unique innovation. It is the only wellness programme at sea that incorporates champagne, chocolate and other gourmet snacks; signature cocktails; bespoke in-suite experiences; a Roman-influenced spa; and a wellness journey that extends throughout the ship. Grounded in the philosophy and traditions of the ancient Roman lifestyle, in which otium was a period of time dedicated exclusively to leisure, the Otium wellness programme is built on principles of indulgence, pleasure, and pampering. Spanning almost 800m2 on deck six, Silver Dawn's spa has been completely redesigned for a more seamless wellness journey.
Silver Dawn departs on her inaugural voyage on April 1, sailing from Lisbon to Barcelona. She is scheduled to sail in the Mediterranean until November, when she will cross the Atlantic Ocean, via the Canary Islands, to unlock the Caribbean and Central America for guests.
Silver Dawn's media kit:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fqw01ry3zal9ev0/AAB2P40-DmLY3eOO_dclyYMRa?dl=0
Otium media kit:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/upusb70v71w576g/AADzlCltZ9j0D-tXpFvLMvgea?dl=0
Our latest blog post on Otium offers more details. Read it here:
https://discover.silversea.com/ships/silver-dawn/silver-dawn-otium-preview/
Find out more information about Silver Dawn, including her upcoming voyages:
https://www.silversea.com/ships/silver-dawn.html
About Silversea Cruises
Silversea Cruises is recognized as an innovator in the ultra-luxury cruise industry, offering guests large-ship amenities aboard its intimate, all-suite vessels: Silver Dawn, Silver Shadow®, Silver Whisper®, Silver Spirit®, Silver Muse®, and Silver MoonSM – all designed to offer an atmosphere of conviviality and casual elegance. With the inclusion of the expedition ships Silver Origin®, Silver Wind®, Silver Explorer®, and Silver Cloud®, Silversea's itineraries encompass all seven continents and feature worldwide luxury cruises to the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, the Galápagos, both Polar Regions, and hundreds of fascinating destinations in between. Silversea is also looking forward to the launch of two new ultra-luxury Nova-class ships. Browse Silversea's blog, Discover, and subscribe to receive the latest content directly into your inbox. Silversea Cruises is one of five cruise brands owned by global cruise company Royal Caribbean Group. (NYSE: RCL)
About Royal Caribbean Group
Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) is one of the leading cruise companies in the world with a global fleet of 61 ships traveling to more than 800 destinations around the world. Royal Caribbean Group is the owner and operator of three award winning cruise brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises, and it is also a 50% owner of a joint venture that operates TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. Together, the brands have an additional 12 ships on order as of December 31, 2021. Learn more at www.royalcaribbeangroup.com or www.rclinvestor.com.
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Iain Macneil’s plan to be the first person to circumnavigate the world via the southern capes in a sub-24m motoryacht takes shape. First up, finding and fine-tuning the perfect boat.
This is Part Two of Iain’s round-the-world expedition. Make sure to read Part One first.
It was incredibly exciting to have a firm sense of the requirements I was looking for in a boat capable of circumnavigating the globe via the Southern Oceans, but was there actually such a boat out there?
From the spec list I had drawn up, I assembled a broad search in the best tradition of MBY’s ‘Find Me a Boat’ series. My list of requirements were as follows:
- £1-2million
- 24 metres in length
- Steel hull (in excellent condition)
- All-weather capable
- First-class machinery
- Capable of long-distances
- Suitable space above or below decks to increase fuel capacity
I had a broker to assist with negotiations but I knew it would be down to me to make the final decision. I searched through the greater part of 2019 with a view to commencing our circumnavigation on 1 December 2021.
Article continues below…
Around the world in a 24m boat: Part one – How Iain Macneil found MV Astra
Special delivery: How lockdown turned a routine Med journey into a 25-day epic
Initially, I narrowed down the search to former rescue, research and navy patrol vessels, while keeping an eye on converted steel fishing craft.
However, the majority of these were built in the 1960s and 1970s – fine for a week or two at sea but not robust enough for 5-6 months in extreme weather.
In May 2019 I came across a listing for a 76ft former Swedish search and rescue vessel built in 1995 called Astra, advertised for sale on a Swedish website at €1.5m.
Almost immediately I experienced an exhilarating feeling that this could be the right boat, but the timing was wrong. I hadn’t planned to make a purchase until early 2021, so the finance wasn’t in place yet.
Regardless of this, my broker advised an exploratory chat with the selling broker. We wanted them to know we were serious buyers and would like a chance to see it and look into funding.
But we were too late. A German buyer had pipped us to the post and already made an offer – Astra was being taken off the market.
I felt incredibly deflated. I’d spent two years looking at thousands of boats. I could have entered Mastermind with my specialist subject as “Steel boats between 20-30 metres” – and yet I had nothing to show for it.
Despite this setback, I spent most of the summer on Silver Dee, the 52ft GRP trawler yacht I had bought as a kind of dry run for the main event, taking her to my home in Barra and out to the remote Atlantic outcrop of St. Kilda. But as autumn set in, there were still very few new listings that caught my eye.
However, in November 2019, just as we were about to fly to Singapore for work, Astra popped up again.
My broker was immediately on the case and discovered that the sale had fallen through. Yet again, the timing wasn’t great.
I wasn’t due back in Scotland until Christmas, in January we were flying to Panama (to update the Passage Planning Guidelines: Panama Canal and Approaches, which our company Witherbys publishes), and straight afterwards we were booked on an exploratory trip to Cape Horn.
In short, I wasn’t free to see Astra until March 2020. To make matters worse, Covid had now started to spread across Europe and travel was only going to get harder so I flew to Gibraltar on 9 March.
The moment I saw Astra I was in love. I told the seller this was the boat for me but that I was going to look at one other in Valencia and two in Barcelona later in the week (only one of which was anywhere near a match for Astra).
During the middle of these trips, America announced all flights from Europe were about to be cancelled. The deserted airports we had enjoyed all week were now in chaos!
Now that lockdown had been imposed, I felt I was in a strong position to negotiate on Astra, but didn’t know if I could stretch that out until 2021 as originally planned.
By August 2020 international travel regulations had eased and the seller was getting anxious, wanting matters concluded by the end of September, so I flew out to Gibraltar again, accompanied by one of the directors of West Coast Marine, who had re-engined Silver Dee.
A friend who’s also a retired ship engineer also joined us, along with my deckhand. We also asked the surveyor who had done such a thorough job on Silver Dee to inspect Astra.
The survey was very thorough and lasted four days. We recorded the seller’s explanations of how everything worked on video so that by the final day I had created checklists for operating every piece of equipment. Six days later, on 1 October 2020 I picked up the keys – finally Astra was mine.
The refit
I spent the next six weeks sailing Astra the 650 miles from Gibraltar to Lanzarote, then creating a detailed inventory of her equipment and spares.
All this was entered into a planned maintenance programme. I then set about creating a detailed refit specification for ship repair yards to tender against and invited three yards in the UK, Netherlands and Lanzarote to quote for it.
However, another hard lockdown in early 2021 meant that only the yard in Lanzarote could actually get to Astra.
Thankfully, when I was able to visit Calero Marinas in Lanzarote in March 2021, I was impressed by the quality of the work they had done so far and appointed them for the rest of the refit.
The spec consisted of no fewer than 150 jobs, including the following key items:
Steelwork
- Fit a 2,000kg Damen Optima tunnel around Astra’s 1.72m propeller to increase efficiency
- Fabricate and fit three aluminium fashion plates each side connecting the bulwarks to the Portuguese bridge
- Fabricate and fit an aluminium mast for the VSAT dome
- Fabricate and fit a structure to house 7 x 1,500-litre external fuel tanks and support two RIBs on the aft deck
- Remove the bow pushing rubber and bring the steel plate flush with the hull
- Improve large access hatch to engine room for lifting by crane
- Fabricate and fit a structure for storing oil drums
Engineering
- Repeat 6,000hr service of Mitsubishi main engine (at 8,400 hrs)
- Service Volvo Penta 40 kVa generator
- Service Cummins Onan 15 kVa generator
- Assess shaft generator
- Service all hydraulics
- Service air compressors and test tanks Inspect and clean interiors of all diesel tanks
Electronics (install the following)
- Sailor Inmarsat VSAT system
- FleetBroadband
- Inmarsat C
- Furuno MF/HF SSB radio
- Furuno 3220 BB chart radar
- Furuno Timezero 4 with worldwide charts
- Furuno wave analyser
- Oscar navigation AI system
- Simrad AP70 back-up autopilot
- Furuno GP170 GNSS
- Furuno SC-70 satellite compass
- Engine and fuel consumption monitoring system
- Marine remote tank gauging system
Accommodation (install the following)
- Large capacity freezer (4 months for 5 crew)
- Large capacity dry store space (6-9 months for 5 crew)
- Low level night lighting
- Combined water chiller/boiler
Painting
- Internal: all engine room bilges cleaned and painted white
- External: full repaint
North Atlantic Sea Trials
The sea trials were not to test Astra, as there were no doubts about her seakeeping, but to determine the parameters for the crew to work and rest without getting fatigued.
I also needed to put on some serious sea miles! At the time of purchase there were only 8,000 hours on the main engine, equivalent to just one six-hour run per week for the 22 years that she was in the Swedish Sea Rescue Service followed by three years laid-up.
After running in the open sea for 1-2 weeks at a time to check everything was working, I wanted to find a more severe test that would break anything that wasn’t going to be up to the rigours of the Southern Oceans before we tackled them in earnest.
I chose to go to the North Atlantic west of the UK then on to Iceland, entering the Arctic Circle before returning to Lanzarote via the Baltic.
This would give a sense of achievement and reassurance to the crew, who would see what the boat could do in conditions similar to those in the Southern Oceans.
I was also eager to run the main engine in still water to see which combinations of RPM and pitch (Astra is fitted with a controllable pitch propeller) were the most efficient.
I could not do these tests off Lanzarote, where strong NE trade winds and currents would affect the results, so I decided to go to the quiet, deep and negligible tidal stream waters of the Sound of Raasay to the NE of the Isle of Skye, where we spent 60 consecutive hours testing every measurable speed/engine/fuel parameter.
After the speed trials we planned to complete a clockwise circumnavigation of Iceland. However, halfway between the Butt of Lewis and SE Iceland one of the crew got so seasick that we had to call for medical advice.
As a precaution I abandoned the circumnavigation and proceeded to the nearest port, in the Faroe Islands, but still 2.5 days away.
Ironically, once we were running with the seas behind us, the crew member regained his strength and we all agreed to set a course due north again.
On 25 August 2021 Astra officially entered the Arctic Circle and from there we set course for the Baltic.
The purpose of going to the Baltic was to review the Passage Planning Guide for the Baltics, another of Witherbys’ publications, with the help of the local pilots.
After an absence of more than five years, we also wanted to take Astra home to Rörö Island, Sweden, where she was stationed in her search and rescue days.
It seemed like the entire population of 240 people came out to greet her.
Final preparations
Before heading back to the Atlantic for our pre-departure preparations, I had booked a 12,000hr service of Astra’s main engine.
The 1,350hp Mitsubishi S6U-TK medium-speed engine (600-1060rpm) is a big beast that requires a recognised service agent, and together with the steering gear, workshop and their associated technical spaces accounts for some 70% of the below deck space.
I chose Vigo in northern Spain for the servicing, as the same engine was commonly fitted to the Spanish deep sea fishing fleet during the 1990s. Over five weeks the engine was carefully stripped and rebuilt.
I was pleased, but not surprised, to learn that there were no signs of excessive wear or anything else of concern.
As well as servicing the main engine, we replaced the Cummins Onan 15 kVa generator with a larger 23 kVa one, swapped the 25 kVa shaft generator for a 50 kVa one and upgraded all the breakers on the main electrical switchboard.
We arrived in Vigo on 21 September and left on 5 November to make the six-day journey back to Lanzarote, where Astra would be lifted, cleaned, given a fresh coat of antifouling and fitted with replacement anodes.
I had settled on a westward course out of Vigo but noticed straight away that the engine didn’t feel right. I could sense it was as tight as a drum.
The cylinder compression readings were as good as new but this wasn’t resulting in improved performance, quite the opposite, our engine was now consuming 15-20% more fuel at each of the settings we’d so carefully measured.
I could have wept – with that loss of performance we wouldn’t have enough fuel to cross the Pacific.
We ran the engine at its 600rpm minimum for 12 hours while I frantically checked with the service agent what might be causing the problem.
After 12 hours, I built the speed up to 850rpm but we were still burning 15% more fuel. Eventually, I decided that if the engine simply needed to be run in, a few days thrashing about at this speed should loosen everything up.
Sure enough, four days into the journey, I slowed down to economical speed and saw that the fuel consumption wasn’t just back to what it had been but about 15% better than we’d achieved in the sea trials. I could not have been happier.
The lift-out and hull preparations in Lanzarote all went to plan and having taken on dry stores in Vigo, we turned to filling our freezer. Kat had brought a vacuum packer with her and for a week it ran almost non-stop, vacuuming food for the freezer.
The growing excitement, press interest and television interviews all added to the fanfare of departure. The final afternoon was a blur of activity.
I left the boat at 6pm to return to our apartment – all the team lived ashore in those last few weeks so the boat was easier to work on.
Our final farewell party for friends and family ended just before midnight, and I drifted off to sleep dreaming of the morning’s departure checklist.
By 10am friends, well-wishers and curious passers-by had amassed around our berth. At 10:40 I asked everyone to leave the boat and by 10:50 Astra was cleared and the main engine started.
At 10:55 I singled up to one mooring line forward and aft. At 10:59 I asked for all lines to be let go and on the stroke of 11am on Wed 01 Dec 2021, marked by the old red and black lighthouse at Puerto Calero sounding its horn, I clutched in the gearbox and eased Astra out of her mooring. We were under way!
First published in the April 2022 issue of MBY.
You can follow Iain’s live location during his round-the-world adventure at: mv-astra.com
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MORGANTOWN — Star defensive tackle Akheem Mesidor has made a lot of sacks and tackles for losses but none hit so hard as the final one that was announced Thursday as Coach Neal Brown, in an unscheduled, impromptu press conference, announced that he and the West Virginia football program had been blindsided by an announcement from Mesidor that he was entering the transfer portal.
"Most times, you sense them coming — there's a change in behavior — but not this one," Brown said.
Indeed, the defensive line was expected to be the strength of the WVU defense — and probably the team as it tried to rebound from a 6-7 season, with Mesidor teaming with super senior Dante Stills, who returned when he could have entered the NFL draft, and Taijh Alston.
But, caught up in a tsunami of transfers that preceded him over the past two years, Mesidor decided to play elsewhere.
Brown, perhaps rightfully so, cast no aspersions on Mesidor, but was not so kind about a new culture within NCAA athletics that is threatening to demolish the WVU program and so many others like it.
"It's important to say Akheem's a great kid and a great player," Brown said. "He was excelling in the classroom and on the football field and performing at a high rate academically. I love Akheem Mesidor. I love the kid. I'm not angry or upset about it.
"I think the best emotion that I would use — and these are probably words football coaches aren't supposed to use — would be hurt and maybe just sad."
"Hurt" and "sad."
You lose someone you recruited, someone you watched grow into his potential, someone who became a team leader and a teammate and it creates a void in you as a coach and within the locker room.
"I think probably the hard thing for me is how quick it happens," Brown said. "He was at practice and meetings, even as late as Tuesday afternoon, and so, in many ways, I hurt for Akheem just because I don't think he's making a good long-term decision."
College football has become a game of follow the money, with free agency-like rules creating a one-way exit out and with NIL money offered in places far more cosmopolitan or with deeper pockets in its alumni base than WVU.
"In today's college football, that's how it works," Brown said. "Players are exposed to so many things, and it's hard to decipher what's right and wrong sometimes. But there are things going on in the profession that shouldn't be out there ... and they are."
Mesidor had not been participating in spring drills due to recovering from an upper body injury suffered in last December's bowl loss to Minnesota, but he gave every indication of returning and playing at WVU this year.
Brown, apparently, found out about the decision just a day or two ago.
"I haven't had a whole lot of sleep and I don't want to speak for everyone, but when you don't sleep you have a lot of time to think. I know as soon as you hit the button and this into social media, there's going to be all the negativity. What I'll say here is this: I'm not upset. I'm not angered. But I sit here more resolute and more confident and more committed in my belief in how to run a program."
There is evidence that whatever Brown is doing isn't working.
He had had 11 players — counting Mesidor — leave via the portal since the bowl game ended and nine of them were starters, and 21 players have left since the start of last season.
None, however, carry the impact of Mesidor, who was a freshman All-American and second team All-Big 12 his first year and then was Honorable Mention All-Big 12 last year.
This year was filled with All-American thoughts for Mesidor.
Now, Brown has to regroup and put together a defense that is replacing nearly all its secondary, its middle linebacker and Mesidor.
"We've got to add pieces and I think that's important. We will add pieces between now and the fall," Brown said. "We're off to a great start in the '23 recruiting class, and I feel very confident we're going to have some good news here in the weeks to come. I feel very confident the '23 class is going to be our best one here. I'll say this: the best is yet to come.
"I believe that."
Follow @bhertzel on Twitter | https://www.timeswv.com/sports/wvu_mountaineers/wvu-loses-defensive-playmaker-mesidor-to-transfer-portal/article_c10dd72c-b11f-11ec-9993-d72b36f2c814.html | 2022-04-01T01:27:25Z |
Did you see any of that snow flying around early today? Well, overnight it actually added up a little bit. That’s right, we had a light accumulation early today.
Moline measured 0.3″ and Davenport had 0.8″ of snow today!
That puts the QC total to a low 20.7″ on the season. That’s far below the normal, and even further below last year’s total.
There’s a good chance this is it for accumulating snow in the Quad Cities this season.
That being said, we did have 2 measurable snows in the middle of April 2 years ago! | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/thursdays-snow-last-of-the-season/ | 2022-04-01T01:27:26Z |
(ABC4) – If you’re tired of looking at old furniture that you bought last year from IKEA, the retailer has announced that it will now pay customers to bring back old furniture.
The IKEA buyback and resell option has now been made available for 37 of its U.S. stores. As a way to help pave a path toward sustainable living, the company has brought back the initiative that was launched late last year.
How does it work?
You start by filling out a form on IKEA’s website in order to receive an emailed quote of the buyback value for your furniture. Customers are asked to bring a copy of their quote, buyback number, and fully assembled furniture to your participating IKEA store where an employee will assess the furniture’s buyback value.
When you buyback, you will get store credit and your furniture gets a second life in the As-Is department.
What are the buyback requirements?
According to IKEA, the following categories of products are not currently eligible for the furniture buy-back service:
- Non-IKEA products
- Home furnishing accessories including lighting and textiles
- Add-on units and componentry
- Products that have been used outside including outdoor furniture
- Mattresses and bad textiles (such as blankets and mattress toppers)
- Kitchens including bench tops, cabinets, and fronts
- Modular wardrobes and accessories
- Electrical appliances and products
- Chests of drawers
- “Hacked,” modified or painted products
- Non-assembled products
- Market Hall products (including small kitchen goods, art, rugs, and picture frames)
- Upholstered or leather products
- Sofas or armchairs
- Plants
- Items containing glass (including mirrors)
- Children’s and baby products (such as cribs, mattresses, and change tables)
- Beds and bed frames
The retailer said on its website that large quantities and commercially used items are exempt. | https://www.wkrg.com/national/ikea-will-pay-you-to-return-old-furniture-at-select-stores/ | 2022-04-01T01:27:26Z |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – For some people, overdraft fees are a frustrating inconvenience. For others, they pose crippling costs. Some lawmakers now want to change how they’re charged altogether.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney introduced legislation called the “Overdraft Protection Act.” The bill includes provisions to cap the amount and number of fees a bank can charge.
“My bill tries to cut down on these unfair and deceptive practices,” the New York Democrat said.
Advocates like Elyse Crawford-Hicks with Americans for Financial Reform say overdraft fees hit low-income families and people of color the hardest.
“Overdraft fees are paid the most by people who can least afford them,” Crawford-Hicks said.
Others say over-drafting is a useful service because it can function like a short-term loan. Paul Kundert is the CEO of UW Credit Union, which recently reduced their overdraft fees and put more limits on how they charge them.
“When prices are fair, we believe consumers do benefit from access to the credit provided by overdraft fees,” Kundert said.
Recently, major banks like Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Bank of America have made changes themselves, by reducing their overdraft fees or eliminating them altogether.
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, says that demonstrates the legislation is unnecessary.
“The market is naturally, naturally taking care of the issue without government intervention. And we do not need more rules from Washington,” Williams said.
Because banks make billions of dollars in revenue from overdraft fees, George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law Todd Zywicki argues the proposed changes would cost consumers.
“We’ll see higher bank fees, we’ll see higher minimum monthly deposits as basically insurance against over-drafting and we will see a loss of access to free checking,” Zywicki said.
Lawmakers like Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., are promising to continue pushing for the reforms.
“How can we perform such an abusive and predatory practice that punishes people simply for being poor?” Pressley said. | https://www.wearecentralpa.com/washington/washington-dc-bureau/bill-seeks-to-put-cap-on-overdraft-fees/ | 2022-04-01T01:27:26Z |
ORLANDO, Fla. — Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried will be holding a news conference on Friday to discuss her department's findings in an investigation into an Orlando thrill ride a 14-year-old fell to his death from.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) was tasked with investigating the safety of the Orlando FreeFall following the March 24 accident at ICON Park. On that day, Tyre Sampson was visiting from Missouri with a friend's family when he fell from the ride. He would later die at the hospital from his injuries, according to authorities.
Fried and FDACS Division of Consumer Services Director Rick Kimsey will speak at 11 a.m. at the Office of Geraldine Thompson in Orlando. On top of the investigation, Fried says the two will also discuss the amusement ride regulatory program.
FDACS recently released an accident report outlining what investigators discovered. In it, investigators say Sampson fell out of his seat when the magnets of the ride engaged. The FreeFall ride was also reported to be "coming down the tower" at the time of the accident.
"[The] harness was still in a down and locked position when the ride stopped," the report reads.
According to the lawyer representing Sampson's family, the teen stood 6-feet, 5-inches tall, and weighed more than 300 pounds.
In the thrill ride's Operations and Maintenance Manual — to which it must adhere — the "maximum passenger weight" and size restrictions are outlined as being 130kg which equates to roughly 287 pounds.
The manual also states to "be careful when seeing if large guests fit into the seats, Check that they fit within the contours of the seat and the bracket fits properly. If this is not so, Do not let this person ride."
The Orlando FreeFall ride opened in December 2021 at ICON Park. According to a news release, the thrill ride stands at 430 feet, "making it the world's tallest free-standing drop tower."
The park says the ride holds 30 people. The ride rotates around the gigantic tower as it rises to the top. Once riders reach the top, the ride tilts forward 30 degrees and faces the ground for a "brief moment before free falling nearly 400 feet at speeds reaching over 75 mph."
The ride will remain closed as authorities continue to investigate. ICON Park is also "demanding" the SlingShot Group suspend operations of the Orlando FreeFall ride and Orlando SlingShot it operates at its park "effective immediately."
"We continue to grieve the passing of Tyre Sampson and our thoughts are with his family and friends. This was the saddest day in the history of ICON Park and we’re working hard to make sure this never happens again," ICON Park wrote in a recent statement. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/nikki-fried-investigation-orlando-thrill-ride/67-ee4642bb-a9d5-4e1d-a48e-ce3d5bed526c | 2022-04-01T01:27:26Z |
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Time to ask: What if?
What if the Los Angeles Rams didn’t sign old nemesis Bobby Wagner to his breakthrough five-year, $50 million deal with $65 million guaranteed on Thursday, March 31?
What if the Rams allowed “Bobby Wagz” to drift off to the Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys or any other team linked as a possible suitor?
And, what if the Rams had to find a contingency plan if there was no way to pay Wagner and get the eight-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl 48 champion inside the “Rams House?” Who could’ve been that backup option?
Before general manager Les Snead and the Rams’ brass secured Wagner to his blockbuster contract, there was one insider on Monday, March 28, who believed the Super Bowl 56 champs could be “looking” into a linebacker described as “violent” as the potential fallback option if the Rams didn’t get Wagner.
Who the Possibility Was
In the article titled “NFL Beat Writer Mock Draft,” The Athletic’s Jourdan Rodrigue may have selected Georgia running back James Cook as her projected No. 104 overall pick. But the Rams insider wrote this possibility down if the Rams were unable to land the former Seattle Seahawks All-Pro: Leo Chenal from the University of Wisconsin. Rodrigue wrote:
“If the Rams don’t sign free-agent inside linebacker Bobby Wagner (who visited, but such a move will come down to whether Wagner would take a team-friendly offer), I can see them looking at a physical inside linebacker such as Wisconsin’s Leo Chenal to pair with Ernest Jones.”
“Physical” is one word to describe Chenal. But Bleacher Report’s Derrik Klassen used “violent” to verbally illustrate his linebacker game in his draft profile of the Badgers’ star.
Chenal was described by Klassen as one who “wants to bring the hammer against blockers and ball-carriers alike.” He also showed scouts, general managers and NFL coaches who attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis that he can fly.
Here’s two examples of the violence the 6-foot-3, 260-pound Chenal played with during his time in the always-rugged Big 10 Conference.
While suiting up for the Badgers, Chenal took on projected first rounder Tyler Linderbaum of Iowa — who also won the Rimington Trophy (honors the nation’s best center). Chenal still found a way to beat the man who’s considered one of the best center options in the upcoming April draft.
Klassen and B/R placed Chenal as a third round talent — which would’ve made him available to the Rams since they don’t hold a first or second rounder.
How Wagner Fits the Rams
Does Wagner’s signing officially nixes the idea of drafting Chenal?
The addition of the 6-foot, 241-pounder immediately bolsters the one area of the Rams defense that was considered a weak spot: Inside linebacker.
Rodrigue wrote on Thursday after the signing how Wagner “will align next to Jones.” However, she adds “because Wagner’s skill set is wide-ranging, he and Jones won’t likely have to rotate in and out when the Rams get into their subpackage work,” which Rodrigue detailed how the Rams have had to scheme around the ILB area in the past — as their defense has mostly been reliant on stout defensive line play and pass rushing from the outside linebackers.
For what it’s worth, perhaps Chenal is no longer considered to be on the Rams’ draft board with the former NFC West rival Wagner now rocking the Rams horns. However, with Troy Reeder not expected to return and only Christian Rozeboom and Travin Howard as the other ILB options next to Wagner and Jones, Chenal could still be considered a draft day option on April 29 for the defending champs. | https://heavy.com/sports/los-angeles-rams/violent-linebacker-was-called-option/ | 2022-04-01T01:27:27Z |
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and TED S. WARREN
Associated Press
TULALIP, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday signed into law a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people, to help address a silent crisis that has plagued Indian Country in this state and nationwide.
The law sets up a system similar to Amber Alerts and so-called silver alerts, which are used respectively for missing children and vulnerable adults in many states. It was spearheaded by Rep. Debra Lekanoff, the only Native American lawmaker currently serving in the Washington state Legislature, and championed by Indigenous leaders statewide.
“I am proud to say that the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s and People’s Alert System came from the voices of our Native American leaders,” said Lekanoff, a member of the Tlingit tribe and the bill’s chief sponsor. “It’s not just an Indian issue, it’s not just an Indian responsibility. Our sisters, our aunties, our grandmothers are going missing every day … and it’s been going on for far too long.”
Tribal leaders, many of them women, wore traditional hats woven from cedar as they gathered around Inslee for the signing on the Tulalip Reservation, north of Seattle. Afterward they gifted him with a handmade traditional ribbon shirt and several multicolored woven blankets.
The law attempts to address a crisis of missing Indigenous people — particularly women — in Washington and across the United States. While it includes missing men, women and children, a summary of public testimony on the legislation notes that “the crisis began as a women’s issue, and it remains primarily a women’s issue.”
Besides notifying law enforcement when there’s a report of a missing Indigenous person, the new alert system will place messages on highway reader boards and on the radio and social media, and provide information to the news media.
The legislation was paired with another bill that Inslee signed Thursday that requires county coroners or medical examiners to take steps to identify and notify family members of murdered Indigenous people and return their remains. That new law also establishes two grant funds for Indigenous survivors of human trafficking.
This piece of the crisis is important because in many cases, murdered Indigenous women are mistakenly recorded as white or Hispanic by coroners’ offices, they’re never identified, or their remains never repatriated.
A 2021 report by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office found the true number of missing and murdered Indigenous women in the U.S. is unknown due to reporting problems, distrust of law enforcement and jurisdictional conflicts. But Native American women face murder rates almost three times those of white women overall — and up to 10 times the national average in certain locations, according to a 2021 summary of the existing research by the National Congress of American Indians. More than 80% have experienced violence.
In Washington, more than four times as many Indigenous women go missing than white women, according to research conducted by the Urban Indian Health Institute in Seattle, but many such cases receive little or no media attention.
The bill signing began with a traditional welcome song passed down by Harriette Shelton Dover, a cherished cultural leader and storyteller. Dover recovered and shared many traditions and songs from tribes along Washington’s northern Pacific Coast and worked with linguists before her death in 1991 to preserve her language, Lushootseed, from extinction. Women performed an honor song after the event.
Tulalip Tribes of Washington Chairwoman Teri Gobin said Washington and Montana are the two states with the most missing Indigenous people in the U.S. Nearly four dozen Native people are currently missing in Seattle alone, she said.
“What’s the most important thing is bringing them home, whether they’ve been trafficked, whether they’ve been stolen or murdered,” she said. “It’s a wound that stays open, and it’s something that we pray with (for) each person, we can bring them home.”
Investigations into missing Indigenous people, particularly women, have been plagued by many issues for decades.
When a person goes missing on a reservation, there are often there are jurisdictional conflicts between tribal police and local and state law enforcement. A lack of staff and police resources, and the rural nature of many reservations, compound those problems. And many times, families of tribal members distrust non-Native law enforcement or don’t know where to report news of a missing loved one.
An alert system will help mitigate some of those problems by allowing better communication and coordination between tribal and non-tribal law enforcement and creating a way for law enforcement to flag such cases for other agencies. The law expands the definition of “missing endangered person” to include Indigenous people, as well as children and vulnerable adults with disabilities or memory or cognitive issues.
The law takes effect June 9 and some details are still being worked out. For example, it’s unclear what criteria law enforcement will use to positively identify a missing person as Native American and how the information will be disseminated in rural areas, including on some reservations, where highways lack electronic reader boards — or where there aren’t highways at all.
The measure is the latest step Washington has taken to address the issue. The Washington State Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Task Force is working to coordinate a statewide response and had its first meeting in December. Its first report is expected in August.
Many states from Arizona to Oregon to Wisconsin have taken recent action to address the crisis of murdered and missing Indigenous women. Efforts include funding for better resources for tribal police to the creation of new databases specifically targeting missing tribal members. Tribal police agencies that use Amber Alerts for missing Indigenous children include the Hopi and Las Vegas Paiute.
In California, the Yurok Tribe and the Sovereign Bodies Institute, an Indigenous-run research and advocacy group, uncovered 18 cases of missing or slain Native American women in roughly the past year in their recent work — a number they consider a vast undercount. An estimated 62% of those cases are not listed in state or federal databases for missing persons.
The law is already drawing attention from other states, whose attorney generals have called to ask how to enact similar legislation, said state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who called the law “truly groundbreaking.”
“Any time you’re doing something for the first time in this country, that’s an extra heavy lift,” he said. “This most certainly will not be our last reform to make sure that we bring everybody back home. .. There is so much more work that needs to be done and must be done.”
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Flaccus reported from Portland, Oregon.
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The NCIS franchise keeps chugging along.
CBS has renewed NCIS, NCIS: Hawaii and NCIS: Los Angeles for the upcoming 2022-23 TV broadcast season, the network announced Thursday. With news of the pickups, NCIS will return for its 20th season, while spinoffs Hawaii and Los Angeles will return for seasons 2 and 14, respectively.
“NCIS, one of the most popular and enduring series in the world, and fan favorite NCIS: Los Angeles have been hugely successful on the CBS schedule for years,” said Kelly Kahl, president of CBS Entertainment, in a statement. “With the strong new addition of NCIS: Hawaii, we are able to expand the strength of this formidable franchise across our schedule. We couldn’t be more excited to have all three talented casts and creative teams back to bring more compelling NCIS stories to viewers in the U.S. and around the globe.”
The news comes several weeks after it was announced that CBS Studios was developing the franchise's first international edition, NCIS: Sydney, for Australia to be broadcast by Network 10 and Paramount+ Australia.
NCIS stars Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Brian Dietzen, Diona Reasonover, Katrina Law, David McCallum, Rocky Carroll and Gary Cole. Hawaii is led by Vanessa Lachey, Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Tori Anderson and Kian Talan. Los Angeles stars Chris O'Donnell, LL Cool J, Linda Hunt, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olen, Medalion Rahimi, Caleb Castille and Gerald McRaney.
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Lincoln Center Theater to Present EPIPHANY by Brian Watkins
Epiphany will feature Francois Battiste, Marylouise Burke, Heather Burns, Jonathan Hadary, Omar Metwally, Colby Minifie, David Ryan Smith, C.J. Wilson, and Carmen Zilles.
Lincoln Center Theater has announced its upcoming production of Epiphany, a new play by Brian Watkins, directed by Tyne Rafaeli. Epiphany will begin previews Thursday, May 19 and open on Thursday, June 16 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater (150 West 65 Street).
Epiphany will feature Francois Battiste, Marylouise Burke, Heather Burns, Jonathan Hadary, Omar Metwally, Colby Minifie, David Ryan Smith, C.J. Wilson, and Carmen Zilles.
An uncanny evening. Snow falls softly. An eager host gathers old friends to try and resuscitate a forgotten tradition. But when the guest of honor is unusually late, the group becomes unmoored, craving answers. And there might not be enough wine, or goose, or time to fend off the long-neglected questions that now haunt their souls.
Epiphany will have sets by John Lee Beatty, costumes by Montana Levi Blanco, lighting by Isabella Byrd, original music and sound by Daniel Kluger. Roxana Khan is the Stage Manager.
Brian Watkins' plays include Wyoming, Evergreens, Into The Earth With You, My Daughter Keeps Our Hammer, and High Plains among others. Most recently, he is the creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the upcoming series Outer Range starring Josh Brolin, premiering April 15th on Amazon Prime Video. His plays have been produced by Druid Theatre at the Galway International Arts Festival under the direction of Garry Hynes, at The Flea Theater and Lesser America under the direction of Danya Taymor, as well as at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Juilliard School, Edinburgh Fringe, Creede Repertory, and more. His plays have been developed with Lincoln Center Theater, Atlantic Theater Company, New York Theatre Workshop, LAByrinth, Rattlestick, Ensemble Studio Theatre, CATF, Intar, and Seven Devils, among others. Watkins is the recipient of a Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Fellowship, a Stavis Playwriting Award nominee, a Sundance Lab and O'Neill finalist, a recipient of the John Osborne Award for the Performing Arts, a Heideman Award finalist, and is under commission from the Denver Center Theatre Company. He is a Juilliard Lila Acheson Wallace Playwriting Fellow and a New Dramatists resident playwright. Upcoming film work includes an independent feature with Circle of Confusion for which he serves as writer and producer. Currently, Watkins is writing an original screenplay for Steven Spielberg's Amblin. Epiphany will be Mr. Watkins' Lincoln Center Theater debut and marks his first professional production in New York.
Tyne Rafaeli will make her Newhouse debut after directing Power Strip at the Claire Tow during LCT3's 2019-2020 season. LCT: Associate Director for The King and I, Golden Boy, Nikolai and the Others. Recent productions include Sylvia Khoury's Selling Kabul (Playwrights Horizons, NY Times Critics' Pick); Ming Peiffer's Usual Girls (Roundabout, NY Times Critics' Pick & Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Director of a Play), Craig Lucas' I Was Most Alive With You (Playwrights Horizons, NY Times Critics' Pick) and Lauren Yee's In a Word (Cherry Lane, NY Times Critics' Pick); also Keith Bunin's The Coast Starlight (La Jolla); Michael Yates Crowley's The Rape of The Sabine Women (Playwrights Realm); Martyna Majok's Ironbound and the world premiere of Anna Ziegler's Actually (Geffen Playhouse, Ovation Award). Her work has also been seen at The Public, MTC, Atlantic Theater Company, Classic Stage Company, MCC, Cal Shakes, The McCarter, The Old Globe, amongst others. TV: "The Good Fight." Tyne has directed various original audio series for Audible and is currently co-producing and directing a new scripted series for Gimlet.
This season, in addition to Epiphany, Lincoln Center Theater is also producing The Skin of Our Teeth, Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, directed by LCT Resident Director Lileana Blain-Cruz, currently in previews at the Vivian Beaumont Theater; the critically acclaimed LCT3 production of At the Wedding, a new comedy by Bryna Turner, directed by Jenna Worsham, now extended through Sunday, April 24th the Claire Tow Theater; as well as an additional LCT3 production this summer, to be announced.
Lincoln Center Theater gratefully acknowledges The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Trust for supporting new American work at LCT. LCT's production season is generously supported by the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust. The Mitzi E. Newhouse season is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.
Lincoln Center Theater is deeply grateful to New York's Senator Chuck Schumer for his outstanding leadership in establishing the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, aka Save Our Stages, of which LCT is among the many beneficiaries. This vital program has provided a much-needed anchor of support to the arts community as we emerge from the devastating pandemic crisis.
FRANCOIS BATTISTE is an actor acclaimed for his work in theatre, television, and film. He recently starred as Scrooge in Jack Thorne's Tony Award winning adaptation of A Christmas Carol at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco. In London he played Malcolm X in the Olivier nominated, Donmar Warehouse production of One Night in Miami. Broadway: Bronx Bombers, Prelude to a Kiss, Magic/Bird. Broadway National Tour: Jitney. He received the Obie Award, plus Lucille Lortel and AUDELCO nominations The Good Negro (The Public). He also recently starred opposite S. Epatha Merkerson as Walter Lee in A Raisin in the Sun at Williamstown Theatre Festival. Off-Broadway includes Merchant of Venice (with Al Pacino), Detroit '67, Broke-Ology, Head of Passes (with Phylicia Rashad), Paradise Blue, The Winter's Tale. He was a series regular on ABC's "10 Days in the Valley." Other television credits include "New Amsterdam" (NBC); "Station 19," "The Family" (ABC); "EVIL," "Person of Interest," "The Good Wife" (CBS); "Are We There Yet?" (TBS); and "The Normal Heart" (HBO). He received his B.S. from Illinois State University and professional training at the British American Drama Academy at Oxford, as well as The Juilliard School.
MARYLOUISE BURKE. Broadway/UK: Into the Woods, Is He Dead?, Fish in the Dark and most recently at London's National Theatre in Annie Baker's John. Off-Broadway credits include Everybody, Ripcord, Fuddy Meers (Drama Desk Award for Featured Actress), Kimberly Akimbo (Drama Desk nomination), Savannah Disputation, American Sligo, Imagining the Imaginary Invalid and Love Loss and What I Wore. Films include I Know This Much Is True, Sideways, A Prairie Home Companion, Series 7, Must Love Dogs, Meet Joe Black, Sleepwalk with Me. TV: Recently recurred on "The Blacklist," "New Amsterdam," "Prodigal Son," and "Ozark." 2014 Obie Award for Sustained Excellence of Performance.
HEATHER BURNS. Theater: The Kid Stays in the Picture (Royal Court/Complicité); Peace for Mary Francis (New Group); Dinner with Friends, The Marriage of Bette and Boo (Roundabout); Middletown (Vineyard); Medieval Play (Signature); Fran's Bed, Lobby Hero (Playwrights Horizons); Writer's Block (Atlantic Theater); and the West End production of This is our Youth. Film credits include Manchester by the Sea, Brave New Jersey, What's Your Number?, Fitzgerald Family Christmas, Ashes, Breaking Upwards, Choke, The Groomsmen, Bewitched, Miss Congeniality, Miss Congeniality 2, Two Weeks' Notice and You've Got Mail. Recent television: "Julia," "The Good Fight," "The Politician," "Sneaky Pete," "Blindspot," "Friends from College" and "Bored to Death."
JONATHAN HADARY. LCT: Golden Boy, Awake and Sing! (Drama Desk Award). Broadway: Spamalot, All Shook Up, Gypsy (Tony nomination), As Is (Obie Award), Gemini. Off-Broadway: A Bright Room Called Day, Coriolanus, Indian Summer, Rocket to the Moon (Drama Desk nom), Middle of the Night, The Comedy of Errors, The Destiny of Me, The Winter's Tale, Assassins. National Tour: Angels in America (Joseph Jefferson, Helen Hayes Awards). Film: The Fablemans, Margaret, Intolerable Cruelty, Bait, A Time to Kill. Television: "Girls5Eva," "Veep," "At Home with Amy Sedaris," "Horace and Pete," "Russian Doll," "The Heart, She Holler."
OMAR METWALLY made his film debut in Steven Spielberg's Munich. Since then he has appeared in numerous films, including Julian Schnabel's Miral, Complete Unknown (dir Josh Marston), Non-Stop, Breakable You and Rendition (dir Gavin Hood) for which he received the Chopard Trophy at the Cannes Film Festival. On television, he is currently starring in David E. Kelley's drama series "Big Sky" (ABC) for a second season. He also appeared for four seasons as Vik Ullah in the Showtime series "The Affair." Other television work includes "Ramy" (Hulu); "Mr Robot," "Treadstone" (USA); and many others. Theater credits include Sixteen Wounded on Broadway (Tony Award, Outer Critics Circle nominations) as well as numerous off-Broadway appearances that include Guards at the Taj (Atlantic Theater Company, Obie Award) The Public Theater, Lincoln Center Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, and many more. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley and of the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.
COLBY MINIFIE. Broadway: The Pillowman, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Six Degrees Of Separation. Off-Broadway: Punk Rock (MCC), Close Up Space (MTC), Landscape of the Body (Signature), The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (Transport Group). Select film and TV credits include I'm Thinking of Ending Things, "The Boys," "Fear The Walking Dead," "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," "Marvel's Jessica Jones," Homebody, "Paterno," Submission, Radium Girls and the new animated series "Diabolical." Colby is a graduate of the Macaulay Honors College and CUNYBA, YoungArts, BADA, and Al Gore's Climate Reality Leadership Corps.
DAVID RYAN SMITH. Broadway: One Man Two Guvnors, Passing Strange. Off Broadway: Merry Wives, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Henry V, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, The Comedy of Errors, Pericles (Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival); Where We Stand (Women's Project); Passage (Soho Rep); The Death of the Last Black Man... (Signature Theatre Company); Mankind (Playwrights Horizons); Gone Missing (City Center Encores!); The Glory of the World (BAM). Regional: Berkeley Rep, Rep of Saint Louis, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Barrington Stage, ACT, Dallas Theater Center, among others. Film: The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Medal of Victory, Bee Season.
C.J. WILSON. LCT: Henry IV, All-American (LCT3). Broadway: Bronx Bombers, The Big Knife, Festen, The Best Man. Off-Broadway: On the Shore of the Wide World, Hold on to Me Darling (Lucille Lortel nomination), Dying for It, Our New Girl, Offices, The Voysey Inheritance (Atlantic); Medieval Play, The Lady from Dubuque (Signature); Happy Now? (Lucille Lortel nom, Primary Stages); Race (CSC); Stop Kiss (The Public). Film: Hungry Dog Blues, Irresistible, Manchester by the Sea, Demolition, A Vigilante, Easy Living, The Intern. TV: "Teenage Euthanasia," "The Blacklist," "Quantico," "Bull," "The Sinner," "Homeland," "The Characters," "The Sound of Music Live!" "The Following," "Onion Sportsdome," "Brotherhood," "Law & Order," "Law & Order: SVU," Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
CARMEN ZILLES. Since graduating from Yale School of Drama, Carmen Zilles has worked steadily in New York theatre. Her most recent credits include Fefu and Her Friends directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, Little Women, Scenes from a Marriage directed by Ivo van Hove, Small Mouth Sounds directed by Rachel Chavkin, Three Girls, and Chimichangas and Zoloft. Regionally, she has appeared in Top Girls directed by Liesl Tommy at Huntington Theatre, Another Word for Beauty at the Goodman Theatre, and most recently in The Swindlers at Baltimore Center Stage. She can currently be seen Off-Broadway in Stefano Massini's new play 7 Minutes. In television and film, Carmen has appeared opposite Julianne Moore in Bel Canto and opposite Keke Palmer in Pimp, as well as on 'Blue Bloods'.
For more information visit: https://www.lct.org/ | https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Lincoln-Center-Theater-to-Present-EPIPHANY-by-Brian-Watkins-20220331 | 2022-04-01T01:27:29Z |
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, SimiTree named Directors Erin Masterson and Mark Romano as Associate Principals. Masterson and Romano join a group of six managing principals and three principals who direct SimiTree in providing a wide range of proven solutions for compliance, growth, and profitability to home health, hospice, applied behavioral analysis, palliative care, and other post-acute organizations.
"Mark has worked in mergers and acquisitions for the past six years, performing financial due diligences of home health, hospice, behavioral health/ABA, and private duty companies, while Erin has a history of providing extensive revenue cycle and operations consulting to organizations of all sizes, exclusively in the homecare industry," said William Simione, SimiTree CEO and Managing Principal.
Masterson and Romano will collaboratively lead with SimiTree Managing Principals William J. Simione III, David Berman, Nick Seabrook, Mike Freytag, Eric Scharber, and Todd Montigney, as well as fellow Principals J'non Griffin, Jess Stover and Rob Simione.
"I'm honored and excited at the opportunity to join this group of truly innovative leaders, who have positioned SimiTree to provide solutions that help clients overcome challenges, grow and become more profitable," Masterson said.
"It is quite a privilege to join Erin in becoming a fellow member of this highly regarded group as we strive to further accelerate the success of our clients," Romano added.
Romano has nearly 20 years of industry experience, assuming multiple interim leadership roles ranging from billing manager to revenue cycle director and finance manager in home health, hospice, and private duty settings. He has extensive knowledge in revenue recognition and account receivable reconciliation, which allowed him to easily transition to Mergers and Acquisitions, where his primary focus is on financial due diligences, quality of earnings, and hospice cap. A member of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, Romano is a graduate of Quinnipiac University with a Bachelor of Science in accounting.
Masterson has spent the past ten years consulting in operational and revenue cycle-focused engagements in the homecare industry with an emphasis on project management and leadership surrounding organizational structure redesigns, revenue cycle process efficiency and accounts receivable reductions. Masterson's accomplishments through interim management positions have led to increased revenue, improved processes and streamlined operations for home health and hospice agencies across the country. She is a graduate of Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science in finance and sits on several committees and task forces that promote mentorship, female empowerment, and philanthropic initiatives.
"Mark and Erin offer excellent examples of the caliber of leadership SimiTree strives to incorporate into its structure to ensure the ongoing quality and effectiveness of the resources, guidance and solutions we make available to our clients," Simione added.
About SimiTree
SimiTree, a consulting and outsourcing company serving the home health, hospice, applied behavioral analysis, palliative care, and other post-acute organizations, was created by the merger of Simione Healthcare Consultants and BlackTree Healthcare Consulting in May 2021.
In addition to clinical, financial, and operational consulting, SimiTree offers a robust suite of outsourced services, including billing, coding, OASIS, Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) and Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI), and revenue cycle management; executive placement, interim management, retention consulting and other talent solutions; mergers and acquisitions support; compliance assessments and risk mitigation plans; sales and growth training; and benchmarking and data analytics.
SimiTree also prepares cost reports for Medicare-certified home health agencies and provides hospice cap reporting and hospice cap due diligence services.
For more information, visit www.SimiTreeHC.com.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
AD-7C-6D-8H-9H
(AD, 7C, 6D, 8H, 9H)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
AD-7C-6D-8H-9H
(AD, 7C, 6D, 8H, 9H) | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Poker-Lotto-game-17049789.php | 2022-04-01T01:27:30Z |
EPA expands use of Enlist products to all Missouri counties for the 2022 growing season
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the thorough review of a proposed label amendment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the use of Enlist One and Enlist Duo in all Missouri counties providing growers with additional weed management options for the 2022 growing season. Today’s action is an example of EPA’s...
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Clinton County voters interested in voting absentee for the June 7 Primary Election may file requests for absentee ballots with the Clinton County Auditor’s Office now.
Because of recent legislation, the time period to request absentee ballots has been reduced from 120 days to 70 days. The new legislation also has shortened the number of days that the Auditor’s Office may have ballots available for absentee voting, a news release says.
Voters now have 20 days to vote absentee either by mail or in-person rather than 29 days.Voters who want to receive a ballot by mail for the Primary Election will need to complete an absentee ballot request form and return it to the Clinton County Auditor’s Office, 1900 N. 3rdSt., Clinton, IA, before 5 p.m. May 23, the release says.
Voters are reminded that legislation mandates the ballot must be returned to the County Auditor’s Office before polls close at 8 p.m. June 7 to be counted.
In-person early voting in the Auditor’s Office and mailing of ballots will begin May18. Absentee ballot request forms can be found on the Clinton County Elections website here. They also can be requested from the Clinton County Auditor’s Office at 563-244-0568.
Absentee voters are reminded that since this is a Primary Election the voter must choose a party.
The Primary Election in Iowa is a nominating process for the Democratic and Republican parties to determine who will appear on the General Election ballot in November
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis floated the idea Thursday of changing Florida law to revoke the Walt Disney Company’s right of self-rule in the Reedy Creek Improvement District, the Florida-based seat of the Magic Kingdom.
In the days since DeSantis signed the Parental Rights in Education bill into law, which opponents call the “Don’t Say Gay” law, opposition to the legislation by Disney has provoked talk of using state legislation to take away the company’s ability to self-govern its lands. Disney first got the right of legal self-control in 1967, with passage of the Reedy Creek Improvement Act.
According to historical documents from the Reedy Creek Improvement District, then-Florida Gov. Claude Kirk signed the RCID Act into law in May 1967, creating two municipalities: Bay Lake and Reedy Creek, which was later renamed Lake Buena Vista. The location, nestled between Orange and Osceola counties, would later become the site where Walt Disney World was built.
The RCID Charter created a 25,000-acre of land as a special taxing district. At the time, it was considered remote and uninhabitable, but now is the site of one of the busiest theme parks in the United States.
To make Disney’s plan happen, the area had to get special privileges from the state of Florida to essentially run itself.
“In 1967, the Florida State legislature, working with Walt Disney World Company, created a special taxing district – called the Reedy Creek Improvement District – that would act with the same authority and responsibility as a county government,” RCID says on its website.
Enter an era of the Magic Kingdom living a life of self-determination and self-rule.
Now, following the company’s public opposition to HB 1557, DeSantis and other state lawmakers have said they’re considering revoking that charter through a repeal of the RCIA, potentially ending Disney’s right to rule in Central Florida.
State Representative Spencer Roach, R-Fort Myers, tweeted on March 30 that he met with colleagues for a second time to discuss repeal of the decades-old law. In Ponte Vedra Beach on Thursday, DeSantis said he wanted to repeal it but not just over the current political fight, and not just the privilege that Disney currently enjoys.
The governor’s words are reminiscent of the state’s 2021 “Big Tech Censorship Crackdown,” in which a law was passed to allow lawsuits against companies like Facebook and Twitter over banning political candidates and equating it to a fight over free speech.
In his speech in Ponte Vedra Beach, DeSantis said the point was to take away the power of “woke” corporations from interfering in Florida politics.
“I would not say that would be retaliatory. The way I view it is there are certain entities that have exerted a lot of influence through corporate means to generate special privileges in the law. I don’t think we should have special privileges in the law at all,” DeSantis said. “Some of these things have developed over the years. I had to deal with this last year, when we passed a law last year to protect Floridians from big tech censorship. The idea was to let them be able to sue under the ‘Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act,’ protect political candidates from being de-platformed, stuff that was good. And it’s being litigated in the courts, which we knew it would. But at the 11th hour, the Legislature slips in a provision in that law that said ‘If you operate a theme park, it doesn’t apply to you.’ And that was meant solely to protect Disney.”
DeSantis said when the provision was added, he had to decide whether to veto the bill and “throw the baby out with the bath water” or allow it to become law as-is, with the protection for theme parks. To be clear, Disney is not the only theme park in Florida. Universal Studios, SeaWorld, Legoland, Busch Gardens and Discovery Cove are all in the state, to name a few.
DeSantis claims he isn’t just targeting Disney over his administration’s current disagreements with the company.
“I don’t think it’s retaliatory, I just think that Disney’s posturing has alienated a lot of people now. And so, the political influence they’re used to wielding, I think has dissipated, so the question is ‘Why would you want to have special privileges in the law, at all?'” DeSantis said. “And I don’t think that we should. But it’s not a matter of acting like those were really great policies. I think that those were policies over decades that were embedded in Florida’s law, largely because they wielded a lot of influence. I think because they’ve been able to do that over the years, I think that’s why they’ve gotten so, that’s one of the reasons they’ve got so far over their skis on this parental rights stuff.”
He said he thinks Disney is used to getting their way, and not having lawmakers stop them. DeSantis said he thinks that’s different now.
“They’re not used to having people that will stand in their way and say ‘Actually, the state of Florida’s going to be governed by the best interests of its people in Florida,” DeSantis said. “We’re certainly not going to bend a knee to woke executives in California. That is not the way the state is going to be run.”
Other than the “big tech carve-out” from 2021, he said he’s never given Disney anything while he’s been governor. DeSantis said he wanted to “reevaluate any special privileges of the law,” not just Disney’s. | https://www.wkrg.com/news/politics/florida-gop-considers-revoking-disney-worlds-right-to-self-rule-over-dont-say-gay-opposition/ | 2022-04-01T01:27:32Z |
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On Monday, President Joe Biden unveiled his proposal for the next federal budget.
Though Congress has the final say in the annual budget, presidents create a proposal highlighting their fiscal priorities. Then, the president typically spends time advocating for their plan to the public, arguing for those priorities.
While promoting his latest proposal, Biden tweeted, “This year, my administration is on track to cut the deficit by more than $1.3 trillion… that would be the largest one-year reduction in the deficit in U.S. history.”
THE QUESTION
Would a $1.3 trillion reduction in the deficit be the largest single-year reduction ever?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
Yes, if the deficit shrinks by $1.3 trillion this year, that will be the largest single-year reduction in history.
WHAT WE FOUND
Both the Federal Reserve and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) track how much money the federal government takes in each year, and how much it spends. The Fed has records dating back to 1901, and the CBO dating to 1962.
If the government makes more than it spends, there’s a budget surplus. Since 1962, there have only been five years with a surplus, and none since 2001.
More commonly, the government spends more than it takes in. That’s a deficit, and it results in the U.S. borrowing money to make up the difference, which in turn adds to the federal debt.
According to the Fed and the CBO, the year in which the deficit shrank the most was 2013. In 2012, the budget was nearly $1.08 trillion in the hole, and in 2013, it was just under $679.8 billion. The deficit decreased by roughly $396.8 billion, more than in any other year in history.
If the deficit drops by $1.3 trillion in 2022 like Biden projected, it would indeed be the largest deficit reduction in American history, by a big margin.
The Fed and CBO track numbers on a fiscal-year basis, with the fiscal year ending on Sept. 30. So we won’t really know if Biden’s projections for 2022 are accurate until at least October.
But budget experts VERIFY spoke with agreed it’s likely the deficit reduction could wind up being more than a trillion dollars. However, they said that drop is mostly due to COVID-related spending programs expiring.
“It's not really due to any particularly aggressive policy action to, say, raise more revenue than we would have otherwise, or spend less. It's mostly just a factor of temporary things,” said Alex Muresianu, a federal policy analyst for the Tax Foundation.
“We had deficits that were over $3 trillion [in 2020], and one that was $2.8 trillion [in 2021]. That was as a result of a huge recession, and trillions of dollars that we were spending to fight COVID. So we will be dropping for sure. The deficit will be closer to a trillion dollars this year,” said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a non-profit group. “But that doesn't come from policies to reduce the deficit.”
More from VERIFY: No, Congress members did not give themselves a 21% pay raise in 2022 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/verify/money-verify/biden-projects-trillion-dollar-deficit-reduction-largest-ever/536-82b0158e-0851-49dd-a546-3dbef252c761 | 2022-04-01T01:27:32Z |
TSX: WEF
VANCOUVER, BC, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) ("Western" or the "Company") first quarter 2022 financial and operating results will be released on Wednesday, May 4, 2022.
Western will host its first quarter 2022 analyst conference call on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. PDT (3:00 p.m. EDT).
Don Demens, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Stephen Williams, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will discuss the Company's first quarter 2022 results followed by a question and answer session with the analyst community.
To join the conference call, dial:
Toll-free from Canada and the US: 1-800-952-5114
From Toronto: 416-340-2217
Passcode: 3466690#
To access the instant replay of the call, dial:
Toll-free from Canada and the US: 1-800-408-3053
From Toronto: 905-694-9451
Passcode: 1910899#
The instant replay will be available until June 5, 2022 at 8:59 p.m. PDT (11:59 p.m. EDT).
About Western Forest Products Inc.
Western is an integrated forest products company building a margin-focused log and lumber business to compete successfully in global softwood markets. With operations and employees located primarily on the coast of British Columbia and Washington State, Western is a premier supplier of high-value, specialty forest products to worldwide markets. Western has a lumber capacity in excess of 1.0 billion board feet from seven sawmills and four remanufacturing facilities. The Company sources timber from its private lands, long-term licenses, First Nations arrangements, and market purchases. Western supplements its production through a wholesale program providing customers with a comprehensive range of specialty products.
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First Republic Bank FRC will host a conference call at 10:00 AM ET on April 13, 2022, to discuss Q1 2022 earnings results.
How to Attend First Republic Bank (FRC) Conference Call
Follow this link to access the live webcast.
To listen to the call, dial (888) 256-1007 (US) or +1 (856) 344-9299 (International)
What Is an Earnings Conference Call?
Earnings conference calls allow companies to talk about their recent earnings reports publicly, so that anyone who is interested can get more information on what happened and why it happened.
During a call, a company will discuss future performance expectations as well as go over their quarterly financial results. Most investors have benefitted from listening closely to how management responds to questions, in order to get a feel for how confident they are in the company's current and future performance.
If you want to take a deeper dive into First Republic Bank earnings, you can follow their earnings on Benzinga.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor
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Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid has been having a great season. For much of the season, Embiid has been the favorite to win the NBA MVP award.
Embiid could still end up winning the award, but recently Nuggets center and reigning MVP Nikola Jokic surpassed him as the favorite. Regardless of how the race ends up, it’s no debate that Embiid has a great season for the Sixers.
Since the Sixers traded for superstar James Harden, the team’s expectations have gone sky-high. Since the move, the Sixers’ play on the offensive end has been outstanding.
Free Throw Debate
One of the conversations that have popped up on social media with Embiid is the number of free throws he shoots. Some have questioned whether he’d be the same player if he wasn’t getting as many free throw attempts.
Embiid appeared on former Sixers teammate JJ Redick’s “The Old Man and the Three Podcast” this week and was asked about that criticism.
“That don’t make sense! If you took away your shooting would you have been an NBA player?” Embiid said to Redick. “You made it because that’s what you’re good at, but why do I get to the free-throw line so much? I get double and tripled every single play and it just shows that you can’t guard me one-on-one and if you do I’m going to score or I’m getting to the free-throw line.”
Embiid and Redick both went on to say that most great scorers shoot a lot of free throws. Later in the interview, they also discussed Embiid’s immediate chemistry with James Harden.
“It was natural,” said Embiid, “Obviously we talked a lot because we’re new teammates…but, it was natural I don’t think we talked much about basketball, but I just knew that he was going to make me better and I was going to make him better. I already knew my game would have to sacrifice a little because I was like post up heavy and since we got him I barely post up, I’m either setting screens or rolling to the basket trying to make plays for my teammates.”
The pairing of the two superstars has been successful so far but their ultimate success will be determined in the postseason.
Down the Stretch
The Sixers are currently in a battle for seeding at the top of the Eastern Conference. Philly really needs to figure out before the postseason how to survive when Embiid goes to the bench.
The team had hoped that the addition of Harden would soften the blow and allow Embiid to rest without the Sixers struggling. To this point that hasn’t been the case.
If the Sixers are going to be successful in the playoffs they’ll need to be able to rest Embiid without blowing big leads. One thing that would certainly help is if the team could get Tobias Harris going on a consistent basis. Over the last few regular season games it will be interesting to see how the Sixers try to address that issue. | https://heavy.com/sports/philadelphia-76ers/joel-embiid-free-throws-redick/ | 2022-04-01T01:27:33Z |
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and TED S. WARREN
Associated Press
TULALIP, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday signed into law a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people, to help address a silent crisis that has plagued Indian Country in this state and nationwide.
The law sets up a system similar to Amber Alerts and so-called silver alerts, which are used respectively for missing children and vulnerable adults in many states. It was spearheaded by Democratic Rep. Debra Lekanoff, the only Native American lawmaker currently serving in the Washington state Legislature, and championed by Indigenous leaders statewide.
“I am proud to say that the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s and People’s Alert System came from the voices of our Native American leaders,” said Lekanoff, a member of the Tlingit tribe and the bill’s chief sponsor. “It’s not just an Indian issue, it’s not just an Indian responsibility. Our sisters, our aunties, our grandmothers are going missing every day … and it’s been going on for far too long.”
Tribal leaders, many of them women, wore traditional hats woven from cedar as they gathered around Inslee for the signing on the Tulalip Reservation, north of Seattle. Afterward they gifted him with a handmade traditional ribbon shirt and several multicolored woven blankets.
The law attempts to address a crisis of missing Indigenous people — particularly women — in Washington and across the United States. While it includes missing men, women and children, a summary of public testimony on the legislation notes that “the crisis began as a women’s issue, and it remains primarily a women’s issue.”
Besides notifying law enforcement when there’s a report of a missing Indigenous person, the new alert system will place messages on highway reader boards and on the radio and social media, and provide information to the news media.
The legislation was paired with another bill Inslee, a Democrat, signed Thursday that requires county coroners or medical examiners to take steps to identify and notify family members of murdered Indigenous people and return their remains. That new law also establishes two grant funds for Indigenous survivors of human trafficking.
This piece of the crisis is important because in many cases, murdered Indigenous women are mistakenly recorded as white or Hispanic by coroners’ offices, they’re never identified, or their remains never repatriated.
A 2021 report by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office found the true number of missing and murdered Indigenous women in the U.S. is unknown due to reporting problems, distrust of law enforcement and jurisdictional conflicts. But Native American women face murder rates almost three times those of white women overall — and up to 10 times the national average in certain locations, according to a 2021 summary of the existing research by the National Congress of American Indians. More than 80% have experienced violence.
In Washington, more than four times as many Indigenous women go missing than white women, according to research conducted by the Urban Indian Health Institute in Seattle, but many such cases receive little or no media attention.
The bill signing began with a traditional welcome song passed down by Harriette Shelton Dover, a cherished cultural leader and storyteller. Dover recovered and shared many traditions and songs from tribes along Washington’s northern Pacific Coast and worked with linguists before her death in 1991 to preserve her language, Lushootseed, from extinction. Women performed an honor song after the event.
Tulalip Tribes of Washington Chairwoman Teri Gobin said Washington and Montana are the two states with the most missing Indigenous people in the U.S. Nearly four dozen Native people are currently missing in Seattle alone, she said.
“What’s the most important thing is bringing them home, whether they’ve been trafficked, whether they’ve been stolen or murdered,” she said. “It’s a wound that stays open, and it’s something that we pray with (for) each person, we can bring them home.”
Investigations into missing Indigenous people, particularly women, have been plagued by many issues for decades.
When a person goes missing on a reservation, there are often there are jurisdictional conflicts between tribal police and local and state law enforcement. A lack of staff and police resources, and the rural nature of many reservations, compound those problems. And many times, families of tribal members distrust non-Native law enforcement or don’t know where to report news of a missing loved one.
An alert system will help mitigate some of those problems by allowing better communication and coordination between tribal and non-tribal law enforcement and creating a way for law enforcement to flag such cases for other agencies. The law expands the definition of “missing endangered person” to include Indigenous people, as well as children and vulnerable adults with disabilities or memory or cognitive issues.
The law takes effect June 9 and some details are still being worked out. For example, it’s unclear what criteria law enforcement will use to positively identify a missing person as Native American and how the information will be disseminated in rural areas, including on some reservations, where highways lack electronic reader boards — or where there aren’t highways at all.
The measure is the latest step Washington has taken to address the issue. The Washington State Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Task Force is working to coordinate a statewide response and had its first meeting in December. Its first report is expected in August.
Many states from Arizona to Oregon to Wisconsin have taken recent action to address the crisis of murdered and missing Indigenous women. Efforts include funding for better resources for tribal police to the creation of new databases specifically targeting missing tribal members. Tribal police agencies that use Amber Alerts for missing Indigenous children include the Hopi and Las Vegas Paiute.
In California, the Yurok Tribe and the Sovereign Bodies Institute, an Indigenous-run research and advocacy group, uncovered 18 cases of missing or slain Native American women in roughly the past year in their recent work — a number they consider a vast undercount. An estimated 62% of those cases are not listed in state or federal databases for missing persons.
The law is already drawing attention from other states, whose attorney generals have called to ask how to enact similar legislation, said state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who called the law “truly groundbreaking.”
“Any time you’re doing something for the first time in this country, that’s an extra heavy lift,” he said. “This most certainly will not be our last reform to make sure that we bring everybody back home. .. There is so much more work that needs to be done and must be done.”
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Flaccus reported from Portland, Oregon.
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Tony Hawk doesn't plan to ever stop skateboarding. ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with the 53-year-old athlete at the premiere of Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off, the documentary about his life and career, and Hawk said he's feeling "pretty good" three weeks after breaking his femur.
While the injury may lessen the public skateboarding Hawk does, it won't stop him from doing it altogether.
"If I’m able to stand on my own two feet then I want to ride a skateboard," Hawk, who used a cane at the premiere, said. "I might not be doing it in public so much going down the line. If I feel like my skills are truly fading then I won’t be doing it on a public level or at an exhibition mode, but I don’t make ultimatums."
"I’m 53. I truly felt like, before I broke my leg, I was skating almost better than ever or better than I have in the last 10 years," he added. "I want to get back to at least some form of that same level of skating."
That answer is no surprise to Sam Jones, the director of the HBO documentary.
"His brother said he's probably going to be the first 80-year-old to do a backside air, and I I completely believe it," Jones told ET. "He just loves it so much."
After putting his trust in Jones, a former skateboarder, to helm the doc, Hawk is more than pleased with the result.
"It's to show the reality of what it takes to do this through the years, the hardships that it requires and the sacrifices you have to make in a lot of ways, personally and professionally," Hawk explained. "People don’t understand [that] you don’t just get on a skateboard and you’re naturally gifted and then all the success falls on you. You've got to work your a** off. You've got to be willing to take the hits and get back up."
The doc is a culmination of Hawk's success, and a way for the athlete to shine a light on all the aspects of the sport.
"I’m honored, but it’s a big responsibility. I do feel I feel like I need to be mindful of that and I need to represent it well. It’s something that I’ve kind of taken upon myself," Hawk said of using his influence for good. "If people are going to put that on me, then I want to represent skateboarding authentically and show all sides of it, not just the glitz and the X Games and things like that, but the grit, and what it takes, and also the diversity. That’s something that’s overlooked too. If you go to a skate park now, it’s a melting pot of race, of gender, everyone’s down, everyone’s supporting each other. I don’t think there is any other sport like that."
Through the making of the doc, Hawk said he learned that "it's OK to be vulnerable." It's a message he wishes he could relay to his younger self.
"I think I would try to encourage myself to figure out my personal issues earlier rather than later, figure out how to deal with being uncomfortable, how to deal with lack of intimacy, the bigger picture stuff instead of hyper focusing on skating and letting that somehow solve all my problems," he said.
In addition to skateboarding, the doc focuses on Hawk's private and family lives, something that Jones thinks will be eye-opening to audiences.
"I think they'll be surprised at how conscientious he is about taking care of his family, and being a good father, and the way he wants everybody to have the experience that he's had with skateboarding," Jones told ET of Hawk, who's a dad of four. "He really cares about skateboarding having this long life after he's done skating. You really, really see it in the way he treats his family and other skaters."
Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off will premiere April 5 on HBO and HBO Max.
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WATCH: LOVE IN HATE NATION Releases Music Video to Celebrate Trans Visibility Day
Love in Hate Nation features book, music and lyrics by Joe Iconis and direction by John Simpkins.
GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS and TWO RIVER THEATER have released the new music video "Masochist" from Love in Hate Nation - Original Cast Recording - with book, music and lyrics by Joe Iconis - to celebrate Trans Visibility Day. Emerson Mae Smith, the actress who leads the cast in the song, comments: "'Masochist' is broadly a song about other people's perception of trans lives and how we try to untangle ourselves from those notions and define an existence that makes us feel most like ourselves, happy, safe and whole."
Watch the video below!
Love in Hate Nation - Original Cast Recording is currently available in digital and streaming formats. Love in Hate Nation features book, music and lyrics by Joe Iconis and direction by John Simpkins. The recording is based on the show's world premiere production at the Two River Theater in 2019. The label is reuniting with Iconis and Two River after their viral success with the original cast recording of Be More Chill. The show has music direction and vocal arrangements by Annastasia Victory, and music supervision and orchestrations by Charlie Rosen. The album is produced by Joe Iconis, Ian Kagey, and Charlie Rosen, with Michael Hurst/Two River Theater and Kurt Deutsch serving as executive producers. The album, which also includes two bonus "B-Side" tracks: the song "Jezebel" and a special new recording of the album cut "Masochist" by The Smith Twins, is available at Ghostlight.lnk.to/LoveInHateNationPR
Love in Hate Nation is a 1960's-set love story about two women caught between eras of a changing America. Sixteen-year old Susannah Son is carted off to the National Reformatory for Girls (a.k.a. Nation) to get her head put on straight. There she meets the aggressively incorrigible Sheila Nail, and a relationship forms which leads to an all-out "revolution in the institution" as they attempt to break out of the boxes society has created around them. Girl Group Wall of Sound harmonies are filtered through a punk rock spirit in this rebellious and romantic new musical.
Joe Iconis is the Tony Award-nominated composer/lyricist of the worldwide sensation Be More Chill. Iconis and Joe Tracz wrote Be More Chill as a commission for Two River Theater, where the show was developed and premiered in 2015 before going on to sold-out limited engagement Off-Broadway and Broadway runs. Director John Simpkins has worked with writer Joe Iconis on six projects prior to Love in Hate Nation, including Bloodsong of Love, The Black Suits and all 11 years of The Joe Iconis Christmas Extravaganza. He is Head of Musical Theatre at Penn State School of Theatre, where Love in Hate Nation was commissioned and developed.
"In terms of passion projects, they don't get more passionate than Love in Hate Nation," says Iconis. "I'm beyond proud of this badly-behaved original musical and I couldn't be more ecstatic or grateful that Ghostlight and Two River Theater have given us the opportunity to record it. I think our chorus line of 8 ass-kickin', diverse, powerhouse women is representative not only of the world we currently live in, but the world we should aspire to live in, and I can't wait for them to be singing their bloody hearts out over speakers far and wide. Here's to human beings and musicals and cast albums that don't fit the mold and here's to the institutions that support them."
When Love in Hate Nation premiered in 2019, it was praised by local critics. The show was hailed as "thrilling, exhilarating, exciting and fabulous" by BroadwayWorld. Parterre raved that "Iconis' score, always tuneful and charming, rises to heights that resonate the best of the Elphaba / Glinda songs in Wicked." According to Broad Street Review, "Love in Hate Nation is stronger than nearly any new musical I've seen this year, rest assured that you'll leave Hate Nation madly, deeply in love."
The cast of Love in Hate Nation includes Sydney Farley, Amina Faye, Jasmine Forsberg, Lauren Marcus, Kelly McIntyre, Lena Skeele, Emerson Mae Smith, Ryan Vona, and Tatiana Wechsler.
The work of Joe Iconis is also represented on Ghostlight Records with Be More Chill (Original Broadway Cast Recording and Original Cast Recording), Broadway Bounty Hunter (Original Cast Recording), Two-Player Game (George Salazar and Joe Iconis), The Joe Iconis Rock & Roll Jamboree, and Things to Ruin (Original Cast Recording).
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"LOVE IN HATE NATION: ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING" TRACK LIST
1. Opening
2. Susannah's Song
3. Life in Hate Nation
4. I Fell in Love in Juvie Hall! (Snippet)
5. The Three Failed Escape Attempts of Sheila Nail
6. Doc Shock
7. Montage: This is the Way... / Miss Asp's Song / Mother Mother
8. The Other One
9. Francis's Song
10. Oh Well
11. I Hope
12. Solitary
13 Masochist
14. Miss Asp's Song II
15. Revolution Song
16. Operation: Sha La La
17. I Fell in Love in Juvie Hall!
18. Finale
19. B-Side: Jezebel
20. B-Side: Masochist (The Smith Twins Version) | https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/WATCH-LOVE-IN-HATE-NATION-Releases-Music-Video-to-Celebrate-Trans-Visibility-Day-20220331 | 2022-04-01T01:27:35Z |
LEBANON, Pa. (AP) — 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. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/1-officer-killed-2-others-shot-in-Pennsylvania-17049870.php | 2022-04-01T01:27:36Z |