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ISIS Beatles ‘made prisoners do Royal Rumble style wrestling fights and waterboarded captives during campaign of terror’
THE ISIS "Beatles" made their hostages take part in sick 'Royal Rumble'-style wrestling fights and waterboarded them, a US court has heard.
Four inmates were forced to get into a tag-team boxing match until they passed out, while their Islamic State captors did mock "commentary".
The 'loser' as decided by the captors would be tortured by waterboarding.
Federico Motka, an Italian-born aid worker, described his horrifying 14-month ordeal at the hands of the four Jihadis.
He was giving evidence during the trial of alleged terrorist El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, taking place in Alexandria, Virginia.
Elsheikh is accused of being a member of the 'ISIS Beatles', so-called by their captives because of their British accents.
Motka testified that there were at least three Brits in the group of captors, nicknamed 'John', 'George', and 'Ringo'.
Elsheikh is accused by prosecutors of being the who was nicknamed Ringo, although others have alleged he was George.
All three routinely wore masks covering everything but their eyes.
In chilling testimony, he claimed Elsheikh, 'George', and 'John' made him and three other prisoners take part in a 'Royal Rumble'-style fight with each other for their pleasure.
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He said the fights took place in a prison he called 'The Box' along with fellow captives James Foley, an American, and Brits John Cantlie and David Haines.
"They called it the Royal Rumble," he said, referring to the annual WWE wrestling event.
Mr Motka went on: "They were so excited, it was the event of the day. They ordered us to get into a tag team-style boxing match.
"James and John were against me and David. If you were too tired you had to tag yourself out."
They were so excited, it was the event of the day
Federico Motka
Motka said the four were forced to fight for a whole hour, despite being so tired and weak that they were "barely able to life our arms".
He said: "James passed out, John passed out. David nearly passed out. Whoever they deemed to have lost the fight would be waterboarded."
Prosecutor Dennis Fitzpatrick asked if the ISIS Beatles did a "play-by-play" commentary on the fight. Mr Motka replied: "They did a Radio 5 Live commentary."
On this occasion, the ISIS fighters decided John Cantile was the winner and Motka had lost but didn't go through with their threat to waterboard him.
However, he suffered torture on other occasions.
He said one of the guards would use a "stun gun" on the hostages' bodies, demanding they put their stomachs or hands through a hole in their cell where he would zap them.
The abuse at the hands of 'The Beatles' ranged from the "ridiculously childish" such as nipple twisting up to waterboarding, Motka said.
He said that Elsheikh and 'John' would "egg each other on," adding: "It was like school kids bullying someone.
Describing the ordeal of waterboarding at the hands of Elsheikh and George, Motka said he was forced to lie on his back over the toilet with a jumper on his face while water was poured on top of it.
"You start to panic a little bit," he said. "I was trying to breathe out the side of my mouth. Once the jumper absorbs the water you start to lose oxygen... water starts to get into your lungs and you start to choke."
At this point, George would always stop the process and say: "That's enough."
THE ISIS 'BEATLES'
The four British ISIS fanatics were dubbed "The Beatles
Alexanda Kotey 'Ringo' (38)
- Raised in Paddington, west London, by Ghanaian and Cypriot parents
- Was a drug dealer prior to his radicalisation
- Converted to Islam in teens, travelling to Gaza in aid convoy in 2009
- Left his two young children behind in Britain to join ISIS
El Shafee El Sheikh 'George' (33)
- Born in Sudan.
- Grew up in west London one of three kids, travelled to Syria in 2012
- QPR fan who worked as a mechanic before radicalisation in early 20s
- Married Ethiopian woman aged 21, angry she couldn't move to UK
Mohammed Emwazi 'John' (27)
- Known as Jihadi John, responsible for executing 7 Western hostages
- Born in Kuwait in 1988, moving to UK with family at age of 6
- Went back to Kuwait at age 21 to work as an IT salesman
- In 2014, he killed American journalist James Foley
- Wiped out in US drone strike in November 2015
Aine Lesley Davis 'Paul' (38)
- Also born in London, he was a drug dealer with firearms convictions
- Converted to Islam and joined ISIS.
- His wife, Amal el-Wahabi, was convicted for smuggling money to him
- Played a smaller role in 'Beatles'
- Sentenced to seven and a half years in prison in Turkey in 2017
Motka said the captives were forced to wear orange jumpsuits with numbers on the back similar to those worn by inmates at Guantanamo Bay, to 'remind' them of the US prison.
George "always spoke about Guantanamo" and the horrific beatings and mistreatment were "his idea of what conditions in Guantanamo were like," he added.
Motka said the four were barely given any food, and usually just ate bread and olives.
Elsheikh's lawyers insist he was just a "simple ISIS fighter" who wasn't involved in the torture carried out by 'The Beatles'.
The British ISIS members tortured and murdered US journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, as well as relief workers Peter Kassig and Kayle Mueller.
Foley, Sotloff and Kassig were decapitated, while Mueller was forced into slavery and raped repeatedly by Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi before being killed as well.
David Haines was also beheaded in September 2014. John Cantlie is still missing and is presumed to be in the hands of the Islamic State, almost a decade after he was kidnapped.
Prosecutors say Elsheikh played a key role in tormenting some 20 Western hostages they kidnapped between 2012 and 2015.
Motka is the first surviving hostage to testify at Elsheikh's trial, which entered its second day on Thursday.
He was kidnapped near a refugee camp on the Turkish border and taken to Syria in March 2013.
Motka was finally released on May 25, 2014, after 14 months in captivity, more than any other 'Beatles' hostage.
Mohammed Emwazi, the ISIS executor known as 'Jihadi John', was killed in a drone strike in 2015, while Alexanda Kotey and Elsheikh were captured in Syria in January 2018 and brought to Virginia to face trial.
Last year, Kotey pleaded guilty in a plea bargain that calls for a life sentence.
Under the agreement, he will serve 15 years in jail in the US and will then be sent to the UK to face further charges.
Elsheikh's charges carry a potential death sentence, but US prosecutors have advised British officials that they will not seek the death penalty against either man.
He faces an unconditional sentence of life imprisonment.
The trial continues. | https://www.the-sun.com/news/5025372/isis-beatles-prisoners-royal-rumble-wrestling-trial-islamic-state/ | 2022-04-01T01:57:27Z |
Starting Friday, cafes and restaurants will no longer be able to use disposable items such as single-use cups for dine-in customers. Still, violators will face government guidance rather than fines.
The Ministry of Environment said on Thursday that it will reinstate a ban on the use of disposable products at foodservice businesses, such as cafes and restaurants.
Authorities called for active, voluntary participation by businesses and citizens to reduce waste nationwide, but stressed that it would not issue fines or penalties.
Enacted in August 2018, the ban was suspended from February 2020 amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to limit potential exposure for both service staff and customers by using disposables.
With soaring single-use waste, however, the ministry has reintroduced the policy which will take effect from April 1. | http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=168657 | 2022-04-01T01:57:27Z |
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Healthcare Staffing Company Soliant Announces Expansion to Cobb County
Soliant, a leading provider of specialized healthcare and education staffing services to hospitals and schools around the U.S., is opening a new office in the Galleria Atlanta Office Park in Cobb County. This is Soliant’s first investment in Cobb County. The company plans to add 130 jobs for sales positions at...
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FORT SMITH, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Veterans in the River Valley are about to have a much shorter drive to receive medical care.
The new Veterans Affairs clinic in Fort Smith is hosting a ribbon-cutting on Friday at 11 a.m.
The 34,000 square ft. facility on Phoenix Place will provide a variety of care options for vets including mental health, optometry, and women’s health.
“We’ve been talking about and kind of planning on this for a number of years,” retired veteran Johnny Gothard said. “And, actually, Fort Smith has one of the larger veteran populations in the state in one concentrated area.”
“The momentum is good and people are really supportive of us having a clinic here because it means they get more services. They have to drive less, and they get to be taken care of right here in their hometown,” said Wanda Shull with Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks.
The ribbon-cutting is open to the public and the VA will register eligible veterans to receive care.
There will also be COVID-19 vaccines available at the event. The clinic will start seeing patients on April 11. | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/fort-smith-va-clinic-readies-for-opening/ | 2022-04-01T01:57:29Z |
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.
Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8948652-silversea-christens-silver-dawn-in-lisbon-otivm-wellness-programme/
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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HELENA — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has given initial approval to a proposal to graze bison in north-central Montana. It’s the latest step in a process that started five years ago – and it’s likely not the end.
American Prairie – a nonprofit formerly called American Prairie Reserve – proposed bison grazing on 63,065 acres of BLM land in Phillips County, south of Malta. The BLM’s proposed decision, issued Wednesday, would allow bison, behind fences, on six of the seven areas the organization proposed.
“We are extremely pleased with this decision, which will enable us to exercise our grazing privileges to sustainably grow our conservation herd of bison, protect the health of the land, and create more outdoor opportunities for visitors to experience Montana’s prairie lands and wildlife,” said American Prairie vice president and chief external relations officer Pete Geddes in a statement.
The decision would allow bison to graze seasonally in three locations and year-round in three others – including two that are already approved for bison. The seventh location would remain open only to cattle.
American Prairie says they plan to increase their bison herd from around 800 animals to 1,000.
BLM leaders said in a statement that their decision was justified by an analysis that showed the plan wouldn’t have a significant environmental impact. They also identified some potential benefits for wildlife habitat and vegetation, including the removal of some internal fencing and the different grazing patterns of bison allowing for more diversity.
“Ultimately, the overall goals of any grazing decision are to ensure the health of BLM-administered public lands and implement the law,” said Theresa Hanley, the agency’s acting Montana/Dakotas state director. “This proposed grazing decision will help us continue to achieve those goals, providing for multiple-purpose use and enjoyment, now and in the future.”
American Prairie first submitted a plan for bison grazing in 2017. They scaled it back significantly in 2019, saying they wanted to address public concerns and have more time to demonstrate how their grazing system works.
The proposal has gotten a lot of attention from people in the area. Groups like the Montana Stockgrowers Association have raised concerns.
“When we saw the decision, we were fairly disappointed with the decision,” said executive vice president Jay Bodner.
Bodner questioned whether the BLM could lease land for grazing bison, saying that federal law specifically designates it for livestock and doesn’t include bison in that definition. He also said ranchers are worried about the impacts of having bison in close proximity to cattle, from possible interbreeding to injuries if the animals end up in the same pasture.
“They are a different species than cattle, they’re going to graze differently, and so they’re going to have impacts on the rangeland differently,” Bodner said. “If you have less control over them, I think certainly rangeland health standards – are you going to be able to meet those? – that calls into question.”
He said the Stockgrowers want to make sure the BLM did its due diligence in responding to the public’s concerns.
“When you look at these kinds of pretty significant proposals that the American Prairie Reserve did propose, we really think that needs a full environmental impact statement,” he said.
In the decision, the BLM said it did analyze and consider all the public comment. For example, they responded to the concerns about the federal definition of livestock by pointing to other rules that allow privately owned “indigenous animals” like bison to graze at regulators’ discretion. They said they have issued grazing permits for bison in other states, and previously for American Prairie.
“We understand that not everyone agrees with allowing bison grazing on public lands, but the BLM’s decision makes it clear that our proposal is based on sound science and will benefit wildlife, the rangeland, and riparian areas,” Geddes said.
A spokesperson for Gov. Greg Gianforte’s office said the state has started reviewing the BLM decision.
“The governor shares Montanans' hope that BLM took submitted comments to heart and bolstered its analysis to reach a legal, well-reasoned decision,” the spokesperson said.
A 15-day protest period is now open. The BLM will consider any protests they receive, then make a final decision. After that, there will be another 30 days during which the decision can be appealed.
You can find full documentation on the decision on the BLM website. | https://www.ktvq.com/news/blm-gives-initial-approval-to-american-prairie-bison-grazing-plan-in-montana | 2022-04-01T01:57:29Z |
NORTH LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Making North Las Vegas a better place to live. A longtime resident says perceptions are changing about the city thanks to new development and services.
"I just want viewers to know that North Las Vegas is a great city to live in."
Trina Jiles has a strong connection with North Las Vegas, living in the city all her life. She owns a business here, Gritz Café, and has a home in Aliante.
"It's a place where you can raise a family away from all the gaming activity but also you have a good quality of life,” she said.
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A quality of life with a lower cost of living. The median home value in North Las Vegas is about $274,000. That's lower than the valley's median price of about $425,000.
"People want to live closer to where they work. Gas prices have gone up, so it's really important for us to think about those things."
Jiles is aware of the stigma attached to living here. While city leaders say they have been fighting to improve the image of North Las Vegas for years, they are now able to do it in a more positive way with new things to offer residents and additional police officers on the streets.
"We're building quality parks. We're making sure our residents are protected. They have the services. They have a beautiful place to live,” Councilmember Isaac Barron said.
Jiles says the more affordable housing helps and motivates more investment in the community.
"In a smaller city, you can actually affect change. You can put people into position in policy to ensure we get the resources we need,” she said. | https://www.ktnv.com/news/building-a-better-north-las-vegas | 2022-04-01T01:57:29Z |
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Since several states have legalized the growing and use of cannabis, more people have been intrigued to give it a try. So, where can you buy marijuana seeds? The option would be considering to buy them from cannabis seed banks.
Right now, there are several seed banks online. All you have to do is access their official websites and view the different seeds available. We have gone through different types of seed banks and recommended the top options in the market. If you are interested in growing your own cannabis plants, this is the list of seed banks offering marijuana seeds for sale to consider.
Editor’s Choice
- Buyers get guaranteed germination of the seeds
- It has the best and most popular strains
- Additional growing supplies are available
Best Seed Banks to Buy Cannabis Seeds with US Shipping 2022
- ILGM – Editor’s Choice
- Crop King Seeds – Best for Variety
- Herbies Seeds – Best for Free Seeds
- Seedsman – Best for Global Delivery
- MSNL – Best for High-Quality Genetics for Seeds
- WeedSeedsExpress – Best for Fast Shipping
- Quebec Cannabis Seeds
- Paradise Seeds
1. ILGM
Pros
- It has high-quality seeds
- Multiple strains available
- Free shipping in the US
Cons
- Finding the shop section is not easy on the website
Strains Sold: Blue Dream, Supermix, Bruce Banner, GG4, Grandaddy Purple, White Widow, Super Skunk
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ILGM review does not take the first spot without having proper reasons. This is a good seed bank to get various types of cannabis seeds generally. It has a lot more seeds than some other cannabis seed banks making it a good choice for variety. We are talking of options such as feminized and auto-flowering cannabis seeds.
The company also offers a germination guarantee on its seeds. This guarantee is vital for the buyers to know that their seeds will actually grow. In case the seeds do not germinate, the company is willing to offer a refund. With guaranteed delivery, at least you are sure of the seeds actually being delivered in good time.
ILGM is also home to high THC strains. At times you want to feel the strongest effect of marijuana seeds. That is how you can find more people considering the use of high THC strains. Beginners to growing cannabis also get the easiest seeds to grow. This is not something to worry about when you will get high-quality but beginner-friendly seeds.
You may need additional components to grow these high-quality marijuana seeds. Well, marijuana fertilizer might be it. We recommend that you also get such additional supplies from the same brand. You can even buy them as kits so that you save more than buying each piece individually.
2. Crop King Seeds
Pros
- Offers great discreet delivery
- Multiple popular strains available
- Multiple payment options
Cons
- Some seeds are often out of stock
Strains Sold: White Widow, Purple Kush, Blue Cookies, Green Crack, Northern Lights, Crown Royale, Afghani, Haze Xtreme, Blueberry, Original Skunk
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Crop King Seeds is a brand known for coming up with new seeds more often. So, you do not need to worry about variety here. Also, the cannabis seeds are properly sorted and listed on the website so that you can easily find what you need. You will come across types such as regular, fast version, feminized, and autoflower seeds.
The seed bank is also good at discreet delivery. Of course, you would want your package to be discreet when you are buying cannabis seeds. Most people also find that the shipping is fast. Those in the US get their products shipped in time. As a result, you can always get the best seeds in time for planting.
How about a germination guarantee? Crop King Seeds assures there is an 80% guarantee on germination. That is a great guarantee so that you do not waste time buying seeds that will not germinate. In case you have trouble with the seeds, the team is available to offer a refund. The 24/7 chat support should also be instrumental in helping you learn more about the seeds before buying.
The seed bank has a blog section where you can learn more about the methods of growing cannabis seeds. As such, beginners should have an easy time growing their male and female seeds.
You will come across several payment options too. You can use your card and Bitcoin for those in the US. Canadian customers can also use E-transfers.
3. Herbies Seeds
Pros
- Offers fast shipping
- Features multiple seed variety
- Cash on delivery is available
Cons
- No free returns
Strains Sold: Apple Betty, Dessert Mix, Za-Za OG, Indica Mix, Strawberry Amnesia, Fem Mix Pack, Grandmommy Purple, Burce Banner, Godzilla Cookies, DDoS #33
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You are likely to consider such cannabis seed banks for the offers they give you. Like for this one, you will get discounts on almost all seeds and also get free seeds on top. The free seeds should be encouraging for those who are buying cannabis seeds. Do not worry as you still get quality cannabis seeds with even these many offers.
Herbies Seeds is also home to many cannabis seeds strains. You will come across strong strains, big yielding strains, high CBD strains, and the best auto-flowering seeds. As you can see, there is quite a wide range of CBD strains to buy. It is worth mentioning that all the seeds come with stealth delivery. You always have to keep the prying eyes from looking at your packages.
Other than keeping the delivery discreet, the brand also uses the best packaging to ensure a low risk of seed damage. There is also a guarantee of delivery. In case the package is lost along the way, you can always get another one.
Payment is generally easy. You can pay via card, bank transfer, and Bitcoin. This is quite impressive as it accommodates different people. Some countries can even pay cash on package delivery.
4. Seedsman
Pros
- It offers global delivery
- Works with top breeders
- Multiple promotions available
Cons
- Customer support could be better
Strains Sold: Alaskan Diesel, Fuel D. OG, Purple Ghost Candy, CBDV 1:1, Diet Durban, Blue Dream, Strawberry Cheesecake
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Seedsman has been among the reputable seed banks for the last 20 years. This was the first seed bank to commercialize auto-flowering seeds. Being pioneers just shows how the company is good at delivering on the best cannabis seeds. You will still come across feminized seeds too from the same company when buying cannabis seeds online.
Seedsman works with a wide range of breeders in the market. Some of the prominent breeders are 710 genetics, Alpine seeds, Archine, Atlas Seed, Auto Seeds, Bodhi Seeds, and more. The chances are you have across these seed breeders before. The company takes time to vet the breeders to ensure only the best seed banks are sold through it.
Discreet shipping should make it a good pick for those in the market for keeping a low profile. Also, the overall shipping time is fast. Expect the delivery in two to three days. The best part is that the company offers global delivery. So long as marijuana is legal in your country, go ahead and place your order to get the seeds.
5. MSNL
Pros
- Uses the finest quality genetics
- The seeds offer outstanding value
- It has years of experience in cannabis seeds
Cons
- Some feel it could use more variety for its reputations
Strains Sold: Durban poison, GMO Cookies, Tropicana Cookies, Wedding Cake, Do Si Dos, Gelato, Purple Hulk, Auto GDP
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MSNL has been in the business of selling marijuana seeds for over 20 years now. Such experience makes anyone see why it is necessary to buy from the seed bank. Unlike some other marijuana seed banks, here you get premium seeds from world-class breeders. The result is that you always end up with an outstanding value for money.
You will find some of the best seeds including Purple Hulk, Gelato, and Auto GDP. All the strains are properly organized making it easier to choose your preferred seeds. Even those new to growing marijuana should easily find feminized seeds or any other type with ease. The seeds also come with free seeds as a nice bonus.
MSNL often releases new seeds from time to time. This makes it the top pick too as you can get new and improved seeds always. The brand gives you more information on the farming methods you can use to grow marijuana and hemp seeds. We are talking of lighting, medium, hydroponics, and harvesting too.
6. WeedSeedsExpress
Pros
- Fast shipping of products
- Has over 100 strains to consider
- Offers delivery guarantee
Cons
- Email support is slow
Strains Sold: Acapulco Gold, ACDC, AK 47, Alpine Star CBD, Amnesia Haze, Banana Kush, Big Jack Widow, Black Domina, Blue Dream, Blueberry CBD
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Unlike most online cannabis seed banks, this one promises to ship on the same day you place an order. Because of such, you expect to end up receiving your product within a couple of days. The company still offers guarantees on delivery and germination. In case any or both do not happen, the support team should get you a refund or new seeds respectively.
So, what kind of marijuana seeds will you get from the seed bank? You will get options such as feminized seeds, auto-flowering seeds, high CBD weeds, and seeds for beginners. With the feminized seeds, growing cannabis plants just got easier. Such seeds are also good for those with limited experience in growing marijuana. You can get yourself the regular seeds too if you do not want those others mentioned above.
With a catalog of over 100 strains, it would be easier to choose the best seeds based on your needs. If you are having trouble choosing the seeds, consult the support team or the blog section. The support team is often easily reachable for all the help you want. Also, there are many blogs that can help you get into cannabis farming.
7. noopener”>Quebec Cannabis Seeds
Pros
- Easy website layout
- Offers the best guarantee on seeds germination
- Often has many offers available
Cons
- Limited choices for CBD seeds
Strains Sold: CBD SSkush, Gold Sativa, Incognito Cannabis Seeds, Lemon Kush, M 39, Northern Lights X Skunk, OG Kush, Quebec Gold 2.0, Gorilla Glue, QC Black Gold.
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Even though it is based in Canada, the seed bank can sell its marijuana seeds to US clients. This is an ideal online market to find all types of cannabis strains to grow in your area. You will find different varieties too such as auto-flowering seeds, feminized seeds, and CBD marijuana seeds. These CBD seeds will be high in CBD content once they mature as buds.
If your order is over $200, you get to enjoy free shipping. As much as it is conditional free shipping, this would generally make more people consider it. The shipping is done in 24 hours after confirming your order. The best part should be how it also ships worldwide. This makes it easy for people around the world to get high-quality cannabis seeds.
Orders above $150 get free seeds. Combine the free seeds with a germination guarantee and you have a great seed bank. So, do not worry about buying from seed banks online since most will guarantee germination. The return policy is also clear so that even when the seeds do not germinate, you should get replacements.
8. Paradise Seeds
Pros
- Many seed types are available
- It has affordable prices for seeds
- Easy to use website design
Cons
- Lacks live chat support
Strains Sold: Mendocino Skunk, Nebula, Dutch Dragon, Sensi Star, Auto Wappa, Tangerine Sorbet, Chocolate Wafflez, Glowstarz, White Noise
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Paradise Seeds is quite a trusted brand when it comes to marijuana seeds. You can expect it to have more types of seeds than other seed banks. This is mostly because it has paired with the best breeders too and its overall experience in the sector. This makes it a top destination for different seed types you may want to start growing.
The seed bank is great for all levels of experience in farming marijuana. Even when you are a beginner, it will have seeds for you to give a try. Resellers also find it a great place to find high-quality seeds to sell to their own consumers. Of course, we cannot forget the professional growers who will love the wide range of seeds available. The premium genetics used in the seeds always leads to high yields for professional growers.
The support team is available on different platforms. It can either be by phone or email. Those who want fast responses should consider using phone support. Email replies may take up to 24 hours. There is also the blog and FAQs section where you can learn more about the seeds and how best to grow them.
How to Buy Marijuana Seeds Safely
You can easily buy weed seeds from different seedbanks, however, what makes a seed bank be a source of high-quality seeds? And how would you choose and buy the marijuana seeds safely? Let us find out more below.
Marijuana Laws
You may find the best weed seeds but, does the country or state allow growing cannabis? This is key for anyone willing to give it a try. Take your time to go through the marijuana laws of your state to understand if growing cannabis is allowed or not.
If it is allowed, look at the quantity too per household. At times it can be only a few plants per household. So, do not go overboard planting so many seeds to a point you need a license now to grow cannabis.
Germination
Before you can buy marijuana seeds online, make sure you understand the germination guarantee offered. Most would have a germination guarantee of 80%. This is good enough to give you assurance of having the best outcome when planting the seeds.
Look at the different online cannabis seed banks to understand their options for germination guarantee. Only pick the one with the best guarantee.
Reputation Company
You cannot just buy cannabis seeds online without looking at the reputation of a company. It should be a reputable company so that the pot seeds are really good as the company claims.
Look at the breeders supplying the company. This is because they would determine just how good the quality of the seeds is. Also, do you get additional quality checks done by the company? Quality assurance is key to leaving you with the best pot seeds and a reputable brand too.
Customer Service
Good customer service also means quality marijuana seeds in most cases. Look at how well you get help from the support team. If you can always find the answers you need, then such a seed bank is for you.
Customer service can also help identify a reputable seed bank. Let us say you want a refund, the support team should help you get the refund processed in good time.
Price & Discount
Getting the best cannabis seed also means getting it at a good price and discount. Most seed banks would have discounts on their weed seeds. This is a way the seed banks use to have more people buying their products.
Depending on your research, you may come across an ILGM coupon code or MSNL promo code. These are all vital for ease of shopping and having a bit of saving in the end. It is often recommended to buy in bundles so as to save more.
Covert Shipping
It is expected that the packaging of the product can give away what is inside. However, that is not what you need when buying cannabis seeds. That is why discreet or covert shipping is available. Get the seeds from a company that allows for this type of shipping. In most cases, it is only the name of the customer and address that would be on the package. This can disguise the product as something of less value thus less attention to your marijuana seeds.
Payment Options
The payment options are also vital for those seeking weed seeds. Online seed banks will have different options to consider. They mostly include Visa, Mastercard, bank transfer, e-wallet, and more. Some are now introducing cryptocurrencies too. As such, you would only use the payment option that suits you the best.
What Cannabis Seeds Should I Buy?
You will come across many types of weed seeds in the market to consider. However, it can be tough sometimes to decide. Here are the cannabis seeds you will come across and which one you should consider.
- Regular seeds are those produced through crossing female and male plants. They can either be male or female. You would use the female seeds for larger buds and male seeds for the continued line of genes of that specific strain.
- Feminized seeds will grow into female plants which produce the best flowers or buds. They are achieved whenever a female plant produces male flowers. No pollination is needed. Expect that all of the offspring from such seeds would be female.
- The auto-flower seeds are still new but more people have embraced them. These plants would flower easily once they reach around 10 weeks from planting. It depends on the daily light schedules. They were developed to ensure flowering even if the light conditions were not the best.
How Many Seeds Should I Buy?
When you want to buy seeds from a cannabis seed bank, the most you will get per package would be around 12 seeds. Depending on the seed bank, you can also get several free seeds like five. However, how many do you need for planting?
It comes down to the space available. You only need one seed per pot. So, count the number of pots available or calculate your planting space and estimate how many seeds you need.
Is It Legal To Buy Marijuana Seeds Online?
At this point you are already thinking about where to buy marijuana sees, however, you may be forgetting if it is legal or not. All we can say is that it depends. Going through the marijuana laws in your state helps to see if it is legal or not to receive marijuana seeds after buying.
As for those who want to buy marijuana seeds, consider checking out the different seed banks online. Those we have mentioned above should give you a nice head start and also save you some time too.
The other option would be buying from physical seed banks in your area if you have some existing already.
How Much Do Cannabis Seeds Cost?
A cannabis seed bank may not have the same price as the others. One of the biggest differences in pricing will be the type of strain you are buying. On average, it may cost $40 to get around 12 cannabis seeds. However, the cost can go as high as $400 for those high-end marijuana strains. A bit of shopping around can help in getting the best deal on your favorite strain.
Final Thoughts on Buying Marijuana Seeds Online
A good online seed bank should get you high-quality weed seeds for sale. Those who have tried the mentioned seed banks above end up with the best cannabis plants with high yields also. The seed banks feature a variety of seeds too so even if you are a beginner, there is so much you can do with the options. Ensure you always do your own research to find the best weed seeds for your needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Will customs confiscate my cannabis seeds?
It will depend on your location. If cannabis is outlawed in your country or state, do not buy the seeds as they may be confiscated.
2. How long do cannabis seeds last?
The marijuana seeds can last a long time if refrigerated. They can last up to a decade. However, without refrigeration, they can only last a few months.
3. Is it legal to order cannabis seeds?
Confirm this with your local laws on marijuana. Just make sure you are buying marijuana seeds in a state that allows buying and growing cannabis seeds.
4. Are male or female weed seeds better?
It depends on the use. The female weed seeds are for producing the most potent flowers or buds. The male seeds on the other hand are for breeding purposes and saving the seeds. | https://observer.com/2022/03/seed-banks-that-ship-us/ | 2022-04-01T01:57:29Z |
Australian Vintage Ltd: Insight Analyst
Published: 31 March, 2022
Australian Vintage Limited (AVL) is an ASX listed company and owner of the multi-award winning McGuigan, Tempus Two, Nepenthe and Barossa Valley Wine Company brands.
At AVL we believe in making the world a smaller place through sharing good times.
We are proud that our Buronga Hill Winery and Merbein Packaging Facility are 100% powered by wind and solar energy. Specifically, 30% coming from solar panels on site at the Buronga Hill winery and the balance coming from offsite wind and solar parks through our partner Flow Power. And this is just the start of our sustainability journey!
- Values driven culture and flexible work environment
- Competitive benefits offering, including 26 weeks of paid primary carer parental leave
- Global, ASX listed wine business
About the role:
This newly created role will deliver key category and market insights to the UK, Europe, Americas Marketing and Sales teams. The successful applicant will have exemplary Microsoft excel skills and the ability to work with large data sets to deliver weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting to help ensure AVL puts the customer at the heart of all decisions.
If you are someone from an agency background looking to make the jump supplier side, we’d love to hear from you! Maybe you’re already supplier side and you’re looking for a step-change in industry? Or perhaps you are someone with a traditional finance background looking for an opportunity to move into a more category and commercial focused role? Either way, we’d love to hear from you!
Reporting to the Senior Category Manager - UK, Europe, Americas your primary duties will include:
- Prepare, analyse, and interpret data from multiple sources to turn it into actionable insight
- Responsible for delivery of weekly, monthly, and quarterly internal / external reports
- Build reports that incorporate multiple data sources (including Nielsen, Kantar, dh, IRI, Netcar360) in Excel / Power BI
- Supporting on the range review process, turning big data sets into actionable insights that help unlock distribution gains across our key brands
- Monitoring competitors and market activity in store and reporting back to the team
- Add insight to the analysis of data, to provide meaningful and accurate opportunities to drive growth
- Work closely with the Senior Category Manager, Marketing, and Sales team to embed data into internal and external processes
- Knowledgeable of the consumer market in the UK
On the job learning opportunities:
- Adapt and improve internal and external reporting to better understand performance and the consumer based on business needs
- Providing brand campaign, activation, promotional and NPD analysis
- Pro-actively monitor and share internal and external research, data, and trends to identify opportunities for our brands and the category
- Build positive relationships with key stakeholders including retailers and data agencies
- Understanding and experience of key data sets (Nielsen, Kantar, JDE, dh, Nectar360, IRI etc…)
We are looking for:
- Microsoft Office suite experience: Particularly, excellent excel proficiency.
- Large data experience: This person will be comfortable manipulating large data sets and producing high-quality reports from a variety of data sources.
- Drive: As our Category and Insights function continues to grow, we are looking for someone with the hunger to learn and ambition to grow with us.
- Strong communication skills: As someone who will work cross-functionally in the business, we are looking for someone who is excited to translate numerical insights to stories and messages to non-financial stakeholders.
- Attention to detail: A keen eye for detail is essential.
AVL Benefits:
- Primary carer parental leave offering 26 weeks paid leave
- Secondary carers parental leave offering 4 weeks paid leave
- Life insurance
- Bupa Health Insurance
- Mental health and wellbeing training and support
- Annual wine allowance
- Options to purchase additional annual leave
- Sabbaticals and career breaks
- Continuation of pension while on paid and unpaid parental leave
To apply please visit our careers website - http://careers.australianvintage.com.au/
Applications close: April 15th 2022
To learn more about Australian Vintage, please visit our website at: https://www.australianvintage.com.au/
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When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over an Oscars ceremony punchline, other comedians felt the sting.
“I know Chris and I know what it’s like to be on a stage in front of an audience that doesn’t like your material,” said stand-up comedian Judy Gold. “But to be physically assaulted, that’s a whole other thing. It felt like every comedian was smacked across the face. It really felt like that.”
Smith’s act comes during a stressful time for comedy. While boundaries for humor constantly shift — think George Carlin’s 1972 monologue on seven so-called “dirty words” banned by TV — comics say they have felt increased pushback from audiences and society. Comedy great Dave Chappelle drew sharpcriticism last year for what some deemed anti-transgender humor in his Netflix special “The Closer.” Kathy Griffin’s careerwas derailed in 2017 when she was photographed holding a mock-up of former President Donald Trump’s head.
Some comedians expressed concern that Smith’s behavior might embolden other displeased audience members.
“No one went up to Chris Rock and said, ‘Are you OK?’” Sheryl Underwood, co-host of “The Talk,” said on the show Tuesday. “I’m going to say this as a comic, I am afraid now to get on a stage, because in my third show, when everyone’s been drinking, if you don’t like my joke, do you now believe that you can get up and slap me? There’s got to be accountability quicker.”
Griffin tweeted that “now we all have to worry about who wants to be the next Will Smith in comedy clubs and theaters.”
“Which is the worst crime here?” veteran comedian Gilbert Gottfried said in an interview with The Associated Press. “Chris Rock being physically assaulted? Or Chris Rock making a joke? That’s it, pure and simple. He made a joke.”
Dean Obeidallah, a lawyer and stand-up comic who hosts a show on the SiriusXM Progress channel, said there is never “a place for a violent response to a joke” but doubted there would be copycat behavior. In his time in comedy clubs, he’s seen yelling, screaming and, once, a glass thrown at somebody. But he’s never seen a punch thrown, nor a comedian slapped.
“If someone were to strike a comedian, they’re going to be prosecuted criminally. They don’t have the privilege that Will Smith has,” Obeidallah said.
The Los Angeles Police Department said Sunday that it was aware of the incident, but Rock had declined to file a police report. Smith stayed through the rest of the ceremony Sunday and received the best-actor Oscar.
Gold said she’s been confronted but never struck, and she knows other female comedians have faced difficult circumstances. “People have been getting on stage, people have thrown things,” she said.
Comedian-actor Yamaneika Saunders calls Smith’s behavior upsetting and Sunday a sad day for ”two beloved Black men in entertainment.” She also views what happened through the lens of a “Black woman in comedy.”
“I’m constantly being threatened….by some man who doesn’t like some (expletive) I said about being a woman, some white guy who doesn’t like some (expletive) I said about being Black,” she said.
Insult humor isn’t new to high-profile ceremonies, which call on comics to liven up what can be tedious events. Ricky Gervais made a meal of celebrities at successive Golden Globe ceremonies, and they grin — or grimace — and bear it. The most famous bad sport: Trump at the 2011 White House correspondents’ dinner, where he sat stone-faced during then-President Barack Obama’s extended ribbing of him.
Rock wasn’t the first to tweak Smith or wife Jada Pinkett Smith at Sunday’s Oscars. Ceremony co-host Regina Hall made what appeared to be a veiled joke about their marriage in trying, unsuccessfully, to draw Smith into a comedy bit.
Rock’s wisecrack was targeted at Pinkett Smith. “Jada, I love you. ‘G.I. Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it,” the comedian said to Pinkett Smith, whose close-shaven head looked similar to Demi Moore’s in the 1997 movie. Whether Rock was aware that she has a hair-loss condition, alopecia, is unknown, but Smith reacted with the smack and an angry warning to “keep my wife’s name out your (expletive) mouth!”
A tearful Smith later accepted the top acting award for “King Richard,” his somewhat remorseful speech eliciting a standing ovation from the Dolby Theatre crowd. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has since condemned Smith’s attack and said it’s reviewing the matter.
Whatever the result, his actions indelibly marred the ceremony and ignited discussions about violence, toxic masculinity and the advantages of fame. Smith, who’d conspicuously left Rock out of his remarks Sunday, apologized to the comic and decried “violence in all of its forms” in a statement the next day issued by his publicist and posted on Instagram.
Pinkett Smith’s first public comment came in an Instagram post in which she said, “This is a season for healing and I’m here for it.”Rock referred briefly to the slap at a comedy show Wednesday in Boston, saying he was “still kind of processing what happened.” He appeared to become emotional as the audience gave him several standing ovations.
Whatever pushback comedians may encounter on stage, verbal or physical, they have to guard against censoring themselves to avoid it — and they will, said Obeidallah: “They shouldn’t change, and there’s nothing about this that tells me that they will change.”
They can’t because their role goes beyond providing laughs, as comedians see it.
“We are the truth tellers. We speak truth to power,” said Gold, author of the 2020 book, “Yes, I Can Say That: When They Come for the Comedians, We Are All in Trouble.”
Gottfried cites a favorite Carlin quote — “It’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately” — and can’t resist serving up a punchline.
“If Will Smith is reading this, dear God, please don’t come to my shows,” he said.
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AP Television Writer Lynn Elber reported from Los Angeles, AP Media Writer David Bauder from New York. | https://www.ketk.com/news/entertainment-news/will-smiths-oscars-slap-felt-by-comedians-beyond-chris-rock/ | 2022-04-01T01:57:30Z |
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is expected to release guidance on fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccine in early April as public health indicators tick up across Canada.
That’s set to come amid growing concerns about hospital capacity as the country enters what some are characterizing as a sixth wave.
A spokeswoman for the Public Health Agency of Canada said Thursday that the agency expects to publish NACI’s advice on fourth doses in the coming days.
“NACI has been asked for advice on the potential use of second booster doses in elderly populations at higher risk of severe disease. PHAC is expected to publish NACI advice on this in early April,” Anna Maddison said in an email.
NACI previously recommended that people who are “moderately to severely immunocompromised” receive a fourth dose of the vaccine six months after getting their third shot. Earlier this week, U.S. regulators approved a fourth dose for Americans 50 and older if it’s been at least four months since their last vaccination.
The question of extra boosters has become more pressing to some due to concerning public health indicators.
Hospitalizations have started rising in some regions and wastewater trends suggest cases are too, after many provinces ditched their vaccine passports and mask mandates this month.
Some – including officials in Quebec – say the nation is on the precipice of a sixth wave of the pandemic that could once again see hospitals stretched thin.
“At some point we’re going to have to stop putting numbers to (the waves),” said Dr. Susy Hota, an infectious disease specialist and hospital epidemiologist at the University Health Network in Toronto.
“A reality that we’re going to have to get used to is that cases will go up and down. The real question is, what are we willing to do to try and keep them from rising at a pace where we can’t keep up?”
Hota said some COVID-19 patients have been unable to leave the hospital system after developing complications, adding strain to the system that’s not captured in the publicly reported numbers.
“And when you combine all of it with the need to catch up on surgeries and delayed and deferred care of a variety of natures, it’s just a lot for the health-care system to be handling,” she said.
Colin Furness, an epidemiologist and professor at the University of Toronto, said burnout in the health-care field and staff absences due to COVID-19 have made the issue even more challenging.
“We’re hearing really quiet but urgent SOSes from the front line saying, ‘We don’t have this capacity that the government has been saying we have,’” he said.
He urged people to continue wearing masks and take other precautions to safeguard not only their personal health, but also the hospital system.
“‘Everyone take off your mask, and we’ll have a hospital bed when you need it’ is a really bad idea,” Furness said. “First of all, because COVID is not a disease you want. But more importantly, I don’t know if that bed is going to be there.”
The Ontario Hospital Association has noted that hospitalizations are trending upward, with the province reporting 807 patients in hospital with COVID-19 on Thursday, compared to 661 a week earlier.
Farther east, Nova Scotia is reporting strain on its health-care system.
As of Thursday, 786 health workers in that province were off the job because they either have tested positive for COVID-19, are awaiting test results or were exposed to a member of their household who tested positive.
Nova Scotia also reported 53 new hospital admissions for COVID-19 in the past week, with 16 patients discharged and 11 patients in intensive care.
Quebec – which started offering fourth doses to seniors over 80, immunocompromised people and residents of long-term care homes this week – saw 1,238 people hospitalized with the virus Thursday.
Health Minister Christian Dubé said outlying regions in Quebec that were spared when the highly contagious Omicron variant tore through the country are now being hit hard by what he characterized as the pandemic’s sixth wave.
Montreal, for instance, has about 208 cases per 100,000 people. In contrast, Côte-Nord has 750 cases per 100,000 people.
Nonetheless, Dubé said the province doesn’t plan to delay lifting its mask mandate – a move currently set for mid-April – or reintroduce other public health measures.
“There is no reason at the moment … to change the strategy we have, because people have to learn to live with the virus, to continue to protect themselves,” he said.
In Ontario, Health Minister Christine Elliott also said there was no current plan to bring back any COVID-19 measures that were lifted earlier this month despite rising virus trends.
“If we need to take any further measure we will, but so far it doesn’t appear that we need to do that,” she said.
Ontario lifted indoor masking rules in most spaces earlier this month, along with a majority of other measures aimed at limiting spread, like proof-of-vaccination rules and crowd capacity limits.
—Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press
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MLB Opening Day 2022: When does my team play?
OPENING Day is the term used to refer to the day that Major League Baseball teams begin their regular season.
This year's Opening Day will commence on Thursday, April 7, it typically always falls during the first week of April.
When does my team play?
On April 7 the first nine pitchers will put their best pitch forward for the starting pitches.
The following teams will pitch on April 7:
- Red Sox at Yankees - 1.05pm ET
- Cubs at Brewers - 2.20PM
- Mets at Nationals - 4.05pm
- Guardians at Royals - 4.10pm
- Mariners at Twins - 4.10pm
- Pirates at Cardinals - 4.15pm
- Reds at Braves - 8.08pm
- Astros at Angels - 9.38pm
- Padres at Diamondbacks - 9.40pm
The following teams will pitch on April 8:
- White Sox at Tigers - 1.10pm
- Brewers at Cubs - 2.20pm
- Athletics at Phillies - 3.05pm
- Orioles at Rays - 3.10pm
- Dodgers at Rockies - 4.10pm
- Marlins at Giants - 4.35pm
- Mets at Nationals - 7.05pm
- Rangers at Blue Jays - 7.07pm
- Reds at Braves - 7.20pm
- Astros at Angels - 9.38pm
- Padres at Diamondbacks - 9.40pm
The full schedule can be viewed at the official MLB website.
When was the first Opening Day ceremony?
The first Opening Day ceremony was held on April 22, 1876.
It is also referred to as the first game played in the National League.
In 1876 the ceremony was held in Philadelphia.
Boston defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 at the Jefferson Street Grounds.
"You always get a special kick on Opening Day, no matter how many you go through," said Yankees legend and Hall of Fame center fielder Joe DiMaggio.
"You look forward to it like a birthday party when you're a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen."
Is Opening Day always on April 7?
Opening Day is traditionally held on April 7 or during the first week of April.
In recent years the ceremony has sometimes been held during the last week of March.
Many MLB fans consider the day to be a personal and national holiday.
In 2021 the Atlanta Braves won the World Series, with the Los Angeles Dodgers winning in 2020.
According to Baseball Hall, Walter Johnson has been one of the most successful pitchers on Opening Day in baseball history.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Longtime Miami associate head coach Chris Caputo has accepted a contract offer to become the new coach at George Washington, a person with knowledge of the situation said Thursday night.
The school and Caputo were working out final contract details including length of the deal, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because George Washington had not announced the hiring.
Caputo replaces Jamion Christian, who was 29-50 in three seasons at the school.
Caputo has been an integral part of Miami coach Jim Larranaga’s staff for two decades, including helping George Mason to the Final Four in 2006 and the Hurricanes to the Elite Eight this season. He has been associate head coach at Miami since May 2015, overseeing much of the team’s recruiting efforts and serving as the team’s defensive coordinator.
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The presidential office expressed regret over what it called "indiscriminate" allegations about its special activity expenses and the cost of First Lady Kim Jung-sook's wardrobe and accessories.
Park Soo-hyun, the senior presidential secretary for public communication, said on Thursday that details regarding the special expenses are required to remain confidential in accordance with related laws. The expenses fund intelligence operations related to national security.
The presidential aide said the Moon Jae-in administration had sought to reduce the scope of special activity costs and enhance transparency and responsibility in spending, while agreeing there is still room for improvement.
Park also pointed out that the Board of Audit and Inspection conducts an annual inspection of such expenses and found no impropriety in the past five years.
The remarks come amid the opposition's calls for the presidential office to disclose related accounts after some members claimed that the first lady may have used the designated funds on clothes, jewelry and accessories. The top office has stated that the first lady personally covered the expenses herself.
As for the top office's appeal of a court ruling that it should disclose the information, the secretary said the disclosure of such expenses could undermine national security interests. | http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=168658 | 2022-04-01T01:57:34Z |
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Longtime Miami associate head coach Chris Caputo has accepted a contract offer to become the new coach at George Washington, a person with knowledge of the situation said Thursday night.
The school and Caputo were working out final contract details including length of the deal, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because George Washington had not announced the hiring.
Caputo replaces Jamion Christian, who was 29-50 in three seasons at the school.
Caputo has been an integral part of Miami coach Jim Larranaga’s staff for two decades, including helping George Mason to the Final Four in 2006 and the Hurricanes to the Elite Eight this season. He has been associate head coach at Miami since May 2015, overseeing much of the team’s recruiting efforts and serving as the team’s defensive coordinator.
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China tries to limit economic blow of Shanghai shutdown
BEIJING — (AP) — As millions of people in Shanghai line up for coronavirus tests, authorities are promising tax refunds for shopkeepers in the closed-down metropolis and to keep the world's busiest port functioning to limit disruption to industry and trade.
This week's shutdown of most activity in China's most populous city to contain virus outbreaks jolted global financial markets that already were on edge about Russia's war on Ukraine, higher U.S. interest rates and a Chinese economic slowdown.
On Wednesday, the government reported 8,825 new infections nationwide, including 7,196 in people with no symptoms. That included 5,987 cases in Shanghai, only 329 of which had symptoms.
China’s case numbers in its latest infection surge are low compared with other major countries. But the ruling Communist Party is enforcing a “zero tolerance” strategy aimed at isolating every infected person.
Some 9.1 million of Shanghai's 26 million people had undergone virus testing by Wednesday, according to health officials. They said “preventive disinfection” of apartment compounds, office buildings and shopping malls would be carried out.
Shanghai recorded more than 20,000 cases by Monday in its latest outbreak, according to state media.
The party is trying to fine-tune its strategy to rein in job losses and other costs to the world’s second-largest economy.
The Shanghai government announced tax refunds, cuts in rent and low-cost loans for small businesses. A government statement Tuesday promised to “stabilize jobs” and “optimize the business environment.”
The Shanghai port stayed open and managers made extra efforts to ensure vessels “can call normally,” state TV reported. The port serves the Yangtze River Delta, one of the world's busiest manufacturing regions, with thousands of makers of smartphone and auto components, appliances and other goods.
Operations at Shanghai airports and train stations were normal, according to the online news outlet The Paper. Bus service into and out of the city was suspended earlier. Visitors are required to show a negative virus test.
Abroad, the biggest potential impact on China’s Asian neighbors and the rest of the world is likely to come from developments that chill demand in the world's most populous consumer market, economists said.
China is the biggest export market for all of its neighbors, including Japan and South Korea.
Economic growth already was forecast to decline from last year’s 8.1% due to a government campaign to cut corporate debt and other challenges unrelated to the pandemic. The ruling party's official target is 5.5%, but forecasters say even that looks hard to reach and will require stimulus spending.
“China is the biggest single consumer of practically everything. It matters outside China,” said Rob Carnell, chief Asia economist for ING. “If China’s consumption is getting knocked down by COVID, it is going to be something that filters down the supply chain and affects countries in the region.”
Officials are trying to defend China's role in global manufacturing supply lines by making sure goods get to customers, said Louis Kuijs, chief Asia-Pacific economist for S&P Global Ratings. He noted that after previous shutdowns, factories caught up with orders by working overtime.
“The impact on supply chains is not as big as many outside observers fear,” Kuijs said. “These restrictions tend to have a larger impact on spending and the demand side in China.”
The impact on Shanghai should be “relatively muted” if the city contains its outbreak as the southern business center of Shenzhen did earlier, said Carnell.
Shenzhen, a tech and finance center of 17.5 million people, imposed a similar citywide shutdown in mid-March and reopened a week later.
Employees of financial industries can work from home, while automakers and other big manufacturers can have workers live at factories in a “closed loop system” that isolates them from contact with the outside.
General Motors Co. and Volkswagen AG said their factories in Shanghai were operating normally. GM said in an email it was carrying out “contingency plans on a global basis” with suppliers to reduce COVID-related uncertainties.
Elsewhere, a total of 2,957 new cases were reported in Jilin province in the northeast, including 1,032 with no symptoms. Access to the cities of Changchun and Jilin in that province has been suspended.
BMW Group said its factories in Changchun suspended production March 24 following an outbreak.
In Shanghai, thousands of stock traders and other finance employees were sleeping in their offices to avoid contact with outsiders, the newspaper Daily Economic News reported. It said the Shanghai Stock Exchange was functioning normally with a reduced staff in a “closed office."
The Chinese stock market's benchmark Shanghai Composite index was up 1.3% at midday Wednesday. Most other Asian markets also advanced.
Nearby, the riverfront Bund, Shanghai’s most famous neighborhood, was quiet and empty of its usual crowds of pedestrians.
Most restaurants were only allowed to serve diners who ordered via mobile phone and waited outside to collect meals. Visitors to shopping malls were required to wear masks and register using a smartphone app.
A bigger threat to industry and trade looms if anti-disease restrictions disrupt activity at the Shanghai port. It handles the equivalent of 140,000 cargo containers a day.
“If the port is closed, there would be even more dislocation, but it’s not like everything is fine now,” said Carnell. “It’s just yet another thing we wouldn’t need.”
Last year, a one-month slowdown at another major port, Yantian in Shenzhen, caused a backlog of thousands of shipping containers and sent shockwaves through global supply chains.
The shudders in financial markets might be an exaggerated “knee jerk reaction” that doesn’t reflect the “true reality of the situation,” but investors already were uneasy about China and the global economy, said Michael Every of Rabobank.
“We have a whole mountain of problems to worry about, and this is just one foothill among many,” said Every. “If that’s all it is, a COVID lockdown, it’s not difficult to look in recent history books and see how it plays out. But this interfaces with a lot of other issues.”
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SPRINGDALE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Springdale students returned for a full day of school Thursday, after massive tornado damage to George Elementary gym and playground just the day before.
There were a lot of hugs given in the hallways of the school today as students and teachers were still processing the tornado’s damage to their school. One person with Springdale schools said what used to be their gym looked like a warzone.
The damage to this metal building helped meteorologists classify the tornado as an EF-3.
Erika Fuentes, the school counselor, said the quick return was necessary because school is a safe and happy place for many.
“It feels like a lot of things changed overnight, and if we can provide some sense of normalcy in some routine that they’re accustomed to, they’re gonna adjust so much better that way,” said Fuentes.
She said it’s helpful for parents who’re still looking at the damage to their homes or businesses to have a safe place to take their kids during the day.
Justin Swope, the principal, said they ensured that the building with all the classrooms was safe before they returned to class by bringing in structural engineers and the fire department to look at the school.
Both Swope and Fuentes said there’s a wide range of emotions, but not all are bad.
“It was great to see smiling faces,” said Swope. “They’re obviously probably still shocked and just processing what they went through yesterday.”
Fuentes said they’ve seen tears of sadness and joy as students are able to see their friends are okay and back at school.
As the students get used to changes like having recess in the classroom or no PE class, Fuentes said having open communication about their emotions for the coming weeks is crucial.
Swope said they don’t expect to finish rebuilding the gym any time this school year, but the clean up process is moving fast. Right now, they’re looking into other ways for kids to blow off steam, like moving PE and recess into the cafeteria or nearby outdoor spaces. | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/george-elementary-back-to-class-after-tornado-damage/ | 2022-04-01T01:57:35Z |
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Police in Las Vegas are working to locate Allison Czech, who was last seen on March 5. She is missing and may be in "severe emotional distress and in need of medical assistance," officials said in a press release on Thursday.
Czech was last seen at approximately 12:27 a.m. near the 323 block of North Maryland Parkway in Las Vegas.
She was wearing a blue and white Detroit Tigers jacket at the time of her disappearance, police said.
Czech stands 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs approximately 140 pounds, police said. She has brown hair and brown eyes.
Officials asked that hospitals check their registries for Czech and report back if she is on them.
Anyone with information about Czech or her whereabouts should call the Missing Persons Detail during business hours at 702-828-2907 or call the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department at 702-828-3111. | https://www.ktnv.com/news/las-vegas-police-seek-missing-endangered-woman-last-seen-on-march-5 | 2022-04-01T01:57:36Z |
BILLINGS — Coca-Cola High Country has long operated a warehouse in Billings but nothing near the scale of what's coming.
A brand new manufacturing and distribution facility will be built at the 1800 block of Harnish Boulevard.
This will be this family-owned business's biggest investment yet. The new facility will include 60,000 square feet of warehouse space, a 20,000-square-foot truck bay, and 80,000 square feet of manufacturing space. The total investment is about $50 million.
A ground-breaking ceremony was held Thursday afternoon at the site, where representatives from Big Sky Economic Development and the city of Billings also attended. Each entity contributed $250,000 to bring water and sewer services to the facility. In addition, both the city and Yellowstone County offered tax abatements to offset startup costs of the manufacturing, according to Big Sky.
The company has had a warehouse on First Avenue South in Billings since 1959, serving as a distribution point for Coke products manufactured in South Dakota.
Now the manufacturing of those Coke products will be here, this will create 50 plus new jobs here in Billings.
The facility will be fully functional by 2024. | https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/new-coca-cola-manufacturing-and-distribution-facility-coming-to-billings-west-end | 2022-04-01T01:57:36Z |
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With increased legalization, diminishing stigma, and more and more scientific research being released daily, the cannabis industry is booming. CBD is fully legal in most states, the medicinal use of cannabis is legal in 39 states, and the recreational use of cannabis is now legal in 18 states. Whether you’ve been a passionate cannabis user for a while now, or you’ve never tried it and you’re just curious about testing the cannabis waters, there has never been a better time to partake in the cannabis economy.
And with this booming industry, it seems like everyday a new cannabinoid is discovered, each with something completely different to offer. Delta-8 THC has been turning heads for the last couple of years, Delta-10 THC is relatively new, and THCV and THC-O products were growing quickly in popularity just in the last year or so. And now there’s a brand new cannabinoid to keep an eye on: HHC-O acetate and HHC-O products such as newly released HHCO vapes from Binoid Binoid is leading the market on new hemp compounds, and their HHC-O products are taking the world by storm.
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What is HHC-O?
Because it’s so new to the scene, you probably don’t know just exactly what HHC-O is and there’s not a lot of easily accessible information on it. The basic summary is that HHC-O is an acetate version of hexahydrocannabinol. Hexahydrocannabinol, which sounds like a very big and confusing word, is actually just a minor cannabinoid found in the seeds and pollen of the hemp plant.
It’s a hydrogenated form of THC, and is best known for providing the same effects as delta 9 THC. And the O in HHC-O? That’s the real super power. The “-O” means that the HHC has been blended with acetic anhydride to boost its potency and essentially turn it into “super HHC”. The process of doing this is what makes HHC-O about 1.5x as potent.
How is HHC-O Different from THC?
The scientific answer to this is that HHC is basically THC without any double bonds in its chemical structure. It’s actually the opposite molecule as cannabinol, which forms as THC breaks down and gains additional double-bonds. With HHC, all double bonds have been broken and replaced with hydrogen.
THC-O is made using the same process that HHC-O is made with, but THC-O uses tetrahydrocannabinol instead of hexahydrocannabinol as its cannabinoid to which acetic anhydride is applied.
How Does HHC-O Affect You?
In terms of how HHC-O affects the body and the mind versus the effect of using THC – the two are pretty similar. HHC-O has been described as being slightly more potent than Delta 8 THC and slightly less potent than Delta 9 THC – which gives you access to that sweet spot right in between.
Therapeutically, HHC-O also has a number of enticing potential benefits. HHC-O acetate potential benefits include:
- Aiding in alleviating chronic pain
- Helping to reduce inflammation
- Promoting relaxation
- Inducing a restorative sleep
- Alleviating nausea and/or vomiting
- Easing anxiety
This is an anxiolytic substance that can help you achieve an intense and exhilarating feeling of being completely chilled out. HHC-O is also much more stable than your standard THC – which means it has a much longer shelf-life.
Is HHC-O Psychoactive?
Because HHC-O has been made to be more potent than HHC, you can expect a more intense experience with it. With HHC-O lingering, comparatively, between the potency of Delta 8 THC and Delta 9 THC, you can expect a similar psychoactive high to both. They all utilize the endocannabinoid system in very similar ways.
Since HHC-O is still so new and is still being researched, nothing conclusive can be said about its non-psychoactive properties. But because of its similarities to THC, we can likely conclude that it has very similar health and medicinal properties.
Does Using HHC-O Have Any Side Effects?
HHC-O acetate side effects do happen. Like with any cannabis product, it’s important to know what works best for you. If you’ve never used cannabis products before, know your limits. Start with small dosages and add on from there to build your tolerance and see what you like. Once you’ve found what you’re comfortable with, you’ll know going forward what compounds and what effects you’re looking for.
Some side effects of HHC-O might include:
- Dry mouth
- Intense mental and physical experience
- Headache
It’s also important to note that, in some circumstances, HHC-O takes a bit for the effects to kick in. It also can last about 1-2 hours, so really use thoughtful discretion when selecting your intensity level and dosage.
Is HHC-O Legal?
When you’re looking for HHC-O acetate online, or HHC-O acetate near you, it’s important to know if this product is legal where you are. Like we mentioned before, legalization is rapidly becoming popular nationwide and many new states legalized marijuana just this past year. Of course, state laws are always changing, though these days it feels like they typically change in favor of more legalization.
Because HHC-O is so new, it falls under a federally legal status – it’s as much a non-psychoactive cannabinoid as it is a psychoactive one. HHC-O is not a specific type of cannabinoid, but rather the result of a chemical process applied to existing cannabinoids that are already protected under federal law. Basically, this means that you can probably get HHC-O shipped to your home, no matter what state you live in.
Where Can You Buy HHC-O Products?
HHC-O is so fresh to the market, it can be somewhat difficult to track down any HHC-O products. Not every cannabis company you come by is going to have any. But a few select companies are taking the helm and embarking into this uncharted territory. Binoid CBD is one of the best companies to find HHC-O products available to buy online, and they have some of the most top quality products overall. They’re actually one of the first companies to ever even sell HHC-O products.
About Binoid CBD
Why do we think Binoid CBD is one of the top companies to buy HHC-O products from? The company, which launched in 2018, makes it their utmost priority to create fun, unique, and effective Hemp-derived products. They firmly believe that incorporating cannabinoid products into your life while making it more whole and healthier both physically and mentally. The company’s mission is “to empower this movement by providing exceptional hemp products that are as enjoyable as they are good for you, with zero compromises on quality and ingredient.” Their products are top-notch, and it’s a brand you can trust.
What Types of HHC-O Products Are Out There?
The variety of products containing HHC-O is still growing because of its newness to the scene. While Binoid is developing HHC-O tinctures, they currently already have a vast array of HHC-O vape cartridges.
HHC-O Vape cartridges are perhaps the most direct and most enjoyable form of utilizing HHC-O, and Binoid has a number of different types to choose from. Each is made for a different purpose, with a different blend and a different flavor. But let’s just take a deeper dive into each cartridge and what they have to offer.
Moon Walker HHC-O Vape Cartridge
Strain: Hybrid
Ingredients: 94% Premium HHC-O Distillate; 6% Terpenes; 100% Natural & Hemp-derived
Effect: The Moon Walker HHC-O Vape Cartridge is made to “levitate” your body and mind up to the moon. This is meant to curate a very enjoyable feeling, and users should experience relaxation, happiness, and the feeling of being collected. With a great flavor to boot.
Details: Contains one 1mL cartridge
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Forbidden Fruit HHC-O Vape Cartridge
Strain: Indica
Ingredients: 94% Premium HHC-O Distillate; 6% Terpenes; 100% Natural & Hemp-derived
Effect: Because this is an Indica strain, you can be sure that the Forbidden Fruit HHC-O vape cartridge is intended to fully relax its user. This is a great product for unwinding at the end of a long, stressful day. Users may experience feelings of positivity, happiness, and release of pressure.
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Pink Oasis HHC-O Vape Cartridge
Strain: Hybrid
Ingredients: 94% Premium HHC-O Distillate; 6% Terpenes; 100% Natural & Hemp-derived
Effect: As a hybrid strain, the Pink Oasis HHC-O vape cartridge is made to make you feel like you’ve entered into your very own oases – relaxed and stress-free. Consider using this cartridge if you’re interested in feeling reflective, happy and rested.
Details: Contains one 1mL cartridge
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White Widow HHC-O Vape Cartridge
Strain: Sativa
Ingredients: 94% Premium HHC-O Distillate; 6% Terpenes; 100% Natural & Hemp-derived
Effect: The White Widow HHC-O vape cartridge is a Sativa strain, meaning it’s more for stimulation than for relaxation. If you’ve ever felt stumped creatively, you know that sometimes you need a little extra push to help activate the mind to its most creative capacity. This cartridge is perfect for getting those juices flowing and helps you to feel thoughtful, energetic, and upbeat.
Details: Contains one 1mL cartridge
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HHC-O Vape Cartridge BUNDLE
If all four of those HHC-O vape cartridges sounded like a product you’d definitely be interested in buying then you should definitely consider purchasing Binoid’s HHC-O vape cartridge bundle. The bundle comes in two options, a four pack or an eight pack.
The Four Pack: One of each HHC-O vape cartridge (Moon Walker, Forbidden Fruit, Pink Oasis, White Widow)
Original Price: $199.96
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The Eight Pack: Two of each HHC-O vape cartridge
Original Price: $399.92
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HHC-O Tincture – 1000mg
Binoid also has launched the first HHC-O tincture, with 1000mg of premium HHC-O per bottle. This is a clean and easy way for those who do not like vaping to use HHCO acetate.
Original Price: $59.99
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Are These Good Prices for HHC-O Products?
Trust us when we say, yes, these are all very competitive prices – especially because everything is on sale right now. And if you’re going to buy HHC-O products online, you should always go with the best deal for the best quality. Because Binoid is such a trustworthy company as well, that makes it all the more reason to feel safest when buying products from them. They want to ensure that you have the best cannabis experience possible, while not making a huge dent in your wallet. Plus, just for reading this article, we’re offering you the use of our special code: OBSERVER25, to get 25% off your order here
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HHC-O is a cannabis compound that is on the cutting edge of the cannabis industry. This is the freshest product line on the market. It’s tailor made to provide you with a very specific level of potency, which makes for a very unique experience. You should hop on board the HHC-O train before it passes you by. And utilizing one of Binoid’s HHC-O vape cartridges is the best way to experience this compound. Before you know it you’ll have found the perfect cannabis formula for your needs and discover a whole new sense of well-being. | https://observer.com/2022/03/what-is-hhc-o/ | 2022-04-01T01:57:36Z |
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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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POLK COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – Texas Parks and Wildlife has closed Lake Livingston Park due to a water system failure.
People will not be able to access the parks or the boat ramps through Monday, May 1. The park will reopen on May 2.
All reservations for camping and day-use permits will be refunded.
Those with questions can contact the reservation center at 512-389-8900 Monday through Friday. | https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/lake-livingston-to-close-until-may-1-due-to-water-failure/ | 2022-04-01T01:57:38Z |
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President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol's transition team denounced the appointment of a friend of President Moon Jae-in's brother as CEO of a local shipbuilder under state control, in a continuation of the conflict between the two camps over executive appointments.
Yoon's chief deputy spokesperson Won Il-hee said on Thursday that Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering(DSME) pushed ahead with naming Park Du-sun, a university alumnus with Moon's younger brother, as its new CEO.
Calling the move "irrational" and "shameless," the deputy spokesperson claimed that the move raised suspicion that external influence played a role in the appointment.
The shipbuilder is considered a quasi-public firm due to the status of state-run Korea Development Bank(KDB) as its largest shareholder.
The appointment came despite the Financial Services Commission repeatedly ordering the KDB to suspend new appointments at affiliated organizations toward the end of Moon's presidency.
The transition team plans to ask the state Board of Audit and Inspection to review the case. | http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=168659 | 2022-04-01T01:57:41Z |
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FAYETTEVILLE — Wet and cool temperatures pushed Arkansas’ fifth spring practice inside the Walker Pavilion on Thursday, but that didn’t stop a lot of work getting done.
The highlight of the day was probably when KJ Jefferson found Malik Hornsby in stride streaking down the right sideline for a long touchdown pass. Hornsby once again spent the majority of the practice at quarterback, but did work at wide receiver some as well. Sam Pittman said Jefferson looks like the veteran quarterback he is after a successful 9-4 redshirt sophomore season.
“A lot of confidence. Throwing the ball with velocity,” Pittman said. “Throwing the deep ball well. Threw a good one – or two – to Malik today, actually. That was a nice catch he made on the very first play of team run. But what he’s done is, even though the kids believed that he was a captain last year, which I did too, but I was a little bit surprise because he hadn’t played before, but voted team captain. I shouldn’t have been because I understand how the team feels about him. He’ll be a captain again. He leads the football team, along with those guys in the secondary. I think they’re very valuable, too… All of them are, actually, but those are the older guys that are leading us.”
On Thursday following practice Pittman talked about how the Hornsby to wide receiver some came about.
“Well, to be perfectly honest, when he went in the portal over Christmas,” Pittman said. “I want to explain that too, you know. Sometimes you say things that aren’t true. I want you to know I’m not saying things that I believe is not going to be true. I don’t know if that makes sense. But Malik didn’t miss any practice. Didn’t miss anything. He got in the portal over (… a break) The thing that bothers me is if we’ve got guys working for three weeks and a guy goes into the portal, he doesn’t like who comes back on the portal, and he says ‘Can I come back to the team? No. You missed three weeks of ball, work. Malik didn’t do that.
“In that conversation, I said we’re going to give you every bit of opportunity to win the starting quarterback job, but also, if you come back, I need you to be open to playing wide receiver. So we’re doing it at a slow pace. We certainly want to give him every opportunity to win the starting quarterback job. But I think you’ve seen it and we certainly have seen that he can help us tremendously as a wide receiver. So that’s how it came about. To his credit, he’s doing a really good job with it and he’s having to play extra reps and those things. But I think with (Cade) Fortin coming on a little bit, more and more and more, that will help us be able to do that a little bit.”
Hornsby, like all the quarterbacks, wears a black protective jersey. Pittman talked about if that will change in future when he’s playing wide receiver.
“Yeah, we’re going to keep it that way,” Pittman said. “I also think the guys that we have in green, they’re just going to — we’re going to scrimmage but they’re still in green and the quarterbacks are still in black, so if Malik happens to be out there, we’re not going to tackle him at wide receiver and certainly at quarterback. Same thing with (Jalen) Cat[alon]. Cat is still in the green but we have to scrimmage him. We’ll just have to … that’s the worst part of scrimmage is when you have that happen, you know you have to decide, ‘Would he have tackled him? Would he not have?’ Things of that nature. It’s more important about how we’ll play, and if we’re crisp and solid and those things.
“But him and probably Haselwood would be the two greens that come right off the top of my head. We’re going to keep them in green Saturday but we’re going to play them. Cat and Haselwood, neither one of them would probably play in that combination time anyway.”
Another highlight was when two freshmen hooked up for an interception. Linebacker Jordan Crook tipped a pass and defensive back Jaylen Lewis picked it off.
The Hogs will hold their first scrimmage of the spring on Saturday. Pittman talked about the process he will use.
“We’re going to have a rack of ones, twos, threes,” Pittman said. “We go good on good every day. So we go one-one, two-two, three-threes. Not necessarily in that order but one, three, two. Saturday we’re going to go one-two, two-one, three-three. Then a combo period and then three-three again. So the combination probably would be for example take KJ out and put Malik with the ones. Put Ty’Kieast Crawford at right tackle. Probably in that combo you’ll see three or four guys on both sides of the ball out, like we did in fall practice.
“But basically we want Malik Hornsby to play with the best offensive line he can. And then on defense there will be some guys like Bumper (Pool) that we will probably take him out during that part of the scrimmage. And we’re going to come back and scrimmage the Red area high and low. Then we’re going to come back and thud third down and thuds 2-minute. It won’t be like it was before in the scrimmages where we are going to immediately do the situation. In other words if we’re three and out we’re not going to punt the ball. We’re going to scrimmage, scrimmage, scrimmage O vs. D. And then we’re going to break it off a little bit like practice is where we have a punt period and a punt return period at the same time and then we’ll have a kickoff. The first will be kickoff and kickoff return and then punt and punt return. The only thing we’ll do as far as what you would call situational would be any time we get into a field goal situation or extra point. We’re going to kick it immediately at that point. We’re going to put a little bit more pressure on our kickers that way.”
The scrimmage on Saturday will be closed to the public and media. A couple of key recruits were present on Thursday including Greenwood Class of 2026 quarterback Kane Archer and Mansfield (Texas) Class of 2023 defensive lineman Kaleb James, who is committed to Arkansas. Archer has offers to Arkansas, Missouri and Michigan. | https://www.nwahomepage.com/sports/pig-trail-nation/kj-jefferson-td-pass-to-malik-hornsby-highlight-thursday/ | 2022-04-01T01:57:41Z |
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A motorcycle rider was killed in a crash in downtown Las Vegas on Thursday evening, the Nevada State Police Highway Patrol says.
The crash happened in the westbound lanes of Charleston Boulevard at the Interstate 15 interchange, officials said.
The southbound I-15 off-ramp to Charleston was closed.
No additional information was immediately available. This is a developing story. | https://www.ktnv.com/traffic/motorcyclist-killed-in-crash-at-charleston-i-15-in-downtown-las-vegas | 2022-04-01T01:57:42Z |
A statewide teacher shortage has more Montana schools going to four-day school weeks in hopes of recruiting and retaining teachers.
“We have a pretty high turnover rate,” says Dan Grabowska, the superintendent of Park City Schools. In the eight years he has been on the job, he says it has become increasingly difficult to find teachers.
“We’ve had situations where people have come in and taken the job we think they are going to be OK and they are gone within a week of school starting. So there’s a lot of scrambling. And it’s not just us. It’s everywhere in the state,” he says.
Schools in rural districts account for about two-thirds of Montana’s teacher vacancies.
Last summer, the number of applicants for several openings in Park City schools could almost be counted on one hand. There are probably several factors for that, but the obvious one is money.
“Salary is tough one for us because our tax base isn’t very high, so it is hard to do that. So, we looked at what other schools are doing, and the four-day week was one of the key areas that other districts were looking at,” says Grabowska.
Next school year, Park City will join 175 schools other across the state that have gone to four-day school weeks.
Zoe Holscher teaches high school math and likes the idea.
“I’m pretty excited for it. We will see how it goes. I’m a little bit nervous, but overall, I’m excited to have that extra day off to plan and kind of rejuvenate after a long week,” she says.
It will mean longer school days for students in the classroom from 8 until just after 4, but they’ll get a three-day weekend every weekend.
“I think trying to squeeze a whole day into 10 or 15 minutes during the class period is going to be a bit challenging. Some kids are worried about the long school days but I think once they get used to it they will be fine. It’s just that initial change,” says Holscher.
The superintendent says the district has worked hard to support its teachers and keep them and is already seeing some encouraging signs that the four-day school week will bring in more applications for openings.
“This year, it has already bumped up quite a bit with the four-day week on my job ads. I’ve got a nice pool to select from, so that’s been a plus,” he says.
Grabowska says he’d like to see more done on the state level to make Montana’s teacher salaries more competitive with other states.
Grabowska admits not everyone was happy when they decided to make the move.
The four-day week will mean new childcare challenges for some parents, but the superintendent thinks it is the best way for now to attract new teachers.
“Let’s try it for a year and see what happens. We need our teachers to stay so let’s see what happens,” he says. | https://www.ktvq.com/news/montana-news/montana-schools-moving-to-classes-four-days-a-week-to-attract-teachers | 2022-04-01T01:57:42Z |
Georgia Saw the 11th Biggest Drop in Travel Spending During COVID
For the first two years of the pandemic, the shifting landscape around COVID-19 affected travel more than almost any sector of the economy. Concerns about the spread of the virus and changes in travel restrictions and public health guidance led many would-be travelers to hold off on trips. As a result,...
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Luxury NFT firm teams up with a world-leading photographer.
SINGAPORE, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- World-renowned photographer Nicolas Gerardin has partnered with pioneering platform 1of1 and ARTM Technologies to produce luxury NFTs based on his photography.
The NFTs will include rare and famous images by the French photographer who works with the world's top celebrities, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Jonas Brothers, Priyanka Chopra, Donatella Versace, James Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, Kendall Jenner, Lewis Hamilton, Karim Benzema, Paulo Dybala, Sofia Carson, and many more.
Gerardin's photographs have appeared on the front covers of leading international magazines and were recently hailed by Georgina Rodríguez in the Netflix special 'I am Georgina.' as "the best photographer in Europe."
1of1 is the first official luxury NFT platform for pioneering tech firm ARTM Technologies. It has already established numerous global partnerships with international luxury brands. ARTM is an ERC-20 token used to unlock NFTs, video streaming, metaverse, and gaming add-ons.
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Undertaker On What He’s Excited About For WrestleMania, Calls This Era’s Talent ‘Incredible’
The Undertaker recently discussed what he’s most looking forward to at WrestleMania 38 this weekend, praising this era’s talent in how they’re developing and more. The Dead Man spoke with Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso about the show and you can see some highlights below:
On Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch: “As great as she is right now, Bianca is still light years away from where she’s going to be. Bianca is a real phenomenal talent. And Becky is in such command of her gimmick. She’s at the top of her game. I thought they threw even more gasoline on the fire this week with Becky getting her hair cut. There is so much emotion surrounding that match. I’ll try to sit down in my seat, have a beer and enjoy it.”
On what he’s excited for at WrestleMania: “I’m so excited for Edge and AJ Styles. Those guys are so in tune with what they do. They know their characters, they know how to have great matches, and this is something new for WrestleMania. It’s really going to be a fun match to watch. That match, with those peaks and valleys, it’s going to be a roller coaster. As a fan, I’m excited to see Austin. When Steve was in his prime and on top, he was really intense. He took all of this very, very seriously, as he should have, and he was kind of a lone wolf. After our careers, we’ve really grown closer. We’re two Texas boys, and we like to talk about hunting and fishing and all that good stuff. After 19 years since his last match, and with WrestleMania in Texas at AT&T Stadium, I’m just like everyone else—I can’t wait to hear and see the reaction when that glass breaks.”
On the focus being on the matches at WrestleMania: “That’s the way it should be. This era’s talent is incredible. I love the way they’re developing psychology and in-ring personas. WrestleMania is going to be special.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Police found five fetuses in the home of a self-proclaimed “anti-abortion activist” who was indicted this week on federal charges alleging that she was part of a group of people who blocked access to a Washington, D.C. reproductive health center.
The Metropolitan Police Department says officers were responding to a tip about “potential bio-hazard material” at a home in Southeast Washington on Wednesday when they located the five fetuses inside.
A local television station, WUSA9, captured video of police searching the home and reported that the home belonged to Lauren Handy. The 28-year-old was one of nine people charged in an indictment that was made public on Wednesday that accused the group of traveling to Washington, blocking access to the reproductive health center and streaming it on Facebook.
The station, which first reported the discovery, said Handy told a reporter that “people will freak out when they hear” what detectives found inside her house. Handy did not respond to a message sent to her Facebook profile seeking comment.
Police said the five fetuses were collected by Washington’s medical examiner and the investigation is ongoing.
In the indictment, prosecutors said Handy had called the clinic pretending to be a prospective patient and scheduling an appointment. Once there, on Oct. 22, 2020, eight of the suspects pushed their way inside and began blocking the doors, according to the indictment. Five of them chained themselves together on chairs to block the treatment area as others blocked the employee entrance to stop other patients from coming inside, the indictment alleges. Another suspect blocked people from coming into the waiting room, prosecutors charge.
Handy and the eight others were charged with conspiracy against rights and violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. The federal law, more commonly known as the FACE Act, prohibits physically obstructing or using the threat of force to intimidate or interfere with a person seeking reproductive health services. | https://www.ketk.com/news/national/5-fetuses-found-inside-dc-home-of-anti-abortion-activist/ | 2022-04-01T01:57:44Z |
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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) —Warm and breezy weather settles in this weekend with highs 5º-10º above average through the beginning of next week. Thursday's partly cloudy skies turn mostly sunny Friday with lows in the upper 50s and highs near 80º. We'll jump to the mid 80s Saturday with gusts 20-25 mph under a mostly sunny skies. More cloud cover is expected Sunday with a light breeze knocking highs back to the low 80s. We'll hang out in the 80s each afternoon next week under a sunny sky with winds gusting close to 25 mph.
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IMF researchers urged governments to take stronger steps to alleviate labour shortages, including measures to improve control of the pandemic and bolster training programmes.
While further wage increases will help ease labour market pressures by attracting additional workers, government policies need to amplify those market forces, the IMF said in a paper and blog post released yesterday.
Controlling the pandemic through vaccines, testing and treatments will enable more experienced, low-skilled workers in contact-intensive industries and women with young children to fully rejoin the workforce. Training programmes could also help workers acquire the skills needed for fast-growing occupations or more traditional jobs that have acute shortages.
The analysis is from a discussion note, which showcases policy-related analysis and research by IMF economists while not necessarily representing the views of the fund.
It was released under the auspices of Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, who took over as chief economist and head of the research department from Gita Gopinath earlier this year when she became the institution’s number two official.
The tight labour markets in countries such as the US and UK are lifting wages the most for low-paid jobs but having a more muted impact on broader inflation, researchers said. The strained labour market has raised annual growth in nominal wages in low-pay industries by four to six percentage points in the US and UK from mid-2020 to late 2021.
Yet the impact on overall wage inflation has been just 1.5 percentage point over the same period, partly due to the relatively small share of low-pay industries and jobs in total labour costs.
Labour markets in most advanced economies are tighter than they were before the pandemic, with the ratio of open vacancies to the number of unemployed people above pre-pandemic levels in Australia, Canada, Luxembourg, Norway, the UK and the US.
Japan, Germany and Sweden are the main exceptions, the IMF said. | https://www.independent.ie/business/world/imf-says-governments-must-act-to-boost-workforce-41508876.html | 2022-04-01T01:57:48Z |
The Ellensburg Film Festival will begin accepting submissions on April 1, 2022.
Submissions can be submitted electronically at https://www.filmfreeway.com/EllensburgFilmFestival. Submission rules and deadlines can be found on the website too.
Entry questions may be sent to efftraffic@gmail.com.
Previous categories included best narrative short, best narrative feature, best documentary short, best documentary feature, best Pacific Northwest film short, best Pacific Northwest film feature and compelling voices.
The Ellensburg Film Festival is Sept. 30-Oct. 2. It attracts local, national and international narrative and documentary films, and tickets will go on sale in September.
— Sara Rae Shields,
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Korea's high-speed bullet train, the Korea Train Express(KTX), has carried over 880 million passengers over the past 18 years.
Marking the 18th anniversary since launching KTX operations, the Korea Railroad Corporation said on Thursday that the bullet train ran over 550 million kilometers, carrying roughly 880 million passengers. It added that the average South Korean citizen has used the KTX service 17 times or more since the first train left the station.
Since its launch in 2004, the number of KTX stops across Korea increased from 20 to 66, while the number of routes expanded from two to eight.
The daily average number of passengers who boarded the train reached 180-thousand in 2019, but fell to around 138-thousand last year due to COVID-19.
The KTX station that posted the largest number of passengers was the Seoul Station, accommodating 55-thousand riders per day, followed by Dongdaegu Station with 24-thousand and Gwangmyeong Station with 20-thousand.
While 85 percent of passengers bought tickets at offline ticket booths during the early stages of KTX operations, 85-point-5 percent of passengers now buy tickets online using the KTX smartphone application. | http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=168660 | 2022-04-01T01:57:47Z |
JARRATT — Even within the town of Jarratt — already a distant and out-of-the-way location — Pine View Greenhouse is tricky to reach. Once you turn off US-301, it’ll take three and a half miles of driving through winding roads before the greenhouse pokes its way out of the rural surroundings.
Despite the remote location, it takes just one look at Pine View’s Facebook page — updates every few hours with fresh content — to realize that owners David and Jessica Yoder have both a thriving business and a loyal customer base.
“We get people from Franklin, South Hill, Petersburg, Roanoke Rapids…we pull from a large area,” said David.
The Yoders started the greenhouse business in Jarratt in 2003, and sell various types of plants and vegetables and provide landscaping services from their home-based business on Lebanon Church Road. They also sell their wares at farmers’ markets across the area, including 35 miles north in Colonial Heights.
Since its opening, its weathered nearly two decades worth of turmoil in the agricultural market, including the recent price fluctuations due to both the pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
“We’ve been busier than normal since COVID,” said David. “We’ve tried to hold our prices about where they were last year. Fuel costs are the hardest for heating up the greenhouse. The propane costs are going up so fast…but it’s the same for everybody else.”
Pine View currently has a staff of eight. That doesn’t include the Yoders’ 8-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter, who are also working odd jobs in the family business.
“Everybody helps and works on everything,” said David. “My daughter’s learning how to check people out on the cash register.” | https://www.emporiaindependentmessenger.com/community/article_7c08b468-af52-11ec-86f4-034232a5abf7.html | 2022-04-01T01:57:48Z |
After drinking copious amounts of alcohol at a wedding, the couple caused a ruckus in a hotel lobby, breaking furniture and swearing at hotel staff, a police officer and a paramedic.
On Thursday (March 31), Cheryl Teo Kai Lin, 29, and Foo Yong Yao, 32, were fined $6,300, and $4,100 respectively.
Teo's seven charges include harassment, causing public annoyance while drunk and failing to wear a mask, while her husband faced three similar charges, but was not accused of failing to wear a mask.
The court heard that the couple went for a wedding reception at Andaz Singapore Hotel on March 21 last year, where they drank alcohol.
While they were seated in the hotel lobby, Teo made a ruckus, damaging a coffee table and trying to knock over chairs.
She also kicked a hotel staff member on his left shoulder.
Meanwhile, Foo looked like he was going to throw up and hotel staff tried to stop him and get the couple a taxi to leave.
Foo fell off the armrest of a chair he was sitting in and hurt one of his fingers, prompting a 995 call to be made at about 6.25pm.
While being attended to by a Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedic, Foo and Teo verbally abused the paramedic and other hotel staff.
The police were called for help.
When an officer arrived, Teo shouted and screamed repeatedly and directed a swear word at him.
Since Teo was not calming down and not wearing a mask, the couple were arrested.
Teo had previously been fined $200 for drink driving and disqualified from driving for 15 months, which Deputy Public Prosecutor Benedict Teong said showed a "lack of restraint when it comes to alcohol consumption".
The couple's lawyer, Mr Selva Kumara Naidu, raised a psychiatric report which said that Teo's depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder came to the fore under the disinhibiting condition from the "copious amount of alcohol" consumed.
However, DPP Teong argued that the report did not show or state that her mental conditions had a link to her offences.
District Judge Lee Lit Cheng noted that Teo caused a "prolonged annoyance" which lasted more than half an hour during which the couple harassed three people, all of whom were deployed to deal with the trouble they caused.
For using abusive words to a public servant while they are doing their job, offenders face a fine of up to $5,000, a jail term of up to 12 months or both.
Failing to wear a mask is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000, imprisonment of up to six months or both.
For causing annoyance to others while drunk, offenders can be fined up to $1,000, jailed for up to six months or both.
This article was first published in The New Paper. Permission is required for reproduction. | https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/couple-fined-causing-prolonged-annoyance-after-getting-drunk-wedding-reception-andaz | 2022-04-01T01:57:48Z |
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It was a miracle. That’s how Grammy Award-winning musician Lani Hall describes it. Hall, who remembers singing songs from the radio in the backseat of her dad’s car at two years old, absorbing them, learning them, would later begin to sing them in her bedroom. They were mostly jazz standards at the time. And doing so was a transforming experience. While she never thought she would become a professional singer, she couldn’t get enough music. But at the same time, Hall kept it all a secret. Until one day. When she was in her late teens, a friend who worked at a nightclub came by her house unexpectedly and heard her singing through her bedroom door. From that chance encounter, a career blossomed. And today that career includes Hall’s forthcoming tender album, Seasons of Love, which is set to release on April 22—her first solo LP in nearly 25 years. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556266524523/spring-into-a-good-time-at-the-lawrenceville-arts-center-home-of-aurora-theatre | 2022-04-01T01:57:48Z |
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SALT LAKE CITY (March 31, 2022) – Yesterday, Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed one bill of the 2022 Special Legislative Session. This bill addresses liability regarding state limitations on transgender students competing in interscholastic athletic activities.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Marjorie Miller, vice president and global enterprise editor at The Associated Press, has been named as the new administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes.
Miller spent 27 years at the Los Angeles Times as a correspondent in Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. She was the newspaper’s foreign editor when it won a Pulitzer Prize for Russia coverage and was a finalist for Iraq War coverage.
She joined AP in 2010 as the regional editor for Latin America, where her team produced award-winning coverage of cartel violence. In 2015, she moved to New York to help lead daily news coverage and enterprise. Two years later she became the founding leader of AP’s Global Enterprise Team, overseeing reporting projects in all formats, including work from Yemen that won the 2019 Pulitzer for International Reporting.
Her appointment was announced Thursday by the Pulitzer Prize Board and by Lee C. Bollinger, president of Columbia University, which hosts the prestigious journalism awards.
“I cannot think of a better steward for the Pulitzer Prizes, which celebrate excellence in journalism, arts, and letters and recognize the powerful, public service role they play in promoting tolerance, advancing the search for truth, and protecting the free exchange of information and ideas,” Bollinger said.
Miller succeeds acting administrator Edward Kliment, who will stay on as Miller’s deputy. She begins her new role on April 11. | https://www.ketk.com/news/national/aps-marjorie-miller-named-as-new-head-of-pulitzer-prizes/ | 2022-04-01T01:57:52Z |
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RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has added another convenient service option to its extensive list of choices for customers: vital records through DMV Connect – the Department’s 14 mobile service centers. Customers can now apply for Virginia birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates at any DMV Connect mobile visit.
DMV Connect is DMV’s portable “office in a suitcase,” offering the full range of DMV service during visits to government centers, private businesses, libraries, and other convenient locations throughout the Commonwealth.
Since 2014, customers have been able to purchase vital records at all full-service DMV customer service centers (CSCs) through DMV’s partnership with the Virginia Department of Health’s (VDH) Division of Vital Records. To date, more than 1.1 million Virginia vital records have been issued at DMV CSCs.
To obtain a vital record through DMV, customers complete an application, submit the required documentation, and pay a $14 fee. DMV is able to print vital records on the spot at CSCs. With DMV Connect, the certificates are mailed to customers by VDH.
“Customers love the convenience of DMV Connect, and they also love being able to access vital records through DMV,” said Acting DMV Commissioner Linda Ford. “We are excited to be able to combine these two great service options. With appointments alongside walk-in service at our 75 CSCs Monday through Friday, more than 50 online transactions at dmvNOW.com, mail and phone service, and 57 DMV Select partner offices, there truly are more ways than ever to complete your DMV business.”
DMV Connect’s 14 mobile teams are positioned regionally to provide service throughout the state. To find a DMV Connect visit near you, view the full DMV Connect calendar and book an appointment, please visit https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/general/#csc/mcscalendar.asp. Walk-ins are available at some visits as noted on the calendar.
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President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol's transition committee says talks with the Moon Jae-in administration on the relocation of the presidential office are expected soon.
Yoon's spokesperson, Kim Eun-hye, told reporters on Thursday that there will be some sort of contact between the committee and the top office to discuss follow-up measures.
She said senior presidential secretary for political affairs Lee Chul-hee will likely hold a meeting soon with Yoon's chief of staff Chang Je-won.
On selecting the prime minister nominee, Kim refrained from revealing details, saying the committee will try to make an announcement in early April.
She said the team is looking for a candidate who can lead the Cabinet through domestic and external crises, support the president's running of state affairs, and establish systematic cooperation among ministries. | http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=168661 | 2022-04-01T01:57:54Z |
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On Thursday, April 7, 2022 at the North East Alabama Bicycling Association Headquarters (NEABA) there will be a Women’s Skills and Drill Clinic. This will be a primer on riding and racing as well as have a focus bike handling, cornering, gearing, and more. The headquarters is at 26 W 10th Street in Anniston, AL 36201. The cost is $25. For more information or to register you can visit www.bikereg.com/sunnyking-skills-and-drills-2022. NEABA is a non-profit organization created to promote cycling in Northeast Alabama. They host cycling events, training rides, and educational workshops. For more information please visit their facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NEABA. This skills can help you prepare for the upcoming biking events coming to Calhoun County. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556266679879/academy-classes-begin-monday | 2022-04-01T01:57:55Z |
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey refused to say Thursday if transgender people actually exist, twice dodging direct questions on the subject just a day after he signed legislation limiting transgender rights.
The Republican worked instead to defend his signatures on bills that bar transgender girls and women from playing on girls high school and women’s college sports teams and barring gender affirming surgery for anyone under age 18.
When specifically asked if he believed that there “are really transgender people,” the governor paused for several seconds before answering.
“I’m going to ask you to read the legislation and to see that the legislation that we passed was in the spirit of fairness to protect girls sports in competitive situations,” Ducey said, referring to the new law that targets transgender girls who want to play on girls sports teams. “That’s what the legislation is intended to do, and that’s what it does.”
Asked again if he believed there are “actual transgender people,” he again answered slowly and carefully.
“I … am going to respect everyone, and I’m going to respect everyone’s rights. And I’m going to protect female sports. And that’s what the legislation does,” Ducey said.
Ducey’s response was “appalling,” according to the Arizona director of the Human Rights Campaign, a national civil rights group that advocates for equality for LGBTQ people. The organization worked to ensure families and transgender young people came to the Capitol to testify against the bills as the Republican-led House and Senate considered them this session.
“It’s quite shocking that he can’t even address trans people or even say that he thinks they exist,” Bridget Sharpe said.
Wednesday’s signing of the two transgender bills and a third that bars abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and is currently unconstitutional put Ducey right in the middle of two top issues national Republicans are highlighting in the runup to November’s midterm elections.
Ducey also signed election legislation that minority Democrats said amounted to voter suppression by requiring longtime Arizonans to be thrown off the voter rolls if they did not prove their citizenship and residence location.
The governor leads the Republican Governors Association, which is charged with helping elect GOP chief executives in U.S. states. He in is the last year of his second term as Arizona governor and term limits bar him from seeking reelection.
The top Democrat in the state House, Rep. Reginald Bolding, called Wednesday “probably one of the darkest days we’ve seen in the history of Arizona.”
“With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Ducey has hurled Arizona backwards to its ugliest past,” Bolding said Wednesday. “And today, he put in jeopardy pregnant people, transgender youth in danger and curtailed voting rights for people of color.”
Social conservative groups and the Arizona Republican Party praised Ducey’s action. The Center for Arizona Policy, whose president shepherded the abortion and women’s sports bills through the Legislature, called it a victory.
“Thank you, Governor Ducey, for taking a bold stand for women athletes, vulnerable children, and the unborn by putting your signature on (the bills) in the face of intense opposition from activists,” Center for Arizona Policy president Cathi Herrod said in a news release she posted on Twitter.
She said the legislation protects the unborn, ensures a level playing field for female athletes and shows that “Arizona will do everything it can to protect vulnerable children struggling with gender confusion” by enacting the surgery ban.
Ducey said the surgery ban protects children from irreversible decisions.
“These are permanent surgeries of reassignment that are irreversible, and those discussions can happen once adulthood is reached,” he said.
The American Civil Liberties Association has vowed to sue over the surgery ban. U.S. Supreme Court precedent currently says women have a constitutional right to abortion until about 24 weeks of pregnancy, although it is considering whether to uphold a 15-week ban enacted in Mississippi and may overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision enshrining a woman’s right to choose.
Arizona joins 13 other states in enacting laws preventing transgender girls and women from playing on girls teams. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a transgender sports ban in his state, saying it would harm transgender girls, but the Legislature overrode the veto. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb also vetoed a sports bill, but lawmakers hope to override his action as well. | https://www.ketk.com/news/national/arizona-governor-wont-say-transgender-people-exist-2/ | 2022-04-01T01:57:59Z |
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The Portman Group today issued updated guidance to drinks companies on the fast-growing hard seltzer category, after research found there is low understanding among consumers that the drink is alcoholic.
Hard seltzers have been a barnstorming success in the US, where they overtook vodka by volume in 2019.
Growth is also expected to rise exponentially in the UK over the next three years, with analysts predicting that the category will rise from £10m in 2020 to £600m by 2025 (Nielsen figures).
Today, the Portman Group said this growth is reflected in the UK, where consumer awareness of ‘hard seltzers’ has doubled – 14% of adults have now heard of the category.
However, understanding of the term is low, as 65% of consumers fail to recognise how the word ‘hard’ is linked to ‘seltzer’. The Portman Group is therefore calling on companies to ensure they ‘absolute clarity’ about what the drink contains.
“The UK is the leading European market for hard seltzers, but the phrase has yet to be anglicised and commonly understood,” Matt Lambert, CEO of the Portman Group, said. “It is therefore incumbent on producers to ensure that UK consumers have additional cues to ensure that they understand that ‘hard’ products are alcoholic and are not alluding to a product’s higher alcoholic strength.
“We would also remind producers not to make health or wellness claims. Our free Advisory Service can offer advice on the marketing of hard seltzers and other products.”
In the US, hard seltzers are often marketed as a healthier, low-calorie option for drinkers. In the UK, it is against the law to make any health claims by alcoholic drinks (1.2% abv and over) – a stipulation also included in the Group’s Code of Practice Naming, Packaging and Promotion.
The updated guidance on hard seltzers recommends that the alcohol by volume (abv) and references to ‘alcohol’ or the word ‘alcoholic’ is included on the front of the packaging to avoid consumer confusion.
The Advisory Service is also urging producers to seek independent legal advice, or guidance from Trading Standards. The updated guidance is available to read in full here. | https://harpers.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/30122/Portman_Group_takes_a_hard_line_on_hard_seltzers.html | 2022-04-01T01:58:00Z |
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Hawkins County Commission makes ARPA funding decisions
ROGERSVILLE — The Hawkins County Commission passed two resolutions regarding the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) COVID stimulus funding it received. At Monday's meeting, the commission first voted to move $10 million of the $11.4 million in ARPA funding it has remaining to a specific account. This is allowed through a...
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DETROIT (AP) — In the long debate over whether Black Americans should be granted reparations for the atrocity and injustices of slavery and racism, California took a big step this week toward becoming the first U.S. state to make some form of restitution a reality.
The state’s reparations task force tackled the divisive issue of which Black residents should be eligible — it narrowly decided in favor of limiting compensation to the descendants of free and enslaved Black people who were in the U.S. in the 19th century.
Whether Tuesday’s vote by the task force spurs other states and cities to advance their own proposals, and whether they adopt California’s still controversial standard for who would benefit, remains to be seen. Some veteran reparations advocates disagree strongly with proposals to limiting eligibility to only Black people who can prove they have enslaved ancestors, while excluding those who cannot and leaving out victims of other historic injustices, such as redlining and mass incarceration.
Still, one advocate noted California’s move is a step that could lend momentum to stalled reparation proposals elsewhere in the U.S.
“It’s precipitated a debate and it will influence communities,” said Ron Daniels, president of The Institute of the Black World 21st Century and administrator of the National African American Reparations Commission, an advocacy group of scholars and activists.
As to whether others will adopt the same approach to eligibility, Daniels said: “That’s to be decided. … We think that ultimately a more expansive definition will prevail.”
The commission headed by Daniels has taken a position that limiting reparations to slave descendants, or to Americans whose ancestors were free Blacks living during the time of slavery, ignores the effects of racism that persisted for more than a century after emancipation.
“There are always going to be criteria” for reparations, Daniels said. “The problem is the harms have been so gross that almost no Black person is not eligible in some form or another.”
Although there is still debate among historians about when exactly the practice began, chattel slavery in what would become the U.S. dates back to 1619 when about 20 enslaved Africans were brought to Jamestown, Virginia — then a British colony. Over the next two centuries, more than 300,000 men, women and children were forcibly taken from Africa to work on plantations in southern colonies and later the Southern states, according to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database, a project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and maintained by Rice University.
Slavery in the U.S. officially ended in 1865 with the ratification of the 13th Amendment. Union Army General William Sherman promised compensation to freed slaves in the form of land and mules to farm it — hence the phrase “40 acres and a mule” — after the North’s victory over the South in the Civil War. But President Andrew Johnson took away the offer.
More than 120 years later, then-Rep. John Conyers, a Detroit Democrat, first introduced H.R. 40, a bill that would create a federal commission to study reparations and make proposals. Conyers reintroduced it in every congressional session until he resigned in 2017. As a candidate, President Joe Biden said he supported creating the commission, but has yet to formally back it as commander-in-chief. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat, is currently the lead sponsor of the House bill.
Getting governmental leaders to openly consider slavery reparations has been daunting and taken decades. But progress has been made at both the state and local levels, particularly since the national reckoning on racial injustice that was sparked after the 2020 murder of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis.
In Michigan, legislative proposals submitted earlier this year in the House of Representatives call for $1.5 billion in federal dollars to be placed in a racial equity and reparations fund within the state’s treasury. The funds would be issued to various state departments and agencies to provide grants, loans and other economic assistance for businesses and economic developments that promote the Black community.
The bills have yet to receive a hearing in the House.
Last year, Evanston, Illinois, — the first U.S. city to find a source of funding for reparations — began giving eligible Black residents $25,000 housing grants for down payments, repairs or existing mortgages. The program is meant to atone for the history of racial redlining and housing discrimination. Recipients were selected randomly from among the applicants, Black residents who lived in the city between 1919 and 1969.
And in Providence, Rhode Island, the mayor announced a city commission on reparations in February that will look to atone for the city’s role in slavery and systemic racism, as well as the mistreatment of Native Americans.
For Anita Belle, a grassroots activist in Detroit, where residents in the mostly Black city voted in November to create a city reparations commission, getting to this point in the pursuit of reparations is cause for celebration. But what happens next is worrisome, especially when it comes to who gets what and how much, she said.
“I am happy for all of us who have been doing the groundwork for all these years,” said Belle, founder of the Reparations Labor Union. “We are somewhat afraid that these people who have jumped on the bandwagon are actually there to sabotage it and make reparations $12.62, if that. There will be those saboteurs — people who look like us, but have hidden agendas.”
“You have some of that fear in California where the scope for reparations was narrowed to the people who can prove they were enslaved,” she added. “The people of California will be like ‘why am I paying reparations for someone who was enslaved in Mississippi?’”
In California, the task force is taking the next step with economists to determine the cost of compensating more than 2 million Black residents, although all of them would not be eligible. Following slavery abolition, Black migration to California happened primarily in the immediate decades after World War II, with newly arrived African Americans settling in cities like Oakland, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The Black population there rose from just under a half-million residents, or 4.4% of the population, in 1950 to 1.4 million residents, or 7% of the population, by 1970. Decades later, the 2020 census recorded 2.1 million Black residents in California, or about 5.3% of the state’s population.
While proposals and who would be eligible appear to vary, they still are types of reparations, according to Rashawn Ray, senior fellow of Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution.
“California chose to focus on enslavement of Black people,” Ray said. “In Evanston, it’s redlining and housing segregation. Both are issues that need restitution to them based on what the wrong is.”
But, Ray added, “Federal reparations — without a doubt and hands-down — that’s what we need. What is happening in California should be happening in Congress.”
As a former alderman for the city of Evanston, Illinois, and a longtime reparations advocate, Robin Rue Simmons said reaching consensus on eligibility can be tough because policymakers should be as expansive and inclusive as possible, while also identifying specific harms that they’re seeking to address.
The big step taken by California could help spur action on reparations proposals in other cities and states, Simmons said, and perhaps add pressure for the federal government to act, which she sees as critical.
She doesn’t expect California’s lineage-based eligibility standard to become the norm.
“I don’t think any community should think that another has figured it out for them,” Simmons said, “because every community is going to have their own priorities and their specific history.”
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Bynum reported from Savannah, Ga. AP writers Janie Har in San Francisco and Michael Schneider in Orlando contributed to this story. | https://www.ketk.com/news/national/ca-reparations-plan-advances-broader-movement-advocates-say/ | 2022-04-01T01:58:06Z |
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Costs top Americans' health care concerns, new poll finds
Americans' biggest health care priorities revolve largely around affordability, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll, with most wanting to see Congress tackle drug prices. More broadly, inflation and rising costs dominate the public's concerns.
The findings, released Thursday, show that 55% of Americans call inflation and rising prices the biggest problem facing the U.S., far ahead of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (18%), climate change (6%), the COVID-19 pandemic (6%) or crime (6%).
That's true across party lines, although the sentiment is most pronounced within the GOP: About 70% of Republicans call inflation the country's biggest issue, compared with 53% of independents and 46% of Democrats.
Similarly, other recent polls have found the rising cost of living dominating Americans' minds. In a new Quinnipiac poll, 30% of Americans picked inflation as the most urgent issue facing the U.S., with the Russia/Ukraine crisis following at just 14%. NBC polling also found Americans more focused on economic concerns than foreign policy or other issues. And a new Gallup survey said 17% of Americans cited inflation as the nation's top problem, the highest level in its polling since 1985.
The focus on costs remains even when Americans are asked specifically about their priorities for possible health care legislation, the KFF poll finds. Most U.S. adults (61%) say it should be a priority for Congress to limit how much drug companies can raise prescription drug prices each year to no more than the rate of inflation. About half (53%) say Congress should make it a priority to cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 monthly and to place a limit on out-of-pocket health care costs for seniors (52%).
Fewer, 42%, call it a priority to expand government-provided health insurance in states that have not expanded Medicaid access or to increase funding for access to mental health services and training for mental health providers. Only 25% say that providing more COVID-19 pandemic response funding should be a priority.
"The public's priorities in health reflect deep concern about prices of everything right now, including drug prices," KFF President and CEO Drew Altman said in a news release. "That doesn't mean other things that have long been popular do not have public support too; they do. It just means prices are the preeminent concern."
In their personal finances, most Americans express at least some worry about being able to afford gasoline or other transportation costs (71%) and unexpected medical bills (58%), with many concerned about paying for monthly utility bills (50%) and food (47%). In February 2020, just 40% worried about paying for gas, 38% about monthly utilities and 34% about food, KFF found.
Concerns are magnified for lower-income Americans. Nearly 8 in 10 Americans in households making less than $40,000 a year say they worry about affording as or transportation costs, with more than 6 in 10 also concerned about affording unexpected medical bills (66%), monthly utilities (65%), rent or mortgage payments (63%) and food (62%).
About half of Americans, 51%, say they've put off or gone without some form of medical service in the past year because of its costs.
Twelve years after its passage, the Affordable Care Act remains popular, the KFF poll finds, with 55% of the public viewing it favorably. About one-quarter, 24%, say the law has directly helped them and their family, with 20% saying it hurt them and the rest that it's had no direct effect.
Of those who say they've seen a positive personal impact, about half say the ACA mainly helped by letting someone in their family get or keep health coverage, with 30% saying the ACA mainly made it easier to get needed health care and 20% that it mainly lowered health care or health insurance costs.
Views of both the ACA and its effects are also sharply divided along partisan lines, with 43% of Democrats and just 7% of Republicans saying the ACA has helped them.
Among Americans under 65 who have private health insurance, 56% say they know nothing about the No Surprises Act, a law taking effect this year that protects people with private health insurance from getting large medical bills when they accidentally receive out-of-network health care. Only about 21% say they know even something about the legislation. | https://www.wyff4.com/article/americans-health-care-concerns/39593902 | 2022-04-01T01:58:08Z |
All is fair in the Dick Wolf universe! After getting his start as a writer on Hill Street Blues in 1980s, the producer shot to superstardom when he created Law & Order in 1990.
The TV giant has since helmed multiple Law & Order spinoffs, including the long-running series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which premiered in 1999, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Wolf then transported viewers from New York City to Chicago with the creation of Chicago Fire in 2012 and its spinoffs: Chicago P.D., Chicago Med and Chicago Justice.
Just when fans thought Wolf couldn’t possibly have any more procedural drama ideas up his sleeves, he masterminded the FBI universe, which is made up of FBI, FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International.
Over the years, eagle-eyed fans may have noticed that Wolf has a few favorite actors who have turned up on his series time and again, including Christopher Meloni. (This is not including the full-show crossovers he does within the One Chicago universe and FBI realm.)
The Washington, D.C. native was an OG member of the Law & Order: SVU cast but departed in 2011. In a surprising turn of events, Meloni landed his own series, Law & Order: Organized Crime, in 2021, in which he plays his same SVU character, Detective Elliot Stabler.
“These two shows exist in the same universe, a fictional, very grounded universe. And we never forget that those other characters and those other stories exist,” Wolf told The Wrap in April 2021 after fans watched Meloni reunite with Mariska Hargitay, who plays Detective Olivia Benson on SVU. “And when we tell a story about Stabler in Benson’s world or Benson in Stabler’s world and things happen that affect their characters, we don’t just forget about it.”
The executive producer continued: “So it’s both challenging and tantalizing from the point of view of story writing to make sure that you keep those things alive while the shows have their own identity, each of them.”
Meloni, for his part, told Entertainment Weekly in March 2021 that Wolf made him an offer he couldn’t refuse, which led to him reprising the detective role and acting alongside Hargitay periodically on both shows.
“I was pleasantly surprised it played out as well as it did. Because, you know, that’s not how life shakes out, right?” he told the outlet. “You can have all the dreams you want, all the preconceived notions of how it’s going to be. But I must say, the intervening decade was everything I could have hoped for.”
Meloni isn’t the first actor to play the same role on multiple Wolf shows. Philip Winchester, for example, first popped up on Chicago P.D. as Peter Stone before making his way to Law & Order: SVU in 2018.
Actors such as Jeremy Sisto and Alana De La Garza made an impression on Law & Order in the early 2000s before joining forces on FBI more than a decade later. However, the two stars play completely different characters on the crime shows, and they aren’t alone in that category.
Scroll down to see which actors have taken their character from one franchise to another within the Wolf universe — and which stars have played more than on role for the showrunner: | https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/dick-wolf-tv-shows-biggest-best-crossover-connections/ | 2022-04-01T01:58:08Z |
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Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig encourages eligible farm owners to apply for the 2022 Century and Heritage Farm Program.
The program was created by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation to recognize families who have owned their farms for 100 years and 150 years, respectively.
“The Century and Heritage Farm Program recognizes the strength and resiliency of Iowa’s multi-generation farm families,” Naig said.
“I always look forward to celebrating with the families and hearing stories about their incredible farming legacies. I am grateful for the investments they make to protect our rich farmland and their continued commitment to our state’s agriculture community.”
Applications may also be requested from Kelley Reece, coordinator of the Century and Heritage Farm Program, at 515-281-3645 or kelley.reece@iowaagriculture.gov. Written requests can be mailed to Century or Heritage Farm Program, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Wallace State Office Building, 502 E. Ninth St., Des Moines, IA 50319.
To be included in the 2022 Century or Heritage Farm Program, completed applications must be received by the Department no later than June 1, 2022.
This marks the 46th anniversary of the Century Farm Program, which started in 1976 as part of the Nation’s Bicentennial Celebration. To date, more than 20,000 farms from across the state have received this recognition.
This is the 16th anniversary of the Heritage Farm Program. More than 1,500 farms have been recognized since this program began in 2006.
To search for previous Century and Heritage Farm recipients, visit centuryfarms.iowaagriculture.gov/. Photos from past recognition ceremonies are also available on the Century and Heritage Farm Program website.
The ceremonies recognizing the 2022 Century and Heritage Farm families will be held at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 18, in the Pioneer Livestock Pavilion. | https://www.eastcentraliowanews.com/anamosa/news/2022-century-and-heritage-farm-program-applications-open/article_4962de99-7b07-5863-9570-c0a12c198ba0.html | 2022-04-01T01:58:08Z |
Women's organizations that have protested President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol's campaign pledge to abolish the gender equality ministry met with Yoon's transition committee chairman Ahn Cheol-soo and conveyed their concerns while calling for alternative solutions.
During talks with the Korean National Council of Women held at the committee's office on Wednesday, Ahn said the ministry has played many roles since its establishment in 2001. He added that times have changed and so does the role of government.
After the meeting with Ahn, Korea Young Women’s Christian Association president Won Young-hee told reporters that abolishing the gender equality ministry is premature because there is still inequality. She added that during the meeting, she wanted to hear plans to actually reinforce the ministry.
Regarding reports that a new ministry will take its place instead, Won said there have been various proposals but no decision appears to have yet been made. She said the consistent demand by women's groups has been the need for an independent department dedicated to strengthening policies for women.
Speaking to reporters after the talks, Ahn said the committee has thoroughly listened to the concerns of the groups and they will be considered when revamping the government organization. He stressed, however, that the final decision lies with the president-elect.
Meanwhile, as the talks were held, protests continued outside the building by those opposing the abolition of the gender equality ministry. | http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=168663 | 2022-04-01T01:58:07Z |
Firearms discovered at each major Tennessee airport
BLOUNTVILLE — Each of Tennessee’s five major airports have at least one thing in common — they all produced one or more firearms at its security checkpoint within the last week. The Transportation Security Administration recovered eight total firearms at Tennessee’s five major airports between March...
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Musical 'KPOP' to Debut on Broadway This Fall
Written: 2022-03-31 15:35:55 / Updated: 2022-03-31 16:40:44
The musical, "KPOP" will hit Broadway in New York this fall.
Producers of the show held a press conference in New York on Wednesday, announcing that the high-energy musical about the global K-pop phenomenon will be staged at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theater from November 20.
Luna, a former member of K-pop group f(x) will make her Broadway debut in the lead role.
The musical had a successful Off Broadway run in 2017, with frequent sold-out performances that led to an extension. Off Broadway refers to small theaters with less than 500 seats, often used to gauge potential for an official debut on Broadway.
Producers, Tim Forbes and Joey Parnes said that the driving force of the musical is fusing the vibrant and wildly entertaining world of K-pop with the powerful storytelling of a Broadway musical. They said the result is something that no one has seen before on stage.
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It is understandable that humans build their lives around their partners, but it is also a lost opportunity to not live with our best friends. Of course, there are a lucky few whose partners also happen to be their best friends, but it's a fair assessment to say they are in a minority. Buying a home, which was once a middle-class aspiration, is now more of a distant dream for the majority of people. Setting an example to many, four women have joined hands to buy a home in an urban area in Washington DC, reported TODAY. They are now reimagining the core concepts our society is built on—family and child-rearing. People have built families, had children and invested in assets with their partners, and now four women are showing that maybe it's not such a bad idea to rework how we view these concepts to find happiness, especially if one's current living situation is not working out. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556267077615/dreams-affirmed-is-making-dreams-come-true-for-students-of-color | 2022-04-01T01:58:15Z |
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Firefighters from across Tennessee continued working Thursday morning to contain a wildfire near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that spread overnight despite rain from storms that passed through the area, officials said.
The blaze, which began as a brush fire Wednesday morning in the Hatcher Mountain area of Wears Valley, had spread to more than 3,700 acres (1,497 hectares) and had impacted more than 100 structures, Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters said during a press conference. Around 11,000 homes in the area had been evacuated. Three injuries were reported during the blaze, but Waters said no fatalities or missing people had been reported.
He said a coordinated response from emergency personnel, firefighters, forestry officials and others helped mitigate damage in the area.
“This fire could have been much more devastating had we not had this team in place. They were able to, even with the winds and the low humidity, they were able to stay ahead of it as much as possible,” he said.
Officials had warned early Wednesday that warm temperatures, low humidity and strong winds increased the risk of fire danger. Waters said the conditions were similar to those in 2016 when wildfires ravaged the tourism town of Gatlinburg, killing 14 people and damaging or destroying about 2,500 buildings.
Firefighters from more than 70 agencies helped respond to the blaze and many worked through the night in an effort to keep it from spreading. It was only 5% contained, but fire lines drawn overnight helped keep the blaze from spreading into the city of Pigeon Forge, Waters said.
Rain early Thursday from storms passing through did not put the fire out, but officials said it helped the situation and the current weather conditions were more favorable for containing the fire.
Evacuation orders remain in effect until the fire is under control. Schools in the area were closed Thursday as a precaution, officials said.
The fire was in what the state Agriculture Department described as steep and difficult terrain. The cause is still undetermined.
At least three shelters were established for those evacuated, authorities said. More than 100 people stayed overnight at the Pigeon Forge Community Center, Sharon Hudson, executive director of the Eastern Tennessee chapter of the American Red Cross. told the Knoxville News Sentinel.
A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight, killing at least two in the Florida Panhandle, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes and businesses damaged as the vast weather front raced across several states. | https://www.ketk.com/news/national/crews-work-to-contain-wildfire-near-smoky-mountains/ | 2022-04-01T01:58:14Z |
Oscars producer says police offered to arrest Will Smith
Oscars producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage.
Related video above: Chris Rock gets warm welcome from Boston crowd during first show post-Oscars slap
"They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment," Packer said in a clip released by ABC News Thursday night of an interview he gave to "Good Morning America." "They said 'we will go get him. We are prepared. We're prepared to get him right now. You can press charges, we can arrest him.' They were laying out the options."
But Packer said Rock was "very dismissive" of the idea.
"He was like, 'No, no, no, I'm fine,'" Packer said. "And even to the point where I said, 'Rock, let them finish.' The LAPD officers finished laying out what his options were and they said, 'Would you like us to take any action?' And he said no."
The LAPD said in a statement after Sunday night's ceremony that they were aware of the incident, and that Rock had declined to file a police report. The department declined to comment Thursday on Packer's interview, a longer version of which will air on Friday morning.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group's standards of conduct. Smith could be suspended, expelled or otherwise sanctioned.
The academy said in a statement that "Mr. Smith's actions at the 94th Oscars were a deeply shocking, traumatic event to witness in-person and on television."
Without giving specifics, the academy said Smith was asked to leave the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, but refused to do so.
Smith strode from his front row seat on to the stage and slapped Rock after a joke Rock made about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, when he was on stage to present the Oscar for best documentary.
On Monday, Smith issued an apology to Rock, the academy and to viewers, saying "I was out of line and I was wrong."
The academy said Smith has the opportunity to defend himself in a written response before the board meets again on April 18.
Rock publicly addressed the incident for the first time, but only briefly, at the beginning of a standup show Wednesday night in Boston, where he was greeted by a thunderous standing ovation. He said "I'm still kind of processing what happened." | https://www.wyff4.com/article/oscars-producer-police-offered-arrest-will-smith/39603725 | 2022-04-01T01:58:18Z |
Nate Dunn, president and CEO of F&M Bank, announced the promotions of several team members.
Scott Wilson, senior vice president, joined the bank in 2011. Primarily based out of the Manchester office, Wilson also serves clients in the surrounding areas of Delaware, Jones and Linn Counties. Wilson is a community banker for F&M Bank providing financial services for individuals, businesses, commercial and agricultural clients.
His family includes his wife and three children. Wilson enjoys working with local clients to reach their financial goals and supporting the community
Lisa McQuillen, senior vice president, joined F&M Bank in 2009 and has been vice president and branch manager of the Anamosa and Monticello locations. McQuillen has also been appointed to F&M’s Executive Leadership Team.
Her family includes her husband, Mitch, and 15-year-old son, Vince. In her role, she enjoys the variety of the job, from helping a first-time home buyer or entrepreneur to working with co-workers in the F&M culture.
“The relationships I get to build along the way are immeasurable,” Lisa said.
In addition to her duties at F&M Bank, Lisa is active in her community through serving at church, teaching Junior Achievement, participating in Leaders Who Lunch, and adopting three children through Compassion International. | https://www.eastcentraliowanews.com/anamosa/news/bank-promotions-announced/article_b6861879-347d-50fe-8178-63a4d4130688.html | 2022-04-01T01:58:20Z |
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Arrest Made in Armed Robbery (Gun) Offenses in the Third and Fourth Districts
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Third and Fourth Districts announce an arrest has been made in Armed Robbery (Gun) offenses that occurred in the Third and Fourth Districts.
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On Friday, March 11, 2022, at approximately 4:00 pm, the suspect approached the victim at the listed location. The suspect brandished a handgun and demanded property from the victim. The victim did not comply. The suspect fled the scene. CNN: 22-035-994
Armed Robbery (Gun)
On Monday, March 14, 2022, at approximately 3:43 pm, the suspect approached the victim at the listed location. The suspect brandished a handgun and demanded property from the victim. The victim complied. The suspect fled the scene. CCN: 22-034-212
On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, a 14 year old juvenile male, of Northwest, DC, was arrested and charged with the above offenses. | https://www.einpresswire.com/article/567180463/arrest-made-in-armed-robbery-gun-offenses-in-the-third-and-fourth-districts | 2022-04-01T01:58:20Z |
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A Lewis County Community Collaborative will be held April 4 at 10 a.m., via Zoom, for the kickoff of FindHelp in Lewis County. “We are so excited to bring Find...
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has granted a request from a northern Virginia school system to continue using a challenged admissions policy at a highly selective high school while it appeals a ruling that found the policy discriminates against Asian American students.
A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a ruling Thursday that Fairfax County Public Schools can continue to use its new admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton rejected the new policy in a February ruling, saying that impermissible “racial balancing” was at its core. Commonly known as “TJ,” the prestigious school near the nation’s capital is often ranked as one of the best public high schools in the country.
Earlier this month, Hilton also rejected a request from the school system to delay the implementation of his ruling. But the 4th Circuit, in a 3-2 ruling, said the school board had met the legal requirements for a suspension of Hilton’s order while its appeal is pending.
The 4th Circuit panel agreed with school officials who argued that because the selection process for the incoming freshman class is well underway, implementing Hilton’s ruling now would throw the process into chaos.
Judge Toby Heytens wrote that he has “grave doubts” about Hilton’s conclusions “regarding both disparate impact and discriminatory purpose” of the new admissions policy.
“In my view, appellant Fairfax County School Board is likely to succeed in its appeal,” Heytens wrote.
In a dissenting opinion, Judge Allison Jones Rushing said putting Hilton’s ruling on hold while the school board appeals his decision is not in the public interest. Jones said any logistical difficulties or inconvenience associated with changing the admissions policy at this late date “simply do not outweigh the infringement of constitutional rights.”
“And everyone — even temporarily frustrated applicants and their families — ultimately benefits from a public-school admissions process not tainted by unconstitutional discrimination,” Rushing wrote.
The case has been closely watched as courts continue to evaluate the role that racial considerations can play when deciding who should be admitted to a particular school. Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a similar case alleging that Harvard University discriminates against Asian Americans in its admissions process.
Fairfield County Public Schools said the order from the 4th Circuit allows the school board to continue with the current application process to select the Class of 2026 this spring.
“For the 2,500+ students in this application pool, this means the race blind process set out by the School Board in October 2020 will remain in place as an appeal challenging the February court decision plays out,” the board said in a news release.
The parents’ group Coalition for TJ, which filed the lawsuit, said the 4th Circuit judges have made a “grave error” in allowing the school system to continue to use its new admissions process.
“If the judges’ decision stands, we would see Fairfax County Public Schools usher in a second class of students to America’s No. 1 public high school through an unconstitutional race-based admissions process,” the coalition said in a statement.
For decades, Black and Hispanic students have been woefully underrepresented in the student body. After criticism over its lack of diversity, the school board scrapped a standardized test that had been at the heart of the admissions process and opted instead for a process that sets aside slots at each of the county’s middle schools. It also includes “experience factors” like socioeconomic background.
The parents’ group argued in its lawsuit that Asian Americans, who constituted more than 70% of the student body, were unfairly targeted in the new policy.
The school’s current freshman class, which was admitted under the new policy, saw a significantly different racial makeup. Black students increased from 1% to 7%; Hispanic representation increased from 3% to 11%. Asian American representation decreased from 73% to 54%.
The school system has insisted that its new policies are race neutral, and the panel evaluating applicants is not even aware of applicants’ race as it conducts its reviews. | https://www.ketk.com/news/national/disputed-school-admissions-policy-okd-pending-appeal/ | 2022-04-01T01:58:21Z |
NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Palmieri scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period to lift the New York Islanders to a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.
Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist, and Sebastian Aho, Oliver Wahlstrom and Ryan Pulock also scored as New York improved to 7-1 in their last eight home games dating to a 6-0 win against the Blue Jackets on March 10.
Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves in his second consecutive start and third straight appearance with Ilya Sorokin sidelined with an upper-body injury.
Emil Bemstrom and Justin Danforth scored for Columbus, which lost its fifth straight. Elvis Merzlikins made 31 saves.
Palmieri broke a 2-2 tie at 3:16 of the third period with his 12th goal of the season. The 31-year-old winger breezed by Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine and roofed a wrist shot to give New York a one-goal advantage. Merlikins was unable to close off the short side and Palmieri took advantage of the opening.
Barzal stretched the Islanders' lead to 4-2 with a pretty breakaway deke after he blew by two Blue Jackets defenders in the neutral zone at 9:52 of the third period.
Pulock added an empty-net goal in the final minute.
The Blue Jackets erased a two-goal deficit in a span of 1:39 midway through the second period. The Islanders left Bemstrom all alone at the top of the crease and he finished a pass from Eric Robinson at 8:47. Jake Bean also assisted on the play.
Danforth tied it at 2 with his fifth goal of the season. Yegor Chinakov skated into the offensive zone and found Vladislav Gavrikov in the slot after Islanders defenseman Zdeno Chara prevented the forward from getting behind him. Varlamov stopped the initial shot from Gavrikov, but was unable to hold onto the rebound and Danforth was able to capitalize.
The Islanders took a 2-0 lead with two goals in 11 seconds midway through the first period.
Aho opened the scoring when he stopped short and wired a wrist shot over the glove of Merzlikins at 8:39. Brock Nelson extended his point streak to six games with an assist on the play.
Wahlstrom extended the Islanders lead to 2-0 after he buried a feed from Zach Parise at 8:50. Barzal started the sequence with a floating backhand that Parise was able to corral in the offensive zone.
New York outshot Columbus 10-0 in the first half of the opening frame.
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The Islanders honored hockey historian and veteran journalist Stan Fischler at the game to celebrate his 90th birthday. "The Hockey Maven” has been a hockey television personality in the northeast since the early 1970s and has authored over 100 books. He began his career with the New York Rangers in the 1950s, working in the team’s public relations department.
COVID IN COLUMBUS
Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen and assistant coach Steve McCarthy were placed in the COVID-19 protocols and each missed their second straight game. Associate coach Pascal Vincent led the team behind the bench. ... D Zach Weresnki missed his second straight game after he sustained a hit to the head late in the late first period of Saturday night’s 3-2 overtime loss against Minnesota.
MARCH MAYHEM
The Islanders closed out a hectic March schedule with a 10-6-1 record. The 17 games New York played in March are the most the franchise has played in a single month in franchise history.
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Nine of the final 16 games remaining in the Islanders' regular season are against division opponents. The Islanders are 8-2-1 against Metropolitan teams since returning from the holiday break.
UP NEXT
Blue Jackets: Visit the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.
Islanders: Visit the New York Rangers on Friday night.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Palmieri scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period to lift the New York Islanders to a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.
Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist, and Sebastian Aho, Oliver Wahlstrom and Ryan Pulock also scored as New York improved to 7-1 in their last eight home games dating to a 6-0 win against the Blue Jackets on March 10.
Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves in his second consecutive start and third straight appearance with Ilya Sorokin sidelined with an upper-body injury.
Emil Bemstrom and Justin Danforth scored for Columbus, which lost its fifth straight. Elvis Merzlikins made 31 saves.
Palmieri broke a 2-2 tie at 3:16 of the third period with his 12th goal of the season. The 31-year-old winger breezed by Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine and roofed a wrist shot to give New York a one-goal advantage. Merlikins was unable to close off the short side and Palmieri took advantage of the opening.
Barzal stretched the Islanders' lead to 4-2 with a pretty breakaway deke after he blew by two Blue Jackets defenders in the neutral zone at 9:52 of the third period.
Pulock added an empty-net goal in the final minute.
The Blue Jackets erased a two-goal deficit in a span of 1:39 midway through the second period. The Islanders left Bemstrom all alone at the top of the crease and he finished a pass from Eric Robinson at 8:47. Jake Bean also assisted on the play.
Danforth tied it at 2 with his fifth goal of the season. Yegor Chinakov skated into the offensive zone and found Vladislav Gavrikov in the slot after Islanders defenseman Zdeno Chara prevented the forward from getting behind him. Varlamov stopped the initial shot from Gavrikov, but was unable to hold onto the rebound and Danforth was able to capitalize.
The Islanders took a 2-0 lead with two goals in 11 seconds midway through the first period.
Aho opened the scoring when he stopped short and wired a wrist shot over the glove of Merzlikins at 8:39. Brock Nelson extended his point streak to six games with an assist on the play.
Wahlstrom extended the Islanders lead to 2-0 after he buried a feed from Zach Parise at 8:50. Barzal started the sequence with a floating backhand that Parise was able to corral in the offensive zone.
New York outshot Columbus 10-0 in the first half of the opening frame.
90 YEARS YOUNG
The Islanders honored hockey historian and veteran journalist Stan Fischler at the game to celebrate his 90th birthday. "The Hockey Maven” has been a hockey television personality in the northeast since the early 1970s and has authored over 100 books. He began his career with the New York Rangers in the 1950s, working in the team’s public relations department.
COVID IN COLUMBUS
Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen and assistant coach Steve McCarthy were placed in the COVID-19 protocols and each missed their second straight game. Associate coach Pascal Vincent led the team behind the bench. ... D Zach Weresnki missed his second straight game after he sustained a hit to the head late in the late first period of Saturday night’s 3-2 overtime loss against Minnesota.
MARCH MAYHEM
The Islanders closed out a hectic March schedule with a 10-6-1 record. The 17 games New York played in March are the most the franchise has played in a single month in franchise history.
DIVISION FOES
Nine of the final 16 games remaining in the Islanders' regular season are against division opponents. The Islanders are 8-2-1 against Metropolitan teams since returning from the holiday break.
UP NEXT
Blue Jackets: Visit the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.
Islanders: Visit the New York Rangers on Friday night.
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Camp Courageous CEO and Monticello Lions Club member Charlie Becker and his son Dr. Chad Becker traveled to the Poland Ukraine border to work the humanitarian crisis coming from Ukraine.
Updates on the duo’s progress was provided via the club’s Facebook page. The updates started late Monday, March 21 and the Beckers returned March 25.
Dr. Becker is an ER doctor from central Iowa. Dr. Becker will be working with Doctors without Borders. A Monticello Lions Club member made contact with Lions Clubs International Global Action Team in Oak Brook, Ill., who forwarded Charlie's information to the Global Action Team in Poland. Charlie should receive a call from Lions Clubs International soon where Lions are in need of help.
The duo took approximately 200 pounds of medical supplies with them, which ballooned to around 1,000 pounds of supplies and food with them in Poland, traveling via airplanes, cars and trains, with the final stretch being done via cars.
After getting the supplies in, the duo spent a day in Ukraine delivering medical supplies to the largest military hospital in Western Ukraine which were given to a surgeon contact, with additional supplies to be delivered to a contact taking them to the front lines, along with hundreds of pounds of food. | https://www.eastcentraliowanews.com/anamosa/news/beckers-assist-with-humanitarian-aid/article_394f501f-0de0-56bb-b8e7-1bb71aaafd0e.html | 2022-04-01T01:58:26Z |
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The presidential transition team says it will push to ease heavy capital gains taxes on multiple-home owners temporarily for one year starting next month.
Choi Sang-mok, head of the team's economy one division, said on Thursday that the measure was a campaign pledge aimed at easing tax burdens and stabilizing the real estate market.
Choi said the swift implementation is intended to incentivize owners of multiple homes, who are shouldering massive burdens from the comprehensive real estate tax, to sell houses before June 1, the base date for property holding tax assessments.
Choi said the transition committee is requesting that the current administration announce the temporary tax relief next month so it can take effect on property sales from the very next day through a revised ordinance of the income tax law.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Whoa! It's a Double Aho!
Both NHL players named Sebastian Aho — one a defenseman for the New York Islanders, the other a forward for the Carolina Hurricanes — scored goals for their teams Thursday night.
And at nearly the exact same time.
According to Sportsnet Stats, the Islanders' Aho scored his first goal of the season at 7:14 p.m. EDT in New York against Columbus.
Just 34 seconds later — and more than 500 miles away — the Hurricanes' Aho scored his 31st goal in Carolina against Montreal. Both gave their teams 1-0 leads in the first period.
It's not the first time the two have combined on a statistical oddity. In 2018, New York's Aho committed a hooking penalty on Carolina's Aho, causing MSG Networks Islanders play-by-play broadcaster Brendan Burke to exclaim: "A little Sebastian Aho-on-Sebastian Aho crime.”
The two Ahos are not related, by the way. The Islanders' Aho, Sebastian Johannes Aho, is 26 and from Sweden. He has three career NHL goals in limited action.
The Hurricanes' Aho, Sebastian Antero Aho, is 24 and from Finland. He's a two-time NHL All-Star and has 176 career goals.
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Here are your Manchester United morning headlines for Friday, April 1.
Manchester United get Premier League wish
The Premier League has confirmed clubs will be allowed to make five substitutions from next season, a move backed by United. Clubs were permitted to make five changes for the remainder of the 2019/20 season after its restart following a three-month shutdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the majority of clubs voted to revert to the three-subs rule at the start of last season, despite complaints.
However, the Premier League have confirmed the permanent rule change to five substitutions from the start of the 2022/23 season. The rule is already in place in the other four major leagues in Europe as well as the Champions League.
READ MORE: United confirm pre-season tour schedule
United were believed to be in favour of keeping the five-subs rule at the start of last term. Interim manager Ralf Rangnick also voiced his support for its reintroduction in December alongside opposite numbers at Anfield and the Etihad.
Chief Manchester United writer Samuel Luckhurst has the latest.
Manchester United prove Louis van Gaal right with bizarre Paul Pogba decision
Van Gaal doesn't exactly have Hollywood appeal but he has been known to provide a few box office moments. The Dutchman diving on the touchline at Old Trafford to mock Arsenal's theatrics instantly comes to mind. He also asked for apologies from members of the media just before Christmas 2015 before storming out of the press conference. Van Gaal was feeling the pressure of managing United.
There's not much pressure on Van Gaal these days. The 70-year-old is the Netherlands' national team boss and the demands of international management are nowhere near as testing as when coaching Barcelona, Bayern Munich or United. Holland had underachieved when he accepted the job last year and he's set to lead them at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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By Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Excluding Russia from the Group of 20 major economies and other international institutions could slow efforts to address a worsening global food crisis exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, the head of German aid group Welthungerhilfe (WHH) told Reuters.
Mathias Mogge, chief executive of the group, which serves 14.3 million people with projects in 35 countries, said it was critical to maintain communication with Russia, one of the world's largest producers of wheat, in tackling the crisis.
"Of course, Russia is the aggressor here, and there needs to be sanctions and everything. But in a humanitarian situation as we have it today, there must be open lines of communication." Mogge said in an interview this week.
Mogge's comments come days after U.S. President Joe Biden said he thinks Russia should be removed from the G20, although experts say that is unlikely to happen given lack of support from India, China and several other G20 members.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February is driving food prices sharply higher across the world and triggering shortages of staple crops in parts of central Asia, the Middle East and north Africa, according to United Nations officials.
The war, which Russia calls a "special military operation," has slashed shipments from the two countries, which together account for 25% of world wheat exports and 16% of corn exports, driving prices sharply higher on international markets.
Mogge said he expected Group of Seven leaders to address the issue during their upcoming meetings.
Russia was still part of what was then the Group of Eight during the last food crisis of 2007 and 2008, and played a constructive role in reducing hunger worldwide, Mogge said.
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The fire broke out late Thursday afternoon and appeared to start in the garage, but has spread to the home, due at least in part to massive flames and high winds.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose was clear in the months after the 2020 presidential election.
“Elections are run better and more honestly than really I think they ever have been,” he said in response to conspiracy theories being floated about the election. Months later, he said in an interview what has proved true in state after state – that voter fraud is rare.
Fast forward to 2022, when Republican secretaries of state face a delicate test with voters: Touting their work running clean elections while somehow not alienating GOP voters who believe the false claims of fraud fueled by former President Donald Trump and his allies.
LaRose has shifted his tone on Twitter, recently saying the “mainstream media is trying to minimize voter fraud to suit their narrative” and “President Donald Trump is right to say that voter fraud is a serious problem.”
That tweet came a day after LaRose learned he had drawn not one but two primary challengers, both of whom have said they believe the 2020 election was stolen from Trump.
All but one of the eight incumbent Republican secretaries of state seeking to continue as their state’s elections chief have drawn at least one GOP challenger who either outright denies Democrat Joe Biden won the presidency or makes unsubstantiated claims that elections are not secure.
That raises the prospect that the nation’s voting process will become further politicized if candidates who embrace conspiracy theories or promote without evidence the false narrative of widespread fraud win races for offices such as secretary of state, which play critical roles in managing elections and are intended to be neutral.
Trey Grayson, a former Republican secretary of state from Kentucky who has been outspoken against the efforts to delegitimize the 2020 presidential results, said some of the incumbent GOP secretaries need room to maneuver politically so they can defeat opponents within their own party who might seek to undermine fair elections if they win.
“These are guardians of democracy,” he said. “Their opponents are people who don’t show respect for the law or evidence or the vote-counting process. They are willing to ignore counts, willing to ignore safeguards we have in the system. In some cases, they are just making stuff up.”
Trump’sfalse claims have led to restrictive voting laws in Republican-controlled states, partisan election reviews, voting system security breaches and now a wave of candidates seeking to take over election administrationat the state and local levels.
In addition to Ohio, Republican secretaries of state in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota are seeking to remain in office. Only Iowa’s Paul Pate is running unopposed.
In Alabama, Idaho, Nevada and North Dakota, the GOP incumbents have opted against seeking reelection or are term-limited, leaving open contests. Wyoming Secretary of State Edward Buchanan has yet to announce his plans.
Democratic secretaries are running to keep their seats in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico and Washington. So far, only one has drawn a Democratic challenger.
The job of secretary of state has tended to attract candidates focused more on process than politics. The races are typically low-key contests overshadowed by campaigns for governor and state attorney general.
That changed after Trump disputed his loss and decided to target election officials in political battleground states, sometimes pressuring them to reverse his loss. In one instance, Trump made a phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in which he asked Raffensperger to “find” enough votes to overturn Biden’s win.
Raffensperger didn’t cede to Trump’s demands and has defended Georgia’s election in a re-election bid this year where he faces three primary challengers. He has sought to counter them by touting his conservative credentials, downplaying differences with Trump and wooing primary voters with a call to ban non-citizen voting. He also has pointed to his efforts to include a photo ID requirement for mail ballots as part of a sweeping election bill passed by lawmakers last year.
At a recent rally in Georgia, Trump blasted Raffensperger as a “lousy secretary of state.” In an interview, Raffensperger said he has been working to counter the continuing misinformation and disinformation campaigns.
“We checked every allegation; I made sure we did,” Raffensperger said. “I stand on the truth, and no one has been stronger on election integrity than me.”
Trump has endorsed one of Raffensperger’s opponents, U.S. Rep. Jody Hice. Hice objected to Georgia’s electoral votes being counted for Biden, despite a lack of any evidence of widespread fraud or tampering. Georgia’s 5 million votes cast for president were counted three times, including once by hand.
Hice has been leading all candidates in fundraising and is part of a new group called the “America First Secretary of State Coalition,” organized by Jim Marchant, a former state lawmaker who is running for the open secretary of state seat in Nevada.
The group, which also includes Trump-endorsed candidates in Arizona and Michigan, has among other things advocated for limits on mail voting.
Trump won Kansas with 56% of the vote, and the state had no significant problems with its 2020 elections. Even so, Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab is facing a Republican primary opponent.
Schwab has pushed back on conspiracy theories and potentially angered many GOP voters in doing so. After a recent hearing in which lawmakers heard from Trump allies making false claims about the 2020 election, he wrote the committee to say the testimony “sought to undermine confidence in our county election officers, election results, and the longstanding systems used to securely conduct elections in Kansas.”
Despite any evidence of problems with Kansas’ elections, Schwab’s Republican opponent, Mike Brown, has called for tougher rules on drop boxes and mail ballots, supports partisan ballot reviews and wants ballots printed on special paper. He said Schwab hasn’t been vigilant when it comes to protecting elections.
Schwab downplayed the criticism and said he has an open line to Trump.
“If he’s got concerns, you know, the president’s team can call our office and say, ‘Hey, we want to talk to you about the 2020 election,’ but they don’t because they know there’s no concerns,” Schwab said.
He and some other incumbents have tried a delicate balance in messaging as they seek to retain their seats — touting election performance in their own state while hinting vaguely at election problems elsewhere.
In South Dakota, Secretary of State Steve Barnett defended the work of his office and blamed “disinformation, misinformation, mal-information” for lowering voter confidence nationwide.
“I can only speak to what went on in South Dakota,” he said. “I can’t speak to what happened in these other states.”
Barnett’s challenger, Monae Johnson, said she was “answering the call of concerned citizens” to run and criticized Barnett for sending absentee ballot applications during the pandemic and supporting online voter registration.
In Ohio, LaRose’s pro-Trump statements haven’t stopped his GOP challenger, former state lawmaker John Adams, from claiming that he hasn’t taken election integrity seriously; a second primary challenger was disqualified for paperwork errors.
Adams told a group of Republicans gathered recently at a sports bar in suburban Columbus that “there’s no way that Trump lost,” likening LaRose to Georgia Democrat Stacy Abrams for his positions in favor of ballot access. LaRose says Adams is basing his campaign on “conspiracy theories and nonsense,” but brushed aside questions about whether his own rhetoric had shifted.
All this has left many GOP primary voters conflicted. Lyle Adcock, 72, a semi-retired computer sales representative who listened to Adams at the sports bar, said he has always trusted Ohio elections but now isn’t sure what to think.
“It’s not like I feel my vote doesn’t count, but I wonder if there is any of this fraud,” he said.
Asked who he was supporting in the secretary of state’s race, Adcock said he hadn’t yet decided.
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Cassidy reported from Atlanta. Associated Press writers Kate Brumback in Atlanta; Stephen Groves in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and John Hanna in Topeka, Kansas, contributed to this report. | https://www.ketk.com/news/national/election-skeptics-roil-gop-contests-for-secretary-of-state/ | 2022-04-01T01:58:29Z |
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Russell Knox recorded four straight birdies on the back nine and fired a 7-under 65 on Thursday for a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Valero Texas Open.
Knox closed out his round with a seven-foot putt to save par at the par-5 18th at TPC San Antonio, and was one shot ahead of Rasmus Hojgaard.
Hojgaard fired a 66 despite a double bogey on his final hole. Matt Kuchar is another stroke back after an opening 5-under 67 and is among a group that includes Denny McCarthy, Aaron Rei and J.J. Spaun.
Defending champ Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy finished at even-par 72. They were outside the top 60 after one round and could flirt with the cut line on Friday.
Bryson DeChambeau had a 1-over 73. After holing a bunker shot for eagle on his 11th hole and following with a birdie on the next, he made bogey on four of his last six holes.
Knox, a 32-year-old Scotsman with two career PGA Tour wins, started his birdie streak at No. 12. All of his birdie putts were inside 10 feet. At the 15th, he was about 20 feet away from a back pin position following his approach and chipped in from the fringe. It was his second chip-in in the round.
“That was one of those kind of bonus birdies that you need when you’re going to have a good day,” Knox said. “Obviously thrilled with the round. It’s been more of the way I want to play.”
Hogjaard, a 21-year-old from Denmark and two-rime winner on the European Tour, had his sights on the first-round lead heading to his closing hole. But, his drive sailed well left of the fairway. It took him four shots to reach the green on the par-4 ninth.
“I had to chip sideways back into the fairway,” he said. “Just was a little too aggressive after that. Yeah, short-sided myself and I didn’t get up and down and suddenly you walk away with double-bogey. Yeah, that was a bit annoying, but it happens.”
Kuchar was 5 under after 11 holes. Thirty feet away from the pin on the next hole, he failed to get up and down and missed a seven-foot putt for par. He got a shot back with a birdie on his 14th hole, and parred out, falling short in a bid to match his season-best round of 64 at the Sony Open, where he finished in the top 10.
“A lot of good and bad that can happen here on this course,” Kuchar said. “I was kind of managing early on in the round and then found a little something on about the fifth or sixth hole. I started having some birdie chances and converted on a few late in my first nine.”
Kuchar has won nine times on the PGA Tour. McCarthy, Rai and Spaun are looking for their first.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Whoa! It's a Double Aho!
Both NHL players named Sebastian Aho — one a defenseman for the New York Islanders, the other a forward for the Carolina Hurricanes — scored goals for their teams Thursday night.
And at nearly the exact same time.
According to Sportsnet Stats, the Islanders' Aho scored his first goal of the season at 7:14 p.m. EDT in New York against Columbus.
Just 34 seconds later — and more than 500 miles away — the Hurricanes' Aho scored his 31st goal in Carolina against Montreal. Both gave their teams 1-0 leads in the first period.
It's not the first time the two have combined on a statistical oddity. In 2018, New York's Aho committed a hooking penalty on Carolina's Aho, causing MSG Networks Islanders play-by-play broadcaster Brendan Burke to exclaim: "A little Sebastian Aho-on-Sebastian Aho crime.”
The two Ahos are not related, by the way. The Islanders' Aho, Sebastian Johannes Aho, is 26 and from Sweden. He has three career NHL goals in limited action.
The Hurricanes' Aho, Sebastian Antero Aho, is 24 and from Finland. He's a two-time NHL All-Star and has 176 career goals.
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‘Savage’ Chaz O’Neill backed to become ‘Ireland’s next sport star’
‘Ireland’s next sports star’ Cheyanne O’Neill would beat some of the reigning world champions across welter and light middleweight tomorrow if the reigns were taken off.
That’s the view of her manager Robbie Fylnn whose job it is to keep the midlands pit bull muzzled.
The Waterford man has no problem declaring the made-for-the-pros star already has world-level capabilities but is preaching patience at the same time.
Fylnn, who also guides the career of Kate Radomska, wants to walk the Athlone favourite down the traditional route, although that walk will be brisker than a stroll.
Team Chaz have their sights set on a BUI Celtic title before the year is out and will then survey next-level options.
“Cheyanne can and will go all the way once she continues to progress in the gym and sparring like she currently is day in day out,” Fylnn told Irish-boxing.com.
“We’ll be looking for Cheyanne to challenge for her first title hopefully in three fights time and on the big stage. I’d love Cheyanne to go as traditional-a-route as possible starting with the BUI Celtic title to close out the year. There are current world champions at welterweight and super welter we know Cheyanne would beat comfortably tomorrow, so the goal right now is to get the rounds up and in contention to sensibly call these girls names” he adds before suggesting the solider has what it takes to win hearts as well as fights.
“I believe Cheyanne will be Ireland’s next sports star, she’s a very funny and personable girl outside the ring but an absolute savage inside with genuine knockout power, which will inevitably make her a fan favourite back home.”
While they have traditional aspirations Fylnn and Sam Kynoch, the Scottish promoter who is also involved in the former amateur of notes career, have plans to move up the ladder fast.
They won’t jump any rungs but will look to step up one level each fight. Fylnn points out O’Neill, who debuts in Glasgow tonight, has earned the right to progress at that pace.
“Someone with Cheyanne’s amateur background can 100% be fast tracked. She’s been there and done it vs the likes of Kelly Harrington and Maiva Hamadouche, so the feeling out phase of her pro career can be very short. Cheyanne was a child fighting those girls in the amateurs so she certainly has no fear of anyone now she’s gotten her adult strength. She’ll be moved sensibly but swiftly similar to her teammate and fellow welterweight Dee Allen who’s the #1 ranked female in Britain and #8 in the world after just one fight.”
The faith the Munster manager has in the European Youth medal winner became obvious when it was revealed she had signed to fight African Games medal winner Nancy Moreira for her debut.
The fight fell through but the intention to make a statement start was clear.
“The initial opponent we had scheduled for Cheyanne showed the faith myself and the team have in her due to Gomes’ amateur background and pro debut ko victory,” continues Fylnn before revealing the chance to make an impression remains.
“However for a variety of reasons her team pulled her out last minute which was disappointing but Cheyanne will now face Lithuanian veteran Vaida Masiokaite Friday night. Although only a handful of victories to her name she’s shared the ring with almost every current elite British Female at her weight and I believe only Chantelle Cameron has stopped her so this will be a great marker for Cheyanne and a stoppage would be a big big statement.”
Fylnn also looks after Waterford light fly Kate Radomska, whom Kristina O’Hara-McCafferty’s team recently called out via Irish-boxing.com.
The manager claimed he hasn’t had time to digest the fight suggestion just yet.
“I genuinely haven’t had time this week to read or be concerned about anything apart from trying to keep this debut from falling through. It’s great to see Kristina’s team finally getting her name out though. It’s good for Irish female boxing, the more exposure the better.” | https://www.irish-boxing.com/savage-chaz-oneill-backed-to-become-irelands-next-sport-star/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=savage-chaz-oneill-backed-to-become-irelands-next-sport-star | 2022-04-01T01:58:30Z |