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You can call the Dutch out on many things, but you have to admit they have one positive trait: they really know how to balance their work and social lives.
In the Netherlands, full-time workers devote 64% of their day on average to leisure time and personal care, according to OECD. This amounts to a total of 15.4 hours of non-work activities each day — heel rustig! ✨
What is it?
Finding a balance between work and leisure can prove to be very challenging, especially when working starts to become your life! 🙄
From managing social activities to making time for your personal life, the Dutch pretty much excel at both.
Indeed, long working hours can potentially really harm one’s personal health, increase their stress levels and put their safety at risk. The Dutch know when to stop working, which is probably why they are so happy!
Why do they do it?
For starters, the Dutch have a strong sense of community and care a lot about the people in their working environment. 🤝 They’re also really good at setting clear boundaries between work and personal lives.
It’s very normal to grab a drink with co-workers on a terrajse right after work, especially when the sun’s out ☀️— lekker biertje?
READ MORE | What is borrelen? The Dutch art of going for a drink with co-workers
On top of that, the Dutch are social butterflies who love talking to each other about things other than work.
Why is it quirky?
The Dutch are big on flexibility. Though, this doesn’t mean that work hours are completely mishandled. Quite the opposite!
The working hours act (Arbeidstijdenwet) says that employers must record all hours worked by employees and have the ability to consult their working schedule.
If we compare the Netherlands to other countries, the Dutch don’t really give themselves too much work to do everyday. For example, the United States has really strict working schedules which usually amount to a total of 60 hours!
In the Netherlands, flexible work is really common, which is great if you have irregular working hours. And, if you need a getaway but still have some work left to do, just go on a workation!
Should you join in?
Absolutely! We can learn a lot from the Dutchies when it comes to maintaining a healthy balance between work life and your personal life.
How has your work/life balance experience been in the Netherlands? Tell us in the comments below! | https://dutchreview.com/dutch-quirks/dutch-quirk-116-great-work-life-balance-netherlands/ | 2022-04-01T02:00:37Z |
If everything goes to plan, Chelsea Football Club will have a new owner before the end of this season. Like we saw at Stamford Bridge almost two decades ago when Ken Bates sold the club to Roman Abramovich, a new era is set to begin.
As supporters hope a suitable buyer is selected to move the club into a positive future, they will quickly be thrust into the potential chaos of a summer transfer window.
We had it confirmed by the Premier League on Thursday that this summer's window will open on 10 June and will close at 23:00 BST on 1 September in line with other European leagues.
READ MORE:Premier League grant season-long Thomas Tuchel request that gives Chelsea a title advantage
READ MORE:Chelsea's Jules Kounde fate depends on Marina Granovskaia call as £50m revelation raises stakes
So without the knowledge of who will actually own Chelsea or what this predictably unpredictable club will face next, let's try and predict some of the big moves of this upcoming window.
Signing a new midfielder
With the hope Chelsea's previous targets remain on the wishlist and all this madness hasn't accidentally put it into the club shredder, the need for a new central midfielder has been clear for some time now.
Both N'Golo Kante and Jorginho are about to enter the final year of their current contracts, a decision will have to be made over both. Having to also address the need for a more defensive-minded midfielder Chelsea has lacked since 2017 when Nemanja Matic left.
The two clear targets here are Monaco's Aurelien Tchouameni and West Ham's Declan Rice. Both have been on the club's radar for some time but Tchouameni might appear more realistic with West Ham's steep asking price for their English star.
The top transfer priority should still be a central midfielder and Tchouameni's growth this season makes him a no-brainer.
Kounde becomes a Blue
A deal that could have happened last summer felt an inevitability this year before the club's sanctions and change of ownership.
The French defender had been tracked by Chelsea for some time and it appears the failure to secure his signature in 2021 has not halted the European Champions' pursuit.
There are reports coming out of Spain that Sevilla is resigned to the reality that they will have to sell this summer and with Chelsea potentially losing both Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen, the need for defensive reinforcement is clear.
Jules Kounde should become a Blue in 2022.
Auf Wiedersehen Timo
There are a few current Chelsea players who could be heading for the exit door this summer, but Timo Werner feels like the most obvious.
Struggling to adapt to English football, having only one Premier League goal to his name this season and recently going 89 days without a league start under Thomas Tuchel, the writing appears on the wall for Timo.
Loved and continually supported by the Chelsea faithful, Werner has struggled to live up to the grand hype of his £50m arrival in June 2020. Recent reports have suggested Werner's agent is in talks with Borussia Dortmund to help the forward return to the Bundesliga.
This move seems the best option for the club and player, Timo's personality will be missed but his performances have been hard to defend this season. | https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/tchouameni-kounde-werner-chelsea-transfers-23557384 | 2022-04-01T02:00:38Z |
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Not the least bit rattled, the 16-year-old from San Diego pitched with perfect pace to 2 feet to save par and post a 4-over 76 at Champions Retreat, one of only nine players to finish the second round.
What started as lingering thunderstorms turned into a heavy rain that delayed the start of the second round for for seven-and-a-half hours. That led to what should be a longer day, but far more fun on Friday.
Fifty-one players will finish the second round on Friday morning - some with only one hole to play, others with nine holes - before heading over to Augusta National for a practice round.
It starts with an elite competition. It ends for so many of them with a dream come true.
Of the nine players who finished, Davis was at 2-over 146 and in a tie for eighth, virtually assured of being among the 30 players from a field of 60 who advance to the final round at the home of the Masters.
No one was under par.
Beatrice Wallin of Sweden was 1 under for the round through 16 holes and even par for the tournament, tied with Amari Avery, who also was 1 under for the day through 16.
Joining them at even par was Hailey Borjas, the Californian who plays at Michigan. Her day ended on a sour note with consecutive bogeys. Even so, she was excited for Friday.
She was at Augusta National earlier in the week, driving down Magnolia Lane and having a group dinner hosted by the club chairman.
"Seeing Augusta for the first time, it was like a dream come true," Borjas said.
She was more excited about her first chance to play it than her position in the Augusta National Women's Amateur, in its third year but already considered elite among amateur events because of where it's at.
"I don't really like to think about golf when I'm playing golf, if that makes any sense," Borjas said. "I like to talk about other things, like shoes. So to think about Augusta National tomorrow will keep me going."
U.S. Women's Amateur champion Jensen Castle had the best round going at 2 under through 16 holes, leaving her one shot out of the lead.
The course was just as difficult as the opening round, when strong wind allowed only five players to break par. The wind subsided after the rain, though it left the course soggy and longer, even as the greens were slightly more receptive.
Rose Zhang, the No. 1 amateur in the world, made progress by not really going anywhere. She put together one bogey and 13 pars and improved from a tie for 39th to a tie for 26th.
Rachel Heck of Stanford, the No. 3 player in women's amateur golf who won six times in one semester last year as a freshman, was going the other direction. Heck had a pair of double bogeys in her opening four holes and was 5 over through 10 holes, leaving her outside the projected cut line at 6 over.
The cut is a hard 30. Any ties lead to a sudden-death playoff to see who advances, although everyone gets to play a practice round at Augusta National on Friday. | https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/33642552/rain-delays-augusta-national-women-amateur-more-seven-hours-left-par | 2022-04-01T02:00:38Z |
By Hannah Smith, Darwin’s United Negotiating Committee (personal capacity)
On Thursday, March 10th, a majority of the membership of Darwin’s United, the newly-unionized staff of four local coffee shops in Cambridge, Massachusetts, met in a small, rented ballroom to discuss, to vote, and to rally. The agenda was packed: perhaps too packed, but carefully planned by representatives from each store, all eager to stoke the flames of action. Each point on that agenda was introduced by a different union member, only some of whom have previously acted in leadership roles. A Darwin’s worker and fellow Socialist Alternative member chaired the meeting alongside a UNITE HERE staffer. There were small- and large -group discussions, where workers from different stores came together, in many cases for the first time. The Organizing Committee put forward several demands for discussion and voting, and the membership debated out details and amendments.
This is not to say the meeting was perfect, or entirely harmonious. We went into our first meeting expecting a naïve sort of homogeny, and instead we found people of different backgrounds, communication styles, and specific needs all coming together on the same floor. We heard conflicting priorities between back-of-house kitchen staff and front-of-house baristas in particular.
Rather than fundamentally dividing us, what the meeting did was lay those differences bare, such that we may begin to forge unity. Had we not all met together as we did, we may have forged ahead on the happy road to bargaining largely blind to entire sets of needs and voices. Instead, we now have the power which comes from differences: ingenuity and across-the-board coverage.
People in that meeting house stood up for what they believed in. When the Organizing Committee proposed demands, those demands were talked out at length. Not everyone agreed with each other. Voices were sometimes raised, and at times we stumbled and struggled to keep the focus. Never once did we struggle, however, to keep the fire of our union lit.
By the end of the night, despite our differences, we had CONCRETE DEMANDS to unite us in our fight for better lives:
- $24 AN HOUR BASE PAY, BEFORE TIPS, WITH RAISES TIED TO INFLATION: No more begging for tips to pay the rent. No more selling sandwiches worth more than we are. (17 FOR, 1 AGAINST)
This demand began at $20/hour. A member of the union rank-and-file proposed, to the discussion floor, raising that number to $24 on the grounds of the exorbitant cost of living in Cambridge. That number was talked out, democratically: concerns about it being unwinnable were raised. But where do we aim if not high? The history of food service work is one of accepting scraps, of generating profit and hardly seeing a dime. If we err on the side of caution, we are erring on the side of ownership and management.
And so we voted on $24.
- QUALITY, PREMIUM-FREE HEALTHCARE, INCLUDING DENTAL, VISION, AND GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE, EXTENDED TO ALL WORKERS: No more wearing our joints into nothing without the ability to access care. No more migraines from trying to see without glasses we can’t afford. No more forced gender dysphoria on display for hundreds of strangers every day. (18 FOR, 0 AGAINST)
No demand was more thoroughly talked through than this one. The unanimous vote reflects that: the more that membership knows about the demands on which they are voting, the more comfortable and secure they will feel in voting YES. ‘No’ votes are often mere reflections of uncertainty. By erasing that uncertainty, by debating and discussing and getting into detail, we build a strong union and strong set of demands.
- 3 WEEKS PAID TIME OFF. FORTY HOURS OF SICK TIME FROM DAY ONE, WITH ADDITIONAL ACCRUAL: No more years without seeing our families because we can’t afford to take a week away. No more going to work sick for the months it takes to earn a single day of sick leave. (16 FOR, 2 AGAINST)
Significant discussion, details, and thorns went into the formation of this demand. With hourly work, we are presented with a question: What is a week? For a full-time worker, it might be forty paid hours. For a part-time worker, it might be twelve. That uncertainty is reflected in our vote which, though overwhelmingly YES, came with some hesitation. That hesitation is a path forward: MORE discussions, MORE meetings, MORE debate from MORE voices.
- FULLY STAFFED STORES AND EXTRA PAY FOR WORKING UNDERSTAFFED SHIFTS: No more working twice as hard just for a few extra cents from the tip jar. (16 FOR, 2 AGAINST)
Our final demand is, so far, the vaguest. Time ticked by quickly in the meeting room, but, even without yet solidifying the details, a consensus was clear: We cannot continue to each do the work of many. As with our 3rd demand, this one leaves room for additional democratic engagement.
Demands as a Path Forward
We cannot rest on the success of our single meeting, nor on the selection of a few demands. Bargaining can be a long road even for established unions. For a first contract like ours, that road can be even longer. It may be months before the above-voted demands make it to the bargaining table. More demands will crop up in the meantime, to which we must respond as they happen. For example:
What counts as full-time? Is it thirty hours? Twenty-five?
What about a sexual harassment policy?
How long is our probationary period for new hires?
Between now and economic bargaining, there will be countless chances and needs for more voting and for demands-specific escalation tactics. But the earlier in the process we are bold and upfront about our key demands, and the more organized we are in fighting for them, the more power we will have behind us.
When we make our demands clear, when we give those demands a number, we stick an expectation into the minds of workers and the minds of a community. We make sure that our coworkers know what we are fighting for. And when ownership or management balks at our request to lead decent lives, we will show the community exactly what their “community spaces” hold dear: not the workers, whose names and stories they know, but profit. We know that pressure works. If we don’t utilize it, we are acting as fools. As goes a cornerstone adage in the labor movement: “Power in the bargaining room comes from power outside the bargaining room.”
Structures to Win
As we rise into a new era of worker’s rights and self-advocacy after generations of lull, how do we come to understand what demands we rally behind? How do we build a union when all the education we’ve received surrounding them has been rattled with disdain and parody?
Democratically.
This job matters to me. My coworkers matter to me. There is a pernicious myth surrounding food-service work: that it’s temporary and undignified, something college kids do to pay the rent. Something undesirables do, people with criminal histories and mental health issues and kids they have to raise on their own– as though these descriptors strip a person of their humanity. As though those people weren’t essential a year ago, while the CEOs stayed home.
Without us, the workers, the entire system would fail. My coworkers and I have become class conscious. We are one. Baristas with three degrees, line cooks with three kids, sixteen-year-olds on the register. We are all but different phases of each other.
We must organize together, with intent and care. A socialist perspective, like we study and practice as members of Socialist Alternative, is the way forward. A national network of fellow workers, like the one we have forged over the course of the coffee unionization movement, is the way forward. Discipline and focus is the way forward.
When we fight, we win. | https://www.socialistalternative.org/2022/03/31/building-a-democratic-union-from-the-ground-up-unionizing-coffee-workers-vote-on-demands/ | 2022-04-01T02:00:38Z |
Nick Kyrgios has been fined $35,000 for his behaviour during a fourth-round loss to Jannik Sinner at the Miami Open in which he criticised the umpire and smashed his racket, the sport’s governing ATP said on Thursday.
After repeatedly berating umpire Carlos Bernardes for failing to control the crowd at the Masters 1000 tournament on Tuesday, Kyrgios received a point penalty in the first set tiebreak for telling a friend in the stands he could do a better job officiating.
The Australian wild card then received a game penalty – putting Italian Sinner up a break at the start of the second set – after repeatedly yelling “What is unsportsmanlike?” to Bernardes, and then walked to his bench, where he whacked his racket against the court.
The ATP said Kyrgios was fined $5,000 for audible obscenity, $10,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and $20,000 for verbal abuse.
Asked after the match about his behaviour, Kyrgios defended his character while railing against the umpire.
“He’s not even going to get a slap on the wrist for his dreadful umpiring performance today. Like, he was horrendous,” said the Australian.
The incident followed an outburst at Indian Wells earlier this month, where Kyrgios lost his temper after losing in the quarter-final to Rafa Nadal, smashing his racket to the ground, which then bounced up and almost hit a ball boy.
He apologised after the match and was fined $25,000.
- The Indian Express website has been rated GREEN for its credibility and trustworthiness by Newsguard, a global service that rates news sources for their journalistic standards. | https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/nick-kyrgios-fined-35000-for-miami-open-violations-7847099/ | 2022-04-01T02:00:38Z |
Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher has advised Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta to sign players in the form of Man United’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Virgil van Dijk and Alisson at Liverpool.
Last summer saw the Gunners splash over £140 million on new signings including the likes of Ben White, Aaron Ramsdale and the permanent transfer of Martin Odegaard.
But Carragher has told Arteta and director of football Edu that their next signings need to be of a level that can take them to another level once again.
“Arsenal need to get fourth,” Carragher said during The Overlap’s latest live event. “When you liken it to what Klopp did at Liverpool…. Arsenal are at a stage where they haven’t got a Ronaldo, they haven’t got a Kane.
“The next two or three signings for Arsenal have to be Alisson, have to be Van Dijk, what they were for Liverpool.
“To take you from sort of fighting for the top four to making that jump where you’re competing with City, Liverpool, right at this…
Source: Complete Sports | https://www.newsheadlines.com.ng/latest-complete-sports-news/2022/04/01/you-need-players-like-ronaldo-van-dijk-alisson-at-arsenal-carragher-tells-arteta/ | 2022-04-01T02:00:38Z |
[DATELINE]WesCan Energy Corp. (TSXV: WCE) ("WesCan" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has now closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement of common shares in the capital of the Corporation ("Common Shares") at a subscription price of $0.10 per Common Share for gross proceeds of $500,000 (the "Offering"). The previously announced loan transaction continues to be negotiated with the counter-party in an effort to find mutually acceptable commercial terms on the settlement of same.
The Common Shares are subject to a four-month and a day hold period from the date of issuance, expiring on August 01, 2022. No commissions or finders fees were paid pursuant to the Offering.
Proceeds from the Offering will be used primarily for the Company's drilling program of a new development well located in the Company's core area at Provost, Alberta, and general working capital purposes. The Company is pleased to further announce that it has also commenced the preliminary groundwork including permission for surveying, land acquisition(s) and other field related services in preparation of the new well.
In addition, WesCan will also be reviewing production optimization schemes including pipeline enhancements and overall field operational efficiencies at the Company's wholly owned facilities in anticipation of an increase in overall production from the results of certain well repairs that have now begun and in the event of the successful drilling and completion of the new well.
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WESCAN ENERGY CORP
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To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/118858 | https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2022-04/55665055-wescan-energy-corp-wescan-energy-announces-closing-of-private-placement-296.htm | 2022-04-01T02:00:38Z |
You always remember your first.
For Shane Warne, his first appearance playing for Australia came at the SCG, and according to the great man, he did not have a good game.
In fact, he didn’t have a good first training session either, throwing up as a result of a particularly rowdy night with some of his new teammates the night before.
“I was unfit anyway, I was overweight, I was nowhere, and I had the worst hangover after drinking with Marsh, so I was trying to make a yard and I just couldn’t do it,” Warne said.
“In the end, I was on my knees, throwing up, I was gone, this was my first impression to the Australian cricket team.”
But despite this, and despite the fact that he thought he would never be selected for the team again, Warne credited his debut for bringing him his favourite cricket memory: walking onto the pitch and seeing his name on the billboard.
“I remember walking out to bat, I looked up at the scoreboard, and it said ‘congratulations Shane Warne, you’re the 350th Test cricketer to ever play for Australia’, that’s not a lot of people, only 350 people ever,” Warne said.
“December 30, 1991, I got picked, had New Years up in Sydney, and then made my debut at the Sydney Cricket Ground which is a pretty amazing experience.”
Shane talks about his debut, and more first impressions, in the video below: | https://www.sportingnews.com/au/cricket/news/watch-shane-warne-vomited-his-first-australian-training-session/gpl21b5g4wzuk4qwvtzylfjb | 2022-04-01T02:00:38Z |
The U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa conducts a mass casualty exercise at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan May 16-17, 2022. Medical readiness exercises are a valuable training tool for medical staff to enhance their skills and maintain readiness. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Shanice Ship)
This work, USNHO Conducts Mass Casualty Drill to Enhance Medical Readiness, by SSgt Shanice Ship, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright. | https://www.dvidshub.net/video/837223/usnho-conducts-mass-casualty-drill-enhance-medical-readiness | 2022-04-01T02:00:38Z |
“I want you to help me end it. Do you hear me?” asks André (André Dussolier) in Everything Went Fine (Tout s’est bien passé). His daughter, Emmanuèle (Sophie Marceau) recoils her hand from his grasp. They’re at the hospital and André wants to end his life. For Emmanuèle, who’s spent weeks at André’s side while he recovers from a stroke, the request is repulsive. She finds it both painful and selfish. However, she also can’t ignore the pain and resignation she sees every time she visits him.
Adapting Emmanuèle Bernheim’s memoir, French director François Ozon deftly probes the challenge of letting go. Everything Went Fine is a change of pace for the director, who generally treads the worlds of psychosexual desires. The restrained end-of-life drama is as far as one can get from the sun-kissed romance of Summer of ’85. This is very heavy material, yet the film never weighs a viewer down. Everything Went Fine matter-of-factly treads the reality that we all say goodbye to loved ones.
Comparisons to Michael Haneke’s Amour are, perhaps, inevitable, but Ozon holds his own to the austere Austrian auteur. It’s not the first time that Ozon’s looked death in the face, nor, presumably the last. From the ghost story of Under the Sand to the haunted memories of Frantz and death pact of Summer of ’85, thoughts of the afterlife permeate his work just as frequently as bones rattle. Death is one of Ozon’s better territories. As Emmanuèle confronts her father’s wishes and her own selfishness and selflessness, she commits an act of love unlike any that André ever showed her.
Marceau’s Master Class
Everything Went Fine marks a notably restrained work from Ozon. The usual playfulness and lightness of touch, moreover, would be tonally inappropriate here. Instead, the drama is crisply sold and borderline cold—but not so many degrees below freezing to alienate the audience. This quietly thoughtful and captivatingly intimate film lets the drama play out on human faces. Gravity sets in as Emmanuèle recognizes that her father is determined to die. Hints of his recovery are only physical: even as she pops champagne to celebrate his good health, he calls her bluff.
Marceau relishes the opportunity to play such a thoughtful and introspective character. The great drama of Everything Went Fine is her master class in composure. Emmanuèle’s life relies on the appearance of order and efficiency. Just look at how much she frets over that half-eaten salmon sandwich she offers her father, lugging it in and out of the freezer, and in and out of the waste-bin. In a way, that sandwich is like her father. It would be a shame to waste it, but there’s no point watching it needlessly expire. She comes to appreciate his wish for a clean and dignified death. André, after all, insists he has no regrets and is content with the savoury bites of life he’s had.
Personal over Political
Emmanuèle does her research and connects with a clinic in Switzerland that facilitates the dying process. She meets with their representative (Hanna Schygulla), who offers a presence of reassuring warmth and kindness. The unnamed Swiss woman contrasts sharply with many of those in André’s life. His ex-wife (Charlotte Rampling) detests him and can barely give the ailing man any time. André’s violent boyfriend, or “gigolo” as the kids call him, brings him tenderness and pain in equal doses. It’s another example that inspires Emmanuèle to recognize that André can swallow the clinic’s bitter medicine.
Everything Went Fine treads a difficult topic with frankness and tenderness. Ozon looks not to the political or the polemical, but the personal. Narratively, Everything Went Fine ultimately takes a side, but characters are divided as André approaches his destination. The film mines the depths of human vulnerability and the lengths to which one goes for love. Relying heavily on the strength of his actors, particularly Marceau and Dussolier and being immeasurably rewarded for it, Everything Went Fine devastates with finely tuned emotional precision and restraint. When Emmanuèle lets her guard down and briefly cracks, Marceau injects the film with the raw heartache of letting go.
Everything Went Fine opens in select theatres including Cineplex Varity in Toronto on April 1. | https://thatshelf.com/everything-went-fine-review-marceau-la-magnifique/ | 2022-04-01T02:00:37Z |
Connecticut investigating dairy where milk contaminated with sanitizer originated
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - Investigators in Connecticut believe they've pinpointed a batch of school cafeteria milk tainted with sanitizer that sickened several children in New Jersey this week.
The Connecticut Department of Agriculture said its investigating Guida’s Dairy in New Britain regarding its 1% low-fat half-pint milk cartons with a sell by date of APR 11.
State investors believe the issue is limited to milk within a specific time range of 4:30 and 7:30 and code stamped on the cartons. They said the batch had "limited distribution in New Jersey."
Out of an abundance of caution, Guida’s Dairy has asked all its institutional customers with 1% lowfat half pint milk cartons with a sell-by date of APR 11 to dispose the product.
The New Jersey Department of Health’s Public Health on Wednesday encouraged public schools to remove Guida's 1% Lowfat Milk from circulation in their cafeterias. Officials said at least 25 children were hospitalized due to the presence of peroxyacetic sanitizer in milk with the date code 09-183 Apr 11 B2.
New Jersey's statewide recall comes after emergency teams were called to the Early Childhood Development Center in Camden Wednesday after sanitizer was discovered in milk cartons, according to the school district.
The Camden County Health Department said first responders were also called to Riletta Twyne Cream Childhood Development Center where five children were sent to Cooper Medical Center and discharged in the afternoon. Cooper University Healthcare sent doctors to the school to examine 15 children who were cleared to go home, the district said.
"This was a scary situation but thankfully, everyone who was exposed to the milk is in stable condition and either back at school or home," Camden County Health Officer Paschal Nwako said.
The district said so far there are four schools impacted by the tainted milk and preliminary testing was conducted. Officials are in communication with the milk company about taking the product out of circulation.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Federico Motka’s abductors greeted him in English after he and his colleagues were kidnapped near a refugee camp on the Turkish border: “Welcome to Syria, you mutt.”
For the Italian aid worker, it was the beginning of 14 months of brutality at the hands of the Islamic State.
Motka testified about the ordeal Thursday at the terrorism trial of El Shafee Elsheikh, a British national charged with taking a leading role in an Islamic State kidnapping scheme that took more than 20 Westerners hostage between 2012 and 2015.
Four Americans — journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and aid workers Peter Kassig and Kayla Mueller — were among them. Foley, Sotloff and Kassig were decapitated. Mueller was forced into slavery and raped repeatedly by the Islamic State’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, before she too was killed.
Motka is the first surviving hostage to testify at Elsheikh’s trial in Alexandria, Virginia.
Born in Trieste, Italy, Motka said he spent much of his childhood in the Middle East and went to boarding school in England. He was an aid worker surveying the needs of refugee camps in March 2013 when he and a colleague, Briton David Haines, were captured and taken hostage.
Motka testified that for the first month of captivity, he was only occasionally mistreated, but that mistreatment frequently came at the hands of three captors whom hostages dubbed “the Beatles” because of their British accents. They learned to speak surreptitiously about their captors, who wore masks and took pains to conceal their identity, since they never knew what would set them off. A dispute over bathroom hygiene prompted a particularly intense beating, he said.
“They said I was a posh wanker because I went to boarding school,” Motka testified. “They said I was arrogant, and they were going to take me down a peg.”
Motka’s use of the term “posh wanker” set off a brief period of uncomfortable laughter in the courtroom, when the judge interrupted and asked what the phrase means, forcing Motka to explain the term’s vulgar meaning of the British idiom.
The British accents and phraseology are an important part of the case, though, as prosecutors seek to prove that Elsheikh is indeed one of the Beatles who tortured hostages, even though the Beatles took great pains to conceal their faces. Motka testified that there were at least three Britons in the group of captors, and the hostages nicknamed them “John,” “George” and “Ringo.”
Prosecutors have said in court that Elshiekh is the one who was nicknamed Ringo.
One way Motka distinguished the three was their preferences for inflicting punishment.
“George was more into boxing,” Motka testified. “John, he kicked a lot. Ringo used to talk how he liked wrestling. He would put people in headlocks.”
He described one instance when Ringo put James Foley in a headlock so tight that he passed out.
Motka also recounted a time in the summer of 2013 when the hostages were held in a facility they nicknamed “the box.” The Beatles excitedly put Motka and his cellmate David Haines in a room with Foley and British hostage John Cantlie for what they called a “Royal Rumble.”
“They were super excited about it,” Motka said of the Beatles about the tag-team style fight they imposed on the foursome. “We were so weak and shattered we could barely lift our arms.”
The group was told that the losers would be waterboarded. Two of the four passed out during the hour-long battle, Motka said. The Beatles deemed him the loser but never waterboarded him, inflicting a beating instead.
As they were transferred to different facilities, Motka said the hostages were sometimes separated from the Beatles for weeks at a time. Those periods were welcome, relatively speaking, because the Beatles were unique in their cruelty, he said.
When they were transferred again to a place they nicknamed “the dungeon” and saw that the Beatles were there, “we crapped our pants,” Motka said. “We had just started to relax a little” as the mistreatment had eased in their absence.
“The box,” where the Beatles were a regular presence, was one of the worst stretches of captivity. Motka said he and other hostages there endured a lengthy “regime of punishment” that included regular beatings and forced stress positions. “George,” another man named Abu Mohamed and a third nicknamed “the punisher” regularly tortured them, Motka said.
“They played lots of games with us,” Motka said, maintaining composure as he clearly struggled with the emotions of describing his captivity. “They gave us dog names. We needed to come and immediately respond” to the dog name to avoid a beating.
Motka was not released until May 25, 2014. His 14 months in captivity were the longest of any hostage in the group.
Defense lawyers, though, have highlighted the difficulties that hostages have in formally identifying each of their captors, who routinely wore masks that covered all but their eyes.
In opening statements, prosecutors referenced only three British nationals — Elsheikh, his longtime friend Alexenda Kotey, and Mohammed Emwazi, who frequently carried out the role of executioner and was known as “Jihadi John.”
Emwazi was killed in a drone strike, and Kotey was captured alongside Elsheikh and also brought to Virginia to face trial. Kotey pleaded guilty last year in a plea bargain that calls for a life sentence.
Jurors also heard testimony Thursday from Danish hostage negotiator Jens Serup, who testified about prolonged efforts to secure the release of Daniel Rye Ottosen in exchange for 2 million euros.
The jury saw photos of huge bruises on Ottosen’s arm and back after he was finally released. Serup testified that the captors told Ottosen the beating was a “farewell present not to forget them.” | https://www.ketk.com/news/national/surviving-hostage-relates-ordeal-in-islamic-state-captivity/ | 2022-04-01T02:00:40Z |
Water contaminant linked to infant brain damage won't be regulated by EPA
WASHINGTON - Upholding a Trump-era environmental policy, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will not regulate a drinking water contaminant that has been linked to brain damage in infants.
The agency said the Trump administration's decision in 2020 not to regulate perchlorate in drinking water was made with the "best available peer reviewed science." The chemical is used in rocket fuel and fireworks.
At the time, Trump's EPA said perchlorate was not found widely enough in drinking water or "at levels of public health concern" to warrant federal regulation. The decision was one of many Trump-era rollbacks or eliminations of existing or pending public health and environmental protections. The Biden administration ordered a review of that decision at the start of his term.
EPA Assistant Administrator Radhika Fox said the agency was "applying the right tools to support public health protections."
Environmental groups slammed the Biden administration’s decision.
"The Trump EPA gave perchlorate a pass; it was a bad decision then, and it’s a bad decision now," said Erik Olson of the Natural Resources Defense Council advocacy group. "Tap water across America will remain contaminated by this toxic chemical."
Perchlorate from runoff contaminates the drinking water of as many as 16 million Americans, the Obama administration said in 2011 when it announced the EPA would for the first time set maximum limits for the chemical compound. It has been used in the U.S. for decades, particularly by the military and defense industries, and is commonly found in munitions, fireworks, matches and signal flares.
Exposure to the compound can damage the development of fetuses and children and cause measurable drops in IQ in newborns, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in 2019, when it called for stringent federal limits. It damages human development by disrupting the functioning of the thyroid gland.
In its 2020 review, the EPA said state-level regulations and cleanup activities at contaminated sites had lowered the health risks posed by the compound. Massachusetts and California, for example, limit perchlorate in drinking water to 2 parts per billion and 6 parts per billion, respectively.
"But the problem is that for the rest of the country the states have not set standards," said Olson of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
In the Southwest, perchlorate has been detected in groundwater that entered Lake Mead in Nevada. Manufacturing activities in Henderson, Nevada, were thought to be the source of the chemical. The EPA said cleanup activities at two industrial sites near Las Vegas between 2002 and 2006 resulted in reduced levels of perchlorate in samples provided since then by Nevada environmental and water agencies.
The EPA said Thursday it was considering other steps besides a federal drinking water limit, such as setting standards at open burning and detonation sites of waste explosives, where severe perchlorate contamination is known to exist.
But environmental advocates said such measures fall short of what's needed.
"Simply put, toxic chemicals used in rocket fuel do not belong in our drinking water," said John Rumpler, senior attorney with Environment America.
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Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton's night ended early after he was ejected late in the fourth quarter against the Brooklyn Nets.
Middleton was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul with 5:05 remaining in the game after a hard foul on Nets guard Bruce Brown.
Brown got the steal off an errant Giannis Antetokounmpo pass and took off down court and as he slowed down approaching the basket, Middleton swiped at the ball, but got all arm, sending Brown sprawling.
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Police imposed an overnight curfew in several parts of Sri Lanka’s main city of Colombo early on Friday after protests over the government’s handling of the country’s worst economic crisis in decades turned violent, an official said.
Hundreds of protesters gathered near President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s private residence in a Colombo suburb late on Thursday and were broken up by police using tear gas and water cannons, a Reuters witness said.
Amal Edirimanne, a senior superintendent of police, said a curfew had been imposed in four police divisions of Colombo, the country’s commercial capital.
Protesters, some clad in motorcycle helmets, dismantled a wall and hurled bricks at police, before setting a bus alight on a road leading to Gotabaya’s residence, the Reuters witness said.
The island of 22 million people is experiencing rolling blackouts for up to 13 hours a day because the government does not have enough foreign exchange for fuel imports.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will initiate discussions with Sri Lankan authorities on a possible loan programme in coming days, a spokesman said on Thursday, as the government looks for a way out of the crisis.
The government is turning off street lights to save electricity, Power Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi told reporters, as a continuing shortage of diesel brought more power cuts and halted trading on the main stock market.
The power cuts add to the pain of Sri Lankans already dealing with shortages of essentials and rocketing prices. Retail inflation hit 18.7% in March over the same period a year ago, the statistics department said on Thursday. Food inflation reached 30.2% in March, partly driven by a currency devaluation and last year’s ban on chemical fertilisers that was later reversed.
Inflation was at its worst level in a over a decade, said Dimantha Mathew of First Capital Research.
A diesel shipment under a $500 million credit line from India was expected on Saturday, Wanniarachchi said, though she added that would not fix the issue.
“Once that arrives we will be able to reduce load shedding hours but until we receive rains, probably some time in May, power cuts will have to continue,” she said. “There’s nothing else we can do.”
Water levels at reservoirs feeding hydro-electric projects had fallen to record lows, while demand had hit record highs during the hot, dry season, she said.
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) cut daily trading to two hours from the usual four-and-a-half because of the power cuts for the rest of this week at the request of brokers, the bourse said in a statement.
But shares slid after the market opened on Thursday and the CSE halted trading for 30 minutes – the third time in two days — after an index tracking leading companies dropped by more than 5%.
The crisis is a result of badly-timed tax cuts and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic coupled with historically weak government finances, leading to foreign exchange reserves dropping by 70% in the last two years.
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The U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa conducts a mass casualty exercise at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan May 16-17, 2022. Medical readiness exercises are a valuable training tool for medical staff to enhance their skills and maintain readiness. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Shanice Ship)
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BUHLER INDUSTRIES REPORTS 2021 YEAR END EARNINGS
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WINNIPEG, MB, March 31, 2022 /CNW/ - (TSX: BUI)
Revenue
Revenue for the fifteen-month period was $317.2, up $67.6 from sales of $249.6 in 2020. The Company's increased sales growth for the period primarily results from the accounting change to a December year-end in 2021. Included in 2021 are fifteen months of sales versus twelve months of sales in 2020.
Fifteen-month year ending December 31, 2021 and twelve-month year ending September 30, 2020
Net Income up for the Year
The net earnings for the fifteen-month period was $8.9, an improvement of $34.7 from the loss in the prior year. Increased gross profit of $21.4 drove most of the improvement over the prior year. In addition, the Company recorded a gain on sale of intellectual property of $12.7 and increased asset disposals of $0.8 when compared to the prior year. Exchange rate gains contributed $3.1 compared with the prior year. Finally, a gain on forgiveness of debt of $1.5 and reduced taxes of $1.2 were offset by increased spending on selling and administration costs of $4.6 and R&D of $1.2 due mostly to having five quarters in 2021 instead of four quarters in 2020.
Looking Forward
Increased sales are projected for the year. The Company has a large backlog that continues to grow as a result of strong demand for agricultural machinery and equipment. Increased sales will require additional inventories and receivables to support the sales growth. The Company continues to experience supply chain challenges faced by the agricultural manufacturers as it works to improve shipments. The Company expects to see margin improvement stemming from increased customer demand and the reduction in manufacturing costs that were implemented in the prior year.
Complete financial statement: http://www.buhlerindustries.com/pages/investors.php
Trading symbol: BUI
SOURCE Buhler Industries Inc.
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New Jersey boy tased in head during 'horse play' with family friend, police say
EGG HARBOR, Twp. - Authorities in New Jersey say a young boy was tased in the head during "hose play" with a close family friend.
Officers from the Egg Harbor Township Police Department were called to a home in West Atlantic City Monday afternoon for reports medical emergency.
Police found an unconscious and unresponsive 12-year-old boy who they say had been shot in the head with taser. He was brought to Cooper Hospital in Camden where he was placed in stable condition and has since been released.
Investigators later discovered that a family friend, identified as 68-year-old Luis Surita Jr., fired a taser at the child's head while they were "engaged in horse play." Surita is accused of delivering one or more shocks to the child that rendered him unconscious.
Surita was charged with a slew of crimes, including aggravated assault, child abuse, endangering the welfare of a child and weapons charges.
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The U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa conducts a mass casualty exercise at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan May 16-17, 2022. Medical readiness exercises are a valuable training tool for medical staff to enhance their skills and maintain readiness. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Shanice Ship)
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President Joe Biden announced Thursday that Suns guard Chris Paul has been appointed to his advisory board on historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
Paul is one of the 18 members of the board, which has been created to "advance the goal of the HBCU Initiative, established by the Carter Administration, to increase the capacity of HBCUs to provide the highest-quality education to its students and continue serving as engines of opportunity." Actress Taraji P. Henson, United Airlines president Brett Hart and the presidents of five HBCUs will join Paul in a group featuring what the Biden administration calls "qualified and diverse leaders."
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The 12-time All-Star, who played at Wake Forest before declaring for the 2005 NBA Draft but is currently enrolled as a student at Winston-Salem State University, has been a longtime advocate for HBCUs. He most recently helped launch the NBA HBCU Classic as part of the league's 2022 All-Star weekend festivities.
Paul told CBS News last year why he was so passionate about issues surrounding HBCUs, including financial challenges for both institutions and students.
"My appreciation comes from the history," Paul said. "For me, I was the only person in my family who didn't attend an HBCU, and so as I got older, I just started to dig into a little bit more. I just want to make sure everyone understands that HBCUs are not less than, they're very capable and important to our history, to our culture, to everything."
As part of its announcement, the Biden Administration said it has committed more than $5.8 billion to support HBCUs.
President Joe Biden's advisory board on HBCUs
- Makola M. Abdullah
- Javaune Adams-Gaston
- Paige Blake
- Thasunda Brown Duckett
- Willie A. Deese
- Patrick Cokley
- Monica Goldson
- Brett J. Hart
- Taraji P. Henson
- Beverly W. Hogan
- Lisa P. Jackson
- Shevrin D. Jones
- Walter M. Kimbrough
- William F. L. Moses
- Christopher E. Paul
- Quinton T. Ross Jr.
- Ruth J. Simmons
- Janeen Uzzell
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Ben Simmons' exit from Philadelphia ended on a sour note. 76ers fans turned on the All-Star point guard as he held out for the first half of the season in search of a new team.
His wish was granted in February as he was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in a deal centered around James Harden. Even though Simmons didn't play when the Nets visited Wells Fargo Center in March, 76ers fans showed how thrilled they were to be rid of the 25-year-old guard by greeting him with a chorus of boos.
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Appearing on JJ Redick's Old Man & The Three podcast, Embiid discussed how the relationship with Simmons and the rabid fanbase deteriorated over time as frustration brewed over time.
"I think it was more so they didn't feel like they were heard," Embiid said. "You know how much they wanted him to shoot the ball, how much they wanted him to be better in their own ways.
"He's a great basketball player, he does so much stuff on the basketball court that people should pay attention [to], but they also felt like, from Year 1 to whatever year that was for him, they didn't see any improvement. I think that's the way I kind of understand [it]. Because even when you look back at all the years, like, what was the biggest thing they wanted him to do? Shoot 3s or free throws or whatever that was -- shooting in general.
"I think they just felt like it had been so long and there was no changes. I think that's what kind of started the whole thing about everybody being mad and all that stuff."
Simmons' lack of shooting wore thin with the fanbase and was exacerbated by the poor fit on court alongside MVP contender Joel Embiid. In their four years together, the duo failed to make it beyond the second round of the playoffs.
While things eventually went south, Embiid believes Simmons did his part in taking on the responsibility of being a star in Philly and "embraced" the city.
"I felt like -- I think he embraced them," Embiid told Reddick. "I don't know if they felt like it was genuine or whatever. But I feel like he embraced them."
MORE: James Harden makes case for Joel Embiid for MVP: 'I already see his mindset'
The 76ers fanbase isn't shy in letting their feelings known and Embiid says that passion helps drive him on the court. The 28-year-old is currently enjoying his best season in the league as the franchise's cornerstone, averaging a career-high 29.9 points per game, 11.4 rebounds, and 4.3 assists.
"Playing here is tough, but that's what I love about them," Embiid said. "I wouldn't want to play in a city where, first of all there's nobody at games or they come to the game and have no idea what's going on.
"But in Philly....they're just so in tune with everything that's going on with the team, and that's what I love about them. They're so intense, and like you [Redick] said, I got booed a few times. But my response has always been I kind of took it as a positive, because I felt like if I was in that situation, that must mean I'm not playing well or I'm not playing hard.
"So I always took it as 'Okay, I gotta change it. I gotta play better. I gotta play harder. I gotta make sure I do whatever is necessary for us to win games.' So that's the way I always looked at it. But like I said: I love Philly fans, man. You played for a bunch of teams since you left [the Sixers] and I'm sure there's no fans like Philly."
MORE: How long will herniated disk keep Simmons sidelined?
Simmons is currently sidelined with a back injury and is yet to make his debut in a Nets uniform. The Nets are currently fighting to make the postseason, sitting eighth in the East and will have to qualify via the Play-In Tournament, potentially setting up a first round series against the 76ers.
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DENVER, April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aphelion Aerospace, based in Denver, Colorado is establishing itself as a one-stop-shop for low-cost small satellite integration and on-demand launch operations from practically anywhere around the world. Aphelion announced today that it has received significant investment from strategic investors including The Mercury Group, Founder Advisors, and Richtr Financial Studio. These investments are part of Aphelion's Seed round which the company is running in parallel with their equity crowdfunding campaign on StartEngine.
Aphelion CEO Miguel Ayala and CTO Matthew Travis indicate that these investments will help them continue pushing forward with the development of their suborbital launch vehicle technology demonstrator. They plan to conduct low-altitude suborbital demonstration launches by the end of the year to prove out their green non-toxic, non-cryogenic propulsion technology in flight.
Based on the caliber and background of their board advisors and investors, it is clear that the Aphelion team is positioning to become a strong player in the space industry. Last year, Aphelion announced that Edward Mango, former Program Manager of the NASA Commercial Crew Transportation Program had joined their board of advisors. Mr. Mango is one of the key NASA leaders behind the success of SpaceX. Aphelion also announced that Kevin Rice, former Director of Business Management at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works had joined their board of advisors. Mr. Rice practically wrote the book on business management for NASA. In addition, Aphelion announced that Geoff Brim, former VP of Product Management at Deutsche Telekom had joined their board of advisors. Mr. Brim evangelized digital transformation, data science, artificial intelligence, and robotics at Deutsche Telekom.
Now come Aphelion's visionary investors. Ben West of The Mercury Group is a US Air Force veteran. Before his years in finance, Ben was an F117A and F16 Crew Chief. He is well aware that military fighter jets use hydrazine in their emergency power units. He knows very well that hydrazine is extremely toxic and thus costly and slow to deal with. He is also aware that other uses of hydrazine include spacecraft propulsion. Hearing that Aphelion had developed a propulsion technology that could essentially replace anything hydrazine powered was music to his ears. Ben feels excited to back Aphelion with investment and plans to continue supporting Aphelion along its journey to bring this new technology to market.
Steven Williams, of Founder Advisors advises Aphelion on market strategy. Along with Steven, the Founder Advisors team provides corporate and business strategy advisory to Aphelion. They are composed of accomplished aerospace and tech entrepreneurs and executives like Steven. Some have spent years in launch vehicle development at companies such as Lockheed Martin. These guys truly understand and value the business model that Aphelion is structuring for bundled small satellite integration and launch services.
James Graham, CEO of Richtr Financial Studio, is an ardent supporter of Aphelion's possibilities. Richtr Financial Studio supports Aphelion with financial and accounting services. They are a powerhouse for startups that are poised for exponential growth.
For more information about Aphelion Aerospace, please visit: https://aphelionaerospace.com
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ANAMOSA
It may not be as easy as they seemingly make it appear, but Anamosa boys’ track and field coaches Justin Bader, Nic Weers and Joe Beadle have built a program that each and every year doesn’t rebuild, it reloads.
And with a collection of eight letter winners returning to the 2022 roster, it appears the Raiders will once again be well represented not only at area meets during the course of the spring campaign, but most likely at the sport’s biggest stage at season’s end. State.
That’s been the Raider way over much of the last decade, and it’s what the coaching staff has instilled into their athletes. Success breeds success, and the 2022 Anamosa team is loaded and ready for another successful run.
“We have a very young and inexperienced team, but everyone has been very coachable and willing to learn,” said Anamosa head coach Justin Bader, who returns letter winners in Tristan Weers, Drew Pate, Logan Dales, Ky Kaufmann, Jay Gatto, Shea Keister, Grayson Weers and Grant Lubben.
Tristan Weers, Pate, Dales and Kaufmann have been named team captains.
“We have more depth than we have had the last few years which will be nice. We should be very competitive at meets when we want to be.”
Keying that success over much of the last decade has been the program’s ability to develop strong relays, sprinters, middle-distance and distance runners, something Bader and his staff feel they are once again blessed with this spring with state talent returning in the 4x800 (Pate, Keister, Tristan Weers), 4x400 (Tristan Weers), 4x100 (Kaufmann, Gatto), sprint medley (Gatto, Kaufmann, Tristan Weers), shuttle hurdle (Gatto, Kaufmann) and 1600 (Pate, Keister).
“I think we should be good in all the relays again this year,” he said. “We have a good balance of guys from the 100-meter dash all the way to the 3200. Shea and Drew will lead our distance guys again this year, which should be very strong. Tristan will be our mid-distance guy and should be strong in the 400 low hurdles, too. Both of our long jumpers Ky and Jay should have a shot at making it to state.”
Kaufman leads a phenomenal group of sprinters who should be able to score team points in numerous events this spring.
“Ky is our fastest guy and will be a big part of our success this season,” Bader said. “Jay and Grant are both looking very good as well and will be a huge part of our relays. We are really looking forward to seeing some new guys like Tysen Gravel and Jaden Marcus who have been having a strong start during the indoor season.”
With Tristan Weers back and seemingly able to fill a hole in pretty much any event, the flexible senior gives the Raider program a ton of options.
“Tristan can run everything,” Bader said. “He will go from the 4x800, 4x400, distance medley, 4x200 and also could be on the shuttle hurdle team. He can really do it all and at a high level.
“Seth Countryman does not run like a freshman and is a very gifted runner and should be a big part of our 400s, 800s and 1600-meter events this year. Grayson Weers will also be a 400-800 guy and we’re looking for a nice breakout season from him, too.”
While Pate and Keister anchor the distance runners, Caleb and Jacob Loehr as well as Carver Reiss add much needed depth for the team.
Gatto and Kaufmann lead the field events from the long jump, but Bader is also hoping to see points coming from his throwers as well.
“We might not have a lot of depth in the throws, but we should score good field event points this year. This is the best group of long jumpers I have ever had. Jay and Ky should both be over 20-feet almost every meet. Aiden Strube is doing the high jump and really picking up on it quickly and Logan is our only returning thrower so we will expect a lot from him this year. Cole Sigler was injured all last year but it looks like he could be our second varsity thrower this year.”
Bader also had liked what he’s seen from newcomers in Countryman, Gravel, Marcus, Strube and Nate Fischer.
“We are excited to see what these guys can bring to the team this year,” he said. “We have a lot of new faces which is exciting because we don’t have a large senior class.” | https://www.eastcentraliowanews.com/anamosa/sports/anamosa-boys-track-and-field-preview-reloading-for-another-successful-run/article_a313e16f-2e6c-53bd-ade4-299e33cf1171.html | 2022-04-01T02:00:41Z |
Parent of transgender child speaks out after Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signs anti-trans bills
PHOENIX - Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has signed bills banning transgender girls from playing on girls' sports teams and prohibiting gender reassignment surgeries for minors.
The governor described Senate bills 1138 and 1165 as legislation to "protect female athletes" and "to ensure that individuals undergoing irreversible gender reassignment surgery are of adult age."
"This legislation is common-sense and narrowly-targeted to address these two specific issues — while ensuring that transgender individuals continue to receive the same dignity, respect and kindness as every individual in our society," Ducey said in a Twitter thread.
Two GOP governors last week bucked conservatives in their party and vetoed bills in Indiana and Utah requiring trans girls to play on boys sports teams.
Republicans have said blocking transgender players from girls sports teams would protect the integrity of women’s sports, fearing that trans athletes would have an advantage.
Many point to the transgender collegiate swimmer Lia Thomas, who won an individual title at the NCAA Women’s Division I Swimming and Diving Championship last week.
But there are few trans athletes in Arizona schools. Since 2017, about 16 trans athletes have received waivers to play on teams that align with their gender identities out of about 170,000 school-based athletes in the state, according to the Arizona Interscholastic Association.
"This bill to me is all about biology," said Republican Rep. Shawnna Bolick, who said she played on a coed team in the 1980s but could not have made the high school boys team. "In my opinion, its unfair to allow biological males to compete with biological girls sports."
RELATED: Arizona lawmakers move forward with bill banning transgender girls on women's sports teams
Critics said the legislation dehumanizes trans youth to address an issue that hasn’t been a problem.
"We’re talking about legislating bullying against children who are already struggling just to get by," said Democratic Rep. Kelli Butler. fighting back tears.
Until two years ago, no state had passed a law regulating gender-designated youth sports. But the issue has become front-and-center in Republican-led statehouses since Idaho lawmakers passed the nation’s first sports participation law in 2020. It’s now blocked in court, along with another in West Virginia.
"This bill is creating a pointless and harmful solution to a non-existent issue," Skyler Morrison, a 13-year-old transgender girl, told lawmakers during a committee hearing earlier this month. "It’s obvious this bill is just an excuse to discriminate against transgender girls."
Republicans around the country have leaned into culture war issues including transgender rights. The debate and vote on the transgender sports legislation came the same morning the House considered and passed a ban on abortions after 15-week gestation. Republicans said little during debates on all three bills.
‘It is irreversible’
Arizona is one of 20 states that have considered legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care. The bill originally would have banned all such care for minors but was scaled back to restrict only irreversible procedures, such as surgeries related to gender reassignment.
Similar legislation passed the Idaho House earlier this month but it died in the Senate amid concerns from some Republicans about restricting parental rights.
Supporters of the Arizona bill said it would prevent children from making permanent decisions that they might later come to regret. Republican Rep. John Kavanagh compared the vote to the Legislature’s unanimous decision in years past to ban genital mutilation.
"We should stand the same way today because this is mutilation of children," Kavanagh said. "It is irreversible. It is horrific."
Critics said the decision should be left to parents, their children and the health care team caring for them. They said surgeries are only performed after extensive care and therapy.
"We’re talking about our kids, who are already going to be taking the proper steps with their parents to be able to be who they are," said Democratic Rep. Andres Cano.
The bill originally would have banned all gender-affirming care, including hormone therapies and puberty blockers but was scaled back in the Senate.
Similar legislation passed the Idaho House earlier this month but died in the Senate, where some Republicans said they were concerned about restricting parental rights.
Parents, advocates speak out
On March 30, a day after the bills were signed into law by Gov. Ducey, parents and advocates expressed their devastation.
"It was a punch," said Ai Binh Ho. "It takes away our rights to make decisions together with our children."
Ho's four-year-old daughter is transgender.
"For me to say ‘you’ll never be part of a team,' I just don’t even know what to say, how to tell her that," said Ho. "It takes away that hope that we have for her."
President Joe Biden, meanwhile, promised his administration will stand up for the transgender community.
"The onslaught of anti-transgender state laws attacking you and your families is simply wrong," said the President.
On March 30, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to states, warning it will go after states that practice unlawful discrimination based on gender identity. In response, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich tweeted ‘See you in court (again).'
In the meantime, some parents are now thinking about leaving Arizona, for the sake of their kids.
"You know when she reaches the age where she wants the surgery, and is ready for the surgery -- we know that the surgery decreases suicide, it is a lifeline for her -- I think we will have to move," said Ho.
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It was 2019, months before COVID-19 would change everyone's lives and wreak untold havoc on live events. Inside the halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center, the Shacknews staff was wrapping up one final interview for the week of E3 2019. As an exhausted Justin Roiland sat on our couch, he was soon surrounded by a parade of people in shark costumes. Our own Greg Burke was in a full-body shark suit holding up a tombstone, which was our way of saying "E3 is over." Some might reflect on that moment and see Shacknews as fortune tellers, but it didn't take an ensemble of Left Sharks for us to see that E3 was on its way out. Thursday's news that E3 2022 would be canceled entirely simply validated what we knew all along: The gaming world has outgrown E3.
In thinking over how this point in time ever came about, it's worth asking: How did Shacknews end up on the E3 floor in the first place? There are several answers to that question. One of them was efficiency. Why have our writers bounce back and forth between halls when we could have one dedicated booth that would bring E3's developers to us? Another was evolution. In addition to our written features, the Shacknews Twitch presence had grown to a level that allowed us to deliver the best of E3 live to our audience. The answer we're looking for in this specific case is, the space was available. Why was the space available? Simply put, the Entertainment Software Association had overplayed its hand.
Costs for booths at E3 had become outrageous. The ESA reasoning was likely, "If space is that important, whoever wants it will pay hand over fist for it." Beyond renting out the booth space itself, having a presence at E3 added up to nearly untenable levels. Between hardware, flooring, booth decorations, labor, internet (this was a particularly high cost), and a slew of hidden costs, booth rental would skyrocket into five, if not six, digits. GamesIndustry.Biz wrote an accurate breakdown of where money often goes in exhibiting at a show like E3. That was written in 2017, even before the ESA decided to hike up its costs.
The exorbitant cost of exhibiting at E3 was a major reason that Shacknews was in the process of looking into alternatives for 2020. For our site, a relatively small fish in a sea of game publishing sharks, the cost was too high. However, it was also too high for some of the biggest game publishers in the world. Sony and Microsoft didn't skip the E3 show floor because they thought they were "too good" for the event. They did so because it no longer made financial sense to bleed that kind of money, especially when newer ways to present their product had become available.
This is where the Nintendo model comes in. While Nintendo was still a massive presence on the E3 show floor, it had pioneered an innovative way to generate excitement for its product. If Nintendo announced a Nintendo Direct for next week, it would create the kind of buzz that would trend on social media for weeks. Players would rush into retailers to register pre-orders or flock to the Nintendo eShop to buy their digital titles early. Nintendo had become the master of its own hype, not the ESA and not E3.
PlayStation learned that lesson over time. With new hardware on the way, why waste time (and precious money) on the E3 show floor? E3 didn't have to be their biggest week of the year. The biggest week of the year would be whenever they wanted it to be. Remember the week that Sony unveiled the PlayStation 5 and all of its games? It didn't happen at a digital E3 or at any point in June. It happened in September 2020. It happened on their schedule, not anybody else's.
Microsoft adopted that same strategy, but it also learned the true way to win E3 week. To quote 1983's WarGames, "The only winning move is not to play." To explain this strategy is to look at Devolver Digital. The renegades of the gaming industry understood years ago that the easiest way to get around E3's monstrous costs was not to attend the show itself but to set up shop across the street. Why pay the venue fees, rental fees, and whatever else the ESA and the L.A. Convention Center would bill them for when they could rent an empty lot across Figueroa Street? Devolver was no longer beholden to the rules of the ESA, but could now play by its own.
To an extent, Microsoft adopted the Devolver Digital model, opting to skip E3 on the L.A. Convention Center floor and instead set up a massive presence across the street. If you're Microsoft and you have a massive theater with your name on it literally across Chick Hearn Court at L.A. Live, who needs the Convention Center? The Microsoft Theater allowed the Xbox team to set up their own demo stations, put out a live presentation without time constraints, reserve suites for press meetings, and do so on their own dime without having to worry about how much it would cost to rent out internet access from the ESA. For Microsoft, this new central location is not only a cost-saver but an attraction unto itself.
While Nintendo was still attending E3 regularly, Microsoft and PlayStation's departures from the show floor was a massive blow to the expo's prestige. An E3 without two of the big three publishers is a far cry from the show that the entire industry gravitated towards in its early days. That's especially true in 2022 now that Microsoft has purchased Bethesda and Activision Blizzard, essentially taking them away from the E3 show floor, as well.
With that said, E3 didn't need the COVID-19 pandemic to dig its grave, but it sure did help pile the dirt onto its casket. With COVID-19 putting a long-term halt to live events, the industry needed to adapt. That was the ESA's opportunity to present something new. It was a chance to go in an exciting new direction. Instead, Geoff Keighley beat them to the punch. Keighley's numerous connections and resources allowed him to put together a week-long digital festival, one solely dedicated to video game hype. It showed fans games of all sorts, from the AAA blockbuster to numerous undercovered indie titles, courtesy of Day of the Devs. Once Keighley put forward the Summer of Games and once press outlets like IGN and Shacknews (stay tuned for our summer plans, by the way) started to follow, there was no room for E3 anymore. Any attempt by the ESA to adapt was too little, too late.
Even as live events have started to return, the landscape has changed forever. A live convention exclusive to publishers, developers, press, and industry insiders is no longer needed. There is no longer a need to set aside an excess of cash in June to plan around getting everyone to a live event. The future is digital, the future is now, and the future has no more need for E3.
Of course, you didn't need a booth full of dancing sharks to tell you that.
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LEBANON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania police officer was killed and two others injured Thursday during a shooting that occurred while responding to a domestic disturbance call, Lebanon Mayor Sherry Capello said.
Police officers went to a home in the city at about 3:30 p.m. for the disturbance call. Nearly an hour later gunfire broke out and officers radioed in they were hit, Capello said at a brief news conference.
All three officers were taken to hospitals. One of them has been pronounced dead. A second was in critical condition, but stable, and a third was in stable condition, Capello said.
“This is an extremely difficult moment for everyone,” Capello said.
The suspect, a 34-year-old man from Lebanon, was killed in the shooting, Lebanon Police Chief Todd Breiner said.
“As one can imagine, it's clearly a traumatic event,” Breiner said. “Our guys are strong, but we're human and we have families.”
The slain officer's name is being withheld pending notification of extended family members.
Police did not release further details. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/1-officer-killed-2-others-shot-in-Pennsylvania-17049870.php | 2022-04-01T02:00:43Z |
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NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (WKBN) – Youngstown native and Poland Seminary graduate Justin Blasko has a front row seat to one of the biggest sporting events of the year: the NCAA Men’s Final Four.
Blasko, a senior at Marietta College, will serve as a fan engagement volunteer at the Final Four from April 1-4.
Watch the video above to hear from Blasko.
While working the Boca Raton Bowl in Florida in December, Blasko was presented with the opportunity to volunteer at the Final Four through his sports management professor, Rick Smith.
“He always takes a group to volunteer and go help out there,” Blasko said. “One of his colleagues, the director of sport management at the University of Missouri, St Louis, said, ‘Oh, I’m taking a group to the Final Four. Would any of your students want to go?’ So, I was like, ‘Yeah, of course I’d like to go.'”
Blasko is excited to take in all the sights and sounds of the event.
“There’s just a lot to look forward to,” Blasko added. “I’m looking forward to being in the stadium during the games. Then just taking in the city. I’ve never been to New Orleans before. So, I know it’s going to be crazy and hectic. So, I’m looking forward to just doing that interaction with all the fans.”
Blasko, who is also a member of the Marietta lacrosse team, will be missing a game on Saturday to be in New Orleans, but says the experience is worth it.
“It was something to do and to put on my resume right now,” he said. “It was an opportunity I really couldn’t pass up on.”
Over the next four days, Blasko will work at the information center at one of the local hotels. He will also work a fan fest and help fans during games find their seats and navigate the arena.
As for who Blasko will be rooting for this weekend…
“Anyone but Duke.” | https://www.wkbn.com/sports/poland-graduate-volunteering-at-ncaa-mens-final-four/ | 2022-04-01T02:00:44Z |
RACE 12 – ARKANSAS DERBY (G1):
The $1.25 million Arkansas Derby (G1) is the feature race of the meet for the sophomore runners on the Road to the Derby. Many of these runners have been stabled here at Oaklawn Park since the beginning of the meet and have established themselves in the division with the series of stakes races, the Smarty Jones, Southwest (G3) and the Rebel (G2) leading up to this premier event. That creates two camps coming together for this race, the runners that have been part of that series and the new faces. Those two groups will also be assessed individually and as a whole when looking at the race shape, the OptixPLOT.
Starting with the OptixPLOT, the “Red” PlotFit is noted and the PlotFit scale is rated on how horses align on the faint light-white diagonal that runs from the top left to the bottom right. For today’s “Red” PlotFit, the horses are almost on an opposite diagonal and the reason for that “Red” PlotFit. The other key piece of information plays a role in the early pace with the “Snowflake” Contention, a lighter presence of runners in Quad I, along with the lower SpeedRate, shown visually with runners below the Par Line. Based on that information and the visuals (PlotFit) this race shape does not look to favor any one particular horse or running style. That assessment does not eliminate any horses on the Plot from contention alone, or for a top three spot automatically. While trip will be key, form, speed, and class look to play a bigger role in today’s race and utilizing OptixGRID and OptixNOTES for those handicapping factors.
The first group of horses, #1 KAVOD, #3 BARBER ROAD and #7 BEN DIESEL make up the established contingent as all three participated in all three local “prep” races, with those graded stakes races shown in the Past 3 Runlines. Those horses have yet to progress this season on OptixFIG with their numbers sitting below today’s 98-92 OptixFIGRANGE (OFR). That is concerning not just for this race, but overall in this stakes division. That lack of progress, without excuse or a forward projection (Green Keyword) makes that group tough to support as a prime win contender today.
The lone EP, #1 KAVOD will again look to set the pace as projected from the rail and Quad I Plot position. Basic handicapping will look towards him with a pace advantage in this race; however, Kavod brings in a history of NO_FINISH as shown in the Past 3 Runlines and visually on the Plot as a Large Circle. As noted above with the race shape assessment, Kavod does not hold any pace advantage today over others in this field.
#7 BEN DIESEL projects to sit closer to the early pace today than his Rebel (G2) trip based on his Plot position sitting closer to the Par Line on the y-axis. That type of tactical position could allow for him to find a minor share and offer some value in that underneath role.
#3 BARBER ROAD has been the most consistent and most productive of the local prep group picking up Derby points with his minor finishes in each race. While he does not hold any “Red” in his Past 3 Runlines, his lack of progress in the speed (OptixFIG) department is concerning as he has struggled to get over the hump of 90, a number that sits below the average winning OptixFIG – today’s OFR.
Also exiting the Rebel (G2) are the pair of #2 CHASING TIME and the race winner #5 UN OJO. There are similar OptixFIG concerns and progression for this duo as both horses sit below today’s OFR coming into this race. Un Ojo has shown some mild progression on numbers and could be a sign he is moving forward, though as he still sits below, price compensation is required, especially from a Quad IV position. Chasing Time has the added challenge as he is light on class (OptixGRADE) based on the C OptixGRADE in the Rebel (G2) and his allowance win back on Jan. 14 a WEAK event that has yet to be productive.
#9 WE THE PEOPLE will make his stakes debut today and presented with this class test off open length wins in both career starts. His 96 OptixFIG from the allowance win March 12 stacks up as a contender on speed (OFR), that number highlighted in the Past 3 Runlines. As far as pace, We the People should be able to run his race in this dynamic and figures to sit a trip similar to those first two starts. He is drawn outside and has positional speed to the first call (furthest left) and finishing ability as a Large Square – the lighter “Snowflake” Contention can assist Quad III Squares.
That said, he will still be tested with this level of competition, a class test he has yet to face in his two races this season. As far as class his B+ OptixGRADE on debut suggested he could handle the class hike, which he did winning the March 12 allowance. He earned the B OptixGRADE that day, a winning race for the level, though not the B+ OptixGRADE, something that again would suggest he can handle another step up in class. As the “new face” that has the done-nothing-wrong narrative, he projects to take a lot of public support in this race and could lack value as a result.
We the People will pick up a rider change to Flavien Prat today as Florent Geroux, who had been aboard in those first two starts, will be aboard #8 CYBERKNIFE in this race. It is possible that Geroux had made the Cyberknife commitment to the connections and Brad Cox, a long standing relationship, before We the People was set to run in this race – too many moving parts to make much of a case of rider decision in this situation. Geroux was aboard Zozos for Cox in the Louisiana Derby (G2) last weekend and likely part of the reason for the connections opting to run Cyberknife here in the Arkansas Derby (G1).
Cyberknife is another “new shooter” in this race and while he has more racing foundation than We the People, that will be exchanged for local experience as Cyberknife will make his Oaklawn Park debut in this event. In terms of OptixFIG, both horses sit in the same RANGE coming into this race and benefit from some favorable trips (Red Keywords) in the process. Cyberknife did earn the B+ OptixGRADE in his recent allowance win, though should note the horse that finished second, Kapuna, was an also-ran finishing 7th (C OptixGRADE) in the Louisiana Derby (G2) last weekend. Class at the graded stakes level has yet to be established for Cyberknife and he must step up as his only other graded stakes appearance to date, the Lecomte (G3), posted a C OptixGRADE, a GRADE well below stakes par.
Bob Baffert has been a long standing presence in these Oaklawn Park Derby preps going back to 2015 with American Pharoah and then taking both Arkansas Derby (G1) divisions in 2020 with Charlatan and Nadal. That is mentioned with #4 DOPPELGANGER, who had been training under the Baffert saddle towel until March 14. He has since been transferred to former assistant, Tim Yakteen and will run under his name for this race. As far as OptixFIG, Doppelganger has similar concerns as others with numbers sitting under the OFR to this point, though his pair of 91 OptixFIG, sit right at the cutoff line.
In terms of class (OptixGRADE) Doppelganger recorded B- OptixGRADE in both the San Vicente (G2) and San Felipe (G2), class that stacks up on the higher end comparing graded stakes efforts to the other runners in this race. The blinkers will be removed for this race and was the intention keying off that March 14 work, his first work back after the San Felipe (G2) where the blinkers were removed for that drill and using Yakteen “blinkers-off” stats in this case for that angle is a reach. As far as that drill, he showed positional speed over his workmate and we are likely to see that tactic used here, with John Velazquez taking over and projecting to see Doppelganger more forwardly placed today. That projection comes from ignoring the C/Closer OptixRPM and upgrading the Plot position especially under “Snowflake” conditions.
#6 SECRET OATH has checked the boxes on class (B+ OptixGRADE) and speed (OptixFIG) to this point and should find a favorable trip (OptixPLOT) worthy of contender consideration in this race. Yes, she is a filly and will be facing open company, though that is not enough to take away from assessing what she has done on the race track. As far as class, this will be a test as far as this level and stepping from her previous races with a lower OFR than today’s race. She has been dominant this season here at Oaklawn Park, but she has yet to face much of a class test in those races. This will be her biggest test to date, but the decision to run her here and get tested could prove to be the right move overall, especially looking towards the Kentucky Oaks (G1) next month.
Stepping out of the race handicapping box and taking some creative liberties on a game theory, placement of Secret Oath in this race by trainer D. Wayne Lukas could also be a tactical, defensive decision as well. Lukas has decided to point his Derby hopeful, Ethereal Road, to the Blue Grass Stakes (G2) on April 9 at Keeneland, rather than run here in the Arkansas Derby (G1), a placement that would be logical for the Rebel (G2) runner-up. Should Secret Oath win this race, or even take a top spot, that will eliminate another horse from earning points and could assist Ethereal Road, currently sitting in 14th on the leaderboard, to gain a spot in the starting gate. | http://www.brisnet.com/content/2022/03/oaklawn-park-circles-squares-analysis-for-april-2/ | 2022-04-01T02:00:44Z |
A peek through a typical Dutch window will reveal plush couches, mid-century modern television cabinets, a forest of lush, green plants, and tasteful decorations.
After all, there’s a reason why the Dutch love the word gezellig so much: they make their homes as cosy as possible (perhaps to hide away from that Dutch rain?). ☔
So how can you furnish your Dutch home to be comfy, stylish, and sustainable — despite being on an IKEA budget?
The answer is Whoppah. Hoerra! 🥳
What is Whoppah?
Don’t get us wrong: there’s no shortage of furniture and design stores in the Netherlands. But falling into the pit of fast furniture stores is a real environmental shame, especially when your home ends up looking like a copy-paste of your neighbours’ place.
That’s where Whoppah truly shines. Whoppah is an online marketplace for first-class pre-loved designer furniture and art from across Europe.
Seeking a true vintage Eames dining set? A statement mid-century modern brown leather armchair? How about a genuine Tiffany lamp?
You could spend forever checking Facebook Marketplace, or you could spend that time actually ordering those unique statement pieces for your home — on Whoppah!
What can I find on the Whoppah marketplace?
Lord, where do we start?! You can find the future office desk that will inspire you to get stuff done, an artisan wooden table-tennis table, garden furniture for your balcony, incredible and unique lamps, rugs, mirrors, frames, artwork, clocks, coat racks, wine shelves, sculptures, prints, coffee table books — and far more.
Curious about what the marketplace has to offer? We jumped down the Whoppah rabbit-hole to see what we could find.
❗ Warning: looking at all these products is addictive.
This ridiculously cosy Artifort Alky armchair
Do you also feel like you genuinely need this in your bedroom, ASAP? Designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Artifort, this Alky armchair is just begging to be sat on with a soft blanket and a great book.
Completely reupholstered in off-white teddy fabric, the chair is your chance to own a classic Dutch design piece from a world-renowned brand. 👉 See it here.
A classic Eames Black Vitra Elephant
First up, look at this guy! Let’s forget the fact that he would bring the jungle and classic design straight into your living room — he’s truly an iconic piece.
The Vitra Elephant was one of the hardest technical challenges for Charles and Ray Eames, pioneers of their plywood-bending techniques. Today, it’s a toy or a sleek design statement: the choice is up to you! 👉 Check it out.
A restored and ridiculously adorable tea cabinet
Lovingly restored but undeniably vintage, this classic piece still retains its old-world features: like the detail on the hinges and handles, and that classic soft grate on the front. Place it in a hall, style it with a stack of books and a vase of tulips, and you’re golden!
The best part? The bidding starts from just €70. 👉 Lust over it now.
Sold! Now, how do I make a bid?
Found your next inspirational dining table and already plotted out a place in your lounge room? Before you go throwing your old table onto the street, here’s what you should know about bidding at Whoppah:
- You’ll bid online and receive a response in 48 hours. The seller might accept your offer, reject it, or counter-offer.
- You can make a new bid, or even chat with the seller to ask questions.
- A deal is a deal: if you and the seller agree on a price, you’ll see a payment button appear. Click it, choose your delivery option, and make the payment!
Then with a click, a smatter of typing, and a thrill in your stomach, your goods will come whizzing to your home. Now all that’s left to do is enjoy them (and show them off to your friends, of course)!
How does Whoppah work?
The website brings together over 1000 professional sellers and thousands of private sellers to create one of the largest offerings of design furniture and art around. It’s curated, moderated, and brimming with high-quality goods.
Naturally, buying things online can be tricky — but Whoppah already thought of that. They check all items before they are visible on the website to ensure:
🧑🎨 It’s a design brand or a vintage item
📸 The item has high-quality photos
👍 The piece is in “good” condition at a minimum
💬 There is a full description
✋ The item is in demand
💸 It has a fair and appropriate price
High standards, right? Luckily, that’s good news for you.
Meanwhile, Whoppah also guarantees safe transactions and has a vetted courier service to transport that precious cargo from the seller to your front door.
Ready to turn your Dutch apartment or house into a place where you truly feel at home? Whoppah’s marketplace is waiting for you to find your next treasured item.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is naming actor Taraji P. Henson and the NBA’s Chris Paul to a presidential advisory board on historically Black colleges and universities.
They are among nine men and nine women Biden is appointing to the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the White House announced Thursday.
Several HBCU presidents, the president of United Airlines and the first Black woman to become administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency are among Biden’s selections.
They will join Tony Allen, the president of Delaware State University, and Glenda Glover, the president of Tennessee State University, who are serving, respectively, as chairperson and vice chairperson of the board, which was established during the Carter administration.
Henson is a Washington, D.C., native who studied acting at Howard University, a historically Black school and the alma mater of Vice President Kamala Harris. Paul is a 12-time NBA All-Star with the Phoenix Suns and two-time Olympic gold medalist.
Besides Allen and Glover, the presidents of five other HBCUs will also join the board. They are Virginia State University, Norfolk State University in Virginia, Alabama State University, Prairie View A&M University in Texas and Dillard University in New Orleans.
Lisa Jackson, who became the EPA’s first Black administrator in the Obama administration, and United Airlines President Brett Hart will also join the board.
Biden also intends to appoint Paige Blake, a 20-year-old junior at Bowie State University, an HBCU in Maryland.
The White House said the administration has committed $5.8 billion in support to these historically Black colleges and universities through a combination of pandemic relief funding, grants and forgiving capital improvement debt. | https://www.ketk.com/news/national/taraji-p-henson-chris-paul-named-to-black-colleges-board/ | 2022-04-01T02:00:46Z |
A Conscious Clothing Brand Spreads Hope for Phoenix
PHOENIX, March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "Hope is there, you just have to open your eyes to see it." LaRoie S. Davis was raised in a family-oriented neigborhood in South Phoenix that has seen its fair share of challenges over the years. Though hard times and challenges continued, it was through his faith in God that he realized there was a purpose to life. Despite his circumstances, he always had hope. Today, he continues to be fueled by the value of our individual purpose. Through this, and the success he achieved in life, he was inspired to launch the conscious clothing company Small Give Big Hope. The goal of the clothing brand is to spread the message that you, the community, and your faith matters.
The Davis Community Wellness Foundation (DCWF) is hosting a private fundraising event to introduce the new brand. With conscious thought-provoking designs, the Small Give Big Hope merchandise funds DCWF's Mission: to foster hope in communities affected by challenging circumstances, through support, education and awareness.
The invite-only launch event will be held at the Heritage at Sportsman's Park in Glendale on April 9, 2022 at 6:00pm, and features a cocktail hour, dinner, runway show and fireworks.
LaRoie S. Davis, founder of the foundation, says, "This brand has a message for everyone, and the Davis Community Wellness Foundation has a vision to empower communities to find hope and build resilience.
Through collaborative efforts with community leaders and organizations, this Phoenix-bred social enterprise will provide assistance to those looking for a glimmer of hope, freedom, and purpose.
Local media are invited to attend the event and can RSVP their attendance by emailing Cheryl James via the contact information above.
Small Give Big Hope is the fundraising initiative of Davis Community Wellness Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, empowering communities to find hope and build resilience. We design apparel to raise awareness of, and attention to, a lifestyle of action and opportunities for a better life. We believe in dreaming beyond your current limitations, and then taking the steps to make that a reality. When you make a purchase, you join a movement. Purchase merchandise and learn more at www.SmallGiveBigHope.com.
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Segun Awofadeji in Gombe
A coalition of like-minded youths from all the 114 political wards of Gombe State has promised to purchase the governorship nomination form of any political party for the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami.
Already, the youths said they have approached the court to compel the minister to vie for the governorship of Gombe State in 2023 since they’ve not gotten a positive response from the minister after several approach.
According to the Chairman of the coalition, Muhammad Nafiu Abdullahi, “To demonstrate our commitment to this cause, we had no other option but to approach the court to compel Pantami as a public officer to perform his duty to Gombe State by vying for the office of the governor of the state in the coming election primaries on the platform of any party of his choice.”
Leading other youths during a press briefing yesterday, Abdullahi said they were…
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ANAMOSA
Fielding a relatively young team last season, the Anamosa girls’ golf team shocked the world by advancing all the way to the class 2A state tournament a year ago, a first in almost 40 years (last time was 1983) and only third ever appearance for the program (joining the 1977 team).
The state berth may have even surprised many on the Raiders’ own team, but the experience, and with all but one player returning from that miraculous 2021 run back again this spring, while the team goal may not have been making it to the state tournament last year, it certainly is now.
“I asked the girls to complete a goals sheet the first day of practice,” said Raider girls’ golf coach Tammy Seeley, who guided the program through the phenomenal 2021 campaign and is back to do it again in 2022. “They want to win the conference tournament and these girls want to see the state tournament again.
“They also know how much work it takes to get there and they are ready to do that work. Another team goal is to keep each player at a score of 50 or under. If they can accomplish that, they will have a lot of success.”
While the team loses the services of graduated senior Rylee Chapman, the rest of the talented roster returns including letter winners Maddie Nemmers, Cecilia Venenga, Kennedy Ward, Lexah Miller and Ava Hinrichsen, all of whom teed it up at the state tournament last spring. Hannah Greif and Kinsey Stiffler are also returning letter winners who will only add to the depth of the Raider roster this season.
“We are competing in class 2A again this year which is where we were last year and these girls know their opponents,” Seeley said. “They have played them and know what they need to do. The team has not forgotten the experience of the state tournament and that is going to bring us a long way. As their coach, it is pretty fun watching their excitement and commitment to this season.”
There’s no doubt where the leadership will come from either, as Nemmers and Venenga, the top two golfers on the team for most of their high school careers, are back for one final memorable run.
“Our seniors Maddie Nemmers and Cecilia Venenga are performing well and will be leading the team,” Seeley said. “It is fun to watch them helping and guiding their younger teammates. Lexah Miller is a solid player for us and will be one who could sneak in there for a medal. Kennedy and Ava are both making good connections. If they can get a few putts to drop they should find success, too.”
With one varsity spot most likely up for grabs this season, the competition will be fierce, but the addition of sophomore Kate Sander to the team should only add to the strengths of the 2022 roster.
“Kate is a natural athlete who has a smooth swing and I expect she will be competing for a spot on the varsity team,” Seeley said. “Hannah (a junior) worked on her game over the summer and I saw a noticeable change in her swing and overall game. She shows excitement about the season and I expect her to give it a good run for a varsity spot as well.” | https://www.eastcentraliowanews.com/anamosa/sports/anamosa-girls-golf-preview-team-goal-easy-get-back-to-state/article_9d84a57d-5bdf-5838-8582-dd156df66050.html | 2022-04-01T02:00:47Z |
TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - The manufacturing sector in Japan continued to expand in March, and at a faster pace, the latest survey from Jibun Bank showed on Friday with a manufacturing PMI score of 54.1.
That's up from 52.7 in February and it moves further above the boom-or-bust line of 50 that separates expansion from contraction.
The improvement partly stemmed from a renewed rise in production volumes in March. Firms often attributed this to greater new orders, although growth was slightly held back by reports of higher raw material prices. Output volumes have now increased in five of the last six months.
Japanese goods producers also signaled a further expansion in new order inflows in March, the sixth in as many months. The rate of growth quickened from February as firms reported domestic sales in particular were boosted by the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. That said, stricter restrictions in key export markets, particularly China, led to a sharp reduction in export orders. The contraction was solid overall and the quickest since July 2020. Foreign sales were also hindered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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International conference on "problem-oriented policing" coming to Ann Arbor
The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office, the Ann Arbor Police Department, and the University of Michigan Police Department will host the 30th annual Problem-Oriented Policing Conference at Ann Arbor's Kensington Hotel on April 25-27. Sponsored by the Center for Problem-Oriented Policing at Arizona State University, the international conference aims to advance the...
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RACE 2:
The “Fire” Contention with five of the eight in this field could set up a trip for #5 ALEX’S STRIKE. In terms of class (OptixGRADE) and speed (OptixFIG), Alex’s Strike stacks up on par for this race. He has some upside as well, keying off the BTL (better than looked) Keyword Jan. 29 and the ability to IMPROVE off that race. He did so in terms of his OptixFIG last month; however, the issues at the start (SLOG, TROUBLE_S) left him compromised and with too much to do late.
Alex’s Strike was claimed out of that March 4 race by Rene Amescua and off Robertino Diodoro and Heads Up Racing. Those former connections will be represented here by #3 DR. FORMAN, another runner with a contender, looks on the Plot. While he is positioned as part of that Surface/Distance Quad I “Fire” Contention, the lower SpeedRate is also in play, which can still favor horses with tactical speed and finishing ability. The Surface/Distance Plot position gives Dr. Forman an edge over the others, including a slight edge over stablemate #8 HONORARY DEGREE. From a playing standpoint, price should come into the equation looking to separate that pair.
RACE 3:
#4 DIXIE PENNY has some upside returning for trainer Kenny Smith to make her fourth start in this meet. She won her maiden here Dec. 4 and looked to need her first start against winners back on Jan. 23; she also could have been rushed for her Feb. 11 race, just 19 days later. She has been given added recovery and time, noting a scratch from similar conditions and with jockey David Cabrera named back on March 6. Her Standard Plot position as a Quad I Square could hold a pace advantage with the lower SpeedRate and horses below the Par Line. That could allow for Dixie Penny to get out in front and have the jump on the other “Squares” #2 LITTLE BIRD FLASH, #3 AIDANIKE, and #5 DARLING JOANNA.
RACE 5:
#5 JAY VEE BEE is arguably overdue for a win this meet and will look to find his way to the winners’ circle wheeling right back for this race. Florent Geroux will look to improve off the recent rides (TACTIC-) going back to March 6, where Jay Vee Bee was kept too far off the pace, and overcompensation with the RUSH to push the pace on March 18. The Plot does not necessarily set up ideally and at the same time is capable of finding his trip with the above average 43 SpeedRate. His current form in the Past 3 Runlines creates a slight edge over the others in the field, those with recency here at Oaklawn Park with the “Red” Keywords.
Jay Vee Bee holds an OptixGRADE and OptixFIG advantage over #2 FRA MAURO, one that sits below today’s OptixFIGRANGE based on his Past 3 Runlines. Fra Mauro has run OptixFIG in RANGE going back further in his race career and even to races here at Oaklawn Park. That said, he has struggled to win at this starter allowance condition here in the past, though he has been able to find a minor share. He is eligible for a minor award once again today and given a slight upgrade on the Plot to assist in a trip.
RACE 7:
This is a race worth getting creative in and perhaps finding both #1 MRS. BEANS and #2 DINNER AT CRUMPIES against today’s race dynamic. Mrs. Beans holds a speed (OptixFIG) edge and has already won at this condition Feb. 25. He will race here for a tag and finds a distance change from those recent sprint races to run at this route distance. Pace pressure should be there; he projects to be forwardly placed from the rail with Dinner at Crumpies drawn just to his outside. Both horses are shown in Quad I with the “Fire” Contention and higher 100 SpeedRate, a scenario that could make them pace vulnerable.
The “Fire” Contention and higher SpeedRate upgrades #3 C.C. HARBOR, #5 BIG SUCCESS and even #10 SMOKIN BOOTS, all shown as Quad IV Squares. Also worth an upgrade is #6 TOPF ROAD RULES based on the OptixNOTES and IMPROVE Projection from the March 20 race. Trip and rider tactics will be key for Topf Road Rules’s jockey Ricardo Santana as he will have to work a trip and avoid getting caught up as part of that projected hot early pace.
RACE 8 – TEMPERENCE HILL STAKES:
The pace of this race could present an advantage for #2 LAST SAMURAI to pull off a slight upset over the Diodoro pair, #1 LONE ROCK and #5 GOALIE. The pace is always tougher to assess with these longer distance, marathon-type races and shown accordingly on Surface/Distance with the horses lining up on the x-axis. The Contention for that first flight which includes Lone Rock and #4 STRONG TIDE, could create the dynamic for Last Samurai to put in this late run.
In addition to that potential pace advantage, Last Samurai fits on OptixFIG and class (B+ OptixGRADE) keying off the Poinsettia Stakes back in December. That race was run at a shorter distance, though still on class is the same $150k purse as today’s stakes race. As far as the change in distance, Last Samurai is proven over this 12-furlong route of ground, finishing second and earning a B OptixGRADE in the Greenwood Cup (G3) at Parx last summer. | http://www.brisnet.com/content/2022/03/oaklawn-park-circles-squares-analysis-for-april-3/ | 2022-04-01T02:00:50Z |
Willem Engel, the Dutch face of the anti-coronavirus measures movement, has been released from prison after his arrest earlier this month.
Engel was temporarily locked up for incitement. Specifically, Engel was accused of spreading medical misinformation and calls for revolt against standing coronavirus measures on social media. 😷
For now, Engel is free but the court in Rotterdam has decided that he must not post on his social media channels, reports the NOS.
Arrested for incitement
Engel was arrested in Rotterdam on March 16. The charge? At least 7 social media posts were calling for revolt against the Dutch government and standing coronavirus measures, says the Public Prosecution Service (OM).
For example, Engel asked his followers to take pictures of healthcare workers that give out the coronavirus vaccine. Self-evidently without consent.
“These messages have incited other people to be edged on or commit criminal acts,” states the OM.
And it wasn’t just the OM who wanted to see Engel arrested. The call to arrest Willem Engel was based on a petition signed by 22,000 Dutch citizens in January this year.
What do you think about Willem Engel being set free? Tell us in the comments!
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Ontario's 'Treehouse' Airbnb Lets You Float In A Giant Hammock With Endless Lake Views
It's like being on cloud nine.
You can take in the views like never before at this stunning Airbnb in Muskoka, Ontario. The Water's Edge is a unique "treehouse" retreat that gazes over a shining lake.
Surrounded by trees, the home is anything but your typical cottage retreat. It's filled with luxurious surprises that will have you living the good life. Sleeping eight guests, the Airbnb was opened by couple Shari and David van de Pol in 2021.
The Water's Edge in Muskoka, Ontario. Shari | Airbnb
"I was trying hard to create a truly Canadian design, that spoke to our spaces and aesthetics," Shari tells Narcity. "The openness of the experience, the nets, the playfulness, living on the edge, and not being separated from nature."
Steps to the dock. Shari | Airbnb
The building boasts massive windows with lake views, a hot tub, twinkling lights, and an A-frame "bonus room" accessible by a ladder. A giant sliding door opens up the front half of the cottage, and Shari says it makes you "feel like you're on the beach when you're sitting in the living room."
Views of the lake from inside the cottage. Shari | Airbnb
One of the most unique aspects of the stay is the "hammock net" which floats above the main floor. You can cozy up on the canopy and watch the sunrise while suspended in the air.
Unique "hammock net."Shari | Airbnb
Outside, you'll find a dock with a two-sided fireplace where you can sip hot chocolate and enjoy the serene surroundings. You can also swim and canoe off the dock.
"I wanted people to come and visit and feel The Muskokas, feel something unique, feel part of things and leave with a really peaceful experience," Shari says.
Two-sided fireplace. Shari | Airbnb
Bookings for the 2023 season will likely open mid-summer, so keep an eye out for additional dates.
The Water's Edge
One of the bedrooms with water views.
$950/night
Neighbourhood: Utterson, ON
Why You Need To Go: This luxurious "treehouse" has a unique hammock net where you can gaze over the water.
Prices and terms of occupancy are confirmed at the time of publishing, but they can change at any time. | https://www.narcity.com/ontarios-treehouse-airbnb-lets-you-float-in-a-giant-hammock-with-endless-lake-views | 2022-04-01T02:00:53Z |
People who suffered from even mild cases of COVID-19 face an increased risk of being diagnosed with diabetes within a year of recovering from the illness, a new study reports.
Researchers found that people who had COVID-19 were about 40% more likely to develop diabetes within a year after recovering, compared to participants in a control group. The likelihood of developing diabetes grew if the patient suffered from a serious infection that led to hospitalization or a stay in intensive care.
"What's surprising is that it is happening in people with no prior risk factors for diabetes" before becoming infected with COVID-19, said Ziyad Al-Aly, the lead author of the study.
These latest findings add to a growing list of studies showing that people who suffered from COVID-19 are at risk of facing other long-term health problems. Those include heart and kidney ailments and chronic fatigue.
Al-Aly also helped lead the study that showed the prevalence of cardiac issues in people who survived COVID-19 infections.
This newest study, published Monday in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal, analyzed data from more than 180,000 patients from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The study's authors compared patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and survived the illness for more than a month with more than 4 million other people who didn't contract COVID in the same period. This data was also compared with another 4.28 million patients who were treated at the VA in 2018 and 2019.
The paper states that around 1% to 2% of people who have been infected with COVID will develop diabetes as a result. That may seem like a small number, but nearly 80 million people in the U.S. have had COVID, Al-Aly told NPR — meaning 800,000 to 1.6 million people developing diabetes who might not have otherwise.
"That translates to a really significant number of people with new onset diabetes in the U.S. and many, many more around the world," Al-Aly said.
Nationwide, approximately 34 million people had diabetes pre-COVID, according to Jorge Moreno, an internal medicine physician at Yale University who didn't work on Al-Aly's study. Doctors expect roughly 1.5 million new people to be newly diagnosed with diabetes each year during normal times, he told NPR.
What to look out for
This study shows that as a nation, more attention needs to be paid to the long-term effects of COVID-19, Al-Aly said. More vigilance can start at the doctor's office.
"We need to start treating COVID as a risk factor for diabetes," Al-Aly said, adding that each person who has come down with the virus needs to be screened.
Moreno told NPR he believes this study will create more awareness among general practitioners and endocrinologists, like himself, to screen patients who have had COVID for diabetes and other complications.
Those who've had COVID should also be closely monitoring their health and changes in their body, Moreno said, and should seek help at the first sign of an issue. Major symptoms for diabetes include increased thirst, frequent urination (which is not influenced by how much liquid consumed) and blurry vision. Major weight fluctuations are also a sign.
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Cost of living: Five million households now in 'fuel stress' as energy price cap rises to almost £2k
There are calls for an emergency budget as an unprecedented increase in the energy price cap is applied, with warnings of worse to come when bills start to reflect the effects of Russia's war in Ukraine.
Friday 1 April 2022 02:05, UK
The day that 22 million households have been dreading has finally arrived.
April Fool's Day sees the energy price cap rising by a record sum to help account for surging wholesale prices - with bills yet to even reflect the impact of Russia's war in Ukraine.
It was announced in February that customers on default tariffs paying by direct debit would see an average annual increase of £693, from £1,277 to £1,971 from 1 April while pre-payment customers are enduring a hike of £708 from £1,309 to £2,017.
A think-tank specialising in living standards warned that the bill shock would push 2.5 million families in England alone into so-called "fuel stress", taking the total number of homes spending at least 10% of their incomes on energy to five million.
But the squeeze from bills is not limited just to energy with the likes of broadband, mobile and water bills, council tax and national insurance contributions also rising this month, with help from the chancellor to offset the pain only going so far.
Why is my energy bill rising so much?
The cost of energy is, by far, the single biggest driver of rising prices across the economy as it is reflected in a range of things from food to steel prices, at petrol stations and, of course, in your household energy bill.
While oil costs were going up last year as demand returned following COVID lockdowns, a far more toxic cocktail of price pressures was forcing up natural gas costs.
They hit unprecedented levels in the autumn and spiked again just before Christmas.
European nations have suffered in particular because of historically low stocks at a time of strong competition globally for gas.
In the UK, a total of 31 household suppliers have collapsed over the past 15 months - ultimately paying the price for poor business models that could not handle price shocks.
But only part of that shock is now reflected in the energy price cap.
How worried should I be about next winter?
It is predicted there is worse to come in October, when the cap is due to be updated again.
According to the latest analysis from energy research specialist Cornwall Insight, the average bill could rise by a further £500 as it takes into account, for the first time, the latest wave of raw energy price spikes caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the resulting sanctions on Moscow.
While it is early days, the prospect of such a rise is frightening heading into the cold winter months, with charities warning that the choice between heating and eating for millions will become even more stark.
What is the government doing to help?
Rishi Sunak had already revealed, in February, how he would support families with rising energy bills.
A £9.1bn package sees 80% of households receiving £350 in total.
It is broken down by a £150 rebate for properties in council tax bands A-D in England.
All properties secure a £200 reduction in energy bills, but only from October, through the Energy Bills Support Scheme.
However, that money will be recovered, gradually, through bills at a later date.
The Warm Homes Discount scheme is being extended until 2025/26 helping three million households while it is estimated that funding for energy efficiency measures will help 450,000 homes cut £300 off their bills.
Why is the chancellor not going further?
Critics have accused him of missing a big opportunity during last week's spring statement, with Labour calculating that families stand to be more than £2,600 worse off over the next 12 months.
But the government's message has been consistent: making work pay is best for families and the public finances too as the country's debt mountain balloons to £2.3trn.
It has pointed to rises in the national minimum wage and national living wage coming into effect today as the crown jewel of its support, saying the lowest-paid 2.5 million people will benefit from the lift.
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said: "While no government can control the global factors pushing up the cost of everyday essentials, we will absolutely act wherever we can to mitigate rising costs.
"With more employees on the payroll than ever before, this government will continue to stand up for workers."
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However, the TUC demanded Mr Sunak return to the Commons as millions of families were at "breaking point".
The union organisation argued there was a clear case for an "emergency budget" to boost the minimum wage to at least £10 an hour and cut energy bills through new grants paid for by a windfall tax on energy and oil company profits.
The TUC also made the case for the taxpayer to provide a "real boost to Universal Credit to cover rising bills". | https://news.sky.com/story/cost-of-living-five-million-households-now-in-fuel-stress-as-energy-price-cap-rises-to-almost-2k-12579010 | 2022-04-01T02:00:53Z |
NEWBURYPORT — Mayor Sean Reardon asked the City Council on Monday to accept a $150,000 settlement from a Rockland-based road construction company that botched the 2019 painting of High Street.
The proposal, which is now making its way through council subcommittees, could potentially end the city’s lengthy legal battle against Hi-Way Safety Systems that included a lawsuit filed in Salem Superior Court.
In summer 2019, Hi-Way Safety Systems left newly repaved High Street with curving, spotty and poorly spaced painted lines. In September, the contractor returned to remove the incorrectly painted lines, which required mechanically scraping off the pavement’s new finish.
But by doing so, it left a set of rough grooves that have since run along much of High Street. An engineering firm later determined that the grooves damaged the road’s integrity.
“After multiple rounds of discussions and negotiations, we arrived at an arrangement that I believe is fair and equitable,” Reardon wrote in his letter to the council. “The city will receive $150,000, which we will plan to use for improvements on High Street.”
Following the substandard job done by Hi-Way Safety Systems, the city filed a claim with the company’s insurance company, Travelers Indemnity Co., with former Mayor Donna Holaday saying in January 2020 that it would take up to $400,000 to repair the damage done by the contractor.
The City Council agreed on Monday to send the proposal to council subcommittees, including the General Government Committee. The committees will then send their recommendations to the full council for a vote.
Council President Heather Shand said the General Government Committee would meet April 11 at 6:30 p.m. before the next City Council meeting to discuss Reardon’s proposal.
Shand added that she expected at least part of the settlement money to go toward repainting High Street. She pointed to much-needed bicycle lanes as a top priority for her, saying bicyclists need the added protection lacking on portions of the road.
Asked whether she felt the settlement was fair, Shand said it was probably the best the city could do.
“We’ll find out more when we speak to the mayor,” Shand said.
As for the $400,000 estimate to repair High Street, Shand said that figure was based on information the city had at the time and did not reflect the current cost, which is much less than first reported.
Reardon did not respond to an email and a phone call in time for this report.
Dave Rogers is a reporter with the Daily News of Newburyport. Email him at: drogers@newburyportnews.com. Follow him on Twitter @drogers41008. | https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/mayor-proposes-accepting-150k-settlement-from-paving-company/article_506de62e-b110-11ec-ade2-771f895a3ce7.html | 2022-04-01T02:00:53Z |
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At this early point of the 2022 Anamosa girls’ track and field campaign, it isn’t so much about where the young Raider girls finish in a particular event, it’s about the improvement the team and individuals continue to make as the Raiders head into the outdoor season starting this week.
The Anamosa girls showed plenty of that competing at the River Valley Conference indoor meet on the University of Dubuque campus Tuesday, March 22, led by a spectacular performance from Maddie Fischer in the shot put.
The superstar Raider sophomore, a state qualifier in the discus last season as a mere freshman, came through with a 33-foot, 1-inch toss to score the Raiders second-place points in the event, accounting for half of the team’s scoring at the conference meet.
Reise Neuhaus, Regan Nebergall, Kaylee Fairbanks and Savanna Venenga helped the Anamosa distance medley team to a sixth-place performance with their 5:05.16 clocking while Neuhaus, Nebergall, Fairbanks and Nicole Wehring combined to come through with a time of 2:00.78 in the 4x200 relay, good enough to score the team eighth-place points.
The Raiders added more relay scoring in the 4x400 as Neuhaus, Nebergall, Fairbanks and Lola Holub came through with a 4:49.45 clocking that was also eighth among counting teams.
Anamosa individuals also counted for the team as Maggie Wagner was seventh in the 400-meter dash (1:11.84) while Carlee Weber scored eighth in the 55 hurdles (9.94).
Also competing for the Raider girls at the River Valley Conference indoor meet were: 55-meter dash- Caejyn Helgens (32nd, 8.88), Allie Althoff (37th, 9.02), Halle Gatto (40th, 9.06), Chloe Borst (40th, 9.06); 200- Weber (9th, 29.75), Cadence Spores (28th, 34.25); 400- Gatto (24th, 1:20.57); 800- Olivia Shaw (16th, 3:09.51); 55 hurdles- Alliya Vratney (25th, 11.10), Shaw (30th, 11.44), Spores (36th, 12.35); 4x200 relay- Allyssa Power, Holub, Kayla Noll-Heims, Wagner (18th, 2:05.85); 4x400- Power, Venenga, Vratney, Wehring (16th, 4:56.90); high jump- Fairbanks (12th, 4-4), Noll-Heims (12th, 4-4), Holub (20th, 3-10); long jump- Helgens (16th, 12-7), Althoff (20th, 12-0.5), Borst (21st, 11-10); shot put- Jorja Culver (31st, 20-2).
Anamosa scored 16 team points at the league meet topping Durant-Bennett (14 points) and West Branch (4) as Northeast claimed the River Valley Conference indoor team championship tallying 91 points. Tipton (66), Camanche (53), Mid-Prairie (52.5), Monticello (51.5), Cascade (49), Bellevue (29), Iowa City Regina (28), North Cedar (25) and Beckman (25) rounded out the scoring at the event. | https://www.eastcentraliowanews.com/anamosa/sports/anamosa-girls-track-and-field-getting-things-figured-out/article_a03fe1b4-620b-555e-babd-1525543dd6f6.html | 2022-04-01T02:00:53Z |
CVW Cleantech Inc. Announces Appointment of Jennifer Kaufield to the Board of Directors
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CALGARY, Alberta, March 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CVW CleanTech Inc. (the "Company") (TSX-V: CVW), is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Jennifer Kaufield to the Board of Directors (the "Board"), as an independent director of the Company.
Ms. Kaufield was Vice President Finance and CFO of the company from February 2010 to June 2021. She is currently a non executive director of TransGlobe (TSX:TGL) and has over 30 years of experience in private and public corporations both domestic and international. Ms. Kaufield received her Bachelor of Administration, Accounting from St. Francis Xavier University and Chartered Accountant (CA) and Chartered Public Accounting (CPA) designations.
"CVW is delighted to have attracted Jennifer back to the Company; her knowledge of the company and experience as a senior finance professional strengthen the Company’s Board of Directors", stated Darren Morcombe, CVW’s Executive Chair.
The appointment of Ms. Kaufield to the Board is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
About CVW CleanTech
CVW CleanTech, formerly Titanium Corporation, has developed Creating Value from Waste (CVW™) technologies to remediate oil sands mining tailings stream. The Company’s CVW™ technology provides sustainable solutions to reduce the environmental footprint of the oil sands industry. Our technology reduces the environmental impact of oil sands froth treatment tailings while economically recovering valuable products that would otherwise be lost. CVW™ recovers bitumen, solvents, heavy minerals and water from tailings, preventing these commodities from entering tailings ponds and the atmosphere: volatile organic compound and greenhouse gas emissions are materially reduced; hot tailings water is improved in quality for recycling; and residual tailings can be thickened more readily. A new minerals industry will be created commencing with the production and export of zircon and other titanium-based minerals. The Company's shares trade on the TSX-V under the symbol "CVW". For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.CVWCleanTech.com.
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Syemca got deserved attention when he competed on singing reality show, ‘The Voice’, years ago. Today, his voice is one to reckon with in the music industry. In this interview by ROTIMI IGE, he speaks about his artistry, challenges in the industry, upcoming plans and relationship with his brother, Chike, who is also a music star.
Since your emergence at ‘The Voice’ you have grown to become one to look out for in the Nigerian entertainment industry. Tell us about your journey after leaving ‘The Voice’.
It was precise, I went back into the streets, to the music hustle and along the way, I met a few that were willing to work with me, both producers and artistes. I held…
Source: Nigerian Tribune | https://www.newsheadlines.com.ng/tribune-newspaper/2022/04/01/music-business-youre-not-in-control-of-your-art-if-you-cant-sell-it-syemca/ | 2022-04-01T02:00:53Z |
The top-ranking Ukrainian Catholic cleric in the United States warned Thursday that religious minorities in the Eastern European country stand to be “crushed” if Moscow gains control, as fighting raged on more than a month after the Russian invasion began.
Groups at risk include Catholics, Muslims and Orthodox who have broken away from the patriarch of Moscow, Archbishop Borys Gudziak said. He also cited reports that Russian forces have damaged two Holocaust memorials and Moscow’s false portrayal of Ukraine, which overwhelmingly elected a Jewish president in Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as a “Nazi” state.
“What is at stake for the people of faith is their freedom to practice their faith,” Gudziak said during an online panel discussion on the war, hosted by the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University.
“Ukrainian Catholics, over the last 250 years, every time there’s been a Russian occupation where they live and minister, they’ve been strangled,” he continued.
Gudziak is head of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia and president of Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine. He also oversees external relations for the Kyiv-based Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The name of the church, whose members account for an estimated 10% of Ukraine’s population, refers to its loyalty to the pope and its use of Greek or Byzantine liturgy, which is similar to that of Ukraine’s majority Orthodox population.
The archbishop predicted that the Orthodox Church of Ukraine — which broke from the Moscow Patriarchate and was recognized in 2019 by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople over fierce opposition from Moscow — “will undoubtedly be crushed if there’s a Russian occupation.”
Guziak did not specifically mention the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which is separate from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and has remained loyal to Moscow Patriarch Kirill, a strong supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Despite that historic fealty, Ukrainian Orthodox Church leaders have fiercely denounced the Russian invasion and in some cases are refusing to mention Kirill’s name in public prayers, a ritually potent snub.
Kirill has backed Putin’s justifications for the war, saying both countries are part of a “Russian world” and alleging that the U.S. and other foreign forces have sought to foster enmitybetween them.
Gudziak also cited the plight of Muslim Tatars who “have been persecuted for these last eight years” since Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula in southern Ukraine in 2014.
The U.S. State Department has similarly denounced intimidation and harassment of Tatars and other religious groups in Crimea and areas of eastern Ukraine under control of Russia-backed separatists. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said this month that Moscow’s “aggression toward religious freedom (in those territories) is an indicator that much worse will follow … as Russia expands into Ukraine.”
Gudziak rejected Russia’s claims that it is on a mission to denazify Ukraine, where the Jewish Zelenskyy won election with 73% of the vote. Such altruistic assertions also ring hollow, he argued, given the reported damage to the Holocaust memorials in Kyiv and near Kharkiv.
“All those who desire to live in freedom will lose a lot or everything. If there is an occupation, that is what is at stake for Ukrainians,” Gudziak said. “What is at stake for Europe, for the broader world, is will there be an advance of systems, ideologies and worldviews that crush people?”
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AP Week in Pictures: Asia
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Today is Wednesday, March 30, the 89th day of 2022. There are 276 days left in the year. On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John W. Hinckley Jr.; also wounded were White House press secretary James Brady, Secret Service...
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By Gabriel Ewepu, Abuja
As Nigerians live at the mercy of terrorist groups, some Civil Society Organisations, CSOs — Community of Practice Against Mass Atrocities, and the Joint Action Civil Society Committee — on the auspices of Nigeria Mourns, Thursday, expressed anger over 1, 545 Nigerians killed and 1,321 Nigerians abducted by terrorist groups between January 1 and March 30.
This was contained in a message by leaders of the group including Auwal Rafsanjani; Adamu Kortokoshi; Redzie Jugo; Ken Henshaw; Iheoma Obibi; Mr. Jaye Gaskia; Chris Kwaja; Ier Jonathan-Ichaver; and Abiodun Baiyewu, which they mourned over those killed, injured and abducted by terrorists during the Abuja-Kaduna train attack.
Meanwhile, the statement called on Federal Government to account for those rescued, missing, killed in the Abuja-Kaduna train bombing, and take immediate action to rescue the abducted.
The statement read in part: “The Community of Practice Against Mass Atrocities, and…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper | https://www.newsheadlines.com.ng/vanguard-newspaper/2022/04/01/csos-express-anger-over-1545-nigerians-killed-1321-abducted-q1/ | 2022-04-01T02:00:57Z |
9 Things To Do In Ottawa This Weekend So You Can Celebrate Spring In Style
Delicious treats await. 🥃🧁
Not that we ever need a reason to treat ourselves, but this March Ontario weather feels like we need to make our own sunshine. So what if that sunshine is made of nights out, desserts and drinks? Shrug it off, we're celebrating in Ottawa this weekend.
Get ready to indulge in laughter and deliciousness. Here are nine things to do this weekend in Ottawa if you're looking for a way to celebrate and treat yourself.
Get glittery cocktails in rainbow colours
Sparkly glitter Prosecco with cotton candy garnish.
Price: 💸💸
Cuisine: Italian
Address: 5530 Manotick Main St. Unit 2&4, Manotick, ON
Why You Need To Go: A new Italian restaurant in Manotick, Angelina has an elegant modern vibe and serves up a colourful rainbow of cocktail options. You can get sparkling wine that literally sparkles. These glitter drinks come in many colours including pink, yellow and blue.
Get your drink on in support of Ukraine
Price: 💸💸
Cuisine: Bar snacks
Address: 1014 Wellington St. W, Ottawa, ON
Why You Need To Go: This late-night hangout spot in Hintonburg serves up drinks and charcuterie. They have been creating weekly drink specials in support of Ukraine, where $2 from each purchase is donated to relief efforts in Ukraine. This week the drink of choice is Sun Don't Shine made with Zirkova vodka, Chambord, lime juice, jalapeno syrup and pineapple juice.
Indulge in pizza and drink deals
Price: 💸💸
Cuisine: Pizza and pub fare
Address: Unit#1 Ogilvie Rd. #2018, Gloucester & 100 Shuttleworth Dr., Ottawa & 325 Marché Way #105, Ottawa, ON
Why You Need To Go: Crust and Crate hosts Fast-Fired Thursdays with pizza and drink deals. You can get two pizzas for $30, with cocktails and music. They also have happy hours daily from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. offering up $10 apps.
Order mini egg dessert for Easter
Price: $24 per half dozen
Cuisine: Scones
Address: Ottawa Farmers' Market, Sunday at Lansdowne
Why You Need To Go: Easter is fast approaching and there are so many ways you can enjoy the classic treat of Mini Eggs in Ottawa. Rocket Scone is offering Mini Egg scones, and you can buy some this weekend at the Ottawa Farmers' Market that takes place in the Aberdeen Pavilion at Lansdowne each Sunday.
Sip whiskey at a scotch lounge
Price: 💸💸
Cuisine: Whiskey & bar eats
Address: 1154 Bank St. & 750 Gladstone Ave., Ottawa, ON
Why You Need To Go: The Ottawa coffee shop, Oat Couture Oatmeal Café, turns into an authentic scotch lounge by night where you can transport yourself to Scotland and sample over 75 types of whiskey.
Pair beer with cupcakes
Chocolate Easter cupcakes and craft beer.
Price: Free to attend
When: April 2 and 3 at 12 p.m.
Address: 14 Bexley Pl., Nepean, ON
Why You Need To Go: Whiprsnapr Brewing Co. is hosting a fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society where they're pairing beer and cupcakes! You can sip on their Easter Cream Ale release and treat yourself to homemade cupcakes. They'll also have hot chocolate and crafts for kids.
Enjoy live music and craft beer
Price: $5 cover
When: Saturday, April 2 at 8 p.m.
Address: 2172 Robertson Rd., Nepean, ON
Why You Need To Go: Conspiracy Theory Brewing Co. in Bells Corners has a spacious taproom with a stage area and a full dinner menu. You can sip local beer with a pizza or poutine while listening to Crimes in Progress play live this Saturday.
Laugh at a raunchy comedy show
Price: $25.88+ per person
When: April 2, at 8 p.m.
Address: 220 Elgin St. #2, Ottawa, ON
Why You Need To Go: The comedy show Strip Joker is sure to be an experience, if their jokes bomb they strip. Don't worry there won't be any full nudity on display, but there are sure to be laughs. There are only a few tickets left so jump on it if you're looking for an outrageous night watching 10 different comedians.
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Eat all the tamales you can
Price: Free entrance
When: Sunday, April 3 at 12 p.m.
Address: 1525 Princess Patricia Way, Ottawa, ON
Why You Need To Go: You can celebrate Latin American cuisine and eat all the different delicious tamales that you can fit in your stomach. They'll have many flavours from different regions available all in one place. | https://www.narcity.com/ottawa/things-to-do-in-ottawa-this-weekend-if-it-s-time-to-celebrate-spring-with-treats | 2022-04-01T02:00:59Z |
CANADA, March 31 - Services to help children and youth with support needs and their families are being boosted through $7 million in grant funding to community-based service providers and advocacy organizations.
“Community service providers are essential partners in government’s work to make services for children and youth with support needs more flexible and responsive for families,” said Mitzi Dean, Minister of Children and Family Development. “These grants will help service providers help more families and make sure that children and youth are supported between now and when our transition to needs-based services is complete in 2024.”
The Ministry of Children and Family Development is awarding four one-time grants to:
- Vancouver Foundation ($2.76 million);
- the Down Syndrome Resource Foundation ($215,000);
- Inclusion BC ($2 million); and
- Sunny Hill Health Centre ($2 million).
These one-time grants are part of government’s work to establish a new system of support for children and youth with support needs and their families that will allow better and more consistent access to information, expert intervention, mental-health supports and therapies at new family connections centres being established throughout the province.
Grant funding for Vancouver Foundation will support its work with respite service providers to extend respite services to families of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Under the patchwork of programs government inherited, many families have not been able to access these services. The $2.76-million grant will help about 400 families access much-needed respite services until the new system is implemented.
“We’re acting quickly to respond to a recommendation from the representative for children and youth to close the gap in services for families of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder,” Dean said. “For too long, these families have been left out and left behind, despite their children having significant needs. That’s one of the key reasons we’re building a new system of supports and services for children and youth with support needs – to make them inclusive and based on each child’s unique needs.”
Grant funding for the Down Syndrome Resource Foundation will support the launch of a three-year pilot program that aims to deliver consistent, timely and direct support tailored specifically to children, youth and young adults with Down syndrome. The program will be run out of the foundation’s Burnaby office and will inform future provincial direction for these supports as government moves toward the new service approach for children and youth with support needs.
Grant funding for Inclusion BC will support a community-development approach to the new system of services.
Finally, grant funding to Sunny Hill Health Centre will support the creation and delivery of assessment training for family connections centre staff and clinicians to ensure families receive a consistent approach to services throughout the province.
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Kevin McCort, president and CEO, Vancouver Foundation –
“Vancouver Foundation believes that collaboration between government, charities, and families and caregivers of children and youth with support needs will deliver real benefits to young people and their communities throughout British Columbia. We are proud to be a partner in this new initiative as we work to deliver positive impacts for families.”
Wayne Leslie, chief executive officer, Down Syndrome Resource Foundation (DSRF) –
“This funding is vital for DSRF to be able to meet the growing needs of B.C.’s Down syndrome community. As a charity, we subsidize all our services through fundraising to make them as accessible as possible for families, many of whom face significant financial strain as they raise a child with a disability. Generating the additional funds required to introduce and ultimately sustain new services, such as behavioural health support for children and youth with Down syndrome, can be prohibitively challenging. New partnerships, like this one with MCFD, are essential to ensuring that every child receives the support they need to thrive.”
Karla Verschoor, executive director, Inclusion BC –
“The BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, the BC Association for Child Development and Intervention, the Federation of Community Social Service Providers of BC, and Inclusion BC have come together to promote a collaborative, community-led approach to the implementation of the new service framework for children and youth with support needs. Our collective goal is to bring members of the community and local organizations together to support a process that harnesses the existing strength throughout the province, community by community, to ensure the best possible system of support for children and youth with support needs and their families.”
Sarah Bell, chief operating officer, BC Children's Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre –
“The teams at Sunny Hill Health Centre at BC Children’s Hospital are excited to be involved with the new family connections centres. Sunny Hill staff have been at the forefront of using a trauma-informed, culturally safe and respectful approach so that children and youth feel they are receiving welcoming, safe and inclusive care. We’re happy to partner with the Ministry of Children and Family Development and other child-serving services to benefit families and our health-care partners across the province. We are grateful to the Province of B.C. and the Ministry of Children and Family Development for supporting this important initiative.”
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For more information on the new system of supports, visit: http://www.gov.bc.ca/ChildYouthSupportNeeds
Questions about the new service approach can be directed to the Children and Youth with Support Needs Resource Line: 1 833 882-0024 | https://www.einpresswire.com/article/567180973/grants-boost-community-services-for-children-and-youth-with-support-needs | 2022-04-01T02:00:58Z |
Former President Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner provided "helpful" information to the Democratic-led House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a member of the panel said.
Kushner, married to Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump, who was also a senior adviser, is the most high profile member of Trump's inner circle known to have appeared before the committee.
He voluntarily appeared for a remote interview that started at 10 a.m. and lasted at least into the early afternoon hours, several sources familiar with the committee's work said.
Kushner's meeting came two months after the panel asked Ivanka Trump to voluntarily appear before the committee. Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said Ivanka Trump and the committee are engaged in conversations, but no final plan has been reached on her appearance.
"The expectation is that it will take place, as to when I can't tell you right now, I know we are engaging her as a committee," Thompson said on Wednesday.
Virginia Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria told NPR the conversation with Kushner was "helpful." She told MSNBC that Kushner was able to substantiate information and provide his own take on different reports on the Jan. 6 attack.
Luria said it's valuable to hear firsthand accounts from witnesses such as Kushner directly.
"I think that the committee really appreciates hearing information directly from people who have relevant facts about January 6, and the fact that Jared Kushner came as a witness is helpful to building the story of our investigation," Luria said.
One source familiar with the committee's discussions but unable to speak on the record said there were details that Kushner couldn't remember but the source noted that like other witnesses, it has been more than a year since the attack on the Capitol and it is not uncommon for some to not recall some specifics.
Kushner was traveling back from Saudi Arabia on Jan. 6, 2021, but Thompson said he believes that he could help the committee understand more about the events that led up to that day.
"We think because he was an integral part of the administration, it's, I think, important for us to find out if he knew anything about the planning before January 6 and to get it from him," Thompson said.
Thompson, who was not at House votes on Thursday and voted by proxy, had said a day earlier if Kushner's interview went well, the panel would ask for additional communication details, such as call and text message records.
Thompson had previously waved off interest in Kushner but said the committee's staff has continued to reach out to potential witnesses.
"We have an excellent staff, and staff has been actively engaging a number of witnesses, including individuals or their attorneys and Kushner's attorney will be the same," Thompson told NPR on Wednesday.
The White House on Wednesday said it had waived executive privilege claims for Kushner and Ivanka Trump, allowing them to share certain details with the panel.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/npr-news/2022-03-31/jared-kushner-provided-helpful-details-to-the-jan-6-committee-a-panel-member-says | 2022-04-01T02:00:59Z |
Cost of living: Will a move to renewables save us money on our energy bills?
A combination of war in Ukraine, rising bills and climate change means renewable energy has never been more significant. As it's now cheaper to produce energy from wind than gas, how might speeding up the change to net zero save us all money? And what's holding us back?
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Figures seen by Sky News suggest that the cost of producing energy from wind will be less than half the cost from gas this year, falling to a quarter in 2023.
Only yesterday, the prime minister told wind-industry leaders that he has "an insatiable desire to further maximise supply" of wind energy, as part of his long-term energy strategy to reduce reliance on fossil fuels - something he says is more crucial since Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine.
And on the day that a standard energy bill rises by more than 50%, pushing more than a quarter of homes in England into fuel poverty, the fact that wind is cheaper is more important than ever.
Wind is already the second biggest contributor of energy in the UK, having multiplied almost 20 times in the last 10 years.
While the environmental benefits of wind energy have been behind most of its rise so far, the political and economic benefits are key to why plans are being accelerated now.
Using less gas would not only wean us away from a reliance on foreign fuel supplies, it would also limit how much our energy bills are affected by the global prices of gas and oil.
Wind is now cheaper than gas
During the back end of last year, energy from wind became cheaper than gas for the first time, according to Rajiv Gogna, an energy analyst at consultancy firm LCP.
"Last year, existing gas plants would charge about £50 per megawatt hour (MWh) for the energy they produced, but this year it'll be about £200/MWh and we'd expect this to be about the same in 2023," explained Mr Gogna.
One MWh is enough to power a home for about 10 weeks, or drive an electric car 3,600 miles.
"The cost of energy from new wind farms will be about £70/MWh this year and there are contracts signed to provide it for £50/MWh in 2023.
"In 2015 it would have been about £140/MWh and last year the cost from new wind farms was about £90/MWh."
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The way of measuring how expensive it is to produce energy from different sources is called the 'levelised cost of energy' - it takes into account all of the different costs involved over the lifetime of a plant and how much energy they can provide over that time.
That's the cost of building the plant, including the cost of borrowing money to do so, as well as the maintenance, delivery and operational costs, and the fuel where relevant.
We are looking at quite different calculations when it comes to gas and wind stations.
With wind the cost is front-loaded. It's all about how much it costs to build the turbines - there will be some maintenance costs but the fuel is free. With gas, it's much more about the fuel.
Technological advancements in recent years have meant bigger, more efficient wind turbines have become cheaper to build. Meanwhile the price of gas has gone in the opposite direction, thanks in part to supply issues caused in part by Russia's action in Ukraine.
Why are bills still high?
At the moment it's difficult to see how cheaper energy from wind is contributing to savings on our energy bills, and this is partly to do with how the National Grid buys the energy that we use.
The National Grid has sophisticated models predicting how much energy the country will need for a given half hour period, based on habits we know about like when people cook or turn lights on, as well as how cold it is and how many people will have their heating on.
The grid then buys energy, using the cheapest suppliers it can, to fulfil that need.
Using the cheapest suppliers means they will start by buying from renewable sources - wind, solar, tidal etc., and then move on to nuclear and the most efficient gas suppliers, before resorting to the most expensive gas and coal providers only if there is still demand left over.
Effectively, we pay for the total cost of that, balancing the cheapest sources of energy against the most expensive. The costs are paid by the industry but are ultimately passed on to bill payers.
We are also still paying for energy from older wind farms at the more expensive rates they were built at.
Dr Simon Evans, deputy editor and policy editor at climate change publication Climate Brief, says "renewables are taking the edge off bills a bit, because they are mitigating against us using the most expensive gas and coal".
"They shaved the equivalent of about £10 off bills last winter, and would have saved about £100 if we'd already built the wind and solar farms that are under contract or expected to be granted contracts in the summer."
"But the wholesale price of gas is still most important in setting the price we pay - it has driven about 90% of the increase in bills.
"If we had more renewables they would be taking more of the edge off the higher bills."
So despite the complicated payment method, there are minor improvements already being made to people's bills thanks to renewable energy, with more significant ones to come in the future. That doesn't answer the question of supply though.
What happens when the wind isn't blowing?
In previous years, the supply of energy was relatively predictable. The National Grid can reliably predict how much energy a given gas or coal power station will produce per hour, and match that against how much energy they think we'll need.
Now the UK is using more wind, supply is less predictable short-term.
Just as the country isn't able to control the global price of gas and oil, it also doesn't have much sway over the weather - how much the wind blows or how much the sun shines.
On 29 January this year, wind was responsible for its highest ever daily output of energy in the UK - 409,107MWhs. It was more than half of the total energy used in the UK that day.
On days like this, the grid is able to avoid buying from the most expensive providers, which pushes the overall costs of energy down.
But on 25 January, just four days prior to that record output, the wind wasn't blowing as much and the grid was able to buy fewer than 100,000MWhs - a quarter of what it purchased on 29 January.
So it would have needed to reach out to some of the more expensive suppliers to meet the demand, pushing the overall costs up.
The gas and coal suppliers that aren't usually switched on will charge the highest rates, partly because it's expensive to switch the stations on from cold and they have to be on for a certain amount of time, for safety reasons. But also because those selling the energy know that times are desperate and they can get away with asking for more.
A solution to this is being able to store energy created from wind and solar when more is being produced than can be used at the time.
The storage is typically either in batteries or in the form of hydrogen that can be extracted from water when the turbine is running, and stored to be burned when it's needed later.
These storage options can be expensive - so transitioning to a renewable system which could cope with cold, calm, dark periods could still be costly even if the 'fuel' is free, but Dr Evans says such a system would still be cheaper overall.
"Because wind and solar are so very cheap, the overall costs are lower even when you pay for storage and for building the storage technology.
"The prices will fluctuate up and down more hour-by-hour than they do at the moment, but the average costs would still be lower than they are now.
"The way that consumers pay for and use energy at the moment means the hour-by-hour changes won't be that noticeable - you'll just see the overall price going down.
"But we may get to a stage where we can set smart chargers to charge your electric car only when the wind is blowing strongly, and can sell energy back to the grid when it's not."
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It’s been a revolving door for the Anamosa girls’ track program when it comes to the head coaching position, but while Christine Miner may be entering her first year with the Raider program this spring, she brings with her a wealth of experience.
And, she knows how to build a program. And where it needs to start, too.
“This is my first year at Anamosa, but my 10th year coaching,” said Miner, who has been a veteran coaching in the Tri-Rivers Conference area before making the move to the Raider program this spring.
“Even though we’re pretty young, we’ve got some talented kids on this team. But before competitiveness needs to come confidence, and that is what we’re trying to encourage with these girls. They are more than capable, they just need to know that, and believe that, too. The girls have been very eager to learn new things, which has been great.”
While most of the 2022 roster is relatively inexperienced, Miner is comforted in the knowledge that letter winners Allyssa Power, Maggie Wagner, Kayla Noll-Heims, Allie Althoff, Savanna Venenga, Chloe Borst, Kaylee Fairbanks and Maddie Fischer all return.
Fischer had a huge freshman campaign a year ago advancing all the way to the state meet in the discus, and will be looked upon as a major point contributor for the team in the field events (shot put and discus) again this spring as a sophomore.
“I never like discussing state hopefuls this early in the season because there are many other goals to achieve and focus on first on the way to looking towards state,” Miner said. “I have, however, discussed with the girls what an amazing experience state is and that I believe we can get there again.”
With so many new athletes joining the team, and so many others ready to make the jump to the varsity level this spring, Miner is still in wait and see mode when it comes to who will be most successful where, but she has liked what she’s seen from her team so far through pre-season practices.
“We have girls that are capable of competing in many different events,” said Miner, who welcomes a huge class of 10 freshmen (Cadence Spores, Regan Nebergall, Halle Gatto, Carlee Weber, Alliya Vratney, Hannah Petsche, Reise Neuhaus, Lola Holub, Caejyn Helgens and Olivia Shaw) to the team this spring.
“Many are learning things that are new to them and I am trying to show the girls they can be successful in areas they may have not thought they were capable of performing. I think because of that we are going to have some exciting developments and a few dark horses that are going to embrace their potential this year.”
With such a young, yet talented roster to work with, Miner is making sure everyone is on the same page when it comes to goals, too.
“Our number one goal this year, outside of personal improvement, is working together to shed a more positive light towards this program,” she said. “That is where success begins. We are trying to encourage positive attitudes towards that, and hopefully show that a successful track program doesn’t just show on the track, but in other activities as well.” | https://www.eastcentraliowanews.com/anamosa/sports/anamosa-girls-track-and-field-preview-building-confidence-into-competitiveness/article_b7fa10fa-9e99-511a-874c-e0d15f5f5f01.html | 2022-04-01T02:01:00Z |
F-Factor Announces the Hiring of Hugh Dever as Chief Operating Officer
NEW YORK, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- F-Factor, a leading dietitian-created program for weight loss and optimal health based on fiber-rich nutrition, announced the hiring of Hugh Dever to the role of Chief Operating Officer, reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer Tanya Zuckerbrot MS, RD.
"I feel honored to join an organization that has helped thousands of people lose weight and improve their health with a scientific, liberating, and sustainable approach." said Mr. Dever. "I am looking forward to working with Tanya, our Registered Dietitians, and the entire team to bring the F-Factor approach and products to more people."
Mr. Dever has nearly 30 years of experience in the consumer-packaged goods and consumer services industries. Prior to F-Factor, he was V.P. of Strategy, Marketing, and Innovation for CEA Fresh Farms, a start-up developing environmentally sustainable solutions to growing, harvesting and delivering fresher and healthier produce to consumers looking for locally produced products. Mr. Dever has previously held brand and general management roles at Procter and Gamble, Weight Watchers International and Chiquita/Fresh Express.
"We are excited for Hugh Dever to join our leadership team and F-Factor to benefit from his impressive experience in the wellness space," said Tanya Zuckerbrot, MS, RD, CEO of F-Factor. "Hugh will be integral to F-Factor's continued growth with a focus on expanding our portfolio of high-fiber/high-protein products, our service business and scaling our digital capabilities."
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal officials slated millions of dollars for rural water projects in several states, with the Biden administration looking to shore up infrastructure needs made more urgent by long-term drought conditions that have been exacerbated by climate change.
The U.S. Interior Department announced Thursday that $420 million will be spent on projects in New Mexico, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa. The work includes construction of water treatment plants, pipeline connections, pump systems and reservoirs to provide drinking water to rural and tribal communities.
The West is experiencing a more than 20-year megadrought. Scientists say the region has become much warmer and drier in recent decades and that climate change will continue to make weather more extreme, wildfires more frequent and destructive, and water supplies less reliable.
From Idaho and Montana south to New Mexico and Arizona, even soil moisture levels have hit record lows as major reservoirs along the Colorado River have plummeted. Earlier this month, Lake Powell hit a record low, spurring concerns about the ability to crank out more hydropower from the dam that holds it back.
Native American tribes that are finally seeing federal money after years of being underfunded are working to get at water they long had rights to but could not access without funds to build the infrastructure. On the Navajo Nation, tens of thousands of people still live without running water, while tribes in the upper Midwest are awaiting pipeline extensions that would tap into reliable sources.
In all, the infrastructure measure included $5 billion for Western water programs, with 20% of that dedicated to rural projects.
Federal officials said the allocations were based on project plans and significant goals that are projected to be reached with the funding.
The largest share — $160 million — will go toward a project decades in the making that will eventually provide water for about 70,000 people who live in communities along the New Mexico-Texas state line, where the Ogallala aquiferis being pumped at a faster rate than it’s being replenished.
The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority will receive additional money from the Bureau of Reclamation and the state of New Mexico. When combined with matching money from the utility, the total for this year will be more than $228 million.
“This will take us far in the construction of this critically important project,” said Michael Morris, chairman of the water authority and mayor of Clovis, a rural community in eastern New Mexico.
Other allocations include $75.5 million for the Lewis & Clark Rural Water System, which spans parts of South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota. The system is designed to pipe water from the Missouri River to areas as far as 60 miles (97 kilometers) away that have less plentiful resources.
In North Dakota, $51 million will go to a section of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program.
More than $57 million will go to the Rocky Boys/North Central Montana Rural Water System, which serves the Rocky Boy’s Reservation and numerous municipalities. The Fort Peck Reservation in Montana will benefit from $7 million for the water system there.
Tanya Trujillo, assistant Interior secretary for water and science, was flanked by water managers in Albuquerque when she made the announcement.
“The department is committed to bringing clean, reliable drinking water to rural communities to help strengthen resilience to climate change,” Trujillo said. | https://www.ketk.com/news/national/us-taps-420m-to-boost-water-supplies-hit-by-climate-change/ | 2022-04-01T02:01:01Z |
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This $500K Home Near Toronto Is Steps From The Water & Comes With A Dreamy Little Cabin
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Water views, a cozy hideaway, and serene surroundings — this little home near Toronto has it all. Located in West Lincoln, the one-bedroom abode sits on the edge of a river and comes with a price tag of $499,777.
The elevated bungalow is newly renovated and boasts 121 feet of waterfront, which is accessible from the yard. Complete with a dock, the property is the perfect place to enjoy some summer sun by the river.
Exterior of the bungalow. Zaya Oshana | RE/MAX
Inside, you'll find a modern design with wooden floors and ceilings and windows with nature views. The in-wall fireplace gives the space a swanky feel, and the open-concept living room and kitchen are bathed in natural light.
Open-concept kitchen and living room. Zaya Oshana | RE/MAX
The elevated deck wraps around the home and offers beautiful views from every angle. You can sip your morning coffee while looking out over the river.
Bunkie on the property.Zaya Oshana | RE/MAX
A bonus aspect of the property is the new bunkie located just up from the home. It's the ideal place for friends or family members to stay. The interior has a cozy fireplace and a ladder leading up to the loft bedroom. The bunkie also comes with a small porch where you can enjoy river views.
Loft bedroom in the bunkie.Zaya Oshana | RE/MAX
With complete privacy from neighbours, you can enjoy a peaceful life at this property. It's a good spot for fishing in the summer and snowmobiling in the winter.
Elevated deck.Zaya Oshana | RE/MAX
At a price of $500,000, the home allows you to have a little nature oasis without spending millions.
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Oscars' guests and viewers are still reeling over Will Smith's surprising and infamous onstage slap of comedian Chris Rock, who joked about Jada Pinkett Smith's hair. Shortly after, Smith went onstage to accept the Best Actor Oscar for his role in King Richard.
Will Packer, producer of the Academy Award, ceremony told the ABC News show Good Morning America that Los Angeles police officers were ready to arrest Will Smith if Rock wanted to press charges.
"They were saying, 'This is battery.' That was the word they used in that moment," Packer told T.J. Holmes, in an exclusive interview that was teased during ABC's World News Tonight. "They said, 'We will go get him. We are prepared. We will go get him right now. You can press charges. We can arrest him. They were laying out the options. And as they were talking, Chris was, he was being very dismissive of those options. He was like, 'No, I'm fine.' He was like, 'no, no, no.' And even to the point where I said, 'Rock, let them finish.'"
In the clip, Packer said after the officers finished laying out what Rock's options were, "they said, 'Would you like us to take any action? And he said no.'"
Packer also said he did not speak to Smith at all on Oscar night. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released a statement saying Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused.
In his acceptance speech, Smith apologized to the Academy and his fellow nominees for the incident, but not Rock. On Instagram the following day, Smith wrote that he was embarrassed by his behavior and told Rock he was sorry. Still, the Academy began disciplinary proceedings against Smith-- which could include "suspension, expulsion, or other sanctions permitted."
SAG-AFTRA is also weighing sanctions against Smith.
On Wednesday night, Rock was onstage in Boston with a new comedy routine. He didn't say much about the slap. "I'm still kind of processing what happened," he said, adding that at some point he will talk about it "and it will be serious and funny."
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Midland’s Trenton Rickels rounds a corner while competing in the Tri-Rivers Conference indoor 1600-meter run where he finished eighth in the league posting a time of 5:22.85 in Dubuque Friday, March 25.
Midland’s Jonny Thomsen, left, hands the baton to teammate Sawyer House during 4x200 relay action from the Tri-Rivers Conference indoor meet on the University of Dubuque campus Friday, March 25. With teammates Cayden Miller and Caden Ballou the foursome tallied a time of 1:39.73 to place fifth in the league.
Midland’s Trenton Rickels rounds a corner while competing in the Tri-Rivers Conference indoor 1600-meter run where he finished eighth in the league posting a time of 5:22.85 in Dubuque Friday, March 25.
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Midland’s Jonny Thomsen, left, hands the baton to teammate Sawyer House during 4x200 relay action from the Tri-Rivers Conference indoor meet on the University of Dubuque campus Friday, March 25. With teammates Cayden Miller and Caden Ballou the foursome tallied a time of 1:39.73 to place fifth in the league.
With impressive numbers, some of the best the Midland boys’ track and field program has seen in decades, hopes are high in Wyoming for the Eagles to have a big 2022 campaign.
After an impressive performance competing at an indoor meet in Dubuque just a week ahead of the Tri-Rivers Conference indoor event Friday, March 25, on that same University of Dubuque track, could the Eagles keep the momentum going against their league rivals?
Midland fans who were in attendance got their answer, and they thoroughly enjoyed the results.
Jonny Thomsen led the way for the Eagle boys coming through with a conference championship winning effort in the 200-meter dash racing to the finish line with a time of 24.18-seconds that edged North Linn’s Tate Haughenbury (24.23) at the tape.
Thomsen not only blazed to a title in the 200 but added a seventh-place performance in the 55-meter dash turning in a time of 6.96 and helped the 4x200 relay team with Sawyer House, Cayden Miller and Caden Ballou to a fifth-place effort as the foursome combined for a time of 1:39.73.
While Thomsen paced the Midland team in the sprints, Trenton Rickels did the same in distance and middle-distance events scoring eighth-place performances in the 800 (2:21.66) and 1600 (5:22.85).
Field events were also a strength with Zain Sauer flying fourth in the high jump clearing the bar set at 5-feet, 8-inches while teammates Jamisen Dodge and Kael Cress each added 5-4 efforts that were good enough to place sixth and seventh, respectively in the event. Thomsen’s 17-5.5 effort in the long jump placed seventh against the 26-jumnper field while Kaleb Westphal came through with a 35-11.5 toss in the shot put to finished ninth overall.
Also competing for the Midland team at the Tri-Rivers Conference indoor event were: 55-meter dash- Miller (19th, 7.35), House (21st, 7.45); 200- Dodge (16th, 26.82); 400- Andrew King (21st, 1:03.66), Justin Block (30th, 1:10.30), Bryce Rushford (32nd, 1:14.29); 4x400 relay- Miller, Sauer, House, King (7th, 4:06.53); distance medley relay- Keegan Vaske, Cress, Garrett Moore, Jayson Ruley (8th, 4:59.53); long jump- Sauer (11th, 16-11.5), House (17th, 16-2.5); shot put- Matt Sauer (16th, 33-6), Ty Jensen (22nd, 30-2). | https://www.eastcentraliowanews.com/anamosa/sports/midland-boys-track-and-field-keeping-the-momentum-going/article_6694b399-918f-54c2-a59b-70fa58244136.html | 2022-04-01T02:01:06Z |
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Genuine Toyota sportscar, precision built at the GR Factory at Toyota's Motomachi Plant
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LONG BEACH, Calif., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It's official: The powerful, stylish and agile hot hatch U.S. drivers are looking for is on its way, the first-ever 2023 GR Corolla. With the detail-obsessed TOYOTA GAZOO Racing team at the helm, and master driver Akio Toyoda, a.k.a. Morizo, signing off on approval, this all-new addition to Toyota's growing lineup of sports cars brings the performance, handling and functionality that hot hatch fans love.
Powered by the lightweight, compact-yet-powerful G16E-GTS turbo-charged, direct/port injected three-cylinder engine, GR Corolla delivers 300 hp and 273 lb.-ft. of torque. Engineered for snappy acceleration out of the corners, output hits peak torque at 3000-5500 rpm, with max horsepower coming at 6500 rpm. Its thrill-inducing power is piped through a unique triple exhaust that's designed to reduce backpressure for maximum power delivery.
The G16-E engine is paired with Toyota's rally developed GR-Four All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) drivetrain. This system gives drivers a choice of 60-40, 50-50 or 30-70 power distribution to the front and rear wheels. GR Corolla will be offered exclusively in a manual transmission, staying true to its hands-on rally racing roots.
Its broad hatch profile and low center of gravity are built on Toyota's GA-C platform, with enhanced frame reinforcements developed specifically for GR Corolla at GR Factory at Toyota Motomachi plant. Functional exterior air vents and aerodynamic features further support steering stability.
GR Corolla will come in two grades, Core and Circuit Edition.
The Core Grade will be available later this year in white, black and Supersonic Red. It will have a color keyed roof with rear lip spoiler, GR-Four stamped side rockers and wide-fender flares. On the inside, seating for five will come with GR logoed fabric sport seats.
The Circuit Edition will be a limited-run model available in 2023. Standard colors are white, Supersonic Red and Heavy Metal with the same GR-Four stamped side rockers and wide fenders as the Core. It adds a forged carbon fiber roof, vented bulge hood and a sporty rear spoiler, Brin Naub® suede-trimmed sport seats with red accents and a launch-year-exclusive Morizo signed shift knob.
The GR Corolla will come equipped with the all-new touchscreen Toyota Audio Multimedia system.
Pricing will be announced later this year.
Race Inspired Engineering
In 2007, Toyota expanded its car development activities with a decision to compete in the 24 Hours Nürburgring, the grueling endurance race held on the famous track winding through the German forest. However, as an unofficial Toyota activity, the team was called GAZOO Racing and was made up of employees, including Akio Toyoda driving under the alias of Morizo.
With a limited budget, the newly named team entered the race with two second-hand Altezzas. Despite adversity, both cars finished the challenging race, and a new era of Toyota motorsports and product development, one founded on a spirit of challenge aimed at instigating change, began.
As TOYOTA GAZOO Racing's first wholly developed and manufactured model for the North American market, the GR Corolla carries this spirit forward.
With professional drivers, experts and Morizo at the wheel, GR Corolla was tested repeatedly at some of Japan's leading circuits, including Fuji Speedway, Suzuka and Tsukuba Circuit. In addition, the GR team carried out heavy duty dirt and snow driving with a Japanese Rally Championship driver. No road was left unturned in the process, so engineers and technicians could sharpen acceleration and control worthy of the GR name.
GR Factory
To help meet the performance goals for the GR Corolla, Toyota has established a dedicated GR Factory at its production facility in Motomachi, Japan. It's the birthplace of legends such as the Lexus LFA and Supra A80 and is now home to the first GR production line, where GR Corolla and GR Yaris are precision built.
Instead of the traditional conveyor system, the body and assembly lines comprise several different cells connected by automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) rather than the conveyors featured in conventional car plants. This fully flexible method of working, with many manual assembly techniques, enables precise body and suspension alignment, with variations in vehicle dimensions and weight kept to a minimum.
Being built by experts means that the assembly of each GR Corolla takes longer than a conventional mass-produced car. The production line has been streamlined for performance, with elements such as body alignment and weld checks to ensure that each GR Corolla is built with meticulous care and attention.
Toyota Gazoo Racing has brought together highly skilled technicians from throughout the company to work on the GR Corolla. This team not only assembles every GR Corolla but also contributes to the technical skills of workers at other Toyota facilities. It's a team structure that's part of the overall GR mission at Toyota, developing people, driving fans and making ever better cars.
The GR-FOUR System
With all TOYOTA GAZOO Racing sports cars firmly rooted in motorsports, it only makes sense that the GR Corolla's drivetrain was born from the rigors of rally racing.
At the heart of the new GR Corolla is the GR-FOUR All-Wheel-Drive system, Toyota's first sports all-wheel-drive system in over 20 years. Developed in collaboration with the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team and honed by WRC drivers, it delivers exceptional levels of traction and control with engineering designed to optimize drive power to each wheel, while also being simple and lightweight.
Made for rally, the GR-FOUR system is designed for a variety of conditions. Whether the driver is looking to adjust performance for dirt, rain or snow, or just in the mood for a different feel, the GR-FOUR system offers settings to match.
With the twist of a dial, GR Corolla can adjust four-wheel drive performance to fit the driver's needs. For every-day situations, drivers can set a front/rear torque distribution of 60:40; for a more sport setting, balance can shift to the rear, with 30:70 distribution for a fun-to-drive quality on winding roads and circuits; and for maximum stability a 50:50 setting can be used for fast, competitive track driving on circuits or special stages. In each mode, the torque balance will automatically adjust in response to the driver's inputs, vehicle behavior and road or track conditions.
The GR Corolla Circuit Edition is also equipped with front and rear Torsen Limited-Slip Differentials (LSD), which offer enhanced cornering performance and grip with control of left and right-hand drive torque distribution on the front and rear axles. Front and rear LSD is available as part of the Performance Package on the Core grade, with 4WD open differentials standard.
Revolutionary 3-Cylinder Turbo Engine
For GR Corolla, we took the same turbocharged G16E-GTS powerplant used in the GR Yaris and boosted its output. This compact-yet-powerful three-cylinder engine has increased power for GR Corolla thanks to improved engine exhaust efficiency thanks to a 3-piece muffler with valve capped off with brushed stainless steel tips. This design reduces exhaust pressure and outside noise, which are essential to backpressure performance.
The G16E also benefits from motorsport technologies that maximize performance, including multi-oil jet piston cooling, large-diameter exhaust valves and a part-machined intake port. Displacing 1,618 cubic centimeters, it produces a maximum power of 300 hp and 273 pound-feet of torque.
Compact and lightweight, the DOHC 12-valve engine features a single-scroll ball-bearing turbo that's matched to a 6-speed intelligent manual transmission (iMT) with rev-matching engineered to accommodate high torque levels. The turbocharger is integrated in the exhaust manifold, reducing weight, while control of wastegate bypass gases is used to improve the catalyst's warm-up efficiency. Combustion is fed by Toyota's D-4S direct and port fuel injection system, which operates at high pressure for maximum fuel dispersion and efficiency.
Wide, Rigid and Designed to Handle
To achieve control worthy of the GR badge, a highly rigid body was specially constructed for GR Corolla. Based off the GA-C platform, it produced handling performance that rewards the driver. Enhanced rigidity comes from significantly more weld points in the frame, particularly to strengthen joints. Further gains are made through extensive use of structural adhesive, increasing the joint rigidity between component parts.
The front suspension is a MacPherson-type strut design that offers both light weight and firm handling, maximizing the tires' grip potential. Made up of circuit-tuned coil springs, shock absorbers and stabilizer bars, the front suspension is designed to deliver all the engine's power to the road and provide optimum cornering capability on all surfaces. The rear suspension uses a double-wishbone type multilink system that accommodates the AWD system's goal of maximum agility and stability.
Wide tread tires ensure high cornering performance while maintaining the excellent high speed stability of the GR Corolla's 103.9-inch long wheelbase. It wears Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tires 235/40R18 on the both grades and comes equipped with 18-in. gloss-black 15-spoke cast alloy wheels on the grades.
Braking power comes from opposed, fixed-caliper disc brakes with 14 x 1.1-inch ventilated and slotted rotors outfitted with 4-piston aluminum calipers on both grades, the Circuit Edition caliper is red painted with GR logo. At the rear, 11.7-in. x 0.7-in. ventilated rotors with 2-piston aluminum fixed-caliper disc brakes with red-painted calipers and GR logo are standard on the Circuit Edition.
Lightweight and Aerodynamic
Throughout the GR Corolla, there has been a focus on saving weight to maximize the performance potential, without compromising strength and safety. This rigorous approach is particularly evident in the car's construction, with extensive use of lightweight metals and materials used in key areas.
On the Circuit Edition, the roof is made of a forged (rather than woven) carbon sheet molding compound. This lightweight, highly rigid material keeps off the ounces that a steel roof would bring and helps lower the car's center of gravity.
Aluminum is used for the hood and front door panels, with light and strong high-tensile steel in critical areas to ensure the car's structure can safely absorb and dissipate impact forces.
For the best possible aerodynamic performance, GR Corolla's nose ascends to a tapering roof line. Wind flow is directed onto the rear spoiler to generate extra downforce. As with rally cars, the shaping of the front and rear canards and GR-FOUR stamped lower rockers efficiently channel airflow down the sides of the vehicle. Hood, fender and rear bumper ducts and a flat underfloor reduce drag, add downforce and improve stability.
Rally Ready Hot Hatch Style
The wide stance and broad hatch exterior design of GR Corolla projects a strong, attack ready style with its black GR badged functional matrix grill. Flanked by functional air ducts on both sides, the front grille on the Circuit Grade comes in gloss-black and features integrated LED fog lamps. Auto on/off LED headlamps and LED DRLs are standard on both grades.
Both grades feature wide front and rear fender-flares. The Circuit Edition features a bulge hood with functional gloss-black air ducts. The Carbon Fiber roof on the Circuit Edition is matched with a matte-black roof mounted shark fin antenna. The Core Grade features an aluminum hood with a color-keyed roof and matching shark-fin antenna. Gloss-black heated power outside mirrors with turn signal indicators, gloss-black window molding and black GR Corolla badges are standard on both grades.
At the rear, both grades feature a rear lower bumper cover with functional air vents, for an extra touch these vents are gloss-black on the Circuit Edition. The tapering of the roof and rear pillars are complimented by a high mounted matte-black rear spoiler on the Circuit and a gloss-black rear-lip spoiler on the Core Grade. The wide track and flaring of the rear wings emphasize the car's wide and low silhouette.
Race Inspired Interior
The design of the GR Corolla's interior reflects the car's performance, particularly around the driver's cockpit.
Incorporating the feedback of professional drivers, a GR Full TFT meter was newly developed with a 12.3-inch color Multi-Information Display (MID) that has a GR meter with 4WD mode, turbo pressure, gear position indicator and tachometer. The brightly lit display is designed for easy-viewing in any condition and even features a start-up GR animation.
The shift lever has a shortened stroke for a quick throw between gears. Positioned where the driver's arm is naturally lowered from steering, the action is light with short shift strokes, adding to the performance quality. GR Corolla uses a pull type mechanical parking brake.
The Circuit Edition's interior is finished in black with red trim details around the door handles, center console, steering wheel and side air vents, and the Core Grade is finished with black and silver details.
Brin Naub® suede and synthetic leather-trimmed sport seats with red stitching, red mesh inserts and GR badged headrests; 6-way adjustable driver's seat with seatback pocket; 4-way adjustable front passenger seat with seatback pocket are standard on the Circuit Edition. Fabric sport seats with gray stitching and GR badged headrests; 6-way adjustable driver's seat with suede sheet seatback pocket; 4-way adjustable front passenger seat with seatback pocket are standard on the Core.
Automatic climate control, power windows with one-touch auto up/down and heated front seats and steering wheel standard on Circuit Edition. Heated front seats and steering wheel are available with the of Cold Weather package option on Core Grade.
A GR leather-trimmed tilt/telescopic sport steering wheel with audio, Multi-Information Display, Bluetooth® hands-free phone and voice-command controls comes standard on the Circuit Edition. For an added touch, a "Morizo" signed shift knob comes exclusively on the launch year Circuit Edition.
Standard on both grades is a push button GR engine start/stop button, aluminum sport pedals, two USB charging ports, one 12V auxiliary power outlet, lighted foot wells, front console tray and rear console box. Qi-compatible wireless smartphone charging with full charge indicator light is standard on the Circuit Edition and available as part of the Technology package on the Core Grade.
The all-new Toyota Audio Multimedia system will come standard on all GR Corollas. Featuring an 8-inch touchscreen, the system offers an improved user experience thanks to new sight, touch and voice activation. With Intelligent Assistant available through Drive Connect*, simple phrases like "Hey Toyota" awakens the system for voice-activated commands to search for directions, find POIs, adjust audio controls, change the cabin temperatures and more.
The cloud-based native navigation system offered through Drive Connect allows for real-time Over the Air updates for mapping and Points of Interest (POI), and Google POI data is integrated to ensure up-to-date search capability. It also supports standard wireless Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto compatibility.
Toyota Audio Multimedia allows for simultaneous dual Bluetooth phone connectivity. A Wi-Fi Connect subscription offers 4G connectivity for up to five devices by turning GR Corolla into an AT&T Hotspot*, and it also offers the ability to link your separate Apple Music® and Amazon Music subscriptions to your vehicle with Integrated Streaming.
The Circuit Edition comes with Premium Audio with Dynamic Navigation with eight JBL® speakers with amplifier. It includes a USB media port, two USB charge ports, Dynamic Navigation with 3-year trial, Dynamic POI Search, Dynamic Voice Recognition, hands-free phone capability and music streaming via Bluetooth® wireless technology, SiriusXM® with 3-month All Access trial. See toyota.com/audio-multimedia for details. Connected Services — Safety Connect® with 1-year trial, Service Connect with 10-year trial, Remote Connect with 1-year trial, Wi-Fi Connect with up to 2GB within 3-month trial and Destination Assist with 1-year trial. See toyota.com/connected-services for details.
The Core Grade comes with six speakers, Android Auto™ & Apple CarPlay® & Amazon Alexa compatible, USB media port, two USB charge ports, hands-free phone capability and music streaming via Bluetooth® wireless technology, SiriusXM® with 3-month All Access trial. See toyota.com/audio-multimedia for details. Connected Services1 — Safety Connect® with 1-year trial, Service Connect with 10-year trial, Remote Connect with 1-year trial, and Wi-Fi Connect with up to 2GB within 3-month trial. See toyota.com/connected-services for details. Premium Audio with Dynamic Navigation and JBL® w/Clari-Fi®, and Qi-compatible wireless smartphone charging are available as part of the Technology Package.
Safety & Other Technology
All GR Corolla grades come standard with Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 (TSS 3.0), which includes enhancements made possible by system sensors with improved detection capability. The Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection is also capable of detecting motorcyclists and guardrails in certain conditions. When making a turn or approaching an intersection, the system is designed to detect forward or laterally approaching oncoming vehicles and provides audio/visual alerts and automatic braking in certain conditions. Improved lane recognition delivers refined performance of Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist and Lane Tracing Assist.
GR Corolla will be equipped with Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC). Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist is designed to notify the driver via audible and visual alerts and slight steering force if it senses the vehicle is leaving the lane without engaging a turn signal. When DRCC is set and engaged, Lane Tracing Assist uses visible lane markers or a preceding vehicle to help keep the vehicle centered in its lane.
Automatic High Beams are designed to detect preceding or oncoming vehicles and automatically switch between high beam and low beam headlights. Road Sign Assist is designed to recognize certain road sign information using a forward-facing camera and display them on the multi-information display (MID).
Toyota's Rear Seat Reminder comes standard on all GR Corolla grades. The feature can note whether a rear door was opened within 10 minutes of the vehicle being turned on, or at any time after the vehicle has been turned on, with a reminder message in the instrument cluster after the engine is turned off, accompanied by multitone chimes.
In addition to the TSS 3.0 system, other standard safety features on the GR Corolla include Blind Spot Monitor (BSM), which is designed to help detect and warn you of vehicles approaching or positioned in the adjacent lanes and Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) for added peace of mind by helping to detect vehicles approaching from either side while backing out and alerting you with a visual and audible warning. Hill Start Assist Control (HAC) also comes standard.
GR Corolla comes with a one year trial subscription of Toyota Safety Connect® at no additional cost — includes Emergency Assistance, Stolen Vehicle Locator, Roadside Assistance and Automatic Collision Notification.
Option Packages
GR Corolla Core Grade is available with the following packages:
Performance package: Includes front and rear Torsen Limited Slip Differentials (LSD).
Technology package: Includes Premium Audio with Dynamic Navigation and JBL® w/Clari-Fi®, and Qi-compatible wireless smartphone charging.
Cold Weather Package: Includes heated front seats and heated steering wheel.
Preliminary Specifications
All specifications are estimated and values and not final.
GR Corolla pricing will be announced in the coming months, and it will go on sale later this year.
Limited Warranty and ToyotaCare
Toyota's 36-month/36,000-mile basic new-vehicle warranty applies to all components other than normal wear and maintenance items. Additional 60-month warranties cover the powertrain for 60,000 miles and corrosion with no mileage limitation. Toyota dealers have complete details on the limited warranty. GR Corolla also comes with ToyotaCare, a plan covering normal factory-scheduled maintenance and 24-hour roadside assistance for two years or 25,000 miles, whichever comes first.
*Certain features include a trial period at no extra cost upon original date of new vehicle purchase or lease. After the trial period ends, a paid subscription is required. More details on trial periods and subscription-based features can be found at https://www.toyota.com/connected-services/.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our nearly 1,500 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs more than 39,000 people in the U.S. who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 32 million cars and trucks at our nine manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota's 10th plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With the more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker, a quarter of the company's 2021 U.S. sales were electrified.
To help inspire the next generation for a career in STEM-based fields, including mobility, Toyota launched its virtual education hub at www.TourToyota.com with an immersive experience and chance to virtually visit many of our U.S. manufacturing facilities. The hub also includes a series of free STEM-based lessons and curriculum through Toyota USA Foundation partners, virtual field trips and more. For more information about Toyota, visit www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.
About TOYOTA GAZOO Racing
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing embodies Toyota's commitment to overcoming every limit to make 'ever-better' cars, to forge new technologies and solutions under the extreme conditions of motorsports, and to never stop innovating. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing races its cars to push the limits for better and to learn from the toughest challenges. Competing on every kind of road, no matter what the challenge, inspires TOYOTA GAZOO Racing to build 'ever-better' cars and engineer Toyota's future DNA to bring freedom, adventure, and joy of driving to everyone. For more information, visit www.toyotagazooracing.com.
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TULALIP, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday signed into law a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people, to help address a silent crisis that has plagued Indian Country in this state and nationwide.
The law sets up a system similar to Amber Alerts and so-called silver alerts, which are used respectively for missing children and vulnerable adults in many states. It was spearheaded by Democratic Rep. Debra Lekanoff, the only Native American lawmaker currently serving in the Washington state Legislature, and championed by Indigenous leaders statewide.
“I am proud to say that the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s and People’s Alert System came from the voices of our Native American leaders,” said Lekanoff, a member of the Tlingit tribe and the bill’s chief sponsor. “It’s not just an Indian issue, it’s not just an Indian responsibility. Our sisters, our aunties, our grandmothers are going missing every day … and it’s been going on for far too long.”
Tribal leaders, many of them women, wore traditional hats woven from cedar as they gathered around Inslee for the signing on the Tulalip Reservation, north of Seattle. Afterward they gifted him with a handmade traditional ribbon shirt and several multicolored woven blankets.
The law attempts to address a crisis of missing Indigenous people — particularly women — in Washington and across the United States. While it includes missing men, women and children, a summary of public testimony on the legislation notes that “the crisis began as a women’s issue, and it remains primarily a women’s issue.”
Besides notifying law enforcement when there’s a report of a missing Indigenous person, the new alert system will place messages on highway reader boards and on the radio and social media, and provide information to the news media.
The legislation was paired with another bill Inslee, a Democrat, signed Thursday that requires county coroners or medical examiners to take steps to identify and notify family members of murdered Indigenous people and return their remains. That new law also establishes two grant funds for Indigenous survivors of human trafficking.
This piece of the crisis is important because in many cases, murdered Indigenous women are mistakenly recorded as white or Hispanic by coroners’ offices, they’re never identified, or their remains never repatriated.
A 2021 report by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office found the true number of missing and murdered Indigenous women in the U.S. is unknown due to reporting problems, distrust of law enforcement and jurisdictional conflicts. But Native American women face murder rates almost three times those of white women overall — and up to 10 times the national average in certain locations, according to a 2021 summary of the existing research by the National Congress of American Indians. More than 80% have experienced violence.
In Washington, more than four times as many Indigenous women go missing than white women, according to research conducted by the Urban Indian Health Institute in Seattle, but many such cases receive little or no media attention.
The bill signing began with a traditional welcome song passed down by Harriette Shelton Dover, a cherished cultural leader and storyteller. Dover recovered and shared many traditions and songs from tribes along Washington’s northern Pacific Coast and worked with linguists before her death in 1991 to preserve her language, Lushootseed, from extinction. Women performed an honor song after the event.
Tulalip Tribes of Washington Chairwoman Teri Gobin said Washington and Montana are the two states with the most missing Indigenous people in the U.S. Nearly four dozen Native people are currently missing in Seattle alone, she said.
“What’s the most important thing is bringing them home, whether they’ve been trafficked, whether they’ve been stolen or murdered,” she said. “It’s a wound that stays open, and it’s something that we pray with (for) each person, we can bring them home.”
Investigations into missing Indigenous people, particularly women, have been plagued by many issues for decades.
When a person goes missing on a reservation, there are often there are jurisdictional conflicts between tribal police and local and state law enforcement. A lack of staff and police resources, and the rural nature of many reservations, compound those problems. And many times, families of tribal members distrust non-Native law enforcement or don’t know where to report news of a missing loved one.
An alert system will help mitigate some of those problems by allowing better communication and coordination between tribal and non-tribal law enforcement and creating a way for law enforcement to flag such cases for other agencies. The law expands the definition of “missing endangered person” to include Indigenous people, as well as children and vulnerable adults with disabilities or memory or cognitive issues.
The law takes effect June 9 and some details are still being worked out. For example, it’s unclear what criteria law enforcement will use to positively identify a missing person as Native American and how the information will be disseminated in rural areas, including on some reservations, where highways lack electronic reader boards — or where there aren’t highways at all.
The measure is the latest step Washington has taken to address the issue. The Washington State Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Task Force is working to coordinate a statewide response and had its first meeting in December. Its first report is expected in August.
Many states from Arizona to Oregon to Wisconsin have taken recent action to address the crisis of murdered and missing Indigenous women. Efforts include funding for better resources for tribal police to the creation of new databases specifically targeting missing tribal members. Tribal police agencies that use Amber Alerts for missing Indigenous children include the Hopi and Las Vegas Paiute.
In California, the Yurok Tribe and the Sovereign Bodies Institute, an Indigenous-run research and advocacy group, uncovered 18 cases of missing or slain Native American women in roughly the past year in their recent work — a number they consider a vast undercount. An estimated 62% of those cases are not listed in state or federal databases for missing persons.
The law is already drawing attention from other states, whose attorney generals have called to ask how to enact similar legislation, said state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who called the law “truly groundbreaking.”
“Any time you’re doing something for the first time in this country, that’s an extra heavy lift,” he said. “This most certainly will not be our last reform to make sure that we bring everybody back home. .. There is so much more work that needs to be done and must be done.”
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Flaccus reported from Portland, Oregon.
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It's the perfect girls' getaway.
This beautiful farm near Toronto offers more than just flower picking. Makkink's Flower Farm in Tillsonburg is hosting Ladies' Night Out experiences this season, and you and your friends can enjoy some fun while surrounded by colourful blooms.
The farm is filled with over 30 flower varieties including ranunculus, peonies, zinnias, dahlias, and sunflowers. You can stroll through the fields and pick your own bouquet to take home with you from June to October.
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In addition to cut-your-own, the venue is offering Ladies' Night on the Farm this season. You and your friends can spend the evening enjoying food and blooms in a picturesque setting.
The experience begins in the "Flower Lounge" where you'll be treated to coffee, tea, or a cold drink. Next, you'll get a tour through the flower fields where you can cut your own blooms.
Once you've selected your flowers, you'll head back to the lounge where you'll find the outdoor fire pit alight. You can chat with friends while putting together a beautiful bouquet.
The Flower Lounge consists of a small fire pit, swing, and rocking chair with a large fire pit and picnic table just outside. The entire experience is four hours long and comes with a drink, snack, and small gift. You can also bring your own snacks and store them in the fridge.
The farm will also be hosting events like cut-you-own flowers and different workshops. You can find out more by visiting the website.
The cost for Ladies' Nights is $60 per person and there is a minimum number of four people required.
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There’s been no doubting the Midland boys’ track and field team, over much of the last quarter century, has fielded some incredibly gifted athletes who have helped put the program on the map in various ways.
The only problem? There just hasn’t been enough of them for the Eagles to compete consistently throughout the years.
Year-in and year-out the Midland boys have lacked the numbers needed to compete on the elite level.
Could 2022 be the start of something special in Wyoming?
Just take a look at the team picture.
That should tell you everything you need to know about the direction this program is headed under head coach Ben Hildebrandt.
The Eagles haven’t fielded a team with numbers like this (29 athletes on the roster) in almost 25 years, and it’s those numbers, and the versatility it gives Hildebrandt, that should hopefully ignite a Midland track and field resurgence.
“We have several returners who should have great seasons,” said Hildebrandt, who returns an impressive list of 13 letter winners that includes Jon Thomsen, Jamisen Dodge, Bryce Rushford, Trenton Rickels, Cayden Miller, Kaleb Westphal, Brayden Grau, Zain Sauer, Caden Ballou, Ty Jensen, Matt Sauer, Sawyer House and Seth Bixler.
“However, we will be competing this season without several of our key members from last year’s team due to a few injuries during previous sports season. The biggest loss however was the passing of Lincoln Gravel. We will miss his loving personality and his abilities on the track this season.”
Midland honored Gravel having ‘LG’ woven into the team jerseys this season.
The 2022 roster includes an impressive list of 10 freshmen (the largest of any class on the team) but the team does return 2021 state qualifiers in Thomsen (100-meter dash and sprint medley relay) as well as Grau and Miller (sprint medley). Jared Crock, another state qualifier from the sprint medley relay last season will not be able to compete this spring due to an injury suffered during the wrestling campaign.
Thomsen returns as the team’s top sprinter and is already off to a fast start through indoor meets this spring.
“We have a group of sprinters that will contribute in varsity relays all season long, including Jonny, Jamisen, Cayden, Brayden, Zain, Caden Seth Bixler, Warren Etten and Keegan Vaske,” Hildebrandt said. “Trent returns as our distance runner and will be working towards trying to qualify for state in the 1600. He was about 20-seconds short of qualifying last season and the goal is to get him there this season.”
Hildebrandt also has options when it comes to field events as well.
“Our top-3 returning throwers are Ty, Matt and Kalen,” he said. “After losing Iziek Soper to graduation, we need to find ways to score points in the throws. Ty and Matt both have the potential to have a great year in the discus. Kaleb has been working on his shot put technique and has been a great leader for us so far this year in practice, the weight room and with the throws group overall.” | https://www.eastcentraliowanews.com/anamosa/sports/midland-boys-track-and-field-preview-start-of-something-special-in-wyoming/article_6f0a90ff-7ba6-585b-a7e6-7d9542a97684.html | 2022-04-01T02:01:12Z |
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Seeking to counter international fears over its new security alliance with China, the Solomon Islands said Friday it won’t allow China to build a military base there.
But that insistence will do little to ease concerns about the pact from the nation’s traditional partners that include New Zealand, Australia and the United States.
The leader of neighboring Micronesia added his voice to those expressing trepidation by invoking the bloody battles of World War II and warning that the pact could again see the South Pacific region become a battleground for much larger powers.
The Solomon Islands government said Thursday a draft agreement of the new security pact had been initialed by representatives from the Solomons and China and would be “cleaned up” and signed.
In a statement Friday, the Solomon Islands government said that “contrary to the misinformation promoted by anti-government commentators” the agreement did not invite China to establish a military base.
“Government is conscious of the security ramification of hosting a military base, and it will not be careless to allow such initiative to take place under its watch,” the statement said.
The statement seemed to more emphatically rule out the possibility of a base after Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare had earlier told parliament it had no intention of asking China to build a base.
Sogavare said his nation sought only peace and prosperity, citing its foreign policy mantra: “We are friends to all and enemies to none.” He said it wasn’t a secret deal but a sovereign issue.
Under the terms of the draft agreement, China could send police, military personnel and other armed forces to the Solomon Islands “to assist in maintaining social order” and for a variety of other reasons. It could also send warships to the islands for stopovers and to replenish supplies, which had led to speculation about the possibility of China establishing a naval base on the South Pacific islands.
Micronesia President David Panuelo wrote a letter to Sogavare saying Micronesia had “grave security concerns” about the “novel and unprecedented” arrangement.
He said the two small nations had become battle grounds during World War II and that it could happen again as China, the U.S. and Australia asserted themselves in the region.
“And is it plausible that, once the spheres have been carved out, that our concerns about climate change — today’s problem — would manifest into all-too-real concerns about a war in our backyards, with our people, our islands, as the playground for children playing as adults?” Panuelo wrote to Sogavare.
Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton said Friday that while it respected the Solomons’ sovereignty, the deal showed that China was acting aggressively in the region.
“We need to be very cautious here because the Chinese are incredibly aggressive, the tactics that they’re deploying into small island nations are quite remarkable,” he told Sky News.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern this week described the possibility of Chinese military forces stationed on the Solomon Islands as “the potential militarization of the region.” And the U.S. State Department said Washington did not believe China’s security forces and methods needed to be exported.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Thursday that “relevant parties should see the China-Solomon Islands security cooperation objectively and rationally and stop making irresponsible remarks.”
“Attempts to provoke, obstruct and undermine China’s friendly relations with the island countries is not popular and will not succeed,” Wang told reporters at a daily briefing.
“China-Solomon Islands cooperation does not target any third party and is not in conflict with Solomon Islands’ cooperation with other countries. Instead, it complements the existing regional cooperation mechanisms in a positive way,” he added.
The Solomon Islands, home to about 700,000 people, switched its diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to Beijing in 2019 — a contributing factor to riots in November last year between residents of different islands within the country.
Australian police have been in the capital, Honiara, maintaining peace since then under a bilateral security treaty established in 2017. It provides a legal basis for the rapid deployment of Australian police, troops and associated civilians in the event of a major security challenge.
Chinese police are already on the islands conducting a training mission.
The Federated States of Micronesia is home to about 100,000 people. It has diplomatic relations and considers itself a “friend” of China, as well as having a close relationship with the U.S. under a compact of free association.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Upholding a Trump-era environmental policy, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will not regulate a drinking water contaminant that has been linked to brain damage in infants.
The agency said the Trump administration's decision in 2020 not to regulate perchlorate in drinking water was made with the “best available peer reviewed science.” The chemical is used in rocket fuel and fireworks.
At the time, Trump's EPA said perchlorate was not found widely enough in drinking water or "at levels of public health concern" to warrant federal regulation. The decision was one of many Trump-era rollbacks or eliminations of existing or pending public health and environmental protections. The Biden administration ordered a review of that decision at the start of his term.
EPA Assistant Administrator Radhika Fox said the agency was “applying the right tools to support public health protections.”
Environmental groups slammed the Biden administration’s decision.
“The Trump EPA gave perchlorate a pass; it was a bad decision then, and it’s a bad decision now,” said Erik Olson of the Natural Resources Defense Council advocacy group. “Tap water across America will remain contaminated by this toxic chemical.”
Perchlorate from runoff contaminates the drinking water of as many as 16 million Americans, the Obama administration said in 2011 when it announced the EPA would for the first time set maximum limits for the chemical compound. It has been used in the U.S. for decades, particularly by the military and defense industries, and is commonly found in munitions, fireworks, matches and signal flares.
Exposure to the compound can damage the development of fetuses and children and cause measurable drops in IQ in newborns, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in 2019, when it called for stringent federal limits. It damages human development by disrupting the functioning of the thyroid gland.
In its 2020 review, the EPA said state-level regulations and cleanup activities at contaminated sites had lowered the health risks posed by the compound. Massachusetts and California, for example, limit perchlorate in drinking water to 2 parts per billion and 6 parts per billion, respectively.
“But the problem is that for the rest of the country the states have not set standards,” said Olson of the Natural Resources Defense Council. He said the compound is in “the top tier of problematic chemicals in our water.”
In the Southwest, perchlorate has been detected in groundwater that entered Lake Mead in Nevada. Manufacturing facilities in Henderson, Nevada, were the source of the chemical. The EPA said cleanup activities at two industrial sites in the state between 2002 and 2006 resulted in reduced levels of perchlorate in data provided since then by Nevada environmental and water agencies.
The EPA said Thursday it was considering other steps besides a federal drinking water limit, such as setting standards at open burning and detonation sites, where severe perchlorate contamination is generated from the burning of hazardous byproducts from weapons manufacturing and munitions. One such site is in Colfax, Louisiana, where environmentalists have long advocated for reform.
But environmental advocates said such measures fall short of what's needed.
“Simply put, toxic chemicals used in rocket fuel do not belong in our drinking water," said John Rumpler, senior attorney with Environment America.
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AP reporter Matthew Daly contributed to this report.
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You Can Pick Your Own Bouquet In Ontario At These 12 Flower Farms Full Of Blooms
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The fresh sights and smells of spring bring vibrant flowers in all the colours of the rainbow. Instead of simply buying a bouquet at the local shop, why not wander a field full of blooms and pick your own flowers in Ontario this spring.
You can wander through a dreamland of flowers at multiple farms across Ontario, creating your own bouquet throughout the summer. From the tulips of spring to summer sunflowers and dahlias that bloom into the fall, you can create your own floral masterpiece during a fun day in the sun.
Here are twelve different flower farms in Ontario where you can cut your own stems and bring home a personal floral bouquet.
Windecker Woods Flower Farm
Price: Pay what you think is fair
When: June - October
Address: 215 Windecker Rd., Cayuga, ON
Why You Need To Go: Grab clippers and a basket and start cutting your own beautiful bouquet. There are rows of different flowers from dahlias to sunflowers, depending on the season. While some flowers have a set price, such as peonies for $2 per stem, for most flowers you pay what you think is a fair price.
Makkink's Flower Farm
Price: $45 admission & 25 stems
When: Opens in May (Exact date TBA) through summer
Address: 164604 Kellett Rd., Tillsonburg, ON
Why You Need To Go: You can book tickets online for the cut-your-own flower experience or sign up for a floral workshop. There are over 35 types of flowers grown here with varieties changing slightly as the seasons change. You'll find vases for sale and other accessories in their farm store once you're done creating your floral arrangement.
Tasc Tulip Pick Farm
Price: $17.50 + per person
When: Opening late April until May 31 (weather permitting)
Address: 1415 Balfour St., Fenwick, ON
Why You Need To Go: You can walk through 2 million dreamy rainbow tulips and pick your own bouquet to bring home. There will be food trucks and a number of fun displays that will transport you to Holland. They'll be over 80 types of tulip flowers to pick from.
Colour Pop Florals
Price: $10+ per bouquet
When: July - October
Address: Lasalle, ON
Why You Need To Go: This pick your own flower farm in Ontario specializes in bright dahlias. You'll feel like you're walking through a field of sunshine through the pink, yellow and orange hues. They're planting over 20,000 flowers this year with new colours.
Andrews' Scenic Acres
Price: $12 admission per person
When: Opening May 1
Address: 9365 10th Sideroad, Milton, ON
Why You Need To Go: You can walk through fields of blooms picking your own sunflowers, dahlias and wildflowers. This farm grows much more than flowers and from spring through fall you'll find seasonal produce and you can pick your own berries, apples and pumpkins too. They offer activities like mazes and wagon rides.
Lochland Botanicals
Price: Prices vary
When: Plans to open in May (Exact date TBA)
Address: 2468 25 Side Rd., Campbellville, ON
Why You Need To Go: With over 40,000 plants to choose from, you can pick your own flowers and herbs. In addition to the floral bouquets you can create with sunflowers, poppies and calendula you can pick herbs like lavender, basil and thyme.
Green Corners Farm
Price: $5+ per person
When: Opening in May (Exact date TBA)
Address: 1259 York's Corners Rd., Edwards, ON
Why You Need To Go: They have over 350,000 tulips planted for spring, with new displays for photo opportunities this year and a garden of show flowers as well. Come summer you can pick snapdragons and sunflowers at the same farm. There will be more flowers to be picked than in previous years.
Stems Flower Farm
Price: $35 per PYO bouquet
When: Spring opening TBA
Address: 5130 Sixth Line, Cookstown, ON
Why You Need To Go: Pre-book online and spend up to an hour walking the bright green flower fields to pick your own perfect stems. You'll be immersed in florals from dahlias to sunflowers. They also have some farm-fresh fruits and veggies for sale throughout the seasons.
Wynn Farms
Price: TBA
When: Opening mid-July (Exact date TBA)
Address: 8191 Hwy 33, Greater Napanee, ON
Why You Need To Go: This small town farm has a pumpkin patch and apple orchard each fall and this will be the first summer that they're welcoming you to create a personal bouquet at the new pick your own flower field. They'll be different types of flowers available to pick, plus a Field to Vase experience twice a week, that can be booked online.
Fresh Market Farms
Price: $30 per person
When: Opening mid-May (Exact date TBA)
Address: 521 Concession 6 E., Millgrove, ON
Why You Need To Go: As one of the largest you-pick flower farms in the area, there are 10 acres of flower fields to wander and cut blooms from. They have a new tulip field this spring, with other flowers like snapdragons and poppies too. They offer treats and activities including yoga classes, flower arranging events, baked goods, herbs and ice cream for sale.
Garden Party Flower Farm
Price: $30+ per person
When: Planning to open in June (Exact date TBA)
Address: 1528 Notre Dame Dr., St. Agatha, ON
Why You Need To Go: You can get lost in 2-acres of pick-your-own flower fields in a rainbow of colours. Fill a jar full of flowers of your choice through the summer, or register for one of their floral workshops that are expected to resume this year.
Vankleek Hill Tulip Fields
Price: $10+ per person
When: Early May (Exact date TBA)
Address: 199 Main St. E., Vankleek Hill, ON
Why You Need To Go: This brand new tulip field has 13 varieties of tulips and over 300,000 of them to wander through and pick from. You can pre-book a time online and you'll find snacks and merchandise for sale as well as your personalized bouquet you've picked yourself. | https://www.narcity.com/toronto/you-can-pick-your-own-bouquet-in-ontario-at-these-flower-farms-full-of-blooms | 2022-04-01T02:01:17Z |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director William Burns has tested positive for COVID-19, according to an agency statement Thursday.
The statement said Burns is experiencing mild symptoms and working from home, with plans to return to the office after five days and testing negative. The director is fully vaccinated and boosted.
Burns last met with President Joe Biden on Wednesday morning in a socially distanced meeting where the director wore an N-95 mask. The agency says Burns is not considered a close contact of the president by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention standards. The nature of the meeting was not disclosed by the CIA.
Biden is not known to have tested positive for the virus since the pandemic began. Several people in recent weeks have tested positive for the virus shortly after seeing the president, including press secretary Jen Psaki, deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin. | https://www.ketk.com/news/politics/cia-director-tests-positive-for-covid-19-has-mild-symptoms/ | 2022-04-01T02:01:16Z |
Members of the 2022 Midland girls’ golf team are, left to right, Jada Kramer, Lexi Zaruba, Gracie Franzen, Hannah Fishwild, Addi Franzen, Jayda Thomsen and Head Coach Ryan Steines. Not pictured: Claire Dosland and Haley Smith.
Midland girls golf coach Ryan Steines isn’t going to make any wild predictions about how his 2022 team is going to win numerous tournaments or compete for a Tri-Rivers Conference championship.
Steines is keeping things real with the Eagles this spring, and he really wants to focus the girls’ attention squarely on one thing and one thing only.
To have fun.
What else would you want from a squad that barely has any experience on a golf course?
Well, I guess there is one more thing Steines would like to see from his team.
Improvement.
“With so many girls being new to the game, our number one goal is to have fun while we learn the game,” said Steines, who does return experience with letter winners in juniors Gracie Franzen, Hannah Fishwild and Jayda Thomsen.
“Then our second goal is to improve as the season goes on. We talk about how this doesn’t even mean our scores have to improve, but that we learn the rules and etiquette of golf throughout the year.”
Those letter winners made dramatic improvement a year ago, and Steines is hoping it carries over to this spring as well.
“My three returning letter winners will be my top golfers this year,” he said. “They improved greatly last year from the start of the season to the end. From our first meet last year to regionals, our nine-hole team score improved by around 50 strokes.
“We will still be very inexperienced as out of our five freshmen, only one has ever golfed before, but from the very few practices we’ve had there is potential within this group and they are eager to learn the game.”
Other than the three letter winners, the remainder of the 2022 Midland roster is made up of freshmen in Lexi Zaruba, Addi Franzen, Jada Kramer, Claire Dosland and Haley Smith.
“All the girls are excited to learn the game and they’re not afraid to admit they don’t know much about golf but are willing to ask questions when they are not sure,” Steines said. “All five freshmen will have a chance to play in meets this year. A lot of our conference meet will allow us to take eight golfers and we will take all eight as much as we can.
“We also have some girls we share with other activities like track, FFA and club volleyball, so all of the freshman will have a chance to step into a varsity role at some point during the season. Lexi Zaruba has the most experience out of the freshmen group and has the ability and experience to step in and be one of our varsity scorers most nights.” | https://www.eastcentraliowanews.com/anamosa/sports/midland-girls-golf-preview-mostly-new-to-the-game-of-golf/article_2aaf0e49-cd28-5943-ae9a-82a40e450b81.html | 2022-04-01T02:01:18Z |
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Newsight Imaging and LIPS Sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to Collaborate on Developing New 3D Vision Products
NESS ZIONA, Israel and TAIPEI, April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Newsight Imaging, an innovative semiconductor company that develops 3D machine vision sensors and spectral vision chips and LIPS, a leading global provider of Industrial 3D Vision and Edge-AI solutions, have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop, promote, and facilitate eTOF® (enhanced-Time-Of-Flight)-based 3D vision systems for Industry 4.0 use-cases and AIoT.
The agreement formalizes the collaboration of both parties to work toward integrating Newsight's advanced Series NSI1000 depth sensors and the upcoming NSI9000 into LIPS 3D camera and system solutions. Furthermore, the agreement allows a direct channel between the R&D teams to ensure a fast design-win and mass production of the new game-changing products.
The vision systems are designed for Industry 4.0 safety, process improvement, and automation applications. The connective devices will support AIoT platforms for the ultimate intelligent cross-industry and multi-purpose 3D vision solution. AIoT applications are bringing intelligence to the cutting edge, as it moves the analysis to the IoT device itself, eliminating any delay in the processing. The global AIoT market will reach $78.3 billion by 2026, showing substantial growth with 39.1% CAGR.
Luke Liu, CEO of LIPS, comments in regard to the agreement: "We are thrilled to partner with Newsight and enhance our growing portfolio of LIPSedge™ 3D cameras and solutions. Newsight's advanced depth sensors will allow LIPS to build new and exciting 3DxAI solutions targeting both industrial 4.0 and AIoT markets with innovative edge capability."
Eli Assoolin, CEO and Co-Founder of Newsight Imaging, adds his remarks about the MoU: "Newsight is very pleased to add LIPS, a strategic player in 3D vision, to our growing eTOF® based products' customer base. The combination of Newsight's sensors with LIPS's deep technology solutions will offer the market an opportunity to benefit from high-end 3D solutions in a very affordable and a mass-volume-oriented pricing scheme."
About LIPS
LIPS (http://www.lips-hci.com) is a global leading provider of 3D AI solutions. We design, build, and customize 3D depth cameras and middleware, and provide turnkey solutions for our customers' applications. Our differentiation comes from our unique strength in delivering customized machine vision and AI solutions for customer applications in every industry.
About Newsight Imaging
Newsight Imaging (www.nstimg.com) develops advanced CMOS image sensor chips for 3D machine vision and spectral analysis. Newsight's depth camera sensors for machine vision serve verticals such as Mobile & Metaverse, Robotics, Industry 4.0, Automotive Safety, etc. The company recently launched its one-of-a-kind solid-state LiDAR reference design, the eTOF™ LiDAR, based on the NSI1000 sensor. In addition, Newsight has developed a spectral chip backed by AI technology, demonstrated in SpectraLIT™. SpectraLIT™ offers a unique and affordable solution for remote healthcare, real time diagnosis, and quality inspection solutions for water, food & beverage, etc. The company has US and EU patents and has received multiple grants by the Israeli Innovation Authority.
Contact:
Michal Cooper
+972-8-3792388
michal.cooper@nstimg.com
SOURCE Newsight Imaging | https://finance.yahoo.com/news/newsight-imaging-lips-sign-memorandum-010000213.html | 2022-04-01T02:01:19Z |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Upholding a Trump-era environmental policy, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will not regulate a drinking water contaminant that has been linked to brain damage in infants.
The agency said the Trump administration’s decision in 2020 not to regulate perchlorate in drinking water was made with the “best available peer reviewed science.” The chemical is used in rocket fuel and fireworks.
At the time, Trump’s EPA said perchlorate was not found widely enough in drinking water or “at levels of public health concern” to warrant federal regulation. The decision was one of many Trump-era rollbacks or eliminations of existing or pending public health and environmental protections. The Biden administration ordered a review of that decision at the start of his term.
EPA Assistant Administrator Radhika Fox said the agency was “applying the right tools to support public health protections.”
Environmental groups slammed the Biden administration’s decision.
“The Trump EPA gave perchlorate a pass; it was a bad decision then, and it’s a bad decision now,” said Erik Olson of the Natural Resources Defense Council advocacy group. “Tap water across America will remain contaminated by this toxic chemical.”
Perchlorate from runoff contaminates the drinking water of as many as 16 million Americans, the Obama administration said in 2011 when it announced the EPA would for the first time set maximum limits for the chemical compound. It has been used in the U.S. for decades, particularly by the military and defense industries, and is commonly found in munitions, fireworks, matches and signal flares.
Exposure to the compound can damage the development of fetuses and children and cause measurable drops in IQ in newborns, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in 2019, when it called for stringent federal limits. It damages human development by disrupting the functioning of the thyroid gland.
In its 2020 review, the EPA said state-level regulations and cleanup activities at contaminated sites had lowered the health risks posed by the compound. Massachusetts and California, for example, limit perchlorate in drinking water to 2 parts per billion and 6 parts per billion, respectively.
“But the problem is that for the rest of the country the states have not set standards,” said Olson of the Natural Resources Defense Council. He said the compound is in “the top tier of problematic chemicals in our water.”
In the Southwest, perchlorate has been detected in groundwater that entered Lake Mead in Nevada. Manufacturing facilities in Henderson, Nevada, were the source of the chemical. The EPA said cleanup activities at two industrial sites in the state between 2002 and 2006 resulted in reduced levels of perchlorate in data provided since then by Nevada environmental and water agencies.
The EPA said Thursday it was considering other steps besides a federal drinking water limit, such as setting standards at open burning and detonation sites, where severe perchlorate contamination is generated from the burning of hazardous byproducts from weapons manufacturing and munitions. One such site is in Colfax, Louisiana, where environmentalists have long advocated for reform.
But environmental advocates said such measures fall short of what’s needed.
“Simply put, toxic chemicals used in rocket fuel do not belong in our drinking water,” said John Rumpler, senior attorney with Environment America.
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AP reporter Matthew Daly contributed to this report.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former minor league pitcher ran a major league illegal sports betting operation in California that used other former pro athletes to take bets and took wagers from players still in the game, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Wayne Nix, who threw for Oakland Athletics farm teams, used his connections to recruit three former Major League Baseball players and a former pro football player as fellow bookies, prosecutors said.
The MLB began looking into the matter when it learned of it Thursday, but was unaware any of those involved other than Nix, a spokesman said.
Court records offered no names of the players who worked for Nix or those who placed bets with his business, but they provide a glimpse of the kind of money being wagered, earned and lost.
A professional football player paid Nix $245,000 for gambling losses in 2016. An MLB coach paid $4,000 in losses that same year. It was not disclosed if either bet on their own games or their own sports.
MLB prohibits players from betting on baseball or gambling illegally on sports. They can bet on other sports if it’s legal. The National Football League policy bars all personnel from betting on football games.
A Los Angeles check cashing business that has agreed to plead guilty to failing to prevent money laundering in the scheme cashed over $18 million in checks from two single bettors, prosecutors said.
One client wagered $5 million on the Super Bowl but it was not revealed if that gambit paid off.
Sports betting is legal in 30 states, but not in California. However, voters will have a chance to legalize it at the polls in November.
Nix, 45, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to run an illegal gambling operation and faces up to eight years in prison. He also admitted he failed to report $1.4 million in income in 2017 and 2018. He has agreed to pay back taxes and interest of $1.25 million and forfeit $1.3 million seized from bank accounts.
Nix began the sports bookmaking business about 20 years ago after his six-year minor league career — with stops in Arizona, Texas and California — ended, prosecutors said.
His client list was created from contacts he had made in the sports world and included current and former pro athletes. The agents he hired helped expand that clientele.
The operation eventually began using a Costa Rican business, Sand Island Sports, to create accounts where bets could be placed and tracked and credit limits set, prosecutors said. Bets were placed online or through a call center, though Nix paid winners and kept most of the money from losing bets.
Those who exceeded credit limits were shut off, though exceptions were made, according to court documents.
A sports broadcaster's account was reactivated in February 2019 after he told Nix he was refinancing his home mortgage to pay off his gambling debts.
In September 2019, Nix increased the credit limit to a baseball player with debts so he could make additional bets.
In November, 2019, Nix's partner, Edon Kagasoff, told a business manager for a professional basketball player that he would increase the maximum wager he could place to $25,000 per NBA game.
Kagasoff, 44, faces the same conspiracy charge as Nix. He also agreed to plead guilty and forfeit over $3 million in funds seized from his home and bank accounts. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Ex-minor-leaguer-ran-major-league-sports-betting-17049855.php | 2022-04-01T02:01:20Z |
Astrological predictions for the day
Astrological predictions for the day
Astrological predictions for April 1, 2022:
Aries (March 21-April 20): Today, the Moon is in Pisces. In your Sign, the Moon will be in the 12th house. Tough times on the love front may keep you worried. However, this is a temporary phase so you should not let it reign your mind. If there are any issues, feel free to talk to your beloved. You may find yourself distracted at work today. Pending tasks may be boring but your superiors will want you to finish them on time. Your expectations from your superiors may be too high and they may leave you disappointed.
Taurus (April 21-May 21): Today, the Moon is in Pisces. In your Sign, the Moon will be in the 11th house. A sacrificing attitude will definitely help you in matters of love. It is a day with its share of good and bad things. You tend to be possessive in your relationship. At work, you may want to bring maximum results without any effort in the first half of the day. You will depend on your luck today. You will be in no mood to work hard and you may choose to be smart about it.
Gemini (May 22-June 21): Today, the Moon is in Pisces. In your Sign, the Moon will be in the 10th house. Today, you are likely to remain transparent in all your dealings. You can be optimistic about your chances of success if you choose to propose to that special someone. The day will bring more pleasure than pain. You'll stay focused at work today but may get stressed in making instant decisions. However, gradually you shall receive praise for your excellence in work. Try to be understanding towards personal matters. Stay calm and plan your schedule properly.
Cancer (June 22-July 22): Today, the Moon is in Pisces. In your Sign, the Moon will be in the 9th house. There may not be many opportunities visible on the horizon today. Moreover, chances are that you may end up getting embroiled in some complicated situations, without even a fault of yours. Relax! Given your people skills and lively spirits, you will be able to sail through. Also, the fact that you may have dealt with similar situations in the past too will make it even easier for you. You'll enjoy doing some creative work and that will uplift your mood throughout.
Leo (July 23-August 23): Today, the Moon is in Pisces. In your Sign, the Moon will be in the 8th house. You will get good cooperation from your colleagues and subordinates. In your personal life also you will gain the support of your spouse and your friends. Other people will be accommodating of your problems and will try to solve them for you. Your expenses may increase, leading to some financial worries. Your work schedule may continue to be hectic and a lot of your energy will be consumed in making plans.
Virgo (August 24-September 22): Today, the Moon is in Pisces. In your Sign, the Moon will be in the 7th house. Today, your business partners may bring in some good news. Take responsibility for your past mistakes and make plans for the days to come. Do not be shy of the advice of loved ones, as it will help you more than hinder. You might want to break free and enjoy yourself thoroughly with your family. Your new ideas will be praised and this will uplift your morale from within. Partnership businesses are likely to flourish.
Libra (September 23-October 23): Today, the Moon is in Pisces. In your Sign, the Moon will be in the 6th house. Today, you will be in a mishmash of emotions and feelings. Also, there are chances of accumulated feelings finding an outlet. Your capacity for emotional display may take people by surprise. However, you will also enjoy the higher responsibilities reposed on you. Try to avoid stress as it may affect your mood. An imbalance in finances is something that you cannot tolerate. You may be disturbed over the same. No interesting work will come up for those dealing with the administrative sector.
Scorpio (October 24-November 22): Today, the Moon is in Pisces. In your Sign, the Moon will be in the 5th house. You will see every colour of the kaleidoscope today. People with different temperaments and different attitudes, many of whom will surprise you with their reactions. You may be shocked at the way your colleagues or close friends react to your strategies or success. You will be passionate in love and may tend to be a little possessive. Try and keep your emotions under control. It's better to get involved in some creative work, as it will help to improve your mood.
Sagittarius (November 23-December 21): Today, the Moon is in Pisces. In your Sign, the Moon will be in the 4th house. Your friend base is slated to multiply today. At work, additional responsibilities will be thrust upon you, and you will also be given charge of new resources. You may take up the challenge and emerge triumphant in all spheres today. If you wish to buy a new property, whether to live in or just for the sake of investment. The time is also good to buy a new and more luxurious vehicle.
Capricorn (December 22-January 20): Today, the Moon is in Pisces. In your Sign, the Moon will be in the 3rd house. Planning strategic moves will be done with, and all that will remain is execution. However, there may be delays in implementing ideas that are crucial to the success of your project, and this may leave you disappointed and dismayed. However, the problem will be short-lived, and you will have nothing to worry about as you have all it takes to be a winner. A cheerful evening in the company of friends is on the cards.
Aquarius (January 21-February 18): Today, the Moon is in Pisces. In your Sign, the Moon will be in the 2nd house. You need to think dispassionately and with clarity. As always, sentiments may come in the way of your success today. Be careful, especially while taking decisions that will impact your future. You don't want to study law, just because your friends are doing it! Your spirits will remain high with your beloved's moral support. Thanks to the emotional stability and understanding. Finance and family matters might concern you, but they shall not affect your health or mood.
Pisces (January 21-February 18): Today, the Moon is in Pisces. In your Sign, the Moon will be in the 1st house. You need to nurture your personal relationships carefully today and give them the attention that is due. You need to control the outbursts of your temper and stop arguing with your partner or spouse over insignificant matters. You may think of being innovative at work but confusion may cloud your judgment. The dilemma will be solved soon enough. Thus, it would be best to not give up on this newfound drive to excel. | https://www.etvbharat.com/english/national/bharat/astrological-predictions-for-the-day/na20220401063447215 | 2022-04-01T02:01:20Z |
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Ann Arbor "underground playhouse" helps people heal through creativity
Bubbles Sandcastle (aka Samer Chahine) contends that "people blossom the moment that they discover that you are a human being, just like them." As the co-founder of the Ann Arbor-based nonprofit Express Your Yes Foundation, which strives to strengthen marginalized voices and advocate for the healing power of art, Sandcastle has...
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Caitlyn Jenner Has Been Hired By Fox News As A Contributor & 'Will Offer Commentary'
Her first appearance is tonight.
Caitlyn Jenner is going to be an official contributor at Fox News and is set to make her first appearance on Thursday night, on Hannity.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star and Olympic gold medalist has been signed by Fox News Media and is now going to be on the Fox News Channel and its other media platforms.
The media company said in a press release on Thursday that Jenner "will offer commentary and analysis."
The CEO of Fox News Media, Suzanne Scott, said: "Caitlyn’s story is an inspiration to us all. She is a trailblazer in the LGBTQ+ community and her illustrious career spans a variety of fields that will be a tremendous asset for our audience.”
Jenner said in the release: "I am humbled by this unique opportunity to speak directly to FOX News Media’s millions of viewers about a range of issues that are important to the American people."
I am humbled by this unique opportunity to speak directly to @FoxNews millions of viewers about a range of issues that are important to the American people— Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn Jenner) 1648741888
The release added that Jenner is the author of a bestselling book, was the star of "I Am Cait from 2015-2016, a series based on her journey as a trans woman," and recognized her involvement in politics.
Jenner recently ran as a candidate for the Governor of California but was not successful.
An article from Fox News about the announcement said that Jenner has emerged as "arguably the most influential transgender woman in the world."
It added that "her ties to the GOP have often irked other members of the LGBTQ+ community. Jenner has previously said she faced more backlash admitting she was a Republican than she did when she publicly joined the transgender community."
Jenner's first appearance on Fox News since being signed is going to air at 9 p.m. ET, on Thursday, March 31. | https://www.narcity.com/vancouver/caitlyn-jenner-hired-by-fox-news-as-a-contributor-will-offer-commentary | 2022-04-01T02:01:23Z |