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Sport and Leisure (SNL) traded down 2.5% against the U.S. dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 18:00 PM E.T. on March 31st. During the last week, Sport and Leisure has traded 5.6% higher against the U.S. dollar. One Sport and Leisure coin can now be bought for approximately $0.20 or 0.00000431 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Sport and Leisure has a market cap of $134.01 million and $399,794.00 worth of Sport and Leisure was traded on exchanges in the last day.
Here’s how similar cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:
- KnoxFS (KFX) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $15.07 or 0.00049800 BTC.
- TON Crystal (TON) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.37 or 0.00000551 BTC.
- AXEL (AXEL) traded down 6.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.20 or 0.00000430 BTC.
- inSure (SURE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.0095 or 0.00000028 BTC.
- Neutrino Dollar (USDN) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.01 or 0.00008639 BTC.
- CONTRACOIN (CTCN) traded 14.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00000887 BTC.
- Ondori (RSTR) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.0004 or 0.00000001 BTC.
- Tachyon Protocol (IPX) traded 1.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0503 or 0.00000110 BTC.
- Bitball Treasure (BTRS) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $29.78 or 0.00065033 BTC.
- WebDollar (WEBD) traded up 12.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0002 or 0.00000001 BTC.
Sport and Leisure Profile
According to CryptoCompare, “Sport AND Leisure offers an open-source blockchain ecosystem platform to record all participants' interactions in the community as well as participants' transactions in different scenarios, such as IP asset trading promotion, gaming and entertainment using the decentralized account. SNL is a major component of the ecosystem on the All SnL Token Platform. SNL is a digitally encrypted virtual currency based on blockchain and smart contract technology that is tailored to sporting contents, community-based incentives and spending on different scenarios. SNL is a nonrefundable functional utility token that will be used as the unit of exchange (e.g. for smart contracts and trade of digital assets) between participants on the All SnL Token Platform on the All SnL Token Platform. “
Sport and Leisure Coin Trading
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Shares of TechnipFMC PLC
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The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as NOV Inc.
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Larry Kudlow: Biden has thrown a wet blanket over the entire oil and gas industry
Kudlow calls out Biden for blaming high energy costs on Putin
The price of energy is too high —way too high. It’s over $100 a barrel for oil.
It’s near $5 a gallon for gasoline. It's been an important contributor—though by far not the dominant contributor to the 8% inflation rate of the past year.
By the way, a new study suggests that the inflation story has added a $5,200 tax on typical American families. This has got to change. Everybody knows it has to change.
LATEST INFLATION DATA SENDS ‘RED FLASHING SIGNAL,’ ECONOMICS PROFESSOR BRIAN BRENBERG WARNS
Today Joe Biden, who erroneously blames high energy costs on Vladimir Putin and American fossil fuel companies, came up with a new gimmick. It's kind of an adult toy. It's call SPRO—the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
He announced today his administration will release one million barrels of oil daily from SPRO for up to six months.
Oil prices fell $7 to around $100 today on the news. Stocks fell about 250 points.
Mr. Biden says that will cut gasoline prices 10 to 35 cents. I'm taking the under. We will see. Here are some numbers:
First, the strategic reserve currently has 568 million barrels. It could sell as much as 4.4 million in the first few days, according to the U.S. Energy Information Agency, but bear in mind that the sell rate will slow as the oil caverns supply diminishes. Let’s just work off of a million barrels a day. That would be 30 million barrels a month, which would be 180 million barrels over 6 months.
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Now, the world supply and demand balances at roughly 100 million barrels a day. That would come to 3 billion BPDs per month, which in turn would be 18 billion BPDs for 6 months.
So, Mr. Biden's gimmick plan would add 180 million barrels per day compared to a world supply of 18 billion over the 6-month period. Kind of like spitting in the wind, isn't it? A pea in a pod, a pebble in the ocean. We'll see if there's any additional falling oil price effect after today's drop on the news—doubtful.
Of course, the oil reserve is supposed to be there to protect against national disruptions in supply, either from huge natural disasters or war. It's really a national security tool, not meant to manipulate oil prices in the short-run.
Today, of course, Biden blamed Vladimir Putin and oil companies for the high price of oil and gasoline. Of course, he does. It’s what we love about him.
He is consistently selling falsehoods. It's actually the only consistency he has in an otherwise incoherent and bewildering policy approach.
Consider the following: on his very first day in office, Joe Biden canceled the Keystone XL Pipeline, ended ANWR drilling in Alaska and instituted a phony metric called the "social cost of carbon," which pretends to capture upstream production costs and downstream consumer uses, measured over centuries. Think about it! It cannot be done.
GOVERNMENT SPENDING TO BLAME FOR INFLATION SPIKE, SAN FRANCISCO FED STUDY SAYS
This whole jihad against fossil fuels throws a wet blanket over the entire oil and gas industry, which was, by the way, not only the best in the world, the most affordable in the world and actually the cleanest in the world. U.S. carbon emissions have been falling for years. Then came the Biden regulatory octopus with tentacles reaching everywhere to stop fossil fuels.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has essentially banned new pipelines. The Interior Department has stopped drilling on federal land. The Energy Department has frozen LNG export projects. The EPA has reinstituted burdensome standards for the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. NEPA permitting reform has been thrown out the window.
Even now, with a so-called NATO task force to supply more LNG to Europe, the fine print of the document insists on the same regulatory framework that will get the U.S. toward net-zero carbon emissions in eight years.
These are all reasons why U.S. oil production is a million and a half barrels below its peak in early 2020. Today, President Biden couldn't resist his usual jihadist attack against America's great fossil companies. Take a listen:
PRESIDENT BIDEN: I'm calling for 'Use It or Lose It' policy. Congress should make companies pay fees on wells on federal leases they haven't used in years and acres of public land they're hoarding without production.
So goes Biden's fatwa against fossil fuels. So, let me get this right. Even though the oil companies have leases, the regulatory octopus including FERC, Energy Department, Interior Department, EPA, SEC, and Federal Reserve won't provide the permits, or the pipelines, or the financing for those projects. It's a classic bait and switch.
Uncle Sam gave him the leases, but then said, "Uh, uh, no permits, no pipelines, no funding. So, we're going to impose a fee on you!" That fee comes on top of the 11 tax hikes targeting fossil fuel companies in Biden's budget and those come on top of the tax attack on corporations, small businesses, capital gains and confiscatory wealth through unrealized capital gains.
CONSUMER SENTIMENT FALLS TO NEW DECADE-LONG LOW AS INFLATION FEARS SOAR
To be clear, Inflation is being driven by big government socialist deficit spending financed by Federal Reserve money printing. The inflation rate has moved up from under 2% to over 7% before Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, but inside this inflation surge, the high cost of energy has played a major role. It has undermined our economic security at home and our national security abroad.
It plays right into the hands of war criminal and crook Vladimir Putin. Gasoline prices jumped 40% before Putin went into the Ukraine. Oil prices jumped nearly 70%.
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These anti-fossil regulatory policies are a self-inflicted wound. We are never going to replace oil and gas. Let’s face that fact honestly. The Bank of America has estimated that achieving net-zero carbon emissions will cost $150 trillion over 30 years. That’s an annual cost of $5 trillion alone.
Of course, inflation would be turbo-charged. Millions of jobs will be lost. The economy will sink. America will be vastly weaker. This is a price we do not have to pay. Save America. Drill, drill, drill. The cavalry is coming!
This article is adapted from Larry Kudlow's opening commentary on the March 31, 2022, edition of "Kudlow."
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The objective, to revolutionize the way of buying. This is how the technology and logistics company Quick was born, an emulator of Amazon Go, the 100% automated store of the global e-commerce giant founded by Jeff Bezos.
The project arose during the pandemic and the idea is to create mini-markets in neighborhoods and buildings where buyers can enter 24 hours a day, all year round, buy and leave without queuing at checkouts to pay. For that, offers the possibility of paying instantly through the cell phone without wasting time in lines.
The firm has two business models: self-employed (without attention in the premises) and hybrids (with attention and with restricted hours, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The stores allow customers to scan the barcodes of the products with an app, pay and leave without further paperwork. They use the same technology as Amazon Go which combines Artificial Intelligence (AI), computer vision and magic learninga step further in AI with systems that learn automatically.
With an initial investment of USD 700,000Quick has 33 employees –mostly programmers and engineers– and has two branches open to the public: one in Puerto Madero, in front of the Hotel Faena and another in downtown Buenos Aires, on Maipú street. This Thursday will open the first 100% autonomous minimarket in a building (Link Towers) and will open another branch, hybrid, in Palermo. Furthermore, from a dark store of 1,000 meters, they supply the orders made through the Rappi and OrdensYA platforms.
“I started to think how could it be that technology changed all industries in general, but when it comes to physical shopping, if you look back, in the last 50 years there has been no progress. We shop the same way as when the barcode was created: you go, you choose the product in the supermarket, you go to a checkout, usually you wait while you queue, you give the products to the cashier, he passes them at his own pace, then you have to pay him and then you can leave. That I think nobody likes it. That’s why Quick comes to solve that problem”, synthesized its founder and CEO, Marcos Acunain a chat with Infobae.
During the quarantine, Acuña and her family stayed in a closed neighborhood in Brandsen and, since no town could be entered, every other day she traveled 60 kilometers to go to a supermarket on Route 2. She had to wait at least an hour to be able to enter the premises because of the queues that there were to pay and in those waits I reflected on how it could be that There has been almost no progress in recent years regarding purchasing processes.
“Our business model is reciprocal with people. We do not pay rent to the consortium of a building or a gated community. So, by not paying you rent, they we provide a service to the owners; a store fully stocked, but at the same time with lower prices than a supermarket”, Acuna detailed.
The technology used by the company allows it to create or transform proximity stores into autonomous ones that operate all year round with a mix of customized products at low cost. It’s cheaper? At the store across the street from Puerto Madero, a 500 ml Eco water costs $80; Duchess cookies, $65, and Oreos, $138; a can of classic Quilmes beer, $70; a Pantene shampoo, $280; a firm yogurt; $156 and a 500 ml Coca Cola, 104 pesos.
“We provide a service to the owners that they have a Quick 24 hours a day, 365 days, fully stocked, but at the same time cheaper than supermarkets because we are saving rent (Acuña)
Yes OK Using the same type of technology as Amazon Go, Quick offers various means of payment through the application. They seek to install minimarkets very close to where people live, work, study or have fun, such as gated communities, residential and office buildings, companies, gyms, etc. coworking, universities and clinics, where there is a minimum of 50 people. The five-year business plan indicates that all profits will be reinvested.
“We estimate that by next year we will have recovered the initial investment. But we hope to make an investment round, so that external investors can invest in the company. The seed investment was made by me, but now we are going to open the game to external investors so they can invest and we can grow faster”, she pointed out.
In autonomous stores You can pay with any credit and debit card, and with Mercado Pago. And in the hybrid stores you can make the payment too with cash and with virtual wallets, such as Ualá or Modo.
projections
When asked about the estimated turnover for this yearthe founder maintained that They don’t have it planned yet. “We opened the Puerto Madero store three months ago, which is on the street, but the business model is what we are going to put in gated communities. The one we want to develop starts today, so whatever number I tell you now is going to be wrong.”
“We are opening a franchise in Malaga, Spain, and starting in July we land in the United States. In Argentina we are about to open the fourth branch. And based on the business model that we opened this Thursday, we believe that it will expand very quickly through the franchise or own model”, he highlighted.
And he concluded: “It is a new way of buying, as payments with Mercado Pago were at the time. We want to change the way of buying and generating an ecosystem, we cannot do it alone. We want any kiosk, track store, service station, convenience store and warehouse that wants to transform into Quick to be able to do so. We are not competing against a kiosk or a supermarket, we want them to be able to use our technology so that people can buy faster. Everywhere there is a retail I see a Quick”.
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A total of 12 players left Liverpool on a permanent basis at the end of the 2020/21 season, embarking upon new adventures away from Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp's side waved goodbye to the likes of Gini Wijnaldum and Xherdan Shaqiri, who had both played their part in the club's Champions League and Premier League triumphs, meanwhile a number of Academy prospects were also released.
Each of the players to have moved on have experienced varying levels of success since their exits were confirmed, with some shining after taking a leap of faith while others are currently without a club. We have rounded up how each individual has fared below.
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Gini Wijnaldum
The big-name summer departure at the club. After failing to reach terms over a new contract at the club, the Dutch midfielder signed for Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer. Wijnaldum has so far struggled to have the impact many expected him to have and has failed to truly establish himself in the French capital.
Earlier on this season, he admitted to being not 'completely happy' with his situation at the club but vowed to carry on fighting for a successful spell at PSG. Wijnaldum was left on the bench for both legs of the French side's Champions League Round of 16 exit at the hands of Real Madrid.
Liam Millar
After loan spells to both Kilmarnock and Charlton Athletic, Liverpool decided against sending out the Canadian forward for a third time and instead cashed in. The 22-year-old was sold to Swiss side Basel and has made an instant impact during the 2021/22 season.
Millar has scored nine goals and registered nine assists in all competitions and could be involved at the 2022 World Cup for his home country, securing qualification for only the second time in their history.
Marko Grujic
Grujic sealed a £10.5million exit in the summer to join Porto, a side he made a positive impression at the previous campaign. Liverpool also negotiated a 10 per cent sell-on clause as part of this deal.
The Serbian midfielder has been a regular starter for the Portuguese side when fit and faced off against the Reds in the Champions League group stages both home and away. Porto are on course to win the top-flight title and are still competing for silverware in the Europa League and Taca de Portugal.
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Taiwo Awoniyi
Perhaps the biggest success story on this list, the Nigerian forward has showcased his ability in the Bundesliga at Union Berlin. Awoniyi never made a first-team appearance for the Reds due to work permit issues and completed a £6.5million permanent switch on the back of a series of loans to clubs across Europe.
His final loan move was at Union Berlin last season, who were convinced with what they had seen and secure his signature in the summer. The 24-year-old has scored 11 goals in 24 Bundesliga appearances in 2021/22, proving his ability in a major league in the process.
Harry Wilson
A player many supporters were sad to see depart. Harry Wilson had displayed glimpses of quality during past loan with Cardiff City, Derby County, Hull City and Bournemouth. but was never truly provided a first-team chance. Aware of the fact that he would need to leave in order to guarantee regular minutes, the Welsh winger was recruited by Fulham.
The 25-year-old has been an outstanding performer for Marco Silva's side, scoring ten goals and providing 14 assists for the Championship league leaders. A return to Anfield looks to be on the cards for Wilson next year as the Cottagers close in on promotion.
Xherdan Shaqiri
Shaqiri ended his three-season stay as Lyon came calling during the summer transfer window. A goal and assist in his opening three matches represented a promising start, though the Ligue 1 outfit decided to offload the Swiss star just six months into his career with the club.
MLS outfit Chicago Fire swooped for Shaqiri last month, securing a £5.9million deal. He has featured four times since signing and opening his goalscoring account on March 19.
Kamil Grabara
The Polish goalkeeper was a regular at Academy level, but failed to make a single first-team appearance for the Reds. Grabara agreed a five-year contract with FC Copenhagen, for whom he is now first-choice. The Danish side are top of the league with ten fixtures remaining.
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Yasser Larouci
Larouci turned down the chance to stay at the club, instead signing for Ligue 1 side Troyes. Injury issues have seen the Algerian defender limited to only six outings in all competitions.
Joe Hardy
Injury issues disrupted the progress being made by the 23-year-old, whose first-team bow for the Reds arrived in an FA Cup replay with Shrewsbury Town in January 2020. Liverpool released the young forward, with League One side Accrington Stanley completing a two-year deal. He joined Inverness on loan in January and will spend the remainder of the season in the Scottish Championship.
Abdi Sharif
The central midfielder left Liverpool, having been at the club since the age of six, and remains a free agent.
Jack Walls
A right-back by trade, local non-league side City of Liverpool snapped up the 20-year-old in November.
Remi Savage
The 20-year-old defender rejected a contract offer from Liverpool, instead agreeing a move to Newcastle United. Savage is current part of the Magpies' under-23s squad.
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AP PHOTOS on Day 36: Russian tanks destroyed outside Kyiv
Destroyed Russian tanks line a road on the outskirts of Ukraine's capital, where Ukrainian troops pose for selfies atop the shell of one vehicle after their forces overran a Russian position. An 81-year-old man bicycles alone past one burned-out tank on the muddy road.
Close to Kyiv, in Irpin, Ukrainian soldiers carry the bodies of civilians killed by Russian forces over a destroyed bridge. Other soldiers assist an elderly woman who has hidden from Russian shelling in a shelter for weeks without food and water.
In the town of Bashtanka, people who have fled nearby villages attacked by the Russian army shelter in a church among the pews and in the basement bomb shelter.
During a break for lunch, a Ukrainian soldier keeps a machine gun close at hand, next to pickles and condiments on the table.
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Motion Impossible debuts AGITO MagTrax, new trackless dolly system
Motion Impossible, the manufacturer of modular remote dolly systems and camera stabilisers, has announced the launch of MagTrax, a brand-new magnetic strip-guided system for discreet tracked applications, offering more flexibility and fast set-up for laid or set-embedded dolly tracks.
MagTrax enhances the existing drive-ends by enabling customers to follow a magnetic strip laid on a surface, underneath a carpet or embedded within a set. The strip can be arranged in various creative ways beyond what can be done with a regular track, including curves and the ability to move seamlessly from one strip to another. The AGITO will autonomously follow each path while freeing up the control for camera movement.
MagTrax allows the same maneuverability as free-roaming, with guaranteed repeatable path following, speed control for both straight or curved tracks, and offers collision detection with automatic e-stop. In addition, MagTrax has a configurable front and rear lighting system for pre-production and production state awareness.
The system is quick and easy for a single person to set up and modify, providing a perfect solution across a wide range of productions including on-set or location filming for film and TV productions, sports broadcasts and other outside broadcast events, live events and rapid turn-around productions.
“The development of MagTrax marks a key milestone for the operability of the AGITO and brings the dolly to a whole new level. Our R&D team has taken on board the feedback from our users to put together a revolutionary solution that will transform productions, from broadcast to live events to film,” said Rob Drewett, CEO of Motion Impossible.
John Pry, Owner/President of JitaCam, said, “Using the Agito MagTrax in combination with our Shotover G1 at the 94th Oscars allowed the JitaCam team to effortlessly transition along the stage for some amazing shots while concealing the path under the carpet. All of the award recipients were able to cross our path without even knowing it. It was both production and set design friendly and never distracted the eye with unseemly track”
MagTrax can be added to existing SPORTS systems using the SPORTS-MagTrax Upgrade pack. Existing AGITO TRAX customers can also upgrade to MagTrax using the TRAX-MagTrax Upgrade pack. New systems can be purchased pre-configured with MagTrax with new bundles, AGITO MagTrax Essential and AGITO MagTrax Elevated.
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iOS 15.4.1 is ready to download, and while it doesn't introduce an array of new iPhone features like this month's iOS 15.4 update did, it does include one enhancement sure to please a large segment of iPhone users — a fix for rapidly draining batteries.
When iOS 15.4 arrived nearly two weeks ago, it brought with it complaints that the iOS software update was also causing battery problems for some users. In some cases, iPhone owners were reporting that the updated had cut the battery life of their phones in half.
That's not uncommon with initial software updates. Indeed, Apple responded to some users on Twitter, claiming "it's normal for your apps and features to need to adjust up to 48 hours after an update."
Even so, a follow-up release usually looks to address any troubles with the initial update, and that's what appears to be happening here. The release notes of iOS 15.4.1 specifically note that the update addresses complaints about battery life following iOS 15.4's release.
For what it's worth, I've been using iOS 15.4 in beta form for all of February and March, and I never ran into any battery life problems on multiple devices. I was even running the iOS 15.4 beta on my iPhone 11 Pro Max when I took a week-long road trip and forgot my overnight phone charger. I still managed to eke out enough battery life to last the week on a phone running iOS 15.4, which leads me to conclude that not everyone was impacted by iOS 15.4's battery bug.
Still, if you have been feeling as if your battery's been draining at a rapid clip since iOS 15.4 was installed, you'll want to download iOS 15.4.1 right now. Another reason to grab this software update — it also patches a pretty serious security hole with iOS 15.
The original iOS 15.4 update introduced a number of new features to iPhones, including the ability to unlock your phone with Face ID even when you were wearing a face mask. The iOS 15.4 update also supports digital ID cards and drivers licenses in states that support the feature.
To update your iPhone to iOS 15.4.1, simply go to the Settings app and select General. Under Software Update, the iOS 15.4.1 update should be there waiting for you.
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Apple today announced that Apple Business Essentials is now available to all small businesses in the U.S. The new service brings together device management, 24/7 Apple support, and iCloud storage into flexible subscription plans.
Apple also unveiled new AppleCare+ for Business Essentials options that can be added to any plan. Additionally, a two-month free trial will be available to all customers, including those who have been using Apple Business Essentials in beta.
“Apple has a deep and decades-long commitment to helping small businesses thrive. From dedicated business teams in our stores to the App Store Small Business Program, our goal is to help each company grow, compete, and succeed,” said Susan Prescott, Apple’s vice president of Enterprise and Education Marketing, in a statement. “We look forward to bringing Apple Business Essentials to even more small businesses to simplify device management, storage, support, and repairs. Using this new service leads to invaluable time savings for customers — including those without dedicated IT staff — that they can invest back into their business.”
Apple Business Essentials supports small businesses throughout the entire device management life cycle — from device setup, to device upgrades — while providing strong security, prioritized support, and data storage and backup. The complete solution begins with simple employee onboarding, allowing a small business to easily configure, deploy, and manage Apple products from anywhere. With the Collections feature, groups of apps can be delivered to employees or teams, and settings can be automatically pushed to devices, such as VPN configurations, Wi-Fi passwords, and more.
Employees simply sign in to their work account on their iPhone, iPad, or Mac using a Managed Apple ID. Once they sign in, they will have access to everything they need to be productive, including the new Apple Business Essentials app, where they can download work apps available to them. Managed Apple IDs can be created by federating with Microsoft Azure Active Directory and, coming later this spring, with Google Workspace identity services, allowing employees to log in to their device with a single business username and password. Apple Business Essentials works with company-provided and personally owned devices, and with Apple’s User Enrollment feature, employees’ personal information stays private and cryptographically separated from work data.
In addition to a streamlined setup, Apple Business Essentials provides a dedicated iCloud work account for simple and secure storage, backup, and collaboration on files and documents. Business data is automatically stored and backed up on iPhone or iPad, making it easy to upgrade to a new device. And iCloud Drive keeps information synced across Mac, making it easy to move between devices at work.
AppleCare+ for Business Essentials
Beginning today, businesses have the option to add prioritized support for employee devices with AppleCare+ for Business Essentials. This service includes 24/7 access to phone support, training for both IT administrators and employees, and up to two device repairs per plan — by individual, group, or device — each year. Employees can initiate repairs directly from the Apple Business Essentials app, and an Apple-trained technician can come onsite in as little as four hours to get their iPhone back up and running.
“Espresso machines are the last piece of food service equipment art, and the centerpiece of every cafe. We take pride in being part of the international coffee community with a superior customer experience in the Minneapolis area,” said Peter Kelsch, Espresso Services Inc.’s president, in a statement. “I started this business in 1989 on Apple products, and now iPhone, iPad, and Mac are used across sales, operations, and service for our coffee equipment business. Apple Business Essentials makes deployment and security simple for our business as we continue to grow, and will reduce our IT management overhead and streamline our growth process. It’s going to be a game-changer for our business.”
MacDailyNews Note: Apple Business Essentials is now available as a subscription for all small businesses in the US. Flexible plans can be customized to support each user and device in an organization with up to 2TB of secure storage in iCloud, starting at $2.99 (US) per month after a two-month free trial. Plans that include AppleCare+ for Apple Business Essentials start at $9.99 (US) per month. Sign up today at apple.com/business/essentials.
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The results from the union election at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama show that the retail giant eked out just 118 more votes than the union – but the final outcome will likely be decided by 416 challenged ballots.
A separate tally for an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island is taking place in New York, but has not concluded yet; a tally there is expected to continue Friday.
While Amazon won the final tally in Alabama — with 993 votes cast against union representation — and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union garnered 875 votes, the margin that the union lost by is not greater than the number of challenged ballots, the National Labor Relations Board said on Thursday.
The total number of ballots counted, including the contested ones, was 2,284 out of 6,153 eligible voters.
Each side maintains there are some voters who were ineligible to cast a ballot, and those comprise the 416 ballots that could sway the vote for either side.
Last year, when the two sides squared off in their first election battle, Amazon won by a landslide. But the NLRB ruled that Amazon had interfered with that election process and ordered that a second vote be held.
The results of the vote will not be certified until objections from Amazon and the RWDSU are filed. They have until April 7 to do so.
RWDSU has already filed unfair labor practices charges against Amazon during the final weeks of voting. The NLRB is currently investigating those allegation.
In Staten Island, meanwhile, the tally late Thursday stood at 1,518 to 1,154 in favor of unionization when the National Labor Relations Board stopped counting ballots.
The final vote for the Staten Island warehouse, called JFK8, is expected to be revealed on Friday after tallying resumes at 10 a.m. Eastern time.
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Backtrack on gay conversion therapy U-turn looks shambolic
The latest U-turn followed other moves to please the right, such as the abrupt ending of COVID regulations in England, when the trickle of letters from MPs demanding a vote of confidence in Boris Johnson's leadership looked set to become a torrent.
Friday 1 April 2022 00:28, UK
Even by the standards of spectacular and abrupt U-turns by Boris Johnson's government, ditching a ban on conversion therapy was stunning.
It looked like yet another sop to Tory MPs on the right and party traditionalists, dumping policies they don't like in the PM's desperate bid to cling to power after "partygate".
Yet just a few hours later came not quite a U-turn on a U-turn, but a backtracking: Downing Street declared that the government will ban gay conversion therapy after all, but not trans conversion therapy.
The latest U-turn followed other moves to please the right, such as the abrupt ending of COVID regulations in England, when the trickle of letters from MPs demanding a vote of confidence in his leadership looked set to become a torrent.
Other recent pledges in what insiders have called "Operation Red Meat" and "Save Big Dog", have included a threat to scrap the BBC licence fee, tougher action on Channel crossings, and pledges on levelling up.
The conversion therapy U-turn came less than 24 hours after Equalities Minister Mike Freer told MPs in the Commons: "We remain wholly committed to bringing forward proposals to ban conversion therapy practices."
Minutes later, Mr Freer even repeated his pledge to Caroline Nokes, who chairs the women and equalities select committee, who demanded legislation before a government conference on LGBT issues this summer.
"I can give the commitment that the government remain committed to bringing forward the legislation… a bill team has been stood up and we are progressing at pace," he told her.
One can only imagine the unfortunate Mr Freer's reaction hours later when he learned that a leaked Downing Street document stated: "The PM has agreed we should not move forward with legislation to ban LGBT conversion therapy."
Yes, that's right: the same prime minister who began PMQs by telling Tory MP Jamie Wallis after he came out as transgender: "I know that the House stands with you and will give you the support you need to live freely as yourself."
The latest twist
Now, in the latest twist, the government insists it will include legislation in the Queen's Speech on 10 May. Labour MPs claim Tory MPs who support a ban texted the prime minister because they were ashamed at the move to ditch a ban.
Shambolic? That's how it looks.
The conversion therapy ban, first proposed in 2018, was championed by Henry Newman, a close friend of the PM's wife Carrie, and a former Downing Street aide who was purged in the No 10 clear-out at the height of the partygate crisis.
Carrie, let's not forget, spoke at a fringe meeting at last year's Tory conference and claimed her husband was "completely committed" to extending LGBT rights.
Not surprising, then, that the leaked Downing Street document predicted a "noisy backlash" and even advised that Mr Freer - who, through no fault of his own, has been left looking a right chump - may resign. Indeed he may!
When the conversion therapy ban was promised in the Queen's Speech last year, the government said "these abhorrent practices" can cause mental and physical harm.
Announcing the U-turn, the government said it was going to review "how existing law can be deployed more effectively" and explore "other non-legislative measures".
'Noisy backlash'
As predicted, the U-turn certainly did provoke a "noisy backlash", from LGBT campaigners and MPs of all parties. But opponents of the ban on the Tory benches were soon gloating and celebrating a significant victory.
When the prime minister was at his weakest over partygate in January, 30 Conservative MPs wrote to Mr Johnson urging him not to rush through a new law.
The MPs were reported to include Damian Green, former first secretary of state, Jackie Doyle-Price, an ex-health minister, Sir Robert Syms, a former whip, Ben Bradley, an ex-vice chairman of the Conservatives, and members of the Conservatives' 2019 intake.
"We are deeply concerned that the government's recent proposals could criminalise legitimate therapies for children who are suffering from gender dysphoria," the MPs wrote.
"What is being proposed could have significant unintended consequences for children and could lead to parents, therapists and teachers - who are trying to help children explore why they say they are transgender - facing prosecution.
"We should be listening and learning from each other as we legislate in this sensitive area, not rushing things onto the statute books without debate.
"Much can be gained if we have more debate and scrutiny, but there are severe risks and consequences for children, parents, teachers and therapists if we give in to calls to rush legislation and truncate consideration of these issues."
Now claiming victory, the right-wing former Brexit minister and government critic Lord Frost tweeted: "It's a courageous but correct decision. Well done HMG. It would have been a hugely controversial legislative and process minefield."
It's worth recalling that in January, demanding policy changes, Lord Frost called on the PM to sack the "neo-socialists, green fanatics and pro-woke crowd" in No 10, in what was seen as an attack on advisers such as Mr Newman, and Carrie Johnson's influence as the PM fought to save his job.
The evidence of the past 24 hours suggests that the Tory right may have won round one in the battle over conversion therapy, but Lord Frost's "neo-socialists, green fanatics and pro-woke crowd" appear to have struck back in round two.
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) _ Ellomay Capital Ltd. (ELLO) on Thursday reported a loss of $15.7 million in its fourth quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had a loss of 75 cents.
The renewable energy provider posted revenue of $13.6 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $22.9 million, or $1.39 per share. Revenue was reported as $50.7 million.
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By DANA GAURUDERThe Associated Press
DETROIT — Andrew Copp scored 1:34 into overtime and the New York Rangers extended their winning streak to four games by beating the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Wednesday night.
Artemi Panarin had a goal and assisted on two others, including Copp’s winner, as New York swept back-to-back road games beginning with Tuesday night’s big victory over division rival Pittsburgh.
Chris Kreider scored his 46th goal overall and NHL-high 24th on the power play. Ryan Reaves and Filip Chytil also scored for the Rangers, while Alexandar Georgiev made 22 saves.
Michael Rasmussen, Jakub Vrana, Tyler Bertuzzi and Adam Erne scored for Detroit, and Moritz Seider added two assists. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 29 shots, but the Red Wings lost their fourth straight.
Reaves scored an unassisted goal after a Detroit turnover 3:23 into the game. Rasmussen tied it midway through the first period and Vrana scored on a power play, his seventh goal in 11 games since returning from shoulder surgery. Chytil evened it 2-all before the period ended by deflecting Patrik Nemeth’s shot from the point.
Bertuzzi’s power-play goal 29 seconds into the second was answered by Panarin at 12:15. Panarin scored his 18th goal from the right circle to tie it 3-apiece.
Erne scored his fifth goal this season and first in 25 games at 5:56 of the third to put the Red Wings back on top, 4-3. He fired in a rebound of Marc Staal’s shot.
Kreider’s shot from the right side with 3:38 left in regulation tied it again.
NOTES: The Rangers have won 11 games this month, their most ever in March. … Panarin has at least one point in 13 of 15 career games against the Red Wings. … The Rangers have played 37 road games, most in the NHL. … Detroit D Danny DeKeyser, who missed the previous 10 games due to an upper-body injury, had an assist in the first period.
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Rangers: Host the rival New York Islanders on Friday night.
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Assembly committee formed to check impact of digging on Puri Jagannath temple
The House Committee comprises two Ministers, two members each of the BJD and the BJP, a Congress MLA and the Speaker
In view of the concerns expressed by MLAs on the safety of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, which was built in 12th century CE, the Odisha Assembly on Thursday constituted an eight-member House Committee headed by Speaker S.N. Patro.
This was announced by Mr. Patro before the House was adjourned sine die after culmination of the Budget Session of the Assembly.
The House Committee comprises two Ministers, two members each of the BJD and the BJP, a Congress MLA and the Speaker.
The issue of the safety of the shrine was raised in the Assembly on March 29 when Puri MLA Jayant Sarangi alleged that the State government was digging huge pits close to it as part of the Srimandir Parikrama Project without permission either from the National Monument Authority or the Archeological Survey of India.
Unplanned digging of earth has caused cracks on the temple wall, Mr. Sarangi claimed demanding formation of a House committee to inspect the ongoing construction work.
Mr. Sarangi was supported by Congress Legislative Party leader Narasingha Mishra and other Opposition members.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister B.K. Arukha then told the Assembly that the State government was ready to constitute a House Committee on the project which seeks to transform the pilgrim town of Puri into a world heritage site.
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(bloomberg.com) - Russia spent years building a giant stash of gold, an asset that central banks can turn to during a crisis. But any attempt to sell it will now be a challenge just when it’s needed most. Bank of Russia expanded its gold reserves almost sixfold since the mid-2000s, creating the world’s fifth-biggest stockpile that’s valued at about $140 billion. It’s the type of asset it could sell to shore up the ruble, which has plunged as global economies isolate Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. Doing so will be difficult. Sanctions forbid U.S., U.K. and European Union institutions from doing business with Russia’s central bank. Traders and banks are wary of buying the country’s bullion indirectly or using other currencies out of fear of reputational damage or falling foul of penalties. And senators in Washington want secondary sanctions on anyone buying or selling Russian gold.
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Crowd enjoys Northampton Cup at Geraldton Turf Club until rain cuts the races short
Racegoers did not let the rain dampen their spirits on Sunday as they turned out at Geraldton Turf Club to celebrate the return of the Northampton Cup after 38 years.
Despite the inclement weather, the atmosphere at the marquee was cheerful, with the Northampton locals looking to make the most out of their trip down to Geraldton.
It was a great day out for punters and families alike ahead of the Geraldton Cup next month.
But after four races — and before the marquee event could be run — organisers decided to call it a day because of the weather and cancelled the rest of the schedule for the day.
It is planned to again stage the Northampton Cup next year.
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Mastercard has appointed Goldman Sachs' head of digital for transaction banking Chad Wallace as executive vice president for B2B Solutions.
At Mastercard, Wallace will oversee the company’s commercial product offering, including its corporate travel and expense (T&E) management products, purchasing cards, virtual cards, B2B payments, and fleet card products, with a focus on enabling the digital transformation of corporate payments across accounts payable, procurement and treasury.
“Chad is joining Mastercard at an exciting time where B2B and commercial solutions are essential in enabling the shift to a digital economy for corporates,” says Craig Vosburg, Mastercard’s chief product officer. “His digital products expertise, proven track record and high energy will support our continued focus to drive innovation in the B2B space.”
At Goldman Sachs, Wallace led the digital product and design organisation responsible for building the cash management offering inclusive of liquidity and payment solutions to support the launch of the Wall Street bank's entery into the global transaction banking space.
Prior to this, he was the head of digital experiences for the Commercial Bank at Capital One, where he led a team responsible for migrating the treasury management digital experience to the cloud.
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Apple today released iOS 15.4.1 which includes a fix for the iOS 15.4 battery-drain issue and following bug fixes for your iPhone:
• Battery may drain more quickly than expected after updating to iOS 15.4
• Braille devices may become unresponsive while navigating text or displaying an alert
• Made-for-iPhone hearing devices may lose connection within some third-party apps
Users took to forums, Reddit, social media platforms, and Apple support channels to complain that their iPhones’ batteries were draining unusually quickly after updating to iOS 15.4. With the update, Apple now says the issue is fixed.
Apple also released iPadOS 15.4.1, watchOS 8.5.1, and tvOS 15.4.1. Bug fixes and security updates are big parts of today’s OS update, but they add support for Apple’s Business Essentials program as well. Apple calls Business Essentials “one complete subscription that seamlessly brings together device management, 24/7 support, and cloud storage.”
MacDailyNews Note: Apple on Thursday also released macOS Monterey 12.3.1 which includes bug fixes and security updates for your Mac.
This update fixes the following issues:
• USB-C or Thunderbolt external display does not turn on when connected to Mac mini (2018) as a second display
• Bluetooth devices, such as game controllers, may disconnect from your Mac after playing audio through some Beats headphones
For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222
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The New York Islanders’ hopes of a playoff finish ended long ago, but a win Thursday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the back end of a home-and-home series would provide the Islanders another bit of evidence they can become a serious playoff contender again next season.
Both teams were off Wednesday after the Islanders held on for a 4-3 win Tuesday. New York scored four goals in a span of 17-plus minutes bridging the first and second periods before holding off a comeback attempt by the Blue Jackets.
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50 Cent says Chris Rock lawsuit is looming as he praised the comedian for keeping his composure and not hitting back Will Smith.
Rapper 50 Cent has added his opinion to the Oscars saga where Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock after a tasteless joke about his wife’s bald head. It’s the first time 50 Cent is speaking on the issue after Rock made his first appearance at his comedy show in Boston on Wednesday night.
The comedian addressed the slapping incident at his stand-up set by saying he was still processing the entire thing and would speak on it sometime in the future. His fans did say that the comedian was in good spirits and had a show packed with jokes for his sold-out audience.
Among those who have shared support for the show was 50 Cent.
“I don’t know how @chrisrock held his composure, but i’m glad he didn’t make a mess of the whole thing,” he captioned a news headline from the Hollywood Reporter, which he shared on IG.
His tone on Thursday is different, however, as he shared several memes of Will Smith slapping the comedian at the start of the week.
He has since gone back to posting video edits of the incident, including a video that incorporates the claps from the “Men In Black” instrumental in which Will Smith had a lead role. The sounds are synced to the slapping motion on Rock, and 50 Cent adds further commentary.
“This shit is funny till that law suit hit, here it come in 5, 4, 3, 2, $100,000,000,” Fif wrote. “yeah that’s how this kinda shit plays out!”
Other celebrities like Jim Carey have called for Rock to sue Will Smith for $200 million as he reasoned that the slap was seen across the world and that the video will live on the internet forever and will continue to cause the comedian trauma.
Will Smith has not been seen publicly since.
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Assembly committee formed to check impact of digging on Puri Jagannath temple
Bhubaneswar April 01, 2022 03:44 ISTThe House Committee comprises two Ministers, two members each of the BJD and the BJP, a Congress MLA and the Speaker
In view of the concerns expressed by MLAs on the safety of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, which was built in 12th century CE, the Odisha Assembly on Thursday constituted an eight-member House Committee headed by Speaker S.N. Patro.
This was announced by Mr. Patro before the House was adjourned sine die after culmination of the Budget Session of the Assembly.
The House Committee comprises two Ministers, two members each of the BJD and the BJP, a Congress MLA and the Speaker.
The issue of the safety of the shrine was raised in the Assembly on March 29 when Puri MLA Jayant Sarangi alleged that the State government was digging huge pits close to it as part of the Srimandir Parikrama Project without permission either from the National Monument Authority or the Archeological Survey of India.
Unplanned digging of earth has caused cracks on the temple wall, Mr. Sarangi claimed demanding formation of a House committee to inspect the ongoing construction work.
Mr. Sarangi was supported by Congress Legislative Party leader Narasingha Mishra and other Opposition members.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister B.K. Arukha then told the Assembly that the State government was ready to constitute a House Committee on the project which seeks to transform the pilgrim town of Puri into a world heritage site.
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Biden’s State of the Union address signals a major pivot, but to what?
President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address to Congress on March 1 has been heralded as a major pivot by an administration after just a year in office. It has been variously described as a “reset,” a “reboot,” and a “course correction.” However it is characterized, it certainly qualifies as a significant new direction, pivoting from “forever wars” to a strong allied stance of harsh sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine.
The speech also pivoted from even mentioning the term “Build Back Better” — the president’s ambitious $2.75 trillion social spending and climate package scheme —instead paring it down and extracting from it the more affordable, palatable bite-sized components aimed at helping hard-pressed low income families with “getting prices under control” as his “top priority.” Biden termed his new mix of nostrums as, “Building a better America.” Old presidential initiatives don’t fade away; they are simply reframed and rebranded.
The speech was obviously well-received by the American people and the Congress — welcome relief from the long-running COVID pandemic, the mid-winter doldrums of surging inflation and soaring crime rates. President Biden deserves high marks both for the tone and energetic delivery of the address, breathing new life into a presidency and administration that already seemed stalled and stagnant.
However, just as a swallow does not a summer make, one speech cannot remake an administration or turn things around for the nation. The key will be in the follow-up and implementation of the president’s extensive wish list. Even then, it is questionable whether key policy enactments can be translated into majority votes for Democrats running for Congress next November.
Traditionally, the party in control of the White House loses seats in Congress in the midterm elections, and Democrats are already barely inching by on razor thin majorities in both chambers. Moreover, the president’s paltry approval rating prior to the address, according to an NPR/Marist poll, was at a record low of 39 percent, though after the speech it jumped to 47 percent.
One heartening new element in the president’s speech, missing from his first year in office, was an explicit appeal for bipartisanship. In the president’s words, “Let’s stop seeing each other as enemies and start seeing each other for who we really are: fellow Americans. We can’t change how divided we are, but we can change how we move forward on covid-19 and other issues we face.”
As examples, the president proposed “A Unity Agenda for the Nation” consisting of four things we can do together: end the opioid epidemic; take on mental health; support our veterans with job training and other initiatives; and end cancer as we know it.
Even for those problems on which there should be common ground and agreement, unity may be evasive. Republicans in Congress are going their separate ways in opposing most of Biden’s programs to date and are thrashing about to develop their own agendas. Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) has already vetoed an eleven-point platform served-up by National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Rick Scott (Fla.). And House Republicans are attempting to revive a “Contract with America” styled program dubbed, “A Commitment to America,” even tapping former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) to help shape it.
Moreover, House Democrats are far from united. For the first time ever, there were three different congressional Democratic responses to their own party’s president by the progressive caucus, the Black Caucus, and the centrist caucus.
The State of the Union Address has its origin in the constitutional mandate that the president “shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the State of the Union, and such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.” Woodrow Wilson was the first president in modern times to deliver to Congress in person his “Annual Message” (as it was then called). Since then it has become a regular ritual with all the pomp and pageantry of the Sovereign’s speech to the Parliament. The assembled members, senators, and other dignitaries serve as a useful backdrop to the proceedings, with the president’s party heading-up the cheering section with frequent pop-up hoots, hollers and clapping.
Abraham Lincoln was wrong in saying, “The world will little note nor long remember” the words he spoke at Gettysburg. But most State of the Union messages are not long remembered. In the past, the so-called “rhetorical presidency” was a powerful tool in moving parties and the nation. Nowadays, however, “rhetoric” is generally perceived as requiring an adjective modifier like, “hollow” or “empty.” Only time, elbow grease and momentum will determine whether this year’s State of the Union “pivot” will lead to something better.
Don Wolfensberger is a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Bipartisan Policy Center, former staff director of the House Rules Committee, and author of “Changing Cultures in Congress: From Fair Play to Power Plays.” The views expressed are solely his own.
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Mutations in the TP53 tumour suppressor gene are found in ~50% of human cancers [1,2,3,4,5,6]. TP53 functions as a transcription factor that directly regulates the expression of ~500 genes, some of them involved in cell cycle arrest/cell senescence, apoptotic cell death or DNA damage repair, i.e. the cellular responses that together prevent tumorigenesis [1,2,3,4,5,6]. Defects in TP53 function not only cause tumour development but also impair the response of malignant cells to anti-cancer drugs, particularly those that induce DNA damage [1,2,3,4,5,6]. Most mutations in TP53 in human cancers cause a single amino acid substitution, usually within the DNA binding domain of the TP53 protein. These mutant TP53 proteins are often expressed at high levels in the malignant cells. Three cancer causing attributes have been postulated for mutant TP53 proteins: the inability to activate target genes controlled by wt TP53 (loss-of-function, LOF) that are critical for tumour suppression, dominant negative effects (DNE), i.e. blocking the function of wt TP53 in cells during early stages of transformation when mutant and wt TP53 proteins are co-expressed, and gain-of-function (GOF) effects whereby mutant TP53 impacts diverse cellular pathways by interacting with proteins that are not normally engaged by wt TP53 [1,2,3,4,5,6]. The GOF effects of mutant TP53 were reported to be essential for the sustained proliferation and survival of malignant cells and it was therefore proposed that agents that can remove mutant TP53 protein would have substantial therapeutic impact [7,8,9]. In this review article we discuss evidence for and against the value of targeting mutant TP53 protein for cancer therapy.
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https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556405553300/abiotic-factors-modulate-interspecies-competition-mediated-by-the-type-vi-secretion-system-effectors-in-vibrio-cholerae
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Apple today unveiled a first look and the premiere date for “Black Bird,” which is described as “a gritty, suspenseful six-episode psychological thriller” developed and executive produced by Dennis Lehane, that will premiere globally with the first two episodes on Friday, July 8th on Apple TV+, followed by one new episode weekly every Friday.
The series is adapted from the true crime memoir “In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption” by James Keene and Hillel Levin.
Inspired by actual events, when high school football hero, decorated policeman’s son and convicted drug dealer Jimmy Keene (Taron Egerton) is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison, he is given the choice of a lifetime — enter a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane and befriend suspected serial killer Larry Hall (Paul Walter Hauser), or stay where he is and serve his full sentence with no possibility of parole. Keene quickly realizes his only way out is to elicit a confession and find out where the bodies of several young girls are buried before Hall’s appeal goes through. But is this suspected killer telling the truth? Or is it just another tale from a serial liar? This dramatic and captivating story subverts the crime genre by enlisting the help of the very people put behind bars to solve its mysteries.
In addition to Egerton and Hauser, “Black Bird” stars Sepideh Moafi, Greg Kinnear and Ray Liotta.
“Black Bird” is developed and executive produced by Lehane. The first three episodes are directed by Academy Award nominee Michaël R. Roskam (“Bullhead,” “The Drop”), who also serves as executive producer. Lehane, Egerton and Roskam executive produce alongside Richard Plepler through his EDEN Productions; Bradley Thomas, Dan Friedkin and Ryan Friedkin executive produce through Imperative Entertainment; Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert executive produce through EMJAG Productions; and Kary Antholis also executive produces, along with the book’s author James Keene. Jim McKay and Joe Chappelle also direct. The limited series is produced for Apple TV+ by Apple Studios.
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https://macdailynews.com/2022/03/31/apple-tv-releases-first-look-at-limited-drama-series-black-bird-to-premiere-on-july-8th/
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Having broken down the side angles for Saturday’s Final Four matchups, it’s now time to turn our attention to the totals.
Duke-North Carolina, perhaps expectedly, has the highest total among the two games. The total currently sits at 151, up from an opening number of 150, while Kansas-Villanova sits between 132.5 and 133.5 depending on where you shop. That’s up from an opener of 131.
But how should bettors tackle both totals? Without further ado, here are my evaluations of both numbers as well as a best bet across both contests.
Duke Blue Devils vs. North Carolina Tar Heels (Best Over Available – 151, Best Under Available – 151.5)
In the first two meetings between these squads, there was no shortage of offense.
The most recent meeting at Cameron Indoor Stadium featured a combined 175 points with visiting North Carolina notching 94 points away from home. As for the meeting in Chapel Hill, the teams combined for 154 points with Duke accounting for the lion’s share (87 total team points).
Oddsmakers expect another high-scoring game, but I worry about backing the over here. The first element of my working theory is that with a championship game appearance on the line, teams will play better defense. Additionally, the fact the game is taking place at a football stadium could lead to some funky sightlines.
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Plus, the one element I’m unsure of with this total is what you get from North Carolina. As mentioned in our sides preview, we know Duke can score against a poor North Carolina defense. It owns edges in both field-goal percentage at the rim and from beyond the arc. And, although it may be an oversimplification, North Carolina is 235th of 358 teams in points allowed/game.
Plus, the Tar Heels offense has posted a below-average offensive rating in three straight games. While the Duke defense has been anything but impressive, I question whether we’ll get enough from the Tar Heels to clear this number for a third straight meeting.
If anything, I’d be looking at a Duke team total for this contest. But in terms of the full-game total, I lean to the over but it’s too high a number for me to back on a neutral court.
Verdict: Lean over 151, but no play.
Kansas Jayhawks vs. Villanova Wildcats (Best Over Available – 132.5, Best Under Available – 133.5)
The biggest element of this handicap for me is that Justin Moore, Villanova’s second-leading scorer, will be out of this game.
Villanova already isn’t a particularly deep team, so I believe that injury will have a major impact on its offense and force head coach Jay Wright to try and slow the game down. Plus, as mentioned in our sides analysis, Kansas is so good at defending the arc, so I’ll be surprised if Villanova create much from distance.
That said, Villanova’s defense has played incredibly well since the start of the Big East Tournament. It has kept its opponent under 65 points in eight straight games and has kept 11 of its last 16 opponents under 70 points.
Despite Kansas sitting 23rd in the country, it has posted a below-average points/game output in two straight tournament games against Providence and Miami (FL). Both of those defenses sit well below the Wildcats in points allowed/game, so I’m going to be placing some trust in this Wildcats defense.
On the flip-side, Kansas’s defense has played really well since the start of the Big 12 Tournament. In its last seven games, only two opponents have posted an offensive rating of 90 or higher, with only one opponent reaching an offensive rating of 100.
With Villanova undermanned, I expect Kansas will wear down its offense and force poor shots that lead to this game being a low-scoring one.
Verdict: Bet Under 133 Points
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https://www.thehamdenjournal.com/sports/betting-the-totals-of-the-final-four-games/130454/
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Speculations rife on Nitish Kumar moving to Delhi as next Vice President
The “front-runners” include Nityanand Rai, the Minister of State for Home known to be trusted by both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah
Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi on Thursday indicated that she will not mind Nitish Kumar, her husband Lalu Prasad's arch rival, vacating his chair for a plush assignment in Delhi.
The RJD leader was replying to questions from journalists who were trying to make sense of a reportedly off-the-cuff remark by Mr. Kumar which has triggered furious speculations that he may move to Delhi as the next Vice President of the country.
“He should go. Everyone would like him to go away. (jana hi chahiye. Sabhi log chahenge ki chale jaayein”), she said replying to queries about the cryptic remark made by Mr. Kumar that he had been a member of both Houses in the State legislature and the Lok Sabha and a term in Rajya Sabha would complete his political journey.
To a pointed query about speculations that Mr. Kumar could emerge as the BJP's choice for the post of Vice-President after the expiry of Venkaiah Naidu's term in a few months, the reticent Rabri Devi repied “achcha hi na rahega (will it not be good for him?)”.
Mr. Kumar is reported to have made the Rajya Sabha remark during an informal chat with some journalists who had asked him about his recent tour of areas falling under the now abolished Barh Lok Sabha constituency which he had represented many times.
The journalists had queried, apparently in a jocular vein, whether Kumar had plans to contest parliamentary elections again.
A section of the media has since been running reports speculating that the JD(U) leader, who has been in power in Bihar since 2005 and has become the longest serving Chief Minister of the State, could move to Delhi for a top constitutional post.
The reports also claim that he might agree to a new power-sharing formula in the state where the BJP, which had won far more seats than the JD(U) in the 2020 assembly polls, could be allowed to have its own Chief Minister.
Incidentally, Bihar remains the only State in the entire “Hindi belt” where the BJP has never had its own Chief Minister.
BJP leaders like MLA Vinay Bihari have openly pitched for “our own CM” while taking care to add that the final decision rests with the national leadership.
Upon returning to power for his fourth consecutive term in office, Mr. Kumar had claimed that he had, following the JD(U)'s relatively poor performance in polls, expressed the desire to step down and make way for the BJP but relented only after the alliance partner insisted that he continue occupying the top post.
Nonetheless, the State's hyperactive rumour bill is busy coming out with names of BJP leaders who could make it in the event of Mr. Kumar's departure.
The “front-runners” include Nityanand Rai, the Minister of State for Home known to be trusted by both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, whose elevation brings the promise of breaching the sway of the RJD, the main Opposition party, over the sizeable Yadav community.
Meanwhile, all eyes are fixed at the next move by Mr. Kumar, a deft player of the game of politics, who had cryptically told an election rally in 2020 that it was his “aakhiri chunav”, only to reiterate later “I will continue to work for the people of Bihar for as long as they wish”.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/speculations-rife-on-nitish-kumar-moving-to-delhi-as-next-vice-president/article65279149.ece
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Tom Thibodeau often has stated recently that “you aren’t eliminated until you are eliminated,” but that inevitable moment has come for the Knicks following their home loss Wednesday night to the Hornets.
Trae Young and the Hawks have their first chance to clinch the final play-in berth in the Eastern Conference on their home court Thursday night against the Cavaliers, with a win officially eliminating the Knicks one year after their return to the postseason for the first time since 2013.
Atlanta, of course, also knocked out the Knicks — the surprise No. 4 seed in the East in Thibodeau’s first season as head coach — in five games in the first round last spring.
Evan Fournier, one of the front office’s key acquisitions last summer, said the Knicks will not change their approach once they have nothing left to play for over the remainder of the regular season. They have five games remaining, beginning with a Saturday matinee against the Cavaliers.
“I don’t think so. I think in life you have to do things the right way. You have to keep going after it,” said Fournier, who scored a team-high 30 points in Wednesday’s loss. “It doesn’t change how we’re going to approach games or practices or anything really.
“I’m sure Thibs is going to tell you the same thing. He’s a great leader in that approach. You have to earn everything. And that’s the way it should be. It’s obviously disappointing to maybe not to have a successful season and stuff but we’re still competitors, and we still want to make the fans proud and represent the city.”
Thibodeau has resisted affording extended minutes to the team’s younger players while still alive for a postseason berth, and he still hasn’t committed to more playing time for Obi Toppin, Immanuel Quickley and Miles McBride now that the Knicks (34-43) are all but mathematically eliminated. He added Wednesday that the organization will “look at things in totality” once the offseason arrives.
“We’ll look at things we did well, we’ll look at things we did that we didn’t like,” Thibodeau said. “And then we’ll try to make improvements over the summer.”
Thibodeau continues to note that the Knicks’ overall play has improved since the All-Star break, but despite their recent four-game winning streak, they have gone 9-9 since their Feb. 25 return to action.
Leading scorer Julius Randle reasserted his commitment to the organization and New York after Wednesday’s game, amid rumblings he could seek to force a trade in the offseason. Randle heard some boos during pregame introductions, but he believes the Knicks can get back to the playoffs next season following an admittedly frustrating year personally and collectively.
“Yeah, absolutely, everything is a lesson, you learn from experiences like these and keep moving forward,” Randle said.
“Hey look. This is the best place in the league to play, and I’ve been just about every place. So I’m speaking from experience,” Thibodeau said. “This place is special. The fans are passionate, we know what basketball means to this city.
“We’ve got to give them something to be proud of. We’ve got to come out, we’ve got to play hard. We’ve got to play for each other. We’ve got to play smart. And if we do that, sometimes — you could lose a game and play well. You’ve got to remember; the other team’s pretty good, too. Last year was different, was a different year. … But you’ve got to keep battling with it every day. And that’s where it lies.”
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https://www.thehamdenjournal.com/sports/knicks-young-players-not-guaranteed-more-minutes-after-elimination/130430/
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As he hoisted countless jump shots during his offseason training, Bruce Brown kept one motivating thought in the back of his head.
If the Milwaukee Bucks had more respect for his offensive ability, the Brooklyn Nets might have been NBA champions instead of the Bucks.
“They were just leaving me open, and I just take that as disrespect,” Brown said Thursday morning, flashing back to the Bucks slipping past the Nets in a six-game series in the Eastern Conference semifinals. “Growing up, I was an offensive player. Being in the league, it’s kind of a little disrespectful, for sure.”
On Thursday morning, Brown was eager to find out who was going to defend him hours later in the final regular-season game between the Nets and the Bucks. The last time the teams met on Feb. 26, Brown showed his worth with three 3-pointers and the go-ahead shot with 98 seconds remaining to fuel a Brooklyn win. Brook Lopez, who drew Brown during the playoff series, missed that game for the Bucks but was set to play at Barclays Center on Thursday.
After taking 5.2 shots per game as a role player in the five-game series win against the Celtics, Brown was forced into 7.6 shots per game by the Bucks. He connected on just 2 of 11 from 3-point range.
The outcome weighed on Brown’s mind, “Probably the whole summer,” the defense-first Brown said. “Definitely them putting Brook Lopez on me and how I was a factor but not as much as I wanted to be. I hope they do that [again]. … I’m just looking forward to it, because we all know what happened last time we played them.”
The difference this year, Brown said, is a summer spent practicing shooting off the catch has made it so he has “that confidence of knowing when the ball is going to come and being ready to shoot the ball.” He is a 36.7 percent 3-point shooter, up from 28.8 percent last season.
Thursday marked the first time since Game 4 of that back-and-forth series that the Bucks faced a Nets team with both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Since then, Irving missed the final three playoff games with a severe ankle sprain and this season’s first two matchups under the COVID-19 restrictions for the unvaccinated. Durant missed the last meeting during a 21-game absence with a sprained MCL.
The Bucks presented the last true measuring stick against a championship contender before the playoffs for the Nets, who will close out the regular season against the Hawks, Rockets, Knicks, Cavaliers and Pacers.
“This is a great test for us to see where we’re at,” guard Patty Mills said before tipoff. “You don’t need extra juice for a game like this, and I’m sure it will be a playoff type atmosphere.”
With the top four teams (including the Bucks) and bottom three (including the Nets) in the expanded 10-team Eastern Conference postseason bracket closely bunched together, it’s possible that Nets-Bucks could be a first-round playoff matchup if the Nets survive the play-in series. But the Nets are not talking like an underdog hoping for a puncher’s chance of making a deep playoff run.
“Look, we’re the Brooklyn Nets and we’ve always had a target on our back,” said Mills, who joined the team last offseason. “Especially coming into an exciting place like our home, we’re going to get everyone’s best.”
It’s already known that the Bucks’ best is championship caliber, even if the Nets were an overtime period away from being the team that advanced.
“I think whoever came out of that series was going to win the championship,” Brown said, “and they came out of that series.”
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https://www.thehamdenjournal.com/sports/nets-bruce-brown-hopes-to-avoid-repeat-of-last-years-anemic-playoff-effort/130402/
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April begins with a few clouds and an occasional shower, but there are a few big fairs happening around the island this weekend, a great chance to really start to celebrate the Spring as we relentlessly move towards the Easter holidays. The island is enjoying some beautiful greenery due to the long-needed rainfalls over the past weeks, and Springtime blooms pepper the mountainsides. Sunday’s weather forecast and the start of the new week warn of a possibility of further rains, especially in the north and mountainous areas, so be wary of adverse weather possibly causing cancellations or postponements of outdoor events. Tejeda and La Aldea enjoy their monthly markets on Saturday, with Tejeda is celebrating in Carnival style. Two big fairs in the north of Gran Canaria return with ENORTE in Gáldar and The Institutional Fair of the Canary Islands Products of the Land this weekend in San Mateo. Anfi Beach to the south will be busy on both Saturday and Sunday with big sporting events planned.
Upcoming bank holidays:
Thursday, 14 April Public holiday in The Canary Islands/Spain – Holy Thursday, Jueves Santo.
Friday, 15 April Public holiday in Spain – Good Friday, Viernes Santo.
Upcoming events:
21-24 April Fiestas Santa Águeda, El Pajar
29.4-1.5 ‘Gran Canaria Me Gusta’ Fair, INFECAR Las Palmas
Spanish State Meteorological Agency, AEMET, forecast a weekend starting with light breezes and some cloud cover possible, even in the southern municipality of Mogán. Sunday may see the return of some of those April showers as the new week gets started.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday look pretty good all around the island, so great days for any adventure. So far, the weather forecast is for rain for Sunday, in many places around the island, so good to be prepared for that possibility. All in all average daytime temperatures should stay springlike with average of 21ºC in the shade, though certainly a touch colder up in the summits, and much hotter in direct sunlight on the coasts. Rain showers are predicted to start this first week of April 2022.
Weather at this time of year can be quite changeable, and hard to predict, even just a short distance inland from the usually much sunnier coastal weather on the south.
*** Check the regular markets and a range of other events on our main calendar at The Canary Guide website***
1-3 April, Gáldar
ENORTE 2022
The 20th edition of the Business Fair of the North of Gran Canaria, one of the biggest fairs of its type on the island, in the ancient pre-hispanic Gran Canarian Royal Capital, Gáldar. Some of the best businesses in the north, from various fields, will be there including new technologies, renewable energies, the auto industry, household goods, textiles and food, through to handicrafts, event and service organisation, among many others.
It will be the seventh occasion the municipality of Gáldar hosts ENORTE since the fair started with the aim of supporting the revitalisation of the Open Commercial Zones (ZCAs). There will be at least one hundred stands from companies, social and cultural groups, as well as institutional tents for tourism promotion in the municipalities that make up the Mancommunidad, Commonwealth, of the North of Gran Canaria. Agaete, Artenara, Arucas, Firgas, Fáldar, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Moya, Santa María de Guia, Tejeda and Valleseco.
The fair is held in the parking area La Quinta, just next to the municipal sports centre.
Opening hours:
On Friday 17:00-20:00 with concerts to follow ‘Los Gofiones’ at 20:00 and ‘Que Chimba’ at 21:30
On Saturday 10:00-20:00, a concert by ‘Ultima Llave’ at 19:30 and a tribute concert to Juan Luis Guerra at 21:30
On Sunday 10:00-15:00, a concert by ‘Aires del Norte Agaldar’ and then at 13:00 concert by ‘Facaracas’, both music groups playing traditional Canarian music.
1-3 April, Vega de San Mateo
Feria Institucional de Canarias de Productos de la Tierra
The 9th Institutional Fair of the Canary Islands Products of the Land is on throughout this weekend, 1-3 April in the beautiful historic town centre and Plaza de la Solidaridad (the new square) of Vega de San Mateo. From Friday to Sunday authentic produce and crafts from the Canary islands, agriculture, music, tourism and much more.
The fair brings together producers of: cheeses, black pig products, honey, wine, mojo, sweet potato, baked goods, jams, organic vegetables, pastries, oils, derivatives of honey, dairy products derived from sheep’s milk, olives, gofio, nougat, sausages, water, cider and apple candy, beer and artisanal ice cream. <nam nam>… all things Canarian, delicious and delightful.
Activities for children will be on Plaza de la Solidaridad on Friday 16:00-19:00 on Saturday 11:00-14:00 and 16:00-19:00 as well as on Sunday 11:00-14:00.
Opening Hours:
On Friday 12:00-20:30,
On Saturday 09:00-20:30
On Sunday 09:00-15:30
Saturday 2 April, Tejeda
Mercado de Tejeda por el Carnaval
Normally, Tejeda celebrates their monthly market every first Sunday of the month. This time Tejeda’s agricultural and handicraft market takes place on Saturday, and in full Carnival Style.
As always there will be craft stalls, accessories, tastings, children’s entertainment and surprises, The market is held from 10:00 to 15:00 at Plaza Nuestra Señora del Socorro.
Come dressed up for Carnival and have a great time! From 11:00 to 12:00, there is a street parade with the Banda Isleña. At 12:30 a performance by La Chichimurga and later at 15:30 a performance by the “viejos conocidos” (“old acquaintances”) the Chirimurga del Timple with their new show.
A really wonderful opportunity to visit one of the most beautiful villages in Spain, located in the mountainous central part of island and more than 1000 meters above sea level.
Saturday 2 April, La Aldea
Mercadillo y muestra de artesanía y complementos La Aldea de San Nícolas
the Market, Crafts and Accessories is a lovely local market to visit in the westernmost municipality of the island, with local produce, artisans and music on offer every first Saturday of each month.
From 09:00 to 14:00, in the Open Commercial Area of La Aldea de San Nicolás, you will find different artisan crafts and gastronomy stands in addition to all the shops in the municipality, a live performance, children’s entertainment activities located on Calle Matías Vega and live performance by Chê Pedro.
The market on April 2 also includes oil tastings ( prior registration tel 928 89 06 91), and a route through the museums ( prior registration tel 928 89 06 91)
1-3 April, Las Palmas
«Mujeres con narices»
“Women with noses” returns to Doramas Park from Friday to Sunday with a fun program that brings together clowns from Italy, Austria, Chile, Germany, Mexico, Portugal, Argentina, Galicia, Bilbao and the Canary Islands. This fifth international meeting is held at the José Antonio Ramos auditorium in the capital and will offer a total of eight shows that will make visible the figure of women within the clown profession and three musical proposals to close this event with humor. Entrance is free until seating capacity is reached
SPORTING EVENTS THIS WEEKEND
Saturday 2 April, Mogán
Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria 2022
Challenge Gran Canaria Mogán this Saturday presents the Olympic distance course, bringing some of the best international Triathlon athletes to Gran Canaria.
The 1,5km – 40km – 10km individual competitions take place between Anfi and Taurito. The race starts at 08:00 and at 2:00 the last athlete at the finish line. Awards later at 18:00.
The next Challenge competition at Anfi will be on 23 April 2022 with Half Distance and Relay.
“Remember that when there is a sporting event happening it also means road closures during the race. This time from Anfi to Amadores”
Sunday 3 April, Mogán
II Acuatlón Anfi-Mogán
After a busy Triathlon day on Saturday with the Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria Olympic distance, the municipality does not slow down on Sunday morning, at Anfi beach and surrounding areas, with the second edition of the Anfi-Mogán Aquathlon, including the Aquathlon Canary Islands Championship in Cadet – Youth categories.
Run, swim, run competitions start at 09:00 and at 13:30 awards.
Sunday, 3 April, Ingenio
XXIX Cross Urbano La Candelaria
The popular race, The 29th edition of Candelaria Urban Cross this Sunday with more than 500 people of all ages participating, including federated athletes and amateurs, who will tour the circuit that runs through the urban centre of Ingenio. This athletics sporting event is the oldest in the municipality and is part of the annual patronal La Candelaria festivities.
The test consists of two circuits, one of 900m and another of 700 meters in the surroundings of the Plaza de La Candelaria and adjoining streets, with various categories. The main one is the 6,300 meters.
The La Candelaria Urban Cross is part of the program ‘Juegos de Gran Canaria’ of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria and is included in the calendar of popular asphalt competitions of the Insular Federation of Athletics of Gran Canaria.
MARKETS ON THE SOUTH OF GRAN CANARIA
Friday is always market day in Playa de Mogán in the morning. This popular market is in one of the prettiest fishing harbour towns on Gran Canaria, very popular with tourists.
On Saturday San Fernando de Maspalomas market offers all kinds of textiles, Objet d‘art and other articles, outside the Municipal Market, located on Avenida Alejandro del Castillo, with bargains for bargain hunters. It is one of the markets most enjoyed among visitors along with Friday’s in Playa de Mogán;
El Mercadillo de Maspalomas, the main ‘Maspalomas market’ is on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 08:00 to 14:00.
On Saturday in Arguineguín, a second-hand market on Plaza Negra (the marketplace) in the morning 09:00-14:00 with a wide range preloved treasures to be found and discovered.
On Sunday, the “rastro” second-hand market, is on from 08:00 to 14:00 in the main carpark of the Municipal Market, in San Fernando.
This Sunday, the biweekly El Mercado Agrícola de San Fernando de Maspalomas. This Farmers Market is held in the urban center of the area from which it receives the name, just where there is a large esplanade between three unmistakable points; the Municipal Stadium, the Center and the current Municipal Offices of Maspalomas. 08:00 – 13:30.
Saturday 2 April, Arucas
Mercado Agrícola de Arucas
This popular farmers’ market takes place every fortnight in the facilities of the Cabildo’s Agricultural (Experimental) Farm, located next to the turn off to Arucas from the main GC-2, on the north coast of Gran Canaria. […Click here for the map location…] The market of exhibitors (farmers and ranchers) who sell their produce direct to the consumer aim to lower costs and more directly benefit the producer. From 09:00-13:30
The Arucas Agricultural and Livestock Market began in June 2008, on the initiative of COAG (Coordinator of Organisations of Farmers and Cattle Ranchers) and the Federation of Cattlemen of Gran Canaria (FedeGran), later moving to the Cabildo de Gran Canaria who now promote the current market.
“It is the perfect day to visit more than one place in the north of the island with ENORTE and The Institutional Fair of the Canary Islands Products of the Land happening this weekend.”
LIVE MUSIC THIS WEEKEND!
Sunday 3 April, Las Palmas
Morcheeba
Blackest Blue is the tenth studio album by British group MORCHEEBA, after a career spanning three decades. Skye Edwards and Ross Godfrey offer us 10 new songs resulting from the fusion of styles. You cannot miss this concert; the band’s only date in the Canary Islands.
The concert is to be held in Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in Sala Sinfónica, starting at 20:00. Tickets are available at mgticket
“Summer Concert : The one and only ‘Pet Shop Boys’ are performing on Gran Canaria Arena in the capital on 16 July. Read more HERE”
JAZ ALICE MUSIC
Jaz Alice is our most talented and versatile young singer, born in England, she has become a local star performer here on Gran Canaria
THE 19TH HOLE MELONERAS
Live Music starts at 22:00
KELLY MARLOW
The astounding US Rock sensation, now a local star on Gran Canaria, playing out to an international audience and live across the airwaves.
Friday Nirvana Bar in Arguineguín, Ancora Centre at 21:00
Saturday Rockabella – Playa del Inglés 18:00-21:00 and later at the Shamrock at 22:30
Sunday The Shamrock in Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria at 22:30
MULLIGAN’S PLAYA DEL INGLES
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has granted a request from a northern Virginia school system to continue using a challenged admissions policy at a highly selective high school while it appeals a ruling that found the policy discriminates against Asian American students.
A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a ruling Thursday that Fairfax County Public Schools can continue to use its new admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton rejected the new policy in a February ruling, saying that impermissible “racial balancing” was at its core. Commonly known as “TJ,” the prestigious school near the nation’s capital is often ranked as one of the best public high schools in the country.
Earlier this month, Hilton also rejected a request from the school system to delay the implementation of his ruling. But the 4th Circuit, in a 3-2 ruling, said the school board had met the legal requirements for a suspension of Hilton's order while its appeal is pending.
The 4th Circuit panel agreed with school officials who argued that because the selection process for the incoming freshman class is well underway, implementing Hilton's ruling now would throw the process into chaos.
Judge Toby Heytens wrote that he has “grave doubts” about Hilton's conclusions "regarding both disparate impact and discriminatory purpose” of the new admissions policy.
“In my view, appellant Fairfax County School Board is likely to succeed in its appeal,” Heytens wrote.
In a dissenting opinion, Judge Allison Jones Rushing said putting Hilton's ruling on hold while the school board appeals his decision is not in the public interest. Jones said any logistical difficulties or inconvenience associated with changing the admissions policy at this late date “simply do not outweigh the infringement of constitutional rights.”
“And everyone — even temporarily frustrated applicants and their families — ultimately benefits from a public-school admissions process not tainted by unconstitutional discrimination,” Rushing wrote.
The case has been closely watched as courts continue to evaluate the role that racial considerations can play when deciding who should be admitted to a particular school. Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a similar case alleging that Harvard University discriminates against Asian Americans in its admissions process.
Fairfield County Public Schools said the order from the 4th Circuit allows the school board to continue with the current application process to select the Class of 2026 this spring.
“For the 2,500+ students in this application pool, this means the race blind process set out by the School Board in October 2020 will remain in place as an appeal challenging the February court decision plays out,” the board said in a news release.
The parents’ group Coalition for TJ, which filed the lawsuit, said the 4th Circuit judges have made a “grave error” in allowing the school system to continue to use its new admissions process.
“If the judges’ decision stands, we would see Fairfax County Public Schools usher in a second class of students to America’s No. 1 public high school through an unconstitutional race-based admissions process,” the coalition said in a statement.
For decades, Black and Hispanic students have been woefully underrepresented in the student body. After criticism over its lack of diversity, the school board scrapped a standardized test that had been at the heart of the admissions process and opted instead for a process that sets aside slots at each of the county’s middle schools. It also includes “experience factors” like socioeconomic background.
The parents’ group argued in its lawsuit that Asian Americans, who constituted more than 70% of the student body, were unfairly targeted in the new policy.
The school’s current freshman class, which was admitted under the new policy, saw a significantly different racial makeup. Black students increased from 1% to 7%; Hispanic representation increased from 3% to 11%. Asian American representation decreased from 73% to 54%.
The school system has insisted that its new policies are race neutral, and the panel evaluating applicants is not even aware of applicants’ race as it conducts its reviews.
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Mountain Lakes started its season strong, as senior Emily Petersen scored a career-high six goals to lead the Lady Lakers to a one-sided victory on the road over West Essex, No. 7 in the NJ.com Top 20, 11-5, in North Caldwell.
Shelby Stanton added two goals while Paige Glavin scored once and assisted twice for Mountain Lakes (1-0), which took a one-goal lead into halftime before blowing things open, outscoring West Essex by a count of 7-2 in the second half to put the game away.
“As the game went on, we made adjustments and improved,” said Mountain Lakes head coach Jen Topakas on her squad’s performance. “The whole team played together for a full 50 minutes, which shows such promise for the rest of the season.”
Gianna Spagnola and Kaylin Oey tallied a goal and an assist apiece for Mountain Lakes, which took down West Essex the last time the teams faced off, earning an 11-1 win to open the 2019 season.
Oey also had eight draws in the win for Mountain Lakes.
“The draw was huge for us today,” said Coach Topakas after the victory.
Gianna Macrino scored three goals while Cielle McInerney and Alivia Sabato chipped in a goal apiece for West Essex, which will go on the road to face Verona in its next game on Tuesday before hosting No. 16 Immaculate Heart next Friday.
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By Kyle Morris
Technology Minerals PLC said Thursday that it has appointed James Hannon as a director and chief financial officer with effect from April 11.
The U.K.-based company, which is focused on creating a sustainable circular economy for battery metals, said Mr. Hannon will replace Nigel Ruddock who will step down as a director and CFO and retire on March 31.
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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL – Get Rating) saw a significant growth in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 588,600 shares, a growth of 36.9% from the February 28th total of 429,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 137,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.3 days. Approximately 2.3% of the company’s stock are short sold.
Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BlackRock Inc. grew its stake in shares of Comtech Telecommunications by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 4,232,550 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $100,270,000 after acquiring an additional 155,502 shares in the last quarter. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Comtech Telecommunications by 64.9% during the fourth quarter. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC now owns 1,319,436 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $31,257,000 after purchasing an additional 519,325 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Comtech Telecommunications by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 895,420 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $21,212,000 after purchasing an additional 22,534 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Comtech Telecommunications by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 443,630 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $10,509,000 after purchasing an additional 4,798 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of Comtech Telecommunications by 4.2% in the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 374,577 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $9,593,000 after buying an additional 14,942 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.66% of the company’s stock.
Shares of CMTL traded up $0.18 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $15.69. The stock had a trading volume of 109,862 shares, compared to its average volume of 138,380. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. Comtech Telecommunications has a 52 week low of $15.00 and a 52 week high of $27.70. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $18.85 and a 200 day moving average of $22.50. The company has a market cap of $416.04 million, a P/E ratio of -15.57 and a beta of 1.59.
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 20th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.55%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 19th. Comtech Telecommunications’s dividend payout ratio is presently -39.60%.
Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Comtech Telecommunications from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 13th. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Comtech Telecommunications from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 9th. Finally, StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Comtech Telecommunications in a report on Thursday. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $27.00.
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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. engages in the design, development, production, and market of products, systems, and services for advanced communications solutions. It operates through the following segments: Commercial Solutions and Government Solutions. The Commercial Solutions segment offers satellite communications, public safety systems, and enterprise application technologies for commercial customers and smaller government customers.
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Qatar secretary general on FIFA World Cup: I can't even begin to describe how excited we are to host the US
The secretary general said it is 'fantastic' to have the US team playing in Qatar
The secretary-general of Qartar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, told Fox Sports' Stu Holden the country is "excited" to be hosting the U.S. team and fans for the World Cup.
"We're excited to have the U.S. coming over, because what we have is we have Canada, Mexico in the U.S. – the future in the 2026 hosts. So for us, it's absolutely great to have ... the future hosts playing in Qatar right now," he said.
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He added that he believed Americans are huge fans of soccer.
"I think in the last three tournaments, the U.S. was always the number one country in terms of ticket buyers or ticket purchases. And I think in this tournament if I'm not mistaken you are number two, I think Germany comes before you, which means it's … a football-loving nation."
The FIFA World Cup is an international football competition with top national teams from around the world. FIFA governs soccer and seeks to "develop the game around the world."
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"And for us, having the American fans here, having the U.S. here, playing here, it's fantastic. I can't even begin to describe how excited we are to host the United States team and most importantly, the fans as well."
In a crucial part of the competition, qualifying teams will participate in a draw on Friday, in Doha, Qatar. You can watch the draw live on FS1, FOXSports.com or the FOX Sports App.
The World Cup will take place Monday, Nov 21, 2022 – Sunday, Dec 18, 2022.
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| 2022-04-01T00:12:17Z
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NAB Show 2022: Bitmovin to unveil next-gen VOD encoder
During the 2022 NAB Show, Bitmovin will unveil its next-generation video on demand encoding solution.
The enhanced encoding technology is designed to provide the highest-quality viewing experiences possible, for audiences across a range of devices and at lower bitrates.
“As streaming networks fight for territory and invest heavily to produce compelling original content, no one can afford a subpar audience experience,” said Stefan Lederer, CEO and co-founder of Bitmovin.
“The entire industry is grappling with audience churn, experimenting with different pricing models and promotions to maintain their subscriber numbers. But focusing on the audience experience and insisting on a new standard of quality across the board feels like the right place to start – and that led us to develop our Next Generation VOD Encoder.”
Bitmovin’s Next Generation VOD Encoder supports:
Multi-codec streaming: The Bitmovin Next-Generation VOD Encoder includes the ability to run multi-codec streaming workflows combining AVC, HEVC, VP9, AV1 and VVC. By matching higher performance codecs with compatible devices, it’s possible to deliver the best quality of experience for all audiences and viewing platforms, even with limited bandwidth. Bitmovin has been an early champion of AV1 and, in 2022, made further improvements, finding AV1 can offer the same visual quality at 50% less bitrate for H.264/AVC and 30% less bitrate for H.265/HEVC, respectively. Furthermore, Bitmovin implemented VVC, the successor to HEVC, as an experimental feature in the encoder.
Content-aware encoding: No two content pieces are the same and hence should not be encoded at the same bitrate. The art of content-aware encoding is to optimize the encoding ladder to the best possible mix of quality and bandwidth efficiency. Bitmovin’s Next-Generation VOD Encoder offers the market-leading Per-Title, and Per-Shot encoding in Beta, which improves the bitrate distribution within a single rendition based on shot boundaries (i.e. scene changes).
Quality-focused features: Cutting-edge visual experiences are business imperative for broadcasters and premium content providers. Bitmovin’s Next-Generation VOD Encoder has enhanced Dolby Vision HDR capabilities, supporting conversions to other HDR and SDR formats in a combined workflow. It also supports UHD and with Per-Title encoding and advanced codec support makes it possible to deliver 4K and even 8K video. As an experimental feature, the encoder utilizes machine learning-based Super-Resolution methods to upsample lower resolution content to HD and 4K.
Advanced Content Protection: When it comes to protecting content from piracy, one of the most successful methods of prevention and detection is the process of applying a watermark. Historically, watermarks have been added on top of the video at playback. However, Bitmovin partnered with content security provider NAGRA to deliver a new forensic A/B watermarking solution that applies imperceptible video watermarks to content during the encoding process. It builds combinations of AB segments comparable to DNA sequences during content delivery, making it possible to single out content leaks on the player/client level and take appropriate action.
“The Bitmovin Next-Generation VOD Encoder is the most advanced VOD encoder on the market, and we cannot wait for the industry to see it at the 2022 NAB Show. Attendees will see first-hand how Bitmovin is pioneering the new era of video streaming with encoding technologies that deliver an unrivaled quality of experience to audiences worldwide, starting with on-demand content” concluded Lederer.
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| 2022-04-01T00:12:18Z
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The Lord of the Rings mmorpg is still more alive than ever and to show for it, an expansion. The ninth. Lord of the Rings Online: Fate of Gundabad takes us to visit Gundabad, the former dwarven capital city before moving to the well-known moriawhich is now infested with orcs, goblins and other wild creatures.
We are not only facing an expansion for a long-lived video game like the one we are dealing with today —active since 2007— but it is a large addition, which reinvents some of its mechanics and brings a large amount of folklore from the world of Tolkien to the online title. . A gigantic expansion to which the new changes that are to come are added.
In good shape
If throughout these fifteen years of life that Lord of the Rings Online has —from now on LOTRO— you have ever wondered if it was worth playing, the answer is and always will be; Yes. However, there is no doubt that perhaps its sweetest moment is right now, with a series of real images about the brand orchestrated by Amazon and a complete renovation of the video game that concerns us today.
We already told you in the past by this article that the LOTRO project, to call it in some way, suffered many ups and downs until it finally saw the light. Its journey through the mmorpg market was not much better, but the truth is that it has always been a fairly populated video game compared to others that in theory have or have had more weight in the industry.
Before starting the analysis it is worth remembering some recent changes since the launch of Fate of Gundabad until now. For example, just a month ago they eliminated the need to buy the Traits feature for F2P players, the limitation of money to these accounts or the release of the Premium Wallet to them. But soon, in addition, all expansions up to Helm’s Deep, all locations, quests, dungeons, classes, and High Elf will be free for all players.
Thanks to these changes, the game becomes much more enjoyable than it already was with hardly any money invested in it and it will only be necessary to buy the latest expansions, and some can be acquired through obtaining achievements within the game. If we add to this the announced total renewal of the game for its launch on consoles and the desire for the amazon seriesLOTRO is in a very sweet moment.
The fate of Gundabad
LOTRO: Fate of Gundabad has a single black point that can put many players back and it is the similarity of its scenarios with Moria. However, just like that fantastic expansion, it’s when you get deep enough into its grounds that you begin to appreciate what’s good about this gigantic new area. Because yes, Fate of Gundabad is the biggest expansion in LOTRO history.
Through a series of missions where we must free the entrance to Gundabad together with Prince Ingór and later helping Durin and other acquaintances from Tolkien’s universe, we enter the mountain that gives its name to the expansion, labyrinthine, with several floors and full of enemies. The quest progression structure hasn’t changed at all, it’s just like it’s always been. Secondary missions on the one hand, various tasks and the history book subject to the new expansion, which serves as a continuation of the existing one.
Although we have mentioned it as a perhaps negative point for many, the truth is that the new scenarios and their structure are crazy in terms of design. Despite being a sizeable map, all the pieces fit perfectly and it’s a joy how everything connects coherently. And although we spent practically the entire adventure undergroundthere are different settings depending on the room we are in.
The fable they tell us is at the usual level, as well as the dungeons and all the content in general. It is not something new in LOTRO, they are masters since the beginning of the game in telling stories of very good quality. With Fate of Gundabad, as well as others in the past after visiting Mount Doom, it shows that Standing Stone Games can continue to keep the video game alive for many years to come. Not another thing, but the universe created by Tolkien gives for that and much more.
There are other new features such as the change in the legendary weapons system, now a little easier to understand but difficult to master. We’re leaving behind experience levels and weapon reforges to add a series of items that boost unique characteristics of each class in the game that, in turn, we can also improve.
On the other hand, the character level has been increased, now set at 140, and a new class has been added; Brawler. This class uses the strength of its fists to engage enemies and is equipped with heavy armor. It can do the function of group damage or that of receiving the enemy’s attacks, better known as a tank in mmorpg jargon. However it is not a class currently optimized for any type of content since it needs a tweak as it happened to some classes before. It hurts but not enough to complete everything in optimal time and as a tank it does its job, but there are better ones. However, it is always interesting to receive and play with a new class in whatever mmorpg it is.
There are also new quests for lower level players and with a recent update even more so LOTRO Fate of Gundabad is not only an expansion for the older players, but also for the newer ones. Now, the latter must take into account that before arriving here there is a previous journey of 130 levels with their character and a heap of content ahead, both with the main and secondary missions.
Although the story of the Fellowship of the Ring and its journey has long since ended in LOTRO, you don’t have to worry. Both the past expansions and Fate of Gundabad scratch at a very good level and this last one, perhaps the most. There are tons of hours of fun in this new paid add-on, amazing stories and news here and there. And with the cadence of patches that Standing Stone releases for the video game, the story expands every few months and new features are added; like the housing in Erebor.
technical as usual
If there is something that LOTRO has done well since its inception, it is to show impressive landscapes, and always applying the latest technology in terms of graphics. With Fate of Gundabad they wanted to push these limits a little further and we have been able to see improvements here and there in the locations, especially in lighting and textures. Of course, this also negatively affects those that continue as before, since there are many recycled structures from the Moria expansion.
On the other hand, we believe that the video game urgently needs to renew its graphics engine. You can see that you can’t squeeze much more out of it and despite having a good computer, it’s hard to play the game at its highest settings. There are drops in the rate of images per second more commonly than we would like and this, together with the exaggerated lag that is plaguing the video game in recent months, makes the experience even worse. This, in theory, should be solved with the new version that will arrive in the future, but the truth is that right now it is a problem.
As is the ancient models of enemies and characters as well as their animations. It is surprising that with so much time behind it, no one in the company has thought of improving this feature, since it is one of the most decisive when it comes to attracting new players. They are still robotic, unreal and the design of those mentioned, quite horrible. Everyone who tries the video game is delighted with what it offers and without discussion, but they leave scared when they see the animations of their heroes and how unreal they seem.
In the sound section we did not find any fault. Another of LOTRO’s great strengths has always been its soundtrack and with Gundabad they have once again done a fantastic job. Of course, not all the pieces will go down in the annals of history, some are more discreet or recycled from other areas, but what is there is at a very good level. Of course, still counting on voices in english for the most important missions of the video game and texts in the same language. Fifteen years have passed and LOTRO still does not speak Spanish.
CONCLUSION
Lord of the Rings Online: Fate of Gundabad is an excellent content expansion for the veteran mmorpg. Tolkien fans are going to really enjoy this new experience as well as the latest changes to the game. There are dozens of hours of fun, new story arcs, dungeons and even raid. The new class is not convincing and the graphics engine is beginning to show its age, but otherwise we recommend its purchase.
THE BEST
- The map design is exquisite.
- The biggest expansion of LOTRO. Lots of content to do.
- The new story is very good.
- Changes, for the better, for VIP and F2P players.
WORST
- There are constant drops in the rate of images.
- Lately the servers have more lag than usual.
- The Brawler class does not finish convincing.
8
Very good
Game of remarkable finish that we will enjoy and remember. A good buy, highly recommended for lovers of the genre. It is well cared for on all levels.
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| 2022-04-01T00:12:17Z
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Malyangapa/Barkindji rapper Barkaa has teamed up with electronic duo Electric Fields for her powerful new single, ‘Fight For Me’.
It’s a highly personal song, with Barkaa addressing her past struggles with addiction along with the issue of out-of-home care and the impact it has on children and their families.
Throughout, the rapper shares her own story and that of her daughter and mother, chronicling three generations of experience in foster care and state wards, and the impact of intergenerational trauma.
It arrives alongside an equally moving music video, produced by Redscope Films. In it, we see Barkaa and her daughter Alinta-Jade as themselves, illustrating their strained relationship during Barkaa’s struggle with addiction. Watch it below:
“Fight For Me is inspired by the silent voices in the system we don’t hear from, the babies voices,” Barkaa wrote in an accompanying statement.
“This track was inspired by my mothers story of growing up in foster care being wrongfully removed from my Nana and Pop and my children who had to spend years without me because I was too selfish in my addiction and too defeated as a woman to even bother fighting for them.
“This is one of the most heartbreaking and hardest tracks I’ve ever had to write, because I had to take myself outside of my own feelings and think about how my children would’ve felt growing up without their mum there to cuddle them and protect them.
This song is about not just telling your babies that you love them, but actioning your love and fighting for them, sacrificing your own selfish needs to meet theirs and giving up drugs and fighting for them.
“This song talks about the trauma my mother went through being part of the Stolen Generation, growing up without family. Fight For Me is saying that if you love your babies, you will fight with everything you’ve got to be a better person for your children and bring them back home to where they belong.
“I got sick and tired of feeling sorry for myself and filling that void with substances, although substances helped me escape from my own trauma. No amount of substances could help me escape from the fact that I was passing my trauma onto my children.
“We have to fight for our babies the way we fight for our next fix, we have to fight for our babies the way we fight for these deadbeat men because nobody can love you as much as the little people you created. Never give up on giving up and never give up on your babies.”
‘Fight For Me’ is the first new music from Barkaa since releasing her debut EP ‘Blak Matriarchy’ in December last year via Briggs‘ Bad Apples Music. The rapper is set to speak at the forthcoming youth music conference Feedback this month, taking place in Sydney.
As for Electric Fields, the pair recently released their latest single ‘Catastrophe’ last month. It followed on from 2021’s ‘Gold Energy’, which marked their first new music since 2019, and first since signing with Warner Music Australia.
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https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/listen-to-barkaa-team-up-with-electric-fields-for-powerful-new-song-fight-for-me-3195304
| 2022-04-01T00:12:18Z
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TORONTO (AP) _ Loncor Gold Inc. (LONCF) on Thursday reported a loss of $1.6 million in its fourth quarter.
The Toronto-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent per share.
For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $3.7 million, or 3 cents per share.
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Former Brazilian judge Sergio Moro ends campaign for president
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Sergio Moro, a former anti-corruption judge and leading third-party candidate in Brazil's presidential election, announced Thursday he is ending his campaign.
Moro had emerged as a key "third way" candidate against poll-leading former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the left and far-right presidential incumbent Jair Bolsonaro ahead of October's election.
But with polls placing him at only eight percent, the 49-year-old opted to end his campaign and "facilitate negotiations between political forces of the democratic center in search of a single presidential candidacy."
"I renounce my presidential candidacy and will be a soldier of democracy to recover the dream of a better Brazil," said Moro, who served as justice minister under President Bolsonaro, on Instagram.
In 2017, Moro sentenced Lula, the current frontrunner in polls, to prison for corruption, though he was released in 2019 and Brazil's Supreme Court annulled those convictions last year.
Moro has also clashed with Bolsonaro, resigning from his government in April 2020 and accusing the president of interfering in police investigations involving his relatives.
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"Brazil needs an alternative that frees the country from extremes, instability and radicalization," said Moro, who also announced he would be leaving the centrist Podemos party to join center-right Uniao Brasil.
At the moment, none of the third-party candidates poll above 10 percent, meaning a head-to-head runoff between Lula and Bolsonaro is highly likely.
Political scientist Andre Pereira Cesar, with consulting firm Hold, thinks Moro's departure will benefit the incumbent president.
"Who wins is Bolsonaro, because the voter who would vote" for candidates of a so-called third way "has many more affinities" with him, he explained.
"That voter would never vote for Lula, for ideological reasons," added the analyst, who predicts a runoff between Lula and Bolsonaro is 95 percent likely.
According to the latest survey by the Datafolha institute, Lula remains clearly in the lead, with 43 percent, ahead of Bolsonaro's 26 percent.
Bolsonaro is gaining ground though, reducing the gap from 26 to 17 points compared with the institute's previous poll, in December.
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Oil Prices Fall Sharply To About $108 A Barrel On Hopes Of US Crude Supply Boost
Oil costs fell sharply early on Thursday because the US administration thought-about releasing 1 million barrels of crude a day for a number of months from their Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
Soaring crude costs had been tempered after provide anxiousness drove oil costs greater on Wednesday, monitoring a fall in American oil stockpiles placing the main focus again on provide disruptions.The benchmark Brent crude futures had been final down over almost 6 per cent, or $5 a barrel, to commerce at round $108 per barrel. But the volatility was mirrored within the buying and selling value vary between $107.8 and $112.94.
US West Texas Intermediate futures fell almost $6 a barrel, or about 6 per cent, to $101.99 per barrel after earlier slipping to a low of $100.85.
Brent costs settled 3 per cent greater on Wednesday, pushed by provide considerations as peace talks to finish the warfare between Russia and Ukraine stalled and on scepticism oil-producing international locations, scheduled to satisfy in the present day, would have the ability to improve provide.
US President Biden is predicted to announce the plan of releasing oil from their huge emergency reserves geared toward reducing gasoline costs which have risen to data following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The transfer would mark the third time the US has tapped its strategic reserves up to now six months and could be essentially the most vital launch within the almost 50-year historical past of the SPR.
So far, the US releases haven’t managed to decrease costs as world demand has almost reached pre-pandemic ranges whereas provide has tightened globally.
Oil costs have surged since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, and the US and allies responded with hefty sanctions on Russia, the second-largest exporter of crude worldwide.
Brent crude soared to almost $140 a barrel earlier this month, the very best for the reason that monetary disaster in 2008, and has remained above $110 a barrel since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24.
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To jumpstart the economy, make daylight saving time permanent
These are precarious times for the American economy. Inflation has soared to new heights, catalyzing the biggest market correction since the COVID crash. Meanwhile, the global supply chain inches along at a snail’s pace as the drums of war begin beating in the background.
To make matters worse, the Fed has exhausted nearly every tool at its disposal to stave off another economic crisis. And after two years of unprecedented government spending, another stimulus package is out of the question.
Or is it?
What if, in the face of these economic headwinds, Congress could pass a multidecade, multibillion-dollar stimulus package. And what if it could pass this legislation with overwhelming bipartisan support? And at no expense to taxpayers?
The good news: it can. Enter the Sunshine Protection Act.
On its face, a bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent sounds like a niche issue—something that has little to do with either the economy or public health. But the Sunshine Protection Act has everything to do with both. This bill, which was written by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), is a stimulus package all on its own. And it’s the biggest bipartisan no-brainer currently sitting before Congress.
It’s a common misconception that lawmakers instituted Daylight Saving Time at the behest of farmers; it’s always been about energy savings and economic growth.
Congress first passed a bill to add an extra hour of sunlight to the evening hours in 1918 to bring down energy consumption during World War I. It extended DST hours again during World War II and in 1973 during the peak of the OPEC Oil Crisis. In every case, Congress recognized the value of energy during times of global uncertainty and the need to decrease dependence on foreign oil.
Sound familiar? The parallel for our own time is unmistakable. The West’s dependence on Russian oil has neutered NATO’s ability to do more lasting damage to Vladimir Putin’s government in the wake of the Ukraine crisis. President Biden expressed openness to sanctioning Russian oil last week—but he can go a step further to establish American energy independence by making Daylight Saving Time year round.
The benefits both to the economy and the environment of ditching the clock change would be substantial. The state of California estimated that it could save 3.4 percent of winter energy usage by making the switch. Now think what those energy savings would look like on a national scale. Had permanent DST been implemented more than a decade ago, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy estimated that the U.S. would have accrued more than $4.4 billion in energy savings and would have cut carbon emissions by 10.8 million metric tons.
And massive energy savings is just the start. The switch to permanent DST would inject billions of dollars each year across all sectors of the economy.
Consider a snapshot of just two industries in particular. When Congress began weighing the benefits of extended DST as far back as the 1980s, officials representing the golf industry said a single month of extra sunlight would increase their sales revenue by $200 million. Meanwhile, officials representing the barbecue industry said it would increase their monthly sales revenue by $100 million. Now adjust those numbers for inflation and multiply them by four (the number of additional months we would have under year-round DST), and it’s easy to see the Sunshine Protection Act for what it really is: a stimulus package on steroids that comes at no cost to taxpayers.
Of course, to truly understand how much we have to gain from year-round DST, we must also understand how much we lose by adhering to the mindless ritual of changing our clocks. The clock change in the spring robs Americans of an hour of sleep each year, which translates to $434 million in lost productivity across the U.S. economy as workers arrive at their jobs tired and disengaged due to disrupted sleep patterns. Then, when Americans return to Standard Time in the fall, consumer spending drops by 3.5 percent as a result of fewer daylight hours in the evening.
And none of this is to mention the negative health effects of the clock change. It’s no exaggeration to say that the current time regime kills. In the days following the biannual switch between Standard Time and Daylight Time, there’s a sharp uptick in strokes, cardiac arrests, fatal car accidents, robberies, and even suicide. Moreover, the early winter sunsets we subject ourselves to starting in November have been linked to higher incidences of depression, anxiety, and seasonal affective disorder. Changing our clocks twice a year is more than a mere inconvenience; it’s the cause of countless tragedies across the country that are impossible to even quantify in economic terms.
Thankfully, there’s a ray of sunshine amid all this gloom: the fact that we don’t have to do this to ourselves anymore.
The perennial madness of switching our clocks is an unforced error that inflicts tremendous damage on our economy and public health. But the fix is simple: nix the clock change altogether by making Daylight Saving Time permanent. This would give us later sunsets all year round—and it’s exactly what the Sunshine Protection Act aims to do. In a hyper-partisan Congress, it seems that sunlight is one of the few things that has yet to be politicized. Already, this bill enjoys significant support on both sides of the aisle. Since 2015, 19 states have passed legislation to make year-round DST possible. But they can’t make the change until Congress grants them permission through the Sunshine Protection Act.
The time has come to pass this bill. The time has come to boost our energy savings, our public health, and our economy. The time has come to change our clocks this Sunday—and then never again.
Sam Lyman is the Policy Director at the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation. He served previously as a speechwriter at the US Senate and the US Chamber of Commerce.
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Damian Tully appointed new Mid West Ports Authority chief executive
A Geraldton resident with two decades of industry experience has been appointed head of the Mid West Ports Authority, almost one year after his predecessor vacated the role.
Damian Tully was this week named chief executive of the MWPA after acting in the role for about 12 months.
He takes over from Rochelle Macdonald, who was in the role for almost three years before stepping down last April.
The former MWPA general manager and operations and logistics officer brings more than 20 years of maritime industry experience, having executed operations at sea and on shore.
Mr Tully has been acting in the role for the past 12 months and has previously worked as the general manager, operations and logistics at MWPA.
He has already overseen several major projects at Geraldton Port, including the maintenance dredging of the commercial harbour and navigational channel, and the Wharf 4 deck and rail upgrade.
Mr Tully said it was a “privilege” to helm the “fantastic” MWPA team, who have worked to overcome several challenges over the last year.
“Some of these challenges have included a cyclone, COVID, increased trade demands, delivering on a number of key projects, all while continuing to operate safely and efficiently.”
Mr Tully said his focus moving forward would be on continuing to “develop and strengthen” relationships with stakeholders based in the Mid West and beyond.
“This will be critical as we move into a high growth period at the port in order to respond to the increased regional demand for import and export capability,” he said.
“It is an exciting time for the region and the port.”
Ports Minister Rita Saffioti congratulated Mr Tully on his appointment.
“He has demonstrated effective leadership, overseen significant milestones and has become well connected with staff, stakeholders and the community,” she said.
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| 2022-04-01T00:12:18Z
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The Solomon Islands has received more coverage in the Australian media in the last week or so than it has received in the last decade - and it is all based on an unsigned, undated and frankly unsourced "draft document" that purports to be an agreement for China to establish at least one military base and give China a direct influence over the Solomons security.
The alarm expressed in Canberra, Wellington and Washington is unsurprising, though we should have been fully aware of the consequences of China's growing influence in the Solomon Islands and where it would inevitably end up.
I wrote earlier this year that the Solomons Government would be receptive to any proposal from China for closer military and security links I also offered the view that the Solomon Islands would be China's number one target.
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I guess I have now written about this connection three or four times in the last twelve months. It defies comprehension that DFAT would not have been preparing for China to develop a comprehensive security agreement with the Solomon Islands.
If our most senior officials in DFAT and the security agencies are taken by surprise then it just confirms how hopelessly out of touch with the reality of China's aggressive and strategic intentions in our region.
The problem is that it is now just about impossible for Australia, New Zealand and the United States to not only block the China strategy from being implemented, but to replace it with a new and comprehensive agreement with Australia and our allies.
Late last year we responded to a panic-driven request from the SI Prime Minister for police and defence personnel to put down civil unrest - unrest which was clear targeting the Prime Minister and his government.
We rushed in and achieved success in a matter of days.
But here is the rub. Within a couple of weeks of the Australian-led success, the SI Prime Minister and the Chinese government reached agreement for an initial small contingent of Chinese police-military personnel in the Solomon Islands. At the time I predicted the small contingent would soon be a large one. That is now going to happen.
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Australia, supported by New Zealand, Fiji and PNG have effectively protected the deeply unpopular Sogavare Government which might otherwise have been forced to call national elections.
As I said at the beginning, it is impossible to "source" the draft document - it may have emanated from the SI administration, or out of the growing PRC Embassy in Honiara...or both!
My suspicion is that that the document represents an "ambit claim" outlining a series of defence, policy and security co-operation initiatives. An ambitious ambit claim that will end up being significantly less ambitious - but nonetheless enough to deliver on the PRCs strategic ambitions.
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A Sessho-seki, or “killing stone,” was found cracked in half this month in Nikko National Park, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of Tokyo.
No one knows exactly what caused the stone to crack, but the cold winter months could have contributed to the cracking, said Nick Kapur, an associate professor of history at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey.
Each winter, water could have seeped into the crack, frozen, then expanded, he said. However, many look for guidance from the myth, he added.
There are multiple versions of the legend, but it was believed Tamamo-no-Mae, a nine-tailed fox spirit, lay trapped in the rock for nearly 900 years.
The tales all center around retired Emperor Toba, who reigned in Japan
from 1107 to 1123.
Tamamo-no-Mae was known for her shape-shifting abilities, so she transformed herself into a beautiful woman and caught the eye of the emperor, Kapur said.
As she grew closer to the emperor, he fell gravely ill, Kapur said. A court astrologer used divination to determine Tamamo-no-Mae was the culprit, he said.
Once her plan was foiled, she fled into the wilderness, changing shapes to try and stay hidden, he said. However, samurai sent after her eventually caught up to the fox spirit, Kapur said.
When one of the warriors shot her with an arrow, her physical form was killed, so her spirit transformed into a stone, he said.
Legend goes that if you touch the stone, you die, hence the name killing stone, Kapur said.
There is no proof of the stone’s supernatural abilities, but its unique location may have given substance to the rumors, said Yoshiko Okuyama, professor of Japanese studies at the University of Hawai?i at Hilo.
The stone is
near multiple volcanoes, so occasional gases that were released may have killed some animals or humans over the years, she said.
A spirit with a change of heart
The rock has become a top tourism site and skyrocketed in popularity, but it paled in comparison to the spirit’s fame, Okuyama said.
The fox spirit has made numerous appearances in modern Japanese media, often as the villain-turned-hero character, she said.
“More recent adaptations in manga and anime don’t want to portray women in a misogynistic way,” Okuyama said.
In older Japanese myths, the stories centered around evil female spirits out to undermine the power of males, Kapur said.
An omen for our time
After the stone cracked, people were quick to chime in on the timing of the breakage.
Many took the event as a bad omen, considering the pandemic and the war between Ukraine and Russia, Kapur said.
Others believed it was a good omen, saying she was released to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin and the war on Ukraine, he said.
“If you’re in the mood to take this negatively, you certainly can, but if you want to take a positive spin on it, maybe this fox spirit is going to help us out in our time of need,” Kapur said.
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| 2022-04-01T00:12:19Z
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Durham-Based Nurse Practitioner Launches New IV Hydration Business
Anti-Anxiety and Recovery Drips being promoted in light of UNC vs. Duke in Final Four
DURHAM, NC, UNITED STATES, March 31, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Janze Taylor, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, and nursing doctoral student, launches her first business venture today with Embodi Hydration & Wellness at 3115 Academy Road, Suite B, Durham. Taylor opens her wellness center with a mission to empower Durham, Chapel Hill and surrounding communities with health education and resources into our community to uplift, empower, and revitalize. Her career has been dedicated to providing access to health and wellness and opening her own business as an extension of her lifelong work will benefit every person she serves.Though her launch date has been planned since late 2021, in light of the Final Four being represented by local universities, Taylor has added some extra bounce to her opening weekend.
“I plan to offer my Which Blue For You Pregame Recovery Drip at a NCAA special price so all fans of Duke and UNC should plan to see me today or Saturday,” Taylor said. “Getting properly hydrated and infused with the proper minerals and vitamins will enhance the viewing experience as well as the post-game recovery process.”
“Past the weekend’s games, I’m excited to show up in my community as an additional resource for healthcare. Embodi has been a dream of mine for a long time. I’m beyond excited to open my doors.”
Taylor will be open by appointment only and can be booked online here. Taylor plans to have special events throughout the next few months and is excited to share her journey with other entrepreneurs looking to understand the value of business ownership.
Taylor will also host an in-person and virtual grand opening April 1, 2022 at 10 a.m.
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Speculations rife on Nitish Kumar moving to Delhi as next Vice President
Patna April 01, 2022 04:30 ISTThe “front-runners” include Nityanand Rai, the Minister of State for Home known to be trusted by both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah
Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi on Thursday indicated that she will not mind Nitish Kumar, her husband Lalu Prasad's arch rival, vacating his chair for a plush assignment in Delhi.
The RJD leader was replying to questions from journalists who were trying to make sense of a reportedly off-the-cuff remark by Mr. Kumar which has triggered furious speculations that he may move to Delhi as the next Vice President of the country.
“He should go. Everyone would like him to go away. (jana hi chahiye. Sabhi log chahenge ki chale jaayein”), she said replying to queries about the cryptic remark made by Mr. Kumar that he had been a member of both Houses in the State legislature and the Lok Sabha and a term in Rajya Sabha would complete his political journey.
To a pointed query about speculations that Mr. Kumar could emerge as the BJP's choice for the post of Vice-President after the expiry of Venkaiah Naidu's term in a few months, the reticent Rabri Devi repied “achcha hi na rahega (will it not be good for him?)”.
Mr. Kumar is reported to have made the Rajya Sabha remark during an informal chat with some journalists who had asked him about his recent tour of areas falling under the now abolished Barh Lok Sabha constituency which he had represented many times.
The journalists had queried, apparently in a jocular vein, whether Kumar had plans to contest parliamentary elections again.
A section of the media has since been running reports speculating that the JD(U) leader, who has been in power in Bihar since 2005 and has become the longest serving Chief Minister of the State, could move to Delhi for a top constitutional post.
The reports also claim that he might agree to a new power-sharing formula in the state where the BJP, which had won far more seats than the JD(U) in the 2020 assembly polls, could be allowed to have its own Chief Minister.
Incidentally, Bihar remains the only State in the entire “Hindi belt” where the BJP has never had its own Chief Minister.
BJP leaders like MLA Vinay Bihari have openly pitched for “our own CM” while taking care to add that the final decision rests with the national leadership.
Upon returning to power for his fourth consecutive term in office, Mr. Kumar had claimed that he had, following the JD(U)'s relatively poor performance in polls, expressed the desire to step down and make way for the BJP but relented only after the alliance partner insisted that he continue occupying the top post.
Nonetheless, the State's hyperactive rumour bill is busy coming out with names of BJP leaders who could make it in the event of Mr. Kumar's departure.
The “front-runners” include Nityanand Rai, the Minister of State for Home known to be trusted by both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, whose elevation brings the promise of breaching the sway of the RJD, the main Opposition party, over the sizeable Yadav community.
Meanwhile, all eyes are fixed at the next move by Mr. Kumar, a deft player of the game of politics, who had cryptically told an election rally in 2020 that it was his “aakhiri chunav”, only to reiterate later “I will continue to work for the people of Bihar for as long as they wish”.
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Mutations in the TP53 tumour suppressor gene are found in ~50% of human cancers [1,2,3,4,5,6]. TP53 functions as a transcription factor that directly regulates the expression of ~500 genes, some of them involved in cell cycle arrest/cell senescence, apoptotic cell death or DNA damage repair, i.e. the cellular responses that together prevent tumorigenesis [1,2,3,4,5,6]. Defects in TP53 function not only cause tumour development but also impair the response of malignant cells to anti-cancer drugs, particularly those that induce DNA damage [1,2,3,4,5,6]. Most mutations in TP53 in human cancers cause a single amino acid substitution, usually within the DNA binding domain of the TP53 protein. These mutant TP53 proteins are often expressed at high levels in the malignant cells. Three cancer causing attributes have been postulated for mutant TP53 proteins: the inability to activate target genes controlled by wt TP53 (loss-of-function, LOF) that are critical for tumour suppression, dominant negative effects (DNE), i.e. blocking the function of wt TP53 in cells during early stages of transformation when mutant and wt TP53 proteins are co-expressed, and gain-of-function (GOF) effects whereby mutant TP53 impacts diverse cellular pathways by interacting with proteins that are not normally engaged by wt TP53 [1,2,3,4,5,6]. The GOF effects of mutant TP53 were reported to be essential for the sustained proliferation and survival of malignant cells and it was therefore proposed that agents that can remove mutant TP53 protein would have substantial therapeutic impact [7,8,9]. In this review article we discuss evidence for and against the value of targeting mutant TP53 protein for cancer therapy.
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https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556405680175/subclonal-heterogeneity-sheds-light-on-the-transformation-trajectory-in-iglv3-21-chronic-lymphocytic-leukemia
| 2022-04-01T00:12:20Z
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Sportech PLC (LON:SPO – Get Rating)’s share price passed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 36.82 ($0.48) and traded as low as GBX 35.90 ($0.47). Sportech shares last traded at GBX 35.90 ($0.47), with a volume of 529,800 shares changing hands.
Separately, Peel Hunt reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 50 ($0.65) target price on shares of Sportech in a report on Wednesday, December 1st.
The company has a quick ratio of 3.22, a current ratio of 3.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.15. The company has a market cap of £34.20 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.09. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 35.48 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 36.78.
Sportech PLC, a sports entertainment company, provides technology solutions for gaming companies, sports teams, racetracks, and casinos and lottery clients in the United Kingdom, North America, South America, Europe, and internationally. It operates thorough Sportech Venues and Sportech Lotteries segments.
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Delivers another record quarter for design-related revenue for IoT, both sequential and year over year billings growth for Cybersecurity, as well as positive operating cash flow and net profit
Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2022:
- Total company revenue of $185 million.
- IoT revenue of $52 million.
- Cybersecurity revenue of $122 million.
- Licensing & Other revenue of $11 million.
- Net cash generated from operations of $10 million.
- Non-GAAP basic earnings per share of $0.01, GAAP basic earnings per share of $0.25 and GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.03.
Fiscal Year 2022:
- Total company revenue of $718 million.
- Non-GAAP basic loss per share of $0.10, GAAP basic earnings per share of $0.02 and GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.31.
WATERLOO, ON, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today reported financial results for the three months and fiscal year ended February 28, 2022 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP, except where otherwise indicated).
"We're pleased with the progress that BlackBerry made this quarter. The IoT business recorded its first $50m-plus revenue quarter since the start of the pandemic. In addition to overcoming a number of industry-wide challenges, such as supply chain constraints and the war in Ukraine, the QNX business set another record for quarterly design-related revenue, demonstrating both strong fundamentals and momentum for the business," said John Chen, Executive Chairman & CEO, BlackBerry. "We're also excited about the prospects for the Cybersecurity business given another quarter of billings growth and further strengthening of the team with industry expertise in both sales and product development. The key components are in place, and we expect continued billings momentum this year. Following the demonstration of our BlackBerry IVY edge-to-cloud data platform on auto-grade hardware at CES, we have secured a number of Proof-of-Concept trials."
Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2022 Financial Highlights
- Total company revenue was $185 million.
- Total company non-GAAP gross margin was 68% and GAAP gross margin was 67%.
- IoT revenue was $52 million, with gross margin of 85% and ARR of $93 million, an 11% increase year-over-year.
- Cybersecurity revenue was $122 million, with gross margin of 61% and ARR of $347 million.
- Licensing and Other revenue was $11 million, with gross margin of 55%.
- Non-GAAP operating profit was $8 million. GAAP operating profit was $146 million.
- Total cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments were $770 million.
- Total net cash position was $405 million.
- Net cash generated from operating activities was $10 million.
Business Highlights & Strategic Announcements
IoT:
- BlackBerry QNX records a record number of new design wins in a quarter: 17 in Auto and 28 in the General Embedded Market (GEM).
- BlackBerry announces first BlackBerry IVY™ proof-of-concept, or POC, trial with PATEO, a leading Chinese tier 1 supplier, and a Chinese electric vehicle automaker to integrate IVY into a digital cockpit.
- BlackBerry and Marelli expand collaboration in China with BlackBerry QNX® Neutrino® RTOS and BlackBerry QNX® Hypervisor selected to power next generation cockpit technology.
- BlackBerry® QNX® real time operating system selected by Critical Software as the foundation for a railway protection system for Portugal's national rail network.
- BlackBerry® Jarvis® enhanced to include standardized reporting that enables compliance with the U.S. government's recent Executive Order relating to the software bill of materials.
Cybersecurity:
- BlackBerry receives maximum AAA rating from SE Labs following their Enterprise Advanced Security Test that used real-world hacking tactics against BlackBerry® Protect and BlackBerry® Optics.
- BlackBerry® SecuSUITE® encrypted communication solution endorsed for NATO use by the NSAB.
- BlackBerry® AtHoc® is being deployed, in partnership with TELUS, by all municipalities and the regional police in Niagara, Canada, displacing a key competitor's solution.
- BlackBerry releases annual threat report, highlighting a cybercriminal underground which has been optimized to better target small local businesses.
Outlook
BlackBerry will provide fiscal year 2023 outlook in connection with the quarterly earnings announcement on its earnings conference call. The earnings call transcript will be made available on our website and on SEDAR.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The tables at the end of this press release include a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP financial ratios used by the company to comparable U.S. GAAP measures and an explanation of why the company uses them.
Conference Call and Webcast
A conference call and live webcast will be held today beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET, which can be accessed by dialing +1 (877) 761-5600 or by logging on at BlackBerry.com/Investors.
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Reconciliations of the Company's Segment Results to the Consolidated Results
The following table shows information by operating segment for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021. The Company reports segment information in accordance with U.S. GAAP Accounting Standards Codification Section 280 based on the "management" approach. The management approach designates the internal reporting used by the Chief Operating Decision Maker for making decisions and assessing performance of the Company's reportable operating segments.
The following table reconciles the Company's segment results for the three months ended February 28, 2022 to consolidated U.S. GAAP results:
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The following table reconciles the Company's segment results for the three months ended February 28, 2021 to consolidated U.S. GAAP results:
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures with the Nearest Comparable U.S. GAAP Measures
In the Company's internal reports, management evaluates the performance of the Company's business on a non-GAAP basis by excluding the impact of certain items below from the Company's U.S. GAAP financial results. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios provide management, as well as readers of the Company's financial statements with a consistent basis for comparison across accounting periods and is useful in helping management and readers understand the Company's operating results and underlying operational trends. In the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company discontinued its use of software deferred revenue acquired and software deferred commission expense acquired adjustments in its non-GAAP financial measures due to the quantitative decline in the adjustments over time. For purposes of comparability, the Company's non-GAAP financial measures for the three months ended and year ended February 28, 2021 have been updated to conform to the current year's presentation.
Readers are cautioned that adjusted gross margin, adjusted gross margin percentage, adjusted operating expense, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted income (loss) per share, adjusted research and development expense, adjusted selling, marketing and administrative expense, adjusted amortization expense, adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income (loss) margin percentage, adjusted EBITDA margin percentage and free cash flow (usage) and similar measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in the context of the U.S. GAAP results.
Reconciliation of non-GAAP based measures with most directly comparable U.S. GAAP based measures for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021
A reconciliation of the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted financial measures is reflected in the table below:
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP operating expense (income) for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted operating expense is reflected in the table below:
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net income (loss) and U.S. GAAP basic earnings (loss) per share for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted net income and adjusted basic earnings per share is reflected in the table below:
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense is reflected in the table below:
Adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income margin percentage and adjusted EBITDA margin percentage for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 are reflected in the table below. These are non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios that do not have any standardized meaning as prescribed by U.S. GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.
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Reconciliation of non-GAAP based measures with most directly comparable U.S. GAAP based measures for the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021
A reconciliation of the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted financial measures is reflected in the table below:
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net income (loss) and U.S. GAAP basic earnings (loss) per share for the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted basic earnings (loss) per share is reflected in the table below:
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense for the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to adjusted research and development, selling, marketing and administration, and amortization expense is reflected in the table below:
Adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income (loss) margin percentage and adjusted EBITDA margin percentage for the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 are reflected in the table below.
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The Company uses free cash flow when assessing its sources of liquidity, capital resources, and quality of earnings. The Company believes that free cash flow is helpful in understanding the Company's capital requirements and provides an additional means to reflect the cash flow trends in the Company's business.
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to free cash flow is reflected in the table below:
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net cash provided by (used in) operating activities for the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 to free cash flow (usage) is reflected in the table below:
Key Metrics
The Company regularly monitors a number of financial and operating metrics, including the following key metrics, in order to measure the Company's current performance and estimate future performance. Readers are cautioned that annual recurring revenue ("ARR"), dollar-based net retention rate ("DBNRR"), and recurring revenue percentage do not have any standardized meaning and are unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A driver who engaged Buffalo police in a lengthy gunfight, striking and injuring three officers during a haphazard chase that spanned the city, pleaded not guilty Thursday to attempted murder.
Kente Bell, 28, was arraigned from his hospital room, where he is recovering from several gunshot wounds sustained during Tuesday's chase and a final hail of gunfire as it ended in front of a police station at a Buffalo intersection.
Bell was shot in his neck, arm, leg and hand and underwent surgery at Erie County Medical Center, where he appeared before a judge after regaining consciousness, said Erie County District Attorney John Flynn, who offered dramatic new details of the events.
“You have a high-speed chase... you've got a guy firing out the driver's side window. You've got blockades, you've got speed on highways, a girl jumping out of the car,” he said at a news conference.
Bell is accused of fleeing two police officers who approached his parked vehicle after noticing its tinted windows around 6 p.m. Tuesday, Flynn said. He cooperated at first but did not get out of the car because he was partially paralyzed in a 2012 shooting and uses medical equipment to walk, the prosecutor said.
When it appeared there was an issue with his registration, Bell drove off. Armed with an illegal handgun with an extended magazine of ammunition, he fired on police as they pursued him through city neighborhoods and on highways for more than 20 minutes, Flynn said.
Early in the chase, before shots were fired, the passenger exited the moving vehicle.
“He was making a turn and had slowed down at some point. She opened the front passenger door and jumped out of the car while it was moving and ended up rolling on the ground and hit up against a pole of some kind,” he said, “like right out of a movie.”
“She was obviously freaking out probably, to say the least, and wanted to have nothing to do with this," Flynn said.
In the minutes that followed, Bell drove through a police barricade, entered and exited highways and drove wildly through several Buffalo neighborhoods, briefly entering the suburb of Cheektowaga, before turning back toward Buffalo with police officers radioing his route to each other and warning of the danger.
“They’re still shooting. Multiple officers hit!” an officer is heard shouting in a transmission captured by Broadcastify.com.
Three police officers were struck in separate vehicles. All are recovering.
By the time it was over, nine police vehicles were damaged by gunfire, Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said.
Investigators have yet to determine how many shots were fired by Bell, or how many officers fired their weapons, Flynn said.
Bell is due to appear before a county judge at the hospital Friday for an alleged probation violation related to a 2020 illegal firearms charge in the town of Amherst. While on probation, he was prohibited from carrying a weapon.
The attorney who represented Bell at Thursday's arraignment did not return a call seeking comment on his behalf.
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Shares of Teck Resources Ltd. Cl B
TECK.B,
-1.04%
slid 1.04% to C$50.48 Thursday, in what proved to be an all-around negative trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index
GSPTSE,
-0.84%
falling 0.84% to 21,890.16. Teck Resources Ltd. Cl B closed C$3.55 below its 52-week high (C$54.03), which the company reached on March 10th. Trading volume of 2.0 M shares remained below its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
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NAB Show 2022: Hitachi Kokusai to unveil 4K Ultra HD broadcast camera
Hitachi Kokusai will feature its second-generation 4K Ultra HD broadcast and live production camera system, the SK-UHD7000, during the 2022 NAB Show in April at booth C4409.
The successor to the SK-UHD4000 4K studio and field production camera, the new SK-UHD7000 continues the Hitachi tradition of delivering visual quality and superior price/performance value for professional, live production applications.
“Hitachi has a rich history of designing products that make advances in technology both practical and affordable,” said Sean Moran, Chief Operating Officer, Hitachi Kokusai.
“We are excited to bring the SK-UHD7000’s exceptional performance and extensive feature set to market at a cost-effective price point that makes native 4K live production accessible to more customers. It is ideal for a wide range of applications, from television broadcasters future-proofing their production workflows, to live production companies striving to offer the utmost quality to their clients, to houses of worship linking multiple satellite locations with life-like video.”
The SK-UHD7000 incorporates three 2/3”, global shutter CMOS image sensors with native 4K resolution, enabling pristine capture of 3840×2160 Ultra HD (UHD) video.
A new prism design with expanded spectral range fully complies with all international colorimetry specifications and enables superior color reproduction. The high-performance sensors and new prism combine to enable full-range BT.2020 UHD Wide Color Gamut (WCG) capture.
A dual 4K and HDTV workflow supports separate controls for Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) High Dynamic Range (HDR) and standard dynamic range (SDR).
Sensitivity of F11 at 59.94 frames per second enables high-quality acquisition in limited lighting, while a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 62 dB provides ultra-quiet images. Advanced digital processing technology and a wide array of image refinement tools enable precise tailoring of the accuracy and look of productions.
Operational features such as focus assist and viewfinder zoom make it easier for users to perform critical focus at 4K resolution. The SK-UHD7000’s powerful new processor also provides plenty of headroom for additional functionality in the future.
As a full-featured, broadcast-class system camera, the SK-UHD7000 provides integrated prompter power, video monitoring, and intercom connectivity at the camera body; a motorized, optical ND filter turret; and a lens mount that does not require a mechanical or optical adapter for standard B4 interchangeable lenses.
Full-bandwidth, uncompressed, native 4K signals are transported from the SK-UHD7000 camera head to the new CU-UHD7000 camera control unit (CCU) via SMPTE 311M hybrid fiber optic cable over distances up to two kilometers. Single-link, 12G-SDI connectivity also provides 4K output directly from the camera head, while integrated HD down-conversion offers 1080p, 1080i, or 720p output for multi-format production applications. Embedded audio is available on all SDI outputs and as listen-channels on the intercom connections.
A trunk data interface supports video transport and control of TCP/IP-capable devices connected directly to the SK-UHD7000 camera head, enabling applications ranging from robotic movement and IP-based prompting to VR/AR 3D space positioning. The new camera also retains compatibility with existing Hitachi control panels and third-party control systems.
Hitachi Kokusai will start shipping the SK-UHD7000 at the beginning of April.
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) _ SuperCom Ltd. (SPCB) on Thursday reported a loss of $5.4 million in its fourth quarter.
The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had a loss of 32 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 1 cent per share.
The traditional and digital identity solutions provider posted revenue of $3 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported a loss of $10.1 million, or 38 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $12.3 million.
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Opposition Parties Stage Parliament Walkout Over Fuel Price Rise
New Delhi:
Opposition members, together with these from the Congress and Trinamool Congress, on Thursday walked out from the Lok Sabha to protest in opposition to the continual hike in gas costs.
Petrol and diesel costs had been on Thursday hiked by 80 paise a litre every, taking the entire improve in charges within the final 10 days to Rs 6.40 per litre.
As quickly because the House assembled, opposition members began the protest in opposition to the hike in gas costs and demanded that it needs to be withdrawn.
Raising slogans and carrying placards, the members shouted slogans in opposition to the Modi authorities for its alleged “anti-people” insurance policies.
However, Speaker Om Birla stated he had given them alternatives on 4 events prior to now on this session to boost the problem and therefore they need to return to their seats and participate within the proceedings.
The opposition members ignored the Speaker’s plea and continued their protest.
Apart from Congress and Trinamool Congress, those that took half within the protests embody DMK, CPI, CPI-M and TRS members.
TRS members had been elevating some placards searching for justice for Scheduled Castes communities.
After almost half-hour, some members, together with Congress and Trinamool Congress, staged a stroll out in protest.
Petrol in Delhi will now value Rs 101.81 per litre as in opposition to Rs 101.01 beforehand whereas diesel charges have gone up from Rs 92.27 per litre to Rs 93.07, in response to a value notification of state gas retailers.
Rates have been elevated throughout the nation and range from state to state relying upon the incidence of native taxation.
This is the ninth improve in costs for the reason that ending of a four-and-half-month lengthy hiatus in fee revision on March 22.
In all, petrol and diesel costs have gone up by Rs 6.40 per litre every.
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https://thewall.fyi/opposition-parties-stage-parliament-walkout-over-fuel-price-rise/
| 2022-04-01T00:12:25Z
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Ukrainian girl's risky pipeline dash from Russians
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The little girl in the pink bobble hat looks warily down at the water as the Ukrainian soldier carries her across a long, narrow pipeline on the frontline east of Kyiv.
Three-year-old Karolina Tkachenko and her family have walked an hour through a field strewn with burnt-out Russian armoured vehicles to flee their village.
Before their ordeal is over, they face a final trial -- crossing a wobbly gas pipe that is some 50 metres (150 feet) long and sits three metres above a wide stream.
Her parents watch, hearts in mouths, as Karolina goes first in the soldier's arms. Dressed in a blue coat, she clings to him as he walks tightrope-style.
They make it across safely.
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The girl is handed over to other troops, and now it is the turn of her mother Karina, 21, who grips the soldier's military webbing for balance as he leads her across too.
Karina runs to her daughter and hugs her, a look of joy on her face. Her husband comes last across the half-metre-wide pipeline.
"It was okay to walk across a pipe, not scary," Karina grins, while Karolina strokes a brown and black puppy the family brought with them in a bag.
"My daughter is fine."
But their journey shows that in the villages outside Kyiv, people will do anything to escape the Russian invasion.
'Hope this will end'
Ukraine said on Tuesday that its forces had "liberated" three more villages near Brovary, a town 20 kilometres (12 miles) east of Kyiv on the frontline with Russian forces.
Moscow has promised to scale back attacks on the capital more than a month into the invasion after its attempts to encircle Kyiv stalled.
Yet the conditions for civilians in the area remain unbearable for many, with the Russians leaving devastation in their wake.
The pipeline linking two fields filled with the stubble of crops is the only route out for some people in the area.
"There's just no other option," said Andriy, 36, the soldier who carried little Karolina to safety.
Several people a day were crossing it, he said, as the Ukrainian military escorted a small group of journalists to villages that it asked not to be identified for security reasons.
"The girl is fine. Yesterday there was a child who was also calm, he did not cry," added the soldier, who goes by the nom de guerre "The Beard".
As she gathered up their meagre belongings, Karina Tkachenko said they had decided to leave because the Russians had occupied the village next to hers.
"The shooting was happening, we heard all the noises," Karina said.
"The shops are closed, there's no delivery of supplies. The bridge is also blown up, we can't go for the groceries through there."
They finally escaped after calling friends to find a way past the Russian forces. Now they will go to live with her husband's relatives in another village.
"I hope all this will end soon, and I will go back to my work."
'Wave of adrenaline'
The field through which her family fled lies over a low grassy ridge, marked with tank tracks and littered with abandoned Russian military uniforms.
Two Russian armoured personnel carriers sit in a barren wasteland of sunflower stalks, these symbols of Moscow's military might now scorched orange and black.
The force of the explosion that destroyed one of the vehicles has blown the turret several metres away, where it lies on its side in the sandy soil.
An acrid smell rises from inside the charred armoured personnel carriers, which are filled with ash and the remains of machine guns and electrical equipment.
Ukrainian soldiers in a network of trenches describe the battle in early March, which started when they suddenly saw Russian tanks roll over the ridge.
"It's a huge wave of adrenaline," says Serhiy, a young soldier wearing an olive-green hat, who asked to be identified only by his first name.
Emerging from the trenches that stretch snake-like over the fields, Ukrainians opened fire with everything they had, finally driving the Russians back, he said.
Serhiy himself was lucky to survive.
"A bullet entered the left side of my helmet and exited from the other side. And because the helmet was not fixed firmly, my head turned around, and I fell down," he said.
He lived to fight another day, and as winter turns to spring he surveys the sunlit horizon over which Russia's troops still lurk.
"It's beautiful here," he says with a wink.
Source: AFP
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https://briefly.co.za/world/124255-ukrainian-girls-risky-pipeline-dash-russians/
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has recently signed a collaboration and investment contract with Electra.aero, the corporation specializing in electric aeronautical technologies. This financial investment will go entirely to electric ultra-short takeoff and landing aircraft (eSTOL) for advanced low-carbon air mobility applications.
Currently, Electra’s aeronautical department is developing an electrical take-off and landing system whereby the aircraft will not need more than 45 meters to execute such actions. This supposes enormous technical efforts, which present difficulties in practically all the sections. According to Ben Marchionna, director of technology and innovation at Electra, these specifications are capable of pushing current aerodynamic technology to the maximum limit.
In this corporation they are immersed in the development of aerodynamic technologies of “blown elevation”. Effective blown lift aircraft concepts require all possible tools for technical refinement; For this, elements such as the computational fluid dynamics (CFD), wind tunnel models, and actual test aircraft.
Electra recently hired Dr. Alejandra Uranga, an assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC). She personally admitted that this is a challenge like never before seen in aeronautical engineering, since not even the best models of distributed electric propulsion and lift by blowing based on CFD can obtain data referring to this type of technical configurations. Its difficulty is capitalized, since physics has limits and this eSTOL technology touches them considerably.
Current computational methods present some fields of study that are very limited when it comes to developing this technology. This requires much faster, more powerful and reliable computers with which to carry out the own engineering design tasks. For it, NASA has launched this economic investment, of which the exact economic amount is unknown, but they have admitted that it solves all the problems and the lack of financing that they suffered until now. This is not the first time that NASA has made investments of this type, since in recent months we have been able to see others with electric planes as protagonists.
The first real tests are estimated to begin in this same 2022. To do this, a test aircraft will be used to carry out a large-scale demonstration of hybrid eSTOL technology. This prototype will be able to transport a maximum of two people on its way. It will take off and land, presumably, at distances less than 45 meters. This model It will use a 150 kW hybrid-electric turbogenerator with which it will move a total of 8 electric motors. and will regenerate the electricity of the battery, of which it is still unknown what capacity it will present.
Nevertheless, the first finalized and commercially available model will be launched on the market in 2026. This will have FAA certification and will be designed to transport a maximum of 8 passengers (counting the pilot) and its flight range is expected to be around 800 kilometers. Their employment will be urban and regional air mobility, “middle mile” logistics operations, and air medical services.
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https://d1softballnews.com/nasa-invests-in-electric-aircraft-for-ultra-short-landing-and-take-off-news-hybrids-and-electric/
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The congressional path to child care transformation
In his State of the Union address, President Biden received some of the loudest applause when calling for a congressional child care plan to sharply cut families’ costs and enable women to return to the workplace. He proposed funding these and other urgently needed changes through taxes on the wealthy — while reducing taxes on most all families through the Child Tax Credit.
The applause in the Chamber was likely echoed in living rooms everywhere. Our nation’s child care system is in a crisis that’s been exacerbated, but not caused, by the pandemic. Biden’s plan would address our nation’s historic and systemic underinvestment in child care by using budget reconciliation, which allows a simple majority of senators (and House members) to pass legislation for spending and taxes using a previously agreed-to budget resolution. President Biden is right that budget reconciliation can fix child care for families, children, child care workers, and the U.S. economy. It’s the fastest way to comprehensively address our child care crisis—where smaller, more incremental approaches will still come up short.
It’s no secret that the cost of child care is unbearable for most families. In many states, monthly child care costs often exceed the average mortgage payment, and the annual cost is higher than in-state college tuition. For families who are poor, child care costs average 30% of their income. At the same time, providers are being paid low wages that often aren’t enough to support their family, causing high turnover in the sector. Child care—especially high-quality care—is difficult to find and leads to parents, especially women, often being unable to work or having to cobble together family and/or multiple care arrangements.
Fortunately, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) brought essential relief for families and saved many providers from collapse. It helped provide access to more families, brought resources directly to providers, and has begun to lay the groundwork for longer-term investments. But ARPA was designed to address a short-term emergency and didn’t provide enough resources to make child care fully affordable for families or to pay workers the respectable wages they deserve and need. And it is certainly not enough to undo the long-standing inequities and create a transformative system with meaningful and life-changing impacts for families, children, providers, and the economy.
The House seized the opportunity to address this in December and passed a reconciliation bill that would provide child care and pre-K to nearly all families with children under 5. It would make more care available and far more affordable by capping out-of-pocket costs at 7% of a family’s income (or approximately $3,500 for a family making $50,000). The bill would ensure providers earn a living wage and salaries matching those of K-12 teachers with similar experience. Importantly, it would allow families to return to or go to work, putting more money in families’ pockets and into the economy. It is truly a win-win-win that meets the scale of the problem.
Reconciliation can provide resources at a level for transformative change without the current challenging trade-offs caused by a lack of resources. When states invest in one important component of the system now, it often comes at the expense of something else that’s equally important and valuable. That trade-off creates a cycle of inadequacy where there is never enough child care available, it is far too expensive for families, and providers continue to make poverty-level wages. Simply put, the level of investment we need likely can’t be achieved through normal order, at least not in today’s political climate.
Due to limited resources and difficult decisions, current policies often lead to inequities. Budget reconciliation would allow policymakers the opportunity right now to reimagine our child care system and establish policies that can begin to address these inequities. In the current political environment, passing legislation with a simple majority, as reconciliation requires, is the only opportunity for meaningful change in the foreseeable future.
Parents, providers, and advocates are all counting on and want to work with Congress to make child care and pre-K an available and affordable reality for all. We also want to pass other critical supports for families—paid leave, home and community-based services, and the child tax credit, which are all essential for surviving the pandemic and thriving long-term. Let’s end the uncertainty that families so deeply feel and pass reconciliation with all of these valuable provisions, so families have economic security and safe, stable, and high-quality child care and pre-K.
Stephanie Schmit is the director of child care and early education at the Center for Law and Social Policy in Washington, D.C.
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Opposition leader Allen Chastanet took to Facebook to lament developments in parliament on Thursday.
“Just to prevent me from making my contribution towards the Budget in Parliament today, the SLP Government prevented 4 of their most senior Ministers from speaking,” the former Prime Minister wrote.
“We heard nothing from Minister Alva Baptiste on Foreign Affairs especially in relation to the Russia-Ukraine war and it’s effect on us. We heard nothing from Richard Frederick on the various housing projects and local government reform,” he said.
“We heard nothing from Stephenson King regarding all the road projects, the redevelopment of Hewannorra International Airport, the increasing cost of electricity and the issues with physical planning,” Chastanet declared.
“The Government prefers to focus on Allen Chastanet instead of dealing with the people’s business,” the Micoud South MP asserted.
And in a video message accompanying the written post, he declared there was hatred and obsession towards him.
“This is more and more becoming evident that it is coming at the expense of the development of our country,” the former Prime Minister declared.
“Today is probably one of the greatest examples that we have seen that in order to prevent one person from being able to speak during the budget debate the government prematurely closed the budget debate down leaving four Ministers representing over 750 million dollars of expenditure and not letting them speak,” Chastanet stated.
He expressed that people would make an issue that he did not speak but explained that he is one individual in opposition.
However, Chastanet observed that four senior government members did not speak, simply to silence the opposition again.
He asserted that the leader of government business, Castries South MP Dr. Ernest Hilaire, had made it clear that if he, Chastanet, did not speak on Wednesday, he would not do so on the following day.
According to the former PM, the labour government needs to understand that it is accountable to the people and cannot continue engaging in name-calling and bullying.
“This has to stop,” he declared.
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South Africa vs Bangladesh | Bavuma steadies hosts to 233-4 on Day 1
Bavuma took control but will be the subject of yet more focus on the second day having converted just one of his half-centuries into a century in eight years of playing Tests
Temba Bavuma steadied South Africa with 53 not out against Bangladesh before bad light ended play early with the Proteas 233-4 on the first day of the opening Test on Thursday.
South Africa had controlled the first session and captain Dean Elgar and Sarel Erwee put on a 113-run opening stand before they fell in quick succession after lunch.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz pulled off a brilliant run out of Keegan Petersen in Bangladesh's fightback in the middle of the day.
But Bavuma buckled down after tea for his 18th test half-century. He was supported by Kyle Verreynne (27 not out) and their unbroken 53-run stand took South Africa to stumps, although only 76.5 overs had been bowled on the opening day when the umpires decided the light wasn't good enough to keep playing in Durban.
Bangladesh is aiming to follow up on its groundbreaking victory in the one-day international series last week, which was the first time it had won a series of any kind in South Africa. The tourists' chances might also be aided by the fact that South Africa is missing a number of its top players to the Indian Premier League.
The Proteas are without batsmen Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen, pace bowlers Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi and Marco Jansen, and allrounder Dwaine Pretorius, who all opted to play in the IPL instead of the two-test series against Bangladesh.
South Africa was solid at the start to go to lunch on 95-0 as Bangladesh's bowlers initially struggled to find their range after putting the home team in to bat. Elgar led the way after clipping the first delivery of the day for four to set the tone for that first session. He eventually hit 11 fours in his 67 off 101 balls.
Bangladesh gained some ground back with those three strikes after lunch. Miraz was central to that effort by bowling Erwee for 41 and then producing an excellent piece of fielding to get rid of Petersen for 19. Miraz made a diving stop with one hand and then released a throw almost in the same movement to run Petersen out with a direct hit.
Ryan Rickelton made 21 on his test debut but mishit a pull shot off Ebadot Hossain after looking good with four boundaries. He hit a reverse sweep for four for his first runs in test cricket.
Bavuma took control but will be the subject of yet more focus on the second day having converted just one of his half-centuries into a century in eight years of playing Tests.
While poor light often ends play early in the east coast city of Durban, the day also had a strange start when play was delayed for more than 30 minutes because of a problem with one of the sight screens.
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DFES reminds West Australians to check and test household smoke detectors monthly after concerning survey
It’s that time of the year when you’re reminded not to be a fool and test your smoke detectors after shocking figures in a recent survey.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services revealed 43 per cent of respondents had not tested their smoke alarms in the past year, while only 13 per cent had completed a check in the past month.
The findings were released to coincide with DFES’ annual ‘Don’t be a fool, check your smoke alarm’ April Fool’s Day campaign.
The survey also revealed more than half of West Aussies — 57 per cent — were unaware they must replace their smoke alarm every 10 years.
DFES responded to 724 residential structure fires in 2021, with electrical faults and unattended heat sources found to be the most common causes.
Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Darren Klemm said working smoke alarms gave people early warning of residential fires and regular maintenance was crucial.
“You need to test your smoke alarm every month by pressing the test button down until you hear a loud alert tone. You should remove any build-up of dust and cobwebs with a vacuum cleaner every six months,” he said.
For more information on how to install, maintain and inspect smoke alarms, visit the DFES website at www.dfes.wa.gov.au/smokealarms.
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Russia's failure to secure a quick victory in Ukraine is another reminder that war is a dying business. It just does not pay. Very rarely have recent wars achieved the successes their initiators had planned.
Part of the explanation is that the nature of warfare has again changed.
Over the millennia there have been occasions when success could come from attack; other times when it comes from defence.
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Trends in warfare form a pendulum moving between offence and defence.
For example, French knights in the Middle Ages were a formidable fighting force. But then Welsh archers with their long bows were recruited into the English army. They could bring down knights, who were not agile when forced off their horses. The knights were captured and then ransomed back to their serfs to pay for their freedom.
Leaping ahead to the 19th century, the emphasis was on offensive operations led by cavalry regiments.
World War I (1914-18) saw the pendulum swing back to defence and the use of trench warfare. World War II (1939-45) saw the pendulum swing back to offensive operations, such as the use of the tank in "blitzkrieg" attacks and aerial bombardment, culminating in the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Since 1945 the pendulum has swung back to defence. In particular, guerrilla fighters have been difficult to defeat. A guerrilla group fighting on their own terrain, with high morale, and with the support of the local population are almost impossible to defeat.
Guerrillas and other defensive operations have defeated both superpowers. Indeed, Russia is now doing so badly in Ukraine that it no longer deserves the title of "superpower". 40 million Ukrainians are beating 140 million Russians.
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Ukraine is putting up more resistance than Putin expected. This is not a rerun of Russia's Crimean operation in 2014, when the west led by President Obama did nothing to resist the Russian take over in Crimea and other parts of eastern Ukraine.
The Ukrainian resistance this time has galvanised the international community. It has been Ukraine's spirited defence that has obliged the international community (minus China and India, which are running with own pro-Russian agendas) to force the international community to avoid a rerun of 2014.
Putin has been stunned by the international community's unified reaction to the Ukraine invasion. Even if Putin were to be shot today by one of his bodyguards, it will take years for Russia to be accepted back into the international community.
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We investigated inter-arm systolic blood pressure (sIAD) difference, reproducibility, and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD). We hypothesized that higher sIAD values have low prevalence and nonpersistence over years, but that CVD risk is higher starting from the time of first high absolute sIAD. In Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis participants (n"‰="‰6725, 53% female, 45"“84 years old), Doppler systolic blood pressure (SBP) measurements were made in both arms (10-minute interval) thrice over 9.5 years. Proportional hazards for CVD (coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, peripheral arterial disease (PAD)) over 16.4 years were tested according to time-varying absolute inter-arm difference with covariates: (1) age, gender, race, and clinic; (2) model 1 plus height, heart rate, BP, antihypertensives, BMI, smoking status, lipids, lipid lowering medication, and diabetes. High sIAD was not persistent across exams. Maximum absolute sIAD"‰â‰¥"‰15"‰mmHg was found at least once in 815 persons. Maximum absolute sIAD had a graded relationship with incident stroke or PAD: 6.2% events; model 2 hazard ratio per 10"‰mmHg 1.34 (95% CI, 1.15"“1.56) and this risk was approximately doubled for maximum absolute sIAD"‰â‰¥"‰15"‰mmHg vs 0"“4"‰mmHg. Total CVD risk (18.4% events) was increased only for maximum absolute sIAD"‰â‰¥25"‰mmHg. Associations with incident CVD did not differ for higher SBP in left vs right arm. A higher maximum absolute sIAD at any exam was associated with greater risk for stroke and PAD especially for values"‰â‰¥"‰15"‰mmHg, and"‰â‰¥25"‰mmHg for other CVD. Measuring SBP between arms may help identify individuals at risk for CVD.
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Cooper Companies (NYSE:COO – Get Rating) issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of $13.700-$14.200 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $14.360. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.26 billion-$3.33 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.29 billion.
Shares of COO traded down $3.81 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $417.59. 272,199 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 334,789. Cooper Companies has a twelve month low of $368.78 and a twelve month high of $463.59. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The company has a market cap of $20.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.36, a PEG ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 0.85. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $400.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $407.71.
Cooper Companies (NYSE:COO – Get Rating) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 3rd. The medical device company reported $3.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $3.10 by $0.14. Cooper Companies had a return on equity of 9.89% and a net margin of 31.00%. The company had revenue of $787.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $739.30 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.17 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 15.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that Cooper Companies will post 14.07 earnings per share for the current year.
In other news, Director Robert S. Weiss sold 13,039 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $415.24, for a total transaction of $5,414,314.36. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Agostino Ricupati sold 5,607 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $421.51, for a total value of $2,363,406.57. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.
Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC lifted its stake in shares of Cooper Companies by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC now owns 145,295 shares of the medical device company’s stock worth $60,870,000 after acquiring an additional 6,169 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in shares of Cooper Companies by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 86,207 shares of the medical device company’s stock worth $36,116,000 after acquiring an additional 1,880 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in shares of Cooper Companies by 48.2% in the fourth quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 43,678 shares of the medical device company’s stock worth $18,237,000 after acquiring an additional 14,215 shares during the period. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich acquired a new position in shares of Cooper Companies in the fourth quarter worth approximately $844,000. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Cooper Companies by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 1,998 shares of the medical device company’s stock worth $837,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.00% of the company’s stock.
Cooper Companies Company Profile (Get Rating)
The Cooper Cos, Inc operates as a medical device company. It operates through the Cooper Vision and Cooper Surgical segments. The Cooper Vision segment develops, manufactures, and markets products for contact lens wearers, which solves vision challenges such as astigmatism, presbyopia, myopia, ocular dryness, and eye fatigues.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers filed a motion Thursday with the state Supreme Court urging the justices to affirm his legislative district boundary map that the U.S. Supreme Court rejected.
The state Supreme Court adopted Evers’ map in March, choosing his plan over Republican lawmakers’ proposal. But the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Evers’ map on March 23 after the GOP complained it increased the number of Assembly districts with a majority of Black and Hispanic voters from six to seven in Milwaukee in violation of the federal Voting Rights Act. The federal justices kicked the case back to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Evers argued in his motion Thursday that the state justices should affirm their earlier decision. He maintained that seven minority districts are justified because six would improperly dilute their votes under the Voting Rights Act. He included with the motion a report from Lisa Handley, an elections consultant who has served in a number of redistricting and voting rights cases, backing up his claim.
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- City of Toronto Social Bond wins Social Bond of the Year, Local Authority/Municipality category – BMO Joint-Lead Manager
- World Bank Sustainability Bond wins Sustainability Bond of the Year, Supranational category – BMO Joint-Lead Manager
- City of Vancouver Sustainability Bond wins Sustainability Bond of the Year, Local Authority/Municipality category – BMO Joint Bookrunner
TORONTO, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The City of Toronto Social Bond, the World Bank Sustainability Bond, and the City of Vancouver Sustainability Bond were recognized today by Environmental Finance's 2022 Bond Awards in the categories of Social Bond of the Year – Local Authority/Municipality, Sustainability Bond of the Year – Supranational, and Sustainability Bond of the Year – Local Authority/Municipality. BMO Financial Group (BMO) acted as Joint-Lead Manager on the City of Toronto and World Bank bond issuances, and Joint Bookrunner on the City of Vancouver Sustainability Bond issuance.
The City of Toronto's Social Bond is the city's second Social Bond, following on their inaugural issue in June 2020 – the first-ever Social Bond from a Canadian Government issuer – which BMO also led. The Social Bond, issued under Toronto's Social Debenture Framework, is part of a program to promote positive socioeconomic outcomes, from affordable housing and access to essential infrastructure and services, to socioeconomic advancement and empowerment.
The World Bank Sustainability Bond is an $8 billion 2-year and 7-year Dual-Tranche Fixed-Rate Global Sustainability Bond launched in April 2021. The World Bank has been issuing sustainable development bonds in the international capital markets for over 70 years to fund programs and activities that achieve a positive impact. BMO is proud to be a joint lead-manager on this issuance. World Bank bonds are aligned with the Sustainability Bond Guidelines published by the International Capital Market Association and support the financing of a combination of green and social projects, programs, and activities.
The inaugural City of Vancouver Sustainability Bond was the first Sustainability Bond from a Canadian governmental issuer. Proceeds of the bond are supporting eligible projects such as green buildings, renewal and upgrade of the main sewer and a fire hall, street and bridge infrastructure, an accessibility program to provide access to essential services, a climate emergency response program and a seawall maintenance program.
"As Joint-Lead Manager we're pleased with the recognition the City of Toronto Social Bond, the World Bank Sustainability Bond, and the City of Vancouver Sustainability Bond have received from Environmental Finance," said Jonathan Hackett, Head, BMO Sustainable Finance. "These transactions are leading examples in sustainable financing that we believe will act as a catalyst to others as they explore social and sustainability labeled financing and BMO is excited to be a leader working with our clients in this space -- one that so closely aligns with our Purpose to Boldly Grow the Good, in business and life."
BMO is a recognized sustainability leader
Carbon neutral in its own operations since 2010, BMO announced its Climate Ambition in March 2021 with a commitment to deploy $300 billion in sustainable lending and underwriting to companies pursuing sustainable outcomes by 2025. BMO is focused on being its clients' lead partner in their transition to a net zero world and, since December 2019, has completed green and sustainability-linked loans for companies in a range of sectors, with targets including decarbonization, diversity & inclusion, and health and safety. To support clients' pursuit of opportunities driven by the increasing momentum of the global economy's shift in production and consumption of energy, in 2021 BMO established a dedicated Energy Transition Group and the BMO Climate Institute.
BMO's leadership on sustainability has been recognized by the Wall Street Journal's 100 Most Sustainably Managed Companies in the World, Corporate Knights' Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations, Dow Jones Sustainability Indices World Index, and Ethisphere Institute's list of the World's Most Ethical Companies.
For more information on BMO's commitment to a sustainable future, please visit the bank's latest Sustainability Report. To learn more about sustainable finance at BMO click here. For BMO's climate ambition, visit its Climate page.
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Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider - the 8th largest bank, by assets, in North America. With total assets of $1.02 trillion as of January 31, 2022, and a team of diverse and highly engaged employees, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, BMO Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.
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Crypto exchange Binance wins dismissal of U.S. lawsuit over digital token sales
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK, March 31 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, of violating U.S. securities laws by selling unregistered tokens and failing to register as an exchange or broker-dealer.
The lawsuit had been brought in Manhattan by digital token investors who had bought nine tokens - EOS, QSP, KNC, TRX, FUN, ICX, OMG, LEND and ELF - through Binance's online exchange starting in 2017, and which soon lost much of their value.
In a 327-page complaint, the investors claimed that Binance "wrongfully engaged in millions of transactions" and failed to warn them about the "significant risks" of buying the tokens, and sought to recoup what they paid.
U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter, however, said the investors sued too late, having waited more than one year after their purchases.
He also said domestic securities laws did not apply because Binance was not a domestic exchange, even if it used Amazon computer servers and Ethereum blockchain computers in the United States.
"Plaintiffs must allege more than stating that plaintiffs bought tokens while located in the U.S. and that title passed in whole or in part over servers located in California that host Binance's website," Carter wrote.
Kyle Roche, a lawyer for the investors at Roche Freedman, declined to comment. Binance and its lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The investors claimed the statute of limitations began running exactly one year before their April 2020 lawsuit, when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released a "framework" characterizing their tokens as securities.
Binance has an opaque corporate structure, with a holding company registered in the Cayman Islands. Founder and Chief Executive Changpeng Zhao said in October that Binance planned to establish "a few headquarters" around the world.
The case is Anderson et al v Binance et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 20-02803.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York Editing by Nick Zieminski)
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Intinor will give visitors to NAB Show 2022 a look at its latest capabilities, including its ultra-low latency feature, synchronized streams, and full support for SRT/RIST along with Bifrost, to ensure multi-vendor interoperability.
As a participant in the new Future of Delivery zone in the West Hall, Intinor will also demonstrate how its solutions can deliver greater efficiency to remote production and remote commentary workflows.
The latest “ultra-low latency” feature for Intinor’s Direkt series delivers less than half a second end-to-end for complex contribution links. Customers benefit from latencies almost as low as WebRTC (for example Zoom), but with zero compromise on the full broadcast quality audio and video the audience demands.
Using Direkt, two-way interviews are made easier than ever, while the issue of people talking over each other has been eliminated altogether. Broadcasters now have a plug-and-play solution to support remote production without compromising operational flexibility or on-screen quality.
A strong advocate of multivendor interoperability and now a member of RIST Forum, Intinor will be showing how it supports multiple open source transport protocols – whether that is SRT, RIST or its own Bifrost Reliable Transport (Bifrost). Optimized for live video via public internet, BRT combines adaptive bitrate streaming with error correction and network bonding (fixed internet and cellular) offering redundancy for internet connections with the highest possible robustness to ensure streams are delivered without a single point of failure.
As remote production adoption ramps up, so does the importance of stream synchronization. With a fixed end-to-end delay on multiple encoders from different cameras, Intinor allows customers to gain exact frame sync between the cameras on the receiver. Whether undertaking REMI with a single unit with multiple SDI inputs, or multiple units, Intinor ensures the workflow runs smoothly.
Intinor is also adding full support for AES67 to its intercom solution, planned for release in April 2022, which will further simplify remote production and remote commentary workflows.
“Our Direkt series has the power and flexibility to send video streams to receivers from multiple vendors – as well as our own. We are looking forward to sharing the latest enhancements and showing customers exactly what they can achieve with our solutions at NAB Show 2022,” said Intinor’s Regional sales manager, Daniel Lundstedt. “We are also excited to return to engaging with customers and partners face to face after so long.”
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NEW YORK (AP) —The following list shows the Nasdaq stocks that have gone up the most and down the most based on percent of change for 2021. No securities trading below 1000 shares are included. Net and percentage change are the difference be- tween last year's closing price and this year's closing. Changes for issues added during the year are calcu- lated from closing prices on the first trading day. UPS Name PEHighLowLastChg.Pct. 1CiscoSys 19 46.74 44.15 46.25 +1.38 + 3.1 2AppleIncs 33 128.72 117.57 121.42 +.16 + .1 3Intel 12 63.14 57.91 60.74 — .04 — .1 4Microsoft 37 237.47 224.26 231.60 — .78 — .3 DOWNS Name PEHighLowLastChg.Pct. 1Microsoft 37 237.47 224.26 231.60 — .78 — .3 2Intel 12 63.14 57.91 60.74 — .04 — .1 3AppleIncs 33 128.72 117.57 121.42 +.16 + .1 4CiscoSys 19 46.74 44.15 46.25 +1.38 + 3.1 —————————
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Pakistan bowl, Shaheen returns in place of Hasan
Australia, who’ve solely 13 gamers to select from, named an unchanged line-up
Pakistan gained the toss and elected to bowl within the second ODI towards Australia in Lahore with the hosts aiming to bounce again and hold the sequence alive.
Even although the choice spectacularly backfired within the sequence opener, captain Babar Azam once more put Australia in to bat however Pakistan have been boosted by the return of star fast Shaheen Shah Afridi who changed Hasan Ali of their solely change.
With simply 13 gamers to select from, a shorthanded Australia named an unchanged line-up after beautiful Pakistan on Tuesday with an 88-run victory.
It did not appear to matter as Australia showcased vaunted depth of their first ODI since July with Travis Head, who returned after greater than 4 years within the ODI wilderness, cracking 101 off 72 balls as opener to energy Australia to 313 for 7.
After being tied down on the back-end, Australia’s complete was thought-about solely about par however their second-string assault suffocated Pakistan, who have been by no means actually within the hunt. Debutants Mitchell Swepson and Nathan Ellis impressed but it surely was frontline legspinner Adam Zampa who tore by means of Pakistan with a four-wicket haul.
Pakistan must rebound rapidly after such a lacklustre effort, the place their quicks copped a hammering from Head adopted by a fairly ham-fisted chase.
There is loads on the road for each groups with the three-match sequence counting in direction of the World Cup Super League. Mired in tenth place, Pakistan want a transfer on rapidly in any other case they face the prospect of circuitously qualifying to the 2023 World Cup.
But to show their fortunes round, Pakistan will first want to finish a 10-match shedding streak to Australia within the ODI format.
Australia: 1 Aaron Finch (capt), 2 Travis Head, 3 Ben McDermott, 4 Marnus Labuschagne, 5 Marcus Stoinis, 6 Cameron Green, 7 Alex Carey (wk), 8 Sean Abbott, 9 Nathan Ellis, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Mitchell Swepson.
Pakistan: 1 Babar Azam (capt), 2 Fakhar Zaman, 3 Imam-ul-Haq, 4 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 5 Saud Shakeel, 6 Khushdil Shah, 7 Iftikhar Ahmed, 8 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 9 Mohammad Wasim Jnr, 10 Zahid Mahmood, 11 Haris Rauf.
Tristan Lavalette is a journalist based mostly in Perth
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https://thewall.fyi/pakistan-bowl-shaheen-returns-in-place-of-hasan/
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Stable Road Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:MNTS – Get Rating) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,000,000 shares, a drop of 20.9% from the February 28th total of 2,530,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 729,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.7 days. Approximately 3.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
In other Stable Road Acquisition news, major shareholder Movers Lab Fund I. Lp Prime sold 218,575 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.37, for a total value of $736,597.75. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Movers Lab Fund I. Lp Prime sold 388,909 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.69, for a total value of $1,046,165.21. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 21.75% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
An institutional investor recently raised its position in Stable Road Acquisition stock. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in shares of Stable Road Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:MNTS – Get Rating) by 14.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 37,671 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,680 shares during the quarter. Morgan Stanley owned 0.17% of Stable Road Acquisition worth $499,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Institutional investors own 8.07% of the company’s stock.
Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on Stable Road Acquisition in a report on Monday, January 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $10.00 price objective on the stock.
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Stable Road Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Venice, California.
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Shares of Teleflex Inc. TFX rallied 1.87% to $354.83 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 1.57% to 4,530.41 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 1.56% to 34,678.35. This was the stock's sixth consecutive day of gains. Teleflex Inc. closed $94.55 below its 52-week high ($449.38), which the company achieved on April 28th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson JNJ fell 1.31% to $177.23, Becton...
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The Business Essentials subscription service that Apple announced and introduced in a limited beta late last year is now available for any small business. This is Apple’s vertical integration of device management and cloud storage under the Business Manager platform that companies already use to buy and manage their Apple hardware, which is designed for organizations with fewer than 500 employees. Now that it’s officially launched, it also includes an optional new business tier of AppleCare Plus hardware coverage with 24/7 support and the ability to call an Apple-trained tech onsite in as little as four hours.
The subscription ties traditional IT services into one portal with a rate starting at $2.99 per employee per month. Apple is opening its doors with a two-month free trial, which is available for companies that were already part of the beta test.
Businesses that could use this package, or a third-party setup like it, probably already have access to Apple’s Business Manager portal. It’s how businesses (and similarly, schools with Apple School Manager) can reserve and distribute managed Apple IDs, so employees can’t accidentally make a personal Apple ID account. It can also automatically procure devices purchased directly from Apple, acquire software licenses in the App Store, sync directories (Microsoft Azure), and more.
The biggest change for those tasked with IT management comes on the deployment and management side: small business customers can use Apple’s service to push pre-configured packages directly to employees’ devices with their Wi-Fi / VPN settings, mandated FileVault encryption, and apps. Then employees can view their setups, access support, or track repairs via the Business Essentials app. Previously, getting deployment and management features on Apple devices required another service and the expertise to use it. The biggest thing this setup can’t do, though, is work with mobile or desktop devices that aren’t made by Apple.
For small businesses that are looking for a simplified and linear approach to Mac management, or who don’t have the capacity in IT personnel, Apple’s new solution might be compelling. The starting price of $2.99 per month, per employee, covers one device and 50GB of iCloud storage, then jumps to $6.99 for 200GB and $12.99 for 2TB.
AppleCare Plus for Business Essentials is an additional $7 per month for the single device tier (covers one repair or replacement) or an additional $13 per month for the three devices and 200GB iCloud tier (covers two repairs or replacements). At the maximum, a single employee can cost $24.99 per month with three devices, 2TB iCloud storage, and AppleCare Plus for Business Essentials (a cost savings of $1 a month on the AppleCare).
IT managers can enroll in the new service by navigating to the company’s existing Apple Business Manager site and clicking on the newly added “Subscription” menu on the sidebar. Once enrolled, new sidebar menu options including Service & Support and Collections will appear. Other features include the ability to have employees set up business accounts on their own computers or phones, without the worry of risking business or private data — Apple’s solution allows for personal data to be “cryptographically separated” from work data.
Apple’s new service presents an alternative to established solutions like Jamf, which is used by thousands of businesses and universities, works with Apple’s Business / School Manager platforms, and has much more comprehensive features including security software solutions. But for small businesses that just need to just easily enroll newly purchased Apple hardware, provide basic onboarding support, and only need to distribute software from Apple’s App store repository, Apple’s Business Essentials certainly might cover — well — the essentials.
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https://www.thehamdenjournal.com/technology/apple-business-essentials-now-available-for-small-businesses/130444/
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«A new attack on medical and health personnel, in this case operating on the territory, and even if verbal, must absolutely be condemned and reported as, moreover, it has been done. On this front, Ulss 4 will continue to support all its staff, both directly employed and under agreements “. To announce yet another episode of violence against medical and health personnel is the general manager Mauro Filippi.
The fact dates back to a few days ago, when a person went to group medicine in via Guaiane in Noventa di Piave, verbally attacking two general practitioners, heavily insulting them. The doctors alerted the police but upon their arrival the person, assisted by one of the two professionals, was gone.
“The municipal administration is in solidarity with the doctors who are victims of this attack, and condemns the incident without half measures – declares the mayor of Noventa di Piave, Claudio Marian -. These facts must absolutely be denounced. As far as we are concerned, we have already met with doctors to see how to improve their safety even more. Any type of problem cannot justify aggression against those who work to treat us, even if this is verbal “.
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https://d1softballnews.com/patient-insults-two-general-practitioners-reported/
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South Africa vs Bangladesh | Bavuma steadies hosts to 233-4 on Day 1
Durban April 01, 2022 04:06 ISTBavuma took control but will be the subject of yet more focus on the second day having converted just one of his half-centuries into a century in eight years of playing Tests
Temba Bavuma steadied South Africa with 53 not out against Bangladesh before bad light ended play early with the Proteas 233-4 on the first day of the opening Test on Thursday.
South Africa had controlled the first session and captain Dean Elgar and Sarel Erwee put on a 113-run opening stand before they fell in quick succession after lunch.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz pulled off a brilliant run out of Keegan Petersen in Bangladesh's fightback in the middle of the day.
But Bavuma buckled down after tea for his 18th test half-century. He was supported by Kyle Verreynne (27 not out) and their unbroken 53-run stand took South Africa to stumps, although only 76.5 overs had been bowled on the opening day when the umpires decided the light wasn't good enough to keep playing in Durban.
Bangladesh is aiming to follow up on its groundbreaking victory in the one-day international series last week, which was the first time it had won a series of any kind in South Africa. The tourists' chances might also be aided by the fact that South Africa is missing a number of its top players to the Indian Premier League.
The Proteas are without batsmen Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen, pace bowlers Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi and Marco Jansen, and allrounder Dwaine Pretorius, who all opted to play in the IPL instead of the two-test series against Bangladesh.
South Africa was solid at the start to go to lunch on 95-0 as Bangladesh's bowlers initially struggled to find their range after putting the home team in to bat. Elgar led the way after clipping the first delivery of the day for four to set the tone for that first session. He eventually hit 11 fours in his 67 off 101 balls.
Bangladesh gained some ground back with those three strikes after lunch. Miraz was central to that effort by bowling Erwee for 41 and then producing an excellent piece of fielding to get rid of Petersen for 19. Miraz made a diving stop with one hand and then released a throw almost in the same movement to run Petersen out with a direct hit.
Ryan Rickelton made 21 on his test debut but mishit a pull shot off Ebadot Hossain after looking good with four boundaries. He hit a reverse sweep for four for his first runs in test cricket.
Bavuma took control but will be the subject of yet more focus on the second day having converted just one of his half-centuries into a century in eight years of playing Tests.
While poor light often ends play early in the east coast city of Durban, the day also had a strange start when play was delayed for more than 30 minutes because of a problem with one of the sight screens.
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As travel continues its triumphant rebound—some 70% of leisure travelers in countries including the U.S., the U.K., and Canada plan to spend more on travel in 2022 than they have in the past five years, according to a recent report—globetrotters climbing the walls after two years of lockdown are ready to splurge on extravagant getaways.
That’s one reason why an escape to Monaco makes for a prime addition to a luxurious European sojourn this year. The most densely populated and second-smallest sovereign state in the world (behind Vatican City) at less than one square mile, the French Riviera jewel is widely regarded as one of the wealthiest, most expensive places on earth. And the storied Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo—one of its most opulent, sought-after addresses for visitors and locals alike for nearly 140 years—has just debuted a slew of new reasons to visit in the months ahead.
Built in 1886 in the Carré d'Or, the country’s most exclusive enclave, the 125-room Belle Époque-style property—renovated in 2004 by acclaimed French architect Jacques Garcia—melds Monagasque glamour and sophistication with Mediterranean charm, attracting a boldface list of VIPs from around the world for decades.
The hotel’s inspired set of bespoke experiences, Just For You, showcase its singular locale. When it comes to world-class, jet-setting glamour, there’s no topping the Goldeneye Experience: a private visit to the famed Monte Carlo casino, a helicopter fly-over of the rarefied municipality, and a candlelight dinner on the terrace of the Carré d’Or suite—complete with a tuxedo, evening gown, shaken-not-stirred martinis, and butler service throughout—will leave intrepid couples feeling like a real-life James Bond and his leading lady.
Recently unveiled additions to the program include an exclusive partnership with prestigious French leather maker Berluti, where guests meet with a craftsman and discover the art of “patina”—a revolutionary method that enhances leather’s appearance, developed by female shoemaker and art director Olga Berluti in the 1980s—through a private workshop. There’s also a new private portrait painting experience with celebrated contemporary French painter David Djiango, nicknamed the “architect of the portrait” for his dynamic and elegant work.
“Exclusivity and personalization are at the core of our Just For You program, and we are thrilled to announce these unique additions for our guests ahead of one of the most eventful seasons in Monte-Carlo,” said Serge Ethuin, the hotel’s general manager, in a press release.
Beyond such exalted experiences, a long list of ne plus ultra amenities—including the Spa Metropole by Givenchy and Yoshi, the only Japanese restaurant on the Côte d'Azur to earn a Michelin star—also lure discerning travelers. Sun-seekers will want to beeline to the enchanting, Karl Lagerfeld-designed pool area, which includes lounge and restaurant Odyssey, featuring modern Mediterranean cuisine from mid-April.
For the upcoming Formula 1 Grand Prix of Monaco on May 28—the oldest and most prestigious automobile race in Monaco—Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo’s Veuve Clicquot Lounge will offer guests an unbeatable view of the race’s most thrilling bend.
Even the hotel’s most loyal clientele can expect an element of surprise each time they return, thanks to “Metropole Moods.” The program brings the rarefied aesthetics of the Côte d'Azur to life throughout the property via show-stopping flower compositions and creative décor vignettes, immersing guests in a thoroughly unique environment with every visit.
For more information on special offers and programming for spring and summer 2022, visit the hotel website.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandrakirkman/2022/03/31/best-luxury-travel-destinations-of-2022-monacos-hotel-metropole-monte-carlo/
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By Cara Waters
The dinosaurs are on the march at Melbourne Museum. First came Horridus the Triceratops fossil and now the museum is opening a $5 million dinosaur adventure garden.
The planned new addition will be called the Gandel Gondwana Garden, a nod to retail billionaire philanthropists John and Pauline Gandel, who helped fund it with the state government.
The museum’s newest exhibit, the 67 million-year-old fossil Horridus, and its accompanying exhibit Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs opened this month.
Construction of the garden should finish this year, connecting the existing Gandel Children’s Gallery and the triceratops exhibit through a new 900 square metre outdoor play-based learning gallery.
The garden will take children on a palaeontological expedition across five different ecosystems, reconstructing the habitats that shaped Victoria’s environment over time.
Gondwana is the name for the ancient supercontinent that connected most of the southern hemisphere, including Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, South America. Madagascar, India and the Arabian Peninsula.
A path that snakes upwards will allow children to explore models of prehistoric flora and fauna, including giant amphibian and Victoria’s state fossil emblem Koolasuchus and marsupial megafauna, such as the predatory Thylacoleo and giant kangaroos.
The museum’s real fossil collection will be kept safely indoors.
First People’s stories of creation will also be featured throughout the garden.
The Gandel Gondwana Garden will be constructed on the north side of the museum, taking over mainly disused outdoor space in the Sidney Myer Amphitheatre, was named after another prominent Melbourne philanthropist.
The Gandels, who own half of Chadstone Shopping Centre, have put in $1 million while the state government will contribute $4 million.
Mrs Gandel said the Gandel Children’s Gallery at the museum, which the family funded and opened in 2016 was a runaway success. She hoped the new garden would be similarly embraced by slightly older children aged 6 to 12 years.
“It came about through my grandchildren. There was really nothing available for them like this,” she said. “It’s such an important age when they learn and develop so much.”
Mrs Gandel said her 12 grandchildren and eight great-grand children were a constant source of inspiration.
She said the immersive space would encourage children to develop their skills and inquisitiveness, which was crucial for their future success in life.
“They can absorb information, and they can learn through playing,” she said. “We need to give them the best start in life we can.”
Creative Industries Minister Danny Pearson said the garden would encourage more visitors to the museum.
“Its about trying to make sure that our great creative institutions and great cultural institutions continue to refresh and continue to develop new connections with the next generation of attendees,” he said.
“You can’t rest on your laurels. You’ve got to constantly be coming up with new initiatives and new ideas to keep people engaged.”
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The Boston Bruins continue their homestand tonight against the New Jersey Devils!
There’s a few lineup changes and a big local debut for Marc McLaughlin as he plays his first NHL game. McLaughlin hails from Billerica, Mass. and said he’ll have probably 50+ friends and family in attendance.
There will also be a ceremonial puck drop by Tuukka Rask so make sure you are tuned in!
Discuss!
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'It's a reload': McEwen disbands team, eyes move
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The post-Olympics shakeup of the curling landscape has hit the Manitoba men’s game in a big way.
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Skip Mike McEwen announced on Thursday his team is disbanding after a four-year run that came up short.
The Brandon-born McEwen wasn’t ready to divulge details of his next move, although it’s believed he could be, for the first time in his career, calling games for a team outside of Manitoba next season.
“I’ve had to consider all options, whether it is inside Manitoba or outside the province,” McEwen told the Winnipeg Sun. “This will be a completely new scenario for me. I will be 100% into a team where it’s entirely new. I think it will surprise people a little bit. I’ll still be skipping. I’m excited about what’s to come.”
Don’t be surprised if he links up with Ryan Fry, a Winnipegger and Olympic gold-medal winner with Brad Jacobs in 2014. Fry played third for Ontario’s John Epping the last three years.
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McEwen wouldn’t confirm it, but he didn’t rule it out, either.
“Ryan Fry is definitely one of the most valued free agents right now,” the skip said. “He’s 100% a player that I’ve thought about. Geography has an implication on building teams, and there’s only so many players to go around in one spot. It’s tough to get a team together that can take on the amount of sacrifice and discipline to try to make something of yourself in the sport.”
McEwen, 41, has been one of Manitoba’s top skips for a decade, earning seven straight trips to the Brier, two of them as a wildcard team.
He lost a tiebreaker game at this year’s Brier, his first representing Manitoba since 2019.
When he linked up with Reid Carruthers, another of the province’s top skips, four years ago, it seemed the sky was the limit.
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The foursome was rounded out by front end Derek Samagalski and Colin Hodgson.
But a Brier title eluded them, as did the ultimate prize: a trip to the Olympics.
“The first year was very tumultuous, we had a whole bunch of lineup, positional changes, experimentation,” McEwen recalled. “And then leading up to the Kingston Brier (2020) and even right to the end of the Kingston Brier, it felt like the momentum was building. And unfortunately, we’ve got to own it as a team, but we were not able to capture that in the last two years. The pandemic restrictions, the lack of events on tour, those complications and hardships, we failed to build on that momentum, or even find it again.
“We were just too sporadic.”
Disappointed? Sure he is.
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But no regrets.
“Proud of where we got to, and we were relevant, and put together a really good Olympic Trials,” he said. “But we had problems igniting that spark just in the last two seasons.”
Curling greatness is a tricky formula to find. Close friendships off the ice certainly helps.
But it’s no guarantee.
McEwen is happy to report the ups and downs of competition haven’t eroded the friendships that brought the team together in the first place.
“It’s very amicable, the parting of ways,” he said. “When we formed this team, we were all very tight, good friends off the ice before we even tried to see if it could be magic on the ice. Nothing’s changed in that sense, the relationships.”
Carruthers echoed that sentiment in a text message, Thursday.
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“This decision was very difficult for all of us,” Carruthers said. “We weren’t just a team we were like a family. I am definitely a better player and person because of them. There are many memories on and off the ice that I’ll cherish.”
McEwen’s three teammates are expected to find other teams, as well. Carruthers could end up skipping again.
Expect those details to slide out early next week.
Anyone who thinks McEwen is going to slink quietly into the background would be mistaken.
With his wife, Dawn, in his corner, recently retired after a long run with Team Jennifer Jones, the father of two is simply reinventing himself.
“That’s huge for me,” McEwen said of his wife’s support. “With that I’ve got a chance. If I didn’t have her in my corner, reloading would be very difficult.”
Still in his prime, he sounds as hungry as ever to reach the curling summit.
“It’s a reload,” McEwen said. “I’m not getting any younger. I’m going to be 42 this year. I’ve got an opening to really go after some things, still.”
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops began leaving the Chernobyl nuclear plant after soldiers got “significant doses” of radiation from digging trenches at the highly contaminated site, Ukraine’s state power company said Thursday as fighting raged on the outskirts of Kyiv and other fronts.
Energoatom gave no details on the condition of the troops or how many were affected. But it said the Russians had dug in in the forest inside the exclusion zone around the now-closed plant, the site in 1986 of the world’s worst nuclear disaster.
The troops “panicked at the first sign of illness,” which “showed up very quickly,” and began preparing to leave, Energoatom said.
There was no immediate comment from the Kremlin, and the International Atomic Energy Agency said it had not been able to confirm reports of Russian troops receiving high doses. It said it was seeking more information.
Russian forces seized the Chernobyl site in the opening stages of the Feb. 24 invasion, raising fears that they would cause damage or disruption that could spread radiation. The workforce at the site oversees the safe storage of spent fuel rods and the concrete-entombed ruins of the exploded reactor.
Edwin Lyman, a nuclear expert with the U.S.-based Union of Concerned Scientists, said it “seems unlikely” a large number of troops would develop severe radiation illness, but it was impossible to know for sure without more details.
He said contaminated material was probably buried or covered with new topsoil during the cleanup of Chernobyl, and some soldiers may have been exposed to a “hot spot” of radiation while digging. Others may have assumed they were at risk too, he said.
The reported pullout came amid continued fighting and indications that the Kremlin is using talk of de-escalation as cover while regrouping and resupplying its forces and redeploying them for a stepped-up offensive in eastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is seeing “a buildup of Russian forces for new strikes on the Donbas, and we are preparing for that.”
Meanwhile, a convoy of buses headed to Mariupol in another bid to evacuate people from the besieged port city after the Russian military agreed to a limited cease-fire in the area. And a new round of talks aimed at stopping the fighting was scheduled for Friday.
The Red Cross said its teams were headed for Mariupol with medical supplies and other relief and hoped to take civilians out of the beleaguered city.
Tens of thousands have managed to get out of Mariupol in the past few weeks by way of humanitarian corridors, reducing its population from a prewar 430,000 to an estimated 100,000 as of last week, but other efforts to relieve the city have been thwarted by continued Russian attacks.
At the same time Thursday, Russian forces shelled Kyiv suburbs, two days after the Kremlin announced it would significantly scale back operations near both the capital and the northern city of Chernihiv to increase trust between the two sides.
Britain’s Defense Ministry also reported “significant Russian shelling and missile strikes” around Chernihiv. The area’s governor, Viacheslav Chaus, said Russian troops were on the move but may not be withdrawing.
Russia’s military also reported conducting strikes on Ukrainian fuel supplies late Wednesday, and Ukrainian officials said there were artillery barrages in and around the northeastern city of Kharkiv over the past day.
Despite the fighting, Russia said it committed to a cease-fire along the route from Mariupol to the Ukraine-held city of Zaporizhzhia.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said 45 buses would be sent to collect civilians who have suffered some of the worst privations of the war.
Food, water and medical supplies have all run low during a weekslong blockade and bombardment of the city. Civilians who have managed to leave have typically done so using private cars, but the number of drivable vehicles left in the city has dwindled and fuel is low.
“It’s desperately important that this operation takes place,” the Red Cross said in a statement. “The lives of tens of thousands of people in Mariupol depend on it.”
Talks between Ukraine and Russia were set to resume Friday by video, according to the head of the Ukrainian delegation, David Arakhamia, fix weeks into a war that has seen thousands die and a staggering 4 million Ukrainians flee the country.
But there seemed little faith that the two sides would resolve the conflict any time soon, particularly after the Russian attacks in zones where it had offered to scale back.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that conditions weren’t yet “ripe” for a cease-fire and that he wasn’t ready for a meeting with Zelenskyy until negotiators do more work, Italian Premier Mario Draghi said after a telephone conversation with the Russian leader.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said alliance intelligence indicates Russia is not scaling back its military operations in Ukraine but is instead trying to regroup, resupply its forces and reinforce its offensive in the Donbas.
“Russia has repeatedly lied about its intentions,” Stoltenberg said. At the same time, he said, pressure is being kept up on Kyiv and other cities, and “we can expect additional offensive actions bringing even more suffering.”
The Donbas is the predominantly Russian-speaking industrial region where Moscow-backed separatists have been battling Ukrainian forces since 2014. In the past few days, the Kremlin, in a seeming shift in its war aims, said that its “main goal” now is gaining control of the Donbas, which consists of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, including Mariupol.
The top rebel leader in Donetsk, Denis Pushilin, issued an order to set up a rival city government for Mariupol, according to Russian state news agencies, in a sign of Russian intent to hold and administer the city.
In the Kyiv suburbs, regional governor Oleksandr Palviuk said on social media that Russian forces shelled Irpin and Makariv and that there were battles around Hostomel. Pavliuk said there were Ukrainian counterattacks and some Russian withdrawals around the suburb of Brovary to the east.
Also, Ukraine’s emergency services said the death toll had risen to 20 in a Russian missile strike Tuesday on a government administration building in the southern city of Mykolaiv.
As Western officials search for clues about what Russia’s next move might be, a top British intelligence official said demoralized Russian soldiers in Ukraine are refusing to carry out orders and sabotaging their equipment and had accidentally shot down their own aircraft.
In a speech in Australia, Jeremy Fleming, head of the GCHQ electronic spy agency, said Putin had apparently “massively misjudged” the invasion.
U.S. intelligence officials have concluded that Putin is being misinformed by his advisers about how badly the war is going because they are afraid to tell him the truth.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the U.S. is wrong and that “neither the State Department nor the Pentagon possesses the real information about what is happening in the Kremlin.”
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Karmanau reported from Lviv, Ukraine. Associated Press journalists around the world contributed to this report.
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EU and Chinese leaders meet for a first summit in two years on Friday with Brussels keen for assurances from Beijing that it will neither supply Russia with arms nor help Moscow circumvent Western sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine.
In uncommonly open language, EU officials close to the preparations of the summit said any help given to Russia would damage China's international reputation and jeopardise relations with its biggest trade partners -- Europe and the United States.
The presidents of the European Commission and European Council, Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, will hold virtual talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and later President Xi Jinping.
An EU official said China's stance towards Russia would be the "million-dollar question" on Friday. Another pointed out that over a quarter of China's global trade was with the bloc and the United States last year, against just 2.4% with Russia.
"Do we prolong this war or do we work together to end this war? That is the essential question for the summit," the official said.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reiterated China's call for peace talks this week, adding the legitimate concerns of all sides should be accommodated.
Wang Yiwei, an expert on Europe at the Beijing's Renmin University, said both China and the EU wanted the war to end.
"I imagine China would want to use this summit to discuss with the EU how to create the conditions acceptable to Putin for him to climb down from his current position," he said.
China itself has concerns that European countries are taking harder-line foreign policy cues from the United States and has called for the EU to "exclude external interference" from its relations with China.
Those relations were already strained.
The EU abruptly switched in 2019 from soft diplomatic language to call China a systemic rival, but sees it as a potential partner in fighting climate change or the pandemic.
Brussels and Beijing concluded an investment agreement at the end of 2020, designed to settle some EU concerns about reciprocal market access.
However, it is now on hold after Brussels' sanctions against Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region prompted Beijing to blacklist EU individuals and entities.
China has since suspended imports from Lithuania after the Baltic nation allowed Taiwan to open a de facto embassy in its capital, angering Beijing which regards the democratically ruled island as its own territory.
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Biggest jump in domestic energy bills in living memory comes into effect
The biggest jump in domestic energy bills in living memory has come into effect as charities warn that 2.5 million more households are set to fall into “fuel stress” and supplier websites remained unresponsive to customers.
As a 54% increase to Ofgem’s price cap hit bills, the Resolution Foundation think tank said the number of English households in fuel stress – those spending at least 10% of their total budgets on energy bills – was set to double overnight from 2.5 to five million.
Resolution Foundation senior economist Jonathan Marshall said: “Today’s energy price cap rise will see the number of households experiencing fuel stress double to five million.
“Another increase in energy bills this autumn hastens the need for more immediate support, as well as a clear, long-term strategy for improving home insulation, ramping up renewable and nuclear electricity generation, and reforming energy markets so that families’ energy bills are less dependent on global gas prices.”
Citizens Advice said around five million people would be unable to pay their energy bills from April, even accounting for the support the Government has already announced.
It warned this number would almost triple to one in four people in the UK – more than 14 million – if the price cap rises again in October based on current predictions.
Concern about the pressures households are facing came as energy firms continued to struggle to allow customers to submit up-to-date meter readings to avoid paying the higher tariff on energy used before April 1.
Customers reported issues logging in to supplier websites including British Gas, EDF, E.On, SSE, So Energy and Octopus Energy from early on Thursday.
The energy price cap rise will be potentially ruinous for millions of people across the country
Energy UK, the trade body for the industry, urged people not to worry if they were unable to submit a meter reading ahead of Friday.
It said: “Most suppliers are offering alternative options such as submitting at a later date, and different methods to send meter readings such as text, social media and email.
“This demonstrates the scale of the problem and how worried people are about high prices, which is why we have been asking Government to intervene to provide further support to consumers.”
Citizens Advice chief executive Dame Clare Moriarty said: “The energy price cap rise will be potentially ruinous for millions of people across the country.
“The support announced so far from the Government simply isn’t enough for those who’ll be hit hardest. With the long-anticipated price rises now hitting, many more people will face the kind of heart-rending choices that our frontline advisers already see all too often.”
The energy price cap for those on default tariffs who pay by direct debit is rising by £693 from £1,277 to £1,971 from April 1.
Prepayment customers will see a bigger jump, with their price cap going up by £708, from £1,309 to £2,017.
The regulator was forced to hike the energy price cap to a record £1,971 for a typical household as gas prices soared to unprecedented highs.
Fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA) warned the cost of heating an average home has now doubled in 18 months, leaving 6.5 million households unable to live in a warm, safe home across the UK.
An Ofgem spokeswoman said: “We know this rise will be extremely worrying for many people.
“The energy market has faced a huge challenge due to the unprecedented increase in global gas prices, a once in a 30-year event, and Ofgem’s role as energy regulator is to ensure that, under the price cap, energy companies can only charge a fair price based on the true cost of supplying electricity and gas.
“Ofgem is working to stabilise the market and over the longer term to diversify our sources of energy, which will help protect customers from similar price shocks in the future.”
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has previously pledged to “take the sting out” of the price rises, promising all 28 million households in Britain would get a £200 upfront rebate on their energy bills from October.
The Government will provide the cash for this, but it wants the money back so will hike bills by £40 per year over the next five years from 2023 to recoup it.
Goldman Sachs has already warned that prices in the gas market are likely to remain at twice their usual levels until 2025.
Higher energy prices are not the only way households are set to feel the pinch, with tax rises and reductions in state pandemic support increasing costs for businesses and, ultimately, leading to higher prices for customers.
The cost of buying a pub meal, soft drink or hotel stay could become more expensive from this month as VAT levels across the hospitality sector lift back to 20%, while the National Insurance tax rise will come into force on April 6.
Fuel prices have also reached record highs in recent weeks amid a rise in oil prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Mr Sunak cut fuel duty by 5p in his spring statement last week, but retailers have been accused of failing to fully pass on the saving.
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25 years of reporting in ENC: Familiar faces and changes through the years
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - March 31st marks my 25th anniversary at WITN, but it hasn’t all been at our station on Arlington Boulevard in Greenville. My journey started about 20 miles or so down the road on Highway 17 in Chocowinity where WITN first got its start in 1955 and where I got my start in 1997.
If you go back there today you’ll see an empty lot where the station used to be. While the building may be gone, the memories remain.
Anna Holoman was the first person I anchored with at WITN and I recently had the chance to chat with her and reminisce.
About my arrival at WITN, Anna said, “I was excited but didn’t really know what to expect and we ended up, I think anchoring together for about 12 years.”
I learned much from Anna about my new role. It was a lot of hard work, particularly during hurricane coverage, of which Anna told me, “I don’t miss that.”
It was certainly serious work but we weren’t serious all the time. Anna said, “We had fun. We had a lot of fun. You have to have fun in this industry to really be successful.”
When I first came to WITN it was to report during the day and anchor the 5:30 p.m. news with Anna. Eventually, I started anchoring the 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. news as well with eastern Carolina icon Linda Shore.
Linda spent about 25-years in TV news here in the east.
In a Zoom interview, she recalled her time at WITN fondly saying, “Well the biggest thing I always thought of first was the comradery not just among the newsroom staff, but the engineering staff, production staff, teleprompter operators. There, I’m dating myself, ya know, the technical directors. Everybody just seemingly got along well and I remember when you came in you were the consummate professional. You took charge. Boom, you fit right in.”
More recently I had the pleasure of anchoring with Lynnette Taylor. Lynnette was and is like family to me, just like when she worked at WITN.
Lynnette says, “And so there was a caring. I never felt like someone didn’t really care about what was going on in my life. I always felt if I had anything I needed to talk to you about I could talk to you about it. I felt like you always had my back on the desk.”
And just like with Anna and Linda, when you invited us into your homes, sometimes what we had to tell you was difficult.
Lynnette commented, “We were giving a piece of ourselves when we spoke. But we also did it in a way that I felt people could understand, we don’t want to give you this bad news, but we are part of this community and we’re compassionate, we empathize with people who are going through situations and you always, it’s genuine.”
For all of the people that I worked with over the years on camera that helped me and had an impact on my career, there were just as many behind the scenes that you may have never known. One is Paul Dunn. He is the first videographer I worked with all those years ago.
When I met Paul recently, he told me, “Man, 25 years. Some of us gained weight and lost hair but look at you. The only thing changed on you is the part in the middle and I am so grateful you did that.”
Paul was referring to the old middle part in my hair that we’re all glad is gone. All kidding aside, Paul told me he wasn’t sure what to make of me when I arrived, even if he was going to like me or not. But he did.
Paul said, “You came in you were smooth, kind. You were a journalist man. You didn’t get caught up in the drama. You didn’t make anything about you and I was like, who cannot support this guy?”
But I didn’t interview Paul, Lynnette, Linda, or Anna for them to thank me. Rather, just the opposite. I wanted to thank all of them for how they have all shaped my career and what they have, and do, mean in my life.
Paul was the one I hit the streets with day in and day out who showed me how to shoot and edit a story. He was a real mentor to me and I thanked him for putting me on the path that I’m on. Paul told me, “Make an old guy cry. Um, that means a lot to me. I didn’t know it.”
WITN has seen many changes since I started. We transitioned to digital, to high definition, to our new station in Greenville. We went from big trucks to do a live report, to going live with equipment we can essentially hold in our hands, to using drones to shoot video that used to require a helicopter. And I’ve had the pleasure of working with incredible people every single year.
Anna said, “We had a lot of fun and I think we delivered a lot of important news at the time. It was something I wouldn’t trade.”
Linda remarked, “We just had such a wonderful time and It’s all because of the people of eastern North Carolina.”
Lynnette commented, “Just amazing times working together and I’ve enjoyed it.”
So while the faces change, technology changes, and time marches on, the one thing that hasn’t changed is my, and our unwavering commitment to you to be fair and objective in all we do. And to have some fun along the way in this place we all call home.
So thanks for taking that trip back in time with me down memory lane. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did and thanks for your support of me and WITN over the years as well. And as the saying goes, the Good Lord willing and the creek don’t rise, they’ll be many more years together.
I’ll continue my look back next month with a story that has impacted all of us, and what it has meant to me personally.
To watch and read my January report on my first story I ever covered you can click here.
To watch and read my February report on my most impactful story you can click here.
Where are they now?
Anna Holoman still lives in Greenville and is a pharmaceutical sales representative.
Linda shore lives in Arizona and is a part-time tour guide for motorcoach tours.
Lynnette Taylor is still in Greenville and is involved in many ventures, most notably her Mary Kay business.
Paul Dunn is still in Greenville and works with a faith-based non-profit helping people get back on their feet following disasters such as hurricanes.
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) _ Ellomay Capital Ltd. (ELLO) on Thursday reported a loss of $15.7 million in its fourth quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had a loss of 75 cents.
The renewable energy provider posted revenue of $13.6 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $22.9 million, or $1.39 per share. Revenue was reported as $50.7 million.
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A few years ago, private equity was a dirty word among some circles of physicians and surgeons. The idea of accepting investment dollars in exchange for autonomy was unattractive for physician owners at best, and dangerous at worse.
Some feared injecting private equity money into healthcare would lead to corporate executives making decisions about patient care and driving volume-based decision-making to turn a profit instead of doing what is best for patients. Those fears are valid and persist today among the fiercely independent. But others looking to take their business to the next level see opportunities with private equity.
Private equity has become pervasive among gastroenterologists and GI-focused ASCs, with large chains such as Gastro Health, which supports 360 physicians nationwide, supported by private equity backing. GI Alliance, which is also backed by private equity, has more than 650 independent gastroenterologists operating in its network. Regional managed service organizations backed by private equity firms such as United Digestive, U.S. Digestive Health and PE GI Solutions are also growing.
The next generation of physicians is seeking a work-life balance, competitive pay and a high degree of autonomy in work schedules that employment models often don't offer. Private practice is an attractive option, and joining a large private equity-backed organization diminishes the risk of being a solo practitioner while offering the fellowship of experienced physician partners.
"Private practices can offer additional income opportunities with partnership in ASCs, imaging centers, pharmacy services, real estate and even potential equity in a larger private practice organization," said Eugenio Hernandez, MD, vice president of clinical affairs for Gastro Health. "Given the current competitive labor market and the anticipated physician shortage, the total value of private practice is more important than ever."
Ophthalmology deals also heated up in 2022, with nine firms, including some backed by private equity companies, adding practices over a one-week period in January.
Orthopedic groups are also warming up to private equity firms, with some of the largest in the nation backed by corporate money. The CORE Institute was an early adopter of the model when it formed HOPCo with Linden, a private equity firm, in 2019. In December, Atlanta-based Resurgens Orthopaedics took on private equity investor Welsh, Carson Anderson & Stowe to start a venture which got its name last week: United Musculoskeletal Partners.
Alex Bateman, Resurgens CEO, said the practice will expand regionally and nationally with the investment.
"Resurgens has been a very successful organization for 30 years, and we think the way to remain successful is to remain independent, but partner with like-minded entrepreneurial groups. We believe we will not only survive, but also thrive by coming together," Mr. Bateman told Becker's. "This is not solely a liquidity event. There are other groups out there that, unlike us, are very focused on getting dots on the map rather than really aligning and creating value for the groups that join. It's one thing to participate in a private equity transaction, but the most important thing is to find a partner that can drive value to the practice going forward, whether that be through value-based care, new revenue strategies, cost takeouts, synergies and health system alignment."
For physicians who prize autonomy but need additional capital, private equity is a more attractive option than taking on a hospital partner. Surgery centers and practices with solid financial footing, however, are still hanging back to see how the first wave of deals pan out.
Avi Bhandary, MD, founder and owner of Mana Spine in Orlando, Fla., said he isn't necessarily looking to sell, but if he did, private equity would be his top choice for the buyer.
"A sale would be largely contingent on the iterative process of the parent company, operational acumen, and taking on a role that leans toward value creation rather than that of captured value," he told Becker's.
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The counting is over in the second union election at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. But it's too close to call.
There were 993 "no" votes and 875 "yes" votes, but more than 400 contested ballots remain. According to the National Labor Relations Board, there will be a hearing within a few weeks to decide if any of the challenged ballots will be opened and counted.
More than 6,100 workers were eligible to vote in the do-over election, which was ordered after the NLRB found that Amazon had improperly interfered in last year's tally.
Turnout in this year's vote was down from last year when over half of eligible voters cast ballots. But among those who actually voted this time around, there was greater support for the union. Last year, workers voted more than 2-to-1 against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, a well-established national union.
"This time around we were able to educate more about unions," said Jennifer Bates, a warehouse employee, noting that organizers were able to get closer to workers now that the pandemic has eased.
The RWDSU called for every vote to be counted.
"The tenacity and courage of these workers never wavered in this unnecessarily long process," said RWDSU president Stuart Appelbaum in a statement. "Workers will have to wait just a little bit longer to ensure their voices are heard."
Meanwhile in a separate Amazon union election on Staten Island in New York, the vote count will continue Friday morning. Roughly 8,000 workers were eligible to vote on whether to join the Amazon Labor Union, an upstart organization led by former and current Amazon warehouse employees. With ballots still to count, the union is in the lead, with 1,518 voting yes so far, and 1,154 voting no.
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Although debated, most scholars agree that Mexican immigrants first introduced recreational marijuana use to the United States in the early 1900’s. As homage to the Mexican culture and their involvement in bringing marijuana use to popular culture, we decided to choose “Canamo” as the name of concentrate brand. Canada is an anglicized version of cáñamo, which is the Spanish word for hemp. However, many Chicanos in the United States and Latinos all across the world use cáñamo as slang for cannabis.
Our brand’s logo is an altered version of a Mexican sugar skull; it is only natural to choose a turquoise color to further represent our corner of the country and the history of its people. Looking at our name, chosen colors and logo, it’s easy to see that Canamo Concentrates radiates southwestern vibes.
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Final phase-out date for possession of prohibited plastic products goes into effect March 31st
Thursday, March 31st, 2022
Through its Department of the Environment (DOE), the Government of Belize advises that the final phase-out date for prohibited plastic products is Thursday, March 31st. Importers and retailers are advised that possession of any banned items after this date will result in court action, which can incur fines and the cost of destruction or returning the items to the place of origin. To report any residual stockpiles and for assistance, stakeholders are asked to contact DOE by email at [email protected] or call 822-2819.
The prohibited items as per Schedule II of the Environmental Protection (Pollution from Plastics) Regulations, 2020 include disposable plastic and foam cups, plates, containers, plastic forks, spoons, straws, and lids. The complete phase-out for plastic products was to happen in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the process.
According to the old schedule, the importation of these prohibited plastic items was to end on April 15, 2020. Concerning manufacturing and production of these products was to stop by January 15, 2021, but was extended to January 31, 2022. The schedule indicates the sale of these prohibited products was to end on April 15, 2021, but was extended to February 28, 2022. While the possession of plastic items was to end on July 14, 2021, suppliers/businesses now had until March 31, 2022, to remove any additional prohibited products they may have in their establishments.
DOE asks the public and stakeholders to comply with these new regulations. Importers are reminded that personnel from the Belize Bureau of Standards will continue monitoring and enforcing the law.
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| 2022-04-01T00:12:32Z
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The head of French military intelligence resigns after not expecting the Russian invasion
Several well-informed sources have said that the head of French military intelligence will leave his post after Paris failed to accurately predict, unlike other Western allies, that Russia would launch a large-scale invasion of Ukraine.
A military source, who asked not to be named, told AFP that General Eric Fedod, who had led the Military Intelligence Directorate since only last summer, would immediately step down from his post.
The source confirmed what was reported on l’Opinion’s website, citing an internal Defense Ministry investigation that criticized “inadequate briefings” and “failure to control cases”.
Another source told AFP that there were rumors within the army about the general’s departure in recent days, with the possibility of another position being offered to him, although it was ultimately not the case.
In the months leading up to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, France’s assessments contrasted with the bleak forecasts of allies, including the United States and Britain, who had warned of an imminent major military offensive.
Senior figures from President Emmanuel Macron’s government insisted there was no sign of a large-scale invasion, and Macron kept diplomacy going until the last minute, meeting Putin in person at the Kremlin and attempting a summit with US President Joe Biden.
The issue is particularly sensitive as Macron has largely avoided running in the presidential election in April to focus on dealing with the war with the aim of polishing his image as a global statesman.
‘The Americans were right’
In early March, French General Thierry Burkhard admitted in an interview with Le Monde that there are differences in the analyzes between France and the United States about what will happen in Ukraine.
“The Americans said the Russians were going to attack and they were right,” said Burkhard, who won admirers during the conflict for his frank assessment of the situation.
“Our services believed that invading Ukraine would be too costly (for Russia) and that the Russians had other options” to achieve their goals, he said.
Indeed, the Americans had high-quality intelligence about Russian preparations and made an unprecedented decision, several weeks before the invasion, to release the information in an effort to pressure Putin.
Alexandre Papimanoel, a professor at the Institute of Political Studies (IEP) in Paris who specializes in intelligence, said Washington used a new tactic of using intelligence to try to pressure a foreign leader.
He said France was well aware that its own intelligence had failed on the occasion, although he added that the DRM should not be the only branch of the security services to blame.
Le Monde said the DRM had often found itself sidelined by France’s powerful foreign intelligence service, the Directorate General of External Security (DGSE), made famous abroad thanks to the popular TV series The Office.
But Papaimanuel said, “The warning is for the whole (intelligence) community. You have to be effective and face all threats.”
A military source said the primary role of disaster risk management is to provide intelligence about operations, not intentions.
The source said its services concluded that Russia “has the means to invade Ukraine, and what happened showed it was right.”
Le Monde said the Ukraine war exposed the differences between the intelligence services of France and those of the United Kingdom and the United States, which have larger budgets and more room for maneuver in terms of surveillance law.
“Even if this reliance on Anglo-Saxon intelligence has existed for a long time, particularly in the fight against terrorism and in space, the war in Ukraine has shed light on it in a crude way,” the paper wrote.
(AFP)
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| 2022-04-01T00:12:33Z
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The Saint Lucia Civil Service Association (CSA) has welcomed Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre’s announcement that his administration will honor the former government’s promise and pay salary hikes to public servants by the end of April.
“Having to study what’s happening in the economy in terms of inflation and what is also happening in Ukraine and other countries, that came to me as welcome news,” CSA President Cyprian Montrope told St Lucia Times.
” I am sure all my members are exceedingly happy knowing that they will be able to cushion some of the inflationary measures around them right now,” he expressed.
.Montrope indicated that the decision to defer the one percent was to provide the then administration with an opportunity to save money as the country dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic and other matters affecting the economy.
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“We would have entered into that agreement in July of 2021 with the previous government and we were monitoring what was happening with the economy in terms of when it was going to improve and when the government would pay us,” Montrope explained.
He asserted that it’s not a new increase to public servants but the outcome of negotiations that were coming to an end in 2021.
“We undertook to save out jobs by not asking government for any imposition of the one percent increase at the time but to defer that until April of 2022,” the CSA President told St Lucia Times.
On the issue of potential salary hikes for others sectors, Montrope said there was a need to look at who are the drivers of the economy.
He declared that public officers are usually the first ones required to make a sacrifice and the only ones who sacrifice in hard times.
“As you would have remembered the government would have asked us to take a fifty percent cut in our pay and receive the other fifty percent in bonds. These were the first set of persons being asked to sacrifice on behalf of the entire country. So while the state if collecting tax revenue and the tax revenue needs to be spent in the public domain, the public officers are the first to be asked to take the brunt of whatever pain within the public spending first,” the CSA President declared.
As a result, he expressed that it should be good news if the government now decides to pay the public officers the increase.
The CSA official also responded to social media criticism that public officers generally perform poorly on the job and do not deserve a salary hike, asserting that the notion is global and not limited to Saint Lucia.
“That private sector is better than government – the world over has shown that there is no evidence to support that. The country grows because the public service functions effectively,” Montrope stated.
And he noted that in every institution, there would be ‘one or two’ individuals who would not pull their weight.
According to Montrope, because one person is dissatisfied with the service, everyone else in the institution is classified as non-performing.
“That is an unacceptable notion and we know that if the public service is as the public is describing it, the country would not be where it is today,” he said.
“By and large the public officers are extremely, and I want to repeat the word, extremely hardworking and dedicated workers. We know that in our midst there would be one or two who will probably fall by the wayside but in the main the majority of public officers are hardworking individuals,” Montrope told St Lucia Times.
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