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Energy price cap rises due, but what other costs are set to go up?
The cost of living crisis will deepen for many households as energy bills are set to skyrocket due to an increase in the price cap.
However, higher energy prices are not the only way households and businesses are set to feel the pinch.
From the start of the month, a raft of tax rises and reductions in state pandemic support will increase costs for businesses and, ultimately, lead to higher prices for their customers.
Here are the tax changes which could impact your wallets.
– VAT increases
The cost of buying a pub meal, soft drink or hotel stay could become more expensive from April as VAT levels across the hospitality sector lift back to 20%.
The industry saw VAT dropped to 5% to support its recovery during the pandemic.
It rebounded back to 12.5% in October last year as restrictions eased, but from Friday has returned to 20%.
Despite the initial fall in tax, few pub groups, restaurants and leisure businesses were able to pass on the benefits of the tax break – which covered soft drinks, food, events tickets, accommodation and other areas – to customers due the financial impact of the pandemic.
Bosses said that lengthy Covid disruption, significant debts and soaring cost inflation in recent months mean the reduced tax level has been used to help absorb costs.
However, industry chiefs, including Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin and Young’s boss Patrick Dardis, said prices would now have to increase significantly for customers as a result of reduced VAT support.
Leaders warned the Government that the VAT increase would contribute to a “cliff edge” on Friday as wages and business rates changes also come into force.
Emma McClarkin, chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), said the VAT rate increase alone is expected to cost UK pubs more than £500 million over the next year.
UKHospitality boss Kate Nicholls said it “might prove fatal” for business owners.
– Business Rates
Retail, hospitality and leisure businesses were supported during the pandemic with financial help including a break to the business rates property tax.
The tax break in England has been steadily unwound with businesses receiving a 66% reduction of their rates up to £2 million per firm over the past nine months.
However, this has now reduced to a 50% reduction with a cap of £110,000 per business.
The reduction, and even sharper declines from previously more generous schemes elsewhere in the devolved regions, means business across the UK will face a £7.1 billion increase in rates for the year.
This could lead to firms increasing prices to help cover higher property costs.
Robert Hayton, UK president of real estate adviser Altus Group, said: “The government and devolved administrations are acting as if there hadn’t been a pandemic and seem oblivious to the cost of doing business crisis.
“The tapering off of business rates relief takes away vital breathing space for high street businesses.”
Business leaders across the retail and hospitality sectors are continuing calls for widespread reform of the business rates system, which is still linked to property valuations from 2015.
– National Insurance
On April 6, the Government’s proposed National Insurance tax rise will come into force.
Ministers have said the plan is to use the extra revenues to fund the NHS, health and social care.
It will see employees, employers and the self-employed all pay 1.25p more in the pound for NI.
For employees they would previously pay 12% on earnings up to £50,270 and 2% on anything above that. From April 6, the rate goes up to 13.25% and 3.25% respectively.
For the self-employed, rates will go up from 9% and 2% to 10.25% and 3.25%.
Payments will only be collected on wages above £9,880, although this rises to £12,570 in July – a threshold rise announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak at the recent Spring Statement.
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Farmers say recent drought hasn’t negatively affected them yet
PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Farmers are getting ready to start planting for the year after weeks of dryness.
Eastern North Carolina usually gets about four and a half inches of rain every March, but this March it has received about two inches below that.
WITN Meteorologist, Phillip Williams, said the last time we saw steady rainfall, was back in January.
“Avoided the drought in January, improving conditions in January, but since January, things just got drier with each system producing less rainfall,” said Williams.
Jack Allen, a Pitt County tobacco farmer said the dryness isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
“Far as it goes right now it’s really better to be a little bit dry than a little bit wet particularly early on in the season. It has been dry but that has been good for us,” said Allen.
This doesn’t mean it hasn’t rained recently, it just hasn’t been enough to stop the drought.
“So, we’re seeing a long-term drought meaning deeper down in the soil we’re not having as much moisture. And that of course could cause problems for farmers that need that irrigation,” said Williams.
Luckily, Allen says it shouldn’t be a problem unless the dry spell continues for a few more months.
“May, first of June, that’s when stuff really starts to grow and get a little, as the plants get bigger you need a little bit more water to help fill them out,” said Allen.
Allen hopes the rain patterns continue the way they are.
“We’d rather have our rain in small amounts, you know really big rains make field conditions worse,” said Allen.
He says the last few months of weather have put them in a good spot for the farming season.
“We are in good shape; in a sense the drought has been good for our farm operations now,” said Allen.
The upcoming rain should coat the top of the soil, but not get too far down to make it hard to deal with.
Phillip Williams also says that rain could be good or bad for the fields, too much rain can cause problems for equipment in the fields and too little rain can stunt the growth of crops.
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12-year-old dies after being shot at South Carolina middle school, suspect in custody
A 12-year-old has died after being shot at a middle school in Greenville, South Carolina, on Thursday.
Community activist Bruce Wilson said Jamari Cortez Bonaparte Jackson, 12, died at the hospital.
Wilson released the following statement on behalf of the family:
"We are all devastated by today’s tragedy. We love Jamari dearly and we would ask that our privacy be respected as we grieve during this very difficult time."
Greenville County deputies said a school resource officer at Tanglewood Middle School requested backup just before 12:30 p.m.
More than 200 law enforcement officers arrived at the school.
A suspect, who is also 12 years old, was taken into custody near the school, Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis said.
He is is being charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, possession of a firearm on school property and unlawful possession of a weapon by a person under the age of 18, Lewis said.
Because of his age, the suspect's name was not released.
"Unfortunately, these are two young men who attended school here," Lewis said. "We don't really know the specifics of why it occurred and why so many people resort to violence, especially with firearms."
Greenville County School Superintendent Burke Royster also spoke outside the school after the shooting.
"I’m not sure after a full and thorough law enforcement investigation anyone will really know what was going through the mind of that young person who took this rash act," Royster said.
Students from the school were taken to Brookwood Church by bus to be reunited with their families.
One mother told sister station WYFF that she was in the school parking lot when she saw police begin arriving.
"I was getting out and the police told me, ‘Get back, get back. You can’t come in,’ and I was like, ‘What’s wrong? What’s wrong?’" Angela said. "They wouldn’t tell me, he said, 'Get back in your car.’ When I was getting in my car, all the police came. Every police in Greenville County was there and ambulance. They were running in with guns, not handguns, rifles."
Angela’s daughter, Prentasia, said they were changing classes when the shooting happened.
"We heard a gunshot, and this boy had a gun and he shot at one boy in his side," Prentasia said. "We all pretty much went into a classroom and some people went outside. We were just in the classroom ‘til it was over."
Another mother spoke to WYFF shortly after she arrived at the school to pick up her son.
"But I was speechless," she said. "My stomach is still upset. I just want to see my son and hug him and just make sure he's fine."
That mother said she wishes there were metal detectors in school.
"So, I would love for Greenville County to do something and put metal detectors. They all come through the same door. They go to the cafeteria they do that. Why don't they put a metal detector and then at least detect there's something there," the mother said.
Greenville County School District spokesman Tim Waller said Tanglewood Middle will have an optional day on Friday. Teachers, students and staff can come and talk to each other and counselors but are not required to attend school on Friday.
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The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m. for Luzerne County.
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Queen Elizabeth ends COVID-19 isolation with Trudeau meeting
Queen Elizabeth II met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday in her first official meeting since spending weeks in COVID-19 isolation, The Associated Press reported.
Trudeau is visiting Great Britain for talks with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Pictures from the short meeting showed Trudeau clasping the Queen’s hands with both hands as the two share a warm smile with a vase of yellow and blue flowers placed in the background, according to the AP.
The meeting comes as the Queen’s first since Buckingham Palace announced last month that the monarch tested positive for COVID-19.
Trudeau, whose father, former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, has had a good relationship with Queen Elizabeth, said in a statement he has the privilege of knowing the monarch for most of his life.
Queen Elizabeth, who is also the Queen of Canada, has visited the country more than 20 times during her 70-year reign, the AP reported.
“I can tell you that in my conversation with her this morning she was as insightful and perspicacious as ever,” Trudeau said.
Although declining to give an update on Elizabeth’s health, Buckingham Palace’s officials have said that the queen is fully vaccinated against the virus and has received her booster shot.
Queen Elizabeth, 95, has been living at Windsor Castle since the beginning of the pandemic, the AP noted.
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MAYS LANDING — A New York man could spend the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a Bally's Atlantic City housekeeper four years ago.
After three hours of deliberations Thursday following a six-day trial, a jury found 36-year-old Jamel Carlton, of Saugerties, guilty of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, burglary, aggravated assault and criminal restraint.
He is expected to be sentenced in June, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release.
Due to his criminal history, Carlton faces a possible life sentence. He will remain in the Atlantic County jail until his sentencing, the Prosecutor's Office said.
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“We are grateful to the jury for seeing this case for what it was, the senseless and brutal sexual assault of a Bally’s housekeeper who was just doing her job," Chief Assistant Prosecutor John Flammer said. "The victim through the support of her loving family displayed an enormous amount of strength in coming to court to tell the jury what that man did to her.”
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Carlton was arrested Feb. 10, 2018, the day the assault happened. Police said the victim was pushed into a hotel room, where she was sexually and physically assaulted.
Carlton, earlier that day, also was charged with assaulting his girlfriend in the hotel's parking garage before being released on a summons in that case.
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Dongara’s Roxy Roux ready for AFLW redemption in preliminary final after 2020 pain
Gail Kinsell sat heartbroken on a beach and watched tears well up in her daughter Roxanne Roux’s eyes after the 2020 AFLW Final series was cancelled.
Roux, from Dongara, and the Dockers had just set up a preliminary final with Melbourne when the news came through that the season would not be finished because of the outbreak of COVID-19.
“We sat there, and I just watched the tears well in her eyes,” Ms Kinsell said.
“It was one of the hardest moments of our lives, but then she’s the kind of girl that will look at that, then shake it off and keep moving forward.”
And so are the Dockers.
Two years later, Fremantle are once again facing a huge preliminary final, and this time they will only need to beat the opposition, Adelaide.
Roux, who was drafted in 2019, has kept evolving her game over the last two seasons, but injury interrupted her 2022 season.
However, Ms Kinsell said Saturday’s preliminary final against the Crows in Adelaide was the perfect place for her daughter to show her class.
“We haven’t seen her full impact this year, but I feel with the prelim coming up, she will be right to show (her abilities),“ she said.
“I’m really nervous.
“And I really really want them to win and make the grand final.
“Every single one of them has worked hard, and they are all so hungry, and they need to win and get there.
“They deserve it.”
The 19-year-old forward has already captured the attention of fans around the league with her high leaping and her knack for goal, but her coach at the Dongara Eagles Junior Football Club, Rob Mark, was not surprised by her success.
“I coached quite a few girls who were good, but Roxy was just. . . a little bit better than everyone else,” he said.
“Some people play their whole lives and don’t play a final, but Roxy will thrive.”
Ms Kinsell said she would “move heaven and earth” to be at the grand final should the Dockers get there.
“I might leave all the other children behind, but I will be there,” she laughed.
“If they get there, it’s going to be a joyous occasion.”
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Free coronavirus testing ends for millions of people in England
Free coronavirus testing has ended for millions of people in England, with the Health Secretary insisting people must “learn to live with Covid”.
Sajid Javid said it was right to “focus resources” on those people who still most needed testing, including some hospital patients and those at a high risk of severe Covid.
Most people will now need to shop on the high street for paid-for tests if they want them.
Mr Javid said: “We are one of the most open and free countries in the world now, and that’s because of decisions that we’ve taken as a country… and it is right also as we learn to live with Covid that we withdraw free testing – universally… if it’s not needed any more, but we focus those resources on the people that need it most. And that’s what we’re doing.”
Carers UK and the Alzheimer’s Society are among those who have criticised the move, with the latter saying it “risks gambling” with the lives of people living with dementia in care homes.
The Alzheimer’s Society has been campaigning to keep lateral flow tests free for all people visiting loved ones in care settings.
James White, head of public affairs and campaigns at the charity, said: “With the end of Covid rules, people may well assume infections are dwindling.
“But the reality is that cases have been soaring which means scrapping all isolation rules and ending free tests is a dangerous gamble.
“It poses an unnecessary risk for people living with dementia being exposed to infected people not isolating in the community, but also from untested people visiting care homes whilst infected.
“It’s a relief to see a small number of those giving close personal care receive free tests for care home visits, but this doesn’t go nearly far enough to allow everyone to visit safely and provide families with the reassurance needed.”
He said the Alzheimer’s Society’s helpline has heard from families concerned about paying for tests to visit loved ones when the cost of living is rising.
Helen Walker, chief executive of Carers UK, said: “Having borne the brunt of the pandemic and gone to extraordinary lengths to protect their relatives, unpaid carers are now being asked to pay in order to protect those they care for who are at risk of Covid.”
While free testing ends in England, it will continue during April in Scotland and Northern Ireland, and until the summer in Wales.
Ministers in England argue that even though infection levels have been rising, vaccines and antivirals are working to protect the vast majority of people.
The most recent data shows there were 15,632 people in hospital in England with Covid-19 as of Wednesday, up 18% week on week and the highest since January 19.
Asked on Thursday if it was the right time to end free Covid testing, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) chief executive Dr Dame Jenny Harries said the UK must be prepared for the pandemic to “remain unpredictable”.
She said: “The pandemic takes its own course and it will remain unpredictable to a large extent for the next say 18 months to two years, I think is general consensus, and we will have to be continuously alert to monitor those rates and to respond appropriately to any new variants.
“But as with other respiratory viruses such as flu… at some point we have to come to terms with that.”
People should continue to take precautions, she said, adding that she will continue to wear a mask in shops and on public transport.
The Government has set out the groups who are still eligible for free testing when they have symptoms of the virus.
These include some hospital patients, some people at high risk of severe Covid, and some who live or work in “high-risk settings” including some NHS and social care units or prisons.
Those who are positive, or have symptoms, are being urged to stay at home.
It comes as a YouGov poll found 45% of people think the Covid-19 situation in the UK is getting worse, up from 11% in February, and 42% say they are still wearing a face mask – the lowest level since July 2020 and down from 53% in February.
A quarter (26%) last took a lateral flow test more than a month ago, while one in eight (13%) has never taken one.
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Man in his 90s dies after ‘gas explosion’
A man in his 90s has died and homes have been left without power after reports of a gas explosion in Manchester.
Emergency services were called to Brownley Road in Wythenshawe at about 6.30pm on Thursday and the man was found dead inside a property, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.
A number of houses were evacuated and nearby roads were closed, while several properties were without power.
Matt Muncaster, 27, who lives close to where the explosion took place, tried to help with fellow neighbours before firefighters arrived.
“The scene was awful, (there were) massive amounts of smoke almost instantly,” he said.
“Me and a neighbour tried to kick the door down to try and get in to see if the resident was home but we couldn’t get in. However the fire service managed to get into the house about five minutes after.”
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: “At around 6.30pm on 31 March, crews were called to reports of a fire at a domestic property on Brownley Road in Manchester.
“Four fire engines from Bolton North, Cheadle, Wythenshawe and Stockport stations, and the Technical Rescue Unit from Ashton attended.
“Firefighters assessed the scene and are using breathing apparatus and hose reels to control the fire and make the scene safe.
“Crews are working with colleagues from Greater Manchester Police and North West Ambulance Service and are currently still on the scene.”
GMP said it is carrying out investigations and officers are supporting the dead man’s family.
The force said the scene was made safe at about 8pm.
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MPs to stage inquiry into Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s detention in Iran
MPs are to stage an inquiry into the detention and release from Iran of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori.
The Commons Foreign Committee said it would take evidence on how their cases were handled by British officials as part of a wider investigation into “state level hostage situations”.
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was detained for six years, and Mr Ashoori, who was held for almost five, were released last month after the UK agreed to settle a historic £400 million debt dating back to the 1970s.
Following their return both have been critical of the failure of the Foreign Office (FCDO) to secure their freedom sooner.
Announcing the inquiry, committee chairman Tom Tugendhat MP said their return was “long overdue” and that they were right to seek answers as to what happened.
He said that it was also important to look at the wider issues raised by Iran’s use of the detainees as leverage in the debt negotiations.
“Iran is not the only country engaging in state hostage taking,” he said.
“The tactic is fast becoming a tool of choice for authoritarian states and recent high-profile cases have highlighted the challenges governments face when securing the release of hostages held captive by states.
“This inquiry will examine the support provided by the FCDO to hostages in recent cases, as well as take a look at the broader picture and ask how the Government can clamp down on the practice internationally.”
The announcement of the inquiry was welcomed by Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s local MP, Tulip Siddiq, who was involved in the campaign for her release.
“While in Iran, Nazanin was blindfolded, handcuffed, interrogated and subjected to solitary confinement, sleep deprivation and torture,” she said.
“The Government has serious questions to answer about why this was allowed to happen to an innocent British citizen, who was caught as a pawn in a political dispute between two countries.”
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Police: 13-year-old runaway girl dies at hospital after found unresponsive at motel
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WALA/Gray News) - A 13-year-old girl has died in a Mississippi-area hospital after being reported as a runaway from Alabama earlier this month.
WALA reports the Mobile Police Department first reported Keyanna Sylvester as a runaway on March 21. She was then found unresponsive in a motel room in D’Iberville, Mississippi, on March 24, according to D’Iberville Police Capt. Jason King.
Sylvester was taken to the hospital but later died, according to police.
The 13-year-old spent time in Ocean Springs and Moss Point, Mississippi, according to reports.
King said it was too early in the investigation to decide whether foul play was involved in the girl’s death.
“We’re making sure we’re careful about not saying whether it’s criminal or not criminal,” he said.
King also said police are waiting for a report by the medical examiner.
“This hurts me real bad because Keyanna was my baby,” said neighbor Alexie Thames. “You all need to help find whoever did this to my baby. "
Anyone with further information on this case was urged to contact the D’Iberville Police Department at 228-396-4252.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri nonprofit that was at the center of a corruption probe that involved several legislators is paying more than $8 million to the federal government and the state of Arkansas under an agreement with prosecutors announced Thursday.
Federal prosecutors announced the non-prosecution agreement with Preferred Family Healthcare, which agreed to forfeit more than $6.9 million to the federal government and pay more than $1.1 million in restitution to Arkansas.
The Missouri-based mental health care provider operated 50 clinics throughout Arkansas until October 2018 and no longer operates in the state. Prosecutors on Thursday said under the agreement, PFH admitted that its former officers and employees conspired to embezzle funds from the charity and bribe Arkansas legislators.
Several former executives from the charity, former Arkansas legislators and other have pleaded guilty in federal court as part of the corruption probe.
A lobbyist pleaded guilty in 2019 to bribing three Arkansas lawmakers, including the governor’s nephew, to benefit PFH. The lobbyist, Rusty Cranford, was sentenced to seven years in prison and in August was released to serve the remainder of his sentence from home.
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge in 2020 announced the firm had reached $6.5 million in federal and state settlements following an investigation by Rutledge's office into false Medicaid claims made by former PFH employees.
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Latino Owned Rum Based Hard Seltzer Makes Waves, Now Available Throughout Miami, Florida, With DTC Shipping To Over 20 States
MIAMI, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Casalú, a rum based hard seltzer focused on delivering a feeling of home and heritage, while inviting others to share Latino culture, is now available in select bars, restaurants, liquor and grocery stores across Miami, Florida, and ships to more than 20 states via direct-to-consumer platform on DrinkCasalu.com. Made with dark aged rum, 5.9% abv./vol, Casalú sells for $12.99 per 4-pack of 12oz cans. Crisp and balanced with the perfect amount of buzz, Casalú's first offering, "Limón," brings authentic Latino roots to the hard seltzer market. The name stands for the company's ethos. Casa, a sense of home and heritage. Salú, an open door to all who want to share Latino culture.
The origin story of Casalú begins with three friends, now co-founders, Ricardo Sucre and Gabriel Gonzalez of Venezuela and Gustavo Darquea of Ecuador. The trio first met while attending North Carolina State University. It was throughout college they began to share over their drink of choice: rum. They didn't realize it at the time, but they were on their way to bringing the first authentically Latino owned rum based hard seltzer to the market.
Fast forward a few years, and Ricardo, who was widely known amongst the friend group for his dislike of beer, became the group's expert on hard seltzers, eventually purchasing a soda stream and experimenting at home making his own rum-based hard seltzer. The likes of which didn't exist on the market.
While Ricardo was perfecting his rum based hard seltzer, Gabriel, who has a deep love for reggaetón, had been exploring a way to capture a feeling for when Latino culture is being communicated authentically. In 2013, a friend had asked him if he was feeling "tropical" and the concept just clicked. He created "Tropicalation" to express what for him was the best part of his culture, a feeling people share with each other as time passes by. He started a reggaetón playlist with that name to showcase that feeling in every song. It would become a pillar for Casalú.
Gustavo, regarded as the one who 'gets stuff done' in the crew, could see that the seed for a company was being planted. He received a call from Ricardo telling him that he was perfecting a rum based hard seltzer and wanted him involved. That same week, Gabriel also called Ricardo telling him he needed a way to bring Tropicalation to life. Gabriel had a site already up and running combining Latino culture and an early mockup of a can. The three got together and the rest is history.
Through months of hard work, kitchen research, countless taste testing, parties with friends and family and maybe a blessing from their moms, all named Maria, Casalú is now available, the concept of Tropicalation is no longer just a feeling but an actual product, to be enjoyed by all.
"Tropicalation is an idea that you can feel. You feel it when you are with your grandad playing dominoes, when you are with your friends, or when you listen to good music, and it infiltrates your body. My personal way to express Tropicalation started with a reggaetón playlist. It was my choice of songs that would make the listener feel tropical and lose themselves in a moment. That is Tropicalation, the idea that there is a feeling that can change your vibe for the better in an instant," says co-founder Gabriel Gonzalez.
"When you look at every single category in the alcohol industry, you can find a Latino brand in all of them but one. The fastest growing category in the alcohol industry, hard seltzers, now has a brand for Latinos. Not only a brand but a product that is truly authentic to our roots, a dark aged rum seltzer that both our generation and our grandfathers can share together and be proud of being Latino. That's why we are so proud to bring Casalú to the world," says co-founder Ricardo Sucre.
"One of our main priorities ever since we started this journey of Casalú is making sure we're building our team with the most talented individuals, and experts in the fields of marketing, branding and design, financial planning, and management. And of course, individuals that are passionate about our brand concept and are willing and able to take Casalú into new heights. While Miami is home base for us and the first market, we are launching the brand in on the ground, we're also leveraging DTC (direct-to-consumer), e-commerce, strategies to ship Casalú into different markets and start to generate product and brand awareness in other places apart from Miami," says co-founder Gustavo Darquea.
There are 60 million Latinos in the US alone. As the biggest minority in the country, they are having more impact on pop culture than ever. Casalú aims to represent the roots of these consumers and bridge the gap between them and the hard seltzer market.
However, Casalú's is more than a hard seltzer. Casalú's vision is to be a catalyst for Latino culture. Think the next Red Bull, but Latino.
For additional information and updates please visit DrinkCasalu.com and follow the brand on Instagram @DrinkCasalu.
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NAB Show 2022: MainStreaming focused on media delivery, low-latency
MainStreaming will be exhibiting the power of their iMDP (intelligent Media Delivery Platform); a system designed specifically to support the delivery of video across networks using patented Smart Synapses to ensure faster, buffer-free, low-latency delivery in a way that is highly reliable, preserves exceptional QoE for the end user, and uses up to 50% less energy than traditional CDNs during the 2022 NAB Show in April.
Success in Europe, Growth in the US
As well as demonstrating the technological innovation that sits at the heart of their service provision – which covers the full range of video streaming workflow from ingest to delivery – MainStreaming will be presenting a range of their recent use cases, which include network services for some of Europe’s major datahubs, as well as the delivery of some of Europe’s most prestigious live sporting matches to audiences of millions. On the back of these European successes, MainStreaming will be keen to use their time in Las Vegas to also demonstrate the rapid growth they have been achieving in the US market also.
A focus on video rather than generic content
MainStreaming’s provision of streaming services is based on a number of key points of differentiation. The first of these is the fact that their approach is specifically orientated towards the efficient transport of video, rather than using generic, legacy CDN structures which are not geared towards accommodating the very specific data needs associated with moving image.
Adaptive AI and an Edge-based approach
Secondly, MainStreaming’s approach combines adaptive AI tools which not only anticipate data traffic across the whole network in order to find the most efficient delivery path, but also aim to move services directly to the Edge. By doing this, they can deploy tools which use a constant set of metrics communicated between the Edge and the user to monitor the Quality of Experience being achieved, and make adjustments as necessary. The net result is a much higher quality, more reliable streaming experience for end-users, which of course provides a vital point of competitive advantage and reputational benefit for the Content Provider; crucial in an age of increasingly discerning audiences who are presented with a multitude of provider options and relatively low switching costs.
Good for business, good for the environment
As a third advantage, this adaptive network structuring also significantly reduces energy consumption, something which not only reduces costs, but also carries tangible environmental benefit – another element of differentiation which MainStreaming are able to pass on to the Content Providers who make use of their services.
“Like everyone, we’re excited the return physically to an industry that has worked hard over the last two years to maintain its bonds, and meet the increasingly demanding data needs of a global population that is more dependent than ever on online contact. It will be pleasure to see our friends and peers in person – particularly many of the US-side relationships that we have been fostering over the past year,” said Marco Inzaghi, – VP of Sales at MainStreaming.
“It will also be interesting to meet with other players in the industry who share our viewpoint on two key elements; the increasing importance of the Edge in service delivery, and the pressing need for operators across the board to focus on their environmental impact and make strides towards doing better.”
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Pakistan, Italy wind down virus campaign
Pakistan and Italy have dismantled their official anti-coronavirus campaigns because the authorities within the United Kingdom flip off the provision of free fast coronavirus exams to most individuals.
Pakistan disbanded the National Command and Operations Centre, which was overseeing the COVID-19 response within the nation, because the an infection numbers have been on the lowest for the reason that begin of the outbreak early in 2020, Prime Minister Imran Khan stated on Thursday.
The South Asian nation reported 244 constructive COVID-19 circumstances on Thursday, with a 0.82 per cent positivity fee.
“Today, as NCOC closes down, I want to congratulate the NCOC team and its leadership for a professional, nationally co-ordinated response to the pandemic,” Khan stated in a submit on Twitter.
“Our COVID response was recognised by international agencies and people in the field as one of the most successful globally,” he added.
The nation had on March 16 lifted most restrictions aimed toward stopping the unfold of COVID-19.
Pakistan has confronted 4 waves of the virus within the final two years, which have been successfully managed by the NCOC.
“With COVID indicators at all-time lows and high levels of vaccination, (the) baton (is) now being passed on to the health ministry,” Asad Umar Pakistan Planning Minister stated in a tweet on Thursday.
Pakistan has administered COVID-19 vaccines to 75 per cent of the eligible inhabitants aged 12 and above, Dr Faisal Sultan, advisor to the prime minister on well being stated.
Meanwhile, Italy’s unprecedented state of emergency to curb the unfold of coronavirus formally ended on Thursday.
Italy was the primary nation in Europe to be hit by a significant COVID-19 outbreak and likewise one of many first to impose a state of emergency.
The COVID-19 state of emergency, which permits authorities to bypass paperwork and impose guidelines through decrees akin to restricted mobility, was established on January 31, 2020 shortly after the detection of the primary circumstances within the nation.
The World Health Organisation declared a world pandemic solely on March 11, 2020.
The finish of the state of emergency has given Italians hopes of a return to normality this summer time after greater than two years of the well being disaster.
Restrictions, such because the COVID-19 vaccination certificates, often known as the “green pass” in Italy, will likely be progressively eased.
From Friday, the contentious inexperienced go will now not be necessary for outside seating however it should stay in drive for indoor seating, cinemas and night time venues.
The well being go may even now not be obligatory in resorts or banks however will nonetheless be required to enter gyms and public swimming swimming pools.
“We are relying on discipline to gradually end the green pass as of May 1,” Health Minister Roberto Speranza stated.
A choice on ending face masks, which stay obligatory indoors, has not but been reached.
Since the start of the pandemic, Italy has recorded 14.5 million infections and 159,224 deaths.
The UK authorities is ending the provision of free fast antigen exams to many of the inhabitants although COVID-19 infections stay at report ranges.
More than 1.7 billion take a look at kits have been handed out in workplaces, pharmacies and by mail over the previous yr, the federal government says, underneath a coverage that inspired folks to check themselves commonly as a approach to stamp out new outbreaks.
But beginning on Friday, most individuals in England should purchase lateral circulate exams from pharmacies or on-line suppliers.
Lateral circulate exams use throat or nostril swabs and provides leads to minutes however are much less correct than the PCR swab exams used to formally verify circumstances of COVID-19.
Tests will stay free for employees in high-risk settings akin to hospitals, nursing houses, hospices and prisons however underneath the federal government’s “Living with COVID” plan most different folks in England will now must pay.
Some free testing will proceed for a number of weeks in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Shares of TELUS Corp.
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advanced 1.24% to C$32.66 Thursday, in what proved to be an otherwise all-around negative trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index
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falling 0.84% to 21,890.16. This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. TELUS Corp. closed C$1.15 below its 52-week high (C$33.81), which the company reached on March 7th. Trading volume of 3.4 M shares remained below its 50-day average volume of 3.5 M.
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Cuentas Inc. (NASDAQ:CUEN – Get Rating) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 24,000 shares, a drop of 26.4% from the February 28th total of 32,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 404,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s stock are short sold.
Shares of Cuentas stock traded down $0.13 during trading on Thursday, reaching $1.29. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 147,543 shares, compared to its average volume of 428,473. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $1.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1.86. Cuentas has a 1-year low of $0.80 and a 1-year high of $9.25.
Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Citadel Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Cuentas by 47.4% in the 4th quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 32,140 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 10,333 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new position in Cuentas in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Spire Wealth Management acquired a new position in Cuentas in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $95,000. Morgan Stanley acquired a new position in Cuentas in the third quarter valued at approximately $103,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. acquired a new position in Cuentas in the second quarter valued at approximately $151,000. 3.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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Invite-only social audio platform Clubhouse will let users limit who can see their full profiles due to increased security threats related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a company . Users can now change their profile settings to “protected”, which will only allow pre-approved followers to view the rooms and clubs they’ve visited, as well as replays. Unapproved followers won’t be able to see when a user is online. Clubhouse also won’t recommend protected profile holders to other users they don’t know.
“We’re grateful we’ve become a meeting place for people around the world to connect during this time, but we also know that times of conflict and upheaval make it increasingly important to be mindful of your presence online and what you share,” wrote the platform in its post.
The nearly two-year-old platform has been slow to roll out moderation and safety features for its many users, despite regular instances of harassment and abuse on the app. A number of Clubhouse users have faced targeted harassment on the platform, including giving advice on the Covid-19 pandemic, , , and . It’s also very hard to remain anonymous on the platform. Clubhouse requires a phone number to join, and (unless you opt out) will recommend other Clubhouse in your phone’s contact list. It also requires you to use your real first and last name in order to create a profile.
Clubhouse remains one of the few Western tech companies that , or been banned in Russia. For many anti-war Russians, Clubhouse remains one of few viable options for relaying to the outside world. Meanwhile, many users from have flocked to Clubhouse to discuss the ongoing invasion. Given the app’s lack of anonymity, it’s likely such users would need an extra security measure.
But as far as privacy goes, Clubhouse only offers the bare minimum, even with protected profiles. Users will still be able to see the names, usernames, bios and any linked social media on protected profiles. The platform also turned off its “Replay” feature for all users in Ukraine, meaning that conversations will no longer be recorded by default. Besides that, Clubhouse users are left to use their best judgment when it comes to expressing views that could get them in trouble with their government or disclosing personal information.
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“If I take this new position to be closer to my aging parents, will that ruin my career?”
“Can I really afford to spend this much time on outside volunteer activities? Won’t it detract from my job?
“If I accept this exciting year-long fellowship rather than taking a more reliable, tenure-track position, will that send me in the wrong direction forever?”
Many people believe they’ll come to an “either-or” moment like one of these, a time when one of their most important desires must give way. Often, this is posed as a work-versus-personal life dilemma. They ask themselves (and anyone else who will listen) questions like: “Isn’t it impossible to have a great career and a really fulfilling personal life?” Or, “Don’t I have to sacrifice one for the other?”
No, you don’t. At least not in the experience of many successful, happy people working today. (To read about how to get input from some of them, check out this article.)
There are trade-offs to be made, of course, but we deserve to pursue our dreams—in all areas of our lives. We’ve all heard stories of people who made seemingly risky choices to follow a personal passion, and wound up benefitting from that decision. They may have paused work to gain further education, thrown themselves into volunteer efforts that wound up building skills and connections that ultimately boosted their career, or left a good job to move with a spouse who landed a great position overseas and ended up learning things that helped with a new job later on.
The pandemic-inspired Great Resignation is a reflection of the growing desire to make life successful on all fronts. Even before the pandemic, many people discovered that their route forward could be more flexible than they’d thought, and include both their professional and personal dreams. As journalist Sara Clemence discovered, pursuing a personal dream can support career success, sometimes in surprising ways. After graduating in 2002 from Columbia Journalism School, the “Harvard Business School of Journalism,” as she puts it, Sara took a gruelling job at a serious, small-town newspaper in Alabama, the Anniston Star. The paper was located in a region “that had a lot of big issues to cover—pollution, a decommissioned Army base, a chemical weapons depot.”
Sara planned to work hard, build skills, and slowly rise to bigger outlets, which was the established route to journalistic success at the time. The ultimate goal? Land a job covering important issues at one of America’s largest, most respected newspapers such as The New York Times or the Wall Street Journal.
Sara loved doing hard-hitting, investigative reporting and won awards for her work. But she soon began missing her family and friends back in New York City, where she’d grown up. “My grandparents, who helped raise me, seemed to be aging really rapidly, especially my grandfather. I felt bad being so far away from them,” she says.
She started applying for newspaper jobs in small towns outside New York City, flying in for interviews, working hard on every test assignment, then returning to her position in Alabama. Eventually, she landed a serious reporter role in Albany, New York—a bigger town than Anniston, and a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Manhattan. This was a step up, and a step closer to home. Perfect, she thought.
But she soon found herself driving nearly three hours each way every other weekend to be in New York City. It was exhausting and alienating. She was 29. “I didn’t want to be visiting New York City on the weekends. I wanted to have my grown-up New York life,” she says. The thought of moving on to yet another medium-sized paper even further away sounded awful.
She made a decision: she would look for any kind of journalism job in New York City, even if it wasn’t investigative reporting. She wound up accepting a position writing about luxury real estate for a print and online outlet. This was a far cry from covering chemical weapons and political corruption. It felt “fluffy,” she says, and like giving up on her career dreams.
But the luxury real estate reporting job led to a promotion to be an editor, a role she hadn’t considered. She turned out to be good at editing. She then landed an editing job at a magazine owned by the media company Conde Nast, publisher of legendary titles including Vogue, GQ, Bon Appetit, The New Yorker and Vanity Fair. From there, she got hired as the deputy business editor for the New York Post. Then she landed a great job as the travel editor at the Wall Street Journal, the largest newspaper in the country. This position allowed her to edit, write and travel the world.
Seven years after leaving Alabama, she had a newspaper position she loved, in the city where she wanted to be. The decision to prioritise where she lived led Sara to develop new skills and areas of expertise, which in turn helped her achieve her personal and professional goals. Her passion to get back to New York City had provided a huge amount of energy. “If I had only sort-of wanted to come back to New York, I don’t know if I would have busted my ass in the same way with the interview process for that first job back in Manhattan. But I was intent on getting back.”
As Sara found, pursuing personal passions generates energy and enthusiasm, which in turn creates more stamina for work and for life-outside-work. (Read more about this here.) Also, you don’t always know where a choice will lead; the route forward is not always linear.
The next time you face what feels like an “either-or” moment, here’s an important decision you can make: choose to reject the constricting, adversarial model of “your work or your life.” Embrace an expansive, inclusive, flexible vision instead, one that lets you establish goals and move toward them in all areas of your life.
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By Cassandra Morgan
One of the five people who died in a catastrophic helicopter crash at Mount Disappointment north of Melbourne has been identified as the chairman of a Victorian meat processing company.
Paul Troja, of Radford’s Warragul, was remembered by the company’s board and owner Robert Radford as a “stalwart of the global meat industry” who worked with the business for more than five years.
“He has served our company with distinction during this time,” the board and chief executive said in a statement.
“He is a close friend of our owner Robert Radford and a respected member of our leadership team.”
The company said Mr Troja, who died aged 73 when he was among five people killed in a helicopter crash near Blair’s Hut on Thursday, became the company board’s inaugural chairman when it was formed in 2009.
“Paul played an integral role in Radford’s obtaining its tier-one export license, and its expansion into international markets,” the statement said.
“Our condolences are with his wife and children, grandchildren and members of his extended family, who are treasured by him and friends at this time, and the families and friends of the other people involved in this accident.”
Investigations into what caused the catastrophic helicopter crash entered their second day on Friday as transport safety experts rolled in to take the reins at the scene.
The crash in rugged bushland near Blair’s Hut killed five people; among them, the pilot - a 32-year-old man from Cheltenham - and his passengers, a 50-year-old woman from Inverloch, Mr Troja, from Albert Park, and two men from NSW, aged 59 and 70.
The identities of the five people who died in the crash remain unknown, however, Victoria Police said on Thursday evening the four passengers were on a business trip headed to Ulupna near the state’s northern border.
They had planned to reach the area on Thursday afternoon.
Emergency crews remained at the scene of the crash overnight on Thursday, and Today reported from Mount Disappointment on Friday morning heavy machinery was hauled in to help those on the ground access the wreckage.
Victoria Police Acting Inspector Josh Langelaan said on Thursday evening bulldozers and excavators were brought in through the day to deal with the rugged terrain.
“Access is very difficult,” he said. “Our search and rescue members this afternoon had to rappel down from the police airwing to gain first access to the site.
“Our focus and our thoughts are with the families and friends. It’s a terrible accident and we will be working very closely with the next of kin and family and friends through this.”
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has deployed a team of transport safety investigators from its Canberra and Melbourne offices with expertise in helicopter operations and maintenance, and aerospace engineering.
Acting Inspector Langelaan said the bureau would take over the investigation from Friday, and it would likely persist on-site for a couple of days.
Once the investigators are finished analysing the wreckage, it will be handed over to a different party - likely, the helicopter’s owner or their insurance company - to organise getting it winched out.
The weather at Mount Disappointment is expected to be among the factors probed by investigators, as the Australian Maritime Safety Authority flagged their initial aerial search on Thursday was hampered by “heavy fog and cloud”.
The authority, as the first responder, was alerted to the incident about 8.30am on Thursday. Its response centre manager Kevin McEvoy said the “weather wasn’t great” when it tasked its Essendon-based Challenger rescue aircraft as well as two rotary aircraft to search the area.
“The low cloud and the fog did make it difficult in the conditions because we were truing to do a visual search,” Mr McEvoy said.
“[The conditions] also made it difficult for our Challenger aircraft - which has got sophisticated senses and cameras - to, first of all, identify the wreckage site, and then secondly to support any recovery efforts.”
The safety bureau investigators will examine the wreckage and the crash site’s surrounds, and retrieve any relevant components that they can take back to the bureau’s technical facilities in Canberra.
They will also analyse any recorded data and interview those who have knowledge of the flight.
Emergency crews initially spent Thursday searching for the crashed helicopter, which was one of two aircraft travelling in a convoy on a private charter from Melbourne when it lost communication with the second group in low-hanging clouds at 8am.
The aircraft, owned by charter company Microflite, took off from Moorabbin Airport before picking up passengers in the city en route to Ulupna.
Six people were in the other helicopter, which landed safely nearby at Mangalore after the incident before returning to Moorabbin.
Microflite executive general manager Rodney Higgins said on Thursday evening the 32-year-old pilot was highly respected.
“I extend my deepest condolences to all affected by this incident, who we are supporting through this difficult time,” he said in a statement.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is expected to release a preliminary report into investigators’ findings in about six to eight weeks.
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STELTER: Why the federal carbon tax sucks
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The federal carbon tax has done virtually nothing to reduce the climate impact, but it’s also not the main thing to gripe about when filling up your tank at the pumps this week.
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With the federal carbon tax slated to go up a whopping 2.21 cents per litre on April 1, it has many up in arms especially given the skyrocketing cost of living. Despite what many angry pundits, politicians and others will have you believe; only 11.05 cents per litre goes towards the carbon tax. For natural gas, prices will go up by 1.96 cents.
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In other words, it won’t be that much more to fill your tank. Curt Hull, project director at the Manitoba-based Climate Change Connection said other factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine have sent a ripple effect across the supply chain, which are affecting gas prices more than the carbon tax.
“Let’s keep in mind that the issue that we’re seeing here is due to factors way beyond the carbon tax,” Hull said. “It is not the carbon tax that’s causing the pain here.”
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But let’s not get it twisted here, the carbon tax is still not effective at reducing the overall carbon footprint. The main reason being is that it’s not being applied universally.
“Ideally, it should be across the whole planet,” Hull said.
Another reason why it doesn’t work is that the money goes back to us, the citizens. Manitoba doesn’t collect the tax because the province failed to institute its own carbon tax. So now, the feds dole out cheques to Manitobans four times a year, which will start in July 2022.
In some cases, yes, Manitobans will pay more than they get back through the Climate Action Incentive Payment program, according to a recent report from the Parliamentary Budget Office. However, the problem is that any money handed out doesn’t necessarily go to climate initiatives.
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“You wind up with this basically an invisible deposit made into your bank account that you may use to buy bus passes, or you can use it to take a trip to Mexico,” Hull said. “There’s no specific incentive there.”
It’s going to take a systemic change to address rising greenhouse gas emissions.
What I’ve always thought would be an efficient way to use carbon tax revenues was to invest it into public transit, which would help actually get people out of their cars. If cities like Winnipeg had better public transit systems, a lot more people would perhaps ditch their keys for a bus pass.
Hull said a better use of carbon tax revenues would be to invest in infrastructure for electric vehicles. It seems that we are poised for an electric vehicle explosion and it’s something governments should prepare for.
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“Sometime in a few years you’ll go to the showroom and you’ll see an equal range of gas and electric vehicles in front of you,” Hull said. “And the price will be the same, which one you’re going to choose? You’re going to choose the electric. So, therefore, the charging infrastructure needs to be in place.”
Carbon tax revenue could help a firm like Manitoba Hydro finance the expansion of electrical power, which could not only go towards charging stations but pulling Manitoban homes off natural gas heat.
“We’re proposing that the carbon tax revenue be put into a fund that is recycled back into itself,” Hull said. “It’s a zero-interest loan and as you pay it back, we continue to top it up with additional carbon revenue. But we also add the payments made on what was already loaned.”
Whether you think the carbon tax is maddening because it costs you more at the pump or whether you think it’s bad because it doesn’t do enough to address climate change, we can all agree that it sucks, plain and simple.
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BRUNSWICK, Ga. (WSAV) — An Atlanta-based drug supplier was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for his involvement in a south Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy.
According to the Southern District of Georgia, 31-year-old Kayode Davis was sentenced to 136 months in federal prison. Davis was charged with the following:
- Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute
- To distribute 50 grams or more of meth and a quantity of heroin
“It is a credit to the hard work of our law enforcement partners that all eight defendants in this drug-trafficking conspiracy pled guilty to their crimes and are being held accountable,” said David H. Estes, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. “Our office is committed to removing criminal drug traffickers and their attendant violent activities from our communities.”
An investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) found Davis responsible for supplying drugs to gang-related drug traffickers in Glynn, Liberty, Long and Wayne counties in 2019. Estes said at least one overdose death from fentanyl was linked to drugs sold by conspirators — including some in the Bloods street gang.
Seven others in the conspiracy were each sentenced to terms, some reaching up to 141 months in federal prison.
“This conviction and sentence would not have been possible without the hard work of our partners at the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office and other local law enforcement agencies,” said ATF Assistant Special Agent in Charge Beau Kolodka. “Mr. Davis and his conspirators were a large supplier of illegal narcotics in Southeast Georgia and will now spend the next decade or more in federal prison for their crimes.”
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https://www.wsav.com/news/local-news/atlanta-based-drug-supplier-faces-more-than-11-years-in-prison-tied-to-south-georgia-drug-trafficking-conspiracy/
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Skippy Foods, LLC has recalled more than 9,000 cases of peanut butter "due to the possibility that a limited number of jars may contain a small fragment of stainless steel from a piece of manufacturing equipment," the company said in an announcement Thursday.
The specific Skippy brands included Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread, Skippy Reduced Fat Chunky Peanut Butter Spread and Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter Blended With Plant Protein all with "best if used by dates" of early May 2023. Those dates are located at the top of the lid.
The company said there have been no consumer complaints related to this issue and the recall is voluntary.
All retailers that received these particular products have been notified, the company said.
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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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Helmut Marko, advisor to Red Bull, stated that the performance of Checo Pérez and Pierre Gasly will be compared and evaluated in the middle of the year
AUSTRIA — Senior adviser to Red Bull, Helmut Markodoes not close the doors to Pierre Gasley to reach the energy drink team by 2023, but he was forceful in pointing out that the Frenchman must first be compared in performance with the current second driver of the team, the Mexican Sergio Perez.
Helmut mentioned that gasly “He still has a contract until 2023” with the Austrian team and although he is currently competing in the B team, AlphaTauri, he acknowledged that they do not want to lose him.
“If this contract expires and we can’t offer him any chance of promotion, we will most likely lose him. We don’t want that,” the former driver told German outlet Formel1.de.
Marco commented that they have not yet started talks with Czech Perez to extend his contract until 2023, but he did say that the performance of Gasly and Checo will be evaluated in the coming months.
“Currently, we have a contract with Checo Pérez and we have to compare the performance of these two drivers. With Checo we still have until the middle of the year,” he said.
Even though the name of Pierre Gasley can be around again to take Checo’s place, Marko was forceful in mentioning that the Mexican has evolved and even his performance has been better than he showed at the beginning of 2021, for which he said they are happy with the one from Guadalajara.
“The car fits him better, he feels more comfortable, plus he already knows the team. We are very happy that this development has taken place,” he said.
While, Pierre Gasleypraised himself by assuring that he has been the best driver who has passed through Toro Rosso or AlphaTauri.
“Without a doubt, with the results I’ve had this year, I’m having the best season at Toro Rosso and AlphaTauri of any driver since the team started in F1. And I’m not being rewarded with going higher,” Gasly said.
“So it is true that it is sad and a bit frustrating, on the one hand, but on the other hand it is like that, they are things that are out of my hands. Unfortunately it does not depend on me,” Pierre concluded.
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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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Jimmie “JJ” Walker to Appear at Baysox Dyn-O-Mite Night
The Bowie Baysox have announced their promotional event schedule, revealing an entertainment-filled sixty-nine home game calendar. The 2022 season is filled with a mix of familiar events plus exciting new additions.
Opening Night’s first pitch is slated for 7:05 p.m. on Friday, April 8 against the Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants). All fans in attendance will receive a 2022 season Magnet Schedule, courtesy of Steamfitters 602.
The Baysox will host fifteen fireworks shows throughout the season, lighting up the sky beginning on Saturday, April 23. Come out to Prince George’s Stadium to see the two largest fireworks shows of the season as the Baysox celebrate our country’s Independence on Saturday, July 2 sponsored by Royal Farms and Sunday, July 3 sponsored by Johns Hopkins Community Physicians.
The Baysox will welcome Golden Globe nominated actor and comedian Jimmie “JJ” Walker, for “DYN-O-MITE Night.” Walker, star of the hit 70’s television show “Good Times”, will be available for meet & greet opportunities with Baysox fans when the Baysox host the Akron Rubber Ducks on Friday, July 15th at 7:05 p.m. There will also be a VIP Exclusive Meet and Greet package available.
This season, the Baysox will host eight giveaways for fans to enjoy and collect.
- Friday, April 22: Mystery Bobble Head Giveaway (1st 200 fans 13+)
- Friday, May 27: Austin “Gloveman” Hays TOP GUN Bobble Head Giveaway (1st 500 fans 13+)
- Sunday, May 29: Baysox “Caturday” T-shirt Giveaway – A celebration of Cats (1st 500 fans 13+) sponsored by the City of Bowie
- Sunday, July 31: Grayson Rodriguez “Super” Bobble Head Giveaway (1st 750 fans 13+)
- Friday, August 19: Adley Rutschman “Maryland Flag” Hat Giveaway (1st 750 fans 13+)
- Sunday, August 21: Autographed Photo Giveaway (1st 750 fans 3+). Fans will get a personally autographed 5 x 7 photo of a 2022 Bowie Baysox Player
- Friday, September 9: Adley Rutschman Bobble Head Giveaway (1st 750 fans 13+)
- Sunday, September 11: Baysox Top Prospects T-Shirt Giveaway (1st 500 fans 13+)
The ever-popular Star Wars Night, including fireworks, characters & interactive exhibits, presented by Taco Bell, returns to the Baysox on Saturday, July 16. Touch-A-Truck Day returns to Baysox Stadium on Saturday, August 27 with a two-hour truck-palooza featuring dozens of construction, work and emergency vehicles for fans to enjoy presented by Miss Utility. Grateful Dead Night arrives on Friday, August 26 with an amazing package including a ticket to the game and a limited edition Baysox Grateful Dead designed t-shirt.
Amazing new events this season include Boots & Baseball Night (May 21), Caturday – a Salute To Cats presented by the City of Bowie (May 29), Roberto Clemente & Latin Baseball Celebration featuring a Game Worn Jersey Auction with proceeds benefiting the Roberto Clemente Foundation (June 18), Maryland’s Worst Car Show (July 30), Maryland BayTober Festival – a Maryland themed “Oktoberfest” celebration (August 19) and Villain Day as the Baysox pay homage to some of the greatest Villains from the big and small screen with character appearances (August 28).
This season, the Baysox will once again host a Tribute to the Negro Leagues on Saturday, August 27. This event will feature appearances and opportunities to meet former Negro League players plus a special exhibit featuring artifacts from Hall of Famer Josh Gibson’s career. The Baysox will take the field wearing Mitchellville Tigers jerseys that will be auctioned off with proceeds benefiting the Josh Gibson Foundation.
DAILY PROMOTIONS
- Tuesdays: Military Appreciation Night – Any member of the military that shows proof of military service at the Stadium Box Office can purchase a box seat for half-price
- Wednesdays: Woof Wednesdays – Fans can bring their dogs to Wednesday night home games. Dogs must be leashed at all times and have proper vaccination tags or paperwork
- Thursdays: Baysox LIVE Happy Hour – Fans can enjoy LIVE music and beer specials at Baysox LIVE Happy Hour beginning at 5 pm until the scheduled game time every Thursday night home game. Sponsored by Bud Light.
- Fridays & Saturdays: Kids Run the Bases. Kids ages twelve & under can come down and run the bases after the game
- Sundays: Fans Run the Bases. All Fans can come down and run the bases after the game
Single-game tickets to all Bowie Baysox 2022 home games go on sale Saturday, March 26 during the Baysox FREE Family FunFest event. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Baysox Ticket Office or by phone (301.464.4865) from 10:00 am – 1:30 pm that day. Single Game Tickets can also be purchased 24 hours a day at www.baysox.com
Baysox Ticket Office Hours:
- When the Baysox are HOME
- Monday through Sunday: 10:00 am – Top of seventh inning
- When the Baysox are AWAY
- Monday through Friday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Cashless Concessions For 2022: The Bowie Baysox have announced that concessions at Prince George’s Stadium have transitioned to a cashless experience for the 2022 season.
Fans attending games and events will be able to purchase concession items either with a credit or debit card, or with mobile tap-to-pay.
The new purchasing procedures will increase safety and security standards for fans, while also providing a faster experience, as everyone involved will be able to eliminate the physical handling of cash and change. To accommodate this change, the Baysox have installed multiple new point-of-sale systems to quickly accept both debit and credit cards, as well as mobile tap-to-pay.
While physical cash may be eliminated from the concessions ballpark experience, our stands will still accept Baysox Bucks, which can be used anywhere in the ballpark.
2022 Baysox Season ticket packages are on sale now at baysox.com or by calling Baysox Ticket Sales at 301.805.6000 between 9 am – 5 pm, Monday through Friday. The team’s 2022 home opener is Friday, April 8 at 7:05 pm against the Richmond Flying Squirrels, the AA Affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. To keep up with Baysox news and information, visit baysox.com and be sure to follow the Baysox on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Editor: The Luzerne County Farm Bureau is recognizing Rural Roads Safety Week April 18-23 by encouraging county motorists to travel safely on roadways this spring and throughout the year.
You may have noticed that farmers are returning to the fields to begin planting crops. As the new season gets underway, tractors, farm trucks, wagons and other large equipment are once again traveling on Pennsylvania roadways. To the distracted or impatient motorist, vehicles such as these can pose a threat when safe driving practices are not observed. For example, if a car is traveling 55 mph and comes upon a tractor moving 15 mph, it only takes five seconds to close a gap the length of a football field between the car and the tractor.
Don’t forget to reduce your speed when driving on roads where you might encounter large farm machinery. Also make sure to slow down immediately when you see the Slow Moving Vehicle (SMV) emblem, which is an orange triangle with a red border, attached to farm vehicles.
In order to accommodate motorists, drivers of slow-moving farm vehicles often pull onto the shoulder of a paved roadway to give other motorists a better view of road conditions and enough room to pass. Keep in mind that if the shoulder is soft, wet or steep, the farmer cannot move aside, because it could cause the equipment to roll over. If the farmer is unable to safely pull his or her vehicle off the road, and you feel you must pass, do so with caution.
On behalf of the Luzerne County Farm Bureau, I encourage all residents to be aware of farm vehicles and equipment during their travels on rural roads. By working together, we can make the trip safe for motorists and farmers.
Martin Smith
President
Luzerne County Farm Bureau
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https://www.citizensvoice.com/opinion/letters/motorists-watch-out-for-farm-vehicles/article_e77a598e-d809-581f-9c80-168b011045c7.html
| 2022-04-01T00:12:40Z
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Absecon City Councilman Nick LaRotonda will join newly appointed Chairman Don Purdy in heading the Atlantic County GOP, serving as executive director, county Republicans said Thursday.
“As chairman, I want to bring new energy and excitement to our party,” Purdy said in a statement Thursday. “I believe Nick LaRotonda best represents that commitment and is exactly the person we need to help us bring in new blood and help usher in the next generation of leadership for our Atlantic County Republican Party.”
LaRotonda said as executive director he will manage the county GOP's day-to-day operations. He'll also help coordinate events and fundraisers to assist Purdy.
The career firefighter and EMT at Atlantic City International Airport was reelected to City Council in November, having first been sworn in to fill the Ward 1 seat vacated by Frank Phillips in 2021. He heads the city's Economic Development Committee and also sits on the Public Works and Parks & Playgrounds committees, according to the city's website.
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LaRotonda's appointment is among several changes the Atlantic County Republicans have made this month.
Purdy was recently appointed chairman, filling the spot held by Keith Davis, an attorney who stepped down from his role with the Republicans earlier this month. Davis had held the job for 16 years.
Purdy also is Galloway Township's former mayor.
Local Republicans got a boost last November from voters, sweeping Democratic challenges in the county and claiming legislative seats in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 8th and 9th districts.
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Rick Ross says he is serious about climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
The rapper has been open about many goals he has set for himself. From owing dozens of cars and only learning to drive at 45 years old, the Rozay rapper is not one to cop out.
Rick Ross recently disclosed on the Full Send Podcast that he has set some ambitious goals for himself this year, including climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa.
“I really believe when I put my heart to something, I can do anything,” he began. “As a matter of fact, I was smoking, I was on my back patio last night, I’m sitting underneath the trees, I’m listening to the waterfall, I’m looking at the plants, the landscaping, the patio furniture, you know? And I gave myself a challenge and I’m actually issuing you guys a challenge here,” he says.
“This is the first time I’ve said this, but in 2024, I’ma hike to the top of Kilimanjaro. Just making it to the top, and you going with me.”
Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in Tanzania famous for its three volcanic cones, namely Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. The mountain forms the highest peek on the African continent making it no easy fete to climb.
Mount Kilimanjaro is known as one of the most difficult mountains to climb but not because of how steep the trails are but because the hardest part is getting to the summit, which at night is extremely difficult as this is the coldest, windiest section of the adventure with an ascent of 4,084ft with 49% less oxygen and descent of nearly 6,870ft. Still, about 30,000 people attempt to climb the mountain annually, and there are about 10 fatalities per year.
However, Rick Ross isn’t deterred as he says he’s determined to complete the climb.
“I’m the boss, I don’t look into nothing,” he said. “I make my mind up, it’s not really that big. I just gotta get it done. And what you gotta realize, if you notice I said 2024. So for the rest of this year, I’m getting prepared mentally, next year I get prepared physically.”
When asked about the length of days to complete the journey, he says, “Who knows? I’m guessing five/10 days, some shit like that. Give me 12 days, no rush. That’s what we doing. I’m not sure [about the elevation], I would wanna guess maybe 5000 [metres] or some type of shit.”
And he’s already preparing in terms of food and company as he says he’s not going on his own because someone needs to carry his Wingstop fries and chips.
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https://stluciachronicle.com/rick-ross-reveals-his-next-big-project-is-climbing-mount-kilimanjaro/
| 2022-04-01T00:12:39Z
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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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| 2022-04-01T00:12:40Z
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Rick Berninger named Vice President of Human Resources at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa has appointed Rick Berninger Vice President of Human Resources. Berninger will be responsible for overseeing the resort’s human resources initiatives as he works to improve and streamline critical organizational performance in the areas of employee engagement and guest service. He’ll also manage...
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| 2022-04-01T00:12:40Z
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Farmers welcome long-anticipated rain as parts of Mid West, Murchison flooded in deluge
Farmers are rejoicing after the first significant rainfall in months started falling since the weekend, with back-to-back storm cells delivering a welcome deluge — and for one Mid West station its average yearly downpour in just seven hours.
After a hot and dusty summer, the long anticipated rain fell from last Friday and into this week, with dark, ominous clouds bringing not only thunder and lightning, but double-digit rainfall into the gauges.
But for Josh and Jocelyn Pumpa, owners of sheep and cattle station Murgoo, north of Yalgoo, the inundation was beyond comprehension. In their gauge, they recorded 175mm in one day (overnight on Tuesday) and 213mm over the week.
Mr Pumpa said the rain was welcome, but not so much having it flood the homestead and all the station’s buildings.
“I don’t know whether to be happy or sad. There’s a lot of mud, the carpets are buggered, a lot of clean up to do and water as far as the eye can see,” he said.
“It’ll be fine once everything dries out.”
Everything might be saturated, but Mr Pumpa is thankful there was no major damage or stock losses.
“We had about 130mm come through one time about four years ago, but it left about 200m of dry ground. This time, there’s no dry ground,” he said.
According to the Bureau of Meterology, the areas in the Mid West and Murchison that had the biggest soak between March 24 and 30 were Mount Magnet (86.2mm), Yandanooka (80.6mm), Jurien (73.8mm), Canna (59.4mm), Morawa (59.2mm) and Cue (57.9mm).
In the Wheatbelt, growers also got a decent drink and some reported hail. Kalannie mixed farmers Ricki and Todd Fulwood recorded one of the biggest numbers in the State over the weekend — 86mm.
“It just kept coming, it was crazy,” Mrs Fulwood said.
With the storms having subsided, they took their girls Elsie, 5, and Lucy, 3, out to splash in the puddles.
Mr Fulwood said the rain would enable them to work some dirt and hopefully set them up some moisture for seeding lupins in a few weeks time.
“Everything needed a drink,” he said.
Over the week, Geraldton townsite recorded 41.6mm of rain, while 23mm was in the gauge at the airport.
The deluge in Mount Magnet this week saw its streets flooded.
MID WEST RAINFALL TOTALS
(March 24-30)
Canna: 59.4mm
Carnamah: 42mm
Coorow: 57.1mm
Cue: 57.9mm
Geraldton town: 41.6mm
Geraldton airport: 23mm
Howatharra: 34mm
Jurien: 73.8mm
Meekatharra: 48mm
Mingenew: 17.8mm
Morawa: 59.2mm
Mount Magnet: 86.2mm
Murgoo: 213mm
Nabawa: 47.4mm
Northampton: 23mm
Perenjori: 50.4mm
Port Denison: 19.8mm
Tabletop: 54.6mm
Tenindewa: 54.6mm
Three Springs: 30.2mm
Yandanooka: 80.6mm
Yuna: 28.8mm
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Tornado warning expired for Craven, Jones, Pamlico, Beaufort Counties
Published: Mar. 31, 2022 at 7:18 PM EDT|Updated: 53 minutes ago
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - A tornado warning has expired for Craven, Beaufort, Pamlico and Jones Counties.
There is still a tornado watch in effect for Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Hyde, Jones, Onslow, Pamlico, Tyrrell, and Washington Counties until 10:00 p.m.
Stay with WITN for coverage and updates.
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Stream Protocol (STPL) traded 4.9% higher against the US dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 19:00 PM Eastern on March 31st. Stream Protocol has a market capitalization of $3.15 million and $183,283.00 worth of Stream Protocol was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Stream Protocol coin can currently be bought for about $0.0112 or 0.00000024 BTC on exchanges. During the last seven days, Stream Protocol has traded 15.7% higher against the US dollar.
Here’s how similar cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002188 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 3.9% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.63 or 0.00003555 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.65 or 0.00004286 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded up 5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded 0% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002184 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded 1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $17.01 or 0.00037169 BTC.
- Parkgene (GENE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $25.59 or 0.00045023 BTC.
- DREP (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003398 BTC.
- DREP [old] (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003399 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded 4.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $49.03 or 0.00107140 BTC.
Stream Protocol Profile
According to CryptoCompare, “Stream Protocol is a blockchain network-powered content revenue distribution system. When a user requests for settlement after revenue is generated from content, the revenue can be distributed in a fair manner according to clear standards as content-related information and contribution information of content contributors are recorded on the Content Smart Contract (Hereinafter “CSC”) of a tamper-proof blockchain network. “
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HONOLULU (AP) — A man accused with his wife of trafficking a mother and teenaged girl to Hawaii from Guam pleaded not guilty Thursday.
Kevin Robert pleaded not guilty to labor trafficking charges, according to his attorney, Tim Rakieten. His wife, Pomerrine Robert, pleaded not guilty last week. Kevin Robert's arraignment was postponed then because he requested a Chuukese interpreter.
“I need sufficient time to review the case, and review with him, before I can comment any further,” Rakieten said.
State Public Defender James Tabe, whose office represents Pomerrine Robert, has previously declined to comment.
Police alleged in court documents that when the 15-year-old girl and her mother arrived in Honolulu, the Roberts took away their passports, forced them to work and beat them.
Court documents don't specify the country of the passports.
The girl and her mother lived in the couple's apartment, while the teen enrolled at a high school and the woman got a job at a deli where Pomerrine Robert also worked, the documents said.
The documents said Robert took away the mother’s money, the girl was expected to clean the apartment and Robert beat the girl and mother.
The couple locked the girl in a bedroom for several days and she reported it to a school counselor after she was let out, according to the documents.
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https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Husband-pleads-not-guilty-in-Hawaii-Guam-17049732.php
| 2022-04-01T00:12:41Z
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Angelina Jolie highlights Yemen refugee crisis, compares situation to Ukraine
Angelina Jolie, an envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, landed in Aden, Yemen, on Sunday, seeking to draw attention to the ongoing civil war there and the related refugee crisis, which she compared to the situation in Ukraine.
“As we continue to watch the horrors unfolding in Ukraine, and call for an immediate end to the conflict and humanitarian access, I’m here in Yemen to support people who also desperately need peace,” Jolie wrote in an Instagram message.
“The situation here is one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, with one civilian killed or injured every hour in 2022. An economy devastated by war, and over 20 million Yeminis depending on humanitarian assistance to survive,” the Oscar-winner added.
Yemen’s citizens have since 2014 endured a civil war between its Saudi Arabia-backed government and Houthi rebels that has claimed the lives of 100,000 citizens.
“This week a million people were forced to flee the horrific war in Ukraine. If we learn anything from this shocking situation, it is that we cannot be selective about who deserves support and whose rights we defend. Everyone deserves the same compassion,” Jolie wrote. “The lives of civilian victims of conflict everywhere are of equal value. After seven years of war, the people of Yemen also need protection, support, and above all, peace.”
International refugees are not the only cause close to the “Eternals” star’s heart. Last month, she visited Capitol Hill to urge lawmakers to pass the Violence Against Women Act.
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NAB Show 2022: VSN to launch its metadata rules editor
VSN will use the 2022 NAB Show to announce product developments that have arisen during this hiatus, a period of time that has allowed VSN to engage in an intense focus on product development.
The most significant of these developments is the introduction of a new Metadata Rules Editor.
As the lifeblood of an effective MAM (Media Asset Manager), metadata creation requires a balance between the theories of best-practice database management/structure and the specific data needs and demands of individual users. The new module provides users with the structures of best-practice metadata management without them needing any knowledge of how to structure metadata themselves, and at the same time allows them to fully customize their metadata arrangements.
The new rule editor incorporated within VSNExplorer grants users the ability to engage with an intuitive, straightforward programming language that allows them to organize and query their metadata in the way that is most meaningful to them, all the time supporting them with intuitive processes and error detection.
The second major addition to the core VSN range occurs within VSNCrea – VSN’s Broadcast Management System, which has been designed with remote HTML5 access and full VSNExplorer integration at its heart. Here, the Ad pricing solutions have been expanded within the new Commercials Module to allow for the assignment of price blocks at different times of day, the selection of Ad rate types (Fixed, Cost Per Mille, Cost Per Rating), and the direct exchange of this information with the commercial contracts on which they are based. Through the integration of these automation and accuracy-enhancement tools, VSN yet further extends the monetization options available to users, maintaining a focus on delivering solutions that leverage the maximum possible value from an organisation’s content and advertising.
“We’ve made significant – and often innovative – efforts to stay connected, especially with initiatives such as the VSN Spotlight. But nothing can really replicate the personal connection that tradeshows bring, and we’ll be looking forward to giving live demonstrations of both our Metadata Rules Editor and expanded Commercials Module,” said Ricardo Quintanilla, head of marketing at VSN.
“And we’ve undergone some significant changes in the last two years that we’re enthusiastic to talk about; from our recent acquisition by Valsoft Corporation, to our development of a new logo – both elements which we feel represent our movement into the future. When it comes to NAB, there’s lots we want to share with our stakeholders”.
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ST. LOUIS, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Christian Horizons, in service to older adults throughout the Midwest, was proud to partner with DailyPay, a service that provides access to earned pay for associates, while Christian Horizons' payroll vendor abruptly took its system offline to investigate a ransomware attack last December. Through collaborative efforts, Christian Horizons and DailyPay provided paycheck peace of mind to associates of the senior living and older adult services organization throughout the 2021 holiday season.
"We're incredibly grateful for this partnership and proud of the collaboration with DailyPay during this unusual situation," said Chuck Schmitz, Christian Horizons' chief financial officer. "It was vital for us to ensure DailyPay was available as a benefit to our associates, especially over the holidays."
After first learning of their payroll vendor's outage, Christian Horizons' swiftly enabled its business continuity plan which included solutions for alternative employee timekeeping and payroll distribution. Through Christian Horizons' collaboration with DailyPay, associates were able to access to their earned pay during the five weeks it took the payroll vendor to restore normal services.
"We took this opportunity to further strengthen vendor partnerships, like ours with DailyPay, to ensure not only that pay continued to be received, but prioritize other business continuity throughout our communities and service lines," said Schmitz. "We're appreciative of the collaboration with DailyPay as their services helped us mitigate any potential void as our other vendor worked to recover from the event."
As a faith-based, not-for-profit organization, Christian Horizons is in service to a mission of honoring God by offering a full continuum of care and support services to older adults. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, the organization owns and operates a portfolio of seven life plan campuses and five stand-alone older adult communities offering a mix of independent, assisted and supportive living; memory support; long-term healthcare centers and short-term rehabilitation. The organization also serves older adults through CareLink Home Care and Safe Haven Hospice in central Illinois, and Senior Care Pharmacy Services. Learn more at https://christianhorizonsliving.org/.
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Hailey Waldron scored four goals to help lift Bridgewater-Raritan, No. 13 in the NJ.com Top 20, over No. 14 Mount St. Mary, 11-7, in Watchung.
Kelly MacKinney also scored three goals with four assists for B-R (1-0), which jumped out to an 8-3 lead in the first half. Emma Ciocon also scored tow goals while Haley Elias had three assists. Gia Mitchell made nine saves, too.
The Panthers tallied 24 shots on goal and tallied nine ground balls. MacKinney and Lauren Sullivan won three draw controls each.
Sarah Gresham and Kate Ducoff each found the net three times for Mount St. Mary. Gresham had three assists as well.
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Pakistan PM won’t quit as vote looms
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has rejected opposition requires him to resign and accused a “Western country” of backing strikes to oust him as a result of he had visited Russia lately for talks with President Vladimir Putin.
Khan, 69, has confronted mounting criticism of his efficiency, together with his administration of a troubled economic system of the nuclear armed nation.
On Sunday, he faces a troublesome parliamentary no-confidence vote looking for to oust him from energy.
“I have never accepted defeat in life. Whatever the result of the vote, I will come forward with more strength,” Khan stated in a televised handle.
The vote has grow to be more and more troublesome for Khan since he misplaced his majority in parliament when his important ally give up his coalition.
It may outcome within the former cricket star being ousted and the return of political uncertainty.
Earlier on Thursday, opposition events known as on him to resign forward of the parliamentary vote.
“I want to give you a suggestion that you take an honourable exit, and an honourable exit is that you resign today,” opposition chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, son of assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, advised reporters at parliament.
A parliamentary debate on the vote in opposition to Khan was set to start on Thursday however the Speaker of the meeting, a member of Khan’s social gathering, instantly adjourned the session to Sunday.
Political analysts stated Khan loved the help of the army when he received an election to grow to be prime minister in 2018 however he later misplaced the generals’ favour over varied wrangles.
Khan has denied ever having the backing of the army, and the army, which has dominated Pakistan for about half its historical past, denies involvement in civilian politics.
Khan in his handle on Thursday stated the transfer to oust him was a “foreign conspiracy” backed by a “Western country” that was sad along with his go to final month to Moscow to satisfy Putin.
Khan was in Moscow and met with Putin the day Russian forces invaded neighbouring Ukraine.
Khan didn’t brazenly identify the alleged conspiring nation.
He talked about the United States earlier than smilingly correcting it to “a foreign country”.
He stated his authorities possessed an “official document” that was proof of the conspiracy.
“It (the document) says we will forgive Pakistan if Imran Khan loses this no-confidence vote. But if it fails Pakistan will have to face tough time,” Khan stated.
Before his speech, Khan summoned a National Security Committee (NSC) assembly to debate the doc, which was described as “the formal communication of a senior official of a foreign country to Pakistan’s ambassador in the said country in a formal meeting”.
An official assertion after the NSC assembly stated the gathering expressed grave concern on the communication.
The committee concluded the communication amounted to “blatant interference” in Pakistan’s inside affairs, the NSC assertion stated, including, it determined Pakistan will problem a robust demarche to the nation.
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Mattress company Tempur Sealy International Inc. said Thursday that geopolitical events, falling consumer confidence and new COVID-19 variants had combined to hurt first-quarter sales, sending its stock down 3.4% premarket. The company is expecting its first-quarter sales to grow about 15% from the year-earlier period. The FactSet consensus is for sales of $1.261 billion, implying roughly 21% growth from the first quarter of 2021. "We remain committed to making investments in marketing, product launches, and our operations this year to support the long-term growth trajectory of the business," Chief Executive Scott Thompson...
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https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tempur-sealy-issues-sales-warning-as-geopolitics-dwindling-consumer-confidence-and-covid-weigh-2022-03-31
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First lawsuit filed over Florida law restricting certain LGBTQ topics in the classroom
Two LGBTQ rights advocacy groups, as well as students, parents and a teacher in Florida, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, challenging the state's new law banning certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom.
It's the first legal challenge seeking to block implementation and enforcement of the law, which Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed on Monday. The controversial law, dubbed "Don't Say Gay" by its opponents, is set to take effect in July.
DeSantis told reporters Thursday that he will defend the law "vigorously."
The lawsuit calls the Florida law an "unlawful attempt to stigmatize, silence and erase LGBTQ people in Florida's public schools."
"It seeks to do so by imposing a sweeping, vague ban covering any instruction on 'sexual orientation and gender identity,' and by constructing a diffuse enforcement scheme designed to maximize the chilling effect of this prohibition," the complaint reads.
According to the new "Parental Rights in Education" law in Florida, "classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards."
Parents would be able to bring civil suits against a school district for any potential rule violation, under the new law.
During the bill signing Monday, DeSantis said that Florida recognizes that "parents have a fundamental role in the education, health care and well-being of their children."
The plaintiffs in Thursday's lawsuit include Equality Florida, an LGBTQ advocacy organization; Family Equality, a New York-based nonprofit; a 17-year-old sophomore in Palmetto, Florida, who identifies as gay; an 18-year-old senior in Osprey, Florida, who identifies as gay; the parent of a transgender fifth-grader in Florida; three same-sex couples living in Florida with young children; and a middle-school public teacher in Grand Ridge, Florida. The complaint was filed by Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP and the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
The plaintiffs say the new law violates the First and 14th Amendments, and Title IX protections.
"This effort to control young minds through state censorship -- and to demean LGBTQ lives by denying their reality -- is a grave abuse of power. The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that LGBTQ people and families are at home in our constitutional order. The State of Florida has no right to declare them outcasts, or to treat their allies as outlaws, by punishing schools where someone dares to affirm their identity and dignity," according to the complaint.
Weighing in on the lawsuit Thursday, DeSantis said he doesn't think that "any of the legal claims have merit."
"These are policy decisions. I don't think it's anything that's invoking First Amendment because schools, states and localities have the ability to set curriculum in public schools. We do that all the time. This is not new," he said, also arguing that the law "does not regulate student speech."
DeSantis' communications director Taryn Fenske told CNN in a statement that "this calculated, politically motivated, virtue-signaling lawsuit is meritless, and we will defend the legality of parents to protect their young children from sexual content in Florida public schools."
Proponents of the new law say it gives parents more oversight over what their children learn and discuss at school and argue that LGBTQ-related topics should be left for families to discuss in private. Opponents say the law will negatively affect an already marginalized community and also argue it would open educators up to an endless barrage of litigation.
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Dionne Warwick and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Krayzie Bone will announce the charity NFTs via a live-stream event on Justice Day, April 15th.
NEW YORK , March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Confront Art, an organization that produces social justice art installations, has rallied a diverse group of artists, designers, and activists to create a charity NFT campaign launching on April 15 to honor Justice Day.
Confront Art will release 9,000 NFTs on mintNFT.com with proceeds supporting the prospective charities: We Are Floyd Org., The Breonna Taylor Foundation, and The John and Lilian Miles Lewis Foundation. The NFT project is an extension of Confront Art's 'SEEINJUSTICE' series, which debuted three powerful sculptures by artist Chris Carnabuci of John Lewis, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd at New York City's Union Square in wake of the events in 2020.
Justice Day is designed to be an open platform to engage and inspire artists, activists and thinkers to collaborate and co-create together. Justice Day will honor and commemorate the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which passed the first federal hate crime laws in the United States prohibiting individuals from injuring, intimidating, or interfering with any person because of race, color, religion, or national origin. With widespread support Justice Day will be considered eligible to become a National Holiday by 2023.
"My brother's death was a catalyst for change," says Terrence Floyd, Founder of We Are Floyd Org. "We cannot let that change, and that momentum slow. There is still a huge divide in this country, and if we can start on a community level, creating educational opportunities and safe spaces for the youth to gather and learn, then we can create change and hope where there once was a void."
Dionne Warwick, American singer, former TV host, and Goodwill ambassador will announce her support and participation in the NFT project on the live-streamed event. Warwick has agreed to include selections of her latest single 'Power in the Name' featuring Krayzie Bone in the NFT. "I'm thrilled to be using this new NFT technology to raise awareness and funds for social justice programs." said Warwick. "Using song to shine light on charity is not new to me, with We Are The World in 1985 we raised an incredible amount of money and awareness, and now I'm excited to be part of the SEEINJUSTICE campaign, using art and song in new ways to move forward progress and change."
"We are constantly looking for innovative ways to support artists and charities," said Andrew Cohen & Lindsay Eshelman, Co-Founders of Confront Art. "We are excited to bring together entertainment legends and emerging artists alike for a major movement for social justice and charity in the metaverse."
The campaign aims to celebrate, support, and promote diverse emerging NFT artists. The artists participating in the NFT project include LÁOLÚ NYC, Jesse Uranta, JOJO ABOT, Izzakko, Denny Ow, Sasha Bianca, Menyelek, Milana Burdette, SuperWAXX, Q. Oliver, Candace Dane and more.
The live-stream and NFTs will be available exclusively on mintNFT, a new platform that aims to provide users with a simple, safe, and social experience with NFTs. From automated wallet creation to accepting credit cards, users do not need to be crypto-fluent to participate. Additionally, unique videos that are part of the smart contract not only showcase the creation story of the NFT but ensure buyers the NFT they are purchasing is authentic.
"NFTs are all about community building, but those communities cannot grow if people think engaging in NFTs will be too difficult or you need to have crypto. Projects like this one are too important to have barriers like that in place," said James Sun, Founder and CEO of mintNFT. "We're grateful to play a role to help break those barriers down so that all people can fully engage in a project that uplifts multicultural artists' voices and benefits these valuable charities."
Users are encouraged to utilize the Discord server (@SEEINJUSTICE) as a discussion forum.
About We Are Floyd Org.
WE ARE FLOYD is a 501C3 led by Terrence Floyd, George Floyd's brother. We Are Floyd supports initiatives to help communities dealing with mental health issues, poverty, police brutality, and social injustice. In the name of George Floyd, We Are Floyd partners with existing community-centric organizations, bringing awareness to issues surrounding underserved communities, highlighting the lack of educational programs, and promoting change and progress. For more information on We Are Floyd, please visit www.wearefloyd.org.
About Confront Art
Confront Art was founded by Andrew Cohen and Lindsay Eshelman in 2020, with the mission to promote diversity and education in the arts by creating collaborative opportunities between emerging artists and established organizations. The collective aims to create productions that foster socially progressive art and merchandise. For more information on Confront Art, visit www.confrontart.com.
About mintNFT
mintNFT is a new marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that makes collecting NFTs simple, safe and social. The company is focused on providing easy onboarding of non-crypto users, a high level of security, and IP protection for brands and artists. Through collaboration, community, and successful activations, mintNFT aims to provide a richer and more meaningful experience around NFTs. For more information on mintNFT, please visit: www.mintnft.com
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A training document used by Facebook’s content moderators raises questions about whether the social network is under-reporting images of potential child sexual abuse, The New York Times reports.The document reportedly tells moderators to “err on the side of an adult” when assessing images, a practice that moderators have taken issue with but company executives have defended.
At issue is how Facebook moderators should handle images in which the age of the subject is not immediately obvious. That decision can have significant implications, as suspected child abuse imagery is reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which refers images to law enforcement. Images that depict adults, on the other hand, may be removed from Facebook if they violate its rules, but aren’t reported to outside authorities.
But, as The NYT points out, there isn’t a reliable way to determine age based on a photograph. Moderators are reportedly trained to use a more than 50-year-old method to identify “the progressive phases of puberty,” but the methodology “was not designed to determine someone’s age.” And, since Facebook’s guidelines instruct moderators to assume photos they aren’t sure of are adults, moderators suspect many images of children may be slipping through.
This is further complicated by the fact that Facebook’s contract moderators, who work for outside firms and don’t get the same benefits as full-time employees, may only have a few seconds to make a determination, and may be penalized for making the wrong call.
Facebook, which reports more child sexual abuse material to NCMEC than any other company, says erring on the side of adults is meant to protect users’ and privacy and to avoid false reports that may hinder authorities’ ability to investigate actual cases of abuse. The company’s Head of Safety Antigone Davis told the paper that it may also be a legal liability for them to make false reports. Notably, not every company shares Facebook’s philosophy on this issue. Apple, Snap and TikTok all reportedly take “the opposite approach” and report images when they are unsure of an age.
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- Analysis
- Business
- The economy
- Inside China
The ‘China model’ is being put to the test
By Li Yuan
A year ago, while many countries were still reeling from COVID-19, China seemed to be one of few places prospering through the pandemic. It was also the only major economy that reported growth in 2020. Global investors were bullish on Chinese stocks even as Beijing’s regulatory crackdown on its private sector became more like a political campaign.
That led some people in China to argue that its one-party authoritarian rule offered a compelling alternative to traditional liberal democracy. The United States was declining politically and economically, they said, and the world was “gravitating toward China.” Many Chinese cheered the narrative online.
A year later, the tone within China is more one of anxiety, anger and despair. In the past month, hundreds of millions of people there have struggled under lockdowns as coronavirus outbreaks spread across the country. Foreign investors are dumping Chinese stocks over geopolitical, regulatory and pandemic uncertainties. And the government’s support of President Vladimir Putin of Russia as he wages war in Ukraine has risked the world’s criticism, and potentially sanctions.
It’s all leading to increasingly anxious questions about the country’s path — and even about whether too much power has been concentrated in the hands of the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, who is seeking a third five-year term at the Communist Party congress late in the year.
On social media, a growing number of citizens are accusing the Communist Party of breaching its social contract with the people. They had tolerated, and sometimes praised, one-party rule in exchange for economic growth and social stability. But its stringent lockdown measures, which are straining entire cities, and its regulatory crackdowns are costing many of them jobs and income and leaving their futures looking much more uncertain and gloomier than a few years ago.
In private, some academics and businesspeople are discussing growing concerns about Xi’s focus on rivalling the United States and proving the viability of the Chinese political model — a focus that some worry has become an obsession.
The competition between countries, Xi has said, is ultimately competition between political systems. The handling of the pandemic “made it evident which country’s leadership and political system is superior,” he told top cadres in January 2021. “Time and momentum are on our side.”
Chinese citizens have to be extremely careful in criticising Xi, some of whose critics have been sentenced to as long as 18 years in prison. So some are resorting to quoting former top leaders to express their frustration that Xi has stepped away from the proven path of reform and opening that provided the country with decades of prosperity.
The public’s pent-up anger is not likely to be enough to sway Beijing’s decision-making or to threaten the rule of the Communist Party, which is accustomed to keeping people in line by using indoctrination and intimidation. But it marks a departure from the heavy silence that has prevailed under Xi’s rule.
Two years ago, China celebrated the merits of its top-down ruling approach by pointing to its success in building a new hospital in just 10 days in Wuhan and containing the spread of the coronavirus in three months. Today, many people view the makeshift quarantine centres as a symbol of Beijing’s stubborn insistence on a costly coronavirus policy that seems to mainly serve the purpose of proving the superiority of its system.
The country’s unforgiving pandemic control measures are being called the “white terror,” a nod to the vast army of neighbourhood workers who wear white hazmat suits. People have shared videos and photos of protests in which demonstrators chanted, “We need to work!” and “We need to eat!”
Some commenters said Beijing wasted its early success in pandemic control because it believed that its political will alone would suffice to beat the virus. They questioned why the government had not spent the huge resources it deployed in mass testing and quarantines on a vaccination drive, especially among older people. They asked whether Beijing was irresponsible in not approving the more effective Western vaccines for the sake of national pride.
Many accused the government of failing to see the huge sacrifices that businesses and individuals had to make, or complained that people were struggling to get by and falling behind on mortgages and other personal loans. They were angry that some people died of heart attacks, asthma, cancer and other diseases because hospitals turned them away under COVID restriction guidelines.
“As long as you don’t die of COVID, you can die of any cause,” goes a viral online quip.
Beijing remains unwavering in the face of public resentment.
“In the past two years, China has fully demonstrated the significant advantage in its political system and its strong national capacity in containing the pandemic,” read a commentary in the state-run People’s Daily newspaper Monday. The zero-COVID policy is a “line of defence that a nation of 1.4 billion people will have to hold,” it said.
The only policy area that Beijing has relented on somewhat has been its regulatory crackdowns on the private sector. After a heavy sell-off of Chinese stocks in mid-March, China’s economic czar, Liu He, urged government agencies to roll out market-friendly policies and to show caution in introducing any measures that risked hurting the markets.
But China’s political-campaign style regulatory crackdown has done its damage. Mass job cutting, once rare in China, is happening in tech, real estate, education and online games, some of the industries that were hit the hardest by the crackdowns. Posts about unemployment are shared widely as a gloomy sentiment grips the educated middle class.
“Standing at this historic turning point, we look back to the Golden Age,” read an online post about China’s four decades of economic transformation and dreams of individual prosperity. “We all thought it would be our future,” it said. “It turned out to be an illusory dream.”
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.
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MLB The Show 22 doesn’t release for everyone on every platform until April 5, but early access for MVP and Digital Deluxe Editions begins at midnight ET on April 1.
This will apply to the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions of the game. The entire game will be available for customers on the Sony platforms who have pre-ordered the eligible versions of the game.
Depending on when you’re reading this article, you may still have time to get in on the early access offer. Customers who have purchased the MVP or Digital Deluxe Editions have had access to pre-load the game, which will save them time once the clock strikes 12 am ET.
The full review of MLB The Show 22 will go live between April 3-4 after ample time to play each mode has been allotted. This year’s game offers Co-Op online play in Diamond Dynasty as well as traditional online play. An expanded version of March to October, some under-the-hood improvements to franchise mode, a more fleshed-out narrative engine for Road to the Show, the series’ first steps toward eSports functionality, and of course, more additions to Diamond Dynasty.
Here is a look at the Diamond Dynasty and eSports breakdown:
There is a new DD mode called Mini-Seasons in addition to some new legends. We’ll take a look at everything in the full review.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2022/03/31/mlb-the-show-22-when-does-early-access-begin/
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ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia Senate committee has scuttled a proposal to limit state tax breaks for film and television productions that have been credited with transforming Georgia into one of the world’s biggest filming hubs.
The rules committee on Thursday stripped a $900 million annual cap on the credit from a bill that would slash state income tax rates. The committee did not provide an explanation for the decision.
The bill will now be considered by the full Senate without the film tax limit.
Another state Senate committee had added the cap earlier in the week along with a measure that would ban film companies from selling tax credits they can’t use.
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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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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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Editor: I have sometimes disagreed with Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey’s votes on important issues, but want to thank him for championing truth and justice by voting to convict Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial. As new evidence on Trump’s role in the far-reaching, collaborative coup attempt unfolds daily, Toomey’s vote lines up on the right side of history. I ask that Toomey nobly represent Pennsylvanians again by voting to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U. S. Supreme Court.
According to a Marquette Law School poll, two-thirds of Americans back her candidacy. She has earned the American Bar Association’s highest rating and endorsements from dozens of law enforcement leaders, police unions and many distinguished Americans from both parties. She is described as methodical, detailed, and brilliant.
Rather than celebrating the moment, Black women felt the sting of her traumatizing hearings. Instead of asking questions related to her judicial experience and future duties, Republican senators Graham, Hawley, Cruz, Blackburn and Cotton assaulted her character and qualifications with irrelevant grandstanding, often not even giving her the chance to reply. Some of the more flagrant examples include questions on womanhood, the Kavanaugh hearings, children’s books, her faith and pornography. Every American should be outraged and embarrassed by their demagoguery. Judge Brown Jackson handled their incivility with grace, dignity, and strength under pressure, exactly the type of person we need for a lifetime appointment to our highest court.
Toomey should make another important historical statement in his final year as a senator by joining Democrats and Sen. Susan Collins in shaping the U.S. Supreme Court to better represent American demographics by voting for extremely well-qualified Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s appointment. I also ask anyone reading this letter to email or call Toomey today to add your voice in support of her nomination.
Karen Baranoski
Wilkes-Barre
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China seeks to carry out mass testing to control a growing outbreak of Covid-19, while concerns are raised about the economic cost at home and abroad of its strict “Zero Covid” policy.
The biggest since Wuhan. Shanghai, the financial capital and the largest city in China, is facing a strong outbreak of Covid-19 that forced the authorities to decree a two-sided quarantine that ends until April 5.
With 26 million inhabitants, Shanghai seeks to contain the worst outbreak recorded in the city since the Covid-19 pandemic began. The confinement, proposed to two blocs, could affect both the Chinese economy and the international economy due to its status as a financial and logistics center.
The districts east of the Huangpu River will go into lockdown from today until April 1, with the districts west of the river taking their turn until April 5. Public transport will be suspended, including taxis.
The authorities will organize massive PCR test campaigns in the districts that are confined to detect those infected.
Several reports on social networks showed how citizens took over local supermarkets to stockpile groceries. Images of massive purchases and even fights over products circulated on Douyin, the national version of TikTok.
For the inhabitants of the city in confinement, it will be allowed to order food or supplies at home, but the delivery men will not be able to access the buildings. The government ordered companies to work remotely, except in the cases of companies “that guarantee the life and operation of the city”, such as the energy, telecommunications or food supply sector.
Private vehicles will not be able to circulate “unless it is necessary.” Workers, including operators of the city stock exchange, will remain inside a “bubble” for the duration of the blockade.
According to experts, the city “could not be confined because of its important role in China’s economy and development and its global impact.” Wu Fan, one of the health experts, said that “detained international cargo ships would be seen floating” in the East China Sea if the city comes to a standstill.
Over the past few weeks, many Shanghai communities have been in lockdown, with their housing complexes blocked off with blue and yellow plastic barriers and residents forced to undergo multiple tests for Covid-19.
“I think if the lockdown continues like this, our school workers won’t be affected much, but what about those who work in the real economy? How will they be able to maintain their businesses?” asked Huang Qi, a resident of 35 years.
Some 1,219 new confirmed cases of domestic infection were detected on Sunday, 1,000 of them in the northeastern province of Jilin, along with 4,996 asymptomatic cases, according to the National Health Commission.
According to the pandemic prevention and control office, the new measures being implemented are aimed at “stopping the spread of the virus, protecting people’s lives and health, and achieving the dynamic goal of Zero Covid as soon as possible.”
In Shanghai, 22.4 million people have their complete vaccination schedule against Covid-19, and more than one million have received a booster dose.
With AP and EFE
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TRENTON — Most of the members of both the Assembly and Senate health committees are now co-sponsors of legislation to eliminate the casino smoking loophole.
Assemblyman Daniel Benson, D-Mercer, Middlesex, a health committee member, and Assemblywoman Lisa Swain, D-Bergen, Passaic, are signing onto the bill, according to a Thursday news release from Americans for Nonsmokers Rights.
The nonprofit is working with other groups to pass the law and eliminate indoor smoking in casinos.
“We have a responsibility to protect workers from dangerous secondhand smoke everywhere, not just in some workplaces,” Benson said.
“No worker should have to breathe secondhand smoke while on the job, period,” Swain said.
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“Legislation to protect casino workers from secondhand smoke has never had this much support in Trenton,” said Cynthia Hallett, president and CEO of Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights. “Our growing, bipartisan coalition knows that it is unacceptable to continue the outdated business practice of knowingly subjecting workers to dangerous secondhand smoke.”
A report commissioned by the Casino Association of New Jersey recently, conducted by gaming research firm Spectrum Gaming Group, found eliminating smoking could cost up to 2,500 casino jobs and nearly 11% of casinos’ revenue.
Smokers account for 21% of Atlantic City gamblers, and tend to lose more money and spend more on non-gambling items, according to the report.
Joe Lupo, president of the casino association and of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, has said the resort “faces some very dire issues,” including lower levels of visitors in 2021 than 2019.
He has said now is not the time to enact a smoking ban, and that doing so “could cause a devastating effect to the community and state.”
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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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Federal Budget slashes price of fuel in half lowering the cost of living in Geraldton for six months
Geraldton petrol prices are starting to slightly dip — with some dropping to below $2 a litre — after the Federal Government announced its cut to fuel excise in this week’s Budget.
The cost of petrol across WA has shot past the 200¢ a litre mark, but motorists will soon see further reductions after the Morrison Government cut the fuel excise in half — or 22¢ — for the next six months to ease cost of living pressures.
According to FuelWatch, some Geraldton retailers were offering lower prices, including the cheapest unleaded petrol at Coles Express Tarcoola at 195.9¢.
On March 21, petrol prices in Geraldton were an average of 211.7¢ a litre.
The six-month reduction to the fuel excise would start to “flow through to the bowser over the next two weeks”, according to federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg.
It would save a family with two cars who fill up once a week “around $30 a week” or $700 across the six months, he said.
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Holiday Inn and Suites Αcross From Universal Orlando welcome new General Manager
ORLANDO, FLA. – Holiday Inn & Suites Across From Universal Orlando, an official Universal Partner Hotel, announced the appointment of a new general manager, Zury Cohen. In his new role, Cohen is responsible for ensuring that all aspects of hotel operations work together to maximize market share, sales, guest satisfaction and...
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Uncertainty surrounding Biden’s oil release plan
ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - President Biden authorized the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next 6 months from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve on Thursday.
The release is part of Biden’s plan to regain control of the rise in energy prices because of sanctions against Russia for its Ukraine invasion.
Gas analysts say the release will only have a minimal impact in the short term.
“Big effects? Probably not. Some effect? Probably. The question, is how long term will it last? I would say that maybe if we’re lucky we could see average prices go down $0.10 to $0.25 a gallon,” said Gas Buddy gas analyst, Patrick De Haan.
Crude oil prices have dropped more than 4% since President Biden’s announcement, but gas analysts say COVID-19 and international conflict have sent oil prices on a roller coaster.
“To give you some example we started the week oil was at $115 [per barrel] on Tuesday. It was down to $99. That went back up to $108. Now we’re back down to $102,” said De Haan.
This attempt to improve gas prices could pose a threat to the nation’s oil reserves, which De Haan says are the lowest they’ve been in at least a decade.
“If we do this full release of 180 million barrels it’s going to drop the SPR to the lowest level since we filled it up back in the 80s. So my concern is not only OK we’re releasing oil that’s going to help prices go down a little bit; but what if something happens in the next six months, six years, and that oil is not there that we really need at the time,” he questioned.
Analysts say there is a lot of uncertainty, but future prices will depend on the outcome of the war in Ukraine.
“If there’s a resolution that could bode well for the future maybe a year or two down the road to me what prices are going to be in a year or two from now are really contingent on how long the Russia Ukraine conflict remains active should be told there are so many factors that it’s just unpredictable,” De Haan said.
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Separately, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said German companies would continue to pay for Russian gas using euros as stipulated in contracts.
The order signed by Mr Putin means foreign buyers of Russian gas will have to open an account at Gazprombank and transfer euros or US dollars into it.
Gazprombank will then convert this into roubles which will then be used to make the payment for gas.
France’s economy minister Bruno Le Maire declined to comment on technical details linked to the latest Russian demands for rouble payment.
Analysts say making nations pay in roubles for gas will support the country’s currency, which fell sharply after the invasion but has begun to recover.
Nathan Piper, head of oil and gas research at Investec, said Mr Putin was attempting to put economic pressure “back on Europe” and that more foreign exchange demand for roubles would likely push up the value of the currency.
“However, long term Russia needs to remain a reliable supplier of gas so it is unclear if they would actually restrict gas supply,” he added.
“That said, even the risk of it is keeping UK/European gas prices at near record highs and six times the 10-year average. This is translating to steep rises in consumers’ energy bills.”
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The prosecutor’s office of the International Criminal Court said Thursday that it will open an office in Venezuela as it investigates allegations of torture and killings by the South American country’s security forces.
The decision to open the office was announced by ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan at the end of a three-day trip to the capital, Caracas.
In a televised appearance alongside President Nicolás Maduro, Khan said he welcomed the commitment of the Venezuelan government to explore cooperation and technical assistance as part of the efforts to investigate alleged crimes against humanity.
Among other measures, Khan said Maduro’s government agreed to provide visas to court officials and to the participation of international organizations and partners, including the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
“Any state that encounters difficulties in complying with the rule of law must be respected,” Khan said. He added that he is “aware that the visit has not been easy, perhaps; but I feel very grateful for the commitment and the frank debates that we have had.”
Khan announced the investigation in November. At the time, the court and Maduro’s administration signed a memorandum of understanding in which the government agreed to cooperate to clarify the facts that led to the initiation of the process.
That announcement followed a lengthy preliminary probe started in February 2018 that focused on allegations of excessive force, arbitrary detention and torture by security forces during a crackdown on anti-government protests in 2017.
Khan’s predecessor, Fatou Bensouda, had indicated there was a reasonable basis to conclude that crimes against humanity had been committed in Venezuela, echoing the findings of the U.N.’s human rights council last year. But she left the decision to open any probe to Khan, a British lawyer who took the reins of the ICC earlier this year.
Maduro on Thursday said the opening of the office in Venezuela will allow for an “effective level of dialogue” that will help clarify the facts in a timely manner.
“We are first interested in seeing justice carried out, and where a crime of the characteristics is committed, it be punished according to the law, on time,” Maduro said. He added that the country’s judicial system is being overhauled.
Since its creation two decades ago, the ICC has mostly focused on atrocities committed in Africa. It could be years before any criminal charges are presented as part of the court’s investigation.
In a written statement, Khan said the start of the process “is not a one-way street” and should also serve as the basis for stronger partnerships.
He said efforts to put into effect the memorandum of understanding will include providing technical assistance and knowledge transfer to Venezuelan authorities “to support the effective investigation and prosecution at the national level of alleged crimes,” as well as offering training and expert advice to help implement domestic legislation.
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‘Frozen’ star reacts to Ukrainian girl singing ‘Let It Go’ from bomb shelter
A viral video of a Ukrainian girl singing a hit song from “Frozen” while in a bomb shelter prompted a response from one of the film’s stars on Sunday.
The video, originally shared on Facebook last Thursday, shows a young girl named Amelia serenading her co-inhabitants with the song “Let It Go” in Ukrainian. A group of people can be seen gathering around the girl as she performs in the underground bunker amid the Russian invasion into Ukraine.
“Everyone put their business aside and listen to a song by this girl who was just beaming light,” the original poster, Marta Smekhova, captioned the video she posted to Facebook, according to The Huffington Post. “Even men couldn’t hold back tears.”
Idina Menzel, who voices the character Elsa in the popular Disney film, retweeted the video to her 684,000 followers.
“We see you,” she captioned the tweet, which included blue and yellow hearts, the colors of the Ukrainian flag. “We really, really see you.”
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper also praised Amelia on-air, saying, “Thank you for that grace.”
Many Ukrainians have resorted to living in underground shelters as Russia continues its assault on the country, which began on Feb. 24.
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DeFi Bids (BID) traded 3.1% lower against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 19:00 PM Eastern on March 31st. One DeFi Bids coin can now be bought for about $0.0127 or 0.00000028 BTC on major exchanges. During the last week, DeFi Bids has traded up 8.1% against the dollar. DeFi Bids has a total market capitalization of $290,663.24 and $389.00 worth of DeFi Bids was traded on exchanges in the last day.
Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002193 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded down 4% against the dollar and now trades at $1.62 or 0.00003552 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded up 1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.65 or 0.00004286 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded 5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded 0% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002194 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded 1.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $16.92 or 0.00037138 BTC.
- Parkgene (GENE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $25.59 or 0.00045023 BTC.
- DREP (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003398 BTC.
- DREP [old] (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003399 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded down 4.5% against the dollar and now trades at $48.91 or 0.00107359 BTC.
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Place Bets on IPL with 1xBet Betting App
The betting company 1xBet is constantly improving in order to meet the needs of its players. One of the main advantages of the company is the availability of 1xBet mobile app. In it, all Indian users can not only bet on various sports but also bet on the Indian Premier League, anywhere in the world. Also, a great option for players is to watch matches of their favorite teams of the IPL 2022 live and not only. The 1xBet app is available in more than 60 languages and can be downloaded on Android and iOS operating systems from https://plusbet.in/betting-sites/1xbet/app/ website. In this article, we will tell you about the main advantages of the mobile app of the reliable betting company 1xBet.
A huge selection of bets on IPL 2022
1xBet mobile app allows you to bet on more than 50 sports. The most popular is cricket, and a particularly high-profile cricket tournament event is the Indian Premier League. 1xBet offers its users a huge selection of betting options on this tournament event. Here’s a selection of types of bets on IPL 2022:
- Match Winner;
- Handicap of the match;
- Best player with a bat;
- Best bowler;
- Total Wickets;
- Player Performance and many more markets.
1xBet offers not only these types of bets. You can read more about them on the official website of the bookmaker and choose exactly the one you like to make your IPL bet.
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With the 1xBet mobile app, players can make sure that it is quite easy to deposit their gaming account or withdraw their winnings. All this can be done thanks to a rich choice of payment systems, such as:
- Bank transfer;
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- Cryptocurrency and many other ways.
Application 1xBet is fully consistent with the official site of the bookmaker, so the choice of payment systems is also diverse. The payment methods listed above include:
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The process of depositing and withdrawing money through the mobile app is quite simple and will not take much of your time. We are sure that every user will find the most convenient way to deposit and withdraw money without any service fee.
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Another advantage of the 1xBet mobile app is the ability to watch live sporting events, namely IPL 2022. In order to watch the live broadcast of IPL 2022, analyze matches and subsequently make bets, 1xBet app users need to do the following steps:
- Open the 1xBet app on your mobile gadget;
- In the presented sportsbook, select the “Cricket” section;
- In the “Cricket” section, click on the “IPL” tab;
- In the window that will open, click on the “TV” icon;
- Enjoy watching IPL matches.
This feature is a huge advantage of 1xBet, because thanks to the app, you will be able to watch live broadcasts outside the home, but, for example, while on the road.
Round the clock support for 1xBet users
If you have any questions about the app or if you can’t figure out how to bet via the 1xBet app, the support team is here for you 24/7. 1xBet operators can answer your questions in more than 30 languages, including Hindi. To contact the support service on your mobile device, you need to:
- Go to the “Miscellaneous” section in the app;
- Click on the “Support” button.
- Ask a question in any convenient way (live chat, email, hotline).
Users 1xBet can ask any questions to the customer support service, as well as, questions related to betting on the IPL. Regardless of the chosen option, the answer to the player’s question will be given as quickly as possible.
Additional features of the 1xBet app
The developers of the 1xBet app have taken care to make the product as easy to use as possible. For example, a player can add events related to the IPL to the “Favorites” category. In the future, users will be able to have quick access to all the IPL matches they are interested in and not forget to make a bet.
Also, users of the 1xBet application have the ability to connect push notifications. In this case, every player can receive notifications about IPL 2022 matches on their gadget. This option helps players to instantly analyze the course of the game and make bets in live mode.
Conclusion
To summarize, we can safely say that the 1xBet app is a multifunctional platform for betting on the Indian Premier League. The app repeats the functionality of the official 1xBet website, which gives players a full set of tools for the comfortable implementation of bets on this tournament event. In addition, with the help of the app 1xBet, any player will be able to follow the IPL matches in LIVE mode, contact support and take advantage of additional functions. In any case, 1xBet mobile app is a great opportunity for players to watch the IPL and make bets anywhere and anytime!
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Evening" game were:
03-06-12-13-16-17-18-19-20-21-23-24
(three, six, twelve, thirteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-three, twenty-four)
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Pakistan vs Australia, 2nd ODI, Report: Ton-Up Babar Azam, Imam-Ul-Haq Punish Australia In Pakistan’s Highest ODI Chase | Cricket News
Skipper Babar Azam and opener Imam-ul-Haq smashed good centuries to assist Pakistan pull off their highest ODI run-chase in a six-wicket conquer Australia in Lahore on Thursday. Azam hit an 83-ball 114 and Haq notched a 97-ball 106 as Pakistan chased down a stiff 349-run goal with six balls to spare to degree the three-match sequence at 1-1. Ben McDermott cracked a maiden ODI hundred in Australia’s imposing complete of 348-8 on a flat Gaddafi Stadium pitch. The victory is Pakistan’s first over Australia since Melbourne in January 2017.
In between, that they had misplaced 10 consecutive one-day internationals.
Pakistan’s win units up an intriguing last match on the identical venue on Saturday. Australia gained the primary match by 88 runs on Tuesday, additionally in Lahore.
Haq, who hit six boundaries and three sixes, placed on a strong 118-run opening stand with Fakhar Zaman (67) off 111 balls to set the platform for the chase.
Zaman smashed seven boundaries and two sixes throughout his 64-ball knock earlier than he was bowled by Marcus Stoinis.
Undeterred, Haq accomplished his ninth hundred off 90 balls earlier than he holed out at long-off in spinner Adam Zampa’s thirty fifth over.
Haq added 111 for the second wicket with Azam off 92 balls.
Azam reached his fifteenth ODI century with a single off Cameron Green, reaching the mark off 73 balls. He added 80 for the third wicket with Mohammad Rizwan earlier than he was caught off Nathan Ellis with 40 wanted off 34 balls.
When Rizwan fell for 23, Pakistan nonetheless wanted 32 however Khushdil Shah cracked 27 not out with two fours and as many sixes and Iftikhar (eight not out) noticed off the goal in 49 overs.
Pakistan’s earlier highest ODI chase was 327 achieved in opposition to Bangladesh at Mirpur in 2014.
Earlier, McDermott scored 104 off 108 balls in solely his fourth ODI, whereas Travis Head struck 89 and Marnus Labuschagne hit 59 after Australia have been despatched in to bat in to bat.
All-rounder Stoinis added the crowning glory with a quickfire 49, with 5 boundaries and a six.
Pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi — who missed Pakistan’s 88-run defeat within the first ODI with a knee harm — gave the house facet a breakthrough off the third ball of the innings when he trapped Aaron Finch leg-before with out scoring.
But Australia scored at will after that with McDermott and Head including 162 off 144 balls for the second wicket, hitting boundaries with ease.
Head, who scored 101 on Tuesday, smashed 5 sixes and 6 fours earlier than miscuing a sweep off leg-spinner Zahid Mahmood, being caught by Shaheen at quick fine-leg.
McDermott added one other 74 with Labuschagne, and through that stand hit spinner Khushdil over long-off boundary for six to finish a century off 102 balls.
He was lastly caught off pacer Mohammad Wasim.
Despite Alex Carey and Cameron Green falling for 5 every, Sean Abbott chipped in with a 16-ball 28 to spice up the whole.
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Shaheen completed with 4-63 and Wasim took 2-56, however Pakistan’s Iftikhar Ahmed and Khushdil conceded 95 runs in ten overs between them.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV workers and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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By Stephen Nakrosis
Shares of bedding products company Tempur Sealy International Inc. touched a 52-week low on Thursday, after the company said it would postpone the launch of a new international line of Tempur products.
The launch, which was planned for 2022, has been postponed to the first quarter of 2023, the company said, adding its decision came in response "to the current geopolitical uncertainty permeating the European market."
At 12:09 p.m. ET, the stock fell 3.21% to $28.05 per share. Earlier in the session, the stock touched a 52-week low of $26.90 per share.
First-quarter sales are expected to be the tenth out of the last 11 quarters the company saw double-digit sales growth, Tempur Sealy said, but added "recent geopolitical events, falling consumer confidence and new Covid variant outbreaks in our international markets have resulted in sales below our expectations following a strong Presidents' Day sales period."
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Julia Corry scored eight goals and assisted on four more as Glen Rock downed Montville, 16-6, in Montville.
Paige Manning also scored four goals while Kaylee Doyle tallied a goal and four assists for the Panthers (1-0), which led 9-4 at halftime. Ryan Doyle also scored twice as well with an assist and goalie Ally Zamparelli made 10 saves.
For Montville (0-1), Isabella Mangano and Julia Swanson both netted three goals with an assist.
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The U.S, Bureau of Economic Analysis released its third estimate for December quarter’s GDP growth, coming in at 6.9%. This was an increase from 2.3% in the September quarter but when the large impact from inventories are excluded the growth rate falls to 1.6% for the last quarter of the year.
GDP growth estimates can be distorted in various ways. One of them is that the full year growth rate is calculated using the change in GDP from the previous quarter to the current one and multiplying by four to get a full-year result. This means any particular increase or decrease that is out of the norm is multiplied by four, even though the item that caused the swing is not sustainable or will be reversed in subsequent quarters.
Probably the two best examples of this were the second and third quarters of 2020 due to the pandemic. While most quarter’s GDP results are in the low-single digits, the second quarter saw a 31.2% drop in GDP vs. the reality of about an 8% fall from the previous quarter and the third quarter came in with a 33.8% increase, or just over 8% growth quarter-to-quarter.
Inventory build distorted last quarter’s GDP growth rate
The latest example is the final estimate for December 2021 quarter’s GDP result. Companies build up or decrease inventory in any given quarter. If the changes are big enough, even though they will be subsequently reversed in the next quarter or two, this change can have a significant impact to the GDP calculation. The same can also be attributed to trade, but usually to a smaller scale then inventory.
Inventory swings largely cancel themselves out in the long run, but it can take a few quarters to balance out. Prior to 2021, when inventory changes negatively impacted GDP growth by 1.4% or 140 basis points for the year, since 2009 inventories yearly impact has been in a range of a negative 0.77% or 77 basis points in 2015 to a positive 1.13% or 113 basis points in 2009.
Over the course of 13 years inventories have negatively impacted GDP growth in 10 of the years and only positively impacted the calculation in three years.
The numbers below show the reported growth rate for each of 2021’s four quarters and what they were when removing the impacts from inventory and trade. When inventory is removed the first half of the year shows the economy was stronger than reported and weaker in the second half.
Without inventory impact
- 1Q 2021: Reported 6.3%. Without 8.9%
- 2Q 2021: Reported 6.7%. Without 8.0%
- 3Q 2021: Reported 2.3%. Without 0.1%
- 4Q 2021: Reported 6.9%. Without 1.6%
For trade it turns out that it was a drag on the reported numbers in each of the four quarters. This is shown in the without numbers below all being higher than the ex-inventory results from above.
Without inventory and trade impact
- 1Q 2021: Reported 6.3%. Without 10.5%
- 2Q 2021: Reported 6.7%. Without 8.2%
- 3Q 2021: Reported 2.3%. Without 1.4%
- 4Q 2021: Reported 6.9%. Without 1.8%
To see the fourth quarter’s GDP calculation broken down into its various components click on this tweet from Gregory Daco, Chief Economist at EY Parthenon.
Atlanta Fed model has March quarter’s GDP growth at 1.3%
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta publishes data and a graph that estimates the GDP growth rate for the current quarter. The GDPNow model is showing the March quarter to have 1.3% growth compared to the Blue Chip consensus range of 0.8% to 2.8%. Keep in mind that the Blue Chip estimates shown in the graph are almost a month old (there is a delay between the numbers in the graph and their current forecasts). This compares to 2021’s GDP growth rate of 5.7% and 5.3% without inventory’s impact.
Also, the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow projection is based on a formula from previous quarters and the impact of Covid-19 could have a material influence on the estimate.
Jefferies economists still “constructive on growth”
On a weekly basis Aneta Markowska, Jefferies Chief Economist, and Thomas Simons, Jefferies Money Market Economist, publish a report titled “Tracking the Reopening of the U.S. Economy with Real-Time Data.” It is a compilation of various economic indicators showing how the economy is performing long before many official U.S. government reports are generated.
The Jefferies U.S. Economic Activity Index finished last week at 100.4, roughly 2 points above its level a month ago, and nearly 6 points above its January 15 trough. However, it is down over 10 points from its high in late 2021.
Markowska and Simons wrote in their latest report that, “Our real-time activity index has held up well in recent weeks. Nearly all sectors posted modest improvements, with the notable exception of housing. This is the most rate-sensitive sector of the economy, and judging from mortgage purchase applications, the recent increases in mortgage rates are already weighing heavily on housing demand. However, that is not true for other sectors of the economy. Most notably, consumer activity remains very resilient and has not shown any cracks to date. On the contrary, most real-time indicators of consumer spending point to incremental upside in March, both in goods and services.”
They added, “There are many reasons to worry about the economic outlook: runaway inflation exacerbated by the Ukraine invasion and China COVID outbreaks, sharp increases in interest rates, and a yield curve which is about to invert. Yet, despite these headwinds, we have remained very constructive on growth, arguing that household finances are strong enough to shield consumption (including at the low end) from these shocks. So far, so good.”
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ALBANY — State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins revealed Thursday she was blindsided by a deal Gov. Kathy Hochul reached to commit a whopping $850 million in public money for a new Buffalo Bills stadium.
Under the agreement — announced Monday following weeks of behind-closed-doors meetings involving Hochul, Erie County officials and the franchise’s owners — New York State will dedicate $600 million in the proposed $216 billion 2023 budget for the venue’s construction, Erie County will cover $250 million and The NFL and the Bills will pay $550 million.
Asked if she knew about the specifics of the $1.4 billion project before they were released, Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) replied, “No.”
“Well, I mean, we were discussing it. I think we’re still trying to figure out what the parameters are,” she told reporters in Albany’s Capitol outside her office when asked for her reaction to being left in the dark. “So we’re discussing it.”
The Post reported earlier this month that state and county officials would spend nearly $1 billion for a new Bills stadium. For the project to break ground, state lawmakers will need to approve the stadium funding when they cast votes on the annual budget.
The new Bills’ home field — set to replace the decades-old Highmark Stadium by 2026 — is one of the main sticking points in the negotiations regarding the soon-to-be late budget, along with New York City casinos and bail reform.
Asked about criticism that the project is a publicly subsidized handout to billionaires — let alone ones who live in Florida — Stewart-Cousins declined to throw a penalty flag — vowing to “take a look at” the particulars, while talking up the significance of the Bills’ significance to Buffalo and Empire State.
“So we actually have the parameters, I’m not in a position to really talk about it, other than the fact that clearly it is now being discussed. We’re going to get the language. We’re going to take a look at it,” the lawmaker said Thursday afternoon. “But I think that we all know that the Buffalo Bills are important, not only to Buffalo, but to the state, so we’re looking at it, but I don’t have the language yet.”
In addition to the opaque process ahead of the deal’s announcement and complaints about corporate welfare, the project has come under fire because the governor’s husband, Bill Hochul, could potentially stand to benefit from it, as The Post reported Tuesday.
Bill Hochul is senior vice president and general counsel for Delaware North, the major food concessionaire at the Buffalo Bills’ current Highmark Stadium. The agreement requires that the team remain in Buffalo for another 30 years.
“One of the biggest winners of this bad stadium deal is Delaware North. Delaware North will make far more money from additional new food service and beverage business in the new stadium,” John Kaehny, executive director of the government watchdog group Reinvent Albany, previously told The Post.
On Wednesday, former state officials who worked for disgraced ex-Gov. Cuomo Andrew Cuomo ripped Hochul for agreeing to give the owners of the Buffalo Bills $600 million in taxpayer funds to build a new stadium that won’t be located in New York’s second largest city. A state official familiar with preliminary discussions for a new Bills’ stadium said Cuomo wanted it built in the City of Buffalo instead of the suburban Orchard Park, where the current stadium is located.
“We would not have done a deal with a stadium in the suburbs. It had to be in downtown Buffalo,” said a former Cuomo official familiar with the discussions. “We would have never given that much. The deal doesn’t make any sense.”
Stewart-Cousins’ Thursday comments come as legislative leaders and Hochul will miss their midnight budget deadline as state lawmakers prepare to leave Albany for a long weekend until they reconvene next week. If they pass a budget by Monday at 4 p.m., New York will “avoid any issues with upcoming payrolls” of state workers for the new fiscal year, according to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s office.
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(NEXSTAR) — Consumer goods company Unilever has initiated a voluntary recall of two of its Suave antiperspirant products due to concerns over benzene content — exposure to high levels of the chemical has been linked to several types of cancer.
The affected products are Suave 24-Hour Protection Aerosol Antiperspirants, both the “Fresh” and “Powder” scents. The 4-6 ounce spray cans feature the UPC codes:
- 079400751508
- 079400784902
- 079400785503
Items with these UPC codes and expiration dates through September 2023 are the only Unilever/Suave products affected by the recall.
Unilever explains that the antiperspirants themselves don’t contain benzene but a review showed “unexpected” levels from the propellant that sprays the product from the cans. The company says the 24-hour deodorant sprays were discontinued last year for unrelated business reasons and were previously in limited distribution at U.S. stores and online.
Retailers who carried the items have also been notified to pull any that remain, Unilever says. Anyone who has the affected products should discard them immediately.
Customers with questions or concerns can contact Unilever at 866-204-9756. More information on the products and reimbursement can also be found at the Suave Recall page. The Food and Drug Administration says customers who may have experienced adverse reactions to the aerosols can report to its MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting.
Benzene
So what is benzene?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explains that benzene is a colorless or yellow liquid when at room temperature. It can be naturally occurring – in volcanoes, forest fires and oil, for example – or found in human manufacturing.
Benzene is among the top 20 chemicals used in the U.S., the CDC says. It’s used to make plastics, nylons and some types of lubricants, rubbers, dyes, detergents and drugs. Tobacco smoke is a large source of benzene exposure to humans.
How is it harmful?
The CDC reports benzene damages the human body by causing cells to malfunction. For instance, bone marrow can stop producing adequate amounts of red blood cells. Additionally, it can cause changes in antibodies and white blood cell loss. Immediate symptoms of exposure include headaches, dizziness, tremors, vomiting and confusion.
Long-term exposure (longer than a year) can result in cancers, per the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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MORGAN CITY, La., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) today announced its 2021 results and backlog.
The Company had net income of $6.5 million and earnings per diluted share of $1.29 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 compared to net loss of $4.0 million and loss per diluted share of $0.80 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020. Net income for 2021 includes other income related to Payment Protection Plan loan forgiveness and Employee Retention Credit. The Company's financial reports are available at www.otcmarkets.com.
Our backlog as of December 31, 2021 was $148.5 million, compared to $183.7 million at December 31, 2020, and $79.2 million at December 31, 2019.
Johnny Conrad, Chairman and CEO stated, "Our results for 2021 reflect a continued challenging operating environment. The improving but uneven pace of pandemic recovery in 2021 was accompanied by sharp increases in steel prices, inflationary price increases in other materials and equipment, supply chain disruptions and a tight labor market."
Mr. Conrad continued, "Although we face substantial uncertainties in our markets, we believe we are well-positioned to take advantage of opportunities when market fundamentals improve. We believe customers have delayed orders due to high steel prices and pandemic uncertainties, and that some of these orders will move forward when steel prices decline or our customers' business opportunities or fleet replacement needs require the vessels. We have seen a continued strong market for dredging and other infrastructure-related vessels, which we expect may continue, supported by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act enacted in 2021. We are also optimistic about opportunities in our repair and conversions segment."
Mr. Conrad concluded, "We are optimistic about our long-term prospects including the recent award of a contract by the U.S. Navy for the design and construction of a Yard, Repair, Berthing and Messing ("YRBM") barge, with options for an additional seven barges. This contract along with the infrastructure and repair markets are encouraging signs for the future of our business."
Conrad Industries, Inc., established in 1948 and headquartered in Morgan City, Louisiana, designs, builds and overhauls tugboats, ferries, liftboats, barges, offshore supply vessels and other steel products for both the commercial and government markets. The company provides both repair and new construction services at its five shipyards located in southern Louisiana and Texas.
Cautionary statement: This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are all statements other than those of historical facts, and reflect our expectations as of the date of this press release about future events. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including risks and uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic, current high steel prices and constrained availability, competition, our reliance on cyclical industries, ability to perform contracts at costs consistent with estimated costs utilized in bidding, and ability to replenish our backlog and compete in changing markets. These and other risks are discussed in more detail in our Annual Report and subsequent reports available on www.otcmarkets.com. Should one or more of these risks materialize, achievement of anticipated results may differ materially from those anticipated. We do not intend to update these forward-looking statements, other than through our regular quarterly and annual reports.
For Information Contact:
Cecil A. Hernandez (985) 702-0195
CAHernandez@ConradIndustries.com
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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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The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG – Get Rating) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,660,000 shares, a decline of 29.1% from the February 28th total of 7,980,000 shares. Approximately 3.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 2,530,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.2 days.
A number of analysts recently commented on CG shares. Zacks Investment Research lowered The Carlyle Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $54.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, January 11th. Raymond James raised their price target on The Carlyle Group from $12.50 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on The Carlyle Group from $66.00 to $56.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. StockNews.com started coverage on The Carlyle Group in a research report on Thursday. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on The Carlyle Group in a report on Thursday, December 16th. They set a “buy” rating and a $79.00 price target for the company. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, The Carlyle Group currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $51.21.
In other news, insider Bruce M. Larson sold 10,743 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.90, for a total value of $525,332.70. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Curtis L. Buser sold 10,230 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.25, for a total value of $534,517.50. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 704,973 shares of company stock valued at $34,985,334. Corporate insiders own 36.30% of the company’s stock.
Shares of The Carlyle Group stock traded up $2.22 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $48.91. 5,945,641 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,671,022. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $46.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $50.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.70, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.45. The Carlyle Group has a one year low of $36.20 and a one year high of $60.62. The company has a quick ratio of 2.44, a current ratio of 2.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40.
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 3rd. The financial services provider reported $2.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.76. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.15 billion. The Carlyle Group had a return on equity of 45.46% and a net margin of 33.87%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 200.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.64 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that The Carlyle Group will post 4.34 earnings per share for the current year.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 23rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 15th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 14th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.04%. The Carlyle Group’s payout ratio is currently 12.21%.
About The Carlyle Group (Get Rating)
The Carlyle Group Inc is an investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. Within direct investments, it specializes in management-led/ Leveraged buyouts, privatizations, divestitures, strategic minority equity investments, structured credit, global distressed and corporate opportunities, small and middle market, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, senior debt, mezzanine and leveraged finance, and venture and growth capital financings, seed/startup, early venture, emerging growth, turnaround, mid venture, late venture, PIPES.
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Shares of Tesla Inc.
TSLA,
-1.50%
slipped 1.50% to $1,077.60 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index
COMP,
-1.54%
falling 1.54% to 14,220.52 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-1.56%
falling 1.56% to 34,678.35. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. Tesla Inc. closed $165.89 short of its 52-week high ($1,243.49), which the company reached on November 4th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Toyota Motor Corp. ADR
TM,
-0.20%
fell 0.20% to $180.25, General Motors Co.
GM,
-3.27%
fell 3.27% to $43.74, and Honda Motor Co. Ltd. ADR
HMC,
-0.98%
fell 0.98% to $28.26. Trading volume (16.2 M) remained 10.9 million below its 50-day average volume of 27.0 M.
Editor's Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.
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BAVITZ, Robert H. — Old Forge. Funeral Mass, noon Friday, Holy Rosary Church, Duryea. Viewing, 11 a.m. until noon.
BEMPKINS, William R. — Forty Fort. Funeral services, 11 a.m. Friday, Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains Twp. Friends, 10 until 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
COLLINS, Jean — Wilkes-Barre. Visitation, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Lehman Family Funeral Home, 689 Hazle Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Blessing Service, 10 a.m. Saturday. Visitation, 9:30 a.m. to until time of service.
DOORNBOS, Kathryn M. Birdsall — Dallas. Livestreamed memorial service, noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Kniffen O’Malley Leffler Funeral & Cremation Services Inc., Wilkes-Barre.
FAIRCLOUGH, Patricia Baglivo — Taylor. Celebration of life, 6 p.m. Monday, Kevin K. Kearney Funeral Home Inc., 125 N. Main Ave., Scranton. Friends, 3 p.m. until services Monday.
GRAY, Kathryn A., LPN — Old Forge. Funeral, 8:45 a.m. Saturday, Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home Inc. Mass, 9:30 a.m., St. Mary of the Assumption Church. Visitation, 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
GRESKIEWICZ, Leonard Edward — Dallas. Funeral service, 10:20 a.m. Friday, Metcalfe Shaver Kopcza Funeral Home, 504 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Mass of Christian Burial, 11 a.m., Saint Theresa’s Catholic Church, 68 Davis St., Shavertown.
KERECHANIN, Marie J. — Wilkes-Barre. Funeral, 9:15 a.m. Friday, Andrew Strish Funeral Home. Mass, 10 a.m., St. Robert Bellarmine Parish Church. Visitation, 8:45 a.m. to service time Friday.
KRAMER, David I., Jr. — Calling hours and celebration of life, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Charles L. Cease Funeral Home, 634 Reyburn Road, Shickshinny.
LELAK, John Michael — Plymouth. Mass of Christian Burial, 11 a.m. Friday, All Saints Parish, Plymouth.
McGROARTY, Gerry — Wilkes-Barre. Friends, 9 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday, St. Nicholas Church, 226 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. Mass of Christian Burial, 11 a.m. Saturday in the church.
NOWINSKI, Eleanor — Wilkes-Barre. Viewing, 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. Saturday, Our Lady of Hope Parish, 40 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Friends, 9 to 9:45 a.m. at the church.
PETTINATO, Carol G. — Reading. Viewing, 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Friday, Davis-Dinelli Funeral Home, 170 E. Broad St., Nanticoke.
PIAVIS, Robert W., Sr. — Lily Lake. Funeral services, 11 a.m. Saturday, George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 211 W. Main St., Glen Lyon. Viewing, 9 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home.
RUSHTON, Linda — Wilkes-Barre. Celebration of life service, 11 a.m. Saturday, Hanover Green Cemetery Chapel, 689 Main Road, Wilkes-Barre.
SHILKOSKI, Edward J. — Wilkes-Barre. Friends, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, E. Blake Collins Funeral Home, 159 George Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Services, 2 p.m.
SITAR, Joseph J. — Chester Springs. Funeral, 10 a.m. Saturday, Richard H. Disque Funeral Home Inc., 2940 Memorial Highway, Dallas. Funeral Mass, 10:30 a.m., Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas. Friends, 8:30 a.m. until 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
SZCZUCKI, Mary L. — Swoyersville. Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. Friday, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 116 Hughes St., Swoyersville.
WYCALLIS, Albert J. “Pablo,” Sr. — Mass of Christian Burial, 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nativity of Our Lord Parish Church, Holy Rosary Church, 127 Stephenson St., Duryea. Visitation, 1:30 p.m. until the time of Mass at the church.
YEAGER, Helen B. Gembacz Buchina — Edwardsville. Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. Friday, St. Nicholas Church. Friends, 9 to 10 a.m. Friday in the church.
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Jimmy Rollins is taking on another role with the Philadelphia Phillies.
The former standout shortstop who helped the team win the 2008 World Series was named special advisor to the president of baseball operations, the Phillies announced Thursday.
Rollins has served as a special advisor since 2019, doing a variety of jobs for the club. In that role, he would assist with baseball and business operations. Rollins joined the broadcast team that same year as an on-air analyst for some games with NBC Sports Philadelphia, a role he will still maintain, a release from the team said.
In this new role, Rollins will periodically assist the team in an on-field capacity and advise the front office with baseball operations decisions.
“The addition of Jimmy Rollins to our baseball operations department is a significant gain for the Phillies,” President of Baseball Operations David Dombrowski said in the release.
“As one of the franchise’s all-time greats, Jimmy brings tremendous baseball instincts and an institutional knowledge of what it takes to win in Philadelphia. We look forward to his continued contributions to the Phillies.”
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Rollins, who was the 2007 National League Most Valuable Player, leads the franchise in hits (2,306) and doubles (479). He was a valuable asset while playing for the Phillies, helping the team capture five consecutive National League East championships (2007-11).
Rollins is a three-time All-Star (2001, 2002, 2005) and won four Gold Glove Awards (2007, 2008, 2009, 2012) and a Silver Slugger Award (2007). He played 15 seasons for the Phillies, posting a .267 batting average, scored 1,421 runs and had 2,306 hits, including 216 homers.
The Phillies drafted Rollins in the second round of the 1996 draft.
“I’m honored to move into baseball operations and assist Dave (Dombrowski) and his staff,” Rollins said. “The Phillies mean a great deal to me, and I’ll do whatever I can to help get this team back to where it belongs, and that’s deep in October.”
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Sun, sleet and low temperatures forecast for first day of April
Sun, sleet and single figure temperatures have been forecast for much of the UK on the first day of April.
North-eastern areas will be the worst hit by the wintry weather, and the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for ice during the early morning – including rush hour.
The warning – which covers north-east England, east Scotland and the Shetland Islands until 10am – means frosty surfaces could cause injuries from slips and falls, as well as travel disruption.
A separate yellow warning for snow and ice also covers a small pocket of south-east England until 10am.
Rain showers broken by intermittent patches of wintry sunshine are forecast for much of the rest of the UK.
The Environment Agency has issued two flood warnings and one flood alert for areas along the River Thames.
Flooding is “expected” at Coalhouse Point on the river in Essex, and is “possible” in the areas between Putney Bridge and Teddington Weir in west London.
After the mercury drops below freezing overnight across the UK, temperatures are forecast to reach highs of 7C and 8C across the UK on Friday and Saturday, increasing to 9C and 10C on Sunday.
In Canterbury, snow saw a county cricket warm-up match between Lancashire and Kent suspended and then cancelled on Thursday.
This follows last week’s sunshine when the mercury hit 20C in some places.
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Washington’s Johnson set to join The Citadel football team as Preferred Walk-on
“I am choosing to go 8 years as active duty”
WASHINGTON, N.C. (WITN) - The latest member of the Washington Pam Pack football program has found their way to the division one ranks.
Lineman Wheeler Johnson is head to the FCS.
Johnson had the stars align this week. He was offered a Preferred Walk-on spot with The Citadel. The defensive lineman received word from the Army ROTC scholarship program he had been accepted for a 3-year full scholarship. The school will give him one year full scholarship for achieving the ROTC scholarship. Wheeler is set to go. He was accepted into The Citadel in the fall. Now it’s time to go to work and eventually serve the U.S. Army as an Officer.
“If they need me to be third string kicker I will do it for them. If they ask me to be 8th string quarterback I’ll do it,” says Washington senior Wheeler Johnson, “I got into The Citadel, which is the school I was hoping for. There I will take ROTC classes to coincide with the scholarship. Then, once I have graduated, I have 8 years, I am choosing to go 8 years as active duty, I would graduate school as an officer.”
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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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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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It is not the first time that the focus has been directed towards the enormous amount of talent that it treasures Spain in video games. Activision acquired Digital Legends property a few months ago, a Barcelona studio that is involved in the creation of a new Call of Duty mobile game.
In the same city is Novarama, a developer with extensive experience since its creation in 2003. Now, as announced, it will receive a significant economic boost thanks to the purchase of shares by Tencent. The Chinese multinational sets its sights on the project that the team is up to.
It is, nothing more and nothing less, a Cross-platform MMO that has not been announced yet. The game will have that contribution from Tencent and the CEO of Novarama, Daniel Sánchez-Crespo, has celebrated it:
“Sir Isaac Newton said: To see further you must stand on the shoulders of giants. Partnering with Tencent, the world’s leading publisher of online games, opens up a vast world of possibilities for us. Today is a great day not only for us, but also to the Spanish development community as a whole. Thanks to everyone involved in this journey. I can’t wait to share what we’re working on.”
A long history
Almost 20 years of work in creating video games has been carried out by the Barcelona studio. She has not only been engaged in development, but she has also acted as an editor of her own works. The truth is He is linked by a close bond with Sonyas Novarama was an exclusive team for more than a decade.
It especially shaped the Invizimals franchise, which was released on PSP, PS Vita and PS3, pioneering the use of Augmented Reality. His most recent game was Killsquad, an ARPG released in 2019. A few weeks ago, Tencent also made an investment in Tequila Works, authors of RiME.
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Former COVID-19 patient visits southern Indiana health care staff to give thanks
After spending 36 days in the intensive care unit with COVID-19 in March 2020, a Jeffersonville man gave a big "thank you" to the health care workers who saved his life.
Walking through to the ICU unit on Thursday, 66-year-old Marcus Daniels said he's blessed — blessed to be alive and blessed to be able to say "thank you."
"It's great, it's glorious, it's a hallelujah moment, it's that," Daniels said.
Two years ago, at the start of the pandemic, he was fighting for his life for 36 days. The staff of nurses and health care workers at one southern Indiana hospital were by his side through it all.
"These last two years have been really hard, and we've worked really hard on these patients and to see that come full circle, to see him walk into here today felt really good," said Katie Ziegler, a nurse at Baptist Health Floyd.
Daniels said there were high and low days, as his wife had COVID-19 as well for a short period of time. He told WLKY despite seeing people die from the virus, his faith never wavered.
"All I can say is based on the fact of just being here, it's like a pay it forward in his way," Daniels said.
It's why he brought pictures and treats to the staff at Baptist Health Floyd, to give thanks. Nurse Emma Roesner said he's not the only former patient to come back and put a smile on their faces.
"Out of a handful of the last couple of months, we've seen a couple of survivors come back and visit us and it just keeps you going," she said.
While Daniels is all smiles right now, the road to full recovery still has its twists and turns.
"You still have some kind of post-COVID-19 symptoms. I still have the ringing in the ears, not as bad as my wife does and the shortness of breath," Daniels told WLKY.
This is why he wants to share one message to the community through his story of survival.
"People right now need to know because there are people that are out there that still do not believe that COVID-19 is real," said Daniels.
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An estate of wellbeing emerges at Miramonte Resort and Spa
INDIAN WELLS, CA. – In the greater Palm Springs area, Miramonte Resort & Spa announces the completion of its $9 million renovation and reimagining, transforming the resort’s 11 secluded acres into a contemporary version of a classic Mediterranean retreat. Recently acquired by Los Angeles-based developer Lowe, and managed by CoralTree Hospitality,...
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CSA President Welcomes Promised Salary Hikes, Defends Public Servants’ Job Performance – St. Lucia Times News
Home Business News ST. LUCIA-BUDGET-PM says Opposition Leader can’t dictate how budget debate should be conducted The content originally appeared on: News Americas Now Black Immigrant Daily News The content originally appeared on: Cana News Business Post Content NewsAmericasNow.com
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Focus 2022 photography exhibition open in Geraldton, public can vote for People’s Choice Awards
It’s that time of year again when the Geraldton Regional Art Gallery showcases the best images taken by Mid West photographers at the FOCUS 2022 exhibition.
In collaboration with the Geraldton Camera Club, each year the gallery displays local photography and lets the public vote for their favourite in the People’s Choice Awards.
Members of the GCC bring together multiple types of photography during the year from landscape, portrait, nature, black and white and astronomy available for sale.
Club president Richard Porter said GRAG had been supportive of them putting on an exhibition each year.
Mr Porter said the images were sent to an accredited judge from The West Australian Photographic Federation for careful judgement after the exhibition.
“There are bronze, silver and gold awards to be won, each year we send the gallery our favourites which they choose from,” he said. “Our printer is very generous and gave us a significantly discounted price for prints and mounting the images.”
Mr Porter said he paid particular attention to portrait photography and one of his best works was a portrait of Marie, a Belgian tourist unable to go home during the pandemic.
The portrait captured Marie in thought about everything she wasn’t able to do in Australia because of COVID-19 restrictions.
“She was daydreaming about her family in Belgium that she hadn’t been able to see. I just love it because it is so sharp and she has this beautiful expression,” he said.
Mr Porter said he hoped new photographers would join the club.
“We want more members, it’s a non-judgmental space and we offer two tutorials a year based on a specific subject — for example studio flash,” he said.
Focus 2022 and voting for the People’s Choice Award are open to the public until May 1.
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‘Batman’ scene criticized for portraying subway attack on Asian man
The Asian-American community has expressed criticism over a scene in the new “The Batman” film that depicts an Asian man being followed in the New York City subway, NBC News reported.
The scene, which occurs during the first 10 minutes of the movie, shows Batman, played by actor Robert Pattinson, stopping a group of assailants from attacking the man, with the superhero calling it “vengeance.”
NBC News cited critics on Twitter who called the scene “triggering” and insensitive to their community. Some tweeted warnings to those in the Asian American community about the scene.
Criticism of the scene in the latest Batman film comes amid the death of Michelle Go, an Asian-American woman, who was killed after being pushed in front of a New York City subway train earlier this year.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, violence toward Asian Americans has become more rampant.
President Biden signed into law the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act last May, aimed to combat the rise of anti-Asian attacks that occurred during the last two years.
The Batman movie was filmed between January 2020 to March 2021, amid the ongoing pandemic and during the spike of Anti-Asian crime.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 3" game were:
8-2-1
(eight, two, one)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 3" game were:
8-2-1
(eight, two, one)
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Aromatic and pungent, the succulent fuchsia of her flesh when she is ready to be enjoyed, clad in variations of lime green, bright yellow and white tones, reminiscent of the vivid colors of the region from which she hails. She is indisputably sweet yet tangy and doesn’t shy away from a little spice in her life… after all. She is known to be a little salty at times— depending on who she is with.
Cool down. I was just taking you for a little trip to visit my friend. They call her Guava. We heard you might be looking for a little adventure.
According to flavor company, Fona, cravings in 2022 have been driven by a need for exploration beyond the “repetitive cycles” that were experienced throughout the pandemic, so it is no wonder that 66 per cent of consumers say they are eating a greater variety of ‘unconventional’ foods today than before the pandemic, with guava taking the top spot as the most trending flavor in the “exotic” category.
Fona had consumers rate a list of exotic fruit on a scale of 1 to 5, among them: guava, dragon fruit, papaya, star fruit, prickly pear, tamarind, lychee, plantain, yuzu and avocado. Guava achieved the highest score of all.
Flavorchem refers to the new trend as “Travel Through Taste” and says that many of the fastest growing international flavors on menus will come from sauces, seasonings, appetizers and beverages that have the power to transport a dish from humble beginnings to a lavish and flavorful feast.
And with its high levels of pectin, guava is ideal for making thick jams, sauces and jellies that can be used in both sweet and savory combinations.
Look at what happens when that tangy fruitiness hits the guava-glazed pork chops perfected by Chef Vitelio Reyes, Venezuelan-born executive chef at Amazonico in Mayfair’s Berkeley Square in the UK, or Colombian Chef, Juan Manuel Barrientos’ guava barbecue ribs at Elcielo in Washington D.C. And of course there’s that Guava Mimosa, made with fresh guava juice, a hint of pear and sweetened with honey and sparkling rosé from @gardeninthekitchen on Instagram.
Celebrity Chef Wilo Benet surely knows what he’s doing when he combines the tangy-sweet flavor of guava with his special seasonings to create a Cheese Souffle with Spiced Guava Sauce, a reminder of the salty-sweet flavors that are so prevalent in his Puerto Rican homeland.
Fona says that consumers are searching for food inspiration, looking to social media in earnest, with the hashtag #exoticfruit registering 194,000 posts on Instagram and 175.6 million views on TikTok and the hashtag #guava registering 634,142 posts on Instagram.
The once-sedentary COVID-recluse has now become the globe-trotting #guava seeking foodie.
Perhaps they’ll find what they’re looking for in Brazil…
“In Brazil, the refreshing and aromatic guava fruit is usually integrated within desserts and sweet preparations,” says Cris Manuchakian, Food Curator and Public Relations Executive.
“It is paired with cheese in Romeo and Juliet— a simple combination but perfect in taste with a variety of versions.”
In Latin America, guava or goiabada (guava jelly or paste) is often paired with fresh cheese, as in pastelitos de guayaba y queso (puff pastry pocket with guava paste and cream cheese) that is so loved in Cuba.
The joy of putting two contrasting flavors together to see how they play— sweet with salty or delightfully hot— flirting with your tastebuds as you reach for the next mouthful. This will surely be your experience with the Bagnet (pork belly) with guava and purple onion pickles served at a Caso de Porco, in São Paulo, Brazil.
“Brazilian guava has also really emerged in fine dining, in richer and more creative preparations, that allow one to experience different textures and flavors of the fruit,” explains Manuchakian. “One great example is Michelin Star Restaurant, Evvai, from São Paulo. Chef Luiz Filipe Sousa brought the fruit to Evvai’s new tasting menu in a cold salad with tomatoes, cucumber, guanciale, guava, native Brazilian oysters and edible gold leaves; a very balanced combination and rich in flavors.”
And we haven’t even gotten to dessert yet.
According to market research firm, Datassential, guavas are trending on dessert menus, up 45% in the last four years.
Datassential recommends that restaurants should mix in exotic fruits alongside more commonly known fruits, as in Chef Vitelio Reyes’ Enguayabado– a decadent Guava cheesecake with citrus biscuit and a hibiscus ginger flower sorbet.
Fona refers to this type of combination as an “Approachable Adventure.”
And while Latin and Spanish Caribbean guava dishes take foodies on a “Travel Through Taste” through bright, spicy, sour, sweet and spirited flavors, they also serve a functional role.
According to Flavorman’s “2021 Flavor Trends” report, featuring “Flavors That Function” consumers are looking for products that offer more than just taste.
Rich in Vitamin C, with four times the Vitamin C power of oranges, guavas help to fight infections and free radicals and boost the immune system. They contain lycopene and antioxidants, are rich in manganese and folate, and have as much potassium as a banana.
So, with 24% growth in guava flavored new products from 2019-2020, consumers are well suited to go on this bright, flavorful— and healthy— adventure.
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Anna Tenaglia scored four times in Holy Angels’ 15-3 win over Passaic Valley in Demarest.
Emily Danahy also had two goals while dishing out seven assists for Holy Angels (1-0), which led 14-2 at halftime. Isabel Conyngham and Rowan O’Malley both also netted a pair of goals on the afternoon while five others scored as well.
In the net, Betania Klamue made four saves.
Lilliana Kalokitis scored two goals for Passaic Valley (0-1) while Gianna Cavoto had one.
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy tested positive for COVID-19 but is “feeling well” and not showing any symptoms, a spokesman said Thursday.
Murphy, 64, is vaccinated and boosted but is considered high risk because he had a cancerous tumor removed from his kidney in 2020, according to NJ.com.
“This afternoon, as part of a regularly scheduled testing regime, Governor took a rapid antigen test that came back positive for COVID-19,” communications director Mahen Gunaratna said in a statement.
“He subsequently took a PCR test, which also came back positive.”
Murphy will isolate for five days and cancel in-person events, Gunaratna said. Anyone who has come into contact with the governor during the potential infection window will be notified, he said.
“The Governor has diligently taken precautions to limit the spread of COVID-19 and encourages everyone eligible to get vaccinated and boosted, as he has done, to protect themselves and their loved ones from the virus.”
Murphy’s wife, Tammy, had tested positive in another breakthrough case in January but the governor and their four children came up negative at the same time.
Murphy didn’t quarantine since he was vaccinated, but wore a mask at in-person events following the test, his office said at the time.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients, part of an election-year push by Democrats for price curbs on prescription drugs at a time of rising inflation.
Experts say the legislation, which passed 232-193, would provide significant relief for privately insured patients with skimpier plans and for Medicare enrollees facing rising out-of-pocket costs for their insulin. Some could save hundreds of dollars annually, and all insured patients would get the benefit of predictable monthly costs for insulin. The bill would not help the uninsured.
But the Affordable Insulin Now Act will serve as a political vehicle to rally Democrats and force Republicans who oppose it into uncomfortable votes ahead of the midterms. For the legislation to pass Congress, 10 Republican senators would have to vote in favor. Democrats acknowledge they don’t have an answer for how that’s going to happen.
“If 10 Republicans stand between the American people being able to get access to affordable insulin, that’s a good question for 10 Republicans to answer,” said Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., a cosponsor of the House bill. “Republicans get diabetes, too. Republicans die from diabetes.”
Public opinion polls have consistently shown support across party lines for congressional action to limit drug costs.
But Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., complained the legislation is only “a small piece of a larger package around government price controls for prescription drugs.” Critics say the bill would raise premiums and fails to target pharmaceutical middlemen seen as contributing to high list prices for insulin.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Democrats could have a deal on prescription drugs if they drop their bid to authorize Medicare to negotiate prices. “Do Democrats really want to help seniors, or would they rather have the campaign issue?” Grassley said.
The insulin bill, which would take effect in 2023, represents just one provision of a much broader prescription drug package in President Joe Biden’s social and climate legislation.
In addition to a similar $35 cap on insulin, the Biden bill would authorize Medicare to negotiate prices for a range of drugs, including insulin. It would penalize drugmakers who raise prices faster than inflation and overhaul the Medicare prescription drug benefit to limit out-of-pocket costs for enrollees.
Biden’s agenda passed the House only to stall in the Senate because Democrats could not reach consensus. Party leaders haven’t abandoned hope of getting the legislation moving again, and preserving its drug pricing curbs largely intact.
The idea of a $35 monthly cost cap for insulin actually has a bipartisan pedigree. The Trump administration had created a voluntary option for Medicare enrollees to get insulin for $35, and the Biden administration continued it.
In the Senate, Republican Susan Collins of Maine and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire are working on a bipartisan insulin bill. Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has introduced legislation similar to the House bill, with the support of Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
Stung by criticism that Biden’s economic policies spur inflation, Democrats are redoubling efforts to show how they’d help people cope with costs. On Thursday, the Commerce Department reported a key inflation gauge jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, the largest year-over-year rise since January 1982.
But experts say the House bill would not help uninsured people, who face the highest out-of-pocket costs for insulin. Also, people with diabetes often take other medications as well as insulin. That’s done to treat the diabetes itself, along with other serious health conditions often associated with the disease. The House legislation would not help with those costs, either. Collins says she’s looking for a way to help uninsured people through her bill.
About 37 million Americans have diabetes, and an estimated 6 million to 7 million use insulin to keep their blood sugars under control. It’s an old drug, refined and improved over the years, that has seen relentless price increases.
Steep list prices don’t reflect the rates insurance plans negotiate with manufacturers. But those list prices are used to calculate cost-sharing amounts that patients owe. Patients who can’t afford their insulin reduce or skip doses, a strategy born of desperation, which can lead to serious complications and even death.
Economist Sherry Glied of New York University said the market for insulin is a “total disaster” for many patients, particularly those with skimpy insurance plans or no insurance.
“This will make private insurance for people with diabetes a much more attractive proposition,” said Glied.
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Pakistani Taliban announce Ramadan offensive against security forces
The Pakistani Taliban on Wednesday introduced they might launch a Ramadan offensive in opposition to safety forces, after claiming an assault which the navy mentioned killed at the least six of its troopers.
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a separate motion that shares widespread roots with the militants that took energy in Afghanistan final 12 months, have stepped up assaults in latest months.
The authorities held a collection of talks with the militants late final 12 months earlier than an agreed truce collapsed.
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The spring offensive will start on the primary day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, beginning on Sunday or Monday, and can goal safety forces and their collaborators, Mohammad Khorasani, spokesman for TTP militant group mentioned in a press release.
“This operation will include martyrdom [suicide] operations, ambush attacks, mine operations, counter-attacks, target attacks, laser and sniper operations,” he added.
The TTP are pressuring the federal government to permit militants to return to their hometowns with impunity after overseas fighters have been instructed by the Afghan Taliban to go away Afghanistan.
A spring offensive is a uncommon transfer by the TTP.
It comes after the nation’s armed forces mentioned militants tried to storm a compound within the border area close to Afghanistan, killing at the least six Pakistani troops.
The assault was claimed by TTP, who mentioned that they had killed or wounded greater than 30 troopers.
The militants usually exaggerate their beneficial properties, whereas the navy’s public relations division additionally performs down losses or delays reporting them.
The announcement got here as Prime Minister Imran Khan was dealing with a no-confidence vote – the most important problem to his energy since turning into chief in 2018.
Pakistan’s restive border area has lengthy been a stronghold for teams such because the TTP, which operates throughout the porous boundary with Afghanistan.
The group plunged the nation right into a interval of horrific violence after forming in 2007, earlier than a serious crackdown in 2014 pressured them into hiding throughout the border.
But because the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, the native group has turn out to be emboldened and carried out dozens of such assaults on Pakistan’s soil.
The TTP and Islamabad agreed to a truce in November.
But it failed on December 10, with the hardliners accusing the federal government of violating the phrases of the truce.
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Shares of Texas Instruments Inc.
TXN,
-2.12%
slipped 2.12% to $183.48 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-1.57%
falling 1.57% to 4,530.41 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-1.56%
falling 1.56% to 34,678.35. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. Texas Instruments Inc. closed $18.78 below its 52-week high ($202.26), which the company reached on October 25th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as NVIDIA Corp.
NVDA,
-1.46%
fell 1.46% to $272.86, Intel Corp.
INTC,
-3.64%
fell 3.64% to $49.56, and Qualcomm Inc.
QCOM,
+0.06%
rose 0.06% to $152.82. Trading volume (7.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.6 M.
Editor's Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.
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DeRace (DERC) traded 4.5% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 19:00 PM Eastern on March 31st. In the last week, DeRace has traded 20.6% higher against the U.S. dollar. DeRace has a total market cap of $75.88 million and approximately $3.36 million worth of DeRace was traded on exchanges in the last day. One DeRace coin can now be bought for about $1.62 or 0.00003545 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges.
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https://www.com-unik.info/2022/03/31/derace-derc-reaches-market-cap-of-75-88-million.html
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MINNETONKA, Minn., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Electro-Sensors, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELSE), a leading global provider of machine monitoring sensors and hazard monitoring systems, today announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 2021.
- Record net sales of $8.6 million, up 12.9% over prior year
- Gross Margin of 54.3%
- Cash and investments of $9.8 million
"We are pleased to report we achieved record annual revenue during 2021," said David L. Klenk, Electro-Sensors' president. "Growth during the year was driven by customers moving forward with capacity expansions and facility modernizations."
Klenk continued, "Following a very difficult period brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, business conditions are steadily improving, and we are excited to once again be able to travel and meet face to face with our customers."
A full analysis of results for the year ended December 31, 2021 is available in the Company's Form 10-K, which is available on the Company's website at www.electro-sensors.com or through the Securities and Exchange Commission's Edgar database at www.sec.gov.
2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Our Annual Meeting will be held via live webcast on April 20, 2022 at 2:00 PM Central Time at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ELSE2022. Please retain a copy of the 16 digit Control Number that is printed on your proxy card as you will need it to enter the Annual Meeting as a verified shareholder. Shareholders will be able to ask questions and vote in this virtual meeting as if they were attending an in-person meeting.
About Electro-Sensors
Electro-Sensors, Inc. is an industry leading designer and manufacturer of rugged and reliable machine monitoring sensors and wireless/wired hazard monitoring systems applied across multiple industries and applications. These products improve processes by protecting people, safeguarding systems, reducing downtime, and preventing waste. Most standard products ship within one to two days and have an industry-leading 5-year warranty. Electro-Sensors is proud to be an ISO9001:2015 quality certified company and is committed to providing excellent customer service and technical support. Founded in 1968 and located in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Electro-Sensors provides its loyal customers with reliable products that improve safety and help plants operate with greater efficiency, productivity and control.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This press release may include statements about possible or anticipated future financial performance, business activities, plans, or opportunities. These forward-looking statements may include the words "will," "should," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends" or similar expressions. For these forward-looking statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward−looking statements contained in federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements reflect the company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance and include any statement that does not directly relate to a current or historical fact. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of factors, risks and uncertainties, including those disclosed in our periodic filings with the SEC that could cause actual performance, activities, plans, or opportunities after the date the statements are made to differ significantly from those indicated in the forward-looking statements.
For more information please visit our website at: www.electro-sensors.com. Also look us up on:
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/electro-sensors-inc-
Twitter: twitter.com/ESIsensors
Facebook: facebook.com/ElectroSensors
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SOURCE Electro-Sensors, Inc.
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https://www.wmbfnews.com/prnewswire/2022/03/31/electro-sensors-inc-announces-2021-year-end-financial-results/
| 2022-04-01T00:12:57Z
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