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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military needs to adjust its planning, training, targeting and use of weapons in order to better avoid widespread civilian deaths and damage such as the devastating 2017 battle to liberate the Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic State militants, a new RAND report said Thursday.
The report requested by the Pentagon reflects criticism of the military's airstrike campaign that, according to some estimates, killed more than 1,600 civilians in Raqqa, as the U.S.-led coalition worked to destroy the Islamic State caliphate that wrested control of large swaths of Iraq and Syria.
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said the report, which lays out a series of recommendations to improve military procedures and strategy, will be used as the department develops its own broader plan to reduce civlian harm.
“No other military works as hard as we do to mitigate civilian harm, and yet we still cause it,” said Kirby. ”We're going to continue to try to learn from past issues.”
RAND concluded that the battle for Raqqa provided important lessons.
Michael McNerney, lead author of the RAND report, called Raqqa “a cautionary tale about civilian harm in urban combat.” He said it "should serve as an extra incentive to the DoD to strengthen its policies and procedures to mitigate, document and respond to civilian harm.”
The RAND report noted that there has been a wide range of estimated civilian casualties during the seige, but also said it believes that 60%-80% of Raqqa was left uninhabitable by the time the city was liberated in October 2017.
Initially the U.S.-led coalition estimted that it was responsible for 38 incidents involving 240 civilian casualties — including 178 who were killed. A consortium of local Syrian and international groups, including Amnesty International and Airwars, put the number of casualties at a “high estimate” of 1,600, but said that about 774 of them could specifically be “verified” by data as the result of coalition action.
The report makes it clear that several thousand more civilians likely died, based on the number of bodies uncovered by U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, but many were probably killed by IS or other fighters on the ground.
“Our report focuses on U.S. actions in Raqqa, but the actions of the Syrian government and its Russian and Iranian partners undoubtedly contributed far more to civilian harm and suffering in Syria overall,” McNerney said.
The report noted that the challenges in Raqqa were compounded by limits on the number U.S. troops that could be there, as well as where they could be positioned. U.S. troops on the ground could have provided better targeting and civilian information, including on Islamic State militants' efforts to use civilians as human shields, the report said.
RAND recommended that the U.S. military provide more extensive training and guidance on the need to avoid civilian harm, and plan and execute operations in ways to achieve those goals. Changes could include improved planning, better assessments of potential collateral damage, increased mission rehearsals, improved intelligence gathering, and more selective use of air strikes and munitions that minimize bomb fragmentation.
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Ten days ago, the Denver Nuggets were teetering on the edge of the play-in tournament in the Western Conference. Three straight wins have changed the landscape for Denver, and now the Nuggets have a chance to win the Northwest Division and possibly get a top-four spot in the conference.
The Nuggets (46-31) sit atop the division with five games remaining -- and four of those are home games, starting with Friday's matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Minnesota (43-34) is in the midst of a revival and has a chance to make the playoffs for the first time since 2018.
While Denver has won three in a row, the Timberwolves have stumbled, losing four of their last five games to fall behind in the race for one of the top six seeds and a guaranteed postseason spot. Minnesota has a favorable schedule after Friday's game, with its last road game at Houston and then three home games to end the season.
"These games ain't going to get any easier," Karl-Anthony Towns said after a 125-102 loss at Toronto on Wednesday night. "It's going to get much, much harder."
The Timberwolves had a 17-point lead over the Raptors in the second quarter but trailed at halftime. Towns attempted just 13 shots and scored just 16 points, well below his season average of 24.4 points.
He said he isn't concerned with his stats, only winning.
"Just keep playing the best basketball of my career right now ... keep worrying about winning," he said. "Keep worrying about putting my team in the best position possible."
The Nuggets blew a 31-point lead at Indiana on Wednesday night but recovered in time to get the win. Nikola Jokic had 12 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter to rescue Denver.
After Friday, the Nuggets play at the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday afternoon and finish up with home games against San Antonio, Memphis and the Lakers. They have a chance to win 50 games despite not having their two best players besides Jokic this season.
It is still undecided if Jamal Murray (ACL) or Michael Porter Jr. (back surgery) will return this season, but Denver isn't ruling them out yet. Murray is two weeks shy of a year from a left ACL tear and Porter is four months removed from surgery.
"I don't think we need to paint ourselves into a corner and make any definitive decisions right now because this is not a mile race where it's four laps and it's over," coach Michael Malone said. "We have no idea where the finish line is. Until we have a better idea of that, let's leave all options on the table and see what happens on a day-to-day basis."
Porter, whose back issues limited his one year of college basketball and dropped him in the 2018 draft, had a minor setback in his rehab from the third surgery on his back but could still return.
The Nuggets are hopeful JaMychal Green can return to action. He has missed the last two games with a wrist injury.
--Field Level Media
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Burke Hospital Expands Physical Medicine & Rehab Dept.
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains has announced the expansion of its nationally recognized Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM &R) Department with the addition of two new attending physicians who work cooperatively with the interdisciplinary teams to provide excellence in care.
Shelly Hsieh, M.D., is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Medicine. She earned her medical degree at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and completed her residency in PM&R and fellowship in SCI Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School/Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. Dr. Hsieh was appointed Burke’s Director of Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation. In this position, she oversees the comprehensive SCI program for both inpatient and outpatient populations.
One of her first accomplishments at Burke was creating an Outpatient SCI Clinic bridging the care from inpatient to outpatient and collaborating with the outpatient therapy team.
According to Dr. Hsieh, “Spinal cord injuries are life-altering events that can affect all the organs and systems. At Burke, we have the training to treat this unique population and help people living with spinal cord injuries return to full and productive lives. Providing them with specialized medical care and therapy programs is paramount, while we also offer a robust adaptive sports program. We are continuing to work on dismantling barriers which include the need for greater access to accessible transportation.”
Dr. Hsieh has strengthened bonds with Sarah Neuman: The New Jewish Home, a skilled nursing facility for which Burke provides therapeutic services, by providing additional education and training for their staff members who care for SCI patients. “My goal is to develop a spinal cord injury pathway where there are seamless transitions of care for patients after leaving Burke,” said Dr. Hsieh.
Dr. Hsieh’s goal is not only to treat these patients but also to help them return to their communities. She commented, “Research shows that community integration, returning to school and work, and participating in adaptive sports results in better outcomes. Although life may look different, people living with SCI can lead productive lives.”
George Chen, D.O., PhD., earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology after receiving an undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College. He attended medical school at the University of North Texas Health Science Center and completed his residency in PM&R at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation.
Dr. Chen commented, “My philosophy is based on academic medicine, and I am excited to be here. When I was a resident, I enjoyed teaching and research. At Burke, there is the whole breadth of teaching, for residents, patients, medical students, and colleagues.”
Dr. Chen’s clinical and research interests lie at the interface of chemistry, biology, engineering, and medicine. His current work involves the use of observational data, mathematical optimization, and computational techniques to guide and maximize patient recovery after hospitalization.
“I am working to apply these principles for patients after orthopedic procedures, as well as patients with neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy, stroke, spinal cord injury, and other neuromuscular conditions,” explained Dr. Chen. “My main goal at Burke is to integrate research and education to ensure not only the best results for patients but also to advance the knowledge of rehabilitation.” Dr. Chen also collaborates with the nursing and therapy teams to develop a comprehensive multidisciplinary pain management program for patients.
One of the most satisfying aspects of his work at Burke is the ability to spend quality time with patients. Dr. Chen concluded, “The heart of medicine is getting to know your patients and listening to their issues and complaints. Our job in medicine is to support them so that they can be successful.”
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Five myths about Generation Z
Generations happen when a group of people coming of age share the experience of living through certain historical events. Values naturally emerge. They inform worldviews and ways of thinking that are carried for a lifetime. Along with these patterns, however, come generalizations and inaccurate stereotypes.
As I describe in my recent book about the values of Generation Z and how they will shape America for decades to come, here are some common myths about this unique generation:
Myth #1 — They’re snowflakes
Donald Trump’s first attorney general once described Gen Z as a band of “sanctimonious, sensitive, supercilious snowflakes.” Nothing could be farther from the truth.
While every generation has its share of angst and turmoil, no generation in at least eight decades has been confronted with more chaos more quickly than the 70 million Americans I refer to as “Zoomers.” Born in the shadow of September 11, millions lost their homes to the financial crisis. Lockdown drills and school shootings made once safe places dangerous.
Next was the whiplash of Trump’s election, white nationalism, an opioid epidemic, global warming, threats to our democracy, and COVID-19 — all of this accelerated through social media and landing on Zoomers’ laps before their brains fully developed.
Rather than melting like snowflakes, they became stronger, more resilient, and determined to fight for better days. They took on the gun lobby after Parkland and made climate change a focal point of the 2020 presidential campaign. Their fight for racial justice, sparking anew after George Floyd’s murder, created a national reckoning impacting every industry, from politics to the National Football League.
Myth #2 — They don’t vote
It was once fair to claim that young people talk a big game but rarely back it up at the polls. This take has been more or less borne out for most of the last 40 years. Then Generation Z entered the scene.
According to the U.S. Elections Project, in 2018, when Gen Z joined the electorate, youth turnout in the Congressional midterms doubled the historical average.
This trend continued in the 2020 election for president, where again, Gen Z shattered participation records. Generation Z outvoted every other generation when they were young, including millennials, Gen Xers, and baby boomers.
Without their record levels of participation and a strong preference for Joe Biden, Donald Trump would be serving a second term.
Former President Trump won the vote of Americans age 45 and older in every critical battleground state. Biden’s victories in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin were powered by the double-digit margins of voters under 30.
Myth #3 — They seek policy perfection
Elected officials eager to stand up for young Americans and/or protect their left flank in primaries believe issues such as federally legalizing marijuana and cancelling all federal student loan debt are make-or-break youth issues. For example, the logic goes that that without wiping every penny of $1.6 trillion off the balance sheets of 43 million Americans, institutional trust will further erode and turn Gen Z apathetic and less likely to participate in important elections.
From studying young voters for more than two decades, I found that they are values-first and not transactional voters by nature.
Zoomers prioritize fairness and justice. They understand that their vision for America will take decades, not days, to achieve. If they see honest efforts and progress in addressing the systemic inequities they care most about, they are often willing to compromise on specific policy prescriptions in the short term.
The Harvard IOP youth poll often finds more nuance on these subjects than many expect. In 2020, we reported that only one-third of Zoomers support canceling all debt when the options presented included canceling debt only for those most in need (17 percent), helping with repayment (36 percent), and not changing current policy at all (13 percent).
Myth #4 — They’re all socialists who hate America
Despite the notable and loyal support Zoomers offer democratic socialists Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), the political ideology of Gen Z is far closer to center-left than far-left. Yes, it’s a challenge for them to remember when they felt proud to be American, but let’s not forget that Zoomers have not been alive long enough to experience a genuinely united nation. Older generations will keenly recall the Moon Landing, the “Miracle on Ice,” the fall of the Berlin Wall, or President George W. Bush and his bullhorn atop the rubble of the World Trade Center after 9/11.
A plurality (39 percent) of Zoomers self-identify as liberal or moderate-leaning left; nearly a third as conservative or conservative-leaning, with the remaining 29 percent straight-up moderate. In the spring 2020 Harvard IOP youth poll, only about a quarter were comfortable anointing themselves democrat socialist, and only three-in-ten indicated support for socialism.
With the word “patriot” co-opted temporarily by a political movement that supports overthrowing free and fair elections, Zoomers profess their love of country by working in myriad ways to make it better and more sustainable for themselves and future generations.
Myth #5 — They’re addicted to technology and can’t handle face-to-face interactions
Actually, most Zoomers believe life was better before social media, and only 17 percent strongly agree that they are addicted to platforms like TikTok, Snapchat, Twitter and Instagram.
Of course, there are plenty of reasons to be concerned about the expansive and intrusive ways of technology, but this is not a zero-sum game. I am beginning to find a renewed sense of personal agency and an ability of Gen Zers to speak up for themselves, especially in defense of the vulnerable. For at least four years, I have been detecting Zoomers unafraid to use their voice for schoolyard justice, in their workplace, and in their personal lives.
Let’s set aside our preconceived notions and stereotypes. Let’s listen, engage, and be a positive force in the lives of what could well be America’s next great generation. Generation Z will surely benefit, as will we all.
John Della Volpe is the author of “Fight: How Generation Z is Channeling Their Fear and Passion to Save America.” He also serves as the director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics and is the CEO of SocialSphere, Inc.
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PR Newswire
TUCSON, Ariz., March 31, 2022
The contract also includes four option years, worth additional $2.5 billion
TUCSON, Ariz., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $651 million, with options totaling $2.5 billion, hardware, production and sustainment contract for full-rate production of the AN/SPY-6(V) Family of Radars. The contract, with options, totals $3.2 billion and five years of radar production to equip up to 31 U.S. Navy ships with SPY-6 radars.
Under the contract, RMD will produce solid state, fixed-face and rotating SPY-6 variants that will deliver unprecedented integrated air and missile defense capabilities for seven types of U.S. Navy ships over the next 40 years. Those vessels include the Navy's new Arleigh Burke class Flight III destroyers, aircraft carriers and amphibious ships; today's Flight IIA destroyers will be backfit with an upgraded radar.
"There is no other radar with the surface maritime capabilities of SPY-6," said Wes Kremer, president of Raytheon Missiles & Defense. "SPY-6 is the most advanced naval radar in existence, and it will provide our military a giant leap forward in capability for decades to come."
Since its inception, more than $600 million has been invested in the development and manufacturing of the SPY-6 family of radars. When compared to legacy radars, SPY-6 will bring new capabilities to the surface fleet, such as advanced electronic warfare protection and enhanced detection abilities.
SPY-6 array radar variants have between nine and 37 radar modular assemblies, known as RMAs. Common RMAs allow SPY-6 to be scalable and modular to support production for the U.S. and partner nations across all variants, to include the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar. This commonality supports standardized logistics and training for those who work on the radars.
SPY-6 radar installation is complete on the Navy's first Flight III destroyer, the USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), which is scheduled to be operational in 2024. Radar array deliveries are complete for the next ship in the class, the future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128).
Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. With four industry-leading businesses ― Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defense ― the company delivers solutions that push the boundaries in avionics, cybersecurity, directed energy, electric propulsion, hypersonics, and quantum physics. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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Deals combine to more than 292,000 square feet of medical industrial and office space, including the Crothall Healthcare industrial building in Gilroy, California
GILROY, Calif., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mohr Capital, a Dallas-based privately held real estate investment firm, sold $65 million of deals over the past 80 days. This includes the recent sale of a 102,466-square-foot industrial building in Gilroy, California, to Four Springs Capital Trust. Mohr Capital sold two additional office buildings in Florida and Wisconsin, totaling more than 292,000 square feet of space, leading into 2022.
Located at 8190 Murray Ave., the property is fully leased to Crothall Healthcare. This mission-critical facility provides state-of-the-art laundry processing services to Northern California hospital systems, enabling them to continue providing medical care to patients. Kevin Moul with Colliers San Jose represented Mohr Capital throughout the transaction.
"We are pleased to have worked closely with Four Springs Capital Trust on this transaction. As our third transaction with Four Springs over the last 12 months, this transaction speaks to our deep partnership with Four Springs that we hope continues," said Rodrigo Godoi, managing director of investments for Mohr Capital. "Mission-critical facilities that serve regional hospitals like this still provide value in a market where occupiers and investors are redeveloping dysfunctional R&D product to suit their needs. We're pleased with the performance of this property, and we hope to continue to invest in the Bay Area's bustling industrial market in the future."
Additionally, Mohr sold a two-story, 78,449-square-foot office building in Orlando's Lee Vista Center business park to Falcon Global Real Estate Advisors. Located at 6272 Lee Vista Blvd., the building is fully leased to Accredo Health Group Inc., an Express Scripts company and subsidiary of the global health service company, Cigna. Prior to the sale, Mohr Capital worked with CBRE and CIGNA to secure CIGNA's long-term occupancy while at the same time lowering its occupancy costs.
Mohr also sold Riverwood Corporate Center II in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, in an off-market transaction to IRA Capital. The office building is fully occupied by ProHealth Care, the largest healthcare provider between Milwaukee and Madison. Shortly after acquiring the building, Mohr Capital worked closely with ProHealth to secure its long-term occupancy at the property through 2032.
"These three transactions support our trajectory to be a leading investor in mission-critical industrial and office facilities for the healthcare field," said Bob Mohr, founder and CEO of Mohr Capital. "We are always on the lookout for cutting-edge investment opportunities, and these sales were a great start to 2022."
About Mohr Capital
Mohr Capital is a privately held real estate investment firm specializing in the acquisition, development and value enhancement of office, industrial and retail assets throughout the U.S. The Mohr Capital team has decades of experience in commercial real estate and has completed more than $1 billion in transactions. Guided by a value-driven strategy and an entrepreneurial spirit, the company relies on strong long-term relationships and possesses keen market insights needed to capitalize on undervalued or underperforming properties. With its family office structure, Mohr Capital can close quickly and has a proven track record of delivering the highest risk-adjusted returns. For more information, visit www.mohrcap.com or follow Mohr Capital on LinkedIn.
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Jackson trash ruling: Judge gives mayor pathway to keeping Richard’s contract
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba’s office is claiming victory Thursday following a ruling handed down by special appointed Judge Jess Dickinson.
Thursday, Dickinson ruled that the mayor, not the council, had the authority to negotiate and execute contracts and that only the mayor may negotiate a contract for solid waste disposal on behalf of the capital city.
The judge also ruled that for an emergency contract to be binding, the city council must sign off on it under provisions of Mississippi emergency management law.
“Whether a contract binding the city of Jackson for solid waste disposal is negotiated through the RFP process or pursuant to emergency authority under Miss. Code Section... the contract is not a binding contract that is enforceable against the city of Jackson unless and until it has been properly approved by the council.”
However, a footnote in the five-page ruling appears to give the mayor the ability to get past the council in seeing the Richard’s contract forward.
“There does exist a possible exception not presented in this case thus far, where the council rejects an emergency contract presented by the mayor, the mayor exercises his veto of the rejection, and the council overrides the veto,” Dickinson wrote. “The mayor would then have the option of engaging the judicial system, claiming the council was arbitrary and capricious in overriding the veto.”
The only thing is, the council likely doesn’t have the votes to override any mayor’s veto related to the Richard’s contract.
The council has narrowly rejected Richard’s each time it has been brought up for a vote, first on a 4-3 vote and then again on a 3-3-1 vote. Five votes are needed to override a veto.
Translated, barring any emergency legal actions taken late Thursday or very early Friday, Richard’s will begin hauling waste for the city Friday morning and will be in place for at least the next year.
Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba filed suit against the Jackson City Council on March 9, a day after it voted to end his state of emergency on garbage collections and after it voted twice to reject a one-year emergency contract with Richard’s.
Dickinson also ruled the council has no authority to amend the mayor’s executive orders related to emergencies, only to approve or reject them. He also opined that only the city’s chief executive has the authority to find independent contractors and vendors to provide emergency services.
The judge did not address whether the mayor’s emergency proclamation was valid or whether trash collections qualified as a local emergency under state statute.
“If an emergency did exist - and continue to exist - then the mayor could have, and may still, negotiate and tender a relevant contract to the council for approval without the necessity of complying with the so-called RFP (request for proposals) requirements found in Miss. Code... Conversely, if an emergency did not, or does not exist, then the mayor may only present to the council for approval a contract produced through the RFP process.”
It remains unclear who will be picking up trash in the capital city come Friday morning.
The city’s emergency contract with Waste Management expires at midnight.
The mayor has notified Waste Management that it will not be paid for picking up trash tomorrow, while some council members are seeking a temporary restraining order against Richard’s.
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Summerside nixes plan to hike water, sewer, recreational rental rates
City changed its mind after learning transfer money from the province was higher than expected
The City of Summerside, P.E.I., says it won't be going ahead with planned hikes to water, sewer and recreational rental fees.
Norma McColeman, the chair of the finance committee, said the city learned its transfers from the province would be $660,000 more than expected, so they won't be going ahead with the planned rate increases.
She said council also recognizes the challenging economic circumstances people are facing amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
"So many people with layoffs, so many people facing a lot of loss of time in work," McColeman said.
The original increase was going to be five per cent for water and sewer rates, and three per cent for recreational rentals.
Extra money from province due to growing population
The city's budget was approved Thursday by council.
McColeman said the extra money from the province was attributed to an increase in the city's population.
She said the city will also put some of that money into long- and short-term reserves funds, for future needs for the city.
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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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Taylor Hawkins died with a heavy heart, but what does that mean?
By Sarah Berry
People can die of a broken heart, but what about a heavy heart?
A toxicology report following the death of Foo Fighters drummer, Taylor Hawkins, last Friday, revealed that the 50-year-old had at least 10 different substances in his body including THC (marijuana), tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines and opioids.
An autopsy also found Hawkins’ heart was about double the size of a normal healthy heart and weighed at least 600 grams, as reported by Colombian publication, Semana.
A heavy heart is “not out of the ordinary” says Professor Tom Marwick, the director of Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute.
Athletes can have enlarged hearts which is a healthy adaptation to increased blood circulation during exercise. But a heavy heart is typically not a good thing.
Just about anything that damages the heart muscles can enlarge the heart as it gets bigger to compensate for impaired function, says Heart Foundation chief executive Garry Jennings: “People can get fat hearts too. There is a relationship between body size and heart size.”
And although high blood pressure is a common cause and COVID-19 can also increase the size of the heart, illicit drugs and some prescription drugs carry a significant cardiac risk.
“Cocaine, for example, can cause the arteries of the heart to spasm and that can produce scarring and cause blood pressure to increase. That can increase load on the heart,” Marwick says, pointing out that “old-style” antidepressants like tricyclics also carry a risk.
“Stimulants at high doses can kill heart muscle cells,” adds Jennings. “Or injecting [any type of drug] can introduce bacteria into circulation which can settle on the valves and damage the heart valves - that’s a common cause of heart problems too.”
Heart attacks are increasingly common in people aged under 50 and experts believe substance use may be contributing to the problem.
People who smoke cigarettes are nearly twice as likely to have premature heart disease; cocaine or cannabis users are about 2.5 times as likely to have premature heart disease, while those who use amphetamines increase their risk three-fold. The more substances a person uses the greater the risk.
And while Jennings explains that the heart has “a great reserve” and can cope with a lot of damage before giving out, meaning people are not always symptomatic before a heart attack, if someone has a heart as heavy as Hawkins’, there is likely to be a sign.
“They may have exercise intolerance or shortness of breath,” Marwick says, explaining that a heavy heart can be a symptom of problems, or exacerbate existing problems.
“An enlarged heart carries with it a risk of heart rhythm disorders because the electrical impulses that drive the heart become disrupted as the heart is damaged and scarred,” he explains, “so it can be a cause of death.”
About 20 per cent of people with a coronary blockage die before they get to the hospital and, Jennings estimates, for half of those who know they have high blood pressure or another heart issue there’s another one who doesn’t.
“There is a problem with unrecognised heart problems out in the community,” he says.
Marwick agrees: “These prominent people who have died in the last month or so have been a reminder to the Australian community that as much as we have appropriately focused on COVID over the last two years… probably 100 times the number of people who got into trouble with COVID have been getting into trouble with cardiovascular disease.”
An echo test or an ultrasound of the heart can show the size of the heart, but the first step is a cardiac check-up.
“This is a disease of women as much as men and once people get to the age of 40 they should have blood tests for cholesterol, they should have a blood pressure check and somebody should listen to their heart,” Marwick says.
Some people may require further testing and possibly medication. For many, however, addressing lifestyle is enough to prevent the development of heart problems and can help even those with a genetic predisposition.
“No matter how bad your genes are, there is always a benefit of lifestyle - healthy nutrition, physical activity, not smoking tobacco, not getting diabetes,” Jennings says. “You should never give up on the possibilities that lifestyle can put off the problems.
“The earlier you find out about it the less damage will be there and therefore the better the outcome in the longer term.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Thursday that the Justice Department has closed without criminal charges an investigation into political fundraising activity at his former business.
“As I said from the beginning and have maintained throughout this process, I was confident that after a thorough review the Justice Department would find all of my activities to be lawful,” DeJoy said in a statement provided to The Associated Press. “I have always adhered to the law in my personal and professional life.”
He added that he was “not surprised” that the department had concluded its investigation and that he was “pleased that this episode is over.”
The Justice Department declined to comment. But it is standard practice for department officials to reveal to defense lawyers that their investigations have concluded without charges rather than make that announcement themselves. A DeJoy spokesman said DeJoy’s lawyer had received that notification from the department.
DeJoy, a wealthy former logistics executive and GOP donor, was appointed postmaster general in 2020 by the Board of Governors controlled by then-President Donald Trump. He remains in the position in the Biden administration. He confirmed the existence of a Justice Department investigation last June when his spokesman said investigators were examining campaign contributions made by employees who worked for him when he was in the private sector.
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This story has been corrected to show that DeJoy was appointed by Trump-controlled Board of Governors, not Trump himself.
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Russians leave Chernobyl after radiation exposure as fighting continues
Tens of 1000’s have managed to get out of Mariupol up to now few weeks by means of humanitarian corridors, decreasing town’s inhabitants from a pre-war 430,000 to an estimated 100,000 as of final week, however different efforts have been thwarted by continued Russian assaults.
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At the identical time, Russian forces shelled Kyiv suburbs, two days after the Kremlin introduced it could considerably cut back operations close to each the capital and the northern metropolis of Chernihiv to “increase mutual trust and create conditions for further negotiations”.
Britain’s Defence Ministry additionally reported “significant Russian shelling and missile strikes” round Chernihiv. The space’s governor, Viacheslav Chaus, mentioned Russian troops have been on the transfer however will not be withdrawing.
Russia’s army additionally reported new strikes on Ukrainian gas shops, and Ukrainian officers mentioned there have been artillery barrages in and across the northeastern metropolis of Kharkiv over the previous day.
Despite the combating raging in these areas, the Russian army mentioned it dedicated to a cease-fire alongside the route from Mariupol to the Ukraine-held metropolis of Zaporizhzhia.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk mentioned 45 buses could be despatched to gather civilians who’ve suffered a number of the worst privations of the struggle.
Food, water and medical provides have all run low throughout a weeks-long blockade and bombardment of town. Civilians who’ve managed to go away have usually finished so utilizing non-public automobiles, however the variety of drivable autos left within the metropolis has dwindled and gas is low.
“It’s desperately important that this operation takes place,” the Red Cross mentioned.. “The lives of tens of thousands of people in Mariupol depend on it.”
Talks between Ukraine and Russia have been set to renew Friday by video, in accordance with the pinnacle of the Ukrainian delegation, David Arakhamia, six weeks right into a struggle that has seen 1000’s die and a staggering 4 million Ukrainians flee the nation.
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But there appeared little religion that the 2 sides would resolve the battle any time quickly, notably after the Russian army’s assaults in zones the place it had supplied to dial again.
Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned that situations weren’t but “ripe” for a cease-fire in Ukraine and that he wasn’t prepared for a gathering with Zelensky till negotiators do extra work, Italian Premier Mario Draghi mentioned in recounting a phone dialog he had with the Russian chief on Wednesday.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg mentioned alliance intelligence signifies that Russia shouldn’t be scaling again its army operations in Ukraine however is as a substitute making an attempt to regroup, resupply its forces and reinforce its offensive within the Donbas.
“Russia has repeatedly lied about its intentions,” Stoltenberg mentioned. At the identical time, he mentioned, stress is being stored up on Kyiv and different cities, and “we can expect additional offensive actions bringing even more suffering.”
In the Kyiv suburbs, regional governor Oleksandr Palviuk mentioned on social media that Russian forces shelled Irpin and Makariv and that there have been battles round Hostomel. Pavliuk mentioned there have been Ukrainian counterattacks and a few Russian withdrawals across the suburb of Brovary to the east.
Also, Ukraine’s emergency providers mentioned the loss of life toll had risen to twenty in a Russian missile strike on Tuesday on a authorities administration constructing within the southern metropolis of Mykolaiv.
As Western officers seek for clues about what Russia’s subsequent transfer may be, a prime British intelligence official mentioned demoralised Russian troopers in Ukraine are refusing to hold out orders and sabotaging their tools and had by chance shot down their very own plane.
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By Gabriel T. Rubin
Consumer spending increased 0.2% in February, a slowdown from the prior month as inflation stayed elevated.
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Oscars show-runner Will Packer said the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) were “prepared” to arrest Will Smith following his assault of Chris Rock at the awards show. Packer said Rock had been “very dismissive” of the options given to him by the LAPD when officers went to his office to speak with the comedian after the incident.
It comes following reports from Variety that Smith met with leaders of the Academy on Tuesday to discuss his outburst, and apologised to chief executive Dawn Hudson and president David Rubin. The actor, 53, won best actor for King Richard, but stormed on stage prior to his win after reacting to a joke made by Rock which referred to his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head.
The Academy said Smith had been asked to leave the ceremony following the incident, but had refused. A formal review has been launched to discuss what disciplinary measures will be taken, and Smith will reportedly be given the chance to provide a written defence before the Academy board meets again on April 18.
The LAPD said that no charges had been filed against him but, according to Packer, they had told Rock that he had the power to do so.
“They were saying this is battery, that was the word they used at that moment, they said ‘we will go get him, we are prepared to go get him right now,” Packer said in a clip from an interview with ABC. “‘You can press charges, we can arrest him’, they were laying out the options.”
He added: “As they were talking Chris was being very dismissive of those options, he was like ‘no I’m fine’… and even to the point I said ‘Rock let them finish’. The other LAPD officers finished laying out what his options were and they said ‘would you like us to take any action and he said no’.”
The interview with Packer is due to air on Good Morning America on Friday. Variety reported that on Tuesday during his meeting with Academy bosses Smith explained his actions and showed awareness that there would be consequences.
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2 things LA Angels fans wish the team had known 15 years ago
With FanSided's 15th anniversary coming up on Friday it's worth taking a step back and looking at where the team we cover here at FanSided, the LA Angels, was at during that time. 15 years ago, our team was having its ups and downs. The Angels had just won the AL West, but at the same time ended up getting swept in the ALDS by the eventual World Series Champion Boston Red Sox.
Looking back at the roster 15 years ago, two major future mistakes pop out. That was trading Mike Napoli and Ervin Santana. They weren't traded in the same deal, but both were traded in terrible deals that the Angels never should have made. In fact, one of them was dealt in a HORRIFIC trade--one of the worst in franchise history.
It was a deal that sent Juan Rivera and Napoli away, and receiving Vernon Wells in return before the 2011 season. We had to pick up on where Wells was at in his mega seven-year/$126 million contract. The Angels had to pay for the last four years of that deal for him to play two seasons here while hitting an awful .222/.258/.409 (.667 OPS) and hitting just 36 home runs. He scored just 96 times and drove in just 95 runs. Napoli on the other hand, went on to play seven more years as a full-time catcher, hitting .244/.346/.470 (.816 OPS) and averaging 25 home runs per season. This trade should have never been made.
It's not just Mike Napoli, but also Ervin Santana who the LA Angels should never have traded.
Other than Mike Napoli, Ervin Santana was wrongfully dealt by the LA Angels in a one-sided trade as well. Santana was traded to the Royals along with cash for Brandon Sisk. Sisk ended up never playing Big League ball. Santana on the other hand spent the next five years shoving on the mound.
He was traded in the offseason before 2013, and from 2013 to 2017 he posted a 3.52 ERA to go along with a 116 ERA+. Like Napoli, he was an All-Star away from the Angels (Napoli in 2012, Santana in 2017). Santana recorded a good 53-44 record and solid 1.208 WHIP.
He, like Napoli, played really well after the Halos traded them. If the Halos would have kept these guys around, perhaps they would have been in better shape as a franchise. Perhaps that better franchise would have still been standing today.
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Chicago officials will give away free gas and public transit cards to help struggling Windy City residents cope with the recent spike in gasoline prices.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday announced the initiative, called Chicago Moves, which will see the city invest $12.5 million to issue 50,000 cards that will be distributed to residents through a lottery — each worth $150 at the pump.
Another 100,000 cards, each worth $50, will be distributed to residents to use the city’s public transportation system, WMAQ-TV reported.
The program will target lower-income residents.
“People have to be able to get to work, school, places of worship, medical offices, grocery stores,” Lightfoot said at a press conference.
“The goal of this program is to help make those moves easier,” she said.
“I know from talking to many residents that they are feeling the strain,” Lightfoot said. “There’s no ifs, ands, or buts about it. And many are unable to fill their tanks as much as they normally would because their dollars just don’t stretch that far.
“So, my administration’s been working through a variety of options to see how we can provide the greatest relief to as many residents as we can,” she said.
Gas prices at the pump have skyrocketed in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
According to the American Automobile Association, the current average price of a gallon of regular gas in the US is now $4.225 — up from $2.874 one year ago and $3.610 just one month ago.
According to WMAQ, the average price in Chicago is even higher, at $4.843 on Thursday.
Lightfoot said she would also ask Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul to look into the rising prices, adding that she is “very concerned about gas gouging” by service stations.
Chicagoans can start applying for the cards on April 27.
Applicants must be Chicago residents at least 18 years old, have a valid sticker on their vehicles, and have household incomes below or at 140 percent of the city’s area median income, officials said.
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By David McQuade
I don't know about you, but I'm not at all ready for a "woke" Mickey. Still, look for Mickey and Minnie to become increasingly androgynous and indistinguishable in the coming days. The male and female characteristics they were so intentionally designed with under Walt Disney are apparently "oppressive" and so yesterday.
If you think I'm exaggerating, Disney corporate executives have clearly left a trail of breadcrumbs as to where they're headed next. Corporate President Karey Burke tweeted just this week that she's raising two "queer children" as she refers to them, insisting that 50% of Disney characters from now on be "LGBTQIA+ or minority."
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You do have to appreciate how such clever individuals cover themselves by throwing the word "minority" into about every laced-with-moral-outrage sentence. If I were an actual minority, I would be offended. But that word trick suggests she has the moral authority to call you a bigot or racist if you disagree with her. And is it me, or is the new and expanding "minority" acronym getting longer every year? But I digress …
Having lived in the Hollywood hills near Disney headquarters for several years, I would expect nothing less from the company's thoroughly modern and progressive president at this point. It's truly a religion unto itself there. Equally, CEO Bob Chapek embarrassingly caved to staff protests in front of his offices for rightly deciding to stay out of state-level politics. But as rainbow-colored signs carried by his employees pointed out to him, the "bigot" was responsible for Disney's many egregious "human rights abuses" by not inserting the company into the debate over legislation passed by Florida legislators and signed into law by a duly elected governor.
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During the days of Walt Disney or any other responsible CEO willing to man up and hold his ground on a reasonable executive decision, such an act of willful insubordination by employees would have been followed by a flurry of pink slips. It would not have been rewarded with a pathetic apology and concession to a mob of his own workers. He has earned Disney's precipitous falling stock price. (Sell, sell, sell, if you own.)
Speaking on behalf of Disney, Mr. Chapek suddenly has an awful lot to say about a very popular bill that's supported by over 70% of Floridians. One that simply empowers parents to have a say about when their small children get to learn about genitals, hormone treatments and sex change. One would think of all places this would be acceptable in the kid-focused Magic Kingdom.
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But no longer. This ignominious fall from grace for a once respectable Hollywood-based, family-oriented entertainment company was sadly all too predictable after going full "woke." And now they are actively working to grease the skids on the nightmarish slippery slope our once "Nation Under God" finds herself on.
Tragically, we've had to learn the hard way that America has chosen the wrong culture curators. We errantly placed a high level of trust and confidence in dysfunctional Hollywood types to shape our culture and our personal lives through ubiquitous entertainment. You know, the types who will use the disproportionate power of celebrity to indignantly slap you in the face at the first perceived offense to their ever-changing set of "values," figuratively or literally.
Scripture puts it this way, "Confidence in an unfaithful man is like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint." Well said. The next Disney CEO would do well to post that over his or her desk along with a placard stating, "The buck stops here. Like it or leave it."
Placing confidence in the increasingly dysfunctional discernment of Hollywood has predictably betrayed American culture and the nations that once looked to us as a Shining City on the Hill. Certain among them even feel increasingly justified calling us "the great Satan" as entertainment executives double down on their commitment to reeducate children around the world.
And lest you think they find virtue in all of this, let me correct the record. They are doing all this for profit believing it the populist movement du jure. Let me explain.
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Call it the "greed-is-good syndrome." MTV's boardroom of moral relativists was one of the first entertainment companies to decide that throwing your kids under the bus along with the values America once held dear in exchange for obscene levels of profit was a perfectly acceptable thing to do. Even a PBS special at the time entitled "The Merchants of Cool" said of MTV and its corporate advertising enablers that they were collectively "guilty of grabbing kids below the belt and reaching for their wallets." Again, well said.
However, there's another verse that comes to mind for those eager to sell out your kids to line their pockets and buy homes in Beverly Hills: "If you harm one of these little ones it would be better for you if a millstone be tied around your neck, and you be cast into the sea."
But in a fast-moving, post-modern, "Hollywood culture" that places little to no value on life, there isn't time to contemplate such eternal consequence. If a child makes it past the deadly battle zone that has become the womb and into a publicly funded classroom, Disney now insists parents should entrust politically, ideologically driven strangers to talk to them about their genitals and sexual orientation before they are comfortable doing so. My, how the innocent little mouse has fallen. And if you think it's bad today, just wait a year.
Thankfully, the still-thinking majority in America has awakened from its temporary stupor and is fed up with soulless, "woke corporations" setting the standard by which the rest of us must live, or else. It will come as no surprise to you that such soulless corporations learned a long time ago that sex sells. So, count on them being willing to cash in on every possible variation they and their like-minded, cultural-wrecking-ball cohorts can dream up. If you think it's bad today, just wait a year.
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Likewise, we've had it with a nakedly self-serving political class that pretends to "protect" entirely new classes of sexual "minority" constituents while feigning outrage over the majority's Judeo-Christian values. No protection for you, I'm afraid.
It's rightly said that in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man rules. Lord willing, we are no longer wandering blindly about thinking we can't possibly change what companies like Disney have been doing to our families in America. The truth is, you hold all the cards and just happen to be the productive class. Even soulless politicians and corporations need your vote and your hard-earned money. Please visit 2ndvote.com for a list of companies that don't hate you and the values you hold dear.
On that note, spoken as the granddad of two very young Americans, I've canceled my Disney subscriptions and any plans to visit their theme parks this summer. In good conscience I can no longer enable the tormented executives who are trying to steamroll families with absurd and culturally destructive ideas.
Bye-bye, Mickey, we'll miss you – the Mickey you were, I mean. Maybe one day you'll recover from your cultural insanity, and we'll be able to enjoy you and the missus once again. Oh, and Disney executives, the Fairy Godmother was always a woman. Don't you remember?
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David McQuade founded cable channel Z Music Television, "The Positive Alternative" to MTV, and has worked extensively in the television and film industry for over three decades as an executive and media strategist.
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Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:
- 3/31/2022 – Snowflake is now covered by analysts at StockNews.com. They set a “sell” rating on the stock.
- 3/31/2022 – Snowflake is now covered by analysts at Atlantic Securities. They set a “neutral” rating and a $240.00 price target on the stock.
- 3/29/2022 – Snowflake was downgraded by analysts at Exane BNP Paribas from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating. They now have a $190.00 price target on the stock.
- 3/29/2022 – Snowflake was downgraded by analysts at BNP Paribas from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating. They now have a $190.00 price target on the stock.
- 3/24/2022 – Snowflake had its price target lowered by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $400.00 to $350.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
- 3/3/2022 – Snowflake had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $367.00 to $313.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
- 3/3/2022 – Snowflake had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $390.00 to $355.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
- 3/3/2022 – Snowflake had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Sandler from $397.00 to $300.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
- 3/3/2022 – Snowflake had its price target lowered by analysts at Credit Suisse Group AG from $465.00 to $415.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
- 3/3/2022 – Snowflake had its price target lowered by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities from $380.00 to $325.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
- 3/3/2022 – Snowflake had its price target lowered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $300.00 to $230.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
- 3/3/2022 – Snowflake had its price target lowered by analysts at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from $360.00 to $210.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
- 3/3/2022 – Snowflake had its price target lowered by analysts at BTIG Research from $435.00 to $359.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
- 3/3/2022 – Snowflake had its price target lowered by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $375.00 to $300.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
- 3/3/2022 – Snowflake had its price target lowered by analysts at Mizuho from $410.00 to $370.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
- 3/3/2022 – Snowflake had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $370.00 to $310.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
- 3/3/2022 – Snowflake had its price target lowered by analysts at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from $360.00 to $210.00.
- 3/3/2022 – Snowflake had its price target lowered by analysts at Evercore ISI from $400.00 to $344.00.
- 2/28/2022 – Snowflake had its price target lowered by analysts at Cowen Inc from $450.00 to $410.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
- 2/15/2022 – Snowflake had its price target lowered by analysts at Mizuho from $450.00 to $410.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
- 2/7/2022 – Snowflake was upgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $390.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $344.00.
Shares of SNOW traded down $2.50 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $229.13. 3,827,330 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,584,130. The company has a market capitalization of $70.18 billion, a PE ratio of -100.50 and a beta of 1.71. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $248.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $305.42. Snowflake Inc. has a one year low of $164.29 and a one year high of $405.00.
Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW – Get Rating) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, March 2nd. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.09. Snowflake had a negative return on equity of 13.50% and a negative net margin of 55.76%. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.70) earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that Snowflake Inc. will post -1.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Snowflake during the fourth quarter valued at about $214,000. American Trust bought a new position in Snowflake during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,182,000. City Holding Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Snowflake in the fourth quarter valued at about $53,000. Evergreen Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Snowflake by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 19,782 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,701,000 after purchasing an additional 968 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Snowflake in the fourth quarter valued at about $680,165,000. Institutional investors own 68.05% of the company’s stock.
Snowflake Inc provides cloud-based data platform in the United States and internationally. The company's platform offers Data Cloud, an ecosystem that enables customers to consolidate data into a single source of truth to drive meaningful business insights, build data-driven applications, and share data.
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The counting is over in the second union election at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. But it's too close to call.
There were 993 "no" votes and 875 "yes" votes, but more than 400 contested ballots remain. According to the National Labor Relations Board, there will be a hearing within a few weeks to decide if any of the challenged ballots will be opened and counted.
More than 6,100 workers were eligible to vote in the do-over election, which was ordered after the NLRB found that Amazon had improperly interfered in last year's tally.
Turnout in this year's vote was down from last year when over half of eligible voters cast ballots. But among those who actually voted this time around, there was greater support for the union. Last year, workers voted more than 2-to-1 against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, a well-established national union.
"This time around we were able to educate more about unions," said Jennifer Bates, a warehouse employee, noting that organizers were able to get closer to workers now that the pandemic has eased.
The RWDSU called for every vote to be counted.
"The tenacity and courage of these workers never wavered in this unnecessarily long process," said RWDSU president Stuart Appelbaum in a statement. "Workers will have to wait just a little bit longer to ensure their voices are heard."
Meanwhile in a separate Amazon union election on Staten Island in New York, the vote count will continue Friday morning. Roughly 8,000 workers were eligible to vote on whether to join the Amazon Labor Union, an upstart organization led by former and current Amazon warehouse employees. With ballots still to count, the union is in the lead, with 1,518 voting yes so far, and 1,154 voting no.
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Diet that can beat diabetes even if you are slim is hailed as a 'game-changer' by researchers
- People with type 2 diabetes could reverse their condition with a new diet
- Even if not overweight, a diet of shakes and vegetables can reverse the diabetes
- The study could help over 400,000 'normal-weight' people with the condition
A ‘game-changing’ diet can help people with type 2 diabetes reverse the condition – even when they are not overweight.
Experts previously found it can be reversed through dramatic weight loss, with most sufferers being overweight or obese.
Now a study putting ‘normal-weight’ people on a diet of shakes and vegetables has found they, too, can do it.
A combination of nutritional shakes and vegetables can help reverse type 2 diabetes in people, even if they are not overweight
The diet of shakes and veg (file photo) , followed by weeks of eating healthily, saw 70% of those in the trial reverse their diabetes
Around 10 per cent of those with diabetes fall into this category – more than 400,000 people across the UK.
Researchers led by the University of Newcastle recruited 20 people with a normal body mass index (BMI) and type 2 diabetes.
Most were found to have a high amount of fat in their liver or pancreas, putting them in a group known as TOFIs – thin on the outside and fat on the inside.
But losing weight on the shakes and veg diet, followed by weeks of eating sensibly, saw 70 per cent of those in the trial reverse their diabetes.
Professor Roy Taylor, who presented the results at the 2022 Diabetes UK Professional Conference this week, said: ‘Everyone has a weight threshold. Above that, they might develop type 2 diabetes. For the majority who have had diabetes for less than six years, they can reverse it through careful weight loss in consultation with a doctor.’
The study group were taken off their medication and put on a diet of nutritional shakes and veg for two to four weeks.
Half went into remission immediately, and another four after repeating the diet once or twice more.
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The counting is over in the second union election at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. But it's too close to call.
There were 993 "no" votes and 875 "yes" votes, but more than 400 contested ballots remain. According to the National Labor Relations Board, there will be a hearing within a few weeks to decide if any of the challenged ballots will be opened and counted.
More than 6,100 workers were eligible to vote in the do-over election, which was ordered after the NLRB found that Amazon had improperly interfered in last year's tally.
Turnout in this year's vote was down from last year when over half of eligible voters cast ballots. But among those who actually voted this time around, there was greater support for the union. Last year, workers voted more than 2-to-1 against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, a well-established national union.
"This time around we were able to educate more about unions," said Jennifer Bates, a warehouse employee, noting that organizers were able to get closer to workers now that the pandemic has eased.
The RWDSU called for every vote to be counted.
"The tenacity and courage of these workers never wavered in this unnecessarily long process," said RWDSU president Stuart Appelbaum in a statement. "Workers will have to wait just a little bit longer to ensure their voices are heard."
Meanwhile in a separate Amazon union election on Staten Island in New York, the vote count will continue Friday morning. Roughly 8,000 workers were eligible to vote on whether to join the Amazon Labor Union, an upstart organization led by former and current Amazon warehouse employees. With ballots still to count, the union is in the lead, with 1,518 voting yes so far, and 1,154 voting no.
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Bids for Kids auction open through Sunday
QUINCY (WGEM) - Beginning Thursday you can participate in an online auction while simultaneously helping the kids of Adams County.
Bids for Kids, the annual Quincy Noon Kiwanis fundraiser, began Thursday at noon and runs until 7:00 p.m. April 3rd.
The auction features hundreds of items with anything from tools and sports memorabilia to decorations and lotions.
Mike Jenkins, a member of the Quincy Noon Kiwanis Club, said all of the proceeds go toward helping kids in the Adams County area.
“This is the Quincy Noon Kiwanis biggest fundraiser of the year. This is the granddaddy of them all. This is what allows us to make as much money as we can that then goes out to service childhood agencies and organizations, basically organizations that help children’s causes,” said Jenkins.
Jenkins said last year the fundraiser raised around $40,000 and they are hoping to raise even more this time around.
“We set the bar really high last year, and we certainly hope to exceed what we made last year and the great thing about this auction is that 100 percent of everything that comes in, goes right back out to help service those agencies and organizations that help kids,” said Jenkins.
Jenkins said the money has gone toward Chaddock, Transitions, Big Brothers and Sisters and more.
He said he is grateful for all the businesses and everyone in the Quincy area for giving to this charitable cause over the years.
Jenkins said the auction is continuing this year in an online format so people from all over can participate and not have to drive to Quincy. This also allows the auction to last longer.
If you are interested in participating, head to bidsforkids.auction and select the register for free option in the top right of the page.
After registering, Jenkins said you will have to verify your email address before scrolling through the pages of items.
You can find out more about the auction and the Quincy Noon Kiwanis here.
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Canton business owner helps animals injured in Ukraine war
CANTON, CT (WFSB) – A Canton business owner spent an entire week in Poland to help animals in Ukraine.
Dogs and cats were brought to a Polish veterinarian that have been hurt or lost.
Heartbreaking images of injured animals from the war in Ukraine show dogs sitting in cages waiting to be treated or are recovering.
Marissa Squires was there to help.
“It’s really hard to ignore all the people suffering and struggling. My expertise is with the animals so if they could use me over there than I wanted to be there as much as I could,” said Squires.
Squires is the owner of Dogology, a dog training facility, pet supply store and puppy daycare in Canton.
Before opening her business, she was a veterinarian technician.
She spent one week working with a veterinarian in Poland, five miles from the Ukrainian border.
“There’s many different areas in this veterinarian hospital/shelter. Some are for dogs that are injured. Some are for dogs that are sick. Some are holding areas to ensure they are healthy enough to go to a different area.
She says they were treating 15 to 30 animals a day.
The facility is one of four locations in Poland.
Squires says some families were forced to leave their pets behind.
“Some of the dogs you see are clearly pets, very friendly. They’re very scared and displaced,” she said. “Whenever you’re crossing any border they want to make sure the dog is up to date on vaccines. They are don’t have any illness and when people didn’t have that paperwork, they couldn’t bring them.
Squires wishes she could have stayed in Poland longer.
“When you’re there and there is such need, you’re volunteering for 10, 12, 14 hours, you don’t have time to process it. You’re on task. You’re helping these animals. You’re doing everything you can and you don’t have time to look around and think about all of it,” she said.
She helped countless animals.
Now being back home, the emotions finally hit her.
“When you stop and think about everything you’ve seen. It’s very overwhelming,” Squires said.
There is a fundraiser set up to help the animals. You can see Marissa’s fundraiser for Centrum Adopcyjne “Ada” here.
Marissa’s journey can be seen on Instagram here.
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Dr. Radek the creator, owner and head veterinarian.
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At least part of the Fonner Park quarantine is now over.
On March 12, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture issued a quarantine keeping any horses from leaving Fonner Park because of the Equine Herpes virus that led to the euthanization of two horses in Barn R.
But the disease has been confined to just Barn R, so the general quarantine ends on Friday. However, the horses in Barn R remain under quarantine and will not be able to race for a bit longer.
“Some horses in quarantine are still testing positive (for EHM) at a very low number but are on the improve,” said Dr. David Redechel DVM, the Nebraska Racing & Gaming Commission veterinarian. “I am hopeful in a week’s time that the Barn R quarantine will also be dropped.”
Fonner Park CEO Chris Kotulak is hopeful as well.
“I am very proud of the horsemen at Fonner Park who engaged in a sudden change of policy to help prevent any spread of the EHM virus,” Kotulak said. “It is bad that some horses will remain in quarantine a bit longer. But it is outstanding that most horses are now free to leave the stable area and even better that we can now receive horses so that trainers and owners can resume their livelihood and interests.”
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Anicell Biotech has been treating the horses in Barn R with a new drug to not only help prevent the spread of the virus, but also help the horses that tested positive.
“I truly believe that without the Anicell Biotech treatment many horses and horsemen would still be in a dire setting,” Kotulak said.
This news comes just as Fonner Park is hitting the midway point of its 37-day live meet this weekend. It’s been quite a ride so far.
The stands have been packed on Saturdays, and the Sunday family day has proven to be a popular event with $1 hotdogs and pop from 1 to 3 p.m.
The camel and ostrich races drew an estimated crowd of 7,500 on Sunday, down a bit from the estimated 11,000 when they first hit the Fonner Park track in 2019.
Kotulak said there were several factors involved that produced a smaller crowd this year.
One reason is the sun was shining on Sunday, but the temperature was a bit cool. Another is that Fonner Park was so packed three years ago that patrons were elbow to elbow. Some may not have wanted to deal with that again.
And Kotulak said maybe he was a bit aggressive in his vocal approach as he cautioned people about what they would deal with on Sunday.
“I was rather forward in saying hey look, be prepared for heavy traffic, expect lines, be patient, all of that stuff,” he said. “Maybe I was too aggressive so that people might have just said, ‘I’m not going into that again.’”
Kotulak said there were lines for food and beverages, but with added food options on hand they weren’t that bad.
“It was a really nice balance of service and offerings to the patrons, be it food or beverages,” Kotulak said.
Kotulak said if they have the camel and ostrich races again, he’d rather not have it this early in the season.
“I would prefer to have it a little bit later in the year and if we have to do it in late March again, I don’t know if that’s the best idea,” he said. “So we’re playing our cards as best as we possibly can on that.”
Fonner Park has some more attractions coming in the second half of the meet, including the first T-Rex races on April 16, the day before Easter.
And later there will be a “Cause for Paws” on April 24.
“People are going to be able to bring their dogs to the races on a leash,” Kotulak said. “We’ll have a dog costume contest and we’ll have a best trick contest.”
There will, of course, be plenty of horse racing too.
Armando Martinez, who won the jockey title in 2020 and finished just one behind Jake Olesiak in 2021, has a comfortable lead in that race with 37 wins. Kevin Roman, a newcomer to Fonner Park, has 24 with Olesiak and Dakota Wood close behind at 21.
Isai Gonzalez, a three-time trainer champ at Fonner, has 23 wins and a narrow one-win lead over Mark Hibdon at 22. Kelli Martinez is third with 17.
Hoofprints
— The Dinsdale Pick 5 Jackpot has a carryover of $92,596 heading into Friday. Kotulak has announced that jackpot will be paid out on Bosseman Day on Saturday, April 30, if it doesn’t go out before that.
— Eight races are on tap Friday with a first-race post time of 3 p.m. Nebraska’s most ridiculous happy hour will run from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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China is exploring a possible high-speed “missile train” that can whizz part of its nuclear arsenal around the country and make it more difficult to track and destroy, The Times, UK reported.
The research into a so-called doomsday train is a signal that the country is exploring new strategies for war as it modernises its military.
The study says that a rail-based launch is harder to detect because the weapons are constantly on the move and any enemy damage to rails by enemy strikes can be quickly repaired, The Times, UK reported.
According to the proposed concept, outlined in the journal of Southwestern Jiaotong University, the military railroad missile system is harder to detect because it is constantly on the move, and any damage to the tracks by the enemy can be quickly repaired, the publication notes, RT reported.
According to some reports, in 2015, mobile tests of the Dongfeng-41 intercontinental missile were carried out on the railways of the Middle Kingdom. However, there is no evidence that China has already built a launch platform.
However, according to the researchers, China’s extensive rail network provides ” favourable conditions ” for rail-launched rockets. After all, the length of roads for high-speed trains in China is at least 40,000 km – more than in any other country in the world.
In recent years, Beijing has increased its nuclear capability. So, satellite images show that in the eastern part of the far western region of Xinjiang, a “new launch complex with an area of about 800 square km” has been built, The Times notes.
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Wapello School District makes initial offer to Wapello Education Association
WAPELLO — The initial offer presented Wednesday by the Wapello School District to the Wapello Education Association proposes $900 added to the current base salary of $30,177, along with normal step and lane movements.
The district also proposed a reopener clause and other matters mutually agreed upon by both parties for the remainder of the contract years. Last year, the two groups agreed to a contract period running to June 30, 2026, although the current proposal would cover 2022-23.
The school district also included several proposed contract wording modifications.
The WEA presented its initial proposal on March 18.
It called for a $1,000 increase in the base salary and normal step and lane movement.
The WEA also proposed combining personal sick, family sick and personal days into one category. Leave would be 15 days a year with rollover totaling up to 120 sick days. Sick leave could be taken in increments of one hour, half day or one full day.
It also proposed changing the number of contract days to 190.
An additional WEA proposal called for a health benefit committee to be created that would help research best insurance options for district employees.
Several contract wording changes were also included in the WEA proposal.
Initial proposals are presented in open session and the two sides then begin private negotiations. Matt Smith and Brandon Marquardt are serving as the district’s negotiators this year.
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The third member of the Warriors’ Run TMC trio will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this summer.
Tim Hardaway has received the call from the Hall, joining Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin to complete the Golden State trifecta.
NBC Sports Bay Area’s Monte Poole first reported the news. A source confirmed Hardaway’s induction to sports editor Bud Geracie. The official announcement is expected Saturday.
Hardaway played the first six-and-a-half years of his career with the Warriors, earning three All-Star nods and orchestrating Don Nelson’s entertaining, up-and-down style of basketball that energized Bay Area fans. He averaged 9.3 assists per game over five-plus seasons with the Warriors, along with 19.8 points.
The Warriors’ Run TMC era lasted just two seasons as it ended when Richmond was traded to Sacramento following Golden State’s exciting 1991 playoff run, which included a first-round upset over David Robinson’s Spurs.
Proving the phenomenon of the Warriors’ fast-paced play didn’t die down even after Richmond left, McDonald’s even began marketing a “Tim and Chris Burger” in the Bay Area in 1992. The fast food chain’s televised ad featured Hardaway and Mullin arguing over it was called a “Tim and Chris Burger” or a “Chris and Tim Burger.”
Their televised dilemma was nothing compared to what Warriors opponents faced each night back then.
“We called it controlled chaos,” Hardaway said when he was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame four years ago. “We knew how to move without the basketball, set back screens, and we knew how to create and take advantage of mismatches.”
Hardaway may be the last of the Run TMC stars to make it to the Hall of Fame, but there was no doubt which of the three made them go.
“He was the catalyst. He was the one who was driving the ship,” Richmond once told this news organization. “Right before training camp, I remember Nellie brought the whole team together and said, `Tim is the quarterback. Just run the floor and he’ll find you.’ ”
In just his second year in the league, Hardaway was already electrifying while averaging 22.9 points, 9.7 assists and 2.6 steals. Combined with Mullin’s 25.9 points per game and Richmond’s 23.9, the threesome averaged a whopping 72.5 points per game.
The Warriors were among the top three scoring teams in the NBA for the first five years of Hardaway’s career, including the 1993-94 season he missed with a knee injury while rookie Chris Webber emerged as another star.
The 1996 trade that sent Hardaway to Miami was one of several moves that plummeted the Warriors from the playoffs into the NBA’s basement.
Hardaway played parts of six seasons with the Heat, getting two more All-Star accolades, before finishing his career with two seasons split between Dallas, Denver and Indiana. His No. 10 jersey was retired by Miami.
Reports indicate Spurs star Manu Ginoblili and WNBA great Swin Cash will also be inducted, along with former Warriors coach George Karl and collegiate coach Bob Huggins.
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WOLF POINT — The sound of boxing gloves clashing echoed faintly down Wolf Point's darkened Main Street.
As kids peered in the windows to catch a glimpse of the action on that night in 2010, Doug Garfield continued on, giving his three sons a boxing lesson. As he did, more kids gathered eagerly at the door.
Garfield was already beginning to see what boxing could do for the next generation on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in northeastern Montana — the powerful connection between the physical sport of boxing and the tough life many of these kids were living was undeniable.
Garfield, a registered Sioux Assiniboine tribal member, didn't intentionally set out to run a club, but as he let the wide-eyed kids through the open door, he saw himself fitting into the equation in more ways than one.
It also brought back a memory he would rather forget.
Rewind more than three decades, to 1979, and the integral role boxing began to play in his own life growing up on the southern edge of the reservation.
Just a kid at the time, he recalled sitting in his living room looking through the window, which gave way to the front lawn. He proceeded to witness the tragic event that gave his youth boxing club its very name.
His uncle, Willy Blue Earth, was shot dead outside his house. Willy was a star boxer and still in his prime.
Willie's coach, Roy Harris, had just lost his own son a few years prior and thought of Willy like another son. So, he decided to name the boxing club in his honor — The Blue Earth Boxing Club.
It is the same club Garfield would come to know well throughout his life, as Harris was so much more than a boxing coach.
Three decades later, Garfield now carries the torch for the younger generations: Partly to give back to his community, partly to fill that fatherly role for the many that need it, and partly in honor of Harris, who died in 2014.
But he undoubtedly carries the torch because he can’t afford not to. The community can’t afford for him not to. He personally knows many of these kids and their families and he’s filling a void nobody else can.
On any given night, anywhere from five to 20 youth walk through the doors of a seemingly lifeless building.
Some are there to pass the time after school before they go home to harsh reality. Others are learning to defend themselves from a bully at school. Many are deciding what path they want to take as they wander between the streets and the ring.
“I don't claim to know everything about the sport, but I’m here," Garfield said. "Four nights a week, sometimes more, I show up for these kids because I care.”
Garfield, a talented boxer in his younger days, is no stranger to living on the streets with drugs and alcohol dictating every step. At age 16, he dropped out of Wolf Point High School.
A couple years later, he was at a place in his life where the only two options seemingly were death or prison.
When prison came knocking at the age of 18 for burglary, theft and assault on a police officer, Garfield ironically felt liberated for the first time in a long time.
“I was so relieved when they finally caught me," he said. "I knew this kind of a life was coming to an end and I could finally get away from it all and change my future. I knew there was more out there for me.”
Four years in prison changed Garfield in a way that nothing else could, he said. He read, exercised, pondered life and set goals. When he was freed, he wanted to be the best father he could and live a sober lifestyle.
Looking back on his journey, Garfield always found an outlet in fighting. He fought for his friends and family, he fought over drugs and alcohol. He fought to protect himself from bullies in his youth and he fought because he was good at it.
The difference between now and then is finding a way to put those skills to productive use.
Looking out onto the streets of the reservation is like looking in the mirror for Garfield. He knows it all too well — the ups and downs, the unpredictability, and the pain and suffering.
If he could teach these kids to use boxing as a positive way to release the negative energy, he knew he’d be able to make a difference in a community he is now trying to protect.
“Boxing builds character. It’s a way to physically get your anger out and that’s really what these kids need," he said. "It teaches them discipline and a different way to live.”
Garfield doesn’t sit on the sidelines four nights a week and count down the minutes until he can close the gym doors and return home.
He’s invested far beyond that, and to say he relates to the kids is an understatement. He shares the details about his own life choices with these kids and says they look up to him because he’s lived it.
“I‘ve had a couple kids come in here and tell me this has changed their life," he said. "It’s brought their confidence up and they are no longer bullied at school.”
Operating the boxing club hasn’t always been smooth, though. Challenges have piled up in recent years.
“Our current tribal building is not ideal for practicing in," he said. "The stairs are old and I don't know how much longer they can take the weight of moving the boxing equipment up and down repetitively.”
Garfield admits it’s getting tough to keep it going.
The building does not have air conditionining and can reach up to 110 degrees in the summer. It has some electrical issues as well and lacks the necessary space to run the club how he’d like.
A few years ago, he was able to purchase a new boxing ring with some grant money, but it is currently stacked up against the walls because it is too large for the current location.
The community, for the most part, has rallied around the club and was recently able to purchase a trailer for his equipment. The trailer also allows for an easier time loading and unloading at competitions.
“Sixty percent of the kids’ parents support me and the other 40 percent don’t even know they’re here," Garfield said. "I’d like to see some support from the tribes, too.”
Aside from the physical challenges, there’s the emotional side. Watching some kids choose the streets is heartbreaking, but it’s part of the storm Garfield is willing to weather.
He can’t help but imagine a day where he can put on local competitions. A day where he has the financial means to take more kids to events. A day where he has an assistant coach to help bear the load.
But what he’d like to see the most is for the kids to have an opportunity to perform in front of their friends and families.
Wolf Point mayor Chris Dschaak said he would like to see the program flourish as well. His son has participated in the boxing club, and Dschaak has nothing but praise.
“For one thing, Doug does not discriminate," Dschaak said. "He will bring in any and all kids who are willing to put in the time and abide by the rules. These kids need this — they don't have the structure at home and they want it. He offers them an outlet and shows them tough-love.”
The longtime Wolf Point resident knows the potential a program like this could have on the community, but he is quick to note one big hurdle.
“The only thing holding this program back from its full potential is monetary funding,” Dschaak said.
For now, Garfield will make due with the space he has and continue to allow kids to participate for free. He said he will make the most of every second with each kid that is brave enough to walk through the doors.
Garfield will continue to fit as many kids as safely possible in his car and drive them to competitions all across Montana and in the Dakotas.
After all, the long drive may be just as important as the fight itself.
“I get their attention by sharing bits and pieces about my life and fighting," Garfield said. "I try to instill a code of honor — a way to live. I always tell them to be humble, be confident and protect the weak.”
Garfield can see his own life coming full circle and he’s set out to do what he promised he would in the confinement of that cold cell he called home for four years. The one person who reminds him of how far he’s come is his son, Mason.
Mason recently placed second at the Class B state wrestling meet at 205 pounds for Wolf Point. He also excels at the shot put and discus, having made state in both events as a junior.
“He is just an amazing kid," Garfield said. "I can’t take full credit. He gets along well with his coaches, teammates and teachers. He is respectful and listens to my advice - he has let me guide him on this journey.”
The Blue Earth Boxing Club is for kids like Mason. It’s also for the youth who need a second chance. And it’s for the community — to protect local businesses from vandalism and theft, to help make the schools and town safer.
“I’m on the frontlines here, so to speak," Garfield said. "I’m working directly with these kids who are bringing this community down. The ones who pull guns and knives — I’m here trying to change that.”
In spite of some frustration, Garfield knows he’s exactly where he needs to be.
As he holds the “Blue Earth AAU Certificate” in his hand dating to 1979, he’ll continue the fight for Roy, Willy, the community of Wolf Point — and the legacy of the Blue Earth Boxing Club.
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Germanna Community College received a $250,000 gift in honor of the late Douglas Quarles Jr.—owner of Quarles Petroleum—and his wife, Kathryn.
The donation, from the Quarles’ daughter Kitty Wafle and her husband Ben, is in support of Germanna’s Early College program, which allows students to complete associate degrees in arts or sciences while still enrolled in area high school.
Wafle said her parents loved the Fredericksburg area.
“They had a good life here and believed in giving back to the area that was their home,” she said. “Supporting the Early College program is another way to remember the community that was so important to them.”
The Early College program is a way to reduce the overall expense of higher education by shortening the time to graduation, and according to the U.S. Department of Education, college credits earned prior to high school graduation increase the likelihood of graduation.
“We are grateful for this fabulous gift,” said Bruce Davis, Germanna’s special assistant to the president for institutional advancement and executive director of the college’s foundation, in a press release from Germanna.
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He noted that Early College programs save students “thousands in tuition and related college expenses.”
Germanna’s president, Janet Gullickson, said in the press release that the Quarles family “has always been respected for their business and civic leadership.”
“It is humbling that they chose to help those who need it most: the student in need of a helping hand to get to college,” Gullickson said.
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Hindu extremists in the National Capital Territory of Delhi last month tied a pastor to a post at a busy intersection and beat him before hundreds of people, but police have yet to make arrests.
Accusing Pastor Kelom Kalyan Tete of forcible conversion as they beat him, Hindu extremists on Feb. 25 then abducted the bleeding pastor, bound his hands and tied him to an iron rod that divides a road into two at Fatehpur Beri Chowk crossroad in South Delhi, Pastor Tete said.
Though the attack took place in daylight in view of hundreds of people in a busy market area, police have yet to make arrests. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Harsha Vardhan said on March 4 that officers had questioned people and the investigation was ongoing.
In a video on social media, the bound Pastor Tete is seen sobbing as more than 150 people – including schoolchildren in uniform – surround him, taunt him and strike him.
Pastor Tete, 35, told Morning Star News that the assailants incited the schoolchildren and other passersby to shout, “Hail lord Ram” and to hit him for alleged conversion activities.
“A huge crowd of around 150-200 people surrounded me and assaulted me, including schoolchildren who kicked me with their legs,” said Pastor Tete, who was punched and kicked in the head, chest, stomach, back and repeatedly slapped in the face.
“They hit me on my head so many times that I began to bleed from my nose and mouth – I thought that my nose bone was broken,” he told Morning Star News. “They got water and splashed it on my face, wiped the blood that was oozing out with a handkerchief and started to hit me again.”
The Hindu extremists had seized his phone, bag, Bible, motorbike, helmet and vehicle documents. Initially he had been beaten about four miles away at the Bhati Mines area at about 10:15 a.m., from which he was abducted, bound and beaten until about noon, he said.
“I was silent like Jesus was on the cross,” Pastor Tete said. “All my strength was gone. My vision became blurred, and I was not able to hear properly because of being slapped hard on my face repeatedly. I lost my voice for some time and was not able to further shout for help.”
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A security vendor's recent analysis of Rockwell Automation's programmable logic controller (PLC) platform has uncovered two serious vulnerabilities that give attackers a way to modify automation processes and potentially disrupt industrial operations, cause physical damage to factories, or take other malicious actions.
Researchers from Claroty Team82 discovered the vulnerabilities and this week described them as being Stuxnet-like in nature because of how they allow attackers to run malicious code on a PLC without triggering any obviously unusual behavior.
Rockwell Automation simultaneously published advisories on the two flaws for its customers. The advisories are accessible here and here, to those who have an account.
The vulnerabilities prompted an alert from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Thursday that points organizations using the affected components to mitigation measures and a detection method for addressing the threat. The agency says the vulnerabilities impact critical infrastructure sector organizations around the world. It identifies the vulnerabilities as involving low attack complexity and one of them as being remotely exploitable.
Remotely Exploitable Vulnerability
The remotely exploitable vulnerability (CVE-2022-1161) has a maximum severity rating of 10 and is present in PLC firmware running on Rockwell's ControlLogix, CompactLogix, and GuardLogix lines of control systems.
These are the leading lines of PLCs in Rockwell's catalog, says Amir Preminger, vice president of research at Claroty. "These devices are common in almost all verticals including automotive, food & beverage, and oil & gas," Preminger says. "The only industry that we can think of where we wouldn't expect to see them is power transmission and distribution."
Preminger says the vulnerability is tied to the fact the PLC stores the executable file — or bytecode — and the source code (aka textual code) in separate locations on the PLC. This gives attackers a way to modify the bytecode without changing the source code.
"The PLC doesn't require the two to be compatible," Preminger says. "When an engineer connects to a PLC, they would see the same textual code running, while the bytecode that was altered results in malicious code running without any indication of change." Claroty identified 17 Rockwell PLC models as being affected.
CISA's alert said the issue stemmed from a failure to control inclusion of functionality from an untrusted sphere. Its recommendations for addressing the problem are available here.
Code Injection Vulnerability
The second vulnerability (CVE-2022-1159) is present in Rockwell's Studio 5000 Logix Designer, the software that engineers use to program its PLCs. The software allows engineers to develop, compile, and transfer newly developed logic to the company's line of programmable logic controllers.
It's common for engineers in operational technology environments to make upgrades to the complex logic in PLCs to improve, tweak, or modify whatever process the PLC is controlling, Preminger says. The vulnerability in Studio 5000 Logix Designer allows an attacker that already has administrative access on the workstation running the software to hijack the compilation process and inject malicious code, which they can then execute on the PLC without triggering any alert.
"CVE-2022-1159 enables an attacker to alter code as it is being compiled without the user's knowledge," Preminger says. "This could result in alteration of the logic that the engineer thought they were transferring to the PLC."
The vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of 7.7 out of 10, which makes it high priority but not necessarily a critical vulnerability. CISA's advisory for the flaw called it a code injection issue.
Potential for Stuxnet-Like Attacks?
Both vulnerabilities exist in different Rockwell Automation components. But they enable attackers to essentially do the same thing: to change the logic flow in a PLC to trigger new commands being set to the physical devices that are being controlled by the system. As an example, Claroty researchers said they changed certain tags — or automation processes variables — to different values, which in a real-life situation could have resulted in things like engine speeds being manipulated to cause significant damage to an automation process.
"This is a Stuxnet-type of attack because Stuxnet was the first reported attack that concealed executed bytecode on a PLC while letting engineers believe that normal code was executed," Preminger says. "Stuxnet altered all the visual indications that something else was running which, in Stuxnet's case, resulted in centrifuges spinning faster than what was intended and causing an unexpected result."
Concerns over ICS security are by no means new. But they have been heightening in recent years. A recent study from Claroty found a 52% increase in reported ICS vulnerabilities in 2021 compared to 2020. That's significantly higher growth compared to the 25% increase in disclosed ICS vulnerabilities between 2019 and 2020. Of the 82 vendors whose ICS products contained vulnerabilities last year, 21 had not previously reported any flaws, meaning researchers have begun more broadly hunting for ICS bugs.
A previous report that Claroty released last year showed that 90% of the disclosed vulnerabilities in the first six months of 2021 had low attack complexity and 71% had severity ratings of 'high' or 'critical'. More than six in 10 (61%) were remotely executable, and 74% did not require any privileges to execute.
Attacks like the one on Colonial Pipeline and reports like the one the FBI recently issued about the operators of the infamous Triton malware continuing to attack energy sector organizations — in the same way they did at a Saudi Arabian energy firm in 2017 — have significantly exacerbated those concerns. Such concerns have contributed to significant new investments and initiatives around cybersecurity from the US government over the past year.
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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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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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This is the 4th and final team that FC Dallas has in the 2022 Dallas Cup U19s. This version is coached by Oscar Borgarello and they too play in the Dallas Classic League Division 1.
All the non-Academy teams are outside my radar, some more so than others. I do my best with the info I can find but if you have any to share please reach out. Twitter @3rdDegreeNet.
FC Dallas Youth 03
Coach: Oscar Borgarello
Bracket A: Everton College (England), Grande Sports Academy Barca 03, Solar SC U19 MLS Next
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The ‘disrespected superstar’, Ben Simmons factor and Jokic vs Embiid battle — NBA MVP State of Play
With just two weeks left in the season, the NBA’s MVP race is heating up and according to the latest straw poll, it is still a two-horse affair.
And it is hard to argue that Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic have not been the two most valuable players this season when looking at the numbers.
But the numbers only tell half of the story.
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Regardless of whether it is fair or not, the MVP race is not just about numbers — it is narrative-driven.
And some of the other contenders have the more compelling narrative.
Here, foxsports.com.au looks at the top five MVP candidates, what their numbers say of their chances and how their storylines could influence the final vote.
NIKOLA JOKIC
Stats line (per game): 26.3 points, 13.6 rebounds, 8.0 assists, 0.9 blocks, 1.4 steals
Win-loss record when not playing: 2-5
Next best teammate (per game): 14.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 0.6 blocks, 1.1 steals
THE NARRATIVE
No MPJ, no Murray... no worries
The narrative for Jokic is simple — he is consistently carrying Denver on his back and without the team’s two other biggest weapons.
Michael Porter Jr. has been virtually sidelined for the entire season alongside Jamal Murray, meaning opposition defences know shutting down Jokic is the key to stopping the Nuggets.
The only problem? No-one seems to have worked out how to do that just yet. Jokic ranks 10th in points, eighth in assists and second in rebounds (per game) and is the only player in the league to place in the top 10 in all three categories.
What’s more, no other Nugget outside of Jokic is averaging over 15 points per game, further proving just how much of a burden the Serbian is carrying.
“He’s led this team to where they are without having the second and third-leading scorer... I think he’s your clear-cut MVP,” Stan van Gundy said earlier in the year.
It is almost expected of Jokic know, that he will carry the Nuggets without complaint and that in itself can work against him.
Everyone loves a more captivating narrative to get behind and what Jokic is doing is not necessarily surprising, although teammate Austin Rivers says it should get a whole lot more respect.
“Everybody always complains about guys like that who get the ball that much, but they don’t realise how hard it is to have that on your shoulders every night,” Rivers said.
“That man, he plays every single night with the weight of carrying us on his shoulders. Every night. And that’s not a burden that most guys can take. There’s like three of four guys in the league that can do that.”
Michael Wilbon though questioned whether Jokic could be in “danger” of missing out on the MVP honour should the Nuggets finish in the play-in tournament.
“That is the danger right now for Joker,” ESPN’s ‘NBA Countdown’.
“He might still wind up in the play-in. You can’t be the MVP. I know it is not his fault he is missing his second and third-best players all or most of the season.”
Denver should be avoiding that fate though with Minnesota dropping a few crucial games recently.
JOEL EMBIID
Stats line (per game): 29.9 points, 11.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.4 blocks, 1.2 steals
Win-loss record when not playing: 5-8
Next best teammate (per game): 17.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.1 blocks, 1.7 steals
THE NARRATIVE:
Kept the Sixers stabilised as Simmons saga raged on
Joel Embiid’s work off the court this season has been just as valuable as that on it. While teammate Ben Simmons was engaged in a bitter standoff with the Sixers organisation, Embiid had to choose every single one of his words carefully.
One slip-up could have sparked a media firestorm and only further cheapened the Australian’s trade value. But as Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix said earlier in the week, Embiid fought those temptations to keep the Sixers afloat.
“He told me he came dangerously close to popping off and saying whatever he wanted to say and what part of him really felt,” Mannix said on ‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’.
“But how he was able to keep it together, I think is as important as anything, for why Philadelphia is in this position right now with James Harden and with a chance to win the championship.”
Chris Broussard, meanwhile, on Fox Sports’ ‘First Things First’ said the Sixers “could have easily went into a mental and emotional funk” as the Simmons saga dragged on.
“Embiid made sure they didn’t do that,” Broussard added.
“I do think that is a factor because it affected the play on the court.”
Kendrick Perkins called Embiid the “no-brainer” for the MVP award, considering how he has dominated on the court in spite of the Simmons distraction.
“Embiid should be the frontrunner because usually when you’re the runner-up like he was last year, you have an ultimate shot at going the following year to get what you deserve, and he’s having a better season,” Perkins said.
“Look Ben Simmons quit on him at the beginning of the season. Joel Embiid came up and said I can’t worry about him (Simmons) no more, I got to be ready to go to war with the guys that I have in the locker room, and he did just that and in great fashion.
“You take all that in one pot and what he has done, with his body of work on the court and leading his team, I think it’s a no-brainer that he (Embiid) should win the MVP this year.”
GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO
Stats line (per game): 29.9 points, 11.6 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.5 blocks, 1.0 steals
Win-loss record when not playing: 6-7
Next best teammate (per game): 20.4 points, 9.1 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 1.1 blocks, 1.1 steals
THE NARRATIVE
The Finals MVP who still isn’t getting the respect he deserves
At this point, it is a two-horse race for MVP between Jokic and Embiid. But Antetokounmpo certainly should be at least be in the discussion after yet another dominant season.
The Greek Freak has taken his midrange game to the next level, making him even harder to stop and even still, Antetokounmpo does not seem to be getting the credit he deserves.
“I am feeling like Giannis, I don’t know if he’s there yet, but I think we’re edging there, is becoming the most disrespected superstar of his generation,” Bill Simmons said earlier this month on his podcast.
“You laid out some of the case today for why he should absolutely be thrown into the MVP race in every conversation. He answered every question we had in the Finals last year. He plays hurt, he comes through on the biggest stages, he has iconic plays, he handles his business the right way, he crushes on both ends. He’s the best defensive player in the league. “He’s averaging 30, 11, and 6. He’s carried a team that’s had a lot of moving pieces during the year. he never misses games or really seems to get hurt. He’s a true freak. He’s in the prime of his career. What am I missing?”
Not much and Simmons is not alone in thinking that either, with Kendrick Perkins warning the NBA is at risk of “getting bored” with Antetokounmpo like it did with LeBron James.
“We’re taking him for granted,” Perkins said on ESPN’s ‘NBA Countdown’.
“When you look at his stats and what he does throughout the course of the season, we talk about a guy that go out there and get you 40, 17 and six assists and a key block towards the end of the game and we’re still talking about the others.
“This is a guy we can put in the MVP conversation every year. What else does Giannis have to prove? The way he is playing, it is like he has to prove everything to the world.”
DEVIN BOOKER
Stats line (per game): 26.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 0.4 blocks, 1.2 steals
Win-loss record when not playing: 8-3
Next best teammate (per game): 17.2 points, 10.1 rebounds, 10.7 assists, 1.1 blocks, 1.8 steals
THE NARRATIVE
Top scorer on the top team... and he kept the Suns rising, even after CP3 went down
While some players shy away from putting themselves in the MVP conversation, Devin Booker is the complete opposite.
“Yeah,” the Suns superstar simply replied when asked if his MVP credentials should be given more thought after a season-high 49-point explosion against Denver.
And while Booker is not going to be winning the MVP, he certainly should get credit for the way he has stepped up in Chris Paul’s absence.
In the 13 games since the All-Star break, Booker has averaged 30.3 points, 6.8 assists and 4.4 rebounds while Phoenix has gone 10-3 during that period.
Making Booker’s numbers all the more impressive is the fact Paul missed nine of those games through injury.
He was the clear first option and yet still Booker found ways to only lift his game when the Suns needed it most and Stephen A. Smith is certainly a fan.
“They’re the best team in basketball,” Smith said on ESPN.
“And Devin Booker has been a model of consistency. He’s not scoring 50 one game and two the next. Consistently, 25 points a game, five (rebounds) and five(assists). This is what he does on a night-in, night-out basis and, they just got from the Finals. So everybody knew they were coming.
“Everyone knew they had arrived and still, he showed up this year and has been busting everybody’s living butts. I can’t ignore that.”
He is certainly not in the discussion with Jokic, Embiid and Antetokounmpo but Booker is a top-five candidate.
LUKA DONCIC
Stats line (per game): 28.0 points, 9.2 rebounds, 8.5 assists, 0.5 blocks, 1.2 steals
Win-loss record when not playing: 8-9
Next best teammate (per game): 17.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.0 blocks, 1.1 steals
THE NARRATIVE
Single-handedly inspired a Mavericks resurgence few saw coming
There are plenty of reasons to build a case for Doncic’s name to be more seriously considered in the MVP race.
Despite a slow start to the season and the disruption of the Kristaps Porzingis trade, Doncic has taken the Mavericks towards third seed in the West while averaging a 28-9-9 stats line.
He also has the best defensive rating among all guards and the best head-to-head record against the other MVP contenders.
Plus, like Jokic, Doncic does not have the most consistent supporting cast and yet has put this Dallas team on his back.
“I think Luka Doncic is a dark horse for the MVP,” Jay Williams said on ESPN’s ‘Get Up’.
“I know Joel Embiid, I know Nikola Jokic, I know Giannis is in that conversation, but you can actually make a case for Luka in his last 10 games averaging 35, 12 and 10. They have the same record as the Philadelphia 76ers and you talk about how he finishes down the stretch.”
He is right too. Compared to the Nuggets and 76ers, the Mavericks have a superior record and that comes back to Doncic.
“Dallas and Philly have the exact same record, they have the same amount of wins. So before we start crowning Joel Embiid MVP because he’s been putting up these historic numbers, we’ve just seen what Luka is doing; 40 and 15, done it twice this month,” Richard Jefferson said on ESPN’s ‘NBA Today’.
“He is playing at another level and if he continues playing like this, before we start saying ‘Philly is number one in this’ they have the exact same record, so if they’re both dominating in the same way, then I think maybe this race can get a little bit closer than what some people think.”
Working against Doncic though is his slow start to the season, with the Slovenian superstar averaging only 22.5 points per game in October while shooting 42.7 per cent from the field and 23.8 per cent from deep.
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Funko-A (FNKO) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know
Funko-A (FNKO) closed the most recent trading day at $17.25, moving +0.82% from the previous trading session. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.57%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 1.56%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.09%.
Coming into today, shares of the company had lost 3.93% in the past month. In that same time, the Consumer Discretionary sector lost 0.54%, while the S&P 500 gained 5.37%.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from Funko-A as it approaches its next earnings report date. On that day, Funko-A is projected to report earnings of $0.20 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 16.67%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $272.89 million, up 44.25% from the prior-year quarter.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $1.80 per share and revenue of $1.26 billion. These totals would mark changes of +26.76% and +22.7%, respectively, from last year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Funko-A. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 36.17% higher. Funko-A is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).
In terms of valuation, Funko-A is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 9.51. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 15.36, which means Funko-A is trading at a discount to the group.
Investors should also note that FNKO has a PEG ratio of 0.24 right now. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. The Consumer Products - Discretionary industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 1.65 as of yesterday's close.
The Consumer Products - Discretionary industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 156, which puts it in the bottom 39% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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Zacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"
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It’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.
This company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.
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Ukraine charity scams on the rise
(California News Service) As the Russian invasion of Ukraine generates suffering for millions, many in California naturally want to do what they can to support the refugees. But now, scammers are working overtime to try to divert those funds. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) advises people to research the...
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looking forward to eternal isco monitoring links like 2014 when it comes to trickle downs from psg/madrid
First off all of you on the previous page are bastards. Secondly, we've got our new #7.
Neil Jones@neiljonesgoalNewcastle, West Ham and Southampton all keen on former Liverpool striker Taiwo Awoniyi, who is valued at £25m after a good season with Union Berlin.Reds inserted 10 per cent sell-on clause when they sold the Nigerian international last summer.#LFC
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Arizona’s Heart and Sol: Local artist brings life to the community
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Every week KOLD News 13 is teaming up with Casino del Sol to honor someone who is making a difference in our community.
This week’s Heart and Sol recipient is Alfonso Chavez, who has dedicated his life to helping others around the Old Pueblo.
“If I see an issue or a problem that I know I can tackle, I’m going to go for it,” Chavez said.
Chavez is a sixth generation Tucsonan who has taken on many roles, including being a community advocate, a local artist and a farmer.
“A lot of my work is working to provide services to the community through the tools that I utilize, which is through artwork, sustainable and traditional agriculture, youth workshops, cultural education and empowerment, a lot of neighborhood and community advocacy,” Chavez said.
At just 30-year-old, he has dedicated most of his adult life to community work. Chavez was a coordinator with the Pima Prevention Program, which works with Latino young adults who are transitioning from jail, back into the community.
“I’ve dedicated my time to doing cultural education as a way of empowerment to find a heightened since of self-worth,” Chavez said.
As a Chicano muralist, you can find Chavez’s murals all around Tucson’s west side. His art brings life, beauty and history to neighborhoods like Barrio Sobaco, Barrio Hollywood, Jollyville and Menlo Park.
“The murals that tell the story and the history of the resistance that took place, the protests, are reflections of the community through organization from elders and from people who have joined together, neighborhood chapters, that create these spaces for us to be able to do what we do, and I find a lot of beauty in that,” Chavez said.
Chavez works full-time as a farm coordinator with the Tohono O’odham Co-Op. The focus there is to reconnect the community to their traditional crops and agriculture, and to promote health and sustainability. Chavez also volunteers at the farm Flowers and Bullets in Barro Centro.
When Chavez was asked if he ever gets tired from taking on so many tasks, he replied, “I’m exhausted. Yeah, I’ve put a lot of work, a lot of time, I dedicate a lot of energy to doing this stuff. There’s a lot of failures, but the success is overwhelmingly that much more than the failures, you know?”
If you know someone who exemplifies Arizona’s ‘heart and sol’ you can submit a nomination here.
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Susanville, California, is being punished for town's business of punishment
When your town’s business is punishment, what do you do when you’re being punished?
That predicament faces Susanville, a small Lassen County town in northeast California.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is righteously trying to close prisons, a historical reversal and acknowledgment that the state incarcerated too many people for too long. But it is wrongfully seeking to close one of Susanville’s two state prisons, the California Correctional Center (CCC).
Shutting CCC would reduce the town’s population (6,000-plus of the 16,000 are behind bars), cost jobs, and weaken healthcare. But the state has not offered a full accounting of the reasons for the closing, or a plan to mitigate community impacts.
In the absence of public explanation, it’s fair to wonder about the real motives behind the attempted closure. California’s prison construction boom was driven by politics, not human needs. Will the state, in closing prisons, repeat that same mistake?
Susanville’s closure is a puzzle because there’s an obvious alternative prison for closure: California Rehabilitation Center in Norco. The facility has been in such disrepair— that Gov. Jerry Brown tried to shut it down a decade ago. In 2016, it appeared all but certain to close, but it got a reprieve, so that the state had flexibility to manage shrinking prison populations.
Even if Norco can’t be closed, there are other, better places to shut down than Susanville’s CCC.
Last year, Californians United for a Responsible Budget, a criminal justice reform coalition, published a list of 10 prisons the state should close, based on five criteria (health conditions, overcrowding, costs, location, homicide-suicide rates). Norco was on the list. So were prisons in Tehachapi, Vacaville, San Luis Obispo, L.A. County, and the San Joaquin Valley.
CURB has welcomed the Susanville prison’s closure, noting that its remote location makes it hard for families to visit. But the coalition has criticized the Newsom administration’s process for prison closings as arbitrary and confusing.
That’s an understatement. The way Susanville is being closed — without due attention to local context — could undermine the movement away from mass incarceration.
Compare the likely impacts of closing Norco’s facility versus closing Susanville’s. Shutting down Norco would provide an economy opportunity; the prison site is on the Interstate 15 corridor and could be redeveloped as a hotel, or logistics center. But in Susanville, geographically isolated in far northeast California, any closure would do real damage.
Correctional officers at the closed prison will be reassigned elsewhere, forcing families to move. That will hurt Susanville both economically — officers are well-paid — and because officers are often leaders in civic organizations. And Susanville’s hospital depends in part on serving the people who live and work at the prison.
But such local realities mean less than politics. Norco is in Inland Empire — where Democrats have been making gains — while Lassen County had the highest vote share in the state for President Trump and the 2021 gubernatorial recall.
In a meeting on the Lassen County courthouse steps last year, State Sen. Brian Dahle talked emotionally — in ways that did not satisfy the angry crowd — about how Susanville might convince Gov. Gavin Newsom to negotiate with the town, and close a different prison instead.
“Let’s think like Democrats,” one local said.
But it’s not clear if negotiated settlement is possible. Susanville has taken the fight to court, challenging the shutdown on the grounds that it violates the California Environmental Quality Act. The announced date for deactivating the prison is June 30, but the legal fight may extend beyond that.
There is also a political dimension. Dahle, the state senator, is now running for governor, on a public safety platform. If he advances through June’s first-round election, the debate about prison closures, in Susanville and elsewhere, will go statewide.
Joe Mathews writes the Connecting California column for Zócalo Public Square.
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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman convicted in the death of a police officer has been sentenced to 8 to 12 years in prison.
Ashley Kroese of Thompson's Station was 24 years old on June 18, 2020, when she drove on the wrong side of the road in Brentwood, killing Brentwood police officer Destin Legieza, 30, authorities said.
She was previously found guilty of four charges, including vehicular homicide by intoxication. She was sentenced Wednesday for charges in the crash that killed Legieza, The Tennessean reported.
A blood test after the crash found her blood alcohol content was 0.166%, which is twice the legal limit.
Members of Legieza's family spoke at the hearing.
“Ashley. I don’t think you intended to kill anyone that day,” said Heather Legieza, the officer’s widow. “But you moving forward with the trial when you know what you did was with intention, you should have just taken accountability for your actions."
Kroese, who did not testify at the February trial, read from a statement.
“I can’t pretend to understand what you have been going through. I’ve never lost a husband, a son or a brother, and nothing I can say is able to ease your pain, but I am truly and deeply sorry,” Kroese said.
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Man charged in deadly parade crash says jail isn’t safe
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he allegedly drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in Waukesha says he doesn’t feel safe in jail. WITI-TV reported Wednesday that Darrell Brooks sent a letter to his mother saying that guards paid inmates to spit in his food. Brooks, who is Black, also accused guards and inmates of using racial slurs against him and threatening him with violence. He said he needs to find a way out before something happens to him and guards “sweep it under the rug.” A spokesman for the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department says the agency reviewed Brooks’ complaints and is satisfied he’s being treated appropriately.
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Connor McDavid already has become the first NHL player this season to reach the 100-point mark -- for the fifth time in his career -- and Leon Draisaitl needs one more goal to earn his second career 50-goal season.
But the Edmonton Oilers head into Friday's home date with the St. Louis Blues looking for to continue a more important run of rarified air.
Having won eight straight games at home, the latest a 4-3 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday, another victory would tie for the longest home-ice run in franchise history and loom large in Edmonton's push up the Pacific Division standings. The Oilers head into the clash sitting third in the division, but division leading-Calgary Flames and the second-place Kings are not out of reach.
"That is something that needed to improve from over the last couple of years. So far this season we have done that," Draisaitl said. "We want to make this building a tough building for other teams to come in to and a hard building to play in. I think we have done a good job of that lately."
To no surprise, Draisaitl and McDavid have been leading the way. McDavid has collected eight goals and 13 assists during an 11-game point streak. Draisaitl, who has collected eight goals during a five-game goal streak and 11 in his last 10 outings, is in the chase for the goal-scoring title.
"The rate that both are scoring at, and the consistency that they bring every single night putting up points is impressive," defenseman Cody Ceci said. "That is what kind of drew me here in the summertime (as a free agent), the chance to play with these guys and see how far we can go."
The Blues arrive in Edmonton on the heels of claiming both halves of a home-and-home series with the Vancouver Canucks. St. Louis claimed a 4-3 road victory on Wednesday to kick off a three-game road swing that ends with a clash against the Flames on Saturday.
The Blues have an impressive 13-3-2 record against Pacific Division teams this season, but they are happier about drumming up consecutive wins after posting a 3-6-3 run prior to meeting the Canucks. Vancouver appears to be fading from the playoff picture, but positive momentum is important.
"And it's a good time to be doing it," said defenseman Nick Leddy, whose goal in Vancouver was his first since being acquired from the Detroit Red Wings at the trade deadline. "But we have some very good teams up ahead, and looking forward to the challenges."
Wednesday's win was tighter than it should have been, with Vancouver's Elias Pettersson scoring a late goal to bring the hosts within one and setting up a frantic finish. Nonetheless, the Blues believe they are putting their game back in order after a difficult few weeks and are back in the hunt for home-ice advantage in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
"Something to build on for sure," forward David Perron said. "We got to (win) like four or five in a row before we start thinking that we got something going here."
Blues forward Jordan Kyrou returned to practice Thursday after he missed Wednesday's game due to illness, but there is no word on whether he will play Friday. Kyrou leads St. Louis with 62 points.
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New Delhi: In a major outreach to the Northeast, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced reduction of the disturbed areas imposed under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur from April 1, after decades.
A home ministry spokesperson, however, said the decision does not imply that the AFSPA has been completely withdrawn from the three insurgency-hit states but will continue to be in force in some areas of the three states.
The move came three months after the central government constituted a high-level committee to examine the possibility of lifting the AFSPA in Nagaland where 14 civilians were killed by the army in December 2021 in a case of "mistaken identity".
In a series of tweets, Shah said: "In a significant step, GoI (Government of India) under the decisive leadership of PM Shri @NarendraModi Ji has decided to reduce disturbed areas under Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the states of Nagaland, Assam and Manipur after decades."
The home minister said the reduction in areas under AFSPA is the result of the improved security situation and fast-tracked development due to the consistent efforts and several agreements to end insurgency and bring lasting peace in Northeast by the Modi government.
"Thanks to PM @NarendraModi Ji's unwavering commitment, our North-Eastern region, which was neglected for decades is now witnessing a new era of peace, prosperity and unprecedented development. I congratulate the people of North East on this momentous occasion," he said.
The AFSPA has been in force for decades in the three Northeastern states to assist the armed forces operating there to tackle insurgency.
The AFSPA empowers security forces to conduct operations and arrest anyone without any prior warrant besides giving immunity from arrest and prosecution to the security forces if they shoot someone dead.
There have been protests and demands for the complete withdrawal of the law from the Northeast as well as Jammu and Kashmir for its alleged "draconian" provisions.
Manipuri activist Irom Chanu Sharmila fought against the law by remaining on hunger strike for 16 years, before ending it on August 9 in 2016.
The disturbed area notification under AFSPA was completely removed from Tripura in 2015 and Meghalaya in 2018.
The disturbed area notification is in force in entire Assam since 1990. Due to the significant improvement in the situation, the AFSPA is being removed with effect from April 1 completely from 23 districts and partially from one district of Assam.
The disturbed area declaration is in force in entire Manipur (except Imphal municipality area) since 2004. With Thursday's decision, 15 police station areas of 6 districts of Manipur will be excluded from the disturbed area notification with effect from April 1.
In 2015, AFSPA was in force in 3 districts of Arunachal Pradesh, 20 km belt of Arunachal Pradesh along the Assam border and in 16 police station areas in 9 other districts of the state.
This has been gradually reduced and the disturbed areas notification, is currently applicable in only 3 districts and in 2 police station areas in 1 other district of Arunachal Pradesh.
The disturbed area notification is in force in the whole of Nagaland from 1995. The central government has accepted the recommendation of a committee constituted in this context for withdrawal of AFSPA in a phased manner.
The disturbed area notification is being withdrawn from 15 police stations in 7 districts in Nagaland with effect from April 1.
The killing of 14 civilians rose tension in Nagaland, where people protested for weeks for the withdrawal of the AFSPA.
Before the recently concluded assembly elections, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh had said he and the people of Manipur wanted the withdrawal of the AFSPA but security agencies have to look into the issue of the national security.
A home ministry spokesperson said in comparison to 2014, there has been a reduction of 74 per cent in militancy incidents in 2021 in the Northeast. Similarly, deaths of security personnel and civilians have also come down by 60 per cent and 84 per cent respectively during this period.
To realise the prime minister's vision of a peaceful and prosperous Northeast, the home minister has held a dialogue with all the states of the region on a continuous basis.
As a result, most of the extremist groups have laid down their arms expressing their faith in the Constitution and the policies of the Modi government.
Today all these persons have become a part of the democratic process and are participating in the peace and development of the Northeast. About 7,000 militants have surrendered in the last few years, the spokesperson said.
The prime minister is committed to make the whole of the Northeast free from extremism, the spokesperson said.
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JERSEY CITY, N.J., March 31, 2022
Jeff Turkanis Named Chief Investment Officer
Taryn Fielder Named General Counsel
JERSEY CITY, N.J., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Veris Residential, Inc. (NYSE: VRE), a forward-thinking, environmentally- and socially-conscious REIT that primarily owns, operates, acquires, and develops Class A multifamily properties, today announced two executive appointments designed to further support the company's transition into a pure-play multifamily REIT and drive long-term shareholder value.
Jeff Turkanis, former Head of U.S. Residential at Oxford Properties Group, has been appointed Chief Investment Officer, succeeding Ricardo Cardoso, effective April 4, and Taryn Fielder, former General Counsel at WashREIT, has been appointed General Counsel, succeeding Gary Wagner, effective April 18. Messrs. Cardoso and Wagner will be leaving the company to pursue other opportunities following a transition period.
Mahbod Nia, Chief Executive Officer of Veris Residential, said, "We are pleased to welcome Jeff and Taryn to Veris Residential as we continue to strengthen our team with top professionals who have significant experience working across private and publicly traded residential real estate. Jeff's intricate knowledge of the residential sector and impressive track record of sourcing and executing strategic investments, coupled with Taryn's breadth of experience that includes providing strategic advice for a variety of complex real estate transactions, will be invaluable as we continue our transition to a pure-play multifamily REIT.
"Importantly, I would like to thank Ricardo and Gary for their decades of dedicated service to Veris Residential and wish them all the best as they explore the next chapter of their careers."
Mr. Turkanis' extensive real estate investment experience includes over $15 billion in transactions concluded primarily across the office and residential sectors. He has been focused specifically on the residential sector (predominantly multifamily) for the past 8 years, closing over $4 billion in transactions during this time. As Chief Investment Officer, he will be responsible for overseeing the sale of non-strategic assets, identifying potential value enhancement opportunities within Veris Residential's existing portfolio, and sourcing potential new investment opportunities. Prior to his more than decade-long tenure at Oxford Properties Group, Mr. Turkanis held roles at Putnam Investments and Fortress Investment Group. He earned a BBA from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA, Real Estate from Columbia Business School.
Ms. Fielder has significant experience providing legal counsel for capital market transactions, as well as securities, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance matters. Prior to WashREIT, she served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for ASB Real Estate Investments and was Assistant General Counsel for publicly-traded REIT DiamondRock Hospitality Company. Earlier in her career, she worked in the Real Estate Group at Hogan Lovells, and practiced corporate and real estate law with Simpson, Thacher and Bartlett LLP. Ms. Fielder earned a BA summa cum laude from Eckerd College and her JD from Harvard Law School.
In connection with the hiring of Ms. Fielder and Mr. Turkanis, and also in connection with the previous hiring of Ms. Amanda Lombard as Chief Accounting Officer, who will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer on April 1, 2022, Veris Residential is also announcing, as required by New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual Rule 303A.08, equity awards to be made to those three executives as a material inducement to their entering into employment with the company. All of the awards were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Veris Residential Board of Directors and will be made effective April 18, 2022, or such later date as the Chair of the Compensation Committee may determine. The awards to Ms. Lombard and Ms. Fielder are each in the form of restricted stock units; Mr. Turkanis will receive a restricted stock unit award and a stock option award.
The restricted stock unit award to Ms. Lombard will have a grant date fair value of $150,000 and will generally vest ratably on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant. The restricted stock unit award to Ms. Fielder will have a grant date fair value of $400,000 and will generally vest 60% on December 31, 2022, 20% on December 31, 2023 and 20% on the third anniversary of the date of grant. The restricted stock unit award to Mr. Turkanis will have a grant date fair value of $425,000 and will generally vest 50% on the first anniversary of the date of grant and 25% on each of the next two anniversaries of the grant date. The option grant to Mr. Turkanis will cover 250,000 shares, have an exercise price equal to the closing price of the underlying stock on the date of grant, generally vest and become exercisable ratably on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, and have a maximum six-year term. All of the awards are subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances. The awards will all be made outside of Veris Residential's existing 2013 Incentive Stock Plan but will be subject to terms and conditions generally consistent with those in that plan, other than with respect to such terms and conditions intended to comply with the NYSE inducement award exception.
About Veris Residential, Inc.
Veris Residential, Inc. is a forward-thinking, environmentally- and socially-conscious real estate investment trust (REIT) that primarily owns, operates, acquires, and develops holistically-inspired, Class A multifamily properties that meet the sustainability-conscious lifestyle needs of today's residents while seeking to positively impact the communities it serves and the planet at large. The company is guided by an experienced management team and Board of Directors and is underpinned by leading corporate governance principles, a best-in-class and sustainable approach to operations, and an inclusive culture based on equality and meritocratic empowerment. For additional information on Veris Residential, Inc. and our properties available for lease, please visit http://www.verisresidential.com/.
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Amanda Shpiner/Grace Cartwright
Gasthalter & Co.
212-257-4170
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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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By Daile Cross
An enraged father who drove 600 kilometres to confront his daughter’s alleged abuser before trying to cut the man’s penis off and setting a house fire that led to his death has been jailed.
The father, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of the man, who died in June 2020 after the home he was renting was set on fire.
The father stormed the house armed with a kitchen knife after learning about the abuse allegation and used his mobile phone to record the confrontation.
“I’m here to tell you that I know, and we’re going to sort it out tonight,” he told the man.
“I hope you have made good with everyone because this next bit and what goes on now depends on you. I drove 600 f***ing kilometres to see you.”
The attacker told the man “you took my daughter’s innocence” before instructing him to pull his pants down. He then inflicted two cuts either side of his groin.
The court was told the injuries were not life-threatening, however the attacker then doused the inside of the home with petrol and set it on fire.
The deceased man, who had heart disease, was found dead outside his back door with a garden hose near his body. A post-mortem found he died from smoke inhalation and possibly a heart attack.
The father pleaded guilty to manslaughter and arson and was sentenced in the Supreme Court of Western Australia on Tuesday to nine years in prison, and will be eligible for parole in seven.
Lawyer Simon Watters told the court his client accepted he had overreacted in an illegal way that ultimately led to the man’s death.
Justice Joe McGrath said the act of inflicting the knife injuries and setting fire to the house was premeditated and an act of vigilantism.
“You found out the day before you committed the offences about the allegations concerning the
deceased abusing your daughter,” he said.
“A number of persons told you not to take any action against the deceased.”
The wife and son of the deceased man provided references to the qualities of the offender and Justice McGrath said he accepted that he had taken responsibility for his actions and expressed remorse.
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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.
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Superintendent Dwyer to represent state insurance regulators nationally
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Executive Committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has appointed Beth Dwyer, Superintendent of Banking and Insurance for Rhode Island's Department of Business Regulation, to serve as NAIC members' representative on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC). She will succeed recently retired Maine Bureau of Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa and will provide the Council with critical expertise and the perspective of state insurance regulators.
"Ensuring financial stability nationwide requires trust, clear communication, and close collaboration between the states and the federal government. Superintendent Dwyer has a proven track record, thorough knowledge of the regulatory landscape, and a tireless commitment to protecting consumers and markets, making her a great choice to help FSOC fulfill its mission," said NAIC President and Director of the Idaho Department of Insurance Dean L. Cameron.
Since taking office in January 2016, Superintendent Dwyer has served in several leadership capacities with the NAIC and is currently the vice chair of the Financial Condition (E) Committee, co-vice chair of the Climate and Resiliency (EX) Task Force, and secretary/treasurer of the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) Board of Directors.
FSOC was created by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Council comprises ten voting members and five non-voting members and monitors the safety and stability of the nation's financial system, identifies risks to the system, and coordinates responses.
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By Gabriel T. Rubin
Americans increased their spending at a cooler pace in February, as the Omicron surge of Covid-19 eased but inflation remained high amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Consumer spending rose at a seasonally adjusted 0.2% pace in February from the month before, down from a revised 2.7% rate in January, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Personal income increased by 0.5% in February over the prior month, a pickup after it was nearly flat in January.
Annual inflation rose to 6.4% in February, using the department's personal-consumption expenditures price index, the Federal Reserve's preferred gauge. Annual core PCE inflation, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, rose to 5.4% in February.
In February, the wave of Covid-19 infections from the Omicron variant faded, leading consumers to boost spending on services like dining in restaurants and traveling by 0.9% from January, while goods spending declined.
Travel, both for leisure and business, has rebounded faster than expected from Omicron, airline executives said. Major U.S. airlines said earlier in March that their revenue in the first quarter of 2022 will likely be at the high end of what they had expected at the start of the year, or better.
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White House communications director Kate Bedingfield on Thursday insisted that President Biden didn’t lie at a 2020 presidential debate when he claimed that his son Hunter Biden didn’t make money in China or engage in unethical overseas business deals.
Bedingfield stood by the claims even after they were demonstrated to be untrue as major US newspapers increasingly focus on the first son’s dealings amid reports he may soon face criminal charges — with the Washington Post and New York Times belatedly confirming the authenticity of Hunter Biden emails first reported by The Post in October 2020 ahead of the final presidential debate.
NBC News journalist Kristen Welker, who moderated the final debate, pressed Bedingfield Thursday about the accuracy of Biden’s claims that “nothing was unethical” about his son’s business dealings in China and Ukraine and that he “has not made money” in China.
“During the last presidential debate, [Joe] Biden was asked if there’s anything inappropriate or unethical about his son’s relationships, business dealings in China and/or Ukraine. The president said ‘nothing was unethical.’ He went on to say, ‘My son has not made money in terms of this thing about, talking about China.’ Does the White House stand by that comment?” Welker asked Bedingfield at the daily White House briefing.
“We absolutely stand by the president’s comment,” Bedingfield said. “And I would point you to the reporting on this, which referenced statements that we made at the time, that we gave to the Washington Post, who worked on this story. But as you know, I don’t speak for Hunter Biden so there’s not more I can say on that.”
White House spokespeople did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment on the particular 2020 statement referenced by Bedingfield, but she may have been referring to an article this week in which the Washington Post reported that the first son and his uncle Jim Biden received $4.8 million from CEFC China Energy Co, debunking the president’s debate-stage claims.
That article reported: “The White House declined to respond on the record but pointed to previous statements that Joe Biden ‘has never even considered being involved in business with his family, nor in any overseas business whatsoever.'”
One of the emails reported by The Post ahead of the final 2020 debate showed that Hunter Biden and Jim Biden were brokering a deal with CEFC and appeared to cut in Joe Biden.
The email described “10 [percent] held by H for the big guy.” Former Hunter Biden business partner Tony Bobulinski accused Joe Biden of being the “big guy” at a press conference ahead of the last presidential debate.
Bedingfield also fended off questions Thursday from Steven Portnoy of CBS News Radio and Ed O’Keefe of CBS News about the scandal-plagued first son.
Portnoy, who is president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, asked if Joe Biden was preparing to pardon family members. Bedingfield said “that’s not a hypothetical I’m going to entertain.” She declined to answer O’Keefe’s query about whether Biden is reading recent reports on his son’s possible indictment for tax fraud, money laundering and foreign lobbying crimes.
A number of Hunter Biden business deals involve countries where his father held sway as vice president.
In another Chinese entanglement, Hunter Biden held until at least November a stake in the investment firm BHR Partners, which was registered 12 days after Hunter joined then-Vice President Biden aboard Air Force Two for a 2013 trip to Beijing. The firm played a role in facilitating the 2016 sale for $3.8 billion of a Congolese cobalt from a US company to the firm China Molybdenum. Cobalt is a key component in electric car batteries.
Hunter Biden’s attorney Chris Clark said in November — less than a week after President Biden’s 3 1/2 hour virtual summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping — that his client had finally divested his 10 percent stake in BHR Partners, but offered no further details.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki refused to say at a briefing this month if Hunter Biden actually divested his stake in that firm — after previously declining to commit to basic transparency about the supposed buyer’s identity, the amount of money involved and the timing of the transaction.
Joe Biden said in 2020 that members of his family would not hold any business role that conflicts with “or appears to be in conflict” with his job as president.
The president’s apparent conflicts of interest involving his son also span Ukraine and Russia, where Hunter Biden reaped a financial windfall while his then-vice president father led the Obama administration’s Ukraine policy after Russia seized Crimea in 2014.
Hunter Biden was paid a reported $1 million per year to serve on the board of Ukrainian gas company Burisma, founded by corrupt pro-Russia oligarch Mykola Zlochevsky.
Joe Biden claimed in 2019 that he’d “never spoken” with his son about “his overseas business dealings,’ but that statement was proven untrue when The Post reported in October 2020 that Burisma executive Vadym Pozharskyi emailed Hunter in 2015 to thank him for the opportunity to meet his father.
The Biden campaign at the time vaguely denied that the meeting occurred, saying, ““[W]e have reviewed Joe Biden’s official schedules from the time and no meeting, as alleged by the New York Post, ever took place.” Twitter banned sharing of The Post’s reporting and locked The Post out of its accounts, and Facebook squelched circulation of the story, amid false claims that the story could be based on Russian disinformation.
Photos and emails subsequently reported by The Post indicate Joe Biden attended a 2015 DC dinner at the ritzy Cafe Milano with a group of his son’s associates — including Pozharskyi, a trio of Kazakhs and Russian billionaire Yelena Baturina and her husband, ex-Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov.
Psaki told The Post this month that she had “no confirmation” that a firm linked to first son got $3.5 million from Baturina, as alleged in a 2020 Senate report. She refused to say how Biden is navigating conflicts of interest in imposing sanctions on Russian oligarchs. Baturina is the richest woman in Russia, but unlike many other Russian billionaires, she has not faced US sanctions as NATO seeks to penalize Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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It's not a trick question.
It's not a joke waiting for a punch line.
The answer is not even a close call.
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Who is the most famous Jew in the history of the world?
Jesus the Messiah.
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He's worshiped as the Savior, Son of God and King of Kings by more people worldwide than anyone else.
Yet He was and remains thoroughly Jewish – a Hebrew.
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How do I know He remains thoroughly Jewish? Because I study the Bible, and I read the prophecies He is yet to fulfill. I notice that when He comes to set up His Kingdom on earth, He will set it up in Jerusalem, where He will sit on the throne of David, and the Torah will be the law of the land – in fact, the law of the entire world.
Christians should all know this stuff, but they don't. I suspect if they did, they might be asking themselves why they are not observing the Sabbath and the biblical holy days and observing the biblical dietary laws – because they most certainly will be doing those things in the Kingdom they claim to be longing for and looking forward to.
How do I know? Because it's in the Bible – as clear as a bell.
He wasn't born at Christmas – more likely on the first day of the Hebrew calendar year, Nisan 1, when the lambs are born, two weeks before Passover, when the Lamb of God was slain.
You can read two of my books that will explain it all – "The Gospel in Every Book of the Old Testament" and "The Restitution of All Things."
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But this is not a book promotion.
This is a Jesus promotion.
In my Sabbath study this week, I was reading about what some of the other most famous Jews in history had to say about Jesus. I found some quotes I had never seen before. I thought I would share them with you.
Martin Buber, 1878-1965, a leading Jewish writer, philosopher and theologian: "From my youth onwards I have found in Jesus my great brother. That Christianity has regarded him as God and Savior has always appeared to me a fact of the highest importance which, for his sake and my own, I must endeavor to understand. … I am more than ever certain that a great place belongs to him in Israel's history of faith and that this place cannot be described by any of the usual categories."
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Norman Cousins, 1912-1990, the editor in chief of the Saturday Review for more than 35 years: "The earliest Christians knew neither awkwardness nor reticence over the fact that Jesus was a Jew. Most, if not all, were Jews themselves. Christianity to them was not a faith apart from Judaism but an assertion of it. … There is every reason for Judaism to lose its reluctance toward Jesus. His own towering spiritual presence is a projection of Judaism, not a repudiation of it. Jesus is not to be taxed for the un-Christian ideas and acts of those who have spoken in his name. Jesus never repudiated Judaism. He was proud to be a Jew, yet he did not confine himself to Judaism. He did not believe in spiritual exclusivity for either Jew or Gentile. He asserted the Jewish heritage and sought to preserve and exalt its values, but he did it within a universal context. No other figure – spiritual, philosophical, political or intellectual – has had a greater impact on human history. To belong to a people that produced Jesus is to share in a distinction of vast dimension and meaning."
Albert Einstein: "As a child I received instruction both in the Bible and in the Talmud. I am a Jew, but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene. … No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus. His personality pulsates in every word. No myth is filled with such life. Jesus is too colossal for the pen of phrase-mongers, however artful. No man can dispose of Christianity with a bon mot."
Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British prime minister: "In all church discussions we are apt to forget the second Testament is avowedly only a supplement. Jesus came to complete the law and the prophets. Christianity is completed Judaism, or it is nothing. Christianity is incomprehensible without Judaism, as Judaism is incomplete without Christianity."
There were many more – some surprising, all reverential.
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This is what some of the most famous Jews in history had to say about the most famous Jew in history.
I am in awe, particularly of what Disraeli said because of its simplicity and profoundness.
It's something both Christians and Jews need to understand.
And they surely will at the restitution of all things.
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For a full recovery, the US must address its child care crisis
On Tuesday — in the face of converging crises of war, the ongoing global pandemic and an uneven economic recovery — President Biden acknowledged that this is a tough time for all Americans.
But here’s the truth: Families with children under five are struggling more than everybody else.
From housing to diapers, families with young children face Sisyphean challenges. Across the country, 1 in 3 U.S. families with young children struggles with the cost of diapers, which hits low-wage families the hardest. Child Care Aware’s newly released Demanding Change report found the national average annual cost of child care is more than 10 percent of the median income for a married couple and more than 35 percent of the median income for a single parent.
Speaking to the extraordinary situation families find themselves in, President Biden brought preschool to the fore. He committed to getting parents back to work, cutting the cost of child care in half for most and implementing universal preschool for every 3- and 4-year-old.
The message we in the Head Start community heard, loud and clear, was: The challenges and opportunities laid out in President Biden’s first State of the Union Address depend, in large measure, upon the state of early childhood education and care.
Biden cited an affordability benchmark from the Department of Health and Human Services in his State of the Union address: “Middle-class and working families shouldn’t have to pay more than 7 percent of their income for the care of young children.” According to HHS, 7 percent is what is considered affordable.
The most recent Cost of Care Survey found 62 percent of families reporting more concern about the cost of child care now than in the last year. Demanding Change found the national average annual cost of child care in 2020 far exceeded this benchmark at $10,174. This figure is more than the average annual cost of in-state college tuition — $9,580 per EducationData.org.
What Head Start knows all too well is the lack of affordable, comprehensive early childhood care and learning has a disproportionate impact on Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian American and migrant children. Achievement gaps in many of these communities remain persistently high. And it is these families who are struggling most with poverty, food insecurity, unstable housing and the devastating impacts of COVID-related loss and trauma.
Head Start is not alone in the belief that everyone benefits if we can solve this problem.
Legislation pending in Congress makes critical investments in our nation’s youngest children that build on the successes of Head Start and Early Head Start. The National Head Start Association fully supports this approach. When our nationwide approach to supporting children is aligned to meet the urgent needs of families, communities and businesses, everyone makes gains.
The Head Start model is the most studied and proven in the U.S., with evidence of both short- and long-term positive impacts. According to research from Brookings analyzing the program since its inception “Head Start had striking impacts on the long-run educational and economic success of its students.” Whatever future early learning legislation comes down the road, it needs to ensure preschool and child care programs nationwide can meet high demand with high quality.
President Biden has ushered in one of the strongest labor market recoveries in American history. Alongside job growth, we are witnessing system-wide churn in the early childhood education sector as dedicated employees choose other paths with living wages. Per January’s job report, the child care sector remains 12 percent below its pre-pandemic staffing levels. This is a loss of well over 100,000 jobs. The only sector doing as badly is nursing homes.
The median Pre-K teacher earns $15.35 per hour. For child care workers, it’s $12.24 per hour, ranking as one of the very lowest-paid professions. This means women, the large majority of Head Start staff, are living in near-poverty conditions. And constant turnover puts many programs on the verge of closing down while decreasing the impact of high-quality early learning experiences for young children.
Legislation pending in Congress acknowledges these workforce challenges by providing for increased compensation, specifically delineating $2.5 billion per year for five years for the Head Start workforce. Swift and efficient distribution of these additional funds will be critical to stabilizing the staffing crisis currently facing Head Start and early childhood education programs everywhere.
In addition, child care is critical to sustaining a highly skilled workforce today. Nearly 60 percent of women with children who aren’t working or are working part-time said they would go back to work if they had access to quality, affordable child care. Nearly all parents (94 percent) have used at least one major cost-saving strategy to save money on child care in the past year, including reducing hours at work (42 percent), changing jobs (26 percent) or leaving the workforce completely (26 percent). As noted in the Harvard Business Review, “even before the pandemic, inadequate childcare was costing working parents $37 billion a year in lost income and employers $13 billion a year in lost productivity.”
President Biden has demonstrated he is a partner to educators. The American Rescue Plan, which he signed last year, made the single largest investment in child care of any president in the history of this country. The expanded and refundable Child Tax Credit, which expired at the end of 2021, had a dramatic impact on child poverty. The first month after it expired, the monthly child poverty rate rose 17 percent — a 41 percent increase over December.
In his 2021 message to Congress, he called for four additional years of public education, including two years of universal high-quality preschool. This year was the first time in history the word “preschool” has been mentioned in two consecutive presidential addresses to a joint session of Congress.
Preschool has been mentioned in the State of the Union just eight times: once in both 1965 and 1969 by President Lyndon Johnson; once, 20 years later, by President George H.W. Bush in 1989; and 24 years after that, a record four times in 2013 by President Barack Obama.
While President Biden’s work so far has been historic, it was intended only to stabilize the industry. Significant, sustained funding is required.
As President Johnson urged in 1967, we must continue to “reach out to our very young, little children. The chance to learn is their brightest hope and must command our full determination. For learning brings skills and skills bring jobs and jobs bring responsibility and dignity.”
Yasmina S. Vinci serves as the executive director of the National Head Start Association, a not-for-profit organization acting as the voice for more than 1 million children, 200,000 staff and 1,600 Head Start grantees in the United States.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
AD-7C-6D-8H-9H
(AD, 7C, 6D, 8H, 9H)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
AD-7C-6D-8H-9H
(AD, 7C, 6D, 8H, 9H)
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Early 20th Century Postcard Collection Donated to Putnam Museum
Earlier this month, Hudson Highland residents Barry and Mary Jean (MJ) Ross donated their Hudson River Postcard Collection to the Putnam History Museum. The collection is comprised of 240 distinct early 20th Century postcards. The postcards feature scenes of the Hudson River Valley – and related views, activities, landmarks, and landscapes – from New York Harbor to the river’s source north of Albany.
It is one of the most comprehensive Hudson River postcard collections and provides a thoughtfully curated and comprehensive journey throughout the early 20th century Hudson River Valley.
Barry Ross started the collection when, about 15 years ago at a Cold Spring antique emporium, he saw, among the photos, paintings, and other ephemera, a postcard of the Highlands. 240 cards later, the Ross’ believe now is the time to find a permanent home for the collection so that it can be made available for research and – more importantly – enjoyed by the public.
With that goal in mind, the “Barry C. and Mary Jean (MJ) Ross Hudson River Postcard Collection” will be cataloged, digitized, and made available on both the Putnam History Museum’s digital database (https://putnam.pastperfectonline.com/) and the larger New York Heritage database website.
New York Heritage (https://nyheritage.org/) is a research portal for students, educators, historians, genealogists, and others who are interested in learning more about the people, places, and institutions of historical New York State. The site provides immediate free access to more than 170 distinct digital collections that reflect New York State’s long history.
Museum Executive Director Cassie Ward said the collection will also be shown at the museum through various exhibitions and programs in the months and years to come.
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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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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.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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Breaking news: LAPD was ready to arrest Will Smith before Chris Rock stopped them and said he refused to press charges
- Will Smith and his lawyers hoping to save his career after he slapped comedian Chris Rock during the Oscars on Sunday
- Smith is writing to the Academy to plead his case ahead of his April 18 hearing
- He faces various disciplinary actions from the Academy including suspension, expulsion, or other sanctions
- News of the hearing comes as it was revealed Rock was not asked if Smith should be removed from the ceremony after the attack
- The Academy claimed Wednesday that officials asked Smith to leave the premises, but the actor refused
- Sources unveiled Thursday that the Academy lied, alleging the decision for Smith to stay in the audience was made by producer Will Packer
Los Angeles cops were prepared to arrest Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock during the Academy Awards on Sunday night, but didn't at the request of the comedian, the show's producer alleges.
In a preview clip for his upcoming interview with Good Morning America, Oscars producer Will Packer claims police told Rock they would remove Smith from the audience and arrest him for battery.
'We will go get him, we are prepared to get him right now,' the cops said to Rock, Packer recalled. 'You can press charges. We can arrest him.'
The producer claims Rock was dismissive towards police, but he encouraged the comedian to hear them out before making a decision.
'They said, you know, "would you like us to take any action?" And [Rock] said no,' Packer said.
Ultimately, Rock declined to press charges against Smith.
Will Smith is battling to save his career after he slapped Chris Rock during the Academy Awards on Sunday night.
Smith, 53, who was presented with his first Oscar after the onstage attack, is writing to the Academy to plead his case ahead of his upcoming hearing on April 18, an insider confirmed to The Sun.
'Things are hanging in the balance. He will write an official letter to apologize, and effectively beg for their forgiveness,' the source said. 'He is also expected to hold a call with show bosses in the next 24 hours. April 18 is D-Day, though — he will find out if he still has an Oscar, and quite possibly, a career.'
News of potential disciplinary action against the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum comes as insiders revealed Rock, 57, was never asked if Smith should be removed from the ceremony after the attack.
'No one ever asked Chris if Will should leave. They never consulted him. It was the Oscars producer Will Packer who made the final decision to let Will stay,' an insider told The New York Post.
In fact, according to TMZ, the Academy never asked the actor to vacate the premise, contradicting a statement the film authority released Wednesday saying: 'Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused.'
Will Smith is battling to save his career after he slapped Chris Rock (pictured) during the Oscars on Sunday night. The actor is reportedly writing to the Academy to plead his case ahead of his upcoming hearing on April 18
News of potential disciplinary action against Smith comes as insiders revealed Rock (pictured in Boston on Wednesday) was never asked if the actor should be removed from the ceremony after the attack
Smith was in breach of the Academy's code of conduct when he slapped Rock, the Post previously reported.
He faces punishment for his actions, including a possible year-long ban from the Oscars, which would prevent him from being nominated for awards.
'They really feel they have to be seen to act,' an insider said of the Academy, according to The Sun. 'It's no wonder Will is seeking legal advice — he's likely to need all the help he can get to avoid sanctions.'
Sources familiar with the situation also claim the fate of his upcoming projects, including the Apple-funded slave escape drama Emancipation, remains in question.
'Production executives and studio chiefs do not want to be seen picking a side too early,' the insider said, noting that Smith is expected to return for a fourth installment of the Bad Boys franchise although no start date has been set yet.
In fact, sources the claim Academy never asked the actor to vacate the premise, despite many leaders feeling he should. Insiders allege the decision to let Smith stay was ultimately made by producer Will Packer (pictured backstage during Sunday's Oscars ceremony) who reportedly walked up to the actor and said: 'We do not want you to leave'
A source close to Packer (pictured backstage with Venus Williams) has denied that he encouraged Smith to remain in the audience
Meanwhile, the Academy is facing scrutiny for allegedly lying about it's immediate response to Smith slapping Rock.
Reports initially claimed that Oscars president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson asked the Independence Day actor to leave the ceremony after the emotional outburst.
However, people who witnessed discussions amongst Academy leaders claim there was never any attempt to remove Smith from the ceremony.
Officials were reportedly split on whether or not to remove the star and although there were many heated discussions during commercial breaks, a consensus was never reached, TMZ reported.
Sources claim the decision to let Smith stay was ultimately made by Packer who reportedly walked up to the actor and said: 'We do not want you to leave.'
Other insiders echoed the claim, alleging the producer was 'the key' to Smith being permitted to stay for the remainder of the show.
'Packer walked out into the orchestra and conferred with Smith,' two witnesses confirmed to Variety. 'Packer said that he and the production "officially" wanted Smith to stay for the remainder of the show, according to one of the witnesses.'
Despite the allegations, a source close to Packer has denied that he encouraged Smith to remain in the audience.
Chris Rock looks shocked during the Oscars Sunday after Smith came onstage and slapped him for making a remark about Jada Pinkett Smith's haircut
As evidenced by her unamused expression, Pinkett Smith did not appreciate the joke
Initial reports claimed Dawn Hudson (left), the CEO of the Academy, asked Smith to leave, along with David Rubin, the president (right). However, people who witnessed discussions amongst Academy leaders claim there was never any attempt to remove Smith from the ceremony
Smith brushed off a tumultuous night by partying to celebrate the greatest achievement of his career: Best Actor at the Oscars
The 53-year-old actor marched onto the Oscars stage on Sunday and hit Rock, after the comedian told a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Rock's wisecrack was targeted at Pinkett Smith's buzzcut, a style she has embraced in wake of her alopecia diagnosis.
'Jada, I love you. "G.I. Jane 2," can't wait to see it,' Rock said to Pinkett Smith, whose close-shaven head looked similar to Demi Moore's in the 1997 movie, during his presentation of the award for best documentary.
Whether Rock was aware that Pinkett Smith suffered from a hair-loss condition is unknown, but Smith reacted with the smack and an angry warning 'to keep my wife's name out your f***ing mouth!'
Shortly after, Smith was announced as the winner of the best actor award and went up to collect his statuette to a standing ovation from many of his peers.
In his acceptance speech, Smith apologized to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - whose members vote for the awards, and who stages the ceremony - but stopped short of apologizing to Rock.
Smith initially laughed off the attack, writing on Instagram on Sunday evening: 'You can't invite people from Philly or Baltimore nowhere!!'
Yet as the gravity of the situation became clear, Smith then posted a public apology to Instagram 24 hours after the ceremony, saying he wanted to say sorry formally to Rock.
He said his behavior was 'unacceptable and inexcusable' and left him 'embarrassed'.
'I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris,' he wrote.
'I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be.
'There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.'
Pinkett Smith's first public comment came in an Instagram post Tuesday in which she said: 'This is a season for healing and I'm here for it.'
On Wednesday, the Academy announced it had launched 'disciplinary procedures' against Smith and alleged he ignored their request for him to leave his seat. They also apologized to Rock.
Two sources told TMZ Rubin and Hudson were 'furious' at Smith, and there was plenty of 'yelling' and 'heated conversations' backstage with his reps after the incident.
One source said the Academy officials were 'apoplectic.'
'The Board of Governors today initiated disciplinary proceedings against Mr. Smith for violations of the Academy's Standards of Conduct, including inappropriate physical contact, abusive or threatening behavior, and compromising the integrity of the Academy,' their statement said.
'Mr. Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused, [but] we also recognize we could have handled the situation differently.'
Smith will receive 15 days notice of a vote as well as an opportunity to be heard by written response.
At the next board meeting - scheduled for April 18 - the Academy may take action that could include 'suspension, expulsion, or other sanctions permitted by the Bylaws and Standards of Conduct.'
Chris Rock briefly addressed this weekend's Oscars slap during a show at Boston's Wilbur Theatre on Wednesday before moving on to his regular set
Some fans said they were disappointed by Rock's decision to not address the controversy more directly, with one telling Fox News : 'We want our money back, I didn't pay $400 to see nothing'
Rock, who had a show in Boston on Wednesday briefly addressed the Oscars slap, telling his fans that he needs time to 'process' the assault.
The comic took to the stage at the Wilbur Theatre and asked: 'How was your weekend?'
The rhetorical question got a big laugh from the crowd, which occasionally heckled the Emmy-winning comedian about Smith's on-screen strike. But Rock warned those at the sold-out venue that the show would go on as planned.
'I don't have like a bunch of s*** to say about what happened, so if you came to hear that, I had like a whole show I wrote before... this weekend...' he said to more laughs. 'And I'm still kind of processing what happened.
'So at some time I'll talk about that s***... and it'll be serious. It'll be funny,' he said before an audience member shouted, 'F*** Will!'
'I'm gonna tell some jokes,' Rock concluded, later revealing that he hasn't spoken to 'anyone' since the incident, alluding to reports that he and Smith have reconciled.
But some of the 3,000 fans in the audience - who paid up to $1,000 per ticket - are disappointed that the stand-up comedian avoided the topic on everyone's mind.
'We want our money back, I didn't pay $400 to see nothing,' one person told Fox News.
- Will Smith faces two-week battle to save career after Oscar bosses start disciplinary action over Chris Rock slap
- Chris Rock was not asked if he wanted Will Smith out at Oscars
- Academy Lied About Asking Will Smith to Leave Oscars, Sources
- Was Will Smith Asked to Leave Oscars? Academy Sources Say No - Variety
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Albert Pujols getting last shot with Cardinals after Angels contract just feels right
Let's face it--Albert Pujols' career with the LA Angels was largely a disappointment. We all know this, as he signed with the team on a 10-year/$240 million deal and only made an All-Star team in one of those ten years. Posting a .256/.311/.447 (.758) slash line with the Halos was not known to be in the contract.
Heck, he posted a .328/.420/.617 (1.037 OPS) with St. Louis before he came here. It was also not clear that not winning a single Gold Glove was also in the contract, as he won a couple in his 11 years with the Cardinals. It's why it's only fitting that he'd head back to St. Louis after his Angels' contract is over.
And that's exactly what's happened. Pujols is back in St. Louis on a one-year/$2.5 million deal. It's his first contract that he's signed since his Angels one ended, as while he was released by the Angels and signed by the Dodgers last year, the Halos still paid him for the rest of the money that was on the contract for that last portion of his tenth year.
Albert Pujols needed to get back to where he had the most success after his struggles with the LA Angels and Dodgers.
Albert Pujols needed a change of scenery, and it's best for him to return back to where he was clearly most comfortable playing and having success. There wasn't a huge market for him due to his poor play for the past four seasons, and it's no shock that the team that finally stepped in was the Cardinals.
If there's anybody to get anything out of Pujols for his last ride (he has announced this will be his last ride), it would be the Cards. With a universal DH in place, perhaps Pujols could find a rhythm just swinging the bat instead of putting him out in the field as well. He is quite the liability over at first base these days.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An external review of Minnesota’s response to days of civil unrest following theMay 2020 killing of George Floyd found several weaknesses, including a lack of clear leadership early on as businesses were being destroyed and set ablaze, and a failure to discern peaceful from unlawful protesters.
The report by Wilder Research, commissioned by the Department of Public Safety and made public Thursday, says Minnesota can do more to address tensions between law enforcement and communities, and must incorporate a deeper sense of humanity in the way it responds to civil unrest in the future.
“Further research and evaluation are needed to understand the role of racism and other forms of bias in law enforcement responses to civil unrest and determine additional steps to address community distrust in law enforcement and state government,” the report also found.
The report, which examined the state’s actions from May 26 through June 7, 2020, listed 20 recommendations to improve the state’s response and find ways to prevent such civil unrest from happening again.
Three “critical recommendations” include: strengthening coordination between multiple agencies; improving coordination and relationships with local jurisdictions and the media; and addressing tension between law enforcement and communities through trust-building efforts, police accountability and transformation, and education.
Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said in a letter to Gov. Tim Walz that his agency has already made changes to improve communication and police accountability, including implementing some of the report’s recommendations.
Floyd, who was Black, was killed May 25, 2020, when former Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee against Floyd’s neck for about nine and a half minutes as Floyd was handcuffed and lying face-down on the pavement. Bystander video showed Floyd said multiple times that he couldn’t breathe, before he eventually went silent and stopped moving.
The killing sparked protests in Minneapolis and around the globe as part of a reckoning over racial injustice. In Minneapolis, some of the protests became violentas businesses, and even a police station, were ransacked and burned.
The report said that unrest was unprecedented, and left local and state agencies overextended.
Local police and emergency responders couldn’t respond to many calls for help. Several state agencies, as well as the National Guard, were called in — but the report noted they were not experienced in handling large-scale civil disturbances over such an extended period.
The report found that the state was too late in setting up a multi-agency command center to coordinate response, and that several local agencies were following different rules of engagement. There was also a lack of communication, leading some communities and businesses totake matters into their own hands. Some of the response by state agencies was also viewed as escalating by some.
The report also noted some strengths. Among them, it found the state acknowledged that the community had legitimate concerns after Floyd’s killing. It also noted that small mobile field force units were effective in addressing unrest in multiple locations. The report said that a curfew, when enforced, was also effective.
A reportissued earlier this month on the city’s response to the Minneapolis protests was sharply critical and included several recommendations, including improving police training on crowd control tactics.
Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughterand also pleaded guilty in federal court to violating Floyd’s civil rights. Three other former officers were also convicted of federal civil rights violations and are awaiting trial on state charges of aiding and abetting both murder and manslaughter.
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Find AP’s full coverage of the killing of George Floyd at: https://apnews.com/hub/death-of-george-floyd
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Mark Twain Lake reopening Friday
RALLS COUNTY, Mo. (WGEM) - Despite the chilly end to March, warmer weather is on the way which means regional recreational spaces are beginning to open back up.
One such location is Mark Twain Lake, which is set to reopen April 1st.
Park rangers at the lake said they are excited to welcome everyone back for outdoor fun as soon as the weather warms.
“Everybody’s kind of had cabin fever, so they’re ready to get out and enjoy some camping, maybe a little fishing, and that sort of thing” park ranger Mary Heitmeyer said.
She said while the park is opening, those visiting may notice a few changes.
“Frank Russell Campground will be closed this season while they are doing some campground upgrades by adding some sewer and water hookups to those areas so, only the equestrian sites will be available in the Frank Russell area this year,” Heitmeyer said.
She said visitors may also notice some increased tree debris due to the severe storms that rolled through last summer, but all of the debris has been cleared from camping areas.
While much of the park opens in early April, more sites are set to open later in the month.
At the Ray Behrens Campground, this includes:
- Little Blue Stem: Sites 48-116 which will open April 8th
- Cedar Ridge: Sites 117-157 which will open April 22nd
At the Indian Creek Campground, this includes:
- Fox Loop: Sites 96-121 which will open April 8th
- Night Hawk: Sites 66-95 which will open April 29th
- Eagle Point: Sites 122-177 which will open May 6th
Rangers said anyone who visits the lake for fun in the next few months need to remember to wear their life jackets at all times while on the water.
You can find more information by calling the visitor center at 573-565-2112 or by emailing marktwaininfo@usace.army.mil.
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Des Moines County decreases property tax levy by 20 cents despite loss in valuation
Due to a change in state law, Des Moines County taxpayers will receive a 20-cent decrease in their property tax levies.
The county’s levy rate dropped from $7.02 per $1,000 taxable property value in Fiscal Year 2022 to $6.82 per $1,000 taxable property value for FY23 while still balancing out the need to pay county employee salaries,
“That’s the lowest urban levy rate in 19 years,” said county Supervisor Tom Broeker, reading from a prepared statement.
When the state took over funding mental health services, the county was no longer able to charge any money on its mental health levy. This tax equated to about 46 cents per $1,000 taxable property value for mental health services to meet the funding requirement set forth by the state.
In Iowa, cities, counties and school districts are required to charge different fiscal items to different budgets. This means one levy can increase and another decrease independently of the change in the levy.
By opting for a decrease of 20 cents instead of 46 cents, and moving the resulting 20 cents in the levy into the general supplemental levy, the Supervisors had an extra $350,000 to work with while still lowering taxes, which offset the county’s 1.5% decrease in property valuations.
The tax levy for rural residents will be down to $10.43 as a result of the decrease in the levy for all residents.
The Supervisors decreased funding to Des Moines County Conservation from $744,000 to $619,000 and used $300,000 out of the ending fund balance to make up the difference.
The increases in the budget were mostly due to increased labor costs.
Conservation budget changes
The biggest change in the conservation department's budget is the move operating out of the reserve fund instead of the general fund. Previously, the only source of revenue for the conservation reserve account came from revenues from parks other than Big Hollow. However, the account will now have money out of general basic transferred in as revenue.
Of the $600,000 that was given to conservation, $414,000 will be transferred to general basic. The remainder of conservation’s money will go to employee benefits.
When joining the funds that already went into the conservation fund with the money from general services, this amounts to $626,000 of total revenue for the conservation department, $100,000 less than it received in FY22.
Some of the decreases in cost are minor, most less than $2,000 coming from non-park-related administrative functions. However, the biggest chunk of the money will come out of parks. According to a comparison of the FY22 and the FY23 budgets across all Des Moines County parks, $63,000, or about two-thirds of the loss, will be taken out of funds for the administration of parks.
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https://www.thehawkeye.com/story/news/politics/government/2022/03/31/des-moines-county-residents-see-property-tax-decrease/7191839001/
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Connecticut Sun holds basketball clinic for Waterbury students
WATERBURY, CT (WFSB) - Waterbury elementary students got to go toe-to-toe with some basketball pros.
The Connecticut Sun hosted a clinic at Wendell Cross Elementary Thursday.
More than a hundred 5th and 6th graders put their basketball skills to the test.
But not for gym class.
It’s all just for fun.
The Connecticut Sun went over all the basics for the court, as well as proper stretches.
“The dribbling, how you could interact with people and try to do the defense and offenses, and the shooting,” said 6th grader Fatime Maksuti.
Maksuti says basketball is her favorite sport.
The chance to sharpen her skills means a lot.
It’s even more special knowing the lessons are coming from a women’s team.
“They’re showing that not just boys can do stuff, girls can do it, maybe even better than boys,” Maksuti said.
Morgan Tuck, a former Sun player and four-time UConn women’s basketball NCAA champion, says the goal for these clinics is to not only get on a personal level with kids, but also show all the possibilities someone has in the world of sports.
“It’s hard to really think about what pro really is beside what you see on TV, but you know you’re learning from someone that has played, is experienced, knows what they’re talking about,” said Tuck, Director of Franchise Development for the Connecticut Sun.
She now works for the team’s front office.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman or whatever, you can still work in sport,” Tuck said.
Some of Wendell Cross’s staff and other school district leaders had some fun too.
Principal Donna Cullen says being able to have this clinic makes school feel almost pre-pandemic.
“As we start to open up and do things like this, you can see it in their faces how much fun they’re having and kind of that normal, that back to normal feeling,” Cullen said.
Not every Wendell Cross student was able to attend Thursday’s clinic, but to make sure no one felt left out, every single student got a gift bag from the Connecticut Sun.
The team plans to put on more of these clinics throughout the state this year.
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MISSOULA — After dominating the Pioneer League last summer, it only makes sense the Missoula PaddleHeads bring back some of the same baseball players for 2022.
That's exactly what they're doing, setting a foundation for another league championship push. It certainly won't be all the same because players come and go, move up and down and some even quit the game.
But second-year skipper Michael Schlact has a good handle on what works and he's not messing with proven success. Missoula's offense ranked at or near the top in nearly every major category in the Pioneer League last season, which led to the highest winning percentage (.673) of any franchise in professional baseball.
Topping the list of returning players are Pioneer League All-Star infielders McClain O’Conner and Cameron Thompson.
O'Conner, a Nevada native, was an everyday player in his rookie season (2021), finishing with a .318 average in 63 games. He piled up 15 home runs and 18 doubles during the regular season. He also proved to be a strong defensive asset, appearing regularly at second base and shortstop and committing only six errors all summer.
Thompson was a major force at the plate. The Texas native and former Kansas State standout hit .351 and collected 13 home runs and 63 RBIs. He ranked in the top five of the Pioneer League in doubles (27) during the regular season, trailing only fellow returnee Nick "Gator" Gatewood (33), a first baseman who was first in that category.
Returnee Brandon Riley, who has four pro seasons under his belt, anchors the outfield. The former North Carolina Tar Heel had a strong 2021 campaign as the everyday centerfielder for the PaddleHeads, finishing with a .316 batting average in 90 games played.
One of the most dominant pitchers in the Pioneer League, Domingo Pena, is also set to return. The six-year pro and former Royals farmhand had a 2021 summer to remember, finishing first in the league in wins (10) and strikeouts (121). The native of the Dominican Republic also turned in one of his best outings in the Pioneer League Championship Series in Game 2 against the Boise Hawks, striking out nine over six innings of work.
Mason Schwellenbach will return to the hill in the 2022 season looking to enjoy the same type of success he did in his rookie season in Missoula. The Michigan native was 2-0 in his last five starts, finishing with a 2.10 ERA in that stretch.
Schwellenbach earning the victory in the winner-take-all Game 3 of the Pioneer League Championship Series against Boise. He pitched a season-high seven innings, allowing only one run while striking out eight.
The PaddleHeads will begin their Pioneer League title defense against the rival Billings Mustangs on May 25 in Missoula.
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A Fredericksburg Circuit Court judge ruled earlier this week that a civil lawsuit filed against Del. Tara Durant, a Republican from Stafford County, can proceed and that she must file an answer.
A request for dismissal by Durant’s attorney Milton Johns was denied Monday.
The lawsuit was filed by Taylor Johns, a civil rights activist from Fredericksburg, who accused Durant of malicious prosecution after a June 2020 incident that gained nationwide attention.
Taylor Johns, who doesn’t have a lawyer, is seeking $40,000 in damages for what she describes as “tortious injury by an act of omission.”
The next hearing in the case is scheduled for April 11 at 9 a.m.
Durant didn’t return telephone calls or emails seeking comment.
Durant accused Taylor Johns of stopping her vehicle to impede traffic during a June 13, 2020, protest over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis and Louisville, respectively.
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As a result of Durant’s complaint, Taylor Johns was charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor that was dismissed in Fredericksburg General District Court on Oct. 30, 2020.
Taylor Johns’ lawsuit accuses Durant of seeking out the protesters and initiating a disturbance.
Durant’s 911 call accusing a protester of jumping on her car made headlines after the dispatcher informed her that the protests were sanctioned by the city, police officers could only monitor the protesters and that Durant should address concerns to City Hall.
The recording of the call was featured by FOX News political commentator Tucker Carlson. Nine months after the incident, Durant announced her run for the 28th District House of Delegates seat. She defeated Democrat incumbent Josh Cole by about 700 votes last November.
Durant announced earlier this week that she plans to run for the seat in the new Senate District 27 that includes Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County and Stafford.
Johns’ lawsuit was filed Dec. 27.
It states that on the date in question at 4 p.m. local protest leader Eddie Banks arranged a gathering at the intersection of Hanover and Caroline streets. The lawsuit notes that the intersection isn’t controlled by any traffic signals but has a sign reminding vehicles to stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk.
Taylor Johns said that many of the demonstrators were minors and college students. They circulated clockwise inside the intersection’s crosswalks for five minutes at a time before exiting the crosswalks for another five minutes as they decried police brutality, racism and encouraged criminal justice reform.
A Fredericksburg police officer was parallel-parked on Caroline Street one block south of the intersection, observing the crowd of about 30, according to the lawsuit.
The complaint states there was an immediate law enforcement presence “at all times material,” and that other pedestrians not involved in the protests shared the crosswalks with no obstruction.
“The city’s residents and police force were familiar and comfortable with the protestors, the protestors’ message and the protestors’ lawful and peaceful crosswalk routine,” the lawsuit states.
Taylor Johns alleges that when the protests in the city first started May 31, 2020, Durant began monitoring demonstrators’ social media profiles and keeping track of their movements.
Taylor Johns states that Durant was aware the demonstration was scheduled to take place and that she drove from Stafford to Fredericksburg to stage the encounter in opposition to the movement.
The lawsuit alleges that Durant waited for demonstrators to begin walking in the crosswalk before driving east on Hanover Street in the direction of the intersection.
Durant is accused of revving her engine while in neutral and coasting down Hanover Street toward the protesters at the bottom of a hill. Johns states that pedestrians and demonstrators “froze within the sidewalks, fixed in terror on Durant’s SUV as it sailed steeply downhill toward them.”
“Pedestrians and protestors braced psychologically, emotionally and physically for the unknown and unimaginable,” the lawsuit states.
Taylor Johns goes on to allege that Durant coasted past a stop sign and over the white stop line and slammed on breaks, inches short of striking pedestrians and demonstrators.
She accuses Durant of nearly hitting a 13-year-old boy whose parents were dining outside at a nearby restaurant. The lawsuit states that the boy instinctively and briefly “splayed his torso” on the hood of Durant’s car as it was inches away from him.
According to the lawsuit, the boy was unharmed and ran back to his parents.
“The protestors otherwise stood their ground within the crosswalk without ever making contact with Tara Durant’s vehicle,” according to the complaint. “[Durant] began brake-pumping her car further into the crosswalk, abruptly inching towards the pedestrians and protestors, one diabolic brake-release at a time.”
In the complaint, Taylor Johns said that Durant’s attempts at intimidation failed, so she instead called 911 to allege that she’s a victim.
This isn’t Taylor Johns’ first lawsuit involving the protest movement of 2020.
She and eight other protesters received an undisclosed settlement for the handling of mass demonstrations in Fredericksburg May 31 through June 1 of that year.
The lawsuit was filed against the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office and multiple Fredericksburg officials for the use of teargas against protestors as well as other crowd control measures.
The Police Executive Research Forum released a report criticizing the Fredericksburg Police Department for its conduct during the protests. The FPD later accepted 64 of the PERF report’s 66 recommendations to improve its response to mass demonstrations.
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A radical group in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia refused to allow the HKBP Church (Huria Kristen Batak Protestant) Betania Rancaekek to worship at its shophouse.
In a video that has gone viral on social media, a group of radical Muslims surrounded the church and put up a banner that read: “Stop the illegal HKBP worship plan at the Maris Square shophouse!!! Or we will act.”
HKBP Betania Rancaekek was established in April 1999. The church has struggled to obtain a building permit (IMB) from the government, a move many churches in Indonesia are familiar with. Without proper permits, churches cannot gather legally. Often, IMBs are denied without solid reasoning to prevent Christians from worshipping.
“Too often, churches in Muslim-majority Indonesia are unfairly subjected to Indonesia’s religious harmony laws, which require several conditions be met to worship legally; these conditions are often subject to the consent of reluctant Muslim majorities,” said Gina Goh, International Christian Concern’s (ICC) regional manager for Southeast Asia. “Even if they manage to obtain the necessary IMB permit, the existence of such religious harmony laws empowers activists and extremists with legal tools to disrupt the social order and create a new challenge to one’s right to worship, as local governments are unwilling to risk public unrest. If Indonesia truly honors Pancasila, the nation’s core ideology to promote pluralism, Jakarta needs to ensure that one religion cannot strip the rights of another”
In 2015, the assembly and the committee began working on the IMB of the shophouse building in Maris Square as a place of worship. In the following years, the assembly approached residents and local authorities to receive their consent.
Their efforts yielded positive results, as 85 residents signed a letter stating they did not object and supported the conversion of shophouses into HKBP worship buildings in late 2019. The local village chief also approved the plan.
Yet, the church still faces resistance from the Camat (district leader) and the local Military District Command. They refused to sign the letter and the Camat issued a letter in January 2020 to seal the church. A hardline Islamic organization, Forkomi (previously called Islamic Defenders Front), then forcibly shut down the building so it could no longer be used for worship.
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https://believersportal.com/muslim-group-disrupts-church-gathering-in-indonesia/
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David Lee Garrison taught Spanish and Portuguese and chaired Wright State University’s Department of Modern Languages, retiring in 2009. His work has appeared widely in journals and anthologies, and two poems from his book Sweeping the Cemetery were read by Garrison Keillor on The Writer’s Almanac. The title poem from his Playing Bach in the DC Metro was featured by Poet Laureate Ted Kooser on his website American Life in Poetry and read on the BBC in London. David won the Paul Laurence Dunbar Poetry Prize in 2009 and was named Ohio Poet of the Year in 2014. His most recent book is Carpeing the Diem: Poems about High School from Dos Madres Press. He has been reading poems on Conrad’s Corner for about twenty years, and with Lori Gravely became co-producer of the program last year. David lives in Oakwood, Ohio, with his wife, Suzanne Kelly-Garrison, a novelist, poet, and professor of law at Wright State.
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https://www.wyso.org/podcast/conrads-corner/2022-03-31/conrads-corner-march-31-2022
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LIVE: ‘He’s going to drown’ — Aussie Kambosos Jr’s world title blockbuster confirmed
It is official.
Australian George Kambosos Jr. (20-0, 10 KOs) is gunning to become the first undisputed lightweight champion in the four-belt era and he will be doing against Devin Haney (27-0, 15 KOs) down under.
Kambosos Jr. and his management confirmed the fight at a press conference on Friday, with the fight slated to take place on Sunday, June 5 at around 3pm (AEST).
George Kambosos Jr. Jr vs Devin Haney Undisputed World Lightweight Title will be LIVE on Main Event available on Kayo & Foxtel, Sunday 5 June. Pay-Per-View available to order soon.
It will be Kambosos Jr.’ first fight since 2017 in Australia, with up to 50,000 people set to pack into Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium for the bout.
“It is going to be an atmosphere like we have never seen,” Eddie McGuire said while introducing the event.
The Australian’s latest win came against Teofimo Lopez, with Kambosos Jr. returning back to Australia as the WBO, WBA, IBF and The Ring lightweight champion.
Kambosos Jr. also won the WBC franchise title from Lopez with his win last year
Haney, the WBC lightweight title holder, will represent a tough test for Kambosos Jr., boasting a 27-0 record as a professional and coming off breakthrough wins over Jorge Linares and Joseph Diaz Jr. last year.
Kambosos Jr. was initially supposed to fight Vasyl Lomachenko in the first defence of his title but the Ukrainian had to withdraw from negotiations to defend his home country.
The Australian has said that Lomachenko was his preferred option but he would settle for destroying Haney instead.
“He’s going to drown. Simple as that,” Kambosos Jr. told Fox Sports News this week.
“He’s going to drown. To come back home, fight in front of 60,000 people... you better believe I will turn up and drown this kid.
“I’m relentless, ruthless and will destroy this kid. I will damage him where he will never want to fight again, he will never want to go near a boxing ring again.
“Many of his first 18 fights were in Mexico. It’s like having amateur fights really, not even. I’ve been into the lion’s den and beat the best of the best. I’ve been studying all these guys so I’ve got notepads and know exactly what I need to do to win this fight.”
Kambosos Jr. will be offered the chance at a rematch against Haney should he lose the fight in June.
Going back to June’s fight, Kambosos Jr. told Sporting Newslast week that he still plans to fight in Sydney in the future but that the “closed roof” was an important factor in deciding to have his first defence in Melbourne.
“One thing being a part of the [Jeff Horne vs Manny Pacquiao] fight - obviously as Manny Pacquiao’s sparring partner - you lose that atmosphere in that open arena,” he said.
“It’s great and I will fight in an open arena, but for this fight, for my homecoming, that closed roof, you don’t have to worry about weather, you’re gonna have the light show, it’s gonna look fantastic and it’s just amazing.”
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https://www.foxsports.com.au/boxing/boxing-2022-george-kambosos-jrvs-devin-haney-when-is-it-where-is-it-date-start-time-marvel-stadium-belts-on-the-line/news-story/027c39eeff9f208c74288c43984a2b6e
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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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While also called a Premier team by FC Dallas, this version plays in the US Youth Soccer National League and the Classic League U19 D1 in Dallas.
All the non-Academy teams are outside my radar, some more so than others. I do my best with the info I can find but if you have any to share please reach out. Twitter @3rdDegreeNet. A team pic would be great.
FC Dallas Youth 03 Premier (USYSNL)
Coach: Neil Thornber & Casey Cantor
Bracket C: Korea Sports Academy Spartans, Santa Monica Surf 03/04, Future Soccer Club Monarchs U19/18
FCDY 03 Premier USYSNL sits in 2nd place in the Frontier Conference with an 8-1-1 record right behind an undefeated Solar SC side. They are in 1st Place in the Fall 21/Spring 22 Classic League D1.
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https://3rddegree.net/fc-dallas-youth-03-premier-for-2022-dallas-cup
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This paper explores the abstraction of classical physics and applies several metrics that explore the evolution of social opinion. These metrics include an abstraction of Newtonian kinematics: mass, position, speed, acceleration, and Newtonian dynamics, an abstraction of force. Poll data is fit to a 2nd-order polynomial and a logistic function. These fits are used to understand the acceleration of opinion shift, and we explore recent social, cultural, and environmental trends, such as views on global climate change. We compare our results with the evolution of communication technologies and time spent on devices over the past 120 years. We show that the model connects the evolution in opinion with an abstraction of a Galilean concept: acceleration is independent of mass. Finally, we discuss the model of social polarization and the non-linear effect of media such as echo chambers.
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Woodburn: This ‘Breaking News’ has expiration date
BREAKING NEWS: The items in today’s column expire at midnight.
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HOLLYWOOD – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today issued a press release announcing it is rescinding Will Smith’s “Best Actor” Oscar and will return it only if the star of “King Richard” slaps Samuel L. Jackson in the face … and lives to tell about it.
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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred today announced another new rule aimed at shortening game times. Beginning with Opening Day on April 7, batters will get only two strikes and three balls.
“Two-and-one is the new full count,” Manfred noted.
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LOS ANGELES – The Super Bowl champion Rams today announced they have signed actor Will Smith to a one-year deal for $22 million as a defensive lineman.
“His head slap is reminiscent of the great Deacon Jones,” Rams general manager Les Snead said. “With Aaron Donald and Will together, no opposing quarterback will be safe.”
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SILVER SPRING, MD – The FDA, citing a series of recent scientific studies, today declared that chocolate chip cookies are a “super food” high in antioxidants and taste.
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NEW YORK – National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell today announced that beginning with the 2022 season, the NFL will address its Traumatic Brain Injury and concussion epidemic by having all players wear 1930s-era leather helmets without facemasks.
“We feel this will stop the players from using their heads as weapons,” Goodell said.
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NEW YORK – In stunning medical news, more than 13,000 oncologists in the United States, and nearly 200,000 other healthcare workers specializing in cancer treatment, filed for unemployment today after losing their jobs.
“It’s the most wonderful news imaginable,” one newly unemployed oncologist said. “We have wiped out cancer with a vaccine so there just isn’t any work for us anymore.”
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – “Whoa, not so fast!” Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Vivek Murthy said today regarding the eradication of cancer. “The vaccine only saves the lives of those who will take it.”
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SOMEWHERE IN LOW-EARTH ORBIT – Jeff Bezos, The World’s Richest Person with an estimated wealth of $165 billion, today proclaimed from his Blue Origin capsule: “I win, I win! I am the champion of World Monopoly! Now let’s reshuffle the Chance and Community Chest cards, and I’ll start all over with $1,500 – 2 x $500, 2 x $100, 2 x $50, 6 x $20, 5 x $10, 5 x $5 and 5 x $1 bills. This time I’ll even pay when I land on the Income Tax space. Good luck, everyone!”
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Education today announced it will use the bulk of a $164-billion windfall from an anonymous donor for a national curriculum in MAC — Music, Art and Creative writing — and place an emphasis on attracting the very brightest students.
“While we recognize STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics — helps make life better,” a spokesperson explained, “we feel without question MAC makes for richer lives.”
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EVERYTOWN, USA – Millions of Baby Boomers marched nationwide today in apology for their previous grumpy-toned complaints about Millennials and Generation Z being overly coddled with inflated senses of entitlement.
The marchers’ signs included: “Millennials Are Magnificent!”
“Our College Education Was Affordable — Sorry!”
“Gen Z Rockz at Volunteering!”
“What The Heck Is TikTok?”
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NEW YORK – The Pulitzer Prize Board today announced a surprise award honoring Woody Woodburn.
A board member explained: “Woodburn is not as good a writer as he should be; he’s not as good as he wants to be; but thank goodness at least he’s better than he used to be.”
Woody Woodburn writes a weekly column for The Star and can be contacted at WoodyWriter@gmail.com. His books are available at www.WoodyWoodburn.com.
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Plattsburgh, NY — On Thursday, around 100 eighth graders from local North Country middle schools including Crown Point toured Plattsburgh State, as part of a university program aimed to make education more accessible for North Country’s youth.
“We see North Country students as being the future of the North Country and certainly raising the economic prosperity for the region,” said Alexander Enyedi, President of SUNY Plattsburgh.
Andrea Enyedi, a SUNY Associate and the program creator says many students in the North Country come from families that don’t have a history of going to college. “For me personally, it’s very heartwarming because I’m a first-generation college student. The President of SUNY Plattsburgh is also a first-generation student so we really see supporting students that help support students in college.”
The tour kicked off with a student Q&A. “I really wanted to inspire the kids to come to SUNY Plattsburgh because it is a great place to be,” said Kaitlyn Bjelko, a senior.
Other events included campus tours, pizza parties, and even pictures with Plattsburgh State mascot Burghy. Games were also played. Julian Garcia, a grad student in Education hosted a game where eighth-graders picked ping balls out of a bucket that contained either negative or positive comments. “They would throw the negative ones in the trash and say get it out of here,” said Garcia.
For Garcia, the game represents life. He was the first in his family to go to college and believes it is more important than ever to eliminate negative self-talk. “We see ourselves especially as first-gen that we can’t get into college. We have families who are financially struggling. I think it’s super important to remind ourselves that I am strong, I am brave, I am capable. And carrying your agenda and pushing that forward to remind yourself that you do have a place in the world.”
Garcia says he sees a lot of himself in the younger students. “I saw college as something that was so far-reaching. None of my family had ever been to college before. I come from a family of immigrants who had migrated to the states in hopes that they could send one of us to college.”
He hopes to inspire the younger generation. “Having someone who’s been in your shoes and say hey look, I’m here and you have the power to shape your own narrative. When the world says no, push back on that idea and make it say yes.”
After the tour, President Enyedi presented eighth-graders with a certificate that invites them to apply to college after graduating high school.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The pain was sharp and familiar. It reminded David Price of where he has been. It also told him he still might be able to be the pitcher the Los Angeles Dodgers thought they had nearly 26 months ago.
Price’s quiet spring began the way others have in the five-time All-Star’s 13-year career: His left elbow hurt after his first live batting practice a couple of weeks ago, and he knew the resumption of an old routine was underway.
“Always the elbow,’’ Price said. “It happens every year, all the way back to 2010. Now, everything feels good – arm, elbow and shoulder.’’
It was good enough to impress Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and anybody else who watched Price make his first spring appearance against Cleveland on Wednesday night. The left-hander worked only an inning, but he had two strikeouts and was clocked at 93 mph.
In an abbreviated camp, it wasn’t enough to determine his role. It did remind the Dodgers that Price is still in the mix.
From starter to bullpen, Price’s role with the Dodgers has been uncertain since they acquired the 2012 American League Cy Young Award winner from the Boston Red Sox in a three-team deal that included right-fielder Mookie Betts in February 2020.
Price didn’t pitch at all that year, opting out because of concerns about COVID-19. In 2021, he bounced between the starting rotation and the bullpen with 11 starts and 28 appearances as a reliever. His overall ERA was 4.03.
He arrived at camp in mid-March ready to do anything. Then Roberts mentioned him as a possible starter.
“I’m preparing that way, yeah,” said Price, who is in the final year of a seven-year, $217 million contract. “I think it’d be silly of me to prepare to be a reliever if I’m asked to start. So, I’m preparing to be a starter until otherwise.”
Otherwise looks to be the case. Roberts projects his starting rotation will be Walker Buehler, Julio Urias, Clayton Kershaw, Andrew Heaney and Tony Gonsolin. He cautioned that nothing is set in stone, mostly because pitchers were limited in a camp cut short by major league baseball’s lockout.
The Dodgers signed career starter Tyler Anderson in mid-March, just in case. As for Price, Roberts said: “I just think that David, right now, is not an option in the sense of, he’s not built up. It just doesn’t seem feasible right now.”
The 36-year-old left-hander could still have an immediate role, like one inning in relief early in the season, Roberts said, and moving up to multiple innings as he gets stronger.
“I’m confident in David in any role,’’ Roberts said. “I like his versatility. The role doesn’t matter. It’s just knowing that he’s going to pitch valuable innings in whatever role.”
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Cody Bellinger took batting practice Thursday on the minor-league side of the Dodgers’ camp. The 2019 National League MVP is 4 for 27 with 17 strikeouts this spring.
“I wouldn’t say I’m alarmed,’’ Roberts said. “I think ‘progressing’ is the word. We’ve got to continue to log at-bats to make him feel as comfortable as possible when the season starts.’’
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SnowGem (XSG) traded flat against the U.S. dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 19:00 PM E.T. on March 31st. One SnowGem coin can currently be purchased for $0.0441 or 0.00000231 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges including Graviex, Mercatox and STEX. SnowGem has a total market capitalization of $1.36 million and approximately $45,383.00 worth of SnowGem was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Over the last seven days, SnowGem has traded flat against the U.S. dollar.
Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed over the last 24 hours:
- Safe (SAFE) traded up 22.6% against the dollar and now trades at $18.63 or 0.00040703 BTC.
- Beam (BEAM) traded 1.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.39 or 0.00000846 BTC.
- FABRK (FAB) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.0010 or 0.00000003 BTC.
- Vidulum (VDL) traded 20.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.14 or 0.00000311 BTC.
- Grimm (GRIMM) traded 7.7% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0009 or 0.00000002 BTC.
- Defis (XGM) traded 18.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- Litecash (CASH) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $57,178.12 or 0.00000007 BTC.
- SaveToken (SAVE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1,430.94 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- 0cash (ZCH) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $28,628.59 or 0.00000004 BTC.
About SnowGem
Equihash
hashing algorithm. SnowGem’s total supply is 30,907,160 coins and its circulating supply is 30,830,068 coins. SnowGem’s official website is snowgem.org. The Reddit community for SnowGem is /r/SnowGem and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. SnowGem’s official Twitter account is @snowgemofficial and its Facebook page is accessible here.
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Former National League MVP Jimmy Rollins will get a chance to make his mark on both the on-field and off-field product after he was added to the Philadelphia Phillies' front office Thursday.
Rollins, who played 15 of his 17 major league seasons with the Phillies and won the 2007 MVP, will assist as an on-field instructor and also will be an advisor to the front-office staff under general manager Dave Dombrowski.
Those duties will be added to his existing role as an occasional Phillies' television analyst for NBC Sports Philadelphia.
"The addition of Jimmy Rollins to our baseball operations department is a significant gain for the Phillies," Dombrowski said in a 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."
A three-time All-Star, Rollins led the National League in runs (139) and triples (20) during his 2007 MVP season. The Oakland, Calif., native was a four-time Gold Glove winner at shortstop and batted .264 with a .743 OPS over 2,275 career games, ending his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2015) and Chicago White Sox (2016).
"I'm honored to move into baseball operations and assist Dave and his staff," Rollins said in a release. "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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Parents reach $250,000 settlement with Texas city after son, 3, dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba at splash pad
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN
The parents of a 3-year-old boy who died last year after a contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba at a splash pad in Arlington, Texas, have reached a $250,000 settlement with the city.
Bakari Williams died last September after spending five days in the hospital with primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare and often fatal infection caused by an amoeba called Naegleria fowleri, according to previous reporting from CNN and affiliate KTVT.
Williams contracted the infection from a splash pad that officials later determined was improperly tested and maintained.
At a news conference, attorneys for Williams’ parents said the child’s death was preventable.
Family attorney Brian Hargrove said the $250,000 is the maximum economic recovery allowed against a city under the Texas Tort Claims Act, according to KTVT.
Arlington, in a statement, said the settlement will include a “significant investment in the installation of health and safety equipment and other improvements for our public pools and splash pads.”
The city will distribute a new policy manual, the Bakari Williams Protocol, that will guide staff on water treatment, according to Hargrove and the city. “We plan to share this information with other agencies in the aquatics industry so they can learn from our hard lessons,” the city said.
New technology will automatically shut off any splash pads where water readings are not in the acceptable ranges and the addition of QR codes will allow visitors to see real-time information about water quality, the statement, obtained by KTVT, said.
“We want you to know that Bakari was a sweet, beautiful and innocent child who did not deserve to die in the manner that he did. For us, this case has been about public awareness,” Williams’ mother, Kayla Mitchell, said at the news conference, according to the affiliate.
“We want to make certain that nothing like this ever happens again. We want to make certain that what happened to our son, what happened to our family, does not happen to anybody else,” said Mitchell.
Naegleria fowleri is commonly found in soil and in fresh warm water such as lakes, rivers and hot springs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It can also be found in poorly maintained or unchlorinated pools.
The organism infects people when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose, according to the CDC. The Naegleria fowleri amoeba then travels up the nose to the brain, where it destroys the brain tissue, the CDC says.
Investigation into the source of infection
City and Tarrant County officials were notified by the hospital September 5 of the child’s condition, according to a joint news release issued that month. The county health department started an investigation and determined two possible sources for the exposure to the amoeba — the family’s home in Tarrant County and the Don Misenhimer Park splash pad in Arlington.
The city immediately closed that splash pad, the news release says, and out of an abundance of caution closed the other three public splash pads for the remainder of the year.
On September 24, the CDC, according to the news release, determined the child was likely exposed to the organism at the splash pad after tests confirmed the presence of active Naegleria fowleri amoeba in water samples from the park.
“It breaks my heart. I’m a father of four, a grandfather of five kids from 2 to 7 years old. I cannot imagine having to bury a child or a grandchild like that,” Arlington Mayor Jim Ross told KTVT at the time
Low chlorine levels likely a factor
The city of Arlington conducted an investigation into the splash pad’s maintenance, equipment and water testing procedures. Officials determined the water quality testing data needed improvement.
“We have identified gaps in our daily inspection program,” Deputy City Manager Lemuel Randolph said in the 2021 news release. “Those gaps resulted in us not meeting our maintenance standards at our splash pads. All of the splash pads will remain closed until we have assurance that our systems are operating as they should, and we have confirmed a maintenance protocol consistent with city, county and state standards.”
Records from two of the splash pads, including the one at Don Misenhimer Park, showed employees did not consistently record, or in some cases did not conduct, water quality testing that is required before the facilities open each day, according to the news release. The testing includes checking for chlorine, which is used as a disinfectant.
A review of the logs determined that water chlorination readings were not documented two of the three days that the child visited the park in late August and early September, the news release said.
“Documents show that chlorination levels two days before the child’s last visit were within acceptable ranges,” reads the release. “However, the next documented reading, which occurred the day after the child visited, shows that the chlorination level had fallen below the minimum requirement and that additional chlorine was added to the water system.”
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LOS GATOS, Calif., March 31, 2022
Awarded funding from the Gates Foundation to support development of inhaled formulation technology to deliver cost-effective monoclonal antibodies against influenza and COVID-19
LOS GATOS, Calif., March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel anti-infective therapies to treat life-threatening infections, today reported financial and corporate results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2021.
Fourth Quarter Highlights
- Continued enrollment in the Company's Phase 2a study of AR-501 targeting cystic fibrosis (CF), conducted in collaboration with the funding support from the CF Foundation. Aridis is on track to report top-line data from this CF study in mid-2022.
- Continued enrollment in the Company's Phase 3 study evaluating AR-301 for the treatment of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP). Aridis is on track to report top-line data in the second half of 2022.
- The Company is on track to initiate the Phase 3 trial of AR-320 for the prevention of VAP in mid-2022 following regulatory feedback on the clinical development plans and Phase 3 study design received from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA). Clarity on the regulatory pathway to the registrational Phase 3 trial and licensure has been achieved. The Phase 3 SAATELLITE-2 study will be conducted in collaboration with the COMBACTE-Net consortium of HAP/VAP experts, funded up to 25 million Euros by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) program of the European Commission.
- Reported preclinical data demonstrating that AR-701, the Company's first fully human monoclonal antibody (mAb) cocktail, is broadly reactive against the Omicron and other SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) variants, SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus), and multiple seasonal ('common cold') human coronavirus strains.
- In January 2022, Aridis announced that it had received a $1.9 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Gates Foundation) to evaluate the application of the Company's inhaled formulation technology to deliver cost-effective monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against influenza and SARS-CoV-2 to people in low- and middle-income countries.
- Signed loan agreement for $10 million in non-dilutive financing with Streeterville Capital. Received first $5 million payment in November 2021 and the second $5 million payment in February 2022.
"I am proud of our team's work in 2021 as we strengthened our foundation and advanced key development programs," commented Vu Truong, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Aridis Pharmaceuticals. "2022 will be a pivotal year for Aridis as we achieve important clinical milestones, including data readout from our AR-501 Phase 2a and AR-301 Phase 3 studies as well as the initiation of the AR-320 registrational Phase 3 study, and the anticipated launch of the first-in-human clinical study of AR-701. We look forward to sharing further updates on the progress of these programs in the coming months as we continue to build our leadership in the respiratory health space."
Clinical Program Update
AR-301 (tosatoxumab): AR-301 is being evaluated in a Phase 3 clinical study as an adjunctive treatment to standard of care antibiotics in S. aureus VAP patients. The ongoing AR-301 Phase 3 study remains blinded, and the independent Data Monitoring Committee with access to unblinded data continues to monitor study subjects for safety and has not expressed any safety concerns. The Company observed modest improvement in enrollment in recent months despite the continued pandemic. However, because a significant number of participating clinical sites in the study are in Eastern Europe, the escalating Ukraine-Russia conflict is expected to negatively impact enrollment. At the present time, the company anticipates reporting top-line data in the second half of 2022.
The trial represents the first ever Phase 3 superiority clinical study evaluating immunotherapy with a fully human mAb to treat acute pneumonia in the ICU setting. Details of the study can be viewed on www.clinicaltrials.gov using identifier NCT03816956.
AR-320 (suvratoxumab): The Company licensed this Phase 3-ready asset from AstraZeneca in July 2021. A multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 study (n=196 patients) showed that mechanically ventilated ICU patients colonized with S. aureus who were treated with suvratoxumab, a fully human mAb, demonstrated a relative risk reduction in onset of pneumonia by 32% in the overall intent-to-treat (ITT) study population, and by a statistically significant 47% in the under 65-year-old population, which is the target population in the planned Phase 3 study. This statistically significant relative risk reduction in the target population was also associated with a substantial reduction in the duration of care needed in the ICU and hospital. The Company completed successful discussions with the EMA via the Scientific Advisory meeting and the FDA via an End-of-Phase 2 meeting, including obtaining agreement on the planned Phase 3 study serving as a single pivotal trial. The regulatory feedback from these agencies is incorporated in the Company's clinical study design. The Company expects to launch its Phase 3 SAATELLITE-2 study of AR-320 in the mid-2022 in collaboration with the public-private COMBACTE-Net consortium of HAP/VAP experts, funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) program of the European Commission in the amount of up to 25 million Euros.
AR-501 (gallium citrate): The Company initiated its Phase 2a study to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetic (PK), and preliminary efficacy in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients in the first quarter of 2021. The Phase 2a study is actively enrolling patients with a goal of delivering full data readout in mid-2022. AR-501 is being developed in collaboration with the CF Foundation and has been granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD), Fast Track and Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) designations by the FDA. In addition, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) granted ODD to AR-501. The Phase 1/2a clinical trial underway is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, utilizing single- and multiple-ascending dose and dose-ranging strategies, investigating the safety and PK of inhaled AR-501 in healthy volunteers and CF patients with chronic bacterial lung infections. Details of the Phase 1/2a clinical trial can be viewed on https://www.clinicaltrials.gov using identifier NCT03669614.
AR-701: AR-701 is a cocktail of two fully human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) mAbs discovered from screening the antibody secreting B-cells of convalescent SARS-CoV-2 infected (COVID-19) patients. Each mAb of the AR-701 cocktail neutralizes coronaviruses using a distinct mechanism of action, namely inhibition of viral fusion and entry into human cells (AR-703) or blockage of viral binding to the human 'ACE2' receptor (AR-720). The AR-701 mAbs are engineered to be half-life extended and potentially active for 6-12 months in the blood. AR-701 is being developed as a long-acting intramuscular prophylactic to prevent COVID-19 infections, as well as a self-administered inhaled formulation for the treatment of COVID-19 patients who are not yet hospitalized. In February 2022, Aridis reported that both of its fully human mAbs in the AR-701 cocktail neutralized the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. Moreover, both mAbs conferred strong protection against Omicron infected animals when given either parenterally or by intranasal administration. The performance of the AR-701 cocktail is published in Biorxiv [see https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.03.05.483133v1]. We expect to initiate a Phase 1 clinical study in 2H2022.
Fiscal 2021 Financial Results:
- Cash: Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of December 31, 2021, were approximately $20.0 million.
- Revenues: Grant and licensing revenue increased to approximately $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to the recognition of revenue from grants from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) and the Gates Foundation as well as from Kermode, an Apex technology licensee. Grant and licensing revenue earned during the year ended December 31, 2020 was approximately $1.0 million, all from CFF. Grant and licensing revenue was approximately $0.6 million and $0 for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
- Research and Development Expenses: Research and development expenses increased by approximately $21.0 million to $38.0 million for year ended December 31, 2021 from $17.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was due primarily to: an increase of approximately $11.5 million to in-license AR-320 rights from Medimmune; an increase of approximately $6.6 million for AR-320 drug manufacturing and clinical trial preparation costs; an increase of approximately $0.7 million for costs associated with the development of AR-701; an increase of approximately $0.5 million for the continuing conduct of the Phase 2a clinical trial evaluating AR-501 for the treatment of Cystic Fibrosis and an increase of approximately $0.6 million in personnel, consulting and other related costs.
Research and development expenses increased by approximately $4.4 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2021 to $8.6 million from $4.2 million in the same quarter in 2020. This is primarily due to increases in drug manufacturing for our AR-320 trial ($2.8 million), spending on the Gates Foundation funded project ($0.5 million) and spending on personnel, consulting and other related costs ($0.4 million). - General and Administrative Expenses: General and administrative expenses increased by approximately $0.9 million to $7.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 from $6.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was due primarily to increases in professional service fees, franchise tax and recruitment expense to attract talent. General and administrative expenses increased in Q4 2021 to $2.0 million from $1.6 million in Q4 2020 primarily due to increases in consulting, legal fees, insurance and recruitment offset by lower accounting, rent and repairs expense.
- Interest Income (Expense) net: Net interest expense, increased by approximately $322,000 to approximately $245,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021 from approximately $77,000 net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increased expense was primarily due to our debt servicing in 2021.
- Share of Loss in Equity Method Investment. Loss from our share of equity method investment in Shenzhen Arimab Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. decreased by approximately $9,000 to zero for the year ended December 31, 2021. The loss was $9,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020. Our share of loss from our minority interest calculated under the equity method was limited to the reduction of the net book value of the investment to zero as of March 31, 2020.
- Other Income: Other income in the year ended December 31, 2021, increased by approximately $796,000 from zero during the year ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to forgiveness of the $722,000 Paycheck Protection Program loan by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Additionally, other income from a sublease agreement we entered into with a tenant in March 2021 to sublet a small portion of our Los Gatos facility increased by approximately $74,000 during the year ended December 31, 2021, from zero for the year ended December 31, 2020. Other income increased by approximately $22,000 in Q4 2021. There was no sublease agreement or related income during the three months ended December 30, 2020.
- Net Loss: The net loss available to common stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2021, was approximately $47.3 million, or $3.85 net loss per share, compared to a net loss available to common stockholders of approximately $22.3 million, or $2.44 net loss per share, for the year ended December 31, 2020. The weighted average common shares outstanding used in computing net loss per share available to common stockholders was 12,291,600 million and 9,168,744 million for the years ended December 31 of 2021 and 2020, respectively.
About Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers and develops anti-infectives to be used as first-line treatments to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and viral pandemics. The Company is utilizing its proprietary ʎPEX and MabIgX® technology platforms to rapidly identify rare, potent antibody-producing B-cells from patients who have successfully overcome an infection, and to rapidly manufacture mAbs for therapeutic treatment of critical infections. These mAbs are already of human origin and functionally optimized by the natural human immune system for high potency. Hence, they are already fit-for-purpose and do not require further engineering optimization to achieve full functionality.
The Company has generated multiple clinical stage mAbs targeting bacteria that cause life-threatening infections such as ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP), in addition to preclinical stage antibacterial and antiviral mAbs. The use of mAbs as anti-infective treatments represents an innovative therapeutic approach that harnesses the human immune system to fight infections and is designed to overcome the deficiencies associated with the current standard of care, which is broad spectrum antibiotics. Such deficiencies include, but are not limited to, increasing drug resistance, short duration of efficacy, disruption of the normal flora of the human microbiome and lack of differentiation among current treatments. The mAb portfolio is complemented by a non-antibiotic novel mechanism small molecule anti-infective candidate being developed to treat lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. The Company's pipeline is highlighted below:
Aridis' Pipeline
AR-301 (VAP). AR-301 is a fully human IgG1 mAb currently in Phase 3 clinical development targeting gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) alpha-toxin in VAP patients.
AR-320 (nosocomial pneumonia). AR-320 is a fully human mAb targeting S. aureus alpha-toxin for prevention of nosocomial pneumonia. Statistically significant Phase 2 data in the target population of those ≤ 65 years of age, was recently published in Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. The Company has completed discussions with the EMA and FDA on study design and expects to launch its Phase 3 study of AR-320 in mid-2022.
AR-101 (HAP). AR-101 is a fully human immunoglobulin M (IgM) mAb in Phase 2 clinical development targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) liposaccharides serotype O11, which accounts for approximately 22% of all P. aeruginosa hospital acquired pneumonia cases worldwide. This program is licensed to the Serum Institute of India and Shenzhen Arimab.
AR-501 (cystic fibrosis). AR-501 is an inhaled formulation of gallium citrate with broad-spectrum anti-infective activity being developed to treat chronic lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. This program is currently in a Phase 2a clinical study in CF patients.
AR-701 (COVID-19). AR-701 is a cocktail of fully human mAbs discovered from convalescent COVID-19 patients that are directed at multiple envelope proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
AR-401 (blood stream infections). AR-401 is a fully human mAb preclinical program aimed at treating infections caused by gram-negative Acinetobacter baumannii.
AR-201 (RSV infection). AR-201 is a fully human IgG1 mAb directed against the F-protein of diverse clinical isolates of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). This program is licensed exclusively to the Serum Institute of India.
For additional information on Aridis Pharmaceuticals, please visit https://aridispharma.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These statements may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "forecast," "estimated" and "intend" or other similar terms or expressions that concern Aridis' expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. These forward-looking statements are based on Aridis' current expectations and actual results could differ materially. There are a number of factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the need for additional financing, the timing of regulatory submissions, Aridis' ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of its existing product candidates and any other product candidates it may develop, approvals for clinical trials may be delayed or withheld by regulatory agencies, risks relating to the timing and costs of clinical trials, risks associated with obtaining funding from third parties, management and employee operations and execution risks, loss of key personnel, competition, risks related to market acceptance of products, intellectual property risks, risks related to business interruptions, including the outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus, which could seriously harm our financial condition and increase our costs and expenses, risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results, Aridis' ability to attract collaborators and partners and risks associated with Aridis' reliance on third party organizations. While the list of factors presented here is considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Unlisted factors may present significant additional obstacles to the realization of forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those described or implied by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including, without limitation, market conditions and the factors described under the caption "Risk Factors" in Aridis' 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, and Aridis' other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements included herein are made as of the date hereof, and Aridis does not undertake any obligation to update publicly such statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
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Dave Gentry, CEO
RedChip Companies
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‘Incorrect’: Minister mistaken on carbon farming endorsement, green group says
By Mike Foley
The Australian Conservation Foundation has rejected a claim made by Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor that it had “backed away” from its warning about fake credits being issued under a taxpayer-funded scheme for carbon farming.
The designer of the Emissions Reduction Fund’s (ERF) carbon credit scheme, Professor Andrew Macintosh, last week alleged most of the money for carbon farming, such as protecting trees or planting vegetation, was being spent on fake carbon reductions.
The scheme has so far paid out about $1 billion for 100 million carbon credits, which are generated by farmers for protecting forests and replanting vegetation, and sold to polluting companies that want to offset their emissions and reduce their carbon footprint.
Professor Macintosh published studies that said up to 80 per cent of the funds were spent on carbon sequestration that was “devoid of integrity” and represented a “fraud on taxpayers”.
“I believe these criticisms are completely unfounded,” Mr Taylor told a forum hosted by the Carbon Market Institute on Friday.
“It is telling that groups like the ACF (Australian Conservation Foundation) have backed away from this latest round of attacks on the ERF and are no longer promoting the claims that have been refuted by the regulator.”
ACF chief executive Kelly O’Shanassy said on Friday that the organisation stood by its claims and endorsed Professor Macintosh’s findings.
“Any speech given by the Energy Minister that claims otherwise is incorrect,” Ms O’Shanassy said.
“Our own investigation are consistent with Professor Macintosh’s revelations about the scheme’s deep flaws.”
A study released in September by the Australia Institute and Australian Conservation Foundation analysed $300 million of credits issued for protecting forests, known as avoided deforestation. It found land clearing in far-western NSW would have needed to have been at least 750 per cent higher to justify the payments made to farmers not to remove trees.
“We found one in five carbon credits issued by the federal government’s $4.5 billion Emission Reduction Fund do not represent real abatement,” Ms O’Shanassy said.
Mr Taylor also told the forum that new ministerial powers had been created that allow the federal government to block new carbon projects to grow native vegetation on farmland if they are deemed damaging to the regional community.
Mr Taylor and Agriculture Minister David Littleproud issued a joint statement that said native vegetation projects that were either larger than 15 hectares, or occupied more than one third of a farm, required ministerial approval from April 8.
“We don’t want to see entire farms locked up, becoming havens for weeds and feral animals as families leave the land,” Mr Littleproud said.
“I support well planned projects that involve the farmer and manage the land, I hope that there will be many projects that present no risk to community.”
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KAKINADA: Even as the date for the formation of new districts is fast approaching, ruling party MLAs are trying to change the boundaries of the new entities.
Though the government has not given a final notification following objections lodged by the people, an official said that Gokavaram would remain in Rajamahendravaram, Pedapudi mandal with Kakinada district and Dwaraka Tirumala with Eluru division.
Jaggampeta MLA Jyothula Chantibabu told Deccan Chronicle that a gazette notification stating that Gokavaram will remain in the Rajamahendravaram division would be issued within a day or two.
The people of Dwaraka Tirumala, Gokavaram and Pedapudi were happy, greeting each other over social media ahead of the district reorganisation, YSRC activists say that Chantibabu had raised the issue in the Assembly and succeeded in keeping Gokavaram with Rajamahendravaram division.
Telugu Desam activists said that Jaggampeta former MLA Jyothula Venkata Appa Rao (Nehru) had called all parties including Chantibabu and agitated for the cause and brought pressure on the government. Jana Sena activists also claimed the success.
In Pedapudi, the people said that the credit went to Anaparti MLA Sathi Suryanarayana Reddy for raising the issue in the Assembly and for persuading East Godavari collector C. Hari Kiran, who drew up the final papers, that Pedapudi should remain with Kakinada. TD former MLA N. Ramakrishna Reddy also supported the agitation.
Though people of Alamuru mandal demanded that it should be included in Rajamahendravaram division, the government has decided to allocate it to a new division, headquarter, Kothapeta.
The loud demand for including Tallarevu mandal in Kakinada district and making Rampachodavaram a district did not succeed. It is learnt that a ‘mini collectorate’ would be set up at Ramapchodavaram. With this, locals need not go to Paderu for sorting out their grievances.
The people of Tallarevu mandal were still hoping that Mummidivaram MLA P. Sathish Kumar would manage to get it included in Kakinada revenue division.
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LOS ANGELES, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arixa Capital Advisors, LLC is pleased to announce that Eric Cooper has joined the company as Vice President of Construction. In this role, Mr. Cooper is responsible for enhancing Arixa's construction risk management, through further development of Arixa's funds control program and construction underwriting, as well as building the scalable infrastructure that will allow Arixa to continue to grow its construction lending platform. Mr. Cooper comes to Arixa with over a decade of onsite construction project management experience and five years of construction lending experience.
Prior to joining Arixa, Mr. Cooper was the Vice President of Construction Operations at Genesis Capital. During his five years with that company, he oversaw the development of a nationwide residential construction underwriting program and was responsible for managing the in-house funds control team.
Eric Cooper shares, "As I suspected, Arixa Capital has an incredible culture, talented staff and a fantastic borrower base. I feel lucky and excited to further build out the construction department to best serve both borrowers and investors."
Earlier in his career, Mr. Cooper was the onsite supervisor and project manager for a two-year project, building an ultra-luxury custom home for a celebrity client in the Trousdale Estates neighborhood of Beverly Hills, with the highly regarded general contractor Corbin Reeves. From 2013 to 2015, Mr. Cooper was a project manager for ANR Industries, where he oversaw all aspects of luxury single-family residential construction projects in the Los Angeles area, from conceptual design through final sale. From 2010 to 2013, Mr. Cooper worked as a project manager for Anchor Loans where he oversaw all aspects of remodeling for single-family residential projects with resale values between $700,000 and $3,000,000.
Arixa Capital's Managing Director, Greg Hebner, said, "We are excited to bring someone like Eric onto the Arixa team. Eric's deep construction experience and his passion for client service is an ideal fit for our team. As Arixa continues to grow its lending business across larger construction projects and new geographies, Eric's extensive industry knowledge will allow us to execute on our growth plans and maintain the high level of service that our clients expect, while also mitigating risk for our fund investors."
Contact:
Eric Cooper
Vice President, Construction Operations
M 818-692-9646
E ecooper@arixacapital.com
About the Company
Arixa Capital is one of the premier private real estate lenders and credit fund managers in the Western U.S., providing small balance loan solutions to lower middle-market residential and commercial investors and developers. Visit www.arixacapital.com for more information on investing or borrowing.
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In the wake of the New York Times' acknowledgement that the messages on the Hunter Biden laptop are authentic, establishment media are abandoning the claim that there is "no evidence" the president's son did anything wrong while clinging to the insistence that Joe Biden is innocent.
CNN's John Harwood, for example, now acknowledges the material on the laptop shows that Hunter was "trading on his father’s name to make a lot of money." But Harwood contends there is "zero evidence that Vice President Biden, or President Biden, has done anything wrong in connection with what Hunter Biden has done."
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But if the discussion is about "evidence," as opposed to 100% "proof," Harwood apparently is unaware of the May 13, 2017, email spelling out the "remuneration packages" in a deal with the Communist Party-tied energy firm CEFC, setting aside 10% for the "big guy." The recipient of that email, business partner Tony Bobulinski, has said the "big guy" clearly is Joe Biden, with whom he met face-to-face on two occasions. Bobulinski said in an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson that he believed Joe Biden was vetting him for the role of CEO in a firm established by the Biden family. And Joe Biden, Bobulinski said, clearly was the head of the global enterprise.
But there's more.
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On Thursday, former federal prosecutor, New York City mayor and Trump personal attorney Rudy Giuliani drew attention to another piece of evidence on the laptop.
It's a Christmas Day 2018 message from Hunter Biden to a daughter, complaining that he doesn't "receive any respect" after having paid for everything for this family" for "30 years."
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The president's son then writes: "But don’t worry, unlike Pop, I won’t make you give me half your salary."
Giuliani, in an interview Thursday with Steve Bannon on "War Room," received the contents of the hard drive in the summer of 2020 when a representative for the owner of the shop where Hunter Biden abandoned it reached out to him after having given a copy to the FBI and seeing no progress.
"The evidence against Joe Biden in the hard drive is stronger than the evidence against Hunter Biden," Giuliani said.
As U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York in the 1980s, Giuliani used racketeering charges to successfully prosecute members of the Mob as well as corrupt operatives on Wall Street.
He noted that in a racketeering case you have to prove ongoing criminal activity.
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"I never had a piece of evidence like this," he said, referring to the Hunter Biden Christmas Day message in comparison to evidence in cases he prosecuted.
In that message, Giuliani explained, a "co-conspirator," Hunter Biden, is describing "the racketeering enterprise."
In light of Hunter Biden's role in the family enterprise, Giuliani said he places the responsibility for Hunter Biden's acknowledged and well documented addictions, including to cocaine and prostitutes, on Joe Biden himself.
Hunter Biden has been under investigation by the U.S. attorney for Delaware since at least 2018. CBS News' Catherine Herridge reported Wednesday the investigation, which began as a tax inquiry, expanded into a federal probe, involving the FBI and IRS. It's now looking at tax evasion, money laundering and possible violations of foreign lobbying laws.
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CNN's Evan Perez reported Wednesday the investigation "has gained steam in recent months, with a flurry of witnesses providing testimony to federal investigators and more expected to provide interviews in the coming weeks, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter."
See Giuliani's remarks on the Hunter Biden investigation beginning at 8:40
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As the Ukraine crisis continues, the West needs a Middle East assist
The weekend is over, although if you were in Ukraine you probably didn’t realize it was a weekend. The “What can we do?” debate in Washington will accelerate again. That debate likely will be framed by numbers: What is the price of oil? What is happening on the stock market? How many refugees are fleeing? So far, even with higher gas prices, the crisis hasn’t become a live issue in our domestic politics. But the ingredients are all there: Is going green the solution or increasingly a dream? Do we have the time to play with ideas? More fundamentally, are current policy positions vote-winners or -losers for the November midterms?
A new, or at least increasingly influential, ingredient could be the Middle East. The breaking-the-Sabbath flights to Russia and then Germany by the religiously observant Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Saturday may or may not produce some diplomatic breakthrough. The audacity of the initiative arguably reflects Israel’s sense that it must balance its horror of what is happening while not alienating Moscow, a key player in Syria.
Another aspect to consider is whether an Iran freed of sanctions by a pending new nuclear accord could perhaps provide the oil to the world, which the world does not want to buy from President Vladimir Putin’s Russia. The notion seems absurd but was given life by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s comment last week when the hypothetical was posed to him and he replied that “all options are on the table.” As of writing, it is theoretical — there are no formal sanctions on Russian oil and natural gas. But informal ones are emerging and could grow substantially. Increasingly, energy companies don’t want to be associated with Russia. Hence, the rise in prices, measured last week in cents at the pump. This week, it could be much more.
And who can ease the price pressure? Saudi Arabia is the only producer with spare capacity but even that would take weeks to crank up, although oil in floating storage is only a sea voyage away from the market. But currently the decision-making power in Riyadh is Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, aka MbS, who is hiding behind the claim that the market is balanced (between supply and demand). Two political realities are playing a crucial role: First, MbS appears to see himself as a buddy of Putin. Second, MbS wants to be asked directly by President Biden, who doesn’t want to deal with him, apparently because of the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
As much as many people want the Khashoggi murder to recede from the headlines, it keeps coming back. Last week it was given an extra push by the latest edition of The Atlantic in a long essay about MbS entitled, “Absolute Power.” The read-through runs: “Asked about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Mohammed bin Salman said, ‘If that’s the way we did things, Khashoggi would not even be among the top 1,000 people on the list.’” One wonders which public relations adviser dreamed up that line.
For the moment, Saudi Arabia appears to be trying to avoid the energy headlines and the hard “ask” from Washington. Oil Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, MbS’s elder half-brother, is apparently not going to be a speaker at the CERA conference in Houston this week, the industry’s preeminent talking shop.
Challenging times call for imaginative solutions. But diplomacy is slow. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told NBC on Sunday that there were “active discussions” with European partners about a ban on Russian oil imports. That doesn’t sound optimistic. And there was no mention of gas imports, which are much harder to replace in the short term. Qatar already has indicated willingness to divert cargoes, but demands that the U.S. do the diplomatic lifting. No one seems ready to acknowledge publicly that this crisis could last months rather than weeks.
It took several days for Washington to rally all its allies in the Arab world to display unity and support for the non-binding United Nations resolution on Ukraine but the backing still appears lukewarm. Yet the Middle East is where the oil is (focus on Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Iran), and also the gas (Qatar and Iran).
An unexpected consequence of the Ukraine crisis has been to reactivate frayed American and European senses of shared interests. The Middle East should and could be part of that as well, but the players need to work on the notion of “shared interests.”
Simon Henderson is the Baker Fellow and director of the Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Follow him on Twitter @shendersongulf.
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All three major U.S. stock benchmarks closed lower Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 index and Nasdaq Composite booking their largest quarterly drop in two years, capping a first quarter in which the Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have weighed on sentiment.
How did stock indexes perform?
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
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The S&P 500
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The Nasdaq Composite
COMP,
-1.54% shed 221.76 points, or 1.5%, to end at 14,220.52.
On Wednesday, the Dow and S&P 500 snapped a four-day winning streak, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.2% after back-to-back gains.
In March, the Dow rose 2.3%, the S&P 500 climbed 3.6% and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 3.4%, according to Dow Jones Market Data. For the first quarter, the Dow dropped 4.6%, the S&P 500 slid 4.9% and the Nasdaq tumbled 9.1%, the data show.
All three major U.S. stock benchmarks saw their largest percentage decline since the first quarter of 2020, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
What drove markets?
Despite a recent winning run, it’s been a rough first quarter for the U.S. stock market.
Yet “the worst quarter in two years isn’t so bad as the S&P 500 index is roughly 5% away from record highs,” said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at Oanda, in a note. “Wall Street will have a lot to debate over the next few months but a choppy stock market seems likely as no clear answers will be had on when peak inflation happens and how aggressive will the Fed be with tightening until geopolitical risks are resolved.”
Investors were digesting a heavy slate of U.S. economic figures Thursday, including data on personal consumption and expenditures. The PCE core price index, the Fed’s favored inflation measure, rose 5.4% year over year in February, up from 5.2% a month earlier.
There’s room for inflation readings to show “signs of stabilizing and decreasing within the next couple months,” said Andrew Patterson, a senior international economist in Vanguard’s investment strategy group, in a phone interview Thursday. “If they’re still trending upwards towards June, that’s when we’re really starting to talk about all the options the Fed has at its disposal.”
In other economic data released Thursday, consumer spending rose 0.2% in February, below forecast. Meanwhile, data on weekly jobless claims showed first-time applications for unemployment benefits rose 14,000 last week to 202,000.
Investors were also taking note of news that President Joe Biden on Thursday announced more releases from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserves. Biden plans to order the release of 1 million barrels of crude oil per day for the next six months from the reserve, the officials told reporters.
In addition, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, including Russia, agreed, as expected, early Thursday to stick with a plan to boost output by 432,000 barrels a day in May. OPEC+ has resisted pleas to more rapidly boost production.
Meanwhile, the U.S. is targeting Russia’s technology sector in the latest round of sanctions aimed at punishing Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said Thursday it is targeting operators in the sector “to prevent it from evading unprecedented multilateral sanctions and procure critical western technology.”
See also: Heavy fighting rages near Kyiv as Russia appears to regroup
Which companies were in focus?
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Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
WBA,
-5.67% dropped 5.7% after the drugstore chain reported fiscal second-quarter profit and sales that beat expectations.
How did other assets fare?
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The yield on the 10-year Treasury note
TMUBMUSD10Y,
2.363% fell 3.3 basis points to 2.324%. During the first quarter, the 10-year yield rose 82.8 basis points, for the largest first-quarter gain since March 2021, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Yields and debt prices move opposite each other. -
The ICE U.S. Dollar Index
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+0.03% , a measure of the currency against a basket of six major rivals, was up 0.6% Thursday. -
In oil futures, West Texas Intermediate crude for May delivery
CLK22,
-0.25% fell 7% to settle at $100.28 a barrel, the lowest finish since March 16, according to Dow Jones Market Data. -
In gold futures
GC00,
-0.70% , gold for June delivery GCM22,-0.70% rose 0.8% Thursday to settle at $1,954 an ounce. -
Bitcoin
BTCUSD,
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In European equities, the Stoxx Europe 600
SXXP,
-0.94% closed 0.9% lower and dropped 6.5% during the first quarter. London’s FTSE 100 UKX,-0.83% fell 0.8% Thursday and finished the first quarter up 1.8%. -
The Shanghai Composite
SHCOMP,
-0.44% fell 0.4% Thursday, while the Hang Seng Index HSI,-1.06% dropped 1.1% in Hong Kong and Japan’s Nikkei 225 NIK,-0.73% lost 0.7%.
—Steve Goldstein contributed to this report.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers passed a measure on Thursday to create a paid family leave program, sending the legislation to Gov. Larry Hogan.
The bill, approved by supermajority votes by Democrats who control the legislature, would enable workers to take up to 12 weeks of partially paid leave for specified personal family circumstances such as caring for a sick relative or having a baby. It would provide up to 24 weeks for a parent, if he or she has a serious health issue in the year of a child's birth.
“This has been a long time coming,” said Sen. Antonio Hayes, a Baltimore Democrat. He thanked supporters who have “come together and really advocated on behalf of Maryland families."
Republicans criticized the measure for failing to spell out how much employees and employers would have to contribute, leaving that for the state's labor department to define later. They said Democrats were rushing to get the bill to the Republican governor just to meet a deadline so lawmakers will still be in session if the bill is vetoed.
“We're pushing this bill as quick as we can to get it upstairs,” said Sen. J.B. Jennings, a Republican, who added: “We don't know the numbers ... this bill is a hot mess.”
Because lawmakers are in the last session of the four-year term, they would not have a chance to override the veto next year if they adjourn before the governor acts on legislation.
The measure would create an insurance pool. Employees and employers would contribute to fund the program. Under the bill, the state’s labor department would set contribution rates to pay for the program. Employers with fewer than 15 employees would not be required to contribute.
The measure also includes job protections to protect employees from retaliation or termination for using the leave.
Seven states and the District of Columbia have paid family and medical leave insurance programs, including California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Washington. Colorado and Oregon have approved programs that have not started yet.
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Mike Trout-Shohei Ohtani combo at top of LA Angels lineup could make for historic duo
With the announcement that Shohei Ohtani will bat leadoff for the LA Angels, it sparks speculation that Mike Trout could bat right behind him in the two-hole. Having the two best players in the game batting back-to-back will obviously be a dream scenario for the Halos.
The thing is, it could even be more than just a dream scenario. It could even result in more than just the best one-two punch in baseball. The two of these guys are finally fully healthy at the same time, and now have a chance to do something historic. Check out these OPS numbers below:
The fact that we're even looking at this and having this discussion is insane. These two truly have this level of talent and potential to reach this pinnacle. I bet it happens, too.
Ohtani is coming off of the best season in sports history and it was just the first season where he really knew how to manage his body and work load. Trout is coming off of an injury year, but before he got hurt he was having the best season of his entire career.
Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout are going to rake at the top of the LA Angels' lineup.
Shohei Ohtani's OPS as a leadoff hitter in 2021 is .931, and Mike Trout's OPS as a two-hole hitter is 1.014. It certainly looks like the two are going to make history with the LA Angels next year. Most importantly, though, they're going to set the table for Anthony Rendon and Jared Walsh.
Ohtani's on-base percentage in the leadoff spot last year was .388, and Trout's career on-base percentage batting second is .418. Getting on base for Rendon and setting him up for success like that is going to expedite his comeback season process.
Perhaps the two will have already cleared the bases by the time he gets there, however, which would be even better for the Angels. After all, Ohtani still slugged a great .543 in the leadoff spot last season with an exceptional six home runs in 23 games. Trout slugs .597 from the two-hole, which is the highest he's slugged anywhere in the lineup. He's hit 175 home runs out of his 310 career homers from the two-spot in the lineup.
Ohtani got on more at the leadoff spot last year than the second hole in the lineup and stole more bases per game batting leadoff, so perhaps Maddon elected him to hit leadoff to get on, get over, and then have Trout knock him in right away with that two-hole power Trouty has put on display his whole career when batting there.
Luckily for Maddon, he has many options for many spots in this order. Two MVPs, a third potential MVP candidate in Rendon, an All-Star in Walsh, two young kids in the outfield with elite offensive potential, a bounce-back candidate on a contract year in Justin Upton, and a quality hitting catcher in Max Stassi gives the Halos a chance at a truly elite lineup for the 2022 season.
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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:
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Association Announces Next-Gen Leaders
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The White House Association released a new episode of the 1600 Sessions podcast today, "The Next Generation: What the White House Means to Me," to announce its inaugural program, Next-Gen, a group of more than fifty influential young professionals from a wide variety of fields, bound together by a passion for history, civics, and education.
The Next-Gen Leaders include presidential descendants, members of Forbes' 30 Under 30, CEOs, military officers, a White House correspondent, a former Miss America, and several other individuals held in high esteem in their respective fields. Members will take part in a year-long cohort and attend Association events, in-person and virtual programming, and quarterly meetings.
In this podcast episode, White House Historical Association President and podcast host Stewart McLaurin speaks with eight of the Association's new Next-Gen Leaders.
Next-Gen Leaders were chosen either by recommendation or by research, vetted according to demonstrated dedication to education, history, and civics, accomplishments within their field, social media presence, and embracing the Association's nonpartisan mission.
The 1600 Sessions is available on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and Stitcher.
To watch or listen to the full episode, visit The1600sessions.org.
For more information, please contact press@whha.org.
Visit whitehousehistory.org to learn about the current Next-Gen group.
About The 1600 Sessions
In this podcast series, White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin interviews luminaries, historians, and eyewitnesses to history about America's most famous residence and office—the White House. Each episode includes a prominent guest or guests to discuss varying facets of White House history, including insights from former staff and many other topical issues.
About The White House Historical Association
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy envisioned a restored White House that conveyed a sense of history through its decorative and fine arts. In 1961, the White House Historical Association was established to support her vision to preserve and share the Executive Mansion's legacy for generations to come. Supported entirely by private resources, the Association's mission is to assist in the preservation of the state and public rooms, fund acquisitions for the White House permanent collection, and educate the public on the history of the White House. Since its founding, the White House Historical Association has contributed more than $50 million in fulfillment of its mission. To learn more about the White House Historical Association, please visit www.whitehousehistory.org.
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Meet Mediapolis senior sprinter Kadin Salek, the high school athlete of the week
Kadin Salek is the kind of athlete every team needs.
No matter the situation, the Mediapolis High School senior does what is asked of him and performs to the best of his ability without questioning or complaining.
Last fall, when star running back Anthony Isley was nursing a shoulder injury, the 6-foot-2 Salek stepped in and filled the role of feature running back. He rushed for 378 yards on 33 carries, averaging 11.5 yards per carry, and scored two touchdowns. He also hauled in 14 passes for 306 yards, an average of 21.9 yards per catch, and scored three touchdowns.
In addition, Salek averaged 34.3 yards on 10 kickoff returns, taking two back for touchdowns, including one of 92 yards. He averaged 15 yards on six punt returns.
In basketball, he helped the Bulldogs to a 16-7 record, averaging 8.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 steals.
More:What we learned at the Falcon Relays boys high school track and field meet at West Burlington
Already this spring, Salek and the Bulldogs are off to a fast start. He has run the 100-meter dash in 11.58 seconds and the 200 in 23.63. He also has been on the 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 and sprint medley relays in the first two outdoor meets.
Last season, Salek ran the leadoff leg on Mediapolis' 4x400 relay team which placed third in Class 2A, ranked the second leg on the Bulldogs' fourth-place 4x200 team, ran the opening leg on the 4x100 team which placed seventh and was the anchor on the sprint medley relay team which finished 11th in 2A.
The Hawk Eye recently caught up with Salek
What is your favorite sport besides track and field?
"I enjoy playing basketball and football evenly, there are different aspects of both that I enjoy."
What is it that you like about track and field?
"I enjoy pushing myself and making myself a better athlete every day, track is a great way to condition and get in better shape."
What is your best memory in track and field?
"My favorite memory would have to be state track last year, it was a great time with some of my best friends and we it was a great honor."
What are three reasons you like being part of a team sport?
"Three of the best things about team sports are the friendships you make, the time spent with friends, and having people to work together with to become better."
What is the best part about competing?
"The best part about competing is meeting new people and constantly pushing yourself against them."
How do you and your teammates make practice fun?
"My teammates and I make practice fun by competing against each other and always messing around and giving each other an earful whenever we do something better or they mess up."
Who is your biggest role model and why?
"A role model of mine would be Jackie Robinson, he endured more than any other athlete and was a great player. He made a humongous impact on the sports world and changed the world in a positive way."
What is your favorite subject in school and why?
"I've always been very good at writing essays for classes, I enjoy sitting down and typing a paper on something that interests me, so probably Composition or other English writing classes."
What is your favorite meal?
"Chicken Alfredo with garlic bread, followed by popcorn later on in the night."
What is your favorite TV show?
"I've had a lot of favorite TV shows, which change as the years goes on. One of my all time favorites was Outer Banks."
What do you enjoy doing in your free time and why?
"In my free time I enjoy hanging out with friends and doing whatever interests us on that night. Sometimes staying in and playing games, going on the river, or taking trips to Iowa City to walk around the mall."
What is your favorite motivational slogan or quote?
"I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying." — Michael Jordan
What are your future plans for college and career?
"I am going to attend The University of Iowa to major in Sports Psychology and minor in Kinesiology."
What is something about yourself that would surprise people?
"I am very lazy and procrastinating is my main skill."
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Knifeman in gas mask and camouflage is SHOT by police after going on rampage and setting home alight in Inverness
- A man wearing a gasmask and brandishing a knife was shot by armed officers
- It came after he appeared to set his home alight, then abseiled out of the block
- Police spoke with him for roughly 15 minutes before he charged at them
A man wearing army fatigues and a gas mask was shot by police yesterday following a tense stand-off.
Officers were called to the scene in the New Craigs area of Inverness at about 3pm yesterday after they received a report of 'concern for a person'.
They were confronted by a man in camouflage gear and a gas mask, brandishing what appeared to be knives in both hands.
Witnesses said he had abseiled out of his flat, which was believed to have been on fire. A police Armed Response Unit was dispatched to support uniformed first responders.
Astonished residents gathered in the street as police cordoned off the scene.
Images of the incident show a man standing in front of a block of flats below a smoking window.
Police spoke to the man for about 15 minutes. However, he then charged at officers swinging what appeared to be a chain, before being shot by police.
A man wearing army fatigues and a gas mask was shot by police yesterday following a tense stand-off
Police spoke to the man for about 15 minutes. However, he then charged at officers swinging what appeared to be a chain, before being shot by police
Armed officers could be seen standing a few yards away seconds before he ran towards them. Police then secured the man in case he was still a threat.
The man was taken away by ambulance as firefighters battled the blaze inside the first-floor flat of the three-storey building.
A number of residents in the block had to be evacuated as a result of the fire.
Police confirmed a 40-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident and taken to Raigmore Hospital.
A spokesman for Police Scotland said: 'Officers attended at a property on Polvanie View in Inverness around 3pm on Thursday, March 31, following a report of concern for a person.
'On attendance, the property was on fire. No one was injured as a result of the fire and it was extinguished by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and a number of neighbouring residents have had to be evacuated.
'During the incident a 40-year-old man was shot by the police. He has been arrested in connection with the incident and has been taken to Raigmore Hospital for treatment where he remains with serious injuries.
'As with any firearm and Taser deployment, the circumstances of the incident have been referred to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC).'
Officers from Police Scotland surround an armed assailant in a housing estate in the east of Inverness. The male had been attempting to set a property on fire when Officers arrived.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the address at 3.14pm yesterday and had sent a number of fire engines to the scene
One witness said: 'I just feel bad for everyone else in that flat block, how terrifying.'
Several people took to social media to thank the emergency services.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the address at 3.14pm yesterday and had sent a number of fire engines to the scene.
Police said inquiries are ongoing and have asked anyone with footage of the incident to contact the force.
Chief Superintendent Conrad Trickett said: 'We want to reassure the public that this incident is contained and there is no threat to the wider public.'
PIRC said: 'We are investigating an incident involving a 40-year-old man in Inverness on March 31, 2022. Our investigation will focus on the police contact throughout the incident with the man who is currently under arrest and receiving treatment in hospital.'
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A Russian parliamentary commission held its first meeting on Thursday, announcing the establishment of four working groups to investigate the alleged US-controlled biological laboratories in Ukraine.
The commission heard information from the Russian Defense Ministry on the investigation into biological research by American specialists in Ukraine, the Russian State Duma or the lower house of the country’s Federal Assembly said in a statement.
During Russia’s special military operation, the dangerous biological activities of the United States on the territory of Ukraine were revealed, Irina Yarovaya, co-chair of the commission and deputy chairperson of the State Duma, was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency.
“Dangerous both for Russia and for Ukraine itself. We are talking about secret activities controlled by the US Department of Defense, with signs of the development of biological weapons,” she said.
The four working groups will conduct a detailed analysis of all documents and facts, including at the expert level, the senior lawmaker noted.
“Today the commission has instructed the working groups on defense, security and international law to start working on materials on the involvement of Hunter Biden in the project in Ukraine, as well as an invitation for explanations from him and Victoria Nuland,” Yarovaya said.
The investment fund Rosemont Seneca, currently managed by US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden, financed the Pentagon’s military biological program in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said last week.
US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland has admitted that “Ukraine has biological research facilities.”
The Russian parliamentary commission, which was founded last week, will report its findings to President Vladimir Putin, the government and international organizations. The next meeting of the commission will be held on April 4.
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BISMARCK, N.D. — Former Hardin standout Famous Lefthand has been named a National Junior College Athletic Association All-American in men's basketball.
Lefthand, a 6-foot-3 freshman guard for United Tribes Technical College, was selected for the third team in Division II.
Lefthand, an enrolled member of the Crow tribe, averaged 19.7 points, 6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game according to an article on the Thunderbird Athletics website.
The Thunderbirds played in the Region XIII Division II championship game, falling 94-93 to Dakota County Technical College.
Lefthand's 19.7 ppg were second most in the Mon-Dak Athletic Conference. He also shot 54% from the field in 21 games played.
Lefthand, who was a senior at Hardin in 2020, led the Bulldogs to three straight State A championship games, including a title victory in 2018 and a co-championship with Butte Central in 2020 when the state tournament was shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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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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By STAFF REPORTS
U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger on Thursday honored Phil Jenkins, former executive editor of The Free Lance–Star, on the House floor to recognize his nearly 24 years of work as a journalist in the Fredericksburg region.
“I’d like to thank Phil Jenkins for his service to the people of Virginia,” Spanberger said. “We thank him for his devotion to his colleagues, his commitment to accuracy, and his love of a good story founded on the truth.”
In her remarks, Spanberger, D–7th District, also drew attention to the importance of local journalism and print news.
“Local news keeps us informed about the day-to-day events in our communities. It allows us to share in the triumphs of our neighbors. It holds those in power to account,” she said. “And it brings to light the challenges we face together—as a community, as a commonwealth and as a country.”
Spanberger shared reflections from Jenkins’s former colleagues that described his years of mentorship, his steady eye for news, and his commitment to making The Free Lance–Star an enduring local paper. Jenkins also served as a mentor and advisor to journalists at the Culpeper Star–Exponent.
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On Tuesday, he will become content director of the Virginia Public Access Project, an award-winning, nonpartisan nonprofit group that works to better inform the public about politics and government.
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