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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 3" game were:
8-2-1
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 3" game were:
8-2-1
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An officer-involved shooting occurred Thursday morning, March 31, at Grumpy's Towing, at 53279 Columbia River Highway in Scappoose, according to a statement from Columbia County's public information officer.
The shooting involved a Columbia County Sheriff's deputy.
"No officers were injured, and the incident is currently under investigation. Traffic along Highway 30 is not impacted," the statement reads.
Highway 30 was closed for a time during the law enforcement investigation. The highway has since been reopened.
Multiple police agencies including Oregon State Police troopers, Columbia County Sheriff's deputies, Scappoose Police and St. Helens Police officers responded to the scene.
Details of the event are pending. Follow this developing story here online at thechiefnews.com. | https://www.thechiefnews.com/news/officer-involved-shooting-incident-closes-highway-30-for-a-time/article_27ef8bc8-b131-11ec-941f-8fe28b647c88.html | 2022-04-01T00:42:25Z |
Dear Families,
Passover is coming and hopefully you are already shopping and cleaning! The hope of the Seder is that we will tell the story and even learn something new! Here are a slew of Passover questions — some trivia, some for deeper thinking. If you need answers, let me know and if you use the questions at your Seder, let me know.
1. Moses’ family
Can you name Moses’ mother and father?
Who were Moses’ brother and sister?
2. Passover food
Why does every cook worry about?
What do you need to eat lots of during Passover?
3. The Seder plate
What does the bone represent?
What are the basic items in charoset and what else can you add?
4. From the Torah
In Genesis, what is Abraham warned?
The Book of Exodus begins, “There arose a Pharaoh who knew not Joseph.” What does this mean?
5. The Plagues
Besides the 10th plague, which would you choose as the worst one? Why?
After each plague, Pharaoh would not let the people go — it says that he had a “hard heart.” What is a “hard heart”?
6. Pre-Passover
Why do you need a candle, feather and wooden spoon?
What is made in exactly 18 minutes?
7. Women in the story
Who was Moses’ wife? Who was her father?
Who are the midwives who let the Hebrew babies live?
8. The Haggadah
What does the word “Seder” mean? Why is that important?
9. Something different
Why do some people put an orange on the Seder plate?
Why do some people put a light bulb on the Seder plate?
10. Songs
What does Dayenu mean?
Go to the internet and Google “Passover Songs” and you will find amazing new songs for your Seder. Which one(s) would you pick?
11. The end of the Seder
Who do we open the door for?
What does “afikomen” mean?
12. Leaving Egypt
Who from Pharaoh’s family left with Moses?
How many Israelites left Egypt?
13. Crossing the Red Sea
Who had to show faith and step into the sea first so that it would open?
When the Israelites reached the other side, what musical instrument did Miriam play as she sang?
14. The number four
Who is supposed to ask the Four Questions?
Name the Four Sons and tell which one you are most like.
15. What would you have taken with you out of Egypt?
What will you pack to keep you comfortable?
What will you pack to eat?
What will you pack for fun?
What memories will you take?
16. What does it mean to be free?
If you are free, does that mean no rules? What rules do we need?
Every year we read that each of us should think of ourselves as having left Egypt. Why is it so important to remember?
17. What miracles have you seen?
The parting of the Red Sea was an amazing miracle. Do you believe in miracles?
What miracles have you seen?
18. Have you ever taken a leap of faith?
Nachshon took a leap when he walked into the sea — what or who gave him that courage?
Describe a time when you had to do something you were scared to do, but you did it anyway.
Why is it so hard to try something new?
Laura Seymour is Camp director emeritus and Jewish Experiential Learning director at the Aaron Family JCC. | https://tjpnews.com/a-whole-lot-of-passover-questions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-whole-lot-of-passover-questions | 2022-04-01T00:42:25Z |
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says situation in some places tough, fires top officials
LVIV, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday (Mar 31) said that the situation in the south and the Donbas region remained extremely difficult and reiterated that Russia was building up forces near the besieged city of Mariupol.
And in a rare sign of internal dissent, Zelenskyy also said in a video address that he had sacked two senior members of the national security service on the grounds they were traitors.
Zelenskyy, who often uses colourful imagery, said that the Russians were so evil and so keen on destruction that they seemed to be from another world, "monsters who burn and plunder, who attack and are bent on murder".
Russia says it is carrying out a "special operation" to disarm and "denazify" its neighbour. Moscow also denies Kyiv's accusations that Russian forces are targeting civilians.
Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian forces had pushed back the Russians from Kyiv and Chernihiv - two cities Moscow had announced would no longer be the focus of attacks as they seek to secure the separatist Donbas and Luhansk regions in the south-east.
"There will be battles ahead. We still need to go down a very difficult path to get everything we want," he said.
"The situation in the south and in the Donbas remains extremely difficult."
Zelenskyy also said he had fired two top officials at the national security service - the overall head of internal security as well as the head of the agency's branch in the Kherson region.
"I do not have time to deal with all the traitors, but they will gradually all be punished," he said, adding that the two men had betrayed their oath to defend Ukraine. He did not give specific details.
The occasion marked the first time Zelenskyy has announced high-profile sackings of those involved in Ukraine's defence. | https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/ukraine-invasion-zelenskyy-says-situation-some-places-tough-fires-top-officials-2600426?cid=cna_flip_070214 | 2022-04-01T00:42:26Z |
Intevac, Inc. (NASDAQ:IVAC – Get Rating) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 154,500 shares, a drop of 22.0% from the February 28th total of 198,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 144,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days. Approximately 0.7% of the company’s shares are short sold.
IVAC traded down $0.17 during trading on Thursday, hitting $5.35. 42,100 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 147,410. The firm has a market capitalization of $132.95 million, a P/E ratio of 4.95 and a beta of 0.78. Intevac has a 1-year low of $3.93 and a 1-year high of $8.46. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $5.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $4.99.
Intevac (NASDAQ:IVAC – Get Rating) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 9th. The electronics maker reported ($0.29) earnings per share for the quarter. Intevac had a net margin of 43.81% and a negative return on equity of 23.08%. The company had revenue of $15.92 million during the quarter.
Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of IVAC. AMH Equity Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Intevac in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,137,000. King Luther Capital Management Corp boosted its position in Intevac by 54.8% during the third quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp now owns 536,544 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $2,565,000 after purchasing an additional 190,045 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC boosted its position in Intevac by 1,142.0% during the second quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 203,103 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,369,000 after purchasing an additional 186,750 shares in the last quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Intevac by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC now owns 2,157,850 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $10,164,000 after purchasing an additional 82,850 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its position in Intevac by 10.6% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 524,484 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $2,470,000 after purchasing an additional 50,307 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.96% of the company’s stock.
A number of research firms have issued reports on IVAC. Benchmark lowered Intevac from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 10th. StockNews.com began coverage on Intevac in a research report on Thursday. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock.
About Intevac (Get Rating)
Intevac, Inc engages in the design, manufacture and marketing of thin-film processing systems, digital sensors, cameras and systems. It operates its business through the Thin-film Equipment and Photonics segments. The Thin-film Equipment segment offers vacuum process equipment solutions for high-volume manufacturing of small substrates with precise thin-film properties, such as for the hard drive, solar cell and DCP industries, as well as other adjacent thin-film markets.
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Trevor Noah's Grammy playlist includes Lil Nas X, Silk Sonic, Justin Bieber and others
As Trevor Noah is suiting up to host the upcoming Grammy Awards on Sunday night, he shared the songs that he’s been putting on repeat.
To hype music’s biggest night, Noah listed the songs that soundtrack his showers, workouts and more. “When I shower, I think the best song to listen to is ‘Peaches.’ Clean them, and then you gotta sing about it, you know what I mean?,” he cheekily revealed in reference to Justin Bieber‘s hit.
Noah revealed Silk Sonic is also a big part of his day, adding, “When I work out, I know this may be controversial, but I love ‘Leave the Door Open.’ You can control the moves as you do it. Don’t knock it ’til you try it.”
“When I’m celebrating anything, ‘Montero,’ definitely,” he said of Lil Nas X’s smash. The host of The Daily Show also said whenever he needs “to do an interpretive dance,” which he admits happens “maybe maximum twice a week,” he picks Brandi Carlisle‘s “Right on Time.”
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards are this Sunday, starting at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
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Nigerian Afropop superstar Joeboy has shared his latest single, ‘Cubana’. The TYPE A-produced track, which had its world premiere on Wednesday with Apple Music 1’s The Dotty Show, is out now on all DSPs from emPawa Africa. ‘Cubana’ arrives as JOEBOY gets set to head out on his first US tour dates this Spring. The singer will join Koffee on her ‘The Gifted Tour’ from April 27 (Miami Beach) through May 2 (Charlotte, NC), before stepping out on his own for his headlining Young Legend Tour, from May 4 (Philadelphia) through May 30 (Seattle). “This is probably the most playful song I’ve ever released,” Joeboy says.
“I was in the studio trying to create a ‘heartbreak song’ with my producer TYPE A, and there was this particular progression that was really vibey and trippy, and I just started playing around with it.” According to him, ‘Cubana’ started “as a freestyle with this very catchy melody that stuck, and we decided to go with the flow, and create something very different from what we had originally intended.” ‘Cubana’ follows a highly successful 2021 campaign for Joeboy that began with the release of his critically-acclaimed debut album, ‘Somewhere Between Beauty & Magic’, in February. | https://www.newtelegraphng.com/joeboy-unveils-new-single-cubana-us-tour-dates/ | 2022-04-01T00:42:28Z |
Hula teacher slated to appear on US quarters
HONOLULU — The late Native Hawaiian hula teacher Edith Kanaka’ole is among five women who will be individually featured on U.S. quarters next year as part of a program that depicts notable women on the coins.
The U.S. Mint said Wednesday the other side of each quarter will show George Washington.
It described Kanaka’ole, who died in 1978, as a composer,
chanter, dancer, teacher and entertainer.
“Her mo’olelo, or stories, served to rescue aspects of Hawaiian history, customs and traditions that were disappearing due to the cultural bigotry of the time,” it said in a news release.
The Edith Kanaka’ole Foundation in Hilo, which was established in 1990 to perpetuate her and her husband Luka Kanaka’ole’s teachings, said she has been recognized as “the preeminent practitioner of modern Hawaiian culture and language.”
Also chosen: The U.S. Mint said the other four women to appear on the coin next year are:
Bessie Coleman, the first African American and first Native American woman pilot;
Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady and author;
Jovita Idár, the Mexican American journalist and activist;
Maria Tallchief, who was America’s first prima ballerina.
This year, the program is issuing coins featuring five other women, including poet Maya Angelou and astronaut Sally Ride. | https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2022/03/31/hula-teacher-slated-appear-us-quarters/50008317/ | 2022-04-01T00:42:28Z |
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal officials slated millions of dollars for rural water projects in several states, with the Biden administration looking to shore up infrastructure needs made more urgent by long-term drought conditions that have been exacerbated by climate change.
The U.S. Interior Department announced Thursday that $420 million will be spent on projects in New Mexico, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa. The work includes construction of water treatment plants, pipeline connections, pump systems and reservoirs to provide drinking water to rural and tribal communities.
The West is experiencing a more than 20-year megadrought. Scientists say the region has become much warmer and drier in recent decades and that climate change will continue to make weather more extreme, wildfires more frequent and destructive, and water supplies less reliable.
From Idaho and Montana south to New Mexico and Arizona, even soil moisture levels have hit record lows as major reservoirs along the Colorado River have plummeted. Earlier this month, Lake Powell hit a record low, spurring concerns about the ability to crank out more hydropower from the dam that holds it back.
Native American tribes that are finally seeing federal money after years of being underfunded are working to get at water they long had rights to but could not access without funds to build the infrastructure. On the Navajo Nation, tens of thousands of people still live without running water, while tribes in the upper Midwest are awaiting pipeline extensions that would tap into reliable sources.
In all, the infrastructure measure included $5 billion for Western water programs, with 20% of that dedicated to rural projects.
Federal officials said the allocations were based on project plans and significant goals that are projected to be reached with the funding.
The largest share — $160 million — will go toward a project decades in the making that will eventually provide water for about 70,000 people who live in communities along the New Mexico-Texas state line, where the Ogallala aquiferis being pumped at a faster rate than it’s being replenished.
The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority will receive additional money from the Bureau of Reclamation and the state of New Mexico. When combined with matching money from the utility, the total for this year will be more than $228 million.
“This will take us far in the construction of this critically important project,” said Michael Morris, chairman of the water authority and mayor of Clovis, a rural community in eastern New Mexico.
Other allocations include $75.5 million for the Lewis & Clark Rural Water System, which spans parts of South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota. The system is designed to pipe water from the Missouri River to areas as far as 60 miles (97 kilometers) away that have less plentiful resources.
In North Dakota, $51 million will go to a section of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program.
More than $57 million will go to the Rocky Boys/North Central Montana Rural Water System, which serves the Rocky Boy’s Reservation and numerous municipalities. The Fort Peck Reservation in Montana will benefit from $7 million for the water system there.
Tanya Trujillo, assistant Interior secretary for water and science, was flanked by water managers in Albuquerque when she made the announcement.
“The department is committed to bringing clean, reliable drinking water to rural communities to help strengthen resilience to climate change,” Trujillo said. | https://www.mystateline.com/news/national/us-taps-420m-to-boost-water-supplies-hit-by-climate-change/ | 2022-04-01T00:42:28Z |
SENATE PRIORITY BILL ADDRESSING KENTUCKY NURSING SHORTAGE MAKES FINAL PASSAGE
FRANKFORT, KY (March 29, 2022) – Senate Bill (SB) 10, sponsored by Senator Robby Mills (R-Henderson), cleared the legislature today. The goal of the bill is to address the state’s nursing shortage, which was exacerbated by the impacts of COVID-19. “The arrival of SB 10 to the Governor’s desk is a...
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Lawmakers in both parties see limits on US help for Ukraine
The United States is confronting its own limitations as it works to support Ukraine’s resistance against Russia’s bloody invasion, which is in its second week.
The Biden administration has helped galvanize international unity, enacted rounds of sanctions and is pushing for billions in new aid as it provides both military assistance and helps alleviate a growing humanitarian crisis.
But it’s also facing the limits of its power as it tries to balance aiding Ukraine, with Russia’s daily airstrikes dominating the world’s attention, without sparking a broader military conflict that could be catastrophic.
The White House and lawmakers are drawing a red line: Namely, no U.S.-Russia conflict, leaving little appetite for ideas backed by Ukrainian officials like a no-fly zone.
“To me the limits seem pretty clear. The United States is not going to deploy our own forces and personnel into battle against Russia. The United States is not going to war with Russia, period, stop,” said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Biden has long made it clear that he won’t send U.S. troops into Ukraine, a decision that has bipartisan support on Capitol Hill. Ukrainian officials, however, have publicly urged the United States and its allies to set up a no-fly zone over Ukraine to stop Russian aircraft from entering Ukrainian airspace.
A Reuters poll released Friday found that 74 percent of Americans said the United States and its allies in NATO should impose a no-fly zone in Ukraine.
But the idea has garnered pushback because enforcing it would include U.S. or NATO forces having to shoot down Russian planes that come into banned airspace, putting them in direct conflict with a nuclear power.
“A no-fly zone is the beginning of World War III. The Russians will not observe a no-fly zone, thus you will have U.S. and Russian forces in combat,” Murphy said, adding that it would also need congressional authorization “because it would unquestionably lead to war between the United States and Russia.”
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, added that he wouldn’t support a no-fly zone for “all the obvious reasons” and that it would “just suck us in.”
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Armed Services Committee, added that he didn’t think a no-fly zone was currently possible because “we would end up in direct confrontation.”
“We would be putting ourselves in an escalating position,” he added.
That position is being backed up by U.S. allies. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday that establishing a no-fly zone would lead to a broader conflict in Europe. While the issue “was mentioned” during a NATO meeting, he added that “allies agree that we should not have NATO planes operating over Ukrainian airspace or NATO troops on Ukrainian territory.”
Instead, the United States is working on sending military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. It’s sent more than $1 billion to help Ukraine’s military over the past year and the White House requested $10 billion in assistance that lawmakers are eyeing attaching to a massive government funding bill.
But there are limits on the ability to get military aid into Ukraine, which is now considered contested airspace. And while Russian President Vladimir Putin has faced setbacks in his invasion of Ukraine, as his military advances that will make getting supplies into Ukraine even harder.
“I think we do have to prepare for a moment when it’s going to be very hard to get weapons into Ukraine. … That effort is likely going to be time limited,” Murphy said.
The administration is also beefing up its support for allies in Eastern Europe — and facing calls from Congress to expedite the sale of military equipment to Poland, in particular — amid questions about if Putin could try to expand further east.
U.S. officials and lawmakers are also questioning their understanding of the driving force behind the invasion: Putin himself, as speculation has swirled about his mental state in the wake of the invasion.
Putin, U.S. and European officials have noted, has become increasingly isolated in recent years, questioning if it has increased his paranoia while a tightened circle of advisers provides little pushback.
Though Biden and lawmakers largely wrote off Putin putting his nuclear forces on alert as saber-rattling, it underscores the fear that the conflict could quickly spin out of control.
The question of if Putin, in response to international sanctions, could escalate and lash out including through cyberattacks, going beyond Ukraine or upping attacks on key Ukrainian cities has been brought up in recent Situation Room meetings, officials told The New York Times.
Administration officials also got a question in a recent closed-door Senate briefing about the risk that Putin escalates if he’s feeling cornered, a senator told The Hill.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, has been raising a red flag over the possibility for days both through social media, in talks with reporters and TV interviews.
Rubio, in one of a series of tweets about the Russian leader, stressed how much he believes Putin’s “risk calculus” has changed in recent years and that he would try to “avoid humiliation or the perception that he was forced to back down.”
“It would be a catastrophic mistake to make decisions based on the … past,” Rubio added. “The sense of grievance, the suspicions, the hubris of viewing himself as Russia, the obsession with control, have all gotten worse [and] he will do things now he would have never done before.”
Putin ramped up his efforts to silence media critical of the invasion, criminalizing “fake” reports and blocking Facebook and Twitter, tightening what information about Ukraine that his own domestic audience will see.
The administration is under pressure to increase the economic impact on Russia for its invasion by banning Russian oil imports. Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced bipartisan legislation this week and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) also backed the idea.
“I’m all for that — ban it,” Pelosi said. “Ban the oil coming from Russia.”
Though the idea has garnered momentum in Congress, administration officials have seemed cool to the idea, while not taking it off the table, arguing that it would raise domestic energy prices.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday that “there isn’t a strategic interest in reducing global oil supply” because of the impact it will have on American consumers.
“We are looking at ways to reduce the import of Russian oil,” she added, “while also making sure that we are maintaining the global supply needs out there.”
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Two people are dead and two others are hurt after a tornado struck in the Florida Panhandle on Thursday morning, authorities said -- part of a series of storms that have laid waste to buildings around the South since Wednesday.
A tornado struck Washington County, north of Panama City, `sheriff's spokesperson Kristy Kolmetz said.
"There's a total destruction of homes in that area," Kolmetz told CNN. The conditions of the two injured people weren't immediately available.
At least one tornado was reported before sunrise in an eastern portion of Washington County, about a 45-minute drive north-northeast of Panama City, according to the National Weather Service.
Trees had fallen on roads and yards, and splintered wood and other building debris were scattered across a field, photos from the sheriff's office showed.
From the nearby city of Chipley, Jonathan Leonberger recorded video of a large funnel cloud in the distance during Thursday morning's storm, he said. Lightning periodically illuminated the funnel cloud in what was otherwise darkness in the video posted on Facebook.
That was one of at least 30 tornado reports made from Texas to Florida from Wednesday morning to early Thursday -- from a series of storms that also injured seven people in Arkansas.
More severe storms and strong winds still are possible Thursday across a swath of the country's eastern third.
Wind gusts of 40 mph or higher could hit states from Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas to parts of Michigan, Ohio and New York, creating chances of downed tree limbs and power lines, the National Weather Service said.
Also, severe storms are possible from Florida to Vermont and New Hampshire, with varying degrees of risk. The highest risk of the day -- enhanced, or level 3 of 5 -- exists for northern Virginia, central Maryland and parts of central and eastern Pennsylvania, the Storm Prediction Center said.
A tornado watch for portions of the Carolina is in effect until 8 p.m. ET.
A second tornado watch, issued Thursday afternoon, covers portions of eastern Maryland, northeast North Carolina and southeast Virginia until 8 pm EDT, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
The watch covers more than 5 million people, including residents off Raleigh, North Carolina; Richmond, Virginia; and Ocean City, Maryland. A few tornadoes, marble size hail and damaging thunderstorm wind gusts of 70 mph are possible, according to the SPC.
Ongoing storms have already produced reports of funnel clouds and wind damage near Richmond.
"Frequent lightning, severe thunderstorm wind gusts, hail and a few tornadoes" are possible along the East Coast, the weather service said.
Storms, with suspected tornadoes, damaged buildings in the South
Storms left damage in several parts of the South.
Strong winds -- possibly a tornado -- hit Springdale, Arkansas, around 4 a.m. Wednesday, Mayor Doug Sprouse said in a Facebook post. The city's southeast bore the brunt of the storm, according to local officials, who said there were reports of downed power lines, trees and traffic lights.
Seven people were injured in Springdale, including two critically, Sprouse said.
Buildings were flattened, roofs were damaged and yards were covered with storm debris, according to video from CNN affiliate KHBS/KHOG.
The gym at George Elementary School was destroyed, and the kitchen and cafeteria were severely damaged, the Springdale School District said.
"Many residents have been displaced from their homes and numerous businesses have reported significant damages," Sprouse said.
Reports of tornadoes or damaging winds across the South picked up Wednesday afternoon and night.
In Alabama, one person suffered a minor injury from severe weather at the University of Montevallo, about 35 miles south of Birmingham, the school said. The area had been under a tornado warning that night. Details about how the injury happened weren't immediately available.
"We are thankful that this week was spring break and that very few people were on campus during tonight's storms," the school said on Twitter, noting it was still doing a full damage assessment.
In southwestern Alabama's Choctaw County, several homes received major to minor damage, emergency officials said. Southern Choctaw High School also sustained damage Wednesday to its baseball field and gym, and a school bus was flipped on its side, Tyler Davidson of the Choctaw County Emergency Management Agency said.
In eastern Mississippi's Noxubee County, at least two mobile homes were damaged Wednesday, and residents were rescued from inside, Corey Brown from the county's emergency management office said. It's believed they suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Brown said.
High winds ahead of the storm system helped fuel a brush fire in Sevier County, Tennessee. At least one person was injured, and the flames have burned through at least 1,000 acres, county officials said. At least 35 structures have been affected.
US sets March record for number of tornadoes for second straight year
At least 219 US tornadoes have been reported in March -- the most since reliable records began in 1950, according to data from the Storm Prediction Center. About 80 tornadoes are reported in March on average.
The previous March record was set just last year, when 191 tornadoes were reported across the country. The third-highest total for March was in 2017, with 187.
Most tornadoes in the US happen from April to May, though scientists have tracked a tendency toward more tornadoes occurring earlier in the year, likely as a function of climate change, as well as influences from La Niña.
"Our future projections of how severe weather may change in the future ... they show an earlier start to the severe weather season, so more severe weather in February, more severe weather in March," Victor Gensini, a professor at Northern Illinois University, told CNN.
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NCAA President Mark Emmert, speaking Wednesday in advance of the women’s Final Four basketball weekend at Target Center, addressed transgender participation in women’s sports, saying the NCAA is looking to phase in standards similar to those employed by the Olympics.
The NCAA is “committed to using the same standards as the Olympics and simply phasing” them in for transgender athletes, Emmert said Wednesday. The Olympic standards direct each sport to develop its own rules, moving away from testosterone-based limits toward a system that doesn’t presume transgender women have an advantage.
The issue has resurfaced for the NCAA this year because of the impressive performances of University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas. She won the 500-yard freestyle at women’s nationals two weeks ago, becoming the first known transgender athlete to win a Division I championship.
Thomas’ swimming has, among other cases, pushed the eligibility discussion about trans athletes into statehouses and Congress. One side says the integrity of women’s sports demands that only those born female compete as women and girls. The other says fears of transwomen dominating events are overblown, mean-spirited and a cover for violations of Title IX, the 50-year-old law that protects students from gender discrimination at schools receiving federal funding.
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Minnesota Family Council CEO John Helmberger said his conservative nonprofit is promoting legislation that allows athletes to compete based strictly on what he called biological sex.
“This is the best way to ensure that Minnesota’s young athletes, especially girls and women, can earn medals, championships and scholarship spots without worrying about competing against athletes who have unfair physical advantages,” he said.
Erin Maye Quade, advocacy director at the nonprofit Gender Justice and a former DFL legislator, said concerns about trans athletes are contrived.
“We’ve had trans inclusion in Minnesota since 2014, almost 10 years,” she said. “It’s just not a problem.”
In 2014, the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) overwhelmingly approved a policy allowing transgender students to participate in girls’ sports. State law already allowed girls to participate in boys’ sports, exempting only religiously affiliated private schools. An MSHSL spokesman couldn’t say how many transgender athletes participate in league schools across the state.
The issue is far from settled on the national and international levels. Several states have worked quickly to pass bans on trans athletes.
Earlier this year, South Dakota and Iowa, both states with Republican governors, banned transgender women and girls from competing in female sports at all levels. Utah became the 12th state to pass such a ban this month after lawmakers there overrode the Republican governor’s veto of the move.
At the Minnesota Capitol, similar proposals to ban trans athletes have had little traction.
“All of these states that are banning trans inclusion are going to see lawsuits,” Maye Quade said. “And [the lawsuits] are going to be successful.”
Recent Minnesota court rulings suggest she is right. In September 2020, the Court of Appeals ruled that a transgender Coon Rapids High School swimmer had a right to use the boys’ locker room. The court concluded that “requiring a transgender student to use a different locker-room facility because of his sexual orientation is discrimination.” The boy’s mother sued, and the student won a $300,000 settlement.
In a remarkably similar settlement last summer, a transgender student in the Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose school district won restroom access and $218,500 from the district.
But Maye Quade said discussions about banning trans athletes are occurring in a more subtle, “Minnesota Nice” way.
“We have seen the same LGBTQ hate groups doing work in Minnesota that they’re doing in other states,” she said.
Maye Quade noted a recent meeting of the Becker Public Schools where the Mankato-based Child Protection League was invited to speak. Betsy Armstrong, a former Becker school board member, spoke about the “worrisome” increase in the number of transgender youth and referenced a Bible quote that says God created two sexes, male and female.
Maye Quade dismissed concerns that trans women and girls will dominate female sports because of physical advantages.
“There is no one thing that makes somebody good or bad at sports,” she said.
Chris Voelz, the University of Minnesota’s women’s athletic director from 1988 to 2002, also was dismissive of that argument. She said only 2% of trans people participate in sports.
“This whole narrative being pushed about men taking over women’s sports is a red herring,” Voelz said, adding that trans athletes “are not doing this to win medals. They are doing this because they don’t fit in their body and they want to play sports.”
Star Tribune writer Patrick Reusse contributed to this report. | https://www.winonadailynews.com/ncaa-looks-to-phase-in-rules-for-transgender-athletes/article_5d5df14c-5e7f-5ed0-a400-be258f09dea5.html | 2022-04-01T00:42:30Z |
Man arrested after girl, 4, killed in Panama City Beach parking lot collision
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (Gray News) - Police have arrested a man accused of leaving the scene of a collision that killed a 4-year-old girl in a parking lot.
Panama City Beach police told WJHG that Kenneth Ray Martinez, 62, was arrested after witnesses gave officers a description of the vehicle involved in the collision in the popular Florida vacation city on Tuesday.
The 4-year-old was from the area of Nashville, Tennessee, and police chief J.R. Talamantez said the girl was right next to her family when she was hit by the vehicle at the Breakfast Point Marketplace shopping center.
Martinez is charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury or death.
Police executed a search warrant at his home, and officers found a receipt from Publix, which is located in the same shopping center as where the collision occurred. Investigators said the receipt was printed minutes prior to the crash.
Martinez refused a blood draw when asked by officers, police said.
Records show he remains in the Bay County Jail on Wednesday after being booked Tuesday night.
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Ever since the pandemic began, takeout from restaurants has soared. That means that waste and pollution from plastic takeout containers has soared, too.
In an effort to do my part, I tried taking a reusable container to my favorite eatery when I picked up my takeout order, but I was told by the restaurant that it was against the law for them to use my container! I got the same response when I tried to use a reusable salad box at the grocery store’s salad bar.
Oregon has adopted U.S. Food and Drug Administration rules that ban customers from bringing their own containers to grocery stores and restaurants in an attempt to curb plastic waste. The rationale for this rule is to avoid “cross-contamination.” In adopting this rule, Oregon has failed to take into consideration the huge environmental impact that single-use plastics like take-out containers has.
In 2019, a workgroup began to examine this rule and consider alternatives, to allow consumers to do their part to reduce the pile-up of tons of plastic waste by bringing their own reusable containers. That effort was derailed by the pandemic, but it is now back up and running.
Beginning this year, the workgroup is again considering recommendations to modify or eliminate this rule. I want to encourage anyone who has ever gotten take-out and is as horrified as I am by all of the garbage that it generates to write to your state legislators and urge them to support any efforts to reject this rule and allow reusable food containers. Taking this step won’t require restaurant patrons and grocery store customers to bring their own containers – but it will give them the option to do so.
This, to me, seems like an easy way to make a potentially big difference in the amount of plastic waste that we use and throw away every single day.
Isabella Cohn is an Oregon City resident. | https://www.thechiefnews.com/opinion/column-allow-reusable-food-containers/article_79f0667a-af99-11ec-bee1-5b9d30b74fd1.html | 2022-04-01T00:42:31Z |
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SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (SGH) Stock Moves -1.56%: What You Should Know
SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (SGH) closed the most recent trading day at $25.83, moving -1.56% from the previous trading session. This move was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.57%. At the same time, the Dow lost 1.56%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.09%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the company had lost 6.42% over the past month. This has lagged the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 4.23% and the S&P 500's gain of 5.37% in that time.
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By Rabbi Dan Lewin
Nissan
We have entered a new month, the first month in the Jewish calendar called Nissan. As discussed, many times, each month is not simply a way to mark time, but has its unique flavor and spiritual opportunity, which, if we tap into it, causes some powerful change. The previous period of Adar invited the opportunity for added joy and revolved around the holiday of Purim. The days of Nissan offer an opening to achieve a greater freedom with the holiday of Pesach as the focus.
The Hebrew title of the month, Nissan, also hints at its theme, sharing the same root as the word for “miracles” — to “lift” the laws of nature. A common question that arises is: Why, throughout the Torah and our daily prayers, is there such an emphasis on remembering that we were once slaves in Egypt until G-d — with great wonders — took us out? Then, as if the standard daily meditations are not enough, we are commanded to recount and relive the story even more extensively during the weeklong festival.
Such intense focus on a singular biblical event in the long and miraculous survival of an ancient people may seem like overkill, a dusty and stale recollection that has little relevance to our current condition. The mindset of a Jew today, along with the global scene, thousands of years removed from the Exodus, is different. And as a people, we’ve since endured so much and evolved, being spread across the globe.
The birth of a nation
There are many layers to the answer: On the surface, it’s simply our Independence Day — the birth of the Jewish nation that culminated with receiving the Torah on Mount Sinai. There’s also the extreme type of the transformation in a relatively short time, the sudden shift from suffering slaves into scholars of Divine science. And then there’s the spectacular quality of the surrounding events, a sequence of supernatural experiences designed to simultaneously punish the enemy and uplift our ancestors.
In this vein, by consciously remembering this foundational story, we establish a vital link to the past: reconnecting with our birth as a nation, recognizing our humble beginnings and G-d’s extreme kindness in plucking us from under the most bitter conditions of exile. That unprecedented kindness, in essence, made us who we are today. Remembering those details enables us to view our lives in context — internalizing how the individual and current family unit fits into the grand purpose of a people — and to keep alive the feeling of thankfulness.
Divine providence
In addition to maintaining the most essential gratitude, remembering the Exodus is a fundamental component of our faith because that event served as the ultimate demonstration that G-d runs the world. From a different angle, each instructed remembrance in the Torah has an important spiritual benefit. The command to preserve the seven-day cycle, for example, by resting at the end of each week — “remembering the Shabbat day” — points to the origin of existence, seeing the world as a well-coordinated system, created by G-d, in which there is nothing superfluous or lacking. Likewise, recounting the miracles of Pesach reminds us that the world does not operate independently or arbitrarily, but rather, every detail of creation is continually being guided.
(By way of analogy, the founder of the company and the innovative CEO and leaders responsible for its success may be different characters. An erroneous conception of the creation can often take this pagan form, overtly or subtly. We are, therefore, reminded through the Exodus story that G-d is not only the Creator, but also the continual overseer and provider.)
Personal liberation
On a deeper level, every year, the accomplishments of a significant date in our history are replayed. Mystically, this means that the global force that shone during that miraculous salvation is again injected into the world and becomes available for us to channel. In this sense, a holiday is not only a celebration of a past event, but an ongoing and eternally relevant one.
Leaving Egypt represents breaking free of limitations (the Hebrew letters for “Egypt” and “confine” are the same). Appling this idea to life, all experiences of freedom involve a removal of limitations, breaking some type of barrier to growth. The freedom that we can gain in Nissan, and specifically during the week of observing Pesach, involves extreme internal growth.
Cognitively, previous blockages are removed, which leads to greater insight. Rigidity in thinking — being trapped within the mind’s patterns — is a major component of mental struggle. Internal trappings make it difficult for the person to consider other perspectives, whether identifying with others’ experiences or simply adopting an alternative view of the world. In contrast, mental flexibility allows for learning, development and healing. Breaking limits in an emotional context means that negative feelings hold less sway over the psyche.
Happiness and freedom
So, as Adar offered an increase in joy, Pesach provides that sense of internal freedom we strive for on all levels. Both happiness and freedom entail an inner movement of the soul as it goes from a state of constriction to expansion. And these states are often intertwined. Feeling free naturally provokes joy — to no longer be bound by the previous restrictions. At the same time, our Sages teach that happiness, more than any other emotion, has the power to break barriers.
So, viewing the holiday from a different angle: The more that we mentally tune in to Pesach, the more we become liberated individually. As we strive, through our study and actions, to sense the current spiritual atmosphere of a holy day, the soul experiences an elevation from the confines imposed on it by the many trials and distractions of this corporal existence.
More practically, we are all battling to overcome to accomplish certain things — in the face of limitations and obstacles — that, if overcome, will make our life mission complete. Deeper introspection reveals that willpower and skill alone are insufficient. And that’s where another central theme of Nissan comes in — “an awakening from above” or receiving an extra push.
Passing over obstacles
The rules of nature dictate that true meaningful personal growth — whether repair, improvement or healing — take place in gradual stages. But during this month, we are given a special ability to “pass over” the natural steps: to progress from the lowest depths to great heights in a short period of time.
We only need the sincere desire and focus, along with the consciousness that it is not solely by our own means that we reach our destination, but by a tail wind of divine assistance.
Rabbi Dan Lewin is director of the nonprofit Maayan Chai Foundation. For information, visit www.maayanchai.org. | https://tjpnews.com/achieving-great-freedom-during-nissan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=achieving-great-freedom-during-nissan | 2022-04-01T00:42:32Z |
Monster Beverage Co. (NASDAQ:MNST – Get Rating) saw a significant drop in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,610,000 shares, a drop of 25.3% from the February 28th total of 4,830,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,760,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days. Approximately 1.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.
Monster Beverage stock traded down $0.16 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $79.90. 2,683,957 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,895,669. The stock has a market cap of $42.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.15. Monster Beverage has a one year low of $71.78 and a one year high of $99.89. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $81.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $87.11.
Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 24th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.60. Monster Beverage had a net margin of 24.86% and a return on equity of 22.79%. The firm had revenue of $1.43 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.33 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.62 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Monster Beverage will post 2.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Several research firms recently commented on MNST. Cowen cut their price objective on shares of Monster Beverage from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 25th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of Monster Beverage from $107.00 to $103.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 10th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Monster Beverage from $110.00 to $98.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 25th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Monster Beverage from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 16th. Finally, Guggenheim decreased their price target on shares of Monster Beverage from $109.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 25th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $100.67.
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Peering at Trump’s 8-hour riot gap
WASHINGTON — A lot is known about the few hours that shook American democracy to the core. The defeated president’s incendiary speech, the march by an angry crowd to the U.S. Capitol, the breaking in, the beating of cops, the “hang Mike Pence” threats, the lawmakers running for their lives, the shooting death of rioter Ashli Babbitt. All of that chaos unfolded over about eight hours on one day: Jan. 6, 2021.
But for all that is known about the day, piecing together the words and actions of Donald Trump over that time has proved no easy task, even though a president’s movements and communications are closely monitored.
There’s a gap in the official White House phone notations given to the House committee investigating Jan. 6 — from about 11 a.m. to about 7 p.m., according to two people familiar with the congressional investigation into the riot. Details may still turn up; the former president was known to use various cell phones and often bypassed the White House switchboard, placing calls directly.
And over the past four-plus months a lot has surfaced about what Trump did do and say on Jan. 6 — in texts, tweets, videos, calls and other conversations.
The following account is based on testimony, timelines and eyewitness reporting gathered by The Associated Press and The Washington Post and CBS News, and from officials and people familiar with the events who spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity.
SORE AT HIS NO. 2
Trump entered the Oval Office at 11:08 a.m. By that time, about 400 pro-Trump demonstrators had already massed at the Capitol. Trump placed a call to Vice President Mike Pence — their only conversation of the day. It didn’t go well: Trump wanted Pence to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory, and he was very unhappy the vice president wouldn’t do it.
At 11:38 a.m., the president left the White House to address his rally on the Ellipse, a big grassy oval behind the White House, about a mile or so from the Capitol. It was bitter cold, but that didn’t keep the crowd away. Trump was up on stage by 11:57 and addressed his supporters until about 1:15 p.m.
Among Trump’s challenging final words: “We fight. We fight like hell, and if you don’t fight like hell you’re not going to have a country any more. My fellow Americans, for our movement, for our children, and for our beloved country. So we’re going to, we’re going to walk down Pennsylvania Avenue. And we’re going to the Capitol.”
‘THEY’RE THROWING METAL POLES’
Growing crowds were migrating to the Capitol. Almost immediately after Trump concluded, a Capitol Police officer called for backup.
“They’re throwing metal poles at us,” the officer said in a panicked voice. “Multiple law-enforcement injuries.”
Would Trump himself head for the Capitol, as he’d suggested in his speech? It was unclear at first, but his motorcade turned to head back to the White House.
At 1:21 p.m., Trump met with his valet at the White House, logs say. At the Capitol, meanwhile, then-Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund begged for help from the National Guard as the crowd started to swell around the west side of the building and became increasingly violent.
By then the TV networks had picked up the melee and were broadcasting live as the mob broke through metal police barricades and advanced toward the doors of the building where lawmakers were gathered to certify the presidential election results. The surreal images soon filled television screens throughout the West Wing, where staffers watched, stunned.
LOCKDOWN
By 2 p.m. the U.S. Capitol was locked down. At 2:11, Pence was evacuated. At 2:15, congressional leaders were evacuated. At 2:43, demonstrator Babbitt was shot trying to enter the House chamber through a window broken by the mob.
No official record has surfaced yet of what Trump was doing during this time. It’s unusual for such an official gap to exist — a president’s every move and contact is noted, especially in the White House. The next entry in Trump’s daily diary is not until 4:03 p.m., when he went out to the Rose Garden to tape a public address after frantic urging.
But during this time Trump was hardly idle. He was in touch with lawmakers and he was, according to aides, watching the violence unfold on national television. And he was tweeting.
At 2:28, he tweeted not about the violence but to show his pique at his vice president:
“Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution, giving States a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify. USA demands the truth!”
At some point, Trump also talked to lawmakers. Republican Kevin McCarthy told a California radio station that he had spoken to the president.
“I was the first person to call him,” McCarthy said. “I told him to go on national TV, tell these people to stop it. He said he didn’t know what was happening.”
California Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler said McCarthy relayed that conversation to her. By her account, when McCarthy told Trump it was his own supporters breaking into the building, Trump responded: “Well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are.”
Trump also talked to Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan and Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, among other GOP lawmakers. Tuberville later said he spoke to the president while the Senate was being evacuated. Utah Sen. Mike Lee said Trump accidentally called him when he was trying to reach Tuberville.
Others, including former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, tried but failed to get through to the president.
‘IT HAS GONE TOO FAR’
At 3:14 p.m. a Trump tweet at last made a sideways reference to the havoc. “I am asking for everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful. No violence! Remember, WE are the Party of Law & Order — respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you!”
At some point, he sequestered himself in the dining room off the Oval Office to watch the violence play out on TV, rewinding and re-watching some parts, according to former aides. Unable to get through by other means, allies including his former chief of staff and communications director resorted to tweeting at him to try to get through. Chief of staff Mark Meadows was getting a flurry of texts from lawmakers, from Fox News personalities and even Trump’s own children.
“Hey, Mark, protestors are literally storming the Capitol. Breaking windows on doors. Rushing in. Is Trump going to say something?” reads one text.
“We are all helpless,” says another.
As the violence continued, the president’s elder son texted Meadows:
“He’s got to condemn this s*** Asap,” Donald Trump Jr. texted.
Meadows responded: “I’m pushing it hard. I agree.”
Trump Jr. texted again and again, urging that his father act:
“We need an Oval address. He has to lead now. It has gone too far and gotten out of hand.”
‘REMEMBER THIS DAY FOREVER!’
At 4:08 p.m. Trump went out to the Rose Garden. At 4:17 p.m. he released a scripted, pre-recorded video, which included a call for “peace” and “law and order” and finally told his supporters “you have to go home now.”
But they didn’t. Things were still wildly out of control. In fact, the Capitol building was not secured until 5:34 p.m.
At 6:01, Trump’s message was back to indignant: “These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly & unfairly treated for so long,” he wrote. “Remember this day forever!”
At 6:27, he went back to the residence, and started calling his lawyers.
Congress did not resume counting electoral votes until 8 p.m. They finished at 3:40 a.m. and certified Biden as the winner.
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Associated Press Writers Jill Colvin in New York, Nomaan Merchant, Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick and Mike Balsamo contributed to this report. | https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2022/03/31/peering-trumps-hour-riot-gap/50008237/ | 2022-04-01T00:42:34Z |
BOSTON (AP) — After a 15-year career in which he etched his name on the Stanley Cup and the Vezina Trophy, Tuukka Rask is focusing now on avoiding the rink.
“Don’t even go there. Not yet,” the retired Bruins goalie said Thursday night when asked if his daughters had taken up hockey. “They’re into dance and whatnot. If I have to go and spend my days at hockey rinks, so be it. But not really at the top of my list.”
A two-time All-Star, and the winner of the 2014 Vezina as the NHL’s top goalie, Rask announced his retirement last month after a setback in his attempt to come back from a torn labrum in his hip. The Bruins invited him back to drop the ceremonial first puck before Thursday night’s game against the New Jersey Devils, and again – perhaps for the last time – the chants of “Tuuuuk!” echoed through the TD Garden.
Rask took the ice with his wife, and their three daughters dressed for a ballet class. He bumped fists with the players on the Bruins bench while both teams tapped their sticks on the ice to salute him.
“I don’t know what the future holds,” Rask told reporters beforehand, saying that he would be showing up at games and golf outings as a team ambassador. “Maybe I’ll get into coaching. Maybe not, but for now, I’ll be hanging out with sponsors.”
The franchise’s all-time leader in wins, Rask helped the Bruins allow the fewest goals in the NHL in the pandemic-interrupted 2019-20 season, when Boston finished with the most points in the league. He injured his hip during the 2021 playoffs and worked his way back to the team midway through this season.
But after just four starts, he aggravated his injury on Jan. 24 against the Anaheim Ducks. Two weeks later, he announced he was through.
“It was kind of time to be honest with yourself,” he said. “I just figured it was better for everybody to call it. I had a great career. No regrets.”
While his hip still has some good days, Rask said no one could talk him out of retirement. His immediate future will involve as much golf as he can squeeze in between shuttling his daughters to dance class and school.
He may need a hip replacement at some point.
“It was at a point where it affected my everyday life,” Rask said. “I’m a guy who makes pretty quick decisions, anyway. So I wasn’t dwelling on it too long.”
Rask was 308-165-66 with a 2.28 goals-against average and .921 save percentage in a franchise-leading 564 games. He was the backup goalie for the Bruins team that won it all in 2011, and he led the team to Stanley Cup Final appearances in 2013 and ’19.
Although coaching is not in his plans, Rask said he would be available if Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman wants him.
“I told him right after I retired: Tell me if you need anything,” Rask said. “Just make sure you don’t get too high or too low.”
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In the past, there were deliberate efforts by the Federal Ministry of Sports and some states (like Delta) to send some promising athletes abroad to enhance their athletics careers. The aim was to expose them to modern facilities and also to give them proper education so as to make them complete persons both on and off the field.
We are aware that former national athletes like Yusuf Alli, Falilat Ogunkoya, Mary Onyali, Sunday Bada (late), Chidi Imoh, Olapade Adeniken, Davidson and Osmond Ezinwa, Adewale Olukoju, Deji Aliu, Innocent Egbunike and Henry Amike were some of the beneficiaries of youth transition into stardom in Nigeria. We observed that the situation is not the same now as athletes struggle to find good fortunes for themselves in terms of competitions and quality living.
It is tough as some of these athletes compete not to boost their careers but to earn money in international meets and in the process some of them burn out before a major competition because they are trying to make ends meet. Only last week, Ese Brume put smiles on the faces of many Nigerians with her silver medal feat at the World Indoor Athletics meet in Belgrade, Serbia.
It did not come as a surprise because she has been very consistent in recent times. She won bronze for Nigeria at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics held last summer, and also won bronze at the World Championships in Doha in 2019. It’s a medal sweep for Brume across all major global meets. She is indeed a world-class athlete.
In her youth and junior years between 2013 and 2015, Brume was fantastic and till date still very focused to achieve more for herself and her country. We make bold to say Brume is a good product of transition but how many others can we point out in the same manner? She was never a product of wellplanned transition but her focus, determination and hard work has propelled her to be among the best in her discipline today.
The country is fast losing its bragging rights in the sprints where the nation earns a clean sweep of gold, silver and bronze at continental level and still fight for medals by appearing in the finals of major global meets including the Olympic Games. Today, it is disturbing that the country struggles in sprints with Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and South Africa challenging if not better in both the male and female cadre. Enoch Adegoke Germany (PB- 9.98secs), Alaba Akintola USA (PB-10.16secs), Favour Ashe based in USA (PB-10.07secs) and Udodi Onwuzurike also based in the USA (PB-10.23secs) are the notables names in the male cadre with only Adegoke being a medal’s prospect.
Divine Oduduru has been plagued by injury in the past one year and not in the picture going forward. In the women’s cadre, Grace Nwokocha USA based (PB- 11.00secs), Nigeria based Joy Udo- Gabriel (PB-11.34secs), Rosemary Chukwuma USA based (PB- 11.07secs), Aniekeme Alphonsus USA based (PB-11.25secs) and Blessing Ogundiran, another Nigeria- based with a PB of 11.32secs are the people being looked upon for international meets. Apart from Nwokocha, none of these other athletes can do anything on the world stage.
It is important to appreciate the consistency of Tobi Amusan, who won the $30,000 Diamond League prize to set a new African record in the 100m hurdles event with a time of 12.42s in Zurich on September 9, 2021. That was just one week after the Olympic Games where she narrowly missed winning a bronze medal after placing fourth. The ministry of sports and the Athletic Federation of Nigeria (AFN) need to identify the prospective medal hope of the country and encourage them to get better in all aspects with constant grants and education to place the nation on the path of regaining its lost glory in athletics at both continental and global levels.
Undoubtedly, football is the number one sport in Nigeria because every football event at all levels, including age grade in both male and female cadres, are not only greeted with huge public discussion but often backed by support from both government and the private sector. Football is almost a religion in the country as people have different club affiliations at domestic level and internationally.
The fans throw banters at one another at will but when it comes to the national team, the fans of the game speak with one voice. So, it is evident that football unites the people such that even in time of national crises, football soothes the nerves of many to forget about the other matters disturbing them. Over the years, another sport that comes close in terms of peoples’ followership in the country is athletics. In the past, the All Nigeria Open, sponsored by an oil producing company, was a big deal because the National Stadium in Lagos would be full to capacity with fans eagerly hoping to see national athletes in action ‘live’.
It is important to note that the professionalism in football in which top national players feature for top teams abroad is also prevalent in athletics as most of the national athletes are based abroad in counties like the USA, Germany and other places. With the improved facilities and advanced training enjoyed abroad, the athletes often come back better and show what they have imbibed in national and continental competitions. This can be done again with the Tonobok Okowa board. The AFN should also make the National Sports Festival and the Youth Games count in concrete terms by having coaches at the venue to identify talents good enough to be groomed to worldclass athletes in their respective disciplines. Besides, at the end of the day, while success in football brings with it only one gold medal, multiple medals can be won in athletics. | https://www.newtelegraphng.com/ministry-afn-must-focus-on-transition-of-athletes/ | 2022-04-01T00:42:34Z |
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials on Thursday adopted a rule aimed at reducing deaths and environmental damage from oil and gas pipeline ruptures — a long-delayed response to fatal explosionsand massive spillsthat have occurred over decades in California, Michigan, New Jersey and other states.
But safety advocates said the move by the U.S. Transportation Department would not have averted the accidents that prompted the new rule. That’s because it applies only to newly constructed or replaced pipelines — and not to hundreds of thousands of miles of lines that already crisscross the country, many of them decades old and corroding.
The rule requires companies to install emergency valves that can quickly shut off the flow of oil, natural gas or other hazardous fuels when pipelines rupture. It came in response to a massive gas explosion in San Bruno, California, that killed eight people in 2010, and to large oil spills into Michigan’s Kalamazoo River and Montana’s Yellowstone River and other spills.
The National Transportation Safety Board since the 1990s has recommended the use of automatic or remote controlled valves on large pipelines — whether they are existing or new — to reduce the severity of accidents. Following a 1994 gas pipeline explosion and fire that destroyed eight buildings in Edison, Jersey, the safety board urged the Transportation Department to expedite requirements for shut-off valves in cities and natural areas.
But pipeline companies for years resisted new valve requirements because of the expense of installing them and concerns they could close accidentally and shut off fuel supplies.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the more stringent regulations for the industry were needed because too many people have been harmed by pipeline failures.
He said installation of the valves would also protect against large releases of methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas blamed for helping drive climate change.
“Today we are taking an important step to protect communities against hazardous pipeline leaks — helping to save the lives, property, and jobs of people in every part of the country while preventing super-polluting methane leaks.” Buttigieg said.
The Pipeline Safety Trust, a Bellingham, Washington-based advocacy group, said the rule marked progress since Congress mandated more stringent pipeline regulations over a decade ago.
But the group said exempting pipelines that are already in the ground means it would not prevent a repeat of the accident at San Bruno, which involved a pipeline that was more than 50 years old.
“This rule falls far short of the NTSB recommendation and will offer no additional safety to communities living near existing pipelines,” said Bill Caram, executive director of the safety trust.
The government estimated it would cost a combined $5.9 million annually for companies to comply with Thursday’s rule. By comparison, industry representatives said a single valve on an existing line could cost up to $1.5 million and it would take billions of dollars to retrofit lines nationwide.
Industry representatives were closely involved in crafting the rule. Their request to allow valves to be more widely spaced along pipelines and remove the requirement for some low-risk pipes was rejected. However, transportation officials adopted some of industry recommendations that will give operators latitude to make adjustments to where valves are placed.
Association of Oil Pipe Lines Vice President John Stoody said the final rule still contains “arbitrary requirements” for pipeline operators that don’t reflect real-world operating conditions or the low risk of spills in some scenarios.
Amy Andryszak, president of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, said her organization and companies it represents were still reviewing the rule but were “generally supportive” of rules that encourage safety.
Experts say automatic valves can help eliminate some human-caused errors that contribute to accidents, such as a delay of more than 17 hours to confirm the 2010 Kalamazoo, Michigan, pipeline rupture because workers ignored alarms indicating a possible spill. The break released more than 800,000 gallons (3,600,000 liters) of crude oil and caused roughly $1 billion in property and environmental damage.
In San Bruno, a 30-inch (76-centimeter) gas pipeline exploded and burned like a massive blowtorch in a suburban California neighborhood for 89 minutes before a manual valve was used to shut it down. An AP investigation found that pipeline operator Pacific Gas & Electric Co. agreed as far back as 1997 that remotely operated valves did a better job of protecting public safety, but opted against using them widely because they weren’t necessary or required.
Officials with the Transportation Department’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration did not immediately respond to questions about the new rule.
Also missing from the new rule are standards for equipment that can detect when and where leaks hit, a recurring problem in pipeline accidents, Caram said.
Instead, the rule says pipeline companies must quickly take steps to confirm a spill if they get an alarm or other notification, but the confirmation process itself remains up to the company.
Faulty leak detection systems played a role in recent accidents including a 350,000 gallon diesel oil spill in December into a wetlandsoutside New Orleans and an underwater rupture off California’s coastlast October that fouled the ocean with tens of thousands of gallons crude oil.
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Follow Matthew Brown: @matthewbrownAP | https://www.mystateline.com/news/national/us-will-require-valves-on-new-pipelines-to-prevent-disasters/ | 2022-04-01T00:42:34Z |
CARBONDALE (WSIL) -- Southern Illinois University announced is has named Kelly Bond-White as the 11th women's head basketball coach in program history.
Bond-White comes to Carbondale after 19 seasons at Texas A&M, including 15 seasons as the Aggies' associate head coach. During her time in College Station, the Aggies made three Elite Eight appearances, won five conference titles and one National Championship (2011). All told, Bond-White coached 18 NCAA Tournament teams, as well as 18 All-American student-athletes.
At Southern Illinois, she succeeds Cindy Stein, who retired after a 2021-22 season in which the Salukis won their first Missouri Valley Conference championship since 2007 and advanced to the WNIT.
"We feel this hire demonstrates our commitment to sustaining a championship-caliber women's basketball program," said Matt Kupec, SIU's director of athletics. "Kelly understands what it takes to build and maintain a winning program at the highest level. She is highly regarded in the basketball community, is a great recruiter, and will be an outstanding leader for our student-athletes."
A Chicago native, who graduated from the University of Illinois, Bond-White will make her head-coaching debut at Southern Illinois.
"I'm excited to return home to the state of Illinois where my journey began," she said. "The last few weeks have been a whirlwind for me and my family. Chancellor (Austin) Lane and Matt flying to Texas to have breakfast in my home and discuss the future of SIU Basketball left an impression on my entire family. What I found in their relentless pursuit were details mirroring my own core values. I look forward to engaging with my current student-athletes at SIU and listening to their wants and needs, and bringing my vision of toughness, empowerment, faith, accountability, and a pursuit of excellence in everything we do," she said. "The gift of the present is all we have and I couldn't be more excited to get in the gym with our young ladies and hit the ground running in recruiting."
Bond-White played point guard at Illinois and helped the Illini achieve several milestones during her four-year career, including back-to-back NCAA Sweet 16 appearances. | https://www.wsiltv.com/sports/kelly-bond-white-named-womens-basketball-coach-at-siu/article_62c154d8-b13c-11ec-b5bd-8709a57a9a0e.html | 2022-04-01T00:42:36Z |
Kentucky lawmakers reveal spending plan, pass tax measure
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Ukraine state nuclear firm says all Russian forces have left Chernobyl plant
LVIV, Ukraine: The Ukrainian state nuclear company said on Thursday (Mar 31) that all of the Russian forces occupying the Chernobyl nuclear power station had withdrawn from the territory of the defunct plant.
There was no immediate comment from the Russian authorities. The UN nuclear watchdog, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said it is preparing to send a mission to the radioactive waste facilities at Chernobyl in northern Ukraine.
Though Russian soldiers seized control of Chernobyl soon after the Feb 24 invasion, the plant's Ukrainian staff continued to oversee the safe storage of spent nuclear fuel and supervise the concrete-encased remains of the reactor that exploded in 1986, causing the world's worst nuclear accident.
"According to the staff of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, there are now no outsiders on site," Energoatom said in an online post. State-owned Energoatom had earlier said most troops had gone, leaving only a small number behind.
Russian forces have also retreated from the nearby town of Slavutych, where workers at Chernobyl live, the company said.
In a separate post, Energoatom said the Russian side had formally agreed to hand back to Ukraine the responsibility for protecting Chernobyl. It shared the scan of a document signed by people it identified as a senior staff member at Chernobyl, the Russian military official assigned to guarding Chernobyl.
Reuters could not immediately verify the authenticity of the document.
Ukraine has repeatedly expressed safety concerns about Chernobyl and demanded the withdrawal of Russian troops, whose presence prevented the rotation of personnel for a time.
Earlier this week, workers at the site told Reuters that Russian soldiers had driven without radiation protection through the Red Forest, the most radioactively contaminated part of the zone around Chernobyl, kicking up clouds of radioactive dust.
Asked to comment on the accounts from Chernobyl staff, Russia's defence ministry did not respond.
Energoatom said that as a result of their concerns about radiation, "almost a riot began to brew among the soldiers," suggesting this was the reason for their unexpected departure.
The IAEA said it had not been able to confirm the reports of Russian forces receiving high radiation doses.
Earlier on Thursday, the head of Energoatom urged the IAEA to help ensure Russian nuclear officials do not interfere in the operation of Chernobyl and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, which is also occupied by Russian soldiers. | https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/ukraine-state-nuclear-firm-says-all-russian-forces-have-left-chernobyl-plant-2599746?cid=cna_flip_070214 | 2022-04-01T00:42:36Z |
Ever since Kyle Poock first came to Winona State as a baseball player in 1979, the school has held a special place in his heart that he has been unable to shake.
He left the campus twice, but came back both times to help out with the baseball program that meant so much to him.
This time though, Poock is done for good, announcing that he will retire this spring following the end of his 20th season as the Warriors’ head coach.
While he still loves the sport, Poock says he has realized it’s time to take a step back from the workload being a head coach entails.
“The practice time, the game time, I still really love that. But there’s so much other stuff now that goes on,” Poock said. “It’s time to move on and make things a lot simpler.”
In the spring of 1984, Poock started his collegiate coaching career by working with the Warriors’ JV team for one season while he finished up his degree after his playing days were over.
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After graduation, Poock went back to his home state of Wisconsin to be a high school teacher, but after five years of teaching and coaching high school baseball, his teaching position was eliminated and Poock felt drawn back to WSU’s campus.
While pursuing his Masters degree, Poock served as an assistant coach with the Warriors under his former coach and program legend Gary Grob in the 1990 season, coaching the team during his younger brother’s senior year.
It was that one-year stint that he realized his true passion.
“That’s when I figured I really wanted to get into college coaching,” Poock said.
When he returned to Wisconsin to teach again, this time, Poock served as an assistant coach at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for four years rather than rejoin the high school ranks.
He had an opportunity to once again come back to Winona for the 1996 season and this time, he never looked back as he served as an assistant coach for seven years before taking over the program prior to the 2003 season after Grob’s retirement.
While Poock knew plenty about the sport, and was always there to give Grob some advice, he also knew there was plenty he needed to learn still.
“All of a sudden it’s my turn, and now I have to make the final decision. It took a little time of getting used to it,” Poock said.
The Warriors started the Poock era with a win, a 22-9 victory over West Liberty State on March 9, 2003, and his career was off to the races from there.
Over the past 20 seasons, Poock has continued the success that his predecessor began fostering in the 1960’s.
Poock has a 478-418-2 record heading into Saturday’s road doubleheader against University of Mary, with the second most wins, seasons coached and games coached in program history.
“We are sad to see Kyle leave Warrior baseball but wish him all the best in retirement,” Winona State athletic director Erich Schoh said in a statement. “He has had several decades of influence and impact on Warrior Baseball, and for that, we are grateful.”
Poock has coached five All-Americans, three players who signed pro contracts and he also was at the helm for a pair of no hitters.
The best season of Poock’s tenure came in 2011 when the Warriors were the runner-up in the Division 2 World Series with a 42-18 record that is the most wins and highest winning percentage for a single season in WSU history.
While the 2011 season was a highlight for Poock personally, he also fondly remembers a pair of tournaments in 2014 and 2015 when the Warriors traveled to Houston to play in Minute Maid Park, the home of the Houston Astros.
With the stadium’s large scoreboard on, a booming PA announcer narrating the events and even pregame warm-ups it was just like the team was in the big leagues. The stadium staff even made sure they had the minor details right for the college teams.
“The clubhouse guys would come out and put all the buckets of bubble gum out on the bench for us like the major leaguers have,” Poock said.
The thing Poock will miss the most, though, is the relationships with his players. He takes pride in making his guys better players and making sure they get through school with a degree and he keeps in touch with many of his former pupils, whether it’s through fishing trips, alumni reunion days or through a network of former Warriors that are now coaches in the high school and collegiate ranks.
Poock has always been a familiar face at the high school games of teams throughout the region as he scouts the area for his next crop of players, and that will not stop with his retirement. While he will not be at as many games as he is currently, he will pop in from time to time to take in a game or two.
“I’ll now plan whether I go to a game around what I’m doing, not planning what I want to do around what games I’m watching,” Poock said.
Andrew Tucker can be reached at andrew.tucker@lee.net or via Twitter @andrewjtucker16 | https://www.winonadailynews.com/sports/college/college-baseball-winona-states-kyle-poock-announces-retirement-after-20-seasons/article_77273147-4536-5f92-af65-ffce8025eff2.html | 2022-04-01T00:42:36Z |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
3-0-6-8
(three, zero, six, eight)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
3-0-6-8
(three, zero, six, eight) | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-game-17049788.php | 2022-04-01T00:42:37Z |
IoT Chain (ITC) traded down 0.6% against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 19:00 PM E.T. on March 31st. One IoT Chain coin can currently be purchased for $0.0265 or 0.00000058 BTC on major exchanges. During the last week, IoT Chain has traded up 5.5% against the dollar. IoT Chain has a market cap of $2.31 million and approximately $83,242.00 worth of IoT Chain was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.
Here’s how similar cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours:
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Frankly, I’m a little spooked with fuel prices and immediate effect they are having on our economy.
At the risk of sounding provincial, this puts a clear and immediate focus on our need for more local and renewable energy sources.
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The NEXT Renewables Diesel facility planned at Port Westward presents a domestic solution our energy needs. This innovative and forward-thinking facility will mitigate climate impacts and has an onsite wetland improvement project to enhance our local environment.
The quality of our future depends on sustainable fuel solutions and a move towards energy independence. Embracing the NEXT Renewables project will help us get there. I hope you will join me in supporting important and timely opportunity.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has granted a request from a northern Virginia school system to continue using a challenged admissions policy at a highly selective high school while it appeals a ruling that found the policy discriminates against Asian American students.
A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a ruling Thursday that Fairfax County Public Schools can continue to use its new admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton rejected the new policy in a February ruling, saying that impermissible “racial balancing” was at its core. Commonly known as “TJ,” the prestigious school near the nation’s capital is often ranked as one of the best public high schools in the country.
Earlier this month, Hilton also rejected a request from the school system to delay the implementation of his ruling. But the 4th Circuit, in a 3-2 ruling, said the school board had met the legal requirements for a suspension of Hilton’s order while its appeal is pending.
The 4th Circuit panel agreed with school officials who argued that because the selection process for the incoming freshman class is well underway, implementing Hilton’s ruling now would throw the process into chaos.
Judge Toby Heytens wrote that he has “grave doubts” about Hilton’s conclusions “regarding both disparate impact and discriminatory purpose” of the new admissions policy.
“In my view, appellant Fairfax County School Board is likely to succeed in its appeal,” Heytens wrote.
In a dissenting opinion, Judge Allison Jones Rushing said putting Hilton’s ruling on hold while the school board appeals his decision is not in the public interest. Jones said any logistical difficulties or inconvenience associated with changing the admissions policy at this late date “simply do not outweigh the infringement of constitutional rights.”
“And everyone — even temporarily frustrated applicants and their families — ultimately benefits from a public-school admissions process not tainted by unconstitutional discrimination,” Rushing wrote.
The case has been closely watched as courts continue to evaluate the role that racial considerations can play when deciding who should be admitted to a particular school. Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a similar case alleging that Harvard University discriminates against Asian Americans in its admissions process.
Fairfield County Public Schools said the order from the 4th Circuit allows the school board to continue with the current application process to select the Class of 2026 this spring.
“For the 2,500+ students in this application pool, this means the race blind process set out by the School Board in October 2020 will remain in place as an appeal challenging the February court decision plays out,” the board said in a news release.
The parents’ group Coalition for TJ, which filed the lawsuit, said the 4th Circuit judges have made a “grave error” in allowing the school system to continue to use its new admissions process.
“If the judges’ decision stands, we would see Fairfax County Public Schools usher in a second class of students to America’s No. 1 public high school through an unconstitutional race-based admissions process,” the coalition said in a statement.
For decades, Black and Hispanic students have been woefully underrepresented in the student body. After criticism over its lack of diversity, the school board scrapped a standardized test that had been at the heart of the admissions process and opted instead for a process that sets aside slots at each of the county’s middle schools. It also includes “experience factors” like socioeconomic background.
The parents’ group argued in its lawsuit that Asian Americans, who constituted more than 70% of the student body, were unfairly targeted in the new policy.
The school’s current freshman class, which was admitted under the new policy, saw a significantly different racial makeup. Black students increased from 1% to 7%; Hispanic representation increased from 3% to 11%. Asian American representation decreased from 73% to 54%.
The school system has insisted that its new policies are race neutral, and the panel evaluating applicants is not even aware of applicants’ race as it conducts its reviews.
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Defense attorneys quickly rested their case Thursday after one of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer repeatedly said “absolutely not” when asked if he had agreed to abduct her before the 2020 election.
Daniel Harris was the only defendant to speak to jurors on the 14th day of trial. It was a risky, dramatic shift following days of testimony from undercover FBI agents, a gutsy informant and two men who have pleaded guilty and pointed fingers at the rest.
Closing arguments were planned for Friday.
Harris, Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr., and Brandon Caserta are accused of conspiring to kidnap Whitmer from her vacation home in northern Michigan because of their disgust with government and her tough COVID-19 restrictions.
Only Harris’ lawyer offered a few witnesses Wednesday after prosecutorsfinished presenting their evidence that same day.
Harris, 24, a former Marine, said he wanted to maintain his infantry skills when he joined a militia, the Wolverine Watchmen, not snatch Whitmer or blow up a nearby bridge.
But after friendly questions from a defense lawyer, the atmosphere in court turned tense as a prosecutor confronted Harris with his chat messages about posing as a pizza deliveryman and killing Whitmer at the door. He also reminded Harris that he worked with explosives while training with the group.
Harris and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Roth sometimes talked over each other. At one point, Harris snapped, “Next question.”
“Everyone can take it down a notch,” U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker said later.
Soon after swearing to tell the truth, Harris repeatedly rejected claims that he was involved in crimes. He said “America was on fire” in 2020 over the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, protests over police treatment of Black people and a pandemic that shut down parts of the economy.
A key part of the government’s case is a firearms training weekend at Luther, Michigan, in September 2020 with a “shoot house” that was intended to replicate Whitmer’s second home. Harris admitted that he brought materials but said he didn’t build it with her house in mind.
“Did you agree to kidnap the governor of Michigan?” defense attorney Julia Kelly asked many times.
“Absolutely not,” Harris replied.
He didn’t participate in an evening ride to Elk Rapids, Michigan, to scout Whitmer’s second home and a bridge during that same training weekend. Harris said he had purchased $200 of cheap beer and cigarettes so he could return to the camp and “get wasted” with others.
“I had assumed they went to a strip club or a bar,” Harris said of Fox and Croft.
The men were arrested in October 2020 amid talk of raising $4,000 for an explosive that could blow up a bridge and hold back police from responding to a kidnapping, according to trial testimony.
Defense attorneys claim the men simply were engaged in a lot of wild talk fueled by agents and informants but no conspiracy.
The prosecutor covered much ground during Harris’ cross-examination, often referring to recordings or text messages to challenge testimony. Roth noted that Harris had said the Founding Fathers would have approved of killing certain officials.
“Tyrants,” Harris told Roth.
“Was Gov. Whitmer a tyrant?” the prosecutor asked.
“Not really. She was just a governor to me,” Harris said, adding that she performed “poorly.”
Prosecutors played a conversation of Croft talking about militias overthrowing governments in various states and “breaking a few eggs.”
“When this man talks to you at a diner about killing people, you don’t stand up and walk out, do you sir?” Roth asked. “You don’t say, ‘This group is not for me,’ do you sir?”
“No,” Harris answered.
Two more men, Ty Garbin and Kaleb Franks, pleaded guilty and cooperated with investigators. Garbin last week said the group acted willingly and hoped to strike before the election, cause national chaos and prevent Joe Biden from winning the presidency.
Michael Rataj, a Detroit-area defense lawyer not involved in the case, said sometimes bringing in a pack of witnesses for the defense doesn’t always fit. He said attorneys for the four men will peck away at the government’s evidence during closing arguments — “the textbook way to do it.”
As for Harris testifying, Rataj said it can be dicey.
“The FBI has recorded them, and for him to say anything different than what’s recorded makes it look like he’s lying,” Rataj said. “It’s foolishness.”
Whitmer, a Democrat, rarely talks publicly about the kidnapping plot, though she referred to “surprises” during her term that seemed like “something out of fiction” when she filed for reelection on March 17.
She has blamed former President Donald Trump for fomenting anger over coronavirus restrictions and refusing to condemn right-wing extremists like those charged in the case. Whitmer has said Trump was complicit in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
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Find AP’s full coverage of the Whitmer kidnap plot trial at: https://apnews.com/hub/whitmer-kidnap-plot-trial
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White reported from Detroit. AP reporter Michael Tarm contributed from Chicago. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/4-in-gov-whitmer-kidnap-trial-to-decide-whether-to-testify/ | 2022-04-01T00:42:38Z |
BMO-led Sustainability and Social Bonds recognized by Environmental Finance's 2022 Bond Awards
- City of Toronto Social Bond wins Social Bond of the Year, Local Authority/Municipality category – BMO Joint-Lead Manager
- World Bank Sustainability Bond wins Sustainability Bond of the Year, Supranational category – BMO Joint-Lead Manager
- City of Vancouver Sustainability Bond wins Sustainability Bond of the Year, Local Authority/Municipality category – BMO Joint Bookrunner
TORONTO, March 31, 2022 /CNW/ - The City of Toronto Social Bond, the World Bank Sustainability Bond, and the City of Vancouver Sustainability Bond were recognized today by Environmental Finance's 2022 Bond Awards in the categories of Social Bond of the Year – Local Authority/Municipality, Sustainability Bond of the Year – Supranational, and Sustainability Bond of the Year – Local Authority/Municipality. BMO Financial Group (BMO) acted as Joint-Lead Manager on the City of Toronto and World Bank bond issuances, and Joint Bookrunner on the City of Vancouver Sustainability Bond issuance.
The City of Toronto's Social Bond is the city's second Social Bond, following on their inaugural issue in June 2020 – the first-ever Social Bond from a Canadian Government issuer – which BMO also led. The Social Bond, issued under Toronto's Social Debenture Framework, is part of a program to promote positive socioeconomic outcomes, from affordable housing and access to essential infrastructure and services, to socioeconomic advancement and empowerment.
The World Bank Sustainability Bond is an $8 billion 2-year and 7-year Dual-Tranche Fixed-Rate Global Sustainability Bond launched in April 2021. The World Bank has been issuing sustainable development bonds in the international capital markets for over 70 years to fund programs and activities that achieve a positive impact. BMO is proud to be a joint lead-manager on this issuance. World Bank bonds are aligned with the Sustainability Bond Guidelines published by the International Capital Market Association and support the financing of a combination of green and social projects, programs, and activities.
The inaugural City of Vancouver Sustainability Bond was the first Sustainability Bond from a Canadian governmental issuer. Proceeds of the bond are supporting eligible projects such as green buildings, renewal and upgrade of the main sewer and a fire hall, street and bridge infrastructure, an accessibility program to provide access to essential services, a climate emergency response program and a seawall maintenance program.
"As Joint-Lead Manager we're pleased with the recognition the City of Toronto Social Bond, the World Bank Sustainability Bond, and the City of Vancouver Sustainability Bond have received from Environmental Finance," said Jonathan Hackett, Head, BMO Sustainable Finance. "These transactions are leading examples in sustainable financing that we believe will act as a catalyst to others as they explore social and sustainability labeled financing and BMO is excited to be a leader working with our clients in this space -- one that so closely aligns with our Purpose to Boldly Grow the Good, in business and life."
BMO is a recognized sustainability leader
Carbon neutral in its own operations since 2010, BMO announced its Climate Ambition in March 2021 with a commitment to deploy $300 billion in sustainable lending and underwriting to companies pursuing sustainable outcomes by 2025. BMO is focused on being its clients' lead partner in their transition to a net zero world and, since December 2019, has completed green and sustainability-linked loans for companies in a range of sectors, with targets including decarbonization, diversity & inclusion, and health and safety. To support clients' pursuit of opportunities driven by the increasing momentum of the global economy's shift in production and consumption of energy, in 2021 BMO established a dedicated Energy Transition Group and the BMO Climate Institute.
BMO's leadership on sustainability has been recognized by the Wall Street Journal's 100 Most Sustainably Managed Companies in the World, Corporate Knights' Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations, Dow Jones Sustainability Indices World Index, and Ethisphere Institute's list of the World's Most Ethical Companies.
For more information on BMO's commitment to a sustainable future, please visit the bank's latest Sustainability Report. To learn more about sustainable finance at BMO click here. For BMO's climate ambition, visit its Climate page.
About BMO Financial Group
Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider - the 8th largest bank, by assets, in North America. With total assets of $1.02 trillion as of January 31, 2022, and a team of diverse and highly engaged employees, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, BMO Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.
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Individuals from Wisconsin recently competed in the national Make It With Wool competition. Seventy-nine contestants from 28 states competed in four age divisions -- junior, senior, adult and fashion-apparel design.
Elizabeth Colwell of La Valle participated in the junior category. Colwell constructed a three-piece ensemble consisting of a periwinkle blue and plaid reversible jacket, gray pants and cream Italian wool top. Marissa Sanchez of California won the junior division with her houndstooth-lined coat and apple green sleeveless dress.
Kimberly Westenberg of Watertown participated in the senior category. Westenberg’s plum-colored coat featured machine embroidery on the yoke with Swarovski crystals. Whitney Black of Utah won the senior division with her black lined coat and tan dress with flounce hem and sleeves.
Wisconsin’s adult representative, Becky Piette from Rothschild, was awarded first runner up with her three-piece tailored suit including a jade green jacket, a herringbone vest and three-pocket jeans. Kim Vogley of Washington won the adult division with her two-piece ivory dress and coat.
In the fashion-apparel design division, Maria Olsson of Mt. Mary University in Milwaukee won the division for college students majoring in fashion or apparel design. Her emerald green dress featured removable sleeves.
Additional prizes were awarded for handwork, needlework, outstanding use of mohair, machine embroidery and exemplary construction.
Make It With Wool is a national competition that starts at the state level. Contestants in the competition sew, knit, crochet, weave or felt their garments, which must be made from at least 60 percent wool fabric or yarn. State winners in the junior, senior and adult divisions advance to the national competition.
The Wisconsin Make It With Wool competition is held annually at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in September at the Jefferson County Fair Park. The competition is open to any Wisconsin resident interested in fiber arts fashion and creative design using wool or wool-blend fabrics. Through personal creativity, contestants create sewn, knitted, crocheted, woven or felted garments and novelty items that promote the beauty and versatility of wool. Visit wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com for more information. | https://www.agupdate.com/agriview/lifestyles/individuals-compete-at-wool-contest/article_ae8b324e-61fb-5f44-9f5f-ac604504a037.html | 2022-04-01T00:42:38Z |
ROSELAND - The following are activities planned at the Roseland Free Public Library, 20 Roseland Ave. For information, go online to https://www.roselandpubliclibrary.org/rfp/
Face masks are required for youth events and for unvaccinated persons during adult events. Call (973) 226-8636 for information.
Story Time with author Melissa Brady Petrillo
Meet children’s author Melissa Brady Petrillo during a special edition of Story Time at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 2. Her illustrated book, "Sometimes," helps young readers to better understand their peers, including those with autism. Petrillo was inspired to become a special-needs teacher after having worked at Camp Hope through the ARC of Essex County. The Story Time will include a sensory craft activity.
New: Senior Fitness
New in-person exercise class tailored for seniors runs at 10 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays through May 5. Led by Trudi Barret. Check necessary supplies and sign up on the library website.
Mindfulness Meet-Up
Renew, recharge and set your intentions for the week during an in-person meditative class led by Sandra Michelsen, certified mindfulness teacher and Reiki master, from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Mondays. Includes light stretching, breathing patterns and other stress-relieving meditation techniques. Suitable for all levels. Class is in the library’s Quiet Room and is limited to 12 participants. Walk-ins are welcome, but RSVP recommended. Open to all.
Monday Matinee
The library’s Monday Matinee series continues at 1 p.m. Monday, April 4 with "The Suffragette," the 2015 historical drama about a diverse group of women fighting for the right to vote and other equality in early 20th-century Britain. Seating is limited to 20 guests. The library will not serve snacks, but guests may bring their own. Masks required.
Spring Into Wellness: Yoga
Weekly online yoga classes led by certified fitness professional Colleen Fontes at 7 p.m. Mondays through May 3. RSVP for link.
Stories & Songs
Join us for a half-hour of cheerful stories and song at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays. Suitable for babies and children. Limited to 15 participants and their caregivers. Masks are required.
Winter T’ai Chi Chih
Certified T’ai Chi Chih teacher Linda Sercarz returns at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays through April 12. Reap the benefits of T’ai Chi Chih, a series of gentle movements based on ancient wellness principles from the Far East. All levels are welcome. Pre-registration is required. Nonrefundable fee for the entire 10-week session is $80; drop-in fee is $10 per class. Download the registration form on the library website for details.
Mindful Coloring
Enjoy a relaxing afternoon of coloring, meditative music and herbal tea from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays. Limited to 12 participants; masks required. Open to all Roseland and non-Roseland residents.
Sit, Stand & Be Fit
Certified fitness professional Debra Hanoka leads an eight-week online class designed to strengthen muscles and increase range of motion at 7 p.m. Tuesdays through May 4. RSVP for link.
Chair Stretch
Certified fitness professional Colleen Fontes will help you explore a variety of seated yoga techniques online at 2 p.m. Wednesdays through May 5. RSVP for link.
Lego Club
Build with friends from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 6. Limited to eight participants; some spaces available.
April Movie Discussion Group
The Flicksters will meet online at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 to discuss "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" and "Seven Years in Tibet." RSVP on the library website to receive link.
Kids’ Korner
Children ages 2-6 and their caregivers may enjoy different-themed activities between 10 a.m. and noon Thursdays. Activities range from art to learning/exploratory stations and more. RSVP and masks are required.
Looking Ahead: Book Talk
April's Book Talk meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14 will focus on "The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music" by Dave Grohl, award-winning musician and director. Follow the adventures experienced and insights gained since he hit the road at the age of 18 to join Scream, eventually catching up with the likes of Nirvana, the Foo Fighters, AC/DC, Iggy Pop, Sir Paul McCartney and many more. | https://www.newjerseyhills.com/the_progress/lifestyles/special-story-time-saturday-at-roseland-library/article_967c739b-ebd9-56cc-aeae-df42d424c421.html | 2022-04-01T00:42:38Z |
President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months, a bid to control energy prices that have spiked after the United States and allies imposed steep sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
“The bottom line is if we want lower gas prices we need to have more oil supply right now,” Biden said. “This is a moment of consequence and peril for the world, and pain at the pump for American families.”
The president also wants Congress to impose financial penalties on oil and gas companies that lease public lands but are not producing. He said he will invoke the Defense Production Act to encourage the mining of critical minerals for batteries in electric vehicles, part of a broader push to shift toward cleaner energy sources and reduce the use of fossil fuels.
The actions show that oil remains a vulnerability for the U.S. Higher prices have hurt Biden’s approval domestically and added billions of oil-export dollars to the Russian government as it wages war on Ukraine.
Tapping the stockpile would create pressures that could reduce oil prices, though Biden has twice ordered releases from the reserves without causing a meaningful shift in oil markets. Biden said Thursday he expects gasoline prices could drop “fairly significantly.”
Part of Biden's concern is that high prices have not so far coaxed a meaningful jump in oil production. The planned release is a way to increase supplies as a bridge until oil companies ramp up their own production, with administration officials estimating that domestic production will grow by 1 million barrels daily this year and an additional 700,000 barrels daily in 2023.
The markets reacted quickly with crude oil prices dropping about 4% in Thursday trading to under $104 a barrel. Still, oil is up from roughly $60 a year ago, with supplies failing to keep up with demand as the world economy has begun to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic. That inflationary problem was compounded by Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, which created new uncertainties about oil and natural gas supplies and led to retaliatory sanctions from the U.S. and its allies.
Stewart Glickman, an oil analyst for CFRA Research, said the release would bring short-term relief on prices and would be akin to “taking some Advil for a headache.” But markets would ultimately look to see whether, after the releases stop, the underlying problems that led to Biden's decisions remain.
“The root cause of the headache is probably still going to be there after the medicine wears off,” Glickman said.
Biden has been in talks with allies and partners to join in additional releases of oil, such that the world market will get more than the 180 million barrels total being pledged by the U.S.
Americans on average use about 21 million barrels of oil daily, with about 40% of that devoted to gasoline, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That total accounts for about one-fifth of total global consumption of oil.
Domestic oil production is equal to more than half of U.S. usage, but high prices have not led companies to return to their pre-pandemic levels of output. The U.S. is producing on average 11.7 million barrels daily, down from 13 million barrels in early 2020.
Republican lawmakers have said the problem results from the administration being hostile to oil permits and the construction of new pipelines such as the Keystone XL. Democrats say the country needs to move to renewable energy such as wind and solar that could reduce the dependence on fossil fuels and Putin's leverage.
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mt., blasted Biden’s action to tap the reserve without first taking steps to increase American energy production, calling it “a Band-Aid on a bullet wound.″
Daines called Biden’s actions “desperate moves″ that avoid what he called the real solution: ”investing in American energy production,″ and getting “oil and gas leases going again.”
The administration says increasing oil output is a gradual process and the release would provide time to ramp up production. It also wants to incentivize greater production by putting fees on unused leases on government lands, something that would require congressional approval.
Oil producers have been more focused on meeting the needs of investors than consumers, according to a survey released last week by the Dallas Federal Reserve. About 59% of the executives surveyed said investor pressure to preserve “capital discipline” amid high prices was the reason they weren’t pumping more, while fewer than 10% blamed government regulation.
In his remarks Thursday, Biden tried to shame oil companies that he said are focused on profits instead of putting out more barrels, saying that adding to the oil supply was a patriotic obligation.
“This is not the time to sit on record profits: It’s time to step up for the good of your country,” the president said.
The steady release from the reserves would be a meaningful sum and come near to closing the domestic production gap relative to February 2020, before the coronavirus caused a steep decline in oil output.
Still, the politics of oil are complicated with industry advocates and environmentalists both criticizing the planned release. Groups such as the American Petroleum Institute want to make drilling easier, while environmental organizations say energy companies should be forced to pay a special tax on windfall profits instead.
The administration in November announced the release of 50 million barrels from the strategic reserve in coordination with other countries. And after the Russia-Ukraine war began, the U.S. and 30 other countries agreed to an additional release of 60 million barrels from reserves, with half of the total coming from the U.S.
According to the Department of Energy, which manages it, more than 568 million barrels of oil were held in the reserve as of March 25. After the release, the government would begin to replenish the reserve once prices have sufficiently fallen.
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The makeup world is mourning the loss of one of their very own.
Celebrity makeup artist and beauty mogul AJ Crimson died on March 30 at the age of 27, his family said in a statement to E! News.
"AJ Crimson was a makeup industry leader that set a standard of beauty that was elevated, beautiful, and accessible to people of all color," the message read. "We as a family are heartbroken and devastated by his passing, but thankful for the lessons that he laid on each of us with his truth, directness, and leadership."
Thanking fans for their kind words about Crimson, the family said he was an "inspiration to us as much as he was a bright light to the rest of the world. There are no words that can sum up his whole. Until we meet again!"
Michele Marie PR said in a statement to E! News that they are "devastated" and "absolutely loved AJ, truly one of the sweetest, most humble people we have ever had the pleasure of working with."
Celebrity Deaths: 2022's Fallen Stars
Details surrounding Crimson's death have not been released to the public.
Entertainment News
The self-taught makeup artist founded his cosmetic brand in 2012.
After starting with just lipstick and glosses, his beauty products expanded into an inclusive line of powder and cream foundations, which are now being sold at Nordstrom and on Amazon.
His celebrity clientele included the likes of Angela Bassett, Brandy, Fergie, Regina King, Missy Elliott, Amerie, Hilary Duff and many more.
Following the news of Crimson's passing, several stars took to social media to mourn his loss, including actress Bresha Webb, who shared a touching post about her late friend on Instagram on March 31.
"I'm blessed to have been apart of your journey and I will keep your legacy alive," the A Fall From Grace actress wrote. "And wow did you leave a legacy. Praying for your spirit to be lifted up to the heavens and that the angels usher you in with all of the harmony and sweetness that you shared on this earth." | https://www.nbcboston.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/celebrity-makeup-artist-aj-crimson-dead-at-27/2683257/ | 2022-04-01T00:42:38Z |
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Quartet of Canadian women to feature in NCAA's March Madness Final Four
Amihere, Russell, Jerome, Edwards are remaining contingent in March Madness
The NCAA's Final Four will feature a healthy helping of Canadian content when the women hit the hard court on Friday.
All four participating teams boast a Canadian basketball star with Laeticia Amihere, from Mississauga, Ont., on South Carolina, Ottawa's Merissah Russell on Louisville, Toronto's Alyssa Jerome with Stanford, and Aaliyah Edwards of Kingston, Ont., on Connecticut.
Beyond vying for the coveted U.S collegiate basketball championship, bragging rights are also at stake in a Canadian hoops group chat that includes good friends Amihere, Russell and Edwards.
"There's a little trash talking but at the end of the day we're all just proud of ourselves for coming to the Final Four and making it this far," Edwards said.
The three players say they will have no problem putting the friendship on hold this weekend.
"We talk about it in the group chat," said Amihere. "It's 'good luck' until we play you, right? So, we want you to do the best as you can in every single game, and then when we play you it's all business."
National team connection
The trio are all around the same age — Amihere and Russell are both 20, while Edwards is 19 — and have all played together on the Canadian national team. Edwards and Amihere both represented Canada at the Tokyo Olympics, while Russell served as an alternate.
Jerome, a fifth-year senior, has worked out and interacted with other three but is not part of their social group.
Amihere's Gamecocks, who enter the weekend as the No. 1 ranked team in women's college basketball, will square off against Russell's Cardinals in Friday's opening game.
Last year, South Carolina dropped a heartbreaking 66-65 semifinal decision to Jerome's Stanford squad.
Stanford later edged Arizona 54-53 to win the national championship.
WELL REPRESENTED 🇨🇦🙌<br><br>The NCAA Women’s Final Four will have a Canadian represented on each team 🏀 <a href="https://twitter.com/CanBball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CanBball</a><br><br>South Carolina: Laeticia Amihere<br>Louisville: Merissah Russell<br>UConn: Aaliyah Edwards<br>Stanford: Alyssa Jerome <a href="https://t.co/boCaYvQY6o">pic.twitter.com/boCaYvQY6o</a>
—@cbcsports
Amihere knows the bitter taste of defeat that remains in her mouth will only go away if the Gamecocks can take care of some unfinished business in the Final Four.
"We've dreamt about this moment since exactly this time last year," said Amihere. "As soon as we lost we were like, `Man, I can't wait for next year this time.' So, this has been a long process, but we're finally here. So, I'm just excited."
Last year's Final Four was played at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas with less than 20 per cent capacity allowed in the venue. This year, the Final Four is being held at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., with no restrictions on capacity.
"We're definitely really excited to be back [in the Final Four]," Jerome told The Canadian Press. "I think our team is looking forward to more of a normal Final Four with fans and stuff like that. Although we had fans last year, it felt very different because of COVID."
"It's just really exciting to see the development of Canada Basketball," Jerome said. "It's super exciting for all the young players, I think it's really great for young players to be able to see all these Canadians having success in the NCAA.
"I'm super happy for them and for Canada Basketball."
The national championship game will played Sunday at 8 p.m. ET. | https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/four-canadian-women-final-four-march-madness-1.6404651?cmp=rss | 2022-04-01T00:42:38Z |
Ukraine pauses civilian evacuations, says Russia broke cease-fire
Ukraine is pausing civilian evacuations in the southeastern city of Mariupol, with Ukrainian officials saying that Russia violated a cease-fire agreement it had announced for both Mariupol and the eastern city of Volnovakha, The Associated Press reported.
“The Russian side is not holding to the cease-fire and has continued firing on Mariupol itself and on its surrounding area,” the deputy head of the Ukrainian president’s office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, said, according to the AP. “Talks with the Russian Federation are ongoing regarding setting up a ceasefire and ensuring a safe humanitarian corridor.”
Serhiy Orlov, deputy mayor of Mariupol, also told the BBC that residents could not leave because the cease-fire had been broken.
“The Russians said are continuing to bomb us and use artillery. It is crazy,” Orlov told the British broadcaster. “There is no cease-fire in Mariupol and there is no cease-fire all along the route. Our civilians are ready to escape but they cannot escape under shelling.”
The Defense Ministry in Russia said in an earlier statement that it and Ukrainian forces agreed on civilian evacuation routes from both Mariupol and Volnovakha, setting up a temporary cease-fire in those areas, according to the AP.
The development underscores the more complicated picture of the invasion within the country as roughly 1.3 million Ukrainians have fled since Feb. 24, according to data from the U.N.’s refugee agency.
The international community has widely condemned the invasion, with companies closing stores in Russia or nixing business in the country. Even Russian companies, like the country’s second-largest oil company, Lukoil, has called for peace.
“The Board of Directors of LUKOIL expresses herewith its deepest concerns about the tragic events in Ukraine. Calling for the soonest termination of the armed conflict, we express our sincere empathy for all victims, who are affected by this tragedy,” Lukoil’s board of directors said in a statement on Thursday.
“We strongly support a lasting ceasefire and a settlement of problems through serious negotiations and diplomacy,” the statement continued.
The Hill has removed its comment section, as there are many other forums for readers to participate in the conversation. We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. | https://thehill.com/policy/international/596983-ukraine-pauses-civilian-evacuations-say-russia-broke-cease-fire/ | 2022-04-01T00:42:36Z |
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Concerts
Concert Preview: Flaming Lips at The Pageant
Celebrating the release of their new album American Head, The Flaming Lips are bringing their “American Head American Tour” to The Pageant next month on Monday, April 4TH.
Accompanying them will be alternative artists Heartless Bastards.
The show starts at 8 PM, and tickets can be found through Ticketmaster. While the title album was released in 2020, we are hoping for some tunes from the recent release of the collab album with Nell Smith, Where the Viaduct Loomswhich came out in late 2021.
Get tickets while they are still available!
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Expect the unexpected with Rosalía. In the first few seconds of her new album MOTOMAMI, she sneers, “girl, what are you saying?” over simmering high hats, instantly shattering the mold of her last two albums and signaling a new era of experimentation. On MOTOMAMI, Rosalía is both more playful and vulnerable than ever before, offering meditations on love, fame, and womanhood.
Three years after her groundbreaking sophomore album El Mal Querer, MOTOMAMI breaks from Rosalía’s flamenco-pop roots—incorporating salsa, reggaeton, bachata, and trap. On “G3 N15,” a sentimental ballad that builds to a powerful climax fueled by synthetic organs, she warns, “this isn’t El Mal Querer, this is the bad desire.” Bad desire would have been a fitting title—MOTOMAMI explores the dark side of having everything you ever wanted.
Rosalía describes MOTOMAMI as both a concept album and self-portrait; the album follows the rise and fall of an artist exploring her femininity and fame. Both lyrically and sonically, the album swings from brash self-assuredness (“moto”) to heartbreaking vulnerability (“mami”), never settling in one genre or emotion for too long. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Rosalía said, “the record is structured in binaries, two types of contrasting energy.” In the hands of a lesser artist, this contrast might read as clumsy, disorienting uncertainty. But MOTOMAMI is far from uncertain—instead, its binaries create a tension that makes the album unlike any other.
“BULERÍAS,” the album’s fourth track, is most typical of the old Rosalía, embodying her simultaneously reverent and experimental approach to flamenco by interpolating “Bulerías de la Perla” by Camarón and “Yo Nací en Argel” by La Niña de los Peines. In the song, named after a particularly fast-paced form of flamenco, she accepts her designation as the new face of flamenco. Over a muted version of the traditional claps forming the compás, she sings, “I’m just as much of a cantaora / Just as much of a cantaora / When I’m wearing a Versace tracksuit / Or dressed like a bailaora.” Towards the middle of the song, the claps distort and fade into a forceful, industrial drum beat, returning to a traditional bulería compàs moments later. “May God bless Pastor and Mercè / Lil’ Kim, Tego, and M.I.A,” she sings. These musical icons, ranging from reggaeton to hip hop to flamenco, all have clear influence on “BULERÍAS” and the album as a whole.
Rosalía continues to blend old and new on “DELIRIO DE GRANDEZA,” a cover of the 1968 salsa ballad of the same name by Justo Betancourt. Over a sped up, bass thrumming, version of the original, Rosalía beautifully captures the song’s longing and heartache. After the second chorus, the song breaks into a muted sample of Soulja Boy’s verse on Vistoso Bosses’ “Delirious,” embellished with string-like synths. Rosalía’s voice carries a powerful sense of loss, capitalizing on the inherently nostalgic quality of Soulja Boy in his prime. Soulja’s playful, carefree verse feels like a voice from the past, while Rosalía sings from a more painful present; “I hope with just time / That you’ll come back looking for an illusion of love / And you’ll come back to me, I hope so.” Like much of the album, “DELIRIO DE GRANDEZA” tells the story of desire that turns poisonous—whether it’s fame or sex or love Rosalía seeks, satisfaction never says for long.
Of course, it would be impossible to talk about MOTOMAMI, and Rosalía herself, without addressing her often contentious relationship to her influences. On both Los Angéles and El Mal Querer, Rosalía—who is white and Spanish— received considerable criticism for creating pop infused with flamenco, a genre historically tied to the Spanish Romani people’s struggle against oppression. In response, she told El Mundo, “Music has nothing to do with blood or territory. Never. I have studied flamenco for years, I respect it more than anything and I know its origins. I know that it comes from the mixture of ethnic groups, which is a fusion of gypsy, Black, Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish sounds… Flamenco is not owned by gypsies. It is not owned by anyone, in fact. And there’s nothing wrong with experimenting with it. It’s healthy.” Similarly, Rosalía’s use of the dembow beat and Puerto Rican slang on singles like “Con Altura” and “Yo x Ti, Tu x Mi” has sparked debate about the role that Spanish artists should have in reggaeton. Rosalía’s argument about the muddled origins of flamenco could be applied to reggaeton—while the genre was born in Panama, it is almost universally associated with Puerto Rico and was crucially shaped by the music scene of mid-2000s Medellín. If anything, Rosalía is clearly aware of the origin of her source material; during an interview with Genius, she breaks down “SAOKO,” the album’s second single. Named after a Puerto Rican slang term with African origins and incorporating the Wisin and Daddy Yankee song of the same name, the song incorporates the signature dembow beat along with elements of jazz. “The inspiration is Puerto Rico, clearly Puerto Rico,” she says. “The artists from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico are the best doing it.” While Rosalía’s acknowledgement underscores her admiration for reggaeton and its origins, it’s difficult to extract her music from a context of fetishization of Latinx culture in Spain. Whether she accepts it or not, the question of cultural ownership in a globalized world is at the heart of Rosalía’s work.
It might be tempting to characterize MOTOMAMI as overwhelmingly elegiac, but the album maintains an undeniable sense of humor and fun, particularly in “CUUUUuuuuuute,” “CHICKEN TERIYAKI,” and “HENTAI.” Each of these songs represents a wildly different side of Rosalía’s repertoire, including deconstructed club, reggaeton, and in her words, “Disney ballads,” respectively. This experimentation isn’t always successful—the almost nonsensical chorus in “CHICKEN TERIYAKI” feels like a cheap bid for TikTok fame, especially given the simplistic dance included in the music video. Still, these interludes provide a sense of playfulness, and at their best they reinforce the album’s message without feeling didactic. On “CUUUUuuuuuute,” against machine gun fire and a drum line, Rosalía reminds her peers to “keep it cutе, buddy, keep it cute / the best artist hеre is God.” The aggressive, disorienting energy of “CUUUUuuuuuute” provides a moment of release before the emotional heavy hitter “COMO UN G.” It’s easy to be distracted by the delicateness of Rosalía’s voice, and songs like “CUUUUuuuuuute,” which employs other-worldly vocal distortion, brings the focus back to her talent as a producer.
In “COMO UN G,” an ode to lost love, Rosalía’s “moto” and “mami” energies finally face each other. “I don’t fall in love with anyone, I swear, as a G,” she sings, “nor do I writе love songs but in this one I bend over backwards for you.” Rosalía both embraces and fears her vulnerability, begging God to “save me, save me / Again, again / Send me, send me / Angels, angels” while simultaneously imploring her ex: “Don’t pray for me, I want you to know that I’m all right / I’ve got my faith, my weapons.” Despite her loss, she finds that her love is powerful enough to both destroy and heal her, and living “as a G” means reconciling these two realities.
On the album’s dazzling closing track, “SAKURA,” Rosalía finally finds peace with fame—“you can’t forever be a star and shine / I’m gonna laugh when I’m 80 and look back.” Mastered to emulate a live stadium performance, “SAKURA” instantly feels like a time capsule from Rosalía’s retirement tour (hopefully not to come for a long time). Just like the song’s name sake the cherry blossom, greatness and the public adoration that come with it are ephemeral. Rosalía is careful not to give too much weight to this phenomenon, recognizing both the beauty and destruction of her predicament. “Flames are beautiful because they’re not afraid to burn,” she sings, “and fire is beautiful because it breaks everything.”
Throughout MOTOMAMI, glory and loss are inextricably linked. Her meditations on the precarious nature of fame manage to be relatable, rather than woe-is-me, all while breaking fascinating new ground sonically. While the album’s theme naturally lends itself to less cohesion than El Mal Querer and Los Ángeles, Rosalía once again proves that she is “a genre creator… a titan, and a modern princessa.” | https://georgetownvoice.com/2022/03/31/fame-femininity-and-flamenco-on-motomami-rosalia-is-not-the-pop-star-you-think-she-is/ | 2022-04-01T00:42:38Z |
Man finds U-Haul truck on top of his SUV, insurance company not paying for damages
GLENDALE, Ariz. (Arizona’s Family/Gray News) - An Arizona man has been dealing with a damaged car for several months after a collision where he wasn’t even driving, and an insurance company will not be covering the damages.
Arizona’s Family reports McClain Schilling found his 2005 Land Rover parked outside his house demolished by a rented U-Haul pickup on New Year’s Day.
“When someone says there’s a U-Haul on top of your car, how do you process that?” Arizona’s Family reporter Gary Harper asked. “Well, I just came out to see it for myself,” Schilling responded.
Schilling said before the crash, his vehicle was great to drive.
“It was a super smooth and quiet ride,” he said. But not anymore, with pictures showing his Land Rover demolished by a rented U-Haul.
The U-Haul driver reportedly fled from the scene, and since Schilling said he only had liability insurance, he filed a claim with U-Haul - believing the company would cover his totaled SUV. After all, he wasn’t driving.
Investigators from U-Haul’s insurance company eventually inspected Schilling’s damaged vehicle and said they’d get back to him. But that was three months ago, and he said his claim kept getting delayed by adjusters.
“One month later, I get an email that says, ‘Hey, do you have a copy of the police report?’ And we’re like, we already gave it to you along with all the other information,” Schilling said.
Frustrated, Schilling contacted Arizona’s Family for some help this week.
“We’re at a loss. We don’t know what to do. My wife’s grandparents have been saying to call from day one,” Schilling said.
U-Haul responded to Arizona Family’s inquiry on the delay in settling. The company responded that Schilling’s damaged Land Rover won’t be covered under its Liability Protection Plan because protection does not apply to intentional torts or criminal acts.
A U-Haul spokesman wrote in an email that the rental equipment was being used to commit a crime. Homes were burglarized in the neighborhood, stolen property was found inside the truck, and the lessee was identified leaving the scene.
Joshua Stine, 38, was later identified as the man driving the U-Haul, and police records date back 20 years with him involved in other incidents.
Schilling said he will try to purchase a new vehicle and is currently borrowing a car to get around.
“We’re just relying on friends for commuting and going to the grocery store and stuff,” he said.
There is a risk when car owners only have liability insurance instead of full coverage, according to insurance representatives. Insurance premiums are normally slightly lower, but there are risks in situations like this.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5 Double Play" game were:
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HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii judge has granted a couple’s request for a temporary restraining order against Ezra Miller, an actor known for playing “The Flash” in “Justice League” films.
The couple filed a petition for a temporary restraining order Tuesday, alleging that Miller burst into their bedroom and threatened them in Hilo, a small town on the Big Island. The petition also accused Miller of stealing some of their belongings, including a passport and wallet.
The judge’s order, filed in court Wednesday, said it was necessary to grant the couple’s petition to prevent harassment.
Days earlier, Miller allegedly harassed patrons at a karaoke bar. Late Sunday, police were called to Margarita Village in Hilo, where they said Miller yelled obscenities, grabbed a mic from a singing woman and lunged at a man playing darts.
“The bar owner asked Miller to calm down several times to no avail,” police said in a news release.
Miller was arrested at the bar shortly after midnight Monday and charged with disorderly conduct and harassment. Miller was released on $500 bail.
Neither Miller nor the actor’s representatives could immediately be reached for comment Thursday.
Miller is ordered to appear at a court hearing for the temporary restraining order against harassment in Hilo on April 13. | https://www.fox44news.com/entertainment-news/actor-ezra-miller-ordered-to-stay-away-from-hawaii-couple/ | 2022-04-01T00:42:38Z |
12 countries represented at March 23 event
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Chim vidriznayayetza tzya nich vid inshih nochey — Why is this night different from all other nights? At the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Diplomatic Seder, these familiar words, spoken in Ukrainian, were followed by the Four Questions posed by attendees in their home languages of Arabic, Telugu, Japanese and Farsi. The evening was held March 23 at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum (DHHRM). Former Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and Texas State Senator Florence Shapiro served as honorary co-chairs.
“The Museum was honored to host AJC’s Diplomatic Seder this year,” said Mary Pat Higgins, DHHRM president and CEO. “We are proud to partner with AJC and support its important work to build bridges in our community.”
In his opening remarks, Rawlings commended AJC for their steadfast advocacy fighting hatred and bigotry as well as advancing democratic values. Shapiro spoke about the resonance of holding the Seder at the museum, noting, “As we relate the Passover story tonight, no doubt our thoughts will turn to the many refugees from Afghanistan and Ukraine. Our hearts break for those besieged by war who yearn to live in freedom.”
A dozen different countries were represented at the Diplomatic Seder. These included Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Mexico, Malta and Peru. AJC Regional Board Member Mike Sims led the Seder. He was joined on the host committee by Stuart Blaugrund, Helen Risch, Melissa Rubel, Janice Sweet Weinberg, Maddy Unterberg, Harriet Whiting and Tina Wasserman. The event organizers sought to illustrate universal human values exemplified by the Passover story — welcoming the stranger, the right to self-determination, the scourge of slavery that still exists in our world today.
Winston Lam, co-president of the Pan-Asian leadership organization Ascend North Texas, remarked, “I found tremendous joy in interacting with people of faith who believe in freedom, welcoming strangers and standing against injustice. All too often in this increasingly digitized society, these important themes get overlooked. Through active conversation with others, we learn new stories and are able to grow in empathy and appreciation for others.”
“The Diplomatic Seder embodies AJC advocacy and bridge building at its finest,” suggested Harriet Whiting, AJC Dallas president. “Sharing treasured Jewish traditions with diplomats and interlocutors provides the perfect framework to illustrate the universal values that are embodied by the Passover Seder.” | https://tjpnews.com/ajc-holds-diplomatic-seder/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ajc-holds-diplomatic-seder | 2022-04-01T00:42:39Z |
‘Sad and scary time’ for LGBTQ youth
LOS ANGELES — Paria Hassouri feels fortunate that her family lives in California and not Texas, where the Republican governor recently issued a directive to investigate parents who seek “gender-transitioning procedures” for their minors.
Her 18-year-old daughter, Ava, revealed she was transgender to a teacher five years ago and now identifies as female.
“If I lived in Texas and supported my daughter when she was in transition,” Hassouri says, “I could be considered a child abuser.”
Hassouri, a physician who runs the Pediatric and Adolescent Gender Wellness Clinic at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and advocates are alarmed that Republican lawmakers across the U.S. have introduced a record number of bills and regulations purporting to shield young Americans from what they see as undue pressure to identify as gay, lesbian, nonbinary or transgender, or accept those who do.
GOP strategy: With the midterm elections looming, GOP leaders see stoking homophobic and anti-transgender sentiments as way to help the party seize control of Congress in November. Their strategy was on full display at last week’s confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, which saw Republicans accuse the Supreme Court nominee of threatening parental rights as a trustee at a private school that, as Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee claimed, “teaches kindergarteners ... that they can choose their gender.”
State lawmakers have proposed at least 238 discriminatory bills targeting LGBTQ students, athletes and curricula in the first three months of 2022, compared with 41 for the year in 2018, according to an analysis by NBC News based on data from the advocacy group Freedom for All Americans and the American Civil Liberties Union.
About half of these measures single out transgender students, such as two bills passed by the Arizona Legislature last Thursday, and one of three anti-LGBTQ bills Oklahoma senators approved the same day. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed into law a bill known to critics as “don’t say gay” that would ban lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender education for students up to the age of 8. In Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive encourages people to report members of their own communities who they suspect of having helped a child receive gender-affirming health care.
“It is a sad and scary time,” Hassouri says.
Targeted: Politicians and activists have long targeted LGBTQ citizens. Marriage equality, gays in the military, LGBTQ-themed literature in schools, transgender rights — each has served as a wedge issue in previous election cycles in what can seem like a never-ending crusade to a community that’s grown used to watching its fight against discrimination misconstrued as a conspiracy to undermine society by eroding “family values.”
Even in California, a state known as a magnet for open minds and free spirits, this culture of suspicion has attracted followers. Californians in 1978 defeated Proposition 6, a ballot measure that would’ve banned gays and lesbians from teaching in public schools on the baseless premise that these teachers could somehow convert children. About 40% of voters supported it. Thirty years later, a narrow majority of voters said yes to Proposition 8, an amendment to the state constitution that banned same-sex marriage that was later overturned by a federal judge.
Tenika Jackson, a clinical psychologist who counsels LGBTQ youth and their families, says America’s children deserve more than to watch public officials exploit a matter as delicate and personal as one’s identity in order to score political points.
“They expect the adults in their lives to be that safe space for them, and yet these are the same adults who say, ‘Oh my, something’s wrong with you,’” Jackson says.
Instead of helping the students who need support the most, she and other experts say, the bills under consideration, coupled with the politically charged cultural debates they’ve sparked, only add to the isolation and fear children cope with as they struggle to accept and love who they are.
“It’s hard for us to change that messaging in the therapy room when they’re getting that message every day at school,” Jackson says.
“For me, seeing these students as my clients, it means they will feel invisible.”
In hiding: Jackson, 45, can relate to the young people she counsels who speak of the pain of having to hide their same-sex attraction from schoolmates, friends and relatives, or keep secret their feelings of having been born in the wrong gender.
She felt the need to conceal her own lesbian identity while growing up as a Black girl in Chicago.
She believes all children, not only those who are questioning their identity or who have LGBTQ parents, could be harmed.
“What you’re teaching kids is lack of acceptance and understanding — you’re teaching children hate,” she says.
Lawmakers who back anti-LGBTQ education bills fail to take a crucial factor into account, advocates within the queer community say: Even with the prevalence of homophobic bullying and physical harassment on campuses, for many children, schools with supportive faculty and staff may be the only place they feel free to express themselves.
“School was certainly the first place where I found safe and affirming adults,” says Casey Pick, the senior fellow for advocacy and government affairs at the nonpartisan Trevor Project in LA, one of the nation’s largest suicide prevention networks for LGBTQ youth. Pick identifies as lesbian.
What’s especially galling to her and other advocates is the suggestion by officials in Florida and elsewhere that children risk being “groomed” or recruited by the queer community and its allies.
“This vile slander has caused centuries of violence against our community,” says Pick, 37. “It’s going back to this fearmongering that says LGBTQ people are dangerous to children.”
The Trevor Project’s own research shows that LGBTQ youth are four times more likely to seriously contemplate suicide than teens as a whole, but that the risk drops significantly when they’re given what Pick describes as a safe, nurturing environment where gay, lesbian and transgender Americans are spoken of in a respectful way.
Extreme: Many of the individual bills under consideration around the country have a poor chance of becoming law, or have faced setbacks from within GOP ranks because they are so extreme. Abbott’s directive in Texas has been temporarily blocked by a state appeals court.
Some Republican leaders have pushed back. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox recently vetoed a bill that would ban transgender teens from playing girls sports, saying he chose “kindness, mercy and compassion” over politics. The GOP-led Legislature voted to override him Friday. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed a similar ban.
Hassouri, 48, author of the memoir “Found in Transition: A Mother’s Evolution During Her Child’s Gender Change,” smiles with pride in a photograph she posted to social media last year showing her with her daughter in matching Yale sweatshirts after the teen was admitted to the Ivy League university. Ava has come so far.
Still, the current surge of legislation targeting parents, gender-affirming health care providers like her, school faculty and children themselves feels ominous to Hassouri.
“When you have laws like this being passed, or even just debated, and you’re thinking about coming out to your family, the idea that they’ll be accused of being child abusers is damaging,” she says.
Fear and anxiety: The rise in anti-LGBTQ bills has already caused distress among young people seeking services at the Trevor Project, Pick says. LGBTQ students have been contacting her organization, citing legislative battles in their home states as the source of their increased fear and anxiety in recent weeks.
“It is unusual for a 13- or 14-year-old to call out specific actions that are moving through committee,” Pick notes.
Jackson, the clinical psychologist, is director of a program at Antioch University in Los Angeles that trains therapists to work with LGBTQ clients who seek support at a partner organization called Colors Youth Counseling Services, which offers free mental health sessions. A mother of three, she also operates a preschool whose curriculum celebrates gender, ethnic and religious diversity.
In her work as a counselor, she’s listened all too often as LGBTQ children voice fears that the world won’t accept them, that God doesn’t love them, and say they’d rather hide their true selves than be shunned.
“‘I have to go away. I have to not exist.’ I think about the kids who’ve said that to me and it just breaks my heart,” Jackson says.
“When these legislators are making these laws,” she says, “they’re not thinking about that.”
The bottom line for politicians who support anti-LGBTQ measures, she says, is this: “The children are the ones who really suffer.”
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Nigeria’s multi-talented music entertainer and award winner, Rema, has been announced as OPPO Nigeria Brand Ambassador as the company launches its OPPO A-Series. This was made known by the OPPO Nigeria Team, while announcing the launch of new OPPO A96 in the country.
According to the company, OPPO A96 is equipped with the 5000mAh long-lasting battery and 33W SUPERVOOCTM flash charging, complemented by the OPPO Glow Design that allows the phone to be scratch and fingerprint resistant, 6.59-inch 90Hz Colour- Rich Punch-Hole Display with 96 per cent NTSC wide color gamut that is managed by the OPPO’s self-developed Adaptive Refresh Rate Technology to deliver an immersive viewing experience. Some of the features embedded in the OPPO A96 include the All-day AI Eye Comfort which enhances the screen visibility in bright or dim environments based on the levels of ambient light.
“The display now covers more of the color spectrum, making image colors even truer, richer, and more captivating. It also features a 6.59-inch 90Hz Colour-Rich Punch-Hole Display with 90.8% screen-to-body ratio and 1080×2412 FHD resolution. “The OPPO A96 design is deliberate. This is why the fingerprint sensor has been moved to the side of the phone so as to create a slimmer, more premium look and feel. Equipped with The 5000mAh (typical) battery gives users the necessary battery power to stay connected. The battery allows users to text on WhatsApp for up to 154 hours while 33W SUPERVOOCTM fast charging gives users more flexibility with a 30-minute charge providing 55%4 of battery power. “In addition, OPPO has made great strides in improving the battery usage efficiency with features such as Super Power Saving Mode based on the powersaving strategies, such as CPU frequency adjustment and backlight regulation that adopts on specific apps to extend battery life. | https://www.newtelegraphng.com/oppo-nigeria-announces-rema-as-brand-ambassador-launches-a96-series/ | 2022-04-01T00:42:40Z |
(KTLA) – The IRS on Wednesday reminded tax filers to claim any missing third-round stimulus payment on their 2021 income tax return.
The tax season gives eligible people who never got the $1,400 payment the chance to claim it.
Since the IRS is no longer issuing the Economic Impact Payments, people who are missing a stimulus payment, or got less than the amount they’re eligible for, will have to claim a Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2020 or 2021 federal tax returns, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
Most eligible people have already received their stimulus payments and won’t need to include anything about the payment when they file their 2021 tax return.
The IRS says it has issued more than 175 million third-round payments worth more than $400 billion to people across the country. Most of those payments were sent out in the spring and early summer of 2021.
Still, there are many who haven’t gotten their payments.
Authorities have identified 644,705 potentially eligible people who had not received payments totaling $1.6 billion, according to a report issued last week by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
What to do if you never received the third payment
The IRS encourages residents to double check their bank accounts first to make sure they never got the third payment, especially in early spring and summer of 2021.
People can also access their IRS Online Account to view the total amount of the third-round Economic Impact Payment issued to them. For married couples filing jointly, each person will need to log into their own online account.
Once people confirm they never got the payment, and their IRS online accounts show a payment amount greater than $0, or if they got a Notice 1444-C or Letter 6475, they should contact the IRS as soon as possible to see if a payment trace is needed.
But they do not need to wait until their trace is complete to file their 2021 tax return, officials said.
When completing the Recovery Rebate Credit worksheet, taxpayers have two options: either use the amount on the Letter 6475 (or EIP 3 amount from the online account) to calculate the recovery rebate credit amount on line 30, or use the amount of stimulus payment the taxpayer believes they received to calculate the rebate credit amount on line 30. (Details on that can be found here.)
Those who contact the IRS to trace the stimulus payment amount will receive notification of the results. If it is found that the taxpayer didn’t get the money, the IRS will adjust the recovery rebate credit amount on the tax return and issue any refund.
If people make a mistake calculating the recovery rebate credit and claim an amount on line 30 for the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit, the IRS will have to correct the amount and send a notice about the changes made. If that happens, there may be a delay in processing the return, officials said.
What if I already filed my taxes?
An amended return may be needed to claim the credit if IRS records show no payment was issued.
For eligible people who didn’t claim a recovery rebate credit on their 2021 tax return (so line 30 is blank or $0), they will need to file a Form 1040-X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return to claim the remaining amount of stimulus money — if IRS records don’t show that they were issued a payment.
This includes people who think they didn’t get the full amount of their third-round Economic Impact Payment because their circumstances in 2021 were different than they were in 2020.
People trying to figure out if they should amend their original tax return can use this online tool.
More details on claim the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit can be found here. | https://www.mystateline.com/news/never-got-the-3rd-1400-stimulus-payment-heres-what-to-do-when-filing-taxes/ | 2022-04-01T00:42:41Z |
Friday
AUTO RACING: NHRA: Qualifying, FS1, 6 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL FINAL FOUR: Louisville vs South Carolina, ESPN, 6 p.m.; UConn vs Stanford, ESPN, 8:30 p.m.
GOLF: LPGA: The Chevron Championship, GOLF, 11 a.m.; PGA: The Valero Texas Open, GOLF, 3 p.m.; PGA Champions: The Rapiscan Systems Classic, GOLF, 9 p.m.
NBA: L.A. Clippers at Milwaukee, BSWI, 7 p.m.; Phoenix at Memphis, NBA, 7 p.m.; Minnesota at Dallas, BSNO, 8 p.m.; New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, NBA, 9:30 p.m.
MEN’S SOCCER: 2022 FIFA World Cup Draw, FS1, 11 a.m.
TENNIS: Miami Open-ATP Semifinal, WTA Doubles Semifinal, TENNIS, noon and 6 p.m. | https://www.winonadailynews.com/tv-schedule-friday-april-1/article_dd761591-67e4-503a-8874-44a4eb6be96a.html | 2022-04-01T00:42:43Z |
We investigated inter-arm systolic blood pressure (sIAD) difference, reproducibility, and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD). We hypothesized that higher sIAD values have low prevalence and nonpersistence over years, but that CVD risk is higher starting from the time of first high absolute sIAD. In Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis participants (n"‰="‰6725, 53% female, 45"“84 years old), Doppler systolic blood pressure (SBP) measurements were made in both arms (10-minute interval) thrice over 9.5 years. Proportional hazards for CVD (coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, peripheral arterial disease (PAD)) over 16.4 years were tested according to time-varying absolute inter-arm difference with covariates: (1) age, gender, race, and clinic; (2) model 1 plus height, heart rate, BP, antihypertensives, BMI, smoking status, lipids, lipid lowering medication, and diabetes. High sIAD was not persistent across exams. Maximum absolute sIAD"‰â‰¥"‰15"‰mmHg was found at least once in 815 persons. Maximum absolute sIAD had a graded relationship with incident stroke or PAD: 6.2% events; model 2 hazard ratio per 10"‰mmHg 1.34 (95% CI, 1.15"“1.56) and this risk was approximately doubled for maximum absolute sIAD"‰â‰¥"‰15"‰mmHg vs 0"“4"‰mmHg. Total CVD risk (18.4% events) was increased only for maximum absolute sIAD"‰â‰¥25"‰mmHg. Associations with incident CVD did not differ for higher SBP in left vs right arm. A higher maximum absolute sIAD at any exam was associated with greater risk for stroke and PAD especially for values"‰â‰¥"‰15"‰mmHg, and"‰â‰¥25"‰mmHg for other CVD. Measuring SBP between arms may help identify individuals at risk for CVD. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556546331340/surgical-outcomes-of-acute-type-a-aortic-dissection-in-dialysis-patients-lessons-learned-from-a-single-center-s-experience | 2022-04-01T00:42:43Z |
Sentinel Protocol (UPP) traded up 7.2% against the US dollar during the 1-day period ending at 20:00 PM ET on March 31st. During the last seven days, Sentinel Protocol has traded up 24.8% against the US dollar. One Sentinel Protocol coin can currently be bought for about $0.15 or 0.00000335 BTC on exchanges. Sentinel Protocol has a total market capitalization of $70.36 million and $44.89 million worth of Sentinel Protocol was traded on exchanges in the last day.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey refused to say Thursday if transgender people actually exist, twice dodging direct questions on the subject just a day after he signed legislation limiting transgender rights.
The Republican worked instead to defend his signatures on bills that bar transgender girls and women from playing on girls high school and women’s college sports teams and barring gender affirming surgery for anyone under age 18.
When specifically asked if he believed that there “are really transgender people,” the governor paused for several seconds before answering.
“I’m going to ask you to read the legislation and to see that the legislation that we passed was in the spirit of fairness to protect girls sports in competitive situations,” Ducey said, referring to the new law that targets transgender girls who want to play on girls sports teams. “That’s what the legislation is intended to do, and that’s what it does.”
Asked again if he believed there are “actual transgender people,” he again answered slowly and carefully.
“I … am going to respect everyone, and I’m going to respect everyone’s rights. And I’m going to protect female sports. And that’s what the legislation does,” Ducey said.
Ducey’s response was “appalling,” according to the Arizona director of the Human Rights Campaign, a national civil rights group that advocates for equality for LGBTQ people. The organization worked to ensure families and transgender young people came to the Capitol to testify against the bills as the Republican-led House and Senate considered them this session.
“It’s quite shocking that he can’t even address trans people or even say that he thinks they exist,” Bridget Sharpe said.
Wednesday’s signing of the two transgender bills and a third that bars abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and is currently unconstitutional put Ducey right in the middle of two top issues national Republicans are highlighting in the runup to November’s midterm elections.
Ducey also signed election legislation that minority Democrats said amounted to voter suppression by requiring longtime Arizonans to be thrown off the voter rolls if they did not prove their citizenship and residence location.
The governor leads the Republican Governors Association, which is charged with helping elect GOP chief executives in U.S. states. He in is the last year of his second term as Arizona governor and term limits bar him from seeking reelection.
The top Democrat in the state House, Rep. Reginald Bolding, called Wednesday “probably one of the darkest days we’ve seen in the history of Arizona.”
“With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Ducey has hurled Arizona backwards to its ugliest past,” Bolding said Wednesday. “And today, he put in jeopardy pregnant people, transgender youth in danger and curtailed voting rights for people of color.”
Social conservative groups and the Arizona Republican Party praised Ducey’s action. The Center for Arizona Policy, whose president shepherded the abortion and women’s sports bills through the Legislature, called it a victory.
“Thank you, Governor Ducey, for taking a bold stand for women athletes, vulnerable children, and the unborn by putting your signature on (the bills) in the face of intense opposition from activists,” Center for Arizona Policy president Cathi Herrod said in a news release she posted on Twitter.
She said the legislation protects the unborn, ensures a level playing field for female athletes and shows that “Arizona will do everything it can to protect vulnerable children struggling with gender confusion” by enacting the surgery ban.
Ducey said the surgery ban protects children from irreversible decisions.
“These are permanent surgeries of reassignment that are irreversible, and those discussions can happen once adulthood is reached,” he said.
The American Civil Liberties Association has vowed to sue over the surgery ban. U.S. Supreme Court precedent currently says women have a constitutional right to abortion until about 24 weeks of pregnancy, although it is considering whether to uphold a 15-week ban enacted in Mississippi and may overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision enshrining a woman’s right to choose.
Arizona joins 13 other states in enacting laws preventing transgender girls and women from playing on girls teams. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a transgender sports ban in his state, saying it would harm transgender girls, but the Legislature overrode the veto. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb also vetoed a sports bill, but lawmakers hope to override his action as well.
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WINNIPEG, MB, March 31, 2022 /CNW/ - (TSX: BUI)
Revenue
Revenue for the fifteen-month period was $317.2, up $67.6 from sales of $249.6 in 2020. The Company's increased sales growth for the period primarily results from the accounting change to a December year-end in 2021. Included in 2021 are fifteen months of sales versus twelve months of sales in 2020.
Fifteen-month year ending December 31, 2021 and twelve-month year ending September 30, 2020
Net Income up for the Year
The net earnings for the fifteen-month period was $8.9, an improvement of $34.7 from the loss in the prior year. Increased gross profit of $21.4 drove most of the improvement over the prior year. In addition, the Company recorded a gain on sale of intellectual property of $12.7 and increased asset disposals of $0.8 when compared to the prior year. Exchange rate gains contributed $3.1 compared with the prior year. Finally, a gain on forgiveness of debt of $1.5 and reduced taxes of $1.2 were offset by increased spending on selling and administration costs of $4.6 and R&D of $1.2 due mostly to having five quarters in 2021 instead of four quarters in 2020.
Looking Forward
Increased sales are projected for the year. The Company has a large backlog that continues to grow as a result of strong demand for agricultural machinery and equipment. Increased sales will require additional inventories and receivables to support the sales growth. The Company continues to experience supply chain challenges faced by the agricultural manufacturers as it works to improve shipments. The Company expects to see margin improvement stemming from increased customer demand and the reduction in manufacturing costs that were implemented in the prior year.
Complete financial statement: http://www.buhlerindustries.com/pages/investors.php
Trading symbol: BUI
SOURCE Buhler Industries Inc.
For further information: Willy Janzen, Chief Financial Officer, Phone: (204) 654-5718, E-mail: [email protected] | https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/buhler-industries-reports-2021-year-end-earnings-886794468.html | 2022-04-01T00:42:44Z |
Severe storms that included at least two confirmed tornadoes injured several people Wednesday, damaged homes and businesses and downed power lines in Mississippi and Tennessee after they spread damage in Arkansas, Missouri and Texas overnight before moving to the Deep South.
No deaths had been reported from the storms as of Wednesday evening, officials said.
But widespread damage was reported in the Jackson, Tennessee, area as a tornado warning was in effect. “Significant damage” occurred to a nursing home near Jackson-Madison County General Hospital and the Madison County Sheriff’s Office in Jackson, said Madison County Emergency Management Director Jason Moore.
In Nashville, Tennessee, paneling fell five stories from the side of a downtown hotel Wednesday evening and onto a roof of a building below. The fire department warned the debris could become airborne as high winds continued, and some hotel guests were moved to other parts of the building due to concerns that the roof would become unstable. No injuries were immediately associated with the collapse.
A warehouse roof collapsed as the storms moved through Southaven, Mississippi, near Memphis, police said. The building had been evacuated and no injuries were reported.
The Mississippi Senate suspended its work as weather sirens blared during a tornado watch in downtown Jackson. Some employees took shelter in the Capitol basement.
Rander P. Adams said his and his wife, Janice Delores Adams, were in their home near downtown Jackson when severe weather blew through during a tornado warning Wednesday afternoon. He said their lights flashed and they heard a loud whistling noise.
As his wife tried to open their front door, a large window exploded a few feet from her.
“The glass broke just as if someone threw a brick through it,” he said. “I advised her then, ‘Let’s go to the back of the house.’”
Adams said the storm toppled trees in a nearby park, and a large tree across the street from their house split in half. “We were blessed,” he said. “Instead of falling toward the house, it fell the other way.”
Earlier Wednesday, a tornado that struck Springdale, Arkansas, and the adjoining town of Johnson, about 145 miles (235 kilometers) northwest of Little Rock, about 4 a.m. injured seven people, two critically, said Washington County, Arkansas, Emergency Management Director John Luther. He had no additional information about them.
The National Weather Service said that tornado would be rated “at least EF-2,” which would mean wind speeds reached 111-135 mph (178-217 kph).
“Search and rescue teams have been deployed, as there are significant damages and injuries,” Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said.
In northwest Missouri, an EF-1 tornado with wind speeds around 90 mph (145 kph) struck St. Joseph on Tuesday night, according to the weather service. That tornado damaged two homes, but no injuries were reported there. Another EF-1 tornado with wind speeds around 100 mph (160 kph) touched down briefly before dawn Wednesday in a rural subdivision 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Dallas, damaging two roofs, the weather service reported.
The storms come a week after a tornado in a New Orleans-area neighborhood carved a path of destruction during the overnight hoursand killed a man.
Damage was extensive in Springdale, including to an elementary school gymnasium and a warehouse, KFSM-TV reported. The Springdale School District, which is the largest in Arkansas, canceled all classes Wednesday.
“We have some commercial buildings and residences and everything in between … with severe storm damage,” Luther said.
More than 8,000 power outages were reported in Arkansas, while outages totaled about 44,000 in Mississippi, 26,000 each in Louisiana and Alabama and 24,000 in Tennessee.
Strong winds in Louisiana overturned semitrailers, peeled the roof from a mobile home, sent a tree crashing into a home and knocked down power lines, according to weather service forecasters, who didn’t immediately confirm any tornadoes in the state.
Ahead of the storms, schools in Memphis and dozens in Mississippi closed early or conducted classes online as a precaution against having children in crowded buildings or on buses. Officials in various Mississippi counties opened safe locations for people worried about staying in their homes during the storm. And in Louisiana, officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency advised people living in temporary housing such as trailers after Hurricane Ida to be on the alert and know where to go in case they need to evacuate.
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This story corrects that significant damage occurred to a nursing home near a hospital, not to the hospital.
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Bleed reported from Little Rock, Ark., and Miller reported from Oklahoma City. Associated Press journalists Jay Reeves in Newnan, Ga.; Rebecca Santana in New Orleans; Andrew DeMillo in Little Rock, Ark.; Adrian Sainz in Memphis, Tenn.; Margery Beck in Omaha, Neb.; Jonathan Mattise in Nashville, Tennessee; Emily Wagner Pettus in Jackson, Mississippi; and Terry Wallace in Dallas contributed to this report. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/7-hurt-in-arkansas-tornado-as-storms-move-into-deep-south/ | 2022-04-01T00:42:44Z |
Oscars producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage.
“They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment," Packer said in a clip released by ABC News Thursday night of an interview he gave to “Good Morning America.” “They said we will go get him. We are prepared. We’re prepared to get him right now. You can press charges, we can arrest him. They were laying out the options.”
But Packer said Rock was “very dismissive” of the idea.
“He was like, ‘No, no, no, I’m fine,” Packer said. "And even to the point where I said, ‘Rock, let them finish.’ The LAPD officers finished laying out what his options were and they said, ‘Would you like us to take any action?’ And he said no.”
The LAPD said in a statement after Sunday night's ceremony that they were aware of the incident, and that Rock had declined to file a police report. The department declined comment Thursday on Packer's interview, a longer version of which will air on Friday morning.
More Will Smith and Chris Rock Coverage
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s standards of conduct. Smith could be suspended, expelled or otherwise sanctioned.
The academy said in a statement that “Mr. Smith’s actions at the 94th Oscars were a deeply shocking, traumatic event to witness in-person and on television."
Without giving specifics, the academy said Smith was asked to leave the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, but refused to do so.
Smith strode from his front row seat on to the stage and slapped Rock after a joke Rock made about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, when he was on stage to present the Oscar for best documentary.
On Monday, Smith issued an apology to Rock, the academy and to viewers, saying “I was out of line and I was wrong.”
The academy said Smith has the opportunity to defend himself in a written response before the board meets again on April 18.
Rock publicly addressed the incident for the first time, but only briefly, at the beginning of a standup show Wednesday night in Boston, where he was greeted by a thunderous standing ovation. He said “I’m still kind of processing what happened.”
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Follow AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andyjamesdalton | https://www.nbcboston.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/oscars-producer-says-police-offered-to-arrest-will-smith/2683266/ | 2022-04-01T00:42:44Z |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
06-09-28-29-30
(six, nine, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
06-09-28-29-30
(six, nine, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty) | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Fantasy-5-game-17049785.php | 2022-04-01T00:42:44Z |
Posted: March 31, 2022 at 7:30 pm / by Matthew Kistner / comments (0)
Concerts
Concert Preview: Snoop Dogg at Family Arena
Snoop Dogg with special guest Warren G is coming to St. Charles on Saturday, April 23rd to the Family Arena.
The artist is coming through with his “I Wanna Thank Me” tour, as well as celebrating his most recent album Back on Death Row.
While many fans are still reeling from the epic performance at this year’s Superbowl halftime show, you can still get your fix by catching Snoop and Warren out next month when the tour makes a stop right outside STL.
Tickets and info can be found through Ticketmaster. It’s a show you won’t want to miss!
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A Conscious Clothing Brand Spreads Hope for Phoenix
PHOENIX, March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "Hope is there, you just have to open your eyes to see it." LaRoie S. Davis was raised in a family-oriented neigborhood in South Phoenix that has seen its fair share of challenges over the years. Though hard times and challenges continued, it was through his faith in God that he realized there was a purpose to life. Despite his circumstances, he always had hope. Today, he continues to be fueled by the value of our individual purpose. Through this, and the success he achieved in life, he was inspired to launch the conscious clothing company Small Give Big Hope. The goal of the clothing brand is to spread the message that you, the community, and your faith matters.
The Davis Community Wellness Foundation (DCWF) is hosting a private fundraising event to introduce the new brand. With conscious thought-provoking designs, the Small Give Big Hope merchandise funds DCWF's Mission: to foster hope in communities affected by challenging circumstances, through support, education and awareness.
The invite-only launch event will be held at the Heritage at Sportsman's Park in Glendale on April 9, 2022 at 6:00pm, and features a cocktail hour, dinner, runway show and fireworks.
LaRoie S. Davis, founder of the foundation, says, "This brand has a message for everyone, and the Davis Community Wellness Foundation has a vision to empower communities to find hope and build resilience.
Through collaborative efforts with community leaders and organizations, this Phoenix-bred social enterprise will provide assistance to those looking for a glimmer of hope, freedom, and purpose.
Local media are invited to attend the event and can RSVP their attendance by emailing Cheryl James via the contact information above.
Small Give Big Hope is the fundraising initiative of Davis Community Wellness Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, empowering communities to find hope and build resilience. We design apparel to raise awareness of, and attention to, a lifestyle of action and opportunities for a better life. We believe in dreaming beyond your current limitations, and then taking the steps to make that a reality. When you make a purchase, you join a movement. Purchase merchandise and learn more at www.SmallGiveBigHope.com.
SOURCE Davis Community Wellness Foundation | https://www.prnewswire.com:443/news-releases/a-conscious-clothing-brand-spreads-hope-for-phoenix-301515456.html | 2022-04-01T00:42:46Z |
The penalty phase in the case of confessed Parkland, Florida, high school shooter Nikolas Cruz could take up to six months.
Assistant state attorney Jeff Marcus, in a pre-trial hearing on Wednesday, told Broward County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer the penalty phase trial could run through early September, according to Local 10 television news in South Florida.
Jury selection in the case is set to start Monday, according to CBS 12 News.
Cruz pleaded guilty in October to the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after initially pleading not guilty. He had killed 17 people in the rampage.
Because prosecutors have said they would seek the death penalty, his change of plea will open a penalty phase in which a jury will decide whether he should be sentenced to life in prison or death.
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It has been quite a season for Trenia Tillis Hoard, Tyler Junior College’s women’s basketball coach.
Not only did she reach the milestone of 500 career wins, but she also led the Apache Ladies to the NJCAA Division I national championship.
One of her favorite saying when coaching her team is, “We just need a pound cake with no icing.” She likes nothing fancy, just the basics.
But there is some icing on the cake for this fabulous season as Tillis Hoard has been named the 2022 NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year, the National Junior College Athletic Association announced from its headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina.
In her 22nd year at the helm of the TJC program, Hoard led the Apache Ladies to a 28-8 overall record and the school’s second NJCAA DI Women’s Basketball National Championship title. In addition to taking home Tyler’s 67th national title, Coach Tillis Hoard became the first African American women’s head coach to win the title (Kenya Larkin Landers was co-coach with her husband Michael Landers in 2014 at Trinity Valley Community College). Coach Tillis Hoard and her staff comprised of Chelsea Hudson and Brianna Brooks became the first all-women coaching staff and first all-African American staff in the NJCAA to claim the title, the NJCAA announced.
“Consistent with the NJCAA motto of ‘Opportunities Start Here,’ Coach Hoard continues to pour into the student-athletes in our program and use athletics as an entryway to higher education and new possibilities for everybody in her program. We are honored to have her represent Tyler Junior College,” said TJC Athletic Director Kevin Vest.
Tillis Hoard was named the Coach of the Tournament after Tyler defeated Georgia Highlands, 92-80, in the championship game at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock. Hoard coached three student-athletes that received tournament honors: Tournament MVP Deborah Ogayemi, and all-tournament selections Shadiya Thomas and Taryn Wills. Nadechka Laccen also received 2021-22 NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball All-America first-team recognition.
Coach Tillis Hoard recorded her 500th career victory earlier this season against Kilgore College, as the Apaches defeated the Lady Rangers, 75-72, on Feb. 9 in Kilgore. The milestone commemorated Tillis Hoard as the second African American woman to reach 500 wins in the NJCAA. Former Miami Dade women’s basketball coach Susan Summons became the first African American woman to reach the milestone in the NJCAA.
“We are incredibly proud of Coach Hoard’s accomplishments over the last 20-plus years at Tyler Junior College,” Vest said. “[We] congratulate her on the wonderful coaching job that led to the National Championship for the Apaches in 2022 and being named the NJCAA Division I Coach of the Year.”
After going 5-0 at the national tournament, Tillis Hoard has a total career wins of 507.
In high school, she led the Grapeland Sandies to the state basketball championship and was named Miss Texas Basketball. In 2021, Coach T was named one of the top 100 players in 100 years of University Interscholastic League basketball.
She then led the Stephen F. Austin State University Ladyjacks to the NCAA Tournament and she is a member of the SFA Hall of Fame.
At SFA, she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation degree and was named named to Southland Confernce 1990’s All-Decade Team. | https://tylerpaper.com/news/tjcs-trenia-tillis-hoard-named-njcaa-coach-of-the-year/article_7a7cd3a6-b13a-11ec-806c-5798b5d8dd57.html | 2022-04-01T00:42:46Z |
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jeff Walz has had a lot of success getting players to transfer to Louisville over the last few years, including three starters on his Final Four team this season.
He’s not the only coach in the Final Four who has bolstered the roster by using the transfer portal as both South Carolina and UConn have found supplemental players from it.
Still Walz, Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma think the amount of players looking to change schools is getting out of control.
“I always like to say, ‘The grass is greener on the other side because it’s fertilized with a bunch of bull,’” Louisville coach Jeff Walz said. “I think there are a lot of players that will jump into the portal after one year that don’t really have a good grasp of why they’re doing it.”
Staley likened the portal to Twitter, Instagram or TikTok.
“It’s a big ol’ fad that just keeps continuing,” she said. “Is it out of hand? It absolutely is. I don’t know how you control it. But it’s their way. It’s their way of controlling their own destinies.”
Both Staley and Auriemma noted that there were currently more players seeking to transfer than there were scholarships available across the country.
“You know those 850 people in the portal? Three hundred of them are not going to find a school to go to because they’re going to realize it’s not the school they just left,” Auriemma said.
Despite the reservations, they’re still playing along. Emily Engstler (Syracuse), Kianna Smith (California) and Chelsie Hall (Vanderbilt) have been key for Louisville. Engstler and Hall just joined the program this season.
When Engstler was considering the Cardinals, Walz went to Mykasa Robinson to discuss how her role would likely shrink if Engstler were to come and gauge her comfort level.
“She looked at me, and she’s like, ‘I’m tired of guarding her. If we can get her, yes, because she likes to win, and she wants to play with other good players,’” Walz said.
SOUTH CAROLINA SUPPORT
The Gamecocks have led the nation in average attendance for seven straight years, buoyed by a base of more than 10,000 season tickets. Despite the 1,200-mile distance from campus to downtown Minneapolis, there will be plenty of garnet-and-black-clad South Carolina fans voicing their support on Friday night when the Gamecocks take on Louisville.
“They’ve been with us when we weren’t a popular team or we weren’t a whole lot to cheer about,” Staley said. “This is my 14th year being at South Carolina, but the last probably 10, the fans have given us a ride that’s kind of irreplaceable.”
One of the catalysts for the attendance boom was giving fans as much as access to the program as they could, to build relationships and let the locals get to know the players as people.
“You really feel the love in the community,” guard Brea Beal said. “You can go to the store and run into somebody and they’re like, oh my gosh, just freaking out. It’s like a family.”
FOND MEMORY
Walz spent one season at Minnesota on his climb up the coaching ladder, serving as an assistant under current Maryland coach Brenda Frese.
That was 20 years ago, when Hall of Fame finalist Lindsay Whalen was a sophomore for the Gophers on a breakthrough team that reached the Final Four two seasons later. The women’s team at that time played in a smaller gym, the Pavilion, next door to Williams Arena where the Minnesota men’s team has played since 1928.
A water pipe burst that winter, moving the women’s team into the bigger venue. The Gophers were on a roll, and the first game in the building known as “The Barn” was packed to the rafters.
“From that point on, we continued the rest of the season playing in the Barn in front of unbelievable crowds,” Walz said.
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Business coach bolsters leaders, teams, nonprofits with creative, engaging style
By Deb Silverthorn
For Susan Cedars, dedicating her life to giving back to the community that welcomed her is the best way of achieving tikkun olam.
“When high-performing teams do their best work,” says Cedars, who realized her purpose as the founder and president of Cedars Executive Coaching “they throw off sparks. People notice.”
Cedars Executive Coaching engagements last six months to one year and include twice-monthly coaching sessions. Team coaching programs are a combination of intensive workshops, and individual and team coaching sessions. Each program is custom-designed and includes reading, reflection and journaling assignments to help her clients develop new patterns of thinking, feeling and taking actions that are creative, generative and help them find results.
“My purpose is to inspire leaders and teams to become powerful creators, catalysts for change,” says Cedars, who is in private practice and also associated with the Dallas-based Stagen Leadership Academy.
“It’s easy to get bogged down in problem-orientation, reactivity and conflict. I help clients understand how one gets ‘there’ and how to shift into “creator mode” — focusing on desired outcomes, rather than the gravity of the problem,” says Cedars. “Ongoing stress and conflict create suffering and this is my version of tikkun olam. I help others develop a values-based, purposeful sense of self.
“I help my clients ask, ‘How do others see me?’ ‘What’s my impact?’ ‘What do I stand for, and does my life reflect that?’” says Cedars. “Gaining this awareness has a profound impact. Learning to be the best version of oneself is centering, comfortable and confidence-building.”
One beneficiary of the program is Dr. Sander Gothard, a family physician and co-founder of Village Health Partners, which has 50 providers in Collin County and more than 200 employees. Gothard connected with Cedars through the Stagen Integral Leadership program.
“People want to be heard and they want to ‘hear’ you listening to them,” he says. “Ninety percent of what I do is in an exam, and I now listen very differently. Susan’s coaching taught me the skills to help make those visits a success.”
Gothard says determining patient treatment plans often has to happen quickly. “I’ve learned how to use mindfulness and even meditation to focus on the task at hand in a proactive and nonemotional state. I’ve brought those skills to my office, to my family and to almost everything I am involved with.”
“A year ago, I was unaware of my core values and the tools available to define and apply these values to personal and business relationships,” says Gothard. He has been bringing his new skills to the community, including AIPAC, Chabad of Plano/Collin County, Congregation Anshai Torah, DATA of Plano, Jewish Family Service, Israel Bonds and Temple Shalom. “Susan was instrumental in helping increase my awareness and offered tangible steps to help me get back on track,” he says.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and then Phoenix, Arizona, Cedars is one of seven children of MaryAnn and Val Prevallet, both of blessed memory. After graduating from Loyola Marymount University in Southern California, Cedars married and had four daughters: Valerie (Tom) Spengler, Natalie (Connor) Johnson, Jessica (Dylan) Odbert and Rebecca Winsell.
After a divorce, Cedars moved with her daughters to San Luis Obispo, California, where she worked for 20 years in health care. As regional vice-president for Dignity Health, she experienced organizational acquisitions, sales, bankruptcies, union negotiations and strikes, learning business operations in the face of significant challenges.
“When businesses go through change,” she says, “they focus on action plans, checking boxes, often failing to pay sufficient attention to how their people are impacted by the fear, stress, conflict created by change.”
It was first as a college student that Cedars took a course about world religions, and the more she learned, she recognized things about the Catholic Church into which she was born that didn’t resonate with her. In San Luis Obispo, Cedars became close friends with Zeena Wathen, a Jewish woman, who exposed her further to Judaism. The more Cedars learned, the more she found connection.
Wathen, a great part of Cedars’ inspiration, planned to accompany her to the mikvah for her conversion, but passed away unexpectedly. To have her friend “with” her at the mikvah, Cedars chose the Hebrew name Tzina, which translates from Hebrew as “shelter.”
“Zeena, of blessed memory, was a realtor who found shelter for others in her professional life,” says Cedars, “but for so many others, and for me for sure, she brought emotional shelter.”
In Rabbi Scott Corngold, now of blessed memory, Cedars found a teacher, mentor and friend whom she entrusted with the experience of her conversion.
Her beshert came in the form of Len Cedars, a physician specializing in maternal-fetal medicine. The son of Marie and Dr. Nathan Cedars, of blessed memory, Len attended Beth-El Congregation in Fort Worth, and became a bar mitzvah there.
As the couple were raising children from their previous marriages, they dated for 15 years before they formally brought their lives and their children together in a wedding, officiated by Corngold.
Since their wedding, Cedars now includes Len’s children; Ari (Susan), Seth (Emily), Brooke (Link) Wilfley, Kate (David) Brown and Aaron with her own. The couple also enjoys spending time with their grandchildren Yasmina, Max and Leo Cedars, Reid, Tahna, Luke, George and Dublin Wilfley, Gray and Knox Cedars, Hudson and Annie Spengler, Waylon Odbert and Ava Johnson.
In 2012 the couple moved from California to Phoenix, and Cedars, wanting professional flexibility, founded Cedars Executive Coaching. Five years later the couple moved to Dallas, where they joined Congregation Shearith Israel and were enveloped by a welcoming Jewish community.
Shortly after their arrival in Dallas, the Cedars family participated in a Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas mission to Israel. They began that mission trip with a visit to Budapest. Cedars then became involved in volunteer work with the Federation and served on its Women’s Philanthropy board and the Partnership2Gether committee, which she now chairs.
“Shearith Israel, the Federation, Dallas Kosher — the deep history of so many Jewish families, the spirit of philanthropy, accessibility to kosher food and restaurants — this Jewish community is amazing,” says Cedars, who last year celebrated becoming a bat mitzvah at CSI. “We quickly got involved in the Shearith community and volunteerism and it was through Shearith friends that I became associated with Stagen — my business has been greatly enhanced by that.
As the director of Global and Local Impact of Allocations for the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas, Sarah Golman says Cedars is phenomenal to work with, personable, relatable and always bringing new insight and ideas to the table.
“Susan is insightful, talented, patient and absolutely dedicated,” says Golman. “The strategy and commitment she brings is benefited by her professional capacity. Everything she’s brought to the Partnership 2Gether program has elevated our efforts.”
Cedars’ work, and devotion to our community, sets deep the example of walking the walk and talking the talk. | https://tjpnews.com/getting-to-know-susan-cedars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=getting-to-know-susan-cedars | 2022-04-01T00:42:46Z |
Tags and labels do make such delimidated content more easily manageable ... yet still... not nearly precise\n\nSo you have an array which lists out in one or 0 in how many elements at once you intend one row/grid...\nbut now i want every cell content exactly like its position..! So all elements of the one row with index: 0... the value there? should only take a length of just this value itself? same counts fo other data, e WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients, part of an election-year push by Democrats for price curbs on prescription drugs at a time of rising inflation.
Experts say the legislation, which passed 232-193, would provide significant relief for privately insured patients with skimpier plans and for Medicare enrollees facing rising out-of-pocket costs for their insulin. Some could save hundreds of dollars annually, and all insured patients would get the benefit of predictable monthly costs for insulin. The bill would not help the uninsured.
But the Affordable Insulin Now Act will serve as a political vehicle to rally Democrats and force Republicans who oppose it into uncomfortable votes ahead of the midterms. For the legislation to pass Congress, 10 Republican senators would have to vote in favor. Democrats acknowledge they don't have an answer for how that's going to happen.
“If 10 Republicans stand between the American people being able to get access to affordable insulin, that's a good question for 10 Republicans to answer,” said Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., a cosponsor of the House bill. “Republicans get diabetes, too. Republicans die from diabetes.”
Public opinion polls have consistently shown support across party lines for congressional action to limit drug costs.
But Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., complained the legislation is only “a small piece of a larger package around government price controls for prescription drugs." Critics say the bill would raise premiums and fails to target pharmaceutical middlemen seen as contributing to high list prices for insulin.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Democrats could have a deal on prescription drugs if they drop their bid to authorize Medicare to negotiate prices. “Do Democrats really want to help seniors, or would they rather have the campaign issue?" Grassley said.
The insulin bill, which would take effect in 2023, represents just one provision of a much broader prescription drug package in President Joe Biden's social and climate legislation.
In addition to a similar $35 cap on insulin, the Biden bill would authorize Medicare to negotiate prices for a range of drugs, including insulin. It would penalize drugmakers who raise prices faster than inflation and overhaul the Medicare prescription drug benefit to limit out-of-pocket costs for enrollees.
Biden's agenda passed the House only to stall in the Senate because Democrats could not reach consensus. Party leaders haven't abandoned hope of getting the legislation moving again, and preserving its drug pricing curbs largely intact.
The idea of a $35 monthly cost cap for insulin actually has a bipartisan pedigree. The Trump administration had created a voluntary option for Medicare enrollees to get insulin for $35, and the Biden administration continued it.
In the Senate, Republican Susan Collins of Maine and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire are working on a bipartisan insulin bill. Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has introduced legislation similar to the House bill, with the support of Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
Stung by criticism that Biden's economic policies spur inflation, Democrats are redoubling efforts to show how they'd help people cope with costs. On Thursday, the Commerce Department reported a key inflation gauge jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, the largest year-over-year rise since January 1982.
But experts say the House bill would not help uninsured people, who face the highest out-of-pocket costs for insulin. Also, people with diabetes often take other medications as well as insulin. That's done to treat the diabetes itself, along with other serious health conditions often associated with the disease. The House legislation would not help with those costs, either. Collins says she's looking for a way to help uninsured people through her bill.
About 37 million Americans have diabetes, and an estimated 6 million to 7 million use insulin to keep their blood sugars under control. It’s an old drug, refined and improved over the years, that has seen relentless price increases.
Steep list prices don't reflect the rates insurance plans negotiate with manufacturers. But those list prices are used to calculate cost-sharing amounts that patients owe. Patients who can’t afford their insulin reduce or skip doses, a strategy born of desperation, which can lead to serious complications and even death.
Economist Sherry Glied of New York University said the market for insulin is a “total disaster” for many patients, particularly those with skimpy insurance plans or no insurance.
“This will make private insurance for people with diabetes a much more attractive proposition,” said Glied. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/nation-world/insulin-cap-35-dollars-month-bill/507-855508ee-6b9d-4ce8-9937-22fa115af232 | 2022-04-01T00:42:46Z |
Blinken meets with officials in Poland amid Russia-Ukraine war
Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the eastern Poland on Saturday, where the NATO country shares a border with Ukraine to discuss the ongoing war between the former Soviet state and Russia.
Blinken’s itinerary indicated that the secretary would visit Poland during a visit to Europe through March 8, in addition to scheduled trips remaining for Lithuania, Estonia, Moldova and Latvia.
Saturday Blinken met with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau to thank the country’s leaders for accepting hundreds of thousands of refugees from Ukraine and discuss how the U.S. can further support relief programs.
Blinken also visited the Polish city Rzeszow on Saturday where an airport is located, about 50 miles from the Ukraine border. The city has become a hub for flights carrying humanitarian aid, according to The Associated Press.
The U.S.’s top diplomat also met with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, and they discussed sending more U.S. troops to Poland to fortify NATO’s eastern flank. More than 10,000 American boots are already on the ground in the area.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has battered the country and created a humanitarian crisis with more than a million refugees fleeing into neighboring European countries.
Russian forces captured the city of Kherson this week and have continued to shell other parts of Ukraine, including the coastal city Mariupol, where power, food and water was cut off for residents.
The U.S. and western allies have slapped numerous sanctions on Russia, and Blinken discussed more sanctions and measures to punish the country with Polish leaders, the AP noted.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Bobby Moynihan, the former “Saturday Night Live” star, is now a member of another inner circle of comedy: those writing children’s books.
Moynihan’s picture story “Not All Sheep Are Boring!” will be published Sept. 20 by Putnam Books for Young Readers. Julie Rowan-Zoch is providing illustrations for a book featuring adventure-seeking, jetpack-wearing sheep.
“I am pleased as punch to help this little Toad tell his story, Not All Sheep are Boring! Also, just a reminder to keep an eye on Pierre the Sheep. He’s shifty,” Moynihan, who currently appears in the sitcom “Mr. Mayor,” said in a statement Thursday.
Other comedians with picture books include Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel. Moynihan and his wife, actor Brynn O’Malley, have a 4-year-old daughter. | https://www.fox44news.com/entertainment-news/comedian-bobby-moynihan-has-a-picture-book-coming-out/ | 2022-04-01T00:42:45Z |
Thu, 31 Mar 2022
Dan Davies has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Home Affairs, following an open recruitment process.
Originally announced as interim CEO in July 2018 as part of a 12 month development opportunity, he has since managed to steer the Department through the COVID-19 pandemic and a change in administration. In the last three years he has also been responsible for the delivery of four major pieces of reforming legislation and has overseen an increase in policing budgets.
It was recently announced, following a review, there would be no structural changes to the Department responsible for public safety – including the police, fire and prison services. The Department will now focus on delivering the targets and goals set in the Island Plan.
Minister for Justice and Home Affairs, Jane Poole-Wilson MHK, said: ‘Dan has done an excellent job in his time as interim CEO, and I look forward to working together to continue improving our services and implementing positive changes for our community.’
Mr Davies said: ‘I’m really proud to be given the opportunity to lead the Department on a permanent basis. I see my role as supporting the amazing people who work on a daily basis to keep the Island safe, making sure they have the resources, equipment and laws in place to do their job effectively. I will be working closely with the Minister to deliver against the Department’s service delivery plan and the broader aims of the Island plan.’
Dan has over 14 years’ experience within Government, having previously worked as Director of Change and Reform within the Cabinet Office, and within the Chief Secretary’s office. He has had extensive experience of leading large scale organisational change in Government and has worked closely with previous Ministers in the development of strategic policy development. | https://www.energyfm.net/cms/news_story_716051.html | 2022-04-01T00:42:46Z |
Recently, veteran actor, graphic artist, show host and content producer, Paul Adams, called it quits with bachelorhood as he tied the nuptial knot with his sweetheart, Lola, in Lagos. The wedding was followed with a colourful reception held at the City Club, Surulere, Lagos. Speaking with New Telegraph, the Edo State-born thespian, said “it feels great, not just to be married but to have found the flesh of your flesh and the bone of your bone,” adding that there is nothing like it. “That’s when you know the true meaning of the scripture that says ‘He that finds a wife, finds a good thing.’
“Well I believe that GOD that ordained marriage made no mistake, in that man and woman were created incomplete beings, unable to accomplish their God-given potentials… and there needed to be a marriage to same likeness of the opposite sex to make them complete. Actually, until man and woman find themselves, especially in the will of God, they are incomplete beings; only able to accomplish their God-given potentials on earth unless otherwise decreed by God (spiritually) or natural circumstances not to marry.” On why it took this long for him to call it quit with bachelorhood, he said: “I didn’t just call it quits with bachelorhood. I’d thought I called it quits in 1989 but bachelorhood didn’t call it quits with me. So it came knocking on my door even when I thought I was done with it.” So, how did you meet Lola? You asked.
“Lola and I date back many years in social circles before we later met in the same church, Christ Chapel. She later traveled but we somehow kept in random touch. Yet somehow still, fate brought us back together even though we were miles apart in Nigeria and London. Interests grew, fondness grew, and likeness grew, and matured in deep-rooted love for each other. The result is PAULO-LA!” | https://www.newtelegraphng.com/paul-adams-i-thought-id-call-it-quits-with-bachelorhood-in-1989-but/ | 2022-04-01T00:42:46Z |
Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping 79-year-old woman when he was 18
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow/Gray News) – A 21-year-old man will spend 30 years in prison for raping an elderly woman at a campground in June 2019.
Authorities said Zeth Browder was 18 when he attacked a 79-year-old as she slept in her tent at a campground in Kawaihae, located on the northwest part of the island of Hawaii.
After several pandemic delays, a jury found Browder guilty in December 2021 of sexual assault, burglary, kidnapping, and tampering with evidence. A judge sentenced him Tuesday to 30 years in prison.
Browder is from Hilo, Hawaii – about 65 miles from where the attack took place on the other side of the island. The victim lives in Colorado.
Browder did not testify at the trial, but addressed the judge before sentencing, insisting he was innocent and asking for leniency.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Police found five fetuses in the home of a self-proclaimed “anti-abortion activist” who was indicted this week on federal charges alleging that she was part of a group of people who blocked access to a Washington, D.C. reproductive health center.
The Metropolitan Police Department says officers were responding to a tip about “potential bio-hazard material” at a home in Southeast Washington on Wednesday when they located the five fetuses inside.
A local television station, WUSA9, captured video of police searching the home and reported that the home belonged to Lauren Handy. The 28-year-old was one of nine people charged in an indictment that was made public on Wednesday that accused the group of traveling to Washington, blocking access to the reproductive health center and streaming it on Facebook.
The station, which first reported the discovery, said Handy told a reporter that “people will freak out when they hear” what detectives found inside her house. Handy did not respond to a message sent to her Facebook profile seeking comment.
Police said the five fetuses were collected by Washington’s medical examiner and the investigation is ongoing.
In the indictment, prosecutors said Handy had called the clinic pretending to be a prospective patient and scheduling an appointment. Once there, on Oct. 22, 2020, eight of the suspects pushed their way inside and began blocking the doors, according to the indictment. Five of them chained themselves together on chairs to block the treatment area as others blocked the employee entrance to stop other patients from coming inside, the indictment alleges. Another suspect blocked people from coming into the waiting room, prosecutors charge.
Handy and the eight others were charged with conspiracy against rights and violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. The federal law, more commonly known as the FACE Act, prohibits physically obstructing or using the threat of force to intimidate or interfere with a person seeking reproductive health services. | https://www.mystateline.com/news/politics/5-fetuses-found-inside-dc-home-of-anti-abortion-activist/ | 2022-04-01T00:42:47Z |
Jamf Holding Corp. (BATS:JAMF – Get Rating) Director Kevin Klausmeyer sold 8,946 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.04, for a total transaction of $322,413.84. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.
Kevin Klausmeyer also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, March 22nd, Kevin Klausmeyer sold 7,054 shares of Jamf stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.01, for a total transaction of $254,014.54.
Shares of BATS JAMF traded down $0.71 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $34.81. 621,739 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $33.62 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $36.47.
JAMF has been the subject of several recent research reports. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Jamf from $46.00 to $37.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 12th. Craig Hallum cut their price objective on Jamf from $47.00 to $41.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 2nd. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on Jamf from $55.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 2nd. Zacks Investment Research raised Jamf from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 12th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Jamf from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $46.89.
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Jamf by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 25,047 shares of the company’s stock worth $952,000 after acquiring an additional 359 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in Jamf by 1.6% in the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 23,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $921,000 after buying an additional 372 shares during the last quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System increased its holdings in Jamf by 5.5% in the third quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 7,991 shares of the company’s stock valued at $308,000 after buying an additional 415 shares during the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund increased its holdings in Jamf by 0.8% in the third quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 58,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,236,000 after buying an additional 439 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swiss National Bank increased its holdings in Jamf by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 78,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,980,000 after buying an additional 600 shares during the last quarter.
Jamf Company Profile (Get Rating)
Jamf Holding Corp. offers a cloud software platform for Apple infrastructure and security platform worldwide. Its products include Jamf Connect that streamlines Mac authentication and identity management; Jamf Pro, an enterprise mobility management tool that empowers IT pros and the users they support by delivering unified endpoint management for Apple devices; Jamf Now, a cloud-based MDM solution for the iPad, iPhone and Mac devices in workplace; Jamf School, a mobile device management for schools; and Jamf Protect, an endpoint security purpose built for Mac.
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If you have about $20 million to burn and love Katy Perry, listen up — she’s moving out of Los Angeles and just listed her sprawling mansion.
People confirms that the “Roar” hitmaker is moving to the LA suburb of Montecito after living in her swanky 5,427-square-foot home for the past five years. The price tag? $19,475,000!
The mansion offers over an acre of land and lots of parking. In addition, it comes with on-site security and a private gym, and is located near plenty of private hiking paths and trails. But, for those wondering about the home’s more luxurious perks, Katy’s old digs offers canyon views, and features a cold plunge pool, an infinity pool, a sauna, a library complete with a fireplace, five bedrooms and six bathrooms — one of which comes with a marble-clad bath.
In addition, the home is close to fellow A-listers Cameron Diaz, Mila Kunis, Nicole Richie and their famous spouses.
Katy and her fiance, Orlando Bloom, dropped $14.2 million for their new abode in Montecito, and the outlet reports that they envision raising their daughter, Daisy, in the seaside community.
“They agree that raising their little girl in Montecito will be amazing,” an insider told the outlet. “They were looking for a house for a while before they put in an offer. They are very excited about their new house. It comes with a lot of history and a gorgeous ocean view.”
In addition, the place offers way more acreage than their old place — nine to be exact — as well as 12 bathrooms and six bedrooms.
Katy will also live closer to Oprah Winfrey, Ariana Grande, Ellen DeGeneres, and Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, who all reside in the Montecito area.
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Honda Opens First Full-Scale U.S. Wind Tunnel
Honda America has just opened its first full-scale wind tunnel in East Liberty, Ohio. The automaker says that the new $124-million facility, called Honda Automotive Laboratories of Ohio (or HALO for short), is “the world’s most advanced wind tunnel, with three separate state-of-the-art testing functions — aerodynamic, aeroacoustics, and racing — in one location.”
HALO features a 26.2-foot fan that can generate winds up to 192.6 miles per hour throughout a 1/8-mile circuit. It has a modular road system that can be fitted with either a single wide belt or a five-belt road to test high-performance downforce or conventional upper-body aerodynamics, respectively. This makes it just as suitable for testing Honda Civics as it does for IndyCar prototypes.
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The tunnel also uses an array of over 500 microphones to determine where wind noise is created inside and outside the vehicle. “As Honda continues to move toward its electrified future, noise reduction becomes an even more important element in vehicle design,” the automaker explained in a press release. “Absent engine and exhaust sounds, wind noise will be more noticeable inside the cabin of an electric vehicle.”
Honda already has three full-scale wind tunnels in Japan but, until now, its U.S.-based tunnel was limited to a scale of only 40 percent. According to Mike Unger, HALO facility lead engineer, smaller wind tunnels are “mainly about solidifying styling and the scale.” But with increasingly strict fuel economy regulations pushing manufacturers to make more aerodynamically efficient vehicles, Honda needs full-scale wind tunnels to really find gains — and it was economically unsustainable to continuously send engineers and expensive prototypes from North America to Japan.
Honda originally announced the development of the new facility five years ago. It also plans to use HALO to “build relationships with other companies interested in aerodynamic and aeroacoustic research, support STEM activities, and sustain the general aerodynamic community’s testing needs.”
Whether the company wants to test an IndyCar prototype, Acura NSX hybrid supercar, or CR-V SUV, the new wind tunnel has all the tools to do it. Theoretically, it could be used to gain valuable data about anything that cars about aerodynamics. “What we’re going to do in the future, with people and processes, that’s going to be the magic,” Unger concluded.
Kurt Verlin was born in France and lives in the United States. Throughout his life he was always told French was the language of romance, but it was English he fell in love with. He likes cats, music, cars, 30 Rock, Formula 1, and pretending to be a race car driver in simulators; but most of all, he just likes to write about it all. See more articles by Kurt. | https://thenewswheel.com/honda-opens-first-full-scale-us-wind-tunnel/ | 2022-04-01T00:42:48Z |
Given its central role in utilizing light energy, photoinduced electron transfer (PET) from an excited molecule has been widely studied1,2,3,4,5,6. However, even though microscopic photocurrent measurement methods7,8,9,10,11 have made it possible to correlate the efficiency of the process with local features, spatial resolution has been insufficient to resolve it at the molecular level. Recent work has, however, shown that single molecules can be efficiently excited and probed when combining a scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) with localized plasmon fields driven by a tunable laser12,13. Here we use that approach to directly visualize with atomic-scale resolution the photocurrent channels through the molecular orbitals of a single free-base phthalocyanine (FBPc) molecule, by detecting electrons from its first excited state tunnelling through the STM tip. We find that the direction and the spatial distribution of the photocurrent depend sensitively on the bias voltage, and detect counter-flowing photocurrent channels even at a voltage where the averaged photocurrent is near zero. Moreover, we see evidence of competition between PET and photoluminescence12, and find that we can control whether the excited molecule primarily relaxes through PET or photoluminescence by positioning the STM tip with three-dimensional, atomic precision. These observations suggest that specific photocurrent channels can be promoted or suppressed by tuning the coupling to excited-state molecular orbitals, and thus provide new perspectives for improving energy-conversion efficiencies by atomic-scale electronic and geometric engineering of molecular interfaces. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2556546349289/stackzdpd-a-novel-encoding-scheme-for-mass-spectrometry-data-optimized-for-speed-and-compression-ratio | 2022-04-01T00:42:49Z |
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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NG ENERGY ANNOUNCES BEST-EFFORTS, FULLY MARKETED PROSPECTUS OFFERING OF UP TO $45 MILLION OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE UNITS
VANCOUVER, BC, March 31, 2022 /CNW/ - NG Energy International Corp. (the "Company" or "NGE") (TSXV: GASX) (OTC: GASXF) is pleased to announce that it has obtained a receipt from the British Columbia Securities Commission for its preliminary short form prospectus in connection with a proposed issuance and sale of up to 45,000 convertible debenture units (the "Debenture Units") at a price of $1,000 per Debenture Unit (the "Offering Price") on a best-efforts, fully marketed basis, for aggregate total gross proceeds of up to $45,000,000 (the "Offering"). The terms of the Offering were negotiated with Canaccord Genuity Corp. ("Canaccord") and Beacon Securities Limited ("Beacon" and collectively with Canaccord, the "Lead Agents"), as co-lead agents and joint bookrunners, and StifelFirstEnergy on their own behalf and on behalf of a syndicate of agents to be named at a later date (collectively with the Lead Agents, the "Agents"), and will be reflected in an agency agreement to be entered into between the Company and the Agents on or prior to the Closing Date (as defined below).
Each Debenture Unit will consist of: (i) one 8% convertible unsecured debenture in the principal amount of $1,000 (each a "Convertible Debenture") maturing five (5) years from the closing of the Offering (the "Maturity Date"); and (ii) 400 common share purchase warrants of the Company (each a "Warrant"), with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one common share of the Company (a "Common Share") at an exercise price equal to $2.50 for a period of five (5) years from the Closing Date.
The principal amount of each Convertible Debenture will be convertible, for no additional consideration, at the option of the holder, in whole or in part, at any time and from time, to time into Common Shares prior to the earlier of: (i) the close of business on the Maturity Date; and (ii) the business day immediately preceding the date specified by the Company for redemption of the Convertible Debentures upon a Change of Control (as defined in the indenture that will govern the Convertible Debentures) at a conversion price equal to $2.25 per share, subject to adjustment in certain events.
The Company has granted the Agents an option, exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time not later than the 30th day following the Closing Date, to purchase up to an additional 15% of the Offering.
The Company will be entitled to force the conversion (the "Forced Conversion"), at any time after the second anniversary of the Closing Date, of all but not less than all of the then outstanding Warrants, at a price of $2.50 per share, on not more than 60 days' and not less than 30 days' notice, if the volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") is greater than $3.00 for the ten (10) consecutive trading days preceding the notice.
The closing of the Offering shall occur on April 19, 2022 or such other date as is mutually agreed upon by the Lead Agents and the Company (the "Closing Date") and is subject to the approval of the TSXV, Neo Exchange Inc. (the "NEO") and other necessary regulatory approvals. The Company intends to apply to the NEO to have the Debentures and Warrants listed on that exchange. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the necessary approvals to list the Convertible Debentures and the Warrants on the NEO and the common shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures and the common shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants on the TSXV. There can be no assurance that the Debentures and Warrants will be listed on the NEO.
The net proceeds of the Offering are expected to be used by the Company: (i) to re-enter the Tinka-1 gas exploration well; (ii) to drill two gas exploration wells at the Sinú 9 Block; (iii) to acquire, process and interpret seismic at the Tiburón Block; and (iv) for working capital and general corporate requirements.
The Debenture Units will be offered (i) in all of the provinces of Canada, except Québec, by way of a short-form prospectus; (ii) in the United States by way of private placement pursuant to the exemption from registration provided for under Rule 144A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and (iii) in any offshore jurisdictions pursuant to relevant prospectus or registration exemptions in accordance with applicable laws. The preliminary prospectus contains important information relating to the Offering and the securities offered thereunder, and is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com or by contacting the Lead Agents at Canaccord Genuity Corp., P.O. Box 10337, Pacific Centre, Suite 2200, 609 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V7Y 1H2 or Beacon Securities Limited, 66 Wellington Street West, Suite 4050, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5K 1H1. The preliminary prospectus is still subject to completion or amendment. There will not be any sale or any acceptance of an offer to buy the Debenture Units until a receipt for the final short-form prospectus has been issued.
The Offering is subject to a number of conditions, including, without limitation, the entering into of a definitive agency agreement and receipt of all regulatory approvals, including the approval of the NEO and the TSXV. There can be no assurance as to whether or when the Offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the Offering.
All amounts in this press release are expressed in Canadian dollars.
The securities being offered have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About NG Energy International Corp.
NG Energy International Corp. is a publicly traded E&P company on a mission to provide a clean and sustainable solution to Colombia's energy needs. The Company intends on executing this mission by producing and bringing oil and gas to the premium priced Colombian market from its concessions, SN-9, a 311,353-acre block which is adjacent to Canacol's Nelson field, as well Maria Conchita, a 32,518-acre block located in the region of La Guajira. NGE's team has extensive technical expertise and a proven track record of building companies and creating value in South America. For more information, please visit SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and the Company's website (www.ngenergyintl.com).
Legal Advisors
Wildeboer Dellelce LLP is the legal advisor to NG Energy International Corp. Dentons Canada LLP and Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas Abogados are Canadian and Colombian legal advisors to the Agents, respectively.
Forward-Looking Information
This news release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, including, without limitation: our statements related to the use of proceeds of the Offering. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, and contingencies. These statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "may", "should", "will", "could", "intend", "estimate", "plan", "anticipate", "expect", "believe" or "continue", or the negative thereof or similar variations. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause future results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the estimated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements and the forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. NGE's statements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and conditions, many of which are outside of NGE's control, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by the inherent risks and uncertainties surrounding the Offering, including: that NGE's assumptions in making forward-looking statements may prove to be incorrect; adverse market conditions; risks inherent in the beverage manufacturing and packaging sector in general; that future results may vary from historical results; and competition in the markets where NGE operates. Except as required by securities law, NGE does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, events or otherwise.
Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
SOURCE NG Energy International Corp.
For further information: NG Energy International Corp., Serafino Iacono, CEO; Marianella Bernal Parada, CFO, Tel: (604) 609-6110 | https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/ng-energy-announces-best-efforts-fully-marketed-prospectus-offering-of-up-to-45-million-of-convertible-debenture-units-895613809.html | 2022-04-01T00:42:50Z |
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McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Anti-death penalty advocate Lea Rodger says she is keenly aware of the realities facing her and Richard Glossip, who she married this week inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary where he sits on death row.
Glossip, 59, already has narrowly escaped execution three times and could be the next man Oklahoma puts to death now that the state has lifted a nearly seven-year moratorium on executions put in place due to mishaps in his case and others.
Rodger, 32, a paralegal who has spent more than a decade advocating for an end to capital punishment, says that’s one of the reasons she didn’t want to waste time marrying her new husband.
“For Rich, surviving three execution attempts, possibly facing a fourth, the one thing he’s really taken away from that is: Don’t take anything for granted … really live in the moment,” Rodger told The Associated Press before they wed Tuesday in a small ceremony inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.
“I think both of us do a good job at that, and that’s why it was important to us that we do this now while we know we can make this commitment with each other,” said Rodger, of Lutz, Florida, who is now a law student.
In a statement provided to the AP, Glossip said: “After all I have been through, losing so much of my life and everyone in it, I have been blessed beyond all imagination.”
Although marriages of death row inmates don’t happen often, they aren’t completely unusual either, said Robert Dunham, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center. He said the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Loving v. Virginia, which prohibits bans on interracial marriages, has since been applied to people in prison.
“Marriage is among the fundamental personal rights that prisoners retain,” Dunham said.
Some of the most notorious inmates in the country have married after being imprisoned. Convicted serial killer Ted Bundy married his fianceewhile on death row in Florida. Erik Menendez and his brother, Lyle Menendez, serving life sentences for murdering their parents in 1989 in their Beverly Hills mansion, both were married in prison. Richard Ramirez, the demonic serial killer known as the Night Stalker who left satanic signs at murder scenes and mutilated victims’ bodies during a reign of terror in the 1980s, wed while on death row in California.
In Oklahoma, marriage ceremonies for people who are incarceratedare conducted twice a year, in March and September. The inmate or fiancee is responsible for all costs associated with the marriage, including court fees and, if necessary, transportation costs if the county requires the couple to sign the county’s marriage record book. Oklahoma does not allow conjugal visits, even for newly married inmates, but Rodger said they were able to hold hands and kiss during Tuesday’s ceremony.
It is the second prison marriage for Glossip, who filed for divorce from his first wife, Leigha Joy Jurasik, of New Jersey, who he married in 2018 when Jurasik was 21. They divorced last year, and court records show Jurasik didn’t show up to a hearing last year in which a judge ordered her to pay Glossip $100 per week for 85 weeks to cover a $5,000 alimony award and $3,500 for Glossip’s legal fees. Jurasik didn’t respond to a voicemail and messages seeking comment on her marriage to Glossip.
Glossip is perhaps best known for the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that bears his name. In 2015, a split court found constitutional the use of the sedative midazolam in lethal injections.
Glossip’s case attracted international attention after actress Susan Sarandon — who won an Academy Award for her portrayal of death penalty opponent Sister Helen Prejean’s fight to save a man on Louisiana’s death row in the 1995 movie “Dead Man Walking” — took up his cause in real life. Prejean herself has served as Glossip’s spiritual adviser and frequently visited him in prison.
Glossip was twice convicted and sentenced to die for ordering the January 1997 killing of Barry Van Treese, who owned the Oklahoma City motel where Glossip worked. Prosecutors said Justin Sneed, a motel handyman, admitted robbing and beating Van Treese, but said he did so only after Glossip promised to pay him $10,000. Sneed, who was the key witness against Glossip at both of his trials, is currently serving a life sentence without parole.
Glossip has twice been within hours of receiving a lethal injection when his execution was called off. He got a two-week reprieve in September 2015 to allow his lawyer time to pursue an innocence claim. Two weeks later, after a court rejected that, he was about to be escorted to the execution chamber when prison officials realized they had received the wrong drug for his execution. That led to a nearly seven-year moratorium on the death penalty in Oklahoma that ended last fall. Now, he is the lead plaintiff in a federal lawsuit again challenging the state’s lethal injection method as unconstitutional. Another lawyer, Don Knight, is seeking to overturn his conviction based on a claim of innocence.
Sheila Isenberg, who recently finished a second edition of her 1991 book, “Women Who Love Men Who Kill,” and has extensively interviewed women who seek relationships with convicted killers, as well as psychiatrists, social workers and prison officials, said some women are attracted to men who commit particularly heinous crimes, such as serial killers or mass murderers.
“In Richard Glossip’s case, he is neither a serial killer nor a mass murderer, but he is nevertheless notorious,” Isenberg said.
Rodger bristled at the suggestion that Glossip’s notoriety is what attracted her to him. She said she never even considered marriage when she added Glossip to a list of prisoners she sends Christmas cards to each year.
Ultimately, correspondence via letters gave way to phone calls, and Rodger said she and Glossip quickly developed a deep connection.
“We had that instant comfort with each other, like you’ve known someone your whole life,” she recalled.
“This isn’t about attention,” she continued. “I’m a very private person. It just happens to be the circumstances that we’re in. I believe the attention should be focused on his innocence. He has already lost 25 years of his life.”
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Short Film Chronicles the Quinceañera Dream of One Woman
NEW YORK, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marking International Transgender Day of Visibility, Pantene today released a documentary-style short film chronicling the Quinceañera of a transgender woman, Isa, denied one as a teenager. Longtime agency Grey New York created the campaign.
Against great odds (see stats), from job discrimination to systemic violence, transgender women have made significant progress in Latin America, holding elective office and as business leaders.
People begin understanding their gender identity as early as three years old. But many transgender people don't know or share this about their gender until later in life due to safety and issues of cultural acceptance.
"It doesn't matter when or at what age someone knows who they are, whether at 15 or 44. Whenever they feel comfortable being themselves and sharing that truth is a moment to celebrate," said Martina Brubacher, Director of Communications for Pantene for Latin America, "As a brand, we know the power of hair and how it can be a statement for expressing one's true self, so it's important for us to feature stories like Isa's, a transgender woman who celebrates her journey."
The Quinceañera is a dream come true for many Latina girls as they turn fifteen. But this rite of passage to womanhood, celebrated by family and community, has often excluded transgender women from this cultural milestone.
Pantene has partnered with Isa, a transgender woman in her forties, to give her the Quinceañera she never had. The film tells her poignant story and follows her preparations leading up to and including the day with her friends and family. (Link to the film)
"For all the times I had to hide my identity and deny my existence - today I say, I am here. I am Isa," said Isa
The integrated digitally-led campaign includes online video, social media, influencers, and public relations. The brand once again worked with GLAAD, which accelerates the acceptance and inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people by sharing stories and accessing all forms of media to uplift members of the community.
"The team chose to launch this film on International Day of Trans Visibility – to inspire every young transgender person. Anything is possible; happiness and acceptance is something everyone deserves," said Javier Bonilla, Executive Creative Director at Grey.
Please see statistics on the challenges transgender people face:
- Since Statista started collecting data, 2021 is the year with the highest number of deaths of transgender and gender-diverse people, with 375 murders recorded between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021. Most of the murders took place in Brazil (125), Mexico (65), Honduras (53), and the United States (53).
- According to the data reported by Sin Violencia LGBTI, between the years 2014 and 2020, 1403 people from the LGBTI community were murdered for reasons related to prejudice against their sexual orientation or gender identity.
- 94% of the transgender population In Brazil reports suffering some form of violence motivated by discrimination due to their gender identity
- 175 transgender people were murdered in Brazil in 2020, 41% more than in 2019 (the country leads the ranking of murders of trans people in the world)
Source
1. Roa, M. M. (2021, November 18). Infografía: Los países con más asesinatos de personas trans. Statista Infografías. Retrieved March 30, 2022, from
https://es.statista.com/grafico/23552/personas-trans-y-genero-diversas-asesinadas-yhttps://es.statista.com/grafico/23552/personas-trans-y-genero-diversas-asesinadas-y-paises-con-mas-victimas/paises-con-mas-victimas/
2.3.4 Sin Violencia LGBTI. "Des-Cifrando La Violencia En Tiempos De Cuarentena." Sin Violencia LGBT, June 2021, https://sinviolencia.lgbt/des-cifrando-la-violencia-entiempos-de-cuarentena/.
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Grey, the global communications network, is part of AKQA Group. Its parent company is WPP (NYSE: WPP). Under the banner of "Grey Famously Effective" the agency serves a blue-chip roster of many of the world's best-known companies: Procter & Gamble, Google, Volvo, Amazon, GlaxoSmithKline, Kellogg's, Netflix, the NBA, Pfizer, YouTube, Canon, Nestlé and Applebee's. In recent years, Grey has been named ADWEEK'S "Global Agency of the Year" twice; ADVERTISING AGE's "Agency of the Year" and CAMPAIGN magazine's "Global Network of the Year" in recognition of its creative and business performance (www.grey.com).
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Operation Lone Star
Austin American-Statesman
It’s been a year since Gov. Greg Abbott announced Operation Lone Star, his heavily hyped, multibillion-dollar mission to stop drugs and undocumented immigrants from crossing the Mexican border into Texas. Abbott insisted the mission was necessary because the Biden administration wasn’t doing its job on the border.
Is it working? Texas lawmakers and journalists are asking that and other serious questions. Abbott’s answers don’t inspire confidence.
A troubling Texas Tribune/Pro Publica investigation showed Abbott’s administration withholding or distorting facts about his border crackdown and unable to back up boasts about its success. The report found Operation Lone Star’s arrest numbers suspect, with the state taking credit for apprehensions made by local police before the program began. The Department of Public Safety had also counted arrests hundreds of miles from the border in areas not included in the operation’s mission.
Texas lawmakers throw staggering amounts of taxpayer money at border security. Texans should demand transparency and accurate data with which to determine if Abbott’s border initiative is working.
In June, the governor shifted Operation Lone Star’s focus from the Rio Grande Valley, where political support was spotty, to a vast expanse of rural private ranches around Val Verde County, an hour’s drive or more from the border. Now, it appears wealthy private ranchers are a chief beneficiary of the governor’s taxpayer-funded border policing expedition. National Guard members assigned to these patrols report having spent a lot of time standing around, rarely spotting illegal border crossings.
Against this backdrop, the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas Military Department have stonewalled two dozen public records requests from media outlets trying to take stock of Operation Lone Star’s accomplishments.
This isn’t how accountable government is supposed to work. This is how an opportunistic politician panders for votes while spending billions in tax dollars and misleading the public about the return on investment. The lack of transparency and political posturing should trouble all Texans, as Abbott’s border operations will cost taxpayers $3 billion through 2023.
At a rally just before the March 1 primary election, the governor’s reelection campaign used the border mission in a crass attempt to capitalize on the deadly fentanyl epidemic. The campaign passed out empty pill bottles with labels that tried to blame Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke with fentanyl deaths that occurred on Abbott’s watch.
“Beto Biden open border,” the labels read, noting that 1,334 Texans died from fentanyl overdoses in 2021. The pill bottles credited Operation Lone Star with seizing 887 pounds of fentanyl in Texas. But only 160 of those pounds were seized in regions assigned to the task force, the Tribune-ProPublica investigation revealed.
Inaccurate or misleading data used to advance Abbott’s political agenda has real-life consequences. National Guard members deployed to the border as part of Operation Lone Star have had their lives disrupted, reportedly forced to live and work in deplorable conditions, without a clear mission and adequate supplies, and with their paychecks habitually delayed. In late December, the Army Times reported that four National Guardsmen deployed in the operation shot and killed themselves during a two-month span in late 2021. The Texas Military Department denied allegations about poor working conditions.
When the number of National Guard members at the border ticked up to a whopping 10,000 in January, Abbott and leading Republican lawmakers shifted almost half a billion dollars from the DPS, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to cover it, the Tribune-ProPublica investigation found.
Border security and immigration are shaping up as a major issue in the 2022 race for governor between Abbott and O’Rourke. A University of Texas/Texas Politics poll last month showed these issues top Texans’ list of policy concerns. We share the concern, and a legitimate debate is warranted.
At a January Senate hearing on the operation, Sen. Bob Hall, a Rockwall Republican, tried to engage that debate.
“How do we know whether the amount of money was appropriate for what was needed?” Hall asked, according to the Tribune-ProPublica report. “And how do we know when we’ve accomplished what we set out to do, so that we can figure out what to do next, other than just appropriate more money and then wonder what to do next?”
Great questions — and ones the governor and his top law enforcement officials should answer immediately. Texas taxpayers and the men and women charged with carrying out this mission deserve no less.
Children with disabilities
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
If you have kids or relatives with kids, you know that all kids act out or misbehave — including children who have special needs or disabilities.
Unfortunately, often these same kids who struggle in school also have challenges that can affect their behavior. At their wits’ end, school administrators push children who actually need more niche instruction, therapy, and an extra dose of grace, toward disciplinary proceedings and even juvenile detention centers, where they get worse.
Since 2017, Fort Worth-area schools have referred a total of 3,443 students to the Tarrant County Juvenile Detention Center — these kids were either charged or arrested for a school-related incident. Yet Bennie Medlin, director of Juvenile Services in Tarrant County, believes approximately half of the children held at the Tarrant County Juvenile Detention Center have some form of mental health or developmental diagnosis — including, but not limited to, dyslexia, autism, and more.
Data backs Medlin up. This phenomenon known as the special education “school-to-prison pipeline” means that students with disabilities make up just 12% of high school students nationwide, but represent 75% of students restrained.
In 2018-19, the number of students who received special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was 7.1 million or 14% of all public school students. Students who qualify under IDEA are usually given an Individualized Education Program or Plan, known as an IEP.
The percentage of kids in juvenile corrections who have disabilities is at least three times greater than the percentage of kids in public schools with them. By the time they get to a juvenile detention center, only 37% will get the support they need via IDEA.
We need to do better for our kids who are struggling. All students must be safe in school and have the same opportunities to learn.
Parents who have children with disabilities must hold schools accountable and demand transparency. If school districts are slow to test children for an IEP and parents think their child needs one, they must pressure them to speed up. Teachers and parents need to work together to determine if their child is eligible for IDEA and then work towards an IEP. This is key.
According to Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, “If there are behavioral challenges, these could be signs that the school did not create and/or implement the IEP correctly. If a child with an IEP has a disciplinary removal from the class (suspension, expulsion or the contacting of law enforcement) and that behavior is a manifestation of the student’s disability, then the IEP needs to be revised to include behavior analysis and a subsequent behavior plan.”
Many children with disabilities escalate in “bad” behavior over small things that happen because their IEP was not followed to the letter. Parents and school administrators must stress the importance of following this.
To that end, if school administrators see there are not enough teachers and resources available in their schools to adequately address the needs of children with disabilities, the school board should cut funds in programs that are inefficient or unnecessary and reallocate funds to these programs. They should, bolster IEP teacher’s training and ensure they are aware of the importance of following the IEP and how to de-escalate small problems before they grow.
One of the reasons so many children with disabilities seem to be sent to juvenile detention centers is that they are charged over small grievances and their discipline is disproportionate to their crime. Trying to break a pencil in half is not a reason any student should go to a juvenile correction center. School boards must reevaluate their list of grievances and related punitive measures to ensure the crime and punishment correlate.
Schools also must change their accountability measures: Whether a student with a disability receives an education or a jail sentence appears to often come down to one teacher’s perception of incidents. The kind of assault that lands someone in a hospital is applied to a child who hit a teacher who was goading her on. One-size-fits-all labels and indictments meant for adults should not work for most children who are acting out due to a disability.
Finally, parents should not hesitate to seek funding in the form of grants or scholarships to either send their child to a school just for children with disabilities, or for additional after-school therapy that may help the child during the school day. In Texas, there may be charter schools that can utilize private grants and financial aid designated just for this use.
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Title IX has been a passionate subject for Candace Parker ever since she learned of its impact while doing a paper on it in the eighth grade.
So, it is no surprise her first documentary as an executive producer is about the landmark legislation. On Saturday, “Title IX: 37 Words That Changed America,” will open coverage of the men’s Final Four on TBS at 1 p.m. EDT.
“I sit here because of Title IX. Although we have so many wins, we have so much further to go. That’s why we went with having the Title IX story told through my eyes so that you can see if Title IX didn’t exist, I wouldn’t exist,” Parker said.
Parker considers herself a first-generation benefactor of Title IX, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. It states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”
Parker’s mother, Sara, attended Iowa before Title IX became law. Candace’s 12-year old daughter, Lailaa Nicole Williams, will have more opportunities.
“It means a lot to be able to have my mom and my daughter be a part of this,” Parker said. “I have inspiration from my mom and her story. And then as well for my daughter, I want to continue to open up doors, and I don’t want her to see limitations.”
The documentary also comes as inequities between the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are coming under intense scrutiny.
“Something as simple as March Madness, right? Like, now women can use that. That’s unbelievable. It’s 2022,” Parker said. “But things are changing. But it still doesn’t take away that we still have so much farther to go. I think that’s the whole point of doing this documentary is if you invest, it’s not a charity, it’s an investment. And it’s an honest investment of trying to make it work. And I think for so long, we just existed; women’s sports existed as something that had to be there. And now we look at it as an investment, and then I think we can start moving things forward.”
Parker won a pair of NCAA championships at Tennessee while being coached by one of the pioneers of Title IX, the late Pat Summitt. Parker has parlayed that experience into a successful career as a two-time WNBA champion and MVP and two gold medals in the Olympics.
Parker is also an accomplished analyst for Turner Sports on its NBA and NCAA Tournament coverage since 2018. During discussions about a contract extension at Turner, Parker and her representatives first pitched the idea of a documentary. It got the green light for production last November.
The documentary includes interviews with Billie Jean King, Peyton Manning, Lisa Leslie, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
“There’s a number of influential voices that I think I have to pinch myself to realize that they’re a part of it,” Parker said. “To have Billie Jean King, like the 10-year-old girl that did a biography project on her, I just think it’s just so special.
“Title IX doesn’t just impact women. To watch Peyton Manning talk about how Pat really influenced his life, as a competitor and just as an individual. To see somebody that is an icon to say that I think speaks to how valuable women in leadership positions are.”
Having the documentary tip-off Turner’s Final Four coverage on Saturday should give it a broader audience. “The Arena” will air following the documentary and focus on the impact of Title IX on sports and society.
This is also the first project for Parker’s production company — Baby Hair Productions — and was also produced with Scout Productions.
“Having a diverse audience, that’s not just the women and girls, we want everyone to see how impactful and powerful women are in society,” Parker said. “To have this be something that we talk about, especially after with ‘The Arena’ show, I think it speaks to just how important it is.”
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More AP coverage of March Madness: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
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The State Department will offer Americans seeking a passport to use an "X" gender marker that is defined as "unspecified or another gender identity," Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Thursday.
The State Department announced last June that passport applications would be allowed to select their gender as "M" or "F" without having to provide medical certification if that gender did not match their other documentation, which was the previous policy.
"Starting on April 11, U.S. citizens will be able to select an X as their gender marker on their U.S. passport application, and the option will become available for other forms of documentation next year," Blinken said in a statement.
He added that the department has "solicited public feedback" on the policy, as well as consulting other countries that have already implemented it and working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics on research.
"After thoughtful consideration of the research conducted and feedback from community members, we concluded that the definition of the X gender marker on State Department public forms will be 'Unspecified or another gender identity.' This definition is respectful of individuals' privacy while advancing inclusion."
Politico notes that the Department of Homeland Security announced earlier this week that the Transportation Security Administration will use "enhanced screening technology" to replace "the current, gender-based system" used in body scanners.
The White House said that these upgrades "will improve the customer experience of transgender travelers who have previously been required to undergo additional screening due to alarms in sensitive areas."
It also said that the TSA is "working closely with air carriers across the nation to promote the use and acceptance of the 'X' gender marker," and has "updated its standard operating procedures to remove gender considerations when validating a traveler's identification at airport security checkpoints."
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On Monday, President Joe Biden unveiled his proposal for the next federal budget.
Though Congress has the final say in the annual budget, presidents create a proposal highlighting their fiscal priorities. Then, the president typically spends time advocating for their plan to the public, arguing for those priorities.
While promoting his latest proposal, Biden tweeted, “This year, my administration is on track to cut the deficit by more than $1.3 trillion… that would be the largest one-year reduction in the deficit in U.S. history.”
THE QUESTION
Would a $1.3 trillion reduction in the deficit be the largest single-year reduction ever?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
Yes, if the deficit shrinks by $1.3 trillion this year, that will be the largest single-year reduction in history.
WHAT WE FOUND
Both the Federal Reserve and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) track how much money the federal government takes in each year, and how much it spends. The Fed has records dating back to 1901, and the CBO dating to 1962.
If the government makes more than it spends, there’s a budget surplus. Since 1962, there have only been five years with a surplus, and none since 2001.
More commonly, the government spends more than it takes in. That’s a deficit, and it results in the U.S. borrowing money to make up the difference, which in turn adds to the federal debt.
According to the Fed and the CBO, the year in which the deficit shrank the most was 2013. In 2012, the budget was nearly $1.08 trillion in the hole, and in 2013, it was just under $679.8 billion. The deficit decreased by roughly $396.8 billion, more than in any other year in history.
If the deficit drops by $1.3 trillion in 2022 like Biden projected, it would indeed be the largest deficit reduction in American history, by a big margin.
The Fed and CBO track numbers on a fiscal-year basis, with the fiscal year ending on Sept. 30. So we won’t really know if Biden’s projections for 2022 are accurate until at least October.
But budget experts VERIFY spoke with agreed it’s likely the deficit reduction could wind up being more than a trillion dollars. However, they said that drop is mostly due to COVID-related spending programs expiring.
“It's not really due to any particularly aggressive policy action to, say, raise more revenue than we would have otherwise, or spend less. It's mostly just a factor of temporary things,” said Alex Muresianu, a federal policy analyst for the Tax Foundation.
“We had deficits that were over $3 trillion [in 2020], and one that was $2.8 trillion [in 2021]. That was as a result of a huge recession, and trillions of dollars that we were spending to fight COVID. So we will be dropping for sure. The deficit will be closer to a trillion dollars this year,” said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a non-profit group. “But that doesn't come from policies to reduce the deficit.”
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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), SITOG Farm, Mrs. Grace Ajayi, has attributed on-going poor power supply and inflation in the country as reasons she stopped her livestock business. Ajayi, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Lagos, stated that doing business in Nigeria had become tougher and difficult in all ramifications. According to her, two factors affected businesses currently in Nigeria – one is epileptic power supply and the second is inflation rate. These two challenges are now impediments to growing businesses in Nigeria. She said: “For instance, the last cow I bought was sold for N450,000. When you kill and sell to people, they will complain it’s too small. This is not ideal at all.” Ajayi maintained that she lost N100,000 from January to March consecutively on the business, saying she should keep her money than waste it on livestock business that is no longer profitable. “It is better I keep my money than lose it to an unprofitable business. I lost N300.000 in three months. This is not ideal at all as a farmer and busines woman,” she said. When asked what contributed to the inflation or scarcity of livestock, she said: “I can’t say specifically. It might be that they are no more bringing it from the North to Lagos or the incessant insecurity in the northern part of the country.”
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The Department for Enterprise has made the decision not to organise the return of the funfair this year and to create more space in central Douglas for residents and visitors, enabling more potential custom for local businesses.
The Department can however confirm the return of other spectator attractions to Douglas during the two week event including the Red Arrows Display, who will perform over Douglas Bay on Tuesday 7th June as well as the Firework Display that will take place on the final day of racing, Friday 10th June.
Dr Alex Allinson MHK, Department for Enterprise, commented: ‘This news may be disappointing for some, however the decision not to run the funfair this year has been made with local people and the economy in mind. Our community, businesses and hospitality sector have been deeply affected by the pandemic, so it’s important that we take this opportunity to support all the local events and activities during the Island’s biggest event of the year.’ | https://www.energyfm.net/cms/news_story_716060.html | 2022-04-01T00:42:53Z |
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NASDAQ:DOGZ traded up $0.31 on Thursday, reaching $6.01. 2,045,530 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,165,813. The business has a fifty day moving average of $3.87 and a 200-day moving average of $4.14. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. Dogness has a 52-week low of $1.30 and a 52-week high of $8.98.
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I opened my daily paper earlier this month to read all the grief about Edgemere. I knew people years ago who lived there, and were so happy there. But that was MANY years ago, and those people later left not just that community, but their earthly lives as well. I’m not sure that this is quite the right thing to say, but — maybe since they passed away before any of this current revelation of such difficulties, it was a kindness to them…
That couple, husband and wife, were much older than I was then — probably just about the age I am now — but too soon for either Legacy, which hadn’t even been opened yet. I am in wonderment that these two outstanding places, both such fine facilities, were built BY our Jewish community here in the Dallas area, but not just FOR our Jewish community. Both of them house residents who are not Jewish, but who partake heartily of our customs, holidays, ceremonies. And theirs are not neglected, either! We who are Jewish relish taking part in their welcome celebrations as well.
The Legacy Willow Bend and The Legacy Midtown Park stand as tributes to the open minds that years ago conceived this interfaith model of joint cooperation and enjoyment, and set them in motion so we who live in them today can breathe in the relaxed, uplifting spirit that always hangs in the air surrounding us.
Perhaps you read among the Dallas Morning News’ “Letters to the Editor” a recent one from someone who also lives here at The Legacy Midtown Park, where I am fortunate to reside. She, a non-Jew, wrote in public praise of “My Jewish Friends”! Interfaith experiences here have been as warmly welcomed as the chicken soup with matzo balls that are on every Friday evening’s dinner menu.
Not every Jewish resident here requires a certified kosher menu, but those who wish it receive what they must have for personal comfort at every meal, guaranteed by our full-time kashrut supervisor. And no “forbidden” foods are ever on the ever-changing menus; turkey “bacon” seems quite satisfactory. Also: every Friday evening, just before dinner, Shabbat is welcomed with a public candlelighting and recitation of the blessing, followed by sips of sacramental wine — a custom that is always resident-led but open for all to participate in, regardless of religion, or none.
A bit more about that couple who lived so long ago in Edgemere: They invited me in to see their apartment, and I especially admired their beautiful kitchen. But when I commented that “Mrs. Resident” must really be enjoying it, she shrugged and said — with what struck me as more than a tiny bit of embarrassment — “I haven’t cooked one thing since we’ve been here. The food is just so good…” And now, all these years later, I can echo her: A lovely compact kitchen graces one end of my long, large fifth-floor apartment, but I haven’t used it yet — except to rewarm the leftovers I’ve often brought upstairs from a super-satisfying meal in the main dining room on the first floor, or a smaller, more casual one in the friendly pub, where coffee and cookies are readily available all day in addition to scheduled breakfasts, lunches and more informal dinners…
Well — believe it or not — after you’ve read all this: I do assure you I am not on the sales staff or a writer paid to “advertise” our Legacies (both of them) in any way. But I am enthusiastic enough about my new home to advise other seniors who are ready to move from long-time houses (or a condo, as I did) to a fully-equipped apartment that offers weekly housekeeping in addition to so much else. So be sure to check out a Legacy when you’re starting your own search for a retirement home. Knowing who planned it, who runs it, who believes in it, you can be sure it will make you comfortable for the rest of your own lifetime — no matter how long that may be!
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey refused to say Thursday if transgender people actually exist, twice dodging direct questions on the subject just a day after he signed legislation limiting transgender rights.
The Republican worked instead to defend his signatures on bills that bar transgender girls and women from playing on girls high school and women’s college sports teams and barring gender affirming surgery for anyone under age 18.
When specifically asked if he believed that there “are really transgender people,” the governor paused for several seconds before answering.
“I’m going to ask you to read the legislation and to see that the legislation that we passed was in the spirit of fairness to protect girls sports in competitive situations,” Ducey said, referring to the new law that targets transgender girls who want to play on girls sports teams. “That’s what the legislation is intended to do, and that’s what it does.”
Asked again if he believed there are “actual transgender people,” he again answered slowly and carefully.
“I … am going to respect everyone, and I’m going to respect everyone’s rights. And I’m going to protect female sports. And that’s what the legislation does,” Ducey said.
Ducey’s response was “appalling,” according to the Arizona director of the Human Rights Campaign, a national civil rights group that advocates for equality for LGBTQ people. The organization worked to ensure families and transgender young people came to the Capitol to testify against the bills as the Republican-led House and Senate considered them this session.
“It’s quite shocking that he can’t even address trans people or even say that he thinks they exist,” Bridget Sharpe said.
Wednesday’s signing of the two transgender bills and a third that bars abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and is currently unconstitutional put Ducey right in the middle of two top issues national Republicans are highlighting in the runup to November’s midterm elections.
Ducey also signed election legislation that minority Democrats said amounted to voter suppression by requiring longtime Arizonans to be thrown off the voter rolls if they did not prove their citizenship and residence location.
The governor leads the Republican Governors Association, which is charged with helping elect GOP chief executives in U.S. states. He in is the last year of his second term as Arizona governor and term limits bar him from seeking reelection.
The top Democrat in the state House, Rep. Reginald Bolding, called Wednesday “probably one of the darkest days we’ve seen in the history of Arizona.”
“With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Ducey has hurled Arizona backwards to its ugliest past,” Bolding said Wednesday. “And today, he put in jeopardy pregnant people, transgender youth in danger and curtailed voting rights for people of color.”
Social conservative groups and the Arizona Republican Party praised Ducey’s action. The Center for Arizona Policy, whose president shepherded the abortion and women’s sports bills through the Legislature, called it a victory.
“Thank you, Governor Ducey, for taking a bold stand for women athletes, vulnerable children, and the unborn by putting your signature on (the bills) in the face of intense opposition from activists,” Center for Arizona Policy president Cathi Herrod said in a news release she posted on Twitter.
She said the legislation protects the unborn, ensures a level playing field for female athletes and shows that “Arizona will do everything it can to protect vulnerable children struggling with gender confusion” by enacting the surgery ban.
Ducey said the surgery ban protects children from irreversible decisions.
“These are permanent surgeries of reassignment that are irreversible, and those discussions can happen once adulthood is reached,” he said.
The American Civil Liberties Association has vowed to sue over the surgery ban. U.S. Supreme Court precedent currently says women have a constitutional right to abortion until about 24 weeks of pregnancy, although it is considering whether to uphold a 15-week ban enacted in Mississippi and may overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision enshrining a woman’s right to choose.
Arizona joins 13 other states in enacting laws preventing transgender girls and women from playing on girls teams. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a transgender sports ban in his state, saying it would harm transgender girls, but the Legislature overrode the veto. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb also vetoed a sports bill, but lawmakers hope to override his action as well. | https://www.mystateline.com/news/politics/arizona-governor-wont-say-transgender-people-exist/ | 2022-04-01T00:42:53Z |
EF1 Tornado confirmed in Tangipahoa parish on Wednesday
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The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down after 6pm Wednesday evening near Roseland, LA. The tornado made a six-mile track before lifting near Wilmer, LA. Along the path, numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, along with damage to several homes. A mobile home was lifted off its foundation, while another home had a large tree fall through the roof. The tornado was rated an EF1 with winds of 90mph.
Photos above show metal twisted into downed trees and a car wash damaged.
The Roseland tornado was rated an EF1 with max. winds of 90mph. The tornado was on the ground for six miles, uprooting trees and damaging several homes. #LAwx pic.twitter.com/Orhd0YrM5r
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