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A jury has found a Hopkins man guilty on 17 counts related to a conspiracy to sell illegal drugs online that resulted in the overdose deaths of 11 people, including a University of Minnesota professor, in 2016.
Over the past week and a half, prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's Office have described to a jury how 31-year-old Aaron Broussard started a business from his studio apartment buying chemicals from a lab in China and selling them disguised as plant food. In 2016, at least 16 people overdosed on a mixture containing 99% pure fentanyl, believing they were taking a knock-off of Adderall called F-4A, leading to their deaths or serious injuries.
"Aaron Broussard was a black-market drug dealer," said Andrew Luger, Minnesota's newly sworn-in U.S. Attorney. "Concerned only with his profits, Broussard sold illegal, dangerous drugs over the internet. The defendant's deadly fentanyl killed eleven young, healthy, and vibrant victims, and caused serious bodily harm to at least four others. Even after Broussard found out his customers were overdosing, he callously continued to ship out deadly drugs."
The jury deliberated for less than one full day before convicting Broussard on all charges, including conspiracy and multiple counts of distribution of fentanyl resulting in bodily injury or death.
"The evidence is overwhelming," Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Hollenhorst told the jury during closing arguments in St. Paul's federal courthouse Wednesday. The prosecutor showed the jury photographs of the victims, which included Jason Beddow, a 41-year-old agricultural economist found dead in his office at the University of Minnesota on April 14, 2016.
Broussard's attorney, Aaron Morrison, said his client believed he'd found a legal loophole to sell drugs online under the guise of plant food. Morrison argued that the prosecution had not proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Broussard's drugs were what killed the victims, suggesting they could have taken other chemicals or fentanyl bought elsewhere.
In March 2016, Broussard bought 100 grams of 4-FA from the Chinese lab called Topkey Pharmaceutical Chemicals. Morrison said Broussard did not know the shipment contained fentanyl, which is lethal in a much smaller dose than an amphetamine.
Morrison denied that Broussard operated in a conspiracy, comparing Topkey's role to that of the U.S. Postal Service, which shipped the packages of the drugs in black Mylar bags emblazoned with the company's logo.
Morrison did not respond to a request for comment after the verdict.
Prosecutors said Broussard continued to ignore warnings from the lab to test the drug mixture and ignored concerns from customers who questioned whether he'd sent out a bad batch, including one who contacted him after spending three days in a hospital intensive care unit. Broussard still shipped the drugs to more of his customers online, and many were found dead near his signature Mylar bags featuring the emblem for his business, Plant Food USA.
In court Wednesday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Melinda Williams called Morrison's arguments "rank speculation" disengaged from "common sense."
"You know exactly what happened here," she told the jury.
Williams said a cache of text messages and e-mails show Broussard knew he was dealing drugs — not plant food — and that customers not reading "the fine print" is not a logical defense.
"News flash: Ficuses don't take Adderall," she quipped.
Multiple customers contacted Broussard with concerns about the 2016 batch, including one who asked if the shipment contained opiates, noting unusual symptoms inconsistent with the stimulant she thought she'd purchased.
"He knew that these drugs were dangerous, and he didn't test them," Hollenhorst said.
In a statement after the verdict, Justin C. King, special agent in charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration's Omaha Division, said the nation has suffered an unprecedented rise in overdose deaths attributed to drugs like fentanyl in the time since Broussard's arrest in 2016.
"Broussard worked under the belief he was an anonymous individual selling dangerous narcotics, such as the deadly fentanyl uncovered in this investigation, which resulted in the deaths of almost a dozen citizens," said Ruth Mendonça, inspector in charge for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service in Denver. "U.S. Postal Inspectors are committed to continuing our work to dismantle drug trafficking operations to keep USPS customers and employees safe from greedy drug traffickers who favor profit over human lives." | https://www.startribune.com/hopkins-man-guilty-conspiracy-sell-drugs-online-that-resulted-in-11-fatal-overdoses-u-of-m-professor/600161165/ | 2022-04-01T00:47:08Z |
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s hiring boom of the past year has narrowed racial disparities in unemployment. Yet the Federal Reserve’s ongoing interest rate hikes — shaping up to be the steepest in 15 years — threaten to reverse that progress.
The Fed’s rate hikes will mean higher borrowing rates that could hobble the job market and undercut a goal the Fed unveiled two years ago: To keep rates ultra-low for as long as possible, to help less advantaged workers, who often don’t benefit much from job growth until late in an economic expansion.
Now, though, facing the worst inflation in four decades, the Fed has begun tightening credit and is expected to keep raising its benchmark short-term rate multiple times this year and next. Such rapid hikes typically slow borrowing and spending and can raise unemployment and even cause a recession. During such downturns, Black and Hispanic Americans commonly suffer higher jobless rates.
The Fed’s shift away from low rates comes as the African American unemployment rate has reached 6.6%, down sharply from its pandemic high of nearly 17% and a relatively low level historically. Yet it remains twice the 3.3% rate for whites. Hispanic unemployment is 4.4%.
“The reason why this matters in the Black community is because we are literally the last hired, and it’s only when you get to this point in a recovery where black workers really see their gains,” said William Spriggs, chief economist at the AFL-CIO. “When you slow the pace of hiring, then you cut off that path.”
On Friday, the government will issue the March jobs report, which could shine further light on racial disparities. Economists estimate that employers added a healthy 478,000 jobs last month and that the unemployment rate dipped from 3.8% to 3.7%, according to data provider FactSet. That would be near the 3.5% rate just before the pandemic struck, which was the lowest level in a half-century.
In August 2020, the Fed redefined its goal of maximum employment as being “broad-based and inclusive.” For the first time, it would look beyond the overall unemployment rate and also consider jobless rates for Black and Hispanic workers in setting interest rates. Fed officials hoped that by keeping rates down, they could help narrow the nation’s persistent racial unemployment gaps.
The policy represented “a significant shift,” said Stephanie Aaronson, director of economic studies at the Brookings Institution and a former Fed economist. “Prior to that, every Fed chair would have said something along the lines of, a rising tide lifts all boats. Now they were saying, a rising tide lifts all boats — but not to the same level, and not at the same pace.”
For Chair Jerome Powell and other Fed officials, the goal was to keep the economy running “hot” to reduce unemployment as much as possible. The Fed also wanted to raise too-low inflation, which had stayed stubbornly below its 2% annual target for roughly a decade.
In a so-called hot economy, businesses become so desperate for workers that they hire applicants they would otherwise have neglected. They are more likely, for example, to hire and train workers who lack certain skills or even people who have completed prison sentences.
But the pandemic has upended the Fed’s intentions. The combination of supply-chain snarls and robust consumer demand, fueled by government rescue aid and the Fed’s own low rates, fed an unexpectedly large and persistent spike in inflation. The result is that the central bank must raise rates to fight inflation.
Powell and other Fed officials say they hope that by doing so, they will prolong, rather than derail, economic growth and further narrow racial inequities. Among those officials is Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, who said last week that he expected the economy to keep growing even in the face of higher rates.
“And if that is in fact what happens, then it is possible that we can still see the narrowing of these (racial) gaps,” Bostic said.
With inflation chronically high, economists are in overwhelming agreement that the Fed has no choice but to tighten credit — perhaps aggressively — well into 2023.
“When inflation is not a problem, then it’s much easier to say, ‘We’re going to maximize employment and see how far we can take this,’ ” said Valerie Wilson, director of the Economic Policy Institute’s program on race, ethnicity and the economy. “But with inflation in the mix, they’re in a position now where they can’t really ignore that.”
The seeds of the Fed’s shift toward pursuing a more inclusive recovery were sown during the economic expansion that followed the 2008-2009 Great Recession, the longest in U.S. history. The Fed pinned its key rate at nearly zero in December 2008, where it remained for seven years. Over time, its policies helped shrink unemployment to its lowest point in a half-century. Black and Hispanic jobless rates reached record lows.
Black unemployment fell to 5.4% in 2019, the lowest on records dating to 1972. It was just 1.9 percentage points above the white rate of 3.5%, the smallest such gap on record.
Other racial gaps vanished altogether. The proportions of Black and white Americans who were either working or seeking work equaled each other in 2019, for example, after roughly four decades in which Black workers had trailed whites.
In part, that reflected an aging white population with comparatively more retirements. But it also resulted from a steady rise in Black Americans who either found jobs or had begun seeking one.
That progress bolstered a view among economists that the Fed’s rate policies could make a major difference. Research by Aaronsonfound that when the unemployment rate falls especially low, disadvantaged groups disproportionately benefit.
Still, the reality that racial unemployment gaps exist even during hot economies has fueled a perception among economists that there are limits to what the Fed’s low rates — and a strong economy — can achieve. Economists generally believe that federal spending and tax policies have a more significant impact on household finances.
Algernon Austin, who leads the race and economic justice program at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, suggested that while the central bank deserves credit for pursuing an inclusive recovery, “what the Fed does is not going to solve the problem.”
Likewise, Powell said last year that he believed Congress and other institutions would have to pursue policies, in education and other areas, to fully eliminate racial inequalities in jobs and incomes.
“We would all love to see no such gap,” he said. “I think eliminating inequality and racial discrimination … is really something that fiscal policy and other policies — frankly, education policies and that kind of thing — are better at focusing on.”
For now, Black Americans face higher unemployment than whites at every level of education, according to data compiled by the Economic Policy Institute. In 2019, Black workers with a four-year college degree had a higher jobless rate than whites with only some higher education did.
Spriggs suggested that stricter enforcement of civil rights laws to fight discrimination in hiring could help narrow the racial disparities. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s budget has stagnated for years, Spriggs noted, even while it has taken on additional tasks, including the enforcement of age bias laws.
Better enforcement by the EEOC might, for example, help address the fact that Black unemployment has remained roughly double the white rate for decades. At a conference last week held by the Brookings Institution, William Darity, an economist at Duke University, called that ratio “a powerful index of discrimination.”
Darity has called for a federal jobs guarantee that would give the unemployed the option of a public sector job. With that policy as a “cushion,” Darrity said, “the Fed could tackle inflation without fear of extreme adverse social consequences.”
In a speech last February, Powell acknowledged the limits of the Fed’s powers.
“Over the course of a long expansion, these persistent disparities can decline significantly,” he said. “But without policies to address their underlying causes, they may increase again when the economy ultimately turns down.” | https://www.fox44news.com/news/national-world-news/feds-rate-hikes-threaten-its-goal-of-narrowing-racial-gaps/ | 2022-04-01T00:47:08Z |
Barr & Trump's soiled reputations
By PeraclesPlease on Mon, 03/07/2022 - 1:48am |Elie Honing leads with Barr's embarrassing, corrupt and revealing texts:
https://cafe.com/elies-note/note-from-elie-bill-barrs-revisionist-bs/
And then there's Barr's dishonest book promotion tour:
Trump immediately declares Barr stupid, which is one way he always gives his accomplices more cred - by criticizing them the must be honest. But no, both Barr and Trump are lying, self-serving shits. As is Bolton, but at least he served more of a purpose. Wait for Pompeo to get going. Who else?
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Lincoln Project people still trying to do their part, I see:
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 1:19pm
The Bulwark's stance on the two laid out clear as a bell:
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 2:38pm
^ got to admit , can't get it out of my mind that if a black guy or an Antifa radical was arrested like that, being told to strip to his undies, we'd never hear the end of the humiliating racist bastard cops thing. (Though I will acknowledge that his tribe is probably bitching a blue streak on the internet somewhere about it, after all they are big players in victim olympics and "ACAB" too.)
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 6:53pm
this article on the first Jan. 6 trial makes clear how much work and time it takes to collect evidence and defend challenged charges if the defense lawyers are good ones
and that's for someone who was actually on the Capitol grounds. Throw in a pandemic delaying things.
You can't "lock em up" based on accusations in the media or by opposing politicians, that's not the way our system works. If people have the money to pay lawyers and the stamina to have charges hanging over their head while they are challenged, they might just be able to do that to the end of their lives. (Those without the money and/or stamina take the plea deal.)
Yeah, reputation is the thing that is the punishment in the meantime, justly or not. (Hence the common line once an accused is exonerated "where does xxx go to get their reputation back?")
Just sayin'
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/09/2022 - 10:53am
so Merrick Garland finally addresses those NCD-types:
I guess it all depends what your definition of "urgent" is. There's legal system "urgent", and then there's lynch-em-now we-all-know-they're-enemies-and-criminals "urgent", with which it's likely you lose the case....
by artappraiser on Thu, 03/10/2022 - 11:57am
now here's where I as a taxpayer would support some defunding of "police"
by artappraiser on Sat, 03/12/2022 - 12:29pm
It's all Pence's fault. (Perhaps wishing what he calls "the people" would have actually been successful at hanging him?)
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/16/2022 - 7:10pm
she clearly thinks they will not select him as candidate, just using him as a cash cow -
Maggie Haberman also retweeted -
by artappraiser on Mon, 03/21/2022 - 10:01pm
John Dean says (found retweeted by that evil supporter of law and order and policing, Peter Moskos)
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/23/2022 - 7:51pm | http://www.dagblog.com/comment/315817 | 2022-04-01T00:47:08Z |
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TimkenSteel (TMST) closed at $21.88 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.5% move from the prior day. This move was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.57%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 1.56%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.09%.
Coming into today, shares of the maker of steel large bars and seamless mechanical tubing had gained 15.13% in the past month. In that same time, the Basic Materials sector gained 9.98%, while the S&P 500 gained 5.37%.
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Burger King’s ads show big meats but consumers get wimpy Whoppers, lawsuit says
How many times have you unwrapped a fast-food burger and noticed that it bears little resemblance to what’s shown in advertisements?
Consumers suing Miami-based Burger King Corporation share your frustration.
The suit claims that meats shown in Burger King’s advertisements and menu illustrations are deceptively larger that what consumers actually get.
When unwrapped, Whoppers are actually wimpy and Big Kings aren’t so regal, it says.
“Burger King materially overstates the size of nearly every menu item in its current advertisements,” claims the lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Miami.
The suit seeks damages on behalf of the four plaintiffs and millions of others who it says suffered financial damages when they were deceived by Burger King’s photos into purchasing its comparatively diminutive sandwiches. They also want Burger King to replace the photos with ones showing the products’ actual sizes.
“Burger King advertises its burgers as large burgers compared to competitors and containing oversized meat patties and ingredients that overflow over the bun to make it appear that the burgers are approximately 35% larger in size and contain more than double the meat than the actual burger,” the suit claims.
The consumers said they would not have ordered their Burger King sandwiches if the photos showed the actual size of the products. What they received “is much lower in value than what was promised,” the suit says.
Burger King Corporation declined to comment on the claims, saying through a spokesperson that it “does not comment on pending or potential litigations.”
Nearly all of the Miami-based burger chain’s products are exaggerated in menu illustrations and ads, the suit claims. Those products include all Whopper-branded sandwiches, such as the meatless Impossible Whopper, the Triple Whopper with Cheese, all of the Croissan’wich breakfast sandwiches, the standard hamburger and cheeseburger, and the recently launched Whopper Melts.
A side-by-side comparison shows the chain’s photo of its Big King with two cheese-topped patties extending wider than their bun, piled high with lettuce, onion and pickles. Next to it is the actual Big King, with the meat smaller than the bun and two slices of lettuce poking from the side.
Similar comparisons show beef patties that are much larger in promotional photos of Burger King’s Whopper and newly introduced Whopper Melt than what consumers actually received.
The lawsuit includes complaints posted online by food reviewers and regular consumers. “Yo @BurgerKing,” one Twitter user posted, “why did I just get the #BigKing and this thing looks like the Small Prince? What’s up with that?”
Prior to September 2017, photos of Burger King’s sandwiches “more fairly advertised the size of the Whopper on its website and store menus,” the suit states. But in more recent years, “the burger increased in size by approximately 35% and the amount of beef increased by more than 100%,” it says, adding that the size and amount of ingredients of the actual Whopper has not increased over that time.
Burger King has previously come under fire for overstating its burger sizes, the lawsuit says. About 12 years ago, the United Kingdom’s advertising regulator ordered the company to stop advertising “overstated burgers” after finding that the thickness and height of its burgers were “considerably less” than advertised.
Four plaintiffs are named in the suit, which seeks class action status. One is a full-time Florida resident, two are residents of New York state, and another consumer splits time between the two states.
They are represented by Anthony J. Russo of the Delray Beach-based Russo Firm and New York City-based attorney James C. Kelly.
While undoubtedly relatable to consumers, class-action lawsuits against fast-food giants often fail.
In 2020, a Fort Lauderdale-based district judge dismissed a suit complaining that the chain’s meatless Impossible Burger was deceptively promoted as vegan but cooked on the same surface as beef patties. The judge found that the chain never claimed the burgers were vegan, and that the plaintiffs failed to ask about the cooking method before ordering.
In 2018, a federal judge in Miami struck down a lawsuit against McDonald’s that claimed it was cheating customers by failing to discount prices of Quarter Pounders ordered without cheese. The judge found that the plaintiffs failed to establish that they were entitled to relief for their “unwanted cheese vexation.”
Ron Hurtibise covers business and consumer issues for the South Florida Sun Sentinel. He can be reached by phone at 954-356-4071, on Twitter @ronhurtibise or by email at [email protected].
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Hurricanes’ offensive line ‘starting to dominate’ halfway through spring practice
Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal is a former Miami offensive lineman, so it is not surprising when he spends a lot of his time working with the players in the trenches.
“If you’re an offensive lineman and you come here, I’m just telling you the head coach is with you most of practice,” rising sixth-year offensive lineman Justice Oluwaseun said. “I’ve never seen it. I’ve never had a head coach who is literally doing individual drills, and he’s literally teaching me the technique I’m supposed to do. And it just shows you what type of coach he is.”
Assistant head coach Alex Mirabal is also the offensive line coach. The combination of the two experienced former linemen has the offensive line improving steadily as spring practice progresses.
“It’s nice having this many coaches out there and being able to get that individual coaching and development that you need, especially for the younger guys,” center Jakai Clark said. “I feel like in past years we didn’t really have that, and this year it’s just been a big improvement.”
Players have pointed to Cristobal’s and Mirabal’s teaching abilities as a major plus through the first eight spring practices.
“[Mirabal] does a good job of teaching,” Clark said. “To me, that’s the biggest difference is he’s a natural teacher. He takes the time to make sure that you understand concepts. His big emphasis is taking what you learn in the meeting room and taking it onto the field. To me, that’s made the entire group better.”
Miami does not have its full assortment of offensive linemen ready for spring ball, as rising fifth-year junior John Campbell Jr. and rising third-year sophomore Jalen Rivers are limited during practice due to injuries. Fourth-year junior tackle Zion Nelson has anchored the group, and Clark has been entrenched at center.
“I think Jakai Clark could be one of the upper-echelon centers in the ACC,” Mirabal said. “That’s my opinion on it. I think it’s my job to keep helping him get better, and he’s done a tremendous job. … He’s starting to display the leadership that you need when you have your hand on the football.”
Oluwaseun, fifth-year junior Ousman Traore, fifth-year senior DJ Scaife Jr., third-year sophomore Logan Sagapolu and redshirt freshman Laurance Seymore have been among those who have gotten into the rotation at different spots on the line, as well.
“I think that’s the strength of the whole O-line,” Oluwaseun said. “I feel like any O-lineman that we have can play anywhere. We’ve got a bunch of people who’s playing center who plays tackle, we’ve got guys who play guard who play tackle. That’s just how coach Mirabal is. He’s trying to make us get right everywhere, and I feel like just as a group that’s why I really like the group is how versatile we are.”
Clark said Sagapolu, a newcomer to the Hurricanes who transferred from Oregon, brings a lot of energy to the offensive line.
“Strength, power, explosiveness, everything,” Clark said. “Logan is a real dog. He’s obviously a very strong guy, good with his feet, good with his hands. He brings kind of like an energy piece to us, too. … If we have a big play, Logan’s the first guy to start hyping everybody up, put his hands up and start celebrating, so he brings a big energy piece.”
Now that UM is about halfway through spring practice, Oluwaseun said he’s getting excited thinking about the coming season and how the line will perform this year.
“We’re starting to jell and we’re starting to dominate, as an offense should,” Oluwaseun said, “and I’m real excited for that.”
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Former Heat guard Tim Hardaway selected for Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022
Tim Hardaway, who helped contribute to the start of the Miami Heat’s ascension to playoff contention along with Alonzo Mourning in the late 1990s, now will join Mourning in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, a party familiar with the process Thursday told the Sun Sentinel.
Hardaway who had fallen short on previous ballots when a finalist, in part because of anti-gay comments made during a radio report that he later expressed contrition for and worked in the community to make amends, will make it consecutive years of a Heat franchise icon being enshrined.
Center Chris Bosh, part of the Heat’s Big Three championship teams with Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, was inducted as a member of the Hall’s 2021 class.
Hall selections are not inducted as a member of any particular franchise, which allows Hardaway to be celebrated for both his Heat success as well as the high-octane success he has with the Golden State Warriors’ Run TMC trio of himself, Chris Mullin and Mitch Richmond. Mullin and Richmond, the former Broward County prep standout, have previously been inducted, Mullin in 2011, Richmond in 2014.
Hardaway’s iconic No. 10 Heat jersey already hangs from the rafters at FTX Arena, now to be amended with the distinction of being a Hall of Famer, as have the Heat retired jerseys of Mourning, Bosh and Shaquille O’Neal. Eventually Wade’s retired Heat number also will be so altered.
Also previously enshrined in Springfield, Massachusetts for careers that included time with the Heat were Heat President Pat Riley, guard Ray Allen, guard Gary Payton, former Heat assistant coach Bob McAdoo and former Heat executive Billy Cunningham.
The next member of the Heat’s Big Three who will be on the ballot is Wade, for the Hall’s Class of 2023, four years after his retirement, with James eventually to follow.
The formal announcement of the Class of 2022 will be made Saturday at the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four, with induction in Springfield in September. Hardaway is in New Orleans for that announcement.
Hardaway was one of several selections who leaked Wednesday. Also reported to have made the list for 2022 induction are former San Antonio guard Manu Ginobili, former WNBA star Swin Cash and former NBA coach George Karl, as well as college basketball coach Bob Huggins, who in 1995 interviewed for the Heat coaching job that instead went to Riley.
It was then, during Riley’s first season with the Heat, that he dealt for Hardaway at the trading deadline and set the foundation for future success alongside Mourning.
Hardaway still holds the Heat franchise record of 806 career 3-pointers and had been the Heat’s all-time assists leader until he career mark was broken by Wade in 2010.
“With us,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said when Hardaway was named a finalist, “he really put the Miami Heat, along with Pat and Alonzo, on the map and changed the culture.”
Hardaway, 55, played 13 NBA seasons, including six with the Heat, with time also with the Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers. He later served under former Heat coach Stan Van Gundy as an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons, a tenure that ended in 2018.
His career included five All-Star selections, one selection first-team All-NBA, three selections second-team All-NBA and one selection third-team All-NBA. He also was a member of the 1990 All-Rookie first team, after he was drafted No. 14 out of Texas-El Paso by the Warriors in 1989.
Along with Mourning he also was a member of the 2000 Sydney Olympic team that won the gold medal. Like Mourning and the Heat’s other Olympic gold medalists, he also has a banner at FTX Arena for that accomplishment.
Hardaway’s son, Tim Hardaway Jr., plays for the Mavericks.
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At Maryland football Pro Day, Chigoziem Okonkwo and others work to achieve NFL dreams: ‘It’s been my No. 1 goal’
After Maryland tight end Chigoziem Okonkwo ran the fastest 40-yard dash among his position group at the NFL scouting combine earlier this month, he was mad.
The time of 4.52 seconds ranked in the 94th percentile among tight ends since 2011, according to scouting database MockDraftable, but Okonkwo said he wanted to be faster — especially after running a 4.40 during training. Still, his performance generated much-needed buzz heading into the NFL draft on April 28 in Las Vegas.
On Wednesday, Okonkwo continued to show off his skills, participating in Maryland’s Pro Day with his fellow draft-eligible teammates in front of 45 scouts from 29 NFL teams. For the senior, it’s a chance to turn a childhood dream into a reality.
“I’ve been doing this since I was 7,” the 6-foot-2, 238-pound Okonkwo said. “It’s been my No. 1 goal my entire life.”
His journey at Maryland took its share of twists and turns before a breakout senior season. As college football grappled with the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, Okonkwo missed the season because of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle. He returned this past season, becoming one of junior quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa’s go-to targets after receivers Dontay Demus Jr. and Jeshaun Jones went down with season-ending injuries.
Okonkwo caught 52 passes for 447 yards and a team-best five touchdowns, but more importantly, he showcased his versatility as a receiver and a blocker, which he feels can translate smoothly to the NFL level.
“I can play every role,” he said. “I can play out wide, the slot, the backfield. I can cause mismatches, and I can block.”
Maryland coach Mike Locksley said the team runs a pro-style offense that allowed Okonkwo to be an inline blocker and a detached receiver.
“Our offensive system is very versatile, which allows the players to showcase things the NFL is looking for,” Lockley said.
Okonkwo said he didn’t realize how much Maryland prepared him until he went to the East-West Shrine Game in February and felt he was a step ahead of the other tight ends. While working with the Indianapolis Colts staff, Okonkwo said the coaches used the same terminology he learned at Maryland.
Big Ten Network analyst Matt Millen, a former Penn State defensive lineman and general manager for the Detroit Lions, said Okonkwo still has room to grow after improving during his career, particularly as a senior.
“If somebody drafts him, they’re going to have to be a little patient with him, but I think he has something to work with,” Millen said.
Okonkwo, who could be drafted as high as the third round, said he has had in-depth conversations with the Ravens, New Orleans Saints, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants and Tennessee Titans. Playing with Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is something he would cherish.
“You don’t get to see that many extraordinary talents like that,” he said.
Cross looking for opportunity — perhaps close to home
Okonkwo was joined at Maryland’s Pro Day by defensive backs Nick Cross and Jordan Mosley, running back Tayon-Fleet Davis, defensive lineman Sam Okuayinonu, kicker Joseph Petrino and defensive lineman Lawtez Rogers.
Just like Okonkwo, Cross garnered attention at the NFL scouting combine, recording the fastest 40-yard dash (4.34) among safeties.
A three-time All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention, Cross led the Terps last season with three interceptions and two forced fumbles in 13 games. The junior also finished second on the team in tackles (66), including 3 ½ for loss, while adding three sacks and four pass breakups.
A Bowie native, Cross grew up a Washington Commanders fan and said it would feel good playing for his childhood team alongside his former DeMatha teammate Chase Young. However, he wouldn’t mind any NFL team that gives him an opportunity.
“Only a select few people get the opportunity to play in the NFL,” he said.
Cross, a projected third-round pick who could climb into the second round, said he has spoken with a handful of teams, including the Ravens, who he met with at the combine. Millen thinks the 6-foot, 212-pound Cross has the speed, size and agility to be productive at the NFL level.
“He’s got a good skill set for the safety spot,” Millen said. “The thing with safeties is you have to understand angles. And he does a pretty good job of that. I think he’s a pretty good player.”
Maryland’s Pro Day also featured a few other local players, such as Towson wide receiver Caleb Smith and offensive linemen Demarcus Gilmore and Andrew Garnett, as well as Delaware defensive back Nijuel Hill (Calvert Hall).
From Terps lacrosse standout to the NFL?
Former Maryland men’s lacrosse star turned Ferris State quarterback Jared Bernhardt performed wide receiver and defensive back drills, hoping a team gives him a shot after leading the Bulldogs to an NCAA Division II national championship.
When the 6-1, 195-pound Bernhardt was asked what position he preferred the most, he said “I’m open to anything.”
“It was a cool feeling coming back to College Park,” he said. “I would definitely like to do better. I try to hold myself to a high standard.”
After a five-year lacrosse career in which he became the Terps’ all-time record holder in career points (290) and goals (202), Bernhardt transferred to Ferris State, where he rushed for 1,421 yards and 26 touchdowns and completed 70.7% of his passes for 1,322 yards, 11 touchdowns and five interceptions to be nominated for the 2021 Harlon Hill Trophy as the Division II College Football Player of the Year.
Bernhardt said the transition from lacrosse to football hasn’t been easy, as he had to watch a ton of film while seeking guidance from former New England Patriots receiver Chris Hogan, who played lacrosse for three years at Penn State before playing football at Football Championship Subdivision-level Monmouth.
Even though Bernhardt hasn’t touched a lacrosse stick in a while, he didn’t rule out the possibility of returning to the sport. But for now, he’s focused on football.
“I want to win no matter the cost,” he said. “Help out any way possible. It doesn’t matter if I play.”
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Brock will be taking the court against an all-too-familiar foe in the semifinal round of the U Sports women’s basketball championships Saturday in Kingston.
A 3 p.m. tipoff pitting the No. 4 seed Badgers against the top-seeded Ryerson Rams is a rematch of last weekend’s Ontario University Athletics (OUA final in St. Catharines, a game the hosts lost in overtime after leading by as many as 22 points in the fourth quarter.
Will it be déjà vu all over again or will momentum from more recent history carry the Badgers in one of two final four matchups at Queen’s University?
Brock head coach Mike Rao is confident it will be the latter.
“I always like our chances. I’m not the most optimistic guy in the world, I’m not a cheerleader, I just try and define us defensively and movement with the ball offensively,” he said. “I think our girls are ready for the challenge. I think we’re ready for Ryerson.”
Buoying the retired educator’s confidence, and making the rematch with Ryerson possible in the first place, was Brock’s 85-74 victory over the No. 5 Acadia Axewomen in quarter-final action Thursday.
Brock was unable to handle Ryerson’s pressure defence in the provincial final, which was something Acadia knew and was all too willing to exploit.
“Obviously, Acadia knew that was our weak point. I knew other teams were going to come after us, and sure as heck Acadia went after us,” Rao said. “They did it, but they didn’t find much success.
“That’s all I can say, so mission accomplished.”
Ivana Twumasi, with 20 points; Madalyn Weinert, 18 points, 15 rebounds; Mackenzie Robinson, 16 points; and Victoria Lawrence, 15 points; led a well-balanced Brock scoring attack.
“We really shared the ball, and we did some really good things.”
Heading to nationals, Rao wasn’t worried about the Badgers having difficulty rebounding from their heartbreaking loss to Ryerson.
“I think we’re over that. It happened, and it is what it is, but now I think they know we’re pretty prepared for pressure,” he said. “We worked on it, we tried to plug the hole.
“I think we did a pretty good job.”
How does Acadia match up with Ryerson? To what extent, Rao was asked, could the quarter-final be considered a preview of Saturday’s game with the Rams?
“I think Ryerson is better defensively. I think they pressure the ball a little bit better,” he said. “In shooting, I think they’re similar, but defensively I think Ryerson is a little better.”
Standouts on the Badgers included Maddy McInnis who got her first start of the year, “and she played a tremendous game.”
“She got a lot of boards, scored a bit,” Rao said. “Defensively, her defensive matchup was excellent.”
Weinert, also a rookie, “played unbelievably well.”
“ She shot the ball well, she rebounded, she defended well,” Rao said of St. Catharines native and Eden High School graduate.
“She’s a real good all-around player.”
Brock took a 43-29 lead into halftime and outscored Acadia in points off turnovers, 20-12; second-chance points, 18-11; and points off the bench, 24-9. | https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/sports/niagara-region/2022/03/31/day-1-brock-win-sets-stage-for-rematch-with-ryerson-in-u-sports-semifinals.html | 2022-04-01T00:47:11Z |
Pope Francis: ‘In Ukraine, rivers of blood and tears are flowing’
During his weekly address on Sunday, Pope Francis called on the Russian invasion of Ukraine to end while rejecting the use of “special military operation,”Reuters reported.
“In Ukraine, rivers of blood and tears are flowing. This is not just a military operation but a war which sows death, destruction and misery,” Francis told those congregating at St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.
Most of the crowd at Pope Francis’s address were holding multi-colored peace flags as well as the blue and yellow flag of Ukraine, according to Reuters.
Even though he didn’t condemn Russia by name for its invasion, he repeated his ask for peace between the two countries, the creation of humanitarian corridors, and return to negotiations.
“In that martyred country the need for humanitarian assistance is growing by the hour,” Pope Francis said. “War is madness, please stop.”
Pope Francis’ remarks come as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to a series of international sanctions being leveled against Moscow. U.S. companies in a variety of sectors have also moved to end business with Russia.
Ukrainian citizens are fleeing the country amid the invasion, and many inside and outside Ukraine are seeking to communicate through services that are intended to ensure their privacy.
The UN’s refugee agency shared on Thursday that more than one million Ukrainian citizens have fled the country since the invasion.
When the invasion began, Pope Francis traveled to the Russian embassy in Italy to share his concern about the invasion, which was a departure from protocol, Reuters noted.
“Even if the pope did not say the word ‘Russia’, everyone in the world knows who the aggressor that invaded us is and who started this unprovoked war,” Ukraine’s ambassador to the Vatican Andriy Yurash said in a statement.
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MONTPELIER — Those hoping for fireworks — not the celebratory kind — at the 75th annual meeting of a credit union that has adopted its acronym, VSECU, were disappointed Wednesday night, but that doesn’t mean the battle over a proposed merger with the New England Federal Credit Union is over.
It’s just getting started.
Still, if you were scoring from home, as everyone from YouTube viewers to 130 of the credit union’s 70,000-plus members who actually attended the virtual session were, critics of the merger didn’t do much to derail the board-backed proposal.
Some of that can be attributed to a tight script and the virtual format probably didn’t help. However, those who viewed the annual meeting as a chance for members to collectively express their displeasure with a proposed merger opted to keep their powder dry.
It’s not that there weren’t questions. There were. Just not a lot of them and most were more about process than the merger itself.
Spencer Newman, VSECU board chair, set the stage for the evening by stressing the annual meeting was never about the proposed merger, while suggesting some members in attendance might have mistakenly believed that it was.
“Tonight we will … briefly address the confusion and misunderstanding that has been created by some members,” Newman said, noting the proposed merger is still a regulatory hurdle and several months away from being put to a vote of VSECU members.
Assuming the proposed plan, which received the unanimous support of the VSECU and NEFCU boards last month, is approved by the National Credit Union Administration in coming months, Newman predicted a special meeting of the credit union’s membership will be scheduled in the fall.
“As a member-owned financial cooperative we uphold and value democratic member control,” he said. “Ultimately, you will decide on the value of this proposal, (but) that is not the purpose of tonight’s annual meeting.”
Newman did carve out time — 30 minutes — for questions about the proposed merger and sought to make the case for a “stronger together” proposal board members believe is in the best interest of both credit unions.
“The plan is to join resources with a strong and highly aligned Vermont-based credit union (NEFCU) in a true cooperative and collaborative manner where each brings unique programs and complementary services to the table (and) will provide the best of both organizations in one exceptional member experience,” he said.
That assertion, and others like it, was never directly attacked during a meeting attended by some vocal critics of the plan, including Steven Post, who served as VSECU’s chief executive officer for 23 years before retiring in 2013, and M. Jerome Diamond, former chair of the VSECU board.
Both spoke multiple times, but their questions were mostly about process.
Post took issue with the format that limited discussion of the merger to 30 minutes and put speakers on a two-minute clock.
“Why has the board decided to limit the time of engagement with its members during the annual meeting?” he asked. “In my time (as CEO) we entertained questions from members as long as they had them, and it seems like you are purposefully trying to limit the amount of questions and the amount of engagement that you have with the members tonight.”
Post’s observation might have packed more punch if there had been more virtual raised hands and more questions typed in the queue. There weren’t, which is why he was called on more than once before time ran out.
Post posed two questions in the 30-minute span. The first involved whether Newman planned to call for another vote of VSECU’s 11-member board after the results of Wednesday’s elections are tabulated. He noted the board will welcome at least one and possibly two new members and that might alter the assertion the board unanimously supported the proposal.
Newman said the board that was seated at the time the merger proposal was presented voted “unanimously and enthusiastically” to support it and the next vote on the matter would be by all VSECU members.
Post’s other question — the last of the evening — focused on that anticipated election and what he characterized as a practice of sending information to members that bolsters the case for the decision desired by the board. Post suggested in controversial cases that practice either be stopped or those with opposing views be permitted to include their perspectives in materials mailed to members.
Post was told that hadn’t been done before, but his request would be taken under advisement.
Diamond’s questions were both about the process leading up to the board’s decision to support the merger proposal and the role CEO Robert Miller played in that process.
Though he never mentioned Miller by name, Diamond wondered what role the credit union’s chief executive played in selecting an independent consultant that aided the board in evaluating the merger and whether the board had discussed the merger privately with senior management when Miller wasn’t present.
Newman described the consultant selection as a “shared” decision, and indicated the board had met with senior management, but he wasn’t at liberty to elaborate given the confidential nature of those conversations.
Stuart McGowan said he was struggling to understand the controversy. He said he evaluated VSECU and NEFCU before opting to do business with the former, but was impressed with some of the services the latter provided.
“When this whole merger thing came up, I was like: ‘Do it!’ Now we have a much much better group of people working together,” he said, describing the proposed merger as “a very wise business move in this environment.
There was some reluctance.
Matt Cropp said he wasn’t yet sold on a merger that he feared could muddy the identity of the credit union he viewed as a “rare gem,” if only because it has successfully bucked the trend toward consolidation and maintained meaningful participation for its members.
“Who will we be instead?” he asked.
Mark Fierro wondered what other options — short of merger — had been explored, while Edward Fox and Giovanna Peebles said they were hungry for more information about what the merger will mean and how it would benefit members.
Newman said that is a conversation the VSECU board is eager to have in the run-up to what will be an up or down vote on a merger it believes will ensure local control and financial sustainability, while expanding services to members of Vermont’s two largest credit unions.
“Over the next few months we will be engaging our members through this process and we are confident that our members will see the value of combining resources,” he said.
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Largest Electric River Cruise Ship Begins Service in China
China put into service a new river cruise vessel that is being promoted as the world’s largest pure electric cruise ship. Known as the Three Gorges 1, the fully electric vessel that operates on battery power departed on its maiden voyage after final outfitting and testing. Trials and maneuvering testing had been underway for the past month.
The Three Gorges 1, which is 328 feet long with a 53-foot beam, has accommodations for 1,300 passengers including cabins and a range of lounges and food halls. According to Chinese officials, it was built at a cost of $23.5 million as part of a demonstration project for electric power first proposed in 2018. The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Transportation jointly funded the project which is part of a broader effort aimed at electrification of the Yangtze River region.
The vessel is powered entirely by electricity with a battery capacity of 7,500 kilowatt-hours, which according to the company is equivalent to the total battery capacity of more than 100 electric vehicles. They report that the vessel has the capacity to operate more than 60 miles on one charge and can be fully recharged in just six hours. The batteries developed by CATL will reduce fuel consumption by 530 tons and gas emissions by 1,660 tons per year.
The vessel has batteries providing 7,500 kWh
Vessel operations are monitored by an automatic control system and intelligent management system. According to the project developers, the systems will help to reduce equipment failure rates and maintenance costs while also optimizing the operations of the vessel. Systems aboard the vessel are also optimized for battery operations, with for example what the Chinese are calling a DC inverter central air-conditioning system. They also highlighted that without the diesel engines the vessel operates with low noise and vibration providing a more comfortable environment for the passengers.
Support the operation of the ship and the broader Yangtze electrification project, they have also developed the “world’s first high voltage + low voltage charging system.” According to the developers it solves key challenges in the operation of electric vessels while also providing a fast-recharging capability. Power for the entire system will come from the hydroelectric station at the Three Gorges dam.
China is working toward a goal of fully electrifying the Yangtze and expanding the system to other inland routes including the Pearl River, Bohai Bay, and northern China. Chinese officials said they are exploring the development of an integrated network of electric charging points along the river system as they look to develop a grid connecting the Yangtze and nearby rivers to the sea.
As the next step in the electrification projects, Cosco Shipping announced this month that they will build and operate two electric containerships on the Yangtze River. Due for delivery in late 2023, the two vessels will be 393 feet long each with a capacity of 700 TEU. They will operate along the Yangtze for a distance of more than 600 miles. They will use containerized batteries the size of a 20-foot container with a capacity of 50,000 kWh. These batteries will be charged onshore with Cosco envisioning a network of charging stations and depots to exchange the batteries along the river. | https://maritime-executive.com/article/largest-electric-river-cruise-ship-begins-service-in-china | 2022-04-01T00:47:11Z |
Which StarTech docking station is best?
While lightweight, compact laptop computers are great for jobs on the go or when you’re away from your office, there are plenty of times when the larger viewing real estate and connectivity of a traditional desktop computer are desired. Thankfully, StarTech provides docking stations that allow you to greatly expand the usability of your laptop computer.
The StarTech.com USB-C Dock includes a wealth of display and data ports that let you fully integrate your laptop with a wide range of other devices and equipment, including speakers, monitors and more.
What to know before you buy a StarTech docking station
Your requirements
Carefully consider the reasons for which you want to convert your laptop computing experience into one that is more akin to using a desktop. Are you editing video and looking to view your work on a monitor that allows for a less cluttered workspace? Are you in need of multiple displays to let you code and compare designs more easily? Or perhaps, you simply want to be able to create a dedicated, centered area within which to get focused work done without outside distractions.
No matter your reasons, choosing the right docking station means imagining the workspace you hope to create and seeking out a dock that will provide you with the flexibility you need to make it your own.
Your equipment
Take stock of what equipment you will be attaching to your laptop computer while shopping for a docking station. Consider the type and age of the connection that your external monitor requires. If you plan on using your computer with a sound system, be sure to know if your speakers are Bluetooth enabled or require a wired connection to your laptop. Paying close attention to the gear you hope to use will help prevent any compatibility issues you may experience after making an uneducated purchase.
Your laptop’s compatibility
USB-C has risen to become the new standard when it comes to connecting devices. Because of this, the majority of StarTech docking stations fully embrace this option. However, older laptops may not have this particular USB type installed. Depending on your hardware, you may need to seek out an adapter or two to ensure compliance with a brand-new dock.
Thankfully, making the leap from one connectivity standard to another is made easier by the wide availability of adapters and dongles that help bridge the gap between yesterday’s tech and today’s trends. Some StarTech docks even include a USB adapter in the box.
What to look for in a quality StarTech docking station
Ports
One of the biggest reasons to use a docking station is to be able to take advantage of the abundance of ports that they provide. From HDMI to various USB and memory card types, there are docks available for every profession and preference. You will be surprised at how quickly your dock becomes fully occupied with chargers and connected devices. Because of this, select a dock with as many ports as possible.
Monitor connectivity
The convenience of a large, luxurious monitor in your workstation cannot be overstated. Be sure that the dock you purchase includes the correct HDMI ports required for today’s displays. Older monitors that connect via other means may require adapters. Because of the fast pace of display technology, some especially old monitors, sadly, may have to be left behind as you build out your desk.
Size
Select a StarTech dock that is large enough to accommodate your needs but not so big as to hog too much of your valuable desk space. Miniature docks are available alongside standard models, although these units tend to lack many of the ports and features that make the devices attractive in the first place. If you require a large dock but don’t want to sacrifice surface area or prefer to keep the majority of your cables out of sight, you may want to consider mounting your dock out of sight behind your desk.
Additionally, portable docks are available and popular for both their space-saving dimensions as well as the ease with which you can bring them along for business on the move.
Aesthetics
As Apple’s design influences have dominated the tech industry over the last two decades, computer accessories have followed suit. StarTech provides gray and aluminum docks to match Apple’s flagship MacBook models, as well as more universal black and white models. For those who prefer matching devices, there are docks available that will complement your gear and blend seamlessly into your work environment.
How much you can expect to spend on a StarTech docking station
Small, portable StarTech docking stations can be purchased for less than $100. However, powerful units that include Thunderbolt ports and other top-tier features can cost $200-$400.
StarTech docking station FAQ
Will a docking station make my laptop faster?
A. No. Docking stations allow you to connect your laptop to external speakers, monitors and more but they do nothing to enhance the performance of your computer. In fact, an underpowered computer may run slower if connected to too many displays.
Can I connect multiple docks together?
A. In some cases, yes. USB, in particular, is an accessible enough connection that users can sometimes “daisy chain” docks together to expand their usage. However, the functionality may vary depending on the power consumption of the devices you wish to use and with regard to other connections such as HDMI.
Do laptop docks provide storage space?
A. No. Laptop docks allow you to connect your computer to external hard drives, but they contain no internal storage.
What’s the best StarTech docking station to buy?
Top StarTech docking station
What you need to know: With a generous array of ports and a clean, modern design, this dock has everything you need to create the workstation of your dreams.
What you’ll love: You can connect your laptop to three external monitors with this device, putting four displays at your fingertips. Its range of ports allows you to integrate everything from external drives to speakers into your workstation.
What you should consider: Some users have noticed compatibility and driver issues with this dock.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top StarTech docking station for the money
StarTech.com USB C Multiport Adapter
What you need to know: This dock is small and great for traveling, allowing you to convert your laptop into a fully connected work machine wherever you go.
What you’ll love: Available in a range of connectivity and power delivery options, this docking station is small enough to fit into your laptop bag.
What you should consider: Not enough connectivity for some users.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
StarTech.com USB C Multiport Adapter Portable Docking Station for Laptop/Tablet
What you need to know: With both current and legacy ports, this dock allows you to bring some of your older technology into the modern age.
What you’ll love: Including various USB ports, a VGA port, a memory card slot and even a headphone jack, this dock expands the usability of your laptop in every way.
What you should consider: This dock sacrifices the number of ports in favor of variety.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Mi España, Featuring Spanish Street Food, Has Opened In Princeton Shopping Center
PERFECT PAELLA: “We offer authentic Spanish street food, and it is very popular. Paella is our core business, but everything is in demand, and we already have regular customers,” reports Mi España owner John Procaccini. Shown is one of the restaurant’s favorite dishes — Paella Mixta with grouper, shrimp, chicken, chorizo,...
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- The global powder metallurgy market is witnessing growth due to increasing usage of powder metallurgy in different end-use sectors such as automotive, aerospace, etc.
- Increasing demand for powder metallurgy from the automobile industry is triggered by implementation of regulations to increase fuel efficiency
ALBANY, N.Y., April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The global powder metallurgy market was valued over US$ 6.4 Bn in 2020. The market is anticipated to rise at a CAGR of 7.7% during the forecast period, from 2021 to 2031. The global powder metallurgy market is estimated to cross the US$ 14.4 Bn mark by 2031. The growing use of powder metallurgy in the automotive industry is likely to fuel growth of the global powder metallurgy market during the forecast period. The global market is expanding due to the increasing use of powder metallurgy in numerous end-use industries. Product development in this market is also being witnessed. Due to rising demand from a number of infrastructure projects and building activities throughout the world, the global powder metallurgy market is likely to observe robust expansion.
The demand for powder metallurgy in the automotive industry is also being driven by the adoption of regulations to increase fuel economy. Metal injection molding, warm compaction, and metal powder forging have all been used to achieve the Corporate Average Fuel Economy objective, which has resulted in the advent of lightweight materials, lightweight design, and alternative energy sources. The need for powder metallurgy components is increasing as a result of this.
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The powder metallurgy market in Asia Pacific is estimated to account for a significant share of the global market. Rapid urbanization, growing population, and rising need for better infrastructure are likely to drive the expansion of the regional market over the next few years. The demand for power metallurgy is being fueled by the expansion of infrastructure development and building activities in India and China.
Key Findings of Market Report
- In the automobile sector, powder metallurgy plays a critical role. Increasing demand for lightweight materials with improved durability, performance, and dependability in order to build low-cost yet safe automobiles is likely to drive usage of powder metallurgy in automotive applications.
- In comparison with traditional manufacturing methods, powder metallurgy offers several benefits. Powdered metallurgy, which is targeted toward mass manufacturing, has high potential saving in manufacturing. Powder metallurgy reduces machining time. As a result of the increasing preference for powder metallurgy over traditional manufacturing technologies, the global powder metallurgy market is expanding.
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- Powder metallurgy applications in the automobile industry are constantly increasing, since powder metallurgy is often regarded as a viable option to machined or cast parts. The need for powder metallurgy in the automobile industry is being driven by growing awareness about the need to increase fuel economy in many developing regions.
- Use of additive manufacturing in aerospace, automotive, medical, and military industries is projected to boost the global powder metallurgy market. Due to benefits such as speed, volume, minimal waste, and surface finish quality, powder metal production has become a preferred process for creating small parts of medical equipment.
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Global Powder Metallurgy Market: Growth Drivers
- Powder metallurgy is utilized in majority of aerospace components, owing to the growing requirement for high modulus of elasticity, high heat capacity, and controlled porosity. Powder metallurgy is becoming more popular with the rising demand for thermoplastic elements in the aerospace industry.
- Powder metallurgy refers to metal forming technology that involves converting metal into powder form to develop a unique product. Powder metallurgy is used in the production of industrial machinery, hydraulics, hardware, and hand tools. In addition to kitchen appliances and ceiling fans, powder metallurgy is utilized in a variety of home items.
Global Powder Metallurgy Market: Key Players
Some of the key market players are
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NSW adds 331 previously unreported deaths to COVID-19 toll
By Mary Ward
Health authorities have added more than 300 deaths to the state’s COVID-19 toll following a review of data from Births, Deaths and Marriages, including 66 people who died from the virus in the home.
The 331 previously unreported deaths, which were certified by a doctor on the person’s death certificate as being caused by or contributed to by COVID-19, were added on Thursday.
NSW has now recorded 2433 deaths from COVID-19, including two – a man in his 50s from western NSW and a man in his 70s from the Central Coast, both with significant underlying health conditions – reported on Friday.
Of the previously unreported deaths, 270 occurred this year, 58 in 2021 and three were deaths from 2020, in the first year of the pandemic.
There were 131 previously unreported deaths in aged care facilities (39.6 per cent of the missing deaths). Another 98 (29.6 per cent) occurred in public hospitals, 66 (19.9 per cent) occurred at the person’s home and 22 (6.6 per cent) occurred in private hospitals.
“COVID-19 related deaths are notified to NSW Health from a range of sources, including public and private hospitals, aged care facilities, and the Coroner,” the ministry said in a statement, noting it was “usually” automatically notified when a death from COVID-19 occurred in a public hospital.
“To ensure NSW COVID-19 mortality data is as robust as possible, NSW Health has been cross-checking these deaths with all those identified in death certificates by the NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages during this period.”
The deaths followed a similar geographic distribution to those authorities were already aware of. Thirty per cent – 102 deaths – occurred in South Western Sydney Local Health District, where about a quarter of the state’s virus deaths have been recorded.
In a report released by NSW Health on Thursday providing further information about the previously unreported deaths, the ministry said processes had been put in place such that deaths certified by a doctor as caused by COVID-19 would now be included in its figures.
“For people where an expected death occurred at home, for example an elderly person with significant underlying health conditions or people receiving palliative care, the doctor may not have reported the death through any channels other than the [registry],” the report stated.
“As many of the deaths occurred recently, and there is sometimes a delay between a death occurring and it being reported to NSW Health, it is possible that NSW Health would have received a report of the death through the usual channels, but at a later date.”
NSW Health was aware of a positive test result for 256 of the 331 deaths, but did not receive a report of death. It did not have a record of a positive test result for the remaining 75.
The report said health authorities “do not yet know the details of why” the additional deaths in hospitals and aged care facilities had not been reported.
“It is known that some infections may have been identified by a rapid antigen test that was not registered with Service NSW and some may have had a diagnosis based on testing performed outside of NSW, or based on a clinical diagnosis without a laboratory test,” the report read.
“In some cases, it is possible the facilities may have assumed the death was already reported by another authority. Some deaths were associated with other significant conditions such as end-stage cancer or significant neurological conditions.”
NSW Health also plans to use excess mortality data over the pandemic to further assess the impact of the virus on the community.
There were 25,495 new local COVID-19 cases reported in NSW on Friday. The number of people in hospital who are COVID-positive is trending up: there are 1345 cases admitted to hospital including 43 in intensive care.
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ESV Matthew 21:9 And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
Crowds can be dangerous. They can be unpredictable, and amazingly easy to influence with just a little anxiety and fear. Remember what happened in the wilderness, at the base of Mount Sinai, when the crowds were nervous about how long Moses was taking to come back? Remember how they convinced Aaron to take all the gold they had brought from Egypt to make a calf so they would have something to worship? They had just walked across the Red Sea on dry ground for crying out loud! In that light, we shouldn’t be too surprised how the shouts of Palm Sunday with the Triumphant Entry turn to the shouts of murder and death in less than six days with the words “crucify him”. Crowds have power. This is why the Pharisees feared them when they followed Jesus, and why Pilate ultimately gave in to their demands.
From a young age on the playground, in the halls of middle school to the football bleachers at high school we want to be associated with the right group. Perhaps you were not in the popular one, the athletic group, or the band. Perhaps your group was somewhere in between or even outside of the norm. But groups and crowds have always been a part of our lives. It even carried with us into adulthood in terms of where we work, who we socialize with, and even might travel with. We of course do it pronouncedly through our political association, who or what we vote for, and which commentators we watch on the television. Too often we allow these crowds of people to determine our identity, shape our response to social issues, and even influence the words that come out of our mouths.
What crowds have shaped your life? Has your voice, once used to shout the Hosannas of Palm Sunday, been swayed by the world to condemn your neighbor, hurt your spouse, and separate you from the friends you once held dear? If you’re anything like me, you can point to any number of times the crowd you found yourself in altered your voice and behavior by influencing you and your choices (Proverbs 13:20; Romans 12: 2, 16:17; 1 Corinthians 15:33). Sure, we aren’t the people who yelled “crucify him” on that tearful Friday, but we do as much with our actions, our resentment, our snap judgments, and our self-preservation in the eyes of the world. We demand His death with our words and actions, and we do it easily without thought every day.
Crowds are dangerous, but they can also be a gift from God. Remember Exodus 17 when the nomadic tribe of Amalek came and attacked the people of Israel? Remember how Moses was instructed to raise up his staff, and when he did the people of Israel would prevail in the battle? It was in that battle that Moses was so tired he couldn’t hold up his hands anymore, so Aaron and Hur stood by his side and held his hand up for him. They even got a rock for him to sit on and rest as they held his arms. They did this until the sun went down. Crowds, even if they are made up of just two or three individuals, can be the greatest blessing. They can speak to us words of encouragement (1 Thessalonians 5:11), pronounce our forgiveness when we desperately need it (2 Samuel 12:1-13), and even remind us of God’s presence among us. Remember, when two or three are gathered in His name, there He is among them (Matthew 18:20).
Among the crowds of God’s people, we are given the gift of confessing how we have often failed and attempted to run with the crowds of the world. We are given the gift of contemplating how we have demanded the death of our Lord in our sin. Yet our Lord in His mercy has paid the penalty of our sin and brought us into the company of His Kingdom where an unshakable eternal identity is given. As we wrap up the season of Lent and begin the season of standing in the rays of Easter Victory, let us remember the significance a crowd can make in our lives. Let us take inventory about what is influencing our heart and mind. How we have fallen into the trap of defining ourselves by the categories of this world seen in political affiliations, social groups, and even our chosen careers. Let us intentionally focus on Palm Sunday and on Easter morning, rooting ourselves in the shouts of Hosanna and especially the comfort spoken to the crowd gathered at the empty tomb, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?” (Luke 24:5). May we regain our primary identity as being citizens of Heaven (Philippians 3:20), holding each other up in the sure confidence that comes from knowing that our Lord lives! To God be all the glory!
In His Strength, (Philippians 4:13)
Rev. Dr. Patrick Lovejoy
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Which Sony soundbar is best?
The best Sony soundbar for you depends on many factors, though it’s hard to go wrong with such a trusted brand. Sony offers a range of soundbars, so most buyers can find one to accommodate their budget and needs. Still, some find it daunting to sift through the various speaker options available, especially if they don’t know what they’re looking for.
The Sony HT-A5000 Soundbar offers superior audio, and it works great with voice-command systems like Alexa and Google Assistant.
What to know before you buy a Sony soundbar
Other audio and video devices
Soundbars are commonly used as the primary speaker for television audio or as central speakers for a complete home theater system. Those looking to buy a Sony soundbar will need to consider what other audio and video hardware they plan to use with the soundbar. Even if you aren’t adding your soundbar to a home theater system with other speakers, they’re compatible with nearly all Sony speakers, letting you upgrade later if you want.
Audio formats
Soundbars can vary in what audio formats they support. Support for high-resolution audio formats is a must if you’re hoping to get the best possible sound out of your speakers. The two most common and highest-resolution audio formats to look out for are Dolby Atmos and DTS: X. However, each of the companies also offers lower-quality versions of the formats.
Soundbar bundles with other speakers
Many buying a soundbar prefer to bundle it with other speakers to achieve surround sound. You can purchase soundbars with a full surround sound setup or find bundles with just a soundbar and a subwoofer.
What to look for in a quality Sony soundbar
Connectivity
When buying any soundbar, it’s crucial to make sure the one you choose has the connections you need for your TV or other audio hardware. Different connections on soundbars can vary, with some more common than others.
- HDMI: Many soundbars include HDMI ports with audio capabilities. Soundbars are commonly used with TVs, making HDMI ports the most common connection type.
- RCA component: If you’re using an older TV or device, you may require a soundbar with RCA component cables or analog video cables. These aren’t as common as HDMI outputs, though they’re not impossible to find.
- USB: Some soundbars may include USB ports for playing audio from flash drives, computers or other USB sources.
- Optical digital: Optical digital ports let users connect devices like TVs, Blu-ray players and more and are relatively common on soundbars.
- Bluetooth: The most common type of wireless connection included on soundbars is Bluetooth. Some soundbars feature Bluetooth connectivity, but not all of them — so it’s vital to double-check the product listing before you buy if you hope to listen to audio via Bluetooth.
- Wi-Fi: Some soundbars include Wi-Fi connectivity, making them easy to connect to with a wide range of wireless internet-compatible devices.
If you’ll use your soundbar with a specific device, you’ll need to ensure the soundbar supports the device’s connections.
Size
The size of your media stand may limit which soundbars you can use. Soundbars can vary in size, so it’s essential to measure the width of the surface you plan to put them on.
Modes and other features
Many soundbars include sound modes for optimizing audio quality based on the media you’re using. For example, many have sound modes like voice, game or movie modes, which will equalize audio to bring out the best in the given media. You can also find other audio features on soundbars, often including equalization, automatic room tuning and low-latency settings.
How much you can expect to spend on a Sony soundbar
Cheap Sony soundbars may cost as little as $100. You can expect to spend $130-$1,500 on mid-tier or high-end soundbars.
Sony soundbar FAQ
Are Sony soundbars compatible with Samsung TVs?
A. Sony’s soundbars are compatible with most Samsung TVs. Some buyers have reported issues using the Sony app with their Samsung TVs, though that doesn’t necessarily prevent them from using the two brands together.
Do Sony soundbars offer true surround sound without other speakers?
A. The only way to achieve true surround sound is through a 5.1- or 7.1-channel speaker setup. These speaker setups use several speakers to achieve surround sound, including a soundbar, subwoofer and other mid- and high-frequency speakers.
What’s the best Sony soundbar to buy?
Top Sony soundbar
Sony HT-A5000 5.1.2-Channel Surround Sound Soundbar With Dolby Atmos
What you need to know: This soundbar boasts an impressive simulated surround sound, and it includes support for high-resolution Dolby Atmos and DTS: X formats.
What you’ll love: This soundbar offers immersive sound and deep bass, even without subs or other speakers. It also upscales compressed audio and includes several fine-tuning features. This can also be purchased in bundles with Sony’s other home theater speakers.
What you should consider: Despite the high price, this only includes the soundbar.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Sony soundbar for the money
Sony HTX-8500 2.1-Channel Soundbar With Dolby Atmos
What you need to know: This is an excellent, affordable soundbar for smaller rooms, offering surround sound and support for Dolby Atmos and DTS: X high-resolution formats.
What you’ll love: This includes 4K audio with high dynamic range and impressive bass tones from the dual subwoofers. This soundbar’s easy to upgrade later with Sony’s other speakers, making it perfect for buyers who want to buy one speaker at a time.
What you should consider: Some buyers would have liked a “voice mode” to improve dialogue audio.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Sony HT-G700 3.1-Channel Soundbar And Subwoofer With Dolby Atmos
What you need to know: This bundle includes both a soundbar and a subwoofer, producing incredibly immersive sound quality.
What you’ll love: This soundbar includes Dolby Atmos support and features multiple modes for easily tuning audio to the room and media type. It also supports Bluetooth and HDMI enhanced audio return channel connections and other audio input options.
What you should consider: This soundbar can’t connect to Wi-Fi like some of Sony’s other speakers.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Why the smart set have lost their heads... to headbands! After several key guests wore the hair accessory to Prince Philip's memorial service, royal milliner RACHEL TREVOR MORGAN says they make you look well put-together without overdoing it
Have we ever been so hungry for spring? Weddings, christenings and days at the races — in weather that promises soon to lift the spirits — are returning to our social calendars. It’s time, ladies, to start thinking about raising your sartorial game.
As a royal milliner, I would love to take you straight down the hat route as the finishing touch when it comes to your first statement outfit of 2022.
But let’s be realistic, if you’ve spent the past two years living in loungewear, going back to properly constructed outfits will feel daunting at first. Much less so, though, if you do this in stages.
So say hello to the headband. A distant relative of the Sloane Ranger Alice band of the 1980s, this is the elegant big sister of the fussy and, frankly, silly-looking fascinator, which has fallen from fashion grace, thankfully.
Midnight velvet: Duchess of Cambridge matches headband to her coat at Remembrance Day service
Whether they’re padded, plain, bejewelled or merely there to provide the framework on which to build something beautifully ornate, headbands are enjoying quite the moment. And no wonder.
Several key Royals wore headbands to the memorial service in honour of the Duke of Edinburgh this week. Zara Tindall’s was a lovely piece, featuring rolled organza at the side, which made it look nicely balanced.
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie showed how headbands can be neat and smart — perfect for this occasion — but very flattering. I like how they wore theirs positioned further back on their heads, meaning we could see their faces clearly.
The black one worn by Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones was made by me, and commissioned for the occasion. It’s youthful and ornate, but not excessively so.
Because the beauty of headbands is that they make you look smart and put-together but without that horrible nagging feeling that you might have overdone it.
At the Cheltenham Festival, there were headbands aplenty. I particularly liked those decorated with pheasant feathers.
Cheltenham is considered a more traditional country horse-racing event than Ascot, and a less showy look worked well here.
Delicate veil: Princess Beatrice at memorial service this week
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie showed how headbands can be neat and smart — perfect for this occasion — but very flattering. I like how they wore theirs positioned further back on their heads, meaning we could see their faces clearly. The black one worn by Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones (pictured) was made by me, and commissioned for the occasion
A headband creates a powerful silhouette, adding height if you need it and an attractive full stop to your outfit if you don’t.
And age is not a bar when it comes to pulling them off. They’re actually wonderfully de-ageing, carrying the eye kindly upwards, away from the chin to the eyes and forehead.
Wear one to a wedding and that fear of dreaded ‘hat hair’, meaning you have to keep your hat on from the very start of the ceremony through to the last gasp of the reception, is well and truly gone.
If you’re an evening guest, then a band decorated with sparkle or glitter will look wonderful with a party dress.
They’re perfect for christenings and garden parties, too — easy to take off and set to one side the moment you’ve had enough of wearing them.
Golden girl: Model Vogue Williams adds height and sophistication with this shimmering design
There are so many permutations on offer most people can find one that works for them. Take Dame Helen Mirren, looking effortlessly chic wearing a plain band that perfectly matches her pink dress
Old-school glamour: Emilia Fox in a pill-box style at Cheltenham Festival
Bejewelled: Charlize Theron dazzles in matching gown
Ornate: Zara Tindall chose a blue design with rolled organza detail
First, though, you need to forget any preconceived ideas, such as headbands being only for schoolgirls or so architecturally intimidating only higher beings with impossibly chiselled cheekbones can carry them off.
Plenty of my clients have round, pretty features, and they love how they look in bands softened with flowers, feathers or perhaps a delicate veil.
There are so many permutations on offer most people can find one that works for them. Take Dame Helen Mirren, looking effortlessly chic wearing a plain band that perfectly matches her pink dress.
She used block colour to make a statement while accepting the Life Achievement Award at the 2022 SAG Awards. This simple pairing would also work beautifully at a wedding, especially if worn by the mother of the bride.
Often, when designing for Royal clients, I am sent fabric swatches of their outfits so I can match hats to the exact hue of a coat or dress. This requires painstakingly mixing my own fabric dye in a pot until a test strip emerges that’s the perfect shade.
But there’s such a wide range of headbands available on the High Street anyone can achieve a similar look by matching a headband to their outfit.
Take the Duchess of Cambridge, who at Prince Louis’s christening wore a stunning cream headband on top of her elegantly styled hair, which was swept up at the back in a glossy up-do. The design was exquisite, the trimmings dramatic — but not so much as to be over the top.
The effect was softened by the adornments being positioned off to one side, which looks incredibly pretty.
Meanwhile, the plain padded velvet band she wears here with the green, velvet-collared coat (far right) harks back to that Sloane Ranger vibe, the main difference here being its height. In the 1980s, headbands tended to be worn flat against the head, so they took away from your silhouette rather than adding to it, as this modern version does.
I love the piece worn by film star Charlize Theron at the Costume Designers Guild Awards (top left) in Beverly Hills.
Her headband feels like an extension of her dress — by using the same bold material the outfit is elevated from glamorous to a fashion triumph.
Fellow actress Emilia Fox, always beautiful, has a look of Audrey Hepburn, with her blush band channelling a pill box hat. It speaks of old-school glamour and sophistication.
So, take note — and become a part of this fabulous trend yourself. Dressing up again doesn’t need to be daunting. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10674349/RACHEL-TREVOR-MORGAN-says-headbands-make-look-without-overdoing-it.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-04-01T00:47:13Z |
Clarus Therapeutics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CRXT – Get Rating) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 60,400 shares, a growth of 33.6% from the February 28th total of 45,200 shares. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 888,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CRXT. Cowen AND Company LLC bought a new stake in shares of Clarus Therapeutics during the 3rd quarter valued at $53,000. Verition Fund Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Clarus Therapeutics during the 3rd quarter valued at $160,000. UBS Group AG bought a new stake in shares of Clarus Therapeutics during the 3rd quarter valued at $206,000. Telemetry Investments L.L.C. bought a new stake in shares of Clarus Therapeutics during the 3rd quarter valued at $240,000. Finally, Powell Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Clarus Therapeutics by 48.8% during the 4th quarter. Powell Investment Advisors LLC now owns 64,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $156,000 after purchasing an additional 21,000 shares during the period. 78.61% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Clarus Therapeutics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 22nd. Needham & Company LLC cut their price target on Clarus Therapeutics from $12.00 to $8.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Clarus Therapeutics currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $12.60.
Clarus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CRXT – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 30th. The company reported ($0.19) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks’ consensus estimate of ($0.68) by $0.49. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Clarus Therapeutics will post -6.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Clarus Therapeutics Company Profile (Get Rating)
Clarus Therapeutics Inc is a specialty pharmaceutical company which provide solutions to unmet medical needs by advancing androgen and metabolic therapies for men and women. The Company’s commercial product includes JATENZO(R). Clarus Therapeutics Inc, formerly known as Blue Water Acquisition Corp., is based in NORTHBROOK, Ill.
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Former US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, appeared on Thursday before the US House of Representatives committee investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol.
"It was really valuable for us to have the opportunity to speak to him," Representative Elaine Luria, a member of the panel, told MSNBC in an interview.
"He was able to voluntarily provide information to us to verify, substantiate, provide his own take on this different reporting," added Luria, who did not provide specifics about Kushner's appearance before the committee.
The select committee has so far subpoenaed a host of Trump allies, including his former lawyers Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell.
The committee has also asked Ivanka Trump, daughter of the former President and Kushner’s wife, to voluntarily cooperate with the committee.
Earlier this week, the committee voted unanimously to hold former Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Congress for their monthslong refusal to comply with subpoenas.
The House had previously voted to hold two Trump associates - former White House senior advisor Steve Bannon and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows - in contempt of Congress for noncompliance with the subpoena. | https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325021 | 2022-04-01T00:47:14Z |
Labor data for Genesee County shows increase in jobs, lower unemployment
Job and employment data released recently by the NYS Labor Department indicate a strong labor market for Genesee County.
There are 21,500 non-farm jobs in Genesee County, up from 21,000 a year ago.
The total number of private-sector jobs grew from 15,900 to 16,300.
The county's unemployment rate for February 2022 was 4.1 percent, down from 6.2 a year ago and the lowest rate for any February since at least 1990.
The total labor force (the number of people working or seeking work) grew from 29,000 to 29,200.
The total number of local residents employed in February was 28,200, up from 27,200. The number of employed in February 2020 was higher at 28,600, which was the highest level since 2009 when it was 29,600.
The total unemployed -- people still in the market for jobs -- was 1,200, down from 1,800 a year earlier and lower than in 2020, just before the start of the pandemic, when it was 1,600. The February total for Genesee County was the lowest since at least 1990.
The state's unemployment rate is 5.1 percent and the nation's is 3.8 percent.
In a recent report, however, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (a Federal agency), New York has a higher labor under-utilization rate than the rest of the nation.
Labor under-utilization is a measure of the number of people who are unemployed, employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force.
For New York, the rate is 12.2. Nationally it is 9.4 percent.
New York City's under-utilization rate appears to be pushing up the state average. In NYC it is 15.5. For the rest of the state, the data is not broken down by county so the statistic isn't available specifically for Genesee County. | https://www.thebatavian.com/howard-b-owens/labor-data-for-genesee-county-shows-increase-in-jobs-lower-unemployment/600032 | 2022-04-01T00:47:14Z |
USDA forecasting higher food, grocery costs in 2022
(Gray News) - It looks like elevated food prices are going to continue this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The USDA released its Food Price Outlook for 2022 and predicted the cost of groceries would continue to increase to as much as 4%.
According to the Consumer Price Index, grocery and supermarket food prices were already 8.6% higher in February than last year and up nearly 1.5% from January to February in 2022.
As reported by the Associated Press, prices for U.S. consumers have continued to jump recently, leaving families facing the highest inflation rate since 1990.
“We’re getting into this situation where we have spiraling inflation,” said Jay Hatfield, CEO of Infrastructure Capital Advisors. “Inflation in one area drives inflation in another.”
Currently, the CPI reports all food categories are increasing in price other than fresh vegetables. Last year, the beef and veal categories had the most significant price increase of 9.3%, and the fresh vegetable category had the smallest at 1.1%. However, no food categories decreased in price in 2021.
Poultry prices are also expected to increase up to 7%, with egg prices predicted to increase up to 3.5% in 2022.
Overall, grocery store and supermarket food purchases are expected to increase up to 4%, with restaurant purchases or food away from home forecasted to increase up to 6.5%, according to the USDA.
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EVENTS WITH BISHOP NOONAN
• Chrism Mass: Wednesday, April 13, 11 a.m., Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe, 8300 Vineland Ave., Orlando. Join Bishop John Noonan to the celebration of the Chrism Mass. During the Chrism Mass Bishop Noonan will consecrate the holy oils used in Sacraments and other celebrations during the year. The Chrism Mass is also an opportunity for all priests to renew their priestly commitment and for jubilarian priests celebrating 25, 50 and other significant anniversaries to be honored. The Mass will be livestreamed on the Diocese of Orlando’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/orlandodiocese/ and Diocese of Orlando’s YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/orlandodiocese
DIOCESAN EVENTS
• Virtual Adult Mental Health First Aid for adults working with youth: Monday, April 4, noon-4:30 p.m., virtual. Identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders with training provided by Catholic Charities of Central Florida Behavioral Health and Senior Wellness Services. All trainings are virtual. To register, email kosborn@cflcc.org.
• Blind Eyes Opened viewing: Saturday, April 9, 10 a.m.-noon, Holy Redeemer Parish, 1603 N. Thacker Ave., Kissimmee; Saturday, April 9, 10 a.m.-noon, St. Ann Parish, 26 Dogwood Trail, DeBary. Christian documentary diving into the U.S. sex trafficking industry exposing the darkness that fuels demand. Available for ages 12 and up. Viewer discretion is advised. Those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
• Construction Missions: The Office of Missions is looking for construction volunteers for mission trips to Sister Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana. The mission is building 35 houses in La Cueva. Call 407-246-4890, or email Zwamy Parra at zparra@orlandodiocese.org.
• Forming Disciples Certification Program: Saturdays. To find available courses and dates in your deanery, go to https://www.orlandodiocese.org/ministries-offices/laity-family-and-life-secretariat/adult-ministry/forming-disciples-certification-program/ or call 407-246-4912.
SAN PEDRO RETREAT
The following are offered at San Pedro Spiritual Development Center at 95 Bishop Grady Ln., Winter Park. https://www.sanpedrocenter.org/upcoming-events:
• Behold the Lamb retreat in preparation for Holy Week: Wednesday, April 6, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. By means of the flesh and blood of the Passover lamb, God delivered his people from bondage and sealed them in a life-giving covenant. Explore the relationship between the Passover lamb and Jesus as the Lamb of God. Includes a Seder demonstration. $35, must register.
• Senior Day-Lenten Series Pt. 2-A Joyful Journey!: Thursday, April 7, 9 a.m.-1 p.m, St. John the Apostle (Bldg. 300). Join Deacon Tommy Cuff in reflecting upon the pure joy that God is calling us to this Lenten season, $18. Coffee and danish served at 9 a.m. Program begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by lunch and Mass. Must R.S.V.P.
• This is my beloved son; Listen to him — Lenten day retreat: Tuesday, April 12, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., St. John the Apostle Bldg. These days there are many voices out there and they all seem to be competing for our attention. On the Second Sunday of Lent, we hear the voice of the Father exhorting us to listen to Jesus. Lent is an invitation to listen. Led by Father Anthony Aarons. $35. Light breakfast and lunch will be served.
• Children’s Good Friday Stations of the Cross: Friday, April 15, noon-1:30 p.m., St. Anthony of Padua Hall. Join us at San Pedro for Holy Week as we follow the Passion of Christ through activities and prayers for kids. Free.
• Good Friday Outdoor Stations of the Cross: Friday, April 15, 3-4 p.m., Cross outside St. Anthony of Padua Hall. In the event of stormy weather, Stations of the Cross will be held in our Mary, Mother of God Chapel. Join us for our annual outdoor Stations of the Cross as we follow the Passion of Christ.
SUPPORT MINISTRIES
Deaf ministry:
• Ascension Catholic Parish Signed Mass: Sunday, 9:30-10:45 a.m. Sunday Mass signed. Ascension Parish, 2950 N. Harbor City Blvd., Melbourne. Coffee and donuts follow Mass. Kay Nowak, eknk15@gmail.com. https://www.ascensioncatholic.net/deaf-ministry.
• Ascension Catholic Parish Deaf Social: 10:45 a.m. – 2 p.m., fourth Sundays except holidays, 2950 N. Harbor City Blvd., Melbourne. Contact Kay Nowak, eknk15@gmail.com for more information.
Separated and divorced:
• Surviving Divorce: Wednesdays on Zoom, 7 p.m., starting March 9. For all experiencing the after-effects of divorce, St. Margaret Mary Parish’s program includes online access to program videos each week to view on your own, followed by secure, confidential discussion Wednesday nights on Zoom with trained facilitators. Weekly schedule and confidentiality forms online. For more information and to register online go to https://stmargaretmary.org/divorce-support-group/ or call The Family Life Office at 407-645-0284.
PARISH AND SCHOOL EVENTS
• Parents of Addicted Loved Ones (PAL): Mondays, 5:30-7 p.m., St. James Cathedral, 215 N. Orange Ave., Orlando; Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m., St. Thomas Aquinas Medical Clinic, 510 Brown Chapel Rd., St. Cloud. PAL is a support group of parents helping parents. Weekly meetings offer education and support, at no cost, for parents who are dealing with a child battling substance abuse or addiction. Julia Hayden, julia.hayden.palgroupvolunteer@gmail.com, 518-951-9610.
• Catholics Returning Home: Mondays, through May 26, 7-8:30 p.m., Blessed Trinity, 4545 E. Anderson Rd., Orlando. We are inviting non practicing Catholics to join us for informal sessions to update understandings of our Catholic Faith. Everyone is welcome, no matter where you are from.
• Divine Will Prayer Group: Wednesday, March 30, 6:30-8 p.m., Corpus Christi Chapel, 1050 Celebration Ave., Celebration. Join others anticipating the fulfillment of the Lord’s prayer: “Thy Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven” through study of living in the Divine Will. We believe acting in the will of God is the solution to heal the world. David Russell, 863-353-1673.
• Coastal Laps for Life: Saturday, April 9, 7:30 -10:30 a.m., Father Lopez Catholic High School, 3918 LPGA Blvd., Daytona Beach. Run a 5k to help the Knights of Columbus raise funds for sonogram machines in Florida to help save babies from abortion, $35. https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/DaytonaBeach/LapsforLife5K inDaytonaBeach2022.
• Casting Nets-Disciples on a Mission: Monday, April 25 – Wednesday, April 27, 6:30–8 p.m., Blessed Trinity Parish, 5 S.E. 17th St., Ocala. The lay Catholic apostolate Casting Nets will present a three-evening mission, speaking on the subjects of discipleship, stewardship, and effective evangelization — what it means to go all-in in your faith life. Sue Lanier, slanier@blessedtrinity.org, 352-629-8092.
MASSES/PRAYER SESSIONS
• Monthly Memorial Mass: Friday, March 25, 8 a.m. Liturgy of the Hours, 8:30 a.m., Mass, Mary, Mother of God Chapel, San Pedro Spiritual Development Center, 95 Bishop Grady Ln., Winter Park. Memorial Mass includes special intercession for those who are buried in Queen of Angels Cemetery since the previous Memorial Mass and for the deceased diocesan priests and deacons remembered during that month.
• Rosary: After daily Masses Mondays through Fridays at 8:30 a.m., St. Jude Parish, 443 Marion Oaks Dr., Ocala. Come and experience the power of the rosary as we pray in community. 352-347-0154
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Catholic Charities of Central Florida. Visit cflcc.org /volunteer or contact volunteers@cflcc.org or 407-658-1818, ext. 1026 for specific event dates and needs.
• Agape Mission Market, Catholic Charities of Central Florida, 1771 N. Semoran Blvd., Orlando. Food distribution volunteers needed Mondays-Wednesdays-Thursdays-Fridays, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
• Kissimmee Agape Mission Market, Holy Redeemer Parish, 1603 North Thacker Ave. -Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9-11 a.m. and 4-6 p.m.
• Winter Haven Agape Mission Market, St. Joseph Parish, 532 Ave. M, NW, Monday-Friday, 9-11 a.m.
• Rosemont Mission Market, 4300 Clarcona Ocoee Rd., Orlando. Open Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
• Lake Wales Agape Mission Market, Holy Spirit Parish, 644 S. 9th St., Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9-11 a.m., and 1-3 p.m. First and third Fridays, 5-7 p.m.
• Lakeland Agape Mission Market, St. Joseph Parish, 210 W. Lemon St., Tuesdays, 9-11 a.m.
• Clerical/administrative volunteers needed to assist with data entry, copying, filing and organization for Family Stability Program in Orlando, 1819 N. Semoran Blvd., Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Volunteer medical professionals needed at St. Thomas Free Medical Clinic in St. Cloud. Kelly.Bender@cflcc.org, Wednesday, 4-9 p.m.
• Lazarus Free Dental Clinic of St. Paul Parish in Leesburg is looking for volunteer dental professionals. If interested, contact Myrta Aviles at 352-748-4567. By appointment.
• St. Luke’s Free Medical and Dental Clinic in Eustis: Volunteer medical professionals needed at each clinic. Erin.Burley@cflcc.org. By appointment.
• St. Vincent de Paul Orlando provides volunteer opportunities through its stores and food pantries for students needing volunteer hours. Apply at svdporlando.org.
SECULAR ORDERS
• Secular Order Discalced Carmelites: First Saturdays, Our Lady of the Springs, 4047 NE 21st St., Ocala. Men and Women, do you find yourself wishing and praying about ways to deepen your spiritual life? The Regina Pacis Discalced Carmelite Secular Order may help you discern. Coralia García, 352-318-2663, or an OCDS member in your parish.
• Secular Franciscans of the Lady Poverty Fraternity: First Sundays, virtual meeting, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Email Mike Ruf at mruf@cfl.rr.com, for a Zoom invitation.
Secular Franciscans of the Mother of the Living Gospel: First Saturdays, 10 a.m.-noon, Incarnation Parish, Royal Hall, 1515 Edgewater Dr., Orlando. Margie Sweeney, 407-973-3366; facebook.com/MotheroftheLivingGospel.
HELP NEEDED
• JMJ Pregnancy Center volunteers needed: front desk reception; supply room manager (sorting/organizing donations/offering community resources); advisor (performing pregnancy tests, counseling women about options, offering education/consolation; Sonographer (must have ARDMS license or medical background) to perform limited non-diagnostic ultrasounds. Visit JMJpc.org, Ashley Cahalane, 407-839-0620. | https://www.thefloridacatholic.org/dioceses/orlando/around-the-diocese-of-orlando/article_073ffa30-b0fe-11ec-aff7-7f42cfdaa7f1.html | 2022-04-01T00:47:15Z |
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Minnesota lawmakers have struck a deal to continue a state program credited with stabilizing the cost of health care premiums on the individual insurance marketplace.
The agreement announced Thursday between the divided Legislature comes just one day ahead of a deadline from the federal government to start processing a waiver to continue Minnesota's reinsurance program.
"It took a little bit longer than I was hoping for, but at the end of the day this is how the process is supposed to work," said Senate Majority Leader Jeremy Miller, R-Winona. "This is a good compromise agreement."
Under the deal, reinsurance will be extended for another three years at a cost of more than $700 million from state coffers and $173 million shifted from a state health care fund. It also requires insurers to provide postnatal care to some enrollees on the marketplace.
Lawmakers were motivated to strike a deal before the deadline, worried about the possibility of premiums spiking while inflation and rising costs are already hitting Minnesota households.
"Minnesotans all over the state are relying upon us to make sure their premiums don't rise out of control, and the reforms that we adopted are also important and will help Minnesotans," said Rep. Zack Stephenson, DFL-Coon Rapids, who carried the reinsurance bill in the House.
First passed in 2017, reinsurance was designed as a way to combat double-digit premium hikes on the individual marketplace by helping health insurers cover some of the most expensive medical bills from enrollees. Roughly 163,000 Minnesotans are on the individual marketplace — also known as MNsure — and 235,000 people are insured through small group plans, according to the Department of Commerce.
But over the years, Republicans and Democrats disagreed about how much money to continue to funnel toward reinsurance, which was intended to be a temporary solution to spiking premiums.
Senate Republicans originally proposed spending $1 billion to continue the program for five years, while Democrats in the House wanted to reauthorize the program and debate funding as part of end-of-session negotiations on how to spend a $9.25 billion budget surplus.
"It's tough for a lot of the health industry folks to manage their plans if they don't know what the next year brings," said Sen. Gary Dahms, R-Redwood Falls, the sponsor of the Senate's bill. "With this we have stability in the marketplace."
The deal does not include a provision from Democrats to require the state to develop a proposal for a public option. Democrats have proposed allowing Minnesotans on the individual marketplace to buy into MinnesotaCare, a subsidized program meant to cover low-income people who don't work but don't qualify for Medical Assistance.
Some DFL legislators and progressive groups spoke out against the deal, arguing reinsurance has propped up the state's health care system to the cost of $1 billion over the last five years while not tackling rising health care and prescription drug costs.
"Reinsurance is just a bridge to nowhere. We keep reauthorizing and keep refunding it. Right now it looks like that's all we're ever going to do, just keep giving money to insurance companies so they don't have to carry all the risk," said Rep. Tina Liebling, DFL-Rochester, who chairs a top health care committee in the chamber. "Instead we're putting that on to the taxpayers."
The House and Senate passed the compromise plan off the chamber floors Thursday night, sending the bill to the desk of Gov. Tim Walz, who is expected to sign it. | https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-lawmakers-extend-reinsurance-program-for-three-years/600161172/ | 2022-04-01T00:47:15Z |
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“Kay Bailey Hutchison” is a household name for multiple generations of Texans. Between her 20-year tenure as a U.S. senator from Texas and her time as U.S. ambassador to NATO, just about everyone knows of her.
And while Hutchison has seen a lot in her career, she’s keeping a close eye on the situation in Ukraine, which seems to be going from bad to worse. What’s her take on the war in Ukraine, the future of NATO and the United States’ place in it all?
Hear her speak on all this and more when you join The Texas Tribune at 4 p.m. Central on Wednesday, April 6, for a timely conversation with former NATO ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison.
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About our Speakers
Kay Bailey Hutchison, former NATO ambassador
Hutchison was the U.S. ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization from 2017-21. Previously, she was a U.S. senator for Texas from 1993 to 2013. Hutchison gained extensive international experience as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. She also served in the Texas House, as Texas state treasurer and as vice chair of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board.
Evan Smith, CEO of The Texas Tribune
Smith is the CEO and co-founder of The Texas Tribune. Previously, he spent nearly 18 years at Texas Monthly, including eight years as editor and a year as president and editor-in-chief.
The conversation will also be available to view on demand after the event at texastribune.org/events.
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We can’t wait to welcome you in person and online to the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival, our multiday celebration of big, bold ideas about politics, public policy and the day’s news — all taking place just steps away from the Texas Capitol from Sept. 22-24. When tickets go on sale in May, Tribune members will save big. Donate to join or renew today. | https://fortworthreport.org/2022/03/31/kay-bailey-hutchison-on-ukraine-nato-and-the-united-states-place-in-it-all/ | 2022-04-01T00:47:13Z |
Finance
Car Insurance Reviews – Use Them to Get the Best Car Insurance Policy
Car insurance reviews are very important to guide you in your search for the best auto insurance that is going to provide the right coverage for your care. Factors that you need to consider for the right insurance policy for you include deductibles, the actual value of your car, full coverage or liability, and other comprehensive coverage that can cover the needs of your car in the events that do no involve accidents.
The car insurance review is really beneficial but it can also be misleading especially if it does not offer the right information. Be a smart consumer by checking out genuine web sites that offer valid reviews of auto insurance and get yourself familiarize with the factors that you need to know before you make a purchase.
There are two types of review sites; one that offers you genuine reviews that are supported by advertising revenue which are meant to help consumers while another site offers reviews as advertisements to represent a particular insurance company with supported payments being made for each policy that gets sold.
The more trustworthy reviews are obviously found in the first type of web site. By reading more and more reviews offered, you will know more about the insurance policies that you want to get for your car. A review that is extremely well-written will tell you that you are dealing with a professional while one that is full of grammatical errors and incomplete explanations can be a sign that the review site is not really reputable.
Find out a list of the most reviewed car insurance companies on the review website and use it to get quotes from the insurance companies. You can start by getting the quotes from the highest rated insurance providers so that you have more options to choose from. You can simply inquire about the quotes online or just fill up a form supplied at the insurance company’s web site.
Do the same thing for other companies that you have on the list. From the many car insurance quotes you get, only then you will be able to make a selection of a auto insurance policy that offers you the type of coverage that you want for you and your vehicle. Don’t forget to factor in your budget.
Used this way, car insurance reviews can be an invaluable means to finding the best deal for you. Keep in mind of these key points whenever you use reviews online to help you choose the right policy.
Finance
How Home Insurance Lawyers Can Help Resolve Your Case
Terri-Lynn Robinson’s entire life was turned upside down when a dispute with her ex-husband went disastrously wrong. As he packed to move out, he decided to take revenge. He retrieved a BBQ lighter and lit the entire length of their bed skirt on fire. With her in the room. Within minutes, her bedroom went up in flames. While Terri was able to escape, her home and life were in shambles. Her house, an object of arson, was uninhabitable. She turned to her insurance company, who responded by denying her claim. Their reason was that, since her ex-husband was on title, the damage was caused by the home-owner and thus was not covered. Terri is a victim of spousal abuse; she lost her home during the dissolvement of her marriage. When things couldn’t get worse, she was told that she was on her own. Insurance that she had paid for would not be stepping in. Terri was left to pay the mortgage on a “rotting shell” while she lived in a shelter. She could not afford the repairs on her income, and she now faces the very real possibility of bankruptcy and the loss of the rest of her possessions. If you’ve found yourself in a similar situation, a home insurance lawyer can help.
This Happens More than you Think
Terri-Lynn is not the first woman to be a victim of spousal abuse and arson. She is definitely not the first to have claims wrongfully denied. The tragic outcome of these denials can be complete loss of quality of life and home. Home insurance lawyers are the connecting link between these horrible tragedies and a successful outcome. Lawyers fight for your rights and your insurance claims. Insurance is paid so that it is there when you need it the most. It is a tragedy that this money is lost, leaving you out of pocket for additional expenses that you cannot afford during the worst periods in your life.
Lawyers get Results
Insurance companies are just that: companies. Companies exist to make money. In addition to this, there is a lot of scrutiny over insurance claims to insure that a claim is not fraud. Unfortunately, this type of scrutiny often leaves the homeowners on the short end, with their claims denied. Home insurance lawyers are familiar with the laws and regulations surrounding insurance and claims. If your claim is denied, your next best move is to call for help.
Most home insurance lawyers work on a commission basis. This means that they do not get paid until you do. They understand that your current situation has already created financial strain. Hiring a lawyer should not add more stress to your current situation. If you can get the help you need to fight a claim that should be paid. To get the money needed to repair your home and life without the out-of-pocket expenses, make the call. Home insurance lawyers are there to fight for you. They are the middle liaison that understands your situation while having the legal knowledge to work in your favor. You paid for your insurance to be there for you. A home insurance lawyer will take the time needed to make sure that this is exactly what happens.
Finance
Vision Insurance Information for Your Family
Being responsible for a family can include a plethora of tasks and can take up much time to organize all the insurance policies and papers to ensure that every family member has access to medical, dental, and vision care when it is needed. Finding a good family insurance agency is important to the family as a reputable insurance company will help the family to have protection over assets, property, life insurance, and quality health insurance.
Many people assume that dental and vision insurance fall under a good health insurance plan. In some cases, this is true; but this is not always the case. Speaking with your insurance agency will help you to be more informed on exactly which plans are offered and which ones you are currently covered on. Just because a person has medical insurance does not mean that he or she also has dental and vision insurance. A person can also have dental and vision insurance without having medical insurance.
Some people will have access to vision insurance through their employer. Each health plan offered by varying companies differs in one way or another. One health plan may offer the option of the employee selecting medical insurance without having the option of dental or vision insurance. Another health plan through a place of employment may include medical, dental, and vision all in one package. And yet another health plan may offer three separate choices of medical, dental, and vision and allow the employee to pick and choose which ones he wants for himself and his family.
Taking the time to speak to your private insurance company and asking your human resources department at work about the available vision plans can help you to decide which type of vision plan will meet the needs of your family on the budget that you have to work with. There are basic and advanced vision plans that many insurance companies offer. Basic plans will typically include eye exams, contacts, and one set of glasses per year. Advanced vision plans can cover more serious treatments such as treating glaucoma and laser surgery.
A family vision insurance plan can be beneficial for everyone in the family, even if no one in the family currently wears glasses or has eye problems. Long term care on a consistent basis and regular eye check-ups can help to ensure that the members of your family are being well cared for in their vision area. Many times, issues will arise unexpectedly that will require a person to begin needing glasses or extensive eye exams. Vision insurance only costs a few dollars a month per person under most insurance plans and a vision policy, whether through a private insurance agency or through your work insurance, can help to protect and care for your family’s eye needs. This will be extremely beneficial on a long term basis and preventative check-ups can help to prevent more serious eye problems from occurring in the near or far future.
Finance
Can Changes Be Made Once Insurance Been Purchased?
The simple answer is YES. Clients can make changes once they purchase travel insurance. It is usual for insurance companies to allow their customers to make necessary changes after a successful buy. However, there are cases when some companies become selective in what details they allow for modifications.
Oftentimes, people avail of insurance after buying their travel tickets. But as humans, we make mistakes, and these mistakes need to be rectified right away. Sometimes, alterations are inevitable, especially when you extend your trip or another person is joining the travel. With that in mind, what are the common alterations we can make on our travel insurance policy?
Personal Details
Of course, personal details are the most important information in the travel insurance policy. If you have misspelled your name, you want to change your name, or you want to modify your address, then you need to update the details of your insurance.
If by any chance, you move to another country, you need to contact your insurance company right away. They need to know your new country of residence so that you’ll know whether your coverage is still valid or not. It goes the same with medical conditions. Your insurance company needs to update your medical details if there are any changes.
Travel Areas
This is applicable for annual multiple travel insurance and single travel insurance (for only one destination). If you have indicated specific travel areas in your insurance, and you decide to add more places, then don’t forget to give your insurance company the heads up. It helps ensure your security wherever you are in the world.
But make sure that you make the changes before going on your trip as the travel insurance takes place when you are already traveling. And you also need to take note of additional charges for the changes.
Trip Extension
Another case is the extension of your trip. For instance, you have purchased annual, multiple travel insurance, but you want to extend the length of your trip, you can alter your insurance. You have the chance to select insurance policies covering a longer duration. But be careful. You may incur additional charges for the trip extension. Always ask first before making the purchase.
Additional Persons
Sometimes, some of our family members want to travel also, so we have to think about their safety and security while away from home. In connection to that, insurance companies have made it easy for you to add your family members to your travel insurance policy. As long as they live in the same address as you, you are assured that they are included in your insurance coverage.
Coverage Extension
If you have purchased an insurance policy for single trips, you can extend your travel while you are still on holiday. The most important thing you have to do is contact your insurance provider before your policy expires, and the period outside your country of residence isn’t over 18 months. Otherwise, you’ll have to repurchase a new travel insurance policy.
Without a doubt, insurance providers want you to enjoy your travels without anything to worry about. So, if you have any changes to make on your insurance policies, be sure to get in touch with them right away. They are always available to help you anytime.
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ROME (AP) — Drums pounded through the frescoed halls of the Apostolic Palace on Thursday and out into St. Peter’s Square as Pope Francis welcomed a First Nations delegation seeking an apology for the Catholic Church’s role in running Canada’s notorious residential schools.
Francis met privately for two hours with the representatives of the Assembly of First Nations, following his meetings earlier in the week with delegations from the Metis and Inuit communities of Canada.
“I feel the pope and the church have expressed a sentiment of working toward reconciliation,” said Grand Chief Mandy Gull-Masty of the Creen Nation, after the audience.
The trip was years in the making but gained momentum last year after the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves outside some of the residential schools.
More than 150,000 native children in Canada were forced to attend state-funded Christian schools from the 19th century until the 1970s in an effort to isolate them from the influence of their homes and culture. The aim was to Christianize and assimilate them into mainstream society, which previous Canadian governments considered superior.
Even before the grave sites were discovered, Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission specifically called for a papal apology to be delivered on Canadian soil for the church’s role in the abuses against the Indigenous.
Francis has committed to traveling to Canada, though no date for such a visit has been announced.
The Vatican said Thursday’s meeting was held “in a climate of listening and closeness” and would be followed by Francis’ audience with all three groups on Friday, when he is to deliver a public address.
“If you were to ask me am I optimistic leaving our discussion with the Holy Father, I am,” said Phil Fontaine, who was national chief of the Assembly of First Nations in 2009 when he led an Indigenous delegation to meet with Pope Benedict XVI.
At the time, Benedict only expressed his “sorrow at the anguish caused by the deplorable conduct of some members of the church.” But he did not apologize.
“It’s 2022, I’m back, for another shot at … convincing Pope Francis to apologize,” Fontaine told reporters in St. Peter’s Square, wearing a feathered headdress. “A full apology for all that he heard today and probably heard from the Metis and Inuit delegations about the horrible experience of too many of our people that attended residential schools.”
“Our preference is for the Holy Father to come to Canada and apologize on Canadian soil, and do it on one of our territories,” he added. “That is our hope and wish and we made that very clear to the Holy Father.” | https://www.fox44news.com/news/national-world-news/first-nations-meet-with-pope-over-canada-school-abuses/ | 2022-04-01T00:47:15Z |
Rutland Regional Medical Center’s rates are almost guaranteed to go up next year, according to state regulators, but they aren’t going up just yet and the hospital will have to figure out other ways to cover a multi-million dollar shortfall in the meantime.
The Green Mountain Care Board voted 4-1 Wednesday to reject RRMC’s request for a 9% rate hike before the start of the coming year. The request was due to cost overruns related to the COVID-19 pandemic that added up to a $7.6 million operating loss.
“It’s mid-year,” Green Mountain Care Board Chair Kevin Mullin said Thursday. “It’s not that it’s not a true emergency. It’s that they’re not in a position where they’d have to close their doors or default on obligations. ... The board recognizes large increases are going to be necessary in the coming budget year. Doing something mid-year — any self-insured business would get that mid-year hit. That’s what cash on hand is for.”
Mullin said RRMC was facing a “terrible” storm with the cost of everything going up, from labor to fuel to medical equipment and that there was no question they were going to see a rate increase, but the board simply did not want that increase to happen in the middle of the year. Until then, Mullin said, the hospital would have to fall back on its reserves and cuts costs where it can.
“This was not an easy decision,” he said. “It’s something board members lost a lot of sleep over but at the end of the day it’s something the board thinks is the right decision.”
Just how the hospital would cut back and what it would mean for the community was not clear Thursday. Hospital CEO Claudio Forte was not immediately available to discuss next moves, but did issue a statement expressing disappointment in the decision and saying the inflationary pressures before the hospital were unlike anything they had ever experienced.
“We have difficult decisions ahead as a result, but we will do everything we can to continue to protect our patients, protect our staff, and ensure the operational capacity of Rutland Regional Medical Center as we have done throughout the pandemic,” he said.
Mullin said the workforce crisis particularly contributed to the hospital’s woes, with a shortage of nurses forcing it to rely on traveling nurses, running up significant expenses as a result.
“I got a call today from a local contractor wondering where everyone has gone,” said Lyle Jepson, executive director of Chamber and Economic Development of the Rutland Region (CEDRR). “It’s in all sectors, but when we think about health care, there are very few of us who don’t use the health care system. It seems to be reaching a crisis point, and it appears to be centered on nursing.”
CEDRR oversees the regional marketing program, which in part tries to target people in professions sought by local employers. Jepson said the campaign’s messaging has recently been focused on emphasizing the availability of quality jobs in the region, but they were now shifting back to a focus on tourism and lifestyle.
“Every state, every town, every city is saying ‘We have quality jobs,’” he said. “We need to distinguish ourselves. One of the things we have going is, we have a quality place to live.”
Jepson said the state is looking at longer-term solutions, noting that Rep. Peter Fagan, R-Rutland City, had introduced a bill supporting scholarships for nurses.
“It doesn’t solve the problem immediately, but if we can build that population, a population that’ll keep people in Vermont, it’ll be essential to our future,” Jepson said.
Fagan said his bill had been folded into H.703, a broader economic development bill that had passed the House last week and was now in the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs. Fagan said the bill includes full University of Vermont scholarships — usable elsewhere if students cover the difference — for 75 nursing students but also takes a broader look at training nurses.
“It includes scholarships not just for nurses, but nurse faculty educators ... as well as the floor nurses who will be doing the training on the floor,” he said. “It’s probably the biggest bill for nurse development we’ve done since I’ve been here.”
The bill includes $1 million for mental health nursing programs at UVM and Vermont State University, $6 million to double VSU’s nursing program capacity, $3 million to increase UVM’s nursing program by 50% and $2 million for a health care workforce strategic development plan at the Vermont Agency of Human Services.
“It’s quite an undertaking but we have to give it a try,” Fagan said. “We’re spending way too much money on travelers.”
UVM Medical Center and Central Vermont Medical Center have applied for a 10% mid-year rate hike for similar reasons and made their presentation to the Green Mountain Care Board on Wednesday. Mullin said he hopes the board will reach a decision on that next week. He said no other hospitals have applied — the deadline is May 1 — though he knew one other hospital was watching the process and weighing its options.
“There might be more than one other hospital if they see there is a willingness to do a mid-year increase,” Mullin said.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Tommy La Stella still says being ready to play on Opening Day is up in the air for him.
“I wouldn’t say there’s a change in that yet,” La Stella said.
But through two games of spring action so far, he’s making quite the case for himself.
As he comes back from Achilles surgery, La Stella had another action-packed outing even though he only played three innings, going 2-for-2 with a homer and playing second base for the first time in the spring.
“He swung the bat really well, obviously — Tommy-style at-bats,” Kapler said.
After going 1-for-2 with a well-hit flyout, a three-run double and a walk on Tuesday, La Stella started off Thursday by pulling a homer to right, just coming a few feet short of hitting the Charro Lodge. He added a single in the first and advanced station-to-station to score a run in the second, the fifth run in the Giants’ 13-2 win over the Rockies at Scottsdale Stadium on Thursday.
Playing at second base for the first time in a spring game, La Stella got tested in every which way in the third inning alone: running in to track a pop up, going to his left for a ground ball (that just went under his glove) and going to his right to snag a grounder on the run (though his throw back across his body to first was not in time for an out).
“Didn’t get cheated on defensively,” La Stella quipped before adding, “It was good to be out there and go side-to-side. And be able to rebound and come back on the next play. Whenever I am ready, that’s the stuff I’ve got to be able to do.”
Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford added, “I think he’d probably be the first one to say he probably wasn’t at his quickest out there, but just to get him moving around, that’s great.”
But Kapler said he was actually impressed in how La Stella — and other Giants veterans, too — has been able to not push himself and try to do too much, saying La Stella “was measured on both defense and on the bases, by design.”
“One of the things that I find really impressive is when a player is able to put a governor on [themselves],” Kapler said. “It makes us trust that, in that sort of situation in the regular season, we can understand that he’s not going to be beating out a ground ball, he’s not going to make a diving play up the middle or to his right and get up and throw a runner out. But then we’re going to get the high-quality at-bats.
If we need to do something like replace them on the bases or on defense, we’re willing to do that to have his bat around in shorter periods of time. He’s plenty capable of playing good defense, running the bases well, all of those things. But I think it’s worth noting that there are ways that we can protect him and we have protected him in the past.”
Even with those breaks in place, the swings are still looking sharp, which doesn’t come as a surprise to Crawford.
“He’s always had a pretty simple swing, so it’s probably not going to take him a whole lot of time in spring to get going,” Crawford said. “He has great eye-hand coordination and can handle the bat and is a great contact guy. To have him in the lineup is definitely a good thing for us.”
And as for the roster spot on Opening Day? “Nothing’s off the table,” Kapler said. “We keep everything on the table.”
Crawford’s tweaks at plate give instant pay-off
Right after La Stella’s first inning homer, Crawford stepped up next and added one of his own with a shot to right-center — even though he joked he wouldn’t have cared if it went out or not, given the time of year.
“I don’t really want to waste them in spring,” Crawford said.
But this particular one was a welcomed sight for Crawford, who entered Thursday 0-for-the-spring in 10 at-bats with six strikeouts. He finished the day with a .214 batting average after going 3-for-4 with the first inning homer, an RBI single in the second and an RBI double in the seventh.
Crawford said he worked on his swing on Wednesday and started feeling better during a live batting practice session right after. Seeing the tweaks carry over into the game was welcomed.
“Even if I hit a few balls hard and got out, honestly, I would have felt a lot better about where my swing is at, as far as timing and approach and swinging at the right pitches,” Crawford said. “Obviously, anything I’ll take a hit, but I prefer to hit the ball hard and feel good about my swing, confident about my swing.”
Wood welcomes the traffic in third spring outing
It’s only Logan Webb and Alex Wood who have made three starts in games this spring, and Wood’s Thursday outing came with the rapid pace he’s become known for.
But while the Giants offense was working the Rockies for five runs, six hits and four walks in the first two innings, Wood was anxiously waiting to get back out on the mound, reaching the rubber seemingly seconds after the final out of the bottom-half of the innings were recorded.
He finished the day throwing around 65 pitches in 4.1 innings, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk and striking out four. He gave up both runs and all but one of his hits in the third, but he actually was just fine with having to deal with the traffic on the bases, a good check on his mechanics — and his rhythm — out of the stretch.
“I’ve made a conscious effort the last two seasons to make sure I’m looking at runners, whether they’re there or not,” Wood said. “I felt pretty comfortable with guys on, but it was definitely nice to have a little traffic out there and have to work a little bit harder than you would in a clean inning.”
But yet Wood was still able to get through the trouble and into the fifth and helped push the spring game’s time to under three hours, something that aligns with the Giants’ pitching philosophy of working fast and throwing strikes.
“Funny how that tends to correlate,” Kapler quipped postgame.
And why is Wood so quick to the plate?
“It’s probably my personality,” Wood said with a smile. “To be honest, I don’t like to wait around. I’m not a very patient person. That’s one of my faults as a human being.”
But what can be considered a fault in some aspects of life is a strength in others, and defenders absolutely love playing behind Wood, with La Stella saying Wood’s quickness is “on another level” compared to any other pitchers he’s played behind.
Wood is set to make one more start in Arizona before the season begins, aiming to get to around 80 pitches. But Wood wasn’t sure if he’d face the A’s on Tuesday, as the schedule currently lines him up to do.
Meanwhile, with Alex Cobb set to start on Friday, the rotation would typically indicate that Logan Webb would start Saturday, when the Giants have their lone spring game against the Dodgers.
But even with the abbreviated spring making the in-game repetitions more valued, there will be no rematch on Saturday. Kervin Castro was officially listed as the starter, with Webb instead pitching a simulated game. It’s a bit of gamesmanship that Kapler hinted was possible.
“I think there’s still time to play around with that a little bit, I just don’t think it can be the number one priority at this point,” Kapler said on Wednesday. “Number one priority is getting our pitchers the innings they need to be ready to go as deep into games as possible and to handle as many pitches as possible.
“Doesn’t mean that the competition element or the gamesmanship element goes out the window, but I think we just stay focused on the other side of that right now.”
The Giants didn’t shy away from starting Wood against the Rockies or Carlós Rodon against the Padres on Tuesday. But after their season-long battle last year, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that the Giants are treating the Dodgers differently.
Giants keep focus on mental health ahead of season opener
The Giants organization has continued its focus on mental health, designating Thursday as Mental Health Day in camp. It’s something that the manager strongly believes in.
“This is important because we believe that everybody in our player population is suffering with something,” Kapler said. “It could be something that’s going on at home, a family rift, it could be anxiety issues, it could be depressing issues. And those are elevated at different times for different players. And frankly, it’s not just our players – it’s also our staff, it’s also our front office.
“It’s every member of our organization.”
The team wore shirts with “Strength isn’t always mental” on the front and #EndTheStigma as part of their efforts to increase mental health awareness, and Drew Robinson and Dr. Shana Alexander both addressed the team earlier in the morning, reiterating that “everyone is suffering” message.
“It takes the edge off for the people that are listening,” Kapler said. “Because whatever it is that you’re dealing with from a mental health perspective, oftentimes you feel like you’re the only person — and especially in a historically competition-driven environment, showing any sort of weakness has always been seen as a lack of strength. In reality, we believe it is the direct opposite of that. It’s an indication of strength.”
Robinson, the former minor leaguer who lost an eye from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 2020, is now in his capacity as a mental health advocate and Alexander — a clinical psychologist — as the Giants’ employee assistance program director. The Giants also have had Kellen Lee on staff since January 2020 as a minor league mental skills coach.
Kapler feels that the focus on mental health gives the Giants a leg up on the competition, but it’s one he’s happy to share with others.
“I think it’s definitely a competitive advantage, but also something we have to share because it’s the right thing to do,” Kapler said. “People are suffering, we can help them suffer less. There are some things that we want to keep quite proprietary. This is not one of them.”
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After Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage Sunday at the Academy Awards ceremony, Los Angeles police officers were prepared to arrest Smith, according to an interview with the award show's producer, but the comedian was adamant he did not want to press charges.
In an excerpt of an interview with ABC News, aired Thursday on "World News Tonight," producer Will Packer said LAPD officers told Rock, "This is battery" and that he could press charges, and they were prepared to arrest Smith that night.
"They said, we will go get him. We are prepared. We are prepared to get him right now. You can press charges. We can arrest him. They were laying out the options," Packer told ABC. "And as they were talking, Chris was ... being very dismissive of those options. He was like, no, I'm fine. He was, like, no, no, no."
The LAPD put out a statement on the night of the Oscars, saying, "The individual involved has declined to file a police report."
Rock made a brief reference to the incident Wednesday at a stand-up show in Boston, his first public appearance since the Oscars. He told the audience he was "still processing what happened" and would have more to say at a later date.
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Nearly 70% of medical debt in collections will be removed from credit reports, bureaus say
Medical debt is a costly burden that weighs on millions of patients who seek life-saving care — it's the leading cause of bankruptcy in America and the largest source of personal debt among consumers.
In an effort to support those who are faced with unexpected hospital bills, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion will soon remove nearly 70% of medical debt in collections from credit reports.
"Medical collections debt often arises from unforeseen medical circumstances," credit bureau executives said in a joint statement. "These changes are another step we’re taking together to help people across the United States focus on their financial and personal wellbeing."
Keep reading to learn more about the agencies' new policy around medical debt reporting, as well as how to pay off unpaid hospital bills in collections. You can also enroll in free Experian credit monitoring services through Credible.
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Removing medical debt from reporting may boost consumer credit scores
Beginning in July, paid medical debt in collections will no longer be included in credit reporting. And in the first half of 2023, the credit bureaus will no longer include medical collections debt under $500 on credit reports.
The agencies are also increasing the time period before unpaid medical bills would appear on a consumers' credit history to one year, up from six months previously. They anticipate the combined measures will remove nearly 70% of existing medical debt tradelines.
The decision came shortly after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report finding that unpaid medical bills account for 58% of debt in collections.
"Even when a patient tries to battle to get an accurate bill or an insurance claim paid, medical debt collectors have a weapon that is hard to fight against: the credit report," CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said.
While the credit bureaus have effectively dropped many types of medical bills from credit reporting, millions of consumers are still faced with debt in collections. If these bills remain unpaid, they could potentially result in negative credit score impacts after a one-year period. Third-party debt collectors may eventually pursue civil action to recuperate the costs, which can result in wage garnishment and attorney fees.
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How to pay off medical debt in collections
Although some medical collections debt will soon be dropped from credit reporting, consumers still owe the balance of their unpaid bills from prior health care services. Here are a few strategies for repaying medical debt in collections:
- Negotiate your medical bills with the provider or debt collector
- Utilize a medical financing card or 0% APR credit card
- Consolidate medical debts into a fixed-rate personal loan
Read more about each method in the sections below.
Negotiate your medical bills with the provider or debt collector
Patients may be able to settle their medical bills for less than they owe by negotiating with the collection agency that holds the debt. It may also be possible to enroll in an interest-free payment plan to spread your hospital bills into lower monthly installments. Here are a few negotiation tips from the CFPB:
- Ask the debt collector for a written notice about the origin of the debt and how much money is owed. You should also know the age of the debt, so you can see if it meets your state's statute of limitations.
- Propose a realistic debt settlement or repayment proposal. Calculate how much you can afford to pay each month, or see if you have enough money to settle the debt in a smaller lump-sum.
- Be honest about your situation, as you may have more room to ask for a discount if you have a long-term health condition or other financial burden. Take notes of your conversation with the creditor.
You can use a cost comparison tool like Healthcare Bluebook to research the average price of the service you received in your area, which may be used as leverage while you negotiate the balance in your collection account. And if you aren't confident in your own negotiation skills, you may consider enlisting the help of a nonprofit credit counselor to speak with your creditors on your behalf.
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Utilize a medical financing card or 0% APR credit card
Some medical providers offer low-interest and no-interest financing options through a medical credit card like CareCredit. Keep in mind that these payment plans are typically offered through the original health care provider, not debt collectors. They also typically come with a high purchase APR if you don't adhere to the payment agreement.
Alternatively, you could consider opening a new credit card with a 0% APR purchase period. This may allow you to repay your medical expenses without paying interest for a period of up to 21 months. It's important to note that these offers are generally reserved for applicants with very good or excellent credit, defined by the FICO model as 740 or higher.
You can visit Credible to compare credit cards with 0% APR introductory offers.
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Consolidate medical debts into a fixed-rate personal loan
One common way to repay debt is with an unsecured personal loan that you repay in fixed monthly payments over a set period of months or years. Since personal loans have fixed interest rates, they may offer more favorable repayment terms than variable-rate credit cards.
Personal loan lenders determine interest rates and eligibility based on a borrower's credit score. Applicants with excellent credit will qualify for the lowest rates possible, while those with bad credit may not be eligible at all.
To see if you're a good candidate, you can get prequalified for a debt consolidation loan with a soft credit check. You can also browse current interest rates in the table below, and use Credible's personal loan calculator to estimate your monthly payments.
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The Alberta government announced annual funding Thursday for a pair of air ambulance services that operate in southern and northern Alberta to reduce their reliance on unstable funding sources such as charitable donations.
The funding includes $1-million a year for the HALO Air Ambulance service in southern Alberta, which warned two years ago that it was on the verge of folding. The HERO air ambulance, which serves the northeastern region of the province, will receive nearly $2-million through a five-year contract.
The provincial budget, released in February, increased funding for ground and air ambulance services by $28-million. The government previously announced that funding for STARS Air Ambulance, which operates across the province, would double to more than $15-million, which means the province will cover half the service’s operating costs.
Premier Jason Kenney said the funding is the government’s response to a 30-per-cent increase in the emergency medical services demand in the province in 2021, which he said resulted in longer-than-acceptable wait times.
The $1-million in annual funding for the HALO service, based in Medicine Hat, also comes with a five-year contract with Alberta Health Services. Just two years ago, HALO was in danger of having to ground all flights because of a lack of funding.
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At the time, chief executive officer Paul Carolan made a public plea for financial support, and a combination of fundraising and an emergency bailout from the province allowed the service to continue.
In 2019-20, HALO flew 38 emergency missions in rural southeastern Alberta. HALO and HERO field calls when STARS is unavailable.
Health Minister Jason Copping said HALO and HERO play a vital role supporting residents in the rural communities. He acknowledged that sustainable funding was key to allowing these services to continue to respond to calls for help.
“HERO and HALO offer a lifeline for rural communities in the northeast and southeast parts of our province, flying Albertans in need directly to a hospital with the required level of care,” Mr. Copping said at Thursday’s funding announcement.
“We are ensuring that Albertans in these areas will continue to have quality access to life-saving helicopter services now and into the future.”
Mr. Copping said bringing all air ambulance operators under new contracts with AHS is expected to improve oversight through additional operational and financial reporting to monitor quality and ensure safe and efficient care.
Currently, HALO operates as an integrated system with AHS, flying AHS paramedics who serve both in the air and also on the ground. Mr. Carolan said he does not expect that this new funding will change their current service model but will allow both organizations to be more efficient.
Paul Spring, president of the Local HERO foundation, said the increased funding was both a recognition of their contributions to the province and also a turning point.
“This is a momentous increase in funding,” Mr. Spring said. “It puts a really solid foundation under us, and it all goes into the same pot to save lives. Medicine and aviation are passion industries, but helicopters don’t run on passion, so we need money.”
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The Patriots officially made David Terrell their newest member, signing the former Bears wideout to a one-year deal. The Providence Journal's Tom Curran wonders ifa change of scenery will finally make the talented but troubled Terrell see the light.
Curran says the inevitable comparisons between Terrell and Corey Dillon"are fair, but only to a point" because Dillon played at a higher level and hadn't been in trouble recently when the Patriots traded for him.
The Attleboro Sun Chronicle's Mark Farinella also weighs in on the Terrell signing. Farinella doesn't quite compare the Patriots to the Oakland Raiders, but does refer to them as "the latter-day version of the NFL's home for little wanderers."
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]()In other news, the Boston Globe's Jerome Solomon chats with third-year receiver Bethel Johnson, who believes it's time to establish himself as a legitimate NFL receiver and become more than an occasional contributor to the offense. The explosive receiver says he hopes to add some bulk to his 5-11, 200-pound frame without sacrificing any of his explosive speed.
The Globe also has a wire report listing Richard Seymour as South Carolina's male professional athlete of the year. Seymour, who starred for Lower Richland High School in Hopkins, S.C., will be honored at the state's Hall of Fame ceremony May 5.
Jeannine Guttman of the Portland Press Herald details plans for a rally honoring members of the armed forces returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, other veterans as well as theSuper Bowl champion Patriots scheduled for April 8.
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US and allies discussing potential for Ukraine government in exile: report
The U.S. and their European allies have begun discussions about the potential for Ukraine’s government in exile as Russia’s war on the country intensifies.
U.S. officials told CNN on Sunday that discussions have ranged from supporting Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and his government moving operations to the western city of Lviv, or setting up a government in neighboring Poland if elected leaders are forced to flee.
Previous assessments that Lviv might be relatively safe from Russia aggression due to its strategic location in the west have lost traction as Russia’s apparent desire to overtake the entire country comes into focus.
“All the signs are that [Putin] is going to continue,” a senior Western intelligence official told CNN. “And I think the scraping the bottom of the barrel in some of these other places is indicative that now they really have to go all in, literally, not just figuratively, to make sure that they can proceed to take the whole country.”
Officials also said that Zelensky, who remains in the capital city of Kyiv, has rejected any conversation other than efforts to boost his country’s fight against Russia.
The Ukrainian president has amplified his calls for a no-fly zone in recent days, though President Biden and U.S. lawmakers have resisted such a move, as it would likely mean direct contact with Russian military forces.
The UN’s refugee agency shared on Thursday that more than one million Ukrainian citizens have fled the country since the invasion.
A number of Western countries have moved their diplomatic operations in Ukraine to Lviv, a centuries-old city about 40 miles from the border with Poland.
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Which 144Hz monitors are best?
Computer technology has grown in leaps and bounds since the 1980s. A large part of this growth is due to the video games industry, which pushes for better graphics, faster machines and bigger monitors.
When it comes to monitors, the standard 60-hertz monitor has been a staple for many gamers. However, now it’s commonplace to see 75Hz or 120Hz dedicated gaming monitors. For the ultimate gaming experience, only the best Samsung 49-Inch CHG90 144Hz Curved Gaming Monitor will do. It provides an extra-crisp picture and comes with a swivel stand to allow for easy adjustment.
What to know before you buy a 144Hz monitor
Make sure your computer is compatible
Having a computer monitor that can handle 144Hz is one thing, but making sure you have a computer that can manage the output is another aspect altogether. The 144Hz refers to how many frames your computer can display per second. While the monitor can certainly handle this speed, not all graphics cards can keep up. You might be disappointed if your new 144Hz monitor can’t produce the frames per second you want, thanks to a subpar graphics card. Make sure your computer is compatible before making a purchase.
Resolution importance
The monitor’s maximum resolution will also play a role in the graphical quality. The standard for all games released today is 1080p, but there are plenty of titles you can play at Ultra HD or even 4K. To get the best out of the monitor, consider the resolution and whether you have content to support it.
Reduced screen tearing
The dreaded screen tearing is something that most gamers have dealt with at some point in their lives. Screen tearing is when your monitor’s refresh rate can’t keep up with the game’s frame rate. This creates a distorted picture or continually distorted images. By having a 144Hz monitor, the higher refresh rate will dramatically reduce the chances of screen tearing.
What to look for in a quality 144Hz monitor
Connection ports
The monitor connects to your computer or laptop through a connection port. The most common port is an HDMI connection, but this has a limited refresh rate and resolution. A good-quality monitor will also have a DisplayPort connection, which can output 8K content at 120Hz or 4K content at 240Hz. HDMI has a maximum output of 8K content at 30Hz.
High Dynamic Range for better quality
High Dynamic Range (HDR) is a relatively new technology in video games and influences the color range of games. Conventional monitors struggle to show dark and bright areas simultaneously, but HDR renders the image with the correct shading throughout. Not only does it improve the visual quality, but it can also feel more immersive.
Built-in synching to reduce screen tearing
While the 144Hz monitor technology already goes a long way to reduce screen tearing, some manufacturers incorporate Nvidia’s G-Sync or AMD’s FreeSync into a monitor’s hardware. This added bit of technology helps to massively reduce instances of graphical artifacts and screen tearing. Keep in mind you need to have a graphics card that supports either system to take advantage of this.
How much you can expect to spend on a 144Hz monitor
The average price of a 144Hz monitor depends on the monitor’s brand, capabilities and size. An affordable 144Hz monitor costs around $200-$300, but larger displays with curved screens will be closer to $800-$1,000.
144Hz monitor FAQ
Can you mount or raise 144Hz monitors?
A. Yes, you can, as long as the base is large enough. Most monitors are also compatible with VESA mounts, so you can attach them to walls or a monitor arm.
Can you use a 144Hz monitor on an Xbox One?
A. Yes, as long as you connect the correct display cables. There are only a few titles that support 120Hz, and there are even fewer that support 144Hz. Most developers choose not to support 144Hz and opt for higher graphical quality at 60Hz.
What’s the best 144Hz monitor to buy?
Top 144Hz monitor
Samsung 49-Inch CHG90 144Hz Curved Gaming Monitor
What you need to know: This curved monitor is great if you need a lot of screen space for multiple projects.
What you’ll love: This 144Hz monitor measures 49 inches across. It features a maximum resolution of 3840 x 1080p, has a one-second response time and has AMD’s FreeSync 2 built-in. The monitor supports HDR, incorporates Samsung’s QLED technology and works with HDMI as well as DisplayPort.
What you should consider: The monitor has a maximum resolution of 1080p, which some gamers might find too low.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top 144Hz monitor for the money
Asus VG248QE 24-Inch Full HD Monitor
What you need to know: This monitor will give you 144Hz gaming at an affordable price.
What you’ll love: With built-in stereo speakers and support for HDMI and DisplayPort, this 144Hz LED monitor has a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080p. The sturdy base allows it to swivel, tilt and pivot.
What you should consider: The monitor is only 24 inches, which might not be sufficient for serious players.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Acer Predator XB273K 27-Inch LED Monitor
What you need to know: This 27-inch display has all the bells and whistles any gamer could want.
What you’ll love: The XB273K has a maximum resolution of 3840 x 2160 with Nvidia’s G-Sync built-in. It’s compatible with VESA mounts and connects via HDMI, DisplayPort and USB ports. The unique thing about this monitor is it comes with a shade shield to block out glare from overhead lights.
What you should consider: You can only reach the 144Hz refresh rate, even when you overclock the monitor with two DisplayPort connections.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Ben Weber new Frederick County Republican Committee chairman
Starting May 1, former Winchester City Councilor Ben Weber will be the new chairman of the Frederick County Republican Committee. Current Chairman Allen Sibert is stepping down due to the demands of his new job as police chief in Haymarket. Initially, a party canvass was scheduled for Tuesday at the Millwood...
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By Jordan Baker
In the past two years, Walgett Community College incident log has recorded almost 50 cases of violence at the school, ranging from student brawls and threats involving weapons to assaults on teachers. Police were notified or called almost 15 times and, on a handful of occasions, lockdown procedures were activated.
“Numerous students displayed aggressive and threatening behaviour on school grounds and a lockdown was implemented,” the log says of an incident in term one last year, in which police were called.
Another incident involved students breaking into a classroom and distributing the equipment, says the log, released under freedom of information laws. On another occasion, some students lit a fire, causing minor property damage. There were multiple fights between students that teachers tried to handle, but in some cases called police for support.
One time, six students approached a student who was leaving with their parent. “[They] assaulted the student,” it said.
Violence has become a fixture of Walgett High. There are deep disagreements over what to do about it; the elders say the students need more help for their disability and trauma and want police kept out, but others say the environment has become dangerous for both students and teachers.
It is not a new problem. Almost 10 years ago, then Education Minister Adrian Piccoli denounced the government’s neglect of Walgett, and rural schools like it, where most students are indigenous. He said Walgett Community College’s ruinous buildings made it the worst school in the state. “I think it is true to say that we as a community have treated Aboriginal people like rubbish.”
To turn the school around, the NSW government gave its buildings a $9 million makeover. It created a new governance structure - known as Connected Communities - to give parents and local leaders a greater voice in decisions made not only by Walgett Community College, but 15 schools with similarly high numbers of Indigenous children in other parts of the state. The department lured former Asquith high principal, Richard Rule, out of retirement to lead the new-look school.
More money, including Gonski funding, flowed over the next few years and gave Walgett the highest per capita funding of any school in the state. In 2020 - the most recent figures available - it received more than $44,500 for each student from state and federal governments.
None of it seems to have helped.
The high school now has its 31st principal in 24 years. Its attendance rate has been trending downwards from a low base since 2011. Last year it was 43.3 per cent, which was slightly higher than the year before, but far lower than the average across the state (90.7 per cent) or statistically similar schools (76.7 per cent), the freedom of information documents show. Just five of 151 students attended school more than 90 per cent of the time, compared with 31 per cent in similar schools.
In the five years to 2018, the average yearly staff turnover was 50 per cent. Potential recruits were deterred by the geographical isolation and the violence. Two female teachers have been on long-term leave due to severe injuries sustained while being assaulted by female students on school grounds, multiple sources say, and staff members have been hit, spat upon and had their cars damaged.
The turnover and vacancies mean, among other things, that there’s little educational continuity in a school where it’s particularly important. NAPLAN results show many of the students struggle with the basic skills they will need to function in society; the average year 9 score was below minimum standard in every subject but spelling and numeracy. In writing, the average year 9 student was functioning at year 3 level.
Some local families do not want to send their children there. They say they don’t learn, and the conflict makes them anxious.
Kathryn Sharpley’s daughter Caroline Ashby, who is 12, finds the work too easy - her mother says it’s often at year 5 level - and doesn’t like the violence. “Some days she doesn’t want to go, because of all the fights around the school,” her mother says. “She loves maths, it’s her favourite subject. Going there, they’re making her take a step back. I tell her, being Aboriginal doesn’t mean you can’t get somewhere in life.”
Mrs Sharpley could send Caroline to Queensland to live with relatives, or to a school in the nearby town of Lightning Ridge. “I’d prefer her to be close to us, than move a long way,” she says.
Local mother Rebecca Trindall has organised a daily bus to Lightning Ridge, which is about 45 minutes away, and is lobbying for Walgett children to be given automatic access to that school rather than having to lodge out of area applications. “Each year, families are forced to relocate from Walgett or send children away to simply be educated as there are no options available to them locally outside of Walgett Community College.”
One ongoing issue has been tension between principals and community leaders. Richard Rule, the principal installed as part of Dr Piccoli’s makeover, lasted two years. He says he came under pressure from the school reference group - community members who help make school decisions - to leave. Few principals since have lasted much longer.
“[They] were of the belief I was not running the school in the spirit of Connected Communities,” he says. “In Walgett’s case, the model just didn’t work. I wanted a well-run school where children stayed in the classroom and had a teacher in front of them and actually learned something in a stable environment.
“That did not seem to satisfy the reference group, who seemed to want some sort of cultural revolution in their school that was never going to happen while the school was unstable, with violence and teachers under threat.”
The Dharriwaa Elders lay the blame for continued dysfunction with the NSW Department of Education, which “continues to fail to provide what’s needed for Walgett students to succeed at school,” they said in a statement published on their website after the Herald requested an interview. They say they are being denied figures on suspension by Aboriginality, which, they say, means NSW Education wants to hide the link between school suspensions and a lack of support for disability and trauma.
They want the school to stop calling police “as their first response to behaviour incidents”, and say officers should be banned from bringing guns onto the school site. “Recently there was an escalation when five police cars attended the high school to arrest a young teenage girl,” their statement says. “ Walgett school leadership must train their staff to de-escalate behaviours in our young people and decommission their hotline to police. The criminalising of our young people when they aren’t well has to stop.
“We conclude that Walgett schools are not culturally or physically safe.”
Piccoli acknowledges the conflicting expectations of school staff and the community. “When incidents occur at school, and the school takes the disciplinary action it would take at any other school, sometimes the community doesn’t respond well to that,” he says. “Walgett is a very unique place. So it has to be a unique school.
“For example, having police - the community didn’t like that. They don’t want it to be seen as a justice precinct. It’s got to be an education precinct. And they’re right, but you have to be able to guarantee staff safety as well.”
The Connected Communities program was supposed to build bridges between schools and the community. The NSW Department of Education evaluated the program a few years ago, and its findings were ambivalent. On the plus side, most of the 15 schools were successfully introducing local Aboriginal language programs, and attempting to incorporate Aboriginal content into their curriculum.
However, the role of School Reference Groups lacked clarity, it says, and there was uncertainty - “and in some cases tension” - around their role in decision-making. The strategy has also, as yet, had little impact on academic outcomes or attendance at the secondary level. Attendance has gone backwards, and schools were still struggling to engage parents in students’ education. The NSW Department of Education has nevertheless expanded the number of schools involved in the program from the original 15 to 31.
Mark Banasiak is an upper house MP representing the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party, and is also a former teacher. He has taken a particular interest in Walgett, and worries about the students. “People need to be held accountable for these failures to deliver,” he says.
“I’m turning my attention to people higher up, past the executive principal, who are supposed to be supporting the school. Until you address that core issue about why some elements of the community are not coming along with the school’s plan, you are never going to achieve the change you need. The tragedy is it’s the kids that suffer the most. Education should be a circuit breaker in this community, and a way for the community to grow and prosper, and at the moment that’s not happening.”
Asked about the issue in parliament, Education Minister Sarah Mitchell acknowledged there was more to do. “Part of it is the work we need to do to make sure that our staff feel supported, that they feel empowered and that we work not just with the school but also with the whole of the community,” she says.
“We know that some entrenched issues in the Walgett community have existed for years. These are things that multiple government agencies are working on together, and they will continue to do so.”
Mr Rule is sceptical about the whole-of-government approach. “I went to some of those meetings and there was a lot of rhetoric,” he says. “I don’t think I saw in the school one positive outcome from any of the state and federal agencies.”
The NSW Department of Education refused the Herald’s request to interview the school’s principal, who, some say, has brought relative stability in the past 11 months. It gave a statement saying that the Department of Regional NSW was working with community leaders to improve youth education, vocational training, employment and social outcomes.
There’s no easy solution for Walgett, says Piccoli. “There are deep social and historical issues there, that are difficult to change,” he says. Inter-agency collaboration was important, but often did not involve people senior enough to cut through the bureaucracy.
“If I had five minutes to talk to [Secretary of the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet] Michael Coutts-Trotter, I would say, ‘we need a minister for Walgett, or a deputy secretary’. It’s very hard to change human behaviour, but we can certainly provide the fundamentals and basics that most people take for granted ... that we haven’t got right there.
“The bottom line is you can never give up. You have to keep getting the best support you can there.”
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In a recent letter, it was mentioned the Justin Eichorn is sponsoring a bill about parent’s rights. Upon further examination, one learns this bill is an intentional and premeditated attack on public education and teachers. When I first read about this in January, I learned that Christopher Rufo, (creator of the bogus “Critical Race Theory” issue,) is behind this new covert strategy called “Transparency.”
Rufo said “The strategy, here, is to use a non-threatening liberal value - ‘transparency’ - to force ideological actors (teachers) to undergo public scrutiny. My goal is for 10+ state legislatures to pass curriculum transparency bills requiring PUBLIC schools to make all teaching materials easily available to parents via the internet.”
He goes on to say “Transparency could also mean the right to stalk and harass teachers until they can prove a negative: that they didn’t say something you (the parent) object to. It could mean forcing teachers to come up with a personalized curricula for each student whose parents object to a single book, or the teaching of a particular historical incident. It could mean whatever Republicans decide it should mean, but it;s guaranteed to boil down to an attack on teachers and schools.
As with the “Critical Race Theory” strategy. Rufo’s main agenda is to destroy public schools. The hypocrisy of Rufo’s agenda is readily apparent. Republicans who support Rufo, do so because they want to send public education funds to private schools, which they assume they’ll control. At the same time, no private schools will be forced to face the same kind of transparency requirements expected of public schools. GOP lawmakers who support this bill, plan on it creating an enormous amount of extra work and chaos for teachers in public schools, while they watch and pretend they’re innocent.
Another lie the GOP is pushing, is this is a “grassroots” movement. In reality, it’s the product of an elite Republican think-tank, in which everyday people are conned into doing the Republican’s dirty work for them. It’s the same as Trump getting the insurrectionists to fight for him in the capitol on Jan. 6, or Putin using his army to attack Ukraine. Exploitative personalities use others as pawns in their battles, and never show up on the front lines.
Why attack schools? Simple. Republicans fear anyone they can’t control, and it’s harder controlling educated people, especially scientists. Beneath their facade of seeming generosity, Republicans are as self-serving as everyone else, the act itself being self-serving. They want people to believe there’s an enemy out to get them,and we should “be afraid,” and trust that only “strong” Republicans can save us.
We, the people, need good information, if we’re to make good decisions. Those who lie to us, do so because they know people will reject their ideas, if they told the whole, unvarnished truth. Any person who needs to lie to control how people respond should be considered a coward, and not trusted.
Gary Burt
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Barr & Trump's soiled reputations
By PeraclesPlease on Mon, 03/07/2022 - 1:48am |Elie Honing leads with Barr's embarrassing, corrupt and revealing texts:
https://cafe.com/elies-note/note-from-elie-bill-barrs-revisionist-bs/
And then there's Barr's dishonest book promotion tour:
Trump immediately declares Barr stupid, which is one way he always gives his accomplices more cred - by criticizing them the must be honest. But no, both Barr and Trump are lying, self-serving shits. As is Bolton, but at least he served more of a purpose. Wait for Pompeo to get going. Who else?
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Lincoln Project people still trying to do their part, I see:
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 1:19pm
The Bulwark's stance on the two laid out clear as a bell:
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 2:38pm
^ got to admit , can't get it out of my mind that if a black guy or an Antifa radical was arrested like that, being told to strip to his undies, we'd never hear the end of the humiliating racist bastard cops thing. (Though I will acknowledge that his tribe is probably bitching a blue streak on the internet somewhere about it, after all they are big players in victim olympics and "ACAB" too.)
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 6:53pm
this article on the first Jan. 6 trial makes clear how much work and time it takes to collect evidence and defend challenged charges if the defense lawyers are good ones
and that's for someone who was actually on the Capitol grounds. Throw in a pandemic delaying things.
You can't "lock em up" based on accusations in the media or by opposing politicians, that's not the way our system works. If people have the money to pay lawyers and the stamina to have charges hanging over their head while they are challenged, they might just be able to do that to the end of their lives. (Those without the money and/or stamina take the plea deal.)
Yeah, reputation is the thing that is the punishment in the meantime, justly or not. (Hence the common line once an accused is exonerated "where does xxx go to get their reputation back?")
Just sayin'
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/09/2022 - 10:53am
so Merrick Garland finally addresses those NCD-types:
I guess it all depends what your definition of "urgent" is. There's legal system "urgent", and then there's lynch-em-now we-all-know-they're-enemies-and-criminals "urgent", with which it's likely you lose the case....
by artappraiser on Thu, 03/10/2022 - 11:57am
now here's where I as a taxpayer would support some defunding of "police"
by artappraiser on Sat, 03/12/2022 - 12:29pm
It's all Pence's fault. (Perhaps wishing what he calls "the people" would have actually been successful at hanging him?)
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/16/2022 - 7:10pm
she clearly thinks they will not select him as candidate, just using him as a cash cow -
Maggie Haberman also retweeted -
by artappraiser on Mon, 03/21/2022 - 10:01pm
John Dean says (found retweeted by that evil supporter of law and order and policing, Peter Moskos)
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/23/2022 - 7:51pm | http://www.dagblog.com/comment/315818 | 2022-04-01T00:47:19Z |
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According to CryptoCompare, “What is XCP?XCP is the native token of Counterparty. It is a technical necessity for adding advanced features to Counterparty, which by nature require a protocol aware currency. Bitcoin can only be aware of BTC, while Counterparty can be aware of both BTC and XCP itself. This makes it possible to escrow funds, trade in a decentralized manner, and harness the full potential of programmable money. Note: It is a common misconception that XCP is a competitor to Bitcoin, when in fact it cannot exist without it. And even though XCP is not a traditional currency, it serves a steady and critical purpose within the Counterparty ecosystem. How was XCP launched?The supply of XCP was created in a process called ‘proof-of-burn’ that lasted from January 2nd to February 3rd 2014 (5000 Bitcoin blocks). During this period, anyone was able to exchange bitcoins for XCP automatically on a protocol level under the following conditions: Users sent their BTC to a verifiably unspendable Bitcoin address with no known private key. (1CounterpartyXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUWLpVr) Each BTC was automatically exchanged for a number of XCP between 1000 and 1500, with more being rewarded the earlier the burn took place. The reward bonus decreased linearily with the block index. Each address was limited to 1 BTC. Since the BTC on the burn address will never be spendable again, they are considered destroyed or ‘burned’. The main advantage of using this process is to create an equal opportunity for all users, including the founders of the project. The result is that nobody started out with a pre-existing supply of XCP. This method is relatively rare in the crypto space, because it does not provide the founders with starting capital. This, however, means that it is a truly decentralized platform similar to Bitcoin’s proof-of-work system. A truly decentralized system without a crowdfunder has various advantages: Avoids issues with regulatory uncertainty and legal liability because there is no direct profit model, nor a central authority.Incentivises developers and users equally.Funds are never in the control of any 3rd party.Full transparencyZero pre-mineIs XCP an alt-coin or competitor to Bitcoin?No. XCP cannot exist without Bitcoin, as Counterparty extends the basic features of Bitcoin with proof-of-publication, oracle betting, decentralized exchange, automatic escrow, order matching, and smart contracts. Can more XCP be created?No. The supply of XCP is fixed, and decreasing because of fees being burned. What is XCP used for?XCP is the fuel for smart contracts. When smart contracts are running, fuel is used for each execution step. Appropriately enough, this fuel is burned(destroyed). This means that the supply of XCP is continously decreasing. However, the cost of fuel adjusts proportionally as the supply of XCP goes down, so that it cannot reach 0. XCP is always the easiest token to trade against, as it is represented across all exchanges that support Counterparty. It is also used for anti-spam fees when registering named tokens, and when making distribution payments to token holders. The betting system also uses XCP. “
Buying and Selling Counterparty
It is usually not currently possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Counterparty directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Counterparty should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Changelly, GDAX or Gemini. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Counterparty using one of the aforementioned exchanges.
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The love that bigotry couldn't destroy: As students they were besotted... then Mark vanished from Penny's life, leaving her distraught. Four decades on, she has learnt why - her racist dad warned him off but now they are back together again
- Mark Bethel and Penny Umbers were in a picture perfect relationship in the 70s
- But after Penny's racist dad threatened Mark into ending it, it all crashed down
- Both moved on, and married other people, but never got over what happened
- Now 39 years later they have reunited in what has become a fairytale for the pair
Even the most inventive author of romantic fiction could not have written a plot more heartbreaking - or a sweeter, happy-ever-after ending.
But every word of the extraordinary love story of Penny Umbers and Mark Bethel - from its beginnings in the 1970s to its joyous final chapter, playing out now - is as remarkable as it is true.
Penny and Mark are in their early 60s, but fell in love in their teens: a first love, intense and all-consuming.
They planned to be together for ever, mapped out marriage and children. But bitter racial prejudices forced them apart.
For Penny is white and Mark is black, and in an era when mixed race marriages were rare, Penny’s disapproving father contrived to separate them.
Penny Umbers and Mark Bethel, pictured in the Bahamas together, were forced apart for 40 years by her racist father
Unaware Mark had been coerced into leaving her, Penny was distraught and attempted suicide. Not long after, Mark returned to the Bahamas.
Separated by 3,000 miles for 39 years, they each endured unhappy marriages and nurtured unspoken hopes that one day they would be reunited. For both, it seemed an impossible dream.
Then, in April 2019 — thanks to social media — their lives collided again. Mark, 62, found his Penny: and she learned of her father’s betrayal.
In June last year, as soon as Covid restrictions permitted, Penny flew to the Bahamas to see Mark again. All their soaring hopes were realised: their future together is at last under way.
‘Mark shouted “Umbers” across the airport concourse and we fell into each other’s arms. The years just melted away. It was as if we’d never been apart,’ says Penny.
‘He kissed me and started to cry. We were both overwhelmed. I said: “Mark, Mark, I am here at last".
'Being with him was every bit as wonderful as I’d remembered, physically and emotionally.’
The loved up couple had planned to spend their whole lives together, but Penny's father threatened Mark into ending their three-year relationship in 1970s
After three blissful weeks together, Penny, 61, returned to Worcestershire to her job as an executive assistant, but longed to see Mark again.
‘And on my second visit in October 2021, he produced a beautiful diamond ring and said: “Please will you marry me?”
‘I had no hesitation in saying yes. I was absolutely dying for him to propose,’ she smiles.
‘We are completely committed to each other,’ adds Mark, speaking on Zoom from the sun-filled garden of his house in Nassau.
He is grey and bearded now, his handsome dark eyes framed by professorial spectacles; a rich, deep voice betraying the timbre of his public school education, where, more than 40 years ago, he was the only black pupil.
Penny, in England tying up loose ends before she emigrates to the Bahamas and finally marries the only man she has ever truly loved, is petite, her face unlined; radiant with happiness.
Hard to imagine, as they contemplate retirement together, the prejudice that separated them four decades ago.
It was three years into their relationship that, unbeknown to Penny, her father sought out Mark in London where he was studying hotel management, and hauled him into the dean’s office.
Mark, pictured here with his cricket team in England, caught Penny's eye in a pub in Nottingham
There he told Mark to stop seeing his daughter - or face dire consequences.
‘I stood there in front of two high status white men - the dean and Penny’s father - who made it clear he knew ways and people who could end my scholarship if I continued to see his daughter; people who could make me leave and go back to the Bahamas.
'"You will tell Penny that you will drop her," he told me. "You will not explain why; you will just move on and not mention this conversation".'
‘And as much as I loved Penny, and respected her father’s right to protect his daughter, his intimidation was the final straw. It completely destroyed me.’
Mark, alone and vulnerable in a city where racial divisions ran deep, said his last farewell to Penny, honouring her father’s diktat that he explain nothing.
Penny was distraught and uncomprehending: 'I saw him disappear and I collapsed in tears. I got the mail train home, heartbroken, in the middle of the night, stupidly thinking I’d find some comfort there.
‘My father came to meet the train at 5am. When I told him in floods of tears that Mark had finished with me, he just grunted. I was too exhausted from crying to wonder why he didn’t comfort me.
‘I felt desperate. Mark had brought such joy into my life and I couldn’t bear to live without the hope of seeing him again. I was crushed. I didn’t want to live any more.’
Months later, already taking antidepressants prescribed by a psychiatrist who had been treating Penny since the break-up, she bought more pills from a chemist and swallowed an overdose.
Penny, pictured here in 1978, was left heartbroken by the apparent conclusion of their relationship
‘I should have died, but my body rejected the medication and I was sick. I survived to endure life without Mark.’
He had written poems dedicated to her; painted pictures for her. He loved her unconditionally and with a fervour she reciprocated.
There had been no rancour or arguments. Inexplicably, the boy she adored had just gone.
That Penny’s home life had been bereft of affection made Mark’s absence all the more distressing.
Born in Leeds, the eldest of three children, her upbringing was privileged but marred by her mother’s remoteness. Her father, a company director, often moved jobs.
‘My mother and I weren’t close, and we children weren’t important to her as individuals,’ says Penny.
‘We had nannies when we were small to keep us out of my mother’s way and I was packed off to boarding school at 11. When I came home for holidays, I poured all my love into my many pets. The saviours of my childhood were my horses.’
Mark, meanwhile, spent his first years in a cottage in Nassau. But his father, an Oxford graduate who worked in telecoms, was determined his son would enjoy a British education as he had done.
Mark was sent away to prep school in Warwickshire at six years old.
There, he was bewildered by racist taunts: ‘I was called a n***er. I didn’t know what the word meant. I was called a golliwog and thought it was a term of endearment.
'I didn’t know they were belittling me. Now I feel the pain of those memories. All I wanted to do was fit in and find my purpose.’
It was at college in Derbyshire that he discovered his niche: a dashing sportsman, he excelled at cricket, hockey, rugby, tennis and athletics.
And when he was 17, Penny, then 16, came into his life. On a night out with schoolfriends in a Nottingham pub, she spotted him smiling at her.
‘He was tall, gorgeous and had a heart-melting smile,’ she recalls. ‘And he seemed genuinely interested in talking to me. He was just so friendly and chatty.’
Mark was there with his cricket team, celebrating a win.
The pair, pictured here with their book Thirty-Nine Years in the Wilderness, were able to reunite using social media
Penny, he says, ‘was the sweetest most adorable person I’d ever spoken to. I remember that English rose walking through the door and my heart melting.’
She went to watch Mark play cricket the next day. The following week they shared their first slow dance at his school ball.
On a cloud of euphoria, she confided to her father: ‘I’ve met a lovely boy.’ I was bubbling with excitement.
'"The darkie?" he asked. I hadn’t heard that word used before and hoped it wasn’t derogatory. I loved and trusted him but I felt disappointed, uncomfortable.'
Less than ten years earlier, Enoch Powell had made his ‘rivers of blood’ speech condemning immigration; decrying the idea of mixed race marriages.
Penny’s father was firmly aligned with the Conservative MP. But she was resolute: their romance continued.
In those pre-mobile phone days they communicated by letter. Penny was by then boarding at Oakham School in Rutland, and they continued to meet at sporting fixtures.
Mark remembers making love after a cricket match, ‘under the trees and the blue sky in a secluded bower away from the pitch and prying eyes, in our own private world’.
Penny recalls covert weekends when he smuggled her into his room at school. She even recalls a rare evening when her parents invited Mark to dinner.
‘He was so lovely and well-mannered and I thought they were warming to him,’ she says.
The couple, both of whom have been married and divorced, have picked up where they left off and are restarting their lives together
‘I remember watching my father from the drawing room window talking to him in the garden and feeling so pleased. What I didn’t realise was that he was warning Mark off.’
Mark made no mention to Penny of the ultimatum her father gave him that balmy summer’s evening.
Mark says: ‘He said: "You’ve had your fun, move on. You can sleep here tonight, but I want you gone in the morning.”
‘Then we shook hands like gentlemen, and both went back into the house. I sat there, utterly shocked and diminished.’
That might have been the end had Mark and Penny not been so committed to each other. Although Penny had won a place at Warwick University, she chose to go to London instead, to be near Mark.
‘We’d hoped to share a flat, but I had to go into a hall of residence. Mark rented an awful dingy basement bedsit off Baker Street and eked out his small scholarship by working in McDonald’s.’
It was during the first year of their degrees that Penny’s father ended their relationship.
Mark — exhausted by work and study, defeated by the racist bullying — capitulated.
‘I was frightened, I lacked the self-assurance I have today and I was worried that if I lost my scholarship I’d have to go back to the Bahamas and tell my parents I’d failed,’ he says.
Mark and Penny plan on getting married, with Mark popping the question when they met for the second time after their reunion
‘I felt my only option was to leave Penny. I just went back to my bedsit and cried. My life was blown apart when we separated.’
‘It was horrendous,’ adds Penny. ‘My world collapsed. I just thought Mark had gone off me; that I was ugly, fat; not what he wanted. I didn’t want to live any more.’
They never expected to see each other again. Penny went on to marry: it was expected of her.
‘He was a lovely person but I was not in love with him. I left after a year,’ she says.
A second disastrous marriage followed.
‘I stuck it out for ten years because I didn’t want to be divorced for a second time so soon. I just thought: “My life is meant to be miserable".'
Neither marriage bore children - though Penny says that if she had her time again with Mark, she’d have wanted nothing more.
Mark, meanwhile, worked in hotels around the world, as a food and beverage director and assistant general manager.
He married, unhappily, and raised two children. ‘Emotionally, I was an empty vessel,’ he says.
‘I never stopped thinking about Penny and used her as a yardstick against which to measure others, who never measured up — how could they? I was the happiest man ever when I was with her.’
Divorced in the 1990s, he tried to trace Penny, even enquiring through her old school to ask if they could find her. But all his efforts failed.
Penny, meanwhile, harboured similar yearnings. ‘I’d be in London and would catch sight of someone and think it was Mark and my heart would leap.’
In 2014, she looked him up on Facebook: ‘And I found his photo; saw what a handsome middle-aged man he had become. I didn’t dare message him. I didn’t want him to think I was stalking him. I assumed he’d be happily married.’
Meanwhile, Mark had renewed his search for Penny, spurred on by a health scare which focused his mind on what he really wanted from life: his one true love.
In 2018, he finally found her: ‘As beautiful as ever. And when I saw her photo it was like the universe burst open. I fell in love all over again.’
He sent messages via Facebook. Repeatedly. But Penny — not au fait with social media — failed to pick them up for a full five months.
It was April 2019 when she finally, tentatively, responded.
Then they spoke on the phone for the first time in almost 40 years. ‘We both cried. I was trembling all over when I heard his gorgeous voice,’ she says.
‘It was during that first conversation that Mark told me the truth about what had happened between him and my father all those years ago. He explained that he’d still loved me but had been forced to give me up.
‘Only then did it dawn on me that I had been terribly deceived by my father. I was angry, devastated and for the first time I realised what an awful wrong he’d done to Mark.’
Today, Penny’s father has Alzheimer’s. He has no memory of Mark or that betrayal.
Her mother has Parkinson’s and, says Penny, her vulnerability has brought them closer. But she does not acknowledge the furore that caused Penny such heartbreak.
I wonder if Mark has forgiven Penny’s father for the devastation he wrought. ‘We have moved on,’ he says mildly. ‘There is no point in harbouring animosity.
‘Now we want to look forward in hope, to sharing our lives together,’ he says, as they exchange a tender smile. I just wish my arms were 3,000 miles long so I could be hugging her now.’ | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10674389/Mark-Pennys-fairytale-reunion-rekindles-relationship-decades-racist-dad-ended-it.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-04-01T00:47:20Z |
Which telescope is best?
Staring up at the night sky, it’s hard not to get overwhelmed with the sheer size of the galaxy. There are millions of things to look at, but you need the right equipment. If you’ve already started to peer at objects with binoculars, it might be time to upgrade to a telescope.
The right telescope for you largely depends on what you want to study, but the Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ is an excellent gadget to get you going. It’s easy to use and powerful enough to see every little detail.
What to know before you buy a telescope
Kinds of telescopes
When most people think of a telescope, they imagine a long tube with an eyeglass at one end. These typical models are called refractor telescopes and are only one type of many. The other popular choice is a reflector telescope, which gathers light through a mirror. There are also compound telescopes, which are wider than others. No matter the telescope type, you’re going to need a telescope bag to safely store and carry it.
The aperture determines what you can see
A telescope’s aperture is one of the most important components. Simply put, the aperture is how large the mirror is on the inside, which is directly related to how much light it can gather. The more light it gathers, the better the details and you can see fainter objects. The aperture is measured in millimeters, and you typically need larger mirrors depending on the surrounding light.
More darkness increases your enjoyment
The best conditions for using a telescope are in an area that has very little light pollution. For example, in a suburban neighborhood, you won’t see as many stars and galaxies as you would in an open field far away from the city. The size of the aperture can only help you up to a point, after which you might need to go somewhere else for viewing — or invest in a bigger aperture.
What to look for in a quality telescope
Lens and magnification accessories
Looking through a telescope lens is exciting, but you often want to see things in greater detail. Look for a telescope that has a variety of eyepieces and accessories. The most common eyepiece you’ll find is the Barlow lens for three-times magnification and the Infinity eyepiece. There are also eyepiece adapters that increase the magnification of the Barlow lens to 120x.
Automated Go-To feature
It’s always a good idea to study the night sky where you live. Make sure that you know which galaxies are where and you can identify the brightest stars. Luckily, you don’t have to pore over maps to see planets and formations; a good-quality telescope should have an automated Go-To feature. Through a handheld remote, you tell the telescope what you want to look at, and after a short calibration, it will automatically turn to align itself with the object.
Phone attachment and Bluetooth remote
It’s a great experience to look at distant planets or even our moon, but it’s more fun if you can take pictures of it, and a quality telescope may have a mobile phone attachment. It looks similar to a car holder, where the device is held in place over the eyepiece. By using the device’s default camera (and to reduce shaking), a Bluetooth remote will trigger the camera to snap a photo of the celestial body.
How much you can expect to spend on a telescope
The average price of a telescope can vary wildly depending on its capabilities and functions. An entry-level or kids’ telescope can retail for $40-$50, while an amateur telescope can retail for $100-$200. Much larger professional telescopes retail for $1,000-$2,000.
Telescope FAQ
Do you need to know where the stars are before using a telescope?
A. Not necessarily, but it will certainly be advantageous. If your telescope can track objects or automatically point toward them, the work is done for you, but if your telescope doesn’t have the function, it’s helpful to at least know where the brightest and most popular objects are.
Do telescopes require batteries to operate?
A. For the most part, they don’t. There are no electronic parts inside the telescope tube or eyepiece. If you’re looking at a model that has auto-tracking and a remote, you’ll need to insert rechargeable batteries into the controller.
What’s the best telescope to buy?
Top telescope
What you need to know: This refractor telescope is the perfect gadget for gazing at nearby planets, faraway galaxies and bright stars.
What you’ll love: The AstroMaster 70AZ has a fully coated 2.7-inch glass optic, a height-adjustable tripod and comes with two eyepieces. It’s powerful enough to see Saturn’s rings and Jupiter’s moons and can easily be rotated with the azimuth mount and handle for panning. It has a magnification of 45x and 90x and comes with an erect image star diagonal and Starry Night Basic Edition astronomy software.
What you should consider: It doesn’t have an auto-alignment feature, so you must point it toward an object yourself.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top telescope for the money
What you need to know: This telescope is perfect for beginners and kids, as it’s easy to operate and you can photograph what you see.
What you’ll love: The AZ70400 has a focal length of 15.7 inches and a 2.7-inch aperture, making it perfect for viewing all objects in the sky. It comes with two replaceable eyepieces and one Barlow lens that magnifies any eyepiece up to three times. To find specific objects, it has a 5 x 24 finderscope with crosshairs. The telescope comes with a smartphone adapter for photography.
What you should consider: It’s a basic telescope that won’t be powerful enough for serious astronomers.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Celestron NexStar 8SE Telescope
What you need to know: A serious telescope, this model is fully automated and has a powerful lens to look at almost anything.
What you’ll love: The NexStar 8SE is one of the best telescopes for serious stargazers. It has an 8-inch primary mirror, a red dot StarPointer finderscope, 25-millimeter Plossl eyepiece, visual back and mirror star diagonal. It’s fully automated and will automatically point toward one of the 40,000 objects stored in its memory. It has a magnification of 81x, but also a theoretical magnification of 480x.
What you should consider: Some users have indicated that the battery life is short, and it’s not ideal for taking photos.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Lídia Jorge Chair to boost Portuguese Studies at UMass Amherst
AMHERST – The Portuguese Studies program at UMass Amherst is about to get a big boost.
The university’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese studies will officially inaugurate the Lídia Jorge Chair in Portuguese Studies on Tuesday, April 5, in the presence of the celebrated Portuguese writer, who will be visiting the campus for the first time.
“the Lídia Jorge Chair will allow the Portuguese and Brazilian studies program to host academic and cultural events, invite international scholars to campus and promote the Portuguese language and culture in New England,” according to a press release.
The inauguration event will take place at ILC N400 from 4 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a reception at Amherst Room, on the 10th floor Campus Center.
A lecture titled “Lídia Jorge’s Fiction and the Promise of Democracy” will be delivered by Dr. Ana Paula Ferreira, professor of Portuguese studies at the University of Minnesota.
Lídia Jorge is one of the most representative writers of the post-Revolution Generation in Portugal. Her books are very diverse, ranging from fiction and theater to children’s literature, essay and poetry. Her work has won international recognition and has been translated into more than 20 languages and published in many countries.
Born in 1946 in Boliqueime, Algarve, she has been awarded a variety of literary awards, including European Writer of the Year and the FIL Prize in Romance Languages in 2020, one of the most important literary prizes in Latin America.
Dr. Ferreira has written extensively on Portuguese women writers, feminisms and colonialism/postcolonialism. Since the mid-1990s she has published articles and edited a collection of essays on the fiction of Lídia Jorge while also developing a project on the forgotten link between Portuguese women and late empire.
Her recent book “Women Writing Portuguese Colonialism in Africa” traces the agency of women as cultural producers since the end of the 19th century and the first decades of the 21st.
In addition to UMass Amherst, Lídia Jorge will be visiting Brown University and UMass Dartmouth.
On Thursday, April 7, Brown University will be hosting “A Conversation with Lídia Jorge,” starting at noon. This will be her third visit to the school’s Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies since the 1980s.
The event will take place at the George Monteiro Conference Room, located at 159 George St. The session will be conducted in Portuguese.
On Saturday, April 9, Lídia Jorge will visit UMass Dartmouth to take part in a roundtable titled “The Female Voice in the Lusophone Literatures,” as part of the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture’s International Colloquium. The roundtable will start at 10:30 a.m. in room 149 of the Charlton College of Business.
UMass Amherst was one of the four U.S. institutions of higher education chosen last year by the Portuguese government to create three Portuguese language and culture courses because of its ongoing academic collaborations with Portuguese universities, the strategic importance of the Portuguese language in our region and the significant Portuguese speaking student population on campus.
In addition to UMass Amherst – whose candidacy was presented by Patricia Martinho Ferreira, lecturer in languages, literatures and cultures and Portuguese studies – Rutgers University—New Brunswick will host the Três Marias Chair and the University of Utah and Brigham Young University will co-host the Portuguese Language and Culture Chair. | https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/local/ojornal/2022/03/31/lidia-jorge-chair-boost-portuguese-studies-umass-amherst/7237504001/ | 2022-04-01T00:47:20Z |
My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:
Grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you this Lenten season. During this Lenten season, we are invited time and time again to celebrate our relationship with God. We are called, through prayer, fasting, and our acts of charity “to taste and see the goodness of the Lord”, as the psalmist tell us – that we might be radiant with joy.
The Lenten season is a time to draw near to God. In our conversations about how we can do that more fervently, the question of lifting the dispensation of the obligation to participate in the celebration of Mass on Sundays and other holy days of obligation established for the safety of people during the pandemic has been discussed.
We ache with longing to return to the Lord, both individually and as a community. As we ponder how to draw near to God, we cannot but think of the gift of the bread of heaven. Our longing is most wonderfully fulfilled through our participation in the Eucharistic feast on Sunday. For we know that participation in the communal celebration of the Sunday Eucharist is a testimony of belonging and being faithful to Christ and to His Church (CCC 2182).
In our time since the pandemic, we have experienced many changes in our world. Today, we find ourselves listening to headline news about war, human trafficking and many other sins against God. But the love of God is yesterday, today and forever. St. Paul tells us that our ministry is to imitate Christ; to bring forth Jesus’ total self-giving love for all God’s people. The love of God is always inviting, always forgiving as Jesus reminds us in the parable of the Prodigal Son. The father welcomes the son and says, “Let us celebrate with a feast.”
It is time to offer ourselves selflessly and return to the Father, to celebrate with a feast. Effective Palm Sunday, April 10, 2022, the obligation to participate in the Eucharist in person on Sundays and other holy days of obligation is restored. During the pandemic, God gently prompts us of our care for each other by refraining from gathering when ill or in the care of someone who is ill. The Church has always excused those who are sick or care for infants or the elderly from this obligation. Those who deliberately fail in this obligation commit a grave sin. Mass times may have changed at your parish since you last participated in the celebration of Mass. Please be sure to check the parish website or call for Mass times.
By participating in the Eucharistic feast, we become what we receive. For, each time we receive, we come to life again. God offers Himself to us that we know our greatest dignity is through, with and in Him. Then, by this reception we are sent forth to bring Christ into the world. Yes, during the Lenten season and forever. Our sisters and brothers living in the Ukraine are courageous examples for us. Even knowing the possibility of their death as they bear the fruit of their religious faith, they participate in the celebration of Mass because they understand their only source of life is through God. As we participate in the Eucharistic feast, we join in communion these sisters and brothers and so many others who are suffering.
At the sight of you entering God’s house, we are filled with compassion at your return! Let us celebrate the new things to come. | https://www.thefloridacatholic.org/dioceses/orlando/be-radiant-with-joy/article_76ce3aca-b0fd-11ec-8a87-97b6c4f6b698.html | 2022-04-01T00:47:21Z |
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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says Russian forces are seeking to reinforce their offensive in eastern Ukraine after Moscow claimed to scale down operations in some areas.
Nina Babina, 63, after Russian troops entered her neighbourhood, forcing residents to leave their apartments in Trostyanets, Ukraine
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One person was killed and four wounded when Russian forces shelled an evacuation convoy out of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Lyudmyla Denisova said.
Denisova said that there were "civilian volunteers" on the buses.
Denisova said Russian forces were "denying any chance of evacuating peaceful citizens from besieged Chernihiv, essentially holding tens of thousands of people hostage without food, water or heat."
Russia had previously announced it would draw down military activities around Chernihiv.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby it was not clear if Russia's convoy of military vehicles to Kyiv, "even exists" anymore after failing to accomplish its mission.
The stalled convoy, which had once stretched some 40 miles (64 kilometers), became a symbol of Russia's battlefield difficulties and had been reportedly attacked several times by Ukrainian forces during the first weeks of the more than monthlong war.
"I don't even know if it still exists at this point... They never really accomplished their mission," Kirby told reporters, responding to a question about whether the Pentagon had any updates about the convoy.
"They never really accomplished their mission. They never really provided any supply of any value to Russian forces assembling around Kyiv," he added.
"The Ukrainians put a stop to that convoy pretty quickly."
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it has been informed by Ukraine that Russian forces have "in writing, transferred control" of the Chernobyl nuclear plant to Ukrainian authorities.
Energoatom, Ukraine's nuclear operator company, earlier reported that most of the Russian forces that were occupying the Chernobyl nuclear power station had left.
Energoatom said only a "small number" of Russian troops remained, but the majority were heading toward Belarus.
"The information is confirmed that the occupiers, who seized the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and other facilities in the exclusion zone, have set off in two columns toward the Ukrainian border with the Republic of Belarus," it said in a statement.
Russian troops were exposed to "significant doses" of radiation from digging trenches at the highly contaminated site around the now-closed Chernobyl plant, Energoatom said.
The troops "panicked at the first sign of illness," which "showed up very quickly," and began preparing to leave, the operator added.
The IAEA said it could not confirm that Russian forces had received high doses of radiation.
Meanwhile, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the US continues "to see indications" that Russian troops were departing from Chernobyl.
"But we don't see any indication that they're going be sent home," he told reporters.
Kirby said the troops' departure was "not necessarily because of a health hazard or emergency at Chernobyl," but rather for repositioning to be "resupplied and used elsewhere in Ukraine."
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said Germany has delivered more than €80 million ($88.62 million) worth of weapons to Ukraine so far, "and more are to follow."
Berlin has come under fire over what critics say is not enough military aid to Kyiv, as compared to, for instance, Washington.
Earlier this month, the White House said US President Joe Biden was sending an additional $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine.
According to the White House, the figure brings the total US security assistance to Kyiv to $1 billion in one week — and a total of $2 billion since Biden took office in early 2021.
Ukraine's Defense Ministry said Russian forces have killed 148 children during shelling and airstrikes.
According to the ministry, Russia has fired 1,370 missiles and destroyed 15 Ukrainian airports since the start of the invasion on February 24.
Over 10 million Ukrainians have been displaced by the war, the ministry said.
The figures could not be independently verified.
US President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to be self-isolating and may have sacked some of his advisers.
"He seems to be self-isolated and there's some indication that he has fired or put under house arrest some of his advisers," Biden said. "But I don't want to put too much stock in that at this time."
Earlier, US and UK intelligence reports said Putin was being "misled" by his advisers about the developments of the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin denied the claim.
Osnat Lubrani, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine, says supplies have been delivered for thousands of people in the country's northeast — but some encircled cities in the south of Ukraine remain difficult to reach.
Lubrani said food rations from the UN's partners will benefit nearly 6,000 people in Sumy and areas including Trostianets and Okhtyrka.
According to Lubrani, basic household items, including blankets and kettles from the UN refugee agency, will support 1,500 people. Sanitation kits will also help 6,000 people with hygiene and drinking water, she said.
The UN-facilitated humanitarian notification system with Ukraine and Russia enabled safe passage for the convoy to Sumy on Thursday, "but this is clearly not enough," Lubrani said.
However, efforts to reach Mariupol, Kherson and other southern Ukrainian cities have been unsuccessful over the past month due to safety concerns.
British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said Britain and its allies have agreed to send more military aid to Ukraine.
"There'll be more lethal aid going into Ukraine as a result of today. A number of countries have come forward either with new ideas or indeed more pledges of money," Wallace told reporters.
He said the aid for Ukraine would include the provision of air and coastal defense systems, longer-range artillery and counter-battery capabilities, armored vehicles and wider training and logistical support.
The minister's statement came after he hosted over 35 international partners at the second International Defense Donor Conference for Ukraine (IDDCU).
"Today's donor conference demonstrates the international community's determination to support Ukraine in the face of President Putin's illegal and unprovoked invasion by Russian forces," Wallace said in a later statement.
US President Joe Biden has announced the largest-ever release of US emergency oil reserve in a bid to bring down gasoline prices.
Prices have soared in recent weeks over fears of a major supply shortfall in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Following the news about Biden's move, oil prices tumbled. London's Brent crude and New York's WTI managed to pull back slightly in mid-afternoon trading but were both still more than 4% lower at prices well above $100 (€90) a barrel.
Biden said the US will release 1 million barrels of oil a day for the next six months.
"The scale of this release is unprecedented: the world has never had a release of oil reserves at this one million per day rate for this length of time," the White House said in a statement. "This record release will provide a historic amount of supply to serve as bridge until the end of the year when domestic production ramps up."
The US Treasury Department announced sanctions against a series of Russian tech firms, including Russia's largest chip maker.
The US Treasury said the sanctions are "part of its crackdown on the Kremlin's sanctions evasion networks and technology companies, which are instrumental to the Russian Federation's war machine."
The International Atomic Energy Agency said its director, Rafael Mariano Grossi, has arrived in Russia's Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad for talks with senior Russian officials.
The UN nuclear watchdog did not specify whom Grossi would meet on Friday.
Grossi arrived in Russia after visiting a nuclear power plant in Ukraine and held talks with top officials on efforts to ensure the safety of Ukraine's nuclear power plants.
There are 15 active nuclear reactors at four plants in Ukraine. Russia's military controls one of them, Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest nuclear power plant.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said its team has assembled in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with medicines, food, water, hygiene items and other essentials.
The team is preparing to take civilians out of the besieged port city of Mariupol.
"We're here because really, we hope to be able to facilitate safe passage for civilians desperately wanting to flee Mariupol," said Lucile Marbeau, a staff member with the ICRC team hoping to enter the city.
Russia has said it committed to a cease-fire along the route from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia, and Ukrainian authorities said they were sending 45 buses to collect civilians from the city and provide aid to those who remain.
Julien Lerisson, deputy director of operations for the ICRC, said the organization has high-level agreement for the mission but is focused on making sure "the order trickles down the chain of command," allowing the team to enter and leave Mariupol safely.
Yuri Borisov, Russia's deputy prime minister, said all foreign leased aircraft that are still in Russia after the termination of Western leasing contracts will remain in Russia.
According to the Reuters news agency, Borisov said those planes have been entered into the Russian aircraft register.
Western sanctions on Russia forced leasing companies to terminate contracts with Russian airlines for more than 500 aircraft. Over 400 of them remain in Russia, Reuters reported.
Moscow has imposed entry bans on representatives of the European Union in response to Western sanctions.
"The restrictions apply to the highest leadership of the European Union... as well as to the majority of members of the European Parliament," Russia's Foreign Ministry announced.
The ministry added that the "blacklist" also includes representatives of governments and parliaments of individual EU states.
It did not list specific names.
Robert Habeck, the German economy minister, said the EU should impose additional sanctions on Russia to prevent a "barbaric" war in Ukraine.
He said he discussed what further measures could be taken with his French counterpart during a bilateral meeting in Berlin on Thursday.
"The last package [of sanctions] doesn't need to be the final one, it should not be the final one," he told reporters,
Habeck added that he and French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire had "identified additional points that could be included in a [sanctions] package."
The German minister declined to elaborate on what those points might be.
Speaking to Belgian lawmakers, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Belgium to deliver arms to help his people fight Russian troops, especially in Mariupol.
The Ukrainian leader called on Belgium to consider peace more important than trade with Russia.
"I think that peace is much more valuable than diamonds, than agreements with Russia, than Russian ships in the ports, more also than Russian oil and gas, so help us!
Zelenskyy went on to say that the besieged city of Mariupol, in southern Ukraine, remained with thousands of civilians without access to "anything necessary to survive."
"Today [Mariupol] is hell on earth... but no one has the determination to stop the disaster," Zelenskyy said via video call.
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said 4,059,105 Ukrainians had fled across the country's borders since the Russian invasion started on February 24.
"We are confronted with the realities of a massive humanitarian crisis that is growing by the second," UNHCR said, also noting the millions displaced within Ukraine.
Some 13 million people are estimated to be stranded in affected areas or unable to leave, according to UNHCR.
French President Emmanuel Macron's office said Russia's hourslong cease-fire on Thursday was not enough time to allow trapped residents to get out of — or aid into — the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
The city has been surrounded by Russian troops since the beginning of March, and its residents have been in dire humanitarian conditions.
On Thursday, the Ukrainian government sent 45 buses to Mariupol to get people out. It's still unclear if the mission was successful.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen confirmed that NATO has officially requested Denmark to send a combat battalion with around 800 soldiers to Latvia, according to the Danish Ritzau news agency.
The Danish government had offered to send the battalion to the Baltics if requested.
The deployment is contingent on approval by the Danish Parliament, but the Defense Ministry expects the battalion to be ready for deployment in Latvia in May.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded that foreign countries open accounts with Gazprombank in order to continue receiving Russian gas.
Putin signed a decree stipulating that foreign buyers must transfer foreign currency to a special Gazprombank account. The bank would then act as intermediary, buying rubles on behalf of the gas buyer to transfer the payment in Russian currency to another special account.
If "unfriendly" countries fail to comply with Putin's order, Russian gas supplied would be cut off, he said.
It came day after Germany said Putin had assured Chancellor Olaf Sholz in a phone call that gas payments could still be made in euros.
"De facto, for those who receive Russian gas, who pay for the deliveries, there is in fact no change. They just acquire rubles for the amount in currency which is stipulated in the gas contract," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday.
"Russia remains committed to all its obligations under existing contracts, both in quantity and in price," he said, adding that Putin and Scholz had discussed the system in detail a day earlier.
Kremlin spokesman Dimity Peskov has denied US and British claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin's advisers are not reporting to him the truth about Moscow's military operation in Ukraine.
"This shows that neither the Department of State nor the Pentagon have real information about what is happening in the Kremlin," Peskov told journalists.
"They don't understand President Putin, they don't understand the mechanism for taking decisions and they don't understand the style of our work," he added.
The White House had said earlier that declassified intelligence found that Putin "felt misled by the Russian military."
Britain's GCHQ spy agency chief, Jeremy Fleming, later said that "Putin's advisers are afraid to tell him the truth" about the degree of Ukrainian resistance.
The Ukrainian emergency services said a Russian strike in the regional government headquarters in the southern city of Mykolaiv has killed 20 people.
"Rescuers pulled 19 bodies from under the rubble, and one person died in intensive care," it said in a post on Facebook.
The initial death toll was 12.
The regional governor accused Russia of waiting until civilians arrived for work before hitting the building on Tuesday.
Emergency services said they were still working at the scene.
Jeremy Fleming, the head of the British spy service GCHQ, said Russia has attempted to disrupt Ukraine's government and military, as well as countries opposing the invasion, in cyberspace.
"We've seen sustained intent from Russia to disrupt Ukrainian government and military systems. We've seen what looks like some spillover of activity affecting surrounding countries," Fleming said in a speech in Canberra.
"And we've certainly seen indications which suggests Russia's cyber actors are looking for targets in the countries that oppose their actions," he added.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Russia's forces are not withdrawing from Ukraine but rather regrouping after Russia announced it would be scaling back military operations around Kyiv.
Citing NATO intelligence, Stoltenberg said, "Russia is trying to regroup, resupply and reinforce its offensive in the Donbas region."
"At the same time, Russia maintains pressure on Kyiv and other cities. So, we can expect additional offensive actions, bringing even more suffering," he added.
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said at a news conference Russian President Vladimir Putin told him that conditions were not yet right for a ceasefire during a phone call Wednesday.
Draghi also said Putin told him that current gas contracts remain and European firms will continue to pay in euros and dollars despite threats that the Kremlin would only accept rubles.
The regional governor in the Dnipro region of eastern Ukraine said two were killed when Russian rockets hit a military unit and a fuel depot.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree ordering 134,500 new conscripts into his country's army as part of the annual spring draft while denying the decree had anything to do with what the Kremlin terms its "special military operation" in Ukraine.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said those drafted would not be sent to any "hot spots." Prior to its invasion of Ukraine, Russia also denied any such plans.
Conscription is a sensitive issue in Russia. Putin has denied on various occasions that Russia is ordering conscripts into Ukraine though on March 9, the Ministry of Defense acknowledged some conscripts had indeed been sent to invade Ukraine.
At the time, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin had ordered military investigators to punish those responsible for ordering conscripts into Ukraine, something he insisted had not been ordered despite the defense ministry's contradictory statement.
The UK announced it had sanctioned 14 more individuals including senior Russian state media figures over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The managing director of Russian state-run RT Alexey Nikolov, along with Sergey Brilev, a prominent news anchor at Russian state-run Rossiya Television and Radio network and Anton Anisimov, the editor-in-chief of Russian state-run Sputnik, are among those facing sanctions in this newly announced round.
In a statement, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said, "Putin's war on Ukraine is based on a torrent of lies."
Peetro Kotin, the CEO of Energoatom, the Ukrainian state nuclear company, said the UN's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will establish online monitoring missions at the Russian-occupied Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia nuclear plants in Ukraine.
Kotin said the IAEA "can influence this and they must influence" Russian nuclear officials to not disrupt the operation of nuclear plants currently under Russian control on Ukrainian territory.
Kotin met with IAEA chief Rafael Grossi Wednesday while on a visit in Ukraine.
The sale of alcohol in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv will resume from Friday, the city administration said.
Alcohol sales are set to resume in shops and restaurants from 11 am until 4 pm for the immediate future.
The sale of alcohol was banned due on March 1. Both Lviv and Mykolaiv have already relaxed the temporary ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Russia's stock market experienced its worst quarterly decline in over 13 years.
The RTS index, a dollar-denominated, free-float capitalization weighted index of 50 Moscow Stock Exchange traded stocks, dropped nearly 38% this quarter. The ruble-denominated index also plunged more than 30% the last quarter.
Both indexes experienced their worst quarterly performance since the financial crisis hit global markets in December 2008.
Stock trading picked up Thursday as some restrictions on short selling were lifted.
The ruble also tightened to near prewar levels at 83 against the US dollar. While the ruble lost almost half its value following the war, tight capital controls as well as intervention from the central bank have brought the currency's decline to 11.5% for the year.
A warehouse belonging to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was reportedly damaged during intense Russian shelling in the besieged southeastern city of Mariupol, satellite pictures from Planet Labs PBC analyzed by the Associated Press show. CNN also reported the incident.
The satellite images revealed damage to the roof where a red cross had been painted on the ICRC warehouse along the Kalmius River.
In a statement, the ICCRC said it distributed all supplies from the warehouse earlier in March and no staff had been on site since March 15.
Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey's foreign minister, said the outcomes of the Istanbul talks between Russsia and Ukraine are not being implemented on the ground.
Turkey remains committed to bringing together the Ukrainian and Russian foreign ministers again. Cavusoglu also said significant progress was made during the Istanbul talks.
Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has also played a useful role in liaising between Kyiv and Moscow and is "sincerely" working to end the war since it began, Cavusoglu added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the Australian parliament, calling for a tightening of sanctions and said he would be grateful for donated vehicles, such as Australia's Bushmaster armored vehicles.
Before his speech, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison praised Zelenskyy as "a lion of democracy" and called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "war criminal" for the first time.
Iryna Vereshchuk, Ukraine's deputy prime minister, said a convoy of buses had set out for the besieged southeastern port city of Mariupol in an effort to evacuate civilians.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Russia agreed to open a humanitarian corridor where tens of thousands remain trapped following weeks of Russian bombings.
The General Staff of the Ukraine Armed forces posted video to Twitter of Vereshchuk announcing two additional humanitarian corridors opening from Melitopol and Enerhodar to Zaporizhzhia.
UK military intelligence said heavy fighting will likely occur in the suburbs of Kyiv in the coming days as Russian forces continue to hold positions both east and west of Kyiv, despite the withdrawal of a small number of units.
While heavy fighting continues in Mariupol, Ukrainian forces remain in control of the center of the southeastern city, UK military intelligence assesses currently.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said that Russia's economy will contract by 10% this year and Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) will decline by as much as 20% due to Russia's invasion.
The EBRD said the war Russia launched against Ukraine last month has caused "the greatest supply shock" in 50 years.
"Russia and Ukraine supply a disproportionately high share of commodities, including wheat, corn, fertiliser, titanium and nickel," the EBRD said.
Prior to the war, the EBRD had forecast the Ukrainian economy to grow by 3.5% and Russia's economy to likewise expand by 3%. Instead, now the EBRD's revised forecasts shows both economies tanking in what is the first updated growth forecast for both nations from an international financial institution since the war began.
The EBRD's current model is to "assume that a ceasefire is brokered within a couple of months, followed soon after by the start of a major reconstruction effort," none of which is certain at this stage.
The EBRD was created in the ashes of the Cold War to aid countries formerly under Soviet tutelage transition from highly inefficient Moscow-controlled command economies to free-market economies. Since the early 1990s, the EBRD has expanded its reach to include Middle Eastern and African nations.
Gita Gopinath, the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), told The Financial Times that financial sanctions imposed on Russia could gradually lessen the dominance of the US dollar.
Gopinath also said the war in Ukraine will lead to greater use of cryptocurrency and related, lightly regulated financial instruments such as stablecoins as well as central bank digital currencies.
The result of the war on the global financial system is also likely to be one of "fragmentation," Gopinath said.
US President Joe Biden promised to end the "nightmare" of US citizens detained in Russia.
Biden met with the parents of former US Marine Trevor Reed. Reed was convicted of assaulting police officers while drunk in 2019.
Reed was on hunger strike and serving in an isolation cell, a spokesman for the detainee said on Tuesday.
US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that US diplomats were being denied access to Americans detained in Russia.
Such citizens including Reed, as well as Paul Whelan, who is also a former Marine. The United States says that they are being held under trumped-up charges.
The European Union and the United States have opened a strategic dialogue on Russia.
The two sides held the first "US-EU High-Level Dialogue on Russia" in Washington on Wednesday, a joint press release said.
The meeting focused "on US and EU strategic objectives and policy coordination aimed at ending Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine," the press release said.
The two sides discussed additional steps to isolate Russia from the US and EU economies.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Russia's invasion of Ukraine was having a "deadly" impact on the Arab world.
Blinken was speaking in the Algerian capital after having traveled to Israel, where a summit was held between the Jewish state and the foreign ministers of Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
Addressing journalists in Algiers, Blinken said that while the war in Ukraine may seem distant, it was already having "deadly consequences for citizens in the region."
"It's having a direct impact on their lives right now, particularly with regard to rising food prices... especially wheat," he said.
North African countries are heavily dependent on wheat exports, and both Russia and Ukraine are major wheat producers.
South Ossetian leader Anatoly Bibilov said the breakaway republic wants to vote on integration into the Russian Federation.
Russia recognized South Ossetia as independent in 2008 following the Russo-Georgian War, whereas most countries consider the region to be part of Georgia.
Bibilov said that a referendum would be the first step toward integration into the Russian Federation, and that this would not be "too difficult to organize."
South Ossetian parliamentary leader Alan Tadtayev told Russian state news agency TASS that the referendum should be held in the "near future."
The remarks follow a statement on Sunday by Leonid Pasechnik, leader of the breakaway Luhansk republic in eastern Ukraine, that his region should hold a vote on integration into Russia.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced a Thursday cease-fire around Mariupol to allow for the evacuation of civilians.
Russia said that a humanitarian corridor from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia through Berdyansk would open from 10 a.m. local time (0700 GMT). Berdyansk is under Russian control.
"For this humanitarian operation to succeed, we propose to carry it out with the direct participation of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Committee of the Red Cross," the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry demanded Ukraine guarantee respect for the cease-fire by notifying Russian forces, the UNCHR and the ICRC before 6 a.m. local time (0300 GMT) and to commit to ensuring the security of convoys along the corridor.
Russia's Defense Ministry also said it had agreed to a Ukrainian proposal to open four new humanitarian corridors from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia.
A number of previous attempts to establish corridors out of Mariupol have failed, with Russia and Ukraine trading accusations of sabotaging the efforts.
Nearly half of Ukraine's territory has been contaminated by explosive devices, Ukrainian Deputy Interior Minister Yevgen Yenin said.
Yenin said that the area affected amounts to some 300, 000 square meters.
The AFP news agency said it could not immediately verify the data.
Yenin said that Ukraine has demined 300 explosive devices and one aerial bomb since the start of the war.
An oil depot filled with fuel has been destroyed in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, regional official Mykola Lukashuk said.
Lukashuk blamed the strike on the Russian military. There were no reports of casualties.
A rocket also hit a factory in nearby Novomoskovsk, regional official Valentyn Reznichenko said. Novomoskovsk lies northeast of Dnipro, and both cities are part of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Dnipro has not seen much shelling so far in the war.
Russian forces have started to withdraw from the Chernobyl nuclear power site, a senior US defense official said.
Russian forces took control of the facility on February 24, the day Russia started the war in Ukraine.
Russian troops left the nearby town of Slavutych, where much of the personnel of the Chernobyl plant lives, on Monday.
"Chernobyl is (an) area where [Russian forces] are beginning to reposition some of their troops -- leaving, walking away from the Chernobyl facility and moving into Belarus," the official said.
"We think that they are leaving, I can't tell you that they're all gone."
South Ossetian leader Anatoly Bibilov said that the breakaway republic wants to hold a vote on integration into the Russian Federation.
The head of the United Kingdom's eavesdropping agency, GCHQ, said Russia's President Vladimir Putin "has massively misjudged the situation" in Ukraine.
Russia promised a temporary cease-fire to let residents of the besieged port of Mariupol flee on Thursday.
Russia's Defense Ministry reiterated its plan to focus forces on securing the separatist republics in the Donbas despite its forces continuing to bombard Kyiv and Chernihiv on Wednesday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that European companies could continue paying for gas in euros. Putin said the money would be paid into Gazprom Bank, which is not a subject of sanctions, and then transferred in rubles to Russia.
President Joe Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy the US would provide $500 million (€448 million) in direct budgetary aid to Ukraine.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Western nations should tighten sanctions against Moscow until Russian President Vladimir Putin withdraws all his soldiers from Ukraine. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that a peace deal would not "automatically lead to easing of [sanctions against Russia]."
Russian forces in Ukraine are regrouping and preparing for renewed offensive operations, Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said.
Russian air strikes and heavy shelling have killed civilians in acts that may amount to war crimes, the top United Nations human rights official said on Wednesday.
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Florida and 20 other states sue over federal mask mandate for public transportation
Florida and 20 other states are suing the federal government over mask mandates for airlines, trains and other forms of public transportation, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday.
The mandates have caused “unruly passenger situations,” because people “nibbling on peanuts for 2½ hours” can keep the masks off, but somebody reading can’t, DeSantis said. “It’s amazing it’s gone on as long as it has,” he said.
The lawsuit marked the latest clash between the federal government and Gov. DeSantis, who has pushed to close the curtain on what he calls “COVID theater” as coronavirus cases have dropped. Filed in federal court in Tampa, the lawsuit argues the federal government has shown an “outright disdain for the limits on its power — especially when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
President Joe Biden’s administration earlier this month extended requirements for travelers to wear masks on public transportation through April 18 at the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The current CDC transit order, which has been in place since soon after Biden took office in January 2021, has been previously extended three times. It requires masks to be worn by all travelers on airplanes, ships, trains, subways, buses, taxis and ride-shares and at transportation hubs such as airports, bus or ferry terminals, train and subway stations, and seaports, Reuters reported.
Commuters have been mostly compliant with wearing masks on Tri-Rail, the commuter-rail system that runs across South Florida, but “as the pandemic has subsided, fewer of our riders are accepting the need to wear the masks,” said Steven Abrams, its executive director.
Officers who come through the Tri-Rail cars hand out free masks to passengers who don’t have them. “People do appreciate the masking on the rush-hour trains,” Abrams said. “But on other trains where people can easily spread out, there are clearly riders who don’t see the necessity.”
Recently, the CEOs of 10 airlines and cargo carriers signed a letter to Biden urging him to end the transportation mask mandate and testing requirements for international travelers. Airlines and travel groups had called on the White House to “repeal the federal mask mandate for public transportation, or provide a clear roadmap to remove the mask mandate within 90 days.”
The following states have joined Florida in the complaint: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia.
“If politicians and celebrities can attend the Super Bowl unmasked, every U.S. citizen should have the right to fly unmasked,” DeSantis said in a prepared statement. “It is well past time to get rid of this unnecessary mandate and get back to normal life.”
The push to remove the required masks coincides with DeSantis’ stance that such mandates are unnecessary. Earlier this month, DeSantis made national news when he asked high school students to remove their masks during a news conference.
Also this month, state officials said they planned to recommend that healthy children not get vaccinated, which drew an outcry from the White House. Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said at the time it was “absolutely not” good policy.
Masks do have a significant impact on curbing the spread of respiratory infectious disease, and certain people may still need to protect themselves, Dr. Marissa Levine, a University of South Florida College of Public Health professor, recently told the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Lisa J. Huriash can be reached at [email protected] or 954-572-2008 or Twitter @LisaHuriash.
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Burger King’s ads show big meats but consumers get wimpy Whoppers, lawsuit says
How many times have you unwrapped a fast-food burger and noticed that it bears little resemblance to what’s shown in advertisements?
Consumers suing Miami-based Burger King Corporation share your frustration.
The suit claims that meats shown in Burger King’s advertisements and menu illustrations are deceptively larger that what consumers actually get.
When unwrapped, Whoppers are actually wimpy and Big Kings aren’t so regal, it says.
“Burger King materially overstates the size of nearly every menu item in its current advertisements,” claims the lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Miami.
The suit seeks damages on behalf of the four plaintiffs and millions of others who it says suffered financial damages when they were deceived by Burger King’s photos into purchasing its comparatively diminutive sandwiches. They also want Burger King to replace the photos with ones showing the products’ actual sizes.
“Burger King advertises its burgers as large burgers compared to competitors and containing oversized meat patties and ingredients that overflow over the bun to make it appear that the burgers are approximately 35% larger in size and contain more than double the meat than the actual burger,” the suit claims.
The consumers said they would not have ordered their Burger King sandwiches if the photos showed the actual size of the products. What they received “is much lower in value than what was promised,” the suit says.
Burger King Corporation declined to comment on the claims, saying through a spokesperson that it “does not comment on pending or potential litigations.”
Nearly all of the Miami-based burger chain’s products are exaggerated in menu illustrations and ads, the suit claims. Those products include all Whopper-branded sandwiches, such as the meatless Impossible Whopper, the Triple Whopper with Cheese, all of the Croissan’wich breakfast sandwiches, the standard hamburger and cheeseburger, and the recently launched Whopper Melts.
A side-by-side comparison shows the chain’s photo of its Big King with two cheese-topped patties extending wider than their bun, piled high with lettuce, onion and pickles. Next to it is the actual Big King, with the meat smaller than the bun and two slices of lettuce poking from the side.
Similar comparisons show beef patties that are much larger in promotional photos of Burger King’s Whopper and newly introduced Whopper Melt than what consumers actually received.
The lawsuit includes complaints posted online by food reviewers and regular consumers. “Yo @BurgerKing,” one Twitter user posted, “why did I just get the #BigKing and this thing looks like the Small Prince? What’s up with that?”
Prior to September 2017, photos of Burger King’s sandwiches “more fairly advertised the size of the Whopper on its website and store menus,” the suit states. But in more recent years, “the burger increased in size by approximately 35% and the amount of beef increased by more than 100%,” it says, adding that the size and amount of ingredients of the actual Whopper has not increased over that time.
Burger King has previously come under fire for overstating its burger sizes, the lawsuit says. About 12 years ago, the United Kingdom’s advertising regulator ordered the company to stop advertising “overstated burgers” after finding that the thickness and height of its burgers were “considerably less” than advertised.
Four plaintiffs are named in the suit, which seeks class action status. One is a full-time Florida resident, two are residents of New York state, and another consumer splits time between the two states.
They are represented by Anthony J. Russo of the Delray Beach-based Russo Firm and New York City-based attorney James C. Kelly.
While undoubtedly relatable to consumers, class-action lawsuits against fast-food giants often fail.
In 2020, a Fort Lauderdale-based district judge dismissed a suit complaining that the chain’s meatless Impossible Burger was deceptively promoted as vegan but cooked on the same surface as beef patties. The judge found that the chain never claimed the burgers were vegan, and that the plaintiffs failed to ask about the cooking method before ordering.
In 2018, a federal judge in Miami struck down a lawsuit against McDonald’s that claimed it was cheating customers by failing to discount prices of Quarter Pounders ordered without cheese. The judge found that the plaintiffs failed to establish that they were entitled to relief for their “unwanted cheese vexation.”
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Hurricanes’ offensive line ‘starting to dominate’ halfway through spring practice
Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal is a former Miami offensive lineman, so it is not surprising when he spends a lot of his time working with the players in the trenches.
“If you’re an offensive lineman and you come here, I’m just telling you the head coach is with you most of practice,” rising sixth-year offensive lineman Justice Oluwaseun said. “I’ve never seen it. I’ve never had a head coach who is literally doing individual drills, and he’s literally teaching me the technique I’m supposed to do. And it just shows you what type of coach he is.”
Assistant head coach Alex Mirabal is also the offensive line coach. The combination of the two experienced former linemen has the offensive line improving steadily as spring practice progresses.
“It’s nice having this many coaches out there and being able to get that individual coaching and development that you need, especially for the younger guys,” center Jakai Clark said. “I feel like in past years we didn’t really have that, and this year it’s just been a big improvement.”
Players have pointed to Cristobal’s and Mirabal’s teaching abilities as a major plus through the first eight spring practices.
“[Mirabal] does a good job of teaching,” Clark said. “To me, that’s the biggest difference is he’s a natural teacher. He takes the time to make sure that you understand concepts. His big emphasis is taking what you learn in the meeting room and taking it onto the field. To me, that’s made the entire group better.”
Miami does not have its full assortment of offensive linemen ready for spring ball, as rising fifth-year junior John Campbell Jr. and rising third-year sophomore Jalen Rivers are limited during practice due to injuries. Fourth-year junior tackle Zion Nelson has anchored the group, and Clark has been entrenched at center.
“I think Jakai Clark could be one of the upper-echelon centers in the ACC,” Mirabal said. “That’s my opinion on it. I think it’s my job to keep helping him get better, and he’s done a tremendous job. … He’s starting to display the leadership that you need when you have your hand on the football.”
Oluwaseun, fifth-year junior Ousman Traore, fifth-year senior DJ Scaife Jr., third-year sophomore Logan Sagapolu and redshirt freshman Laurance Seymore have been among those who have gotten into the rotation at different spots on the line, as well.
“I think that’s the strength of the whole O-line,” Oluwaseun said. “I feel like any O-lineman that we have can play anywhere. We’ve got a bunch of people who’s playing center who plays tackle, we’ve got guys who play guard who play tackle. That’s just how coach Mirabal is. He’s trying to make us get right everywhere, and I feel like just as a group that’s why I really like the group is how versatile we are.”
Clark said Sagapolu, a newcomer to the Hurricanes who transferred from Oregon, brings a lot of energy to the offensive line.
“Strength, power, explosiveness, everything,” Clark said. “Logan is a real dog. He’s obviously a very strong guy, good with his feet, good with his hands. He brings kind of like an energy piece to us, too. … If we have a big play, Logan’s the first guy to start hyping everybody up, put his hands up and start celebrating, so he brings a big energy piece.”
Now that UM is about halfway through spring practice, Oluwaseun said he’s getting excited thinking about the coming season and how the line will perform this year.
“We’re starting to jell and we’re starting to dominate, as an offense should,” Oluwaseun said, “and I’m real excited for that.”
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Former Heat guard Tim Hardaway selected for Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022
Tim Hardaway, who helped contribute to the start of the Miami Heat’s ascension to playoff contention along with Alonzo Mourning in the late 1990s, now will join Mourning in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, a party familiar with the process Thursday told the Sun Sentinel.
Hardaway who had fallen short on previous ballots when a finalist, in part because of anti-gay comments made during a radio report that he later expressed contrition for and worked in the community to make amends, will make it consecutive years of a Heat franchise icon being enshrined.
Center Chris Bosh, part of the Heat’s Big Three championship teams with Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, was inducted as a member of the Hall’s 2021 class.
Hall selections are not inducted as a member of any particular franchise, which allows Hardaway to be celebrated for both his Heat success as well as the high-octane success he has with the Golden State Warriors’ Run TMC trio of himself, Chris Mullin and Mitch Richmond. Mullin and Richmond, the former Broward County prep standout, have previously been inducted, Mullin in 2011, Richmond in 2014.
Hardaway’s iconic No. 10 Heat jersey already hangs from the rafters at FTX Arena, now to be amended with the distinction of being a Hall of Famer, as have the Heat retired jerseys of Mourning, Bosh and Shaquille O’Neal. Eventually Wade’s retired Heat number also will be so altered.
Also previously enshrined in Springfield, Massachusetts for careers that included time with the Heat were Heat President Pat Riley, guard Ray Allen, guard Gary Payton, former Heat assistant coach Bob McAdoo and former Heat executive Billy Cunningham.
The next member of the Heat’s Big Three who will be on the ballot is Wade, for the Hall’s Class of 2023, four years after his retirement, with James eventually to follow.
The formal announcement of the Class of 2022 will be made Saturday at the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four, with induction in Springfield in September. Hardaway is in New Orleans for that announcement.
Hardaway was one of several selections who leaked Wednesday. Also reported to have made the list for 2022 induction are former San Antonio guard Manu Ginobili, former WNBA star Swin Cash and former NBA coach George Karl, as well as college basketball coach Bob Huggins, who in 1995 interviewed for the Heat coaching job that instead went to Riley.
It was then, during Riley’s first season with the Heat, that he dealt for Hardaway at the trading deadline and set the foundation for future success alongside Mourning.
Hardaway still holds the Heat franchise record of 806 career 3-pointers and had been the Heat’s all-time assists leader until he career mark was broken by Wade in 2010.
“With us,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said when Hardaway was named a finalist, “he really put the Miami Heat, along with Pat and Alonzo, on the map and changed the culture.”
Hardaway, 55, played 13 NBA seasons, including six with the Heat, with time also with the Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers. He later served under former Heat coach Stan Van Gundy as an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons, a tenure that ended in 2018.
His career included five All-Star selections, one selection first-team All-NBA, three selections second-team All-NBA and one selection third-team All-NBA. He also was a member of the 1990 All-Rookie first team, after he was drafted No. 14 out of Texas-El Paso by the Warriors in 1989.
Along with Mourning he also was a member of the 2000 Sydney Olympic team that won the gold medal. Like Mourning and the Heat’s other Olympic gold medalists, he also has a banner at FTX Arena for that accomplishment.
Hardaway’s son, Tim Hardaway Jr., plays for the Mavericks.
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Rutland High School students were challenged to think about how they could foster more civility in the public square on Thursday at the school’s annual Global Issues Network Conference.
GIN is an international organization the goal of which is to “empower young people to collaborate locally, regionally and globally in order to create project-based sustainable solutions for our shared global issues,” according to its website.
Rutland High School students have hosted the annual schoolwide summit for nearly a decade. Past years have focused on environmental sustainability, artificial intelligence and robotics, equity and inclusion and global pandemics.
This year’s theme was “ReGINerating Civil Dialogue.”
RHS teacher Marsha Cassel, who serves as the high school’s GIN adviser, said the theme was a timely one given the divisiveness that has manifested both nationally and locally.
“Certainly, if you want to make change on a big level, you have to join together with other people, but you can influence people one on one — so we’re going to practice that,” she said. “We’ve come out of COVID craving community, but we’ve kind of lost the art of how to do it.”
The conference opened with a keynote address from RHS alumnus Drew Peterson, graduate of the class of 2006.
Peterson is a foreign service officer in the U.S. State Department, where he has worked in various roles around the globe, including in Kazakhstan, Israel, Lithuania and Washington, D.C.
Peterson, who was speaking in an unofficial capacity, discussed how civil discourse was essential to fostering strong, healthy institutions.
“Civil dialogue: I would say that this is acting for peace and harmony, even in the midst of real disagreement,” he said. “Civil dialogue is how we manage our differences. It’s how we live together even when we disagree. It’s how we give each other space to disagree. And it’s how we accomplish, together, the things that we need to accomplish in spite of our differences.”
He said civil dialogue is baked into what it means to be an American, noting the national motto “E pluribus unum,” translates into English as “Out of many, one.”
“So either we get this right … or we cease to be ourselves,” he said.
Following his speech, Peterson told the Herald that his experiences at RHS participating in the clubs like the Model United Nations and traveling abroad inspired him to pursue a career in international affairs.
He said the GIN conference was a helpful way for students to engage with global issues.
“It gives them an international network, it gives them some really useful and current and timely and important issues to discuss,” he said. “And not to just discuss in abstract but then also to zoom in on how that affects them on the local level and how they can take action as individuals, as young people, to build a better future.”
Students spent the rest of Thursday participating in around two-dozen faculty- and student-led sessions that covered a variety of topics. The conference also featured film screenings, makerspaces, a workshop on Japanese book making and an interactive textile display representing more than 60 international human rights issues.
Members of the senior class also presented their capstone independent study projects. Presentations covered topics such as gender-based violence using humor to combat racism and the negative health effects of consuming plastics.
Cassel said she was particularly excited about the student-facilitated civil dialogue session that closed out the day. The exercise, she said, was based on the restorative justice listening circle model.
“We’re going to start at the macro level and bring it down to Rutland High School and what we need to do to be more peaceful and harmonious and civil with each other here,” she said.
Senior Jasmine Wright served as one of the conference’s student facilitators.
She led two sessions Thursday, including one called “The American Dream Game,” in which students played a board game designed to demonstrate the advantages and disadvantages various groups of people face in society.
“It’s, basically, just to understand the people around you and the person next to you — how they can go about their life and how it can be harder for them or easier for them, depending on their situation,” she said.
Wright acknowledged that communication among students and between students and teachers has been a struggle in recent months at RHS. She expressed hope that her fellow classmates would make a serious effort to be engaged throughout the day.
“I hope that they actually make an attempt to generate civil dialogue to try and work on making our school better,” she said. “I think that we can definitely open up our minds and converse with each other more to fix the problems that we have.”
She noted, however, that those communication issues were not unique to RHS.
“I don’t know how much we can do, as a school, to promote global civil dialogue but I know that we can start on a smaller scale and definitely work on that here,” she said.
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Haley Jones wants to involve as many people as possible in everything she does, whether it's with nifty passes in stride for layups on the court or dishing out dancing lessons off the floor.
It's something the 6-1 junior guard has been raised to do since she grew up in Santa Cruz, Calif.
"My mom always talked about being someone who includes others," Jones said. "You would never want to be on the outskirts of a group or be the one excluded, so I try not to ever be that type of person."
Jones, who will lead the Cardinal against Connecticut in Friday's Final Four, is a facilitator with elite size and court vision. Stanford's Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer even compared her star to a certain Los Angeles Lakers legendary point guard.
"Watching her play as a young girl, she never was really stereotyped as a post player," VanDerveer said. "She really has a good handle. She has her head up. She's kind of the Magic Johnson of women's basketball."
In last year's Final Four, Jones was named the most outstanding player after scoring 24 points against South Carolina in the semifinals and 17 points against Arizona in the title game. But she combined for three assists and seven turnovers in those games.
She had the ability to get others involved, but Jones needed to develop her decision-making and her role was to be aggressive looking for her own shot, especially with All-America senior point guard Kiana Williams running the show.
Williams' departure to the WNBA this season made the Cardinal move Jones into the floor leader. That position might seem more natural now, but it was a work in progress early.
Jones had a triple-double against Portland in mid-November, but she also had back-to-back games with five turnovers in the first month of the season, including in a loss to Texas.
Taking care of the ball would get worse before it got better. Jones had seven turnovers twice in Pac-12 play. But her assist-to-turnover ratio (28 to 22) has improved in the past seven games. She had 18 points, 12 rebounds and four assists in the Elite Eight vs. Texas, including one turnover in the second half.
"I think my decision-making has improved a lot and shot selection," Jones said. "I know we're still working on turnovers, but we're getting there."
One of her biggest assists of all might have been teaching VanDerveer and her teammates the electric slide dance to perform on the court after the Elite Eight win.
"Tara was a great learner the other day, so we kind of got to switch roles," Jones said with a smile. "I've had more of a leadership role on the team this year." | https://www.startribune.com/stanford-haley-jones-magic-johnson-womens-basketball-ncaa-final-four/600161164/ | 2022-04-01T00:47:22Z |
As Covid-19 infection rates and restrictions are waning in some places and a variant is surging in others, it's difficult to understand where we are in the pandemic.
But two years ago, the situation was clear: for many people, coronavirus had brought the world to a stop. That's when pediatric surgeon Dr. Ala Stanford sprang into action, bringing Covid-19 testing to Black and Brown communities in Philadelphia that were hard hit by the virus.
In the months that followed, Stanford brought testing and vaccines to more than 75,000 people through her nonprofit Black Doctors Covid-19 Consortium. And as she worked to help underresourced communities weather the pandemic, she diagnosed an even greater problem.
"We were seeing folks that hadn't seen a doctor in a decade," said Stanford, who was honored as a Top 10 CNN Hero last year. "We were just literally putting a Band-Aid to a much bigger problem with health inequities and health disparities."
It's well-documented that Black and Brown communities have suffered greater hospitalizations and deaths from Covid-19 for a host of reasons, including higher risk factors for exposure and a higher risk of severe disease.
But lack of accessible and affordable health care is a key factor that leads to worse health outcomes for people of color. In particular, lack of outpatient care, like annual checkups and doctor's visits, can play a critical role in preventing health issues.
This larger, systemic issue is what Stanford is trying to remedy.
In November, she began seeing patients at the Dr. Ala Stanford Center for Health Equity, her new facility in north Philadelphia. This multi-disciplinary clinic offers services ranging from primary care and mental health, diagnostic testing like EKGs and mammograms and, of course, Covid testing and vaccinations.
"We take care of newborns through grandma and grandpa," she said. "And that is the next step ... wanting to not just save lives, but really impact an entire lifetime with people."
Located on the grounds of Deliverance Evangelistic Church, in an area that once housed a day care center, the space underwent a massive renovation. The center now includes exam rooms, consultation areas, a children's play space, even a fish tank. Most importantly, it provides care to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay.
"If you have insurance, we run it," Stanford said. "If you don't have insurance, we help you get (it). And if you don't have anything, you're not going to be turned away."
This fall, as the coronavirus seemed to recede into the background, Stanford was excited to switch gears to focus on this broader health mission. But the Omicron variant of the virus changed her plans.
"After Christmas, there were so many people sick, literally wrapped around this building to get Covid tested. The positivity rate was 45%" she said. "So, we had to stop primary care and just focus on testing and vaccination."
Yet, she and her team still figured out a way to provide brief wellness checks with each vaccination.
"You come in for a shot and you see your vital signs are out of whack -- you might say 'Did you know you have high blood pressure?' or 'Did you take your medication today?'" Stanford said.
And in early January, when Stanford realized that Covid rates were rising in children and young people, she added another approach.
"In a public health crisis, you go to the people. And the kids are primarily in school, so that's what I pushed for," she said.
Since then, Stanford's team has worked with FEMA to hold nearly 20 vaccination clinics at schools in and around Philadelphia. She says in some of them, they have doubled the vaccination rates among students. Her group also still offers vaccinations and testing throughout the community at police departments and mass transit SEPTA stations.
Two years later, Stanford's surgical practice is still on hold. While she admits to missing the operating room at times, she knows that the work she is doing now is making a difference on a much larger scale.
"What we've done has touched over 100,000 lives. And that refuels me," she said. "The need here right now is so great. I feel that this is where I'm supposed to be."
Want to get involved? Check out the Black Doctors Covid-19 Consortium website and see how to help.
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Personal loan rates edge up: Still lower than same time last year
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The latest trends in interest rates for personal loans from the Credible marketplace, updated weekly. (iStock)
Borrowers with good credit seeking personal loans during the past seven days prequalified for rates that were slightly higher for 3-year and for 5-year fixed rates compared to the previous seven days.
For borrowers with credit scores of 720 or higher who used the Credible marketplace to select a lender between Mar. 10 and Mar. 16:
- Rates on 3-year fixed-rate loans averaged 10.48%, slightly up from 10.43% the seven days before, and down from 11.16% a year ago.
- Rates on 5-year fixed-rate loans averaged 13.07%, slightly up from 13.01% the previous seven days, and down from 13.73% a year ago.
Personal loans have become a popular way to consolidate and pay off credit card debt and other loans. They can also be used to cover unexpected expenses like medical bills, take care of a major purchase or fund home improvement projects.
Rates for 3-year and 5-year fixed personal loans rose slightly over the past seven days. Rates for 3-year terms went up a slight 0.05%, while rates for 5-year terms increased by 0.06%. But rates for both terms remain well below average credit card interest rates, giving borrowers an opportunity to save on interest costs by refinancing credit card debt into a lower-interest personal loan.
Whether a personal loan is right for you often depends on multiple factors, including what rate you can qualify for. Comparing multiple lenders and their rates could help ensure you get the best possible personal loan for your needs.
It's always a good idea to comparison shop on sites like Credible to understand how much you qualify for and choose the best option for you.
Here are the latest trends in personal loan interest rates from the Credible marketplace, updated monthly.
Personal loan weekly rates trends
The chart above shows average prequalified rates for borrowers with credit scores of 720 or higher who used the Credible marketplace to select a lender.
For the month of February 2022:
- Rates on 3-year personal loans averaged 10.52%, down from 11.09% in January.
- Rates on 5-year personal loans averaged 12.99%, down from 13.40% in January.
Rates on personal loans vary considerably by credit score and loan term. If you're curious about what kind of personal loan rates you may qualify for, you can use an online tool like Credible to compare options from different private lenders. Checking your rates won't affect your credit score.
All Credible marketplace lenders offer fixed-rate loans at competitive rates. Because lenders use different methods to evaluate borrowers, it’s a good idea to request personal loan rates from multiple lenders so you can compare your options.
Current personal loan rates by credit score
In February, the average prequalified rate selected by borrowers was:
- 8.32% for borrowers with credit scores of 780 or above choosing a 3-year loan
- 29.42% for borrowers with credit scores below 600 choosing a 5-year loan
Depending on factors such as your credit score, which type of personal loan you’re seeking and the loan repayment term, the interest rate can differ.
As shown in the chart above, a good credit score can mean a lower interest rate, and rates tend to be higher on loans with fixed interest rates and longer repayment terms.
How to get a lower interest rate
Many factors influence the interest rate a lender might offer you on a personal loan. But you can take some steps to boost your chances of getting a lower interest rate. Here are some tactics to try.
Increase credit score
Generally, people with higher credit scores qualify for lower interest rates. Steps that can help you improve your credit score over time include:
- Pay bills on time. Payment history is the most important factor in your credit score. Pay all your bills on time for the amount due.
- Check your credit report. Look at your credit report to ensure there are no errors on it. If you find errors, dispute them with the credit bureau.
- Lower your credit utilization ratio. Paying down credit card debt can improve this important credit scoring factor.
- Avoid opening new credit accounts. Only apply for and open credit accounts you actually need. Too many hard inquiries on your credit report in a short amount of time could lower your credit score.
Choose a shorter loan term
Personal loan repayment terms can vary from one to several years. Generally, shorter terms come with lower interest rates, since the lender’s money is at risk for a shorter period of time.
If your financial situation allows, applying for a shorter term could help you score a lower interest rate. Keep in mind the shorter term doesn’t just benefit the lender — by choosing a shorter repayment term, you’ll pay less interest over the life of the loan.
Get a cosigner
You may be familiar with the concept of a cosigner if you have student loans. If your credit isn’t good enough to qualify for the best personal loan interest rates, finding a cosigner with good credit could help you secure a lower interest rate.
Just remember, if you default on the loan, your cosigner will be on the hook to repay it. And cosigning for a loan could also affect their credit score.
Compare rates from different lenders
Before applying for a personal loan, it’s a good idea to shop around and compare offers from several different lenders to get the lowest rates. Online lenders typically offer the most competitive rates – and can be quicker to disburse your loan than a brick-and-mortar establishment.
But don’t worry, comparing rates and terms doesn’t have to be a time-consuming process.
Credible makes it easy. Just enter how much you want to borrow and you’ll be able to compare multiple lenders to choose the one that makes the most sense for you.
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Health Minister Adrian Dix says the province is preparing to provide an update this Tuesday on potentially making a fourth COVID-19 dose available to vulnerable people in British Columbia.
The minister says discussions are underway about providing a second booster shot to clinically vulnerable people such as those in long-term care.
Dix told reporters B.C.’s COVID-19 strategy has always been to protect the most vulnerable and act on evidence that is reviewed daily.
B.C. reported two more COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, bringing the toll to 2,998 people.
The Ministry of Health also reports 281 people in hospital, with 42 in intensive care.
The ministry report says almost 91.1 per cent of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine and 57.5 per cent of those have had a booster shot.
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The third member of the Warriors’ Run TMC trio will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this summer.
Tim Hardaway has received the call from the Hall, joining Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin to complete the Golden State trifecta.
NBC Sports Bay Area’s Monte Poole first reported the news. A source confirmed Hardaway’s induction to sports editor Bud Geracie. The official announcement is expected Saturday.
Hardaway played the first six-and-a-half years of his career with the Warriors, earning three All-Star nods and orchestrating Don Nelson’s entertaining, up-and-down style of basketball that energized Bay Area fans. He averaged 9.3 assists per game over five-plus seasons with the Warriors, along with 19.8 points.
The Warriors’ Run TMC era lasted just two seasons as it ended when Richmond was traded to Sacramento following Golden State’s exciting 1991 playoff run, which included a first-round upset over David Robinson’s Spurs.
Proving the phenomenon of the Warriors’ fast-paced play didn’t die down even after Richmond left, McDonald’s even began marketing a “Tim and Chris Burger” in the Bay Area in 1992. The fast food chain’s televised ad featured Hardaway and Mullin arguing over it was called a “Tim and Chris Burger” or a “Chris and Tim Burger.”
Their televised dilemma was nothing compared to what Warriors opponents faced each night back then.
“We called it controlled chaos,” Hardaway said when he was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame four years ago. “We knew how to move without the basketball, set back screens, and we knew how to create and take advantage of mismatches.”
Hardaway may be the last of the Run TMC stars to make it to the Hall of Fame, but there was no doubt which of the three made them go.
“He was the catalyst. He was the one who was driving the ship,” Richmond once told this news organization. “Right before training camp, I remember Nellie brought the whole team together and said, `Tim is the quarterback. Just run the floor and he’ll find you.’ ”
In just his second year in the league, Hardaway was already electrifying while averaging 22.9 points, 9.7 assists and 2.6 steals. Combined with Mullin’s 25.9 points per game and Richmond’s 23.9, the threesome averaged a whopping 72.5 points per game.
The Warriors were among the top three scoring teams in the NBA for the first five years of Hardaway’s career, including the 1993-94 season he missed with a knee injury while rookie Chris Webber emerged as another star.
The 1996 trade that sent Hardaway to Miami was one of several moves that plummeted the Warriors from the playoffs into the NBA’s basement.
Hardaway played parts of six seasons with the Heat, getting two more All-Star accolades, before finishing his career with two seasons split between Dallas, Denver and Indiana. His No. 10 jersey was retired by Miami.
Reports indicate Spurs star Manu Ginoblili and WNBA great Swin Cash will also be inducted, along with former Warriors coach George Karl and collegiate coach Bob Huggins. | https://www.paradisepost.com/2022/03/31/warriors-great-tim-hardaway-will-be-inducted-into-hall-of-fame/ | 2022-04-01T00:47:24Z |
BERLIN (AP) — Germany says it has brought home 10 women and 27 children from a camp in northeastern Syria where suspected members of the Islamic State group have been held.
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the group was repatriated from the Roj camp on Wednesday in what she called an “extremely difficult” operation. She said some of the mothers were taken into custody immediately after arriving in Germany.
“The 27 children are, at the end of the day, victims of IS, and they have a right to a better future far from its deadly ideology, and also to live in security, as we would wish for our own children,” Baerbock said in a statement. “The mothers must be held accountable for their actions.”
Germany previously repatriated 23 children and their eight mothers from Roj in October. At the same time, neighboring Denmark brought home 14 children and three women.
Baerbock thanked Kurdish authorities in Syria and “our U.S. partners, who once again provided us with logistical support.”
With Wednesday’s operation, “the majority of the German children whose mothers are willing to return to Germany have been brought to safety,” she said. “There are now only a few special cases for which we are continuing to work on individual solutions.”
Federal prosecutors said Thursday that four women had been arrested on arrival at Frankfurt Airport — three German citizens, identified in line with local privacy rules only as Nadine K., Gulseren T. and Emilie R., and a German-Moroccan dual citizen identified as Fatiha B.
All are accused of membership in a foreign terrorist organization and Nadine K. of other crimes — including keeping a Yazidi woman as a slave who allegedly was regularly sexually assaulted by the suspect’s husband, with her knowledge. Prosecutors said they traveled separately to Syria or Iraq in 2014 and joined IS. | https://www.fox44news.com/news/national-world-news/germany-repatriates-women-children-from-syrian-camp/ | 2022-04-01T00:47:23Z |
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Surgeries hang in the balance as COVID strikes down health staff
By Matt Dennien
Some Queensland hospitals could suspend elective surgeries as rising COVID cases and hospitalisations of health staff and infected patients place pressure on the health system.
Fifty extra pop-up vaccination clinics will be set up for the school holidays to make it easier for families and children to get the jab — with school-aged and booster rates lagging.
A total of 10,722 new infections were reported on Friday, with 403 people in the state’s public and private hospital system with the virus. Fourteen of these are in intensive care units.
The number of Queensland Health and ambulance staff off work because of infections or close contact requirements had also risen again to 3305, more than double the number of a week ago.
“This will put increasing pressures on our health systems,” Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said.
“Each hospital and health service, based on their demand, can be looking at whether they need to suspend planned care - that means elective surgery.
“We are not at this stage looking at having a statewide suspension of elective surgery, and we hope not to need to do that in this current wave.”
Ms D’Ath said 2373 of the new cases were children, and she urged parents and carers to take advantage of the pop-up clinics set to spring up at shopping centres, amusement parks and schools.
More details were expected to be released on the Queensland Health website.
Chief Health Officer John Gerrard said the disproportionate number of children being infected was likely due to low vaccination rates among the cohort and less exposure to the previous wave of the virus in January.
He said the state was approaching the peak of the latest wave, meaning case numbers could soon decline, but hospitalisations and health workforce pressures would lag by one or two weeks.
Data suggested the wave would be about one-third the size of January’s peak owing to increased vaccination. But authorities were still unsure whether winter would bring another wave.
“Vaccination has completely transformed this pandemic,” Dr Gerrard said. “So it’s critical, of course, that people continue to get vaccinated.“
Queensland’s booster rate among the eligible population, at 61.4 per cent, is the lowest in the country.
And its vaccination rate among the five- to 11-year-old age group sits at only 43.3 per cent first-dosed.
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NEW YORK, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The global security printing market size is expected to increase by USD 5.45 billion between 2021 and 2026, expanding at a CAGR of 4.5% during the forecast period. According to the report, the market will observe significant growth in APAC. The increasing counterfeit and forgery activities in countries such as China and India have resulted in a rise in the demand for secured document printing in the region. In addition, the high demand for documents such as ID cards, passports, and bank documents, coupled with the increasing population is creating a lot of growth opportunities for market players.
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The global security printing market is fragmented with the presence of a significant number of regional and global players. An increase in technological innovations and the expansion of operations by vendors have intensified the competition in the market. Established vendors are investing in designing, developing, planning, and expanding the existing security printing products to gain a competitive edge in the market.
Technavio identifies A1 Security Print Ltd., ANY Security Printing Plc, Authentix Inc., China Banknote Printing and Minting Corp., De La Rue Plc, Donggang Co.Ltd., DREWSEN SPEZIALPAPIERE GmbH & Co. KG, ELTRONIS UK Ltd., FNMT-RCM, Giesecke + Devrient GmbH, Integrity Print Ltd., Joint Stock Company Goznak, Madras Security Printers Pvt. Ltd., Orell Füssli Ltd., Oriental Holding Group, RAINBOW PRINTING LTD., Schwarz Druck GmbH, Security Papers Ltd., Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Ltd., and Simpson Security Papers Inc. as key players in the market.
Factors such as the increased focus of countries to outsource the printing of currencies, countermeasures against forgery and counterfeiting practices, and rise in need for brand protection will offer immense growth opportunities for market players. However, the transition toward a cashless economy, digitization of identification cards, and strict certification related to security paper will challenge the growth of the market participants. To make the most of the opportunities, market vendors should focus more on the growth prospects in the fast-growing segments, while maintaining their positions in the slow-growing segments.
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Security Printing Market 2022-2026: Segmentation
Security Printing Market is segmented as below:
- End-user
- Banking and Financial Sector
- Government Sector
- Others
- Geography
- APAC
- North America
- Europe
- Middle East And Africa
- South America
The banking and financial sector exhibits high demand for security printing in the market. Factors such as the rising global population and the increasing number of automated teller machines (ATMs) are increasing the demand for security printing in the banking and financial sector. However, the rising number of online transactions is expected to reduce the growth opportunity in the segment.
By geography, APAC will dominate the global security printing market. The region currently holds 49% of the global market share. The increasing demand for passports and visas led by the thriving tourism industry has been significant in driving the growth of the regional market. In addition, the high dependence on cash-based transactions in countries such as India and Indonesia is contributing to the growth of the security printing market in APAC.
Our security printing market report covers the following areas:
- Security Printing Market size
- Security Printing Market trends
- Security Printing Market industry analysis
Security Printing Market 2022-2026: Vendor Analysis
We provide a detailed analysis of around 25 vendors operating in the security printing market. Backed with competitive intelligence and benchmarking, our research reports on the security printing market are designed to provide entry support, customer profile, and M&As as well as go-to-market strategy support.
Security Printing Market 2022-2026: Key Highlights
- CAGR of the market during the forecast period 2022-2026
- Detailed information on factors that will assist security printing market growth during the next five years
- Estimation of the security printing market size and its contribution to the parent market
- Predictions on upcoming trends and changes in consumer behavior
- The growth of the security printing market
- Analysis of the market's competitive landscape and detailed information on vendors
- Comprehensive details of factors that will challenge the growth of security printing market vendors
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Table Of Contents :
1 Executive Summary
- 1.1 Market overview
- Exhibit 01: Executive Summary – Chart on Market Overview
- Exhibit 02: Executive Summary – Data Table on Market Overview
- Exhibit 03: Executive Summary – Chart on Global Market Characteristics
- Exhibit 04: Executive Summary – Chart on Market by Geography
- Exhibit 05: Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by End-user
- Exhibit 06: Executive Summary – Chart on Incremental Growth
- Exhibit 07: Executive Summary – Data Table on Incremental Growth
- Exhibit 08: Executive Summary – Chart on Vendor Market Positioning
2 Market Landscape
- 2.1 Market ecosystem
- Exhibit 09: Parent market
- Exhibit 10: Market Characteristics
3 Market Sizing
- 3.1 Market definition
- Exhibit 11: Offerings of vendors included in the market definition
- 3.2 Market segment analysis
- Exhibit 12: Market segments
- 3.3 Market size 2021
- 3.4 Market outlook: Forecast for 2021-2026
- Exhibit 13: Chart on Global - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 14: Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 15: Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 16: Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
4 Five Forces Analysis
- 4.1 Five forces summary
- Exhibit 17: Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2021 and 2026
- 4.2 Bargaining power of buyers
- Exhibit 18: Bargaining power of buyers – Impact of key factors in 2021 and 2026
- 4.3 Bargaining power of suppliers
- Exhibit 19: Bargaining power of suppliers – Impact of key factors in 2021 and 2026
- 4.4 Threat of new entrants
- Exhibit 20: Threat of new entrants – Impact of key factors in 2021 and 2026
- 4.5 Threat of substitutes
- Exhibit 21: Threat of substitutes – Impact of key factors in 2021 and 2026
- 4.6 Threat of rivalry
- Exhibit 22: Threat of rivalry – Impact of key factors in 2021 and 2026
- 4.7 Market condition
- Exhibit 23: Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2021 and 2026
5 Market Segmentation by End-user
- 5.1 Market segments
- Exhibit 24: Chart on End-user - Market share 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 25: Data Table on End-user - Market share 2021-2026 (%)
- 5.2 Comparison by End-user
- Exhibit 26: Chart on Comparison by End-user
- Exhibit 27: Data Table on Comparison by End-user
- 5.3 Banking and financial sector - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 28: Chart on Banking and financial sector - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 29: Data Table on Banking and financial sector - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 30: Chart on Banking and financial sector - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 31: Data Table on Banking and financial sector - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 5.4 Government sector - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 32: Chart on Government sector - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 33: Data Table on Government sector - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 34: Chart on Government sector - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 35: Data Table on Government sector - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 5.5 Others - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 36: Chart on Others - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 37: Data Table on Others - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 38: Chart on Others - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 39: Data Table on Others - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 5.6 Market opportunity by End-user
- Exhibit 40: Market opportunity by End-user ($ million)
6 Customer Landscape
- 6.1 Customer landscape overview
- Exhibit 41: Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
7 Geographic Landscape
- 7.1 Geographic segmentation
- Exhibit 42: Chart on Market share by geography 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 43: Data Table on Market share by geography 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.2 Geographic comparison
- Exhibit 44: Chart on Geographic comparison
- Exhibit 45: Data Table on Geographic comparison
- 7.3 APAC - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 46: Chart on APAC - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 47: Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 48: Chart on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 49: Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.4 North America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 50: Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 51: Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 52: Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 53: Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.5 Europe - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 54: Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 55: Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 56: Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 57: Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.6 Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 58: Chart on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 59: Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 60: Chart on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 61: Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.7 South America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 62: Chart on South America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 63: Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 64: Chart on South America - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 65: Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.8 US - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 66: Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 67: Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 68: Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 69: Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.9 China - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 70: Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 71: Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 72: Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 73: Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.10 Japan - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 74: Chart on Japan - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 75: Data Table on Japan - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 76: Chart on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 77: Data Table on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.11 Germany - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 78: Chart on Germany - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 79: Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 80: Chart on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 81: Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.12 UK - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 82: Chart on UK - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 83: Data Table on UK - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 84: Chart on UK - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 85: Data Table on UK - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.13 Market opportunity by geography
- Exhibit 86: Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
8 Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
- 8.1 Market drivers
- 8.2 Market challenges
- 8.3 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Exhibit 87: Impact of drivers and challenges in 2021 and 2026
- 8.4 Market trends
9 Vendor Landscape
- 9.1 Overview
- 9.2 Vendor landscape
- Exhibit 88: Overview on Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
- 9.3 Landscape disruption
- Exhibit 89: Overview on factors of disruption
- 9.4 Industry risks
- Exhibit 90: Impact of key risks on business
10 Vendor Analysis
- 10.1 Vendors covered
- Exhibit 91: Vendors covered
- 10.2 Market positioning of vendors
- Exhibit 92: Matrix on vendor position and classification
- 10.3 ANY Security Printing Plc
- Exhibit 93: ANY Security Printing Plc - Overview
- Exhibit 94: ANY Security Printing Plc - Product / Service
- Exhibit 95: ANY Security Printing Plc - Key offerings
- 10.4 Authentix Inc.
- Exhibit 96: Authentix Inc. - Overview
- Exhibit 97: Authentix Inc. - Product / Service
- Exhibit 98: Authentix Inc. - Key offerings
- 10.5 China Banknote Printing and Minting Corp.
- Exhibit 99: China Banknote Printing and Minting Corp. - Overview
- Exhibit 100: China Banknote Printing and Minting Corp. - Product / Service
- Exhibit 101: China Banknote Printing and Minting Corp. - Key offerings
- 10.6 De La Rue Plc
- Exhibit 102: De La Rue Plc - Overview
- Exhibit 103: De La Rue Plc - Business segments
- Exhibit 104: De La Rue Plc - Key offerings
- Exhibit 105: De La Rue Plc - Segment focus
- 10.7 DREWSEN SPEZIALPAPIERE GmbH Co. KG
- Exhibit 106: DREWSEN SPEZIALPAPIERE GmbH Co. KG - Overview
- Exhibit 107: DREWSEN SPEZIALPAPIERE GmbH Co. KG - Product / Service
- Exhibit 108: DREWSEN SPEZIALPAPIERE GmbH Co. KG - Key offerings
- 10.8 FNMT-RCM
- Exhibit 109: FNMT-RCM - Overview
- Exhibit 110: FNMT-RCM - Product / Service
- Exhibit 111: FNMT-RCM - Key offerings
- 10.9 Giesecke + Devrient GmbH
- Exhibit 112: Giesecke + Devrient GmbH - Overview
- Exhibit 113: Giesecke + Devrient GmbH - Business segments
- Exhibit 114: Giesecke + Devrient GmbH - Key offerings
- Exhibit 115: Giesecke + Devrient GmbH - Segment focus
- 10.10 Joint Stock Company Goznak
- Exhibit 116: Joint Stock Company Goznak - Overview
- Exhibit 117: Joint Stock Company Goznak - Product / Service
- Exhibit 118: Joint Stock Company Goznak - Key offerings
- 10.11 Security Papers Ltd.
- Exhibit 119: Security Papers Ltd. - Overview
- Exhibit 120: Security Papers Ltd. - Product / Service
- Exhibit 121: Security Papers Ltd. - Key offerings
- 10.12 Security Printing Minting Corporation of India Ltd.
- Exhibit 122: Security Printing Minting Corporation of India Ltd. - Overview
- Exhibit 123: Security Printing Minting Corporation of India Ltd. - Product / Service
- Exhibit 124: Security Printing Minting Corporation of India Ltd. - Key offerings
11 Appendix
- 11.1 Scope of the report
- 11.2 Inclusions and exclusions checklist
- Exhibit 125: Inclusions checklist
- Exhibit 126: Exclusions checklist
- 11.3 Currency conversion rates for US$
- Exhibit 127: Currency conversion rates for US$
- 11.4 Research methodology
- Exhibit 128: Research methodology
- Exhibit 129: Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- Exhibit 130: Information sources
- 11.5 List of abbreviations
- Exhibit 131: List of abbreviations
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Which iPad case is best?
When you purchase something with a high price tag like a tablet, you want to be sure it’s protected from falls, spills and other mishaps. Beyond protection, many users also purchase iPad cases that offer additional benefits like stands, keyboards, trackpads and storage solutions. Depending on your priorities, you may prefer one type of case to the next, though most buyers can find one to accommodate their needs, preferences and budgets.
The Logitech Combo Touch for iPad offers a keyboard and adjustable stand, making it a great pick for most buyers.
What to know before you buy an iPad case
Your iPad
Determining what iPad cases work for you depends mostly on the type of iPad you have, as well as how you usually use it. You can find iPad cases for all of Apple’s iPad models, though they range in size depending on which iPad version you have. Cases also vary in the features and styles they offer, so you’ll want to choose one based on how you use your iPad.
Types of iPad cases
There are different types of iPad cases that offer varying benefits.
- Protective shell: For the utmost protection, protective shells wrap around the sides and back of an iPad to protect the screen from drops and falls. Shell cases come in a range of materials, though they don’t typically cover the screen.
- Sleeve: Sleeves for iPads are great for backpack and bag transportation, preventing scratches and boasting a lightweight design. A sleeve is less protective than a shell case from drop and fall damage.
- Folio: Folio cases fold over an iPad’s screen, not unlike a book cover. These offer a balance of protection from falls and from scratches. High-end folio cases may also include extra features such as keyboards and trackpads.
Material
You can find iPad cases in a wide range of materials that vary in protectiveness, weight and style. The most common materials for cases include hard plastic and polyurethane, though you can find several others. Plastic and polyurethane cases are known for their durability and protective qualities, while other materials may offer more stylish looks.
What to look for in a quality iPad case
Compatibility
Apple’s iPads are made in different sizes, so it’s important to choose a case compatible with your generation. The standard iPad has remained the same size since the iPad 2, so as long as you have a newer generation than that, it will fit with a range of cases. Apple’s iPad Pro, Air and Mini models differ in size from each other and older generations, so it’s important to check what version and generation your case is designed for.
Adjustable stand
Most iPad cases include a stand, while premium cases include multiple positions to adjust the stand to. Most buyers prefer a case with an adjustable stand because they let users customize the tablet’s angle to work best, no matter where they are.
Features
Other features to look out for include tools such as keyboards and trackpads. These are great tools for professionals on the go, or others who often use a keyboard and trackpad. Another common feature found on iPad cases is storage for the Apple Pencil, which can be useful if you have the tool.
How much you can expect to spend on an iPad case
For most iPad cases, you can expect to spend around $20. You can buy cheap iPad cases for as low as $12, while high-end cases can cost over $150.
iPad case FAQ
Can iPad cases fit all iPads?
A. Cases for iPads aren’t universal. To choose the right case, you’ll need to measure your iPad, or base your purchase on the model of iPad you have — whether it’s the standard iPad, iPad Pro, iPad Air or iPad Mini. Standard iPads are the same size for generations 2, 3 and 4, while the newest generations of the iPad Air, iPad Pro and iPad Mini are all sized differently than their predecessors.
Are iPad cases compatible with the Magic Keyboard?
A. Most iPad cases are not compatible with the Magic Keyboard. Magic Keyboards act as cases themselves, though some buyers want something more protective to go along with the combination case. You can find a few products claiming to work with Apple’s Magic Keyboard, though the reviews reveal issues that you may or may not be able to put up with.
What’s the best iPad case to buy?
Top iPad case
What you need to know: This premium case includes a backlit keyboard and a trackpad, as well as four use modes using the adjustable kickstand.
What you’ll love: This ergonomic case is protective and the keyboard and trackpad are more responsive than others. In addition to its many standing positions, this iPad case includes an Apple Pencil storage slot.
What you should consider: Some found that the keyboard comes off a bit too easily.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top iPad case for the money
Fintie Faux Leather Rotating Case and Stand For iPad
What you need to know: This simple rotating case features an elegant faux leather material and lets users stand the iPad either vertically or horizontally.
What you’ll love: This case includes two landscape viewing angles and one portrait angle, as well as an Apple Pencil holder. It also includes an easy rotation mechanism for switching between orientations. This iPad case is available in 33 colors and designs.
What you should consider: This case is heavier than most others, and it doesn’t include a keyboard.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Otterbox Symmetry Series Clear Shell Case for iPad
What you need to know: This offers one of the more protective case designs, and its transparency makes it perfect for those wanting to see the iPad’s natural beauty.
What you’ll love: This case is about as protective as they come, and it includes a useful loop for storing the Apple Pencil. This works great with magnetic covers like the Smart Folio because of its removable spine and lack of screen coverage.
What you should consider: This case doesn’t cover the tablet’s screen, and it’s a lot thicker than other cases.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Two of the ‘Big Four’ accounting firms pulling out of Russia
KPMG International and PricewaterhouseCoopers, two of the “Big Four” accounting firms, have announced they are pulling out of Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine.
Both companies announced on Sunday that they will end their relationship with their Russian-based member firms.
According to The Associated Press, PricewaterhouseCoopers said it has 3,700 employees at its Russian headquarters and will oversee an “orderly transition” out of the business.
“We believe we have a responsibility, along with other global businesses, to respond to the Russian government’s ongoing military attack on Ukraine. As a result, our Russia and Belarus firms will leave the KPMG network,” A KMPG International spokesperson said in a statement.
KPMG said it has some 4,500 people working in Russia and Belarus, and called the decision to end its relationship with them “incredibly difficult.”
“This decision is not about them – it is a consequence of the actions of the Russian Government,” the company said. “We are a purpose-led and values-driven organization that believes in doing the right thing. We will seek to do all we can to ensure we provide transitional support for former colleagues impacted by this decision.”
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to a series of international sanctions being leveled against Moscow, and a rapidly growing list of countries exiting the country.
Netflix on Sunday announced that it was halting its service in Russia, while TikTok said it would no longer allow users in Russia to post videos on the platform.
Major credit card companies Visa, MasterCard and American Express also decided to halt operations in the country over the weekend.
Microsoft, Apple and Dell have all announced that they will be suspending sales in the country as have major fashion companies like LVMH, which owns brands including Louis Vuitton and Fenty Beauty.
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Creative Realities, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREX – Get Rating) Director Stephen Nesbit bought 171,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 30th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $0.86 per share, for a total transaction of $147,748.00. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.
Shares of CREX stock traded down $0.03 on Thursday, hitting $0.82. 960,608 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,797,584. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.15. Creative Realities, Inc. has a 12 month low of $0.80 and a 12 month high of $3.59. The stock has a market cap of $9.86 million, a P/E ratio of 42.67 and a beta of 3.60. The company has a 50 day moving average of $1.12 and a 200 day moving average of $1.37.
Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. ARGI Investment Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Creative Realities by 50.7% in the 3rd quarter. ARGI Investment Services LLC now owns 756,904 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,022,000 after purchasing an additional 254,643 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Creative Realities by 1,481.6% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 167,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $235,000 after purchasing an additional 157,051 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp bought a new stake in shares of Creative Realities in the 2nd quarter valued at $224,000. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Creative Realities in the 3rd quarter valued at $49,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Creative Realities by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 165,431 shares of the company’s stock valued at $223,000 after acquiring an additional 10,003 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.91% of the company’s stock.
Creative Realities, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides digital marketing technology solutions to retail companies, individual retail brands, enterprises, and other organizations in the United States and Canada. The company's technology and solutions include digital merchandising systems and omni-channel customer engagement systems; interactive digital shopping assistants; advisors and kiosks; and other interactive marketing technologies, such as mobile, social media, point-of-sale transactions, beaconing, and Web-based media that enables its customers to engage with their consumers.
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United States and Portugal punch their ticket to the World Cup in Qatar, find out their opponents Friday
Despite losing, 2-0, in Costa Rica, on Wednesday night, in the last match of the North and Central America and Caribbean (Concacaf) region group stage, the United States still advanced to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which will be played between Nov. 21 and Dec. 18.
The loss dropped the United States to third place, as Mexico climbed to second place thanks to their 2-0 victory over El Salvador. Canada beat Panama, 1-0, to clinch first place in the group.
This final window of qualifying games was a grueling challenge, as the teams had to play three very difficult games in a short seven day period. For the United States, the crucial game was played last Wednesday, when the team salvaged a 0-0 tie in Mexico City. Had they lost that game against their bitter rival, the loss in Costa Rica could have knocked them out of Qatar.
“The group is jazzed up, they’re psyched. It was a good performance. We wanted to be the first team to beat Mexico at the Azteca and we fell a little bit short but the mood’s not down, it’s the opposite,” U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter said after the game at Azteca Stadium. “We know we’re going home, we know we’re playing in front of a great crowd in Orlando and we’re excited about that. The spirits are up; I can’t say enough about the effort of the guys, to expend that much energy at altitude like that was phenomenal.”
The tie marked the first time in history that the United States managed four consecutive games without a loss against Mexico.
And the team responded superbly in Orlando, on Saturday, by crushing Panama. 5-1. That result gave the U.S. a 10 goal-difference margin over Costa Rica, which mean that the Ticos would have to beat the US by six or more goals in order to move up to third place and claim an automatic berth, awarded to the top three nations in Concacaf.
Christian Pulisic, one of the stars at current European champion Chelsea FC, where he became the first American to play and win a Champions League final, registered his first international hat trick to lead the United States to the easy victory.
Paul Arriola and Jesús Ferreira had the other scores.
The United States and Costa Rica played to a scoreless first half, but the hosts struck early in the second half to gain some hope. The goal, in the 51st minute, came off a corner kick, with Juan Pablo Vargas heading Brandon Aguilera’s cross past goalkeeper Zack Steffen.
Costa Rica doubled their lead eight minutes later, with Anthony Contreras knocking in a loose ball after Steffen failed to snare a free kick.
The sellout crowd of about 35,000 in National Stadium began to believe that a miracle could be possible, but Gregg Berhalter went to his bench, made four substitutions and the game settled down for the Americans, who held Costa Rica scoreless the rest of the way and secured their spot in Qatar.
“We realized our goal: it was to qualify, and we did that. And so everyone kind of forgot about tonight,” said defender Walker Zimmerman in the postgame media mixed zone. “I'm not happy about losing, but at the same time, the goal the whole time is to qualify.
“When you're in this business, man, it's about winning. And when you don't win, even though you get the reward of qualifying, there is a brief moment of disappointment,” added Berhalter. “For us, it's about keeping things in perspective. And the perspective is we're the youngest US team to ever qualify for the World Cup, and we'll be the youngest team at the World Cup. That's an accomplishment for these guys. It really is.”
Costa Rica finished in fourth place and will meet Oceania champion New Zealand in a one-game playoff in June for a berth in Qatar.
Portugal takes advantage of Italy’s misfortune
Needed only a tie in the group stage finale in order to qualify, Portugal was stunned at home last November, losing 2-1 to Servia. The game had started as well as could be imagined when Renato Sanches opened the scoring in the early minutes, but Dusan Tadic equalized and Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic scored a dramatic late winner to put an end to Portugal's unbroken winning run in home World Cup qualifiers that had stretched back to October 2013.
As a result, Serbia went through and Portugal was forced to try to qualify via the play-offs.
In addition, fans and the media turned on coach Fernando Santos, some even calling for his resignation. At the end of the game, many fans waived their white handkerchiefs, meaning they were saying goodbye to Santos.
“It’s my responsibility. We all know that we did not do what we should have done. But we will be in Qatar,” Fernando Santos said during the post-game conference after November’s loss at Estádio da Luz.
The play-off draw increased the doubts, as Portugal drew Turkey in the first game and, assuming the team won that encounter, since it was being played in Porto, there was a presumed meeting after that with current European champion Italy, which drew Northern Macedonia for its opening game.
Fernando Santos received more bad news prior to meeting Turkey, when both central defenders became unavailable, Ruben Dias with an injury and 39-year-old Pepe due to positive Covid-19 test.
But last Thursday the team played with a renewed purpose and energy and raced out to a 2-0 lead, on first half goals from Otávio and Diogo Jota. Then, as often happens, Portugal became more conservative in the second half, trying mostly to preserve the lead, and Turkey started playing with increase desperation and confidence.
When Burak Yilmaz cut the deficit, with 25 minutes yet to play, one could sense the tension both in the stands and on the pitch. Another tragedy appeared to be heading Portugal’s way when, after a VAR review, referee Daniel Stebert ruled that José Fonte had fouled Ünal inside the area and awarded the visitors a penalty shot. With a mere five minutes remaining in regulation, the game seemed headed into over-time and a tension filled closing. But, Yılmaz fired over the net and the entire country breathed a collective sigh of relief and turned that into wild celebration a couple of minutes later when Mateus Nunes added the final tally.
More good news came a couple of minutes later when it was learned that North Macedonia stunned Italy, winning 1-0 on Aleksandar Trajkovski's strike during injury time.
Fernando Santos did his best to prevent his players from being overconfident, as most observers felt that with Italy out of the way Portugal would surely prevail.
“I am neither happy nor stopping from being happy. I'm glad Portugal beat Turkey and that it played a good game. It was a tough opponent, we knew we had to win to be in this final. We will do everything to be present in the World Cup,” Fernando Santos said before stressing that the pressure was the same for his squad regardless of who the opponent might be.
With Pepe returning to control the back line, Portugal was able to dominate the visitors, who were far more attack minded than they had been against Italy. Additionally, Portugal continued to play a far more fluid game than they had shown in November.
Bruno Fernandes gave Portugal the lead in 32nd minute, when he intercepted an errant pass and quickly passed to Cristiano Ronaldo. Portugal’s captain took a couple of steps and then calmly slid the ball back to Fernandes, who blasted it past Dimitrievski.
Because Portugal was unable to convert a couple of chances, the second half became increasingly tense and the visitors grew with each passing minute. Fortunately for Portugal, Bruno Fernandes had one more inspirational play left. In the 65th minute, Pepe tackled the ball away to start a counter-attack, Diogo Jota made a run down the left side, curled a low pass towards the heart of the Macedonia heart, and Fernandes first timed it just inside the far post.
After that, it was a matter of trying to control both the play and the clock and Portugal managed to do both to clinch the ticket to Qatar.
Portugal thus joins Germany, Spain and France as the only countries that have been in all the World Cups in the 21st century. Thus, Portugal is experiencing the best period of its soccer history since 2000, winning its first ever title, the European Championship, in 2019, to add in 2019 the victory in the inaugural edition of the Nations League. There also still three more appearances in the semi-finals (European in 2000 and 2012 and the 2006 World Cup). This is also the twelfth consecutive final-round presence, something Portugal has not failed to do since 1998.
“Goal achieved, we are in the World Cup in Qatar, we are where we belong! Thanks to all the Portuguese people for their untiring support! Let’s go Portugal!,” Cristiano Ronaldo wrote in Instagram to his 419 million followers.
“The only dream I have is to win a third competition. I've won two, now I dream of the World Cup,” Fernando Santos said right after the final whistle. “But we have time for that.”
Draw in Qatar takes place Friday afternoon
The draw will take place this afternoon in Doha, Qatar. All 32 qualifying nations will be placed into four pots based on their respective FIFA World Ranking.
They will then be placed in eight groups, containing one team from each of the pots. As hosts, Qatar, currently ranked number 56) will take position A1 from Pot 1, where they will be joined by the seven highest-ranked qualified teams, namely Belgium (1), Brazil (2), France (3), Argentina (4), England (5), Spain (7), and Portugal (8).
At this point there are three unfilled spots, which will be placed directly into pot 4, regardless of their ranking, as still to be decided are one UEFA (Europe) and two intercontinental play-offs, including one in Asia, to be decided in June.
The unresolved spots are: semi-final (Path A) Scotland v Ukraine, to be played in June; and final (Path B) Wales v Scotland or Ukraine, also to be played in June, The winner qualifies for Qatar 2022.
Intercontinental play-offs: United Arab Emirates v Australia, on June 7 in Doha; United Arab Emirates or Australia v Peru, on13 or 14 June (winners qualifies for Qatar 2022); Costa Rica v New Zealand (winner qualifies for Qatar 2022).
The 29 countries that have already qualified are: Qatar, as the host country; Germany, Denmark, France, Belgium, Croatia, Spain, Serbia, England, Switzerland, Netherlands, Portugal and Poland (Europe); Ghana, Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia and Cameroon (Africa); Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador and Uruguay (South America); Canada, Mexico and United States (Concacaf); IR Iran, Japan, Korea Republic and Saudi Arabia, (Asia).
Pot 2 will consist of Denmark (9), the Netherlands (10), Germany (11), Mexico (12), the United States (13), Switzerland (14), Croatia (15) and Uruguay (16).
Pot 3 will have Senegal (18), Iran (21), Japan (23), Morocco (24), Serbia (25), Poland (28), South Korea from Paul Benedict (29) and Tunisia (36).
The final Pot, 4, with openings yet to be determined, will feature Canada (33), Ecuador (44), Saudi Arabia (53), Ghana (61), Cameroon (38), and the three remaining UEFA and intercontinental play-offs.
FIFA will actually update its rankings, following the conclusion of the international match window, so there might be some last minute adjustments.
Dates and format of the World Cup
Some answers will be provided Friday during the draw, but it has already been determined that four matches will be played each day during the group stage, which extends over 12 days. The group stage runs from Nov. 21 to Dec. 2.
Winners and runners-up advance to the knock-out stage, which starts at the round of 16.
The round of 16, which will likely see two matches each day, will be played December 3-6.
The quarter-finals are scheduled for December 9-10; the semi-finals will be on December 13-14 and the final will be played on December 18.
According to various media outlets, FIFA has confirmed that the first two rounds of matches will kick off at 8 am, 11am, 2 pm and 5 pm local time. There is a 7 hour difference between Qatar and Boston, so the first game will be at 1 a.m. our time, which will be a challenge for local fans.
Kick-off times in the final round of group games and knock-out round matches will be at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. local time.
The final will kick off at 6 pm local time, which will be 11 a.m. in our area. | https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/local/ojornal/2022/03/31/united-states-and-portugal-punch-their-ticket-world-cup-qatar-find-out-their-opponents-friday/7235187001/ | 2022-04-01T00:47:26Z |
LA cops were ready to arrest Will Smith for battery and told Chris Rock 'we will go get him' - but comedian stopped them saying he did not want to press charges, Oscars producer Will Packer reveals
- Will Smith and his lawyers hoping to save his career after he slapped comedian Chris Rock during the Oscars on Sunday
- Smith is writing to the Academy to plead his case ahead of his April 18 hearing
- He faces various disciplinary actions from the Academy including suspension, expulsion, or other sanctions
- News of the hearing comes as it was revealed Rock was not asked if Smith should be removed from the ceremony after the attack
- The Academy claimed Wednesday that officials asked Smith to leave the premises, but the actor refused
- Sources unveiled Thursday that the Academy lied, alleging the decision for Smith to stay in the audience was made by producer Will Packer
Los Angeles police were prepared to arrest Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock during the Academy Awards on Sunday night, but didn't at the request of the comedian, the show's producer alleges.
In a preview clip for his upcoming interview with Good Morning America, Oscars producer Will Packer claims police told Rock they would remove Smith from the audience and arrest him for battery.
'We will go get him, we are prepared to get him right now,' the cops said to Rock, Packer recalled. 'You can press charges. We can arrest him.'
Packer claimed Rock was dismissive towards police, but he encouraged the comedian to hear them out before making a decision.
'They were laying out the options, and as they were talking, Chris was being very dismissive of those options. He was like, "No, I'm fine." He was like, "No, no, no,"' the producer said.
Ultimately, Rock declined to press charges, however police said in a statement Sunday 'if the involved party desires a police report at a later date, LAPD will be available to complete an investigative report.'
However, Smith - who was presented with his first Academy Award after the onstage attack - will face 'disciplinary proceedings' with Oscars officials that could result in suspension, expulsion, or other sanctions.
'Consistent with the Academy’s Standards of Conduct, as well as California law, Mr. Smith is being provided at least 15 days’ notice of a vote regarding his violations and sanctions, and the opportunity to be heard beforehand by means of a written response,' the Academy said in a statement Thursday.
A source close to the actor confirmed to The Sun that Smith is writing to the Academy to plead his case ahead of his upcoming hearing on April 18.
'Things are hanging in the balance. He will write an official letter to apologize, and effectively beg for their forgiveness,' the source said. 'He is also expected to hold a call with show bosses in the next 24 hours. April 18 is D-Day, though — he will find out if he still has an Oscar, and quite possibly, a career.'
Packer's interview, which will air on Friday, comes as insiders claimed Rock, 57, was never asked if Smith should be removed from the ceremony after the attack.
'No one ever asked Chris if Will should leave. They never consulted him. It was the Oscars producer Will Packer who made the final decision to let Will stay,' an insider told The New York Post.
However, Packer told GMA he he did not directly speak with Smith at the Oscars.
According to TMZ, the Academy never asked the actor to vacate the premise, contradicting a statement the film authority released Wednesday saying: 'Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused.'
Will Smith is battling to save his career after he slapped Chris Rock during the Academy Awards on Sunday night.
Will Smith is battling to save his career after he slapped Chris Rock (pictured) during the Oscars on Sunday night. The actor is reportedly writing to the Academy to plead his case ahead of his upcoming hearing on April 18
News of potential disciplinary action against Smith comes as insiders revealed Rock (pictured in Boston on Wednesday) was never asked if the actor should be removed from the ceremony after the attack
Smith was in breach of the Academy's code of conduct when he slapped Rock, the Post previously reported.
He faces punishment for his actions, including a possible year-long ban from the Oscars, which would prevent him from being nominated for awards.
'They really feel they have to be seen to act,' an insider said of the Academy, according to The Sun. 'It's no wonder Will is seeking legal advice — he's likely to need all the help he can get to avoid sanctions.'
Sources familiar with the situation also claim the fate of his upcoming projects, including the Apple-funded slave escape drama Emancipation, remains in question.
'Production executives and studio chiefs do not want to be seen picking a side too early,' the insider said, noting that Smith is expected to return for a fourth installment of the Bad Boys franchise although no start date has been set yet.
In fact, sources the claim Academy never asked the actor to vacate the premise, despite many leaders feeling he should. Insiders allege the decision to let Smith stay was ultimately made by producer Will Packer (pictured backstage during Sunday's Oscars ceremony) who reportedly walked up to the actor and said: 'We do not want you to leave'
A source close to Packer (pictured backstage with Venus Williams) has denied that he encouraged Smith to remain in the audience
Meanwhile, the Academy is facing scrutiny for allegedly lying about it's immediate response to Smith slapping Rock.
Reports initially claimed that Oscars president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson asked the Independence Day actor to leave the ceremony after the emotional outburst.
However, people who witnessed discussions amongst Academy leaders claim there was never any attempt to remove Smith from the ceremony.
Officials were reportedly split on whether or not to remove the star and although there were many heated discussions during commercial breaks, a consensus was never reached, TMZ reported.
Sources claim the decision to let Smith stay was ultimately made by Packer who reportedly walked up to the actor and said: 'We do not want you to leave.'
Other insiders echoed the claim, alleging the producer was 'the key' to Smith being permitted to stay for the remainder of the show.
'Packer walked out into the orchestra and conferred with Smith,' two witnesses confirmed to Variety. 'Packer said that he and the production "officially" wanted Smith to stay for the remainder of the show, according to one of the witnesses.'
Despite the allegations, a source close to Packer has denied that he encouraged Smith to remain in the audience.
Chris Rock looks shocked during the Oscars Sunday after Smith came onstage and slapped him for making a remark about Jada Pinkett Smith's haircut
As evidenced by her unamused expression, Pinkett Smith did not appreciate the joke
Initial reports claimed Dawn Hudson (left), the CEO of the Academy, asked Smith to leave, along with David Rubin, the president (right). However, people who witnessed discussions amongst Academy leaders claim there was never any attempt to remove Smith from the ceremony
Smith brushed off a tumultuous night by partying to celebrate the greatest achievement of his career: Best Actor at the Oscars
The 53-year-old actor marched onto the Oscars stage on Sunday and hit Rock, after the comedian told a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Rock's wisecrack was targeted at Pinkett Smith's buzzcut, a style she has embraced in wake of her alopecia diagnosis.
'Jada, I love you. "G.I. Jane 2," can't wait to see it,' Rock said to Pinkett Smith, whose close-shaven head looked similar to Demi Moore's in the 1997 movie, during his presentation of the award for best documentary.
Whether Rock was aware that Pinkett Smith suffered from a hair-loss condition is unknown, but Smith reacted with the smack and an angry warning 'to keep my wife's name out your f***ing mouth!'
Shortly after, Smith was announced as the winner of the best actor award and went up to collect his statuette to a standing ovation from many of his peers.
In his acceptance speech, Smith apologized to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - whose members vote for the awards, and who stages the ceremony - but stopped short of apologizing to Rock.
Smith initially laughed off the attack, writing on Instagram on Sunday evening: 'You can't invite people from Philly or Baltimore nowhere!!'
Yet as the gravity of the situation became clear, Smith then posted a public apology to Instagram 24 hours after the ceremony, saying he wanted to say sorry formally to Rock.
He said his behavior was 'unacceptable and inexcusable' and left him 'embarrassed'.
'I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris,' he wrote.
'I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be.
'There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.'
Pinkett Smith's first public comment came in an Instagram post Tuesday in which she said: 'This is a season for healing and I'm here for it.'
On Wednesday, the Academy announced it had launched 'disciplinary procedures' against Smith and alleged he ignored their request for him to leave his seat. They also apologized to Rock.
Two sources told TMZ Rubin and Hudson were 'furious' at Smith, and there was plenty of 'yelling' and 'heated conversations' backstage with his reps after the incident.
One source said the Academy officials were 'apoplectic.'
'The Board of Governors today initiated disciplinary proceedings against Mr. Smith for violations of the Academy's Standards of Conduct, including inappropriate physical contact, abusive or threatening behavior, and compromising the integrity of the Academy,' their statement said.
'Mr. Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused, [but] we also recognize we could have handled the situation differently.'
Smith will receive 15 days notice of a vote as well as an opportunity to be heard by written response.
At the next board meeting - scheduled for April 18 - the Academy may take action that could include 'suspension, expulsion, or other sanctions permitted by the Bylaws and Standards of Conduct.'
Chris Rock briefly addressed this weekend's Oscars slap during a show at Boston's Wilbur Theatre on Wednesday before moving on to his regular set
Some fans said they were disappointed by Rock's decision to not address the controversy more directly, with one telling Fox News : 'We want our money back, I didn't pay $400 to see nothing'
Rock, who had a show in Boston on Wednesday briefly addressed the Oscars slap, telling his fans that he needs time to 'process' the assault.
The comic took to the stage at the Wilbur Theatre and asked: 'How was your weekend?'
The rhetorical question got a big laugh from the crowd, which occasionally heckled the Emmy-winning comedian about Smith's on-screen strike. But Rock warned those at the sold-out venue that the show would go on as planned.
'I don't have like a bunch of s*** to say about what happened, so if you came to hear that, I had like a whole show I wrote before... this weekend...' he said to more laughs. 'And I'm still kind of processing what happened.
'So at some time I'll talk about that s***... and it'll be serious. It'll be funny,' he said before an audience member shouted, 'F*** Will!'
'I'm gonna tell some jokes,' Rock concluded, later revealing that he hasn't spoken to 'anyone' since the incident, alluding to reports that he and Smith have reconciled.
But some of the 3,000 fans in the audience - who paid up to $1,000 per ticket - are disappointed that the stand-up comedian avoided the topic on everyone's mind.
'We want our money back, I didn't pay $400 to see nothing,' one person told Fox News.
- Will Smith faces two-week battle to save career after Oscar bosses start disciplinary action over Chris Rock slap
- Chris Rock was not asked if he wanted Will Smith out at Oscars
- Academy Lied About Asking Will Smith to Leave Oscars, Sources
- Was Will Smith Asked to Leave Oscars? Academy Sources Say No - Variety | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10674113/Chris-Rock-NOT-asked-Smith-removed-Oscars.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-04-01T00:47:26Z |
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS | Annunciation Catholic Academy celebrated the blessing of a new chapel by Bishop John Noonan March 29, 2022. The former media center now connects students with Christ.
“It was the vision of our new pastor, Father Ivan Olmo,” said Principal Patty Kahle. “He wanted the Blessed Sacrament to be more accessible to students and faculty.”
This new chapel draws focus to the significance of the Eucharist in the life of the Church and is a great lead into the upcoming Eucharistic Revival that begins in dioceses across the country on the feast of Corpus Christi June 16, 2022.
For more information: https://eucharisticrevival.org/ | https://www.thefloridacatholic.org/dioceses/orlando/bishop-noonan-blesses-academys-new-chapel/article_1f17b20e-b105-11ec-a240-7b88fa51aca3.html | 2022-04-01T00:47:27Z |
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Letterman jacket FAQ
Should I hang or fold my letterman jacket?
A. We’re often told to avoid hanging wool or folding leather, the two main materials in most varsity jackets — but avoid folding them at all costs. Because the leather is supple and the wool is thick, folding will create creases difficult to remove. To avoid hanger bumps at the end of the shoulder, where the leather starts, get a wooden hanger with large, smooth curves that won’t press against the leather.
What’s the origin of the letterman jacket?
A. They were first worn by Harvard University baseball players in 1865 and were popular with the athletes who wore them throughout the first half of the 20th century. They became a fashion trend in the 1950s, worn by such stars as James Dean and Elvis Presley, and later by Michael Jackson. Japanese fashion designer Nigo recently made the look trendy again.
What’s the best letterman jacket to buy?
Top letterman jacket
Stewart & Strauss Original Varsity Letterman
What you need to know: Boasting thick wool, genuine leather and a traditional slim-fit cut, this is ideal for anyone who wants a high-quality, versatile letterman jacket.
What you’ll love: There are 33 colorways to choose from, and a zip-out lining, lets you lighten the insulation. The cinched waist, which features the same contrasting cuff as the collar and sleeves, is ideal if you want to accentuate the contrast between the size of your waist and shoulders.
What you should consider: Although this jacket provides an excellent value for your money, some wearers felt it was too plain.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top letterman jacket for the money
Pro Club Fleece Varsity Jacket
What you need to know: If you’re looking for a slim varsity jacket with a regular fit and don’t want to shell out a lot of money, look no further than this.
What you’ll love: It features the classic design but uses a comfortable cotton and wool blend for the sleeves instead of the traditional leather. Nonetheless, it maintains the classic silhouette thanks to the ribbed cuffs and outsized seams in the shoulders.
What you should consider: Although it’s quite affordable, the fabric quality is slightly lacking.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Dress Club International Men’s Varsity Letterman Jacket
What you need to know: This jacket features a classic design with a modern fit and is made from the finest materials.
What you’ll love: With thick, soft wool and real leather, it’s durable and well-made, and the blue-and-white striped patches lend it a luxurious sense of classic design. Stylish contrasting cuffs match the collar and waist, and it’s also available for women and children.
What you should consider: Because it’s classic in design and style, there’s not a lot of differentiation.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Russian forces have been repositioning with the goal of focusing on securing the separatist republics in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. A US official said this could prolong the conflict. DW has the latest.
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Russia's refocusing of its efforts on Ukraine's eastern Donbas region could lead to a "longer, more prolonged conflict" in the country, a senior US defense official was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.
"Just because [the Russians] are going to prioritize it and put more forces there or more energy there doesn't mean it's going to be easy for them," the official said. "It could be a harbinger of a longer, more prolonged conflict here as the Russians try to gain some leverage, gain some progress, and perhaps gain some chips at the bargaining table."
Fighting in the Donbas region started in 2014 as pro-Russian protests morphed into a separatist insurgency that established breakaway "people's republics" in Donetsk and Luhansk.
Russia had previously denied public support for the insurgency for years, but it recognized the two self-proclaimed "people's republics" shortly before launching its full-scale invasion of the country a little over a month ago.
Ukrainian negotiators have said that they are willing to discuss the country's "neutrality" as part of a future peace deal with Moscow but that there would be no compromise on the country's "territorial integrity."
Last week, senior Russian military leader Sergey Rudskoy announced that the war was entering a new phase and that Russian troops would concentrate on taking Donbas. US intelligence said that some Russian troops were being repositioned away from Kyiv, although shelling of the area continued.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address that the situation in the south of the country and the Donbas region in the east remained extremely difficult.
Zelenskyy said that Russia was building up forces around the besieged city of Mariupol. Mariupol has been a major focus of fighting for weeks as Russian forces attempt to take the Azov coast.
"There will be battles ahead. We still need to go down a very difficult path to get everything we want," Zelenskyy said.
Zelenskyy also said that he had fired two top officials at the national security service and accused them of betraying their oath to defend Ukraine.
"I do not have time to deal with all the traitors, but they will gradually all be punished," Zelenskyy said.
See all the developments from Thursday's live updates by clicking here.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said it was unclear if Russia's convoy of military vehicles to Kyiv "even exists" anymore after failing to accomplish its mission.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it was informed by Ukraine that Russian forces have "in writing, transferred control" of the Chernobyl nuclear plant to Ukrainian authorities.
US President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to be self-isolating and may have sacked some of his advisers.
Biden also announced the largest-ever release of US emergency oil reserve in a bid to bring down gasoline prices.
The US Treasury Department announced sanctions against a series of Russian tech firms, including Russia's largest chip maker.
Moscow imposed entry bans on representatives of the European Union in response to Western sanctions.
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Former Heat guard Tim Hardaway selected for Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022
Tim Hardaway, who helped contribute to the start of the Miami Heat’s ascension to playoff contention along with Alonzo Mourning in the late 1990s, now will join Mourning in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, a party familiar with the process Thursday told the Sun Sentinel.
Hardaway who had fallen short on previous ballots when a finalist, in part because of anti-gay comments made during a radio report that he later expressed contrition for and worked in the community to make amends, will make it consecutive years of a Heat franchise icon being enshrined.
Center Chris Bosh, part of the Heat’s Big Three championship teams with Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, was inducted as a member of the Hall’s 2021 class.
Hall selections are not inducted as a member of any particular franchise, which allows Hardaway to be celebrated for both his Heat success as well as the high-octane success he has with the Golden State Warriors’ Run TMC trio of himself, Chris Mullin and Mitch Richmond. Mullin and Richmond, the former Broward County prep standout, have previously been inducted, Mullin in 2011, Richmond in 2014.
Hardaway’s iconic No. 10 Heat jersey already hangs from the rafters at FTX Arena, now to be amended with the distinction of being a Hall of Famer, as have the Heat retired jerseys of Mourning, Bosh and Shaquille O’Neal. Eventually Wade’s retired Heat number also will be so altered.
Also previously enshrined in Springfield, Massachusetts for careers that included time with the Heat were Heat President Pat Riley, guard Ray Allen, guard Gary Payton, former Heat assistant coach Bob McAdoo and former Heat executive Billy Cunningham.
The next member of the Heat’s Big Three who will be on the ballot is Wade, for the Hall’s Class of 2023, four years after his retirement, with James eventually to follow.
The formal announcement of the Class of 2022 will be made Saturday at the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four, with induction in Springfield in September. Hardaway is in New Orleans for that announcement.
Hardaway was one of several selections who leaked Wednesday. Also reported to have made the list for 2022 induction are former San Antonio guard Manu Ginobili, former WNBA star Swin Cash and former NBA coach George Karl, as well as college basketball coach Bob Huggins, who in 1995 interviewed for the Heat coaching job that instead went to Riley.
It was then, during Riley’s first season with the Heat, that he dealt for Hardaway at the trading deadline and set the foundation for future success alongside Mourning.
Hardaway still holds the Heat franchise record of 806 career 3-pointers and had been the Heat’s all-time assists leader until he career mark was broken by Wade in 2010.
“With us,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said when Hardaway was named a finalist, “he really put the Miami Heat, along with Pat and Alonzo, on the map and changed the culture.”
Hardaway, 55, played 13 NBA seasons, including six with the Heat, with time also with the Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers. He later served under former Heat coach Stan Van Gundy as an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons, a tenure that ended in 2018.
His career included five All-Star selections, one selection first-team All-NBA, three selections second-team All-NBA and one selection third-team All-NBA. He also was a member of the 1990 All-Rookie first team, after he was drafted No. 14 out of Texas-El Paso by the Warriors in 1989.
Along with Mourning he also was a member of the 2000 Sydney Olympic team that won the gold medal. Like Mourning and the Heat’s other Olympic gold medalists, he also has a banner at FTX Arena for that accomplishment.
Hardaway’s son, Tim Hardaway Jr., plays for the Mavericks.
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At Maryland football Pro Day, Chigoziem Okonkwo and others work to achieve NFL dreams: ‘It’s been my No. 1 goal’
After Maryland tight end Chigoziem Okonkwo ran the fastest 40-yard dash among his position group at the NFL scouting combine earlier this month, he was mad.
The time of 4.52 seconds ranked in the 94th percentile among tight ends since 2011, according to scouting database MockDraftable, but Okonkwo said he wanted to be faster — especially after running a 4.40 during training. Still, his performance generated much-needed buzz heading into the NFL draft on April 28 in Las Vegas.
On Wednesday, Okonkwo continued to show off his skills, participating in Maryland’s Pro Day with his fellow draft-eligible teammates in front of 45 scouts from 29 NFL teams. For the senior, it’s a chance to turn a childhood dream into a reality.
“I’ve been doing this since I was 7,” the 6-foot-2, 238-pound Okonkwo said. “It’s been my No. 1 goal my entire life.”
His journey at Maryland took its share of twists and turns before a breakout senior season. As college football grappled with the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, Okonkwo missed the season because of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle. He returned this past season, becoming one of junior quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa’s go-to targets after receivers Dontay Demus Jr. and Jeshaun Jones went down with season-ending injuries.
Okonkwo caught 52 passes for 447 yards and a team-best five touchdowns, but more importantly, he showcased his versatility as a receiver and a blocker, which he feels can translate smoothly to the NFL level.
“I can play every role,” he said. “I can play out wide, the slot, the backfield. I can cause mismatches, and I can block.”
Maryland coach Mike Locksley said the team runs a pro-style offense that allowed Okonkwo to be an inline blocker and a detached receiver.
“Our offensive system is very versatile, which allows the players to showcase things the NFL is looking for,” Lockley said.
Okonkwo said he didn’t realize how much Maryland prepared him until he went to the East-West Shrine Game in February and felt he was a step ahead of the other tight ends. While working with the Indianapolis Colts staff, Okonkwo said the coaches used the same terminology he learned at Maryland.
Big Ten Network analyst Matt Millen, a former Penn State defensive lineman and general manager for the Detroit Lions, said Okonkwo still has room to grow after improving during his career, particularly as a senior.
“If somebody drafts him, they’re going to have to be a little patient with him, but I think he has something to work with,” Millen said.
Okonkwo, who could be drafted as high as the third round, said he has had in-depth conversations with the Ravens, New Orleans Saints, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants and Tennessee Titans. Playing with Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is something he would cherish.
“You don’t get to see that many extraordinary talents like that,” he said.
Cross looking for opportunity — perhaps close to home
Okonkwo was joined at Maryland’s Pro Day by defensive backs Nick Cross and Jordan Mosley, running back Tayon-Fleet Davis, defensive lineman Sam Okuayinonu, kicker Joseph Petrino and defensive lineman Lawtez Rogers.
Just like Okonkwo, Cross garnered attention at the NFL scouting combine, recording the fastest 40-yard dash (4.34) among safeties.
A three-time All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention, Cross led the Terps last season with three interceptions and two forced fumbles in 13 games. The junior also finished second on the team in tackles (66), including 3 ½ for loss, while adding three sacks and four pass breakups.
A Bowie native, Cross grew up a Washington Commanders fan and said it would feel good playing for his childhood team alongside his former DeMatha teammate Chase Young. However, he wouldn’t mind any NFL team that gives him an opportunity.
“Only a select few people get the opportunity to play in the NFL,” he said.
Cross, a projected third-round pick who could climb into the second round, said he has spoken with a handful of teams, including the Ravens, who he met with at the combine. Millen thinks the 6-foot, 212-pound Cross has the speed, size and agility to be productive at the NFL level.
“He’s got a good skill set for the safety spot,” Millen said. “The thing with safeties is you have to understand angles. And he does a pretty good job of that. I think he’s a pretty good player.”
Maryland’s Pro Day also featured a few other local players, such as Towson wide receiver Caleb Smith and offensive linemen Demarcus Gilmore and Andrew Garnett, as well as Delaware defensive back Nijuel Hill (Calvert Hall).
From Terps lacrosse standout to the NFL?
Former Maryland men’s lacrosse star turned Ferris State quarterback Jared Bernhardt performed wide receiver and defensive back drills, hoping a team gives him a shot after leading the Bulldogs to an NCAA Division II national championship.
When the 6-1, 195-pound Bernhardt was asked what position he preferred the most, he said “I’m open to anything.”
“It was a cool feeling coming back to College Park,” he said. “I would definitely like to do better. I try to hold myself to a high standard.”
After a five-year lacrosse career in which he became the Terps’ all-time record holder in career points (290) and goals (202), Bernhardt transferred to Ferris State, where he rushed for 1,421 yards and 26 touchdowns and completed 70.7% of his passes for 1,322 yards, 11 touchdowns and five interceptions to be nominated for the 2021 Harlon Hill Trophy as the Division II College Football Player of the Year.
Bernhardt said the transition from lacrosse to football hasn’t been easy, as he had to watch a ton of film while seeking guidance from former New England Patriots receiver Chris Hogan, who played lacrosse for three years at Penn State before playing football at Football Championship Subdivision-level Monmouth.
Even though Bernhardt hasn’t touched a lacrosse stick in a while, he didn’t rule out the possibility of returning to the sport. But for now, he’s focused on football.
“I want to win no matter the cost,” he said. “Help out any way possible. It doesn’t matter if I play.”
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High school sports roundup (March 29)
Here’s a roundup of high school varsity action Tuesday, March 29.
Boys lacrosse
St. Mary’s 9, Loyola Blakefield 6: Nick Golini scored the go-ahead goal with 2:17 left in the third quarter and the host Saints (7-0, 1-0 Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association) beat the Dons (2-4, 0-1). Loyola tied the game 5-5 with 4:03 left in the third quarter. Golini, Jake Adams and Gavin Gurlace each scored twice for St. Mary’s.
Severn 11, Mount St. Joseph 8: Jacob Todd delivered three goals and three assists, Trey Dring recorded a hat trick and Chase Hallam had a goal and two assists to lead the Admirals over the Gaels. Justin Queen added a goal and an assist, Mason Ervin, Andrew Beard and Reid Gills each added a goal, with Gills winning 13 faceoffs, while Will Perez, Jr. made 13 saves for Severn.
Key 16, Beth Tfiloh 7: Reid Chapman accounted for eight goals and an assist and Jaeden Clark added three goals and an assist as the Obezags handled the Warriors. Edward Bulmer netted two goals and an assist, Teddy Fleming contributed two goals, Kasper Kelly scored a goal, James Madison was credited with an assist and won 17 of 24 faceoffs and Henry Robbins stopped 11 shots for Key.
Gilman 8, John Carroll 4: The host Greyhounds (6-3, 1-0 MIAA A Conference) won their third straight, beating the Patriots (1-3, 0-1).
Boys’ Latin 8, McDonogh 6: Spencer Ford scored four goals to lead the host Lakers (5-1, 1-0 MIAA A Conference) over the Eagles (3-3, 0-1). Nicky Brown scored twice for Boys’ Latin.
Archbishop Spalding 15, St. Paul’s 10: Michael Weisshaar scored six goals and Race Ripley and Nick Gutierrez each had three goals to lead the host Cavaliers (5-1, 1-0 MIAA A Conference) over the Crusaders (6-1, 0-1). Spalding opened with a 6-0 run.
Fallston 18, North Harford 6: Fallston took a 10-4 lead into halftime and didn’t look back. Jacob MacMillan had four goals and three assists, while Brendon Mudd had four assists. Aiden Dixon won 70% of his faceoffs and led Fallston in ground balls with 11.
Havre de Grace 13, Harford Tech 8: Raegan Dent scored four goals to go with four assists, and Wyatt Molyneux had three goals to lead the Warriors over the host Cobras.
Northeast 18, Oakland Mills 0: RJ Breeden and Trent Wise scored three goals each, with Breeden adding two assists, as the Eagles blanked the Scorpions. Devin Wirth added two goals and an assist while Andrew Pangalis, Scott Czyz and Gage Bowers added a goal and two assists. Blaine Bennett made two saves and Zack Heisler stopped four shots for Northeast. David Millison made 11 saves for Oakland Mills.
Southern 11, Howard 10: Carter Moon notched five goals and an assist, while Garrett Simi produced two goals and an assist to lead the Bulldogs over the Lions. Tyler Wedick pitched in two goals and Brady Gauntner made 12 saves for Southern. Matt Baur recorded four goals and an assist, Dominick Diangrasso had two goals and an assist and Logan Boone made 11 saves for Howard.
South River 14, Glenelg 9: Kyle Matlick and Henry Sykes each scored four goals and LaLa Titow added a hat trick to lead the Seahawks over the Gladiators. Connor Chick recorded two goals and two assists, Justin Martin deposited a pair of goals and Greg Usher made 25 saves for South River.
Glen Burnie 10, Hammond 2: Joe Crenshaw provided five goals and an assist and Collin Flannery contributed a goal and four assists to pace the Gophers past the Golden Bears. Travis Peach and Mason Huddy added a goal and an assist apiece. Ethan Hansel finished 10 of 12 on faceoffs and Brandon Loyko made six saves for Glen Burnie.
North County 18, Long Reach 1: Josh Martel accounted for six goals and three assists and Marcus Ortiz added four goals as the Knights handled the Lightning. Nick Mahoney also netted three goals and an assist for North County.
Annapolis 7, Atholton 4: Gage Berry scored twice, while John Gonsalves, Colton Swank, Will Smith, August Keohan and Greg Durkin each tallied a goal to give the Panthers the win over the Raiders. Glen Billard led the Raiders in the defeat with a pair of goals.
Old Mill 12, Wilde Lake 10: Jumar Brooks and Jacob Statland each scored four goals, while Jamal Wilson had two goals and two assists to lead the Patriots over the Wildecats. Zach Pimpinella finished with 12 saves for Old Mill. Rowley Jackson spearheaded Wilde Lake’s offense with six goals and two assists.
River Hill 4, Arundel 2: Noah Bell and Brett Wilkins each scored a goal and John Tonrey made six saves for Arundel.
Middletown 8, Manchester Valley 7: The Mavericks fell in overtime. Marquis Morris had two goals, while Trent Onkst, Grant Miller, Blake Ray and Reid Bartles also scored.
Girls lacrosse
Patterson Mill 19, Elkton 7: Ava Lopano scored seven goals and handed out three assists in the Huskies’ win. Caroline Gabhard backed her with five goals. In net, Taylor Brown and Guin Donovan combined for 12 saves.
Fallston 9, North Harford 4: Delaney Nicolaus scored five goals to lead the Cougars over the host Hawks. The Cougars spread the offense around with five different goal scorers. Summer Eddinger made 10 saves in goal. Kendall Fortune scored three goals for the Hawks.
Beth Tfiloh 10, Indian Creek 9: Indian Creek’s Mia Putzi notched seven points with three goals and four assists, while Sophee Gomberg added three goals, but the Eagles fell to the Warriors in overtime. Molly Bunker tallied two goals and an assist, Abby Bach scored a goal and Elia Alewine made 19 saves for Indian Creek.
Centennial 15, Crofton 10: Abby Cudzilo spearheaded the Eagles offense with 7 goals, while Alana Kelly added four goals for Centennial. Ava Welsh finished with six saves. For Crofton, Kylie Corcoran found success with seven points (four goals, three assists), while Katie Bell also scored four goals. In goal, Bree Riggs tallied eight saves and Emily Clutter finished with six. Centennial led 9-5 at the half.
River Hill 18, Arundel 13: Erin Devine managed seven goals and Claire Slade added another six goals to lead the Hawks over the Wildcats. Molly Maloney and Gabrielle Bergstorm each scored two goals and Maddie Vasilios scored once for River Hill. Morgan Gore had eight goals and an assist, Marissa Arianna tallied three goals and an assist, Madison Barber registered two goals and two assists and Kylie Sharpe made 15 saves for Arundel.
Broadneck 18, Mt. Hebron 6: Lilly Kelley delivered three goals and two assists, while Olivia Orso and Lexi Dupcak each netted a hat trick, as the Bruins topped the Vikings. Mary Moore chipped in two goals and three assists, Reagan Baldwin two goals and an assist, Julia Sokolowski managed a goal and three assists. Ellie Smith led the Vikings with four points (three goals and an assist).
Old Mill 12, Wilde Lake 5: Carysn Smith delivered three goals and two assists, while Elaina Creekmore and Samantha Sobolewski each had three goals to lead the Patriots over the Wildecats. Addison Guthrie had four saves and Camryn Smith stopped three shots for Old Mill (2-1). Cassie Montgomery scored four goals and Romee Kamphee had six saves for Wilde Lake.
Oakland Mills 14, Northeast 6: The Scorpions’ offense caught fire as Sara Novak finished with a season-high 12 points (eight goals, four assists). Kaity Browne added eight points (five goals, three assists). Katie Oliver finished with 10 saves for the Scorpions.
North County 16, Long Reach 2: Alyssa Yost netted five goals and Maggie Blanford added four goals and an assist to guide the Knights over the Lightning. Natalia Cosentino pitched in three goals and two assists, Darby von Berg contributed two goals, Lindsay Culbertson had a goal and an assist and Jaclyn Bange made eight saves for North County. Chiara Pompei and Reagan Burfeind scored goals for the Lightning, as Lucy Paulhamus added an assist.
Atholton 14, Annapolis 13: Fiona Coleman managed three goals and an assist, while Paige Hruby registered three goals in the Panthers’ loss to the Raiders. Sarah Ericson and Amelia Skinner each had two goals for Annapolis.
Glenelg 18, South River 1: Lauren LaPointe led the Gladiators offensive attack with five goals. Emma Kennedy chipped in three goals and an assist, while Carleigh Callahan scored two goals. Maura Murphy added two goals and two assists and Kamryn Henson added two goals and an assist. Reese Allnutt handed out three assists.
Severna Park 16, Marriotts Ridge 6: Alyssa Gore-Chung registered four goals and two assists, while Delanie Abere and Karli Kirchenheiter added three goals apiece as the Falcons topped the Mustangs. Emma Marsh delivered two goals and five assists. For Marriotts Ridge, Hayley Lettinga recorded three goals.
Hammond 11, Glen Burnie 9: Hannah Haber provided five goals and two assists and Janna Kreh was close behind with five goals and an assist to lead the Golden Bears past the Gophers. Mia Addo made seven saves for Hammond. Dakota Smith scored five goals and Haylie Zaleskiwicz netted two goals and three draw controls for Glen Burnie.
South Carroll 22, Catoctin 1: Shannon McTavish tallied 11 points with four goals and seven assists in the Cavaliers’ win. Leah Miller was the top goal scorer in the game, finding the net six times. Also for South Carroll, Caroline Laur had four goals, Cailin Yankle had three and Reese Athey scored two. Sophia DuPont, Riley James and Olivia Russell also scored.
Manchester Valley 11, Middletown 8: The Mavericks move to 3-0 with the win. Haylee Bittinger led the offense with four goals. Emma Penczek had three goals and three assists, while Sarah Brisson had two goals and two assists. Lauren Baldwin made four saves in goal.
Harford Tech 14, Havre de Grace 8: Molly Re scored five goals and Madison Patridge had three goals to lead the host Cobras over the Warriors.
C.M. Wright 11, Bel Air 3: Cailin Hetrick scored five goals to lead the Mustangs over the host Bobcats.
Towson 17, Sparrows Point 0: Avery Briggs, Brigid Vaikness and Gwen Barber all had two-goal games to lead the Generals. Meghan Cottrell made three saves in goal.
Catonsville 16, Eastern Tech 4: For Eastern Tech, Abby Schwartz-Mitchell scored twice, while Leah Brammer and Maria Schneider also had goals. Monica Mumma made seven saves in goal.
Softball
Towson 14, Hereford 4: Lexi Predmore and Julianna Leatherwood led a dynamic offensive effort for the Generals. Predmore drove in four runs, while Leatherwood went 3-for-3 with three RBIs. Grace Hoey was also 3-for-3 and scored three runs. Samara Murchison had two hits and drove in two. Predmore got the win in the circle, striking out seven in four innings.
Manchester Valley 15, Liberty 4: Tied at 2 after an inning, the Mavericks broke open the game with six runs in the second and four in the third. Alex Carroll had three hits, including a double and home run, driving in two runs. Makenna Deane and Ashlee Hipsley each drove in three runs for Manchester Valley (2-1). Brooke Sims and April Bitzel also drove in two. Liberty (1-3) got a pair of RBIs from Hailey Seaton.
Reservoir 10, Mt. Hebron 6: Tied at 3, the Gators took control with four runs in the bottom of the fifth. Kayla Ecker has three hits and three RBIs to lead Reservoir. Abbie Frisvold had a triple, single and two RBIs. In the circle, Maggie Frisvold struck out 13 and got the win. Becca Hutchinson and Allison Sicoli each had two hits and two RBIs for Mt. Hebron (1-1).
Chesapeake 21, Southern 0: Kendall Thomas and Kacie Burkhart combined for a five-inning no-hitter, with Burkhart fanning seven in three innings and Thomas striking out two. Thomas added the offense with two doubles and four RBIs to guide the Cougars over the Bulldogs. Allison Kunes went 2-for-2 with a tripe and two RBIs, Alyssa Simms went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs, Ava Cichetti added a hit and two RBIs and Norah Hart also stroked a hit and drove in a run for Chesapeake.
Arundel 5, Broadneck 0: Bria Sewell went 3-for-4, while Sierra Williams added two hits, including a double. Winning pitcher Kathryn Wisor, along with Sasha Anderson, went 2-for-4 as the Wildcats shut out the Bruins. Wisor gave up four hits in the circle.
Long Reach 9, River Hill 6: Kaitlynne Streets struck out five in the complete-game win. Streets also excelled at the plate finishing 4-for-6 with a double and four RBIs. Jules Dadurka also finished 4-for-5. Madison Wise went 3-for-5 with an RBI. For River Hill, Leila Schmidt went 3-for-4, while Wood went 2-for-4.
North East 5, North Harford 4: Down 5-1 in the sixth, North Harford made things interesting, scoring three runs in the final two innings, but coming up just short.
Baseball
Manchester Valley 9, Liberty 5: The Mavericks (1-1) built an 8-0 lead early and held off a late Liberty rally. Tyler Vanella had two doubles and three RBIs. Jacob Gouge and Jamison Gouge each drove in two. Hunter Agostine got the win on the mound. Liberty (1-3) was led by Kevin Hyde with two hits and two RBIs. Byron Blevins also drove in two.
Gerstell 11, Mount Carmel 1: Winner Taylor Stuck worked 3⅓ innings, giving up one run on one hit, striking out eight to lead the host Falcons (2-0, 1-0 MIAA B Conference) over the Cougars (2-5, 0-2). Stuck went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. Gerstell scored six runs in the sixth inning.
Key 17, St. Frances 7: Lachlan Armstrong went 3-for-3 with four RBIs, Jack Gallant went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Trey Brandon went added a hit and drove in three runs as the Obezags defeated the Panthers. Sean Boomer pitched two innings, striking out one and allowed one earned run and Gallant tossed two innings, striking out three and yielding one earned run for Key (3-2).
Glen Burnie 9, North County 1: John Elkins pitched five scoreless innings allowing two hits, while also collecting four hits offensively, including a double and three RBIs as the Gophers topped the Knights. Alan Fangman added three hits and scored three runs for Glen Burnie (2-1). Austin Carter and Kevin Santos had hits for North County.
Chesapeake 12, Southern 2: Sean Carroll homered and drove in a pair of runs and Owen Schmidt added three hits, including a double and an RBI, to guide the Cougars past the Bulldogs. Dillon Stevens doubled twice and had an RBI, Carter Drab knocked in a pair, Brendan Phillips doubled and drove in a run and winning pitcher Nick Karls doubled and struck out seven in earning the victory for Chesapeake.
Annapolis 5, South River 4: Sebastian Casanova earned a bases-loaded walk to guide the Panthers to the walk-off win over the Seahawks. Winning pitcher Rowan Standish and Anthony Costa collected two hits apiece and Dom Montini added an RBI-single for Annapolis.
Archbishop Spalding 17, John Carroll 3: Parker Thomas (2-for-2) scored three runs and had an RBI to lead the host Cavaliers (5-2, 2-0 MIAA A Conference) over the Patriots (4-2, 1-1). Spalding took a 10-0 lead after two inningsl
Northeast 6, Crofton 3: LJ Drummond went 2-for-4 and Brady Blackmer added a hit and two RBIs to give the Eagles the victory over the Cardinals. Jack Schreiber, Nate Wilburn and Evan Dickey added to the offense for winning pitcher Dakota Patton. Patton scattered seven hits in six innings, allowing three runs and striking out five. Travis Fleshman and Nate Morseman both had two hits for Crofton.
Indian Creek 7, McDonogh 3: Winning pitcher Logan Frazier launched a three-run home run, guiding the Eagles over McDonogh. Riley Handwerger had three hits and scored two runs and Nick Pratt had an RBI single for Indian Creek.
Mount St. Joseph 19, St. Mary’s 1: Winner Shane Mummey worked four innings, giving up one run on five hits, striking out five as the host Gaels (8-2, 2-0 MIAA A Conference) beat the Saints (4-4, 0-2). Mount St. Joseph scored 12 runs in the third inning.
Fallston 4, Bel Air 0: Finley Jourdan threw a no-hitter as the Cougars (1-1) won to open conference play. Jourdan struck out seven. Offensively, Jourdan went 3-for-4. Jake Baugess Kimes had a pair of RBIs, while Nathan Slicher and Tony Sweitzer also drove in runs.
North East 15, North Harford 7: The host Hawks (0-3) fell behind 7-0 in the first inning and despite rallying, dropped the UCBAC game. Andrew Robinson pitched 5⅓ innings of relief, allowing two runs, one earned. Robinson also hit a double and scored a run. Vance Haire added a single and run scored.
Patterson Mill 4, Harford Tech 3: The Huskies scored three in the first and one in the third, enough for the win. Michael Hemelt struck out nine in five innings on the mound, giving up three unearned runs. Travis Loewe got the save pitching two perfect innings in relief. Brady Reise was 3-for-4 with a double. Jonah Vujanic drove in two runs.
Reservoir 11, Mt. Hebron 3: Matt Brathwaite finished 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Gators. Zach Gaynor tripled and drove in two runs. Justin Gutierrez threw three scoreless innings for Reservoir, allowing one hit.
Glenelg County School 4, Pallotti 1: Dylan Melton and Trey Miller combined on the two-hitter. Melton threw five innings and struck out eight. Ryan Fagan had a two-run single and Connor Wilson also drove in a run for GCS.
River Hill 2, Marriotts Ridge 1: The Hawks prevailed in a pitchers’ duel in eight innings. Michael Flaim got the win in relief, throwing two scoreless innings, striking out three. Henry Zatkowski started, striking out six in six innings. For the Mustangs, Nick Russo threw 6⅔ allowing four hits, striking out eight. Demetre Koutras led River Hill finishing 2-for-4, while Roussell led Marriotts Ridge, also finishing 2-for-4.
Poly 10, Catonsville 9: Brendan George hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, scoring Charlie Vey with the winning run for the visiting Engineers.
Kenwood 10, Aberdeen 6: Kenwood moves to 3-0 win the win. For Aberdeen, Tyler Sampson had two hits and two runs scored. Sean Deaner had two doubles and drove in three.
Tennis
South River 9, Northeast 0: Pat Miller, Aidan Quiles and Katie Boetig all won their singles matches in straight sets to lead the Seahawks to the blanking of the Eagles. The teams of Ethan Taksey and Darin Zagalsky, Caleb Oh and Mason Childs, Meera Rathod and Arusa Malik, Asha Barkat and Marissa McLean, as well as the mixed doubles duo of John Hooker and Caroline Finn also won in straight sets.
Century 7, Dulaney 2: Leading the Knights in the win was boys first singles player Jack Amerault, the mixed doubles team of twins Evan and Danielle DeLawter and the girls first doubles team of Allison Carver and Jillian Conway.
Severn 5, Indian Creek 0: Matthew McNair, Nate Krall and Daniel McNair all won in straight sets, while the doubles pairings of Aiden Gilroy and Alan Tchamourliyski , as well as Luke Fromal and Robert White also won in straight sets as the Admirals blanked the Eagles.
Liberty girls 4, Manchester Valley 1: The Lions got singles wins from Kara Bartalowitz and Jaimie Man, while Valerie Davil and Shannon Hope won second doubles and Maria Talford and Emma Meissner won third doubles. The Mavericks’ win came from Emily McElwaine and Madison MacGregor at first doubles.
Manchester Valley boys 3, Liberty 2: The Mavericks won a pair of third-set tiebreakers, from Kamden Estes at second singles and Connor Neal and Declan McGarry at first doubles, to flip the match and earn its first win over Liberty in school history. Tim Woodley and Anthony Davenport added a win for Manchester Valley. Honour Zan at first singles and the third doubles team of Blake Vandenberg and Hayden Spence won matches for Liberty.
Howard boys 5, Winters Mill 0: The Lions picked up singles wins from Alex Brousseau and Savsas Bifsas. Doubles wins came from the teams of Tyson Nguyen and Jeff Harvey, Prem Shah and Peter Banysas, and Nathan Gong and Hubert Yu.
Howard girls 5, Winters Mill 0: Singles wins came from Corinne Chay and Marina Kim. Winning doubles teams were Presley Caroland and Viola Yu, Shannon Clifford and Amelia Krueger, and Medha Hegde and Preethi Narayanan.
Marriotts Ridge girls 3, River Hill 2: Adele Lair and Adelaide Houston each earned singles victories for the Hawks. Anna Ottman and Charita Sandoze won as the No. 1 doubles pairing for Marriotts Ridge, while Hashini Amarasinghe and Amurtha Alibilli also earned a victory as the No 2 doubles pairing. Leah Liu and Maria Ottman closed out doubles with a victory for the Mustangs.
Marriotts Ridge boys 3, River Hill 2: Mukundth Boopathi narrowly defeated Alex Artazov for Marriotts Ridge in the No. 1 singles match. The Hawks responded with a victory in No. 2 singles from Sebastian Lair. The Mustangs won two of three doubles matches as Pedro Arantes Gabriel and Shreyas Rath as well as Sai Charan Chodavarapu and Colin Wang each won in No. 1 and No. 2 doubles respectively. Dhruv Gupta and Wesley Weinberg won the No. 3 doubles pairing for River Hill.
Old Mill 6, Southern 3: Ryan Williams and Catherine Le won singles matches, while the teams of Garrett DiBenio and Tyler Blatzheim, Aidan Kress and Emmanuel Ishak, Si Yu Chen and Vivian Maneval, along with Ivan Yang and Isabel Killip won in doubles action to lead the Patriots to the win over the Bulldogs. Will Derrick and Taylor Hardesty won singles matches and the pair of Teeghan Holcomb and McKenna Brannon won in doubles for Southern.
Broadneck 9, Crofton 0: Gustav Kemp, Charlie Ernst, Elicia Aponte and Natalie Hosie were winners in singles action to lead the Bruins to the sweep of the Cardinals. In doubles action, Peter Kandra and Ben Cukor, Pierce Gannon and Devin Patel, Cailin Snider and Alyson Kouhi, Rebecca Terry and Kate Piercei, as well as the mixed tandem of Clara Kemp and Gavin Misner were also victorious for Broadneck.
Arundel 9, Meade 0: Matthias Linke, Hunter Kline and Phoebe Budd won in singles play, while the pairs of Tyler Hester and Luke Vogel, Saffron Hayes and Emily Dodd, Karley Patrick and Bridget Sevec, as well as Ava Yost and Ryan Fortescue lifted the Wildcats to the sweep of the Mustangs.
Track and field
Dundalk boys and Dulaney girls won their sides of a four-team meet also involving Towson and Franklin. Chimdy Onoh won both the shot put and discus for Dundalk’s boys. Justin Forbes won the 300 hurdles and pole vault. Dulaney’s Tristin Forby won the long jump and high jump.
On the girls side, Dulaney picked up wins from Amani Griffin (100 meters), Cassie Weymouth (1,600), Anna Albergo (3,200) and Devin DeGannes (long jump).
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Peter Jensen: My new definition of pain: Not the appendectomy, but the ensuing 21 days of cable news | COMMENTARY
Three weeks ago, I found myself lying half-naked on a table surrounded by a lot of people wearing masks intent on plunging sharp knives into me. Even by Baltimore standards, this is considered a somewhat atypical circumstance, at least for a Monday afternoon in March. But there I was having spent the previous weekend on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, hanging out with friends at their brand new home only to gradually realize I’d lost all appetite for food and my midsection had become increasingly tender. It had seemed prudent to return to Baltimore early Sunday and, as things did not improve, to show up at the local hospital emergency room with a suspected case of appendicitis.
Now, my always-skeptical spouse, a seen-it-all medical professional, has a long-standing rule about any family member going to the ER. You must say “yes” to the following question: Is there a bone sticking out? There was not. Still, in an uncharacteristic moment of empathy (or perhaps to get me to stop moaning), she drove me to the Greater Baltimore Medical Center at 6:30 a.m. The timing proved fortuitous. At that early hour, they could take me immediately, evaluate my circumstances, give me a CT scan and conclude the following: First, that I had acceptable health insurance coverage and second, that I had an unacceptable appendix, and it would have to be removed as soon as possible or things could get dicey in there.
I knew a little bit about my unfortunate condition. In the human digestive system, the appendix is roughly the equivalent of the U.S. Senate minority leader. Sure, it probably played a useful role at one time (rounding up good bacteria votes, perhaps) but now it’s just causes disruptive bellyaches in Mitch McConnell fashion. Mine had become infected and would be removed through laparoscopic surgery which involves narrow tubes stuffed into your gut which is also inflated with carbon dioxide gas to make it as spacious as possible. I can only speculate on how amusing this procedure may have been for onlookers. For the 90-minute procedure, I was mercifully knocked out cold. When I awoke in the recovery room, I was assured that I had survived and that the insurance billing was going wonderfully (well, they didn’t say that exactly, but I was a little groggy).
This is where the going got tough. I won’t bore you with symptoms but suffice to say they are all unpleasant in their own disruptive ways. I was sent home with a small quantity of pain medication and a much larger bottle of antibiotics. I was encouraged to move around but spent much of the day lying on a couch trying to find a comfortable position and a decent news program. Both proved elusive. The Russia-Ukraine war was a misery — as was much of the cable news commentary, particularly at a certain network that was just months earlier toasting Vladimir Putin as a genius and now, amazingly, saw him as the evil result of Joe Biden’s lax approach to foreign policy. Talking heads who would have struggled to find Ukraine on a map months earlier were suddenly claiming to have a better understanding of how best how to combat Russia’s air superiority than the Pentagon.
Later, when the confirmation hearings for Kentanji Brown Jackson broke out, it was just as painful to see such an impressive nominee tagged by certain Republicans (unrestrained by their clearly limited understanding of the legal system), as soft on crime despite precious little evidence to back that up. Now, I know what you are thinking here, dear reader. Someone predisposed to retching should never voluntarily watch Sen. Ted Cruz for an extended period of time. Point taken. It was, I’ll admit, the equivalent of the seasick sampling a few choice morsels from the rotting sardine tray. But when you are appendix-free, you think you might have developed some immunity to the contents of the large intestines. I can faithfully report that no “-ectomy,” short of a brain-ectomy, prepares you for the junior senator from Texas.
Light reading was an option, I suppose, but it’s difficult to keep focused on the written word as your insides roil around. And that would have prevented me from making an important discovery. There is respectable journalism taking place on cable television. It’s just not on the traditional news channels. Turn on ESPN, and you will see well-informed journalists who have built entire careers developing expertise in their field and who continue to closely monitor events, interviewing newsmakers and asking tough questions. Seriously. I bet the average sports talk show host knows far more about the NFL salary cap than any news anchor equivalent knows about the S-400 (Hint: Built in Russia, it’s a surface-to-air missile system). Why is cable sports coverage so good when news commentary is so lame?
So, in review, here’s what I learned from my ordeal. First, get yourself to the hospital when you are sick to your stomach with pain near your navel or perhaps in the lower right part of your belly. Second, don’t watch anything on television that produces that exact same symptoms.
Peter Jensen is an editorial writer at The Sun; he can be reached at [email protected]m.
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CASTLETON — A 2.2 megawatt solar array proposed off East Hubbardton Road is drawing public concern over how it will look, among other things.
A public hearing was held Wednesday where the developer, Stone Mill Solar LLC, outlined the project and answered questions from the public. The hearing and prior site visit was requested by the Planning Commission in January.
In Vermont, permitting for electricity generation projects is overseen by the Public Utility Commission, a statewide entity whose permitting authority supersedes that of municipalities.
According to Stone Mill Solar’s application, the project is enrolled in the state’s Standard Offer Program, which guarantees Vermont utilities will purchase power from the project at a certain rate for a specified period of time. The project will sit on 14.5 acres split between two parcels that total 47.9 acres. Some of its access road will be on a third parcel. It’s expected to generate 3,900 megawatt hours of electricity per year.
Attorney Andrew Raubvogel, of the Burlington firm Dunkiel Saunders Elliott Raubvogel & Hand, PLLC, did much of the speaking on behalf of the solar developer. Thomas Hand, of Stone Mill Solar, also spoke.
According to the secretary of state, Stone Mill Solar is based in Manchester and is a subsidiary of MHG Solar LLC.
While people had questions and concerns about how the project will be taxed and its impacts on local wildlife, many of the comments surrounded how the arrays will look. Others were concerned about the potential loss of available farmland.
“I’m speaking for a large handful of people that I’ve spoken to about having solar projects in Castleton and the consensus that I got from the people that I spoke with is that Castleton needs to work hard to preserve the land that’s in view, coming in, coming out, driving around because we’re a town that is a desirable town and we want to keep it desirable, and we want to encourage growth,” said Elisabeth MacKay, a member of the Planning Commission. “Solar panels are not that attractive and isn’t something that will encourage the growth of our town.”
Mike Holden said he’s been a commercial truck driver for the past 38 years and is tired of looking at solar panels.
“I really don’t want to drive across Route 4 coming into Castleton and see solar panels like I see every day of my life when I drive between here, Buffalo, New York, or down into Boston,” he said. “It’s just getting ridiculous. I think they’re the ugliest things in the world. I would rather see a wind tower over solar panels any day of the week.”
Dave Brown said he believes the project will harm property values.
Joe Bruno, chairman of the Planning Commission, said neither he nor the commission are against renewable energy.
“But what we are opposed to is developing open land. I know the state of Vermont has made it difficult for these solar developers to seek out other parcels that have trees on them because they don’t want to cut trees anymore. I wasn’t around then, but I’ve been told that Vermont at one point was 75% pasture land, 25% forest. We’ve gone completely the other way,” he said.
Bruno doesn’t believe land that could be used for agriculture should be developed with solar arrays.
“I’m a farmer,” said Mary Lee Harris, a Select Board member, who noted that she wasn’t speaking as a board member, but rather in her private capacity. “And as a farmer we have gone out and rented other farms that have gone out of business and whatnot and we’re having a very hard time finding properties that we can go and plant our corn or our hay, and I think this is killing the farmer. When I came here in 1964 there were 34 working farms in this area. There’s two now. I think you’re killing the farmer, and I’m one of them.”
Robert Spaulding, another board member who said he wasn’t speaking in his official capacity, said he’s generally not in favor of telling landowners what they can do with their property, but doesn’t like how the panels look.
“I cry when I go up and down the roads now. You can’t find farms like when I was growing up. They’re just not there and these solar panels are going to come in and take farmland away, that’s just another strike against (farmers) and they don’t need more strikes against them,” he said. “I’m also a commercial driver. I drive all over the Northeast and these solar panels are not pretty.”
Raubvogel said in his presentation that the town plan hasn’t identified any scenic resources that would be impacted by this project.
“The scenic resource that the town mentioned to us, Route 30, is completely unaffected by this project,” he said. “There is no visibility of this project from Route 30. So there’s no scenic resource, there’s no open space at this site that is identified in the town plan. In that sense, we’re not contradicting the town plan because the town has not identified this site as an important resource.”
Part of the project will be visible from a neighboring property, he said, and people driving along Route 4 might see it briefly, but according to the developer’s analysis its visual impacts will be limited.
He said the project pays education taxes to the state based on the state’s assessment of what the project is worth. The land it sits on is taxed by the town.
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An investigation is underway at Chicago Public Schools after a teacher hung a small stuffed Black football player doll on a string from a projector screen in their classroom, according to a letter sent to parents by the school's principal and obtained by CNN.
The March 29 letter from Joyce D. Kenner, principal of Whitney Young Magnet High School, says the teacher "indicated" he had come across the doll in his room and "wanted the students to see if someone would claim it." The letter went on to say that "a colleague approached the teacher about the doll and the conversation between the two became contentious.
"Our administrative team investigated the incident and spoke with the teachers," Kenner's letter said. "An official incident report has been created and filed with CPS."
"Chicago Public Schools (CPS) strives to foster safe and secure learning environments for our students, families, and colleagues. Our schools and the District investigate and address all complaints and allegations of wrongdoing in accordance with District policies and procedures," CPS said in a statement to CNN.
The district said the teacher who hung the doll is suspended while the investigation is ongoing. CPS has not identified the teacher.
According to Kenner's letter, school administrators also met with a group of students Tuesday morning to discuss the incident.
"We gave students an opportunity to voice any concerns and recommendations they had. We plan to follow the disciplinary protocol established by Chicago Public Schools," the letter said.
Kimberley Henderson, whose daughter is a sophomore and one of three Black students in the teacher's US history class at Whitney Young, spoke to CNN.
"When I saw the picture, that's when I went over the edge. That was unbelievable to me," Henderson said, referencing an image of the stuffed doll circulating on the internet. "I don't believe that he should be in front of any children, but I want to make sure that he's not in front of mine."
The Chicago Teachers Union said in a statement about the incident that "practices that mitigate the harm of racial biases must be ongoing, and consistent" in the city's schools.
"Mayor (Lori) Lightfoot has a responsibility to provide a safe space for every member of our school communities, which is especially important in a district that serves a student population that is 90 percent Black and Brown children," the statement read. "Any definition of 'safety' must include creating and reinforcing an environment of equity and inclusion for all students, staff and faculty of color."
CNN reached out to the mayor's office Thursday for response to the union statement.
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Decades-overdue library books returned with a note: 'I am embarrassed'
NEW YORK - Several books and an anonymous handwritten note were dropped off at the New York Public Library in Midtown recently.
"'I am 75 years old now and these books have helped me through motherhood and my teaching career,'" New York Public Library President Tony Marx said, reading the letter. "'Enclosed are books I have borrowed and kept in my house for 28 to 50 years.'"
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So how could someone hold on to library books that long?
"You know, everyone loves their books," Marx said. "I guess she kind of forgot they needed to come back into the system so that other people could enjoy them."
In fact, since the New York Public Library eliminated fines for overdue books in October 2021, it has been flooded with returns.
"By eliminating fines, that meant 400,000 New Yorkers who want to use their library, had library cards, and used the library but had stopped because of the fines they'd accumulated — those 400,000 people, immediately welcome back," Marx said.
The author of that anonymous note also wrote, "I am grateful and also extremely embarrassed for being selfish for not sharing these books & returning them back to the NYPL!!!"
Don't be embarrassed, Marx said. Most of us have returned library books late. And the New York Public Library is just happy to have people back inside its libraries.
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about — loving books," Marx said. "That's what we're here for."
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Good evening, here are the COVID-19 updates you need to know tonight.
Top headlines:
- When will COVID-19 be endemic? The four factors that will shape the virus’s future
- Immunization committee to release recommendations for fourth COVID-19 vaccines
- Starting Friday, vaccinated travellers to Canada don’t need a COVID-19 test
In the past seven days, there were 262 deaths announced, up 5 per cent over the same period. At least 3,977 people are being treated in hospitals. Canada’s inoculation rate is 14th among countries with a population of one million or more people.
Sources: Canada data is compiled from government websites, Johns Hopkins and COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group; international data is from Johns Hopkins University.
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- A health institute in Quebec confirmed that the province is indeed in a sixth wave of COVID-19 as some experts had previously predicted. Outlying regions in the province that were spared during the winter Omicron wave are being hit hard by the sixth wave, Health Minister Christian Dube said Thursday, but he added that the government isn’t planning new health orders.
- Ontario is reporting a bump in COVID-19 hospitalizations today, with 807 patients in hospital compared with 778 a day earlier.
- The Northwest Territories is ending all of its COVID-19 public health measures Friday, including mandatory isolation for people who test positive for the virus. Residents can still access COVID-19 testing but aren’t required to report positive results.
Canada’s national immunization committee is expected to issue new recommendations in early April on who should get priority access to fourth doses as COVID-19 cases rise in many parts of Canada.
- The question of whether and when at-risk groups or wider pockets of the population should receive fourth doses has taken on greater urgency as the highly transmissible BA.2 subvariant spreads.
- But Dr. Lisa Barrett, a leading infectious diseases physician, says booster shots can only do so much to address the current surge and that policy-makers need to reintroduce widespread testing, sick pay and other evidence-based measures to manage the situation over the long term.
When will COVID-19 become endemic? These four factors will be indicators over the coming months to determine what life with an endemic coronavirus will look like, possibly for years to come.
Ivermectin: A recent clinical trial showed that ivermectin, an alternative treatment for COVID-19, does not effectively alleviate the disease. The study, which compared more than 1,300 people infected with the coronavirus in Brazil who received either ivermectin or a placebo, effectively ruled out the drug as a treatment for COVID-19, the study’s authors said.
Coronavirus around the world
- During the pandemic, more than a third of high school students surveyed in the United States experienced stress, anxiety or depression, and nearly a fifth said they seriously considered suicide, researchers reported today. Meanwhile, the defence rested its case today in the trial of the four men who plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer because of her COVID-19 restrictions.
Coronavirus and business
Starting Friday, fully vaccinated travellers no longer need a COVID-19 test to enter Canada. Dropping the requirement is expected to have a big effect on people’s decision to travel.
- Richard Vanderlubbe, president of TripCentral.ca, says demand for travel has already increased, and costs are rising as a result. “This is directly as a result of the travel advisory being lifted, testing scrapped April 1, and increasing consumer confidence,” he said.
Also today: Chartwell is selling 17 long-term care homes as seniors housing facilities have become prized assets for investment funds. During the pandemic, retirement housing occupancy has dropped, partly because of restrictions that prevented tours of available facilities, while demand for long-term care has remained robust.
And: Tesla has cancelled plans to resume production at its Shanghai factory on Friday and Saturday after the city launched a two-stage lockdown to combat a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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- Nicole Letourneau: Better access to mental health care may be the silver lining of COVID-19
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(Thursday Market Open) Today marks the end of a turbulent quarter in the market, which saw a net decline but included a sharp drop and a strong recovery along the way. So far today, futures for the major indexes aren’t moving that much. However, as the market digests important inflation and employment data we could see more volatility emerge. However, a less volatile day ahead of tomorrow’s jobs report may be just what the market needs. The consolidation of equity markets, commodity markets (excluding oil), and interest rates might be a good sign for investors.
Potential Market Movers
Before the opening bell , we’ve already seen a lot of activity this morning. It started with reports that the United States is considering a huge release from the country’s strategic petroleum reserve (SPR). News of the release of up to 180 million barrels knocked Crude Oil Futures (/CL) down more than 5% this morning, following yesterday’s increase. And the news didn’t just affect crude. RBOB Gasoline Futures (/RB) are down 3.5% and Heating Oil Futures (/HO) are also off 3.5%. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners including Russia (OPEC+) also met today and decided to stick to its plan to slowly increase production.
In response to the news regarding oil and inflation, Dow Futures (/YM) are off .03%, S&P 500 Futures are up .07% and Nasdaq 100 Futures (NQ) are up .27% this morning. This follows an overnight session in Asia and afternoon session in Europe that are mostly lower.
A few important economic reports were released this morning. Given the current concern about inflation, this morning’s Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) report was closely watched. This is the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge and measures goods and services targeted toward individuals. It came in showing a .6% monthly increase, taking the annual increase to 6.4%. Excluding food and energy, the annual increase came in at 5.4%.
The weekly Unemployment Claims report came out this morning as well, and new claims were 200,000, greater than the 195,000 forecast. This report is largely a prelude to tomorrow’s monthly Unemployment Report.
The other big economic report that came out this morning was the Personal Income and Outlays report. It showed that consumer spending rose only .2% in February, a significant drop. This could be indicative of the declining psyche of consumers, and we’ll have to see how this affects retailers.
Given this morning’s news, the yield on the 10-Year Note (TNX) fell back down to 2.38%.
On the stock front, Walgreens (WBA) is off nearly 4% in pre-market trading despite having beaten both top and bottom-line estimates.
Reviewing the Market Minutes
The four-day winning streak for stocks came to an end on Wednesday as optimism about the prospect of peace in Ukraine waned. Russia had indicated it would reduce military operations in northern Ukraine; however, much of the west remains skeptical about the likelihood of de-escalation. The S&P 500 (SPX) fell .63% and the Nasdaq Composite ($COMP) fell 1.2% on the day. Despite Wednesday’s lackluster results, the market has had a remarkable run since the mid-month lows, with the Nasdaq up nearly 15% and the S&P 500 up over 10%.
Complicating matters for the markets overall have been the rise in Crude Oil (/CL) prices. Although they are down from their early March highs, they rose 3% on Wednesday—before news of President Biden’s decision to release oil reserves—and reached over $107 per barrel. Regarding peace talks, Commonwealth Bank analyst Tobin Gorey stated, “the oil market, at least, has a strong degree of skepticism about any ‘progress’.” Of course, rising oil prices mean higher input costs for many segments of the economy, and this only exacerbates inflationary pressures. Given current concerns about the prospect of economic slowdown, inflation is a key focus.
Rising oil prices aren’t all bad, however. On Wednesday, some of the biggest gainers were from companies in industries that benefit from rising oil. Valero Energy (VLO) was up 3.9%, Phillips 66 (PSX) was up 4.7%, and Marathon Petroleum (MPC) was up 2.6%.
Another significant market mover was Micron Technology (MU), which shot up to $86.24 at Wednesday’s market open but then fell all the way to $78.60. The jump up in price is the result of an outstanding earnings release on Tuesday but concerns about slowing economic growth knocked it down. Micron ended the day off 3.5%.
Three Things to Watch
Natural Gas Concerns: Crude oil isn’t the only commodity that has skyrocketed this year. The conflict in Ukraine has also boosted Natural Gas futures (/NG). It is up 45% since the first of the year and faces continuing supply pressure. Germany declared an “early warning” that it may face a natural gas emergency because of possible disruption of supply from Russia from both sanctions and a Russian demand that it pays for gas in rubles. German Economic Minister Robert Habeck indicated that supplies are safe for the time being but stated “all gas consumers—from industry to households—are called on to reduce their consumption as much as they can.” Lowering demand, all things being equal, should help with rising costs.
Sanctions: Demand for Russian energy is clearly a conundrum for those countries that are at odds with Russia. On the surface, sanctions may be appealing, but the reduced supply has economic consequences, as is evidenced by inflation in many commodities, particularly those related to energy. The Polish government just adopted legislation that bans imports of Russian coal, which currently represents 20% of Polish domestic coal use. Germany announced that it will stop buying Russian oil by the end of the year and will cut out buying Russian gas in 2024. One complicating factor is that the European Union, United Kingdom, and United States aren’t seeing eye-to-eye on exactly what sanctions to implement and when.
Alternative Energy: The challenge in lessening dependence on Russian energy is that right now many countries, especially in Europe, are quite dependent upon it. In the United States, steps are proposed to lessen energy needs, but they often represent a drop in the overall energy bucket. On Wednesday, the Biden administration announced plans to spend $3.16 billion to retrofit homes in low-income areas to make them more energy efficient. Worldwide, more and more energy is coming from alternative sources, but coal is still the largest single source. According to a report published by Ember, 10% of the world’s energy came from wind and solar in 2021, and “clean” sources accounted for 38% of the world’s total power supply. Obviously, the world can’t switch energy sources quickly enough to spare us from the energy price fluctuations we have seen, but it does highlight the prospect of investment in companies working with alternative energy—companies such as First Solar (FSLR), Sunnova Energy (NOVA), Tesla (TSLA), and Gevo (GEVO). These fall into different industry groups but are just a few companies that fall into the non-traditional energy space. There is no guarantee that alternative energy companies will be winners, but they are likely to be in the news for years to come.
Notable Calendar Items
March 31: Core PCE Price Index, Crude Oil Inventories, Gasoline Inventories
April 1: Unemployment Rate, ISM Manufacturing
April 4: Durable Goods
April 6: MBA Mortgage Applications
April 7: Jobless Claims
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Cameron Brink was 8 years old when she whispered in the ear of Stephen Curry, a star college basketball player at the time and a close family friend she considered a “god-brother.”
A decade away from becoming a college basketball star herself at Stanford – which will compete Friday in the NCAA women’s Final Four – Brink was mainly interested back then in drawing pictures and wearing dresses.
Their mothers were best friends since college, and her family was in Detroit to cheer on Curry in his burst-onto-the-national-stage NCAA tournament run as a player for Davidson College.
Before the team left the hotel for its Sweet 16 game, Cameron’s mother witnessed the earnest, intimate moment. She gets choked up remembering it.
“What did she say to you?” Shelly Bain-Brink asked Curry.
“She said, ‘if you believe in yourself, you can be somebody,’” he responded.
They laugh about it now. Curry is one of the NBA’s all-time greats who has led the Golden State Warriors to three NBA championships.
But he never won an NCAA title, his family reminds him.
Cameron Brink could win her second this weekend.
“That’s an accolade that Stephen and (his NBA brother) Seth can’t brag about,” their mother, Sonya Curry, said in an interview Thursday.
Cameron didn’t even want to play sports until fifth or sixth grade. And when the Currys would bring it up, “she would say, ‘I’m an artist,’” Sonya Curry said. “So to see what she’s doing now is totally incredible.”
Stephen, who is nursing a foot injury, plans to watch the game with his family from home. But Sonya Curry will be in the stands with the Brinks in Minneapolis Friday when the Cardinal take on the legendary Connecticut women’s basketball team for a chance to move on to Sunday’s national title game. Sonya is godmother to the Brinks’ two children, and Shelly is godmother to the Curry boys.
“We laugh because we put these monikers like godsister, godbrother, which are not real, but to us, it’s our way of explaining how connected we are to them,” Shelly Brink said. The three Curry children – Steph, Seth and sister, Sydel, have “always been like big brothers and sisters.”
The families are so close that for every Stanford home game, the Brinks travel from their home in the Portland area to stay as houseguests of Steph and Ayesha Curry in Atherton. (“We call it ‘Spa Curry,’” Brink says.) Cameron and her boyfriend, Stanford rower Ben Felter, are frequent dinner guests there as well.
The bond between the families started at Virginia Tech, where Shelly played basketball and Sonya played volleyball and they became roommates. Their future husbands, Dell Curry and Greg Brink, both basketball players, lived in the men’s wing of their dorm.
Steph’s and Cameron’s close relationship is captured in scores of photos that Shelly Brink keeps on her phone and taped to her refrigerator. There’s 13-year-old Steph holding baby Cameron in her white baptismal gown. There he is again five years later, giving Cameron and her pink purse a piggyback ride across the Davidson campus.
Image after image follows the two families at graduations and bridal showers and basketball games.
Cameron wasn’t available for an interview Thursday. But her mother said there’s the photo she hates, when she was 10 with glasses and braces as Steph taught her how to hold a basketball and the mechanics of a jump shot. And there are the ones she loves, of Steph and her back to back, when she was 12 and just shy of his 6-foot-3 height, and the one two years later, when she eclipsed him at 6-foot-4 – and Steph stood on a chair next to her for laughs.
The Currys started their family a decade before the Brinks, and all three Curry children were in the Brinks’ wedding. They’ve lived in different states and countries over the past 20 years – especially as Dell Curry’s own NBA career took him to five teams and the Brinks pursued their careers with Nike – but they always visited each other. When the photo of the bespectacled Cameron was taken, she was on summer vacation from Amsterdam, where the Brinks were living at the time, and was cajoled into joining Dell Curry’s annual basketball camp in Charlotte, N.C.
“We didn’t really think this was going to be about changing her mind or making her like basketball anymore. It was just something to do,” Sonya Curry said. “So she went the first day and she came back bruised up, hair all over the place and was like, ‘I don’t want to do this’.”
But the Currys encouraged her. “Just go back. One more day. Half a day. And then if you don’t like it, we’ll come pick you up and no big deal. And she was like, ‘OK.’ And she never looked back after that.”
The summer after seventh grade, when the Brink family had settled in Beaverton, Ore., and Cameron was nearing Stephen’s height, she was offered a scholarship to Stanford’s summer basketball camp, a shock to the Brinks.
“We thought perhaps she had potential,” said Shelly, who is 6-foot-3 to her husband’s 6-foot-7 and whose son, Cy, is 6-foot-9, “but never at this level, especially that early on.”
When Cameron was in high school, Stephen invited her to his elite summer basketball camp, one of only two girls to play. And last summer, between Cameron’s freshman and sophomore years, Stephen asked her to train with him at the Woodside Priory gym – a privilege that her mother says was both exciting and nerve racking.
“He’s a mega basketball star and he’s incredibly authentic. What you see is what you get off the court with Stephen,” Shelly said. But with her daughter, “there’s still that level of ‘I’m not worthy.’ She feels that she is in the presence of greatness and she doesn’t want to disappoint him.”
But for the Cardinal, Cameron is more than proving herself. This season, she was named the media’s Pac-12 player of the year, and a finalist for the Naismith trophy as the nation’s top defensive player. After a particularly rough game earlier this season, where she struggled with fouls, she sought advice from Stephen.
Shelly was in the kitchen of the Curry’s Atherton house “with one ear open,” she said, while Stephen and Cameron sat at the kitchen table.
“He talked to her about how he’s even struggled with that and how to keep your head in the game and stay positive and stay consistent with your work ethic,” Shelly said. “It’s really authentic and subtle and she soaks it all in.”
But something else special is happening at the Curry house when Cameron visits. She’s bonding with the Currys’ three children the way Steph and his siblings bonded with her and her brother. And like Cameron in her early years, Riley, 9, Ryan, 7 and Canon, 3, seem less interested in the basketball court than the trampoline.
On Friday night in Minneapolis, Sonya and Shelly – the enduring friends who have raised their children together from miles apart – will be there rooting on Cameron and the Cardinal women. They will look for the right moment to flash an “I love you” hand signal down to the court – the same one Cameron has tattooed on her ribcage.
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By Orion on Thu, 03/24/2022 - 5:05am |I was reading through the devastating wave of gun violence that, once again, is ripping through American society. Guns are so part and parcel of American life that it's hard to imagine life without them. You end up having to go through gun channels if you work security, law enforcement or are a hunter, even if you yourself are not a gun owner.
Imagine for a minute that there were no guns. Imagine the fate that would exist for most people who use them against other people if there were no other guns. Few other weapons have the instant devastating effect of guns. We'd be left with a society that would have a lot of altercations but few massacres.
Firearms may not have been introduced in American life for fully benign reasons. Guns enforce a social tension that no other tool ever could. They destroy community and create fear that, again, no other tool ever could.
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Doesn't mention guns but does address urban downfall. Translated from Persian by google on twitter
Gone are the days of Los Angeles ... Bye ... I saw so many homeless, poor, miserable, addicted, drunk and lazy peopled back alleys of Los Angeles that I had not even seen in Kabul. Class distance is rampant, and my sense of Los Angeles is that #پول , #ثروت , and #شهرت seem to be the most important goal in the lives of many here.
she's a refugee from Afghanistan, a filmmaker who left Afghanistan shortly after the U.S. did.
by artappraiser on Thu, 03/24/2022 - 10:40pm
putting this here cause you might not see it if I put it on one of your Seattle threads:
by artappraiser on Sat, 03/26/2022 - 2:17am
you got that right, actually, it's a no brainer. Reacting to a "dis" with physical violence and/or toxic masculinity is a major part of our current crime problem. It is a major part of Ghetto Subculture and Black Twitter knows it, too, that's why they were having a viral time of it discussing it last night and why so many of them said it was none of whypipple's business. Because some like it that way! They want to stay tribal and they want to keep that culture those types, including lots of black women., want strong tribally protective black male role models to show up more, as if to repair the damage of slavery and generations of women and their babies collecting welfare as long as there is no man in the house.
(to the point where I saw some black guys on twitter ask why all the white women were saying they wouldn't like it if their man did that but black women were spllit, it's exactly why so many blacks were dissing some biracial actress for chiding Smith as "not really black"
this is exactly the main thing that rap culture still exults, paying back any dis in spades, getting respect at all costs.
It is the same thng that's part of gang culture worldwide (including groups like the Mafia)
(is also why doing your homework is for white wimps - I thought Obama fixed that, I was wrong)
of course other skin-color low income culture males go for this, that's why rap is so popular and it was always part of white trash culture long before rap
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By Daile Cross
An enraged father who drove 600 kilometres to confront his daughter’s alleged abuser before trying to cut the man’s penis off and setting a house fire that led to his death has been jailed.
The father, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of the man, who died in June 2020 after the home he was renting was set on fire.
The father stormed the house armed with a kitchen knife after learning about the abuse allegation and used his mobile phone to record the confrontation.
“I’m here to tell you that I know, and we’re going to sort it out tonight,” he told the man.
“I hope you have made good with everyone because this next bit and what goes on now depends on you. I drove 600 f***ing kilometres to see you.”
The attacker told the man “you took my daughter’s innocence” before instructing him to pull his pants down. He then inflicted two cuts either side of his groin.
The court was told the injuries were not life-threatening, however the attacker then doused the inside of the home with petrol and set it on fire.
The deceased man, who had heart disease, was found dead outside his back door with a garden hose near his body. A post-mortem found he died from smoke inhalation and possibly a heart attack.
The father pleaded guilty to manslaughter and arson and was sentenced in the Supreme Court of Western Australia on Tuesday to nine years in prison, and will be eligible for parole in seven.
Lawyer Simon Watters told the court his client accepted he had overreacted in an illegal way that ultimately led to the man’s death.
Justice Joe McGrath said the act of inflicting the knife injuries and setting fire to the house was premeditated and an act of vigilantism.
“You found out the day before you committed the offences about the allegations concerning the
deceased abusing your daughter,” he said.
“A number of persons told you not to take any action against the deceased.”
The wife and son of the deceased man provided references to the qualities of the offender and Justice McGrath said he accepted that he had taken responsibility for his actions and expressed remorse.
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It was the first census after World War II. The baby boom had begun. The Great Migration of Black residents from the Jim Crow South to places like Detroit and Chicago was in full swing. And some industrial cities reached their peak populations before Americans started moving to the suburbs.
Starting Friday, genealogists and historians can get a microscopic look at those sweeping historical trends when individual records on 151 million people from the 1950 census are released.
Researchers view the records as a gold mine, and amateur genealogists see it as a way to fill gaps in family trees, a field of research that has seen dramatic growth in recent years through the popularity of home DNA testing kits.
“This is genealogy heaven when a census is rolled out,” said Matt Menashes, executive director of the National Genealogical Society. “People are waiting anxiously. It’s hard to overstate.”
For privacy reasons, records identifying people by name can’t be made public until 72 years after they are gathered during the once-a-decade U.S. head count. The 1940 records were released a decade ago.
For Wendy Kalman, an amateur genealogist in Atlanta, the 1950 records will help her solidify details about her parents and grandparents and their relatives. She has traced her father’s side of the family back to 18th century Ukraine, and her research has put her in touch with previously unknown third and fourth cousins in the U.S. whom she talks to regularly.
“It’s an interesting journey to find out where you are from and the census records help you find information that isn’t always available,” said Kalman, 55. “Family stories aren’t always passed down and the census records give you a snapshot in time. It helps put together a picture.”
Ronnie Willis’ relatives from both sides of his grandparents’ families were itinerant farmers who traveled through Texas and Oklahoma as a blended group throughout the 1930s and 1940s. But they broke into nuclear family units after World War II. Willis hopes the 1950 census records help him piece together what happened to those relatives who settled in other states.
“That will help get me 10 years closer to putting the puzzle together, a little bit,” said Willis, 53, a software company executive who lives in Greenville, South Carolina.
Therecords released by the National Archives and Records Administration will be indexed into a searchable website. The digitized, handwritten forms have information about household members’ names, race, sex, age, address, occupations, hours worked in the previous week, salaries, education levels, marital status and the country in which their parents were born. The website will include a tool allowing users to fix any incorrect names or add missing names.
Claire Kluskens, a digital projects archivist at the National Archives, acknowledged that what will be on the website starting Friday is “a first draft,” in which specific people are most likely to be found initially only by searching for whoever was listed as the head of their household.
Two outside genealogical groups, Ancestry and FamilySearch, a division of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, have teamed up to serve as a quality check on the records by creating their own index separate from the National Archives.
At Ancestry, scores of workers will be ready at 12:01 a.m. EDT Friday to start downloading the more than 6.5 million digital images of the census files. The Utah-based company will scan the millions of surveys, using artificial intelligence to decipher sloppy handwriting and converting the information into readable database form.
“We are so excited to dive into the census,” said Crista Cowan, corporate genealogist at Ancestry.
Anywhere from 400,000 to 800,000 volunteers across the U.S., under the coordination of FamilySearch, will then double-check the entries with the actual digital images. If the digital record of the 1950 census form says “Wilhelmina” but has been entered as “William” in the index, that will be corrected, said David Rencher, director of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and FamilySearch’s chief genealogy officer.
The effort could take six to nine months, he said.
“We believe we will get better accuracy because we are having humans look at it,” Rencher said.
The new data will flesh out the contours of a dramatically different world.
In 1950, the U.S. had less than half of the 332 million residents it has today. Households were larger, with an average of 3.5 people, compared with 2.6 people per household in 2019. Just 9% of households had someone living alone in 1950, compared with 28% in 2019. Adults were also more likely to be married, with more than two-thirds of adult men and women being married in 1950 compared with less than half of men and women in 2019, said Marc Perry, a senior demographer at the Census Bureau.
Elaine Powell is excited because this is the first release in which she will see herself in the census records. The president of the Central Florida Genealogical Society was born in 1946 and grew up in the St. Louis area.
“It’s just exciting. I remember the first time I found my parents in the census, you could hear me whooping and hollering in the library,” Powell said. “It verifies what you have been told by your parents and grandparents.”
It can also correct the record left by family lore. After all, as Powell noted, “genealogy, without documentation, is mythology.”
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Microsoft Surface tablets are often overlooked in favor of other traditional tablets, but they’re perfect for anyone who wants a lightweight device that can function as a laptop.
Microsoft Surface tablets are high-powered and excellent for all kinds of computing tasks. There are several models, but Microsoft Surface Pro 8 is the best of them all, thanks to its dazzling display and ultra-fast processor.
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The average tablet screen size is 9-13 inches, but Surface tablets are only available in 10-inch and 13-inch models. A larger screen is better for working or streaming movies and TV shows, but it’s not as lightweight or thin as a small screen.
Software
Microsoft Surface tablets all come with the Windows 11 operating system preinstalled. It allows them to function similarly to traditional PCs and is usually the preferred software for those who use their device for work or intensive school projects.
If you’re used to using a different operating system, you might find it challenging to transition to Windows 11, as there’s somewhat of a learning curve for anyone unfamiliar with it.
Battery life
Tablets are meant to be used from viable power sources, so they should last a long time in standby mode. It depends on the duration and type of usage, but a quality tablet lasts around 8 hours on a full charge. Applications vary in power consumption, so naturally, programs that require more will drain a tablet’s battery faster.
What to look for in a quality Microsoft Surface tablet
Storage
While many laptops use hard disk drives for storage, all Surface tablets use solid-state drives. Accessing files on an SSD is faster, making them ideal for tablets.
If you plan to use your tablet for simple tasks like browsing or streaming content, you can opt for a tablet with 64 or 128 gigabytes of storage. However, if you want to use your tablet for work or school, the more storage you have to work with, the better, making models with 256GB or higher more suitable.
Once your tablet’s SSD storage capacity is full, you’ll have to delete or move files if you want to store other data.
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A fast central processing unit is crucial for running applications that require lots of power. You don’t need to worry about this if you plan to use your tablet for light tasks, but it’s an important consideration for anybody looking to use their device for running high-powered programs. However, be advised that the more powerful a tablet’s processor, the more expensive it is.
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The more random access memory a device has, the more applications you can run simultaneously without noticing a performance decrease. 4GB of RAM is sufficient for simple browsing and running light applications, but high-powered computing tasks require a minimum of 8GB of RAM to run efficiently.
How much you can expect to spend on a Microsoft Surface tablet
Because of the many different specs that can be customized, the price of a Surface tablet can vary greatly. The entry-level model of the Surface Go 3 is the cheapest at $400, while the Surface Pro 8 with the most high-end specs goes for $1,999.
Microsoft Surface tablet FAQ
Can Surface tablets connect to LTE networks?
A. All models can connect to the internet through Wi-Fi, but some also have cellular/LTE network capabilities for using the internet while on the go. However, you’ll have to contact a network carrier and purchase a data plan if you wish to do so.
Is the Surface Pen accessory necessary?
A. It’s not necessary whatsoever, but it makes games and tasks such as note-taking and drawing on your tablet much more accessible.
What’s the best Microsoft Surface tablet to buy?
Top Microsoft Surface tablet
What you need to know: It’s hands-down the best Surface tablet, as it boasts the best battery life, graphics and delivers superior performance for all kinds of tasks.
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Top Microsoft Surface tablet for the money
What you need to know: If you don’t mind sacrificing a bit of processing power, this tablet is an excellent budget-friendly alternative to the Pro 8.
What you’ll love: The base model of this tablet has 4GB of RAM, 64GB SSD and an Intel Core i3 processor. It lasts 8.5 hours on a full charge and has a 10.5-inch touchscreen display, making it lightweight and suitable for traveling.
What you should consider: The screen size is great for streaming media but not as good for those looking for a fully functional computing device.
Where to buy: Sold by Staples and Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: It’s an excellent mid-level tablet with less processing power than the Pro 8 but with similar specs in most other areas.
What you’ll love: The entry-level Pro X model comes with 8GB of RAM, 128GB SSD and a Microsoft SQ1 processor. It’s fast enough for effective multitasking, and although it has a 13-inch display, it’s lightweight, thanks to a 7.3-millimeter thickness design.
What you should consider: Some complained it’s not compatible with many popular programs.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Nessel partners with FCC enforcement staff on robocall investigations
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a new robocall investigations partnership with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between state and federal robocall investigators establishes critical information-sharing and cooperation structures to investigate spoofing and robocall scam campaigns. More than twenty states have now established formal working...
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Crowd Machine (CMCT) traded flat against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 18:00 PM Eastern on March 31st. One Crowd Machine coin can now be bought for approximately $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. Crowd Machine has a total market cap of $56,422.40 and approximately $243.00 worth of Crowd Machine was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last week, Crowd Machine has traded flat against the US dollar.
Here’s how related cryptocurrencies have performed in the last day:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded up 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002185 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded down 4.2% against the dollar and now trades at $1.63 or 0.00003554 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.65 or 0.00004286 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded 5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded down 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002182 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded down 1% against the dollar and now trades at $17.02 or 0.00037167 BTC.
- Parkgene (GENE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $25.59 or 0.00045023 BTC.
- DREP (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003398 BTC.
- DREP [old] (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003399 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded down 4.2% against the dollar and now trades at $49.05 or 0.00107096 BTC.
Crowd Machine Profile
According to CryptoCompare, “Crowd Machine is a highly capable blockchain-agnostic decentralized cloud and sofware app creation technology that allows developers and inexperienced users to create decentralized applications at up to 45x the speed of conventional development approaches. To achieve this, Crowd Machine is creating the Crowd Computer, a global decentralized app execution engine comprised of a p2p network of Crowd Virtual Machines (CVM) designed to execute smart contracts and dapps. These CVMs are rewarded with the Crowd Machine token (CMCT), an ERC20 token built on the Ethereum blockchain. “
Crowd Machine Coin Trading
It is usually not currently possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Crowd Machine directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to trade Crowd Machine should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Changelly, Coinbase or Gemini. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Crowd Machine using one of the exchanges listed above.
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ORLANDO | Using the power of prayer as an armor of God, Father Roman Kuzminskyi of St. Mary Proctress Ukrainian Catholic Church joined Bishop John Noonan at St. James Cathedral in Pope Francis’ request to consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Held on the Solemnity of the Annunciation, Bishop Noonan addressed how “in times of trial, we turn to prayer.” Pope Francis’ request to join together in prayer “is a call to journey in forgiveness.” By the Word of God, Bishop Noonan says our hearts can be transformed to love alone as we ask, “our Blessed Mother to intervene through her Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on our behalf as she guides us to Him.”
Father Kuzminskyi appreciated the love and support shown by Bishop Noonan, the priests, and parishioners who gathered in prayer to “show how much support we Ukrainians have.” He believes this protection of prayer through the Blessed Mother will “save (his) city and home from destruction, (as they) have a special protector from bombs and ammunition.” | https://www.thefloridacatholic.org/dioceses/orlando/conversion-of-the-heart/article_3b3de58c-b0fd-11ec-8490-73910fcbc5ea.html | 2022-04-01T00:47:33Z |
Recreational Ocean Salmon Fishery Set to Open April 2
CALIFORNIA— California’s recreational salmon fishery will open on April 2 in ocean waters from Point Arena, south to the U.S./Mexico border, with a minimum size limit of 24 inches.
Ocean abundance forecasts have increased over the prior year California’s two primary stocks, Sacramento River Fall Chinook, and Klamath River Fall Chinook. However, fishery managers recommended the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) take a precautionary approach to the 2022 ocean salmon seasons. Fisheries have performed better than expected in recent years. However, concerns have been raised for sensitive, non-target stocks of salmon. In addition, fewer fish have returned to the rivers to spawn than expected. These concerns, along with the continued threat of drought and the persistent overfished status of Klamath River Fall Chinook since 2018, prompted the PFMC to approve additional fishery restrictions in 2022.
“The 2022 fishing season will be a mix of good and bad news,” said Grace Easterbrook, an environmental scientist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, in a news release from March 15. “For recreational anglers wishing to pursue salmon off the Central Coast, there will be ample opportunity if the fish show. However, fishing seasons in the north will be more constrained due to the persistent low abundance of Klamath River Fall Chinook.”
The PFMC approved three alternative fishing seasons for public review on March 14 at its meeting in San Jose. PFMC will continue to accept public input before finalizing the recreational and commercial seasons sometime in April. The alternatives are available on the PFMC website at www.pcouncil.org. In addition, a public hearing was held on March 22, where the public was invited to comment on the PFMC’s season proposals. The final season dates will be decided at the April 6-13 meeting in Seattle, Washington. Details on how to attend the public hearing and PFMC meeting and instructions to provide public comment can also be found on the PFMC website. The CDFW will determine openings north of Point Arena in mid-April.
Anglers are advised to check for updated information when planning a salmon fishing trip. Season dates, bag, possession limit information, and gear restrictions can be found on CDFW’s ocean salmon webpage at www.wildlife.ca.gov/oceansalmon or by calling the Ocean Salmon Regulations Hotline at (707) 576-3429. In addition, public notification of any in-season change to conform state regulations to federal regulations is made through the National Marine Fisheries Service Ocean Salmon hotline at (800) 662-9825. | https://www.thelog.com/snw/recreational-ocean-salmon-fishery-set-to-open-april-2/ | 2022-04-01T00:47:33Z |
Knifeman in gas mask and camouflage is SHOT by police after going on rampage and setting home alight in Inverness
- A man wearing a gasmask and brandishing a knife was shot by armed officers
- It came after he appeared to set his home alight, then abseiled out of the block
- Police spoke with him for roughly 15 minutes before he charged at them
A man wearing army fatigues and a gas mask was shot by police yesterday following a tense stand-off.
Officers were called to the scene in the New Craigs area of Inverness at about 3pm yesterday after they received a report of 'concern for a person'.
They were confronted by a man in camouflage gear and a gas mask, brandishing what appeared to be knives in both hands.
Witnesses said he had abseiled out of his flat, which was believed to have been on fire. A police Armed Response Unit was dispatched to support uniformed first responders.
Astonished residents gathered in the street as police cordoned off the scene.
Images of the incident show a man standing in front of a block of flats below a smoking window.
Police spoke to the man for about 15 minutes. However, he then charged at officers swinging what appeared to be a chain, before being shot by police.
A man wearing army fatigues and a gas mask was shot by police yesterday following a tense stand-off
Police spoke to the man for about 15 minutes. However, he then charged at officers swinging what appeared to be a chain, before being shot by police
Armed officers could be seen standing a few yards away seconds before he ran towards them. Police then secured the man in case he was still a threat.
The man was taken away by ambulance as firefighters battled the blaze inside the first-floor flat of the three-storey building.
A number of residents in the block had to be evacuated as a result of the fire.
Police confirmed a 40-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident and taken to Raigmore Hospital.
A spokesman for Police Scotland said: 'Officers attended at a property on Polvanie View in Inverness around 3pm on Thursday, March 31, following a report of concern for a person.
'On attendance, the property was on fire. No one was injured as a result of the fire and it was extinguished by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and a number of neighbouring residents have had to be evacuated.
'During the incident a 40-year-old man was shot by the police. He has been arrested in connection with the incident and has been taken to Raigmore Hospital for treatment where he remains with serious injuries.
'As with any firearm and Taser deployment, the circumstances of the incident have been referred to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC).'
Officers from Police Scotland surround an armed assailant in a housing estate in the east of Inverness. The male had been attempting to set a property on fire when Officers arrived.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the address at 3.14pm yesterday and had sent a number of fire engines to the scene
One witness said: 'I just feel bad for everyone else in that flat block, how terrifying.'
Several people took to social media to thank the emergency services.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the address at 3.14pm yesterday and had sent a number of fire engines to the scene.
Police said inquiries are ongoing and have asked anyone with footage of the incident to contact the force.
Chief Superintendent Conrad Trickett said: 'We want to reassure the public that this incident is contained and there is no threat to the wider public.'
PIRC said: 'We are investigating an incident involving a 40-year-old man in Inverness on March 31, 2022. Our investigation will focus on the police contact throughout the incident with the man who is currently under arrest and receiving treatment in hospital.' | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10674329/Knifeman-gas-mask-camouflage-SHOT-police-Inverness.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-04-01T00:47:33Z |
Which women’s shapewear is best?
Whether you have a special event coming up or just want to look your best for work, you’ll likely feel even more confident with the right women’s shapewear. Shapewear can help you achieve a perfectly smooth silhouette in dresses, skirts, pants and more.
Women’s shapewear features a snug, stretchy material that streamlines your figure. It’s available in many different styles, with some that slim your entire body, while others target specific areas. If you’re looking for shapewear to smooth your stomach, thighs and hips with light control, the Spanx Lightweight Layer Mid-Thigh Shaping Short is a perfect choice.
What to know before you buy women’s shapewear
Style
Women’s shapewear comes in many types and styles. You should pick one that smooths your silhouette while still feeling comfortable. Depending on the design, they can support your chest and buttock while smoothing your stomach, hips and thighs.
- Shaping bodysuits: These bodysuits are the most widely used shapewear. They resemble a one-piece swimsuit and usually have a closure in the crotch, making it easier to use the bathroom. A bodysuit works well underneath shirts, dresses, skirts, pants and more.
- Shaping slips/dresses: These dresses or slips are like a shaping bodysuit, but they feature a hem that hits around the knees. Shaping slips and dresses are only suitable for use under a dress or skirt.
- Shaping tanks/camisoles: These tops look just like a regular tank top or camisole but support your chest and smooth your stomach. They work well under most tops.
- Shaping underwear: These underwear come in many styles, including briefs. They work under nearly any type of bottom, including tight-fitting pants or skirts.
- Shaping shorts and leggings: These shorts or pants help smooth your stomach, hips and thighs. Some shorts-style shapewear end at the knees, while others go all the way to your calves or ankles.
Sizing
Your shapewear won’t have the right effect you want if you don’t get the right size. Wearing a piece that’s too tight can be uncomfortable and cause an uneven line in your clothing. Consult the shapewear sizing chart to determine your proper size. You’ll likely need to measure key areas of your body to determine your sizing, like your bust, waist and hips.
Material
Shapewear material is usually a combination of nylon and spandex. Pieces with more nylon typically offer the most slimming effect. You can find lightweight pieces with nylon/spandex blends, but you may prefer cotton or microfiber shapewear in hot weather.
What to look for in quality women’s shapewear
Control level
Some women’s shapewear pieces offer more control than others, so their slimming or smoothing effect is more obvious.
The most common control level options are:
- Light control: Light control shapewear doesn’t offer as much compression, so it works well for a general slimming effect. It’s also the most comfortable option if you wear shapewear every day.
- Firm control: Firm control shapewear provides more compression, so it’s ideal for smoothing out specific areas of the body.
- Extra-firm control: Extra-firm control shapewear offers the most compression and has pretty dramatic results. It tends to be more uncomfortable than other shapewear, though, so you may want to save it for special occasions.
Color
Most women’s shapewear comes in white, black and nude options. White and nude shapewear is perfect under light clothing because it won’t show through the material. Nude pieces are usually the most invisible option, though. You can find shapewear in some other colors, too, including pink, blue and red.
How much you can expect to spend on women’s shapewear
Women’s shapewear has a wide price range, costing $6-$100. You can usually find shaping underwear and tanks or camisoles for $6-$20, while shaping bodysuits, slips and dresses can cost $20-$60. For extra-firm control or full-body pieces, you will likely pay $60-$100.
Women’s shapewear FAQ
Is shapewear meant for everyday wear?
A. Some people like to wear light control shapewear every day to help them feel more confident in their clothing. If your shapewear is the correct size, you can wear it every day. However, firm- and extra-firm pieces may not be comfortable enough to wear daily.
What’s the best way to clean shapewear?
A. It depends on your shapewear’s materials, so always consult the care label to determine how to wash it. Most pieces require hand-washing and air-drying, but you may find some machine-washable shapewear.
What’s the best women’s shapewear to buy?
Top women’s shapewear
Spanx Lightweight Layer Mid-Thigh Shaping Short
What you need to know: Made by a respected brand in shapewear, these shorts are incredibly comfortable while providing even control.
What you’ll love: They offer light control that feels comfortable for daily wear. They feature compression in the thighs and hips for noticeable smoothing. The material is stretchy, so it moves easily with the body.
What you should consider: If you want a dramatic smoothing effect, these shorts likely won’t offer enough support.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top women’s shapewear for the money
Maidenform Women’s Shapewear Hi-Waist Brief Firm Control
What you need to know: The attractive price tag and comfortable design make this shapewear brief an excellent option. It’s ideal for those who want concentrated support in the stomach and hips.
What you’ll love: It has a two-ply nylon/mesh liner to help smooth and support. It features soft, flexible microfiber that moves with the body. The crotch is made of cotton, so it’s highly breathable and comfortable.
What you should consider: Some users noticed the waistband rolls down on occasion.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Diane & Geordi Fajas Colombiana Reductora Postparto Postpartum Body Shaper
What you need to know: The braless design of this shapewear makes it highly versatile while still providing plenty of control and support for the lower body.
What you’ll love: It features Powernet, a fabric with a highly durable weave. It lifts the butt, smooths the hips and slims the waist. The seams, zipper and lining are undetectable under clothing. It works well for everyday wear and is ideal for postpartum, post-C-section and post-liposuction use.
What you should consider: The sizes can run somewhat small, so it may be challenging to find the right fit.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Russia looks to recruit Syrians into Ukraine war: report
Russian officials are looking to recruit Syrian soldiers to fight in Ukraine as battles are set to intensity in and around major cities, The Wall Street Journal reported.
U.S. officials told the Journal that Moscow is specifically recruiting Syrian fighters for their expertise in urban combat fighting.
Troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is backed by Russia, have been fighting a fierce battle in urban centers for nearly a decade, giving them a skill set hard to find among Russian troops.
One official said while it’s unclear how many Syrian fighters will join the battle, some are already in Russia preparing to enter the conflict, per the Journal.
The involvement of Syrian troops would further internationalize a war that began with Russia’s invasion on February 24.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said last week that over 16,000 foreign fighters have volunteered to defend the country, calling it an “international legion.”
Russia’s war on its neighbor has led to a series of international sanctions being leveled against Moscow, however the U.S. and its NATO allies have shown no interest in direct engagement in the war.
The U.S. has contributed more than $1 billion to help Ukraine’s military over the past year and has pledged more aid as Russia’s weeklong war against the country continues.
The UN’s refugee agency said on Thursday that more than one million Ukrainian citizens have fled the country since the invasion.
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Hall of Famer football player Lawrence Taylor pleads not guilty to sex offender address charge in Broward County
Lawrence Taylor, the ex-football great who spent his Hall of Fame career as a linebacker with the New York Giants, pleaded not guilty Wednesday during his arraignment on charges of failing to register as a sex offender.
Taylor, 63, was arrested Dec. 16 for failing to report his address change to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
Taylor’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, said Taylor used his home address instead of a hotel address.
Taylor must report address changes as a sex offender due to a plea agreement in a 2010 incident in which he had sex with a 16-year-old who he said claimed to be 19 years old. He pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct and sex with an underage prostitute, both misdemeanors, and was sentenced to six years’ probation.
Eiglarsh said Taylor wants the charges dropped because Taylor changed his living situation only because Pembroke Pines police suggested he stay at a nearby hotel due to martial problems. He said Taylor registered with the correct address and complied with the plea arrangement.
“He registered,” Eiglarsh said. “He just put an address down that he thought was accurate. That’s the house he’s been living in for years.
“But he spent some time 50 yards away at a hotel that’s close to his house because of the marital problems he’s having.”
“He took their instruction and still believed that his address was the home that he lived in for years, and he was still living in the pool house from time to time,” Eiglarsh said. “So, he mixed his time there. So, did he violate the law? I don’t think so.”
Taylor, a trend-setter as a pass-rushing linebacker, won two Super Bowls (XXI and XXV) with the Giants, won the NFL MVP in 1986, is a 10-time All Pro and 10-time Pro Bowl selection, and was named to the NFL’s 100th and 75th Anniversary All-Time teams, among numerous other honors.
He also competed on “Dancing With the Stars” on ABC-TV in 2009.
Taylor has had numerous brushes with the law over the years. In Florida, he’s had incidents related to cocaine, driving under the influence (a September 2016 incident in which he hit a motor home and then a highway patrol car), and a November 2009 hit-and-run crash in Miami-Dade County (he left his Cadillac Escalade after crashing into a Lexus; no one was injured).
He’s also had troubled financial dealings, declaring bankruptcy in 1998, and at least two trips to drug rehabilitation. Also, in 2016, his wife was arrested by Pembroke Pines police on a domestic violence charge for throwing an object that hit Taylor in the head.
Eiglarsh said the failure to report charges against Taylor are both felonies and carry a maximum of 10 years in prison.
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Florida and 20 other states sue over federal mask mandate for public transportation
Florida and 20 other states are suing the federal government over mask mandates for airlines, trains and other forms of public transportation, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday.
The mandates have caused “unruly passenger situations,” because people “nibbling on peanuts for 2½ hours” can keep the masks off, but somebody reading can’t, DeSantis said. “It’s amazing it’s gone on as long as it has,” he said.
The lawsuit marked the latest clash between the federal government and Gov. DeSantis, who has pushed to close the curtain on what he calls “COVID theater” as coronavirus cases have dropped. Filed in federal court in Tampa, the lawsuit argues the federal government has shown an “outright disdain for the limits on its power — especially when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
President Joe Biden’s administration earlier this month extended requirements for travelers to wear masks on public transportation through April 18 at the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The current CDC transit order, which has been in place since soon after Biden took office in January 2021, has been previously extended three times. It requires masks to be worn by all travelers on airplanes, ships, trains, subways, buses, taxis and ride-shares and at transportation hubs such as airports, bus or ferry terminals, train and subway stations, and seaports, Reuters reported.
Commuters have been mostly compliant with wearing masks on Tri-Rail, the commuter-rail system that runs across South Florida, but “as the pandemic has subsided, fewer of our riders are accepting the need to wear the masks,” said Steven Abrams, its executive director.
Officers who come through the Tri-Rail cars hand out free masks to passengers who don’t have them. “People do appreciate the masking on the rush-hour trains,” Abrams said. “But on other trains where people can easily spread out, there are clearly riders who don’t see the necessity.”
Recently, the CEOs of 10 airlines and cargo carriers signed a letter to Biden urging him to end the transportation mask mandate and testing requirements for international travelers. Airlines and travel groups had called on the White House to “repeal the federal mask mandate for public transportation, or provide a clear roadmap to remove the mask mandate within 90 days.”
The following states have joined Florida in the complaint: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia.
“If politicians and celebrities can attend the Super Bowl unmasked, every U.S. citizen should have the right to fly unmasked,” DeSantis said in a prepared statement. “It is well past time to get rid of this unnecessary mandate and get back to normal life.”
The push to remove the required masks coincides with DeSantis’ stance that such mandates are unnecessary. Earlier this month, DeSantis made national news when he asked high school students to remove their masks during a news conference.
Also this month, state officials said they planned to recommend that healthy children not get vaccinated, which drew an outcry from the White House. Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said at the time it was “absolutely not” good policy.
Masks do have a significant impact on curbing the spread of respiratory infectious disease, and certain people may still need to protect themselves, Dr. Marissa Levine, a University of South Florida College of Public Health professor, recently told the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Lisa J. Huriash can be reached at [email protected] or 954-572-2008 or Twitter @LisaHuriash.
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Burger King’s ads show big meats but consumers get wimpy Whoppers, lawsuit says
How many times have you unwrapped a fast-food burger and noticed that it bears little resemblance to what’s shown in advertisements?
Consumers suing Miami-based Burger King Corporation share your frustration.
The suit claims that meats shown in Burger King’s advertisements and menu illustrations are deceptively larger that what consumers actually get.
When unwrapped, Whoppers are actually wimpy and Big Kings aren’t so regal, it says.
“Burger King materially overstates the size of nearly every menu item in its current advertisements,” claims the lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Miami.
The suit seeks damages on behalf of the four plaintiffs and millions of others who it says suffered financial damages when they were deceived by Burger King’s photos into purchasing its comparatively diminutive sandwiches. They also want Burger King to replace the photos with ones showing the products’ actual sizes.
“Burger King advertises its burgers as large burgers compared to competitors and containing oversized meat patties and ingredients that overflow over the bun to make it appear that the burgers are approximately 35% larger in size and contain more than double the meat than the actual burger,” the suit claims.
The consumers said they would not have ordered their Burger King sandwiches if the photos showed the actual size of the products. What they received “is much lower in value than what was promised,” the suit says.
Burger King Corporation declined to comment on the claims, saying through a spokesperson that it “does not comment on pending or potential litigations.”
Nearly all of the Miami-based burger chain’s products are exaggerated in menu illustrations and ads, the suit claims. Those products include all Whopper-branded sandwiches, such as the meatless Impossible Whopper, the Triple Whopper with Cheese, all of the Croissan’wich breakfast sandwiches, the standard hamburger and cheeseburger, and the recently launched Whopper Melts.
A side-by-side comparison shows the chain’s photo of its Big King with two cheese-topped patties extending wider than their bun, piled high with lettuce, onion and pickles. Next to it is the actual Big King, with the meat smaller than the bun and two slices of lettuce poking from the side.
Similar comparisons show beef patties that are much larger in promotional photos of Burger King’s Whopper and newly introduced Whopper Melt than what consumers actually received.
The lawsuit includes complaints posted online by food reviewers and regular consumers. “Yo @BurgerKing,” one Twitter user posted, “why did I just get the #BigKing and this thing looks like the Small Prince? What’s up with that?”
Prior to September 2017, photos of Burger King’s sandwiches “more fairly advertised the size of the Whopper on its website and store menus,” the suit states. But in more recent years, “the burger increased in size by approximately 35% and the amount of beef increased by more than 100%,” it says, adding that the size and amount of ingredients of the actual Whopper has not increased over that time.
Burger King has previously come under fire for overstating its burger sizes, the lawsuit says. About 12 years ago, the United Kingdom’s advertising regulator ordered the company to stop advertising “overstated burgers” after finding that the thickness and height of its burgers were “considerably less” than advertised.
Four plaintiffs are named in the suit, which seeks class action status. One is a full-time Florida resident, two are residents of New York state, and another consumer splits time between the two states.
They are represented by Anthony J. Russo of the Delray Beach-based Russo Firm and New York City-based attorney James C. Kelly.
While undoubtedly relatable to consumers, class-action lawsuits against fast-food giants often fail.
In 2020, a Fort Lauderdale-based district judge dismissed a suit complaining that the chain’s meatless Impossible Burger was deceptively promoted as vegan but cooked on the same surface as beef patties. The judge found that the chain never claimed the burgers were vegan, and that the plaintiffs failed to ask about the cooking method before ordering.
In 2018, a federal judge in Miami struck down a lawsuit against McDonald’s that claimed it was cheating customers by failing to discount prices of Quarter Pounders ordered without cheese. The judge found that the plaintiffs failed to establish that they were entitled to relief for their “unwanted cheese vexation.”
Ron Hurtibise covers business and consumer issues for the South Florida Sun Sentinel. He can be reached by phone at 954-356-4071, on Twitter @ronhurtibise or by email at [email protected].
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Hurricanes’ offensive line ‘starting to dominate’ halfway through spring practice
Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal is a former Miami offensive lineman, so it is not surprising when he spends a lot of his time working with the players in the trenches.
“If you’re an offensive lineman and you come here, I’m just telling you the head coach is with you most of practice,” rising sixth-year offensive lineman Justice Oluwaseun said. “I’ve never seen it. I’ve never had a head coach who is literally doing individual drills, and he’s literally teaching me the technique I’m supposed to do. And it just shows you what type of coach he is.”
Assistant head coach Alex Mirabal is also the offensive line coach. The combination of the two experienced former linemen has the offensive line improving steadily as spring practice progresses.
“It’s nice having this many coaches out there and being able to get that individual coaching and development that you need, especially for the younger guys,” center Jakai Clark said. “I feel like in past years we didn’t really have that, and this year it’s just been a big improvement.”
Players have pointed to Cristobal’s and Mirabal’s teaching abilities as a major plus through the first eight spring practices.
“[Mirabal] does a good job of teaching,” Clark said. “To me, that’s the biggest difference is he’s a natural teacher. He takes the time to make sure that you understand concepts. His big emphasis is taking what you learn in the meeting room and taking it onto the field. To me, that’s made the entire group better.”
Miami does not have its full assortment of offensive linemen ready for spring ball, as rising fifth-year junior John Campbell Jr. and rising third-year sophomore Jalen Rivers are limited during practice due to injuries. Fourth-year junior tackle Zion Nelson has anchored the group, and Clark has been entrenched at center.
“I think Jakai Clark could be one of the upper-echelon centers in the ACC,” Mirabal said. “That’s my opinion on it. I think it’s my job to keep helping him get better, and he’s done a tremendous job. … He’s starting to display the leadership that you need when you have your hand on the football.”
Oluwaseun, fifth-year junior Ousman Traore, fifth-year senior DJ Scaife Jr., third-year sophomore Logan Sagapolu and redshirt freshman Laurance Seymore have been among those who have gotten into the rotation at different spots on the line, as well.
“I think that’s the strength of the whole O-line,” Oluwaseun said. “I feel like any O-lineman that we have can play anywhere. We’ve got a bunch of people who’s playing center who plays tackle, we’ve got guys who play guard who play tackle. That’s just how coach Mirabal is. He’s trying to make us get right everywhere, and I feel like just as a group that’s why I really like the group is how versatile we are.”
Clark said Sagapolu, a newcomer to the Hurricanes who transferred from Oregon, brings a lot of energy to the offensive line.
“Strength, power, explosiveness, everything,” Clark said. “Logan is a real dog. He’s obviously a very strong guy, good with his feet, good with his hands. He brings kind of like an energy piece to us, too. … If we have a big play, Logan’s the first guy to start hyping everybody up, put his hands up and start celebrating, so he brings a big energy piece.”
Now that UM is about halfway through spring practice, Oluwaseun said he’s getting excited thinking about the coming season and how the line will perform this year.
“We’re starting to jell and we’re starting to dominate, as an offense should,” Oluwaseun said, “and I’m real excited for that.”
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Have we thought about cultural housing to solve our demographic problems?
This is a transformative idea I think will enrich the benefit package Vermont is offering to address the state’s most elusive solution: that is, changing the mix of our population or said, more specifically, to attract and accommodate young people (ages 18 to 35) to live, work and play in our state. And while we are at it, convince the young people already here, to stay here.
In the somewhat same light, Burlington is in the midst of developing ‘pod type, little house communities’ to help its homeless population enjoy greater safety and comfort while they work their way out of the street life that offers only greater poverty, depression and addiction. Many other states, too, have initiated similar innovative housing projects to solve specific and demanding problems: for example, some states have built ‘little house communities’ to speed the building process and lower building costs. I think these ideas and many like them are transformative.
My cultural housing idea relates to the Burlington initiative in that both specifically address an important demographic need in a creative way. Vermont has a demographic problem that is eroding the values of those of us now living here have long enjoyed and have expected. To continue to enjoy these values, Vermont needs to attract young people to live, work and play in our state, and stay, essentially, life long.
One way is to continue to take advantage of the opportunity (although, tragic as it is) that the current worldwide refugee situation offers. America will be accepting thousands of refugees in the coming months. Our federal government will be reaching out to the states to accommodate and welcome all people from various cultures and backgrounds. Many states in need of increasing population will be competing with Vermont. So, we will have to offer the best benefit package, so to speak.
Housing is a major issue and there are now several Vermont initiatives to build new housing — unfortunately, with old ideas. To enrich the attractiveness of living in Vermont, let’s build with cultural innovation in mind. In our houses, we each customize our home environment to reflect our beliefs, our backgrounds, our emotions and our need to have a home in which life’s stressors take a brief sabbatical and the home environment and activities come front and center to nourish us.
Since so many of the displaced come from Eastern Europe, what can we do to extend our welcome to include housing that reminds them of their homeland, that most likely they will never be able to return to? If we do this welcome and empathetic benefit right, not only will we attract more to live in Vermont, cultural housing will help keep refugees here, who too often move after a short while to places more accommodating to their overall cultural preferences.
Right now, Afghans and Ukrainians will be seeking their homes in U.S. states. The opportunity, actually seen as beneficial by the governor, is a grand one to improve our population mix and by doing so, help us preserve our Vermont values — expected, needed and enjoyed.
Louis Scotellaro lives in Chittenden. | https://www.rutlandherald.com/opinion/commentary/scotellaro-cultural-housing/article_f24307a0-eccb-5219-a91a-41ba5e267da5.html | 2022-04-01T00:47:36Z |