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BOISE, Idaho — The new Idaho law prohibiting an abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected is on hold, under an order the Idaho Supreme Court issued Friday.
The court issued a stay on implementation of Senate Bill 1309 to give lawyers for the State of Idaho and for those challenging the law to prepare briefs for expected arguments.
SB 1309 would allow some family members to sue an abortion provider for no less than $20,000 in civil damages in cases where an abortion is performed or attempted after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can be as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Gov. Brad Little signed the legislation on March 23, but in his transmittal letter to the Legislature, he said he believed the civil enforcement mechanism "will in short order be proven both unconstitutional and unwise."
In a lawsuit filed March 30, Planned Parenthood Great Northwest and a Valley County doctor asked the Idaho Supreme Court to review the law before April 22, when it was scheduled to take effect. The state filed a motion asking the court to reconsider an order to expedite the case, and allow more time. Planned Parenthood agreed to allow more time if the court blocked implementation of the law pending further court action.
The court on Friday issued that stay. The court also set a deadline of April 28 for the state to submit its brief to the court, and ordered Planned Parenthood to file a reply brief no later than 14 days after the state submits its brief. That means the court will likely not hear oral arguments until the middle of May, at the earliest.
"We are thrilled that abortion will remain accessible in the state for now, but our fight to ensure that Idahoans can fully access their constitutionally protected rights is far from over. Anti-abortion lawmakers have made clear that they will stop at nothing to control our lies, our bodies, and our futures," said Rebecca Gibron, interim CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai'i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky. "We look forward to our day in court."
Senate Bill 1309 is blocked from taking effect until after the court rules on Planned Parenthood's lawsuit.
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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is demolishing a South Korean-owned hotel at a North Korean resort that was one of the last symbols of inter-Korean engagement, according to Seoul officials who called for the North to stop the “unilateral” destruction.
South Korea built dozens of facilities at North Korea's Diamond Mountain resort to accommodate tourism by its citizens during a high period of engagement between the rivals in the 1990s. But North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2019 called the South Korean facilities there “shabby” and ordered them destroyed after months of frustration over Seoul’s unwillingness to defy U.S.-led sanctions that kept the tours from resuming.
The North postponed the demolition work in 2020 as part of stringent measures to prevent COVID-19.
South Korea’s Unification Ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs, said Friday that North Korea was proceeding with the demolition of the Haegumgang Hotel. The floating hotel, docked at a coastal area of the resort, was a major property among dozens of facilities South Korea established to accommodate Diamond Mountain tours, which began in 1998.
Unification Ministry spokesperson Cha Deok-cheol said it wasn’t clear whether the North also was destroying other facilities at the site. He said Seoul “strongly regrets North Korea’s unilateral dismantlement” of the hotel and urged the North to engage in talks to resolve disagreements over the South Korean properties at the site.
Commercial satellite images indicate the demolition work has been underway for weeks. Cha said Seoul used inter-Korean communication channels to demand an explanation and talks on the issue, but the North has ignored the request.
The demolition comes amid heighted tensions over recent missile launches. North Korea conducted its first intercontinental ballistic missile test since 2017 on March 24, as Kim revives brinkmanship aimed at forcing the United States and other rivals to accept the North as a nuclear power and remove crippling sanctions.
South Korean tours to Diamond Mountain were a major symbol of cooperation between the Koreas and a valuable cash source for the North’s broken economy before the South suspended them in 2008 after a North Korean guard fatally shot a South Korean tourist.
South Korea can’t restart mass tours to Diamond Mountain or any other major inter-Korean economic activity without defying sanctions, which have been strengthened since 2016, when the North began accelerating its nuclear and missile tests. While U.N. sanctions don’t directly ban tourism, they prohibit bulk cash transfers that can result from such business activities.
During their brief diplomacy in 2018, South Korean President Moon Jae-in met Kim three times and vowed to restart Diamond Mountain tours, voicing optimism that sanctions could end. But North Korea suspended cooperation with the South after diplomacy with the U.S. collapsed in 2019 and Seoul wasn't able to wrest concessions from Washington on its behalf. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/north-korea-hotel-demolition/507-bec3b659-ae82-4d0a-92de-7df3fb32bbfd | 2022-04-09T00:22:01Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/north-korea-hotel-demolition/507-bec3b659-ae82-4d0a-92de-7df3fb32bbfd | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Seattle Mariners signed Gold Glove shortstop J.P. Crawford to a $51 million, five-year contract on Friday ahead of the start of the regular season.
Crawford, 27, had agreed last month to a $4.85 million, one-year deal and would have been eligible for free agency after the 2024 season. He gets a $5 million signing bonus and $5 million salary this year, $10 million in each of the following three seasons and $11 million in 2026. He also gets a full no-trade provision.
“I love Seattle. I’ve loved it ever since I put on that jersey for the first time,” Crawford said before the season opener against the Twins. “I’ve really wanted to stay here ever since then. So I’m really happy for this opportunity.”
Crawford has been a standout defensive player since being acquired by the Mariners before the start of the 2019 season. He won a Gold Glove in 2020 and was a finalist for the award last season.
Since the start of the 2020 season, Crawford leads all American League shortstops in innings played at the position with 1,876. He has made just 15 errors in 843 chances during that span.
Crawford said he was at a low point with his career toward the end of his time in Philadelphia. After he arrived in Seattle, he received helpful guidance from veteran Dee Strange-Gordon to help start his turnaround.
“He took me under his wing and showed me how to really love baseball again,” Crawford said. “He showed me the passion for it again, and he just taught me how to have fun again.”
While his defense has been terrific since arriving in Seattle, Crawford also has improved significantly at the plate. He set career highs with a .273 batting average, nine homers, 54 RBIs and a .715 OPS last year. He also played in 160 games after never playing more than 93 games in a season.
“I don’t know if we have a more competitive player. When the stakes rise he has a knack for kind of rising with it and that was never more apparent than toward the end of last season,” Seattle President of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto said.
“The contributing factors to acquiring J.P. were all about his physical skills, what we were scouting from afar and what we knew about the player dating back to high school. What we’ve learned since is why we’re doing this extension.”
Crawford hit in the leadoff spot most of last season but is likely shifting further down in the batting order this season after Seattle acquired Adam Frazier in the offseason. He was batting eighth in the opener against Minnesota.
Even before talks of the contract started, Crawford receive reassurance from Dipoto and the front office about being in their future plans as the team’s shortstop after Seattle opted not to pursue any of the big free agents at that position in the offseason.
“It says a lot about trust and I want to think you for trusting me,” Crawford said. “This is my team. It is permanently now and I’m ready to lead these guys.” | https://www.krem.com/article/sports/mlb/mariners-sign-ss-jp-crawford-to-51m-5-year-contract/281-79a82548-a687-425c-ac9c-a9f5f3159ae6 | 2022-04-09T00:22:07Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/sports/mlb/mariners-sign-ss-jp-crawford-to-51m-5-year-contract/281-79a82548-a687-425c-ac9c-a9f5f3159ae6 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
California Woman Wins $10 Million Lottery Prize by Accident After 'Some Rude' Person Bumped Into Her
“I didn’t really believe it at first, but I got on the 405 Freeway and kept looking down at [the ticket], and I almost crashed my car,” LaQuedra Edwards said, in part.
A California woman was so shocked when she discovered she had won a $10 million jackpot that she said she almost crashed her car.
The exciting event happened by chance.
In November 2021, LaQuedra Edwards was at a Vons supermarket in Los Angeles. She planned to purchase several of her favorite inexpensive tickets, but by accident selected a $30 Scratcher after when "some rude person” bumped into her, causing her to accidentally push the wrong button on the machine, The Los Angeles Times reported.
“He just bumped into me, didn’t say a thing, and just walked out the door,” Edwards told lottery officials, Fox5 SanDiego reported.
However, once Edwards got back to her car and scratched the $30 ticket. She learned she won.
“I didn’t really believe it at first, but I got on the 405 Freeway and kept looking down at [the ticket], and I almost crashed my car,” Edwards said. “I pulled over, looked at it again and again, scanned it with my [California Lottery mobile] app, and I just kept thinking this can’t be right,” the LA Times reported.
Although the life-changing event happened more than six months ago, she waited until now to share the news.
“I’m still in shock,” Edwards said, the LA Times reported. “All I remember saying once I found out how much I just won was, ‘I’m rich!'"
She told lottery officials she plans on purchasing a house and starting a non-profit with her winnings.
The Vons market where Edwards purchased the ticket will receive $50,000 for selling the ticket, the news outlet reported.
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Cop Who Is Credited With Saving Tiger Woods’ Life Calls Golfer’s Comeback a 'Miracle’
Officer Carlos Gonzales is amazed by how Woods has recovered and is back on the golf course.
One police officer is taking a special interest in watching the extraordinary comeback of Tiger Woods as he is credited for saving the legendary golfer’s life.
Carlos Gonzales is calling Woods’ comeback “a miracle” and spoke to Inside Edition about how he found the golfer trapped inside his overturned SUV 14 months ago in Los Angeles, California.
Gonzales was the first on the scene and gave Woods comfort in his bleakest hours.
"He was able to speak to me, he was able to look me in the eye,” Gonzales recalled. "All I had to do at that point is kinda keep him safe.”
Gonzales says watching Woods play now, after what he witnessed over a year ago, is truly remarkable.
"At the time you just hope that one could live a somewhat normal life, but to see him go beyond, it's unimaginable,” he said.
Woods is currently on day two of play of the 2022 Masters at Augusta National and Officer Gonzales is thankful he was there that fateful day to do what he could to give this great athlete a second chance
"I’d say I’m happy he's able to get back to where he was,” he said.
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One of the Men Accused of Shooting Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker Released From Prison by Mistake
James Howard Jackson has been free since Wednesday afternoon and authorities are searching for him, according to reports.
One of the men who is accused of shooting Lady Gaga’s dog walker, Ryan Fischer, last year was allegedly released from prison by mistake, according to ABC Los Angeles.
James Howard Jackson, 19, is one of three men charged in the shooting and robbery of the dog walker in February 2021, New York Post reported. Jackson was released from court Wednesday after records showed the charges against him were dropped, according to New York Post.
Jackson’s dismissed charges were supposed to have been replaced by a superseding grand jury indictment unsealed during Wednesday’s hearing, according to the LA County District Attorney’s Office, as reported by the New York Post.
But Jackson seemed to have gotten lucky after the superseding case was not entered against Jackson and he was freed by mistake after a court appearance Wednesday, sources familiar with the case told NBCLA.
Jackson has pleaded not guilty to the dismissed charges.
Several sources familiar with the court proceedings said it appeared records were not updated about the superseding case, according to NBC News.
Jackson’s jail records, obtained by Inside Edition Digital on Friday, show that he was dismissed Wednesday at 3:38 in the afternoon.
Inside Edition Digital has reached out to both the LAPD and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office for comment on the matter and has not heard back.
Last month, Ryan Fischer told Inside Edition that staying in Hollywood became a painful reminder of the trauma he suffered. “I would be walking. All of a sudden a tour bus would show up, and they would start talking about my attack,” he said.
So he decided to hit the road, taking inspiration from the film “Nomadland,” which he watched the night before the attack.
Now one year after he was nearly shot to death while fighting off the vicious dognappers, the hero is living far away from Hollywood, in a camper in Austin, Texas.
Fischer suffered a collapsed lung and nerve damage from the bullet that entered just below his neck and tore into his shoulder blade.
During the brazen attack, Fischer managed to hold onto Lady Gaga’s dog, Asia. But the assailants nabbed her two other French bulldogs. Fischer says he spent time in Lady Gaga’s home during his recovery.
The two stolen dogs were later returned to Lady Gaga. Five people were arrested.
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Potential Juror in Parkland Sentencing Case Raises Eyebrows With Sugar Daddy Excuse
Nikolas Cruz, 23, has pleaded guilty for the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, where he killed 14 students and three staff members.
As jury selection got underway for the sentencing of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz, one potential juror raised eyebrows with an excuse that may be a first for getting out of jury duty.
“I’m married and I have my sugar daddy,” the potential juror said.
Judge Elizabeth Scherer was clearly surprised, asking, “I’m sorry?”
The woman, who went by the name Miss Bristol, said that she needed to see her sugar daddy everyday.
“OK. All right. Ma’am, we’ll come back to you, OK? Thank you,” Scherer said.
Cruz, 23, has pleaded guilty to the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, where he killed 14 students and three staff members.
Now comes the penalty phase, and the jury must determine if Cruz gets life in prison or the death penalty.
The sentencing trial is expected to last from June until September.
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Resurfaced Videos Show Strained Relationship Between Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
The videos have been on social media but are now getting attention in the wake of the slap seen around the world.
The Academy has placed sanctions against Will Smith for the slap to Chris Rock seen around the world during the Oscars telecast. Smith will be banned for 10 years from the Academy Awards.
The news comes as a resurfaced video of the actor and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, shows a strained relationship.
Some believe Smith's meltdown during the Oscars telecast was triggered in part by tensions between he and his wife.
In Instagram video shot by Pinkett in 2019, she turns the camera on her husband, taking him by surprise, as she wants to discuss their relationship but he's not in the mood.
“Don’t just start filming me without asking me,” he says to her. “You can’t just use me for social media. Don’t just start rolling; I’m standing in my house. Don’t start rolling.”
In another clip from her popular Facebook series “Red Table Talk,” Pinkett revealed the moment their marriage began to crumble.
“The turning point for me was when I turned 40, that's when I had my midlife crisis,” she said.
In 2012, the “Fresh Prince” star threw his wife a lavish 40th birthday party and even hired Mary J. Blige to perform but it backfired.
“It was gonna be my deepest proclamation of love, she told me that the party was the most ridiculous display of my ego,” Smith said.
The Academy met on Friday to figure out what to do on Smith's antics but it is believed he will get to keep his Best Actor Oscar which he won moments following the slap.
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Rocket Attack at Ukraine Train Station Leaves at Least 50 Dead
Five children are among the deceased, authorities said.
At least 50 people were killed in a rocket attack on a railway station in eastern Ukraine, in the city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast on Friday, authorities said.
Five children are among the deceased, authorities added.
The news came through Ukraine's state-owned railway company, in a statement via Facebook, ABC News reported.
The country’s railway company called the attack "a purposeful strike on the passenger infrastructure of the railway and the residents of the city of Kramatorsk."
Donetsk Oblast Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko said 38 of the 50 killed died at the scene while 12 died in hospitals. At least 100 were injured, according to the governor.
The attack happened as the governor said "thousands" of civilians were fleeing the Russian invasion and took safety at the train station as they were waiting to be taken to "safer regions of Ukraine.”
Kyrylenko accused Russian forces of "deliberately trying to disrupt the evacuation of civilians,” ABC News reported.
"The evacuation will continue," the governor added. "Anyone who wants to leave the region will be able to do so."
Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy condemned the attack Friday, calling it “an evil that has no limits.”
“Lacking the strength and courage to stand up to us on the battlefield, they are cynically destroying the civilian population,” he said in a statement obtained by The Guardian. “This is an evil that has no limits. And if it is not punished, it will never stop.”
CBS News obtained graphic video of the aftermath of the attack and posted it on Twitter.
Russia has denied carrying out the attack, NBC News reported.
Russia’s defense ministry called Ukraine's accusations about Friday’s attack at the train station a "provocation,” NBC News reported.
Moscow has denied targeting civilians in its attacks on Russia since the fighting began.
The United Nations says 4,382,316 Ukrainians had fled the country since the war began on February 24, The Guardian reported.
“The war in Ukraine has triggered one of the fastest-growing displacement and humanitarian crises ever,” UNHCR spokesperson Matt Saltmarsh told reporters Friday. “While the pace of arrivals is slowing, overall flows continue given the ongoing hostilities.”
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World Food Prices Surge to Record High Due to War in Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine produce 30% and 20% of the world's grain, respectively, according to reports.
The price of food has skyrocketed by 13%, a record high, due to the war in Ukraine, Reuters reports.
The global food prices surged in March as grain exports from Russia and Ukraine are largely produced in those countries as the war rages, the New York Post reported.
Both Russia and Ukraine are the globe’s leading producers of grain, the New York Post reported. The two countries account for 50% of global wheat and corn supplies, according to the New York Post.
The latest figures arrived on Friday by the United Nations who said the food price index jumped nearly 13% from February to March, with wheat, barley, corn, oats and sunflower oil in short supply because of the six-week-old war in Ukraine.
Last month, the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) said food and feed prices could rise by up to 20% as a result of the conflict in Ukraine, raising the risk of increased malnutrition.
The United States, Canada, France, Australia and Argentina, who are all grain-producing nations are trying to ramp up production to fill in the gaps in the supply chain, the New York Post reported.
Crops from the Black Sea region have seen their prices exacerbated due to disruption and that comes after they were already running at 10-year highs in the FAO's index before the war in Ukraine due to global harvest issues, according to Reuters.
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Farm to Barn Cafe and Juicery offers a true farm to table experience, while focusing on sustainability and building a sense of community. “Farm to Barn opened in 2018, it’s 2.5 acres of certified organic land” and provides “us with lots of greens that we use throughout the cafe” explained Owner, Michelle Ching. Some examples of these greens from the farm include lettuce, kale, and even the beets which are used to create their Vegan Poke.
At the cafe, you can enjoy your meal on the lawn, at a picnic table, and even pair it with live music on Fridays. Just next to the cafe is where you can see farmers hard at work taking care of the land. Michelle expressed, “The sustainability part of the cafe is extremely important” and “as the world just continues to develop, people want things faster, major distributors and producers are trying to mass grow things.” We took a walk through the farm and saw some of the beets that were in their beginning stages of growing. These ingredients will eventually be ready to pick for dishes that Michelle calls, “Straight from the Farm, to the Barn!”
These locally sourced ingredients come together to create a variety of menu items and local favorites. First we tried the Humble Bowl which was filled with sauteed vegetables, roasted sweet potatoes, avocado, and topped with tahini dressing. Next was one of their most unique dishes, the Vegan Poke. This dish featured braised and seasoned organic beets from the farm, pickled cucumber, red onions, and white rice. Last was the Loco Moco where the beef is grass-fed, the “eggs are local, sprouts are local, the lettuce is local” and overall is a local favorite. We paired our meal with some of their fresh cold-pressed juices which are available everyday at the cafe.
“I feel a very high sense of responsibility to provide great ingredients to our community, and we’re set up here with the perfect location, with the farm right next to the cafe.”
Michelle hopes that the motto of “Farm to Table” encourages others to, “start a small garden, grow your own lettuce instead of buying it from the store” and to start “supporting local.”
To enjoy the true Farm to Barn Experience, stop by:
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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY...
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Disney announced Friday that the series, in which celebrities compete to be named the best ballroom dancer, will exclusively air on Disney+ in the US and Canada starting in the fall. It's the first live series to debut on the streaming service, and it will no longer appear on ABC.
Kareem Daniel, chairman of Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution, cited "the show's broad appeal, as well as the overwhelming popularity of its Disney-themed competition nights," saying the move will help Disney+ "expand our demographic reach."
"Dancing with the Stars" premiered in 2005 on Disney-owned network ABC, and since then it's garnered a loyal following and solid viewership for 30 seasons. In its announcement, Disney noted the show's most recent fall season's viewership put it in the top five most-watched unscripted series for adults age 18 to 49.
Given the success of "Dancing," Disney's choice to move the series exclusively to streaming and away from network TV might seem surprising. But Disney is pouring tons of resources into Disney+, the company's crown jewel and the most important entity in its media empire. Adding hit shows to its content library is another bid to add to Disney's 130 million subscribers, even if it comes at a cost to ABC.
Boosting subscriber numbers is vital to Disney as it continues to compete with the likes of Netflix in the streaming marketplace. The move also shows the company's desire to expand the Disney+ content range, which since its November 2019 launch had been focused on creating original content for its family-friendly brands like Disney Animation, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars.
Lately, though, that's been changing. Disney+ is carefully but steadily broadening its library. For example, several gritty and mature Marvel series that originally streamed on Netflix, like "Daredevil" and "Luke Cage," debuted on DIsney+ last month. As a result the company prompted all Disney+ users in the United States to update their parental controls. | https://www.kitv.com/news/business/dancing-with-the-stars-is-leaving-abc-for-a-streaming-service/article_6c96c566-e390-557f-b778-0f82e2c57282.html | 2022-04-09T00:38:17Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/business/dancing-with-the-stars-is-leaving-abc-for-a-streaming-service/article_6c96c566-e390-557f-b778-0f82e2c57282.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A deadly and highly infectious avian flu is forcing US farmers to kill millions of egg-laying hens, reducing the country's egg supply and driving up prices.
On Thursday, retailers paid between $2.80 and $2.89 for a dozen large grade A white eggs in the Midwest, according to the USDA's daily Midwest regional egg report. That's more than double the roughly $1.25 they cost in March, according to data compiled by Brian Earnest, lead protein industry analyst at Cobank, which provides financial services to agribusiness.
Typically, large white eggs in that region cost somewhere between $0.70 and $1.10 per dozen, said Earnest, who noted that the Midwest prices serve as a national benchmark. Around Easter, when demand is high, those prices can reach about $2, he said — far lower than they were on Thursday.
Higher feed costs and supply chain difficulties have made many food items more expensive this year, and eggs are no exception. But this particular spike is being driven by the highly pathogenic avian influenza that has been detected in flocks across the country, Earnest noted. It's the worst US outbreak of the bird flu since 2015.
Though the flu is deadly for poultry, it is "primarily an animal health issue," according to the Centers for Disease Control, which added that it believes "the risk to the general public's health from current H5N1 bird flu viruses is low."
Because the flu is so contagious and deadly to birds, the USDA protocol is to kill infected flocks to curb the spread of the disease.
In Iowa, the nation's leading egg producer, "we currently have more than a dozen sites impacted by the disease," including three facilities where hens lay eggs, said Chloe Carson, communications director of the Iowa Department of Agriculture. As a result "we have had to depopulate 11.2 million laying hens," out of about 56 million laying hens in Iowa overall, she said.
This particular strain of the flu is being spread by wild migratory birds, Carson explained. The migration season typically lasts from March to May, she noted.
"As long as the migration patterns continue, there is a risk for disease to continue to be introduced to our domestic populations," Carson said.
Pricier eggs this summer
Although wholesale egg prices are spiking, that doesn't mean supermarkets are passing those costs onto consumers, explained Earnest.
Retailers will often "take a loss on eggs to draw in store traffic," he said. Generally, around Easter or Christmas, when people are more likely to bake, "we'll see a reduced price on-shelf for eggs."
So rather than raising prices, some stores appear to be dealing with the higher costs by eliminating their egg promotions.
"Retail promotional activity was very limited and offered little incentive for shoppers to buy beyond immediate needs," according to the USDA's weekly egg markets overview, published last Friday.
Eventually, however, prices are likely to go up.
"I would expect we're going to see at least a 30 or 40 percent premium on top of [typical prices] through the summer months this year as a result of the tighter supply," Earnest said.
He also noted that even before the flu was detected in the US earlier this year, the number of egg-laying hens was relatively low. And frozen or dry egg inventories are "down significantly from what they typically are," he said. That could mean there will be some egg shortages later this year.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) - The historic Hawaii Theatre Center is confronting a fast approaching deadline, as public signage is said to not correspond with Honolulu permitting regulations.
The Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) says the Hawaii Theatre Center's crawling banner of the theater fails to comply with a zoning variance issued back in 2003.
The zoning variance establishes rules about what can be shown on public signage, as well as how often images and text can change.
The rules also detail that the maximum change rates for the flashing sign should exceed no more than six images per hour, while also specifying that only one color can be used for lettering and background.
DPP says their investigation of the Hawaii Theatre's banner determined that it does not, in fact, follow the approved guidelines.
In turn, they issued a notice of violation on Tuesday, April 5, warning that if the necessary remediation's are not made within a 30 day time-frame, the Theatre will be subject to civil fines.
The Theatre's administration says they were unaware of the notice.
President and CEO of the Hawaii Theatre saying:
"Based on our reading of the variance, our sign is currently operating in the manner prescribed under 2003/ZBA-13, and we'll look forward to working with the Department of Planning and Permitting to better understand their concerns and address any outstanding issues."
The Theatre has until May 6 to make the corrections.
Erin found her passion in journalism from a young age, watching her dad on the news. He taught her the importance of meeting, learning, and sharing people's stories. | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/hawaii-theatre-center-issued-honolulu-notice-of-violation-over-banner-visuals/article_c3c8070e-b781-11ec-87c0-bb9493c86801.html | 2022-04-09T00:38:41Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/hawaii-theatre-center-issued-honolulu-notice-of-violation-over-banner-visuals/article_c3c8070e-b781-11ec-87c0-bb9493c86801.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 knots with rough seas 7 to 10 feet,
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* WHERE...Most central through eastern waters and channels.
* WHEN...Until 6 AM HST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
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Fu Lin restaurant, in Lahaina, failed two Hawaii Department of Health inspections on April 4 and 6, forcing them to close until proper health and safety protocols and clean up are in place.
Fu Lin restaurant, in Lahaina, failed two Hawaii Department of Health inspections on April 4 and 6, forcing them to close until proper health and safety protocols and clean up are in place.
Fu Lin restaurant, in Lahaina, failed two Hawaii Department of Health inspections on April 4 and 6, forcing them to close until proper health and safety protocols and clean up are in place.
Fu Lin restaurant, in Lahaina, failed two Hawaii Department of Health inspections on April 4 and 6, forcing them to close until proper health and safety protocols and clean up are in place.
Photo courtesy of Hawaii DOH
Fu Lin restaurant, in Lahaina, failed two Hawaii Department of Health inspections on April 4 and 6, forcing them to close until proper health and safety protocols and clean up are in place.
Photo courtesy of Hawaii DOH
Fu Lin restaurant, in Lahaina, failed two Hawaii Department of Health inspections on April 4 and 6, forcing them to close until proper health and safety protocols and clean up are in place.
LAHAINA, Hawaii (KITV4) – The Hawaii Department of Health’s Food Safety Branch issued a red "Closed" placard to Fu Lin Chinese Restaurant on Monday.
The Chinese restaurant is located 1312 Front St. in Lahaina on Maui. Following the inspection on April 4, the restaurant has immediately shut down, and will remain closed until the health department conducts a follow-up inspection on April 11 and all violations are resolved.
During the routine inspection, the DOH inspector noted the following critical violations:
• About two dozen cockroaches throughout the kitchen;
• A live cat in the kitchen;
• Rodent droppings throughout the kitchen;
• Multiple holes/openings in walls, ceiling, and floor where pests can enter;
• Food debris and grease accumulation throughout the kitchen;
• Lack of sanitizer in the mechanical dishwasher;
• Improper temperatures of potentially hazardous foods; and,
• Use of a handwash sink for purposes other than handwashing.
A follow up inspection was conducted on April 6. The following violations were noted:
• A live rat in front bar;
• Roach activity in the kitchen;
• Rodent excrement in the kitchen and;
• Improvement towards cleaning grease and food debris and filling holes and gaps in kitchen walls, ceilings, and floors.
Based on the severity of pest activity, the restaurant will remain closed to protect public health, and until DOH approves its reopening.
DOH requires food establishments to take the following corrective actions before they can reopen:
• Continue to work with a professional pest control contractor. A monitoring and treatment plan for both rodents and cockroaches must be completed to eradicate the current pest infestation.
• Provide copies of the pest treatment reports to DOH to monitor progress.
• Clean any remaining food debris and grease and fill any remaining holes.
The next follow up inspection is scheduled for April 11.
The Department of Health’s Food Safety Branch protects and promotes the health of Hawaii residents and visitors through education of food industry workers and regulation of food establishments statewide. The branch conducts routine health inspections of food establishments where food products are prepared, manufactured, distributed, or sold.
Do you have a story idea? Email news tips to news@kitv.com | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/lahaina-chinese-restaurant-fu-lin-forced-to-close-following-multiple-failed-health-department-inspections/article_d4f824f6-b77b-11ec-8500-674a35f6756c.html | 2022-04-09T00:38:47Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/lahaina-chinese-restaurant-fu-lin-forced-to-close-following-multiple-failed-health-department-inspections/article_d4f824f6-b77b-11ec-8500-674a35f6756c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 knots with rough seas 7 to 10 feet,
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* WHERE...Most central through eastern waters and channels.
* WHEN...Until 6 AM HST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
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HONOLULU (KITV) – A 32-year-old Indiana man has been identified as the victim in a deadly fall at Olomana Trail on Wednesday, the Medical Examiner’s office confirmed.
Jason Gardellis of Indianapolis died after falling approximately 250 feet while hiking near the third peak, off the Makai side, on the Olomana Trail.
A Hawaii Fire Department (HFD) helicopter crew was needed to recover Gardellis’ body. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A photo of the victim has not yet been released.
Officials did not say how many other people the victim was hiking with at the time of the accident. No other injuries were reported.
Matthew has been the digital content manager for KITV4 since September 2021. Matthew is a prolific writer, editor, and self-described "newsie" who's worked in television markets in Oklahoma, California, and Hawaii. | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/me-identifies-indiana-man-as-person-killed-in-250-foot-fall-on-olomana-trail/article_d595cefc-b787-11ec-a8ad-239617d635a7.html | 2022-04-09T00:38:53Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/me-identifies-indiana-man-as-person-killed-in-250-foot-fall-on-olomana-trail/article_d595cefc-b787-11ec-a8ad-239617d635a7.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 knots with rough seas 7 to 10 feet,
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* WHERE...Most central through eastern waters and channels.
* WHEN...Until 6 AM HST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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Ezra Miller, left, and Grant Gustin are pictured. Following the recent arrest of Miller after an incident at a bar in Hawaii, fans on social media are lobbying to get the actor replaced in the forthcoming DC film "The Flash."
Following the recent arrest of Ezra Miller after an incident at a bar in Hawaii, fans on social media are lobbying to get the actor replaced in the forthcoming DC film "The Flash."
Miller, who prefers to be identified by the pronouns they/them, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and harassment last month in Hilo, Hawaii.
They are set to star in the film adaptation of the superhero tale, which is also a popular TV series. The movie is slated for a June 2023 release.
There's been chatter online that Grant Gustin, who stars in the television version of "The Flash," should take over the role from Miller.
"Probably a good time to mention this, Grant Gustin would've been a much better DCEU Flash," one person tweeted, referencing the DC Extended Universe franchise.
Gustin has portrayed Barry Allen / The Flash since the CW series premiered in 2014.
Miller also stars in the upcoming "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore."
CNN has reached out to reps for Miller and Gustin for comment. | https://www.kitv.com/news/national/ezra-miller-arrest-fallout-fans-are-calling-to-replace-the-star-in-film-version-of/article_e22938e0-74e7-59bc-bea8-ddf07f8f3588.html | 2022-04-09T00:39:00Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/national/ezra-miller-arrest-fallout-fans-are-calling-to-replace-the-star-in-film-version-of/article_e22938e0-74e7-59bc-bea8-ddf07f8f3588.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Ons Jabeur is into the Credit One Charleston Open semifinals for the second straight season, as the No.4 seed from Tunisia eased past Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina 6-3, 6-2.
"A great match, I really enjoyed being there today," Jabeur said afterward. "I was trying to be aggressive and take the few shots before her, and playing the game that I like to play, slicing and mixing up the shots. Pretty happy with my performance, and hope I can keep playing like that."
More from Friday: Bencic overcomes Badosa to book Charleston semifinal spot
World No.10 Jabeur needed just over an hour to beat 42nd-ranked Kalinina in their first meeting, extending a tremendous patch of success on the green clay in Charleston of late.
Jabeur is 11-2 at this site over the last two seasons. Last year, she reached the semifinals of the Credit One Charleston Open, and followed up by making the final of the WTA 250 event at the same venue the next week.
Putting on a SHOW in Charleston 🪄
— wta (@WTA) April 8, 2022
A sublime display from 🇹🇳 @Ons_Jabeur who now awaits the winner of Anisimova/Vandeweghe.#CharlestonOpen pic.twitter.com/xm1zlvyyun
After staving off a break point in the preceding game, Jabeur broke Kalinina for a crucial 5-3 lead in the opening frame, then held to take the one-set lead. Jabeur won 77 percent of her first-service points in the opener, while Kalinina won less than half of points behind her first serve in that set.
Jabeur amped up her forehand power in the second set and used that shot to claim an early break for 2-1. A sterling backhand return gave Jabeur another break for a 5-2 lead, and the Top 10 star from Tunisia cruised home from there.
Read more: 'I want to be in the Top 5': Ons Jabeur working hard to achieve her goals
"I think [Kalinina] served good, but I returned well today," said Jabeur. "She had a good run also in Miami, so I think she's a great player ... She deserves a much better ranking, for sure."
Now into her first semifinal of the 2022 season, Jabeur awaits the winner of the all-American quarterfinal between No.15 seed Amanda Anisimova and lucky loser CoCo Vandeweghe.
More to come... | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2567870/jabeur-eases-past-kalinina-to-return-to-charleston-semifinals | 2022-04-09T00:44:42Z | wtatennis.com | control | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2567870/jabeur-eases-past-kalinina-to-return-to-charleston-semifinals | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Las Vegas has always been a town known for entertainment, but few big names ever get the type of treatment that BTS received on Thursday night with the entire Strip going purple in their honor, the Bellagio displaying custom shows at their fountain, and super fans, the BTS ARMY, flocking around every block.
"Turn the city upside down for them," Nhu Than said. "It's very exciting and very new to K-pop fans, especially."
RELATED: BTS and their ARMY take over Las Vegas Strip with 'Permission to Dance on Stage' experiences
#NEW: Since BTS ARMY has been so awesome tonight, it's only fair I share a look at the party along The Strip ahead of the series of concerts @AllegiantStadm.#BTS #BTS_THE_CITY_LasVegas #BTSCONCERT #BTSARMY
— @SeanKTNV (@seanktnv) April 8, 2022
FULL STORY @KTNV: https://t.co/SbK52CqW3t pic.twitter.com/3aKFpHBq9Q
Shelly Moua and Nhu Than drove in from California to see the group thousands scrambled to get tickets for as tickets sold out almost instantaneously.
"Tickets sold out really fast," Moua said, "but thankfully we were able to get last-minute tickets because they released some more."
Las Vegas locals like Allie Roseborough also got in on the BTS celebration.
"I feel very very lucky that they're here in my city because I usually have to travel to see them," Roseborough said.
I think it’s fair to say a few BTS fans showed up for the special display. pic.twitter.com/VMrpGOAKye
— @SeanKTNV (@seanktnv) April 8, 2022
RELATED: BTS 'Permission to Dance on Stage' organizers require masks at Allegiant Stadium
Roseborough had one thing in common with the throngs of fans swarming The Strip, and that was the amount of money she'd been spending on the run-up to the series of concerts at Allegiant Stadium.
"Way too much money," she said. "Way too much money. I worked major overtime to be able to do this."
This story was originally published by Sean DeLancey of KTVN in Las Vegas, Nevada. | https://www.wtxl.com/bts-party-officially-begins-on-the-las-vegas-strip | 2022-04-09T00:50:18Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/bts-party-officially-begins-on-the-las-vegas-strip | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Lawmakers approved 275 bills this year and the largest budget in state history. But there's never a guarantee the governor will like all of them. His veto pen is always at the ready this time of year.
DeSantis is no stranger to using his executive powers to kill a bill. He's eliminated a small handful of them each year and has already killed one in 2022.
Several policies saw bipartisan opposition this year.
Here are a few of them.
HB 741, also known as the net metering bill, reduces rooftop solar incentives. It cuts the costs utility providers pay for mandated buybacks of excess power.
The policy has pitted the two energy industries against each other.
Both warn of fiscal impacts depending on DeSantis' decision. The ongoing frustration could be enough to earn a veto from the governor, who is big on the environment.
"This bill is not ready for prime time," said Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, while offering a final debate before HB 741's Senate floor vote. "This bill should have been studied. This bill should come, really, with industry on board with us."
Another is SB 620. It allows some businesses to seek damages if certain kinds of city or county ordinances cause at least a 15% profit loss.
Plaintiffs would have to prove their losses in court, but groups like Florida Tax Watch have warned it could mean more frivolous lawsuits.
"Strategies that provide more information before a vote — like the business impact statements being proposed — are smart moves and help protect taxpayers and businesses," said Florida TaxWatch President and CEO Dominic M. Calabro, in a statement earlier this year. "However, our research shows that legislation that encourages legal challenges in an already extremely litigious state like Florida could lead to a number of financially motivated and malicious lawsuits, costing local governments over $900 million annually."
There is a chance SB 1796 gets axed as well. It ends permanent alimony and presumes equal time-sharing for parents is in a child's best interest.
Former Gov. Rick Scott vetoed previous versions. And this time around, some were concerned the policy was too generous to bad moms and dads.
"You're going to presume that a parent that's committed child abuse gets 50/50 sharing," said Sen. Lori Berman, D-Boynton Beach, while debating the bill in early March.
Florida's next budget could also see a bunch of cuts.
DeSantis said this week to expect a trim from the $112 billion bill with his line-item veto.
"We are going to pare that back a little bit," said DeSantis during a Tuesday press conference. "Because, yes, we've got a lot of strong revenue. We've got a lot of good things going on, but you don't want irrational exuberance. You need to plan for the future."
It's unclear how much DeSantis will slice, but most of it is likely to come from the many local member projects lawmakers approved.
The governor is still waiting for the Legislature to convey all of these bills, including the budget, to his desk. After that, he will have several days to make his final decision on whether to sign them. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/florida-news/what-bills-could-gov-ron-desantis-veto-this-year | 2022-04-09T00:50:25Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/florida-news/what-bills-could-gov-ron-desantis-veto-this-year | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Ever seen a rattlesnake? The sightings aren't as rare as you might think!
Arizona is home to more than a dozen different rattlesnake species, including some with some serious venom.
Experts at the Phoenix Herpetological Society say this time of year is especially active as temperatures start heating up. PHS says there are some things to do if you're bitten, including:
— Call 911 and stay calm.
— Keep the bitten area still. You can immobilize the area with an improvised splint made from a board, magazines, or other stiff material tied to the limb (but don't tie it too tight because you don't want to reduce blood flow). Remove any jewelry or constricting items near the affected area in case of swelling.
DO NOT:
— Drive yourself to the hospital
— Use ice to cool the bite
— Cut open the wound and try to suck out the venom
— Use a tourniquet. This will cut off blood flow and the limb may be lost
— You also do not need to bring the snake or a photo of the snake with you to the hospital; all rattlesnake bites are treated with the same anti-venom so identification of the snake is not necessary.
This story was originally published by Kari Steele of KNXV in Las Vegas, Nevada. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/a-look-at-the-13-rattlesnake-species-that-live-in-arizona | 2022-04-09T00:50:31Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/a-look-at-the-13-rattlesnake-species-that-live-in-arizona | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
An Ohio Kurdish restaurant owner and chef was charged with conspiring to smuggle three undocumented immigrants from Mexico to Cincinnati.
Comert Kurdistan, 43, aka Comert Aldic, of Newtown, owns Leyla Mediterranean restaurant in Anderson Towne Center. He, 26-year-old Ismail Altundag and 35-year-old Emma Brown, aka Emma Nur, were charged with conspiracy and aiding and abetting to smuggle undocumented immigrants into the U.S.
The three face up to 45 years in prison if convicted on all six felony counts.
Kurdistan, Altundag and Brown are originally from Turkey, as are the three undocumented immigrants, according to the United States Attorney's Office.
The U.S. Attorney's Office didn't disclose the motive for the alleged conspiracy or allege a connection to Kurdistan's restaurant.
A woman who identified herself as Emma Brown said she managed the restaurant. She claimed the alleged undocumented immigrants had not worked there.
"I'm trying to do my business, leave us alone," she said.
According to Leyla Mediterranean's website, Kurdistan moved to the U.S. in 2011.
In 2015, a restaurant review in Cincinnati Magazine called Kurdistan "an eggplant whisperer" for his ability to create memorable dishes with the fruit.
Kurdistan has been detained in the Butler County Jail since late on Wednesday night. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/feds-ohio-restaurant-owner-conspired-to-smuggle-undocumented-immigrants-to-cincinnati | 2022-04-09T00:50:43Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/feds-ohio-restaurant-owner-conspired-to-smuggle-undocumented-immigrants-to-cincinnati | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A 16-year-old student was arrested for the attempted murder and sexual assault of their teacher, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced on Friday.
#BREAKING: Metro police and CCSD PD are investigating the attempted murder and sexual assault of a teacher at Eldorado High School, police say, by a 16 year old student.
— @SeanKTNV (@seanktnv) April 8, 2022
CCEA and CCSD officials are at the school now.
We're heading there.@KTNV
Police officers arrived at Eldorado High School on Thursday after receiving reports of an injured teacher.
PREVIOUS: Eldorado High School staff member assaulted; person of interest in custody
Investigators with the LVMPD Sexual Assault Section determined that the teacher was in her classroom when the teenage student came in to talk about grades.
"At some point, the suspect got violent and began punching the victim and strangled her until she lost consciousness," police said.
The student fled the classroom after the attack, police said. Another employee found the injured teacher and called 911.
SPECIAL COVERAGE: Concerns over violence in the Clark County School District
Investigators arrested the teen at a home in the area "without incident."
The student was booked into a detention center for attempted murder, sexual assault, battery with intent to commit sexual assault, first-degree kidnapping, and robbery. Prosecutors with the Clark County District Attorney's Office will determine what charges the teen faces in court.
Superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara said he was "devastated" by news of the assault on one of the district's teachers.
"Our hearts are heavy because of the violence committed against her, and we pray for her full recovery," Jara stated.
NEW message to Eldorado High School parents, students and staff: pic.twitter.com/LKV9KkSopp
— KTNV 13 Action News (@KTNV) April 8, 2022
The superintendent reiterated his previous position that "violent acts, assaults, and bullying will not be tolerated and those who choose to engage in these activities will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
News of the attack comes as CCSD faces heightened scrutiny of its response to recent violent incidents at schools. Parents and teachers have called on the district to do more to prevent violence and punish those who perpetrate it.
13 INVESTIGATES: Increase in violent incidents has many asking if Clark County School District is doing enough
Principal Christina Brockett sent an email to parents on Thursday notifying them that a staff member had been assaulted. In a new message to the school community on Friday, Brockett thanked the school staff "who helped respond to the terrible situation and helped a colleague in need."
"We are doing everything possible to support our students, staff, and community," she said.
Brockett called the assault "an isolated incident."
"Eldorado is an amazing school with students and staff who are here to support each other," she said. "While it will take time, we will work through this and emerge a stronger Sundevil family."
Officials with the school district and the Clark County Education Association were at the school on Friday to talk with staff about the incident. Reporter Sean DeLancey will follow this story and report the latest information on 13 Action News at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.
Anyone with information about this assault is asked to contact the LVMPD Sexual Assault Section at 702-828-3421. Anonymous tips can be made through Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or online at crimestoppersofnv.com.
Read the full statement from Supt. Dr. Jesus Jara below:
The safety of every Clark County School District (CCSD) student and employee is our top priority.
I am devastated, and the CCSD family hurts for the teacher assaulted at Eldorado High School. Our hearts are heavy because of the violence committed against her, and we pray for her full recovery.
As I have said previously, “Violent acts, assaults, and bullying will not be tolerated in the Clark County School District, and those who choose to engage in these activities will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
While this incident is now in the hands of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, rest assured that this suspect will be held to account for his actions. Let me say again, unequivocally, violence will not be tolerated at Clark County Schools or against our students or staff.
Read the full statement from Eldorado High School Principal Christina Brockett:
Eldorado family,
The past 24 hours have been a difficult time for our school community. I want to take a moment to thank our staff who helped respond to the terrible situation and helped a colleague in need. We are doing everything possible to support our students, staff, and community.
I want the Eldorado family to know that this is an isolated incident. The suspect was arrested, thanks to the quick work of CCSD Police.
Eldorado is an amazing school with students and staff who are here to support each other. While it will take time, we will work through this and emerge a stronger Sundevil family.
Counseling resources are available on campus today and will be available to those who may want this assistance after Spring Break as well.
If you or someone you know needs assistance or support during Spring Break, you may also contact:
Connection Line: (702) 799-6632 to speak with a caring counselor or social worker from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Care Solace: caresolace.org [caresolace.org]
Mobile Crisis Response Team: (702) 486-7865
Nevada Crisis Line: (775) 784-8090
Additionally, Safe Voice is available to parents, students, and teachers 24 hours a day at www.safevoicenv.org [safevoicenv.org] or by calling (833) 216-7233.
This story was originally published by KTNV in Las Vegas, Nevada. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/las-vegas-high-school-student-arrested-for-attempted-murder-sex-assault-of-teacher | 2022-04-09T00:50:49Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/las-vegas-high-school-student-arrested-for-attempted-murder-sex-assault-of-teacher | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Another weekend is upon us. COVID-19 infection rates are still low, but have ticked up from their all-time low last week. The CDC is no longer recommending masks, as long as a county has low hospitalization rates. For those who want to venture out, we've put together a list of five things you could do this weekend right here in Hardin County. Stay healthy, and have a great weekend.
Pick up a fish dinner
The Knights of Columbus will host a Lenten fish fry on Friday, April 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. at St. Mark Catholic Church in Iowa Falls (415 Main St.). The menu will include fish, baked potato, baked beans, coleslaw, dessert bar and water or coffee. The cost is $12 per meal. It is available dine-in or carry-out.
See a show in Iowa Falls
Iowa Falls' River City Kids - a theater troupe for students in grades 4-8 - will present their annual show this weekend. "Comic Book Artist", whose cast includes 34 area kids, will take the Iowa Falls-Alden High School's Jerene Barlow Auditorium stage on Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5 per person and can be purchased at the door. Find more information about the show - including a cast list - here.
Meet the cats at the humane society
Greenbelt Humane Society in Iowa Falls will host an open house on Saturday, April 9 from 1 to 3 p.m. The public is invited to meet the shelter's cats, volunteers and board members. The shelter is located at 319 River St. in Iowa Falls.
Support a local ambulance service
The Ackley Volunteer Ambulance Service will host a fundraiser meal on Sunday. Hot beef sundaes will be served drive-through at St. Mary's Church (611 Sherman Ave.) in Ackley from 4 to 6 p.m. The cost is a free will donation. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of new cabinets and equipment upgrades.
Have turkey and all the trimmings
The Alden UCC Church will serve turkey and all the trimmings at its annual spring turkey supper on Sunday, April 10 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. This meal will be carry-out only. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children. The church is located at 212 West St. | http://www.timescitizen.com/kifg/get-out-in-the-greenbelt-this-weekend/article_4621106a-b41c-11ec-9202-cf042f50686f.html | 2022-04-09T00:53:27Z | timescitizen.com | control | http://www.timescitizen.com/kifg/get-out-in-the-greenbelt-this-weekend/article_4621106a-b41c-11ec-9202-cf042f50686f.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A minor derailment left a train blocking traffic at five intersections in Iowa Falls on Thursday afternoon.
Union Pacific Railroad Spokesperson Robynn Tysver said the derailment occurred at around 12:15 p.m. on a section of trail west of South Oak Street. Two UP cars that were filled with sand derailed and crews responded to the scene to clean up and clear the track. Tysver said repairs to the track began at around 1 a.m. Friday, after the train had been cleared. No one was injured in the derailment. The incident remains under investigation by Union Pacific Railroad. | http://www.timescitizen.com/news/minor-derailment-stop-train-in-iowa-falls/article_0015d840-b740-11ec-827d-affd7328f780.html | 2022-04-09T00:53:33Z | timescitizen.com | control | http://www.timescitizen.com/news/minor-derailment-stop-train-in-iowa-falls/article_0015d840-b740-11ec-827d-affd7328f780.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
After COVID-19 in 2020, UNI cut the funding for its cheerleading program - making it a student organization. This past season, Shalynn Hanson stepped up and is a student-coach for her team.
Being a fifth-year college student herself, Shalynn Hanson thinks she is approachable and will be someone her team can depend on. As the head coach of the Ellsworth Community College cheer and dance programs, she is not just their leader – but their teammate.
“I know it’s something I want to do,” said Hanson. “I also really like the community college environment too. While I was at Iowa Central, I really enjoyed it. I saw that the position opened up for cheer and dance and I thought ‘wow, that has to be fate’ because my background is cheer and dance so it just kind of worked out.”
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Las Vegas has always been a town known for entertainment, but few big names ever get the type of treatment that BTS received on Thursday night with the entire Strip going purple in their honor, the Bellagio displaying custom shows at their fountain, and super fans, the BTS ARMY, flocking around every block.
"Turn the city upside down for them," Nhu Than said. "It's very exciting and very new to K-pop fans, especially."
RELATED: BTS and their ARMY take over Las Vegas Strip with 'Permission to Dance on Stage' experiences
#NEW: Since BTS ARMY has been so awesome tonight, it's only fair I share a look at the party along The Strip ahead of the series of concerts @AllegiantStadm.#BTS #BTS_THE_CITY_LasVegas #BTSCONCERT #BTSARMY
— @SeanKTNV (@seanktnv) April 8, 2022
FULL STORY @KTNV: https://t.co/SbK52CqW3t pic.twitter.com/3aKFpHBq9Q
Shelly Moua and Nhu Than drove in from California to see the group thousands scrambled to get tickets for as tickets sold out almost instantaneously.
"Tickets sold out really fast," Moua said, "but thankfully we were able to get last-minute tickets because they released some more."
Las Vegas locals like Allie Roseborough also got in on the BTS celebration.
"I feel very very lucky that they're here in my city because I usually have to travel to see them," Roseborough said.
I think it’s fair to say a few BTS fans showed up for the special display. pic.twitter.com/VMrpGOAKye
— @SeanKTNV (@seanktnv) April 8, 2022
RELATED: BTS 'Permission to Dance on Stage' organizers require masks at Allegiant Stadium
Roseborough had one thing in common with the throngs of fans swarming The Strip, and that was the amount of money she'd been spending on the run-up to the series of concerts at Allegiant Stadium.
"Way too much money," she said. "Way too much money. I worked major overtime to be able to do this."
This story was originally published by Sean DeLancey of KTVN in Las Vegas, Nevada. | https://www.katc.com/bts-party-officially-begins-on-the-las-vegas-strip | 2022-04-09T00:56:17Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/bts-party-officially-begins-on-the-las-vegas-strip | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
An Ohio Kurdish restaurant owner and chef was charged with conspiring to smuggle three undocumented immigrants from Mexico to Cincinnati.
Comert Kurdistan, 43, aka Comert Aldic, of Newtown, owns Leyla Mediterranean restaurant in Anderson Towne Center. He, 26-year-old Ismail Altundag and 35-year-old Emma Brown, aka Emma Nur, were charged with conspiracy and aiding and abetting to smuggle undocumented immigrants into the U.S.
The three face up to 45 years in prison if convicted on all six felony counts.
Kurdistan, Altundag and Brown are originally from Turkey, as are the three undocumented immigrants, according to the United States Attorney's Office.
The U.S. Attorney's Office didn't disclose the motive for the alleged conspiracy or allege a connection to Kurdistan's restaurant.
A woman who identified herself as Emma Brown said she managed the restaurant. She claimed the alleged undocumented immigrants had not worked there.
"I'm trying to do my business, leave us alone," she said.
According to Leyla Mediterranean's website, Kurdistan moved to the U.S. in 2011.
In 2015, a restaurant review in Cincinnati Magazine called Kurdistan "an eggplant whisperer" for his ability to create memorable dishes with the fruit.
Kurdistan has been detained in the Butler County Jail since late on Wednesday night. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/feds-ohio-restaurant-owner-conspired-to-smuggle-undocumented-immigrants-to-cincinnati | 2022-04-09T00:56:30Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/feds-ohio-restaurant-owner-conspired-to-smuggle-undocumented-immigrants-to-cincinnati | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A 16-year-old student was arrested for the attempted murder and sexual assault of their teacher, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced on Friday.
#BREAKING: Metro police and CCSD PD are investigating the attempted murder and sexual assault of a teacher at Eldorado High School, police say, by a 16 year old student.
— @SeanKTNV (@seanktnv) April 8, 2022
CCEA and CCSD officials are at the school now.
We're heading there.@KTNV
Police officers arrived at Eldorado High School on Thursday after receiving reports of an injured teacher.
PREVIOUS: Eldorado High School staff member assaulted; person of interest in custody
Investigators with the LVMPD Sexual Assault Section determined that the teacher was in her classroom when the teenage student came in to talk about grades.
"At some point, the suspect got violent and began punching the victim and strangled her until she lost consciousness," police said.
The student fled the classroom after the attack, police said. Another employee found the injured teacher and called 911.
SPECIAL COVERAGE: Concerns over violence in the Clark County School District
Investigators arrested the teen at a home in the area "without incident."
The student was booked into a detention center for attempted murder, sexual assault, battery with intent to commit sexual assault, first-degree kidnapping, and robbery. Prosecutors with the Clark County District Attorney's Office will determine what charges the teen faces in court.
Superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara said he was "devastated" by news of the assault on one of the district's teachers.
"Our hearts are heavy because of the violence committed against her, and we pray for her full recovery," Jara stated.
NEW message to Eldorado High School parents, students and staff: pic.twitter.com/LKV9KkSopp
— KTNV 13 Action News (@KTNV) April 8, 2022
The superintendent reiterated his previous position that "violent acts, assaults, and bullying will not be tolerated and those who choose to engage in these activities will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
News of the attack comes as CCSD faces heightened scrutiny of its response to recent violent incidents at schools. Parents and teachers have called on the district to do more to prevent violence and punish those who perpetrate it.
13 INVESTIGATES: Increase in violent incidents has many asking if Clark County School District is doing enough
Principal Christina Brockett sent an email to parents on Thursday notifying them that a staff member had been assaulted. In a new message to the school community on Friday, Brockett thanked the school staff "who helped respond to the terrible situation and helped a colleague in need."
"We are doing everything possible to support our students, staff, and community," she said.
Brockett called the assault "an isolated incident."
"Eldorado is an amazing school with students and staff who are here to support each other," she said. "While it will take time, we will work through this and emerge a stronger Sundevil family."
Officials with the school district and the Clark County Education Association were at the school on Friday to talk with staff about the incident. Reporter Sean DeLancey will follow this story and report the latest information on 13 Action News at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.
Anyone with information about this assault is asked to contact the LVMPD Sexual Assault Section at 702-828-3421. Anonymous tips can be made through Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or online at crimestoppersofnv.com.
Read the full statement from Supt. Dr. Jesus Jara below:
The safety of every Clark County School District (CCSD) student and employee is our top priority.
I am devastated, and the CCSD family hurts for the teacher assaulted at Eldorado High School. Our hearts are heavy because of the violence committed against her, and we pray for her full recovery.
As I have said previously, “Violent acts, assaults, and bullying will not be tolerated in the Clark County School District, and those who choose to engage in these activities will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
While this incident is now in the hands of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, rest assured that this suspect will be held to account for his actions. Let me say again, unequivocally, violence will not be tolerated at Clark County Schools or against our students or staff.
Read the full statement from Eldorado High School Principal Christina Brockett:
Eldorado family,
The past 24 hours have been a difficult time for our school community. I want to take a moment to thank our staff who helped respond to the terrible situation and helped a colleague in need. We are doing everything possible to support our students, staff, and community.
I want the Eldorado family to know that this is an isolated incident. The suspect was arrested, thanks to the quick work of CCSD Police.
Eldorado is an amazing school with students and staff who are here to support each other. While it will take time, we will work through this and emerge a stronger Sundevil family.
Counseling resources are available on campus today and will be available to those who may want this assistance after Spring Break as well.
If you or someone you know needs assistance or support during Spring Break, you may also contact:
Connection Line: (702) 799-6632 to speak with a caring counselor or social worker from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Care Solace: caresolace.org [caresolace.org]
Mobile Crisis Response Team: (702) 486-7865
Nevada Crisis Line: (775) 784-8090
Additionally, Safe Voice is available to parents, students, and teachers 24 hours a day at www.safevoicenv.org [safevoicenv.org] or by calling (833) 216-7233.
This story was originally published by KTNV in Las Vegas, Nevada. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/las-vegas-high-school-student-arrested-for-attempted-murder-sex-assault-of-teacher | 2022-04-09T00:56:36Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/las-vegas-high-school-student-arrested-for-attempted-murder-sex-assault-of-teacher | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Eye 5 can be heard on radios all over western and central Oregon Friday nights 8:00-10:00 and Saturdays 3:00-5:00 and on demand at klcc.org. This week we’ll hear what Fresh Air’s Ken Tucker describes as the “prickly, raunchy sounds” of Wet Leg, Jerry Paper gets to know themselves, and the Eugene electronic indie pop producer The Polaroid Tide. Kicking the show off for this week is the latest from Beach House and their album Once Twice Melody with “Hurts to Love.”
Jason Brown joined KLCC as Program Director on January 30, 2019. Most recently Brown was Operations Director at KRCU in Cape Girardeau MO, and host of the music show Left of the Dial. | https://www.klcc.org/show/eye-5/2022-04-08/eye-5-for-april-8-2022 | 2022-04-09T01:00:20Z | klcc.org | control | https://www.klcc.org/show/eye-5/2022-04-08/eye-5-for-april-8-2022 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PLAYA VISTA — Ivica Zubac is as good-natured a guy as there is, but the Clippers’ 7-foot center is about at the end of his rope when it comes to questions about you-know-who and you-know-what.
“I’m tired of it, to be honest,” Zubac admitted before practice on Friday at Honey Training Center, where the Clippers were preparing for their final regular-season games this weekend against Sacramento (29-51) and Oklahoma City (24-56) – and then for their play-in game Tuesday night in Minnesota, where they’ll meet the seventh-place Timberwolves in the Western Conference’s 7 vs. 8 play-in game.
This weekend, the Clippers (40-40) will have Paul George and Norman Powell on the court together for just the second time Saturday, both men having recovered from respective elbow and foot injuries that kept them sidelined for long stints.
The Clippers will not, however, have Kawhi Leonard, at least not in the near future.
The two-time NBA Finals MVP did some shooting before practice this week, but Coach Tyronn Lue said his top player hasn’t yet graduated beyond individual workouts in his rehab process.
That means Zubac can expect to keep getting the question: “When is Kawhi coming back?”
“I’m glad PG came back, so that question is out of the way,” Zubac said. “For a while, all of my friends and family, I see someone come up to me on the street and is like, ‘When is Kawhi coming back? When is PG coming back?’ I hear about it all of the time.
“Even if I say, ‘I don’t know,’ people ask me, the same person asks me in a week, ‘Do you know something?’ I’m like, ‘I don’t know, man.’ I got tired of it. I don’t even answer to people that ask me anymore.”
Leonard might not have set foot on the court competitively since he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament late in Game 4 of the Clippers’ second-round playoff series against Utah last June, but Zubac and his other teammates will tell you he’s nonetheless made an impact behind the scenes.
“Regardless of when he’s fully healthy, when he’s been coming through, his rehab, I mean, dude’s a machine,” guard Reggie Jackson said. “That’s how he works. It’s maniacal, so it’s been fun to just see him, get his energy back in the building … to see him, going through, hitting his markers. It’s just been good.
“And then just being able to chat with him, pick his brain, he’s a man of few words for y’all (in the media) but just getting his vibes back, joking, any time he’s around the team, he really is Fun Guy. So, even though we don’t necessarily have him on the court right now … just having his energy back in the building, it relaxes.
“We’re hoping we get big brother back here at any time, but I mean, when you got a special guy like that and they do what they do, you’re always better for having them around. We can feel it, you can tell guys are a little more at ease. We’re feeling better that we just got Paul back, got Norm back, we’re getting closer to whole. But when Big Dog comes back, it’s gonna be on for real.”
Reggie Jackson discusses Kawhi’s presence behind the scenes this season and his “vigorous” and “maniacal” rehab. pic.twitter.com/9WMFgOaGbi
— Mirjam Swanson (@MirjamSwanson) April 8, 2022
Lue concurred: “His leadership has been great. Just being around, and being vocal … guys just see how hard he’s working.” And then the coach answered the typical questions about Leonard in his typically tight-lipped way: “I don’t (have an update),” and “it’s not my job” to rule Leonard out for an extended period of time.
Lue’s job is to coach the players who are available – players who, on Saturday, will represent a fuller complement than the Clippers have had all season. Luke Kennard will be available against the Kings after his sore hamstring kept him out of Wednesday’s victory over Phoenix.
“Just working on us,” Lue said, describing his immediate focus. “We haven’t had a chance to have all of our players on the floor, it’s going to be our first game, coming up tomorrow, with Luke, PG, and now Norm on the floor together. We haven’t had it all season long. So just kind of get our rotations. Try to see how those guys play together, what fits best for our team.”
While that work continues, the Clippers’ friends and associates, strangers on the street, and the media members chronicling the team, all still will want to know: When is Kawhi coming back?
Zubac has his response ready: “Next question, please.”
man, for us and this season, that injury report is getting awfully short https://t.co/SJIpoeohnm
— Logan Rapp (@Loganchance) April 9, 2022
KINGS (29-51) at CLIPPERS (40-40)
When: Saturday, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Crypto.com Arena
TV/Radio: Bally Sports SoCal / 1150 AM | https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2022/04/08/clippers-focus-on-fine-tuning-everyone-else-on-kawhi-leonards-status/ | 2022-04-09T01:03:22Z | pasadenastarnews.com | control | https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2022/04/08/clippers-focus-on-fine-tuning-everyone-else-on-kawhi-leonards-status/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Former USC men’s and women’s water polo coach Jovan Vavic was found guilty on Friday, April 8, of taking more than $200,000 in bribes to help parents get their kids into the university as athletes even though they were not legitimate student competitors.
After a half day of deliberations, Vavic was found guilty by a federal jury in Boston of fraud and bribery charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.
Vavic, 60, accepted the bribes to help parents take advantage of relaxed admission standards for athletes at USC. Before becoming a coach at SC, he coached at Palos Verdes High School, from 1987 to 1990.
Attorneys for the ex-coach insisted he never took bribes, and was only trying to raise money for the school from wealthy donors.
Vavic was accused of working with the scheme’s organizer, William “Rick” Singer, to coordinate students’ admissions to USC as fake athletic recruits over fours, beginning in 2014.
Almost 60 people were charged in the case, including nearly three dozen parents who subsequently pleaded guilty, including actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin and Loughlin’s fashion-designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli. Parents have so far received punishments ranging from probation to nine months in prison.
Singer, a Newport Beach consultant at the center of the scheme, pleaded guilty in March 2019 to charges of racketeering, money laundering, fraud and obstruction and is awaiting sentencing. | https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2022/04/08/former-usc-water-polo-coach-once-prominent-in-the-south-bay-convicted-in-admissions-scandal/ | 2022-04-09T01:03:28Z | pasadenastarnews.com | control | https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2022/04/08/former-usc-water-polo-coach-once-prominent-in-the-south-bay-convicted-in-admissions-scandal/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
In this screengrab from video, Spirit, the newly named eaglet who was hatched on March 3, stretches its wings while being fed in the Big Bear nest on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Video still courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)
In this screengrab from video, Spirit, the newly named eaglet who was hatched on March 3, reaches for food while being fed in the Big Bear nest on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Video still courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)
In this screengrab from video, Spirit, the newly named eaglet who was hatched on March 3, reaches for food while being fed in the nest near Big Bear Lake on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Video still courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)
A baby bald eagle peaks out from under a parent in a nest above Big Bear Lake on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 in this video still. Friends of Big Bear Valley, which runs the web cam on the nest, is holding a naming contest for the eaglet. (Video still courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)
A baby bald eagle in a nest above Big Bear Lake is fed by a parent on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 in this video still. Friends of Big Bear Valley, which runs the web cam on the nest, is holding a naming contest for the eaglet. (Video still courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)
Bald eagle parents Jackie and Shadow welcomed a their first chick of 2022 into their nest on Thursday, March 3. The small ball of pink skin and black and white fluff is seen here under one of the adults about 25 minutes after hatching. (Video still courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)
Five weeks after hatching in a nest near Big Bear Lake, the eaglet whose arrival and early days have been livestreamed for the masses has a name — Spirit.
Friends of Big Bear Valley, a nonprofit that supervises a webcam trained on the nest Spirit shares with parents Jackie and Shadow, announced the chick’s name on its Facebook page earlier this week.
“With 2,641 entries and a total of 9,963 names submitted, our eaglet has its forever name!” the group posted. “Say hello to Spirit.”
Local third-graders selected the name over runner-ups Li’l Dipper and Hunter.
Spirit hatched March 3 from one of two eggs produced by Jackie. The second egg did not hatch.
“Spirit is now 5 weeks old,” Friends of Big Bear Valley reported in a Facebook post, “legs are more stable, feathers growing longer and getting way closer to the edge of the nest!” | https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2022/04/08/meet-spirit-the-big-bear-bald-eagle-chick/ | 2022-04-09T01:03:34Z | pasadenastarnews.com | control | https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2022/04/08/meet-spirit-the-big-bear-bald-eagle-chick/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The wait is nearly over.
In a matter of days, there will be no need to circle the block and parking lot time and time again to check out if Porto’s Bakery & Café is up and running at their newest location on Nordhoff Street, in the south end of the Northridge Fashion Center.
The Porto family has set Tuesday, April 12, as their grand opening – a day long-awaited among local residents and the Porto family.
“We are very happy to be joining Northridge and surrounding communities,” said Raul Porto Jr., chief executive officer and part time baker. “Many years ago we did a customer survey and were surprised to find out a large portion of our customers were coming from (this area). For years we had been looking for the right location and feel like we found it.”
Come Tuesday, employees will be masked and customers will be encouraged to do also, but not required. No other formal restrictions are in place for the opening.
On Friday, the business held the second of a four-day team training event to give the site’s new 200 employees practice serving invitation-only customers, to iron out any kinks.
The teams are ready to bake, pour some cafecito and break some bread, according to family members.
“We want them to excel, know our guests, focus on details,” said Jennifer Wells, head of marketing and brand strategy.
The Northridge location is the sixth Southern California business venture, which started decades ago by matriarch Rosa Porto, who honed her baking skill in her native Cuba.
Once in Los Angeles, Rosa attempted to find work in local bakeries, but as a woman in the 1970s she struck out.
She didn’t give up.
Instead, she began baking cakes nonstop out of her family’s home every Thursday through Sunday.
Several years later, having outgrown her home-based operation, she opened a shop a few blocks away where her pastries turned generations after generations became loyal guests and Porto’s Bakery & Café into a family tradition.
Since then, the business has flourished at sites in Glendale, Burbank, Buena Park, Downey and West Covina. Northridge is the third largest of the six locations.
Anna Figueras, 89, remembers hearing about Porto’s cakes from a friend early on and decided to seek her out.
She went to her two-bedroom apartment in the Silver Lake area where Porto baked her cakes and cooled them on sheets on top of beds.
Figueras’ first taste was the pineapple Cuban cake. She was hooked.
“Her apartment was so clean and the cakes so beautifully done,” Figueras said on Friday in Spanish through her son, Manny Figueras.
Northridge was the third Porto’s opening Figueras has attended.
“We are very happy and thrilled to know the Porto family still has that pride in their mother’s work,” the octogenarian said. “They use all good ingredients.”
And now a third generation is getting into the act at the latest location.
Adrian Porto, Rosa’s grandson, is the back-of-the-house manager.
The 30-year-old earned his business degree at CSUN went to a top-notch culinary school in Rhode Island, came back to Los Angeles and worked in other restaurants before coming on board at Porto’s. He was part of getting the Northridge location up off the ground.
“I was fortunate to work elsewhere to get the experience from the outside and bring it in,” the younger Porto said.
The multi-million-dollar renovation of the old Sears Auto Center has been in the works since August 2019.
Construction began in January 2020.
The project was to be set back on its heels several times due to changes in the ownership of the fashion center, city bureaucratic red tape, material and merchandise delays and COVID-19.
But Porto’s business operations weathered the storm.
Within three days of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call to shut down dine-in establishments to slow the spread of the coronavirus in March, 2020, the popular family-run Cuban bakery and café, famous for its meat pies, Refugiado guava and cheese pastries, cheese rolls and guava strudel, changed its business model.
Operations pivoted from dine-in only to online orders for in-car pickup for the first time in its 46-year history.
It also beefed up its ‘Bake at Home,’ taking holiday orders on select frozen pastries shipped nationwide.
Last year, it started offering a limited number of its products at the Northridge Fashion Center farmers market Wednesday evenings that turned out to be a big hit, although the family plans to phase out of that endeavor.
But now after months of construction and personnel training, the 17,000-square-foot Porto’s with a comfortable, modern-mix decor is ready for business with all their old favorites including the popular potato balls.
No two Porto’s look the same on purpose. They are designed to take on the personality of the community and neighborhood where they operate.
Rosa Porto’s pineapple Cuban cake is being reintroduced after having been taken off the menu just before the pandemic and brought back in honor of her 90th birthday last year. She died at 89.
For the time being two new products, strawberry pistachio tartlet and blueberry cheese croissant, have been added to the menu exclusively at the Northridge location along with a signature country loaf of bread made with heirloom grains supplied by organic growers and tend to have low water requirements.
“(The bread) is sweetened with apple juice, no commercial yeast is used,” said Tony Salazar, head of research and development. “When I have it, it is moist, slightly acidic with a nutty overtone. After you chew it, it stays on your palate.”
The main dining room serves 120 customers and a separate patio area can seat another 50.
Below the bakery & café, business offices, lunch- and rest-rooms and an employee lounge are housed in 4,500 square feet.
Daisy Cruz, a Sylmar resident, was hired as a cashier in the bakery department in November and has since been training at the other locations.
“It feels like a homey place when I walk in,” Cruz said. “It’s the smell that’s comforting and welcoming. It reminds me of my mom’s home-cooked food and baking. It just makes me feel good.” | https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2022/04/08/portos-northridge-bakery-and-restaurant-set-to-open-bringing-sixth-location-to-southern-california/ | 2022-04-09T01:03:40Z | pasadenastarnews.com | control | https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2022/04/08/portos-northridge-bakery-and-restaurant-set-to-open-bringing-sixth-location-to-southern-california/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
By Matthew Lee | Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The State Department says it is unable to compile a complete and accurate accounting of gifts presented to former President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials by foreign governments during Trump’s final year in office, citing missing data from the White House.
In a report to be published in the Federal Register next week, the department says the Executive Office of the President did not submit information about gifts received by Trump and his family from foreign leaders in 2020. It also says the General Services Administration didn’t submit information about gifts given to former Vice President Mike Pence and White House staffers that year.
The State Department said it sought the missing information from National Archives and Records Administration and the General Services Administration, but was told that “potentially relevant records” are not available because of access restrictions related to retired records.
The State Department’s Office of Protocol reported the situation in footnotes to a partial list of gifts received by U.S. officials in 2020. The office publishes such lists annually in part to guard against potential conflicts of interest. A preview of the 2020 report was posted on the Federal Register website on Friday ahead of its formal publication on Monday.
The report notes that the lack of gift information could be related to internal oversights as the protocol office neglected to “submit the request for data to all reporting agencies prior to January 20, 2021,” when the Trump administration ended and the Biden administration began. However, it also noted that there had been a “lack of adequate recordkeeping pertaining to diplomatic gifts” between Jan. 20, 2017, when Trump took office, and his departure from the White House four years later.
The State Department report comes as House lawmakers have opened an investigation into reports that Trump had taken boxes of classified materials with him to his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida after leaving office last year. The National Archives and Records Administration has asked the Justice Department to look into the matter.
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, meanwhile, has identified an almost 8-hour gap in official White House records of Trump’s phone calls as the violence unfolded and his supporters stormed the building, according to two people familiar with the probe.
Regarding the 2020 gifts, the department said it had “made attempts to collect the required data from the current authoritative sources … but it has confirmed that potentially relevant records are not available to the State Department’s Office of the Chief of Protocol under applicable access rules for retired records of the Executive Office of the President and the Office of the Vice President.”
“As a result, the data required to fully compile a complete listing for 2020 is unavailable,” it said.
Gift records for Trump administration officials such as former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former Defense Secretary Mark Esper and former Central Intelligence Agency chief Gina Haspel are included in the limited 2020 report, as are records for other senior diplomats, Pentagon and CIA officials. | https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2022/04/08/state-dept-gift-records-for-trump-pence-are-missing/ | 2022-04-09T01:04:04Z | pasadenastarnews.com | control | https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2022/04/08/state-dept-gift-records-for-trump-pence-are-missing/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Los Angeles: The motion picture academy on Friday banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars or any other academy event for 10 years following his slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards.
The move comes after a meeting of the academy's Board of Governors to discuss a response to Smith's actions.
The academy in a statement called Smith's actions unacceptable and harmful. Smith pre-emptively resigned from the academy last week during the run-up to the meeting and said he would accept any punishment the academy handed down.
I accept and respect the Academy's decision," Smith said in a statement.
The academy also apologised for its handling of the situation and allowing Smith to stay and accept his best actor award.
During our telecast, we did not adequately address the situation in the room. For this, we are sorry, the academy said.
This was an opportunity for us to set an example for our guests, viewers and our Academy family around the world, and we fell short unprepared for the unprecedented. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/04/09/will-smith-gets-10-year-oscars-ban-over-chris-rock-slap.amp.html | 2022-04-09T01:04:48Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/04/09/will-smith-gets-10-year-oscars-ban-over-chris-rock-slap.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Los Angeles: The motion picture academy on Friday banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars or any other academy event for 10 years following his slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards.
The move comes after a meeting of the academy's Board of Governors to discuss a response to Smith's actions.
The academy in a statement called Smith's actions unacceptable and harmful. Smith pre-emptively resigned from the academy last week during the run-up to the meeting and said he would accept any punishment the academy handed down.
I accept and respect the Academy's decision," Smith said in a statement.
The academy also apologised for its handling of the situation and allowing Smith to stay and accept his best actor award.
During our telecast, we did not adequately address the situation in the room. For this, we are sorry, the academy said.
This was an opportunity for us to set an example for our guests, viewers and our Academy family around the world, and we fell short unprepared for the unprecedented. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/04/09/will-smith-gets-10-year-oscars-ban-over-chris-rock-slap.html | 2022-04-09T01:04:54Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/04/09/will-smith-gets-10-year-oscars-ban-over-chris-rock-slap.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Tony Gonzalez and Brittney Elena play father and daughter in “Long Slow Exhale,” a series that follows a successful head coach of a competitive women’s college basketball team who finds herself in the middle of a sex scandal that could ruin her career. “Long Slow Exhale” premiered on April 4th and is currently on Spectrum Originals with new episodes every Monday. | https://rollingout.com/2022/04/08/tony-gonzalez-and-brittany-elena-star-in-long-slow-exhale/ | 2022-04-09T01:23:45Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/04/08/tony-gonzalez-and-brittany-elena-star-in-long-slow-exhale/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
In an email sent to booked guests, P&O Cruises has announced the cancellation of seven sailings of Arcadia, in order to reassign crew members to other vessels due to COVID-19 cases impacting crew availability. Though the ship only restarted passenger operations 12 days ago, all sailings until July 5 have been canceled.
7 Cruises Canceled
The Vista-class Arcadia only reentered service on March 27, 2022, with a 16-day round trip sailing from Southampton to the Canary Islands. The cruise has visited ports in Spain and Portugal as well, and will conclude the current sailing back in Southampton on Tuesday, April 12.
The current sailing is not impacted by the cancelations, but future voyages through the planned June 23 departure will no longer take place.
The canceled sailings range from 3-19 day itineraries, with “Short Break” cruises as well as Baltic, Norwegian Fjord, and Mediterranean sailings.
COVID Cases Impacting Crew Availability
The cancelation is due to rising COVID numbers that are impacting crew members available to work, and therefore making it difficult for the cruise line to provide their signature exemplary service.
According to a post from P&O Cruises Facebook page in responding to guest comments, “The current and extraordinary impact of COVID-19 in the UK, in the wider hospitality, service, and airline industry as a whole, has resulted in a temporary disruption to crewmembers available to join our ships.”
Even if crew members are not immediately testing positive for the illness, quarantine and isolation periods are making it challenging to adequately staff vessels.
Staffing issues may also be a result of crew members being unable to travel to meet their various ships to begin contracts, and redirecting crew members from one ship can help fill staffing gaps on other vessels.
“As a result, P&O Cruises will be re-deploying crew from Arcadia to other ships in the fleet. This is being done in order to maintain the company’s high standards of service of which we are very proud, across the other five ships in the fleet,” the comment continued.
Arcadia can accommodate 1,952 guests when booked at double occupancy, and up to 2,388 passengers when fully booked. The ship carries 976 crew members when fully staffed, but it is not clear at this time whether all crew members are aboard.
Compensation Offered
Guests booked on the now-canceled sailings are reporting that P&O Cruises is providing a full refund for the affected sailing, including any pre-paid shore tours.
The cruise line is also offering a savings on a future cruise and a future cruise credit (FCC) for onboard expenses. The percentage off a future cruise and the amount of the FCC vary based on which cruise the passenger had canceled as well as the fare paid.
All refunds will be automatically processed back to guests’ original form of payment.
Many guests are understandably disappointed at the short notice, particularly for the next cruise or two as there may not be time to rebook similar voyages on different vessels as demand for travel has been increasing dramatically for spring and summer sailings.
Last P&O Cruise Ship to Return
Arcadia was the last P&O Cruises ship to return to service after ceasing passenger operations in March 2020. There was great fanfare as the vessel restarted, including a special message from Paul Ludlow, P&O Cruises president. That message said, in part:
“Our aim is, always, to protect your health and wellbeing and maintain the highest standards onboard so you can simply relax and enjoy your holiday.”
With crew shortages, it can be challenging to adequately maintain those high standards. All P&O Cruises crew members are fully vaccinated and passengers are also required to be fully vaccinated, but breakthrough cases and exposures can create staffing difficulties.
P&O Cruises will continue sailing with the remaining five ships in the fleet, and Arcadia is scheduled to return to service with a July 5 sailing. That voyage is scheduled to be a 14-day roundtrip Iceland itinerary from Southampton, also calling on ports in Norway and Ireland.
In December, the P&O Cruises fleet will grow even further with the scheduled debut of the 184,700-gross-ton Arvia, the largest ship ever built for the cruise line. Arvia is currently under construction at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany. | https://www.cruisehive.com/po-cruises-cancels-seven-sailings-due-to-crew-member-availability/69600 | 2022-04-09T01:25:08Z | cruisehive.com | control | https://www.cruisehive.com/po-cruises-cancels-seven-sailings-due-to-crew-member-availability/69600 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HONOLULU, Hawaii (April 8, 2022) Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command contractors Emily Gonzales, front, and Anthony Bird record data and collect water samples at Catlin Park neighborhood as part of an interagency-approved plan for long-term monitoring of drinking water. The U.S. Navy continues to work with federal, state and local organizations to support families and residents, conduct long-term monitoring of the Navy water system, and work toward remediating Red Hill Well and the surrounding area. For detailed information, go to: www.navy.mil/jointbasewater. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mar’Queon A. D. Tramble)
This work, Catlin Park long-term monitoring [Image 5 of 5], by PO2 MarQueon Tramble, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright. | https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7134721/catlin-park-long-term-monitoring | 2022-04-09T01:28:32Z | dvidshub.net | control | https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7134721/catlin-park-long-term-monitoring | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HONOLULU, Hawaii (April 8, 2022) Anthony Bird, a Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command contractor, opens a fire hydrant at Catlin Park for sampling as part of an interagency-approved plan for long-term monitoring of drinking water. The U.S. Navy continues to work with federal, state and local organizations to support families and residents, conduct long-term monitoring of the Navy water system, and work toward remediating Red Hill Well and the surrounding area. For detailed information, go to: www.navy.mil/jointbasewater. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mar’Queon A. D. Tramble)
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For 20 straight years, the New York state budget was late — stretching well past the April 1 deadline, sometimes even into summer or fall. That streak was broken in 2011. It was then that lawmakers in Albany assured New Yorkers that the days of three men in a room — Albany-speak for a secretive process in which budgets and legislation are negotiated among the governor and the leaders of the Senate and Assembly behind closed doors — were over.
But none of those bad practices have really changed. And short of some of the genders being different, this year’s budget negotiations were the 2022 version of the very three-men-in-a-room process everyone derided.
Don’t worry, Gov. Kathy Hochul assures us. “This is a very normal budget process.”
Maybe that’s the problem: Normal or not, it stinks — in at least three different ways.
The first stink: The budget is a week late. It didn’t take long for lawmakers to switch their verbiage about the budget from “on-time” to “timely.” According to Sen. Liz Krueger, chair of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, a late budget would have “no impact on [peoples’] lives or their budgets,” later acknowledging the Legislature isn’t “perfect.”
Fine. It’s likely most New Yorkers didn’t even notice the budget was late. But this is a slippery slope. And for those of us who remember those years of late budgets, and the fiscal problems they caused for Albany and local governments throughout the state . . . we don’t ever want to go back there.
There’s a practical deadline for passing the budget by April 1, the start of the state’s fiscal year. Crafting and implementing a budget is arguably the most important aspect of the Legislature’s job, so New Yorkers should resist the urge to passively accept a “timely” budget as being on-time. One day, one week or one month late is still late.
What makes the budget late? That’s the second stink: Non-budget items keep gumming up the works.
By all accounts, the budget process was going smoothly until the governor and Legislature introduced big, complicated, non-budget policy issues into the budget negotiations. In Albany-speak, that’s called a Big Ugly, or a bill that includes lots of disparate items. In this year’s budget Big Ugly: changes to the state’s much-debated criminal-justice reforms, a supposed redux of the state’s maligned public-ethics laws, a reauthorization of to-go drinks for restaurants and a myriad of other non-budget items.
It’s the disagreements and negotiations on those policy items that appear to have caused the delay, which makes it hard to believe Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s claim last month that his conference wanted no policy in the budget, which “is just about the state finances.”
The delay caused by the negotiation of non-budget policy items leads directly to the third and most foul stink: Late budgets create urgency, which provides cover for secrecy.
Under the cover of the self-inflicted late budget, nearly every budget bill this year is set to be passed with a “message of necessity.” That’s the often-used, little-understood procedure short-circuiting debate on this year’s $220 billion spending plan.
The state Constitution says lawmakers should wait at least three days after a bill is introduced before passing it. But that requirement is waived if the governor grants a message of necessity. Originally meant for emergency situations, it has morphed into a convenient way of passing bills before lawmakers — let alone taxpayers — have a chance to examine them.
But the budget is already late. There’s nothing that prevents the Legislature from allowing the bills to age, thereby giving lawmakers and taxpayers alike a chance to review and weigh in on them. That is, of course, unless lawmakers are trying to hide something.
So, Gov. Hochul and lawmakers, we implore you: Please work harder to do things a little less “normal” — and with a lot less stink.
Tim Hoefer is president & CEO of the Empire Center for Public Policy. | https://nypost.com/2022/04/08/albany-returns-to-the-bad-old-stinky-ways-of-passing-a-budget/ | 2022-04-09T01:29:42Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/04/08/albany-returns-to-the-bad-old-stinky-ways-of-passing-a-budget/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Right, Mr. Ivan Bolden, chief, Army Partnerships and chair, Joint Services Partnership Committee, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G9, Headquarters, Department of the Army briefs members of the 63rd Readiness Division command staff about the Army Community Partnership Program and gives them an overview of Intergovernmental Support Agreements, Apr. 8, 2022, at the Sgt. James Witkowski Armed Forces Reserve Center in Mountain View, Calif.
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — For the first time in over 5 years, Sioux City is hosting State Gymnastics.
Around 12,000 gymnasts are in Sioux City for the 2022 State Gymnastics Championship over at the Arena Sports Academy.
KCAU 9 spoke with the hosts of this year’s event, Kelly Dornon of Siouxland Gymnastics about why these events are so great for the area.
“This weekend and all of the hotels that are filling up and the restaurants they’re eating at, the gas they’re buying, its just a whole multitude of things. It’s wonderful for Siouxland,” said Dornon.
Kelly hopes to bring the regional championship to Sioux City again in the coming years. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/sioux-city-hosts-state-gymnastics-championships/ | 2022-04-09T01:30:14Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/sioux-city-hosts-state-gymnastics-championships/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DES MOINES, IOWA – The inaugural season of Iowa girls high school wrestling now has a state tournament home and some season guidelines when the sport begins in the 2022-23 school year.
The IGHSAU Board of Directors unanimously passed season regulations and named Coralville’s Xtream Arena as the home of the Iowa Girls State Wrestling Tournament beginning in 2023.
“These are important steps for the first year of girls wrestling,” said IGHSAU wrestling administrator Erin Kirtley. “I commend the hard work that our wrestling advisory committee did to help set up our inaugural season. There are still items that need to be addressed, but it is exciting to have building blocks established.”
The 2022-23 girls wrestling season will begin with the first practice taking place on Monday, October 31st (Week 18). Competition begins on Monday, Nov. 14. Varsity wrestling team are allowed 15 competition dates. To give wrestlers the opportunity to practice with and against other girls, there will be unlimited scrimmages for the 2022-23 season. There will be one class for wrestling in 2022-23.
The IGHSAU adopted the 14 weight classes recommended by the National Federation of State High School Association (NFHS) for the 2022-23 season. Those weight classes are: 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 155, 170, 190, 235.
The State Wrestling Tournament will tentatively take place February 2-3 at the Xtream Arena in Coralville. Xtream Arena, which is also the new home to the IGHSAU State Volleyball Tournament, has hosted the last two Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWOCA) Girls State Wrestling Tournaments.
“We are thrilled that the state wrestling tournament will be at Xtream Arena,” said Kirtley. “The Xtream Arena staff have many of the resources we need already in place and have experience hosting this event.” Final details on the state qualifying tournaments and the state tournament will be released later this spring. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/sports/ighsau-girls-state-wrestling-venue-and-2022-23-season-dates-announced/ | 2022-04-09T01:30:32Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/sports/ighsau-girls-state-wrestling-venue-and-2022-23-season-dates-announced/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
On the Market: 5-bedroom Freeport home on 2.7 acres for sale for $349,000
Address: 3189 W. Forest Road, Freeport
Description: This custom-built home is nestled on 2.7 acres of land and comes with five bedrooms, three bathrooms, and 3,879 square feet of living space. The main floor has a fireplace, office space, dining room area, eat-in kitchen, and laundry. The upper level of the home offers a loft-like environment and comes with two bedrooms, a television area, and a bonus room. The lower level of the home comes with a recreation room and a walk-out to the backyard.
Asking price: $349,900
Realtor: Margaret Christensen, Christensen Home Town, Realtors, 815-233-7355
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Companies
Safaricom ranks best company to work for in Kenya
Friday April 08 2022Safaricom #ticker:SCOM took the top spot of the best 25 companies to work for in Kenya in the just-released LinkedIn 2022 Top Companies Ranking.
Linkedin unveiled its 2022 top companies list that ranks the 25 best workplaces for professionals to grow their careers.
The 25 companies were ranked using Linkedin company data and ratings based on seven factors including the ability to advance, skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender diversity, and educational background.
"This award demonstrates our dedication as Safaricom to have a better world of work and this is exhibited through our excellent Human Resource policies and people practices," Safaricom chief executive Peter Ndegwa said in a post on LinkedIn.
"Our ambition as a company is to become the number one employer in Kenya. We do this by providing our employees the opportunities and platforms to upskill themselves, while also creating a workplace that is inclusive and conducive for all."
Coming second on the list was lender Equity Bank #ticker:EQTY while national carrier Kenya Airways #ticker:KQ ranked third.
KCB Group #ticker:KCB emerged fourth in the ranking and NCBA Group #ticker:NCBA fifth.
Other companies in this year's ranking include ICEA Lion Group (6), Allianz (7), KPMG (8), Standard Chartered Bank #ticker:SCBK (9) and PwC (10).
This is the second such award that the telco is bagging this year.
In January, Safaricom was certified as a Top Employer in Kenya and Africa by the Top Employers Institute, a global authority on recognising excellence in People Practices.
Safaricom was awarded for innovative practices and policies aimed at driving inclusion for people with disabilities at the Zero Project Award. | https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/safaricom-ranked-best-company-work-for-in-kenya-3775616 | 2022-04-09T01:31:34Z | afar.com | control | https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/safaricom-ranked-best-company-work-for-in-kenya-3775616 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Companies
Safaricom seeks M-Pesa head for Ethiopia unit
Friday April 08 2022Summary
- Safaricom is looking for a new head for its planned mobile financial services in Ethiopia signalling the telco remains bullish on its M-Pesa rollout plans in the country despite pending regulatory approvals.
- Ethiopia said it would clear the way for Safaricom to introduce its popular M-Pesa in the market of 110 million people in 2021 after deciding to include the mobile phone-based financial services in the telco’s licence offered earlier in May that year.
- Ethiopian authorities told the Business Daily then that the Safaricom licence would be upgraded to include mobile financial service when it completes bidding for its second telecoms operator permit.
Safaricom #ticker:SCOM is looking for a new head for its planned mobile financial services in Ethiopia signalling the telco remains bullish on its M-Pesa rollout plans in the country despite pending regulatory approvals.
The Safaricom consortium, which also includes British development finance agency CDC Group and Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation, won the licence with a bid of $850 million (Sh97.9 billion) and aims to start commercial operations in Ethiopia this year.
“We are pleased to announce the following vacancy for the head of department M-Pesa (mobile money) commercial within digital financial services function in Ethiopia,” said Safaricom in a notice.
“The holder of the role will oversee the M-Pesa commercial team as well as collaborate closely with all divisions and business units within the organisation to ensure that M-Pesa products and services meet all the set KPIs (key performance indicators) as well as delight our customers.”
Safaricom said the ideal candidate for the job must have experience in managing a broad portfolio of mobile banking or money products/solutions.
Ethiopia said it would clear the way for Safaricom to introduce its popular M-Pesa in the market of 110 million people in 2021 after deciding to include the mobile phone-based financial services in the telco’s licence offered earlier in May that year.
Ethiopian authorities told the Business Daily then that the Safaricom licence would be upgraded to include mobile financial service when it completes bidding for its second telecoms operator permit.
This marked a willingness to depart from the existing laws that only allowed locally owned non-financial institutions to offer mobile money services.
“The second licence process, which includes mobile money services will not disadvantage the previous winner (Safaricom),” the director-general of Ethiopian Communications Authority told the Business Daily then.
“What will be permitted for the second licensee will be permitted for the first licensee. One thing we may be sure of is that the first and second licensee will have the chance to start providing mobile financial services at the same time.” | https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/safaricom-seeks-m-pesa-head-for-ethiopia-unit-3775072 | 2022-04-09T01:31:40Z | afar.com | control | https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/safaricom-seeks-m-pesa-head-for-ethiopia-unit-3775072 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Judith Roberta Bethel 1941-2022 Judith Roberta Bethel passed from this life to her eternal rest on March 27, 2022. She and her twin brother, Jack, were born in Worland, Wyoming on December 16, 1941 to Josephine and James Brown. During WWII, Josephine and her children Judy, Jack, and their older brother Terry lived with their maternal grandmother, Daisy B. Snyder, on the Fairview Dairy farm outside Worland. After her parents divorced, their mother built a new home for them in town on Obie Sue Avenue. During its construction, she met a handsome, hardworking builder and war veteran, John Iversen. Josephine and John fell in love, and married. A short time later they all moved into their new home. John Iversen soon adopted the three children. Judy's new family life included frequent summer vacations at the family cabin in the Big Horn Mountains. After graduating from Worland High School in 1960, she attended Cottey College in Missouri for one year and then moved to Laramie, Wyoming to attend the University of Wyoming. There she met Edward N. Goetz at a fraternity party. They fell in love, married in 1962, and started their family. Judy and Ed then moved to Cheyenne where they had three sons: Ed, John, and Robert Goetz. Judy was a homemaker until she and Edward divorced in 1974. After working for the Wyoming Tourism office for a couple of years, she started her career in the mortgage loan industry that continued until her retirement from Rocky Mountain Federal in 1998. During her work in mortgage lending, she met Don Bethel whom she married in 1980. They continued to live in Cheyenne until 1999 when they relocated to Lebanon, Nebraska and wintered in Apache Junction, Arizona. After Don passed away in 2014, Judy moved back to Cheyenne two years later to be with her sons and their families. She was also able to reconnect with several old friends through memberships in P.E.O. Chapter and in a book club. Judy worked hard and sacrificed to raise her sons as a single mother for many years. She was very proud of her boys' achievements. She thrived on the close relationships she had with their families, and especially enjoyed being Nana to her grandchildren and great-granddaughters. Surviving are Judy's brothers Jack (Connie) Iversen and Terry (Judith Ann) Iversen, her three sons Ed (Sherry), John (Shawna) and Robert (Stacey) Goetz, along with her grandchildren Stephen Collins, Kelsey Goetz, Mary Cruz, and Caden Goetz. Also surviving are her great granddaughters Emilia and Sophia. A celebration of Judy's life will be held on Saturday, April 23, 10:00 am at Schrader Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home with internment of her ashes at Mountain View Memorial Park in Cheyenne.
To plant a tree in memory of Judith Bethel as a living tribute, please visit Tribute Store. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/milestones/obituaries/bethel-judith-roberta/article_00ec1bbb-d7cf-5fdd-b0da-b9df5e31ee35.html | 2022-04-09T01:34:55Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/milestones/obituaries/bethel-judith-roberta/article_00ec1bbb-d7cf-5fdd-b0da-b9df5e31ee35.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Henry W. Buseck 1942-2022 Henry (Hank) William Buseck (79) (also known as Bill, Billy, PapPap or Mr. Wonderful!!) passed away April 4, 2022 in Englewood, CO surrounded by his family. Hank (or Bill as his family called him) was born in South Fork, PA on September 7, 1942 to Charles Henry Buseck and Faye Ireta Buseck (May). He was raised in Buffalo, NY, and graduated from Lafayette HS in 1960. Hank enlisted and proudly served in the United States Air Force (8 years) and continued his military service with the Wyoming Army National Guard (14 years) and served as the Wyoming Director of Selective Service in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Upon an honorable discharge from the USAF in 1970, he graduated from the University of Northern Colorado and worked 23 years for the Wyoming Department of Health and Department of Education. He was a dedicated father, husband and community member. He enjoyed camping, hunting and fishing. Hank coached his boys (and many others) through Cheyenne Sting and loved nothing more than watching a good soccer match. In retirement Hank (and Janet) selflessly gave of their time and energy to care for and spend time with their friends and family. They also enjoyed international travel and were known to “hop” a flight at a moment's notice to all points around the globe. Henry is survived by his wife of 55 years, Janet (Porter), his two sons and their families– Nathan Buseck and Lynzee (Ladd), their 4 children: Jack, Benjamin, Veronica and Isabella and Adam Buseck and Rebecca (Hecht), their 2 children: Linnora and Adelaide. In addition, he is survived by his brother Charles E. Buseck and sister Leona Drumsta and numerous nieces and nephews. Hank was preceded in death by his parents, brother Edgar Buseck and sister Faye Hauck. A celebration of life will take place in the Summer of 2022. In lieu of flowers or memorial gifts, the family is asking for donations to the Wyoming Wildlife Foundation or Cheyenne Sting Soccer Club (scholarship fund) in his memory. Go to www.allstatescremation.com to send condolences and share memories with the family. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/milestones/obituaries/buseck-henry-w/article_7e8bd00a-8464-5cd3-8588-2bdc2ac984ee.html | 2022-04-09T01:35:01Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/milestones/obituaries/buseck-henry-w/article_7e8bd00a-8464-5cd3-8588-2bdc2ac984ee.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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The definition of child abuse can vary depending on where one looks. While the federal legislation provides a guideline for states given federal funding, each state may have differing criteria to intervene in neglectful or abusive situations. These criteria and the precise definitions can be found within each state’s statutes.
In Minnesota, the types can be separated into physical, sexual/exploitative and emotional abuse. Also included are neglected and abandoned. Within these categories, there are specific identifiers to assist in deciding what constitutes each form. Child abuse can be simply defined as the purposeful action, or the lack thereof, resulting in the harming of a child by a caretaker. The most commonly seen form of child abuse is neglect.
In a press release from Mar. 30, it is expressed that the hope of Otter Tail County (OTC) is to see its people and establishments working to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and their families. In agreement and in full support of this sentiment, the OTC Board of Commissioners declared this April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Board states, “By ensuring that parents have the knowledge, skills and resources they need to care for their children, we can help promote the social and emotional well-being of children and youth and prevent child maltreatment.” The members emphasized that in order to find a solution to this important issue, it will take everyone within the community to show a willingness to take action. They believe that with the spread of awareness on the topic and the offering of resources to those affected by this abuse, the community can become a safer and more stable space.
Though most everyone can agree that harmful acts against the innocent are disturbing and worth addressing, there are many that feel as if these crimes couldn’t occur within the community or to loved ones. The sad truth is that this is occurring at an alarming rate all around the world. It happens more often and in closer proximity than most think.
OTC social worker, Stephanie Olson, states, “Child abuse and neglect happen everywhere, including our own neighborhoods. Twenty years ago when I first started out in child protection, it was overwhelming to see first hand the children who needed our help and depended on us for safety. Helping children be safe is my passion — helping them be safe and thrive in their homes with their families is a gift to witness.”
A local, well-known case recently resulted in the conviction of Reggie Bethel. He testified that he assaulted his girlfriend’s 11-year-old son, Mason Weston, when he didn’t want to do the dishes, admitting that he kicked the boy and slammed his head into a wall several times. Unfortunately, Mason later died from his injuries. This tragedy sent a shockwave throughout the community, but it is only one of many.
There are many signs that can be present when one is suspicious of possible abuse occurring. A child’s demeanor tends to change after experiencing trauma. Unexplained injuries are typically present. It is also common for the child’s caretaker(s) to avoid bringing them to a hospital for treatment of said injuries. Many children will try to avoid where the abuse is taking place. This is frequently seen in instances where a child will come to school early and attempt to stay behind later than the other kids. If a child is being neglected, he or she may look slightly emaciated or frequently express hunger. Children in this situation may also have a disheveled appearance or display a lack of hygiene.
Olson advises, “Observe your surroundings, do you see families who appear to be struggling — how can you help? Intentionally build relationships with children and their families who may need support. Families need support systems and safe people to rely on, sometimes we have no idea how much a simple act of kindness means to others. If you have concerns, report them to local authorities.”
There are many people taking action by spreading information on this topic and looking out for the warning signs. A report of child abuse can be made by calling 218-998-8150 to speak with a social worker. Anonymous reports can even be made with the exception of mandated reporters.
“When children are accepted and know adults care, they thrive,” Olson expressed. | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/child-abuse-prevention/article_624c0ece-b44f-11ec-9ed2-27d3be2fd74b.html | 2022-04-09T01:41:00Z | fergusfallsjournal.com | control | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/child-abuse-prevention/article_624c0ece-b44f-11ec-9ed2-27d3be2fd74b.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
CROCKERY TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 65-year-old Rockford resident was taken to a nearby hospital after an injurious collision on M-231, police report.
According to witnesses and police investigation, a southbound box truck failed to stop at a red light at the intersection of M-231 and Cleveland St., colliding with a northbound Cadillac.
The driver of the Cadillac, a Rockford resident, was pinned in the vehicle. Fire Personnel was called in to extricate the driver.
The driver of the box truck was not injured.
This incident remains under investigation by the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/lakeshore/ottawa/rockford-resident-pinned-in-vehicle-after-highway-crash | 2022-04-09T01:41:04Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/lakeshore/ottawa/rockford-resident-pinned-in-vehicle-after-highway-crash | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
David Peters was born on Jan. 1, 1950, in Hereford, Texas. He graduated from Blackfoot High School and later worked on the family farm. He enlisted in the United States Navy and from Apr. 7, 1970 to Jan. 2, 1972 served as a radioman aboard the USS Gridley. He would later marry Colleen Hoff on her parent’s lawn in Blackfoot, Idaho on Aug. 11, 1973. In 1976, he and his family moved to Bozeman, Montana.
There are endless words one could use when describing Dave Peters of Dave Peters Jewelry. The testimony from the individuals close to Peters is nothing but positive. It would be impossible to fit all of the kind words on Peters into one article. Even myself, hardly knowing of Peters, can remember going into his store as a child with my mother. He had on a big smile and I remember thinking that I liked this man because he wasn’t talking to me like I was just a little kid. He was talking to me like a normal person.
Everyone that came into contact with Peters seemed to enjoy his presence and could tell that he genuinely cared about people. When asked in 2018 why Peters wanted to get into the jewelry business, he responded, “I always wanted to be in a people business.” Peters expressed one of the most rewarding aspects of his job came down to the people. He remarked how he truly enjoyed helping people find what they were looking for, due to how happy they would get and that it was fun to assist people in the jewelry business because when people get jewelry, it’s for special occasions. “I think the other special thing is when we actually see the person who is getting the gift and how it makes them happy. Jewelry is truly a gift from the heart and there are a lot of people who have passed it on, people who have received jewelry from their loved ones that we were able to make look like new again.”
Dave was in business for over 40 years before retiring. At his church, Our Lady of Victory in Fergus Falls, he served as a catechist, lector and eucharistic minister. He also was a member of the Knights of Columbus. In the same 2018 interview, Peters expressed that after retirement, he wanted to get more involved in the community and continue to work with people. He mentioned getting more involved at his church, the Rotary Club or participating in more volunteer work. After researching and reading the testimonies, it’s plain to see that he accomplished all three of these hopes and more. Never forgetting to give credit to the people that have assisted him, Peters mentioned, “I have been really lucky. I have not done this on my own and I have had help, mentoring and education from a lot of different people.”
Dave met Karen Anderson in 2001 and they married on Jan. 13, 2022. After a brief battle with cancer, Dave passed away on Mar. 23, 2022 at the age of 72. During those months at Knute Nelson Hospice, he had his daughters by his side. He never stopped enlightening the people in his life and spread the message to take nothing for granted.
Speaking with Dave’s daughter, Chanda, she described how she and her sisters, Barbi and Amanda, worked at the jewelry store growing up. Dave instilled a strong work ethic in his children from the get-go. They weren’t allowed to go to the store if they didn’t do their chores at home first. She joked that he was a bit stubborn but that he cared so much for everyone in his life. “We had 3 foreign exchange students through Rotary International growing up. We actually keep in contact with 2 out of the 3. With Clarissa, one of the students, he took a mission trip down to Peru and was actually able to meet up with her.” She further described his love and compassion for people stating, “He was honored with the Paul Harris Fellow award multiple times and was Chapter president twice.”
Jamie Larson had many fond memories of Peters writing, “I first met Dave when I was 10 in 1982. The next time we met was at the Fergus Falls Rotary Club in 1997. My interactions with Dave were frequent after that as we golfed together often and spent time in community service and fundraisers. He was welcoming from the moment we started a friendship. He served as president of the Rotary club twice and was area 4 assistant district governor for two years. Dave was so good at encouraging others on the club to use their talents to make us feel like part of a team. One day, I was at a meeting, he tapped me on the shoulder and told me I was going to be on the fundraising committee. From that point forward, he encouraged me and numerous others to serve. He’d lead our invocations often. He donated a lot of money to the Rotary Foundation.”
“My favorite stories about Dave involve golf. We weren’t the best golfers, but we always had fun with the other members of our group. We played a number of times over the next 20 years,” stated Larson. “One day, he was complaining about his short game and said he’d been working on it. He did what he called a “quick putt” — that was a 2 minute labored process of aligning the ball and staring at it like he was playing in the masters. He hit the ball well, but it would always end up as a poor shot to the left or right. On hole 4, we were standing on the hill waiting for him to locate his ball. He came out of the trees and asked if we saw it. The three of us didn’t know he’d even hit it. He was frustrated and said he’d leave the ball in the water if that’s where it ended up. The next putt went in the cup and his ball was in there. He had knocked it in from 100+ yards away. I threw the ball back to him and he caught it as we all laughed. He had that twinkle in his eye. It was as if he knew it’d happened the entire time.”
At the end of the discussion, Larson had this statement, “There are many other stories we can share about Dave Peters. Everyone was touched in a special way.”
Bob Russell had this to say when asked about a fond memory of Dave, “One I would share is when our Noon Club hosted our Rotary District Conference in April of 1990. Dave agreed to be in charge of putting together the plans and being the Fergus Falls chaperone for the foreign exchange students attending the Conference, which included about 20 kids from other countries and 10-15 kids from our District that were heading out to another country for the next school year. Dave must have done an excellent job because when I was thanking everyone who was in charge of something at the concluding luncheon, Dave got the greatest applause heard at the entire Conference – the students just really loved him and what he had put together.
Wally Cole wrote, “Karen, Children and Grandchildren, your eagle, Dave, was patiently waiting for us 10 Rotarians to come so he could attend his last Rotary meeting before he left the launching pad to go home to be with his Lord and Savior. We were so privileged to get to sing “You Are My Sunshine” to Dave, at your request, as well as some of his favorite Rotary songs before he departed. I will long remember the good times we had with Dave at Rotary.”
The impact Peters has made on everyone he met is evident. At the end of the interview with him in 2018, he remarked on how he will miss everyone after retiring, finishing with this sentiment, “A lot of people in the past three weeks have been coming in and wishing me well and congratulating me,” Peters said, pausing for a moment. “I have had people even shed a tear and have thanked me for being here.”
He wasn’t just your everyday business owner. Dave Peters showed the depth of his compassion and desire to help others in everything he accomplished. The people that had the opportunity to know him will be forever affected by his presence. Though those close to him will mourn his loss, Peters will forever live on through their actions and memories. | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/peters-effect-on-community-ripples-across-all-who-knew-him/article_5e7888bc-b76b-11ec-819e-87b023b2318f.html | 2022-04-09T01:41:07Z | fergusfallsjournal.com | control | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/peters-effect-on-community-ripples-across-all-who-knew-him/article_5e7888bc-b76b-11ec-819e-87b023b2318f.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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(WASHINGTON) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country’s security service has intercepted communications of Russian troops that provide evidence of war crimes.
“There are soldiers talking with their parents about what they stole and who they abducted. There are recordings of prisoners of war who admitted killing people,” Zelenskyy said in an excerpt of an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” that aired on Friday.
“There are pilots in prison who had maps with civilian targets to bomb. There are also investigations being conducted based on the remains of the dead,” he said in a translation provided by CBS.
Zelenskyy said “everyone who made a decision, who issued an order, who fulfilled an order” is guilty of a war crime. Asked whether he held Russian President Vladimir Putin responsible, he said: “I do believe that he’s one of them.” | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/russia-ukraine-conflict/zelenskyy-claims-audio-intercepted-of-russians-proves-they-committed-war-crimes | 2022-04-09T01:41:22Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/russia-ukraine-conflict/zelenskyy-claims-audio-intercepted-of-russians-proves-they-committed-war-crimes | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Hillcrest Comets are set to host a senior all-star event this upcoming Sunday (Apr. 10), pairing players from both the Little Eight Conference (LEC) and Pheasant Conference to a boys game, plus dunk contest and three-point contest for boys and girls.
Those who will be participating in the all-star game (there will just be a boys game) for the LEC: Jacob Cook, Hunter Norby and Torin Olson, of Ashby, Tanner Heier and Chris Carillo, of Rothsay, Jake Wagner and Carter Thoennes, of Parkers Prairie, Noah Mansker, of Battle Lake, with Sam Brumfield and Caden Fischer, of Hillcrest. Hillcrest coach Ryan Garvin will lead the team.
Pheasant Conference players include: Zach Braaten, of Wheaton-Herman-Norcross, Owen Longnecker, of Ortonville, Ryder Staples, of West Central Area (WCA), Charles Kleindl, of Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley, Tyler Bitzan and Titus Fuller, of Brandon-Evansville, with Luke Joos, Matt Thompson and Zach Koehl, of Hancock. Kraig Hunter, from WCA, will coach the pheasant team.
For those interested in attending, events are slated to get underway just past 5 p.m., with the dunk contest and three-point contests. The game is set for 6 p.m., during halftime there will be a 50/50 three-point shooting contest for anyone who wants to participate. The proceeds of that event will go to the Murray Foss family.
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Golden Valley — — In continuing its salute to Title IX, the Minnesota State High School League’s Board of Directors recognized three women that are trailblazing pioneers in bringing equitable opportunities for females in co-curricular activities. Among other business conducted the board of directors affirmed the hiring of Lisa Quednow and Phil Archer as League Associate Directors.
Title IX, the landmark federal civil rights law, is celebrating its 50th year of enactment and in a run-up to the national celebration of its passage on June 23, the board joins thousands of other high school administrative leaders across the country with tributes. During the meeting, the board recognized: Lurline Baker-Kent — — The first female minority representative to serve on the board from 1980-83. Sharon Euerle — — Served as a board president and Region 2AA secretary from 2008-2018. Nancy Manderfeld — — First female region secretary to be hired and has served as the Region 6AA Secretary since 1990.
In other business: The board approved the projected postseason calendar for the 2022-23 school year, approved the projected calendar of meeting dates for the 2022-23 school year that includes board meetings, board workshops, area meetings and the annual representative assembly meeting. They also approved the recommendation of the conference placement committee to place Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley High School in the Little Eight Conference and approved the recommendation of the conference placement committee to place Ortonville High School in the Camden Conference.
The board of directors reviewed several policy proposals in alpine skiing, boys and girls basketball, dance and wrestling. Included in these proposals are the implementation of tie-breaker criteria in the state alpine skiing meet, opportunities for conferences to use the 35-second shot clock next season in boys and girls basketball and opportunities that would permit girls on a wrestling team to compete in four girls-only wrestling meets without counting toward the 16 allowed team events each season. All girls would still be held to the 16-event and 45-match individual limits in the current bylaw.
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In 2020, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) implemented a new program called the Quality Sunfish Initiative or QSI. QSI is the result of an angler-driven concern over the declining size of sunfish in Minnesota lakes. In an angler questionnaire, a majority of anglers indicated that they were in favor of implementing special regulations in an attempt to maintain or improve sunfish populations. MN DNR biologists evaluated existing special regulations and determined that lowering daily bag limits can produce quality Sunfish. Angler harvest is frequently the most important factor affecting sunfish size, and in most cases, if anglers want larger sunfish, they need to keep fewer. The prevalent use of electronic fish finders and other technological advancements combined with rapid social media communication also heightened those concerns.
Biologists identified and proposed over 100 lakes statewide with the potential to produce quality-sized sunfish on a consistent basis. Some of these lakes already had quality-sized Sunfish, so the objective for those lakes was to be able to maintain them. After a period of public input, the DNR received over 3,700 comments about the QSI and the proposed lakes. Over 85% of the respondents supported the initiative.
Ninety-four lakes were chosen statewide as part of the QSI. The new special regulations on these select lakes include one of two options: 1) A daily bag limit of five sunfish; 2) A daily bag limit of 10 sunfish. The new limits are daily limits as opposed to possession limits, which means an angler can only harvest the prescribed number of Sunfish per day from a lake in the QSI, but they could return the next day for another limit as long as they don’t exceed the statewide possession limit. These new daily bag limit reductions went into effect on March 1st, 2021. On March 1, 2022, an additional seventy-one lakes statewide were included as part of the QSI initiative, bringing the total number of lakes statewide with reduced daily bag limits to 225. No new lakes will be added to the initiative for the next 10 years.
Reduced daily bag limits for sunfish have been implemented on 23 lakes in Otter Tail County. Fisheries Biologists from the Fergus Falls Area DNR office identified these lakes based on a number of biological variables. Biologists analyzed lake specific Sunfish abundance, size structure, reproduction and growth rates to select lakes that presently possess or have historically produced quality sunfish populations. Public comment was also collected for these lakes.
Otter Tail County Lakes with a five sunfish daily bag limit include: West Silent, Franklin, Bass, Middle, Annie Battle, Norway, Fish by Weetown, and Fish by Parkers Prairie. Lakes with a ten sunfish daily bag limit include: East Lost, West Lost, Deer, Wall, Red River, Prairie, Stuart, Crystal, Fladmark, Twenty-One, North Lida, South Lida, Venstrom, Star and Long by Vergas. The statewide possession limit for sunfish still applies for these lakes. Fisheries biologists will evaluate the Sunfish populations in these lakes over the next ten years to determine the effectiveness of the new regulations.
Anglers fishing statewide for sunfish this year should check the 2022 fishing regulations booklet and public water access signs to determine which lakes have reduced daily bag limits.
For questions or comments concerning local fisheries resources, contact MN DNR Fisheries at (218) 671-7930 or e-mail at fergusfalls.fisheries@state.mn.us. | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/sports/outdoors/quality-sunfish-initiative/article_72db2c08-b75a-11ec-ae8e-fb47d84b087b.html | 2022-04-09T01:41:37Z | fergusfallsjournal.com | control | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/sports/outdoors/quality-sunfish-initiative/article_72db2c08-b75a-11ec-ae8e-fb47d84b087b.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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If you are a homeowner, taking out an insurance policy for your home to protect your property (and everything in it) is a must. Home insurance (otherwise known as homeowners insurance) is a package policy covering damages and losses relating to a place of residence, including any items in the home such as furniture.
Each insurance policy for homeowners has a liability limit, which specifies the amount of coverage that would contribute towards replacing or repairing damaged property and living costs while repairs are being made.
If you are new to home insurance, the array of information on offer can be dizzying, so it’s best to start simply. This beginners guide covers the basics, from why insurance for your home is important to the different types available.
Types of Home Insurance
Home insurance policies tend to be similar across the United States, although they may vary slightly depending on individual states and companies either in name or nature. The one exception is the state of Texas, whose policies differ from other states.
The most commonly purchased form of home insurance is HO-3, which provides cover for property and belongings, personal liability and protection in case of damage caused by “perils” such as major weather events, theft or vandalism.
Other types of home insurance policy include the HO-2 offering similar (but more limited) coverage (this includes a version for mobile homes), HO-1 (the most basic policy - not widely available) and HO-8, a policy intended for older properties.
Levels of Coverage
There are three basic levels of home insurance coverage. In all cases, the homeowner must pay a deductible (out-of-pocket costs for the insured). The first is actual cash value; this takes the equivalent cost for replacing damaged personal belongings and reducing it depending on factors like wear and tear or age.
The second is replacement cost insurance. This covers the cost of repairs or replacements at the same or equal value. The third home insurance type (extended replacement cost insurance), is designed to cover replacement and rebuilding costs up to a predetermined percentage. This policy type also tracks inflation in building costs.
Buying Home Insurance
When choosing your policy, make sure to get an accurate rebuilding estimate (and an estimate on your valuables) so you have an adequate amount of coverage for your property in case of major damages.
Give prospective insurance companies as much information as possible regarding any work done on your home so they can insure you to the full value of your home. This does not necessarily mean the policy will cost more; rather, it prevents you from being under-insured.
Gather a number of quotes from different companies so you can compare them for the best deal and find out what their customer service standards are like. Ideally you want a responsive company who are easy to work with.
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Virtual & In Person Hiring & Training Events at Triad Goodwill
For April 2022
SAVE THE DATE!
Second Chance Job & Resource Fair, on Wednesday, April 27 from 9:00AM – 1:00PM at the Windsor Community Center, 1601 E. Gate City Blvd., Greensboro. This event is meant to provide employment and resource opportunities specifically for Justice Involved, however— anyone is welcomed! The Second Chance Job & Resource Fair is hosted by Triad Goodwill in partnership with NC Works and Greensboro Parks and Recreation.
Participants are encouraged to attend the workshops and their name will be entered into a drawing to win (1) of (4) $25 gift cards. Goodwill will offer workshops that will showcase individual skills/qualities and empower them to let employers know why they should hire them. The workshops dates are as follows: Tuesday, April 19th from 10am – 12pm | Tuesday, April 19th from 2pm – 4pm | Wednesday, April 20th from 10am – 12pm | Wednesday, April 20th from 2pm – 4pm
Employers/Resources Include: Fed Ex Ground, Rice Toyota, Carolina Biological Supply Company, New Garden Landscaping & Nursery, Staffing Logistics, Family Success Center II, Operation Hope, and more!
Job-seekers are encouraged to pre-register for this event.
NEW Training with Multiple Dates Available!
Virtual Training Event: Interviewing Basics – How To Tell Your Story, via Zoom. Interviewing can be one of the scariest parts of the hiring process. This course will help the job seeker learn how to articulate their skills, strengths, and work experiences. The course teaches how to address difficult/uncomfortable questions, such as criminal histories. The curriculum includes topics like: Focusing on preparing for the interview, Learning how to respond to different types of interview questions, Learning and practicing how to address difficult or uncomfortable questions such as gaps in work experience, criminal histories, illegal interview questions, and more…plus, Learning and being able to employ effective and successful follow-up strategies, and Identifying the appropriate dress for an interview.
Dates and times are as follows. Click to Register for the specific time.
Monday, April 11 from 10:00AM – 12:00PM
Monday, April 11 from 2:00PM – 4:00PM
Monday, April 25 from 10:00AM – 12:00PM
Monday, April 25 from 2:00PM – 4:00PM
Virtual Training Event: Microsoft Mondays: Outlook Calendars & Contacts, on Monday, April 11 1:00PM – 3:00PM via Zoom.Microsoft Outlook is the leading email platform for individuals and businesses today. Navigating the many functions of Outlook can be overwhelming; this workshop will help students navigate the calendar and contacts in Outlook. The coursework includes: Creating appointments and events, Organizing meetings, Understanding the various views that can be utilized for calendars and contacts, Integrating Microsoft Outlook with Microsoft Teams in relation to scheduling and meetings, and Sharing calendars and contacts with other individuals. Register Here
Virtual Training Event: A Guide to Google Drive- Drive & Docs, on Friday, April 15 from 1:00PM – 3:00PM via Zoom. Google Drive is an easy tool to store your files and access them from any device. You can store pictures, create a budget sheet, and share files with family and friends! During this workshop you will learn how to navigate Google Drive and use Google Docs.Register Here
Virtual Training Event: Microsoft Mondays: PowerPoint- Building Presentations, on Monday, April 18 1:00PM – 3:00PM via Zoom.The Microsoft PowerPoint course covers a broad range of topics to help you create powerful presentations. This course will cover how to apply themes, use outlines, add graphics/multimedia, and create transitions to deliver effective presentations. Register Here
Virtual Training Event: Microsoft Mondays: Excel Charts & Graphics, on Monday, April 25 1:00PM – 3:00PM via Zoom. Working with Microsoft Excel can be challenging enough when trying to learn the software; however, building graphs, charts, and visuals is important in telling the right story from your data. This workshop will teach participants how to build graphics, charts, tables, and more.
Orientation & Introductory Workshop Every Monday!
Jobs On The Outside Orientation (on-going, in-person training) Triad Goodwill presents Jobs on The Outside program Orientation. Learn more about how this program can help you explore opportunities, gain skills, and market yourself for success. Orientation and the introductory workshop takes place Every Monday, from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at our 1235 Eugene Street Greensboro, NC Career Center. Registration required. You can register for this session by contacting our Career Center at 336.544.5305 or email us at joto@triadgoodwill.org.
About Triad Goodwill:
Triad Goodwill (Goodwill Industries of Central North Carolina, Inc.), a 501(c)(3) non-profit leader, promotes the value of work by providing career development services, skills training and work opportunities for people with employment needs. In the past year, Triad Goodwill served 2,518 people in the community and helped place 449 workers in competitive employment. 85¢ of every dollar earned in Triad Goodwill stores supports their mission of Improving Lives and Enriching Communities Through the Power of Work. | https://www.yesweekly.com/business/virtual-in-person-hiring-training-events-at-triad-goodwill/article_9af52490-b779-11ec-ac71-030465017ec8.html | 2022-04-09T01:54:09Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/business/virtual-in-person-hiring-training-events-at-triad-goodwill/article_9af52490-b779-11ec-ac71-030465017ec8.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Jazz Appreciation Month Concert Featuring Titus Gant
Join High Point Arts Council this April at Centennial Station Arts Center for Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM)! We’re kicking off the festivities on April 14 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. with live jazz music by local artist Titus Gant.
Born in Reevesville, South Carolina, Titus’ musical journey began when he began to play saxophone at just ten years old. He later earned a full scholarship to Claflin University, where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education, then continued his postgraduate studies in the prestigious jazz program at North Carolina Central University.
Today, Titus Gant performs traditional jazz that creatively blends his own unique elements to bring together a sound like no other. He has had the privilege of performing for former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, House Representative Jim Clyburn, Phylicia Rashad, Eugene Robinson, and Dr. Cornel West, among countless others. Currently in the studio, Titus is working to release his debut album. This collection of original works combines groove, creativity, and expression of faith to form a unique sound within the Jazz tradition.
JAM concerts cost $10 per person. Tickets may be purchased at the door on the night of the event or in advance online at highpointarts.org/events/. Centennial Station Arts Center is located at 121 S. Centennial St. in downtown High Point. The Whistle Stop bar will also be open and a food truck will be on-site. For more information about this event, contact programs@highpointarts.org or 336-889-2787 ext. 26. | https://www.yesweekly.com/music/jazz-appreciation-month-concert-featuring-titus-gant/article_5cff8bb6-b766-11ec-8112-9b254c7a8253.html | 2022-04-09T01:54:15Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/music/jazz-appreciation-month-concert-featuring-titus-gant/article_5cff8bb6-b766-11ec-8112-9b254c7a8253.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
RIVER WHYLESS CELEBRATES RELEASE OF NEW ALBUM "MONOFLORA" AT THE RAMKAT ON APRIL 23!
Come celebrate the release of “Monoflora,” River Whyless’ brand new album out April 8, at their April 23 show at The Ramkat! Special guest Alexa Rose is opening.
In August 2019, the four members of River Whyless - Halli Anderson, Ryan O’Keefe, Daniel Shearin and Alex McWalters - secluded themselves for thirty days deep in the hills outside Asheville, NC. Their intention was to make a record, the band’s fourth full-length effort, and first without a producer since their 2012 debut A Stone, A Leaf, An Unfound Door. Back then, that constraint was a matter of necessity. This time, it was deliberate.
Using mostly gear from Shearin’s recording studio, the band converted McWalter’s house into a multi-level homemade recording space. The basement became the control room and drum world. The main level, with its high ceilings and pine floors, was well-equipped for acoustic guitars and violin. They didn’t know yet where the vocals would be tracked. In truth, they didn’t know much except that they had the gear they needed, some time, and a collection of very rough-hewn demos theyhoped could be shaped into something honest and cohesive.
Accustomed to arriving at the studio well-rehearsed, for Monoflora, Shearin, Anderson, O’Keefeand McWalters came intentionally unprepared. They wanted to capture ideas at their source, in the very moment of their creation. They would start the tape and let it roll until they could let their conscious minds forget they were recording. Then they could simply create. Arrangements were fleshed out and captured on the spot. The foundation of songs were often recorded with the singers in a room together with a guitar, writing harmonies and lyrics as they went. Many of the vocals were finished within the first few takes, or even with the scratch take. Early experimental drum ideas were slowed down and pitched-shifted to blend with a changing vision of a song.
Of course, opting for this freedom of experimentation in lieu of a well-rehearsed outfit did come with a cost. “I think we were all unpleasantly surprised by how short a month suddenly felt as soon as we started grappling with the challenge we’d created for ourselves,” O’Keefesays. There were many, long days and nights, especially for Shearin, who, by virtue of his experience in the world of recording, was wearing at least two hats at all times: that of artist and engineer. O’Keefe, Monoflora’sdefacto assistant engineer, could relate. “It’s an intensely immersive and romantic experience to be wearing all the hats at once,” he says. “It’s empowering, exciting. But it’s also exhausting. We knew this, and yet...we were determined to put our years of experience to the test.”
On Monoflora, the band has, in some ways, returned to its more acoustic origins, this album shed of the hard-driving, electrified and/or synthesized outwardness that propelled 2018’s Kindness, A Rebel. But while Monofloracertainly features more acoustic guitar and violin than both Kindnessand 2016’s We All The Light, it would be inaccurate (or oversimple) to say that itharkens back to River Whyless’earlier, “folksier” efforts, like 2012’s Stone and/or itseponymous 2015 EP. The arrangements on Monofloraare, in many cases, more intricate and dynamic than any of the band’sprevious work, the instrumentation more eclectic and expansive, the members’roles as individual musicians more fluid and diverse.In the end, River Whyless is proud of what they’ve made, pleased by the ways this album reflects growth, and for the ways that it seems like a culmination of all previous works. | https://www.yesweekly.com/music/river-whyless-celebrates-release-of-new-album-monoflora-at-the-ramkat-on-april-23/article_1508939e-b779-11ec-930b-c36ce1acd5fb.html | 2022-04-09T01:54:22Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/music/river-whyless-celebrates-release-of-new-album-monoflora-at-the-ramkat-on-april-23/article_1508939e-b779-11ec-930b-c36ce1acd5fb.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
THE GHOST OF PAUL REVERE HITS THE RAMKAT ON APRIL 13!
Very excited to welcome The Ghost of Paul Revere to The Ramkat on April 13, 2022, with special guest Daniel Rodriguez (Elephant Revival)!
Music stitches together a strong community around The Ghost of Paul Revere. The Maine trio — Max Davis [vocals, banjo], Sean McCarthy [vocals, bass], and Griffin Sherry [vocals, guitar] — examine life’s ebbs and flows through a distinct and dynamic distillation of folk, bluegrass, rock, and alternative on their third full-length album, Good At Losing Everything.
In doing so, the band invites listeners to empathize as they holler along.
“Over the past few years, we’ve collectively endured many significant changes,” says Griffin. “When you’re writing music, it naturally morphs into what you’re doing. We were going through the same things without necessarily acknowledging it out loud, but the music writes itself along with life.”
“We always just wanted to be strong community members who create an excuse for people to come together, process, and share emotions,” agrees Max. “Those individuals who have supported us are growing all of the time. Our audience has given us a degree of freedom to grow. It’s liberating, because we’ve been able to take risks and evolve each time we go into the studio.”
Since forming in 2011, the band has created a following that has propelled them from a local to a national level, tallying 15 million total independent streams to date. After releasing the EP North in 2012, their signature style gradually progressed over the course of two full-length albums—Believe [2014] and Monarch [2017]—and a pair of EPs—Field Notes, Vol. 1 [2015] and Field Notes, Vol. 2 [2019]. They also garnered acclaim from the likes of Billboard, Boston Globe, AXS, No Depression, Relix, and The Boot, who appropriately dubbed them, “not quite bluegrass, not quite country, not quite rock ‘n’ roll, but kind of all three combined.” Along the way, the band has performed alongside The Avett Brothers, Jason Isbell, The Revivalists, Bela Fleck, and The Infamous Stringdusters, sold out countless headlining gigs, and appeared at major festivals nationwide such as Newport Folk, Austin City Limits, WinterWonderGrass, BottleRock Napa, Shaky Knees, Okeechobee, and Voodoo Music + Arts Experience. The boys also took home “Best in Maine” at the New England Music Awards twice, in 2015 and 2019. In 2019, their song, “Ballad Of The 20th Maine”, became the official State Ballad of Maine after being passed unanimously by the Senate and House of Representatives and signed into law by Maine’s Governor, Janet Mills.
In 2014, they also began curating, booking, and hosting their very own festival, Ghostland. Rooted in a love for Maine’s music community, the festival has grown into one of the state’s largest festivals, drawing both local and national talent to the annual Labor Day Weekend event.
Throughout 2019, they worked on what would become Good At Losing Everything. While it would be their third record with engineer and producer Jonathan Wyman, it would be their first collaboration with friend, producer, and co-writer Spencer Albee. They also welcomed new members, drummer Chuck Gagne and instrumentalist Jackson Kincheloe, as well as pianist Ben Cosgrove, into the fold to record.
They demoed initial ideas at Albee’s home studio before moving into a local venue for a month. There, the band continuously played the new songs together on stage until each felt finished. By the time they entered the studio, they were firing on all cylinders.
The first single, “Love At Your Convenience”, illuminates the group’s progression. Fueled by shimmering piano, sweeping guitar, and uplifting harmonies, it takes off on a soaring and soulful chant—“My love ain’t here for your convenience, if the grass is greener, then be done with us”—punctuated by unrestrained rock ambition.
Meanwhile, the opener and title track “Good At Losing Everything” slips from strains of gospel choir and handclaps into rustling guitar, a steady beat, and hummable harmonica. A heartfelt dedication to Taylor, they dispense some hard-earned knowledge: “If there’s one thing I’ve learned about life, my friend, you get good at losing everything.”
“As Taylor was fighting his battle, I was having very vivid dreams about his passing,” Griffin confesses. “I wrote about what it would be like to go to a friend’s funeral and how I needed to start coping with the feeling before I was in the situation.”
Originally composed on an old Casio keyboard, “Two-Hundred and Twenty-Six Days” hinges on warm reverb and an airy buzz as it blossoms into an “upbeat rhythm with somber lyrics,” according to Max. Then, there’s “Loneliness.” Stark vocals paint a vivid picture of “coping with depression when you’re living on your own,” as Griffin puts it.
Expanding the sonic palette, The Ghost of Paul Revere infuse string sections, looping, and mellotron into immersive interludes such as “28:27” and the outro “We Were Born Wild.”
“I started to experiment with looping and reversing tracks while on the road,” remarks Griffin. “I found elements already in our songs that melted together and created a landscape. We had never tried anything like that on a record before.”
“We began with just acoustic instruments and made this style we called, ‘Holler Folk’,” Sean adds. “Now, we’re taking chances and doing things we wouldn’t have done six years ago. We’re hungry to create new things and challenge what we can do together.”
In the end, The Ghost of Paul Revere open up both thematically and musically on Good At Losing Everything. Through widening the creative palette, the sound expands and attracts an even bigger community, while bringing the inner circle closer than ever. | https://www.yesweekly.com/music/the-ghost-of-paul-revere-hits-the-ramkat-on-april-13/article_94c1cb06-b778-11ec-bdc9-7346bd2a51d9.html | 2022-04-09T01:54:24Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/music/the-ghost-of-paul-revere-hits-the-ramkat-on-april-13/article_94c1cb06-b778-11ec-bdc9-7346bd2a51d9.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Face to Face with Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Event wraps up the 2021-22 Face to Face Speaker Forum Series
(Winston-Salem, N.C. – April 8, 2022) – Dr. Sanjay Gupta, neurosurgeon and multiple Emmy-award-winning chief medical correspondent for CNN will join the Face to Face Speaker Forum for an evening of conversation on Tuesday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Wait Chapel.
The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Julie A. Freischlag, Chief Executive Officer of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Dean of Wake Forest School of Medicine, and Chief Academic Officer of Atrium Health Enterprise.
Dr. Gupta, associate chief of neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital and an associate professor at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, is also a columnist for Time magazine, and a contributor to CBS News. He has been working with Everyday Health to produce “Health Matters With Dr. Sanjay Gupta” since 2013.
In addition to the main Face to Face event, Dr. Gupta will participate in a conversation at Wait Chapel at 5:30 p.m. moderated by students from Wake Forest’s Leadership and Character Scholars program. Students from area schools are invited to attend at no charge.
The community-facing Face to Face Speaker Forum brings world-renowned, influential voices to Winston-Salem to discuss topics in a variety of areas including politics, arts and culture, business and social justice.
The lineup for the 2022-23 Face to Face Speaker Forum will be announced at this event. New season subscriptions will go on sale May 1. Season subscription renewals will be available beginning the week of April 18.
Single tickets are available for purchase here. Tickets are free for Wake Forest students and students from area institutions of higher learning.
This Face to Face Speaker Forum is presented by Salemtowne. A complete list of Face to Face Speaker Forum sponsors is available here.
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About Wake Forest University:
Wake Forest University combines the best traditions of a small liberal arts college with the resources of a large research university. Founded in 1834, the school is located in Winston-Salem, N.C. The University’s graduate school of arts and sciences, divinity school, and nationally ranked schools of law, medicine and business enrich our intellectual environment. Learn more about Wake Forest University at www.wfu.edu. | https://www.yesweekly.com/news/dr-sanjay-gupta-coming-to-wake-forest-university/article_b929e1e8-b766-11ec-b0b4-63fd0c3181e3.html | 2022-04-09T01:54:30Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/news/dr-sanjay-gupta-coming-to-wake-forest-university/article_b929e1e8-b766-11ec-b0b4-63fd0c3181e3.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Want an Extraordinary Challenge? Consider a Thru-Hike
If you've never heard the term thru-hike before, your first question might be something along the lines of hiking through what? The thru piece is a little misleading because this is not about hiking through something but from end to end: in other words, hiking a long trail from one end to the other. This is usually done all in one go, although some people have to take a few weeks off to deal with injuries or family issues. Many set out on these walks to commune with nature and for the physical and mental challenge it offers. Many call thru-hiking a life changing experience. Preparation is key to success, and the tips below can help you get ready.
Choose a Hike
You can thru-hike one of the big American long-distance trails, such as the Appalachian Trail or the Pacific Crest Trail, or you can pick a shorter route, such as the John Muir Trail, which takes weeks instead of months. Other countries have paths you can walk as well, such as New Zealand's 3000-kilometer Te Araroa. Consider your hiking experience and the nature of the trails themselves. The Appalachian Trail is physically tough but has many towns along the way for resupply and is famous for its social aspect. In contrast, you'll probably need to have some wilderness experience before tackling the Continental Divide Trail, and you may see few other hikers on it.
Your Gear
You'll need the right gear for one of these expeditions. First, there's what many call the big three--your sleep system, your shelter, and your backpack. But there are other vital pieces of gear as well, particularly your shoes, weather-appropriate clothing, and water along with a filtration or purifying system. You may want a stove too. Gear can be costly, easily upwards of $1000, but you can look for sales and secondhand equipment. You might also want to think about personal loans. This is nearly always a better option than buying things on credit, and you can look around for a lender who offers a favorable payment plan. While you shouldn't waste money, you should buy quality gear because it is important not just to your comfort but your survival.
Training
The other necessary element for your success is training. You might hear people say that you can get your legs on the trail, but this isn't really the case. It might be possible if you are very young and already in decent condition, but most people risk injury with this approach. There are a few different elements to training and they go beyond simple fitness boosting tips and tricks, they are more tailored to hiking specifically. First, you need to practice doing what you'll be doing on the trail, hiking for several hours with a heavy pack more than one day in a row. This will not just prepare you physically but can help you decide whether you need to replace some gear or if you're packing too much. Next, you might want to consider strength training and other cross-training. You will definitely get into better shape as you go, but you need a basic level of conditioning before you set out. | https://www.yesweekly.com/want-an-extraordinary-challenge-consider-a-thru-hike/article_541c8cb6-b765-11ec-886b-3b5ab461b4c4.html | 2022-04-09T01:54:36Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/want-an-extraordinary-challenge-consider-a-thru-hike/article_541c8cb6-b765-11ec-886b-3b5ab461b4c4.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
When Square changed its name to Block (SQ) toward the end of last year, few doubted the intentions behind the name change.
CEO Jack Dorsey has long been a big bitcoin proponent and since late 2017, the company has allowed users to buy, sell, and hold bitcoin. Block views bitcoin as a catalyst for broader financial inclusion, which it hopes to stimulate through increasing awareness and the development of commerce infrastructure.
As RBC’s Daniel Perlin says, “Block has positioned itself as a leader and a business, not just with exposure to the asset, but continually embedding bitcoin as a solution within its products.” So, the name change obviously signaled a “greater focus on developing the bitcoin ecosystem.”
And that the company is certainly doing. More than just allowing for the buying and selling of bitcoin, the company is ploughing ahead with a set of major “bitcoin-focused initiatives.” These include a hardware wallet, personal bitcoin mining, and a “decentralized on/off-ramp” from fiat to bitcoin.
Including majority Block-owned music streaming service TIDAL, these “four emerging initiatives” are anticipated to factor for ~$140 million in non-GAAP operating expenses, amounting to 2%-3% of FY22’s investment plans. Perlin sees this as a “reasonable level of investment given the long-term opportunity.” And with the focus on expanding the bitcoin ecosystem, Perlin says it is obvious Block’s ambitions amount to “much more” than just being a broker.
While bitcoin’s revenue contribution is significant – representing around 57% of FY21’s total revenues – at around ~5% of FY21’s total gross profit, the “corresponding” gross profit contribution is still rather small.
As such, the 5-star analyst believes the “long-term implications” of Block’s plan suggest two major points: “1) its intentions to build key infrastructure in order to enable bitcoin-based commerce on its platform and 2) that the path to expanding gross profit margins will play prominently in the long-term viability of its bitcoin strategy.”
All in all, Perlin reiterated an Outperform (i.e., Buy) rating, backed by a $147 price target. This leaves room for growth of ~19% over the coming months. (To watch Perlin’s track record, click here)
Overall, Block generates a lot of interest on Wall Street. There are currently 34 analyst reviews on file and the overwhelming majority – 30, in fact – are positive, making the consensus rating on this stock a Strong Buy. Going by the $185.39 average target, shares will be changing hands for a 36% premium a year from now. (See Block stock forecast on TipRanks)
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APRA HARBOR, Guam (March 28, 2022) The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) arrived March 28 at Naval Base Guam from Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego, California, shifting its homeport as part of the U.S. Navy strategic laydown plan for naval forces in the Indo-Pacific region.
“My crew is proud to join the submarine force team in Guam,” said Cmdr. James Tuthill, Annapolis's commanding officer. “It's an excellent place to live, with a strong sense of community and a clear mission. We worked hard to get the ship through a shipyard period ahead of schedule, and we're ready to assume our place on the front line.”
The security environment in the Indo-Pacific requires that the U.S. Navy station the most capable ships forward. This posture allows rapid responses for maritime and joint forces, and brings our most capable ships and submarines with the greatest amount of striking power and operational capability to bear in the timeliest manner.
"I would like to personally extend a warm Hafa Adai to the Sailors and families of our fifth homeported submarine on Guam, USS Annapolis," said Commander Joint Region Marianas Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson. "Guam and the Mariana Islands are incredibly important to the overall defense of the region, and this additional capability further underscores our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific."
In accordance with the strategic laydown plan of 2021, Annapolis makes the fifth Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine to be homeported in Guam alongside USS Asheville (SSN 722), USS Key West (SSN 758), USS Jefferson City (SSN 759), and USS Springfield (SSN 761). USS Springfield arrived in Guam one week before USS Annapolis on March 21.
"As part of the U.S. Navy's plan to put the most advanced and capable units forward, USS Annapolis completed a homeport shift from San Diego, California to Guam in order to support Indo-Pacific initiatives and missions," said Capt. Bret Grabbe, commodore, Submarine Squadron 15.
The submarine's ability to support a multitude of missions, to include anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, surveillance and reconnaissance, and strike warfare, makes Springfield one of the most capable submarines in the world.
"My Sailors keep close tabs on world events, especially those in the Indo-Pacific region" said Tuthill. "We're ready to get to work."
Commissioned April 11, 1992, Annapolis is the fourth ship of the United States Navy named for the city of Annapolis, Maryland. Annapolis has a crew of approximately 16 officers and 127 enlisted Sailors.
Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines make up the majority of the submarine force, with nearly 40 still in commission. Annapolis returned from its last deployment, April 2021, where they conducted operations vital to national security in the Western Pacific.
Annapolis is assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 (CSS-15), which is located at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam. The squadron staff is responsible for providing training, material and personnel readiness support to these commands. Also based out of Naval Base Guam are submarine tenders USS Frank Cable (AS 40) and USS Emory S. Land (AS 39). The submarines and tenders are maintained as part of the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed submarine force and are readily capable of meeting global operational requirements.
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Former Chicago Ald. Danny Solis charged with bribery
CHICAGO - Powerful former Ald. Danny Solis has been charged with bribery.
Federal prosecutors say Solis agreed to take campaign contributions in 2015 in exchange for amendments to a zoning ordinance.
He chaired the council's zoning committee for years.
Solis has been a key player in the feds widespread corruption probe in Illinois.
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He cooperated with investigators for three years, and recorded his conversations with many politicians — including former house speaker Mike Madigan. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/former-chicago-ald-danny-solis-charged-with-bribery | 2022-04-09T02:06:13Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/former-chicago-ald-danny-solis-charged-with-bribery | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Illinois man found guilty of murder for shooting deputy at hotel in 2019
ROCKFORD, Ill. - A jury convicted a man of a federal murder charge Friday in the shooting death of a northern Illinois sheriff’s deputy.
Floyd E. Brown, 42 of Springfield, was found guilty of the second-degree murder of Jacob Keltner, attempted murder of a federal officer, assault and weapons charges. He was acquitted of first-degree murder.
The 35-year-old Keltner was a McHenry County deputy working with a U.S. Marshal’s Service fugitive task force serving Brown an arrest warrant when he was killed on March 7, 2019. Brown was wanted in a string of downstate burglaries.
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Brown testified Thursday, admitting he shot his AK-47 assault rifle through his hotel room door after he heard the sound of a gun being cocked when the task force knocked on the door.
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Prosecutors said he then jumped from a third-floor window and shot Keltner, who was positioned outside. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-man-found-guilty-of-murder-for-shooting-deputy-at-hotel-in-2019 | 2022-04-09T02:06:25Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-man-found-guilty-of-murder-for-shooting-deputy-at-hotel-in-2019 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Pilsen high school ordering students to lock up phones during school day
CHICAGO - A bold new policy is coming to Benito Juarez Academy.
The school is ordering students to lock up their phones for the whole school day starting April 25.
Students will have to check their phones into a locker at the beginning of the school day, and not be able to use them until the end of the day.
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School leaders say the decision was meant to remove distractions and foster a better learning environment, but parents are expressing concerns about safety, and not being able to contact their child in an emergency. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pilsen-high-school-ordering-students-to-lock-up-phones-during-school-day | 2022-04-09T02:06:44Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pilsen-high-school-ordering-students-to-lock-up-phones-during-school-day | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Richmond charter school teacher arrested, charged with 29 counts of lewd acts against minors
RICHMOND, Calif. - A Richmond charter school teacher has been arrested and charged with 29 counts of lewd acts with minors, including statutory rape, officials say. Her victims were seven boys, ages 15 to 16, the district attorney's office says.
Anessa Paige Gower, 35, faces multiple charges of child molestation. She was taken into custody by Richmond Police Department with assistance from Sacramento County Sheriff's office at Sacramento International Airport upon returning to California from Hawaii on April 6. She is currently in custody in Richmond. Since her victims are minors, their names are being withheld.
The biology teacher at Making Waves Academy, located at 3045 Research Drive, is alleged to have committed acts of sexual nature with the boys between 2021 and 2022, the Contra Costa County District Attorney's office said on Friday.
Victims and witnesses told investigators about a number of incidents involving inappropriate touching, and sharing sexually graphic photos over online platforms in this case.
According to Richmond police, Gower's bail is set at $1.2 million.
Making Waves told KTVU, Gower worked at the charter school for about three and a half months from October to February.
The academy's Chief Executive Officer Alton B. Nelson Jr. released a statement on Friday.
"During the course of an investigation into allegations that one of our teachers violated school policy, we learned of additional highly concerning allegations involving that teacher’s conduct. We immediately shared that information with authorities who are reviewing the matter. That teacher is no longer employed by Making Waves Academy and we have reached out to parents, students and faculty to provide support where it might be needed. At this time we can make no further comment," the school's statement read.
Gower is set to be arraigned on Monday, April 11.
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KTVU's Emma Goss and Henry Lee contributed to this story. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/richmond-charter-school-teacher-arrested-charged-with-29-counts-of-lewd-acts-against-minors | 2022-04-09T02:06:50Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/richmond-charter-school-teacher-arrested-charged-with-29-counts-of-lewd-acts-against-minors | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Báez single, game-ending review lifts Tigers over White Sox
DETROIT - Javier Báez provided a quick return on Detroit’s big investment.
Báez wound up with a winning RBI single on a game-ending replay reversal in his Motor City debut, and the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Friday.
With two out after newly acquired Austin Meadows tripled, Báez hit a drive to right off Liam Hendriks that sent AJ Pollock back to the wall. Pollock appeared to make a juggling catch, but the ball struck the wall before going off the outfielder’s glove.
The new-look Tigers started celebrating as they realized what happened, and the opening-day crowd joined in after umpire Marvin Hudson announced the reversal of the call.
In a quest to be relevant, the Tigers made a splash four months ago by signing Báez to a $140 million contract to add a desperately needed shortstop. They made many other moves, including acquiring Meadows in a trade from Tampa Bay on Monday after Riley Greene broke his right foot.
"They’ve added a couple pieces that makes their lineup significantly harder to pitch to," Hendriks said. "Two of those guys were the reason for the walk-off."
Eric Haase hit a solo homer off Hendriks (0-1) earlier in the ninth.
"With the moves made this year, the Tigers are here to win," Haase said.
Chicago’s Andrew Vaughn hit a tiebreaking solo homer off Gregory Soto (1-0) in the top of the ninth.
The defending AL Central champion White Sox scored a run in the first inning and two more in the second against the Tigers, who were held scoreless until the sixth.
Miguel Cabrera’s 2,988th career hit pulled Detroit into a 3-all tie in the eighth that didn’t last long. Four pitches into the ninth, Vaughn hit a soaring shot just inside the left-field foul pole off Soto.
Hendriks was one of five pitchers that Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa used in relief of Lucas Giolito, whose dominant day was cut short by injury.
The 6-foot-6 right-hander struck out six in four innings of one-hit ball before departing with abdominal tightness on his left side.
"I’m concerned because he felt something," La Russa said.
In his Detroit debut, lefty Eduardo Rodriguez started the game by striking out Pollock before giving up a pair of two-out walks and allowing a run on Eloy Jiménez’s single.
The White Sox took a 3-0 lead in the second inning with more two-out runs on Pollock’s single and Luis Robert’s double.
Rodriguez gave up four hits, struck out two and walked two in four innings in his first game after signing a $70 million contract.
Pollock, acquired last week in a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers for closer Craig Kimbrel, had three hits in his White Sox debut that will be remembered by the game-ending play.
"It was kind of a funky play," Pollock said. "I knew I caught it. I had no idea if it hit the wall first. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out. Crazy game. I got smothered by the wall."
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Meadows said it was "huge" for baseball to get back to business as usual after a 99-day lockout delayed the start of the season and COVID-19 kept fans out of the ballpark or limited the number that could attend games over the last two years.
"It’s nice to just go out there and worry about baseball, and winning," he said.
TIGERS TRIBUTE
To honor the late Kimera Bartee, the Tigers held a video tribute for the former first base coach and player, followed by a moment of silence. Bartee died in December. He was 49. Bartee’s son, Amari, attended the game with family members and threw the ceremonial first pitch.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Tigers: Manager A.J. Hinch said LHP Andrew Chafin (groin) is ahead of RHP Kyle Funkhouser (shoulder) in coming back from the IL. Hinch said he doesn’t expect Funkhouser to pitch this month.
White Sox: 3B Yoán Moncada (strained right oblique) went on the 10-day IL on Thursday with pitchers Ryan Burr (shoulder), Joe Kelly (right biceps), Lance Lynn (right knee) and Garrett Crochet (elbow) and OF Yermín Mercedes (wrist).
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Chicago plans to start RHP Dylan Cease (13-7, 3.91 ERA in 2021) against Detroit RHP Casey Mize (7-9, 3.71 ERA in 2021) on Saturday. Cease’s career record against Detroit is 11-0 with a 1.82 ERA. Mize, the No. 1 overall pick in 2018, is looking forward to facing the defending division champions in his season debut. "They’re on top right now and we’re going to go after them," he said. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/baez-single-game-ending-review-lifts-tigers-over-white-sox | 2022-04-09T02:07:03Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/baez-single-game-ending-review-lifts-tigers-over-white-sox | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Everything Everywhere All At Once is a giant nerd. It’s also a whirlpool, a funhouse, an unpredictable Russian doll of ideas and feelings and things, dense with trippy plot points about parallel universes and metaphors about familial love and acceptance. But it’s also a movie about movies, layered with references that not only pay homage to classic films of the past, but also reanimate them with unhinged verve. The film answers such questions like: What if the rat in Ratatouille was actually a raccoon? What if The Matrix was actually about an evil bagel? And, perhaps most romantically, what if Michelle Yeoh starred in a Wong Kar Wai movie?
Now that the movie, heroically directed by duo Daniels (comprised of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) has hit theaters nationwide, let’s dive into all the wild cinematic references that pepper the film, from that Ratatouille remix to the reimagined kung fu archetypes.
According to the Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once might not exist without The Matrix. “This movie is 100 percent a response to The Matrix, obviously,” Daniel Kwan said at SXSW, where the film premiered. “We wanted to make our version of it.” Kwan also said as much in the film’s press notes, recalling an afternoon when he watched a double feature of The Matrix and Fight Club, and how both 1999 films, particularly the action sequences in The Matrix, reinvigorated his love of movies. “I was like, man, if I could just make something half as fun as The Matrix is, but with our own stamp and our spirits, I would just die happy,” he said.
The parallels are instantly obvious. In The Matrix, the cyberpunk sci-fi blockbuster directed by the Wachowskis, a computer hacker named Neo finds out he’s living in a simulated reality and undergoes training to understand the dark truth about the world he inhabits. In Everything Everywhere, Michelle Yeoh takes on the Neo-like role, playing a woman who finds out she’s the unsuspecting, one-in-a-million hero in a multiverse where dark forces reign. Like Neo, she’s the only one who can save the day. The overt parallels end there, for the most part, though both The Matrix and Everything Everywhere lean on kung fu and martial arts for their epic action sequences.
Speaking of kung fu, Everything Everywhere is rife with nods to the practice, as well as classic kung fu films. The biggest nod arrives in the form of Evelyn’s kung fu master, played by Li Jing. With her fluffy white eyebrows, mustache, and beard, she’s a direct play on the classic Bak Mei, or Pai Mai character, a kung fu master whose likeness has been portrayed in numerous 1970s and 1980s-era Hong Kong films like Clan of the White Lotus and Executioners of Shaolin. The character was also portrayed in flashback scenes in Quentin Tarantino’s homage-o-rama Kill Bill, with Pai Mai taking on Beatrix Kiddo as an apprentice and teaching her everything she knows about martial arts. Everything Everywhere pokes good-natured fun at the archetype, making its Pai Mai an extremist about how everything can be kung fu, right down to a pinky finger. The Daniels take it even further, choreographing an entire fight sequence in which Evelyn beats up her enemies with her newly swole pinky finger.
Stanley Kubrick’s oft-imitated 1968 sci-fi epic got another poke in Everything Everywhere, with the film riffing on the classic opening sequence in which the hominins discover the monolith. But the scene also delivers the viewers into a rather peaceful moment in the otherwise chaotic film: in one of her parallel lives, Evelyn is a prehistoric rock, silently observing and enjoying the natural world…for a few moments, anyway.
Nowhere is Everything Everywhere more chaotically unbridled than in the “Racacoonie” scenes. In one of Evelyn’s other lives, she’s a chef at a hibachi restaurant, who's consistently outdone by her coworker Chad (Harry Shum Jr.). Soon she finds out that Chad’s getting serious help from…a culinarily gifted raccoon who hides under his chef’s hat, playing him like a marionette and guiding his hands as he cooks. It’s a deliriously funny riff on the plot of Ratatouille, showing just how silly the plot of the Pixar film is and how absurd it gets once the rodent is replaced by a bigger creature. But the Daniels don’t just float the concept by as a comic idea. They follow through, returning again and again to the subplot as Chad loses Racacoonie to villainous pest control and, with the help of Evelyn, rescues his furry friend. Rescuing Racacoonie becomes part of the narrative, showing Evelyn’s strength and dogged pursuit of being the hero.
In terms of style and narrative, the Daniels could not be further from someone like Wong Kar Wai. And yet, during a handful of scenes in Everything Everywhere, the duo pay painstaking homage to the director’s oeuvre, particularly his 2000 classic In the Mood for Love. As Everything Everywhere progresses, Evelyn learns that one of her parallel lives is that of a movie star of Yeoh’s caliber, with the film using real footage of Yeoh at red carpet events. However, in that parallel life, Evelyn learns that her success is only possible because she chooses not to be with Waymond, forging a different path ahead. Waymond somehow finds his way to the premiere of her latest movie, and the two go outside for a one-on-one conversation. It’s moody and dark, stylized with the same romantic energy as the corridor scenes in In the Mood for Love, in which Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung play two neighbors who can never be together, and must resort to exchanging longing looks that no one else can catch. These scenes provide some of the quietest moments in Everything Everywhere; there are no wild punchlines, no hot dog fingers, no secret raccoons. Just lovely cinema in the key of a classic Wong film. After all, what could create more cinematic yearning than being all the way over in a parallel universe and still running into the one who got away? | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/04/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-explained-as-best-we-can | 2022-04-09T02:07:41Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/04/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-explained-as-best-we-can | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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SPOKANE, Wash. — Update: A suspect has been detained in the fire that is currently burning within the Russell Road and West Highway 2 area. According to SPD officials, the suspect could be facing first-degree reckless burning charges and is currently cooperating with police.
Spokane fire crews are still responding to the fire and are currently diverting traffic away from the blaze. They are also trying to dig a fire line and contain some hot zones.
Level 3 evacuations have been ordered for the homes surrounding the fire, meaning that homeowners have to leave their property immediately. The evacuations are in order for Sunset to the south, Greenwood to the north and Russell Road to the west.
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According to Spokane County Emergency Management, crews are starting to get a handle on the fire, but residents should still stay away from the area and let them work.
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NEW YORK — Actor Kevin Spacey asked a judge Friday to throw out actor Anthony Rapp's sex abuse lawsuit, saying through his lawyers that allegations that he abused the then-teenage Rapp at a 1980s party are false.
The lawyers wrote in papers filed in Manhattan federal court that the alleged events Rapp described never occurred. Rapp has appeared in “Rent” on Broadway and in “Star Trek: Discovery” on television.
He alleged in his lawsuit that he went to a party in 1986 at Spacey’s Manhattan home, where a 26-year-old Spacey, without Rapp’s consent, “engaged in a sexual advance” by grabbing Rapp’s buttocks and lifting him onto a bed and laying on his body. Rapp claimed he “was forced to extricate himself” before leaving the party.
Spacey's lawyers argued the alleged encounter cannot qualify as sexual abuse under New York's laws because the only alleged contact with an “intimate” part of the body by Spacey was when his hand grazed the 14-year-old Rapp's buttocks when the older actor picked him up. The lawyers said Rapp “wriggled out” with no resistance during an encounter of less than 30 seconds.
There was no other evidence that would suggest any fleeting contact between Spacey's hand and Rapp's buttocks was for the purpose of sexual gratification or to degrade or abuse Rapp, the lawyers wrote.
The lack of evidence means Rapp's claims for assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress must fail, the lawyers said.
They said Spacey “flatly denies” that any of what Rapp described took place.
Lawyers for Rapp did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
When Rapp first spoke publicly of his claim in 2017, others went public too and Spacey’s then-celebrated career abruptly halted. At the time, Spacey issued a statement saying he didn’t remember the encounter but apologized.
Spacey won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in “American Beauty,” a 1999 film in which he played a frustrated suburban father who lusts after his daughter’s best friend.
In recent filings, Rapp's lawyers have asked to transfer the case to state court, saying Spacey cannot prove he has been living in Maryland and qualifies for the diversity of citizenship necessary to remain in federal court.
In fact, they argue, he has been mostly living in London since 2003.
They said he only lived in Maryland when he was acting in his Emmy-winning role in “House of Cards” from 2014 through 2017. He was fired from the show days after Rapp went public and former show workers claimed that Spacey made the production a “toxic” workplace and one ex-employee alleged the actor sexually assaulted him.
In November, an arbitrator said Spacey and his production companies must pay the studio behind the Netflix political thriller $31 million because of losses they incurred after his firing.
Spacey appealed the decision to a panel of three more private arbitrators, who found for the plaintiffs, making the decision final, and public.
A criminal case brought against him, an indecent assault and battery charge stemming from the alleged groping of an 18-year-old man at a Nantucket resort, was dismissed by Massachusetts prosecutors in 2019. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/kevin-spacey-anthony-rapp-lawsuit/507-18ce3c3a-ee43-448a-b516-27565f1bd0f2 | 2022-04-09T02:14:38Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/kevin-spacey-anthony-rapp-lawsuit/507-18ce3c3a-ee43-448a-b516-27565f1bd0f2 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
YAKIMA, Wash. —
A 30-year-old Kennewick man was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian for possession and intention to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin. David Reyes, aka “Lil’ Monster” of the Sureno Gang, will also face five years of federal supervised release.
Court information shows that Reyes was arrested for drug trafficking in March 2021 while under Washington Department of Corrections supervision.
Reyes’ home was searched on March 11, when officers found fentanyl-laced pills, about 350 grams of methamphetamine, 280 grams of heroin, a digital scale and several thousand dollars.
“The fact that Mr. Reyes previously served time in prison was no deterrent to reoffending,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge Donald M. Voiret. “This sentence will keep him from distributing drugs into our communities for the next decade.”
The case was prosecuted through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force program, with investigation by Pasco Police Department, Washington DOC and the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force in Tri-Cities. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Caitlin A. Baunsgard. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/30-year-old-kennewick-gang-member-sentenced-to-10-years-for-drug-trafficking/article_95f052e8-b7a7-11ec-9ebe-fff387420738.html | 2022-04-09T02:15:23Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/30-year-old-kennewick-gang-member-sentenced-to-10-years-for-drug-trafficking/article_95f052e8-b7a7-11ec-9ebe-fff387420738.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
YAKIMA - Diaper Drives have been popping up around the Yakima Valley the last few weeks thanks to a grant from the Washington Department of Commerce. Families with children three and younger can get free baby supplies like diapers, baby wipes, baby ointment and more.
The diaper drives were made possible through the Washington Diaper Bank Project Grant. The Department of Commerce set aside $5 million dollars to give to local agencies to distribute baby products to people in need. This number is broken down into $2.5 million for 2022 and $2.5 million for 2023.
Triumph Treatment Services received $715 thousand from the grant. This breaks down to $357,500 to buy supplies for 2022 and $357,500 to buy supplies for 2023.
Triumph Treatment Services is now asking for local organizations to sign up to help distribute these baby products to the community.
OIC of Washington is one organization that signed up to do so. They will be hosting diaper drives every Friday from 9a.m. to noon at the Henry Beauchamp Jr. Community Center. The address is 1211 South Seventh Avenue.
The Community Service Director for OIC of WA, Adrianne Garnerm said they've made the process as simple. When you arrive they give you a link to register for what you need. Anyone in the community with a child three or younger can receive the help - legal status doesn't matter.
"There are no barriers to this program," Garner said.
Garner added that after two years of dealing with a pandemic, there's a large need for services.
"When you don't have any financial resources you don't have a job and you're trying to make a decision between feeding or diapering your baby this is just one additional way to help," Garner said.
Friday morning, OIC held their third diaper drive. Garner said so far they've registered about 150 people.
Community member Elizabeth Hernandez went to pick up diapers at the drive Friday morning and she told me she's glad the services exists.
"Help for my grand kids and all the services and resources that the community has to provide I'm very thankful," Hernandez said.
Single mom Elena Diaz was on her way to buy diapers this morning, when her friend told her about the diaper drive.
"I took the chance and I just came here," Diaz said.
With everything going up in price, Diaz said having this resource really helps and she wish more people knew about it.
"We have to spend a lot of money like such things as diapers, necessities, gas money, bills, and I feel like taking a least one stress off is good for us," Diaz said.
Other organizations working to distribute baby products include Yakima Pediatrics, Department of Children, Youth, and Families in Yakima, Toppenish, and Sunnyside, EPIC Head Start, EPIC Migrant Program, Life Choices, Lincoln Avenue Medical Clinic, Mckinney Vento & Ram Landing, Salvation Army of Yakima, Save the Children, Stanton Alternative Childcare, Yakama Nation Nak Nu Weesha, Yakima Union Gospel Mission, Yakima Neighborhood Health Services in Yakima and Sunnyside and the Yakima School District Grad Program.
You can contact these organizations to find out how to get these products.
OIC of Washington said they also have rent or utility assistance. For help with this you can call (509) 452-7145.
"We just want to get resources out there to families if they need them there is no reason to go hungry, go without utility service, rent service or services for babies," Garner said. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/diaper-drives-pop-up-around-yakima-to-help-parents-in-need/article_ab2aebea-b799-11ec-aec1-9f6db4d391ca.html | 2022-04-09T02:15:29Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/diaper-drives-pop-up-around-yakima-to-help-parents-in-need/article_ab2aebea-b799-11ec-aec1-9f6db4d391ca.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASH. —
Governor Jay Inslee is directing all state agency facilities to lower their Washington state and United States flags to half-staff on Saturday, April 9 in honor of retired Washington state Supreme Court Justice Mary Elizabeth Fairhurst.
Justice Fairhurst died December 28, 2021 at age 64.
The directive says flags should remain at half-staff until sunset or business close on April 9, or first thing Monday morning on April 11.
Other government entities, citizens and businesses are encouraged to join in remembrance of Justice Fairhurst.
A Celebration of Life is being held Saturday April 9 at Saint Martin's University Marcus Pavilion in Lacey at 1:30 p.m. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/gov-inslee-orders-flags-to-half-staff-on-saturday-april-9/article_a3cfb03c-b795-11ec-9473-3fb75754b568.html | 2022-04-09T02:15:35Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/gov-inslee-orders-flags-to-half-staff-on-saturday-april-9/article_a3cfb03c-b795-11ec-9473-3fb75754b568.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
YAKIMA, Wash. —
A Kennewick man was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization and guarding a stash house in Kennewick. If he is allowed to stay in the country, he will then be sentenced to five years of federal supervision.
According to court information, the Drug Enforcement Administration of Tri-Cities identified a transnational drug trafficking organization operating in and around the Tri-Cities. DEA agents identified 28-year-old Jesus B. Zavala-Alvarez while investigating two people he works with.
DEA Agents say Zavala-Alvarez delivered two pounds of methamphetamine as part of a controlled buy during their investigation, which led them to his home.
DEA Agents executed a search warrant of his house in April 2020, where they seized over eight pounds of methamphetamine, 64 ounces of liquid methamphetamine and 19,000 deadly fentanyl-laced pills.
“The Zavala-Alvarez’s drug trafficking organization was flooding our city streets with their methamphetamine and poisonous fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills, marketed as legitimate prescription pills to unsuspecting victims of the Tri-Cities community,” said DEA Special Agent-in-Charge Frank A. Tarentino III. “Our neighborhoods are under siege from the criminal drug networks who use guns and violence to push these fake pills to the most vulnerable people in our communities.”
Additionally, his associates were arrested later on with over 20,000 fentanyl-laced pills, about five pounds of methamphetamine, several ounces of heroin and multiple firearms.
“Fentanyl is a poison being pumped into our communities at an unprecedented rate with devastating effects,” said U.S. Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref. “Even trace amounts in a fentanyl-laced pill can kill a person.” | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/kennewick-man-sentenced-to-over-11-years-in-prison-for-tri-cities-drug-trafficking-involvement/article_8f0e7a72-b77a-11ec-958d-434c720a964d.html | 2022-04-09T02:15:41Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/kennewick-man-sentenced-to-over-11-years-in-prison-for-tri-cities-drug-trafficking-involvement/article_8f0e7a72-b77a-11ec-958d-434c720a964d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
YAKIMA, Wash. —
Yakima Valley Tourism has announced a new free digital passport containing special offers for local wineries, the Yakima Valley Wine Pass. The pass is meant to promote local tourism, increase repeat trips and provide incentives and giveaways. It is developed through a partnership with Bandwango.
Over 20 wineries currently have promotions through the pass. It includes wineries in the Yakima area, Zillah, Prosser and Red Mountain wineries.
You can download the app to your phone or other device in order to receive discounts at participating wineries. The first 150 people who use the app at eight different wineries will win a free Yakima Valley Wine Country t-shirt.
Everyone who checks in to 14 different wineries within 120 days of starting their pass will be entered in a drawing to win a wine country getaway, worth an estimated $550.
Yakima Valley Tourism will also release a Yakima Valley Beer Pass and two other passports. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/new-digital-passport-offers-exclusive-promotions-for-many-yakima-valley-wineries/article_5bbea666-b792-11ec-ac18-77bbf63d116a.html | 2022-04-09T02:15:47Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/new-digital-passport-offers-exclusive-promotions-for-many-yakima-valley-wineries/article_5bbea666-b792-11ec-ac18-77bbf63d116a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PACIFIC NORTHWEST -Benton County Fire District #1 is a combination department, meaning some firefighters are volunteers and others are career staff.
Captain Ron Fryer has been with Benton County Fire District #1 for over 30 years. He started as a volunteer firefighter.
Captain Fryer says volunteers with certifications can move up the ranks, just like career firefighters.
"I started as a lonely firefighter here at station 110 and then I through the years took the promotion testing for Lieutenant and then I took the promotion test when the station captain position came up and took that and got that," says Captain Fryer
He says if volunteer firefighters can get enough training they have opportunities to move to city departments.
Captain Fryer tells me his wife called his volunteering a second job and now he's happy to be a captain at Station 110.
According to Lieutenant Jack Derderian from Benton County Fire District 2, 70-75% of smaller fire departments across the United States are combination departments.
The Benton and Umatilla County Fire Districts are just some of the many fire departments across the united states that rely on volunteers to help put out fires.
Benton County Fire District #1 is a volunteer-only fire department.
Captain Ron Fryer says training for volunteers is a lengthy process.
"Recruits in that wild line school and that will be for two months and that teaches them how to fight wildland fire and what to expect. In the fall, we have a structure recruit school which is a lot longer," says Captain Fryer, "it's about three months. Once they come out of both of those schools, they are a fully qualified firefighter."
I spoke with Nickolas Oatley from Umatilla County Fire District #1 who says, volunteers in their districts are a big help, especially during fires like the one at Shearers Foods in February.
training for volunteers looks different for every station.
For BCFD #1, firefighters train in April for wildfires followed by a three-month-long structure fire training in the fall.
Captain Fryer tells me volunteers who have not met their certifications aren't allowed to participate and help out. Instead, volunteers are encouraged to watch and learn from certified firefighters.
Lt. Jack Derderian tells me BCFD #2 has residents that are in school to become firefighters and/or EMTs. However, currently, they have fewer volunteers than usual.
Some of its residents are students at Blue Mountain Community College looking to become firefighters, others volunteers.
BCFD #2 offers an incentive-type program where you pay for the school and once you complete and pass the certification test, you get your money back.
Umatilla County Fire District #1 says they have about 20 to 30 volunteers among 5 different stations.
Fire departments encourage you to contact your local agency for volunteer opportunities and ways of getting involved. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/umatilla-and-benton-county-fire-districts-on-volunteer-firefighter-opportunities/article_aa91f26a-b79d-11ec-97c2-77c76d80ad7a.html | 2022-04-09T02:15:53Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/umatilla-and-benton-county-fire-districts-on-volunteer-firefighter-opportunities/article_aa91f26a-b79d-11ec-97c2-77c76d80ad7a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
YAKIMA, Wash. -
Yakima County Sheriff's Office has confirmed a box truck rolled over near Maple Way Road and Old Naches Road.
The truck rolled into an embankment, knocking over a power line.
Pacific Power was notified and is on its way.
The affected areas of both streets will be closed for approximately an hour, according to YCSO.
No one was hurt and there is no immediate danger. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/traffic/maple-way-and-old-naches-roads-temporarily-closed-after-truck-knocks-over-power-line/article_d5f10734-b7a2-11ec-8f39-0383ba697fda.html | 2022-04-09T02:16:00Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/traffic/maple-way-and-old-naches-roads-temporarily-closed-after-truck-knocks-over-power-line/article_d5f10734-b7a2-11ec-8f39-0383ba697fda.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
YOU’VE GOTTEN AROUND HERE PRETTY WELL SINCE JOINING HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS. ARE THERE ANY CONCERNS OR THOUGHTS THAT THIS NEW CAR IS GOING TO COMPLETELY TAKE AWAY SOME OF THE GOOD HABITS YOU HAVE HERE, THE FEEL THAT YOU HAVE, AND IT’S NO LONGER GOING TO BE BASICALLY YOUR MARTINSVILLE?
“Yes and no. I did get to run the wheel force car here last year, which was a Next Gen car. I think running Richmond (Raceway) last weekend gave us a good idea that the short tracks are kind of still the short tracks. You still fight really similar things. While you may not have the same issues with things like wheel hop and stuff like that, it’s still loose in, tight in the center and loose off; kind of the standard stuff. We still weren’t good on short runs. We were still really good on long runs. So, it was pretty typical us. I think it will hopefully still be a good place for us.”
WITH THE BIGGER BRAKES, DOES IT STILL LOOK LIKE MARTINSVILLE – THE WAY THE RACE PLAYS OUT AND THE WAY THE DRIVERS RACE EACH OTHER?
“Yeah, I think so. I think this car definitely lends itself to being more aggressive. It’s not nearly as fragile as the old car was. We have more braking power than we have grip. So like Richmond (Raceway), you don’t have much grip to lean on the car getting into the corner. So, you have a ton of brake power, but you can’t really use it. I think this will be pretty similar to that. I’m excited to see how it works out.”
THIS RACE HAS GONE FROM 500 LAPS TO 400 LAPS. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT AND HOW THAT YOU FEEL THAT WILL IMPACT EVERYTHING?
“I think it’s great. I don’t think it’s going to impact the race very much. It’s still a long day around this place, for sure, so it’s not like it’s a short one. The stage lengths kind of change a little bit, but I think it’ll look similar. I think it’s definitely a good move and hopefully puts on an exciting show for the fans.”
LAST FALL, YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN THE RECORD BOOK HERE. IT’S 75 YEARS OF MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY. HOW NEAT WAS IT TO GET THAT WIN AND JUST BE A PART OF THAT WINNING TRADITION BECAUSE EVERYONE STRIVES TO GET THAT GRANDFATHER CLOCK?
“Yeah, it’s really special to have a win here. Obviously, it’s a really special trophy. We had some controversy, but still super cool to be able to win here. It means a lot to me. It’s a place that I honestly struggled at quite a bit at first. I feel like I’ve worked really hard to get better here and, lately, we have been pretty successful here. Hopefully we get another one this weekend.”
AT DOVER, HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS SWEPT THE TOP-FOUR LAST YEAR. HOW BIG OF A DEAL WAS THAT? DID YOU UNDERSTAND THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND WHAT WAS THAT LIKE?
“Yeah, I think looking back at post-race, we all immediately understood and realized how special it was. Some things that we got to do throughout the week, like the photo we were able to take on Monday morning and stuff like that, was really cool. It was pretty special to be a part of that and be on the front side of that, as well.”
WHAT WAS IT LIKE IN THE CLOSING LAPS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT LOOKED LIKE THAT WAS A POSSIBILITY?
“I didn’t know we were 1-2-3-4 until after the race was over. I was just trying to hold the No. 5 (Kyle Larson) off and win the race; kind of business as usual until post-race.”
WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT THE DRAFTING AT DAYTONA AND WHAT DO YOU EXPECT WITH THE NEXT GEN CAR AT TALLADEGA?
“Yeah, we got stuck with flat tires and four laps down pretty quickly at Daytona (International Speedway). Hopefully we can have a better day at Talladega (Superspeedway). The draft is similar, but different. It’s still superspeedway racing. I think Talladega is going to be pretty similar to Daytona, as they always are. Looking forward to trying to get some redemption from the Daytona 500.”
BRISTOL DIRT IS NEXT WEEK. HOW DO YOU FEEL GOING INTO THAT RACE THIS YEAR COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO?
“Yeah, it feels all new again, with the new car and not knowing what to expect on how the car drives. I’m looking forward to it. I think it being a night race is obviously a great call. We’ll see how it plays out. Hopefully we’ll eliminate some of the struggles from last year; whether it’s the dust, the mud and just lack of being able to see. I’d like to be able to see where my race car is traveling. But other than that, I’m really looking forward to it.”
IF BRISTOL DOESN’T GO AS HOPEFUL AS PEOPLE ARE THINKING IT WILL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE DIRT EXPERIMENT CONTINUE AT A DIFFERENT TRACK, LIKE MORE OF A DIRT TRACK ITSELF; OR SHOULD NASCAR STICK TO PAVED RACETRACKS?
“I think as far as dirt tracks that are that size, the same things are going to happen wherever we go, with vision and things like that. I think ARCA is a good example of being able to make it work really successfully, but they’re running basically on rubber when they go to the mile (tracks).
I think the dirt thing is really cool. I enjoy it. We were really strong last year until we broke a transmission. So, I’m all for it. Hopefully the sequential is a little harder to break for me and I don’t create my own issue there again and have to ride around in third gear all day. I think it’s fun. The cars are really fun to drive. Obviously, it presents its own unique set of challenges and we’ve only had one try to get it right so far. I think the more we do it, the better it’s going to get.”
THE WEATHER TOMORROW NIGHT, IT’S GOING TO BE COLD. DOES THAT HAVE ANY EFFECT ON A DRIVER WHEN IT’S COLD LIKE THAT AND WHAT EFFECT IT MIGHT HAVE ON THE TRACK ITSELF?
“Yeah, I think the biggest thing is typically when it’s that cold, the racetrack has a lot of grip. Tire fall-off is not as bad as it is when it’s really hot and slick. From my side, Greg (Ives, crew chief) texted me earlier this week and he took all my cooling stuff out of the car. So, hopefully it actually is cold because if it gets hot tomorrow night, I’m going to be complaining (laughs).
It will just be a little different from the tire fall-off side of things. But it really doesn’t change a lot.”
THIS YEAR, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVEN DIFFERENT WINNERS TO START THE SEASON. LAST YEAR STARTED IN A VERY SIMILAR WAY. IS THAT JUST COINCIDENCE THAT THE SEASON HAS STARTED OFF LIKE THIS? TALK HAS ALREADY STARTED THAT THERE COULD BE 16 OR MORE DIFFERENT WINNERS BY THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON – DO YOU BUY INTO THAT?
“Yeah, I think people probably will win multiple times. For me, I don’t really pay attention to that stuff a lot. I focus on my own thing and my own weeks; and just trying to go to the racetrack and do the best job I can. But my opinion, I think you’ll see people win multiple times. I don’t think you’ll see 16 different winners, but maybe you will. I guess we’ll wait and see.”
ARE YOU SURPRISED IT STARTED OUT THIS WAY LIKE LAST YEAR?
“Not really. I think with the new car, guys are figuring it out week-to-week. Big gains are being made right now. So, I’m not surprised to see so many winners.”
SPEAKING OF THIS CAR, IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYWHERE WE GO, IT’S GIVING US A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN TERMS OF THE RACING. IS THAT A GOOD THING FOR THE SERIES AND IS THAT A GOOD SIGN OF WHAT THIS CAR CAN DO?
“Yeah, I think it’s good. It’s like anything – the old car had tracks that it put on a really great show and tracks that left a little bit to be desired with it. I think this car is going to have places that it puts on a better show than others. That’s kind of how it is with any racecar.
I think it’s been really good. We’re all fighting our own individual struggles with it, whether it’s guys dealing with pedal stuff, seat stuff, handling stuff, whatever it is. It’s been a big learning process, which it’s been fun having something new that you’re not familiar with; and it’s not the same that it’s been, what feels like, forever. I’ve been enjoying it and I think it’s been really good.”
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JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Mustang – WHAT TURNS YOU ON ABOUT THIS F-150 LIGHTNING TRUCK? “I think the F-150 Lightning hits all of the markers that I want out of a truck. It’s got the styling. It has the use-ability and it’s really fast. I mean, you remember the Ford Lightnings from before and that was all about performance and speed. This thing is going 0-60 in under four seconds. None of them go that fast before, so this is the fastest Lightning there’s been. You can put your kids in the back, and fill it up in the bed and then you’ve got a frunk you can put even more stuff. For someone like me that has three screaming kids, this is the perfect vehicle. I think for someone that’s going to the construction site, it’s the perfect vehicle because you can plug your stuff right in the back. You can plug all your power tools in and whatever you need. Someone at home, one of the big selling pieces is you can light up your home when the power goes out with this thing. You can plug it right in, so there are a lot of really cool, special pieces with this truck. One of my favorite pieces is the styling, personally. It looks like the F-150. Everyone loves Ford F-150 for so many reasons and I think one of the most important ones is that it looks cool. People love customizing them. People love just the way they look in different trim packages and this truck kind of continues that tradition of good looks.”
DO YOU WORRY ABOUT HAVING THAT MUCH POWER ON REGULAR ROADS DRIVING AMONGST NORMAL PEOPLE? “Do I worry about it? No, I’d rather have all of it. I want all the power you can give me. There’s never enough. You can control it. There’s a pedal for that. It’s not a switch, it’s a pedal and you can modulate that (laughing).”
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY AND HOW THINGS ARE EVOLVING? “To see the technology of what electrification is and the sustainability piece that goes along with that is pretty impressive how quickly that’s developing. You think about where electric vehicles were three years ago, one year ago, and where is it gonna be another year from now? Things are just happening so rapidly – battery technology, charging stations being put in. I obviously work with Shell and there’s a lot of work on that side of it that I see, and then everyone is just working together because it’s happening. It’s gonna happen. We can’t stop it. It’s gonna be a big movement in our world and especially in our country, so we have to adapt. We have to look for the advantage in that and also see that it is good. It’s good to do. It’s good for our world, so it’s kind of that next thing. Think about when vehicles came out in general. That was a big movement. You think of other game-changing things. Power to homes. That was a big thing. When you got a smart phone. That was a big thing. Electric vehicles is the next big thing.”
WHAT COLOR DID YOU ORDER? “I got a blue one ordered. I have a blue Tremor right now that I like and my son loves it. His favorite color is blue, so we got blue mainly because he thinks it’s cool and I think it looks cool. It’s Ford blue. It makes sense. It looks nice.”
ARE YOU READY TO RACE A HYBRID OR ELECTRIC VEHICLE? “Yeah, I think we can in the future. I don’t think it’s too far down the road if you ask me, to be honest with you. I don’t think we want to completely get rid of the internal combustion engines. I think there’s a lot of tradition behind that, so I think there’s a lot of stuff about just fans in general that love the sound and the feel of what NASCAR brings to the table. But I think if you do some kind of hybrid with some electric engine in there somehow, I think that can be a real game-changer to where you can kind of check both boxes. I think that’s important for the OEMs that are in our industry right now that, ‘Hey, this is where it’s going.’ We have to be able to touch on both of those things to be able to stay relevant and keep the interest of OEMs and bring new ones in.”
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT BRISTOL DIRT NEXT WEEK? “I’m excited. I had fun last year. You just kind of have to go with it. There’s still a lot of unknowns. We might know a little bit more than we did last year, but you have a whole new car now and there are areas I still want to be better at. That’s why I’m running the Truck race, so I don’t know. We’ll just kind of get up there and go racing like we do every other week.”
DO YOU WANT TO SEE DIRT CONTINUE MAYBE AT A DIFFERENT TRACK IF THIS BRISTOL EXPERIENCE DOESN’T WORK OUT, OR BE DONE WITH IT COMPLETELY AND STICK TO PAVED TRACKS? “I don’t think it’s a dirt experiment anymore. We already did it once. That was an experiment last year and I think most people liked it. I say this about our sport all the time, there are people that love short track racing. There are people that love superspeedways and hate short track racing. There are people that love mile-and-a-half racing. We get to do it all and some weeks you’re gonna see your favorite track and some weeks you’re gonna see something completely different. The fact that NASCAR is going to different things. We just ran the Clash. I thought that was crazy, but it was actually pretty good and really big for our sport. What’s next? We can race anywhere. We’ve proven we can put on a great race and an entertaining race for the fans, and a competitive race for the competitors out there. I don’t care where we go. Let’s do it. I think it’s great and if that’s on dirt, fine. If it’s at a local dirt track or Bristol, I don’t care. I’m gonna go race where they tell me to race and try to win and I think, honestly, it’s been pretty good here the last few years of the unknowns. When we go to those new tracks – Road America, the place packs out. Go back to Nashville after not going there for 10 years or so, the place packs out. So there’s something to that on bringing races to different markets that we haven’t gone to and bringing the races to the fans, whether it’s on whatever kind of track.”
IT’S ALMOST LIKE BRISTOL IS GETTING A RE-DO FROM LAST YEAR WITH THE WEATHER HOPEFULLY BEING BETTER AND THE RACE MOVING TO NIGHT? “Absolutely, and there’s gonna be things that we’re still gonna have issues. We still have a new car when we go there, so there are some unknowns like how the car is gonna cool? How is the car gonna handle the mud and dirt and where is it all gonna collect? What’s the dust gonna be like in the car? Those types of things. The night racing I think was something we learned last year, ‘Hey, we have to race at night to keep the dust down.’ It doesn’t matter what TV wants on that one. We have to race at night. That was important because you just couldn’t even see the cars and it was unsafe inside the car, so vision was important and this should be a good step in that direction. Like I said, there will be some things we’ll have to learn and figure out afterwards. We’ll debrief and figure that out, but I think it’s gonna be fine. We make a bigger deal out of things than what it really is all the time and then afterwards you go, ‘Oh, that wasn’t that bad. That was OK. That was pretty fun.’”
IS THERE ANYTHING FROM THE TEST THAT FRIESEN DID THE OTHER DAY THAT YOU HEARD THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM IMPLEMENT? “I think the biggest thing that we can probably do, and it’s too late now, but it’s just trying to eliminate the front windshield for the race. There’s no other dirt cars that I’ve ever seen race with windshields in their car and that dust is one of the biggest issues, so figuring out a way to safely remove the windshield and add some kind of structure to keep big pieces of debris from hitting the driver is gonna be the number one goal moving forward after this race and what that is, and then probably some cooling options. The goal, to me, is how do we run these cars on a tacky racetrack where there’s a lot of mud? When it’s dusty and it’s not big clumps of mud that gets stuck on your windshield it just kind of blows over the top. So it just kind of ties your hands on what the track has to do. That’s what we kind of ran into last year is the track had to be dry before anyone went out there. We saw the trucks hit the gas in their heat race and the whole windshield was full of mud before they got in the corner, so if we had tear-offs, we’d just pull the tear-off and keep racing, but the other part of it is that mud is also gonna clog up the air inlet and overheat the engines pretty quickly too, so we’ve got to fix two issues there.”
THEY DID TAKE OFF THE WINDSHIELD. “Yeah, but it’s too late. It’s a week before the race. I think it’s too late at this point. Hey, if they say we’re gonna do it, I’m all for it. I’ll be on Team Get The Windshield Out, but I think at this point it’s gonna be hard to get all the teams to buy into that.”
DOESN’T DUCT TAPE FIX EVERYTHING? “I don’t know what we’re gonna duct tape. I don’t know what we’re duct taping on that one.”
WHAT ABOUT MARTINSVILLE? DO YOU HAVE ANY AGGRESSION LEFT OVER FOR ANYBODY? “I think everybody wants to win here. This is a historic racetrack, one of the most historic racetracks we go to. It’s special to win here. I want to win. I think at this point we’re gonna have to win to get into the playoffs with as many different winners as there is, so we better figure it out and this is probably one of our better chances.”
IT SEEMS THIS CAR PRODUCES DIFFERENT RACING DEPENDING ON THE TRACK. IS THAT A GOOD SIGN OF THIS CAR? “Sure. I think the racing is better than what it’s been over the last couple of years, in my opinion. I think cars have been able to move around the racetrack more. Things have been pretty good all things considered with the racing on the racetrack. A lot of what-ifs. There are a lot of teams making mistakes on pit road and drivers making mistakes in learning the car and understanding what they can and can’t do and just crashing them. It’s pretty good I’d say right now. It’s fun to go back and re-watch them right now for me and seeing what everyone is fighting.”
HOW MUCH DOES WINNING A RACE ALTER YOUR MINDFRAME IN TERMS OF GETTING PHYSICAL ON THE TRACK OR DO YOU TAKE THE TEMPERATURE OF HOW THE RACE IS GOING? “My aggression level, to be honest with you, is the same all the time – whether we have a bunch of parts or not, or we have 10 wins or no wins I’m gonna win. That’s the goal. That’s what we have to do. Now, it may change on a strategy where you may run the race completely different whether if you’re going for stage points or a stage win and setting yourself back. I think those things probably change if you have a win, but outside of that, I think drivers most of the time are gonna race the same, they might just call the race different.”
HAS THIS CAR ALLOWED YOU TO BECOME MORE AGGRESSIVE? “Absolutely. The car from a door banging side of things, rubbing, not cutting tires down, we haven’t really seen that happen yet. It didn’t happen at the Clash. It hasn’t happened at the road courses to speak of and there’s been plenty of contact, so the car is really good from that standpoint. The weak point is the rear toe link. That’s definitely the weak point. It’s crazy. You look at these cars that get out of the race because something broke on their car after a wreck and the body looks fine. It’s kind of funky. Even Daytona, we saw cars crash really hard and it’s kind of like the body pops back and it doesn’t look bad, but everything behind it is crushed. The body has been pretty fun and I think that’s something we’ve all learned. The rear toe links, like I said, is the one thing that stands out as the weakness of the car.”
DO THE XFINITY GUYS WHO HAVE RACED THIS BODY HAVE AN EDGE? “No. We’ve all ran them enough now. I’d say all it takes is for someone to run into you one time and not cut your tire down to say, ‘Oh, I guess that’s OK now.’”
ARE YOU PRO SIM? “I wouldn’t say I’m pro sim or anti sim. I’m kind of middle of the road on it. I’ve seen some gains and things you can do with it, but like anything else it’s a tool with limitations and as long as you understand what the limitations are it’s OK. If you put too much weight into it, you can really dial yourself out.”
ANY CONSIDERATION THE NEXT TIME WE GO BACK TO RICHMOND OF PUTTING ANYTHING ON THE TRACK TO MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING? “I got asked this on the radio the other day and I thought, ‘Man, would I put anything down there?’ I don’t know. To me, what changes at Richmond, whether the track is wide or narrow, is the tire. It’s all about the tire when you go to Richmond. There used to be a tire that we ran there that would really lay down a ton of rubber. The track would get really dark and it forced cars to move up the racetrack and the track got really wide. In the last four years, we haven’t had that and the track has been really a one to two-lane racetrack and that’s whether it’s Next Gen cars, Xfinity cars, anything else. Whatever compound or something – you look at it after the race walking out of the track it looks like a car hasn’t even been on the track yet. That, to me, is what I think it is. I don’t think putting resin down or those types of things to fake it is really the answer there. I think just if you want a wider racetrack, you would probably just change the tire.”
REALISTICALLY THE TIRE IS NOT LIKELY TO CHANGE THIS YEAR YOU’LL HAVE THE SAME THING. “Yeah, we just have to be careful when we start talking about resin because we haven’t done that there before and if you do it in the wrong way, it can make the racing right to where the top lane is too dominant, the bottom lane can never pass anyone and everyone is gonna follow the leader. You’ve got to be careful what you wish for on this one because when I look at Richmond I think there’s actually some really dang good racing there and it’s natural racing. There’s no manufactured garbage in racing at Richmond. It’s old school, go out there, you can run hard and you can pay the penalty on the long haul. You can go soft on the front side of the run and be good on the long haul. There’s a lot of racing strategy and as a driver that’s a lot of fun, and I think the fans that can appreciate that enjoy that race. I watched the modified race there on Friday night when I got up there and I thought it was an incredible race because it had that in it. It had the comers and goers in it. Look at the Xfinity race. They ran the whole final stage green and they finally all met up right at the end. It was great and the Cuppers had a similar effect. It was pretty entertaining from my side and, like I said, it goes back to what I said earlier, with fans that like that. Some fans might not like that, but if you don’t like that, Martinsville is next week and it’s gonna be a lot different than that. And if you don’t like Martinsville, you’ve got dirt racing next week, so NASCAR provides different types of racing for you and I think that’s the most exciting thing about being in this sport right now, whether you’re a fan or a competitor.”
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WHAT IS THAT LIKE FOR YOU, CONFIDENCE WISE COMING INTO A RACETRACK EACH WEEKEND AND WHAT ARE YOU SEEING IN THE TEAM IN TERMS OF THEIR MINDSET AND ATTITUDE COMING INTO THE RACETRACK WHEN YOU GUYS ARE PUTTING CARS ON THE TRACK THAT ARE CONTENDERS?
“I think it really dates back for us to last year. I felt like that last 10 races of the year last year, and probably the last 12, kind of getting ready for the playoff stretch we started to elevate our game a little bit more. We realized as a team that we weren’t, necessarily, one of the teams like we were really consistent, but we weren’t one of the teams that would win every week. I felt like towards the end of last year we were one of those teams that could win every week. Obviously, things didn’t come together. Then you go into this year, you start with a new car, got to go through testing, we’ve got to figure out what setups are close. We went through a lot of that adaptation period during the off season, but we started off the season pretty amazing. We were running third at Daytona before we got crashed. I made a mistake at California after we had the lead, you know we had our pit road issues and then was running in the top-five again. I think it’s just kind of been trending that direction. The comfort is there as a team. I feel like our communication is really spot on. We’ve got to work through different issues with this Next Gen car. We go to certain tracks right now and we’re miles off or really close. When we are really close, we know what we are doing. Miles off we’ve got to start throwing things at the car and figure it out. I think just good communication, good teamwork and I feel like we are really clicking right now, which is good. At the same time, there’s a lot of season left.”
WHAT DID IT MEAN TO YOU TO BE PART OF SOMETHING HISTORICAL LIKE THAT FINISIHING TOP FOUR AT DOVER? WHAT WAS IT LIKE AT THE END OF THE RACE TRYING TO HOLD YOUR SPOT AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS PULLED IT OFF?
“It was pretty amazing. Dover was a crazy day to see that, with the Gen 6 car that was a really good track for us and we knew that going there. Notes wise we knew we would be fast, but I think everyone in the shop was like our setup is the best, no our setup’s the best. We went through that process and I think to show up, last year we had no practice, but to see the speed we had early. Us, on the 24, we took the lead early in the race and then struggled to keep up with the racetrack, as well as our teammates. It was a little bit of a bummer that I finished fourth, but at the same time I was so excited for everyone at Hendrick Motorsports, because that shows so much strength to be able to take four cars and really we were battling ourselves the entire race which was pretty amazing.”
HOW DID MR. HENDRICK TAKE THAT?
“I think it was a sign of strength and what we’ve built with teamwork. The four of us work so closely and so well together that it feeds off of each other. Iron sharpens iron and I feel like we continue to work together and put ourselves further towards the front. It helps when you have teammates that are fast. It helps when you have, if Kyle is really fast at a racetrack, we can look at his setup or I can look at his data and say ok that’s maybe what I need to do different. We’re all capable of getting to that point, it’s just a matter of everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. Fortunately, it’s funny because Chase (Elliott) is so good on road courses, Kyle’s (Larson) so good on the mile and a half’s, Alex (Bowman) is really good on the short-tracks and I’m trying to blend it all together. It’s fun to have people that you can lean on for that.”
WITH THE TRUCK WIN YOU GOT LAST NIGHT, HOW DO YOU FEEL THAT WILL HELP YOU FOR THE RACE COMING UP ON SATURDAY?
“I think it will help me tremendously. I feel like we’re only going to get 20 minutes of practice here, so it’s not like you’re going to have a good idea or good chance of getting in a rhythm. You’re probably going to be in traffic. You’re probably going to be passing somebody, so I don’t have to worry about where are my marks. I can figure out all of that stuff. Obviously, the Next Gen car’s going to have more grip I would think than the truck, so I’m just going to have to drive it a little bit harder. It should be fun and it’s good to do that. I was pretty nervous going in the truck. I hadn’t been in one in a long time, besides a little bit last year. That was a new racetrack and kind of hard to get my bearings and we blew up early in the race. Last night was definitely fun. At the same time I really want to win the Cup race and feel like we were really close last week. We’ve just got to close the deal.”
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The day President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, my daughter, a college sophomore at Howard University in Washington, D.C., went to the Supreme Court with her friends, and she texted me a picture of them on the steps of the building. I shed a tear of joy.
That image is a reminder that representation matters. We can see what is achievable. And it is important for all of us that our Constitution be interpreted through various lenses.
A common metaphor for America is a melting pot, where cultures disappear into a larger body. A tossed salad is a better comparison. The U.S. has many diverse cultures that maintain their distinctiveness while enriching the whole. On our highest court, it’s so important for the social richness of our country for all cultures to be visible.
Diversity in organizations is always good. Multiple perspectives instill trust in public institutions, including the judicial system. We tend to trust a system when we see ourselves among the decision makers.
Like most of the justices, Judge Jackson is Ivy League educated, a graduate of Harvard University and Harvard Law School. Her career is more distinctive. If confirmed, she would be one of the few justices with experience as a public defender, ensuring indigent defendants have the fair trial promised by the Sixth Amendment. That in itself would be a fresh perspective to the Supreme Court.
Judge Jackson has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate three times, as vice chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, judge on the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia and judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Since her confirmation as judge in 2013, she has authored over 550 opinions, more than four other justices combined.
It’s like she has been training for this moment since law school. It is why I joined Black law school deans throughout the country in signing a letter supporting her nomination and urging a swift, bipartisan confirmation.
Without a doubt, Judge Jackson is eminently qualified, and she is ready for this position. Her credentials and experience are impeccable. But equally important is diversity in our line of sight. Since 1790, all but seven Supreme Court justices have been white men. Thurgood Marshall made history in 1967 as the first Black man appointed; Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman justice in 1981. It is high time a Black woman is represented.
Judge Jackson’s nomination is a deliberate step to ensuring the Supreme Court looks like the country. Her nomination is not just a big deal for Black women. It’s a big deal for America.
Camille Davidson is dean of the Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Law. | https://www.stlamerican.com/news/columnists/we-trust-a-justice-system-when-we-see-ourselves-as-part-of-it/article_e9d28fc8-b5fb-11ec-8b4f-0f79136f6444.html | 2022-04-09T02:19:18Z | stlamerican.com | control | https://www.stlamerican.com/news/columnists/we-trust-a-justice-system-when-we-see-ourselves-as-part-of-it/article_e9d28fc8-b5fb-11ec-8b4f-0f79136f6444.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Grammys record of not having a Black artist to win Album of the Year in 14 years shifted when Jon Batiste won Album of the Year for this project, “We Are” on Sunday, April 3 at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. Herbie Hancock won the award for his contribution to “River: The Joni Letters,” in 2008.
Leading with 11 nominations, Batiste carried home five trophies including top album.
“I really believe this to my core; there is no best musician, the best artist, best dancer, best actor,” Batiste said. “The creative arts are subjective and they reach people at a point in their lives when they need it most.”
In addition to his winning streak, he also performed a whimsical and quirky performance of “Freedom,” from his Grammy-winning top album. The show consisted of Afrofuturism elements combined with old-time nostalgia. Imagine a mix of Black people ruling Dr. Seuss’ fictional books with characters from Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. That best describes what Batiste brought his audience.
Black Coffee also accomplished a historic milestone with his win becoming the first South African producer to win Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 2022 Grammys. Last year, Kaytranada was the first Black artist to win in that category.
Music’s biggest night returned Sunday, with a live broadcast. Rising numbers of COVID-19 cases, fueled by the Omicron variant, forced the star-studded ceremony to be rescheduled from the original date of Jan. 31.
The main event also moved from its previous venue the Crypto.com Arena (formerly the Staples Center) in downtown Los Angeles, to the MGM Grand Garden Arena hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
’70s funk and soul-inspired duo Bruno Mars and Anderson.Paak smoothly graced the stage wearing white Elvis-esque embellished jumpsuits with symbols from a deck of cards embossed on one sleeve.
Mars’ tightly coiled ringlet curls reappeared as they always, but Anderson took a different approach with his mane. He decided to pay respect to retro times rocking a silky bowl cut wig identical to the late Ike Turner’s signature hairstyle.
Their groovy performance of “777” from their debut collaboration album “An Evening with Silk Sonic,” showed they know what it means to stick to a theme, as the song is a dedication to the casino. Images of a lucky number seven jackpot and a spinning blackjack table flashed on the jumbo screens while the popular new duo wowed everyone in the building with their high-energy time travel machine to the iconic disco era.
Will Smith’s Oscar's slap has remained a trending topic since the incident occurred more than a week ago when he accosted comedian Chris Rock on stage for making a joke about wife Jada Pinkett-Smith's bald head. It was still the talk of the town at the Grammys.
Noah subtly mocked Smith joking, “We’re gonna be keeping people’s names out of our mouths.
Questlove also poked fun at the unforgettable moment, which happened moments before he was awarded best documentary feature at the Oscars. “I’m gonna present this award and I’m gonna trust you people will stay 500 feet away from me, just playing,” he said before presenting Silk Sonic with the Song of the Year for their hit, “Leave the Door Open.” They also took home awards for best R&B performance, best R&B song, and Record of the Year.
“We are truly trying our hardest to remain humble at this point, but in the industry, we call that a clean sweep,” Paak said during the group’s acceptance.
#Slapgate wasn’t the only controversy sparked at this year’s Oscar ceremony. Backlash followed online for Best Reggae Album which went to white American band, SOJA for the album “Beauty In The Silence.” #BlackTwitter unanimously argued the honor should’ve gone to Spice, Sean Paul or the other Jamaican native nominated in the category.
Unapologetically Black queer rapper Lil Nas X was nominated for five categories including Record and Song of the Year. He gave viewers a show stopping medley performance of “Dead Right Now,” the controversial “Call Me By Your Name'' (featuring clips and screenshots of critics not pleased with the video’s imagery), and “Industry Baby,” with Jack Harlow.
Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion’s cute case of “[Expletive] Stole My Look,” (R.I.P. to the late Joan Rivers, originator of the term) was a reenactment of Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston’s 1998 MTV Video Music Awards gowns. The difference between Lipa and Megan’s dresses was that they wore long Black Donatella Versace dresses decked with safety pins, unlike Carey and Houston who donned matching brown Vera Wang gowns. Just like in the 1998 moment, tweaks were made to the 2022 dupes done live on stage by Versace herself.
Lipa says, “Well, I was told I have the exclusive I’m gonna have to talk with Donatella.” Megan said, “Yeah, because I thought I was the Versace hottie.” The ladies presented Olivia Rodrigo with the best new artist. who also took home awards for best pop solo performance and best pop vocal album.
Hip-Hop royalty Nas impressed all present at the ceremony immaculately rapping “I Can,” “Made You Look,” “One Mic,” and “Rare,” (off his “King’s Disease” album, which he won a Grammy for in 2020) from his then 20-year long career. He graciously bowed in the finale of his performance leaving the stage with a standing ovation.
Baby Keem won his first Grammy for the track, “Family Ties” featuring his cousin 14-time Grammywinner Kendrick Lamar.It was an exciting feat for Keem, who is a Las Vegas native and won the coveted Best Rap Performance award on stage in his hometown.
“I just wanna say thank you to the women that raised me to shape me to become the man I am today.” Keem said.
Keem wasn’t the only first-time winner. After years of many fans supporting claims that she’s been snubbed, Jazmine Sullivan is officially a two-time Grammy winner with 15 nominations spanning her decades-long career. In addition to being tied with Silk Sonic for best R&B performance, she won best R&B album for “Heaux Tales,” which she dedicated to all Black women.
“I think that I wrote this project to deal with my own shame and unforgiveness around some of the decisions that I made in my 20s that weren’t favorable, but what it ended up being was a safe space for Black women to tell their stories,” Sullivan said. “For us to learn from each other, laugh with each other, and not be exploited at the same time. That’s what I’m most grateful for. Shoutout to all Black women who are just living their lives and are beautiful. I love you all.”
A St. Louis-born and injured SZA accepted her and Doja Cat’s award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance on “Kiss Me More,” on crutches.
Doja, who about a week ago Tweeted she was quitting music tearfully accepted her first Grammy win and thanked SZA for her feature on the song.
“I like to downplay a lot of [expletive], but this is a big deal,” Doja said. “SZA you are everything to me. You are incredible, you are the epitome of talent.”
H.E.R. wore an electrifying blue sequin two-piece outfit with a matching fringe jacket and pants while performing alongside iconic songwriting and producing team Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who she sampled “Making Love in the Rain,” from for her song, “Damage.” Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and Lenny Kravitz also joined the multi-talented musician for a riveting rock performance of “Are You Gonna Come My Way.”
Cynthia Ervio, Leslie Odom Jr., and Rachel Zegler performed a moving salute to all the music industry professionals we’ve lost over the past year and a half. Young Dolph, Virgil Abloh, DMX, and Shock G were some of the stars honored during the memoriam.
John Legend joined Ukrainian artists Siuzanna Iglidan, Mika Newton and Lyuba Yakimchuk for an emotional tribute to all the lives lost and surviving in Ukraine during a performance of “Free.”
For a full list of winners, visit https://www.grammy.com/. | https://www.stlamerican.com/silk-sonic-jon-batiste-win-big-at-64th-annual-grammy-awards/article_52389f54-b78b-11ec-9145-032db6dc2c2b.html | 2022-04-09T02:19:24Z | stlamerican.com | control | https://www.stlamerican.com/silk-sonic-jon-batiste-win-big-at-64th-annual-grammy-awards/article_52389f54-b78b-11ec-9145-032db6dc2c2b.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 starting lineup at Martinsville Speedway
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Team Chevy’s Chase Elliott topped the leaderboard in qualifying and will lead the field to the green under the lights at Martinsville Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400. The 2022 season welcomes the return of qualifying to all NCS events with a unique format to the series. For races on oval tracks, the field is split into two groups, where each car participates in a single-car, single-lap qualifying run. The top-five fastest drivers from each group advanced to the second round to vie for the pole position with one final lap each. Elliott put down a lap of 19.694 seconds, at 96.151 mph, in his No. 9 LLumar Camaro ZL1 to capture his 10th pole in his NASCAR Cup Series career. The 26-year-old Dawsonville, Georgia, native is no stranger to showing speed at the Virginia-based short track, with his eyes set on winning his second prestigious grandfather clock trophy.
Elliott’s pole gives Chevrolet its 54th pole win at Martinsville Speedway – the most of all manufacturers – and its 725th all-time in NASCAR Cup Series competition. The feat also marks the second pole win of the 2022 season for the Next Gen Camaro ZL1, which captured its first pole in its points-paying competition debut at Daytona International Speedway last month.
The bowtie brand saw three Camaro ZL1’s lock-in a top-10 starting spot for the 400-lap event at the .526-mile paperclip. Coming off of a trip to victory lane in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race last night, William Byron wheeled his No. 24 RaptorTough.com Camaro ZL1 to a fifth-place qualifying spot, his fourth top-10 starting spot of 2022. Elliott and Byron’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Kyle Larson, qualified eighth to round out the Team Chevy top-10 lineup.
FS1 will telecast the NASCAR Cup Series Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 at Martinsville Speedway live at 7:30 p.m. ET tomorrow, Saturday, April 9. Live coverage can also be found on MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.
CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 LLUMAR CAMARO ZL1, POLE WINNER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT:
TALK ABOUT HOW THE PRACTICE SESSION WENT AND THEN THE FASTEST LAP OF THE QUALIFYING SESSION, WHERE YOU WON THE POLE.
“Obviously, practice went by quick. But just trying to dive through all of the little nuances of this car; how it’s different and how we want to attack that for tomorrow. I think the overall feel here is pretty similar to what it’s been in the past. It seems like the shorter tracks, the cars have a pretty similar sensation to what the last generation car had. It has just a little different way of getting there with setups and some of the fine details.
Overall, I think it’s fine. There are certainly going to be challenges tomorrow for us and I’m sure for everybody. Hopefully we can try to make the right decisions to hopefully have them impact us the least. We’ll see.”
A LOT OF GUYS COME IN HERE AND TALK ABOUT HOW SETTING UP THE CAR BEFORE YOU GET HERE IS KIND OF LIKE A STAB IN THE DARK. DO YOU GUYS FEEL LIKE THAT?
“Yeah, it kind of is in a lot of ways. You don’t have a ton of time to tune on it. It goes really quick. In 20 minutes, you really have time for maybe one change. I think if you’re doing more than one change, you’re probably thrashing a little too hard in practice. For us, when we ran today, we didn’t even make a change because I felt like it took me awhile to just find a rhythm. Once I found a rhythm, practice was almost over. So, at that point, there’s no point in me coming in and asking them to do something, and then them having to bust it to get back out there for two laps.
Yeah, it is a bit of a guess; but I think it’s fun to be honest. I’ve enjoyed it. I’ve said this a lot, but short tracks across the country, guys have five laps of hot laps. We’re supposed to be at the top level of our sport here, so why do we need to practice for three hours a weekend either. I think it’s cool, I like it.”
LAST YEAR, YOU WERE PART OF THE 1-2-3-4 HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS FINISH AT DOVER. CAN YOU REFLECT A LITTLE BIT ON THAT?
“Yeah, I was shocked that it had never happened before. I remember that just being the first thing that kind of came to my mind. I’m just like – man, of all the years and success of HMS and all the great things that have been done with the organization, I was just blown away that they had never ran 1-2-3-4 before. I thought it was great. I was super proud of everybody for achieving that top to bottom. From the crew members, to the drivers, to everybody that works at the shop that doesn’t go on the road – it was a big deal as an organization to sweep a weekend like that. I’m proud to have been a very small part of it. It was fun.”
DOES IT FEEL, IN ANY WAY, LIKE A PURSUIT OF PARITY?
“No, I think it’s just what the rule is and I don’t make them. I’m all good with it. I like it.”
THERE HAS BEEN SOME TALK OF JUST THE DURABILITY OF THESE CARS ALLOWING THE DRIVERS TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE. AT A TRACK LIKE MARTINSVILLE, IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE. DOES THAT GIVE YOU MORE CONFIDENCE TO MAYBE MAKE MORE AGGRESSIVE MOVES?
“Maybe in the right circumstance. I could see it getting a little more aggressive. The bumpers are certainly not as fragile as they used to be. The quarter-panels don’t seem to cause tire rubs as easily as they used to. Now some of the components – toe links and things of that nature – are pretty fragile. So, I do think you can break some of the suspension. But as it pertains to bumping a guy out of the way or things like that, you are at less risk of hurting your car in the process. I feel like when it comes down to it, sure yeah, guys are going to get aggressive. But we all got aggressive before, too. I don’t know that it will look a lot different.”
DO YOU FIND YOURSELF SPENDING MORE TIME IN THE SIMULATOR WITH THIS CAR THAN YOU DID THE OTHER ONE?
“Less, to be honest. The sim stuff – I think it’s a great tool for some areas of what we do. For me, we’re so new with this car. I don’t want to develop any bad habits. I want to develop raw, real feelings of the car and I think the only way to really extract that is to be in the race car, at the race track that we’re going to be going to. Right now, I’m still trying to kind of learn it. And I think maybe once you learn a baseline of what it should feel like, then going to the sim and being able to dive in and help that side of things out I think is probably more realistic. But when I don’t 100 percent know what’s right and what’s wrong, I think you’re pretty vulnerable to developing bad habits driving something that’s not the real thing.”
YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT DEVELOPING YOUR RHYTHM TODAY. A LOT OF THE DRIVERS WHO HAVE COME IN HERE HAVE SAID THEIR SHIFTING A LOT. ARE YOU SHIFTING AND IS THAT PART OF DEVELOPING YOUR RHYTHM?
“Yeah, for sure. Shifting is very real. Down in every corner entry and up in every corner exit. So, it’s a lot of shifting. I think from a driver’s standpoint, you get used to that. You kind of get in a flow of doing it. Hopefully the parts and pieces are prepared for that. 400 laps of shifting that much – I’m not sure we’ve put that kind of strain on them yet. I know we were shifting at Phoenix (Raceway) some; obviously at the road courses too. But that has potential to be pretty rough on things. Hopefully everything will stay together and we don’t have any issues from that front.”
WITH THE SHIFTING AND THE DIFFERENT TIRES, DOES IT STILL FEEL LIKE MARTINSVILLE, IN TERMS OF HOW YOU TRY TO MAKE SPEED AND HOW YOU ATTACK THE TRACK? WHAT WAYS IS IT DIFFERENT?
“To be honest with you, I feel like it’s very much Martinsville to me. It doesn’t feel a ton different at all, as far as the track goes, the tires and how the cars react. I just think, setup wise, we’ve had to develop a little bit of a different path of getting to the same location, if that makes any sense. But feeling-wise, it’s super similar to what it’s always been, in my opinion.”
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Chase Elliott was the only NASCAR Cup Series driver to break 17.7 seconds in Friday’s knockout qualifying session, earning the pole position for Saturday night’s Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 at Martinsville Speedway.
Driving the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Elliott toured the .526-mile short track in 17.694 seconds (96.151 mph) in the second round of time trials to edge Aric Almirola for the top starting spot in the eighth event of the 2022 season. Almirola covered the distance in 17.799 seconds (95.641 mph).
“It honestly surprised me that it was that fast,” said Elliott, who won the 10th pole of his career, his first at Martinsville and his first since the fourth race of 2020 at Phoenix. “I didn’t expect it to be in the 60s. I thought I had a good lap but not a great lap… Nice to grab a pole—it’s been a while.
“It’s always good to have a good starting spot. Obviously, Lap 400 (on Saturday) is what pays. The bigger thing, I think, than the starting spot itself is the pit selection. Having that first pit stall is a really big deal and can lend you a lot of opportunity to gain spots on pit road. Hopefully, we can get this thing dialed in to be driving like we want the second half of the race and be around and have a shot at it.”
Almirola’s Stewart-Haas Racing teammate, Cole Custer, qualified third, followed by Chris Buescher and William Byron. Kevin Harvick was sixth fastest, giving SHR three of the top six positions on the grid.
Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, Brad Keselowski and Todd Gilliland will start seventh through 10th, respectively. Larson was the only driver to run one lap versus two in the first round, a strategy that had worked for pole winner Ryan Blaney last weekend at Richmond.
But Larson locked up his tires in Turn 3 to ruin his money lap and had to settle for eighth fastest.
Kyle Busch was second fastest in practice but missed the top 10 by .001 seconds and will start 11th on Saturday in the first night race at Martinsville. Denny Hamlin, a five-time winner at the track, will start 25th after a disappointing run in the first round.
Can the new brake package change the racing dynamic at Martinsville?
Brakes have always been an issue at Martinsville Speedway, but the larger and more durable brake package on NASCAR’s new Next Gen Cup Series race car has the potential to change the dynamic of Saturday night’s race.
Drivers should be able to charge harder into the tight corners at the .526-mile short track, and the brakes should be able to withstand more abuse, says Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 12 Team Penske Ford.
But will that make a difference as to which drivers excel and Martinsville and which drivers can’t figure out the tricky rhythm track?
“You never know,” Blaney said. “Everyone’s kind of adapted to this car differently. So it’s hard to tell. Martinsville is a unique place. Sometimes it kind of clicks for you, so I can see some guys who have run good there for a while still be really good, and I can see some guys who maybe haven’t run the best there be really good.
“Denny (Hamlin) has always been great at Richmond, and he’s still great at Richmond. But then you have some other guys who weren’t great at Richmond that ran pretty good (in last week’s race, won by Hamlin).
“I think you’ll have that at all these tracks. You’ll have guys that always know what to do around those places and are still going to be good, but then this new car might suit other drivers who maybe haven’t been as good at these certain tracks, and they’re going to run well. So we’ll have a mixed bag, I think.”
Richard Petty reveals methods that made him great at Martinsville
In the history of Martinsville Speedway, no driver had better results at the iconic short track than seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Richard Petty.
The “King” won a record 15 races at the .526-mile venue. He took to the venue from his earliest days in NASCAR’s premier division, winning the second of his record 200 races—and his first on asphalt—at Martinsville.
Both Petty and NASCAR Hall of Fame crew chief Dale Inman quickly developed a knack for racing at the Southern Virginia facility.
“It was just a Richard Petty track, I guess,” Petty told the NASCAR Wire Service. “It fit my style of driving, and it fit Dale’s style of setting the car up. It was just a good combination.
“You go to other tracks, and you run good, but you only win two or three races. Fate was just a little better for us up there.”
Fate wasn’t the only determining factor. Unlike most other competitors, Petty was a right-foot braker and was never on the gas and brakes at the same time. That helped him develop the rhythm necessary for success at Martinsville.
“I could use my brakes different from what other people did,” Petty said. “Sunday morning of the race, we’d put on a brand new set.”
Petty estimated that the superiority of his brake package helped him notch at least half his Martinsville wins. | https://www.speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/nascar-cup-series-news/68579-chase-elliott-snags-first-martinsville-pole-in-knockout-qualifying | 2022-04-09T02:20:10Z | speedwaydigest.com | control | https://www.speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/nascar-cup-series-news/68579-chase-elliott-snags-first-martinsville-pole-in-knockout-qualifying | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
William Byron proved emphatically Thursday night that he hadn’t forgotten how to drive a truck.
Making only his second start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series since 2016—after a blown engine knocked him out of last year’s Nashville race—Byron parlayed perfect pit strategy into a decisive victory in the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 at Martinsville Speedway.
In his last full season in the series in 2016, Byron won seven races before moving on to the Xfinity Series and finally to the Cup Series.
With Kevin “Bono” Manion on his pit box, and with input from Cup crew chief Rudy Fugle, Byron brought his No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet to pit road for the final time on Lap 83 of 200 and took over the lead when the trucks ahead of him pitted at the end of Stage 2 on Lap 104.
The 24-year-old from Charlotte, N.C., led all but two of the final 96 laps and beat runner-up Johnny Sauter to the finish line by 1.138 seconds. Kyle Busch ran third, followed by John Hunter Nemechek and defending series champion Ben Rhodes.
“It was a lot of fun,” said Byron, who already has a Cup victory at Atlanta in hand this season. “Great crowd here at Martinsville. I’ve never won a race at Martinsville and struggled here when I was in late models.
“Yeah, just awesome to get the win tonight—a great truck tonight, the HendrickCars.com Chevrolet. Thanks to Spire, all the guys back at their shop. They don’t have a lot of guys, and they do it right, obviously. It was fun to work with Bono, have a little help from Rudy. Obviously, he knows the trucks pretty well.”
The race was a homecoming for Sauter, too. Making his second start of the season, the 2016 series champion was driving a ThorSport Racing Toyota for the first time since last year, his last full-time season with the organization.
Junior Joiner, long-time crew chief for Matt Crafton, returned to call the race for Sauter after retiring from full-time competition at the end of the 2021 season.
“I told Joiner today, I said don’t listen to me when I give you feedback on the first run,” Sauter said. “I called for an adjustment, and I shouldn’t have. I thought we fired off tremendous and just got a little too tight there at the two-thirds mark of the corner…
“It was the first in-house chassis, in-house body for ThorSport. To come home second was pretty solid.”
Sauter chased Byron after the final restart with 36 laps left but couldn’t match the speed of Byron’s Silverado.
The race featured 11 cautions for 71 laps. Zane Smith won the first stage wire-to-wire, and Rhodes claimed the second-stage win.
Chandler Smith, Crafton, Grant Enfinger, Zane Smith and Tyler Ankrun finished sixth through 10th, respectively. Rhodes leads the NCWTS standings by four points over second-place Chandler Smith. | https://www.speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/nascar-truck-series-news/68526-william-byron-takes-decisive-win-in-return-to-nascar-trucks-at-martinsville | 2022-04-09T02:20:16Z | speedwaydigest.com | control | https://www.speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/nascar-truck-series-news/68526-william-byron-takes-decisive-win-in-return-to-nascar-trucks-at-martinsville | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Race Rundown – No. 40 Worldwide Express Chevrolet Silverado
Thompson and the No. 40 team experienced adversity early on in Thursday night’s race at Martinsville, suffering from an electrical issue 13 laps in that caused their Chevrolet Silverado to stall on the frontstretch. Thompson was unable to re-fire the engine, ultimately ending the team’s night.
Thompson on his tough-luck night at Martinsville: “Unfortunately, it was another tough-luck night for our No. 40 Worldwide Express team with an electrical issue bringing our run to an abrupt end. We had a lot of confidence going into the first short track race of the season and we’ll bring that same energy to Bristol next week.”
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Courtesy of Breeze Airways
By Barbara Peterson
Apr 9, 2022
Photo by Fabio tomat/Shutterstock
Icelandic carrier Play is one of several low-cost carriers offering more affordable flights to Europe.
Airfares are on the rise, but between several new low-cost carriers that have recently come on the scene and some insider tips and tricks, there are still deals to be found.
Consumers reading the latest headlines about airfares skyrocketing—due to a combination of heightened demand for travel as pandemic concerns ease and rising fuel costs—might assume that they’ve lost their chance to grab a good deal on flights this year.
They aren’t wrong to worry. Booking app Hopper predicts that domestic airfares will average $360 round-trip by May, up from $235 at the start of 2022. International tickets will top out at $940 on average in June, up from $650 in January, Hopper says. And jet fuel prices, the airlines’ second highest expense after labor, are likely to stay high due to the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on energy supplies. Consequently, Delta Air Lines recently said that U.S. flights would be about $30 to $40 higher round-trip by June.
But air pricing experts say it’s not too late to find a bargain on air travel, especially if you can be flexible on dates and destinations. The reason is that people are eager to travel again, and airlines that jack up their rates too high risk losing price-sensitive customers.
“We’re seeing that travel providers are continuing to support the return of travel with competitive fares,” says Naomi Hahn, vice president of strategy for booking site Skyscanner. Some prime leisure travel destinations have actually seen prices drop this year compared to prepandemic levels, according to the latest search data from Skyscanner, including Honolulu, Miami, and Fort Lauderdale in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Iceland and Portugal in Europe. A major influence is the number of competitors on a particular route and whether there’s a low-cost carrier in the mix.
Most experts agree that booking at least four weeks in advance—ideally six to eight weeks before travel—is key to getting a better deal and could save travelers as much as 51 percent, especially if they use the calendar search feature offered on numerous search sites, such as Google Flights, as well as on the airlines’ own reservations systems. This feature allows travelers to see the entire span of airfares and select dates when pricing is lowest. Often, traveling a day before or after your originally intended travel dates can get you a cheaper fare, says Hahn.
Another way to save money is with what is called a “hacker fare,” or combining two one-way flights on different carriers. “Flying out with one airline and back with another, or using different airports, can save money,” Hahn adds.
An easy and timeless bargain-hunting hack is simply signing up for a price-monitoring alert service, which is available on the Hopper app and on a number of other travel booking sites, including Kayak and Google Flights.
Willis Orlando, senior product operations specialist at flight deal tracking service Scott’s Cheap Flights, recommends that international travelers keep close tabs on changing pandemic restrictions, as fares tend to drop right after a country relaxes pandemic-spurred travel restrictions.
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“Whenever restrictions come down, we see airlines getting more aggressive about putting airplanes on those routes,” Orlando says. For example, after Iceland lifted all of its travel restrictions on February 25, there are now a raft of new flights between the U.S. and Iceland for this summer—and not just on major carriers like United and Icelandair but also on new budget line Play.
A similar scenario played out after the U.K. eased entry rules earlier this year, prompting a wave of new flights, including JetBlue’s recently announced Boston-London flights, which start in July and add to its existing service from New York to Heathrow and Gatwick. Bottom line, he says, “Keep your eye on the news and you’ll see fares drop.”
There is also one other promising development for airline ticket pricing that could help put downward pricing pressure on airfares—the addition of several new discount carriers that have recently entered the market both for domestic and international service. Low-cost U.S. startups like Breeze and Avelo offer cheaper flights that usually undercut the going rate on major U.S. carriers.
“Typically, when a low-cost carrier enters a route, it can lower prices by upwards of 20 percent,” says Hayley Berg, head of price intelligence at Hopper. But she cautioned that “some of these airlines are starting out fairly small and we haven’t seen their influence on a national level.”
In Europe, new budget lines like Play and Norse Atlantic are hoping to revive the popular low-fare model of predecessors Wow and Norwegian Air, respectively. Berg says it’s no surprise they are trying to reignite the market for cheap fares to hop the pond. “Time and again, airlines have found that American consumers are willing to pay $300 for $400 to sit in a really tight seat to get across the Atlantic,” she says.
Beginning last year, a new crop of startups has launched just in time to ride the pandemic recovery wave. But if, like us, you find it hard to keep track of who these new players are and what routes and pricing they’re offering, we figured you could use a handy list when deal hunting. One important caveat: On most of these cut-rate carriers, expect to pay extra for nearly everything, from seat selection to in-flight meals and carry-on and checked bags.
Aha! (short for “air-hotel-adventure”) is based out of Nevada’s Reno-Tahoe International Airport with typical one-way fares starting at $79. Using 50-seat Embraer ERJ regional jets, Aha! flies between more than a dozen West Coast cities in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, including Tahoe, Palm Springs, Ontario (east of Los Angeles), Fresno (south of Yosemite) in California; Eugene, Oregon; and Spokane, Washington.
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Avelo launched in Burbank, California, and flies a fleet of 737s on both U.S. coasts. The low-cost carrier recently opened a second base in New Haven, Connecticut, serving points in Florida and other destinations like Charleston and Nashville. From Burbank, Avelo offers daily round-trip flights to Santa Rosa, in California’s Sonoma County. Additional destinations include Bozeman, Montana; Eureka and Redding in Northern California; Grand Junction, Colorado; Bend and Eugene in Oregon; and Pasco in Washington State’s wine region. Promotional fares start at $49 one-way; regular fares at $79 one-way.
The brainchild of JetBlue founder David Neeleman, Breeze Airways is expanding rapidly and now serves several cities in the eastern half of the U.S., including New York’s MacArthur Airport in Islip on Long Island; Florida’s Palm Beach; New Orleans; Norfolk, Virginia; and Charleston, South Carolina. It plans to start flying some longer routes in the near future, including coast to coast, when it adds a larger aircraft type—the Airbus A220—to its existing Embraer regional jets. One-way fares start at around $64 for the no-frills “Nice” class; for things like a free checked bag, you can upgrade to “Nicer” and “Nicest” fares.
French Bee is a low-cost carrier out of Paris’s Orly Airport whose momentum was temporarily slowed by the pandemic. But the French discount line is back with a new round of long-distance flights between France, the United States, and French Polynesia. French Bee flies between San Francisco or Los Angeles and Paris. Those flights also continue on to Tahiti. Fares between Orly and Los Angeles International Airport start at $279 one-way. Flights are aboard an Airbus A350-900, a newer version of the state-of-the-art wide-body plane.
The Spanish low-fare unit of IAG (parent of British Air, Aer Lingus, and Iberia) is launching flights to Barcelona this summer from Boston and Los Angeles and is also resuming service from New York and San Francisco. Level flights are aboard wide-body Airbus A330 planes. Round-trip fares start at $420 from New York and $631 from Los Angeles.
The reincarnation of ill-fated Wow airlines, Play is launching transatlantic flights to Iceland this month starting with Baltimore-Washington Airport to Reykjavik, followed by Boston, New York/Newburgh, and Orlando, all via narrow-body Airbus A321 jets. Once in Iceland, travelers can connect to 22 European hubs like Berlin, Brussels, London, and Paris, plus smaller outposts, such as Tenerife and Bologna. For the 2022 summer season, you can find deals for one-way flights for under $200. Like Wow, Play flies all-coach, single-aisle Airbus A320 and A321 Neo aircraft.
Remember Norwegian Air, the mother of all discount airlines across the pond? Well, stay tuned, because that airline will be back, in spirit at least, under new owners and a new name: Norse Atlantic Airways. Reportedly, it will use the same 787 Dreamliner jets on transatlantic flights that its predecessor did but will break tradition by starting out modestly, flying from a handful of (as yet unnamed) U.S. points to its hub in Oslo, where fliers can connect to airports all over the continent. The carrier has already won permission from the U.S. to start selling tickets, perhaps as early as this month, for flights slated to begin this summer.
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Race Rundown – No. 42 Premier Security Solutions Chevrolet Silverado
Hocevar kept his No. 42 Chevrolet in the top-10 for a majority of the first stage before opting to pit under caution on lap 39 before the stage break, resulting in 14th-place finish in Stage One. After restarting fourth to begin Stage Two, Hocevar made his way into the bottom lane before making the pass to move into third by lap 62. Following a caution on lap 79, he restarted in second before settling for third in Stage Two to earn eight stage points.
Hocevar began to fight a brake issue towards the end of Stage Two and overshot his pit box during the team’s four-tire stop at the stage break. The team worked to remedy the issue during the final stage but it continued to persist, resulting in a 17th-place finish.
Hocevar on his run at Martinsville Speedway: “We had a top-10 Chevrolet Silverado tonight – running third in stage two showed just how much speed we had – but we just lost the brakes at the end. I overshot my pit box when the brake pedal went to the floor and after 10 laps of each run that followed I lost my brakes. I was still able to maintain everyone in front of me, but I wasn’t able to gain on them since I couldn’t drive harder into the corner. This No. 42 team is pretty good on the dirt so we’ll shift our focus to Bristol next week.”
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