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HUNT VALLEY, Md. (AP) _ Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. (SBGI) on Wednesday reported net income of $2.59 billion in its first quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Hunt Valley, Maryland-based company said it had profit of $35.39. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment gains, were 37 cents per share.
The television broadcasting company posted revenue of $1.29 billion in the period.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) _ Yum Brands Inc. (YUM) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $399 million.
On a per-share basis, the Louisville, Kentucky-based company said it had profit of $1.36. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $1.05 per share.
The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.07 per share.
The parent company of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut posted revenue of $1.55 billion in the period, also missing Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.6 billion.
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India’s state insurance company to list in biggest IPO
By KRUTIKA PATHI and ASHOK SHARMA
Associated Press
NEW DELHI (AP) — India is selling shares in its largest state-owned insurer in its biggest initial public offering ever. The IPO for Life Insurance Corp. is expected to raise up to $2.74 billion, part of plans by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to privatize some industries and fill state coffers. The offering was scaled back to 3.5% of the company’s equity from 5% given uncertainties prevailing in global markets. The Indian government also pushed back the stock offering from March to May, taking market conditions into consideration. The company is the fifth largest global insurer and was formed by the merger in 1956 of 245 private insurance companies. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/05/04/indias-state-insurance-company-to-list-in-biggest-ipo/ | 2022-05-04T12:18:46Z | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/05/04/indias-state-insurance-company-to-list-in-biggest-ipo/ | false |
- Flexible battery management system aids in weight savings and vehicle range goals
- Individual cell balancing optimizes battery pack performance, safety and lifespan
- B- and C-segment cars as well as light commercial vehicles to be equipped beginning in 2023
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BorgWarner's battery management system (BMS) has been selected by a leading global vehicle manufacturer to equip the entirety of its B-segment, C-segment and light commercial vehicle platforms. Initially, model years from mid-2023 will be equipped with the new BorgWarner BMS technology, which optimizes battery pack performance, safety and life span.
"We've been working with this prestigious manufacturer for over two decades and are delighted to further strengthen our relationship by contributing advanced battery management solutions for their vehicle platforms of tomorrow," said Dr. Stefan Demmerle, President and General Manager, BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems. "This OEM business win for our flexible BMS technology is a step forward for BorgWarner on our path to executing our Charging Forward electrification strategy."
BorgWarner's battery management system for hybrid and electric vehicles contains a master control unit connected to multiple cell management control units. It is designed to monitor the state of charge, health and battery temperature of each battery cell, and also precisely measure battery pack current and voltage. The distributed cell management units also perform cell balancing, which allows a higher state of charge to be achieved, optimizes battery lifespan and enhances battery safety by preventing over- and under-charging. The system is suitable for battery applications that operate up to 800 volts and also includes contactor control and diagnostics.
The compact design of the BorgWarner BMS makes a positive contribution to weight saving and vehicle range goals. By adopting a distributed configuration, the master and cell management controllers can be decoupled to allow optimum flexibility in system layout and weight distribution.
For electric vehicles, optimized efficiency and performance is more important than ever. BorgWarner's electric propulsion portfolio offers a range of solutions and technologies, featuring modular hardware and software platforms that allow for scalable architecture, packaging and system deployment.
About BorgWarner
For more than 130 years, BorgWarner has been a transformative global product leader bringing successful mobility innovation to market. Today, we're accelerating the world's transition to eMobility — to help build a cleaner, healthier, safer future for all.
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NEW YORK, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Lucid Group, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of LCID during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
CONTACT US HERE:
CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of a class of all persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired Lucid common stock between November 15, 2021, and February 28, 2022, inclusive.
ALLEGATIONS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements and failed to disclose material adverse facts about Lucid's business and operations. Specifically, the Company overstated its production capabilities while concealing that "extraordinary supply chain and logistics challenges" were hampering Lucid's operations. As a result of the defendants' wrongful acts and omissions, and the significant decline in the market value of Lucid's common stock, Lucid investors have suffered significant damages.
DEADLINE: May 31, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/lucid-group-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=26669&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of LCID during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is May 31, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Toddler, 2, is hospitalized in critical condition after being attacked by a coyote while playing on the front porch of the family's Dallas home
- Attack occurred 8.30am Tuesday just north of White Rock Lake in Dallas
- Child is in hospital with serious injuries and remains in critical condition
- Hunt is now on for creatures police warned to be considered very dangerous
- Last week a coyote attacked a 2-year-old girl on a California beach
A toddler is in critical condition after suffering a savage mauling by a coyote while playing on the front porch, Dallas police said.
The attack occurred about 8.30am on Tuesday morning just north of White Rock Lake in Dallas as the child played in what was thought to be the safe environs of the family home.
A police officer on the scene took shots at the vicious creature in a nearby park, causing it to flee into woods. Police were unsure whether they wounded the animal.
A hunt is now on for the coyote with Texas Game Wardens taking part. Police warned residents should be considered extremely dangerous.
The child was rushed to a nearby hospital with serious injuries and remains in critical condition.
A photo of the actual coyote that attacked the two-year-old child in Dallas. Police shot at it and are unsure if it is injured. A hunt is now on for the creatures which police warned residents should be considered extremely dangerous
File photo of White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas. The attack occurred about 8.30am on Tuesday morning just north of White Rock Lake as the child played in what was thought to be the safe environs of the family home
The attack came less than a week after a coyote attacked a 2-year-old girl on Southern California's Huntington Beach, biting her on the face in a savage and shocking attack.
The wild animal pounced on the little girl while she was with her mom and sibling near the pier at Huntington Beach, California at 9.45pm.
The girl, thought to be aged two or three, was taken to hospital by ambulance to deal with her serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Authorities shot two coyotes on the beach which both ran off. Officers think one of the two was responsible for the attack and both are now dead.
State wildlife experts said the coyote evidently had been fed by neighborhood residents, whether intentionally or not.
Otherwise, the coyote would have shied away from human contact, said state urban wildlife biologist Sam Kieschnick.
Such attacks 'are not just rare, they are exceedingly rare,' he said.
A youngster was viciously attacked by a coyote at Huntington Beach in California. The animal can be seen prowling in the far left of the frame
The coyote jumped up and pounced on the youngster knocking her over onto the sand
The incident occurred when a mother took her two children to the ocean to paddle. She did not notice what was happening to one of her kids just feet away
The lack of fear of humans can be disastrous for the coyote, said Robert M. Timm, a retired wildlife biologist who has long studied the history of human contact with coyotes.
A report Timm co-authored for the journal Human-Wildlife Interactions cited a 2009 study that tabulated 142 reported coyote attacks on humans in the United States and Canada over almost a half-century from 1960 to 2006.
A 2011 study recorded 26 coyote attacks on humans in Canada between 1995-2010.
'This is a difficult problem to manage, given the diversity of public attitudes toward coyotes, especially in suburban areas,' he said in an email to The Associated Press.
'It quickly becomes a political nightmare for cities, counties, and public agencies, as many people oppose any lethal control of wildlife, which at times is the only solution when some individual coyotes become habituated to living in suburbia to the extent that they attack pets and humans.' | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10780407/Dallas-toddler-mauled-coyote-porch-hospitalized.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-05-04T12:24:09Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10780407/Dallas-toddler-mauled-coyote-porch-hospitalized.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) _ Moderna Inc. (MRNA) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $3.66 billion.
On a per-share basis, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of $8.58.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $5.18 per share.
The biotechnology company posted revenue of $6.07 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.5 billion.
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Christine Lampard flashes a smile after romantic date at The Ivy with husband Frank after he indulges in a spot of retail therapy
Christine Lampard appeared to be in great spirits as she stepped out in London on Tuesday with her husband Frank.
The TV presenter, 43, flashed a smile as she and her her footballer beau, also 43, enjoyed a romantic lunch date at The Ivy in Chelsea Garden.
While the Northern Irish beauty carried her coat across her arm, ex-Chelsea star Frank also had his hands full with a bag from bespoke tailor Thom Sweeney.
Lunch date: Christine Lampard appeared to be in great spirits as she and her husband Frank left The Ivy in Chelsea Garden on Tuesday
Christine nailed casual chic on the day as she stepped out in a pair of skinny jeans and a black puff sleeve top.
Her sky high stilettos accentuated her slender pins as she added some bling with a statement gold necklace.
Her raven tresses were style in loose waves which neatly fell over her shoulders.
Out and about: Frank looked dapper in a navy full zip fleece and a white polo shirt
Meanwhile, Frank looked dapper in a navy full zip fleece and a white polo shirt.
He complemented the smart-casual look look with a pair of white sole trainers as he was laden with bags, including an over the shoulder leather satchel.
The ex Chelsea midfielder furnished the look with a baseball cap as he left the swanky celebrity establishment.
Style queen: Christine Lampard appeared to be in great spirits as she stepped out in London in a pair of skinny jeans and a black puff sleeve top
Busy work life: The pair enjoyed some much needed quality time in London for the day off, as Frank often spends time away from the city to be in Liverpool for his new role as Everton's manager
The pair enjoyed some much needed quality time in London for the day off, as Frank often spends time away from the city to be in Liverpool for his new role as Everton's manager.
It's been a good few days for the football boss as he led his team to a much needed victory against his beloved Chelsea on Sunday.
Christine and Frank are parents to Patricia, three, and Freddie, 13 months - while also having Luna, 16, and Isla, 14, from Frank’s previous relationship with model Elen Rivas.
But while Christine is left to stay with their children when Frank is in Liverpool, she has recently shared that they manage just fine, explaining to Fabulous: 'Oh my god, we’ve literally nothing to be moaning about compared to some people. Yes, it’s one less person to lend a hand, but we manage.
'I would never want to sound like I’m remotely ungrateful. It’s just logistics. I’m relatively lucky that I’m not working every single day.
'I’ve got Loose Women and Lorraine, and everything else fits around that. I feel for single parents or anyone who works 12 hours a day and juggles childcare, because it is really difficult,' she continued.
Christine and Frank met in 2009, after being introduced by Piers Morgan at an award ceremony - going on to tie the knot in 2015.
Proud parents: Christine and Frank are parents to Patricia, 3, and Freddie, 1, (pictured) and also have Luna, 16, and Isla, 14, from Frank’s previous relationship with model Elen Rivas
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13th Annual Survey of More than 1,000 Young Adults Finds They are Saving, Paying and Choosing the Schools to Get Them to the Careers They Want
WASHINGTON, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Gen Z High School students are emerging from two years of disrupted schooling with a determination to choose and fund the higher education paths that will lead them to the jobs and careers they want. In a national survey of more than 1,000 seniors, juniors and sophomores, the College Savings Foundation (CSF) found that the majority are saving, working and intending to pay for part or all of their higher education. At the same time, they desire more pragmatic education options tied to real work experience and the possibility of finishing their requirements faster.
"Today's high school students have their feet on the ground and their eyes on the future. They and their parents are saving for higher education, and in addition their family discussions are focused on their long-term career plans," said Vivian Tsai, Chair of CSF, a leading nonprofit helping American families save for education. This is CSF's 13th Annual Youth Survey sharing insights into the changing dynamics of young people looking at higher education.
In keeping with the fiscally-responsible reputation of Gen Z individuals, or "zoomers" born between 1995 – 2012, the survey respondents expressed their strong work, saving, and cost-cutting ethics. 90% of those surveyed had higher education plans. Key findings:
- 82% plan to work full-time (23%) or part-time (59%) while attending higher ed; and 61% are already working to help cover costs.
- 59% are saving for their higher education; and 72% of those have saved more than $1,000 (50% between $1,000-$5,000 and 22% more than $5,000).
- 54% intend to pay for part (35%) or all (19%) of their higher education.
- 21% said their families are using 529 education savings plans, including students (9%) and parents (12%).
- 66% plan on living at home.
What the Perfect Higher Education Looks Like for Gen Zs
These Gen Z students desire practical higher ed outcomes. When asked how they would design their perfect higher education, "Classes based on practical work experience" was the top-ranked choice. The second-ranked choice was for classes with competency-based testing that could result in finishing their requirements sooner and cost less. The third-ranked answer was getting credit for actual work experience done in conjunction with the higher ed institution
Reflecting this preference for useful learning, 63% of all high schoolers think of Technical and Career Education or Apprenticeship Programs in the same way as they do college. This is the highest level in the survey's history since this question has been asked. 28% of students know they can use 529s to fund Technical and Career Education.
Overall, students are headed to cost-effective options: 38% expect to go to Public College and 27% to Community College. In an interesting comparison, Technical and Career Education and Private College are evenly ranked as higher ed destinations, with 10% planning to go to Technical and Career schools, only slightly behind 12% to Private Colleges.
A smaller percentage, 4%, plan to go into the Military and 1.5% to Apprenticeship Programs.
These trends are reinforced with the finding that 38% of students said they needed to change their higher ed choices due to costs. Of those, 41% are going to Community College, 25% to a state school, 13% to Technical and Career Education, 10% to work, and 6% to an Apprenticeship Program.
Along with high costs, students worry about student debt. 67% are concerned about it; and in a separate question, one-quarter (24%) of all respondents said they were changing their higher education choices because they "don't want the debt."
Students said that the primary way they will reduce reliance on student loans will be to save more money (21%), work while attending school (17%), attend a Community College (15%), an in-state school (12%), or live at home (12%), among a variety of answers.
The Role of Parents in Saving and Planning
While independent thinking and acting, 78% of students have talked to their parents about funding their higher education. 41% of all students said the career path they want to follow is the number one topic with their parents.
Parents are chipping in to help. 57% are saving, with 56% of them having saved more than $5,000. Among savers, nearly a quarter (21%) are doing so primarily through 529 education savings plans.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted higher education plans for over one-quarter (28%) of students, with 30% of those planning to study closer to home, 27% starting at a Community College and transferring to a four-year school, 16% pursuing a trade or technical training, 15% taking a gap year, and 10% attending an online university.
In a ranking question about the importance of traditional colleges, the first-ranked response was that the career the student is pursuing requires more technical/theoretical and/or liberal arts courses that they can only get from a traditional higher ed institution. The second-ranked response was that traditional college will be a more valuable educational credential over the course of their lives; and the third-ranked response was that it will help create long-term friends and contacts for their future.
Other findings:
- 22% are planning to take a gap year; and, of those, 65% are doing it to work.
- 51% plan on receiving financial aid.
- Only 23% plan to borrow, but an additional 41% say it's possible.
College Savings Foundation's survey of 1,007 high school students across the country was conducted through Survey Monkey with parental permission. The College Savings Foundation (CSF) is a Washington, D.C.- based not-for-profit organization helping American families achieve their education savings goals.
To view an Infographic on these findings, please go to:
http://www.collegesavingsfoundation.org
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Unofficial results from 2022 primary election for the Stark County area
About 23% of registered voters in Stark County cast ballots in Tuesday's primary election.Here are the unofficial results from the Stark County Board of Elections. Winners are boldfaced.
TAX ISSUES
Marlington Local School District (7.6-mill additional tax)
- For - 1,354
- Against - 2,645
Alliance City School District (2.7-mill additional tax)
- For - 1,136
- Against - 1,045
Sandy Creek Joint Fire District (4-mill fire renewal)
- For - 1,085
- Against - 622
Tuscarawas Valley School District (2.6-mill renewal)
- For - 870
- Against - 743
Village of Beach City (natural gas aggregation)
- For - 79
- Against - 55
Village of Minerva (charter amendments)
- For - 240
- Against - 179
Washington Township (0.75-mill fire renewal)
- For - 1,011
- Against - 328
Lawrence Township (1.4-mill road additional)
- For - 718
- Against - 894
Pike Township (1-mill road additional)
- For - 284
- Against - 318
Tuscarawas Township (1-mill fire additional)
- For - 552
- Against - 575
NOTE: Election results for tax issues involving multiple counties are included in these numbers.
LIQUOR SALES
Local Option - Louisville B (Sunday sales, Town Tavern)
- For - 86
- Against - 54
Local Option - Canal Fulton B (Sunday sales, Miller-Doan Tavern)
- For - 161
- Against - 31
Local Option - Louisville B (Sunday sales, Pub 44)
- For - 83
- Against - 57
Local Option - Louisville B (Sunday sales, Senor Panchos)
- For - 99
- Against - 42
Local Option - Perry Twp. (Sunday sales, The Corner Store)
- For - 66
- Against - 30
Local Option - Plain Twp. (Liquor sales, Fuji Sushi)
- For - 233
- Against - 74
Local Option - Plain Twp. (Sunday sales, Fuji Sushi)
- For - 243
- Against - 66
Local Option - Pike Twp. (Sales, Creekside Cottage Winery)
- For - 180
- Against - 57
Local Option - Plain Twp. (Liquor sales, Rice Paper)
- For - 239
- Against - 74
Local Option - Plain Twp. (Sunday sales, Rice Paper)
- For - 235
- Against - 74
COUNTY COURTS
Judge of Court of Common Pleas, Gen. Div. 1/2/23
- Chryssa N. Hartnett (Dem.)* - 14,242
Judge of Court of Common Pleas, Family Div. 1/1/23
Democrat
- Michelle Cordova - 14,117
Republican
- Matthew P. Kreitzer - 29,956
COUNTY RACES
County Commissioner 1/2/23
Democrat
- DaMonda R. Streeter - 13,830
Republican
- Janet Weir Creighton * - 31,886
Auditor
- Alan Harold (Rep.)* - 32,136
STATEWIDE
(Stark County figures only)
Governor/Lt. governor
Democrat
- John Cranley and Teresa Fedor - 5,370
- Nan Whaley and Cheryl L. Stephens - 9,831
Republican
- Joe Blystone and Jeremiah W. Workman - 7,988
- Mike DeWine and Jon Husted* - 17,445
- Ron Hood and Candice Keller - 741
- Jim Renacci and Joe Knopp - 13,037
Attorney General
Democrat
- Jeffrey A. Crossman - 14,171
Republican
- Dave Yost* - 33,459
Auditor of State
Democrat
- Taylor Sappington -14,023
Republican
- Keith Faber* - 32,313
Secretary of State
Democrat
- Chelsea Clark - 14,149
Republican
- John Adams - 12,410
- Frank LaRose* - 22,934
Treasurer of State
Democrat
- Scott Schertzer - 13,583
Republican
- Robert Sprague* - 31,918
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Democrat
- Jennifer Brunner - 14,458
Republican
- Sharon L. Kennedy - 32,225
Justice of the Supreme Court 1/1/23
Democrat
- Terri Jamison - 14,026
Republican
- Pat Fischer* - 28,915
Justice of the Supreme Court 1/2/23
Democrat
- Marilyn Zayas - 13,599
Republican
- Pat DeWine* - 28,915
Judge of the Court of Appeals (5th District) 2/9/23
Democrat
- Earle E. Wise Jr.* - 14,245
Republican
- Jeff Furr - 9,672
- Andrew King - 18,426
Judge of the Court of Appeals (5th District) 2/10/23
Democrat
- David T. Ball - 13,713
Republican
- Craig Baldwin* - 29,796
Federal Offices
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U.S. Senator
Democrat
- Morgan Harper - 1,998
- Traci TJ Johnson - 1,696
- Tim Ryan - 11,935
Republican
- Matt Dolan - 8,363
- Mike Gibbons - 3,351
- Josh Mandel - 8,829
- Neil Patel - 261
- Mark Pukita - 865
- Jane Timken - 5,650
- JD Vance - 11,633
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Democrat
- Martin Alexander - 926
- Eric S. Jones - 1,076
- Louis G. Lyras - 897
- Shawna Roberts - 0
Republican
- John Anderson - 3,525
- Bill Johnson* - 6,130
- Michael S. Morgenstern - 1,415
- Gregory M. Zelenitz - 922
Representative to Congress (13th District)
Democrat
- Emilia Sykes - 9,587
Republican
- Madison Gesiotto Gilbert - 6,909
- Shay Hawkins - 2,540
- Santana F. King - 453
- Janet Folger Porter - 2,792
- Dante N. Sabatucci - 1,564
- Ryan Saylor - 2,211
- Greg Wheeler - 4,270
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CENTREVILLE, Va. (AP) _ Parsons Corp. (PSN) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $20.7 million.
On a per-share basis, the Centreville, Virginia-based company said it had net income of 19 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 40 cents per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 37 cents per share.
The software and infrastructure services provider posted revenue of $949.1 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $887.2 million.
Parsons expects full-year revenue in the range of $3.7 billion to $3.9 billion.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) _ Seres Therapeutics Inc. (MCRB) on Wednesday reported a loss of $56.6 million in its first quarter.
The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said it had a loss of 61 cents per share.
The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 56 cents per share.
The drug developer posted revenue of $1.5 million in the period, which also did not meet Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $7.1 million.
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Suffering with 'chicken skin'? Shoppers are calling this body lotion a 'wonder product' for rough and bumpy skin - and it's currently 40% off
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If you're dealing with tiny, stubborn red bumps on areas like your upper arms, legs, thighs, and bum then it's likely you're suffering from keratosis pilaris.
While a harmless skin condition, KP can cause dry, rough and bumpy skin. For a tried-and-tested way to improve the appearance of KP, thousands of Amazon shoppers swear by the CeraVe SA Smoothing Cream.
With over 6,300 five-star Amazon reviews, the smoothing cream with salicylic acid has been hailed as 'magic on chicken skin', with users raving how it's 'the only cream that keeps the keeps the annoying spots on my arms away'. Better still, it's now on sale for 40 per cent off on Amazon.
The highly-rated CeraVe SA Smoothing Cream is on sale for 40 per cent off on Amazon, a saving of £7.60 off a large 340g tub
Now on sale for 40 per cent off, the highly-rated CeraVe SA Smoothing Cream is reduced to just £11.40 for a large 340g tub.
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Thanks to its deeply hydrating formula with exfoliating salicylic acid, the CeraVe SA Smoothing Cream is a hugely popular and highly-recommended way to combat the appearance of rough and bumpy skin.
While Dr Granite says that 'body scrubs are a no-go', the CeraVe SA Smoothing Cream has salicylic acid to gently exfoliate the skin, and hyaluronic acid to retain the skin's natural moisture and three essential ceramides (1, 3, 6-II) to protect the skin's natural barrier. In short, it's a winning solution for any summer skin woes.
Thousands of shoppers have raved about the softening and smoothing results, even claiming noticeable results in as little as a few days. And as it's on sale for a huge 40 per cent off, there's never been a better time to stock up on the winning formula.
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With over 6,300 five-star reviews, the CeraVe SA Smoothing Cream could be your answer to smooth and bump-free skin this summer.
One impressed shopper raved: 'Tried this not expecting anything really, but after just twp nights of application, it has almost cleared my arms completely, and my thighs are at least 75 per cent clear. A wonder product.'
Another agreed, adding: 'It has been 2 DAYS and my arms are smoother than I ever remember them being!! The splotchy redness has evened out and is slowly brightening; I am FLOORED.'
A third penned: 'Amazing for strawberry legs, Keratosis Pilaris, dark spots on the legs, dry patches, and bumpy skin. This will smooth out your legs and fade those dark spots/marks or any redness, irritation because of ingrows hair and dry patches.' | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10777937/Suffering-chicken-skin-CeraVe-SA-smoothing-cream-sale-Amazon.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-05-04T12:35:12Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10777937/Suffering-chicken-skin-CeraVe-SA-smoothing-cream-sale-Amazon.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | false |
MPs invite Elon Musk to Parliament for a grilling over his planned £34.5billion Twitter take-over and how the world's richest man plans to defend free speech
- Julian Knight has invited the billionaire Tesla boss to London to be grilled
- Musk agreed a £34.5 billion takeover deal with the Twitter board last month
- Mr Knight previously invited Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to attend committee
MPs have made an audacious bid to question Elon Musk in Parliament over his purchase of Twitter.
Julian Knight, the chairman of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee, has invited the billionaire Tesla boss to London to be grilled over his proposed £34.5billion takeover.
MPs want to interrogate him over his plans for the site, including how he proposed to balance free speech with protecting users from online harms.
Mr Musk agreed a £34.5 billion takeover deal with the Twitter board last month, and said at the time that as well as improving the free speech principles of the site, he was looking forward to 'enhancing the product with new features'. His takeover is expected to be completed later this year.
Mr Knight said the committee was keen 'learn more about how Mr Musk will balance his clear commitment to free speech with new obligations to protect Twitter's users from online harms'.
'Appearing before the committee will give Mr Musk an ideal opportunity to set out his proposals for Twitter in more depth and we would look forward to welcoming him,' he said.
It is the committee's latest attempt to bring a US social media mogul to London for questioning. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg was invited to attend in 2018, but turned it down.
Mr Musk (pictured at the Met Ball) agreed a £34.5 billion takeover deal with the Twitter board last month, and said at the time that as well as improving the free speech principles of the site, he was looking forward to 'enhancing the product with new features'. His takeover is expected to be completed later this year.
Julian Knight, the chairman chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee, has invited the billionaire Tesla boss to London to be grilled over his acquisition.
It is the committee's latest attempt to bring a US social media mogul to London for questioning. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg was invited to attend in 2018, but turned it down.
In a letter to the entrepreneur, Mr Knight said the committee supported Mr Musk's proposals to remove all spam accounts and automated bots from the platform.
'My committee has noted your proposed acquisition of Twitter and we are interested in the developments you propose. In particular, your intention to roll out verification for all users echoes our calls on the UK Government as part of proposed legislation, which we hope will restore the UK public's trust in digital platforms,' he wrote.
'I therefore wish to take this opportunity to invite you to speak before our committee and discuss your proposals in more depth.
'I know you have expressed your wish that critics remain on Twitter and this may present an opportunity to address any critiques in public.'
The Tesla and SpaceX boss has said he also wants to 'authenticate all humans', and has expressed support for a tool to edit already posted tweets - something Twitter had previously confirmed was already in development.
The Tesla and SpaceX boss has said he also wants to 'authenticate all humans', and has expressed support for a tool to edit already posted tweets - something Twitter had previously confirmed was already in development.
But some have raised concerns that Mr Musk's support of absolute free speech could mean a loosening of content restrictions.
The Tesla chief executive has frequently tweeted about possible plans for Twitter since the proposed takeover was announced, and has now suggested that government and business accounts could face 'a slight cost' to stay on the social media platform.
He added that Twitter would 'always' be free to 'casual users'. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10781697/MPs-invite-Elon-Musk-Parliament-grilling-planned-34-5billion-Twitter-over.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-05-04T12:36:55Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10781697/MPs-invite-Elon-Musk-Parliament-grilling-planned-34-5billion-Twitter-over.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | true |
NEW YORK (AP) — An increase in COVID-19 infections around the U.S. has sent more cities into new high-risk categories that are supposed to trigger indoor mask wearing, but much of the country is stopping short of bringing back restrictions amid deep pandemic fatigue.
For weeks, much of upstate New York has been in the high-alert orange zone, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designation that reflects serious community spread. The CDC urges people to mask up in indoor public places, including schools, regardless of vaccination status. But few, if any, local jurisdictions in the region brought back a mask requirement despite rising case counts.
In New York City, cases are again rising and this week crossed the city’s threshold for “medium risk,” indicating the widening spread of the subvariant knowns as BA.2 that has swept the state’s northern reaches. But there appears to be little appetite from Mayor Eric Adams to do an about face just a few months after allowing residents to shed masks and put away vaccination cards that were once required to enter restaurants and concert halls. Adams has said the city could pivot and reimpose mandates but has stressed that he wants to keep the city open.
“I don’t anticipate many places, if any, going back to mask mandates unless we see overflowing hospitals — that’s what would drive mask mandates,” said Professor David Larsen, a public health expert at Syracuse University in upstate New York, whose own county is currently an orange zone.
“People are still dying, but not in the same numbers,” he said.
Nationally, hospitalizations are up slightly but still as low as any point in the pandemic. Deaths have steadily decreased in the last three months to nearly the lowest numbers.
The muted response reflects the exhaustion of the country after two years of restrictions and the new challenges that health leaders are facing at this phase of the pandemic.
An abundance of at-home virus test kits has led to a steep undercount of COVID-19 cases that were once an important benchmark. Researchers estimate that more than 60% of the country was infected with the virus during the omicron surge, bringing high levels of protection on top of the tens of millions of vaccinations. Hospitalizations have increased but only slightly.
“If a mask mandate were reinstated right this minute, I don’t think it’d be very successful,” said Jim Kearns, a videographer at the State University of New York in Oswego, another upstate New York community in the CDC’s orange zone.
“I think a lot of people are just over it,” he said. “If I saw death rates and hospitalizations going up in crazy numbers, and if I felt that there was a danger to me and my family, I would put it on in a heartbeat. But it has been a long two years.”
In Boston, even as COVID-19 cases began to tick up again, there’s been little drive to reimpose the indoor mask mandate city officials largely lifted two months ago. Boston still requires masks in schools and on school buses. A statewide mask mandate was lifted for schools at the end of February.
The city is now focused on what Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has described as recovery efforts, including attracting workers and visitors back to the city’s downtown. Health officials continue to urge caution. During April’s running of the Boston Marathon, which drew tens of thousands of competitors, race organizers and city officials recommended runners take steps to stop the spread of the virus by getting vaccinated, tested for COVID-19 and not accepting water from spectators.
In Maine, there have been few efforts to reinstate COVID-19 precautions, even after Democratic Gov. Janet Mills tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of April. The 74-year-old, who had received a second booster, said she believes that’s “one of the reasons why I am still feeling well” and encouraged others to get vaccinated.
One of the most jarring reactions came in Philadelphia, which last month abandoned its indoor mask mandate just days after becoming the first U.S. metropolis to reimpose compulsory masking in response to an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
City officials, who had said they wanted to head off a new wave of infections, abruptly backtracked after what they said was an unexpected drop in the number of people in the hospital and a leveling-off of new infections. The turnabout came amid rising opposition to the reinstatement, but city officials said the decision was about data, not politics.
Inaction by cities comes after a federal judge in Florida last month struck down a national mask mandate for travelers on planes, trains and buses. The CDC still urges people to wear face coverings but the Transportation Security Administration said it would stop enforcing mask mandates at airports and on flights, even as the White House said it would appeal the ruling.
In March, Vermont’s largest city, Burlington, ended its indoor mask mandate following a drop in COVID-19 cases. Burlington was one of more than two dozen Vermont communities that required masking after the Legislature in November gave towns and cities the authority to do that. Even as the masks came off, COVID made a return in the state.
Half of Vermont’s 14 counties have now been rated as having high community levels of COVID-19, according to the CDC. The rankings are based on a handful of factors, including new hospital admissions for the virus.
Chicago’s infection rate is also rising, even though like in most places hospitalizations and deaths remain low.
But the increasing number of infections caused enough concern that the school district sent a letter to parents alerting them to the possibility that with the rise, Cook County, which includes Chicago, “may be moving from ‘low risk’ to a ‘moderate risk’ category in the coming days.”
The letter did not say if the school district could again require students and staffers to wear masks or return to remote learning.
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Russian businesses banned from using UK accountants as new sanctions announced
Russian businesses will be banned from using UK-based accountancy firms, as new sanctions against major media organisations from the country have been announced.
Measures announced by Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, will see Russian businesses cut off from the UK’s accountancy, management consultancy and PR sectors, with an aim to further damage the Russian economy in light of the invasion of Ukraine.
According to the Government, Russia is “heavily reliant” on service companies in Western countries, and cutting off UK services will account for 10% of Russian imports in the sectors affected.
The Government has also announced 63 new sanctions, including travel bans and assets freezes for individuals linked to Russian broadcasters and newspapers, and sanctions against mainstream media organisations.
Ms Truss said: “Doing business with Putin’s regime is morally bankrupt and helps fund a war machine that is causing untold suffering across Ukraine.
“Cutting Russia’s access to British services will put more pressure on the Kremlin and ultimately help ensure Putin fails in Ukraine.”
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has revealed new sanctions against Russian businesses (Victoria Jones/PA)
Business Secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, added: “Our professional services exports are extraordinarily valuable to many countries, which is exactly why we’re locking Russia out.
“By restricting Russia’s access to our world-class management consultants, accountants and PR firms, we’re ratcheting up economic pressure on the Kremlin to change course.”
Those sanctioned today include employees of Channel One, a major state-owned outlet in Russia, which had described the invasion of Ukraine as a “special military operation”.
The Government has also imposed sanctions on war correspondents embedded with Russian forces in Ukraine, including: Evgeny Poddubny, a war correspondent for the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company; Alexander Kots, a war correspondent for Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda; and Dmitry Steshin, a Russian journalist and special correspondent for Komsomolskaya Pravda.
Organisations including major, state-owned broadcaster, All Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting, will also face sanctions.
Other media companies sanctioned include: InfoRos, a news agency spreading “destabilising disinformation about Ukraine”; SouthFront, a disinformation website; and the Strategic Culture Foundation, an online journal spreading disinformation about the invasion.
New legislation will, meanwhile, require social media companies to take action to block content from two of Russia’s major sources of disinformation, RT and Sputnik.
Culture minister Chris Philp said: “For too long RT and Sputnik have churned out dangerous nonsense dressed up as serious news to justify Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
“These outlets have already been booted off the airwaves in Britain and we’ve barred anyone from doing business with them.
“Now we’ve moved to pull the plug on their websites, social media accounts and apps to further stop the spread of their lies.” | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-10781969/Russian-businesses-banned-using-UK-accountants-new-sanctions-announced.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-05-04T12:41:26Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-10781969/Russian-businesses-banned-using-UK-accountants-new-sanctions-announced.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has learned a great deal about Russian military shortfalls and capabilities in the first two months of the war in Ukraine, top Pentagon leaders told Congress Tuesday. But they warned that Moscow is learning from its mistakes as the war shifts to a new phase, and that will shape the artillery and other weapons systems the U.S. will provide.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee that if Congress approves funding, the most critical things that Ukraine needs are anti-tank, anti-aircraft and shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles. Milley added that with the fighting now concentrated in the eastern Donbas region, Ukrainian forces also need more tanks and other mechanized vehicles, which the U.S. and other nations are providing.
The coming weeks, they said, will be crucial.
Prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February, the U.S. had provided about $1 billion in weapons and gear to the Ukrainian military, and had been training troops for years. Since the invasion, the U.S. has committed another $3.7 billion in weapons and other aid, and is seeking a $33 billion supplemental appropriation from Congress that includes a wide range of military and other support.
Senators, including Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., pressed Austin and Milley on whether weapons are actually getting out to the troops on the front lines, or if they are being diverted or hoarded. Austin said it’s difficult to know since there are no U.S. personnel on the ground in Ukraine to monitor the weapons flow. But he said they talk to their counterparts in Ukraine regularly, and stress the need for accountability in weapons distribution.
Austin pointed to early failures by Russia, including almost immediate struggles with logistics, and difficulties getting food, water and supplies to troops.
“As we saw things unfold on the ground, we saw them not able to support themselves logistically, we saw them make some bad assumptions at the beginning of this, we saw them fail to integrate aerial fires with their ground maneuver, and just a number of missteps,” Austin said. “ I attribute a lot of that to lack of leadership at the lower level.”
The leadership problems, he said, forced Russia to send higher ranking generals to the battlefront, where “many” have been killed.
Austin said the U.S. expects to see some of the same mistakes as the fighting in the Donbas and across southern Ukraine escalates, as Russia tries to wrest control of a solid stretch of land from the east, through Mariupol, along the Sea of Azov to Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula seized by Russian and annexed in March 2014.
But, he said, “they will learn from what they did in the early stages of this fight. And we’ll see them improve their logistical efforts. And we’ll see them improve their massing of fires and that sort of business. But some things they won’t be able to correct.”
Austin and Milley said that Russia’s failure to train young commanders to make decisions, has led to a very top-heavy organization that hasn’t been as nimble and effective as the Ukrainian forces. Milley said the U.S. and other Western nations taught Ukrainian forces about mission command and decentralized control and tactics, which are more successful on a dynamic battlefield.
He also said the U.S. “opened up the pipes” and sent a “significant amount of intelligence” to Ukraine both before the invasion, and as the fight has gone on.
In a related matter, President Joe Biden has nominated Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli to be the next top general for Europe, and to serve as the Supreme Allied Commander for NATO. Cavoli is currently serving as commander of U.S. Army Europe-Africa. His nomination now goes to the U.S. Senate for confirmation. He would replace Air Force Gen. Tod D. Wolters. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/politics/defense-leaders-say-russia-learning-from-mistakes-in-ukraine/ | 2022-05-04T12:41:44Z | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/politics/defense-leaders-say-russia-learning-from-mistakes-in-ukraine/ | false |
HUNT VALLEY, Md. (AP) _ Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. (SBGI) on Wednesday reported net income of $2.59 billion in its first quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Hunt Valley, Maryland-based company said it had profit of $35.39. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment gains, were 37 cents per share.
The television broadcasting company posted revenue of $1.29 billion in the period.
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SEMINOLE, Fla. (AP) _ Superior Group of Companies, Inc. (SGC) on Wednesday reported earnings of $5.2 million in its first quarter.
The Seminole, Florida-based company said it had profit of 32 cents per share.
The uniform maker posted revenue of $143.6 million in the period.
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LOS ANGELES (KTSM) – Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked by man while performing on stage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles Tuesday night.
According to published reports, the unidentified man jumped on stage, rushed and tackled Chappelle, and then attempted to run away.
Reports indicate that the man was then surrounded by security at the rear of the stage and subdued.
Social media videos and photos of the attack have been posted, despite organizers holding festival attendee’s phones for the duration of the performances.
Shortly after the attack, attendees say fellow comedian Chris Rock took to the stage with Chappelle and quipped, “Was that Will Smith?” The joke was in reference to Rock being slapped by Will Smith during this year’s Academy Awards, after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada.
Chappelle was performing as part of a comedy festival, the Netflix Is A Joke-Fest.
As this is a developing situation, look for updates during our Wednesday newscasts and here on KTSM.com
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Middlesbrough's under-23s take on Wolves' second string tonight at Molineux in the semi-final of the Premier League Cup. And with the potential for a couple of Boro first-teamers to be in action, the game is being streamed live by the home side.
Mark Tinkler's side go into the game having finished their league campaign strongly, losing just one of their last six. That defeat was against Wolves, however, who beat them 3-0 at Bishop Auckland last month. The Boro U23s finished 12th in the league this season and will be underdogs for the cup clash given Wolves finished second in a hotly contested Premier League 2 Division 2.
But Boro could include first-team players such as Caolan Boyd-Munce, James Lea Siliki and Martin Payero in their side that travels to the Midlands on Wednesday evening, with Chris Wilder's side not in action until the weekend and Preston and all three in need of match sharpness. Payero, in particular, has used under-23s game recently to step up his recovery from an ankle injury he suffered in early February at QPR.
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Having returned from his loan at Scunthorpe United, Hayden Hackney was in action for Tinkler's side at the weekend as they beat Reading to round-up their league campaign. Meanwhile, the Boro development coach could choose between Sol Brynn and another returning loanee in Zach Hemming between the sticks. Hemming was back in training at Rockliffe on Wednesday morning fresh from winning the Scottish Championship with Kilmarnock and scooping two awards at the club's Player of the Year bash. Academy defender Nathan Wood could also be involved.
Boro's youngsters have had a good run in this competition so far, finishing top of their group ahead of QPR, Blackburn and Nottingham Forest to advance to the knockout stages. They beat Arsenal on penalties in the round of 16 - an impressive win given the young Gunners finished third in the top tier of the under-23s league. A 2-1 victory over Stoke City then secured their passage to this semi-final where West Brom await the winners.
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May the 4th be with you: How the date became a Star Wars fan phenomenon
May the 4th, also commonly known to fans as Star Wars Day, is a date to appreciate all things from a galaxy far, far away — and its origins have somewhat of a connection to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, among other ties.
As fans know, "May the Fourth" sounds like the infamous line from the films, "May the force be with you." The phrase was often used by characters to wish individuals good luck in the face of impending danger — expressing that the Force work in their favor.
Over time, a celebration of the date by Star Wars fans has taken off around the world.
"It is a grassroots phenomenon that now transcends the English language pun that inspired it," the official Star Wars website explains.
‘May the Fourth’ origin story
Like many Star Wars characters, "May the Fourth Be With You" comes with an interesting origin story. The earliest use of the phrase was in 1978, one year after the release of "Star Wars: A New Hope," according to a post by Lucas Seastrom, a Lucasfilm historian, on the official website.
By that time, Star Wars had become firmly established in American popular culture. In the summer of ‘78, clever newspaper writers used the phrase as a gimmick to mark Independence Day celebrations on the Fourth of July, it said.
Another one of the earliest known references to the day followed the May 4, 1979, election of Thatcher as Britain’s prime minister, according to the official Star Wars website.
Thatcher’s party took out an ad in the London Evening News with the message, "May the Fourth Be With You, Maggie. Congratulations," the website states.
Other early uses of the phrase since have been documented, but the day really took off once the Internet began connecting fans. Many began choosing the day to hold themed Star Wars parties or host community events. Others simply used it as a time to rewatch the films.
Lucasfilm, the studio behind Star Wars, said it cannot take credit for Star Wars Day.
"That belongs to the fans, along with the irresistible attraction of using the phrase to evoke laughter (or even an eye-roll) from bemused friends, relatives, colleagues, or even strangers on the street," Seastrom adds.
However, Lucasfilm has taken "a more active role" in the unofficial holiday in recent years, helping to sponsor and promote events, sharing ideas on how to celebrate and encouraging fans to share in their passion on social media with #MayThe4thBeWithYou and #StarWarsDay.
"The new films, series, books, comics, and games have done a great deal in fueling this surge of relevancy, but I can’t help but feel that the grassroots rise of Star Wars Day indicated that it was going to happen in some form anyway," Seastrom writes on the official website. "The timeless appeal of Star Wars matched with the passion of its fans is a guarantee."
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LOS ANGELES, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV: GPV) ("GreenPower"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission electric-powered vehicles serving the cargo, delivery, shuttle, transit, and school bus markets, today announced its participation and vehicle showcase in booth #911 at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo taking place May 9 - May 12, 2022 in Long Beach, Calif. at the Long Beach Convention Center.
ACT Expo serves as the official meeting place for transportation executives looking to gain hands-on access to the fuels, technologies and vehicles driving the future of transportation. Each year, the show features dozens of product debuts and major announcements from the leading OEMs and suppliers, and access to the most comprehensive assembly of advanced commercial vehicles and technologies.
GreenPower, located at booth #911, will showcase its zero-emission, electric powered vehicles including the BEAST, all electric school bus and EV Star product line.
"ACT Expo brings together industry leaders and fleet operators from around the world who share the same goal, combating climate change. We are delighted to attend this year's expo alongside our peers and colleagues and showcase our innovative zero-emission offerings for commercial fleets," said Brendan Riley, president of GreenPower. "We look forward to sharing our mission to advance the adoption of electric vehicles for a clean transportation future."
GreenPower will host a Ride and Drive at the conference on Tuesday, May 10 from 12 p.m – 3 p.m. PDT and on Wednesday, May 11 from 11 a.m – 2 p.m. PDT. The BEAST and EV Star will be at the ride and drive for participants to experience in person.
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The owners of the American Dream mall in the New Jersey Meadowlands like to boast that their project has attractions not found in any other malls in the New York metro area, or much of the world - indoor water and amusement parks, a ski slope, an aquarium, an observation wheel. But the future tenant they seem proudest of lately is something many malls already have - an Apple
The news, revealed by mall officials, that Apple plans to open a flagship store at American Dream gives the mall, which has struggled to fill its retail space, an important retail stamp of approval.
Don Ghermezian, CEO of American Dream, confirmed that Apple had signed a lease, saying it is one of a number of impressive retail tenants coming this year to the mall. A mall spokesperson, in a statement, said “Apple fits in seamlessly” with American Dream’s “superior mix of experiences and retail.”
The store is expected to open by the end of the year, and will be located on the second level of Court D, across from the two-story Zara store, according to mall officials.
Apple, which is famously close-mouthed about plans for future stores until they are almost ready to open, did not reply to repeated questions about the American Dream store.
Eleven other malls in New Jersey have Apple stores, most of which opened in the first decade after Apple launched its original two stores in 2001, in California, and Virginia.
Apple fast became the most coveted tenant of every mall leasing team, as the stores’ ability to draw crowds, and their stratospheric sales-per-square-foot, quickly became obvious.
As Forbes.com contributor Sanford Stein noted last year, when the stores celebrated their 20th birthday, Apple stores produce record-breaking sales-per-square foot figures, reportedly $5,500 to $6,000 per square foot, or twice what Tiffany stores generate.
But Apple has been selective about which malls it picks, and it also has focused on prime, non-mall locations in U.S. and foreign cities.
Apple has 518 stores around the world and about half of those are located in the United States.
Because Apple isn’t sharing any details about the American Dream store, it is hard to know exactly how big a deal this leasing deal will be for the mall.
Apple’s two most recent store openings, in Seoul, South Korea, and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, are showcase stores located near tourist attractions, and designed to highlight Apple’s renewed focus on experiences in its stores, such as Today at Apple classes on topics like video editing, music remixing, or coding. The new Seoul store is Apple’s largest in South Korea.
American Dream officials said they could not comment on how may square feet Apple will occupy at the mall because the details have not been finalized.
The 3-million square foot complex has a lot of retail space to fill. The plan originally was for a 50-50 retail-entertainment split. That shifted in recent years to 70% entertainment, 30% retail. According to the mall’s most recent disclosures, American Dream is 82% leased, including leases under negotiation. A mall spokesperson said last week that the mall will be close to 95% leased by the end of this year.
If Apple builds an unusually large flagship, or uses the space to experiment with a new store design, or new experiences for customers, the leasing deal could be a major coup for American Dream. And even if it opens a smaller, more standard store, American Dream will be able to boast to other prospective retail tenants that it has earned Apple’s stamp of approval.
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The launch of Lunchbox Rails marks the first step towards a larger partnership ecosystem. Proceeds from Rails signups for the month of May will be donated to the Lunchbox Scholarship Fund.
NEW YORK , May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lunchbox, the modern ordering system built to grow online revenue for restaurants, announced today the launch of Lunchbox Rails, the first advanced all-in-one integrations system for managing third-party online ordering built for operators.
Lunchbox Rails allows operators to consolidate all third-party marketplace orders (Doordash, Grubhub, EZcater, UberEats, Postmates, and Skip the Dishes) and pulls all order information into a restaurant's point of sale (POS) system. Unlike other solutions which charge a high monthly fee, Lunchbox charges a recurring flat fee for a fraction of the price. In 2021, guests placed online orders from third-party sites more than ever before. Rails solves the issue of tablet farms by running everything through the POS, simplifying operations for restaurants.
With Rails, restaurants will have access to the following features:
- Edit all menus at once: Marketplace menus (Doordash, Grubhub, EZcater, UberEats, Postmates, and Skip the Dishes) and pricing are updated in real time, including 86'd items, every time the POS is updated.
- Automated business hours: Account for seasonality and per-location business hours. Business and seasonal hours are automatically uploaded to 3rd-party marketplaces so you have more time to focus on what matters - creating a great guest experience.
- Smart menu structures: Map your menu configuration inside your POS to any 3rd party marketplace without having to worry about what menu, item, or modifier types are supported between the platforms.
- Direct orders to POS: All third party marketplace orders are downloaded automatically and seamlessly into your POS.
- Configure unique prices across multiple menus: Lunchbox gives you the flexibility to make granular changes to a menu item without affecting that item on other platforms. Get right down to the dollar amount, percentage mark-up per category, item, per marketplace, or per store. You have full control over the prices you charge at each channel.
- Global throttling: Control how many orders can be placed based on order volume, dollars spent during a given time on a story by store basis. This also includes any order volume from first party or API integration partners.
"Restaurants need to make quick changes, keep track of orders, and manage everything in one place. We've created the solution that eases the pain that all operators are experiencing today by streaming in-store operations and reducing tablet hell," said Nabeel Alamgir, co-founder and CEO of Lunchbox. "With Rails, operators will gain valuable time back and be able to concentrate on delivering the best guest experience."
In addition to the launch of Lunchbox Rails, the company is unveiling a new initiative called the Lunchbox Scholarship Fund. This new program provides financial support to workers in the restaurant industry who are interested in furthering their education. In the month of May, proceeds from Rails signups will be donated to the Lunchbox Scholarship Fund.
According to the National Restaurant Association, the food service industry workforce is projected to grow by 400,000 jobs by the end of 2022. A significant portion of food service workers are teens, part time students, or interested in pursuing higher education. This program builds on Lunchbox's continued mission of helping the people that feed the world.
"Scholarship programs provide more than an opportunity to earn an education, they can help change lives. As the son of an immigrant and someone who had financial setbacks throughout my career, I know how important it is to launch this program," said Alamgir. "As a company, we're here to empower and inspire the next generation of workers who will redefine the way restaurants operate."
Lunchbox has helped arm restaurants with the resources they need to boost sales and protect their profits. Lunchbox has empowered over 2500+ restaurant locations across the country including Bareburger, Clean Juice, Fuku, Little Sesame, Papa Gino's, Sticky's Finger Joint, and Tacombi. To date, Lunchbox has saved restaurants over $43 million that would have otherwise gone to third-party ordering platforms.
Lunchbox Rails is now available for all restaurants in North America. To learn more about the product or book a demo visit: lunchbox.io/lunchbox-rails. To learn more about the Lunchbox Scholarship Fund please visit: lunchbox.io/lunchbox-scholarship.
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Lunchbox is the modern ordering system for restaurants to grow their online revenue. Lunchbox enables restaurant chains to take control of their digital growth strategy through its suite of products specializing in app and web ordering, customer loyalty, and marketing tools to increase sales and strengthen guest engagement. To learn more, visit www.lunchbox.io.
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- LATEST DONATION BY THE PEPSICO FOUNDATION BRINGS ITS TOTAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF PLEDGED TO THE GLOBAL REFUGEE CRISIS TO NEARLY $15 MILLION -
NEW YORK, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo is proud to announce that Pepsi® will be the first global brand to partner with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency for the #Football4Refugees emergency appeal. PepsiCo's philanthropic arm, the PepsiCo Foundation is donating US$ 1 million to #Football4Refugees, and the Pepsi brand will be calling on its network of sports and music talent to drive awareness and donations to the appeal.
In the past decade, the global refugee population has more than doubled. Even before the crisis in Ukraine, 84 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide. As such, the #Football4Refugees appeal has been created to unite the global football community in raising critical funds to provide humanitarian assistance such as shelter and protection for people forced to flee their homes by conflict, war or persecution. #Football4Refugees is calling on players and fans to come together around the world to stand in support of those who have been forced to flee.
With the latest donation, PepsiCo and the PepsiCo Foundation have now pledged nearly US$ 15 million to humanitarian relief for Ukraine as well as supporting refugees in other parts of the world as the needs continue to grow globally. As a brand rooted in the sport, Pepsi advocates football as a means of uniting people around the world and as a force for good. As the first private sector partner to support #Football4Refugees, Pepsi is showcasing the power of football and its brand to engage fans, talents, customers, and employees to encourage further donations to the cause.
To amplify its support and create wide-spread awareness of the emergency appeal, Pepsi will be leveraging its football and music talents to create a "Pass It On" social awareness drive. In the coming days, several world-famous individuals will post short video clips online, announcing their backing of the #Football4Refugees initiative and encouraging their followers to take part and get involved in helping to raise vital funds.
Ram Krishnan, CEO, International Beverages and Chief Commercial Officer for PepsiCo said: "The global refugee crisis continues to affect the lives of so many people. At PepsiCo we want to ensure we are doing everything we can to provide those in need with vital resources and support. We're proud to be working closely with UNHCR, who are doing outstanding work providing humanitarian assistance, among others, through the #Football4Refugees emergency appeal. We hope that the online support from our network of talent over the coming days will help to raise further awareness and funds for this life-changing initiative."
Kelly Clements, Deputy High Commissioner of Refugees, UNHCR commented:
"Across the globe, there are now more than 84 million people who've been forced to flee their homes. From Ukraine to Ethiopia, Colombia to Venezuela, Afghanistan to Bangladesh, the needs of refugees are growing each day. UNHCR needs more partners like PepsiCo and the global football community to bring awareness and resources to those who need it most."
To ensure donations have the greatest impact for people affected by global conflicts, funds will go towards providing shelter, psycho-social support and protection, financial assistance and other life-saving support. UNHCR is on the ground, working day-and-night to help those who need it most.
Head to the @PepsiGlobal social channels to find out more about the players involved, and follow the #Football4Refugees hashtag. Donations to the appeal can be made via unhcr.org/football4refugees
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Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.
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Established in 1962, the PepsiCo Foundation, the philanthropic arm of PepsiCo, invests in the essential elements of a sustainable food system with a mission to support thriving communities. Working with non-profits and experts around the globe, the Foundation is focused on helping communities obtain access to food security, safe water, and economic opportunity. It strives for tangible impact globally through strategic partnerships and programmes - collaborating with industry peers, local and international organisations, and employees to affect large-scale change on the issues that matter and are of global importance.
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The #Football4Refugees appeal was created by UNHCR to unite the global football community in raising critical funds to provide humanitarian assistance such as protection, shelter and other survival essentials for refugees displaced by conflict and persecution
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Applause- May 4, 2022
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2020, 2022 US Olympians to visit Bidens at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to host the 2020 and 2022 U.S. Olympic teams at the White House on Wednesday, celebrating athletes from the most recent winter Games while staging a much delayed, in-person celebration for participants of last summer’s Tokyo Olympics.
The president and first lady Jill Biden will host Olympians from the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, on the South Lawn, the White House announced Monday. Vice President Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff, the second gentleman, will also attend.
Jill Biden made her first solo overseas trip as first lady by traveling to Japan to attend the 2020 Olympics, which were delayed until last year because of the pandemic — though access remained restricted because of the coronavirus.
Last summer, the Bidens hosted a virtual celebration for Team USA from 2020′s Tokyo Olympics from their home in Delaware. The president said then that he’d like to host the team at the White House in the future.
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Camel milk tea makes a mark in Tiruchi
The product is sourced from Kumbhalgarh Cattle Dairy in Rajasthan via rail
Siblings Rakesh Kumar and Surendra Kumar quit their private sector jobs in Chennai to set up a marketing agency for heirloom varieties of rice in Tiruchi in 2019. But their enterprise — Eshun Spot — has been making waves online recently for an entirely different reason.
For this modest eatery situated past the railway crossing en route to Udayanpatti from KK Nagar has been serving tea made with camel milk sourced from Rajasthan since December 2021, much to the delight of the city’s foodie vloggers.
The camel milk stall was an addition by Mr. Surendra, the younger of the two brothers. “Earlier, our cuisine was known for its herbal infusions. Now, tea — with leaves, sugar and milk — has become a big business even though the quality of the milk is doubtful. We found camel milk to be a nutritious alternative to what is being sold as cow’s milk today. But it is not something that would appeal to the public immediately. So we thought of making tea with it,” he told The Hindu.
Eshun Spot sources its milk from the Kumbhalgarh Camel Dairy in Sadri, Rajasthan, which also retails under the ‘Camel Charisma’ brand. “We receive deliveries twice a week via the Railways in cooler boxes. The milk is pasteurised and frozen at source. Once it reaches us, we unseal the consignment and freeze it again at -4 degrees C,” said Mr. Surendra.
With a shelf life of 90 days (versus one and a half day for cow’s milk), camel milk has a slightly salty aftertaste. The tea is sweetened with organic cane sugar, in keeping with the eco-friendly ethos of the store.
The restaurant uses at least 90 litres of camel milk per month, and also distributes approximately 60 litres to customers throughout Tamil Nadu. A cup of camel milk tea costs over ₹100 at the store; allied products like cheese and ghee are also available.
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WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) _ Minerva Neurosciences Inc. (NERV) on Wednesday reported a loss of $9.8 million in its first quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Waltham, Massachusetts-based company said it had a loss of 23 cents.
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- 17th annual conference will cover industry leaders from public and private companies across the full spectrum of the food value chain, including agribusiness, fertilizer, ag chemicals, food and beverage, cannabis, retail distribution, grocery and restaurant sectors
NEW YORK, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - BMO Capital Markets is hosting its 17th annual Global Farm to Market Conference on May 18th and 19th, 2022 in New York. This year's conference will gather leaders from a range of businesses involved in the food chain and feature thematic panel sessions, company presentations, fireside chats and one-on-one meetings.
All businesses across agriculture and the food chain, from crop inputs to food service, have experienced volatility since the start of the pandemic, made worse by the war in Ukraine. At this event, companies, analysts and investors will discuss how companies are responding to higher commodity prices and rising inflation, shifting consumer behaviors, elasticity of demand, food security concerns, supply chain challenges and workforce issues. At the same time, ESG continues to be a priority as growers figure out how to monetize more sustainable farming practices and better integrate with the downstream food supply chain. Key topics also include how companies will deploy the current influx of cash created by higher profitability and high demand to fuel future growth and return cash to shareholders, along with how companies managing through the challenging inflationary and supply environment will balance strategic planning for the short and long terms.
BMO hosts and analysts Ken Zaslow (Food & Agribusiness), Joel Jackson (Fertilizer and Chemicals), Kelly Bania (Food Retail & Distribution), Andrew Strelzik (Restaurants and Beverages) and Tamy Chen (Cannabis) will address these and other relevant topics for an audience of institutional investors, financial sponsors and company attendees.
Senior executives from more than 70 companies leading agribusiness, fertilizer, ag chemicals, food and beverage, cannabis, retail distribution, grocery and restaurant businesses will discuss important industry trends. Participants include:
- The Andersons (ANDE)
- Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)
- Bayer (BAYN)
- BHP (BHP)
- Bunge (BG)
- Cal-Maine Foods (CALM)
- CF Industries (CF)
- Corteva (CTVA)
- FMC (FMC)
- General Mills (GIS)
- Kroger (KR)
- Kura Sushi (KRUS)
- Nutrien (NTR)
- Pilgrim's Pride (PPC)
- Tyson Foods (TSN)
- Zevia (ZVIA)
News media who would like to receive a copy of the agenda or arrange an interview with BMO analysts at the conference or online are asked to contact BMO Media Relations using the contact details below. (Note: Not all speakers will be available to media at the conference. Details will be provided upon registration.)
Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider - the 8th largest bank, by assets, in North America. With total assets of $1.02 trillion as of January 31, 2022, and a team of diverse and highly engaged employees, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, BMO Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.
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After the success of Monday's Kids Carnival Raceday, racing is back at Warwick on Saturday with Ladies Night, with The Take That Show providing entertainment to follow the racing action, writes David Hucker.
Most valuable race on the card is the £20,000 Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Hurdle over two miles and three furlongs which has attracted 20 entries headed by the 137-rated Kissesforkatie. Dan Skelton has four of the entries, including Ashoka, a winner over the course last time, and Nicky Henderson three, the best of which could be Ascot winner Captain Morgs.
Champion trainer Paul Nicholls has just one entry in the shape of Irish Hill, who also holds an engagement in the valuable Pertemps Network Swinton Handicap Hurdle at Haydock Park in the afternoon.
By contrast, the South West Syndicate Mares' Novices' Chase has only six entries, but three of them are closely matched on official ratings with just a 4lb difference between them.
Top-rated on 122 is Could Be Trouble, runner-up in her last two hurdle races, followed by Fortunes Melody, rated on 120, who has already run six times over fences, having chased home Midnightreferendum in the Challenger Series Mares' Final at Haydock Park last time.
Lowest rated of the three on 118 is Kilmington Rose, a winner of four hurdle races, including over the course, but she could spring a surprise if taking to the Warwick fences that provide a stern test for inexperienced jumpers.
Dan Skelton has three entries, including course winner Jeffery's Cross, who also holds an entry in the feature race and at Hexham in the afternoon, in the opening Professor John Robert Fyfe Bolton OBE Novices' Hurdle over two miles and three furlongs due off at 5.10pm.
As on Monday, all hurdles races and the concluding National Hunt Flat Race will take place on the inner track and the going is forecast as good.
WARWICK REPORT MONDAY 2 MAY 2022
Monday saw a large crowd descend on Warwick racecourse for Kids Carnival Raceday, the first of four meetings that make up the May Racing Carnival, writes David Hucker.
The Poundland Family Fun Day Maiden Hurdle over three miles and a furlong got proceedings underway and it saw an emphatic win for market leader Sporting Ace, who made all the running to beat Jean Genie by an easy 5½ lengths.
There was another all-the way scorer in the following Tattersalls Ireland Store Sale 10th May Mares' "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle as 7/4 favourite Prime Time Lady, who ran keenly in the hands of Alex Edwards, was always in command, running out an easy winner from Joyful Kit. Unlike the first race winner, Prime Time Lady will be seen out again over the summer when she should win more races.
Although only five contested the Poundland, This Is Your Land Novices' Handicap Chase over two miles, there was not much to choose between them in the betting with Bempton Cliffs going off the 9/4 favourite to follow up his win at Market Rasen at the end of March. Another one to make all the running, Bempton Cliffs had enough in hand to see off the challenge of chasing debutant Ragamuffin from the last fence.
It fell to Castkitello to keep the winning run of favourites going in the fourth, the Poundland, Your Land Of Amazing Value TV Handicap Hurdle, but the writing was on the wall when Sam Twiston-Davies was pushing along as the runners passed the stands with a full circuit to go. She did run on to finish fourth, but was no match for another clear winner in Nickelsonthedime who defied top weight to score at the 14th attempt over hurdles for Crewkerne trainer Kayley Woollacott.
Another to enjoy the good ground was Rockstar Ronnie in the Poundland, Where Great Prices Rule Handicap Chase. Having tracker leader Ornua until the penultimate fence, he went to the front and, putting in a good jump at the last, saw off the challenge of Golden Taipan to score for trainer Dan Skelton who had won the race last year with Go Steady.
After the lead had changed several times, it was 16-1 shot Nye Bevan who took control of the Poundland, Proud Sponsors Of Warwick Races Handicap Hurdle turning for home and he quickly went into a clear lead. Although he only had a length to spare over Eva's Diva at the line, jockey Tom Bellamy looked to have matters under control.
Having failed to win in 17 races on the flat and over jumps, it was no surprise that Persuer was priced at 20-1 for the concluding Poundland, Your Land Of Low Prices Mares' Handicap Hurdle, but she belied her odds to score by five lengths from Jersey Lady.
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BBC Scotland's TV programme Debate Night is filming season 4 in cities across Scotland and is in search of locals to join in with two shows scheduled for Edinburgh.
The programme gives members of the public the opportunity to put their questions to some of the country’s key decision-makers and public figures.
Stephen Jardine, presenter of Debate Night said: “Perhaps you run a business or are a frontline worker? You might be a parent, a carer or a student?
"It’s your questions, stories, experiences and opinions that lead our discussion – so we couldn’t do it without you!”
Here is what you need to know about the show ahead of season 4 commencing next week.
Where is Debate Night taking place in Scotland?
Season 4 will explore six locations in Scotland with those in the area asking key questions on issues which affect them.
These locations are:
Wednesday May 11 Glasgow
Wednesday May 18 Perth
Wednesday May 25 Edinburgh
Wednesday June 1 Glasgow
Wednesday June 8 Falkirk
Wednesday June 15 Edinburgh
Who can be part of the audience and how do you apply?
Anyone can apply to be in the big studio audience by simply filling out a quick online application form via www.bbc.co.uk/debatenight and click ‘Apply to the audience’ tab.
If you would like to attend with someone please ask them to apply too. It’s also accessible via a mobile or tablet.
Previous episodes are available to watch on BBC iPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/debatenight | https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/bbc-scotland-debate-night-season-4-when-does-the-show-start-how-can-i-apply-3680030 | 2022-05-04T13:33:41Z | https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/bbc-scotland-debate-night-season-4-when-does-the-show-start-how-can-i-apply-3680030 | true |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Little Rock police said they are investigating a death on Greenway Drive.
Police said that one victim was found dead just after 3 a.m. Wednesday.
Police have not released the identity of the victim or any information on suspects at this time.
If anyone has information on this incident, police are asking you to call their anonymous tip line at 501-371-4636. | https://www.fox16.com/crime/little-rock-police-1-found-dead-on-greenway-drive/ | 2022-05-04T13:40:23Z | https://www.fox16.com/crime/little-rock-police-1-found-dead-on-greenway-drive/ | true |
Dusty Baker becomes first Black MLB manager to reach 2,000 wins
HOUSTON (AP) — Just call him Mr. 2,000.
Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker won his 2,000th game Tuesday night, becoming the 12th skipper in major league history to reach the milestone and the first Black man to do it.
The benchmark victory came in Houston’s 4-0 win over the Seattle Mariners and comes more than 29 years after he collected his first win on April 6, 1993, in San Francisco’s 2-1 victory over St. Louis.
“I’m probably one of the luckiest men to ever walk on this earth,” a grinning Baker said minutes after the final out.
The 72-year-old Baker said being the first Black manager to reach 2,000 wins makes the achievement even more meaningful.
“It means extra,” he said. “It means extra to the culture. It means extra to society. It means extra to my race, and it means extra hopefully for others to get an opportunity (so) I’m not the last.”
It’s the latest milestone in a storied career as a player and manager that has spanned more than 50 years. Baker has reached the World Series twice as a manager, last season with the Astros and in 2002 with the Giants. As a player, he went three times with the Dodgers, winning it all as a big-hitting left fielder in 1981.
So where does this moment rank?
“Right now it’s at the top,” he said. “But I ain’t gonna stop now.”
Ten of the 11 other managers who have accumulated at least 2,000 wins are in the Hall of Fame. Bruce Bochy (2,003), who isn’t yet eligible, is the only exception.
“This should lead straight to the Hall of Fame,” Astros catcher Martín Maldonado said.
Baker’s players presented him with a bottle of vintage Dom Pérignon champagne they signed with a gold marker to commemorate the achievement. The team toasted Baker with far more reasonably priced champagne in the clubhouse after the game.
His wife, Melissa, and a group of about 10 friends were at the ballpark. Melissa Baker smiled as she filmed her husband postgame from the stands as the big screen displayed a picture of him with the words “2K Wins” in huge white letters.
Baker’s career record is 2,000-1,745, and he’s the only manager in major league history to take five different teams to the postseason.
He collected 840 wins in 10 years with the Giants, 322 in four seasons with the Cubs, 509 in six years with the Reds, 192 in two seasons with the Nationals and he has 137 in his tenure with the Astros.
“I’m just doing my job,” Baker said. “I’m not that proud of myself yet.”
He reached 500 wins while with the Giants in a 6-5 victory over the Phillies on June 1, 1999. His 1,000th win came on Aug. 30, 2004, while managing the Cubs to a 5-2 victory over Montreal. Win No. 1,500 came on May 9, 2012, with the Reds in a 2-1 triumph over Milwaukee.
“It’s an honor to play for somebody who loves the game and loves his team and is so knowledgeable about the game of baseball and who has had such a storied career,” Houston third baseman Alex Bregman said. “To be able to learn from him, play for him and just to be able to suit up with him every single day is very special and nobody in here takes that for granted.”
There was a time Baker wondered if he’d even get a chance to chase this milestone. After being fired by the Nationals following a 97-win season in 2017, Baker didn’t get another job until 2020 after Houston’s sign-stealing scandal cost manager A.J. Hinch his job.
“If there wasn’t a scandal, I wouldn’t be in this position,” Baker said. “My phone wasn’t ringing off the hook. Three different times I lost jobs and twice I was winning, and I didn’t get a call for two years ... so, yeah, it’s just a matter of perseverance. And I’m here and I’m ... where I’m supposed to be.”
Right-hander Lance McCullers raved about Baker as a manager and a man and noted the difficult situation he walked into when he was hired in Houston.
“He helped us through a tough time as a clubhouse,” McCullers said. “There in 2020 we were navigating through a lot of choppy water (and) everything going on post-COVID. He’s earned our respect. It’s a big milestone for him tonight. Probably one of the most exclusive clubs around.”
Baker, who needs 41 wins to move all the way up to No. 9 on the career list, was asked about cracking the top 10.
“I’ll get there long as I live,” he said. “That’s my thing. As long as I live and as long as you just do your job — and my job is to win — then I’ll get there.”
Baker said the first thing he thought of after the final out was being there when Bochy, a good friend, reached 2,000 wins. And then a second thought immediately popped into his head.
“That’s the first thing I thought about,” he said. “And next thing I thought about is that I needed three more to (catch) Bruce.”
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Which carpet cleaner at Home Depot is best?
If you’re looking for a carpet cleaner that can reliably clean any type of carpet, Home Depot carries a range of options, from upright models to more portable ones. These machines use a combination of cleaning solution, suction and brushes to reach deep into the carpet and lift debris, dirt, spills and odors. The best carpet cleaner you can find at Home Depot is the Hoover PowerScrub Elite Pet Upright Carpet Cleaner, which offers a handy quick-drying feature so you can use your floors again sooner.
What to know before you buy a Home Depot carpet cleaner
Function and type
A carpet cleaner washes and removes deep stains using a special detergent or carpet shampooer. These machines work by using brushes that penetrate into the carpet’s thick fibers to release a foam, scrub and dislodge dirt, dander, hair, dust and debris via suction.
Some people mix up carpet cleaners with steam cleaners, but they differ in one main way. Steamers don’t use chemicals to clean. Instead, they use steam to loosen dirt that later gets vacuumed.
There are two main types of carpet cleaners:
- Upright: These look similar to modern vacuum cleaners. They’re easy to use and can handle large rooms or entire homes. Upright models are usually heavier than portable ones at between 30 and 50 pounds. They’re also often more powerful, making them ideal for deep cleaning challenging areas.
- Portable: Portable cleaners are easier to move around as they usually weigh between 20 and 40 pounds. They excel at deep cleaning. But, since they’re small, they’re not as effective in large areas. Because of this, they’re best for tackling sudden messes or smaller homes.
Home Depot sells several high-quality carpet cleaners. Each one has its brushes, hoses and accessories that make cleaning easy and effective. Some feature special rotating brushes that scrub at the carpet fibers, thus resulting in a deeper clean than you get with a stationary brush. Some of their carpet cleaners also come with extension tools that work well on upholstery, stairs or in tight spaces.
Frequency
In general, you should use a Home Depot carpet cleaner once every six to 18 months. The exact frequency depends on the following factors:
- Foot traffic: The fewer people in your home or the less used a certain carpet is, the less frequently you need to clean it. In homes with low traffic, use the cleaner once every 12 to 18 months. If several people live with you or you regularly host get-togethers, consider cleaning the carpet every three months or so.
- General carpet maintenance: If you regularly vacuum your carpet, don’t wear shoes at home and immediately clean up spills, you can get away with cleaning it once every 12 or so months.
- Carpet type: For homes with thicker carpets, it might be necessary to clean them every three to six months. In low pile or flatter carpets, use the machine every six to 12 months instead.
- Pets and kids: Households with children or pets need more regular cleaning, or once every six to 12 months. Pets especially cause a lot of hair, dander and dirt that can get trapped in the carpet.
Maintenance
You should perform regular maintenance on your Home Depot carpet cleaner, especially if you use it frequently. Before cleaning it, make sure it’s disconnected from any power sources.
Here are the best ways to maintain your machine and ensure it lasts a long time:
- Clean out lint and hair: Lint, hair and other debris can get easily stuck in the machine. If the carpet cleaner has a screen or filter, empty it out after every use. This can improve suction for the future.
- Nozzle and hose maintenance: Using water from a faucet or water hose, clean out the nozzles and hoses to remove excess debris.
- Tank maintenance: After using the machine, empty out any contents in the tanks. Replace them with clean water and flush them out. Let them air dry completely.
- Dust off the exterior: Disinfect or dust the exterior of the carpet cleaner with a damp rag every time you use it. This will cut back on allergens.
What to look for in a quality Home Depot carpet cleaner
Tanks
Nearly all Home Depot carpet cleaners come with two tanks. One tank is used to store the cleaning solution, which you can mix with clean water before using the machine. The other tank is meant to store the dirty water the machine produces when sucking up debris and other things from the carpet.
The larger the tanks are, the longer the carpet cleaner can run without you needing to replace the cleaning solution or empty them out. Some machines have a tank capacity of around 1 gallon, while smaller ones can only hold 1/4 gallon. Generally, portable machines have smaller tanks than upright ones.
Suction
Most Home Depot carpet cleaners have built-in suction. If it doesn’t, you should vacuum the area thoroughly until the carpet is no longer damp. Leaving the carpet too damp could damage the fibers or lead to mold growth or odors.
The more suction power a carpet cleaner has, the more effective it is at cleaning. However, a higher suction also means using more power. There are some energy-efficient modern models, though, which can help reduce energy usage. Portable machines usually have less suction power than upright models.
Cord length
Carpet cleaners from Home Depot usually have a cord length of between 14 and 20 feet, though some models have longer cords. Consider the surface area you need to clean and compare it with the cord length. That way, you can clean the carpet with minimal hassle.
How much you can expect to spend on a Home Depot carpet cleaner
Most Home Depot carpet cleaners cost $90-$300. Some of the higher-end models also function as standard vacuum cleaners.
Home Depot carpet cleaner FAQ
What else should I consider when using a carpet cleaner?
A. Make sure you properly ventilate the area so any fumes the machine causes can go out. Once you’ve cleaned an area, wait for it to completely dry before placing any furniture or other solid items on it. For best results, start in one corner and move the machine up and down in a slow, consistent manner. Each time you turn the machine around, let the lines overlap by about an inch so you don’t miss any sections.
Can a carpet cleaner damage my carpet?
A. Although rare, a carpet cleaner can damage carpet, especially if it uses rotating brushes or has strong suction. It can also happen if the carpet is thin or has fragile fibers. Carpets break down over time, so using a machine on an older carpet could also damage it. Finally, test out any new cleaning solutions in a discrete location to make sure it doesn’t damage the carpet.
What’s the best Home Depot carpet cleaner to buy?
Top Home Depot carpet cleaner
Hoover PowerScrub Elite Pet Upright Carpet Cleaner
What you need to know: This powerful upright carpet cleaner is ideal for anyone who wants a professional deep clean in a smaller area.
What you’ll love: It has two large tanks that are easy to fill and empty out. It also automatically mixes the appropriate amount of cleaning solution for any task. This machine has several modes, including a deep clean and quick clean mode. The quick clean mode comes with HeatForce which makes drying faster.
What you should consider: Since it’s large, cleaning this machine can take a while.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
Top Home Depot carpet cleaner for the money
Hoover PowerDash Go Portable Spot Cleaner
What you need to know: This easy-to-use cleaner is perfect for spot cleaning or smaller carpeted areas.
What you’ll love: Lightweight and portable, this machine comes with two tanks, one for the cleaning solution and one for dirty water. It works well on upholstery and the interior of cars. Plus, it can tackle pet messes with ease. It also has a 14-foot-long cord. The solution tank holds .06 gallons and the collecting tank holds .09 gallons.
What you should consider: Since it’s just over 6 1/2 pounds, it can tip over fairly easily. It’s also not intended for larger spaces.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
Worth checking out
Hoover Professional Series Spotless Portable Carpet Cleaner And Upholstery Spot Cleaner
What you need to know: This portable model can tackle any mess with ease, especially in smaller rooms.
What you’ll love: It comes with multipurpose tools to tackle different messes. It also comes with Self-Clean Technology that makes it easy to maintain the machine and reduces bacteria growth or dirt buildup. It has a 14-foot-long cord and two tanks.
What you should consider: The tanks are relatively small.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
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BELTON, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old student has died after he was stabbed during a fight at a Texas high school and another student was taken into custody, authorities said.
Jose Luis Ramirez Jr. died after he was stabbed Tuesday morning in a campus bathroom at Belton High School, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) north of Austin, police said.
Belton Police Chief Gary Ellis said an 18-year-old high school senior was jailed in connection with the attack and was awaiting formal charges. Authorities said that student ran out of the school after the stabbing and was taken into custody about 20 minutes later.
Classes were canceled Wednesday at the school, which has about 2,500 students. On Tuesday night, hundreds of people gathered for a prayer service and balloon release for the Ramirez family, the Temple Daily Telegram reported.
Itty Henry, a Belton High School senior, said Ramirez had the ability to always make people smile.
“He always had the right jokes and everybody loved him," Henry said. "I don’t think I can name a person that didn’t like him because he always put other people before himself.” | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Texas-student-fatally-stabbed-at-school-17146814.php | 2022-05-04T13:45:52Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Texas-student-fatally-stabbed-at-school-17146814.php | false |
What can you get the mom or grandma who has everything for Mother’s Day? You want something she’ll love that won’t add clutter to her home and is easy on your budget. How about a new family photo?
You can get any 8-by-10-inch photo print free from Walgreens right now. All you have to do is place your order and use the promo code MAYFREEBIE when you check out. Then, choose free store pickup, and you can have your photo the same day at more than 6,500 locations in as little as one hour.
There is a caveat, though. This deal is only good through May 5, so you don’t want to hesitate or miss out.
In addition, there is a limit of one use for this code per account. According to Hip2Save, photo freebies often won’t work in the Walgreens app. Try it out on a computer if you have any trouble using it.
Other Photo Deals At Walgreens
You can save on many other photo gifts at the retailer right now that could be perfect for Mother’s Day giving.
For instance, you can use the promo code ALL50 at checkout and get 50% off all photo gifts. This includes photo books, calendars, magnets, phone cases, drinkware and more.
The following promo codes are currently available to use at Walgreens.com/Photo online.
- Use code 60DECOR to save 60% off canvas prints and floating frames.
- Use code BLOOM60 to save 60% off custom greeting cards and premium stationery.
- Use code PIECE60 to save 60% off 10-by-14-inch puzzles made using your photos.
You can use these codes at Walgreens.com/Photo or through the Walgreens mobile app, but they are not valid in-store. Instead, you must enter them at online or mobile checkout to apply the discount. All offers expire at 11:59 p.m. CT on Saturday, May 7, 2022, except the MAYFREEBIE code, which expires on May 5.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoRABIT, the leading Salesforce DevSecOps platform provider for regulated industries, today announced $26M in new investment from existing investor Full In Partners, a premier growth equity firm.
Given the surge in cybersecurity threats—and recommendations from the White House to harden infrastructure and tighten security policies—this funding comes at a time of increased demand for DevSecOps solutions and amid a period of aggressive growth achieved by the company. AutoRABIT intends to direct the funding toward growth initiatives and product development focused on continuing to solve the real security and development challenges faced by regulated companies using Salesforce.
"The capital we've raised with this new funding round will enable us to continue developing product capabilities to meet the security and regulatory compliance needs of our customers, while enabling them to develop faster and release more features to their own customers and stakeholders," said Meredith Bell, CEO of AutoRABIT. "As AutoRABIT continues to grow, this investment will enable us to deliver even more value to our customers through an enhanced set of DevSecOps tools that will complement our existing suite of technologies."
As Salesforce persists as the largest CRM provider in the world with market share continuing to climb, the challenges faced by its customers continue to compound—because Salesforce was built to be a CRM, not a development platform.
"Since our initial investment in February 2020, we've been thrilled to be an active partner of AutoRABIT as they build a great organization and momentum for growth," said Maurizio de Franciscis, Managing Director and Head of Portfolio Success at Full In. "Cybersecurity is now more important than ever, and AutoRABIT's DevSecOps platform is enabling Salesforce development teams in regulated industries to ship digital products safely and rapidly."
About Full In Partners
Founded in 2019, Full In Partners is a premier woman-led growth equity firm based in New York City. The firm is focused on backing high-velocity, high-efficiency software and internet businesses while building better outcomes through proactive operational and strategic support. To learn more about Full In Partners, please visit: https://fullinpartners.com.
About AutoRABIT:
AutoRABIT's DevSecOps Platform enables Salesforce development teams to improve the quality of their releases at scale through a suite of CI/CD tools that enable teams to configure, build, test, and manage development environments and deployments. The platform also supports data protection and optimization through a suite of Salesforce DataOps tools that enable development teams to retrieve greater insights from their own data while ensuring robust backup and protection. The addition of CodeScan's code analysis technology adds a code security layer to the existing platform. Visit https://www.autorabit.com for more information.
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The Highly Anticipated Bitcoin Wine NFT is Expected to Generate 10 Million USD in New Sales
ESCONDIDO, Calif. , May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- eWorld Companies, Inc. (OTC: EWRC) and its wholly owned subsidiary Angelini Trading Company have reached an agreement with Real Meta Tech LLC for Real Meta Tech to serve as the Lead Marketing Partner for eWorld's Bitcoin Wine Project. Under the terms of the agreement, Real Meta Tech will use its best efforts to promote and market Bitcoin Wine using all their tools and recourses including social media posts, strategic marketing strategies and their comprehensive list of influencers.
eWorld Companies CEO Pablo Wagner commented, "This marks a huge milestone for our company and our Bitcoin Wine NFT project. After four months of interviewing, cross examining, due diligence and critical thinking, we are confident that Real Meta Tech LLC is the perfect choice to lead this promotion. While it's never possible to project actual future events, we have always believed that with the correct marketing approach we could quickly sell out our entire inventory of 10,000 Bitcoin Wine NFTs @$1,000 each and generate $10,000,000 in sales within a very short time frame. We believe Real Meta Tech has the staff, the experience, the tools and the track record to help us achieve that goal."
REAL META TECH LLC
Real Meta Tech LLC was founded by Roger Ruiz and Jeff Ivory. Mr. Ivory is an engineer turned Metaverse incubator/ Web3 architect and the founder of GoldenNetworks, a company empowering brands and influencers to scale and grow their business through the integration of Blockchain, NFT and Metaverse technologies. He is actively pushing the boundaries of what's possible within web 3.0 as he pioneers neverbefore-seen business models and mainstream adoption of blockchain technology within the crypto industry.
Mr. Ivory is currently advising several future forward web 3.0 companies including TheUrban Metaverse, and is also the Chief Creative Officer at Centerblock, where he oversees all aspects of the ideation, creation, and deployment of dynamic NFT assets to the vertically integrated NFT marketplace, "Proxime", which provides a turnkey solution for sports legends, celebrities and entertainers to monetize their IP across multiple blockchains.
Roger Ruiz has been a professional boxing manager for more than 12 years and is the developer of BoxStats, the #1 research app in boxing. He is also the Managing Partner at Legendz Entertainment, where he has had major success in the boxing industry by developing strategic marketing campaigns that have taken numerous professional boxers to stardom.
Mr. Ivory and Mr. Ruiz joined forces through their mutual interests in Web3 and started
Real Meta Tech LLC, which leverages a wide array of internal assets including Metaverse funding, Influencer Networks and Virtual Production Technology to deliver high level NFT projects.
Real Meta Tech is currently developing plans using blockchain technology to bring boxing and live entertainment sports into the metaverse on a platform called Omni Metaverse. They are also planning the release of OmniTV, which is scheduled to be available in millions of U.S. households across the United States within the next few months. OmniTV will incorporate a never-before-seen utility called Watch2Earn (W2E) that will reward viewers in cryptocurrency for tuning in to their channel. Discussions are currently underway for a campaign that airs commercials for Bitcoin Wine between shows and allows viewers to be rewarded with Bitcoin Wine's VINO tokens for simply watching the shows and commercials.
EWORLD COMPANIES, INC.
eWorld Companies, Inc. is the Parent Company of Angelini Trading Company, a Los Angeles area-based company that distributes 26 varieties of wine from five familyowned wineries, two handmade Italian pasta factories, a premier olive oil company that won the 2014 award for best olive oil in the world and other specialty food items seldom seen in the U.S. market. eWorld's top priorities are the rollout of Angelini Trading's line of Caponero and Benevento brand wines for the U.S. consumer market and the upcoming release of its exclusive "Bitcoin Wine" series. Wines have already been delivered and purchase orders received from the first 200 retail outlets, with many additional orders and deliveries expected to be announced soon.
BITCOIN WINE NFT
"Bitcoin Wine" is a limited edition NFT series featuring and showcasing fine wine. This exclusive "Bitcoin Wine" series will include a limited supply of 10,000 bottles of carefully selected and readily identifiable fine wine. Through use of blockchain technology, each "Bitcoin Wine" in the series will be comprised as a two-piece ensemble: (1) an identifiable and tangible bottle of Bitcoin Wine, i.e. a "physical token" that the owner can display in their home, and (2) a digital asset, also referred to as "crypto art", that can be added to their online NFT gallery. The physical token and the digital asset are only available as this two-piece ensemble and each bottle of wine will have a unique QR code that when scanned will take the viewer directly to that specific digital asset.
The official art for the Bitcoin Wine NFT was created by the highly regarded NFT artist and designer, Tillavision, into what many consider a masterpiece. The Bitcoin Wine art consists of an MP4 with a duration of 33 seconds that includes an unreleased song by Lil Bitcoin, the first avatar artist to break into the music industry as an NFT. The art is immaculate and extremely creative, displaying a giant Bitcoin Wine bottle perched on a golden platter alongside two giant wine glasses filled with glowing wine. The NFT art is filled with a plentitude of creative details including money trees blowing in the wind, stacks of gold bitcoins, additional stacks of hundred-dollar bills, an airplane flying around the bottle and goats to signify the Greatest Of All Time (G.O.A.T.).
The Bitcoin Wine NFT comes with additional perks as well. Bitcoin Wine NFT will act as a membership to an exclusive wine club where members and notable guests will be granted access to events and meetups that will be held periodically in different major cities in the United States. As the project evolves, the company also plans to offer members an opportunity to receive luxury imported Italian wines on quarterly basis. The company has also disclosed plans for an upcoming raffle that will award two winners (and their plus 1's) a 5-day all-inclusive trip to Italy including a private tour of the winery and vineyard where Bitcoin Wine is created. And as a special bonus, all purchasers of the Bitcoin Wine NFT will automatically be whitelisted for all future NFT releases from the company's marketing and distribution partner, NFT Distribution Company.
For more information about the Bitcoin Wine NFT project visit https://bitcoinwine.co.
To join the Bitcoin Wine Club visit https://nftdcinc.com/bitcoin-wine-mint.
ANGELINI TRADING COMPANY
Angelini Trading Company was formed in 2012 by Richard Angelini and his cousin, Roberto Adamo, with the objective to source the highest-level products available from the Italian peninsula for export to the rest of the world, with primary focus on the U.S. market. The Angelini and Adamo families have been merchants and artists since the 1600's. Unfortunately, Richard Angelini passed away in 2017, but the company remains in family hands with his wife, Christina now serving as the company's President.
For more information visithttps://ewrcinc.comand/orhttps://angelinitrading.co.
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The Acquisition Enables OurFamilyWizard to Support Millions More Families Regardless of Where They Are on Their Journey
MINNEAPOLIS, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OurFamilyWizard, the leading co-parenting app for families living separately, announced today that it has acquired Cozi, the leading family organizing app, from Dotdash Meredith. Through this strategic acquisition, OurFamilyWizard will be able to support all types of families in simplifying communication and coordination. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"For more than 20 years, OurFamilyWizard has provided a central hub for peaceful co-parenting, empowering parents with tools to keep their children's world turning," said Nick VanWagner, CEO of OurFamilyWizard. "With the addition of Cozi, we will expand upon that mission even further by providing the go-to destination to help families of all types. This will enable us to positively impact more families regardless of where they are on their journeys."
With more than 20 million registered users, Cozi helps busy families simplify their lives. It provides the tools to manage schedules and activities; track grocery shopping and to do lists; plan meals and store recipes; organize household chores; and keep family memories. The acquisition of Cozi will complement OurFamilyWizard's comprehensive suite of co-parenting tools, which includes shared calendars, messaging, expense tracking, journals and an info bank. Together, the platforms provide a holistic set of solutions for different types of families.
Added VanWagner, "As we continue to scale the OurFamilyWizard team and grow our investment in co-parenting technology, we're excited to welcome Cozi and address a broader set of family needs with the innovative solution this talented team has built."
Today's news falls just over two years after OurFamilyWizard announced a growth investment from Spectrum Equity. Since then, the company has doubled its headcount and made significant investments in product innovation.
OurFamilyWizard
OurFamilyWizard is the leading co-parenting app that equips parents, and the professional community that surrounds them, with the tools needed to reduce conflict and support the best outcomes for the children involved. It provides a secure hub for co-parents to exchange tamper-proof messages, manage joint custody schedules, share documents, and track expense reimbursement. Founded in 2001, OurFamilyWizard has served more than one million users in 75 countries and is recommended by courts in all 50 US states, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.
Cozi
Cozi, the number one organizing app for families, makes coordinating and communicating the logistics of everyday life a breeze. Cozi is the one place where everyone can see the family's calendar, grocery list, household chores and meal plan. It's free and accessible in real time from any mobile device or computer. Named a "must-have app" for a better life by the TODAY Show, Cozi helps families all over the world and now has over 20 million registered users. Get Cozi in the app store or at www.cozi.com.
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CHARLES TOWN, W.Va., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Potomac Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") (OTC: PTBS), the one bank holding company for Bank of Charles Town (BCT), for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, earned $1.669 million or $0.40 per share compared to $1.778 million or $0.43 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, and $1.848 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 or $0.45 per share.
Selected Highlights
- Total assets were $719.2 million as of March 31, 2022, compared to $661.4 million as of March 31, 2021, an increase of $57.8 million or 8.7%.
- Investment securities increased to $88.4 million, a $17.5 million increase since March 31, 2021.
- Loans increased $23.8 million to $523.7 million as of March 31, 2022, a 4.8% increase over the $499.8 million as of March 31, 2021. Excluding Paycheck Protection Program loans (PPP), loan growth was $70.1 million or 15.7% since March 31, 2021.
- Total deposits grew to $635.6 million as of March 31, 2022, an increase of $47.1 million or 8.0% over the March 31, 2021 total of $588.5 million.
- Pre-tax net income excluding PPP fees and interest income, was $1.872 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, a 14.2% increase over the same period in 2021.
- Return on Assets (ROA) in the quarter was 0.95% compared to 1.12% in the first quarter of 2021.
- Return on Equity (ROE) for the quarter was 11.14% compared to 12.97% in the first quarter of 2021.
"Building upon the success of 2021, the BCT team worked hard this quarter producing over 11% ROE, over 3% net interest margin, and ROA of 0.95%," stated Alice P. Frazier, President and CEO. "Our strategic investments over the last several years have allowed us to continue performing at a high level, increasing our customer relationships, and enabling resilient growth during these unique times."
Frazier continued, "We are attentive to additional balance sheet strategies to navigate the sudden rise in interest rates in today's environment as we have entered the year with considerable momentum."
In addition to the financial results presented, the following strategic investments occurred during the quarter:
- On January 5, 2022 we announced an initiative to digitize our commercial lending experience through a collaboration with Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: JKHY). The platform will help us grow with scale and efficiency while improving everyone's experience.
- On January 18, 2022, we announced our new relationship with KlariVis, a fast-growing enterprise dashboard and analytics tool for the financial services industry, as a key solution for the bank's future. KlariVis provides a simpler way to transform our data for executive and frontline decision-making.
Q1 2022 Compared to Q1 2021
- Excluding PPP loans, total loans finished at $515.3 million compared to $445.2 million as of March 31, 2021, a 15.7% increase. The commercial business line drove the increase with net growth of $74.1 million or 27.1%, offset by a net decrease in overall consumer of $4.0 million.
- Deposit accounts increased to $635.6 million as of March 31, 2022, increasing 8% over March 31, 2021. Noninterest-bearing deposits grew $26.2 million since March 31, 2021 or 21.2% while interest bearing deposits were up $20.9 million or 4.5% over March 31, 2021.
- The Tier 1 leverage capital ratio for BCT was 10.24% as of March 31, 2022, compared to 10.31% as of March 31, 2021. The tangible equity / tangible assets ratio for the Company was 8.24% as of March 31, 2022 and 8.40% as of March 31, 2021.
- Net interest margin was 3.04% for the quarter ending March 31, 2022, compared to 3.22% for the quarter ending March 31, 2021.
- Excluding PPP income, net interest income increased $589 thousand to $4.9 million for the quarter ending March 31, 2022, compared to $4.3 million for the quarter ending March 31, 2021.
- Total PPP interest and fees recorded in the quarter ending March 31, 2022 were $276 thousand compared to $650 thousand in the quarter ending March 31, 2021.
- The cost of total deposits decreased 9 bps to 0.26% during the quarter ending March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021or 0.35%. The loan yield (excluding PPP income) was 14 bps lower at 4.05% for the quarter ending March 31, 2022 compared to 4.19% for the same period in 2021.
- A loan loss provision was not recorded in the first quarter of 2022 or the first quarter of 2021.
- Non-interest income for the quarter increased $77 thousand or 4.8% over the first quarter of 2021. See Table 2 for additional details.
- Trust and financial services, service charges on deposits, interchange fees, and other operating income all increased. Trust and financial services increased 21.1% due to market conditions, new relationships, and estate settlements. We continued to see growth in interchange fees of 7.0% over the first quarter of 2021. Other operating income was up $136 thousand primarily from Visa incentives, and an increase in bank owned life insurance income (Boli) from additional purchases in Q 3 2021.
- Secondary mortgage income decreased $213 thousand or 49.1% over the quarter ending March 31, 2021. As expected, secondary market originations slowed in the quarter, however this was offset by our increased portfolio lending to 50% of total mortgage originations in 2022 compared to 25% in the first quarter of 2021. In 2021, we strategically directed the extremely low-rate mortgages to the secondary market taking the fee income as opposed to holding a low-rate loan.
- Our construction to permanent financing product remains successful due to strong relationships with builders. Construction to perm commitments were $23 million at March 31, 2022 with the remaining amount to be funded approximately $12 million.
- Non-interest expense increased to $4.7 million for the quarter, an increase of $432 thousand or 10.1% over the quarter ending March 31, 2021. Year over year increase in salaries and benefits are primarily related to investments in 2021 in the new SBA team (May 2021 addition) and additional commercial bankers in Northern Virginia. In addition, the company raised the minimum hourly wage in late fourth quarter of 2021 in response to the competitive workforce environment. See Table 2 for additional details.
- The allowance for loan losses was 1.05% of total loans outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and 1.08% as of March 31, 2021. Excluding PPP loans, the allowance for loan losses was 1.07% as of March 31, 2022 compared to 1.21% as of March 31, 2021. Management considers the current balance of the allowance for loan losses adequate for the inherent risks and uncertainties associated with the current environment.
- Non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets including OREO was 0.01% as of March 31, 2022 compared to 0.02% as of March 31, 2021.
- Net loan recoveries for Q1 2022 were 0.002% compared to net loan recoveries in the same period in 2021 of 0.02%.
Linked Quarter Q1 2022 Compared to Q4 2021
- Total assets were up $7.8 million over the quarter ending December 31, 2021 to $719.2 or a 1.1% increase.
- Excluding PPP loans, loans increased $13.0 million in the quarter ending March 31, 2022 or a 10.3% annualized increase since December 31, 2022. As planned, our construction to permanent mortgage product with a one-time close continues to build in the pipeline and closings which should counter some of the decline in secondary market income in 2022.
- Deposits increased $6.5 million in the quarter ending March 31, 2022 or a 1.0% increase since December 31, 2021. An $8.4 million increase in noninterest bearing deposits were partly offset by a reduction in interest bearing deposits of $1.9 million.
- The Tier 1 leverage capital ratio for BCT improved to 10.24% as of March 31, 2022 from 10.18% as of December 31, 2021. Both are above the regulatory minimum for a well-capitalized bank. Tangible equity / tangible assets ratio for the Company was 8.24% as of March 31, 2022, and 8.54% as of December 31, 2021. The total capital of $59.249 million as of March 31, 2022 reflects a decrease of $1.521 million from $60.770 million as of December 31, 2021. The decrease in total capital during the first quarter of 2022 is primarily due to a $3.059 decrease in other comprehensive income due to changes in fair value of available-for-sale investment securities reflecting the significant move upwards in interest rates over the first part of 2022, dividends paid of $330 thousand, and offset by net income of $1.669 million for the quarter ending March 31, 2022, and common shares issuance of $199 thousand.
- Net interest margin for the quarter ending March 31, 2022, was down 9 bps to 3.04% from 3.13% for the quarter ending December 31, 2021. PPP interest and fee income positively impacted both quarters. PPP fees and interest recognized in the quarter ending March 31, 2022 were $276 thousand compared to $467 thousand realized during the quarter ending December 31, 2021. Excluding the impact from PPP in first quarter 2022 and fourth quarter 2021, the net interest margin has stabilized and was 2.93% compared to 2.94%, respectively.
- A loan loss provision was not recorded in the quarter ending March 31, 2022 or the quarter ending December 31, 2021.
- Non-interest income was down $241 thousand to $1.7 million for the three months ending March 31, 2022 or 12.6% compared to $1.9 million for the three months ending December 31, 2021. See Table 2 for additional details.
- Decreases occurred in secondary market income, interchange fees, and other operating income. As reported last quarter, other operating income for the three months ended December 31, 2021 was higher due to other loan recoveries, proceeds from Boli death proceeds, and an increase in penalty from early payoffs on loans. Interchange fees were down seasonally in the first quarter of 2022 after the strong fourth quarter of 2021 which included the holiday season.
- Non-interest expense for the quarter was $4.7 million, a decrease of $232 thousand compared to the three months ending December 31, 2021. Decreases in salaries and benefits, interchange expense, and other operating expense primarily drove the decrease. These are partly offset by increases in net occupancy expense and other professional fees. The decrease in salaries and benefits was primarily due to Q4 2021 additional incentive accruals recognizing business unit achievements and record results for 2021. Other professional fees increased in the first quarter 2022 with continued support of growth initiatives and recruitment expense during the quarter. See Table 2 for additional details.
- The allowance for loan losses was 1.05% of total loans outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and 1.06% as of December 31, 2021. Excluding PPP loans, the allowance to loans was 1.07% as of March 31, 2022 and 1.10% as of December 31, 2021.
- Non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets including OREO was 0.01% as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021.
- Net loan recoveries for the quarter were 0.002% compared to 0.04% net loan recoveries in the quarter ending December 31, 2021.
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Update
- BCT participated in Round 1 and Round 2 of the PPP loan program and, as of March 31, 2022, outstanding balances net of fees were $8.3 million. Remaining net fees to be recognized totals $411 thousand.
Dividend Announcement
At our April Board meeting, Potomac Bancshares, Inc. Board of Directors declared a $0.09 per share dividend payable to shareholders of record as of May 3, 2022, for payment on May 10, 2022. This is a 12.5% increase to our shareholders while allowing us to continue to retain capital for future growth.
About the Company
Founded in 1871, BCT-Bank of Charles Town, also known as The Community's Bank, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Potomac Bancshares, Inc. (OTC:PTBS). The Company conducts operations through its main office, an additional eight branch offices, and two loan production offices. BCT's offices are in Jefferson and Berkeley Counties (WV), Washington County (MD), and Loudoun and Stafford Counties (VA). The Bank provides various banking products and services including free access to over 55,000 ATMs through the Allpoint® network plus online and mobile banking for individuals, businesses, and local governments. The Bank also offers commercial lines and term loans, residential and commercial construction, commercial real estate loans and agricultural loans. The Residential Lending division offers secondary market and portfolio mortgage loans, one-time close construction to perm loans, as well as home equity loans and lines of credit. For over 60 years, BCT Wealth Advisors has provided financial management, investment, trust, and estate services to its clients. In 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Bank was named a "Best Bank To Work For" by American Banker. In 2018, Forbes named BCT a "Best In State Bank" for Maryland.
The Company's shares are quoted on the OTC Pink Sheet marketplace under the symbol "PTBS." For more information about Potomac Bancshares, Inc., and the Bank, please visit our website at www.mybct.bank.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements made in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that include projections, predictions, expectations, or beliefs about events or results or otherwise are not statements of historical facts, such as statements about the Company's growth strategy and deployment of capital. Although the Company believes that its expectations with respect to such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its existing knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company will not differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
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Which cookie press gun is best?
If you are a die-hard baker who routinely turns out tray after tray of intricately-designed cookies, you already know how challenging it is to make your baked treats uniform every time. Even for the occasional cookie baker, a cookie press turns a frustrating chore — rolling and shaping cookies — into a peaceful ritual.
The best cookie press gun is easy to use and clean, produces consistent results and is made by a trusted brand. The Oxo Good Grips 14-Piece Cookie Press Set ticks all the boxes and is a great choice for bakers.
What to know before you buy a cookie press gun
Manual vs. electric cookie press guns
Cookie presses can be operated manually or by plugging in. Manual presses can be operated anywhere, but some people with hand pain find them difficult after a dozen or more cookies. Manual presses use one of the following systems to press cookies:
- Trigger system: Like a gun.
- Compression: Uses pressure from the whole hand.
- Turn: Easier on arthritic hands.
On the other hand, electric cookie press guns are easy to operate and can be used by the youngest and oldest bakers, but they require a power source and are more expensive.
Capacity
If you plan on making large amounts of cookies, you want a cookie press with a high capacity for dough. This means you won’t need to stop and refill every dozen. Commercial presses hold two cups or more.
Material
Cookie press guns come in two main materials: plastic and metal.
- Plastic: A plastic cookie press is lightweight and easy to use. The plastic should be BPA-free. These are usually more affordable and dishwasher-safe.
- Metal: Metal cookie presses are more expensive but are the choice of professionals for their durability. They are usually not dishwasher-safe and must be dried completely before storing to prevent rust.
What to look for in a quality cookie press gun
Extra discs
The more discs that are included with your cookie press gun, the more options you’ll have in terms of cookie designs. Spritz cookies are most common, but with additional discs, you can press seasonal designs that are ready for decorations in no time.
Piping tips
Tips expand the use of your cookie press gun into the decorative arts. Use these to create intricate frosting designs.
Clear barrel
A clear plastic barrel lets you plan ahead. It’s easy to see how much dough is left for pressing.
How to use a cookie press gun
Creating perfect cookies takes some practice. Here are a few tips to make it easier.
- Instead of simply packing the dough into the barrel of the press, roll it into a log first.
- Refrigerate the dough for best results. It doesn’t need to be completely cold. If it is, let it sit at room temperature for 20 minutes.
- As you add dough to the barrel, press down to remove air.
- Do not add nuts, dried fruit or chips to your cookie dough. This makes dough impossible to press.
- If you press a cookie and it doesn’t come out quite right, scrape it off and try again.
How much you can expect to spend on a cookie press gun
The price will vary depending on the material of the press, whether it’s electric or manual and what’s included in the set. In general, expect to spend $20-$100 on a set with a gun and at least 10 discs.
Cookie press gun FAQ
Can children use a cookie press?
A. One of the best ways to spend a rainy afternoon is baking with your children. Unfortunately, some cookie presses are not designed for small hands. If you plan to bake with your children frequently, invest in a cookie press that is slightly smaller to fit tiny hands.
Additionally, look for an ergonomically designed trigger or compression function that slides easily. You may also consider investing in an electric cookie press.
How do you care for a cookie press?
A. Each press will be different, so check with the manufacturer’s directions before cleaning.
In general, plastic presses are often dishwasher-safe. Disassemble them as much as possible, placing the smaller parts in the silverware basket and the clear tube in the upper rack. Once they are clean, make sure they are completely dry before storing.
Metal cookie presses should be washed by hand with hot, soapy water. Do not use harsh detergents or abrasive scrubbers. Rinse the soap off completely, and dry the press thoroughly to prevent rust before storing.
What’s the best cookie press gun to buy?
Top cookie press gun
Oxo Good Grips 14-Piece Cookie Press Set
What you need to know: Oxo is a trusted brand, and this press is inexpensive and easy to use.
What you’ll love: It comes with 12 steel discs for different cookies. The clear plastic tube is sturdy and allows you to see how much dough is left. It’s easy to change the discs and clean once you’re done.
What you should consider: This is best for occasional use only. It’s not as durable as other models.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top cookie press gun for the money
Ourokhome Cookie Press Gun Kit
What you need to know: Beginners will find this press simple to operate.
What you’ll love: The plastic barrel is BPA-free. The included 16 discs and six different nozzles expand your baking repertoire. It is also great for frosting cookies, cakes and cupcakes.
What you should consider: The trigger requires more effort to dispense, causing hand fatigue or pain.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Marcato Design Atlas Deluxe Cookie Press
What you need to know: For busy bakers who often use a cookie press, this is a sturdy choice.
What you’ll love: The construction is durable anodized aluminum and steel. It includes 20 different discs for variety in pressing, and it comes with a 10-year manufacturer’s warranty. The grip is ergonomic, and the press itself is easy to clean. It comes in seven fun colors.
What you should consider: It’s the most expensive choice.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Dolly Parton, Eminem and Duran Duran among 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Class
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CLEVELAND — The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has revealed its 2022 Induction Class Wednesday.
The 2022 inductees are:
Performer (honoring bands and solo artists who, in their careers, have created music whose originality, impact and influence has changed the course of rock & roll.)
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
Duran Duran
Eminem
Eurythmics
Dolly Parton
Lionel Richie
Carly Simon
Musical Excellence (given to artists, musicians, songwriters and producers whose originality and influence creating music have had a dramatic impact on music.)
Judas Priest
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Early Influence Award (given to a performing artist or group whose music and performance style have directly influenced and helped inspire and evolve rock & roll and music that has impacted youth culture.)
Harry Belafonte
Elizabeth Cotten
Ahmet Ertegun Award (given to non-performing industry professionals who, through their dedicated belief and support of artists and their music have had a major influence on the creative development and growth of rock & roll and music that has impacted youth culture.) | https://www.abc15.com/entertainment/dolly-parton-eminem-and-duran-duran-among-2022-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-class | 2022-05-04T13:56:58Z | https://www.abc15.com/entertainment/dolly-parton-eminem-and-duran-duran-among-2022-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-class | false |
In partnership with the actress and caregiver, the brand kicks off CareWalks, a pledge to caregivers across the country that offers resources and encourages movement through a new video series, a charitable donation and more
WARREN, N.J., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 1 in 5 Americans provide care to family members or loved ones,1 a task that's inherently connected with physical pain. With many caregivers also dealing with the added challenges of experiencing joint pain, GSK Consumer Healthcare (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced Voltaren Arthritis Pain Gel is partnering with actress and caregiver Jennie Garth for the launch of CareWalks, an initiative dedicated to those who care for others.
Data shows 94% of caregivers nationwide report musculoskeletal pain, 76% report lower back, knee and shoulder pain and 43% report wrist pain. Further, nearly 4 out of 5 Americans (78%) say that pain has affected their ability to provide care.2 To bring caregivers with joint pain from osteoarthritis (OA) to the forefront, Voltaren has introduced CareWalks, a video series (available on the brand's website and social channels) that sheds light on caregivers' stories. The brand will also share resources directly with caregivers via email programs and online engagement, and partner with iHeart Radio to make a charitable donation to Volunteers of America, a nonprofit organization committed to aiding caregivers across the country. Jennie will also be a featured guest on Voltaren's mini-podcast series, CareWalks, created in partnership with iHeart Radio.
As part of CareWalks, Voltaren has teamed up with Jennie Garth, who was recently diagnosed with osteoarthritis and who served as the primary caregiver to her father before his passing. Jennie, a Voltaren user herself, stars in the CareWalks video series, speaking with other real-life caregivers with joint pain about their shared experiences and challenges, to help raise awareness for this community nationwide.
"When I heard Voltaren was supporting caregivers, I knew I wanted to be involved," Jennie said. "Through CareWalks, I have had the opportunity to walk alongside other caregivers and encourage one another to take time for ourselves to get moving. So many caregivers, like myself, have arthritis pain, and Voltaren is here to show we're not alone. Voltaren helps me manage my OA pain."
CareWalks encourages movement with less pain, especially for those with OA, the most common type of arthritis. By finding joy in movement, caregivers can get back to connecting to those they love.
"Caregivers work so hard to take care of their friends and family, and making themselves a priority can prove difficult," said Rishi Mulgund, Brand Director, Pain Relief at GSK Consumer Healthcare. "Voltaren is proud to support the 48 million unpaid caregivers in the U.S.,1 highlighting their unique stories and bringing a voice to those who so often get overlooked."
Millions of Americans experience joint pain as a result of their arthritis. As a world leader in arthritis joint pain relief, Voltaren is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people living with joint pain due to OA. For powerful arthritis pain relief, Voltaren delivers the triple effect of relieving arthritis pain, reducing stiffness, and improving mobility.
To learn more about Voltaren, access caregiving resources or hear the stories of real-life caregivers that inspired CareWalks, visit www.voltarengel.com.
About Voltaren Arthritis Pain Gel
The active ingredient in Voltaren Arthritis Pain Gel, diclofenac sodium, is an effective medicine that is clinically proven to relieve joint pain due to arthritis. Voltaren penetrates through the skin at the application site to deliver arthritis pain relief. Voltaren offers consumers who suffer from OA a well-tolerated alternative to oral analgesics. For more information, visit www.VoltarenGel.com.
About GSK Consumer Healthcare
GSK Consumer Healthcare combines science and consumer insights to create innovative world-class health care brands that consumers trust, and experts recommend for oral health, pain relief, respiratory, and wellness.
About osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. OA occurs when the cartilage between joints begins to break down and wear away, resulting in joint pain and stiffness. OA occurs more frequently with age, and the pain can gradually worsen over time. The most common symptoms associated with OA include joint pain, stiffness, and decreased range of motion.
GSK's commitment to pain relief
We are the world leader in pain relief. With a portfolio of (systemic and topical) products to relieve pain, our range brings comfort and ease to millions. World-leading brands including Advil, Panadol and Voltaren; and beloved local brands like Excedrin in the US and Fenbid in China help people manage their symptoms so they can enjoy life to the fullest.
Important safety information about Voltaren Arthritis Pain Gel
Before using the product, consumers should read the Voltaren Arthritis Pain Gel Drug Facts Label.
References
- AARP and National Alliance for Caregiving. Caregiving in the United States 2020. Washington, DC: AARP. May 2020. https://www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2020/caregiving-in-the-united-states.html
- Study from researchers at The Ohio State University led by Amy Darragh, PhD, an occupational therapist at Ohio State's School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. particularly among the estimated 14 million "high-burden" caregivers (defined by the National Alliance for Caregiving and the AARP as people who spend more than 21 hours a week assisting care recipients with activities of daily living).
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SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The first overseas deployment of the Vermont Air National Guard’s F-35 fighter jets will have the pilots and their aircraft patrolling the skies of Europe during one of the most tense periods in recent history.
More than 200 Vermont air guard personnel, their equipment and eight F-35s are now in Europe, where the pilots will fly what are called enhanced air policing missions along NATO’s eastern flank to monitor the area for intrusions by Russian aircraft.
The deployment marks the first time the Vermont Air National Guard, the first guard unit in the country to fly the F-35s, has deployed overseas with the Air Force’s newest airplane.
The deployment comes only months after the Vermont guard had completed its conversion from the F-16 fighter planes they used to fly to the F-35s, which began arriving in Vermont in September 2019.
“We’re there to defend NATO,” said F-35 pilot Lt. Col John “Rocky” MacRae, a squadron commander within the Vermont Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing. “We’re not there to to be aggressive or start anything. We’re there to posture in defense of NATO and support our allies.”
The F-35s from Hill Air Force Base and the Vermont National Guard are among a small but growing number of F-35 units ready for combat after years of efforts.
NATO, the military alliance of 30 countries from Europe, the United States and Canada, was created in the aftermath of World War II to counter the military threat from the former Soviet Union. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the modern importance of the alliance.
NATO says the enhanced air policing mission is part of a broader series of measures introduced after Russia's 2014 annexation of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine. It involves a continuous presence of fighter aircraft and crews who are ready to react to possible airspace violations.
On April 29, NATO reported jets scrambled in the preceding days to track and intercept Russian aircraft in the Baltic and Black sea regions. The Russian aircraft, which often do not transmit a radio code indicating their position and altitude, do not file flight plans, nor do they communicate with air traffic controllers, NATO says.
The alliance said that the Russian aircraft never entered NATO airspace and that “the interceptions were conducted in a safe and routine manner.”
The Vermont aircraft now in Europe are replacing F-35s from Hill Air Force Base in Utah, which arrived in Europe in February, just before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Retired Maj. Gen. Donald Shepperd, a former head of the Air National Guard, said that there is always a learning curve on a unit's first deployment with a new aircraft but that he felt the Vermont unit would adapt as needed.
“They’re very capable of doing anything," said Shepperd. “And they’re also in the best airplane, the best fighter that the United States Air Force has. That's a real first for them to fly it, the first to deploy it and the first operational deployment."'
Shepperd said it highlights how the role of the Air National Guard has evolved over the years from a time when guard units received old equipment to where it is now, playing a regular role in Air Force deployments with the newest equipment available.
The Air Force describes the F-35 as its fifth-generation fighter that combines stealth technology with the ability to carry out multiple missions. Different models are being built for the Air Force, Navy and Marines, and the jets are being sold to U.S. allies across the world.
The F-35 program is also the U.S. military’s most expensive weapons system of all time, with an estimated total cost of $1.5 trillion over the expected half-century life of the program. The model of planes based in Vermont cost about $94 million each.
The Air Force is in the process of equipping more of its units with F-35s both in the active duty Air Force and the Air National Guard. Vermont was the first Air Guard unit to receive the planes.
The Vermont guard began sending its personnel to Europe last week to take part in the air policing mission. Eight Vermont F-35s arrived Monday at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, after making the trans-Atlantic flight from their base at the Burlington International Airport.
Vermont guard officials won't say where their planes will be patrolling in Europe. But the fighters from Utah operated from Estonia’s Amari Air Base, Lithuania’s Siauliai Air Base, along the Baltic Sea, and Romania’s Fetesti Air Base near the Black Sea, the Air Force says.
MacRae, the Vermont F-35 pilot and a combat veteran of flying in Iraq and Syria making his seventh deployment downplayed how pilots could feel flying such missions when the tension between NATO and the Russians are at one of the highest points in recent memory. He said they are trained for any eventuality.
But Shepperd, a combat veteran of Vietnam, said that he was sure the Vermont pilots and other personnel know how important the mission is and that they will be briefed on the conditions. The pilots know they are not supposed to do anything provocative.
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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) _ Manitex International Inc. (MNTX) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $230,000, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.
The Bridgeview, Illinois-based company said it had net income of 1 cent per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 5 cents per share.
The maker of forklifts, cranes and other lifting vehicles posted revenue of $60.4 million in the period.
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NY Marine Warnings and Forecast for Wednesday, May 4, 2022
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DENSE FOG ADVISORY
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
854 AM EDT Wed May 4 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Dense fog will reduce visibility to less than 1 NM.
* WHERE...Sandy Hook NJ to Montauk Point NY out 20 nm, Long
Island Sound East of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY to the
Mouth of the Connecticut River, Long Island Sound East of the
Mouth of the Connecticut River, Long Island Sound West of New
Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY, Peconic and Gardiners Bays, and
South Shore Bays from Jones Inlet through Shinnecock Bay.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility will make navigation difficult.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If you must navigate, proceed with caution. Use proper fog
signals. Make sure all running lights are on. Remember to use
your radar and compass.
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Low-code templates, courses, and services help organizations improve productivity while reducing strain on IT teams
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the software company that crushes business complexity, today announced new Pega Platform™ templates, training courses, and services to make it easier for citizen developers to create low-code applications faster and more effectively than ever before. By accelerating the adoption of low code across all types of business users, these tools can significantly reduce IT backlogs while limiting risk through effective governance.
Current demand for professional developers exceeds talent availability, and it's become nearly impossible for understaffed IT teams to balance coding new applications while tackling existing backlogs and maintaining legacy code. As a result, organizations are tapping citizen developers to get work done. According to Gartner, 41% of employees outside of IT already customize or build data or technology solutions. But citizen development can also create silos as well as increase risk and costs if performed without proper governance or by using platforms not sanctioned or supported by enterprise IT.
Pega's low-code factory approach empowers citizen developers by combining a no-code development environment with technology-supported governance that automates the enforcement of best practices, while providing IT leaders the tools to foster innovation while ensuring security, scalability, and maintainability. To further support citizen development, Pega introduced the following new features, coursework, and services:
- Application templates for simplified, intelligent workflows: Citizen developers need an environment to easily, quickly, and safely build applications. To accelerate time to value, Pega introduced new application templates for Pega App Factory that automate common business processes like information collection, requests and approvals management, personnel onboarding, and task management. With these easy-to-use, no-code-required templates, citizen developers can build intelligent workflows quickly, securely, and without the need for direct intervention by professional developers.
- Coursework designed for citizen developers: Pega Academy currently offers courses that enable developers of all skill levels to train themselves in Pega. Citizen developers can now access Low-code Maker Mission, a new educational experience designed with the business user in mind. Available for free, this course – which can be completed in about 90 minutes – is specifically designed to help new makers acquire skills needed to create their first app in a well-governed and scalable environment.
- Low-code Factory Accelerator: Pega Consulting Services will collaborate with clients to build citizen development programs. Available in Q3 2022, the Low-code Factory Accelerator will help establish a sustainable, technology-assisted operating model leveraging Pega's Low-code Factory approach, including training for practice managers, coaching citizen developers to build applications, and creating roadmaps for reusable integrations and shared components. Organizations will gain a strong foundation for citizen development backed by governance, trust, and security through alignment between business and IT.
Enterprises can use these new features and education courses to work with citizen developers to further their education and kickstart their app development and innovation. These new capabilities will also be demoed during PegaWorld iNspire, Pega's annual conference, to be held virtually on May 24 from 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. EDT for the Americas and Europe and again on May 25 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. AEST for Asia Pacific. For more information, visit: https://www.pegaworld.com.
Quotes & Commentary
"Citizen development is more than giving business users a low-code platform and letting them run with it – it requires a holistic approach that focuses on technology and the people and processes needed to create applications," said Don Schuerman, CTO, Pega. "Organizations need the technology, best practices, and governance to feel confident and secure in empowering their business users while easing the burden on pro developers. These new Pega offerings help create harmony between business and IT while enabling organizations to go to market faster and innovate like never before."
Supporting Resources
- Website: Unlock the power of low code
- Video: A Day in the Life of Pega App Factory
- Blog: Pega App Factory templates
- Blog: New Low-code Maker Mission
- eBook: Build value fast with a low-code factory approach to citizen development
About Pegasystems
Pega delivers innovative software that crushes business complexity so our clients can make better decisions and get work done. We help the world's leading brands solve their biggest business challenges: maximizing customer lifetime value, streamlining customer service, and boosting operational efficiency. Pega technology is powered by real-time AI and intelligent automation, while our scalable architecture and low-code platform help enterprises adapt to rapid change and transform for tomorrow. For more information, please visit http://www.pega.com/.
Press Contact:
Ilena Ryan
Pegasystems Inc.
(617) 866-6722
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ITV weather star Ruth Dodsworth reveals abusive ex sent their children photos of her in hospital, telling them she no longer 'wanted them' when he couldn't manipulate her any more
- Jonathan Wignall, 56, was given a three-year sentence last April after he pleaded guilty to stalking and coercive control of the ITV weather presenter
- This week, Ruth Dodsworth, 46, warned her followers she would be posting 'triggering' content including messages Wignall had sent to their children
- One message included photo of Dodsworth, taken by Wignall while she was in hospital, which he sent with a message telling their kids she 'didn't want' them
- Broadcaster said she had been 'working on something close to my heart' but warned it might upset those who've been affected by domestic violence
- For help with domestic violence or coercive control, visit womensaid.org.uk
ITV weather star Ruth Dodsworth has detailed how her abusive ex-husband targeted her children 'when he could no longer manipulate me'.
Ruth Dodsworth, 46, told her 37,700 followers on Twitter that Jonathan Wignall, who was given a three-year sentence last April after he pleaded guilty to stalking and coercive control, sent photos and messages to her children telling them their mother 'didn't want' them.
She shared an image taken by Wignall three years ago showing herself in hospital, which he then sent to her children with the message: 'This is what it looks like when you don't want your children any more.'
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ITV weather presenter Ruth Dosworth pictured with Jonathan Wignall, 56, who was given a three-year sentence last April after he pleaded guilty to stalking and coercive control. This week, the broadcaster shared that she had been working on 'something very close to my heart' but warned followers it might be 'triggering' for those affected by domestic abuse
The message Wignall sent to the couple's children, which Dodsworth shared on social media this week
The broadcaster warned her followers that she would be sharing messages that might be 'triggering'.
She said: 'I’ve been working on something close to my heart. You’ll see it in less than 48 hrs.
'But any of my followers who might be triggered I just wanted to let you know to be careful with my account. Personal stuff coming up, then sunshine I promise.'
Explaining the image, she told her followers that her former husband had 'photographed everything' after she was taken into hospital three years ago.
Dodsworth added: 'I never knew why. After he was arrested months later this is the message he sent my children. He couldn’t manipulate me anymore. So he tried to manipulate them. #coercivecontrol #DomesticAbuse.'
Speaking last month on Loose Women about the controlling marriage, Ruth told how one day her two children rang her to warn her not to come home because he 'would kill her'.
Precautions: Dodsworth said in March that she has fitted her house with security cameras and alarms as Jonathan prepares to be let out early, serving half of his three-year sentence (pictured together)
She went on to discuss her fears at the prospect of her ex-husband being released early from prison after only serving half his sentence.
She said: 'One particular night I had gone to work as normal but during the course of the day he must have started drinking early on as by the time I got back from school my kids rang me.
'They said 'we're okay but don't come home because he will kill you.'
Sad: The 46-year-old broadcaster's former partner Jonathan Wignall (pictured) was given a three year sentence last year but may be released early later this year
The nightclub owner, 56, who was married to Ruth for 18 years, subjected her to a nine-year campaign of controlling abuse before pleading guilty to coercive behaviour and stalking last year - which also resulted in him being handed a lifetime restraining order.
On Loose Women, she discussed how the abuse started, saying: 'I didn't know what coercive control was but my relationship was definitely one defined by coercive control.
'It started off with a little bit of possessiveness and you think "oh he must really love me" then suddenly it becomes really overwhelming and overpowering.
Tough: ITV weather woman Ruth Dodsworth has detailed the abuse she suffered during her marriage to her now-jailed ex husband
'It's all very insidious and it happens under the radar, it was so subtle I lived with it for 20 years I knew something was wrong, but I didn't know it was coercive control'
She continued: 'I look back now and it was almost there from day one, losing contact with your friends, treading on eggshells, waking up thinking what mood will he be in today...
'When he was nice he was the nicest person, he could be charm personified but that wouldn't last and you never knew when it could switch
Frightened: She went on to discuss her fears at the prospect of her ex-husband being released early from prison after only serving half his sentence
Oh no: She said: 'One particular night I had gone to work as normal but during the course of the day he must have started drinking early on as by the time I got back from school my kids rang me. They said 'we're okay but don't come home because he will kill you'
'I would leave home and would be in tears because we would have argued about something silly...walk into the studio smile and then go home again in tears.'
She then detailed how he would try and get into her phone to check her messages and get her to Facetime him when she was away for work to check where she was.
She then spoke about his potential early release, saying: 'He could have been let out now, four months prior he can apply for home release, and you can't keep people behind bars forever.
Happy: Ruth, a familiar face to viewers on ITV Wales, revealed last June she had met a new partner and was relishing her new found freedom
'But it was a year ago today the judge said you are evil and a danger to your wife and children, how much of that has changed?
'I never set out to send him to prison, but the police have been fantastic in saying you're not doing this he is doing this to himself.'
Last month she revealed that she has fitted her house with security cameras and alarms as Jonathan prepares to be let out early, serving half of his three-year sentence.
Taking to Twitter to express her concern, Ruth said at the time: 'Exactly one year ago today my ex-husband pleaded guilty to stalking and coercive control.
'I've spent this afternoon with South Wales Police learning how to protect my home/family ahead of his possible imminent release.
'That's our reality. Alarms everywhere! It's all good but it's not over.'
She added: 'He was sentenced to three years, nine months, to run concurrently.
'Told to serve half minimum. Can apply for early release four-and-a-half before the halfway point.
'This is standard apparently. Lifetime restraining order, yes. But that's just a piece of paper. He's a dangerous man.'
Ruth, a familiar face to viewers on ITV Wales, revealed last June she had met a new partner and was relishing her new found freedom.
However, the presenter predicted her anxiety regarding Jonathan's release, claiming her ex-husband blamed her for his jail sentence and had never taken responsibility for the abuse.
The former couple met in 2001, a year after Ruth became a weather presenter, and married in 2002.
Jonathan's controlling behaviour began around 2010 when the couple moved from Swansea to Cowbridge and she became their main breadwinner when his nightclub business started to fail.
But rather than celebrate her success, he grew envious and obsessive, setting alarms to check Ruth's nightly forecasts on TV and call her dozens of times a day demanding to know where she was and who she was with.
He would also turn up outside broadcast locations or insist that she ate her lunch in the car with him, rather than at a studio canteen.
Plus, demand access to her phone so he could check her messages and delete contacts he didn't like and watched her use the toilet and shower in case she was using her phone in the bathroom and accompany her to medical appointments.
Abuse: He would also turn up outside broadcast locations or insist that she ate her lunch in the car with him, rather than at a studio canteen
He even placed a tracking device under the steering wheel of her car and slapped her around the face if she fella asleep before him.
After Jonathan, the father of her two children was sentenced, she appeared on ITV show This Morning to tell her story and persuade other victims to report their abusers.
She said: 'At its worst, just under two years ago, when things escalated, I'd been in work and during that week he had been phoning me hundreds and hundreds of times a day, turning up at the office, texting me 'where are you', asking who I was with.
'That particular day he started drinking early in the day and by the time my children got home from school they were phoning me saying 'mum, don't come home, he's going to kill you' and I think, for me, that was a turning point.
'I didn't go home that night because I think if I had, I wouldn't be here now in any way, shape or form.
'It took confiding in someone else for them to say 'Ruth, if you don't ring the police I will' - and that really changed everything.'
She added: 'If I waited for him to go to sleep first, it was okay. But if I went to sleep first he would slap my face to wake me up because it was not on his terms.
'This is a man that I loved and is the father of my children. It is degrading, it was humiliating but it is so hard to get out. I would say to people, just get out. Speak to someone...
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Just Eat in crisis: Loss-making food delivery company's chairman resigns and chief operating officer is suspended for 'personal misconduct' hours before annual meeting
- Chairman Adriaan Nühn said he would resign hours before annual meeting
- Just Eat's Chief Operating Officer Joerg Gerbig was suspended as he is under investigation for 'possible personal misconduct at a company event'
- The board is set to face shareholders in tense annual meeting in Amsterdam
Just Eat Takeaway's boardroom was in crisis today after the chairman resigned and the chief operating officer was suspended, just hours before the company was due to face off with unhappy shareholders at its annual meeting.
Shareholders have criticised the recent management of the loss-making company, whose most pressing question is arguably how to dispose on favourable terms of its U.S. arm Grubhub, which it purchased just last year for £5.75 billion.
The board of Europe's largest online meal delivery company is set to face shareholders in a tense annual meeting in Amsterdam this afternoon where one of its biggest investors, Cat Rock, said it will vote against the re-election of four out of six board members.
But hours before the meeting, the company said Chairman Adriaan Nühn, whose position has been under pressure, will not seek reappointment and would leave the business when the board meeting finished.
Separately, it said longtime Chief Operating Officer Joerg Gerbig was under investigation for 'possible personal misconduct at a company event', and would be leaving the management board 'at least' until it is concluded.
Longtime Chief Operating Officer Joerg Gerbig (pictured) is under investigation for 'possible personal misconduct at a company event', and would be leaving the management board 'at least' until it is concluded
Chairman Adriaan Nühn resigned
In the face of growing frustration amongst Just Eat's shareholders, Chief Executive Jitse Groen announced last month he was exploring strategic options including a possible sale of the unit.
Takeaway's shares, which have slid more than 40 per cent in 2022 alone, fell another 8.5 per cent to 24.20 euros (£20.36) in early trading on Wednesday, down from around 110 euros (£92) in October 2020 and not far from the company's 2016 IPO price of 23 euros (£19).
The company reported pre-tax losses of 1.1 billion euros (£916 million) for 2021, against losses of 147 million euros (£123 million) in 2020.
Items approving the reappointment of both Nuehn and Gerbig were withdrawn from the agenda of Wednesday's meeting, set for 1200 GMT in Amsterdam.
'It is clear that shareholders have concerns about the challenges the company is facing,' Nuehn said in a statement. 'Not seeking re-election is, I believe, the best decision I can take with regard to serving the interests of the company and its stakeholders.'
The company's vice chair Corinne Vigreux, a co-founder of Dutch electronics group TomTom, will assume Nuehn's duties while a formal replacement is sought.
In the face of growing frustration amongst Just Eat's shareholders, Chief Executive Jitse Groen (pictured) announced last month he was exploring strategic options including a possible sale of the unit
Shareholders have criticised the recent management of the loss-making Just Eat (file photo of the company's logo), whose most pressing question is arguably how to dispose on favourable terms of its U.S. arm Grubhub, which it purchased just last year for £5.75 billion
In a second announcement, the company said its supervisory board had recently been informed of a formal complaint regarding Joerg Gerbig 'relating to possible personal misconduct at a company event'.
'The company has initiated an investigation into the allegations... and will engage an external expert to conduct (it).' It added: 'No conclusions have been drawn.'
Gerbig, who was said to be cooperating with the investigation, could not immediately be reached for comment. The company said complaints against him 'were not related to financial or reporting obligations'.
Executive behaviour and treatment of employees have been under scrutiny in recent few years, prompting a string of high-profile boardroom departures.
The company said Gerbig's term would end at the closing of Wednesday's AGM, adding that it was possible he could be put up for re-election if allegations against him proved unfounded.
In a note, Credit Suisse said Gerbig was considered 'well respected in public markets' and that the investigation will add to uncertainty around the company.
Takeaway, once a stock market darling, saw orders fall in the first quarter as the online food ordering boom faded along with the COVID-19 pandemic in many key markets.
It reported a more than 1 billion euro loss in 2021, though Groen has said it is on track to become profitable on an operating basis in 2023.
Both the company's boards and Groen specifically have been criticised for the Grubhub purchase.
Grubhub's profitability and valuation have been damaged by fee caps on the commissions it is allowed to charge restaurants in key markets such as New York, and it is also facing stiff competition from the likes of Doordash and Uber Eats.
Earlier this year Groen was forced to defend a ski trip for employees to Switzerland in April as an unnecessary luxury, given the company's financial situation. He argued the benefits to morale after two difficult years outweighed the costs.
Cat Rock, the company's second-largest shareholder with a 6.88% stake, published an open letter on April 25 urging shareholders to vote against the reappointment of Chief Financial Officer Brent Wissink and the supervisory board.
That received some support from other investors, including hedge fund Lucerne Capital Management.
While shareholder advisory body Glass Lewis did not oppose Wissink's reappointment, it did advise against the re-appointment of Nuehn.
Shareholder rights organization VEB said it was also critical and would be voting against the reappointment of the Dutch supervisory board members including Nuehn.
Organization spokesman Eric van den Hudding said Takeaway needs independent members capable of challenging management board decisions. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10781885/Just-Eat-crisis-Food-delivery-companys-chairman-resigns-chief-operating-officer-suspended.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-05-04T14:09:56Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10781885/Just-Eat-crisis-Food-delivery-companys-chairman-resigns-chief-operating-officer-suspended.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | false |
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A diplomat from the Dominican Republic had been freed four days after being kidnapped in neighboring Haiti, the Dominican foreign minister said Wednesday.
The minister, Roberto Alvarez, said in a tweet that Carlitin Guillen Tatis had been released “safe and sound,” though he did not give further details.
The Dominican government had said in a weekend statement that Guillén Tatis, the agriculture counselor at its embassy in Port-au-Prince, apparently was kidnapped on Friday while travelling toward a border crossing.
Ambassador Faruk Miguel Castillo said Guillén Tatis apparently was kidnapped in the Haitian capital's Croix-des-Bouquets district — a stronghold of the 400 Mawozo gang that kidnapped 17 people from a U.S. missionary group in October and held most of them until December.
In what may have been an unrelated development, Haiti's National Police announced that one of the top leaders of the 400 Mawozo gang, Germine Joly, was extradited to the United States on Tuesday aboard an FBI plane.
It said he faces U.S. charges involving smuggling, import of weapons of war and kidnapping. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Kidnapped-Dominican-diplomat-freed-in-Haiti-17146979.php | 2022-05-04T14:10:53Z | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Kidnapped-Dominican-diplomat-freed-in-Haiti-17146979.php | true |
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Nantucket is a step closer to allowing anyone who chooses regardless of gender to go topless on the Massachusetts resort island's beaches.
The Gender Equality on Beaches bylaw amendment passed 327-242 at Tuesday night's annual town meeting, according to published reports. The measure is not a done deal. It still requires approval from the state attorney general’s office.
The bylaw was proposed by seventh-generation Nantucket resident Dorothy Stover and reads in part: “In order to promote equality for all persons, any person shall be allowed to be topless on any public or private beach" in town.
Under state law, only men can go topless in public.
Stover told WBUR that she knows some people who are against the measure, but the overwhelming reaction has been positive. Her hope is to normalize bodies of all shapes and sizes and foster an environment of acceptance, she said.
Stover spoke in defense of her proposal, pointing out that many communities already allow anyone who chooses to go topless on public beaches, The Boston Globe reported.
A proposed amendment to exempt Children’s and Jetties beaches, both popular with families and tourists, was withdrawn. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Nantucket-votes-to-allow-anyone-to-go-topless-on-17146969.php | 2022-05-04T14:13:00Z | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Nantucket-votes-to-allow-anyone-to-go-topless-on-17146969.php | true |
Every few weeks I will see some kind of news item about Apple, which makes the iPhone and computers, and Apple’s alleged attempt to make a car, which it reportedly has been trying off and on to do for seven years. The news item will be that some executive has come or gone, or that a car company is considering collaborating with Apple, or something about parts sourcing. Usually, it will also come with the suggestion that, really guys, Apple might be serious this time. I refuse to believe that this project is ever happening.
The latest news in this vein, via Bloomberg Tuesday, is that Apple has hired someone from Ford named Desi Ujkashevic to work on the project. Ujkashevic worked at Ford for 31 years, and Bloomberg says that her last job there was “global director of automotive safety engineering”; Bloomberg also says that Ford said Ujkashevic is retired.
Who is this person and is this actually important? Probably not, though Ujkashevic getting a job at Apple also led Bloomberg to report the following:
Enlisting Ujkashevic suggests that Apple is continuing to push toward a self-driving car despite several high-profile departures over the past year. The project’s management team has been almost entirely replaced since it was run by Doug Field, an executive who left for Ford last year.
Building an electric, self-driving car is seen as a “next big thing” for Apple — a new product category that can keep its sales growth from stalling. But the project has suffered numerous strategy shifts and personnel changes since it kicked off around seven years ago.
Turnover has been especially heavy over the past year. Besides the departure of Field, Apple lost key managers in charge of hardware engineering, robotics and sensors. In some cases, high-ranking engineers left to join flying taxi startups.
Doug Field, you’ll remember, worked at Apple before working at Tesla, before working at Apple again, before now working at Ford. Field also used to work at Segway. His work at Tesla is probably the most impressive on his resume, given that Tesla actually makes cars. His work at Apple is hard to judge, because Apple doesn’t.
But Field isn’t unique in that regard, as anyone who has ever been hired by Apple to make a car has never done it either, Ujkashevic the latest. I am open to it, too, Apple, since I know you’re listening. I will happily get paid well for a few years to “work” on this project. Have your people call my people. It’s finally time, once again, to never do it. | https://jalopnik.com/i-refuse-to-believe-that-apple-will-ever-make-a-car-1848876630 | 2022-05-04T14:13:40Z | https://jalopnik.com/i-refuse-to-believe-that-apple-will-ever-make-a-car-1848876630 | false |
AI-based tools for better policing on the anvil
KOCHI May 04, 2022 19:28 ISTDUK training for cops to leverage technology and data
Developing Artificial Intelligence-driven software covering five critical areas, which will help police tackle better the changing contours of crime in an increasingly digital era, is under way with the assistance of the Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology, also known as Digital University Kerala (DUK).
The initiative is part of the ongoing 45-day short-term training course based on ‘AI for All’ being held for 15 select cops, including 13 newly inducted civil police officers with technology backgrounds, as part of DUK’s capacity building initiative for government officials. The training primarily covered the application of AI, machine learning, image processing, and data analytics in policing besides an international workshop on the fast-evolving Brain Computer Interface facilitating brain reading of sorts.
“We are planning to give similar training to various government departments as part of the soon-to-be-set up Centre for Smart Governance at DUK to help them leverage technology and integrate data,” said Saji Gopinath, DUK Vice Chancellor.
Five projects were selected as part of the ongoing training for technology-aided policing - an investigation assistant chatbot, anti-social behaviour prediction on social media, crime hotspots prediction, culprits prediction using modus operandi, and face attribute manipulation. The course was designed by DUK Dean (Academics) Elizabeth Sherly.
“We asked all the 15 participants to come with the titles for 10 projects and then to submit an abstract of three of the most beneficial projects. It was further whittled down to five projects and the participants were split into teams of three each to develop separate AI-driven software for each project. They are set to present an initial programme module for the projects at the valedictory function of the training later this month,” said Malu G, Research Officer, DUK.
The investigation assistant chatbot is meant to lend assistance to an investigation officer by answering his/her multitude of queries right from the registration of FIR through to the course of the probe. The software for anti-social behaviour prediction on social media seeks to predict and verify fake, abusive, and hateful social media content by adopting deep learning-based analysis of social media behaviour.
The objective of the crime hotspot prediction is primarily to analyse existing legacy electronic data for trendsetting, crime analysis, disaster and traffic management thus facilitating better deployment of the police force. It also proposes linking databases across the country for big data analysis like predictive policing methods.
The culprit prediction programme aims at addressing the challenge of identifying the crimes committed by the same individual or groups by drawing parallels between crimes based on the modus operandi from the maze of criminal records with technological assistance.
The face attribute manipulation proposes to detect potential facial manipulations that a criminal may adopt to slip through the police network. | https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/ai-based-tools-for-better-policing-on-the-anvil/article65378345.ece/amp/ | 2022-05-04T14:15:13Z | https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/ai-based-tools-for-better-policing-on-the-anvil/article65378345.ece/amp/ | true |
US STOCKS-Wall St eyes higher open on upbeat results ahead of Fed decision
By Devik Jain
May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set to open higher on Wednesday following positive earnings from companies including Starbucks and Advanced Micro Devices, while investors braced for the biggest U.S. interest rate hike since May 2000.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc rose 6.7% in premarket trading after the chipmaker forecast stronger-than-expected full-year and second-quarter revenue on data center boom. Rival Nvidia Corp added 1.8%.
Starbucks Corp gained 6.8% after the coffee chain posted upbeat quarterly revenue.
Moderna Inc climbed 6.1% after the drugmaker forecast higher COVID-19 vaccine sales in the second half of the 2022 than the first.
Traders are pricing in expectations of a 50 basis points (bps) rate hike and announcement of the start of reductions to its $9 trillion balance sheet when the Fed releases its statement at the end of its two-day policy meeting at 2 p.m. ET (1800 GMT).
The spotlight will, however, be on Fed Chair Jerome Powell's news conference for fresh clues on how far and how fast the U.S. central bank is prepared to go in an effort to bring down decades-high inflation.
"The (50 bps hike) is baked into the market. What maybe isn't is what's the eventual end point here," said Josh Wein, portfolio manager at Hennessy Funds.
"The market is still adjusting to this inflation story and the need for the Fed to be proactive. We're in very strong position and it's easy to lose sight of the fact that companies are in very good shape in aggregate and several rate hikes doesn't undo that dynamic."
Concerns about a hit to economic growth due to a hawkish Fed, mixed earnings from some big growth companies, the conflict in Ukraine and pandemic-related lockdowns in China have hammered Wall Street recently, with richly valued growth stocks bearing the brunt of the sell-off.
Bearish sentiment, or expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, rose sharply to 59.4% in the latest survey by the American Association of Individual Investors. The last time bearish sentiment went above that level was in March 2009 during the financial crisis.
At 8:26 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were up 102 points, or 0.31%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 13 points, or 0.31%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 26.5 points, or 0.2%.
The first-quarter reporting season is in full swing. Of the 329 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported earnings as of Tuesday, 81.2% have topped analyst expectations according to Refinitiv estimates.
Livent Corp surged 22.3% after it posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit and bolstered its 2022 revenue outlook on higher demand for lithium used in electric vehicle batteries. Airbnb Inc climbed 5% after the vacation rental firm projected upbeat second-quarter revenue, betting on pent-up travel demand after COVID-19 curbs were eased globally.
Meanwhile, data showed U.S. private payrolls increased less than expected in April, likely restrained by persistent worker shortages. The Labor Department's more comprehensive and closely watched employment report is due on Friday. (Reporting by Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Sriraj Kalluvila) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-10782143/US-STOCKS-Wall-St-eyes-higher-open-upbeat-results-ahead-Fed-decision.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-05-04T14:16:30Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-10782143/US-STOCKS-Wall-St-eyes-higher-open-upbeat-results-ahead-Fed-decision.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
Answer Man: Can bird flu affect local songbirds? Should I take down my bird feeders?
Today’s batch of burning questions, my smart-aleck answers and the real deal:
Question: There's been a lot in the news recently about the bird flu and the devastation on birds, especially chickens. I've also seen reports that suggest that, to a lesser degree, songbirds are being affected. Some sources recommend taking down bird feeders and birdbaths for a while, due to the possibility of the virus spreading to songbirds as they congregate. When I checked the Audubon Society's website, they said that the recommendations on this are mixed. They suggested checking with local authorities. Can you look into it? My family really enjoys seeing all the birds that visit our hot pepper suet feeder, but we're willing to forego it for a while if it will help the birds.
My answer: Wait a second. Are you playing a joke on the birds with the hot pepper suet? I can imagine them chunking down a pile of it, then turning to their fellow chickadees and yelling, "Man, my beak is on fire! Is your beak on fire? 'Cause my beak is on fire, man! I mean, three-alarm fire hot! I need water! What the heck kind of bird feeder is that?!"
Real answer: OK, so it turns out that hot pepper suet feeders are for real, the idea being that the hot peppers in the suet will deter racoons, squirrels and other non-bird varmints, while not harming the birds.
So, let's move on the avian flu.
Falyn Owens, an extension wildlife biologist with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, helped answer this one.
"It’s true that domestic poultry (chickens, turkeys) are the most at risk from this strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, with waterfowl acting as known carriers of the virus, albeit usually without showing signs of illness," Owens said via email May 2. "To date there hasn’t been clear evidence that songbirds are being impacted or acting as carriers of this strain of HPAI; there have been no cases of songbirds testing positive for HPAI and no reported deaths of wild birds at North Carolina bird feeders."
Answer Man: Mission Hospital ER wait times too long? What do urgent cares do?
Still, it's a good idea to regularly clean feeders.
"Our recommendations for bird feeders/baths remains to clean them frequently to limit the spread of disease in general," Owens said. "As a precaution, we do recommend that anyone with domestic poultry, or neighbors with domestic poultry should take down bird feeders/baths out of an abundance of caution."
While we certainly have a lot of chickens here in the mountains, including quite a few of the backyard variety, we do not have the mega-producers of broilers the eastern part of the state boasts. And that's good, because this round of avian flu is really devastating.
USA TODAY reported May 2 that this is the "worst avian flu outbreak in years" and has led to "the deaths of more than 24 million birds."
"The H5N1 virus has ravaged commercial and backyard poultry in 29 states, with nearly 250 outbreaks, according to the Centers for Disease Control," USA TODAY reported.
The article notes this has caused higher higher egg prices, "which more than doubled in March."
Answer Man: What are the rules with political campaign signs? When do they come down?
And there's this cheery note: On April 28, "the CDC reported the first human case of the current dominant bird flu virus in the United States. An inmate in Colorado contracted the flu after exposure while working at a poultry farm."
Public health officials say the risk of transmission in the general public is low, USA TODAY reported.
Still, precautions with feeders make sense. The Wildlife Resources Commission offers these recommendations for protecting songbirds at feeders and baths:
- Thoroughly clean bird feeders and bird baths a minimum of every two weeks. Scrub and soak feeders with a dilute bleach solution — no more than one part bleach to nine parts water — before rinsing and allowing it to air dry completely before refilling.
- Hummingbird feeders should be cleaned similarly when the nectar is changed, at least twice per week.
- If you do find wild birds dead near a bird feeder, report this to the NC Wildlife Resources Commission’s Wildlife Helpline at 1-866-318-2401 or HWI@ncwildlife.org.
I also checked in with Tom Tribble, past president and at-large director of the Blue Ridge Audubon Chapter, who said he's gotten several questions about this topic.
"Avian flu mostly impacts commercial breeders of poultry," Tribble said via email. "The U.S. Department of Agriculture's research focuses primarily on this threat. I have not been able to find any studies that focus on songbirds."
He also provided guidance from Audubon North Carolina, which states:
"There is no formal recommendation to take feeders down from NAS or from ANC. Songbirds are generally less vulnerable to this disease. That said, taking feeders down can always be viewed as a precautionary measure. We’ll be looking to the NC Wildlife Resources Commission for future guidance."
Answer Man: Drum circle replacement? Bojangles, Sonic, All Stars closed?
Blue Ridge Audubon does note that, "Removing feeders can always be viewed as a precautionary measure. Although songbirds are generally less vulnerable."
During the spring, food is generally abundant, so it's OK to take feeders down, Tribble noted.
"This is also good reminder to wash feeders regularly with soap and/or bleach to reduce the chances of infection," Tribble added.
This is the opinion of John Boyle. To submit a question, contact him at 232-5847 or jboyle@citizen-times.com. | https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2022/05/04/can-bird-flu-affect-nc-songbirds-should-you-take-down-feeders-prevent-avian-flu-spread/9626525002/ | 2022-05-04T14:25:43Z | https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2022/05/04/can-bird-flu-affect-nc-songbirds-should-you-take-down-feeders-prevent-avian-flu-spread/9626525002/ | true |
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage during a comedy performance at the Hollywood Bowl Tuesday night.
Chappelle was on stage as part of the Netflix Is A Joke comedy festival taking place through Sunday, May 8.
The suspect, identified as 23-year-old Isaiah Lee, jumped on the stage and tackled Chappelle as he was leaving, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Lomeli said.
Lee was in possession of a replica gun and a knife at the time of the attack, Lomeli said.
Video shared on social media showed Chappelle appearing to brush off the dust up as he addressed the incident to the packed crowd.
The comedian asked repeatedly for security to remove the man from the stage and joked that the apparent attacker was a trans man.
“Thank you sir. It was a … it was a trans man,” Chappell told the crowd.
Another video recorded outside the Hollywood Bowl showed a crowd of people around the apparent attacker as he was being placed onto a gurney and loaded into an ambulance.
Lee was transported for medical treatment at a local hospital, where he was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, Lomeli said.
He was being held on $30,000 bail, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Inmate Information Center.
It’s unclear the exact reason Lee stormed the stage, but the controversial comedian has drawn the ire of members of the LGBTQ+ community for jokes he has made at the expense of transgender people in recent comedy specials produced by Netflix.
The entertainment company has stood by Chappelle despite the comments, which has drawn internal criticism by some employees of the streaming giant, which culminated in an employee walkout this past October.
KTLA has reached out to Netflix and the Hollywood Bowl for comment about Tuesday night’s incident but has yet to hear back.
The on-stage incident comes on the heels of the shocking assault of Chris Rock by Will Smith during the live broadcast of the Oscars. Smith approached the stage and slapped Rock across the face after the comedian made a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett’s hair.
Smith received a ten-year Academy Awards ban for the slap heard around the globe. Rock has been mostly silent about the incident. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/dave-chappelle-attacked-on-stage-during-hollywood-bowl-performance/ | 2022-05-04T14:33:46Z | https://www.kxnet.com/news/dave-chappelle-attacked-on-stage-during-hollywood-bowl-performance/ | true |
AUSTIN, Texas, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SEISMOS INC, leader in advanced acoustic sensing and non-invasive monitoring systems, announced today a partnership with Liberty Energy to expand the toolset for real-time quality control of stimulation performance. Liberty and Seismos will focus on maximizing value to E&P operators by offering the Seismos-MWF™ (Measurements While Fracturing) QC and analytics system alongside Liberty's completion services.
Through a simple surface connection, without a need for downhole equipment or offset well instrumentation, the Seismos-MWF™ system uses active controlled acoustics to directly probe the near-wellbore fracture network, providing a Near Field Connectivity Index (NFCI) for each stage. The connectivity between the fracture system and the wellbore can be an important contributor to productivity at both the well and stage level thus providing information on the quality of the fracture stimulation. The extended data collection of the Seismos-MWF™ system after each stage also allows for better fracture model calibration with pressure decline data.
This QC metric is used to benchmark in real-time every stimulated stage & well against the best producing wells of a similar geological and reservoir profile. The NFCI targets, 'trained' by a database of 15,000+ stage measurements and production repository, are fine-tuned for the localized acreage and continuously re-calibrated as new production data becomes available, helping Liberty customers optimize fracture designs, make changes while completing the well and improve well performance.
"We are excited to offer the Seismos-MWF™ system, a completions quality control tool that complements our industry leading portfolio of fracture optimization technologies," said Dr. Mike Mayerhofer, Director of Technology at Liberty. "The Seismos-MWF™ system can provide a cost-effective measurement of stimulation quality in each stage and well. If NFCI falls well below target while completing the well, design or perforation changes can be made to improve NFCI on the subsequent stages."
Panos Adamopoulos, CEO of Seismos stated, "Every stage counts. The biggest limitation to real-time fracture optimization was the lack of practical, cost-effective technologies that can be applied in every well as mainstream practice. We are thrilled to partner with Liberty, a team of experts setting the standards for engineering and customer delivery in our industry."
About Seismos Inc.
SEISMOS INC, based in Austin, TX, USA is a pioneer in AI-powered acoustic sensing systems enabling real-time, non-intrusive, cost-effective QC and monitoring. The company, backed by Quantum Energy Partners and Javelin Venture Partners, operates in the US, Canada, and China. Contact info: info@seismos.com
About Liberty Energy
Liberty (NYSE: LBRT) is a leading North American energy services firm that offers one of the most innovative suites of completion services and technologies to onshore oil and natural gas exploration and production companies. Liberty was founded in 2011 with a relentless focus on developing and delivering next generation technology for the sustainable development of unconventional energy resources in partnership with our customers. Liberty is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. For more information about Liberty, please contact Investor Relations at IR@libertyfrac.com.
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NI Election 2022: Voters urged to wear masks to polling stations
By Mark Simpson
BBC News NI
- Published
Voters in Northern Ireland's assembly election on Thursday are being encouraged to wear masks at polling stations due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
People can also use their own pens or pencils on ballot papers, according to the chief electoral officer.
Last month, Virginia McVea confirmed people with Covid can vote in person.
On Wednesday, she said staff will "do everything that we can to protect you within the polling station".
"We would encourage you to bring your own mask," she continued.
"If you are nervous, please bring your own pen or pencil into the polling booth. You can use that."
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"If you have any anxieties, speak to staff," Ms McVea added.
"But you will see the kind of protections and public safety measures that you have become used to in other places, like sneeze screens, automatic hand-sanitisers, gloves and wipes."
It is no longer a legal requirement for people in Northern Ireland to wear face coverings in enclosed public spaces, since the remaining Covid-19 restrictions were removed in February.
Polling stations open at 07:00 BST on Thursday and close at 22:00.
More than 1.3 million people are on the electoral register in Northern Ireland.
Counting will begin on Friday with the first results expected early in the afternoon.
Just over 1,000 staff will be spread across three centres where votes in the 18 constituencies will be counted.
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Bridging Gaps in a Divided World
SINGAPORE, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading global derivatives exchange - Bitget, today announced the latest evolution of BGB - the platform token of Bitget.
As Bitget continues to develop and expand as a platform, there has also been plenty of development in the platform's tokenomics. BGB is an upgraded platform token for Bitget's users to access all types of functionality through one single platform and one single token.
The vision behind the new BGB is to connect the vast world of crypto by bridging the gap in cross-chain technologies, which is driven by the belief that the crypto ecosystem should be simple, secure, and accessible for everyone around the world. More than just a token, BGB will be a seamless and vibrant Web3-ecosystem for all crypto holdings, community tokens, NFTs, Defi applications, and much more.
Commenting on this launch, CEO of Bitget, Sandra Lou said, "The brand new and upgraded BGB represents this dynamic and innovative ecosystem at Bitget, which is ever-evolving and expanding, which explains why this update is necessary to be on par with our rapid development."
She continued to add, "These ongoing and expanding gaps fit Bitget's brand appeal and product value. We hope to provide a bridge for the whole divided world (physical, social, and crypto), from one side to the other, from pain to hope. It is our hope that BGB will be able to live out our vision to connect worlds, to connect cultures, to connect applications and to connect users. Our goal is to leverage BGB to create a vibrant ecosystem that transcends Web2 and Web3, that connects CeFi and DeFi, resulting in an expansive bridge to the vast web of crypto."
You can refer to our BGB whitepaper to learn more about the advantages of BGB.
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About Bitget
Established in 2018, Bitget is one of the world's leading cryptocurrency exchanges. Currently serving over two million users in more than 50 countries around the world, Bitget accelerated its mission to promote decentralised finance in 2021 with a 500-strong workforce spanning over 20 countries.
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LUXEMBOURG, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Centralis is pleased to announce the expansion of its current business by welcoming Wheelhouse Advisors to the Group.
Centralis Group is a leading international corporate & fund services provider, offering a full range of services and expertise to its global client base, and has established itself as an industry leader providing a customer-centric tailored service via over 200 highly experienced professionals. The Group is headquartered in Luxembourg, with presence in 13 countries globally.
A strategic partner to the investment management sector, Wheelhouse Advisors supports more than 900 clients globally, with over $130bn of assets under reporting. Specialising in regulatory and prudential management, regulatory reporting, accounting and tax, Wheelhouse Advisors' solutions are designed to reduce risk, improve efficiencies and create value.
Since its management buyout from ACA Group in March 2020, Wheelhouse Advisors has experienced significant growth, building a market-leading competitive position which has been recognised through multiple industry awards. Clients include financial services firms, their principals, and other key professionals from start-ups and spinouts through to established firms, with a key focus on supporting participants in the alternative investments sector with their international expansion objectives and addressing and embedding regulatory change.
The transaction will provide further depth and breadth to Centralis's offering to the Asset Management sector and complements our strategic goal of broadening our client base and our UK presence in this fast-growing market.
Aidan Foley, Chief Executive Officer of the Centralis Group commented:
"We are delighted that Wheelhouse Advisors has chosen to join Centralis and we look forward to welcoming Matthew and his team. This is an important addition to our offering to the Asset Manager community and from a Group perspective this turbo-charges our regulatory compliance capability. I'm sure the specialist skills, expertise and reputation Matthew and the Wheelhouse Advisors team have built will be key components in the Centralis growth story in the coming years".
Matthew Crisp, Chief Executive Officer of the Wheelhouse Advisors commented:
"There is great pride at Wheelhouse Advisors for what we have achieved over the past 2 years; we have launched a new brand, significantly expanded our team and market share, furthered our technological enablement, as well as consistently built on our reputation for quality service delivery and market leading proposition – particularly in relation to the significant changes to prudential regimes in the UK and EU. We are all excited to be joining forces with Centralis for the next stage of the journey. Clients will undoubtedly benefit from access to the broader solutions that we can deploy together, and culturally there is an excellent fit: our businesses share a passion for continuous improvement and innovation, with excellent customer service at the heart of everything we do."
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The Treasury has accepted Somerset-based Tory MP Neil Parish's resignation after he admitted to watching pornography in the Commons. They said in a statement: “The Chancellor of the Exchequer has this day appointed Neil Quentin Gordon Parish to be Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead.”
The position of Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead is a mechanism to allow Members of Parliament to resign from the House of Commons - as members are forbidden from resigning.
As the role is an "office of profit under The Crown", it automatically disqualifies an individual from sitting as a Member of Parliament. Therefore, such positions are maintained to allow MPs to resign.
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The position of Steward of the Manor of Northstead is specifically designated as qualifying for this purpose under the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975. Other roles are also used such as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.
The appointment is traditionally made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It was first used in March 1844 to allow Sir George Henry Rose, Member or Christchurch, to resign his seat in Parliament.
How much does a Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead earn?
Although the position is an "office of profit under the Crown", there is no salary or benefits attached. Mr Parish will not carry out any duties or earn any money as Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead.
Those appointed to the offices of Steward of the Manor of Northstead and Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds are alternated. This means that two MPs can resign at once.
However, every new appointment revokes the previous appointment to avoid difficult situations where more than two resign at once. For instance, during the 1985 walkout of Ulster Unionist MPs, several separate appointments were made on a single day.
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New leader brings 30 years of supply chain innovation and excellence to support global transformation
LEHI, Utah, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: NATR) today announced that Martin Gonzalez has been appointed Executive Vice President of Global Supply Chain effective May 16, 2022.
Mr. Gonzalez brings over 30 years of experience from such notable companies as Unilever, Molson Coors/SABMiller and Sara Lee. His success in leading positive transformations to deliver both savings and growth through supply chain improvements helped him stand out as an excellent leader to help Nature's Sunshine transform its supply chain capabilities and expand their global footprint.
"We are fortunate to have someone of Martin's caliber and deep commitment to operational excellence join our team," said Terrence Moorehead, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Taking our industry-leading supply chain to the next level will be a significant focus for us as we position our company for sustainable customer growth."
Gonzalez joins Nature's Sunshine from Bowery Farming, where he served as Vice President of Operations and Excellence and helped build vertical farms in the US. Prior to Bowery Farming, he served as Vice President Supply Chain and Operations North America for Cerelia North America (formerly Sara Lee), where he implemented a new ERP, optimized the network footprint and delivered significant savings through supply chain improvements. Gonzalez also held numerous leadership roles over nine years at Molson Coors/SABMiller where he led end-to-end operations across Peru, Canada and the U.S. He spent the first 15 years of his career in various global positions at Unilever.
Mr. Gonzalez holds a Global MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Universidad de Los Andes in Bogota, Colombia.
"I am honored to be a part of a company with such a tremendous history and global footprint," said Gonzalez, "and I'm excited to be a part of its ongoing transformation and to reimagine our operations through a world class supply chain."
Gonzalez will report directly to the CEO in his new role and will serve as a member of the Company's Executive Committee.
About Nature's Sunshine
Nature's Sunshine Products (NATR), a leading natural health and wellness company, markets and distributes nutritional and personal care products in more than 40 countries. Nature's Sunshine manufactures its products at its state-of-the-art facilities to ensure its products continue to set the standard for the highest quality, safety, and efficacy on the market today. Additional information about the Company can be obtained at its website, www.naturessunshine.com.
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Porter Novelli
Alina Freeman
Alina.freeman@porternovelli.com
216-327-0320
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Mother accused of stabbing her children to death, police say
Published: May. 4, 2022 at 10:21 AM EDT|Updated: 40 minutes ago
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT/Gray News) – A mother in Kentucky accused of stabbing her two children to death is facing murder charges, according to police.
WKYT reported authorities were called to respond to a report of a “cutting/stabbing” at a home around 7:30 p.m. Monday.
Police say they found three people injured when officers arrived at the scene. They were all taken to the hospital, where two children died.
According to the coroner, the siblings, 5 and 13 years old, died from multiple stab wounds.
The coroner said the children’s mother, 43-year-old Nikki James, was the third person involved. She was charged with two counts of murder, according to police.
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~Leading All-Inclusive Resort Company and American Society of Travel Advisors Celebrate with Virtual Event, Perks, Incentives and more~
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Together with the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA), Sandals Resorts International (SRI) – parent company of luxury all-inclusive brands Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts – celebrates Global Travel Advisor Day and the magnificent role travel advisors have played in the industry's remarkable return to travel.
As the exclusive sponsor of Global Travel Advisor Day 2022, Sandals Resorts and ASTA are honoring travel advisors with a virtual event and Facebook Live that will feature guest speakers, prize giveaways, special incentives and more. Taking place in two parts from 11am-12pm EST and 3pm-4pm EST, the event will include a one-on-one session with Gary C. Sadler, the Executive Vice President of Sales at Unique Vacations Inc., an affiliate of the worldwide representatives for Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts, and ASTA President Zane Kerby.
"It's a fascinating day as we join with ASTA to recognize and celebrate travel advisors and the leading role they play in our industry's success and way forward," said Sadler, who today is hosting a group of more than 40 advisors for a celebratory luncheon at Beaches Turks & Caicos. "We're proud and grateful to our incredibly loyal travel advisor community who have been in our corner for forty years and counting. As our revered partners on this journey, we celebrate you today, and every day, with the utmost gratitude."
As a token of appreciation, Sandals and Beaches Resorts' Business Development Managers (BDM's) are extending spa credits to be used by advisors on their next visit to a Sandals or Beaches Resort for travel now until December 2023. Additionally, travel advisors who make new bookings of 6 nights or longer directly with Unique Vacations Inc. today through May 6th, 2022, for travel in 2023 & 2024, will be eligible for added incentives ranging from $50-$100 depending on room category booked.
Sandals and Beaches Resorts credits its extensive BDM team, the largest and most active sales force globally, for the trust the organization has built with their travel advisor partners. With a mission to establish itself as the easiest brand to do business with, the resort company provides travel advisors with an array of tools and programs designed to help them sell more effectively, including its signature Certified Sandals Specialist and Preferred Sandals Agency programs, Points to Paradise, booking bonus incentives and more. The company continues to enhance its offerings, launching new initiatives such as its "Let's Talk" webinar series and "Back to the Beach" series hosted by BDM's.
"From resort updates, webinars, and ongoing training to helping advisors take advantage of getting their car wrapped by Sandals to promote their agencies around town, our commitment to the industry is second to none. We rise together which is why we are fierce in our support of critical partners such as ASTA and why we will continue to demonstrate our loyalty to travel advisors, offering them the professional training and ongoing programming to keep them successful," says Sadler.
For more information and details on the company's special Global Travel Advisor Day incentives, please visit: https://taportal.sandals.com/.
Founded in 1981 by the late Jamaican entrepreneur Gordon "Butch" Stewart, Sandals Resorts International (SRI) is the parent company of some of travel's most recognizable vacation brands. The company operates 24 properties throughout the Caribbean under four separate brands including: Sandals® Resorts, the Luxury Included® brand for adult couples with locations in Jamaica, Antigua, the Bahamas, Grenada, Barbados, St. Lucia and a resort opening in Curaçao; Beaches® Resorts, the Luxury Included® concept designed for everyone but especially families, with properties in Turks & Caicos and Jamaica, and another opening in St. Vincent and the Grenadines; private island Fowl Cay Resort; and the private homes of Your Jamaican Villas. Family-owned and operated, Sandals Resorts International is the largest private employer in the region. For more information, visit Sandals Resorts International.
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NEW YORK, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ActionIQ today announced that its Customer Experience Hub (CX Hub) has been selected by Jackson Hewitt Tax Services®, a leading innovator in tax preparation industry, to increase market share and customer lifetime value through enhanced customer experiences.
"Jackson Hewitt has been a tax preparation company for more than 35 years, and we're looking to build on that proud history with an even greater focus on customer-centricity and experiences," said Suzanne Darmory, Vice President of Integrated Marketing and Creative at Jackson Hewitt Tax Services. "The ActionIQ CX Hub, augmented by Neustar's identity resolution capabilities, will allow us to better understand our customers and to orchestrate superior experiences across every brand touchpoint. We are confident that this will increase our organizational intelligence and agility to drive long term revenue and growth."
The joint ActionIQ-Neustar solution will enable Jackson Hewitt to:
- Create a 360-degree view of their customer
- Convert anonymous prospects into known customers
- Identify and activate hyper-segmented audiences in real-time
- Orchestrate and optimize scalable omnichannel customer journeys
"Jackson Hewitt has always put its customers first, and with the ActionIQ CX Hub powered by a CDP, they will now have the tools to scale their CX strategies to all their channels and teams," said Tamara Gruzbarg, Vice President of Strategic Services at ActionIQ. "We are thrilled to add Jackson Hewitt to our roster of industry-leading financial services brands and are confident they will see the same transformational benefits a CX Hub can bring as the rest of our clients."
"We are excited to partner with ActionIQ on Jackson Hewitt's customer experience initiative," said Michael Schoen, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Marketing Solutions at Neustar, a TransUnion company. "Working together, Neustar and ActionIQ can help enrich customer profiles and solve acquisition challenges, such as unknown web traffic. Armed with new customer insights Jackson Hewitt will be able to orchestrate omnichannel customer journeys and deliver outstanding customer experiences."
Headquartered in Jersey City, NJ, and with nearly 6,000 locations, most of which are independently owned and operated, Jackson Hewitt has been helping customers with full-service tax preparation offerings since 2003.
About ActionIQ
ActionIQ is at the center of a data-driven revolution that is changing the way brands think about customer experience, digital transformation and the value of customer data as a core corporate asset. We concentrate on solving enterprise data challenges so that teams are empowered to create authentic customer experiences across all brand touchpoints. ActionIQ helps G2000 companies by connecting their first-party customer data, providing an easy-to-use interface for business users to access customer insights, and enabling customer experience orchestration across channels. To learn more, visit ActionIQ.com.
About Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc.
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. is an innovator in the tax industry, with a mission to provide its hard-working clients access to simple, low-cost solutions to manage their taxes and tax refunds. Jackson Hewitt is devoted to helping clients get ahead and stands behind its work with its Maximum Refund Guarantee and Lifetime Accuracy Guarantee® (restrictions apply, see Jackson Hewitt's website for more details). Jackson Hewitt has more than 5,500 franchise and company-owned locations nationwide, including nearly 3,000 in Walmart stores as well as online tax prep services, making it easy and convenient for clients to file their taxes. For more information about products, services, and offers, or to locate a Jackson Hewitt office, visit www.jacksonhewitt.com or call 1 (800) 234-1040.
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As local homeowners give their spaces some extra love this month, Neighborly's community of home service experts ensures your job gets done right
RALEIGH-DURHAM, N.C., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neighborly®, the world's largest franchisor of home service brands and Raleigh-Durham's hub for home services, just released its guide to the "Top Home Improvement Projects You Should NOT Do Yourself," just in time for National Home Improvement Month. The checklist provides Raleigh-Durham residents with a comprehensive list of summertime home improvement tasks that can become exceptionally costly or even dangerous when mishandled by homeowners themselves.
The checklist includes expert advice from Neighborly's Raleigh-Durham network of trusted brands, behind which are the local owner-operators whose teams are vetted in a variety of specific services and are backed by Neighborly's Done Right Promise™ to ensure the highest quality of work.
The checklist includes but is not limited to projects such as:
- Wiring upgrades
- Garage door repairs
- Irrigation installation
- Window tinting
- Mosquito control
- House painting
- Storage solutions
"We often get an opportunity to follow-up on DIY projects that did not work out as intended," said Bruce Foster, a local Raleigh-Durham owner of Mr. Handyman, a Neighborly company. "Neighborly is a family of home service companies here in the Raleigh-Durham area with experts who are committed to helping educate and assist homeowners to repair, maintain and enhance their property. By doing so, we can help them avoid long-term and potentially more costly repairs while increasing the value of their homes. I am excited to be part of this family of local business owners who are all dedicated to getting the job done right for every neighbor in our community."
In addition to utilizing the checklist, new customers in the Raleigh-Durham area will receive an offer for $20 off their first service when scheduling an initial appointment with one of Neighborly's 17 brands in the area. See coupon for details. Connect with Neighborly by visiting neighborly.com/raleigh-durham or by calling (833) 733-1096.
"Despite the valid popularity of the DIY approach to home improvement, there are projects that – when not handled by a vetted professional with the proper training and expertise – are dangerous or may ultimately end up costing more by inflicting extra harm to your home," said Mike Bidwell, President and CEO of Neighborly. "With our checklist, Neighborly is not only providing homeowners with expert home maintenance recommendations to save valuable time and a possible headache but also connecting them to trusted local home service professionals whose work is backed by Neighborly's Done Right Promise™."
For more information about Neighborly's service brands, visit www.neighborlybrands.com.
About Neighborly®
Neighborly® is the world's largest home services franchisor of 29 brands and 5,000 franchises collectively serving 10 million+ customers in nine countries, focused on repairing, maintaining and enhancing homes and businesses. The company operates online platforms that connect consumers to service providers in their local communities that meet their rigorous standards as a franchisor across 18 service categories at Neighborly.com or through the Neighborly App. More information about Neighborly®, and its franchise concepts, is available at Neighborlybrands.com. To learn about franchising opportunities with Neighborly®, click here.
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LAKE FOREST, Calif., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Fuel Systems (Quantum), a fully integrated alternative energy company, has been selected by Certarus Ltd. ("Certarus") to deliver industry leading virtual pipeline trailers for natural gas with a total value of approximately $22 million (USD). The trailers will be delivered in Q3 and Q4, 2022.
Certarus has again ordered Quantum's VPLite45/40' trailers, which have a gaseous capacity of approximately 472,000 standard cubic feet and weigh less than 59,000 pounds fully loaded. The VPLite45/40' is certified for use in the U.S. and Canada and is the industry-leading choice for customers who need a smaller, lighter trailer that can be more easily maneuvered in tight areas while still hauling the most gas in the industry in a 40-foot container.
"Quantum has been a partner with Certarus since 2017, and we are excited to continually expand this partnership, be an integral part of their growth and supply additional trailers in 2022 to Certarus to support their mobile, low carbon energy distribution fleet," said Mark Arold, President, Quantum Fuel Systems LLC.
"Certarus is growing rapidly to meet the increasing need for safe, reliable, and mobile energy solutions. Our ongoing partnership with Quantum has helped us to build the largest fleet in North America that can deliver compressed natural gas, renewable natural gas, and hydrogen directly where it is needed. These additional Quantum VPLite45/40' trailers will increase the capacity of our network to ensure that our industrial and utility customers receive a secure supply of low carbon energy they can count on," said Curtis Philippon, President & CEO of Certarus.
About Quantum Fuel Systems LLC
Quantum Fuel Systems LLC is engineering the future of alternative fuel storage by designing, developing and bringing innovative transport trailers, and industry-leading Type 4 cylinders for hydrogen, CNG and RNG to market. Quantum is at the forefront of the industry with decades of experience in gaseous fuel storage and systems solutions. Learn more at www.qtww.com
About CERTARUS
Certarus is the North American leader in providing on-road low carbon energy solutions through a fully integrated compressed natural gas (CNG), renewable natural gas (RNG), and hydrogen platform. Certarus safely delivers clean burning fuels to energy, utility, agricultural and industrial customers not connected to a pipeline. By displacing more carbon intensive fuels, Certarus is leading the energy transition and helping customers lower operating costs and improve environmental performance. With the largest fleet of mobile gas storage units in North America, Certarus is uniquely positioned to meet the growing demand for low and zero-emission energy distribution. For more information, visit www.certarus.com.
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Pope Francis' Challenging Easter Message to the World
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"Please, please, let us not get used to war! Let us all commit ourselves to imploring peace, from our balconies and in our streets! Peace!" Thus proclaimed Pope Francis in his Easter message"Urbi et Orbi" ("To the City and the World").
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"May the leaders of nations hear people's plea for peace," he urged."May they listen to that troubling question posed by scientists almost seventy years ago: 'Shall we put an end to the human race, or shall mankind renounce war?'" Russell-Einstein Manifesto
To the detriment of our world, leaders of nations ignore this sobering common-sense question.
Nation after nation continues to pour money into war-making and war preparation. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, world governments are now spending a combined total of $2 trillion per year on their militaries. With just a fraction of that amount of money, we could eliminate world poverty and hunger.
In his Easter message to the world, Pope Francis also highlights the cry of all the "children who suffer throughout our world: those dying of hunger or lack of medical care, those who are victims of abuse and violence, and those denied the right to be born".
Greed, power, nationalism, political influence given to weapons corporations, rationalisation, careers and selfish political strategising are among the illogical and immoral reasons that war and war preparation continues.
Furthermore, the nine nations that possess nuclear weapons continue to spend additional money to modernise their nuclear arsenals. For instance, the U.S. is in the process of a wasteful, dangerous 30-year modernisation plan costing more than$1.7 trillion.
Pope Francis has declared that even possessing nuclear weapons is immoral! Yet most Catholics - both laity and clergy - remain unmoved by the leader of the Catholic Church's denunciation of even having nuclear weapons.
Thus, the major reason that world leaders are not listening to the highly moral call to nonviolent peacemaking and multilateral nuclear disarmament is that most citizens are silent. It is a sad and dangerous example of the "culture of indifference" Pope Francis continues to warn against.
One of the notable exceptions to this unholy silence is Archbishop John Wester, who leads the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in New Mexico. He recently wrote a pastoral letter titled "Living in the Light of Christ's Peace: A Conversation Toward Nuclear Disarmament" in which he states "Pope Francis has made clear statements about the immorality of possessing nuclear weapons, moving the Church from past conditional acceptance of 'deterrence' to the moral imperative of abolition".
And it is worth noting that inspiring Gospel-centred active nonviolent organisations like Pace e Bene Campaign Nonviolence and the Franciscan Action Network are helping to build a world free of nuclear weapons and of all forms of violence.
But we still have a long dangerous way to go. The insanity continues. War, war preparation - including nuclear annihilation preparation -continues unabated.
And so, the troubling question posed by scientists almost 70 years ago, and raised again by Pope Francis in his Easter message to the world remains before us: 'Shall we put an end to the human race, or shall mankind renounce war?'"
Concluding his Easter message on a hopeful and challenging note our Holy Father says, "Faced with the continuing signs of war, as well as the many painful setbacks to life, Jesus Christ, the victor over sin, fear and death, exhorts us not to surrender to evil and violence. Brothers and sisters, may we be won over by the peace of Christ! Peace is possible; peace is a duty; peace is everyone's primary responsibility!"
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Tony Magliano is an internationally syndicated Catholic social justice and peace columnist. He is available to speak at diocesan or parish gatherings. Tony can be reached at tmag6@comcast.net.
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BAGHDAD (AP) — A retired British geologist accused in Iraq with collecting small archaeological fragments had no criminal intent, his family said, expressing hopes the charges — potentially punishable by death — could be avoided.
Jim Fitton, 66, was arrested last month at Baghdad airport after Iraqi customs officials found him and a German citizen in possession of pottery fragments taken from an ancient site in southern Iraq.
The German citizen has not been identified and his status was not immediately clear. The German Embassy in Baghdad did not respond to messages seeking comment.
Fitton was charged based on the country’s opaque antiquities laws and could theoretically face the death penalty. He is currently waiting for a date to appear in court.
It's unlikely he will receive the death penalty, officials and legal representatives familiar with the case said. But the potential for Iran-backed Shiite militias to exploit the situation to shape public opinion against the British government has concerned some.
Fitton's family is urging the British government to help close the case before he goes to trial based on a proposal drafted by Fitton’s Baghdad lawyer. A trial date was expected to be set next week.
“It’s a very politically charged issue for us. We are keen to make sure the Iraqi public understands the nuance around the case,” said Sam Taskar, Fitton’s son-in-law in a phone call with The Associated Press on Tuesday. “Anybody with common sense … will understand it’s quite clearly an error.”
Fitton’s family grew worried when he did not arrive on a scheduled flight back to Kuala Lumpur, where he resides with his wife, on March 20. They later learned that Fitton, a well-traveled geologist for oil and gas companies, had been taken to an airport holding cell where he is still being detained, Taskar and Fitton's daughter Leila told AP.
The case garnered attention when, frustrated by perceived inaction on the part of the British Foreign Office to intervene and assist in Fitton’s case, his family started a petition that has garnered over 100,000 signatures. The British diplomatic mission in Baghdad has not commented on its involvement in the case.
In total, 12 fragments of pottery and other shards were found in Fitton’s possession by Iraqi authorities, all of them collected as souvenirs, Fitton's family says, during a group tourism expedition to Eridu, an ancient Mesopotamian site in what is now Dhi Qar province.
Concerns grew shortly after Fitton’s arrest when Shiite militia groups published posts on social media that included his passport details and accused the British government of attempting to intervene with Iraqi judicial procedures.
In these posts, photos of Fitton were accompanied by images of artifacts and sculptures, depictions the family fears will lead the Iraqi public to misinterpret the value of the shards in Fitton’s possession.
Photos of the site shared by Fitton on the day of the trip show a vast desert landscape scattered with debris and broken pieces of pottery and stones. The tour group was accompanied by a representative from the Culture Ministry who did not state the items were valuable and gave them permission to take them as mementos, Taskar said.
Fitton’s Baghdad lawyer has already drafted a proposal under Iraqi law to have the case closed before a trial takes place but it requires the assistance of the Foreign Office to present it to the public prosecutor in Iraq.
The proposal makes an argument for Fitton’s lack of criminality in the case and makes the claim that he was a victim of poor guidance. “This is the hope,” Taskar said.
If the case is not thrown out, Fitton will likely stand trial. A key element of his sentencing would be to establish the value of the goods found in his possession. As written, the law proscribes death as a penalty for items deemed valuable. Iraqi and British officials say the outcome will depend on the findings of an antiquities committee set up to study the shards.
For now, Fitton’s family has no choice but to wait, and hope.
“It’s tough to say the least, we are very stressed,” said daughter Leila. “My mom is keeping faith, praying a lot, and we are just keeping faith.” | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/British-man-found-with-ancient-shards-could-be-17147211.php | 2022-05-04T15:28:09Z | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/British-man-found-with-ancient-shards-could-be-17147211.php | true |
As COVID-19 vaccines for children under age 5 could soon get government authorization, most parents do not appear to be enthusiastic about getting their children vaccinated.
A poll released by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 18% of parents of children under age 5 plan to get their kids vaccinated “right away.” A plurality, 38%, said they will “wait and see.” The poll found that 11% of parents would only vaccinate their children if it was required, and 27% said they would “definitely not” vaccinate their children.
The survey consisted of 1,899 adults conducted from April 12-26.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show that children are much less likely to be vaccinated. The data finds that just 28.5% of children ages 5-11 and 58.9% of those ages 12-17 are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. That’s compared to 76.1% of the adult population being fully vaccinated.
Last week, Moderna announced it is seeking emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 6 months old, which could allow children younger than age 5 to begin getting vaccinated by the summer.
The vaccine would come in two doses, Moderna said.
“We are proud to share that we have submitted for authorization for our COVID-19 vaccine for young children,” said Stéphane Bancel, CEO of Moderna. “We believe mRNA-1273 will be able to safely protect these children against SARS-CoV-2, which is so important in our continued fight against COVID-19, and will be especially welcomed by parents and caregivers.”
The CDC said children face a lower risk of severe symptoms from COVID-19. Children with underlying health conditions have a higher risk of hospitalization and complications from COVID-19, the CDC added. | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/coronavirus/parents-appear-apprehensive-about-vaccinating-young-children | 2022-05-04T15:32:38Z | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/coronavirus/parents-appear-apprehensive-about-vaccinating-young-children | false |
If cereal is one of your go-to breakfast foods, chances are you enjoy it in a bowl with milk. Did you know, however, that some people actually prefer it with orange juice?
No, we’re not talking a bowl of cereal and a glass of OJ; some people apparently pour orange juice directly on their cereal! If that’s not the stuff of a dentist’s nightmares, I don’t know what could be.
With that in mind, Tropicana has created the first-ever breakfast cereal designed to specifically pair with orange juice. New Tropicana Crunch is made with honey almond-flavored clusters that when paired with orange juice can be spooned and sipped. Each box also comes with a paper straw that looks like the one used on the company’s trademark branding.
While not currently for sale, you can head to Tropicana’s website on May 4, which is National Orange Juice Day, for a chance at getting a box while supplies last. You’ll want to head to the website as soon as you can, as chances are the boxes will go pretty quickly.
“Whether you hate it or love it, you won’t know until you try it,” Tropicana writes on its website promoting the new cereal. “It may not be for everyone, (but it could be for you!)”
This is the not the first time Tropicana has released an offbeat product meant to be paired with orange juice. In October 2021, the brand created a toothpaste that it said wouldn’t ruin the taste of orange juice. The toothpaste was made without sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) — a cleaning agent prevalent in other toothpastes — which is what causes a bitter taste when you brush your teeth before drinking orange juice.
The toothpaste, which tasted like mint, was, like the cereal, not for sale and only given away to a few “lucky” people. You can, however, buy other toothpastes without SLS, giving you essentially the same experience. Because SLS is actually an irritant for people with sensitive teeth and gums, Sensodyne has several SLS-free toothpastes that should keep your teeth feeling clean and your orange juice tasting pleasant.
Orange juice on cereal is one thing but have you ever tried chocolate milk on Rice Krispies? *Chef’s Kiss*
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CHEVERLY, Md. — On a typical morning in a Maryland suburb, Jennifer Stapleton washes dishes in the sink and waits for the rest of her family to come downstairs for breakfast.
One by one, they arrive: her son, Samuel; her daughter, Ruby; and her wife, Amy.
"We start to get the kids ready," Stapleton said of her day. "We get them breakfast. We get out the door. Amy takes Sam to school, and I walk Ruby up to school."
The walk to her daughter's school is Stapleton's favorite time of day.
However, it wasn't always like that.
In the not-so-distant past, Stapleton handled communications for a nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C.
"The kids were in school," she said. "We dropped them off very early, before 8:00 in the morning, and they were there until almost 6:00 at night. We would take them, then take the train in, work all day, take the train back, and be rushing to get there by 6 p.m."
It's one of several major life decisions she's made with her family in mind.
"The pandemic hit," she said. "I looked at my life and said, 'Is this what I want to do with my life?' And the answer was, 'No.'"
Stapleton badly wanted to steer her career toward the arts. She now runs an art consultancy, Fire and Bliss Creative, and possesses much more control over her schedule. She's doing fulfilling work, and she's able to walk Ruby to and from school.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many mothers to re-evaluate their choices, particularly in their careers. Nearly 50% of respondents in Motherly's new State of Motherhood Survey said their employment status had changed somehow over the past way. Some lost jobs and some left them. Some took new positions. Some exited the workforce entirely.
It enabled Stapleton to take a step back.
"I have a vision board," she said. "I added to the board time for me and Amy to connect, time for the kids one-on-one, and time for myself."
To see more of Stapleton's story, check out our special report, Motherhood in America, at the video below: | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/two-americas/we-chose-this-moms-reflect-on-how-motherhood-impacts-career-life-decisions | 2022-05-04T15:47:32Z | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/two-americas/we-chose-this-moms-reflect-on-how-motherhood-impacts-career-life-decisions | true |
PEPILLO SALCEDO, Dominican Republic — In a blue bay that spans the border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, fishermen from both countries recently aired grievances in a rare face-to-face meeting thanks to the efforts of marine biologist Jean Wiener.
“The constant fishing, or overfishing, in these areas has decimated an entire ecosystem,” said Rodolfo Jimenez, director of an agricultural border project in the Dominican Republic.
The Haitian fishermen, standing across from Jimenez on the beach, agreed. But they also said they were not to blame for the damage in the Monte Cristi National Park in northwestern Dominican Republic.
Wiener’s work has grown in significance over the years in large part because of charcoal vendors in Haiti who hack down trees for cooking fuel and, more recently, wade into the country’s mangroves, the tropical vegetation that is a natural barrier against the Caribbean’s increasingly destructive hurricanes. With ocean storms becoming more severe, Haiti’s coastline and its biodiversity are becoming even more vulnerable.
It was the first trip for Wiener, leader of Foundation for the Protection of Marine Biodiversity, since November 2021, his absence largely attributed to the violent gangs that have engulfed the Haitian capital in recent years and reached parts of the countryside. Nominally present already and undermined further with the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise in the bedroom of his home, the government has done little to wrest control from the brazen gangs.
For years, Wiener used to visit Haiti every month or so, but now restricts his trips to only a few times a year while being compelled to work remotely and delegate more responsibility to staff members dispersed throughout the country. Haiti is just too dangerous otherwise. So when he does come, as he did for three weeks in March, he hopscotches the country via puddle-jumper plane; travel by road is too perilous, with major thoroughfares blocked by gangs fond of extortion. Many passengers hide in their cars by lying on the backseat.
It’s a conundrum that bedevils Jean and others like him around the world. As climate change plays a greater role in contributing to conflicts, that in turns makes it more difficult to carry out scientific research and work on environmental projects that seek to offset the effects of climate change. The environmental group Global Witness released a report last year noting that 2020 saw a record number of environmental activists killed around the world; the death toll of 227 was the highest number recorded for a second consecutive year, with Colombia having the highest number of recorded attacks, with 65, and Mexico second, with 30.
“The extent to which failed states make it difficult for scientists and the international scientific community to work on these issues simply means it will be more difficult to solve these problems,” said Peter Gleick, president emeritus and a senior fellow with the Pacific Institute, an Oakland-based research group that focuses on water issues around the world.
Said Jessica Olcott Yllemo, senior fellow for climate security at the American Security Project, a nonpartisan group in Washington, D.C.: “If the temperatures continue to rise and you don’t have basic functions because you don’t have a functioning government, climate sort of just exacerbates all of those different threats and hazards.”
In several reports released in October, the U.S. signaled that climate change would occupy a central role in security strategy, a policy shift that underscores how climatic changes are exacerbating long-standing problems. One of the studies identified 11 countries that were of “greatest concern,” because they were especially vulnerable to climate change and unable to deal with the attendant problems. Haiti was among them.
The Caribbean nation has the highest travel advisory—”Level 4: Do Not Travel”—from the U.S. State Department due to kidnapping, crime and civil unrest. Kidnapping, the State Department says, “is widespread and victims regularly include U.S. citizens.” In a March newsletter, the U.S. Embassy offered U.S. citizens in Haiti a tip sheet on ways to avoid being kidnapped.
The kidnappings have persisted for years, rising significantly after the 2017 departure of a U.N. peacekeeping mission. In October, 16 U.S. citizens, including five children, and one Canadian, were part of a group of missionaries who were abducted by the dreaded 400 Mawozo gang and held for ransom for two months. An untold number of Haitian Americans have also been kidnapped.
This past week, north of the Port-au-Prince capital, fighting between 400 Mawozo and a rival gang led to the displacement of thousands of people and the killing of at least 20, including six children. Officials warned that the main roads leading to Haiti’s northern region could be cut off as a result of the fighting, as has already happened to a thoroughfare heading south.
The March meeting Wiener set up was held at the beach of an estuary meant to be easy to reach for both parties, just a few steps on the Dominican side of the border. It was a Thursday morning, and a white mangrove provided shade to Wiener, the fishermen and their associations, a few environmental officials from the two countries and the Dominican naval officers. On the shore behind them stood a string of wooden posts used to hold seines for catching eels.
A big part of the two sides’ discussion was over the exact location of the border above Hispaniola, the name of the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
“The marine border is not completely north, it is northwest,” Cmdr. Irving Cabrera, of the Dominican Navy, said in the meeting.
The meeting took place at the mouth of a river with a name that harkens back to a bloody episode on the island of Hispaniola: The Massacre River, also the Dajabón River. Though named for an earlier massacre, it’s mostly known for when Dominican soldiers, under the orders of dictator Rafael Trujillo in 1937, executed thousands of Haitian families and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The weapon of choice was a machete.
“I don’t think it was lost on either side of the border,” said Frederick Payton, of AgroFrontera, the Dominican environmental group that worked with Wiener to organize the March meeting. Payton also helped lead the meeting. “The Río Massacre kind of represents both the tension and the integration of the economies in the border region.”
The antipathy toward Haitians persists today, not least with Dominican President Luis Abinader’s newly launched plan to build a multimillion-dollar, 118-mile (190-kilometer) wall along the border. Construction has already begun.
Bereft of the usual tension, let alone animosity, the beach meeting lasted a few hours, with both sides able to voice their concerns as Payton and Wiener served as peacekeepers of sorts in the absence of a strong border state. Both stressed the importance of seeking solutions instead of dwelling on problems.
“We were trying to frame the meeting not just as a session to complain and to point fingers, but to try to look for some possible solutions that will take time,” Payton said. “But will give each side hope and expectation that something will be done in the future.”
Out of the meeting came the idea of creating a boat registration and a licensing for fisheries so Haitian and Dominican authorities know who is in the water and where they’re going.
Perhaps Wiener’s biggest achievement has been creating Haiti’s first protected marine areas, including the Three Bays National Park known for its mangrove forests, coral reefs and seagrass beds, but he concedes that his work has become more difficult working remotely. Josué Celiscar, field operations director for Wiener’s foundation and a graduate student in agronomy, says the same, noting the inevitable delays that accompany projects.
“When you are the director, when you are present, you are executing the project,” Celiscar said. “When you aren’t there, you’re left with the assistant. It’s not going to be the same thing.”
In recent years, Wiener has seen the brother of his assistant director kidnapped and later released and spends considerable time making sure his staff is safe.
Born in Haiti, Wiener and his family fled the Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier regime when he was six months old for Queens, New York. He went back to Haiti at six while Duvalier’s son and successor, Jean-Claude “Baby Doc,” was in power and left again for college, studying biology at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. Haiti came calling once more, and Wiener returned at 23 and, in 1992 started his foundation. Now 57, Wiener is a married father of two children, a boy and a girl.
In the end, the March trip to Haiti proved fortuitously uneventful—though danger wasn’t far away.
When Wiener visited the southwestern part of the country, in the coastal town of Les Cayes, his driver got wind of protesters’ plans to storm the local airport. The attack didn’t happen until after Wiener flew out, a few days later: People ran onto the tarmac and torched a small plane owned by a U.S. missionary group. One person died and five others were injured, including four police officers, according to a police official working at the airport.
One day during his recent visit to northern Haiti, Wiener brought to the beach a group that included game wardens and university students with an interest in the environment. The idea was to get them in the water, make them feel comfortable and learn the basics of snorkeling.
Standing on the sand, Wiener gave a brief lesson on how to use a snorkel, explaining how to expel water from the breathing device. Minutes later they waded into the surf. A pufferfish floated toward them.
One man picked up the blowfish and studied it. Wiener told him to put the fish back in the water, which he did. Inflated like a ball as it bobbed supine, the puffer looked as if it were playing dead.
Wiener sloshed knee-high through the shore’s lucent water, and gently picked up the prickly fish with both hands. He then walked a few steps out, toward the northern horizon, and sent the pufferfish into the ocean.
“We really know that there’s a part, you know, where you can be in a classroom,” Wiener said later from the hotel, where a few security guards patrolled the grounds with rifles. “But it is critically important that people actually get out and touch and see and feel the environment.”
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Over 100 firms manufacturing two-wheelers and four-wheelers, battery companies, spare-parts manufacturers, distributors, and financial service providers are expected to participate in it, said a release from KEVMDA.
Karnataka Electric Vehicles-Manufacturers and Dealers Association (KEVMDA), in collaboration with Key Media, is organising a national-level electric vehicle (EV) exhibition 'EV Expo 2022' here from May 6-8. The expo is set to be held at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC).
Over 100 firms manufacturing two-wheelers and four-wheelers, battery companies, spare-parts manufacturers, distributors, and financial service providers are expected to participate in it, said a release from KEVMDA.
In addition to showcasing new technologies in the EV industry, the expo would feature the latest in e-bikes, e-rickshaws, electric scooters, e-cars, and e-buses of national and international brands.
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Under the agreement, Sunkonnect will set up a committee of experienced scientists, engineers and analysts to evaluate and identify the professional partner as well as to develop the roadmap to set up the 1GWh cell production plant at WardWizard's electric vehicle ancillary cluster in Vadodara.
In the month of April, long time market leader Hero Electric suffered a near 50% drop in sales enabling Bhavish Aggarwal's Ola Electric to surge ahead. With Hero grappling with chip shortage woes, a comeback may be difficult if not impossible while Ola is looking to build on the momentum.
The deal is likely to be announced by the end of May or early June, people aware of the matter said, asking not to be named. They also did not reveal any likely financial terms or how the Motherson Group will fund the deal. | https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/ev-expo-2022-to-begin-on-may-6-in-bengaluru/91320941 | 2022-05-04T15:48:16Z | https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/ev-expo-2022-to-begin-on-may-6-in-bengaluru/91320941 | true |
The Players Association (WNBPA) has gotten into the NFT game. The Hoopers United Genesis Collection initial drop on the OpenSea Platform will donate 50% of every sale to the WNBPA and Rock the Vote initiative to support the players and equitable voting rights. The Players Association aims to raise $1 million dollars towards supporting the players and equitable voting rights.
"We are thrilled to be launching the Hoopers United NFT collection, which not only amplifies these athletes, but also utilizes the power of the collective voice to support the fight for equal voting rights with our longtime partner, Rock The Vote," said WNBPA Executive Director Terri Carmichael Jackson. "As fan support and excitement continues to grow around women's basketball and for our athletes, the timing is perfect to share this collection with the world, creating an innovative and new revenue stream for players."
Over the years, the WNBPA has found unique ways to partner with merchandise brands or other companies to both elevate its players and give back to initiatives inspired by the players. Last year, the WNBPA announced a multi-year partnership with Pepsi Stronger Together to bring community programming around mental and physical health to all 12 WNBA markets.
“The WNBPA and its players have been at the forefront of fighting for the right to vote and inspiring fans to exercise that right,“ said Rock the Vote President Carolyn DeWitt. “As we gear up for the 2022 midterms, Rock the Vote is proud to team up with the WNBPA and Heartlent Group on this innovative project to support the players and our mission to build the political power of young people.”
The Heartlent Group designed each NFT to highlight “each player’s character, achievements, and message.” For example, the Sylvia Fowles NFT reflects her home state Florida and her LSU Tigers roots. The Lynx center has announced her retirement this season. A’ja Wilson and Fowles NFTs both include a replica of the MVP statue and Wilson’s NFT includes a nod to her 2017 NCAA Championship with the South Carolina Gamecocks. The 2022 collection will release an NFT of every WNBA player that will be released throughout the current WNBA season that tips-off Friday, May 6.
Owners of these Hoopers United NFT collection will have the opportunity to participate in other activations such as exclusive content, digital raffles and prizes, and the ability to vote on the future of the project. The perks will also extend to other physical unlockables and exclusive items from round21 that intersect the art and sports communities.
Ben Lyons and Elliot Gerard are the creative minds behind the NFT design. The duo worked with former WNBA star and current Atlanta Dream owner Renee Montgomery on her NFT launch, The Starting Five, last year.
“The Hoopers United NFT launch is a special project for me and HEARTLENT Group because it’s about putting art into the world with meaning behind it,” said Gerard. “We’re huge advocates of women’s basketball and we’re honored to be part of this NFT launch with the WNBPA and Rock the Vote. Not only do we get to celebrate these incredible athletes, but we’re also raising money and attention for important organizations.”
“I’m thrilled to bring Hoopers United to life with the WNBPA, Rock the Vote and the brilliant creative team at HEARTLENT Group,” said Lyons. “Building on the success of Hoopers Vote, which encouraged voter turnout in the historic 2020 election, the Hoopers United NFT collection is harnessing the power of the crypto and NFT space to create a powerful message that represents the spirit of basketball, community, and art.”
For all the latest news and information or to purchase the Hoopers United NFT collection, go to HoopersUnited.com. | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericalayala/2022/05/04/wnbpa-gets-into-the-nft-game-with-hoopers-united-genesis-drop/ | 2022-05-04T15:54:30Z | https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericalayala/2022/05/04/wnbpa-gets-into-the-nft-game-with-hoopers-united-genesis-drop/ | true |
As the founder of venture capital firm Backstage Capital, Arlan Hamilton may spend a lot of time giving money to entrepreneurs. But she likes to talk about “becoming” money, too.
For Hamilton, who spoke with Forbes April 28 as part of the subscriber series “Conquering Career Obstacles,” that means founders, leaders and anyone thinking about their careers should focus on the idea of “being the asset,” she says.
“What I mean by that is there are a lot of things I couldn't control and that we can't control day-to-day. But some things we can control. One of those things, I believe, is how often and how much we learn in a given day,” she says, whether that means researching, reading, watching videos or talking to people. By soaking in all she could about venture capital and the tech ecosystem, she says, “I've found that people who have a lot of money reach out to me because they want my information.”
That’s just one of the pieces of advice Hamilton shared from her 2020 book It’s About Damn Time: How to Turn Being Underestimated into Your Greatest Advantage. As part of Forbes’ series on getting past or even embracing the threats that stand in the way of people’s careers—regret, fear, underestimating yourself and bad habits—Hamilton shared how she’s dealt with overcoming crippling stage fright, forgiving those who’ve underestimated her and setting concrete goals.
Hamilton, one of the few Black women leaders in venture capital, has raised nearly $30 million and invested in 200 startups, investing in founders who are female, people of color or LGBTQ. She came to venture capital after working in the music industry, being homeless for a period of time and even sleeping in the San Francisco airport as she got her start.
She shares in her book that she once canceled an appearance at a Forbes 30 Under 30 event due to fears about public speaking, and says getting better at taking the stage “ultimately boils down to the confidence that you have in understanding what you're talking about.” She suggested “give yourself permission to be yourself. Give yourself permission to think of yourself as important.”
For those people who are often underestimated in the workplace—or in pitch meetings, the boardroom or other environments—it’s common to feel slighted, condescended to, or ignored. Hamilton likes to say “forgiveness is a productivity hack”—basically another way of reminding people why it helps to just let things go.
“The energy that we put into being so upset with people who have done us wrong is still merited,” she says. But remember “they're able to do it twice because they took your energy.”
“The energy that we put into being so upset with people who have done us wrong is still merited,” she says. But remember “they're able to do it twice because they took your energy. ... I'm not perfect at this. But when I think about it again logically and say, ‘wait a second, I just spent how long of my work week worried about this person who is not spending probably a moment worrying about me?’ Let me forgive that person so that I can move on.”
Hamilton also says she doesn’t write down her goals—she writes down headlines. It’s a slight tweak that people who may not have the confidence they’d like—or who feel that way because they’re so often underestimated by others—can use to make their goals feel more tangible, or concrete. The difference, she says, between “I want to invest in 100 companies” and “Arlan Hamilton invests in 100th company”—and including a date—helped to focus her.
“I say to even break [the headline] down to fewer than 14 words,” she says. “It constrains you in a productive way, and it also also puts a timeline on it. Headlines are different than journals.”
Asked by a viewer who she looks to for inspiration, Hamilton mentioned her mother, who was in the audience April 28, as well as Janet Jackson (Hamilton spent years in the music industry before getting into venture capital) and Oprah Winfrey. “It seems like I'm just making a list that a child would make,” Hamilton says, but she has a goal to meet Oprah and hopefully work on something together.
“I haven't talked to her yet,” Hamilton says. “But I'm writing my headline for it.” | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenamcgregor/2022/05/04/why-venture-capitalist-arlan-hamilton-thinks-underestimated-founders-have-to-become-money/ | 2022-05-04T15:55:37Z | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenamcgregor/2022/05/04/why-venture-capitalist-arlan-hamilton-thinks-underestimated-founders-have-to-become-money/ | true |
The honorees - voted on by more than 1,000 artists, historians and music industry professionals - "each had a profound impact on the sound of youth culture and helped change the course of rock 'n' roll," said John Sykes, the chairman of the Rock Hall, in a statement Wednesday.
Parton had gone on social media to "respectfully bow out" of the process, saying she did not want to take votes away from the remaining nominees and had not "earned that right." The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation responded by saying ballots had already been sent and it was up to the voters to decide if Parton was elected. Parton later said she would accept an induction.
In its citation, the hall called Parton "a living legend and a paragon of female empowerment," adding that "Her crossover success broadened the audience for country music and expanded the horizons for countless artists who followed."
To be eligible, artists are required to have released their first record 25 years prior to induction. Parton, Richie, Simon and Duran Duran were selected on their first go-round. Simon was a first-time nominee this year more than 25 years after becoming eligible. Eminem becomes the 10th hip-hop act to be inducted, making the cut on his first ballot.
The hall also announced Wednesday that Judas Priest and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis are getting the award for musical excellence and that Harry Belafonte and Elizabeth Cotten will be honored with the Early Influence Award.
Other artists and groups that failed this year for induction in the performer category are A Tribe Called Quest, Rage Against the Machine, Dionne Warwick, Beck, Kate Bush, DEVO, Fela Kuti, MC5 and the New York Dolls.
Parton is most associated with country music and is in the Country Hall of Fame, but she has performed songs with a rock feel. Artists who have made both the Rock Hall and Country Hall of Fame include Brenda Lee, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins, Hank Williams and the Everly Brothers.
The induction ceremony will be held Nov. 5 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. | https://abc11.com/rock-n-roll-hall-of-fame-2022-and-vote-dolly-parton-eminem/11817305/ | 2022-05-04T15:57:56Z | https://abc11.com/rock-n-roll-hall-of-fame-2022-and-vote-dolly-parton-eminem/11817305/ | true |
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – While working on a story on the discovery of a barrel that contained human remains at Lake Mead, a KLAS news team found a second barrel and alerted police.
Boaters discovered the body in the first barrel around 3 p.m. Sunday. While at the lake Monday, a KLAS teamnoticed a second barrel several hundred feet away from the site of the first – also onshore.
Police said Tuesday the second barrel was empty.
The person found in the first barrel, believed to be a man, is suspected to have been killed in the late-1970s or 1980s, investigators said.
The area is near a boat ramp. Crews have had to extend the ramp a half-mile over the past decades to get it closer to the water. In the 1970s and 1980s, what is now a beach would have been several dozen feet underwater.
A small hole in the second barrel revealed empty space, unlike the first barrel, which showed a person along its entirety.
Lake Mead reportedly was a popular dumping site for murderers, and police said they suspect they will find more barrels with bodies as the lake recedes.
“I would say there is a very good chance as the water level drops that we are going to find additional human remains,” Las Vegas Metro police Lt. Ray Spencer said.
Lake Mead, located in both Nevada and Arizona, 24 miles east of Las Vegas, dropped below 1,056 feet in elevation last Tuesday, less than a week after hitting 1,057 feet the week before. Lake levels are expressed in altitude, not depth. At its highest levels, the lake is near 1,225 feet.
Police said they have received many tips about the person found in the barrel.
Tips can be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers by calling 702-385-5555 or at crimestoppersofnv.com/report-a-crime. Information can also be sent via text by sending “CRIMENV” and then your message to “CRIMES” (274637). Crime Stoppers offers a reward for information that leads to an arrest. | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/news-team-discovers-2nd-barrel-at-lake-where-human-remains-found/ | 2022-05-04T16:01:38Z | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/news-team-discovers-2nd-barrel-at-lake-where-human-remains-found/ | true |
- The Great Resignation is more of a Great Reshuffle.
- Hybrid and Remote Workforce – it's here to stay.
- Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) emerges as a top cybersecurity priority.
- Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) shows ROI.
- The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) will usher in a new era of healthcare data and IT interoperability.
- ERP now matches EHR in strategic importance.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pivot Point Consulting, a Vaco Company, and 2022 #2 Best in KLAS: Overall IT Services Firm, today released its second quarter Healthcare IT Directions Report, underscoring six trends certain to drive health IT decision-making in 2022.
Pivot Point's team of experts continually studies and identifies top trends in healthcare IT, sharing their insights and know-how with health IT leaders operating at a range of organizations from hospitals and health systems to provider networks and payers. For Q2 2022, top-of-mind trends include the myth of The Great Resignation to the importance of TEFCA and ERP.
Pivot Point Consulting's Q2 2022 Healthcare IT Directions Report provides insights and recommendations to help leaders frame strategies, drive innovation and operate efficiently in an unpredictable, rapidly evolving environment.
The Great Resignation Myth
According to a March 2022 Harvard Business Review article, 47 million Americans voluntarily quit their jobs in 2021. The same HBR report analyzed 10-plus years of labor data that suggests the 2021 Great Resignation was a pendulum-swinging response to 2020, when far fewer employees quit their jobs than expected, likely due to the uncertainty of COVID. The workforce shifts are driven by many forces, including employees reshuffling – moving to similar roles in the same industry given new (remote) opportunities, wage competition and reconsideration, taking jobs that allow a (re)focus on the quality of life.
Now dubbed "The Great Reshuffle," it is inter-related with another trend – the permanence of the hybrid and remote workforce now embedded across a range of industries, including healthcare.
- Analysis: The impact of the Great Reshuffle and a hybrid and remote workforce is widespread and healthcare leaders should recognize and be aware of both trends – which are likely to continue full force.
- Takeaway: Organizations should build staffing models, management and team culture that provides autonomy, accountability and advancement; prioritize staff development and satisfaction; and deploy consulting talent to manage across peaks in staffing demand.
Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) and Cybersecurity Threats
TPRM continues to be a top emerging risk for organizations of all sizes across all industries, with 81% of executives identifying TPRM as a priority going into 2022. This trend is only expected to continue as dependence on third parties grows and vendor relationships become more complex.
- Analysis: There is an uptick in demand for TPRM program implementation and managed services from all types of healthcare organizations. The reality is all organizations that rely on third parties for production operations are inherently susceptible to vendor risk exposure, regardless of their size. The lasting impact of a data breach or cybersecurity risk event caused by a third party can be extremely costly.
- Takeaway: Healthcare organizations should establish TPRM via a comprehensive info-security program and a focus on supply chain evaluation; recognize that a business is only as secure as its move vulnerable vendor partner; and conduct Application Rationalization and Decommissioning initiatives to also reduce risk.
Embrace Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)
The proof is in the numbers: 40% of health centers are using RPM; 70% have seen improvement in clinical outcomes including a 76% reduction in hospital readmissions; RPM program participants are experiencing 51% fewer on-call urgent visits, 47% fewer physician visits and 41% fewer phone calls directly related to patient care.
- Analysis: Healthcare organizations that implement and incorporate RMP into the standards and best practices for care delivery reduce costs, while increasing clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction and retention.
- Takeaway: To dive into RPM, healthcare leaders, CIOs and IT staff must address device sourcing, inventory management and loss prevention, as well as coding and reimbursement for device utilization, IT support needs, workflow changes (especially for chronic conditions and post-acute discharge management) and cultural shifts to instill clinical leadership's trust in device data.
Preparing for the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA)
At the start of 2022, The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), the organization at the helm of the nation's health IT standards, published TEFCA to address the gaps in interoperability by implementing a nationally coordinated network of Qualified Health Information Networks (QHINs). To date, Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) have traditionally focused on provider-to-provider data sharing and didn't include such stakeholders as payers, individual consumers and public health.
- Analysis: TEFCA infrastructure will help providers access more clinical information, collaborate with health plans to provide resources to patients and comply with information-blocking regulations. By the end of 2022, we expect to see several QHINs become available for data exchange.
- Takeaway: Organizations should build-out technology infrastructure that can request, accept and store data provided by QHINS; address data hygiene to ease integration with a national data set; and skill-up tech staff, especially with the FHIR framework.
Strategic, Integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
There is an ever-increasing level of new implementation, replacement and general adoption of ERP solutions across healthcare, with the operative word being "integrated." Healthcare organizations are seeing enhanced business insights that can result in actionable changes and positively impact the bottom line and overall satisfaction of staff and patients. A 2020 Guidehouse survey reported that 51% of providers are planning to implement or optimize their ERP system over the next few years.
- Analysis: The ERP system is as important as the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system to the lifeblood of the healthcare enterprise. Integrated systems provide for a holistic, data-driven operational view and can improve decision making and planning. A single Software as a Service (SaaS) solution can unlock efficiencies, enabling professionals work to the top of their license and not be bogged down with disparate systems.
- Takeaway: As healthcare organizations embrace new, integrated ERP deployments, it's crucial to shape a vision, create a strategic roadmap, as well as launch change management activities and communications plans, including answering the question for staff at all levels: Why are we doing this?
Learn more from the full Healthcare IT Trends Report.
About Pivot Point Consulting
In 2022, Pivot Point Consulting, is ranked as the #2 Best in KLAS: Overall IT Services Firm, by KLAS (after being 2020 #1 Best in KLAS Overall IT Services Firm) and it is also ranked #2 in Partial IT Outsourcing.
Pivot Point Consulting enables healthcare organizations to realize the most value from their technology and resources through EHR, ERP, Strategy, Virtual Care, Data & Analytics, Cybersecurity, Service Desk, Application Support and Revenue Cycle Management services. Our experts deliver consulting, managed services and talent solutions to providers, payers, life sciences and technology organizations.
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NEW YORK (AP) — New Academy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Ariana DeBose will host this year's Tony Awards.
The “West Side Story” star will lead the presentation June 12 at New York City's famed Radio City Music Hall live on CBS and on Paramount+ starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. An hour-long pre-show will stream on Paramount+.
“After the challenging last two years, there is no one better to bring the theater community together on this important night honoring the best of Broadway and share the joys of live performing once again than this extraordinarily talented artist,” said Jack Sussman, executive vice president of specials, music, live events and alternative programming at CBS.
DeBose is a theater veteran, with roles in “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical,” “Hamilton,” “A Bronx Tale,” “Pippin,” “Motown the Musical,” “Bring It On: The Musical” and “Company.”
The ceremony will he held nine months after “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” took the best new musical crown at the last Tony Awards, one postponed because of the pandemic. That show also expanded from its typical three hours to four, with host Audra McDonald handing out Tonys for the first two hours and Leslie Odom Jr. hosting a “Broadway’s Back!” celebration for the second half with performances from the three top musicals. | https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/article/Film-and-stage-star-Ariana-DeBose-to-host-the-17147222.php | 2022-05-04T16:12:21Z | https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/article/Film-and-stage-star-Ariana-DeBose-to-host-the-17147222.php | true |
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore man and woman pleaded guilty Tuesday in the shooting death of a bus driver in 2020.
Cameron Silcott, 25, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to first-degree murder and a firearms offense in the fatal shooting of Maryland Transit Administration bus driver Marcus Parks, The Baltimore Sun reported. Nichelle Greene, 29, pleaded guilty to first-degree felony murder, acknowledging that she participated in the robbery that led to Parks’ killing.
Circuit Judge Lynn Stewart Mays is expected to sentence Silcott to life in prison later this week and tentatively agreed to adhere to the punishment proposed by the prosecutor and defense attorney for Greene: life with all but 40 years suspended.
Greene and Silcott began arguing with Parks at a bus stop when Parks couldn’t make change for a $20 bill, Assistant State’s Attorney David Owens said. Greene snatched Parks’ backpack, tossed it to Silcott and both fled. Parks chased them and Silcott shot him. A witness was slated to testify that Silcott was the shooter and several cameras, including one on the bus, captured much of the incident, Owens said. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Baltimore-man-woman-plead-guilty-in-bus-driver-s-17147286.php | 2022-05-04T16:13:17Z | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Baltimore-man-woman-plead-guilty-in-bus-driver-s-17147286.php | true |
ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) – For several days, he lived the lie.
The night of the crash, he told first responders the other man had been behind the wheel of the pickup truck. He had merely been a passenger when the truck went off the road, hit some fence posts and flipped on its roof.
The man who ended up pinned in that wreckage, he insisted, he’s the one who drove.
He lived that lie for days – until an Allen County Sheriff’s officer confronted him in the foyer of his own Grabill home. And that’s when 36-year-old Jason Jacob Zehr hung his head and finally told the truth, according to newly released Allen Superior Court documents:
He drove that pickup the afternoon 23-year-old Benjamin A. Brandenberger died.
Allen County Prosecutors on Tuesday formally charged Zehr with a felony count of causing death when operating a motor vehicle with a scheduled I or II controlled substance in his system and a misdemeanor count of driving while suspended in connection to the crash last year.
Emergency crews were called to the area of the 13500 block of Antwerp Road, a little over a mile south of Grabill, on Nov. 11 on a report of a single vehicle rollover crash.
There, they found a pickup truck flipped upside down with Brandenberger pinned inside, according to court documents and an Allen County Sheriff’s report. Brandenberger, of Grabill, was pronounced dead at the scene.
While he maintained that Brandenberger drove the truck, police took Zehr to a local hospital for a blood draw. The results showed Zehr had benzoylecgonine in his system, according to court documents, which is the main metabolite of cocaine.
On Nov. 14, a sheriff’s officer went to Zehr’s home, talked with him in the foyer and told him that his story does not match the evidence at the scene, according to court documents. The officer told him the truth needed to be told, court documents said.
That’s when Zehr hung his head and admitted to driving the pickup truck.
Zehr was booked into Allen County Jail shortly after prosecutors issued a warrant for his arrest.
He is also a suspect in a late November crash that caused roughly $100,000 in damage to bleachers on the visitor’s side at South Side High School’s football stadium.
In that crash, a GMC Sierra drove off the road along Clinton Street and crashed through a fence and into the stadium, according to Fort Wayne police. The driver then fled the scene.
Police found that Zehr owned the truck involved. Zehr claimed he was not driving, that he wasn’t involved in the crash and that it was a company truck that hit the bleachers, according to police. He has not been arrested or charged in connection to that crash.
Fort Wayne Community Schools officials hope to have the bleachers repaired by the upcoming football season. | https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/court-docs-driver-in-fatal-crash-used-cocaine/ | 2022-05-04T16:14:32Z | https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/court-docs-driver-in-fatal-crash-used-cocaine/ | false |
BWW Review: ORLANDO, Jermyn Street Theatre
Stella Powell-Jones directs the London premiere of Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of Orlando, Virginia Woolf's feminist novel that defies gender.
"He who robs us of our dreams robs us of our life" writes Virginia Woolf in her novel Orlando: A Biography. The fictional life of her gender non-conforming hero has been hailed as a feminist masterpiece, a subversive classic, and an impressive love letter.
Inspired by Vita Sackville-West'sturbulent family, Orlando depicts a sexually ambiguous protagonist whose adventures span five centuries and two genders. It's also the eternal legacy of Woolf and Vita's romance.
While it's not the first piece of literature that features a sex change - Shakespeare loved a good gender-bending plot-line and One Thousand and One Nights plays with the element quite a bit - it's Woolf's awareness of gender expectations and sheer defiance of them that makes Orlando outright sensational.
Tilda Swinton famously took on the role in the 1992 film directed by Sally Potter and Miranda Richardson was the titular character in Edinburgh four years later. Now, Stella Powell-Jones directs Sarath Ruhl's 2010 adaptation at Jermyn Street Theatre.
We follow Taylor McClaine's Orlando through exotic lands; born a boy who skates on the frozen waters of the Thames, he suddenly wakes up a woman at 30. "Different sex, same person" they comment, a diametrical stance from the "There could be no doubt of his sex" opening.
Powell-Jones's Orlando buzzes with energy and pure fairy-tale storytelling. It's imaginative, entertaining, and brimming with talent. She builds Woolf's world on a proscenium designed by Ceci Calf. Blank sheets of paper plaster the walls while an arch made of painted cardboard adds a childlike make-believe quality to the tale.
Taylor McClaine is a sophisticated Orlando. They're delicately effervescent as they run through time and, while naïve in their feelings at the start, they grow a haunted look that reveals acute humanity. Romantic disappointment, ephemeral relationship, and the inadvertent sex change take their toll, and Orlando tugs at the chains of society.
A subtle but sharp critique of heteronormativity and gender specificity surfaces. While nobody bats an eye at Orlando's sumptuous dress, they now need to practice inflection and cadence to mimic a woman's. Boredom takes over as running around is an activity for boys, and tea with the archduke becomes a happy farce.
The fragmentation and compartmentalisation of Orlando's life is echoed by a chorus. Tigger Blaize, Rosalind Lailey, and Stanton Wright become narrators and ever-changing companions. With very few objects as props and armed with Powell-Jones's imagination, they chase after one other to finish each other's sentences and visually build Orlando's realm.
From Elizabethan ruffs to stylish turn-of-the-century trousers, Emily Stuart dresses the company with peculiar charm. High-top trainers coexist alongside billowy Victorian shirts and justaucorps, and every character is colour-coded in warm tones except for Sasha.
Played by Skye Hallam, she represents Orlando's first big blow. Hallam towers over McClaine, dressed in a dark ensemble, projecting a colossal personality and an irresistible pull.
It's an exquisite take on Ruhl's text and on Woolf's universe too. Powell-Jones transports her audience to a liminal space between childhood fantasy and theatrical wonder.
Orlando runs at Jermyn Street Theatre until 28 May.
Photo credit: Steve Gregson | https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/BWW-Review-ORLANDO-Jermyn-Street-Theatre-20220504 | 2022-05-04T16:17:17Z | https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/BWW-Review-ORLANDO-Jermyn-Street-Theatre-20220504 | true |
On behalf of the BNA Bank board of directors, James R. “Bo” Collins, CEO, announces that Casey Shackelford has joined BNA Bank as a Business Development Officer.
“We are proud to add Casey to our business development team as he brings a great deal of knowledge and experience to our growing institution,” said James R. Collins, Chief Executive Officer of BNA Bank.
A graduate of The University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing, Casey has several years of experience in banking, particularly commercial appraisal, and loan review.
“The staff at BNA are second to none,” remarked Shackelford. “BNA is a financial institution where customer relationships and attention to detail are its focus. I am excited to be a part of this great organization and look forward to being a part of its continued growth and success.”
Casey currently resides in Plantersville with his wife Kellon and two sons, Carter, and Cooper. They are all members of First Baptist Church Pontotoc.
BNA Bank, established in 1896, is a state-chartered bank with approximately $675 million in assets. It is one of the few ‘A’ rated banks by Weiss Bank Rating Services. BNA Bank has seven locations in Union and Lee counties and one loan production office in Lafayette County. In the fall of 2022, BNA Bank will open a new office in downtown Tupelo in BNA Bank Plaza.
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Mostly cloudy skies. Low 66F. Winds light and variable. | https://www.djournal.com/new-albany/casey-shackelford-joins-bna-bank/article_6ac0b97c-847b-5172-a58d-92e3e2ed3a5b.html | 2022-05-04T16:22:18Z | https://www.djournal.com/new-albany/casey-shackelford-joins-bna-bank/article_6ac0b97c-847b-5172-a58d-92e3e2ed3a5b.html | false |
‘I just don’t want to feel unsafe’ - couple flees Florida amid ‘Don’t Say Gay’
Florida Congresswoman fights to pass the Equality Act amid slew of restrictive bills
JACKSONVILLE, FL (Gray DC) - When Becky Richmond and her wife moved to Florida in 2017 - they were hopeful about their future.
“We moved here for the same reason a lot of people move here,’ said Richmond. “It’s warm, cheaper cost of living, it’s beautiful. But there’s also a huge, huge LGBTQ+ community. And it’s one of the things that we love most about it is that presence here.”
But that warm welcome has worn off.
“Unfortunately there is legislation that’s targeting trans kids, LGBTQ families, and we don’t want that for our children,” said Richmond, “We don’t want that for us.”
Becky says she and her wife plan on moving out of Florida this summer.
“I know that it’s better elsewhere, and I know that I don’t necessarily have to fight, but I want to. But also, I just I don’t want to feel unsafe,” said Richmond.
Here in Washington, Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) is fighting to keep families like Becky’s in the sunshine state- but knows it’s an uphill battle.
“In Florida we do not have a human rights law, an equality act that bars discrimination’ said Castor.
That’s why castor co-sponsored the Equality Act that passed the house last year.
It protects people from discrimination based off sex, sexual orientation, gender identity in employment, housing, education and federally funded programs. But not everyone is on board.
“You don’t need to protect the rights of some by eliminating the rights of others - and that’s precisely what the equality act does” said Sarah Perry.
Perry, of the Heritage Foundation believes the bill would make those with traditional views of marriage acquiesce to the changing times.
The bill has yet to move in the senate - Perry says it likely has to do with the upcoming midterms.
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As skilled technical graduates are finding it hard to procure jobs and take their entrepreneurship dreams to the next level, a company in Kerala is all set to launch a new initiative that gives a ray of hope to the youth in the state.
The ARC Institute of Technical Education, also known as ARCITE is a popular name in the educational sector in Kerala. The institute has been giving training on numerous job-oriented courses to college students and young aspirants, and now, they have launched a company named ARCITE Builders and Innovators, where a 40 percent stake will be owned by students of the institutions who have an entrepreneurial mindset.
Building entrepreneurship
According to Mohammed Sajin, the ARCITE Builders and Innovators is a construction firm that will involve every stakeholder or aspirant. Calling it a novel concept, he revealed that ARCITE would own the majority (60 percent) of the new firm, while the remaining 40 percent will be given to future entrepreneurs.
"We conceived this idea after understanding many students in our institution with strong entrepreneurial skills. I strongly hope that this initiative will help them achieve their dreams," said Sajin.
ARCITE's programs on women empowerment
He also added that ARCITE is working to promote women's empowerment in the state.
"ARCITE's successful social effort to promote women's empowerment has also resulted in a long-winded list of female entrepreneurs who have been inspired to excel," added Sajin.
ARCITE is Kerala's only skill training centre that has been authorised by the Confederation of Indian Industry-Indian Green Building Council. The institution now has students from 14 districts across the state, which has turned out to be a nexus. ARCITE not only offers a theoretical component but also focuses on industry training. | https://www.ibtimes.co.in/this-educational-institute-kerala-offering-stakes-potential-young-entrepreneurs-new-firm-848130 | 2022-05-04T16:23:06Z | https://www.ibtimes.co.in/this-educational-institute-kerala-offering-stakes-potential-young-entrepreneurs-new-firm-848130 | true |
“When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word, what a glory He sheds on our way!” These are great words from an old, familiar hymn for those of us who pulled hymnals from behind church pews. The subject is walking with the Lord, and the Bible is filled with real people who walked with God and how they encourage me.
Yet hectic schedules and busyness continue to nibble away at good intentions and Bible study that I know I must maintain to be an overcomer. I’ve had those wonderful mountaintop experiences when I’ve spent time in God’s Word and dined on manna from heaven, or been obedient to His direction and walked in His light. The songwriter described it as glory spilling into our days. I couldn’t say it better.
“While we do His good will, He abides with us still and with all who will trust and obey.” Doing, trusting, obeying – three things the writer described as necessary for the abiding presence of God in our lives. Easy to list – not always easy to follow. There are some days that I begin without stopping to ask God’s itinerary for me that day – NOT bright for a child of God! The trusting can be difficult when I pray for a particular heart concern and there’s no evidence from physical observance that anything is happening. The third ingredient, obedience, appears to be easier than trusting until He points out a person I need to forgive or to ask for forgiveness.
“Trust and obey – for there’s no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.” Could that explain the reason for an occasional pity party that I attend? Is that the reason a large percentage of our society depends on medications to relieve depression and the pressures that surround them? Is trusting and obeying the secret to real joy? The songwriter is certainly convinced of that.
“Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies, but His smile quickly drives it away. Not a doubt nor a fear, not a sigh nor a tear can abide while we trust and obey.” Now this is serious treatment for the “mulliegrubbs” of life - the shadows from financial dilemmas, deteriorating friendships, the clouds that arrive with hospital tests, the tears accompanying the cold companion of loneliness, the sighs over yesterday’s failures and disappointments, the fears that come when we read of terrorist attacks and child molesters, the doubts that point to an unstable economy or the future of a nation that accepts abortion and bans prayer in schools.
What a sad state we could sink into, but according the the writer, it’s our choice to live under the circumstances or above them. To be happy in Jesus (while living in our world filled with shadows, clouds, doubts, and fears) we must trust and obey. The reasoning is elementary – there’s no other way. | https://www.djournal.com/new-albany/the-playhouse/article_18ec5b2d-2438-51bd-8ad6-b7b93a14b9b8.html | 2022-05-04T16:23:55Z | https://www.djournal.com/new-albany/the-playhouse/article_18ec5b2d-2438-51bd-8ad6-b7b93a14b9b8.html | false |
Farmers’ associations rally in support of Coimbatore Collector
Ahead of Thursday’s protest by a farmers’ association seeking transfer of the District Collector, 12 farmers’ associations have come together in his support.
In a joint statement, the associations said farmers should not fall prey to a conspiracy to oust the Collector but stay united as he had resolved several issues that they had raised at the monthly grievance meeting.
Whenever the governments implemented schemes that led to loss of land for farmers, the associations had proffered several suggestions to the governments through the Collector. The associations had also aired several grievances.
The Collector, on his part, engaged with the farmers in implementing various farmers’ welfare-oriented schemes. He had also made interventions to help farmers sell produce without difficulty.
The associations cited the GAIL gas pipeline issue, ring road or bypass road projects and release of crop insurance to underscore their argument and reiterated that farmers should not fall prey to the selfish interest of a few farmers’ leaders.
The associations that have rallied in support of the Collector are Tamil Nadu Vivasayeegal Sangam led by V.R. Palanisamy, Parambikulam-Aliyar Thirumoorthy Thitta Neertheka Thittakuzhu led by K. Paramasivam, Tamil Nadu Vivasayeegal Sangam led by Krishnasamy, GAIL Ethirpu Kootamaippu led by Loganathan, Kizhchithirai Chavadi Pasana Sangam led by A. Lakshmanan, Tamil Nadu Vivasayeegal Sangam led by G. Malaravan, Theni Valarpor Vivasayeegal Orunginaipalar Vivekh and Kovai Mavatta Uzhavar Nala Sangam led by C. Duraisamy and Uzhavar Vivatha Kuzhu led by Rangasamy.
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Elephants kept in zoos experience pain and suffering, a leading animal welfare charity has claimed, and keeping them in captivity should be phased out.
In Europe alone, there are 580 elephants held in zoos, including 49 in 11 establishments in the UK - with two housed alone. There are also nearly 300 held in North American zoos.
Born Free says the impact of captivity on their physical and psychological health and welfare means that the majority of elephants in European and North American zoos “develop and display abnormal stereotypic behaviours”.
This includes “compulsive rocking and swaying, as a consequence of long-term psychological damage.” It also warns how “routine chaining is still practised in some European zoos.”
They warned how captive-born elephants in the UK have an average lifespan of just 20 years compared with a lifespan of 50 years in the wild, while 40% of infant elephants in zoos die before the age of five. Born Free also said numbers in captivity have increased in the last 40 years “through the importation of wild-caught individuals.”
The report, Elephants in Zoos: A Legacy of Shame, identifies zoos as net “consumers of elephants” and says that capturing wild elephants for “captive display’’ has on the social stability and conservation of wild populations, which has serious knock-on effects on the wider ecosystems of which elephants are a vital part.
Will Travers, Born Free’s Co-Founder and Executive President said: “We have tinkered around the edges for long enough, and more baby steps are not the answer. Elephants do not belong in zoos. Pole Pole, the elephant whose sad death at London Zoo in 1983 sparked the formation of what was to become the Born Free Foundation, was just another tragic statistic in a catalogue that overflows with tragic statistics. Let us be bold. Let us be brave. Let us be principled. Let’s stop this now.”
Chris Packham, naturalist and TV presenter added: “The attempted captive breeding and capture of wild elephants to be imprisoned in zoos is plain wrong and here is all the evidence to prove it. A tragic catalogue of inhumanity wrought upon a creature we claim to love. It must end today.”
Thi Hi Way, an Asian elephant was euthanised in 2020 aged 38. She was separated from her wild family at a young age and shipped to Europe. During her 29 years at Chester Zoo, she suffered the loss of seven calves, and witnessed the loss of three young grand-calves, and one great grand-calf.
Records show that, after spending time in a logging camp in Myanmar, six-year-old Thi Hi Way was imported to the Netherlands in 1988 by a Dutch animal dealer, who was believed to be responsible for the supply of the majority of elephant breeding stock in Europe.
She was transferred to Emmen Zoo, along with several other elephants, before being moved to Longleat Safari Park, UK, a few months later, Later that same year, she was moved again to London Zoo, before being finally moved to Chester Zoo in 1991, aged nine.
She suffered painful arthritis before her death which Chester Zoo says was linked to early years spent in the logging camp. But Born Free says the credibility of the claim cannot be confirmed.
Damian Aspinall, Chairman of The Aspinall Foundation, which also runs Port Lympne Wild Animal Park and Howletts in Kent, is sending all its captive elephants to a sanctuary in Kenya.
He said: “There are major challenges when it comes to providing high welfare standards for elephants which zoos have not overcome. The global captive breeding and trade in elephants needs to stop immediately. That’s why I am sending all my elephants to a new, wild life in Kenya. It’s time all zoos did the right thing. If they don’t then government must step in to make sure the zoo industry acts without delay to bring this sorry chapter to a close.”
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Bill allows nursing homes in Delaware to consider flu shots in hiring
DOVER, Del. - The state Senate has unanimously passed a measure that allows nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Delaware to fire employees who do not get flu shots.
The legislation approved Tuesday eliminates language in the existing law that states that employment in such facilities will not be contingent on influenza immunization.
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EU chief calls for ban on Russian oil imports by end of 2022
The European Union's top official called for a full-scale ban of Russian oil imports to take effect by the end of 2022 on Wednesday.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen included the ban in a new suite of sanctions against Russia she proposed Wednesday. The sanctions would also hit more Russian banks, TV stations and target Russian officials believed to be responsible for alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
"We will make sure that we phase out Russian oil in an orderly fashion, in a way that allows us and our partners to secure alternative supply routes and minimizes the impact on global markets," von der Leyen said.
FILE-An oil pumping jack operates in an oilfield operated by Bashneft PAO near Ufa, Russia. (Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Her plan would see European economies phasing out crude oil within six months and refined products by the end of the year, according to the Associated Press.
The plan is far from final, however, as all 27 member states must vote to adopt the sanctions unanimously. Many European countries are still heavily reliant on Russian oil imports, even as countries like Germany have taken steps to find other sourcing.
Slovakia's economic ministry announced Tuesday that the nation would seek an exemption from any EU ban on Russian oil imports. The country did not say it would vote against such a move outright, however.
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NEW YORK — The company behind the TurboTax tax-filing program will pay $141 million to customers across the United States who were deceived by misleading promises of free tax-filing services, New York's attorney general announced Wednesday.
Under the terms of a settlement signed by the attorneys general of all 50 states, Mountain View, California-based Intuit Inc. will suspend TurboTax’s “free, free, free” ad campaign and pay restitution to nearly 4.4 million taxpayers, New York Attorney General Letitia James said.
James said her investigation into Intuit was sparked by a 2019 ProPublica report that found the company was using deceptive tactics to steer low-income tax filers away from the federally supported free services for which they qualified — and toward its own commercial products, instead.
"For years, Intuit misled the most vulnerable among us to make a profit. Today, every state in the nation is holding Intuit accountable for scamming millions of taxpayers, and we’re putting millions of dollars back into the pockets of impacted Americans," James said in a statement. "This agreement should serve as a reminder to companies large and small that engaging in these deceptive marketing ploys is illegal."
A message seeking comment was left with Intuit.
Intuit has offered two free versions of TurboTax. One was through its participation in the Internal Revenue Service's Free File Program, geared toward taxpayers earning roughly $34,000 and members of the military. Intuit withdrew from the program in July 2021. The company also offers a commercial product called “TurboTax Free Edition” that is only for taxpayers with “simple returns,” as defined by Intuit.
According to documents obtained by ProPublica, Intuit executives knew they were deceiving customers by advertising free services that were not in fact free to everyone.
“The website lists Free, Free, Free and the customers are assuming their return will be free,” an internal company PowerPoint presentation said. “Customers are getting upset.”
Who qualifies for Intuit's TurboTax settlement?
Under the agreement, Intuit will provide restitution to consumers who started using the commercial TurboTax Free Edition for tax years 2016 through 2018 and were told that they had to pay to file even though they were eligible for the version of TurboTax offered as part of the IRS Free File program.
How much can consumers expect?
Consumers are expected to receive a direct payment of approximately $30 for each year that they were deceived into paying for filing services, James said. They will automatically receive notices and checks by mail.
“We empower our customers to take control of their financial lives, which includes being in charge of their own tax preparation,” an Intuit spokesperson told ProPublica in a statement in 2019.
The spokesperson added that a “government-run pre-filled tax preparation system that makes the tax collector (who is also the investigator, auditor and enforcer) the tax preparer is fraught with conflicts of interest.” | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/nation-world/intuit-free-turbotax-ads-settlement-find-out-if-you-qualify/507-161a86a6-35c5-419e-ae3f-e7b53f489047 | 2022-05-04T16:34:52Z | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/nation-world/intuit-free-turbotax-ads-settlement-find-out-if-you-qualify/507-161a86a6-35c5-419e-ae3f-e7b53f489047 | true |
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